Final Results

Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC 29 October 2001 Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC Preliminary Results for the period from incorporation to 30 June 2001 Chairman's Statement ________________________________________________________________________________ The Directors are pleased to report that the Group has achieved satisfactory results in a period that included its debut on the Alternative Investment Market. We have continued our investment in product development, while continuing to keep a control of costs. MarketTerminal, a real-time financial information system for market professionals, is on schedule for launch this year. Development has continued on Sharepages.com, the company's investor information website for the retail market. New features have been added to the Sharepages site, which have increased its range of services and depth of UK equity coverage. In line with our obligations at the time of flotation I welcome the appointment of Michael Levy FCA as our Group Financial Director during the period. Cognita Technologies Limited - MarketTerminal The launch of MarketTerminal is targeted for the end of the year. We are optimistic that the product will serve a high value niche among financial institutions, who will take out subscriptions in addition to or instead of existing financial vendors. One of the differentiators of MarketTerminal, being an ASP solution, is its low cost in comparison to many other premium financial information providers. We believe that the current volatility of the UK equity markets, and the lack of City merger and acquisition activity, has led decision makers in our target markets to review their information technology budgets. So there is an immediate requirement for prospective clients to cut their fixed costs. This should help sales of MarketTerminal. We are pleased to report that a number of the leading names in financial news and data have signed agreements to provide content feeds for MarketTerminal. These include Standard & Poor's Comstock, JCF Group, Hemscott, Dow Jones Newswires, AFX Focus UK and PR Newswire. Currently, MarketTerminal is being trialed by several financial institutions. It is worthy of note that the Group has made a substantial planned investment in developing Cognita's technologies. In line with the Board's conservative accounting policy, the costs relating to software development have been written off as incurred and therefore the value of our software is not reflected in the balance sheet. The UK launch of MarketTerminal is intended to establish Knowledge Technology Solutions as a leading provider of financial information applications. Sharepages.com Limited Sharepages.com continues to be a key independent investor website providing UK market information. Sharepages provides an excellent window to display the technological capabilities of Cognita Technologies, its fellow subsidiary. Cognita's technology enables Sharepages to collect data from financial providers with a low cost base. Revenue streams from Sharepages cover its direct running costs and therefore Sharepages has long-term benefits as a self-financing technology demonstrator. Dividend As stated in our Offer for Subscription in December 2000, the directors intend to achieve capital growth and to reinvest any profits and, therefore, do not envisage declaring a dividend in the short to medium term. Outlook Encouraging interest has been shown in MarketTerminal. We are therefore optimistic that MarketTerminal will produce revenues in the coming year. We have carefully managed shareholders' funds, and have ensured that research and development monies have been wisely spent in carefully structured programmes. We go forward with a healthy cash position and look forward to a year of continued progress. Longer-term we remain confident there will be other opportunities for further applications of our core information management technologies. Bernard R Fisher Chairman 29 October 2001 For further information, please contact: Dr Marc Pinter-Krainer Chief Executive Officer 020 8795 2700 Bernard R Fisher Chairman 020 8795 2700 Roland Cornish Beaumont Cornish Limited 020 7628 3396 Neil Boom Gresham PR 020 7329 7555 Copies of this statement are available from the Group's office, Wembley Point, 1 Harrow Road, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 6DE, or from Gresham PR, Third Floor 78 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4N 4SJ. Consolidated Profit and Loss Account For the period 24 August 2000 to 30 June 2001 ________________________________________________________________________________ Period ended 30 June 2001 £ Note Turnover 1 150,583 Cost of sales (54,531) Gross profit 96,052 Administrative costs (295,242) Operating loss (199,190) Interest receivable 5,329 Loss on ordinary activities before taxation (193,861) Taxation 2 - Loss on ordinary activities after taxation (193,861) Dividends 3 - Retained loss for the period (193,861) Earnings per share 4 (0.38p) Diluted earnings per share 4 (0.38p) All of the results relate to operations either acquired or commenced in the period. There are no recognised gains or losses other than the loss for the current period. Consolidated Balance Sheet As at 30 June 2001 ________________________________________________________________________________ At 30 June 2001 £ Fixed assets Tangible assets 16,601 Investments - 16,601 Current assets Debtors 61,081 Cash at bank and in hand 440,946 502,027 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (83,549) Net current assets 418,478 Net assets 435,079 Capital and reserves Called up share capital 70,342 Share premium account 558,598 Profit and loss account (193,861) Equity shareholders' funds 435,079 Approved on behalf of the Board on 26 October 2001 by: Bernard Fisher Michael Levy Chairman Group Finance Director Consolidated Cash Flow Statement For the period 24 August 2000 to 30 June 2001 ________________________________________________________________________________ Period ended 30 June 2001 £ Net cash outflow from operating activities (169,302) Returns on investments and servicing of finance Interest received 5,329 Net cash inflow from returns on investments and servicing of 5,329 finance Capital expenditure and financial investment Purchase of tangible fixed assets (2,462) Net cash outflow from capital expenditure and financial (2,462) investment Acquisitions and disposals Net cash acquired with subsidiary undertakings 57,737 Net cash inflow from acquisitions and disposals 57,737 Net cash outflow before financing (108,698) Financing Issue of share capital 796,906 Expenses paid in connection with share issues (247,262) Net cash inflow from financing 549,644 Increase in cash in the period 440,946 All cash flows relate to continuing operations. Notes to the Preliminary Statement ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Turnover Turnover principally relates to advertising and sponsorship revenue of Sharepages.com Limited. 2 Taxation on loss on ordinary activities As a result of the losses available, no liability to UK corporation tax arose on the ordinary activities for the period ended 30 June 2001. 3 Dividends The Directors do not recommend the payment of a dividend. 4 Earnings per ordinary share The earnings per ordinary share have been calculated by dividing the loss on ordinary activities after tax attributable to shareholders by 50,455,544, being the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period, which carry the right to receive a dividend. The diluted earnings per share calculation is the same as the basic earnings per share calculation. No dilution arises as a result of the share warrants in issue, as the exercise value at which they were granted has been in excess of the average market price throughout the period and therefore no warrants would be exercised. 5 Annual report and accounts The foregoing financial information does not amount to full accounts within the meaning of Section 240 of the Companies Act 1985 and has not been reported on but has been agreed with the Company's auditors. The Annual Report and Accounts will be filed at Companies House following the annual general meeting and will be posted to shareholders shortly. Copies will be available from the Company Secretary at Wembley Point, 1 Harrow Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 6DE. 6 Annual General Meeting The AGM will be held at Wembley Point, 1 Harrow Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 6DE, on Friday 30 November 2001 at 1.00 p.m.
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