TIDMSHWE
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Myanmar Strategic Holdings Ltd
23 July 2021
23 July 2021
Myanmar Strategic Holdings Ltd.
("MSH" or the "Company")
Interim Results for the six months ended 31 March 2021
The Board of Myanmar Strategic Holdings Ltd. (LSE: SHWE), the
independent developer and operator of consumer businesses located
in Myanmar and Vietnam, is pleased to announce its unaudited
interim results for the six-month period ended 31 March 2021.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
All dates refer to the six-month financial period ended 31 March
2021, unless otherwise stated. The six-month financial period from
1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020, is referred to as "6M'20".
-- Group revenues for the six-month financial period ended 31
March 2021 increased 175% year-on-year ("YOY") to US$7.6 million,
of which 65% derived from Education and 35% from Services (6M'20:
70% derived from Services, 28% from Education and 2% from
Hospitality). The increase in the Group's revenue is due to (i) the
consolidation of Wall Street English Vietnam ("WSE Vietnam") since
the completion of its acquisition on 14 July 2020 and (ii) the
growth of the Wall Street English Myanmar ("WSE Myanmar") owned
business following the review and amendment of the existing
management agreements.
-- The Group's net loss for the six-month financial period ended
31 March 2021 amounted to US$2.9 million (6M'20: US$1.6 million),
primarily due to (i) the continued impact of COVID-19 on the
Myanmar and Vietnam operations, (ii) the disruption linked to the
military takeover initiated in Myanmar on 1 February 2021 (the
"State of Emergency"), (iii) a subdued tourism market impacting the
Hospitality division and (iv) the increase in amortisation of
right-of-use assets arising from the consolidation of the WSE
Vietnam leases and four new leases entered in respect of the WSE
Myanmar language centres.
-- The Group's net comprehensive loss for the six-month
financial period ended 31 March 2021 was US$3.1 million (6M'20:
US$1.6 million).
-- As a result of cost control and cash flow management
initiatives, financial resources were carefully administered and
operating cash outflow for the six-month financial period ended 31
March 2021 amounted to US$1.1 million (6M'20: US$0.9 million), a
limited increase considering the Group's considerable growth in
size.
-- Underlying revenues, an indicator of the volume of business
generated by the managed and owned businesses, increased 71% YOY to
ca. US$8.2 million (6M'20: US$4.8 million) for the six-month
financial period ended 31 March 2021, of which 67% derived from
Education and 33% from Services.
-- The COVID-19 pandemic continues to significantly affect the
Group's operations resulting, among others, in (i) temporary
closures of in-person operations across both its Education and
Hospitality divisions and (ii) higher operating costs in its
Services division. The global COVID-19 response remains fluid as
countries adopt different COVID-19 restrictions and vaccination
policies. Therefore, the Group cannot reasonably project the full
extent of the COVID-19 impact going forward.
-- As a result of Myanmar's State of Emergency, since 1 February
2021 Yangon American International School ("Yangon American"), WSE
Myanmar and Auston College ("Auston") were subjected to temporary
closures and shifted to online service delivery due to the general
unrest and worsening security environment. Conversely, EXERA
continued to operate and registered a marked increase in the demand
for security, secured logistics and risk management services.
Operations across all divisions have stabilised since May 2021.
-- The diversification of the Group's operations between Myanmar
and Vietnam mitigates the overall COVID-19 and single-country
exposure of the Group.
-- The Company maintains a loan facility of up to US$7.0 million
with MACAN, the Company's corporate shareholder, and has drawn down
US$5.0 million at the date of this report (US$4.5 million as at 31
March 2021). Management has assessed that there are sufficient
mitigating actions within the control of the Group, such as the
significant reduction of operational activities of non-profitable
business segments, re-negotiation of lease contracts with landlords
to secure lease concession and unutilised credit facilities for its
working capital requirements for the next 12 months from the date
of this report.
OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Education
-- Through its Education division, the Group is currently active
in (i) English language learning (Wall Street English Myanmar and
Vietnam), (ii) higher education (Auston College Myanmar) and (iii)
K-12 international school (Yangon American International
School).
-- As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak affecting the education
sector, the Group renegotiated the key terms of its operating and
management agreements with its related party, TED Limited ("TED").
Effective 1 October 2020, E Partners, a wholly owned-subsidiary of
the Group, leased four language centres from TED to operate and
manage its own Wall Street English language learning centres and
Auston College in Myanmar. These education businesses will
therefore be owned businesses and contribute to the Group's
revenues.
-- E Partners will continue to provide operating, management and
technical support services for TED's existing student contracts for
a fee over the next 24 months. Therefore, these legacy businesses
will continue to be treated as managed businesses and generate
management fees to the Group.
-- Group revenues from the owned and managed education
businesses for the six-month financial period ended 31 March 2021
amounted to US$7.3 and US$1.0 million (6M'20: US$2.2 and US$2.6
million), respectively. The increase is mainly due to (i) the
consolidation of WSE Vietnam since the completion of its
acquisition on 14 July 2020 and (ii) the growth of the WSE Myanmar
owned business following the review and amendment of the existing
management agreements.
-- As at 31 March 2021, the number of Wall Street English
centres and students by country are as follows:
Number of WSE retail Number of WSE students
centres ('000)
6 months ended 6 months 6 months ended 6 months
ended ended
31 March 2021 31 March 31 March 2021 31 March
2020 2020
Vietnam
(Owned business) 7 N/A 4.8 N/A
Myanmar
(Owned and
managed businesses) 4 4 1.6 1.8
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Total 11 4 6.4 1.8
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-- The Group continues to seek opportunities to expand its WSE
centres as the sole franchisee in Vietnam and with its remaining
exclusive franchise rights of six years in Myanmar.
-- MSH owns and operates the Yangon American International
School ("Yangon American"), a Myanmar Investment
Commission-approved international school operating on a campus of
over 3,000 sqm. Its planned capacity is 400 students and its
enrolment for academic year 2020-2021 was ca. 70 students (6M'20:
50 students).
-- In July 2021, Yangon American was recognised as an official
International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme ("IB PYP")
school by the International Baccalaureate Organization. The IB PYP
programme, which was established by the International Baccalaureate
Educational Foundation in 1997 and is now taught in 109 countries,
is designed for students aged 3 through 12 and focuses on the child
as an "inquirer", developing their natural curiosity, both in and
out of the classroom. Yangon American is the only IB PYP school in
Myanmar.
-- During the six-month financial period ended 31 March 2021,
the education businesses generated underlying revenues of US$5.5
million (6M'20: US$2.2 million). Due to COVID-19 and the State of
Emergency, movement restrictions and school closures were
experienced, which in turn resulted in slower recruitment of
students and delivery of classes through home-based learning. The
State of Emergency also lead to certain foreign investors and
operators re-assessing their investments in Myanmar and to the
suspension of leading international schools within Yangon
American's vicinity, which will provide opportunities for student
recruitment.
Services
-- EXERA is an internationally-managed provider of security and
risk management services, operating exclusively in Myanmar. As at
31 March 2021, EXERA has an experienced workforce of over 1,700
(6M'20: 1,300) security officers and provides a range of integrated
security, guarding, protective services, journey management,
training, and nationwide risk consulting, to a wide range of
international and local clients.
