Final Results
QUADRANT GROUP PLC
10 September 1999
Quadrant Group plc
Preliminary Announcement of Unaudited Results
for the year ended 31 May 1999
Chairman's Statement
I wish to provide the following brief overview of results
for the year ending 31 May 1999.
Quadrant Group made a substantially reduced loss before tax
for the year of £60,000 (1997/8: loss before tax of
£648,000). The operating result was a profit for the year
from continuing operations of £177,000 (1997/8: £382,000
loss), with a further exceptional profit of £63,000 from the
sale of fixed assets.
The improvements which I referred to in my interim statement
have continued with particularly strong contributions from
Quadrant Video Systems where operating profit has more than
doubled from £194,000 last year and from Quick Imaging
Centre where operating profit increased by almost 50% from
£61,000 last year.
Quadrant Systems' results continued to improve with the
operating loss reducing to £38,000 from £163,000 last year.
A major milestone was passed with the certification by the
UK CAA of the company's Airbus A300B4 simulator having been
attained in February. The simulator has since successfully
entered revenue service with each of the five major target
customers.
These significant improvements and advances at the operating
level have been hampered by the level of debt with the
consequent interest cost dragging the Group back to an
overall loss. The Board has been determined to address this
fundamental problem.
A circular will be posted to shareholders setting out
details of the proposals regarding Quadrant Systems and a
proposal to allow early redemption of £550,000 Convertible
Loan Stock held by a related party.
The proposed arrangements involving Quadrant Systems mean
the Group will become debt free and will have considerably
enhanced prospects for its continuing operations. We expect
at last to deliver healthy and ongoing improvements in the
Group's performance.
The Board announced on 8 June 1999 that the Company had
received an approach which may or may not lead to an offer
being made for the Company. Discussions are continuing and
the Board is evaluating the Company's different options. A
further announcement will be made in due course.
PM Rae
Chairman
Consolidated Profit and Loss Account
For the year ended 31 May 1999
Unaudited
Notes 1999 1998
£'000 £'000
Turnover
Continuing operations 1 17,427 18,431
Discontinued operations 1 - 8,591
17,427 27,022
Cost of sales 11,434 19,817
Gross profit 5,993 7,205
Net operating expenses 5,816 7,299
Operating profit/(loss)
Continuing operations 177 (382)
Discontinued operations - 17
Provision for losses on - 271
discontinued activities utilised
177 (94)
Exceptional items
- continuing operations
profit on disposal of fixed assets 63 -
- discontinued operations
loss on disposal of subsidiaries - (2,120)
provision utilised - 2,276
goodwill previously written off to reserves - (193)
63 (37)
Profit/(loss) before interest 240 (131)
Net interest payable (300) (517)
Loss before taxation (60) (648)
Tax charge on ordinary activities 2 - (20)
Loss on ordinary activities (60) (668)
after taxation
Minority interests - (21)
Loss for the financial year - (60) (689)
transferred to reserves
Basic loss per ordinary share 3 (1.0)p (11.1)p
Diluted loss per ordinary share 3 (1.0)p (11.1)p
Consolidated Balance Sheet
31 May 1999
Unaudited
Notes 1999 1998
£'000 £'000
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 4 48 -
Tangible assets 5,209 4,465
5,257 4,465
Current assets
Stocks 981 995
Debtors 3,965 4,133
Cash at bank and in hand 10 308
4,956 5,436
Creditors:amounts falling due with
one year (including convertible debt) 5,319 5,519
Net current liabilities (363) (83)
Total assets less current liabilities 4,894 4,382
Creditors: amounts falling due after more
than one year (including convertible debt) 2,036 1,260
Provisions for liabilities and charges 202 424
Net assets 2,656 2,698
Capital and reserves
Called-up share capital 1,254 1,243
Reserves 1,402 1,455
Equity shareholders' funds 2,656 2,698
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
For the year ended 31 May 1999
Unaudited
Notes 1999 1998
£'000 £'000
Net cash inflow from operating 356 1,049
activities
Returns on investments and (283) (538)
servicing of finance
Taxation - tax received 2 - 18
Net capital expenditure and (1,430) (670)
financial investment
Acquisitions and disposals 5 509 1,575
Cash inflow/(outflow) before financing (848) 1,434
Financing 229 (131)
Increase/(decrease) in cash (619) 1,303
Notes
1)Continuing operations comprise the businesses of
Quadrant Systems, Quadrant Video Systems, Synectic Systems
and Quick Imaging Centre. Discontinued operations comprise
Yewlands Engineering Co., which was sold on 6 August 1997,
and Quadrant Precision Manufacturing which was sold on 29
May 1998.
2)Tax charges and receipts arose in respect of United
States' subsidiaries only.
3)The calculation of earnings per share is based on the
loss after taxation for the year of £60,000 (1998: loss of
£689,000) and on 6,254,888 shares (1998: 6,202,558), being
the weighted average number of shares in issue and ranking
for dividend during the year.
There were no dilutive potential ordinary shares in either
the year ended 31 May 1999 or the previous year.
4)In accordance with FRS10 goodwill arising on
consolidation in the year to 31 May 1999 has been
capitalised and amortised over its useful economic life.
Goodwill arising prior to 31 May 1998 was written off
against reserves.
5)Cash inflows from acquisitions and disposals in the
year ended 31 May 1999 arose from the receipt of deferred
consideration for Quadrant Precision Manufacturing, Inc,
less the cost of acquiring 'A' ordinary shares in Quadrant
Video Systems plc.
6)The preliminary results for the year have not been
audited by the Group's auditors and do not constitute
statutory accounts. The comparative figures for 1998 have
been abridged from the statutory accounts for the year ended
31 May 1998. The Auditors' opinion on these accounts was
unqualified and did not contain any statements under section
237(2) or (3) of the Act. The statutory accounts have been
filed with the Registrar of Companies.