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RNS Number : 0757O  Coral Products PLC  08 January 2026

CORAL PRODUCTS PLC

("Coral" or the "Group")

 

Interim Results

 

Coral Products plc, a specialist in the design, manufacture and supply of
plastic products, announces its unaudited interim results for the six months
to 31 October 2025.

 

 Financial headlines                                           Six months to                                         % Change

                                                               31 October        Six months to

                                                               2025              31 October

                                                                                 2024(unaudited, as restated)

 Group sales excluding Interco sales                            £19.2 million     £15.8 million                      +21.5%
 Group sales including Interco                                 £21.1 million     £16.3 million                       +29.4%
 sales
 Gross profit                                                   £6.7 million      £4.8 million                       +39.5%
 Reported profit / (loss) before taxation                       £0.1 million        £(1.3) million                   +108%
 Underlying reported profit /(loss) before taxation *          £0.4 million      £(0.5) million                      +180%
 Underlying basic earnings / (loss) per share *                0.74p                           (0.48)p               +254%
 Underlying operating profit*                                  £1,310,000        £28,000                             +4,579%
 Underlying EBITDA *                                              £1,776,000        £727,000                         +144.3%

 

 * The financial headlines disclosed as underlying represent the reported
metrics excluding separately disclosed items (being share based payment
charges, amortisation of intangible assets and other one-off costs in each
period), see note 7.

 

 

H1 '26 Financial Highlights:

 

•     Group Revenue increased by 21.5%

•     Group sales including £1.9 million of intercompany sales
increased by 29.4% in line with its vertical integration strategy

•     Gross profit increased by £1.87 million compared to H1 2024

•     Operating profit increased by £1.28 million compared to H1 2024

•     EBITDA increased by £1 million compared to H1 2024

•     Underlying Earnings per Share improved by 1.22p compared to H1
2024

 

H1 '26 Strategic Highlights:

 

•     Intercompany sales increased by £1.31 million year on year to
£1.9 million, representing a growth of 225% reflecting the successful and
targeted integration of Group businesses and capabilities

•     Structural and performance improvements of the Manplas Ltd
business is starting to deliver financial improvements

•     Arrow Film & Foil Converters Ltd is performing in line with
expectations

•     Group 2025 full year outlook remains positively unchanged

 

H1 '26 Operational Highlights:

 

•     Continued focus on manufacturing optimisation is delivering both
efficiencies and gross margin improvements

•     Further success in increasing recycled content across targeted
products across the Group

•     rPET extrusion line for Alma Products slightly delayed and will be
commercialised and supporting new business from Jan '26

•     New bag machine investment installed at Film & Foil to
strengthen the range and support new identified business opportunities for H2
and beyond

 

Outlook:

•     Senior leadership team continue to make structural improvements
across the Group

•     Evolving new business wins from H1 2026 combined with expected new
business wins to start in H2 2026 reflects customer trust and competitive
offering

 

 

About Coral Products:

Coral Products Group is a specialist producer of technical and added value
polymer products produced from both rigid and flexible substrates that combine
to offer customers the widest choice of products and packaging solutions.
Based in the UK with 5 manufacturing facilities and 2 distribution locations
the business is trusted by leading UK brands and companies across food
packaging, retail, personal care, household, construction, automotive and
tele-communication sectors.

 

Ian Hillman, Chief Executive, commented:

 

"We recognise this as very positive set of results, delivered despite a soft
and challenging economy. We view the achievement as further endorsement of the
business capability and strengthened product portfolio,  made possible
through our hard working and dedicated employees. Whilst we see progress and
momentum in all areas of the business, we remain focussed on returning all
Group businesses to profitability, strengthen our balance sheet and optimise
our cash generation through our trading performance.

"With good revenue momentum and incremental gross margin improvements, our H2
prospects and outlook remain positive."

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 Enquiries:                             www.coralproducts.com

 Coral Products plc

 David Low                              Non-Executive Chairman          0161 946 9460

 Ian Hillman                            Group Chief Executive Officer   0161 507 9302

 Cairn Financial Advisers LLP           NOMAD and Broker                020 7213 0880

 Sandy Jamieson / Ludovico Lazzaretti

 

 

 

Regulatory Information

The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute
inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014
(Market Abuse Regulations) which is part of UK law by virtue of the European
Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Upon publication of this announcement, this
inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

 

 

 

Caution regarding forward looking statements

This announcement contains unaudited information and forward-looking
statements that are based on current expectations or beliefs, as well as
assumptions about future events. These forward-looking statements can be
identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current
facts and undue reliance should not be placed on any such statement because
they speak only as at the date of this document and are subject to known and
unknown risks and uncertainties and can be affected by other factors that
could cause actual results, and Coral's plans and objectives, to differ
materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.
Coral undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking
statement contained within this announcement, regardless of whether those
statements are affected because of new information, future events or
otherwise, save as required by law and regulations.