-- Its customer base includes multi-national corporations, large
oil and gas companies, established local businesses and
governmental bodies and international organisations such as WFP,
UNHCR, UNICEF, the Embassy of the Republic of Singapore and the EU
mission. EXERA's services are essential to the continued presence
of these organisations in Myanmar throughout the current political
and economic instability.
-- The Group's revenues arising from the rendering of services
for the six-month financial period ended 31 March 2021 were US$2.7
million (6M'20: US$2.0 million). Revenue growth was attributable to
(i) the successful renegotiation of certain key contracts and (ii)
the renewed demand for high quality integrated security and risk
management services, particularly following the State of Emergency
in Myanmar. The ability to secure new customers is mainly due to
EXERA's competitive advantage as the only company in Myanmar with
ISO 18788 Management System for Private Security Operations, ISO
9001, OHSAS 18000, and ANSI/ASIS PSC 1 accreditation.
Hospitality
-- Under the Hospitality division, the Group manages four
boutique hostels with 474 beds and 108 rooms in four locations
across Bagan, Mandalay and Nyaung Shwe, the most popular tourist
destinations in Myanmar.
-- Management and technical assistance fees contributed to the
Group for the six-month financial period ended 31 March 2021 were
US$6,800 (6M'20: US$45,000), a significant decrease due to the
continued COVID-19 restrictions where domestic and international
travel in Myanmar remains limited.
-- To address the continued underperformance of Myanmar's
tourism and to offset the currently challenging operating
environment in Myanmar, the Group's remains focused on reducing
operating costs and generating operational synergies. It is worth
noting that through its boutique hostels the Group provides
livelihood for hundreds of individuals in developing communities in
Bagan and Inle Lake. Management takes great pride and acknowledges
its role as a responsible long-term investor in these
communities.
New Business Development
-- MSH continues to develop its business network and expand its
pipeline within the Group's existing sectors (e.g. Services,
Education and Hospitality) and new sectors (e.g. Technology). As
the Group gradually builds a stronger presence on-the-ground in
Vietnam, the Group intends to seek new opportunities throughout
Asia to diversify the Group's geographical exposure.
-- Management also routinely conducts in-depth studies of new
sectors (e.g. Healthcare, Retail and Financial Services) to
determine whether to allocate additional human and financial
resources to selected initiatives.
The Group's minority investments include, among others:
-- Myanmar Investments International Limited ("MIL"): in
September 2020, MSH purchased a minority stake of 897,500 shares in
MIL at an average price of US$0.68 per MIL ordinary shares for a
total consideration of US$0.61 million, of which US$0.46 million
was satisfied in cash and US$0.15 million through the issuance of
7,629 new MSH shares. MIL is a Myanmar-focused investment company
listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange with
investments in the telecommunications and financial sectors. As at
31 March 2021, the quoted share price was US$0.61 per share and the
unaudited net asset value reported by MIL was US$0.74 per
share.
Myanmar Macro-Economic Highlights
-- According to the World Bank, Myanmar's economy is estimated
to have grown by 1.7% in 2020, a significant decrease from the
growth rate of 6.8% achieved the previous year.(1)
-- In 2021, COVID-19 and the State of Emergency have resulted in
a material shock to GDP growth; long-term effects of which are yet
to be ascertained. In March 2021, the World Bank revised its
forecast for Myanmar's GDP to contract 10% in 2021 - a sharp
reversal from the World Bank's previous economic update in October
2020 when it predicted Myanmar's economy would grow by 5.9%.(1)
-- The Myanmar kyat has depreciated against the US dollar which
resulted in an increase in prices of fuel and some other basic
items. The economic outlook is highly uncertain, with a wide range
of possible scenarios. Any future recovery in domestic activity
will likely be contingent on a rebound in mobility and the
restoration of key services, including financial services. The
trade and foreign investment outlook will depend on the reactions
of international investors and governments. Furthermore, the extent
of the recovery will also be dependent on the efforts to control
and tackle the pandemic by increasing the speed of its vaccination
programme.
Vietnam Macro-Economic highlights
-- Vietnam is experiencing rapid demographic and social change.
Its population currently at 98 million is expected to expand to 120
million by 2050. Based on the 2019 Population Census Report, 55.5%
of the population is under 35 years of age, with a life expectancy
of 76 years, the highest among countries in the region at similar
income levels. Vietnam's emerging middle class is approximately 13%
of the population and is expected to reach 26% by 2026. (2)
-- Vietnam's human capital index ("HCI") is at 0.69,
representing that a child born in Vietnam today will be 69% as
productive when fully grown. (2) This figure is higher than the
average for East Asia and the Pacific region and lower
middle-income countries. There is also a need to upgrade the skills
of the workforce to create productive jobs at a large scale in the
future, as Vietnam positions itself as an alternative manufacturing
hub to China.
-- When COVID-19 hit Vietnam in early 2020, the World Bank
worked with Vietnam in its national response strategy from health
crisis management to fostering a resilient recovery. The World Bank
Group also provided a grant to Vietnam which enables the country to
increase its COVID-19 testing capacity to 84 laboratories
nationwide reducing the turnaround time for COVID-19 test from
24-48 hours to 4-6 hours. This contributed to Vietnam's successful
containment of the COVID-19 outbreak at the end of 2020. For a
country of 98 million people, it only registered 1,465 infected
cases with 35 deaths while managing to post a positive GDP
growth.(2) A surge in cases has been recorded in June and July
2021, leading to lockdowns in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, among other
cities.
-- The Asian Development Bank forecasts 6.7% GDP growth in 2021
and 7.0% in 2022, one of the fastest growth rates across ASEAN.
Inflation is forecasted at 3.8% and 4.0% respectively.
(1)
(https://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/537621563917606875/mpo-mmr.pdf)
(2 https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/vietnam/overview)
Enrico Cesenni, Chief Executive Officer of Myanmar Strategic
Holdings, said:
"I am very pleased to report that over the six-month financial
period ended 31 March 2021, Myanmar Strategic Holdings has
continued to grow, notwithstanding the complex social, economic and
political environment in both Myanmar and Vietnam.
"Since its inception MSH has targeted sectors that positively
contribute to the overall development of the countries in which we
operate, creating jobs and alleviating poverty. Within these
sectors we aim to build businesses that embody the best terms of
business, environmental, social and governance practices.
"The recent political upheaval has once again brought to light
the importance of responsible business dealings. Since its
inception, the Group has not worked with sanctioned individuals or
companies. Before engaging with any customer, the Group conducts
extensive diligence checks on the counterpart's activities,
ownership and business associates. Group-wide know-your-client
("KYC") and anti-bribery trainings are conducted routinely and for
all employees.
"Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and most recently the military
takeover in Myanmar, our team remained on the ground and
implemented several initiatives aimed at containing any potential
pandemic spread and ensuring continued services across more than
200 sites.
"Our employees have shown incredible resilience and ingenuity
through a series of disruptions which included, among others,
movement restrictions, the imposition of martial laws and the
temporary suspension of internet and mobile services. Most
employees have agreed to voluntary material reductions in salaries
to support the Group's businesses and protect the surrounding
communities, hence the disruption to our employees' livelihood was
limited.
"MSH's core portfolio of operating businesses in multiple
industries in Myanmar and Vietnam has enabled the Group to
diversify and protect itself from several external shocks. While
our operating loss for the period has widened due to the temporary
closure of our education businesses in Myanmar in February and
March 2021, all businesses were fully operational from the end of
April 2021 and were experiencing the positive effect of pent-up
demand in June and July 2021.
