Interim Results

Teather & Greenwood Holdings PLC 14 December 2001 TEATHER & GREENWOOD HOLDINGS plc 14 DECEMBER 2001 - EMBARGOED FOR 7.00AM TEATHER & GREENWOOD HOLDINGS PLC INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2001 HIGHLIGHTS - Turnover £19,785,000 (2000: £18,205,000) - Operating profit £429,000 (2000: £3,599,000) - Profit before tax £1,119,000 (2000: £3,665,000) - Earnings per share 2.9p (2000: 8.7p) - Maintained interim dividend of 0.5p (2000: 0.5p) - Net Assets £16,736,000 (2000: £14,644,000) Jeremy Delmar-Morgan, Chairman, comments: 'Current stockmarket conditions make predictions for the second half difficult. Notwithstanding this, building a successful, independent business for the long-term remains our key objective and to this end, we remain well placed for a recovery in the markets and associated corporate activity.' For further information, please contact: TEATHER & GREENWOOD LIMITED 020 7426 9000 Jeremy Delmar-Morgan, Chairman Ken Ford, Chief Executive Nick Stagg, Chief Operating Officer Brian Rowbotham, Finance Director ABOUT TEATHER & GREENWOOD Teather & Greenwood Limited is one of the UK's leading independent stockbrokers. It has four principal business areas: Corporate Finance - specialising in corporate finance advisory, institutional sales and market making services for an increasing number of growing smaller and mid-cap public companies; Equities Research - comprising individually rated and award-winning analysts covering 17 sectors; Institutional - providing institutional research and sales coverage of significant UK and international equities, including dedicated teams for bonds and fixed-interest instruments, closed-end funds (corporate finance, research, sales and market making, both for investment trusts and foreign-listed funds), derivatives; and Investment Management - providing private clients and independent financial advisers, with discretionary, advisory, execution-only and 'on-line' broking services and a range of tax-efficient products. Teather & Greenwood Limited is the principal operating company of Teather & Greenwood Holdings plc. For more information on Teather & Greenwood Limited and its services, please visit the company's website: www.teathers.com CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT I am pleased to report on a period of continuing development across the business. As indicated at August's Annual General Meeting, the period under review reflects a quieter stockmarket than the comparable period last year, which in turn influenced the performances of some areas of our business. Despite this, Teather & Greenwood was profitable, which says much about its resilience and potential. The results should also be considered in the context of the Board's continuing long-term objective of building Teather & Greenwood as a leading independent financial services organisation. The results announced today take into account considerable investment in the business, both in terms of further developing already successful business areas, entering new revenue-generating business areas and in ensuring that the infrastructure is in keeping with the demands of a growing business. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AND DIVIDEND Turnover was £19,785,000 (2000: £18,205,000), producing operating profit of £ 429,000 (2000: £3,599,000). Profit before taxation was £1,119,000 (2000: £ 3,665,000). The balance sheet at the half-year end remained sound, with net assets of £16,736,000 (2000: £14,644,000). Earnings per share were 2.9p (2000: 8.7p). The Board is declaring a maintained interim dividend of 0.5p per share (2000: 0.5p), which will be payable on 28 January 2002 to shareholders on the register at 31 December 2001. CORPORATE FINANCE ADVISORY AND BROKING This team had a good first half, completing 15 transactions (excluding closed-end funds) and raising approximately £160 million on behalf of clients. Transactions included fund raisings for existing quoted companies and several IPOs - a creditable achievement in the prevailing market conditions and one that says much about the team's ability and reputation. A number of new corporate clients were won during the period, including some from our larger competitors, bringing the total today to 82, compared to 71 at the same time last year. EQUITIES RESEARCH The Equities Research department continued to expand the range of companies followed, reflecting the growing corporate client list and increasing coverage of non-client stocks, both large and small, which has the added benefit of broadening the company's appeal to a wider range of institutional clients. A number of the analysts improved their rankings (with some featuring for the first time) in the annual Reuters UK Smaller Companies Survey. In addition, for the fourth year in succession, the department won the prestigious AIM Awards Best Research prize. INSTITUTIONAL DEPARTMENT The teams specialising in larger capitalisation institutional sales, bonds and contracts for difference under the circumstances produced satisfactory overall performances. The closed-end funds team, the subject of significant investment and expansion, completed five transactions, raising over £300 million on behalf of clients. More recently, they completed their first cross-border transaction and fund raising. The team now has 20 brokerships, including eight Venture Capital Trusts. TEATHER & GREENWOOD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT This department continues to make progress with its regeneration. New discretionary business is being won and some clients are transferring into the fee-paying collective funds introduced during the period. Other products will be added in the future, including a fund specialising in UK smaller companies. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT Our information technology and systems remain under constant review and have been the subject of further investment. This will continue, to ensure that both remain efficient, flexible and able to accommodate increasing levels of business. A project team is in place to develop and implement a formalised approach to institutional client account management across the range of institutions with whom we deal. In October, we announced the acquisition of Escalon Investments, a vehicle formed to acquire the corporate finance-related business of Rathbone Neilson Cobbold and the five-strong Liverpool-based team, for an initial cash consideration of £150,000. Additional deferred consideration, which is effectively limited to £2.4 million, will be payable upon achieving post-tax profit milestones for each of the three years ending on 31 March 2004. EMPLOYEES On behalf of the Board, I would like to welcome those employees who have joined since June and thank everybody for their contributions to the development of the business. OUTLOOK Current stockmarket conditions make predictions for the second half difficult. Notwithstanding this, building a successful independent business for the long-term remains our key objective and to this end, we remain well placed for a recovery in the markets and associated corporate activity. JEREMY DELMAR-MORGAN CHAIRMAN 14 December 2001 GROUP PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT for the six months ended 31 October 200PRIVATE 1 ADVANCE /D 12.20 Note 6 months ended 6 months ended Year ended 31 October 31 October 30 April 2001 2000 2001 £'000 £'000 £'000 TURNOVER (1) 19,785 18,205 34,584 -------------- -------------- ----------- OPERATING COSTS (19,356) (14,606) (29,394) -------------- -------------- ----------- OPERATING PROFIT 429 3,599 5,190 -------------- -------------- ----------- Profit on disposal of fixed asset investments 667 - 1,009 -------------- -------------- ----------- PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES BEFORE INTEREST AND INVESTMENT INCOME 1,096 3,599 6,199 Net interest and investment income 23 66 126 -------------- -------------- ----------- Profit on ordinary activities before taxation 1,119 3,665 6,325 Taxation on profit on ordinary activities (315) (1,257) (2,135) -------------- -------------- ----------- Profit for the 804 2,408 4,190 period Equity dividend (143) (139) (558) ------------- -------------- ----------- Profit transferred to reserves 661 2,269 3,632 -------------- -------------- ----------- EARNINGS PER SHARE (2) 2.9p 8.7p 15.1p -------------- -------------- ----------- DILUTED EARNINGS PER 2.7p 8.0p 13.9p SHARE -------------- -------------- ----------- DIVIDEND PER SHARE 0.5p 0.5p 2.0p -------------- -------------- ----------- CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET as at 31 October 2001 31 October 31 October 30 April 2001 2000 2001 Note (unaudited) (unaudited) (audited) £'000 £'000 £'000 FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 2,051 1,395 1,795 Investments (6) 1,662 750 924 Intangible assets 900 - - ---------- ----------- ---------- 4,613 2,145 2,719 ---------- ----------- ---------- CURRENT ASSETS Trading positions 6,287 8,153 10,725 Debtors 200,067 166,753 200,499 Cash at bank and in hand (4) 7,027 7,627 13,754 ---------- ----------- ---------- 213,381 182,533 224,978 ---------- ----------- ---------- CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 200,458 170,034 211,690 ---------- ----------- ---------- NET CURRENT ASSETS 12,923 12,499 13,288 ---------- ----------- ---------- TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 17,536 14,644 16,007 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR 800 - - NET ASSETS 16,736 14,644 16,007 ---------- ----------- ---------- CAPITAL AND RESERVES Called up share capital 2,812 2,788 2,788 Share premium account 2,273 2,229 2,229 Other reserves 14 14 14 Profit and loss account 11,637 9,613 10,976 ---------- ----------- ---------- EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS' 16,736 14,644 16,007 FUNDS ---------- ----------- ---------- ADVANCE /D 6.45 GROUP CASH FLOW STATEMENT for the six months ended 31 October 2001 Note 6 months to 31 6 months to 31 Year to 30 October 2001 October 2000 April 2001 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 NET CASH OUTFLOW)/ INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (3) (4,750) 3,858 12,386 RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS AND SERVICING OF FINANCE Interest and other investment income received 23 66 126 ----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net cash inflow from returns on investments and servicing of finance 23 66 126 TAXATION Corporation tax paid (700) (1,298) (3,267) CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND FINANCIAL INVESTMENT Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets (783) (698) (1,455) Payments to acquire trade investments (686) (650) (874) Receipts from sales of trade investments 667 - 1,059 Payments to acquire intangible fixed assets (100) - - ----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net cash outflow from capital expenditure (902) (1,348) (1,270) EQUITY DIVIDEND PAID (421) (370) (509) FINANCING Issue of ordinary share 68 42 43 capital ----- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN (5) (6,682) 950 7,509 CASH NOTES 1. TURNOVER AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS Turnover arises entirely from financial services activities. All turnover was generated in the United Kingdom 6 months ended 31 6 months ended 31 Year ended 30 April October 2001 October 2000 2001 Turnover Operating Turnover Operating Turnover