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20/11/2018 07:05

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CML Microsystems PLC
20 November 2018
 


20 November 2018
CML Microsystems Plc
("CML" or the "Group")
Half Year Results
 
CML Microsystems Plc, which designs, manufactures and markets semiconductor solutions primarily for global communication and solid state storage markets, announces results for the six months ended 30 September 2018.
 
Financial Highlights
·      Group revenues down 6% to £15.05m (H1 2017: £16.02m)
·      Gross profit down 5% to £10.72m (H1 2017: £11.23m), with Gross Margin as a percentage of sales up 1%
·      Profit before tax up 2% to £2.36m (H1 2017: £2.31m)
·      Adjusted EBITDA increased by 6% to £5.18m (H1 2017: £4.90m)
·      Basic EPS up 8% to 12.65p (H1 2017: 11.74p)
·      No borrowings and net cash of £13.54m (31 March 2018: £13.82m) after a £0.99m dividend payment
·      Interim dividend maintained at 2.0p per ordinary share
 
Operational Highlights
·      Strong results against a difficult backdrop
·      Order intake across wider customer base mitigating impact of supply difficulties
·      Product mix supported profitability
·      Increased purchasing of raw materials to address constraints on supply chain
·      Three new products launched
·      Continued focus on R&D to drive long term, sustainable profitability
·      Growing pipeline of opportunity
 
Chris Gurry, Group Managing Director of CML Microsystems commented on the results:
 
"Despite the well-publicised global supply constraints, I am pleased to be able to report a strong set of results for the first half of the year."
"With a growing number of customer products reaching production, the Board is confident that meaningful advances will be made as end market dynamics normalise and remains excited about the Group's future prospects."
 
 



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About CML Microsystems PLC
CML designs and develops semiconductors for the industrial storage and communications markets. The Group utilises a combination of in-house and outsourced manufacturing and has trading operations in Europe, the Far East and USA. CML targets niche markets with strong growth profiles and high barriers to entry. It has secured a diverse, blue chip customer base, including some of the world's leading telecoms equipment providers and industrial product manufacturers.
 
The spread of its customers and products largely protects the business from the cyclicality usually associated with the semiconductor industry. Growth in its end markets is being driven by factors such as the ever increasing trend towards solid state storage devices in the commercial and industrial sectors, the upgrading of telecoms infrastructure around the world and the growing prevalence of private commercial communications networks for voice and/or data communications linked to the industrial internet of things (IIoT).
 
The Group is cash-generative, has no borrowings and is dividend paying.
 
 
 
 
Chairman's statement
I am pleased to report on another period of continued progress for CML. It has long been our stated objective to achieve long-term, sustainable growth and these results demonstrate the effectiveness of our strategy, delivering impressive returns despite challenging market conditions. The strategies implemented by the management team to manage the extended raw material lead times and disruptive purchasing patterns following NAND flash capacity constraints have mitigated their impact on our current trading position and the underlying business indicators have grown.
 
The solid financial performance reflects the R&D investments made in previous years and the breadth of the business, with sales of newer products offsetting some of the impact of the market issues. We will continue to maintain our levels of investment into the business and R&D activities, to provide the pipeline for our future growth.
 
The end markets in which we operate remain robust, and while the NAND flash-related issues have impacted short-term order inflow within our storage division we have seen continued design wins across both divisions. There are firm underlying growth drivers in each of these markets, and future drivers, such as IIoT within Communications and the transition to 5G within Storage, present exciting long-term prospects.
As anticipated, revenue in the period fell to £15.05m (H1 2017: £16.02m), against a strong comparative half. Gross margins were positively impacted due to the sales mix. Pre-tax profits marginally improved to £2.36m (H1 2017: £2.31m) being bolstered by tight cost control and an improvement in other income which included profit on the sale of an investment property. Profit after tax was £2.16m (H1 2017: £1.98m) due to improved tax rates, as anticipated. Cash levels, which are always a key management focus, remained high at £13.54m (31 March 2018: £13.82m). The reduction reflected a requirement to increase raw material levels in the face of supply issues, significantly higher R&D spend at £3.77m (H1 2017: £3.13m) and the dividend payment of £0.99m. We continue to have no borrowings.
Organic growth is the cornerstone of our stated strategy, but we continue to monitor acquisition opportunities to support our growth.
This year marks CML's 50th anniversary as a business. I have been part of the Company for over 38 years and I am pleased to say that though we are currently navigating difficult conditions, due to short term external market forces, I believe we have the best management team we have ever had in place to address these challenges. This gives me confidence that meaningful growth will be achieved as soon as our market conditions improve.
In the light of this environment and based on our customers' current buying patterns, we believe that whilst revenues for the full year may be weaker than expected,  management's stewardship and changes in the product mix give us confidence of meeting profit expectations. We introduced an interim dividend for the first time last year and despite the challenging environment, I am pleased to say this will be maintained at the same level, supported by on-going cash generation and profitable trading. An interim dividend of 2.0p per share will be paid on 14 December 2018 to shareholders on the register on 30 November 2018.
Finally what must never be forgotten is that a major key to our progress is, of course, our loyal and dedicated staff, a number of whom have been with us for many years. I would once again like to take this opportunity to thank them for their continued commitment and support.
N G Clark
Group Non-Executive Chairman
19 November 2018
 
 
 
 
Operational and financial review
Introduction
Despite the well-publicised global supply constraints in the semiconductor industry, I am pleased to be able to report a strong set of results for the first half of the financial year. While some of our customers have been impacted by raw material supply difficulties, we have seen a growing number of orders coming through across the wider customer base, particularly for newer products. The resulting product mix had a positive impact on our profit margin and supported improved our first half profitability. 
To partially mitigate the overall supply chain impact on the Group's results, we have been purchasing increased quantities of raw materials and expect this policy to continue for the remainder of the financial year.
Our investment into R&D continues to deliver the desired results. The product range has continued to grow with three new products launched in the period and the new design wins from recent years are starting to enter their ramp phases as expected.
Financial Review
Group revenues for the first half of the financial year were £15.05m representing a decline of 6% compared to the strong first half of the prior year (H1 2017: £16.02m). Gross margin as a percentage increased due to a favourable product mix, generating gross profit of £10.72m (H1 2017: £11.23m).
Given the general market conditions, a keen focus on non-R&D spending helped reduce distribution and administration costs to £8.81m (H1 2017: £9.25m). Other reasons for the improvement included lower direct staff costs following reorganisation expenditure in the prior year comparable period along with a gain on foreign exchange amounting to £0.25m (H1 2017: loss on exchange of £0.17m).
Excluding other operating income, profit from operations equated to £1.90m (H1 2017: £1.98m).
Non-operating income rose to £0.51m (H1 2017: £0.38m) enhanced by the sale of a non-operational property asset which generated a one-off gain of £0.22m.
At the pre-tax level, profit amounted to £2.36m (H1 2017: £2.31m).
Cash balances at 30 September 2018 totalled £13.54m (31 March 2018: £13.82m) following payment of a £0.99m dividend in respect of the previous year and a continued high level of R&D cash spend in the period of £3.77m (H1 2017: £3.13m). For reasons previously given, inventory levels rose to £2.66m (31 March 2018: £2.35m).
Adjusted EBITDA grew by 6% to £5.18m (H1 2017: £4.90m) and, assisted by an improved tax rate, basic earnings per share increased to 12.65p (H1 2017: 11.74p). 
Strategy Overview
Our business remains focused on two important markets, namely industrial Communications and industrial Storage, where our proprietary IP along with the quality and reliability of our technology sets us apart from our peers and makes us an integral part of our customers' products. We have developed a strong reputation in both of these markets and we continue to supply a growing world class customer base. This, coupled with an extensive sales network and expanded presence globally, will enable us to scale further.
Growth in both markets is continually being driven by the persistent demand for increasing amounts of data to be delivered faster and stored more reliably and securely. We remain committed to generating a diverse revenue stream across a broad range of customers.  We are a single-source supplier to our customers, meaning that once designed in, the displacement of our chips would require our customers to undertake an element of product redesign.
R&D is a key tenet of our growth strategy. Our focus is on developing products which will lead to design wins with new and existing customers that we believe have the potential to develop into long-term, significant revenue generators. The Company has a proven track record of successful acquisitions and will continue to seek further appropriate opportunities to complement our organic growth.
Communications
Our strategic objectives are to grow customer share and expand the customer base through new product introductions that increase the functionality that our IC's deliver and serve to widen the addressable market.
In recent years we have introduced a number of new products that have been conceived to operate either on a 'stand alone' basis or as part of an optimised CML chip set. The consolidated product portfolio now offers customers a greater selection of technical functionality whilst improving commercial competitiveness.
Operating through a backdrop of extended raw material lead times, progress for the first six months of the year has been good. Revenues improved to £7.97m representing a 1% increase against a particularly strong prior year first half period (H1 2017: £7.86m).
Semiconductor solutions targeted at applications for voice and data-centric customer products demanding high performance RF technology were the main revenue generators across the period. This included use within Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) products for enhanced GPS positioning end uses along with a strong contribution from digital radio, for both commercial and public safety markets.
New product releases were focussed around two main areas; reference designs aimed at assisting our customers to accelerate the development of their own products and, post the half year end, the launch of a highly integrated, ultra low-power voice codec targeted at an array of voice communication end applications including security alarm panels and voice controlled equipment.
