Dear Shareholders,
We are pleased to share that UFO has delivered another year of steady performance. We
delivered 11 % advertisement growth during the fiscal year 2019. Our cash flow generation
continued to remain healthy and Capex intensity remained low. We also declared a 300%
dividend for the year, which included a one-time special dividend of 150% in view of the
availability of cash with the Company.
Looking forward, we are confident of delivering sustained growth in the medium to long
term. The Indian economy is expected to remain the fastest growing major economy in the
world on the back of digitization, globalization, favourable demographics and reforms. The
Government through the past Union budgets has also been providing a consumption push which
will result in higher demand. Consumer behavior and expenditure patterns will continue to
shift and correspondingly result in increase in advertising spends. In this scenario, we
believe that there will continue to be tremendous growth prospects in India.
UFO's in-cinema Advertisement platform will continue to benefit from these trends as
India is expected to become the third largest consumer economy in the World by 2025. We
will continue to focus on driving advertisement revenue growth driven by increasing
inventory utilization and realizations. The measurement and research on cinemas which was
institutionalized will help in further deepening customer engagement. Advertisers prefer
credible research that provides footfalls, consumer data and profiles. Hence, this data
will drive advertiser interest and enable brands to take better informed investment
decisions.
On the Scheme of Arrangement and Amalgamation between UFO and Qube, the petition for
the merger with Qube was dismissed by NCLT in January and subsequently we started
exploring alternate options to combine UFO and Qube. However, on account of the current
market conditions and decline in our stock price, the comparative value of Qube requires a
similar write down which is not in line with the expectations of the shareholders of Qube.
Hence at this stage there is a standstill. However, the Managements and Promoters of both
companies are convinced of the benefits of the unified operations and will continue the
efforts to unify both Companies.
Finally, on behalf of the Board of Directors, we would like to take this opportunity to
express sincere gratitude toall our stakeholders for their continued interestand faith in
UFO. Many thanks toall our shareholders for their unconditional support. A special
appreciation to all our employees for their vigorous efforts and commitment that have
helped in making UFO a prominent Digital Cinema and In-Cinema advertising service provider
in India. We look forward to continuing this journey and achieving bigger dreams together
in the future.
Warm Regards. |
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Sanjay Caikwad |
Kapil Agarwal |
Founder and Managing Director |
Joint Managing Director |