Final Results

Brooks Macdonald Group PLC 13 September 2006 BROOKS MACDONALD GROUP PLC (THE 'GROUP' OR THE 'COMPANY') FINAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2006 Brooks Macdonald Group plc is an integrated private client discretionary asset management and financial advisory group. Financial and business highlights • Pre tax profit of GBP 0.82 million • Pre tax profit up by 32 per cent • Turnover up from GBP 5.67 million in 2005 to GBP 8.17 million, a rise of 44 per cent • Discretionary funds under management up from GBP 411.9 million in 2005 to GBP 638.3 million a rise of 54 per cent • Proposed dividend increased to 1.5p per share payable on 20 October 2006 to shareholders on the register on 22 September 2006 Chris Macdonald, Chief Executive, said: 'The Group has had a strong year of growth and my colleagues on the Board join me in believing that Brooks Macdonald Group plc is well positioned to perform strongly for the 2007 financial year and beyond. Demand for our services remains strong not only in the high net worth private client market but also with our increasing number of professional connections. This has raised turnover and substantially increased our funds under management over the past year. We will continue to invest in organic growth but in addition continue to look to expand by the recruitment of high quality, experienced individuals or teams.' Enquiries Chris Macdonald Chief Executive Simon Jackson Finance Director chris.macdonald@brooksmacdonald.com simon.jackson@brooksmacdonald.com BROOKS MACDONALD - CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT Our first full year as a listed company has been one of considerable progress: turnover was GBP 8.17 million, an increase of 44 per cent; pre-tax profit was GBP 0.82 million compared with GBP 0.62 million in 2005, an increase of 32 per cent; and funds under management rose by 54 per cent from GBP 412 million to GBP 638 million. The Board has decided to recommend a dividend of 1.5p per share, compared with 1.0p per share for the previous financial year. ASSET MANAGEMENT Our objectives remain unchanged - to provide a high level of service and superior investment returns. We focus on the provision of bespoke investment management for private clients, charities, trusts and SIPPs. Over 60 per cent of our new business over the last year has been represented by SIPPs, which remain a major source of business for Asset Management, our professional introducers and our own Financial Consulting company. Our growth strategy continues to concentrate on developing relationships with professional introducers to whose clients we offer fee based bespoke portfolio management. It is a measure of our investment performance, service levels and marketing success that our funds under management have grown by 54 per cent over the last financial year whereas the FTSE100 has risen by 13.7 per cent and the more relevant APCIMS Balanced Index has grown by 10.4 per cent over the same period. We have launched our Inheritance Tax service; a Property service; and our Managed Portfolio service, a fund of funds for smaller portfolios. Our Portfolio of Absolute Return Strategies ('PARS') has provided stable market neutral returns and continues to be popular with introducers and clients alike. In the coming months, led by client demand, we intend to launch two offshore unit trusts. Four experienced fund managers have been successfully recruited this year to add to our existing first-class home-grown team. We shall continue to recruit when we can do so with confidence. We shall also continue our graduate trainee programme which will enable the Group to build capacity for the future. Brooks Macdonald Services was established earlier this year to provide our own nominee, custody and dealing services. It was launched for new clients in April 2006 and for existing clients in August 2006. This has involved considerable infrastructure investment, which as well as improving our reporting (both web and paper) to clients and professional introducers, has given us the ability to expand our back office capability without a commensurate increase in costs. FINANCIAL CONSULTING Brooks Macdonald Financial Consulting, our independent financial consulting arm, had a successful year with a significant increase in turnover. The results reflect its growing profile in the legal, accountancy and banking sectors, from which it generates a substantial proportion of its new business, and increased client activity driven by changes in legislation in the fields of pension and inheritance tax planning. Financial Consulting continues to expand in its five key areas, namely employee benefits, mortgage broking, tax planning, pension provision and financial planning. Over the coming year we will continue to look to build the business around these areas by increased marketing, the continued recruitment of specialist advisors and utilising our increased profile in the professional sector. Through Financial Consulting we remain committed to the provision of independent fee-based advice in the 'high net worth' marketplace. OUTLOOK We are confident that we can continue to build on what Brooks Macdonald Group plc has achieved since listing. Our confidence is based on