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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie Group Plc | LSE:CTG | London | Ordinary Share | GB0001953156 | ORD 2P |
| Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.50 | 2.63% | 97.50 | 95.00 | 100.00 | 97.50 | 95.00 | 95.00 | 2,719 | 16:29:20 |
| Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Services, Nec | 69.23M | 3.21M | 0.1210 | 8.06 | 25.86M |
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Christie Group PLC
17 September 2018
17 September 2018
Christie Group plc
Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2018
Christie Group plc ('Christie' or the 'Group'), the leading provider of Professional Business Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services to the leisure, retail and care markets, is pleased to announce its Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2018.
Key points:
-- First half revenues up 10.0% to GBP38.4m (H1 2017: GBP34.9m) -- First half operating profit of GBP2.0m (H1 2017: GBP1.1m) -- Basic earnings per share of 5.18p (H1 2017: 1.53p per share) -- Interim dividend increased to 1.25p per share (2017: 1.0p per share) -- PBS revenues up 11.9% to GBP21.6m (H1 2017: GBP19.3m) -- Enhanced performance from international operations -- An increased pipeline of current and ongoing projects
Commenting on the results, David Rugg, Chairman and Chief Executive of Christie Group, said:
"The first half saw progress in performance and our services remain in demand from sophisticated commercial audiences."
Enquiries:
Christie Group plc David Rugg Chairman and Chief Executive 020 7227 0707 Daniel Prickett Chief Operating Officer 020 7227 0700 Simon Hawkins Group Finance Director 020 7227 0700 Stockdale Securities Andy Crossley/Antonio Bossi Nominated Adviser and Broker 020 7601 6100
Notes to Editors:
Christie Group plc, quoted on AIM, is a leading professional business services group with 44 offices across the UK, Europe and Canada, catering to its specialist markets in the leisure, retail and care sectors.
Christie Group operates in two complementary business divisions: Professional Business Services (PBS) and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services (SISS). These divisions trade under the brand names: PBS - Christie & Co, Pinders, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance: SISS - Orridge, Venners and Vennersys.
Tracing its origins back to 1846, the Group has a long-established reputation for offering essential services to client companies in agency, valuation services, investment, consultancy, project management, multi-functional trading systems and online ticketing services, stock audit and inventory management. The diversity of these services provides a natural balance to the Group's core agency business.
The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014.
For more information, please go to www.christiegroup.com.
Chairman and Chief Executive's review
I am pleased to report an operating profit for our first half of GBP2.0m (H1 2017: GBP1.1m) from increased revenue of GBP38.4m (H1 2017: GBP34.9m). As anticipated, this profit is significantly ahead of our performance for the same period in the previous year. As I indicated at our AGM in June, this improvement was primarily attributable to an enhanced performance from our international operations.
As promised we have prepared a new Group strategy which can be viewed on our new Group website. The next step is to align our trading companies' business plans within this overarching strategy. This is now in process. Our intention is that our aims and objectives become clearer to our staff, clients and investors. Constructive feedback will be welcome.
We have chosen to adopt the updated QCA Code for Corporate Governance and the extent of its application will be published on our website by 28th September.
I should like to thank Panmure Gordon & Co. for their service as Nomad and Broker to your Group. We welcome Stockdale Securities as Nomad and Broker and look forward to working with them to achieve wide interest in our Group.
During the period we completed the significant project of readying for the introduction of GDPR in late May. While the costs - which we estimate at GBP0.3m - were not insignificant, we believe the benefits of having cleansed and reorganised our records will be tangible in terms of increased operational efficiency.
We recognise an increasing demand for a more flexible approach to employee benefits to both recruit and retain the best people. Our recent investment in an integrated payroll & HR system will help us to facilitate this.
As reported in our 2017 Annual Report & Accounts, we indirectly own the freehold interest in Pinder House. A recently initiated rent review of the property as at May 2018, commissioned for internal purposes, indicates an additional GBP1.1m of shareholder equity that could be recognised, were we to formally revalue the property.
We recently completed the acquisition of the outstanding minority equity interest in Orridge Inventory Services GmbH. This means that each of our trading subsidiaries are now 100% owned by our Group.
Professional Business Services
Across the past decade in Christie & Co, the value of the businesses we sell has increased significantly, resulting in the doubling of our average transaction fee. As a consequence, the majority of the sales we broker are to existing operators and established investors. For this reason, whilst not immune, we are less impacted from the weaker residential markets seen in the first half.
