opra20190516_6k.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 6-K

 


 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the month of May 2019

 

Commission File Number: 001-38588

 

 


 

OPERA LIMITED

 


 

Gjerdrums vei 19,

0484 Oslo, Norway

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☑       Form 40-F ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐

 

 

 

 

Press Release

 

On May 22, 2019, the registrant announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.  A copy of the press release issued by the registrant regarding the foregoing is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Exhibits

 

99.1

Press release regarding financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Opera Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Yahui Zhou

 

 

Name: Yahui Zhou

Title:   Chairman of the Board and

            Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date: May 22, 2019

 

ex_145430.htm

Exhibit 99.1

  

Opera Limited announces first quarter 2019 financial results

 

 

Revenue grew 30% to $51.3 million year-over-year, above the top end of Opera’s guidance range, and representing the 8th consecutive quarter of sequential revenue growth

 

Strong user growth, with monthly active users averaging 222 million for smartphone (up 20% YoY and 7% QoQ) and 65 million for PC (up 14% YoY and 7% QoQ); and total monthly active users now at 350 million

 

Opera News surpassed 150 million monthly active users, with the dedicated Opera News app reaching 32 million monthly active users, up 62% versus last quarter

 

New fintech business, OKash, exceeded expectations, already at an annualized revenue run-rate of over $25 million

 

Adjusted EBITDA of $11.0 million, above the top-end of guidance and including significant investment in user growth

 

Strong focus on ad monetization with the recent launch of Opera Ads - a new platform to facilitate both traditional and programmatic access to Opera’s inventory

 

Raises 2019 revenue guidance range to $230 - $240 million, representing 36% growth at the midpoint versus 2018 (compared to prior guidance of 31%)

 

Oslo, Norway, May 22, 2019 – Opera Limited (Nasdaq: OPRA) (“Opera”), one of the world’s leading browser providers and an influential player in the field of content platforms, today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

 

 

First quarter 2019 financial highlights

 

   

First quarter

   

Year-over-

 

[US$ thousands, except for margins and per ADS amounts]

 

2018

   

2019

   

year %

change

 

Revenue

    39,446       51,275       30.0 %
                         

Net income (loss)

    6,619       5,384       -18.7 %

Margin

    16.8 %     10.5 %        
                         

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

    15,613       11,038       -29.3 %

Margin

    39.6 %     21.5 %        
                         

Adjusted net income (1)

    9,870       7,753       -21.5 %

Margin

    25.0 %     15.1 %        
                         

Diluted net income per ADS, US$

    0.068       0.048       -29.1 %
                         

Diluted adjusted net income per ADS, US$ (1)

    0.101       0.069       -31.7 %

 

Mr. Frode Jacobsen, Opera’s CFO, said, “We are very pleased with our strong first quarter results and our continued track record of consistent execution and growth. Revenue grew 30% year-over-year, exceeding the top-end of our guidance. MAUs grew both quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year with Opera products now surpassing 350 million monthly users. And finally, we exceeded the top-end of our adjusted EBITDA guidance range while investing significantly in future growth.

 

“Our efforts to build on our strong position in Africa and emerging Asian markets, to create leadership beyond browsers, is showing significant progress. Opera News has reached the 150 million monthly active user milestone, and our microlending fintech offering, including OKash and other apps, is already delivering over $25 million in annual run rate revenue. Further, we continue to grow our browser user base, with high overall growth in the first quarter and an expectation for the remainder of the year to focus on markets where we believe that a differentiated offering and high monetization will lead to financial upside.”

 

(1) Please see the separate section "About non-IFRS financial measures" for the definitions of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income.

 

 

 

 

First quarter 2019 user base and product highlights

(All comparisons are relative to the first quarter of 2018 unless otherwise stated)

 

 

Opera News average Monthly Active Users (“MAUs”) grew 66% to 149.9 million

 

The Opera News app, launched in January 2018, reached approximately 32 million average MAUs, up 62% from the prior quarter

 

Total smartphone average MAUs grew 20% to 221.6 million

 

PC average MAUs grew 13% to 65 million

 

Mr. Lin Song, Opera’s COO, said, “We are pleased with our strong user growth and continued product innovation this quarter. In particular, we delivered user growth in both our smartphone and PC browsers, and for Opera News, both on a quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year basis. We now have 222 million average active smartphone users and 65 million average PC users.

