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Restore PLC
30 July 2020
30 July 2020
Restore plc
("Restore" or the "Group" or "Company")
Half Year Results 2020
Resilient performance, activity and new business levels
increasing
Restore plc (AIM: RST), the UK market leader in document
management and business relocation, is pleased to announce its
unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2020 ("H1" or
"the period").
BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
-- Progress with strategy maintained during H1 with new
customers wins, continued investment in digital projects and cost
efficiency plans
-- Quickly adapted working practices and continued to operate
all sites safely in line with COVID-19 secure guidelines
-- Proudly supporting critical services including NHS,
Nightingale hospitals and UK Government in its effort to combat
COVID-19
-- Peak COVID-19 impact on business activity levels in April
with May improving and a marked increase in June which has
continued into July
-- Restore Records Management achieved a strong start to Q1 and a resilient Q2 performance:
o Storage revenue up 1.5% with Net Box position unchanged in H1.
Expect c.1% growth for the full year
o Service revenue down as a result of lockdown restrictions
although 'scan on demand' service for home workers well
received
o Property utilisation at 97% as site consolidation programme
continued with new capacity expected in H2
-- Restore Datashred affected by customer access restrictions
and lower paper tonnages during April and May, activity increased
appreciably in June. Recycled paper prices increased 35% during Q2
due to low levels of supply
-- Restore Digital maintained majority of business at prior year
level with H1 revenue gap due to the cancellation of the summer
exam season
-- Harrow Green delivered growth in Q1 but impacted by projects
deferred from April and May, with June activity close to pre
COVID-19 levels. London performance particularly strong
-- Restore Technology delivered significant expansion in Q1 but
experienced reduced collections during Q2. E-commerce sales were up
over 50% in H1 and we continued to build our channel strategy with
significant new contracts signed in Q2.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
-- Resilient financial performance in challenging conditions
with encouraging increases in activity levels in May and June
-- Strong start to the year with Q1 revenue up 2% and Q2 trading
profitably, despite COVID-19 impact
-- Effective operational and financial response to COVID-19,
managing cost whilst preserving capability to recover strongly
-- Revenue of GBP89.5m (H1 2019 GBP106.2m) and Adjusted Profit of GBP10.0m (H1 2019: GBP18.0m)
-- Strong cash generation and fourth consecutive reporting
period of net debt reduction, falling significantly by GBP14.6m
during H1 to GBP73.9m
-- Operational exceptional costs decreased from prior years to
GBP0.1m in H1 as expected. (GBP0.4m including legacy share
scheme)
-- Statutory loss of -GBP3.1m after a non-cash asset impairment
of GBP8.6, largely relating to goodwill arising on historic
acquisitions and write down of legacy investment
-- Balance sheet and liquidity remain strong and the Group is
operating well within borrowing covenants
-- Interim dividend not proposed at this time with the broader
intent to restart dividends in 2021 alongside a continuing
recovery.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
H1 2020 H1 2019 Change
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Revenue GBP89.5m GBP106.2m -16%
Adjusted Profit Before Tax* GBP10.0m GBP18.0m -44%
Statutory (Loss) / Profit Before
Tax** -GBP3.1m GBP12.0m -126%
Adjusted EBITDA* GBP27.4m GBP34.7m -21%
Net Debt GBP73.9m GBP95.0m -22%
Adjusted Earnings Per Share 6.5p 11.8p -45%
* Stated before amortisation, exceptional items and asset
impairments and after the adoption of IFRS16
** Stated after non-cash impairment of GBP8.6m relating to intangible assets and investments
STRATEGIC OUTLOOK
The strength of Restore's business model has proven its
resilience and strength during the COVID-19 pandemic while
re-affirming the strategic growth opportunity in all the markets in
which we operate.
Industry trends we have seen in the last 25 years of 1) Flexible
working, 2) Businesses automating with digital processes, 3) Risk
of data loss increasing and 4) Environmental awareness will likely
accelerate in pace after the changes brought by COVID-19. All these
business trends will be positive for Restore as we utilise our
diversified business portfolio. We are exceptionally well placed
with market leading positions to support customers to address these
challenges.
Our strategy is unchanged as a result of COVID-19. Over time,
the physical to digital services we provide customers as they
transform their models as well as the data security we provide
through Restore Datashred and Restore Technology will be in higher
demand in an increasingly flexible office environment.
The markets we participate in are GBP1.8bn in size and were
growing pre COVID-19 at 3% per year. We have an overall 11% share
in these markets and from our leading #1 or #2 positions across our
businesses we have significant opportunity to grow organically. In
addition, we continue to see considerable value creation
opportunities through consolidation of our fragmented markets and
adding incremental capability to our offering. As a leader in each
of our segments and with a strong financial and operational
platform established, we are well placed to act as a consolidator
and expect our investment activity to gather pace through the
latter part of this year. We have continued to develop our
acquisition pipeline, which is growing strongly, and we expect to
have significant opportunities to choose the best companies to
increase significantly shareholder value.
FULL YEAR 2020 OUTLOOK
The Group achieved a solid performance in H1 with a profitable
trading performance in both Q1 and Q2 together with sustained cash
generation.
Whilst there remains uncertainty over trading conditions in the
coming months, we have improving confidence in the sales pipeline
and project activity to underpin a stronger H2. With activity
levels recovering we are seeing an immediate rise in enquiries
across all business units. Assuming this improving trend continues,
we expect that the underlying profit achievement in the second half
will be higher than in H1. We would also anticipate that the Group
will continue to generate cash during H2. The Company is weathering
the COVID-19 crisis resiliently and is well placed to take
advantage of the increased opportunities as they arise.
CHARLES BLIGH, CEO, commenting on the results and the outlook
said:
"After a good start to the year I want to thank the whole team
for the way they reacted quickly and safely to the onset of the
pandemic. Throughout this period, we continued to deliver essential
services to those on the front line in the fight against COVID-19
and other organisations which also support the economy to function
effectively. The team moved quickly to reduce costs and preserve
cash, but we also continued to selectively invest to ensure we
retained operational capacity throughout the business for the
recovery we are already starting to see.
"I am particularly pleased that we continued to win new business
during Q2 which, alongside our strong financial position, means we
are well placed to deliver on our organic growth strategy across
the business as well as take advantage of market consolidation
opportunities that may arise".
