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 2020

 

Commission File Number: 001-38588

 

 


 

OPERA LIMITED

 


 

Vitaminveien 4,

0485 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 ☐

 

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Press Release

 

On May 20, 2020, the registrant announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020.  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 announces first quarter 2020 financial results

 

 

 

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 20, 2020

 

 

 
ex_187295.htm

Exhibit 99.1

 

Opera Limited announces first quarter 2020 financial results

 

 

First quarter revenue of $138.2 million, growth accelerated to 177% year-over-year; exceeding the top end of Opera’s guidance range

 

Opera’s total user base exceeded 360 million monthly active users in March; including record Opera News, Opera for PC, Opera GX and Opera for Android users

 

Fintech continued to grow; first quarter revenue of $94.7 million driven by 8.6 million loans issued in the quarter

 

First quarter adjusted EBITDA loss of $8.6 million, and net loss of $20.9 million. Excluding an extraordinary additional loan loss provision of $27 million related to COVID-19, adjusted EBITDA would have been within our guided range for the quarter

 

Observing initial signs of a recovery from COVID-19 with search and advertising monetization improving from early April levels and microlending testing ahead of broader relaunch in 2H 2020

  Cash and marketable securities were $215 million as of March 31st, 2020 versus $182 million as of December 31st, 2019

 

Oslo, Norway, May 20, 2020 – Opera Limited (NASDAQ: OPRA), one of the world’s largest internet consumer brands with over 350 million monthly active users, today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

 

First quarter 2020 financial highlights

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

   

Year-over-year % change

 

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

 

2019

   

2020

         

Revenue

    49,843       138,216       177 %
                         

Net income (loss)

    4,380       (20,859 )     -576 %

Margin

    9 %     -15 %        
                         

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

    9,605       (8,574 )     -189 %

Margin

    19 %     -6 %        
                         

Adjusted net income (1)

    6,749       (17,194 )     -355 %

Margin

    14 %     -12 %        
                         

Diluted net income per ADS, US$

    0.04       (0.17 )     -541 %
                         

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

    0.07       (0.14 )     -306 %

 

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

 

 

 

Frode Jacobsen, Opera’s CFO, said, “Opera started 2020 on a strong trajectory with healthy growth and profitability across the business, including revenue growth of 177% year-over-year in the first quarter. However, the unprecedented conditions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic have had a near-term financial impact, though they have also created opportunities driven by increased usage of our browsers and Opera News.

 

“In anticipation of near-term challenges in key countries like India and Kenya, we significantly reduced our microloan volumes from mid-March. Further, as also shared with the market in April, we took significant additional loan loss provisions at the end of the first quarter to capture a conservative view on repayment probabilities, as our borrowers are affected by the various measures taken to halt the pandemic.

 

“For our browser and News business, as other ad-based business models, there will be near-term monetization impacts. However, we believe that COVID-19 has accelerated the underlying transition from offline to online in our key markets, and we see early indications that the monetization trend is improving versus a low-point earlier in the current quarter, which is encouraging.

 

“Overall, we see a clear path towards recovery, our preparations to ramp our microlending business are underway and our strategic vision remains intact. We remain well positioned to capitalize on our long-term market opportunities, with a record number of users discovering our products, a strong balance sheet and a healthy cash position.”

 

First quarter 2020 user base and product highlights

(All comparisons are relative to the first quarter of 2019 unless otherwise stated)

 

 

Opera News average Monthly Active Users (“MAUs”) grew 21% to 181 million and exceeded 190 million in March

 

Users of our Opera News apps increased to 43 million average MAUs, up 37% year-over-year

 

Total smartphone average MAUs grew to 225 million

 

PC average MAUs were 67 million and reached 73 million in March, up 11% year-over-year

 

Provided 8.6 million microloans in the quarter

 

Song Lin, Opera’s COO, said, “I am pleased with how our employees and the company are navigating these unprecedented times. Our R&D efforts have continued to progress. Our commercial teams are working with additional customers that want to promote their services on our platform, and we continue to capitalize on the accelerating offline to online transition. While COVID-19 impacted us towards the end of the quarter and into the second quarter, we are confident in our long-term opportunity and believe this broader market disruption has created an inflection point in the shift to online. We remain focused on continued innovation and the facilitation of online content, commerce and transactions as we move forward.

