REG-XP Power Ltd: Half-year Report
30/07/2018 07:05
30 July 2018
XP Power Limited
(“XP Power” or “the Group” or the “Company”)
Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2018
XP Power, one of the world's leading developers and manufacturers of critical
power control solutions for the electronics industry, today announces its
interim results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2018.
Six months ended Six months ended
30 June 2018 30 June 2017
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Highlights
Order intake £101.4m £93.4m
Revenue Turnover £93.2m £80.2m
Gross margin 46.7% 46.9%
Interim dividend per share (see Note 8) 33.0p 31.0p
Adjusted
Adjusted operating margin (1) 22.2% 21.7%
Adjusted profit before income tax (1) £20.3m £17.3m
Adjusted profit attributable to equity holders (2) £16.3m £13.0m
Adjusted diluted earnings per share (see Note 9) (2) 83.7p 67.3p
Reported
Operating margin 20.3% 18.1%
Profit before income tax £18.5m £14.4m
Profit attributable to equity holders £14.6m £10.9m
Diluted earnings per share 74.9p 56.4p
We assess the Group’s performance using various alternative performance
measures which are not defined under IFRS. We use these to provide readers
with additional useful information on the underlying trends and performance of
the Group. Reconciliations of these measures can be found in Note 5 in the
notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
(1)Adjusted for £0.4 million for completed acquisition costs (1H 2017: £2.8
million of acquisition costs, both completed and aborted), intangibles
amortisation of £1.0 million (excluding amortisation for development costs)
(1H 2017: £0.1 million) and changes in accounting policy of £0.4 million (1H
2017: nil)
(2)Adjusted for £0.4 million for completed acquisition costs (1H 2017: £2.8
million of acquisition costs, both completed and aborted), intangibles
amortisation of £1.0 million (excluding amortisation for development costs)
(1H 2017: £0.1 million), non-recurring tax benefits of £0.1 million (1H
2017: £0.8 million) and changes in accounting policy of £0.4 million (1H
2017: nil).
· Strong first half performance, with continued momentum in orders
and revenues as new design wins enter production, and our global capital
equipment markets currently buoyant
· Order intake increased by 9% to £101.4 million (+17% in constant
currency and 10% on a like-for-like basis in constant currency)
· Revenue increased by 16% to £93.2 million (+25% increase in
constant currency and 13% on a like-for-like basis in constant currency)
· Own-design XP product revenues increased 20% on a reported basis
to a record £72.6 million (1H 2017: £60.5 million), and now represent 78% of
total revenues (1H 2017: 75%)
· Supply chain exhibiting lead time extension and cost inflation on
certain components – while XP’s safety stocks have largely insulated the
Group and its customers from these shortages to date, inflation is generating
minor margin pressure and building stocks has increased the working capital
associated with inventory
· Acquisition of Glassman HV in May 2018 for US$44.5m adds a highly
complementary product set of High Voltage, High Power products to the Group
portfolio, expanding our addressable market significantly
· Construction of second manufacturing facility in Vietnam on track
to complete by Q4 2018, with production scheduled to come on stream in the
first half of 2019
· Dividend for the first half of 2018 of 33.0 pence per share (1H
2017: 31.0 pence per share) up 6%
· Overall momentum has continued to build in the business with a
book to bill in 1H of 1.09 (1H 2017 1.16) and the Group entered the second
half with a strong order book of £85.5 million (December 2017: £80.3
million).
James Peters, Chairman, commented:
“The Group has had a strong first half. Reported order intake and revenue
performance for the first six months of 2018 were robust more than offsetting
the impact of Sterling appreciation. The performance was a result of
continuing new design wins entering their production phase and the continued
buoyancy of our customers’ markets.”
Our strong performance is enabling us to invest part of the cash generated
from this revenue growth to expand our engineering capabilities by
acquisition. The acquisition of Glassman High Voltage in May 2018 added market
leading High Power High Voltage products to the XP portfolio’ further
increasing our addressable market.
While we remain conscious of potential risks arising from component cost
inflation and, macroeconomic challenges, our strong order book, combined with
design wins over recent years entering production, means that the Board
continues to anticipate that the Group’s performance for the full year will
be in line with its existing expectations.”
Enquiries:
XP
Power
Duncan Penny, Chief
Executive
+44 (0)118 984 5515
Gavin Griggs, Chief Financial
Officer
+44 (0)118 984 5515
Citigate Dewe
Rogerson
+44(0)20 7638 9571
Kevin Smith/Jos Bieneman/Sam Stibbs
Note to editors
XP Power designs and manufactures power controllers, the essential hardware
component in every piece of electrical equipment that converts power from the
electricity grid into the right form for equipment to function.
XP Power typically designs power control solutions into the end products of
major blue-chip OEMs, with a focus on the industrial (circa 42% of sales),
healthcare (circa 22% of sales), semiconductor manufacturing (circa 26% of
sales) and technology (circa 10% of sales) sectors. Once designed into a
programme, XP Power has a revenue annuity over the life cycle of the
customer’s product which is typically 5 to 7 years depending on the industry
sector.
XP Power has invested in research and development and its own manufacturing
facilities in China and Vietnam, to develop a range of tailored products based
on its own intellectual property that provide its customers with significantly
improved functionality and efficiency.
Headquartered in Singapore and listed on the Main Market of the London Stock
Exchange since 2000, XP Power serves a global blue-chip customer base from 29
locations in Europe, North America and Asia.
For further information, please visit xppower.com
30 July 2018
XP Power Limited
(“XP”, “XP Power” or “the Group”)
Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2018
INTERIM STATEMENT
Overview
The Group has had a good first half of 2018. Our reported order intake,
revenues and earnings for the first six months of 2018 were comfortably
ahead of the equivalent period in 2017, offsetting the impact of Sterling
appreciation year on year. The Group benefited from the continued momentum in
the capital equipment markets and, significantly, new design wins entering
their production phase. The resulting solid growth in earnings and cashflow
generation, and our confidence in the Group’s outlook, support a further
increase in the dividend.
We have continued to execute well against our strategy and are benefiting from
the positive effect of design wins from our newer product introductions and
our increased focus on engineering solutions which is providing more value to
our customers. The successful implementation of our strategy continues to
drive market share gains and we are encouraged both by the strength of our
order book and our continued new programme wins. Our strong performance is
enabling us to invest part of the cash generated from this revenue growth to
expand our product offering and engineering capabilities by acquisition to
enhance our future growth. Our acquisition of Glassman High Voltage in May
2018 is the latest step in this strategy and we are excited about its
potential within the enlarged Group. We now have an enviable product portfolio
of over 250 product families from low voltage to 500 kilo Volts at power
levels up to 200 kilo Watts. This combined with our excellent customer support
makes us the ideal choice as a power solutions provider to our target
customers to power their critical systems.
Our strategy and value proposition
The Group has applied a consistent strategy of moving up the value chain and
our growth derives in part from the targeting of key account customers. Once
we are approved to supply these larger customers, we have a strong track
record of successfully gaining a larger share of their business. We also
continue to expand the breadth of our product portfolio, both organically and
by acquisition, in what remains a highly fragmented sector, therefore enabling
us to increase our addressable market. Since the end of 2015 we have completed
three acquisitions which have allowed us to expand into the high voltage and
radio frequency (RF) power market sectors increasing our addressable market by
circa $2.0Bn (75%).
Our value proposition to customers is to reduce their overall costs of design,
manufacture and operation. We achieve this by providing excellent sales
engineering support and producing new highly reliable products that are easy
to design into the customer’s system, consume less power, take up less space
and reduce installation times.
Our vision is to be the first-choice power solutions provider, delivering the
ultimate experience for our customers and as a place of work for our people.
Acquisitions
On 25 May 2018, XP Power acquired the assets and business of Glassman High
Voltage, a company based in Highbridge, New Jersey, USA, specialising in High
Voltage High Power (HVHP) conversion products which it supplies to the
industrial and technology sectors. Total consideration of US$44.5 million
(£33.4 million) was paid in cash on completion. Revenue recognised in the
period from completion to the 30 June 2018 was £1.2 million and net profit of
£0.3 million in line with expectations.
HVHP is generally used in applications involved in the ionisation and
acceleration of particles. Typical applications include semiconductor
manufacturing equipment, vacuum/plasma processing, analytical instrumentation,
medical diagnostics and test equipment. Glassman has the most comprehensive
standard product portfolio in its sector, with the capabilities to provide
customer specific power solutions and an excellent reputation for quality and
reliability.
