Interim Results
TEG Environmental Plc
26 September 2006
For release 07.00am 26 September 2006
TEG ENVIRONMENTAL PLC (TEG.L)
('TEG' or 'the Company')
INTERIM RESULTS
for the half year ended 30 June 2006
'Continued impressive progress'
TEG Environmental Plc, the leading green technology company, which converts
organic wastes into natural organic fertiliser announces its interim results
for the half year ended 30 June 2006
Highlights
Financial
•Turnover up over 100 fold to £1.07m (2005: £9,286) on the same period
last year, in line with expectations
+ •includes revenues from operations in Perth and Preston, and Swansea
build project
+ •second half contributions expected from four projects
•Post tax loss of £0.71m (2005:loss of £0.81m restated)
•Fundraising in May, raising £8.05m, again oversubscribed
Operational
•Perth, Scotland, installation completed ahead of schedule - old
technology closed
•Preston installation of first line of plant completed, second line being
installed - on stream end 2006
•Development of largest facility at Todmorden, West Yorkshire-among UK's
biggest composting plants- ahead of schedule
•First of four lines at Todmorden on stream April 2007 - ahead of schedule
•Development of Kildare, Ireland continuing
•Development at Claylands Corner, Somerset, after planning permission -
expected on stream early 2007
Contract Wins - period under review
•City and County of Swansea hand over ahead of schedule
•Banham Compost, Norfolk project - construction underway, following
planning permission
•Collaboration agreement with Glendale Managed Services for joint bids for
Local Authority contracts
•Schwan Consumer Brands UK Ltd - waste for Preston plant
•HJ Heinz - for composting of ABP Materials from its Wigan factory
•Greater Manchester Waste - green waste supply to Preston
•Shell R & D contract
•United Utilities full scale pilot plant
Commenting, Mick Fishwick, Chief Executive, TEG Environmental, said:
'The market continues to grow strongly as legislation introduced in 2005 takes
effect, and we anticipate significant Local Authority activity as pressure
mounts to achieve the statutory LATS targets. Interest in TEG's products is
greater than ever and we are enthusiastic about developments in emerging
overseas markets. Our formal R&D programmes in the oil and sewage sectors are
very exciting. If trials with Shell are successful in investigating the
potential for remediation of oil-based mud drill cuttings, it will present
global opportunities'.
'There is a healthy pipeline of opportunities and the development of the market
continues to be strong. Significant growth can be expected'.
ENDS
Contact:
TEG Environmental Group Plc Tel: 01772 314100
Michael Fishwick, Chief Executive
Adventis Financial PR Tel: 020 7034 4760 / 020 7034 4758
Peter Binns/ Tarquin Edwards 07768 392 582 / 07879 458 364
Editor's Notes:
TEG provides an in-vessel composting technology, which is one of the few
approved technologies capable of treating animal by-product (ABP) waste. Plant
economics are predominantly driven by the gate fees charged, rather than the
value of the end product (compost). The TEG process is an economic alternative
to landfill.
The Silo Cage system, one of the few technologies in Europe capable of treating
this waste, is a natural process producing compost as an end product, used as an
excellent soil conditioner that fertilises, retains moisture, provides structure
and reduces the incidence of plant disease. TEG's Silo-Cages are housed in
self-contained buildings, are not unsightly and are environmentally friendly.
Customers include local authorities, waste management companies, food
processors, farmers and landowners. The Company's expanding market is driven by
increasingly stringent EU and UK legislation regulating the treatment and
disposal of organic waste. Statutory targets for the diversion of waste from
landfill increase annually through to 2020, increasing TEG's market opportunity
year on year. The Waste Resource Action Programme estimates that 450 composting
plants will be needed by 2020 to satisfy local authority requirements alone, and
there is increasing demand from the private sector driven by ABP legislation.