 

“Starting with our browser and news offerings, we have seen an increase in usage during this crisis. Opera for PC, Opera GX and Opera for Android have all seen record usage in March with Opera News exceeding 190 million monthly users. Further, we believe that the increase in overall users and engagement that we are currently experiencing may have a lasting benefit. We believe that users who are experiencing our products for the first time, or forming new daily usage habits, may choose to continue using our products even after the effects of the pandemic have receded, driving growth in our overall business as monetization levels improve.

 

 

 

“Our Fintech business in South Asia and Africa had a very strong January and February. Revenues were up significantly and credit losses were slightly down from the prior quarter. We also continued our efforts to expand and evolve our offering to provide marketplace offers, buy now pay later, and other payment products, in cooperation with local banks and partners. However, once it was clear COVID-19 would impact our key markets, we made the strategic decision to meaningfully reduce near-term credit exposure. While this impacted growth in the short-term, we are well positioned to rapidly scale our fintech business back up once conditions normalize, and have already begun testing in preparation of this.”

 

“We continue to push forward on our new initiatives such as OList and European fintech. On OList, we continue to increase our user base and are looking toward expanding the offering beyond Nigeria. We are also making progress on European fintech and continue to expect to launch our initial product later this year.

 

“To sum it up, we are continuing to execute against our growth strategy and are encouraged by the early signs of a recovery that we are seeing.”

 

Business outlook

 

Mr. Frode Jacobsen, Opera’s CFO, said, “We withdrew our 2020 guidance in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and are not yet ready to provide new guidance due to the challenge of predicting the timing and slope of the return towards normal.

 

“Despite the impact from COVID-19, the fundamentals of our business remain strong and we are encouraged by the initial signs of a recovery in search and advertising monetization. We have also started our preparations for a rapid re-scaling of our fintech business.

 

“Additionally, we have adjusted our cost structure including moving to more light-weight local operational structures, reductions in marketing and distribution expenditures, and reduced pace of hiring. These choices are always made in the context of ensuring our ability to quickly scale back up as our individual markets return towards normal.”

 

First quarter 2020 consolidated financial results

 

All comparisons in this section are relative to the first quarter of 2019 unless otherwise stated.

 

Revenue increased 177% to $138.2 million.

 

Search revenue declined 4% to $19.7 million, due to browser user growth being offset from COVID-19 related monetization declines starting in March.

 

 

 

 

Advertising revenue increased 18% to $16.8 million, due to an increase in both smartphone and PC users slightly offset by COVID-19 related monetization declines beginning in March.

 

Fintech revenue was $94.7 million, up 32% versus the fourth quarter due to continued strong growth, in particular for India.

 

Retail revenue was $4.7 million.

 

Technology licensing and other revenue was $2.4 million. As expected, this decreased compared to the fourth quarter due to lower non-recurring revenue relating to services provided to an investee.

 

Operating expenses increased 236% to $154.1 million.

 

Cost of revenue was $27.6 million, an increase of 220% year-over-year driven by significant growth in microlending, while a decrease of 15% sequentially. Within this total, $20.3 million related to microlending revenue, and $4.4 million related to retail revenue, sequentially declining as a percentage of associated revenue for both. Further, $1.7 million related to the browser and news business area and $1.1 million related to other revenue.

 

Personnel expenses, including share-based remuneration, were $20.5 million, a 99% increase year-over-year, while a decrease of 9% sequentially. This expense consists of cash-based compensation expense of $20.0 million, and $0.5 million of share-based remuneration expense. The sequential decrease was mainly due to a reduction in share-based compensation expense, as well as certain limitations on in-market activities towards the end of the quarter.

