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OMG Oxford Metrics Plc

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Oxford Metrics Plc LSE:OMG London Ordinary Share GB0030312788 ORD 0.25P
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Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
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Oxford Metrics PLC Interim Results (1947H)

06/06/2017 7:00am

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Oxford Metrics PLC

06 June 2017

6 June 2017

Oxford Metrics plc

("Oxford Metrics" or the "Company")

Interim Results for the six months ended 31 March 2017

Oxford Metrics (OMG plc LSE: OMG), the international software company servicing government, life sciences, entertainment and engineering markets, announces interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2017.

Financial Key Points

   --      Group Revenue of GBP12.9m, up 17% (H1 FY16: GBP11.0m) - record first half performance 

-- Adjusted PBT of GBP1.6m (H1 FY16: GBP1.8m) in line with expectations following focused investments

-- Group cash stands at GBP11.1m, up from GBP5.8m a year earlier following strong cash flow generation and receipt of remaining 2d3 consideration

-- Yotta software revenue up 20% year-on-year, with 98% retention of growing SaaS customer base

   --      Vicon revenue up 15% year-on-year following a strong Americas performance 

-- Good progress towards strategic goal of doubling profits and tripling recurring revenues by 2021

o Annual value of recurring revenues increased 13% to GBP4.3m (H1 FY16: GBP3.8m)

Operational Key Points

-- Announced five year strategic growth plan in December - targeted investments made in first half

   --      Strategy for Yotta: expand geographically and develop cloud-based software products 

o Launch of Alloy, a cloud-based asset management platform, was received very positively - the SaaS-based software broadens Yotta's product capability and its flexibility will underpin Yotta's international expansion

o Added staff in sales, partner management and delivery, to manage and develop partner network across Europe and build upon our existing presence in Australia

   --      Strategy for Vicon: strengthen and protect a profitable market leader 

o Launched Sh gun, new software which meets the growing demands of game, film and Virtual Reality production and maintains leadership in the Entertainment market

o Vicon Vero exceeded expectations in first full sales period shipping over 1100 cameras, up 57% year-on-year on the previous mid-market product, Vicon Bonita

o Vicon technology used in recent film A Monster Calls

-- Initiated process to dispose of Yotta Surveying activities - now reported as asset held for sale

o Negotiations ongoing, expect to announce the disposal in second half

Commenting on the results Nick Bolton, Chief Executive Officer said:

"This has been a very encouraging start to the year. When we announced our new five-year strategy last year we signalled a series of targeted investments to drive long term growth. Since then we have accelerated investment in our development teams and expanded our international sales channels.

Even at these early stages, it is encouraging to see the impact showing through as we launched Yotta's new software platform, Alloy. We are tracking well against plan recording encouraging recurring revenue growth while maintaining strong cash flow generation. The sales pipeline, which includes the first commercial sales of Alloy is also strong - all of which underpins our confidence in our full year targets as well as our long term growth prospects."

For further information please contact:

 
Oxford Metrics plc                           +44 (0)1865 261860 
Nick Bolton, CEO 
David Deacon, CFO 
 
                                             +44 (0)20 3727 
FTI Consulting                                1000 
Matt Dixon / Emma Appleton / Harry Staight 
 
                                             +44 (0)20 7496 
N+1 Singer (NOMAD to Oxford Metrics)          3000 
Shaun Dobson / James White 
 

About Oxford Metrics

Oxford Metrics develops and markets analytics software for motion measurement and infrastructure asset management to clients in over 70 countries worldwide. Our list of clients across the globe is as diverse as the markets we operate in; we help highways authorities manage and maintain their road networks, hospitals and clinicians decide therapeutic strategies and Hollywood studios create stunning visual effects. And the diversity of applications is growing all the time.

The group trades through two subsidiaries: Vicon and Yotta. Vicon is the world's leader in high precision motion measurement analysis to thousands of customers worldwide, including Guy's Hospital, EA Sports, MIT and NASA and our software is used in an ever expanding range of applications. Yotta provides cloud-based infrastructure asset management software to central and local government agencies and other infrastructure owners. Yotta has a large number of high profile clients including Highways England and Amey in the UK and VicRoads in Australia amongst others.

Founded in 1984 our group is headquartered in Oxford with offices in Leamington Spa, Gloucester, California, Colorado and Singapore. Since 2001, Oxford Metrics (LSE: OMG), has been a quoted company listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange.

For more information about Oxford Metrics, visit www.oxfordmetrics.com and to learn about our strategy, click here.

Chairman and Chief Executive's Statement

We are pleased to report another strong period of trading for the business, with a record first half revenue performance on a continuing operations basis of GBP12.9m (H1 FY16: GBP11.0m), up 17% on last year's level. Adjusted profit of GBP1.6m (H1 FY16: GBP1.8m) is reported following targeted investment activities relating to the five-year plan. This strong performance converted well into cash flow and together with receipt of the remaining 2d3 consideration (GBP1.7m) group cash stood at GBP11.1m on 31 March 2017, up from GBP5.8m a year earlier.

The Group has made good progress in the first half towards achieving our strategic goals of doubling profits and tripling recurring revenues by 2021. Progress includes a pleasing increase in the annual value of recurring revenues to GBP4.3m (H1 FY16: GBP3.8m) and the public launch of Yotta's new Asset Management SaaS Software solution, Alloy - both key milestones of the five-year strategic plan. Following this positive first half performance, the Group is on target to achieve market expectations for the current financial year.

