JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: UEPS; JSE: NT1) today released results for the second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2018.
Q2 2019 Highlights:
- Revenue of $97.2 million and Fundamental EPS of $(0.88)
- Fundamental EPS of ($0.88) includes $0.74 per share of non-cash adjustments, including a $0.41 allowance for doubtful loans receivable, $0.28 Cell C fair value loss adjustment, and $0.05 Cedar Cell note impairment loss;
- Operating loss was attributable primarily to our rural South African businesses;
- Adjusted negative EBITDA of approximately $25 million including approximately $23 million for allowance for doubtful loans receivable;
- Korea EBITDA margin improved to 22% from 20% in Q2 2018;
- Net cash of approximately $35 million at December 31, 2018;
- Active EPE accounts declined to 1.1 million as of December 31, 2018.
“This was a very difficult quarter for our company. Our loss for the quarter is primarily attributable to our rural South African businesses,” said Herman Kotzé, CEO. “Our other transaction-driven businesses continue to operate profitably and provide a meaningful source of EBITDA and free cash flow. We are pleased with the performance of KSNET, DNI, and our EasyPay financial switch and transaction processing business in South Africa. Our equity investments continued to perform in line with expectations.”
“Currently, our primary focus is to immediately stem the losses in our South African financial inclusion operations, right size the businesses and get them to a breakeven level by the end of this fiscal year. The Board and management are squarely focused on reviewing all options available for the business in South Africa, and will provide updates when there are tangible actions to report. At this time, we believe that all of the challenges we are facing are contained and can be resolved in the near future, and remain comfortable with the Company’s liquidity position over the next 12 months,” concluded Kotzé.
Subsequent Event
On January 29, 2019 the High Court of the Republic of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) handed down its final judgment in our application to direct SASSA to pay social grants into the EPE accounts of recipients who had previously made biometric elections to receive their grants into their EPE accounts, but had not submitted a SASSA-prescribed form called an “Annexure C form”. The High Court reversed a portion of its November 28, 2018 interim order that directed SASSA to pay grants into the EPE accounts of recipients who made those biometric elections without submitting a physical Annexure C form. The effect of the final judgment is that, while SASSA is required to promptly pay social grants into EPE accounts of those recipients who have submitted the Annexure C form electing to have their grants paid that way, SASSA is not required to pay grants into the EPE accounts of those recipients who have not submitted the Annexure C form, despite having provided their previous biometric consent. We are currently evaluating the options available to it, including an appeal against the judgment.
Summary Financial Metrics
| Three months ended December 31, | |||||||||
| (All figures in USD ‘000s except per share data) | 2018 | 2017 | % change in USD |
% change in ZAR |
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| Revenue | 97,150 | 148,416 | (35 | %) | (31 | %) | |||
| GAAP operating (loss) income | (43,075 | ) | 16,307 | (364 | %) | (377 | %) | ||
| Adjusted (negative) EBITDA (1) | (24,731 | ) | 32,981 | (175 | %) | (179 | %) | ||
| GAAP net (loss) income | (63,941 | ) | 9,622 | (765 | %) | (796 | %) | ||
| Fundamental net (loss) income (1) | (49,966 | ) | 22,405 | (323 | %) | (335 | %) | ||
| GAAP (loss) earnings per share ($) | (1.13 | ) | 0.17 | (764 | %) | (795 | %) | ||
| Fundamental (loss)(loss) earnings per share ($) (1) | (0.88 | ) | 0.39 | (326 | %) | (336 | %) | ||
| Fully-diluted shares outstanding (‘000’s) | 56,855 | 56,807 | 1 | % | |||||
| Average period USD/ ZAR exchange rate | 14.32 | 13.67 | 5 | % | |||||
| Non-cash adjustments included (before tax impact): | 50,150 | – | nm | ||||||
| Allowance for doubtful finance loans receivables | 23,391 | – | nm | ||||||
| Change in fair value of equity securities | 15,836 | – | nm | ||||||
| Goodwill impairment loss | 8,191 | – | nm | ||||||
| Impairment of Cedar Cellular note | 2,732 | – | nm | ||||||
| Six months ended December 31, | |||||||||
| (All figures in USD ‘000s except per share data) | 2018 | 2017 | % change in USD |
% change in ZAR |
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| Revenue | 223,034 | 300,974 | (26 | %) | (21 | %) | |||
| GAAP operating (loss) income | (42,179 | ) | 41,313 | (202 | %) | (209 | %) | ||
| Adjusted (negative) EBITDA (1) | (11,491 | ) | 68,439 | (117 | %) | (118 | %) | ||
| GAAP net (loss) income | (69,140 | ) | 29,105 | (338 | %) | (354 | %) | ||
| Fundamental net (loss) income (1) | (48,709 | ) | 46,875 | (204 | %) | (211 | %) | ||
| GAAP (loss) earnings per share ($) | (1.22 | ) | 0.51 | (100 | %) | (100 | %) | ||
| Fundamental (loss)(loss) earnings per share ($) (1) | (0.86 | ) | 0.83 | (204 | %) | (211 | %) | ||
| Fully-diluted shares outstanding (‘000’s) | 56,814 | 56,812 | – | ||||||
| Average period USD/ ZAR exchange rate | 14.34 | 13.41 | 7 | % | |||||
| Non-cash adjustments included (before tax impact): | 54,553 | – | nm | ||||||
| Allowance for doubtful finance loans receivables | 27,794 | – | nm | ||||||
| Change in fair value of equity securities | 15,836 | – | nm | ||||||
| Goodwill impairment loss | 8,191 | – | nm | ||||||
| Impairment of Cedar Cellular note | 2,732 | – | nm | ||||||
(1) Adjusted negative EBITDA, fundamental net (loss) income and (loss)(loss) earnings per share are non-GAAP measures and are described below under “Use of Non-GAAP Measures—negative EBITDA and Adjusted negative EBITDA, and —Fundamental net (loss) income and fundamental (loss)(loss) earnings per share.” See Attachment B for a reconciliation of GAAP operating (loss) income to negative EBITDA and Adjusted negative EBITDA, and GAAP net (loss) income to fundamental net (loss) income and (loss)(loss) earnings per share.