"Myanmar's continued State of Emergency is of great concern to
Management and shareholders. We remain very concerned about the use
of violence against any individual and condemn, to the greatest
extent, the use of lethal force against the people of Myanmar.
"While we are acutely aware of the complex political and social
environments that MSH operates in, we continue to maintain an
optimistic stance on Southeast Asia's economic prospects, and we
are confident of our ability to drive sustainable and responsible
investments in the region. As economic development continues,
Management will increasingly focus on businesses targeting the
population's primary needs such as education, security and
healthcare.
"At its core, MSH has always focused on the delivery of services
that can improve the livelihoods of the populations it serves and
acting as a responsible sustainable operator and investor in the
markets in which it works. We believe that our responsible
engagement with local communities and the relevant stakeholders is
more important now than ever before.
"Our permanent capital structure backed by truly patient capital
positions MSH as a trusted long-term partner in emerging
economies.
"We would like to take this opportunity to thank shareholders
for their continued support and all members of staff across the
Group for their hard work and sacrifices through these challenging,
uncertain and upsetting times.
"We look forward to updating shareholders on our progress in due
course."
For more information please visit www.ms-holdings.com or
contact:
Myanmar Strategic Holdings Ltd.
Richard Greer, Independent Non-Executive richardgreer@me.com
Chairman enrico@ms-holdings.com
Enrico Cesenni, Founder and CEO
Allenby Capital Limited (Broker)
Nick Athanas
Nick Naylor +44 (0)20 3328 5656
Yellow Jersey PR (Financial PR)
Henry Wilkinson
Matthew McHale +44 ( 0)20 3004 9512
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months 6 months
ended ended
31 March 2021 31 March 2020
US$ US$
Revenue 7,647,891 2,781,116
Other income 6,766 93
Employee benefits expense (6,202,746) (2,557,346)
Other expenses (2,170,454) (1,123,492)
Adjusted EBITDA (718,543) (899,629)
Amortisation expense on right-of-use
assets (1,331,375) (187,240)
Interest expense on lease liabilities (355,685) (142,654)
Adjusted EBITDA after Impact
of Right-of-Use Assets (2,405,603) (1,229,523)
One-off expenses pursuant to
deal-related expenses and loss
on write-off - (68,577)
Depreciation expense (246,594) (161,798)
Finance cost (93,945) (78,124)
Impairment of trade and other (103,207) -
receivables
Amortisation expense (113,270) (62,550)
Loss before income tax (2,962,619) (1,600,572)
Income tax 17,611 10,383
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Loss for the financial period (2,945,008) (1,590,189)
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Loss for the period attributable
to:
Owners of the Company (2,885,464) (1,587,660)
Non-controlling interests (59,544) (2,529)
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(2,945,008) (1,590,189)
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Loss per share attributable
to owners of the
Company (US$)
* Basic and diluted (US$) (1.03) (1.28)
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
-- The underlying revenues generated by the Group in relation to
the owned and managed businesses grew to US$8.2 million for the
six-month period ended 31 March 2020 (6M'20: US$4.8 million), an
increase of ca. 71% YOY.
-- This was driven primarily by the increase in the student fees
arising from the Owned Business for Wall Street Myanmar and the
consolidation of Wall Street Vietnam's results. The increase in
revenue was partially mitigated by a significant decline in
technical support service fees in the Hospitality division due to
the COVID-19-related domestic and international travel
restrictions.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
-- The Group registered revenue growth of 175% against the
previous period and correspondingly, employee benefits expenses and
other expenses grew respectively at 143% and 93% YOY.
-- The Group's Adjusted EBITDA loss shows a clearer picture of
the performance of the operations, reduced to US$0.7 million for
the six-month financial period ended 31 March 2021 (6M'20: US$0.9
million).
-- Including the amortisation of right-of-use assets and the
interest expense on lease liabilities, the Group's Adjusted EBITDA
loss amounted to US$2.4 million for the six-month financial period
(6M'20: US$1.2 million). The significant increase is mainly due to
the four new retail WSE Myanmar leases entered with related party
(TED Limited) for the operations of the WSE Myanmar Owned Business
and the consolidation of the WSE Vietnam language centres.
-- Direct and indirect Full Time Employees ("FTEs") increased to
over 2,200 (ca. 1,700 as at 31 March 2020), of which ca. 60 FTEs
(Mar'20: 400) were employed within the operations under management
and ca. 2,140 FTEs (Mar'20: 1,300) were employed in the owned
operations. The growth was mainly due to the expansion of EXERA's
operations, consolidation of WSE Vietnam and the Owned Business for
WSE Myanmar.
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months ended 6 months ended
31 March 2021 31 March 2020
Underlying revenues US$ US$
Managed businesses
Hospitality (Ostello Bello) 18,595 617,633
Education (Legacy: WSE,
Auston) 951,302 1,962,072
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Total managed businesses 969,897 2,579,705
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Owned Businesses
Services (EXERA) 2,707,920 1,957,985
Education (WSE, Auston,
Yangon American) 4,567,955 284,165
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Total owned businesses 7,275,875 2,242,150
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Total underlying revenues 8,245,772 4,821,855
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UNDERLYING REVENUES
-- The Underlying Revenues are an indicator of the total volume
of business generated in each division. The operating businesses
managed and owned by the Group generated revenues ("Underlying
Revenues") of US$8.2 million for the six-month period ended 31
March 2021 (6M'20: US$4.8 million), an increase of ca. 71% YOY. The
significant revenue growth is mainly due to (i) the re-negotiation
of the operating and management agreements with its related party
(TED Limited) which resulted in a significant contribution in the
owned business for Wall Street Myanmar and a concurrent decrease in
the WSE managed business and (ii) the half-year effects arising
from the consolidation of Wall Street Vietnam's results.
-- Additionally, the State of Emergency declared in Myanmar led
to an increase in demand for high-quality integrated security and
risk management services, which contributed to the 39% revenue
growth rate from the Services division.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As at 31 March 2021, the Group's cash and cash equivalents
amounted to US$2.5 million, compared to US$0.2 million as at 31
March 2020, an increase of US$2.3 million.
Net cash used in operating activities amounted to US$1.1 million
(6M'20: US$0.9 million) increased marginally, considering the Group
is significantly larger than the previous financial period
following the consolidation of WSE Vietnam and the WSE Myanmar
Owned business.
The Group advanced US$0.3 million to the owners of the relevant
managed operations to fund refurbishment expenses, improvements and
general working capital mainly for the Managed Hospitality
business. Such advances are unsecured and interest free and there
is a risk that the Group may not be repaid some or all of these
monies.
Financing activities recorded a net cash outflow mainly due to
repayments of lease liabilities, which increased due to the four
new WSE Myanmar language centres leased from a related party and
lease payments for the language centres leased for WSE Vietnam. The
increase in outflow was mitigated by an additional loan from Macan
Pte. Ltd., a corporate shareholder, of US$1.5 million.
