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| Share Name | Share Symbol | Market | Type | Share ISIN | Share Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portmeirion Group Plc | LSE:PMP | London | Ordinary Share | GB0006957293 | ORD 5P |
| Price Change | % Change | Share Price | Bid Price | Offer Price | High Price | Low Price | Open Price | Shares Traded | Last Trade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.50 | 6.36% | 242.50 | 235.00 | 250.00 | 242.50 | 228.00 | 228.00 | 16,644 | 15:50:39 |
| Industry Sector | Turnover | Profit | EPS - Basic | PE Ratio | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misc Homefurnishings Stores | 111.09M | 5.56M | 0.4037 | 6.01 | 33.37M |
From Apr 2019 to Apr 2024
TIDMPMP
RNS Number : 9282Y
Portmeirion Group PLC
09 March 2017
9 March 2017
Portmeirion Group PLC ('Portmeirion' or 'the Group')
Preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2016
Financial summary
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2016 2015 Increase/
GBPm GBPm (decrease)
%
Revenue 76.7 68.7 11.7
Pre-tax profit 7.8 8.6 (9.7)
EBITDA 9.7 9.7 0.1
Basic earnings per share 59.60p 66.02p (9.7)
Dividends paid and proposed
per share in respect of the
year 32.25p 30.00p 7.5
Highlights:
Financial
-- Eighth consecutive year of record Group revenue
which increased by 11.7% to GBP76.7 million
(2015: GBP68.7 million).
-- EBITDA is level at GBP9.7 million (2015: GBP9.7
million).
-- Profit before tax down by 9.7% to GBP7.8 million
(2015: GBP8.6 million).
-- Total dividends paid and proposed for 2016
increased by 7.5% to 32.25p (2015: 30.00p).
Operational
-- Completed GBP17.5 million acquisition of Wax
Lyrical Limited, the UK's largest manufacturer
of home fragrances.
-- Received the Queen's Award for Enterprise
in the category of International Trade, which
recognises the Company's continuous growth
in overseas sales and overall outstanding
achievement in international trade over the
last six years.
-- Long-standing Group Finance Director, Brett
Phillips, to retire from the Group in 2017.
-- Appointed Michael Knapper as Operations Director
and Moira MacDonald as Group Company Secretary.
Dick Steele, Non-executive Chairman commented:
"We are delighted to be reporting an eighth consecutive year of record revenue, notwithstanding the challenges faced by the Group during the period which have affected profits. Our core values of innovation, targeted product development and operational excellence remain unchanged, and we are pleased to report on the success experienced by the continued integration of Wax Lyrical. Trading in the first two months of the current year is ahead of the comparative period in 2016 on a like-for-like basis. The outlook for 2017 is positive and the issues experienced are being overcome by proactive management."
ENQUIRIES:
Portmeirion Group
PLC:
Dick Steele +44 (0) 1782 steele_clan@msn.com
744 721
Non-executive Chairman
Brett Phillips +44 (0) 1782 bphillips@portmeiriongroup.com
744 721
Group Finance Director
Bell Pottinger:
Dan de Belder/Saskia +44 (0) 203 ddebelder@bellpottinger.com
Lumley 772 2561
Panmure Gordon
(Nominated Adviser +44 (0) 207
and Broker): 886 2500
Freddy Crossley/ Corporate
Duncan Monteith Finance
Tom Salvesen Corporate
Broking
Cantor Fitzgerald
Europe +44 (0) 207
(Joint Broker): 894 7000
Catherine Leftley Corporate
/Marc Milmo Finance
David Banks Sales
Portmeirion Group PLC
Business Review
The year under review has been challenging for Portmeirion, largely because of factors external to the business. The United Kingdom referendum on EU membership which resulted in a leave vote in June 2016 and the presidential election in the United States in November 2016 were major uncertainties in our two largest markets; uncertainty leads to caution within business and for consumers, albeit the presidential elections are regular four yearly uncertainties. These uncertainties have not yet fully played out and we are vigilant as to any future effects on international trade. South Korea, our third largest market, continued to suffer economic problems particularly in demand for luxury products. Following a huge sales increase in India in 2015, the region unfortunately did not perform as well in 2016, and returning sales to prior high levels in India will take time. Despite these problems our diversified product range, supply base, wide market access and first class people enabled us to keep Portmeirion on a steady course. Additionally, the strategic acquisition in the year of Wax Lyrical, the UK's largest manufacturer of home fragrances, provides us with excellent growth prospects.
