Annuncio • Jun 23
Aferian plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Six Months Ended 31 May 2025 Aferian Plc provided earnings guidance for the six months ended 31 May 2025. Revenue for the Period is expected to be approximately $16.6 million (first half fiscal year 2024: $12.2 million), representing growth of 36% over the six months ended 31 May 2024. Annuncio • Apr 23
Aferian Plc, Annual General Meeting, May 22, 2025 Aferian Plc, Annual General Meeting, May 22, 2025. Location: the offices of bryan cave leighton paisner llp, governors house, laurence pountney hill, ec4r 0br, london United Kingdom Annuncio • Apr 10
Aferian plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2025 Aferian Plc provided earnings guidance for the fiscal year 2025. Given the increased level of sales orders already received, The company expects a greater than 10% revenue growth in fiscal year 2025. Annuncio • Dec 12
Aferian plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Fiscal Year 2024 Aferian Plc provided earnings guidance for the Full fiscal year 2024. For they year, company expected revenue of CAD 26 million (24i CAD14.2 Million, Amino CAD11.8 Million). This includes second half revenue growth of c13% compared to H1 2024. Annuncio • Dec 02
Aferian plc Announces Resignation of Bruce Powell as Non-Executive Director Aferian Plc announced that Bruce Powell has resigned as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect, following over two years of service on the Board. Annuncio • Nov 05
Aferian Plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Half Year to 30 November 2024 Aferian Plc provided earnings guidance for the second half year to 30 November 2024. The company’s revenue in the second half of the year is expected to be approximately 20% higher than in the first half. Board Change • Sep 03
Less than half of directors are independent Following the recent departure of a director, there are only 2 independent directors on the board. The company's board is composed of: 2 independent directors. 3 non-independent directors. Independent Non-Executive Director Bruce Powell was the last independent director to join the board, commencing their role in 2022. The company's minority of independent directors is a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. Reported Earnings • Aug 06
First half 2024 earnings released: US$0.09 loss per share (vs US$0.10 loss in 1H 2023) First half 2024 results: US$0.09 loss per share. Revenue: US$12.2m (down 48% from 1H 2023). Net loss: US$10.0m (loss widened 15% from 1H 2023). Reported Earnings • Jun 05
Full year 2023 earnings released: US$0.67 loss per share (vs US$0.20 loss in FY 2022) Full year 2023 results: US$0.67 loss per share (further deteriorated from US$0.20 loss in FY 2022). Revenue: US$47.8m (down 48% from FY 2022). Net loss: US$63.5m (loss widened 265% from FY 2022). Over the last 3 years on average, the company's share price growth rate has exceeded its earnings growth rate by 28 percentage points per year, which is a significant difference in performance. Annuncio • May 31
Aferian Plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on May 31, 2024 Aferian Plc announced that they will report fiscal year 2023 results on May 31, 2024 Annuncio • May 09
Aferian Plc, Annual General Meeting, May 30, 2024 Aferian Plc, Annual General Meeting, May 30, 2024, at 08:00 Coordinated Universal Time. Location: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Governors House, 5 Laurence Pountney Hill, London United Kingdom Annuncio • Apr 23
Aferian plc Announces Step Down of Donald McGarva as CEO, Effective October 2024 Aferian plc announced that, following fourteen years of service, Donald McGarva will step down from his role as CEO and leave the Company in October 2024. New Risk • Mar 18
New minor risk - Financial data availability The company's latest financial reports are more than 6 months old. Last reported fiscal period ended May 2023. This is considered a minor risk. If the company has not reported its earnings on time, it may have been delayed due to audit problems or it may be finding it difficult to reconcile its accounts. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (71% average weekly change). Earnings have declined by 66% per year over the past 5 years. Minor Risks Latest financial reports are more than 6 months old (reported May 2023 fiscal period end). Shareholders have been diluted in the past year (31% increase in shares outstanding). Market cap is less than US$100m (€13.3m market cap, or US$14.5m). Annuncio • Dec 05
Aferian Plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year Ended November 30, 2023 Aferian Plc provided earnings guidance for the year ended November 30, 2023. For the period, the company expects to report revenue of c$47 million - c$48 million. Reported Earnings • Sep 03
First half 2023 earnings released: US$0.10 loss per share (vs US$0.018 loss in 1H 2022) First half 2023 results: US$0.10 loss per share (further deteriorated from US$0.018 loss in 1H 2022). Revenue: US$23.3m (down 48% from 1H 2022). Net loss: US$8.69m (loss widened 491% from 1H 2022). Revenue is expected to decline by 7.5% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, while revenues in the Communications industry in Europe are expected to grow by 1.7%. Annuncio • Aug 31
Aferian plc Announces the Appointment of Allen Broome to the Board as Non-Executive Director Aferian plc announce the appointment of Allen Broome to the Board as a Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect. Allen is a technical leader with a proven track record of delivering innovative, reliable, scalable products and services. He is currently Chief Executive Officer at MediaKind, a leading provider of global media technology, having led its research and development organisation for two years as Chief Technology Officer. Allen has been at the forefront of pivotal technology change in the media industry for ov. Annuncio • Aug 30
