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Unaudited Group consolidated interim financial results for the period ended September 30, 2015
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 the period ended September 30, 2015
MiX Telematics announces financial results for second quarter and first half of fiscal year 2016
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 R14.0282 per $1.00, which was the R/$ exchange rate reported by Oanda.com as at September 30, 2015.
Second quarter and first half highlights:
• Subscribers increased by 13% year over year, bringing the total to over 540,000 subscribers at September 30, 2015
• Second quarter subscription revenue of R285 million ($20 million), grew 18% year over year
• First half subscription revenue of R557 million ($40 million), grew 16% year over year
• Second quarter Adjusted EBITDA of R63 million ($5 million), representing an 18% Adjusted EBITDA margin
• First half Adjusted EBITDA of R129 million ($9 million), representing an 18% Adjusted EBITDA margin
• The Company has entered into a multi-year agreement with Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), to provide fleet management,
safety and compliance solutions for Halliburton’s North American fleet of more than 15 000 vehicles. Roll-out of these
units is expected to commence during the third quarter of fiscal 2016.
Midrand, South Africa, November 5, 2015 - 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 2016, which ended September 30, 2015.
“We had a very solid quarter highlighted by subscription revenue growth of 18 percent, an adjusted EBITDA margin of
18 percent and operating cash flow of 72 million Rand for the quarter,” said Stefan Joselowitz, Chief Executive Officer of
MiX Telematics. “We also added 18,000 net new subscribers, up over 60% from the prior quarter. Additionally, we continue
to see strong uptake of our solutions in the bus and coach vertical globally and are seeing increased attachment of
our MiX Vision add-on. We have built the industry’s largest global distribution capability and with our broad range of
cloud-based solutions we remain confident we have what it takes to capitalize on the growing demand for fleet and mobile
asset management solutions worldwide.”
Financial performance for the three months ended September 30, 2015
Revenue: Total revenue was R358.3 million ($25.5 million), an increase of 2.1% compared to R351.0 million ($25.0 million)
for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015. Subscription revenue was R284.9 million ($20.3 million), an increase of
17.8% compared with R241.8 million ($17.2 million) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015. Growth in subscription
revenue was driven primarily by an increase of over 62 000 subscribers, which resulted in an increase in subscribers of
12.9% from September 2014 to September 2015. Hardware and other revenue was R73.4 million ($5.2 million), a decrease of
32.8% compared to R109.2 million ($7.8 million) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015.
Gross Margin: Gross profit was R241.2 million ($17.2 million), as compared to R240.1 million ($17.1 million) for the
second quarter of fiscal year 2015. Gross profit margin was 67.3%, compared to 68.4% for the second quarter of fiscal
year 2015.
Operating Margin: Operating profit was R27.2 million ($1.9 million), compared to R37.1 million ($2.6 million) for the
second quarter of fiscal year 2015. Operating margin was 7.6%, compared to 10.6% for the second quarter of fiscal year
2015. The group has continued to invest in sales and marketing activities, particularly in the Americas segment, and as a
result sales and marketing costs were 13.5% of revenue compared to 11.9% in the second quarter of fiscal 2015.
Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA, a non-IFRS measure, was R63.5 million ($4.5 million) compared to R71.4 million
($5.1 million) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015. Adjusted EBITDA margin, a non-IFRS measure, for the second quarter
of fiscal year 2016 was 17.7%, compared to 20.3% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015.
Profit for the period and earnings per share: Profit for the period was R79.7 million ($5.7 million), compared to
R48.9 million ($3.5 million) in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015. Profit for the period includes a net foreign
exchange gain of R92.1 million ($6.6 million). The net foreign exchange gain includes R92.1 million ($6.6 million) related to a
foreign exchange gain on the IPO proceeds which are maintained in U.S. Dollars and are therefore sensitive to
R:$ exchange rate movements. Earnings per diluted ordinary share were 10 South African cents, compared to 6 South African cents
in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015. For the second quarter of fiscal 2016, the calculation was based on diluted
weighted average ordinary shares in issue of 799.2 million compared to 804.8 million diluted weighted average ordinary
shares in issue during the second quarter of fiscal 2015.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the quarter was 34.2% in comparison to 33.0% in the second quarter of fiscal
2015.
On a U.S. Dollar basis, and using the September 30, 2015 exchange rate of R14.0282 per U.S. Dollar, and at a ratio of
25 ordinary shares to one American Depositary Share (“ADS”), profit for the period was $5.7 million, or 18 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 R18.7 million ($1.3 million), compared to R26.4 million ($1.9 million) in the second quarter of the 2015 fiscal
year and excludes a net foreign exchange gain of R92.1 million ($6.6 million). Adjusted earnings per diluted ordinary
share, also a non-IFRS measure, were 2 South African cents, compared to 3 South African cents in the second quarter of
fiscal year 2015.
On a U.S. Dollar basis, and using the September 30, 2015 exchange rate of R14.0282 per U.S. Dollar, and at a ratio of
25 ordinary shares to one ADS, adjusted earnings for the period was $1.3 million, or 4 U.S. cents per diluted ADS.
Statement of Financial Position and Cash Flow: At September 30, 2015, the Company had R885.9 million ($63.2 million)
of net cash and cash equivalents, compared to R847.6 million ($60.4 million) at September 30, 2014. The Company generated
R71.6 million ($5.1 million) in net cash from operating activities for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and
invested R60.9 million ($4.3 million) in capital expenditures during the quarter, leading to free cash flow of
R10.6 million ($0.8 million) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2016, compared with free cash flow of R23.2 million
($1.7 million) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015. The Company utilized R171.4 million ($12.2 million) in financing
activities, compared to R3.0 million ($0.2 million) generated during the second quarter of fiscal 2015. The cash utilized in
financing activities includes share repurchases of R92.7 million ($6.6 million) and dividends paid of R79.2 million
($5.6 million).
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 2016
Revenue: Total revenue for the first half of fiscal year 2016 was R702.4 million ($50.1 million), an increase of 4.8%
compared to R670.2 million ($47.8 million) for the first half of fiscal year 2015. Subscription revenue increased to
R556.7 million ($39.7 million), up 16.4% from R478.4 million ($34.1 million) for the first half of fiscal year 2015.