Geographically, our UK agency and advisory work is well spread, evidenced by us recording assignments in over 86% of the postal areas of the UK over the last twelve months. Internationally we strive to operate as one team for each trade sector we serve. Assignments are successfully completed both territorially - where we are physically located - and on a wider basis. Our digital online presence, www.christie.com, is key to this capability. This hosts 2,000 businesses for sale and 50,000 registered buyers.
Our trusted advisor status provides the benefit of client continuity as we routinely assist with bigger and more complex assignments.
We continue to recruit to bring in further specialists as our markets and sectors evolve.
We announced the launch of the sale of 146 Wyevale Garden Centres in May. We have already exchanged contracts or completed on 18 centres, including nine centres to Blue Diamond off an aggregate asking price of GBP36.6m. The process has generated an exceptional level of interest and we have received offers to purchase the majority of sites either individually, or in sub-groups, along with offers to acquire the portfolio as a whole.
Our investment specialists have also been busy. For example, we have forward funded a new 73 bed Malmaison Hotel in Edinburgh on behalf of Associated British Foods.
Our team of RICS valuers specialising in the hotel market, provided (for reporting purposes) a valuation of GLH's hotel portfolio including The Tower Hotel at Tower Bridge and The Cumberland at Marble Arch. They also provided the Bank of Scotland valuation of part of the RF hotels portfolio, including Brown's Hotel Mayfair, the Balmoral Edinburgh, Hotel de Russie Rome, Hotel Amigo Brussels, The Charles Hotel Munich and Hotel Savoy Florence, all premier destinations in their respective cities.
The skills, knowledge and experience of our Childcare & Education team are increasingly being called upon by international operators and investors. Fuelled by demand, we have held a series of global seminars and meetings across Asia and the Far East. Thus far this year, across the day nursery, education and specialist childcare sectors, our team have been appointed on 118 new mandated sale projects, with the majority of portfolios being conducted via confidential processes.
In Leisure, the bounce has gone out of the trampoline market due to the haste of expansion and widely differing quality of facilities. Expect closures.
For the Care sector we have launched four separate corporate disposal programmes which will monetize predominantly in 2019.
In the Pub sector we continue to act on behalf of Greene King, Wellington Pub Company, Marston's and British Country Inns, selling numerous pubs across the UK.
In Dentistry we brokered the acquisition of Dentapol for (August Equity backed) Dental Partners and the sale of Oradi Dental, a substantial multi-site dental business and an example of the continued consolidation in the dental sector.
Pharmacy operators are hoping for some respite to cashflow squeeze as the category M clawback comes to an end in July.
Our Restaurant consultancy division is developing rapidly, providing strategic advice and valuable opportunities in what is, for some, a troubled sector.
Our market intelligence reports continue to receive great acclaim, covering issues of relevance to investors in the Dentistry, Hotel and Care markets. Launch events include key industry figures helping us to create 'Christie communities' within the sectors.
At Christie Insurance, we have completed a transition of our insurance provider. We expect this move will result in a growth in our revenue through a combination of improved commercial terms, higher levels of business from existing clients and an increased gain of new business which will follow from a more proactive approach to new insurance sales. As an example of our integrated services, Christie Insurance worked with Christie & Co in providing a pragmatic appraisal on the current and future insurance placement of an iconic golf club and leisure centre for the funder.
Christie Finance continued a focus on funding its specialisms in our niche sectors such as Medical (Dental and Pharmacy) and children's day nurseries. Our lending market remained positive as new entrants continued to provide alternatives to traditional high street banks. We procured an increasing level of unsecured finance for both corporate and private clients while also enjoy an increasing proportion of repeat business. Our finance pipeline increased 32% over the period.
Finally, within the PBS division, our appraisal business Pinders saw an increase in volume of 17% in the first half compared to the same period a year earlier. Instructions come directly from a range of lenders including Lloyds, Barclays, HSBC, Clydesdale and Metro bank and more recently from AIB and Atom Bank, the result of newer panel appointments. The 'White Coat' sector was a star performer with instructions up 71% on H1 of the prior year.
Stock & Inventory Systems & Services
Our stocktaking businesses serve the Retail, Hospitality, Leisure, Pharmacy and Supply Chain markets. Of these five markets, the UK retail market has continued to be a difficult market place. This year administrations and C.V.A.'s have been widespread.