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
For the financial period from 1 October 2020 to 31 March
2021
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months 6 months
ended ended
31 March 31 March
2021 2020
Note US$ US$
Revenue 4 7,647,891 2,781,116
Other income 6,766 93
Employee benefits expense 5 (6,202,746) (2,557,346)
Depreciation expense 9 (246,594) (161,798)
Amortisation expense 10, 11 (1,444,645) (249,790)
Other expenses (2,170,454) (1,192,069)
Loss allowance on trade and other (103,207) -
receivables
Finance cost 6 (449,630) (220,778)
Loss before income tax 7 (2,962,619) (1,600,572)
Income tax credit 8 17,611 10,383
Loss for the period (2,945,008) (1,590,189)
Other comprehensive income:
Items that may be reclassified subsequently
to profit
or loss:
Exchange difference in translation (37,259) -
of foreign operations
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss:
Changes in fair value of equity instruments
at FVOCI 12 (123,611) -
Other comprehensive income for the
period, (160,870) -
net of tax
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Total comprehensive income (3,105,878) (1,590,189)
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Loss for the period attributable to:
Owners of the Company (2,885,464) (1,587,660)
Non-controlling interests (59,544) (2,529)
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(2,945,008) (1,590,189)
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Total comprehensive income attributable
to:
Owners of the Company (3,046,334) (1,587,660)
Non-controlling interests (59,544) (2,529)
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(3,105,878) (1,590,189)
Loss per share attributable to the
owners of the
Company (US$)
* Basic and diluted (US$) 17 (1.03) (1.28)
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The above condensed interim consolidated statement of
comprehensive income should be read in conjunction with the
accompanying notes.
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL
POSITION
As at 31 March 2021
Unaudited Audited
As at As at
31 March 2021 30 September
2020
Note US$ US$
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Plant and equipment 9 933,885 1,157,024
Intangible assets 10 6,648,272 6,733,180
Right-of-use assets 11 11,356,582 9,310,027
Financial assets at FVOCI 12 551,963 675,574
Other receivables 13 521,220 520,892
Total non-current assets 20,011,922 18,396,697
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Current assets
Inventories 109,647 33,498
Trade and other receivables 13 3,089,240 2,393,068
Cash and cash equivalents 2,501,552 3,941,413
Total current assets 5,700,439 6,367,979
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Total assets 25,712,361 24,764,676
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Contract liabilities 4 386,475 282,650
Shareholder's loan 14 4,812,152 3,218,207
Lease liabilities 10,295,300 7,384,391
Deferred tax liabilities 217,923 245,731
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Total non-current liabilities 15,711,850 11,130,979
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Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 15 2,257,365 2,363,108
Contract liabilities 4 5,167,107 4,898,069
Lease liabilities 1,144,929 1,960,731
Income tax payables 32,759 -
Total current liabilities 8,602,160 9,221,908
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Total liabilities 24,314,010 20,352,887
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Equity
Share capital 16 20,553,638 20,553,638
Accumulated losses (19,392,383) (16,517,220)
Other reserves 268,051 346,782
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Equity attributable to owners
of the Company 1,429,306 4,383,200
Non-controlling interests (30,955) 28,589
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Total equity 1,398,351 4,411,789
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Total liabilities and equity 25,712,361 24,764,676
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The above condensed interim consolidated statement of financial
position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying
notes.
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN
EQUITY
For the financial period from 1 October 2020 to 31 March
2021
Unaudited 6 months ended 31 March 2021
Equity
Share Foreign attributable Non-controlling
Share Equity option Fair Exchange Accumulated to Total
value owners of
the
capital reserves reserve reserve reserve losses Company interest Equity
Note US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
Equity
Balance as at
1
October
2020 20,553,638 (118,061) 610,737 (87,180) (58,714) (16,517,220) 4,383,200 28,589 4,411,789
Total
comprehensive
income for the
financial
period:
----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------- ----------------- ------------
Loss for the
financial
period - - - - - (2,885,464) (2,885,464) (59,544) (2,945,008)
Other
comprehensive
income - - - (123,611) (37,259) - (160,870) - (160,870)
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- - - (123,611) (37,259) (2,885,464) (3,046,334) (59,544) (3,105,878)
Liquidation of
a subsidiary - (10,301) - - - 10,301 - - -
Contribution
by
owners of the
Company
Recognition of
share-based
payments 5 - - 92,440 - - - 92,440 - 92,440
Balance as at
31
March 2021 20,553,638 (128,362) 703,177 (210,791) (95,973) (19,392,383) 1,429,306 (30,955) 1,398,351
----------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------- ----------------- ------------
Unaudited 6 months ended 31 March 2020
Equity
attributable Non-
Share Equity Share Accumulated to controlling Total
option owners of
the
capital reserves reserve losses Company interest Equity
Note US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
Equity
Balance as at
1 October
2019 14,016,058 (118,061) 438,022 (9,546,392) 4,789,627 48,748 4,838,375
Effect of
adoption of
IFRS
16 - - - 26,380 26,380 - 26,380
----------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
Balance as at
1 October
2019, as
restated 14,016,058 (118,061) 438,022 (9,520,012) 4,816,007 48,748 4,864,755
Loss for the
financial
period,
representing
total
comprehensive
income for
the financial
period - - - (1,587,660) (1,587,660) (2,529) (1,590,189)
Contribution
by owners of
the Company
Recognition of
share-based
payments 5 - - 96,041 - 96,041 - 96,041
Balance as at
31 March 2020 14,016,058 (118,061) 534,063 (11,107,672) 3,324,388 46,219 3,370,607
=========== ========== ========== ============= ============= ============= ============
The above condensed interim consolidated statement of changes in
equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying
notes.
CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the financial period from 1 October 2020 to 31 March
2021
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months 6 months ended
ended
31 March 31 March 2020
2021
Note US$ US$
Operating activities
Loss before income tax (2,962,619) (1,600,572)
Adjustments for:
Interest income (5,772) (93)
Lease concession 7 (200,000) -
Share-based compensation 5 92,440 96,041
Interest expense on lease liabilities 6 355,685 142,654
Interest expense on loan due from
corporate
shareholder 6 93,945 78,124
Impairment loss on trade and other
receivables 13 103,207 -
Plant and equipment written off 7 - 39,396
Depreciation of plant and equipment 9 246,594 161,798
Amortisation of right-of-use assets 11 1,331,375 187,240
Amortisation of intangible assets 10 113,270 62,550
Unrealised exchange difference 89,534 -
------------ ---------------
Operating cash flows before working
capital
changes (742,341) (832,862)
Working capital changes:
Trade and other receivables (496,363) (286,762)
Inventories (76,149) -
Contract liabilities 344,728 90,351
Trade and other payables (120,053) 144,830
------------ ---------------
Cash used in operations (1,090,178) (884,443)
Interest received 5,772 93
Income tax refund/(paid) 22,562 (52)
Net cash flows used in operating
activities (1,061,844) (884,402)
------------ ---------------
Investing activities
Purchase of plant and equipment 9 (33,663) (42,016)
Advances to related parties (308,269) (382,997)
Advances to third parties - (32,743)
Net cash flows used in investing
activities (341,932) (457,756)
------------ ---------------
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months 6 months
ended ended
31 March 2021 31 March 2020
Note US$ US$
Financing activities
Drawdown of shareholder's loan 14 1,500,000 1,000,000
Principal payment for lease liabilities (1,146,456) (337,346)
Interest payment for lease liabilities (355,685) (142,654)
Net cash (used in)/generated from
financing activities (2,141) 520,000
-------------- --------------
Net changes in cash and cash equivalents (1,405,917) (822,158)
Effect of exchange rate changes
on cash and cash equivalents (33,944) -
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of financial year/period 3,941,413 1,060,485
Cash and cash equivalents at end
of financial period 2,501,552 238,327
============== ==============
The above condensed interim consolidated statement of cash flows
should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
For the financial period from 1 October 2020 to 31 March
2021
1 CORPORATE INFORMATION
Myanmar Strategic Holdings Limited (the "Company") (Registration
Number 201302159D) is a public company limited by shares
incorporated and domiciled in Singapore with its principal place of
business and registered office at 80 Raffles Place #32-01, UOB
Plaza, Singapore 048624. The Company's ordinary shares are traded
on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker
symbol SHWE.
