Interim Report - Six months t

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Thalassa Holdings Limited
30 September 2010
 

 

Thalassa Holdings Ltd

 

("Thalassa" or "the Company)

 

Interim Report - Six months to 30 June 2010

 

The Board of Thalassa Holdings Limited (AIM: THAL) is pleased to present the Company's latest Interim Report as follows:

 

 

Summary and Chairman's Statement:

 

·     WGP wins seismic contract using Thalassa seismic equipment as reported on 11 June 2010

The Valhall contract is for 7 seismic-shoots over the Valhall field in the Norwegian section of the North Sea over a period of 3.5 years, with an option to extend for another two years

The first seismic-shoot was successfully completed during September 2010

 

·     Realisation of a further $572,733 of gains from investments (including dividends and interest)

 

·     Total realised gains 2009 and 2010 half year $1.2 million ($651,162 in 2009, $572,733 in 2010 half year)

 

·     Private Investment portfolio performing better than management expectation

 

Overview:

In the 2009 year end Statement I wrote:

"With the increased interest in our PMSS™ system and a tight rein on overheads, the continued performance in our publicly quoted investment portfolio should generate healthy returns, although I doubt these will be at the level witnessed during 2009."

"As mentioned, I remain cautious on the broader outlook for the financial markets and cannot make any forecasts as to the deployment of the PMSS™ at this time, other than to express guarded optimism."

I am happy to report both statements have proven correct, the Company realised $572,733 of gains on investments in the first half of 2010 and also won its first operating contract.

 

As a result of maintained cost controls, the Company registered a Net Profit of $185,153 on Total Income of $572,733.

 

Whilst any profit in the current market is a "success", I will not be happy until the Company begins to operate to its full potential.

 

Financial Review:

 

Group results for the six months to 30 June 2010 show a profit of US$185,153, in comparison to a profit of US$10,392 in the comparative six month period. Basic profit per share was US$0.03(£0.02) and diluted profit per share was US$0.02 (£0.01). In the prior period basic and diluted profit per share was US$0.00 (£0.00).

 

Net assets at 30 June 2010 amounted to US$6,758,952, resulting in a net asset value per share

of US$1.04  (£0.69) in comparison to US$1.06 (£0.66) for the comparative period and US$1.10 (£0.69) as at 31 December 2009.

 

Cash inflow for the six months to 30 June 2010 amounted to US$925,279, of which US$505,417 related to an increase in the shareholder loan and US$419,735 to the net cash inflow from operating activities.

 

At 30 June 2010, the Group held investments worth US$1,200,661.

 

 

Outlook for remainder of 2010:

 

The second half of 2010 will probably present more challenges than already experienced year to date. Increased political intervention in "free" markets will, in my opinion, cause further disruption in the financial markets. US focus on avoiding a 1929/30 depression situation by printing US$ can only end in tears! Until the West adjusts its standard of living downwards, central Governments will continue to borrow to prop up their "busted" social systems and private individuals will continue to live beyond their means.

 

Conclusion:

I remain extremely concerned about the outlook for a sustained economic recovery in the West. This caution is already reflected in the reduction of our portfolio of publicly quoted investments and increased focus on special situations.

 

C. Duncan Soukup

Chairman

 

29 September 2010

 

 

 

 

 

  



 

Consolidated Interim Statement of Income

 



Six months ended

Six months ended



30 June 2010

30 June 2009



Unaudited

Unaudited


Note

$

$

Continuing operations




Revenue


572,733

85,138

Cost of sales


(60,193)

-

Gross profit


512,540

85,138

Administrative expenses


(348,684)

(109,948)

Operating expenses


(17,723)

(25,148)

Other gains and losses - foreign currency gains


48,217

61,910

Operating profit


194,350

11,952

Interest income


127

218

Interest expense


(10,538)

(1,778)

Share of profit of associate


1,214

-

Profit before taxation


185,153

10,392

Tax


-

-

Profit for the financial period


185,153

10,392





Earnings per share




Basic

3

0.03

0.00

Diluted

3

0.02

0.00

 

  

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income 

 



Six months ended

Six months ended



30 June 2010

30 June 2009



Unaudited

Unaudited



$

$

Profit for the financial period


185,153

10,392

Other comprehensive income:




Financial assets - available-for-sale - fair value movement


(545,526)

409,970

Total comprehensive income


(360,373)

420,362


 

Consolidated Interim Statement of Financial Position

 



At

At



30 June 2010

31 December 2009



Unaudited

Audited


Note

$

$

ASSETS




Non-current assets




Tangible fixed assets


5,782,763

5,782,763

Available for sale investments

4

512,582

1,580,306

Investment in associate

5

688,079

240,300



6,983,424

7,603,369

Current assets




Loans and receivables


173,560

232,992

Trade and other receivables


236,395

217,109

Cash and cash equivalents


1,061,017

135,738

Total current assets


1,470,972

585,839





LIABILITIES




Current liabilities




Trade and other payables


488,526

368,382

Shareholders' loan


1,206,918

701,501

Total current liabilities


1,695,444

1,069,883





Net current assets


(224,472)

