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RNS Number : 3249L
Feedback PLC
29 July 2011
29 July 2011
Feedback plc
("Feedback" or "the Company")
Final Results for the year ended 31 May 2011
Chairman's Statement
Overview
My first annual statement as Chairman comes at the end of what has been another difficult year for the Group but one that has also seen a significant turnaround in recent months as the business repositions itself for growth.
During the period under review the two operating companies experienced differing fortunes. Our "locks and clocks" business, Feedback Data Limited, showed promising signs with increased turnover and reduced losses, whilst the educational business, Feedback Instruments Limited, continued to suffer losses.
The Group made an encouraging start to the year but this was followed by particularly poor trading in the third quarter for both businesses. This resulted in Group revenues in the year ending 31 May 2011 of GBP6.3m, down from GBP7.4m in the previous year, and operating losses worsening from GBP254k to GBP831k in the same period. The loss after taxation in the period was GBP862k (2010: GBP441k)
The continued poor performance of the Group over the last few years has meant a greater reliance on the Group's banking facilities and a focus on cash management. This, along with the global economic environment and political unrest in some of our international markets provides an uncertain backdrop as we seek to turn the business around.
Feedback has a good name in its key markets but the Group has failed to capitalise on its position and there is a clear need for change. However, the trading performance over the last quarter of the year has shown the Board that our trading proposition is essentially sound.
We have begun the process of returning the Group to profitability with a strong focus on sales and business development combined with a range of operational initiatives that will drive turnover, increase margin and cash flow, and better manage costs. To a certain extent these early changes are laying the foundation for the more strategic work which will follow as we clarify and improve the Group's focus on its target markets, make sharper funding and product decisions, and create a team to build upon and then exceed the Group's historic trading performance.
Fundamental to the Group's future growth is a commitment to building stronger relationships with our customers and partners. Focusing on them, and offering products and services that completely fulfil their needs, is at the heart of our success strategy and is the principle that will deliver benefit to all our stakeholders.
Investment in product development over the past two years in both operating companies has yet to make a significant impact on results but renewed focus and urgency has meant we are beginning to see the benefit of this expenditure. Group IT issues highlighted in last year's annual report continued to cause stock issues which in turn has led to poor management information and unnecessary costs. A second new system has been partially implemented with promising initial results and is now being phased-in across all aspects of the Group.
People
On 11 February 2011 my predecessor as Executive Chairman, Michael Burt, left the company. Michael served as Chairman from January 2008 and was appointed as Executive Chairman later that year. He steered the Group through many initiatives, including renewed investment in product development and the rebranding of the Group.
I was appointed to the Group as Chairman and Chief Executive and the Board appointed Mark Bird to join me on the Board as an Executive Director at the same time. I've worked with Mark before and asked him onto the team because of his experience in building energetic sales groups and profitable commercial relationships. Immediately before he agreed to join Feedback he spent two years in a software start-up company and has previously served as either sales director or managing director in a number of growth companies.
Feedback Instruments Limited
Feedback Instruments Limited ("Instruments") continues to suffer from delays in the release of public sector funding for education projects around the world. Total revenue within Instruments fell to GBP4.5m from GBP5.8m in the previous year with third quarter trading in our International markets particularly disappointing.
The rapid changes we've all witnessed this year in the Middle East caused delays in expected business from the region and the turmoil in Libya forced a large educational product order to be shelved indefinitely. However, the short-term problems encountered this year are not responsible for the long-term slide in Instruments' export sales. I am therefore delighted to announce the return to the Group of a previously successful Instruments Sales Director who rejoined 1 June 2011 as Head of International Sales.
One of the principal challenges facing Instruments is in new product development. Supporting our broad range of legacy products, and the continual demand to refresh them as technologies change, draws resources away from designing products for newer and potentially higher value engineering disciplines such as renewable energies. Increased investment over the past two years has helped and we will continue to invest with the aim of developing and launching products that better meet the evolving needs of our university customers.
Instruments' products are sold in North America through our subsidiary Feedback Inc. which traded profitably at the operating level in the year under review despite slightly reduced turnover. This market has previously been very important to the Group but its value has declined markedly in recent years as we've relied heavily on third party multi-vendor agents and reduced our own sales staff, eventually to nil. North America should be a stable and substantial market for our products so we have reversed the recent policy of reducing the sales force by appointing a full-time Head of Business Development, based in the US, to work with - and add energy and a Feedback focus to - our agent network.