 

Marketing and distribution expenses were $18.1 million, an increase of 23% year-over-year, and 3% sequentially. The annual increase was primarily related to our fintech business.

 

Credit loss expense was $69.5 million, of which $69.2 million related to microlending. This figure includes an extraordinary loan loss provision of approximately $27 million to address collection risks associated with COVID-19, in addition to ordinary loss provisions predicted based on late period collections and historical data.

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses were $4.7 million, a 14% increase.

 

Non-recurring expenses were $2.1 million and related to legal expenses and other professional services.

 

Other operating expenses were $11.6 million, an 87% increase year-over-year, or 10% sequentially.

 

Operating loss was $15.9 million, representing an operating margin of negative 11%, compared to operating profit of $4.0 million and an 8% margin in the year-ago quarter. The decline was primarily due to the extraordinary loan loss provision relating to COVID-19.

 

Other items include share of net loss of associates and joint ventures of $0.7 million, relating to OPay, Powerbets and nHorizon. Also, finance expenses were $7.7 million, including losses of $5.8 million related to marketable securities (versus an $8.5 million gain from marketable securities in full year 2019).

 

Income tax benefit was $4.0 million.

 

Net loss was $20.9 million, compared to a net profit of $4.4 million in the first quarter of 2019.

 

 

 

Net loss per ADS was $0.18 in the quarter and $0.17 on a diluted basis.

 

Adjusted EBITDA loss was $8.6 million, representing a negative 6% adjusted EBITDA margin, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $9.6 million in the first quarter 2019. The decline was primarily due to the extraordinary loan loss provision relating to COVID-19. Adjusted EBITDA excludes share-based remuneration and non-recurring expenses.

 

Adjusted Net Loss was $17.2 million in the quarter, representing a negative 12% adjusted net margin, compared to adjusted net income of $6.7 million in first quarter 2019. Adjusted net income excludes share-based remuneration, non-recurring expenses and amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions. Adjusted net income further includes partially offsetting reversals of the tax impacts of the foregoing adjustments.

 

Adjusted net loss per ADS was $0.14 in the quarter, and $0.14 on a diluted basis. Each ADS represents two shares in Opera Limited. In the quarter, the average number of shares outstanding was 238.3 million, corresponding to 119.1 million ADSs.

 

Conference call

 

Opera’s management will host a conference call to discuss the first quarter 2020 financial results on Wednesday, May 20th at 8:00 am Eastern Time (EST) (2:00 PM Central European Time, 9:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong time). Listeners may access the call by dialing the following numbers:

 

United States: +1 (877) 506-7703

China: +86 400 682 8609

Hong Kong: +852 5819 4851

Norway: +47 2396 4173

United Kingdom: +44 (0)203 107 0289

International: +1 (786) 815-8450

Confirmation Code: 2608039

 

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 non-recurring expenses.

 

 

 

We define adjusted net income as net income excluding share-based remuneration, amortization of acquired intangible assets, non-recurring expenses and income tax adjustments.

 

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 the Company, the industry in which it operates, and the duration and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to the development of the COVID-19 situation, those relating to the Company’s goals and strategies; Company’s expected development and launch, and market acceptance, of its products and services; Company’s expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of its brand, platforms and services; Company’s expectations regarding growth in its user base and level of engagement; Company’s ability to attract, retain and monetize users; Company’s ability to continue to develop new technologies and/or upgrade its existing technologies and quarterly variations in Company’s operating results caused by factors beyond its control and global macroeconomic conditions and their potential impact in the markets in which Company has businesses. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof, and the Company 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 the Company 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 the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual reports on Form 20-F.

 

About Opera

 

Opera is a leading global internet brand with an engaged and growing base of over 350 million average monthly active users. Building on over 20 years of innovation, starting with our browser products, we are increasingly leveraging our brand as well as our massive and highly active user base in order to expand our offerings and our business. Today, we offer users across Europe, Africa and Asia a range of products and services that include our PC and mobile browsers as well as our AI-powered news reader Opera News and our app-based microfinance solutions.