The condensed interim consolidated financial statements as at
and for the six-month financial period ended 31 March 2021 comprise
the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Group"). The
primary activities of the Company are investments and trading in
Myanmar and Vietnam related projects.
For Management purposes, the Group is organised into business
units based on its services, and has four reportable operating
segments as follows:
a) Hospitality - Provision of consultancy, advisory and project
management services in the leisure and hospitality sectors in
Myanmar;
b) Education - Provision of English language training,
kindergarten to primary school education (K-12 education),
consultancy, advisory and project management services in the
education sector in Myanmar and in Vietnam;
c) Services - Provision of integrated security services,
consultancy, advisory and project management services in the
service sector in Myanmar; and
d) Others - Corporate services to provide management and
marketing support to respective entities of the Group.
These operating segments are reported in a manner consistent
with internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision
maker who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing the
performance of the operating segments.
1.1 BASIS OF PREPARATION
The condensed interim consolidated financial statements as at
and for the six months financial period ended 31 March 2021 have
been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards
("IAS") 34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the European
Union.
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not
include all disclosures that would otherwise be required in a
complete set of financial statements and should be read in
conjunction with the annual report for the financial period from 1
April 2019 to 30 September 2020 ("financial period ended 2020")
which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the European Union.
However, selected explanatory notes are included to explain
events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of
the changes in the Group's financial position and performance of
the Group since the last annual financial statements for the
financial period from 1 April 2019 to 30 September 2020 which can
be found on the Company's website at www.ms-holdings.com .
The consolidated financial statements of the Group are presented
in United States dollar ("US$") which is the functional currency
and the presentation currency for the consolidated financial
statements.
2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The condensed financial statements have been prepared under
historical cost convention, except as disclosed in the accounting
policies in the Group financial statements for the financial period
ended 2020.
Changes in accounting policy
A number of new or amended standards became applicable for the
current reporting period. The adoption of these new or amended
standards did not result in substantial changes to the Group's
accounting policies and had no material effect on the amounts
reporting for the current or previous financial period.
IFRSs issued but not yet effective
Certain new accounting standards and interpretations have been
issued but not yet effective for the current financial year ended
30 September 2021 and have not been early adopted by the Group. The
Group expect that the adoption of these IFRSs, if applicable, will
have no material impact on the financial statements in the period
of initial application.
3 USE OF JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES
In preparing the condensed interim financial statements,
Management has made judgements, estimates and assumptions that
affect the application of accounting policies and the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.
The significant judgements made by Management in applying the
Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation
uncertainty were the same as those that applied to the consolidated
financial statements as at and for the financial period from 1
April 2019 to 30 September 2020.
Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing
basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the
period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods
affected.
There have been no material revisions to the nature and amount
of estimates of amounts reported in prior periods, except those
necessitated by the changing circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic
and Myanmar's State of Emergency.
3.1 SEASONAL OPERATIONS
The Group's businesses were not affected significantly by
seasonal or cyclical factors during the financial period.
3.2 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AND TRANSACTIONS
a) Renegotiation of commercial terms with a related party
As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and the worsening of the
overall trading conditions in the education sector, the Group
renegotiated the key terms of its operating and management
agreement with a related party, TED Limited.
Effective 1 October 2020, E Partners, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Group, leased four language centres from TED to operate and
manage its own Wall Street English language learning centres and
Auston College in Myanmar. This resulted in additions to the
rights-of-use assets (Note 11) and leases liabilities of
US$3,442,698 as at 1 October 2020.
E Partners will continue to provide operating, management and
technical support services for TED's existing student contracts for
a fee over the next 24 months.
3.2 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AND TRANSACTIONS (CONTINUED)
b) Myanmar's State of Emergency Impact and Coronavirus
("COVID-19")
On 1 February 2021, the Myanmar military announced, via the
military-owned news channel Myawaddy News, that it had declared a
state of emergency for a period of up to one year.
In the short aftermath of the military takeover, the Group's
businesses were disrupted intermittently due to (i) outages in
telecommunication, (ii) imposition of martial law in certain
townships, (iii) widespread demonstrations and, subsequently, (iv)
increased security risks. The political situation is evolving daily
and the outcome and long-term effects remain unclear at this stage.
There is also the potential negative effect of a third COVID-19
wave in Myanmar to consider.
During February and March 2021, the Group's schools in Myanmar
experienced temporary closures and staff worked from home to reduce
any potential risk to our students and our employees. In April
2021, physical operations resumed across all businesses.
Throughout the period, the Group continued to deliver its
essential integrated security services to embassies, NGOs and
national infrastructure. EXERA further invested in its risk
management function to remain the leading source of
security-related insights in Myanmar.
While the political outlook remains uncertain, economic activity
has slowly resumed. Management is monitoring several risk
factors:
-- The rise of an insurgence campaign resulting in daily explosions across the country;
-- The disruption of the global and local supply chain, potentially resulting in hyperinflation;
-- The weakening of the banking financial system and limited access to cash; and
-- Exchange rate volatility.
As vaccination rates across ASEAN remain low, governments are
likely to routinely impose movement and opening restrictions to
reduce any pandemic spread. For example, new waves of COVID-19 are
affecting both Myanmar and Vietnam in June and July 2021. While
this may continue to negatively impact sales, the Group has
developed best-in-class online teaching capabilities and is now
able to switch to fully online and / or remote operations within
hours.
Currently, the Group's main priority is to maintain financial
flexibility, stability and liquidity through mitigating actions
within the Group's control which are not limited to the
following:
i. Delay of planned expansion of language centres and capital expenditures in Myanmar;
ii. Renegotiation of lease agreements to secure lease
concession, lease reductions and deferment of payments;
iii. Reduction in staff costs for divisions significantly
affected, in particular the Hospitality division and through
rationalisation of its corporate functions; and
iv. Reallocation of the Group's resources to ensure diversification by industry and geography.
The Group will maintain financial discipline to conserve cash
and maintain liquidity. The diversification of the Group's
operations between Myanmar and Vietnam should help mitigate the
overall COVID-19 and geographical risk exposure to the Group.
As Myanmar's State of Emergency remains in place as at the date
of issuance of the condensed interim consolidated financial
statements, the Group cannot reasonably ascertain the full extent
of the probable impact of the disruptions on its operating and
financial performance for the financial year ending 30 September
2021.
The Group will closely monitor the developments in Myanmar and
provide regular updates to its shareholders who remain supportive
of the Group's efforts and initiatives.
4 REVENUE AND SEGMENT INFORMATION
Disaggregation of revenue
The Group has disaggregated revenue into various categories in
the following table which is intended to:
-- depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of
revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors; and
-- enable users to understand the relationship with revenue segment information provided.
Hospitality Education Services Total
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
6 months 6 months Unaudited 6 months 6 months 6 months 6 months Unaudited
ended ended 6 months ended ended ended ended 6 months
31 March 31 March ended 31 March 31 March 31 March 31 March ended
2021 2020 31 March 2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 31 March 2020
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
Rendering
of
services - - - - 2,707,920 1,957,985 2,707,920 1,957,985
Technical
support
service
fees 6,857 45,000 - 172,056 - - 6,857 217,056
Management
fees - - 361,409 193,679 - - 361,409 193,679
Royalty
income - - - 124,481 - - - 124,481
New centre
fee - - 3,750 3,750 - - 3,750 3,750
Student
fees - - 4,567,955 284,165 - - 4,567,955 284,165
6,857 45,000 4,933,114 778,131 2,707,920 1,957,985 7,647,891 2,781,116
========= ========= ============== ========= ========= ========= ========= ==============
Timing of
transfer of
services
Point in time - - - - 144,446 179,836 144,446 179,836
Over time 6,857 45,000 4,933,114 778,131 2,563,474 1,778,149 7,503,445 2,601,280
--------- --------- -------------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------------
6,857 45,000 4,933,114 778,131 2,707,920 1,957,985 7,647,891 2,781,116
========= ========= ============== ========= ========= ========= ========= ==============
4 REVENUE AND SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
The timing of revenue recognition would affect the amount of
revenue and deferred revenue (advances from customers) recognised
as at the reporting date in the statement of financial
position.
Unaudited Audited
31 March 30 September
2021 2020
US$ US$
Contract liabilities
Deferred revenue 5,553,582 5,180,719
========= ============
a) Significant changes in contract liabilities are as detailed below:
Unaudited Audited
31 March 30 September
2021 2020
US$ US$
Balance at beginning 5,180,719 230,983
Cash received in advance of performance
and not
recognised as revenue
----------- ------------
* Acquisition of subsidiary - 4,538,077
* Additions 4,787,859 3,664,305
----------- ------------
4,787,859 8,202,382
Revenue recognised during the financial
period (4,414,996) (3,252,646)
Balance at end 5,553,582 5,180,719
=========== ============
b) Remaining performance obligations
Non-current deferred revenues are in respect of cash received in
advance of performance which will be recognised according to the
following:
i. Deferred revenues for new centres will be recognised over the
remaining exclusive rights to develop and operate ranging from 6 to
8 (30 September 2020: 6.5 to 8.5) years.
ii. Student fees for Wall Street English language training and
primary school education are generally collected 1 to 12 months and
1 to 9.5 years (30 September 2020: 1 to 12 months and 1 to 10
years) respectively in advance of performance with reference to the
individual terms of the student contracts. Deferred revenues from
student fees are recognised over the duration of the respective
courses and the remaining contract period ranging from 1 to 7.5
years (30 September 2020: 1 to 8).
4 REVENUE AND SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Hospitality Education Services Others Total
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
1 October 2020 to
31 March 2021
Revenue 6,857 4,933,114 2,707,920 - 7,647,891
============ =============== =============== ============== ===============
Cost of services
and royalties (152,611) (3,067,365)(*) (1,972,830)(*) - (5,192,806)
(781,447)
Other expenses (166,191) (3,735,244) (740,596) (**) (5,423,478)
Interest income - 5,772 - 2 5,774
Segment loss (311,945) (1,863,723) (5,506) (781,445) (2,962,619)
Income tax benefit - 7,176 10,435 - 17,611
------------ --------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
Loss for the year (311,945) (1,856,547) 4,929 (781,445) (2,945,008)
============ =============== =============== ============== ===============
Other non-cash items:
Depreciation of plant
and equipment (7,582) (230,457) (8,152) (403) (246,594)
Amortisation of right-of-use
asset - (1,250,985) (80,390) - (1,331,375)
Amortisation of intangible
assets - - (70,160) (43,110) (113,270)
Impairment of trade
and other receivables - (103,207) - - (103,207)
============ =============== =============== ============== ===============
Reportable segment
assets as at 31 March
2021 90,995 20,146,346 3,865,118 1,057,939 25,160,398
Investment in FVOCI - - - 551,963 551,963
Total Group's assets 25,712,361
============ =============== =============== ============== ===============
Included in the segment
assets:
Additions:
Right-of-use assets - 3,088,394 354,304 - 3,442,698
============ =============== =============== ============== ===============
Reportable segment
liabilities as at
31 March 2021 (29,082) (17,432,877) (1,309,455) (5,324,673) (24,096,087)
Deferred tax liabilities - (214,445) (3,478) - (217,923)
Total Group's liabilities (24,314,010)
* Cost of services and royalties from "Education" and "Services"
segments comprise mainly employee benefits expenses amounting to
US$2,294,150 and US$1,797,508, respectively for the financial
period ended 31 March 2021.
** Other expenses from the "Others" segment comprise mainly
employee benefit expenses of US$447,475 for the financial period
ended 31 March 2021.
4 REVENUE AND SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Hospitality Education Services Others Total
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
1 October 2019 to
31 March 2020
Revenue 45,000 778,131 1,957,985 - 2,781,116
============ =============== =============== ============== ===============
Cost of services
and royalties - (181,625) (1,476,618)(*) - (1,658,243)
Other expenses (213,398) (1,458,979)(#) (536,175) (514,986) (2,723,538)
Interest income 8 20 5 60 93
------------ --------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
Segment loss (168,390) (862,453)(^) (54,803) (514,926) (1,600,572)
Income tax
benefit 10,383 - - - 10,383
------------ --------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
Loss for the year (158,007) (862,453) (54,803) (514,926) (1,590,189)
============ =============== =============== ============== ===============
Other non-cash items:
Depreciation of
plant and equipment (11,646) (133,591) (16,270) (291) (161,798)
Amortisation of
right-of-use asset - (187,240) - - (187,240)
Amortisation of
intangible assets - (17,507) (45,043) - (62,550)
============ =============== =============== ============== ===============
Reportable segment
assets as at
30 September 2020 128,389 19,274,966 2,615,444 2,070,303 24,089,102
Investment in FVOCI - - - 675,574 675,574
Total Group's assets 24,764,676
============ =============== =============== ============== ===============
Included in the
segment assets:
Additions:
Plant and equipment 1,168 34,000 6,848 - 42,016
Reportable segment
liabilities as at
30 September 2020 (383,503) (15,496,729) (585,959) (3,640,965) (20,107,156)
Deferred tax liabilities - (231,818) (13,913) - (245,731)
Total Group's liabilities (20,352,887)
* Cost of services and royalties from "Education" and "Services"
segments comprise mainly employee benefit expenses amounting to
US$140,109 and US$1,459,693 for the financial period ended 31 March
2020.
# Other expenses from the "Education" segment comprise mainly
employee benefit expenses amounting to US$678,395, respectively for
the financial period ended 31 March 2020.
^ The loss from the "Education" segment includes the loss from
Yangon American International School amounting to US$771,420 for
the financial period ended 31 March 2020.
4 REVENUE AND SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Geographical information
The Group's business segments operate in three main geographical
areas. Revenue is based on the country in which the customers are
located. Segmental non-current assets consist primarily of
non-current assets other than financial instruments and deferred
tax assets. Segment non-current assets are shown by geographical
area in which the assets are located.
