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Flowgroup plc
28 September 2015
28 September 2015
Flowgroup plc
("Flowgroup" or the "Company")
Half Yearly Report
Flowgroup plc (AIM: FLOW), which provides a range of innovative
energy technologies, energy supply and energy services, announces
its unaudited Interim Results for the period ended 30 June
2015.
Financial highlights
-- Total revenues up 28% to GBP20.534m (H1 2014: GBP15.991m)
-- Flow Energy revenue up 27% to GBP20.275m (H1 2014:
GBP15.991m)
-- Operating loss of GBP6.944m (H1 2014: GBP4.712m loss)
-- Cash in hand at 30 June 2015 of GBP23.689m (31 December 2014: GBP8.352m)
-- Cash in hand at 24 September 2015 of GBP22.269m
-- Successful equity fundraise raised GBP21.3m (net) to
accelerate development of combination boiler
Operational updates
-- Flow Products
o Flow Boiler marketing campaign launched in January 2015
o Received CE Type approval for the boiler production line and
volume manufacture in April 2015
o Subsequent volume launch delayed due to ECJ Ruling indicating
a potential rise in VAT
o Combination boiler specified, acceleration of the development
cycle planned after Flow boiler launch
-- Flow Energy
o Strong revenue growth and re-entered the market with a
competitive tariff - 100,000 customer accounts targeted by end of
2015
o Flow Energy maintains 2nd place rating for lowest complaints
amongst all UK domestic energy suppliers (Q1 2015)
Post period highlights
-- Flow Products
o Progressing, with Jabil and supply chain, on unit cost
reductions and on improving boiler efficiency
o Flow Brand Ambassador - installer network, systems and
processes further developed for boiler roll out
o Relaunch of the Flow boiler expected in Q1 2016
-- Flow Energy
o Signed Non-Binding Heads of Agreement for a collateral free
and extended credit agreement with a major global energy trading
business
o Launch of the competitive Connect 2 tariff
o Launched three month pilot of smart home products with
customers
o Reviewing additional energy related products for sale via Flow
sales channels
Tony Stiff, Group Chief Executive Officer of Flowgroup plc,
commented: "Receiving CE Type approval and initially launching the
Flow boiler early in the year was good news, as were the completion
of a successful fundraise, the significant increase in Flow
Energy's revenue and the smooth re-entry into the domestic energy
supply market with a new tariff. However, it was disappointing to
have to push back volume launch of the boiler due to the potential
risk of an increase in the VAT chargeable on our product -
particularly since our soft launch in January had met our
expectations in terms of customer interest.
"The second half of the year has seen us initiating cost
reduction and design enhancement programmes earlier than planned,
in close partnership with our manufacturing partner, Jabil, as well
as conducting ongoing validation and testing. We also plan to
accelerate growth in our energy business and to add to the range of
products we can offer our customers through new strategic
partnerships, moving us closer to our goal of becoming an energy
services business providing an all-encompassing energy and
technology offer to the broadest range of customers."
Flowgroup plc www.flowgroup.uk.com
Tony Stiff, Group Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 (0)20 3137
4525
Nigel Canham, Chief Financial Officer
Investec Bank plc (NOMAD, joint Financial Tel: +44 (0)20 7597
Adviser and joint Broker) 4000
Christopher Baird / Daniel Adams
Cenkos Securities plc (joint Financial Adviser Tel: +44 (0)20 7397
and joint Broker) 8900
Stephen Keys / Christopher Golden (Corporate
Finance)
Julian Morse (Sales)
Walbrook PR Ltd Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or flowgroup@walbrookpr.com
Paul McManus Mob: +44 (0)7980 541
893
Nick Rome Mob: +44 (0) 7748
325 236
Chief Executive Officer's review
The first six months of the year have seen significant
achievements with the initial launch of the Flow boiler generating
high levels of customer interest, the launch of our Flow Energy
Connect tariff and completion of a successful fundraise. However,
we announced in June that we had decided to delay the volume launch
of the Flow boiler until Q4 2015. We now expect to restart
production and to begin selling to consumers in Q1 2016. The delay
has been due to a European Court of Justice ruling that the UK's
reduced 5% rate of VAT on energy-saving products is in breach of EU
laws with the potential that a higher rate would be applied. Since
a VAT rate of 20% would add more than GBP500 to the cost of the
Flow boiler for customers, and would increase the cost of
installation by nearly 15%, the Group took the prudent decision to
delay volume launch and focus on cost-down and engineering
enhancements in close collaboration with Jabil. If we had continued
with our volume launch and the VAT increase had been applied, our
core 'boiler that pays for itself' model may not have been viable,
exposing us to significant financial risk.