Factors impacting comparability of our Q2 2019 and Q2 2018 results
- Losses incurred resulting from SASSA’s auto-migration of EPE accounts: We experienced a significant decline in EPE account numbers driven largely by SASSA’s auto-migration of accounts to SAPO, often unilaterally and without the recipient’s consent. The resultant losses were caused by the loss of monthly income on the relevant EPE accounts, a $23.4 million allowance for doubtful finance loans receivable as well as losses incurred from maintaining our mobile payment infrastructure;
- Loss of CPS revenue and operating income due to the expiration of our SASSA contract: The expiration of our SASSA contract on September 30, 2018, resulted in the loss of all revenue from the contract and, as a result, CPS recorded no revenue from the SASSA during Q2 2019 compared with the prior year;
- Non-cash impairment loss related to impairment of goodwill: We recorded an impairment loss of $8.2 million primarily related to goodwill allocated to the international transaction processing operating segment;
- Consolidation of DNI results: DNI contributed to an increase in revenue and operating income during the Q2 2019, performing in line with expectations;
- Improved contribution from South Korea: Our South Korean operations experienced modest revenue pressures due to ongoing regulatory changes and macroeconomic factors, though operating income and margin continued to show improvement compared to Q2 2018;
- High income tax expense due to deferred tax valuation allowance on losses by certain South African businesses: Our income tax expense included a valuation allowance recorded against the net operating loss deferred tax asset generated by certain of our South African businesses, including CPS and our microlending business as a result of the losses incurred during Q2 2019;
- Unfavorable impact from the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the South African Rand: The U.S. dollar appreciated 5% against the ZAR during Q2 2019 compared to Q2 2018, which adversely impacted our reported results;
- Higher revenue from Masterpayment and allowance for credit losses in fiscal 2018: During fiscal 2018, Masterpayment contributed higher revenues as a result of an increase in processing activities, particularly related to its cryptocurrency processing launched in December 2017, as well as from its working capital financing and supply chain solutions;
- Higher depreciation and amortization charges resulting from DNI acquisition: Our depreciation and amortization charge increased during the Q2 2019, as a result of our acquisition of DNI;
- Loss resulting from Cell C fair value adjustment: We recorded a non-cash pre-tax fair value adjustment loss related to Cell C of approximately $15.8 million due to lower industry comparable valuations, which adversely impacted our reported results in fiscal 2019;
- Reduced income from equity-accounted investments: Earnings from equity accounted investments decreased as a result of the consolidation of DNI from June 30, 2018; and
- Lower interest income and higher interest expense: The movement in net interest expense (before the Cedar Cellular impairment) was $2.8 million primarily due to lower interest income resulting from the utilization of cash to fund strategic investments and higher interest expense as a result of the South African lending facilities we obtained, including a facility to fund our ATMs.
Results of Operations by Segment and Liquidity
South African transaction processing
Segment revenue was $21.9 million in Q2 2019, down 66% compared with Q2 2018 in USD, and 64% lower on a constant currency basis. The decrease in segment revenue and operating income was primarily due to the substantial decrease in the number of SASSA grant recipients paid under our SASSA contract as the contract ended at the end of Q1 fiscal 2019. Our revenue and operating income was also adversely impacted by the significant reduction in the number of SASSA grant recipients with SASSA-branded Grindrod cards linked to Grindrod bank accounts as well as a lower number of EPE accounts. These decreases in revenue and operating income were partially offset by higher transaction revenue as a result of increased usage of our ATMs. Our operating (loss) income margin for Q2 2019 and 2018 was (53.8%) and 21.0%, respectively.
International transaction processing
Segment revenue was $38.1 million in Q2 2019, down 14% compared with Q2 2018 in USD. The decrease in segment revenue and operating income was primarily due to a contraction in IPG transactions processed, specifically meaningfully lower crypto-exchange and China processing activity, and modestly lower KSNET revenue as a result of lower transaction values processed. Excluding the $7.0 million impairment loss, operating income during Q2 2019 was higher compared to Q2 2018 due to an improved contribution from KSNET primarily as a result of lower depreciation expense and the Mastertrading allowance for doubtful working capital finance receivable of $7.8 million recorded during Q2 2018. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in IPG revenues and ongoing losses at Masterpayment during Q2 2019. Operating loss margin for Q2 2019 and 2018 was 10.6% and 11.3%, respectively. Excluding the goodwill impairment, segment operating income and margin for Q2 2019 were $3.0 million and 7.8%, respectively. Excluding the Mastertrading allowance for doubtful working capital finance receivables, segment operating income and margin for Q2 2018 were $2.8 million and 6.4% respectively.