Comdel was acquired in September 2017, allowing the Group to enter the radio
frequency (RF) power market. RF products are used in a number of semiconductor
manufacturing processes, medical applications and various induction and
dielectrical heating and welding applications. The business is performing in
line with expectations and revenue recognised in the 6 month period to the 30
June 2018 was £7.6 million and net profit of £1.7 million.
Glassman, Comdel and XP Power share several customers, and while there is no
direct overlap in product lines, the power supply solutions of these recently
acquired companies are highly complementary. Both Glassman and Comdel enhance
the Group’s ability to implement its strategy of winning a greater share of
business from its target customers by achieving wider vertical penetration of
their accounts. As well as a product offering suitable for an array of
applications used by some of XP Power’s existing customer base, Glassman and
Comdel also bring a number of new customers to the Group.
These acquisitions will enable XP Power to provide its existing customers with
a comprehensive product offering in RF power generation and RF matching
systems, and now high power, high voltage products. These are both product
segments with robust demand fundamentals and areas in which we did not
previously operate.
Our key customers can now come to one power solutions provider for all their
power requirements, providing better service and allowing them to reduce their
vendor base and costs.
Advisory and acquisition costs in the period were £0.4 million (1H 2017:
£2.8 million acquisition costs, both completed and aborted).
Trading and Financial Review
XP Power supplies power control solutions to original equipment manufacturers
(“OEMs”) who supply the healthcare, industrial, semiconductor
manufacturing and technology markets with high value, high reliability
products. The increasing importance of energy efficiency for environmental,
reliability and economic reasons; the necessity for ever smaller products; the
accelerating rate of technological change; and the increasing proliferation of
electronic equipment and semiconductor devices, have established a strong
foundation for growth in demand for XP Power’s products.
Order intake of £101.4 million (1H 2017: £93.4 million) was up 9% on a
reported basis (17% in constant currency and 10% on a like-for-like and
constant currency basis) and set another new record for the Group. The average
US Dollar to Sterling exchange rate was 1.26 in the first half of 2017
compared with 1.39 in the first half of 2018 representing a 10% strengthening
of Sterling. Given the majority of the Group’s revenues are earned in US
Dollars this decreased the reported order intake in the first half by
approximately £7.1 million, or 9%, compared to the first half of 2017. In US
Dollar terms, compared to the same period a year ago, Asia increased by 1%,
Europe increased by 11% and North America increased by 44% (22% organic).
Order intake in the first half of 2018 exceeded revenues with a resultant
book-to-bill ratio of 1.09 (1H 2017: 1.16). Overall momentum has continued to
build in the business and we enter the second half of the current year with a
strong order book of £85.5 million (December 2017: £80.3 million).
Reported revenues grew 16% to £93.2 million in the six months to 30 June 2018
compared to £80.2 million in the same period a year ago. When adjusting to
constant currency the underlying growth was 25% or 13% on a like-for-like and
a constant currency basis.
Revenues in North America were US$79.0 million (1H 2017: US$54.9 million), up
44% compared to the same period a year ago. Excluding revenues from the
acquired Comdel and Glassman businesses of US$12.0 million, the organic growth
rate was 22%, reflecting, in particular, the strong performance of the
semiconductor equipment market. Revenues in Europe were US$41.1 million (1H
2017: US$37.0 million), up 11% on the same period a year ago (approximately
half the European revenues are denominated in US Dollars). Revenues in Asia
were US$9.0 million (1H 2017: US$8.9 million), up 1% compared with the same
period a year ago.
Given the growing significance of the semiconductor manufacturing sector to
the Group results and the favourable long term fundamentals of this market we
have decided to disclose our revenues from this sector separately within our
segmental reporting for the first time. All sectors remain buoyant suggesting
that the broad recovery we have seen in capital equipment markets in 2017 is
continuing into 2018.
On a sector basis, revenues from healthcare customers grew by 14% to US$28.0
million (1H 2017: US$24.6 million). Revenues from industrial customers
increased by 10% to US$54.1 million (1H 2017: US$49.2 million). Revenues from
technology customers grew 13% to US$12.4 million (1H 2017: US$11.0 million).
Revenues from semiconductor manufacturing customers increased by 115% to
US$34.6 million (1H 2017: US$16.1 million). The acquisitions of Comdel and
Glassman contributed US$8.6 million to 2018 semiconductor manufacturing
revenues so the organic growth rate of the semiconductor manufacturing sector
was 68%. This robust organic growth rate was underpinned by a number of new
programme wins by our engineering solutions group entering into production,
expanding our market share. Notwithstanding this performance our market share
remains very low in this attractive segment, highlighting the future growth
opportunity. The semiconductor manufacturing sector has highly attractive
growth prospects which are being driven by the growth of big data, augmented
intelligence and the internet of things.
XP Power’s expansion of its capabilities into higher voltages, higher power
and RF power have made us an attractive power solutions provider to the many
healthcare and semiconductor manufacturers who use these type of products and
value our engineering solutions capability.
In terms of overall revenue for the first half of 2018, industrial represented
42% (1H 2017: 49%), technology represented 10% (1H 2017: 11%), healthcare
represented 22% (1H 2017: 24%) and semiconductor manufacturing represented 26%
(1H 2017: 16%).
Our customer base remains highly diversified with the largest customer
accounting for only 16% of revenue, spread over 140 different programmes/part
numbers.
Margins
Gross margin in the first half of 2018 was 46.7% (1H 2017: 46.9%). Against a
background of buoyant market conditions, we are now seeing some shortages of
components together with component price inflation. To date our safety stocks
have largely insulated us and our customers from these shortages but this
caused a minor margin decline in the first half of 2018, although this was
partially offset by the effect of strengthening Sterling. We are continuing to
manage our component inventory tightly, building in a sufficient margin of
safety stock on critical lines wherever possible in order to support our
customers.
As Sterling strengthens, our reported revenues decrease due to translation but
so do our cost of sales although at a greater rate as a higher proportion of
the cost of sales are non-Sterling denominated than our revenues. The result
is lower gross margins in absolute terms but the gross margin percentage
increases. The average exchange rate for converting US Dollars into Sterling
in the period was 1.39 in the first half of 2018 (1H 2017: 1.26); a
strengthening of 10%. We also have revenues in Euro with costs in US Dollars.
The average exchange rate for converting Euro into Sterling in the period was
1.14 in the first half of 2018 (1H 2017: 1.17); a 3% weakening of Sterling. We
estimate that the effect of a stronger Sterling increased the gross margin
percentage by 170 basis points.
Operating expenses in the first half were £23.2 million (1H 2017: £20.2
million) after deducting £1.0 million of intangibles amortisation (1H 2017:
£0.1 million) and £0.4 million of advisory and acquisition costs (1H 2017:
£2.8 million of acquisition costs, both completed and aborted). Again, there
is a significant translation effect from the strengthening of Sterling versus
the US Dollar comparing the first half of 2018 with the first half of 2017. We
estimate that this translation effect decreased reported operating expenses by
approximately £1.9 million. In addition, we had the full period cost impact
of operating expenses of Comdel, and those from Glassman from late May 2018,
which totalled £1.3 million.
We are engaging in ever more complicated programmes with many of our key
customers. These customers value XP Power’s engineering solutions and power
conversion expertise to get their products to market more quickly and solve
their power-related challenges. Systems are becoming more complex and there is
increasing demand for power conversion solutions that communicate with both
the customers’ applications and with the outside world as the concept of an
Internet of Things promulgates. This area of the market allows us to add more
value to our customers’ engineering teams and is less crowded with low cost
Asian competition. As such, we continue to reinvest part of the cash returns
generated from our growth to fund further expansion of our engineering
capabilities, particularly our engineering solutions groups in Asia, Europe
and North America.
Gross product development spend was £6.6 million (1H 2017: £5.5 million),
£2.8 million of which was capitalised (1H 2017: £2.0 million), and £1.4
million amortised (1H 2017: £1.2 million). We will continue to invest in
engineering resources to drive future revenue growth.
Notwithstanding our investment in additional customer support and engineering
resources, we continue to achieve an adjusted operating margin of 22.2% (1H
2017: 21.7%) highlighting the strength of our business model.
