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Staffline Group PLC
27 July 2016
For Immediate Release 27 July 2016
STAFFLINE GROUP PLC
('Staffline' or 'the Group')
UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHSED 30 JUNE 2016
Staffline, the Staffing services, outsourcing, training and
Employability organisation, providing people and operational
expertise to industry, today announces its unaudited Interim
Results for the six months ended 30 June 2016.
Financial highlights:
-- Revenues up 39.5% to GBP414.7m (H1 2015: GBP297.2m)
-- Gross profit up 48.6% to GBP62.4m (H1 2015: GBP42.0m)
-- Underlying profit before tax* grew 50.5% to GBP15.2m (H1 2015: GBP10.1m)
-- Underlying diluted EPS* rose 49.4% to 48.1p (H1 2015: 32.2p)
-- Net debt significantly reduced from FY 2015 position, from
GBP63.1m to GBP43.7m, and on track to be below 0.75x EBITDA by the
end of FY 2016
-- Interim dividend increased 40% to 10.5p (H1 2015: 7.5p)
Operational highlights:
-- Record first half within Staffing division:
o OnSites grew by 36 locations in H1; total locations now 341
(H1 2015: 267)
o First two white-collar OnSites established
o Driving Plus, Ireland and Agriculture all made positive
contributions in the period
-- Acquisitions completed in Q4 2015, Diamond Recruitment and
Milestone, performing ahead of initial expectations
-- Employability trading in line and Work Programme contracts
delivered significant performance improvements, particularly in the
acquired A4e contracts
-- Current trading remains positive and on track for full year expectations
* Excludes amortisation of intangible assets arising on business
combinations, acquisition costs and the non-cash charge/credit for
share based payment costs
Commenting on the results and prospects for the rest of 2016,
Andy Hogarth, Chief Executive, said:
"This positive first half of the year reflects the continuation
of the growth and success which the Group enjoyed in 2015. It is
hugely encouraging to see that, even in these uncertain economic
times, Staffline can continue to thrive, with another record of
OnSites opened in our Staffing division and a continuing strong new
business pipeline. Our PeoplePlus business has also made huge
strides in improving the former A4e Work Programme contracts.
We have every confidence that our strategic initiatives will
translate into delivering current market expectations for 2016 and
drive long term shareholder value."
A presentation for analysts will be held at 9.30am on Wednesday
27 July 2016 at the offices of Buchanan, 107 Cheapside, London,
EC2V 6DN.
A presentation for private and retail investors will be held at
1.30pm on Monday 1 August 2016 at the offices of Buchanan, 107
Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN. Admittance is strictly limited to
those who register their attendance for the event by 5pm Friday 29
July 2016 with Buchanan.
For further information, please contact:
Staffline Group plc
Andy Hogarth, CEO 07931 175775
Diane Martyn, Group MD 07771 944578
Chris Pullen, Group CFO 07786 265344
www.staffline.co.uk
Liberum Capital Limited
NOMAD & Broker
Steve Pearce / Steven Tredget / Richard
Bootle
www.liberum.com 020 3100 2222
Berenberg
Joint Broker
Chris Bowman / Marie Stolberg
www.berenberg.com 020 3465 2722
Buchanan
Sophie McNulty/ Richard Oldworth /
Jane Glover 020 7466 5000
www.buchanan.uk.com
About Staffline
Staffline is a leading outsourcing organisation providing
Staffing services to industry, supplying up to 45,000 workers every
day to more than 1,400 clients. In the last five years the Group
has also grown to become a leading provider of services in to the
Government funded Employability (Welfare to Work), Justice and
Skills arena.
The business comprises two key areas:
Staffing Services
Specialising in providing complete labour solutions in
agriculture, food processing, manufacturing, e-retail, driving, and
the logistics sectors, the recruitment business operates from over
340 locations in the UK, Eire and Poland.
The Staffing brands include:
-- Staffline OnSite, based on clients' premises and providing
both blue and white collar, out-sourced, temporary workforces
-- Select Appointments, a high street branch-based operation
providing white collar office staff, operated entirely on a
franchised basis by independent business owners
-- Staffline Express, a high street branch based operation
-- Driving Plus, providing HGV drivers to the driving industry
-- Staffline Agriculture, providing workers to the UK farming and growing sectors
Employability
Comprising the PeoplePlus brand, Government contracts
include:
-- Work Programme, prime contractor in nine regions and
sub-contracts in five regions in England
-- Steps to Success, prime contractor in Northern Ireland
-- Youth Guarantee (MyGo Centre), supporting youth employment in the Ipswich area
-- Ministry of Justice Transforming Rehabilitation in
Warwickshire and West Mercia, helping to transform rehabilitation
and probation services
-- OLASS, delivery of training to prisoners in nine prisons in the East of England
-- Building Employment through Education, working in schools in Northern Ireland
Training services:
-- Elpis, a national training provider
-- Learning Plus, an e-learning platform
-- Skillspoint, a procurement consultancy specialising in
helping employers benefit from government-funded, work-based
training
Support services:
-- The Money Advice Service
-- Independent Living Services
-- Northern Ireland Prison Services, Visitor Centers
-- PeoplePlus Money
Market Abuse Regulation
As with previous financial announcements, the information
communicated in this announcement includes inside information.
Staffline Group plc has included this statement in this
announcement in order to comply with the Market Abuse Regulation,
which came into effect on 3 July 2016.
