Interim Results Statement

RNS Number : 0535F

Origin Enterprises Plc

05 March 2020

 

Origin Enterprises plc

INTERIM RESULTS STATEMENT

Highly challenging operating conditions reduce demand for agronomy services and crop inputs

 

5 March 2020

Origin Enterprises plc ('Origin' or 'the Group'), the international Agri-Services group, providing specialist agronomy advice, crop inputs and digital agricultural solutions to farmers, growers and amenity professionals, today announces its interim results for the half year ended 31 January 2020.

 

Highlights

· Group revenue decreased by 13.8% to €604.9 million

· Operating loss of €2.8 million in the first half of the year

· Decrease in underlying operating profit of €11.4 million, principally reflecting a 25.6% reduction in business volumes in Ireland and the UK, due to lower autumn and winter crop plantings

· Continental Europe and Latin America divisions performing in line with expectations

· Strong working capital performance in Continental Europe offset by higher working capital in Ireland and the UK as a result of lower sales

· Adoption and integration of the Agrii brand across our Continental European agronomy businesses

· Over 1.2 million hectares on-boarded on Contour digital platform

· Increase in net debt to €264.2 million

· Interim dividend of 3.15 cent per share

Results Summary	31 Jan 2020 €'000	31 Jan 2019 €'000	Change €'000	Constant Currency   €'000
Group revenue	604,908	701,551	(96,643)	(106,534)
Operating (loss)/profit1	(2,789)	9,071	(11,860)	(11,299)
Associates and joint venture2	1,137	1,809	(672)	(689)
Total Group operating (loss)/profit1	(1,652)	10,880	(12,532)	(11,988)
Finance cost, net	(5,532)	(5,881)	(349)	(100)
(Loss)/profit before tax1	(7,184)	4,999	(12,183)	(11,888)
Adjusted diluted (loss)/earnings per share (cent)3	(4.53)	3.61	(8.14)	(7.75)
Group net debt4	264,241	238,818	(25,423)
Interim dividend per ordinary share (cent)	3.15	3.15	-

¹  Before amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets and exceptional items

²  Profit after interest and tax

³  Before amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets, net of related deferred tax (2020: €3.9 million, 2019: €3.4 million) and exceptional items, net of tax (2020: gain of €0.3 million, 2019: charge of €0.7 million)

⁴  Before impact of IFRS 16 Lease transition

Origin Enterprises plc

Commenting on the results, Origin Chief Executive Officer, Tom O'Mahony said:

"It has been a challenging first six months for the Group. Operating conditions faced by farmers and growers, principally in the UK, due to intense and prolonged rainfall has led to a 40% year-on-year reduction in the level of autumn and winter crop plantings. This significantly exceeds the 25% reduction estimated at the time of our Q1 Trading Update in November 2019 and has resulted in lower than expected underlying profitability and cash generation in our largest division, Ireland and the UK.

Continental Europe and Latin America recorded good performances in the first half of the year, delivering an underlying increase in operating profits. Especially pleasing was the reduction in working capital delivered by our teams in Continental Europe.

As set out in our Trading Update on 26 February 2020, the adverse weather conditions experienced in Ireland and the UK, together with the challenges associated with an anticipated large increase in spring cropping means that it is likely that Group operating profit and adjusted diluted earnings per share for the full year will now be significantly lower than expected at the time of our Q1 Trading Update.  Against these particularly challenging conditions, we will focus on optimising operational performance while pausing M&A activity.

Consistent with prior years, we will provide a comprehensive update on full year guidance at the time of the Q3 Trading Update on 17 June 2020.  Notwithstanding the weather challenges currently being experienced in Ireland and the UK, we remain confident in the delivery of our 2023 growth ambition as set out at our 2019 Capital Markets Day."

ENDS 

Conference Call

Origin will host a live conference call and webcast, for analysts and institutional investors today, 5 March 2020, at 08:00 (Irish/UK time). Dial-in details are set out below for the conference call and the webcast can be accessed on the Group website: www.originenterprises.com .  Participants are requested to dial in 5 to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

Participant access numbers:

Ireland:	Tel:	[phone]
UK/International:	Tel:	[phone]
Confirmation Code:	9758682

Replay

A replay of this call will be available for seven days.

Replay Access Code:	9758682
Replay Access Numbers:
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Enquiries

Origin Enterprises plc
Sean Coyle
Chief Financial Officer	Tel:	[phone]
Brendan Corcoran
Head of Investor Relations and Group Planning	Tel:	[phone]
Goodbody (Euronext Growth (Dublin) Adviser)
Finbarr Griffin	Tel:	[phone]
Davy (Nominated Adviser)
Anthony Farrell	Tel:	[phone]
Numis Securities (Stockbroker)
Stuart Skinner	Tel:	[phone]
FTI Consulting (Financial Communications Advisers)
Jonathan Neilan / Patrick Berkery	Tel:	[phone]

About Origin Enterprises plc

Origin Enterprises plc is a focused Agri-Services group providing specialist on-farm agronomy services, digital agricultural services and the supply of crop technologies and inputs.  The Group has leading market positions in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Brazil, Poland, Romania and Ukraine.  Origin is listed on the Euronext Growth (Dublin) and AIM markets of the Irish and London Stock Exchanges.

Euronext Growth (Dublin) ticker symbol:	OIZ
AIM ticker symbol:	OGN
Website:	www.originenterprises.com

INTERIM RESULTS STATEMENT

Financial Review - Summary

	6 months ended 31 Jan 2020 €'000	6 months ended 31 Jan 2019 €'000
Group revenue	604,908	701,551
Operating (loss)/profit1	(2,789)	9,071
Associates and joint venture, net2	1,137	1,809
Group operating (loss)/profit1	(1,652)	10,880
Finance cost, net	(5,532)	(5,881)
Pre-tax (loss)/profit	(7,184)	4,999
Income tax credit/(charge)	1,499	(393)
Adjusted net (loss)/profit	(5,685)	4,606
Adjusted diluted (loss)/earnings per share (cent)3	(4.53)	3.61
Adjusted net profit reconciliation
Reported net (loss)/profit	(9,365)	441
Amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets	4,797	4,265
Tax on amortisation of non-ERP related intangible assets	(857)	(833)
Exceptional items, net of tax	(260)	733
Adjusted net (loss)/profit	(5,685)	4,606
Adjusted diluted (loss)/earnings per share (cent)3	(4.53)	3.61

Origin delivered an adjusted diluted loss per share³ for the period of 4.53 cent compared to an adjusted diluted earnings per share of 3.61 cent in the corresponding period last year.  On a like-for-like basis (excluding the impact of currency movements and acquisitions) the underlying decrease was 8.02 cent. 