Aferian Plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Aug 31, 2023 Aferian Plc announced that they will report first half, 2023 results on Aug 31, 2023 New Risk • Jul 26
New minor risk - Shareholder dilution The company's shareholders have been diluted in the past year. Increase in shares outstanding: 31% This is considered a minor risk. Shareholder dilution occurs when there is an increase in the number of shares on issue that is not proportionally distributed between all shareholders. Often due to the company raising equity capital or some options being converted into stock. All else being equal, if there are more shares outstanding then each existing share will be entitled to a lower proportion of the company's total earnings, thus reducing earnings per share (EPS). While dilution might not always result in lower EPS (like if the company is using the capital to fund an EPS accretive acquisition) in a lot cases it does, along with lower dividends per share and less voting power at shareholder meetings. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risk Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (30% average weekly change). Minor Risks Shareholders have been diluted in the past year (31% increase in shares outstanding). Market cap is less than US$100m (€17.5m market cap, or US$19.4m). Reported Earnings • May 18
Full year 2022 earnings released: US$0.20 loss per share (vs US$0.075 profit in FY 2021) Full year 2022 results: US$0.20 loss per share (down from US$0.075 profit in FY 2021). Revenue: US$91.1m (down 1.9% from FY 2021). Net loss: US$17.4m (down 388% from profit in FY 2021). Revenue is forecast to stay flat during the next 2 years compared to a 2.5% growth forecast for the Communications industry in Europe. Annuncio • May 16
Aferian Plc Omits to Pay Final Dividend The Board of Aferian Plc is not proposing a final dividend (2021: 2.09 pence /2.87 US cents). Annuncio • May 06
Aferian Plc, Annual General Meeting, May 31, 2023 Aferian Plc, Annual General Meeting, May 31, 2023, at 08:00 Coordinated Universal Time. Location: FTI Consulting, 200 Aldersgate London United Kingdom Agenda: To consider election of Bruce Powell as a Director; to consider election of Matthew (Max) Royde as a Director; to consider power to allot ordinary shares; to consider disapplication of pre-emption rights; and to consider power to purchase shares in the market. Annuncio • Dec 09
Aferian plc Provides Revenue Guidance for the Year Ended 30 November 2022 Aferian Plc provided revenue guidance for the year ended 30 November 2022. Total revenue is expected to be approximately $91 million, representing a 2% decrease on the prior year. Board Change • Nov 16
Less than half of directors are independent Following the recent departure of a director, there is only 1 independent director on the board. The company's board is composed of: 1 independent director. 5 non-independent directors. Independent Non-Executive Director Steve Vaughan was the last independent director to join the board, commencing their role in 2019. The company's minority of independent directors is a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Oct 25
Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week After last week's 23% share price decline to €1.10, the stock trades at a forward P/E ratio of 53x. Average forward P/E is 18x in the Communications industry in Europe. Total loss to shareholders of 40% over the past year. Annuncio • Aug 31
Aferian Plc Partners with Swisscom Broadcast to Launch FokusOnTV Aferian plc announced a new partnership with Swisscom Broadcast and the launch of FokusOnTV. FokusOnTV is 24i's new TV as a Service (TVaaS) streaming offering that enables Pay TV operators to improve their time to market and reduce their on-site infrastructure and operational complexity. The end-to-end, fully cloud based FokusOnTV solution is a managed service based on 24i's proven middleware. It will be offered as a pre-integrated solution with Swisscom Broadcast's premium headend infrastructure, giving operators in the region access to over 600 national and international TV channels. FokusOnTV's configurable, off-the-shelf consumer applications are available for leading web browsers and mobile devices running iOS or Android as well as Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TVs, Chromecast and set-top boxes. These apps give consumers the ability to pause, resume or restart live TV channels on their devices. Users can also record and replay up to 1,000 hours of their favourite content in the cloud. The service also comes with an optional, pre-integrated launcher for Android TV, enabling operators to enjoy rapid time-to-market with a managed set-top device that aggregates content from other streaming service providers including their own. For a complete Aferian solution, the service can be delivered with pre-integrated Android TV streaming devices from Amino. Upcoming Dividend • Aug 26
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.01 per share Eligible shareholders must have bought the stock before 01 September 2022. Payment date: 26 September 2022. Payout ratio is on the higher end at 93%, however this is supported by cash flows. Trailing yield: 3.2%. Lower than top quartile of German dividend payers (4.6%). Higher than average of industry peers (1.7%). Reported Earnings • Aug 24
First half 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0 (vs US$0.012 in 1H 2021) First half 2022 results: EPS: US$0 (down from US$0.012 in 1H 2021). Revenue: US$44.5m (down 1.7% from 1H 2021). Net loss: US$1.47m (down 266% from profit in 1H 2021). Over the next year, revenue is forecast to grow 7.6%, compared to a 8.4% growth forecast for the Communications industry in Germany. Annuncio • Aug 24