Chief Executive and Chairman's Combined Report
The first half of 2016 continued where 2015 left off, in
particular with our Staffing division achieving further significant
organic growth and another record in total OnSites. Our
Employability division meanwhile has made good progress as a fully
integrated business now rebranded as 'PeoplePlus' following the
acquisition of A4e in April 2015.
We are in the fourth year of our five year programme to 'Burst
the Billion', seeking to grow Group revenues to over GBP1 billion
in 2017, and the performance in the first half supports our
confidence in achieving this. Total sales in the first half of 2016
grew 39.5% to GBP414.7m (H1 2015: GBP297.2m), including the benefit
of a full six month contribution from A4e which was acquired in
April 2015. Group organic growth for the same period was 14.2%.
Underlying profit before tax and amortisation charges on intangible
assets arising on business combinations, acquisition costs and the
non-cash credit/charge for share based payment costs ("SBPC"),
increased by 50.5% to GBP15.2m (H1 2015: GBP10.1m). Diluted EPS
increased by 49.4% to 48.1p (H1 2015: 32.2p).
Our Staffing business has continued to go from strength to
strength, achieving considerable organic growth and ending the
period having grown by 36 OnSites with a new record total of 341
locations (H1 2015: 267). This was further enhanced by the two
acquisitions made towards the end of 2015, Diamond Recruitment and
Milestone Operations. Both have performed well following their
integration into the Group and customer wins have meant that they
are trading above our initial expectations. All of our Staffing
divisions have traded profitably during the period and have, to
date, seen no effect on volumes or profitability since the EU
referendum on 23 June 2016. The introduction of the National Living
Wage in April 2016, leading to an increase of 7.5% in what was the
national minimum wage, also had no negative impact on demand for
labour from our clients. The pipeline of new OnSite opportunities
remains strong and we expect momentum to continue into the second
half.
Our Employability division underwent a significant expansion
following the acquisition of A4e in April 2015 which has now
positioned Staffline as the largest provider to the Department of
Work and Pensions of Work Programme contracts in the UK. Following
the operational and management changes we made at the end of 2015
PeoplePlus has started to outperform most of our competitors on the
Work Programme and our nine prime contracts have achieved
considerable performance improvements in the period. However, the
positive economic backdrop has continued to negatively impact
referral levels across Work Programme contracts and we have
continued to reduce overheads related to these contracts through
the first half of 2016 to ensure these contracts maintain their
expected profitability.
In addition, we have been encouraged by the Transforming
Rehabilitation contract which originally commenced in February
2015. Further organic growth has however been constricted by delays
in decision making regarding a number of new tender opportunities,
which we are hopeful will now start to move forward given the more
stable political backdrop.
Overall, we are pleased to report that sales and profitability
in the Group remain in line with expectations for the full
year.
Financial Review
Sales in the period grew by 39.5% to GBP414.7m (H1 2015:
GBP297.2m) with gross profit increasing by GBP20.4m, or 48.6% to
GBP62.4m (H1 2015: GBP42.0m). This increase has come from a mixture
of strong organic growth and a full six month contribution from the
A4e, Diamond Recruitment and Milestone Operations acquisitions.
Underlying profit before tax and amortisation charges on intangible
assets arising on business combinations, acquisition and the
non-cash SBPC credit/charge increased by 50.5% to GBP15.2m (2015:
GBP10.1m). On this basis underlying diluted EPS rose 49.4% to 48.1p
(H1 2015: 32.2p). Statutory declared profit before tax increased by
GBP10.6m to GBP11.4m (H1 2015: GBP0.8m).
The Group's net debt significantly reduced from the 2015 year
end position, falling by GBP19.4m, from GBP63.1m to GBP43.7m. This
was achieved despite a significant organic increase in sales and
therefore, working capital requirements. The unwinding of one-off
non-standard payment terms for several clients, which arose
following an acquisition in H2 2015, also helped this improvement.
With improving free cash flow levels, net debt is expected to
continue to fall quickly in this financial year, from 1.5x
underlying EBITDA at the end of FY 2015 to below 0.75x underlying
EBITDA by the end of FY 2016. We expect to be in a net cash
position by the end of 2017.
Our larger OnSite clients particularly appreciate our robust
financial position and strong cash generation since they can be
absolutely certain of our ability to supply their temporary workers
who are essential to ensure continued production. It is also
essential to supporting the growth ambitions of PeoplePlus, where
financial strength is a key criterion in the contract bidding
processes.
During 2015, we were also the first company quoted on AiM, and
the first recruitment company, to be awarded the Fair Tax Mark, for
ensuring that we are open and honest in ensuring we pay the amount
of tax due on our profits. The Fair Tax Mark has been renewed for
2016.
Operational Review
Staffing
During the half year all of our Staffing businesses saw good
organic growth. Staffing sales rose by 44.4% to GBP336.7m, driven
both by organic growth and also by the acquisitions of Diamond
Recruitment in Northern Ireland and Milestone Operations in Q4
2015. Our Staffing gross profit margin has marginally declined by
0.6% to 7.9% compared to full year 2015, driven by the on-boarding
costs of such a significant number of new OnSite locations and the
impact of the rise of both the National Minimum Wage ("NMW") in
October 2015 and the larger National Living Wage ("NLW") increase
of 7.5% in April 2016, increasing our sales but keeping the gross
profit cash margin the same. The segmental gross profit rose by
31.7% to GBP26.6m (H1 2015: GBP20.2m), whilst the segmental
underlying operating profit rising by 28.3% to GBP6.8m (H1 2015:
GBP5.3m).
