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Unaudited group consolidated interim financial results for period ended September 30, 2014
Mix Telematics Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1995/013858/06)
JSE share code: MIX NYSE code: MIXT ISIN: ZAE000125316
(“MiX Telematics” or “the Company” or “the Group”)
Unaudited group consolidated interim financial results for period ended September 30, 2014
MiX Telematics announces financial results for second quarter and first half of fiscal year 2015
References in this announcement to “R” are to South African Rand and references to “U.S. Dollars” and “$” are to
United States Dollars. Unless otherwise stated MiX Telematics has translated U.S. Dollar amounts from South African Rand at
the exchange rate of R11.2416 per $1.00, which was the R/$ exchange rate reported by the South African Reserve Bank as of
September 30, 2014.
Second quarter and first half highlights:
- Subscribers increased by 19% year over year, bringing the total to over 479,000 subscribers at
September 30, 2014
- Second quarter subscription revenue of R241.8 million ($21.5 million), grew 17% year over year
- Second quarter Adjusted EBITDA of R70.7 million ($6.3 million), representing a 20% Adjusted EBITDA margin
- First half subscription revenue of R478.4 million ($42.6 million), grew 19% year over year
- First half Adjusted EBITDA of R122.7 million ($10.9 million), representing a 18% Adjusted EBITDA margin
Midrand, South Africa, November 6, 2014 - MiX Telematics Limited (NYSE: MIXT, JSE: MIX), a leading global provider of
fleet and mobile asset management solutions delivered as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), today announced financial results
for its second quarter and first half of fiscal year 2015, which ended September 30, 2014.
“Relative to the first quarter, we experienced an improved demand environment and saw a 35% sequential increase in net
subscriber additions. For the six months we added close to 29,000 subscribers, finishing the half year with a total
base of over 479,000. However, our cumulative adds for the year remain well behind our internal plan, and consequently we
have lowered our revenue and earnings targets for the fiscal year,” said Stefan Joselowitz, Chief Executive Officer of
MiX Telematics. “While we continue to face macroeconomic headwinds in South Africa, our business is growing and is
handsomely profitable. Comparing the first half of fiscal year 2015 to the comparative period last year, all of our regions
showed year over year subscriber growth. The Americas and Europe grew subscribers at around 10%, with the balance of our
operations growing at around 20% or better. Additionally, we are taking advantage of strategic opportunities: We acquired
a key reseller in South Africa, which will be immediately accretive to both our top and bottom lines, and we are winning
major contracts. We continue to believe that MiX Telematics is well positioned to be a prime beneficiary of telematics
market growth as we have already achieved meaningful scale, built a global distribution network and offer state of the
art solutions that yield a powerful ROI for our customers.”
Financial Performance for the three months ended September 30, 2014
Revenue: Total revenue was R351.0 million ($31.2 million), an increase of 11.4% compared to R315.0 million ($28.0
million) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. Subscription revenue was R241.8 million ($21.5 million), an increase
of 16.8% compared with R207.1 million ($18.4 million) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. Growth in subscription
revenue was driven primarily by an increase of over 75,000 subscribers, which resulted in an increase in subscribers of
18.6% from September 2013 to September 2014. Hardware and other revenue was R109.2 million ($9.7 million), an increase
of 1.2% compared to R107.9 million ($9.6 million) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014.
Gross Margin: Gross profit was R240.1 million ($21.4 million), as compared to R204.2 million ($18.2 million) for the
second quarter of fiscal year 2014. Gross profit margin was 68.4%, compared to 64.8% for the second quarter of fiscal
year 2014.
Operating Margin: Operating profit was R37.1 million ($3.3 million), compared to R34.7 million ($3.1 million) for the
second quarter of fiscal year 2014. Operating margin was 10.6%, compared to 11.0% for the second quarter of fiscal year
2014. The Company is executing its strategy of investing in sales and marketing and as a result sales and marketing
costs for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 increased by R7.6 million ($0.7 million) from the second quarter of fiscal
2014. Administration and other charges increased by R24.5 million ($2.2 million) primarily as a result of investments in
headcount necessary to support the Company's growth initiatives and increased regulatory and reporting compliance
requirements for U.S. listed public companies. Administration and other costs included non-recurring litigation costs of R6.5
million ($0.6 million) in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 while the second quarter of fiscal year 2014 included
non-recurring initial public offering costs of R8.5 million ($0.8 million).
Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA, a non-IFRS measure, was R70.7 million ($6.3 million) compared to R66.9 million
($5.9 million) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. Adjusted EBITDA margin, a non-IFRS measure, for the second
quarter of fiscal year 2015 was 20.2%, compared to 21.2% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014.
Profit for the period and earnings per share: Profit for the period was R48.9 million ($4.4 million), compared to
R30.3 million ($2.7 million) in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. Earnings per diluted ordinary share were 6
South African cents, compared to 4 South African cents in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. For the second quarter
of fiscal 2015, the calculation was based on diluted weighted average ordinary shares in issue of 804.8 million compared
to 755.7 million diluted weighted average ordinary shares in issue during the second quarter of fiscal 2014.
The Company's effective tax rate for the quarter was 33.0% in comparison to 31.9% in the second quarter of fiscal
2014.
On a U.S. Dollar basis, and using the September 30, 2014 exchange rate of R11.2416 per U.S. Dollar, and at a ratio of
25 ordinary shares to one American Depositary Share ("ADS"), profit for the period was $4.4 million, or 14 U.S. cents
per diluted ADS.
Adjusted earnings for the period and adjusted earnings per share: Adjusted earnings for the period, a non-IFRS
measure, was R26.4 million ($2.4 million), compared to R23.4 million ($2.1 million) in the second quarter of the 2014 fiscal
year and excludes a net foreign exchange gain of R34.2 million ($3.0 million). The net foreign exchange gain includes
R38.6 million ($3.4 million) relating to a foreign exchange gain on the IPO proceeds which are maintained in U.S. Dollars
and are therefore sensitive to R:$ exchange rate movements. Adjusted earnings per diluted ordinary share, also a non-IFRS
measure, were 3 South African cents, compared to 3 South African cents in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014.
On a U.S. Dollar basis, and using the September 30, 2014 exchange rate of R11.2416 per U.S. Dollar, and at a ratio of
25 ordinary shares to one ADS, adjusted profit for the period was $2.4 million, or 7 U.S. cents per diluted ADS.
Statement of Financial Position and Cash Flow: At September 30, 2014, the Company had R904.6 million ($80.5 million)
of cash and cash equivalents, compared to R767.8 million ($68.3 million) at September 30, 2013. The Company generated
R61.1 million ($5.4 million) in net cash from operating activities for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and
invested R37.9 million ($3.4 million) in capital expenditures during the quarter, leading to free cash flow of R23.2 million
($2.1 million) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, compared with free cash flow of R11.5 million ($1.0 million)
for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. Free cash flow is determined as net cash generated from operating activities
less capital expenditure per investing activities.
An explanation of non-IFRS measures used in this press release is set out in the Non-IFRS financial measures section
of this press release. A reconciliation of these non-IFRS measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measures is
provided in the financial tables that accompany this release.
