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Ubisense Group PLC Half-year Report (1246C)

27/09/2018 7:02am

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Ubisense Group PLC

27 September 2018

Ubisense Group plc

Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2018

Ubisense Group plc ("Ubisense" or the "Group") (AIM: UBI), a market leader in enterprise location intelligence solutions, is pleased to announce its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2018.

 
 
     Overview      *    Orders received increased by 47% to GBP13.7m (H1 
                        2017: GBP9.3m) including a GBP4.5m military training 
                        SmartSpace contract with a similar order expected in 
                        2019 
 
 
                   *    New myWorld and SmartSpace software product launches 
                        extend the competitive advantage in both markets 
 
 
                   *    Increased investment in sales and marketing continues 
                        to drive both the myWorld and SmartSpace pipelines 
 
 
                   *    Sale of Japanese third party geospatial services 
                        business in line with strategy to focus on own 
                        products 
=============  ============================================================== 
 
    Financial      *    Software revenue increased by 15% 
   highlights 
 
                   *    Maintenance and support revenues increased by 31% to 
                        GBP1.1m (H1 2017: GBP0.8m) 
 
 
                   *    Software strategy producing increased gross margin 
                        percentages in both business units delivered 41% 
                        overall (H1 2017: 38%) 
 
 
                   *    Cash of GBP5.8m and net funds of GBP4.0m (31 Dec 
                        2017: cash GBP9.1m and net funds GBP6.6m) 
=============  ============================================================== 
  Operational 
   highlights      *    Won new business with industry leaders in core 
                        sectors of manufacturing, communications and 
                        utilities 
 
 
                   *    Launched myWorld for Salesforce in the Salesforce 
                        AppExchange as the first step in building a recurring 
                        revenue stream and building business with Salesforce 
                        customers 
 
 
                   *    Nominated as one of Daimler's suppliers of the year 
                        for 2017 
 
 
                   *    Established new partner relationships to reinforce 
                        existing target industry focus and explore adjacent 
                        industry opportunities 
=============  ============================================================== 
 

Richard Petti, Chief Executive Officer, commented,

"These results demonstrate the continued progress Ubisense has made in recent periods in delivering its software-first strategy. The actions we have taken have resulted in a go-to-market capability that matches our two world class enterprise software businesses. Our strategy of growing revenue from our own product software solutions continues to deliver, and I am particularly pleased with the large increase in our order book and the quality of our pipeline. The second half has started strongly and we expect revenues to increase for our own products, with improved gross margins. These trends give the Board confidence in the outturn for the full year."

 
 
 Contact 
 Ubisense Group plc                Tel: + 44 (0) 1223 535170 
  Richard Petti, Tim Gingell 
 
   finnCap Ltd                       Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7220 0500 
   Henrik Persson, Anthony Adams 
   (Corporate Finance) 
   Tim Redfern, Richard Chambers 
   (Corporate Broking) 
 Tulchan Communications LLP        Tel: +44 (0) 20 7353 4200 
  James Macey White, Matt Low, 
  Deborah Roney 
================================  ============================= 
 

About Ubisense

Ubisense (AIM: UBI), a global leader in Enterprise Location Intelligence solutions, is a trusted adviser to some of the biggest automotive, aerospace, communications and utility companies in the world. Our solutions are based on powerful enterprise platforms, supported by a range of customer-led applications, that use location to deliver a real-time digital twin of our customer's physical operations, proven to drive quality, increase productivity, manage complexity and reduce costs. Founded in 2002, Ubisense is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with subsidiaries in France, Germany, USA, Canada and Japan. For more information visit: www.ubisense.net.

Chief Executive's Statement

Overview

In the first half of 2018, the Group continued to trade in line with the Board's expectations. It is particularly pleasing that this performance shows the progress the Company has made following the GBP5.5m fundraise in November 2017. The proceeds allowed Ubisense to invest in a high-quality sales and marketing capability, creating a well-organised and effective route to market for our industry leading enterprise software solutions. While the sales cycle for enterprise software solutions can be long, Ubisense has delivered a 47% increase in year-on-year orders. We have created a strong pipeline across both existing customers and new prospects, which shows significant investment in the digital transformation of their businesses.

During the period, the Group won new business with industry leaders in our core target sectors of communications, utilities and manufacturing, as well as achieving significant sales in new industries.

Strategy

Ubisense has and continues to develop the Group's activities as two separate business units. This structure enables each unit to develop and execute distinct sales and marketing strategies designed to increase operational productivity across targeted industries through its digital twin technology. The Geospatial business unit (consisting of myWorld software and services, and additionally services attached to third party products) is concentrated on the communications and utilities industries, the SmartSpace business unit focuses on automotive, commercial vehicles, aerospace, defence and transport.

The Group is focused on the three-point strategy outlined in the 2017 annual report to achieve the performance goals of the business:

Refocus the business

   --      Target key industries and top 200 global companies 
   --      Develop customer driven product roadmaps 
   --      Manage out legacy third party software and service business 

Improve sales execution

   --      Strengthen go-to-market capabilities and geographic coverage 
   --      Deploy metric-driven CRM and Marketing Automation resources 
   --      Establish a broader, more consistent business pipeline 

Reposition the product portfolio

   --      Solve enterprise level business challenges 
   --      Create a modular architecture addressing known customer pain-points 
   --      Communicate the long-term value Ubisense products deliver to customers 

Business development - myWorld

Opportunities for myWorld software sales remain strong with new account wins and expansion of existing customers in the communications industry in North America. The enhanced myWorld Fiber Planning and myWorld Capture modules, and open platform support for GIS systems, have been well received by prospects and customers.

During the first half of 2018, the Group continued to invest in its sales capability in Europe, and whilst still at an early stage, has begun to develop its pipeline of opportunities which is expected to deliver revenue in 2019.

The myWorld product line has also extended the recent Salesforce relationship by launching a new "myWorld for Salesforce" app on the Salesforce AppExchange. This unique app provides access to business critical geospatial and engineering information through the Salesforce ecosystem, increasing productivity and reducing operating costs for utility and communication businesses. To further develop this partnership, Ubisense is working actively with the Salesforce partner team on a number of marketing and sales enablement activities in the second half of 2018.

Business development - SmartSpace

In the first half of 2018 for our SmartSpace business, there were notable orders from our major German and US automotive and commercial vehicle customers, one of our long-standing North American transit customers and the first customer order from a European transit operator.

The highlight of the first half, and a clear success story with a new market, was the award of a GBP4.5m contract win for a military training application as part of a military training contract for a founding NATO member. This win is confirmation of the applicability of the digital twin solution in adjacent markets. Violent storms in North America disrupted the initial delivery at the end of June resulting in GBP1.1m revenue being deferred to July and the second half of 2018. Without the storms, revenue growth for the first half would have been significantly greater at 31% for SmartSpace and 21% for total own products and would have resulted in improved gross margins.