Taxation
The tax charge for the period was £3.8 million (1H 2017: £3.2 million) which
represents an effective tax rate of 20.5% (1H 2017: 22.2%) following the
impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the United States. We have used an
effective tax rate of 18.7% to compute the adjusted earnings per share.
We currently expect our future tax rate to be in the range of 17% to 19%
depending on the geographic distribution of our future profits.
Financial Position
Class-leading gross and operating margins and modest capital requirements
continue resulting in strong performance. The impact the abovementioned
supply chain dynamic has resulted in increased level of working capital
particularly inventories. After payment of the 2017 final dividend and the
£33.4 million cash consideration for the Glassman acquisition our net debt
was £46.5 million at 30 June 2018. This compares with net debt of £9.0
million at 31 December 2017 and net cash of £8.0 million at 30 June 2017.
Product Development
New products are fundamental to our revenue growth. The broader our product
offering, the more opportunity we have to increase revenues by expanding our
available market. As expected, the significant number of new product families
introduced over the last three years has yet to have a material impact on our
revenues, given the time lag from launch to production. This is due to the
lengthy design-in cycles required by our customers to qualify the power
converter in their equipment, as well as by the requirement to gain the
necessary safety agency approvals.
XP launched 12 new product families in the first half of 2018 (1H 2017: 14).
We continue to lead our industry on the introduction of high efficiency,
“green” products, with 11 of those new products released in the first half
of 2018 having high efficiency and/or low stand-by power.
Revenue from own-design products was £72.6 million (1H 2017: £60.5 million)
and now represents 78% of total revenue (1H 2017: 75%).
With larger customers continuing to reduce the number of vendors they deal
with, XP Power’s broad product offering, excellent global engineering
support, in-house manufacturing capability and industry-leading environmental
credentials leave the Group well-placed to secure further preferred supplier
agreements. The addition of RF power and high voltage/high power products to
our range via the acquisitions of Comdel and Glassman further enhances this
proposition.
Manufacturing Progress
XP Power’s move into manufacturing in 2006 has been instrumental in enabling
the Group to win approved and preferred supplier status with new Blue-Chip
customers who value suppliers that have complete control over their supply
chain and product manufacture to ensure the highest levels of quality and
agility.
To supplement our original Chinese manufacturing facility in Kunshan near
Shanghai, our Vietnamese manufacturing facility, located in Ho Chi Minh City,
began production of its first magnetic components in March 2012 and is now
producing the majority of the Group’s magnetics.
Producing our own magnetic components in Vietnam is helping us mitigate the
rise of Chinese labour costs. In addition, extending vertical integration to
the critical magnetic components used in power converters is seen as an
additional value proposition by many of our customers, notably in the
healthcare and high reliability industrial sectors.
In the fourth quarter of 2014 we began production of the first complete power
converters in Vietnam. We now have 282 (1H 2017: 259) part numbers approved
for production in Vietnam with more in the pipeline. XP manufactured 716,900
(1H 2017: 693,000) power converters in total during the first half of 2018 and
504,800 (1H 2017: 416,000) of these were produced in Vietnam. We expect the
proportion of power converters produced in Vietnam to increase further as we
transfer more products to that facility. Kunshan will focus on the higher
power, higher complexity products.
In October 2017 we commenced construction of a second factory on our existing
site in Vietnam. We expect construction to be completed by the fourth quarter
of this year, with production scheduled to come on stream in the first half of
2019. We estimate that our existing Asian manufacturing facilities have the
capacity to produce approximately US$170 million of end revenue of our own
manufactured products. The second facility in Vietnam will add an additional
capability of approximately US$130 million of revenue.
We estimate the cost of the Vietnam II building and the initial equipment set
to be approximately US$6.5 million of which US$1.5 million has been incurred
to date.
Dividend
The Company makes quarterly dividend payments. Our strong cash flow and
confidence in the Group’s prospects have enabled us to increase total
dividends for the first half by 6% to 33.0 pence per share (1H 2017: 31.0
pence per share).
The first quarter dividend payment of 16.0 pence per share was made on 11 July
2018. The second quarter dividend of 17.0 pence per share will be paid on 11
October 2018 to shareholders on the register at 14 September 2018.
The compound average growth rate in dividends over the last 10 years has been
13%.
Brexit and the impact of Tariff changes
The Group is monitoring the progress on Brexit negotiations and has plans in
place to ensure continued effective operations in the event of any conceivable
scenario. We are also tracking the ongoing Global Tariff movements and the
impact they may have on both components and finished power supplies; at this
stage the impact is envisaged to be minimal. In the event that either Brexit
or Tariff changes do impact the business or operations the Group will take
actions to address.
Environmental Impact and “Green XP Power” products
XP Power has placed improved environmental performance at the heart of its
operations both in terms of minimising the impact its activities have on the
environment and, as importantly, in its product development strategy.
We have developed a class-leading portfolio of green products with
efficiencies up to 95% and many of these products also have low stand-by power
(a feature to reduce the power consumed while the end equipment is not
operational but in stand-by mode). Revenues for these ultra-high efficiency
“Green XP Power” products continue to grow and are up by 5% on a reported
basis to £19.7 million (1H 2017: £18.8 million) representing 21% of total
revenue (1H 2017: 23%). The RF power products added to our portfolio as a
result of the acquisition of Comdel are not classified as “Green XP Power”
products.
Outlook
We have made a strong start to 2018, with the momentum of 2017 continuing into
the first half of the current year. Our book-to-bill ratio in the first half
of 2018 was robust at 1.09 and customer open order books totalled £85.5
million at the period end. We are confident that our new product releases and
design wins, particularly from our engineering solutions groups, will support
our revenue growth. While we remain mindful of potential risks arising from
inflationary pressure in component prices and, global macroeconomic
challenges, the Board expects the Group’s performance for the full year will
be in line with its existing expectations.
The acquisitions of Comdel and Glassman have dramatically expanded the
Group’s product portfolio and we are now able to offer a full suite of
products across low power, high power and radio frequency. Our expanded
capability leaves the Group well placed to take a larger share of the business
available at our key accounts where we already have approved or preferred
status, in line with our strategy.
We believe we are well along the path to achieving our vision of becoming the
first choice power solutions provider to our existing and target customer
base.
Independent review report to XP Power Limited
Report on review of interim financial information
Introduction
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated financial information
of XP Power Limited (“the Company”) and its subsidiaries (“the Group”)
set out on pages 11 to 32, which comprise the condensed consolidated balance
sheet of the Group as at 30 June 2018, the condensed consolidated statements
of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the 6-month
period then ended and the related notes. Management is responsible for the
preparation and presentation of this condensed consolidated interim financial
information in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim
Financial Reporting as adopted by the European Union and the Disclosure and
Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority. Our
responsibility is to express a conclusion on this interim financial
information based on our review.
Scope of Review
We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review
Engagements 2410, Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the
Independent Auditor of the Entity. A review of interim financial information
consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial
and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures.
A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance
with International Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us
to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that
might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit
opinion.
We have read the other information contained in the half-yearly financial
report, which comprise the “Interim Results” set out on pages 1 to 3,
“Interim Statement” set out on pages 4 to 9 and “Risks and
uncertainties” set out on pages 33 to 34, and considered whether it contains
any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in
the financial information.
Conclusion
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to
believe that the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial
information is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with
International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by
the European Union and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United
Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Public Accountants and Chartered Accountants
Singapore,
30 July 2018
XP Power Limited
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the six months ended 30 June 2018
£ Millions Note Six months ended 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) Six months ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
Revenue 5 93.2 80.2
Cost of sales 6 (49.7) (42.6)
Gross profit 43.5 37.6
Expenses
Distribution and marketing 6 (18.3) (15.0)
Administrative 6 (1.1) (3.4)
Research and development 6 (5.2) (4.7)
Operating profit 18.9 14.5
Finance charge 6 (0.4) (0.1)
Profit before income tax 18.5 14.4
Income tax expense 7 (3.8) (3.2)
Profit after income tax 14.7 11.2
Other comprehensive income:
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Cash flow hedges 0.5 (0.6)
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations 1.3 (0.9)
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax 1.8 (1.5)
Total comprehensive income 16.5 9.7
Profit attributable to:
- Equity holders of the Company 14.6 10.9
- Non-controlling interests 0.1 0.3
14.7 11.2
Total comprehensive income attributable to :
- Equity holders of the Company 16.3 9.4
- Non-controlling interests 0.2 0.3
16.5 9.7
Earnings per share attributable to equity holders of the Company Pence per Share Pence per Share
Basic 9 76.4 57.2
Diluted 9 74.9 56.4
The above condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income should be
read in conjunction with the accompany notes.
