Thread regarding Synamedia layoffs

FY23 results

FY22 performance wasn't the best:

FY22 revenue was down $98.4mn (18%): FY22 $471mn vs FY21 $569.4mn
FY22 EBITDA was down $49mn (35%): FY22 $89.2mn vs FY21 $138.2mn
Cash at end of June 22 was down 89%(!) to only $6.3mn(!!): FY22 $6.3mn vs FY21 $59.6mn. No wonder the bonus hasn't been paid!

FY23 results should make for interesting reading.

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So FY23 revenue was around $437mn (-7%/-$34mn) vs FY22 $471mn (FY21 $569.4mn). Still declining, but not as drastically.

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@ljj+1oW5NUml "Total personnel expenses in the year were $283.8mn...of which $275.8mn represents the underlying costs incurred...$8mn relates to the one-off costs incurred in restructuring the business."

Average monthly costs payroll was $23mn in FY22. That'll have dropped a little now post-restructuring but will still be in the region of $21mn a month.

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Post ID: @1sxq+1oW5NUml

I think you’ll find the payroll just for the ELT is approx $3.7M per annum

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Post ID: @tti+1oW5NUml

@uur+1oW5NUml

Don't worry about FY25. We (you, me, most everyone) won't even be around in FY25 to witness the true sh1t.show.

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Post ID: @ffd+1oW5NUml

@caq+1oW5NUml FY23 Accounts should be out in November. Something to keep a close eye on. They'll be 6 months out of date by then but will give a very good picture of things.

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11305402/filing-history

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Post ID: @ydh+1oW5NUml

Starting to wonder if this ship is sinking. Will we even get paid for a few more months ? And of the company does tank, how will we get any redundancy. Deeply concerning.

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Post ID: @caq+1oW5NUml

@dwi+1oW5NUml

Quortex $13mn
Content Armour $7mn
Utelly 0.5mn

@ljj+1oW5NUml The company had used $6mn from it's Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) at June 2022, where the year before it had used $0mn. So effectively the $6mn cash on hand was borrowed!

@pkb+1oW5NUml Finance costs in FY22 were $48.1mn. FY23 will be around $55.3mn, FY24 $72.9mn, FY25 $226.1mn and FY26 $107.7mn so the existing debt will becoming significantly more onerous. Without a refinance the company needs to pay back a huge amount in FY25 ($226.1mn!), but even the $72.9mn this year/FY24 is a big jump from $48.1mn in FY22 and $55.3mn in FY23 when you are struggling for cash. This is why the company cannot afford to pay any FY23 bonus and does not have the cash to pay FY22!

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Post ID: @uur+1oW5NUml

but the debt markets are terrible!

it'd be funny if it wasn't so sad

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Post ID: @pkb+1oW5NUml

Did I read that right ? "Cash at end of June 22 was down 89%(!) to only $6.3mn(!!)" the monthly payroll for the whole company must be something like $6mn. So it's saying that we were right on the edge of not making the monthly payroll ? If true, huge red flag right there.

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Post ID: @ljj+1oW5NUml

These mo--ns acquired 2 companies in FY22 which ended up being nothing but a waste of money. They dumped most of their cash into those acquisitions. Disgusting level of incompetency and mismanagement.

And oh, that loser CFO who orchestrated all these id--tic moves bolted to another company after dumping millions of dollars that should've gone to FY22 bonus instead. What a d1-k face move.

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