(484,044)





Net assets


6,758,952

7,119,325





EQUITY




Equity attributable to owners of the parent




Share capital


85,000

85,000

Share premium


7,125,634

7,125,634

Treasury shares


(482,653)

(482,653)

Other reserves


(35,318)

510,208

Retained earnings / (losses)


66,289

(118,864)

Equity attributable to owners of the parent


6,758,952

7,119,325

 

  

Consolidated Interim Statement of Cash Flows

 


Six months ended

Six months ended


30 June 2010

30 June 2009


Unaudited

Unaudited


$

$

Cash flows from operating activities



Operating profit / (loss) for the period

194,350

5,891

Decrease in loans and receivables

59,432


Increase in trade and other receivables

(19,286)

(161,837)

Increase in trade and other payables

120,140

149,309

Acquisition of investments

(1,094,132)

(1,434,628)

Disposal of investments (cost)

1,169,769

20,982

Unrealised foreign currency (gain) / loss

-

(84,969)

Cash used by operations

430,273

(1,505,252)

Interest paid

(10,538)

(1,778)

Net cash flow from operating activities

419,735

(1,507,030)




Cash flows from investing activities



Interest received

127

218

Net cash flow from investing activities

127

218




Cash flows from financing activities



Listing costs

-

723

Treasury shares

-

(482,653)

Increase in shareholder loan

505,417

1,280,617

Net cash flow from financing activities

505,417

798,687




Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents

925,279

(708,125)

Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the period

135,738

1,159,536

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

1,061,017

451,411

 

 

Consolidated Interim Statement of Changes in Equity

for the six months ended 30 June 2010 (unaudited)

 


Note

Share Capital

Share Premium

Treasury shares

Other reserves

Retained earning / (losses)

Total Equity



$

$


$

$

$









Balance as at 1 January 2009


85,000

7,116,651

-

(5,643)

(273,559)

6,922,449

Shareholders loan


-

-

-

-

-

-

Issue of share capital


-

-

-

-

-

-

Deductible costs of share issues

-

723

-

-

-

723

Purchase of treasury shares


-

-

(482,653)

-

-

(482,653)

Revaluation of available for sale investments


-

-

-

409,970

-

409,970

Total recognised income and expense for the period


-

-

-

-

10,392

10,392

Balance as at 30 June 2009


85,000

7,117,374

(482,653)

404,327

(263,167)

6,860,881









Balance as at 1 January 2010


85,000

7,125,634

(482,653)

510,208

(118,864)

7,119,325

Shareholders loan

 

-

-

-



-

Issue of share capital


-

-

-



-

Deductible costs of share issues

-

-

-



-

Purchase of treasury shares


-

-

-



-

Total comprehensive income for the period


-

-

-

(545,526)

185,153

(360,373)

Balance as at 30 June 2010


85,000

7,125,634

(482,653)

(35,318)

66,289

6,758,952

 



 

Notes to the Consolidated Interim Financial Information

 

1.   General information

 

On 27 April 2009 the Company changed its name from Thalassa Energy Ltd to Thalassa Holdings Ltd; the purpose of this was to better reflect the Company's function as a Holding Company with various holdings the most significant of which is currently the investment in Thalassa Energy Services Ltd and the PMSS™ initiative with WGP. 

 

Thalassa Holdings Ltd (the "Company") is a British Virgin Island ("BVI") International business company ("IBC"), incorporated and registered in the BVI on 26 September 2007.  The Company was established as a holding company, and currently has one operating subsidiary, Thalassa Energy Services Ltd. ("TESL"), and two investment companies, Thalassa Public Investments Ltd ("TPUIL") and Thalassa Private Investments Ltd ("TPRIL") (together with Thalassa Holdings Ltd, the "Group").

 

TESL was established to acquire marine seismic equipment, specifically a Portable Modular Source System ("PMSS™").  The PMSS™ has been acquired and is now in storage awaiting deployment.  The PMSS™ is equipment which can be installed on a vessel in order to provide the seismic (sound) source to allow exploration and production companies to perform reservoir monitoring.

 

The Company has set up two new subsidiaries.  TPUIL has been formed to invest in publicly quoted companies and TPRIL has been formed to invest in private opportunities.

 

The consolidated interim financial information was approved for issue by the Company's Board of Directors on 29th September 2010.  This financial information is unaudited but has been reviewed by the Company's auditors.

 

2.   Significant Accounting policies

 

The Group prepares its accounts in accordance with applicable International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the EU.

 

The accounting policies applied by the Company in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same to those applied by the Company in its consolidated financial statements as at and for the period ended 31 December 2009.

 

2.1. Basis of preparation

 

This consolidated interim financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2010 has been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard No. 34, 'Interim financial reporting'.  They do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the period ended 31 December 2009.