 

 

Chief Executive's Statement:

 

The progress and momentum of the business from FY'25 and throughout H1 of FY
'26 is an important step in building confidence and trust in our ability to
deliver consistent results.

 

Strategy & Markets:

 

The significant sales growth is attributed to both new business wins and the
Arrow Film & Foil Converters Ltd acquisition (1st April 2025).

 

Gross margins have been steadily improving throughout the first half of the
year with further improvement potential into H2.

 

Divisional performance overview:

 

 Division      Net Sales Oct 25  Intercompany Sales - Oct 25  Gross Sales - Oct 25  Net Sales - H1 Oct 24  Intercompany Sales- H1 Oct 24  Gross Sales - H1 Oct 24
 Flexible      £10,294K          £536K                        £10,831K              £6,428K                -                              £6,428K
 Rigid         £5,597K           £1,359K                      £6,956K               £6,029K                £548K                          £6,576K
 Distribution  £3,340K           -                            £3,340K               £3,350K                -                              £3,350K
 Total         £19,231K          £1,895K                      £21,126K              £15,807K               £548K                          £16,355K

 

Flexible Division:

 

The Flexible division has performed well during the period and has seen the
successful integration of Arrow Film & Foil Converters Ltd, acquired in
April 2025, into the wider Flexible Division.  The immediate focus for the
Arrow business has been sustainable profitability rather than revenue. Whilst
the Arrow business has delivered revenue in line with management expectations,
we have successfully created a profitable platform that now allows us to focus
on optimising capacity and unlocking further growth in H2 and beyond.

 

Rigid Division:

 

The Rigid division has recorded solid revenue growth versus the same period
last year, with gross margin improving steadily from operational efficiencies
and strengthened cost controls.  Substantive progress has been made to
improve the financial performance of the Manplas Ltd with further improvements
expected in H2. The Rigid Division remains well-placed to deliver in line with
management expectations in H2 and beyond.

 

Distribution Division:

 

The Distribution division continues to perform well, with deeper customer
penetration and increased cross-selling across the wider Group customer
base.  Recent success securing commercial orders for the 'single polymer
lotion pump', that was the subject of product development starting in 2022.
The introduction of a 'Heavy Duty Grid' is in the early phase of design and
development to support the continued growth of the Eco-deck brand and
business, whilst it is unlikely to contribute to any revenue in FY 26 it will
support future growth in FY27 and beyond. The distribution division remains a
key part of the Group's integrated value proposition, helping to deliver the
short lead time expectations and service breadth.

 

Dividend:

 

The Board continues to review capital allocation and believes that
prioritising investment, debt reduction and cash generation is the most
appropriate use of capital, therefore, no interim dividend has been declared
for the period ending 31st October 2025.  The Board will keep the payment of
dividends under review, taking into account the Group's financial performance,
cash generation, working capital requirements and financing arrangements.

 

Outlook:

 

Trading since the period end has continued to be robust across all
divisions.

In the second half of the year, revenue is expected to be marginally higher,
despite the adverse seasonal effect on revenue in December and January, the
improvement in revenue is primarily driven by the continued phasing of new
business wins. The benefits from the operational restructuring and other
initiatives underway at our Manplas Ltd business is expected to bring this
business back into profitability on a consistent and sustainable basis.

The Board's expectations for the Group's year-end performance remain unchanged
and reflecting the management of some legacy issues across the Group.