Group revenue

Group revenue was €604.9 million compared to €701.6 million in the corresponding period last year, a reduction of 13.8%.  On an underlying basis at constant currency, revenues decreased by €108.1 million (15.4%), reflecting reduced agronomy service revenue and crop input volumes.

The underlying reduction in agronomy services and crop input volumes, excluding crop marketing, was 19.1% in the period compared to the corresponding period last year.

Operating (loss)/profit¹

Operating loss¹ from the Agri-Services business was €2.8 million compared to a profit of €9.1 million in the corresponding period last year.  On an underlying basis at constant currency, the decrease year-on-year was €11.4 million. 

Associates and joint venture²

Origin's share of the profit after interest and taxation from associates and joint ventu re amounted to €1.1 million, a €0.7 million decrease on the prior year.

Net debt and financing costs

Average net debt amounted to €279.3 million compared to €277.1 million in the prior year.  Net debt⁵ at 31 January 2020 was €264.2 million compared with €238.8 million at 31 January 2019, and is 3.24 times EBITDA⁴ for the twelve months to 31 January 2020.  The average and period end net debt increase is principally attributable to Ireland and the UK, reflecting a reduction in sales in H1 on foot of weather impacted demand and a reduction in operating profit. Net finance costs amounted to €5.5 million compared to €5.9 million in the corresponding period last year.  Excluding the impact of IFRS 16, there was a reduction in net finance costs of €1.2m reflecting lower local debt levels in our Continental European businesses and lower interest rates, year-on-year, in Brazil and Ukraine.   

At period end our key banking covenants are as follows:

	Banking Covenant	H1 2020 Times	H1 2019 Times	FY 19 Times
Net debt to EBITDA	Maximum 3.5	3.24	2.57	0.87
EBITDA to net interest	Minimum 3.0	7.57	9.25	8.06

Working capital

Following the seasonal investment in working capital in the period, the net cash outflow from operating activities was €141.2 million (H1 2019: €134.1 million) and there was an increase of €138.4 million in working capital (H1 2019: €137.5 million).  The year-on-year net working capital outflow reflects higher working capital investments in Ireland and the UK against the prior year, as a result of the reduction in, and timing of sales, which were largely offset by working capital reductions in Continental Europe.

Dividend

An interim dividend of 3.15 cent per share will be paid on 14 April 2020 to shareholders on the register on 27 March 2020.

¹  Operating (loss)/profit and Group operating (loss)/profit are stated before amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets and exceptional items

²  Profit after interest and tax

³  Before amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets, net of related deferred tax (2020: €3.9 million, 2019: €3.4 million) and exceptional items, net of tax (2020: gain of €0.3 million, 2019: charge of €0.7 million)

⁴  Net debt/EBITDA ratio as per the requirements of the Group's syndicated bank loan agreement

⁵  Before impact of IFRS 16 Lease transition

Review of Operations

Group Overview

			Change on prior period
	H1 2020 €m	H1 2019 €m		Change €m	Underlying4 €m	Constant  Currency5 €m
Revenue	604.9	701.6		(96.7)	(108.1)	(106.5)
Operating (loss) / profit1	(2.8)	9.1		(11.9)	(11.4)	(11.3)
Associates and joint venture2	1.1	1.8		(0.7)	(0.9)	(0.7)
Adjusted diluted EPS (cent)3	(4.53)	3.61		(8.14)	(8.02)	(7.75)
1  Before amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets and exceptional items
2 Profit after interest and tax
3 Before amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets, net of related deferred tax (2020: €3.9 million, 2019: €3.4 million) and exceptional items, net of tax (2020: gain of €0.3 million, 2019: charge of €0.7 million)
4 Excluding currency movements and the impact of acquisitions
5 Excluding currency movements

Origin's financial performance in the period was impacted by extremely challenging operating conditions for farmers and growers in Ireland and the UK. This resulted in a reduction in Group revenue, operating profit and adjusted fully diluted earnings per share of €96.7 million, €11.9 million and 8.14 cent, respectively.  Prolonged unseasonal weather conditions have resulted in a significantly lower planted area for autumn and winter crops relative to a normal year, impacting demand for agronomy services and crop inputs in the period.

Ireland and the United Kingdom

			Change on prior period
	H1 2020 €m	H1 2019 €m		Change €m	Underlying3 €m	Constant  Currency4 €m
Revenue	337.4	433.9		(96.5)	(103.8)	(102.7)
Operating (loss) / profit1	(9.1)	2.8		(11.9)	(11.7)	(11.7)
Associates and joint venture2	0.9	1.8		(0.9)	(0.9)	(0.9)
1 Before amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets and exceptional items
2 Profit after interest and tax
3  Excluding currency movements and the impact of acquisitions
4 Excluding currency movements

Ireland and the United Kingdom recorded lower revenues and profits in the seasonally quiet first half.

The decline in revenues and margins in the period largely reflected prolonged unseasonal weather conditions, resulting in a lower planted area for autumn and winter crops, relative to a normal year impacting agronomy service, seed, fertiliser and crop protection volumes.  On an underlying basis, at constant currency, there was an €11.7 million reduction in operating profit. The reduction in underlying business volumes was 25.6% in the period.

Integrated On-Farm Agronomy Services

Integrated Agronomy and On-Farm Services recorded lower revenues and operating profits in the period, reflecting the impact of highly challenging operating conditions in-field as a result of intense and prolonged rainfall throughout the period. Following a poor start to the autumn and winter crop planting season in the first quarter, minimal progress was achieved in the second quarter. Farmers and growers were unable to complete their planned sowings as large areas of cropping land remained waterlogged, thereby precluding any meaningful field work. This has resulted in the lowest level of autumn/winter oil seed and cereal plantings in 30 years.  Due to the sustained nature of the adverse weather conditions, it is likely that a proportion of hectares will not transfer to spring cropping and remain unplanted in 2020.

