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Interim Report

23rd Aug 2011 07:00

RNS Number : 8183M
Densitron Technologies PLC
23 August 2011
 



Densitron Technologies plc

 

Unaudited Interim Results

 

 

Densitron Technologies plc ("Densitron" or "the Company" or "the Group") is pleased to announce its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30th June 2011.

 

Highlights

 

Ø Revenue increased by 31% to £11.3m (2010: £8.6m).

 

Ø Operating profit increased by 260% to £0.54m (2010: £0.15m).

 

Ø Orders booked increased by 6% to £11.2m (2010: £10.6m).

 

Ø Distribution of the proceeds of the disposal of Evervision to Shareholders totaling 5p per share.

 

Ø Interim dividend declared of 0.2p per share (2010: 0.1p per share).

 

Financial Highlights on continuing operations

 

6 months to

30th June 2011

Unaudited

 

6 months to

30th June 2010

Unaudited

 

Revenue

 

£11.28m

£8.58m

Profit from operations

 

£0.54m

£0.15m

Profit before taxation

 

£0.50m

£0.10m

Earnings per share

 

0.52p

0.03p

Orders booked

 

£11.2m

£10.6m

 

Enquiries:

 

Densitron Technologies plc

Grahame Falconer / Tim Pearson

Tel: 0207 648 4200

 

Westhouse Securities Limited

Tom Price / Martin Davison

Tel: 020 7601 6100

Chairman's Statement

 

I am pleased to be able to report that the Group has continued with the progress that it made during 2010 and is now delivering a growing return on its business.

 

The orders booked during the first half of 2011 were £11.2m compared with £10.6m booked in the first half of 2010, a growth of 5.7%. The orders booked during the first half of 2010 contained an amount of £0.5m for last time buy orders following the announcement that a range of products were being withdrawn by the manufacturer. Excluding these orders the increase in the first six months of 2011 would have been in excess of 10%.

 

Due to the time lag between orders being booked and delivered to customers the growth in sales and gross profit in the first half of 2011 were expected to be significantly ahead of the growth in orders and that is how it turned out. Sales for the first half of 2011 were £11.3m compared with £8.6m for the same period in 2010, an increase of 31%. Gross profit achieved grew from £2.6m to £3.3m, an increase of 27%.

 

Given the growth in business activity the administrative expenses increased to £2.8m in 2011 from £2.5m in 2010. As a result of this growth the Group achieved an operating profit of £0.54m in the first six months of 2011 compared with £0.15m for the first six months of 2010. This is ahead of our internal forecast and confirms that the business is well on track to achieve market expectations for the full year.

 

Operational review

The Group's operations are primarily the design, development, marketing and selling of electronic displays.

 

European business - The European business has continued to grow during the first half of the year with orders being booked to the value of £5.7m compared with £5.4m booked during the first half of 2010, an increase of 6%. Sales during the first six months of the year totaled £5.9m, compared with £4.7m achieved in the same period during 2010, an increase of 26%. Gross profit achieved during the first half of the year was £1.5m compared with £1.3m achieved in the same period in 2010, an increase of 15%.

 

US business - The US has continued to perform strongly in the first half of the year. Orders totaling £4.1m were booked compared with £4.0m booked in the same period during 2010, a further increase of 2.5% on top of substantial growth in 2010. Sales were £4.0m compared with £3.0m in the same period of 2010, an increase of 33%. Gross profit amounted to £1.1m compared with £0.9m achieved in the same period in 2010, an increase of 22%.

 

Asian business - The Asian business which is made up of Densitron Asia and Densitron Corporation of Japan achieved significant growth during the first half of 2011. In the six months to 30 June 2011 orders were £1.4m compared with £1.2m in 2010, an increase of 17%. Sales were £1.4m compared with £0.8m in the same period in 2010 an increase of 75%. Gross profit was £0.7m, compared with £0.4m achieved in the same period in 2010, also an increase of 75%.

 

Land at Blackheath

This is the 1.25 acre strip of land in Blackheath, London, for which the Group is seeking planning permission.

 

I reported in my Chairman's Statement in the 2010 Annual Report that a planning application for the land had been rejected and that we were considering our next step. Having taken further advice of leading Counsel we have withdrawn our appeal and agreed on a different strategy. This is to pursue reclassification of the site under the LDF (Local Development Framework) process and explore existing use rights on the site.

