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APGN Applegreen Plc

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Applegreen PLC

12 September 2017

Applegreen plc

Results for the six months ended 30 June 2017

Dublin, London, 12 September 2017: Applegreen plc ('Applegreen' or 'the Group'), a major petrol forecourt retailer with operations in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2017.

Financial highlights:

-- Adjusted EBITDA increased by 28% to EUR16.6m in H1 2017 from EUR13.0m in H1 2016 (31% on a constant currency basis)

   --     20% increase in gross profit on H1 2016 (24% at constant currency) 
   --     Like for like growth of 10% in non-fuel gross profit (food and store) at constant currency 
   --     Revenue up 21% to EUR672.5m 
   --     Continued investment in the development of the network with capex for the period of EUR29.8m 
   --     Net debt position at 30 June 2017 of EUR33.2m (31 December 2016: EUR19.4m) 
   --     Maiden interim dividend of 0.60 cent per share (EUR0.5m) 

Operational highlights:

   --     Grew estate by 32 sites to 275 sites as at 30 June 2017 (31 December 2016: 243) 
   --     Opened 17 new food outlets in the period 
   --     Site expansion with Cross America underpinning USA development 
   --     In July 2017 we completed the acquisition of 50% of the Joint Fuels Terminal in Dublin port 

-- Subsequent to the period end, we announced the proposed acquisition of the Brandi Group, a 42 site retail operation based in Columbia, South Carolina and the Carsley Group, a seven site forecourt retail operation based in the UK, both of which are expected to complete in Q4 2017

Key figures:

 
                                30 June 2017   30 June   Change 
                                                  2016 
 Gross Profit (EURm)                    82.2      68.5   20.13% 
 Adjusted EBITDA* (EURm)                16.6      13.0   28.41% 
 Adjusted Profit before Tax* 
  (EURm)                                10.1       8.0   25.38% 
 Adjusted EPS                         10.82c     8.77c    23.4% 
-----------------------------  -------------  --------  ------- 
 

*Adjusted for share based payments and non-recurring charges

Commenting on the results, Bob Etchingham, CEO said: "We are very pleased to report another strong set of results for the first half of the financial year. This performance was underpinned by favourable fuel margins, very strong like for like growth in non-fuel revenues and margins together with continued investment in the expansion of the estate."

"A further 32 sites were added to the estate in H1 2017 and this investment activity has continued since the period end as we identify opportunities for growth across our three markets. We recently acquired a 50% interest in the Joint Fuel Terminal in Dublin Port and announced the acquisitions of the Brandi Group in the US and the Carsley Group in the UK."

"We now have a good platform for growth in each of our three markets and are well positioned for the seasonally important second half of the year. Overall, we remain confident in the prospects for the business in 2017."

About Applegreen

Established in 1992, Applegreen is a major petrol forecourt retailer with operations in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the USA. The Group is pursuing a growth strategy focused on acquiring and developing new sites in each of the three markets in which it operates. As at 30 June 2017, the business operated 275 forecourt sites and employed c 4,000 people.

The Group offers a distinctive convenience retail offering in the forecourt space with three key elements:

   --     A "low fuel prices, always" price promise to drive footfall to the stores; 
   --     A "Better Value Always" tailored retail offer; and 

-- A strong food and beverage focus aiming to offer premium products and service to the customer.

Applegreen has a number of strategic partnerships with international brands including Burger King, Subway, Costa Coffee, Greggs, Lavazza, Chopstix, Freshii and 7-Eleven. The business also has its own food offer through the Bakewell café brand.

Applegreen is the number one Motorway Service Area operator in the Republic of Ireland.

Conference call details - analysts and institutional investors

Applegreen plc will host a conference call for analysts and institutional investors today, 12 September, 2017 at 08.30 BST. Presentation will be available on www.applegreenstores.com. Dial in details are as follows:

   Ireland Telephone Number:                       +353 (0)1 2465621 
   UK Telephone Number:                               +44 (0)330 336 9411 
   Passcode:                                                            5775572 

For further enquiries, please contact:

Applegreen

Bob Etchingham, CEO / Niall Dolan CFO +353 (0) 1 512 4800

Drury Porter Novelli:

Paddy Hughes +353 (0) 1 260 5000

Shore Capital

Stephane Auton +44 (0) 20 7408 4090

Patrick Castle

Goodbody

Joe Gill +353 (0) 1 667 0420

Siobhan Wall

Applegreen H1 2017 Performance Overview and Outlook

The performance for the first half of 2017 was driven by strong fuel margin in both the Republic of Ireland and the UK, positive like for like growth in food and store and additional contribution from new sites across the Group's portfolio.

