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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type |
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| Mol Global ADS (MM) | NASDAQ:MOLG | NASDAQ | Common Stock |
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From Nov 2019 to Nov 2024
First Quarter 2015 Highlights
Mr. Charles Ng and Mr. Preecha Praipattarakul, Co-Chief Executive Officers of MOL, stated, "We are pleased to begin the year on a solid note with revenues growing by over 23.4% year over year, driven by solid revenue and volume growth of our core MOLPoints, MOLReloads, and MOLPay business lines. MOLPoints experienced rapid revenue growth in Thailand, Brazil, and the United States; MOLReloads benefited from new payment services; and MOLPay showed strong revenue growth in Vietnam and Malaysia. In addition, we are seeing strong contributions from the PayByMe carrier billing acquisition in both Turkey and the Middle East, and our volume contributions from this segment now account for 12% of total volumes for MOLPoints. However, MMOG.asia continues to face challenges in launching popular game titles for both PC and mobile, which led to a decline in MMOG.asia segment revenues."
"Since last year, we have been focusing on our strategies and effort around the payment ecosystem for mobile games, especially for our MOLPoints segment. One of our key initiatives on the mobile payment front has been our recently announced strategic partnership with Mobogenie, a leading third party Android App store with more than 40 million installs in South East Asia. This partnership provides users an alternative source to mobile game content which allows payments with MOL, which enables our users to utilize localized content and apps through Mobogenie's Android Store. In terms of our MMOG.asia segment, we are planning to launch the mobile version of Boomz, one of our most popular PC games, in the second quarter of 2015. At its peak, the PC version of Boomz recorded an annual volume of more than MYR30 million. In addition, our strategic acquisition of PayByMe in September 2014 has enabled MOL to penetrate into the Middle East region, diversifying our revenue stream and geographic coverage at the same time. Similarly, our Easy2Pay acquisition in the first half of 2014 enabled us to expand our carrier billing opportunities in South East Asia. We are excited by the numerous new initiatives planned for the year and we're confident that we will be able to achieve robust growth in 2015, further fortifying our position as the leading e-payments enabler in developing markets."
Mr. Ramesh Pathmanathan, Group Chief Financial Officer of MOL, stated, "We continue to see strong top-line growth, driven primarily by an increase in volume from our MOLPoints business. In the first quarter, we also began to see margin compression due to several factors. First, we witnessed a shift in our revenue mix, as PayByMe and MOLPay, both lower margin businesses in comparison to our MOLPoints business, began contributing more to overall revenues. This, coupled with a decline in MMOG.asia segment revenue, which historically has had the highest gross margin at over 90%, led to a decline in our gross margin year over year. Moving forward, we are confident that the increased operating leverage and scalability of our business will allow us to provide consistent value for our shareholders."
Business Milestones
First Quarter 2015 Financial Results
CONSOLIDATED REVENUE
Consolidated revenue increased by 23.4% to MYR57.2 million (US$15.5 million) from MYR46.4 million in the prior year period. Consolidated revenue increased primarily due to the growth of MOLPoints, MOLReloads and MOLPay, and was partially offset by MMOG.asia.
DIRECT COST AND OTHER ANCILLARY EXPENSES
Direct cost and other ancillary expenses increased by 54.1% to MYR31.1 million (US$8.4 million) from MYR20.2 million in the prior year period.
GROSS PROFIT
Gross profit remained stable at MYR26.2 million (US$7.1 million) for the first quarter in 2014 and 2015 despite a 53.3% decline in MMOG.asia segment gross profit. Other than MMOG.asia, there was an increase in gross profit across all other segments. Gross profit margin was 45.7% in the first quarter of 2015, compared to 56.5% in the prior year period. The decline in gross profit margin was primarily due to a shift in the business segment mix in which lower margin businesses, including the PayByMe carrier billing business and the MOLPay segment, contributed more to the overall revenues. In addition, Thailand and Turkey experienced higher channel costs. Furthermore, the MMOG.asia segment, which is our highest gross profit margin segment with profit margins exceeding 90%, experienced a 52.4% decline in volumes, which also contributed to the overall decline in gross profit margin. MMOG.asia revenues represented 5.2% of total revenues of the Company in the first quarter of 2015, compared to 13.2% in the prior year period.
OPERATING INCOME/(LOSS) AND EXPENSES
Total operating expenses increased by 162.7% to MYR49.6 million (US$13.4 million) from MYR18.9 million in the prior year period. The increase was primarily due to share-based compensation charges of MYR18.2 million. In addition, we also incurred greater employee costs, increased professional costs of being a publicly listed company, and unrealized foreign exchange losses.
As a result of the above, loss from operations in the first quarter of 2015 was MYR23.4 million (US$6.3 million) as compared to a profit from operations of MYR7.3 million in the prior year period.