The Communications market is exhibiting a number of growth areas including the transition to higher-capacity digital networks within voice-centric markets and, in data-centric markets, the increasing data throughput requirements from terrestrial and satellite communications applications. The latter is required to meet the needs of the growing Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Industrial Internet of Things sectors (IIoT).
Storage
The key objectives of our strategy within Storage are to increase the penetration of our existing customers' product portfolios whilst simultaneously adding new customers through the timely introduction of innovative new products that will enlarge the serviceable market. Our focus continues to be the expansion of the product range to include all major interface standards used within our target industrial end markets and ensure interoperation with the relevant Flash Memory devices produced by the major suppliers.
In recent years, we have transitioned from a narrow 'Controller' product portfolio with only CompactFlash as the available interface, to an enlarged product range that now also includes USB, SD, SATA & MMC interface technologies.
During the period under review, revenue derived from Storage semiconductor products was £7.02m (H1 2017: £8.09m). Shipments continued to be impacted by the hangover from pricing and supply dynamics associated with NAND flash memory technology itself, which sits alongside our controllers in all customer end products. This impacted the majority of our customers.
Notable markets included a pleasing contribution from telecoms infrastructure projects based upon more recently released controller products and a selection of industrial automation end-applications. Despite the decline in sales against what was a very strong prior year first half, the product mix differed significantly and favoured those solutions commanding a higher selling price.
R&D spend through the period was simultaneously focussed on enhancements and roadmap developments for the Group's HyMap controller firmware along with progressing a key silicon development that is scheduled for release during financial Q4.
Operationally, enhancements were made to the third-party sales channels that expand our routes to market within Asia.
The industrial data storage market has several specific areas which are exhibiting exciting opportunities for which we have either secured design wins or are at the somewhat earlier stage of qualifying products with our customers. These areas include the telecoms/network infrastructure market, industrial automation and an increasing number of security-related applications where the Group's proprietary technology offers our customers greater levels of comfort. Many major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are either starting or continuing to utilise our storage solutions meaning we are well positioned to benefit from growing demand as NAND flash market dynamics normalise.
Market Development
The underlying growth trends within our two main industrial application areas continue to strengthen and underpin confidence in our strategy. The persistent demand for increasing amounts of data to be transmitted and stored more quickly and securely remains and through our strong focus on R&D, we have a relevant and growing suite of products to meet these needs.
We continue to add customers to our already impressive list of leading OEMs and the diversification of our customer base has helped us to deliver these results in difficult market conditions.
Operational Developments
The investments in and adjustments to headcount in prior years is bearing fruit as we continue to see growth in the pipeline of opportunities being worked globally. These investments have enabled us to strengthen our sales efforts in certain territories as well as improve our routes to market.
As a result, the Company has a growing Total Addressable Market in which to sell its increasing suite of products.
Outlook
Profits grew through the first half year period and an underlying indicator for future growth, namely the pipeline of opportunity, has risen nicely. The combined effects of extended raw material lead times and NAND flash market dynamics along with customer purchasing patterns uncertainty created around ongoing trade issues between China and the USA, continues to affect progress.   The Group is focussed on operational activities to mitigate some of these effects where possible.
It currently looks challenging for second half revenues to show material improvement over the first six months although at the profit before tax level, the impact is expected to be less pronounced due to the anticipated product mix. Therefore, a full year advance in profitability remains likely, in-line with market expectations.
With a growing number of customer products reaching production, the Board is confident that meaningful advances will be made as end market dynamics normalise and remains excited about the Group's future prospects.
C A Gurry
Group Managing Director
19 November 2018
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed consolidated income statement
for the six months ended 30 September 2018
 
 



 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




 


6 months end


6 months end


Year end




 


30/09/18


30/09/17


31/03/18




 


£'000


£'000


£'000




Continuing operations


 


 


 




Revenue


15,052


16,016


31,674




Cost of sales


(4,336)


(4,782)


(9,438)




Gross profit


10,716


11,234


22,236




Distribution and administration costs


(8,813)


(9,253)


(18,518)




 


1,903


1,981


3,718




Other operating income


290


385


829




Profit from operations


2,193


2,366


4,547




Share-based payments


(81)


