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Interim Results

7 Jun 2012 09:17

RNS Number : 8756E
Pentagon Protection PLC
07 June 2012
 



Pentagon Protection plc

 

Interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2012

 

Chairman's statement

 

Introduction

 

The six months to 31 March 2012 have been a difficult period for the Group, however I am extremely pleased to report that we continue to grow our customer base across the globe and I will detail some of our exciting contracts wins later in my report. As previously reported, we acquired International Glass Solutions LLC (IGS) in November 2010 to strengthen our US coverage, and have since opened a new office in Amman to create a strong foothold in the MENA region. Hassan Chehaitelli, who is our newly appointed head of operations in the region, has extensive experience in the security industry and we are confident that his appointment will result in significant sales in the near future.

 

The results for the first six months show pleasing growth in Europe, USA and MENA, however the turbulent market in the UK has resulted in significant contraction in this region. We continue to monitor the performance of each region to establish the best strategic direction for the Group, and to ensure we are focussing our efforts on the most buoyant markets.

 

 

Financial Review

 

As indicated above it has been a difficult trading period and as a result total turnover has decreased by 25% to £923,832. This is due to significant falls in UK and Far East activity but I am pleased with the strong growth shown in Africa, Europe and the US regions. In fact, these regions are showing a 145% increase in sales compared to the same period in 2011, and so we continue to focus our efforts on these productive areas.

 

Cost of sales decreased at a slightly lower rate of 21%, which means that overall gross profit has decreased for the first six months of the year to 26% (2011: 30%). This is also a decrease on the full year gross profit of 29% for the year ended 30 September 2011. This lower level of margin was fully expected, due to the concentration of lower margin contracts in this period; however we aim to have returned this to our previous high levels when we report for the full year to 30 September 2012.

 

Total distribution and administration expenses have risen slightly to £558,398 (2011: £547,311) from the same period in 2011. Efficiencies in areas such as legal and professional costs and general office costs have been offset by the cost of our new office in Amman.

 

Overall there has been a decrease in total assets from £1,329,348 at 30 September 2011 to £997,414 at 31 March 2012. As a result, the Group has net liabilities of £61,274 as at 31 March 2012. In order to support the business through this difficult period, I have pledged, immediately after the issue of this interim financial information, to capitalise more than £100,000 of my shareholder loan, to rectify the balance sheet. The capitalisation will be effected at market price on the date of conversion. In addition, I have agreed to provide the Group with needed liquidity on a temporary basis until such a time as the Group can once more service its own working capital needs. A further announcement will be made shortly.

 

Also of note, in April 2012, the Company undertook a share capital reorganisation in response to a fall in share price, whereby the ordinary shares had been trading around their nominal value. As such it was deemed prudent by the directors for a share reorganisation to take place whereby each 100 shares were replaced with 1 ordinary share of 1p and 1 deferred share of 9p, allowing continuing investment from the capital markets in the future.

 

Operational review

 

Despite the difficult trading period, there have recently been some significant and exciting contract gains, to the value of £535,000 at the time of publishing this report. We are well down the track with negotiations on some other major contracts and I look forward to reporting on these soon; our sales pipeline is currently the largest the Group has ever had, totalling nearly £40 million between the three divisions - £36,633,644 for the SDS Group, which includes a possible large border security contract in the Middle East, £2,737,634 for Window Film and £484,516 for IGS.

 

Many of the wins in the period have come via the SDS Group, which includes the procurement of X-Ray equipment by an overseas government. In addition, the renewal of a five year contract with the UK government for on-going support and maintenance of X-Ray equipment was also confirmed. The Group's close association with UK police forces also continues, in particular with the supply of search and detection equipment to a number of units.

 

Our window film division continues to make contract gains, including a recent large contract to complete a number of surveying and film work projects, in partnership with a global market leader in the window film industry, to local government bodies as part of their Climate Change Strategy to reduce their carbon footprint, as well as the supply and installation of both security and energy saving window films.

 

I am also excited to report that our team in Brussels are currently in talks regarding the second part of our contract with the European Commission.

 

Conclusion

 

The first six months of the year have been a challenging period for the Group although I am pleased that we have seen new markets blossom and we will continue to focus the strategic direction of the Group towards the most fruitful markets to ensure its on-going success. 

 

Significant contract wins for the Group are reassurance of our continued commitment to growth and we hope to see an eventual turnaround in our domestic marketplace to consolidate our future success.

 

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the employees of the Group for their continued hard work and dedication.

 

I look forward to reporting further on our progress when we publish our full year results.