We continue to generate significant opportunities for the Group
to build market share in our core business, underpinned by our
ethical and reliable reputation in the industry, despite the
broader UK economy remaining a highly competitive environment for
many of our clients in the food processing and production sectors
and therefore for our business. We have benefited from the trend
towards further consolidation within the recruitment industry,
which has enabled us to increase the net number of OnSites from
which we operate by a record half year total of 36 (H1 2015: 32),
ending the period with a total of 341 locations. This increase has
resulted from a number of new clients choosing Staffline as well as
extensions to current contracts. Our first two white-collar
OnSites, won in 2015, are performing well and serving as excellent
reference sites as we discuss further white-collar opportunities
with other clients. This is an encouraging development, and the
growth of this division is a priority for 2016 and beyond.
We have also expanded our presence in both new and existing
sectors including Manufacturing, Logistics & Distribution, Food
Processing, Agriculture and Driving Plus. Having established a
number of new divisions within Staffing in 2013 as part of our five
year growth strategy, including Driving Plus, Ireland and
Agriculture, we continued to invest during the period. As
anticipated, all three divisions made a positive contribution
during the period.
HGV driver shortages remain a well-documented problem in the
industry, fuelled by changes to driver education regulations, and
we expect personnel will become even scarcer in this area in the
coming years. We believe significant opportunities exist within the
driving recruitment sector and we will continue to support the
exciting organic growth of this division with acquisitive bolt-on
opportunities, such as the acquisition of Milestone Operations.
Building on our success in Ireland, which has demonstrated that
we can better grow our business by having one individual leading a
geographic area, in 2015 we appointed a Country Director for
Scotland to support further growth, a move which has significantly
improved the quality of service we deliver in the country.
We have continued to see the strengthening of the UK economy
lead to a tightening of the labour market with shortages
particularly pronounced in the driving and other skilled areas, but
also in the unskilled sector in certain parts of the UK. We have so
far been able to fulfil all of our customer requirements and we
have contingent plans to ensure that we continue to do so. The
tightening labour market is likely to lead to greater wage
inflation and hence a greater cost of recruitment in future years,
supporting demand for our flexible labour. The introduction of the
NLW, something which we support, increased the minimum wage from
GBP6.70 to GBP7.20 in April 2016 and will no doubt start to
encourage more people to enter the labour market, especially as
further increases are introduced in the coming years.
Employability
The completion of the A4e acquisition in April 2015
significantly enhanced our position in the Employability arena. The
combined PeoplePlus business benefits from significant scale within
the Department of Work and Pensions' ("DWP") main contract, the
Work Programme. With nine prime contracts and five sub-contracts we
are the largest provider by both the number of contracts and
referrals. In addition, A4e brought us a number of other contracts,
including OLASS 4, delivering training for prisoners in nine
prisons in the East of England, The Money Advice Service and
Independent Living Services. Our performance in the nine prime
contracts has improved hugely during 2016 and the current
performance puts all of them in the top half of the league
tables.
The Transforming Rehabilitation contract, awarded by the
Ministry of Justice, is also showing positive results, having
successfully commenced in the first half of last year. The only
published metric to date shows that we received the highest user
satisfaction rating of all the 21 providers.
Revenues in the Employability division grew by 21.7% to GBP78.0m
reflecting the full six month effect of A4e, with gross profit
increasing by 64.2% to GBP35.8m. Underlying segmental operating
profitability before tax and amortisation charges on intangible
assets arising on business combinations, acquisition costs and the
non-cash SBPC credit/charge rose by 76.8% to GBP9.9m. Profitability
of the enlarged PeoplePlus division has been in line with our
initial expectations although, due to the improving economy,
referrals were lower in the year. The number of referrals we
receive on the Work Programme has steadily declined over the last
two years and revenues for the remaining nine months of the
contract and the follow-on 24 months' run-off will be lower than
originally expected. Nevertheless, the operational efficiencies
gained from the integration of our three brands will ensure that
predicted profitability will be maintained.
Further organic growth in the first half has been impacted by
delays in new tender opportunities. At the time of writing, we are
awaiting overdue decisions on 14 existing tenders and the
publishing of 28 other new potential contracts. We believe that
PeoplePlus is well placed to benefit from the growth opportunity
that these tenders represent, many of which cannot continue to be
delayed indefinitely. Similarly, the tendering process for the new
replacement Work Programme contracts has yet to begin and whilst
there remains uncertainty around the timing of the start of the new
contracts, our track record in winning previous contract extensions
gives the Group confidence that it is well placed for the next
contract round given its market leading position in the sector.
Brexit
At present, it is only a month since the citizens of the UK
voted to leave the EU. In that short period we have not seen a
reduction in demand for our services or in availability of
contractors. Whilst it is too early to tell what the long-term
impact of Brexit may be, as the market-leading provider of
temporary workers, our scale and capability has enabled us to
manage a gradual tightening of the labour market and gives us
confidence that we will continue to do so. Staffline benefits from
a reliable workforce of over 263,000 available contractors on our
database. Furthermore, any tightening in the labour market is also
likely to help the Employability side of our business as this may
make our Work Programme candidates easier to place.
Investors in People ("IIP")
Our organisation has grown significantly over the last couple of
years, both organically and through acquisition. This has been both
exciting and has posed many operating challenges, however, we are
delighted that we have now been accredited with IIP for our Shared
Service function. We continue to review, and monitor our working
practices, looking for ways to improve our services. We have
streamlined our processes and procedures across all the business
areas through automation, creating efficiencies whilst introducing
a self-service approach to managing data, all of which supports our
ability to provide Management Information.
