datatec group unaudited results for the six months ended 31 august 2006
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DATATEC GROUPUNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 AUGUST 2006
DATATEC GROUP Performance Highlights
• Continuing strong revenue growth up 16%
• Big increase in earnings per share to 15.65 US cents
• EBITDA profits up 32% to $52m
• Margin expansion at all levels
• Successful listing on AIM market of London Stock Exchange
– Full transferability of shares between the two exchanges
– All shares listed on both markets
– 100% market capitalisation on both markets
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1,534
1,675
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1,350
1,400
1,450
1,500
1,550
1,600
1,650
1,700
H1 FY06 H2 FY06 H1 FY07
DATATEC GROUP Revenues ($ millions)
Revenues grew by 16%
DATATEC GROUPRevenues by Region
North America52%
South America2%
Europe36%
Asia7%
South Africa + ME3%
North America remains dominant
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165170175
180185
190195
H1 FY06 H2 FY06 H1 FY07
DATATEC GROUP Gross Profit ($ millions)
DATATEC GROUP EBITDA ($ millions)
40
4652
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DATATEC GROUP Total Headline Earnings Per Share (US cents)
12.02
14.8915.65
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
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10.00
12.00
14.00
16.00
18.00
H1 FY06 H2 FY06 H1 FY07
DATATEC GROUP H1 FY2007 Cash Generation ($ millions)
• First dividend payment
• Primary uses of cash:
– one-off working capital investments
– acquisitions
• Strong closing next cash position
Opening Net Cash 132
EBITDA 52Dividends (6)Working Capital (63)Acquisitions (24)Other (8)
Movement in Net Cash (49)
Closing Net Cash 83
112
132
83
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
H1 FY06 H2 FY06 H1 FY07
Net Cash ($ millions)
DATATEC GROUP Segmental Analysis
Westcon
AMG
MEA
Revenue
2%
3%
20%
75%
Logicalis
Westcon
MEA
Logicalis
AMG
Westcon
EBITDA
3%
22%
69%
MEA
Logicalis6%
AMG
Gross Profit
4%
54%
6%36%
WESTCON GROUP
WESTCON GROUP Highlights
• Interim revenues up 10% to $1.26bn with increases in all geographies
• Gross margin stable at 8.3%
• Operating expenses trimmed back to 5.2% of revenue from 5.8%
• EBITDA margins grew to 3.0% from 2.7%
• Ronco acquisition in H1 has expanded Nortel convergence offerings
• Big improvement in Europe’s financial contribution
WESTCON GROUP Financial Performance Summary
($ millions) Aug 2005 Aug 2006 Growth
Sales 1,127 1,250 11%
Gross Profit 96 * 103 7%
Gross Margin 8.5% 8.3%
Operating Costs 65 66 2%
Operating Margin 5.8% 5.2%
EBITDA 31 38 23%
EBITDA % 2.7% 3.0%
Dep & Amort 5 5
D&A % 0.4% 0.4%
Interest Expense, Net 3 4
Interest Expense % 0.2% 0.3%
Pre-Tax Income 23 28 22%
Pre-Tax % 2.1% 2.3%
* Includes once-off benefits
Financial Performance summary includes inter-group adjustments
WESTCON GROUP Revenue Trend – Six Months
$1,013
$1,140 $1,163
$1,259
$700
$800
$900
$1,000
$1,100
$1,200
$1,300
Sep-Feb Mar-Aug Sep-Feb Mar-Aug
2005 2006 2006 2007
$ m
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WESTCON GROUP Revenue by Geography - % of Revenue
Americas
Asia Pac
Europe
56%
36%
8%
Europe
Asia Pac
Americas54%
37%
9%
Consistent Geographic results
H1 FY 2006 H1 FY 2007
WESTCON GROUP Revenue Product Vendor Mix %
Cisco 59%
12%
15%6%
8%
Nortel
OtherSecurity
Avaya
OtherSecurity
Avaya
Nortel
Cisco 59%
10%14%
8%
9%
H1 FY 2006 H1 FY 2007
Cisco remains dominant vendor
WESTCON GROUP Gross Margin %
Including once-off benefits
H1 FY 2006H1 FY 2007
9.4%
7.0%
8.4% 8.5%8.5%7.8%
9.1%8.3%
