1HFY24 Results Presentation
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H1 FY24
Results
26 February 2024
AI-Media Technologies Limited (ASX: AIM)
“
AI-Media’s successful deployment of the
best AI technologies, seamlessly integrated
into customer workflows, is the essence of
our vertically integrated ecosystem.
Tony
Abrahams
H1 FY24 has seen further acceleration by
customers on the transition to AI-powered
language services. Our technology sales
now contribute 63% of total gross profits,
delivering a significant improvement in
operating cash flow and EBITDA.
Co-founder, CEO &
Shareholder (~15%)
We anticipate H2 FY24 to continue these
positive trends as LEXI 3.0 outperforms the
much more expensive legacy human
workflows.
John
Bird
”
- Tony Abrahams, Co-Founder, CEO
Chief Financial Officer
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AI-Media at a glance
AI-Media is the leading captioning, transcription and translation provider
globally, with over 9 million minutes a month1 captured on its iCap network
Best-in-class technology, providing the only end-to-end live captioning
solution in market, from encrypting source data to encoding, captioning,
transcription and translation
Continued focus on business model transition towards high margin
technology revenue (GPM: >80%), overall uplift in H1FY24 gross profit margin
to 63% (H1FY23: 60%) and 63% of H1FY24 gross profit now derived from
technology
Achieved >39% growth in H1FY24 EBITDA to $1.9m, driven by 38% growth in
high margin tech revenue ($15.6m), representing 48% of H1FY24 revenue
Ongoing focus on growth priorities, including growing the iCap network into
new industries and new territories, driving SaaS tech revenue underpinned
by LEXI 3.0 and rolling out additional AI-driven LEXI products
H1 FY24 highlights
Total revenue1
Tech revenue2
LEXI revenue
Operating cash flow
10%
38%
54%
$3.1m
$32.7m
$15.6m
$5.1m
$3.7m
(H1FY23: $29.7m)
(H1FY23: $11.3m)
(H1FY23: $3.3m)
(H1FY23: $0.6m)
Total gross margin
Tech gross profit
EBITDA
Cash balance3
3%
63% of total
$1.9m
$11.7m
63%
$12.9m
39%
$5.3m
(H1FY23: 60%)
(H1FY23: $9.6m)
(H1FY23: $1.4m)
(June-23: $17m)
1. H1FY24 and H1FY23 revenue from ordinary activities, excludes interest and other income
2. Includes revenue from Hardware, SaaS & Support with Gross Margins >80%
3. Cash balance as at 31 December 2023 (net of $8.1m final vendor payments from acquisitions)
AI-Media
update
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AI-Media's unique ecosystem
Industry leading live captioning platform, providing customers with the only fully integrated solution
1
2
3
4
Video Input
Encrypted Encoding
Real-time Captioning
Captioned Video Output
Encoders and iCap network used by both customers and competitors
Live or recorded
video source via
broadcasts, events or
over-the-top (OTT)
content
Cloud, virtual, or
physical encoders
convert audio into
digital data that is sent
to iCap network
Matches captions to video
sources and provides encrypted
remote access to customer
data improving contextual
accuracy
LEXI converts speech into
text to present live captions
on any screen or platform, in
any language
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AI solutions embedded into customer workflows
World leading captioning network, infrastructure and solutions
ü Offered as cloud software or
hardware
ü Pairs captions to video sources
ü Low latency, enabling near-realtime captioning
ü Compatible with multiple
resolutions
ü Scalable encrypted cloud-based
network with hourly charging
implemented
ü
Global standard, servicing majority
of US broadcasters
ü
Integrated with AIM and leading 3rd
party products & solutions
ü Proprietary speech recognition
solution
ü Enterprise-grade accuracy >98.7%
ü Delivers coherent captions using
advanced ML and NLP algorithms
ü Captions multiple languages
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Blue chip customers and new wins
Trusted by global leaders in broadcasting, government and other sectors
Select global customers
$5.1 million (H1FY23:$3.3m)
in LEXI sales, including from:
Sustained growth across iCap and LEXI
Increasing iCap usage provides future conversion opportunity to higher margin LEXI solutions
iCap network usage (millions of minutes)
+19%
41.1
LEXI usage (millions of minutes)
56.2
47.2
+46%
22.9
15.6
7.6
H1FY22
H1FY23
Note: Based on management information
H1FY24
H1FY22
H1FY23
H1FY24
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Rapid increases in AI captioning - LEXI better than humans
Massive improvements in AI has for the first time in H1 FY24 delivered better quality through AI than with humans, 3 seconds
faster – and it continues to improve further!