During the period, given the acceleration of Yotta's software business, the Group initiated a process to divest Yotta's surveying activities. The standards and methods of highways surveying are territory-specific and given Yotta's clear goal to drive growth through international expansion, the surveying business is no longer central to the Group's vision. In the first half, the operation reported revenues of GBP1.0m (H1 FY16: GBP1.2m) and an Adjusted PBT loss of GBP0.2m (H1 FY16 loss: GBP0.1m). The divestment will allow Yotta to focus on the delivery of the five-year goals and the development of a SaaS-driven Connected Asset Management software business. The Group is currently in negotiation and expects to announce a divestment in the second half. Consequently, the Financial Statement includes Yotta Surveying activities as Assets Held for Sale in the Balance Sheet and as a discontinued operation in the Income Statement.

A dividend of 1.00p per share in respect of the year ended 30 September 2016 was paid to shareholders in March 2017, following formal approval at the AGM. This represented an increase of 54% over the dividend paid in the previous year, in line with the Company's progressive dividend policy. When we announced the new plan in December 2016, we stated our aim to deliver an average dividend cover of 2.0x over the five-year period.

Strategy

The strong trading performance in the first half has been supported by progress against our five-year strategic plan announced in December 2016 to "amplify the core".

As a reminder, the strategic plan aims to drive growth by amplifying our core strengths and capabilities across our core products, markets and customers. In this way, we aim, by 2021, to double Group profit and to triple recurring revenues.

We are confident this is the right approach as both our Yotta and Vicon businesses are strong within their respective marketplaces. They both have highly differentiated products with exciting product roadmaps, enthusiastic global customer bases and passionate, capable teams driving the plan. We want to amplify their core strengths through carefully targeted investments.

The investments we are making in Vicon are designed to further strengthen and protect the position of this proven, profitable global market leader. In Yotta, the objective is to expand geographically through the building of new international sales channels and further develop our cloud-based software products, both of which should drive significant growth in Yotta's revenues and profit over time. Although we are only six months into this plan, we are starting to see clear early indicators of progress.

One of the key mechanisms for Vicon to strengthen its leadership position is to expand and fortify its product portfolio. This means carefully targeting our R&D spend to enhance our products' capabilities and maintain leadership within our core markets. We made two key moves in this direction in the first half.

First is the Vicon Vero camera, our measurement product in the key mid-tier of the market - a highly capable measurement system which utilises the same software applications as our flagship Vicon Vantage but available at a lower price point. This was Vero's first full period in the market and take up has been faster than our expectations. This was driven by the launch of the new Vicon website which includes a user configurable "build my system" visualisation tool, through the publication of Vero global customer success stories and a marketing push via our strong network of distributors. Over the six month period, Vicon shipped over 1100 Vero cameras, up 57% over the previous mid-market product, Vicon Bonita, for the same period last year.

Secondly, we launched Sh gun, our all new software for Entertainment customers. This is Vicon's first new software launch in this important vertical market since 2007. It offers users a new level of efficiency and quality, necessary to meet the growing demands of game, film and Virtual Reality production, and keeps our products in leadership positions within those markets. The new software has been received well by the market and has been instrumental in the decision making process for a number of customers, including Mimic Performance Capture, a new customer in Vancouver, Canada.

These focused efforts to broaden the capability of our solutions and strengthen our market position are key to Vicon's growth within the five-year plan.

Turning next to Yotta, the biggest news of the first half was the launch of Alloy, Yotta's new asset management platform. Alloy is an enterprise-level cloud application which makes it simpler for highways and other asset owners to manage vast volumes of data. Customers can explore and leverage data in real-time and harness the resulting insight to make smarter, better decisions. This SaaS-based software delivers on both of Yotta's key strategic drivers. Firstly it will broaden the capability of Yotta's software to solve more problems for customers in more integrated ways. And secondly it will underpin our international expansion as it has been written to appeal to an international audience. For example, it offers multi-language support and flexibility for the different workflows international customers use to manage their infrastructure assets.

Following the launch, Alloy has been received very positively by users, prospects and partners, and will be available to customers during the summer. Key to Alloy making further progress is the acceleration in its development. This is being achieved through the accelerated investment in Yotta's development team. This team is now up to full strength and focussed on ensuring Alloy reaches its potential for its target users worldwide.

The second important step in the strategic plan has been our development across international markets. This half we struck agreements with three international distributors. We also added staff in sales, partner management and delivery, to manage and develop those relationships as well as build upon our existing presence in Australia. This will help drive the sales of the existing products and will be in place as Alloy rolls out in these territories.

Lastly, we have made good progress against the key financial metric of tripling recurring revenues through strong software sales at Yotta, which in turn increased support and hosting revenues. Hosted software has become the standard way for Yotta's customers to access our solutions. In fact, the last on-premise licence we sold to an entirely new customer was over three years ago.

Overall, we have made a pleasing start to our five-year growth plan and we look forward to updating the market as we continue to progress in the months and years ahead.

