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MMC Management Consulting Group Plc

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24 Apr 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Management Consulting Group Plc LSE:MMC London Ordinary Share GB0001979029 ORD 1P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  0.00 0.00% 0.23 0.16 0.30 0.00 01:00:00
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
0 0 N/A 0

Management Consulting Group PLC Final Results -7-

05/03/2015 7:02am

UK Regulatory


Non-recurring items in 2014 comprise of GBP2.5m in relation to restructuring costs within Alexander Proudfoot and GBP0.4m in relation to redundancy costs in Kurt Salmon.

Non-recurring items in 2013 comprised of GBP1.2m in relation to restructuring within Kurt Salmon, and GBP0.3m in respect of a loss on disposal of a subsidiary.

   6.    Dividends 
 
                                                     2014     2013 
                                                  GBP'000  GBP'000 
------------------------------------------------  -------  ------- 
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity 
 holders in the year 
Final dividend for the year ended 31 December 
 2013 of 0.595p per share (2012: 0.595p)            2,873    2,878 
Interim dividend for the year ended 31 December 
 2013 of 0.23p per share                            1,111        - 
------------------------------------------------  -------  ------- 
                                                    3,984    2,878 
------------------------------------------------  -------  ------- 
 

Dividends are not payable on shares held in the employee share trust which has waived its entitlement to dividends. The amount of the dividend waived in 2014 in respect of the interim dividend for the year ended 31 December 2014 and the final dividend for year ended 31 December 2013 was GBP29,783 and GBP77,660 respectively (2013: GBP32,934 and GBP79,135).

The 2013 final dividend of 0.595p per share was paid on 2 July 2014.

The 2014 interim dividend of 0.23p per share was paid on 6 January 2015.

The directors propose a final dividend of 0.595 p per share for the year ended 31 December 2014.

   7.    Staff numbers and costs 

The average number of persons employed by the Group (including executive directors) during the year, analysed by category, was as follows:

 
                         2014     2013 
                       Number   Number 
--------------------  -------  ------- 
Sales and marketing       110      124 
Consultants             1,164    1,238 
Support staff             230      219 
--------------------  -------  ------- 
                        1,504    1,581 
--------------------  -------  ------- 
 

The number of Group employees at the year end was 1,509 (2013: 1,490).

The aggregate payroll costs of these persons were as follows:

 
                           2014          2013 
                        GBP'000       GBP'000 
                                 represented* 
----------------------  -------  ------------ 
Wages and salaries      122,284       129,039 
Social security costs    18,991        21,565 
Other pension costs       9,227         9,212 
----------------------  -------  ------------ 
                        150,502       159,816 
----------------------  -------  ------------ 
 

*Prior year representment reflects GBP4,619,000 reclassification between social security and pension costs.

   8.    Investment revenues and finance costs 
 
Investment revenues                                 2014        2013 
                                                 GBP'000     GBP'000 
 
 Interest receivable on bank deposits and 
  similar income                                      69          30 
 Gain in relation to financial instruments             -          91 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
                                                      69         121 
 -------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 
 
Finance costs                                   2014     2013 
                                             GBP'000  GBP'000 
Interest payable on bank overdrafts and 
 loans and similar charges                     2,421    2,435 
Finance costs on retirement benefit plans        833    1,160 
-------------------------------------------  -------  ------- 
                                               3,254    3,595 
 ------------------------------------------  -------  ------- 
 
   9.    Tax 

UK corporation tax is calculated at 21.50% (2013: 23.25%) of the estimated assessable profit for the year. Taxation for other jurisdictions is calculated at the rates prevailing in the respective jurisdictions.

The tax expense for the year can be reconciled to the pre-tax profit from continuing operations per the income statement as follows:

 
Recognised in the income           Before   Non-underlying                     Before   Non-underlying           Total 
statement:                 Non-underlying            items             Non-underlying            items    2013 GBP'000 
Income tax expense on               items     2014 GBP'000     Total            items     2013 GBP'000 
continuing                   2014 GBP'000                       2014             2013 
operations                                                   GBP'000          GBP'000 
------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------- 
Current tax 
Current year                        6,345            (907)     5,438            5,665            (418)           5,247 
Adjustment in respect of 
 prior 
 years                            (1,760)            (606)   (2,366)          (3,287)                -         (3,287) 
------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------- 
Current tax 
 expense/(credit)                   4,585          (1,513)     3,072            2,378            (418)           1,960 
------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------- 
Deferred tax 
Current year                        4,337            (299)     4,038            6,547            (780)           5,767 
Adjustment in respect of 
 prior 
 years                            (1,214)                -   (1,214)          (2,830)                -         (2,830) 
------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------- 
Deferred tax 
 expense/(credit)                   3,123            (299)     2,824            3,717            (780)           2,937 
------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------- 
Total income tax 
Income tax 
 expense/(credit) on 
 continuing activities              7,708          (1,812)     5,896            6,095          (1,198)           4,897 
------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 
   10.    Earnings per share 

The calculation of the basic and diluted (loss)/earnings per share is based on the following data:

 
                                                              2014       2013 
Earnings                                                   GBP'000    GBP'000 
(Loss)/Earnings for the purposes of basic earnings 
 per share and diluted earnings per share being 
 net profit attributable to equity holders of 
 the parent                                                  (962)      9,123 
Non--recurring items                                         2,912      1,525 
Amortisation of acquired intangibles                           787      2,161 
Taxation on non-recurring items and amortisation 
 of acquired intangibles                                   (1,812)    (1,198) 
-------------------------------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
Earnings for the purpose of basic earnings per 
 share excluding non--recurring items and amortisation 
 of acquired intangibles                                       925     11,611 
-------------------------------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 
                                                            Number     Number 
Number of shares                                         (million)  (million) 
-------------------------------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for 
 the purposes of basic earnings per share, and 
 basic excluding non--recurring items and amortisation 
 of acquired intangibles                                     485.0      484.0 
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares: 
Restricted share plans                                         7.5       14.4 
-------------------------------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for 
 the purposes of diluted earnings per share                  492.5      498.4 
-------------------------------------------------------  ---------  --------- 
 
 
 
                                                        Pence  Pence 
------------------------------------------------------  -----  ----- 
Basic (loss)/earnings per share attributable to 
 owners of the company                                  (0.2)    1.9 
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share attributable 
 to owners of the company                               (0.2)    1.8 
Basic earnings per share - excluding non--recurring 
 items and amortisation of acquired intangibles           0.2    2.4 
Diluted earnings per share - excluding non--recurring 
 items and amortisation of acquired intangibles           0.2    2.3 
 
 

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