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RNS Number:9596U INVU, Inc. (S) 17 April 2007 17 April 2007 Invu Inc Preliminary Results for the Year Ended 31 January 2007 Invu Inc, the document management software provider, announces its preliminary results for the year ended 31 January 2007. Financial Highlights * Revenues up 36% to #6.49m * Recognised recurring revenues from InvuCare increased by 27% to #1.19m (2006: #0.94m) * Operating margins now 30% (2006:24%) * Net Profit increased 67% to #2.02m * Basic Earnings per share up 66% to 2.01p Year ended Year ended 31 Jan 2007 31 Jan 2006 Turnover #6.49m #4.78m Operating Profit #1.93m #1.16m Net Profit #2.02m #1.21m Basic Earnings per Share 2.01p 1.21p Diluted Earnings Per Share 1.98p 1.19p Operational Highlights * Launch of Series 6 (.NET) version of Invu document management, endorsed by agreements with Sage and Panasonic and accreditation by ICAEW * InvuCare renewal rate of 82% (2006: 81%) * Software sold to 970 new sites (2006: 720) and new end users included Birmingham International Airport, Siemens Financial Services, The Shore Capital Group Plc and Chelsea F.C. * 16,418 new seats installed (2006: 14,068) * 40 new accredited resellers recruited (2006: 25) * Increase in repeat sales to 324 existing sites (2006: 185) which included Persimmon Homes, Collins Stewart and Close Credit Management Daniel Goldman, Non Executive Chairman of Invu, said: "I am pleased to announce another set of record results with strong increases in both revenues and profits. We have extended our high quality partner base and reseller channel, which has resulted in an increase in customers, revenues and brand awareness. Furthermore our high InvuCare renewal rate of 82% validates the further investments into customer service and our successful "Invu Promise" initiative. Our success in 2006 in addition to the new opportunities which arise from the release of Series 6 give me continued confidence in the Company's prospects and ability to outperform." David Morgan, Chief Executive, said: "2006 has been a pivotal year for the company. Many man years of investment in Series 6 came to fruition with its successful launch. I am particularly pleased that this was achieved without any hiatus in growth in sales and profits. This is a testament to the plans we executed, together with the skill and commitment of the staff at Invu. We now have a technology platform that presents us with opportunities for new routes to new markets, which will underpin strong growth in the future." Enquiries: Invu Inc 01604 859893 Daniel Goldman, Non Executive Chairman David Morgan, CEO John Agostini, CFO Financial Dynamics 020 7831 3113 Juliet Clarke Hannah Sloane About Invu Invu (LSE, AIM, Symbol; NVUK) develops, markets and sells software (under the brand name of Invu) for the electronic management of all types of information and documents, such as forms, correspondence, literature, faxes, e-mail, technical drawings, electronic files and web pages. Invu targets the small-to-medium size enterprise ('SME') market and individual departments of larger organisations with a range of products which the Directors believe strongly adhere to Invu's brand values of ease of use, high quality and price performance. Founded in 1997 and based in Northampton, Invu has 56 employees and operates in the UK, Ireland, The Netherlands, South East Asia, Australia, the United States of America and Nigeria. It raised over #3.5 million following its flotation on the AIM stock market in January 2004. Invu 's products have been sold to nearly 3000 customers, representing approximately 54,500 licensed users. Invu has a proven reseller business model and has established a network of more than 130 Value Added Resellers, 10 of which are in Benelux. Invu is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a member of the Business Application Software Developers Association (BASDA). Its version 5.4 and Series 6 software have been accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW). In January 2006 Invu became the first EDM ISV to join SAP's portfolio and is certified for integration with SAP Business One. In September 2006, the Invu Series 6 product was selected by Sage to be marketed by them into the Professional Adviser market in the UK. For further information on how Invu can benefit your business, please contact us on +44(0)1604 859893, or email us at info@invu.net. Alternatively visit our website at www.invu.net. CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT In addition to further significant growth in both profits and turnover, the Group has achieved several key goals during the year. These have included new product development and a move towards more strategic partnering with other technology vendors in the SME market. Turnover rose 36% year on year to #6.49m (2006: #4.78m). This growth, with continued high gross margins, enabled the Group to record a net profit of #2.02m, 31% of turnover. Trading continues to be strong from both new and existing sites. InvuCare revenues (annual maintenance contracts) have risen by 27% to #1.19m (2006: #0.94m) and deferred revenues have increased to #1.02m (2006: #0.93m). We have maintained the renewal rate at a very high 82% (2006: 81%). This is testament to our customers' reliance on Invu and our further investment into customer service through the "Invu Promise. " Invu now has the highest accreditation awarded by the Help Desk Institute. Extensive on-line marketing tools were developed and introduced for use by the partner channel resulting in an increase in prospects and product demonstrations. We have grown our sales team from 19 to 24 to support this growing pipeline through the channel. We successfully managed the transition period within our