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09/05/2023 07:15
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RNS Number : 6474Y Treatt PLC 09 May 2023
TREATT PLC
HALF YEAR RESULTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
9 May 2023
Record H1 revenue and strong profit growth; trading in line with expectations
for the full year
Treatt Plc ('Treatt' or the 'Group'), the manufacturer and supplier of a
diverse and sustainable portfolio of natural extracts and ingredients for the
beverage, flavour and fragrance industries, announces its half year results
for the six months ended 31 March 2023 (the "Period").
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Half year ended Half year ended Change
31 March 2023 31 March 2022
Revenue £76.0m £66.3m +14.6%
Gross profit margin 28.2% 27.5% +70bps
Operating profit before exceptional items £7.7m £6.6m +17.1%
Profit before tax and exceptional items £7.3m £6.3m +15.0%
Profit before tax £6.6m £9.0m -26.0%
Adjusted basic earnings per share 9.04p 8.21p +10.1%
Basic earnings per share 8.15p 12.72p -35.9%
Dividend per share 2.55p 2.50p +2.0%
HIGHLIGHTS & OUTLOOK:
· Record H1 revenue with 14.6% growth across the product portfolio (8.5%
in constant currency)
· Strong performance in citrus and good momentum in both China and
coffee
· Pricing actions and cost discipline implemented to recover raw
material inflation
· Profit before tax and exceptional items of £7.3m, up by 15.0% (H1
2022: £6.3m)
· Inventory reduction of £7.7m since FY22 notwithstanding record high
orange oil prices
· Net debt reduced to £17.7m (FY22: £22.4m) despite normal working
capital build in first half
· Good momentum into H2 and expect to report full year profit before tax
and exceptionals in line with Board expectations
· The Board has declared an interim dividend at 2.55 pence per share
Commenting on the results, Group CEO, Daemmon Reeve, said:
"We came into this financial year determined to continue pursuing the exciting
growth opportunities available to Treatt with a focus on cost discipline and
pricing initiatives to counter the inflationary backdrop. These actions have
proved effective and we have achieved record sales for the period and a strong
profit performance.
"We remain well-positioned to capitalise on prevailing trends in a resilient
beverage market. We are winning new customers and deepening our relationships
with our existing ones. This has led to a very strong performance in our
higher margin citrus category, growth in China following its re-opening and we
have also seen some good early wins in the exciting coffee market.
"Treatt has good momentum going into the second half to support our continued
confidence in the group's future prospects."
Analyst and investor conference call
An in-person presentation for analysts and investors will be held at 9.30 a.m.
today, 9 May 2023. For details and to confirm attendance, or for webcast
information, please contact MHP at treatt@mhpgroup.com. A recording will be
made available after the event.
In accordance with DTR 6.3.5 please find below the unedited full text of the
half year results.
A copy of the half year results will be submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) . It will also be
available on the Treatt website at www.treatt.com/investor-relations
(http://www.treatt.com/investor-relations) .
Enquiries:
Treatt plc +44 (0)1284 702500
Daemmon Reeve Chief Executive Officer
Ryan Govender Chief Financial Officer
Joint Brokers
Investec Bank Plc +44 (0)20 7597 5970
Patrick Robb
David Anderson
Peel Hunt LLP +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
George Sellar
Mike Burke
Financial PR
MHP +44 (0) 20 3128
8789
Tim Rowntree
Simon Hockridge
Catherine Chapman
About the Group
Treatt is a global, independent manufacturer and supplier of a diverse and
sustainable portfolio of natural extracts and ingredients for the flavour,
fragrance and multinational consumer product industries, particularly in the
beverage sector. Renowned for its technical expertise and knowledge of
ingredients, their origins and market conditions, Treatt is recognised as a
leader in its field.
The Group employs approximately 400 staff in Europe, North America and Asia
and has manufacturing facilities in the UK and US. Its international
footprint enables the Group to deliver powerful and integrated solutions for
the food, beverage and fragrance industries across the globe.
For further information about the Group, visit www.treatt.com
(http://www.treatt.com) .