Total autumn and winter plantings for the principal crops are estimated to be 40.4%, or 1.1 million hectares, behind last year at 1.7 million hectares.  The area of winter wheat is estimated to be down 43.0% to 1.0 million hectares (1.8 million hectares in FY2019). Relative to winter crop production systems, spring crops are lower yielding and typically attract a reduced investment spend.  Based upon current estimates, approximately 55% of the 1.1 million autumn and winter cropping shortfall will transfer to spring planting with the balance remaining as fallow hectares.  Total autumn, winter and spring plantings for the 2020 growing season are forecasted to be 10.7% behind last year, at 4.0 million hectares.

Digital Agricultural Services

The Group's Digital offering has continued to deliver increased functionality to farmers and growers throughout autumn and early winter.  This has seen our active hectares under the platform grow to 1.2 million hectares, including significant growth in our Continental European operations. 

In a challenging season in many of our geographies, the ability to use data to make decisions on cropping, to measure establishment and to produce more comprehensive advice, input prescriptions and climate sensitive practices to sustainably exploit the available crop potential is ever more critical.  Farmers and growers use our digital solutions to manage cropping and varieties, identify and take decisions to manage pest and disease risks, use high resolution satellite imagery to isolate issues within the crop and rapidly create nutrition plans to maximise return on investment. 

New image-based functionality deployed during the period is enabling highly efficient planning at a sub-field level to allow farmers restore soil health and nutrients over time while more precisely and effectively applying inputs to drive crop performance.  We continue to see farmers adopting digital solutions as an integral part of our overall offering to manage their crop production systems in a sustainable and responsible manner.

Business-to-Business Agri-Inputs

Business-to-Business Agri-Inputs had a challenging start to the financial year, recording lower volumes and margins for fertiliser and animal feed ingredients, set against a strong comparative period last year.

Fertiliser

Sales demand in the period was below expectation reflecting the extreme difficulties encountered by farmers and growers due to impact of extended rainfall and an uncertain pricing environment for fertiliser raw materials. This has resulted in farmers adopting a cautious approach to procurement ahead of the main application period in the second half of the financial year. Although activity levels on-farm were more favourable in January 2020, the reduced cropping profile in the UK is likely to result in full year demand behind that achieved in the prior year.

The Group's speciality and bespoke nutrition ranges continue to gain momentum.

Amenity

Amenity delivered an improved performance on the prior period, with volume development in the case of the professional sports turf channel returning to normal levels following a challenging FY19.

Feed Ingredients

Feed Ingredients achieved a satisfactory performance in the period, recording, as expected, lower volumes against a strong comparative period last year. Prior year volume development benefitted from higher demand due to the impact of fodder shortages in the earlier part of FY19.

The Group's animal feed manufacturing associate, John Thompson & Sons Limited, in which the Group has a 50% shareholding, delivered a satisfactory performance in the period.

Continental Europe ¹  
 

			Change on prior period
	H1 2020 €'m	H1 2019 €'m		Change €'m		Underlying3 €'m	Constant Currency4 €'m
Revenue	142.1	147.9		(5.8)		(9.5)	(9.5)
Operating profit2	0.7	0.6		0.1		0.2	0.2
1  Excluding crop marketing. While crop marketing has a significant impact on revenue, its impact on operating profit is insignificant.  An analysis of revenue and profit attributable to agronomy services and inputs more accurately reflects the underlying drivers of business performance
2  Before amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets and exceptional items
3  Excluding currency movements and the impact of acquisitions
4 Excluding currency movements

Continental Europe recorded a €0.2 million increase in underlying operating profit at constant currency in the seasonally less significant first half.  Underlying business volumes reduced by 3.4% compared with the corresponding period last year, with a good start to the year in Poland and Ukraine set against a slower start in Romania. The overall winter and spring cropping area across our CE markets is expected to be largely in line with last year.

Performance in the first half was supported by the benefit of improved working capital efficiency and pleasing sales momentum in the case of the Group's value added seed and nutrition portfolios.

In common with Origin's direct farm customer facing business operations in the UK and Poland, our Romanian and Ukrainian businesses adopted the Group's single brand identity, Agrii, in the period.  The common identity supports the group-wide framework for technically led and integrated agronomy services.  

Belgium

Belgium delivered a satisfactory performance in the period, on lower underlying business volumes.  Early season demand has been impacted by wet conditions and an uncertain pricing environment for fertiliser raw materials is resulting in farmers maintaining a cautious approach to procurement until closer to the main application period in the second half of the financial year.

Poland

Poland achieved higher revenues and profits in the seasonally quiet first half. Performance was supported by a combination of favourable business mix and the benefit of improved in-field conditions for growers compared to the challenges experienced in FY19.

Autumn and winter plantings are estimated to be in line with last year at 4.7 million hectares with an increase in winter cereals offsetting a 1.5% reduction in the oil seed rape area. The total cropping area for the 2020 growing season is expected to be marginally ahead of the prior year at 8.2 million hectares. To date winter crops are well established supported by favourable growing conditions in the period.

Romania

Romania has delivered a satisfactory performance against lower underlying business volumes in the first half of the year. This reflected a delayed start to plantings in the first quarter due to unseasonably dry conditions throughout the main crop growing regions.

The second quarter experienced a significant catch up in cropping activity with the total sown area for autumn and winter plantings now forecast to be 5.3% ahead of last year at 3.0 million hectares. This increase will result in a reduction in the estimated spring cropping area, with the combined area for winter and spring cropping estimated to be in line with the prior year at 8.3 million hectares.

Ukraine

Ukraine recorded an improved result in the period in highly competitive trading conditions.  Performance benefitted from a combination of favourable business mix and enhanced commercial effectiveness. Overall crop establishment in the period is satisfactory, however the continuation of current dry conditions may impact full year demand.  

Total autumn and winter plantings are anticipated to be marginally behind last year at 8.2 million hectares with combined autumn and spring plantings currently forecast to be in line with last year at 22.5 million hectares.