 

GROUP INCOME STATEMENT

                                                            Note                                             Year to

                                                                  Six months to   Six months to              30 April

                                                                  31 October      31 October                 2025

                                                                  2025            2024                       (audited)

                                                                  (unaudited)     (unaudited, as restated)   £'000

                                                                                  £'000

                                                                  £'000

 Revenue                                                          19,231           15,807                    29,831
 Cost of sales                                                     (12,548)        (10,997)                  (20,124)
 Gross profit                                                      6,683           4,810                     9,707
 Operating costs
 Distribution expenses                                            (862)           (697)                      (1,386)
 Administrative expenses before separately disclosed items        (4,511)         (4,100)                    (8,469)
 Other separately disclosed items                           3     (588)           (758)                      1,345
 Administrative expenses                                          (5,099)         (4,858)                          (7,124)
 Operating profit/(loss)                                          722              (745)                           1,197
 Finance costs                                                    (604)           (526)                             (981)
 Profit/(loss) before taxation                                    118             (1,271)                         216
 Taxation                                                   4     (46)            82                         421
 Profit /(Loss) for the period                                    72              (1,189)                         637

 Earnings per ordinary share                                5
 Basic and diluted (pence)                                        0.08            (1.34)                     0.72
 Underlying basic (pence)                                         0.74            (0.48)                     (0.80)

 

 

GROUP STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

                                                   Note                                             Year to

                                                         Six months to   Six months to              30 April

                                                         31 October      31 October                 2025

                                                         2025            2024                       (audited)

                                                         (unaudited)     (unaudited, as restated)   £'000

                                                                         £'000

                                                         £'000

 Profit/(loss) for the period                            72               (1,189)                   637
 Total other comprehensive (loss)/profit                 -               -                          (9)
 Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period        72              (1,189)                    626

 

 

 

 

GROUP STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

                                          31 October    31 October

                                          2025          2024                       30 April

                                   Note   (unaudited)   (unaudited, as restated)   2025

                                                        £'000                       (audited)

                                          £'000                                    £'000
 Non-current assets
 Goodwill                                 3,973         3,973                      3,973
 Intangible assets                 6      4,568         1,831                      4,829
 Property, plant and equipment            7,722         5,922                      7,093
 Right of use assets                      2,840         2,350                      3,239
 Total non-current assets                 19,103        14,076                     19,134

 Current assets
 Inventories                              5,923         4,361                      4,848
 Trade and other receivables              10,032        6,993                      7,489
 Current tax receivable                   -             32                         -
 Cash and cash equivalents                543           858                        788
 Assets held for sale                     -             1,300                      -
 Total current assets                     16,498        13,544                     13,125

 Current liabilities
 Other borrowings                  7      (5,814)       (6,435)                    (6,060)
 Lease liabilities                 7      (948)         (1,194)                    (904)
 Trade and other payables                 (7,658)       (5,332)                    (6,332)
 Current tax payable                      -             -                          -
 Provisions                               -             -                          (261)
 Total current liabilities                (14,420)      (12,961)                   (13,557)

 Net current assets/(liabilities)         2,060         583                        (432)

 Non-current liabilities
 Borrowings                        7      (4,252)       (1,490)                    (1,771)
 Lease liabilities                 7      (3,371)       (1,835)                    (3,489)
 Deferred taxation                        (1,500)       (954)                      (1,436)
 Total non-current liabilities            (9,123)       (4,279)                    (6,696)
 NET ASSETS                               12,058        10,380                     12,006

 Shareholders' Equity
 Share capital                             903           903                       903
 Treasury shares                          (206)         (186)                      (186)
 Retained earnings                 8      11,361        9,663                      11,289
 TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY               12,058        10,380                     12,006

 

 

GROUP STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

                                     Share     Treasury shares  Retained   Total

                                     capital                    earnings   equity
                                      £'000    £'000             £'000       £'000

 At 1 May 2025                       903       (186)            11,289     12,006
 Total comprehensive loss            -         -                72         72

 Purchase of treasury shares         -         (20)             -          (20)
 At 31 October 2025                  903       (206)            11,361     12,058

 

 

 For the six months to 31 October 2024 (unaudited, as restated)

 

                                          Share                     Treasury shares       Retained                          Total

                                          capital                                         earnings                          equity
                                           £'000                    £'000                  £'000                              £'000

 At 1 May 2024                              903                     (170)                 11,104                            11,837
 Total comprehensive loss for the period  -                         -                      (1,189)                          (1,189)
 Debit for share based payment                               -      -                             (29)                      (29)
 Purchase of treasury shares                                 -      (16)                                -                   (16)
 Dividend paid                                               -                                  (223)                       (223)
 At 31 October 2024 (as restated)                            903    (186)                                      9,663        10,380

 

For the year ended 30 April 2025 (audited)

 

                                                 Share     Treasury shares  Retained   Total

                                                 capital                    earnings   equity
                                                  £'000    £'000             £'000       £'000

