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Ten Entertainment Group PLC
12 September 2018
12 September 2018
Ten Entertainment Group plc
Half-Year Results
Ten Entertainment Group plc ("the Group" or "TEG"), a leading UK
operator of family entertainment centres, today announces its half
year results for the 26 weeks to 1 July 2018.
The Group performed well during the first half of FY18, despite
the significant variances to the norm in weather in the period,
which continued into July and early August. The business
demonstrated robustness and the solid financial performance would
have grown more significantly without the one-off impact on
customer numbers and therefore sales demand. Variable costs have
been managed to offset some of the impact. As conditions returned
to normal patterns during August, the performance responded well,
with sales returning strongly with like-for-like sales growth of
9.8% during August and year to date like-for-like sales growth to
week 35 now at 0.8%. It is unfortunate that these recent weather
factors outside of our control have detracted from what could have
been a truly outstanding result.
Despite the extraordinary challenges experienced, we expect to
deliver, for the year as a whole, Group adjusted EBITDA broadly in
line with expectations.
Financial highlights:
o Total sales up 7.7% to GBP37.8m
o Like-for-like sales growth of 3.1%, driven by both increased
spend per head and footfall
o Group adjusted EBITDA(1) up 4.8% to GBP9.8m (HY17: GBP9.4m)
o Group adjusted profit before tax(1) , up 0.4% at GBP6.4m (HY17:
GBP6.4m)
o Reported profit after tax of GBP3.8m (HY17: GBP0.4m)
o Earnings Per Share of 5.89p (HY17: 0.65p)
o Interim dividend per share of 3.3p (HY17: 3.0p)
o Bank net debt remains low at GBP2.8m (HY17: GBP3.2m)
Business highlights:
o Four site acquisitions (at the top end of guidance for the full
year) completed in the first 17 weeks of FY18
o Full refurbishments completed at two sites, brand relaunches
planned for the four acquired sites during H2
o Business transformational Pins & Strings technology rolled-out
to four further sites during H1
o 25% more bowling capacity added at a prime site location, demonstrating
ability to scale existing sites
o Games played per stop up 70% to 378 (HY17: 223), driven largely
by increased efficiencies of Pins & Strings
o Net Promoter Score improved to 69% (HY17: 66%)
Nick Basing, Chairman, commented:
"Despite the extraordinary weather conditions in the period, I
am delighted the business delivered solid like-for-like sales
growth in the first half, and now remains in positive territory for
the year to date. More importantly, the business continues to
invest to strengthen its quality of earnings from the current
estate and add high quality additions.
"I look forward to seeing the business continue to finish the
year strongly."
Alan Hand, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"We continued to execute our clear strategy over the first half
of FY18. It has delivered the upper end of our acquisitions target
for the year by adding four sites, completion of refurbishments at
two sites and the roll-out of the innovative Pins & Strings
technology to a further four sites.
"Continual improvement to our customer proposition has been
rewarded by robust sales, improving customer frequency and record
net promoter scores. This together with the constant hard work of
my colleagues continues to provide our customers with a memorable
experience each time they visit."
Enquiries:
Ten Entertainment Group plc via Instinctif partners
Alan Hand Chief Executive Officer
Mark Willis Chief Financial Officer
Instinctif Partners Tel: 020 7457 2020
Matthew Smallwood
Tom Berger
There will be a presentation today at 9.00 am to analysts and
investors at Instinctif Partners (65 Gresham Street, London, EC2V
7NQ). The supporting slides will also be available on the Group's
website, www.tegplc.co.uk, later in the day.
Forward-looking statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements regarding
the Group. These forward-looking statements are based on current
information and expectations and are subject to risks and
uncertainties, including market conditions and other factors
outside of the Group's control. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained herein,
which speak only as of the date hereof. The Group undertakes no
obligations to publicly update any forward-looking statement
contained in this release, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law
and regulation.
1 These are non-IFRS measures used by the Group in understanding
its underlying earnings. Group adjusted EBITDA consists of earnings
before interest, taxation, depreciation, amortisation costs,
exceptional items, profit or loss on disposal of assets and
adjustments to onerous lease and impairment provisions. Group
adjusted profit before tax is defined as profit before exceptional
items, profit or loss on disposal of assets, amortisation of
acquisition intangibles, shareholder loan note interest and
adjustments to onerous lease and impairment provisions. Adjusted
basic earnings per share represents earnings per share based on
adjusted profit after tax. Like-for-like sales are a measure of
growth of sales adjusted for new or divested sites over a
comparable trading period.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S STATEMENT
Overall the business has performed well in the face of
conditions outside of our control. Following last year's strong
performance, the business had a good start to the year through to
the end of April, with like-for-like sales growth of 7.4%. The
unseasonably hot weather in May and June pared sales, resulting in
a creditable 3.1% like-for-like for the first half to the end of
June. The extended hot spell impacted like for like sales by 18.6%
in July, which included the start of the peak period school
holidays. However, with more normal conditions prevailing during
August, sales have swung back to growth, delivering like-for-like
sales of 9.8% for the month. As a result, year to date
like-for-like sales growth to week 35 is positive at 0.8%.
The business has reduced its variable costs where possible over
the summer, whilst still offering customers a great experience. We
are able to do this, given our flexible staffing model that allows
us to vary our hours with demand.
We remain confident that the business is making excellent
progress with its strategy, and that the short-term impact of these
extreme weather conditions should not impact on the Group's
long-term potential.
H1 Business Review
The Group performed well during the first half of FY18 with
total sales growth of 7.7% to GBP37.8m and group adjusted EBITDA
growth of 4.8%. Reported profit after tax grew by GBP3.4m to
GBP3.8m. Putting families and friends at the heart of our customer
proposition is instrumental in driving our sustainable growth
model. Good progress with our strategy of organic growth, growth
through acquisition and ongoing investment in our estate have all
combined to support our performance during the first half of
FY18.
The revenue growth of 7.7% was driven by a combination of both
growth in like-for-like sales and from the increase in the overall
scale of the estate. Like-for-like sales were up 3.1% with spend
per head and footfall both rising. The increase in the number of
venues contributed 4.6% to the sales growth, supported by the
acquisition of four sites during the first-half, which has already
delivered the upper end of our estate growth target range of two to
four acquisitions by the end of this year.
Our operating model is constantly improving as we invest more
into the existing estate and drive organic sales, add more sites to
our estate, and make investment into better technology, both
digitally through our CRM programmes, and operationally into Pins
& Strings.
Like-for-like sales growth was driven by our continuing focus on
great value family entertainment, improving our customer service
standards, higher Net Promoter Score (NPS) and our ongoing
investment into the core estate. I am pleased that we continued to
see like-for-like sales increases in all four key categories of
customer spend; bowling, food, beverage and other amusements.
In addition, our new digital marketing director joined the
business in January and has spent his first six months focused on
improving our digital offer, particularly around increasing traffic
to our website, conversion rates and growing the size of our
database. There is further opportunity for us to leverage digital
marketing to drive organic sales growth and we will continue to
develop our capabilities in this area during the second half of the
year, including plans to upgrade the quality of our on-site
customer WIFI and improve our CRM systems.
We made excellent progress with our acquisition strategy, buying
four sites during H1; Warrington, Chichester, Leeds and Luton, all
of which are well located and well suited to the Tenpin model. All
four sites require significant refurbishment after long periods of
under-investment in comparison to a typical Tenpin site, which we
believe was significantly impacting their potential. We are
confident that upon refurbishment these sites will perform well and
achieve the level of returns we have historically achieved from new
acquisitions. We are on track with our plans to complete the full
refurbishments during the second half of FY18 at all four of these
sites, with the expectation they will start to positively
contribute to our performance towards the end of Q3.
I am also pleased with our progress with investment into the
estate. As planned, we completed the refurbishments at two of our
previous acquisitions in Rochdale and Worcester during the first
half, together with agreeing the addition of an adjacent annex to
one of our sites, Star City in Birmingham. Work was completed early
in August, adding an additional six lanes together with a
refurbishment of the existing facilities.
We also completed the installation of the Pins & Strings
technology at a further four sites during the first half. We expect
to convert a further eight sites during the second half of FY18.
Pins & Strings performance continues to track in line with our
expectations, and in addition, this new technology was also
sanctioned for competition by the UK Ten Pin Bowling Association in
June, removing potential perception barriers.
Group adjusted EBITDA grew by 4.8% to GBP9.8m (HY17: GBP9.4m),
with growth driven by a combination of like-for-like sales growth
and sales growth from increasing the number of sites in the estate,
together with good underlying cost control from our self-help
programmes around effective site labour scheduling. Our
like-for-like operating costs grew by just 1% as a result. The
growth in EBITDA was subdued in part by the full year effect of the
introduction of additional PLC costs, which we expect to have less
of an impact during the second half as we have now fully annualised
the IPO, which took place in H1 FY17.