Latin America

			Change on prior period
	H1 2020 €'m	H1 2019 €'m		Change €'m	Underlying3 €'m	Constant  Currency4 €'m
Revenue	21.9	21.3		0.6	0.7	1.1
Operating profit1	5.7	5.5		0.2	0.4	0.4
Associate2	0.2	-		0.2	-	0.2
1 Before amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets and exceptional items
2 Profit after interest and tax
3 Excluding currency movements and the impact of acquisitions
4 Excluding currency movements

Latin America, which includes the Group's Brazilian speciality inputs business, Fortgreen, achieved higher underlying operating profits in the seasonally significant first half. Underlying business volumes grew by 2.9% compared with the corresponding period last year. Volume development was influenced by the impact of sustained dry conditions which led to a delayed planting season for Brazil's principal crop, soya. This drove lower overall market demand in the period which is expected to continue in the second half of the year.

The total cropping area in Brazil dedicated to soya in the current year is estimated to be 36.6 million hectares, an increase of 2.0% on last year. The cropping area dedicated to Brazil's secondary crop, maize is also expected to increase in the current year by 2.3% to 13.2 million hectares.

Outlook

The impact on Ireland and the UK performance of the prolonged, adverse conditions experienced to-date together with the challenges associated with an anticipated large increase in spring cropping, means that we expect Group operating profit and adjusted diluted earnings per share for the full year will be significantly lower than expected at the time of our Q1 Trading Update, as set out in our market release on 26 February 2020.

Consistent with prior years, we will provide a comprehensive update on full year guidance in our Q3 Trading Update on 17 June 2020.

ENDS

Origin Enterprises plc

Condensed Interim Consolidated Income Statement 

for the six months ended 31 January 2020

		Six months		Six months		Six months		Six months		Year
		ended		ended		ended		ended		ended
		January		January		January		January		July
		2020		2020		2020		2019		2019
		Pre-exceptional		Exceptional		Total		Total		Total
		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000
	Notes									Note 5
Revenue	3	604,908		-		604,908		701,551		1,798,197
Cost of sales		(527,580)		-		(527,580)		(612,346)		(1,527,363)
Gross profit		77,328		-		77,328		89,205		270,834
Operating costs		(84,914)		260		(84,654)		(85,132)		(203,914)
Share of profit of associates and joint venture		1,137		-		1,137		1,809		6,294
Operating (loss)/profit	3	(6,449)		260		(6,189)		5,882		73,214
Finance income		622		-		622		416		1,519
Finance expense		(6,154)		-		(6,154)		(6,297)		(13,327)
(Loss)/profit before income tax		(11,981)		260		(11,721)		1		61,406
Income tax credit/(expense)		2,356		-		2,356		440		(8,686)
(Loss)/profit attributable to equity shareholders		(9,625)		260		(9,365)		441		52,720
						Six months		Six months		Year
						ended		ended		ended
						January		January		July
						2020		2019		2019
Basic (loss)/earnings per share	4					(7.46c)		0.35c		41.98c
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share	4					(7.46c)		0.35c		41.60c

Origin Enterprises plc

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the six months ended 31 January 2020

	Six months		Six months		Year
	ended		ended		ended
	January		January		July
	2020		2019		2019
	€'000		€'000		€'000
(Loss)/profit for the period	(9,365)		441		52,720
Other comprehensive income/(expense)
Items that are not reclassified subsequently to the Group income statement:
Group/Associate defined benefit pension obligations
- remeasurements of Group's defined benefit pension schemes	(703)		(4,753)		(3,599)
- deferred tax effect of remeasurements	120		800		450
- share of remeasurements on associate's defined benefit pension schemes	-		-		(1,668)
- share of deferred tax effect of remeasurements - associates	-		-		284
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to the Group income statement:
Group foreign exchange translation details
- exchange difference on translation of foreign operations	6,653		2,784		(3,507)
Group/Associate cash flow hedges
- effective portion of changes in fair value of cash flow hedges	(977)		(80)		100
- fair value of cash flow hedges transferred to operating costs	87		(2,708)		(2,783)
- deferred tax effect of cash flow hedges	164		462		369
- share of associates and joint venture cash flow hedges	(3,663)		(902)		727
- deferred tax effect of share of associates and joint venture cash flow hedges	458		113		(91)
Other comprehensive income/(expense) for the period, net of tax	2,139		(4,284)		(9,718)
Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the period attributable to equity shareholders	(7,226)		(3,843)		43,002

Origin Enterprises plc

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

as at 31 January 2020

			January		January		July
			2020		2019		2019
	Notes		€'000		€'000		€'000
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment	6		114,230		124,717		108,411
Right of use asset	12		43,313		-		-
Investment properties			4,221		11,825		4,221
Goodwill and intangible assets	7		273,057		285,310		271,085
Investments in associates and joint venture	8		41,194		42,867		47,140
Other financial assets			620		562		607
Derivative financial instruments			-		608		-
Deferred tax assets			3,907		5,085		3,620
Total non-current assets			480,542		470,974		435,084
Current assets
Properties held for sale			24,135		-		24,135
Inventory			270,927		243,488		202,806
Trade and other receivables			306,446		301,315		529,328
Derivative financial instruments			677		1,051		2,345
Cash and cash equivalents			63,146		84,892		111,830
Total current assets			665,331		630,746		870,444
TOTAL ASSETS			1,145,873		1,101,720		1,305,528

Origin Enterprises plc

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (continued)

as at 31 January 2020

			January		January		July
			2020		2019		2019
	Notes		€'000		€'000		€'000
EQUITY
Called up share capital presented as equity	11		1,264		1,264		1,264
Share premium			160,498		160,422		160,498
Retained earnings and other reserves			153,034		142,363		184,077
TOTAL EQUITY			480,542		470,974		435,084
LIABILITIES
Non-current liabilities
Interest-bearing borrowings			299,868		281,981		163,236
Lease liability	12		31,584		-		-
Deferred tax liabilities			22,199		29,829		23,143
Put option liability			27,800		27,097		29,607
Provision for liabilities	9		1,906		3,999		4,166
Post employment benefit obligations			1,369		3,694		1,476
Derivative financial instruments			751		197		912
Total non-current liabilities			385,477		346,797		222,540
Current liabilities
Interest-bearing borrowings			27,519		41,729		24,190
Lease liability	12		11,882		-		-
Put option liability			-		5,771		-
Trade and other payables			388,146		383,663		686,175
Corporation tax payable			6,540		4,200		11,845
Provision for liabilities	9		10,598		13,642		14,452
Derivative financial instruments			915		1,869		487
Total current liabilities			445,600		450,874		737,149
TOTAL LIABILITIES			831,077		797,671		959,689
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES			1,145,873		1,101,720		1,305,528