 

“We continue to prioritize growing our Opera News user base, both through our browser offerings and the dedicated Opera News app. This quarter, we reached 150 million monthly active users for Opera News and our dedicated app exceeded 30 million monthly active users, which represented 62% growth versus the prior quarter. These strong results were underpinned by product improvements and expanding local AI assisted editorial teams to new geographies, from an initial focus on Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, to the Ivory Coast to better serve French speaking African countries, as well as Egypt for North Africa. We have also expanded our presence in India and Indonesia successfully following the same model. Moreover, we have initiated additional marketing efforts, including TV campaigns now running in Africa to bolster our strong momentum and help us build Opera News into a large contributor to both revenue and profit over the next several years, especially as monetization builds.

 

“When it comes to monetization, a top priority is to build our monetization capabilities in order to achieve stronger ARPUs in emerging markets. Just last week, we launched Opera Ads. Based on user intent and contextual relevance, Opera Ads offers an intelligent advertising solution to digital agencies, advertisers and brands to connect and engage directly with the Opera audiences. Opera Ads is available in both traditional and programmatic buying models, and would be a strong alternative to advertisers in key regions where we are big, e.g. sub-Saharan Africa. We have had early pilot programs on Opera Ads already with our key partners, where we are able to see significant growth potentials. While we still focus on product improvement and user growth, getting monetization right in our dedicated Opera News app is of high strategic importance to us. We are encouraged by early success, with per daily active user advertising revenue increasing by over 30% over the prior quarter. We expect the combination of Opera Ads, increased ad serving in Opera News and other initiatives to benefit monetization and lead to acceleration in our year-over-year advertising growth rates during the remainder of the year.

 

 

 

 

“We are also pleased with the strong results obtained within OKash, the fintech business that was acquired by Opera at the end of 2018. We have made tremendous progress scaling the business, taking it to nearly four times the size it was in the fourth quarter of 2018. As a result, we exceeded our expectations both in terms of revenue and profit contribution. We believe there is tremendous potential to scale the platform further and we are planning to expand our offering beyond Kenya in the second half of the year, again benefiting from our browser footprint and strong brand.

 

“On the browser side, we continue to focus on product differentiation, including privacy and security. Opera for Android, which is a high-end alternative to default browsers, is now launched with a free and easy to use VPN, seeing a year-to-year growth of 38% and quarter-to-quarter growth of 15%. We have also published a redesigned PC browser codenamed R3, becoming the first PC browser with Web 3 support, powering a year-to-year PC browser MAU growth of 14% in a mature market. Opera has always led the way with innovation - and we are always working on the next improvement we can bring to our current and new users.”

 

 

Business outlook

 

Mr. Frode Jacobsen, Opera’s CFO, said, “In light of the success we achieved during the first quarter and the large opportunities in front of us, we have quantified our investment expectations and believe it is prudent to focus on accelerating growth in the near-term. We expect this move will build scale faster, support a higher revenue base and lead to higher profit in future years than we would have otherwise achieved. As such, we expect to make additional investments of approximately $35 - $40 million in incremental marketing and distribution over the remainder of 2019. Much of this will focus on Opera News, where we believe strongly in the strategic benefit of accelerating user adoption in our priority markets. In parallel, we will be focused on monetization capabilities to maximize our long-term returns. Given our strong momentum and increased investment, we are increasing the midpoint of our 2019 revenue growth guidance by 500 basis points to 36% versus 2018 and expect second quarter revenue growth rates to accelerate to 33% to 43%, compared to 30% in the first quarter.”

 

As a result, Opera expects full year and second quarter 2019 revenue and adjusted EBITDA to be in the following ranges:

 

Full Year:

 

Revenue of $230 - $240 million, or 34% - 39% year-over-year, an increase from our previous guidance of $220 - $230 million.

 

Adjusted EBITDA of $30 - $45 million, which includes approximately $35 - $40 million of incremental marketing investments over the remainder of 2019.

 

Second Quarter:

 

Revenue of $53 - $57 million, or 33% - 43% growth versus the second quarter of 2018, representing an acceleration in revenue growth compared to the first quarter. Advertising and fintech revenues are expected to be the most important growth drivers.

 

Adjusted EBITDA of $2 - $5 million. This includes a further increase of marketing investments in Opera News and browsers compared to the recent quarter.

 

 

 

 

First quarter 2019 consolidated financial results

 

All comparisons in this section are relative to the first quarter of 2018 unless otherwise stated.

