Preliminary Results

RNS Number : 3927G
Boomerang Plus PLC
22 October 2008
 



Date:                      22 October 2008

On behalf of:          Boomerang Plus plc ("Boomerang", "the Company", or "the Group")

Embargoed until:    0700hrs


Boomerang Plus plc

Preliminary results for the year ended 31 May 2008


Boomerang Plus plc (AIM: BOOM.L), a profitable and vertically integrated, multi-genre, independent television production group operating within the Nations and Regions today announces its maiden set of preliminary results for the year ended 31 May 2008 following its admission to AIM in November 2007.


Financial Highlights

  • Revenue increased 100 per cent to £20.93m (2007: £10.46m)

  • Adjusted operating profit* increased 144 per cent to £2.20m (2007: £0.90m)

  • Adjusted profit before tax* increased 144 per cent to £2.10m (2007: £0.86m)

  • Profit before tax increased 91 per cent to £1.30m (2007: £0.68m)

  • Cash and cash equivalents increased to £6.33m (2007 - £3.94m)


* adjusted for exceptional administrative expenses (2008: £0.74m, 2007: £nil), impairment provisions (2008: £nil, 2007: £0.10m), amortisation of intangible assets arising on business acquisitions (2008: £0.04m, 2007: £0.06m) and share-based payments (2008: £0.02m, 2007: £0.02m).


Operational Highlights

  • Successful admission to AIM in November 2007 following a £3 million placing (£2.21 million net of expenses) 

  • Significant recommissions won from Channel 4 and S4C particularly in drama, extreme sports and lifestyle

  • Production commenced in October 2007 of "Planed Plant", the children's continuity links for S4C worth over £4 million over a two-year period. The contract was won in open tender against strong competition 

  • Continuing investment in staff, production and post-production facilities, digital media opportunities and programme development


Outlook


  • high visibility over future commissions

  • favourable regulatory environment

  • strong balance sheet to fund growth

  • current trading is in line with directors' expectations

 

Huw Eurig Davies, Chief Executive Officer of Boomerang Plus, commented:


"We are delighted to announce our maiden results to the market. During the year to 31 May 2008, the Group has experienced strong growth and has been successful in securing recommissions for a significant number of its key programs. We will continue to develop and grow the Group organically, and look for acquisitions which add value and diversification to its offering."


- Ends -



For further information, please contact:


Boomerang Plus plc 

Via Redleaf Communications 

Huw Eurig Davies, Chief Executive


Mark Fenwick, Finance Director




Redleaf Communications

+ 44 (0)20 7822 0200

Sanna Sumner/ Anna Dunkin 

boomerang@redleafpr.com  



Altium Capital Limited (Nomad)

+44 (0)20 7484 4040

Tim Richardson / Melanie Szalkiewicz





Notes to Editors: 

  • The Group, founded in 1994, has extensive experience in producing content in a variety of genres, including youth programming, lifestyle, music, entertainment, children's programming, extreme sports and drama

  • The Group has good revenue visibility as a high proportion of its budgeted revenue is contracted with broadcasters 

  • The market for independent television production companies in the Nations and Regions has grown following quotas from the regulator Ofcom, which require that, depending on the broadcaster, between 10 per cent. and 50 per cent. of qualifying programming hours must be sourced from outside the M25 boundary

  • Boomerang is ranked in the top five independent television production companies, by revenue, in the Nations and Regions according to the Broadcast Survey (Nations and Regions) 2007

  • The Board's strategy is both to achieve strong organic growth by leveraging the Group's existing customer base coupled with strategic acquisitions, with a view to becoming a major supplier to UK networks looking to satisfy their Nations and Regions quotas

  • Boomerang is well placed to participate in the consolidation of independent production companies across the UK. Target companies which meet the acquisition criteria will have a strong track record, which will assist the Group to grow further, outside Wales  


 


Chairman's statement


I am pleased to present the Group's results for the year ended 31 May 2008.


These are Boomerang's maiden annual results since its admission to AIM in November 2007 and represent the first year of trading for the enlarged group, following the acquisitions of Mwnci and Apollo in 2007. The Group has grown substantially over the year, both organically and as a result of the acquisitions.


Organic growth and the acquisitions made to date have created a well diversified group, which is amongst the largest Nations and Regions television production companies in the UK, producing programming across a wide variety of genres including entertainment, drama, lifestyle, children's, sports and factual.


