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Iress — H1 2007 Earnings Presentation

46 slides from Iress's earnings presentation, Aug 24, 2007

  1. Slide 1: Results Presentation Half Year to 30th June 2007

    For personal use only Results Presentation Half Year to 30th June 2007 August 2007

  2. Slide 2: Group Performance

    Group Performance For personal use only Adjusted Group Profit $18.159 m Up $2.682 million, 17.3% on prior half Segment Contribution against prior half ƒ Information Services Contribution $1.257 ƒ Wealth Management Contribution $1.985 ƒ Canada ($0.560) $2.682 ƒ Interim dividend 10.0 cents, fully fran

  3. Slide 3: Segment Performance Against Prior Half

    Segment Performance Against Prior Half For personal use only ƒ Information Services ƒ Operating Revenue up 7.9% (up 19.1% on PCP) ƒ EBITDA up 10.0% (up 19.1% on PCP) ƒ PAT up 8.7% (up 14.7% on PCP) ƒ Wealth Management ƒ Operating Revenue up 85.5% (up 248% on PCP) ƒ EBITDA up 141.2% (up 327% on PCP)

  4. Slide 4: Strategic & Non-Recurring Items

    For personal use only Strategic & Non-Recurring Items ƒ Strategic Charges ($4.602)m in total ƒ As with prior period we have continued with amortisation of purchased intangibles such as Computer Software ƒ The main changes in H1 2007 charges were: ƒ Full period charge for Computer Software recognised

  5. Slide 5: IRESS Group – Overview

    IRESS GROUP – Overview For personal use only Information Services Wealth Management IRESS Visiplan Australia & IOS, Australia & WebIRESS, WebIRESS, Xplan Portfolio New Zealand New Zealand FTS Plantech KTA Spotlight IRESS Canada Mkt Data, South Africa Xplan Trading IOS Plantech

  6. Slide 6: Review of Group Recurring Subscription Revenue

    Review of Group Recurring Subscription For personal use only Revenue Client & Central Royalty Comm Rev Rev 50.0 News Rev 45.0 Sub Rev (non-rec) 40.0 35.0 30.0 Sub Rev (recurring) $m 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 - H1'02 H1'03 H1'04 H1'05 H1'06 H1'07 Info Services Recurring Wealth Mngt Recurring Canada Rec

  7. Slide 7: PCP change in Group Recurring Subscription Revenue

    PCP change in Group Recurring For personal use only Subscription Revenue Acquisition of Visiplan business in April’07 9.0 8.0 Acquisition of Plantech business 7.0 in Sept’06 6.0 5.0 Acquisition of $m Acquisition of 100% existing business as of Canada business 4.0 part of Cad JV in in April’06 April’

  8. Slide 8: Review of Group EBITDA

    For personal use only Review of Group EBITDA* 29.0 24.0 19.0 $m 14.0 9.0 4.0 (1.0) H1'02 H2'02 H1'03 H2'03 H1'04 H2'04 H1'05 H2'05 H1'06 H2'06 H1'07 Info Services Wealth Mngnt Canada (AUD) *Defintion of EBITDA as per IRESS Media Release

  9. Slide 9: PCP change in Group EBITDA

    For personal use only PCP change in Group EBITDA* Acquisition of Visiplan business in April 07 6.0 Acquisition of 5.0 Plantech business in Sept’06 4.0 Acquisition of Acquisition of 100% existing business as of Canada business 3.0 part of Cad JV in in April’06 $m April’04 2.0 1.0 - H2'03 H1'04 H2'04

  10. Slide 10: Relative Impact H01'07

    For personal use only Relative Impact H01’07 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Revenue EBITDA* DirectStaffCosts Strategic Charges Info Services Wealth Mngnt Canada (AUD) -20% *Defintion of EBITA as per IRESS Media Release

  11. Slide 11: Daily Trades on the ASX

    For personal use only Daily Trades on the ASX 0.6 Millions 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07

  12. Slide 12: Information Services

    For personal use only Information Services Î Half on half growth again replicates prior half Î Revenue growth across all products. Major contributors IRESS desktop, IOS & WebIRESS Î Competitors present at bottom end of market data and top end of order management. Impact very minor and at bottom end.

