Quarterly Performance
Fiscal 2018(1) | Fiscal 2019(1) | Fiscal 2020 | ||||||
($ thousands, unless otherwise stated) | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
Annuity/maintenance licenses | 15,664 | 14,715 | 15,111 | 17,240 | 16,734 | 15,756 | 16,373 | 16,612 |
Perpetual licenses | 2,053 | 326 | 1,172 | 611 | 2,891 | 1,159 | 1,146 | 964 |
Software licenses | 17,717 | 15,041 | 16,283 | 17,851 | 19,625 | 16,915 | 17,519 | 17,576 |
Professional services | 1,677 | 1,664 | 1,658 | 1,222 | 1,513 | 1,208 | 2,354 | 1,699 |
Total revenue | 19,394 | 16,705 | 17,941 | 19,073 | 21,138 | 18,123 | 19,873 | 19,275 |
Operating profit | 7,529 | 5,374 | 7,024 | 8,406 | 8,750 | 7,068 | 9,343 | 7,538 |
Operating profit (%) | 39 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 47 | 39 |
Profit before income and other taxes | 8,547 | 5,980 | 7,104 | 9,406 | 8,400 | 6,439 | 9,350 | 7,054 |
Income and other taxes | 2,401 | 1,722 | 2,048 | 2,559 | 2,426 | 1,997 | 2,482 | 1,942 |
Net income for the period | 6,146 | 4,258 | 5,056 | 6,847 | 5,974 | 4,442 | 6,868 | 5,112 |
EBITDA(2) | 8,090 | 5,837 | 7,505 | 8,915 | 9,250 | 8,118 | 10,426 | 8,644 |
Cash dividends declared and paid | 8,021 | 8,021 | 8,024 | 8,022 | 8,023 | 8,022 | 8,026 | 8,025 |
Funds flow from operations | 7,285 | 5,242 | 5,777 | 7,550 | 7,024 | 6,097 | 7,787 | 7,366 |
Free cash flow(2) | 6,904 | 4,909 | 5,697 | 7,297 | 6,948 | 5,707 | 7,274 | 6,726 |
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Earnings per share - basic | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
Earnings per share - diluted | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.06 |
Cash dividends declared and paid | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
Funds flow from operations per share - basic | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
Free cash flow per share - basic(2) | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.08 |
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(2) Non-IFRS financial measures are defined in the “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” section.
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Revenue
Three months ended | 2019 | 2018 | $ change | % change | |
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Software license revenue | 17,576 | 17,851 | (275) | -2% | |
Professional services | 1,699 | 1,222 | 477 | 39% | |
Total revenue | 19,275 | 19,073 | 202 | 1% | |
Software license revenue as a % of total revenue | 91% | 94% | |||
Professional services as a % of total revenue | 9% | 6% |
Nine months ended | 2019 | 2018 | $ change | % change | |
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Software license revenue | 52,010 | 49,175 | 2,835 | 6% | |
Professional services | 5,261 | 4,544 | 717 | 16% | |
Total revenue | 57,271 | 53,719 | 3,552 | 7% | |
Software license revenue as a % of total revenue | 91% | 92% | |||
Professional services as a % of total revenue | 9% | 8% |
CMG’s revenue is comprised of software license sales, which provide the majority of the Company’s revenue, and fees for professional services.
Total revenue for the three months ended
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Software License Revenue
Three months ended | 2019 | 2018 | $ change | % change |
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Annuity/maintenance license revenue | 16,612 | 17,240 | (628) | -4% |
Perpetual license revenue | 964 | 611 | 353 | 58% |
Total software license revenue | 17,576 | 17,851 | (275) | -2% |
Annuity/maintenance as a % of total software license revenue | 95% | 97% | ||
Perpetual as a % of total software license revenue | 5% | 3% | ||
Nine months ended | 2019 | 2018 | $ change | % change |
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Annuity/maintenance license revenue | 48,741 | 47,066 | 1,675 | 4% |
Perpetual license revenue | 3,269 | 2,109 | 1,160 | 55% |
Total software license revenue | 52,010 | 49,175 | 2,835 | 6% |
Annuity/maintenance as a % of total software license revenue | 94% | 96% | ||
Perpetual as a % of total software license revenue | 6% | 4% |
Total software license revenue for the three months ended
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CMG’s annuity/maintenance license revenue for the three months ended
Our annuity/maintenance license revenue can be significantly impacted by the variability of the amounts recorded from a long-standing South American customer and its affiliates for whom revenue recognition criteria are fulfilled only at the time of the receipt of funds. Due to the economic conditions in the country where this customer and its affiliates are located, revenue from them will continue to be recognized on a cash basis. The timing of such payments may skew the comparison of annuity/maintenance license revenue between periods. We received payment from this customer in the third quarter of the previous fiscal year, but not during the current quarter. Normalized for this receipt, annuity/maintenance license revenue for the three months ended
This normalized increase of 7% for the quarter and year to date was due to increased licensing by existing and new customers. In addition, the movement in the CAD/USD exchange rate had a positive impact on annuity/maintenance license revenue in the current quarter and year to date.