Restore plc www.restoreplc.com
Charles Bligh, CEO 020 7409 2420
Neil Ritchie, CFO
Peel Hunt LLP www.peelhunt.com
Mike Bell 020 7418 8900
Ed Allsopp
Buchanan Communications www.buchanan.uk.com
Charles Ryland 020 7466 5000
Vicky Hayns
Stephanie Watson
BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
After a very good 2019 we started the year strongly with Q1
revenue up 2% including the impact of COVID-19 in the last two
weeks of March. Finishing H1 with revenues of GBP89.5m (H1 2019:
GBP106.2m) and adjusted profits of GBP10.0m (H1 2019: GBP18.0m) was
a good result considering the impact of the lockdowns during Q2.
With tight cost control and a focus on cash we demonstrated the
cash generative nature of the Company and have delivered a further
reduction in net debt of GBP14.6m. We continued to pay suppliers in
line with our ordinary terms to maintain a strong supplier base to
allow us to continue to operate effectively for customers.
The management and staff have shown great commitment through
this period and quickly adapted the working practices of the Group
across over 75 sites to ensure safe working for staff and customers
in line with the COVID-19 secure guidelines. Our overall Health
& Safety incidents were at an all-time low during this period,
demonstrating the excellent safety culture.
We experienced the peak COVID-19 impact in April, with May
activity levels showing some improvement. June saw a marked
increase in activity which has continued into July. The activity
levels we are experiencing are well within the liquidity scenarios
we set out earlier in the year and as such we have no cash concerns
and have significant financial capacity.
As a result of the reduced activity levels, we made use of the
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme ("JRS"). At peak, the business had
furloughed 47% of staff. We have already brought back 23% of the
furloughed staff to meet our increasing levels of activity and at
the end of July we only have 32% of staff furloughed. Our
expectation is that this trend will continue, and that staff will
continue to return from furlough during August and September in
line with expected increases in activity.
As organisations across the UK adapted to new ways of working
remotely, we expected, and saw, a reduced level of sales activity
and customer switching. However, the Group has continued to win new
business at healthy levels as well as secure a steady stream of
contract renewals with existing customers across all business
units. The new business activity levels increased sharply in June
and July as customers started to focus on their priorities in H2
and 2021 which is encouraging.
Although significant acquisition activity had been paused in Q2,
the business completed one small acquisition of a scanning business
in early July which will be integrated into Restore Digital during
Q3.
With a significant amount of people working remotely from home
as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions, the subsequent discussion
in the media and across business forums regarding the future of the
office and working trends is highly relevant to Restore. Most
business leaders have commented favourably on the continued
operation of their business with high numbers of employees working
from home. During Q2 Restore had over c.650 people working from
home across a variety of roles. This has shown how effective and
adaptable businesses can be but a key question is whether
productivity and innovation can be sustained across all levels of
an organisation over the long term with a remote and socially
distanced working pattern. Our view is that flexibility will
increase but that productivity and innovation will not be
maintained at consistently high levels with people working in
physical isolation over long periods. Our assumption is that there
will be an accelerating evolution in the way we work which we
welcome as an opportunity for Restore.
To put this in a wider context over the last 25 years, we have
seen the following trends in the way we work:
1) Flexible working increasing, enabled by the internet;
2) Businesses automating with digital systems and processes for
cost and speed;
3) Risk of data security increasing;
4) Increase in concern for the Environmental impact of
businesses.
We believe that, in all likelihood, COVID-19 will accelerate the
pace of these trends and that this will be very positive for
Restore. Our diversified portfolio is well placed to address these
challenges enabling businesses to be more digital in a secure and
environmentally supportive way. We are already driving this thought
leadership with our customers with the comprehensive portfolio of
services we provide.
Our strategy is unchanged as a result of the pandemic and strong
organic growth potential is still very much apparent. Additionally,
in many of the markets we serve which are still fragmented in
nature, there is increasing opportunity for us to acquire quality
businesses to build our scale and capability.
Document Management
Our Document Management division comprises Restore Records
Management, Restore Datashred and Restore Digital.
For the period the division achieved an adjusted operating
profit of GBP15.2m (H1 2019: GBP22.5m) on turnover of GBP67.0 (H1
2019: GBP80.4m).
Restore Records Management - Revenue GBP43.7m down 8.5% yoy (H1
2019: GBP47.8m)
There are two main sources of revenue in Records Management.
These comprise storage revenues for storing Boxes, Files, Tapes and
Heritage items and Service based revenues which occur when
customers ask for file/box retrievals, cataloguing, refiling,
destructions etc. During H1 storage revenues, which represent
around 70% of Records Management revenues, grew by 1.5%. Revenues
associated with services fell due to the application of Government
restrictions, resulted in an 8.5% reduction overall in revenue in
H1. The peak impact in service income was seen in April with May
activity levels increasing and June activity levels 18% higher than
May.
Due to restrictions, with fewer people in offices during Q2,
customers increased their usage of our Scan On Demand service. This
product facilitates a digital solution as an alternative to a
physical delivery of a file or box to customers as we pick the file
from the shelf and scan the documents at the warehouse, uploading
files to our secure portal for the customer to access their
records. We saw an increase in revenues in H1 associated with Scan
On Demand and activated 23 new customers for this service. As a
result, we expect to double our revenues for the full year as
demand continues.
Net Box volume in H1 was flat which demonstrated the resilience
of the business. As a result of the lockdown restrictions, we had
fewer deliveries of new customer boxes won from competitors,
although this was offset with a decline in destructions and 'perm
outs'. We continued to win new business during Q2 with 165,000
boxes contracted with new customers and, with a strong pipeline, we
expect to show growth in Net Box volume for the full year.
Due to strong cost control we maintained an operating profit
margin in line with prior year levels.
We continued the property rationalisation strategy with the
final closure of Beckton in January 2020 and started a site closure
in Paddock Wood.
Utilisation of the entire property estate was 97% at the end of
H1 2020 which was an increase of 1% over the six months.
Utilisation will decrease during H2 with the addition of capacity
at Rainham (>700k box slots) and other existing sites. Rainham
was intended to be ready in Q2 and was largely finished but due to
the COVID-19 restrictions this is now expected to be fully
operational in Q4 2020.
