LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--euNetworks Group Limited, Europe’s provider of bandwidth infrastructure services, announced results for the three months ended 30 June 2015. New sales achieved were €796k in Q2 2015, up 1% from Q1 2015 and a new record for the company. Service installations also reached a record level in the quarter, increasing 32% from Q1 2015 and 17% from Q2 2014. Disconnections were slightly higher but in line with expectations. 41% of disconnections were due to service replacements, indicating customers are upgrading services with euNetworks. Average churn was 1.1%, slightly up versus 1.0% in Q1 2015 but in line with the 2014 average. Total monthly incremental service revenue (MISR) was €240k in Q2 2015, up 15% from Q1 2015. The continued strong sales performance and focus on managing disconnections positions the company well for further growth in H2 2015.
| (€k) | Q2 2015 | Q2 2014 | % change | Q1 2015 | % change | ||||||
| New Sales | 796 | 788 | 1 | 789 | 1 | ||||||
| Installations | 774 | 662 | 17 | 585 | 32 | ||||||
| Monthly Incremental Service Revenue | 240 | 266 | (10) | 209 | 15 |
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Q1
2015 |
Q2
2014 |
% change |
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2015 |
% change | ||||||
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Total Revenue
Recurring Revenue |
29.2
29.2 |
25.1
25.1 |
16
16 |
27.8
27.8 |
5
5 |
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| Gross Profit | 22.5 | 18.9 | 19 | 21.5 | 5 | ||||||
| Gross Profit Margin % | 77.2% | 75.3% | 3 | 77.5% | 0 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA(1) | 8.2 | 7.0 | 17 | 7.6 | 8 | ||||||
| Capital Expenditure | 9.8 | 6.9 | n/a | 9.2 | n/a | ||||||
| Proxy Cash Flow(2) | (1.6) | 0.1 | n/a | (1.6) | n/a |
1. Adjusted EBITDA means EBITDA before the deduction of share option
expense.
2. Proxy cash flow is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA less
capital expenditure.
Recurring revenue was €29.2m in Q2 2015, growing 16% from Q2 2014 and 5% from Q1 2015. Gross profit was €22.5m, up 19% from Q2 2014 and 5% from Q1 2015. Gross margin was in line with Q1 2015 at 77.2%, and up from 75.3% in Q2 2014.
Adjusted EBITDA was €8.2m in Q2 2015, up 17% from Q2 2014 and by 8% from Q1 2015. This growth was again achieved despite the adverse headwinds of foreign exchange movements in the quarter amounting to €234k.
Capital expenditure supporting revenue growth was higher in the quarter at €9.8m. This contributed to lower proxy cash flow of €(1.6)m in Q2 2015.
“We maintained the strong sales momentum we saw in Q1 2015 through the second quarter and continued to build a solid opportunity pipeline,” said Brady Rafuse, Chief Executive Officer of euNetworks. “Record level new sales and service installations in the quarter ensured MISR growth, putting us in a good position to continue to grow our recurring revenue this year.”
“We delivered solid financial results, with double digit growth in recurring revenue, gross profit and adjusted EBITDA versus Q2 2014. This positions the business for further improvement and we move into Q3 with good momentum. We remain confident about the opportunities ahead,” said Rafuse.
Further review and discussion of the performance of the Group for Q2 2015 can be found in the accompanying results supplement available here: http://eun.io/1gJumE2
About euNetworks
euNetworks Group Limited is a bandwidth infrastructure provider, owning and operating 13 fibre based metropolitan networks across Europe connected with a high capacity intercity backbone covering 45 cities in 10 countries. The company offers a portfolio of metropolitan and long haul services including Colocation, Dark Fibre, Metro Wavelengths, Wavelengths, Ethernet, and Internet. Enterprise and carrier customers benefit from euNetworks’ unique inventory of fibre and duct based assets that are tailored to fulfil their high bandwidth needs.
euNetworks Group Limited is headquartered in London. For further information please visit www.eunetworks.com.