Financial Performance for the first half of fiscal year 2014
Revenue: Total revenue for the first half of fiscal year 2015 was R670.2 million ($59.6 million), an increase of 9.3%
compared to R613.4 million ($54.6 million) for the first half of fiscal year 2014. Subscription revenue increased to
R478.4 million ($42.6 million), up 19.2% from R401.3 million ($35.7 million) for the first half of fiscal year 2014.
Subscription revenue growth was driven primarily by the increase in subscribers since the end of the first half of fiscal
2014. Hardware and other revenue was R191.8 million ($17.1 million), compared to R212.1 million ($18.9 million) for the
first half of fiscal year 2014.
Gross margin: Gross profit for the first half of fiscal year 2015 was R451.7 million ($40.2 million), an increase
compared to R402.4 million ($35.8 million) for the first half of fiscal year 2014. Gross profit margin was 67.4%, up from
65.6% for the first half of fiscal year 2014. In the first half of fiscal 2015, subscription revenue, which generates a
higher gross profit margin than hardware and other revenue, contributed 71.4% of total revenue compared to 65.4% in the
first half of fiscal 2014.
Operating margin: Operating profit for the first half of fiscal year 2015 was R59.7 million ($5.3 million), compared
to R72.0 million ($6.4 million) posted in the first half of fiscal year 2014. The operating margin for the first half of
fiscal year 2015 was 8.9%, compared to the 11.7% posted in the first half of fiscal year 2014. The Company is executing
its strategy of investing in sales and marketing and as a result sales and marketing costs for the first half of fiscal
2015 increased by R18.7 million ($1.7 million) from the first half of fiscal 2014. Administration and other costs
increased by R42.0 million ($3.7 million) primarily as a result of investments in headcount necessary to support the Company's
growth initiatives and additional costs pertaining to regulatory and reporting compliance requirements for U.S. listed
public companies. Administration and other costs included non-recurring litigation costs of R8.6 million ($0.8 million)
in the first half of fiscal year 2015 while the first half of fiscal year 2014 included non-recurring initial public
offering costs of R8.5 million ($0.8 million).
Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA was R122.7 million ($10.9 million) compared to R132.1 million ($11.8 million) for the
first half of fiscal year 2014. The Adjusted EBITDA margin for the first half of fiscal year 2015 was 18.3%, compared
with the 21.5% in the first half of fiscal year 2014.
Profit for the year and earnings per share: Profit for the first half of fiscal year 2015 was R65.0 million ($5.8
million), compared to R56.6 million ($5.0 million) in the first half of fiscal year 2014. Earnings per diluted ordinary
share were 8 South African cents, which was unchanged from the first half of fiscal year 2014. For the first half of fiscal
year 2015, the calculation was based on diluted weighted average ordinary shares in issue of 804.7 million compared to
727.3 million diluted weighted average ordinary shares in issue during the first half of fiscal year 2014.
The Company's effective tax rate for the first half of fiscal year 2015 was 32.9% in comparison to 30.2% in the first
half of fiscal year 2014.
Adjusted earnings for the period and adjusted earnings per share: Adjusted profit for the first half of fiscal year
2015, a non-IFRS measure, was R42.8 million ($3.8 million), compared to R50.5 million ($4.5 million) in the first half of
fiscal year 2014 and excludes a net foreign exchange gain of R34.0 million ($3.0 million). The net foreign exchange gain
includes R39.3 million ($3.5 million) relating to a foreign exchange gain on the IPO proceeds which are maintained in
U.S. Dollars and are therefore sensitive to R:$ exchange rate movements. Adjusted earnings per diluted ordinary share
were 5 South African cents, compared to 7 South African cents in the first half of fiscal year 2014.
On a U.S. Dollar basis, and using the September 30, 2014 exchange rate of R11.2416 per U.S. Dollar, and at a ratio of
25 ordinary shares to one ADS, adjusted profit for the first half of fiscal year 2015 was $3.8 million, or 12 U.S. cents
per diluted ADS, compared to $4.5 million, or 15 U.S. cents per diluted ADS in the first half of fiscal year 2014.
Cash Flow: The Company generated R67.3 million ($6.0 million) in net cash from operating activities for the first half
of fiscal year 2015 and invested R66.1 million ($5.9 million) in capital expenditures during the period, leading to
free cash flow of R1.2 million ($0.1 million) for the first half of fiscal year 2015, compared with free cash flow of R7.1
million ($0.6 million) for the first half of fiscal year 2014. The decrease in free cash flow is primarily attributable
to a decrease in cash generated from operating activities of R3.7 million ($0.3 million) as a result of increased
working capital investments and an increase in capital expenditure of R2.2 million ($0.2 million) in the first half of fiscal
year 2015.
Segment commentary for the first half of fiscal year 2015
Adjusted
Segment Revenue % change on Adjusted EBITDA % change on EBITDA Margin
Half-year prior year Half-year prior year Half-year
2015 2015 2015
R’000 R’000 R’000
Africa 341,595 5.2% 97,788 1.8% 28.6%
The subscriber base has grown by 20.9% since September 30, 2013. Modest revenue growth of 5.2% is attributable to lower hardware
revenue caused by a revenue mix shift towards bundled sales for fleet products. The segment delivered a strong Adjusted EBITDA
margin of 28.6%.
Europe 82,017 19.3% 2,675 168.8% 3.3%
Revenue was flat on a constant currency basis with lower hardware sales offsetting subscription revenue growth of about 8% on a
constant currency basis. The subscriber base grew 9% from September 30, 2013.
Operating cost savings, as a result of the European business undertaking a restructuring in the first quarter of fiscal 2014,
resulted in the reported Adjusted EBITDA growth.
Americas 83,633 33.5% (1,061) 50.0% (1.3%)
The subscriber base increased by 20.1% from September 30, 2013 - 12.1% of the increase relates to a transfer of Latin American
subscribers from the Middle East operation during the second quarter of fiscal 2015. Subscription revenue growth was 13.0% on a
constant currency basis. Investments in our sales and distribution capacity are being made in order to position the segment for
future growth in both North and South America. As a result the segment posted a negative Adjusted EBITDA margin.
Middle East and Australasia 150,234 (2.9%) (798) - (0.5%)
Subscribers increased 12.5% from September 30, 2013 despite the aforementioned subscriber transfer to the Americas segment.
While subscription revenue increased by 19.4% on a constant currency basis, total revenue declined as a result of lower hardware
revenue in the Middle East. As a result of this and additional investments in sales and marketing, headcount and infrastructure
necessary to support future growth, the region reported a negative Adjusted EBITDA margin of 0.5%.
Brazil 12,152 209.5% (6,897) (27.9%) (56.8%)
The Brazil operation has not yet reached critical mass and therefore, despite revenue growth in excess of 200%, the region
recorded an expected Adjusted EBITDA loss.
International central services organization
191,391 10.6% 55,804 18.6% 29.2%
International CSO is a central services organization that wholesales our products and services to our regional operations
and distributors who, in turn, interface with our end-customers. International CSO is also responsible for the developement
of our hardware and software platforms. International CSO continues to benefit from the subscriber growth throughout the
Company and reported growth at both the revenue and Adjusted EBITDA level.
Business Outlook
MiX Telematics has translated U.S. Dollar amounts in this Business Outlook paragraph from South African Rand at the
exchange rate of R11.0385 per $1.00, which was the R/$ exchange rate reported by the South African Reserve Bank as of
November 4, 2014.