(71)


(143)




Profit after share-based payments


2,112


2,295


4,404




Profit on disposal of property


222


-


-




Revaluation of investment properties


-


-


140




Finance income


22


16


39




Profit before taxation


2,356


2,311


4,583




Income tax expense


(195)


(336)


(444)




Profit after taxation


2,161


1,975


4,139




Profit after taxation for period attributable to equity owners of the parent


2,161


1,975


4,139




 






 








Basic earnings per share






 








From profit for the period


12.65p


11.74p


24.52p




Diluted earnings per share


 


 


 




From profit for the period


12.46p


11.56p


23.95p




 


 


 


 




Adjusted EBITDA1


5,175


4,902


9,998



1.    See Note 10 for definition and reconciliation.
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed consolidated statement of total comprehensive income
for the six months ended 30 September 2018
 



 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




 


6 months end


6 months end


Year end




 


30/09/18


30/09/17


31/03/18




 


£'000


£'000


£'000




Profit for the period


2,161


1,975


4,139




Other comprehensive income, net of tax:


 


 


 




Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:


 


 


 




Actuarial gain on retirement benefit obligations


-


-


911




Deferred tax on actuarial gain


-


-


(155)




Items reclassified subsequently to profit or loss upon derecognition:


 


 


 




Foreign exchange differences


94


(57)


(84)




Other comprehensive income/(expense) for the period net of taxation attributable to equity holders of the parent


94


(57)


672




Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to the equity holders of the parent


2,255


1,918


4,811



 
 
 
 
Condensed consolidated statement of financial position 
As at 30 September 2018
 
 



 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




 


30/09/18


30/09/17


31/03/18




 


£'000


£'000


£'000




Assets


 


 


 




Non-current assets


 


 


 




Goodwill


9,097


9,134


9,190




Other intangible assets


1,635


1,242


1,570




Property, plant and equipment


5,393


5,371


5,410




Investment properties


3,170


3,550


3,690




Investment


81


82


83




Development costs


13,710


12,053


12,542




Deferred tax assets


1,101


1,352


1,068




 


34,187


32,784


33,553




Current assets






 








Inventories


2,660


2,154


2,351




Trade receivables and prepayments


4,149


2,607


3,112




Current tax assets


1,088


1,085


675




Cash and cash equivalents


13,542


12,716


13,816




 


21,439


18,562


19,954




Total assets


55,626


51,346


53,507




Liabilities


 


 


 




Current liabilities


 


 


 




Trade and other payables


5,575


5,163


5,292




Current tax liabilities


250


446


48




Provision - current


194


142


181




 


6,019


5,751


5,521




Non-current liabilities


 


 


 




Deferred tax liabilities


4,210


3,813


3,950




Retirement benefit obligation


2,070


3,084


2,070




Provision - non current


114


299


196




 


6,394


7,196


6,216




Total liabilities


12,413


12,947


11,737




Net assets


43,213


38,399


41,770




 






 








Capital and reserves attributable to equity owners of the parent






 








Share capital


857


843


856




Share premium


9,164


8,338


9,068




Capital redemption reserve


9


9


9




Treasury shares - own share reserve


(190)


(190)


(190)




Share-based payments reserve


496


558


443




Foreign exchange reserve


1,396


1,329


1,302




Accumulated profits reserve


31,481


27,512


30,282




Total shareholders' equity


43,213


38,399


41,770



 
 
 
 
Condensed consolidated cash flow statement
for the six months ended 30 September 2018
 
 



 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




 


6 months end


6 months end


Year end




 


30/09/18


30/09/17


31/03/18




 


£'000


£'000


£'000




Operating activities


 


 


 




Profit for the period before taxation


2,356


2,311


4,583




Adjustments for:


 


 


 




Depreciation


202


195


411




Amortisation of development costs


2,481


2,263


4,745




Amortisation of intangibles recognised on acquisition


77


78


155




Profit on disposal of property


(222)


-


-




Revaluation of investment properties


-


-


(140)




Movement in non-cash items (pension)


-


-


(103)




Share-based payments


81


71


143




Movement in provisions


(95)


-


(48)




Finance income


(22)


(16)


(39)




Movement in working capital


(1,222)


(504)


(874)




Cash flows from operating activities


3,636


4,398


8,833




Income tax received/(paid)


1


(33)


309




Net cash flows from operating activities


3,637


4,365


9,142




Investing activities






 








Payment of warranty retention


-


-


(320)




Purchase of property, plant and equipment


(177)


(233)


(488)




Investment in development costs


(3,530)


(2,692)


(5,680)




