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Final Results

12 Jul 2012 07:00

RNS Number : 4685H
Fletcher King PLC
12 July 2012
 



 

FLETCHER KING PLC

Preliminary Results for the Year Ending 30th April 2012

 

Highlights

 

 

·; Revenue for the year of £3.105m (2011: £3.175m)

·; Profit before tax £395,000 (2011: £414,000)

·; Profit for the year of £280,000 (2011: £331,000)

·; Basic and diluted earnings per share of 3.04p (2011: 3.59p)

·; Final dividend of 0.75p per share. An interim dividend of 0.75p per share was paid and therefore the total ordinary dividend for the year will be 1.50p per share (2011: 1.50p)

 

 

 

Commenting on the results, David Fletcher, chairman of Fletcher King plc said:

 

"We consider the results for the year to be satisfactory given the current economic circumstances. We see little change in the coming year which will continue to be challenging. We will keep a steady eye on overhead costs and it will take all our ingenuity and resource to maintain turnover.

 

We are working hard to expand the recurring income part of our business, namely fund and asset management whilst pushing hard on investment broking.

 

I must once again thank our hard working Directors and staff and our loyal clients without whom these results would not be possible."

 

END

 

For further information, please call:

 

David Fletcher/ Peter Bailey, Fletcher King 020 7493 8400

James Caithie, Cairn Financial Advisers LLP 020 7148 7900

 

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

 

Results

 

Revenue for the year was £3.11m (2011: £3.18m) with profit before tax of £395,000 (2011: £414,000).

 

The board is proposing a final dividend of 0.75p per share (2011: 0.75p). The final dividend is subject to shareholders approval at the AGM and will be paid on the 27 September 2012 to those shareholders on the register at close of business on 31 August 2012. With the interim dividend of 0.75p per share (2011: 0.75p) already paid, the total ordinary dividend for the year will amount to 1.5p per share (2011: 1.5p).

 

The board consider the results for the year to be satisfactory bearing in mind the difficult economic and market conditions under which the company has been operating.

 

Harry Richardson, a non executive director, retired at the year end and I would like to thank him on behalf of the Board and shareholders for his almost twenty years of loyal service and wise counsel. He has helped guide the company through both the good times and some of the most economically challenging times in recent history.

 

Commercial Property Market

 

Little has changed since my report at the same time last year. Lack of growth in the economy continues to weigh heavily on the property market and the Government cutbacks are making life particularly difficult outside London and the South-East.

 

From a property perspective the market continues to be divided with strong demand from both tenants and investors for Central London boosted by a continuing inward flow of foreign investors. Contrasting with this is the continued stagnation of most regional markets with investors concerned over falling rental values, low occupational demand and the risk of voids. Coupled with this is the ongoing lack of debt finance preventing the traditional property company market from recovering. We do not see this state of affairs changing in the short to medium term.

 

Business Overview

 

The position is very similar to that reported in my Interim statement in December. Our transaction business continues at a reasonable pace although it slowed in the second half due to a lack of stock for sale.

 

Rating instructions continue apace although the Valuation Office is taking longer to settle outstanding appeals and require more detailed submissions as part of the negotiations. Bank valuations continue at a low ebb and there is still no sign of any measurable increase in bank lending to the commercial property sector.

 

Fund and asset management remain strong and despite the economic downturn we are experiencing a remarkably low level of tenant failures and continue to collect well in excess of 95% of rents due within three days of the quarter day.

 

Outlook

 

We see little change in the coming year which will continue to be challenging. We will keep a steady eye on overhead costs and it will take all our ingenuity and resource to maintain turnover.

 

We are working hard to expand the recurring income part of our business, namely fund and asset management whilst pushing hard on investment broking.

 

I must once again thank our hard working Directors and staff and our loyal clients without whom these results would not be possible.