Dividend
The Board is recommending a final dividend of 25.25 pence per share bringing the total paid and proposed for the year to 32.25 pence per share, an increase of 7.5% over the total amounts paid in respect of 2015. This is a 5.6% increase over the final dividend for 2015.
The dividends paid and proposed for 2016 are covered 1.85 times by earnings (2015: 2.2 times). The Board continues to consider that a level of dividend being twice covered is an appropriate and sustainable level for the business, although it believes a marginal fall for the 2016 dividend cover below this guideline can be temporarily accommodated.
Over the last eight years we have increased our total dividends by 10.3% per annum compound. Our share price has grown by 430% per cent. since our flotation price of GBP1.80 in 1988, and our total dividends paid have amounted to GBP3.97 per share during that period. We have never cut or withheld our dividend as a listed company.
The Board is committed to a progressive dividend policy; we believe that this is what our shareholders expect of us. We aim to maintain a sustainable and fair level of dividend cover, having regard to the immediate past and our view forward, and to increase our dividends whenever our results, cash balances and prudent views of future prospects and business investment needs allow us so to do. Our policy is to increase the interim dividend each year by the same percentage as the final dividend of the preceding year, subject of course to prevailing conditions.
Revenues
Revenues were GBP76.7 million for the year, an increase of 11.7% over the previous year (2015: GBP68.7 million). This represents the eighth consecutive year of record revenues for the Group. At a constant US dollar exchange rate our revenue increase would have been lower at 6.5%. The part year sales for Wax Lyrical consolidated within the total revenues of GBP76.7 million were GBP10.4 million (2015: GBPnil), which represent 8 months of the financial year.
The United Kingdom became our largest market in 2016 due to the majority of Wax Lyrical's sales being in the United Kingdom. Excluding Wax Lyrical, sales in the United Kingdom from original Portmeirion businesses increased by 2.1% over 2015. Total United Kingdom sales were GBP27.1 million in 2016 (2015: GBP17.9 million). We remain cautious about the effect on our sales of the United Kingdom leaving the EU although it may be some time before the actual effect is known.
The United States provided a revenue uplift of 8.7% in translated figures, which is equivalent to a decrease of 3.7% in local currency. There are hopeful signs in the United States that the economy remains on the upswing, but some doubt remains about how Government policy will affect importers.
Our own internet based sales in the UK and the US totalled GBP3.3 million in 2016, a 31.8% increase over 2015. This sales channel provides good margins and greater visibility of and contact with our end consumer, offering a great opportunity for growth.
Sales into South Korea fell by a further 21.2% in 2016 over 2015 to GBP9.7 million, meaning that on a two year basis our sales to South Korea have fallen by GBP5.4 million. We were hopeful at the end of 2015 that this market was stabilising for us, and we remain hopeful but chastened. We are working closely with our exclusive distributor in South Korea to rebuild sales.
In 2015 our sales into India were GBP5.8 million, which we had planned to grow in 2016, however the performance of our Indian distributor was extremely disappointing, as we announced in July 2016, and despite immediate pro-active management sales in India in 2016 were GBP1.1 million. Accordingly we have changed our distribution arrangements in India so as to target specific distribution channels. Despite the sales shortfalls in South Korea and India, we continued to increase total Group sales. Wax Lyrical was the most important contributor to this increase, supported by improved sales into Europe and some Asian markets such as Hong Kong and Taiwan.
