Interim management report Strategic overview Frontier Developments is a leading developer of video games, with a proven track record of software technology development and innovation spanning several decades of rapid technological change. The Group has leveraged its technology to develop innovative video games across a wide variety of different genres and platforms, and has established relationships with globally renowned partners. The key pillars of the Group s strategy are to: complete the transition to a self-published company with multiple revenue-generating franchises maximise revenues from each franchise increase the number of franchises continue to improve its COBRA technology further strengthen organisational capability The board will report progress against each of these pillars going forwards. Frontier s decisions to invest in Elite Dangerous and Planet Coaster are the result of the current focus on leveraging its proven strengths to build strong game franchises. Frontier s online store and the successful further leveraging of its COBRA software exploitation are considered to be longer-term growth opportunities. Frontier s current key differentiators are its franchise IP (such as Elite Dangerous) and unique expertise in certain genres of game (such as Tycoon games), its COBRA game development technology that facilitates unique core gaming experiences across multiple platforms, and its ability to deliver quality games for specific target audiences on both the PC and console platforms. The digital games market was $61 billion in 2015, with PC rising to over 50% share ($32 billion) more than console and mobile put together. The Group is pleased to report significant progress regarding the transition of the business, which is due to complete in calendar Q4 2016. Elite Dangerous has continued to perform well, with sales of 1.4 million franchise units of Elite Dangerous by the end of December 2015. Business review Elite Dangerous In the period, Frontier continued to release updates for Elite Dangerous that significantly expanded the gameplay offering. Elite Dangerous became the first game to go through Microsoft s Game Preview Programme (GPP) for the Xbox One. It was made available on the GPP in June 2015, with the full title launching in October 2015. Frontier announced its paid-for second season of expansions, Elite Dangerous: Horizons, in August 2015. Updates within a season of expansions are free of charge however each season is charged separately. Frontier released the first expansion in the Horizons season (Planetary Landings) in December 2015 as an early access product. At the end of the half-year, 30 November 2015, Frontier had sold 1.2 million units of Elite Dangerous franchise games. Elite Dangerous is recognized as the first top quality game to support Virtual Reality (e.g. Oculus Rift and Valve s Steam VR), which the board believes differentiates the title and will provide sales opportunities as uptake of those devices grows. The Group continues to work on future expansions for Elite Dangerous to be released in 2016 as part of the Horizons season and beyond, with further announced Horizons expansions including The Engineers (Spring 2016), Guardians (Summer 2016), and The Commanders (Fall 2016) plus an as yet untitled fifth expansion. Planet Coaster The Group has a very successful track record in developing games of the strategy / simulation genre. Frontier became the acknowledged leading developer of Tycoon games for its work on the RollerCoaster Tycoon 1
Interim management report franchise, particularly its development of 2004 s c.10 million unit-selling PC game RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. This is still considered the benchmark of the Tycoon genre, more than ten years after its release. An announcement trailer video of Planet Coaster was shown for the first time at E3 s inaugural PC Gaming Show in June 2015. Subsequently Frontier has started to release development diary online videos for Planet Coaster, each explaining different features of the game. Planet Coaster has been well received. Frontier believes it has been successful in establishing its position in the market as a modern-day continuation of the Group s previous work on high-quality strategy / simulation titles, intended to further raise its own benchmark for Tycoon gameplay by combining accessible creative features with a sophisticated simulation. The January 2016 videos and social media activities for Planet Coaster reached 1.5 million people. The Group expects to ship the first early access builds of Planet Coaster to customers in March 2016, with first launch for the game in 4Q16. Current Trading and Outlook Sales of Elite Dangerous season one performed better than expected in the run up to Christmas, so by the end of December 2015 the Group had sold a total of 1.4 million units of Elite Dangerous franchise games. A Black Friday sale of season one was particularly effective, which had