In the second half of 2018, Ubisense will be investing in sales and marketing activities for the aerospace industry where SmartSpace has a strong proposition for the MRO market (Maintenance Repair Operations), as well as further building its hardware agnostic solutions with inclusion of Bluetooth Low Energy products from Quuppa.

Other matters and management team

Ubisense recruited three experienced professionals in some of its key geographies to fill senior management roles in the first half of 2018. The roles recruited include Christian Wirth European General Manager based in Germany, Tatsya Yamaguchi General Manager for Ubisense in Japan, and Steve Tongish Chief Marketing Officer.

During the period, the board reflected on its corporate governance model and has decided, given its size, to adopt the QCA Corporate Governance Code rather than the UK Corporate Governance Code. In line with the requirements of AIM notice 50, appropriate adjustments to the Group's website have been made.

Current trading and outlook

The Group's strategy of increasing revenue from own product software solutions globally via an effective, well-organised and focused sales function, whilst still at an early stage, is delivering improved performance. The 47% increase in orders is demonstrative of the significant improvement in the pipeline and the Company expects further progress in pipeline building in the next period.

Whilst total revenue has been impacted by the planned and managed decline in third party Geospatial services (including the disposal of the Japanese business) and extreme weather impacted deliveries in June, the focus on own product software sales has improved the quality of the top line as reflected in the increase in gross margin percentage. As the strategy continues to be implemented, the Board expects gross margin and profitability to improve further.

Investment in front line sales and marketing costs increased costs in the first half which will continue into the second half, but this is expected to be outweighed by increased sales of own products and thereby increased gross margins going forward. The sale of advanced software requires salespeople with a highly specialised skill set and the Company is very excited by the quality of the hires. While typical sales cycles are in the 18-24 month range, our activities are building a strong pipeline and positioning Ubisense for future growth.

We expect cashflows to improve in the second half driven by the delivery of order backlog and returns on the investments in sales.

The Board expects that the Company will deliver full year results in line with its expectations, showing progress in own product revenue and gross margin.

Financial review

Financial Key Performance Indicators

 
                              H1 2018   H1 2017 
                               GBPm      GBPm 
---------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Bookings of new orders        13.7       9.3 
 Revenue                       10.3      12.4 
 Own product revenue            7.1       6.8 
 Order-book backlog 
  to be recognised             12.3      10.2 
 Adjusted EBITDA               (1.1)     (0.2) 
 Cash and cash equivalents      5.8       6.5 
 Net cash/(debt)                4.0       3.2 
---------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Revenue

The Group is organised into two business units: SmartSpace and Geospatial. Geospatial includes myWorld products and services, and additionally services connected to third party products. SmartSpace provides software solutions and services to enterprise customers, and additionally hardware solutions.

The revenue composition by division is summarised in the table below:

 
 Own product revenue        H1 2018     % of     H1 2017   % of total     Year on 
                             GBP m      total     GBP m      revenue     year growth 
                                       revenue 
                           --------  ---------  --------  ----------- 
 SmartSpace                   4.6       65%        4.4        65%            6% 
 myWorld                      2.5       35%        2.4        35%            5% 
-------------------------  --------  ---------  --------  -----------  ------------- 
 Total revenue generated 
  from own products           7.1       100%       6.8        100%           6% 
-------------------------  --------  ---------  --------  -----------  ------------- 
 

Revenue composition by revenue stream is summarised in the table below:

 
 Revenue stream              H1 2018   % of total   H1 2017   % of total     Year on 
                              GBP m      revenue     GBP m      revenue     year growth 
                            --------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
 Software                      1.2        12%         1.1         9%           15% 
 Maintenance and support       1.1        10%         0.8         7%           31% 
 Hardware                      1.5        15%         1.9        15%          (19)% 
 Services                      3.3        32%         3.0        24%           11% 
 Total revenue generated 
  from own products            7.1        69%         6.8        55%            6% 
                            --------  -----------  --------  ----------- 
 Geospatial services from 
  third party products         3.2        31%         5.6        45%          (43)% 
--------------------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------- 
 Total revenue                10.3        100%       12.4        100%         (17)% 
--------------------------  --------  -----------  --------  -----------  ------------- 
 

The Group has shown growth in software revenues of 15% and recurring maintenance and support contracts of 31%.

Revenue generated from the Group's own products has increased by 6% as the long-term strategy of the Group continues to be sales and development of the SmartSpace and myWorld product suites.

Orders

Total bookings of new customer orders in the first half of 2018 increased by 47% to GBP13.7 million (H1 2017: GBP9.3 million). GBP9.5 million of this related to SmartSpace (H1 2017: GBP3.1 million), GBP1.2 million related to myWorld (H1 2017: GBP3.3 million) and GBP3.0 million to Geospatial Services (H1 2017: GBP3.0 million).

SmartSpace bookings included a significant North American contract win to a provider of military training solutions, currently fulfilling a contract with a founding NATO member. Similar sized follow-on orders are expected in 2019.

The order book backlog as at 30 June 2018 was GBP12.3 million (30 June 2017: GBP10.2 million), most of which will be recognised during 2018.

Gross margin

The Group gross margin was 41% for the six months ended 30 June 2018 (H1 2017: 38%).

 
 Gross margin by division    H1 2018    Gross    H1 2017    Gross    Gross margin 
                              GBP m     margin    GBP m     margin     movement 
                                          %                   % 
                            --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 SmartSpace                    1.8       38%       1.4       32%          6% 
 Geospatial                    2.4       43%       3.3       41%          2% 
--------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  ------------- 
 Total gross margin            4.2       41%       4.7       38%          3% 
--------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  ------------- 
 

The gross margin of the SmartSpace division has increased compared to the first half of 2017 due to revenue mix with a higher proportion of higher margin software revenue. The Geospatial division's gross margin was improved as the myWorld revenue mix increased compared to the first half of 2017.

Operating expenses and adjusted EBITDA

Operating expenses were GBP6.9 million (H1 2017: GBP6.6 million) and are summarised as follows:

 
                                   H1 2018   H1 2017 
                                    GBP m     GBP m 
--------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Other operating expenses            5.4       4.9 
 Depreciation                        0.6       0.2 
 Amortisation and impairment         1.0       1.2 
 Share option expense                0.1       0.2 
 Unrealised foreign exchange on 
  intercompany trading balances       -        0.1 
 Non-recurring items                (0.2)       - 
--------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Total operating expense             6.9       6.6 
--------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Other operating expenses were GBP5.4 million (H1 2017: GBP4.9 million) and include sales, marketing, product development and administration expenses. The Group has invested in go-to-market capacity by recruiting quota-carrying sales and pre-sales personnel during the period, which has resulted in the strengthening of the order book and pipeline. This increase in expense has been partially offset by the impact of IFRS 16 with operating lease costs being accounted for as interest and amortisation rather than part of other operating expenses as outlined in note 3.