Restore Datashred - Revenue GBP14.4m down 31% yoy (H1 2019:
GBP21.0m)
After a solid start in January and February, which saw activity
levels in line with prior year, we experienced reduced activity as
the restrictions were imposed from March. The impact was similar
across the UK with activity levels in London reducing at broadly
the same rate compared with depots serving the wider UK. All sites
continued to operate safely with reduced staffing levels. Services
to critical sectors were maintained throughout the period, in
particular to the NHS and UK Government agencies.
After a 12 month decline in recycled paper prices, due to the
lower supply of recycled paper and increasing demand for paper
based hygiene products, we saw a 35% increase in recycled paper
price delivered to UK paper mills.
Although customer switching reduced during the lockdown period,
we continued to win new business, albeit at lower levels compared
with the prior year, and we renewed three major contracts in Q2
worth over GBP3m per annum.
Customer re-activation started to increase gradually in May with
a sharper increase in June which has continued into July. We have
maintained operational capacity ahead of customer demand to ensure
we can increase service provision for customers as they increase
their activity levels. We will also introduce a new shredding
service in Q3 to cater for the increase in homeworkers with a fully
online ordering and billing system to address the data security
needs of homeworking.
With the further strengthening of the management team and the
investment in digital systems, this business unit is being
significantly improved across operational and sales/marketing
areas. This leaves the business well placed and with capacity to
acquire and integrate new operations and bring scale benefit to
Restore and further improvement in quality to customers.
Our strategy remains to win market share with organic growth and
through acquisitions. The pipeline of acquisition opportunities is
healthy and will likely increase as a result of the impact of
COVID-19.
Restore Digital - Revenue GBP8.9m down 23% yoy (H1 2019:
GBP11.6m)
After a strong start to the year in January and February we
experienced reduced revenue during Q2 with the loss of work
associated with the cancelled GCSE/A Level exams in the UK. Wider
activity levels for customers were also impacted during April and
May. However, excluding the cancelled exam summer session, the
underlying business delivered revenue in line with the prior
period, which was a strong result.
The business continued to win new work with two major contracts
secured for the digitisation of medical records worth GBP1.5m. As a
result of the rise in homeworking and the absence of people in
offices to pick up physical mail, we saw a significant increase in
the number of Digital Mailroom sales. Overall June sales activity
increased to near normal activity which has continued into
July.
With the expectation that our business will grow strongly in the
future after the impact of COVID-19 has reduced, we are reviewing
our operational site strategy to deliver a more cost effective
operating model and to deliver an enhanced customer experience over
time. We expect this to complete in H2 2020.
We completed a small scanning acquisition in early July and will
complete the integration in Q3 2020.
Relocations
Our Relocations division comprises Restore Harrow Green, the UK
market leader in office relocation and Restore Technology which is
a market leading business in IT Lifecycle Services. IT Lifecycle
Services comprise three specialist areas:
1) Recycling of IT equipment safely and securely;
2) Early life implementation of IT hardware;
3) IT Relocation - specialising in server and data centre
relocation, as well as IT moves, equipment installation and
deployment.
For the period the division achieved an operating profit of
GBP1.1m (H1 2019: GBP2.5m) on turnover of GBP22.5m (H1 2018:
GBP25.8m).
Restore Harrow Green - Revenue GBP15.0m down 24% yoy (H1 2019:
GBP19.7m)
Restore Harrow Green started the year strongly with revenue up
7% in January and February. However, as a result of severe
disruption in Q2 due to the impact of COVID-19, H1 revenue was down
24%. Although initial operational challenges were significant,
processes were quickly adapted and during May and June, activity
significantly improved.
The business supported customers in providing a substantial
amount of work to reconfigure offices (including hospitals) still
open to be COVID-19 secure and also setup thousands of homeworking
desks for customers. Our storage revenues in Harrow Green remained
strong.
The business was particularly proud to support the NHS and UK
Government with front line transportation throughout the
period.
Activity levels increased sharply in June to be near normal
levels particularly in London. We continued to win new customers
and were delighted to secure three large new clients with GBP1m pa
revenues which were previously long standing customers of our
competitors. The pipeline of projects is building with projects
deferred from H1 coming through and with companies reviewing their
office space requirements we will see continual work re-configuring
offices to be COVID-19 secure.
Restore Technology - Revenue GBP7.5m up 23% yoy (H1 2019:
GBP6.1m)
Revenue grew strongly by 23% year on year for the period despite
the impact in Q2 of decreased customer collections due to the
lockdown restrictions. Partially offsetting collection revenues, we
experienced a substantial increase in early life installation
services with companies investing to be COVID-19 secure at work but
also enabling home working. We achieved a 50% increase in
e-commerce sales which was growing in Q1 on the back of a
rebranding project and further investments, but we also experienced
an increase in demand and resale values for laptop and equipment to
use at home.
The strategy outlined in 2019 was to increase our share in the
IT channel. During Q2 we were successful in signing and onboarding
two large IT companies, a top 5 Global IT supplier and a large UK
focussed IT Reseller to provide end of life technology recycling.
The new customers provide exposure to both the consumer and
corporate markets which we anticipate will start to deliver volume
in the H2. In addition to these new customers, we secured a
contract extension from an existing customer with GBP2m per annum
revenues.
Although processing of IT recycling decreased in Q2, it is
expected a high proportion of this activity is deferred rather than
lost. In addition, it is our expectation that businesses and
organisations will be looking to use technology to reduce costs and
enable a more flexible workforce as we emerge from the first wave
of COVID-19. As such, anticipating this increasing technology
demand, we will be well placed to help businesses install and
manage the new assets and securely destroy or re-use legacy
technology in an environmentally sustainable way.
We see substantial opportunity for Restore as an independent
provider, not linked to specific hardware technology and brands to
grow share organically but in a fragmented market there are
substantial acquisition opportunities to grow scale and
capability.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Financial overview and impact of COVID-19
Restore delivered a solid financial result for the six months to
30 June 2020, with trading profitable throughout the whole period
and net debt reduced by a further GBP14.6m, demonstrating financial
resilience in challenging circumstances.
The Group delivered revenues of GBP89.5m (H1 2019: GBP106.2m)
and an adjusted profit of GBP10.0m (2019: GBP18.0m). Strong
liquidity was maintained and positive cashflows resulted in a
fourth reporting period of net debt reduction.