the effect of pulling forward some of the expected season one revenue into H1. The uptake of Horizons by Elite Dangerous season one customers is expected to continue throughout 2016, and is a clear focus of the Group. Going forward the Group will also continue to promote and develop additional channels and platforms for and versions of Elite Dangerous, as well as developing features and content for the Horizons and subsequent seasons. The Group will also continue its investment in the development of Planet Coaster, its second major franchise, and release its first early access builds to customers. After Planet Coaster has launched the Group plans to start development of a third franchise. Group Financial Performance The Group continues to invest in the transition to self-publishing multiple self-developed computer game franchises, supported by proprietary technology, with the first public release of Elite Dangerous: Horizons in December 2015 and significant ongoing development geared towards the planned release of Planet Coaster in calendar Q4 of 2016. The Board considers that the most appropriate way of illustrating the performance of Frontier through this transition phase is through a statement of cash flows. The consolidated statement of cash flows is therefore the first primary statement displayed in the interim report. Looking at the financial performance in the first six months of the financial year, to 30 November 2015, cash and cash equivalents decreased by 2.0m (30 November 2014: increase 1.3m) during this investment phase, as the majority of development staff worked on content for future release. With the focus on investing in our own technology and IP, the cash flow attributed to the sales of digital content and merchandise of released computer games, such as Elite Dangerous and pre orders of Elite Dangerous: Horizons was 8.8m (2014: 6.3m and 3.0m from external publishing contracts), Staff salaries and development overhead of both the Elite Dangerous and Planet Coaster franchises amounted to 6.4m (2014: 5.5m), and marketing, capital expenditure and administration overhead incurred was 4.2m (2014: 2.4m), reflecting the shift to a self publishing business operation. Revenues increased 50% compared with the first six months of the previous financial year - in respect of selfpublished titles the increase was 179%. The self-published revenue mix was impacted by successful sales undertaken in the period which increased volume at a lower price point. Future revenue relating to early access versions and pre-orders of Elite Dangerous: Horizons held within deferred income at November 2015 was 2.8m (2014: 3.3m). 2
Interim management report The Group recorded an operating profit of 0.4m (2014: Operating loss 1.9m). EBITDA improved to 2.1m in comparison with the prior year amount of 0.5m. The adjusted Operating result was, as expected a loss of 1.7m (2014; loss 1.4m).This measure is stated after expensing capitalised development costs and excludes certain non-cash items from within expenses on the income statement. As such it reflects the investment phase being undertaken. Cash and Cashflow The Group generated 2.7m from continuing operations, and invested 4.5m in non-current assets resulting in a net decrease in cash of 1.9m to 8.6m at the period end. (2014: net cash 9.8m). Within working capital movements, cash received on pre orders was 2.1m. Trade and other receivables increased by 2.3m being a shift in the mix of revenue through third party platforms, where cash is typically received 30 to 60 days after the period end. Frontier recorded a 50% increase in revenue in the six months to November 2015 compared to the six months to November 2014, with the reported figure standing at 10.9m. The proportion of sales proceeds from nonreporting currency rose to 74% (2014: full year 33%). The Group seeks to hedge at least 50% of its forecast net currency exposure on a rolling 12 months basis. The Elite Dangerous franchise represented 98% of digital self-published sales. Self-published revenues represent digital content sales where Frontier is the sole developer and determines the route to market. Royalties and other income represent mainly income streams for royalties distributed via Atari for RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and physical merchandise sales. Revenue from work-for-hire activities with external publishers has now reduced to zero in the period, reflecting the successful switch of development focus as part of the Group s planned transition to generating all its revenue from self-published titles. The 6 months to end November 2014 saw significant revenue generated from the recognition of revenue associated with items shipped to fulfil the Group s crowd-funding commitments. 2015 did not have a similar release of deferred revenue, and so as expected the total revenue from royalties, physical merchandise & other income fell, by 50% compared to the previous period. 3