HALF YEAR RESULTS STATEMENT
Introduction
The Group has made a strong start to FY23, with record H1 sales 14.6% ahead of
the prior year and 8.5% ahead at constant currency.
Our volumes into the beverage market have shown resilience despite the
uncertain macro environment. We continue to win business with both new and
existing customers through direct sales to FMCG brands, as well as indirectly
through flavour and fragrance houses, demonstrating the strength of the
Group's diverse business model.
Gross profit margins were higher in the Period (28.2% vs 27.5% in H1 2022),
reflecting the successful execution of price increases to recover raw material
inflation. and a positive mix effect in citrus.
Strong cost discipline and other self-help measures have also helped to
deliver growth in Profit before tax and exceptional items to £7.3m, which is
15.0% ahead of the prior year (H1 2022: £6.3m).
Strategic focus
Our citrus category remains core to the Group's strategy as we continue to see
good growth in providing more complex, higher value, and bespoke citrus
solutions for our large beverage customers.
We continue to benefit from underlying beverage trends, and consumer appetite
for natural, authentic, 'better for you' products that has underpinned the
consistent growth of our healthier living categories (tea, health &
wellness and fruit & vegetables) in recent years; and it is encouraging to
see momentum continue across these categories in the Period.
Although it remains early days, coffee sales growth is promising and provides
optimism for the breadth of opportunities in this category. The good
performance in H1 came as we focused on the premium cold brew coffee and
ready-to-drink (RTD) markets. We continue to see growth in sales and in our
pipeline across these markets. We expect to optimise our manufacturing
platform further which will enable us to attract more customers in US and
Europe.
China continues to be an important strategic region for the Group and our
China subsidiary is making encouraging progress, with sales into the region
increasing by 38.6% in H1 following the country re-opening post Covid
lockdowns. Citrus is a key driver for medium term growth and we had customer
wins with 3 of the 4 largest beverage brands in the country. We have recently
invested in technical lab equipment in China to further accelerate sales
growth and we will look to evolve our local operational partnerships.
Category developments
Citrus
The Group's strategy to diversify away from minimally processed citrus towards
more value-added ingredients continued to drive a strong performance from our
largest category. Citrus, which represented 54.2% of Group revenue in the
Period (H1 2022: 46.8%), grew by 32.6% as we benefitted from the execution of
our procurement and pricing strategies and increased our value-added citrus
sales to existing FMCG beverage customers. Volumes in our lower margin
products were actively managed downwards given our strategic focus.
Synthetic aroma
Synthetic aromas, which relates primarily to food ingredients, represented
13.5% of Group revenue in the Period (H1 2022: 19.9%), and has declined in
volume due to customer destocking of products used to flavour savoury snacks
and alternative proteins foods. However, sales volumes were largely offset by
sales price increases and a lower cost to serve, maintaining the contribution
level from this product category. Volumes are anticipated to normalise in H2.
Herbs, spices & florals (HSF)
The HSF category consists of a wide range of traded and manufactured essential
oils including key beverage ingredients, representing 7.7% of revenue in the
Period (H1 2022: 9.7%). Sales declined 9.5% in the Period reflecting raw
material quality constraints which are expected to normalise in H2, however,
price increases mitigated any impact on the value of product margins which
remained consistent with H1 2022.
Health & wellness
Our health & wellness category continues to perform well, representing
7.0% of Group revenue (H1 2022: 7.9%), with modest growth of 2.7% compared
with H1 2022. Our technical expertise in delivering solutions in the complex
area of sugar reduction science continues to drive growth alongside sustained
demand from consumers for healthy-living products, in particular, reducing the
calorific content in beverages.
Fruit & vegetables
The fruit & vegetables category is a range of natural extracts which lend
themselves very well to a wide range of largely premium beverage applications
and the demand from health-conscious consumers favouring products that promote
clean-label ingredients. This category reported strong growth of 23.1%
compared with H1 2022 and represented 10.2% of revenue in the Period (H1 2022:
9.5%), with passion fruit and watermelon performing particularly strongly.
