1Spatial — H122 results complement recent contract wins

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1Spatial — H122 results complement recent contract wins

Soon after reporting two large multiyear contract wins, 1Spatial’s H122 results did not disappoint. Headline revenue grew 8% y-o-y to £12.6m, with all global regions contributing, while adjusted EBITDA was up 10% to £1.8m, with relatively steady margins. We have raised our FY22 and FY23 revenue and earnings forecasts to reflect these recent contracts and trends from H122 performance. We remain encouraged by the long-term potential of the geospatial market, recent contract momentum and growth of recurring higher margin licence revenue, and see scope for further acceleration.

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H122 results complement recent contract wins

H122 results

Software & comp services

29 September 2021

Price

44p

Market cap

£50m

Net cash (£m) at H122

2.8

Shares in issue (FD)

114.5m

Free float

84%

Code

SPA

Primary exchange

AIM

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

18.9

6

41.9

Rel (local)

21.4

6

16.5

52-week high/low

51p

26p

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.

Next events

H122 presentation for retail investors

30 September 2021

Analysts

Dan Ridsdale

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Ken Mestemacher

+44 (0)20 3077 5700

1Spatial is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

Soon after reporting two large multiyear contract wins, 1Spatial’s H122 results did not disappoint. Headline revenue grew 8% y-o-y to £12.6m, with all global regions contributing, while adjusted EBITDA was up 10% to £1.8m, with relatively steady margins. We have raised our FY22 and FY23 revenue and earnings forecasts to reflect these recent contracts and trends from H122 performance. We remain encouraged by the long-term potential of the geospatial market, recent contract momentum and growth of recurring higher margin licence revenue, and see scope for further acceleration.

Year end

Revenue (£m)

EBITDA*
(£m)

EBIT*
(£m)

EPS
(p)

EV/sales
(x)

EV/EBIT
(x)

PE

(x)

01/20

23.4

3.2

1.0

0.6

2.0

47.6

75.4

01/21

24.6

3.6

0.4

0.2

1.9

109.2

253.7

01/22e

26.0

3.8

0.6

0.3

1.8

86.5

140.5

01/23e

28.5

4.5

1.1

0.8

1.7

43.1

55.3

Note: *EBITDA, EBIT and EPS exclude amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments

H122: Growth across the globe

1Spatial has continued to execute its three-year growth plan, generating a 12% increase in total annualised recurring revenue (ARR), with term licence ARR rising 63% and the key US region increasing revenues 34%. 1Spatial’s ‘Land and expand’ strategy has generated growth from existing and new customers across the globe, including HM Land Registry in the UK, VINCI Highways in France and several in the US. Adjusted EBITDA margins were up slightly at 14.5%, despite ongoing by investments in sales and delivery to sustain growth and in R&D to support the release of 1Integrate’s 3D version.

Recent large contract wins potentially worth £14.5m

In the past few weeks, 1Spatial won what we believe are the two largest contracts in company history. In early September, it signed a contract with a total potential value of £6.5m (NUAR contract win) and earlier this week signed a £8m contract with a department of the UK government (UK contract win). The contracts are weighted towards higher margin licence revenue in the later years, which should boost margins in the medium term and continue the company’s transition to a SaaS company focused on recurring, high-margin licence revenue, rather than one primarily with a geospatial software and services model. Furthermore, a key part of 1Spatial’s growth strategy is collaborating with select partners in bidding on contracts like these, as both wins followed competitive tenders and portray the benefits of SPA’s approach.

Recurring revenue and margins should drive upside

Trading at 44p, 1Spatial’s share price has risen 51% in the year to date. The FY23e P/E of 55x reflects modest margins while the company’s EV/sales of c 1.7x is well below most software and services companies. We continue to see scope for growth to accelerate, especially in recurring revenue, and for margins to expand, potentially driving further upside in the share price.

Positive momentum, improving model

Estimate changes

We are upgrading our underlying estimates to reflect the recent £8m multiyear contract with an unnamed department of the UK government, which was announced on 27 September. As this deal was structured as a term licence after initial services work this year, the upside affects FY23 and FY24 (not yet forecast), then beyond with renewals.

The shift to a recurring model significantly improves visibility and means estimate changes tend to be progressive, but note this upgrade follows previous nudges upwards in March and September this year. Given 1Spatial’s improving execution and the robust structural drivers for both geospatial and master data management solutions (1Spatial operates at the intersection of both), we believe there is good potential for this momentum to continue.

While margins are low, profitability estimates are highly sensitive to adjustments to revenues and costs, we expect operational leverage to drive margin expansion, enabled by the shift towards a recurring, software business model.

Net cash at period-end was £2.8m versus £3.9m at H1 end last year, mainly due to investment in sales and delivery capacity and non-recurring items (eg, prior year restructuring costs). We have reflected this in our forecasts, but note cash generation typically improves in H2 and we expect the improving revenue model and margins to be reflected in positive cash flows.

