Interim Results
Caldwell Investments PLC
24 November 2006
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
INTERIM REPORT
24TH NOVEMBER 2006
Trading during the first half shows a pre-tax loss of £268,986 (H1 2005
£358,017). This loss includes amortisation and depreciation of £100,957 (H1 2005
£110,828) in accordance with the Group's policy of writing down assets over a
ten year period and continued costs of investment in the NinaSun project.
Turnover was £3,264,043 (H1 2005 £2,986,178), an increase of 9%.
Operational review and current trading
NinaSun outdoor furniture
In February 2006 Neil Gow was appointed to the Board to lead the NinaSun
project. He was instrumental in generating initial sales of NinaSun garden
furniture to garden centres across the UK, however the size and volume of orders
were less than we had hoped and Neil left the Group on 2nd October 2006. His
departure has provided us with the opportunity to reconsider our NinaSun sales
strategy and this is currently under review.
NinaClip baby buggy parasols
Parasol and Minisol sales were down slightly against the same period last year
due to the poorer than expected weather in the mid-summer period. Performance
for the full year will therefore be less strong than had been anticipated at the
time of our Annual General Meeting.
Underwear business
The Group's underwear businesses continue to be steady cash generators,
particularly in the German market, and we expect this trend to continue
throughout the remainder of the current financial year.
Outlook
It is the Group's strategy to continue to review all its operations in order to
maximise the return to all its stakeholders.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our employees, whose hard
work and dedication is so important to the continued progress of the Group.
S J Wootliff
Chairman
CALDWELL INVESTMENTS P.L.C.
CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
31 AUGUST 2006
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months ended 6 months ended Year ended
31 August 2006 31 August 2005 28 February 2006
£ £ £
Turnover
Continuing Operations 3,264,043 2,986,178 6,418,670
Operating loss
Continuing Operations (236,134) (333,633) (525,668)
Net interest payable (32,852) (24,384) (64,126)
------------ ------------ ------------
Loss on ordinary
activities before taxation (268,986) (358,017) (589,794)
Tax on profit on ordinary (17,700) (10,000) (57,412)
activities
------------ ------------ --------------
Retained loss on ordinary
activities after taxation (286,686) (368,017) (647,206)
------------ ------------ ------------
Loss per share
Basic (1.44p) (2.03p) (3.40p)
Diluted (1.44p) (2.03p) (3.40p)
Dividend per share 0 0 0
CALDWELL INVESTMENTS P.L.C.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2006
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months ended 6 months ended Year ended
31 August 2006 31 August 2005 28 February
2006
£ £ £
Fixed assets
Intangible fixed assets 455,548 547,043 506,756
Tangible fixed assets 869,050 800,073 799,096
------------- ------------- -------------
1,324,598 1,347,116 1,305,852
Current assets
Stocks 1,526,851 2,046,399 1,554,300
Debtors 1,082,391 1,285,821 630,912
Cash at bank and in hand 869,698 1,188,891 917,673
------------- -------------- --------------
3,478,940 4,521,111 3,102,885
Creditors: due within one (2,405,300) (2,970,538) (1,802,164)
year
-------------- -------------- --------------
Net current assets 1,073,640 1,550,573 1,300,721
-------------- -------------- --------------
Total assets less current
liabilities 2,398,238 2,897,689 2,606,573
Creditors: due after one (314,138) (326,012) (314,043)
year
-------------- -------------- --------------
Net assets 2,084,100 2,571,677 2,292,530
-------------- -------------- --------------
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 1,991,196 1,991,196 1,991,196
Share premium account 1,906,229 1,906,229 1,906,229
Capital redemption reserve 27,000 27,000 27,000
Revaluation reserve 118,000 27,000 27,000
Profit and loss account (1,958,325) (1,379,748) (1,658,895)
-------------- -------------- --------------
Shareholders' funds 2,084,100 2,571,677 2,292,530
-------------- -------------- --------------
CALDWELL INVESTMENTS P.L.C.
CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED
31 AUGUST 2006
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months ended 6 months ended Year ended
31 August 2006 31 August 2005 28 February 2006
£ £ £
Net cash outflow from
operating activities
(263,944) (1,242,068) (605,141)
Returns on investments and
servicing of finance
Interest received 0 0 1,920
Interest paid (32,852) (24,384) (66,046)
-------------- -------------- --------------
(32,852) (24,384) (64,126)
Taxation
Tax paid (30,540) (10,000) (50,542)
-------------- -------------- --------------
Capital expenditure and
financial investment
Purchase of intangible (10,009) (36,608) (57,735)
fixed assets
Purchase of tangible fixed (18,694) (35,667) (72,657)
assets
Sale of tangible fixed 0 0 2,151
assets
-------------- -------------- --------------
(28,703) (72,275) (128,241)
Net cash outflow before
financing (356,039) (1,348,727) (848,050)
Financing
Issue of shares 0 513,376 513,376
Repayment of loans (18,341) (21,258) (41,093)
New loan finance 19,329 0 0
-------------- -------------- --------------
988 492,118 472,283
-------------- -------------- --------------
Decrease in cash in the (355,051) (856,609) (375,767)
period
-------------- -------------- --------------
CALDWELL INVESTMENTS P.L.C.
Notes to the Interim Report
1. The interim financial information for the six months ended 31 August
2006 and 31 August 2005 is unaudited but has been prepared on the basis
of accounting policies consistent with those set out in the audited
accounts for the period ended 28 February 2006. Those accounts were
audited, carried an unqualified Auditors Report and have been filed
with the Registrar of Companies. The information set out in this
interim report does not constitute statutory accounts within the
meaning of the Companies Act.
2. The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per shared is based on
the loss for the period of £286,686 (2005: loss £368,017) and a
weighted average number of ordinary shares of 19,911,956 (2005:
18,124,880).
3. Reconciliation of operating (loss)/profit to operating cash flows :
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months ended 6 months ended Year ended
31 August 2006 31 August 2005 28 February 2006
£ £ £
Operating loss (236,134) (333,633) (525,668)
Depreciation 39,740 55,060 90,815
Amortisation of goodwill
and Intangible fixed
assets 61,217 55,768 117,182
(Increase)/decrease in 27,449 (443,011) 49,088
stocks
(Increase)/decrease in (451,479) (634,317) 20,592
debtors
Increase/(decrease) in 308,007 64,730 (357,150)
creditors
Foreign exchange (12,744) (6,665) 0
movement
-------------- -------------- --------------
Net cash outflow from
operating activities (263,944) (1,242,068) (605,141)
-------------- -------------- --------------
4. No interim dividend will be paid.
5. Copies of these interim results are being despatched to shareholders.
Further copies can be obtained from: The Company Secretary, Caldwell
Investments P.L.C., 647, Roundhay Road, Leeds, LS8 4BA.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange