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BQE Bioquell

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Bioquell PLC

26 August 2015

26 August, 2015

Bioquell PLC - 2015 interim results

Bioquell PLC ("Bioquell") (LSE symbol: BQE) - provider of specialist bio-contamination control technologies to the international Healthcare, Life Sciences & Defence markets today announces its interim results for the six month period ended 30 June, 2015.

Highlights:

-- Disposal of TRaC Global Limited ("TRaC") completed on 7 May, 2015 with a price of GBP44.5 million in cash (excluding expenses)

-- Continuing activities - Bio division: Group revenues up 2% to GBP12.5 million (2014: GBP12.3 million)

-- Continuing activities: Group operating profit: GBP0.1 million (2014: loss GBP1.6 million)

-- Profit for the period: GBP35.1 million (2014: loss GBP0.1 million), reflecting GBP34.2 million exceptional profit arising on the sale of TRaC

-- Net cash of GBP47.7 million (2014: GBP1.5 million), including GBP43.4m from disposal of TRaC

-- Increasing international demand for the QUBE offsetting decline in older hydrogen peroxide vapour ("HPV") equipment

-- Successful launch of new product, BQ-50, for the Healthcare market

-- Strong Healthcare & Defence revenues in period

-- Strategic Review, announced on 18 May, in the process of considering a number of different options for the Group

Commenting on the 2015 interim results, Nigel Keen, Chairman of Bioquell PLC, said:

"The successful disposal of TRaC in the first half - with a GBP34.2 million exceptional profit and net cash proceeds of GBP43.4m - was an important step in realising value for shareholders."

"The benefits of the changes we made to the Bio division's cost base last year can be seen with the significant improvement in operating profit from a loss of GBP1.6 million to a profit of GBP0.1 million."

"We are beginning to see in the results the benefits of the new products, services and consumables that we have developed and launched over the last couple of years."

"The underlying demand for Bioquell's technologies in our core Life Sciences and Healthcare markets is increasing."

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   Nigel Keen            Chairman                        Bioquell PLC           01264 835900 
   Nick Adams           Group Chief Executive 
   Michael Roller        Group Finance Director 

***********************************************

Notes to Editors:

Bioquell is a UK-headquartered, international technology company (www.bioquell.com) which sells specialist biological contamination control products and services into the Healthcare, Life Sciences and Defence sectors, with most of its revenues generated from overseas customers.

-- Bioquell's bio-contamination control technology is largely based around hydrogen peroxide vapour (HPV) - which is highly efficacious at eradicating micro-organisms such as bacteria and viruses at room temperature - and is subsequently broken down at the end of the bio-decontamination process using specialist catalysts to water vapour and oxygen (hence an extremely 'green' technology).

-- For the last several years Bioquell has invested substantial sums in developing new products - comprising rental, service and consumables - which have been designed to increase the proportion of the Group's recurring revenues rather than those derived from sales of capital equipment.

-- Bioquell's bio-contamination control technology:

Ø is used by bio-pharmaceutical, biotechnology and research institutions to provide sterile equipment and/or sterile facilities;

Ø eradicates "superbugs" from hospitals including Clostridium difficile and carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) - sometimes referred to as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). Independent scientific research from a team at Johns Hopkins, one of America's top hospitals, has demonstrated that 'bioquelling' hospital equipment and facilities resulted in a 64% reduction in the rate of hospital acquired infection;

Ø provides tailor-made single patient rooms to hospitals via its Pod product. Currently many hospitals around the world only have open, multi-bed ward structures which have been linked to high rates of hospital acquired infection. The Pod provides hospitals with a rapid and cost effective way of providing single patient rooms on open units; and

Ø is sold by wholly owned Bioquell subsidiaries in the USA, France, Ireland, Singapore and China.

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

The disposal of the Group's subsidiary, TRaC Global Limited ("TRaC"), for GBP44.5 million in cash (pre-expenses) completed on 7 May, 2015. Accordingly, unless otherwise indicated, the information below relates to the Group's continuing activities, namely those in its Bio division.

GROUP FINANCIAL RESULTS

In the six months ended 30 June 2015, Group revenues increased 2% to GBP12.5 million (2014: GBP12.3 million).

Service-related revenues decreased 5% to GBP5.7 million (2014: GBP6.0 million), reflecting a decline in Room Bio-Decontamination Service ("RBDS") revenues in the period in part due to a greater number of large emergency RBDS contracts in the first half of 2014.

Gross margin in the period was up 3% in the first half to 42% (2013: 39%).

Total overhead costs amounted to GBP5.2 million (2014: GBP6.3 million), including costs of GBP0.7 million relating to Research & Development ("R&D") (2014: GBP1.3 million).

EBITDA (Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) were GBP1.4 million (2014: GBP0.5 million). Operating profit was GBP0.1 million (2014: loss of GBP1.6 million).

Group pre-tax profit, which included the exceptional profit of GBP34 million arising on the disposal of TRaC, was GBP35.1 million (2014: loss of GBP0.1 million).

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations were 0.2 pence (2014: loss of 3.3 pence). Group basic earnings per share were 82.5p (2014: loss 0.3 pence), reflecting the disposal of TRaC.

In the first half, purchases of tangible fixed assets totalled GBP0.5 million (2014: GBP0.5 million). Depreciation in the period was GBP0.8 million (2014: GBP1.4 million).

Capitalised expenditure on product development was flat at GBP0.5 million (2014: GBP0.5 million).

Product development and expenditure on R&D

The investment in product development and the expenditure on ongoing engineering costs comprises an amount capitalised and an amount charged to the income statement. The tables below provide further information on the accounting for expenditure on R&D:

 
 GBP millions                                H1 2015   H1 2014 
 Product development: amount capitalised         0.5       0.5 
 R&D and engineering cash costs 
  charged to the income statement                0.7       1.3 
------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Total cash cost of R&D, product 
  development and engineering                    1.2       1.8 
------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 
 GBP millions                                H1 2015   H1 2014 
 R&D and engineering: cash costs 
  charged to the income statement                0.7       1.3 
 Amortisation of capitalised development 
  costs                                          0.5       0.7 
------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Total charge to income statement 
  for R&D and engineering                        1.2       2.0 
------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Balance sheet

Following the completion of the disposal of TRaC we have an extremely strong balance sheet with net assets of GBP64.7 million (2014: GBP31.8 million) and net cash of GBP47.7 million (2014: GBP1.5 million) at the period end.

The Board has announced its intention to return the majority of the cash proceeds arising from the disposal of TRaC to shareholders but this distribution has been deferred pending the outcome of the Strategic Review announced on 18 May, 2015.

TRADING ACTIVITIES

Life Sciences

Life Sciences orders in the period increased by 3% over prior year as our new products start to gain traction in the market. In particular, the QUBE order book was up 50% to GBP1 million at the end of June. However, as we had expected, Life Sciences revenues in the period declined on a year-on-year basis to GBP8.2 million (2014: GBP9.8 million). This 16% decline in revenues reflects a number of different factors including the phasing of deliveries from our order book as well as the decline in revenues associated with our older hydrogen peroxide vapour ("HPV") equipment .

The QUBE comprises a novel, modular aseptic work-station which incorporates Bioquell's HPV technology and is manufactured using plastics technology which we developed previously as part of a US military contract. Demand for our QUBE product continues to grow from a broad range of customers around the world. Although the QUBE is currently primarily sold into sterility test and hospital pharmacy applications, we are also beginning to sell the product into biotech research and low volume biotech manufacturing applications.

RBDS - our unique room bio-decontamination service business - declined slightly in the period although we believe that there are a number of new applications for this specialist service arising in biotech applications. We are in the process of increasing our marketing of this service to capture such applications.

Our Life Sciences revenues in the important US market increased in the period. The changes we made to our US business a year ago are starting to be reflected favourably in the financial results of the business. In contrast, we continue to find the Life Sciences market in China much slower compared with a couple of years ago and we are currently examining new ways of generating revenues and profits in China.

Revenues from our higher margin consumable products continue to grow. Our consumables range currently comprises hydrogen peroxide cartridges as well as biological and chemical indicators used to help customers obtain and maintain regulatory approvals.

Healthcare

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Revenues from our healthcare business increased 22% in the first half to GBP2.1 million (2014: GBP1.7 million).

The US showed strong growth and now accounts for approximately half of our Healthcare revenues worldwide. There are a number of factors driving demand for our HPV technology in the USA including increased awareness following micro-biological contamination linked to the treatment of Ebola patients in US hospitals last year as well as increasing concerns about hospital acquired infection, including CRE and C.difficile which are both 'superbugs' causing particular concern to hospitals in the USA.

Our HPV technology was used in the first half to help bring the widely reported MERS-CoV outbreak in South Korea under control. The combination of Ebola and MERS-CoV has highlighted the threats posed by viruses to public health organisations around the world.

Our new Healthcare product - the BQ-50 - was launched in May and the order book is beginning to grow. This product incorporates a number of new technologies which make the product easier to use which results in much faster eradication of drug-resistant pathogens in hospitals and we believe will result in increased demand from the healthcare sector. The BQ-50 also enables us to provide a lower cost, more flexible bio-decontamination service offering to hospitals in the USA and Europe.

Sales of our Pod product - which comprises fast-to-deploy, bespoke single patient rooms for use in open-plan, multi-bed critical care units - were slower than we were expecting in the first half. We have made a number of changes to the way in which we promote this product which we anticipate will help drive growth in our Healthcare revenues in the second half.

Defence

Defence revenues were strong in the first half at GBP2.2 million (2014: GBP0.8 million).

We continue to see demand for our specialist Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear ("CBRN") filtration equipment from a number of customers around the world, but particularly in the Middle East.

We have developed a flexible range of modular CBRN products which enable us to provide cost effective CBRN solutions to international vehicle and fixed installation manufacturers.

OUTLOOK AND PROSPECTS

The Strategic Review announced in May is ongoing and we are in the process of considering a number of different pathways forward.

The changes we have made to the Bio-division's product range, cost base and management teams are starting to impact favourably on our financial results.

The underlying demand for our products and services around the world is strong and increasing. The US biotech market is currently well funded and growing which is helping our Life Sciences business in the USA. Around the world hospitals and public health bodies are increasingly worried by the clinical threat and attendant financial consequences of antibiotic resistance, hospital acquired infection and the rapid spread of viruses such as MERS-CoV and Ebola. In addition, the geo-political stresses within the Middle East and elsewhere mean that interest in our CBRN defence products remains robust.

Overall the Group is on track to meet the Board's expectations for the full year.