Financial inclusion and applied technologies
Segment revenue was $38.8 million in Q2 2019, down 28% compared with Q2 2018 in USD. Segment revenue decreased primarily due to fewer prepaid airtime and value-added services sales, lower lending and insurance revenue, and a decrease in inter-segment revenues, partially offset by the inclusion of DNI. Operating income was significantly lower than Q2 2018, primarily due to the allowance for doubtful finance loans receivable of $23.4 million recognized and expenses incurred to maintain and expand our financial service infrastructure, partially offset by the contribution from DNI. Operating (loss) income margin for the Financial inclusion and applied technologies segment was (47.8%) and 23.5% during Q2 2019 and 2018, respectively. Excluding the allowance for doubtful finance loans receivable, segment operating income and margin for fiscal 2019 were $4.9 million and 12.5% respectively.
Corporate/eliminations
Our corporate expenses increased primarily due to higher acquired intangible asset amortization, non-employee director expenses and external service provider fees, partially offset by lower transaction-related expenditures.
Cash flow and liquidity
At December 31, 2018, our cash and cash equivalents were $69.9 million and comprised mainly KRW-denominated balances of KRW 31.9 billion ($28.7 million), ZAR-denominated balances of ZAR 376.7 million ($26.2 million), U.S. dollar-denominated balances of $11.7 million, and other currency deposits, primarily Botswana pula, of $3.4 million, all amounts translated at exchange rates applicable as of December 31, 2018. The decrease in our cash balances from June 30, 2018, was primarily due to significantly weaker trading activities, scheduled debt repayments, dividend payments to non-controlling interests and capital expenditures, which was partially offset by the utilization of our debt facilities to fund our ATMs and to finance our lending to Cell C to fund the construction of mobile telephony network infrastructure, the contribution from the inclusion of DNI, and a decrease in our South African lending book.
Excluding the impact of interest received, interest paid under our South Africa debt and taxes, the decrease in cash provided is primarily due to significantly weaker trading activity during fiscal 2019 compared to 2018. Capital expenditures for Q2 2019 and 2018 were $2.5 million and $2.1 million, respectively, and have increased primarily due to the acquisition of ATMs in South Africa, computer equipment to maintain our processing activities and the expansion of our branch network. We made a scheduled South African debt facility payment of $10.6 million (ZAR 151 million).
Operating metrics and supplemental presentation for Q2 2019 Results
Our updated operating metrics have been posted on our website (www.net1.com). A supplemental presentation for Q2 2019 will be posted to the Investor Relations page of our website – ir.net1.com one hour prior to our earnings call on Friday, February 8, 2019.
Conference Call
We will host a conference call to review these results on February 8, 2019, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To participate in the call, dial 1-508-924-4326 (US and Canada), 0333-300-1418 (U.K. only) or 010-201-6800 (South Africa only) ten minutes prior to the start of the call. Callers should request “Net1 call” upon dial-in. The call will also be webcast on the Net1 homepage, www.net1.com. Please click on the webcast link at least ten minutes prior to the call. A webcast of the call will be available for replay on the Net1 website through February 28, 2019.
Use of Non-GAAP Measures
US securities laws require that when we publish any non-GAAP measures, we disclose the reason for using these non-GAAP measures and provide reconciliations to the directly comparable GAAP measures. The presentation of negative EBITDA, adjusted negative EBITDA, fundamental net (loss) income and fundamental (loss) earnings per share and headline (loss) earnings per share are non-GAAP measures.
EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA
(Loss) Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) is GAAP operating (loss) income adjusted for depreciation and amortization and, if applicable, impairment losses. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA adjusted for costs related to acquisitions and transactions consummated or ultimately not pursued, an allowance for doubtful Mastertrading working capital finance loans receivable and profits realized on sale of a business.
Fundamental net (loss) income and fundamental (loss) earnings per share
Fundamental net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per share is GAAP net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per share adjusted for the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (net of deferred taxes), the amortization of intangible assets (net of deferred taxes) related to equity-accounted investments, stock-based compensation charges and reversals, the amortization of South African and South Korean debt facility fees and unusual non-recurring items, including the impairment loss, costs related to acquisitions and transactions consummated or ultimately not pursued.
Fundamental net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per share for fiscal 2019 also includes an adjustment for the non-controlling interest portion of the amortization of intangible assets (net of deferred taxes).
We provide earnings guidance only on a non-GAAP basis and do not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking fundamental (loss) earnings per share guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures because of the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation, the amounts of which, based on past experience, could be material.
Management believes that the EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, fundamental net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per share metric enhances its own evaluation, as well as an investor’s understanding, of our financial performance. Attachment B presents the reconciliation between GAAP operating income and EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA; and GAAP net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per share and fundamental net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per share.
