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Simble Solutions (ASX: SIS) increases revenue by 8.4% to $1.5 million
- Published August 29, 2019 12:00AM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
- Categories Company Updates
Simble Solutions Limited (ASX: SIS) is pleased to provide its financial and operational highlights following today’s release of its Appendix 4D and results for the half-year ended 30 June 2019.
Revenue for the period increased 8.4% to $1.5 million and the net loss decreased 65.5% to $1.48 million.
Financial Highlights
- Total revenues for half year period of $1.5m, up 8.4% versus pcp
- Operating revenues from core focus – Simble Energy – increased to $0.49m, an increase of 72% versus prior half, driven by a 601% rise in UK revenues
- Revenues from R&D grants from Australian and UK governments of $0.43m
- Revenues from non-core legacy business activities of $0.51m, down 32%
- 45% improvement in operating costs with ongoing focus on cost control – operational excellence deeply embedded in Company culture
- Net loss of $1.48 million, an improvement of 65.5%
- Net cash outflow of $0.78m, compared to an outflow of $4.5m for pcpSuccessful completion of a $1.89 million placement to professional and sophisticated investors post reporting period
CEO commentary on revenue growth and the Company’s operational improvements
Simble CEO, Fadi Geha, commented on the results: “Revenues from the core focus of the Company, Simble Energy, have increased 72% compared to the prior half year as we’ve successfully grown our presence in the UK through large-scale, multi-year contract wins. This trend is poised to continue as recently secured sales contracts are starting to materialise.
“We’ve achieved a key milestone in the UK, signing our first energy broker, and continue to see strong demand for our disruptive energy analytics solution suite in the UK market.
“The Company has significantly reduced operating costs, with the introduction of its Lean Operating Model, with operating expenses decreasing to $2.1 million for the six months to 30 June 2019 from $3.8 million for the six months to 30 June 2018, representing an improvement of $1.7 million or 45% for the six months. We have taken rigorous action across all operational aspects of the business whilst simultaneously expanding our global footprint. We now have a deeply embedded and established culture of operational excellence in our company and these results are starting to flow through to our financials.”
About Simble Solutions (ASX: SIS)
Simble Solutions (ASX: SIS) is an Australian software company focused on energy management and Internet of Things solutions. The Simble Energy Platform or ‘SimbleSense’ is an integrated hardware and real-time software solution that enables businesses to visualise, control and monetise their energy systems. The Company’s Software as a Service (SaaS) platform has Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities and empowers enterprises and consumers to remotely automate energy savings opportunities to reduce their energy bill. Simble operates in the SME and residental market and targets the distribution of its platform through channel partners. Simble has an international presence with offices in Sydney and Melbourne (Australia), London (UK) and Da Nang (Vietnam).