Our teams continue to work incredibly hard to deliver our
ambitious plans and are fundamental to our success. The business
has recently had confirmation that it has retained its Investors in
People gold standard for a further three years, driven by the hard
work and dedication of our employees. I would like to thank all our
colleagues for their support in providing our customers with a
great experience and contributing to our impressive Net Promoter
Score of 69%.
Dividend
The company has declared an interim dividend of 3.3p per share
(FY17 Interim dividend: 3.0p).
Alan Hand
Chief Executive Officer
12 September 2018
OPERATING REVIEW
The Group has a clearly outlined strategy designed to deliver
sustainable growth in three key areas:
1. Organic growth
2. Growth through investment in refurbishment and technology
3. Site acquisition and Tenpinisation
Organic growth
Like-for-like sales growth in the period was 3.1%, with growth
driven by a combination of both increased footfall and a higher
spend per head. Spend per head grew by 1.9% in the year to GBP14.65
(HY17: GBP14.37) with footfall growing by 1.2%.
Like-for-like sales growth continues to be underpinned by our
ongoing focus on offering our customers great value family
entertainment, outstanding customer service to improve Net Promoter
Scores and an improved reliability of our lanes as measured by
games played per stop. Consistent with FY17, we have continued to
see growth across all four of our sales segments on both a total
and a like-for-like basis; bowling, food, beverage and other
amusements. Like-for-like bowling revenue was up by 4.3% supported
by further improvements in both the quality and the reliability of
our bowling offer. In addition, our well-established tariff, deals
and promotions pricing strategy provides our customers with a
consistently great value for money family activity. Games played
per stop is our key measure of reliability and this metric improved
by 70% to 378 (HY17: 223) during the first half. This improvement
in games played per stop has helped improve utilisation at key
periods. We also saw strong growth in food sales, up 9.4% on a
like-for-like basis, supported by our focus on providing our
customers with easy ordering whilst they bowl via our I-Serve lane
ordering. I-Serve represents 30% of all food and drink orders.
During the second half we plan to trial an enhanced food offer,
focused around items such as sharing platters, which can easily be
enjoyed whilst customers bowl.
During the first half we have improved the quality of our
digital communications, including the appointment of new agencies
to support the use of paid and social media, as well as
implementing our first trials of audience targeted Facebook
campaigns. The Group also appointed a new creative agency during
the first half, leading to the launch of a new "#Time for Tenpin"
marketing campaign over the summer. Although it is still early in
our new digital programme, the first half saw a 9% increase in
website visits and a 12% increase in online revenue, with repeat
bookings also up 11% year on year. During the second half of FY18
we will continue to develop our online presence primarily through
focusing on visibility and conversion of our booking sites, and by
improving our CRM programme to engage more frequently and more
personally with customers. Focus during the second half of FY18
will also continue on both identifying effective new routes to
develop and increase our database, and to increase both the quality
and frequency of communications with this group.
On 26 August we closed our bowling centre in Maidenhead. This
site was historically loss-making until it's lease was re-geared in
2017. A condition of the re-gear was the inclusion of an option for
the landlord to terminate the lease on short notice. This
termination option has been activated with the site planned for
demolition for redevelopment associated with the Cross-Rail project
due to its location near to Maidenhead railway station. We expect
the FY18 EBITDA impact from the closure of this site to be
c.GBP65k. There are no other sites in the estate with landlord
activated break clauses within the lease, so we therefore expect
this to be a one-off event.
Inward investment
During the first half we completed the planned refurbishment of
two sites, Worcester, acquired in FY16 and Rochdale, acquired in
FY17. These refurbishments continue to improve the overall quality
and consistency of both our estate and the customer experience, as
well as completing the Tenpinisation process at both of these
locations.
In addition, during the first half we identified an opportunity
to 'bolt-on' an annex at a unit adjacent to Star City in
Birmingham. We successfully negotiated a lease re-gear including a
rent reduction on the existing space, a rent-free period, and
adding the adjacent unit. We also received a GBP300k capital
contribution from the landlord towards the building works.
Construction work commenced late in the first half, and was
completed during August, adding an additional six lanes to increase
the site capacity to 28, as well as improving the existing
facilities with a refurbishment. We believe this will be an
excellent addition to a popular location. The net cost of
investment was c.GBP450k, and we anticipate the EBITDA return from
this project to be c.30%. During the second half of FY18, we will
continue to invest in our estate, with work currently planned for a
refurbishment at our site in York later in 2018. The Group will
continue to identify opportunities to invest in the quality of its
sites both through refurbishment and ongoing maintenance.
Following a successful trial in FY17, we made good progress with
our programme to convert sites to Pins & Strings, with a
further four sites completed in the first half (Acton, Cambridge,
Dudley and Eastbourne). As a reminder, Pins & Strings is an
innovative, new generation bowling machine that requires less
maintenance, is simpler to operate and provides improved
reliability for customers, demonstrated by improvements in the key
games played per stop metric. Games played per stop continued to
average over 1,000 in the converted sites compared to 239 in the
sites with traditional pinsetters, improving the customer
experience due to the improved reliability. We believe this
technology has the potential to transform the operation of the
business. We also remain on track to convert further sites to Pins
& Strings during FY18, with eight more installations planned
during the second half. This will result in 12 conversions during
FY18, an increase of two on our previous guidance of 10 and by the
end of FY18 18 out of our 43 sites will have Pins & Strings
installed.
Site acquisitions and Tenpinisation
Net new space contributed 4.6% of the total sales growth of 7.7%
during the first half.
The Group has made excellent early progress with the strategy to
add between two and four sites per year, achieving the top end of
this guidance during the first half of the current financial year.
Four acquisitions were completed, with sites added to the portfolio
at great quality locations in Warrington, Chichester, Leeds and
Luton. The sites in Chichester and Luton are both within leisure
developments, co-located with cinemas and restaurants. Warrington
is on a retail park with excellent transport links and Leeds is a
well-located, city centre site, with high population density. These
sites were acquired at a total cost of GBP4.1m, including fees.
All four sites were acquired requiring significant investment in
both systems and facilities, and we estimate that a further c.GBP2m
will be required for Tenpinisation and refurbishment during the
second half, resulting in a total investment of c.GBP6.1m across
the four sites. The refurbishment of these sites will include a
brand new interior design, providing a very relevant and
contemporary feel. The sites will be strongly family orientated
with a focus on providing an 'all-day' customer experience.
Since the half year, Warrington and Chichester have completed
their refurbishments early in August, with the final stage of
Tenpinisation being the introduction of Tenpin tariffs and
promotional pricing. Both sites have now been successfully
relaunched as Tenpin venues, supported by local marketing
programmes across multiple media channels, including social, press
and local radio. We anticipate that work at Leeds and Luton will be
completed ahead of the key October half term and Christmas trading
periods.
The underinvested condition of the sites on acquisition,
together with the need for increased levels of staffing to improve
customer experience, exacerbated by the timing of the acquisitions
coinciding with a period of sustained hot weather, resulted in the
four acquired sites contributing a small overall trading loss to
the Group result during the first half of GBP140k. Following the
completion of their refurbishment, we are confident that these
sites will deliver a return on investment in line with our
historical levels of c.30%, and we expect them to start to make a
positive contribution from the end of Q3.
The Group remains confident that there is an attractive pipeline
of acquisitions available and will continue to seek to identify the
right opportunities to continue to grow the estate.
People and culture
People and culture remains an important focus, recognised with
the Group maintaining its Investors in People gold status for the
next three years. The Group believes that engaged colleagues
provide better customer experiences and it measures how customers
value their experience using Net Promoter Scores. Net Promoter
Score for HY18 was 69% (HY17: 66%). This improvement on an already
strong position is driven by the Group's continued focus on giving
each customer a memorable visit. The number of 'memorable visits'
recorded in customer surveys increased by 22% over the period.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
26 weeks 26 weeks
to 1 July to 2 July
GBP000 2018 2017
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Revenue 37,804 35,095
Cost of sales(1) (4,246) (4,267)
Gross margin 33,558 30,828
Total operating costs (19,595) (18,419)
Centrally allocated overheads (1,563) (1,259)
Support office (2,579) (1,779)
Group adjusted EBITDA(2) 9,821 9,371
Depreciation and amortisation (3,098) (2,559)
Net interest (329) (446)
Group adjusted profit before tax(2) 6,394 6,366
Exceptional items (809) (4,452)
(Loss)/profit on disposal of assets (439) 44
Amortisation of acquisition intangibles (233) (290)
Shareholder loan note interest - (1,151)
Adjustments in respect of onerous lease
& impairment provisions 13 79
Profit before tax 4,926 596
Taxation (1,100) (177)
Of which: taxation attributable to Group
Adjusted Profit (1,227) (1,204)
Profit after tax 3,826 419
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share 5.89p 0.65p
Adjusted basic earnings per share 7.95p 7.94p
Interim dividend 3.3p 3.0p
1 Cost of sales and operating expenses are presented on the
basis as analysed by management. Cost of sales in the financial
summary are determined by management as consisting of the direct
bar, food, vending, amusements and gaming machine related costs.