Tea
Revenue performance in the tea category was, as expected, consistent with the
prior year with our natural and authentic tea solutions represented 4.8% of
Group revenue in the Period (H1 2022: 5.6%). We anticipate a stronger
performance from this category in H2 driven by RTD tea consumption in North
America which is seasonally stronger in the summer months.
Coffee
Our investment in coffee innovation continues, and we have seen encouraging
demand for our premium natural coffee extracts with the category reporting
sales of £2.0m in the Period (H1 2021: £0.4m), representing 2.6% of Group
revenue (H1 2022: 0.6%). Current opportunities are focussed on the premium
cold brew coffee and ready-to-drink (RTD) markets, where we continue to see
growth in sales and in our pipeline.
Geographical markets
Our largest region, the US, accounted for 37.2% of Group revenue in the Period
(H1 2022: 35.9%) and has grown 18.9% (6.5% in constant currency) mainly as a
result of higher prices to recover raw material inflation and favourable
citrus mix Fruit & vegetables and coffee volumes improved in the Period
driven by demand in premium and authentic FMCG brands and cold brew coffee
with a large US retailer.
Europe, excluding UK, has continued to perform well, representing 26.6% of
Group revenue (H1 2022: 25.5%), with growth of 19.9% in the Period driven by
strong citrus performance.
Revenue attributable to UK customers which represented 5.1% of Group revenue
(H1 2022: 7.4%) has reduced by 21.1% impacted particularly by a decline in
synthetic aroma volumes.
China continues to offer a significant geographical opportunity for the Group,
contributing 6.5% of Group revenue (H1 2022: 5.4%), with growth of 38.6%
against the comparable period. Our China team are committed to developing
innovative solutions relevant to consumer beverage demands and positioning
Treatt with the leading manufacturers. We continue to invest in the capability
of our China business, both in terms of technical lab equipment and headcount,
enabling new business wins and building our sustained confidence in the
longer-term outlook for the region.
Capital Investment Programme
The final transition to the new UK facility is on course to be completed by
the end of the current financial year. We estimate that the final costs
incurred in relation to the UK site investment and relocation will be
approximately £46m-£47m in line with the original management expectations.
Three years post completion, we expect to be generating a 10-15% return on
investment ('ROI') from this site, with process efficiencies and initial
headcount savings already taking effect. Having secured our foundations, we
are looking to optimise our increased global capacity and create the platform
to deliver Treatt's ambitious growth plans.
Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG)
We remain committed to embedding sustainability throughout our business and
our value chain. Around 80% of our sales, and over 90% of our purchases, are
natural products and our largest product category, Citrus, is entirely derived
from by-products which might otherwise go to waste. For us, it is about
continuous improvement and moving at a pace which ensures we are acting
responsibly and transparently whilst operating successfully and sustainably.
Further to setting incremental carbon reduction targets we have started our
net zero transition planning, alongside continuing to deliver of our global
sustainability strategy. This includes the roll out of our responsible and
sustainable sourcing policy which is bringing us enhanced visibility across
our supply chain; invaluable in delivering our ESG goals.
Financial review
Group revenue grew by 14.6% to an H1 record of £76.0m (H1 2022: £66.3m),
with profit before tax and exceptionals increasing by 15.0% to £7.3m (H1
2022: £6.3m). In constant currency terms, revenue increased by 8.5%(1). The
diversity across our product categories, our particular strength in citrus and
relevance of our innovative range of solutions continues to result in sizeable
opportunities with both new and existing customers. Gross margin increased by
70 bps to 28.2% during the Period as a result of price increases offsetting
raw material cost inflation.
Operating costs increased by 17.4% (10.7% in constant currency) to £13.7m (H1
2022: £11.7m) with increased depreciation in the UK of £0.5m and general
cost inflation being key drivers. After substantial investment in our people
and production facilities in the past 18 months to support the Group's next
phase of expansion, we do not anticipate any significant increase in
administrative expenses in the short to medium term above the normal rate of
inflation. Group headcount has reduced by 7.1% since September 2022 with the
benefits of relocating to our new UK facility beginning to show the expected
efficiencies.
Exceptional costs in the Period totalled £0.7m (H1 2022: £2.6m net gain,
including £3.3m profit on the sale of the previous UK facility) related to
one-off expenses in respect of the UK site relocation and restructuring costs.