Interim management report Revenue mix '000 For the six months ended November 2015 2014 % Self-published 10,740 3,848 179 External Publishing - 3,070 (100) Royalties, Physical Merchandise & Other income 178 357 (50) Total Revenue 10,918 7,275 50 Intangible Assets and Research & Development Expenditure Investment in the Group s own IP capitalised in the period was up 72% at 4.3m (2014: 2.5m) reflecting Frontier s commitment to a strategic software development programme in respect of COBRA technology and selfpublished titles. Frontier expensed 0.6m (2014: 0.5m) of costs within software development projects. Gross Margin and nature of expenses Gross margins were 71% (2014: 94%) reflecting a higher proportion of recognised sales from third party distribution platforms such as Steam and Xbox Live, as the Group added new distribution channels to address new audiences. Gross margin has been aligned to the reporting format mainly used in the sector; cost of sales represents commissions from third party developers, royalties payable to the co-developer of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, merchandise costs and e-commerce payment charges, with all staff costs now incorporated within operating costs. The Group has provided details of the nature of its 10.5m of expenses (2014: 9.1m) in note 8. Within the analysis Commissions and royalties paid increased to 3.1m from 0.3m as a result of third party distribution of Elite Dangerous. Employee benefit costs (including wages and salaries) were in line with the prior year based on a similar headcount (268 staff vs 272 staff). Sales and Marketing costs increased to 2.0m from 0.8m, related to the increase in self-publishing activity. R&D capitalised increased from 2.5m to 4.3m in line with our franchise investment activity. The useful economic lives of self-publishing assets were re-assessed at public release of Elite Dangerous in December 2014. Up to that point amortisation against pre-release revenue streams had been rightly prudent. Internal development costs of 7.3m are now being amortised over a period of up to six years on a straight line basis, as adjusted for assessments of useful economic life. 4.0m of internal development costs are for work that had yet to be released at the period end, mainly Elite Dangerous: Horizons and Planet Coaster. The balance of 0.9m of internal development cost representing LostWinds and Coaster Crazy are fully amortised. Amortisation for the acquired royalty streams of 5.1m commenced on a straight line basis from December 2014 over the expected useful life of the franchise, estimated at eight years. Profitability, EBITDA and Adjusted Operating profit 4
Interim management report During the transition phase of the business the Board monitors performance on three levels, Operating profit, EBITDA and adjusted operating profit. The reconciliation from Operating profit through to adjusted operating profit is as follows: For the six months ended November 2015 2014 % Operating result before interest and tax 430 (1,899) 123 Depreciation 131 138 Amortisation and impairment 1,501 2,274 EBITDA 2,062 513 302% Share based compensation 418 305 Fair Value adjustments 137 255 Loss on disposal of assets and investments - 2 Dilapidations provision 11 18 Subsidiary set up fees - 13 EBITDA adjusted 2,628 1,106 138% R&D capitalised (4,305) (2,506) Tax credits deducted from Administration expenses - - Adjusted Operating result (1,677) (1,400) (20%) Earnings per Share and Dividend The basic Earnings per share was 1.2 pence per share (2014: (5.7) pence) based on a weighted average number of shares of 33.6m (2014: 33.5m). Diluted basic earnings per share was 1.1 pence per share (2014: (5.7 pence) based on a weighted average of 34.9m shares (2014: 33.5m). The fully adjusted earnings per share moved to (5.0) from (4.2) pence per share on an undiluted basis (note 9). The Board seeks to strike a balance between the needs of the business in terms of investment and the desire to provide a high level of return to shareholders. Considering the significant investment the Group is making in the release of its second major franchise the Board has decided not to pay a dividend for the period (2014: nil). 5
Interim management report Share issues & Employee Benefit Trust The Group operates an Employee Benefit Trust. During the period 300,000 ordinary shares at 80 pence were issued to the Trust in order to meet share options exercised by employees. The Employee Benefit Trust has an interest in 291,957 shares at the end of the period The Group granted 193,200 share options under the Company Share Option Plan and an unapproved share plan in the period at a fair value of 0.2m. The Employee Benefit Trust undertook market purchases of 0.1m shares. 