Subscription revenue growth was driven primarily by an increase of over 62 000 subscribers. Hardware and other revenue was
R145.7 million ($10.4 million), compared to R191.8 million ($13.7 million) for the first half of fiscal year 2015.
Gross margin: Gross profit for the first half of fiscal year 2016 was R483.1 million ($34.4 million), an increase
compared to R451.7 million ($32.2 million) for the first half of fiscal year 2015. Gross profit margin was 68.8%, up from
67.4% for the first half of fiscal year 2015. In the first half of fiscal 2016, subscription revenue, which generates a
higher gross profit margin than hardware and other revenue, contributed 79.3% of total revenue compared to 71.4% in the
first half of fiscal 2015.
Operating margin: Operating profit for the first half of fiscal year 2016 was R59.8 million ($4.3 million), compared
to R59.7 million ($4.3 million) posted in the first half of fiscal year 2015. The operating margin for the first half of
fiscal year 2016 was 8.5%, compared to the 8.9% posted in the first half of fiscal year 2015. Administration and other
costs included costs arising from investigating strategic alternatives of R5.0 million ($0.4 million) in the first half
of fiscal 2016 while the first half of fiscal year 2015 included non-recurring litigation costs of R8.6 million
($0.6 million).
Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA was R128.6 million ($9.2 million) compared to R124.1 million ($8.8 million) for the
first half of fiscal year 2015. The Adjusted EBITDA margin for the first half of fiscal year 2016 was 18.3%, compared
with 18.5% in the first half of fiscal year 2015.
Profit for the period and earnings per share: Profit for the first half of fiscal year 2016 was R110.8 million
($7.9 million), compared to R65.0 million ($4.6 million) in the first half of fiscal year 2015. Profit for the period includes
a net foreign exchange gain of R103.1 million ($7.4 million). The net foreign exchange gain includes R102.9 million
($7.3 million ) relating to a foreign exchange gain on the IPO proceeds which are maintained in U.S. Dollars and are
therefore sensitive to R:$ exchange rate movements. Earnings per diluted ordinary share were 14 South African cents, compared
to 8 South African cents in the first half of fiscal year 2015. For the first half of fiscal year 2016, the calculation
was based on diluted weighted average ordinary shares in issue of 801.4 million compared to 804.7 million diluted
weighted average ordinary shares in issue during the first half of fiscal year 2015.
The Company’s effective tax rate for the first half of fiscal year 2016 was 33.5% in comparison to 32.9% in the first
half of fiscal year 2015.
Adjusted earnings for the period and adjusted earnings per share: Adjusted earnings for the first half of fiscal year
2016, a non-IFRS measure, was R42.4 million ($3.0 million), compared to R42.8 million ($3.1 million) in the first half
of fiscal year 2015 and excludes a net foreign exchange gain of R103.1 million ($7.4 million). Adjusted earnings per
diluted ordinary share were 5 South African cents, compared to 5 South African cents in the first half of fiscal year 2015.
On a U.S. Dollar basis, and using the September 30, 2015 exchange rate of R14.0282 per U.S. Dollar, and at a ratio of
25 ordinary shares to one ADS, adjusted earnings for the first half of fiscal year 2016 were $3.0 million, or 9 U.S.
cents per diluted ADS, compared to $3.1 million, or 9 U.S. cents per diluted ADS in the first half of fiscal year 2015.
Cash Flow: The Company generated R106.8 million ($7.6 million) in net cash from operating activities for the first
half of fiscal year 2016 and invested R99.2 million ($7.1 million) in capital expenditures during the period, leading to
free cash flow of R7.6 million ($0.5 million) for the first half of fiscal year 2016, compared with free cash flow of
R1.2 million ($0.1 million) for the first half of fiscal year 2015. The increase in free cash flow is primarily attributable
to an increase in cash generated from operating activities.
Segment commentary for the first half of the fiscal year 2016
% change on % change on Adjusted
Segment Subscription Revenue prior year Total Revenue Adjusted EBITDA prior year EBITDA Margin
Half-year Half-year Half-year
2016 2016 2016
R'000 R'000 R'000
Africa 351,354 16.0% 400,204 112,720 15.2% 28.2%
The subscriber base has grown by 14.4% since September 30, 2014. This, together with the additional subscription revenue arising
from the Compass acquisition in November 2014, resulted in subscription revenue growth of 16.0% which was the primary driver of
revenue growth in the segment. Total revenue of R400.2 million ($28.5 million) increased by 17.2%. The region also performed well
at an Adjusted EBITDA level, growing Adjusted EBITDA by R14.9 million ($1.1 million) or 15.2% and delivering an Adjusted EBITDA
margin of 28.2%.
Europe 50,808 19.3% 74,717 1,931 (44.3%) 2.6%
The region's subscriber base grew by 19.1% from September 30, 2014 and, in constant currency, subscription revenue growth was 14.8%.
Total revenue declined on a constant currency basis by 11.7% due to lower hardware revenues compared to the first half of fiscal
year 2015. In Rand terms total revenue was R74.7 million ($5.3 million) and the decline was only 8.9% due to the weakening of the
Rand against the British Pound. Despite the decline in revenues, the region continued to report a positive Adjusted EBITDA margin.
Americas 52,878 13.2% 73,740 (12,039) (1,055.4%) (16.3%)
The America’s segment subscriber base declined by 6.1% from September 30, 2014 due to customer fleet size contraction in the oil
and gas vertical. Subscription revenue declined by 3.8% on a constant currency basis, while total revenue declined by 25.1% on a
constant currency basis due primarily to lower hardware sales. The Americas have historically sold hardware and associated services
into their oil & gas customers. For the first time we have seen two of these large customers re-sign their contracts but on a
bundled basis, as well as the new Halliburton contract being a bundled services contract. These bundled deals are expected to
drive subscription revenue growth in the second half of fiscal 2016. This has directly resulted in a reduction of hardware revenue.
The region has strengthened its management and sales and distribution capacity in order to position itself for future growth.