Based on information as of today, November 6, 2014, the Company is issuing the following financial guidance for the
full 2015 fiscal year:
- Revenue - R1,325 million to R1,350 million ($120.0 million to $122.3 million), which would represent revenue growth
of 4% to 6% compared to fiscal year 2014.
- Subscription revenue - R980 million to R990 million ($88.8 million to $89.7 million), which would represent
subscription revenue growth of 15% to 16% compared to fiscal year 2014.
- Adjusted EBITDA - R237 million to R252 million ($21.5 million to $22.8 million), which would represent a decline in
Adjusted EBITDA of 16% to 11% compared to fiscal year 2014.
- Adjusted earnings per diluted ordinary share of 12.0 to 13.5 South African cents based on 810 million diluted
ordinary shares in issue, and based on an effective tax rate of 29.0% to 33.0%. At a ratio of 25 ordinary shares to one ADS,
this equates to adjusted earnings per diluted ADS of 27 to 31 U.S. cents.
For the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 the Company expects subscription revenue to be in the range of R246 million
to R250 million ($22.3 million to $22.6 million) which would represent subscription revenue growth of 12% to 14%
compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2014.
The key assumptions used in deriving the forecast are as follows:
- Growth in subscription revenue and vehicles under subscription are based on expected growth rates related to market
conditions and takes into account growth rates achieved previously.
- Achieving hardware sales according to expectations. Hardware sales are dependent on the volumes of bundled solutions
selected by customers.
- Costs have been increased to take into account the Company's strategy of investing in sales and marketing and
development and also include costs necessary to operate as a U.S. listed company.
The forecast is the responsibility of the board of directors and has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company’s
external auditors. The Company’s policy is to give guidance on a quarterly basis, if necessary, and does not update
guidance between quarters.
The information disclosed in this “Business Outlook” paragraph complies with the disclosure requirements in terms of
paragraph 8.38 of the JSE Listings Requirements which deals with profit forecasts.
Quarterly Reporting Policy in respect of JSE Listings Requirements
Following the listing of the Company’s ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange, the Company has adopted a quarterly
reporting policy. As a result of such quarterly reporting the Company is, in terms of paragraph 3.4(b)(ix) of the JSE Listings
Requirements, not required to publish trading statements in terms of paragraph 3.4(b)(i) to (viii) of the JSE Listings
Requirements.
Conference Call Information
MiX Telematics management will also host a conference call and audio webcast at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) and
3:00 p.m. (South African Time) on November 6, 2014 to discuss the Company's financial results and current business
outlook:
- The live webcast of the call will be available at the “Investor Information” page of the Company’s website,
http://investor.mixtelematics.com.
- To access the call, dial 1-888-516-2435 (within the United States) or 0 800 980 989 (within South Africa) or
1-719-325-2313 (outside of the United States). The conference ID is 2212525.
- A replay of this conference call will be available for a limited time at 1-877-870-5176 (within the United States)
or 1-858-384-5517 (within South Africa or outside of the United States). The replay conference ID is 2212525.
- A replay of the webcast will also be available for a limited time at http://investor.mixtelematics.com.
About MiX Telematics Limited
MiX Telematics is a leading global provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions delivered as SaaS to
customers in more than 120 countries. The Company’s products and services provide enterprise fleets, small fleets and
consumers with solutions for safety, efficiency, risk and security. MiX Telematics was founded in 1996 and has offices in South
Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uganda, Brazil, Australia and the United Arab Emirates as well as a
network of more than 130 fleet partners worldwide. MiX Telematics shares are publicly traded on the Johannesburg Stock
Exchange (JSE: MIX) and MiX Telematics American Depositary Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MIXT).
For more information visit www.mixtelematics.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain “forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including without limitation, statements concerning our financial guidance for the third quarter
and full year of fiscal year 2015, our position to execute on our growth strategy, and our ability to expand our
leadership position. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views about our plans, intentions, expectations,
strategies and prospects, which are based on the information currently available to us and on assumptions we have made.
Actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a
variety of risks and factors that are beyond our control including, without limitation, those described under the
caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, as updated by other reports that the Company files with or furnishes to the
SEC. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Non-IFRS financial measures
Adjusted EBITDA
To provide investors with additional information regarding its financial results, the Company has disclosed within
this press release, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial measure, it does
not represent cash flows from operations for the periods indicated and should not be considered an alternative to net
income as an indicator of our results of operations or as an alternative to cash flows from operations as an indicator of
liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as the profit for the period before income taxes, net interest income/(expense),
depreciation of property, plant and equipment including capitalized customer in-vehicle devices, amortization of
intangible assets including capitalized in-house development costs, share-based compensation costs, transaction costs arising
from the acquisition of a business, restructuring costs, profits/(losses) on the disposal or impairments of assets or
subsidiaries, certain litigation costs, certain non-recurring initial public offering or "IPO" costs, unrealized foreign
exchange gains/(losses) and foreign exchange gains/(losses) related to the cash proceeds raised through the IPO. Adjusted
EBITDA does not have a standardized meaning and, accordingly, the Company's definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be
comparable to Adjusted EBITDA as used by other companies.
The Company has included Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin in this press release because they are key
measures that the Company's management and Board of Directors use to understand and evaluate its core operating performance and
trends; to prepare and approve its annual budget; and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. In particular,
the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin can provide a useful
measure for period-to-period comparisons of the Company's core business. Accordingly, the Company believes that Adjusted
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating its
operating results.
The Company's use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider this
performance measure in isolation from or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results as reported under IFRS. Some of
these limitations are:
- although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to
be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such
replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not consider the potentially dilutive impact of equity-based compensation;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to the Company;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest
payments on the Company's debt or any losses on the extinguishment of our debt;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not include interest earned on cash and cash equivalents and other financial assets;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not include certain foreign currency transaction gains and losses;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not include certain non-recurring IPO and litigation costs; and
- other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently, which reduces its
usefulness as a comparative measure.
Because of these limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin alongside other financial
performance measures, including operating profit, profit for the period and our other results.
Headline Earnings
Headline earnings is a profit measure required for JSE-listed companies as defined by the South African Institute of
Chartered Accountants. The profit measure is determined by taking the profit for the year prior to separately
identifiable re-measurements of the carrying amount of an asset or liability that arose after the initial recognition of such
asset or liability net of related tax (both current and deferred) and related non-controlling interest. A reconciliation of
headline earnings to profit for the period has been included in the financial results section of this announcement.
Adjusted Profit and Adjusted Earnings Per Share
Adjusted profit and adjusted earnings per share is defined as profit attributable to owners of the parent excluding
net foreign exchange gains/(losses) net of tax for the relevant period. A reconciliation of adjusted earnings to profit
for the period has been included in the financial results section of this announcement.
