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CHH Churchill China Plc

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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Churchill China Plc LSE:CHH London Ordinary Share GB0001961035 ORD 10P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
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Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Misc Homefurnishings Stores 83.08M 7.9M 0.7179 16.37 129.22M

Churchill China PLC Preliminary Results (0996U)

27/03/2019 7:01am

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Churchill China PLC

27 March 2019

 
 For immediate release   27 March 2019 
 

CHURCHILL CHINA plc

("Churchill China" or the "Company" or the "Group")

PRELIMINARY RESULTS

For the year ended 31 December 2018

Churchill China plc (AIM: CHH), the manufacturer of innovative performance ceramic products serving hospitality markets worldwide, is pleased to announce its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2018.

Key Highlights:

Financial

   --     Group revenue up 7% to GBP57.5m (2017: GBP53.5m) 
   --     Operating profit before exceptional items up 24% to GBP9.2m (2017: GBP7.5m) 
   --     Profit before exceptional items and  tax up 26% to GBP9.4m (2017: GBP7.5m) 
   --     Reported profit before tax after exceptional items GBP8.8m (2017: GBP7.8m) 
   --     Adjusted earnings per share up 26% to 69.6p (2017: 55.3p) 
   --     Basic earnings per share 65.6p (2017: 58.4p) 
   --     Proposed final dividend up 18% to 20.3p (2017: 17.2p) 
   --     Cash generated from operations GBP8.3m (2017: GBP7.7m) 

Business

   --     Hospitality revenue growth 10% (2017: 8%) 
   --     Group export revenues up 17% (2017: 16%) 
   --     Exports now represent 60% (2017: 55%) of Group revenue 
   --     Further increase in added value product sales 
   --     Performance continues long term growth trend 
   --     Good progress against key strategic objectives 

Alan McWalter, Chairman of Churchill China, commented:

'2018 has been a very successful year for Churchill, we have exceeded our expectations in relation to business and financial performance. 2019 has started well and we believe that we can make further progress.'

For further information, please contact:

 
 Churchill China plc               Tel: 01782 577566 
 David O'Connor / David Taylor 
 
 Buchanan                         Tel: 020 7466 5000 
 Mark Court / Sophie Wills 
 
 N+1 Singer                       Tel: 0207 496 3000 
 Richard Lindley / Rachel Hayes 
 
 

This announcement contains information which, prior to its disclosure, was considered inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (MAR)

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

Introduction

I am, once again, pleased to report another strong performance from our business in the year. We have increased our revenue by 7%, our operating profits and our profits before exceptional items by 24% and 26% respectively. This performance clearly demonstrates the continued success of our strategic approach. Progress has again been made in growing our export revenues and in a further conversion of our output to innovative and higher margin added value products.

However, we believe that simply focussing on a single year's performance does not fully reflect the strength of our business or the transformation achieved in our operations over the longer term. Our business has developed substantially over the last five years from 2013 in line with our business strategy. Sales to Hospitality customers have increased from GBP32.7m to GBP52.4m at a compound annual rate of almost 10%, with Group exports rising from 39% to 60% of our business. The proportion of Hospitality revenue represented by added value products with higher margins has risen from 10% to 44%, with a consequent increase in operating margin from 8% to over 16%.

The trading environment in the UK, alongside that of many businesses, is subject to increased uncertainty, but we believe we have a robust business model. Our plans will evolve, but we will continue to emphasise growth in export markets where there is a significant opportunity to improve our market share and in further development of innovative products which offer outstanding value to our customers. We have the capacity to deliver the investment needed to implement these plans and to sustain long term value growth for our shareholders.

Financial Review

Total revenues increased by 7% to GBP57.5m (2017: GBP53.5m) with further strong growth in Hospitality export revenues more than offsetting lower Retail sales. UK revenues were 4% lower at GBP23.0m (2017: GBP24.0m) with the reduction largely attributable to more difficult retail markets. Export revenues were GBP5.0m higher (+17%) at GBP34.5m (2017: GBP29.5m).

Gross margins have again improved as we continued to grow sales of added value product.