Middle East and
Australasia 93,396 17.0% 144,122 14,104 - 9.8%
Subscribers increased by 9.6% from September 30, 2014. On a constant currency basis, revenue declined by 10.1% due to lower
hardware sales. Due to Rand weakness, the decline in Rand terms was only 4.1%. The segment reported total revenue of R144.1 million
($10.3 million). Following restructuring activities in the second half of fiscal 2015 the region has returned to profitability and
posted an adjusted EBITDA margin of 9.8% compared to negative 0.2% in the first half of fiscal 2015.
Brazil 7,821 31.9% 9,500 (4,936) 28.0% (52.0%)
Subscribers increased by 30.1% since September 30, 2014 and subscription revenue, on a constant currency basis, increased by 63.9% due
to an increase in the number of bundled subscriptions. On a constant currency basis, revenue declined by 2.9% following a decline in
hardware revenues. A significant swing from upfront hardware sales to bundled deals has also been seen in this region. In Rand terms
the strengthening of the Rand against the Brazilian Real was a major contributor to the reported revenue of R9.5 million ($0.7 million)
declining by 21.8%. The Brazil operation has not yet reached critical mass and recorded an expected Adjusted EBITDA loss.
Central Services
Organization ("CSO") 88,734 2.1% 209,234 52,759 (5.3%) 25.2%
CSO is a central services organization that wholesales our products and services to our regional operations who, in turn, interface
with our end-customers and distributors. CSO is also responsible for the development of our hardware and software platforms. CSO’s
total revenue of R209.2 million ($14.9 million) grew by 9.3% and delivered an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 25.2%.
Business outlook
MiX Telematics has translated U.S. Dollar amounts in this Business Outlook paragraph from South African Rand at the
exchange rate of R13.7828 per $1.00, which was the R/$ exchange rate reported by Oanda.com as at November 3, 2015.
Based on information as of today, November 5, 2015, the Company is issuing the following financial guidance for the
full 2016 fiscal year:
• Revenue - R1,440 million to R1,468 million ($104.5 million to $106.5 million), which would represent revenue growth
of 4% to 6% compared to fiscal year 2015.
• Subscription revenue - R1,155 million to R1,172 million ($83.8 million to $85.0 million), which would represent
subscription revenue growth of 16% to 17% compared to fiscal year 2015.
• Adjusted EBITDA - R278 million to R296 million ($20.2 million to $21.5 million), which would result in a decline
of 2% at the lower end and 5% growth at the higher end compared to fiscal year 2015 Adjusted EBITDA, on the revised
basis.
• Adjusted earnings per diluted ordinary share of 11.0 to 12.5 South African cents based on 788 million diluted
ordinary shares in issue, and based on an effective tax rate of 31.0% to 35.0%. At a ratio of 25 ordinary shares to one ADS,
this equates to adjusted earnings per diluted ADS of 20 to 23 U.S. cents.
For the third quarter of fiscal year 2016 the Company expects subscription revenue to be in the range of R294 million
to R300 million ($21.3 million to $21.8 million) which would represent subscription revenue growth of 16% to 18%
compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2015.
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.
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 5, 2015 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 1-888-430-8705 (within the United States) or 0 800 999 558 (within South Africa) or
1-719-325-2428 (outside of the United States). The conference ID is 5383284.
• 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 5383284.
• 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, Romania, Thailand 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 2016, 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, 2015, 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 the Company’s 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 and intangible assets identified as part of a
business combination, share-based compensation costs, transaction costs arising from the acquisition of a business or
investigating strategic alternatives, restructuring costs, profits/(losses) on the disposal or impairments of assets or
subsidiaries, insurance reimbursements relating to impaired assets, certain litigation costs and foreign exchange gains/(losses).
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, the Company’s 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; and
• other companies, including companies in the Company’s industry, may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently, which
reduces its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Because of these limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures,
including operating profit, profit for the year and the Company’s 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 earnings and adjusted earnings per share
Adjusted earnings per share is defined as profit attributable to owners of the parent, MiX Telematics Limited,
excluding net foreign exchange gains/(losses) net of tax, divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue
during the period.
We have included Adjusted earnings per share in this press release because it provides a useful measure for
period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s core business by excluding net foreign exchange gains/(losses) from earnings.
Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted earnings per share provides useful information to investors and others in understanding
and evaluating the Company’s operating results.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow is determined as net cash generated from operating activities less capital expenditure per investing
activities.
Investor Contact:
Sheila Ennis
ICR for MiX Telematics
ir@mixtelematics.com
1-855-564-9835
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
South African Rand Six months Six months Three months Three months ended
ended ended ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Revenue 702,382 670,210 358,254 351,000
Cost of sales (219,280) (218,559) (117,034) (110,931)
Gross profit 483,102 451,651 241,220 240,069
Other income/(expenses) - net 343 784 941 215
Operating expenses (423,675) (392,767) (214,958) (203,144)
-Sales and marketing (94,884) (86,938) (48,303) (41,632)
-Administration and other charges (328,791) (305,829) (166,655) (161,512)
Operating profit 59,770 59,668 27,203 37,140
Finance income/(costs) - net 106,840 37,213 93,883 35,897
-Finance income 107,627 38,582 94,316 36,699
-Finance costs (787) (1,369) (433) (802)
Profit before taxation 166,610 96,881 121,086 73,037
Taxation (55,814) (31,874) (41,361) (24,089)
Profit for the period 110,796 65,007 79,725 48,948
Attributable to:
Owners of the parent 111,120 65,191 79,882 49,109
Non-controlling interests (324) (184) (157) (161)
110,796 65,007 79,725 48,948
Attributable earnings per share
-basic (R) 0.14 0.08 0.10 0.06
-diluted (R) 0.14 0.08 0.10 0.06
Earnings per American Depositary Share
-basic (R) 3.51 2.07 2.53 1.56
-diluted (R) 3.47 2.03 2.50 1.53
Ordinary shares ('000)1
-in issue at September 30 763,976 790,788 763,976 790,788
-weighted average 790,782 786,468 788,748 788,220
-diluted weighted average 801,435 804,660 799,226 804,825
Weighted average American Depositary Shares ('000)1
-in issue at September 30 30,559 31,632 30,559 31,632
-weighted average 31,631 31,459 31,550 31,529
-diluted weighted average 32,057 32,186 31,969 32,193
1 Excludes 29,348,850 treasury shares held in MIX Telematics Investments Proprietary Limited (September 2014: Nil) and 250,000 held in
terms of the TeliMatrix Group Executive Incentive Scheme (the “Plan”) on behalf of a plan participant (September 2014: Nil).