development resource as we brought the new Series 6 product to its final stages of development whilst continuing to support Version 5.4, without creating any significant hiatus in sales revenues during the year. As awareness of the benefits of document management technology increases, our relationships with mature partners who have broad access to the SME market remain an important part of our plans to quickly grow our user base, hereby increasing awareness of Invu's brand. This was evidenced by our agreement with Sage in H2. In 2006 we focused our attention on completing the development and launch of Series 6, our brand new .NET version of Invu. There have been a number of endorsements of this new version including significant agreements with Sage and Panasonic. Although still in its infancy, the Sage deal provides access to their significant base of accountancy practices. In addition, Invu became the only vendor of document management software to be accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales for two products, with the accreditation of Invu Series 6. This accreditation along with the agreement with Sage solidifies our position within this crucial market sector, and in January 2007, Invu received the accolade of "most dominant supplier" (of document management software) in the ICAEW report "IT in Accountancy Practices". The Panasonic distribution agreement for Holland also promises to greatly expand Invu's commercial reach within that territory. Series 6 has stimulated a great deal of interest in our existing base and elsewhere in the market. Developed on the .NET platform, it gives us flexibility to extend the products into new markets, whilst integrating with new and next generation third party products. Our new workflow product provides wide ranging automation of our customers' business processes, and is able to work with existing legacy systems, giving customers a rapid return on investment with minimal business disruption. The continued growth in the number of high quality partners achieving significant sales revenues, together with the new opportunities arising from the release of Series 6, give us confidence in the Group's ability to generate significant, repeatable and profitable revenues in the future. The Board maintains its focus on continuing to expand Invu's marketing and sales reach still further and enriching the product offering, and expects once more to demonstrate significant growth in all of the key areas of our business this year. There remains a strong second half weighting to the business. On behalf of the Group, I would like once again to thank our employees, accredited partners, shareholders and advisors, without whom none of this success is possible. I look forward to yet another very exciting year. Daniel Goldman Non Executive Chairman CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REPORT Introduction I am pleased to report that the Group continues to show strong growth in its customers, revenues and most importantly, the awareness of its brand in the market. There is clear evidence of increasing demand for Invu software from certain vertical markets and this is reflected by increasing levels of repeat business, growing referrals, and shorter lead times from prospect to sale. All of the key performance indicators have shown strong improvement during the period. At the year end the Group had 132 accredited resellers (2006: 125) supporting 2,973 sites (2006: 2,003), representing 54,574 licences in total (2006: 38,156). The increase in sites and licences is reflected by the increase in turnover. The slight increase in resellers reflects the Group's continued drive for quality rather than quantity whereby non-performing partners are replaced by stronger partners. We have improved our development of newly recruited partners, with a better, more formalised management structure to measure progress and increase the opportunity for partners to be successful. The OEM agreement with Sage was a vindication of our Series 6 product platform and a great compliment to our development and technical teams. Series 6 is built on state of the art Microsoft technologies and should underpin our revenue streams for years to come. Whilst Series 6 experienced some delays in delivery last year, I am pleased that we have a modern, feature rich product that sets new standards in the market. This gives Invu the opportunity to explore other OEM opportunities, and to satisfy the requirements of larger companies within the SME sector during the course of 2007 and beyond. Financial Performance Turnover for the period was #6.49m (2006: #4.78m), an increase of 36% on the prior year. Recognised recurring revenues from InvuCare increased to #1.19m in the year ended 31 January 2007 from #0.94m in the previous year, with total deferred revenue at #1.02m (2006: #0.93m). Gross profit margin increased slightly to 95.4% of turnover (2006: 94.2%), which is well in excess of our internal benchmark of 92%, and reflected minor changes in product mix. Technical and support expenditure, which includes un-capitalised research and development, was #0.64m for the year (2006: #0.71m). Development expenditure of #0.28m (2006: #Nil) was capitalised during the year. This expenditure related wholly to final development work undertaken on Invu Series 6 for the period from point of commercial feasibility to the release date of each component of the product, in accordance with UK GAAP. The company has always adopted a policy of writing off research and development costs as and when they occur since the time lag between commercial feasibility and commercial launch had been virtually simultaneous. However, the time scale between commercial feasibility and release date of the Series 6 product precluded