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
Americas Europe Asia Pacific Total
WESTCON GROUP Operating Expenses
$64$65 $63
$66
$60
$62
$64
$66
$68
Sep-Feb Mar-Aug Sep-Feb Mar-Aug2005 2006 2006 2007
$ m
illi
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s
4.0%
4.2%
4.4%
4.6%
4.8%
5.0%
5.2%
5.4%
5.6%
5.8%
6.0%
6.2%
6.4%
6.6%
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%
Operating expenses relatively constant despite high revenue growth
WESTCON GROUP EBITDA ($000’s)
EBITDA increases across all geographic regions.H1 FY2006
H1 FY2007
26.7
1.7 2.4
30.8
24.7
9.1
4.2
38.0
$0.0
$5.0
$10.0
$15.0
$20.0
$25.0
$30.0
$35.0
$40.0
$45.0
Americas Europe Asia Pacific Total
Note: Americas results include US non-operating subsidiaries
WESTCON GROUP Consolidated Balance Sheet – Working Capital – US GAAP
($ millions) Aug 2005 Feb 2006 Aug 2006
Accounts Receivable $325 $321 $370
DSO (days) 55 51 56
Inventory $183 $189 $198
Inventory Turns 10.7x 11.2x 11.2x
Accounts Payable $324 $333 $360
DPO (days) 60 58 59
Current Ratio 1.5 1.6 1.6
Note: Ratios based on trailing twelve month results
WESTCON GROUP Consolidated Balance Sheet – Capitalisation – US GAAP
* Includes inter-company loan payable to Datatec which is eliminated in consolidation
($ millions) Aug 2005 Feb 2006 Aug 2006
Cash $135 $166 $156
Working Capital Lines 86 67 79
Notes payable - 40 40
Net Cash* 9 23 1
Equity 287 284 306
Debt to Capitalization 0.31 0.33 0.34
Liabilities to TNW 1.69 1.85 1.88
WESTCON GROUP Net Cash / Debt Trend ($ millions)
-$250
-$200
-$150
-$100
-$50
$0
$50
Mar
-01
Jul-0
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Nov
-01
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-02
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($139,544,122) ($59,842,704) ($30,701,555) ($76,872,694) ($32,122,321)
WESTCON GROUP Headcount by Region
Region Aug 2005 Feb 2006 Aug 2006
Americas 435 451 476
Europe 426 454 457
Asia-Pacific 133 141 154
Total 994 1,046 1,087
WESTCON GROUP Future Outlook
• Cautious optimism with continued organic growth for the second half
• Increasing the focus on acquisition driven growth
• Enhanced logistics in North America should drive efficiency gains
• Further improvements in margins and profitability expected in Europe
LOGICALIS GROUP
LOGICALIS GROUP Highlights
• Revenues up 39% to $343m
• Organic growth of 11%
• Gross margin maintained at 20%
• EBITDA profits up 59% to $11.8m
• Continued growth in profitability in both the UK and US operations
• One acquisition completed during H1 FY 2007
• Offices opened in Chile and Peru
• Acquisition of IBM partner completed 1 September in US
LOGICALIS GROUP Financial Performance Summary
($ millions) Aug 2005 Aug 2006 Growth
Revenue 247,278 342,632 39%
Gross Profit 49,665 68,822 39%
Gross Margin 20.1% 20.1%
Operating Expenses 42,223 56,980 35%
Opex % 17.1% 16.6%
EBITDA 7,442 11,842 59%
As % of Revenue 3.0% 3.5%
Operating Profit 5,182 8,550 65%
As % of Revenue 2.1% 2.5%
Increased scale has produced stronger results in FY 2007
Notes:
Includes Datatec level inter-company transactions which eliminate on Datatec consolidation
LOGICALIS GROUP Revenue Geographic Split – as % of Revenue
H1 FY 2006 H1 FY 2007
North America
South America
UK
Germany
67%
26%
1%
6%
62%
32%
1%
5%
North America
South AmericaUK
Germany
North America generated 62% of revenue
LOGICALIS GROUP Revenue Segmental Split
Proportion of product in sales mix relatively constant
Product81%
ProfessionalServices
7%
H1 FY 2006 H1 FY 2007
ManagedServices
5%
Product80%
ProfessionalServices
8%
Maintenance8%
Managed Services
4%
Maintenance7%