In Q1, the business showed year on year revenue growth and was
in line with management's expectation for continued revenue and
margin expansion for the year. Following the imposition of the
lockdown across the UK in March, the business continued to operate
profitably throughout the second quarter, although revenues and
margins were at a lower level than in 2019.
Whilst reduced levels of activity impacted revenues in some of
the Group's business segments during Q2, the contracted and
recurring nature of revenues, particularly storage income in
Records Management, has provided a very solid financial base for
the business.
In addition, management's swift action and ability to rapidly
adapt cost to changed activity levels reduced the impact of lower
revenue whilst capacity has been preserved for the anticipated
improvement in activity as restrictions are eased.
As a result of COVID-19, management have reviewed the accounting
valuation of intangible assets and a legacy investment in a former
subsidiary disposed of during 2018.
As a result of this review, a non-cash impairment of GBP7.0m has
been charged to the income statement in relation to the valuation
of intangible assets. The impairment results from the Group's
method and application of IAS36, Impairment of Assets and is the
effect of a reduced 2020 revenue outlook and its subsequent impact
of succeeding years within the model and further details are set
out in Note 8. This does not indicate a change in the Board's
continued confidence in the Restore's portfolio of businesses.
In addition, management have reviewed the valuation of a legacy
40% interest in a non-core business. As a result of this review, a
non-cash investment write-down of GBP1.6m, representing 100% of the
investment value has been charged to the income statement.
Restore's underlying quality of cash based earnings, ability to
flex cost in line with activity and effective financial management
leaves the business in good financial condition at the end of
H1.
Income Statement
Restore performed well in Q1 with revenue and margin expansion
in line with management's expectations of growth for 2020.
Following the imposition of COVID-19 related restrictions in the
second part of March, reduced access to some customers offices
resulted in lower activity levels in several the Group's
businesses.
The revenue achieved of GBP89.5m (H1 2019: GBP106.2m) reflects
this COVID-19 impact and is most apparent in Restore Datashred
(-31%) and Harrow Green (-24%). In Restore Digital, the
cancellation of the summer exam scanning season represents the
majority of the gap to last year's revenue levels for the same
period (-23%) although underlying revenue is flat year on year.
Restore Technology, which saw a strong start, reflecting the
scale up of the business following the acquisition of SITD during
2019, slowed in Q2 as reduced access to customer premises resulted
in less IT equipment to process. Whilst e-commerce sales were
strong and growing quickly, the reduced activity levels in Q2 led
to lower processing revenues although the business was +23% for the
period. It is anticipated that a high proportion of the IT
equipment not processed during Q2 will become available in future
periods.
The effect of reduced activity as a result of COVID-19 on
revenues was most apparent in April and the Group experienced a
gradual improvement in activity levels in May and June.
Throughout the whole period, storage income in Restore Records
Management was unaffected and was up 1.5% year on year, and
although service income initially fell in April this has been
gradually improving month on month.
Despite the reduction in income, the Group's traded profitably
across the whole period with lower revenues alleviated through cost
mitigation actions that included reduced agency workers,
furloughing of staff under the JRS scheme, reduction of transport
and other costs in line with lower activity levels. In broad terms,
the Group has been able to offset c.50% of the reduction in revenue
through rapid cost adjustment although management have been
conscious to preserve business capacity.
The adjusted profit for the period was GBP10.0m (H1 2019:
GBP18.0m) with adjusted earnings per share of 6.5p (H1
2019:11.8p).
As described in the financial overview and expanded further in
Note 8, as a result of the expectation of lower revenues than
planned for 2020, management have re-examined the forecast
assumptions used in their modelling of intangible asset valuation.
As a result of this analysis, management have impaired the value of
intangible assets by 2.7%, with a resulting non-cash charge of
GBP7.0m included in the income statement.
In addition, the Group holds a 40% interest in a non-core ink
toner cartridge recycling business that resulted from a previous
disposal. This has been historically held at GBP1.6m on the Groups
balance sheet. Following assessment of the likely income arising
from this investment and the net assets of that business,
management have written down the value of the investment to zero
with a subsequent charge of GBP1.6m to the income statement.
The statutory loss before tax of -GBP3.1m reflects these
non-cash charges which total GBP8.6m and the statutory result would
have been GBP5.5m excluding these accounting adjustments. This
compares to GBP12.0m for the same period in 2019.
Adjusted profit items
Due to the one-off nature of exceptional costs and the non-cash
nature of certain charges, the Directors believe that an adjusted
measure of profit before tax and earnings per share provides
shareholders with a useful representation of underlying earnings
from the Group's business.
The adjusting items in arriving at the underlying adjusted
profit before tax are as follows:
H1 2020 H1 2019
GBPm GBPm Change
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Exceptional items -0.4 -2.0 80%
Amortisation of intangible
assets and software -4.1 -4.0 -2%
Impairment of intangible assets -7.0 -0.0 -
Write down in investment value -1.6 -0.0 -
Total adjusting items -13.1 -6.0 -118%
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Amortisation is non-cash in nature and as such is excluded in
arriving at the presentation of an adjusted profit measure. The
impairment of intangible assets and write-down of the investment
value are also non-cash and one-off in nature. The exceptional
items are generally one-off and related to acquisitions or the
run-off of legacy share schemes and are further described
below.
Exceptional items
Exceptional items of GBP0.4m are less than experienced in the
prior year due to lower levels of acquisition activity. The
majority of the cost in H1 2020 relates to tax costs arising on the
exercise of legacy share options. As such, in the absence of
significant acquisition activity, the operational exceptional costs
are very low for H1 2020.
H1 2020 H1 2019
GBPm GBPm Change
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Acquisition related costs 0.1 1.8 94%
National Insurance on exercise
of historic share options 0.3 0.2 -50%
Total adjusting items 0.4 2.0 80%
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Debt and liquidity
Restore generated cash during the period and reduced net debt by
GBP14.6m from GBP88.5m at 31 December 2019 to GBP73.9m at 30 June
2020.
This is the fourth reporting period of net debt reduction and is
due to strong positive operating cashflow of GBP36.4m less
financing costs of GBP4.4m, tax of GBP5.3m, Capex investment of
GBP3.6m and the principal element of lease payments of GBP8.3m.
This is a very strong performance and illustrative of the cash
generative nature of the business. The result benefitted from some
working capital unwind in H1 as debtors reduced and a proportion of
this is expected to reverse in H2.