Statutory costs of sales reflected in the Statement of
comprehensive income also include the staff and call centre costs
incurred by the sites. Operating expenses are split into more
detail in the financial summary to obtain statutory operating
profit, with overheads, support office, amortisation, depreciation
and exceptional costs reflected separately.
2 These are non-IFRS measures used by the Group in understanding
its underlying earnings. Group adjusted EBITDA consists of earnings
before interest, taxation, depreciation, amortisation costs,
exceptional items, profit or loss on disposal of assets,
adjustments to onerous lease and impairment provisions and
derecognition of finance leases. Group adjusted profit before tax
is defined as profit before exceptional items, profit or loss on
disposal of assets, amortisation of acquisition intangibles,
shareholder loan note interest and adjustments to onerous lease and
impairment provisions. Adjusted basic earnings per share represents
earnings per share based on adjusted profit after tax.
Like-for-like sales are a measure of growth of sales adjusted for
new or divested sites over a comparable trading period.
Revenue
26 weeks to 26 weeks to
1 July 2018 2 July 2017
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Revenue 37,804 35,095
Number of bowling centres 44 41
Like-for-like sales growth 3.1% 0.4%
Net new space sales growth 4.6% 5.0%
Total sales growth 7.7% 5.4%
Total sales were up 7.7% at GBP37.8m (HY17: GBP35.1m).
Like-for-like sales were up 3.1%. Net new space contributed 4.6% in
the half. The drivers of this overall sales performance have been
analysed as part of the preceding operating review.
Gross margin
The reported gross margin rate was up 100 basis points year on
year at 88.8% (HY17: 87.8%). The gross margin rate, combined with
the growth in reported sales, resulted in gross margin being up
8.9% to GBP33.6m (HY17: GBP30.8m).
Operating costs
26 weeks 26 weeks
to to
GBP000 1 July 2018 2 July 2017
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Site labour (incl. call centre) (7,175) (6,336)
Rent (5,985) (5,647)
Other property costs (3,664) (3,369)
Other operating costs (2,771) (3,067)
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Total operating costs (19,595) (18,419)
Total operating costs increased by 6.4% to GBP19.6m (HY17:
GBP18.4m), principally driven by costs associated with the net
additional sites opened during the period, together with the full
year effect of the sites acquired in the previous financial year.
Underlying operating costs excluding net new space were up 0.9%,
with good ongoing cost control, including improved labour
scheduling, partially offsetting the impact of underlying cost
inflation.
Central administration costs
Centrally allocated overheads were up 24.1% at GBP1.6m (HY17:
GBP1.3m), driven by both the growth in the overall size of the
estate, increased investment to support the continued growth in
sales and an increase in the level of insurance premiums. Support
office costs were up 45.0% at GBP2.6m (HY17: GBP1.8m) principally
driven by the introduction of the two previously guided additional
senior management roles in operations and digital marketing,
together with the full-year impact of additional PLC related
expenses.
Group adjusted EBITDA
Group adjusted EBITDA is up 4.8% at GBP9.8m (HY17: GBP9.4m). The
growth in EBITDA is driven by a combination of the growth from
like-for-like sales and good operational cost control within the
core estate, together with the benefit of the additional sites
within the estate, partially offset by the impact of the increased
level of central costs. The impact of the additional PLC related
expense will reduce during the second half of the current financial
year as the anniversary of the Group's IPO passed during H1.
Adjusted EBITDA is considered by management to be a key performance
metric for the business as this is calculated excluding
non-recurring costs to provide a measure that is more reflective of
the underlying performance of the Group.
Depreciation
Depreciation increased by 21.1% to GBP3.1m (HY17: GBP2.6m) in
the year, principally as a result of the growth in the overall size
of the estate, combined with the ongoing programme of investment
into refurbishments.
Finance costs
26 weeks 26 weeks
to to
GBP000 1 July 2018 2 July 2017
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Interest on bank debt (84) (175)
Amortisation of bank financing costs (32) (80)
Finance lease interest charges (122) (128)
Other finance costs (91) (63)
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Net interest excluding shareholder
loan note interest (329) (446)
Net interest (excluding shareholder loan note interest)
decreased by 26.2% to GBP0.3m (HY17: GBP0.4m) principally driven by
the refinancing of bank debt at both a lower level and on more
favourable terms completed part way through FY17.
Group adjusted profit before tax
Group adjusted profit before tax was GBP6.4m (HY17: GBP6.4m)
driven by the movements outlined above.
Exceptional items
Exceptional items recorded in the period were GBP0.8m (HY17:
GBP4.5m), principally driven by legal and other one-off costs
associated with the four site acquisitions completed in the first
half (GBP0.4m), provision for the dilapidation costs associated
with the previously discussed planned second half closure of
Maidenhead (GBP0.1m) and other property related fees and costs
principally relating to the lease re-gear at the site in Star City
(GBP0.2m).
Disposal of assets
The loss on disposal of assets of GBP0.4m (HY17: profit of
GBP0.0m) is largely driven by the removal of bowling equipment in
relation to the replacement of the traditional pinsetters with Pins
& Strings machines in the four sites converted during the first
half.
Amortisation of acquisition intangibles
The amortisation of acquisition intangibles was a charge of
GBP0.2m (HY17: GBP0.3m).
Shareholder loan note interest
Shareholder loan note interest charges GBPnil (HY17: GBP1.2m),
driven by the removal of shareholder loan note debt following the
conversion of shareholder loan notes to equity as part of the IPO
process in FY17.
Adjustments in respect of onerous lease and impairment
provisions
The adjustment in respect of onerous lease and impairment
provisions is a credit of GBP0.0m (HY17: GBP0.1m).
Taxation
Taxation attributable to Group adjusted profit before tax was
GBP1.2m (HY17: GBP1.2m), representing an effective tax rate of
19.2% (HY17: 18.9%). Taxation attributable to items outside of
Group adjusted profit was a credit of GBP0.1m (HY17: GBP1.0m). The
total tax charge for the period was GBP1.1m (HY17: GBP0.2m).
Profit after tax
Profit after tax grew by 813% to GBP3.8m (HY17: GBP0.4m).
Number of shares and earnings per share
The number of shares for the purpose of calculating basic
earnings per share was 65m. This represents the average number of
issued ordinary shares. The earnings per share was 5.89p (HY17:
0.65p). Adjusted basic earnings per share were up 0.1% at 7.95p
(HY17: 7.94p).
Dividends
The Board have declared an interim dividend of 3.3p per share
(FY17 Interim: 3.0p). The interim ex-dividend date is 22 November
2018, the record date 23 November 2018 and the interim dividend
payment date is 4 January 2019.
BALANCE SHEET
As at 1 July 31 December Movement 2 July
2018 2017 2017
GBP000
Assets
Goodwill & other intangible assets 29,257 26,661 2,596 27,060
Property, plant & equipment 38,675 34,891 3,784 35,113
Inventories 1,323 1,356 (33) 1,387
Trade and other receivables 3,933 3,521 412 2,381
Cash and cash equivalents 7,217 5,571 1,646 2,805
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80,405 72,000 8,405 68,746
Liabilities
Finance lease liabilities (5,254) (4,245) (1,009) (4,697)
Bank borrowings (9,877) (5,845) (4,032) (5,813)
Trade and other payables & provisions (12,735) (6,758) (5,977) (7,702)
Other liabilities (1,941) (1,959) 18 (2,173)
(29,807) (18,807) (11,000) (20,385)
Net assets 50,598 53,193 (2,595) 48,361
Net assets as at 1 July 2018 were GBP50.6m, a decrease of
GBP2.6m versus the balance sheet date at 31 December 2017 (FY17:
GBP53.2m), equivalent to 77.8 pence per share. The reduction in net
assets is principally a result of the recognition at the half-year
balance sheet date of an 'other payable' item in relation to the
FY17 final dividend of GBP4.6m, paid on 5 July (HY17: GBPnil).
Other movements in liabilities include; an increased level of
finance leases reflecting the increased size of the estate overall,
together with an increase in the number of machines replaced on new
four-year term finance leases as the original leases expired. An
increase in bank borrowings which is partially offset by an
increase in cash and cash equivalents reflecting the timing of
investments made during the first half and an increase in other
payables as a result of timing which is expected to unwind in the
second half of the financial year.
The increase in liabilities is partially offset by an increase
in assets, principally driven by a higher level of both goodwill
& other intangible assets and property, plant & equipment,
which is a result of the previously discussed site acquisitions and
capital investment into the existing estate.