Headline (loss) earnings per share (“H(L)EPS”)
The inclusion of H(L)EPS in this press release is a requirement of our listing on the JSE. H(L)EPS basic and diluted is calculated using net (loss) income which has been determined based on GAAP. Accordingly, this may differ to the headline (loss) earnings per share calculation of other companies listed on the JSE as these companies may report their financial results under a different financial reporting framework, including but not limited to, International Financial Reporting Standards.
H(L)EPS basic and diluted is calculated as GAAP net (loss) income adjusted for the impairment loss and (profit) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment. Attachment C presents the reconciliation between our net (loss) income used to calculate (loss) earnings per share basic and diluted and HE(L)PS basic and diluted and the calculation of the denominator for headline diluted (loss) earnings per share.
About Net1
Net1 is a leading provider of transaction processing services, financial inclusion products and services and secure payment technology. Net1 operates market-leading payment processors in South Africa and the Republic of Korea. Net1 offers debit, credit and prepaid processing and issuing services for all major payment networks. In South Africa, Net1 provides innovative low-cost financial inclusion products, including banking, lending and insurance, and is a leading distributor of mobile subscriber starter packs for Cell C, a South African mobile network operator. Net1 leverages its strategic equity investments in Finbond and Bank Frick (both regulated banks), and Cell C to introduce products to new customers and geographies. Net1 has a primary listing on NASDAQ (NasdaqGS: UEPS) and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: NT1). Visit www.net1.com for additional information about Net1.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. A discussion of various factors that cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements are included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to revise any of these statements to reflect future events.
Investor Relations Contact:
Dhruv Chopra
Head of Investor Relations
Phone: +1 917-767-6722
Email: dchopra@net1.com
Media Relations Contact:
Bridget von Holdt
Business Director – BCW
Phone: +27-82-610-0650
Email: bridget.vonholdt@bm-africa.com
| NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |||||||||||||
| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | |||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Six months ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 |
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| (In thousands, except per share data) | (In thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||
| REVENUE | $ | 97,150 | $ | 148,416 | $ | 223,034 | $ | 300,974 | |||||
| EXPENSE | |||||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold, IT processing, servicing and support | 51,185 | 73,994 | 123,501 | 148,646 | |||||||||
| Selling, general and administration | 70,996 | 49,392 | 112,874 | 93,326 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 9,853 | 8,723 | 20,647 | 17,689 | |||||||||
| Impairment loss | 8,191 | – | 8,191 | – | |||||||||
| OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME | (43,075 | ) | 16,307 | (42,179 | ) | 41,313 | |||||||
| CHANGE IN VALUE OF EQUITY SECURITIES | (15,836 | ) | – | (15,836 | ) | – | |||||||
| INTEREST INCOME, net of impairment | (331 | ) | 4,705 | 1,545 | 9,749 | ||||||||
| INTEREST EXPENSE | 2,778 | 2,325 | 5,537 | 4,446 | |||||||||
| (LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE | (62,020 | ) | 18,687 | (62,007 | ) | 46,616 | |||||||
| INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) EXPENSE | (2,298 | ) | 10,062 | 4,192 | 20,339 | ||||||||
| NET (LOSS) INCOME BEFORE EARNINGS FROM EQUITY-ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS | (59,722 | ) | 8,625 | (66,199 | ) | 26,277 | |||||||
| (LOSS) EARNINGS FROM EQUITY-ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS | (1,247 | ) | 1,354 | 126 | 3,429 | ||||||||
| NET (LOSS) INCOME | (60,969 | ) | 9,979 | (66,073 | ) | 29,706 | |||||||
| LESS NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST | 2,972 | 357 | 3,067 | 601 | |||||||||
| NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NET1 | $ | (63,941 | ) | $ | 9,622 | $ | (69,140 | ) | $ | 29,105 | |||
| Net (loss) income per share, in U.S. dollars | |||||||||||||
| Basic (loss) earnings attributable to Net1 shareholders | $ | (1.13 | ) | $ | 0.17 | $ | (1.22 | ) | $ | 0.51 | |||
| Diluted (loss) earnings attributable to Net1 shareholders | $ | (1.12 | ) | $ | 0.17 | $ | (1.22 | ) | $ | 0.51 | |||
| See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | |||||||||||||
| NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |||||||
| Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||
| Unaudited | (A) | ||||||
| December 31, | June 30, | ||||||
| 2018 | 2018 | ||||||
| (In thousands, except share data) | |||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 69,910 | $ | 90,054 | |||
| Restricted cash | 63,131 | – | |||||
| Pre-funded social welfare grants receivable | – | 2,965 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of – December: $1,331; June: $1,101 | 105,007 | 109,683 | |||||
| Finance loans receivable, net of allowances of – December: $39,850; June: $16,403 | 25,122 | 62,205 | |||||
| Inventory | 10,272 | 12,887 | |||||
| Total current assets before settlement assets | 273,442 | 277,794 | |||||
| Settlement assets | 65,765 | 149,047 | |||||
| Total current assets | 339,207 | 426,841 | |||||
| PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of –December: $132,191; June: $129,185 | 23,739 | 27,054 | |||||
| EQUITY-ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS | 93,561 | 88,331 | |||||
| GOODWILL | 267,964 | 283,240 | |||||
| INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net of accumulated amortization of – December: $132,061 ; June: $121,466 | 115,250 | 131,132 | |||||
| DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | 20,826 | 6,312 | |||||
| OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS, including reinsurance assets | 219,577 | 256,380 | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 1,080,124 | 1,219,290 | |||||
| 90,054 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES | |||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||||
| Short-term credit facilities for ATM funding | 63,131 | – | |||||
| Accounts payable | 20,939 | 35,055 | |||||
| Other payables | 73,464 | 47,994 | |||||
