Avast plc First Quarter Trading Update - Seite 2

FY 2021 Guidance

Avast completed the disposal of the Family Safety mobile business on 16 April⁵. The disposal, which will be modestly earnings dilutive, will benefit reported growth rates over the balance of the year. As a result, for full year 2021 the Group now expects to deliver at the upper end of the six to eight percent organic Revenue growth guidance, with the Consumer Indirect segment likewise revised to low single-digit percent growth.

Due to continued R&D and marketing investment, which is second half weighted, guidance for the Group's Adjusted EBITDA margin percent remains broadly flat versus FY 2020.  

Dividend and AGM

The Board has recommended the payment of a final 2020 dividend of 11.2 US cents per share. The scheduled ex-dividend date is 13 May 2021, and the scheduled payment date is 18 June 2021.

The company's AGM is scheduled for 6 May 2021. Webcast facilities will be provided to enable shareholders to follow proceedings. Further details are provided in the separate RNS ('Publication of Notice of 2021 Annual General Meeting') and on the Company website at https://investors.avast.com.

The company's next scheduled update to the market will be the Half Year Report for the six months to 30 June 2021 on 11 August 2021.

ENQUIRIES & MEDIA CONTACT

Investors and analysts: 
Peter Russell, Director of IR 
[e-mail]

Media:  
Stephanie Kane, VP PR and Corporate Communications 
[e-mail]

Tavistock:
Lulu Bridges / Jos Simson / Heather Armstrong
Tel:  [phone]

Notes:
¹ Growth rate excluding currency impact calculated by restating 2021 actual to 2020 FX rates. Deferred revenue is translated to USD at date of invoice and is therefore excluded when  calculating the impact of FX on revenue.
² Growth figures exclude Discontinued Business. The Company is exiting its toolbar-related search distribution business, which had previously been an important contributor to AVG's revenues. Separately, on 30 January 2020, the Group decided to wind down the operation of its subsidiary Jumpshot Inc. Together, including the Group's browser clean-up business, referred to above as "Discontinued Business".
³ Organic growth rate excludes the impact of FX, acquisitions, business disposals, and discontinued business. It excludes current period billings and revenue of acquisitions until the first anniversary of their consolidation.
⁴ Adjusted EBITDA margin percentage is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Revenue.
⁵ Due to completion of the disposal on 16 April, the Family Safety Mobile business is included in the reported Q1 2021 performance.

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