31st Dec 2012 07:00
ViaLogy PLC ("ViaLogy" or "the Company")
Interim Report and Unaudited accounts for six months ended 30 September 2012
Chairman's statement for the six months ended 30 September 2012
The Interim Report covers the six-month period to 30 September 2012. The figures show a
loss for the period of £2,839,110 which includes a non-cash loss of £1,611,829 for amortisation
and depreciation. The amortisation charges relate to the value of ViaLogy's Intellectual Property
and associated research and development which is amortised over a period of six years. The
cash outflow from operations during the period was £1,177,164.
The period under review has been one of the most significant in ViaLogy's history. In the
annual report published in July 2012, we were able to announce that we had signed three
binding commercial contracts, the first with the Supermajor energy company Chevron, a second
Supermajor which prefers to remain anonymous, and a third with the Indian national oil and
natural gas company, ONGC. These are major steps in our strategy of making QuantumRD,
our breakthrough seismic analysis software platform, a standard industry tool. After considerable
'show me' demonstrations and blind analysis exercises to overcome scepticism towards what
is a new technology as far as the O&G industry is concerned, these three multi-national firms
separately agreed to place their faith and their exploration funds in ViaLogy's QuantumRD
technology.
Since these announcements, our team of geophysicists and mathematicians in Pasadena, CA,
led by our founder and technical director, Dr. Sandeep Gulati, has been working diligently to
fulfill the contract analysis delivery commitments. In conjunction with our clients' own expert
staff and advisers we have applied QuantumRD to seismic data on a variety of offshore and
onshore formations. Importantly, because our approach to seismic analysis is unique, we have
been involved in detailed technical exchanges to explain how our technology improves the
accuracy of prediction for porosity, fluid presence, and shale formations, all key hydrocarbon
indicators. Our aim has always been to embed QuantumRD into accepted industry practices
as a high leverage add-on to assist the overall drilling decision.
As our CEO, Dr. Robert W. Dean, made clear in his recently issued end-of-year overview, our
efforts with all three of our major clients are proceeding positively. By the end of ViaLogy's
fiscal year we will have delivered - as promised and on time - detailed QuantumRD results to all of them.
Specifically, our achievements during the period and to date are:
1. Delivered to Chevron, QuantumRD seismic analysis demarcating potential hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs in tight sandstone formations in the US Delaware Basin for orienting and positioning long-reach horizontals. Previous drilling by operators in the same field has yielded sub-optimal recovery as they have ended in highly water saturated zones. These deliverables are under review by the client's reservoir development teams. A successful technical assessment, expected in the near-term, would lead to more commercial work.
2. As part of the milestone delivery, ViaLogy was given the additional responsibility of reprocessing vintage seismic acquired in 1996 to meet QuantumRD's requirements for data quality. ViaLogy's ability to provide high resolution areal and vertical mapping of porosity, compartmentalization, and fluid saturation using legacy seismic is attractive for operators as it eliminates expense and complexity of acquiring new surveys for high-grading prospects.
3. For the first time in commercial contracts, QuantumRD demonstrated the ability to map hydrocarbon distribution for formations below seismic resolution of two different formations. Given its implications, this work continues to be evaluated.
4. Jointly with Chevron geophysicists, at the 2012 American Association of Petroleum Geologists energy industry conference in Singapore, gave a presentation indicating how QuantumRD was able to identify porosity trends in tight dolomite carbonate formations to increase primary recovery of oil over currently achieved yields on a Permian prospect. QuantumRD was presented as a credible alternative for moving beyond drilling to grid-patterns.
5. Implementing QuantumRD seismic analysis on a 100 sq km section in the Mumbai High Basin, India's largest offshore oilfield, to discover reservoirs missed by conventional seismic processing.
6. Under contract to a Supermajor client QuantumRD is part of a major effort to discover and map sandstone reservoirs below several thousand feet of permafrost in the arctic.
7. As announced, in one of our ongoing contracts the scope was increased to discover oil in unconventional shale formations. This means that QuantumRD's reach now covers both conventional and unconventional formations, another of the company's strategic objectives.