We continue to be well served by our strategy of diversifying products, customers, geographic markets and routes to market. These strategies enable us to exploit opportunities as and when they appear and to mitigate shortfalls in other areas.
Profits
Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were level with 2015 at GBP9.7 million. Profit before taxation was GBP7.8 million, a reduction of GBP0.8 million or 9.7% on the previous year. The difference in the proportions arises because of increased amortisation and depreciation as a consequence of the Wax Lyrical acquisition and a full year's depreciation of our new kiln.
Basic earnings per share decreased by 9.7% to 59.60 pence per share, while dividends have increased by 7.5%, with dividend cover remaining at a reasonable level, in the Board's opinion.
The Group's EBITDA has not increased despite the acquisition of Wax Lyrical, due to the sales shortfalls in India and South Korea, which are of UK manufactured product and so have a disproportionate adverse effect on our profits. This is a key area of focus.
Our corporate profits are subject to taxation in either the United States or the United Kingdom and are paid in accordance with statutory and ethical practices. The corporate taxation which we paid in 2016 amounted to GBP1.6 million (2015: GBP2.0 million).
Assets and Liabilities
Inventories are a continuing focus for us: we finished the year with GBP16.3 million of stock compared to GBP12.7 million at the previous year end. Most of this increase is attributable to stock holdings of Wax Lyrical, which was acquired during the year. Stocks have reduced by GBP3.7 million from 30 June 2016. The valuation of our stock balances is a critical accounting judgement in our figures; our methodology for providing against obsolete and slow moving stock is rigorous and unchanged from previous years.
Net borrowings were GBP2.3 million at the year end (2015: GBP11.1 million cash) after a net outflow of GBP13.5 million for the year. Major elements causing the net outflow include the acquisition of Wax Lyrical at GBP16.7 million, dividends paid of GBP3.2 million and tax paid of GBP1.6 million. Portmeirion remains a business which is cash generative and is soundly financed. Our committed bank facilities from Lloyds Bank amount to GBP21.0 million and consist of a GBP2.0 million overdraft on an annual renewal cycle, a GBP10.0 million loan repayable equally over five years from May 2016 of which GBP9.0 million was outstanding at the year end, and a GBP10.0 million revolving credit facility repayable in full in May 2019. We experience a large working capital swing during the year; it is not unreasonable to assume a cash swing of about GBP10 million in 2017. In the light of this our year end position plus committed bank facilities show a conservative approach to funding.
During the year we have paid GBP1.4 million into our long-closed defined benefit pension scheme. Largely due to the reduction in the discount rate applied, the accounting deficit recorded in these accounts has increased from GBP3.1 million at the end of 2015 to GBP7.1 million in 2016. Many companies carry defined pension scheme deficits, we are fortunate in that we were an early mover in closing our scheme and so our deficit is comparatively light. We continue to keep this under review.
Goodwill and intangible assets are major elements on our balance sheet compared to the previous year totalling GBP13.8 million (2015: GBP1.0 million). The increase is mainly due to the acquisition of Wax Lyrical during the year.
As at the period end, we held treasury shares with a book value of GBP448,000 to satisfy employee share schemes. These treasury shares were originally bought at an average price of GBP1.87 each, amounting to 239,477 shares, of which we used 3,303 during the year. We also hold 307,048 shares in the Portmeirion Employees' Share Trust ("ESOP shares") to satisfy employees share options. These ESOP shares have a book value of GBP2,488,000, having been bought in the market at a blended cost of GBP8.10 each. We have used 32,000 during the year. No treasury shares or ESOP shares were acquired during the year.
Wax Lyrical
We acquired Wax Lyrical on 4 May 2016 for a headline cash price of GBP17.5 million which, taking account of cash in the acquired business, reduced to GBP16.7 million. This acquisition cost was well within our cash and borrowing capabilities, indeed it would not have been in shareholders' interests to issue shares for the acquisition. Wax Lyrical is the UK's largest manufacturer of home fragrances and is based in Cumbria, England. Wax Lyrical's sales of GBP10.4 million and operating profits of GBP1.5 million generated from the date of acquisition to the year end have been included in the Group's consolidated results. As we continue to integrate the new business the break-out of Wax Lyrical's figures will become less meaningful. We are delighted with this acquisition; future integration benefits will be significant.
