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Half Yearly Report

17 Dec 2012 07:00

RNS Number : 6134T
Fletcher King PLC
17 December 2012
 



FLETCHER KING PLC

 

Interim Results for the 6 months ended 31 October 2012

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

Turnover : £1.427m (2011: £1.420m)

PBT : £143,000 (2011: £143,000)

 

EPS : 1.15p per share (2011: 1.11p per share)

 

Dividend : 0.75p per share (2011: 0.75p per share)

 

 

Operational Highlights

 

·; The Market - Investors remain anxious to only buy what they consider to be relatively risk free, which is predominantly Central London property and bond type property with long leases. Yields on other, secondary properties are therefore rising.

 

·; Fund Management and Investment - The Company won a further mandate to manage a portfolio of Central London office buildings. Investment transactions are taking longer to conclude.

 

·; Valuation and Rating - Bank valuation instructions have increased over the last few months but rating appeals are taking longer to agree.

 

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

 

"In view of the difficult market conditions we did well to maintain a level of turnover and profitability equivalent to the same period last year."

 

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

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

RESULTS

 

Turnover for the period was £1.43m (2011: £1.42m) with profit before tax of £143,000 (2011: £143,000).

 

Your Directors have declared an interim dividend of 0.75p per share (2011:0.75p) to be paid on 22nd February 2013 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 25th January 2013.

 

Commercial Property Market

 

My comments on the market have become rather repetitive over the last two years since little has changed over the period of these results.

 

The market remains polarised as investors remain anxious to de-risk their portfolios and only buy what they consider to be relatively risk free. Property that falls into this category is Central London, bond type long leases with indexed reviews and well let industrial estates. All other geographical locations and property types remain generally out of favour.

 

The market remains difficult and volumes are relatively low both on lettings and investment sales.

 

The market for "safe" investments was relatively active in the first half of the calendar year leading up to the Olympics but, after the usual quiet summer months, the expected upsurge in activity in mid September did not materialise and it is still quiet.

 

Business Overview

 

Taking into account the slow market I think we did well to maintain a level of profitability equivalent to the same period last year.

 

We won a further asset management mandate comprising nine office buildings in Central London and a retail property in Gloucester. This maintains our recent unbroken track record of winning the last four pitches we have made.

 

Surprisingly our bank valuation business has picked up in the last few months and whilst it is still far from the volumes of five years ago it is encouraging that it is at last growing, albeit slowly.

 

Outlook

 

We continue to receive a satisfactory flow of regular income from our fund and asset management clients but transaction fees are important and it is these that are difficult to earn in the current market.

 

Any accurate prediction of our profit for the full year is impossible at this stage but we are hopeful of replicating the first half and coming in somewhere in the order of last year.

 

DAVID FLETCHER

14 December 2012

Fletcher King Plc

 

Consolidated Interim Statement of Comprehensive Income

 for the 6 months ended 31 October 2012

 

6 months ended

6 months ended

Year ended

31 October

31 October

30 April

2012

(Unaudited)

2011

(Unaudited)

2012 (Audited)

£000

£000

£000

Revenue

1,427

1,420

3,105

Employee benefits expense

(726)

(738)

(1,673)

Depreciation expense

(17)

(27)

(46)

Other operating expenses

(548)

(522)

(1,012)

Operating profit

136

133

374

Income from investments

3

5

11

Finance income

4

5

10

 

Profit before taxation

143

143

395

Taxation

 

(37)

 

(41)

 

(115)

 

Profit for the period

 

106

 

102

 

280

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the period

106

102

280

 

Basic and diluted earnings per share (note 4)

Continuing operations

1.15p

1.11p

3.04p

Dividends per share

Interim dividend proposed

0.75p

0.75p

-

Dividends paid

0.75p

0.75p

1.50p

Fletcher King Plc

 

Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position

as at 31 October 2012

 

31 October

31 October

30 April

2012

(Unaudited)

2011

(Unaudited)

2012

(Audited)

£000

£000

£000

Assets

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

163

198

180

Available for sale investments

500

500

500

Deferred tax assets

63

73

63

726

771

743

Current Assets

Trade and other receivables

988

868

892

Cash and cash equivalents

2,321

2,297

2,812

3,309

3.165

3,704

Total assets

4,035

3,936

4,447

Liabilities

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

402

446

576

Current taxation liabilities

103

52

59

Other creditors

257

311

576

Total liabilities

762

809

1,211

Shareholders' equity

Share capital

921

921

921

Share premium

140

140

140

Reserves

2,212

2,066

2,175

Total shareholders' equity

3,273

3,127

3,236

Total equity and liabilities

4,035

3,936

4,447

Fletcher King Plc

 

Consolidated Interim Statement of Changes in Equity

for the 6 months ended 31 October 2012

 

Profit

Share

Share

and

TOTAL

capital

premium

loss

EQUITY

£000

£000

£000

£000

Balance at 1 May 2012

921

140

2,175

3,236

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

-

106

106

Equity dividends paid

-

-

(69)

(69)

Balance at 31 October 2012 (Unaudited)

921

140

2,212

3,273

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 2011

921

140

2,033

3,094

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

-

280

280

Equity dividends paid

 

-

 

-

 

(138)

 

(138)

 

Balance at 30 April 2012 (Audited)

921

140

2,175

3,236

Fletcher King Plc

 

Consolidated Interim Statement of Cash Flows

for the 6 months ended 31 October 2012

 

6 months ended

6 months ended

Year ended

31 October

31 October

30 April

2012 (Unaudited)

2011 (Unaudited)

2012

(Audited)

£000

£000

£000

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit before taxation from continuing operations

143

143

395

Adjustments for:

Depreciation expense

17

27

46

Income from investments

(3)

(5)

(11)

Finance income

(4)

(5)

(10)

Cash flows from operating activities

before movement in working capital

153

160

420

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables

(96)

196

172

(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables

(493)

(363)

32

Cash generated from operations

(436)

(7)

624

Taxation received/(paid)

7

(109)

(167)

Net cash flows from operating activities

(429)

(116)

457

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of investments

-

(250)

(250)

Finance income

3

5

10

Income from investments

 

4

 

5

 

11

 

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

7

 

(240)

 

(229)

 

Cash flows from financing activities

Dividends paid to shareholders

 

(69)

 

(69)

 

(138)

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(69)

 

(69)

 

(138)

 

Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents

(491)

(425)

90

Cash and cash equivalents at start of period

 

2,812

 

2,722

 

2,722

 

Cash and cash equivalents

at end of period

 

2,321

 

2,297

 

2,812

 

 

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 14 December 2012.

 

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 2013.

 

The accounting policies applied are consistent with those of the annual financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2012.

 

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 2012 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 2012 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 2012 and 31 October 2011 is unaudited.

 

4 Earnings per share

 

Six Months to 31st October 2012

Number

Six months to 31st October 2011

Number

Year ended 30th April 2012

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

106

 

102

 

280

 

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