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Cxense ASA Q4 2014 presentation
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Agenda
Welcome and highlights Q4 2014
Financials Q4 2014
Tech update
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Welcome and highlights Q4 2014 Financials Q4 2014 Tech update
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Selected highlights Q4 2014 Annualized currency adjusted run rate of USD 18.3m in December 2014, as
compared to a Q3 2014 run rate of USD 16.4m
Quarterly currency adjusted SaaS segment revenue of USD 3.8m, which represents a Y/Y growth of 43%
SaaS segment gross margin of 84% compared to 81% in the two previous quarters due to full effect from the change in hosting partners
The cost cutting plan is moving forward as planned, and the company is aiming for monthly operating expenses of of USD 1.5 million, a reduction of more than 20% compared to September 2014 opex level
North America is gaining traction, and was our strongest performing region in the quarter.
The Q4 2014 EBITDA for the SaaS segment was USD -3.3m. Adjusted for the expected full effect of the ongoing cost reductions as well as one-off items in the quarter, the loss would have been USD 1.5m
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Selected contracts in Q4 2014
APAC
EMEA
Japan
North America
Latin America
Publisher based in Hong Kong
Newspaper based in Copenhagen
Largest retailer in Japan
Publisher based in Utah, USA
Broadcaster based in Buenos Aires
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Strong momentum, and 34 new contracts signed in the quarter, a growth of 55% compared to Q3 2014
December contracts represent a monthly recurring revenue of USD 73k and a yearly revenue of USD 876k
The DMP (Data Management Platform) continues to gain traction
First Bank and Finance contract signed in February 2015
North American operation bounced back after the two previous modest quarters, and we see significant opportunities in the region in 2015
40 per cent of the contracts in the quarter were up-sell to existing clients
Record number of contracts in Q4 2014
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Uplift in sales efficiency
New MRR (monthly recurring revenue) per year ▪ 2012: USD 137k ▪ 2013: USD 161k ▪ 2014: USD 301k
New MRR per sales rep. per year (sales efficiency) ▪ 2012: USD 15k ▪ 2013: USD 16k ▪ 1H 2014 annualized: USD 17k ▪ 2H 2014 annualized: USD 25k ▪ Dec. 2014 closed annualized: USD 45k
Churn ▪ 2012: USD 35k ▪ 2013: USD 39k ▪ 2014: USD145k (whereof USD 83k from our acquired portfolio)
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Sales model with more people attacking the market
High End sales ”The Elephant Hunters”
Regional Sales The five sales regions
Online sales Cxense.com
Serving the largest clients world wide within its sector
Professionals with local knowledge performing sales in a region
New self service offering on Cxense.com
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The number of sales people from 20 to 27; a growth of 35%
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Welcome and highlights Q4 2014 Financials Q4 2014 Tech update
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Strong sales growth from Q4 2013 to Q4 2014
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Q4 2014 Growth
USDm
Q4 2013
2.65
3.59 0.94
+35%
Cxense SaaS segment* revenue growth Growth drivers • Growth in existing customer base
• Capacity increase and upsell of new applications
• Sale of recurring software licenses to
new customers • Gives accumulating revenue base
• Acquisition of existing customer bases
• Upsell and value increase/leverage on acquired customer bases by connecting the EIE platform
• Q4 2014 SaaS segment gross margin of 84%, compared to Q4 2013 gross margin of 81%
