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RNS Number:8131Z Atlantic Global PLC 15 March 2006 Press Release 15 March 2006 Atlantic Global Plc Preliminary Results Atlantic Global Plc ("Atlantic Global" or "the Company"), the specialist provider of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software applications, today announces its Preliminary Results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2005. Financial and Operational Summary * Turnover was #2.137m (2004: #2.146m) * Loss before tax and goodwill amortisation of #450,000 (2004: Profit #369,000), in line with January trading update * Basic loss per share 2.69 pence (2004: earnings per share 0.58 pence) * Strong sales lead conversion and contract implementation in H2 2005, including: Travelex, Orange, Xchanging, Telewest & Norwich Union * Products, brand and industry position reinforced by inclusion in the major software analyst Gartner's Magic Quadrant during 2005 * Consolidation of the executive team with important skills and experience being retained in priority business areas * Enhanced Corporate Vision and Business Solutions software products released in the third quarter of 2005; full pipeline of future enhancements * Highest ever levels of ongoing face to face sales contact and PPM customer activity Eugene Blaine, Managing Director of Atlantic Global commented: "We believe that we have a very competitive product offering and have made the necessary changes to position the business to take advantage of the forecasted growth in the PPM market place. The future will present significant opportunities and, as with any fast growing company, will also present significant challenges. The Directors believe we now have a very experienced management team in place to take the company to the next level. The Board is confident that we will bring the company quickly back to profitability via the resumption in top line growth with the view to delivering increased shareholder value." For further information please contact: Atlantic Global plc Eugene Blaine, Managing Director Tel: +44 (0) 01274 863 300 eugene.blaine@atlantic-global.com Rupert Hutton, Finance Director Tel: +44 (0) 01274 863 300 rupert.hutton@atlantic-global.com www.atlantic-global.com Media enquiries: Abchurch Sarah Hollins/Justin Heath Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7700 Georgina Bonham justin.heath@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com Chairman's Statement Introduction I have to open my first full year report with the recognition that 2005 did not meet our expectations in respect to financial results for Atlantic Global. The results for the year are disappointing, showing no year-on-year increase in turnover, and the first loss in the company's history. To put this into perspective, however, we should examine the maturity of the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) market-place, which is the classification of software that Atlantic Global produces and sits most comfortably within. PPM software is a powerful and transparent tool that empowers managers to deliver controlled and predictable execution of projects. It provides executives with real-time visibility into the performance of an organisation, helping them decide which projects, programmes and initiatives to fund, which to sustain and which to cease. As such PPM encourages alignment between corporate objectives and supporting investments. The PPM market is in its infancy and continues to be defined and developed by the software industry and its analysts. As a result, we have found ourselves working with many target customers performing, in effect, an educational role with regard to business change and project management best practice. It became apparent during these exchanges that the full benefits of PPM, as a leading edge discipline, were still to be fully understood by the market. The need to make the potentially significant core process changes required within their organisations in order to extract full return on investment has restricted immediate acquisition of our product. However the financial performance does not reflect either the operational progress achieved or the lessons learnt during 2005. It is apparent that market interest in and understanding of PPM is growing. This is evidenced by major software analysts, (most notably Gartner) identifying this market specifically, and giving it a separate identifiable classification. Gartner has created one of their Magic Quadrants for this category of software and Atlantic Global's inclusion in this is a major coup, providing a third party recognition of our leading position. We are one of only two European organisations included in the quadrant, and are recognised as one of 25 leading vendors in this software space worldwide. In late 2004 and early 2005 we took the decision to invest heavily in our sales and marketing teams in anticipation of the market uptake of PPM software. As the year progressed it became apparent that we were too far in front of the markets acceptance and understanding, and our investment did not lead to the expected top line growth resulting in a financial loss before taxation and goodwill for the year of #450,000. Having recognised these issues, we adjusted our cost base and sales methodology during the third quarter of 2005 followed by further refinements to the sales process during the fourth quarter and into 2006. The Head of Marketing has developed highly focused marketing campaigns for 2006, based on the continued forging of links with software industry analysts to further enhance our reputation in this emerging software space. One example of this is the fact that we were invited to attend the European Gartner Symposium, one of only ten vendors and the only UK listed vendor to exhibit. Our sales process is continually improving, as is our ability to qualify and handle the sales leads that we are receiving from our marketing campaigns. As the PPM software sector