this treatment. The launch of Series 6 in the .NET environment and the architecture embedded therein provides the Group with a wealth of exciting development opportunities to be exploited over the next few years. The Group plans to increase its commitment to an active development programme, covering upgrades of core products and further product innovations. It remains the Group's policy to direct research and development according to the needs of the market, and to ensure that every new product adheres to our core brand values of ease of use, high quality and price performance. Sales and marketing expenditure increased by 27% to #1.58m (2006: #1.24m), or 24% of turnover (2006: 26%). This reflects the Group's requirement to invest in sales and marketing in order to increase both turnover and brand recognition. The bulk of this increase reflects a larger sales team and focused PR and marketing programmes for our partners. The Group plans to significantly expand the investment in sales and marketing in order to exploit the new opportunities in the market. The adoption of FRS 20 in relation to share options has required a restatement of the 2006 comparative results with an additional charge for that year of #0.07m. This charge has not previously been included in forecasts produced by the company and market analysts. General and administrative expenses (excluding exchange gains) were #2.03m during the period compared with #1.41m (28% of turnover) as restated for the previous year. However, the current year includes a bad debt write off amounting to #0.38m. Without this the general and administrative expenses would be #1.65m (25% of turnover), indicating an underlying increase of 17% over the previous year. This reflects the recent expansion into significantly larger premises and the continued investment in the administrative infrastructure in terms of personnel and systems. Profit before tax this year amounted to #1.98m (restated 2006: #1.18m) representing an increase of 68%. The net profit after tax amounted to #2.02m (restated 2006: #1.21m), giving earnings per share of 2.01p (restated 2006: 1.21p). This represents earnings per share growth of 66%. Prudent tax planning has resulted in the group not incurring any corporation tax liability. On the contrary, a deferred tax credit has arisen of #0.03m. The Group's balance sheet has been strengthened considerably by the net profit for the year, showing shareholders funds increasing by 61% to #5.64m (2006: #3.50m). Debtor days have fallen to 96 days (2006: 106 days). This has been helped by the appointment of a full time credit controller during the year. However, in addition to close fiscal and management controls from Invu, the Group will continue its policy of extending credit terms in order to enable new and potentially successful partners to expand their Invu businesses. During the year, the Group received erroneous refunds from the Dutch tax authorities amounting to #0.93m. At 31 January 2007 this sum was included in creditors falling due within 12 months and also in the cash balance held within current assets. In order to gain a meaningful comparison this refund figure has been ignored when calculating current assets and trade creditors. Trade creditors (excluding accruals, deferred revenue and repayable tax refund) of #1.2m (2006: #1.00m) were covered 6.3 times (2006: 5.4 times) by current assets (excluding the cash relating to the repayable tax refund). The Group remains virtually debt free and is therefore effectively ungeared as at 31 January 2007. Taking into account the ongoing investment in the business, the Board will not be recommending the payment of a dividend. Operations Trading During the past year we have seen further improvements in all areas of the business. Total sites grew to nearly 3,000 and total seats are now more than 54,000. During the period the Group sold software to 970 new sites (2006: 720) installing a total of 16,418 new seats (2006: 14,068). This represents increases of 35% and 17% respectively, which with the higher InvuCare revenues has, in turn, driven revenue growth of 36%. The Group has accredited 40 new resellers and our reseller base has also continued to grow existing sites through the selling of extra licenses and new products. In all, some 324 sites (2006: 185) made repeat orders during the year. InvuCare recurring revenue represents a significant proportion of invoiced sales, although the Group's revenue recognition policy means that a high percentage is deferred to the following year. At 31 January 2007 the value of deferred InvuCare revenues had increased to #0.71m (2006: #0.53m). Recognised InvuCare represented 18% (2006: 20%) of the Group's revenues. This fall is entirely due to management's decision to reduce the price of InvuCare charged to both resellers and end users in order to offer a more competitively priced maintenance package. To partly offset this, the price of the Invu software range was increased by an average of 5%. Sales and Marketing During the year we invested in an innovative marketing extranet for our partner channel. This gives online access to case studies, white papers, branded mailers, marketing templates and a whole range of other materials designed for easy download and production. This gives new and existing partners the ability to quickly deliver consistent and up to date marketing messages to their own customer base and new sales prospects, increasing lead generation and sales opportunities. This has been an extremely successful initiative. As a result of these initiatives, the Group continued to attract some high profile end users such as Birmingham International Airport, British Standards Institute, Close Private Bank, Siemens Financial Services, The Shore