Aferian plc Updates in Respect of the Interim Dividend Dates for the Year Ending 30 November 2022 Aferian plc announced an update in respect of the interim dividend dates for the year ending 30 November 2022. The Board announced a change to the dates given in Company's interim results announcement of 23 August 2022 in respect of the interim dividend for the year ending 30 November 2022. The revised dates are such that the interim dividend will be payable on 26 September 2022 to Company shareholders on the register on 2 September 2022, with a corresponding ex-dividend date of 1 September 2022. The interim dividend of 1.0 GBP pence per share remains unchanged. Annuncio • Aug 09
Aferian Plc to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Aug 23, 2022 Aferian Plc announced that they will report first half, 2022 results on Aug 23, 2022 Annuncio • Aug 04
Aferian plc Announces Board Changes Aferian plc announced the following changes to its Board of Directors. Bruce Powell MBE has been appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee. Powell has accumulated extensive board-level experience over more than 30 years. He is currently Chairman of packaging companies Threadless Closures Ltd, and Crateight Ltd, and of Holyport College. His previous roles include 18 years on the board of Kofax plc and serving as CFO for Imagination Technologies plc. Steve Oetegenn has been appointed as an Executive Director of the Group as President of the Americas. Oetegenn has been supporting the Aferian executive management team in a consultancy capacity since joining the Board in January 2021. He will now take on a leadership role to support the growth of Aferian in this key region. As a result, Oetegenn has stepped down from his role as Non-Executive Director. As previously announced, Erika Schraner stepped down from her Board position effective 29 July 2022. Following these changes, the Board will comprise three Non-Executive Directors and three Executive Directors. The Group remains focussed on improving the diversity of its Board and carefully considers a broad range of candidates ahead of any appointment. Board Change • Aug 03
Less than half of directors are independent Following the recent departure of a director, there are only 2 independent directors on the board. The company's board is composed of: 2 independent directors. 3 non-independent directors. Independent Non-Executive Director Steve Oetegenn was the last independent director to join the board, commencing their role in 2021. The company's minority of independent directors is a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. Annuncio • Jun 14
Aferian Plc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Financial Year Ending 30 November 2022 Aferian Plc provided earnings guidance for the financial year ending 30 November 2022. The board remains confident in delivering its expectations for the financial year ending 30 November 2022. Annuncio • May 24
Aferian plc Announces the Launch of 24iQ Aferian plc announced the launch of 24iQ, an advanced new personalisation and content recommendations service in its 24i business. The launch of 24iQ is a direct result of the successful and rapid integration of 24i's existing data team with the innovative technologies and data science expertise of The Filter, recently acquired by Aferian in April 2022. 24iQ is available to any new or existing customer streaming video over broadband. This means that it can be deployed by any broadcaster, Pay TV provider or media company delivering a video streaming service. Through metadata enhancement, advanced algorithms and scalable APIs, 24iQ provides high-quality content suggestions based on the previous viewing behavior of individual consumers. This enables streaming services to more accurately populate user-specific sections on their platforms, driving increased engagement. Some customers have seen engagement rise by as much as 300% after deploying recommendations based on the 24iQ service. User-targeted content recommendations can be extended into push notifications and email marketing to drive return visits to streaming services. 24iQ also powers smart search facilities that incorporate user preferences when displaying results, with personalised recommendations for content about to be live streamed across TV channels. Annuncio • May 03
Aferian plc Announces Step Down of Erika Schraner as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Board's Audit Committee Aferian Plc announced a change to its Board of Directors. Erika Schraner, Non-Executive Director of Aferian plc since 2019 and current Chair of the Board's Audit Committee, is to step down from her Board position effective 29 July 2022 in order to enable her to better balance and devote appropriate time to her broad range of public company commitments. A search to find a replacement Non-Executive Director is under way and the Company will provide further updates on progress with the search as appropriate. Board Change • Apr 27
Less than half of directors are independent Following the recent departure of a director, there are only 3 independent directors on the board. The company's board is composed of: 3 independent directors. 4 non-independent directors. Independent Non-Executive Director Steve Oetegenn was the last independent director to join the board, commencing their role in 2021. The company's minority of independent directors is a risk according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model. Annuncio • Apr 06
Aferian Plc (AIM:AFRN) acquired Exabre Limited for $5.2 million. Aferian Plc (AIM:AFRN) acquired Exabre Limited for $5.2 million on April 5, 2022. Under the consideration, $1.6 million in cash and $0.4 million has been deferred until 18 months after the acquisition date. Additional consideration is payable, of up to $3.2 million, subject to achieving certain annual recurring revenue growth at increments of additional ARR of $0.6 million. The additional consideration will be settled in cash and payable in two tranches, at the first and second anniversaries of the acquisition. Exabre Limited has reported a loss before tax of $0.5 million and total assets of $1.0 million in 2021. Exabre Limited's current Chief Executive Officer Damien Read, who will join 24i as Senior Vice President of Data Products.