 

Revenue increased 30.0% to $51.3 million.

 

Search revenue increased 1.8% to $20.6 million, or increased by an estimated 5.3% on a constant currency basis. Growth was stronger on the PC platform, while we have focused on growing Opera News adoption on mobile.

 

Advertising revenue increased 9.5% to $14.1 million, or increased by an estimated 10.2% on a constant currency basis. Advertising revenue growth was driven by both smartphone and PC products, however, we expect an acceleration of this revenue stream through 2019 as our new product monetization efforts pick up scale.

 

Fintech revenue was $6.5 million. This business has performed ahead of our expectations as we were able to nearly quadruple its scale from the prior quarter when Opera acquired it.

 

Retail revenue was $6.8 million. We continue to expect retail revenue to stabilize around this level in the near-term prior to potentially exploring a wider retail opportunity.

 

Technology licensing and other revenue decreased 48% to $3.3 million, in line with expectations as we prioritized other scalable revenue types.

 

Operating expenses increased 54.4% to $45.8 million. Operating expenses represented 89.4% of operating revenue in first quarter of 2019, compared to 75.2% in the first quarter of 2018.

 

Cost of revenue was $7.8 million, compared to $0.7 million in the first quarter of 2018. Within the total, $6.8 million related to retail revenue, $0.5 million related to microlending and $0.6 million related to the browser and news business area.

 

Personnel expenses, including share-based remuneration, were $11.1 million, a 0.1% decline. This expense consists of cash-based compensation expense of $9.7 million, an 11.6% increase, largely explained by increased headcount, and share-based remuneration expense of $1.4 million, a 41.3% decrease from $2.4 million. The reduction in share-based remuneration was primarily related to a decrease in related social security costs.

 

Marketing and distribution expenses were $14.7 million, an increase of 100.1% following our decision to further invest in accelerating our growth in 2019.

 

Credit loss expense was $1.9 million, of which $1.7 million related to our fintech microlending business, compared to a gain of $0.2 million from accrual reversals in the first quarter of 2018.

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses were $4.1 million, a 22.3% increase. The increase is largely the result of the adoption of IFRS 16 Leases on January 1, 2019.

 

Other expenses were $6.2 million, a 15.5% decrease.

 

 

 

 

Operating profit was $5.5 million in the quarter, representing an operating margin of 10.6%, compared to $9.8 million and a 24.8% margin in the first quarter of 2018. The decline was largely due to the increased investment in marketing and distribution activities in the quarter.

 

Income tax expense was $0.7 million in the quarter, compared to $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2018. Our effective tax rate was 12.1% in the first quarter of 2019. The reduction in the Norwegian statutory tax rate from 23% in 2018 to 22% in 2019 as well as the effect of lower tax rates applied by subsidiaries in the group contributed to the reduced tax expense in the quarter.

 

Net income was $5.4 million in the quarter, compared to $6.6 million in first quarter of 2018.

 

Net income per ADS was $0.049 in the quarter, and $0.048 on a diluted basis. Adjusted net income per ADS was $0.071 in the quarter, and $0.069 on a diluted basis. Each ADS represents two shares in Opera Limited. In the quarter, the average number of shares outstanding was 218.78 million, corresponding to 109.39 million ADSs.

 

Adjusted EBITDA was $11.0 million, representing a 21.5% adjusted EBITDA margin compared to $15.6 million in first quarter of 2018, representing a 39.6% margin. Adjusted EBITDA excludes share-based remuneration.

 

Adjusted Net Income was $7.8 million in the quarter, representing a 15.1% adjusted net margin compared to $9.9 million in first quarter of 2018, representing a 25.0% margin. Adjusted net income excludes share-based remuneration and amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions (all of which relates to the Opera privatization in 2016). Adjusted net income further includes partially offsetting reversals of the tax impacts of the foregoing adjustments.

 

 

Conference call

 

Opera’s management team will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time (2:00 PM Central European Time, 9:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong time) on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

 

The dial-in details for the live conference call are:

 

United States: +1 (877) 506-7703

China: +86 400 682 8609

Hong Kong: +852 3011 4522

Norway: +47 2231 0524

United Kingdom: +44 (0)203 107 0289

International: +1 (786) 815-8450

Confirmation Code: 3690717

 

A live webcast of the conference call will be posted at https://investor.opera.com.