Operating profit before exceptional items increased by 24% to GBP9.2m (2017: GBP7.5m). Operating margins before exceptional items improved to 16.1% (2017: 13.9%). Operating profit benefitted from increased revenues, the continued move towards added value, differentiated, products and from a stable cost base.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation increased by 20% to GBP10.9m (2017: GBP9.1m).

Profit before exceptional items and income tax rose by 26% to GBP9.4m (2017: GBP7.5m), largely as a result of our strong operating performance, but with some additional contribution from an improved performance from our associated company Furlong Mills and higher interest receipts. In the five years to the end of 2018 we have increased profit before income tax at a compound rate of 22% per annum.

Adjusted earnings per share improved by 26% to 69.6p (2017: 55.3p).

Changes in the law relating to the equalisation of statutory Guaranteed Minimum Pensions benefits will affect our legacy defined benefit pension scheme. Accordingly, a one off exceptional non-cash charge of GBP0.6m has been provided in 2018 reflecting the cumulative effect of these changes. Additionally, sums previously provided for costs relating to the disposal of property which are no longer required have been released, generating an exceptional credit to profit of GBP0.1m. In 2017 we disposed of a surplus property, the profit on disposal of GBP0.3m was also treated as exceptional.

Reported profit before tax rose to GBP8.8m from GBP7.8m in 2017.

Basic earnings per share, including the above exceptional items, improved by 11% to 65.0p (2017: 58.4p)

We have also continued to generate good operating cash flows, operating cash generation was GBP8.3m (2017: GBP7.7m). Working capital requirements were higher than last year at GBP1.5m (2017: GBP0.2m) reflecting an increase in accounts receivable on higher sales. Inventory levels remained controlled despite higher sales, a wider product range and good customer service. The cash spend on capital projects was GBP2.1m (2017: GBP2.2m). We expect capital spend to rise in 2019 as we continue to invest in capacity, capability and efficiency. At the year end, net cash and deposit balances had risen by GBP1.8m to GBP17.4m (2017: GBP15.6m).

Dividend

The Board is recommending an 18% increase in the final dividend to 20.3p per share (2017: 17.2p) giving a total of 29.0p for the year (2017: 24.6p). We are pleased that the sustained growth in profitability and continued cash generation has allowed us to raise the dividend. If approved, the final dividend will be paid on 24 May 2019 to shareholders on the register on 26 April 2019, with the ex-dividend date being 25 April 2019.

Business

Our business has performed strongly across the year. The good progress reported in the first half has been matched by further progress in the second half. We have grown our sales in Hospitality and particularly in export and much of this increase has come from added value products. We have continued to reduce our exposure to less attractive Retail markets. Exports now represent 60% of Group revenues.

Total sales to our Hospitality customers increased by GBP5.0m (10%) and reached a new record of GBP52.4m (2017: GBP47.4m). Hospitality sales now represent over 90% of Group revenue.

We have continued to grow our position in overseas markets whilst maintaining a leading position within the UK. Overall export sales grew by 19% despite a slight headwind from currency. Over the last five years our Hospitality export sales have risen by an average of over 20% per year. Growth has again been strongest in Europe with continued progress in most countries. Our early stage investment in Rest of the World markets is also beginning to gain traction and we are pleased with the rate of growth in developing regions.

Our performance in the UK has stabilised following a much improved performance in the second half of 2018. We revised our approach to the UK in 2017 to reflect changing market dynamics by increasing management focus and targeting new product introductions. We are pleased with the progress made. Our established market position means we benefit from a consistent level of replacement sales.

Churchill's core values are innovation, technical performance and service. The strength of our established relationships with end users, distributors and agents in the UK and worldwide continues to be of great value to the business.

Our increased profitability reflects both growth in revenue and particularly a further shift of our product range towards added value products. We carefully research market requirements and develop new products to meet these needs which allow us to improve our margins whilst offering substantial value to our customers. Sales of added value products now represent over 44% of our Hospitality sales. Whilst Stonecast continues to be the stand out performer, our Studio Prints range, combining innovative materials with our existing print capability, continues to grow strongly. Our innovative market offer is increasingly differentiated from our closest competitors.