LOGICALIS GROUP Revenue Product Vendor Mix
IBM remains most significant vendor partner
Others
H1 FY 2006 H1 FY 2007
IBM
Cisco
EMC
HP26%
28%
32%
4%
10%
HP
Cisco
Others
EMC
IBM
23%
38%2%
12%
25%
LOGICALIS GROUP Gross Margin %
22.7
27.2
18.721.5
20.120.9
34.8
19.0
23.120.1
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10
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25
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35
UK Germany NorthAmerica
SouthAmerica
Total
H1 FY2006
H1 FY2007
Overall Gross margin % steady
LOGICALIS GROUP EBITDA ($ millions)
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1011121314
UK Germany North America South America
H1 FY2006
H1 FY2007
Continued growth in profitability in UK and US
Note: EBITDA pre IFRS 2 charges and head office costs
LOGICALIS GROUP Key Financial Measures
($’000) Aug 2005 Feb 2006 Aug 2006
Deferred Revenue 21,580 15,933 17,773
Inventory 10,349 14,536 17,216
Inventory Days (Excluding Spares Stock)
11 14 12
Accounts Receivable 75,862 87,468 115,555
DSO Days 54 47 53
Accounts Payable 66,658 97,145 90,480
DPO Days 76 82 75
Net Cash 30,913 26,605 (2,010)
Net cash reduction reflects acquisitive growth resulting in increased working capital requirements
LOGICALIS GROUP Headcount by Region
Region Aug 2005 Feb 2006 Aug 2006
North America 385 441 487
South America 186 201 230
Europe 295 343 400
Total 866 985 1,117
Increase predominantly due to acquisitions and growth in scale
LOGICALIS GROUP Recent Important Wins
US FinanceIP comms solution, services and $1.9mmanaged services
US Local Govt Datacenter build out $0.4m
US TechnologyThree year network managed $0.1mServices ($ per year)
UK ManufacturingServer upgrade and storage solution $3.5mfollowing SAP implementation
UK UniversityConsultancy, project definition and $875ksupply of initial network upgrade
UK FinanceCross sell of a computing/ $350kapplication integration project
UK ConstructionFive year managed services of $4.9m WAN/LAN/IPT and Data centre
South America
TelecomsRegional deal for Cisco MPLS $3.0mplus two year maintenance
South America
FinanceOutsourcing contract $1.2mto manage telecom infrastructure
LOGICALIS GROUP Future Outlook
• Optimistic about second half trading conditions
• Cisco Advanced Technologies still growing strongly
• Continuing to focus on growing the services mix
• Continue to evaluate acquisition opportunities
• Scale should drive further operating efficiencies
• Ian Cook – CEO, Logicalis European Operations – to succeed Jens Montanana in his capacity as Logicalis Group CEO from 1 March 2007 Jens to continue duties as Chairman of this division
ANALYSYS MASON GROUP
ANALYSYS MASON GROUP Overview
Overview
• The group offers a full spectrum of business advisory, management consultancy, research and implementation services
• Trusted “independent” consultancy operating throughout the world with a direct presence in the UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, USA and Singapore
• Analysys Mason’s input has become an indispensable part of any major telecoms initiative
• The group now employs approximately 330 professional consultants and support staff
Analysys Research
Telecoms research, publications
and benchmarking
Analysys Consulting
Strategy consulting and economic modelling in
the telecoms sector
Technical, business and management
consultingin telecoms
and high-tech
Contact centre,CRM andchange
management consulting
ANALYSYS MASON GROUP Highlights
• Non-UK international revenues now contribute 48% of total
• Modest revenue growth of 2% despite completion last year of large wireless network rollout
• Improvements in gross and net profits