Origin Enterprises plc

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

for the six months ended 31 January 2020

														Share-				Foreign
								Capital		Cashflow				based				currency
		Share		Share		Treasury		redemption		hedge		Revaluation		payment		Re-organisation		translation		Retained
		capital		premium		shares		reserve		reserve		reserve		reserve		reserve		reserve		earnings		Total
		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000
	At 1 August 2019	1,264		160,498		(8)		134		1,832		12,843		1,537		(196,884)		(42,826)		407,449		345,839
	Loss for the period	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		(9,365)		(9,365)
	Other comprehensive expense for the period	-		-		-		-		(3,931)		-		-		-		6,653		(583)		2,139
	Share-based payment charge	-		-		-		-		-		-		90		-		-		-		90
	Change in fair value of put option	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		(1,081)		(1,081)
	Dividend paid to shareholders (Note 13)	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		(22,826)		(22,826)
	At 31 January 2020	1,264		160,498		(8)		134		(2,099)		12,843		1,627		(196,884)		(36,173)		373,594		314,796

Origin Enterprises plc

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

for the six months ended 31 January 2019

														Share-				Foreign
								Capital		Cashflow				based				currency
		Share		Share		Treasury		redemption		hedge		Revaluation		payment		Re-organisation		translation		Retained
		capital		premium		shares		reserve		reserve		reserve		reserve		reserve		reserve		earnings		Total
		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000
	At 1 August 2018	1,264		160,422		(8)		134		3,510		12,843		538		(196,884)		(39,319)		387,747		330,247
	Loss for the period	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		441		441
	Other comprehensive expense for the period	-		-		-		-		(3,115)		-		-		-		2,784		(3,953)		(4,284)
	Share-based payment charge	-		-		-		-		-		-		90		-		-		-		90
	Dividend paid to shareholders	-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		(22,445)		(22,445)
	At 31 January 2019	1,264		160,422		(8)		134		395		12,843		628		(196,884)		(36,535)		361,790		304,049

Origin Enterprises plc

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows  

for the six months ended 31 January 2020

		Six months		Six months		Year
		ended		ended		ended
		January 2020		January 2019		July 2019
		€'000		€'000		€'000
Cash flows from operating activities
(Loss)/profit before tax		(11,721)		1		61,406
Exceptional items		(260)		733		6,997
Finance income		(622)		(416)		(1,519)
Finance expense		6,154		6,297		13,327
Profit on disposal of property, plant and equipment		(248)		(156)		(292)
Share of profit of associates and joint venture		(1,137)		(1,809)		(6,717)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		8,843		3,845		8,300
Amortisation of intangible assets		6,036		5,476		11,059
Employee share-based payment charge		90		90		999
Pension contributions in excess of service costs		(642)		(462)		(741)
Payment of exceptional pension related/ rationalisaton costs		(449)		(829)		(1,342)
Payment of exceptional acquisition costs		(1,057)		(358)		(1,775)
Operating cash flow before changes in working capital		4,987		12,412		89,702
Increase in inventory		(57,251)		(40,746)		(2,408)
Decrease in trade and other receivables		239,349		176,595		(50,450)
Decrease in trade and other payables		(320,499)		(273,359)		40,118
Cash (absorbed)/generated from operating activities		(133,414)		(125,098)		76,962
Interest paid		(3,639)		(4,564)		(11,349)
Income tax paid		(4,128)		(4,449)		(12,572)
Cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities		(141,181)		(134,111)		53,041

Origin Enterprises plc

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (continued)

for the six months ended 31 January 2020

		Six months		Six months		Year
		ended		ended		ended
		January 2020		January 2019		July  2019
		€'000		€'000		€'000
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sale of investment property		-		-		750
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment		542		440		1,005
Purchase of property, plant and equipment		(7,041)		(7,223)		(12,049)
Additions to intangible assets		(1,792)		(1,717)		(4,346)
Arising on acquisitions		-		(33,239)		(36,554)
Payment of contingent acquisition consideration		(2,341)		(1,091)		(1,705)
Payment of put option liability		-		-		(3,594)
Restricted cash		-		500		500
Loan repayment/(advance) with associate		42		(98)		(4,671)
Dividends received from associates		5,682		6,909		7,037
Cash outflow from investing activities		(4,908)		(35,519)		(53,627)
Cash flows from financing activities
Drawdown of bank loans		199,821		180,557		228,996
Repayment of bank loans		(59,603)		(45,000)		(238,491)
Lease liability payments		(5,397)		-		-
Shares issued		-		-		76
Payment of dividends to equity shareholders (Note 13)		(22,826)		(22,445)		(26,371)
Cash inflow/(outflow) from financing activities		111,995		113,112		(35,790)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(34,094)		(56,518)		(36,376)
Translation adjustment		1,979		1,233		(2,298)
Cash and cash equivalents at start of period		87,885		126,559		126,559
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period (Note 10)		55,770		71,274		87,885

Origin Enterprises plc

Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

for the six months ended 31 January 2020

1 Basis of preparation

The Group condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting (IAS 34), as endorsed by the EU. The condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared as information for the shareholders and do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements. They should be read in conjunction with the Group's annual financial statements in respect of the year ended 31 July 2019, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs. The financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2019 are available on the company's website www.originenterprises.com . Those financial statements contained an unqualified audit report.

The Group condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 31 January 2020 and the comparative figures for the six months ended 31 January 2019 are unaudited and have not been reviewed by the Auditors. The summary financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2019 represent an abbreviated version of the Group's full accounts for that year.

The Group condensed interim consolidated financial statements are presented in euro and rounded to the nearest thousand, which is the functional currency of the parent.

A comprehensive review of the Group's performance for the six months ended 31 January 2020 is included in the financial highlights section included on pages 5 to 11. The group's business is seasonal and is heavily weighted towards the second half of the financial year.

2 Accounting policies

The Group interim financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the accounting policies as set out on pages 126 to 136 of the Group's Annual Report for the year ended 31 July 2019, with the exception of the new accounting standards outlined below.