Investor Contact:
Sheila Ennis
ICR for MiX Telematics
ir@mixtelematics.com
1-855-564-9835
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
South African Rand Six months ended Three months ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2014 2013 2014 2013
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Revenue 670,210 613,408 351,000 314,961
Cost of sales (218,559) (211,036) (110,931) (110,756)
Gross profit 451,651 402,372 240,069 204,205
Other income/(expenses) - net 784 1,609 215 1,540
Operating expenses (392,767) (331,998) (203,144) (171,083)
-Sales and marketing (86,938) (68,203) (41,632) (34,051)
-Administration and other charges (305,829) (263,795) (161,512) (137,032)
Operating profit 59,668 71,983 37,140 34,662
Finance income/(costs) - net (note 3) 37,213 9,124 35,897 9,772
-Finance income 38,582 10,390 36,699 10,454
-Finance costs (1,369) (1,266) (802) (682)
Profit before taxation 96,881 81,107 73,037 44,434
Taxation (31,874) (24,519) (24,089) (14,181)
Profit for the period 65,007 56,588 48,948 30,253
Attributable to:
Owners of the parent 65,191 56,588 49,109 30,253
Non-controlling interests (184) * (161) *
65,007 56,588 48,948 30,253
Attributable earnings per share
-basic (R) 0.08 0.08 0.06 0.04
-diluted (R) 0.08 0.08 0.06 0.04
Earnings per American Depositary Share
-basic (R) 2.07 2.05 1.56 1.05
-diluted (R) 2.03 1.95 1.53 1.00
Ordinary shares ('000)
-in issue at September 30 790,788 772,950 790,788 772,950
-weighted average 786,468 688,787 788,220 717,059
-diluted weighted average 804,660 727,259 804,825 755,739
Weighted average American Depositary Share ('000)
-in issue at September 30 31,632 30,918 31,632 30,918
-weighted average 31,459 27,551 31,529 28,682
-diluted weighted average 32,186 29,090 32,193 30,230
* Amounts less than $1,000/R1,000
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
United States Dollar Six months ended Three months ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2014 2013 2014 2013
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Revenue 59,619 54,566 31,223 28,017
Cost of sales (19,442) (18,773) (9,868) (9,852)
Gross profit 40,177 35,793 21,355 18,165
Other income/(expenses) - net 70 143 19 137
Operating expenses (34,939) (29,533) (18,070) (15,219)
-Sales and marketing (7,734) (6,067) (3,703) (3,029)
-Administration and other charges (27,205) (23,466) (14,367) (12,190)
Operating profit 5,308 6,403 3,304 3,083
Finance income/(costs) - net (note 3) 3,310 811 3,194 869
-Finance income 3,432 924 3,265 930
-Finance costs (122) (113) (71) (61)
Profit before taxation 8,618 7,214 6,498 3,952
Taxation (2,835) (2,181) (2,143) (1,261)
Profit for the period 5,783 5,033 4,355 2,691
Attributable to:
Owners of the parent 5,799 5,033 4,369 2,691
Non-controlling interests (16) * (14) *
5,783 5,033 4,355 2,691
Attributable earnings per share
-basic ($) 0.01 0.01 0.01 #
-diluted ($) 0.01 0.01 0.01 #
Earnings per American Depositary Share
-basic ($) 0.18 0.18 0.14 0.09
-diluted ($) 0.18 0.17 0.14 0.09
Ordinary shares ('000)
-in issue at September 30 790,788 772,950 790,788 772,950
-weighted average 786,468 688,787 788,220 717,059
-diluted weighted average 804,660 727,259 804,825 755,739
Weighted average American Depositary Share ('000)
-in issue at September 30 31,632 30,918 31,632 30,918
-weighted average 31,459 27,551 31,529 28,682
-diluted weighted average 32,186 29,090 32,193 30,230
* Amounts less than $1,000/R1,000
# Amounts less than $0.01
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME South African Rand United States Dollar
Six months ended Six months ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2014 2013 2014 2013
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Profit for the period 65,007 56,588 5,783 5,033
Other comprehensive income:
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations 14,831 27,586 1,319 2,454
Exchange differences on net investments in foreign operations 3,661 2,737 326 244
Taxation relating to components of other comprehensive income 291 - 26 -
Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax 18,783 30,323 1,671 2,698
Total comprehensive income for the period 83,790 86,911 7,454 7,731
Attributable to:
Owners of the parent 83,974 86,911 7,470 7,731
Non-controlling interests (184) * (16) *
Total comprehensive income for the period 83,790 86,911 7,454 7,731
* Amounts less than $1,000/R1,000
HEADLINE EARNINGS
Reconciliation of headline earnings
South African Rand United States Dollar
Six months ended Six months ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2014 2013 2014 2013
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the
parent 65,191 56,588 5,799 5,033
Adjusted for:
Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment
and intangible assets 126 54 11 5
Impairment of property, plant and equipment (note 5) 649 - 58 -
Impairment of product development costs capitalized (note 5) 456 - 41 -
Income tax effect on the above components (343) (14) (31) (1)
Headline earnings attributable to owners of the parent 66,079 56,628 5,878 5,037
Headline earnings
Headline earnings per share
-basic (R/$) 0.08 0.08 0.01 0.01
-diluted (R/$) 0.08 0.08 0.01 0.01
Headline earnings per American Depositary Share
-basic (R/$) 2.10 2.06 0.19 0.18
-diluted (R/$) 2.05 1.95 0.18 0.17
ADJUSTED EARNINGS
Reconciliation of adjusted earnings
South African Rand Six months ended Three months ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2014 2013 2014 2013
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Profit for the period attributable to owners of
the parent 65,191 56,588 49,109 30,253
Net foreign exchange gains (note 9) (33,980) (8,290) (34,164) (9,501)
Income tax effect on the above component 11,630 2,187 11,502 2,643
Adjusted earnings attributable to owners of the
parent 42,841 50,485 26,447 23,395
Adjusted earnings
Attributable adjusted earnings per share
-basic (R) 0.05 0.07 0.03 0.03
-diluted (R) 0.05 0.07 0.03 0.03
Adjusted earnings per American Depositary Share
-basic (R) 1.36 1.83 0.84 0.82
-diluted (R) 1.33 1.74 0.82 0.77
United States Dollar
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the
parent 5,799 5,033 4,369 2,691
Net foreign exchange gains (note 9) (3,023) (737) (3,039) (845)
Income tax effect on the above component 1,035 195 1,023 235
Adjusted earnings attributable to owners of the parent 3,811 4,491 2,353 2,081
Attributable adjusted earnings per share
-basic ($) # 0.01 # #
-diluted ($) # 0.01 # #
Adjusted earnings per American Depositary Share
-basic ($) 0.12 0.16 0.07 0.07
-diluted ($) 0.12 0.15 0.07 0.07
# Amounts less than $0.01
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
South African Rand United States Dollar
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, March 31, September 30, March 31,
2014 2014 2014 2014
Unaudited Audited Unaudited Unaudited
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 132,914 129,079 11,823 11,482
Intangible assets 707,836 692,190 62,966 61,574
Available-for-sale financial asset - - - -
Finance lease receivable 3,295 6,677 293 594
Deferred tax assets 27,116 19,825 2,412 1,764
Total non-current assets 871,161 847,771 77,494 75,414
Current assets
Inventory 46,192 39,774 4,109 3,538
Trade and other receivables 260,108 234,839 23,138 20,890
Finance lease receivable 6,816 6,652 606 592
Taxation 13,148 7,336 1,170 653
Restricted cash 13,480 10,279 1,199 915
Cash and cash equivalents 904,620 830,449 80,471 73,874