Adjusted EBITDA excludes amortisation and impairment, depreciation, share option expense, unrealised foreign exchange gains/losses on intercompany trading balances and non-recurring items and is reported as it reflects the performance of the Group. Adjusted EBITDA loss for the period was GBP1.1 million loss (H1 2017: GBP0.2 million loss).

The operating loss for the period was GBP2.7 million (H1 2017: GBP1.9 million).

EPS and dividends

Adjusted diluted loss per share was 3.9 pence (H1 2017: 2.7 pence loss). Reported basic and diluted loss per share was 3.8 pence (H1 2017: 3.3 pence loss). The Board does not feel it appropriate at this time to commence paying dividends.

Impact of IFRS 15 and IFRS 16

IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers has replaced IAS 18 Revenue. The new standard has been adopted from 1 January 2018. IFRS 15 introduces a number of new concepts and requirements, and also provides guidance and clarification on existing practice.

IFRS 16 Leases will replace IAS 17 and three related interpretations. Leases will be recorded on the statement of financial position in the form of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. The consolidated statement of comprehensive income will be impacted through reduced operating expenses, and higher depreciation and finance costs. The new standard is applicable from 1 January 2019 but the Group have adopted the standard from 1 January 2018.

The impact of the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 on the results for the period ended 30 June 2018 has been disclosed in detail within note 3 to the financial statements. In summary, implementation of IFRS 15 has had minimal revenue impact, whilst the impact of IFRS 16 has been to reduce operating expenses and increase adjusted EBITDA by GBP0.3 million for the 6 months ending 30 June 2018.

Balance sheet, cash and cash flow

Cash held on the balance sheet at 30 June 2018 was GBP5.8 million (31 December 2017: GBP9.1 million, 30 June 2017: GBP6.5 million) and net funds at 30 June 2018 were GBP4.0 million (31 December 2017: GBP6.6 million, 30 June 2017: GBP3.2 million).

The net cash outflows from operating activities were GBP1.3 million for the period to 30 June 2018 (H1 2017: inflow of GBP4.2 million).

Capital structure

The issued share capital at 30 June 2018 was 73,087,904 ordinary shares of GBP0.02 each. Share options were granted to one employee in the six-month period ended 30 June 2018, and the total number of unexercised share options at 30 June 2018 was 6,583,722.

Risks and uncertainties

The Board continuously assesses and monitors the key risks of the business. The key risks that could affect the Group's performance, and the factors which mitigate these risks, have not significantly changed from those set out on pages 23 to 25 of the Group's Annual Report for 2017 (a copy of which is available from our website www.ubisense.net).

Consolidated income statement

For the six months ended 30 June 2018

 
                                                  6 months     6 months      12 months 
                                                        to           to             to 
                                                   30 June      30 June    31 December 
                                                      2018         2017           2017 
                                                 unaudited    unaudited        audited 
                                        Notes      GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
------------------------------------  -------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Revenues                                   5       10,329       12,380         27,255 
 Cost of revenues                                  (6,099)      (7,676)       (16,398) 
====================================  =======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Gross profit                                        4,230        4,704         10,857 
 Operating expenses                                (6,947)      (6,621)       (13,912) 
====================================  =======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Operating loss                                    (2,717)      (1,917)        (3,055) 
 
 Analysed as: 
 Gross profit                                        4,230        4,704         10,857 
 Other operating expenses                          (5,373)      (4,909)       (10,492) 
====================================  =======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Adjusted EBITDA                                   (1,143)        (205)            365 
 Depreciation                                        (605)        (165)          (417) 
 Amortisation of other intangible 
  assets                                           (1,003)      (1,253)        (2,435) 
 Share option expense                                (159)        (161)          (316) 
 Unrealised foreign exchange 
  losses on intercompany trading 
  balances                                            (54)        (133)          (252) 
 Non-recurring items                        6          247            -              - 
====================================  =======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Operating loss                                    (2,717)      (1,917)        (3,055) 
====================================  =======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 
 Net finance costs                                    (84)         (17)           (79) 
====================================  =======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Loss before tax                                   (2,801)      (1,934)        (3,134) 
 Income tax                                              9           61             61 
------------------------------------  -------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Loss for the period                               (2,792)      (1,873)        (3,073) 
------------------------------------  -------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Loss attributable to: 
 
 Equity shareholders of the 
  Company                                          (2,792)      (1,827)        (3,055) 
 Non-controlling interest                                -         (46)           (18) 
------------------------------------  -------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
                                                   (2,792)      (1,873)        (3,073) 
------------------------------------  -------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Loss per share attributable 
  to equity shareholders of 
  the parent (pence) 
 Basic                                      7        (3.8)        (3.3)          (5.2) 
 Diluted                                    7        (3.8)        (3.3)          (5.2) 
 
 The notes 1 to 12 are an integral part of these condensed interim 
  financial statements. 
 
 

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

For the six months ended 30 June 2018

 
                                             6 months     6 months      12 months 
                                                   to           to             to 
                                              30 June      30 June    31 December 
                                                 2018         2017           2017 
                                            unaudited    unaudited        audited 
                                              GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
----------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Loss for the period                          (2,792)      (1,873)        (3,073) 
 Other comprehensive income: 
 Items that may be reclassified 
  subsequently to profit and loss 
 Exchange difference on retranslation 
  of net assets and results of overseas 
  subsidiaries                                     17           23           (33) 
 Total comprehensive income for 
  the period                                  (2,775)      (1,850)        (3,106) 
----------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