In addition to the above, we have achieved the Recruitment and
Employment Confederation's accreditation for the Group for 2016 and
continue to be Patrons of the Institute of Employment
Professionals. We will continue in our mission to gain further
accreditation and increase levels of professionalism within our
business sector.
IS0 27001
We are pleased that PeoplePlus has achieved this very demanding
accreditation for the security of our IT systems, which represents
a very important certification when dealing with the personal
details of so many people.
People
We continue with our focus on enhancing capability within the
Group, driving a high performance culture whilst harnessing talent
which enables us to be more agile. With the Group continuing to
expand, we have seen an increase number of employees in our
Staffing business and related shared services and a reduction of
people employed by the PeoplePlus business, bringing the Group's
total workforce at 30 June 2016 to 2,957. Our residential
management development programme has been delivered to 125
delegates through the Leadership Camp since its launch in 2012 and
has been further complemented with one to one Coaching sessions. An
additional suite of management workshops have been delivered to 317
managers, of which 151 attended this year, incorporating;
-- Self-Awareness together with Coaching and Motivating a Winning Team,
-- Driving Sales through Customer Care,
-- Effective Time Management,
-- Advanced Communication,
-- Commercial Awareness & Strategic Planning.
Our additional People Management workshops were launched this
year along with Manager Toolkits. This has taken the business by
storm, with over 20 workshops having been delivered and 202
managers having attended. A further six workshops are scheduled to
be delivered before peak trading this year. In addition, 29 people
have attended our in-house workshop "Finance for Non-Financial
Managers".
Having gained accreditation in the delivery of REC Level 3
Recruitment Qualification, 29 delegates have so far attended
workshops and are due to sit exams in August this year. A further
30 delegates are scheduled to attend workshops in October. In
addition, we continue to gain further accreditation with the REC to
deliver level 2 later this year and we are planning for higher
level qualifications next year.
Our ethos supports developing talent within the business at all
levels and encourages self-development which in turn aids
succession planning, supporting the strategic growth of the
Company. We continue to place great emphasis on the training and
development of our people, and we continue to review our training
needs in line with our vision, values and ambition to be an
employer of choice. We are also ambassadors of the Apprenticeship
programmes and look to see how we can enhance our portfolio across
the Group, including management/degree level. We currently have 23
people in apprenticeships across Shared Services and our National
Response Centre. Our aim is to enhance capability within our
existing workforce offering a true resourcing strategy to grow from
within.
Current Trading & Outlook
The second half of 2016 has started well. Our sales pipeline,
which remains significant, will support continued growth. As a
result, we remain on track to deliver current expectations for FY
2016.
Furthermore, Staffline continues to work towards its longer term
growth ambitions. We remain responsive and focused on adapting to
new regulations and government change. Whether this is the NLW or
the potential changes which the UK's exit from the EU may bring
over time, our scale and capabilities mean that organisations
increasingly look to Staffline to ensure their access to a flexible
and efficient workforce.
Our Employability division, PeoplePlus, is making good progress
and we expect the enlarged business to continue to have a
significant impact financially and operationally in 2016 and
beyond.
In addition to driving organic growth, we continue to identify
further bolt-on acquisition opportunities, in particular within our
Staffing business. We remain in discussions with a number of
companies where we see the potential to develop our reach and
offering further.
As an expression of our confidence in the Group's prospects, the
Directors therefore propose to increase the interim dividend by
40%, from 7.5p per share declared H1 2015, to 10.5p per share. This
dividend will be payable on 15 November 2016 to shareholders on the
register at 14 October 2016. The ex-dividend date is 13 October
2016.
John Crabtree Andy Hogarth
Chairman Chief Executive
27 July 2016
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
For the six months ended 30 June 2016
Six month Year ended
Six month period Six month 31
period ended period Six month December
ended 30 June ended period 2015
30 June 2016 30 June ended Audited
2016 Non 2016 30 June (restated)
Underlying underlying Total 2015
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
Note GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Continuing operations
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Sales revenue 2 414.7 - 414.7 297.2 702.2
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Cost of sales (352.3) - (352.3) (255.2) (601.3)
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Gross profit 62.4 - 62.4 42.0 100.9
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Administrative expenses
(underlying) (45.7) - (45.7) (31.1) (70.6)
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Underlying Operating profit,
before non-underlying
administrative expenses 16.7 - 16.7 10.9 30.3
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Administrative expenses
(non-underlying)* 3 - (3.8) (3.8) (9.3) (22.8)
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Operating profit/(loss) 2 16.7 (3.8) 12.9 1.6 7.5
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Finance costs (1.4) - (1.4) (0.8) (2.0)
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Loss on disposal of subsidiary
investment (0.1) - (0.1) - -
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Profit/(loss) for the
period before taxation 15.2 (3.8) 11.4 0.8 5.5
----------- ---------- -----------
Underlying 15.2 10.1 28.3
Non-underlying* 3 (3.8) (9.3) (22.8)
----------- ---------- -----------
Tax expense (2.9) 1.4 (1.5) (1.4) (2.4)
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Profit/(loss) from continuing
operations 12.3 (2.4) 9.9 (0.6) 3.1
----------- ---------- -----------
Underlying 12.3 7.9 23.1
Non-underlying* 3 (2.4) (8.5) (20.0)
----------- ---------- -----------
Loss after tax on discontinued operations - - (0.7)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Profit/(loss) for the
period 9.9 (0.6) 2.4
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Items that will not be reclassified to the profit
and loss account - actuarial gains and losses (0.6) - 0.5
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Items that may be reclassified to the profit
and loss account - cumulative translation loss - - (0.1)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Net profit/(loss) and
total comprehensive income
for the period 9.3 (0.6) 2.8
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Earnings per ordinary
share 4
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Continuing operations:
Basic 39.0p (2.2p) 12.4p
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Diluted 38.7p (2.2p) 12.3p
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Discontinued operations:
Basic - - (2.9p)
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Diluted - - (2.8p)
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Underlying continuing
operations: Basic 48.5p 32.3p 92.8p
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
Diluted 48.1p 32.2p 92.4p
------------------------------------------------------ ----- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -----------
*the non-underlying result includes amortisation of intangible
assets arising on business combinations, acquisition costs, the
non-cash charge/credit for share based payment costs and
exceptional reorganisation costs.