Our continuing investment in production and post-production facilities ensures we have the latest technology and infrastructure to support the rapid expansion of the Group, enabling us to provide real value for money to our customers. In addition, operational synergies within the Group provide cost and creative benefits to our customers and career progression for our staff.


As a creative business, our staff are key to our success and we will continue to invest substantially in their training and development. We believe that this continuing investment will improve our skills base and provide for the long-term success of the Group.


We are a strong, creatively-led independent group, with ambitious and proven management and staff, and are in an excellent position to capitalise on the considerable opportunities within the changing media marketplace. As such, we will continue to invest in new markets, such as talent management and digital media opportunities, in order to become a more diverse, broader-based media business. We will also continue to look for acquisitions, particularly in the fragmented freesports and wider branded content markets, but only if we are certain that they can add value to the Group.


We are mindful, however, that we operate in dynamic and competitive markets that will continue to experience change and consolidation over the coming years. We will therefore regularly monitor both the performance of our businesses and their competitive positions with a view to ensuring that maximum value is delivered to shareholders.


I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Chief Executive, Huw Eurig Davies, and all of our staff for their contribution during the year.



Roger Moore

Chairman


21 October 2008




Business Review


Financial review


Following the acquisitions of Mwnci and Apollo last year and continued investment in development, the year to 31 May 2008 was a period of high growth with turnover increasing 100% to £20.93m (2007: £10.46m) and adjusted operating profits* increasing 144% to £2.20m (2007: £0.90m).


One of the Group's key performance indicators is gross profit which increased by £1.78m to £3.90m, up by 84% on the prior year. In line with management expectations, gross profit margins for the year were 18.6% (2007: 20.2%) predominantly due to the Group's organic growth deriving mainly from drama programmes which have lower margins.


Exceptional items included £0.64m of costs associated with listing on AIM in November 2007 and £0.10m of costs in relation to an unsuccessful merger. 


Adjusted profit before tax* was £2.10m compared with £0.86m for the prior year, representing an increase of 144%. Reported profit before tax for the year was £1.30m (2007: £0.68m).


The Group had net cash of £6.33m at 31 May 2008 (2007: £3.94m), reflecting proceeds of £2.21m from the IPO, net of expenses. Deferred consideration payments in respect of acquisitions in prior periods of £0.84m and debt repayments of £0.68m were also made during the year. The Group incurred capital expenditure of £0.9m in the year to 31 May 2008, principally on new studios and office space to service the tender won from S4C to produce "Planed Plant", the daily children's continuity links.


As at 31 May 2008 the Group had net assets of £7.75m (2007 - £4.06m), reflecting the retained profits for the year and the new shares issued on IPO.

 

Programming


All the Group's content production businesses, Boomerang, Fflic, Alfresco and Apollo, have contributed towards a strong, multi-genre portfolio of programmes for our broadcast customers during the year. Highlights include:


Sports and branded content

Boomerang's Sports department completed the sixth series of the Royal Television Society's award winning "Freesports on 4" for Channel 4 and is currently in production of a seventh series. We have long and trusted relationships with major brands such as Red Bull, Quicksilver, Billabong, Xbox and Sony. The department is also producing an extreme sports series, "Chwa", for S4C.


Major new commissions for brand sponsored extreme sports events have been won in 2008 including "Nissan Quasqai Challenge" and "Sony Eriksson B-boy Championships Both commissions have been won in competitive tender and feature events from around the world. 


A second series of "Rasus ar Garlam" which follows the Welsh point-to-point season, was delivered for S4C.


 

Drama

The first series of both "Teulu", a 10-part 60-minute drama set around a doctor's surgery in Aberaeron, and "Dau dy a Ni", a 13-part 30-minute teen drama set in a foster home in the Welsh valleys, have both been filmed in the period for S4C and have both been subsequently recommissioned. Apollo has produced a 90-minute film for S4C entitled "Martha, Jac a Sianco" and has recently finished production of the third series of their Rose d'Or award winning drama, "Con Passionate" which follows a Welsh male voice choir.


Comedy, Entertainment and Music

Alfresco produced the "PC Leslie Wynne Show", the "Eleri Sion Show" and the second series of "Codi Canu", which follows a number of Rugby supporters' choirs, for S4C during the year and has recently completed a major 10-part travel quiz show, "0 ond 1", for S4C.

