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Skillcast — H1 2024 Earnings Presentation

12 slides from Skillcast's earnings presentation, September 2024

  1. Slide 1: Digital Compliance Success

    SKILLCAST GROUP PLC Digital Compliance Success H1 2024 RESULTS INVESTOR PRESENTATION September 2024

  2. Slide 2: Presentation team

    Presentation team Vivek Dodd Richard Steele CEO CFO • Co-founded Skillcast in 2001 • Joined Skillcast as CFO in May 2022 • Ex-investment banker (JP Morgan) • 30 years commercial finance • MS (MIT), BTech (IIT Delhi), former background CFA Charterholder • Previously CFO at Mind Gym Plc vdodd@skillcas

  3. Slide 3: H1 24 Financial Highlights

    H1 24 Financial Highlights Total revenues increased 24% to £6.4m (H1 23: £5.2m) Subscription revenues growth +35% to £5.2m (H1 23: £3.8m) ARR growth +27% YOY to £10.3m Gross profit increased 5.2 ppts to 71.7% (H1 23: 66.5%) Overhead growth on prior year slowed to 9% (H1 23: 26%) Returned to profitab

  4. Slide 4: H1 24 Operational Highlights

    H1 24 Operational Highlights Marketing and new ARR Developing additional revenue streams New Head of Marketing appointed, conducted Self-serve e-commerce launched audit and overhauled plan AI in-course tutor developed, currently in testing Cyber Essentials Plus and SOC 2 Type 1 Audit completed Trust

  5. Slide 5: ARR and recurring subscription revenues

    ARR and recurring subscription revenues 10.3 Subscription Revenues (£m) Annualised Recurring Revenue (£m) 9.3 8.1 8.5 6.8 6.7 6.3 5.2 5.2 5.8 3.7 4.1 3.8 5.0 2.7 4.5 3.7 4.0 3.0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 H1 23 H1 24 Dec 18 Dec 19 Dec 20 Dec 21 Dec 22 Dec 23 Jun 20 Jun 19 Jun 21 Jun 22 Jun 23 Jun

  6. Slide 6: Financials – Income statement summary

    Financials – Income statement summary Income Statement (£’000) Growth Growth 2024 2023 SIX MONTHS ENDED 30.6 rate rate All revenue growth came from subscription revenues Subscriptions 5,197 35% 3,847 23% Professional Services 1,181 -9% 1,303 -3% Non-strategic professional services revenues impacted

  7. Slide 7: On track for return to profitability

    On track for return to profitability Overheads as % of ARR, our leading indicator of future subscription revenues, fell to 44% in H1 24, in line with pre- IPO levels. IPO Dec Post-IPO increase in overheads 21 to support future growth as intended On track to return to profitability in FY 24 Non-core

  8. Slide 8: Cash flow statement

    Cash flow statement Cash flow statement (£’000) 2024 2023 6 MONTHS ENDED 30.6 Free cash flow of £1.1m driven by upfront payments PBT 41 (772) on increased annual subscriptions. Depreciation/amortisation 125 118 £0.2m of interest received from cash on deposit Share Option Reserve 32 68 £1.0m increase

  9. Slide 9: Financials – Balance sheet summary

    Financials – Balance sheet summary Statement of Financial Position 30.6.24 30.6.23 31.12.23 (£’000) Non-current assets related to office F&F, IT equipment and the Non-current assets 714 793 795 right-of-use assets of the 2 office leases Current assets All product and tech development is expensed Rec

  10. Slide 10: Our strategy

    Our strategy Organic remains the prime driver of growth ▪ Focus on resilient and growing staff compliance market ▪ Focus new business sales efforts on mid-size/regulated market ▪ Minimise churn through continued excellent customer service ▪ Maximise upsells of "sticky" Regtech tools and Premium ▪ Ta

  11. Slide 11: Current Trading & Outlook

    Current Trading & Outlook Continue to trade in line with expectations ▪ ARR continues to grow in the second half ▪ Non-strategic Professional services continue to be slower than last year • Actions taken to reduce or redeploy headcount ▪ We continue to control costs and remain on track to grow profi

  12. Slide 12: Thank you

    Thank you 80 Leadenhall St London EC3A 3DH skillcast.com

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