 At 1 May 2024                                     903     (170)            11,104     11,837
 Profit for the year                             -         -                637        637
 Other comprehensive income for the year         -         -                (9)        (9)
 Total comprehensive income for the year         -         -                626        626

 Credit for share based payment                  -         -                2          2
 Purchase of treasury shares                     -         (16)             -          (16)
 Dividend paid                                   -         -                (445)      (445)
 At 30 April 2025                                903       (186)            11,289     12,006

 

 

 

GROUP STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

                                                                Six months to                      Six months to                    Year to

                                                                31 October                         31 October                       30 April

                                                                2025                               2024                             2025

                                                                (unaudited)                        (unaudited, as restated)         (audited)

                                                                              £000                              £000                         £000
 Cash flow from operating activities
 Profit / (Loss) for the period after tax                       72                                 (1,189)                          637
 Adjustments for:
 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment                  397                                336                              723
 Depreciation of right of use assets under IFRS16               399                                378                              722
 Amortisation of intangible assets                              254                                126                              255
 Share based payment (credit)/charge                            -                                  (29)                             2
 Gain on bargain purchase                                       -                                  -                                (2,578)
 Profit on disposal of assets                                   -                                  -                                (33)
 Change in fair value of contingent consideration               -                                  (15)                             (15)
 Change in provisions                                           -                                  -                                261
 Interest payable                                               604                                517                              981
 Taxation charge/(credit)                                       46                                 (82)                             (421)
 Operating cash flows before movements in working capital       1,772                              42                               534
 (Increase)/decrease in inventories                             (1,075)                            102                              (60)
 Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables             (2,542)                            (349)                            (574)
 (Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables                1,353                              90                               200
 Net cash generated from operating activities                   (492)                              (115)                            100
 Cash flow from investing activities
 Cash outflows on business combination (net of cash acquired)   -                                  -                                (675)
 Proceeds from disposal of building                             -                                  -                                1,899
 Net cash on disposal of property, plant and equipment          -                                  676                              1,794
 Acquisition of subsidiaries, payment of earn-out               (250)                              (100)                            (170)
 Acquisition of property, plant and equipment                   (1,019)                            (50)                             (869)
 Net cash (used in)/generated from investing activities         (1,269)                            526                              1,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                           Six months to                      Six months to                    Year to

                                                           31 October                         31 October                       30 April

                                                           2025                               2024                             2025

                                                           (unaudited)                        (unaudited, as restated)         (audited)

                                                                         £000                              £000                         £000
 Cash flow from financing activities
 Interest paid on bank borrowings and invoice discounting  (371)                              (454)                                   (750)
 Interest paid on lease liabilities                        (233)                              (72)                             (202)
 Dividends paid                                            -                                  (223)                            (445)
 Repayments of obligations under lease liabilities         (452)                              (430)                            (889)
 New lease liabilities                                     -                                  -                                998
 Repayments of bank borrowings                             (253)                              (278)                            (2,758)
 Purchase of treasury shares                               (20)                               (16)                             (16)
 New bank loans raised                                     477                                313                              -
 Movements on invoice discounting facility                 2,368                              (407)                            757
 Net cash from financing activities                        1,516                              (1,567)                          (3,305)
 Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents      (245)                              (1,156)                          (1,226)
 Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the period      788                                2,014                            2,014
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period        543                                858                              788

 

Operating cash flow for the period was a net outflow of £492,000. The primary
cause of the outflow was an increase in working capital following the
acquisition of Arrow: trade receivables relating to the Arrow were £2.8
million and inventories by approximately £1.1 million. The Group financed
these working-capital requirements through new invoice discounting
arrangements at approximately £2.3 million. The proceeds are represented
within financing activities in the Group Statement of Cash Flows.

 

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.         Basis of preparation

The financial information set out in these interim consolidated financial
statements for the six months ended 31 October 2025 is unaudited. The
financial information presented are not statutory accounts prepared in
accordance with the Companies Act 2006, and are prepared only to comply with
AIM requirements for interim reporting. Statutory accounts for the year ended
30 April 2025, on which the auditors gave an audit report which was
unqualified and did not contain a statement under Section 498(2) or (3) of the
Companies Act 2006, have been filed with the Registrar of Companies.

 

2.         Significant accounting policies

 

The accounting policies applied by the Group in these condensed consolidated
interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Group in its
consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2025.

 

Reporting standard

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with international
accounting standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the United Kingdom ("UK") insofar
as these apply to interim financial statements. The interim consolidated
financial statements have been prepared using consistent accounting policies
as those adopted in the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2025.