XP Power Limited
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
As at 30 June 2018
£ Millions Note At 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) At 31 December 2017 At 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Corporate tax recoverable 2.5 2.9 -
Cash and cash equivalents 11 12.1 15.0 11.3
Inventories 50.6 37.8 33.0
Trade receivables 30.0 23.8 23.2
Other current assets 5.2 3.8 2.3
Derivative financial instruments 0.3 0.2 -
Total current assets 100.7 83.5 69.8
Non-current assets
Goodwill 56.4 40.4 37.5
Intangible assets 10 35.9 23.5 15.9
Property, plant and equipment 27.9 22.5 19.5
Deferred income tax assets 1.4 1.4 0.4
ESOP loans to employees 0.2 0.3 0.4
Total non-current assets 121.8 88.1 73.7
Total assets 222.5 171.6 143.5
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Current income tax liabilities 4.1 3.5 3.1
Trade and other payables 28.0 21.4 22.2
Borrowings 12 - - 3.3
Derivative financial instruments 0.2 0.2 0.1
Total current liabilities 32.3 25.1 28.7
Non-current liabilities
Accrued consideration 1.6 1.4 1.5
Borrowings 12 58.6 24.0 -
Deferred income tax liabilities 4.6 4.2 4.6
Total non-current liabilities 64.8 29.6 6.1
Total liabilities 97.1 54.7 34.8
NET ASSETS 125.4 116.9 108.7
EQUITY
Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company
Share capital 27.2 27.2 27.2
Merger reserve 0.2 0.2 0.2
Treasury shares 1.4 0.4 0.1
Hedging reserve 0.3 (0.2) (0.3)
Translation reserve 0.8 (0.4) 2.6
Other reserve (0.8) (0.8) -
Retained earnings 95.4 89.6 78.0
124.5 116.0 107.8
Non-controlling interests 0.9 0.9 0.9
TOTAL EQUITY 125.4 116.9 108.7
The above condensed consolidated balance sheet should be read in conjunction
with the accompany notes.
XP Power Limited
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the six months ended 30 June 2018
£ Millions
Attributable to equity holders of the Company
Note Share capital Treasury shares Merger reserve Hedging reserve Translation reserve Other reserve Retained earnings Total Non-controlling interests Total Equity
Balance at 1 January 2017 27.2 (0.5) 0.2 0.3 3.5 - 75.4 106.1 0.8 106.9
Sale of treasury shares - 0.7 - - - - (0.3) 0.4 - 0.4
Purchase of treasury shares - (0.2) - - - - - (0.2) - (0.2)
Share-based expenses - 0.1 - - - - - 0.1 - 0.1
Dividends paid - - - - - - (8.0) (8.0) (0.2) (8.2)
Total comprehensive income for the period - - - (0.6) (0.9) - 10.9 9.4 0.3 9.7
Balance at 30 June 2017 (unaudited) 27.2 0.1 0.2 (0.3) 2.6 - 78.0 107.8 0.9 108.7
Balance at 1 January 2018 27.2 0.4 0.2 (0.2) (0.4) (0.8) 89.6 116.0 0.9 116.9
Changes in accounting policy 15 - - - - - - 0.4 0.4 - 0.4
Restated total equity as at 1 January 2018 (unaudited) 27.2 0.4 0.2 (0.2) (0.4) (0.8) 90.0 116.4 0.9 117.3
Sale of treasury shares - 0.7 - - - - (0.2) 0.5 - 0.5
Share-based expenses - 0.3 - - - - - 0.3 - 0.3
Dividends paid - - - - - - (9.0) (9.0) (0.2) (9.2)
Exchange difference arising from translation of financial statements of foreign operations - - - - 1.2 - - 1.2 0.1 1.3
Net change in cash flow hedges - - - 0.5 - - - 0.5 - 0.5
Profit for the year - - - - - - 14.6 14.6 0.1 14.7
Total comprehensive income for the period - - - 0.5 1.2 - 14.6 16.3 0.2 16.5
Balance at 30 June 2018 (unaudited) 27.2 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.8 (0.8) 95.4 124.5 0.9 125.4
The above condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity should be read
in conjunction with the accompany notes.
XP Power Limited
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
For the six months ended 30 June 2018
£ Millions Note Six months ended 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) Six months ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit after income tax 14.7 11.2
Adjustments for:
- Income tax expense 3.8 3.2
- Amortisation and depreciation 3.9 2.6
- Finance charge 0.4 0.1
- Equity award charges, net of tax 0.3 0.1
- Fair value loss/(gain) on derivative financial instruments 0.4 (0.6)
- Unrealised currency translation loss/(gain) 0.7 (0.4)
Change in the working capital, net of effects from acquisitions:
- Inventories (10.1) (0.8)
- Trade and other receivables (4.5) (1.7)
- Trade and other payables 6.1 6.1
- Provision for liabilities and other charges 0.1 -
Cash generated from operations 15.8 19.8
Income tax paid (2.4) (3.4)
Net cash provided by operating activities 13.4 16.4
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of a business and subsidiary, net of cash acquired 13 (b) (35.6) -
Purchases and construction of property, plant and equipment (2.8) (2.0)
Capitalisation of research and development expenditure 6 (2.8) (2.0)
Repayment of ESOP loan 0.1 0.3
Payment of accrued consideration - (0.5)
Net cash used in investing activities (41.1) (4.2)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings 37.3 -
Repayment of borrowings (3.5) (2.7)
Sale of treasury shares 0.7 0.7
Purchase of treasury shares by ESOP - (0.2)
Interest paid (0.4) -
Dividends paid to equity holders of the Company (9.0) (8.0)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests (0.2) (0.2)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities 24.9 (10.4)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (2.8) 1.8
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of financial period 15.0 9.2
Effects of currency translation on cash and cash equivalents (0.1) (0.3)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of financial period 11 12.1 10.7
£ Millions Note Six months ended 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) Six months ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
Reconciliation of changes in cash and cash equivalents to movement in net (debt)/cash
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (2.8) 1.8
Proceeds from borrowings (37.3) -
Repayment of borrowings 3.5 2.7
Effects of currency translation (0.9) (0.2)
Movement in net (debt)/cash (37.5) 4.3
Net (debt)/cash at beginning of financial period (9.0) 3.7
Net (debt)/cash at end of financial period (46.5) 8.0
Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities
£ Millions
1 January 2018 Principal and interest payments Proceeds from borrowings Non-cash changes 30 June 2018
Acquisition Interest expense Foreign exchange movement
Bank borrowings 24.0 (3.9) 37.3 - 0.4 0.8 58.6
The above condensed consolidated statement of cash flows should be read in
conjunction with the accompany notes.
XP Power Limited
Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
1. General information
XP Power Limited (the “Company”) is listed on the London
Stock Exchange and incorporated and domiciled in Singapore. The address of
its registered office is 401 Commonwealth Drive, Lobby B #02-02, Haw Par
Technocentre, Singapore 149598.
The nature of the Group’s operations and its principal
activities is to provide power supply solutions to the electronics industry.
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements are
presented in Pounds Sterling (GBP).
2. Basis of preparation
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the
period ended 30 June 2018 have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure
and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority
and with International Accounting Standards (“IAS”) 34 Interim Financial
Reporting as adopted by the European Union.
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be
read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31
December 2017 which have been prepared in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as adopted by the European Union.
3. Going Concern
The directors, after making enquiries, are of the view, as at the time of
approving the financial statements, that there is a reasonable expectation
that the Group will have adequate resources to continue operating for the
foreseeable future and therefore the going concern basis has been adopted in
preparing these financial statements.
4. Accounting policies
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been
prepared under the historical cost convention except for the fair value of
derivatives in accordance with IFRS 9 Financial Instruments.
The same accounting policies, presentation and methods of
computation are followed in these condensed consolidated interim financial
statements as were applied in the presentation of the Group’s financial
statements for the year ended 31 December 2017 except for the adoption of new
and amended standards as set out below.
