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Unaudited Interim Results

13th Sep 2010 07:00

RNS Number : 5256S
Densitron Technologies PLC
13 September 2010
 



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 2010.

 

Highlights

 

Ø Revenue increased by 18% to £8.6m (2009: £7.3m).

 

Ø Operating profit of £0.15m (2009: operating loss £0.14m).

 

Ø Orders booked increased by 77% to £10.6m (2009: £6.0m).

 

Ø An increase in the total orderbook of £2.2m to £10.3m at 30 June 2010 (31 December: 2009 £8.1m).

 

Ø Net debt reduced by £0.1m to £0.2m at 30 June 2010 (31 December 2009: £0.3m).

 

Ø Evervision generated significant profits and cash during the first six months of the year.

 

Ø A further capital reduction negotiated with Evervision. Payment of £0.5m received on 3 September 2010.

 

Ø Resumption of payment of dividends to shareholders with declaration of 0.1p per share interim dividend.

 

Financial Highlights on continuing operations

 

6 months to

30th June 2010

Unaudited

 

6 months to

30th June 2009

Unaudited

 

Revenue

 

£8.58m

£7.25m

Profit/(loss) from operations

 

£0.15m

£(0.14)m

Profit/(loss) before taxation

 

£0.10m

£(0.19)m

Earnings/(loss) per share

 

0.03p

(0.28)p

Orderbook

 

£10.30m

£8.50m

 

Enquiries:

 

Densitron Technologies plc

Grahame Falconer / Tim Pearson

Tel: 0207 648 4200

 

Westhouse Securities Limited

Tim Metcalfe / Martin Davison

Tel: 020 7601 6100

Chairman's Statement

 

I am pleased to report that the Group has weathered the downturn well and that we have seen far more confidence in our markets over the first six months of the year than expected.

 

We began the year with a depleted orderbook, and therefore the focus for the first six months has been to rebuild it. Orders for the first 6 months of 2010 amounted to £10.6m compared with £6.0m booked in the same period in 2009, an increase of 77%. The increase in orders has come from both new customers and existing customers alike and is across the Group's product ranges.

 

Due to factory lead times extending during the recovery, and customer order schedules, it has been difficult to translate the orders booked during the period into sales and as such the rapid growth in orders has produced a time lag when turning them into sales. Consequently, the increase in sales for the first six months of the year was at a slower rate than for orders. Sales for the first six months of 2010 were £8.6m compared with sales made in the first half of 2009 of £7.3m, an increase of only 18%. This has resulted in a substantial increase in the orderbook during the period and at 30 June 2010 it amounted to £10.3m, an increase in the period of £2.2m. We therefore expect to see the growth in sales accelerate during the second half of the year.

 

Gross margin achieved in the six months amounted to £2.63m compared with £2.49m in the same period in 2009, an increase of 6%. The gross margin percentage has come under pressure from the mix of sales being conducted, increasing prices from Far East manufacturers and increasing shipping costs.

 

We announced in the first half of 2009 that cost saving measures had been introduced and these economies have enabled administrative expenses to be 8% lower than in 2009.

 

As a result of the increase in sales and the reduction in administrative expenses, the Group achieved an operating profit of £0.15m in the first six months of 2010 compared with a loss of £0.14m in the same period in 2009.

 

We have reduced our level of borrowings from £1.9m at 31 December 2009 to £1.8m at 30 June 2010. The level of net debt has also reduced from £0.3m at 31 December 2009 to £0.2m at 30 June 2010. We would expect to see the level of gross debt to increase over the remainder of the year as the level of business being conducted increases.

 

Operational review

 

The Group's operations are primarily the design, development, marketing and selling of electronic displays, the electronics that drive them and the plastics that house them.

 

European business - The European business has performed ahead of expectations, booking orders to the value of £5.4m compared with £3.8m booked during the first half of 2009, an increase of 42%. Sales during the first six months of the year totaled £4.7m, compared with £3.8m achieved in the same period during 2009, an increase of 24%. Gross margin increased from £1.29m in 2009 to £1.35m in 2010, an increase of 4.7% reflecting a reduction in the gross margin percentage due to the issues referred to above.