Products and Brands
We have five major brand names - Portmeirion, Spode, Royal Worcester, Wax Lyrical and Pimpernel. Brands are germane to our business model and investing in our brands, by product development, marketing, trade shows, public relations and intellectual property protection is what we do as daily business; that investment is a revenue expense and so does not show on our balance sheet.
Portmeirion Botanic Garden is a major pattern with worldwide recognition; it is hard to identify any other tableware pattern with such a level of sales. On an ongoing basis Botanic Garden generates nearly GBP30 million of sales per annum and there are over 50 million pieces of Botanic Garden in use worldwide today. We are ever-vigilant of imitators to Botanic Garden, or indeed any of our other patterns, and hardnosed in legal protection. Botanic Garden was launched in 1972.
Spode Christmas Tree, launched in 1938, is our second largest pattern and, on an ongoing basis, generates sales of over $10 million per annum mainly from the US. It is the dominant Christmas tableware pattern in the North American market and is supported by a number of other Christmas patterns which we sell including The Holly and The Ivy and Christmas Wish. Spode Blue Italian is our oldest continuously produced pattern having been extant for over two centuries. It is hard to identify any other tableware pattern with such a continuous history. Cobalt blue pattern on finest English earthenware is a traditional English look; on an ongoing basis it continues to generate annual worldwide sales of over GBP2.5 million. There is a YouTube short film under "Spode UK" which shows how the pattern is produced today in our Stoke-on-Trent factory.
Product development is a vital component of brand value. We continue to develop, extend, refresh and refine our existing patterns and products so as to retain and build customer appeal. Last year saw new patterns released of which Strawberry Thief, licensed from Morris & Co is an outstanding example. There were also hundreds of line extensions to existing patterns. In the current year-to-date, Choices and Sara Miller have been well received amongst a number of new patterns, Wrendale continues to expand, and we are additionally pulling home fragrance products into our established ceramic ranges as we tie more closely to Wax Lyrical.
A list of our current patterns can be found at www.portmeirion.co.uk, www.spode.co.uk, www.royalworcester.co.uk, www.pimpernelinternational.co.uk and www.wax-lyrical.com. Customers in the United States should go to www.portmeirion.com.
Production and Sourcing
It is customer demand which determines whether a ceramic product is manufactured at our own factory in Stoke-on-Trent, at another Stoke-on-Trent factory or elsewhere. Our Stoke-on-Trent factory produces the finest English earthenware, it does not produce bone china, porcelain, stoneware or any of a myriad other styles of ceramics. Regardless of what products are demanded, all are manufactured to our high quality standards, as our reputation is in the backstamp.
Because of the decline in sales to South Korea and India, markets which take large volumes of English made product, in 2016 our factory production was pulled back; tableware products excluding home fragrance were 40% UK production and 60% overseas production in 2016 whereas in 2015 the proportions were 46% to 54%.
Our new kiln came on line in 2016 just a few weeks before we saw the reality of falling demand from India and South Korea. However it has helped relieve a bottleneck with our existing glost kiln, is more fuel efficient than the existing tunnel kilns and significantly more fuel and labour efficient than the four intermittent kilns that we have had to use during high throughput periods. We are confident that should demand require it we can raise production to 170,000 pieces of best per week, and with some planning and reorganisation achieve 250,000 pieces of best per week. Average weekly production of best per week has been 130,000 in 2016. The search for new manufacturing efficiencies is unrelenting including seeking more automated ways of working. Clearly, putting more volumes through the factory would be a marginal cost benefit with a great effect on profits.