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
For the six months ended 30 June 2016
Unaudited
Share based Profit
Own shares payment and loss
Share capital JSOP Share premium reserve account Total equity
GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
At 1 January 2016 (audited) 2.8 (9.0) 39.9 0.1 39.4 73.2
------------------------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ---------- -------------
Dividends - - - - - -
------------------------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ---------- -------------
Vesting of JSOP shares - - - - - -
------------------------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ---------- -------------
Share options issued in
equity
settled share based payments - - - 0.3 - 0.3
------------------------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ---------- -------------
Issue of new shares - - - - - -
------------------------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ---------- -------------
Transactions with owners - - - 0.3 - 0.3
------------------------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ---------- -------------
Profit for the period - - - - 9.9 9.9
------------------------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ---------- -------------
Actuarial gains and losses - - - - (0.6) (0.6)
------------------------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ---------- -------------
Cumulative translation
adjustments - - - - - -
------------------------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ---------- -------------
Total comprehensive income
for the period - - - - 9.3 9.3
------------------------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ---------- -------------
At 30 June 2016 (unaudited) 2.8 (9.0) 39.9 0.4 48.7 82.8
------------------------------ --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ---------- -------------
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
For the six months ended 30 June 2015
Unaudited
Share based
Own shares payment Profit and
Share capital JSOP Share premium reserve loss account Total equity
GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
At 1 January 2015 as
restated
(see note 1 - audited) 2.8 (9.8) 39.9 0.1 31.5 64.5
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Dividends - - - - - -
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Vesting of JSOP shares - - - - - -
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Share options issued in
equity
settled share based
payments - - - 0.3 - 0.3
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Issue of new shares - - - - - -
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Transactions with owners - - - 0.3 - 0.3
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Loss for the period - - - - (0.6) (0.6)
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Actuarial gains - - - - - -
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Cumulative translation
adjustments - - - - - -
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Total comprehensive
income
for the period - - - - (0.6) (0.6)
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
At 30 June 2015
(unaudited) 2.8 (9.8) 39.9 0.4 30.9 64.2
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
For the year ended 31 December 2015
Audited
Share based
Own shares payment Profit and
Share capital JSOP Share premium reserve loss account Total equity
GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
At 1 January 2015 as
restated
(see note 1) 2.8 (9.8) 39.9 0.1 31.5 64.5
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Dividends - - - - (4.0) (4.0)
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Vesting of JSOP shares - 0.8 - - 9.1 9.9
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Share options issued in
equity
settled share based
payments - - - - - -
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Issue of new shares - - - - - -
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Transactions with owners - 0.8 - - 5.1 5.9
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Profit for the period - - - - 2.4 2.4
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Actuarial gains - - - - 0.5 0.5
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Cumulative translation
adjustments - - - - (0.1) (0.1)
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Total comprehensive
income
for the period - - - - 2.8 2.8
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
At 31 December 2015 2.8 (9.0) 39.9 0.1 39.4 73.2
-------------------------- --------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ -------------- -------------
Consolidated statement of financial position
As at 30 June 2016
30 June
30 June 2015 31 December
2016 Unaudited 2015
Unaudited (as restated) Audited
Note GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
Assets
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Non-current assets
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Goodwill 88.5 89.5 89.3
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Other intangible assets 30.4 14.1 36.7
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Property, plant & equipment 11.2 16.2 9.3
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Deferred tax asset 1.1 0.9 1.0
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
131.2 120.7 136.3
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Current
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Trade & other receivables 101.9 97.4 117.8
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Retirement benefit asset 1.9 - 2.4
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Current assets held for sale - - 1.7
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Cash and cash equivalents 17.0 20.1 5.0
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
120.8 117.5 126.9
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Total assets 252.0 238.2 263.2
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Liabilities
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Current
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Trade and other payables 94.1 88.4 102.5
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Borrowings 11.7 17.0 20.7
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Current liabilities held for sale - - 2.5
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Other current liabilities 1.9 9.3 3.0
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Current tax liabilities 3.3 1.9 0.2
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
111.0 116.6 128.9
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Non-current
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Borrowings 49.0 52.3 47.4
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Other non-current liabilities 4.6 2.5 7.6
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Deferred tax liabilities 4.6 2.6 6.1
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
58.2 57.4 61.1
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Total liabilities 169.2 174.0 190.0
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Equity
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Share capital 5 2.8 2.8 2.8
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Own shares (9.0) (9.8) (9.0)