Proceeds from disposal of property


750


-


-




Investment in intangibles


(159)


-


(392)




Finance income


22


16


39




Net cash flows used in investing activities


(3,094)


(2,909)


(6,841)




Financing activities


 


 


 




Issue of ordinary shares


97


19


762




Dividends paid to shareholders


(990)


(1,244)


(1,581)




Net cash flows used in financing activities


(893)


(1,225)


(819)




(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents


(350)


231


1,482




 






 








Movement in cash and cash equivalents:






 








At start of period/year


13,816


12,447


12,447




(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents


(350)


231


1,482




Effects of exchange rate changes


76


38


(113)




At end of period


13,542


12,716


13,816



Cash flows presented exclude sales taxes. 
 
 
 
 
Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity
for the six months ended 30 September 2018
 



 


 


 


Capital


 


Share-


Foreign


Accumulated


 




 


Share


Share


redemption


Treasury


based


exchange


Profits


 




 


capital


premium


reserve


shares


payments


reserve


reserve


Total




Unaudited


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000




At 31 March 2017


843


8,319


9


(190)


504


1,386


26,764


37,635




Profit for period


 


 


 


 


 


 


1,975


1,975




Other comprehensive income net of taxes


 


 


 


 


 


 




Foreign exchange differences


 


 


 


 


 


(57)


 


(57)




Total comprehensive income for the period


-


-


-


-


-


(57)


1,975


1,918




Transactions with owners in their capacity

as owners


 


 


 


 


-


-




Dividend paid


 


 


 


 


 


 


(1,244)


(1,244)




Issue of ordinary shares


-


19


 


 


 


 


 


19




Total of transactions with owners in their capacity


 


 


 


 


 


 




as owners


-


               19


-


-


-


-


(1,244)


(1.225)




Share-based payments


 


 


 


 


71


 


 


71




Cancellation/exercise of


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




share-based payments


 


 


 


 


(17)


 


17


-




At 30 September 2017


843


8,338


9


(190)


558


1,329


27,512


38,399




Profit for period


 


 


 


 


 


 


2,164


2,164




Other comprehensive income net of taxes


 


 


 


 


 


 




Foreign exchange differences


 


 


 


 


 


(27)


 


(27)




Net actuarial loss on retirement benefit obligation


 


 


 


 


 


 


911


911




Deferred tax movement on actuarial loss


 


 


 


 


 


 


(155)


(155)




Total comprehensive income


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




for the period


843


8,338


9


(190)


558


1,302


30,432


41,292




Transactions with owners in their
capacity as owners


 


 


 


 


 


 




Issue of ordinary shares


13


730


 


 


 


 


 


743




Dividend paid


 


 


 


 


 


 


(337)


(337)




Total of transactions with owners in


 


 


 


 


 


 




their capacity as owners


13


730


-


-


-


-


(337)


406




Share-based payments


 


 


 


 


72


 


 


72




Cancellation/exercise of share-based payments


 


 


 


 


(187)


 


187


-




At 31 March 2018


856


9,068


9


(190)


443


1,302


30,282


41,770




Profit for period


 


 


 


 


 


 


2,161


2,161




Other comprehensive income net of taxes


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Foreign exchange differences


 


 


 


 


 


94


 


94




Total comprehensive income


-


-


-


-


-


94


2,161


2,255




for the period


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Dividend paid


 


 


 


 


 


 


(990)


(990)




Issue of ordinary shares


1


96


 


 


 


 


 


97




Total of transactions with owners in their capacity as owners


1


96


-


-


-


-


(990)


(893)




Share-based payments


 


 


 


 


81


 


 


81




Cancellation/exercise of share-based payments


 


 


 


 


(28)


 


28


-




At 30 September 2018


857


9,164


9


(190)


496


1,396


31,481


43,213



 
 
 
 
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
for the six months ended 30 September 2018
 
1 Segmental analysis
Information about revenue, profit/loss, assets and liabilities
 



 


Unaudited
6 months end 30/09/18


Unaudited
6 months end 30/09/17


Audited
Year end 31/03/18




 




 


Semi-conductor


 


Semi-conductor


 


Semi-conductor


 




 


components


Group


components


Group


components


Group




 


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000




Total segmental revenue


15,052


15,052


16,016


16,016


31,674


31,674




Profit


 


 


 


 


 


 




Segmental result


2,112


2,112


2,295


2,295


4,404


4,404




Finance income


 


22


 


16


 


39




Profit on disposal of property


 


222


 


-


 


-




Revaluation of investment properties


 


-


 


-


 