Financial Performance

During the first half, Group revenue increased year-on-year by 17% to GBP12.9m (H1 FY16: GBP11.0m). The Group reported an adjusted profit of GBP1.6m (H1 FY16: GBP1.8m). Group cash position as at 31 March 2017 stood at GBP11.1m (H1 FY16: GBP5.8m), reflecting good collections arising from a more favourable profile of revenues in the first half, accordingly Accounts Receivable included in Trade and Other receivables are lower on the Balance Sheet at GBP8.2m (H1 FY16: GBP11.7m). The Group remains debt-free.

Vicon

Revenue momentum achieved by Vicon last financial year continued into the first half of FY17 with headline revenues of GBP9.6m (H1 FY16: GBP8.3m), improving 15% year-on-year due to a strong US and Asia Pacific performance; on a constant currency basis, underlying revenue growth was still a healthy 7%. Regionally, Americas posted a strong performance growing revenues 38% to GBP5.2m (H1 FY16: GBP3.7m) with a particularly strong performance in Canada, with wins at Mawashi Health, Mimic Performance Studios and start-up Squeeze/MOOV. Vicon reported an adjusted profit before tax of GBP2.1m (H1 FY16: GBP2.3m) and an unadjusted profit before tax of GBP1.4m (H1 FY16: GBP1.6m), which reflects lower Grant Income in FY17 of GBP0.0m (H1 FY16: GBP0.5m) following the completion of the Real-time Digital Acting (RTDA) project in October 2016.

Vicon reported slightly improved product gross margins at 72.5% (H1 FY16: 72.1%) in the first half, assisted by the introduction of the new Vero product and more effective supply chain management.

Vicon also reported an increase in working capital largely due to an increase in inventory to GBP4.1m (H1 FY16: GBP2.4m). This increase was necessary to mitigate disruption in the supply chain of certain key components. This inventory is now expected to fulfil second half demand for Vicon's products.

Vicon will also be relocating its UK operations in the second half. After more than 30 years at the current site, the business will be moving to a more suitable building located just outside Oxford. The new site will feature improved customer facing and demonstration areas together with production facilities, storage and offices. The fit out of the building is expected to cost GBP1m and will be depreciated over the next 10 years.

Vicon's sales pipeline for the second remains promising and, in line with previous years, as is normally the case, revenue is expected to be second half weighted giving us confidence the business will deliver on expectations for the full year.

Yotta

Yotta's Surveying activities are treated as an asset held for sale following the decision to divest of the business and focus on Yotta's accelerating software business. Thus, the numbers presented here relate solely to Yotta's software business.

Yotta reported software revenues up 20% compared to the same period last year at GBP3.3m (H1 FY16: GBP2.7m). This increase has been achieved through the growth in both software and consulting services. In particular, the annual value of recurring revenues improved by 13% to GBP4.3m (H1 FY16: GBP3.8m). Customer retention of the growing SaaS contract base remains high. 98% compared to the start of the year.

Yotta reported an adjusted profit before tax of GBP0.6m (H1 FY16: GBP0.7m) and an unadjusted loss before tax of GBP0.2m (H1 FY16: GBP0.0m), the effect of strategic investments previously announced being largely mitigated by improved revenues.

Yotta continues to make progress through its focus on software activities, evidenced by further growth in its recurring revenues. The outlook for the second half is encouraging for Yotta and the division remains on track to deliver on expectations.

Outlook

Looking forward to the second half, the Board is encouraged by the strong pipeline of sales opportunities in both Vicon and Yotta, which include the first commercial sales of Alloy. The implementation of our organic growth strategy is underway and we continue to be excited by its potential to develop and transform our business. Focused strategic investments to drive growth include the development of further Alloy software modules, investment in our international sales channels and recruitment of distributors in our target markets. Complementing our organic growth strategy, the Group will continue to explore value enhancing acquisition opportunities as they arise.

Notwithstanding macro-economic uncertainty, the Board is confident that, with the expected performance across the business, the Group is on track to meet current market expectations for the year as a whole.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

 
                                              Six months   Six months           Year 
                                                   ended        ended          ended 
                                                31 March     31 March   30 September 
                                                    2017         2016           2016 
                                             (unaudited)  (unaudited)      (audited) 
                                       Note      GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
 ------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Revenue                                2         12,852       11,030         26,327 
 Cost of sales                                   (3,692)      (3,134)        (7,651) 
 ------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Gross profit                                      9,160        7,896         18,676 
 Sales, support and marketing costs              (3,160)      (2,248)        (5,136) 
 Research and development                        (1,477)      (1,735)        (3,776) 
 Administrative expenses                         (3,266)      (2,776)        (5,948) 
 Other operating income                              244          502            990 
 ------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Operating profit                                  1,501        1,639          4,806 
 Finance income                                       11           13             45 
Share of post-tax loss of equity 
 accounted associate                                (39)            -              - 
-------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Profit before taxation                2,3         1,473        1,652          4,851 
 Taxation                               4             67        (365)          (649) 
 ------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Profit from continuing operations                 1,540        1,287          4,202 
 ------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Loss from discontinued operations, 
  net of tax                                       (726)      (1,064)        (1,931) 
 ------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Profit for the period attributable 
  to 
  owners of the parent during the 
  period                                             814          223          2,271 
 ------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
 Earnings per share for profit on 
  continuing operations attributable 
  to owners of the parent during the 
  year 
 Basic earnings per share (pence)       5          1.26p        1.08p          3.48p 
 Diluted earnings per share (pence)     5          1.24p        1.05p          3.43p 
 