Net debt analysis
As at 1 July 31 December Movement 2 July
2018 2017 2017
Closing cash and cash equivalents 7,217 5,571 1,646 2,805
Bank loans (10,000) (6,000) (4,000) (6,000)
Bank net debt (2,783) (429) (2,354) (3,195)
Finance leases (5,254) (4,245) (1,009) (4,697)
Statutory net debt (8,037) (4,674) (3,363) (7,892)
Bank net debt, pre-finance leases, increased by GBP2.4m to
GBP2.8m (FY17: GBP0.4m) driven by the movements in cash analysed in
the following cash flow statement.
CASH FLOW
26 weeks 26 weeks 52 weeks
to to 2 July to
1 July 2017 31 December
GBP000 2018 Movement 2017
Cash flows from operations
Group adjusted EBITDA 9,821 9,371 450 19,012
Movement in net working capital 1,113 (112) 1,225 (1,441)
--------- ------------ --------- -------------
Net cash from operations (1) 10,934 9,259 1,675 17,571
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of sites by Tenpin
Limited (3,908) (2,594) (1,314) (2,594)
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment & software (4,511) (1,366) (3,145) (3,624)
--------- ------------ --------- -------------
Net cash used in investing activities (8,419) (3,960) (4,459) (6,218)
--------- ------------ --------- -------------
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issue of ordinary
shares - - - 1
Finance lease capital repayments (1,195) (1,133) (62) (2,312)
Net drawdown / (repayment) of bank
borrowings 4,000 (6,906) 10,906 (6,906)
Dividends paid (1,950) - (1,950) -
Finance costs paid (293) (335) 42 (621)
--------- ------------ --------- -------------
Net cash used in financing activities 562 (8,374) 8,936 (9,838)
--------- ------------ --------- -------------
Tax paid (1,023) (736) (287) (1,861)
Pre-exceptional cash increase/(decrease) 2,054 (3,811) 5,865 (346)
Exceptional items (408) (3,569) 3,161 (4,268)
--------- ------------ --------- -------------
Increase/(decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents 1,646 (7,380) 9,026 (4,614)
Opening cash and cash equivalents 5,571 10,185 (4,614) 10,185
Closing cash and cash equivalents 7,217 2,805 4,412 5,571
1 Net cash from operations excludes corporation tax paid,
finance costs paid and exceptional items paid which have been
deducted from net cash generated from operating activities in the
condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.
Cash flows from operations were GBP10.9m (HY17: GBP9.3m) driven
by a combination of both an increase in Group adjusted EBITDA and a
positive movement in working capital. This movement in working
capital is largely driven by an increase in trade and other
payables, which is a result of timing and is expected to unwind
during the second half of the current financial year.
Acquisition investment was an outflow of GBP3.9m, including
working capital payments, (HY17: GBP2.6m), relating to the purchase
of the four sites in the period. Net capital expenditure on
property, plant & equipment and software was an outflow of
GBP4.5m (HY17: GBP1.4m), driven by Tenpinisation and refurbishment
capital costs of GBP1.0m, investment of GBP2.4m in Pins &
Strings machines for the four sites converted in the period and
deposit payments on the remainder of the FY18 conversion programme,
and an ongoing level of maintenance capital across the estate of
GBP1.1m.
Dividends paid were GBP2.0m, which represented the payment of
the FY17 interim dividend in January 2018.
The net movement in borrowings was an inflow of GBP4.0m (HY17:
outflow of GBP6.9m), representing an increase in the level of the
debt drawn down to GBP10.0m during the period.
Finance costs paid were GBP0.3m (HY17: GBP0.3m). Tax paid was
GBP1.0m (HY17: GBP0.7m). Exceptional items were an outflow of
GBP0.4m (HY17: GBP3.6m) representing the cash elements of the
exceptional items analysed below paid during the period,
principally in relation to the legal fees associated with
acquisitions and lease re-gears.
The net movement in cash and cash equivalents was an inflow of
GBP1.6m (HY17: outflow of GBP7.4m).
Financing arrangements
The Group finances its operations through a combination of cash,
property leases, finance leases and access to committed bank
facilities where necessary. In April 2017 the Group agreed a
three-year, GBP15.0m committed secured borrowing facility which, as
at 1 July 2018, the Group had drawn down GBP10.0m.
The Group has additional liabilities through its obligations to
pay rents under a combination of both operating and finance leases
(finance leases: HY18: one site; HY17: two sites). The rental
charge for the period amounted to GBP6.0m (HY17: GBP5.6m), with the
increase principally a result of the additional sites compared to
the same period last year. In addition, the Group has further
liabilities through its finance lease arrangement with Namco for
its gaming machines. The finance lease capital repayments were an
outflow of GBP1.2m in the period (HY17: GBP1.1m).
Total property lease commitments were GBP142.9m at 1 July 2018
(HY17: GBP135.0m) with the increase driven by additional sites,
together with an increase in average lease length from 12.0 years
to 12.7 years as a result of lease re-gears in the last 12 months.
The total finance lease commitments as at 1 July 2018 amounted to
GBP5.3m (HY17: GBP4.7m) with the increase a result of additional
sites within the estate and an ongoing programme to replace
machines which will come to the end of their four-year lease period
during FY18. The replacement programme reflects the start of new
finance leases, under the same terms as the existing structure, and
therefore, whilst increasing finance lease commitments, does not
impact margin rate or cash flow.
Accounting standards and use of non-GAAP measures
The Group has prepared its consolidated financial statements
based on International Financial Reporting Standards for the 26
weeks ended 1 July 2018. The basis for preparation is outlined in
note 2 to the financial statements.
The Group uses certain measures that it believes provide
additional useful information on its underlying performance. These
measures are applied consistently but as they are not defined under
GAAP they may not be directly comparable with other companies
adjusted measures. The non-GAAP measures are outlined in note 4 to
the financial statements.
Principal risks and uncertainties
The Group's principal risks and uncertainties are assessed in
detail as set out in the full Annual Report for the 52 weeks ended
31 December 2017. The Group continues to adopt the going concern
basis as set out below.
Mark Willis
Chief Financial Officer
12 September 2018
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the 26 week period ended 1 July 2018
26 weeks 26 weeks 52 weeks to
to 1 July to 2 July 31 December
Notes 2018 Unaudited 2017 Unaudited 2017 Audited
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
----------------------------------------- ------ ---------------- ---------------- --------------
Revenue 8 37,804 35,095 71,040
Cost of sales (11,140) (10,603) (21,478)
Gross profit 26,664 24,492 49,562
Administrative expenses (21,409) (21,596) (39,640)
Operating profit 5,255 2,896 9,922
Analysed as:
----------------------------------------- ------ ---------------- ---------------- --------------
Group adjusted EBITDA 9,821 9,371 19,012
Exceptional administrative costs 6 (809) (3,749) (4,283)
Onerous lease provision released 13 79 1,403
Amortisation of acquisition intangibles (233) (290) (607)
Depreciation and amortisation (3,098) (2,559) (5,247)
(Loss) / profit on disposal of
assets (439) 44 (356)
----------------------------------------- ------ ---------------- ---------------- --------------
Operating profit 5,255 2,896 9,922
----------------------------------------- ------ ---------------- ---------------- --------------
Exceptional finance costs 6 - (703) (703)
Finance costs (329) (1,597) (1,927)
----------------------------------------- ------ ---------------- ---------------- --------------
Net finance costs (329) (2,300) (2,630)
Profit before taxation 4,926 596 7,292
Taxation (1,100) (177) (2,111)
Profit for the period and total
comprehensive income attributable
to owners of the parent 3,826 419 5,181
----------------------------------------- ------ ---------------- ---------------- --------------
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share 7 5.89p 0.65p 7.97p
Diluted earnings per share 7 5.87p 0.65p 7.96p
Adjusted basic earnings per share 7 7.95p 7.94p 16.20p
Adjusted diluted earnings per
share 7 7.92p 7.94p 16.18p
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
as at 1 July 2018
26 weeks to 26 weeks to 52 weeks to
1 July 2018 2 July 2017 31 December
Unaudited Unaudited 2017 Audited
Notes GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
------------------------------ ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
Assets
Non-current assets
Goodwill 9 28,045 25,275 25,171
Intangible assets 9 1,212 1,785 1,490
Property, plant and equipment 10 38,675 35,113 34,891
67,932 62,173 61,552
Current assets
Inventories 1,323 1,387 1,356
Trade and other receivables 3,933 2,381 3,521
Cash and cash equivalents 7,217 2,805 5,571
------------ ------------ -------------
12,473 6,573 10,448
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Bank borrowings and finance
leases 13 (11,936) (7,917) (7,846)
Trade and other payables (11,189) (6,049) (5,502)
Corporation tax payable (1,124) 170 (825)
Provisions (70) (293) (70)
------------ ------------
(24,319) (14,089) (14,243)
------------ ------------ -------------
Net current liabilities (11,846) (7,516) (3,795)
Non-current liabilities
Bank borrowings and finance
leases 13 (3,195) (2,593) (2,244)
Other non-current liabilities (234) (286) (233)
Deferred tax liabilities (1,707) (1,887) (1,726)
Provisions (352) (1,530) (361)
(5,488) (6,296) (4,564)
Net assets 50,598 48,361 53,193
Equity
Share capital 650 650 650
Share based payments reserve 166 16 87
Merger reserves 6,171 6,171 6,171
Retained earnings 43,611 41,524 46,285
Total equity 50,598 48,361 53,193
------------------------------ ----- ------------ ------------ -------------
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the 26 week period ended 1 July 2018
26 weeks 26 weeks 52 weeks
to 1 July to 2 July to 31 December
Notes 2018 Unaudited 2017 Unaudited 2017 Audited
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
----------------------------------------- ------ ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
Cash flows generated from operating
activities