New and amended standards adopted by the Group
A number of new or amended
standards became applicable for the current reporting period and the
Group had to change its
accounting policies and make modified retrospective adjustments as a result of
adopting the following standards;
· IFRS 9 Financial Instruments; and
· IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
The impact of the adoption of these standards and the new
accounting policies are disclosed in note 15. The other standards did not have
any impact on the Group’s accounting policies and did not require
retrospective adjustments.
5. Segmented and revenue information
The Group operates substantially in one class of business, the
provision of power control solutions to the electronics industry. Analysis of
total Group operating profit, total assets, total revenue and total Group
profit before taxation by geographical region is set out below.
Total Revenue
Six months ended 30 June 2018
£ Millions
Europe North America Asia Total
Primary geographical markets
Semiconductor Manufacturing 0.2 24.2 0.5 24.9
Technology 2.9 5.6 0.5 9.0
Industrial 21.0 14.0 4.1 39.1
Healthcare 5.6 13.2 1.4 20.2
29.7 57.0 6.5 93.2
Major goods/service lines
AC-DC Power Supplies 24.0 42.2 5.2 71.4
DC-DC Supplies 4.6 3.1 0.5 8.2
High Voltage Low Power 0.9 3.1 0.6 4.6
High Voltage High Power 0.1 1.0 - 1.1
RF Power Supplies - 7.6 - 7.6
Others 0.1 - 0.2 0.3
29.7 57.0 6.5 93.2
Six months ended 30 June 2017
£ Millions
Europe North America Asia Total
Primary geographical markets
Semiconductor Manufacturing 0.1 11.8 0.9 12.8
Technology 3.3 3.7 1.7 8.7
Industrial 21.5 15.3 2.3 39.1
Healthcare 4.5 12.9 2.2 19.6
29.4 43.7 7.1 80.2
Major goods/service lines
AC-DC Power Supplies 23.7 36.5 5.6 65.8
DC-DC Supplies 4.8 2.6 0.7 8.1
High Voltage Low Power 0.7 4.2 0.3 5.2
High Voltage High Power - - - -
RF Power Supplies - - - -
Others 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.1
29.4 43.7 7.1 80.2
5. Segmented and revenue information (continued)
£ Millions Six months ended 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) Six months ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
Total assets
Europe 29.8 29.0
North America 118.6 58.0
Asia 70.2 56.1
Segment assets 218.6 143.1
Unallocated deferred and current income tax 3.9 0.4
Total assets 222.5 143.5
Reconciliation of operating profit by segment to profit after
income tax:
£ Millions Six months ended 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) Six months ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
Europe 8.2 7.7
North America 16.0 14.5
Asia 1.8 1.1
Operating profit by segment 26.0 23.3
Research and development (5.2) (4.7)
Finance charge (0.4) (0.1)
Corporate recovery from operating segment (1.9) (4.1)
Profit before income tax 18.5 14.4
Income tax expense (3.8) (3.2)
Profit after income tax 14.7 11.2
The Group operates in the following regions and countries:
£ Millions Six months ended 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) Six months ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
Revenue
North America 57.0 43.7
United Kingdom 14.7 15.0
Singapore 5.7 6.0
Germany 7.5 6.6
Switzerland 1.3 1.5
Other countries 7.0 7.4
Total revenue 93.2 80.2
There is one external customer (2017: one) that represents 10% or
more of the Group’s total revenue. Revenues of £15.0 million (2017: £8.0
million) are derived from that customer. These revenues are attributable to
the semiconductor manufacturing segment.
5. Segmented and revenue information (continued)
Reconciliation of adjusted measures
The Group presents adjusted operating profit and adjusted profit before tax by
making adjustments for costs and profits which management believes to be
significant by virtue of their size, nature or incidence or which have a
distortive effect on current year earnings. Such items may include, but are
not limited to, costs associated with business combinations, gains and losses
on the disposal of businesses, fair value movements, exceptional operating
costs, and amortisation of intangible assets arising on business combinations.
Exceptional operating costs include reorganisation costs, acquisition related
charges and similar items of a significant and a non-recurring nature.
In addition, the Group presents an adjusted profit after tax measure by making
adjustments for certain tax charges and credits which management believe to be
significant by virtue of their size, nature or incidence or which have a
distortive effect.
The Group uses these adjusted measures to evaluate performance and as a method
to provide shareholders with clear and consistent reporting. See below for a
reconciliation of operating profit to adjusted operating profit and a
reconciliation of profit before tax to adjusted profit before tax
(i) A reconciliation of operating profit to adjusted operating profit is as
follows:
£ Millions 2018 2017
Operating Profit 18.9 14.5
Adjusted for:
Acquisition costs 0.4 2.8
Amortisation of intangible assets 1.0 0.1
Changes in accounting policy 0.4 -
1.8 2.9
Adjusted Operating Profit 20.7 17.4
Adjusted Operating Margin 22.2% 21.7%
(ii) A reconciliation of profit before income tax to adjusted
profit before tax is as follows:
Profit before income tax (“PBT”) 18.5 14.4
Adjusted for:
Acquisition costs 0.4 2.8
Amortisation of intangible assets 1.0 0.1
Changes in accounting policy 0.4 -
1.8 2.9
Adjusted PBT 20.3 17.3
6. Expenses by nature
£ Millions Six months ended 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) Six months ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
Profit for the period is after charging/(crediting):
Amortisation of intangible assets 2.4 1.3
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 1.5 1.3
Foreign exchange loss/(gain) 0.3 (0.4)
(Gain)/loss on foreign exchange forwards (0.2) 0.2
Raw materials and inventories used 29.3 36.9
Changes in inventories 12.8 0.8
Fee payable to the Group’s auditor for audit of the Group’s accounts 0.2 0.2
Tax fees payable to other firms for services provided to the Group 0.1 -
Rent/lease expense 0.8 0.8
Finance charge 0.4 0.1
Other charges 27.1 24.6
Total 74.7 65.8
Included in the above is net research and development expenditure as follows:
£ Millions Six months ended 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) Six months ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
Gross research and development expenditure 6.6 5.5
Capitalisation of research and development expenditure (2.8) (2.0)
Amortisation of development expenditure capitalised 1.4 1.2
Net research and development expenditure 5.2 4.7
7. Taxation
Income tax expense is recognised based on management’s best
estimate of the weighted average annual income tax expected for the full
financial year. The estimated effective annual tax rate used for 2018 is 20.5%
(2017: 22.2%).
£ Millions Six months ended 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) Six months ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
Singapore corporation tax 2.2 2.2
Overseas corporation tax 1.6 1.0
Total taxation 3.8 3.2
8. Dividends
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity holders of the
Company in the period:
Six months ended 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) Six months ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
Pence per share £ Millions Pence per share £ Millions
Prior year 3 (rd)quarter dividend paid 18.0 3.4 16.0 3.0
Prior year final dividend paid 29.0 5.6 26.0 5.0
Total 47.0 9.0 42.0 8.0
The dividends paid recognised in the interim financial statements relate to
the third quarter and final dividends for 2017.
The first quarterly dividend of 16.0 pence per share (2017: 15.0 pence per
share) was paid on 11 July 2018. A second quarterly dividend of 17.0 pence per
share (2017: 16.0 pence per share) will be paid on 11 October 2018 to
shareholders on the register at 14 September 2018.
9. Earnings per share
Earnings per share attributable to equity holders of the company
arise from continuing operations as follows:
£ Millions Six months ended 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) Six months ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
Earnings
Earnings for the purposes of basic and diluted earnings per share (profit for the period attributable to equity shareholders of the company) 14.6 10.9
Amortisation of intangibles associated with acquisitions 1.0 0.1
Cost associated with acquisitions (2017: acquisitions, completed and aborted) 0.4 2.8
Tax deduction associated with acquisitions (2017: acquisitions, completed and aborted) (0.1) (0.8)
Changes in accounting policy 0.4 -
Earnings for adjusted earnings per share 16.3 13.0
Number of shares
Weighted average number of shares for the purposes of basic earnings per share (thousands) 19,114 19,052
Effect of potentially dilutive share options (thousands) 369 274
Weighted average number of shares for the purposes of dilutive earnings per share (thousands) 19,483 19,326
Earnings per share from operations
Basic 76.4p 57.2p
Diluted 74.9p 56.4p
Diluted adjusted 83.7p 67.3p
The effective tax rate applied to derive the diluted adjusted
earnings per share is 18.7%. This is the rate we currently expect for the year
ending 31 December 2018.