 

2.2. Going concern

 

The financial information has been prepared on the going concern basis as management consider that the Group has sufficient cash to fund its current commitments for the foreseeable future. 

3.   Earnings per share

 

 

 

Six months ended

Six months ended

 

 

30 June 2010

30 June 2009

 

 

Unaudited

Unaudited

The calculation of earnings per share is based on the following profit / (loss) and number of shares:

 

 

 

Profit / (loss) for the period (US$)

 

185,153

10,392

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of shares of the Company:

 

 

 

Basic

 

6,500,000

8,201,657

Diluted

 

8,880,000

10,581,657

 

 

 

 

Earnings / (loss) per share:

 

 

 

Basic (US$)

 

0.03

0.00

Diluted (US$)

 

0.02

0.00

 

3.1  Diluted weighted average number of shares of the Company

 

The basic weighted average number of shares of the Company have been adjusted in order to calculate the diluted weighted average number of shares of the Company for the share options detailed below.  Further details of which can be found in the Financial Statements for the period to 31 December 2009.

 

·     Founding shareholder options - 2,125,000 shares

·     Non-Executive Director share options - 255,000 shares

 

4.   Investments

 

 

At

At

 

30 June 2010

31 December 2009

 

Unaudited

Audited

 

$

$

Available for sale investments

listed on a recognised stock exchange

512,582

1,580,306

 

512,582

1,580,306

 

During the period, dividends of US$7,418 were received.  The revaluation movement is included within other reserves.

 

The shareholder loan is secured against the above investments.



 

 

5.   Investment in associate

 

 

At

At

 

30 June

2010

31 December

2009

 

Unaudited

Audited

 

$

$

At the beginning of the period

240,300

-

Movement

447,779

240,300

 

688,079

240,300

 

 

On 18 January 2010, the Company acquired 9,827,430 shares in Renewable Power & Light Plc ("RPL") at a cost of $496,132.  Following this acquisition, the Company has a direct interest of 11.07% in RPL.

 

RPL is an investment vehicle seeking investment opportunities.

 

CityPoint Holdings Ltd, (a company in which Thalassa has a 26.84% interest) has a direct interest of 18.77% of the shares in RPL.  The Company therefore has an effective interest of 16.1% in RPL.

 

Following the removal of the previous Board members on 18 May 2010 and the appointment of Duncan Soukup as Chairman, the Takeover Panel have concluded that Thalassa, Citypoint and Novus (a company with a 26.91% interest in RPL) are acting in concert.

 

The Novus interest, along with Thalassa and CityPoint's combined 29.84% interest would equate to a total interest of 56.75% and as such Thalassa is deemed to have significant influence over RPL.  From 18 May 2010, Thalassa has accounted for RPL as an associated undertaking.

 

At 30 June 2010, RPL had:

·     Assets of $3.9 million

·     Liabilities of $0.4 million

 

From the date that RPL became an associated undertaking, RPL has generated no revenue, incurred operating expenses of $64,197 and earned net finance income of $75,168, resulting in a net profit of $10,971.

 

 

6.   Related party balances and transactions

 

During the period, the Chairman provided additional loans totalling £300,000 which have been used for investment in publicly quoted shares and for the repurchase of shares in the Company, now held in Treasury.  These loans are secured against the investment assets held by the company and bear interest at 10%.

 

Also during the period, the Company was invoiced US$253,252 of administrative fees and interest from a company in which the Chairman has a beneficial interest.  At 30 June 2010, the amount owed to this company was US$205,865.

 

7.   Share options

 

During the period none of the share options were exercised and no share options lapsed. 

 

 

 

 

 

8.   Post balance sheet events

 

On 30 July 2010, the Company privately placed 500,000 ordinary shares out of Treasury at a price of 30 pence per ordinary share raising gross proceeds of £150,000.

 

On 26 August 2010, the Company privately placed 200,000 ordinary shares out of Treasury at a price of 30 pence per ordinary share raising gross proceeds of £60,000.

 

Thalassa Energy Services Ltd won its first seismic contract to procure and supply the ongoing seismic source service for BP's Life of Field Seismic project. The first shoot was completed in September 2010 with 2 shoots per year scheduled for the next 3 years. Thalassa has committed to purchase marine seismic equipment from BP for approximately $1.8m which will be used to fulfil this contract. Payment will be made in two instalments with the first payment due in October 2010.

 

 

9.   Copies of the Interim Report

 

The interim report is available on the Company's website: www.thalassaholdingsltd.com

 

 

Contacts:

 

Thalassa Holdings Limited:


Duncan Soukup, Executive Chairman

Tel: + 33 (0) 6 78 63 26 89

Dunan.soukup@thalassaholdingsltd.com




Daniel Stewart & Company plc:


Oliver Rigby

Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7776 6550



Bishopsgate Communications Ltd


Maxine Barnes/Nick Rome

Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7562 3350

 


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