 

The interim consolidated financial statements are prepared in sterling, which
is the functional currency of the Group. Monetary amounts in these interim
consolidated financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.

 

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis,
modified to include the revaluation of certain financial instruments at fair
value.

 

Basis of consolidation

The Group financial statements consolidates those of the parent company and
the subsidiaries of which the parent has control. Control is established when
the parent is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement
with the subsidiary and has the ability to affect those returns through its
power over the subsidiary.

 

Where a subsidiary undertaking is acquired/disposed of during the year, the
consolidated profits or losses are recognised from/until the effective date of
the acquisition/disposal, being the date on which control is obtained or lost.
All inter-company balances and transactions between Group companies have been
eliminated on consolidation. Where necessary, adjustments are made to the
financial information of subsidiaries to bring the accounting policies used
into line with those used by the Group.

 

The Group applies the acquisition method of accounting for business
combinations enacted after the date of creation of the Group, as detailed
further below. The consideration transferred by the Group to obtain control of
a subsidiary is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair value of
assets transferred by the Group, liabilities incurred by the Group to the
former owners of the acquiree and the equity interest issued by the Group.
Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred. The Group recognises identifiable
assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination regardless
of whether they have been previously recognised in the acquired subsidiary's
financial information prior to the acquisition. Assets acquired and
liabilities assumed are measured at their acquisition-date fair values.

 

Going concern

As at 31 October 2025 the Group had net assets and cash. In preparing the
interim financial statements, the directors have considered the principal
risks and uncertainties facing the business, along with the Group's
objectives, policies and processes for managing its exposure to financial
risk. In making this assessment the directors have considered cash flows for
the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the expected
date of approval of the interim financial statements. They have also
undertaken activities to understand the usage of cash in recent financial
periods to better understand the future cash risks to which the Group is
exposed.

 

Having taken all the above factors into consideration, the directors have
reached a conclusion that the Company and the Group are able to manage their
business risks and operate within existing and future funding facilities for a
period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial
statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in
preparing the annual report and financial statements.

 

 

3.         Underlying profit and separately disclosed items

 

Underlying profit before tax, underlying earnings per share, underlying
operating profit, and underlying earnings before interest, tax and
depreciation are defined as being before share based payment charges,
amortisation of intangibles recognised on acquisition, acquisition and
disposal costs, reorganisation costs, compensation for loss of office,
goodwill impairment, gain on bargain purchase and stock write down due to
goods which had been contaminated. Collectively these are referred to as
separately disclosed items. In the opinion of the Directors the disclosure of
these transactions should be reported separately for a better understanding of
the underlying trading performance of the Group.

 

                                                   Six months to      Six months to                                                       Year to

                                                   31 October 2025    31 October 2024                                                     30 April 2025

                                                      (unaudited)        (unaudited, as restated)                                         (audited)

                                                   £'000              £'000                                                               £'000
 Operating profit/(loss)                           722                (730)                                                               1,197
 Separately disclosed items within administrative expenses:
 Share based payment charge/(credit)               -                  (29)                                                                2
 Amortisation of intangible assets                 254                128                                                                 256
 Gain on bargain purchase                          -                  -                                                                   (2,578)
 Reorganisation costs                              63                 674                                                                 703
 Insurance income                                  -                  -                                                                   (250)
 Inventory impairment                              271                                                 -                                  537
 Change in fair value of contingent consideration  -                  (15)                                                                (15)
 Total separately disclosed items                  588                758                                                                 (1,345)

 Underlying operating profit                       1,310              28                                                                  (148)

 

 

4.         Taxation

 

The taxation charge for the six months to 31 October 2025 is based on the
effective taxation rate, which is estimated will apply to earnings for the
year ending 30 April 2026. The rate used is below the applicable UK
corporation tax rate of 25% due to the utilisation of tax losses in the
period.

 

 

5.         Earnings per share

 

Basic and underlying earnings per ordinary share are calculated using the
weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the financial
period of 88,954,974 (31 October 2024 as restated: 89,048,581 and 30 April
2025: 89,041,078).