develops further, Atlantic Global Corporate Vision continues to mature. The early implementations of our PPM software have bedded in and are showing increasing benefits in Norwich Union, Barclays Bank and LogicaCMG amongst others. We have gained new Corporate Vision PPM software customers such as Virgin Mobile, Friends Provident, Orange and Xchanging. We believe everything is now in place to deliver a far higher volume of Corporate Vision deals in 2006. With regard to Atlantic Global's broader product portfolio, we have kept pace with relevant market developments, and are looking to package attractive product propositions that will give more benefit to our clients and derive higher revenue. Our Business Solutions Software remains an essential part of our integrated product suite. Results The Group has achieved a disappointing result during 2005 with an operating loss, before goodwill, of #505,000 (2004: profit #293,000). The turnover of the group for 2005 was very similar to the previous year #2,137,000 (2004: #2,146,000). The total expenditure on the Sales and Marketing functions during 2005 was #1,550,000, which was over 50% more than the #1,009,000 we spent in 2004. The continued investment in building our company has caused a further temporary cash outflow during 2005. The Group had net cash balances, at end December 2005, of #1,539,000 compared with #1,896,000 the year before, showing a decrease of #357,000, which also includes the payments of the final dividend of #172,000 and taxation of #74,000 paid during 2005 in relation to the financial year ended 31 December 2004. The Group remains in the excellent position of being financially secure, with a positive cash flow being achieved for the second half of 2005. The cash balance at the half year was #1,479,000, increasing to #1,539,000 by year end. This is as a result of the improved trading position in the second half of the year where the loss on ordinary activities before taxation and goodwill was reduced to #73,000 from the first half year loss reported of #377,000. Dividend The Directors are not proposing a dividend for the year ended 31 December 2005, (2004: 0.75 pence). The Directors will revert to their progressive dividend policy as demonstrated since the company's admission to AiM, when circumstances become appropriate. People We recognise that our team's quality, skills and determination to succeed are vital ingredients in achieving corporate success. Credit for our achievements in 2005 is due to every member of the team, and I would take this opportunity, on behalf of my fellow shareholders and myself, to offer all of them our appreciation of their efforts. During 2006, we plan to recruit additional people to key areas, in a controlled way, continually striving to improve the overall quality of our workforce. A significant proportion of our people have share options, and we will continue to use this mechanism to help ensure that they remain closely allied to the success of the Group. Strategy for the future The fundamental strategy of the Group remains unchanged but will be delivered in a more focused way. We are seeing an increasing number of business enquiries for our software products, and are putting every effort into converting these into tangible new clients. The forecast demand for PPM products is strong with more and more organisations facing the need to improve the productivity and effectiveness of their workforce. The application of Atlantic Global's software products can demonstrably lead to quick and significant improvements in operational performance. This applies to all people intensive organisations, in both private and public sector, irrespective of whether their resourcing model is based on in-sourcing, out-sourcing or, more usually, a combination of the two. The refined sales methodology further enhances our mission to work in genuine partnership with our clients. It will involve us working more closely with existing and prospective clients pre-acquisition to help them understand the benefits and return on investment that would justify the investment in our solutions. It is planned that this work will be undertaken on a paid for consultancy basis which will give us much greater visibility of our sales pipeline. This approach also benefits the prospective client with a lower initial investment but a much clearer and easier decision making process once the clear benefits of the software are demonstrable, resulting in a more predictable revenue stream during 2006. We remain committed to maintaining our position as one of the leading players in the PPM market place. We are confident that Atlantic Global is well placed to take advantage of the predicted growth in this software market. We have re-established a solid operational foundation for the business that will allow us to take advantage of the growth in this market as it occurs. Our objective is to bring the company quickly back to profitability, resulting in cash generation, and grow the business within tight control in order to generate increased shareholder value. We will further investigate, during 2006, whether certain other channels are appropriate for the sale and distribution of our products. Acquisitions The Board's current policy of concentrating on organic growth remains unchanged from previous years and, therefore, the Group is not involved in an active acquisition strategy. However, we would consider any exceptional acquisition opportunities that would improve shareholder value, providing they are compatible with our strategic objectives and are reasonably priced in accordance with their profitability and quality of earnings. Current Trading From our management accounts for January and February 2006, together with knowledge of March 2006 sales, I can confirm that the year has begun in line with our expectations. Although it is too early to predict accurately what degree of success the Group will achieve during 2006 as a whole, it is encouraging to