1Spatial — Transition on track, EBITDA ‘at least in line’

1Spatial (AIM: SPA)

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1Spatial — Transition on track, EBITDA ‘at least in line’

1Spatial continues to make good progress on its transition plan. The final months of FY19 saw further large contract wins and growth accelerate. This was achieved despite the uncertainty created by the US government shutdown. Adjusted EBITDA ‘at least in line’ with market expectations suggests a minimum of £1.1m, over 12% ahead of our estimate, but we leave our forecasts unchanged for now. Executing the plan offers scope for a re-rating and further upgrades, in our view.

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Transition on track, EBITDA ‘at least in line’

Trading statement

Software & comp services

7 March 2019

Price

32.9p

Market cap

£33m

Net cash (£m) (FY19e)

5.8

Shares in issue

99m

Free float

91%

Code

SPA

Primary exchange

AIM

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(1.5)

(10.8)

(7.0)

Rel (local)

(2.0)

(17.0)

(7.1)

52-week high/low

46.5p

28.0p

Business description

1Spatial’s core technology validates, rectifies and enhances customers’ geospatial data. The combination of its software and advisory services reduces the need for costly manual checking and correcting of data.

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Final results

May 2019

Analysts

Dan Gardiner

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Dan Ridsdale

+44 (0) 20 3077 5729

1Spatial is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

1Spatial continues to make good progress on its transition plan. The final months of FY19 saw further large contract wins and growth accelerate. This was achieved despite the uncertainty created by the US government shutdown. Adjusted EBITDA ‘at least in line’ with market expectations suggests a minimum of £1.1m, over 12% ahead of our estimate, but we leave our forecasts unchanged for now. Executing the plan offers scope for a re-rating and further upgrades, in our view.

Year end

Revenue (£m)

EBITDA*
(£m)

PBT*
(£m)

EPS*
(p)

EV/sales

(x)

EV/EBITDA

(x)

PE
(x)

01/18

16.9

0.4

(1.5)

(2.3)

1.6

66.3

N/A

01/19e

17.8

1.0

(1.0)

(1.2)

1.5

27.1

N/A

01/20e

18.8

1.7

0.5

0.4

1.4

16.1

74.8

01/21e

19.9

2.2

1.1

0.9

1.3

12.0

35.4

Note: *EBITDA, PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

Good execution in a mixed environment

Phase two of 1Spatial’s transition plan aims to return the business to growth and profitability (see Spatial awareness). With the trading update highlighting in-line revenue and adjusted EBITDA ‘at least in line’ with market expectations, this plan looks firmly on track. The statement also emphasises significant customer traction since October. 1Spatial recently announced new deals with AIDU and PRA (worth at least £1.6m combined) and extended its Ordnance Survey contract. All this was achieved despite the uncertainty created by the prolonged US government shutdown that affected both US revenue and deal activity in January.

Reiterating forecasts

We leave our forecasts unchanged for now. In-line FY19 revenue suggests organic y-o-y growth accelerated to over 5% in H219 despite the US government shutdown. Adjusted EBITDA ‘at least in line’ with market consensus implies a minimum £1.1m, 12%+ ahead of our numbers and margins of 8%+ in H219. This guidance suggests good cost control even as investment in mobile, LMDM (Location Master Data Management) and 3D technologies increases. Contract wins, accelerating growth and rising margins bode well for our long-term numbers: our FY20 forecast implies 6% y-o-y growth and 9% EBITDA margin. At £6.4m, the year-end cash balance was ahead of our £5.8m estimate.

Valuation: Execution equals 50% upside

At 33p, 1Spatial trades at 1.3x FY21e EV/sales, a significant discount to both UK small-cap software peers and international GIS peers. Closing this discount is likely to require raising margins closer to sector averages and/or accelerating growth. The statement confirms initiatives are on track to deliver against these objectives but, as previously highlighted, they are likely to take time and will require further good execution. A sector average FY21e EV/sales multiple of 2.2x, which is possible if 1Spatial can reach sector average margins, would imply a share price of 50p, a 50% premium to the current price.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

£'000s

2016

2017

2018

2019e

2020e

2021e

31-January

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

18,300

15,133

16,938

17,800

18,793

19,933

Delivery costs

(7,715)

(6,868)

(7,994)

(8,090)

(8,179)

(8,571)

Gross Profit

10,585

8,265

8,944

9,710

10,614

11,363

EBITDA

 

 

2,902

(874)

403

985

1,661

2,230

Operating Profit (before amort. and except.)