 Earnings per share for profit on 
  total operations attributable to 
  owners of the parent during the 
  year 
 Basic earnings per share (pence)       5          0.67p        0.19p          1.89p 
 Diluted earnings per share (pence)     5          0.65p        0.18p          1.86p 
 
 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 
                                              Six months   Six months           Year 
                                                   ended        ended          ended 
                                                31 March     31 March   30 September 
                                                    2017         2016           2016 
                                             (unaudited)  (unaudited)      (audited) 
                                                 GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
------------------------------------------   -----------  -----------  ------------- 
Net profit for the period                            814          223          2,271 
Other comprehensive income 
Items that will or may be reclassified 
 to profit or loss 
Exchange differences on retranslation 
 of overseas subsidiaries                             30           95            224 
Loss on hedging instrument                             -            -          (158) 
Tax recognised directly in equity                     59           35            121 
-------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
Total other comprehensive income                      89          130            187 
-------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
Total comprehensive income for the period 
 attributable to the owners of the parent            903          353          2,458 
-------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 
                                                 31 March     31 March  30 September 
                                                     2017         2016          2016 
                                              (unaudited)  (unaudited)     (audited) 
                                        Note      GBP'000      GBP'000       GBP'000 
--------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Non-current assets 
Goodwill and intangible assets                     11,106       12,823        11,086 
Property, plant and equipment                         662          982           787 
Financial asset - investments                         280           69            69 
Deferred consideration receivable                     117          213           113 
Deferred tax asset                                    191          503           311 
--------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
                                                   12,356       14,590        12,366 
Current assets 
Inventories                                         4,062        2,424         2,704 
Trade and other receivables                         8,248       11,715        13,919 
Current tax debtor                                      -            -           453 
Cash and cash equivalents                          11,130        5,808         8,273 
--------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
                                                   23,440       19,947        25,349 
 
Assets classified as held for 
 sale                                               1,081            -             - 
 
Current liabilities 
Trade and other payables                          (6,898)      (7,385)       (8,582) 
Derivative financial liability                          -            -         (158) 
Current tax liabilities                             (588)        (358)             - 
--------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
                                                  (7,486)      (7,743)       (8,740) 
 
Liabilities directly associated 
 with assets classified as held 
 for sale                                           (454)            -             - 
 
Net current assets                                 16,581       12,204        16,609 
--------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Total assets less current liabilities              28,937       26,794        28,975 
--------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 
  Non-current liabilities 
Other liabilities                                   (441)            -         (321) 
Provisions                                          (185)            -         (185) 
Deferred tax liability                            (1,295)      (2,218)       (1,640) 
 
Net assets                                         27,016       24,576        26,829 
--------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 
Capital and reserves attributable 
 to the owners of the parent 
Share capital                            6            308          302           303 
Shares to be issued                                    65           65            65 
Share premium account                              17,302       16,732        16,834 
Cash flow hedge reserve                                 -            -         (158) 
Retained earnings                                   9,032        7,327         9,506 
Foreign currency translation reserve                  309          150           279 
--------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Total equity shareholders' funds                   27,016       24,576        26,829 
--------------------------------------  ----  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS

 
                                           Six months   Six months           Year 
                                                ended        ended          ended 
                                             31 March     31 March   30 September 
                                                 2017         2016           2016 
                                          (unaudited)  (unaudited)      (audited) 
                                              GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
---------------------------------------   -----------  -----------  ------------- 
Cash flows from operating activities 
Operating profit from continuing 
 operations                                     1,501        1,639          4,806 
Operating loss from discontinued 
 operations                                     (308)      (1,070)        (2,478) 
----------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
Group operating profit                          1,193          569          2,328 
Depreciation and amortisation                   1,001          982          2,016 
Impairment of intangibles                           -            -          1,634 
(Profit)/loss on sale of property, 
 plant and equipment                             (36)          (2)              9 
Share based payments                               35           58            103 
Exchange adjustments                             (63)          124          (147) 
Share of post-tax loss of equity 
 accounted associate                             (39)            -              - 
Increase in inventories                       (1,357)        (527)          (674) 
Decrease/(increase) in receivables              5,025        (297)        (1,950) 
(Decrease)/increase in payables               (1,571)        (677)          1,088 
----------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
Cash generated from operating 
 activities                                     4,188          230          4,407 
Tax received/(paid)                               529        (354)        (1,301) 
Net cash from operating activities              4,717        (124)          3,106 
 
Cash flows from investing activities 
Purchase of property, plant and 
 equipment                                      (187)        (252)          (526) 
Purchase of intangible assets                   (973)        (722)        (1,425) 
Proceeds on disposal of property, 
 plant and equipment                               40           45            122 
Interest received                                  11           13             45 
Net cash used in investing activities         (1,109)        (916)        (1,784) 
 
Cash flows from financing activities 
Issue of ordinary shares                          473          414            517 
Equity dividends paid                         (1,224)      (5,304)        (5,304) 
----------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
Net cash used in financing activities           (751)      (4,890)        (4,787) 
 
Net increase/(decrease) in cash 
 and cash equivalents                           2,857      (5,930)        (3,465) 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 
 of the period                                  8,273       11,738         11,738 
----------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
Cash and cash equivalents at end 
 of the period                                 11,130        5,808          8,273 
----------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES TO EQUITY