  

For E4, Boomerang produced "Mayhem Makers" which was part of its comedy strand, "Funny Cuts" which showcased new on-screen talents plus a first-time director.


Boomerang is currently in production for another series of its late-night youth music show "Bandit" and the new spin-off series, "Nodyn".


Lifestyle

Fflic is currently producing another season of its high-end, lifestyle programming for S4C. "04 Wal", which looks at contemporary and period architecture and design; "Ty Cymreig", which investigates historical and vernacular house building; and "Cwpwrdd Dillad", which looks at an individual's life through their wardrobe.


Alfresco has delivered another series of "Stories from the Street" for ITV Wales which looks at communal and community buildings. Also for ITV Wales, Alfresco has recently completed the production of "Secrets of my Success" featuring the lives and houses of the rich and famous.


Children's

On 29 October 2007, Boomerang commenced production of the two-year, £4m contract for S4C's "Planed Plant" children's continuity links. This contract was won in open tender against strong competition. 


The "Planed Plant" commission has further strengthened the reputation of the Group, principally through Fflic and Apollo, in children's programming. Series currently in production include "Stwffio", "Hip Neu Sgip?", "Dawnstastig", "Garej" and "ABC". The 2008 Broadcast Survey highlighted the Group as one of the largest children's producers in the UK.


Events

In July 2007, Boomerang produced the live broadcast of the "Royal Welsh Agricultural Show" for the second year of a four year contract with S4C which included over 60 hours of live TV broadcast, live web streaming and interactive coverage. The Group's joint venture company, Hanner: Hanner, produced in May 2008 the live broadcast of the "Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd" for the third year of a four-year contract.  



Post-production

The acquisition last year of Mwnci, an editing services company based in Cardiff, almost doubled the capacity of Boomerang's post-production department. In addition, a second, high-end, dubbing suite has been added this year. These cutting-edge facilities provide a quality finish to many of the productions across the Group and for external clients. Significant investment in post-production services has enabled us to accelerate our training of new technical staff, improve the quality of our programmes and provide real value for money for our clients.


Radio

The Group continues to supply a diverse range of radio programmes for BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cymru, and content to Radio 2 and 4.


Talent management

Boom Talent was established in March 2007 as a management company representing actors and presenters in film, television, theatre, radio, corporate and voice-over work. Boom Talent continues to establish itself and increase its profile and client base.


Digital media

With our digital media partner, Cube Interactive, we continue to explore and develop opportunities in digital media including websites, web streaming and interactive media. Significant interactive contracts include content for the Royal Welsh, Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd and Planed Plant.

 

In addition, during the period, we launched the first stage of our "fso4.com" freesports website associated with our "Freesports on 4" extreme sports series for Channel 4.


Regulatory Environment

Ofcom, the Industry Regulator, published phase 2 of its second public sector broadcasting review on 25 September 2008. This for the first time proposes a specific quota (3%) from outside England from 2010 for Channel 4 together with an increase in the outside London quota from 30% to 35%. Ofcom also "welcomes the BBC's target to reach 50% out-of-London production, with 17% from the nations…". Together with a very positive review from Ofcom of S4C, this strengthens our belief that being based in the Nations, and Wales in particular, provides substantial opportunities for the Group.


Dividend policy

The Directors are not recommending the payment of a dividend for the year. The declaration of any future dividends will depend on the Group's results, its financial position, cash requirements, future prospects and other factors deemed to be relevant at that time. In due course, the Director's intend to adopt a progressive dividend policy.



Outlook

Our position as a multi-genre independent television production company based in the Nations and Regions makes us well placed to take advantage of the regulated market in which we operate.

 

Historically, a high proportion of the Group's programmes are recommissioned by the broadcasters and this trend is continuing, providing the Group with visibility not often experienced elsewhere in the industry. We have good visibility over revenues for the next financial year. The mix of our programming genre and underlying margins are not expected to change significantly in the forthcoming year.


Integration of our businesses is continuing well, and our talented teams of people are developing many new ideas for our clients, which is helping us to grow our business organically. 


We will also continue to look for acquisitions which add shareholder value and diversify the offerings and customer base of the Group.