A strong economic backdrop, together with our upgrade and rebranding activity, saw like for like food and store sales grow by 5.4% on a constant currency basis, with related gross profit up by 9.5% (constant currency).

During the period we expanded our portfolio with 32 new sites, including 11 in the ROI, eight in the UK and 13 in the USA. Five of these were dealer sites and 27 were company owned sites, which comprised of four Service Areas and 23 Petrol Filling Stations.

In addition, nine sites were rebranded or upgraded in H1 2017, which involved adding one or more new food outlets at each site. This included two sites in the UK, which were upgraded from Petrol Filling Stations to Service Areas.

This development activity has resulted in 17 additional branded food offers being added to our estate in the period.

The UK's decision to exit the EU has resulted in a weaker sterling, which has impacted on the consolidated euro results for the Group when compared to the same period last year.

Republic of Ireland

In the six months to 30 June 2017, revenue in the Republic of Ireland increased by 15.4% and gross profit increased by 16.4%. Like for like food and store sales increased year on year by 6.4% and related gross profit grew by 10.6%. Total fuel gross profit increased by 19.0% compared to H1 2016 and increased by 9.6% on a like for like basis. This reflected the impact of a strong fuel margin environment.

During the period, we expanded our Republic of Ireland estate by 11 sites including five dealer sites.

We opened one new Service Area in Tramore, Co. Waterford and added five new Petrol Filling Station sites.

During the period, six sites were rebranded or upgraded incorporating at least one new food offer in all cases. 74% of the ROI Company owned Petrol Filling Station estate is now branded Applegreen.

Our dealer and fuel card volumes have shown significant growth and now account for 28% of ROI fuel volumes.

At the beginning of 2017, we entered into a conditional agreement to acquire a 50% share in the Joint Fuels Terminal in Dublin port from the Topaz Energy Group for a consideration of EUR15.7m. The acquisition was completed in July 2017. This transaction will provide both security and enhanced competitiveness of supply while providing further scope for the development of our Irish fuel business.

United Kingdom

In the six months to 30 June 2017, revenue in the UK increased by 23.6% and gross profit by 22.7% largely due to the continued expansion of the estate (35.6% and 36.6%, respectively, on a constant currency basis).

Combined food and store sales and gross profit rose year on year by 11.8% and 16.5% respectively. On a like for like constant currency basis, non-fuel sales were 0.8% ahead of the same period last year while related gross profit grew by 4.0% reflecting good growth in food.

Total fuel gross profit in the UK increased by 29.8% compared to 2016 and increased by 18.6% on a like for like constant currency basis driven, primarily, by a stronger fuel margin environment.

Three new Service Areas were opened in the UK including one new Motorway Service Area in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.

Five new Petrol Filling Stations were added in the UK in the period and two existing stations were rebranded and expanded through the addition of new food offerings. 32% of our UK Petrol Filling Station estate is now branded Applegreen.

We are building a good pipeline of Service Area opportunities in the UK, which are at various stages of the planning process.

We have continued to develop our relationship with Costa Coffee in the UK and opened three additional Costa Coffee cafés as part of site upgrade and rebranding activities during H1 2017.

In August 2017, we announced the planned acquisition of a network of seven sites from the Carsley Group, consisting of six Service Areas and one Petrol Filling Station. The Service Area sites are predominantly located on the major arterial route of the A1. The transaction significantly increases our presence in the UK Service Area market and is expected to close in Q4 2017.

USA

During the period, the Group added 13 new forecourts in New England. 12 of these sites were acquired under our master agreements with CrossAmerica Partners. This now brings the total number of trading forecourts in the USA to 24 at 30 June 2017.

In July 2017, we announced the planned acquisition of the Brandi Group sites which is being completed alongside a leasehold arrangement with Getty Realty. The Group has 42 sites located in Columbia, South Carolina, comprised of 34 Petrol Filling Station sites and eight stand-alone Burger King restaurants. There are a further 11 Burger King restaurants in the Petrol Filling Station estate, which also incorporates other food-to-go offers such as Subway and Blimpie. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2017.

Existing management resources will remain in place and additional resources have been identified to ensure a successful integration into the Applegreen network.

Costs

Selling and distribution expenses rose by 19.0% year on year. This is relatively consistent with estate expansion which resulted in a 25.0% increase in total site numbers at June 2017 compared to June 2016. Administrative expenses, excluding share based payment expense, non-recurring costs and depreciation grew by 10.5% reflecting an increase in personnel and development costs to support the expansion of the Group.

Dividend

The Board has proposed an interim dividend of 0.60 cent per share (EUR0.5m) which will be paid on 20 October 2017 to shareholders on the register on 22 September 2017.

