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Unaudited results for the six months ended 31 August 2016, declaration of scrip distribution with cash alternative
Datatec Limited
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa
Registration number 1994/005004/06
Share code JSE and LSE: DTC
ISIN: ZAE000017745 (“Datatec” or the “Group”)
Datatec Limited (“Datatec” or the “Group”, JSE and LSE: DTC), the international information and communications
technology (ICT) group, is today publishing its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 August 2016 (“the Period”
or “H1 FY17”).
UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 AUGUST 2016, DECLARATION OF SCRIP DISTRIBUTION WITH CASH ALTERNATIVE
Half year highlights
• Group revenue $3.04 billion (H1 FY16: $3.29 billion)
• EBITDA $68.9 million (H1 FY16: $80.6 million)
• Gross margin 13.8% (H1 FY16: 13.1%)
• Underlying* earnings per share 12.5 US cents (H1 FY16: 16.6 US cents)
• Interim distribution - one third of underlying* earnings 4.2 US cents (H1 FY16: 8.0 US cents)
Current trading and prospects
• Emerging markets expected to continue their slow recovery
• Maintain internal focus to drive further operating leverage
• Westcon’s SAP / BPO transformation expected to end by June 2017
• Underlying* earnings per share for full year FY17 expected to be better than FY16
Jens Montanana, Chief Executive of Datatec, commented:
“The Group’s results for the first half of FY17 have been affected by challenging global conditions, with a strong US
Dollar continuing to impact translated earnings. There are now, however, signs of improved confidence in emerging markets
and we expect a continued slow recovery in these markets, with more stable currencies.
“Our multi-year investment in Westcon’s transformation is entering its final stages with the ERP roll-out and BPO
initiative expected to end by June 2017.
“Based on our strengthened position in key markets, we anticipate a sequentially and comparatively better second half
of FY17.”
OVERVIEW
Datatec is an international ICT solutions and services group operating in more than 70 countries across North America,
Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia-Pacific. The Group’s service offering spans the technology,
integration and consulting sectors of the ICT market.
Datatec operates two main divisions:
Technology - Westcon: distribution of security, unified communications, networking and data centre products;
Integration - Logicalis: ICT infrastructure solutions and services.
The specialist activities of Consulting and Datatec Financial Services are included with the corporate head office
functions in the “Corporate, Consulting and Financial Services” segment of the Group.
The Group has continued to be adversely affected by the strong US dollar and the continuing challenging global
conditions. These factors resulted in reduced Group revenue of $3.04 billion (H1 FY16: $3.29 billion) which reduced
EBITDA to $68.9 million (H1 FY16: $80.6 million). Underlying* earnings per share decreased to 12.5 US cents
(H1 FY16: 16.6 US cents)
The Board has declared an interim scrip distribution with cash dividend alternative of 4.2 US cents
(H1 FY16: 8.0 US cents) per share in line with its previously-published dividend cover policy of three times relative
to underlying* earnings.
STRATEGY
Datatec’s strategy is to deliver long-term, sustainable and above average returns to shareholders through portfolio
management and the development of its principal subsidiaries in technology solutions and services to targeted customers
in identified markets.
The Group’s businesses are managed on a standalone basis, able to respond quickly to technology changes and focused on
collective strategic initiatives based on the Group’s shared strategy. Datatec executives contribute actively to the
management of the subsidiaries. The key operational imperatives being driven throughout the Group to execute on the
strategy are improving operating margins, increasing return on invested capital, growing managed services and embracing
new and disruptive cloud technologies.
The Group’s focus on modernising Westcon’s operations through the implementation of a global SAP ERP system and
business process outsourcing (“BPO”) has continued in the first half. These two transformation processes are now
entering their final phases with scheduled implementations to end by June 2017 whereafter the North America, EMEA and
Asia-Pacific regions will be fully on SAP and BPO.
CURRENT TRADING AND OUTLOOK
Global markets appear to have stabilised recently after the precipitous declines in emerging market currencies’
exchange rates against the US dollar which adversely impacted the Group’s performance in FY16 and H1 FY17.
The macroeconomic environment has now become more favourable for the Group’s business operations, with improved
confidence in emerging markets expected to underpin a slow recovery in these regions. With its global footprint, the
Group remains well positioned to support vendors and customers through scale and wide international coverage.
Technology innovation in the sectors in which the Group operates remains high. The migration to disruptive
cloud-based infrastructure delivery is a trend that will require increased managed services and creates demand for
networking, security and unified communications solutions, all of which are core activities for Datatec.
Based on current trading and prevailing exchange rates, the Board expects underlying* earnings per share in the second
half of FY17 to be sequentially better than in H1 FY17 and also comparatively better than the second half of the
previous financial year.
The Board expects that the full year FY17 underlying* earnings per share will be better than the prior year
(FY16: 32.0 US cents).