Cash generated from operations 12 10,526 5,690 13,302
Corporation tax paid (1,023) (736) (1,861)
Finance costs paid (293) (335) (621)
---------------- ---------------- ----------------
Net cash generated from operating
activities 9,210 4,619 10,820
Cash flows used in investing activities
Acquisition of sites by Tenpin
Limited (3,908) (2,594) (2,594)
Purchase of property, plant and
equipment (4,425) (1,366) (3,463)
Purchase of software (86) - (160)
Net cash used in investing activities (8,419) (3,960) (6,217)
Cash flows from/(used in) financing
activities
Proceeds from issue of ordinary
shares - - 1
Finance lease principal payments (1,195) (1,133) (2,312)
Dividends paid (1,950) - -
Drawdown of bank borrowings 4,000 6,000 6,000
Repayment of borrowings - (12,906) (12,906)
Net cash from/(used in) financing
activities 855 (8,039) (9,217)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents 1,646 (7,380) (4,614)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning
of period 5,571 10,185 10,185
Cash and cash equivalents - end
of period 7,217 2,805 5,571
----------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
as at 1 July 2018
Share
based
Share payment Merger Retained Total
capital reserve reserve earnings equity
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
------------------------------------ --------- --------- -------------- ---------- ---------
Unaudited 26 weeks to 1 July
2018
Balance at 1 January 2018 650 87 6,171 46,285 53,193
Share based payment charge - 79 - - 79
Dividends paid - - - (6,500) (6,500)
Profit for the period and total
comprehensive income attributable
to owners of the parent - - - 3,826 3,826
Balance at 1 July 2018 650 166 6,171 43,611 50,598
Unaudited 26 weeks to 2 July
2017
Balance at 1 January 2017 649 - 555 2,839 4,043
Issue of ordinary shares 1 - - - 1
Share based payment charge - 16 - - 16
Group reorganisation - - 5,616 38,266 43,882
Profit for the period and total
comprehensive income attributable
to owners of the parent - - - 419 419
Balance at 2 July 2017 650 16 6,171 41,524 48,361
52 weeks to 31 December 2017
Balance at 2 January 2017 649 - 555 2,838 4,042
Issue of ordinary shares 1 - 43,882 - 43,883
Share based payment charge - 87 - - 87
Group reorganisation - - (38,266) 38,266 -
Profit for the period and total
comprehensive income attributable
to owners of the parent - - - 5,181 5,181
Balance at 31 December 2017 650 87 6,171 46,285 53,193
1 General information
Ten Entertainment Group plc (the "Company") is a public limited
company incorporated and domiciled in England, United Kingdom under
company registration number 10672501. The address of the registered
office is Aragon House, University Way, Cranfield Technology Park,
Cranfield, MK43 0EQ.
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the
26 week period ended 1 July 2018 comprise the Company and its
subsidiaries (together referred to as the "Group"). The principal
activity of the Group comprises the operation of tenpin bowling
centres.
The financial information for the 26 week period ended 1 July
2018 has been reviewed by the Company's auditors. Their report is
included within this announcement.
The financial information does not constitute statutory
financial statements within the meaning of Section 434 of the
Companies Act 2006. The condensed consolidated interim financial
information should be read in conjunction with the annual financial
statements of the Group for the 52 week period to 31 December 2017
which were approved by the board of directors on 21 March 2018 and
have been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The report of the
auditors on those financial statements was unqualified, did not
contain an emphasis of matter paragraph and did not contain any
statement under section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.
This report was approved by the directors on 12 September
2018.
2 Basis of preparation
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim financial
reporting" as endorsed by the European Union and the Disclosures
and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct
Authority, and incorporate the consolidated results of the Company
and all its subsidiaries for the 26 week period ended 1 July 2018.
They do not include all of the information required for a complete
set of IFRS financial statements. However, selected explanatory
notes are included to explain events and transactions that are
significant to an understanding of the changes in the Group's
financial position and performance since the last financial
statements. The comparative financial information is for the 26
week period ended 2 July 2017.
The accounting policies applied by the Company in this report
are consistent with those of the annual financial statements of the
Company for the 52 week period to 31 December 2017, as described in
those financial statements except for income taxes. Income tax in
the interim period is accrued using the tax rate that would be
applicable to expected total annual profit.
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (2009) and amendment IFRS 9
Financial Instruments are effective for periods commencing on or
after 1 January 2018. IFRS 9 is a replacement for IAS 39 Financial
Instruments and covers three distinct areas. Phase 1 contains new
requirements for the classification and measurement of financial
assets and liabilities. There has been no impact on the Group as
the financial instruments held are simple instruments which are
held to contractual cashflows. Phase 2 relates to the impairment of
financial assets and requires the calculation of impairment on an
expected loss basis rather than the current incurred loss basis.
The Group has a low volume of simple receivable balances of which
there is a low history of impairment provisions. Phase 3 relates to
less stringent requirements for general hedge accounting and has no
impact as the group has no derivatives or hedges The adoption of
this standard has no impact on the condensed consolidated interim
financial statements of the Group.
IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers replaces IAS 18
Revenue and introduces a five-step approach to revenue recognition
based on performance obligations in customer contracts. The
adoption of this standard and changes to the accounting policies
has no impact on the condensed consolidated interim financial
statements when compared with the Annual financial statements. The
Group has not incurred any losses on assets resulting from
contracts with customers and has not had to further disaggregate
any revenue from contracts with customers.
IFRS 16 Leases sets out the principles for the recognition,
measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties
to a contract, i.e. the customer (lessee) and the supplier
(lessor). The effective date for the Group is 1 January 2019. The
Group has reviewed its contracts in place for right of use assets
and has identified that the site property operating leases are the
main contracts that are impacted by the standard. Any leases with
break clauses that render the lease as short term have been
excluded. These assets are expected to be recognised as finance
leases with the asset capitalised under property, plant and
equipment and the liability under finance leases in borrowings. The
Group anticipates that it will apply the full retrospective
approach which will result in a material charge to retained
earnings upon transition and going forward a material decrease in
operating lease rental costs; material increases in depreciation
and finance costs and a decrease in profit before and after tax. As
at the reporting date, the Group has non-cancellable operating
lease commitments of GBP142.9m. The Directors are in the process of
evaluating the impact of IFRS 16 on the Group and identifying a
timeline at to when further quantitative information can be made
available.
3 Going concern
The Group meets its day-to-day working capital requirements with
the assistance of its bank facilities. The Group's forecasts and
projections take account of reasonably possible changes in trading
performance and show that the Group should be able to operate
within the level of its current facilities, meet future debt
repayments and will continue to comply with its banking covenants
for at least the foreseeable future. At 1 July 2018 the Group has
net current liabilities which is mainly due to timing with the
drawdown of GBP10.0m of the bank debt used to acquire the 4 new
sites and purchases of property, plant and equipment. The
directors' have not identified any material uncertainties that
would prevent the Group from operating for at least the following
12 months from the date of approving these condensed consolidated
interim financial statements. The Group therefore continues to
adopt the going concern basis in preparing its condensed
consolidated interim financial statements.
4 Accounting estimates, judgements and non GAAP measures
The preparation of condensed consolidated interim financial
statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and
assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense.
Actual results may differ from these estimates. In preparing these
condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the
significant judgements made by management in applying the Group's
accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty
were the same as those that applied to the consolidated financial
statements for the 52 week period ended 31 December 2017.
The Company has identified certain measures that it believes
will assist in the understanding of the performance of the
business. The measures are not defined under IFRS and they may not
be directly comparable with other companies adjusted measures. The
non-IFRS measures are not intended to be a substitute for an IFRS
performance measure but the business has included them as it
considers them to be important comparables and key measures used
within the business for assessing performance. These condensed
interim financial statements make reference to the following
non-IFRS measures:
Group adjusted EBITDA - This consists of earnings before
interest, taxation, depreciation, amortisation costs, exceptional
items, profit or loss on disposal of assets and adjustments to
onerous lease and impairment provisions. The reconciliation to
operating profit is included on the condensed consolidated
statement of comprehensive income.