People
We had 788 people employed with us at the year end, this compares to 691 at the end of 2015. Of these 153 were with Wax Lyrical so we have reduced existing headcount by 56. We have had to balance production against demand and have avoided new hirings allowing natural reductions through retirements and leavers to adjust our cost base. Our workforce is flexible in respect of their skill base, which has helped.
We have an apprenticeship programme and a graduate programme. Average sales per employee were GBP99,323 in 2016, a 1.1% reduction on the 2015 level. EBITDA per employee was just over GBP12,600 which is reduction of 11.3% over 2015. Average wage costs per employee were just over GBP27,800, a 2.7% reduction on 2015. These average sales, EBITDA and wage costs per employee are key performance indicators. At over GBP21 million per annum, staff costs are the biggest item of expense in our business. Most of our people are in the UK at our Stoke-on-Trent factory, offices and warehouse, at our UK stores and at our Cumbrian factory, warehouse and offices; nearly 40 of our people are in the US at our warehouse, offices and showroom.
We operate a non-contractual annual incentive scheme; for 2016 most of our people will receive a payment under this scheme, albeit it at generally lower levels than in previous years, by way of thanks for their continuing contribution and commitment to the long term success of Portmeirion. No director of Portmeirion Group PLC will receive an incentive payment in respect of 2016.
The Environment
We recognise our environmental responsibilities and strive for more efficient use of resources and elimination of waste. We continue to beat the challenging targets on energy efficiency set as part of ongoing membership of a Climate Change Agreement. Our annual energy bills exceed GBP1.3 million per annum; it makes good commercial sense for us to care about energy usage. Our factory in Cumbria makes extensive use of renewable energy.
Corporate Governance
We recognise and welcome the benefits of corporate governance requirements and we implement them enthusiastically when we can see tangible shareholder benefits. We are an AIM listed company and so are not subject to the full listing requirements and corporate governance rules which apply to companies with a full listing on the main market. In short, we comply where reasonable and where not we explain.
We consider our approach to be forward looking and proactive in a number of areas, in particular in seeking re-election of all continuing directors each year and in the efforts which we make to get shareholders to engage with us.
The invaluable guidance provided by the Quoted Companies Alliance, of which we are enthusiastic members, is a vital yardstick for companies of our size. Good corporate governance provides shareholder value.
Senior Management
This year Brett Phillips, Group Finance Director and Portmeirion UK Managing Director, is retiring. Brett has been a big part of Portmeirion since 1988 when he was appointed as Group Finance Director, he is probably the longest serving Finance Director on the Stock Exchange. His careful guidance, industry and company knowledge, conservative financial approach and cheerful disposition will be missed. We are currently recruiting a replacement. We wish Brett well for the future and have asked him to retain a link to Portmeirion by chairing Furlong Mills Limited, an associate company which provides us with raw materials, for at least a year after his retirement.
The Board has been strengthened by the appointment of Mick Knapper as Operations Director and by the appointment of Moira MacDonald as Company Secretary.
Outlook
Trading in the first two months of the current year is over 20% ahead of the comparative period in 2016 with Wax Lyrical's sales in for the first time. Excluding Wax Lyrical, the business is currently trading marginally ahead of 2016. However, as we remain increasingly second half weighted, sales in these first two months of the year are low in comparison to the balance of the year.
Our business is worldwide for revenues and for supplies; our ranges have longevity and our brands have heritage and strength.
Our strategy and core values remain unchanged: we believe in attentive design, assured quality, a professional sales approach, nurtured brands, prudent financing and progressive dividends. The greatest of these beliefs is dividends, and our ability to maintain our dividend policy is dependent on the delivery of our strategy and the strength of our core values.
Of immediate importance to us is volume throughput in our factories and leveraging the benefits of the Wax Lyrical acquisition. We will continue to seek out acquisition opportunities to match our demanding criteria. Our brands, quality standards, people, production facilities, suppliers, logistics, designs and finances are all in fine fettle. We remain confident in our ability to create shareholder value in the short, medium and long term.