 

 

 

 

About non-IFRS financial measures

 

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented based on IFRS, we use adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income, both non-IFRS financial measures, to understand and evaluate our core operating performance. These non-IFRS financial measures, which may differ from similarly titled measures used by other companies, are presented to enhance investors’ overall understanding of our financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with IFRS.

 

We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) excluding income tax expense (benefit), net finance expense (income), share of net loss (income) of associates and joint ventures, restructuring costs, depreciation and amortization, share-based remuneration and expensed costs related to our recent initial public offering, less other income.

 

We define adjusted net income as net income excluding share-based remuneration, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and expensed costs related to our recent initial public offering.

 

We believe that adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results. These non-IFRS financial measures adjust for the impact of items that we do not consider indicative of the operational performance of our business. While we believe that these non-IFRS financial measures are useful in evaluating our business, this information should be considered as supplemental in nature and is not meant as a substitute for the related financial information prepared and presented in accordance with IFRS. Please refer to our financial statements at the end of this announcement for a table reconciling our non-IFRS financial measures to net income (loss), the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure.

 

 

Safe harbor statement

 

This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature. These statements, including statements relating to the Company’s future financial and operating results, are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward-looking statements by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates” and similar statements. Among other things, management’s quotations and the Business outlook section contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about Opera and the industry. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to its goals and strategies; its expected development and launch, and market acceptance, of its products and services; its expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our brand, platforms and services; our expectations regarding growth in our user base and level of engagement; its ability to attract, retain and monetize users; its ability to continue to develop new technologies and/or upgrade our existing technologies and quarterly variations in its operating results caused by factors beyond its control and global macroeconomic conditions and its potential impact in the markets it has businesses. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof, and Opera undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although Opera believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that its expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. Further information regarding risks and uncertainties faced by Opera is included in Opera’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration statement on Form F-1 filed in connection with its initial public offering.

 

 

 

 

About Opera

 

Founded in 1995 in Norway, Opera delivers browsers and AI-driven digital content platforms to more than 350 million people worldwide. The company remains one of the most innovative browser creators in the world. Opera is listed on Nasdaq under the OPRA ticker symbol.

 

Investor Relations Contact:

 

Derrick Nueman

investor-relations@opera.com or (408) 596-3055

 

For media enquiries, please contact: press-team@opera.com

 

 

 

 

OPERA LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

[US$ thousands, except per share and ADS amounts]

 

2018

   

2019

 

Revenue

    39,446       51,275  
                 

Operating expenses

               

Cost of revenue

    (678 )     (7,796 )

Personnel expenses including share-based remuneration

    (11,110 )     (11,104 )

Marketing and distribution expenses

    (7,338 )     (14,686 )

Credit loss expense

    215       (1,856 )

Depreciation and amortization

    (3,388 )     (4,142 )

Other expenses

    (7,370 )     (6,232 )

Total operating expenses

    (29,669 )     (45,815 )
                 

Operating profit (loss)

    9,776       5,460  
                 

Share of net income (loss) of associates and joint ventures

    (1,009 )     (1,024 )
                 

Net finance income (expense)

               

Finance income

    95       1,692  

Finance expense

    (34 )     (154 )

Net foreign exchange gain (loss)

    81       153  

Net finance income (expense)

    142       1,691  
                 

Net income (loss) before income taxes

    8,909       6,126  

Income tax (expense) benefit

    (2,289 )     (742 )

Net income (loss)

    6,619       5,384  
                 

Net income (loss) attributable to:

               

Equity holders of the parent

    6,619       5,384  

Non-controlling interests

    -       -  

Total net income (loss) attributed

    6,619       5,384  
                 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding

               

Basic, millions(1)

    190.25       218.78  

Diluted, millions(2)

    195.33       223.96  
                 

Net income (loss) per ordinary share

               

Basic, US$

    0.035       0.025  

Diluted, US$

    0.034       0.024  
                 

Net income (loss) per ADS

               

Basic, US$

    0.070       0.049  

Diluted, US$

    0.068       0.048  

 

(1) Assuming 200 million shares in Opera Limited were outstanding for all periods presented prior to the Initial Public Offering (IPO), less 9.75 million shares that were surrendered by two shareholders upon completion of the IPO. As of March 31, 2019, the total number of shares outstanding for Opera Limited was 220,576,326, equivalent to 110,288,163 ADSs.

 

(2) Includes the net dilutive impact of employee equity awards.

