Smarttrans: Gelingt der Durchbruch?
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Hi ,
Thank you for taking the time to talk with me. I would firstly like to congratulate SmartTrans and the Management Team for their success so far with their business efforts in China.
I have previously tried to contact Mr. Carr regarding the expansion into new provinces but have yet to receive a reply, as I understand he is quite a busy man. I am unable to contact the Beijing office as I don’t speak Mandarin so I was hoping someone from the Management Team (your CFO for example) could field a few questions.
My questions for management are:
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SmartTrans announcement (21 October, 2015) - SmartTrans expands billing service into Liaoning Province with China Telecom
- The announcement indicated strong customer retention rates of 80%
SmartTrans announcement (17 November, 2015) - SmartPay surpasses 6 million customers in October
- Recurring Revenue subscribers grows to 40%
Question: Are the customer retention rates (80%) and growing subscriber base (40%) continuing to grow, hold steady, or are they reducing? There is a concern among shareholders that with the exponential increase in marketing spend last quarter ($2.5m) compared to previous quarter ($500k) is partly due to SmartTrans trying to gain more customers due to a decline in recurring customers and subscribers.
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SmartTrans announcement (21 October, 2015) - SmartTrans expands billing service into Liaoning Province with China Telecom
“we are now working closely with both China Mobile and China Telecom with a view to fast tracking further expansion of the Direct Carrier billing service into additional major provinces in the near term”
Question: What is the progress of this? What timeframe does the term “fast track” and “near term” mean? SmartTrans have expanded their direct carrier billing services into a new province in China every one or two months on average (as indicated by previous announcements). The last expansion into a new province (Liaoning) was October, 2015 and it is now almost March, a four month gap. As an investor, one would expect “fast track” and “near term” means a shorter lead time of expanding into new provinces than the average one to months that was previously being achieved.
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Is there a reason for SmartTrans substantial increase in marketing spend last quarter? I understand that to expand and grow a business, you need to spend money to make money. Is there the expectation by management that the substantial increase in marketing spend will equally lead to a substantial increase in revenue?
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Question: There is concern among shareholders regarding the payment terms (which have since been clarified by SmartTrans in subsequent announcements) for receipting monies owed by debtors. Have SmartTrans had any problems in the past with receipting monies owed from debtors with these payment terms? Have SmartTrans incurred any bad debts?
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Thank you for your time , it is much appreciated. I have CC’d management in on this email to ensure the message is circulated.
I look forward to hearing back from the SmartTrans Team.
Thankyou,
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Ergebnis 1Hj -600 Tsd AUD, also rund 400 TEUR. Also der Durchbruch ist noch nicht geschafft. Es gibt einen Posten einmalige Kosten von rd 1 Mio. Operativ ist das Unternehmen daher im Plus.
CEO weißt nochmal darauf hin, dass Sie kein Risiko sehen ausstehende Forderungen im Höhe von 6 Mio AUD einzutreiben.
Also heisst es alles in allem abwarten auf 3Q. Wie der Report der Börse gefällt, wird sich morgen zeigen. Die Info ging erst nach Börsenschluss raus.
Anbei die Antwort des CEO auf die Aktionärsmail, die ich hier am 24.2. hinterlegt hatte.
Hi all,
I have received a reply back from Bryan regarding my enquiry. Please see my questions in the first post of this thread (above) for your reference.
His response is as follows:
Hi ,
Briefly in response:
1 Monthly customer retention rates on subscription billing is being maintained at or better than 80% as reported.
2 In the normal course of business SmartTrans is working with China Mobile and China Telecom to expand the reach for the company’s billing operations and aiming to do so in a manner that is in the best interests of the company within the environment of working in China with State Owned Enterprises such as China Mobile and China Telecom. Bear in mind that SmartTrans’ reach and penetration within provinces is at very early stages and so the opportunity for expansion within these provinces is large. Simply adding new provinces is not the only measurement of expansion. Additionally expanding operations into a new province involves reasonable effort and focus to ensure appropriate roll out and application of the company’s billing capability.
3 SmartTrans incurs customer acquisition costs for which it pays suppliers in the month the paying customer is acquired (as is the industry norm), with cash receipts from those customers to be received in the future on a monthly basis as it is paid by the customer to the telco and the telco pays out. The expenditure in acquiring these customers does generate future revenue. Also, SmartTrans is obliged to report in the categories set out in the Appendix 4C, however SmartTrans noted that under the Payments for advertising and marketing category that this figure included third-party payments, which relate to portions of revenue collected by SmartTrans for which SmartTrans incurs no marketing costs and for which it earns and retains a royalty.
4 SmartTrans has incurred no bad debts in relation to its billing business in China.
Ansonsten wird es langsam spannend. In 2-3 Wochen müsste das Update auf die Umsatzentwicklung China kommen und am Monatsende die Q3-Zahlen.
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