Capital Group Plc, Iron Mountain, Thomas Pink Ltd and Chelsea F.C. Even more pronounced was the growth in repeat sales, with some 324 existing sites placing additional orders. These included Persimmon Homes, Towergate Partnership, Collins Stewart, Bourneville Village Trust, Drive Assist and Close Credit Management. Encouragingly, a number of new end users placed repeat orders within weeks of first order. The Group's key vertical markets still include financial services, accountants, legal, construction, education and logistics. However increased brand awareness has enabled expansion into manufacturing, housing associations, healthcare and recruitment. The delivery of Series 6 ensures that The Group can maintain this expansion into many other market segments in the future. Partnerships The agreement with Sage was important in a number of ways. Firstly, it has given Invu the opportunity to access the Sage accountancy customer base which numbers over 14,000. After a slow start, much of this customer base has been prospected by Sage and as a result we have added 33 sites. Secondly, Invu has benefited from greater market awareness of its brand. Thirdly, Sage chose Invu as its product of choice from many other international and UK vendors. Lastly, firms of accountants are influencers within their own client base, and are in an ideal position to recommend Invu software to a wider group. In January 2007 Invu received the accolade of "most dominant supplier" (of document management software) in the ICAEW report "IT in Accountancy Practices" and therefore, we look forward to this viral marketing having a positive effect in 2007. Reseller Channel The reseller recruitment programme continues to be successful. Many of our existing resellers in the UK have performed very strongly this year, experiencing rapid growth. Linden House received the first "Invu Centre of Excellence" award, by passing a series of stringent criteria. A number of other partners have now passed or are in the process of following suit. This commitment to technical expertise coupled with adherence to strong customer service principles in the channel has been a success throughout the year. Panasonic in the Netherlands has taken on distribution responsibilities in the Multi Function Device channel and invested heavily in their Invu activities. As a result we experienced a strong surge of sales from them in H2. Overseas Markets As a result of the Panasonic distribution agreement, we experienced a strong surge of sales from Holland in H2 which once again represents 10% of Group revenues and has grown at a faster rate than the UK during the last year. We have appointed partners covering several Asian territories and Australia and we appointed our first USA reseller during the period. After a slow start, principally due to delays in delivery of Series 6, a growing pipeline of sales prospects is appearing. Small orders are forthcoming, particularly from Malaysia, and we received our first order from Australia. The Company continues to invest cautiously in these markets. Support - The Invu Promise We have continued to build on the "Invu Promise" this year. This is a commitment to the delivery of the highest possible level of customer support. From on-going dialogue with our end users, examination level accreditation of Invu Engineers in the reseller channel, through to customer surveys and random quality control telephone calls, we have achieved a growing reputation for service in our industry. We have achieved Help Desk Institute (HDI) Gold Standard this year. We are convinced that this has led to increased sales and InvuCare renewals, and we will continue to invest in this area. Supporting and developing the Invu Promise remains a key element in building further value into the Invu brand within the SME and wider market. Product Development Series 6 experienced a number of disappointing delays during the year. We have been determined to deliver a robust product to our customers, and to that end, we held back the launch until we were satisfied with the quality of the product. By the year end, we had over 60 Series 6 customers and I am pleased to report that the product launch has been a success. The Group recognises that research and development is a core function and one of the keys to creating long term shareholder value. As such we have undertaken a significant review of the R&D group carried out by a third party consultant. We are now at a stage of initial implementation based on the findings and would expect this to improve further the quality and capacity of the group going forward. Outlook This year has seen positive developments in all areas of the business and the new financial year has started very strongly. We will continue to invest and support our partner channel. We shall provide increased functionality in the Series 6 platform to enable our partners to address the broadest range of customer requirements. In the UK our focus will be directed towards execution of our channel strategy in order to strengthen and defend our position as the leading provider of document management software in the UK SME market. At the same time we will compliment this with other initiatives developing new revenue streams, based on cautious international expansion and more strategic tie-ups with other technology vendors. We have appointed a senior executive to exploit such opportunities. We have dialogues in progress with a number of large IT organisations, and hope to establish agreements this year which will help us significantly extend our market reach. As always, we are customer focused and market led and we view our customer base as a major asset. It is our intention to invest further, in order to strengthen this commitment to customer