 
                                Share   Shares     Share  Cash flow   Retained       Foreign    Total 
                              Capital    to be   premium    hedging   earnings      currency 
                                        issued   account    reserve              translation 
                                                                                     reserve 
                              GBP'000  GBP'000   GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000       GBP'000  GBP'000 
---------------------------  --------  -------  --------  ---------  ---------  ------------  ------- 
Balance as at 1 October 
 2016                             303       65    16,834      (158)      9,506           279   26,829 
Net profit for the 
 period                             -        -         -          -        814             -      814 
 
Exchange difference 
 on retranslation of 
 overseas subsidiaries              -        -         -          -          -            30       30 
Transfer between reserves           -        -         -        158      (158)             -        - 
Tax recognised directly 
 in equity                          -        -         -          -         59             -       59 
Transactions with 
 owners: 
Dividends                           -        -         -          -    (1,224)             -  (1,224) 
Issue of share capital              5        -       468          -          -             -      473 
 
Movement in relation 
 to share based payments            -        -         -          -         35             -       35 
Balance as at 31 March 
 2017                             308       65    17,302          -      9,032           309   27,016 
---------------------------  --------  -------  --------  ---------  ---------  ------------  ------- 
 
Balance as at 1 October 
 2015                             294       65    16,326          -     12,315            55   29,055 
Net profit for the 
 period                             -        -         -          -        223             -      223 
Exchange differences 
 on retranslation of 
 overseas subsidiaries              -        -         -          -          -            95       95 
Tax recognised directly 
 in equity                          -        -         -          -         35             -       35 
Transactions with 
 owners: 
Dividends                           -        -         -          -    (5,304)             -  (5,304) 
Issue of share capital              8        -       406          -          -             -      414 
Movement in relation 
 to share options                   -        -         -          -         58             -       58 
Balance as at 31 March 
 2016                             302       65    16,732          -      7,327           150   24,576 
---------------------------  --------  -------  --------  ---------  ---------  ------------  ------- 
 
Balance as at 1 October 
 2015                             294       65    16,326          -     12,315            55   29,055 
Net profit for the 
 year                               -        -         -          -      2,271             -    2,271 
Exchange differences 
 on retranslation of 
 overseas subsidiaries              -        -         -          -          -           224      224 
Loss on hedging instrument          -        -         -      (158)          -             -    (158) 
Tax recognised directly 
 in equity                          -        -         -          -        121             -      121 
Transactions with 
 owners: 
Dividends                           -        -         -          -    (5,304)             -  (5,304) 
Issue of share capital              9        -       508          -          -             -      517 
Movement in relation 
 to share options                   -        -         -          -        103             -      103 
Balance as at 30 September 
 2016                             303       65    16,834      (158)      9,506           279   26,829 
---------------------------  --------  -------  --------  ---------  ---------  ------------  ------- 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this interim financial information

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENTS

1. Basis of preparation

Oxford Metrics Plc, formerly OMG plc (the "Company") is a company domiciled in England. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company for the six months ended 31 March 2017 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the "Group").

At the date of authorisation of these financial statements the following standards, amendments to standards and interpretations, which have not been adopted early in these financial statements, were issued by the IASB, but not yet effective:

   --     IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments' 
   --     IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers' 
   --     IFRS 16 'Leases' 
   --     Amendments to IFRS 2 'Share-based Payment' 
   --     Amendments to IFRS 5 'Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations' 
   --     Amendments to IAS 1 'Presentation of Financial Statements' 
   --     Amendments to IAS 16 'Property, Plant and Equipment' 
   --     Amendments to IAS 38 'Intangible Assets' 

At the date of authorisation of these financial statements, the directors have considered the standards and interpretations which have not been applied in these financial statements, that were in issue but not yet effective (and in some cases had not yet been adopted by the EU) and only IFRS 15 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" and IFRS 16 'Leases' were considered to be relevant. The directors are assessing whether the application of IFRS 15 and IFRS 16, once effective, will have a material impact on the results of the company. Adoption of the other standards and interpretations referred to above is not expected to have a material impact on the results of the company. Application of these standards may result in some changes in presentation of information within the financial statements.

Otherwise, the condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared using accounting policies consistent with those of the annual financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2016. They are in accordance with IAS 34.

The interim financial statements have not been audited or reviewed and the financial information contained in this report does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The comparative figures for the year ended 30 September 2016 are not the statutory accounts but have been extracted from the Group's 2016 financial statements which have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors' report on those financial statements was unqualified did not contain references to any matters to which the auditors drew attention without qualifying the report and did not contain a statement under Section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.

2. Segmental reporting

Segment information is presented in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements in respect of the Group's business segments, which are reported to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM). The Group has identified the Board of Directors of Oxford Metrics plc, formerly OMG plc ("the Board") as the CODM. The business segment reporting reflects the Group's management and internal reporting structure.

The Group comprises the following business segments:

Vicon Group: This is the development, production and sale of computer software and equipment for the entertainment, engineering and life science markets;

Yotta Group: This is services for the management of infrastructure, highway surveying and associated software development;

OMG Life: This was the development and sale of software and hardware solutions for the consumer electronics market.

Other unallocated costs represent head office expenses not recharged to subsidiary companies.