Although net debt reduced substantially, the pre-IFRS16
pro-forma leverage of the Group increased from 1.6x at 31 December
2019 to 1.7x at 30 June 2020. This is the result of the lower
EBITDA achieved in Q2 2020 in comparison to the same period in 2019
and its effect on the rolling proforma EBITDA used in the
calculation of the leverage ratio. This effect on the leverage
calculation is anticipated to continue into 2021. Normalising 2020
Q2 EBITDA performance to 2019 levels, leverage would have reduced
further to 1.5x at 30 June 2020.
The Group continues to be financed through cash generated from
operating activities and access to a multi-bank revolving credit
facility of GBP160.0m which continues until March 2023. The Group
has significant headroom in the facility and continues to operate
well within the borrowing covenants set out in the facility
agreement.
Statement of financial position
The Group's balance sheet is strong with a liquidity ratio of
current assets to current liabilities, excluding cash, of 1.1
(2019: 1.1).
Trade receivables have fallen in line with revenue with no bad
debt experienced during the period illustrating the quality of our
customer base and the significant proportion of the public sector
and FTSE100 customers.
Assets and liabilities in relation IFRS16 have moved during the
period in line with expectation with a reduction of GBP4.0m on the
right of use asset value and a reduction of GBP3.3m in the IFRS16
lease liability position.
As noted above, net debt continues to fall with drawn debt of
GBP103.0m at the period close (H1 2019: GBP115.3m) from the RCF of
GBP160.0m and cash of GBP28.4m (GBP20.0m). A higher than ordinary
cash position has been maintained through Q2 as a precautionary
measure.
Dividend
Although the Group has maintained a strong financial position,
given the ongoing uncertainty regarding the duration of the
COVID-19 outbreak, the Board is not declaring an interim dividend
at this time. We will continue to keep the position under review
but our intention would be to restart dividends in 2021 in line
with a broader economic recovery and reduction in uncertainty
surrounding COVID-19.
Change in alternative performance measures
As set out in the full year results update in March 2020, the
Group adopted IFRS 16 during 2019 and changed the policy on
alternative performance such that the ongoing cost of share based
payments are no longer an item within the adjusted profit
measure.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the six months ended 30 June 2020
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
six months six months year ended
ended ended 31 December
Note 30 June 30 June 2019
2020 2019 GBP'm
GBP'm GBP'm
---------------------------------------- ------- ------------- ------------- --------------
Revenue - continuing operations 2 89.5 106.2 215.6
Cost of sales (53.3) (59.9) (120.3)
Gross profit 36.2 46.3 95.3
Administrative expenses (21.7) (23.5) (50.1)
Amortisation of intangible assets 8 (4.1) (4.0) (8.1)
Impairment of intangible assets 8 (7.0) - -
Impairment of investment 8 (1.6) - -
Exceptional items 3 (0.4) (2.0) (2.7)
Operating profit 1.4 16.8 34.4
---------------------------------------- ------- ------------- ------------- --------------
Finance costs (4.5) (4.8) (9.6)
(Loss)/profit before tax 2 (3.1) 12.0 24.8
Income tax charge 4 (1.8) (2.3) (7.9)
(Loss)/profit and total comprehensive
income for the period from continuing
operations (4.9) 9.7 16.9
(Loss) from discontinued operations - (0.2) (0.2)
(Loss)/profit attributable to
owners of the parent (4.9) 9.5 16.7
---------------------------------------- ------- ------------- ------------- --------------
(Loss)/earnings per share attributable
to owner of the parent (pence)
Total
- Basic 5 (3.9p) 7.6p 13.4p
- Diluted 5 (3.8p) 7.5p 12.9p
Continuing Operations
- Basic 5 (3.9p) 7.8p 13.6p
- Diluted 5 (3.8p) 7.7p 13.1p
Discontinued operations
- Basic 5 - (0.2p) (0.2p)
- Diluted 5 - (0.2p) (0.2p)
---------------------------------------- ------- ------------- ------------- --------------
The reconciliation between the statutory results shown above and
the non-GAAP adjusted measures are shown below:
Operating profit - continuing
operations 1.4 16.8 34.4
-------------------------------------- ----- ---- ----
Adjustments for:
Amortisation of intangible assets 2 4.1 4.0 8.1
Impairment of intangible assets 2 7.0 - -
Impairment of investment 2 1.6 - -
Exceptional items 3 0.4 2.0 2.7
Adjustments 13.1 6.0 10.8
-------------------------------------- ----- ---- ----
Adjusted operating profit 14.5 22.8 45.2
-------------------------------------- ----- ---- ----
Depreciation of property, plant
and equipment 7 12.9 11.9 24.8
-------------------------------------- ----- ---- ----
Earnings before interest, taxation,
depreciation, amortisation and
exceptional items (EBITDA) 27.4 34.7 70.0
-------------------------------------- ----- ---- ----
(Loss)/profit before tax (3.1) 12.0 24.8
-------------------------------------- ----- ---- ----
Adjustments (as stated above) 13.1 6.0 10.8
-------------------------------------- ----- ---- ----
Adjusted profit before tax 10.0 18.0 35.6
-------------------------------------- ----- ---- ----
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
At 30 June 2020
Unaudited Audited
Unaudited 30 June 31 December
30 June 2020 2019 2019
Note GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
------------- --------- ------------
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 8 246.8 260.4 257.5
Property, plant and equipment 71.0 71.7 71.8
Right of use assets 9 111.1 115.8 115.1
Investment 8 - 1.6 1.6
Deferred tax asset 3.5 4.6 3.8
-------------------------------------------- ------ ------------- --------- ------------
432.4 454.1 449.8
-------------------------------------------- ------ ------------- --------- ------------
Current assets
Inventories 1.1 1.2 1.4
Trade and other receivables 40.3 51.3 47.9
Cash and cash equivalents 10 28.4 20.0 17.0
69.8 72.5 66.3
Total assets 502.2 526.6 516.1
-------------------------------------------- ------ ------------- --------- ------------
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables (35.9) (46.5) (35.5)
Financial liabilities - borrowings 10 - (0.7) (0.4)
Financial liabilities - lease liabilities (17.3) (16.9) (16.6)
Other financial liabilities (0.1) (0.2) -
Current tax liabilities (0.4) (1.9) (3.9)
Provisions - (0.8) -
-------------------------------------------- ------ ------------- --------- ------------
(53.7) (67.0) (56.4)