In July, we instigated a plan to return our UK retail stocktaking operation within Orridge to profit. We have brought in impartial external expertise to achieve this. Our focus is on returning our UK retail stocktaking operation - itself part of a pan-European retail stocktaking business generating revenues of approximately GBP20m - to operating profit. Key to this is restoring job profitability to levels previously achieved, where gross profit margins in excess of 30% have previously proved achievable.
To improve counter retention, key for maximising operational efficiency, we opted to pay our UK staff under age 25 at the upper rate of national minimum wage.
Encouragingly at our current prices we continue to win retail clients such as Primark, Hugo Boss, Polo and Birkenstock.
In Venners, we recruited and trained higher levels of starters than in previous years enabling us to capture peak summer revenue with a record income level for each month in H1.
Our consultancy division is at record level as clients increasingly look to Venners to fix the issues it identifies. Given the size of the hospitality, leisure and catering industries, we foresee a strong demand.
Following the sale of Principle Hotels to IHG (Intercontinental Hotel Group) we have been retained to continue to supply stocktaking services. With local and regional business wins at an all-time high, new clients include Top Golf, TLC Inns, Elite pubs and John Fowler Holidays (a returning client).
For Vennersys, having successfully migrated established system users such as Blenheim, Burghley and Aspro to its new Venpos Cloud Enterprise system, those customers, through dialogue with us, have each identified areas in their businesses which our system can be further extended to serve. We will work with each client through our consultancy and development teams to increase our clients' revenues and thereby our own.
Our product is, by design, ideal for Family Entertainment Centres ("FECs") where we have won business including Adventure Land in Lincolnshire and the Edinburgh-based family experience attraction, Dynamic Earth. Product enhancements have included group and party bookings, consumer gate capacity control, additional pay and gateway options and remote scanning and redemption. Our new customers coming on stream start to impact our revenues in their first full year of operation which, because of the seasonal nature of many FECs, is from the next season onwards.
Summary
In conclusion, the first half saw progress in performance while our services remain in demand from sophisticated commercial audiences. Looking at the second half we anticipate a more balanced year than 2017. With an increased pipeline of both current and ongoing projects we intend to deliver a solid set of results for the year.
I take this opportunity to congratulate our management and staff who rise to the challenges and opportunities presented by change. We have good people.
The Board has declared an interim dividend of 1.25p (2017: 1.0p per share) which will be paid on 19 October 2018 to shareholders on the register on 28 September 2018.
David Rugg
Chairman and Chief Executive
Hot Features
Premium
Restated
(*)
Half year Half year
to 30 June to 30 June
Year ended
31 December
2018 2017 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Note (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Audited)
--------------------------------- ----- ------------- ------------- -------------
Revenue 4 38,404 34,925 71,635
Employee benefit expenses (26,224) (23,733) (48,978)
------------------------------------- ----- ------------- ------------- -------------
12,180 11,192 22,657
Depreciation and amortisation (509) (435) (902)
Impairment charge - - 61
Other operating expenses (9,661) (9,666) (18,048)
------------------------------------- ----- ------------- ------------- -------------
Operating profit 2,010 1,091 3,768
Finance costs (64) (93) (162)
Finance income 2 2 3
Pension scheme finance costs (158) (235) (463)
Total finance charge (220) (326) (622)
------------------------------------- ----- ------------- ------------- -------------
Profit before tax 1,790 765 3,146
Taxation 5 (442) (396) (699)
------------------------------------- ----- ------------- ------------- -------------
Profit for the period after tax 1,348 369 2,447
Consolidated interim income statement
Profit for the period after tax attributable to:
Equity shareholders of the parent 1,366 404 2,496
Non-controlling interest (18) (35) (49)
------------------------------------ ------ ----- ------
1,348 369 2,447
----------------------------------- ------ ----- ------
Earnings per share attributable to equity holders - pence
- Basic 6 5.18 1.53 9.47 - Fully diluted 6 5.12 1.51 9.43 ----------------- ----- ----- -----
All amounts derive from continuing operations.
(*) Refer to note 13 for full details of the restatement of June 2017 figures.