TEG ENVIRONMENTAL PLC
Interim Report for the six months ended 30 June 2006
Chairman's Statement
I am delighted to present the company's interim results for the first half of
2006. TEG has continued to make impressive progress and has pleasingly reached
the £1.0million turnover level for the period, a very significant increase on
the previous period and in line with expectations. Turnover was £1.07 million
against £9,286 for the same period in 2005.
Following the major breakthroughs achieved in 2005, 2006 is proving to be the
growth year we forecast. The first half of the year not only includes revenues
from our operations in Perth and Preston, but also revenues from the build
project in Swansea. The latter build project will be completed in the second
half of the year and with the build project secured for Banham Compost Ltd,
together with further growth at Preston and Perth, we expect a further
significant step change in revenues for the remainder of the year.
These accounts are the first to apply FRS20, the newly introduced accounting
standard that requires listed businesses to ascribe a cost to employee share
options. This has introduced a non cash cost of £76k for the period, and the
results for the same period in 2005 have been restated accordingly.
Contract Wins
The build project for The City and County of Swansea is ahead of programme and
we confidently expect to hand over the facility to the customer ahead of
anticipated schedule. We were delighted that Banham Compost Ltd finally received
planning permission to build its plant in Norfolk and the construction project
is now fully underway. We are still optimistic that the plant will be completed
during 2006.
In February, TEG entered into a collaboration agreement with Glendale Managed
Services Ltd to bid jointly for Local Authority contracts. Glendale is the
leading parks maintenance business in the UK, with over 100 Local Authority
contracts and the partnership offers the unique capability to turn Local
Authority waste into compost for Local Authority parks.
TEG Operations
The installation of the TEG plant and equipment at our Perth operation in
Scotland was completed ahead of schedule with the old technology being closed
down. The transition from the old technology whilst maintaining the ongoing
business proved challenging, but we are delighted with the progress made and the
business is expected to ramp up in the second half of the year. Installation of
the first line at our Preston plant was also successfully completed, the line is
fully contracted and we are in the process of installing the second line, due to
come on stream at the end of 2006. In addition to the contract with Schwan
Consumer Brands UK Ltd, we were delighted to secure a contract with HJ Heinz for
the composting of ABP materials from its factory near Wigan. In addition, we
secured our first supply contract from Greater Manchester Waste, for the supply
of green waste to Preston.
Development of TEG's largest facility at Todmorden, West Yorkshire is continuing
ahead of schedule. The facility will be amongst the largest composting plants in
the UK with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes per annum. We remain confident of
securing further waste supply from Greater Manchester Waste, which will in turn
supply our Todmorden and Preston facilities, when new contracts are let later in
the year and commercial negotiations continue with a number of other parties,
who have already committed to waste supply into Todmorden. It is anticipated
that the first of the four lines at Todmorden will be operational by April 2007,
a month ahead of schedule.
Development of the business at Kildare, Ireland, is continuing. Though further
frustrated by local permitting processes, we still expect the plant to be
operational by late 2006. Development at Claylands Corner, Somerset, has
proceeded following the award of planning permission in April 2006 and it is
expected that the plant will be operational by early 2007.
Fundraising
Funding of our continued and rapid expansion was achieved through a further
successful fundraising in May, one that was again oversubscribed. TEG was able
to raise £8.05m before expenses, from both existing and new investors, the cost
of which has been charged against the share premium account. In addition, the
company secured its first tranche of debt, £2.4m from the Bank of Scotland,
which has been utilised in the site purchase and development at Todmorden. The
fundraising has secured the finance for the development of our plants at
Todmorden, Claylands Corner, Sherdley Farm and Kildare.
Development projects
We were delighted to secure a funded R&D contract with Shell to investigate the
potential for remediation of oil-based mud drill cuttings, a waste product from
drilling operations. Laboratory trials are close to completion and we are
pleased to confirm regulatory approval has been granted for pilot plant trials
of several tonnes of material at our site in Perth. These will commence in
October 2006. Whilst maintaining a prudent position, we are of course fully
aware of the global potential if the trials are successful.