 

US business - The US was the first location in the Group to enter recession and was the first to exit it. The first half of 2010 has been strong with orders totaling £4m compared with £1.6m booked in the same period during 2009, an increase of 150%. Sales were £3.0m compared with £2.7m in the same period of 2009, an increase of 11%. Gross margin amounted to £0.86m compared with £0.75m achieved in the same period in 2009, an increase of 15%.

 

Asian business - The Asian business is made up of Densitron Asia and Densitron Corporation of Japan. In the six months to 30 June 2010 orders were £1.2m compared with £0.7m in 2009, an increase of 71%. Sales remained at £0.8m and gross profit was £0.4m, compared with £0.5m in 2009, a decrease of 20% reflecting the margin issues explained above.

 

Both the Asian subsidiaries have continued to perform well in the first half of the year. Densitron Asia's primary function remains as a support role to the rest of the Group, but it is also beginning to increase the amount of orders taken from external customers. Densitron Japan operates in the competitive Japanese market and while its sales and margins have remained similar to 2009, its orders have increased by 77%.

 

Evervision Electronics Corporation

 

Evervision is the Group's 24.48% investment in a Taiwanese display manufacturing company.

 

Evervision has performed well during the first half of 2010 achieving an operating profit of approximately £1.4m and has continued to generate cash.

 

A further capital reduction was approved during the first half of the year and the Company received its share amounting to £500,000 on 3 September 2010.

 

Land at Blackheath

 

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

 

I am pleased to report that the planning application for development of six houses is complete and has been submitted to the local authority for consideration. When we have further news we will keep shareholders informed.

 

Dividend

 

The Board of Directors consider that Densitron is in a much stronger financial position than it has been for some time and are optimistic regarding the outlook for trading. Consequently, I am pleased to announce a resumption of the payment of dividends, with an interim dividend of 0.1p per share being declared which will be paid on 22 October 2010to members recorded on the Company's share register at 24 September 2010.

 

Outlook

 

I have been very encouraged by the level of orders booked during the first half of 2010 and I am pleased that this improvement has continued into the second half of the year. We have far exceeded our internal forecasts for the first six months, which gives us strong confidence for the second half of the year.

 

 

 

Jan Holmstrom

Chairman

13 September 2010

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Income statement

For the six months ended 30th June 2010

 

6 months to 30th June

2010

 

£000

6 months to 30th June

2009

 

£000

Year to 31st December 2009

Audited

£000

Continuing operations

Revenue

8,581

7,252

15,123

Cost of sales

(5,947)

(4,760)

(10,188)

Gross profit

2,634

2,492

4,935

Other operating income

45

103

269

Distribution costs

(27)

(25)

(50)

Administrative expenses

(2,498)

(2,710)

(4,908)

Profit/(loss) from operations

154

(140)

246

Financial income

3

20

28

Financial expenses

(60)

(69)

(115)

Profit/(loss) before tax

97

(189)

159

Income tax expense

(68)

(9)

(48)

Profit/(loss) for the period

29

(198)

111

Attributable to:

Equity holders of the parent

23

(196)

122

Minority interests

6

(2)

(11)

29

(198)

111

Basic and diluted earnings per share

Earnings/(loss) per share from continuing and discontinued operations

 

0.03p

 

(0.28)p

 

0.18p

Earnings/(loss) per share on continuing operations

 

0.03p

 

(0.28)p

 

 

 

0.18p

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Statement of comprehensive income

For the six months to 30th June 2010

 

6 months to

30th June

2010

 

£000

6 months to

30th June

2009

 

£000

Year to 31st December 2009

Audited

£000

Profit/(loss) for the period

29

(198)

111

Other comprehensive income:

Available-for-sale investments:

Valuation gains on available-for-sale investments

 

-

 

-

 

54

Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations

 

110

 

(325)

 

(354)

Total other comprehensive income

110

(325)

(300)

Total comprehensive income for the period

139

(523)

(189)

Attributable to:

Equity holders of the parent

133

(521)

(171)

Minority interests

6

(2)

(18)

139

(523)

(189)

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

As at 30th June 2010

 

30th June

2010

 

 

£000

30th June

2009

 

 

£000

31st December

2009

Audited

£000

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

259

201

235

Goodwill

143

143

143

Financial assets

5,100

6,185

5,100

Deferred tax assets

35

63

47

5,537

6,592

5,525

Current assets

Inventories

1,082

1,084

667

Trade and other receivables

4,157

2,396

3,681

Financial assets

318

391

393

Income tax recoverable

95

95

128

Cash and cash equivalents

1,662

1,450

1,626

7,314

5,416

6,495

Total assets

12,851

12,008

12,020

Current liabilities

Borrowings

1,839

2,432

1,934

Trade and other payables

2,849

1,851

2,248

Current tax payable

128

31

70

Provisions

35

84

34

4,851

4,398

4,286

Non-current liabilities

Borrowings

134

240

-

Provisions

177

154

178

Deferred tax liabilities

-

4

-

311

398

178

Total liabilities

5,162

4,796

4,464

7,689

7,212

7,556

Equity

Share Capital

3,483

3,483

3,483

Retained earnings

3,825

3,281

3,752

Special reserve

137

340

188

Available-for sale-reserve

54

-

54

Translation reserve

144

56

34

Equity attributable to shareholders of Densitron

7,643

7,160

7,511

Minority interests

46

52

45

Total equity

7,689

7,212

7,556

Unaudited Condensed Statement of Changes in Shareholders Equity

For the 6 months to 30th June 2010

 

Share capital

 

 

 

£000

Translation reserve

 

 

 

£000

Special

reserve

 

 

 

£000

Available-

for-sale reserve

 

 

£000

Retained earnings

 

 

 

£000

Total

Attributable to equity holders of the parent

£000

Non-controlling interest

 

 

£000

Total equity

 

 

 

£000

Balance at 1 January 2009

 

3,483

 

381

 

390

 

-

 

3,428

 

7,682

 

71

 

7,753

Total comprehensive income for the period

 

-

 

(325)

 

-

 

-

 

(197)

 

(522)

 

(19)

 

(541)

Transfer from special reserve

 

-

 

-

 

(50)

 

-

 

50

 

-

 

-

 

-

Balance at 30 June 2009

 

3,483

 

56

 

340

 

-

 

3,281

 

7,160

 

52

 

7,212

Total comprehensive income for the period

 

-

 

(22)

 

-

 

54

 

319

 

351

 

(7)

 

344

Transfer from special reserve

 

-

 

-

 

(152)

 

-

 

152

 

-

 

-

 

-

Balance at 31 December 2009

 

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

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Cash flow Statement

For the 6 months ended 30th June 2010

 

6 months to

30th June

2010

 

£000

6 months to

30th June

2009

 

£000

Year to 31st December

2009

Audited

£000

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit/(loss) before taxation

97

(189)

159

Adjustments for:

Depreciation

23

30

50

Net finance expense

58

49

92

178

(110)

301

Change in financial asset

55

(236)

(446)

Change in inventories

(417)

180

654

Change in trade and other receivables

(389)

2,531

1,423

Change in trade and other payables

582

(1,928)

(1,681)

Change in provisions

-

(34)

(60)

9

403

191

Income tax paid

24

(59)

(79)

Net cash from operating activities

33

344

112

Cash flows from investing activities

Interest received

3

3

23

Proceeds from capital reduction of available-for-sale investments

 

-

 

-

 

1,139

Disposal of discontinued operation

20

410

495

Acquisition of plant, property and equipment

(40)

(3)

(54)

(17)

