London Security plc
Final Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2016
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Financial highlights of the audited results for the year ended 31 December 2016 compared with the year ended 31 December 2015 are as follows:
· revenue of £114.8 million (2015: £101.2 million);
· operating profit before depreciation and amortisation of £26.3 million (2015: £23.2 million);
· operating profit of £20.9 million (2015: £18.5 million);
· profit after income tax of £13.8 million (2015: £12.3 million); and
· a dividend per share of £0.80 (2015: £0.68).
TRADING REVIEW
The financial highlights illustrate that the Group's revenue increased by £13.6 million (13.4%) to £114.8 million. However, these results are impacted by the movement in the Euro to Sterling average exchange rate, which has decreased from 1.38 to 1.23. This movement in exchange rate had a favourable effect of £9.8 million on reported revenue. If the 2016 results had been translated at 2015 rates, revenue would have been £105.0 million instead of £114.8 million (increase of 3.8% on prior year).
Operating profit increased by £2.4 million (13.0%) to £20.9 million. Adjusting for the change in the exchange rate on the same basis as above, operating profit would have been £18.7 million instead of £20.9 million (increase of 1.1%). A more detailed review of this year's performance is given in the Financial Review and the Strategic Report.
ACQUISITIONS
It remains a principal aim of the Group to grow through acquisition. Acquisitions are being sought throughout Europe and the Group will invest at prices where an adequate return is envisaged by the Board. In the year under review the Group has consolidated its presence in Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK with the acquisitions of service contracts from 15 smaller well established businesses for integration into the Group's existing subsidiaries. In addition, with the acquisition of One Protect in France and Ludwig in Germany the Group has expanded its business into two new countries.
MANAGEMENT AND STAFF
2016 was a year in which the staff performed well and, on your behalf, I would like to express thanks and appreciation for their contribution. The Group recognises that we can only achieve our aims with talented and dedicated colleagues who provide outstanding customer service in every area of the business.
DIVIDENDS
A final dividend in respect of 2015 of £0.40 per ordinary share was paid to shareholders on 8 July 2016. An interim dividend in respect of 2016 of £0.40 per ordinary share was paid to shareholders on 8 December 2016. The Board is recommending the payment of a final dividend in respect of 2016 of £0.40 per ordinary share to be paid on 5 July 2017 to shareholders on the register on 9 June 2017. The shares will be marked ex-dividend on 8 June 2017.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
We are experiencing increased competition in our core market and customer care is becoming increasingly important. To retain our valued customers we need to strive to serve them at the highest possible level. We do not expect the economic environment to get any easier in 2017. Nonetheless your Group remains in a strong position and will continue to focus on meeting the needs of our customers and our shareholders.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting will be held at 2 Eaton Gate, London SW1W 9BJ on 21 June 2017 at 2 pm. You will find enclosed a form of proxy for use at that Meeting which you are requested to complete and return in accordance with the instructions on the form. Your Directors look forward to meeting you at that time.
J.G. Murray
Chairman
27 April 2017
Consolidated income statement
for the year ended 31 December 2016
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2016 |
2015 |
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Note |
£'000 |
£'000 |
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Revenue |
|
114,845 |
101,165 |
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|
Cost of sales |
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(23,638) |
(20,373) |
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Gross profit |
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91,207 |
80,792 |
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Distribution costs |
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(42,191) |
(37,304) |
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Administrative expenses |
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(28,154) |
(25,010) |
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|
Operating profit |
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20,862 |
18,478 |
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EBITDA* |
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26,321 |
23,191 |
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Depreciation and amortisation |
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(5,459) |
(4,713) |
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Operating profit |
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20,862 |
18,478 |
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Finance income |
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176 |
179 |
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|
Finance costs |
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(433) |
(446) |
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Finance costs - net |
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(257) |
(267) |
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Profit before income tax |
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20,605 |
18,211 |
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Income tax expense |
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(6,822) |
(5,942) |
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|
Profit for the year attributable to equity shareholders of the Company |
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13,783 |
12,269 |
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|
Earnings per share |
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|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted |
1 |
112.4p |
100.1p |
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* Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
The above results are all as a result of continuing operations.