Outlook

We continue to develop our network in H2 2017 adding eight sites in the period to date. In the Republic of Ireland, we have opened a new Service Area in Wexford and added one Petrol Filling Station and one dealer site to our network. We opened our first new greenfield Service Area in Great Britain and have also added two Petrol Filling Stations as well as converting another Petrol Filling Station to a Service Area. In the US we acquired two Petrol Filling Station sites.

We have a strong pipeline of further developments of both Service Area sites and Petrol Filling Stations across our markets.

We have a strong platform for growth in each of our markets and are well positioned for the seasonally important second half of the year. Overall, we remain confident in the prospects for the business in 2017.

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

PERIODED 30 JUNE 2017

 
                                    Notes    June 2017   June 2016 
                                                EUR000      EUR000 
 Revenue                                       672,511     555,964 
 Cost of sales                        5      (590,286)   (487,505) 
                                           -----------  ---------- 
 Gross Profit                                   82,225      68,459 
 
 Selling and distribution costs       5       (60,293)    (50,648) 
 Administrative expenses              5       (13,511)    (11,703) 
 Other income                                      815         511 
 Finance costs                        6          (507)         729 
 Finance income                       6            184         160 
 Profit before income tax                        8,913       7,508 
 
 Income tax expense                   7        (1,344)     (1,017) 
                                           -----------  ---------- 
 Profit for the financial period                 7,569       6,491 
                                           -----------  ---------- 
 

Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to the owners of the parent company during the period

 
 
 Earnings per share - Basic      4   9.39c   8.12c 
 Earnings per share - Diluted    4   9.01c   7.78c 
 
 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

PERIODED 30 JUNE 2017

 
                                              June 2017   June 2016 
                                                 EUR000      EUR000 
 Profit for the financial period                  7,569       6,491 
 Other comprehensive expense 
 Items that may be reclassified to profit 
  or loss 
 Currency translation differences on 
  foreign operations                            (1,495)     (3,032) 
                                             ----------  ---------- 
 Other comprehensive expense for the 
  period, net of tax                            (1,495)     (3,032) 
                                             ----------  ---------- 
 Total comprehensive income for the period        6,074       3,459 
                                             ----------  ---------- 
 
 

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS AT 30 JUNE 2017

 
 Assets                                         Notes   June 2017   Dec 2016 
 Non-current assets                                        EUR000     EUR000 
 Intangible assets                                8         4,952      2,757 
 Property, plant and equipment                    9       237,797    219,226 
 Investment in joint venture                                1,000          - 
 Trade and other receivables                     11           345        373 
 Deferred income tax asset                                  4,087      4,103 
                                                       ----------  --------- 
                                                          248,181    226,459 
                                                       ----------  --------- 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                                     10        27,840     30,273 
 Trade and other receivables                     11        22,671     19,726 
 Assets classified as held for sale                             -        165 
 Current income tax receivables                                 -         80 
 Cash and cash equivalents                       12        36,640     29,374 
                                                           87,151     79,618 
 Total assets                                             335,332    306,077 
                                                       ----------  --------- 
 
 Equity and Liabilities 
 Equity attributable to owners of the parent 
 Issued share capital                            15           808        805 
 Share premium                                            140,615    140,268 
 Capital contribution                                         512        512 
 Merger reserve                                          (65,537)   (65,537) 
 Currency translation reserve                             (5,544)    (4,049) 
 Share based payment reserve                                6,106      5,349 
 Retained earnings                                         44,223     37,663 
                                                       ----------  --------- 
 Total equity                                             121,183    115,011 
                                                       ----------  --------- 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables                        14         5,564      5,704 
 Borrowings                                      13        65,426     42,950 
 Deferred income tax liabilities                            5,529      5,123 
                                                       ----------  --------- 
                                                           76,519     53,777 
                                                       ----------  --------- 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables                        14       132,515    130,948 
 Borrowings                                      13         4,414      5,849 
 Current income tax liabilities                               701        492 
                                                          137,630    137,289 
 Total liabilities                                        214,149    191,066 
                                                       ----------  --------- 
 
 Total equity and liabilities                             335,332    306,077 
                                                       ----------  --------- 
 
 

UNAUDITED Consolidated statement of changes in equity

AS AT 30 JUNE 2017

 
                                                  Capital                    Foreign       Share 
                                             Contribution                   currency       based 
                      Issued        Share                       Merger   translation     payment    Retained 
                     capital      premium                      reserve       reserve     reserve    earnings     Total 
                      EUR000       EUR000          EUR000       EUR000        EUR000      EUR000      EUR000    EUR000 
 