8. Initiated work on a North Sea project for one of the world's largest geosciences companies. This project challenges ViaLogy's QuantumRD technology to discover and delineate producible hydrocarbon bearing sand bodies that have not been found with sufficient precision by other seismic processing techniques.
9. Launched exploratory sales initiatives with major Chinese, Brazilian and West African exploration and production firms.
Finance
Revenue in the period under review was £84,691 (2011: £40,915), an increase of some 107
per cent. However, as the three contracts dominating our activities during the period under
review are commercial arrangements charged in the conventional manner whereby invoices
are submitted when analysis is completed and presented to the client, income for work done
from May through to September is only partly reflected in the interim accounts. The majority
of the income will be included in the next set of accounts for the 12 months to 31 March
2013. At that time we expect to announce financial results consistent with our three year
business plan and in line with market expectations.
Terry Bond
Chairman
ViaLogy PLC
30 December 2012
Enquiries:
ViaLogy PLC |
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Terry Bond, Chairman |
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Seymour Pierce Limited |
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Mark Percy/Catherine Leftley (Corporate Finance)
Katie Ratner (Corporate Broking)
Consolidated income statement for the six months ended 30 September 2012
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Revenue | 2 | 84,691 | 40,915 | 51,256 | |
Cost of sales |
| 273,115 | 209,393 | 437,298 | |
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Gross loss | 2 | (188,424) | (168,478) | (386,042) | |
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Share based payments |
| 271,399 | 118,626 | 195,285 | |
Depreciation and amortisation |
| 1,611,829 | 1,544,535 | 3,184,910 | |
Other administrative expenses |
| 911,814 | 798,654 | 1,627,134 | |
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Total administrative expenses |
| 2,795,042 | 2,461,815 | 5,007,329 | |
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Loss from Operations |
| (2,983,466) | (2,630,293) | (5,393,371) | |
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| 180 | 139 | 342 | |
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Loss for the period / year before taxation |
| (2,983,286) | (2,630,154) | (5,393,029) | |
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Taxation | 3 | 144,176 | 241,058 | 489,634 | |
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Loss for the period / year attributable to equity |
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holders of the parent | 2 | (2,839,110) | (2,389,096) | (4,903,395) | |
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Basic and diluted | 4 | (0.316)p | (0.330)p | (0.643)p | |
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Consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the six months ended 30 September 2012
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Loss after taxation |
| (2,839,110) | (2,389,096) | (4,903,395) |
Other comprehensive income Exchange differences on translating foreign operations |
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Total other comprehensive (loss) / income for the period / year |
| (10,759) | 83,884 | 8,512 |
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Total comprehensive loss for the period / year attributable to the equity holders of the parent company |
| (2,849,869) | (2,305,212) | (4,894,883) |
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Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the six months ended 30 September 2012
Unaudited | Share | Share | Foreign | Retained | Total |
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At 1 April 2012 | 8,519,551 | 21,475,505 | 1,614,934 | (28,218,122) | 3,391,868 |
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Total comprehensive (loss) recognised for the period | - | - | (10,759) | (2,839,110) | (2,849,869) |
Issue of shares | 746,518 | 1,306,901 | - | - | 2,053,419 |
Share issue expenses | - | (50,450) | - | - | (50,450) |
Share options expense | - | - | - | 271,399 | 271,399 |
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Balance at 30 September 2012 | 9,266,069 | 22,731,956 | 1,604,175 | (30,785,833) | 2,816,367 |
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At 1 April 2011 | 7,341,027 | 21,438,079 | 1,606,422 | (23,510,012) | 6,875,516 |
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Total comprehensive income / (loss) recognised for the year | - | - | 8,512 | (4,903,395) | (4,894,883) |
Issue of shares | 1,178,524 | 52,021 | - | - | 1,230,545 |
Share issue expenses | - | (14,595) | - | - | (14,595) |
Share options expense | - | - | - | 195,285 | 195,285 |
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Balance at 31 March 2012 | 8,519,551 | 21,475,505 | 1,614,934 | (28,218,122) | 3,391,868 |
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Consolidated statement of financial position at 30 September 2012
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Assets |
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Non-current assets |
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Property, plant and equipment |
| 374,268 | 442,537 | 393,619 |
Intangible assets |
| 1,390,785 | 4,180,010 | 2,775,501 |
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| 1,765,053 | 4,622,547 | 3,169,120 |