Operating Profit Profit Profit £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Financial 19,785 429 18,205 3,599 34,584 5,190 Services The net gain on trading in financial instruments is shown below and is included in the turnover for financial services. £'000 £'000 £'000 329 2,304 4,745 2. EARNINGS PER SHARE The earnings and numbers of shares in issue or to be issued used in calculating the earnings and diluted earnings per share were as follows: 31 October 2001 31 October 2000 30 April 2001 Diluted Diluted Diluted Earnings Earnings Earnings Earnings Earnings Earnings £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Earnings 804 804 2,408 2,408 4,190 4,190 ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Number of Shares 29,929,175 28,007,491 30,005,888 27,777,012 30,208,104 27,827,815 ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Earnings per share 2.7p 2.9p 8.0p 8.7p 13.9p 15.1p ----------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- Calculation of number of shares at 31 October 2001. At 1 May 27,877,245 27,877,245 9,246,415 9,246,415 9,246,415 9,246,415 Bonus issue 4 August 2000 - - 18,492,830 18,492,830 18,492,830 18,492,830 Weighted average number of shares issued during period 130,246 130,246 37,767 37,767 88,570 88,570 Dilutive effect of share option scheme 1,921,684 2,228,876 2,380,289 ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- At end of 29,929,175 28,007,491 30,005,888 27,777,012 30,208,104 27,827,815 period 3. Reconciliation of operating profit to net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities 6 months to 30 6 months to 30 12 months to 30 October 2001 October 2000 April 2001 £'000 £'000 £'000 Operating profit 429 3,599 5,190 Depreciation 475 274 632 Decrease/(increase in trading positions 989 (5,080) (1,889) Decrease/(increase) in debtors 431 14,413 (19,333) (Decrease)/increase in creditors (7,074) (9,348) 27,786 ----------- ----------- ------------ NET CASH (OUTFLOW)/INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (4,750) 3,858 12,386 ----------- ----------- ------------ 4. NET FUNDS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD Bank balances 7,027 7,627 13,754 Loan and overdraft (1,647) (2,124) (1,692) -------- -------- -------- 5,380 5,503 12,062 -------- -------- -------- 5. COMBINED RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH FLOW AND ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENT IN THE NET FUNDS At 30 March 2001 Cashflow At 31 October 2001 £'000 £'000 £'000 Bank balances 13,754 (6,727) 7,027 Bank overdraft (1,692) 45 (1,647) ---------------- --------- ------------------ Total net funds 12,062 (6,682) 5,380 ---------------- --------- ------------------ 6. INVESTMENTS The company is the beneficial owner of 500,000 London Stock Exchange ordinary shares of 5p each, which have been included in the balance sheet at the cost of £1 (2000: £1). 7. The financial information for the year ended 30 April 2001 and the periods ended 31 October 2000 and 2001 does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in Section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. Statutory accounts for the year ended 30 April 2001 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. These statutory accounts were audited by Deloitte & Touche and their report thereon was unqualified. Copies of the interim results are available, free of charge to the public on any weekday at the registered office of the Company (Beaufort House, 15 St Botolph Street, London EC3A 7QR) and at the offices of the Company's financial adviser and stockbroker, ING Barings Limited, 60 London Wall, London EC2M 5TQ Independent Review Report to Teather & Greenwood Holdings plc We have been instructed by the Group to review the financial information for the six months ended 31 October 2001 which compromises the profit and loss account, the balance sheet and the cashflow statement and related notes 1 to 7. We have read the other information contained in the interim report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the financial information. Directors' responsibilities The interim report, including the financial information contained therein, is the responsibility of, and has been approved by the Directors. The Directors are responsible for preparing the interim report in accordance with the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority which require that the accounting policies and presentation applied to the interim figures should be consistent with those applied in preparing the preceding annual accounts except where any changes, and the reasons for them, are disclosed. Review work performed We conducted our review in accordance with guidance contained in Bulletin 1999/4 issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. A review consists principally of making enquiries of Group management and applying analytical procedures to the financial information and underlying financial data and, based thereon, assessing whether the accounting policies and presentation have been consistently applied unless otherwise disclosed. A review excludes audit procedures such as tests of controls and verification of assets, liabilities and transactions. It is substantially less in scope than an audit performed in accordance with United Kingdom auditing standards and therefore provides a lower level of assurance than an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion on the financial information. Review conclusion On the basis of our review we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the financial information as presented for the six months ended 31 October 2001. Deloitte & Touche 14 December 2001 Chartered Accountants
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