 

 

 

 

OPERA LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

[US$ thousands]

 

2018

   

2019

 

Net income (loss)

    6,619       5,384  
                 

Other comprehensive income (loss) that may be reclassified to the Statement of Operations in subsequent periods (net of tax)

               

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

    404       (345 )

Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of associates and joint ventures

    -       (34 )

Net other comprehensive income (loss) that may be reclassified to the Statement of Operations in subsequent periods

    404       (379 )

Total comprehensive income (loss)

    7,024       5,005  
                 

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:

               

Equity holders of the parent

    7,024       5,005  

Non-controlling interests

    -       -  

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributed

    7,024       5,005  

 

 

 

 

OPERA LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

   

As of December 31,

   

As of March 31,

 

[US$ thousands]

 

2018

   

2019

 

ASSETS

               

Non-current assets

               

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

    12,162       26,293  

Intangible assets

    115,444       114,506  

Goodwill

    421,578       421,578  

Investments in associates and joint ventures

    35,060       36,402  

Other financial assets

    2,025       2,531  

Deferred tax assets

    944       585  

Total non-current assets

    587,213       601,896  
                 

Current assets

               

Trade receivables

    37,468       38,959  

Loans to customers

    3,092       10,269  

Other receivables

    4,031       3,146  

Prepayments

    14,372       11,330  

Other financial assets

    1,254       7,398  

Cash and cash equivalents

    177,873       169,846  

Total current assets

    238,090       240,946  

TOTAL ASSETS

    825,303       842,842  
                 
                 

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

               

Equity

               

Share capital

    22       22  

Other paid in capital

    738,690       732,910  

Retained earnings

    36,432       43,014  

Foreign currency translation reserve

    316       (63 )

Equity attributed to equity holders of the parent

    775,460       775,884  

Non-controlling interests

    -       -  

Total equity

    775,460       775,884  
                 

Non-current liabilities

               

Lease liabilities and other loans

    2,271       11,981  

Deferred tax liabilities

    13,358       14,088  

Other non-current liabilities

    212       368  

Total non-current liabilities

    15,841       26,437  
                 

Current liabilities

               

Trade and other payables

    17,957       23,824  

Lease liabilities and other loans

    2,490       6,356  

Income tax payable

    1,920       1,904  

Deferred revenue

    1,932       1,455  

Other current liabilities

    9,701       6,983  

Total current liabilities

    34,002       40,521  
                 

Total liabilities

    49,843       66,958  

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

    825,303       842,842  

 

 

 

 

OPERA LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 

[US$ thousands]

 

Share capital (1)

   

Other paid in

capital (1)

   

Retained

earnings

   

Foreign

currency

translation

reserve

   

Total equity

 

As of December 31, 2017, as previously reported

    19       576,512       5,366       1,605       583,503  

Impact of new accounting standards

    -       -       (629 )     -       (629 )

As of January 1, 2018, restated

    19       576,512       4,737       1,605       582,874  

Net income (loss)

    -       -       6,619       -       6,619  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    -       -       -       404       404  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

    -       -       6,619       404       7,023  

Share-based remuneration expense

    -       -       1,369       -       1,369  

As of March 31, 2018

    19       576,512       12,726       2,009       591,266  

 

 

[US$ thousands]

 

Share capital (1)

   

Other paid in

capital (1)

   

Retained

earnings

   

Foreign

currency

translation

reserve

   

Total equity

 

As of December 31, 2018

    22       738,690       36,432       316       775,460  

Impact of implementing IFRS 16 Leases

    -       -       64       -       64  

As of January 1, 2019, restated

    22       738,690       36,496       316       775,524  

Net income (loss)

    -       -       5,384       -       5,384  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    -       -       -       (379 )     (379 )

Total comprehensive income (loss)

    -       -       5,384       (379 )     5,005  

Acquisition of treasury shares

    -       (5,780 )     -       -       (5,780 )

Share-based remuneration expense

    -       -       1,134       -       1,134  

As of March 31, 2019

    22       732,910       43,014       (63 )     775,884  

 

(1) The amounts of share capital and other paid in capital have been amended by reclassifying amounts between the two equity components.