ADJUSTED EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 23.9% to MYR10.0 million (US$2.7 million) from MYR13.2 million in the prior year period. The decline in adjusted EBITDA is primarily due to the decline in revenue from MMOG.asia.
OTHER INCOME
Other income increased to MYR4.4 million (US$1.2 million) from MYR4.1 million in the prior year period.
PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD
Loss attributable to MOL Global Inc. shareholders was MYR19.9 million (US$5.4 million) compared to profit attributable to MOL Global Inc. shareholders of MYR7.7 million in the prior year period. The loss was primarily due to share-based compensation costs of MYR18.2 million. Diluted loss per ADS attributable to MOL Global Inc. shareholders was MYR0.30 (US$0.08), as compared to diluted earnings per ADS attributable to MOL Global Inc. shareholders of MYR0.13 in the prior year period.
BALANCE SHEET
As of March 31, 2015, MOL had cash and cash equivalents of MYR115.0 million (US$31.1 million) and total borrowings of MYR19.6 million (US$5.3 million).
SHARES OUTSTANDING
As of March 31, 2015, the Company had a total of 67.5 million common shares outstanding, or the equivalent of 67.5 million ADSs outstanding.
Conference Call Information
The Company will hold a conference call on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 8:00 am Eastern Time or 8:00 pm Kuala Lumpur Time to discuss the financial results. Participants may access the call by dialing the following numbers:
| United States: | +1-631-514-2526 |
| International Toll Free: | +1-855-298-3404 |
| Malaysia: | 1800-816-107 |
| Hong Kong: | +852-5808-3202 |
| Singapore: | +65-6823-2299 |
| Indonesia: | 001-803-019-1840 |
| Conference ID: | #9853187 |
The replay will be accessible through June 3, 2015 by dialing the following numbers:
| United States Toll Free: | +1-866-846-868 |
| International: | +61-2-9641-7900 |
| Conference ID: | #9853187 |
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available at the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.mol.com/.
About MOL Global, Inc.
MOL Global, Inc. (Nasdaq:MOLG) is a leading e-payment enabler for online goods and services in emerging and developed markets. MOL operates a payments platform that connects consumers with digital content providers, telecommunications service providers and online merchants by providing a vast network of distribution channels that accepts cash and online payment methods. Its physical distribution network comprises more than 970,000 locations in 11 countries across four continents. The Company also has mobile payment channels, electronic distribution channels that accept major credit cards and online banking from more than 100 banks.
For more information, please visit ir.mol.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident," "target," "going forward," "outlook" and similar statements. Among other things, our strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. We may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in our periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in our annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by our officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: our growth strategies; our future business development, including development of new products and services; our ability to attract and retain users and customers; competition in each of the markets in which we operate; changes in our revenues and certain cost or expense items as a percentage of our revenues; and the expected growth of the e-payment market and the number of e-payment users. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of the press release, and we undertake no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
Exchange Rate
This press release contains translations of certain Ringgit amounts into U.S. dollars solely for the convenience of readers. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Ringgit to U.S. dollars, in this press release, were made at a rate of MYR3.7020 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on March 31, 2015 in the City of New York for cable transfers in Ringgit per U.S. dollar as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
About Non-IFRS Financial Measures
To supplement our consolidated financial results presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), we present adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-IFRS financial measure, and related ratios. You should not consider adjusted EBITDA as a substitute for or superior to net profit prepared in accordance with IFRS. Furthermore, because adjusted EBITDA is not determined in accordance with IFRS, it is susceptible to varying calculations and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures presented by other companies. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
We present adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental performance measure because we believe that it facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period and company to company by backing out potential differences caused by the age and book depreciation of fixed assets (affecting relative depreciation and amortization expenses), changes in foreign exchange rates that impact financial assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than our functional currency (affecting unrealized gain/(loss) on foreign exchange and realized gain/(loss) on foreign exchange), variations in capital structures (affecting interest income and interest expenses), share of results of operation of associates, gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment and tax positions (affecting income tax expenses) (such as the impact on periods or companies of changes in effective tax rates), and various non-recurring charges. In addition, adjusted EBITDA excludes the non-cash impact of changes in the fair value of derivative and employee share based compensation, that, in each case, we do not believe reflect the underlying performance of our business. Some limitations of adjusted EBITDA, among others, are that: (i) adjusted EBITDA does not reflect income tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to us; (ii) adjusted EBITDA does not include other income, other expense and foreign exchange gains and losses; and (iii) adjusted EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization and although these are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future.