140




Income tax expense


 


                (195)


 


(336)


 


(444)




Profit after taxation


 


2,161


 


1,975


 


4,139




Assets and liabilities


 


 


 


 


 


 




Segmental assets


50,267


50,267


45,359


45,359


48,074


48,074




Unallocated corporate assets


 


 


 


 


 


 




Investment properties


 


3,170


 


3,550


 


3,690




Deferred tax assets


 


1,101


 


1,352


 


1,068




Current tax assets


 


1,088


 


1,085


 


675




Consolidated total assets


 


55,626


 


51,346


 


53,507




Segmental liabilities


5,883


5,883


5,604


5,604


5,669


5,669




Unallocated corporate liabilities


 


 


 


 


 


 




Deferred tax liabilities


 


4,210


 


3,813


 


3,950




Current tax liabilities


 


250


 


446


 


48




Retirement benefit obligation


 


2,070


 


3,084


 


2,070




Consolidated total liabilities


 


12,413


 


12,947


 


11,737



 
Other segmental information



 


Unaudited
6 months end 30/09/18


Unaudited
6 months end 30/09/17


Audited
Year end 31/03/18




 




 


Semi-conductor


 


Semi-conductor


 


Semi-conductor


 




 


Components


Group


components


Group


components


Group




 


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000




Property, plant and


 


 


 


 


 


 




equipment additions


177


177


233


233


488


488




Development cost additions


3,530


3,530


2,692


2,692


5,680


5,680




Intangible asset additions


159


159


-


-


392


392




Depreciation


202


202


195


195


411


411




Amortisation of development costs


2,481


2,481


2,263


2,263


4,745


4,745




Amortisation of acquired intangibles


77


77


78


78


155


155




Other non-cash income


-


-


-


-


103


103



 
 
Geographical segments



 


UK


Rest

of Europe


Americas


Far East


Total




Unaudited


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000




Six months ended 30 September 2018


 


 


 


 


 




Revenue to third parties


3,539


3,447


3,045


5,021


15,052




Property, plant and equipment


4,997


270


80


46


5,393




Investment properties


                3,170


-


-


-


3,170




Development costs


5,201


8,509


-


-


13,710




Intangible assets - software


551


-


-


-


551




Goodwill


-


3,512


-


5,585


9,097




Other intangible assets arising on acquisition


-


-


-


1,083


1,083




Total assets


24,837


16,497


2,149


12,143


55,626



 
 



 


UK


Rest

of Europe


Americas


Far East


Total




Unaudited


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000




Six months ended 30 September 2017


 


 


 


 


 




Revenue to third parties


3,865


3,737


2,868


5,546


16,016




Property, plant and equipment


4,989


314


31


37


5,371




Investment properties


3,550


-


-


-


3,550




Development costs


4,148


7,905


-


-


12,053




Goodwill


-


3,512


-


5,622


9,134




Other intangible assets arising on acquisition


-


-


-


1,242


1,242




Total assets


21,216


16,496


1,804


11,830


51,346



 
 



 


UK


Rest

of Europe


Americas


Far East


Total




Audited


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000


£'000




Year ended 31 March 2018


 


 


 


 


 




Revenue to third parties


5,073


7,355


5,848


13,398


31,674




Property, plant and equipment


5,024


290


65


31


5,410




Investment properties


3,690


-


-


-


3,690




Development costs


4,424


8,118


-


-


12,542




Intangible assets - software


392


-


-


-


392




Goodwill


-


3,512


-


5,678


9,190




Other intangible assets arising on acquisition


-


-


-


1,178


1,178




Total assets


23,915


15,556


2,582


11,454


53,507



 
Segmental reporting is, in accordance with IFRS 8, based on internal management reporting information that is regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker. The measurement policies the Group uses for segmental reporting under IFRS 8 are the same as those used in its full year financial statements.
 
Revenue
The geographical classification of business turnover (by destination) is as follows:
 



 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




 


6 months end


6 months end


Year end




 


30/09/18


30/09/17


31/03/18




 


£'000


£'000


£'000




Europe


3,890


4,823


9,477




Far East


7,940


8,006


15,764




Americas


3,068


2,918


5,919




Other


154


269


514




 


15,052


16,016


31,674



 
 
 
2 Dividend paid and interim dividend
 
The Board is declaring an interim dividend of 2.0p per 5p ordinary share for the half year ended 30 September 2018, payable on 14 December 2018 to shareholders on the Register on 30 November 2018.
 