The following new accounting standards have been adopted by the Group in the current financial period:

IFRS 16 Leases 

The Group adopted IFRS 16 Leases from its mandatory adoption date of 1 August 2019.

IFRS 16 Leases replaces the existing guidance in IAS 17 Leases. IFRS 16 eliminates the classification of leases as either operating leases or finance leases. It introduces a single lessee accounting model, which requires a lessee to recognise assets and liabilities for all leases with a term of more than 12 months and to recognise depreciation of lease assets separately from interest on lease liabilities in the income statement. The transition to IFRS 16 impacts the measurement of many components in the Group's consolidated financial statements including operating profit, finance costs, earnings per share, net debt and return on capital employed.

The Group adopted IFRS 16 on the transition date of 1 August 2019 using the modified retrospective approach. The comparative information for prior periods has not been re-stated and is presented as previously reported under IAS 17 and related interpretations.

At transition date, the lease liability was initially measured as the present value of the outstanding lease commitments that are payable for the lease term, discounted using the Group's incremental borrowing rate. In calculating the lease liability, the Group has applied judgement in determining the lease term for those leases with termination or extension options and an appropriate discount rate, which is based on the borrowing rate. These judgements significantly impact on the right-of-use asset and the lease liability to be recognised. 

A corresponding right-of-use leased asset was recognised on the Group's Balance Sheet which was adjusted for any prepayments, accruals and onerous lease provisions with no adjustment to opening retained earnings. The right-of-use asset is depreciated on a straight line basis over the lower of the lease term and the useful life of the asset. Right-of-use assets are subject to impairment testing.

The Group previously recognised operating lease rentals in operating expenses in the Income Statement. Under IFRS 16, a right-of-use leased asset is capitalised and depreciated over the term of the lease as an operating expense with an associated finance cost applied annually to the lease creditor. During the six months to 31 January 2020, the Group recognised € 4,753,000 of depreciation costs and €859,000 of interest costs from these leases.  Had IFRS 16 not been introduced, there would be an additional operating lease cost of €5,397,000 associated with these leases in accordance with IAS 17, instead of the additional depreciation and finance costs.

2 Accounting policies (continued)

The overall impact on the Income Statement of adopting IFRS 16 will be neutral over the life of a lease but will result in a higher charge in the earlier years following implementation and a lower charge in the later years. It will not change overall cash flows or the economic effect of the leases. There is no effect on the Group's existing banking covenants as a result of the implementation of IFRS 16.

The Group has elected to use the following practical expedients when applying IFRS 16 to leases previously classified as operating leases under IAS 17:

· accounting for short-term leases (leases less than 12 month) or low value asset leases (where the relevant criteria are met) by recognising the lease payments as an operating expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease;

· apply a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics; and

· used hindsight in determining the lease term if the contract contained options to extend or terminate the lease.

Contracts that qualified as leases as defined by IFRS 16 related primarily to property, motor vehicles and office equipment. On transition to IFRS 16, the principal impacts were the recognition of right-of-use assets of €39.7 million and lease liabilities of €39.7 million. Further information is included in Note 12.

There are a number of new standards which are also effective from 1 August 2019. These are not currently relevant for the Group or expected to have a material impact on the Group consolidated financial statements.

The Group has not applied early adoption of any standards for which the effective date is not yet required.

3 Segment information

IFRS 8, 'Operating Segments', requires operating segments to be identified on the basis of internal reports that are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker ('CODM') in order to allocate resources to the segments and to assess their performance. Three operating segments have been identified: (1) Ireland and the United Kingdom, (2) Continental Europe and (3) Latin America.

Ireland and the United Kingdom

This segment includes the Group's wholly owned Irish and UK based Business-to-Business Agri-Inputs operations, Integrated Agronomy and On-Farm Services operations and Digital Agricultural Services business. In addition, this segment includes the Group's Associate and joint venture undertakings.

Continental Europe

This segment includes the Group's Business-to-Business Agri-Inputs operations, Integrated Agronomy and On-Farm Services operations in Belgium, Poland, Romania and Ukraine.

Latin America

This segment includes the Group's 65 per cent controlling interest in the Brazilian based speciality nutrition and crop inputs business, Fortgreen Commercial Agricola Ltda.

Information regarding the results of each reportable segment is included below. Performance is measured based on segment operating profit as included in the internal management reports that are reviewed by the Group's CODM, being the Origin Executive Directors. Segment operating profit is used to measure performance, as this information is the most relevant in evaluating the results of the Group's segments.  

       3 Segment information (continued)

(i) Segment revenue and result	Ireland and UK				Continental Europe				Latin America				Total Group
	Six months		Six months		Six months		Six months		Six months		Six months		Six months		Six months
	ended		ended		ended		ended		ended		ended		ended		ended
	Jan 2020		Jan 2019		Jan 2020		Jan 2019		Jan 2020		Jan 2019		Jan 2020		Jan 2019
	€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000
Total revenue	489,359		644,207		245,659		246,318		31,816		21,312		766,834		911,837
Less revenue from associates and joint venture	(151,963)		(210,286)		-		-		(9,963)		-		(161,926)		(210,286)
Revenue	337,396		433,921		245,659		246,318		21,853		21,312		604,908		701,551
Segment result	(9,079)		2,827		633		793		5,657		5,451		(2,789)		9,071
Profit from associates and joint venture	893		1,809		-		-		244		-		1,137		1,809
Amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets	(2,490)		(2,119)		(1,072)		(915)		(1,235)		(1,231)		(4,797)		(4,265)
Operating (loss)/profit before exceptional items	(10,676)		2,517		(439)		(122)		4,666		4,220		(6,449)		6,615
Exceptional items	(178)	-	(437)		-		(253)		438		(43)		260		(733)
Operating (loss)/profit	(10,854)		2,080		(439)		(375)		5,104		4,177		(6,189)		5,882
Segment earnings before financing and tax													(6,189)		5,882
Finance income													622		416
Finance expense													(6,154)		(6,297)
Reported (loss)/profit before tax													(11,721)		1
Income tax credit													2,356		440
Reported (loss)/profit after tax													(9,365)		441