| Current portion of long-term borrowings | 24,660 | 44,695 | |||||
| Income taxes payable | 6,770 | 5,742 | |||||
| Total current liabilities before settlement obligations | 188,964 | 133,486 | |||||
| Settlement obligations | 65,765 | 149,047 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 254,729 | 282,533 | |||||
| DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | 52,376 | 46,606 | |||||
| LONG-TERM BORROWINGS | 10,395 | 5,469 | |||||
| OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES, including insurance policy liabilities | 2,515 | 38,580 | |||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 320,015 | 373,188 | |||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | |||||||
| REDEEMABLE COMMON STOCK | 107,672 | 107,672 | |||||
| EQUITY | |||||||
| COMMON STOCK | |||||||
| Authorized: 200,000,000 with $0.001 par value; | |||||||
| 80 | 80 | ||||||
| PREFERRED STOCK | |||||||
| Authorized shares: 50,000,000 with $0.001 par value; | |||||||
| Issued and outstanding shares, net of treasury: December: -; June: – | – | – | |||||
| ADDITIONAL PAID-IN-CAPITAL | 277,463 | 276,201 | |||||
| TREASURY SHARES, AT COST: December: 24,891,292; June: 24,891,292 | (286,951 | ) | (286,951 | ) | |||
| ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | (198,272 | ) | (184,436 | ) | |||
| RETAINED EARNINGS | 768,485 | 837,625 | |||||
| TOTAL NET1 EQUITY | 560,805 | 642,519 | |||||
| NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST | 91,632 | 95,911 | |||||
| TOTAL EQUITY | 652,437 | 738,430 | |||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 1,080,124 | $ | 1,219,290 | |||
| 277,463 | 276,201 | ||||||
| (A) – Derived from restated audited financial statements filed on Form 10-K/A on December 6, 2018. | |||||||
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| Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Six months ended | |||||||||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | (In thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (60,969 | ) | $ | 9,979 | $ | (66,073 | ) | $ | 29,706 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 9,853 | 8,723 | 20,647 | 17,689 | ||||||||||||||
| Impairment loss | 8,191 | – | 8,191 | – | ||||||||||||||
| Movement in allowance for doubtful accounts receivable | 21,368 | 9,402 | 23,958 | 9,465 | ||||||||||||||
| Loss (Earnings) from equity-accounted investments | 1,247 | (1,354 | ) | (126 | ) | (3,429 | ) | |||||||||||
| Interest on Cedar Cell note, net of impairment | 1,516 | (182 | ) | 1,360 | (182 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of equity securities | 15,836 | – | 15,836 | – | ||||||||||||||
| Fair value adjustments and re-measurements | 83 | (190 | ) | 1 | (99 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Interest payable | 131 | (159 | ) | 241 | (247 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Facility fee amortized | 68 | 214 | 155 | 347 | ||||||||||||||
| (Profit) Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | (139 | ) | 16 | (266 | ) | 121 | ||||||||||||
| Profit on disposal of business | – | (463 | ) | – | (463 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation charge, net | 598 | 608 | 1,185 | 1,435 | ||||||||||||||
| Dividends received from equity accounted investments | 454 | 1,253 | 454 | 2,165 | ||||||||||||||
| Decrease (Increase) in accounts receivable, pre-funded social welfare grants receivable and finance loans receivable | 18,753 | (3,397 | ) | 28,755 | (42,601 | ) | ||||||||||||
| (Increase) Decrease in inventory | (24 | ) | (2,322 | ) | 2,161 | (3,848 | ) | |||||||||||
| (Decrease) Increase in accounts payable and other payables | (11,759 | ) | (481 | ) | (19,535 | ) | 2,948 | |||||||||||
| (Decrease) Increase in taxes payable | (7,007 | ) | (9,754 | ) | 1,347 | (916 | ) | |||||||||||
| (Increase) Decrease in deferred taxes | (3,436 | ) | 1,419 | (7,070 | ) | 428 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (5,236 | ) | 13,312 | 11,221 | 12,519 | |||||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (2,547 | ) | (2,103 | ) | (5,665 | ) | (3,576 | ) | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 212 | 99 | 486 | 415 | ||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of intangible assets | (1,384 | ) | – | (1,384 | ) | – | ||||||||||||
| Investment in equity of equity-accounted investments | (2,500 | ) | (40,892 | ) | (2,500 | ) | (113,738 | ) | ||||||||||
| Investment in MobiKwik | (1,056 | ) | – | (1,056 | ) | – | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds on return of investment | – | – | 284 | – | ||||||||||||||
| Investment in Cell C | – | – | – | (151,003 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Acquisition of held to maturity investment | – | (9,000 | ) | – | (9,000 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Other investing activities | – | (154 | ) | – | (154 | ) | ||||||||||||
| Net change in settlement assets | 2,031 | 24,519 | 77,962 | 237,168 | ||||||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (5,244 | ) | (27,531 | ) | 68,127 | (39,888 | ) | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from bank overdraft | 221,582 | 690 | 306,237 | 32,570 | ||||||||||||||
| Repayment of bank overdraft | (245,726 | ) | (11,391 | ) | (245,726 | ) | (14,343 | ) | ||||||||||
| Repayment of long-term borrowings | (13,551 | ) | (30,881 | ) | (23,811 | ) | (45,141 | ) | ||||||||||
| Long-term borrowings utilized | 3,203 | – | 11,004 | 95,431 | ||||||||||||||
| Dividends paid to non-controlling interest | (1,208 | ) | – | (2,937 | ) | – | ||||||||||||
| Payment of guarantee fee | (258 | ) | – | (394 | ) | (552 | ) | |||||||||||
| Net change in settlement obligations | (2,031 | ) | (24,519 | ) | (77,962 | ) | (237,168 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (37,989 | ) | (66,101 | ) | (33,589 | ) | (169,203 | ) | ||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (1,823 | ) | 6,857 | (2,772 | ) | 3,011 | ||||||||||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (50,292 | ) | (73,463 | ) | 42,987 | (193,561 | ) | |||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of period | 183,333 | 138,359 | 90,054 | 258,457 | ||||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – end of period (1) | $ | 133,041 | $ | 64,896 | $ | 133,041 | $ | 64,896 | ||||||||||
| See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of December 31, 2018, includes restricted cash of approximately $63.1 million related to cash withdrawn from our various debt facilities to fund ATMs. This cash may only be used to fund ATMs and is considered restricted as to use and therefore is classified as restricted cash.