Retail operations have again reduced in scale as we have withdrawn from certain sectors of the UK market which have become unprofitable. Revenues were lower at GBP5.1m (2017: GBP6.1m).

Operations

The changes in our business create additional demands on our operational team and we have worked hard to ensure that the manufacturing strategy is closely aligned with our business plan. During the year we increased the capacity and efficiency of our added value product manufacturing and completed projects improving the flexibility of our production process. This allows us to balance the challenge of producing wider product range and maintaining cost and service levels.

We expect to increase the level of investment in manufacturing in 2019. Expenditure on a further factory extension and on an additional fast fire kiln have already been approved and we expect to make progress on these and other projects over the year.

Our Production and Technical teams have delivered substantial additional value during the year. Our traditional strength of efficient and effective manufacturing continues to serve us well, but has been supplemented by significant progress in other areas. Our capacity to innovate new products has been significantly improved by the production re-engineering and materials development work carried out over the longer term

Furlong Mills

In February 2019 we announced the acquisition of a further 9.5% of the equity of Furlong Mills Limited for GBP454,000, taking our percentage shareholding to 55.6%. Furlong is a ceramic materials manufacturer based in Stoke on Trent and provides processed clay body and glaze to Churchill and other major manufacturers. Our investment secures a very important part of our supply chain and over the longer term reinforces our capacity to extend our technical ceramics capability. We have held an investment in Furlong for almost forty years and are pleased to now hold a larger interest.

Brexit

We have reviewed Churchill's exposure to various Brexit scenarios. A major part of our revenue is earned outside the UK and our manufacturing process, in part, relies upon materials and equipment sourced from overseas.

Our detailed Brexit planning is ongoing and we believe we have identified and developed plans to mitigate the effect of disruption on our trading model. We have completed a number of projects including securing and stocking an outbound logistics facility in the Netherlands to service our European business, improving our systems and establishing larger safety stocks of key raw materials. We have also developed detailed contingency plans in other areas. The UK government has recently announced that import tariff levels on most ceramic tableware products remain at 2018 levels. Our plans are founded on our core principles which are the provision of value to our customers and maintenance of a high level of service.

Whilst these actions may not fully offset all the effects of the Brexit process we believe that we have prepared for the forward uncertainty sensibly and that we have the flexibility to manage the level of risk to our business.

People

During the year we have made significant progress in improving the alignment of our workforce with our business plans. We have focused on training, both in terms of operational skills and the personal development of our employees. The continuous improvement programme continues to deliver substantial benefits to the business both in terms of productivity and delivering more rewarding roles to our staff. We have increased the level of engagement within our workforce and have invested time in establishing development and succession plans at all levels of the business. One of the major objectives in our forward plan is to ensure that we have the right people across our business to meet our aspirations.

Our workforce is skilled, loyal and well motivated and they create and embody the core values that serve us well. Once again I am grateful for their effort and commitment across the year.

Prospects

2018 has been a very successful year for Churchill; we have exceeded our expectations in relation to business and financial performance and the growth we have achieved sits well in relation to our longer term progress. I am, however, most pleased by the manner in which we have delivered this performance, which is wholly in line with our strategic objectives. The progress we have made in moving the focus of our business towards Hospitality and export markets, the increased margin we achieve from innovative and differentiated products and the significant reinvestment of this profit in further development all follow the path we established several years ago. We believe that this will be the basis of continued success in the future.

2019 has started well and we believe that we can, subject to external conditions, make further progress. However, we remain a business focussed on the long term. Churchill has a robust and well invested business model supported by a strong financial position. Our market and product development plans continue to deliver profitable opportunities for growth and to create value for our business and all its stakeholders.