Having implemented a revised hedging and currency management strategy,
providing increased visibility and controls over our currency exposures,
foreign exchange impacts during the Period were successfully managed with a
net loss of £0.2m (H1 2022: £0.6m loss).
Reported profit for the Period of £4.9m represents a 35.6% decline against
the comparable period last year, however, on a like-for-like basis (excluding
the gain on disposal in H1 2022) profit for the Period saw 13.6% growth, with
basic adjusted earnings per share increasing to 9.04p (H1 2022: 8.21p).
Cash flow
The Group generated cash of £2.1m in the Period. Net cash generated from
operations was £9.4m (H1 2022: £6.8m outflow) while net capital expenditure
of £2.4m was incurred (H1 2022: £6.7m), £0.5m of which related to the new
UK facility.
The working capital inflow for the Period of £0.6m (H1 2022: £15.1m outflow)
was driven by a decrease in trade and other receivables, and a reduction in
inventory despite higher raw material prices, in particular orange oil, which
is at an all-time high. This was offset by a decrease in trade and other
payables with the FY2022 closing balance carrying a higher value of
inventory-in-transit accruals.
Balance sheet
The Group ended the half year with net debt of £17.7m (FY22: £22.4m) despite
the normal working capital build in the first half. This was made up of bank
loans and borrowings of £19.8m, gross cash of £2.5m, and net lease
liabilities of £0.4m.
During the Period the Group embarked on the refinancing of bilateral
facilities for the UK and US entities with headroom to support future
investment. The US refinancing of a $25m facility with Bank of America is now
complete and we are in the final stages of completing a £25m UK facility with
HSBC, having obtained credit approval. We anticipate the UK facility being
operational by end-May 2023. Both facilities have a minimum term of three
years.
The UK final salary pension scheme has been closed to both new entrants and
future accruals for many years. The scheme's funding position has recently
benefitted from an increase in the discount rate applied to the liabilities of
the scheme and is currently in an accounting surplus. Under accounting
standard IAS 19, the post-employment benefits surplus in the balance sheet
increased from £1.8m to £1.9m in the Period. Despite the surplus, the
Company has agreed with the trustees to maintain the current level of annual
contributions at £0.45m.
Dividend
The Board has declared an interim dividend of 2.55 pence per share (2022
interim: 2.50 pence per share). This reflects a balance of the Board's
understanding of the importance of dividend payments to shareholders,
effective financial discipline and transitioning towards a healthy long term
dividend cover of up to 3 times. The interim dividend will be payable on 10
August 2023 to shareholders on the register at close of business on 30 June
2023.
Outlook
We are pleased with the strong performance year to date and we have good
confidence in Treatt's proposition and its ability to deliver growth,
supported by positive market dynamics. Q2 momentum was particularly
encouraging and we enter H2 with a strong order book and sales pipeline and
trading continues in line with the Board's expectations for the full year.
(1 ) Constant currency revenue growth is calculated on the movement from
prior period comparative restated at the current period average exchange rate.
TREATT PLC
HALF YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONDENSED GROUP INCOME STATEMENT
for the six months ended 31 March 2023
Six months to Six months to
31 March 2023 (unaudited) 31 March 2022 (unaudited)
Before exceptional items Exceptional items Total Before exceptional items Exceptional items Total
Notes £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Revenue 7 75,951 - 75,951 66,283 - 66,283
Cost of sales (54,550) - (54,550) (48,036) - (48,036)
- -
Gross profit 21,401 - 21,401 18,247 - 18,247
Administrative expenses (13,695) (119) (13,814) (11,668) - (11,668)
Gain on property sale 8 - - - - 3,323 3,323
Relocation expenses 8 - (544) (544) - (709) (709)
-
Operating profit(1) 7,706 (663) 7,043 6,579 2,614 9,193
Finance income - - - 9 - 9
Finance costs (417) - (417) (250) - (250)
Profit before taxation 7,289 (663) 6,626 6,338 2,614 8,952
Taxation 9 (1,801) 121 (1,680) (1,384) 109 (1,275)
Profit for the period 5,488 (542) 4,946 4,954 2,723 7,677
attributable to owners of the
Parent Company
Earnings per share attributable to equity holders of the Parent Company Adjusted(2) Statutory Adjusted(2) Statutory
Basic 11 9.04p 8.15p 8.21p 12.72p
Diluted 11 9.00p 8.11p 8.12p 12.59p
(1) Operating profit is calculated as profit before net finance costs and
taxation.