For the six months ended 30 June 2018

 
                                               Share 
                                               based 
                         Share      Share    payment   Translation    Retained              Non-controlling 
                       capital    premium    reserve       reserve    earnings   Subtotal          interest      Total 
                       GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000       GBP'000     GBP'000    GBP'000           GBP'000    GBP'000 
===================  =========  =========  =========  ============  ==========  =========  ================  ========= 
 Balance at 1 
  January 
  2017                   1,118     41,554        823       (2,025)    (32,192)      9,278               473      9,751 
===================  =========  =========  =========  ============  ==========  =========  ================  ========= 
 Loss for the 
  period                     -          -          -             -     (1,827)    (1,827)              (46)    (1,873) 
 Exchange 
  difference 
  on retranslation 
  of net assets and 
  results of 
  overseas 
  subsidiaries               -          -          -            28           -         28               (5)         23 
===================  =========  =========  =========  ============  ==========  =========  ================  ========= 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income for the 
  period                     -          -          -            28     (1,827)    (1,799)              (51)    (1,850) 
 Reserve credit for 
  equity-settled 
  share-based 
  payment                    -          -        161             -           -        161                 -        161 
 Premium on new 
  share 
  capital                    -          1          -             -           -          1                 -          1 
 Transactions with 
  owners                     -          1        161             -           -        162                 -        162 
===================  =========  =========  =========  ============  ==========  =========  ================  ========= 
 Balance at 30 June 
  2017 (unaudited)       1,118     41,555        984       (1,997)    (34,019)      7,641               422      8,063 
===================  =========  =========  =========  ============  ==========  =========  ================  ========= 
 Loss for the 
  period                     -          -          -             -     (1,228)    (1,228)                28    (1,200) 
 Exchange 
  difference 
  on retranslation 
  of net assets and 
  results of 
  overseas 
  subsidiaries               -          -          -          (40)           -       (40)              (16)       (56) 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income for the 
  period                     -          -          -          (40)     (1,228)    (1,268)                12    (1,256) 
 Reserve credit for 
  equity-settled 
  share-based 
  payment                    -          -        155             -           -        155                 -        155 
 Issue of new share 
  capital                  344          -          -             -           -        344                 -        344 
 Premium on new 
  share 
  capital                    -      5,157          -             -           -      5,157                 -      5,157 
 Share issue costs           -      (337)          -             -           -      (337)                 -      (337) 
 Transactions with 
  owners                   344      4,820        155             -           -      5,319                 -      5,319 
===================  =========  =========  =========  ============  ==========  =========  ================  ========= 
 Balance at 31 
  December 
  2017                   1,462     46,375      1,139       (2,037)    (35,247)     11,692               434     12,126 
===================  =========  =========  =========  ============  ==========  =========  ================  ========= 
 Adjustment on 
  initial 
  application of 
  IFRS 
  15 (net of tax)            -          -          -             -        (13)       (13)                 -       (13) 
===================  =========  =========  =========  ============  ==========  =========  ================  ========= 
 Adjusted balance 
  at 1 January 2018      1,462     46,375      1,139       (2,037)    (35,260)     11,679               434     12,113 
===================  =========  =========  =========  ============  ==========  =========  ================  ========= 
 Loss for the 
  period                     -         --          -             -     (2,792)    (2,792)                 -    (2,792) 
 Exchange 
  difference 
  on retranslation 
  of net assets and 
  results of 
  overseas 
  subsidiaries               -          -          -            17           -         17                 -         17 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income for the 
  period                     -          -          -            17     (2,792)    (2,775)                 -    (2,775) 
 Reserve credit for 
  equity-settled 
  share-based 
  payment                    -          -        159             -           -        159                 -        159 
 Acquisition of 
  non-controlling 
  interest                   -          -          -             -         282        282             (434)      (152) 
 Transactions with 
  owners                     -          -        159             -         282        441             (434)          7 
===================  =========  =========  =========  ============  ==========  =========  ================  ========= 
 Balance at 30 June 
  2018 (unaudited)       1,462     46,375      1,298       (2,020)    (37,770)      9,345                 -      9,345 
===================  =========  =========  =========  ============  ==========  =========  ================  ========= 
 

Consolidated statement of financial position

At 30 June 2018

 
 
                                                  At           At              At 
                                             30 June      30 June     31 December 
                                                2018         2017            2017 
                                           unaudited    unaudited         audited 
                                  Notes      GBP'000      GBP'000         GBP'000 
-------------------------------  ------  -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 Assets 
 Non-current assets 
 Intangible assets                    8        2,812        3,187           2,962 
 Property, plant and equipment        9        3,157          650             493 
 Total non-current assets                      5,969        3,837           3,455 
===============================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============== 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                                   1,742        1,567           1,459 
 Trade and other receivables                   7,602        7,028          10,544 
 Cash and cash equivalents                     5,788        6,485           9,114 
===============================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============== 
 Total current assets                         15,132       15,080          21,117 
===============================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============== 
 Total assets                                 21,101       18,917          24,572 
===============================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============== 
 Liabilities 
 Current liabilities 
 Bank loans                          10        (750)        (750)           (750) 
 Operating lease liability                     (817)            -               - 
 Trade and other payables                    (6,578)      (6,765)         (9,211) 
===============================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============== 
 Total current liabilities                   (8,145)      (7,515)         (9,961) 
===============================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============== 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Deferred income tax liability                 (500)        (617)           (516) 
 Trade and other payables                       (40)            -            (40) 
 Bank loans                          10      (1,000)      (2,500)         (1,750) 
 Operating lease liability                   (1,928)            -               - 
 Other payables                                (143)        (222)           (179) 
===============================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============== 
 Total non-current liabilities               (3,611)      (3,339)         (2,485) 
===============================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============== 
 Total liabilities                          (11,756)     (10,854)        (12,446) 
===============================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============== 
 Net assets                                    9,345        8,063          12,126 
===============================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============== 
 
 Equity attributable to owners 
  of the parent company 
 Ordinary share capital              11        1,462        1,118           1,462 
 Share premium                                46,375       41,555          46,375 
 Share based payment reserve                   1,298          984           1,139 
 Translation reserve                         (2,020)      (1,997)         (2,037) 
 Retained earnings                          (37,770)     (34,019)        (35,247) 
===============================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============== 
 Equity attributable to owners 
  of the parent company                        9,345        7,641          11,692 
===============================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============== 
 Non-controlling interests                         -          422             434 
===============================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============== 
 Total equity                                  9,345        8,063          12,126 
-------------------------------  ------  -----------  -----------  -------------- 
 
 

