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Bango PLC

17 January 2024

Bango PLC

("Bango")

FY 2023 Trading Update

Bango (AIM: BGO), provides an update on trading for the twelve months ended 31 December 2023.

Highlights (unaudited data)

 
      --   FY23 Revenue of $46.1m representing a 62% increase on 
            FY22 
                -   Payments continued to trade well during 2H23, in-line 
                     with management expectations 
                -   9 new long-term recurring Digital Vending Machine(R) 
                     (DVM) contracts signed in the period, driving growth 
                     in telco ARR to $8.8M in December 2023, an increase 
                     of 76% on December 2022 ($5.0M). Launch of the third 
                     Tier 1 US Telco (announced in 1H22) is expected to 
                     contribute an additional $2M ARR following its 1H24 
                     launch 
      --   Overall Adjusted EBITDA(2) grew from -$0.2M in 1H23 to 
            between $5.2M and $6.2M in 2H23 
      --   Profitability expected to further improve in FY24, following 
            the full decommissioning of the legacy DOCOMO Digital 
            platform 
      --   Full year total Adjusted EBITDA(2) is expected to be in 
            the range of $5M to $6M (FY22: $5.0M) which is below analyst 
            expectations due to: 
                -   Revenue recognition lower than expected in the period 
                     due to customer launch timing 
                -   Approximately $2M of unplanned cost of sales on a 
                     legacy, non-core Direct Carrier Billing business migrated 
                     across from the Docomo Digital ("DDL") acquisition 
                     impacted Gross Margin. Approximately $1M is expected 
                     to continue into 2024 
                -   Approximately $1M FX impact (non-cash impacting) from 
                     intercompany loans inherited through the DDL acquisition. 
                     This FX impact will cease when the loans are closed 
      --   Cash of $3.75M at 31 December 2023 ahead of analyst expectations 
            due to working capital timing. 
                -   The Group has drawn US$8M on its loan facility from 
                     NHN 
                -   With its strong cash generation, the Group is well 
                     placed to return to a positive net cash position in 
                     FY25 
      --   33 new content providers added to the DVM in 2023, bringing 
            the catalog to 93 subscriptions providers 
      --   New Bango consumer UI (user interface) delivered, which 
            will speed-up future telco launches

Paul Larbey, Chief Executive Officer of Bango, commented:

"In FY23, Bango delivered double digit revenue growth and increased profitability. We successfully completed the transformational DOCOMO Digital Acquisition, investing the synergy savings into the Digital Vending Machine(R) (DVM) business, leading to strong ARR growth. Looking ahead, we expect to continue delivering strong revenue growth in 2024. Operating margins are expected to trend upwards in FY24 driven by the full decommissioning of the DOCOMO Digital platform.

There is a significant opportunity for the Bango DVM to become adopted as the universal standard by merchants to distribute their subscription products through indirect channels, such as telcos. Paying for products and services as subscriptions now crosses-over into every aspect of our lives, representing a growing share of personal budgets. With 77% of US consumers saying they want to pay for all their subscriptions on one, consolidated bill, there is a clear call for much greater control over this spending and for easier management of multiple subscriptions. These needs are met by the Bango Digital Vending Machine.

The market opportunity is vast and we enter 2024 with a strong ARR base and 7 times more DVM prospects in the pipeline compared to a year ago. I am confident Bango is well positioned to take advantage of the market opportunity in 2024 and beyond."

N otes

 
 (1)   ARR is calculated by annualizing the December revenue 
        derived from ongoing, contracted, repeating revenues 
 (2)   Adjusted EBITDA is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, 
        amortization, share based payment charge, negative goodwill 
        and exceptional items.

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by Bango to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as amended by The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain. The person responsible for making this announcement on behalf of Bango is Paul Larbey, Chief Executive Officer.

Contact Details:

 
Bango PLC            Singer Capital Markets    Stifel Nicolaus Europe 
                      (Nominated Adviser        Limited (Joint Broker) 
                      and Joint Broker) 
+44 1223 617 387     +44 20 7496 3000          +44 20 7710 7600 
investors@bango.com 
 
Paul Larbey, CEO     Harry Gooden              Nick Adams 
Matt Garner, CFO     Jen Boorer                Richard Short 
Anil Malhotra, CMO   Asha Chotai               Ben Burnett 
Sukey Miller, IR

About Bango

Bango enables content providers to reach more paying customers through global partnerships. Bango revolutionized the monetization of digital content and services , by opening-up online payments to mobile phone users worldwide. Today, the Digital Vending Machine(R) is driving the rapid growth of the subscriptions economy, powering choice and control for subscribers.

The world's largest content providers, including Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) trust Bango technology to reach subscribers everywhere.

Bango, where people subscribe. For more information, visit www.bangoinvestor.com

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