StatPro Group
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StatPro Group |
Recurring revenue run rate jumps by 18% |
Trading update |
Software & comp services |
25 January 2017 |
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StatPro Group is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited |
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In an in-line trading update, StatPro says that its annualised recurring revenue (ARR) increased by 18% to £39.3m over the 12 months, which includes the two acquisitions made early last year. The ARR for StatPro Revolution, the cloud-based portfolio analysis service, increased by 68% to £15.0m, to represent 38% of the total, up from 27% a year earlier. We have maintained our FY16 P&L forecasts, which are likely to be slightly conservative due the weakness of the British pound, and have edged up our FY17 revenues, while broadly maintaining profits. With StatPro’s US-based financial software peers and SaaS companies trading on lofty multiples, we continue to believe there is significant upside in the shares.
Year |
Revenue (£m) |
PBT* |
EPS* |
DPS |
P/E |
Yield |
12/14 |
32.0 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
37.0 |
2.9 |
12/15 |
30.2 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
38.5 |
2.9 |
12/16e |
35.5 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
37.0 |
2.9 |
12/17e |
38.6 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
27.8 |
2.9 |
Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.
FY16 trading update
Management says FY16 revenue and profitability remained in line with expectations. The group ended the year with £10.1m of net debt, which was £1.6m ahead of our expectations, primarily due to the fall in the British pound. StatPro increased its provision on the InfoVest (acquired in February) minority interest by £0.6m to £2.5m (ZAR42m), reflecting a strong performance, along with the rise in the South African rand against the pound. This £0.6m will be recorded as a non-operating exceptional item. StatPro is taking a £10m charge against FRI, which was acquired in 2006, and represents legacy software, but this has no impact on cash flow or tax. The group’s primary focus is to transition existing clients from the traditional performance, risk and fixed income attribution modules (which represented c £7.5m of group revenues at 30 June 2016) to its modern cloud platform over the next two years. A premium will be charged on the switch, and we note the group announced a £1.5m contract win in January with an un-named existing client.
Forecasts: Upgrade to FY17 revenues
We have edged up FY17 revenues by £1.0m to £38.6m, while conservatively easing our FY17 EPS on a higher net interest charge. We note that profitability is underpinned by the £39.3m recurring revenues, along with some related professional services. End FY16 net debt of £10.1m was ahead of our forecast £8.6m and we have increased our FY17 estimated net debt to £11.2m (previously £8.9m), which is after Investor Analytics and SiSoft acquisition payments.
Valuation: Highly scalable cloud computing upside
StatPro’s stock trades on c 37x our maintained FY16e EPS, which falls to c 27x in FY17e. Alternatively, the shares trade on c 1.9x FY17e EV/sales, one-third of the level of StatPro’s larger US peers, which mostly trade above 5x EV/sales, while US-based pure SaaS companies typically trade in the region of 4.3-7.1x EV/sales.
Forecast changes
We have edged up FY17 revenues by £1.0m or 3% to £38.6m. We have conservatively maintained adjusted operating profit at £4.2m, but EBITDA edges up on capitalisation/amortisation impacts while FY17 EPS eases on an increased net interest charge. Forecasts are underpinned by year end recurring revenues of £39.3m, along with some related professional services, and there remain upside risks if the cable (British pound against US dollar) remains at current levels (c 1.26). End FY16 net debt of £10.1m was above our forecast £8.6m, in part due to the movement on exchange. Our forecast net debt rises to £11.2m (£8.9m) as at the end of FY17.
Exhibit 1: Forecast changes
Revenue (£m) |
EBITDA (£m) |
EPS (p) |
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Old |
New |
% chg. |
Old |
New |
% chg. |
Old |
New |
% chg. |
|
2016e |
35.5 |
35.5 |
0 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
2 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
0 |
2017e |
37.6 |
38.6 |
3 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
2 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
(3) |
Source: Edison Investment Research
Peer analysis
StatPro’s stock trades on c 37x our maintained FY16e EPS, which falls to c 27x in FY17e. Alternatively, the shares trade on c 1.9x FY17e EV/sales, one-third of the level of StatPro’s larger US peers, which mostly trade above 5x EV/sales, while US-based pure SaaS companies typically trade in the region of 4.3-7.1x EV/sales.