Consolidated interim statement of comprehensive income
Restated
(*)
Half year Half year
to 30 June to 30 June
Year ended
31 December
2018 2017 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
(Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Audited)
----------------------------------------------- ---- ------------- ------------- -------------
Profit for the period after tax 1,348 369 2,447
----------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Other comprehensive income:
Items that may be reclassified subsequently
to profit or loss:
Exchange differences on translating
foreign operations 21 2 3
----------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Net other comprehensive income to be
reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent
periods 21 2 3
----------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Items that will not be reclassified
to profit or loss:
Re-measurement gains/(losses) on defined
benefit plans 1,800 (378) 3,233
Income tax effect (306) 64 (548)
----------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Net other comprehensive income/(losses)
not being reclassified to profit or
loss in subsequent periods 1,494 (314) 2,685
----------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Other comprehensive income/(losses)
for the period 1,515 (312) 2,688
----------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Total comprehensive income for the period 2,863 57 5,135 ----------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Equity shareholders of the parent 2,881 92 5,184
Non-controlling interest (18) (35) (49)
------------------------------------ ------ ----- ------
2,863 57 5,135
----------------------------------- ------ ----- ------
(*) Refer to note 13 for full details of the restatement of June 2017 figures.
Consolidated interim statement of changes in shareholders' equity
Fair value Cumulative Non -
Share and other translation Retained controlling Total
capital reserves adjustments earnings interest equity
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
---------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ---------- ----------------- ------------------
Half year to 30 June 2017 (unaudited)
Balance at 1 January
2017 531 5,465 656 (15,543) (329) (9,220)
Profit/(loss) for the
period after tax - - - 404 (35) 369
Items that will not
be
reclassified
subsequently
to profit or loss - - - (314) - (314)
Items that may be
reclassified
subsequently to
profit
or loss - - 2 - - 2
Total comprehensive
income/(losses)
for the period - - 2 90 (35) 57
Movement in respect
of
employee share
scheme - 33 - - - 33
Employee share option
scheme:
- value of services
provided - 100 - - - 100
Dividends paid - - - (398) - (398)
---------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ---------- ----------------- ------------------
Balance at 30 June
2017
(*) 531 5,598 658 (15,851) (364) (9,428)
---------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ---------- ----------------- ------------------
Year ended 31 December 2017 (audited)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at 1 January
2017 531 5,465 656 (15,543) (329) (9,220)
Profit/(loss) for the
year after tax - - - 2,496 (49) 2,447
Items that will not
be
reclassified
subsequently
to profit or loss - - - 2,685 - 2,685
Items that may be
reclassified
subsequently to
profit
or loss - - 3 - - 3
Total comprehensive
income/(losses)
for the year - - 3 5,181 (49) 5,135
Movement in respect
of
employee share
scheme - (82) - - - (82)
Employee share option
scheme:
-value of services
provided - 229 - - - 229
Dividends paid - - - (657) - (657)
---------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ---------- ----------------- ------------------
Balance at 31
December
2017 531 5,612 659 (11,019) (378) (4,595)
---------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ---------- ----------------- ------------------
Half year to 30 June 2018
(unaudited)
Balance at 1 January 2018 531 5,612 659 (11,019) (378) (4,595)
Profit/(loss) for the
period
after tax - - - 1,366 (18) 1,348
Items that will not be
reclassified
subsequently to profit
or
loss - - - 1,494 - 1,494
Items that may be
reclassified
subsequently to profit
or
loss - - 21 - - 21
Total comprehensive
income/(losses)
for the period - - 21 2,860 (18) 2,863
Movement in respect of
employee
share scheme - 32 - - - 32
Employee share option
scheme:
- value of services
provided - (127) - - - (127)
Acquisition of
non-controlling
interest (396) 396 -
Dividends payable - - - (462) - (462)
Balance at 30 June 2018 531 5,517 680 (9,017) - (2,289)
-------------------------- ------- ----------- ------------- ---------- ----------------- --------
(*) Refer to note 13 for full details of the restatement of June 2017 figures.