Bad quality
Good quality
LEXI 3.0
(6 Months Ago)
98.5%
Human LEXI 3.0
Captioning (Today)
98.7%
98.9%
AI capabilities and
advancement has seen
AI outperform human
captioning
98
1.
2.
NER1 Quality Score
NER Model measures the accuracy of live captioning and is widely used across various industries, services and regions. The 98% benchmark is used by regulatory
oversight authorities around the world, including The Office of Communications in the UK and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
NER Score based on averages from comparative analysis between 3rd party human captioning services vs LEXI. Samples range across Live sports and Live News.
100
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H1 FY24 operational updates
AIM's growth strategy comprised of four quadrants which will deliver a sustainable and scalable business model
Grow LEXI
Grow iCap Network Globally
• H1 FY24 LEXI usage up 46% on the pcp
• H1 FY24 iCap usage up 19% on the pcp
• LEXI Revenue up 54% on the pcp
• All iCap traffic now being monetised with third
party iCap charging implemented in H1 FY24
Grow Channel Partnerships
• Greatest success with systems integrators who
choose the best of breed technology for customers
• Commercial incentives & programs continue to drive
resellers to push AIM products into new regions and
markets
Extend & Enhance LEXI Toolkit
• LEXI Recorded successfully launched February 2024
• LEXI Disaster Recovery launch planned for April 2024
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Further LEXI product development to grow tech revenue
Enhancement of AI language solutions accelerate cross-sell and up-sell opportunities
Commercialisation benefits
Larger addressable market
Increase ARPU
Diversified and enhanced product offering
expanding the customer base and creating
new opportunities for growth
Launched
2023
Superior value proposition
Enhanced functionality and increased number
of solutions maximises end-user experience,
increasing customer retention
Grow cross-sell opportunities
AI driven suite of solutions
Launched
2022
April 2024
launch at
NAB Show
Launched
Forefront of market trends
LEXI Toolkit enhancements and extensions
place AI-Media at the centre of AI-driven
product development, fostering multi-year
customer and partner collaborations
Attract new customers
New AI products
AI advancements
Launched Feb
2024
Launched
2019
Leveraging AI advances within the iCap cloud
maintains competitive edge over peers
2024 product roadmap goals
Strengthening and extending our defensive moat by incorporating the latest advancements in AI and other emerging
technologies into a growing toolkit of LEXI solutions with ever wider industry and territory applications
Encoding enhancements
•
•
•
Full software upgrade to
deliver global functionality of
encoding audio and
captioning display (DVB
improvements, ARIB, 2110-43
TTML, all character sets
supported)
Enable text to speech over
iCap for applications like AI
dubbing and Speech AI
New hardware models
including enterprise “puck”
encoder
Note: Based on management information
iCap enhancements
LEXI Toolkit enhancements
•
Upgraded encryption & multifactor authentication
•
LEXI Disaster Recovery: fully
redundant captioning solution
•
Enhanced software
development kit for 3rd party
partners
•
LEXI Recorded: ultra-fast recorded
media captioning solution
•
LEXI Translation
UX/UI EEG cloud update
•
Generative AI topic modelling
•
Music categorization or
recognition
•
Multiple auto language detection
•
LEXI Audio Description & LEXI
Dubbing solutions
•
•
99.99% uptime target
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H1FY24
financials
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Summary H1FY24 financials
Strong results driven by 38% tech revenue growth at margins >80%
A$m
H1FY24
H1FY23
Variance
Growth %
17.1
15.6
18.4
11.3
(1.3)
4.3
(7%)
38%
32.7
29.7
3.0
10%
7.5
8.1
(0.6)
(7%)
Gross Profit
GP margin %
12.9
20.5
63%
9.6
17.7
60%
3.3
2.8
-
35%
16%
-
Other Income
-
0.5
(0.5)
-
Operating expenses
EBITDA
EBITDA margin %
18.6
1.9
16.8
1.4
6%
5%
1.8
0.5
-
11%
39%
-
Operating cashflow
Cash and cash
equivalents1
3.7
0.6
3.1
547%
11.7
17.0
(5.3)
(31%)
Services revenue
Tech revenue
Total revenue
Services gross profit
Tech gross profit
38% Tech revenue growth , underpinned by scaling of LEXI
solutions.
