Interim Results
Fiske PLC
14 February 2007
Chairman's Statement
I am pleased to report that in spite of a slow start to the half year ending 30
November 2006, the second quarter was very positive and the pre-tax profit for
the whole six month period recovered substantially to £300,000. The Board is
declaring a maintained interim dividend of 2p per share which is fully covered
by earnings.
We were pleased to bring to the Alternative Investment Market, Plant Impact PLC
for whom we acted as brokers and raised some £4 million for the company. The
shares were placed with our institutional and private clients at 38p per share
and currently stand at 70p.
The half year generally was marked by control of our cost base and a steady
increase in our recurring fees in absolute terms and as a percentage of our
revenues and by further improvement in our funds under management. Naturally
transaction commissions represent the major part of our revenues but other
sources of revenue accounted for some 40% of the total for the period under
review.
We are now nearly four years into a bull market and in some cases valuations are
beginning to look stretched. However there remains abundant liquidity, corporate
profits are still growing and merger and acquisitions activity is buoyant.
Inflation is an issue ahead, but we remain cautiously optimistic especially for
the resource sector which we do not see as a bubble, although some of the
exploration stocks have been getting overvalued. A key factor in the strength of
the resource sector is the emergence of the BRIC economies, those of Brazil,
Russia, India and China and the importance that their industrial revolutions
have upon the demand for raw materials. This trend has further to run.
The outlook for markets seems set fair for the period to the end of our
financial year at the end of May. At the same time the measures we have adopted
in the first half of the year to improve profitability should start to show
results in the second half.
Accordingly we look forward to the future with confidence.
M J Allen
Chairman
14 February 2007
Independent Review Report to Fiske plc
Introduction
We have been instructed by the company to review the financial information for
the six months ended 30 November 2006 which comprises the consolidated profit
and loss account, the consolidated balance sheet, the consolidated cash flow
statement and related notes 1 to 4. We have read the other information contained
in the interim report and considered whether it contains any apparent
misstatements or material inconsistencies with the financial information.
This report is made solely to the company, in accordance with Bulletin 1999/4
issued by the Auditing Practices Board. Our work has been undertaken so that we
might state to the company those matters we are required to state to them in an
independent review report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than
the company, for our review work, for this report, or for the conclusion we have
formed.
Directors' responsibilities
The interim report, including the financial information contained therein, is
the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the directors. The directors
are also responsible for ensuring that the accounting policies and presentation
applied to the interim figures are consistent with those applied in preparing
the preceding annual accounts except where any changes, and the reasons for
them, are disclosed.
Review work performed
We conducted our review in accordance with the guidance contained in Bulletin
1999/4 issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the United Kingdom. A
review consists principally of making enquiries of group management and applying
analytical procedures to the financial information and underlying financial data
and, based thereon, assessing whether the accounting policies and presentation
have been consistently applied unless otherwise disclosed. A review excludes
audit procedures such as tests of controls and verification of assets,
liabilities and transactions. It is substantially less in scope than an audit
performed in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and
Ireland) and therefore provides a lower level of assurance than an audit.
Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion on the financial information.
Review conclusion
On the basis of our review we are not aware of any material modifications that
should be made to the financial information as presented for the six months
ended 30 November 2006.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chartered Accountants
London
14 February 2007
Consolidated Profit and Loss Account
for the six months ended 30 November 2006
Notes Six months ended Six months ended Year ended
30 November 2006 30 November 2005 31 May 2006
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
£'000 £'000 £'000
TURNOVER
Gross commission and similar income 1,971 2,007 4,420
Commission payable (502) (577) (1,237)
Other income 137 249 152
1,606 1,679 3,335
OPERATING COSTS
Staff costs (705) (617) (1,300)
Depreciation (28) (12) (207)
Amortisation of intangible
fixed assets 1 (109) (91) (43)
Other operating charges (580) (730) (1,470)
(1,422) (1,450) (3,020)
OPERATING PROFIT 184 229 315
(Loss)/gain on disposal of
fixed asset investment (3) 7 8
Other income from fixed
asset investments 22 18 17
Interest receivable and
similar income 98 90 181
Interest payable (2) (5) (8)
Profit on disposal of fixed assets 1 - -
PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES
BEFORE TAXATION 300 339 513
Taxation charge on profit on
ordinary activities (122) (108) (163)
PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES
AFTER TAXATION 178 231 350
Basic earnings per share 2 2.2p 2.8p 4.2p
Diluted earnings per
share 2 2.2p 2.8p 4.2p
Headline earnings per
share 2 2.7p 3.5p 5.8p
Headline diluted
earnings per share 2 2.6p 3.5p 5.7p
All activities relate to continuing operations; there are no recognised gains or
losses other than the profit for the current and preceding periods as shown
above.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
30 November 2006
Note As at As at As at
30 November 2006 30 November 2005 31 May 2006
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
£'000 £'000 £'000
FIXED ASSETS
Intangible assets 1 588 531 697
Tangible assets 171 150 192
Other investments 163 137 176
922 818 1,065
CURRENT ASSETS
Market and client debtors 8,779 6,927 6,518
Investments 451 - -
Other debtors 348 450 298
Cash at bank and in hand 3,625 4,058 4,265
13,203 11,435 11,081
CREDITORS:
amounts falling due within one year
Market and client creditors (9,070) (7,190) (7,190)
Other creditors (770) (743) (683)
(9,840) (7,933) (7,873)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 3,363 3,502 3,208
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES 4,285 4,320 4,273
CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Called up share capital 2,078 2,078 2,078
Share premium account 1,185 1,185 1,185
Profit and loss account 1,022 1,057 1,010
EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 4,285 4,320 4,273
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the six months ended 30 November 2006
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING PROFIT TO NET CASH (OUTFLOW)/INFLOW FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
Six months Six months Year
ended ended ended
30 November 30 November 31 May
2006 2005 2006
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
£'000 £'000 £'000
Operating profit 184 229 315
Depreciation charges 28 12 43
Amortisation of intangible
fixed assets 109 91 207
(Increase)/decrease in current asset
investment (451) 164 164
(Increase)/dec rease in debtors (2,303) 9,647 10,204
Increase/(decrease) in creditors 1,829 (9,361) (9,279)
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from
operating activities (604) 782 1,654
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
Six months Six months Year
ended ended ended
30 November 30 November 31 May
2006 2005 2006
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
£'000 £'000 £'000
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from
operating activities (604) 782 1,654
Returns on investment and servicing of
finance 118 103 190
Taxation - UK Corporation tax paid - - (185)
Capital expenditure and financial investment 12 (142) (543)
Equity dividends paid (166) (166) (332)
(Decrease)/increase in cash (640) 577 784
(Decrease)/increase in cash in the period (640) 577 784
Change in net cash (640) 577 784
Net funds brought forward 4,265 3,481 3,481
Net funds carried forward 3,625 4,058 4,265
Notes
for the six months ended 30 November 2006
1. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Goodwill Goodwill Altimis Total
Fund Other licence £'000
management acquisition and
acquisition £'000 system
£'000 £'000
At 1 June 2006 1,146 300 282 1,728
At 30 November 2006 1,146 300 282 1,728
Accumulated amortisation
At 1 June 2006 696 300 35 1,031
Charge for the period 38 - 71 109
At 30 November 2006 734 300 106 1,140
Net book value At 30 November 2006 412 - 176 588
At 31 May 2006 450 - 247 697
2. EARNINGS PER ORDINARY SHARE
Headline earnings per share has been calculated in accordance with the
definition in the Institute of Investment Management Research ('IIMR') Statement
of Investment Practice No. 1, 'The definition of IIMR Headline Earnings', in
order to take out the exceptional gain arising on the disposal of certain fixed
asset investments and any effects of goodwill as follows:
Six months Six months Year
ended ended ended
30 November 30 November 31 May
2006 2005 2006
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Basic earnings per ordinary share 2.2p 2.8p 4.2p
Add: Goodwill write-off 0.5p 0.8p 1.6p
Less: Gain on disposal of fixed asset
investment after taxation - (0.1)p -
Headline earnings per ordinary share 2.7p 3.5p 5.8p
Diluted earnings per ordinary share 2.2p 2.8p 4.2p
Add: Goodwill write-off 0.4p 0.8p 1.5p
Less: Gain on disposal of fixed asset
investment after taxation - (0.1)p -
Headline diluted earnings per
ordinary share 2.6p 3.5p 5.7p
3. DIVIDEND
Dividends paid of £166,000 (2005 - £166,000) refer to the final dividend paid
for the preceding year.
The interim dividend of 2p per share will be paid on 16 March 2007 to
shareholders on the register on 23 February 2007. The shares will be marked
ex-dividend on 21 February 2007.
4. BASIS OF PREPARATION
The interim accounts which are unaudited have been prepared on the basis of the
accounting policies set out in the 2006 group accounts. The financial
information for the year ended 31 May 2006 has been extracted from the company's
statutory accounts. The original accounts have been delivered to the Registrar
of Companies. The audit report on the accounts for the year ended 31 May 2006
was unqualified. The financial information contained in the Interim Report does
not constitute the company's statutory accounts within the meaning of section
240 of the Companies Act 1985.
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