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Current assets |
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Trade and other receivables |
| 180,288 | 269,874 | 157,131 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
| 1,150,073 | 455,627 | 555,367 |
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| 1,330,361 | 725,501 | 712,498 |
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Total Assets | 2 | 3,095,414 | 5,348,048 | 3,881,618 |
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Liabilities |
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Current liabilities |
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Trade and other payables |
| 138,010 | 114,086 | 204,508 |
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Non-current liabilities |
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Deferred tax liability | 3 | 141,037 | 541,987 | 285,242 |
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Total liabilities | 2 | 279,047 | 656,073 | 489,750 |
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Capital and reserves attributable to equity |
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Share capital |
| 9,266,069 | 7,342,051 | 8,519,551 |
Share premium |
| 22,731,956 | 21,440,100 | 21,475,505 |
Foreign exchange reserve |
| 1,604,175 | 1,690,306 | 1,614,934 |
Retained deficit |
| (30,785,833) | (25,780,482) | (28,218,122) |
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Shareholders' funds |
| 2,816,367 | 4,691,975 | 3,391,868 |
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Total equity and liabilities |
| 3,095,414 | 5,348,048 | 3,881,618 |
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Consolidated statement of cash flows for six months ended 30 September 2012
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Loss from operations before tax |
| (2,983,286) | (2,630,293) | (5,393,029) |
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Finance income |
| (180) | (139) | (342) |
Depreciation |
| 36,640 | 44,636 | 96,025 |
Amortisation |
| 1,575,189 | 1,499,899 | 3,088,885 |
Share option expense |
| 271,399 | 118,626 | 195,285 |
Foreign exchange movements |
| 12,729 | 3,717 | 23,975 |
Director's fees prepaid |
| 82,968 | - | 110,624 |
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Cashflows used in operating activities before changes in working capital |
| (1,004,541) | (963,554) | (1,878,577) |
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(Increase) / decrease in trade and other receivables |
| (106,125) | (1,773) | 347 |
(Decrease) / increase in trade and other payables |
| (66,498) | (65,957) | 24,465 |
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Net cash flows from operating activities |
| (1,177,164) | (1,031,284) | (1,853,765) |
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Internally generated intangible asset |
| (191,671) | (115,787) | (371,456) |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
| (21,284) | (15,254) | (25,586) |
Interest received |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Cash inflow from issue of new shares |
| 2,045,000 | - | 1,230,545 |
Share issue costs |
| (50,450) | - | (14,595) |
Cash inflow from exercise of options |
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Increase/(Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
| 613,030 | (1,159,141) | (1,034,515) |
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Foreign exchange differences on translation of cash and cash equivalents. |
| (18,324) | (9,362) | (34,248) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period /year |
| 555,367 | 1,624,130 | 1,624,130 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period / year |
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Notes forming part of the unaudited consolidated accounts for the six months ended 30 September 2012
1 Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The interim financial information has been prepared using policies based on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS and IFRIC interpretations) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") as adopted for use in the EU. The interim financial information has been prepared using the accounting policies which will be applied in the Group's statutory financial information for the year ended 31 March 2013.
The interim financial information for the period 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2012 is unaudited. In the opinion of the Directors the interim financial information for the period presents fairly the financial position, results from operations and cash flows for the period in conformity with the generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. The interim financial information incorporates comparative figures for the interim period 1 April 2011 to 30 September 2011 and the audited financial year to 31 March 2012.The financial information contained in this interim report does not constitute statutory accounts as defined by section 435 of the Companies Act 2006. The comparatives for the full year ended 31 March 2012 are not the Company's full statutory accounts for that year. A copy of the statutory accounts for that year has been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditor's report on those accounts was unqualified, but did include references to any matters to which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis in respect of going concern, without qualifying their report and did not contain a statement under section 498(2)-(3) of the Companies Act 2006.