(2) All adjusted measures exclude exceptional items and the related tax
effect, details of which are given in note 8.
Notes 1 - 12 form part of these condensed half year financial statements.
CONDENSED GROUP STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the six months ended 31 March 2023
Six months to Six months to
31 March 31 March
2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
£'000 £'000
Profit for the period attributable to owners of the Parent Company 4,946 7,677
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Currency translation differences on foreign currency net investments (6,889) 1,325
Current tax on foreign currency translation differences (64) 7
Fair value movement on cash flow hedges 432 149
Deferred tax on fair value movement (85) (28)
(6,606) 1,453
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Actuarial (loss)/gain on defined benefit pension scheme (109) 2,729
Current tax on pension liability - -
Deferred tax on actuarial gain or loss - (682)
(109) 2,047
Other comprehensive (expense)/income for the period (6,715) 3,500
Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the period attributable (1,769) 11,177
to owners of the Parent Company
Notes 1 - 12 form part of these condensed half year financial statements.
CONDENSED GROUP STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
for the six months ended 31 March 2022 (unaudited)
Share capital Share Own shares in share trusts Hedging Foreign Retained earnings Total equity
premium account reserve exchange
reserve
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
1 October 2021 1,208 23,484 (4) (292) 1,820 80,083 106,299
Profit for the period 7,677 7,677
Exchange differences - - - - 1,325 - 1,325
Fair value movement on cash flow hedges - - - 149 - - 149
Actuarial gain on defined benefit pension scheme - - - - - 2,729 2,729
Taxation relating to items above - - - (28) 7 (682) (703)
Total comprehensive income - - - 121 1,332 9,724 11,177
Transactions with owners:
Dividends - - - - - (3,322) (3,322)
Share-based payments - - - - - 616 616
Issue of new shares 1 - (1) - - - -
Movement in own shares in share trusts - - 4 - - - 4
Gain on release of shares in share trusts - - - - - 214 214
Total transactions with owners 1 - 3 - - (2,492) (2,488)
As at 31 March 2022 1,209 23,484 (1) (171) 3,152 87,315 114,988
for the six months ended 31 March 2023 (unaudited)
Share capital Share Own shares in share trusts Hedging Foreign Retained earnings Total
premium account reserve exchange equity
reserve
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
1 October 2022 1,217 23,484 (5) (311) 13,383 96,082 133,850
Profit for the period - - - - - 4,946 4,946
Exchange differences - - - - (6,889) - (6,889)
Fair value movement on cash flow hedges - - - 432 - - 432
Actuarial loss on defined benefit pension scheme - - - - - (109) (109)
Taxation relating to items above - - - (85) (64) - (149)
Total comprehensive income - - - 347 (6,953) 4,837 (1,769)
Transactions with owners:
Dividends - - - - - (3,250) (3,250)
Share-based payments - - - - - 646 646
Issue of new shares 1 - (1) - - - -
Movement in own shares in share trusts - - - - - - -
Gain on release of shares in share trusts - - - - - 208 208
Total transactions with owners 1 - (1) - - (2,396) (2,396)
As at 31 March 2023 1,218 23,484 (6) 36 6,430 98,523 129,685
Notes 1 - 12 form part of these condensed half year financial statements.