  13. Slide 13: Info Services – Monthly Subscription Rev

    Info Services – Monthly Subscription Rev For personal use only 5.5 5.0 4.5 $m 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 Jan-03 Jan-04 Jan-05 Jan-06 Jan-07

  14. Slide 14: PCP change in Info Services Revenue

    PCP change in Info Services Revenue For personal use only 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 $m 1.5 1.0 0.5 - H2'01 H1'02 H2'02 H1'03 H2'03 H1'04 H2'04 H1'05 H2'05 H1'06 H2'06 H1'07 (0.5) IRESS + Services Trading Services Hardware/DR Other News, Royalty & Comms

  15. Slide 15: Info Services – Margin Analysis

    For personal use only Info Services – Margin Analysis % Revenue per Media Release H1 2005 H2 2005 H1 2006 H2 2006 H1 2007 Licence Fee Revenue 71.9% 71.7% 71.8% 72.0% 71.9% Other Rev (News / Roy. / Comms) 28.1% 28.3% 28.2% 28.0% 28.1% Total Direct Staff Costs (18.3%) (18.5%) (18.0%) (18.4%) (17.0%) T

  16. Slide 16: Info Services Highlights – H1

    For personal use only Info Services Highlights – H1 07 Î Unprecedented ASX trading volumes handled smoothly Î Agreement with key online brokers to fully migrate all premium users to WebIRESS Î AXE ECN compatible versions of IRESS, IOS released Î ASX CFD’s and FX capability added Î Further retail IOS

  17. Slide 17: Australian Market Interface (AMI)

    Australian Market Interface (AMI) For personal use only Î Single system connecting to ASX, ECN and any new venue Î Initiative based around IOS+, FIX+ and existing strategy engine ƒ White paper generating strong interest ƒ Automated two-way bridge between existing IOS network and IOS+. In test ƒ FIX+

  18. Slide 18: IRESS Portfolio System (IPS)

    For personal use only IRESS Portfolio System (IPS) Î IPS a critical integration component between equities market and wealth management divisions. ƒ Tax based reporting ƒ Equities, options, funds, futures, debt, hybrids ƒ Corporate action processing (current and historical) ƒ Managed accounts (IMA /

  19. Slide 19: Wealth Management

    For personal use only Wealth Management Î IRESS becomes the leading independent provider of Wealth Management software in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa ƒ VisiPlan acquisition (April 07) doubled the Wealth Management revenue base ƒ Spotlight (RSA) acquisition (July 07) provides scale and gr

  20. Slide 20: Wealth Management Acquisitions

    For personal use only Wealth Management Acquisitions Î VisiPlan Î Spotlight (RSA) ƒ Strong recurring revenue ƒ Strong established strategic base position ƒ Synergies in back-office, ƒ Skilled & highly regarded development efficiencies, local management and data management ƒ Strong recurring revenue

  21. Slide 21: Wealth Management – Business Overview

    Wealth Management – Business Overview For personal use only Revenue (AUD) Xplan Australia & Plantech 34.3m (pa) est. New Zealand Visiplan Spotlight South Africa 5.7m (pa) est. Plantech Estimates based on current run rate

  22. Slide 22: Annualised current revenue mix

    For personal use only Annualised current revenue mix 18.0 Millions 16.0 14.0 12.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 - VisiW eb VisiPlan Xplan (A&NZ) Plantech Plantech Spotlight (A&NZ) (RSA) (RSA)

  23. Slide 23: Wealth Management – Plantech

    For personal use only Wealth Management – Plantech Î Stable revenue base Î Risk Researcher and qualitative tools now integrated and enhanced into Xplan. Î Risk strengths combined with web-delivered Xplan make an attractive upgrade for PlanTech desktop users. Adoption has commenced. Î Risk Research a

  24. Slide 24: Wealth Management – VisiPlan

    For personal use only Wealth Management – VisiPlan Î Merger well received by client’s of both companies and new prospects Î Staff retention provides service continuity to combined customer base Î Combined scale provides unique capacity for new developments in response to client demands Î Consolidati