 

Haytham ElZayn

Chairman

06 June 2012

PENTAGON PROTECTION PLC

CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2012

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited

six months

six months

year

ended

ended

ended

31 March

31 March

30 September

2012

2011

2011

 

£

£

£

Revenue

923,832

1,238,595

2,851,631

Cost of sales

(681,950)

(865,362)

(2,036,104)

GROSS PROFIT

241,882

373,233

815,527

Distribution costs

(20,582)

(19,308)

(56,694)

Administrative expenses

(537,816)

(528,003)

(1,074,330)

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

(316,516)

 

(174,078)

 

(315,497)

Finance income

-

11

29

Finance costs

(10,637)

(2,741)

(2,500)

LOSS BEFORE TAX

(327,153)

(176,808)

(317,968)

Tax

-

-

10,636

LOSS FOR THE PERIOD

(327,153)

(176,808)

 (307,332)

Other comprehensive income

2,188

-

985

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE EXPENSE FOR THE PERIOD

 

(324,965)

 

(176,808)

 

(306,347)

Loss before tax and total comprehensive expense for the period are all attributable to the equity shareholders of the parent.

 

Loss per share

Basic

(0.04)p

(0.02)p

(0.04)p

Diluted

(0.04)p

(0.02)p

(0.04)p

 

Revenue and operating loss for the period all derive from continuing operations.

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

AS AT 31 MARCH 2012

 

Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited

31 March

31 March

30 September

2012

2011

2011

Notes

£

 £ ££

£

 

Restated

 

ASSETS

 

Non-current assets

 

Intangible assets

14,145

5,614

5,366

Goodwill

434,536

434,536

434,536

Property, plant and equipment

16,025

16,103

13,075

464,706

456,253

452,977

Current assets

Inventories

204,698

 192,178

252,210

Trade and other receivables

326,349

581,948

544,775

Cash and cash equivalents

5

1,661

 76,125

79,386

532,708

850,251

876,371

TOTAL ASSETS

997,414

1,306,504

1,329,348

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

Equity

Share capital

6

881,918

881,918

881,918

Share premium account

6

7,056,785

7,056,785

7,056,785

Share based payment reserve

74,230

51,749

74,230

Other reserves

14,632

 11,459

12,444

Retained earnings

(8,088,839)

(7,631,162)

(7,761,686)

Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

(61,274)

370,749

263,691

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

675,237

633,696

707,726

Shareholder loan

383,451

302,059

357,931

Total liabilities

1,058,688

935,755

1,065,657

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

997,414

1,306,504

1,329,348

CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITYFOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2012

Share

Share

Share

premium

based

Other

Retained

capital

account

payments

reserves

earnings

Total

 reserve

£

£

£

£

£

£

Audited at 1 October 2010

801,918

7,056,785

51,749

(4,541)

(7,454,354)

451,557

Total comprehensive expense for the period

-

-

 

-

-

(176,808)

(176,808)

Transactions with owners as restated:

Shares issued during the period

80,000

-

-

16,000

-

96,000

Share issue costs

-

-

-

-

-

(18,081)

Unaudited at 31 March 2011 as restated

881,918

7,056,785

51,749

11,459

(7,631,162)

370,749

Total comprehensive income/(expense) for the period

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

985

 

 

(130,524)

 

 

(129,539)

Transactions with owners:

Share based payments

-

-

22,481

-

-

22,481

Audited as at 30 September 2011

881,918

7,056,785

74,230

12,444

(7,761,686)

263,691

Total comprehensive income/(expense) for the period

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

2,188

 

 

(327,153)

 

 

324,965

Unaudited at 31 March 2012

881,918

7,056,785

74,230

14,632

(8,088,839)

(61,274)

 

Group - Other reserves

Merger reserve

Currency reserve

Shares held by ESOP

Total

£

£

£

£

Audited At 1 October 2010

-

-

(4,541)

(4,541)

Transactions with owners:

Shares issued during the period

16,000

-

-

16,000

Unaudited at 31 March 2011 as restated

16,000

-

(4,541)

11,459

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

985

-

985

Audited as at 30 September 2011

16,000

985

(4,541)

12,444

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

2,188

-

2,188

At 31 March 2011

16,000

3,173

(4,541)

14,632

 

 

 

All equity is attributable to equity shareholders of the parent.

 

Share premium

Represents amounts subscribed for share capital in excess of its nominal value, net of directly attributable issue costs.

 

Share based payment reserve

Represents the reserve account which is used for the corresponding entry to the share based payment charge through the Statement of Comprehensive Income.

 

Merger reserve

Represents the difference between the fair value and nominal value of the equity consideration provided in exchange for 90% or more of the equity instruments acquired in another entity.

 

Foreign currency translation reserve

The translation reserve represents the exchange gains and losses that have arisen on the retranslation of overseas operations.

 

Shares held by ESOP

These relate to shares held by Pentagon Employee Share Ownership Plan and are used to assist in meeting the obligations under employee remuneration schemes.

CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2012

 

 

Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited

six months

six months

year

ended

ended

ended

31 March

31 March

30 September

2012

2011

2011

 

£

£

£

Restated

Operating activities

Loss before tax

(327,153)

(176,808)

(317,968)

 

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

1,891

2,194

5,222

 

Amortisation of intangibles

-

161

409

 

Share based payments

-

-

22,481

 

Exchange adjustment

2,188

-

985

 

 

Changes in working capital:

 

Decrease/(increase) in inventories

47,512

973

(59,059)

 

Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables

218,426

(206,340)

(169,167)

 

(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables

(32,489)

55,294

129,324

 

Net finance cost/(income)

10,637

2,730

2,471

 

Net cash from/(used in) operating activities

(78,988)

(321,796)

(385,302)

 

 

Investing activities

 

Payments to acquire property, plant and equipment

(4,841)

(829)

(829)

 

Payments to acquire intangible assets

(8,779)

-

-

 

Acquisition of a subsidiary net of cash acquired

-

187

187

 

Interest received

-

11

29

 

Net cash used in investing activities

(13,620)

 (631)

(613)

 

 

Financing activities

 

Increase in shareholder loan

25,520

227,592

283,464

 

Capital element of finance lease rental

-

(4,355)

(4,355)

 

Interest paid

(10,637)

(2,741)

(2,500)

 

Net cash from/(used in) financing activities

14,883

220,496

276,609

 

 

Taxation

-

-

10,636

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(77,725)

 

(101,931)

 

(98,670)

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the period

79,386

178,056

178,056

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

1,661

76,125

79,386

 

 

PENTAGON PROTECTION PLC

 

 

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2012

 

1

General information

 

 

Pentagon Protection Plc ('the Company') and its subsidiaries (together 'the Group') specialise in the supply and installation of anti-shatter/safety films, bomb blast protection, security and solar control films as well as opaque privacy films and manifestation graphics and the provision of bespoke security consultancy for high risk project management. They are also involved in Assessment and Examination (A&E) projects.

 

 

 

 

 

The Company is a publicly listed company incorporated and domiciled in England. The address of its registered office is Solar House, Amersham Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire HP5 1NG.

 

 

 

The Company is listed on AIM.

 

 

This consolidated interim financial information was approved for issue on 06 June 2012.

 

 

2

Accounting policies

 

 

2.1

Basis of preparation

 

 

The interim consolidated financial information comprises the consolidated Statements of Financial Position at 31 March 2012, 31 March 2011 and 30 September 2011 and the consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Changes in Equity and Cash Flows for the periods then ended and the related notes of Pentagon Protection Plc, (hereinafter referred to as 'the interim financial information'.)

 

The Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Cash Flows for the period ended 31 March 2011 have been restated in the current period to reflect the correct accounting for the acquisition of IGS LLC, which was not complete as at 31 March 2011.

 

 

 

 

The interim financial information has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting' as adopted by the European Union. In preparing this information, management have used the accounting policies set out in the Group's annual financial statements as at 30 September 2011.

 

 

 

This interim financial information does not constitute a set of statutory accounts under the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and is neither audited nor reviewed. The comparative figures for the financial year ended 30 September 2011 are an extract from the Group's 2011 financial statements, which have been reported on by the Group's auditors and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors was unqualified.

 

 

 

 

This document (the Interim Statement 2012) will be published on the company's website and will be publicly available from the London Stock Exchange regulatory publications. The maintenance and integrity of the Pentagon Protection Plc website is the responsibility of the directors. Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of accounts may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

Going concern

The Group has net liabilities of £61,274 as at 31 March 2012. The Chairman, Haytham ElZayn, has pledged to capitalise, immediately after the issue of this interim financial information, more than £100,000 of the shareholder loan due to him in order to rectify the balance sheet. The capitalisation will be effected at market price on the date of conversion. In addition, he has agreed to provide the Group with needed liquidity on a temporary basis until such a time as the Group can once more service its own working capital needs. The Directors are confident this will adequately support the Group through this difficult period and are satisfied that the interim financial information should be drawn up on the Going Concern basis.