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Attachment A
Operating segment revenue, operating income and operating margin:
Three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 and September 30, 2018
| Key segmental data, in ’000, except margins | Change – actual | Change – constant exchange rate(1) |
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| Revenue: | Q2 ‘19 | Q2 ‘18 | Q1 ’19 | Q2 ‘19 vs Q2‘18 |
Q2 ‘19 vs Q1 ‘19 |
Q2 ‘19 vs Q2‘18 |
Q2 ‘19 vs Q1 ‘19 |
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| South African transaction processing | $ | 21,970 | $ | 64,148 | $ | 37,749 | (66 | %) | (42 | %) | (64 | %) | (44 | %) | |||||||||
| International transaction processing | 38,124 | 44,185 | 39,387 | (14 | %) | (3 | %) | (10 | %) | (7 | %) | ||||||||||||
| Financial inclusion and applied technologies | 38,755 | 54,131 | 53,206 | (28 | %) | (27 | %) | (25 | %) | (30 | %) | ||||||||||||
| Subtotal: Operating segments | 98,849 | 162,464 | 130,342 | (39 | %) | (24 | %) | (36 | %) | (27 | %) | ||||||||||||
| Intersegment eliminations | (1,699 | ) | (14,048 | ) | (4,458 | ) | (88 | %) | (62 | %) | (87 | %) | (63 | %) | |||||||||
| Consolidated revenue | $ | 97,150 | $ | 148,416 | $ | 125,884 | (35 | %) | (23 | %) | (31 | %) | (26 | %) | |||||||||
| Operating (loss) income: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| South African transaction processing | $ | (11,830 | ) | $ | 13,470 | $ | (3,513 | ) | nm | 237 | % | nm | 225 | % | |||||||||
| International transaction processing | (4,043 | ) | (4,991 | ) | 2,762 | (19 | %) | nm | (281 | %) | nm | ||||||||||||
| Financial inclusion and applied technologies | (18,538 | ) | 12,737 | 11,302 | nm | nm | nm | nm | |||||||||||||||
| Subtotal: Operating segments | (34,411 | ) | 21,216 | 10,551 | nm | nm | nm | nm | |||||||||||||||
| Corporate/Eliminations | (8,664 | ) | (4,909 | ) | (9,655 | ) | 76 | % | (10 | %) | (49 | %) | (13 | %) | |||||||||
| Consolidated operating (loss) income | $ | (43,075 | ) | $ | 16,307 | $ | 896 | nm | nm | nm | nm | ||||||||||||
| Operating (loss) income margin (%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| South African transaction processing | (53.8 | %) | 21.0 | % | (9.3 | %) | |||||||||||||||||
| International transaction processing | (10.6 | %) | (11.3 | %) | 7.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Financial inclusion and applied technologies | (47.8 | %) | 23.5 | % | 21.2 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated operating margin | (44.3 | %) | 11.0 | % | 0.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) – This information shows what the change in these items would have been if the USD/ ZAR exchange rate that prevailed during the Q2 2019 also prevailed during Q2 2018 and Q1 2019. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
| Key segmental data, in ’000, except margins | |||||||||||||
| Change – actual |
Change – constant exchange rate(1) |
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| Revenue: | F2019 | F2018 | F2019 vs F2018 |
F2019 vs F2018 |
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| South African transaction processing | $ | 59,719 | $ | 130,585 | (54 | %) | (51 | %) | |||||
| International transaction processing . | 77,511 | 90,207 | (14 | %) | (8 | %) | |||||||
| Financial inclusion and applied technologies | 91,961 | 108,444 | (15 | %) | (9 | %) | |||||||
| Subtotal: Operating segments | 229,191 | 329,236 | (30 | %) | (26 | %) | |||||||
| Intersegment eliminations | (6,157 | ) | (28,262 | ) | (78 | %) | (77 | %) | |||||
| Consolidated revenue | $ | 223,034 | $ | 300,974 | (26 | %) | (21 | %) | |||||
| Operating (loss) income: | |||||||||||||
| South African transaction processing | $ | (15,343 | ) | $ | 25,802 | nm | nm | ||||||
| International transaction processing | (1,281 | ) | 325 | nm | nm | ||||||||
| Financial inclusion and applied technologies . | (7,236 | ) | 26,657 | nm | nm | ||||||||
| Subtotal: Operating segments | (23,860 | ) | 52,784 | nm | nm | ||||||||
| Corporate/Eliminations | (18,319 | ) | (11,471 | ) | 60 | % | 71 | % | |||||
| Consolidated operating (loss) income | $ | (42,179 | ) | $ | 41,313 | nm | nm | ||||||
| Operating (loss) income margin (%) | |||||||||||||
| South African transaction processing | (25.7 | %) | 19.8 | % | |||||||||
| International transaction processing . | (1.7 | %) | 0.4 | % | |||||||||
| Financial inclusion and applied technologies | (7.9 | %) | 24.6 | % | |||||||||
| Overall operating margin | (18.9 | %) | 13.7 | % | |||||||||
