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October 2014

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  • Epic Code:
  • XLM
  • Price:
  • 51p
H1 results showed the expected front loaded costs ahead of the three acquisitions completed in the past few months, which didn’t contribute in the period. Consequently, sales were ahead by 24% to US$19.9m and adjusted ebitda was US$6.4m.During the month we met again with chief executive Ory Weihs. Our first question was exactly what are these costs? As Weihs explains, whilst XLM was a private business it was seeing great profitability but its cost base was unsustainably low if it wanted to target further growth and it has had to beef up its infrastructure. Weihs says XLM has added a stronger finance function and increased investment in R&D  to develop business intelligence systems to support sophisticated campaign ...

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