Nigel Keen

Chairman

Bioquell PLC

26 August, 2015

Consolidated income statement

Unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2015

 
                                                                                                                                                 12 
                                                                                                                               6        6    months 
                                                                                                                          months   months        to 
                                                                                                                              to       to        31 
                                                                                                                         30 June  30 June  December 
                                                                                                                            2015     2014      2014 
Continuing operations                                                                                             Notes  GBP'000  GBP'000   GBP'000 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------  -------  -------- 
Revenue                                                                                                             1     12,525   12,281    27,266 
Cost of sales                                                                                                            (7,215)  (7,518)  (15,870) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------  -------  -------- 
Gross profit                                                                                                               5,310    4,763    11,396 
Gross profit margin                                                                                                          42%      39%       42% 
Operating expenses: 
Sales and marketing costs                                                                                                (2,784)  (3,201)   (6,390) 
Administration costs                                                                                                     (1,713)  (1,859)   (3,478) 
R&D and engineering costs                                                                                                  (706)  (1,290)   (6,206) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------  -------  -------- 
Profit/(loss) from continuing operations 
 before exceptional items                                                                                                    107  (1,587)     (812) 
Impairment of intangible assets                                                                                                -        -   (3,866) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------  -------  -------- 
Profit/(loss) from continuing operations                                                                                     107  (1,587)   (4,678) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------  -------  -------- 
Finance costs                                                                                                               (38)     (47)     (131) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------  -------  -------- 
Profit/(loss) before tax                                                                                                      69  (1,634)   (4,809) 
Tax (charge)/credit on profit on ordinary 
 activities                                                                                                                  (3)      235     1,029 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------  -------  -------- 
Profit/(loss) for the period from continuing 
 operations                                                                                                                   66  (1,399)   (3,780) 
Discontinued operations 
Profit for the period from discontinued 
 operations and disposal                                                                                           2,4    35,068    1,283     2,763 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------  -------  -------- 
Profit for the period 
Profit/(loss) for the period attributable 
 to equity holders of the parent                                                                                          35,134    (116)   (1,017) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------  -------  -------- 
Earnings/(loss) per share from continued 
 operations 
 excluding profit on disposal - basic                                                                                       0.2p   (3.3)p    (8.9)p 
                                                                                                        - 
                                                                                                         diluted            0.2p   (3.2)p    (8.9)p 
Earnings/(loss) per share attributable 
 to the owners of the parent - basic                                                                                       82.5p   (0.3)p    (2.4)p 
                                                                                                        - 
                                                                                                         diluted           81.6p   (0.3)p    (2.4)p 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----  -------  -------  -------- 
 

Supplementary notes

1. The financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2015 and the comparative figures for the six months ended 30 June 2014 have not been reviewed or audited by the Group's auditors and have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies adopted by the Group under IFRS. The same accounting policies and methods of computation are followed in the interim financial report as were published by the Company on 15 April 2015 in its annual financial statements, which are available on the Company's website at www.bioquellplc.com.

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2. The comparative figures for the twelve months to 31 December 2014 have been prepared under IFRS. They do not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The unqualified audited accounts for the twelve months ended 31 December 2014 have been filed with the Registrar of Companies and they did not contain a statement under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.

3. The tax charge shown on the income statement represents a combined corporation tax charge and deferred tax credit. The charge is based on the Group's anticipated effective tax rate for the full year.

4. Earnings/(loss) per share for the half year have been calculated on the profit/(loss) on ordinary activities on continuing operations after taxation and the total earnings attributable to the owners of the parent divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period. The Group's diluted earnings per share are calculated by including dilutive share options in the denominator.

5. There have been no related party transactions during the first six months of the financial year that have materially affected the financial position or performance of the Group during that period and there have been no changes in the related party transactions described in the last Annual Report that could do so.

6. Copies of this statement will be available to members of the public at the Company's registered office: 52 Royce Close, West Portway, Andover, Hampshire SP10 3TS and on the Group's website at www.bioquellplc.com.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The Board believes that the principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group have not changed materially from those described in the 2014 Annual Report, including the summary of risks and uncertainties set out on pages 10 to 12 therein. The Group provides complex equipment and specialist services to a large number of clients in the UK and internationally. Accordingly the Group is subject to a broad range of strategic, operational and financial risks and uncertainties, including the following principal risks:

   --      Regulatory Risk 

The Group operates in a number of countries and sectors which are highly regulated. There is a risk that the relevant authorities or their interpretation could be changed and such change could significantly adversely affect the Group's business in that country or sector

   --      Technological Risk 

The Group is dependent on its technology, and on its products and services, continuing to be efficacious, cost effective and attractive to the marketplace. There is the risk that new technologies, products or services are developed by competitors which perform better, are easier to use or are more cost effective than those of the Group

   --      Uncertain adoption rate of new products or services 

The Group is constantly developing new products and services. There is inherent uncertainty as to how quickly new products or services will be adopted by the market.

Going concern

The Group has sufficient financial resources to cover budgeted future cash flows, together with contracts with a number of customers and suppliers across different geographic areas and industries. As a consequence, the Directors believe that the Group is well placed to manage its business risks successfully despite the current uncertain economic outlook. The Directors confirm that they have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate financial resources to continue to trade for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.

