Final Results - Replacement
Delyn Group PLC
27 April 2000
The issuer has made the following amendment to the Final Results
announcement released today at 08:43 am under RNS No 6722J.
The second interim dividend will be paid on '19 May 2000' to shareholders on the
register as at '12 May 2000' and not as previously shown.
All other details remain unchanged.
The full corrected version is shown below.
Delyn Group plc ('Delyn' or the 'Company')
PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2000
Chairman's Statement and Operational Review
I am pleased to be able to report that for the 12 months to 31
March 2000 profit before taxation and exceptional items was
£539,000 (1999: £595,000). The fall in interest rates during the
period was partly offset by a further reduction in overhead costs.
Earnings per share, after exceptional items for the 12 months to
31 March 2000, were 4.43p (1999: 9.35p). Last year the Group had
the benefit of the exceptional tax credit of £222,000. The Board
is paying a second interim dividend of 2.0p per ordinary share.
Thus the total dividends for the year will be 3.0p per ordinary
share. The second interim dividend will be paid on 19 May 2000 to
shareholders on the register as at 12 May 2000.
The Group continues to trade profitably and had net cash as at 31
March 1999 in excess of £8 million and a net asset value per share
of £1.22. This is, of course, without taking into account any
potential profit participation on the joint venture with M J
Gleeson Group PLC in the development site in Hamilton, Scotland.
I have for some time reported to you that your Board has been
actively seeking a major acquisition of a quality company in the
hi-tech sector. On 10 March of this year we announced that
negotiations were taking place for a substantial acquisition. I am
now pleased to report the proposed acquisition of ingenta Limited.
ingenta is a world leader in creating on-line knowledge
communities and is already one of the UK's top 20 web services.
You are referred to the circular to shareholders dated 27 April
2000 for further information.
G A Naggar
Chairman
27 April 2000
For further information, please contact:
Delyn Group plc 020 7834 8060
Guy Naggar, Chairman 0498 755 444
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Year ended Year ended
31 March 31 March
2000 1999
£'000 £'000
Turnover 318 318
Profit before taxation 539 595
Pence Pence
Basic earnings per ordinary share of 5p 4.43 9.35
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Dividends
- Interim paid 1.00 1.00
- Second interim proposed (1999: Final) 2.00 2.00
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3.00 3.00
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CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
Year to Year to
31 March 31 March
Notes 2000 1999
£'000 £'000
Turnover 318 318
Cost of sales (1) (13)
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Gross profit 317 305
Net operating expenses (215) (267)
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Operating profit 102 38
Share of operating loss
in joint ventures (1) (7)
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Total operating profit: group and
share of joint ventures 101 31
Net interest receivable
- Group 434 549
- Joint ventures 4 15
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438 564
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Profit on ordinary activities
before taxation 539 595
Taxation on profit
on ordinary activities (152) 222
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Profit on ordinary activities
after taxation 387 817
Dividends paid and proposed (261) (261)
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Retained profit for the year 126 556
2000 1999
Pence Pence
Basic earnings per ordinary Share of 5p 4.43 9.35
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There is no difference between the basic earnings per share and
the diluted earnings per share amounts. The above results are
derived solely from continuing operations.
There is no difference between the profit on ordinary activities
before taxation and the retained profit for the years stated
above, and their historical cost equivalents.
The company has no recognised gains and losses other than those
included in the results above and therefore no separate statement
of total recognised gains and losses has been presented.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH
Notes 2000 1999
£'000 £'000
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 2,952 2,962
Interests in joint ventures:
- Share of gross assets 211 226
- Share of gross liabilities (156) (174)
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55 52
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3,007 3,014
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Current assets
Debtors 225 175
Short term bank deposits 4 8,172 7,953
Cash at bank and in hand 4 50 110
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8,447 8,238
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year (476) (411)
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Net current assets 7,971 7,827
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Total assets less current liabilities 10,978 10,841
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Provisions for liabilities and charges (312) (301)
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Net assets 10,666 10,540
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Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 437 437
Share premium account 181 181
Revaluation reserve 1,150 1,150
Profit and loss account 8,898 8,772
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Equity shareholders' funds 5 10,666 10,540
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2000 1999
Pence Pence
Net assets per ordinary share of 5p each 122 121
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CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
Year to Year to
31 March 31 March
2000 1999
£'000 £'000
Net cash inflow/(outflow)
from operating activities 10 (41)
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Returns on investments and
servicing of finance
Interest received 434 549
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Net cash inflow from returns on
investments and servicing of finance 434 549
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Taxation
UK Corporation tax (paid)/repaid (31) 517
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Capital expenditure
Sale of tangible fixed assets 7 63
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Net cash inflow from capital
expenditure 7 63
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Equity dividends paid to shareholders (261) (218)
Cash inflow before management of
liquid resources and financing 159 870
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Management of liquid resources
Increase in short term bank deposits (219) (953)
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Decrease in cash in year (60) (83)
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NOTES
1. Financial information
This financial information, which has been audited, does not
constitute statutory accounts, within the meaning of section 240
of the Companies Act 1985. The statutory accounts for the year
ended 31 March 2000 and the year ended 31 March 1999 each received
an unqualified auditors' report. The accounts for the year ended
31 March 1999 have been filed with the Registrar of Companies;
those for the year ended 31 March 2000 will be filed in due
course.
2. Change in accounting policies and presentation of financial
information
The group has adopted FRS 15 'Tangible Fixed Assets'. This has had
no material impact on the accounts.
3. Earnings per share
The calculation of the earnings per share is based on profit after
tax of £387,000 (1999: £817,000) and 8,740,124 (1999: 8,740,124)
ordinary shares of 5p each, being the weighted average number of
ordinary shares in issue and ranking for dividend during the year.
4. Net funds
2000 1999
£'000 £'000
Short term bank deposits 8,172 7,953
Cash at bank and in hand 50 110
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Net funds 8,222 8,063
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5. Reconciliation of movement in shareholders' funds
2000 1999
£'000 £'000
Profit for the financial year 387 817
Dividends (261) (261)
Net addition to shareholders' funds 126 556
Opening shareholders' funds 10,540 9,984
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Closing shareholders' funds 10,666 10,540
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