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Share premium 39.9 39.9 39.9
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Share based payment reserve 0.4 0.4 0.1
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Profit & loss account 48.7 30.9 39.4
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Total equity 82.8 64.2 73.2
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Total equity & liabilities 252.0 238.2 263.2
----------------------------------- ----- ----------- --------------- ------------
Consolidated statement of cash flows
For the six month period to 30 June 2016
Six month Six month
period period Year ended
to 30 June to 30 June 31 December
2016 2015 2015
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Note GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
Cash flows from operating activities 6 26.1 7.8 14.4
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Taxes paid net of refunds - (3.2) (5.0)
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Net cash inflow from operating activities 26.1 4.6 9.4
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Cash flows from investing activities
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (3.4) (1.1) (3.9)
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Sale of property, plant and equipment - - -
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Purchase of intangible assets inc
software (0.8) - (0.5)
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Acquisition of businesses - cash paid,
net of cash acquired (0.1) (14.7) (20.1)
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Net cash used in investing activities (4.3) (15.8) (24.5)
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
New loans (net of transaction fees) 8.9 53.1 53.1
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Loan repayments (16.4) (28.6) (35.3)
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Acquisition of businesses - deferred
consideration for prior acquisitions (1.0) (11.0) (11.0)
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Lease repayments - - -
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Interest paid (1.3) (0.6) (1.8)
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Dividends paid - - (4.0)
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Proceeds from sale of JSOP shares - - 9.8
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Settlement of JSOP liability - - (9.1)
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Proceeds from the issue of share capital - - -
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Net cash (outflows)/flows from financing
activities (9.8) 12.9 1.7
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 12.0 1.7 (13.4)
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of period 5.0 18.4 18.4
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
period 17.0 20.1 5.0
-------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
1 Interim accounts and Accounting policies
Staffline Group plc, a Public Limited Company, is incorporated
and domiciled in the United Kingdom.
The interim financial statements for the six month period ended
30 June 2016 (including the comparatives for the six month period
ended 30 June 2015 and the year ended 31 December 2015) were
approved by the board of directors on 26 July 2016. Under the
Security Regulations Act of the EU, amendments to the financial
statements are not permitted after they have been approved.
It should be noted that accounting estimates and assumptions are
used in the preparation of the interim financial information.
Although these estimates are based on management's best knowledge
and judgement of current events, actual results may ultimately
differ from those estimates. The interim financial statements have
been prepared using the accounting policies as described in the
December 2015 year-end financial statements and have been
consistently applied.
The interim financial information contained within this report
does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in the Companies
Act 2006, section 434. The full accounts for the year ended 31
December 2015 received an unqualified report from the auditors and
did not contain a statement under Section 498 of the Companies Act
2006.
Basis of preparation
The interim consolidated financial statements are prepared to
the nearest Sunday to 30 June. 2016 accounts are for the 26 weeks
ended 3 July 2016, 2015 accounts being for the 26 weeks ended 1
July 2015.
The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been
prepared on a going concern basis using the significant accounting
policies and measurement bases summarised below, and in accordance
with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted
by the EU. The financial statements are prepared under the
historical cost convention except for contingent consideration and
cash settled share options which are measured at fair value.
Functional and presentation currency
The consolidated financial statements are presented in sterling,
which is also the functional currency of the parent company.
Prior year adjustment: June 2015 Consolidated Statement of
Financial Position
Following a review of the carrying value of the Group's deferred
tax assets at the December 2015 financial year end, a prior year
adjustment was made in the 2014 comparatives to reduce the deferred
tax asset on the share based payment reserve as at 31 December 2014
from GBP1.5m to GBP0.1m. The impact on the 31(st) December 2014 net
assets is a reduction of GBP1.4m with a consequent adjustment to
reserves as at 1(st) January 2015. The June 2015 balance sheet has
therefore been amended from that originally reported to reflect
these changes.
Prior year adjustment: December 2015 Consolidated Statement of
Comprehensive Income
Following the completion of the integration of the trades of A4e
and Avanta Enterprise businesses into the PeoplePlus division, and
standardisation of reporting, a more appropriate split of costs
between cost of sales and administrative expenses has now been
identified. To reflect this new split, the December 2015 financial
year costs have been restated, with GBP14.1m now being shown as
administrative expenses whereby they were originally reported under
cost of sales. In respect of the December 2015 year end results,
the gross profit of the PeoplePlus division, and therefore the
group, has increased by GBP14.1m. The December 2015 financial year
gross profit margin of the PeoplePlus division has increased from
the previously reported 27.0% to the restated 36.6%, with the group
gross profit margin increasing from the previously reported 12.4%
to the restated 14.4%. There is no impact on operating profit. June
2015 costs have not been restated as the effect is not considered
to be material.
2 Segmental reporting
Management currently identifies two operating segments: the
provision of recruitment and outsourced human resource services to
industry ('Staffing Services') and the provision of welfare to work
services, skills training and probationary services - collectively
this segment is called 'PeoplePlus'. These operating segments are
monitored by the Chief Operating Decision Maker, the Group's Board,
and strategic decisions made on the basis of segment operating
results.