 At 01 January 
  2017                   805      140,268             512     (65,537)       (4,049)       5,349      37,663   115,011 
 Profit for the 
  period                   -            -               -            -             -           -       7,569     7,569 
 Other 
  comprehensive 
  income                   -            -               -            -       (1,495)           -           -   (1,495) 
                 -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income                   -            -               -            -       (1,495)           -       7,569     6,074 
 Share based 
  payments                 -            -               -            -             -         757           -       757 
 Issue of 
  ordinary 
  share capital 
  (note 15)                3          347               -            -             -           -           -       350 
 Dividends paid            -            -               -            -             -           -     (1,009)   (1,009) 
 At 30 June 
  2017                   808      140,615             512     (65,537)       (5,544)       6,106      44,223   121,183 
 
 
 At 01 January 
  2016                   796      139,427             512     (65,537)         (329)       2,991      20,429    98,289 
 Profit for the 
  period                   -            -               -            -             -           -       6,491     6,491 
 Other 
  comprehensive 
  income                   -            -               -            -       (3,032)           -           -   (3,032) 
                 -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income                   -            -               -            -       (3,032)           -       6,491     3,459 
 Share based 
  payments                 -            -               -            -             -         495           -       495 
 Issue of 
  ordinary 
  share capital            6          594               -            -             -           -           -       600 
 At 30 June 
  2016                   802      140,021             512     (65,537)       (3,361)       3,486      26,920   102,843 
                 -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------  ------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 

UNAUDITED Consolidated statement of cash flows

PERIODED 30 JUNE 2017

 
                                            Notes   June 2017   June 2016 
 Cash flows from operating activities                  EUR000      EUR000 
 Profit before income tax                               8,913       7,508 
 Adjustments for: 
 Depreciation and amortisation                5         6,256       5,687 
 Finance income                               6         (184)       (160) 
 Finance costs                                6           507       (729) 
 Net impairment of non current assets         5             -         146 
 Share based payment expense                  5           757         495 
 Loss on the sale of property, plant 
  and equipment                               5           255         245 
                                                   ---------- 
                                                       16,504      13,192 
 
 Increase in trade and other receivables              (2,657)     (6,312) 
 (Decrease)/increase in inventories                     2,146       (780) 
 Increase in trade payables                             4,362      10,805 
                                                   ----------  ---------- 
 Cash generated from operations                        20,355      16,905 
 Income taxes paid                                      (583)       (662) 
                                                   ---------- 
 Net cash from operating activities                    19,772      16,243 
                                                   ---------- 
 
 Cash flows from investing activities 
 Purchase of property, plant and 
  equipment                                          (28,745)    (33,994) 
 Purchase of intangibles                              (2,388)       (322) 
 Investment in joint venture                          (1,000)           - 
 Proceeds from sale of property, 
  plant and equipment                                     166         281 
 Net cash used in investing activities               (31,967)    (34,035) 
 
 Cash flows from financing activities 
 Proceeds from long-term borrowings                    25,000           - 
 Proceeds from issue of ordinary 
  share capital                                           350         600 
 Repayment of borrowings                              (1,743)     (1,568) 
 Payment of finance lease liabilities                   (421)       (603) 
 Interest paid                                          (770)       (965) 
 Dividends paid                                       (1,009)           - 
 Net cash used in financing activities                 21,407     (2,536) 
 
 Net increase/(decrease) in cash 
  and cash equivalents                                  9,212    (20,328) 
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 
  of period                                            27,739      47,245 
 Exchange gains                                         (311)     (2,249) 
 Cash and cash equivalents at end 
  of period                                  12        36,640      24,668 
                                                   ----------  ---------- 
 
 

Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial information

1. General information and basis of preparation

Applegreen plc ('the Company') is a company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland. The Unaudited Consolidated Financial Information of the Company for the six months ended 30 June 2017 (the 'Financial Information') includes the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the 'Group'). The Company is incorporated and tax resident in Ireland. The address of its registered office is Block 17, Joyce Way, Parkwest, Dublin 12.

The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with Irish law and International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRS') and their interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ('IASB') and adopted by the European Union ('EU'). The financial information in this report has been prepared in accordance with the Group's accounting policies. Full details of the accounting policies adopted by the Group are contained in the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Group's annual report for the year ended 31 December 2016 which is available on the Group's website: http://applegreenstores.com.

The accounting policies and methods of computation and presentation adopted in the preparation of the Financial Information are consistent with those described and applied in the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2016. There are no new IFRSs or interpretations effective from 01 January 2017 which have had a material effect on the financial information included in this report.