Dick Steele Lawrence Bryan Non-executive Chairman Chief Executive
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
For the year ended 31 December 2016
2016 2015
Notes GBP'000 GBP'000
Revenue 3 76,677 68,669
Operating costs (68,713) (60,102)
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Operating profit 7,964 8,567
Interest income 31 19
Finance costs 5 (387) (177)
Share of profit of associated
undertakings 198 240
Profit before tax 7,806 8,649
Tax (1,581) (1,752)
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Profit for the year attributable
to equity holders 6,225 6,897
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Earnings per share 2 59.60p 66.02p
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Diluted earnings per share 2 59.10p 65.48p
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Dividends paid and proposed
per share 4 32.25p 30.00p
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All the above figures relate to continuing operations.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the year ended 31 December 2016
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
Profit for the year 6,225 6,897
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Items that will not be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss:
Remeasurement of net defined
benefit pension scheme liability (5,357) 261
Deferred tax relating to items
that will not be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss 815 (245)
Items that will be reclassified
subsequently to profit or loss:
Exchange differences on translation
of foreign operations 1,293 385
Deferred tax relating to items
that may be reclassified subsequently
to profit or loss 193 17
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Other comprehensive income for
the year (3,056) 418
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Total comprehensive income for
the year attributable to equity
holders 3,169 7,315
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
31 December 2016
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
Non-current assets
Goodwill 7,229 -
Intangible assets 6,566 1,032
Property, plant and equipment 10,617 9,639
Interests in associates 2,313 2,044
Deferred tax asset 1,475 566
Total non-current assets 28,200 13,281
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Current assets
Inventories 16,267 12,700
Trade and other receivables 12,485 9,312
Cash and cash equivalents 6,540 11,130
Total current assets 35,292 33,142
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Total assets 63,492 46,423
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Current liabilities
Trade and other payables (8,738) (5,986)
Current income tax liabilities (1,005) (830)
Borrowings (1,961) -
Total current liabilities (11,704) (6,816)
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Non-current liabilities
Pension scheme deficit (7,130) (3,085)
Deferred tax liability (961) -
Borrowings (6,909) -
Total non-current liabilities (15,000) (3,085)
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Total liabilities (26,704) (9,901)
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Net assets 36,788 36,522
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Equity
Called up share capital 550 550
Share premium account 6,624 6,612
Investment in own shares (2,936) (3,137)
Share-based payment reserve 496 370
Translation reserve 2,900 1,414
Retained earnings 29,154 30,713
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Total equity 36,788 36,522
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the year ended 31 December 2016
Share-based
Share Investment payment
Share premium in own reserve Translation Retained
capital account shares GBP'000 reserve earnings Total
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
At 1 January
2015 549 6,456 (1,814) 292 1,012 26,552 33,047
Profit for
the year - - - - - 6,897 6,897
Other comprehensive
income for
the year - - - - 402 16 418
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Total comprehensive
income for
the year - - - - 402 6,913 7,315
Dividends
paid - - - - - (2,852) (2,852)
Increase in
share-based
payment reserve - - - 175 - - 175 Transfer on exercise or lapse of options - - - (97) - 97 - Shares issued under employee share schemes 1 156 74 - - (21) 210 Purchase of own shares - - (1,397) - - (7) (1,404) Deferred tax on share-based payment - - - - - 31 31 --------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------ -------------- ----------- ---------- At 1 January 2016 550 6,612 (3,137) 370 1,414 30,713 36,522 Profit for the year - - - - - 6,225 6,225 Other comprehensive income for the year - - - - 1,486 (4,542) (3,056) --------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------ -------------- ----------- ---------- Total comprehensive income for the year - - - - 1,486 1,683 3,169 Dividends paid - - - - - (3,217) (3,217) Increase in share-based payment reserve - - - 144 - - 144 Transfer on exercise or lapse of options - - - (18) - 18 - Shares issued under employee share schemes - 12 201 - - (6) 207 Deferred tax on share- based payment - - - - - (37) (37) --------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------ -------------- ----------- ---------- At 31 December 2016 550 6,624 (2,936) 496 2,900 29,154 36,788 --------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ------------ -------------- ----------- ----------
