1Spatial — £1m 1Streetworks deal highlights the opportunity

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1Spatial — £1m 1Streetworks deal highlights the opportunity

1Spatial has announced the completion of a landmark deal for its key 1Streetworks application. Originally highlighted at the interims, the company has now revealed the client to be Surrey County Council. The deal is encouraging for two reasons. Firstly, the size of the deal (£1m over 12 months) indicates that the potential opportunity for this product is large. Secondly, the council’s plan to use the product as a collaboration tool with contractors and utility companies should help stimulate wider adoption within the industry.

Written by

Dan Ridsdale

Head of Technology

TMT

1Spatial

£1m 1Streetworks deal highlights the opportunity

Contract win

Software and
computer services

21 October 2024

Price

67p

Market cap

£75m

Net debt at H125

£0.9m

Shares in issue

111.2m

Free float

79%

Code

SPA

Primary exchange

AIM

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

12.6

(5.6)

39.6

Rel (local)

11.2

(7.1)

24.9

52-week high/low

46p

76p

Business description

1Spatial’s core technology validates, rectifies and enhances customers’ geospatial data. 1Spatial’s SaaS products leverage the core technology to solve significant workflow bottlenecks, such as the creation of traffic management plans and validating data for public safety entities.

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FY25 trading update

March 2025

Analyst

Dan Ridsdale

+44(0)20 3077 5700

1Spatial is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

1Spatial has announced the completion of a landmark deal for its key 1Streetworks application. Originally highlighted at the interims, the company has now revealed the client to be Surrey County Council. The deal is encouraging for two reasons. Firstly, the size of the deal (£1m over 12 months) indicates that the potential opportunity for this product is large. Secondly, the council’s plan to use the product as a collaboration tool with contractors and utility companies should help stimulate wider adoption within the industry.

Year end

Revenue (£m)

EBITDA*
(£m)

EBIT*
(£m)

EPS*
(p)

EV/EBITDA
(x)

P/E
(x)

01/23

30.0

5.0

2.0

1.2

15.1

54.5

01/24

32.3

5.5

2.5

1.4

13.8

47.0

01/25e

35.8

5.7

2.4

1.4

13.2

48.3

01/26e

38.7

7.6

3.8

2.6

9.9

26.1

Note: *EBITDA, EBIT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items and share-based payments.

Step forward for 1Streetworks

The size of the deal – £1m over one year, with a large UK county – provides a good indication that the market opportunity for 1Streetworks is large. This contract covers traffic-sensitive roads, so there is scope for further expansion within Surrey. There are 29 county councils in the England (and more in the rest of the UK), and while Surrey is a large one (sixth largest in terms of income), the potential customer base for the product also includes firms such as utility companies and contractors.

Potential network benefits from collaboration

Surrey County Council’s plan to use the software as a centralised hub to manage the execution of street works is also interesting. Until now, communication around the return on investment from 1Streetworks has focused on the significant time, efficiency and cost benefits of using the platform on a standalone basis. Most notably, 1Spatial’s lead customer UK Power Networks has reduced road closures by 40% as a result of using the software. The platform’s use by multiple organisations will certainly increase awareness of the solution across the industry. It also opens up the potential for further efficiency benefits – for example, the ability to coordinate roadworks across agencies – and suggests that adoption could be spurred by network effects driven by the benefits of collaboration on a common platform.

Valuation: Encouraging signs, success not priced in

Our estimates remain unchanged, but momentum in the US and with 1Streetworks is encouraging and a continuation could provide a foundation for operationally geared upgrades. 1Spatial trades at a discount to peers on an EV/sales basis but at a premium on EV/EBITDA and P/E, reflecting a growth-oriented cost base. Successful execution is not reflected in the valuation. Our DCF analysis suggests a share price of 100p is achievable if the company reaches half of its five-year £40m annual recurring revenue goal for 1Streetworks, with a fair value of 270p if fully achieved.