Business segments are analysed below:

 
                                                   Revenue 
                            Six months    Six months 
                              ended 31      ended 31       Year ended 
                            March 2017    March 2016     30 September 
                           (unaudited)   (unaudited)   2016 (audited) 
                               GBP'000       GBP'000          GBP'000 
------------------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 
Vicon UK                         4,366         4,397            9,607 
Vicon USA                        5,210         3,909           10,802 
------------------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
Vicon Group                      9,576         8,306           20,409 
------------------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 
Yotta UK                         1,247         1,215            2,724 
Yotta Mayrise                    2,029         1,509            3,194 
Yotta Group                      3,276         2,724            5,918 
------------------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 
Continuing operations           12,852        11,030           26,327 
------------------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 
OMG Life Group                       -             7               87 
 
Yotta Surveying                    973         1,180            3,165 
 
Discontinued operations            973         1,187            3,252 
------------------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 
Oxford Metrics Group            13,825        12,217           29,579 
------------------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 
 
                                          Revenue 
                                 Six months 
                   Six months         ended 
                     ended 31      31 March       Year ended 
                   March 2017          2016     30 September 
                  (unaudited)   (unaudited)   2016 (audited) 
                      GBP'000       GBP'000          GBP'000 
---------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
By destination 
UK                      3,996         3,642            8,094 
Europe                  1,001         1,602            2,973 
 
North America           5,161         3,740           10,246 
Asia Pacific            2,258         1,805            4,049 
Other                     436           241              965 
Continuing 
 operations            12,852        11,030           26,327 
---------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 
UK                        932         1,153            3,125 
Europe                     41            34               41 
 
North America               -             -               86 
Discontinued 
 operations               973         1,187            3,252 
---------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 
 
Oxford Metrics 
 Group                 13,825        12,217           29,579 
---------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 
By origin 
UK                      7,576         7,121           15,505 
 
North America           5,210         3,909           10,802 
Asia Pacific               66             -               20 
Continuing 
 operations            12,852        11,030           26,327 
---------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 
UK                        973         1,182            3,247 
 
North America               -             5                5 
---------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
Discontinued 
 operations               973         1,187            3,252 
---------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 
 
Oxford Metrics 
 Group                 13,825        12,217           29,579 
---------------  ------------  ------------  --------------- 
 
 
                                        Six months           Year 
                          Six months         ended          ended 
                               ended      31 March   30 September 
                            31 March          2016           2016 
                    2017 (unaudited)   (unaudited)      (audited) 
                             GBP'000       GBP'000        GBP'000 
-----------------  -----------------  ------------  ------------- 
Vicon revenue by 
 market 
Engineering                    1,995         1,991          4,490 
Entertainment                  1,999         2,099          5,635 
Life sciences                  5,582         4,216         10,284 
Vicon Group*                   9,576         8,306         20,409 
-----------------  -----------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 
Group revenue 
 by type 
Sale of hardware         8,429    7,783   19,359 
Sale of software         1,884      964    2,081 
Rendering of 
 services                2,539    2,283    4,887 
----------------------  ------  -------  ------- 
Continuing operations   12,852   11,030   26,327 
----------------------  ------  -------  ------- 
 
Sale of hardware             -        -        - 
Sale of software             -        -        - 
Rendering of 
 services                  973    1,187    3,252 
----------------------  ------  -------  ------- 
Discontinued 
 operations                973    1,187    3,252 
----------------------  ------  -------  ------- 
 
Oxford Metrics 
 Group                  13,825   12,217   29,579 
----------------------  ------  -------  ------- 
 
 
Yotta revenue by type 
Software and related services   3,276  2,724  5,775 
Surveying services                  -      -    143 
Yotta Group - Continuing        3,276  2,724  5,918 
------------------------------  -----  -----  ----- 
 
Surveying services                973  1,180  3,165 
Yotta Group - Discontinued        973  1,180  3,165 
------------------------------  -----  -----  ----- 
 
Yotta Group - Total             4,249  3,904  9,083 
------------------------------  -----  -----  ----- 
 

*This additional information is provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker. Further analysis by market is not available.

 
                                         Six months ended 31 March                      Six months ended 31 March 2016                        Year ended 30 September 2016 
                                                  2017 (unaudited)                                         (unaudited)                                           (audited) 
                                                                         Adjusted                                            Adjusted 
                    Adjusted   Adjusting             Profit/(loss)  profit/(loss)                                       profit/(loss) 
               profit/(loss)       items      Group         before         before  Adjusting      Group  Profit/(loss)         before  Adjusting      Group  Profit/(loss) 
                  before tax              recharges            tax            tax      items  recharges     before tax            tax      items  recharges     before tax 
                     GBP'000     GBP'000    GBP'000        GBP'000        GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000        GBP'000        GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000        GBP'000 
-------------  -------------  ----------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 
Vicon UK                 296           -        679            975            879        (1)        288          1,166          1,544          -      2,360          3,904 
Vicon USA              1,835           -    (1,417)            418          1,383          -      (905)            478          4,375          -    (3,774)            601 
-------------  -------------  ----------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
Vicon Group            2,131           -      (738)          1,393          2,262        (1)      (617)          1,644          5,919          -    (1,414)          4,505 
-------------  -------------  ----------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 
Yotta UK               (574)           -      (201)          (775)          (331)          -       (92)          (423)          (527)       (29)      (505)        (1,061) 
Yotta Mayrise          1,150       (221)      (326)            603            984      (212)      (346)            426          1,949      (424)      (347)          1,178 
-------------  -------------  ----------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
Yotta Group              576       (221)      (527)          (172)            653      (212)      (438)              3          1,422      (453)      (852)            117 
-------------  -------------  ----------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 
Unallocated          (1,136)         123      1,265            252        (1,157)       (32)      1,194              5        (2,237)       (64)      2,530            229 
 