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
United States Dollar Six months Six months Three months Three months ended
ended ended ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Revenue 50,069 47,776 25,538 25,021
Cost of sales (15,631) (15,580) (8,343) (7,908)
Gross profit 34,438 32,196 17,195 17,113
Other income/(expenses) - net 24 56 67 15
Operating expenses (30,202) (27,998) (15,323) (14,481)
-Sales and marketing (6,764) (6,197) (3,443) (2,968)
-Administration and other charges (23,438) (21,801) (11,880) (11,513)
Operating profit 4,260 4,254 1,939 2,647
Finance income/(costs) - net 7,616 2,652 6,692 2,559
-Finance income 7,672 2,750 6,723 2,616
-Finance costs (56) (98) (31) (57)
Profit before taxation 11,876 6,906 8,631 5,206
Taxation (3,978) (2,272) (2,948) (1,717)
Profit for the period 7,898 4,634 5,683 3,489
Attributable to:
Owners of the parent 7,921 4,647 5,694 3,501
Non-controlling interests (23) (13) (11) (12)
7,898 4,634 5,683 3,489
Attributable earnings per share
-basic ($) 0.01 0.01 0.01 #
-diluted ($) 0.01 0.01 0.01 #
Earnings per American Depositary Share
-basic ($) 0.25 0.15 0.18 0.11
-diluted ($) 0.25 0.14 0.18 0.11
Ordinary shares ('000)1
-in issue at September 30 763,976 790,788 763,976 790,788
-weighted average 790,782 786,468 788,748 788,220
-diluted weighted average 801,435 804,660 799,226 804,825
Weighted average American Depositary Shares ('000)1
-in issue at September 30 30,559 31,632 30,559 31,632
-weighted average 31,631 31,459 31,550 31,529
-diluted weighted average 32,057 32,186 31,969 32,193
# Amounts less than $0.01
1 Excludes 29,348,850 treasury shares held in MIX Telematics Investments Proprietary Limited (September 2014: Nil) and 250,000
held in terms of the Plan on behalf of a plan participant (September 2014: Nil).
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
South African Rand United States Dollar
Six months Six months Six months Six months
ended ended ended ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Profit for the period 110,796 65,007 7,898 4,634
Other comprehensive income:
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations 55,694 14,831 3,970 1,057
Attributable to owners of the parent 55,578 14,831 3,962 1,057
Attributable to non-controlling interests 116 - 8 -
Exchange differences on net investments in foreign operations 11,351 3,661 809 261
Taxation relating to components of other comprehensive income (587) 291 (42) 21
Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax 66,458 18,783 4,737 1,339
Total comprehensive income for the period 177,254 83,790 12,635 5,973
Attributable to:
Owners of the parent 177,462 83,974 12,650 5,986
Non-controlling interests (208) (184) (15) (13)
Total comprehensive income for the period 177,254 83,790 12,635 5,973
HEADLINE EARNINGS
Reconciliation of headline earnings
South African Rand United States Dollar
Six months Six months Six months Six months
ended ended ended ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent 111,120 65,191 7,921 4,647
Adjusted for:
(Loss)/profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment and
intangible assets (116) 126 (8) 9
Impairment of property, plant and equipment (note 4) - 649 - 46
Impairment of product development costs capitalized (note 4) - 456 - 33
Income tax effect on the above components 16 (343) 1 (24)
Headline earnings attributable to owners of the parent 111,020 66,079 7,914 4,711
Headline earnings
Headline earnings per share
-basic (R/$) 0.14 0.08 0.01 0.01
-diluted (R/$) 0.14 0.08 0.01 0.01
Headline earnings per American Depositary Share
-basic (R/$) 3.51 2.10 0.25 0.15
-diluted (R/$) 3.46 2.05 0.25 0.15
ADJUSTED EARNINGS
Reconciliation of adjusted earnings
South African Rand Six months Six months Three months Three months ended
ended ended ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent 111,120 65,191 79,882 49,109
Net foreign exchange gains (103,138) (33,980) (92,094) (34,164)
Income tax effect on the above component 34,442 11,630 30,960 11,502
Adjusted earnings attributable to owners of the parent 42,424 42,841 18,748 26,447
Adjusted earnings
Attributable adjusted earnings per share
-basic (R) 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.03
-diluted (R) 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.03
Adjusted earnings per American Depositary Share
-basic (R) 1.34 1.36 0.59 0.84
-diluted (R) 1.32 1.33 0.59 0.82
United States Dollar
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent 7,921 4,647 5,694 3,501
Net foreign exchange gains (7,352) (2,422) (6,565) (2,435)
Income tax effect on the above component 2,455 829 2,207 820
Adjusted earnings attributable to owners of the parent 3,024 3,054 1,336 1,886
Attributable adjusted earnings per share
-basic ($) # # # #
-diluted ($) # # # #
Adjusted earnings per American Depositary Share
-basic ($) 0.10 0.10 0.04 0.06
-diluted ($) 0.09 0.09 0.04 0.06
# 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,
2015 2015 2015 2015
Unaudited Audited Unaudited Unaudited
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 168,925 135,844 12,042 9,684
Intangible assets 823,754 778,518 58,721 55,497
Available-for-sale financial asset - - - -
Finance lease receivable 413 1,002 29 71
Deferred tax assets 34,955 23,607 2,492 1,683
Total non-current assets 1,028,047 938,971 73,284 66,935
Current assets
Inventory 52,467 38,934 3,740 2,775
Trade and other receivables 280,579 261,574 20,001 18,646
Finance lease receivable 3,789 5,607 270 400
Taxation 11,309 7,602 806 542
Restricted cash 12,739 30,539 908 2,178
Cash and cash equivalents 934,529 945,381 66,618 67,392
Total current assets 1,295,412 1,289,637 92,343 91,933
Total assets 2,323,459 2,228,608 165,627 158,868
EQUITY
Stated capital (note 6) 1,344,864 1,436,993 95,869 102,436
Other reserves 47,886 (21,894) 3,414 (1,560)
Retained earnings 482,172 450,347 34,371 32,103
Equity attributable to owners of the parent 1,874,922 1,865,446 133,654 132,979
Non-controlling interest (1,082) (874) (78) (63)
Total equity 1,873,840 1,864,572 133,576 132,916
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings 373 1,104 27 79
Deferred tax liabilities 104,173 63,425 7,426 4,521
Provisions 4,743 4,005 338 285
Share-based payment liability 1,794 1,950 128 139
Total non-current liabilities 111,083 70,484 7,919 5,024
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 263,058 247,361 18,751 17,635
Borrowings 1,426 1,399 102 100
Taxation 344 3,586 25 255
Provisions 25,066 23,240 1,787 1,657
Bank overdraft 48,642 17,966 3,467 1,281
Total current liabilities 338,536 293,552 24,132 20,928
Total liabilities 449,619 364,036 32,051 25,952
Total equity and liabilities 2,323,459 2,228,608 165,627 158,868