Adjusted underlying profit after tax - This consists of the
profit after tax adjusted for exceptional items, profit or loss on
disposal of assets, amortisation of acquisition intangibles,
shareholder loan note interest and adjustments to onerous lease and
impairment provisions. The reconciliation of this number to profit
after tax is included under note 7.
Exceptional costs - Exceptional items are those significant
items which management consider to be one-off and non-recurring.
The separate reporting of these per note 6 helps to provide a
better indication of underlying performance.
Like-for-like sales - are a measure of growth of sales adjusted
for new or divested sites over a comparable trading period.
5 Performance share plan awards
The Company operates a Performance Share Plan (PSP) for its
executive directors. In accordance with IFRS 2 Share Based
Payments, the value of the awards is measured at fair value at the
date of the grant. The fair value is written off on a straight-line
basis over the vesting period, based on management's estimate of
the number of shares that will eventually vest. The Company
currently has two schemes in place.
o 2017 Share Scheme - This scheme was announced on 22 May 2017
when 739,393 awards were granted. The vesting of the awards
is conditional upon the achievement of two performance conditions
which will be measured following the announcement of results
for the year to 31 December 2019 ("FY2019"). The first performance
condition applying to the awards will be based on Earnings
per Share of the Company ("EPS") and will apply to 50 per cent.
of the total number of Share Awards granted. The second performance
condition will be based on Total Shareholder Return ("TSR")
of the Company over the period from the date of grant to the
announcement of results for FY2019 relative to a comparator
group of companies and will apply to the remaining 50 per cent.
of Share Awards granted. Upon the resignation of the Chief
Executive Officer, Alan Hand, on 5 June 2018, 333,333 of these
awards are now not expected to vest.
o 2018 Share Scheme - This scheme was announced on 14 June 2018
when 207,089 awards were granted to the Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Commercial Officer. The vesting of these awards is
conditional upon the achievement of two performance conditions
which will be measured following the announcement of results
for the year to 27 December 2020 ("FY2020"). The first performance
condition applying to the awards will be based on EPS of the
Company and will apply to 50 per cent. of the total number
of Share Awards granted. The second performance condition will
be based on TSR of the Company over the period from the date
of grant to the announcement of results for FY2020 relative
to a comparator group of companies and will apply to the remaining
50 per cent. of Share Awards granted.
During the 26 week period ended 1 July 2018 the Group recognised
a net charge of GBP78,936 (2 July 2017: GBP16,008, 31 December
2017: GBP87,069) to administration costs related to these awards.
This is net of GBP39,252 which was released relating to the options
for Alan Hand which will no longer vest due to his resignation.
6 Exceptional administrative costs
26 weeks 26 weeks 52 weeks
to 1 July to 2 July to 31 December
2018 2017 2017
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
------------------------------------------ ----------- ----------- ----------------
IPO professional fees, taxes and other
costs - 3,075 3,101
Professional fees, taxes and other costs
in acquisition of sites 508 282 325
Professional fees and other one off
costs 301 392 857
Total exceptional items 809 3,749 4,283
Write-off of capitalised finance costs
of repaid loans - 703 703
Professional fees, taxes and other costs in acquisition of sites
consisted of legal fees around the due diligence and drafting of
the Business Purchase Agreements entered into with the sellers and
professional fees from property agents incurred in reviewing the
property leases and negotiating the assignment of these leases from
the sellers to Tenpin Limited. The professional fees and other one
off costs mainly consisted of the provision for the dilapidation
costs associated with the planned second half closure of Maidenhead
and then property related fees, taxes and costs relating to the
lease re-gear at the Tenpin site in Star City.
7 Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share for each period is calculated by
dividing the earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders by the
weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the
period. Earnings Per Share is based on the capital structure of the
Company and includes the weighted average of the 65,000,000
ordinary shares in issue. The total shares in issue at the end of
the 26 weeks to 1 July 2018 was 65,000,000.
The Company has 613,149 potentially issuable shares (2017:
739,393) all of which relate to share options issued to Directors
of the Company and exclude the 333,333 issued to Alan Hand which
are not expected to vest due to his resignation. Diluted earnings
per share amounts are calculated by dividing profit for the year
and total comprehensive income attributable to equity holders of
the parent Company by the weighted average number of ordinary
shares outstanding during the year together with the dilutive
number of ordinary shares.
Adjusted basic earnings per share have been calculated in order
to compare earnings per share year on year and to aid future
comparisons. Earnings have been adjusted to exclude IPO expenses,
share based payments and other one-off costs (and any associated
impact on the taxation charge). Adjusted diluted earnings per share
is calculated by applying the same adjustments to earnings as
described in relation to adjusted earnings per share divided by the
weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the
year adjusted by the effect of the outstanding share options.
Basic and diluted 26 weeks to 26 weeks to 52 weeks to
1 July 2018 2 July 2017 31 December
Unaudited Unaudited 2017 Audited
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
------------ ------------ -------------------
Profit after tax 3,826 419 5,181
Weighted average number of shares
in issue 65,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000
Adjustment for share awards 236,843 14,553 79,153
Diluted weighted average number of
shares in issue 65,236,843 65,014,553 65,079,153
Basic earnings per share (pence) 5.89p 0.65p 7.97p
Diluted earnings per share (pence) 5.87p 0.65p 7.96p
Below is the calculation of the adjusted earnings per share.
Adjusted earnings per share 26 weeks to 26 weeks to 52 weeks to
1 July 2018 2 July 2017 31 December
Unaudited Unaudited 2017 Audited
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
--------------- ----------------- -----------------
Profit after tax 3,826 419 5,181
Amortisation of fair valued items
on acquisition 233 290 607
Loss/(profit) on disposals 439 (44) 356
Exceptional costs 809 3,749 4,283
Exceptional costs within finance costs - 703 703
Onerous lease releases (13) (79) (1,403)
Shareholder loan note interest - 1,152 1,152
Tax impact on above adjustments (127) (1,027) (346)
Adjusted underlying earnings after
tax 5,167 5,163 10,533
Adjusted profit after tax 5,167 5,163 10,533
Weighted average number of shares
in issue 65,000,000 65,000,000 65,000,000
Adjusted basic earnings per share 7.95p 7.94p 16.20p
Adjusted diluted earnings per share 7.92p 7.94p 16.18p
8 Segment reporting
Segmental information is presented in respect of the Group's
business segments. Strategic decisions are made by the Board based
on information presented in respect of these segments.
The Group comprises the following segments:
Tenpin (Bowls) - Tenpin is a leading tenpin bowling operator in
the UK. All revenue is derived from activities conducted in the
UK.
Central - Comprises central management including company
secretarial work, the board of directors' and general head office
assets and costs. The segment results are used by the board for
strategic decision making, and a reconciliation of those results to
the reported profit/(loss) in the consolidated statement of
comprehensive income, and the segment assets are as follows:
Tenpin Central Group
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
For the 26 week period ended 1 July 2018:
Segment revenue - external 37,804 - 37,804
Adjusted EBITDA 10,736 (915) 9,821
Segment net assets/(liabilities)
as at 1 July 2018 70,226 10,179 80,405
Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to reported
operating profit:
Adjusted EBITDA 10,736 (915) 9,821
Amortisation and depreciation
of intangibles and property,
plant and equipment (3,098) - (3,098)
Amortisation of fair valued
intangibles (68) (165) (233)
Loss on disposals (439) - (439)
Exceptional costs (note 6) (752) (57) (809)
Onerous lease provision movement 13 - 13
------------ ---------------------- --------
Operating profit/(loss) 6,392 (1,137) 5,255
Finance (costs)/income (412) 83 (329)
------------ ---------------------- --------
Profit/(loss) before taxation 5,980 (1,054) 4,926
Tenpin Central Group
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
For the 52-week period ended 31 December
2017:
Segment revenue - external 71,040 - 71,040
Adjusted EBITDA 20,420 (1,408) 19,012
Net segment assets/(liabilities)
as at 31 December 2017 76,022 (4,022) 72,000
Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA
to reported operating profit:
Adjusted EBITDA 20,420 (1,408) 19,012
Amortisation and depreciation
of intangibles and property,
plant and equipment (5,245) (2) (5,247)
Loss on disposals (356) - (356)
Amortisation of fair valued
intangibles - (569) (569)
Unwind of other fair value adjustments - (38) (38)
Exceptionals (1,849) (3,137) (4,986)
Onerous lease provision movement 1,403 - 1,403
------------ ---------------------- --------
Operating profit/(loss) 14,373 (5,154) 9,219
Finance costs (787) (1,140) (1,927)
------------ ---------------------- --------
Profit/(loss) before taxation 13,586 (6,294) 7,292
Tenpin Central Group
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
For the 26 week period ended 2 July 2017:
Segment revenue - external 35,095 - 35,095
Adjusted EBITDA 9,891 (520) 9,371
Segment net assets/(liabilities)
as at 2 July 2017 72,534 (3,789) 68,745
Reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to reported
operating profit:
Adjusted EBITDA 9,891 (520) 9,371
Amortisation and depreciation
of intangibles and property,
plant and equipment (2,516) (43) (2,559)
Amortisation of fair valued
intangibles - (290) (290)
Profit on disposal of amusement
machines 44 - 44
Exceptional costs (2,348) (2,104) (4,452)
Onerous lease provision movement 79 - 79
------------ ---------------------- --------
Operating profit/(loss) 5,150 (2,957) 2,193
Finance costs (376) (1,221) (1,597)
------------ ---------------------- --------
Profit/(loss) before taxation 4,774 (4,178) 596
------------ ---------------------- --------
All assets have been allocated to segments.