 

Investor Relations Contact:

 

Derrick Nueman

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

 

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

 

 

 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

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

 

2019

   

2020

 
                 

Revenue

    49,843       138,216  
                 

Operating expenses

               

Cost of revenue

    (8,637 )     (27,617 )

Personnel expenses including share-based remuneration

    (10,297 )     (20,493 )

Marketing and distribution expenses

    (14,686 )     (18,082 )

Credit loss expense

    (1,856 )     (69,488 )

Depreciation and amortization

    (4,142 )     (4,739 )

Non-recurring expenses

    -       (2,072 )

Other expenses

    (6,198 )     (11,586 )

Total operating expenses

    (45,816 )     (154,077 )
                 

Operating profit (loss)

    4,027       (15,860 )
                 

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

    (1,024 )     (664 )
                 

Net finance income (expense)

               

Finance income

    1,692       (10 )

Finance expense

    (154 )     (7,688 )

Net foreign exchange gain (loss)

    153       (594 )

Net finance income (expense)

    1,691       (8,292 )
                 

Net income (loss) before income taxes

    4,693       (24,816 )

Income tax (expense) benefit

    (313 )     3,957  

Net income (loss)

    4,380       (20,859 )
                 

Net income (loss) attributable to:

               

Equity holders of the parent

    4,380       (20,859 )

Non-controlling interests

    -       -  

Total net income (loss) attributed

    4,380       (20,859 )
                 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding

               

Basic, millions(1)

    218.78       238.29  

Diluted, millions(2)

    223.96       241.64  
                 

Net income (loss) per ordinary share

               

Basic, US$

    0.02       (0.09 )

Diluted, US$

    0.02       (0.09 )
                 

Net income (loss) per ADS

               

Basic, US$

    0.04       (0.18 )

Diluted, US$

    0.04       (0.17 )

 

(1) As of March 31, 2020, the total number of shares outstanding for Opera Limited was 238,521,354, equivalent to 119,260,677 ADSs.

 

(2) Includes the net dilutive impact of employee equity awards, all of which are dilutive.

 

 

 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

[US$ thousands]

 

2019

   

2020

 
                 

Net income (loss)

    4,380       (20,859 )
                 

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

    (345 )     (2,575 )

Reclassification of exchange differences on loss of control

    -       -  

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

    (379 )     (2,575 )

Total comprehensive income (loss)

    4,001       (23,434 )
                 

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:

               

Equity holders of the parent

    4,001       (23,434 )

Non-controlling interests

    -       -  

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributed

    4,001       (23,434 )

 

 

 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

   

As of December 31,

   

As of March 31,

 

[US$ thousands]

 

2019

   

2020

 

ASSETS

               

Non-current assets

               

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

    26,053       25,032  

Intangible assets

    110,807       112,308  

Goodwill

    421,578       425,386  

Investments in associates and joint ventures

    76,300       75,621  

Non-current financial assets

    1,351       2,705  

Deferred tax assets

    6,204       4,682  

Total non-current assets

    642,293       645,734  
                 

Current assets

               

Trade receivables

    49,371       38,117  

Loans to customers

    93,115       44,984  

Other receivables

    59,112       64,953  

Prepayments

    25,809       34,885  

Inventories

    7,752       7,329  

Other current financial assets

    1,535       3,528  

Marketable securities

    42,146       45,434  

Cash and cash equivalents

    139,487       169,826  

Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities

    181,633       215,260  

Total current assets

    418,327       409,057  

TOTAL ASSETS

    1,060,620       1,054,791  
                 
                 

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

               

Equity

               

Share capital

    24       24  

Other paid in capital

    814,177       808,687  

Retained earnings

    99,513       79,611  

Foreign currency translation reserve

    (1,508 )     (4,083 )