The following table reconciles adjusted EBITDA to profit for the period for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015:
| For the three months ended | ||
| March 31, | March 31, | |
| 2014 | 2015 | |
| (In thousands) | MYR | MYR |
| Profit/(loss) for the period | 9,618 | (20,256) |
| Plus: | ||
| Total depreciation and amortization | 5,587 | 6,858 |
| Impairment loss on trade and other receivables | -- | 63 |
| Impairment loss on inventories | -- | 400 |
| Share of results of associates | 110 | (1) |
| Unrealized loss on foreign exchange | 102 | 3,905 |
| Realized loss on foreign exchange | 37 | 102 |
| Derivative fair value adjustment | (3,736) | -- |
| Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment | -- | (9) |
| Interest income | (261) | (456) |
| Interest expense | 1,316 | 1,008 |
| Income tax expense | 407 | 252 |
| Share based compensation expenses | -- | 18,159 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 13,180 | 10,025 |
| MOL GLOBAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||
| (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands) | |||
| CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER | |||
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | |||
| (UNAUDITED) | |||
| For the three months ended | |||
| March 31, | March 31, | March 31, | |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2015 | |
| (In thousands) | MYR | MYR | USD |
| Revenue | 46,357 | 57,225 | 15,458 |
| Direct cost and other ancillary expenses | (20,163) | (31,063) | (8,391) |
| Employee expenses | (7,767) | (28,882) | (7,802) |
| Depreciation and amortization expenses | (5,587) | (6,858) | (1,853) |
| Marketing, advertising and promotion expenses | (1,036) | (1,728) | (467) |
| Communication and travelling expenses | (1,545) | (2,163) | (584) |
| Office related expenses | (1,050) | (1,229) | (332) |
| Other operating expenses | (1,885) | (8,716) | (2,354) |
| Profit/ (loss) from operations | 7,324 | (23,414) | (6,325) |
| Other income | 4,127 | 4,417 | 1,193 |
| Finance costs | (1,316) | (1,008) | (272) |
| Share of results of associates | (110) | 1 | -- |
| Profit/(loss) before tax | 10,025 | (20,004) | (5,404) |
| Income tax expense | (407) | (252) | (68) |
| Profit/(loss) for the period | 9,618 | (20,256) | (5,472) |
| Profit/(loss) for the period attributable to:- | |||
| Owners of the Company | 7,667 | (19,874) | (5,369) |
| Non-controlling interests | 1,951 | (382) | (103) |
| 9,618 | (20,256) | (5,472) | |
| Weighted average ordinary shares (number in thousands) | |||
| Basic | 58,897 | 66,367 | 66,367 |
| Diluted | 58,897 | 66,367 | 66,367 |
| Earnings/(loss) per share | |||
| Basic (sen(1)/cents) | 13.02 | (29.95) | (8.09) |
| Diluted (sen(1)/cents) | 13.02 | (29.95) | (8.09) |
| (1) Sen is a unit of Malaysian currency. One hundred sen equal one Malaysian Ringgit. | |||
| MOL GLOBAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||
| (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands) | |||
| CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER | |||
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | |||
| (UNAUDITED) | |||
| For the three months ended | |||
| March 31, | March 31, | March 31, | |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2015 | |
| (In thousands) | MYR | MYR | USD |
| Profit/(loss) for the period | 9,618 | (20,256) | (5,472) |
| Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax | |||
| Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:- | |||
| Exchange differences on translating foreign operations | (917) | 9,757 | 2,636 |
| Other comprehensive (loss)/income for the period, net of tax | (917) | 9,757 | 2,636 |
| Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period | 8,701 | (10,499) | (2,836) |
| Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period attributable to:- | |||
| Owners of the Company | 7,154 | (10,397) | (2,808) |
| Non-controlling interests | 1,547 | (102) | (28) |
| 8,701 | (10,499) | (2,836) | |
| MOL GLOBAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||
| (Incorporated in the Cayman Islands) | |||
| CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION | |||
| December 31, | March 31, | March 31, | |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2015 | |
| (Audited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |
| (In thousands) | MYR | MYR | USD |
| ASSETS | |||
| Non-current assets | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 11,176 | 10,718 | 2,895 |
| Investment property | 2,367 | -- | -- |
| Investment in associates | 89 | 90 | 24 |
| Development expenditure | 6,559 | 7,287 | 1,968 |
| Intangible assets | 164,408 | 160,626 | 43,389 |
| Finance lease receivables | 460 | 428 | 116 |
| Deferred tax assets | 1,294 | 1,325 | 358 |
| Other receivables, deposits and prepaid expenses | 1,082 | -- | -- |
| Available for sales financial assets | 807 | -- | -- |
| Held for trading financial assets | -- | 1,775 | 479 |
| Total non-current assets | 188,242 | 182,249 | 49,229 |
| Current assets | |||