Total current assets 1,244,364 1,129,329 110,693 100,462
Total assets 2,115,525 1,977,100 188,187 175,876
EQUITY
Stated capital 1,435,033 1,429,250 127,653 127,139
Other reserves (36,761) (58,335) (3,269) (5,189)
Retained earnings 365,916 300,725 32,551 26,752
Equity attributable to owners of the parent 1,764,188 1,671,640 156,935 148,702
Non-controlling interest (651) (10) (57) *
Total equity 1,763,537 1,671,630 156,878 148,702
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings 1,799 2,462 160 219
Deferred tax liabilities 38,486 20,601 3,424 1,833
Provisions 2,800 2,282 249 203
Share-based payment liability (note 11) 1,950 - 173 -
Total non-current liabilities 45,035 25,345 4,006 2,255
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 228,470 228,961 20,322 20,368
Borrowings 1,309 1,279 116 114
Taxation 744 2,912 66 258
Provisions 19,418 19,163 1,727 1,705
Bank overdraft 57,012 27,810 5,072 2,474
Total current liabilities 306,953 280,125 27,303 24,919
Total liabilities 351,988 305,470 31,309 27,174
Total equity and liabilities 2,115,525 1,977,100 188,187 175,876
Net cash (note 7) 844,500 798,898 75,123 71,067
Net asset value per share (R/$) 2.23 2.13 0.20 0.19
Net tangible asset value per share (R/$) 1.33 1.25 0.12 0.11
Capital expenditure
-incurred 63,544 135,309 5,653 12,036
-authorized but not spent 45,044 60,115 4,007 5,348
* Amounts less than $1,000/R1,000
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
South African Rand United States Dollar
Six months ended Six months ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2014 2013 2014 2013
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Operating activities
Cash generated from operations 92,955 100,565 8,269 8,946
Net financing income 3,151 413 280 37
Taxation paid (28,844) (30,028) (2,566) (2,671)
Net cash generated from operating activities 67,262 70,950 5,983 6,312
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditure (66,095) (63,855) (5,880) (5,680)
Deferred consideration paid (608) - (54) -
Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment
and intangible assets 397 48 35 4
Increase in restricted cash (3,009) (1,399) (268) (124)
Net cash used in investing activities (69,315) (65,206) (6,167) (5,800)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares 5,783 652,632 514 58,055
Share issue expenses paid - (15,444) - (1,374)
Repayment of borrowings - (3,542) - (315)
Dividends paid - (39,570) - (3,520)
Net cash generated from financing activities 5,783 594,076 514 52,846
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 3,730 599,820 330 53,358
Net cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 802,639 91,697 71,400 8,157
Exchange gains on cash and cash equivalents 41,239 11,769 3,669 1,046
Net cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 847,608 703,286 75,399 62,561
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
Attributable to owners of the parent
South African Rand
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated Stated Other Retained Total Non-controlling Total
capital reserves earnings interest Equity
Balance at April 1, 2013 (Audited) 790,491 (111,362) 188,750 867,879 (5) 867,874
Total comprehensive income - 30,323 56,588 86,911 * 86,911
Profit for the period - - 56,588 56,588 * 56,588
Other comprehensive income - 30,323 - 30,323 - 30,323
Transactions with owners 626,182 2,578 (39,614) 589,146 - 589,146
Shares issued in relation to share options exercised 3,430 - - 3,430 - 3,430
Share-based payment - 2,578 - 2,578 - 2,578
Proceeds from shares issued, net of share issue costs 622,752 - - 622,752 - 622,752
Dividend declared of 6 cents per share (note 8) - - (39,614) (39,614) - (39,614)
Balance at September 30, 2013 (Unaudited) 1,416,673 (78,461) 205,724 1,543,936 (5) 1,543,931
Total comprehensive income - 18,093 95,001 113,094 (5) 113,089
Profit for the period - - 95,001 95,001 (5) 94,996
Other comprehensive income - 18,093 - 18,093 - 18,093
Transactions with owners 12,577 2,033 - 14,610 - 14,610
Shares issued in relation to share options exercised 12,346 - - 12,346 - 12,346
Share-based payment - 2,033 - 2,033 - 2,033
Proceeds from shares issued, net of share issue costs 231 - - 231 - 231
Balance at March 31, 2014 (Audited) 1,429,250 (58,335) 300,725 1,671,640 (10) 1,671,630
Total comprehensive income - 18,783 65,191 83,974 (184) 83,790
Profit for the period - - 65,191 65,191 (184) 65,007
Other comprehensive income - 18,783 - 18,783 - 18,783
Transactions with owners 5,783 2,791 - 8,574 (457) 8,117
Shares issued in relation to share options exercised 5,783 - - 5,783 - 5,783
Share-based payment - 2,334 - 2,334 - 2,334
Transactions with non-controlling interest - 457 - 457 (457) -
Balance at September 30, 2014 (Unaudited) 1,435,033 (36,761) 365,916 1,764,188 (651) 1,763,537
* Amounts less than R1,000
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
United States Dollar Attributable to owners of the parent
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated Stated Other Retained Total Non-controlling Total
capital reserves earnings interest Equity
Balance at April 1, 2013 (Unaudited) 70,318 (9,905) 16,791 77,204 * 77,204
Total comprehensive income - 2,698 5,033 7,731 * 7,731
Profit for the period - - 5,033 5,033 * 5,033
Other comprehensive income - 2,698 - 2,698 - 2,698
Transactions with owners 55,702 229 (3,524) 52,407 - 52,407
Shares issued in relation to share options exercised 305 - - 305 - 305
Share-based payment - 229 - 229 - 229
Proceeds from shares issued, net of share issue costs 55,397 - - 55,397 - 55,397
Dividend declared of 0.5 cents per share (note 8) - - (3,524) (3,524) - (3,524)
Balance at September 30, 2013 (Unaudited) 126,020 (6,978) 18,300 137,342 * 137,342
Total comprehensive income - 1,608 8,452 10,060 * 10,060
Profit for the period - - 8,452 8,452 * 8,452
Other comprehensive income - 1,608 - 1,608 - 1,608
Transactions with owners 1,119 181 - 1,300 - 1,300
Shares issued in relation to share options exercised 1,098 - - 1,098 - 1,098
Share-based payment - 181 - 181 - 181
Proceeds from shares issued, net of share issue costs 21 - - 21 - 21
Balance at March 31, 2014 (Unaudited) 127,139 (5,189) 26,752 148,702 * 148,702
Total comprehensive income - 1,671 5,799 7,470 (16) 7,454
Profit for the period - - 5,799 5,799 (16) 5,783
Other comprehensive income - 1,671 - 1,671 - 1,671
Transactions with owners 514 249 - 763 (41) 722
Shares issued in relation to share options exercised 514 - - 514 - 514
Share-based payment - 208 - 208 - 208
Transactions with non-controlling interest - 41 - 41 (41) -
Balance at September 30, 2014 (Unaudited) 127,653 (3,269) 32,551 156,935 (57) 156,878
* Amounts less than $1,000
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS
1. Basis of preparation and accounting policies
Condensed unaudited Group interim financial results for the half year ended September 30, 2014
These condensed unaudited Group interim financial results for the half year ended September 30, 2014 have been
prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS),
as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and are in compliance with IAS 34: Interim Financial Reporting,
SAICA Financial Reporting Guidelines as issued by the Accounting Practices Committee, Section 8.57 of the Listings
Requirements of the JSE Limited and the requirements of the Companies Act of South Africa, 2008. The interim financial results
have not been audited or reviewed by the Group’s external auditors.