217,084 ordinary shares at 1.27 were issued to a third party against warrants originally issued at IPO. Key Performance Indicators In addition to the Revenue and profitability measures mentioned previously as a key indicator of growth and profitability, the Group has transitioned to investing in its own self-published content: % of revenue by segment for the six months ending November 2015 2014 2013 Self-published 98% 55% 3% Publishing - 42% 91% Work for hire royalties & other income 2% 3% 6% Total 100% 100% 100% The reducing trend in royalties and other income is the result of a combination of the recognition of revenue associated with the fulfilment of crowd-funding obligations in 2014 and a natural reduction in royalty earned by prior work-for-hire products which are aging and not now being replaced as the Group s focus has switched to developing self-published titles. Risk and Uncertainties The Board continuously monitors and assesses the key risks of the business. The key risks that could affect the Group s financial performance and their associated mitigating factors, have not significantly changed from those set out on pages 12 and 13 of the Group s Annual Report for 2015, a copy of which is available from the Frontier Developments website: http://www.frontier.co.uk/docs/files/frontier%20developments%20annual%20report%202015.pdf 6
Interim management report Operating activities Unaudited 6 months ended Audited 12 months to Nov 2015 Nov 2014 May 2015 Cash generated from operations (see below) 2,667 3,758 7,334 Finance income (10) (7) (53) Taxes received/(paid) 4 42 23 Cash flow from operating activities 2,661 3,793 7,304 Investing activities Purchase of property, plant and equipment (123) (172) (289) Expenditure on intangible assets (4,407) (2,527) (4,385) Proceeds from disposal of other long-term financial assets - 36 36 Employee benefit trust investment (400) - (551) Interest received 10 7 53 Cash flow from investing activities (4,920) (2,656) (5,136) Financing activities (Repayment)/proceeds from interest free loan - - (158) Proceeds from issue of share capital 276 158 159 Cash flow from financing activities 276 158 1 Net change in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations (1,983) 1,295 2,169 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 10,478 8,612 8,612 Exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents 148 58 (303) Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 8,643 9,965 10,478 The accompanying accounting policies and notes form part of this financial information. 7
Interim management report The following non-cashflow adjustments and adjustments for changes in working capital have been made to profit before tax to arrive at operating cashflow: Cash generated from operations Unaudited 6 months ended Audited 12 months to Nov 2015 Nov 2014 May 2015 Profit/(loss) after tax 395 (1,892) 1,647 Depreciation, amortisation and impairment 1,632 2,412 4,517 Fair value adjustments - - 31 Profit on disposal of fixed assets and available for sale assets - 3 1 Proceeds from the sale of non current assets - - 16 Share-based payment expenses 418 305 767 Interest expense - 3 - Taxation 45 - (190) Foreign exchange (190) (49) 242 Operating cash flow before changes in working capital 2,300 782 7,031 Net changes in working capital: Change in inventories (24) (14) 2 Change in trade and other receivables (2,289) 685 74 Change in trade and other payables 2,670 2,287 190 Change in provisions 10 18 37 Cash generated from operations 2,667 3,758 7,334 8
Consolidated Income Statement Notes 30/11/15 Unaudited 6 months ended Audited 12 months to 30/11/14 31/5/15 Revenue 7 10,918 7,275 22,763 Cost of sales (3,132) (471) (2,119) Gross profit 7,786 6,804 20,644 Other income - 1 3 Selling and distribution expenses (2,024) (865) (2,749) Administrative expenses (2,052) (2,308) (4,561) Research and development expenses (3,280) (5,531) (11,771) Other expenses - - - Operating Profit/(loss) 430 (1,899) 1,566 Finance income 10 7 53 Profit/(loss) before tax 440 (1,892) 1,619 Income tax (45) - 28 Profit/(loss) for the period 395 (1,892) 1,647 All the activities of the Group are classified as continuing. Earnings per share 9 Basic earnings per share 1.2 (5.7p) 4.9 Diluted earnings per share 1.1 (5.7p) 4.7 Statement of Comprehensive Income Unaudited 6 months ended 30/11/15 30/11/14 Audited 12 months to 31/5/15 Profit/(loss) for the period 395 (1,892) 1,647 Items that will be reclassified to the profit and loss Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations (99) 8 (57) Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to the owners of the Group 296 (1,884) 1,590 The accompanying accounting policies and notes form part of this financial information 9