see that the current level of sales engagement is at an all-time high, and is still increasing. In addition to the usual formalities of the meeting we will, as in previous years, arrange time in which shareholders will be offered the opportunity to understand more about our company and business. Following a number of presentations there will be an opportunity for shareholders to meet the Directors and discuss the progress of the Group. I would extend the Board's invitation to all shareholders in the hope that as many as possible attend. Steve Allen Chairman 14 March 2006 Managing Director's Review Introduction During 2005 we continued to work closely with our development partners and customers to enhance our product offering and, more critically, we focused on refining our sales methodology to suit the emerging Project Portfolio Management (PPM) market place. At the same time we continued to broaden our customer base with the addition of new Corporate Vision implementations within divisions of Virgin Mobile, Friends Provident, XChanging and Orange. Although disappointed with the company's financial performance, significant operational progress has been achieved over the past twelve months, particularly during the second half of 2005 and the first part of 2006. The Group feels confident that we have laid solid operational foundations for growth during 2006 and beyond. Product Development The products are now sufficiently mature to allow us to focus on selling our current portfolio with minimal customised client-specific development work. Our research and development expenditure will continue to be directed away from chargeable development work into researching, developing and enhancing our range of products, thereby underpinning our strategy of investing in and safeguarding the company's intellectual property. Our product offerings fall into two categories: Portfolio Project Management A PPM solution enables the management of a project portfolio so as to maximise the contribution of projects to the overall welfare and success of the organisation.. Corporate Vision supported by the Time and Expense Management, Business Information Tracking, Risk Management, Contractor Management and Task Based Planning modules delivers this capability. Since the launch of Corporate Vision in September 2003, it has been successfully deployed within LogicaCMG, Barclays Bank, The Metropolitan Police, Man Investments, XChanging, and Friends Provident. Individual Modules Some organisations require individual elements of a PPM solution such as Time and Expense Management, Business Information Tracking, Risk Management, Contractor Management and Task Based Planning. These modules have been developed since 1994 by working closely with our development partners that included GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Barclays Bank, LogicaCMG and in particular Norwich Union who we have worked with since 2002. Consequently, they have been developed to address the requirements of a diverse range of organisations and are of large 'enterprise strength' to cater with the volumes and sophistication required by large enterprises. Refining the Marketing Operation Following continued positive feedback from our customers regarding the use of our products, we accelerated our investment in marketing and sales with the view to growing the business. Customer and industry sector case studies have been developed which help communicate the benefits of using our products to prospective clients and to industry analysts. These case studies and additional relevant information can be found on our web site (www.atlantic-global.com) Relationships have been enhanced with Gartner, the software analyst, and as previously mentioned Atlantic Global is now listed in the Gartner PPM Magic Quadrant and was invited as one of only ten vendors to participate at the annual European PPM summit in Lisbon in November 2005. It is worth noting that organisations are referring more and more to industry analysts for guidance when purchasing software and hence it is extremely important the analysts know who we are and what we do. We have refined our lead generation strategy, a vital foundation for any successful sales team. This now consists of electronic direct mail campaigns and website activity, designed to generate high quality leads and interest that will not only raise awareness about our company and its products, but also encourage prospects to attend one of our public seminars. We have continued with Internet search engine optimisation where there has been a marked improvement since the same time last year. Improving the Sales Operation The new sales process helps us prioritise opportunities and progress them in a structured manner. Focusing on the most proactive sales leads should result in a stronger and more predictable sales pipeline for 2006. Our sales team currently consists of three sales professionals, a sufficient critical mass that should result in a broader and more reliable sales pipeline. The majority of the team members have now been with the company for over a year and know the company, its products and the market place well. Customer profile The Group's products continue to sell in a variety of industry sectors, with additional new sectors being penetrated. Within each sector we will continue to target the market leaders. Listed below are some of Atlantic Global's customers: Pharmaceuticals Computer & Telecoms Financial & Consulting Other AstraZeneca Colt Telecommunications Man Investments Metropolitan Police Service GlaxoSmithKline Computacenter UK Friends Provident NEC Technologies (UK) GlaxoSmithKline US Pharma Hitachi Europe Allied Irish Bank Parkside NHS Trust Sanofi Aventis Identex Barclays Bank Scott Tallon Walker Architects Intel Ireland Cattles Group Vectra N Jones Interoute CNA Waltham Forest Council Vicorp UK LogicaCMG British Car Auctions Virgin Mobile Telecom Dunnhumby Microgen Xchanging HSBC Northgate Information Systems