Net cash (note 7) 884,088 924,912 63,022 65,932
Net asset value per share (R/$) 2.45 2.35 0.17 0.17
Net tangible asset value per share (R/$) 1.38 1.37 0.10 0.10
Capital expenditure
-incurred 105,952 125,429 7,553 8,941
-authorized but not spent 85,520 64,175 6,096 4,575
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
South African Rand United States Dollar
Six months Six months Six months Six months
ended ended ended ended
September 30, September 30, eptember 30, September 30,
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated 2015 2014 2015 2014
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Operating activities
Cash generated from operations 136,634 92,955 9,740 6,626
Net financing income 3,632 3,151 259 225
Taxation paid (33,513) (28,844) (2,389) (2,056)
Net cash generated from operating activities 106,753 67,262 7,610 4,795
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditure (99,195) (66,095) (7,071) (4,712)
Deferred consideration paid (664) (608) (47) (43)
Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 420 397 30 28
Contingent consideration paid (note 12) (18,000) - (1,283) -
Decrease/(increase) in restricted cash 18,845 (3,009) 1,343 (214)
Net cash used in investing activities (98,594) (69,315) (7,028) (4,941)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares 555 5,783 40 412
Share repurchase (note 8) (92,684) - (6,607) -
Repayment of borrowings (41) - (3) -
Dividends paid (79,193) - (5,645) -
Net cash (utilized)/generated from financing activities (171,363) 5,783 (12,215) 412
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (163,204) 3,730 (11,633) 266
Net cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 927,415 802,639 66,111 57,216
Exchange gains on cash and cash equivalents 121,676 41,239 8,673 2,940
Net cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 885,887 847,608 63,151 60,422
FREE CASH FLOW
Reconciliation of free cash flow to net cash generated from operating activities
Six months Six months Three months Three months ended
ended ended ended
South African Rand September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated 2015 2014 2015 2014
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Net cash generated from operating activities 106,753 67,262 71,562 61,133
Capital expenditure payments (99,195) (66,095) (60,918) (37,898)
Free cash flow 7,558 1,167 10,644 23,235
United States Dollar
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated
Net cash generated from operating activities 7,610 4,795 5,101 4,358
Capital expenditure payments (7,071) (4,712) (4,343) (2,702)
Free cash flow 539 83 758 1,656
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
Attributable to owners of the parent
South African Rand Stated Other Retained Total Non- Total
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated capital reserves earnings controlling equity
interest
Balance at April 1, 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 interests - 457 - 457 (457) -
Balance at September 30, 2014 (Unaudited) 1,435,033 (36,761) 365,916 1,764,188 (651) 1,763,537
Total comprehensive income - 11,981 84,431 96,412 (223) 96,189
Profit for the period - - 84,431 84,431 (422) 84,009
Other comprehensive income - 11,981 - 11,981 199 12,180
Transactions with owners 1,960 2,886 - 4,846 - 4,846
Shares issued in relation to share options exercised 1,960 - - 1,960 - 1,960
Share-based payment - 2,886 - 2,886 - 2,886
Balance at March 31, 2015 (Audited) 1,436,993 (21,894) 450,347 1,865,446 (874) 1,864,572
Total comprehensive income - 66,342 111,120 177,462 (208) 177,254
Profit for the period - - 111,120 111,120 (324) 110,796
Other comprehensive income - 66,342 - 66,342 116 66,458
Transactions with owners (92,129) 3,438 (79,295) (167,986) - (167,986)
Shares issued in relation to share options exercised 555 - - 555 - 555
Share-based payment - 3,438 - 3,438 - 3,438
Dividends declared of 8 and 2 cents per share (note 9) - - (79,295) (79,295) - (79,295)
Share repurchase (note 8) (92,684) - - (92,684) - (92,684)
Balance at September 30, 2015 (Unaudited) 1,344,864 47,886 482,172 1,874,922 (1,082) 1,873,840
MIX TELEMATICS LIMITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
Attributable to owners of the parent
United States Dollar Stated Other Retained Total Non- Total
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated capital reserves earnings controlling equity
interest
Balance at April 1, 2014 (Unaudited) 101,884 (4,158) 21,437 119,163 (1) 119,162
Total comprehensive income - 1,339 4,647 5,986 (13) 5,973
Profit for the period - - 4,647 4,647 (13) 4,634
Other comprehensive income - 1,339 - 1,339 - 1,339
Transactions with owners 412 199 - 611 (33) 578
Shares issued in relation to share options exercised 412 - - 412 - 412
Share-based payment - 166 - 166 - 166
Transactions with non-controlling interests - 33 - 33 (33) -
Balance at September 30, 2014 (Unaudited) 102,296 (2,620) 26,084 125,760 (47) 125,713
Total comprehensive income - 854 6,019 6,873 (16) 6,857
Profit for the period - - 6,019 6,019 (30) 5,989
Other comprehensive income - 854 - 854 14 868
Transactions with owners 140 206 - 346 - 346
Shares issued in relation to share options exercised 140 - - 140 - 140
Share-based payment - 206 - 206 - 206
Balance at March 31, 2015 (Unaudited) 102,436 (1,560) 32,103 132,979 (63) 132,916
Total comprehensive income - 4,729 7,921 12,650 (15) 12,635
Profit for the period - - 7,921 7,921 (23) 7,898
Other comprehensive income - 4,729 - 4,729 8 4,737
-
Transactions with owners (6,567) 245 (5,653) (11,975) - (11,975)
Shares issued in relation to share options exercised 40 - - 40 - 40
Share-based payment - 245 - 245 - 245
Dividends declared of 0.6 and 0.1 cents per share (note 9) - - (5,653) (5,653) - (5,653)
Share repurchase (note 8) (6,607) - - (6,607) - (6,607)
Balance at September 30, 2015 (Unaudited) 95,869 3,414 34,371 133,654 (78) 133,576
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, 2015
These condensed unaudited Group interim financial results for the half year ended September 30, 2015 have been
prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard (IAS) 34: Interim financial reporting, the SAICA
Financial Reporting Guides as issued by the Accounting Practices Committee, Financial Pronouncements as issued by the Financial
Reporting Standards Council (FRSC), the JSE Listings Requirements and the requirements of the South African Companies
Act, No 71 of 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, 2015, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS. Amendments to IFRSs effective for the
fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 are not expected to have a material impact on the Group.