Exhibit 2: Peers
Price |
Market cap |
EV/sales (x) |
EV/EBITDA (x) |
P/E (x) |
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Local currency |
Local currency |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
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StatPro |
100.00 |
65 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
15.4 |
12.7 |
36.9 |
27.5 |
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1) US-quoted investment management software peers |
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MSCI |
82.28 |
7745 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
14.6 |
14.3 |
28.0 |
24.0 |
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FactSet |
172.26 |
6816 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
16.3 |
15.4 |
23.8 |
21.5 |
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SS&C |
31.59 |
6407 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
13.3 |
12.8 |
19.5 |
16.4 |
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DST Systems |
112.90 |
3611 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
10.6 |
10.2 |
19.9 |
18.2 |
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Envestnet |
37.15 |
1599 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
15.3 |
14.3 |
41.0 |
28.6 |
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Medians |
5.4 |
5.3 |
14.6 |
14.3 |
23.8 |
21.5 |
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2) Investment management software peers quoted in other countries |
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GBST |
3.81 |
259 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
12.4 |
10.4 |
17.0 |
14.3 |
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Iress |
11.45 |
1946 |
5.4 |
4.8 |
17.7 |
15.6 |
24.6 |
21.3 |
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Linedata |
45.50 |
334 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
13.0 |
13.1 |
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SimCorp |
349.10 |
14488 |
N/A |
6.2 |
N/A |
25.7 |
37.3 |
34.1 |
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Medians |
2.3 |
3.5 |
12.4 |
13.0 |
20.8 |
17.8 |
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3) UK-quoted financial software peers |
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Fidessa |
2281.00 |
880 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
9.7 |
10.3 |
26.3 |
24.5 |
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First Derivatives |
2137.00 |
530 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
20.5 |
18.3 |
37.5 |
34.5 |
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Microgen |
184.50 |
109 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
11.1 |
10.5 |
17.7 |
16.6 |
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Brady |
81.50 |
68 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
13.8 |
12.2 |
25.5 |
22.6 |
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Lombard Risk |
8.63 |
35 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
N/A |
4.3 |
N/A |
21.6 |
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Medians (excl Lombard) |
2.6 |
2.5 |
12.4 |
11.4 |
25.9 |
23.6 |
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4) US companies with SaaS business models |
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Callidus |
18.25 |
1159 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
N/A |
27.9 |
68.4 |
56.0 |
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Cornerstone OnDemand |
41.49 |
2331 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
59.1 |
47.6 |
648.3 |
154.2 |
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Paycom Software |
50.80 |
3054 |
7.6 |
7.1 |
27.6 |
26.0 |
62.0 |
48.9 |
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Paylocity |
32.85 |
1687 |
5.2 |
4.3 |
39.4 |
31.5 |
85.5 |
63.9 |
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Salesforce |
76.91 |
53583 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
26.3 |
24.7 |
78.6 |
59.9 |
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Ultimate Software |
198.66 |
5761 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
25.6 |
23.9 |
61.2 |
49.5 |
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Workday |
82.80 |
16643 |
8.1 |
7.6 |
78.5 |
85.8 |
2855.2 |
297.8 |
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Medians |
5.5 |
5.3 |
33.5 |
27.9 |
78.6 |
59.9 |
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Source: Bloomberg, Edison Investment Research. Note: Prices as at 24 January 2017.
Exhibit 3: Financial summary
£'000s |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016e |
2017e |
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Year end 31 December |
IFRS |
IFRS |
IFRS |
IFRS |
IFRS |
IFRS |
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PROFIT & LOSS |
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Revenue |
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|
32,001 |
32,486 |
32,018 |
30,187 |
35,496 |
38,604 |
Cost of Sales |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Gross Profit |
32,001 |
32,486 |
32,018 |
30,187 |
35,496 |
38,604 |
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EBITDA |
|
|
6,728 |
5,463 |
4,359 |
4,044 |
4,802 |
5,824 |
Adjusted Operating Profit |
|
|
5,534 |
4,327 |
2,875 |
2,852 |
3,386 |
4,224 |
Amortisation of acquired intangibles |
(440) |
(402) |
(188) |
(32) |
(1,100) |
(1,100) |
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Exceptionals |
(693) |
(347) |
0 |
0 |
(10,894) |
0 |
