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Sanderson Design Group PLC
11 October 2022
11 October 2022
SANDERSON DESIGN GROUP PLC
("Sanderson Design Group", the "Company" or the "Group")
Interim Results for the six months ended 31 July 2022
Profit growth driven by licensing income, US sales and the
Morris & Co. brand
Full year trading remains in line with Board expectations
Sanderson Design Group PLC (AIM: SDG), the luxury interior
design and furnishings group, announces its unaudited financial
results for the six months ended 31 July 2022.
Financial highlights
Six months % Change Year ended 31 January
ended 31 July
2022 2021 2022
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Revenue GBP57.9m GBP57.5m 0.7% GBP112.2m
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Adjusted underlying profit before tax* GBP6.3m GBP5.6m** 12.5% GBP12.5m
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Adjusted underlying EPS* 6.90p 6.11p** 12.9% 13.75p
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Statutory profit before tax GBP5.5m GBP4.9m 12.2% GBP10.4m
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Statutory profit after tax GBP4.2m GBP3.8m 10.5% GBP7.8m
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Basic EPS 5.89p 5.31p 10.9% 10.93p
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Net cash*** GBP15.0m GBP15.4m (2.6%) GBP19.1m
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Dividend per share 0.75p 0.75p - 3.50p
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*excluding share-based incentives, defined benefit pension
charge and non-underlying items as summarised in note 5
** refer to note 5(b) for details on the prior year
reclassification
*** Net cash is defined as cash and cash equivalents less
borrowings. For the purpose of this definition, borrowings do not
include lease liabilities
-- Revenue up 0.7% at GBP57.9m (H1 FY22: GBP57.5m ),
representing a resilient sales performance in a challenging
market
-- Strong performance from licensing with revenue up 90.0% at
GBP3.8m (H1 FY22: GBP2.0m) in reported currency
-- Brand product sales down 2.5% in reported and constant
currency at GBP42.2m (H1 FY22: GBP43.3m), impacted by cessation of
trade in Russia and Brexit customs benefit in prior period
o Strong growth from the Morris & Co. brand, with sales up
20.8% in the UK and up 53.7% in North America in reported currency
(up 42.3% in constant currency)
o North America continues to deliver a strong performance,
particularly with the Morris & Co., Sanderson and Clarke &
Clarke brands
-- Third party manufacturing performed robustly against a strong
comparator with sales down 2.5% in reported currency at GBP11.9m
(H1 FY22: GBP12.2m)
-- Adjusted underlying profit before tax of GBP6.3m up 12.5% (H1
FY22: GBP5.6m) , reflecting management actions and the significant
contribution from higher margin licensing activities. Statutory
profit before tax of GBP5.5m is up 12.2% (H1 FY22: GBP4.9m)
-- Strong balance sheet with net cash of GBP15.0m at 31 July
2022 (31 January 2022: GBP19.1m), following a strategic investment
in core stock lines
-- Interim dividend of 0.75p per share (H1 FY22: 0.75p)
Operational highlights
-- Significant licence renewals in the year-to-date including
Bedeck, NEXT and Williams Sonoma along with strong generation of
new collaborations and a resilient performance from core bedding
and Japanese partnerships
-- Growth in Morris & Co. brand product sales led by
continued increase in demand for classic designs and sales of
Simply Morris, launched last year
-- Harlequin exclusive edit with Brewers/wallpaperdirect created
in H1 FY22 and launched to market in September 2022
-- US distribution of Harlequin with Perigold and McGee & Co online has attracted a new customer
Dianne Thompson, Sanderson Design Group's Chairman, said:
"Thanks to the Group's strong and rich portfolio of valuable
brands, and the creative design talent and agility of our teams, we
have managed to navigate the trading challenges of the first half,
taking opportunities where possible to support the strategic
progress of the Group.
"I am delighted to see positive developments in North America,
where we have been under-distributed in the past and where
management continues to focus. The UK performance of our top
customers is encouraging, whilst challenges abound in the wider
economy.
"Our current year performance to date is testament to the
diversity of our model, and we continue to anticipate meeting Board
expectations for the full year. Given the uncertainties in the
current macro-economic and consumer environment, we look forward
with caution and continue to actively manage the headwinds. We have
a high-quality brand portfolio, growing US presence and strong cash
balances to support ongoing investment. Alongside continued
management action to reduce costs and increase efficiency, we
remain confident in the strategy for the business."
Analyst meeting and webcast
A meeting for analysts and institutional investors will be held
at 10.00 a.m. today, 11 October 2022, at the offices of Buchanan,
107 Cheapside, London EC2V 6DN. For details, please contact
Buchanan at SDG@buchanan.uk.com .
A live webcast of the meeting will be available via the
following link:
https://webcasting.buchanan.uk.com/broadcast/630e0ad7da906b287e9a13ac
A replay of the webcast will be made available following the
meeting at the Company's investor website,
www.sandersondesign.group .