We were similarly delighted to secure an order to build a full scale pilot plant
for United Utilities at their site in Stretford, Manchester. The single cage
plant will be used by United Utilities to assess the suitability of the TEG
process for a variety of sewage-waste materials.
Management
Doug Benjafield, a waste industry expert with over 30 years' experience, joined
the board in April as non-executive Director, succeeding John Hough. Doug was a
Director at Cleanaway and is a non-executive Director of a number of high
profile waste management ventures. John stepped down from the Board in May this
year following over 10 years of support and service to the Company. His advice
and contribution will be very much missed.
Market
The market continues to grow as legislation introduced in 2005 takes effect. The
Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme ('LATS') introduced under the Waste and
Emissions Trading Act 2003 annually increases the requirements on Local
Authorities to recycle and compost waste. As widely reported in the press, a
number of Local Authorities are already failing to achieve targets and all Local
Authorities are under increasing financial pressure to increase recycling and
composting rates. To this end, TEG is in discussions with a number of Local
Authorities.
The National Audit Office report (Reducing the Reliance on Landfill in England)
indicated that a further step change in Local Authority procurement activity
could reasonably be expected in late 2006 and early 2007.
We have also been pleased to receive interest from elsewhere in the EU. As the
new entrants to the European Union further develop their waste and water
treatment infrastructure, it is expected that a large number of opportunities
will arise to build TEG plants. TEG has secured an engineering partner in
Eastern Europe with the capability to manufacture and construct TEG plants,
which presents both a potential sales opportunity and the further potential
opportunity to reduce plant build costs.
Future Prospects
In addition to the development projects discussed above, TEG maintains a healthy
pipeline of opportunities and the development of the market continues to be
strong. The company looks forward to the future with confidence and expects
continued significant growth.
Nigel Moore
Chairman
26 September 2006
SUMMARISED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
For the six months ended 30 June 2006
Unaudited 6 Restated Restated
months ended 30 Unaudited 6 Audited 12
June 2006 months ended 30 months ended 31
June 2005 December 2005
Note £ £ £
Turnover 1,070,750 9,286 555,250
Cost of Sales (838,496) (8,292) (400,647)
_________ _________ _________
Gross profit 232,254 994 154,603
Administrative
expenses re
share based
payment (76,531) (52,459) (104,917)
Other
administrative
expenses (857,557) (773,981) (1,808,644)
_________ _________ _________
Total
administrative
expenses (934,088) (826,440) (1,913,561)
_________ _________ _________
Operating loss (701,834) (825,446) (1,758,958)
Interest
receivable 50,509 22,446 69,971
Interest
payable (57,409) (1,375) (40,107)
_________ _________ _________
Loss on
ordinary
activities
before
taxation (708,734) (804,375) (1,729,094)
Taxation - (10,463) 53,110
_________ _________ _________
Loss for the
period (708,734) (814,838) (1,675,984)
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Loss per
ordinary share
- basic & diluted 2 (2.45p) (4.97p) (8.44p)
SUMMARISED BALANCE SHEET
As at 30 June 2006
Note Unaudited at 30 Restated Restated
June 2006 Unaudited at Audited at 31
30 June 2005 December 2005
£ £ £
Fixed assets
Intangible
assets 2,163,198 1,990 2,269,584
Tangible assets 4,915,181 179,071 1,093,289
Investments 2 - 2
_________ _________ _________
7,078,381 181,061 3,362,875
Current assets
Stocks 355,833 3,362 123,070
Debtors 458,122 84,217 429,981
Cash at bank
and in hand 5,467,677 771,650 2,414,392
_________ _________ _________
6,281,632 859,229 2,967,443
Creditors: due
within one
year (1,198,959) (631,707) (1,338,846)
_________ _________ _________
Net current
assets 5,082,673 227,522 1,628,597
_________ _________ _________
Total assets
less current
liabilities 12,161,054 408,583 4,991,472
Creditors: due
after more
than one year (2,155,878) (24,517) (1,958,644)
_________ _________ _________
Net assets 10,005,176 384,066 3,032,828
