29th Nov 2016 07:00
Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group plc
("SSW" or the "Group")
Trading and acquisitions update
Trading ahead of expectations
Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group plc (AIM: SAT), the global communications company specialising in rural and last mile broadband, provides a trading update for the financial year ended 30 November 2016.
Due to the strong performance of the combined existing and acquired businesses, the financial results for the year to 30 November 2016 are expected to be ahead of current market expectations.
During the year, the Company completed six acquisitions, secured £12m of new unsecured convertible debt funding from the Business Growth Fund and completed a successful equity placing, raising £12.1m to fund acquisitions.
Acquisition update
The on-boarding and integration of Avonline, Breiband and SkyMesh, which were acquired in July and August 2016, is on track. Organic growth is strong, particularly in Australia, where c.1,000 net new connections are now being added per month. Additionally, distribution partnership opportunities have been identified in both Scandinavia and Australia, which will be pursued in 2017.
Outlook
The Company enters 2017 with tremendous scope for both organic and acquisitive growth, both within existing markets and new territories. High levels of recurring revenue, increasing economies of scale and largely fixed overheads mean the Company is now structured to deliver significant revenue growth, high levels of operational gearing and strong cash generation over the next twelve months.
The Company is on track to exceed its previously stated strategy of achieving 100,000 customers by the end of the 2017 financial period.
Andrew Walwyn, CEO at SSW commented, "The rapid and successful integration of the acquisitions which we have completed around the world, both big and small, show the robustness of our systems and management's ability to control growth. Our focus on increasing revenues, cost control and, most importantly, cash generation, is already starting to be shown in these results.
"We have enjoyed a tremendous 2016: customer numbers have more than trebled, new products have increased the scale of the opportunity, and we have started to create a truly global operating footprint. Given the plans that we have in place, I look forward to an even better 2017."
For further information:
Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group PLC | www.satellitesolutionsworldwide.com |
Andrew Walwyn, Chief Executive Officer | Via Walbrook PR |
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Strand Hanson (Nominated Adviser) | Tel: +44 (0)20 7409 3494 |
Andrew Emmott / Ritchie Balmer
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Arden Partners plc (Broker) | Tel: +44 (0)20 7614 5900 |
Catherine Miles / James Felix / Ciaran Walsh
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Oakley Capital (Financial Adviser) | Tel: +44 (0)20 766 6900 |
Chris Godsmark / Victoria Boxall |
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Walbrook PR (PR advisers) | Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780 |
Paul Cornelius / Nick Rome |
About SSW
Established in 2008, SSW specialises in the provision of rural and last mile broadband services with customers across 32 countries. SSW's solutions target B2C and B2B users, and the Company has products developed specifically for the broadcasting, Police and Military markets. SSW operates a number of brands such as Europasat (Europe), Breiband (Nordics) and SkyMesh (Australia) and is now the fourth largest independent provider of satellite broadband internet services in the world.
Last year's listing on the London Stock Exchange together with the support from Business Growth Fund and the investor community this year have put the Company in an excellent position to continue strong organic growth in its subscriber base and recurring revenues as well as execute on its preferred acquisition partners. The Directors of SSW believe there is a major opportunity to continue this organic growth and as appropriate consider acquisitions throughout the fragmented European satellite broadband market and further afield.
Working closely with satellite owners and operators, SSW targets customers in the 'digital divide' with solutions that deliver up to 30 Mbps satellite based broadband services or fixed wireless to almost any premises, whether residential, commercial or industrial across Europe and Australia, irrespective of location or local infrastructure.
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