.31 Mar 2017 09:21
31 March 2017
AIM: DX.
This announcement contains inside information
DX (Group) plc
("DX" or "the Company" or "the Group")
Unaudited Interim Results
for the six months ended 31 December 2016
DX, a leading independent mail, parcels and logistics network operator announces its unaudited interim results for the six months to 31 December 2016.
KEY POINTS
Financial
· Revenue of £142.7m (2015: £141.6m)
· EBITDA of £3.9m (2015: £5.6m) / Adjusted* PBT of £0.6m (2015: £2.4m)
· Reported LBT of £29.3m (2015: £87.1m) - after exceptional items of £28.8m, relating mainly to goodwill impairment (2015: £88.4m)
· Loss before tax and exceptional items of £0.5m (2015: £1.3m profit)
· Adjusted* EPS of 0.5p (2015: 1.1p) / Reported LPS after exceptional items of 14.4p (2015: 43.6p)
· Wide-ranging review of the Company's operations underway to improve financial performance and increase revenues
· Refinancing terms agreed which better match the needs of the business
Operations
· Change in overall revenue mix resulted in lower average margin
· Parcels & Freight revenue increased by 2.8% to £80.3m:
- Strong volume growth at DX 2-Man but flat growth in DX Courier and DX 1-Man
· Mail & Packets revenue declined by 3.6% on a like-for-like basis but is up 1.0% overall at £55.5m:
- Decrease in DX Exchange was in line with management expectations
- Growth in DX Secure was below targeted levels
- Addition of Legal Post and First Post, acquired in May 2016, added £2.6m of revenues
· Logistics revenue decreased by £1.7m to £6.9m but prior year included £4.3m of low margin discontinued contracts. Significant