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, 2015.
The Group’s condensed unaudited Group interim financial results were prepared under the supervision of the Group Chief
Financial Officer, ML Pydigadu CA(SA).
Financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2016
In addition to the Group’s interim financial results for the half year ended September 30, 2015, additional financial
information in respect of the second quarter of fiscal year 2016 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 4) and other
financial and operating data (note 13).
The accounting policies used in preparing the financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2016 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, 2015.
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, 2015, 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. Dollar amounts from South African
Rand at the exchange rate of R14.0282 per $1.00, which was the R/$ exchange rate reported by Oanda.com as at September 30,
2015. 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, 2015.
3. Segment information
During the period under review, the Adjusted EBITDA definition was amended to exclude all foreign exchange
gains/losses. The amended measure is the profit measure reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). Prior
year figures have been restated to reflect this change. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to operating profit is set
out in note 4.
Subscription revenue, which is a key metric reviewed by the CODM, has been included in the segment presentation for
the current and comparative periods.
Hardware and
South African Rand Subscription other revenue Total Inter- Adjusted EBITDA Assets |
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated revenue revenue segment
revenue
Six months ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited)
Africa 351,354 48,850 400,204 - 112,720 566,927
Europe 50,808 23,909 74,717 - 1,931 100,936
Americas 52,878 20,862 73,740 - (12,039) 95,905
Middle East and Australasia 93,396 50,726 144,122 (312) 14,104 214,930
Brazil 7,821 1,679 9,500 - (4,936) 19,358
Central Services Organization 88,734 120,500 209,234 (208,823) 52,759 326,434
Total 644,991 266,526 911,517 (209,135) 164,539 1,324,490
Corporate and consolidation entries - - - - (35,985) 1,312,316
Inter-segment elimination (88,323) (120,812) (209,135) 209,135 - (313,347)
Total 556,668 145,714 702,382 - 128,554 2,323,459
Hardware and Adjusted EBITDA:
Six months ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited) Subscription other revenue Total Inter- Restated Assets
revenue revenue segment
revenue
Africa 302,841 38,754 341,595 - 97,864 420,375
Europe 42,577 39,440 82,017 (293) 3,467 86,993
Americas 46,701 36,932 83,633 - (1,042) 83,972
Middle East and Australasia 79,793 70,441 150,234 (12) (309) 162,890
Brazil 5,928 6,224 12,152 (5) (6,860) 12,111
Central Services Organization 86,881 104,510 191,391 (190,502) 55,705 306,699
Total 564,721 296,301 861,022 (190,812) 148,825 1,073,040
Corporate and consolidation entries - - - - (24,715) 1,265,509
Inter-segment elimination (86,339) (104,473) (190,812) 190,812 - (223,024)
Total 478,382 191,828 670,210 - 124,110 2,115,525
Hardware and
United States Dollar Subscription other revenue Total Inter- Adjusted EBITDA Assets
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated revenue revenue segment
revenue
Six months ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited)
Africa 25,046 3,483 28,529 - 8,035 40,413
Europe 3,622 1,704 5,326 - 138 7,195
Americas 3,769 1,488 5,257 - (859) 6,837
Middle East and Australasia 6,658 3,616 10,274 (22) 1,005 15,321
Brazil 558 119 677 - (352) 1,380
Central Services Organization 6,325 8,590 14,915 (14,887) 3,761 23,270
Total 45,978 19,000 64,978 (14,909) 11,728 94,416
Corporate and consolidation entries - - - - (2,565) 93,548
Inter-segment elimination (6,296) (8,613) (14,909) 14,909 - (22,337)
Total 39,682 10,387 50,069 - 9,163 165,627
Hardware and Adjusted EBITDA:
Six months ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited) Subscription other revenue Total Inter- Restated Assets
revenue revenue segment
revenue
Africa 21,588 2,763 24,351 - 6,976 29,966
Europe 3,035 2,812 5,847 (21) 247 6,201
Americas 3,329 2,633 5,962 - (75) 5,986
Middle East and Australasia 5,688 5,021 10,709 (1) (22) 11,612
Brazil 423 443 866 * (489) 863
Central Services Organization 6,193 7,450 13,643 (13,580) 3,971 21,863
Total 40,256 21,122 61,378 (13,602) 10,608 76,491
Corporate and consolidation entries - - - - (1,762) 90,212
Inter-segment elimination (6,155) (7,447) (13,602) 13,602 - (15,898)
Total 34,101 13,675 47,776 - 8,846 150,805
* Amounts less than $1,000
The prior year segment information has been amended to conform with the current year presentation as follows:
Adjusted EBITDA: Realized foreign Adjusted EBITDA:
South African Rand As previously reported exchange (gains)/losses Restated
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated
Six months ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited)
Africa 97,788 76 97,864
Europe 2,675 792 3,467
Americas (1,061) 19 (1,042)
Middle East and Australasia (798) 489 (309)
Brazil (6,897) 37 (6,860)
Central Services Organization 55,804 (99) 55,705
Total 147,511 1,314 148,825
Corporate and consolidation entries (24,767) 52 (24,715)
Inter-segment elimination - - -
Total 122,744 1,366 124,110
United States Dollar
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated
Africa 6,971 5 6,976
Europe 191 56 247
Americas (76) 1 (75)
Middle East and Australasia (57) 35 (22)
Brazil (492) 3 (489)