 

 

 

 

OPERA LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

[US$ thousands]

 

2018

   

2019

 

Net cash flow from (used in) operating activities

    4,137       9,106  

Net cash flow from (used in) investing activities

    2,451       (9,694 )

Net cash flow from (used in) financing activities

    (1,050 )     (7,495 )
                 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    5,538       (8,083 )
                 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    33,207       177,873  

Net foreign exchange difference

    555       56  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

    39,300       169,846  

 

 

 

 

Financial details by business area

 

The tables below specify the contribution by each business area:

 

[US$ thousands]

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2018

 

Business area

 

Browser and News

   

Fintech

   

Retail

   

Other

   

Total

 

Revenue categories

                                       

Search

    20,217       -       -       -       20,217  

Advertising

    12,916       -       -       -       12,916  

Airtime and handsets

    -       -       -       -       -  

Technology licensing and other revenue

    -       -       -       6,313       6,313  

Origination fees and interest

    -       -       -       -       -  

Total revenue

    33,133       -       -       6,313       39,446  
                                         

Cost of revenue

    (678 )     -       -       -       (678 )

Marketing and distribution expenses

    (7,338 )     -       -       -       (7,338 )

Credit loss expense

    215       -       -       -       215  

Direct expenses

    (7,801 )     -       -       -       (7,801 )
                                         

Contribution by business area

    25,332       -       -       6,313       31,645  

 

 

[US$ thousands]

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

 

Business area

 

Browser and News

   

Fintech

   

Retail

   

Other

   

Total

 

Revenue categories

                                       

Search

    20,584       -       -       -       20,584  

Advertising

    14,142       -       -       -       14,142  

Airtime and handsets

    -       -       6,819       -       6,819  

Technology licensing and other revenue

    -       -       -       3,266       3,266  

Origination fees and interest

    -       6,464       -       -       6,464  

Total revenue

    34,726       6,464       6,819       3,266       51,275  
                                         

Cost of revenue

    (565 )     (478 )     (6,753 )     -       (7,796 )

Marketing and distribution expenses

    (14,180 )     (506 )     -       -       (14,686 )

Credit loss expense

    (132 )     (1,724 )     -       -       (1,856 )

Direct expenses

    (14,876 )     (2,709 )     (6,753 )     -       (24,338 )
                                         

Contribution by business area

    19,850       3,755       66       3,266       26,937  

 

 

 

 

Personnel expenses including share-based remuneration

 

The table below specifies the amounts of personnel expenses including share-based remuneration:

 

[US$ thousands]

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Personnel expenses including share-based remuneration

 

2018

   

2019

 

Personnel expenses excluding share-based remuneration

    8,661       9,667  

Share-based remuneration, including related social security costs

    2,449       1,437  

Total

    11,110       11,104  

 

 

Other expenses

 

The table below specifies the nature of other expenses:

 

[US$ thousands]

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

Other expenses

 

2018

   

2019

 

Hosting

    2,618       1,527  

Audit, legal and other advisory services

    2,248       1,634  

Software license fees

    380       552  

Rent and other office expenses

    1,122       1,124  

Travel

    520       579  

Other

    483       817  

Total

    7,370       6,232  

 

 

 

 

Non-IFRS financial measures 

 

The following table presents reconciliations of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income to net income (loss), the most directly comparable IFRS financial measure, for the periods indicated:            
   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

[US$ thousands, except per share and ADS amounts]

 

2018

   

2019

 

Reconciliation of net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA

               

Net income (loss)

    6,619       5,384  

Add: Income tax expense (benefit)

    2,289       742  

Add: Net finance expense (income)

    (142 )     (1,691 )

Add: Share of net loss (income) of associates and joint ventures

    1,009       1,024  

Add: Depreciation and amortization

    3,388       4,142  

Add: Share-based remuneration

    2,449       1,437  

Adjusted EBITDA

    15,613       11,038  
                 

Reconciliation of net income (loss) to adjusted net income

               

Net Income (loss)

    6,619       5,384  

Add: Share-based remuneration

    2,449       1,437  

Add: Amortization of acquired intangible assets

    1,280       1,280  

Income tax adjustment (1)

    (478 )     (348 )

Adjusted net income

    9,870       7,753  
                 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding

               

Basic, millions

    190.25       218.78  

Diluted, millions

    195.33       223.96  
                 

Adjusted net income (loss) per ordinary share

               

Basic, US$

    0.052       0.035  

Diluted, US$

    0.051       0.035  
                 

Adjusted net income (loss) per ADS

               

Basic, US$

    0.104       0.071  

Diluted, US$

    0.101       0.069  

 

(1) Reversal of tax benefit related to the social security cost component of share-based remuneration and deferred taxes on the amortization of acquired intangible assets.