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Unaudited Audited Notes 30 Nov 2015 30 Nov 2014 31 May 2015 Non-current assets Intangible assets 10 14,006 11,215 11,101 Property, plant and equipment 325 360 333 Total non-current assets 14,331 11,575 11,434 Current assets Inventories 37 29 13 Trade and other receivables 5,336 2,280 3,047 Other short-term assets 44 25 50 Cash and cash equivalents 8,643 9,965 10,478 Current assets 14,060 12,299 13,588 Total assets 28,391 23,874 25,022 Equity and liabilities Equity Share capital 11 170 168 168 Share premium account 14,476 13,962 13,963 Equity reserve 162 971 633 Foreign exchange reserve (99) (22) (57) Retained earnings 6,825 2,392 6,180 Total equity 21,534 17,471 20,887 Liabilities Current Trade and other payables 3,645 2,748 3,107 Provisions - 241 - Other short-term financial liabilities - - - Deferred income 1,379 3,339 724 Non-current 5,024 6,328 3,831 Provisions 270-260 Deferred income (non- current) 1,477 - - Deferred tax 86 75 44 1,833 75 304 Total liabilities 6,857 6,403 4,135 Total equity and liabilities 28,391 23,874 25,022 The accompanying accounting policies and notes form part of this financial information 10
Consolidated Statement of Changes In Equity Share capital Share premium account Option reserve Foreign exchange reserve Retained earnings Total Equity At 31 May 2014 167 13,805 790 (30) 4,160 18,892 Increase in equity in relation to options issued - - 767 - - 767 Own shares held by the EBT - - (551) - - (551) Share based payment transfer - - (373) - 373 - Issue of share capital 1 158 - - - 159 Transactions with owners 1 158 (157) - 373 375 Profit for the year - - - - 1,647 1,647 Other comprehensive income: Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations Total comprehensive income for the year - - - (27) - (27) - - - (27) 1,647 1,620 At 31 May 2015 168 13,963 633 (57) 6,180 20,887 At 1 June 2014 167 13,805 790 (30) 4,160 18,892 Increase in equity in relation to options issued - - 305 - - 305 Share based payment transfer - - (124) - 124 - Issue of share capital 1 157 - - - 158 Transactions with owners 1 157 181-124 463 Loss for the period (1,892) (1,892) Other comprehensive income: Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations Total comprehensive income for the period - - - 8-8 - - - 8 (1,892) (1,884) At 30 Nov 2014 Unaudited 168 13,962 971 (22) 2,392 17,471 At 1 June 2015 168 13,963 633 (57) 6,180 20,887 Increase in equity in relation to options issued - - 418 - - 418 Own shares held by the EBT - - (639) - - (639) Share based payment transfer - - (250) - 250 - Issue of share capital 2 513 - - - 515 Transactions with owners 2 513 (471) - 249 294 Profit for the period - - - - 395 395 Other comprehensive income: Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations Total comprehensive income for the period - - - (42) - (42) - - - (42) - (42) At 30 Nov 2015 Unaudited 170 14,476 162 (99) 6,825 21,534 The accompanying accounting policies and notes form part of this financial information. 11
Notes to the financial statements 1. Financial Information The financial information set out below of the Group and its subsidiary undertaking for the six months ended 30 November 2015 and 30 November 2014 has been prepared by the Directors of the Group on the basis set out in note 3. 2. Corporate Information Frontier Developments plc ( the Group ) develops non-game applications and video games for the interactive entertainment sector. The Company is a public limited company and is incorporated and domiciled in the United Kingdom. The address of its registered office is 306 Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 0WG. The Group s operations are based in the UK and its North American subsidiaries, Frontier Developments Inc., based in Canada and Frontier Developments Inc. in the US. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors for issue on 10 February 2016. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 May 2015 were approved by the Board of Directors on 8 September 2015 and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors on those accounts was unqualified, did not contain an emphasis of matter paragraph and did not contain any statement under section 498 of the Companies Act 2006. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been reviewed, not audited. 3. Basis of Preparation and Statement of Compliance The condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements of the group and are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (IFRSs as adopted by the EU) and the Companies Act 2006. The financial information has been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for financial instruments held at fair value. The financial information is presented in Sterling, the presentation and functional currency for the Group and Company. All values are rounded to the nearest thousand pounds () except when otherwise indicated. Going concern basis The Group s forecasts and projections, taking account of current cash resources and reasonably possible changes in trading performance, support the conclusion that there is a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements. The Group maintains a revolving credit facility to support its plans, and is debt free. 4. Accounting Policies The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements are unchanged from those set out in the Group s consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 May 2015. These policies have been consistently applied to all the periods presented. 5. Significant Accounting Estimates and Key Judgements The preparation of interim financial statements requires management to make 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. 12