• Debt free balance sheet with $9m of cash
ANALYSYS MASON GROUP Financial Performance Summary
($ millions) Aug 2005 Aug 2006 Variance %
Revenue 30,072 30,703 +2%
Gross Profit 10,331 11,201 +8%
Gross Margin 34.4% 36.5%
EBITDA 3,263 3,227 -1%
As % of Revenue 10.9% 10.5%
PBT 2,685 2,709 +1%
As % of Revenue 8.9% 8.8%
ANALYSYS MASON GROUP Revenue Geographic Split – as % of Revenue
H1 FY 2006 H1 FY 2007
UK
20%
1%52%
27%
USA
Rest of World
Europe
USA
Rest of World
Europe
UK67%
1%
14%
18%
ANALYSYS MASON GROUP Revenue Segmental Split
H1 FY 2007H1 FY 2006
Analysys Research
9%
Analysys Consulting
38%
Catalyst12%
Mason41%
Analysys Consulting
49% Analysys Research
8%
Mason35%
Catalyst8%
ANALYSYS MASON GROUP Gross Margin %
41.640.1
17.3
34.4
44.7
31.4
10.7
36.5
0
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10
15
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25
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35
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45
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60
Mason AnalysysConsulting
AnalysysResearch
Catalyst Total%
28.7 30.6
H1 FY2006
H1 FY2007
ANALYSYS MASON GROUP EBITDA – ($000’s)
Mason ACL ARL Catalyst Total-500
$000
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
1,239 1,110
1,694
2,465
370
157162
-86
3,2633,227
H1 FY2006
H1 FY2007
ANALYSYS MASON GROUP Headcount by Division
Region Aug 2005 Feb 2006 Aug 2006
Mason 84 74 78
Analysys Consulting 76 80 83
Analysys Research 26 35 36
Catalyst 21 21 20
AMG Support Services (FTE’s) 47 47 48
Full Time Headcount 254 257 265
Associates 62 59 70
Total 316 316 335
ANALYSYS MASON GROUP Recent Important Wins
Analysys Consulting and Research Mason and Catalyst
Middle East operator – Fixed and mobile LRIC modelling - $900k
UK Department of Health – Ambulance radio programme $3.4m
Turkish operator – Cost modelling project - $700k UK Mobile Operator – Mobile network projects $3.2m
Leading investment bank – Due diligence of cable TV & 3G business plans - $240k
Transport for London – IT and telecommunications projects $770k
Italian operator – Development of mobile cost model - $375k
Norway Ministry of Justice – Tetra network procurement $450k
North African operator – Pricing and tariff advice - $290k
Sri Lanka – Core network roadmap strategy - $290k
Joint
Morocco operator – 3G license bid support - $500K
UK Development Agency – Procurement advice re: FibreSpeed - $405k
Asian Development Authority – Mobile interconnect framework review - $570K
ANALYSYS MASON GROUP Future Outlook
• Building critical mass in key geographies and content areas, e.g.:
– US, Asia
– Convergence, digital media research
• Telecoms industry is still forecast to grow steadily, market drivers include:
– Market liberalisation / privatisation
– Fixed/mobile convergence and quadruple play
– Development of IPTV and VOIP services
• Telecoms consultancy is also forecast to maintain growth levels, key drivers being:
– Geographic diversification
– Operations and outsourcing
– Business and strategic planning
– NGN, Broadband and VOIP services
DATATEC GROUP
DATATEC GROUP Market Conditions
• Outlook for the global IT industry remains favourable
• US market continues to be robust
• Europe inches forward
• Rest of the world including emerging markets showing strong growth
DATATEC GROUP Prospects
• Expecting continued revenue growth and profit margin expansion
• Improving contribution from Europe
• Considering a number of strategic acquisitions
• Plans to increase geographic footprint and extend services offerings
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