Exhibit 1: Financial summary

£'k

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025e

2026e

Year end 31 January

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

 

 

24,600

27,027

30,002

32,315

35,800

38,700

Cost of Sales

(11,451)

(13,078)

(14,504)

(14,389)

(16,110)

(16,641)

Gross Profit

13,149

13,949

15,498

17,926

19,690

22,059

EBITDA

 

 

3,632

4,182

4,997

5,479

5,700

7,600

Normalised operating profit

 

 

435

1,302

2,026

2,463

2,411

3,811

Amortisation of acquired intangibles

(917)

(561)

(386)

(391)

(391)

(391)

Exceptionals

(492)

0

(194)

(693)

0

0

Share-based payments

(272)

(326)

(192)

33

33

33

Reported operating profit

(1,246)

415

1,254

1,412

2,053

3,453

Net Interest

(187)

(195)

(210)

(355)

(355)

0

Joint ventures & associates (post tax)

0

0

0

0

0

0

Exceptionals

0

0

0

0

0

0

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

248

1,107

1,816

2,108

2,056

3,811

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

(1,433)

220

1,044

1,057

1,698

3,453

Reported tax

308

163

14

123

(425)

(863)

Profit After Tax (norm)

198

886

1,362

1,581

1,542

2,858

Profit After Tax (reported)

(1,125)

383

1,058

1,180

1,274

2,590

Minority interests

0

0

0

0

0

0

Discontinued operations

0

0

0

0

0

0

Net income (normalised)

198

886

1,362

1,581

1,542

2,858

Net income (reported)

(1,125)

383

1,058

1,180

1,274

2,590

Basic average number of shares outstanding (m)

112

111

111

111

111

111

EPS - basic normalised (p)

 

 

0.18

0.80

1.23

1.43

1.39

2.57

EPS - diluted normalised (p)

 

 

0.17

0.77

1.20

1.40

1.36

2.53

EPS - basic reported (p)

 

 

(1.01)

0.35

0.95

1.06

1.14

2.33

Dividend (p)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Revenue growth (%)

5.2

9.9

11.0

7.7

10.8

8.1

Gross Margin (%)

53.5

51.6

51.7

55.5

55.0

57.0

EBITDA Margin (%)

14.8

15.5

16.7

17.0

15.9

19.6

Normalised Operating Margin (%)

1.8

4.8

6.8

7.6

6.7

9.8

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

18,273

17,100

19,277

21,524

23,118

23,600

Intangible Assets

15,187

15,003

17,408

19,951

22,058

23,053

Tangible Assets

3,086

2,097

1,869

1,498

985

472

Investments & other

0

0

0

75

75

75

Current Assets

 

 

18,332

18,018

19,222

17,030

18,488

21,078

Stocks

0

0

0

0

0

0

Debtors

10,890

12,271

14,151

12,770

14,222

15,374

Cash & cash equivalents

7,278

5,623

5,036

4,260

4,266

5,704

Other

164

124

35

0

0

0

Current Liabilities

 

 

14,813

14,903

17,093

15,334

16,834

17,349

Creditors

13,418

13,284

15,797

14,004

15,504

16,019

Tax and social security

0

0

0

99

99

99

Short term borrowings

470

531

660

647

647

647

Other

925

1,088

636

584

584

584

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

7,057

5,110

4,097

4,913

4,913

4,913

Long term borrowings

2,542

1,861

1,322

2,534

2,534

2,534

Other long term liabilities

4,515

3,249

2,775

2,379

2,379

2,379

Net Assets

 

 

14,735

15,105

17,309

18,307

19,860

22,416

Minority interests

0

0

0

0

0

0

Shareholders' equity

 

 

14,735

15,105

17,309

18,307

19,860

22,416

CASH FLOW

Op Cash Flow before WC and tax

2,961

4,048

4,593

4,356

5,345

7,600

Working capital

791

(1,578)

537

(112)

48

(637)

Exceptional & other

52

(107)

12

0

0

0

Tax

484

176

179

140

(425)

(863)

Net operating cash flow

 

 

4,288

2,539

5,321

4,384

4,968

6,100

Capex

(2,312)

(2,613)

(4,017)

(5,362)

(4,895)

(4,595)

Acquisitions/disposals

(585)

0

0

0

0

0

Net interest

0

0

0

0

0

1

Equity financing

0

0

14

19

0

0

Dividends

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other

585

(1,708)

(1,994)

357

(67)

(67)

Net Cash Flow

1,976

(1,782)

(676)

(602)

6

1,439

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

(3,887)

(4,403)

(3,231)

(3,054)

(1,079)

(1,085)

FX

194

127

89

(174)

0

0

Other non-cash movements

(1,654)

483

410

(1,199)

0

0

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

(4,403)

(3,231)

(3,054)

(1,079)

(1,085)

(2,524)

Source: Company data, Edison Investment Research

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