This is illustrated by the size of our supply chain exposure,
which stood at GBP29 million when we made our announcement in June.
In the light of the uncertain VAT position, we have reduced this to
just over GBP6 million. This still represents a risk, but a much
smaller one. Our supply chain partners were accepting and
supportive of our decision.
Our strategy following the announcement has been to work to
reduce the cost of the product and to make refinements to the
product specification and manufacturing process. We have also made
improvements to reliability and performance and have carried out
further rigorous testing and validation. We have initiated our cost
reduction programme and have taken action now that we believe will
secure the long term viability of the product, offer and supply
chain as we move into volume production. We anticipate that we will
be able to pass these savings to our customers with a reduction in
the sales price and while it is still unclear as to when, and if
VAT on energy efficient products will be increased, we have put
ourselves in a much stronger position to react if it is - and to
reap the benefits in terms of our ongoing cost reduction programme
if it is not.
The delay in volume launch obviously affects our sales
projections for this year, as previously announced. Temporarily
suspending the supply chain, although beneficial in terms of
reducing risk, will also affect the ongoing availability of stock.
We therefore anticipate that sales will recommence in Q1 2016.
While our CE certification for the production line still stands,
due to the changes we have made to the product design the Flow
boiler itself will need to be reassessed for CE certification. We
would expect to be re-certified before the end of 2015. Since we
have made more improvements to both the product and the
manufacturing process, we will also need to reapply for MCS
accreditation and expect this to be granted in Q1 2016 so the feed
in tariff element can be obtained.
Product strategy
Our microCHP technology platform remains the core focus of our
product strategy. However, we believe that broadening our heating
offer with carefully chosen products from strategic partners will
allow us to provide a solution to more of the market more quickly
and leverage the sales channels we have developed. We are currently
in discussions with a major global business about the strength they
could potentially bring to our heating offer with a range of
products that would be available to Flow in the UK. Whilst we feel
that the discussions have so far proved to be encouraging there can
be no certainty that they will result in an agreement being reached
in the short term, or at all.
We have also begun a three month customer pilot of a range of
smart home products provided by Fifthplay, a company introduced to
us by Jabil. The drive towards the smart home is being led by
energy companies, with smart thermostats as the vanguard product.
Fifthplay can provide us with a current range of smart home
products, including a smart thermostat, and they have a rolling
development programme for new products as well. We believe
integrating these products into our offer is the right strategic
decision. They fit into our brand promise of more control over
energy costs, keep us competitive in the energy space and should
also allow us to increase revenue whilst forging closer, longer
term relationships with our energy customers, effectively tying
them in with the provision of intelligent, supported products.
Added together, our range of heating products with the Flow
microCHP technology at its heart and our smart home products would
allow us to create a product landscape that will become a key
cornerstone of our future growth. As with the Flow boiler, we will
look to create similarly attractive customer offers where the cost
of as many of our products as possible is borne by a 'pays for
itself' model, to increase uptake. We will therefore aim to put
ourselves in a position where we can deliver a broad range of
products via innovative customer offers to the widest range of
consumers.
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While we have communicated this many times before, it is a
worthwhile reminder that we believe the Flow microCHP boiler is a
game-changing product. In a world of rising energy prices and
uncertain household finances, its ability to deliver large, long
term energy savings means it has the potential to become the de
facto heating solution in appropriate worldwide markets. Naturally,
to achieve our stated vision of 1 million annual installs of our
microCHP boiler, or products incorporating our technology, will
take time. We need to build volume, reduce costs and commercialise
our current relationships in other countries. However, we start
from a strong position. We believe we have a unique product
protected by strong IP, a world-renowned manufacturing partner in
Jabil, a growing brand and a business model to encourage adoption
that, unlike so many other energy products, does not need financial
support from Government or industry schemes in the long term. While
we firmly believe adding to the range of products we can offer is
the right strategic decision, this will only enhance what we
continue to see as the core of our business - our microCHP
technology platform.
