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Half Yearly Report

15 Dec 2011 07:00

RNS Number : 9986T
Fletcher King PLC
15 December 2011
 



FLETCHER KING PLC

 

Interim Results for the 6 months ended 31 October 2011

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

Turnover : £1.420M (2010: £1.486M)

PBT : £143,000 (2010: £174,000)

 

EPS : 1.11p per share (2010: 1.31p per share)

 

Dividend : 0.75p per share (2010: 0.75p per share)

 

 

Operational Highlights

 

·; The Market - The investment market continues to be polarised and yields on secondary property are rising.

 

·; Fund Management and Investment - The Company has sold some investment property and has made some acquisitions.

 

·; Valuation and Rating - Valuation volume remains low with a continuing dearth of bank lending but Rating remains active and is expanding.

 

Commenting on the results David Fletcher, Chairman of Fletcher King said :

 

"Under all the circumstances we have had a satisfactory first half. Market conditions are demanding and are unlikely to improve in the short term.

 

Asset management continues to be strong and despite the recession we are still collecting 95% of rents within three days of the quarter day."

 

ENQUIRIES:

 

Fletcher King Plc

David Fletcher

Tel: 020 7493 8400

 

Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nomad)

James Caithie

Tel: 020 7148 7900

 

The interim results will be available on the Company's website: www.fletcherking.co.uk

CHAIRMANS STATEMENT

RESULTS

 

The turnover for the period was £1.420m (2010: £1.486m), with profit before tax of £143,000(2010: £174,000).

 

Your Directors have declared an interim dividend of 0.75p per share (2010: 0.75p per share) to be paid on 24 February 2012 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 27 January 2012.

 

Commercial Property Market

 

Looking back on my statement for the same period last year I could almost repeat word for word my comments made at that date.

 

The property investment market remains polarised between low risk prime property let on long leases to strong covenants and the remainder. London and the South East continues to be dominant in most buyers requirements.

 

Office investments in Mayfair have continued to command extremely high prices and yields are, in some cases, below where they were in the previous peak of the market. Prime Central London shops are also much in demand although increasingly investors are becoming wary of the retail letting market as the economic situation impacts spending.

 

The remainder of the country continues to be relatively weak although in some instances there is reasonable demand from local investors.

 

There is a growing feeling that secondary and tertiary property is currently over valued and the risk is very much on the downside.

 

By comparison with last year there is a significant volume of property on the market as some vendors with property in Central London take advantage of the very high prices and elsewhere banks are putting increasing pressure on borrowers to sell.

 

Business Overview

 

We have been active on investment sales in the first half including four Central London office investments totalling over £20m and have also been acquiring properties for a small number of clients.

 

We set up a new SHIPS Fund and acquired a small (£2m) multi-let office investment in St Swithins Lane in the heart of the City of London. Possession has been taken of some of the accommodation to refurbish and let at higher rents. As usual the Company has made an investment in this fund as shown in the balance sheet.

 

Bank Valuations continue to suffer from lack of lending although Rating instructions are increasing and we are very active.

 

Property Fund and Asset Management remains strong and although we are selling properties out of some of the portfolios we are also picking up new instructions.

 

On our managed properties, rent collection statistics are holding up well, despite the recession, and we continue to collect in excess of 95% of rents within 3 days of the quarter day.

 

Outlook

 

The continuing turmoil in the Eurozone and much of the world is already having a detrimental effect on the market which makes predictions for the second half difficult. As a result we anticipate the profit outturn for the full year will be below that achieved last year.

 

However, we have a good flow of regular quarterly income and we are protecting our cash reserves.

 

 

 

David Fletcher

15 December 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fletcher King Plc

 

Consolidated Interim Statement of Comprehensive Income

 for the 6 months ended 31 October 2011

 

6 months ended

6 months ended

Year ended

31 October

31 October

30 April

2011

(Unaudited)

2010

(Unaudited)

2011 (Audited)

£000

£000

£000

Revenue

1,420

1,486

3,175

Employee benefits expense

(738)

(728)

(1,595)

Depreciation expense

(27)

(37)

(59)

Other operating expenses

(522)

(552)

(1,130)

Operating profit

133

169

391

Income from investments

5

1

13

Finance income

5

4

10

 

Profit before taxation

143

174

414

Taxation

 

(41)

 

(53)

 

(83)

 

Profit for the period

 

102

 

121

 

331

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the period

102

121

331

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share (note 4)

Continuing operations

1.11p

1.31p

3.59p

Dividends per share

Interim dividend proposed

0.75p

0.75p

-

Dividends paid

0.75p

-

0.75p

Fletcher King Plc

 

Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position

as at 31 October 2011

 

31 October

31 October

30 April

2011

(Unaudited)

2010

(Unaudited)

2011

(Audited)

£000

£000

£000

Assets

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

198

248

226

Available for sale investments

500

250

250

Deferred tax assets

73

73

73

771

571

549

Current Assets

Trade and other receivables

868

805

1,064

Cash and cash equivalents

2,297

2,522

2,722

3.165

3,327

3,786

Total assets

3,936

3,898

4,335

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

446

357

534

Current taxation liabilities

52

208

121

Other creditors

311

380

586

Total liabilities

809

945

1,241

Shareholders' equity

Share capital

921

921

921

Share premium

140

140

140

Reserves

2,066

1,892

2,033

Total shareholders' equity

3,127

2,953

3,094

Total equity and liabilities

3,936

3,898

4,335

Fletcher King Plc

 

Consolidated Interim Statement of Changes in Equity

for the 6 months ended 31 October 2011

 

Profit

Share

Share

and

TOTAL

capital

premium

loss

EQUITY

£000

£000

£000

£000

Balance at 1 May 2011

921

140

2,033

3,094

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

-

102

102

Equity dividends paid

-

-

(69)

(69)

Balance at 31 October 2011 (Unaudited)

921

140

2,066

3,127

Balance at 1 May 2010

921

140

1,771

2,832

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

-

121

121

Equity dividends paid

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

Balance at 31 October 2010 (Unaudited)

921

 

140

 

1,892

 

2,953

 

Balance at 1 May 2010

921

140

1,771

2,832

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

-

331

331

Equity dividends paid

 

-

 

-

 

(69)

 

(69)

 

Balance at 30 April 2011 (Audited)

921

140

2,033

3,094

Fletcher King Plc

 

Consolidated Interim Statement of Cash Flows

for the 6 months ended 31 October 2011

 

6 months ended

6 months ended

Year ended

31 October

31 October

30 April

2011 (Unaudited)

2010 (Unaudited)

2011

(Audited)

£000

£000

£000

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit before taxation from continuing operations

143

174

414

Adjustments for:

Depreciation expense

27

37

59

Income from investments

(5)

(1)

(13)

Finance income

(5)

(4)

(10)

Cash flows from operating activities

before movement in working capital

160

206

450

Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables

196

200

(59)

(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables

(363)

106

489

Cash generated from operations

(7)

512

880

Taxation (paid)/received

(109)

38

(79)

Net cash flows from operating activities

(116)

550

801

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of investments

(250)

-

-

Finance income

5

4

10

Income from investments

 

5

 

1

 

13

 

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(240)

 

5

 

23

 

Cash flows from financing activities

Dividends paid to shareholders

 

(69)

 

-

 

(69)

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(69)

 

-

 

(69)

 

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents

(425)

555

755

Cash and cash equivalents at start of period

 

2,722

 

1,967

 

1,967

 

Cash and cash equivalents

at end of period

 

2,297

 

2,522

 

2,722

 

 

Fletcher King Plc

 

Explanatory Notes

 

1. General information

 

The Company is a public limited company incorporated and domiciled in England and Wales. The address of its registered office is 61 Conduit Street, London W1S 2GB.

 

These interim financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 15 December 2011.

 

2. Basis of preparation

 

The interim financial information in this report has been prepared using accounting policies consistent with IFRS as adopted by the European Union. IFRS is subject to amendment and interpretation by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee and there is an ongoing process of review and endorsement by the European Commission. The financial information has been prepared on the basis of IFRS that the Directors expect to be adopted by the European Union and applicable as at 30 April 2012.

 

The accounting policies applied are consistent with those of the annual financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2011.

 

Taxes on income in the interim periods are accrued using the tax rate that would be applicable to expected total annual earnings.

 

3 Non Statutory Accounts

 

The financial information for the period ended 30 April 2011 set out in this interim report does not constitute the Group's statutory accounts for that period. The statutory accounts for the year ended 30 April 2011 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors reported on those accounts; their report was unqualified, did not contain a statement under either Section 498(2) or Section 498(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 financial information for the 6 months ended 31 October 2011 and 31 October 2010 is unaudited.

 

4 Earnings per share

 

Six Months to 31st October 2011

Number

Six months to 31st October 2010

Number

Year ended 30th April 2011

Number

 

Weighted average number of shares for basic

and diluted earnings per share.

9,209,779

 

9,209,779

 

9,209,779

 

£'000

 

£'000

 

£'000

 

Earnings for basic and diluted earnings per share:

Continuing Operations

102

 

121

 

331

 

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