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Capital and reserves
Called up
share capital 1,894,269 819,269 1,319,269
Share premium
account 19,339,544 9,352,543 12,309,993
Other reserves 229,728 100,738 153,197
Profit and
loss account (11,458,365) (9,888,484) (10,749,631)
_________ _________ _________
Equity
shareholders'
funds 6 10,005,176 384,066 3,032,828
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SUMMARISED STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS
For the six months ended 30 June 2006
Unaudited 6 Unaudited 6 Audited 12
months ended 30 months ended 30 months ended 31
June 2006 June 2005 December 2005
Note £ £ £
Net cash
outflow from
operating
activities 3 (1,478,752) (397,557) (1,126,123)
_________ _________ _________
Returns on investment and
servicing of finance
Interest
received 50,509 22,446 69,971
Interest
element of
finance lease
and hire
purchase
payments (1,375) (1,375) (2,749)
_________ _________ _________
Net cash
inflow from
returns on
investments
and servicing
of finance 49,134 21,071 67,222
R & D tax
credit
received - - 65,311
Capital expenditure and
financial investments
Purchase of
tangible fixed
assets (3,542,430) (6,708) (841,771)
Sale of
tangible fixed
assets 6,452 2,230 3,859
_________ _________ _________
Net cash
outflow from
capital
expenditure
and financial
investments (3,535,978) (4,478) (837,912)
Acquisitions and disposals
Acquisition of
business - - (352,500)
Financing
Issue of shares 8,050,000 - 3,700,000
Expenses paid
in connection
with share
issues (445,449) - (242,550)
Loan Receipt 426,000 - -
Capital
Element of
finance lease
rentals (11,670) (11,670) (23,340)
_________ _________ _________
8,018,881 (11,670) 3,434,110
_________ _________ _________
Increase /
(decrease) in
cash 3,053,285 (392,634) 1,250,108
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS
1. Basis of preparation of interim financial information
The financial information contained in this statement does not constitute
statutory accounts as defined in section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. The
figures for the 12 month period ended 31 December 2005 have been extracted from
the Statutory Financial Statements which have been filed with the Registrar of
Companies. The 2005 analysis of cost of sales and administrative expenses has
been reclassified during the period. The auditors' report on those financial
statements was unqualified and did not contain a statement under Section 237(2)
of the Companies Act 1985.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting
standards and under the historical cost convention.
The principal accounting policies of the company have remained unchanged from
those set out in the Company's 2005 Annual Report and Financial Statements with
the exception of accounting for Share Based Payments. This follows the adoption
of FRS 20, Share Based Payments, for the year ended 31 December 2006. The
interim results include the impact of the FRS 20 charge and both 2005
comparative results have been restated to reflect this change in accounting
policy.
The interim report has been reviewed by the Company's auditors. A copy of the
auditors' review report is attached to this interim report.
2. Loss per share
The loss per share is calculated by reference to the loss attributable to
ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average of 28,926,817 ordinary
shares for the 6 months to 30 June 2006, 16,385,381 ordinary shares for the 6
months to 30 June 2005, and 19,859,354 for the 12 months to 31 December 2005.
Unaudited 6 Restated Restated
months ended 30 Unaudited 6 Audited 12
June 2006 months ended 30 months ended 31
June 2004 December 2005
Attributable
loss (£) (708,734) (814,838) (1,675,984)
_________ _________ _________
Average number of ordinary
shares in issue
for basic and
diluted loss
per share 28,926,817 16,385,381 19,859,354
_________ _________ _________
Basic and
diluted loss
per share (2.45p) (4.97p) (8.44p)
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The loss for each period and the weighted average number of ordinary shares for
calculating the diluted loss per share for each period are identical to those
used for the basic loss per share. This is because the outstanding share options
would not be dilutive under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard No. 14
'Earnings per share' (FRS 14).