Combination boiler update
Following the announcement on the ECJ Ruling on VAT, we
concentrated the vast majority of our resources on designing and
initiating our cost reduction programme. We have also worked
through the initial specifications of the Combination version of
our boiler. However, in order to ensure that the design process is
as efficient as possible, we will not accelerate the development
cycle until we have the system version of the boiler in full
production and installed in customer homes. Therefore, the timing
for release of the Combination boiler will be determined and
announced in 2016.
Sales strategy
Since the vast majority of boiler customers prefer to speak to
an installer about a potential purchase, a key part of our microCHP
boiler sales strategy has always been to create a nationwide
network of installers who would recommend our product in the home.
We have been building this network since we opened our training
centre in 2014 and we have trained and validated a growing number
of installers. While we have previously believed in the necessity
of also working with large companies to provide installation
resource, very often these companies actually use a network of
independent installers. We now see more value in creating direct
relationships with carefully selected and high quality installers
who will operate as Brand Ambassadors for Flow, providing a route
to market for our product.
Earlier in the year, we recruited a Sales Director with
extensive heating industry experience who has been driving this
strategy. In-home sales will be facilitated by a cutting edge
technological solution - each of our Brand Ambassadors will have
access to a seamless customer sales solution delivered via iPad.
This will allow them to bring our products to life, creating
another key competitive advantage, since the vast majority of
traditional installers do not use digital sales material. This
digital sales solution can be adapted to incorporate a range of
heating products, as well as the sale of smart home products, and
home energy, meaning that our Brand Ambassador network becomes a
route to market for our broader offer. Since our Brand Ambassadors
will be visiting large numbers of customer homes on an annual
basis, this represents a significant opportunity.
Our disruptive approach continues when it comes to the provision
of our product - we will provide the Flow boiler directly to our
Brand Ambassadors, cutting out the wholesale distributors and
retaining more margin. Traditionally, boiler manufacturers sell to
wholesalers who sell on to installers at a significant premium.
Cutting out the middleman leaves much more available margin,
allowing us the flexibility to enhance commission levels to our
Brand Ambassadors to facilitate sales, and to improve
profitability.
While our Brand Ambassadors will generate their own leads, since
they visit customer homes in the normal course of their business,
we will also pass them warm leads. In the early part of 2015, we
saw over 40,000 visitors to our website on a monthly basis. This is
a significant level of interest and when we relaunch our marketing
campaigns we would expect to replicate these traffic levels,
generating a large number of leads that we can pass on to our Brand
Ambassadors.
Partner update
We are working more closely and effectively with Jabil, our
manufacturing partner, than ever before. It is fully supportive of
our cost reduction and product development programmes and proved
its ongoing commitment to our business by taking an 8.1% equity
stake in our recent fundraise. We have also begun to leverage
Jabil's global network of connections by working with Fifthplay, a
specialist provider of high tech smart home products. Part of the
pan-European Nico Group, Fifthplay is an expert in the
rapidly-growing connected home market and have provided us with a
range of connected products to trial with our energy customers. We
believe this is the start of an enduring partnership that will keep
us competitive in what has the potential to be a huge market.
Zopa, the innovative peer-to-peer lender and our finance
provider for the microCHP boiler, has now passed the GBP1 billion
mark when it comes to consumer lending. Part of our ongoing sales
strategy includes the provision of finance options, like our
'boiler that pays for itself' model, which encourage consumer
adoption of our products by removing the need to pay upfront. We
believe Zopa remains the right partner to provide these
options.
Our testing and evaluation agreements for the Flow microCHP
boiler, with NRG Energy Inc. in the US and with a major global
utility for the European market, are still in place. To ensure that
they are testing the latest version of our technology, they will
test the new, enhanced production version of the Flow boiler when
it comes off the line. When their testing programmes are fully
complete, depending on the outcome of the programmes, we will
potentially move to commercial discussions.
Flow Energy
The growth profile of Flow Energy has always been positive and
saw revenue grow by 27% year-on-year. Growing the business quickly
in 2013 and in a measured way in 2014, we now have plans to
accelerate our growth with a target of 100,000 customer accounts by
the end of 2015. This customer base would generate approximately
GBP55 million in annualised revenue.