providing a quality, bespoke financial advisory and investment service to private clients, a service for which the Board believes there is increasing demand. Our confidence also reflects the commitment and enthusiasm of our staff, most of whom are stakeholders in the business and to whom we extend our thanks. Christopher Knight Chairman Brooks Macdonald Group plc Consolidated Profit and Loss Account For the year ended 30 June 2006 2006 2005(restated) £ £ £ £ Turnover 8,168,713 5,667,469 Administrative costs (7,767,849) (5,325,892) 400,864 341,577 Other operating income 155,460 159,730 Operating profit 556,324 501,307 Income from current asset investments 7,191 83 Interest receivable 257,509 120,337 264,700 120,420 Profit on ordinary activities before tax 821,024 621,727 Tax on profit on ordinary activities (237,794) (160,645) Profit on ordinary activities after taxation 583,230 461,082 Dividends paid (98,110) (55,569) Retained profit for the year 485,120 405,513 Earnings per share Basic 5.95p 5.16p Diluted 5.60p 5.12p None of the Group's activities was acquired or discontinued during the above two financial years. The Group has no recognised gains or losses other than the profit for the above two financial years. Brooks Macdonald Group plc Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2006 2006 2005(restated) £ £ £ £ Fixed assets Tangible assets 169,468 118,954 Current assets Debtors 1,960,876 1,143,784 Investments 37 18,022 Cash at bank and in hand 3,532,442 2,716,227 5,493,355 3,878,033 Creditors, amounts falling due within one year (2,346,329) (1,261,898) Net current assets 3,147,026 2,616,135 Total assets less current liabilities 3,316,494 2,735,089 Creditors, amounts falling due after more than one year (26,563) (32,813) Provisions for liabilities (193,300) (148,030) Net assets 3,096,631 2,554,246 Financed by: Capital and reserves Called up share capital 98,131 98,110 Share premium 1,365,910 1,362,666 Merger reserve 191,541 191,541 Share option reserve 54,000 - Profit and loss account 1,387,049 901,929 Shareholders funds 3,096,631 2,554,246 Brooks Macdonald Group plc Group Cash Flow Statement For the year ended 30 June 2006 2006 2005 £ £ £ £ Net cash inflow from operating activities 886,832 561,403 Returns on investments and servicing of finance Investment income received - 83 Interest received 257,509 120,337 257,509 120,420 Taxation (146,553) (85,461) Corporation tax paid Capital expenditure and financial investment Purchase of plant and equipment (111,905) (78,671) Purchase of investments - (6,001) Sale of investments 25,177 - (86,728) (84,672) Equity dividends paid (98,110) (61,358) Financing Increase in share capital 3,265 1,148,751 3,265 1,148,751 Net cash inflow in year 816,215 1,599,083 Net funds at beginning of year 2,716,227 1,117,144 Net inflow 816,215 1,599,083 Net funds at end of year 3,532,442 2,716,227 Brooks Macdonald Group plc Note 1 Basis of accounting and preparation The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable accounting standards. The principal accounting policies of the Group have remained unchanged from the previous year and are set out below. The Group has applied the requirements of FRS 20 Share-based Payment. The Group engages in equity settled share-based payment transactions in respect of services received from certain employees. The fair value of the options granted is determined using option pricing models, which take into account the exercise price of the option, the current share price, the risk free interest rate, the expected volatility of the Company's share price over the life of the option/ award and other relevant factors. On 28 January 2004, the company acquired 100 per cent of the issued ordinary share capital of Brooks Macdonald Financial Consulting Limited by means of a share for share exchange as part of a group reorganisation. The Group has used merger accounting to account for the group reconstruction effected by the acquisition by the company of the interest in Brooks Macdonald Financial Consulting Limited and its subsidiary company. The financial statements are therefore presented as if Brooks Macdonald Financial Consulting Limited and its subsidiary had been owned and controlled by the Group throughout the comparable year. Comparatives have been restated in respect of the presentation of dividends in accordance with FRS 21 - Events after the balance sheet date. Note 2 Earnings per share Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the Group profits after tax of GBP 583,000 by 9.81m, the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue over the year ended 30 June 2006. The resultant earnings per share for the year are 5.95p Note 3 Statutory accounts The financial information set out above does not constitute the Group's statutory information for the year ended 30 June 2006 but is derived from those accounts. Statutory accounts for the year will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies following the Company's annual general meeting. The auditors have reported on these accounts, their reports were unqualified and did not contain statements under the Companies Act 1985, s237 (2) or (3). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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