A final dividend of 5.8p per 5p ordinary share was paid on 6 August 2018 and an interim dividend of 2.0p per 5p ordinary share was paid on 15 December 2017, totalling 7.8p per 5p ordinary share paid for the year ended 31 March 2018  (2017: 7.4p per 5p ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 March 2017).
 
 
3 Income tax expense



 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




 


6 months end


6 months end


Year end




 


30/09/18


30/09/17


31/03/18




 


£'000


£'000


£'000




UK income tax credit


(300)


(272)


(551)




Overseas income tax charge


296


508


614




Total current tax (credit)/charge


(4)


236


63




Deferred tax charge


199


100


381




Reported income tax expense


195


336


444



 
The Directors consider that tax will be payable at varying rates according to the country of incorporation of its subsidiary undertakings and have provided on that basis.
 
 
4 Earnings per share



 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




 


6 months end


6 months end


Year end




 


30/09/18


30/09/17


31/03/18




Basic earnings per share






 


 




From profit for the period


12.65p


11.74p


24.52p




Diluted earnings per share


 


 


 




From profit for the period


12.46p


11.56p


23.95p



 
The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is based on the profit attributable to ordinary shareholders divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year, as explained below:
 



 


Ordinary 5p shares




 


Weighted


 




 


average


Diluted




 


number


number




Six months ended 30 September 2018


17,084,130


17,342,440




Six months ended 30 September 2017


16,815,949


17,087,298




Year ended 31 March 2018


16,876,684


17,279,032



 
On 8 December 2017, the staff exercised 233,026 staff options under the terms of the staff share option schemes at a price of 500p per share.
 
 
5 Investment properties
Investment properties are revalued at each discrete year end by the Directors and every third year by independent Chartered Surveyors on an open market basis. No depreciation is provided on freehold investment properties or on leasehold investment properties. In accordance with IAS 40, gains and losses arising on revaluation of investment properties are shown in the income statement. At 31 March 2018 the investment properties were professionally valued by Everett Newlyn, Chartered Surveyors and Commercial Property Consultants, on an open market basis, for which an investment value of £3,690,000 was advised.
 
On the 12 September 2018, the Company disposed of one its investment properties, Burghey Brook Farm, for a consideration of £750,000, previously held with a carrying value of £520,000 by the Company, and before incidental transaction costs.
 
 
 
 
6 Retirement benefit obligations
The Directors have not obtained an actuarial IAS 19 Employee Benefits report in respect of the defined benefit pension scheme for the purpose of this Half Yearly Report.
 
 
7 Principal risks and uncertainties
Key risks of a financial nature
The principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group are with foreign currencies and customer dependency. With the majority of the Group's earnings being linked to the US Dollar, a decline in this currency will have a direct effect on revenue, although since the majority of the cost of sales are also linked to the US Dollar, this risk is reduced at the gross profit line. Furthermore, the Group does however have significant Euro‑denominated fixed costs. Additionally, though the Group has a very diverse customer base in certain market sectors, key customers can represent a significant amount of revenue though their end‑customers may be a diversified portfolio. Key customer relationships are closely monitored, however changes in buying patterns of a key customer could have an adverse effect on the Group's performance.
 
Key risks of a non-financial nature
The Group is a small player operating in a highly competitive global market that is undergoing continual and geographical change. The Group's ability to respond to many competitive factors including, but not limited to, pricing, technological innovations, product quality, customer service, raw material availabilities, manufacturing capabilities and employment of qualified personnel will be key in the achievement of its objectives, but its ultimate success will depend on the demand for its customers' products since the Group is a component supplier.
 
A substantial proportion of the Group's revenue and earnings are derived from outside the UK and so the Group's ability to achieve its financial objectives could be impacted by risks and uncertainties associated with local legal requirements (including the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, or "Brexit"), political risk, the enforceability of laws and contracts, changes in the tax laws, terrorist activities, natural disasters or health epidemics.
 
8 Directors' statement pursuant to the Disclosure and Transparency Rules
The Directors confirm that, to the best of their knowledge:
 
·     Except as described in Note 9, these condensed set of financial statements have been prepared on a consistent basis with the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018 and should be read in conjunction with the FY18 Annual Report and Accounts.  The annual consolidated financial statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with IFRS and IFRIC pronouncements as adopted by the EU; and 
·     the condensed set of financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the EU; and
·     the Chairman's statement and Group Managing Director's operational and financial review include a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.
 