Exhibit 1: Estimate changes

£m

FY20

FY21

FY22e

FY23e

Old

New

Change (%)

Old

New

Change (%)

Revenue

23.4

24.6

25.8

26.0

0.6

27.5

28.5

3.9

% growth

-

5.2%

5.1%

5.7%

0.6

6.3%

9.8%

9.2

Adjusted EBITDA

3.2

3.6

3.8

3.8

(1.8)

4.3

4.5

3.2

% margin

13.8%

14.8%

14.9%

14.5%

15.7%

15.6%

x

Normalised operating profit

1.00

0.44

0.6

0.5

(12.2)

1.0

1.1

4.6

% margin

4.3%

1.8%

2.4%

2.1%

N/A

3.8%

3.9%

N/A

Normalised profit before taxes

0.8

0.2

0.5

0.4

(21.1)

0.9

0.9

1.0

Reported profit before taxes

(1.7)

(1.4)

(0.9)

(0.9)

8.9

(0.5)

(0.4)

(6.4)

Normalised basic and diluted EPS (p)

0.58

0.17

0.32

0.31

(1.7)

0.63

0.80

25.8

Reported basic EPS (p)

(1.35)

(0.98)

(0.73)

(0.76)

4.0

(0.38)

(0.35)

(8.6)

Net cash/(debt)

3.9

4.3

5.7

4.6

(19.7)

7.3

5.5

(24.8)

Source: 1Spatial, Edison Investment Research

Exhibit 2: Financial summary

£'000s

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022e

2023e

31-January

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

PROFIT & LOSS

Revenue

 

 

16,938

17,624

23,385

24,600

25,997

28,545

Delivery costs

(7,994)

(8,449)

(11,123)

(11,451)

(12,218)

(13,131)

Gross Profit

8,944

9,175

12,262

13,149

13,778

15,415

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

403

1,188

3,226

3,632

3,769

4,453

Operating Profit (before amort. and except.)

(967)

(306)

1,000

436

550

1,104

Acquired Intangible Amortisation

(335)

(432)

(972)

(917)

(970)

(1,020)

Exceptionals

(1,041)

(672)

(1,167)

(492)

0

0

Share based payments

538

(218)

(398)

(272)

(320)

(320)

Operating Profit

(1,805)

(1,628)

(1,537)

(1,245)

(740)

(236)

Net Interest

(151)

(191)

(195)

(187)

(190)

(190)

Other

0

0

0

0

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

(1,118)

(497)

804

248

359

913

Profit Before Tax (FRS 3)

 

(1,956)

(1,819)

(1,733)

(1,433)

(931)

(427)

Tax

753

389

248

308

61

28

Profit After Tax (norm)

(1,118)

(497)

643

198

359

911

Profit After Tax (FRS 3)

(1,203)

(1,430)

(1,485)

(1,125)

(870)

(399)

Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m)

63.3

87.4

110.2

114.4

114.5

114.5

EPS - normalised (p)

 

 

(1.77)

(0.57)

0.58

0.17

0.31

0.80

EPS - normalised fully diluted (p)

(1.77)

(0.57)

0.58

0.17

0.31

0.80

EPS - (IFRS) (p)

 

 

(1.90)

(1.64)

(1.35)

(0.98)

(0.76)

(0.35)

Dividend per share (p)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Gross Margin (%)

52.8

52.1

52.4

53.5

53.0

54.0

EBITDA Margin (%)

2.4

6.7

13.8

14.8

14.5

15.6

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

(5.7)

(1.7)

4.3

1.8

2.1

3.9

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

10,873

10,479

19,206

18,273

18,543

18,893

Intangible Assets

10,540

10,194

15,560

15,187

15,467

15,847

Tangible Assets

333

285

374

392

382

352

Investments

0

0

3,272

2,694

2,694

2,694

Current Assets

 

 

7,050

11,481

14,985

18,332

18,996

20,787

Stocks

0

0

0

0

0

0

Debtors

5,510

4,998

9,644

10,890

11,199

12,072

Cash

1,319

6,358

5,108

7,278

7,632

8,550

Other

221

125

233

164

165

165

Current Liabilities

 

 

(10,234)

(8,578)

(12,844)

(14,813)

(16,263)

(17,885)

Creditors & other

(9,183)

(8,578)

(12,709)

(14,343)

(15,793)

(17,415)

Short term borrowings

(1,051)

0

(135)

(470)

(470)

(470)

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(899)

(192)

(5,892)

(7,057)

(7,411)

(8,329)

Long term borrowings

0

0

(1,086)

(2,542)

(2,542)

(2,542)

Other long term liabilities

(899)

(192)

(4,806)

(4,515)

(4,869)

(5,787)

Net Assets

 

 

6,790

13,190

15,455

14,735

13,865

13,467

CASH FLOW

Operating Cash Flow

 

 

245

(749)

572

3,983

3,963

4,679

Net Interest

(167)

(175)

(144)

(179)

(190)

(190)

Tax

751

410

313

484

61

28

Capex

(1,035)

(1,394)

(2,320)

(2,312)

(2,380)

(2,500)

Acquisitions/disposals

115

0

(2,151)

(585)

0

0

Financing

0

7,996

2,805

0

0

0

Dividends

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

(254)

(1,069)

(1,100)

(1,100)

Net Cash Flow

(91)

6,088

(1,179)

322

354

917

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

(604)

(268)

(6,358)

(3,886)

(4,266)

(4,620)

HP finance leases initiated

0

0

(1,221)

0

0

0

Other

(245)

2

(72)

58

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

(268)

(6,358)

(3,886)

(4,266)

(4,620)

(5,538)

Source: 1Spatial, Edison Investment Research


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