GROUP RESULTS
Revenue
For the six months ended 31 August 2016, revenues were $3.04 billion, down 7.6% compared to the prior comparable
period (“H1 FY16”).
In constant currency** terms, Group revenues for H1 FY17 decreased by 4.9% to $3.13 billion (H1 FY16: $3.29 billion)
with Westcon constant currency** revenues down 8.4% and Logicalis constant currency** revenues up 6.3%.
Revenue contribution by division:
H1 FY17 H1 FY16
Westcon 74% 76%
Logicalis 25% 23%
Consulting and Financial Services 1% 1%
100% 100%
Revenue contribution by geography:
H1 FY17 H1 FY16
North America 35% 35%
Latin America 14% 14%
Europe 33% 32%
Asia-Pacific 11% 10%
Middle East & Africa (MEA) 7% 9%
100% 100%
Profitability
Gross profit contribution by geography:
H1 FY17 H1 FY16
North America 30% 28%
Latin America 19% 22%
Europe 33% 32%
Asia-Pacific 13% 10%
MEA 5% 8%
100% 100%
Group gross margins improved to 13.8% (H1 FY16: 13.1%). Gross profit was $419.8 million (H1 FY16: $430.2 million).
Overall operating costs were $350.9 million (H1 FY16: $349.6 million). Included in operating costs are total
restructuring costs of $7.2 million.
EBITDA was $68.9 million (H1 FY16: $80.6 million) and EBITDA margin was 2.3%
(H1 FY16: 2.5%).
Contribution to Group EBITDA:
H1 FY17 H1 FY16
Westcon 56% 60%
Logicalis 43% 40%
Consulting and Financial Services 1% -
100% 100%
Depreciation and amortisation were higher at $28.2 million (H1 FY16: $24.2 million) on the back of increased capital
expenditure and investment in systems in Westcon.
Operating profit was $40.7 million (H1 FY16: $56.3 million).
The net interest charge decreased to $10.3 million (H1 FY16: $11.3 million).
Profit before tax was $34.3 million (H1 FY16: $44.9 million).
The Group’s reported effective tax rate for H1 FY17 is 34.0% (H1 FY16: 37.5%). This is higher than the South African
rate of 28% due to the profits arising in jurisdictions with higher tax rates, in particular North and Latin America.
The higher effective tax rate in H1 FY16 reflected the increased proportion of profits earned in North America,
foreign exchange losses in Angola and trading losses in Africa, for which no tax benefit had been recognised.
Underlying* earnings per share (“UEPS”) were 12.5 US cents (H1 FY16: 16.6 US cents). Headline earnings per share
(“HEPS”) were 9.1 US cents (H1 FY16: 12.0 US cents).
Cash
The Group generated $24.2 million of cash from operations during H1 FY17 (H1 FY16: $21.6 million) and ended the Period
with net debt of $251.7 million (H1 FY16: $145.8 million). The increase in net debt is due to reduced cash earnings and
funding of increased working capital and capital expenditure.
Acquisitions
During H1 FY17, the Group made one acquisition. Effective 1 June 2016, Logicalis acquired 100% of the share capital of
Lantares Europe, S.L. (“Lantares”), a leader in the implementation of strategic solutions for corporate performance
management and information management, in Madrid, Spain. Details of the acquisition are shown in the table below.
Shareholder distribution and dividend policy
During H1 FY17, the Group paid a final scrip distribution with cash dividend alternative in respect of FY16. The total
value returned to shareholders in the FY16 final distribution was $19.9 million of which $5.2 million (26.4%) was
distributed to shareholders in the form of scrip (1.7 million new shares issued) and $14.7 million (73.6%) was settled
in cash to those shareholders who had elected the cash dividend alternative.
The Board has declared an interim scrip distribution with cash dividend alternative of 4.2 US cents
(H1 FY16: 8.0 US cents) per share, details of which are set out below. Over the past four years the Board has declared
dividends which have amounted to more than one third of underlying* earnings. For this interim dividend and going
forward, the Board intends to maintain a fixed three times cover relative to underlying* earnings when declaring dividends.
Gains of $47.5 million (H1 FY16: losses $44.7 million) arising on translation to presentation currency are included in
total comprehensive income of $62.8 million (H1 FY16: income $16.8 million).
DIVISIONAL REVIEWS
Westcon
Westcon accounted for 74% of the Group’s revenues (H1 FY16: 76%) and 56% of its EBITDA (H1 FY16: 60%).
Westcon is a value added distributor of category-leading security, unified communications, network infrastructure and
data centre solutions with a global network of specialty resellers. The division goes to market under the Westcon and
Comstor brands.
Westcon operates in more than 60 countries and creates unique programmes and provides support to grow the business of
its global partners. Westcon’s portfolio of market-leading vendors includes: Cisco, Avaya, Polycom, Juniper, Check
Point, F5, Palo Alto and Blue Coat.