3. Reconciliation of operating loss to net cash flow from
operating activities
Unaudited 6 Restated Restated
months ended 30 Unaudited 6 Audited 12
June 2006 months ended 30 months ended 31
June 2005 December 2005
Operating loss (701,834) (825,446) (1,758,958)
Amortisation 106,386 2,000 74,914
Depreciation
of tangible
fixed assets 125,114 31,687 75,640
Administrative
expense re
share based
payment 76,531 52,459 104,917
Goodwill on
acquisition of
business - - (2,340,508)
(Profit)/loss
on sale of
tangible fixed
assets (9,559) 270 78,032
(Increase)/dec
rease in
stocks and
work in
progress (232,763) 4,804 (114,904)
(Increase)/dec
rease in
debtors (28,141) 5,442 (342,060)
(Decrease)/inc
rease in
creditors (263,018) 331,227 756,296
(Decrease)/inc
rease in
deferred
consideration (150,000) - 2,340,508
Increase in
deferred
development (401,468) - -
_________ _________ _________
(1,478,752) (397,557) (1,126,123)
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4. Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net funds
Unaudited 6 Unaudited 6 Audited 12
months ended 30 months ended 30 months ended 31
June 2006 June 2005 December 2005
Increase /
(decrease) in
cash during
the period 3,053,285 (392,634) 1,250,108
Cash outflow
from hire
purchase 11,670 11,670 23,340
_________ _________ _________
Change in net
funds
resulting from
cashflows 3,064,955 (380,964) 1,273,448
_________ _________ _________
Movement in
net funds
during the
period 3,064,955 (380,964) 1,273,448
Opening net
funds 2,378,199 1,104,751 1,104,751
_________ _________ _________
Closing net
funds 5,443,154 723,787 2,378,199
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5. Analysis of movement in net funds
At 1 January Cash flow 30 June 2006
2006
£ £ £
Cash at bank and in hand 2,414,392 3,053,285 5,467,677
Finance leases (36,193) 11,670 (24,523)
_________ _________ _________
2,378,199 3,064,955 5,443,154
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6. Reconciliation of equity shareholders' funds
Unaudited At Restated Restated
30 June 2006 Unaudited At Audited At
30 June 2005 31 December
2005
£
Loss for the
financial
period (708,734) (814,838) (1,675,984)
Issue of share
capital 7,604,551 - 3,457,450
Other reserves
re share based
payments 76,531 52,459 104,917
_________ _________ _________
Increase /
(decrease) in
equity
shareholders'
funds 6,972,348 (762,379) 1,886,383
Opening equity
shareholders'
funds 3,032,828 1,146,445 1,146,445
_________ _________ _________
Closing equity
shareholders'
funds 10,005,176 384,066 3,032,828
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7. Copies will be available on request from the Company Secretary, TEG
Environmental plc, Houston House, 12 Sceptre Court, Sceptre Point, Preston, PR5
6AW
8. The interim report was approved by the board of directors on 26 September
2006.
INDEPENDENT REVIEW REPORT TO TEG ENVIRONMENTAL PLC
Introduction
We have been instructed by the company to review the financial information for
the six months ended 30 June 2006 which comprises the profit and loss account,
balance sheet, cash flow statement and the related notes 1 to 8. We have read
the other information contained in the interim report, which comprises only the
Chairman's statement, and considered whether it contains any apparent
misstatements or material inconsistencies with the financial information. Our
responsibilities do not extend to any other information.
This report is made solely to the company in accordance with guidance contained
in APB Bulletin 1999/4 'Review of interim financial information'. Our review
work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company's members those
matters we are required to state to them in a 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 responsible for preparing the interim report and 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 having regard to the guidance contained in Bulletin 1999
/4 'Review of interim financial information' 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 United Kingdom Auditing Standards 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 June 2006.
Grant Thornton UK LLP
Chartered Accountants
Manchester
26 September 2006
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