Consolidated statement of cash flows

For the six months ended 30 June 2018

 
                                                   6 months     6 months      12 months 
                                                         to           to             to 
                                                    30 June      30 June    31 December 
                                                       2018         2017           2017 
                                                  unaudited    unaudited        audited 
                                         Notes      GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
======================================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Loss before tax                                    (2,801)      (1,934)        (3,134) 
 Adjustments for: 
 Depreciation                                           605          165            417 
 Amortisation and impairment                          1,003        1,253          2,435 
 Loss on disposal of property, 
  plant and equipment                                     -            2              2 
 Revaluation of intercompany 
  balances                                               54          133            252 
 Share-based payment charge                             159          161            316 
 Non-recurring items                         6        (247)            -              - 
 Finance income                                         (6)         (16)            (8) 
 Finance costs                                           90           33             87 
======================================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Operating cash flows before 
  working capital movements                         (1,143)        (203)            367 
 Change in inventories                                (283)        (503)          (395) 
 Change in receivables                                2,785        6,196          2,678 
 Change in payables                                 (2,571)      (1,252)            987 
======================================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Cash used in operations before 
  tax                                               (1,212)        4,238          3,637 
======================================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Net income taxes received/(paid)                     (107)          (7)           (14) 
======================================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Net cash flows from operating 
  activities                                        (1,319)        4,231          3,623 
======================================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Cash flows from investing activities 
 Purchases of property, plant 
  and equipment                                       (247)         (54)          (140) 
 Payment of contingent consideration                      -        (197)          (197) 
 Expenditure on intangible assets                     (880)        (842)        (1,813) 
 Purchase of minority interest                        (152)            -              - 
 Sale of Japanese business                              417            -              - 
 Interest received                                        6           16              8 
======================================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Net cash flows from investing 
  activities                                          (856)      (1,077)        (2,142) 
======================================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Cash flows from financing activities 
 Repayment of borrowings                              (750)            -          (750) 
 Interest paid                                         (59)         (56)          (110) 
 Principal payments under capital                     (273)            -              - 
  lease obligations 
 Proceeds from the issue of 
  share capital                                           -            1          5,165 
======================================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Net cash flows from financing 
  activities                                        (1,082)         (55)          4,305 
======================================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Net (decrease)/increase in 
  cash and cash equivalents                         (3,257)        3,099          5,786 
 Cash and cash equivalents at 
  start of period                                     9,114        3,498          3,498 
 Exchange differences on cash 
  and cash equivalents                                 (69)        (112)          (170) 
======================================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Cash and cash equivalents at 
  end of period                                       5,788        6,485          9,114 
======================================  ======  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 

The notes 1 to 12 are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements.

Notes to the interim consolidated financial statements

   1   General information 

Ubisense Group plc ('the Company') and its subsidiaries (together, 'the Group') deliver mission-critical location-based smart technology which enables companies to optimise their business processes and improve productivity.

The Group has operations in the UK, USA, Canada, France, Germany and Japan, selling mainly to customers in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.

The Company is a public limited company which is listed on the Alternative Investment Market ('AIM') of the London Stock Exchange (UBI) and is incorporated and domiciled in the UK. The address of its registered office is St. Andrew's House, St. Andrew's Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, CB4 1DL.

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors for issue on 26 September 2018.

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017 were approved by the Board of Directors on 14 March 2018 and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors on those accounts was unqualified, did not contain a material uncertainty related to going concern paragraph and did not contain any statement under section 498 of the Companies Act 2006.

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been reviewed, not audited.

   2   Basis of preparation 

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements of the Group and are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union.

Going concern basis

The Group's forecasts and projections, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, support the conclusion that there is a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, a period of not less than twelve months from the date of this report. The Group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

   3   New Standards adopted as at 1 January 2018 

The Group has adopted the new accounting pronouncements which have become effective this year, and are as follows:

IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments'

IFRS 9 sets out requirements for recognising and measuring financial assets, financial liabilities and some contracts to buy or sell non-financial items. This standard replaces IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement.

The adoption of IFRS 9 which became effective from 1 January 2018 and has therefore been adopted does not have a significant impact on the Group's financial results or position.

IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers'

IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers has replaced IAS 18 Revenue. The new standard is applicable from 1 January 2018. IFRS 15 introduces a number of new concepts and requirements relating to revenue recognition and also provides guidance and clarification on existing practice. The new Standard has been applied retrospectively without restatement, with the cumulative effect of initial application recognised as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings at 1 January 2018. In accordance with the transition guidance, IFRS 15 has only been applied to contracts that are incomplete as at 1 January 2018.

In applying IFRS 15, hardware and certain software revenues within the SmartSpace division are deferred until the customer is in control of both the hardware and software components provided by Ubisense. As at 30 June 2018 there were significant ongoing customer contracts and due to adverse weather conditions delaying delivery of hardware, the associated hardware and software revenues on these contracts were deferred into the second half of 2018.

The conclusion of management's assessment of the adoption of IFRS15 on contracts which were incomplete as at 1 January 2018 is as follows:

-- In applying IFRS 15 to contracts with were incomplete as at 1 January 2018, revenue of GBP15,000 which had been previously reported within the 2017 financial year is deferred into the six month period ended 30 June 2018 due to the timing of delivery of hardware within the SmartSpace division.

-- Hardware costs of GBP2,000 associated with SmartSpace contracts which were incomplete as at 1 January 2018, are deferred into the six month period ended 30 June 2018.

-- No adjustment has been made to defer the incremental costs of obtaining customer contracts, such as commission payments, as these costs would be amortised over a period of one year or less. Management have applied the practical expedient permitted under IFRS 15 in reaching this conclusion.

-- As a result of these adjustments, GBP13,000 has been recognised as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings at 1 January 2018. Within the results for the six months ended 30 June 2018, revenues have increased GBP15,000 and cost of sale has increased by GBP2,000.

The Group's revenue policies under IFRS 15 are as follows:

For sales within the SmartSpace division, the Group contracts with customers to provide software, maintenance & support, hardware or services. For sales within the Geospatial division, the Group contracts with customers to provide software, maintenance & support, or services. The contractual arrangements may be to provide one of these elements on a standalone basis or to provide a combination of the above. For sales including a combination of some or all of the above, the distinct performance obligations are identified and revenue is allocated. Regardless of if the elements are sold on a standalone basis or as part of a combination, the timing of revenue recognition is as follows:

Software - SmartSpace division

SmartSpace operates as standalone software that can be used to identify and manage assets in real time through the collection of data. Smartspace integrates with Ubisense's own hardware or can be used alongside third party products. Smartspace software is sold under a perpetual licence arrangement and is recognised when the software is made available to the customer for use.

Additionally, the Group sells software that is required to allow Ubisense's own hardware to operate. Accordingly, this software is only sold alongside hardware. Revenue is recognised at the point that the software has been made available to the customer and as the associated hardware becomes under the control of the customer, which is generally on delivery to the customer's premises.

Software - Geospatial division

Revenue earned from myWorld software sales under perpetual licence agreements with maintenance and support is recognised when the software is made available to the customer for use. Revenue earned from myWorld software sold as a subscription is recognised over the period of the contract, which is generally one year, commencing from when the software is available for use.

If contracts include performance obligations which result in software being customised or altered, the software cannot be considered distinct from the labour service. Revenue recognition is dependent on the contract terms and assessment of whether the performance obligation is satisfied over time. If the conditions of IFRS15 are not satisfied, revenue is deferred until the software is available for customer use.

Maintenance and support - Geospatial and SmartSpace business units

Maintenance and support is recognised on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract, which is typically one year. Revenue not recognised in the consolidated income statement is classified as deferred revenue on the consolidated statement of financial position.

Hardware - SmartSpace business unit only

Revenue is recognised at the point that the hardware supplied becomes under the control of the customer. This is generally on delivery to the customer's premises.