 

 

 

 

3

Business and geographical segments

 

Based on the risks and returns the directors consider that the primary reporting format is by business segment. Results by business segment are as follows:

 

Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited

six months

six months

year

ended

ended

ended

31 March

31 March

30 September

2012

2011

2011

£

£

£

Restated

 

Protective Film and Anchoring

Turnover

530,791

575,163

1,645,002

Cost of sales

(409,708)

(397,998)

(1,216,182)

Gross profit

121,083

177,165

428,820

Overheads (net)

(314,290)

(369,456)

(684,771)

Operating profit/(loss) before exceptional item

(193,207)

(192,291)

(255,951)

Exceptional item

-

-

-

Operating loss

(193,207)

(192,291)

(255,951)

Security Products and Services

Turnover

393,041

663,432

1,206,629

Cost of sales

(272,242)

(467,364)

(819,922)

Gross profit

120,799

196,068

386,707

Overheads

(229,400)

(154,963)

(405,959)

Operating(loss)/profit

(108,601)

41,105

(19,252)

Group Operating Expenses (net)

Overheads

(14,708)

(22,892)

(40,294)

Totals

Turnover

923,832

1,238,595

2,851,631

Cost of sales

(681,950)

(865,362)

(2,036,104)

Gross profit

241,882

373,233

815,527

Overheads

(558,398)

(547,311)

(1,131,024)

Operating loss

(316,516)

(174,078)

(315,497)

 

 

3

Business and geographical segments (continued)

 

 

Assets and liabilities by business segment are as follows:

 

Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited

 

31 March

31 March

30 September

 

2012

2011

2011

 

£

£

£

 

 

Protective Film and Anchoring

 

Total assets

692,245

939,171

948,946

 

Total liabilities

(724,659)

(613,492)

(766,199)

 

Depreciation and amortisation in period

794

2,480

3,140

 

Capital expenditure

2,134

-

76

 

 

Security Products and Services

 

Total assets

305,169

367,333

380,402

 

Total liabilities

(334,029)

(322,263)

(299,458)

 

Depreciation and amortisation in period

1,097

1,761

2,082

 

Capital expenditure

11,198

-

753

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

997,414

1,306,504

1,329,348

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

(1,058,688)

(935,755)

(1,065,657)

 

 

The secondary reporting format is by geographic segment based on location of customers. All of the business assets are located in the United Kingdom. External revenue by segment is as follows:

 

Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited

six months

six months

year

ended

ended

ended

31 March

31 March

30 September

2012

2011

2011

£

£

£

Continuing operations

United Kingdom

345,237

883,990

1,585,844

Americas

74,671

63,022

217,574

Europe

347,850

168,941

673,328

Africa and Middle East

150,114

1,575

124,133

Far East

5,960

121,067

250,752

923,832

1,238,595

2,851,631

 

 

 

4

 Cash and cash equivalents

 

For the purpose of the consolidated interim cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents are comprised of the following:

Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited

31 March

31 March

30 September

2012

2011

2011

£

£

£

Cash at bank and in hand

1,661

76,125

79,386

 

 

5

Share capital

Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited

six months

six months

year

ended

ended

ended

31 March

31 March

30 September

2012

2011

2011

£

£

£

Authorised

1,000,000,000 Ordinary shares of 0.1p each

1,000,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

Issued and fully paid

As at 30 September 2011 and at 31 March 2012 (881,918,156 ordinary shares of 0.1p each)

 

881,918

881,918

881,918

 

6

Dividends paid and proposed

Equity dividends on ordinary shares:

No interim dividend was paid or is proposed for the half year ended 31 March 2012.

 

7

Loss per share

 

The calculations of loss per share are based on the following losses and number of shares:

 

Unaudited

Unaudited

Audited

 

six months

six months

year

 

ended

ended

ended

 

31 March

31 March

30 September

 

2012

2011

2011

 

£

£

£

 

 

Loss for the financial period

(327,153)

(176,808)

(307,332)

 

 

Weighted average number of shares for diluted loss per share

881,918,156

870,551,880

876,438,548

 

Weighted average number of shares for basic loss per share

881,918,156

870,551,880

876,438,548

 

At 31 March 2012, the number of ordinary shares in issue was 881,918,156.

 

 

In accordance with the provisions of IAS 33 for the periods ended 31 March 2012 and 31 March 2011, shares under option were not regarded as dilutive in calculating earnings per share. In the year to 30 September 2011, there were 30,727,566 outstanding options which were not considered dilutive.

 

8

Seasonality of interim operations

 

Pentagon Protection Plc does not operate in a seasonal or cyclical business environment.

 

9

Prior period adjustment

 

 

In the interim financial statement for the period to 31 March 2011 goodwill of £373,798 had been recognised, including contingent consideration of £186,622, in relation to the acquisition of International Glass Solutions LLC. As at 31 March 2011 the accounting for the consideration was incomplete and in accordance with IFRS 3 the goodwill arising on the acquisition has been retrospectively adjusted in these financial statements to reflect this.

 

The effect of the restatement on those financial statements is summarised below:

 

Effect on the 6

Month period to

31 March 2011

£

Decrease in goodwill

(290,622)

Decrease in other payables

186,622

Decrease in share premium

120,000

Increase in merger reserve

(16,000)

-

 

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