Aferian Plc (AIM:AFRN) completed the acquisition of Exabre Limited for $5.2 million on April 5, 2022. Upcoming Dividend • Mar 31
Upcoming dividend of UK£0.021 per share Eligible shareholders must have bought the stock before 07 April 2022. Payment date: 22 April 2022. Payout ratio is a comfortable 57% but the company is paying out more than the cash it is generating. Trailing yield: 3.0%. Lower than top quartile of German dividend payers (3.7%). Higher than average of industry peers (2.2%). Reported Earnings • Feb 11
Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat Full year 2021 results: EPS: US$0.075 (up from US$0.041 in FY 2020). Revenue: US$92.9m (up 12% from FY 2020). Net income: US$6.04m (up 96% from FY 2020). Profit margin: 6.5% (up from 3.7% in FY 2020). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue. Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 4.6%. Over the next year, revenue is forecast to grow 1.2%, compared to a 6.4% growth forecast for the industry in Germany. Board Change • Jan 05
Less than half of directors are independent There are 5 new directors who have joined the board in the last 3 years. Of these new board members, 3 were independent directors. The company's board is composed of: 3 independent directors. 4 non-independent directors. Independent Non-Executive Director Steve Oetegenn was the last independent director to join the board, commencing their role in 2021. The following issues are considered to be risks according to the Simply Wall St Risk Model: Minority of independent directors. Lack of board continuity. Annuncio • Aug 17
Aferian Plc (AIM:AFRN) completed the acquisition of 8% stake in 24i Unit Media B.V. Aferian Plc (AIM:AFRN) agreed to acquire remaining 8% stake in 24i Unit Media B.V. for €3.3 million on August 3, 2021. The amount due to the founders of 24i under the Put Option is €3,305,248 ($3,900,193), which is the same price paid per share as for the 92% shareholding acquired in July 2019. In accordance with the Put Option, it is at Aferian's election as to whether the consideration is settled by either cash or the issue of new ordinary shares in Aferian. Aferian has up to 15 business days from the exercise notice to make this election. It is anticipated that Aferian will pay cash of €1,000,000 ($1,180,000) with the remaining €2,305,348 ($2,720,193) to be settled through the issue of Ordinary Shares. The number of Ordinary Shares to be issued is dependent upon the volume weighted average price of an Ordinary Share for the 60 business days prior to today's date. A further announcement will be made in due course. Further to Aferian's interim results announcement released earlier today, Aferian has received an exercise notice from the founders of 24i with regards to their intention to exercise the put option agreement ("Put Option") that formed part of the acquisition as announced on 15 July 2019. The Put Option was over the remaining 8% minority interest in 24i. Upon completion of the acquisition of the outstanding 8% minority interest, 24i and its subsidiaries will be wholly-owned subsidiaries of Aferian. Following the completion, Aferian will benefit from the inclusion of a further 8% of the results of 24i and its subsidiaries. Under the terms of the acquisition, the Ordinary Shares are subject to a lock-in between the 24i vendors and Aferian that restrict the 24i vendors from disposing of the new Ordinary Shares for a period of 12 months.
Aferian Plc (AIM:AFRN) completed the acquisition of 8% stake in 24i Unit Media B.V. on August 16, 2021. The consideration will be paid in full within five days. Reported Earnings • Aug 04
First half 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.012 (vs US$0.009 in 1H 2020) The company reported a strong first half result with improved earnings, revenues and profit margins. First half 2021 results: Revenue: US$45.3m (up 19% from 1H 2020). Net income: US$888.0k (up 27% from 1H 2020). Profit margin: 2.0% (up from 1.8% in 1H 2020). The increase in margin was driven by higher revenue. Annuncio • May 14
Amino Technologies plc has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of £9.4 million. Amino Technologies plc has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of £9.4 million.
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Transaction Features: Subsequent Direct Listing Annuncio • May 12
Amino Technologies plc (AIM:AMO) has made a bid to acquire Assets of MobiTV, Inc. Amino Technologies plc (AIM:AMO) has made a bid to acquire Assets of MobiTV, Inc. on May 7, 2021. The transaction is expected to close on May 31, 2021.