10. Intangible assets
Intangible assets comprises trademarks, brand and technology, customer
contracts, non-contractual customer relationships and development expenditure
capitalised when it meets the criteria laid out in IAS 38 Intangible Assets.
Development costs Trademarks Brand and Technology Customer relationships Customer contracts Total
£ Millions
Cost
At 1 January 2017 25.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.1 27.5
Additions 2.0 - - - - 2.0
Foreign currency translation (0.4) - 0.1 - - (0.3)
At 30 June 2017 26.6 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.1 29.2
At 1 January 2018 29.0 1.0 2.4 5.5 0.4 38.3
Additions 2.8 - - - - 2.8
Acquisition of business - - 2.4 8.9 0.3 11.6
Foreign currency translation 0.3 - 0.1 0.2 - 0.6
At 30 June 2018 32.1 1.0 4.9 14.6 0.7 53.3
Amortisation
At 1 January 2017 10.8 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 12.2
Charge for the year 1.2 - - 0.1 - 1.3
Foreign currency translation (0.1) (0.1) 0.1 (0.1) - (0.2)
At 30 June 2017 11.9 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 13.3
At 1 January 2018 13.0 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.2 14.8
Charge for the year 1.4 - 0.2 0.7 0.1 2.4
Foreign currency translation 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.2
At 30 June 2018 14.5 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.3 17.4
Carrying amount
At 30 June 2018 17.6 0.1 4.4 13.4 0.4 35.9
At 30 June 2017 14.7 0.1 0.6 0.5 - 15.9
11. Cash and cash equivalents
For the purpose of presenting the consolidated cash flow statement, the
consolidated cash and cash equivalents comprise the following:
£ Millions Six months ended 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) Six months ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
Cash and bank balances 12.1 11.3
Less: Bank overdrafts - (0.6)
Cash and cash equivalents per consolidated cash flow statement 12.1 10.7
Reconciliation to free cash flow:
Net cash provided by operating activities 13.4 16.4
Purchases and construction of property, plant and equipment (2.8) (2.0)
Capitalisation of research and development expenditure (2.8) (2.0)
Interest paid (0.4) -
Free cash flow 7.4 12.4
12. Borrowings, bank loans and overdraft
£ Millions 30 June 2018 (Unaudited) 31 December 2017 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)
Non-current 58.6 24.0 -
Current - - 3.3
Total 58.6 24.0 3.3
The Group entered into a new revolving credit facility of US$40.0 million with
a US$20.0 million additional accordion option with HSBC and Fifth Third Bank
on 27 September 2017. In May 2018, the Group increased the revolving credit
facility to US$85.0 million with a US$20.0 million additional accordion
option. The facility has no fixed repayment terms until maturity. The
revolving loan is priced at LIBOR plus a margin of 1% for the utilisation
facility and a margin of 0.4% for the unutilised facility.
13. Business combination
On 25 May 2018, the Group acquired the assets and business of Glassman High
Voltage Inc.. The principal activity of Glassman High Voltage Inc. is that of
a designer and manufacturer of high voltage, high power, power supplies. In
addition, the acquisition also includes the purchase of Glassman’s small
European sales business (XP Glassman Europe Limited formerly known as Glassman
Europe Limited). The Group made the acquisition because Glassman and the Group
share several customers, and while there is no direct overlap in product
lines, the power supply solutions of the two companies are highly
complementary. Glassman’s products and engineering capabilities will enhance
the Group's ability to implement its strategy of winning a greater share of
business from its largest customers by achieving wider vertical penetration of
key accounts. As well as a product offering suitable for an array of
applications used by some of the Group's existing customer base, Glassman will
also bring a number of new customers to the Group.
Details of the consideration paid for the assets and business, the assets
acquired and liabilities assumed and the effects on the cash flows of the
Group, at the acquisition date, are as follows:
13. Business combination (continued)
£ Millions
(a) Purchase consideration
Cash Paid 35.8
Total Purchase consideration 35.8
Consideration transferred for the business and subsidiary 35.8
(b) Effect on cash flows of the Group
Cash paid (as above) 35.8
Less cash and cash equivalents in the subsidiary acquired (0.2)
Cash outflow on acquisition 35.6
(c) Assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on provisional
fair value
Cash and cash equivalents 0.2
Property, plant and equipment 3.6
Technology, Customer relationships, Contracts and Brands 11.6
Inventories 2.7
Trade and other receivables 2.7
Total assets 20.8
Trade and other payables 0.5
Total liabilities 0.5
Total net assets 20.3
Add: Goodwill 15.5
Consideration transferred for the business and subsidiary 35.8
(d) Acquisition-related costs
Acquisition-related costs of £0.3 million are included in “administrative expenses” in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
(e) Acquired receivables
The fair value of trade receivables is £2.7 million and all of which is expected to be collected.
(f) Fair values
The fair value of the acquired identifiable intangible assets of £11.6 million (brand, technology, customers’ relationships and contracts) has been provisionally determined pending final valuations for those assets.
(g) Goodwill
The goodwill of £15.5 million arising from the acquisition is attributable to the distribution network in America and Europe and the synergies expected to arise from the economies of scale in combining the operations of the Group with those of Glassman High Voltage Inc. and XP Glassman Europe Limited.
(h) Revenue and profit contribution
The acquired business and subsidiary contributed revenue of £1.2 million and net profit of £0.3 million to the Group from the period 25 May 2018 to 30 June 2018. Had Glassman High Voltage Inc. and XP Glassman Europe Limited been consolidated from 1 January 2018, consolidated revenue and consolidated profit before tax for the period ended 30 June 2018 for the Group would have been £99.6 million and £20.0 million respectively.
14. Currency Impact
We report in Pounds Sterling (GBP) but have significant revenues and costs as
well as assets and
liabilities that are denominated in United States Dollars (USD). The table
below sets out the prevailing
exchange rates in the periods reported.
First half 2018 First half 2017 % Change 30 June 2018 31 December 2017 30 June 2017
Average Average Period end Period end Period end
USD/GBP 1.39 1.26 10.3% 1.32 1.34 1.27
EUR/GBP 1.14 1.17 -2.6% 1.14 1.13 1.14
Approximately 82% of the Group’s revenues are invoiced in USD so the change
in the USD to GBP exchange rate has a significant effect on reported revenue
in GBP. However, as the majority of our cost of goods sold and operating
expenses are also denominated in USD, the change in profit before tax with the
USD to GBP exchange rate is relatively minor. The impact of changes in the key
exchange rates from the first half of 2017 to the first half of 2018 are
summarised as follows:
£ Millions USD EUR
Impact on revenues (7.9) 0.2
Impact on profit before tax (1.6) -
Impact on net debt (0.3) -
15. Changes in accounting policies
This note explains the impact of the adoption of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments
and IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers on the Group’s financial
statements and also discloses the new accounting policies that have been
applied from 1 January 2018, where they are different to those applied in
prior periods.
(a) Impact on the financial statements
As a result of the changes in the Group’s accounting policies, we have
adopted IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 using the modified retrospective transition method
and recognised the transition adjustments in the opening balance sheet. The
following table shows the adjustments recognised for each individual line
item.
£ Millions Note At 31 December 2017 Effects of IFRS 9 Effects of IFRS 15 At 1 January 2018 Restated
ASSETS
Trade receivables 23.8 0.4 * 24.2
EQUITY
Retained earnings 89.6 0.4 * 90.0
* Balances are less than £100,000.
15. Changes in accounting policies (continued)
(b) IFRS 9 Financial Instruments - Impact of adoption
IFRS 9 replaces the provisions of IAS 39 that relate to recognition,
classification and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities,
derecognition of financial instruments, impairment of financial assets and
hedge accounting.
The adoption of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments from 1 January 2018 resulted in
changes in accounting policies and adjustments to the amounts recognised in
the financial statements. The new accounting policies are set out in note (c)
below. In accordance with the transitional provisions in IFRS 9, comparative
figures have not been restated.
Please refer to note 15(a) for the total impact on the Group’s retained
earnings as at 1 January 2018.
(i) Classification and measurement
On 1 January 2018 (the date of initial application of IFRS 9), management has
applied the Business Model test and Solely Payment of Principals and Interests
(“SPPI”) test to the financial assets held by the Group.
The following table and the accompanying notes below explain the original
measurement categories under IAS 39 and the new measurement categories under
IFRS 9 for each class of the Group’s financial assets as at 1 January 2018.