Services - Geospatial and SmartSpace business units

Services revenue includes consultancy, installation of hardware and training. Services revenue from time and materials contracts is recognised in the period that the services are provided on the basis of time worked at agreed contractual rates and as direct expenses are incurred.

Revenue from fixed price, long-term customer specific contracts is recognised on the stage of completion of each assignment at the period end date compared to the total estimated service to be provided over the entire contract where the outcome can be estimated reliably. If a contract outcome cannot be estimated reliably, revenues are recognised equal to costs incurred, to the extent that costs are expected to be recovered. An expected loss on a contract is recognised immediately in the income statement.

IFRS 16 'Leases'

IFRS 16 Leases will replace IAS 17 and three related interpretations. Leases will be recorded on the statement of financial position in the form of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. The consolidated statement of comprehensive income will be impacted through reduced operating expenses, and higher depreciation and finance costs. The new standard is applicable from 1 January 2019 with an option to adopt it early.

The Group has early adopted IFRS 16 effective from 1 January 2018.

The Group's accounting policies under IFRS 16 are as follows:

The policy applies to properties and cars where the Group has substantially all of the economic benefits from use of the asset. On adoption of the standard, a right-of-use asset and lease liability has been created.

The right-of-use asset is depreciated over the lease-term and if necessary impaired in accordance with applicable standards. The lease liability is subsequently measured by increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease liability (application of the effective interest method) and by reducing the carrying amount to reflect the lease payments made.

In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognised as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognised as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis, except where another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed.

The standard allows two options for adoption - fully retrospective and modified retrospective. The Group has elected to take the modified retrospective approach. As a result of this the Group has:

-- recognised a lease liability at 1 January 2018 for leases previously classified as operating leases applying IAS 17. The Group has measured lease liabilities at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the Group's incremental borrowing rate at the date of initial application.

-- recognised a right-of-use asset at 1 January 2018 for leases previously classified as operating leases applying IAS 17. The Group has chosen to measure right-of-use assets at an amount equal to the lease liabilities, adjusted by the amount of any prepaid or accrued lease payments relating to those leases recognised in the statement of financial position as at 31 December 2017.

-- 2017 comparatives are left unchanged, and any opening adjustment to net assets was recognised on 1 January 2018.

The modified retrospective approach also allows a number of practical expedients which the Group has made use of:

-- Application of a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics, being 3.5%.

-- Reliance on an assessment of whether a lease is onerous by applying IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets immediately before the date of initial application as an alternative to performing an impairment review using the principles in IAS 36 Impairment of Assets.

As noted above, no comparatives are given for the adoption of IFRS 16. The Group has calculated that the right of use asset recognised and corresponding liability as at 1 January 2018 is GBP3.0m. The impact on adoption within the results for the six months ended 30 June 2018 is as follows:

   --      Finance costs have increased by GBP0.1m due to interest charges on the lease liability. 

-- Depreciation expense has increased by GBP0.5m due to depreciation of the right-of-use asset.

   --      EPS has decreased by 0.3p per share. 
   --      Adjusted EBITDA has improved by GBP0.3m due to reduction of rental expense. 

The lease commitments as at 1 January 2018 were as follows;

 
                                              Land 
                                     and buildings       Other       Total 
                                           GBP,000     GBP,000     GBP,000 
---------------------------------  ---------------  ----------  ---------- 
 No later than one year                        681          94         775 
 Less than one year and no later 
  than five years                            1,513          10       1,523 
 Later than five years                         982           -         982 
---------------------------------  ---------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total                                       3,176         104       3,280 
---------------------------------  ---------------  ----------  ---------- 
 

The opening lease liability is reconciled to the table of lease commitments as follows:

 
                                          Total 
                                        GBP,000 
------------------------------------  --------- 
 Lease commitment as at 1 January 
  2018                                    3,280 
 Interest to be unwound over the 
  lease term                              (381) 
 Dilapidations provision recognised         103 
 Opening lease liability and right 
  of use asset at 1 January 2018          3,002 
------------------------------------  --------- 
 
 
   4   Accounting policies 

The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements are unchanged from those set out in the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017, except for the effects of applying IFRS 9, IFRS 15 and IFRS 16.

The operations of the Group display a degree of seasonality with stronger performance typically seen in the second half of the year. This is due to customers' budgetary cycles and the capital nature of the products sold by the Group.

   5   Segmental information 

5.1 Operating segments

Management has determined the operating segments to be the Group's business units based on the information reported to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) for the purpose of assessing performance and allocating resources. The CODM is the Chief Executive Officer.

The SmartSpace division takes real-time location data from Ubisense's own sensing hardware, or from standards based integration with third party hardware, and transforms this data into high value spatial event information, delivering highly reliable, automatic, adaptive asset identification, precise real-time location and spatial-monitoring to offer meaningful insights that help businesses make smarter decisions.

The Geospatial division delivers myWorld software solutions that integrate data from any source - geographic, real-time asset, GPS, location, corporate and external cloud-based sources - into a live geospatial common operating picture, empowering all users in the customer's organisation to access, input and analyse operational intelligence to proactively manage their networks, respond quickly to emergency events and effectively manage day-to-day operations. Additionally services are provided in connection with third party products.

Each operating segment is managed separately by a business unit leader as each deals with different technologies and predominately a different customer base. The performance of the operating segments is assessed on a measure of contribution, being gross profit less sales and business unit marketing expenditure. Assets and liabilities are not presented to the CODM on a divisional basis.

Costs incurred centrally or not directly attributable to either the SmartSpace or Geospatial business units are reported in the Central division. The results of each segment are prepared using accounting policies consistent with those of the Group as a whole. No intra-segmental transactions are reported.

 
 
 
        6 months ended 30 June    SmartSpace    Geospatial     Central       Total 
                          2018       GBP'000       GBP'000     GBP'000     GBP'000 
------------------------------  ------------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
  Revenue                              4,630         5,699           -      10,329 
  Cost of sales                      (2,869)       (3,230)           -     (6,099) 
==============================  ============  ============  ==========  ========== 
  Gross profit                         1,761         2,469           -       4,230 
  Sales and marketing costs          (1,692)       (1,182)           -     (2,874) 
==============================  ============  ============  ==========  ========== 
  Contribution                            69         1,287           -       1,356 
==============================  ============  ============  ==========  ========== 
  Other operating costs                                        (2,499)     (2,499) 
  Adjusted EBITDA                                              (2,499)     (1,143) 
  Amortisation and impairment 
   of intangibles                                              (1,003)     (1,003) 
  Depreciation                                                   (605)       (605) 
  Share option expense                                           (159)       (159) 
  Unrealised foreign exchange 
   losses on intercompany 
   trading balances                                               (54)        (54) 
  Non-recurring items                                              247         247 
  Operating loss                                               (4,073)     (2,717) 
  Net finance costs                                               (84)        (84) 
==============================  ============  ============  ==========  ========== 
  Loss before tax                                              (4,157)     (2,801) 
==============================  ============  ============  ==========  ========== 
 