Disaggregation of revenue
In addition to the breakdown of revenue into the above segments
we have analysed revenue further as following:
26 week period 26 week period 26 week
ended 1 July ended 2 July period ended
2018 2017 2 July 2017
Unaudited Unaudited Audited
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
--------------- --------------- --------------
Bowling 18,083 16,535 33,876
Beverage 6,373 6,098 12,421
Food 3,551 3,132 6,408
Other amusements 9,797 9,330 18,335
37,804 35,095 71,040
9 Goodwill and intangible assets
Fair valued
intangibles
on acquisition Goodwill Software Total
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
-------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------- ------------------ --------
Cost
At 1 January 2017 2,981 23,552 726 27,259
Disposals - - 8 8
Additions - 1,723 - 1,723
At 2 July 2017 2,981 25,275 734 28,990
Disposals (43) (104) - (147)
Additions - - 86 86
At 31 December 2017 2,938 25,171 820 28,929
Additions 14 2,874 85 2,973
At 1 July 2018 2,952 28,045 905 31,902
Accumulated amortisation
and impairment losses
At 1 January 2017 1,380 - 137 1,517
Charge for the period - amortisation 290 - 123 413
At 2 July 2017 1,670 - 260 1,930
Charge for the period - amortisation 236 - 102 338
At 31 December 2017 1,906 - 362 2,268
Charge for the period - amortisation 233 - 144 377
At 1 July 2018 2,139 - 506 2,645
Net book value
At 1 July 2018 813 28,045 399 29,257
At 31 December 2017 1,032 25,171 458 26,661
At 2 July 2017 1,311 25,275 474 27,060
10 Property, plant and equipment
Amusement
Short machines
Long leasehold leasehold Fixtures, fittings
premises premises and equipment Total
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
---------------------------- --------------- ----------- ------------ ------------------- ----------
Cost
At 1 January 2017 2,122 10,180 6,089 21,849 40,240
Additions - - 535 1,366 1,901
Acquisition of new
sites - - - 879 879
Disposals - - (139) - (139)
At 2 July 2017 2,122 10,180 6,485 24,094 42,881
Additions - 1 1,281 2,228 3,510
Disposals - (612) (939) (948) (2,499)
At 31 December 2017 2,122 9,569 6,827 25,374 43,892
Additions - - 2,314 4,330 6,644
Acquisition of new
sites - - - 1,129 1,129
Disposals - - (1,033) (782) (1,815)
At 1 July 2018 2,122 9,569 8,108 30,051 49,850
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment
At 1 January 2017 65 815 2,112 2,528 5,520
Charge for the period 39 303 935 1,159 2,436
Disposals - Depreciation - - (188) - (188)
At 2 July 2017 104 1,118 2,859 3,687 7,768
Charge for the period 27 303 994 1,255 2,579
Disposals - Depreciation - (584) (406) (356) (1,346)
At 31 December 2017 131 837 3,447 4,586 9,001
Charge for the period 27 421 1,101 1,405 2,954
Disposals - Depreciation - - (622) (158) (780)
At 1 July 2018 158 1,258 3,926 5,833 11,175
Net book value
At 1 July 2018 1,964 8,311 4,182 24,218 38,675
At 31 December 2017 1,991 8,732 3,380 20,788 34,891
At 2 July 2017 2,018 9,062 3,626 20,407 35,113
11 Business combinations
As party of the Group's strategy to grow and expand, the
following four sites were acquired as part of a business
combination.
Business combination - Chichester
On 5 February 2018, the Group acquired the assets and trade of
the Chichester bowling site, part of MFA Bowl Limited. The Group
entered into a Business Purchase Agreement with MFA Bowl Limited
and acquired control of the assets for GBP0.8m as summarised
below:
Consideration as at 5 February 2018 GBP000
---------------------------------------------- -------
Cash consideration paid 839
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities
assumed
Property, plant and equipment 216
Deferred tax liabilities (39)
Other assets and liabilities, net 39
Total identifiable net assets 216
Goodwill 623
Total 839
Acquisition-related costs of GBP0.1m have been charged to
administrative expenses and included in exceptional items.
Property, plant and equipment fair values were determined
internally looking at the market prices for the acquired assets and
for similarly aged assets elsewhere in the Company's business which
resulted in a step up from the assets' book values of GBP0.2m which
will be depreciated over 20 years. Deferred tax liabilities were
recognised on the fair values of assets acquired and their tax
bases which will be released as the related fair value measurement
differences are recognised in the statement of comprehensive
income. As part of the due diligence, the sales and profit numbers
prior to acquisition from the seller's management accounts were
reviewed including the period from 1 January 2018 to the date of
acquisition. Due to not having access to the information they are
not reflected here. The sales and profit generated by the site
since acquisition are impacted by the uncertainty of the business
combination and thus are not a true reflection of the sites
performance and so this will be disclosed in the full year end
financial statements after the site has traded for a longer period.
The goodwill is made up of the expected benefits to arise from
Tenpinisation of the site's operations and processes under the
management of the Tenpin brand. None of the goodwill is expected to
be deductible for tax purposes.
Business combination - Warrington
On 5 February 2018, the Group acquired the assets and trade of
the Warrington bowling site by acquiring control of the entire
share capital of Quattroleisure Limited from LA Bowl (Warrington)
Limited by entering a Share Purchase Agreement for GBP1.7m as
summarised below:
Consideration as at 5 February 2018 GBP000
---------------------------------------------- -------
Cash consideration paid 1,697
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities
assumed
Property, plant and equipment 376
Deferred tax liabilities (67)
Other assets and liabilities, net (3)
Total identifiable net assets 306
Goodwill 1,391
Total 1,697
Acquisition-related costs of GBP0.1m have been charged to
administrative expenses and included in exceptional items.
Property, plant and equipment fair values were determined
internally looking at the market prices for the acquired assets and
for similarly aged assets elsewhere in the Company's business which
resulted in a step up from the assets' book values of GBP0.4m which
will be depreciated over 20 years. Deferred tax liabilities were
recognised on the fair values of assets acquired and their tax
bases which will be released as the related fair value measurement
differences are recognised in the statement of comprehensive
income. As part of the due diligence, the sales and profit numbers
prior to acquisition from the seller's management accounts were
reviewed including the period from 1 January 2018 to the date of
acquisition. Due to not having access to the information they are
not reflected here. The sales and profit generated by the site
since acquisition are impacted by the uncertainty of the business
combination and thus are not a true reflection of the sites
performance and so this will be disclosed in the full year end
financial statements after the site has traded for a longer period.
The goodwill is made up of the expected benefits to arise from
Tenpinisation of the site's operations and processes under the
management of the Tenpin brand. None of the goodwill is expected to
be deductible for tax purposes.
Business combination - Luton
On 24 April 2018, the Group acquired the assets and trade of the
Luton bowling site known as the Galaxy, part of MFA Bowl Limited.
The Group entered into a Business Purchase Agreement with MFA Bowl
Limited and acquired control of the assets for GBP0.8m as
summarised below:
Consideration as at 24 April 2018 GBP000
---------------------------------------------- -------
Cash consideration paid 836
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities
assumed
Property, plant and equipment 215
Deferred tax liabilities (39)
Other assets and liabilities, net 36
Total identifiable net assets 212
Goodwill 624
Total 836
Acquisition-related costs of GBP0.1m have been charged to
administrative expenses and included in exceptional items.
Property, plant and equipment fair values were determined
internally looking at the market prices for the acquired assets and
for similarly aged assets elsewhere in the Company's business which
resulted in a step up from the assets' book values of GBP0.2m which
will be depreciated over 20 years. Deferred tax liabilities were
recognised on the fair values of assets acquired and their tax
bases which will be released as the related fair value measurement
differences are recognised in the statement of comprehensive
income. As part of the due diligence, the sales and profit numbers
prior to acquisition from the seller's management accounts were
reviewed including the period from 1 January 2018 to the date of
acquisition. Due to not having access to the information they are
not reflected here. The sales and profit generated by the site
since acquisition are impacted by the uncertainty of the business
combination and thus are not a true reflection of the sites
performance and so this will be disclosed in the full year end
financial statements after the site has traded for a longer period.