Segment information for the reporting half year is as
follows:
Staffing PeoplePlus Total Staffing PeoplePlus Total
Services Six months Group Services Six months Group
Six months ended 30 Six months Six months ended Six months
ended June 2016 ended ended 30 June ended
30 June Unaudited 30 June 30 June 2015 30 June
2016 2016 2015 Unaudited 2015
Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited
GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
------------ ------------- ------------
Segment continuing
operations:
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Sales revenue from
external customers 336.7 78.0 414.7 233.1 64.1 297.2
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Cost of sales (310.1) (42.2) (352.3) (212.9) (42.3) (255.2)
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Segment gross profit 26.6 35.8 62.4 20.2 21.8 42.0
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Administrative expenses
(underlying) (19.4) (23.9) (43.3) (14.7) (14.7) (29.3)
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Depreciation, software
amortisation (0.4) (2.0) (2.4) (0.3) (1.5) (1.8)
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Segment underlying
operating profit* 6.8 9.9 16.7 5.3 5.6 10.9
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Administrative expenses
- share based payment
credit/charge 2.6 - 2.6 (5.5) - (5.5)
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Administrative expenses - - - - - -
- reorganisation
costs
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Administrative expenses
- acquisition costs - - - - (0.5) (0.5)
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Amortisation of
intangible assets
arising on business
combinations (1.2) (5.2) (6.4) (0.1) (3.2) (3.3)
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Segment Operating
profit/(loss) 8.2 4.7 12.9 (0.4) 2.0 1.6
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Total non-current
assets 45.2 86.0 131.2 35.7 85.0 120.7
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Total current assets 86.3 34.5 120.8 71.2 46.3 117.5
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Total liabilities 135.7 33.5 169.2 137.3 36.6 173.9
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
Capital expenditure
inc software 0.4 3.8 4.2 0.3 0.8 1.1
------------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------
*Segment underlying operating profit before amortisation of
intangible assets arising on business combinations, acquisition
costs and the non-cash charge/credit for share based payment
costs
2 Segmental reporting (continued)
Segment information for the year ended 31 December 2015 is as
follows:
Staffing PeoplePlus Total Group
Services Year ended Year ended
Year ended 31 December 31 December
31 December 2015 2015
2015 Audited Audited
Audited (restated)
GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
------------- ------------- --------------
Segment continuing operations:
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Sales revenue from external customers 554.5 147.7 702.2
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Cost of sales (507.6) (93.7) (601.3)
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Segment gross profit 46.9 54.0 100.9
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Administrative expenses (underlying) (33.1) (33.8) (66.9)
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Depreciation, software amortisation (0.6) (3.1) (3.7)
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Segment underlying operating profit* 13.2 17.1 30.3
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Administrative expenses - share
based payment charge (8.9) - (8.9)
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Administrative expenses - reorganisation
costs - (3.2) (3.2)
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Administrative expenses - acquisition
costs (0.2) (0.7) (0.9)
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Amortisation of intangible assets
arising on business combinations (0.6) (9.2) (9.8)
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Segment Operating profit 3.5 4.0 7.5
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Total non-current assets 36.4 99.9 136.3
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Total current assets 92.8 34.1 126.9
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Total liabilities 149.0 41.0 190.0
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
Capital expenditure inc software 0.6 3.8 4.4
------------------------------------------ ------------- ------------- --------------
*Segment underlying operating profit before amortisation of
intangible assets arising on business combinations, acquisition
costs, the non-cash charge/credit for share based payment costs and
exceptional reorganisation costs.
During the six month period to 30 June 2016, one customer in the
Staffing Services segment contributed greater than 10% of the
Group's revenue of GBP414.7m, being 12.6% (GBP42.5m) of that
segment's revenues (six months to 30 June 2015: one customer being
16.0% or GBP37.2m); the amount receivable from this customer at 30
June 2016 is GBP10.8m (30 June 2015: GBP11.1m). The PeoplePlus
segment also has one customer contributing more than 10% of the
Group's revenue, being 59.8% (GBP46.6m) of that segment's revenues
(2015: 69.0% or GBP44.3m); the amount receivable from this customer
at 30 June 2016 is GBP16.1m (30 June 2015 GBP2.3m).
3 Administrative expenses (non-underlying)
Six months Six months Year ended
ended 30 ended 30 31 December
June 2016 June 2015 2015
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
GBP'm GBP'm GBP'm
---------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Included within administrative expenses are the
following non underlying costs
------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ -------------
Amortisation of intangible assets arising
on business combinations 6.4 3.3 9.8
----------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Share based payment charges (2.6) 5.5 8.9
----------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Acquisition costs - 0.5 0.9
----------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Reorganisation costs - - 3.2
----------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
3.8 9.3 22.8
---------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Tax credit on above non underlying costs 1.4 0.8 2.8
----------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Post taxation effect on above non underlying
costs 2.4 8.5 20.0
----------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Reorganisation costs in 2015 are the exceptional restructuring
costs of forming the PeoplePlus division.
4 Earnings per share and dividends
The calculation of basic earnings per share is based on the
earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the
weighted average number of shares in issue during the year, after
deducting any shares held in the Joint Share Ownership Plan or
"JSOP" - "own shares". The calculation of the diluted earnings per
share is based on the basic earnings per share as adjusted to take
into account the potential issue of ordinary shares resulting from
share options granted to certain senior management.