We believe this is the beginning of a significant growth period
for Flow Energy and that current market conditions and our position
as a smaller supplier with a reputation for competitive prices and
excellent service could see us grow to become a mid-tier supplier
and beyond. Some analysts predict that 4-5 million energy customers
could move away from the Big Six suppliers by 2020. Therefore, we
believe the energy market represents a significant opportunity and
that now is the right time to invest in our energy business for
growth. We have previously withdrawn from taking on new customers
over the winter period, as it is less favourable to our cashflow to
take on an energy customer over the winter on a fixed Direct Debit.
To accelerate our growth and increase customer retention we have
launched our competitive Connect 2 tariff and decided to make this
competitive tariff available to customers this coming winter.
In order to free up cash to fund our expansion, we are in the
process of negotiating a collateral free and extended credit energy
supply agreement with a major energy trading business. Smaller
energy suppliers without strong balance sheets have to lodge high
levels of collateral with their trading partners in order to hedge
gas and power in the wholesale markets - this use of cash is one of
the biggest barriers to growth for small energy suppliers. Removing
this use of cash should allow Flow Energy to grow more quickly.
A large energy supply business would support the Group in a
number of ways. It would significantly improve our revenue
position, create profit more quickly and would provide a larger
customer base to whom to market both our growing range of heating
products and our smart home products. We believe this is the right
strategic decision and will provide significant benefit to the
Group.
Costs
Our costs in the first six months of the year have increased.
Since it takes time to recruit and train customer service staff, we
have already added headcount on the Energy side in preparation for
growth, as well as to cope with the new customers we have been
bringing on this year. On the Products side, we have invested in
and strengthened our technical teams and we have also incurred
additional costs in improving, testing and validating components as
part of the manufacturing process with Jabil. Early in the year, we
had significant marketing costs in building brand awareness, which
paid dividends in terms of website traffic and interest via social
media, where we have built large communities. We have prudently
invested in systems across the business.
Market commentary
Time and time again, energy market research points to the fact
that the biggest concern amongst consumers when it comes to energy
is cost. Traditionally, lower energy costs have been difficult to
achieve. But the rise of efficient, smart energy technology,
including our patented microCHP platform, means that there are now
different ways of delivering lower energy costs. It is the
companies best placed to harness the power of these technologies
that will succeed.
Increasingly, energy technologies will need to be
self-supporting. The Government is withdrawing its previously
generous support for solar, in the light of its mass adoption.
While we expect the dedicated microCHP Feed-in Tariff to continue,
we believe the fact that our business model does not require this
support in the longer term puts us in a much stronger position than
would otherwise be the case.
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As in many markets, change is accelerating in energy. This is
positive news for Flowgroup. Our combination of energy supply with
microgeneration technology, and now a broader range of products,
will allow us to take maximum advantage of the growing consumer
need for cost-effective energy solutions.
Flow Battery
During the first half Flow Battery completed projects at various
site locations carrying out a variety of refurbishment and
replacement work on over 36 critical systems. Although revenue
increased during the period sales have been lower than anticipated
and we continue to monitor performance and value to
shareholders.
Summary
Receiving CE Type approval and initially launching the Flow
boiler early in the year was good news, as were the completion of a
successful fundraise, the significant increase in Flow Energy's
revenue and the smooth re-entry into the domestic energy supply
market with a new tariff. However, it was disappointing to have to
push back volume launch of the boiler due to the potential risk of
an increase in the VAT chargeable on our technology - particularly
since our soft launch in January had met our expectations in terms
of customer interest.
The second half of the year has seen us initiating cost
reduction and design enhancement programmes earlier than planned,
in close partnership with our manufacturing partner, Jabil, as well
as conducting ongoing validation and testing. We also plan to
accelerate growth in our energy business and to add to the range of
products we can offer our customers through new strategic
partnerships, moving us closer to our goal of becoming an energy
services business providing an all-encompassing energy and
technology offer to the broadest range of customers.