Westcon revenue contribution by geography:
H1 FY17 H1 FY16
North America 36% 37%
Latin America 10% 9%
Europe 34% 33%
Asia-Pacific 11% 10%
MEA 9% 11%
100% 100%
Westcon gross profit contribution by geography:
H1 FY17 H1 FY16
North America 26% 26%
Latin America 15% 17%
Europe 37% 33%
Asia-Pacific 13% 11%
MEA 9% 13%
100% 100%
Westcon revenue by technology category:
H1 FY17 H1 FY16
Security 38% 33%
Networking 26% 24%
Unified Communications 22% 26%
Data centre and other 14% 17%
100% 100%
Westcon’s revenues were $2.3 billion (H1 FY16: $2.5 billion) with lower results across all regions except
Asia-Pacific. Constant currency** sales were 8.4% lower.
Gross margins were 10.5% (H1 FY16: 10.1%) with higher margins in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. The
increase is largely attributable to product mix with growth in security sales. Gross profit was $236.5 million
(H1 FY16: $253.7 million) on the back of lower revenues.
Operating expenses were reduced to $193.6 million (H1 FY16: $201.4 million). The 4% decrease is due to lower
foreign exchange losses in Angola and a reduction in bad debt expense offset by higher restructuring expense and
increased people costs. Operating expenses as a proportion of revenue increased to 8.6% (H1 FY16: 8.0%).
Restructuring expenses of $7.0 million (H1 FY16: $5.2 million) were incurred, mainly in EMEA and Asia-Pacific,
relating to the BPO transformation, to deliver future improvements in operating efficiency. The scope of the
BPO project in North America has now been finalised and is expected to result in $2.7 million of restructuring
charges in FY17 and $3.7 million in FY18, with an estimated payback period of under three years.
EBITDA was $42.9 million (H1 FY16: $52.3 million) with lower results in Latin America, North America and
Asia-Pacific. EBITDA margins were 1.9% (H1 FY16: 2.1%), with lower margins in Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
Operating profit was $27.6 million (H1 FY16: $39.5 million).
Net working capital days decreased to 27 days (H1 FY16: 28 days) with improved inventory turns. Increased
capital expenditure and the further purchase of $7.5 million Angola government bonds (bringing the total held
to $17.5 million) resulted in an increase of $90.0 million in net debt to $248.6 million.
Of the $16.1 million incurred in capitalised development expenditure during H1 FY17, the majority is
attributable to the SAP ERP system transition, cloud development and digital transformation.
The BPO and SAP transformational initiatives will end by June 2017.
Westcon is well positioned to benefit from its global reach, continued growth in security and mobile networks,
investments in its cloud practice as well as improving conditions in emerging markets.
Logicalis
Logicalis accounted for 25% of the Group’s revenues (H1 FY16: 23%) and 43% of its EBITDA (H1 FY16: 40%).
Logicalis is an international IT solutions and managed services provider with expertise in IT infrastructure
and networking solutions, communications and collaboration, data centre, cloud solutions and managed
services.
Logicalis revenue contribution by geography:
H1 FY17 H1 FY16
North America 31% 32%
Latin America 26% 29%
Europe 32% 31%
Asia-Pacific 11% 8%
100% 100%
Logicalis gross profit contribution by geography:
H1 FY17 H1 FY16
North America 36% 30%
Latin America 25% 30%
Europe 27% 31%
Asia-Pacific 12% 9%
100% 100%
Revenue was $757.2 million (H1 FY16: $751.4 million), including $0.9 million of revenue from the acquisition made
during the Period. Services revenues were up 9% with strong growth in both professional services and annuity revenue.
Revenue increases in continental Europe and Asia-Pacific were offset by decreases in North and Latin America. Latin
America was adversely impacted by weaker trading conditions in Brazil and currency translation effects in the region.
In Europe, the UK results were impacted by the completion of a long-term contract with the Welsh Assembly Government
and the continuing restructuring of the UK operation.
Revenues from product were down 2%, with decreases in the major vendors, Cisco, HP and IBM, offset by strong growth
in other vendor categories including Oracle, NetApp, VMWare and ServiceNow.
Gross margins were 23.2% (H1 FY16: 22.5%), benefiting from the improved services mix.
Gross profit was up 4% to $175.4 million (H1 FY16: $169.2 million) and operating expenses increased by 7%. EBITDA
was $33.0 million (H1 FY16: $35.5 million), with a corresponding EBITDA margin of 4.4% (H1 FY16: 4.7%). Operating
profit was $20.3 million (H1 FY16: $24.4 million).
Logicalis acquired Lantares during H1 FY17 and also took responsibility for the Via Group which was internally
transferred from the Consulting Division.