Original classification under IAS 39 New classification under IFRS 9 Original carrying amount under IAS 39 New carrying amount under IFRS 9
in £ Millions
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents Loans and receivables Amortized cost 15.0 15.0
Trade receivables Loans and receivables Amortized cost 23.8 24.2
Other current assets Loans and receivables Amortized cost 1.8 1.8
Derivative financial instruments Held-for-trading Mandatorily at Fair Value through Profit or Loss (“FVPL”) 0.2 0.2
ESOP Loan to employees Loans and receivables Amortized cost 0.3 0.3
(a) Cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, other current assets
(exclude prepayment) and ESOP loan to employees were classified as loans and
receivables under IAS 39 are now classified at amortised cost. There was no
impact on the amounts recognised in relation to these assets except for trade
receivables from the adoption of IFRS 9.
(b) Derivative financial instruments that were previously held for trading
are required to be held as FVTPL under IFRS 9. There was no impact on the
amounts recognised in relation to these assets from the adoption of IFRS 9.
15. Changes in accounting policies (continued)
(b) IFRS 9 Financial Instruments - Impact of adoption (continued)
(ii) Derivatives and hedging activities
Foreign currency forward contracts in place as at 31 December 2017 were
entered into hedge
exchange rate movements of highly probable future sales and qualify as cash
flow hedges under
IFRS 9.
The Group’s risk management strategies and hedge documentation are aligned
with the requirements of IFRS 9 and these relationships are therefore treated
as continuing hedges.
There have been no changes to the recognition and measurement of derivatives
and hedging activities under IFRS 9.
(iii) Impairment of financial assets
The Group’s financial assets that are subject to IFRS 9’s new expected
credit loss model is trade receivables.
The Group was required to revise its impairment methodology under IFRS 9 for
trade receivables. The impact of the change in impairment methodology is
disclosed in the table in note 15(a).
The Group applies the IFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring expected credit
loss which uses a lifetime expected loss allowance for all trade receivables.
To measure the expected credit losses, it is based on the Group's two years
historical credit loss experience across all regions and set up a provision
matrix using the amount of bad debt incurred over the carrying value of the
trade receivables per aging brackets at each financial year end.
On that basis, the loss allowance as at 1 January 2018 was determined as
follows for the trade receivables.
North America region
1 January 2018 More than 60 days past due More than 90 days past due More than 120 days past due Total
Expected loss rate (%) 5 20 25
Gross carrying amount (£ Millions) 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.6
Loss allowance (£ Millions) * * * *
Europe region
1 January 2018 More than 60 days past due More than 90 days past due More than 120 days past due Total
Expected loss rate (%) 5 20 35
Gross carrying amount (£ Millions) * * 0.2 0.2
Loss allowance (£ Millions) * * 0.1 0.1
* Balances are less than £100,000.
15. Changes in accounting policies (continued)
(b) IFRS 9 Financial Instruments - Impact of adoption (continued)
(iii) Impairment of financial assets (continued)
Asia region
1 January 2018 More than 60 days past due More than 90 days past due More than 120 days past due Total
Expected loss rate (%) 0 0 0
Gross carrying amount (£ Millions) 0.1 * * 0.1
Loss allowance (£ Millions) - - - -
* Balances are less than £100,000.
The loss allowances for trade receivables as at 31 December 2017 reconcile to
the opening loss allowances on 1 January 2018 as follows:
Trade receivables
£'million
At 31 December 2017 - calculated under IAS 39 0.5
Amounts restated through opening retained earnings (0.4)
Opening loss allowance as at 1 January 2018 - calculated under IFRS 9 0.1
There have been no significant changes to the expected loss rate as at 30 June
2018.
(c) IFRS 9 Financial Instruments – Accounting policies applied from 1
January 2018
(i) Financial Assets
Classification
From 1 January 2018, the group classifies its financial assets in the
following measurement categories
· those to be measured at amortised cost, and
· those to be measured subsequently at fair value (either through other
comprehensive income, or through profit or loss).
The classification depends on the Group’s business model and SPPI for
managing the financial assets as well as the contractual terms of the cash
flows of the financial assets.
For assets measured at fair value, gains and losses will either be recorded in
profit or loss or other comprehensive income.
15. Changes in accounting policies (continued)
(c) IFRS 9 Financial Instruments – Accounting policies applied from 1
January 2018 (continued)
(i) Financial Assets (continued)
Measurement
At initial recognition, the Group measures a financial asset at its fair value
plus, in the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or
loss, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of
the financial asset. Transaction costs of financial assets carried at fair
value through profit or loss are expensed in profit or loss.
At subsequent measurement
Debt instruments
There are three subsequent measurement categories, depending on the Group’s
business model for managing the asset and the cash flow characteristics of the
asset:
Amortised cost: Debt instruments that are held for collection of contractual
cash flows where those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and
interest are measured at amortised cost. A gain or loss on a debt investment
that is subsequently measured at amortised cost and is not part of a hedging
relationship is recognised in profit or loss when the asset is derecognised or
impaired. Interest income from these financial assets is included in finance
income using the effective interest rate method.
Fair Value through Other Comprehensive Income (“FVOCI”): Debt instruments
that are held for collection of contractual cash flows and for sale, and where
the assets’ cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest,
are classified as FVOCI. Movements in fair values are recognised in Other
Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) and accumulated in fair value reserve, except
for the recognition of impairment gains or losses, interest income and foreign
exchange gains and losses, which are recognised in profit and loss. When the
financial asset is derecognised, the cumulative gain or loss previously
recognised in OCI is reclassified from equity to profit or loss and presented
in “other gains/(losses)”. Interest income from these financial assets is
recognised using the effective interest rate method and presented in
“interest income”.
FVPL: Debt instruments that are held for trading as well as those that do not
meet the criteria for classification as amortised cost or FVOCI are classified
as FVPL. Movement in fair values and interest income that is not part of a
hedging relationship is recognised in profit or loss in the period in which it
arises and presented in “other gains/(losses)”.
Impairment
The Group applies the IFRS 9 simplified approach to measuring expected credit
loss which uses a lifetime expected loss allowance for all trade receivables.
15. Changes in accounting policies (continued)
(c) IFRS 9 Financial Instruments – Accounting policies applied from 1
January 2018 (continued)
(ii) Derivatives and hedging
Cash flow hedges that qualify for hedge accounting
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are
designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognised in the cash flow
hedge reserve within equity. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective
portion is recognised immediately in statement of comprehensive income.
When currency forwards are used to hedge forecast transactions, the group
generally designates only the change in fair value of the forward contract
related to the spot component as the hedging instrument. Gains or losses
relating to the effective portion of the change in the spot component of the
forward contracts are recognised in the cash flow hedge reserve within equity.
The change in the forward element of the contract that relates to the hedged
item (‘aligned forward element’) is recognised within OCI in the costs of
hedging reserve within equity. In some cases, the entity may designate the
full change in fair value of the forward contract (including forward points)
as the hedging instrument. In such cases, the gains or losses relating to the
effective portion of the change in fair value of the entire forward contract
are recognised in the cash flow hedge reserve within equity.
When a hedging instrument expires, or is sold or terminated, or when a hedge
no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, any cumulative deferred
gain or loss and deferred costs of hedging in equity at that time remains in
equity until the forecast transaction occurs, resulting in the recognition of
a non-financial asset such as inventory. When the forecast transaction is no
longer expected to occur, the cumulative gain or loss and deferred costs of
hedging that were reported in equity are immediately reclassified to profit or
loss.
(d) IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Accounting policies
applied from 1 January 2018
The Group has adopted IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers from 1
January 2018 which resulted in changes in accounting policies and adjustments
to the amounts recognised in the financial statements. In accordance with the
transition provisions in IFRS 15, the Group has adopted the modified
retrospective transition method. Please refer to note 15(a) for the total
impact on the Group’s retained earnings as at 1 January 2018.
In accordance with the new revenue standard requirements, the disclosure of
the impact of adoption on our consolidated income statement and balance sheet
was less than £0.1 million as at 1 January 2018.
(i) Accounting for sales discounts
When there is a sale of goods, the customers will be entitled to early
repayment discount which is based on the agreed discount rate and early
repayment terms. The Group previously recognised the sales discounts when the
customers made the payment.
15. Changes in accounting policies (continued)
(d) IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Accounting
policies applied from 1 January 2018 (continued)
(i) Accounting for sales discounts (continued)
Under IFRS 15, if the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable
amount, an entity shall estimate the amount of consideration to which the
entity will be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or
services to a customer.