410

1,603

Cash flows from financing activities

Inception of new loans

-

-

16

Repayment of borrowings

(57)

(57)

(1,015)

Interest paid

(60)

(52)

(115)

Payment of finance leases

-

(5)

(5)

Change in trade finance creditor

(118)

(567)

(251)

Change in letters of credit

621

(316)

(281)

Dividends paid to minorities

-

(9)

(8)

Net cash used in financing activities

386

(1,006)

(1,659)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

402

(252)

56

Cash and cash equivalents at 1st January

1,107

1,202

1,202

Effect of exchange rate fluctuation on cash held

69

(238)

(151)

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

 

1,578

 

712

 

1,107

 

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

For the six months ended 30th June 2010

 

1. General information

 

Densitron Technologies plc is a public limited company ("the Company") incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 1985 (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 statement for the year ended 31 December 2010 and are unchanged from those disclosed in the group's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2009.

 

The financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2010 and 30 June 2009 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 2009 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. Revenue

 

6 months to 30th June

2010

Unaudited

£000

6 months to 30th June

2009

Unaudited

£000

Year to 31st December

2009

Audited

£000

Revenue by location of reporting entity

Europe

4,700

3,797

8,426

USA

3,043

2,681

5,199

Asia

838

774

1,498

8,581

7,252

15,123

 

Gross profit by location of reporting entity

Europe

1,350

1,294

2,711

USA

859

747

1,412

Asia

425

451

812

2,634

2,492

4,935

 

 

4. Segmental analysis

 

UK

France

Finland

Germany

US

Japan

Asia

Total

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

£000

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

6 months to 30 June 2009

Revenue

Total

2,161

1,067

295

876

2,705

963

1,935

10,002

Intercompany

(576)

(26)

-

-

(24)

(273)

(1,851)

(2,750)

Revenue from external customers

 

1,585

 

1,041

 

295

 

876

 

2,681

 

690

 

84

 

7,252

Profit/(loss) before tax

 

(137)

 

(4)

 

(23)

 

5

 

62

 

25

 

4

 

(68)

Year to 31 December 2009

Revenue

Total

4,960

2,084

677

2,245

5,224

1,576

3,811

20,577

Intercompany

(1,503)

(37)

-

-

(25)

(265)

(3,624)

(5,454)

Revenue from external customers

 

3,457

 

2,047

 

677

 

2,245

 

5,199

 

1,311

 

187

 

15,123

Profit/(loss) before tax

 

(29)

 

(15)

 

(57)

 

74

 

244

 

59

 

15

 

291

 

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

6 months to 30th June

2010

Unaudited

£000

6 months to 30th June

2009

Unaudited

£000

Year to 31st December

2009

Audited

£000

 

Revenue

Total revenue for reported segments

12,146

10,002

20,577

Elimination of inter-segmental revenues

(3,565)

(2,750)

(5,454)

Group's revenue per consolidated statement of comprehensive income

 

8,581

 

7,252

 

15,123

Profit/(loss) after income tax expenses

Total profit/(loss) for reporting segments

280

(68)

291

Costs associated with Head Office

(183)

(121)

(132)

Income tax expenses

(68)

(9)

(48)

Profit/(loss) after income tax expenses

29

(198)

111

 

 

 

5. Taxation

 

Taxation for the 6 months ended 30th June 2010 has been calculated by applying the estimated tax rate for the current financial year ending 31st December 2010.

 

6. Dividend

 

An interim dividend of 0.1 pence per share has been proposed by the Board in respect of the six months to 30 June 2010 (2009: nil).

 

7. Earnings per share

 

6 months to

30th June

2010

Unaudited

£000

6 months to 30th June

2009

Unaudited

£000

Year to 31st December

2009

Audited

£000

Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders

Continuing operations

23

(196)

122

Weighted average number of ordinary shares

Issued at 1 January 2010

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 2010

 

69,169,106

 

69,169,106

 

69,169,106

 

9. 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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