URU comments in today's RNS29 Dec 2017 07:27
URU released their results today and included comments wrt their investment in MRS.
Basically similar to MRS's comments in their recently released results.
Fom URU's RNS.
During the period, the Company increased its interest in Management Resource Solutions Plc to 17,550,000 shares of ("MRS") by investing a further £500,000 in cash at 5p per MRS share. The Company's shareholding currently represents 9.7% of MRS's current issued share capital.
The Company's investment in MRS has a very positive outlook.
MRS has two subsidiaries: Bachmann Plant Hire Pty Ltd ("BPH") and MRS Subzero Pty Ltd (trading as MRS Services Group, "MRSSG"). The markets which BPH and MRSSG service are the strongest they have been in years. BPH is currently working at fully capacity and has a strong pipeline of work to complete. MRSSG is experiencing strong demand, with revenues now exceeding $4.0m per month. The Hunter Valley thermal coal price has been strong and stable providing confidence for the coal mines to commit to repairs and maintenance and Yancoal has recently completed the acquisition of the Rio Tinto assets in the Hunter Valley. Both BPH and MRSSG were run as separate operations with little interaction or utilization of shared services and group purchasing during the financial years 2015‐16 ('FY16') and 2016‐17 ('FY17'). During late FY17 and 2017‐18 ('FY18') the company prioritized significant cost cutting and restructuring, and has restructured the senior management. The cost cutting and restructuring programme is now substantially complete. As reported by MRS for FY18, first half expectations are for Profit after Tax and earnings per share to exceed $2.2m and 0.8p respectively, whilst for the full year earnings per share of not less than 2.0p are in prospect. Further progress is anticipated in 2018‐19 as debt continues to be repaid from the strong operational cashflow generated by the major changes, which are now taking effect.
We are pleased in our investment in MRS and look forward to its future growth in value for our shareholders.