Alan McWalter

Chairman

26 March 2019

 
 Churchill China plc 
 Consolidated Income Statement 
 for the year ended 31 December 2018 
                                                             Audited               Audited 
                                                             Year to               Year to 
                                                         31 December           31 December 
                                                                2018                  2017 
                                                              GBP000                GBP000 
                                                Note 
 Revenue                                          1           57,479                53,530 
                                                        ============          ============ 
 
 Operating profit before 
  exceptional item                                             9,237                 7,460 
 Exceptional items                                2            (541)                   315 
                                                        ------------          ------------ 
 
 Operating profit                                              8,696                 7,775 
 
 Share of results of associate 
  company                                                        185                   159 
 Finance income                                   3              110                    66 
 Finance costs                                    3            (144)                 (225) 
                                                        ------------          ------------ 
 
 Profit before exceptional item 
  and income tax                                               9,388                 7,460 
 Exceptional item                                 2            (541)                   315 
                                                        ------------          ------------ 
 
 Profit before income tax                                      8,847                 7,775 
 
 Income tax expense                               4          (1,649)               (1,361) 
                                                        ------------          ------------ 
 
 Profit for the year                                           7,198                 6,414 
                                                        ============          ============ 
 
 
                                                           Pence per             Pence per 
                                                               share                 share 
 
 
 Basic earnings per ordinary share                5             65.6                  58.4 
 Adjusted earnings per ordinary 
  share                                           5             69.6                  55.3 
 
 
 
 Diluted basic earnings 
  per ordinary shares                             5             65.0                  57.9 
 Diluted adjusted earnings 
  per ordinary share                              5             69.0                  54.8 
 
 
 
 Churchill China 
 plc 
 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive 
  Income 
 for the year ended 31 December 2018 
                                                      Audited       Audited 
                                                      Year to       Year to 
                                                  31 December   31 December 
                                                         2018          2017 
                                                       GBP000        GBP000 
 
 Other comprehensive (expense) / income 
 Items that will not be reclassified to 
  profit or loss: 
  Actuarial (loss) / gain on retirement 
   benefit obligations                                  (175)         1,344 
 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to 
  profit or loss: 
  Currency translation 
   differences                                             23          (33) 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
 
 Other comprehensive income / (expense)                 (152)         1,311 
 
 Profit for 
  the year                                              7,198         6,414 
 
 
 Total comprehensive income for the period              7,046         7,725 
                                                 ============  ============ 
 
 
 Attributable 
  to: 
 Equity holders of 
  the Company                                           7,046         7,725 
                                                 ============  ============ 
 
 
 All the above figures relate to continuing 
  operations 
 
 
 Churchill China 
  plc 
 Consolidated Balance 
  Sheet 
 as at 31 December 
  2018 
                                                Audited       Audited 
                                            31 December   31 December 
                                                   2018          2017 
                                                 GBP000        GBP000 
 Assets 
 Non Current assets 
 Property, plant and 
  equipment                                      14,847        14,542 
 Intangible assets                                   91           101 
 Investment in associates                         1,732         1,547 
 Deferred income tax 
  assets                                          1,107         1,197 
                                                 17,777        17,387 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                                      9,911         9,816 
 Trade and other receivables                      9,719         8,650 
 Other financial 
  assets                                          3,001         3,000 
 Cash and cash equivalents                       14,380        12,577 
                                           ------------  ------------ 
                                                 37,011        34,043 
                                           ------------  ------------ 
 Total assets                                    54,788        51,430 
                                           ============  ============ 
 
 Liabilities 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other 
  payables                                      (9,561)      (10,024) 
 Current income tax 
  liabilities                                   (1,063)         (831) 
                                           ------------  ------------ 
 
 Total current liabilities                     (10,624)      (10,855) 
                                           ------------  ------------ 
 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Deferred income tax 
  liabilities                                     (754)         (775) 
 Retirement benefit 
  obligations                                   (5,443)       (5,907) 
 
 Total non-current 
  liabilities                                   (6,197)       (6,682) 
                                           ------------  ------------ 
 
 Total liabilities                             (16,821)      (17,537) 
                                           ============  ============ 
 
 Net assets                                      37,967        33,893 
                                           ============  ============ 
 