Consolidated interim statement of financial position
Restated (*) At 31 December
2017
At 30 June At 30 June GBP'000
2018 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000 (Audited)
Note (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets - Goodwill 1,843 1,837 1,841
Intangible assets - Other 1,370 1,353 1,368
Property, plant and equipment 3,687 3,607 3,565
Deferred tax assets 2,681 3,781 3,142
Available-for-sale financial
assets 635 635 635
Other receivables 182 182 182
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
10,398 11,395 10,733
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
Current assets
Inventories 30 16 25
Trade and other receivables 17,090 14,956 14,873
Current tax assets 1 178 4
Cash and cash equivalents 11 3,977 3,385 4,692
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
21,098 18,535 19,594
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
Total assets 31,496 29,930 30,327
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
Equity
Capital and reserves attributable to the Company's
equity holders
Share capital 8 531 531 531
Fair value and other reserves 5,517 5,598 5,612
Cumulative translation reserve 680 658 659
Retained earnings (9,017) (15,851) (11,019)
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
(2,289) (9,064) (4,217)
Non-controlling interest - (364) (378)
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
Total equity (2,289) (9,428) (4,595)
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables 134 - 436
Retirement benefit obligations 9 12,000 18,167 14,241
Borrowings 692 743 734
Provisions 161 218 188
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
12,987 19,128 15,599
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 13,318 11,275 11,703
Current tax liabilities 275 346 230
Borrowings 6,365 7,780 6,526
Provisions 840 829 864
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
20,798 20,230 19,323
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
Total liabilities 33,785 39,358 34,922
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
Total equity and liabilities 31,496 29,930 30,327
-------------------------------- --------- ----------------- ---------------- ------------------
(*) Refer to note 13 for full details of the restatement of June 2017 figures.
Consolidated interim statement of cash flows
Restated
(*)
Half year Half year Year ended
to 30 June to 30 June
2018 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000 31 December
2017
(Unaudited) (Unaudited) GBP'000
(Audited)
Note
------------------------------------------- ------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
Cash flow from operating activities
Cash generated from operations 10 782 1,248 5,171
Interest paid (64) (93) (162)
Tax paid (267) (30) (160)
------------------------------------------- ------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
Net cash generated from operating
activities 451 1,125 4,849
------------------------------------------- ------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
Cash flow from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
(PPE) (437) (295) (575)
Proceeds from sale of PPE 10 - 3
Interest received 2 2 3
Intangible assets expenditure (196) (268) (460)
Net cash used in investing activities (621) (561) (1,029)
------------------------------------------- ------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
Cash flow from financing activities
Repayment of bank borrowings (41) (9) (17)
Proceeds from invoice discounting (1) 779 (12)
Payment of finance lease liabilities (1) (1) (6)
Net payments to ESOP (321) - -
Dividends paid - - (657)
Net cash (used in)/generated from
financing activities (364) 769 (692)
------------------------------------------- ------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and
cash equivalents (534) 1,333 3,128
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of period 176 (2,933) (2,932)
Exchange (losses)/gain on Euro bank
accounts (21) 9 (20)
------------------------------------------- ------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end
of period 11 (379) (1,591) 176
------------------------------------------- ------- --------------- -------------- ---------------
(*) Refer to note 13 for full details of the restatement of June 2017 figures.
Notes to the consolidated interim financial statements
1. General information
Christie Group plc is the parent undertaking of a group of companies covering a range of related activities. These fall into two divisions - Professional Business Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services. Professional Business Services principally covers business valuation, consultancy and agency, mortgage and insurance services, and business appraisal. Stock & Inventory Systems & Services covers stock audit and counting, compliance and food safety audits and inventory preparation and valuation, hospitality and cinema software.
2. Basis of preparation
The interim financial information in this report has been prepared using accounting policies consistent with IFRS as adopted by the European Union. IFRS is subject to amendment and interpretation by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the IFRS Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) and there is an ongoing process of review and endorsement by the European Commission. The financial information has been prepared on the basis of IFRS that the Directors expect to be adopted by the European Union and applicable as at 31 December 2018.
The accounting policies applied are consistent with those of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017, except for those noted below and except for the adoption of new standards and interpretations effective as of 1 January 2018. Taxes on income in the interim periods are accrued using the tax rate that would be applicable to expected total annual earnings.
A number of amendments apply for the first time in 2018, specifically IFRS9: 'Financial Instruments' and IFRS15: 'Revenue from Customers with Contracts'. However, they do not materially impact the annual consolidated financial statements of the Group or the interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Group.
Non-statutory accounts
These consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting'. The financial information for the year ended 31 December 2017 set out in this interim report does not constitute the Group's statutory accounts for that period. The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors reported on those accounts; their report was unqualified, did not contain a statement under either section 498(2) or section 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006 and did not include references to any matters to which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis. The financial information for the periods ended 30 June 2018 and 30 June 2017 is unaudited.