 
 
 
        6 months ended 30 June     SmartSpace    Geospatial     Central       Total 
                          2017        GBP'000       GBP'000     GBP'000     GBP'000 
------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
  Revenue                               4,372         8,008           -      12,380 
  Cost of sales                       (2,975)       (4,701)           -     (7,676) 
==============================  =============  ============  ==========  ========== 
  Gross profit                          1,397         3,307           -       4,704 
  Sales and marketing costs           (1,412)         (894)           -     (2,306) 
==============================  =============  ============  ==========  ========== 
  Contribution                           (15)         2,413           -       2,398 
==============================  =============  ============  ==========  ========== 
  Other operating costs                                         (2,603)     (2,603) 
  Adjusted EBITDA                                               (2,603)       (205) 
  Amortisation and impairment 
   of intangibles                                               (1,253)     (1,253) 
  Depreciation                                                    (165)       (165) 
  Share option expense                                            (161)       (161) 
  Unrealised foreign exchange 
   losses on intercompany 
   trading balances                                               (133)       (133) 
  Operating loss                                                (4,315)     (1,917) 
  Net finance costs                                                (17)        (17) 
==============================  =============  ============  ==========  ========== 
  Loss before tax                                               (4,332)     (1,934) 
==============================  =============  ============  ==========  ========== 
 
 
 
 
     12 months ended 31 December     SmartSpace    Geospatial     Central       Total 
                            2017        GBP'000       GBP'000     GBP'000     GBP'000 
--------------------------------  -------------  ------------  ----------  ---------- 
  Revenue                                10,796        16,459           -      27,255 
  Cost of sales                         (6,310)      (10,088)           -    (16,398) 
================================  =============  ============  ==========  ========== 
  Gross profit                            4,486         6,371           -      10,857 
  Sales and marketing costs             (3,062)       (2,004)           -     (5,066) 
================================  =============  ============  ==========  ========== 
  Contribution                            1,424         4,367           -       5,791 
================================  =============  ============  ==========  ========== 
  Other operating costs                                           (5,426)     (5,426) 
  Adjusted EBITDA                                                 (5,426)         365 
  Amortisation and impairment 
   of intangibles                                                   (417)       (417) 
  Depreciation                                                    (2,435)     (2,435) 
  Share option expense                                              (316)       (316) 
  Unrealised foreign exchange 
   losses on intercompany 
   trading balances                                                 (252)       (252) 
  Operating loss                                                  (8,846)     (3,055) 
  Net finance costs                                                  (79)        (79) 
================================  =============  ============  ==========  ========== 
  Loss before tax                                                 (8,925)     (3,134) 
================================  =============  ============  ==========  ========== 
 

5.2 Revenue by geography

The Board and Management Team also review the revenues on a geographical basis, based around the regions where the Group has its significant subsidiaries or markets.

The Group's revenue from external customers in the Group's domicile, the UK, and its major worldwide markets have been identified on the basis of the customers' geographical location.

 
                           6 months     6 months      12 months 
                                 to           to             to 
                            30 June      30 June    31 December 
                               2018         2017           2017 
                          unaudited    unaudited        audited 
                            GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
--------------------    -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 United Kingdom                  28          251            383 
 Germany                      2,095        3,902          8,218 
 France                          65          201            303 
 Europe other                   815          253            554 
 USA                          4,540        4,917         10,954 
 Canada                       1,011          922          2,845 
 Japan                        1,675        1,737          3,545 
 Asia Pacific other              98           43            187 
 Rest of World                    2          154            266 
 Total revenues              10,329       12,380         27,255 
----------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
   6   Non-recurring items 
 
                               6 months     6 months      12 months 
                                     to           to             to 
                                30 June      30 June    31 December 
                                   2018         2017           2017 
                              unaudited    unaudited        audited 
                                GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
 Sale of Japanese business          247            -              - 
 Total non-recurring items          247            -              - 
--------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 

On 30 March 2018, the group concluded the sale of its Japanese third party geospatial services business including the Geoplan brand name for a gross consideration of JPY 100m (GBP0.7m).

Alongside this transaction, Ubisense agreed to acquire the 23% minority interest of Geoplan Company Limited. The acquisition of this non-controlling interest gave the Group 100% ownership of its remaining Japanese operations. Geoplan Company Limited has been renamed Ubisense Japan K.K.

   7   Earnings per share 
 
                                        6 months     6 months      12 months 
                                              to           to             to 
                                         30 June      30 June    31 December 
                                            2018         2017           2017 
                                       unaudited    unaudited        audited 
----------------------------------   -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Earnings 
                                     ----------- 
 Loss for the period (GBP'000)           (2,792)      (1,827)        (3,055) 
 Loss for the purposes of diluted 
  earnings per share (GBP'000)           (2,792)      (1,827)        (3,055) 
===================================  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Number of shares 
 Basic weighted average number 
  of shares ('000)                        73,088       55,883         58,479 
 Effect of dilutive potential 
  ordinary shares: 
 - Share options ('000)                      230          230            215 
 Diluted weighted average number 
  of shares ('000)                        73,318       56,113         58,694 
===================================  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Basic loss per share (pence)              (3.8)        (3.3)          (5.2) 
===================================  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Diluted loss per share (pence)            (3.8)        (3.3)          (5.2) 
===================================  ===========  ===========  ============= 
 

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing profit for the period attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. For diluted earnings per share, the weighted average number of shares is adjusted to allow for the effects of dilutive share options. Options have no dilutive effect in loss-making years, and hence the diluted loss per share for the periods ended 30 June 2018 and 2017 and 31 December 2017 is the same as the basic loss per share.

The Group also presents an adjusted diluted earnings per share figure which excludes share-based payments charge, unrealised foreign exchange gains/losses on intercompany trading balances and non-recurring expenditure from the measurement of profit for the period.