 
 Equity attributable to owners of the 
  Company 
 Issued share capital                             1,103         1,103 
 Share premium account                            2,348         2,348 
 Treasury shares                                  (729)         (579) 
 Other reserves                                   1,703         1,565 
 Retained earnings                               33,542        29,456 
                                           ------------  ------------ 
                                                 37,967        33,893 
                                           ============  ============ 
 
 
 Churchill China plc 
 Consolidated Statement of Changes 
  in Equity 
 as at 31 December 
  2018 
                             Retained     Share     Share   Treasury      Other 
                             earnings   capital   premium     shares   reserves     Total 
                                                  account 
                               GBP000    GBP000    GBP000     GBP000     GBP000    GBP000 
 
 Balance at 1 January 
  2017                         24,205     1,103     2,348      (575)      1,544    28,625 
                            ---------  --------  --------  ---------  ---------  -------- 
 
 Comprehensive income 
  Profit for the period         6,414         -         -          -          -     6,414 
 Other comprehensive 
  income                            -         -         -          -          -         - 
  Depreciation transfer 
   - gross                         12         -         -          -       (12)         - 
  Depreciation transfer 
   - tax                          (2)         -         -          -          2         - 
 Deferred tax - change 
  in rate                           -         -         -          -         12        12 
  Actuarial losses 
   - net                        1,344         -         -          -          -     1,344 
  Currency translation              -         -         -          -       (33)      (33) 
 
 Total comprehensive 
  income                        7,768         -         -          -       (43)     7,725 
                            ---------  --------  --------  ---------  ---------  -------- 
 
 Transactions with 
  owners 
  Dividends                   (2,433)         -         -          -          -   (2,433) 
  Proceeds of share 
   issue                            -         -         -          3          -         3 
  Share based payment             123         -         -          -         64       187 
  Deferred tax - share 
   based payment                   57         -         -          -          -        57 
  Treasury shares               (264)         -         -        (7)          -     (271) 
 
 Total transactions 
  with owners                 (2,517)         -         -        (4)         64   (2,457) 
                            ---------  --------  --------  ---------  ---------  -------- 
 
 
 
 Balance at 31 December 
  2017                         29,456     1,103     2,348      (579)      1,565    33,893 
 
 Comprehensive income 
  Profit for the period         7,198         -         -          -          -     7,198 
 Other comprehensive 
  income 
  Depreciation transfer 
   - gross                         12         -         -          -       (12)         - 
  Depreciation transfer 
   - tax                          (2)         -         -          -          2         - 
  Deferred tax - change 
   in rate                                    -         -          -          -         - 
  Actuarial losses 
   - net                        (175)         -         -          -          -     (175) 
  Currency translation              -         -         -          -         23        23 
 
 Total comprehensive 
  income                        7,033         -         -          -         13     7,046 
                            ---------  --------  --------  ---------  ---------  -------- 
 
 Transactions with 
  owners 
  Dividends                   (2,840)         -         -          -          -   (2,840) 
  Proceeds of share 
   issue                            -         -         -          3          -         3 
  Share based payment             137         -         -          -        125       262 
  Deferred tax - share 
   based payment                  (9)         -         -          -          -       (9) 
  Treasury shares               (235)         -         -      (153)          -     (388) 
 
 Total transactions 
  with owners                 (2,947)         -         -      (150)        125   (2,972) 
                            ---------  --------  --------  ---------  ---------  -------- 
 
 Balance at 31 December 
  2018                         33,542     1,103     2,348      (729)      1,703    37,967 
                            =========  ========  ========  =========  =========  ======== 
 
 
 Churchill China 
  plc 
 Consolidated Cash Flow 
  Statement 
 for the year ended 31 December 2018 
                                                        Audited       Audited 
                                                        Year to       Year to 
                                                    31 December   31 December 
                                                           2018          2017 
                                                         GBP000        GBP000 
 
 Cash flows from operating 
  activities 
 Cash generated from operations 
  (note 6)                                                8,260         7,743 
 Interest received                                          110            66 
 Interest paid                                              (1)             - 
 Income tax paid                                        (1,321)       (1,198) 
 Net cash generated from operating activities             7,048         6,611 
                                                   ------------  ------------ 
 