Huw Eurig Davies                                              Mark Fenwick

Chief Executive Officer                                      Finance Director

21 October 2008                                              21 October 2008                

  BOOMERANG PLUS PLC

Consolidated income statement

Year ended 31 May 2008


 




2008

2007

 



Note

 

£'000

 

£'000







Continuing operations






Revenue




 

20,931

 

10,459

 Cost of sales




 

(17,034)

 

(8,343)







Gross profit




 

3,897

 

2,116







Administrative expenses






  Other administrative expenses




 

(1,874)

 

(1,311)

  Exceptional administrative expenses



2

 

         (739)

 

                -

  Amortisation of intangibles arising on business acquisitions 



5

 

(38)

 

(56)

  Equity-settled share-based payments




 

(23)

 

(15)







Total administrative expenses




 

(2,674)

 

(1,382)

Other operating income




 

133

 

72

Share of results of joint ventures




 

48

 

20

Provision for impairment of investment in associate




 

-

 

(102)







OPERATING PROFIT




 

1,404

 

724







Investment revenue




 

32

 

38

Finance costs 




 

(133)

 

(82)







PROFIT BEFORE TAX





1,303


680







Tax 



3

 

(617)

 

(301)







PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD




 

686

 

379







Attributable to:






Equity holders of the parent 




 

686

 

345

Minority interests




 

-

 

34











686

379







Earnings per share



4



Basic




 

8.77p

 

5.65p







Diluted




 

8.31p

 

5.06p







Adjusted basic




 

18.99p

 

6.81p







Adjusted diluted




 

17.78p

 

6.08p








  BOOMERANG PLUS PLC

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

Year ended 31 May 2008


Group


Share

capital

£'000

Share

premium account

£'000


Merger 

reserve

£'000


Retained earnings

£'000

Total

£'000


Minority interest

£'000

Total

equity

£'000









Balance at 1 June 2006

 

66

969

 

744

 

1,441

3,220

 

-

3,220

Profit for the financial year

 

-

-

 

-

 

345

345

 

34

379

New shares issued

2

-

473

-

475

-

475

Equity-settled share-based payments


-

-


-


15

15


-

15

Acquisition of minority interest


-

-


-


-

-


(34)


(34)









Balance at 31 May 2007

 

68

969

 

1,217

 

1,801

4,055

 

-

4,055

















Profit for the financial year

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

686

686

 

-

686

New shares issued (*)

21

2,962

-

-

2,983

-

2,983

Equity-settled share-based payments


-


-


-


23

23


-

23









Balance at 31 May 2008

 

89

 

3,931

 

1,217

 

2,510

7,747

 

-

7,747


















The Group has taken advantage of section 131 of the Companies Act 1985 and therefore the excess over the nominal value of shares issued other than for cash has been allocated to the merger reserve. 

(*) Amount is stated net of share issue costs 





BOOMERANG PLUS PLC

Consolidated balance sheet

31 May 2008




2008



2007

As restated - see note 6


Note

£'000

£'000

NON-CURRENT ASSETS




Goodwill

5

2,108

2,108

Other intangible assets

5

1,229

1,225

Property, plant and equipment


1,662

 

1,302

Investments


124

 

83







5,123

4,718





CURRENT ASSETS




Inventories


3

 

5

Trade and other receivables


2,851

 

1,817

Cash and cash equivalents


6,325

 

3,935







9,179

5,757





TOTAL ASSETS


14,302

10,475





CURRENT LIABILITIES




Trade and other payables


 

4,894

4,009

Current tax liabilities


 

589

423

Interest-bearing loans and borrowings


 

278

421

Deferred consideration


 

174

864







 

5,935

5,717





NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES




Interest-bearing loans and borrowings


290

 

272

Other payables


68

 

44

Deferred tax liabilities


103

 

81

Deferred consideration


159

 

306







620

703





TOTAL LIABILITIES


6,555

6,420





NET ASSETS


7,747

4,055









EQUITY




Share capital


 

89

 

68

Share premium account


 

3,931

 

969

Merger reserve 


 

1,217

 

1,217

Retained earnings


 

2,510

 

1,801





TOTAL EQUITY


7,747

4,055







  BOOMERANG PLUS PLC

Consolidated cash flow statement

Year ended 31 May 2008



 


Note

2008

£'000

2007 

£'000






NET CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 


 

7

 

1,044

  