 

                                                    Six months to         Six months to                 Year to

                                                    31 October 2025       31 October 2024               30 April

                                                    (unaudited)           (unaudited, as restated)      2025

                                                                                                        (audited)

                                                    £'000      p          £'000          p              £'000   p
 Basic and diluted earnings per ordinary share
 Profit/(loss) for the period after tax             72         0.08       (1,189)        (1.33)         637     0.72

 Underlying earnings per ordinary share
 Underlying profit/(loss) for the period after tax  660        0.74       (431)          (0.48)         (708)   (0.80)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.         Intangible Assets

 

                       Customer relationships

                       £'000                   Brands     Software      Total

                                               £'000        £'000       £'000
 Cost
 At 30 April 2025      6,544                   710      730             7,984
 Additions             -                       -        13              13
 Disposals             (20)                    -        -               (20)
 At 31 October 2025    6,524                   710      743             7,977

 Amortisation
 At 1 May 2025         2,734                   421      -               3,155
 Charge in the period  173                     43       38              254
 At 30 April 2025      2,907                   464      38              3,409

 Net book value
 At 31 October 2025    3,617                   246      705             4,568
 At 30 April 2025      3,810                   289      730             4,829

 

 

7.         Movement in Net Debt

 

Net debt incorporates the Group's borrowings and bank overdrafts less cash and
cash equivalents. A reconciliation of the movement in the net debt is shown
below:

 

                              Six months to                          Six months to  Year to

                              31 October                             31 October     30 April

                              2025                                   2024           2025

                               (unaudited)                           (unaudited)    (audited)

                              £000                                   £000            £000

 Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents      (245)     (1,156)        (1,226)
 Net increase in invoice discounting facilities            (2,391)   (570)          (757)
 (Increase)/decrease in bank and other loans               (224)     2,477          2,758
 (Increase)/decrease in lease liabilities                  452       (1,630)        (2,781)
 Movement in net debt in the financial period              (2,408)   (879)          (2,006)
 Net funds/(debt) at beginning of period                   (11,435)  (9,430)        (9,430)
 Net funds/(debt) at end of period                         (13,843)  (10,309)       (11,435)

 

Included within the movement in net debt for the period to 31 October 2025 is
an increase of approximately £2.3 million, representing drawdowns under a new
invoice discounting facility to fund the working capital of Arrow Film &
Foil Converters Limited.

 

 

8.         Prior period adjustment

 

The Group has implemented a prior period adjustment to correct the treatment
of an earlier acquisition, including presentation of fair value adjustments,
insurance claims (based on the settlement expectations in place at each
reporting date), and the valuation of contingent consideration which is
composed of amounts payable based on insurance claims and recovery of trade
receivables, where the expectations of these factors had not been correctly
reflected in the interim accounts for 31 October 2024.

 

A prior period adjustment has also been implemented regarding the treatment of
the sale-and-leaseback of a property. This asset was previously derecognised
with a gain on disposal and accounted for as a new asset. This has been
corrected, as the transaction should not have qualified as a new asset.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the adjustments made:

 

Reconciliation of changes

 

                     Six months to                             Prior period adjustment  Six months to 31 October 2024 (unaudited, as restated)

                     31 October                                                         £'000

                     2024

                     (unaudited, as previously reported)

                     £'000

                                                               £'000

 Goodwill                                 4,074                (101)                    3,973
 Contingent consideration liability       -                    (320)                    (321)
 Right of use assets                      2,713                (363)                    2,350
 Current lease liabilities                (1,233)              39                       (1,194)
 Non-Current lease liabilities            (2,009)              174                      (1,835)
 Deferred tax liability                   (986)                32                       (954)
 Net assets                               10,919               (539)                    10,380

 

Reconciliation of changes in loss for the previous period

 

 

                                Six months to                                       Prior period adjustment  Six months to 31 October 2024 (unaudited, as restated)

                                31 October                                                                   £'000

                                2024

                                (unaudited, as previously reported)

                                £'000

                                                                                    £'000

 Revenue                                                       15,807               -                        15,807
 Cost of sales                                                 (10,997)             -                        (10,997)
 Gross profit                                                  4,810                -                        4,810
 Distribution                                                  (697)                -                        (697)
 Administrative expenses before separately disclosed items     (3,956)              (144)                    (4,100)
 Other separately disclosed items                              (775)                17                       (758)
 Operating loss                                                (618)                (127)                    (745)
 Finance costs                                                 (517)                (9)                      (526)
 Loss before tax                                               (1,135)              (136)                    (1,271)
 Taxation                                                      50                   32                       82
 Loss after tax                                                (1,085)              (104)                    (1,189)

 

 

A copy of this interim statement is available on the Company's website at:
https://coralproducts.com/investors/reports-presentations/
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