Feedback Data Limited
Feedback Data Limited ("Data") also experienced a poor third quarter but increased sales focus and energy has had an immediate positive impact on order intake and the final result is encouraging. Year-on-year, Data increased turnover from GBP1.6m to GBP1.7m and reduced losses from GBP233k to GBP23k.
We restructured the Data business in March 2011 to align the sales effort and internal operations more closely with the needs of the market. The biggest change was in treating Service & Support as a separate revenue driver rather than as a simple add-on to an initial sale. The opportunity in this area derives from our large installed base and the increasing importance our customers place on the accuracy, reliability and availability of the information our systems produce.
Our installed base presents the additional opportunity of upgrades for existing customers. Much of our product development investment over the past two years has gone into the new TS2020 line that is intended to replace earlier generations of our Time & Attendance equipment.
The Nohmad range, which along with the TS2020 was mentioned in last year's report, is a particularly significant development because of it's use of the GPRS mobile 'phone network which allows us to create contracts that generate long-term income. Early customers identified the need for a suite of online tools to support the Nohmad hardware and recent development effort has been targeted in this area. We are now making good headway with existing customers and are starting to see interest in new markets.
Focus and urgency
We are committed to restoring the business to growth and profitability by building on the positives of the past year. I am pleased with the actions of the last few months and see them as first steps as we build momentum and deliver the required changes within the Group.
However, more focus and urgency is required if we are to realise the opportunity presented by our markets.
We are moving towards developing complete products that completely fulfil our customers' needs. In Data, this means products such as, the Nohmad, where we are supplying our hardware products with software and services that can be implemented right out of the box. In Instruments, this means putting maximum effort into building new products that help universities deliver courses that take students from the introduction of first principle to complete understanding through experiment.
We are optimising our production capacity. Our recent investments in business systems for both materials requirements planning and customer relationship management give us real-time transparency across the business and promise more responsive working practices. The prime objectives are to manage costs more effectively and to reduce the time products are in production so we can fulfil orders and release working capital more quickly.
Both internally and externally we are refocusing the business so that our customers find the Group easier to do business with. We are starting to develop an attitude or service rather than system which affects every interaction we have, whether by Web, email, 'phone, or face-to-face. In April 2011 we brought our working hours more in line with our customers' needs and we are currently in the middle of restructuring our Web presence around customer groups.
Outlook
Achieving the turnaround of the business in the current economic climate will not be easy and some aspects of the plan are likely to take some time. However, the business has already delivered some important initiatives that have already improved the Group's trading performance.
In my opinion, Feedback is a great business that has lost its way in recent years and is now starting to get back on track. The Group has gone through much change already and I have been delighted and proud of the way in which people at every level have responded to the new initiatives that the Board have put in place. I'd like to thank everyone involved for their continued hard work and commitment which puts us in a significantly stronger position to deliver our goals.