       2,379






INVESTING ACTIVITIES 





Interest received



32

38

Purchase of property, plant and equipment 



(346)

(109)

Disposal of subsidiary



-

109

Acquisition of subsidiaries - net cash outflow arising on acquisition



 

-

 

(106)

Acquisition of subsidiaries



(2)

-

Acquisition of subsidiaries - deferred consideration payments



(837)

(530)

Acquisition of associates - deferred consideration payments



-

(34)

Acquisition of intangible fixed assets



(69)

(26)

Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment 



184

2






NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES 



(1,038)

(656)






FINANCING ACTIVITIES 





Repayments of obligations under finance leases



(329)

(193)

Repayment of borrowings



(350)

(16)

Proceeds on issue of shares



2,983

-

Preferred dividends paid



-

(28)

Grants received



80

37






NET CASH GENERATED FROM / (USED) IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES 




2,384


(200)






NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 



 

2,390

 

1,523






CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 



 

3,935

 

2,412






CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR



 

6,325

 

3,935









BOOMERANG PLUS PLC

Notes to the preliminary announcement


1.   basis of preparation 


The financial information set out in this announcement does not constitute the company's statutory financial statements for the years ended 31 May 2008 or 2007, but is derived from those accounts. Statutory accounts for 2007 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and those for 2008 will be delivered following the company's annual general meeting. The auditors have reported on those accounts; their reports were unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis without qualifying their report and did not contain any statements under s237(2) or (3) Companies Act 1985.


The group income statement, balance sheets and cash flow statements for the years ended 31 May 2008 and 31 May 2007 have been prepared on a basis consistent with the accounting policies disclosed in the Group's annual report for the year ended 31 May 2007.

 

Whilst the financial information included in this preliminary announcement has been computed in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs), this announcement does not itself contain sufficient information to comply with IFRSs. The Company expect to publish full financial statements that comply with IFRSs in November 2008.



 2.   EXCEPTIONAL ITEMs






2008

£'000

2007 

£'000







Costs associated with AIM listing




642

-

Professional fees in relation to unsuccessful merger 




97

-











739

-







Costs associated with AIM listing were costs not directly attributable to the raising of equity. 




BOOMERANG PLUS PLC

Notes to the preliminary announcement


3.    TAX on profit on ordinary activities





2008

£'000

2007

£'000

Current taxation





United Kingdom corporation tax:





Current tax on income for the year at 30%/28% (2007 - 30%)



 

618

 

343

Adjustment in respect of prior years



(23)

-






Total current tax



595

343






Deferred tax





Origination and reversal of timing differences



40

(42)

Adjustments to the estimated recoverable amounts of deferred tax assets arising in previous periods




(18)


-









22

(42)






Total charge for the year 



617

301






The difference between the total tax shown above and the amount calculated by applying the standard rate of United Kingdom corporation tax to the profit before tax is as follows:




£'000

£'000






Profit on ordinary activities before tax



1,303

680






Tax on profit on ordinary activities before tax at 30%/28% (2007 - 30%)



 

387

 

204






Factors affecting charge for the year





Expenses not deductible for tax purposes



249

20

Non-deductible amortisation and impairment charges 



11

47

Capital allowances (in excess of)/less than depreciation



(45)

13

Unutilised tax losses



12

3

Other



4

5

Marginal relief



-

18

Chargeable gains



-

33

Prior year adjustments



(23)

-

Origination and reversal of timing differences



40

(42)

Adjustments to the estimated recoverable amounts of deferred tax assets arising in previous periods




(18)


-






Total tax charge for the year 



617

301






The tax rate is a blended rate of 30% to 31 March 2008 and 28% from 1 April 2008. The reduction in the corporation tax rate to 28% from 1 April 2008 is not anticipated to materially affect the future tax charge.


 


BOOMERANG PLUS PLC

Notes to the preliminary announcement


4.    Earnings per share 

    

The calculation of the basic, diluted and adjusted earnings per share is based on the following data:






2008

2007





£'000

£'000

Earnings






Profit for the year




686

345

Preferred share finance cost




17

8







Diluted profit




703

353

Exceptional administrative expenses




739

-

 Amortisation of intangibles arising on business acquisitions 




 

38

 

56

 Equity-settled share-based payments




 

23

 

15







Adjusted profit




1,503

424







Number of shares




No.

No.

Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of basic earnings per share 





7,824,974


6,104,348







Effect of diluted potential ordinary shares:






  Share options




631,148

872,028







Diluted weighted average number of shares




8,456,122

6,976,376







Earnings per ordinary share - basic




8.77p

5.65p







Earnings per ordinary share - diluted




8.31p

5.06p







Adjusted earnings per share - basic




18.99p

6.81p







Adjusted earnings per share - diluted




17.78p

6.08p








BOOMERANG PLUS PLC

Notes to the preliminary announcement


5.    GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS








Goodwill

£'000


Customer relationships

£'000

 

Non-compete agreements

£'000


Programmes catalogue

£'000



Other

£'000



Total

£'000

Cost 







At 1 June 2006

1,216

649

7

25

-

1,897

Additions

-

-

-

11

15

26

Acquisition of subsidiary

 

844

 

548

 

30

 

-

 

-

 

1,422








At 1 June 2007 (as reported)


2,060


1,197


37


36


15


3,345

Fair value adjustments 

48

-

-

-

-

48








At 1 June 2007 (as restated)


2,108


1,197


37


36


15


3,393

Additions

-

-

-

10

59

69








At 31 May 2008

2,108

1,197

37

46

74

3,462








Amortisation 







At 1 June 2006

-

-

-

-

-

-

Charge for the year 

-

43

13

4

-

60








At 1 June 2007

-

43

13

4

-

60

Charge for the year (*)

 

-

 

23

 

15

 

-

 

27

 

65








At 31 May 2008

-

66

28

4

27

125








Carrying amount 







At 31 May 2008

2,108

1,131

9

42

47

3,337








At 31 May 2007 (as restated)


2,108


1,154


24


32


15


3,333








 

(*) Amortisation of intangibles arising on business acquisitions of £38,000 relate to the amortisation of customer relationships and non-compete agreements. 



BOOMERANG PLUS PLC

Notes to the preliminary announcement


6.    acquisitions  


On 31 May 2007, the Group acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Ffilmiau Apollo Cyfyngedig ("Apollo"). Ffilmiau Apollo Cyfyngedig is the parent company of Teledu Apollo Cyfyngedig and is involved in independent television production. Adjustments to the provisional fair values of assets acquired have been made during 2008 as detailed below. 





 

Provisional

fair value

£'000


 

Adjustment

£'000

Final 

Fair value

£'000

Net assets acquired






Tangible fixed assets



67

(37)

30

Investments



70

-

70

Debtors



628

-

628

Cash at bank and in hand



496

-

496

Creditors



(680)

(73)

(753)










581

(110)

471

Goodwill



549

48

597

Customer relationships 



408

-

408

Non compete agreements 



12

-

12







Total consideration



1,550

(62)

1,488







Satisfied by






Cash



450

-

450

Shares allotted



200

-

200

Deferred consideration



871

(64)

807

Costs



29

2

31










1,550

(62)

1,488








The adjustment to fixed assets relates to the alignment of depreciation rates with those of the Group. The adjustment to creditors relates to pre acquisition liabilities. Adjustment to costs relate to un provided costs at the prior year end. In accordance with IFRS 3 "Business combinations" adjustments in respect of provisional fair values recorded at 31 May 2007 have been reflected in the prior year. 

During the year ended 31 May 2007 the Group made further acquistions. There were no adjustments to provisional fair values attributed to assets acquired in respect of these acquistions therefore these are excluded from the table above.

  


BOOMERANG PLUS PLC

Notes to the preliminary announcement


7.    notes to the consolidated cash flow statement


    




2008

£'000


2007 

£'000






Profit from operations



1,404

724

Adjustment for:





Impairment of non-current asset investment 



-

102

Amortisation of intangible fixed assets 



65

60

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment



363

368

Profit on property, plant and equipment disposals 



(7)

(2)

Government grants



(38)

(16)

Results of joint venture



(48)

(14)

Equity-settled share-based payments



23

15






Operating cash flows before movement in working capital



 

1,762

 

1,237






(Increase)/decrease in receivables



(1,034)

378

Increase in payables



870

1,251

Decrease/(increase) in inventory



2

(4)






Cash generated by operations



1,600

2,862






Income taxes paid



(423)

(409)

Interest paid



(133)

(74)






Net cash inflow from operating activities



1,044

2,379









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