 

  

Dividend

 

As previously advised a special dividend and capital reduction totaling 5p per share was paid in May 2011 following the sale of Evervision in 2010. In addition a final dividend of 0.2p per share based on the 2010 accounts was paid in June 2011.

 

The Board of Directors is pleased with the progress that the business is making and in particular the increase in profitability. Consequently, I am pleased to declare an interim dividend of 0.2p per share, an increase of 100% compared to last year. The dividend will be paid to shareholders on the register on 9 September 2011. The Company's shares will trade 'Ex-dividend' on 7 September 2011 and the proposed payment date is 30 September 2011.

 

Outlook

 

Although we are mindful of the general slowdown in the global economy, the outlook for the business remains encouraging. Our cautious optimism is due to the growing global demand for the products that the Group sells. Our strategy is to grow the business organically and we have concluded that this is currently the most appropriate way to expand our business. Whilst not ruling out strategic acquisitions we believe that the existing business can deliver greater returns and we are concentrating on growing the operating margin. We recognise that there are opportunities for geographical growth, with the office in Italy that was opened during 2010 already delivering a positive return. To that end we are intending to create a presence in India in the second half of the year with a view to opening an office in 2012. India is a location that has delivered a substantial number of leads during the first half of the year.

 

Jan G Holmstrom

Chairman

22 August 2011

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income Statement

For the six months ended 30th June 2011

 

6 months to 30th June

2011

 

£000

6 months to 30th June

2010

 

£000

Year to 31st December 2010

Audited

£000

Continuing operations

Revenue

11,276

8,581

20,770

Cost of sales

(7,953)

(5,947)

(14,928)

Gross profit

3,323

2,634

5,842

Other operating income

93

45

174

Distribution costs

(37)

(27)

(62)

Administrative expenses

(2,835)

(2,498)

(5,263)

Loss on disposal of available-for-sale asset

-

-

(1,174)

Profit/(loss) from operations

544

154

(483)

Financial income

1

3

6

Financial expenses

(41)

(60)

(92)

Profit/(loss) before tax

504

97

(569)

Income tax expense

(143)

(68)

(109)

Profit/(loss) for the period

361

29

(678)

Attributable to:

Equity holders of the parent

361

23

(674)

Non-controlling interest

-

6

(4)

361

29

(678)

Basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share

Earnings per share from continuing operations

0.52p

0.03p

0.72p

Earnings/(loss) per share

0.52p

0.03p

(0.97)p

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the six months to 30th June 2011

 

6 months to

30th June

2011

 

£000

6 months to

30th June

2010

 

£000

Year to 31st December 2010

Audited

£000

Profit/(loss) for the period

361

29

(678)

Other comprehensive income:

Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations

 

(151)

 

110

 

137

Impact on treasury shares following capital reduction

 

20

 

-

 

-

Total other comprehensive (loss)/income

(131)

110

137

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period

230

139

(541)

Attributable to:

Equity holders of the parent

228

133

(535)

Non-controlling interest

2

6

(6)

230

139

(541)

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

As at 30th June 2011

 

30th June

2011

 

 

£000

30th June

2010

 

 

£000

31st December

2010

Audited

£000

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

744

259

757

Goodwill

143

143

143

Other intangible assets

97

-

87

Financial assets

-

5,100

-

Deferred tax assets

4

35

41

988

5,537

1,028

Current assets

Inventories

1,530

1,082

1,348

Trade and other receivables

4,826

4,157

4,916

Financial assets

45

318

165

Income tax recoverable

121

95

123

Cash and cash equivalents

2,106

1,662

6,002

8,628

7,314

12,554

Total assets

9,616

12,851

13,582

Current liabilities

Borrowings

1,423

1,839

2,246

Trade and other payables

3,734

2,849

3,499

Current tax payable

169

128

179

Provisions

59

35

34

5,385

4,851

5,958

Non-current liabilities

Borrowings

15

134

24

Provisions

121

177

117

Deferred tax liabilities

-

-

141

136

311

282

Total liabilities

5,521

5,162

6,240

4,095

7,689

7,342

Equity

Share Capital

697

3,483

3,483

Retained earnings

2,771

3,825

3,082

Special reserve

116

137

117

Revaluation reserve

450

-

450

Available-for sale-reserve

-

54

-

Translation reserve

20

144

171

Equity attributable to shareholders of Densitron

4,054

7,643

7,303

Minority interests

41

46

39

Total equity

4,095

7,689

7,342

Unaudited Condensed Statement of Changes in Shareholders Equity

For the 6 months to 30th June 2011

 