Tony Stiff
25 September 2015
Unaudited Group Income Statement
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
6 months to 6 months to Year to 31 December 2014
30 June 2015 30 June 2014
Note GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------ ----- ------------- ------------- -------------------------
Revenue 20,534 15,991 33,359
Cost of sales (18,036) (14,817) (31,137)
------------------------------------ ----- ------------- ------------- -------------------------
Gross profit 2,498 1,174 2,222
Administrative expenses (9,442) (5,886) (12,185)
------------------------------------ ----- ------------- ------------- -------------------------
Operating loss (6,944) (4,712) (9,963)
Net finance (expense) / income (47) 10 (133)
Loss before income tax (6,991) (4,702) (10,096)
Income tax - 240 657
------------------------------------ ----- ------------- ------------- -------------------------
Loss for the financial year (6,991) (4,462) (9,439)
------------------------------------ ----- ------------- ------------- -------------------------
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company (6,991) (4,462) (9,439)
------------------------------------ ----- ------------- ------------- -------------------------
Basic and diluted loss per share
From continuing operations 4 2.71p 1.86p 3.94p
The Group has no items of other comprehensive income in any
period above and consequently no statement of other comprehensive
income has been presented.
The notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Group Interim
Financial Statements.
Unaudited Group Statement of Changes in Equity
Reverse Total
Share Share Retained acquisition Other shareholders'
capital premium earnings reserve reserves equity
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------ --------- --------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ---------------
Balance at 1 January
2014 11,968 41,827 (23,266) (821) 1,030 30,738
Proceeds from shares
issued 7 23 - - - 30
Share based payments - - - - 326 326
------------------------ --------- ---------
Transactions with
owners 7 23 - - 326 356
Loss for the financial
period - - (4,462) - - (4,462)
------------------------ --------- --------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ---------------
Balance at 30 June
2014 11,975 41,850 (27,728) (821) 1,356 26,632
Share based payments - - - - 366 366
------------------------ --------- --------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ---------------
Transactions with
owners - - - - 366 366
Loss for the financial
period - - (4,977) - - (4,977)
------------------------ --------- --------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ---------------
Balance at 31 December
2014 11,975 41,850 (32,705) (821) 1,722 22,021
Proceeds from shares
issued 3,899 18,341 - - - 22,240
Share issue costs - (954) - - - (954)
Share based payments - - - - 473 473
------------------------ --------- --------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ---------------
Transactions with
owners 3,899 17,387 - - 473 21,759
Loss for the financial
period - - (6,991) - - (6,991)
------------------------ --------- --------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ---------------
Balance at 30 June
2015 15,874 59,237 (39,696) (821) 2,195 36,789
------------------------ --------- --------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ---------------
The notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Group Interim
Financial Statements
Unaudited Group Statement of Financial Position
Unaudited as at 30 June Unaudited as at 30 June Audited as at 31 December
2015 2014 2014
Note GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
--------------------------- ---- -------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 5 18,249 15,790 17,268
Property, plant and
equipment 555 537 624
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18,804 16,327 17,892
Current assets
Inventories 457 130 160
Trade and other receivables 8,453 4,076 7,315
Current tax receivable - - 416
Cash and cash equivalents 23,689 11,464 8,357
--------------------------- ---- -------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
32,599 15,670 16,248
--------------------------- ---- -------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
Total assets 51,403 31,997 34,140
--------------------------- ---- -------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
Liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings 1,191 1,917 1,135
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 12,399 3,341 9,960
Borrowings 1,024 107 1,024
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--------------------------- ---- -------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
13,423 3,448 10,984
--------------------------- ---- -------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
Total liabilities 14,614 5,365 12,119
--------------------------- ---- -------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
Equity
Capital and reserves
attributable to equity
holders of the Company
Share capital 15,874 11,975 11,975
Share premium account 59,237 41,850 41,850
Retained earnings (39,696) (27,728) (32,705)
Reverse acquisition reserve (821) (821) (821)
Other reserves 2,195 1,356 1,722
--------------------------- ---- -------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
Total shareholders' equity 36,789 26,632 22,021
--------------------------- ---- -------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
Total equity and
liabilities 51,403 31,997 34,140
--------------------------- ---- -------------------------- --------------------------- --------------------------
The notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Group Interim
Financial Statements.