The goodwill is made up of the expected benefits to arise from
Tenpinisation of the site's operations and processes under the
management of the Tenpin brand. None of the goodwill is expected to
be deductible for tax purposes.
Business combination - Leeds
On 24 April 2018, the Group acquired the assets and trade of the
Leeds bowling site known as 1st Bowl, part of MFA Bowl Limited. The
Group entered into a Business Purchase Agreement with MFA Bowl
Limited and acquired control of the assets for GBP0.5m as
summarised below:
Consideration as at 24 April 2018 GBP000
---------------------------------------------- -------
Cash consideration paid 536
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities
assumed
Property, plant and equipment 322
Deferred tax liabilities (58)
Other assets and liabilities, net 36
Total identifiable net assets 300
Goodwill 236
Total 536
Acquisition-related costs of GBP0.1m have been charged to
administrative expenses and included in exceptional items.
Property, plant and equipment fair values were determined
internally looking at the market prices for the acquired assets and
for similarly aged assets elsewhere in the Company's business which
resulted in a step up from the assets' book values of GBP0.3m which
will be depreciated over 20 years. Deferred tax liabilities were
recognised on the fair values of assets acquired and their tax
bases which will be released as the related fair value measurement
differences are recognised in the statement of comprehensive
income. As part of the due diligence, the sales and profit numbers
prior to acquisition from the seller's management accounts were
reviewed including the period from 1 January 2018 to the date of
acquisition. Due to not having access to the information they are
not reflected here. The sales and profit generated by the site
since acquisition are impacted by the uncertainty of the business
combination and thus are not a true reflection of the sites
performance and so this will be disclosed in the full year end
financial statements after the site has traded for a longer period.
The goodwill is made up of the expected benefits to arise from
Tenpinisation of the site's operations and processes under the
management of the Tenpin brand. None of the goodwill is expected to
be deductible for tax purposes.
12 Cashflow from operations
26 weeks
26 weeks to 52 weeks
to 1 July 2 July to 31 December
2018 Unaudited 2017 Unaudited 2017 Audited
Cash flows from operating activities GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
-------------------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
Profit for the period 3,826 419 5,181
Adjustments for:
Tax 1,100 177 2,111
Finance costs, net 329 1,597 1,927
Non-cash exceptionals 400 735 718
Non-cash share based payments charge 79 - 87
Loss on disposal of assets 439 - 356
Amortisation of intangible assets 377 413 806
Depreciation of property, plant and
equipment 2,954 2,436 5,010
Changes in working capital:
Decrease/(increase) in inventories 32 (47) (17)
(Increase)/decrease in trade and
other receivables (413) 965 (175)
Increase/(decrease) in trade and
other payables 1,412 (911) (1,304)
Decrease in provisions (9) (94) (1,398)
Cash generated from operations 10,526 5,690 13,302
13 Bank borrowings and finance leases
26 weeks
26 weeks to 52 weeks
to 2 July 2 July to 31 December
2017 Unaudited 2017 Unaudited 2017 Audited
Current liabilities GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
----------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
Bank loans 10,000 6,000 6,000
Finance leases 2,059 2,104 2,001
Capitalised financing costs (123) (187) (155)
11,936 7,917 7,846
Non - current liabilities
----------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
Finance leases 3,195 2,593 2,244
3,195 2,593 2,244
----------------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
The bank loans with the Royal Bank of Scotland plc consist of
GBP15m committed Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) and GBP5m
uncommitted Accordion Facility. The loans incur interest at LIBOR
plus a margin of 1.75%. The Group has drawn GBP10m of the RCF as at
the half year end.
14 Financial risk management
Cash flow and fair value interest rate risk
Cash flow interest rate risk derives from the Group's floating
rate financial liabilities, being its bank debt and overdraft
facility, which are linked to LIBOR plus a margin of 1.75%. The
Group has no fair value interest rate risk. The average period to
the expected maturity date of the interest-free financial
liabilities, being the onerous lease provision, is 9 years.
Sensitivity analysis: in managing interest rate risk the Group aims
to reduce the impact of short-term fluctuations on the Group's
earnings. Over the longer-term, however, sustained changes in
interest rates would have an impact on the Group's earnings.
Credit risk
As almost all of the Group's sales are for cash, the Group is
exposed to minimal credit risk.
Liquidity risk
The Group's cash position and cash flow forecasts are reviewed
by management on a daily basis. The current bank facilities consist
of GBP15m RCF and a GBP5m uncommitted Accordion facility.
15 Principal risks and uncertainties
The Group recognises that the effective management of risk is
key in achieving its strategic objectives. Ultimate responsibility
for the Group's risk management framework sits with the Board. The
Group has focused on introducing a risk management process, to
identify, evaluate and monitor the risks it faces. Each risk has
been assessed to determine the likelihood of occurrence together
with the potential impact on the Group. Please refer to the Annual
Report of the Group for the 52 week period to 31 December 2017
which were approved by the board of directors on 21 March 2018 and
have been filed with the Registrar of Companies for the full
analysis of the risks assessed for the Group.
16 Related Parties
There are no related party transactions nor any related party
balances receivable or payable that are not intercompany related.
All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated on
consolidation. There were no material related party transactions
requiring disclosure, other than compensation of key management
personnel which will be disclosed in the Group's Annual Report and
Accounts for the year ending 30 December 2018.
17 Post balance sheet events
The tenpin bowling site at Maidenhead was closed on 26 August
2018 and the property handed back to the landlord after they
activated the termination option included in the lease.
18 Dividends
The Board have declared an interim dividend of 3.3p per share
(FY17 Interim: 3.0p). The interim ex-dividend date is 22 November
2018, the record date 23 November 2018 and the interim dividend
payment date is 4 January 2019.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILTY STATEMENT
The directors confirm that these condensed interim financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with International
Accounting Standard 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting', as adopted
by the European Union and that the interim management report
includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7 and
DTR 4.2.8, namely:
o an indication of important events that have occurred during
the first six months and
o their impact on the condensed set of financial statements,
and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties
for the remaining six months of the financial year; and
o material related-party transactions in the first 26 weeks
and any material changes in the related-party transactions
described in the last annual report.
The directors confirm to the best of their knowledge that the
condensed interim financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the Accounting Standards Board 2007 statement on
half yearly financial reports.
The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity
of the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom
governing the preparation and dissemination of interim financial
statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
The responsibility statement was approved by the Board on 12
September 2018 and signed on its behalf by:
Alan Hand Mark Willis
CEO CFO
12 September 2018 12 September 2018
INDEPENDENT REVIEW REPORT TO TEN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP PLC
Report on the condensed consolidated interim financial
statements
Our conclusion
We have reviewed Ten Entertainment Group Plc's condensed
consolidated financial statements (the "interim financial
statements") in the Half-Year Results of Ten Entertainment Group
Plc for the 26 week period ended 1 July 2018. Based on our review,
nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that
the interim financial statements are 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 Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of the
United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.
What we have reviewed
The interim financial statements comprise:
o the condensed consolidated statement of financial position as
at 1 July 2018;
o the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income
for the period then ended;
o the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the period
then ended;
o the condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity for
the period then ended; and
o the explanatory notes to the interim financial statements.
The interim financial statements included in the half-year
results have been prepared in accordance with International
Accounting Standard 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting', as adopted
by the European Union and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency
Rules sourcebook of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct
Authority.
As disclosed in note 2 to the interim financial statements, the
financial reporting framework that has been applied in the
preparation of the full annual financial statements of the Group is
applicable law and International Financial Reporting Standards
(IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union.
Responsibilities for the interim financial statements and the
review
Our responsibilities and those of the directors
The half-year results, including the interim financial
statements, is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the
directors. The directors are responsible for preparing the
half-year results in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules sourcebook of the United Kingdom's Financial
Conduct Authority.
Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the interim
financial statements in the half-year results based on our review.
This report, including the conclusion, has been prepared for and
only for the company for the purpose of complying with the
Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of the United
Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority and for no other purpose. We
do not, in giving this conclusion, accept or assume responsibility
for any other purpose or to any other person to whom this report is
shown or into whose hands it may come save where expressly agreed
by our prior consent in writing.
What a review of interim financial statements involves
We conducted our review in accordance with International
Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410, 'Review of
Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor
of the Entity' issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in
the United Kingdom. A review of interim financial information
consists of making enquiries, 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 (UK) 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-year
results and considered whether it contains any apparent
misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in
the interim financial statements.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants
London
12 September 2018
a) The maintenance and integrity of the Ten Entertainment Group
Plc website is the responsibility of the directors; the work
carried out by the auditors does not involve consideration of
these matters and, accordingly, the auditors accept no responsibility
for any changes that may have occurred to the interim financial
statements since they were initially presented on the website.
b) Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and
dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation
in other jurisdictions.
This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the
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