Working capital remained well controlled with debtors days outstanding of 50 days (H1 FY16: 52 days) and a positive
net cash position of $11.3 million was maintained despite $47 million spent on acquisitions since H1 FY16.
Logicalis continues to have a contingent liability in respect of a possible tax liability at its PromonLogicalis
subsidiary in Brazil.
The ICT market is adjusting to a transition to cloud-based infrastructure solutions. Logicalis continues to adapt
its go-to-market model and develop its services to address this change.
The global market for IT products and services remains strong and Logicalis is seeking to build on its position in
higher growth segments such as analytics and security. There are early signs of a recovery in Brazil, with backlog
improving.
Corporate, Consulting and Financial Services
This segment accounted for 1% of Group revenues (H1 FY16: 1%).
The Consulting unit comprised: Analysys Mason, a provider of strategic, trusted advisory, modelling and market
intelligence services to the telecoms, media and technology industries; and Mason Advisory, an independent and
impartial IT consultancy providing related strategic, technical and operational advice to the public and private
sectors.
Consulting revenues were $22.3 million (H1 FY16: $23.7 million) with growth in Mason Advisory contributing to a
divisional EBITDA of $1.1 million (H1 FY16: EBITDA loss $0.5 million including the Via Group).
On 14 September 2016, Datatec’s shareholding in Mason Advisory reduced to 42.5% and accordingly it will be equity
accounted in H2 FY17.
Datatec Financial Services is continuing its development of financing/leasing solutions for ICT customers through
proof of concept to business model and growth prospects. The business recorded revenues of $1.2 million in H1 FY17
(H1 FY16: $0.2 million) and an EBITDA loss of $0.3 million (H1 FY16: loss $0.9 million).
Corporate includes the net operating costs of the Datatec head office entities which were $6.0 million
(H1 FY16: $7.7 million). These costs include the remuneration of the Board and head office staff, consulting and
audit fees. In addition, foreign exchange losses of $1.7 million (H1 FY16: $2.0 million foreign exchange gains) are
included in this segment.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS AND CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
There are no material events arising after the Period to report. The following changes to the Board of directors
have taken place since 11 May 2016 and were announced on the Stock Exchange News Service (“SENS”) of the JSE but
are repeated here in accordance with the JSE Listings Requirements:
Effective 30 May 2016, Ivan Philip Dittrich was appointed to the Board as Chief Financial Officer. Petrus
Jurgens Myburgh resigned from the Board on 1 June 2016.
Effective 1 September 2016, Mfundiso Johnson Ntabankulu Njeke joined the Board as an independent non-executive
director. Lumkile Wiseman Nkuhlu retired as an independent non-executive Director at the AGM on
9 September 2016.
SCRIP DISTRIBUTION AND CASH DIVIDEND ALTERNATIVE
1. Introduction
Notice is hereby given that the Board has declared an interim distribution for the six months ended 31 August 2016,
by way of the issue of fully paid Datatec ordinary shares of one cent each (“the Scrip Distribution”) payable to
ordinary shareholders (“Shareholders”) recorded in the register of the Company at the close of business on the
Record Date, being Friday, 25 November 2016.
Shareholders will be entitled, in respect of all or part of their shareholding, to elect to receive a gross cash
dividend of 60 RSA cents per ordinary share in lieu of the Scrip Distribution, which will be paid only to those
Shareholders who elect to receive the cash dividend, in respect of all or part of their shareholding, on or before
12:00 on Friday, 25 November 2016 (“the Cash Dividend”). The Cash Dividend has been declared from income reserves.
A dividend withholding tax of 15% will be applicable to all Shareholders not exempt therefrom after deduction of
which the net Cash Dividend is 51 RSA cents per share.
The new ordinary shares will, pursuant to the Scrip Distribution, be settled by way of capitalisation of the
Company’s distributable retained profits.
The Company’s total number of issued ordinary shares as at 13 October 2016 is 211 155 492. Datatec’s income tax
reference number is 9999/493/71/2.
2. Terms of the Scrip Distribution
The number of Scrip Distribution shares to which each of the Shareholders will become entitled pursuant to the Scrip
Distribution (to the extent that such Shareholders have not elected to receive the Cash Dividend) will be determined
by reference to such Shareholder’s ordinary shareholding in Datatec (at the close of business on the Record Date,
being Friday, 25 November 2016) in relation to the ratio that 60 RSA cents bears to the volume weighted average
price (“VWAP”) of an ordinary Datatec share traded on the JSE during the 30-day trading period ending on Thursday,
10 November 2016. Where the application of this ratio gives rise to a fraction of a new ordinary share, such fraction
of a new ordinary share will be rounded down to the nearest whole number, resulting in allocations of whole ordinary
shares and a cash payment for the fraction. The applicable cash payment will be determined with reference to the VWAP
of an ordinary Datatec share traded on the JSE on Wednesday, 23 November 2016 (being the day on which an ordinary
Datatec share begins trading "ex" the entitlement to receive the Scrip Distribution or the Cash Dividend alternative),
discounted by 10%.