Frontier Developments Plc Notes to the financial statements (continued) The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below. These significant estimates and judgements remain the same as those included in the financial statements for the year ended May 2015: a) Intangible assets The Group invests heavily in research and development. The identification of development costs that meet the criteria for capitalisation is dependent on management s judgement and knowledge of the work done. Development costs of software tools within a project that can be utilised generically are separately identified. Judgements are based on the information available at each period end. Economic success of any development is assessed based on discounting cash flows from predicted revenue forecasts but remains uncertain at the time of recognition as it may be subject to future technical problems and therefore a review for indicators of impairment is completed by product at each period end date. The net book values of the Group and Company intangible assets including rights acquired, at 30 November 2015 are 14.0m (November 2014: 11.2m). Intangible assets are subject to amortisation and reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable, for example, a decision to suspend a selfpublished title under development. An impairment loss is recognised for the amount by which the asset s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset s fair value less costs to sell and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are reviewed by project for which there are separately identifiable cash flows. Games developed to be self-published are reviewed for impairment based on the status at the end of each financial year and at the half year against a prudent level of the projected net earnings. Self-published titles are amortised on completion of the game. b) Revenue recognition Where self-published titles have pre-orders, recognition is made by reference to delivery of performance obligations. Revenue stemming from the sale of early versions of a game are recognised at the date of release of the early access versions. Where pre-orders include delivery of the final version of the game, an estimate is made of this final element, which is included in deferred income until the final version is released to the public. 6. Risks and uncertainties An outline of the key risks and uncertainties of the Group was described in the 2015 financial statements, including strategic, execution and financial risks associated with the Group s transition as it seeks to diversify its business base. Risk is an inherent part of doing business but the strong cash position and interest in the Elite Dangerous offering leads the Directors to believe that the Group is well placed to manage business risks successfully. 7. Segment Information The Group identifies reportable operating segments based on internal management reporting that is regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker and reported to the board. The chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer. Management information is reported as a single operating segment being the design and production of computer software irrespective of platform or route to market. Resources are managed on the basis of the Group as a whole. The Group s revenues from external customers are divided into the following geographical areas: Unaudited 6 months ended Audited year ended 13
Frontier Developments Plc Notes to the financial statements (continued) 30/11/15 30/11/14 31/5/15 United Kingdom (country of domicile) 1,555 2,858 5,795 United States of America 4,309 2,461 7,687 Rest of the World 5,054 1,956 9,281 10,918 7,275 22,763 At November 2015 nil (2014: 24,250) of non-current assets are based in Canada, with the remainder in the UK. EBITDA before material exceptional items is a key performance indicator for the Group as a whole, and is calculated as follows: Unaudited 6 months ended Audited year ended 30/11/15 30/11/14 31/5/15 Operating Profit/(loss) before interest and tax 430 (1,899) 1,566 Depreciation 131 138 271 Amortisation and impairment 1,501 2,274 4,246 EBITDA 2,062 513 6,083 8. Nature of expenses The Group s operating costs have been divided into the following categories: Unaudited 6 months ended 30/11/15 30/11/14 Audited year ended 31/5/15 Commissions, charges and royalties paid 3,107 318 1,824 Depreciation and amortisation 1,632 2,412 4,517 Employee benefits 6,254 6,358 13,015 Sales and marketing 1,974 841 2,513 Merchandise costs 54 68 526 Administration and other overheads 1,773 1,579 3,298 R&D Capitalised (4,305) (2,506) (4,338) 10,488 9,070 21,355 9. Earnings per Share The calculation of the basic earnings per share is based on the profits attributable to the shareholders of Frontier Developments plc divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period excluding the shares held by the Employee Benefit Trust. Separate calculations have been performed to a profit taking out the adjusted items included in the note below. November 2015 November 2014 May 2015 Profit/(loss) attributable to shareholders () 395 (1,892) 1,647 Weighted average number of shares 33,597,276 33,468,590 33,513,575 Basic earnings per share (pence) 1.2 (5.7) 4.9 14