The Interim Financial Statements do not constitute statutory financial statements. The statutory financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016, extracts of which are included in these Interim Financial Statements, were prepared under IFRS as adopted by the EU and have been filed with the Companies Registration Office. The auditors' report on those financial statements was unqualified and did not contain an emphasis of matter paragraph.

The Financial Information is presented in Euro, rounded to the nearest thousand, which is the functional currency of the parent company and also the presentation currency of the Group.

The preparation of the Financial Information requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. In preparing the Financial Information, the critical judgements made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied to the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2016 as set out on pages 73 to 74 in those financial statements.

2. Significant accounting policies

The accounting policies applied in the Financial Information are consistent with those applied in the consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2016, and are described in those financial statements on pages 65 to 73.

Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial information

3. Segmental analysis

Applegreen plc is a forecourt retail business headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with internal reporting provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM). The CODM has been identified as the Board of Executive Directors.

The board considers the business from both a geographic and product perspective. Geographically, management considers the performance in Ireland, the UK and the USA. From a product perspective, management separately considers retail activities in respect of the sale of fuel, food and other groceries within Ireland, the UK and in the USA.

The Group is organised into the following operating segments:

Retail Ireland - Involves the sale of fuel, food and store within the Republic of Ireland.

Retail UK - Involves the sale of fuel, food and store within the United Kingdom.

Retail USA - Involves the sale of fuel, food and store within the United States of America.

The CODM monitors Revenue and Gross Profit of segments separately in order to allocate resources between segments and to assess performance.

Information regarding the results of each reportable segment is included within this note. Segment performance measures are revenue and gross profit as included in the internal management reports that are reviewed by the executive directors. These measures are used to monitor performance as management believes that such information is the most relevant in evaluating the results of certain segments relative to other entities that operate within these industries. The CODM also reviews adjusted EBITDA on a consolidated basis. Assets and liabilities are reviewed by the CODM for the Group in its entirety and as such segment information is not provided for these items.

 
         Analysis of Revenue and Gross Profit 
 June 2017           IRL        UK      USA     Total 
 Revenue          EUR000    EUR000   EUR000    EUR000 
 Fuel            290,332   236,694   17,481   544,507 
 Food             35,951     9,658       39    45,648 
 Store            57,758    22,048    2,550    82,356 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
                 384,041   268,400   20,070   672,511 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
 Gross Profit 
 Fuel             18,041    11,208    1,666    30,915 
 Food             20,557     4,830       18    25,405 
 Store            18,512     6,576      817    25,905 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
                  57,110    22,614    2,501    82,225 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
 
 

Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial information

3. Segmental analysis (continued)

 
         Analysis of Revenue and Gross Profit 
 June 2016           IRL        UK      USA     Total 
 Revenue          EUR000    EUR000   EUR000    EUR000 
 Fuel            248,344   188,798    5,100   442,242 
 Food             31,745     8,302        -    40,047 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
 Store            52,594    20,056    1,025    73,675 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
                 332,683   217,156    6,125   555,964 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
 Gross Profit 
 Fuel             15,167     8,635      653    24,455 
 Food             17,977     3,989        -    21,966 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
 Store            15,905     5,799      334    22,038 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
                  49,049    18,423      987    68,459 
                --------  --------  -------  -------- 
 
 

Reconciliation of profit before income tax to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), share based payments and other non-recurring charges (Adjusted EBITDA)

 
                                         6 months      6 months 
                                       to 30 June    to 30 June 
                              Notes          2017          2016 
                                           EUR000        EUR000 
 Profit before income tax                   8,913         7,508 
 Depreciation                   5           6,096         5,562 
 Amortisation                   5             160           125 
 Net impairment charge          5               -           146 
 Net finance cost/(income)      6             323         (889) 
                                     ------------  ------------ 
 EBITDA                                    15,492        12,452 
 Share based payments           5             757           518 
 Non-recurring charges          5             398             - 
 Adjusted EBITDA                           16,647        12,970 
                                     ------------  ------------ 
 

Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial information

4. Earnings per share

 
                                                       6 months      6 months 
                                                     to 30 June    to 30 June 
 Basic earnings per share                                  2017          2016 
                                                         EUR000        EUR000 
 Profit from continuing operations attributable 
  to the owners of the Company                            7,569         6,491 
 Weighted average number of ordinary 
  shares in issue for basic earnings per 
  share                                                  80,647        79,907 
                                                   ------------  ------------ 
 Earnings per share - Basic                               9.39c         8.12c 
                                                   ------------  ------------ 
 
 

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders of the Company by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period.