Unaudited Group Statement of Cash Flows
Unaudited Audited
Unaudited 6 months to 6 months to Year to
30 June 2015 30 June 2014 31 December 2014
Note GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------------------------------- ---- --------------------- ------------- -----------------
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash consumed by operations 6 (4,531) (4,202) (5,242)
Cash flows from investing activities
Expenditure on intangible assets (1,306) (1,600) (3,416)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (126) (135) (400)
Interest received 9 10 24
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Net cash used in investing activities (1,423) (1,725) (3,792)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from the issue of ordinary shares 21,286 30 30
------------------------------------------------------- ---- --------------------- ------------- -----------------
Net cash generated from financing activities 21,286 30 30
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 15,332 (5,897) (9,004)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 8,357 17,361 17,361
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 23,689 11,464 8,357
------------------------------------------------------- ---- --------------------- ------------- -----------------
The notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Group Interim
Financial Statements.
Notes to the Unaudited Group Interim Financial Statements
1 Nature of operations and general information
Flowgroup plc ("the Company") and its subsidiaries (together
"the Group") develop and commercialise alternative and efficient
energy products and supply home energy. Our businesses are:
-- Flow Products - microCHP energy generation
-- Flow Energy - energy supply and services
-- Flow Battery - compressed air back-up for the protection
of essential systems
Flowgroup plc is the Group's ultimate parent company and is
incorporated in England and Wales. The address of the registered
office is Castlefield House, Liverpool Road, Castlefield,
Manchester M3 4SB. The Group trades through a number of
subsidiaries, whose places of business are Capenhurst Technology
Park, Capenhurst, Chester, CH1 6EH and Felaw Maltings, 48 Felaw
Street, Ipswich, IP2 8PN. Flowgroup plc's shares are quoted on the
AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.
Flowgroup plc's Unaudited Group Interim Financial Statements are
presented in pounds sterling (GBP).
2 Basis of preparation and accounting policies
These Unaudited Group Interim Financial Statements are for the
six months ended 30 June 2015. They have not been prepared in
accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting. They do not
include all of the information required for full annual financial
statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Group
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2014.
The financial information set out in these Unaudited Group
Interim Financial Statements does not constitute statutory accounts
as defined in Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. The Group
Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2014 and the
Group Income Statement, Group Statement of Cash Flows and
associated notes for the year then ended have been extracted from
the Group's Financial Statements as at 31 December 2014 which have
been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditors' report
on these financial statements was unqualified, did not contain an
emphasis of matter paragraph and did not contain any statement
under section 498(2) or section 498(3) of the Companies Act
2006.
The Unaudited Group Interim Financial Statements for the six
months ended 30 June 2015 have not been audited or reviewed in
accordance with International Standard on Review Engagement 2410
issued by the Auditing Practices Board.
The Unaudited Group Interim Financial Statements have been
prepared under the historical cost convention, except that they
have been modified to include the revaluation of certain
non-current liabilities and investments at fair value through
profit and loss.
These Unaudited Group Interim Financial Statements have been
prepared in accordance with the accounting policies adopted in the
last annual financial statements for the year to 31 December 2014
which have been applied consistently throughout the Group for the
purposes of preparing these Unaudited Group Interim Financial
Statements.
The Unaudited Group Interim Financial Statements have been
approved by the Board of Directors on 25 September 2015.
Going concern
During May 2015 the Group raised net proceeds of GBP21.3m and in
December 2014 announced the extension of the manufacturing services
agreement with Jabil Circuit Inc. to cover the production of up to
500,000 boilers. The directors have produced business forecasts
which indicate that the Group has sufficient resources to operate
for the foreseeable future.
Accordingly, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern
basis in preparing the Unaudited Group Interim Financial
Statements.
3 Segmental results
The segment results are as follows:
Unaudited Audited
Unaudited 6 months Year to
6 months to to 31 December
30 June 2015 30 June 2014 2014
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
------------------------------- --------------- -------------- -------------
Revenue
Flow Battery 259 - 82
Flow Energy 20,275 15,991 33,277
20,534 15,991 33,359
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Operating Loss
Flow Products 4,357 2,885 5,955
Flow Battery 335 305 524
Flow Energy 764 1,039 2,514
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5,456 4,229 8,993
Unallocated costs 2,737 2,069 4,132
Capitalisation of development
costs (1,249) (1,586) (3,162)
-------------- -------------- -------------
6,944 4,712 9,963
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4 Loss per ordinary share
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