  25. Slide 25: Wealth Management Initiatives – AUS & NZ

    Wealth Management Initiatives – AUS & NZ For personal use only Î AppCentral ƒ “STP” for insurance applications ƒ Multi-applications ƒ Launched with Zurich and further support Î CommPay ƒ Dealer payment and reporting system ƒ Integration is key differentiator ƒ Trialling by some clients, significant

  26. Slide 26: Wealth Management Initiatives – AUS & NZ (Cont'd)

    Wealth Management Initiatives – AUS & For personal use only NZ (Cont’d) Î Debt ƒ Analysis Tools ƒ Qualifier ƒ E-app Î IPS ƒ Expansion of feeds, modelling Î IQM+/Risk Researcher ƒ Significant interest in integrated solution. User base attractive to insurance partners Î Connectivity ƒ Investment / Ins

  27. Slide 27: Wealth Management - Spotlight (South Africa)

    Wealth Management - Spotlight (South Africa) For personal use only Î Spotlight is the leading provider in South Africa with a large installed user base (16,000) and strong established client relationships Î Spotlight will continue to provide client support and development locally Î Growth opportunit

  28. Slide 28: Wealth Management – Mthly Subscription Rev

    Wealth Management – Mthly Subscription Rev For personal use only 3.0 2.5 Acquisition of 2.0 Visiplan business in Apl’07 $m 1.5 Acquisition of 1.0 Plantech business in Sept’06 0.5 Xplan if P’tech & Visi was excluded 0.0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

  29. Slide 29: PCP change in Financial Planning Subscription Revenue

    PCP change in Financial Planning For personal use only Subscription Revenue 6 .0 5 .0 Acquisition of Visiplan Apl’07 4 .0 $m 3 .0 Acquisition of Plantech Sept ‘06 2 .0 1 .0 - H 1 '0 3 H 1 '0 4 H 1 '0 5 H 1 '0 6 H 1 '0 7 X p la n P la nte ch V isip la n

  30. Slide 30: Wealth Management – Margin Analysis

    For personal use only Wealth Management – Margin Analysis % Revenue per Media Release H1 2005 H2 2005 H1 2006 H2 2006 H1 2007 Licence Fee Revenue 97.8% 97.1% 96.7% 97.1% 97.8% Other Rev (News / Roy. / Comms) 2.2% 2.9% 3.3% 2.9% 2.2% Total Direct Staff Costs (67.7%) (55.4%) (49.3%) (45.8%) (45.3%) To

  31. Slide 31: Margin Analysis

    For personal use only Margin Analysis Î Higher Q1 margin due to lower staffing levels Î “abnormal” result in April with cutover of VisiPlan billing and costs Î Xplan + PlanTech + Visi -> averaging down from current levels Î Looking forward ƒ Costs ƒ Commitment to maintain and grow service levels, no

  32. Slide 32: Daily Trades on TSX & TSX Venture Exchanges

    Daily Trades on TSX & TSX Venture For personal use only Exchanges 1.2 Millions 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 Jan 05 Jul 05 Jan 06 Jul 06 Jan 07 Jul 07

  33. Slide 33: Canada Business

    Canada Business For personal use only Î Revenue growth momentum picking up with 15% growth from previous half and 26% pcp. Growth to accelerate through to mid 08. Î Massive increase in Canadian activity rates (trades and particularly orders) has challenged everyone’s infrastructure (clients, competi

  34. Slide 34: Canada – CX Trader Conversion

    Canada – CX Trader Conversion For personal use only Î CX Trader Order Entry (OE) significantly rolled out: ƒ Main driver of revenue growth in H1 ƒ Most contracts included additional sales of IRESS products ƒ 90%+ contracted of original list Î CX OMS conversions about to commence ƒ Major clients in f

  35. Slide 35: Canada - Outlook

    Canada - Outlook For personal use only Î CX OMS installations challenging given market volume pressures, importance of the system and scale of the clients. Î Current roll-out schedule for balance of 07 implies very significant revenue growth by early 08. Contracted and expected conversion should pus