| (1) – This information shows what the change in these items would have been if the USD/ ZAR exchange rate that prevailed during the first half of fiscal 2019 also prevailed during the first half of fiscal 2018. | |||||||||||||
(Loss) Earnings from equity-accounted investments:
The table below presents the relative (loss) earnings from our equity-accounted investments:
| Q2 2019 | Q2 2018 | % change |
F2019 | F2018 | % change |
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| Bank Frick | $ | (1,217 | ) | $ | 322 | nm | $ | (1,805 | ) | $ | 322 | nm | |||||||||
| Share of net income | 402 | 487 | (17 | %) | 564 | 487 | 16 | % | |||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets, net of deferred tax | (141 | ) | (165 | ) | (15 | %) | (285 | ) | (165 | ) | 73 | % | |||||||||
| Other | (1,478 | ) | – | nm | (2,084 | ) | – | nm | |||||||||||||
| DNI(1) | – | 1,046 | nm | – | 1,911 | nm | |||||||||||||||
| Share of net income | – | 1,832 | nm | – | 3,240 | nm | |||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets, net of deferred tax | – | (786 | ) | nm | – | (1,329 | ) | nm | |||||||||||||
| Finbond(2) | – | – | nm | 1,875 | 1,101 | 70 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Other | (30 | ) | (14 | ) | 114 | % | 56 | 95 | (41 | %) | |||||||||||
| (Loss) earnings from equity-accounted investments | $ | (1,247 | ) | $ | 1,354 | (192 | %) | $ | 126 | $ | 3,429 | (96 | %) | ||||||||
(1) DNI was accounted for using the equity method in fiscal 2018 and has been consolidated from June 30, 2018, following the acquisition of a controlling interest in the company. DNI is included in our Financial inclusion and applied technologies operating segment from the acquisition date.
(2) Finbond is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and reports its six-month results during our first quarter and its annual results during our fourth quarter and we record those results in our results during those quarters
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Attachment B
Reconciliation of GAAP operating (loss) income to negative EBITDA and adjusted negative EBITDA:
Three and six months and year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
| Three months ended December 31, |
Six months ended December 31, |
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| 2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
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| Operating (loss) income – GAAP | (43,075 | ) | 16,307 | (42,179 | ) | 41,313 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 9,853 | 8,723 | 20,647 | 17,689 | |||||||
| Impairment loss | 8,191 | – | 8,191 | – | |||||||
| (Negative) EBITDA | (25,031 | ) | 25,030 | (13,341 | ) | 59,002 | |||||
| Transaction costs | 300 | 611 | 1,850 | 2,097 | |||||||
| Non-recurring Mastertrading allowance for doubtful accounts. | – | 7,803 | – | 7,803 | |||||||
| Profit on sale of Xeo | – | (463 | ) | – | (463 | ) | |||||
| Adjusted (negative) EBITDA | (24,731 | ) | 32,981 | (11,491 | ) | 68,439 | |||||
Reconciliation of GAAP net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per share, basic, to fundamental net (loss) income and (loss) earnings per share, basic:
Three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
| Net (loss) income (USD’000) |
(L)EPS, basic (USD) |
Net (loss) income (ZAR’000) |
(L)EPS, basic (ZAR) |
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| 2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 | 2018 |
2017 |
2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| GAAP | (63,941 | ) | 9,622 | (1.13 | ) | 0.17 | (915,866 | ) | 131,510 | (16.11 | ) | 2.31 | |||||||||
| Impairment loss | 8,191 | – | 117,325 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Intangible asset amortization, net | 4,510 | 2,199 | 64,609 | 30,055 | |||||||||||||||||
| Intangible asset amortization, net related to non-controlling interest | (909 | ) | – | (13,020 | ) | – | |||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation charge | 598 | 608 | 8,566 | 8,310 | |||||||||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 300 | 611 | 4,297 | 8,351 | |||||||||||||||||
| Intangible asset amortization, net related to equity accounted investments … | 1,217 | 951 | 17,432 | 10,701 | |||||||||||||||||
| Facility fees for debt | 68 | 214 | 974 | 2,925 | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-recurring Mastertrading allowance for doubtful accounts | – | 7,803 | – | 106,647 | |||||||||||||||||
| Change in US tax rate | – | 860 | – | 11,754 | |||||||||||||||||
| Profit on sale of Xeo | – | (463 | ) | – | (6,328 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Fundamental | (49,966 | ) | 22,405 | (0.88 | ) | 0.39 | (715,683 | ) | 303,925 | (12.59 | ) | 5.34 | |||||||||