The Directors are also responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the CML Microsystems Plc website. Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of the financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
 
 
9 Basis of preparation
The basis of preparation and accounting policies used in preparation of this Half Yearly Report have been prepared in accordance with  the same accounting policies set out in the year ended 31 March 2018 financial statements with the exception of the adoption of IFRS 15 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers and IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments. The impact of the adoption is set out below:
 
(i) IFRS 15 'Revenue from Contracts with Customers'
IFRS 15 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers establishes a comprehensive framework for determining whether, how much and when revenue is recognised. It has replaced existing revenue recognition guidance, including IAS 18 Revenue. IFRS 15 sets out the requirements for recognising revenue from contracts with customers. The standard requires entities to apportion revenue earned from contracts to individual promises, or performance obligations, on a stand-alone selling price basis, based on a five-step model (identification of contracts; performance obligations; transaction prices; allocation of price to performance obligations; and recognition of revenue). Revenue is recognised at an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to a customer. It has replaced existing revenue recognition guidance, including IAS 18 Revenue.  IFRS 15 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018.
 
Following a high level review and an impact assessment of this standard it was concluded that the Group's revenue streams are currently recognised at the point of its performance obligation and at a determined transaction price and therefore under IFRS 15, there was no material change in the timing and recognition of its revenue.  Microchips involve both hardware and embedded software within a chip product, and revenues are recognised when invoices are raised and chip products are despatched.  The group recognises its revenue in any given period in accordance with these measures and therefore does not recognise future revenues within current revenue. Therefore, there is no requirement to restate prior year revenue recognised from contracts in the statement of comprehensive income.
 
Contract balances relate to customer pricing agreements which are less than one year in duration and therefore there are no requirements to disclose customer contract balances separately in the financial position.  While many of our companies have warranty arrangements with their customers, having reviewed the details of the warranty arrangements, these have been determined to be of an assurance nature and as such there is no material change in accounting required by IFRS 15.
 
(ii) IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments'
IFRS 9 'Financial Instruments' determines the basis of the financial instrument and how a financial asset should be classified and measured. It also provides a forward-looking expected losses impairment model for financial assets, including trading receivables, and includes amendments to classification and measurement of financial instruments.  It has replaced existing standard IAS 39 'Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement'. IFRS 9 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2018.
 
Following a high level review and further impact assessment, it was concluded that the Group's use of financial instruments is limited to short term trading balances such as receivables and payables. The Group has no financial borrowings and does not have complex financial instruments in place in relation to foreign exchange. Given the straightforward nature of the financial assets for the Group, it is not anticipated that there will be a material change in any level of impairment recognised compared to that based on current procedures and there have been no material changes arising from the adoption of the expected losses impairment model.  Therefore, there is no requirement to restate prior year balances in the statement of comprehensive income.
 
 
10 Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation ('Adjusted EBITDA') is defined as profit from operations before all interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation charges and before share-based payments. The following is a reconciliation of the Adjusted EBITDA for the three periods presented:
 



 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited




 


6 months end


6 months end


Year end




 


30/09/18


30/09/17


31/03/18




 


£'000


£'000


£'000




Profit after taxation (earnings)


                2,161


1,975


4,139




Adjustments for:


 


 


 




Finance income


(22)


(16)


(39)




Income tax expense


195


336


444




Depreciation


202


195


411




Amortisation of development costs


2,481


2,263


4,745




Amortisation of intangibles recognised on acquisition


77


78


155




Share-based payments


81


71


143




Adjusted EBITDA


5,175


4,902


9,998



 
 
 
 
11 General
Other than already stated within the Chairman's statement and Group Managing Director's operational and financial review, there have been no important events during the first six months of the financial year that have impacted this Half Yearly Report.
 
There have been no related party transactions or changes in related party transactions described in the latest Annual Report that could have a material effect on the financial position or performance of the Group in the first six months of the financial year.
 
The principal risks and uncertainties within the business are contained within this report in note 7 above.
 
This Half Yearly Report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7/8 (indication of important events and their impact, and description of principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year).
 
This Half Yearly Report does not include all the information and disclosures required in the Annual Report, and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2018.
 
The financial information contained in this Half Yearly Report has been prepared on a basis which is consistent with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union. This Half Yearly Report does not constitute statutory accounts as defined by Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The financial information for the year ended 31 March 2018 is based on the statutory accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2018 that have been filed with the Registrar of Companies and on which the Auditor gave an unqualified audit opinion.
 
The Auditor's report on those accounts did not contain a statement under Section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006. This Half Yearly Report has not been audited or reviewed by the Group Auditor.
 
A copy of this Half Yearly Report can be viewed on the Company website: www.cmlmicroplc.com.
 
 
12 Approvals
The Directors approved this Half Yearly Report on 19 November 2018.




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