RE: Full year EBIT in Profits9 Mar 2020 21:56
Ah yes, I see the difference between 15th November RNS and 26th February RNS regarding the EBIT profit to loss forecast.
They have just changed how they allocate so it would naturally reduce EBIT (in turn changed from profits to recording a loss)
At the conclusion of the consultancy services and the inception of the lease, the Group typically receives a large payment.....
...the Group attributed all the consideration received to property consultancy services.. Having reconsidered the accounting guidance... the Group has determined that a more appropriate way to account for these combined lease and consultancy services transactions is to treat all the consideration as a lease incentive and allocate no revenue to consultancy services.... Approximately £17m and £33m derived from those activities for financial year 2017 and financial year 2018 (respectively) and approximately £13m prior to financial year 2017 has been reversed and restated, and the amount received related to these activities recognised over the life of the lease....This has resulted in a reduction in previously reported EBIT.