 

 

1,584

(12,494)

(1,302)

(846)

319

1,058

Acquired Intangible Amortisation

(200)

0

0

0

0

0

Exceptionals

(1,081)

(2,590)

(1,041)

(300)

0

0

Share based payments

(976)

(566)

538

(250)

(250)

(250)

Operating Profit

(673)

(15,650)

(1,805)

(1,396)

69

808

Net Interest

(27)

(25)

(151)

(161)

163

23

Other

(421)

(266)

0

0

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

1,136

(12,785)

(1,453)

(1,007)

481

1,080

Profit Before Tax (FRS 3)

 

 

(1,121)

(15,941)

(1,956)

(1,557)

232

831

Tax

503

1,081

753

405

(46)

(166)

Profit After Tax (norm)

1,136

(12,785)

(1,453)

(1,007)

481

1,080

Profit After Tax (FRS 3)

(618)

(14,860)

(1,203)

(1,152)

185

665

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

691.3

728.9

63.3

87.4

98.7

98.7

EPS - normalised (p)

 

 

0.16

(1.75)

(2.30)

(1.15)

0.44

0.93

EPS - normalised fully diluted (p)

 

 

0.16

(1.75)

(2.30)

(1.15)

0.44

0.93

EPS - (IFRS) (p)

 

 

(0.09)

(2.04)

(1.90)

(1.32)

0.19

0.67

Dividend per share (p)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Gross Margin (%)

57.8

54.6

52.8

54.6

56.5

57.0

EBITDA Margin (%)

15.9

N/A

2.4

5.5

8.8

11.2

Operating Margin (before GW and except.) (%)

8.7

N/A

N/A

N/A

1.7

5.3

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

22,115

13,025

10,873

10,659

11,585

12,642

Intangible Assets

18,900

11,968

10,540

10,540

11,466

12,523

Tangible Assets

1,638

1,057

333

119

119

119

Investments

1,577

0

0

0

0

0

Current Assets

 

 

16,202

11,442

7,050

12,820

12,960

13,469

Stocks

0

0

0

0

0

0

Debtors

10,815

8,929

5,510

5,790

6,113

6,484

Cash

4,996

1,966

1,319

6,809

6,625

6,763

Other

391

547

221

221

221

221

Current Liabilities

 

 

(11,071)

(13,029)

(10,234)

(8,692)

(9,108)

(9,586)

Creditors & other

(11,071)

(12,348)

(9,183)

(7,641)

(8,057)

(8,535)

Short term borrowings

0

(681)

(1,051)

(1,051)

(1,051)

(1,051)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(1,579)

(1,535)

(899)

(899)

(899)

(899)

Long term borrowings

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other long term liabilities

(1,579)

(1,535)

(899)

(899)

(899)

(899)

Net Assets

 

 

25,667

9,903

6,790

13,888

14,537

15,625

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

(722)

(1,061)

245

(1,137)

1,917

2,365

Net Interest

(31)

(166)

(167)

(161)

163

27

Tax

55

425

751

405

(46)

(167)

Capex

(3,800)

(4,042)

(1,035)

(1,617)

(2,217)

(2,018)

Acquisitions/disposals

(1,033)

(900)

115

0

0

0

Financing

1,940

896

0

8,000

0

0

Dividends

0

0

0

0

0

0

Net Cash Flow

(3,342)

(4,848)

(91)

5,490

(184)

207

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(8,250)

(4,996)

(604)

(268)

(5,758)

(5,574)

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other

88

456

(245)

0

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(4,996)

(604)

(268)

(5,758)

(5,574)

(5,782)

Source: Company data, Edison Investment Research

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