Details of the earnings and weighted average number of shares
used in the calculations are set out below:
Diluted Diluted
Basic six Basic six Basic six month six month Diluted
month period month period Year ended period period Year ended
ended 30 ended 30 31 December ended 30 ended 30 31 December
June 2016 June 2015 2015 June 2016 June 2015 2015
Unaudited Unaudited Audited Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Earnings on continuing
operations (GBP'm) 9.9 (0.6) 3.1 9.9 (0.6) 3.1
--------------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ -------------
Earnings on discontinued
operations (GBP'm) - - (0.7) - - (0.7)
--------------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ -------------
Weighted average
number of shares
000 25,359 24,550 24,883 25,565 24,657 24,990
--------------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ -------------
Earnings per share
(pence):
--------------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ -------------
Continuing 39.0p (2.2p) 12.4p 38.7p (2.2p) 12.3p
--------------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ -------------
Discontinued - - (2.9p) - (2.8p)
--------------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ -------------
Underlying Earnings
on continuing operations
(GBP'm) 12.3 7.9 23.1 12.3 7.9 23.1
--------------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ -------------
Underlying earnings
per share (pence)* 48.5p 32.3p 92.8p 48.1p 32.2p 92.4p
--------------------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ----------- ------------ -------------
*Earnings after adjusting for amortisation of intangible assets
arising on business combinations, share based payment charge,
acquisition costs and reorganisation costs including the tax
effect.
The weighted average number of shares has been increased by
474,000 shares, on an undiluted basis, since 31(st) December 2015
to take account of the full year effect of the 809,000 shares
exercised during 2015 under the 2010 JSOP.
Dividends
During the 6 month period to 30 June 2016, Staffline Group plc
paid no dividends to its equity shareholders. A final dividend in
respect of the 2015 financial year totalling GBP3.2m has been
declared but has not been accrued within these financial
statements. This represents a payment of 12.5p per share and was
paid in July 2016. An interim dividend for 2016 of 10.5p per share
is proposed for payment in November 2016, totalling GBP2.7m, but
has not been accrued within these financial statements.
5 Share capital
30 June 30 June 31 December
2016 Unaudited 2015 Unaudited 2015
GBP'm GBP'm Audited
GBP'm
------------------------------------ ---------------- ---------------- ------------
Authorised
------------------------------------ ---------------- ---------------- ------------
30,000,000 (June 2015: 30,000,000)
ordinary 10p shares 3.000 3.000 3.000
------------------------------------ ---------------- ---------------- ------------
Allotted and issued
------------------------------------ ---------------- ---------------- ------------
27,749,389 (June 2015: 27,747,551)
ordinary 10p shares 2.775 2.775 2.775
------------------------------------ ---------------- ---------------- ------------
Six months Six months Year ended
ended 30 ended 30 31 December
June 2016 June 2015 2015
000 000 000
------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Shares issued and fully paid at the
beginning of the period 27,749 27,748 27,748
------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Shares issued during the year - 2 2
------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Shares issued and fully paid at end
of period 27,749 27,749 27,749
------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Shares authorised but unissued 2,251 2,251 2,251
------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
Total equity shares issued at end
of period 30,000 30,000 30,000
------------------------------------- ----------- ----------- -------------
All ordinary shares have the same rights and there are no
restrictions on the distribution of dividends or repayment of
capital with the exception of the 2,390,400 shares held by the
Employee Benefit Trust where the right to dividends has been
waived.
6 Cash flows from operating activities
Six month Six month Year ended
period ended period ended 31 December
30 June 2016 30 June 2015
Unaudited 2015 Audited
GBP'm Unaudited GBP'm
GBP'm
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Profit before taxation 11.4 0.9 5.5
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Adjustments for:
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Loss on discontinued operations - - (0.7)
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Finance costs 1.4 0.8 2.0
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Depreciation, loss on disposal and amortisation 8.7 5.1 13.4
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Operating profit before changes in working
capital and share options 21.5 6.8 20.2
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Change in trade and other receivables 15.9 0.7 (7.1)
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Change in trade and other payables (8.7) (5.2) (6.9)
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Cash generated from operations 28.7 2.3 6.2
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Additional pension contributions - - (0.7)
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Employee cash settled share options (2.6) - 8.9
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Employee equity settled share options - 5.5 -
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Net cash inflow from operating activities 26.1 7.8 14.4
------------------------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Movement in net debt GBP'm GBP'm
--------------------------------------------------- ------- ----------
Net debt at 1 January 2016 (excluding transaction
fees) (63.7) (17.8)
--------------------------------------------------- ------- ------------
Acquired debt - (25.3)
--------------------------------------------------- ------- ------------
New loans (excluding transaction fees) (8.9) (53.5)
--------------------------------------------------- ------- ------------
Unwinding of discount on loan notes - (0.1)
--------------------------------------------------- ------- ------------
Loan repayments 16.4 46.3
--------------------------------------------------- ------- ------------
Change in cash and cash equivalents 12.0 (13.3)
--------------------------------------------------- ------- ------------
Net debt at 30 June 2016 (excluding transaction
fees) (44.2) (63.7)
--------------------------------------------------- ------- ------------
Represented by: GBP'm GBP'm
--------------------------- ---------------------- -------
Cash and cash equivalents 17.0 5.0
--------------------------- ---------------------- -------
Current borrowings (11.7) (20.7)
--------------------------- ---------------------- -------
Non-current borrowings (49.0) (47.4)
--------------------------- ---------------------- -------
Net debt including
transaction fees (43.7) (63.1)
--------------------------- ---------------------- -------
Transaction fees (0.5) (0.6)
--------------------------- ---------------------- -------
Net debt at 30 June
2016 (excluding
transaction fees) (44.2) (63.7)
--------------------------- ---------------------- -------
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