service and support. The staff at Invu strive to provide their customers with the best possible products and service. This is at the root of our successful growth and we fully expect this to be continued in 2007/8. David Morgan Chief Executive Officer CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2007 Note 2007 2006 #'000 #'000 Restated Turnover 6,487 4,775 Cost of sales (302) (275) Gross profit 6,185 4,500 Distribution costs (336) (279) Administrative expenses (3,917) (3,065) Operating profit 1,932 1,156 Net interest 51 24 Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 1,983 1,180 Tax on profit on ordinary activities 33 26 Profit for the year transferred to reserves 2,016 1,206 Earnings per share Basic 2 2.01p 1.21p Diluted 2 1.98p 1.19p CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AT 31 JANUARY 2007 Note 2007 2006 #'000 #'000 #'000 #'000 Restated Restated Fixed assets Intangible assets 266 - Tangible assets 274 176 540 176 Current assets Stock 220 138 Debtors 6,200 4,467 Cash at bank and in hand 2,168 830 8,588 5,435 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (3,459) (2,092) Net current assets 5,129 3,343 Total assets less current liabilities 5,669 3,519 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year (28) (13) Net assets 5,641 3,506 Capital and reserves Called up share capital - - Share premium account 6,289 6,275 Profit and loss account (845) (2,855) Stock option reserve 197 86 Shareholders' funds 3 5,641 3,506 CONSOLIDATED CASHFLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2007 Note 2007 2006 #'000 #'000 Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities 4 1,712 (2) Returns on investments and servicing of finance Interest paid - (4) Interest received 54 29 Hire purchase interest paid (3) (1) Net cash inflow from returns on investments and servicing of finance 51 24 Capital expenditure (415) (76) Purchase of tangible fixed assets 1 - Sale of tangible fixed assets (414) (76) Net cash outflow from capital expenditure Financing 14 6 Issue of shares - (5) Repayments of borrowings (25) (11) Capital element of hire purchase payments (11) (10) Net cash outflow from financing 1,338 (64) Increase/(decrease) in cash 5 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2007 1 BASIS OF PREPARATION The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable United Kingdom accounting standards. The principal accounting policies of the group are unchanged from the previous year, with the exception that the Group is required to comply with the requirements of FRS 20 Share based payments for the year ended 31 January 2007. The introduction of FRS 20 has resulted in an increase in overheads of #111,000 for the year ended 31 January 2007 (2006 - #68,000), representing the expense of equity settled share based payments for the year. An associated deferred tax credit of #33,000 (2006 - #26,000) has also been recognised. 2 EARNINGS PER SHARE 2007 2006 #'000 #'000 Restated Basic earnings per share Profit for the financial year 2,016 1,206 2007 2006 Number Number Weighted average number of common shares in issue during the year 100,078,968 100,009,123 Basic earnings per share 2.01p 1.21p Diluted earnings per share 1.98p 1.19p The basic earnings per share is based on the profit after taxation of #2,015,662 (2006 Restated: #1,205,608) and on the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year of 100,078,968 (2006: 100,009,123). The diluted earnings per share is based on a diluted average number of shares of 101,813,548 (2006: 101,337,900), the dilution resulting from share options. 3 RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENTS IN SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS The group 2007 2006 #'000 #'000 Restated Profit for the year 2,016 1,206 Exchange differences (6) (14) 2,010 1,192 Cost of share options 111 68 Issue of shares in year 14 6 Net increase in shareholders' funds 2,135 1,266 Opening shareholders funds as previously stated 3,480 2,240 Prior year adjustment 26 - Opening shareholders funds as restated 3,506 2,240 Shareholders funds at 31 January 2007 5,641 3,506 4 NET CASH INFLOW/(OUTFLOW) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2007 2006 #'000 #'000 Restated Operating profit 1,932 1,156 Depreciation and amortisation 107 76 (Profit) on sale of fixed assets (1) - (Increase)/decrease in stock (82) 13 (Increase) in debtors (1,700) (1,763) Increase in creditors 1,352 462 Employee share option scheme costs 111 68 Exchange differences (7) (14) Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities 1,712 (2) 5 RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH FLOW TO MOVEMENT IN NET FUNDS 2007 2006 #'000 #'000 (Increase)/decrease in cash in the year 1,338 (64) Net cash outflow from financing - 5 Net cash outflow from hire purchase contracts 25 11 Change in net funds from cash flows 1,363 (48) Inception of hire purchase contracts (56) (24) Movement in net funds in the year 1,307 (72) Net funds at 1 February 2006 813 885 Net funds at 31 January 2007 2,120 813 6 ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS At Cash flow Inception of At 1 February Finance 31 January 2006 leases 2007 #'000 #'000 #'000 #'000 Cash at bank and in hand 830 1,338 - 2,168 Hire purchase contracts (17) 25 (56) (48) 813 1,363 (56) 2,120 7 PUBLICATION OF NON-STATUTORY ACCOUNTS The consolidated profit and loss account, consolidated balance sheet, consolidated cash flow statement and associated notes are unaudited and have been extracted from the group's financial statements. These financial statements have not yet been delivered to the Registrar, nor have the auditors reported on them. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END FR ZGGMDRVGGNZM
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