3. Critical accounting estimates and judgements
Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
The Group makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are consistent with those applied to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017.
4. Segment information
The Group is organised into two main business segments: Professional Business Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services.
The reportable segment results for continuing operations for the period ended 30 June 2018 are as follows:
Professional Stock & Inventory
Business Services Systems & Services Other Group
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ----------
Total gross segment
revenue 21,640 16,819 1,810 40,269
Inter-segment revenue (55) - (1,810) (1,865)
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ----------
Revenue 21,585 16,819 - 38,404
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ----------
Operating profit/(loss) 2,452 (581) 139 2,010
Net finance charge (220)
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ----------
Profit before tax 1,790
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ----------
Taxation (442)
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ----------
Profit for the period after tax 1,348
----------------------------------------------- --------------------- ---------- ----------
The reportable segment results for continuing operations for the period ended 30 June 2017 are as follows:
Professional Stock & Inventory Restated (*)
Business Services Systems & Services Other Group
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ---------------
Total gross segment
revenue 19,351 15,628 1,451 36,430
Inter-segment revenue (54) - (1,451) (1,505)
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ---------------
Revenue 19,297 15,628 - 34,925
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ---------------
Operating profit/(loss) 1,408 (558) 241 1,091
Net finance charge (326)
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ---------------
Profit before tax 765
Taxation (396)
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ---------------
Profit for the period after tax 369
----------------------------------------------- --------------------- ---------- ---------------
(*) Refer to note 13 for full details of the restatement of June 2017 figures.
The reportable segment results for continuing operations for the year ended 31 December 2017 are as follows:
Professional Stock & Inventory Restated (*)
Business Services Systems & Services Other Group
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ---------------
Total gross segment
revenue 40,726 31,018 2,992 74,736
Inter-segment revenue (109) - (2,992) (3,101)
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ---------------
Revenue 40,617 31,018 - 71,635
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ---------------
Operating profit/(loss) 5,298 (1,085) (445) 3,768
Net finance charge (622)
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ---------------
Profit before tax 3,146
Taxation (699)
------------------------- -------------------- --------------------- ---------- ---------------
Profit for the year after tax 2,447
----------------------------------------------- --------------------- ---------- ---------------
The Group is not reliant on any key customers.
5. Taxation
Deferred tax assets have been recognised in respect of tax losses and other temporary differences giving rise to deferred tax assets where it is probable that these assets will be recovered.
The tax on the Group's profit before tax differs from the theoretical amount that would arise using the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of 19% based on the Group's profit before tax and pension scheme finance costs, due to GBPnil arising from the reduction in the value of the brought forward deferred tax asset and GBP54,000 arising from other movements in the deferred tax asset.
6. Earnings per share
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, which excludes the shares held in the Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) trust.
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. The Company has only one category of potential dilutive ordinary shares: share options. Where a loss for the year has been recognised the share options are considered anti-dilutive and so not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share.
The calculation is performed for the share options to determine the number of shares that could have been acquired at fair value (determined as the average annual market share price of the Company's shares) based on the monetary value of the subscription rights attached to outstanding share options. The number of shares calculated as above is compared with the number of shares that would have been issued assuming the exercise of the share options.
Restated (*)
Half year Half year Year ended
to to 31 December
30 June 2018 30 June 2017 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Profit from total operations attributable
to equity holders of the Company 1,366 404 2,496
------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
31 December
30 June 2018 30 June 2017 2017
Thousands Thousands Thousands
------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares in issue 26,351 26,351 26,346
Adjustment for share options 306 344 100
------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares for diluted earnings per share 26,657 26,695 26,446
------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
31 December
30 June 2018 30 June 2017 2017
pence pence pence
------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
Basic earnings per share 5.18 1.53 9.47
Fully diluted earnings per share 5.12 1.51 9.43
------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
(*) Refer to note 13 for full details of the restatement of June 2017 figures.
7. Dividends
A final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 December 2017 of 1.75p per share, amounting to a total dividend of GBP462,000, was approved and paid to the Christie Group plc registrar on 30 June 2018. The funds were transferred to shareholders on 6 July 2018.
An interim dividend in respect of 2018 of 1.25p per share, amounting to a dividend of GBP332,000, was declared by the directors at their meeting on 11 September 2018. These financial statements do not reflect this dividend payable.