Perpetual license revenue for the three and nine months ended
Software Revenue by
Three months ended | 2019 | 2018 | $ change | % change | ||
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Annuity/maintenance license revenue | ||||||
3,950 | 3,767 | 183 | 5 | % | ||
5,147 | 4,777 | 370 | 8 | % | ||
2,015 | 3,397 | (1,382 | ) | -41 | % | |
Eastern Hemisphere(1) | 5,500 | 5,299 | 201 | 4 | % | |
16,612 | 17,240 | (628 | ) | -4 | % | |
Perpetual license revenue | ||||||
- | - | - | 0 | % | ||
- | 362 | (362 | ) | -100 | % | |
511 | 6 | 505 | 8417 | % | ||
Eastern Hemisphere | 453 | 243 | 210 | 86 | % | |
964 | 611 | 353 | 58 | % | ||
Total software license revenue | ||||||
3,950 | 3,767 | 183 | 5 | % | ||
5,147 | 5,139 | 8 | 0 | % | ||
2,526 | 3,403 | (877 | ) | -26 | % | |
Eastern Hemisphere | 5,953 | 5,542 | 411 | 7 | % | |
17,576 | 17,851 | (275 | ) | -2 | % | |
Nine months ended | 2019 | 2018 | $ change | % change | ||
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Annuity/maintenance license revenue | ||||||
11,653 | 11,426 | 227 | 2 | % | ||
15,131 | 13,956 | 1,175 | 8 | % | ||
5,931 | 6,810 | (879 | ) | -13 | % | |
Eastern Hemisphere(1) | 16,026 | 14,874 | 1,152 | 8 | % | |
48,741 | 47,066 | 1,675 | 4 | % | ||
Perpetual license revenue | ||||||
- | 156 | (156 | ) | -100 | % | |
298 | 514 | (216 | ) | -42 | % | |
1,280 | 6 | 1,274 | 21233 | % | ||
Eastern Hemisphere | 1,691 | 1,433 | 258 | 18 | % | |
3,269 | 2,109 | 1,160 | 55 | % | ||
Total software license revenue | ||||||
11,653 | 11,582 | 71 | 1 | % | ||
15,429 | 14,470 | 959 | 7 | % | ||
7,211 | 6,816 | 395 | 6 | % | ||
Eastern Hemisphere | 17,717 | 16,307 | 1,410 | 9 | % | |
52,010 | 49,175 | 2,835 | 6 | % |
(1) Includes Europe,
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The Canadian region (representing 22% of year-to-date software license revenue) experienced increases of 5% and 2% in annuity/maintenance license revenue during the three and nine months ended
The Eastern Hemisphere (representing 34% of year-to-date software license revenue) experienced increases of 4% and 8% in annuity/maintenance license revenue during the three and nine months ended
Deferred Revenue
Fiscal | Fiscal | Fiscal | ||||||||
($ thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | $ change | % change | |||||
Deferred revenue at: | ||||||||||
Q1 ( | 29,266 | 29,350 | (84 | ) | 0 | % | ||||
Q2 ( | 23,849 | 23,222 | 627 | 3 | % | |||||
Q3 ( | 15,679 | 13,782 | 1,897 | 14 | % | |||||
Q4 ( | 35,015 | 34,362 | 653 | 2 | % |
CMG’s deferred revenue consists primarily of amounts for pre-sold licenses. With the exception of certain term-based software licenses that are recognized at the start of the license period, our annuity/maintenance revenue is deferred and recognized ratably over the license period, which is generally one year or less. Amounts are deferred for licenses that have been provided and revenue recognition reflects the passage of time.