Six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
Net (loss) income (USD’000) |
(L)EPS, basic (USD) |
Net (loss) income (ZAR’000) |
(L)EPS, basic (ZAR) |
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| 2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 | 2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 | ||||||||||||||
| GAAP | (69,140 | ) | 29,105 | (1.22 | ) | 0.51 | (991,314 | ) | 390,375 | (17.46 | ) | 6.88 | |||||||||
| Intangible asset amortization, net | 9,060 | 4,354 | 129,886 | 58,378 | |||||||||||||||||
| Impairment loss | 8,191 | – | 117,441 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 1,850 | 1,940 | 26,525 | 26,021 | |||||||||||||||||
| Intangible asset amortization, net related to non-controlling interest | (1,815 | ) | – | (26,023 | ) | – | |||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation charge | 1,185 | 1,435 | 16,990 | 19,247 | |||||||||||||||||
| Intangible asset amortization, net related to equity accounted investments | 1,805 | 1,494 | 25,880 | 17,835 | |||||||||||||||||
| Facility fees for debt | 155 | 347 | 2,222 | 4,654 | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-recurring Mastertrading allowance for doubtful accounts | – | 7,803 | – | 104,659 | |||||||||||||||||
| Change in US tax rate | – | 860 | – | 11,535 | |||||||||||||||||
| Profit on sale of Xeo | – | (463 | ) | – | (6,210 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Fundamental | (48,709 | ) | 46,875 | (0.86 | ) | 0.83 | (698,393 | ) | 626,494 | (12.30 | ) | 11.04 | |||||||||
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Attachment C
Reconciliation of net (loss) income used to calculate (loss) earnings per share basic and diluted and headline (loss) earnings per share basic and diluted:
Three months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
| 2018 | 2017 | ||||
| Net (loss) income (USD’000) | (63,941 | ) | 9,622 | ||
| Adjustments: | |||||
| Impairment loss | 8,191 | – | |||
| Profit on sale of business | – | (463 | ) | ||
| (Profit) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment | (139 | ) | 16 | ||
| Tax effects on above | 39 | (4 | ) | ||
| Net (loss) income used to calculate headline earnings (USD’000) | (55,850 | ) | 9,171 | ||
| Weighted average number of shares used to calculate net income per share basic (loss) earnings and headline (loss) earnings per share basic (loss) earnings (‘000) |
56,834 | 56,755 | |||
| Weighted average number of shares used to calculate net income per share diluted (loss) earnings and headline (loss) earnings per share diluted (loss) earnings (‘000) |
56,855 | 56,807 | |||
| Headline (loss) earnings per share: | |||||
| Basic, in USD | (0.98 | ) | 0.16 | ||
| Diluted, in USD | (0.98 | ) | 0.16 | ||
Six months ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
| 2018 | 2017 | ||||
| Net (loss) income (USD’000) | (69,140 | ) | 29,105 | ||
| Adjustments: | |||||
| Impairment loss | 8,191 | – | |||
| Profit on sale of business | – | (463 | ) | ||
| (Profit) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment | (266 | ) | 16 | ||
| Tax effects on above | 74 | (4 | ) | ||
| Net (loss) income used to calculate headline earnings (USD’000) | (61,141 | ) | 28,654 | ||
| Weighted average number of shares used to calculate net income per share basic (loss) earnings and headline (loss) earnings per share basic (loss) earnings (‘000) |
56,778 | 56,762 | |||
| Weighted average number of shares used to calculate net income per share diluted (loss) earnings and headline (loss) earnings per share diluted (loss) earnings (‘000) |
56,814 | 56,812 | |||
| Headline (loss) earnings per share: | |||||
| Basic, in USD | (1.08 | ) | 0.50 | ||
| Diluted, in USD | (1.08 | ) | 0.50 | ||
Calculation of the denominator for headline diluted (loss) earnings per share
| Q2 ‘19 | Q2 ‘18 | F2019 | F2018 | ||||
| Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding and unvested restricted shares expected to vest under GAAP |
56,834 | 56,755 | 56,778 | 56,762 | |||
| Effect of dilutive securities under GAAP | 21 | 52 | 36 | 50 | |||
| Denominator for headline diluted (loss) earnings per share | 56,855 | 56,807 | 56,814 | 56,812 |
Weighted average number of shares used to calculate headline (loss) earnings per share diluted represent the denominator for basic weighted-average common shares outstanding and unvested restricted shares expected to vest plus the effect of dilutive securities under GAAP. We use this number of fully-diluted shares outstanding to calculate headline (loss) earnings per share diluted because we do not use the two-class method to calculate headline (loss) earnings per share diluted.