CONDENSED GROUP BALANCE SHEET
as at 31 March 2023
As at As at
31 March 30 September
2023 2022
(unaudited) (audited)
£'000 £'000
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 3,035 3,206
Property, plant and equipment 70,242 74,281
Right-of-use assets 457 375
Post-employment benefits 1,898 1,782
75,632 79,644
Current assets
Inventories 60,688 68,351
Trade and other receivables 33,381 37,113
Current tax assets 499 719
Derivative financial instruments 181 -
Cash and bank balances 2,511 2,354
97,260 108,537
Total assets 172,892 188,181
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Bank overdrafts (4,227) (6,174)
Borrowings (13,745) (15,861)
Provisions (289) (397)
Trade and other payables (16,588) (22,903)
Lease liabilities (103) (105)
Current tax liabilities (1,012) (223)
Derivative financial instruments - (666)
(35,964) (46,329)
Net current assets 61,296 62,208
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings (1,800) (2,342)
Lease liabilities (340) (291)
Deferred tax liabilities (5,103) (5,369)
(7,243) (8,002)
Total liabilities (43,207) (54,331)
Net assets 129,685 133,850
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CONDENSED GROUP BALANCE SHEET (continued)
as at 31 March 2023
As at As at
31 March 30 September
2023 2022
(unaudited) (audited)
£'000 £'000
EQUITY
Share capital 1,218 1,217
Share premium account 23,484 23,484
Own shares in share trusts (6) (5)
Hedging reserve 36 (311)
Foreign exchange reserve 6,430 13,383
Retained earnings 98,523 96,082
Total equity attributable to owners of the Parent Company 129,685 133,850
Notes 1 - 12 form part of these condensed half year financial statements.
CONDENSED GROUP STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the six months ended 31 March 2023
Six months to Six months to
31 March 31 March
2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
£'000 £'000
Cash flow from operating activities
Profit before taxation including discontinued operations 6,626 8,952
Adjusted for:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 2,031 1,100
Amortisation of intangible assets 205 81
Loss/(gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment 86 (3,323)
Net finance costs excluding pensions cost 417 172
Employer contributions to defined benefit pension scheme (225) (225)
Share-based payments 688 603
(Increase)/decrease in fair value of derivatives (416) 43
Increase in post-employment benefit obligations - 69
Operating cash flow before movements in working capital 9,412 7,472
Movements in working capital:
Decrease/(increase) in inventories 3,732 (9,749)
Decrease/(increase) in receivables 2,339 (5,498)
(Decrease)/increase in payables (5,440) 197
Cash generated from operations 10,043 (7,578)
Taxation (paid)/received (681) 811
Net cash from operating activities 9,362 (6,767)
Cash flow from investing activities
Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment 1,103 5,597
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (2,318) (6,231)
Purchase of intangible assets (64) (474)
Interest received - 9
Net cash used in investing activities (1,279) (1,099)
CONDENSED GROUP STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (continued)
for the six months ended 31 March 2023
Six months to Six months to
31 March 31 March
2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
£'000 £'000
Cash flow from financing activities
Increase of bank loans - 9,649
Repayment of bank loans (2,223) (461)
Interest paid (417) (181)
Repayment of lease liabilities (96) (33)
Dividends paid (3,250) (3,322)
Proceeds on issue of shares 1 1
Net sale of own shares by share trusts 207 217
Net cash (used in)/generated from financing activities (5,778) 5,870
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 2,305 (1,996)
Effect of foreign exchange rates (201) 18
Movement in cash and cash equivalents in the period 2,104 (1,978)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period (3,820) 247
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period (1,716) (1,731)
Cash and cash equivalents comprise:
Cash and bank balances 2,511 4,875
Bank overdrafts (4,227) (6,606)
(1,716) (1,731)
Notes 1 - 12 form part of these condensed half year financial statements.
CONDENSED GROUP RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH FLOW TO MOVEMENT IN NET DEBT
for the six months ended 31 March 2023
Six months to Six months to
31 March 31 March
2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
£'000 £'000
Movement in cash and cash equivalents in the period 2,104 (1,978)
Increase of bank loans - (9,649)
Repayment of bank loans 2,223 461
(Increase)/decrease of lease liabilities (47) 641
Cash outflow from changes in net cash in the period 4,280 (10,525)
Effect of foreign exchange rates 435 (148)
Movement in net cash in the period 4,715 (10,673)
Net debt at beginning of period (22,419) (9,114)
Net debt at end of period (17,704) (19,787)
Notes 1 - 12 form part of these condensed half year financial statements.