-------------------------------------------- ------ ------------- --------- ------------
Non-current liabilities
Financial liabilities - borrowings 10 (102.3) (114.3) (105.1)
Financial liabilities - lease liabilities (113.7) (116.6) (117.7)
Other financial liabilities - (0.2) -
Deferred tax liabilities (18.4) (17.2) (18.4)
(234.4) (248.3) (241.2)
-------------------------------------------- ------ ------------- --------- ------------
Total liabilities (288.1) (315.3) (297.6)
-------------------------------------------- ------ ------------- --------- ------------
Net assets 214.1 211.3 218.5
-------------------------------------------- ------ ------------- --------- ------------
EQUITY
Share capital 6.2 6.2 6.2
Share premium account 150.3 150.3 150.3
Other reserves 6.4 4.6 6.1
Retained earnings 51.2 50.2 55.9
-------------------------------------------- ------ ------------- --------- ------------
Equity attributable to owners of
parent 214.1 211.3 218.5
-------------------------------------------- ------ ------------- --------- ------------
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the six months ended 30 June 2020
Attributable to owners of the parent
------------------------------------------------------
Share Share Other Retained Total
capital premium reserves earnings equity
GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Balance at 1 January
2019 6.2 150.3 3.8 45.7 206.0
Profit for the period - - - 9.5 9.5
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Total comprehensive
income for the period - - - 9.5 9.5
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Transactions with
owners
Dividends - - - (5.0) (5.0)
Share-based payments
charge - - 0.6 - 0.6
Deferred tax on share-based
payments - - 0.2 - 0.2
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Balance at 30 June
2019 (unaudited) 6.2 150.3 4.6 50.2 211.3
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Balance at 1 July
2019 6.2 150.3 4.6 50.2 211.3
Profit for the period - - - 7.2 7.2
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Total comprehensive
income for the period - - - 7.2 7.2
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Transactions with
owners
Dividends - - - (3.0) (3.0)
Transfers - - (0.7) 0.7 -
Share-based payments
charge - - 1.5 - 1.5
Deferred tax taken
directly to equity - - - 0.8 0.8
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Deferred tax on share-
based payments - - 0.4 - 0.4
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Current tax on share-based
payments - - 0.3 - 0.3
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Balance at 31 December
2019 (audited) 6.2 150.3 6.1 55.9 218.5
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Balance at 1 January
2020 6.2 150.3 6.1 55.9 218.5
Loss for the period - - - (4.9) (4.9)
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Total comprehensive
income for the period - - - (4.9) (4.9)
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Transactions with
owners
Dividends - - - - -
Transfers - - (0.2) 0.2 -
Share-based payments
charge - - 0.9 - 0.9
Deferred tax on share-based
payments - - (0.4) - (0.4)
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Balance at 30 June
2020 (unaudited) 6.2 150.3 6.4 51.2 214.1
----------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the six months ended 30 June 2020
Unaudited
six months Unaudited Audited
ended six months year ended
30 June ended 31 December
2020 30 June 2019 2019
Note GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
------------ -------------- -------------
Net cash generated from operations 7 36.4 37.6 71.3
Net finance costs (4.4) (4.2) (8.7)
Income taxes paid (5.3) (3.3) (5.7)
-------------------------------------- ----- ------------ -------------- -------------
Net cash generated from operating
activities 26.7 30.1 56.9
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property, plant
and equipment and applications
software 2 (3.6) (4.8) (9.0)
Purchase of subsidiary, net
of cash acquired - (1.9) (2.2)
Purchase of trade and assets - - (0.6)
Proceeds from sale of property,
plant and equipment - - 0.2
-------------------------------------- ----- ------------ -------------- -------------
Disposal of subsidiary, net
of cash disposed - - (0.2)
-------------------------------------- ----- ------------ -------------- -------------
Cash flows used in investing
activities (3.6) (6.7) (11.8)
Cash flows from financing activities
Dividends paid - - (8.0)
Repayment of revolving credit
facility (3.0) (8.0) (17.4)
Principal element of lease
repayments (8.3) (7.3) (14.3)
-------------------------------------- ----- ------------ -------------- -------------
Net cash used in financing
activities (11.3) (15.3) (39.7)
-------------------------------------- ----- ------------ -------------- -------------
Net increase in cash and cash
equivalents 11.8 8.1 5.4
Cash and cash equivalents at
start of period 16.6 11.2 11.2
-------------------------------------- ----- ------------ -------------- -------------
Cash and cash equivalents at
the end of period 10 28.4 19.3 16.6
-------------------------------------- ----- ------------ -------------- -------------
Cash and cash equivalents shown
above comprise:
Cash at bank 28.4 20.0 17.0
Bank overdraft - (0.7) (0.4)
10 28.4 19.3 16.6
-------------------------------------- ----- ------------ -------------- -------------
Notes to the Consolidated Interim report
For the six months ended 30 June 2020
1 Basis of Preparation
The half year report has been prepared in accordance with IAS
34, Interim Financial Reporting, adopting accounting policies that
are consistent with those of the previous financial year and
corresponding half year reporting period,
2 Segmental Analysis
The Group is organised into two main operating segments,
Document Management and Relocation and incurs Head Office costs.
Services per segment operate as described in the business review.
The vast majority of trading of the Group is undertaken within the
United Kingdom. Segment assets include intangibles, property, plant
and equipment, inventories, receivables and operating cash. Central
assets include deferred tax and head office assets. Segment
liabilities comprise operating liabilities. Central liabilities
include income tax and deferred tax, corporate borrowings and head
office liabilities. Capital expenditure comprises additions to
computer software, property, plant and equipment and includes
additions resulting from acquisitions through business
combinations. Segment assets and liabilities are allocated between
segments on an actual basis.