The condensed unaudited Group interim financial results do not include all the information and disclosures required in
the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Group’s annual financial statements for the
year ended March 31, 2014, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS. No new or revised accounting standards have
been adopted by the Group in fiscal 2015.
The preparation of interim financial results requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that
affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. In
preparing these condensed interim financial results, the significant judgements made by management in applying the
Group’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation and uncertainty were the same as those applied to the
consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2014.
Financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015
In addition to the Group’s interim financial results for the half year ended September 30, 2014, additional financial
information in respect of the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 has been presented together with the relevant
comparative information. The quarterly information comprises a condensed consolidated income statement, a reconciliation of
adjusted earnings to profit for the period, a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to profit for the period (note 5) and other
financial and operating data (note 12).
The accounting policies used in preparing the financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 are
consistent in all material respects with those applied in the preparation of the Group’s annual financial statements for the
year ended March 31, 2014.
The quarterly financial results have not been audited or reviewed by the Group’s external auditors.
The condensed unaudited Group quarterly financial results do not include all the information and disclosures required
in the annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Group’s annual financial statements for
the year ended March 31, 2014, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Presentation currency and convenience translation
The Group’s presentation currency is South African Rand. In addition to presenting these interim financial results in
South African Rand, supplementary information in U.S. Dollars has been prepared for the convenience of users of the
Group interim financial results. Unless otherwise stated, the Group has translated U.S. Dollars amounts from South African
Rand at the exchange rate of R11.2416 per $1.00, which was the R/$ exchange rate reported by the South African Reserve
Bank as of September 30, 2014. The U.S. Dollar figures may not compute as they are rounded independently.
2. Accounting policies
The accounting policies are consistent in all material respects with those applied in the preparation of the annual
financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2014.
3. Reclassification
Net foreign exchange gains/(losses)
During the 2014 fiscal year, the Group changed its classification of foreign exchange gains and losses in the income
statement. Foreign exchange gains and losses, which were previously classified as part of “Other income/(expenses) -
net”, are now classified as part of “Finance income/(costs) - net”. The change is considered a more relevant presentation of
such items in the income statement since the majority of foreign exchange gains and losses relate to translation
differences on foreign currency cash and cash equivalents arising from the initial public offering proceeds.
The reclassification has been adopted retrospectively and the comparative amounts for the six and three months ended
September 30, 2013 have been adjusted accordingly. The reclassification was applied for the first time during the three
months ended December 31, 2013.
The impact of the reclassification results in a decrease of R8.3 million ($0.7 million) and R9.5 million ($0.8
million) in "Operating profit" with corresponding additional income in “Finance income/(costs) - net" for the six and three
months months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. Profit before taxation and profit for the period remain unchanged for
the periods disclosed.
4. Segment information
As reported in our Annual Report on Form 20-F, during the 2014 fiscal year the Group saw strong uptake of both its
high-end fleet management solutions and the low-end Beam-e track and trace solution (a consumer product) in the Africa
fleet solutions segment. Given the convergence among the brands in Africa consumer solutions and Africa fleet solutions
these businesses were combined in June 2014 and we are reporting Africa as a whole from fiscal 2015 onwards. This is
consistent with the manner in which segment information is reviewed by the chief operating decision maker.
Additionally, the Group has noted a blending of product and service types in the various geographies in which it
operates. As a result, the segment descriptions have been updated to only refer to the geography and not to a specific
product or service. This does not represent a change to the segment reporting as the chief operating decision maker continues
to assess performance based on geography. The Group's product range consists of asset tracking and fleet solutions.
The tables below present the segment information on this revised basis, with the prior year amended to conform to the
current year presentation as shown below.
CONDENSED SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS
South African Rand Total Inter- Adjusted Assets
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated revenue segment EBITDA
revenue
Six months ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited)
Africa 341,595 - 97,788 420,375
Europe 82,017 (293) 2,675 86,993
Americas 83,633 - (1,061) 83,972
Middle East and Australasia 150,234 (12) (798) 162,890
Brazil 12,152 (5) (6,897) 12,111
International Central Services Organization 191,391 (190,502) 55,804 306,699
Total 861,022 (190,812) 147,511 1,073,040
Corporate and consolidation entries - - (24,767) 1,265,509
Inter-segment elimination (190,812) 190,812 - (223,024)
Total 670,210 - 122,744 2,115,525
Six months ended September 30, 2013 - Restated (unaudited)
Africa 324,734 (2,354) 96,092 386,092
Europe 68,777 (311) 995 66,817
Americas 62,627 - (2,120) 57,498
Middle East and Australasia 154,693 (875) 17,569 145,470
Brazil 3,926 - (5,394) 4,970
International Central Services Organization 173,088 (170,897) 47,043 255,244
Total 787,845 (174,437) 154,185 916,091
Corporate and consolidation entries - - (22,075) 1,093,321
Inter-segment elimination (174,437) 174,437 - (151,141)
Total 613,408 - 132,110 1,858,271
CONDENSED SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS
United States Dollar Total Inter- Adjusted Assets
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated revenue segment EBITDA
revenue
Six months ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited)
Africa 30,387 - 8,699 37,395
Europe 7,296 (27) 238 7,738
Americas 7,440 - (94) 7,470
Middle East and Australasia 13,364 (1) (71) 14,490
Brazil 1,081 - (614) 1,077
International Central Services Organization 17,025 (16,946) 4,964 27,283
Total 76,593 (16,974) 13,122 95,453
Corporate and consolidation entries - - (2,203) 112,574
Inter-segment elimination (16,974) 16,974 - (19,840)
Total 59,619 - 10,919 188,187
Six months ended September 30, 2013 - Restated
(unaudited)
Africa 28,887 (209) 8,548 34,345
Europe 6,118 (28) 89 5,944
Americas 5,571 - (189) 5,115
Middle East and Australasia 13,761 (78) 1,563 12,940
Brazil 349 - (480) 442
International Central Services Organization 15,397 (15,202) 4,185 22,705
Total 70,083 (15,517) 13,716 81,491
Corporate and consolidation entries - - (1,964) 97,257
Inter-segment elimination (15,517) 15,517 - (13,445)
Total 54,566 - 11,752 165,303
The prior year segment information has been amended to conform to the current year presentation as follows:
South African Rand Total Inter- Adjusted Assets
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated revenue segment revenue EBITDA
Six months ended September 30, 2013 (unaudited)
Africa (As previously reported) Consumer solutions 173,173 (7,298) 49,134 272,233