63% of Gross Profit now coming from technology
Gross Margin expansion to 63% achieved in H1FY24
(pcp 60%)
EBITDA increase of >39% to $1.9m in H1FY24 reflecting
improved performance as technology revenue grows
$3.7 million operating cash flow signals sustained
tech business performance and scalable growth
potential
Cash balance $11.7m as at 31 December 2023 net of $8.1m final
earn-out payment for EEG and ACS acquisitions paid in H1 FY24
1. Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December 2023 and 30 June 2023
Note: Totals may not add up precisely due to rounding
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Gross profit composition and margin growth
H1FY24 gross profit margin of 63% - increasing from 60% on the pcp
Gross Profit ($m) and GP margin (%)
Revenue ($m)
Tech
Tech
Services
Services
29.7
11.3
32.0
12.7
32.7
15.6
18.4
19.4
17.1
H1FY23
H2FY23
H1FY24
GPM increase
reflects scalability
of technology
63%
60%
60%
17.7
19.2
9.6
10.6
12.9
8.1
8.5
7.5
H1FY23
H2FY23
H1FY24
20.5
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Cash flows bridge ($m)
Operating CF=$3.7m
17.0
2.4
1.9
0.2
(0.8)
(0.7)
(0.2)
Other
non-oper.
CF items2
FX
11.7
(8.1)
Cash Blnc.
30-Jun-23
Payments
1
rel. to acq.
EBITDA
Decrease in Increase in
Trade Rec. Inventory
Other
WC mov.
Cash Blnc.
31-Dec-23
(1) $8.1m final earn-out payment for EEG and ACS acquisitions paid in H1 FY24
(2) Payments for property, plant and equipment, Payments for Intangibles, Repayment of Lease liabilities
Note: Totals may not add up precisely due to rounding
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Strategy &
outlook
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FY24 growth priorities & outlook
Grow LEXI
• Complete transition of Services customers to LEXI
• Win new customers in established broadcast markets
• Introduce LEXI to enterprise customers in new
markets and territories
Grow iCap Network Globally
• Targeting new territories
• Expansion into new industries
• Improving scalability & resilience of the network
Delivering scalability & sustainable profitability
Grow Channel Partnerships
Extend & Enhance LEXI Toolkit
• Systems integrator relationships are especially
valuable in new territories and in new enterprise
markets for our tech products (including education,
corporate, government, churches)
• Grow tech revenue contribution from partners
• New AI-driven solutions driven by Broadcast
customers’ priorities: LEXI DR, LEXI Recorded –
launching H2FY24
• LEXI Audio Description (LEXI AD) – launching Sept
2024
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New product releases extends competitive advantage
Encoding Technology, iCap & LEXI Toolkit present clear differentiation that uniquely positions AIM as the only vertically
integrated player in market – creating a compelling long-term value proposition
Core business in captioning
Media & broadcast
Company
Pre-recorded Captions
ü
ü
ü
ü
ü
ü
û
Live Automated Captions
ü
ü
ü
ü
ü
ü
û
Human Curated Dictionaries (ASR)
ü
ü
ü
û
ü
ü
û
Live Automated Translation
ü
ü
ü
ü
ü
ü
û
On Prem Encoding Solution
ü
û
û
û
û
û
ü
Redundant/Failover Caption
Solution
ü
û
û
û
û
û
û
Captioning Network Provider
ü
û
û
(Uses AIM iCap)
û
û
(Uses AIM iCap)
û
ü
Captioning Infrastructure
Provider
ü
ü
ü
û
û
(Uses AIM encoders)
(Uses AIM encoders)
û
(Uses AIM iCap)
û
(Uses AIM encoders)
Source: Based on company websites
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Q&A
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Additional
information
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Profit & loss
statement
For the half year ended
31 December 2023
31-Dec-23
31-Dec-22
Var
($m)
($m)
($m)
Revenue
32.7
29.7
3.0
Cost of sales
(12.2)
(12.0)
(0.2)
Gross Profit
20.5
17.7
2.8
Other income
-
0.5
(0.5)
Operating expenses
(18.6)
(16.8)
(1.8)
EBITDA
1.9
1.4
0.5
Depreciation and amortisation
(2.2)
(2.4)
0.2
EBIT
(0.4)
(1.1)
0.7
Net interest expense
(0.2)
(0.4)
0.2
Profit/(loss) before tax
(0.5)
(1.4)
0.9
Income tax expense
(0.7)
0.3
(1.0)
Net profit/(loss) after tax
(1.2)
(1.1)
(0.1)
GP Margin %
63%
60%
-
Note: Totals may not add up precisely due to rounding
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Balance sheet
For the half year ended
31 December 2023
31-Dec-23
($m)
30-Jun-23
($m)
Var
($m)
Cash and cash equivalent
Trade receivables
Other current assets
Total current assets
Property, plant and equipment
Intangibles
Other non-current assets
Total non-current assets
Total assets
Trade payables
Borrowings
Other current liabilities1
Total current liabilities
Borrowings
Other non-current liabilities
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
11.7
8.1
3.9
23.7
4.7
56.0
5.8
66.5
90.2
1.0
0.3
12.2
13.5
0.4
2.4
2.8
16.3
17.0
10.5
3.4
31.0
4.5
59.3
6.0
69.8
100.8
0.9
0.2
19.3
20.6
0.2
3.0
3.1
23.7
(5.3)
(2.4)
0.5
(7.2)
0.2
(3.3)
(0.2)
(3.3)
(10.5)
0.1
0.1
(7.1)
(6.9)
0.2
(0.6)
(0.4)
(7.3)
Net assets
Equity
73.9
73.9
77.1
77.1
(3.2)
(3.2)
Note: Totals may not add up precisely due to rounding
1. $8.1m final earn-out payment for EEG and ACS acquisition paid in H1 FY24.