Responsibility statement
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
(a) the condensed set of financial statements for the six months ended 31
March 2023 has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34
(b) the half year report and condensed financial statements includes a fair
review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7R (indication of important
events during the first six months and description of principal risks and
uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year)
(c) the half year report and condensed financial statements includes a fair
review of the information required by DTR 4.2.8R (disclosure of related party
transactions and changes therein).
By order of the Board
RYAN GOVENDER
Chief Financial Officer
9 May 2023
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED HALF YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Basis of preparation
The Group has prepared its condensed half year financial statements in
accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the
Financial Conduct Authority and the reporting requirements of IAS 34, 'Interim
Financial Reporting'.
The information relating to the six months ended 31 March 2023 and 31 March
2022 is unaudited and does not constitute statutory accounts. The statutory
accounts for the year ended 30 September 2022 have been reported on by the
Group's auditors and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of
the auditors was unqualified, did not include a reference to any matters to
which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their
report and did not contain a statement under section 498 of the Companies Act
2006. These condensed half year financial statements for the six months ended
31 March 2023 have neither been audited nor formally reviewed by the Group's
auditors.
2. Accounting policies
These condensed half year financial statements have been prepared on the basis
of the same accounting policies and methods of computation as set out in the
Group's 30 September 2022 annual report.
There were no new standards, or amendments to standards, which are mandatory
and relevant to the Group for the first time for the financial year ending 30
September 2023 which have had a material effect on these condensed half year
financial statements.
3. Accounting estimates
The preparation of the condensed half year financial statements requires
management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the
application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities, income and expenses. In preparing these condensed half year
financial statements, the significant judgements made by management in
applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation
uncertainty were the same as those applied to the audited consolidated
financial statements as at, and for the year ended, 30 September 2022.
4. Going concern
As at the date of this report, the Directors have a reasonable expectation
that the Group has adequate resources to continue in business for the
foreseeable future. Accordingly, the condensed half year financial
statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.
5. Risks and uncertainties
The Group's operations involve a series of risks and uncertainties across a
range of strategic, commercial, operational and financial areas and a process
is in place to identify and assess their potential impact on the Group's
business, which is regularly updated. The principal risks and uncertainties
for the remainder of the financial year are not expected to change materially
from those included on pages 62 - 67 of the 2022 Annual Report and Financial
Statements.
6. Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Group has considered the impact on its business of Russia's invasion of
Ukraine, which commenced on 24 February 2022, and does not expect there to be
any adverse consequences to its trading performance in the immediate future.
On 4 March 2022 the Group suspended all offers, orders, and shipments to
Russia.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED HALF YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
7. Segmental information
Business segments
IFRS 8 requires operating segments to be identified on the basis of internal
financial information reported to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM).
The Group's CODM has been identified as the Board of Directors who are
primarily responsible for the allocation of resources to the segments and for
assessing their performance. The disclosure in the Group accounts of segmental
information is consistent with the information used by the CODM in order to
assess profit performance from the Group's operations. The Group operates one
global business segment engaging in the manufacture and supply of innovative
ingredient solutions for the beverage, flavour, fragrance and consumer product
industries with manufacturing sites in the UK and the US. Many of the
Group's activities, including sales, manufacturing, technical, IT and finance,
are managed globally on a Group basis.
Geographical segments
The following table provides an analysis of the Group's revenue by
geographical market for continuing operations.
Year on Year
Six months to Six months to Growth
31 March 31 March Year on Year - constant
2023 2022 Growth currency
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Revenue by destination £'000 £'000 % %
United Kingdom 3,850 4,882 -21.1% -21.1%
Rest of Europe - Germany 3,414 3,910 -12.7% -14.3%
- Ireland 10,059 5,244 91.8% 85.3%
- Other 6,766 7,724 -12.4% -13.5%
The Americas - USA 28,280 23,781 18.9% 6.5%
- Other 6,546 6,529 0.3% -5.5%
Rest of the World - China 4,919 3,549 38.6% 37.2%
- Other 12,117 10,664 13.6% 11.9%
75,951 66,283 14.6% 8.5%
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED HALF YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
8. Exceptional items
The exceptional items referred to in the income statement can be categorised
as follows:
Six months to Six months to
31 March 31 March
2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
£'000 £'000
Disposal of Northern Way premises
Gain on disposal of land and buildings - 3,323
Less: tax effect of property sale - -
UK relocation project
Relocation expenses (544) (709)
Less: tax effect of relocation expenses 102 109
Restructuring costs
Restructuring costs (119) -
Less: tax effect of restructuring costs 19 -
(542) 2,723
The exceptional items all relate to non-recurring items.