Frontier Developments Plc Notes to the financial statements (continued) The calculation of the diluted earnings per share is based on the profits attributable to the shareholders of Frontier Developments plc divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year as adjusted for dilutive share options. November 2015 November 2014 May 2015 Profit/(loss) attributable to shareholders () 395 (1,892) 1,647 Weighted average number of shares 34,929,115 33,468,590 35,346,221 Diluted Basic earnings per share (pence) 1.1 (5.7) 4.7 The calculation of the adjusted earnings per share, as often calculated by external analysts, is based on the adjusted profit after tax. Separate calculations have been performed to a profit taking out adjusted items: November 2015 November 2014 May 2015 Adjusted (loss)/profit () (1,677) (1,406) 2,466 Weighted average number of shares 33,597,276 33,468,590 33,513,575 Adjusted Basic earnings per share (pence) (5.0) (4.2) 7.4 Weighted average number of shares (diluted) 33,597,276 33,468,590 35,346,221 Adjusted diluted earnings per share (pence) (5.0) (4.2) 7.0 Adjusted profit November 2015 November 2014 May 2015 Operating profit/(loss) 430 (1,899) 1,566 Depreciation 131 138 271 Amortisation 1,501 2,274 4,246 EBITDA 2,062 513 6,083 Share based compensation 418 305 767 Dilapidations provision 11 18 37 Fair value adjustment 137 255 72 U.S Entity set up fees - 13 7 Investment loss - 2 1 Adjusted EBITDA 2,628 1,106 6,967 R&D Capitalised (4,305) (2,506) (4,338) Tax credits deducted from administration costs - (163) Adjusted (loss)/profit (1,677) (1,400) 2,466 15
Frontier Developments Plc Notes to the financial statements (continued) 10. Intangible assets The Group s Intangible assets comprise capitalised development tools and acquired software licences and selfpublished software games. The carrying amounts for the reporting periods under review can be analysed as follows: Cost Development tools & licences Self-published software Third party software Total At 31 May 2014 4,527 9,466 956 14,949 Additions 448 2,058 21 2,527 Disposals - - (9) (9) At 30 Nov 2014 Unaudited 4,975 11,524 968 17,467 Additions 215 1,617 26 1,858 Disposals (848) - - (848) At 31 May 2015 4,342 13,141 994 18,477 Additions 144 4,161 101 4,406 Disposals - - - - At 30 Nov 2015 Unaudited 4,486 17,302 1,095 22,883 Amortisation and impairment At 31 May 2014 2,025 1,166 796 3,987 Charge for the period 538 1,674 62 2,274 Disposal - - (9) (9) At 30 Nov 2014 Unaudited 2,563 2,840 849 6,252 Charge for the period 537 1,381 54 1,972 Disposals (848) - - (848) At 31 May 2015 2,252 4,221 903 7,376 Charge for the period 563 886 52 1,501 Disposal - - - - At 30 Nov 2015 Unaudited 2,815 5,107 955 8,877. Net Book Value at 30 Nov 2015 Unaudited 1,671 12,195 140 14,006 Net Book Value at 31 May 2015 2,090 8,920 91 11,101 Net Book Value at 30 Nov 2014 Unaudited 2,412 8,684 119 11,215 Net Book Value at 31 May 2014 2,502 8,300 160 10,962 16
Frontier Developments Plc Notes to the financial statements (continued) 11. Equity 11.1 Share Capital Unaudited 30 November 2015 30 November 2014 Audited 31 May 2015 Called up, allotted and fully paid 0.005 each 0.005 each 0.005 each Ordinary shares 170 168 168 11.2 Movements in share capital Movements in number of Ordinary Shares Unaudited 6 months ended 30 November 2015 000 30 November 2014 000 Audited year ended 31 May Number of shares at beginning of period 33,580 33,384 33,384 Issued on share option and warrants exercises 2015 000 517 195 196 At the end of the period 34,097 33,579 33,580 During the period to 30 November 2015: 517,084 Ordinary shares of 0.5 pence were allotted as fully paid at an average premium of 103 pence being the exercise of warrants issued to a third party at IPO and to the Employee Benefit Trust (EBT). The average market value was 223.25 pence on the days of exercise. 12. Cautionary statement Sections of this Interim Financial report contain certain forward-looking statements with respect of the Group s financial condition, results, operations and business. These forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties because they relate to events that may or may not occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause the actual results of developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Nothing in this document should be construed as a profit forecast. 17