Share capital

 

 

 

£000

Translation reserve

 

 

 

£000

Special

reserve

 

 

 

£000

Available-

for-sale reserve

 

 

£000

Revaluation reserve

Retained earnings

 

 

 

£000

Total

Attributable to equity holders of the parent

£000

Non-controlling interest

 

 

£000

Total equity

 

 

 

£000

Balance at 1 January 2010

 

3,483

 

34

 

188

 

54

 

-

 

3,752

 

7,511

 

45

 

7,556

Total comprehensive income for the period

 

-

 

110

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

22

 

132

 

1

 

133

Transfer from special reserve

 

-

 

-

 

(51)

 

-

 

-

 

51

 

-

 

-

 

-

Balance at 30 June 2010

 

3,483

 

144

 

137

 

54

 

-

 

3,825

 

7,643

 

46

 

7,689

Total comprehensive income for the period

 

-

 

27

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(694)

 

(667)

 

 

(7)

 

(674)

Revaluation of land

-

-

-

-

 

450

 

-

 

450

 

-

 

450

Payment of dividend

-

-

-

-

-

 

(69)

 

(69)

 

-

 

(69)

Disposal of available-for-sale investment

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(54)

 

-

 

-

 

(54)

 

-

 

(54)

Transfer from special reserve

 

-

 

-

 

(20)

 

-

 

-

 

20

 

-

 

-

 

-

Balance at 31 December 2010

 

3,483

 

171

 

117

 

-

 

450

 

3,082

 

7,303

 

39

 

7,342

Total comprehensive income for the period

 

-

 

(151)

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

360

 

209

 

2

 

211

Capital reduction

 

(2,786)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

20

 

(2,766)

 

-

 

(2,766)

Dividend

-

-

-

-

-

(692)

(692)

-

(692)

Transfer from special reserve

 

-

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

 

-

 

1

 

-

 

-

 

-

Balance at 30 June 2011

697

20

116

-

450

2,771

4,054

41

4,095

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

For the 6 months ended 30th June 2011

 

6 months to

30th June

2011

 

£000

6 months to

30th June

2010

 

£000

Year to 31st December

2010

Audited

£000

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit/(loss) before taxation

504

97

(569)

Adjustments for:

Depreciation

29

23

48

Loss on sale of available-for-sale asset

-

-

1,174

Net finance expense

40

58

85

573

178

738

Change in financial asset

(45)

55

(165)

Change in inventories

(198)

(417)

(665)

Change in trade and other receivables

41

(389)

(1,220)

Change in trade and other payables

61

582

1,191

Change in provisions

29

-

(60)

461

9

(181)

Income tax paid

(138)

24

146

Net cash from operating activities

323

33

(35)

Cash flows from investing activities

Interest received

1

3

3

Proceeds from capital reduction of available-for-sale investments

 

-

 

-

 

483

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale investment

 

-

 

 

 

3,476

Disposal of discontinued operation

165

20

393

Payment for intangible assets

(10)

-

(87)

Acquisition of plant, property and equipment

(23)

(40)

(116)

133

(17)

4,152

Cash flows from financing activities

Repayment of borrowings

(9)

(57)

(287)

Interest paid

(41)

(60)

(92)

Change in trade finance creditor

(701)

(118)

450

Change in letters of credit

(200)

621

675

Capital reduction paid to the owners of the Company

 

(2,766)

 

-

 

-

Dividends paid to owners of the Company

(692)

-

(69)

Net cash (used in)/received from financing activities

(4,409)

386

677

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(3,953)

 

402

 

4,794

Cash and cash equivalents at 1st January

6,002

1,107

1,107

Effect of exchange rate fluctuation on cash held

(22)

69

101

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

 

2,027

 

1,578

 

6,002

 

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

For the six months ended 30th June 2011

 

1. General information

 

Densitron Technologies plc is a public limited company incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 2006 (registration number 1962726).

 

The Company is domiciled in the United Kingdom and its registered address is 4th Floor, 72 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6AE. The Company's Ordinary Shares are traded on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange. The Group's principal activities are the design, development and delivery of electronic display and display related technologies.