Equity attributed to equity holders of the parent

    912,206       884,239  

Non-controlling interests

    -       -  

Total equity

    912,206       884,239  
                 

Non-current liabilities

               

Non-current lease liabilities and other loans

    9,181       9,720  

Deferred tax liabilities

    10,526       12,824  

Other non-current liabilities

    137       80  

Total non-current liabilities

    19,844       22,624  
                 

Current liabilities

               

Trade and other payables

    57,125       66,225  

Current lease liabilities and other loans

    47,793       48,420  

Income tax payable

    7,803       4,968  

Deferred revenue

    708       6,355  

Other current liabilities

    15,142       21,961  

Total current liabilities

    128,570       147,928  
                 

Total liabilities

    148,414       170,552  

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

    1,060,620       1,054,791  

 

 

 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

 

for the three months ended March 31, 2019

 

[US$ thousands]

 

Share capital

   

Other paid in capital

   

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)

    -       -       4,380       -       4,380  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    -       -       -       (379 )     (379 )

Total comprehensive income (loss)

    -       -       4,380       (379 )     4,001  

Acquisition of treasury shares

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

Share-based remuneration expense

    -       -       1,134       -       1,134  

As of March 31, 2019

    22       732,910       42,010       (63 )     774,881  

 

 

for the three months ended March 31, 2020

 

[US$ thousands]

 

Share capital

   

Other paid in capital

   

Retained earnings

   

Foreign currency translation reserve

   

Total equity

 

As of December 31, 2019

    24       814,177       99,513       (1,508 )     912,206  

Net income (loss)

    -       -       (20,859 )     -       (20,859 )

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    -       -       -       (2,575 )     (2,575 )

Total comprehensive income (loss)

    -       -       (20,859 )     (2,575 )     (23,434 )

Acquisition of treasury shares

    -       (5,490 )     -       -       (5,490 )

Share-based remuneration expense

    -       -       957       -       957  

As of March 31, 2020

    24       808,687       79,611       (4,083 )     884,239  

 

 

 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

[US$ thousands]

 

2019

   

2020

 

Cash flow from operating activities

               

Net income (loss) before income taxes

    4,693       (24,816 )

Income taxes paid

    -       (30 )

Depreciation and amortization

    4,142       4,739  

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

    1,024       664  

Share-based payment expense

    1,134       957  

Net finance income (expense)

    (1,691 )     8,292  

Change in inventories

    -       423  

Change in trade and other receivables

    (605 )     5,413  

Change in loans to customers

    (5,745 )     48,131  

Change in trade and other payables

    5,707       9,100  

Change in deferred revenue

    (477 )     5,647  

Change in prepayments

    3,042       (9,076 )

Change in other liabilities

    (2,562 )     6,761  

Other

    (162 )     (4,783 )

Net cash flow from (used in) operating activities

    8,500       51,422  
                 

Cash flow from investment activities

               

Purchase of intangibles assets

    -       (358 )

Purchase of equipment

    (1,382 )     (1,411 )

Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired

    -       (4,882 )

Disbursement of short-term loans

    (2,040 )     (4,497 )

Repayment of short-term loans

    -       4,497  

Deposit of collateral for loan facility

    -       (1,000 )

Net purchase of listed equity instruments

    (5,225 )     (6,119 )

Development expenditure

    (1,047 )     (1,577 )

Interest received

    606       145  

Net cash flow from (used in) investing activities

    (9,088 )     (15,202 )
                 

Cash flow from financing activities

               

Acquisition of treasury shares

    (5,780 )     (5,490 )

Proceeds from loans and borrowings

    -       7,795  

Interest paid

    (157 )     (766 )

Repayment of loans and borrowings

    (468 )     (5,571 )

Payment of lease liabilities

    (1,091 )     (1,698 )

Net cash flow from (used in) financing activities

    (7,495 )     (5,731 )
                 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

    (8,083 )     30,490  
                 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    177,873       139,487  