*Q4 2014 (Q4 2013) Consolidated revenues (SaaS segment and PCAN segment) of USD 4.15million (USD 3.2 million)
Gross Margin
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KPIs for Q4 2014 SaaS segment
New recurring revenue
New contracts / average deal size
Churn
• New committed Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) of USD 116,6 thousand in Q4 2014
• New committed MRR of USD 73 thousand in Dec 2014 – i.e. annualized run-rate of USD 876 thousand
• 34 new SaaS contracts in Q4 2014, compared to 22 last quarter
• Average deal size of new contracts is USD 3.4 thousand
• New churn with full MRR effect of USD -33 thousand – annualized run-rate effect of USD -132 thousand
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275
Churn / Lost MRR
3 531 -77
Q3 2014 revenues
New MRR Currency effect
3 591
-208
Change in services and
variable license
revenues
Q4 2014 revenues
3 800
Currency adjusted quarterly growth:
7.6%
~85% of revenue is invoiced in other currencies than USD
Q4 USD appreciation with negative impact on revenue growth Cxense SaaS revenues – Q3 2014 to Q4 2014 development, USD thousand
Reported quarterly
growth: 1.7%
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Revenues Growth negatively affected by USD hike versus other currencies
85% of recurring revenue base is invoiced in other currencies than USD
Healthy currency adjusted growth
Gross margin Increase versus previous quarters due to full effect of hosting
cost improvements launched in Q3 2014
Personnel costs Number of FTEs reduced from 118 at the end of Q3 2014 to 95
after the reorganization
Re-organization executed during Q4 2014 – limited cost effect in the quarter
Q4 2014 negatively affected by provisions for 2015 restructuring costs
Full effect from cost reduction measures by June 2015, >80% by March 2015
Other OPEX Significant one-off effects as a result of re-organization and
other one-off items.
EBITDA USD -1.5 million adjusted for one-off effects and expected full
effect of re-organization and cost reduction measures, a significant reduction vs Q3 2014 adjusted EBITDA level of USD 3 million
Q4 2014 comments P&L SaaS (USD thousands) Q4 2014 Q4 2013
Revenue 3590 2649
COGS 565 501
Gross Profit 3 025 2 148
In % of revenue 84 % 81 %
Employee benefits 4 487 2 935
Wherof share based payements cost 136
Wherof share based social cost provisions and costs 76
Wherof salary and social restructuring prov. and costs 345
Other operating expenses 2 034 1 834
Wherof office moving costs and restructuring costs 68 0
Wherof extraordinary/ special 496 0
Wherof direct transaction costs -419 0
Wherof one-off receivable provision 210 0
Wherof R&D refund -228 0
Total operating expenses 6 521 4 769
Total operationg expenses adj. 5 837 0
EBITDA -3 496 -2 621
EBITDA adj. -2 811 0
Estimated full effect of cost reduction program 1299 EBITDA adjusted for est. full effect of cost reduction -1512
Income statement – SaaS segment
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Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
Comments
Total assets of USD 15.6 million Largest components:
Goodwill and intangible non-current assets related to the acquisition of Emediate
Cash
Very limited fixed assets except for USD 240 thousand invested in hosting equipment under Office machinery, equipment etc.
Q4 2014 Trade receivables of USD 2.15 million (44 days) compared to USD 3.0 million (84 days) in Q4 2013.
Cash and cash equivalents of USD 2.8 million
Other short term assets of USD 1.8 million including USD 1.1 million escrow account related to Emediate acquisition.
Current liabilities of USD 5.8 million, whereof USD 0.15 million relates to unpaid restructuring costs and USD 1.1 million relates to the escrow account related to the Emediate acquisition.