 
                                                       6 months      6 months 
                                                     to 30 June    to 30 June 
 Diluted earnings per share                                2017          2016 
                                                         EUR000        EUR000 
 Profit from continuing operations attributable 
  to the owners of the Company                            7,569         6,491 
 Weighted average number of ordinary 
  shares in issue                                        80,647        79,907 
 Adjusted for: 
 Share options                                            3,328         3,551 
                                                   ------------  ------------ 
 Weighted average number of ordinary 
  shares for diluted earnings per share                  83,975        83,458 
 Earnings per share - Diluted                             9.01c         7.78c 
                                                   ------------  ------------ 
 

Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial information

5. Expenses

Profit before tax is stated after charging/(crediting):

 
                                                     6 months      6 months 
                                                   to 30 June    to 30 June 
                                                         2017          2016 
                                                       EUR000        EUR000 
 Cost of inventory recognised as expense              577,907       477,698 
 Other external charges                                12,379         9,807 
 Employee benefits                                     35,555        29,241 
 Operating lease payments                               8,006         6,833 
 Amortisation of intangible assets                        160           125 
 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment          6,096         5,562 
 Share based payment charge                               757           495 
 Net foreign exchange (gain)/loss                        (14)           310 
 Impairment charge                                          -           146 
 Loss on disposal of assets                               255           245 
 Utilities                                              3,103         2,854 
 Rates                                                  2,756         2,328 
 Non recurring charges (1)                                398             - 
 Other operating charges                               16,732        14,212 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
                                                      664,090       549,856 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
 

(1) Non recurring charges relates to acquisition costs incurred in the first six months of the year.

6. Finance costs and income

 
                                                     6 months      6 months 
                                                   to 30 June    to 30 June 
                                                         2017          2016 
 Finance costs                                         EUR000        EUR000 
 Bank loans and overdrafts                                762           730 
 Variance on translation of foreign borrowings 
  *                                                     (260)       (1,430) 
 Lease finance charges and hire purchase 
  interest                                                126           113 
 Borrowing costs capitalised                            (121)         (142) 
 Finance costs                                            507         (729) 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Finance income 
 Interest income on loans to joint venture    (184)   (160) 
 Finance income                               (184)   (160) 
                                             ------  ------ 
 Net finance cost/(income)                      323   (889) 
                                             ------  ------ 
 

* The foreign exchange gains of EUR0.3m (2016: EUR1.4m) arises in respect of non-Euro denominated debt.

Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial information

7. Taxation

 
                                             6 months      6 months 
                                           to 30 June    to 30 June 
                                                 2017          2016 
 Current tax                                   EUR000        EUR000 
 Current tax expense                              894           781 
 Total current tax                                894           781 
                                         ------------  ------------ 
 Deferred tax 
 Origination and reversal of temporary 
  differences                                     351           236 
 Changes in overseas tax rates                     99             - 
 Total deferred tax                               450           236 
                                         ------------  ------------ 
 Total tax                                      1,344         1,017 
                                         ------------  ------------ 
 

8. Intangible assets

 
                             Operating                            Assets under 
                            agreements   Franchises   Licences    construction    Total 
 Cost                           EUR000       EUR000     EUR000          EUR000   EUR000 
 At 01 January 2017                518        1,157      1,513             512    3,700 
 Translation adjustment              -         (10)        (2)               -     (12) 
 Additions                          60          257         17           2,032    2,366 
 Disposals                           -         (94)          -               -     (94) 
                          ------------  -----------  ---------  --------------  ------- 
 At 30 June 2017                   578        1,310      1,528           2,544    5,960 
                          ------------  -----------  ---------  --------------  ------- 
 
 Amortisation 
 At 01 January 2017                 98          229        616               -      943 
 Translation adjustment              -            -        (1)               -      (1) 
 Disposals                           -         (94)          -               -     (94) 
 Amortisation charge                49           36         75               -      160 
 At 30 June 2017                   147          171        690               -    1,008 
                          ------------  -----------  ---------  --------------  ------- 
 
 Net Book Value 
                          ------------  -----------  ---------  --------------  ------- 
 30 June 2017                      431        1,139        838           2,544    4,952 
                          ------------  -----------  ---------  --------------  ------- 
 01 January 2017                   420          928        897             512    2,757 
                          ------------  -----------  ---------  --------------  ------- 
 

Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial information

9. Property, plant and equipment

 
                                                                  Fixtures, 
                                                                   fittings         Computer 
                                  Land and       Plant and        and motor         hardware    Assets under 
                                 Buildings       equipment         vehicles     and software    construction     Total 
 Cost                               EUR000          EUR000           EUR000           EUR000          EUR000    EUR000 
 At 01 January 2017                166,416          16,299           69,316           10,723          17,644   280,398 
 Translation adjustment            (1,676)           (210)            (682)             (65)            (94)   (2,727) 
 Additions                          10,776           1,758            7,201              683           7,041    27,459 
 Disposals                            (15)            (12)            (182)             (22)           (220)     (451) 
 Reclassifications                   6,250             250            1,082               42         (7,624)         - 
                           ---------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  -------- 
 At 30 June 2017                   181,751          18,085           76,735           11,361          16,747   304,679 
                           ---------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  -------- 
 
 Depreciation/impairment 
 At 01 January 2017                 32,490           2,743           21,510            4,429               -    61,172 
 Translation adjustment              (169)            (18)            (146)             (28)               -     (361) 
 Charge for the period               1,285             458            3,383              970               -     6,096 
 Disposals                               -               -             (19)              (6)               -      (25) 
 At 30 June 2017                    33,606           3,183           24,728            5,365               -    66,882 
                           ---------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  -------- 
 
 Net Book Value 
                           ---------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  -------- 
 30 June 2017                      148,145          14,902           52,007            5,996          16,747   237,797 
                           ---------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  -------- 
 01 January 2017                   133,926          13,556           47,806            6,294          17,644   219,226 
                           ---------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------  -------- 
 

Assets under construction as at 30 June 2017 includes the following significant projects; six service stations in the Republic of Ireland (EUR12.5m), one motorway services area in Northern Ireland (EUR0.7m) and two service stations in the UK (EUR0.8m). The remaining amounts relate to several other developments across all regions.

Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial information

10. Inventories

 
                                   30 June 2017   31 Dec 2016 
                                         EUR000        EUR000 
 Raw materials and consumables              955           981 
 Finished goods                          26,885        29,292 
                                         27,840        30,273 
                                 --------------  ------------ 
 

The cost of inventories recognised as an expense and included in 'cost of sales' amounted to EUR578m (June 2016: EUR478m).

11. Trade and other receivables

 
                                        30 June 2017   31 Dec 2016 
 Current                                      EUR000        EUR000 
 Trade receivables                             8,142         4,834 
 Provision for impairment                      (337)         (265) 
 Deposits received from customers               (38)          (45) 
                                      --------------  ------------ 
 Net trade receivables                         7,767         4,524 
 Accrued income                                1,750         2,561 
 Prepayments                                   6,766         3,455 
 Other debtors                                 3,504         5,161 
 Withholding tax receivable                       24            24 
 VAT receivable                                  470         1,355 
 Amounts due from related companies            2,390         2,646 
                                              22,671        19,726 
                                      --------------  ------------ 
 Non-current 
 Other debtors                                   345           373 
                                      --------------  ------------ 
                                                 345           373 
                                      --------------  ------------ 
 

Current trade and other receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally less than 30 day credit terms. Non-current debtors relates to loans advanced to our dealer network. The fair values of non-current trade and other receivables is equivalent to their carrying value. The fair value has been determined on the basis of discounted cash flows.

Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial information

12. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents included in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows are analysed as follows:

 
                                          30 June 2017   31 Dec 2016 
                                                EUR000        EUR000 
 Cash at bank                                   27,595        21,002 
 Cash in transit                                 9,045         8,372 
 Cash and cash equivalents (excluding 
  bank overdrafts)                              36,640        29,374 
                                        --------------  ------------ 
 

Cash and cash equivalents include the following for the purposes of the statement of cash flows:

 
                              30 June 2017    31 Dec 2016   30 June 2016 
                                    EUR000         EUR000         EUR000 
 Cash and cash equivalents          36,640         29,374         25,608 
 Bank overdrafts (note 
  13)                                    -        (1,635)          (940) 
 
                                    36,640         27,739         24,668 
                             -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 

13. Borrowings

 
                      30 June 2017   31 Dec 2016 
 Current                    EUR000        EUR000 
 Bank overdrafts                 -         1,635 
 Bank loans                  3,670         3,465 
 Finance leases                744           749 
                    --------------  ------------ 
                             4,414         5,849 
                    --------------  ------------ 
 Non-current 
 Bank loans                 62,666        39,723 
 Finance leases              2,760         3,227 
                    --------------  ------------ 
                            65,426        42,950 
                    --------------  ------------ 
 Total borrowings           69,840        48,799 
                    --------------  ------------ 
 

Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial information

14. Trade and other payables

 
                                        30 June 2017   31 Dec 2016 
 Current                                      EUR000        EUR000 
 Trade payables and accruals                 126,197       126,105 
 Other creditors                               1,423         1,073 
 Deferred income                                 938         1,045 
 Value added tax payable                       1,466           396 
 Other taxation and social security            2,005         1,910 
 Amounts due to related parties                  486           419 
                                             132,515       130,948 
                                      --------------  ------------ 
 