Net foreign exchange difference

    56       (152 )

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

    169,846       169,826  

 

 

 

Financial details by business area

 

The tables below specify the contribution by each business area:

 

[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  

Origination fees and interest

    -       5,032       -       -       5,032  

Airtime and handsets

    -       -       6,819       -       6,819  

Technology licensing and other revenue

    -       -       -       3,266       3,266  

Total revenue

    34,726       5,032       6,819       3,266       49,843  
                                         

Cost of revenue

    (569 )     (478 )     (6,748 )     (841 )     (8,637 )

Marketing and distribution expenses

    (14,177 )     (509 )     -       -       (14,686 )

Credit loss expense

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

Direct expenses

    (14,877 )     (2,712 )     (6,748 )     (841 )     (25,179 )
                                         

Contribution by business area

    19,849       2,320       71       2,425       24,664  

 

[US$ thousands]

 

Three months ended March 31, 2020

 

Business area

 

Browser and News

   

Fintech

   

Retail

   

Other

   

Total

 

Revenue categories

                                       

Search

    19,664       -       -       -       19,664  

Advertising

    16,752       -       -       -       16,752  

Origination fees and interest

    -       94,685       -       -       94,685  

Airtime and handsets

    -       -       4,677       -       4,677  

Technology licensing and other revenue

    -       -       -       2,439       2,439  

Total revenue

    36,416       94,685       4,677       2,439       138,216  
                                         

Cost of revenue

    (1,726 )     (20,322 )     (4,448 )     (1,122 )     (27,617 )

Marketing and distribution expenses

    (14,438 )     (3,556 )     -       (88 )     (18,082 )

Credit loss expense

    (320 )     (69,168 )     -       -       (69,488 )

Direct expenses

    (16,484 )     (93,045 )     (4,448 )     (1,210 )     (115,187 )
                                         

Contribution by business area

    19,932       1,639       229       1,230       23,031  

 

 

 

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,

 

Personnel expenses including share-based remuneration

 

2019

   

2020

 

Personnel expenses excluding share-based remuneration

    8,860       20,018  

Share-based remuneration, including related social security costs

    1,437       475  

Total

    10,297       20,493  

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

The table below specifies the nature of other expenses:

 

[US$ thousands]

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

Other expenses

 

2019

   

2020

 

Hosting

    1,527       2,213  

Audit, legal and other advisory services

    1,634       2,786  

Software license fees

    552       576  

Rent and other office expense

    1,124       1,618  

Travel

    579       715  

Other

    783       3,677  

Total

    6,198       11,586  

 

 

 

Non-IFRS financial measures

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

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

 

2019

   

2020

 

Reconciliation of net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA

               

Net income (loss)

    4,380       (20,859 )

Add: Income tax expense (benefit)

    313       (3,957 )

Add: Net finance expense (income)

    (1,691 )     8,292  

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

    1,024       664  

Add: Depreciation and amortization

    4,142       4,739  

Add: Share-based remuneration

    1,437       475  

Add: Non-recurring expenses

    -       2,072  

Adjusted EBITDA

    9,605       (8,574 )
                 

Reconciliation of net income (loss) to adjusted net income

               

Net Income (loss)

    4,380       (20,859 )

Add: Share-based remuneration

    1,437       475  

Add: Amortization of acquired intangible assets

    1,280       1,299  

Add: Non-recurring expenses

    -       2,072  

Income tax adjustment (1)

    (348 )     (181 )

Adjusted net income

    6,749       (17,194 )
                 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding

               

Basic, millions

    218.78       238.29  

Diluted, millions

    223.96       241.64  
                 

Adjusted net income (loss) per ordinary share

               

Basic, US$

    0.03       (0.07 )

Diluted, US$

    0.03       (0.07 )
                 

Adjusted net income (loss) per ADS

               

Basic, US$

    0.07       (0.14 )

Diluted, US$

    0.07       (0.14 )

 

(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.