Revenue
The revenue from external customers was derived from the Group's
principal activities primarily in the UK (where the Company is
domiciled) as follows:
Audited
Unaudited Unaudited 31 December
30 June 2020 30 June 2019 2019
Continuing operations GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
============================= ============== ============= ============
Restore Records Management 43.7 47.8 95.9
Restore Datashred 14.4 21.0 41.0
Restore Digital 8.9 11.6 22.6
============================= ============== ============= ============
Document Management division 67.0 80.4 159.5
============================= ============== ============= ============
Restore Harrow Green 15.0 19.7 41.5
Restore Technology 7.5 6.1 14.6
============================= ============== ============= ============
Relocation division 22.5 25.8 56.1
============================= ============== ============= ============
Total revenue 89.5 106.2 215.6
============================= ============== ============= ============
Segmental information
Audited
Unaudited Unaudited 31 December
30 June 2020 30 June 2019 2019
Profit before tax GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
================================== ============== ============= ============
Document Management division 15.2 22.5 45.1
Relocation division 1.1 2.5 7.7
Head office (1.8) (2.2) (7.6)
Amortisation of intangible assets (4.1) (4.0) (8.1)
Impairment of intangible assets (7.0) - -
Impairment of investment (1.6) - -
Exceptional items (0.4) (2.0) (2.7)
Operating profit 1.4 16.8 34.4
Finance costs (4.5) (4.8) (9.6)
================================== ============== ============= ============
(Loss)/profit before tax (3.1) 12.0 24.8
================================== ============== ============= ============
Unaudited
Document Head 30 June 2020
Management Relocation Office Total
GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
============================== =========== ========== ======= =============
Segment assets 417.5 69.5 15.2 502.2
Segment liabilities 159.1 31.2 97.8 288.1
Capital expenditure 3.3 0.3 - 3.6
Depreciation and amortisation 15.0 2.0 - 17.0
============================== =========== ========== ======= =============
Unaudited
30 June 2019
============================== =========== ========== ======= =============
Segment assets 449.3 74.6 2.7 526.6
Segment liabilities 152.9 29.1 133.3 315.3
Capital expenditure 4.5 0.1 0.2 4.8
Depreciation and amortisation 14.3 1.6 - 15.9
============================== =========== ========== ======= =============
Audited
31 December
2019
============================== ===== ==== ===== ============
Segment assets 447.2 68.8 0.1 516.1
Segment liabilities 164.5 31.1 102.0 297.6
Capital expenditure 7.8 1.0 0.2 9.0
Depreciation and amortisation 29.2 3.6 0.1 32.9
============================== ===== ==== ===== ============
3 Exceptional items
For the six months ended 30 June 2020, exceptional costs were
GBP0.4m (including restructuring costs of GBP0.1m and GBP0.3m of
other exceptional costs; being National Insurance on exercise of
share options) (2019: exceptional costs GBP2.0m (including
restructuring costs of GBP1.8m and GBP0.2m of other exceptional
costs). In the year ended 31 December 2019, GBP2.7m of exceptional
costs were incurred (acquisition transaction costs GBP0.1m,
acquisition related restructuring costs GBP2.3m and other
exceptional costs GBP0.3m.
4 Taxation
The underlying tax charge is based on the expected effective tax
rate for the full year to 31 December 2020 of 18.25%. It is
anticipated that the tax charge in the current period will be
GBP1.8m.
5 Earnings per ordinary share
Basic earnings per share have been calculated on the profit for
the period after taxation and the weighted average number of
ordinary shares in issue during the period.
Unaudited Unaudited
six months six months Audited
ended ended year ended
30 June 30 June 31 December
2020 2019 2019
----------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Weighted average number of shares in
issue 124,872,300 123,979,321 124,164,022
----------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Total (loss)/profit for the period (GBP4.9m) GBP9.5m GBP16.7m
----------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Total basic (loss)/earnings per ordinary
share (3.9p) 7.6p 13.4p
----------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Weighted average number of shares in
issue 124,872,300 123,979,321 124,164,022
Share options 4,957,992 2,274,096 5,097,959
Weighted average fully diluted number
of shares in issue 129,830,292 126,253,417 129,261,981
----------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Total fully diluted (loss)/earnings
per share (3.8p) 7.5p 12.9p
----------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Continuing (loss)/profit for the period (GBP4.9m) GBP9.7m GBP16.9m
----------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Continuing basic (loss)/earnings per
share (3.9p) 7.8p 13.6p
----------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Continuing fully diluted (loss)/earnings
per share (3.8p) 7.7p 13.1p
----------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Discontinued loss for the period - (GBP0.2m) (GBP0.2m)
----------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Discontinued basic loss per share - (0.2p) (0.2p)
----------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Discontinued fully diluted loss per
share - (0.2p) (0.2p)
----------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Adjusted earnings per share
The Directors believe that adjusted earnings per share provide a
more appropriate representation of the underlying earnings derived
from the Group's business. The adjusting items are shown in the
table below:
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
six months six months year
ended ended ended
30 June 30 June 31 December
2020 2019 2019
GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
------------------------------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------
Continuing (loss)/profit before tax (3.1) 12.0 24.8
Adjustments:
Amortisation of intangible assets 4.1 4.0 8.1
Impairment of intangible assets 7.0 - -
Impairment of investment 1.6 - -
Exceptional items 0.4 2.0 2.7
Adjusted continuing profit for the period 10.0 18.0 35.6
------------------------------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------
The additional adjusted earnings per share, based on weighted
average number of shares in issue during the period, 124.9m (2019:
124.0m) is calculated below:
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Six months Six months Year
ended ended ended
30 June 30 June 31 December
2020 2019 2019
------------------------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------
Adjusted profit before tax (GBP'm) 10.0 18.0 35.6
Tax at 18.5%/19.0%/19.0% (GBP'm) (1.9) (3.4) (6.8)
------------------------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------
Adjusted profit after tax (GBP'm) 8.1 14.6 28.8
------------------------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------
Adjusted basic earnings per share 6.5p 11.8p 23.2p
------------------------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------
Adjusted fully diluted earnings per
share 6.2p 11.6p 22.3p
------------------------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------
6 Dividends
In respect of the current period, the Directors do not propose
an interim dividend at this time given the ongoing uncertainty due
to the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Directors' current
intention would be to restart dividends in 2021 (2019: 2.4p). The
estimated dividend to be paid is GBP'nil (2019: GBP3.0m).