Nick Shepheard
Chairman
Statement of Comprehensive Income
for the year ended 31 May 2011
Note 2011 2010 GBP000 GBP000 REVENUE 2 6,308 7,443 Cost of Sales (3,969) (4,392) -------- -------- GROSS PROFIT 2,339 3,051 Other Operating Expenses 3 (3,170) (3,305) -------- -------- OPERATING LOSS (831) (254) Net interest (9) 4 -------- -------- Loss on ordinary activities before taxation (840) (250) Tax charge (22) (191) -------- -------- Loss for the year attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company (862) (441) Other comprehensive expense Translation differences on overseas operations (36) 28 -------- -------- Total comprehensive expense for the year (898) (413) ======== ======== LOSS PER SHARE (pence) Basic and diluted 4 (0.79) (0.40) ======== ========
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
for the year ended 31 May 2011
Share Share Capital Retained Translation Capital Premium Reserve Earnings Reserve Total GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 At 1 June 2009 273 633 300 2,960 (206) 3,960 Total comprehensive expense for the year - - - (441) 28 (413) -------- -------- -------- --------- ------------ ------- At 31 May 2010 273 633 300 2,519 (178) 3,547 Total comprehensive expense for the year - - - (862) (36) (898) -------- -------- -------- --------- ------------ ------- At 31 May 2011 273 633 300 1,657 (214) 2,649 ======== ======== ======== ========= ============ =======
Consolidated Balance Sheet
at 31 May 2011
2011 2010 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 ASSETS Non-current assets Property, plant and equipment 5 1,505 1,603 Intangible assets 6 732 733 Deferred tax asset 134 156 ------- ------- 2,371 2,492 Current assets Inventories 7 1,030 1,300 Trade receivables 930 1,578 Other receivables 233 176 Cash and cash equivalents 9 25 ------- ------- 2,202 3,079 ------- ------- Total assets 4,573 5,571 ------- ------- LIABILITIES Non-current liabilities Deferred tax liabilities 198 199 Current liabilities Trade payables 909 959 Other payables 8 817 866 ------- ------- 1,726 1,825 ------- ------- Total liabilities 1,924 2,024 ------- ------- TOTAL NET ASSETS 2,649 3,547 ======= ======= EQUITY Capital and reserves attributable to the Company's equity shareholders Called up share capital 273 273 Share premium account 633 633 Capital reserve 300 300 Retained earnings 1,443 2,341 ------- ------- TOTAL EQUITY 2,649 3,547 ======= =======
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the year ended 31 May 2011
2011 2010 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 Cash flows from operating activities Loss before tax (818) (250) Adjustments for: Net finance expenditure - (4) Depreciation and amortisation 565 439 Foreign exchange difference (36) 28 Decrease in inventories 270 34 Decrease in trade receivables 956 130 (Increase)/decrease in other receivables (8) 53 (Decrease)/increase in trade payables (357) 214 (Decrease) in other payables (111) (284) ------- ------- 1,279 610 ------- ------- Net cash generated in operating activities 461 360 Cash flows from investing activities Interest received - 5 Purchase of tangible fixed assets (98) (122) Purchase of intangible assets (370) (486) ------- ------- Net cash used in investing activities (468) (603) Cash flows from financing activities Interest paid (9) (1) ------- ------- Net cash used from financing activities (9) (1) ------- ------- Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (16) (244) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 25 269 ------- ------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 9 25 ======= =======
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparation
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with those IFRS standards and IFRIC interpretations issued and effective or issued and early adopted as at the time of preparing these statements (July 2011). The accounting policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented.
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
The financial information set out above does not comprise the Company's statutory accounts for the periods ended 31 May 2011 or 31 May 2010. Statutory accounts for 31 May 2010 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and those for 31 May 2011 will be delivered following the Company's Annual General Meeting. The auditors have reported on those accounts; their report was unqualified, did not include references to any matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis of matter without qualifying their report and did not contain statements under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006 in respect of the accounts for 2011 or for 2010.
2. SEGMENTAL REPORTING
The directors have determined the operating segments based on the management reports that are used to make strategic decisions. The Group's business is analysed below between the Instruments segment and the Data segment. The Instruments segment primarily relates to the subsidiary companies Feedback Instruments Limited and Feedback Incorporated. The Data segment primarily relates to the subsidiary company Feedback Data Limited and Feedback Data GmbH.