Echostar Int Norwich Union Crown Agents Telewest Raft International SA Partners Netstore Serco Technology Genesis Oil & Gas Orange Harvey Nash Hemsley Fraser Our close working relationship with our customers continues and, as we are developing ourselves, we see customers, both old and new, responding to our improved abilities. We see no reason why this should not continue. People As mentioned in the Chairman's statement, our team will always be our greatest asset and we are ensuring that their skills are continually expanded. The Directors continually acknowledge the contribution of our staff in achieving the Company's continued success and, in particular, we would applaud the spirit in which they have adapted to the changes made during this difficult time of the Company's development. Industry partners The investment in our Group and product branding is increasing Atlantic Global's profile within the industry. We are actively pursuing potential revenue opportunities with a number of partners. Research and Development/future markets We are continuing to invest substantial resources in Research and Development and we will maintain such levels required to keep ourselves at the cutting edge of our industry. Outlook We believe that we have a very competitive product offering and have made the necessary changes to position the business to take advantage of the forecasted growth in the Portfolio Project Management market place. The future will present significant opportunities and, as with any fast growing company, will also present significant challenges. The Directors believe we now have a very experienced management team in place to take the company to the next level. The Board is confident that we will bring the company quickly back to profitability via the resumption in top line growth with the view to delivering increased shareholder value. Eugene Blaine Managing Director 14 March 2006 Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December 2005 Year ended Year ended 31 December 31 December 2005 2004 as restated Note #000 #000 Turnover 2,137 2,146 Cost of sales (1,802) (1,296) Gross profit 335 850 Administration and establishment expenses (1,021) (738) Operating (loss)/profit before goodwill (505) 293 amortisation Goodwill amortisation (181) (181) Operating (loss)/profit (686) 112 Interest receivable 55 76 (Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before taxation (631) 188 Tax on (loss)/profit on ordinary 13 (56) activities (Loss)/profit on ordinary activities after (618) 132 taxation Basic (loss)/earnings per share 3 (2.69)p 0.58p Fully diluted (loss)/earnings per share 3 (2.69)p 0.50p There are no recognised gains or losses during the current year other than the loss for the year. The Group's results for both the current and preceding years derive from continuing operations. Consolidated Balance Sheet at 31 December 2005 2005 2004 as restated #000 #000 #000 #000 Fixed assets Intangible assets 2,792 2,973 Tangible assets 54 37 2,846 3,010 Current assets Debtors 946 1,449 Cash at bank and in hand 1,539 1,896 2,485 3,345 Creditors: amounts falling due within one (578) (812) year Net current assets 1,907 2,533 Net assets 4,753 5,543 Capital and reserves Called up share capital 1,145 1,145 Share premium account 1,578 1,578 Merger reserve 2,538 2,538 Profit and loss account (508) 282 Equity shareholders' funds 4,753 5,543 These accounts were approved by the Board of Directors on 14 March 2006 and were signed on its behalf by: EA Blaine RG Hutton Managing Director Finance Director and Company Secretary Consolidated Cash Flow Statement for year ended 31 December 2005 Year ended Year ended 31 December 31 December Notes 2005 2004 #000 #000 Reconciliation of operating (loss) / profit to cash outflow from operating activities Operating (loss) / profit (686) 112 Depreciation 23 30 Goodwill amortisation 181 181 (Decrease) / increase in debtors 516 (677) (Decrease ) / increase in creditors (160) 160 Net cash outflow from operating activities (126) (194) ====== ====== Cash flow statement Net cash outflow from operating activities (126) (194) Returns on investment 55 76 Taxation (74) (146) Capital expenditure (40) (18) Free cash flow 4 (185) (282) Equity dividends paid (172) (159) Cash outflow before management of liquid resources (357) (441) Financing - 41 Decrease in cash in the year (357) (400) Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net funds Movement in net funds in the year (357) (400) Net funds at the start of the year 1,896 2,296 Net funds at the end of the year 1,539 1,896 Notes to the accounts forming part of the financial statements 1. Accounting policies The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the financial statements, except as noted below: In these financial statements the following new standards have been adopted for the first time: * FRS 21 'Events after the balance sheet date'; * FRS 22 'Earnings per share'; * FRS 28 'Corresponding amounts'. The accounting policies under these new standards are set out below together with an indication of the effects of their adoption. During the year the Group adopted FRS 21 which superseded SSAP 17. Under the new standard, final dividends payable are recognised only in the period in which they are approved in the annual general meeting and therefore become a liability, whereas under SSAP 17 dividends were accrued for when proposed. This has resulted in an increase of #172,000 in retained profit for the year ended 31 December 2004. The Group has also adopted the requirements of FRS 22 'Earnings per share'. Under the new standard the adjusted earnings per share have been removed from the face of the profit and loss account and further details of the split of earnings per share between pre and post goodwill charges are shown in note 9 below. FRS 28 'Corresponding amounts' has no material effect as it imposes the same requirements for comparatives as hitherto required by the Companies Act 1985. Basis of preparation