The above table illustrates the normal trend in the deferred revenue balance from the beginning of the calendar year (which corresponds with Q4 of our fiscal year), when most renewals occur, to the end of the calendar year (which corresponds with Q3 of our fiscal year). Our fourth quarter corresponds with the beginning of the fiscal year for most oil and gas companies, representing a time when they enter a new budget year and sign/renew their contracts.
Deferred revenue as at the end of Q3 of fiscal 2020 increased by 14% compared to Q3 of fiscal 2019. This was mainly due to one significant contract that was renewed earlier this year and thus included in the deferred revenue balance at
Expenses
Three months ended | Previous lease standard 2019 | IFRS 16 impact | IFRS 16 2019 | 2018 | $ change | % change | |||
Sales, marketing and professional services | 4,810 | (66 | ) | 4,744 | 4,109 | 635 | 15 | % | |
Research and development | 5,400 | (229 | ) | 5,171 | 4,976 | 195 | 4 | % | |
General and administrative | 1,877 | (55 | ) | 1,822 | 1,582 | 240 | 15 | % | |
Total operating expenses | 12,087 | (350 | ) | 11,737 | 10,667 | 1,070 | 10 | % | |
Direct employee costs(1) | 9,202 | - | 9,202 | 7,727 | 1,475 | 19 | % | ||
Other corporate costs | 2,885 | (350 | ) | 2,535 | 2,940 | (405 | ) | -14 | % |
12,087 | (350 | ) | 11,737 | 10,667 | 1,070 | 10 | % |
Nine months ended | Previous lease standard 2019 | IFRS 16 impact | IFRS 16 2019 | 2018 | $ change | % change | |||
Sales, marketing and professional services | 13,927 | (199 | ) | 13,728 | 13,474 | 254 | 2 | % | |
Research and development | 15,148 | (687 | ) | 14,461 | 14,613 | (152 | ) | -1 | % |
General and administrative | 5,298 | (165 | ) | 5,133 | 4,828 | 305 | 6 | % | |
Total operating expenses | 34,373 | (1,051 | ) | 33,322 | 32,915 | 407 | 1 | % | |
Direct employee costs(1) | 25,752 | - | 25,752 | 24,244 | 1,508 | 6 | % | ||
Other corporate costs | 8,621 | (1,051 | ) | 7,570 | 8,671 | (1,101 | ) | -13 | % |
34,373 | (1,051 | ) | 33,322 | 32,915 | 407 | 1 | % |
(1) Includes salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, benefits, commissions, and professional development. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures”.
Prior to applying IFRS 16, total operating expenses for the three and nine months ended
The application of IFRS 16 decreased total operating expenses by
Outlook
Our annuity and maintenance revenue decreased by 4% during the third quarter and increased by 4% year to date, compared to the same periods of the previous fiscal year. However, the third quarter of the previous fiscal year included revenue from a customer for whom revenue is recognized only when payment is received. After normalizing the comparative periods for this revenue, annuity and maintenance revenue increased by 7% during both the three and nine months ended
All regions contributed to this normalized growth. The US region increased by 8% in the third quarter and year to date, supported by increased licensing by both existing and new customers. While Canadian software revenue has shown improvement this fiscal year to date, we are cautious of the impact the consolidation activity in the industry might have on our contract renewals in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 and in fiscal 2021.
Third quarter perpetual license revenue was up 58%, compared to third quarter of the previous fiscal year, due to strong perpetual sales in
In July, CMG and Shell signed an amendment to our CoFlow development agreement. In order to achieve specific development targets and deployments across a broader range of Shell’s assets, CMG will allocate more resources to CoFlow over the next two years, while Shell will increase its financial contribution accordingly. Pursuant to this amendment, during the three and nine months ended
On
The decrease in operating expenses due to IFRS 16 was offset by increased Q3 stock-based compensation expense due to the higher share price, which resulted in overall operating expense increases of 10% for the quarter and 1% year to date. Nevertheless, our EBITDA was strong at 45% and 47% of revenue for the quarter and year to date, respectively (without the positive impact of applying IFRS 16, EBITDA was 40% and 43% of revenue, respectively).