 
                                              6 months     6 months      12 months 
                                                    to           to             to 
                                               30 June      30 June    31 December 
                                                  2018         2017           2017 
 Adjusted diluted earnings per share         unaudited    unaudited        audited 
-----------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Loss for the purposes of diluted 
  earnings per share (GBP'000)                 (2,792)      (1,827)        (3,055) 
 Adjustments 
 Reversal of share-based payments 
  charge (GBP'000)                                 159          161            316 
 Reversal of unrealised foreign exchange 
  gains/losses on intercompany trading 
  balances                                          54          133            252 
 Sale of Japanese business                       (247)            -              - 
-----------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Net adjustments (GBP'000)                        (34)          294            568 
-----------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Adjusted earnings (GBP'000)                   (2,826)      (1,533)        (2,487) 
-----------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Adjusted diluted loss per share (pence)         (3.9)        (2.7)          (4.3) 
-----------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
   8   Intangible assets 
 
                                              At           At             At 
                                         30 June      30 June    31 December 
                                            2018         2017           2017 
                                       unaudited    unaudited        audited 
 Net book amount                         GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
=================================    ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Capitalised product development 
  costs                                    2,628        3,028          2,716 
 Software                                    184          159            246 
 Total intangible assets                   2,812        3,187          2,962 
-----------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
   9   Property, plant and equipment 
 
                                           At           At             At 
                                      30 June      30 June    31 December 
                                         2018         2017           2017 
                                    unaudited    unaudited        audited 
 Net book amount                      GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
==============================    ===========  ===========  ============= 
 Fixtures and fittings                    473          486            342 
 Computer equipment                       172          164            151 
 Capitalised operating leases           2,512            -              - 
 Total property, plant and 
  equipment                             3,157          650            493 
--------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
   10   Bank loans 

In October 2016, an GBP8.0 million HSBC working capital facility was restructured, becoming a GBP4.0 million repayment loan with GBP0.75 million repayable each year. GBP0.75 million of this facility was repaid in each of December 2016, December 2017 and January 2018.

This loan is secured on the fixed and floating assets of the Group, attracts an interest charge of LIBOR + 3% and is subject to an operating covenant linked to "operating cash flow" performance (profit or loss before tax adding back any non-recurring items, finance costs, foreign exchange costs, share based payments, depreciation, amortisation or capitalisation of product development). Following the placing in November 2017, the terms of the operating covenant were agreed as follows: 2018 - GBP2 million negative; 2019 - GBP1 million negative, 2020 and beyond -GBP1m positive.

The covenants require future repayments of GBP187,500 each quarter starting on 31 March 2019.

   11   Share capital 
 
                                            At           At             At 
                                       30 June      30 June    31 December 
                                          2018         2017           2017 
 Allotted, called-up and fully       unaudited    unaudited        audited 
  paid                                 GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
-------------------------------    -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 Ordinary shares of GBP0.02 
  each                                   1,462        1,118          1,462 
---------------------------------  -----------  -----------  ------------- 
 
 
                                             At           At             At 
                                        30 June      30 June    31 December 
                                           2018         2017           2017 
                                      unaudited    unaudited        audited 
 Movement in number of shares           GBP'000      GBP'000        GBP'000 
-------------------------------    ------------  -----------  ------------- 
 Number of shares at beginning 
  of period                          73,087,904   55,883,154     55,883,154 
---------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------------- 
 Issued under placing to 
  institutional shareholders                  -            -     17,187,500 
 Issued under share-based 
  payment plans                               -        7,500         17,250 
 Change in number of shares 
  in period                                   -        7,500     17,204,750 
=================================  ============  ===========  ============= 
 Number of shares at end 
  of period                          73,087,904   55,890,654     73,087,904 
---------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------------- 
 
   12    Share options 

On 14 December 2016 Ubisense Group plc implemented a long-term incentive share option plan for Executive Directors and key management. Ubisense Group plc granted 5,600,000 options of two pence each in the Company with an exercise price set at the nominal value. The options vest if the Company's share price exceeds 70p for 60 consecutive calendar days between the 2nd and 3rd anniversary of issue and the period of employment continues for over three years.

During the first half of 2018, 350,000 share options were issued at market value. The new share options were valued using a Black-Scholes valuation model. The expected life is the expected period from grant to exercise based on management's best estimate of the effects of non-transferability, exercise restrictions and behavioural considerations. The risk-free return is an average yield on the zero-coupon UK Government Bond in issue at the date of grant with a similar life to the option.

At 30 June 2018, the Group had the following share-based payment arrangements.

 
                                                               Awards 
                                                          outstanding   Granted   Exercised   Forfeited        Awards        Awards 
                                                                 at 1    during      during      during   outstanding   exercisable 
                 Award                         Exercise           Jan       the         the         the         at 30         at 30 
                  date      Vests    Expires      price          2018      year        year        year      Jun 2018      Jun 2018 
 Arrangement      Year      Years       Year        GBP        Number    Number      Number      Number        Number        Number 
=============  =======  =========  =========  =========  ============  ========  ==========  ==========  ============  ============ 
 Options 
    2010    2011-13                     2020      0.140       322,672         -           -     (1,000)       321,672       321,672 
    2011    2012-14                     2021      1.050       108,700         -           -     (7,000)       101,700       101,700 
    2012    2013-15                     2022      2.125        75,500         -           -     (5,000)        70,500        70,500 
    2013    2014-16                     2023      2.055        93,600         -           -     (8,750)        84,850        84,850 
    2014    2015-17                     2024      2.250        65,000         -           -    (10,000)        55,000        55,000 
    2016    2017-19                     2026      0.020     5,600,000         -           -           -     5,600,000             - 
    2018    2019-21                     2028      0.555             -   350,000           -           -       350,000             - 
 -------  ---------  -----------------------  ---------  ------------  --------  ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------ 
 Total                                                      6,265,472   350,000           -    (31,750)     6,583,722       633,722 
============================================  =========  ============  ========  ==========  ==========  ============  ============ 
 Weighted average exercise 
  price (GBP)                                                   0.123     0.555           -       1.846         0.138         0.946 
=======================================================  ============  ========  ==========  ==========  ============  ============ 
 

Independent review report to Ubisense Group plc

Introduction

We have been engaged by the Company to review the financial information in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2018 which comprises the consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity, consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated statement of cash flows and the related explanatory notes. We have read the other information contained in the half yearly financial report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.

This report is made solely to the Company in accordance with guidance contained in ISRE (UK and Ireland) 2410, 'Review of Interim Financial Information performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity'. Our review work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company those matters we are required to state to them in a review report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company, for our review work, for this report, or for the conclusion we have formed.

Directors' responsibilities

The half-yearly financial report is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the directors. The AIM rules of the London Stock Exchange require that the accounting policies and presentation applied to the financial information in the half-yearly financial report are consistent with those which will be adopted in the annual accounts having regard to the accounting standards applicable for such accounts.

As disclosed in Note 2, the annual financial statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union. The financial information in the half-yearly financial report has been prepared in accordance with the basis of preparation in Note 2.

Our responsibility

Our responsibility is to express to the Company a conclusion on the financial information in the half-yearly financial report based on our review.

Scope of review

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410, 'Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity' issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. A review of interim financial information consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the financial information in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2018 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the basis of accounting described in Note 2.

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Chartered Accountants

Registered Auditor

Cambridge

26 September 2018

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