| Inventories | 23,842 | 30,725 | 8,300 |
| Trade receivables | 58,300 | 56,155 | 15,169 |
| Other receivables, deposits and prepaid expenses | 25,021 | 26,329 | 7,112 |
| Amount due from other related parties | 960 | 1,898 | 513 |
| Finance lease receivables | 99 | 109 | 29 |
| Cash and bank balances | 150,571 | 114,950 | 31,051 |
| Restricted cash | 34,393 | 40,521 | 10,946 |
| Total current assets | 293,186 | 270,687 | 73,120 |
| Total assets | 481,428 | 452,936 | 122,349 |
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | |||
| Capital and reserves | |||
| Share capital | 38,059 | 38,059 | 10,281 |
| Treasury shares | (11,638) | (11,638) | (3,144) |
| Reserves | 247,284 | 255,031 | 68,890 |
| Equity attributable to owners of the Company | 273,705 | 281,452 | 76,027 |
| Non-controlling interests | 15,391 | 15,289 | 4,130 |
| Total equity | 289,096 | 296,741 | 80,157 |
| Non-current liabilities | |||
| Borrowings | 3,026 | 1,162 | 314 |
| Pension liabilities | 603 | 759 | 205 |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 9,753 | 8,734 | 2,359 |
| Total non-current liabilities | 13,382 | 10,655 | 2,878 |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Trade payables | 82,343 | 83,586 | 22,579 |
| Other payables and accrued expenses | 30,311 | 26,332 | 7,113 |
| Derivative financial liabilities | 1,202 | 1,202 | 325 |
| Amount due to other related parties | 603 | 1,188 | 321 |
| Borrowings | 52,708 | 18,451 | 4,984 |
| Deferred revenue | 11,122 | 14,136 | 3,818 |
| Tax liabilities | 661 | 645 | 174 |
| Total current liabilities | 178,950 | 145,540 | 39,314 |
| Total liabilities | 192,332 | 156,195 | 42,192 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 481,428 | 452,936 | 122,349 |
| Supplementary Financial Data (Non-IFRS Financial Measures) | |||
| The following table reconciles adjusted EBITDA to profit for the period:- | |||
| For the three months ended | |||
| March 31, | March 31, | March 31, | |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2015 | |
| (In thousands) | MYR | MYR | USD |
| Profit/(loss) for the period | 9,618 | (20,256) | (5,472) |
| Plus: | |||
| Total depreciation and amortization | 5,587 | 6,858 | 1,853 |
| Impairment loss on trade and other receivables | -- | 63 | 17 |
| Impairment loss on inventories | -- | 400 | 108 |
| Share of results of associates | 110 | (1) | -- |
| Unrealized loss on foreign exchange | 102 | 3,905 | 1,055 |
| Realized loss on foreign exchange | 37 | 102 | 28 |
| Derivative fair value adjustment | (3,736) | -- | -- |
| Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment | -- | (9) | (2) |
| Interest income | (261) | (456) | (123) |
| Interest expense | 1,316 | 1,008 | 272 |
| Income tax expense | 407 | 252 | 68 |
| Share based compensation expenses | -- | 18,159 | 4,905 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 13,180 | 10,025 | 2,709 |
| Supplementary Operating Data | |||
| For the three months ended | |||
| Mar 31, | Mar 31, | Mar 31, | |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2015 | |
| MYR | MYR | USD | |
| Volume (In thousands) | |||
| MOLPoints(1) | 165,378 | 195,798 | 52,890 |
| MOLReloads(2) | 318,189 | 369,418 | 99,789 |
| MOLPay(3) | 52,871 | 121,925 | 32,935 |
| MMOG.Asia(4) | 7,369 | 3,559 | 961 |
| (1) MOLPoints volume is the total retail value of content purchased through redemption of vouchers for games and other digital content provided by content providers using MOLPoints during the period. Volume comprises (i) volume from registered consumer members, which is the total volume of content purchased through redemptions of MOLPoints in registered MOLPoints accounts during a period; (ii) consumer direct purchase volume, which is the total volume of content purchased by end-users through redemptions of MOLPoints directly from content providers during a period without creating a registered MOLPoints account; and (iii) direct channel volume, which is the total volume of content purchased through redemptions of MOLPoints during a period by cybercafés and distributors that redeem MOLPoints for digital content that the cybercafés and distributors sell to end-users. MOLPoints volume tends to be significantly greater than MOLPoints revenue, which excludes amounts that we pay to digital content providers pursuant to our revenue sharing arrangements. | |||
| (2) MOLReloads volume is the total retail value of pre-paid mobile airtime distributed by MOLReloads during a period. MOLReloads volume tends to be significantly greater than MOLReloads revenue, which excludes amounts that we pay to mobile airtime providers pursuant to our revenue sharing arrangements. | |||
| (3) MOLPay volume is the total value of payments processed by MOLPay during a period. MOLPay volume tends to be significantly greater than MOLPay revenue, which excludes amounts paid to financial institutions. | |||
| (4) MMOG.asia volume is the total retail value of content sold by MMOG.asia during the preceding twelve months. | |||
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