  36. Slide 36: Canada Longer Term Outlook

    For personal use only Canada Longer Term Outlook Î Current strategy includes: ƒ Trading terminals for Canadian equities and options ƒ Retail order flow management (including US FX tools) ƒ Institutional order management and compliance ƒ FIX connectivity ƒ Limited market data around OMS solutions Î E

  37. Slide 37: Canada – Monthly Subscription Revenue To June 07

    Canada – Monthly Subscription Revenue To June 07* For personal use only 0.800 Millions 0.750 0.700 CAD 0.650 0.600 Pre-IRESS full production level offering 0.550 0.500 0.450 0.400 Apr-04 Apr-05 Apr-06 Apr-07 * Assumes 100% ownership

  38. Slide 38: Review of Group Operating Expenses

    Review of Group Operating Expenses For personal use only Comms & Other Info Services 10 General Administration Expenses 8 Occupancy Expenses $m 6 Hardware & Software Expenses 4 Other Employee Related Expenses 2 Total Direct Staff Costs (Inc AL) 0 H1'03 H1'04 H1'05 H1'06 H1'07 Canada CAD (Assumes 100

  39. Slide 39: Breakdown of operating expenses H1'07

    Breakdown of operating expenses H1’07 For personal use only Total Direct Staff Costs (Inc AL) Info Services 6% 1% Other Employee Related Expenses 7% Hardware & Software Expenses 2% 5% Occupancy Expenses To be updated General Administration Expenses Comms & Other 79% 1% Management Wealth Canada (CAD)

  40. Slide 40: Headcount & Direct staff costs

    Headcount & Direct staff costs* For personal use only 350 Acquisition of Visiplan business 300 in Apl’07 Full time equivalent staff 250 200 150 100 50 - H 2 '0 1 H 1 '0 2 H 2 '0 2 H 1 '0 3 H 2 '0 3 H 1 '0 4 H 2 '0 4 H 1 '0 5 H 2 '0 5 H 1 '0 6 H 2 '0 6 H 1 '0 7 1 8 .0 * Direct Staff Costs as shown ex

  41. Slide 41: Dividends

    For personal use only Dividends Î Interim Dividend 10.0 cents (8.0 cents previous) ƒ Full franked ƒ Payable 28th September 2007 ƒ 25% growth in dividend Î Franking credit balance $16.401m (Dec 2006: 14.553m)

  42. Slide 42: Share Based Payments

    For personal use only Share Based Payments Î The total $ value of the pool made available for LTIs in any period is a function of the prevailing wages expense. Î In calculating the quantum of grants made the total $ of the pool is divided by the accounting value ascribed to each series. Î As a conse

  43. Slide 43: Share Based Payments (Cont)

    For personal use only Share Based Payments (Cont) SBP Expense ($m) Jun 2007 Dec 2007 Jun 2008 Dec 2008 Jun 2009 Dec 2009 Jun 2010 2004 Series 0.178 - - - - - - 2005 Staff Series 0.531 0.540 0.382 - - - - 2005 MD Series 1 0.128 0.130 0.118 0.093 0.084 0.066 0.046 2005 MD Series 2 0.299 0.304 0.280 0.

  44. Slide 44: Strategic Charges

    Strategic Charges For personal use only Î Intangibles arising through the acquisition of a business or company Cost (AUD) Tax Description Amortisation period $m Deductible Xplan Software 11.034 5 years (ending Mar 08) Yes Plantech Software 11.440 3 years (ending Oct 09) Yes Wealth Plantech Goodwill

  45. Slide 45: Estimated future strategic charges

    For personal use only Estimated future strategic charges Description H1'07 H2'07 H1'08 H2'08 H1'09 H2'09 H1'10 H2'10 Xplan Software 1.070 1.070 0.478 - - - - - Plantech Software 1.907 1.907 1.907 1.907 1.907 0.953 - - Wealth Plantech Goodwill - - - - - - - - Management Visiplan Software 1.385 3.671

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