       3 Segment information (continued)

(ii) Segment assets

Ireland & UK

Continental Europe

Latin America

Total Group

Six months

Six months

Six months

Six months

Six months

Six months

Six months

Six months

ended

ended

ended

ended

ended

ended

ended

ended

Jan 2020

Jan 2019

Jan 2020

Jan 2019

Jan 2020

Jan 2019

Jan 2020

Jan 2019

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

Assets excluding investment in associates and joint venture

594,305

555,627

335,047

322,915

106,977

88,113

1,036,329

966,655

Investment in associates and joint venture (including other financial assets)

40,530

43,429

-

-

1,284

-

41,814

43,429

Segment assets

634,835

599,056

335,047

322,915

108,261

88,113

1,078,143

1,010,084

Reconciliation to total assets as reported in Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

Cash and cash equivalents

63,146

84,892

Derivative financial instruments

677

1,659

Deferred tax assets

3,907

5,085

Total assets as reported in Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

1,145,873

1,101,720

(iii) Segment liabilities

Ireland & UK

Continental Europe

Latin America

Total Group

Six months

Six months

Six months

Six months

Six months

Six months

Six months

Six months

ended

ended

ended

ended

ended

ended

ended

ended

Jan 2020

Jan 2019

Jan 2020

Jan 2019

Jan 2020

Jan 2019

Jan 2020

Jan 2019

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

€'000

Segment liabilities

211,310

264,728

169,307

126,360

49,202

46,778

429,819

437,866

Reconciliation of total liabilities as reported in Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

Interest-bearing loans and liabilities

370,853

323,710

Derivative financial instruments

1,666

2,066

Current and deferred tax liabilities

28,739

34,029

Total liabilities as reported in Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

831,077

797,671

4 (Loss)/earnings per share

Basic (loss)/earnings per share

	Six months		Six months
	ended		ended
	January		January
	2020		2019
	€'000		€'000
(Loss)/profit for the financial period attributable to equity shareholders	(9,365)		441
	'000		'000
Weighted average number of ordinary shares for the period	125,596		125,582
	Cent		Cent
Basic (loss)/earnings per share	(7.46)		0.35

Diluted (loss)/earnings per share	Six months		Six months
	ended		ended
	January		January
	2020		2019
	€'000		€'000
(Loss)/profit for the financial period attributable to equity shareholders	(9,365)		441
	'000		'000
Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in basic calculation	125,596		125,582
Potential impact of shares with dilutive effect (1)	323		1,108
Potential impact of SAYE scheme with dilutive effect  (1)	677		726
Weighted average number of ordinary shares (diluted) for the period	126,596		127,416
	Cent		Cent
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share	(7.46)		0.35

4 (Loss)/earnings per share (continued)

	Adjusted basic (loss)/earnings per share		Six months		Six months
			ended		ended
			January		January
			2020		2019
			€'000		€'000
	(Loss)/profit for the financial period attributable to equity shareholders		(9,365)		441
	Amortisation of non-ERP related intangible assets		4,797		4,265
	Tax on amortisation of non-ERP related intangible assets		(857)		(833)
	Exceptional items, net of tax		(260)		733
	Adjusted basic (loss)/earnings		(5,685)		4,606
			Cent		Cent
	Adjusted basic (loss)/earnings per share		(4.53)		3.67
	Total adjusted basic (loss)/earnings - as above		(5,685)		4,606
			Cent		Cent
	Total adjusted diluted (loss)/earnings per share (1)		(4.53)		3.61

The calculation of basic adjusted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares in issue during the period of 125,595,854 (31 January 2019: 125,581,696). The weighted average number of shares used in the calculation of adjusted diluted earnings/(loss) per share is 126,596,854 (31 January 2019: 127,416,250).

(1) The impact from potential shares are anti-dilutive for the earnings per share.

5 Condensed Interim Consolidated Income Statements for the six months ended 31 January 2019 and year ended 31 July 2019

  An analysis of the Condensed Interim Consolidated Income Statement (including exceptional items) for the six months ended 31 January 2019 and year ended 31 July 2019 is set out below.

	Six months ended 31 January 2019
			Six months		Six months		Six months
			ended		ended		ended
			Jan 2019		Jan 2019		Jan 2019
			Pre-Exceptional		Exceptional		Total
			€'000		€'000		€'000
	Revenue		701,551		-		701,551
	Cost of sales		(612,346)		-		(612,346)
	Gross profit		89,205		-		89,205
	Operating costs		(84,399)		(733)		(85,132)
	Share of profit of associates and joint venture		1,809		-		1,809
	Operating profit		6,615		(733)		5,882
	Finance income		416		-		416
	Finance expense		(6,297)		-		(6,297)
	Profit/(loss) before income tax		734		(733)		1
	Income tax credit		440		-		440
	Profit/(loss) attributable to equity shareholders		1,174		(733)		441
	Year ended 31 July 2019
			Year ended		Year ended		Year ended
			July 2019		July 2019		July 2019
			Pre-Exceptional		Exceptional		Total
			€'000		€'000		€'000
	Revenue		1,798,197		-		1,798,197
	Cost of sales		(1,527,363)		-		(1,527,363)
	Gross profit		270,834		-		270,834
	Operating costs		(197,340)		(6,574)		(203,914)
	Share of profit of associates and joint venture		6,717		(423)		6,294
	Operating profit		80,211		(6,997)		73,214
	Finance income		1,519		-		1,519
	Finance expense		(13,327)		-		(13,327)
	Profit before income tax		68,403		(6,997)		61,406
	Income tax expense		(8,730)		44		(8,686)
	Profit for the year		59,673		(6,953)		52,720

6 Property, plant and equipment

	January		July
	2020		2019
	€'000		€'000
Net book value
At beginning of period	108,411		117,929
Arising on acquisitions	-		4,471
Additions	7,089		11,938
Reclassification of assets held under finance leases (Note 12)	(1,230)		-
Disposals	(290)		(712)
Transfers to properties held for sale	-		(11,215)
Write down of property, plant and equipment	-		(4,100)
Depreciation charge	(4,090)		(8,300)
Translation adjustments	4,340		(1,600)
At end of period	114,230		108,411

7 Goodwill and intangible assets

	January		July
	2020		2019
	€'000		€'000
Net book value
At beginning of period	271,085		216,334
Arising on acquisitions	-		73,283
Additions	1,792		4,346
Impairment of goodwill and intangibles relating to Ukraine investment	-		(9,429)
Amortisation of non-ERP intangible assets	(4,797)		(8,769)
ERP intangible amortisation	(1,239)		(2,290)
Translation adjustments	6,216		(2,390)
At end of period	273,057		271,085

    Included in the total goodwill and intangible assets above is goodwill of €180,556,000 (July 2019: €176,292,000). There have been no indicators of impairment in the first half of the year therefore a full assessment of the carrying value of goodwill and intangibles will be carried out in the second half of the year.

