GCIJason Tebb & Clive Beattie discuss OnTheMarket's Interims which saw revenue increasing by 46% to £14.9m
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Jason Tebb & Clive Beattie discuss OnTheMarket's Interims that saw revenue increase by 46% to £14.9m
Jason Tebb, CEO & Clive Beattie, CFO of OnTheMarket #OTMP discuss their interim results which saw revenue increase by 46% to £14.9m and average revenue per property advertiser increase by 52%.
HIGHLIGHTS OF INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 JULY 2021
· Revenue and ARPA up 46% and 52% respectively. Adjusting for COVID-19 H1 20/21 related customer support discounts of £1.8m, revenue and ARPA growth still strong at 24% and 28% respectively.
· Adjusted operating profit increased 163% to £2.1m, despite increases of 105% in marketing expenditure, to £4.5m, and 28% in staff costs, to £4.7m.
· Profit after tax of £0.5m, reduced by non-recurring costs arising from the Glanty acquisition, the repayment of government grants and an increase in non-cash share-based agent recruitment charges.
· Strong balance sheet retained with cash generated from operating activities of £2.6m after repaying CJRS loans of £0.4m (H1 20/21: £2.9m, after receiving CJRS loans of £0.3m). Period-end net cash was £9.9m, with no borrowings (31 January 2021: £10.7m before deferred creditor payments of £0.4m).
· Average monthly advertisers listed were down 5% period on period, reflecting a reduction in H2 20/21 as agents on long-term free of charge contracts were asked to migrate to paying contracts. Since 31 January 2021, agency branches listing have risen 5% and new homes developments listed by 6%.
· Increased branches listed under paying contracts, up 3% since 31 January 2021 to 10,190 at 31 July 2021.
· Continued strong operational performance, with traffic and average monthly leads per advertiser up versus both H1 and H2 20/21.
· Significant progress in strategy to build a differentiated, technology-enabled property business, with the acquisition of Glanty, new commercial partnerships and new website functionality and lead types.
About OnTheMarket
OnTheMarket plc, the majority agent-owned company which operates the OnTheMarket.com property portal, is a leading UK residential property portal provider.
Its objective is to create value for shareholders and property advertiser customers by delivering an agent-backed, technology-enabled portal - offering a first-class service to agents and new homes developers at sustainably fair prices and becoming the go-to portal for serious property-seekers.
OnTheMarket provides a unique opportunity for agents to participate in the equity value of their own portal. Agent backing and support enable OnTheMarket to display "New & Exclusive" properties to serious property-seekers 24 hours or more before agents release these properties to other portals.
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