The dividend of 1.25p per share will be payable to shareholders on the record on 28 September 2018. The dividend will be paid on 19 October 2018.
8. Share capital
30 June 2018 30 June 2017 31 December
2017
Ordinary shares of 2p each Number GBP'000 Number GBP'000 Number GBP'000
-------------------------------- ----------- -------- ----------- -------- ----------- --------
Allotted and fully paid:
At beginning and end of period 26,526,729 531 26,526,729 531 26,526,729 531
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The Company has one class of ordinary shares which carry no right to fixed income.
Investment in own shares
The Group has established an Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) trust to meet its future contingent obligations under the Group's share option schemes. The ESOP purchases shares in the market for distribution at a later date in accordance with the terms of the Group's share option schemes. The rights to dividend on the shares held have been waived.
At 30 June 2018 the total payments by the Group to the ESOP to finance the purchase of ordinary shares were GBP3,035,000 (30 June 2017: GBP2,639,000; 31 December 2017: GBP2,714,000). This figure is inclusive of shares purchased and subsequently issued to satisfy employee share awards. The market value at 30 June 2018 of the ordinary shares held in the ESOP was GBP350,000 (30 June 2017: GBP129,000; 31 December 2017: GBP235,000). The investment in own shares represents 219,000 shares (30 June 2017: 139,000; 31 December 2017: 178,000) with a nominal value of 2p each.
9. Retirement benefit obligations
The obligation outstanding of GBP12,000,000 (30 June 2017: GBP18,167,000; 31 December 2017: GBP14,241,000) includes GBP956,000 (30 June 2017: GBP965,000; 31 December 2017: GBP981,000) payable to David Rugg by Christie Group plc.
The Group operates two defined benefit schemes (closed to new members) providing pensions on final pensionable pay. The contributions are determined by qualified actuaries based on triennial valuations using the projected unit method.
When a member retires, the pension and any spouse's pension is either secured by an annuity contract or paid from the managed fund. Assets of the schemes are reduced by the purchase price of any annuity purchase and the benefits no longer regarded as liabilities of the scheme.
The amounts recognised in the statement of comprehensive income and the movement in the liability recognised in the statement of financial position have been based on the forecast position for the year ended 31 December 2018 after adjusting for the actual contributions to be paid in the period.
The movement in the liability recognised in the statement of financial position is as follows:
Half year Year ended
Half year to to 31 December
30 June 2018 30 June 2017 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
----------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
Beginning of the period 14,241 18,106 18,106
Expenses included in the employee benefit
expense 207 219 438
Contributions paid (780) (746) (1,482)
Finance costs 158 235 463
Pension paid (26) (25) (51)
Actuarial (gains)/losses recognised (1,800) 378 (3,233)
End of the period 12,000 18,167 14,241
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The amounts recognised in the income statement and statement of comprehensive income are as follows:
Half year Year ended
Half year to to 31 December
30 June 2018 30 June 2017 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
Current service cost 207 219 438
--------------------------------------- -------- -------------- -------------
Total included in employee benefit
expenses 207 219 438
--------------------------------------- -------- -------------- -------------
Net interest cost 158 235 463
--------------------------------------- -------- -------------- -------------
Total included in finance costs 158 235 463
--------------------------------------- -------- -------------- -------------
Actuarial (gains)/losses (1,800) 378 (3,233)
Total included in other comprehensive
income (1,800) 378 (3,233)
--------------------------------------- -------- -------------- -------------
The principal actuarial assumptions used were as follows:
Half year to 30 June 2018 Half year to 30 June 2017 Year ended 31 December 2017
% % %
-------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------------
Inflation rate 3.00 - 3.10 3.30 3.10 - 3.30
Discount rate 2.00 - 2.70 2.80 2.50
Future salary increases 1.00 - 2.00 1.00 - 2.00 1.00 - 2.00
Future pension increases 2.00 - 3.40 2.30 - 3.50 2.10 - 3.50
-------------------------- --------------------------- ---------------------------- ------------------------------
Assumptions regarding future mortality experience were consistent with those disclosed in the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017.