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months 6 months
ended ended
31 March 2021 31 March 2020
US$ US$
Revenue
Myanmar 3,633,617 2,781,116
Vietnam 4,014,274 -
------------- -------------
7,647,891 2,781,116
============= =============
Unaudited Audited
31 March 30 September
2021 2020
US$ US$
Segment non-current assets
Singapore 125,129 178,051
Myanmar 8,536,561 5,804,293
Vietnam 10,277,049 11,217,887
18,938,739 17,200,231
============= ===============
Non-current assets consist of plant and equipment, intangible
assets and right-of-use assets (30 September 2020: same) in the
statement of financial position of the Group.
5 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXPENSE
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months 6 months
ended ended
31 March 2021 31 March 2020
US$ US$
Salaries and bonuses* 6,110,117 2,433,931
Contributions to defined contribution
plans 189 27,374
Share-based compensation 92,440 96,041
6,202,746 2,557,346
-------------- --------------
*Included in these expenses are Director's fees and
remuneration.
6 FINANCE COST
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months 6 months
ended ended
31 March 2021 31 March 2020
US$ US$
Interest expenses on:
* Lease liabilities 355,685 142,654
* Loan from a shareholder 93,945 78,124
------------- -------------
449,630 220,778
============= =============
7 LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX
In addition to the charges and credits disclosed elsewhere in
the financial statements, the loss before income tax includes the
following charges:
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months 6 months
ended ended
31 March 2021 31 March 2020
US$ US$
Lease concession granted(1) (200,000) -
Professional fees 331,167 230,035
Credit charges for education services 182,931 -
Hotel related operating expenses 152,611 -
Academic expenses 529,416 -
Short term lease expense 114,728 117,031
Royalty expenses 61,705 140,110
Expenses pursuant to the on-going listing 81,711 72,114
Travelling expenses 50,999 41,806
Marketing expenses 534,119 21,756
Plant and equipment written off - 39,396
Software license and subscription fees 36,896 16,515
============== ==============
(1) The variable lease payments are related to additional rent
concessions received from landlord due to the COVID-19
pandemic.
8 INCOME TAX EXPENSE
The corporate income tax rate applicable to the Company and its
subsidiaries in Singapore is at 17% (31 March 2020: 17%). The Group
has significant operations in Myanmar and Vietnam, for which the
corporate income tax rate applicable are 25% (31 March 2020: 25%)
and 20% (31 March 2020: not applicable) respectively.
Taxation for other jurisdictions is calculated at the rates
prevailing in the relevant jurisdictions.
The Group calculates the period income tax expense using the tax
rate that would be applicable to the expected total annual earnings
of the respective entities. The material components of the income
tax expense in the condensed interim consolidated statement of
profit or loss are:
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months 6 months
ended ended
31 March 2021 31 March 2020
US$ US$
Current income tax
* (Under)/over provision in respect of prior financial
periods (10,197) 10,383
Deferred income tax
* current financial period 27,808 -
Total income tax credit recognised in
profit or loss 17,611 10,383
============= =============
9 PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
During the six-month financial period ended 31 March 2021, the
movements in the net carrying amount of plant and equipment are
summarised below.
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months 6 months
ended ended
31 March 2021 31 March 2020
US$ US$
Purchase of plant and equipment 33,663 42,016
Depreciation for the period (246,594) (161,798)
============== ==============
10 INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Area development Set-up fee Customer-
and centre and brand Computer software related
fees licensing fees licence assets Goodwill Total
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
31 March 2021
Cost
Balance as at 1
October 2020 395,372 40,000 103,904 273,913 6,291,859 7,105,048
Write-off - (2,500) - - - (2,500)
Adjustment - - 22,167 - - 22,167
Foreign exchange
difference 3,646 - 515 - 27,142 31,303
---------------- --------------- ----------------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance as at 31 March
2021 399,018 37,500 126,586 273,913 6,319,001 7,156,018
---------------- --------------- ----------------- --------- --------- ---------
Accumulated
amortisation and
impairment
Balance as at 1
October 2020 65,875 40,000 47,731 218,262 - 371,868
Amortisation 59,537 - 11,994 41,739 - 113,270
Write-off - (2,500) - - - (2,500)
Adjustment - - 22,167 - - 22,167
Foreign exchange
difference 2,545 - 396 - - 2,941
---------------- --------------- ----------------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance as at 31 March
2021 127,957 37,500 82,288 260,001 - 507,746
---------------- --------------- ----------------- --------- --------- ---------
Net carrying amount
Balance as at 31 March
2021 271,061 - 44,298 13,912 6,319,001 6,648,272
================ =============== ================= ========= ========= =========
10 INTANGIBLE ASSETS (CONTINUED)
Area development Set-up fee Customer-
and centre and brand Computer software related
fees licensing fees licence assets Goodwill Total
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
30 September 2020
Cost
Balance as at 1 April
2019 200,000 40,000 35,487 273,913 1,438,990 1,988,390
Acquisition of
subsidiary 179,227 - 22,529 - 4,514,304 4,716,060
Additions - - 44,198 - - 44,198
Foreign exchange
difference 16,145 - 1,690 - 338,565 356,400
---------------- --------------- ----------------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance as at 30
September 2020 395,372 40,000 103,904 273,913 6,291,859 7,105,048
---------------- --------------- ----------------- --------- --------- ---------
Accumulated
amortisation and
impairment
Balance as at 1 April
2019 35,833 4,000 19,819 89,130 - 148,782
Amortisation 30,042 6,000 27,912 129,132 - 193,086
Impairment loss - 30,000 - - - 30,000
---------------- --------------- ----------------- --------- --------- ---------
Balance as at 30
September 2020 65,875 40,000 47,731 218,262 - 371,868
---------------- --------------- ----------------- --------- --------- ---------
Net carrying amount
Balance as at 30
September 2020 329,497 - 56,173 55,651 6,291,859 6,733,180
================ =============== ================= ========= ========= =========
10 INTANGIBLE ASSETS (CONTINUED)
For presentation purposes, the carrying amounts of goodwill
(excluding computer software/license) are allocated to the
respective CGU have been group to the following segments:
Education Security services Total
31 March 30 September 31 March 30 September 31 March 30 September
2021 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020
US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
Goodwill 4,880,011 4,852,869 1,438,990 1,438,990 6,319,001 6,291,859
========= ============ ============ ============== ========= ============
11 RIGHTS-OF-USE ASSETS
During the six months financial period ended 31 March 2021, the
movements in the net carrying amount of rights-of-use assets are
summarised below.
Unaudited Audited
As at As at
31 March 2021 30 September
2020
US$ US$
Additions 3,442,698 6,174,925
Amortisation for the period (1,331,375) (937,703)
=============== ==============
12 FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ("FVOCI")
Unaudited Audited
As at As at
31 March 2021 30 September 2020
US$ US$
Balance at beginning 675,574 150,000
Additions - 612,754
Fair value recognised in other comprehensive
income (123,611) (87,180)
Balance at end 551,963 675,574
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Details of the investments are as follows:
Quoted equity instrument
- London Stock Exchange (AIM) 551,963 675,574
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The Group designated investments in quoted equity security to be
measured at fair value (Level 1) through other comprehensive income
("FVOCI") as at reporting dates. The Group intends to hold
investments for long-term for appreciation in value as well as
strategic investment purposes.
The FVOCI are denominated in United States dollar as at
reporting date.