Going concern
Following the signing of three significant contracts with international companies since the year end the directors are confident that the Group's pipeline of sales from current clients and potential new customers will help to fund the Group's development and working capital requirements. However additional funding will be required in order to support the Group until we begin to see the benefits from this pipeline of contracts. There can be no certainty that additional funding will be available given the current economic climate and the risks associated with the oil and gas industry. While the directors are confident that additional funding can be raised in order to meet its development and working capital requirements, and ViaLogy's capital development history demonstrates that this confidence is well founded, a significant uncertainty exists given the absence of any committed funding at the date of approval of these financial statements. This condition indicates the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.
The financial information does not include the adjustments that would result if the Group and Company were unable to continue as a going concern.
2 Segmental analysis
The Group has two reportable segments:
·; Head office - this segment is the head office of the Group.
·; Operations - this segment is involved in sales and technology development in the USA.
The operating results of these segments are regularly reviewed by the Group's chief operating decision maker in order to make decisions about the allocation of resources and assess their performance.
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Revenue from external customers |
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Gross loss |
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Finance income |
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Tax credit |
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Loss for the year after taxation |
| (2,499,582) | (339,528) | (2,839,110) |
Segment assets |
| 1,918,134 | 1,177,280 | 3,095,414 |
Segment liabilities |
| 234,466 | 44,581 | 279,047 |
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Costs to acquire plant, property and equipment |
| 21,284 | - | 21,284 |
Costs to acquire intangible assets |
| 191,671 | - | 191,671 |
Depreciation and amortisation |
| 1,608,860 | 2,969 | 1,611,829 |
Share based payments |
| 232,835 | 38,564 | 271,399 |
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Revenue from external customers |
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Gross loss |
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Finance income |
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Tax credit |
| 489,634 | - | 489,634 |
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Loss for the year after taxation |
| (4,253,514) | (649,881) | (4,903,395) |
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Segment assets |
| 3,344,675 | 536,943 | 3,881,618 |
Segment liabilities |
| 416,801 | 72,949 | 489,750 |
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Costs to acquire plant, property and equipment |
| 20,620 | 4,966 | 25,586 |
Costs to acquire intangible assets |
| 371,456 | - | 371,456 |
Depreciation and amortisation |
| 3,180,407 | 4,503 | 3,184,910 |
Share based payments charged |
| 116,489 | 78,796 | 195,285 |
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All material non-current assets are owned by the USA subsidiary and are located in the USA.
3 Deferred Tax
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Credit to the income statement for the six months to 30 September |
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Foreign exchange translation |
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Deferred tax is calculated in full on temporary differences under the liability method using a tax rate of 35%.
4 Loss per share
Basic
The calculation of loss per share is based on the loss for the period of £2,839,110 (2011 - loss £2,389,096 full year loss £4,903,395) and on 899,549,947, (2011 - 734,191,944, 2012 full year - 762,556,327) ordinary shares, being the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period.
Diluted
Diluted loss per share dilutes the basic loss per share to take into account share options and warrants. The calculation includes the weighted average number of ordinary shares that would have been issued on the conversion of all the dilutive share options and warrants into ordinary shares. 106,020,272 options and 1,193,654 warrants (2011 - 97,572,756 options and 1,193,654 warrants, 2012 full year 96,162,368 options and 1,193,654 warrants) have been excluded from this calculation as this would reduce the loss per share.
5 Share capital -unaudited
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At 1 April | 851,955,130 | 734,102,725 | 8,519,551 | 7,341,027 | ||
Shares issued | 74,363,637 | - | 743,637 | - | ||
Employee share options exercised | 288,144 | 102,405 | 2,881 | 1,024 | ||
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| At 1 April | 734,102,725 | 690,475,334 | 7,341,027 | 6,904,753 | |
| Shares issued | 117,852,405 | 43,627,391 | 1,178,524 | 436,274 | |
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6 Post Reporting date events
There are no post reporting date events.
Related Shares:
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