 Cash flows from investing 
  activities 
 Purchases of property, plant and equipment             (2,042)       (2,155) 
 Proceeds on disposal of property, plant 
  and equipment                                              80         1,139 
 Purchases of intangible 
  assets                                                   (59)          (54) 
 Net cash used in investing 
  activities                                            (2,021)       (1,070) 
                                                   ------------  ------------ 
 
 Cash flows from financing 
  activities 
 Issue of ordinary 
  shares                                                      3             3 
 Purchase of treasury shares                              (387)         (271) 
 Dividends paid                                         (2,840)       (2,433) 
 Net sale / (purchase) 
  of other financial assets                                 (1)             5 
 Net cash used in financing 
  activities                                            (3,225)       (2,696) 
                                                   ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                1,802         2,845 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning 
  of the year                                            12,577         9,734 
 
 Exchange gain / (loss) on cash and cash 
  equivalents                                                 1           (2) 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end 
  of the year                                            14,380        12,577 
                                                   ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 1. Segmental analysis 
 for the year ended 31 December 
  2018 
 
            The figures given below analyse Group revenue between markets and 
             geographic regions. 
 
                                        Audited        Audited 
                                        Year to        Year to 
                                    31 December    31 December 
                                           2018           2017 
                                         GBP000         GBP000 
 
              Revenue 
              Hospitality                52,357         47,395 
              Retail                      5,122          6,135 
                                  -------------  ------------- 
                                         57,479         53,530 
                                  -------------  ------------- 
              Revenue 
              United Kingdom             23,008         24,016 
              Rest of Europe             21,306         17,688 
              North America               6,734          6,470 
              Rest of the World           6,431          5,356 
 
                                         57,479         53,530 
                                  -------------  ------------- 
 
 
 
             2. Exceptional items 
             During the year, changes in the law in relation to the calculation 
             of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMP's) required that defined benefit 
             pension schemes must equalise for the GMP benefits between men and 
             women. The Churchill Group Retirement Benefit Scheme includes such 
             benefits and a one off sum of GBP611,000 has been provided in for 
             in 2018 reflecting the cumulative effect of these changes. Given 
             the size and nature of this adjustment it has been treated as exceptional. 
             A related deferred tax credit of GBP104,000 has also been treated 
             as exceptional. Additionally sums previously provided for costs 
             relating to the disposal of property which are no longer required 
             have been released, generating an exceptional credit to profit of 
             GBP70,000. In 2017 the Group disposed of surplus property at Whieldon 
             Road, Stoke on Trent for a total consideration of GBP1,100,000. 
             The profit arising on this sale of GBP315,000 was treated as exceptional 
             given its size and nature. A deferred tax credit of GBP28,000 arising 
             on the sale was also treated as exceptional. 
 3. Finance income and 
  costs 
                                                                                         Audited            Audited 
                                                                                         Year to            Year to 
                                                                                     31 December        31 December 
                                                                                            2018               2017 
                                                                                          GBP000             GBP000 
 Finance income 
 Interest income on cash and cash equivalents                                                110                 66 
 Finance income                                                                              110                 66 
                                                                                 ---------------   ---------------- 
 
 
 Finance cost 
 Interest on pension scheme                                                                (143)              (225) 
 Other interest                                                                              (1)                  - 
 Finance costs                                                                             (144)              (225) 
                                                                                 ---------------   ---------------- 
 
 
 The interest cost arising from pension schemes is 
  a non cash item 
 
 4. Income tax 
  expense 
 
                                                                                         Audited            Audited 
                                                                                         Year to            Year to 
                                                                                     31 December        31 December 
                                                                                            2018               2017 
                                                                                          GBP000             GBP000 
 
 Current taxation                                                                          1,552              1,177 
 Deferred taxation                                                                            97                184 
 Income tax expense                                                                        1,649              1,361 
                                                                                 ---------------   ---------------- 
 
 
 

5. Earnings per ordinary share

Basic earnings per ordinary share is based on the profit on ordinary activities after income tax of GBP7,198,000 (2017: GBP6,414,000) and on 10,966,996 (2017: 10,964,462) ordinary shares, being the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year. Adjusted earnings per share is calculated after adjusting for the post tax effect of the exceptional items detailed (Note 2).