Continuing 
 operations            1,571        (98)          -          1,473          1,758      (245)        139          1,652          5,104      (517)        264          4,851 
-------------  -------------  ----------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 
 
  OMG Life 
  Group                (102)        (44)          -          (146)          (798)       (25)      (139)          (962)        (1,079)    (1,673)      (264)        (3,016) 
 
Yotta 
 surveying             (162)           -          -          (162)          (108)          -          -          (108)            538          -          -            538 
 
Discontinued 
 operations            (264)        (44)          -          (308)          (906)       (25)      (139)        (1,070)          (541)    (1,673)      (264)        (2,478) 
-------------  -------------  ----------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 
Oxford 
 Metrics 
 Group                 1,307       (142)          -          1,165            852      (270)          -            582          4,563    (2,190)          -          2,373 
-------------  -------------  ----------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ---------  ------------- 
 
 
 
                                                            Additions to non-current                 Carrying amount of                    Carrying amount of                     Segment depreciation 
                        Non-current assets                            assets                            segment assets                     segment liabilities                      and amortisation 
                                                                                                                            Year 
                Six months   Six months   Year ended   Six months   Six months   Year ended   Six months   Six months      ended   Six months   Six months   Year ended   Six months   Six months 
                     ended        ended           30        ended        ended           30        ended        ended         30        ended        ended           30        ended        ended    Year ended 
                  31 March     31 March    September     31 March     31 March    September     31 March     31 March  September     31 March     31 March    September     31 March     31 March  30 September 
                      2017         2016         2016         2017         2016         2016         2017         2016       2016         2017         2016         2016         2017         2016          2016 
               (unaudited)  (unaudited)    (audited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)    (audited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (audited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)    (audited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)     (audited) 
                   GBP'000      GBP'000      GBP'000      GBP'000      GBP'000      GBP'000      GBP'000      GBP'000    GBP'000      GBP'000      GBP'000      GBP'000      GBP'000      GBP'000       GBP'000 
-------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 
Vicon UK             3,646        3,707        3,381          796          704        1,094       10,908       10,945     10,949      (3,260)      (3,424)      (3,587)          526          483         1,002 
Vicon USA              823          806          860           16            1           17        6,690        5,147      6,342      (1,754)      (1,543)      (2,042)           12            7            27 
-------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Vicon Group          4,469        4,513        4,241          812          705        1,061       17,598       16,092     17,291      (5,014)      (4,967)      (5,629)          538          490         1,029 
-------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 
Yotta UK             3,436        3,635        3,365          227          181          361        8,090        8,016      7,487      (1,644)        (922)      (1,667)          111          102           198 
Yotta Mayrise        3,968        4,031        4,094          118           54          350       12,025       11,226     11,211      (1,977)      (1,317)      (1,884)          245          224           456 
Yotta Group          7,404        7,666        7,459          345          235          711       20,115       19,242     18,698      (3,621)      (2,239)      (3,551)          356          326           654 
-------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 
Unallocated            470          291          254            3           34           37        4,123        1,943      6,184        (731)      (1,068)      (1,114)           12           14            28 
 
Continuing 
 operations         12,343       12,470       11,954        1,160          974        1,809       41,836       37,277     42,173      (9,366)      (8,274)     (10,294)          906          830         1,711 
-------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 
OMG Life 
 Group                  13        1,537           35            -            -            -      (6,040)      (4,074)    (5,709)         (41)        (443)        (120)            -            4         1,642 
 
Yotta 
 surveying               -          583          377            -            -            -        1,081        1,334      1,251        (454)      (1,244)        (472)           95          148           297 
 
Discontinued 
 operations             13        2,120          412            -            -            -      (4,959)      (2,740)    (4,458)        (495)      (1,687)        (592)           95          152         1,939 
-------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 
Oxford 
 Metrics 
 Group              12,356       14,590       12,366        1,160          974        1,809       36,877       34,537     37,715      (9,861)      (9,961)     (10,886)        1,001          982         3,650 
-------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 

3. Reconciliation of adjusted profit/(loss) before tax

 
                                              Six months   Six months           Year 
                                                   ended        ended          ended 
                                                31 March     31 March   30 September 
                                                    2017         2016           2016 
                                             (unaudited)  (unaudited)      (audited) 
                                                 GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
-------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
Profit before tax - continuing operations          1,473        1,652          4,851 
Share based payments - equity settled                 46           33             64 
Amortisation of intangibles arising 
 on acquisition                                      212          212            424 
Income from transfer of IP to equity 
 accounted associate                               (208)            -              - 
Share of post-tax loss of equity accounted 
 associate                                            39            -              - 
Redundancy costs                                       9            -              - 
Reapportion Group overheads                            -        (139)          (264) 
Adjusted profit before tax - continuing 
 operations                                        1,571        1,758          5,075 
-------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
Loss before tax - discontinued operations          (308)      (1,070)        (2,478) 
Share based payments - equity settled               (11)           25             39 
Impairment of intangibles                              -            -          1,634 
Redundancy costs                                      55            -             29 
Reapportion Group overheads                            -          139            264 
Adjusted loss before tax - discontinued 
 operations                                        (264)        (906)          (512) 
-------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
Total adjusted profit before tax - 
 all operations                                    1,307          852          4,563 
-------------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 

Redundancy costs in the period ended 31 March 2017 and year ended 30 September 2016 relate to the restructuring of the Yotta and OMG Life business segments.

