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Checkit’s FY24 trading update confirmed that revenue and year-end annual recurring revenue (ARR) were in line with our forecasts, up 17% and 16% respectively. Better cost control resulted in a smaller EBITDA loss than expected, highlighting good progress towards reaching profitability. Product development is focused on expanding into new verticals and enhancing the platform with tools to turn data into actionable insights.
Companies: Checkit plc
Edison
CKT has released a positive update, as FYJan24 EBITDA has come in slightly better at £-3.4m vs. £-3.6mE, meaning a c.50% y/y reduction in losses, thanks to; continued strong ARR progression (+16% to £13.3m – in line) alongside; effective cost control, reflecting a focus on efficient, recurring growth. This second quality is visible though impressive ‘existing customer metrics’, specifically GRR of +99% highlights strong customer retention, while +111% NRR speaks to continued up-selling/cross-sel
Singer Capital Markets
Checkit reported annual recurring revenue (ARR) growth of 24% y-o-y in H124, with more than half of the growth from upsells and cross-sells to its existing customer base. Revenue was 19% higher y-o-y and EBITDA losses nearly halved y-o-y. We have upgraded our FY24 EBITDA forecast on better gross margins and operating efficiencies. Recent contract wins provide upsell potential and the recent John Lewis contract renewal highlights the stickiness of the technology.
Interims are consistent with a prior update and show very respectable progress, with CKT achieving 24% ARR growth, recurring revs +22%, all while LBITDA has almost halved to £-1.9m thanks to improved gross margins and cost discipline. Other metrics and qualities continue to impress too: churn is negligible, upselling is consistently strong, furthermore CKT is now a 95% subscription business. We think these solid fundamentals, in combination with the company’s differentiating software and ambitio
Checkit made good progress in H124, growing annual recurring revenue (ARR) by 24% y-o-y and revenue by 19% y-o-y. Net revenue retention of 113% highlights the company’s ability to cross-sell and upsell, and the recent contract renewal with John Lewis and master service agreement with Compass provide further expansion opportunities. We maintain our forecasts.
CKT has released a positive H1 update to July, which highlights continued strong ARR growth of +24% y/y to £12.6m, while FCF burn has almost halved - from £-5.0m to £-2.8m and so means Checkit is making meaningful steps towards breakeven. Progress on both fronts is very supportive of the investment case in our view. Driving this, CKT has continued to see very encouraging growth in the US – ARR: +41% y/y to £3.2m, while adjacent to this, upsell/cross-sell deals (with existing customers) also cont
Over the last few years, Checkit has evolved its business to a subscription-based revenue model and adapted its operations to drive and support growth. Providing intelligent operations software for deskless workers, Checkit is focused on driving adoption of its software by large, multinational enterprises. Recent contract wins and upsells in the US show progress towards the target of generating the majority of annualised recurring revenue (ARR) in the US.
Having completed its transition to a subscription-based revenue model during the year, Checkit grew recurring revenue by 41% and total revenue by 22% in FY23. Year-end annual recurring revenue (ARR) was 28% higher y-o-y as the company successfully executed on its land-and-expand strategy. As flagged last year, the focus on accelerating profitability has slowed cash consumption. Management anticipates meeting current market expectations for FY24; our FY24 forecasts are substantially unchanged
FYJan23 finals show pleasing resilience, with the company posting 28% ARR growth to £11.5m, after sustained progress H1/H2 (notwithstanding a more challenging macro backdrop) as existing customers in particular doubled-down - for temperature monitoring and workflow management - evidencing strong ROI for both solutions. Alongside this sustained momentum CKT also demonstrate tighter cost control (LBITDA narrowed from £-3.7m to £-2.4m H1/H2) and this in turn provides confidence regarding our unchan
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Checkit’s FY23 trading update confirmed that year-end annual recurring revenue (ARR), FY23 reported revenue and year-end net cash beat our forecasts. ARR increased 28% y-o-y despite the challenging economic environment, as the company made good progress signing up new customers and expanding existing contracts. With 93% recurring revenue for continuing operations, the transition to a subscription-based model is complete. We will review our forecasts following FY23 results on 27 April.