We continue pursuing our goal of increasing software license sales, particularly internationally, with the support of various R&D initiatives (such as our public cloud offering, CoFlow development, product feature and functionality enhancements). In
Effective
Long Nghiem, in his role of Vice President, Research and Development and Chief Technology Officer, retains oversight of the entire research and development team.
We ended the third quarter of 2020 with a strong balance sheet, no borrowings and
Additional IFRS Measure
Funds flow from operations is an additional IFRS measure that the Company presents in its consolidated statements of cash flows. Funds flow from operations is calculated as cash flows provided by operating activities adjusted for changes in non-cash working capital. Management believes that this measure provides useful supplemental information about operating performance and liquidity, as it represents cash generated during the period, regardless of the timing of collection of receivables and payment of payables, which may reduce comparability between periods.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
Certain financial measures in this press release – namely, direct employee costs, other corporate costs, EBITDA and free cash flow – do not have a standard meaning prescribed by IFRS and, accordingly, may not be comparable to measures used by other companies. Management believes that these indicators nevertheless provide useful measures in evaluating the Company’s performance.
Direct employee costs include salaries, bonuses, stock-based compensation, benefits, commission expenses, and professional development. Other corporate costs include facility-related expenses, corporate reporting, professional services, marketing and promotion, computer expenses, travel, and other office-related expenses. Direct employee costs and other corporate costs should not be considered an alternative to total operating expenses as determined in accordance with IFRS. People-related costs represent the Company’s largest area of expenditure; hence, management considers highlighting separately corporate and people-related costs to be important in evaluating the quantitative impact of cost management of these two major expenditure pools. See “Expenses” heading for a reconciliation of direct employee costs and other corporate costs to total operating expenses.
EBITDA refers to net income before adjusting for depreciation expense, finance income, finance costs, and income and other taxes. EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to net income as determined by IFRS. The Company believes that EBITDA is useful supplemental information as it provides an indication of the results generated by the Company’s main business activities prior to consideration of how those activities are amortized, financed or taxed.
Free cash flow is a non-IFRS financial measure that is calculated as funds flow from operations less capital expenditures and repayment of lease liabilities. Management uses free cash flow to help measure the capacity of the Company to pay dividends and invest in business growth opportunities.
Forward-looking Information
Certain information included in this press release is forward-looking. Forward-looking information includes statements that are not statements of historical fact and which address activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including such things as investment objectives and strategy, the development plans and status of the Company’s software development projects, the Company’s intentions, results of operations, levels of activity, future capital and other expenditures (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof), business prospects and opportunities, research and development timetable, and future growth and performance. When used in this press release, statements to the effect that the Company or its management “believes”, “expects”, “expected”, “plans”, “may”, “will”, “projects”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, “would”, “could”, “should”, “endeavours”, “seeks”, “predicts” or “intends” or similar statements, including “potential”, “opportunity”, “target” or other variations thereof that are not statements of historical fact should be construed as forward-looking information. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs with respect to future events and are based on information currently available to management of the Company. The Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking information should not be unduly relied upon.
Corporate Profile