Total equity of USD 9.4 million
USD thousandsAs at 31 Dec
2014
As at 31 Dec
2013
Non-current assets
Goodwill 3 807 3 807
Deferred tax assets 35 36
Intangible assets 4 309 5 429
Office machinery, equipment, etc. 483 295
Other financial assets 197 20
Total non-current assets 8 829 9 586
Current assets
Trade receivables 2 150 3 000
Other short-term assets 1 827 1 870
Cash and cash equivalents 2 828 8 843
Total current assets 6 805 13 714
Assets classified as "held for sale" 0 0
Total Assets 15 635 23 300
Total Equity 9 385 16 883
Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities 480 654
Total non-current liabilities 480 654
Non-current liabilitiesTrade payables 1 454 1 933
Current taxes 119 35
Other short-term liabilities 4 196 3 794
Total current liabilities 5 770 5 763
Liabilities related to assets "held for sale" 0 0
Total equity and liabilities 15 635 23 300
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Cash flow statement Q4 2014 comments
Cash flow from operations significantly lower than group EBITDA for Q4 2014 due to the following reasons:
Good accounts receivable collection results in Q4 2014
Additional year-end receivable loss provision
Provisions for restructuring costs related to the cost reduction program executed in Q4 2014
*After the share issue there were 3 681 717 shares outstanding. There were also 718 634 warrants and 173 380 share options outstanding
Cash flow statement Q4 2014 Q4 2013 2013
Cash flow from operating activities
P/(L) before income tax (inc. disposal group) -4 125 -2 833 -8 202
Adjustments:
Income tax payable -107 -
Share- based payments 135 51 199
Result from investment in associates - -
Depreciation and amortization 365 211 227
Currency translation effects -293 260 -364
Change in trade receivables 566 71 465
Change in trade payables 264 221 -544
Change in other accrual and non-current items 934 763 409
Net cash flow from / (used in) op. activities -2 261 -1 257 -7 810-1321,4618 694,14643
Cash flow from investing activities
Investment in fixed assets -6 -54 -62
Investment in intangible assets 0 4 0
Investment in associated companies -12 0 0
Investment in subsidiary (1) 0 -9 809 -9 809
Sale of subsidiary (1) 0 0 55
Net cash flow from / (used in) investing activities -18 -9 859 -9 817
Cash flow from financing activities
Net proceeds from share issues -416 16 118 16 260
Proceeds from minority interest 0 0 0
Net cash flow from / (used in) finaning activities -416 16 118 16 260
Net inc / (dec) in cash and cash equivalents -2 695 5 002 -1 367
(1) Cash effects are net of cash received on sale of subsidiary,
and cash held by the subsidiary.
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Cxense SaaS: Significant EBITDA run-rate improvement
SaaS segment
USD thousands
Q4 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q3 2014
Revenues 2 609 2 587 503 507 479 437 3 591 3 531
COGS (allocated) 411 489 79 96 76 83 566 667
Gross profit 2 197 2 098 424 411 404 354 3 025 2 864
Gross magin % 84 % 81 % 84 % 81 % 84 % 81 % 84 % 81 %
Employees (FTEs) 20 29 14 16 10 9 50 64 95 118
OPEX (allocated) 968 1 325 649 704 484 411 2 443 3 433 4 544 5 873
EBITDA adjusted 1 229 773 -225 -293 -80 -57 -2 443 -3 433 -1 519 -3 009 In % of revenues 47 % 30 % -45 % -58 % -17 % -13 % -42 % -85 %
Group functions
and R&D
SaaS business
segment TOTAL
Regional Sales & Operations
EMEA Americas APAC
The table above shows a SaaS segment EBITDA allocation by geography. The allocated EBITDA is adjusted for one-off costs and provisions and the expected full effect of the cost reduction program executed in Q4 2014.
Whereof 40 within R&D
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Welcome and highlights Q4 2014 Financials Q4 2014 Tech update
Cxense DMP (Data Management Platform): The Operating System for Online Business
Simple online sign-up to
capture more leads
Four pricing levels to fit a wide
range of businesses
Minimizes sales team
involvement
Focuses sales force on upsell
of related products such as
the Cxense DMP
Sign-up and pay online
Personalized bank website
Cxense to customize the online banking
experience to match user needs and
increase sales & loyalty.
Youth saver, mortgage or pension?
Individual user profiles determine whether a
bank should promote a mortgage, youth
savings account, credit card or pension.
Educate and convert
By identifying customer segments with high
propensity to buy products, a bank can
create tailored sales funnel to increase
conversions across all devices, including
mobile phones and tablets
Cxense signs first bank client
Introducing Cxense Insight 30 day free trial & online registration
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Summary Q4 2014
Record number of new contracts
Annualized currency adjusted run rate of USD 18.3m in December 2014
The DMP is gaining traction
New sales model with more people ”in front”
Raised USD 7m in new equity in January 2015
Well positioned for growth