Checkit has released a positive FYJan23 update, where key numbers: ARR, recurring revenue and cash are all ahead of updated estimates, showing how (despite cautioning over a challenging environment) robust trading has been maintained, as Checkit continues to see strong and broad-based demand, particularly in the US a strategically important market - where ARR grew 91% y/y to £2.8m. Checkit enters FY24 in a strong position having now successfully transitioned into subscription business (FY23: 93%
Checkit has made further progress with its US growth strategy, recently signing three new material contracts in the US with a total minimum value over three years of $1m. The company has also signed a contract renewal with a major UK customer, worth £2.1m over four years. These wins confirm Checkit’s ability to win new customers in the US and retain existing customers. We maintain our forecasts.
During H123 Checkit made further progress in its transition to a 100% subscription business, achieving 82% recurring revenue and a 48% y-o-y increase in annual recurring revenue (ARR). The pipeline has grown and includes material opportunities with enterprise customers for which conversion timing is uncertain. As customers have become more cautious, sales cycles have lengthened, and we conservatively reduce our ARR and revenue forecasts. Despite this, we have improved our EBITDA loss forecasts f
Checkit has delivered a very robust H1, with ARR up 48% to £10.2m, driven by several very encouraging wins, which continue to highlight the company’s compelling value proposition and large market opportunity. Despite these long-term drivers, progress has moderated in recent months (H1 sales bookings are flat y/y) as CKT has started to see macro impacts on its business, including longer sales cycles. To capture this short-term caution, we update our forecasts – trimming FY23 & 24 sales 6% and 12%
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Journeo has confirmed record results for FY23A, in-line with recent upgraded expectations across the board. FY23A revenue increased significantly by 118% to £46.1m (including 20% organic growth) and Adj PBT increased 270% to £4m, representing a near doubling of the Adj PBT margin. Journeo has positioned itself for a period of sustained growth following the transformational Infotec acquisition, the bolt-on MultiQ acquisition and ongoing R&D in the existing business. Journeo looks compelling on an
Companies: Journeo plc
Cavendish
Craneware is the market leader in value cycle SaaS provision in the US with a 40% market penetration and the ambition to become ubiquitous in US hospitals. The shackles of Covid disruption, digestion of the Sentry acquisition, and the transitioning of its customers to the fully cloud based Trisus platform, have fallen away and opened up new sales opportunities for the group. While the shares have out-performed strongly, multiples look reasonable compared with peers. We calculate a DCF based fair
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Capital Access Group
In 2023, the company delivered strong 13% organic constant currency revenue growth and Adjusted EBITDA in line with expectations, even after including one-off inventory provisions.
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The trading update confirms revenues in line with our expectations. Excess inventory flow through and market softness in China have impacted CML’s core business, but Microwave Technologies Inc (MwT) is performing ahead of expectations. The net effect, along with MwT acquisition related costs, is that Reported PBT and EBITDA are to be lower than expectations, but not substantially so. The long-term investment case is founded upon the opportunity in next-generation wireless and, with £18m cash and
Progressive Equity Research
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Nanoco, the world-leading provider of cadmium-free Quantum Dot technology, has reported positive 1H24 results, and stated that FY24 performance is expected to be in-line with market expectations. We reiterate our FY24E forecasts. Operationally, the company has achieved strong progress over the past six months, and the interims statement includes further progress on the company’s next-generation revenue programmes being implemented post period end. We maintain our 60.2p price target.
GetBusy’s FY23 results show organic revenue growth of +10% to £21.1m, FY23 adjusted EBITDA +£0.1m ahead of our +£0.3m upgrade at the January trading update, and a promising outlook that leads us to reiterate our FY24E forecasts. At constant currency, ARR grew +10% yoy to £20.5m, recurring revenue grew +12% to £20.3m, and net revenue retention of 100.0% per month reflects upselling and price increases, with gross monthly churn of 0.8% per month vs 0.9% in FY22. Within SmartVault, the July 2023 la
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Broadcast playout automation solutions provider Pebble Beach has reported confident FY23 results to Dec 2023 in line with updated January trading update expectations, and has announced the much-anticipated Project Oceans will launch as PRIMA (Platform for Real-time Integrated Media Applications) in April 2024. This underpins a mid-term 80% recurring revenue ambition and expansion in addressable market. FY23 delivered +11% revenue growth to £12.4m, which benefitted from the unwind of defensive in
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Sondrel has announced it has secured an additional £2m convertible loan note with ROX Equity Partners to fund near-term payroll and working capital needs. The terms are similar to the ones agreed for £0.9m CLN in Feb 2024 with a 15% interest rate, a three-year repayment term, and is expected to convert into ordinary shares at 10 pence each. The proposed fundraise that is open to existing shareholders has now increased from £6.5m to £8.5m (including the proceeds from the CLNs), with a subsequent
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