13 TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES
Unaudited Audited
As at As at
31 March 2021 30 September
2020
US$ US$
Current
Trade receivables
Third parties 881,765 694,598
Related party 1,265,085 893,234
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Total trade receivables 2,146,850 1,587,832
Other receivables
Related party 3,918,366 3,506,890
Less: Loss allowances (3,498,947) (3,395,740)
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419,419 111,150
Third parties 280,327 280,327
Less: Loss allowances (280,327) (280,327)
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- -
Advances - 2,927
Sundry receivables 169,835 143,846
Deposits 52,489 51,644
Prepayments 300,647 495,669
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Total other receivables 942,390 805,236
Total trade and other receivables (current) 3,089,240 2,393,068
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Non-current
Deposits 521,220 520,892
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Total other receivables (non-current) 521,220 520,892
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Total trade and other receivables 3,610,460 2,913,960
Add: Cash and cash equivalents 2,501,552 3,941,413
Less: Prepayments (300,647) (495,669)
Financial assets at amortised costs 5,811,365 6,359,704
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Trade and other receivables
Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally on
a 15 to 60 (30 September 2020: 15 to 60) days credit term. They are
measured at their original invoice amounts which represent their
fair value on initial recognition.
The trade and non-trade amounts due from related parties of
US$1,265,085 (30 September 2020: US$893,234) and US$3,918,366 (30
September 2020: US$3,506,890) are amounts due from a company where
a Director of the subsidiaries has beneficial interests.
Amounts due from related parties are non-trade in nature,
unsecured, interest-free and are repayable on demand.
13 TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES (CONTINUED)
Expected credit loss allowances
i. Amount due from a related party
As at reporting date, loss allowances of US$3,498,947 (30
September 2020: US$3,395,740) was made for the non-trade amounts
due from a related party in respect of payments made on behalf and
advances for the operation of the managed language centres in
Myanmar. Based on the financial information of the related party,
continuous losses is expected and the likelihood of recovery is in
doubt.
ii. Amount due from third parties
In prior years, allowance for impairment of receivables from
third parties of US$280,327 was made in respect of advances to the
owners of the hostels under management as two of the hostels under
management experienced continuous losses and recoverability is in
doubt.
The Group may commit to provide annual or monthly advances to
the owners of the managed hostels pursuant to each operation and
management agreement. If the managed hostels do not meet the agreed
performance measures, such advances are recognised as hostel
related operating expenses in the profit or loss.
14 SHAREHOLDER'S LOAN (UNSECURED)
On 1 July 2019, the Group secured a loan facility of up to
US$3,000,000 with its corporate shareholder. The loan facility is
repayable no later than 30 June 2022 and may be repayable earlier
at the Group's discretion and bears semi-annual interest at 6% per
annum. As at reporting date, the loan has been fully drawn down by
the Group.
On 23 March 2020, the corporate shareholder has granted the
Group an additional loan facility of up to US$4,000,000 based on
similar interest rate and repayment terms as the initial loan
facility. During the financial period, the Group has drawn down
US$1,500,000 within the additional loan facility (US$2.0 million as
at the date of this report).
As at 31 March 2021, the Group accrued interest due to
shareholder amounted to US$312,152 (30 September 2020:
US$218,207).
15 TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
Unaudited Audited
As at As at
31 March 2021 30 September
2020
US$ US$
Trade payables
Third parties 468,007 687,020
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Other payables
Third parties 38,515 293,477
A corporate shareholder 3,222 4,180
Accruals 1,747,621 1,378,431
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Total other payables 1,789,358 1,676,088
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Total trade and other payables 2,257,365 2,363,108
Add:
Lease liabilities 11,440,229 9,345,122
Shareholder's loans 4,812,152 3,218,207
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Financial liabilities carried at amortised
cost 18,509,746 14,926,437
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Trade amounts due to third parties are unsecured, non-interest
bearing and are on a 15 to 45 (30 September 2020: 15) days credit
term.
The non-trade amounts due to third parties and a corporate
shareholder are unsecured, interest-free and repayable on
demand.
16 SHARE CAPITAL
Unaudited Audited Unaudited Audited
As at As at As at As at
31 March 30 September 31 March 30 September
2021 2020 2021 2020
Number of shares US$ US$
Issued and fully paid
ordinary shares:
Ordinary shares
At beginning of financial
period 2,804,920 2,478,041 20,553,638 14,016,058
Shares issued during
the financial period - 326,879 - 6,537,580
At end of financial
period 2,804,920 2,804,920 20,553,638 20,553,638
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The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to receive dividends
as and when declared by the Company. All ordinary shares have no
par value and carry one vote per share without restrictions.
The Company did not declare any dividend in respect of the
financial period from 1 October 2020 to 31 March 2021 and financial
period from 1 April 2019 to 30 September 2020.
17 LOSS PER SHARE
The calculation of the basic and diluted loss per share
attributable to the ordinary equity holders of the Company is based
on the following data:
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months 6 months
ended ended
31 March 2021 31 March 2020
Numerator
Loss for the financial period attributable
to the
owners of the parent (US$) (2,885,464) (1,587,660)
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Denominator
Weighted average number of ordinary shares
for the
purposes of basic and diluted loss per
share 2,804,920 1,242,415
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Loss per share (US$)
Basic and diluted (1.03) (1.28)
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In the current financial period and previous financial period,
diluted loss per share is the same as the basic loss per share
because the dilutive potential ordinary shares to be exercised are
anti-dilutive as the effect of the shares conversion would be to
decrease the loss per share.
18 SIGNIFICANT RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the financial period, in addition to the information
disclosed elsewhere in these financial statements, the Group
entered into the following significant transactions with related
parties at rates and terms agreed between the parties:
Unaudited Unaudited
6 months 6 months
ended ended
31 March 2021 31 March 2020
US$ US$
With related parties*:
* Technical support service fees - 172,056
* Management fee 361,409 193,679
* Royalty fee - 124,481
With a Director of the
subsidiaries:
* Professional fees 54,000 39,000
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*Related parties refer to entities where a Director of the
subsidiaries have beneficial interests.
19 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
Financial instruments and measurements
Financial instruments not measured at fair value
Financial instruments not measured at fair value includes cash
and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables (excluding
prepayments) and trade and other payables. Due to their short-term
nature, the carrying amount of these current financial assets and
financial liabilities measured at amortised costs approximate their
fair value.
The carrying amounts of the non-current loan due to a
shareholder approximates its fair value as the fixed interest rate
approximates market interest rates for such liabilities.
The quoted equity security is traded in an active market and its
fair value is based on the last quoted market prices at the
reporting date.
There were no transfers between levels during the period.
20 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
a) On 18 May 2021, Mr Jonathan Kolb was appointed as an
Executive Director on the Board of Directors of the Company in the
role of Chief Financial Officer. Jonathan was appointed as the
Company's Chief Financial Officer in July 2020 in a non-Board
position and has been one of the Company's key executives since
2015.
b) On 14 April 2021, in lieu of cash payments, annual bonuses
payable to certain key management personnel and Directors of the
Company relating to the financial period ended 30 September 2020
were satisfied through issuance of 41,000 new ordinary shares of
the Company at a price of US$6.00 per ordinary shares (being the
Company's closing bid price as at 13 April 2021) with no par value
and at a fair value of US$246,000.
c) As at the date of this report, Wall Street English, Auston
and Yangon American, are experiencing temporary closures of
in-person activities due to COVID-19 restrictions. Management
reasonably expects such restrictions to be lifted by August
2021.
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