Responsibility statement

We confirm that to the best of our knowledge: (i) the condensed set of financial statements has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting; (ii) the financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the undertakings included in the consolidation as a whole as required by DTR 4.2.4R; (iii) the Interim Management Report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7R (indication of important events during the first six months and a description of principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year); and (iv) the interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.8R (disclosure of related parties' transactions and changes therein).

   NicK Adams                                      MICHAEL ROLLER 
   Group Chief Executive                      Group Finance Director 

26 August 2015

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2015

 
                                                                                  12 months 
                                                      6 months       6 months            to 
                                                            to             to   31 December 
                                                       30 June        30 June          2014 
                                                  2015 GBP'000   2014 GBP'000       GBP'000 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Profit/(loss) for the period                            35,134          (116)       (1,017) 
Exchange differences on translation of foreign 
 operations *                                            (256)          (150)           (4) 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Total recognised income/(loss) for the period           34,878          (266)       (1,021) 
-----------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 

* May be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss in accordance with IFRS

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

Unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2015

 
                                                                                       12 months 
                                                           6 months       6 months            to 
                                                                 to             to   31 December 
                                                            30 June        30 June          2014 
                                                       2015 GBP'000   2014 GBP'000       GBP'000 
----------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Profit/(loss) for the period                                 35,134          (116)       (1,017) 
Exchange differences                                          (256)          (150)           (4) 
----------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Total comprehensive income/(loss) in the period              34,878          (266)       (1,021) 
Other movements in the period: 
Issued share capital                                             10             10            11 
Issued share premium                                             93             89            89 
Credit to equity reserve for share-based payments                84             72           123 
Charge to equity on exercise of share options 
 under the SARS scheme                                          (1)              -             - 
Final dividend for year ended 31 December 2014/2013         (1,406)        (1,404)       (1,404) 
----------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Net increase/(decrease) in equity shareholders' 
 funds                                                       33,658        (1,499)       (2,202) 
----------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Equity shareholders' funds at beginning of period            31,057         33,259        33,259 
Equity shareholders' funds at end of period                  64,715         31,760        31,057 
----------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 

Consolidated balance sheet

Unaudited results at 30 June 2015

 
                                                                               31 December 
                                                      30 June         30 June         2014 
                                                 2015 GBP'000    2014 GBP'000      GBP'000 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
Non-current assets 
Goodwill                                                    -             691          691 
Other intangible assets                                 8,928          13,100        9,023 
Property, plant and equipment                           5,759          14,676       14,257 
Deferred tax assets                                       175             175          175 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
                                                       14,862          28,642       24,146 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
Current assets 
Inventories                                             3,830           3,289        3,358 
Trade and other receivables                             5,734           9,453       11,790 
Derivative financial instruments                          112             280            - 
Cash and cash equivalents                              48,506           3,458        2,840 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
                                                       58,182          16,480       17,988 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
Total assets                                           73,044          45,122       42,134 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
Current liabilities 

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Trade and other payables                              (5,387)         (8,448)      (6,648) 
Derivative financial instruments                            -               -          (2) 
Borrowings                                              (105)           (224)        (224) 
Obligations under finance leases                            -               -        (104) 
Current tax liabilities                                  (42)            (57)        (581) 
Provisions                                              (100)            (91)         (88) 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
Net current assets                                     52,548           7,660       10,341 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
Non-current liabilities 
Deferred tax liabilities                              (1,989)         (2,845)      (1,997) 
Other non-current liabilities                           (706)         (1,697)      (1,433) 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
Total liabilities                                     (8,329)        (13,362)     (11,077) 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
Net assets                                             64,715          31,760       31,057 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
Equity 
Share capital                                           4,264           4,253        4,254 
Share premium account                                     894             801          801 
Equity reserve                                          2,050           1,959        1,995 
Capital reserve                                           255             255          255 
Translation reserve                                     (373)           (263)        (117) 
Retained earnings                                      57,625          24,755       23,869 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
Equity attributable to equity holders of the 
 parent                                                64,715          31,760       31,057 
---------------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
 