 

2. Basis of preparation

 

This unaudited consolidated interim financial information has been prepared using the recognition and measurement principles of International Accounting Standards, International Financial Reporting Standards and Interpretations adopted for use in the European Union (collectively EU IFRSs). The principal accounting policies used in preparing the interim results are those it expects to apply in its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011 and are unchanged from those disclosed in the group's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2010.

 

The financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2011 and 30 June 2010 is unreviewed and unaudited and does not constitute the group's statutory financial statements for those periods. The comparative financial information for the full year ended 31 December 2010 has, however, been derived from the audited statutory financial statement for that period. A copy of those statutory financial statements has been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors' report on those accounts was unqualified, did not include references to any matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their report and did not contain a statement under section 498(2) - 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial information in the Interim Report is presented in Sterling and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand pounds (£'000) except when otherwise indicated.

 

3. Segmental analysis

 

UK

France

Finland

Germany

US

Japan

Taiwan

Total

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

6 months to 30 June 2011

Revenue

Total

3,740

1,694

266

980

4,101

1,188

3,530

15,499

Intercompany

(764)

(28)

-

-

(134)

-

(3,297)

(4,223)

Revenue from external customers

 

2,976

 

1,666

 

266

 

980

 

3,967

 

1,188

 

233

 

11,276

 

Profit before tax

 

86

 

33

 

2

 

21

 

421

 

171

 

41

 

775

6 months to 30 June 2010

Revenue

Total

3,190

1,149

371

1,185

3,063

695

2,493

12,146

Intercompany

(1,173)

(22)

-

-

(20)

-

(2,350)

(3,565)

Revenue from external customers

 

2,017

 

1,127

 

371

 

1,185

 

3,043

 

695

 

143

 

8,581

Profit/(loss) before tax

 

44

 

(1)

 

32

 

(56)

 

196

 

40

 

25

 

280

Year to 31 December 2010

Revenue

Total

7,734

2,421

635

2,928

6,869

1,882

6,489

28,958

Intercompany

(2,453)

(66)

-

-

(46)

(22)

(5,601)

(8,188)

Revenue from external customers

 

5,281

 

2,355

 

635

 

2,928

 

6,823

 

1,860

 

888

 

20,770

Profit/(loss) before tax

 

117

 

(16)

 

(21)

 

(49)

 

575

 

112

 

89

 

807

 

Reconciliation of reportable segments, profit and loss, assets and liabilities to the Group's corresponding amounts:

6 months to 30th June

2011

Unaudited

£000

6 months to 30th June

2010

Unaudited

£000

Year to 31st December

2010

Audited

£000

 

Revenue

Total revenue for reported segments

15,499

12,146

28,958

Elimination of inter-segmental revenues

(4,223)

(3,565)

(8,188)

Group's revenue per consolidated statement of comprehensive income

 

11,276

 

8,581

 

20,770

Profit/(loss) after income tax expenses

Total profit for reporting segments

775

280

807

Costs associated with Head Office

(271)

(183)

(202)

Loss on disposal of available-for-sale investment

-

-

(1,174)

Income tax expenses

(143)

(68)

(109)

Profit/(loss) after income tax expenses

361

29

(678)

 

 

 

4. Taxation

 

Taxation for the 6 months ended 30th June 2011 has been calculated by applying the estimated tax rate for the current financial year ending 31st December 2011.

 

5. Dividend

 

An interim dividend of 0.2 pence per share has been proposed by the Board in respect of the six months to 30 June 2011 (2010: 0.1 pence).

 

6. Earnings per share

 

6 months to

30th June

2011

Unaudited

£000

6 months to 30th June

2010

Unaudited

£000

Year to 31st December

2010

Audited

£000

Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders

Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders

361

23

(674)

Exceptional loss

-

-

1,174

Profit on continuing operations attributable to ordinary shareholders

 

361

 

23

 

500

Weighted average number of ordinary shares

Issued at 1 January 2011

69,669,106

69,669,106

69,669,106

Effect of purchase of Treasury shares on 23rd October 2008

 

(500,000)

 

(500,000)

 

(500,000)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares at

30th June 2011

 

69,169,106

 

69,169,106

 

69,169,106

 

7. Copies of Interim report

The Interim report is available to view and download from the Company's website at www.densitron.com. If shareholders would like a hardcopy of the interim report they should contact the Company Secretary, Tim Pearson.

 

 

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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