10. Note to the cash flow statement
Cash generated from operations
Restated
Half year (*)
to Half year Year ended
30 June to 31 December
2018 30 June 2017 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Continuing operations
Profit for the period 1,348 369 2,447
Adjustments for:
- Taxation 442 396 699
- Finance costs 62 91 159
- Depreciation 315 278 569
- Amortisation of intangible assets 194 157 333
- Profit on sale of property, plant
and equipment - - (3)
- Foreign currency translation 21 (26) 16
- (Decrease)/increase in provisions (51) 19 24
- Movement in share option charge (127) 117 229
- Retirement benefits (441) (317) (632)
- Movement in reserves (79) - -
Changes in working capital (excluding
the effects of exchange differences
on consolidation):
- Increase in inventories 5 13 3
- Increase in trade and other receivables (2,217) (1,710) (1,647)
- Increase in trade and other payables 1,310 1,861 2,974
------------------------------------------- ---------- -------------- -------------
Cash generated from operations 782 1,248 5,171
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(*) Refer to note 13 for full details of the restatement of June 2017 figures.
11. Cash and cash equivalents include the following for the purposes of the cash flow statement:
Restated
Half year (*)
to Half year Year ended
30 June to 31 December
2018 30 June 2017 2017
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------- ---------- -------------- -------------
Cash and cash equivalents 3,977 3,385 4,692
Bank overdrafts (4,356) (4,976) (4,516)
--------------------------- ---------- -------------- -------------
(379) (1,591) 176
--------------------------- ---------- -------------- -------------
(*) Refer to note 13 for full details of the restatement of June 2017 figures.
12. Related-party transactions
There is no controlling interest in the Group's shares.
During the period rentals of GBP280,000 (30 June 2017: GBP393,000; 31 December 2017: GBP435,000) were paid to Carmelite Property Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales, and jointly owned by The Christie Group Pension and Assurance Scheme, The Venners Retirement Benefit Fund and The Fitzroy Square Pension Fund, by Christie Group plc in accordance with the terms of a long-term lease agreement.
For the six months ended 30 June 2018, Christie Group plc incurred expenses of GBP50,000 (30 June 2017: GBPnil; 31 December 2017: GBP25,000) in relation to the engagement of Philip Gwyn for consultancy work.
13. Prior year restatement
The Board have reviewed their previously adopted accounting treatment in relation to two indirectly held subsidiary entities, which were previously not consolidated by virtue of being considered to be immaterial contingent net assets.
Having considered the requirements of IFRS 10 (incorporating the requirements of SIC 12) the Board have restated the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2017, the Consolidated Income Statement for the period ended 30 June 2017, and all other elements of the financial statements so affected. In doing so, the consolidated financial statements are now prepared recognising Atrium Holdings Limited and P.H. UK Limited as indirectly but wholly owned subsidiaries of Christie Group plc and recognise that indirect beneficial ownership of both entities has vested with Christie Group plc since 30 April 2015.
The effect on the Consolidated Income Statement for June 2017 is set out below:
Previously
reported Restated Impact of
June 2017 June 2017 restatement
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Revenue 34,925 34,925 -
Operating expenses (33,897) (33,834) 63
Operating profit 1,028 1,091 63
Finance costs (296) (326) 30
Profit before tax 732 765 33
Taxation (376) (396) (20)
---------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Profit after tax 356 369 13
---------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Earnings per share attributable
to equity holders - pence
--------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
* Basic 1.49 1.53 0.04
* Fully diluted 1.47 1.51 0.04
---------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
The effect on the Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2017 was as follows:
Previously
reported Restated Impact of
June 2017 June 2017 restatement
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Property, plant and equipment 1,536 3,607 2,071
Other receivables 451 182 (269)
Trade and other receivables 14,568 14,956 388
Trade and other payables (10,891) (11,275) (384)
Current tax liabilities (335) (346) (11)
Current borrowings (6,807) (7,780) (973)
Non-current borrowings - (743) (743)
Other assets and liabilities
(net) (8,029) (8,029) -
-------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Net (liabilities)/assets (9,507) (9,428) 79
-------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Property, plant and equipment has been restated to recognise P.H. UK Limited's ownership of the freehold property of Pinder House, 249 Upper Third Street, Milton Keynes, MK9 1DS.
Current and non-current borrowings are restated to include amounts payable by Atrium Holdings Limited and its immediate and wholly owned subsidiary undertaking, P.H. UK Limited. Borrowings within these companies are without direct recourse to any other Group company, including Christie Group plc, in the event of any non-repayment or default. The bank loan is secured against the freehold property noted above.
14. Publication of Interim Report
The 2018 Interim Financial Statements are available on the Company's website www.christiegroup.com
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