Details of the ratio will be announced on SENS in accordance with the timetable below.
3. Circular and salient dates
A circular providing shareholders with full information on the Scrip Distribution and the Cash Dividend alternative
including a Form of Election to elect to receive the Cash Dividend alternative will be posted to Shareholders on or
about Thursday, 3 November 2016.
The salient dates of events thereafter are as follows:
EVENT 2016
Unaudited interim financial results of the Datatec Group for the six months ended
31 August 2016 and Scrip Distribution with Cash Dividend alternative released on
SENS on Wednesday, 19 October
Circular and Form of Election posted to Shareholders on Thursday, 3 November
Announcement released on SENS in respect of the ratio applicable to the Scrip
Distribution, based on the 30-day volume weighted average price ending on
Thursday, 10 November 2016, by 11h00 (09h00 UK time) on Friday, 11 November
Last day to trade in order to be eligible for the Scrip Distribution and the
Cash Dividend alternative Tuesday, 22 November
Ordinary shares trade “ex” the Scrip Distribution and the Cash Dividend
alternative on Wednesday, 23 November
Announcement released on SENS by 11h00 in respect of the cash payment
applicable to fractional entitlements, based on the volume weighted average
price on Wednesday, 23 November 2016, discounted by 10% Thursday, 24 November
Last day to elect to receive the Cash Dividend alternative instead of the Scrip
Distribution, Forms of Election to reach the Transfer Secretaries by 12h00 noon
(10h00 UK time) on Friday, 25 November
Record Date in respect of the Scrip distribution and the Cash Dividend alternative Friday, 25 November
Scrip distribution shares issued to Shareholders on the South African register
and Scrip Distribution, certificates posted and Cash Dividend payments made,
CSDP/broker accounts credited/updated, as applicable, on Monday, 28 November
Cash Dividend payments made by BACS (direct credit) to Shareholders on the Jersey
register, Scrip Distribution shares and depositary interests issued to Shareholders
on the Jersey register, CREST accounts credited with the new Scrip Distribution
shares and depositary interests, as applicable, and AIM listing of ordinary shares
issued in respect of the Scrip Distribution on Monday, 28 November
Announcement relating to the results of the Scrip Distribution and the Cash
Dividend alternative released on SENS on Monday, 28 November
JSE listing of ordinary shares in respect of the Scrip Distribution adjusted to
reflect the actual number of ordinary shares issued in terms of the Scrip
Distribution at the commencement of business on or about Wednesday, 30 November
All times provided are South African local times. The above dates and times are subject to change. Any change will be
announced on SENS.
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised, nor may transfers between registers take place,
between Wednesday, 23 November 2016 and Friday, 25 November 2016, both days inclusive.
REPORTING
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared under the supervision of Ivan
Dittrich, Chief Financial Officer, and in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, IAS 34 Interim
Financial Reporting, the SAICA Financial Reporting Guides as issued by the Accounting Practices Committee, Financial
Pronouncements as issued by Financial Reporting Standards Council, the JSE Listings Requirements, the AIM Rules for
Companies, and the requirements of the South African Companies Act No 71 of 2008.
The accounting policies and methods of computation applied in the preparation of these interim financial statements
are in terms of International Financial Reporting Standards and are consistent with those accounting policies applied
in the preparation of the previous consolidated annual financial statements. The adoption of certain amendments to
existing standards did not have an impact on the accounting policies of the Group.
DISCLAIMER
This announcement may contain statements regarding the future financial performance of the Group which may be
considered to be forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty,
and although the Group has taken reasonable care to ensure the accuracy of the information presented, no assurance can
be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct.
The Group has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ
materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events
or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. It is important to note, that:
(i) unless otherwise indicated, forward-looking statements indicate the Group’s expectations and have not been
reviewed or reported on by the Group’s external auditors;
(ii) actual results may differ materially from the Group’s expectations if known and unknown risks or uncertainties
affect its business, or if estimates or assumptions prove inaccurate;
(iii) the Group cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will materialise and, accordingly, readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements; and
(iv) the Group disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement
even if new information becomes available, as a result of future events or for any other reason, other than as
required by the JSE Limited Listings Requirements and/or the AIM Rules.
On behalf of the Board:
SJ Davidson JP Montanana IP Dittrich
Chairman Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
19 October 2016
Directors
SJ Davidson°• (Chairman), JP Montanana• (CEO), IP Dittrich (CFO), O Ighodaro°‡, JF McCartney°†, MJN Njeke°, CS
Seabrooke°, NJ Temple°•
°Non-executive •British †American ‡Nigerian
* Excluding impairments of goodwill and intangible assets, profit or loss on sale of investments and assets,
amortisation of acquired intangible assets, unrealised foreign exchange movements, acquisition-related adjustments, fair
value movements on acquisition-related financial instruments, restructuring costs relating to fundamental reorganisations
and the taxation effect on all of the aforementioned.
