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Commitments Test Entity - Third Quarter Report
Document date: Wed 30 Apr 2003
Published: Thu 01 May 2003 12:51:56
Document No: 294493
Document part: A
Market Flag: Y
Classification: Commitments Test Entity - Third Quarter Report
POCKETMAIL GROUP LIMITED 2003-04-30 ASX-SIGNAL-G
HOMEX - Sydney
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POCKETMAIL REPORTS STRONG FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR MARCH QUARTER.
* EBITDA positive for third successive quarter
* $A 0.5 million of debt repaid from cash flow
* March quarter operations produced a net operating cash surplus
of $A 0.3 million
Sydney, Wednesday 30 April 2003 - PocketMail Group Limited (ASX:
PKT), leading worldwide provider of affordable mobile e-mail
services, released its Statement of Cash Flows for the quarter ended
31 March 2003.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Total receipts from customers for the quarter was $A 2.4 million
(December quarter $A 2.7 million).
Despite slightly lower receipts, the company generated a second
consecutive quarter of net operating cash flow surplus, $A 0.3
million (December surplus, $A 0.2 million)
The result reflects the company's success in restructuring and
rationalising its operations over the last 6 months.
The company achieved this operating cash flow surplus while
maintaining trade creditors at a constant level and reducing debt by
$A0.5million in the quarter.
OTHER FINANCIAL RESULTS
Earnings before interest tax amortisation and depreciation (EBITDA)
were $A 0.1 million (December quarter $A 0.1 million), and included
$A 0.1 million in additional costs resulting from restructuring of
Australian operations.Comments PKT Chief Executive, David Marchant,
commented:
This has been another quarter of improved financial performance. We
have now had three successive quarters of EBITDA positive trading,
and have reduced debt by another $A 0.5 million out of cash flow.
At the same time, we have laid the foundations to expand of our
distribution channels and increase our sales."
POCKETMAIL GROUP LIMITED
* PocketMail Group Limited (PKT), a leading world-wide provider of
mobile e-mail services, is a company listed on the Australian Stock
Exchange.
* PocketMail is an innovative, low cost, mobile e-mail service that
enables PocketMail customers to send and receive e-mail from almost
any telephone in the world using a PocketMail device.
* The PocketMail service is available locally in USA, Canada and
Australia, and internationally from every other country in the world.
* PocketMails board of directors are Andrew Kelly, Chris Coudounaris,
Robert Hodges and David Marchant
For further information, please contact:
David Marchant
CEO POCKETMAIL
Tel: +1 (408) 689 1241 or +612 9234 0000 Fax: +612 9233 8370
E-mail: david.marchant@pkt.com.au
APPENDIX 4C
QUARTERLY REPORT FOR ENTITIES
ON BASIS OF COMMITMENTS
Name of entity
Pocketmail Group Limited
ABN Quarter ended ("current quarter")
008 719 015 31/03/2003
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Cash flows related to Current Year to date
operating activities Quarter (9 months)
AUD'000 AUD'000
1.1 Receipts from customers 2,353 7,907
1.2 Payments for
(a) staff costs (783) (2,673)
(b) advertising & marketing (114) (383)
(c) research & development - -
(d) leased assets (53) (230)
(e) other working capital (1,054) (4,549)
1.3 Dividends received - -
1.4 Interest and other items of
a similar nature received - 1
1.5 Interest and other costs of
finance paid (6) (83)
1.6 Income taxes paid - -
1.7 Other (provide details if material) - -
1.8 Net Operating Cash Flows 343 (10)
Cash flows related to investing activities
1.9 Payment for acquisition of:
(a) businesses (item 5) - -
(b) equity investments - -
(c) intellectual property - -
(d) physical non-current assets (7) (39)
(e) other non-current assets - -
1.10 Proceeds from disposal of:
(a) businesses - -
(b) equity investments - -
(c) intellectual property - -
(d) physical non-current assets - -
(e) other non-current assets - -
1.11 Loans to other entities - -
1.12 Loans repaid by other entities - -
1.13 Other (provide details if material) - -
Net investing cash flows (7) (39)
1.14 Total operating and
investing cash flows 336 (49)
Cash flows related to financing activities
1.15 Proceeds from issues of
shares, options, etc. - -
1.16 Proceeds from sale of
forfeited shares - -
1.17 Proceeds from borrowings - 200
1.18 Repayment of borrowings (514) (822)
1.19 Dividends paid - -
1.20 Other (provide details if material) - -
Net financing cash flows (514) (622)
Net increase (decrease) in cash held (178) (671)
1.21 Cash at beginning of quarter/
year to date 312 803
1.22 Exchange rate adjustments to item 1.20 55 57
1.23 Cash at end of quarter 189 189
PAYMENTS TO DIRECTORS OF THE ENTITY AND ASSOCIATES OF THE DIRECTORS
PAYMENTS TO RELATED ENTITIES AND ASSOCIATES OF THE RELATED ENTITIES
Current Quarter
AUD'000
1.24 Aggregate amount of payments to
the parties included in item 1.2 106
1.25 Aggregate amount of loans to the
parties included in item 1.11 -
1.26 Explanation necessary for an understanding
of the transactions
$350,000 in loan funds were repaid to Bindera Pty Ltd, the groups
major shareholder.
NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES
2.1 Details of financing and investing transactions which have had a
material effect on consolidated assets and liabilities but did
not involve cash flows
Current liabilities totalling $144,371 were repaid by issuing 7.2
million ordinary shares in the company
2.2 Details of outlays made by other entities to establish or
increase their share in businesses in which the reporting entity
has an interest
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FINANCING FACILITIES AVAILABLE
Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the position.
(See AASB 1026 paragraph 12.2)
Amount Amount
available used
AUD'000 AUD'000
3.1 Loan facilities -related parties & shareholders 2,361 2,361
- Hire Purchase facility 220 220
3.2 Credit standby arrangements - -
RECONCILIATION OF CASH
Reconciliation of cash at the end Current Previous
of the quarter (as shown in the quarter quarter
consolidated statement of cash flows) AUD'000 AUD'000
to the related items in the accounts
is as follows.
4.1 Cash on hand and at bank 189 312
4.2 Deposits at call - -
4.3 Bank overdraft - -
4.4 Other (provide details) - -
Total: cash at end of quarter (item 1.22) 189 312
ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSALS OF BUSINESS ENTITIES
Acquisitions Disposals
(item 1.9(a)) (Item 1.10(a))
5.1 Name of entity - -
5.2 Place of incorporation
or registration - -
5.3 Consideration for
acquisition or disposal - -
5.4 Total net assets - -
5.5 Nature of business - -
COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
1. This statement has been prepared under accounting policies which
comply with accounting standards as defined in the Corporations
Act (except to the extent that information is not required because
of note 2) or other standards acceptable to ASX.
2. This statement does give a true and fair view
of the matters disclosed.
D McArthur
COMPANY SECRETARY Date: 30/04/2003
STATEMENT ENDS
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