Year ended 31 May 2011
Instruments Data Other Total GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 Revenue External 4,558 1,750 - 6,308 ------------ ------- -------- -------- Finance expense - - 9 9 ------------ ------- -------- -------- Loss before tax (466) (23) (351) (840) ============ ======= ======== ======== Balance sheet Assets 1,359 975 3,329 5,663 Liabilities (1,096) (985) (1,635) (3,716) ------------ ------- -------- -------- 263 (10) 1,694 1,947 ============ ======= ======== ======== Capital expenditure 6 37 53 96 ============ ======= ======== ======== Year ended 31 May 2010 Instruments Data Other Total GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 Revenue External 5,828 1,615 - 7,443 ------------ ------- -------- -------- Finance expense - - 1 1 ------------ ------- -------- -------- Profit/(loss) before tax (53) (233) 36 (250) ============ ======= ======== ======== Balance sheet Assets 2,249 991 5,219 8,459 Liabilities (3,019) (999) (1,612) (5,630) ------------ ------- -------- -------- (770) (8) 3,607 2,829 ============ ======= ======== ======== Capital expenditure 10 21 90 121 ============ ======= ======== ========
Reported segments' assets are reconciled to total assets as follows:
2011 2010 GBP000 GBP000 Segment assets for reportable segments 5,663 8,459 Unallocated: Inter-company receivables adjustment (1,541) (3,340) Intangible assets 732 733 Investments (281) (281) -------- -------- Total assets per the balance sheet 4,573 5,571 ======== ========
Reported segments' assets are reconciled to total assets as follows:
2011 2010 GBP000 GBP000 Segment liabilities for reportable segments 3,716 5,630 Inter-company payables adjustment (1,990) (3,805) Deferred tax 198 199 -------- -------- Total liabilities per the balance sheet 1,924 2,024 ======== ======== External revenue Total assets Capital expenditure by location of by location of by location of customer assets assets 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 United Kingdom 2,820 2,841 4,312 5,181 95 117 Rest of Europe 879 1,245 14 135 - - United States of America 734 815 247 255 1 4 Other Americas 148 47 - - - - Asia 792 1,322 - - - - Africa 192 446 - - - - Middle East 743 727 - - - - --------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- ---------- Total 6,308 7,443 4,573 5,571 96 121 ========= ======== ======== ======== ========== ==========
3. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES
2011 2010 GBP000 GBP000 Distribution costs 1,352 1,662 Administrative costs: Research and development 526 420 Other 1,292 1,223 ------- ------- 3,170 3,305 ======= =======
4. LOSS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share is calculated by reference to the loss on ordinary activities after taxation of GBP862,000 (2010: GBP441,000) and on the weighted average of 109,146,746 (2010: 109,146,746) shares in issue.
5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Land and Plant and Motor Buildings Equipment Vehicles Total GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 Cost of valuation At 31 May 2009 1,441 696 14 2,151 Additions - 117 5 122 Disposals - (71) - (71) Exchange adjustments - 15 - 15 ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- At 31 May 2010 1,441 757 19 2,217 Additions - 96 - 96 Exchange adjustments - 2 - 2 ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- At 31 May 2011 1,441 855 19 2,315 ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- Depreciation At 31 May 2009 47 515 12 574 Charge for the year 24 69 3 96 Disposals - (71) - (71) Exchange adjustments - 15 - 15 ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- At 31 May 2010 71 528 15 614 Charge for the year 23 170 1 194 Exchange adjustments - 2 - 2 ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- At 31 May 2011 94 700 16 810 ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- Net Book Value At 31 May 2011 1,347 155 3 1,505 =========== =========== ========== ======= At 31 May 2010 1,370 229 4 1,603 =========== =========== ========== =======
6. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Development Expenditure GBP000 Cost At 31 May 2009 3,239 Additions 486 ------------- At 31 May 2010 3,725 Additions 370 ------------- At 31 May 2011 4,095 ------------- Amortisation At 31 May 2009 2,649 Charge for the year 343 ------------- At 31 May 2010 2,992 Charge for the year 371 ------------- At 31 May 2011 3,363 ------------- Net Book Value At 31 May 2011 732 ============= At 31 May 2010 733 =============
7. INVENTORIES
2011 2010 GBP000 GBP000 Raw materials and consumables 432 492 Work in progress 11 431 Finished goods 587 377 ------- ------- 1,030 1,300 ======= =======
8. OTHER PAYABLES
2011 2010 GBP000 GBP000 Amounts falling due within one year Other payables 260 368 Other taxes and social security 102 114 Accruals and deferred income 455 384 ------- ------- 817 866 ======= =======
9. PUBLICATION OF ANNOUNCEMENT AND REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
A copy of this announcement will be available at the Company's registered office (Park Road, Crowborough, East Sussex TN6 2QR) and on its website - www.feedback-group.com.
This announcement is not being sent to shareholders. The Annual Report will be posted to shareholders shortly and will be made available on the website.
For further information contact:
Feedback plc Tel: 01892 653 322 Nick Shepheard Merchant Securities Limited Simon Clements/Lindsay Mair Tel: 020 7628 2200
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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