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Cash flows
For the half year ended
31 December 2023
31-Dec-23
($m)
31-Dec-22
($m)
Var
($m)
Receipts from customers (incl. of GST)
38.5
33.9
4.7
Payments to suppliers and employees (incl.
of GST)
Interest received
(34.5)
(32.7)
(1.8)
0.1
0.0
0.1
Interest and other finance costs paid
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
Income taxes paid
(0.2)
(0.4)
0.2
Net cash from operating activities
3.7
0.6
3.1
(8.1)
(0.4)
(7.8)
Payments for expenses relating to
acquisitions
Payments for property, plant and
equipment
Payment for intangibles
(0.3)
(0.2)
(0.1)
(0.2)
(0.4)
0.2
Net cash used in investing activities
(8.7)
(1.0)
(7.7)
Repayment of lease liabilities
(0.1)
(0.3)
0.2
Net cash used in financing activities
(0.1)
(0.3)
0.2
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents
(5.1)
(0.7)
(4.4)
Note: Totals may not add up precisely due to rounding
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Management
Strong and qualified management team to drive product development and commercialisation strategy
TONY ABRAHAMS
DONNA REID
JAMES WARD
BILL MCLAUGHLIN
JOHN BIRD
Co-Founder and CEO
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Sales Officer
Chief Product Officer
Chief Financial Officer
• Tony co-founded AIMedia in 2003. He
served as a Director of
Northcott Disability
Services.
• Donna joined AI-Media
in March 2021 after five
years as the Director of
Content Service
Operations for Foxtel
Media.
• James Ward has been
with Ai-Media since
2013, driving growth in
the APAC region from
Sydney, then moving
to London in 2018 to
lead expansion in
EMEA.
• Now as Chief Sales
Officer, he spear heads
AIM’s global growth
strategy and execution.
• Bill was CTO at EEG
and now Chief Product
Officer globally at AIMedia.
• John recently held the
role of CFO and COO
of Regeneus, an ASXlisted biotechnology
company.
• Worked to establish
the Oxford Internet
Institute in 2001, while
attending the
University of Oxford as
a Rhodes Scholar.
• Has more than 20
years’ experience in
Human Resources and
Operations.
•
Since 2007, Bill has
been with EEG
architecting the
company’s leading
software solutions
including iCap, Falcon,
LEXI, and Alta.
• Previously provided
financial and strategic
management services
to ASX-listed
companies.
Board
Highly skilled and experienced senior leadership team with decades of experience
DEANNE WEIR
TONY ABRAHAMS
ALISON LOAT
JOHN MARTIN
CHERYL HAYMAN
Non-Executive Chair
Co-Founder and CEO
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
• Deanne has served as
a director of AI-Media
since 2010 and became
Chair in August 2013.
• Tony co-founded AIMedia in 2003. He
served as a Director of
Northcott Disability
Services.
• Alison joined the Board
in 2018.
• John joined the board
in 2010 and served as
the company’s first
Chairman until 2013.
• Cheryl joined the board
in March 2022
• Previously spent 10
years at ASX listed
company Austar
United
Communications as a
senior executive.
• Worked to establish
the Oxford Internet
Institute in 2001, while
attending the
University of Oxford as
a Rhodes Scholar.
• Managing Director,
Sustainable Investing
and Innovation at
OPTrust, a Canadian
public pension plan,
with $23 billion CAD in
globally diversified
investments.
• Served as CEO and
director of ASX-listed
Babcock & Brown
Communities,
Primelife and
Regeneus.
• Held several nonexecutive director roles
of ASX-listed companies
over the last 15 years.
Previously held CMO
roles at George Weston
Foods, Yum Restaurants
International & Unilever.
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investorrelations@AI-Media.tv
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