** The pro forma constant currency information, which is the responsibility of the Datatec directors, presents the
Group’s revenue for the current period had it been translated at the average foreign currency exchange rates of the prior
period. This information is for illustrative purposes only and because of its nature, may not fairly present the Group’s
revenues.
To determine the revenues in constant currency terms, the current financial reporting period’s monthly revenues in
local currency have been converted to US dollars at the average monthly exchange rates prevailing over the same period in
the prior year. The calculation has been prepared for each of the Group’s currencies, materially being the British
Pound, Euro, Brazilian Real, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Singapore Dollar, Mexican Peso and South African Rand.
Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income
for the six months to 31 August 2016
US$’000 Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Six months to Six months to Year ended
31 August 31 August 29 February
2016 2015 2016
Revenue 3 036 910 3 285 932 6 454 782
Continued operations 3 036 005 3 285 688 6 401 171
Revenue from acquisitions 905 244 53 611
Cost of sales (2 617 106) (2 855 719) (5 586 043)
Gross profit 419 804 430 213 868 739
Operating costs (341 603) (340 295) (691 673)
Restructuring costs (7 236) (5 261) (15 285)
Share-based payments (2 069) (4 087) 329
Operating profit before interest, tax, depreciation
and amortisation (“EBITDA”) 68 896 80 570 162 110
Depreciation (15 562) (13 672) (28 589)
Amortisation of capitalised development expenditure (5 913) (3 534) (7 660)
Amortisation of acquired intangible assets and software (6 745) (6 942) (15 255)
Intangible impairment - - (75)
Goodwill adjustment - (81) -
Operating profit 40 676 56 341 110 531
Interest income 2 203 2 088 3 670
Finance costs (12 506) (13 349) (27 549)
Share of equity-accounted investment earnings/(losses) 250 (150) (252)
Acquisition-related fair value adjustments 3 563 (14) 1 768
Fair value movements on put option liabilities - - 22
Fair value adjustment on deferred and/or contingent
purchase consideration 3 563 (14) 1 746
Other income 142 13 266
Profit before taxation 34 328 44 929 88 434
Taxation (11 657) (16 827) (39 956)
Profit for the period 22 671 28 102 48 478
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit and loss
Exchange differences arising on translation to
presentation currency 47 527 (44 674) (87 401)
Translation of equity loans net of tax effect (7 661) (430) (1 075)
Transfers and other items 287 244 64
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period 62 824 (16 758) (39 934)
Profit attributable to:
Owners of the parent 19 145 24 384 39 949
Non-controlling interests 3 526 3 718 8 529
Total comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to:
Owners of the parent 53 946 (13 975) (37 505)
Non-controlling interests 8 878 (2 783) (2 429)
62 824 (16 758) (39 934)
Number of shares issued (millions)
Issued 211 205 209
Weighted average 210 204 206
Diluted weighted average 211 206 207
Earnings per share (“EPS”) (US cents)
Basic 9.1 12.0 19.3
Diluted basic 9.1 11.9 19.3
SALIENT FINANCIAL FEATURES
Headline earnings 19 113 24 394 40 016
Headline earnings per share (US cents)
Headline 9.1 12.0 19.4
Diluted headline 9.1 11.9 19.3
Underlying earnings 26 122 33 877 66 160
Underlying earnings per share (US cents)
Underlying 12.5 16.6 32.0
Diluted underlying 12.4 16.5 32.0
Net asset value per share (US cents) 412.2 413.4 396.7
KEY RATIOS
Gross margin (%) 13.8 13.1 13.5
EBITDA (%) 2.3 2.5 2.5
Effective tax rate (%) 34.0 37.5 45.2
Exchange rates
Average Rand/US$ exchange rate 14.7 12.4 13.7
Closing Rand/US$ exchange rate 14.5 13.3 16.2
Condensed consolidated statement of financial position
as at 31 August 2016
US$’000 Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Six months to Six months to Year ended
31 August 31 August 29 February
2016 2015 2016
ASSETS
Non-current assets 784 039 705 165 766 142
Property, plant and equipment 77 048 73 317 76 204
Goodwill 463 324 447 269 462 577
Capitalised development expenditure 76 612 53 195 66 411
Acquired intangible assets and software 54 181 40 222 59 798
Investments 23 842 6 412 16 092
Deferred tax assets 55 602 52 243 51 062
Finance lease receivables 6 780 - 7 994
Other receivables 26 650 32 507 26 004
Current assets 2 641 694 2 526 313 2 616 800
Inventories 420 923 419 234 434 669
Trade receivables 1 592 494 1 478 930 1 510 327
Current tax assets 19 935 13 197 12 154
Prepaid expenses and other receivables 286 884 244 898 242 744
Finance lease receivables 5 581 - 4 052