CMG is a computer software technology company serving the oil and gas industry. The Company is a leading supplier of advanced process reservoir modelling software with a blue chip customer base of international oil companies and technology centers in approximately 60 countries. The Company also provides professional services consisting of highly specialized support, consulting, training, and contract research activities. CMG has sales and technical support services based in
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
UNAUDITED (thousands of Canadian $) | ||||
Assets | ||||
Current assets: | ||||
Cash | 36,773 | 54,290 | ||
Trade and other receivables | 11,772 | 19,220 | ||
Prepaid expenses | 1,019 | 1,332 | ||
Prepaid income taxes | 457 | 367 | ||
50,021 | 75,209 | |||
Property and equipment | 13,737 | 14,501 | ||
Right-of-use assets | 38,348 | - | ||
Deferred tax asset | 1,327 | 595 | ||
Total assets | 103,433 | 90,305 | ||
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity | ||||
Current liabilities: | ||||
Trade payables and accrued liabilities | 5,882 | 6,162 | ||
Income taxes payable | 90 | 60 | ||
Deferred revenue | 15,679 | 34,653 | ||
Lease liability | 1,298 | - | ||
22,949 | 40,875 | |||
Deferred revenue | - | 362 | ||
Lease liability | 41,308 | - | ||
Deferred rent liability | - | 1,813 | ||
Total liabilities | 64,257 | 43,050 | ||
Shareholders’ equity: | ||||
Share capital | 79,851 | 79,711 | ||
Contributed surplus | 13,379 | 12,808 | ||
Deficit | (54,054 | ) | (45,264 | ) |
Total shareholders' equity | 39,176 | 47,255 | ||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 103,433 | 90,305 | ||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
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2019 | 2018* | 2019 | 2018* | |||
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Revenue | 19,275 | 19,073 | 57,271 | 53,719 | ||
Operating expenses | ||||||
Sales, marketing and professional services | 4,744 | 4,109 | 13,728 | 13,474 | ||
Research and development | 5,171 | 4,976 | 14,461 | 14,613 | ||
General and administrative | 1,822 | 1,582 | 5,133 | 4,828 | ||
11,737 | 10,667 | 33,322 | 32,915 | |||
Operating profit | 7,538 | 8,406 | 23,949 | 20,804 | ||
Finance income | 278 | 1,000 | 922 | 1,686 | ||
Finance costs | (762 | ) | - | (2,028 | ) | - |
Profit before income and other taxes | 7,054 | 9,406 | 22,843 | 22,490 | ||
Income and other taxes | 1,942 | 2,559 | 6,421 | 6,329 | ||
Net and total comprehensive income | 5,112 | 6,847 | 16,422 | 16,161 | ||
Earnings per share | ||||||
Basic and diluted | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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UNAUDITED (thousands of Canadian $) | 2019 | 2018* | 2019 | 2018* | ||||
Operating activities | ||||||||
Net income | 5,112 | 6,847 | 16,422 | 16,161 | ||||
Adjustments for: | ||||||||
Depreciation | 1,106 | 509 | 3,239 | 1,453 | ||||
Deferred income tax expense (recovery) | (246 | ) | 107 | (348 | ) | (76 | ) | |
Stock-based compensation | 1,394 | (19 | ) | 1,937 | 713 | |||
Deferred rent | - | 106 | - | 318 | ||||
Funds flow from operations | 7,366 | 7,550 | 21,250 | 18,569 | ||||
Movement in non-cash working capital: | ||||||||
Trade and other receivables | (1,419 | ) | 2,694 | 7,448 | 8,875 | |||
Trade payables and accrued liabilities | 325 | 635 | (1,414 | ) | (558 | ) | ||
Prepaid expenses | 301 | (263 | ) | 211 | (122 | ) | ||
Income taxes payable | (15 | ) | 431 | (60 | ) | (269 | ) | |
Deferred revenue | (8,170 | ) | (9,440 | ) | (19,336 | ) | (19,895 | ) |
Increase in non-cash working capital | (8,978 | ) | (5,943 | ) | (13,151 | ) | (11,969 | ) |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (1,612 | ) | 1,607 | 8,099 | 6,600 | |||
Financing activities | ||||||||
Proceeds from the issue of common shares | - | - | - | 17 | ||||
Repayment of lease liability | (289 | ) | - | (849 | ) | - | ||
Dividends paid | (8,025 | ) | (8,022 | ) | (24,073 | ) | (24,067 | ) |
Net cash used in financing activities | (8,314 | ) | (8,022 | ) | (24,922 | ) | (24,050 | ) |
Investing activities | ||||||||
Property and equipment additions | (351 | ) | (253 | ) | (694 | ) | (666 | ) |
Decrease in cash | (10,277 | ) | (6,668 | ) | (17,517 | ) | (18,116 | ) |
Cash, beginning of period | 47,050 | 52,271 | 54,290 | 63,719 | ||||
Cash, end of period | 36,773 | 45,603 | 36,773 | 45,603 | ||||
Supplementary cash flow information | ||||||||
Interest received | 277 | 306 | 931 | 932 | ||||
Interest paid | 532 | - | 1,600 | - | ||||
Income taxes paid | (1,663 | ) | (1,728 | ) | (5,723 | ) | (5,594 | ) |
* The Company adopted IFRS 16 Leases effective
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
For further information, contact:
Ryan N. Schneider President & CEO (403) 531-1300 ryan.schneider@cmgl.ca www.cmgl.ca | or | Vice President, Finance & CFO (403) 531-1300 sandra.balic@cmgl.ca |
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