 

David Fletcher

Chairman

12 July 2012

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

for the year ended 30 April 2012

 

Note

2012

2011

£000

£000

Revenue

3,105

3,175

Employee benefits expense

(1,673)

(1,595)

Depreciation expense

(46)

(59)

Other operating expenses

(1,012)

(1,130)

Operating profit

374

391

Income from investments

11

13

Finance income

10

10

Profit before taxation

395

414

Taxation

(115)

(83)

Profit for the year

280

331

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

-

-

Total comprehensive income for the year attributable to equity shareholders

 

 

 

280

 

331

Basic and diluted earnings per share

3

3.04p

3.59p

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

as at 30 April 2012

 

 

 

2012

2011

£000

£000

Assets

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

180

226

Available-for-sale investments

500

250

Deferred tax assets

63

73

743

549

Current assets

Trade and other receivables

892

1,063

Cash and cash equivalents

2,812

2,722

3,704

3,785

Total assets

4,447

4,335

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

576

534

Current taxation liabilities

59

121

Other creditors

576

586

1,211

1,241

Total liabilities

1,211

1,241

Shareholders' equity

Share capital

921

921

Share premium

140

140

Profit and Loss reserve

2,175

2,033

Total shareholders' equity

3,236

3,094

Total equity and liabilities

4,447

4,335

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

for the year ended 30 April 2012

 

 

 

2012

2011

£000

£000

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit before taxation from continuing operations

395

414

Adjustments for:

Depreciation expense

46

59

Income from investments

(11)

(13)

Finance income

(10)

(10)

Cash flows from operating activities before

movement in working capital

 

420

 

450

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables

172

(59)

Increase in trade and other payables

32

489

Cash generated from operations

624

880

Taxation paid

(167)

(79)

Net cash flows from operating activities

457

801

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of investments

(250)

-

Finance income

10

10

Income from investments

11

13

Net cash flows from investing activities

(229)

23

Cash flows from financing activities

Dividends paid to shareholders

(138)

(69)

Net cash flows from financing activities

(138)

(69)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

90

755

Cash and cash equivalents at start of year

2,722

1,967

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

2,812

2,722

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

For the year ended 30 April 2012

 

 

CONSOLIDATED

 

 

Note

 

Share

capital

 

Share

premium

Profit

and

loss reserve

 

TOTAL

EQUITY

£000

£000

£000

£000

Balance at 1 May 2010

921

140

1,771

2,832

Total comprehensive income for the year

-

-

331

331

Equity dividends paid

2

-

-

(69)

(69)

Balance at 30 April 2011

921

140

2,033

3,094

Total comprehensive income for the year

-

-

280

280

Equity dividends paid

2

-

-

(138)

(138)

Balance at 30 April 2012

921

140

2,175

3,236

 

 NOTES

 

 

1. Basis of preparation

 

The financial information set out above, which has been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies as set out in the prior year's accounts, does not comprise the company's financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2012. While the financial information included in this preliminary announcement has been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement criteria of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs), this announcement does not itself contain sufficient information to comply with IFRSs. Statutory financial statements for the previous financial year ended 30 April 2011 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors' report on those financial statements was unqualified and did not contain any statement under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006 and did not include references to any matters to which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis. The auditors have not yet reported on financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2012.

 

 

2. Dividends

 

 

Year ended 30 April

2012

2011

£000

£000

Equity dividends on ordinary shares:

Declared and paid during year

Ordinary final dividend for the year ended 30 April 2011: nil per share (2010: nil)

 

69

 

-

Interim dividend for the year ended 30th April 2012: 0.75p per share (2011: 0.75p)

 

69

 

69

138

69

Proposed ordinary final dividend for the year ended

30 April 2012: 0.75p per share

 

69

 

 

 

 

3. Earnings per share

 

2012

No

2011

No

Weighted average number of shares for basic and diluted earnings per share

9,209,779

9,209,779

 

 

£000

£000

Earnings for basic and diluted earnings per share

280

331

Basic and diluted earnings per share

3.04p

3.59p

 

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