Cash resources 315 877 370 054 412 854
Total assets 3 425 733 3 231 478 3 382 942
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent 870 366 848 731 830 366
Share capital and premium 134 215 119 592 115 090
Non-distributable reserves 77 013 66 759 90 727
Foreign currency translation reserve (148 277) (143 969) (182 777)
Share-based payment reserve 2 480 1 325 1 733
Distributable reserves 804 935 805 024 805 593
Non-controlling interest 47 932 38 816 39 054
Total equity 918 298 887 547 869 420
Non-current liabilities 116 479 118 563 112 645
Long-term liabilities 27 116 37 661 21 252
Liability for share-based payments 5 326 6 235 5 174
Amounts owing to vendors 2 798 2 023 2 762
Deferred tax liabilities 71 970 72 196 73 491
Provisions 8 756 - 9 215
Other liabilities 513 448 751
Current liabilities 2 390 956 2 225 368 2 400 877
Trade and other payables 1 831 899 1 726 986 1 778 908
Short-term interest-bearing liabilities 59 079 66 643 51 461
Provisions 6 488 12 416 9 307
Amounts owing to vendors 4 353 2 955 7 742
Current tax liabilities 7 736 4 832 7 920
Bank overdrafts 481 401 411 536 545 539
Total equity and liabilities 3 425 733 3 231 478 3 382 942
Condensed consolidated statement of cash flows
for the six months to 31 August 2016
US$’000 Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Six months to Six months to Year ended
31 August 31 August 29 February
2016 2015 2016
Operating profit before working capital changes 69 989 84 670 185 687
Working capital changes (41 131) (40 566) (59 433)
Decrease in inventories 581 7 229 18
Increase in receivables (78 285) (42 927) (142 708)
Increase/(decrease) in payables 36 573 (4 868) 83 257
Other working capital changes (4 673) (22 505) 2 816
Cash generated from operations 24 185 21 599 129 070
Net finance costs paid (9 638) (11 261) (21 176)
Taxation paid (21 262) (24 286) (39 876)
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities (6 715) (13 948) 68 018
Cash outflow for acquisitions (1 854) (1 342) (46 181)
Net cash outflow from other investing activities (39 426) (24 763) (73 108)
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from other financing activities 18 694 38 672 (29 221)
Net proceeds from shares issued - - 18 014
Capital distributions and dividends paid to shareholders (14 680) (8 662) (22 200)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (43 981) (10 043) (84 678)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year (132 685) (22 101) (22 101)
Translation differences on cash and cash equivalents 11 142 (9 338) (25 906)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period* (165 524) (41 482) (132 685)
*Comprises cash resources, net of bank overdrafts.
Condensed consolidated statement of changes in total equity
for the six months to 31 August 2016
US$’000 Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Six months to Six months to Year ended
31 August 31 August 29 February
2016 2015 2016
Balance at the beginning of the period 869 420 912 449 912 449
Transactions with equity holders of the parent
Comprehensive income/(loss) 53 946 (13 975) (37 505)
New share issues - - 18 014
Dividends (14 680) (8 672) (22 200)
Treasury shares purchased by the share trust - - (352)
Share-based payments 734 528 1 042
Acquisitions of additional interests from - - 517
non-controlling interests
Transactions with non-controlling interests
Comprehensive income/(loss) 8 878 (2 783) (2 429)
Acquisitions of additional interests from - - (116)
non-controlling interests
Balance at the end of the period 918 298 887 547 869 420
Determination of headline and underlying earnings
for the six months to 31 August 2016
US$’000 Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Six months to Six months to Year ended
31 August 31 August 29 February
2016 2015 2016
Profit attributable to the equity holders of the parent 19 145 24 384 39 949
Headline earnings adjustments (32) 10 68
Intangible impairment - - 75
Profit on disposal of investment (14) - -
(Profit)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment (28) 15 (9)
Tax effect 10 (5) 2
Non-controlling interests - - (1)
Headline earnings 19 113 24 394 40 016
DETERMINATION OF UNDERLYING EARNINGS
Underlying earnings adjustments 8 689 13 401 32 314
Unrealised foreign exchange (gains)/losses (1 092) 1 665 4 679
Acquisition-related fair value adjustments (3 563) 14 (1 768)
Goodwill adjustment - 81 -
Restructuring costs 7 236 5 261 15 285
Amortisation of acquired intangible assets 6 108 6 380 14 118
Tax effect (1 525) (3 690) (5 898)
Non-controlling interests (155) (228) (272)
Underlying earnings 26 122 33 877 66 160
Condensed segmental analysis