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Share based payments |
159 |
(192) |
(26) |
(121) |
(200) |
(213) |
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Operating Profit |
4,560 |
3,386 |
2,661 |
2,699 |
(8,807) |
2,912 |
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Net Interest |
(493) |
(273) |
(291) |
(290) |
(625) |
(550) |
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Profit Before Tax (norm) |
|
|
5,041 |
4,054 |
2,584 |
2,562 |
2,762 |
3,674 |
Profit Before Tax (FRS 3) |
|
|
4,067 |
3,113 |
2,370 |
2,409 |
(9,432) |
2,362 |
Tax |
(1,387) |
(1,030) |
(774) |
(788) |
(773) |
(1,029) |
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Profit After Tax (norm) |
3,654 |
3,024 |
1,810 |
1,774 |
1,988 |
2,645 |
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Profit After Tax (FRS 3) |
2,680 |
2,083 |
1,596 |
1,621 |
(10,205) |
1,333 |
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Minority interests |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(213) |
(278) |
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Net income (norm) |
3,654 |
3,024 |
1,810 |
1,774 |
1,775 |
2,367 |
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Net income (statutory) |
2,680 |
2,083 |
1,596 |
1,621 |
(10,418) |
1,055 |
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Average Number of Shares Outstanding (m) |
62.2 |
67.5 |
67.5 |
67.6 |
65.4 |
65.1 |
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EPS - normalised (p) |
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|
5.9 |
4.5 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
EPS - FRS 3 (p) |
|
|
4.3 |
3.1 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
(15.9) |
1.6 |
Dividend per share (p) |
2.70 |
2.80 |
2.90 |
2.90 |
2.90 |
2.90 |
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Gross Margin (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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EBITDA Margin (%) |
21.0 |
16.8 |
13.6 |
13.4 |
13.5 |
15.1 |
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Operating Margin (before GW and except.) (%) |
17.3 |
13.3 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
10.9 |
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BALANCE SHEET |
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Fixed Assets |
|
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60,272 |
55,992 |
56,113 |
51,857 |
57,832 |
59,048 |
Intangible Assets |
57,683 |
53,524 |
52,546 |
48,613 |
54,442 |
55,907 |
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Tangible Assets |
1,974 |
1,883 |
2,470 |
2,233 |
2,379 |
2,131 |
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Other assets |
615 |
585 |
1,097 |
1,011 |
1,011 |
1,011 |
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Current Assets |
|
|
10,675 |
10,312 |
10,441 |
10,665 |
12,346 |
13,524 |
Stocks |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Debtors |
6,962 |
6,167 |
7,722 |
8,462 |
9,950 |
10,822 |
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Cash |
3,681 |
4,014 |
2,692 |
2,203 |
2,396 |
2,702 |
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Current Liabilities |
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|
(19,927) |
(18,514) |
(20,271) |
(19,778) |
(21,665) |
(22,844) |
Creditors |
(19,913) |
(18,502) |
(20,259) |
(19,660) |
(21,165) |
(22,344) |
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Short term borrowings |
(14) |
(12) |
(12) |
(118) |
(500) |
(500) |
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Long Term Liabilities |
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|
(1,400) |
(882) |
(598) |
(1,227) |
(18,026) |
(19,425) |
Long term borrowings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(801) |
(12,000) |
(13,399) |
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Other long term liabilities |
(1,400) |
(882) |
(598) |
(426) |
(6,026) |
(6,026) |
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Net Assets |
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|
49,620 |
46,908 |
45,685 |
41,517 |
30,487 |
30,303 |
CASH FLOW |
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Operating Cash Flow |
|
|
9,233 |
9,403 |
7,705 |
6,548 |
7,221 |
9,888 |
Net Interest |
(306) |
(98) |
(10) |
(84) |
(625) |
(550) |
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Tax |
(1,261) |
(1,616) |
(1,173) |
(832) |
(1,600) |
(746) |
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Capex |
(4,187) |
(4,412) |
(5,904) |
(4,999) |
(5,509) |
(5,549) |
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Acquisitions/disposals |
0 |
(990) |
0 |
0 |
(5,536) |
(2,237) |
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Equity financing |
5,689 |
0 |
2 |
64 |
(2,079) |
0 |
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Dividends |
(1,627) |
(1,856) |
(1,889) |
(1,960) |
(1,959) |
(1,898) |
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Net Cash Flow |
7,541 |
431 |
(1,269) |
(1,263) |
(10,087) |
(1,092) |
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Opening net debt/(cash) |
|
|
3,399 |
(3,667) |
(4,002) |
(2,680) |
(1,283) |
10,104 |
Other |
(475) |
(96) |
(53) |
(134) |
(1,300) |
0 |
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Closing net debt/(cash) |
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|
(3,667) |
(4,002) |
(2,680) |
(1,283) |
10,104 |
11,196 |
Source: StatPro Group accounts, Edison Investment Research estimates
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