7 Cash inflow from operations
Unaudited Unaudited
six months six months Audited year
ended ended ended
30 June 30 June 31 December
2020 2019 2019
GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
---------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Continuing operations
(Loss)/profit before tax (3.1) 12.0 24.8
Depreciation of property, plant and
equipment 12.9 11.9 24.8
Amortisation of intangible assets 4.1 4.0 8.1
Impairment of intangible assets 7.0 - -
Impairment of investment 1.6 - -
Net finance costs 4.5 4.8 9.5
Share-based payments (credit)/charge (0.2) 0.6 3.8
Decrease/(increase) in inventories 0.3 0.1 (1.0)
Decrease/(increase) in trade and other
receivables 7.8 (1.7) 1.0
Increase in trade and other payables 1.5 5.9 0.5
---------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Net cash generated from operating activities 36.4 37.6 71.5
---------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Net cash used by operating activities
- discontinued operations - - (0.2)
---------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Net cash generated from continuing operations 36.4 37.6 71.3
---------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ------------
8 Intangible assets
Applications
Customer software
Goodwill relationships Trade names & IT Total
GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
Cost
1 January 2019 163.4 124.0 4.3 5.0 296.7
Arising on acquisition
of subsidiaries 0.7 1.3 - - 2.0
Additions - external - - - 0.5 0.5
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
30 June 2019 164.1 125.3 4.3 5.5 299.2
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
1 July 2019 164.1 125.3 4.3 5.5 299.2
Arising on acquisition
of trade and assets - 0.6 - - 0.6
Additions - external - - - 0.6 0.6
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
31 December 2019 164.1 125.9 4.3 6.1 300.4
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
1 January 2020 164.1 125.9 4.3 6.1 300.4
Additions - external - - - 0.4 0.4
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
30 June 2020 164.1 125.9 4.3 6.5 300.8
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
Accumulated amortisation
and impairment
1 January 2019 10.6 19.4 1.9 2.9 34.8
Charge for the period - 3.5 0.1 0.4 4.0
30 June 2019 10.6 22.9 2.0 3.3 38.8
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
1 July 2019 10.6 22.9 2.0 3.3 38.8
Charge for the period - 3.5 0.2 0.4 4.1
31 December 2019 10.6 26.4 2.2 3.7 42.9
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
1 January 2020 10.6 26.4 2.2 3.7 42.9
Charge for the period - 3.5 0.2 0.4 4.1
Impairment 7.0 - - - 7.0
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
30 June 2020 17.6 29.9 2.4 4.1 54.0
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
Carrying amount
30 June 2020 - Unaudited 146.5 96.0 1.9 2.4 246.8
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
31 December 2019 -
Audited 153.5 99.5 2.1 2.4 257.5
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
30 June 2019 - Unaudited 153.5 102.4 2.3 2.2 260.4
------------------------- -------- -------------- ----------- ------------ ------
Impairment of Goodwill
The Group applies IAS36 in relation to intangible asset
valuation. As a result of COVID-19, management have reviewed the
accounting valuation of intangible assets at the end of the
period.
The key feature of the valuation assessment is the estimation of
future income, discounted at an appropriate discount factor, to
arrive at a value in use that may be compared to the intangible
asset carrying value.
The future income estimate is based upon a prudent, medium-term
baseline forecast together with a terminal value in perpetuity. As
such, the model is sensitive to changes in terminal value or
changes to discount rate.
Due to the impact of COVID-19, the revenue projections for 2020
within the model have been reduced and a prudent , baseline view
taken in relation to Restore Datashred revenues.
As a result of this review, a non-cash impairment of GBP7.0m has
been charged to the income statement in relation to the Goodwill
arising on the acquisition of the business of Datashred from PHS in
2018. No impairments were considered necessary in relation to the
Group's other intangible assets.
This impairment does not indicate a change in the Board's
continued confidence in the Restore's portfolio of businesses.
Impairment of investment
The Group holds a 40% stake in Ink and Toner Recycling Limited,
a printer cartridge business. During the period, due to uncertainty
of recoverability of the investment due to current economic
environment, an impairment provision of GBP1.6m has been
recognised.
9 Right of use assets
Office equipment,
fixtures
Leasehold and Motor
Property fittings Vehicles Total
GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
Cost
1 January 2019 110.2 0.7 9.4 120.3
Additions 1.8 - 1.9 3.7
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
30 June 2019 112.0 0.7 11.3 124.0
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
1 July 2019 112.0 0.7 11.3 124.0
Additions 4.5 0.1 3.7 8.3
Disposals (0.1) - - (0.1)
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
31 December 2019 116.4 0.8 15.0 132.2
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
1 January 2020 116.4 0.8 15.0 132.2
Additions 2.4 0.3 2.5 5.2
Disposals (0.1) - (0.1) (0.2)
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
30 June 2020 118.7 1.1 17.4 137.2
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
Accumulated depreciation
1 January 2019 - - - -
Charge for the period 6.4 0.3 1.5 8.2
30 June 2019 6.4 0.3 1.5 8.2
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
1 July 2019 6.4 0.3 1.5 8.2
Charge for the period 6.9 0.3 1.7 8.9
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
31 December 2019 13.3 0.6 3.2 17.1
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
1 January 2020 13.3 0.6 3.2 17.1
Charge for the period 6.9 0.2 1.9 9.0
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
30 June 2020 20.2 0.8 5.1 26.1
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
Net book value
30 June 2020 - Unaudited 98.5 0.3 12.2 111.1
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
31 December 2019 - Audited 103.1 0.2 11.8 115.1
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
30 June 2019 - Unaudited 105.6 0.4 9.8 115.8
--------------------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ------
10 Financial liabilities - borrowings
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
30 June 30 June 31 December
2020 2019 2019
GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
-------------------------- --------- --------- ------------
Current
Bank loans and overdrafts - 0.7 0.4
Deferred financing costs - - -
-------------------------- --------- --------- ------------
- 0.7 0.4
-------------------------- --------- --------- ------------
Non-current
Bank loans - secured 103.0 115.3 106.0
Deferred financing costs (0.7) (1.0) (0.9)
-------------------------- --------- --------- ------------
102.3 114.3 105.1
-------------------------- --------- --------- ------------
Analysis of net debt
Cash at bank and in hand 28.4 20.0 17.0
Bank loans due within one year - (0.7) (0.4)
Bank loans due after one year (102.3) (114.3) (105.1)
------------------------------- ------- ------- -------
(73.9) (95.0) (88.5)
------------------------------- ------- ------- -------
11 Post balance sheet events
On 1 July 2020, the Group acquired the trade and assets of
Complete Scanning Limited, a digital business for initial cash
consideration of GBP150,000, and deferred consideration of
GBP100,000 due on 1 January 2021. The Group is in the process of
establishing the fair value of the assets acquired.
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