for the six months to 31 August 2016
US$’000 Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Six months to Six months to Year ended
31 August 31 August 29 February
2016 2015 2016
Revenue
Westcon 2 256 140 2 510 597 4 869 592
Logicalis 757 188 751 446 1 532 766
Corporate, Consulting and Financial Services 23 582 23 889 52 424
Revenue 3 036 910 3 285 932 6 454 782
EBITDA
Westcon 42 881 52 257 88 538
Logicalis 33 021 35 485 80 947
Corporate, Consulting and Financial Services (7 006) (7 172) (7 375)
EBITDA 68 896 80 570 162 110
Operating profit
Westcon 27 643 39 516 62 212
Logicalis 20 315 24 347 56 355
Corporate, Consulting and Financial Services (7 282) (7 522) (8 036)
Operating profit 40 676 56 341 110 531
Total assets
Westcon 2 374 333 2 277 558 2 311 200
Logicalis 955 747 864 092 958 854
Corporate, Consulting and Financial Services 95 653 89 828 112 888
Total assets 3 425 733 3 231 478 3 382 942
Total liabilities
Westcon (1 798 264) (1 700 742) (1 769 655)
Logicalis (664 799) (595 849) (684 826)
Corporate, Consulting and Financial Services (44 372) (47 340) (59 041)
Total liabilities (2 507 435) (2 343 931) (2 513 522)
Sales and purchases between Group companies are concluded at arm’s length in the ordinary course of business. The
inter-group sales of goods and provision of services for the six months ended 31 August 2016 amounted to US$57.1 million
(H1 FY16: US$43.8 million).
Capital expenditure and commitments
as at 31 August 2016
US$’000 Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Six months to Six months to Year ended
31 August 31 August 29 February
2016 2015 2016
Capital expenditure incurred in the current period
(including capitalised development expenditure) 32 808 24 790 63 227
Capital commitments at the end of the period 22 586 37 408 45 247
Lease commitments at the end of the period 149 543 140 106 158 621
Payable within one year 35 711 32 943 36 434
Payable after one year 113 832 107 163 122 187
Acquisitions made during the period
as at 31 August 2016
The following table sets out the preliminary assessment of the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in the acquisition
made by the Group during the Period. The fair value assessments of assets and liabilities acquired and the amounts recognised as
goodwill and intangible assets have only been determined provisionally due to the timing of the acquisition and future amendments
may impact classification in these categories.
ACQUISITION MADE IN H1 FY17 US$’000
Assets acquired
Non-current assets 46
Current assets 1 499
Non-current liabilities -
Current liabilities (1 279)
Net assets acquired 266
Goodwill 1 303
Fair value of acquisition 1 569
Purchase consideration
Cash 1 569
Total consideration 1 569
Cash outflow for acquisitions
Cash and cash equivalents acquired 285
Cash consideration paid 1 569
Net cash outflow for acquisitions 1 854
Effective 1 June 2016, Logicalis acquired Lantares Europe, S.L., a leader in the implementation of strategic solutions for
corporate performance management and information management, in Madrid, Spain. As a result of this acquisition, goodwill increased
by US$1.3 million. The revenue included from this acquisition in H1 FY17 was US$0.9 million and EBITDA loss of US$0.1 million
respectively. Had the acquisition date been 1 March 2016, revenue attributable to this acquisition would have been approximately
US$1.8 million for H1 FY17. It is not practical to establish the EBITDA that would have been contributed by the acquisition in
H1 FY17 if it had been included for the full period.
Enquiries:
Datatec Limited (www.datatec.com)
Jens Montanana - Chief Executive Officer +44 (0) 1753 797 118
Ivan Dittrich - Chief Financial Officer +27 (0) 11 233 3301
Wilna de Villiers - Investor Relations Manager +27 (0) 11 233 1013
Jefferies International Limited - Nominated Adviser and Broker
Nick Adams/Alex Collins +44 (0) 20 7029 8000
finnCap - Broker
Stuart Andrews +44 (0) 20 7220 0500
Instinctif Partners
Frederic Cornet/Pietman Roos (SA) +27 (0) 11 447 3030
Adrian Duffield/Chantal Woolcock (UK) +44 (0) 20 7457 2020
Transfer secretaries:
Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
Datatec Limited
Ground Floor
Sandown Chambers
Sandown Village
16 Maude Street
Sandown
South Africa
2146
POSTAL ADDRESS
Datatec Limited
P.O. Box 76226
Wendywood
South Africa
2144
CONTACT NUMBERS
Telephone: +27 (0)11 233 1000
Fax: +27 (0)11 233 3300
E-mail: info@datatec.com
Sponsor:
Rand Merchant Bank (a division of FirstRand Bank Limited),
1 Merchant Place, Corner, Fredman Drive and Rivonia Road,
Sandton
19 October 2016
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