Fleet solutions 159,580 (3,075) 47,776 120,059
332,753 (10,373) 96,910 392,292
Adjustments:
Inter-segment revenue eliminations (8,019) 8,019 - -
Inter-segment unrealized profit eliminations - - (818) (537)
Inter-segment investments and intercompany receivable eliminations - - - (5,663)
Africa (Restated) 324,734 (2,354) 96,092 386,092
Corporate and consolidation entries (As previously reported) - - (22,893) 1,092,784
Adjustments:
Inter-segment unrealized profit eliminations - - 818 537
Corporate and consolidation entries (Restated) - - (22,075) 1,093,321
Inter-segment elimination (As previously reported) (182,456) 182,456 - (156,804)
Adjustments:
Inter-segment revenue eliminations 8,019 (8,019) - -
Inter-segment investments and intercompany receivable eliminations - - - 5,663
Inter-segment elimination (Restated) (174,437) 174,437 - (151,141)
United States Dollar Total Inter- Adjusted Assets
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated revenue segment revenue EBITDA
As previously reported:
Africa (As previously reported) Consumer solutions 15,405 (648) 4,371 24,217
Fleet solutions 14,195 (274) 4,250 10,680
29,600 (922) 8,621 34,897
Adjustments:
Inter-segment revenue eliminations (713) 713 - -
Inter-segment unrealized profit eliminations - - (73) (48)
Inter-segment investments and intercompany receivable eliminations - - - (504)
Africa (Restated) 28,887 (209) 8,548 34,345
Corporate and consolidation entries (As previously reported) - - (2,037) 97,209
Adjustments:
Inter-segment unrealized profit eliminations - - 73 48
Corporate and consolidation entries (Restated) - - (1,964) 97,257
Inter-segment elimination (As previously reported) (16,230) 16,230 - (13,949)
Adjustments:
Inter-segment revenue eliminations 713 (713) - -
Inter-segment investments and intercompany receivable
eliminations - - - 504
Inter-segment elimination (Restated) (15,517) 15,517 - (13,445)
5. Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Profit for the Period
South African Rand Six months ended Three months ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2014 2013 2014 2013
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Adjusted EBITDA 122,744 132,110 70,739 66,876
Add:
Net realized foreign exchange losses 1,366 - 671 -
Decrease in provision for restructuring costs - - - 109
Less:
Depreciation (1) (28,409) (21,671) (14,753) (11,438)
Amortization (2) (21,880) (24,458) (10,611) (9,868)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment (3) (649) - (649) -
Impairment of product development costs capitalized (456) - (456) -
Share-based compensation costs (4,284) (2,577) (1,264) (1,269)
Net loss on sale of property, plant and equipment
and intangible assets (126) (54) (8) (63)
Restructuring costs - (2,762) - -
Non-recurring initial public offering costs - (8,500) - (8,500)
Net realized foreign exchange gains - (105) - (1,185)
Net litigation costs (4) (8,638) - (6,529) -
Operating profit 59,668 71,983 37,140 34,662
Add: Finance income/(costs) - net 37,213 9,124 35,897 9,772
Less: Taxation (31,874) (24,519) (24,089) (14,181)
Profit for the period 65,007 56,588 48,948 30,253
(1) Includes depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including in-vehicle devices).
(2) Includes amortization of intangible assets (including product development costs).
(3) Includes R0.6 million ($0.1 million) impairment of the helicopter asset.
(4) Net costs relating to litigation and the related settlement described in note 14: Subsequent events -
Litigation settlement.
5. Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Profit for the Period (continued)
United States Dollar Six months ended Three months ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2014 2013 2014 2013
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Adjusted EBITDA 10,919 11,752 6,293 5,949
Add:
Net realized foreign exchange losses 122 - 60 -
Decrease in provision for restructuring costs - - - 10
Less:
Depreciation (1) (2,527) (1,928) (1,312) (1,017)
Amortization (2) (1,946) (2,176) (944) (878)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment (3) (58) - (58) -
Impairment of product development costs capitalized (41) - (41) -
Share-based compensation costs (381) (229) (112) (113)
Net loss on sale of property, plant and equipment
and intangible assets (11) (5) (1) (6)
Restructuring costs - (246) - -
Non-recurring initial public offering costs - (756) - (757)
Net realized foreign exchange gains - (9) - (105)
Net litigation costs (4) (769) - (581) -
Operating profit 5,308 6,403 3,304 3,083
Add: Finance income/(costs) - net 3,310 811 3,194 869
Less: Taxation (2,835) (2,181) (2,143) (1,261)
Profit for the period 5,783 5,033 4,355 2,691
(1) Includes depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including in-vehicle devices).
(2) Includes amortization of intangible assets (including product development costs).
(3) Includes R0.6 million ($0.1 million) impairment of the helicopter asset.
(4) Net costs relating to litigation and the related settlement described in note 14: Subsequent events -
Litigation settlement.
6. Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA margin to Profit for the Period margin
Six months ended Three months ended
September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2014 2013 2014 2013
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Adjusted EBITDA margin 18.3% 21.5% 20.2% 21.2%
Add:
Net realized foreign exchange losses 0.2% - 0.2% -
Decrease in provision for restructuring costs - - - 0.0%
Less:
Depreciation (4.2%) (3.5%) (4.2%) (3.6%)
Amortization (3.3%) (4.0%) (3.0%) (3.1%)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment (0.1%) - (0.2%) -
Impairment of product development costs capitalized (0.1%) - (0.1%) -
Share-based compensation costs (0.6%) (0.4%) (0.4%) (0.4%)
Net loss on sale of property, plant and equipment
and intangible assets (0.0%) (0.0%) (0.0%) (0.0%)
Restructuring costs - (0.4%) - -
Non-recurring initial public offering costs - (1.4%) - (2.7%)
Net realized foreign exchange gains - (0.1%) - (0.4%)
Net litigation costs (1.3%) - (1.9%) -
Operating profit margin 8.9% 11.7% 10.6% 11.0%
Add: Finance income/(costs) - net 5.6% 1.5% 10.2% 3.1%
Less: Taxation (4.8%) (4.0%) (6.9%) (4.5%)
Profit for the period margin 9.7% 9.2% 13.9% 9.6%
7. Net Cash
Net cash is calculated as being net cash and cash equivalents, excluding restricted cash less interest bearing
borrowings.
8. Dividends
No dividend was declared during the period. A final dividend of R39.6 million or $3.5 million was declared during the
first half of fiscal 2014 and paid on July 8, 2013. Using shares in issue of 660.2 million this equated to a dividend of
6.0 or $0.5 cents per share.
Following the completion of its initial public offering of ADSs, the Company discontinued its policy of declaring
regular dividends in order to increase the funds available to pursue opportunities for more rapid growth.
9. Finance income/(costs) - net
As detailed in note 3 above, the Group changed its classification of foreign exchange gains and losses in the income
statement. Finance income/(costs) - net includes the following net foreign exchange gains:
South African Rand Six months ended Six months ended Three months ended Three months ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2014 2013 2014 2013
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Net foreign exchange gains 33,980 8,290 34,164 9,501
United States Dollar Six months ended Six months ended Three months ended Three months ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2014 2013 2014 2013
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Net foreign exchange gains 3,023 737 3,039 845
10. Contingent Liabilities
Service agreement
In terms of an amended network services agreement with Mobile Telephone Networks Proprietary Limited (“MTN”), MTN is
entitled to claw back payments from MiX Telematics Africa Proprietary Limited in the event of early cancellation of the
agreement or certain base connections not being maintained over the term of the agreement. No connection incentives will
be received in terms of the amended network services agreement. The maximum potential liability under the arrangement is
R54.6 million ($4.9 million). No loss is considered probable under this arrangement.