An entity shall estimate an amount of variable consideration by using either
of the following methods, depending on which method the entity expects to
better predict the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled:
(a) The expected value—the expected value is the sum of
probability-weighted amounts in a range of possible consideration amounts. An
expected value may be an appropriate estimate of the amount of variable
consideration if an entity has a large number of contracts with similar
characteristics.
(b) The most likely amount—the most likely amount is the single most
likely amount in a range of possible consideration amounts (i.e. the single
most likely outcome of the contract). The most likely amount may be an
appropriate estimate of the amount of variable consideration if the contract
has only two possible outcomes.
The Group is using the most likely amount approach as there will be only 2
possible outcomes, either the customers make the payment and receive the
discount or pay after the early payment date and don’t receive the discount.
The Group recognised the sales discounts assuming all customers eligible for
the discount make payment by the early payment date. The impact is less than
£0.1 million for 1H 2018.
(ii) Accounting for sales volume rebates
When there is a sale of goods, certain customers will be entitled to sale
volume rebate which is based on total spending multiplied by the agreed
rebates percentage. The Group previously recognised the sales rebates based on
billings to date.
Under IFRS 15, if the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable
amount, an entity shall estimate the amount of consideration to which the
entity will be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or
services to a customer.
An entity shall estimate an amount of variable consideration by using either
of the following methods, depending on which method the entity expects to
better predict the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled:
(a) The expected value—the expected value is the sum of
probability-weighted amounts in a range of possible consideration amounts. An
expected value may be an appropriate estimate of the amount of variable
consideration if an entity has a large number of contracts with similar
characteristics.
(b) The most likely amount—the most likely amount is the single most
likely amount in a range of possible consideration amounts (i.e. the single
most likely outcome of the contract). The most likely amount may be an
appropriate estimate of the amount of variable consideration if the contract
has only two possible outcomes.
The Group is using the expected value approach as there is a range of possible
consideration amounts depending on the sales volume which in turn will affect
amount of rebates. The Group estimates the rebate percentage that the
participating customers will be eligible for by the end of the rebate
programme year and applies that rebate percentage to the billings to date.
£0.2 million of accrual rebates has been accounted for in 1H 2018.
15. Changes in accounting policies (continued)
(e) IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Accounting
policies
(i) Sale of goods
The Group manufactures and sells a range of power products. Sales are
recognised when control of the products has transferred to its customer, being
when the products are delivered to the buyer, the buyer has full discretion
over the channel and price to sell the products, and there is no unfulfilled
obligation that could affect the buyer’s acceptance of the products.
Delivery occurs when the products have been shipped to the specific location,
the risks of obsolescence and loss have been transferred to the buyer, and
either the buyer has accepted the products in accordance with the sales
contract, the acceptance provisions have lapsed, or the Group has objective
evidence that all criteria for acceptance have been satisfied.
Power products are sometimes sold with volume discounts based on aggregate
sales over a 12 months period or sales discounts if the customers made early
repayment. Revenue from these sales is recognised based on the price specified
in the contract. Accumulated experience is used to estimate and provide for
the volume discounts, using the expected value method, and sales discounts,
using most likely approach and revenue is only recognised to the extent that
it is highly probable that a significant reversal will not occur. No element
of financing is deemed present as the sales are made with a credit term of 30
days, which is consistent with market practice. The group will usually issue a
credit note for refund for faulty products.
A receivable (financial asset) is recognised when the goods are delivered as
this is the point in time that the consideration is unconditional because only
the passage of time is required before payment is due.
Volume rebates and early payment discounts are recognised when the goods are
delivered and is presented as a reduction in trade and other receivables.
(ii) Interest income
Interest income is recognised using the effective interest method.
Risks and uncertainties
Like many other international businesses, the Group is exposed to a number of
risks and uncertainties which might have a material effect on its financial
performance. These include:
An event that causes a disruption to one of our manufacturing facilities
An event that results in the temporary or permanent loss of a manufacturing
facility would be a serious issue. As the Group manufactures 78% of revenues,
this would undoubtedly cause at least a short-term loss of revenues and
profits and disruption to our customers and therefore damage to reputation.
Product recall
A product recall due to a quality or safety issue would have serious
repercussions to the business in terms of potential cost and reputational
damage as a supplier to critical systems.
Shortage, non-availability or technical fault with regard to key electronic
components
The Group is reliant on the supply, availability and reliability of key
electronic components. If there is a shortage, non-availability or technical
fault with any of the key electronic components this may impair the Group’s
ability to operate its business efficiently and lead to potential disruption
to its operations and revenues.
Competition from new market entrants and new technologies
The power supply market is diverse and competitive. The Directors believe that
the development of new technologies could give rise to significant new
competition to the Group, which may have a material effect on its business. At
the lower end of the Group’s target market, in terms of both power range and
programme size, the barriers to entry are lower and there is, therefore, a
risk that competition could quickly increase particularly from emerging
low-cost manufacturers in Asia.
Fluctuations of revenues, expenses and operating results due to an economic
shock
The revenues, expenses and operating results of the Group could vary
significantly from period to period as a result of a variety of factors, some
of which are outside its control. These factors include general economic
conditions; adverse movements in interest rates; conditions specific to the
market; seasonal trends in revenues, capital expenditure and other costs and
the introduction of new products or services by the Group, or by their
competitors. In response to a changing competitive environment, the Group may
elect from time to time to make certain pricing, service, marketing decisions
or acquisitions that could have a short-term material adverse effect on the
Group’s revenues, results of operations and financial condition.
Dependence on of key customers/suppliers
The Group is dependent on retaining its key customers and suppliers. Should
the Group lose a number of its key customers or key suppliers, this could have
a material impact on the Group’s financial condition and results of
operations. However, for the six months ended 30 June 2018, no one customer
accounted for more than 16% of revenue.
Cyber security / Information systems failure
The Group is reliant on information technology in multiple aspects of the
business from communications to data storage. Assets accessible online are
potentially vulnerable to theft and customer channels are vulnerable to
disruption. Any failure or downtime of these systems or any data theft could
have a significant adverse impact on the Group’s reputation or on the
results of operations.
Risks relating to regulation, compliance and taxation
The Group operates in multiple jurisdictions with applicable trade and tax
regulations that vary. Failing to comply with local regulations or a change in
legislation could impact the profits of the Group. In addition, the effective
tax rate of the Group is affected by where its profits fall geographically.
The Group effective tax rate could therefore fluctuate over time and have an
impact on earnings and potentially its share price.
Risks and uncertainties (continued)
Strategic risk associated with valuing or integrating new acquisitions
The Group may elect from time to time to make strategic acquisitions. A degree
of uncertainty exists in valuation and in particular in evaluating potential
synergies. Post-acquisition risks arise in the form of change of control and
integration challenges. Any of these could have an effect on the Group’s
revenues, results of operations and financial condition.
Loss of key personnel or failure to attract new personnel
The future success of the Group is substantially dependent on the continued
services and continuing contributions of its Directors, senior management and
other key personnel. The loss of the services of key employees could have a
material adverse effect on own business.
Exposure to exchange rate fluctuations
The Group deals in many currencies for both its purchases and sales including
US Dollars, Euros and its reporting currency Pounds Sterling. In particular,
North America represents an important geographic market for the Group where
virtually all the revenues are denominated in US Dollars. The Group also
sources components in US Dollars and the Chinese Renminbi. The Group therefore
has an exposure to foreign currency fluctuations. This could lead to material
adverse movements in reported earnings.
Directors’ responsibility statement
The interim results were approved by the Board of Directors on 30 July 2018.
The Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge that:
· The unaudited interim results have been
prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by
the European Union; and
· The interim results include a fair view of the
information required by DTR 4.2.7 (indication of important events during the
first six months and description of principal risks and uncertainties for the
remaining six months of the year) and DTR 4.2.8 (disclosure of related party
transactions and changes therein).
The Directors of XP Power Limited are as follows:
James Peters Non-Executive Chairman
Duncan Penny Chief Executive
Mike Laver President, Corporate Development
Gavin Griggs Chief Financial Officer
Andy Sng Executive Vice President, Asia
Terry Twigger Senior Non-Executive Director
Peter Bucher Non-Executive Director
Polly Williams Non-Executive Director
30 July 2018
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