 
                                   Audited                      Audited 
                                    Year to                      Year to 
                               31 December 2018                31 December 
                                                                  2017 
  Pence per share 
  Basic earnings per share                   65.6                      58.4 
  Less: Exceptional items                     4.0                     (3.1) 
 
  Adjusted earnings per share                69.6                      55.3 
                                     ------------                ---------- 
 
 
 

Diluted basic earnings per ordinary share is based on the profit on ordinary activities after income tax of GBP7,128,000 (2016: GBP6,414,000) and on 11,069,061 (2017: 11,062,013) ordinary shares, being the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year of 10,966,966 (2016: 10,964,462) increased by 102,065 (2017: 97,551) shares, being the weighted average number of ordinary shares which would have been issued if the outstanding options to acquire shares in the Group had been exercised at the average price during the period. Adjusted earnings per share is calculated after adjusting for the post tax effect of the exceptional items detailed (Note 2).

 
                                  Audited        Audited 
                                   Year to        Year to 
                                 31 December    31 December 
                                    2018           2017 
  Pence per share 
  Diluted basic earnings per 
   share                                65.0           57.9 
  Less: Exceptional item - 
   profit on disposal                    4.0          (3.1) 
 
  Diluted adjusted earnings 
   per share                            69.0           54.8 
                               -------------  ------------- 
 
 
 
 6. Reconciliation of operating profit to net cash inflow from continuing 
  activities 
 
                                                                       Audited               Audited 
                                                                       Year to               Year to 
                                                                   31 December 
                                                                          2018      31 December 2017 
                                                                        GBP000                GBP000 
 Cash flows from operating 
  activities 
 
 Operating profit                                                        8,696                 7,775 
 Adjustments for: 
 Depreciation                                                            1,725                 1,621 
 (Profit) / loss on disposal of property, 
  plant and equipment                                                     (91)                 (317) 
 Charge for share based 
  payment                                                                  262                   187 
 Defined benefit pension cash contribution                             (1,430)               (1,430) 
 Pension current service charge - non 
  cash                                                                     611                     - 
 Changes in working capital 
  Inventory                                                               (95)                 (714) 
  Trade and other receivables                                          (1,039)                   785 
  Trade and other payables                                               (379)                 (164) 
 Net cash inflow from operations                                         8,260                 7,743 
                                                                      --------           ----------- 
 
 
 

7. Dividend

The final dividend, which has not been provided for, has been calculated on 10,955,250 (2016: 10,962,323) ordinary shares, being those in issue at 31 December 2018 qualifying for dividend and at a rate of 20.3p (2017: 17.2p) per 10p ordinary share. The dividend will be paid on 24 May 2019 to shareholders on the register at 26 April 2019, subject to approval at the Company's Annual General Meeting.

The total dividend paid and proposed in respect of the year is 29.0p (2017: 24.6p).

8. Share buybacks

The Company bought back 38,000 shares during the year and may consider making further similar sized, ad hoc share buybacks going forward at the discretion of the Board and subject to shareholder authorities being renewed at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.

9. Basis of preparation and accounting policies

The financial information included in the preliminary announcement for year to 31 December 2018 has been audited and an unqualified audit report has been issued.

The preliminary financial statements represent extracts from those audited accounts but do not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.

The Group's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union, IFRIC interpretations and the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS, under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of land and buildings, available for sale financial assets, and financial assets and liabilities (including derivative instruments) at fair value through the profit and loss account. The same accounting policies, presentation and methods of computation are followed in the preliminary financial statements as were applied in the Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2017,, save for the adoption of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9.

Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018 will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies after the Company's Annual General Meeting and will also be available on the Company's website (www.churchill1795.com) on or around 23 April 2018 and will be sent to shareholders on the same date.

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.

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