System1 Group PLC Trading Update and Planned Share Buyback (1242C)
06 Febbraio 2020 - 8:00AM
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RNS Number : 1242C
System1 Group PLC
06 February 2020
Press Release 6 February 2020
System1 Group PLC (AIM: SYS1)
("System1", or "the Company", or "the Group")
Trading Update and Planned Share Buyback
System1 Group PLC (AIM: SYS1) (the international online market
research agency), announces today the following trading update for
its financial year to the end of March 2020.
After H1 single-digit growth, followed by modest further
progress in Q3, trading in Q4 to date has been disappointing, due
in the main to the ongoing transition of sales talent, and
subsequent disruption and decline in adhoc revenue from smaller
clients. Given the limited visibility in some areas, it is
difficult to predict the full year outturn, but the Board believes
Gross Profit will be slightly down compared to the prior year.
The Company continues to invest heavily in its AdRatings
database, sales talent, digitisation and automation, in support of
its increasing emphasis on Advertising Effectiveness. Underlying
Overhead Costs (excluding Share Based Payments and AdRatings) are
expected to increase 4-6% over the 2019/20 financial year.
The lower than expected Gross Profit and increased costs are
expected to result in a normalised 2019/20 Profit Before Tax (i.e.
excluding Share Based Payments and AdRatings) materially below the
current market expectation.
At the same time AdRatings, now rebranded "Test Your Ad", is
starting to show its commercial promise. As part of ITV Media's
objective to 'Get people to fall back in love with advertising',
they have chosen System1 as their partner in rating the 'Nation's
favourite Ads' and helping advertisers to create more of them -
starting with a UEFA Euro 2020 Competition to select the best
sporting Ad, with the winner awarded a free advertising slot in the
half-time break of the final match.
The Company has GBP4.2m cash, and no debt, and in line with the
Company's approach to capital allocation, the Board intends to
conduct a share buyback program of up to GBP1.5m of the Company's
shares, following its normal post year-end Trading Update in April,
subject to the Company's share price and cash balance at the time.
This would be by way of market purchases. The Company will provide
a further update nearer the time. Any share buybacks will be made
under the existing authority the Company has in place to make
market purchases, and also in accordance with the Market Abuse
Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 and Commission Delegated Regulation
(EU) No. 2016/1052 where practicable.
The Company can be found at www.system1group.com.
The information contained within this announcement is deemed to
constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse
Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this
announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in
the public domain.
For further information, please contact:
System1 Group PLC Tel: +44 (0)20 7043
1000
John Kearon, Chief Executive Officer
James Geddes, Chief Financial Officer
Canaccord Genuity Limited Tel: +44 (0)20 7523
8000
Simon Bridges / Andrew Potts
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