8 Investments in associates and joint venture

	January		July
	2020		2019
	€'000		€'000
At beginning of period	47,140		48,171
Share of profits after tax, before exceptional items	1,137		6,717
Share of exceptional items, net of tax	-		(423)
Dividends received	(5,682)		(7,037)
Acquisition of equity investment	-		1,117
Share of other comprehensive expense	(3,205)		(748)
Translation adjustments	1,804		(657)
At end of period	41,194		47,140

9 Provision for liabilities

  The estimate of provisions is a key judgement in the preparation of the Interim condensed financial statements.

	January		July
	2020		2019
	€'000		€'000
At beginning of period	18,618		13,512
Arising on acquisition	-		8,508
Provided in period	44		1,120
Paid in period	(4,004)		(3,271)
Released in period	(1,107)		(263)
Released as exceptional gain in period	(966)		(1,111)
Translation adjustments	(81)		123
At end of period	12,504		18,618

  Provisions primarily relate to contingent acquisition consideration arising on a number of acquisitions completed during the prior years.

10 Analysis of net debt

		31 July		IFRS 16				Non-cash		Translation		31 J anuary
		2019		transition		Cashflow		movements		adjustment		2020
		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000		€'000
	Cash	111,830		-		(50,479)		-		1,795		63,146
	Overdraft	(23,945)		-		16,385		-		184		(7,376)
	Cash and cash equivalents	87,885		-		(34,094)		-		1,979		55,770
	IAS 17 finance lease liability	(910)		910		-		-		-		-
	Loans	(162,571)		-		(140,218)		(318)		(16,904)		(320,011)
	Net debt before IFRS 16 lease transition	(75,596)		910		(174,312)		(318)		(14,925)		(264,241)
	Lease creditors arising on adoption of IFRS 16	-		(40,577)		5,397		(5,193)		(3,093)		(43,466)
	Net debt after IFRS 16 lease transition	(75,596)		(39,667)		(168,915)		(5,511)		(18,018)		(307,707)

The loans included above are unsecured and the facility extends to May 2022.

11 Share capital

		January		July
		2020		2019
		€'000		€'000
	Authorised
	250,000,000 ordinary shares of €0.01 each (i)	2,500		2,500
	Allotted, called up and fully paid
	126,396,184 ordinary shares of €0.01 each (i)	1,264		1,264

(i)  Ordinary shareholders are entitled to dividends as declared and each ordinary share carries equal voting rights at meetings of the Company.

12 Transition to IFRS 16 'Leases'

  The Group adopted IFRS 16 Leases with effect from 1 August 2019. At the date of transition, the Group calculated the lease commitments outstanding at that date and applied appropriate discount rates to calculate the present value of the lease commitment. The Group recognised €43.3m of right-of-use leased assets and €43.5m of lease liabilities at 31 January 2020.

  The table below reconciles the Group's operating lease obligations at 31 July 2019 to the lease obligations recognised on initial application of IFRS 16 at 1 August 2019.

		€'000
	Operating lease commitment at 31 July 2019	42,275
	Extension options reasonably certain to be exercised	5,299
	Commitments relating to low value and short-term leases	(942)
	Effect of discounting	(6,965)
	Finance lease liabilities recognised at 31 July 2019	910
	Lease liabilities at 1 August 2019	40,577

  The movement in the Group's right-of-use leased assets during the period is as follows:

		€'000
	Arising on adoption of IFRS 16 at 1 August 2019	39,667
	Reclassification of assets held under IAS 17 finance leases on adoption of IFRS 16	1,230
	Additions in period	4,349
	Termination of leases	(15)
	Leased assets purchased and transferred to property, plant and equipment	(211)
	Depreciation charge	(4,753)
	Foreign exchange movement	3,046
	Carrying value at 31 January 2020	43,313

  As per FY2019 Group Annual Report, the initial guidance indicated that the opening right-of-use asset would be within the range of €39.0 million to €43.0 million at transition.

  The carrying amount of lease liabilities are as follows:

		€'000
	Arising on adoption of IFRS 16 at 1 August 2019	39,667
	Reclassification of IAS 17 finance leases on adoption of IFRS 16	910
	New leases arising in the period	4,349
	Termination of leases	(15)
	Lease payments	(5,397)
	Discount unwinding	859
	Foreign exchange movement	3,093
	Lease liabilities at 31 January 2020	43,466

13 Dividends

On 13 December 2019 a final dividend of 18.17 cent per ordinary share was paid in respect of the year ended 31 July 2019 which when combined with the interim dividend of 3.15 cent per ordinary share brings the total dividend for the year ended 31 July 2019 to 21.32 cent per ordinary share.

An interim dividend of 3.15 cent (2019: 3.15 cent) per ordinary share will be paid on 14 April 2020 to shareholders on the register on 27 March 2020. These condensed interim consolidated financial statements do not reflect this dividend payable. 

14 Taxation

The taxation credit for the interim period is an estimate based on the expected full year effective tax rate on full year profits. 

15   Contingent liabilities

The Group is not aware of any major changes with regard to contingent liabilities in comparison with the situation as of 31 July 2019.

16 Financial commitments

The Group has a financial commitment of €6.4 million attributable to a strategic partnership with University College Dublin ('UCD'). The commitment is over a four year period.  

17 Related party transactions

Related party transactions occurring in the period were similar in nature to those described in the 2019 Annual Report.

18 Release of half yearly condensed interim consolidated financial statements

The Group condensed interim consolidated financial information was approved for release by the Board on 4 March 2020. 

19 Distribution of Interim Report

This interim report is available on the Group's website ( www.originenterprises.com ). A printed copy is available to the public at the Company's registered office.

 

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