 

Non-current

 
 Deferred income    5,564   5,704 
                    5,564   5,704 
                   ------  ------ 
 
 

15. Share capital

 
                                                Ordinary 
                                                 No.         EUR 
 Authorised Shares of EUR0.01 each 
 At 31 December 2016 and 30 June 2017    100,000,000   1,000,000 
 
 Issued Shares of EUR0.01 each 
 At 01 January 2017                       80,471,053     804,710 
 Allotted                                    350,000       3,500 
 At 30 June 2017                          80,821,053     808,210 
                                        ------------  ---------- 
 

350,000 share options with an exercise price of EUR1.00 were exercised during the period. Share premium of EUR346,500 was recorded on the issue of these shares.

Notes to the unaudited consolidated financial information

16. Post period end events

Since the period end, the Group has added one new service area, one petrol filling station and one new dealer sites in the Republic of Ireland, one service area and two petrol filling stations in the UK and two in the USA. The Group will continue to pursue new developments to enhance shareholder value, through a combination of organic growth, acquisitions and development opportunities.

The Group also completed the acquisition of a 50% share in the Joint Fuels Terminal in Dublin port from the Topaz Energy Group for a consideration of approximately EUR15.7m. The transaction was completed in July 2017.

The Group also announced the proposed acquisition of two retail operations; one in the US and one in the UK.

In the US, the Group will take over 42 sites located in or close to the city of Columbia, the state capital of South Carolina. 34 of these sites are petrol filling stations which incorporate 11 Burger King restaurants and a number of other food offers including Subway and Blimpie. In addition, the Business operates eight stand-alone Burger King sites. Under the terms of the transaction, the Group will acquire the trade and certain assets of the Brandi Group for a consideration of US$5.4m.

In the UK, Applegreen has reached an agreement to acquire a network of seven sites from the Carsley Group, consisting of six service areas and one petrol filling station. The service area sites are predominantly located on the major arterial route of the A1 motorway. Under the terms of the acquisition, Applegreen will acquire the Business for a consideration of GBP21m.

Both transactions are expected to complete in early Q4 2017.

The Directors have proposed an interim dividend of 0.60 cent per ordinary share, EUR0.5m in total. This will be paid on 20 October 2017 to shareholders on the register on 22 September 2017.

Glossary of financial terms

The key non-IFRS financial terms used by the Group in this interim report are as follows:

 
 Measure               Description 
 Constant currency     Constant currency measures eliminate the effects 
                        of exchange rate fluctuations that occur when 
                        calculating financial performance numbers. 
 EBITDA and            EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, 
 adjusted               tax, depreciation, amortisation and impairment 
 EBITDA                 charges. Adjusted EBITDA refers to EBITDA adjusted 
                        for share based payments and non-recurring items. 
 
                        The adjusted EBITDA calculation can be found 
                        on page 14. 
 Adjusted PBT          Adjusted PBT is defined as profit before tax 
                        adjusted for share based payments and non-recurring 
                        items. 
 
                        Adjusted PBT is calculated as follows:                               6 months        6 months 
                                                   to June 2017    to June 2016 
                                                         EUR000          EUR000 
                         Profit before tax                8,913           7,508 
                         Share based payments               757             518 
                         Non-recurring charges              398               - 
                                                 --------------  -------------- 
                         Adjusted PBT                    10,068           8,026 
                                                 --------------  -------------- 
 Adjusted EPS          Adjusted EPS is defined as profit after tax 
                        adjusted for share based payments and non-recurring 
                        items divided by the weighted average number 
                        of ordinary shares in issues. 
 
                        Adjusted EPS is calculated as follows:                                6 months        6 months 
                                                    to June 2017    to June 2016 
                                                          EUR000          EUR000 
                         Profit after tax                  7,569           6,491 
                         Share based payments                757             518 
                         Non-recurring charges               398               - 
                                                  --------------  -------------- 
                         Adjusted PBT                      8,724           7,009 
 
                         Number of shares (note 
                          4)                              80,647          79,907 
                                                  --------------  -------------- 
                         Adjusted EPS                     10.82c           8.77c 
                                                  --------------  -------------- 
 Like for like         Like for like statistics measure the performance 
                        of stores that were open at 01 January 2016 
                        and excluding any stores that were closed or 
                        divested since that date. 
 Net debt position     Net debt position comprises current and non-current 
                        borrowings and cash and cash equivalents. 
-------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 

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