Taxation
MiX Telematics International Proprietary Limited ("MiX International"), a subsidiary of the Group, claims a 150%
allowance for research and development spend in terms of section 11D ("S11D") of the South African Income Tax Act of 1962
("the Act"). As of October 1, 2012, the legislation relating to the allowance was amended. The amendment requires
pre-approval of development project expenditure on a project specific basis by the South African Department of Science and
Technology ("DST") in order to claim a deduction of the additional 50% over and above the expenditure incurred (150%
allowance). Since the amendments to S11D of the Act, MiX International had been claiming the 150% deduction resulting in a
recognized tax benefit of R8.5 million ($0.8 million). MiX International has complied with the amended legislation by
submitting all required documentation to the DST in a timely manner, commencing in October 2012.
In June 2014, correspondence was received from the DST indicating that the research and development expenditure on
certain projects for which the 150% allowance was claimed did not constitute qualifying expenditure in terms of the Act.
MiX International is currently in the process of formally objecting to the DST’s decision to disallow the expenditure (for
which a tax asset benefit of R2.7 million ($0.2 million) has been recognized). If the Group is unsuccessful in
defending this specific matter, and if the same principles are applied to other projects, the Group may incur an additional
taxation expense of up to R8.5 million ($0.8 million) relating to the additional 50% claimed, with a corresponding increase
in current taxation payable.
11. Share-based payment transaction
In June 2014, the Group entered into an agreement with Edge Gestao Empresarial Ltda. (“Edge”), whereby Edge has been
granted a 5% holding in the equity interests of MiX Telematics Serviços De Telemetria E Rastreamento De Veículos Do
Brazil Limitada (“MiX Brazil”). At March 31, 2014 Edge held a non-controlling interest in MiX Brazil of 0.0025%. Edge is a
Brazilian based investment company controlled by Luiz Munhoz, the Managing Director of MiX Brazil. The increase in the
equity interests granted to Edge is in respect of services provided by Luiz Munhoz to MiX Brazil, in his role as Managing
Director of MiX Brazil.
The above transaction falls into the ambit of IFRS 2: Share-based payments, and qualifies for recognition as a
cash-settled share-based payment. The cost of this share-based payment award recorded during the period amounted to R2.0
million ($0.2 million).
12. Other operating and financial data
South African Rand Six months ended Three months ended
Figures are in thousands except for subscribers September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2014 2013 2014 2013
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Subscription revenue 478,382 401,272 241,769 207,064
Adjusted EBITDA 122,744 132,110 70,739 66,876
Cash and cash equivalents 904,620 767,770 904,620 767,770
Net cash 844,500 703,286 844,500 703,286
Capital expenditure 63,544 63,855 35,347 32,793
Subscribers 479,318 404,034 479,318 404,034
Exchange Rates
The following major rates of exchange were used:
South African Rand: United States Dollar
-closing 11.24 10.10 11.24 10.10
-average 10.65 9.73 10.76 9.99
South African Rand: British Pound
-closing 18.29 16.28 18.29 16.28
-average 17.85 15.02 17.97 15.49
United States Dollar Six months ended Three months ended
Figures are in thousands except for subscribers September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2014 2013 2014 2013
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Subscription revenue 42,555 35,695 21,506 18,419
Adjusted EBITDA 10,919 11,752 6,293 5,949
Cash and cash equivalents 80,471 68,297 80,471 68,297
Net cash 75,123 62,561 75,123 62,561
Capital expenditure 5,653 5,680 3,144 2,917
Subscribers 479,318 404,034 479,318 404,034
13. Fair value of financial assets and liabilities measured at amortized cost
The fair values of trade and other receivables, trade payables, accruals and other payables approximate their book
values as the impact of discounting is not considered material due to the short-term nature of both the receivables and
payables.
14. Subsequent events
Other than the litigation settlement, business combination and changes to the board discussed below, the directors are
not aware of any matter material or otherwise arising since September 30, 2014 and up to the date of this report, not
otherwise dealt with herein.
Litigation settlement
On June 6, 2014, Inthinc Technology Solutions, Inc. (“Inthinc”) commenced a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court,
District of Utah, Central Division, against our wholly-owned subsidiary, MiX Telematics North America, Inc. (“MiX North
America”) and Charles “Skip” Kinford, whom we hired in May 2014 as President and CEO of MiX North America. Inthinc is Mr.
Kinford’s previous employer. The claims against MiX North America included misappropriation of trade secrets under Utah
state law and tortious interference with a contract. The claims against Mr. Kinford included breach of a non-competition,
non-solicitation and confidentiality provisions in his employment agreement with Inthinc, misappropriation of trade
secrets under Utah state law and breach of contract. Inthinc voluntarily dismissed MiX North America without prejudice on
June 12, 2014, due to its decision to file the lawsuit in Texas discussed below.
On June 12, 2014, Inthinc commenced a lawsuit in the 48th Judicial District of Tarrant County, Texas against MiX North
America ("Texas Lawsuit"). Inthinc alleged that MiX North America tortuously interfered with Mr. Kinford’s employment
agreement and post-employment restrictive covenants and misappropriated unidentified trade secrets when MiX North America
hired Mr. Kinford.
On August 21, 2014, the parties agreed to consolidate the related lawsuits into the Texas Lawsuit. In both of the
lawsuits discussed above, Inthinc sought injunctive relief and unspecified money damages.
On or about October 17, 2014, the parties entered into a confidential settlement and release agreement. Pursuant to
the terms of the agreement, the parties have filed an Agreed Motion to Dismiss to effectuate the dismissal of all claims,
with prejudice, in the Texas Lawsuit as well as the dissolution of any injunctions as issued to Mr. Kinford and MiX
North America. The settlement costs, net of insurance proceeds, have been fully provided for at September 30, 2014.
Business combination
Subsequent to the period end, the Group acquired the operating business of Compass Fleet Management Proprietary
Limited,(“Compass”), a provider of specialized fleet management solutions delivered off the Group’s hardware and software
platform. The purchase consideration is a cash consideration of R58.0 million ($5.2 million) of which, R18.0 million ($1.6
million), will be held in trust and is contingent on the achievement of agreed revenue and profit targets for the period
November 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015.
Due to the transaction only becoming effective shortly prior to the release of the interim results the identification
and allocation of fair values to the assets and liabilities acquired have not yet been finalized. This process will be
completed within 12 months after transaction date, as allowed in accordance with IFRS.
Changes to the board
The following changes to the board of directors were effective from November 5, 2014:
- Hubert Brody (non-independent non-executive director) who has served on the board since August 2010 is relocating to
Cape Town and will be retiring from the board of directors of MiX Telematics due to other commitments; and
- Fundiswa Roji who has been a member of the board since August 2007 and who has more recently served as Hubert
Brody's alternate on behalf of Imperial Holdings Limited (“Imperial”), has resigned from Imperial and therefore from the
board of MiX Telematics as well.
For and on behalf of the board:
SR Bruyns SB Joselowitz
Midrand
November 4, 2014
For more information please visit our website at: www.mixtelematics.com
Mix Telematics Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1995/013858/06)
JSE share code: MIX NYSE code: MIXT ISIN: ZAE000125316
(“MiX Telematics” or “the Company” or “the Group”)
Registered office
Matrix Corner, Howick Close, Waterfall Park, Midrand
Directors
SR Bruyns* (Chairman), SB Joselowitz (CEO), EN Banda*, CH Ewing*, RA Frew*, ML Pydigadu, CWR Tasker,
AR Welton*
* Non-executive
Company secretary
Java Capital Trustees and Sponsors Proprietary Limited
Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
Sponsor
Java Capital
November 6, 2014
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