4. Taxation

The Group's consolidated effective tax rate for the six months ended 31 March 2017 was 29.9% (for the six months ended 31 March 2016: 61.7%; for the year ended 30 September 2016: 4.3%).

In accordance with IAS 34 the tax charge for the half year is calculated on the basis of the estimated full year tax rate.

5. Earnings per share

The calculation of the basic earnings per share is based on the earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period. The calculation of diluted earnings per share is based on the basic earnings per share, adjusted to allow for the issue of shares on the assumed conversion of all dilutive options.

 
                        31 March 2017 (unaudited)             31 March 2016 (unaudited)            30 September 2016 (audited) 
                  ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
                                   Weighted                              Weighted                              Weighted 
                                    average                               average                               average 
                                     number                                number                                number 
                                         of  Per share                         of  Per share                         of  Per share 
                  Earnings/(loss)    shares     amount  Earnings/(loss)    shares     amount  Earnings/(loss)    shares     amount 
                          GBP'000      '000    (pence)          GBP'000      '000    (pence)          GBP'000      '000    (pence) 
----------------  ---------------  --------  ---------  ---------------  --------  ---------  ---------------  --------  --------- 
Continuing 
operations 
Basic 
earnings/(loss) 
per share 
Earnings 
 attributable 
 to ordinary 
 shareholders               1,540   122,354       1.26            1,287   119,511       1.08            4,202   120,354       3.48 
Dilutive effect 
 of employee 
 share options                  -     2,246     (0.02)                -     2,473     (0.03)                -     1,717     (0.05) 
Diluted 
 earnings/(loss) 
 per share                  1,540   124,600       1.24            1,287   121,984       1.05            4,202   122,071       3.43 
----------------  ---------------  --------  ---------  ---------------  --------  ---------  ---------------  --------  --------- 
Discontinued 
operations 
Basic 
earnings/(loss) 
per share 
Earnings 
 attributable 
 to ordinary 
 shareholders               (726)   122,354     (0.59)          (1,064)   119,511     (0.89)          (1,931)   120,354     (1.59) 
Dilutive effect 
 of employee 
 share options                  -     2,246          -                -     2,473          -                -     1,717          - 
Diluted 
 earnings/(loss) 
 per share                  (726)   124,600     (0.59)          (1,064)   121,984     (0.89)          (1,931)   122,071     (1.59) 
----------------  ---------------  --------  ---------  ---------------  --------  ---------  ---------------  --------  --------- 
Total operations 
Basic 
earnings/(loss) 
per share 
Loss 
 attributable to 
 ordinary 
 shareholders                 814   122,354       0.67              223   119,511       0.19            2,271   120,354       1.89 
Dilutive effect 
 of employee 
 share options                  -     2,246     (0.02)                -     2,473     (0.01)                -     1,717     (0.03) 
Diluted 
 earnings/(loss) 
 per share                    814   124,600       0.65              223   121,984       0.18            2,271   122,071       1.86 
----------------  ---------------  --------  ---------  ---------------  --------  ---------  ---------------  --------  --------- 
 

6. Share capital

 
                                            31 March     31 March  30 September 
                                                2017         2016          2016 
                                         (unaudited)  (unaudited)     (audited) 
                                             GBP'000      GBP'000       GBP'000 
---------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Allotted, called up and fully paid 
123,052,402 shares of 0.25p (31 March 
 2016: 120,951,475 shares of 0.25p and 
 30 September 2016: 121,327,208 shares 
 of 0.25p)                                       308          302           303 
---------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 

During the six month period ended 31 March 2017 1,676,174 shares were issued relating to share options that were exercised.

There were 3,516,676 shares issued in respect of share options exercised during the six months ended 31 March 2016 (year ended 30 September 2016: 3,892,409).

7. Dividends

The following dividends were recognised as distributions to equity holders in the period:

 
                                           31 March     31 March  30 September 
                                               2017         2016          2016 
                                        (unaudited)  (unaudited)     (audited) 
                                            GBP'000      GBP'000       GBP'000 
--------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
Final dividend for 2016 paid in 2017 
 - 1.00 pence per share                       1,224            -             - 
Final dividend for 2015 paid in 2016 
 - 0.65 pence per share                           -          784           784 
Special paid in 2016 - 3.75 pence per 
 share                                            -        4,520         4,520 
                                              1,224        5,304         5,304 
--------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 

The final dividend for 2016 was paid to shareholders on 9 March 2017 at 1.00 pence per share, a total of GBP1,224,000.

8. Copies of the interim statement

Further copies will be available from the Company's registered office at 14 Minns Business Park, West Way, Oxford OX2 0JB, and from the Company's website: www.oxfordmetrics.com.

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