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the year ended 31 December 2016
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
Operating profit 7,964 8,567
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property, plant
and equipment 1,328 978
Amortisation of intangible assets 454 192
Contributions to defined benefit
pension scheme (1,400) (937)
Charge for share-based payments 144 175
Exchange gain 205 58
Profit on sale of tangible fixed
assets (2) (1)
Operating cash flows before movements
in working capital 8,693 9,032
(Increase)/decrease in inventories (342) 3,096
(Increase)/decrease in receivables (709) 1,607
Increase/(decrease) in payables 1,096 (934)
Cash generated from operations 8,738 12,801
Interest paid (233) (50)
Income taxes paid (1,620) (2,045)
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Net cash from operating activities 6,885 10,706
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Investing activities
Interest received 31 19
Proceeds on disposal of property,
plant and equipment 34 2
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment (744) (1,420)
Purchase of intangible assets (20) (47)
Acquisition of subsidiary (16,669) -
Net cash outflow from investing
activities (17,368) (1,446)
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Financing activities
Equity dividends paid (3,217) (2,852)
Shares issued under employee share
schemes 207 210
Purchase of own shares - (1,404)
New bank loans raised 16,844 -
Repayments of borrowings (8,000) -
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing
activities 5,834 (4,046)
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Net (decrease)/increase in cash
and cash equivalents (4,649) 5,214
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of year 11,130 5,905
Effect of foreign exchange rate
changes 59 11
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Cash and cash equivalents at end
of year 6,540 11,130
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NOTES TO THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS
1. This announcement was approved by the Board of Directors on 8 March 2017.
1.1 The financial information set out above does not constitute the Company's statutory accounts for the years ended 31 December 2016 or 2015, but is derived from those accounts. Statutory accounts for 2015 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and those for 2016 will be delivered following the Company's Annual General Meeting. The auditors have reported on those accounts: their reports were unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis and did not contain a statement under Sections 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.
1.2 For the year ended 31 December 2016 the Group has prepared its annual report and accounts in accordance with accounting standards adopted for use in the European Union (International Financial Reporting Standards).
This financial information has been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies stated in the Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2016.
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, with the exception of derivative financial instruments which are stated at their fair value.
1.3 At 31 December 2016 the Group had net debt of GBP2.3 million and had a bank facility of GBP21 million. It manufactures approximately 48% of its products and sources the remainder from third party suppliers. The Group sells into a number of different markets worldwide and has a spread of customers within its major UK and US markets.
After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.
2. Earnings per share
The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is based on the following data:
2016
Weighted 2015 Earnings
average Earnings Weighted per
Earnings number of per share Earnings average number of share
GBP'000 shares (pence) GBP'000 shares (pence)
Basic earnings
per share 6,225 10,445,140 59.60 6,897 10,446,483 66.02
Effect
of dilutive
securities:
employee
share options - 87,517 - - 87,095 -
---------------- --------- ----------- ----------- --------- ------------------- ---------
Diluted
earnings
per share 6,225 10,532,657 59.10 6,897 10,533,578 65.48
---------------- --------- ----------- ----------- --------- ------------------- ---------
3. Geographical analysis
The following table provides an analysis of the Group's revenue by geographical market, irrespective of the origin of the products:
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
United Kingdom 27,084 17,924
United States 24,216 22,287
South Korea 9,724 12,346
Rest of the World 15,653 16,112
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76,677 68,669
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4. Dividends
The Directors recommend that a final dividend for 2016 of 25.25p (2015: 23.90p) per ordinary share be paid, subject to shareholders' approval, on 30 May 2017 to shareholders on the register on 28 April 2017. The total dividend paid and proposed for the year is 32.25p (2015: 30.00p) per share.
