SimplyBiz Group PLC (The) Pre-close Trading Statement (9418N)
24 Gennaio 2019 - 8:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9418N
SimplyBiz Group PLC (The)
24 January 2019
24 January 2019
The SimplyBiz Group plc
("SimplyBiz" or the "Group" or the "Company")
Pre-close trading statement for year ended 31 December 2018
SimplyBiz (AIM: SBIZ), the leading independent provider of
compliance and business services to financial advisers and
financial institutions in the UK, today issues a pre-close trading
update for the year ended 31 December 2018.
The Group has performed strongly throughout the year, with
trading in line with management expectations. The period marked the
Group's successful admission to AIM in April 2018, with continuing
momentum and successful execution of the Group's organic and
inorganic growth strategy.
Highlights
- Strong revenue growth converted to strong adjusted EBITDA
growth, above management expectations, and expansion of EBITDA
margin compared to 2017
- Strong balance sheet, with net cash of GBP6.4m (31 December
2017: net debt of GBP23.0m), increased from net cash of GBP1.2m at
30 June 2018, reflecting strong operating performance and the
beneficial impact of capital raised at IPO
- Group membership numbers increased by 8.5% to 3,726 (31 December 2017: 3,433)
- Completion and integration of Landmark Surveyors Limited,
which contributed c.8% to the revenue growth in the year
- The Directors are confident in the Group's overall performance
and intend to propose a final dividend to Shareholders, in line
with the policy of paying one third of adjusted post-IPO profit
after tax as a dividend, as set out in the Company's Admission
Document
Matt Timmins, Joint CEO of The SimplyBiz Group plc, said:
"The Board is pleased to report another excellent year for the
Group, with great financial performance and a strong year-end
balance sheet, supplementing the success of the IPO and acquisition
of Landmark Surveyors. One of the many positive factors of our
business model is our recurring income and forward revenue
visibility. This provides us with a great deal of confidence, and
we enter 2019 full of optimism and in great shape for the year
ahead.
"Our capital position and a highly-fragmented marketplace offer
us ongoing opportunities to build out our service offering,
reinforce the strength of our organic growth platform and pursue
selective acquisitions.
"Our investment in new technology, including Centra, coupled
with an increase in services provided, has driven continued growth
in our customer base and we would like to take this opportunity to
thank our Member and Client Firms for their continued support. Our
customers remain at the heart of our business and they are the
driving force behind everything that we achieve."
Enquiries:
SimplyBiz via Instinctif Partners
Matt Timmins (Joint Chief Executive
Officer)
Neil Stevens (Joint Chief Executive
Officer)
Zeus Capital (Nominated Adviser
and Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 3829 5000
Martin Green
Andrew Jones
Pippa Hamnett
Peel Hunt (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Guy Wiehahn
Andrew Buchanan
Rishi Shah
Instinctif Partners +44 (0)20 7457 2020 /
SimplyBiz@instinctif.com
Giles Stewart
Katie Bairsto
Notes to Editors
About SimplyBiz
With over 3,700 member firms in the UK, SimplyBiz is a leading
independent provider of compliance and business services to
financial advisers, including directly authorised IFAs, directly
authorised mortgage advisers, workplace consultants and directly
authorised consumer credit brokers. It also provides marketing and
promotion, product panelling and co-manufacturing services to more
than 135 financial institutions, through access to its
membership.
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