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
for the year ended 31 December 2016
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2016 |
2015 |
|
|
£'000 |
£'000 |
Profit for the financial year |
|
13,783 |
12,269 |
Other comprehensive income/(expense): |
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|
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Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: |
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|
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- currency translation differences on foreign currency net investments |
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4,441 |
(1,168) |
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: |
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|
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- actuarial gain/(loss) recognised in the Nu-Swift pension scheme |
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263 |
(406) |
- movement on deferred tax relating to Nu-Swift pension scheme surplus |
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(92) |
142 |
- actuarial (loss)/gain recognised in the Ansul pension scheme |
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(200) |
163 |
- movement on deferred tax relating to Ansul pension scheme deficit |
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61 |
(56) |
Other comprehensive income/(expense) for the year, net of tax |
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4,473 |
(1,325) |
Total comprehensive income for the year |
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18,256 |
10,944 |
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
for the year ended 31 December 2016
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Share |
Capital |
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|
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Share |
premium |
redemption |
Merger |
Other |
Retained |
Total |
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capital |
account |
reserve |
reserve |
reserve |
earnings |
equity |
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£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
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At 1 January 2015 |
123 |
344 |
1 |
2,033 |
3,758 |
79,157 |
85,416 |
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Total comprehensive income for the year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Profit for the financial year |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12,269 |
12,269 |
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Other comprehensive (expense)/income: |
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|
|
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- exchange adjustments |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(1,168) |
- |
(1,168) |
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- actuarial loss on pension schemes |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(243) |
(243) |
||
- net movement on deferred tax relating to pension asset |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
86 |
86 |
||
Total comprehensive income for the year |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(1,168) |
12,112 |
10,944 |
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Contributions by and distributions to owners of the Company: - dividends |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(8,337) |
(8,337) |
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Total contributions by and distributions to owners of the Company |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(8,337) |
(8,337) |
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At 31 December 2015 and 1 January 2016 |
123 |
344 |
1 |
2,033 |
2,590 |
82,932 |
88,023 |
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Total comprehensive income for the year |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Profit for the financial year |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13,783 |
13,783 |
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Other comprehensive income/(expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
- exchange adjustments |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,441 |
- |
4,441 |
||
- actuarial gain on pension schemes |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
63 |
63 |
||
- net movement on deferred tax relating to pension asset |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(31) |
(31) |
||
Total comprehensive income for the year |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,441 |
13,815 |
18,256 |
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Contributions by and distributions to owners of the Company: - dividends |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(9,808) |
(9,808) |
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- release of accrual for unclaimed dividends |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
82 |
82 |
||
Total contributions by and distributions to owners of the Company |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(9,726) |
(9,726) |
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At 31 December 2016 |
123 |
344 |
1 |
2,033 |
7,031 |
87,021 |
96,553 |
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The merger reserve is not a distributable reserve. The other reserve relates entirely to the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
Consolidated statement of financial position
as at 31 December 2016
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2016 |
2015 |
|
|
£'000 |
£'000 |
Assets |
|
|
|
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment |
|
10,937 |
9,789 |
Intangible assets |
|
62,749 |
60,594 |
Deferred tax asset |
|
919 |
690 |
Retirement benefit surplus |
|
3,574 |
3,196 |
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|
78,179 |
74,269 |
Current assets |
|
|
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Inventories |
|
11,095 |
9,689 |
Trade and other receivables |
|
23,138 |
19,901 |
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
22,602 |
19,736 |
|
|
56,835 |
49,326 |
Total assets |
|
135,014 |
123,595 |
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
Trade and other payables |
|
(19,344) |
(16,666) |
Income tax liabilities |
|
(1,180) |
(1,335) |
Borrowings |
|
(1,870) |
(1,679) |
Provision for liabilities and charges |
|
(35) |
(35) |
|
|
(22,429) |
(19,715) |
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
Trade and other payables |
|
(957) |
(669) |
Borrowings |
|
(10,789) |
(11,417) |
Derivative financial instruments |
|
(172) |
(190) |
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
(1,705) |
(1,696) |
Retirement benefit obligations |
|
(2,279) |
(1,684) |
Provision for liabilities and charges |
|
(130) |
(201) |
|
|
(16,032) |
(15,857) |
Total liabilities |
|
(38,461) |
(35,572) |
Net assets |
|
96,553 |
88,023 |
Shareholders' equity |
|
|
|
Ordinary shares |
|
123 |
123 |
Share premium |
|
344 |
344 |
Capital redemption reserve |
|
1 |
1 |
Merger reserve |
|
2,033 |
2,033 |
Other reserves |
|
7,031 |
2,590 |
Retained earnings |
|
87,021 |
82,932 |
Total shareholders' equity |
|
96,553 |
88,023 |
|
|
|
|
Consolidated statement of cash flow
for the year ended 31 December 2016
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|
2016 |
2015 |
|
|
£'000 |
£'000 |
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
Cash generated from operations |
|
26,059 |
20,215 |
Interest paid |
|
(408) |
(425) |
Income tax paid |
|
(7,213) |
(5,889) |
Net cash generated from operating activities |
|
18,438 |
13,901 |
Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
Acquisition of subsidiary undertakings (net of cash acquired) |
|
(2,222) |
(1,301) |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
|
(2,774) |
(2,363) |
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
|
323 |
236 |
Purchases of intangible assets |
|
(1,662) |
(974) |
Interest received |
|
43 |
27 |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(6,292) |
(4,375) |
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
Repayments of borrowings |
|
(1,819) |
(1,663) |
Dividends paid to Company's shareholders |
|
(9,726) |
(8,337) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(11,545) |
(10,000) |
Effects of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
|
2,265 |
(768) |
Net increase/(decrease) in cash in the year |
|
2,866 |
(1,242) |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year |
|
19,736 |
20,978 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year |
|
22,602 |
19,736 |
Notes to the financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2016
1 Earnings per share
The calculation of basic earnings per ordinary share ("EPS") is based on the profit on ordinary activities after taxation of £13,783,000 (2015: £12,269,000) and on 12,261,477 (2015: 12,261,477) ordinary shares, being the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year.
For diluted EPS, the weighted average number of shares in issue is adjusted to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. There was no difference in the weighted average number of shares used for the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share as there are no potentially dilutive shares outstanding.
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2016 |
|
2015 |
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£'000 |
Pence |
|
£'000 |
Pence |
Profit on ordinary activities after taxation |
13,783 |
112.4 |
|
12,269 |
100.1 |
2 This preliminary announcement does not constitute the Company's statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.
The results for the year ended 31 December 2016 have been extracted from the full accounts of the Group for that year which received an unqualified auditor's report and which have not yet been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The financial information for the year ended 31 December 2015 is derived from the statutory accounts for that year, which have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditor on those filed accounts was unqualified. The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016 and 31 December 2015 did not contain a statement under s498 (1) to (4) of the Companies Act 2006 or under s237(1) to (4) of the Companies Act 1985.
This preliminary announcement has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. The Group will post its annual report and accounts to shareholders on 11 May 2016. A copy of the annual report and accounts can be found on the company's webpage (www.londonsecurity.org).
Enquiries
London Security plc |
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Richard Pollard Company Secretary |
Tel: 01422 372 852 |
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WH Ireland Limited |
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Chris Fielding |
Tel: 0207 220 1666 |
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