Consolidated cash flow statement

Unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2015

 
                                                                                             12 months 
                                                                 6 months       6 months            to 
                                                                       to             to   31 December 
                                                     Notes   30 June 2015        30 June          2014 
                                                                  GBP'000   2014 GBP'000       GBP'000 
-------------------------------------------------  -------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Net cash from operating activities                                  4,494          1,258         3,750 
-------------------------------------------------  -------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Investing activities 
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant 
 and equipment                                                          -              -            53 
Proceeds on disposal of TRaC Global Ltd 
 net of cash transferred & costs of disposal             4         42,535              -             - 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment                          (819)        (1,325)       (2,418) 
Purchases of intangible assets                                       (22)              -           (6) 
Expenditure on product development                                  (490)          (471)       (1,009) 
-------------------------------------------------  -------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Net cash generated/(used) in investing 
 activities                                                        41,204        (1,796)       (3,380) 
-------------------------------------------------  -------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Financing activities 
Proceeds on issue of ordinary shares                                  103             99           100 
Dividends paid on ordinary shares                        3              -              -       (1,404) 
New borrowings                                                          -            527           556 
Repayment of borrowings                                             (116)          (139)         (328) 
Net cash from financing activities                                   (13)            487       (1,076) 
-------------------------------------------------  -------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                   45,685           (51)         (706) 
-------------------------------------------------  -------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 
 of period                                                          2,840          3,550         3,550 
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes                              (19)           (41)           (4) 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                         48,506          3,458         2,840 
-------------------------------------------------  -------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 

Notes to the cash flow statement

Unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2015

 
                                                                                    12 months 
                                                        6 months       6 months            to 
                                                              to             to   31 December 
                                                         30 June        30 June          2014 
                                                    2015 GBP'000   2014 GBP'000       GBP'000 
-------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Profit/(loss) for the period                              35,134          (116)       (1,017) 
Adjustments for: 
Profit on disposal of discontinued operations           (34,243)              -             - 
Tax charge/(credit) on continuing operations                 216            (9)         (342) 
Investment revenues                                         (25)              -             - 
Finance costs                                                 63             47           131 
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment              1,196          1,442         2,776 
Amortisation of intangible assets                            508            683         1,486 
Impairment of intangible assets                                -             --         3,824 
Impairment of goodwill                                       169              -             - 
Share-based payments                                          84             67           123 
Loss on disposal of fixed assets                               -              -           129 
Increase in provisions                                        12             14            11 
-------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Operating cash flows before movements in working 
 capital                                                   3,114          2,128         7,121 
Increase in inventories                                    (603)          (777)         (828) 
Decrease/(increase) in receivables                         1,900            280       (1,628) 
Decrease in payables                                         121          (326)         (784) 
-------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Cash generated by operations                               4,532          1,305         3,881 
Investment revenues                                           25              -             - 
Interest paid                                               (63)           (47)         (131) 
Net cash from operating activities                         4,494          1,258         3,750 
-------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 

Notes to the interim results

   1.         Geographical analysis 

Revenue and profit before taxation in respect of continuing operations arise from the principal activity of the Group. Following the disposal of TRaC Global Ltd on 7 May 2015 this represents a single class of business, being the provision of bio-decontamination control technologies to the international healthcare, life sciences and defence markets.

The Group's bio-decontamination equipment is manufactured within the UK and sold into the UK, Europe and Rest of World markets.

The following table provides an analysis of the Group's sales by geographical market, irrespective of the origination of the goods or services.

 
 
                                         12 months 
             6 months       6 months            to 
                   to             to   31 December 
         30 June 2015        30 June          2014 
              GBP'000   2014 GBP'000       GBP'000 
------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
UK              2,693          3,160         5,819 
EU              3,274          3,646         7,784 
ROW             6,558          5,475        13,663 
------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
Total          12,525         12,281        27,266 
------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 
   2.         Discontinued operations 

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