5. Finance costs
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
Interest paid 281 20
Realised losses on financial
derivatives 8 10
Unrealised losses on financial
derivatives 10 17
Net interest expense on pension
scheme deficit 88 130
387 177
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6. Reconciliation of earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)
2016 2015
GBP'000 GBP'000
Operating profit 7,964 8,567
Add back:
Depreciation 1,328 978
Amortisation 454 192
Earnings before interest, tax,
depreciation and amortisation 9,746 9,737
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7. Acquisition of subsidiary
On 4 May 2016, the Group acquired the entire issued share
capital of Lighthouse Holdings Limited for
a total cash consideration of GBP17,500,000 plus surplus
cash as at 30 April 2016.
Lighthouse Holdings Limited's wholly owned operating subsidiary,
Wax Lyrical Limited, is the UK's
largest manufacturer of home fragrances. Wax Lyrical is
based in the Lake District and is both a
wholesaler and retailer of its home fragrance products,
primarily scented candles and reed diffusers, to
both UK and export markets. Manufactured in the UK, its
leading brands of Wax Lyrical and Colony
are sold in high quality stores together with ranges produced
for some of the world's leading luxury
brands. Wax Lyrical exports to over 40 countries around
the world.
Lighthouse's audited accounts for the year ended 31 December
2015 recorded revenue of GBP13,813,000,
a pre-tax profit of GBP2,065,000 and net assets as at 31
December 2015 of GBP7,648,000.
The acquisition brings the following strategic benefits
for Portmeirion:
- the acquisition was earnings enhancing in 2016;
- Wax Lyrical, with its high quality brands and "Made in
Britain" pedigree represents a strong strategic
fit for Portmeirion; and
- the combined Group will benefit from a wider product offering
and access to a larger customer base.
Significant growth opportunities for Wax Lyrical's products
are envisaged within the Group's existing
markets and distribution channels. In particular, the Group
expects to grow Wax Lyrical's sales
through Portmeirion's existing UK customers, websites and
retail outlets as well as into export markets
such as the United States and South Korea.
7. Acquisition of subsidiary continued
The amounts recognised at fair value in respect of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as follows:
GBP'000
Cash and cash equivalents 1,432
Trade and other receivables 2,040
Inventory 2,549
Property, plant and equipment 1,482
Trade and other payables (1,362)
Current income tax liabilities (163)
Identifiable intangible
assets 5,968
Less deferred tax liability (1,074)
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Total identifiable assets 10,872
Goodwill 7,229
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Total consideration 18,101
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GBP'000
Satisfied by:
Cash and cash equivalents 5,257
Borrowings 12,844
Total consideration transferred 18,101
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GBP'000
Net cash outflow arising
on acquisition:
Cash consideration 18,101
Less: cash and cash equivalent
balances acquired (1,432)
Net cash outflow 16,669
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The goodwill of GBP7,229,000 arising from the acquisition
consists of the anticipated synergies of
combining the existing Group operations with those of Wax
Lyrical. This will include shared product
development, distribution channels, access to new customers
in the UK and export markets and other
operational synergies. None of the goodwill is expected
to be deductible for income tax purposes. The
intangible assets value of GBP5,968,000 represents intellectual
property and customer lists recognised at
their fair value, which are being amortised over their
estimated useful lives of 15 and 10 years
respectively.
Acquisition-related costs (included in operating costs)
amount to GBP170,000.
Wax Lyrical contributed GBP10,355,000 revenue and GBP1,455,000
to the Group's profit for the period
between the date of acquisition and the balance sheet date.
If the acquisition of Wax Lyrical had been
completed on the first day of the financial year, Group
revenue for the period would have been
GBP80,716,000 and Group pre-tax profit would have been
GBP7,921,000.
The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016 will be posted to shareholders on or before 12 April 2017 and laid before the Company at the Annual General Meeting on 25 May 2017. Copies will be available from the Company Secretary at Portmeirion Group PLC, London Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs., ST4 7QQ, or from the website www.portmeiriongroup.com.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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