Central Services Organization 3,978 (7) 3,971
Total 10,515 93 10,608
Corporate and consolidation entries (1,766) 4 (1,762)
Inter-segment elimination - - -
Total 8,749 97 8,846
4. Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Profit for the Period
South African Rand Six months Six months Three months Three months ended
ended ended ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
Restated Restated
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Adjusted EBITDA 128,554 124,110 63,453 71,410
Add:
Decrease in restructuring cost provision 1,088 - 450 -
Less:
Depreciation (1) (33,809) (28,409) (17,239) (14,753)
Amortization (2) (27,557) (21,880) (14,573) (10,611)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment - (649) - (649)
Impairment of product development costs capitalized - (456) - (456)
Share-based compensation costs (3,438) (4,284) (1,862) (1,264)
Net loss on sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (116) (126) (114) (8)
Transaction costs arising from investigating strategic alternatives (4,952) - (2,912) -
Net litigation costs - (8,638) - (6,529)
Operating profit 59,770 59,668 27,203 37,140
Add: Finance income/(costs) - net 106,840 37,213 93,883 35,897
Less: Taxation (55,814) (31,874) (41,361) (24,089)
Profit for the period 110,796 65,007 79,725 48,948
(1) Includes depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including in-vehicle devices).
(2) Includes amortization of intangible assets (including product development costs and intangible assets identified as part of a business
combination).
United States Dollar Six months Six months Three months Three months
ended ended ended ended
Figures are in thousands unless otherwise stated September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
Restated Restated
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Adjusted EBITDA 9,163 8,846 4,524 5,090
Add:
Decrease in restructuring cost provision 78 - 32 -
Less:
Depreciation (1) (2,410) (2,025) (1,229) (1,052)
Amortization (2) (1,964) (1,560) (1,039) (756)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment - (46) - (46)
Impairment of product development costs capitalized - (33) - (33)
Share-based compensation costs (245) (305) (133) (90)
Net loss on sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (8) (9) (8) (1)
Transaction costs arising from investigating strategic alternatives (354) - (208) -
Net litigation costs - (614) - (465)
Operating profit 4,260 4,254 1,939 2,647
Add: Finance income/(costs) - net 7,616 2,652 6,692 2,559
Less: Taxation (3,978) (2,272) (2,948) (1,717)
Profit for the period 7,898 4,634 5,683 3,489
(1) Includes depreciation of property, plant and equipment (including in-vehicle devices).
(2) Includes amortization of intangible assets (including product development costs and intangible assets identified as part of a business
combination).
5. Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA margin to profit for the period margin
Six months Six months Three months Three months
ended ended ended ended
September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
Restated Restated
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Adjusted EBITDA margin 18.3% 18.5% 17.7% 20.3%
Add:
Decrease in restructuring cost provision 0.1% - 0.1% -
Less:
Depreciation (4.8%) (4.2%) (4.8%) (4.2%)
Amortization (3.9%) (3.3%) (4.1%) (3.0%)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment - (0.1%) - (0.2%)
Impairment of product development costs capitalized - (0.1%) - (0.1%)
Share-based compensation costs (0.5%) (0.6%) (0.5%) (0.3%)
Net loss on sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (0.0%) (0.0%) (0.0%) (0.0%)
Transaction costs arising from investigating strategic alternatives (0.7%) - (0.8%) -
Net litigation costs - (1.3%) - (1.9%)
Operating profit margin 8.5% 8.9% 7.6% 10.6%
Add: Finance income/(costs) - net 15.2% 5.6% 26.2% 10.2%
Less: Taxation (7.9%) (4.8%) (11.5%) (6.9%)
Profit for the period margin 15.8% 9.7% 22.3% 13.9%
6. Stated capital
Stated capital reduced by R92.7 million ($6.6 million) as a result of the share repurchase program which commenced in
September 2015 (note 8). The acquirer of the shares, MiX Telematics Investments Proprietary Limited (“MiX Investments”), is a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
7. Net cash
Net cash is calculated as being net cash and cash equivalents, excluding restricted cash less interest bearing
borrowings.
8. Share repurchase program
As of September 11, 2015, the MiX Telematics Board approved a share repurchase program under which the Group may
repurchase up to 40,000,000 of its ordinary shares (up to 1,600,000 ADSs) through to March 15, 2016. The Group may repurchase
its shares from time to time in its discretion through open market transactions and block trades, based on ongoing
assessments of the capital needs of the Group, the market price of its securities and general market conditions. This share
repurchase program may be discontinued at any time by the Board of Directors, and the Group has no obligation to
repurchase any amount of its securities under the program. The repurchase program will be funded out of existing cash resources.
As of September 30, 2015 the following purchases had been made under the share repurchase program:
• 973,954 ADSs (representing 24,348,850 ordinary shares) were purchased by MiX Investments on September 17, 2015 at a
price of $5.85 per ADS. The ADSs were repurchased at a cost of R76.8 million ($5.5 million) including transaction
costs of R0.5 million ($0.04 million).
• 5,000,000 ordinary shares were purchased by MiX Investments on September 17, 2015 at a price of R3.15 per share.