The accounts have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards and under the historical cost accounting rules. Basis of consolidation The consolidated accounts include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiary undertakings made up to 31 December 2005. The acquisition method of accounting has been adopted. Under this method, the results of subsidiary undertakings acquired or disposed of in the year are included in the consolidated Profit and Loss Account from the date of acquisition or up to the date of disposal. Under Section 230(4) of the Companies Act 1985 the Company is exempt from the requirement to present its own Profit and Loss Account. Goodwill Purchased goodwill represents the excess fair value attributed to investments in businesses or subsidiary undertakings over the fair value of the underlying net assets at the date of their acquisition. The Directors are of the opinion that the goodwill on businesses capitalised has a long economic life, as it is an inseparable part of the value of the businesses acquired and is linked to the products and services that the businesses provide. Our in-house Research and Development team continuously improves the products, with all development expenditure written off as incurred. This, in the opinion of the Directors, maintains the economic life of the products and hence the goodwill. The Directors do however recognise that it is prudent to amortise goodwill over a defined period and in the light of the above have decided to write off goodwill on a straight-line basis over 20 years. The remaining useful economic life of capitalised goodwill will be reviewed annually for impairment and adjusted if required. Revenue recognition Revenue from the sale of software licences is recognised only when the software is installed. Revenue from chargeable services including consultancy, customisation and development is recognised as these services are delivered. Support income is recognised over the life of each support contract. Tangible fixed assets and depreciation Depreciation is provided to write off the cost less the estimated residual value of tangible fixed assets by equal instalments over their estimated useful economic lives as follows: Computer equipment 33.3% per annum Office furniture 20% per annum Leasehold improvements 33.3% per annum Post-retirement benefits The Group operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Group in an independently administered fund. The amount charged against profits represents the contributions payable to the scheme in respect of the accounting period. Research and development expenditure Expenditure on Research and Development is written off to the Profit and Loss Account in the period in which it is incurred. Taxation The charge for taxation is based on the profit for the year and takes into account taxation deferred because of timing differences between the treatment of certain items for taxation and accounting purposes. Deferred tax is recognised, without discounting, in respect of all timing differences between the treatment of certain items for taxation and accounting purposes which have arisen but not reversed by the balance sheet date, except as otherwise required by Financial Reporting Standard 19. Cash and liquid resources Cash, for the purpose of the Cash Flow Statement, comprises cash in hand and deposits repayable on demand, less overdrafts payable on demand. Liquid resources are current asset investments which are disposable without curtailing or disrupting the business and are either readily convertible into known amounts of cash at or close to their carrying values or traded in an active market. Liquid resources comprise term deposits of less than one year (other than cash) and investments in money market managed funds. Leases Operating lease rentals are charged to the profit and loss account on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease. Financial assets and liabilities Changes in the value of financial instruments are disclosed in the notes to the accounts but are not reflected in the Profit and Loss Account or Balance Sheet. 2. Dividends Year ended Year ended 31 December 31 December 2005 2004 as restated #000 #000 On ordinary shares of 5p Final dividends paid in respect of prior year but not recognised as liabilities in that year: 0.75 p (2004: 0.70p) 172 159 3. Earnings per share Year ended Year ended 31 December 31 December 2005 2004 #000 #000 (Loss)/profit after tax (618) 132 Adjustments Goodwill amortisation 181 181 Adjusted (losses) / profits (437) 313 Number Number 000 000 Weighted average number of shares in issue 22,899 22,804 Dilutive effect of share options 1,507 3,534 Fully diluted weighted average number of shares in 24,406 26,338 issue Basic (loss)/earnings per share (based on (loss) / (2.69)p 0.58p profit after tax) Fully diluted (loss)/earnings per share (based on (2.69)p 0.50p (loss) / profit after tax) Adjusted (loss)/earnings per share (based on adjusted (1.90)p 1.37p (losses) / profits) The adjusted earnings per share has been calculated due to the material effect of goodwill charged in the financial statements. Share options in issue in the period do not have a dilutive impact on the loss per share calculations. 4. Free cashflow Free cash flow represents the amount of cash generated and useable to the advantage of the Company's shareholders either in the form of dividends or for acquisitions that will enhance the company's net worth. 5. Copies of Atlantic Global Report and Accounts Copies of the interim and annual reports of the Company are available from: Mr R Hutton, Finance Director and Company Secretary, Atlantic Global Plc, Park House, Woodland Park, Bradford Road, Chain Bar, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 6BW Website address: www.atlantic-global.com Email: info@atlantic-global.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END FR GUUUAWUPQPGC
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