On 28 February 2022, the Group successfully disposed of its former UK premises
at Northern Way, Bury St. Edmunds. The proceeds of the sale, net of selling
costs were £5,597,000 and the associated gain on disposal was £3,323,000.
The gain on the sale of property is not expected to be taxable as indexation
allowances are available which fully offset the taxable gain.
Relocation expenses relate to one-off costs incurred in connection with the
relocation of the Group's UK operations that do not fall to be capitalised.
Restructuring costs relate to expenses arising from a significant change in
the senior management structure that was largely executed in FY2022.
9. Taxation
The effective tax rate for the six months ended 31 March 2023 has been
estimated at 21.5% (H1 2022: 21.8%).
10. Dividends
Equity dividends on ordinary shares
Six months to Six months to
31 March 31 March
2023 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
£'000 £'000
Final dividend for the year ended 30 September 2022 of 5.35p per share 3,250 3,322
(2021: 5.50p per share)
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED HALF YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
11. Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of ordinary
shares in issue and ranking for dividend during the year. The weighted average
number of shares excludes shares held by the Treatt Employee Benefit Trust
(EBT), together with shares held in respect of the Treatt Share Incentive Plan
(SIP) which do not rank for dividend.
Six months to Six months to
31 March 2023 31 March 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Profit after taxation attributable to owners of the Parent Company (£'000) 4,946 7,677
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (No: '000) 60,681 60,334
Basic earnings per share (pence) 8.15p 12.72p
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of ordinary
shares in issue and ranking for dividend during the year, adjusted for the
effect of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. The number of shares used to
calculate earnings per share (EPS) have been derived as follows:
Six months to Six months to
31 March 2023 31 March 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
No ('000) No ('000)
Weighted average number of shares 60,902 60,442
Weighted average number of shares held in the EBT and SIP (221) (108)
Weighted average number of shares for calculating basic EPS 60,681 60,334
Executive share option schemes 287 495
All-employee share options 40 171
Weighted average number of shares for calculating diluted EPS 61,008 61,000
Diluted earnings per share (pence) 8.11p 12.59p
Adjusted earnings per share
Adjusted earnings per share measures are calculated based on profits for the
year attributable to owners of the Parent Company before exceptional items as
follows:
Six months to Six months to
31 March 2023 31 March 2022
(unaudited) (unaudited)
£'000 £'000
Profit after taxation attributable to owners of the Parent Company 4,946 7,677
Adjusted for exceptional items (see note 8):
- Gain on property sale - (3,323)
- Relocation costs 544 709
- Restructuring costs 119 -
- Taxation thereon (121) (109)
Adjusted earnings from continuing operations 5,488 4,954
Adjusted basic earnings per share (pence) 9.04p 8.21p
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (pence) 9.00p 8.12p
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED HALF YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
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12. Capital commitments
The Group has entered into material contracts in connection with the UK
relocation project totaling £1,164,000 (H1 2022: £2,762,000), with a further
£276,000 and £216,000 (H1 2022: £1,874,000) committed to capital projects
in the UK and US respectively, all of which was unprovided for at the period
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factors associated with, among other things, the economic and business
circumstances occurring from time to time in the countries, sectors and
markets in which the Group operates. It is believed that the expectations
reflected in these statements are reasonable, but they may be affected by a
wide range of variables which could cause actual results to differ materially
from those currently anticipated. No assurances can be given that the
forward-looking statements in this announcement will be realised. The
forward-looking statements reflect the knowledge and information available at
the date of preparation of this announcement and the Group undertakes no
obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Nothing in this
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