The shares were repurchased for R15.9 million ($1.1 million) including transaction costs of R0.1 million ($0.01 million).
As of September 30, 2015 there are 10,651,150 ordinary shares (up to 426,046 ADSs) remaining for repurchase under the
share repurchase program.
9. Dividends paid
On August 26, 2015 the Board declared the following dividends, which were both paid on September 21, 2015:
• In respect of the 2015 fiscal year which ended on March 31, 2015, a final dividend of R63.4 million or $4.5 million
which equated to 8 South African cents or 0.6 U.S. cents per ordinary share.
• In respect of the first quarter of fiscal year 2016 which ended on June 30, 2015, a dividend of R15.9 million or
$1.1 million which equated to 2 South African cents or 0.1 U.S. cents per ordinary share.
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
R47.6 million or $3.4 million (September 2014: R54.6 million or $3.9 million). No loss is considered probable under
this arrangement.
11. Taxation
MiX Telematics International Proprietary Limited (“MiX International”), a subsidiary of the Group, historically
claimed 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 ($0.6 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, in the DST’s opinion, constitute qualifying expenditure
in terms of the Act. MiX International continues, through due legal process, to formally seek a review of the DST’s
decision not to approve the expenditure. This process is unresolved. Consequently, at September 30, 2015, MiX International
has an uncertain tax position relating to S11D deductions. MiX International has paid the R8.5 million ($0.6 million)
related to the S11D deductions to the South African Revenue Service. The Group has considered this uncertain tax position
and recognized a tax asset of R8.5 million ($0.6 million) at September 30, 2015. If the Group is unsuccessful in
obtaining DST approval in this specific matter, the Group will not recover the tax asset and will incur an additional taxation
expense of up to R8.5 million ($0.6 million) relating to the additional 50% claimed.
12. Contingent consideration paid
On November 1, 2014, the Group acquired the operating business of Compass Fleet Management Proprietary Limited
(“Compass”), a South Africa based provider of specialized fleet management solutions in Southern Africa that are delivered off
the Group’s hardware and software platform. During May 2015, R18.0 million ($1.3 million) previously held in trust and
disclosed within restricted cash was paid to the former owners of Compass. The consideration was paid after it was
determined that the agreed revenue and profit targets for the period November 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 had been achieved.
13. Other operating and financial data
South African Rand Six months Six months Three months Three months ended
ended ended ended
Figures are in thousands except for subscribers September 30, September 30, September 30, September 30,
2015 2014 2015 2014
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Subscription revenue 556,668 478,382 284,878 241,769
Adjusted EBITDA (comparative periods restated) 128,554 124,110 63,453 71,410
Cash and cash equivalents 934,529 904,620 934,529 904,620
Net cash 884,088 844,500 884,088 844,500
Capital expenditure incurred 105,952 63,544 68,867 35,347
Subscribers 541,346 479,318 541,346 479,318
United States Dollar
Subscription revenue 39,682 34,101 20,308 17,234
Adjusted EBITDA (comparative periods restated) 9,163 8,846 4,524 5,090
Cash and cash equivalents 66,618 64,486 66,618 64,486
Net cash 63,022 60,200 63,022 60,200
Capital expenditure incurred 7,553 4,530 4,909 2,520
Subscribers 541,346 479,318 541,346 479,318
Exchange Rates
The following major rates of exchange were used:
South African Rand: United States Dollar
-closing 14.03 11.24 14.03 11.24
-average 12.53 10.65 12.98 10.76
South African Rand: British Pound
-closing 21.27 18.29 21.27 18.29
-average 19.31 17.85 20.11 17.97
14. Fair value of financial assets and liabilities measured at amortized cost
The fair values of trade and other receivables, trade payables, accruals, borrowings 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.
15. Subsequent events
The directors are not aware of any matter material or otherwise arising since September 30, 2015 and up to the date of
this report, not otherwise dealt with herein.
16. Dividend declared
On November 5, 2015 the board has declared that in respect of the second quarter of fiscal year 2016 which ended on
September 30, 2015 a dividend of 2 South African cents (0.1 U.S. cents) per ordinary share to be paid on November 30,
2015.
The details with respect to the dividends declared for ordinary shareholders are as follows:
Last day to trade cum dividend Friday, November 20, 2015
Securities trade ex dividend Monday, November 23, 2015
Record date Friday, November 27, 2015
Payment date Monday, November 30, 2015
Share certificates may not be dematerialized or rematerialized between Monday, November 23, 2015 and Friday,
November 27, 2015, both days inclusive.
Shareholders are advised of the following additional information:
• the dividend has been declared out of income reserves;
• the local dividends tax rate is 15%;
• there are no Secondary Tax on Companies credits utilized against the dividend;
• the gross local dividend amounts to 2 South African cents per ordinary share;
• the net local dividend amount is 1.7 South African cents per ordinary share for shareholders liable to pay dividends tax;
• the issued ordinary share capital of MiX Telematics is 793,575,000 ordinary shares of no par value; and
• the Company’s tax reference number is 9155/661/84/7.
The details with respect to the dividends declared for holders of our ADSs are as follows:
Ex dividend on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Monday, November 23, 2015
Record date Friday, November 27, 2015
Approximate date of currency conversion Monday, November 30, 2015
Approximate dividend payment date Monday, November 30, 2015
17. Changes to the Board
With effect from November 3, 2015, Mohammed Akoojee resigned as an alternate non-executive director to Mark Lamberti
and George Nakos has been appointed as an alternate non-executive director to Mark Lamberti.
For and on behalf of the board:
SR Bruyns SB Joselowitz
Midrand
November 3, 2015
For more information please visit our website at: www.mixtelematics.com
Registered office
Matrix Corner, Howick Close, Waterfall Park, Midrand
Directors
SR Bruyns* (Chairman), SB Joselowitz (CEO), EN Banda*, CH Ewing*, RA Frew*, MJ Lamberti* (Alternate G Nakos),
ML Pydigadu, CWR Tasker, AR Welton*
* Non-executive
Company secretary
Java Capital Trustees and Sponsors Proprietary Limited
Auditors
PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.
Sponsor
Java Capital
November 5, 2015
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