For further information:
Sanderson Design Group PLC c/o Buchanan +44 (0)
20 7466 5000
Lisa Montague, Chief Executive Officer
Mike Woodcock, Chief Financial Officer
Caroline Geary, Company Secretary
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser
and Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7597 5970
David Anderson / Alex Wright / Ben
Farrow
Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
Tom Salvesen / Jen Boorer / Alex Emslie
Buchanan +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Mark Court / Toto Berger / Abigail
Gilchrist
SDG@buchanan.uk.com
Notes for editors:
About Sanderson Design Group
Sanderson Design Group PLC is a luxury interior furnishings
company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers, fabrics
and paints. In addition, the Company derives licensing income from
the use of its designs on a wide range of products such as bed and
bath collections, rugs, blinds and tableware.
Sanderson Design Group's brands include Zoffany, Sanderson,
Morris & Co., Harlequin, Scion, Clarke & Clarke and Archive
by Sanderson Design.
The Company has a strong UK manufacturing base comprising Anstey
wallpaper factory in Loughborough and Standfast & Barracks, a
fabric printing factory, in Lancaster. Both sites manufacture for
the Company and for other wallpaper and fabric brands.
Sanderson Design Group employs approximately 600 people, and its
products are sold worldwide. It has showrooms in London, New York,
Chicago, Amsterdam and Dubai.
Sanderson Design Group trades on the AIM market of the London
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SDG.
For further information please visit:
www.sandersondesigngroup.com .
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements
that are based on management's current expectations or beliefs as
well as assumptions about future events. These are subject to risk
factors associated with, amongst other things, the economic and
business circumstances occurring from time to time in the countries
and sectors in which Sanderson Design Group operates. It is
believed that the expectations reflected in these statements are
reasonable but they may be affected by a wide range of variables
which could cause actual results, and Sanderson Design Group's
plans and objectives, to differ materially from those currently
anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Investors
should not place undue reliance on any such statements. Nothing in
this announcement should be construed as a profit forecast.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S STRATEGY AND OPERATIONAL REVIEW
INTRODUCTION
We are pleased to report a resilient performance during the six
months to 31 July 2022. Most notably, it was a period of improved
profitability and margin progression, driven by operational
efficiencies, licensing income, improved US sales and continued
strong growth from the Morris & Co. brand. Whilst the
macro-economic and consumer environments remain difficult to
predict, we have mitigated reduced volumes in brand sales and
protected our gross margin through price increases in February and
August 2022. We have continued to make significant strategic and
operational progress, particularly on new licensing collaborations
and on initiatives focused on driving the brands' future
growth.
Of our three key geographic segments - the UK, Northern Europe
and North America, brand product sales showed resilience. In the
UK, they were almost unchanged at GBP22.1m (H1 FY22: GBP22.3m)
whilst in North America they benefited from strong currency markets
and were up 12.8% in reported currency (3.3% in constant currency).
As previously reported, the decision to cease trade in Russia,
which contributed GBP0.8m of sales in H1 FY22, impacted brand
product sales in Northern Europe in the first half, down 20.3% in
reported currency and down 16.8% in constant currency.
Overall, third-party manufacturing performed robustly in the
first six months of the year, given the strong comparator at the
same time last year as customers began restocking following the
Covid pandemic. We are continuing to invest in our manufacturing
operations to build further on our competitiveness post-Brexit for
both UK and overseas customers and capitalise on future
opportunities.
In support of our focused strategy, our higher margin licensing
revenue performed particularly strongly during the first half, with
sales up 90.0% in reported currency to GBP3.8m (H1 FY22: GBP2.0m).
This growth was driven by accelerated income under IFRS 15 of
GBP1.9m (H1 FY22: GBP0.5m), reflecting new and extended licensing
agreements, along with a robust performance by core licensees.
Notable licensing agreements signed in the first half include a
three-year renewal with Bedeck, one of our core licensees which has
rights in multiple geographies to a wide range of bedlinen and
towelling for the Morris & Co., Sanderson, Harlequin and Scion
brands, and a renewal with NEXT for up to two years for Morris
& Co. womenswear.
The momentum in licensing has continued into the current half
with the announcement in August 2022 of a Sanderson collaboration
with Disney. In addition, the Morris & Co. kitchenware
partnership with major US retailer Williams Sonoma, initially
signed in August 2021, has been extended by two years to 2025. The
initial products from the partnership will be fully launched across
the Williams Sonoma retail network on 17 October 2022.
The Morris & Co. brand grew strongly in the first half, with
the brand's product sales up 53.7% in North America in reported
currency (up 42.3% in constant currency) and up 20.8% in the
UK.
Overall, brand product sales growth was focused on North
America, a key growth market for us, where, in addition to the
strong performance from Morris & Co., the Clarke & Clarke
brand was up 9.2% in reported currency (up 0.9% in constant
currency) and Sanderson was up 6.6% in reported currency (down 1.6%
in constant currency).
The Group's net cash balances remained strong at the half year
end at GBP15.0m (31 January 2022: GBP19.1m), with the decrease from
the end of the last financial year in part reflecting a strategic
investment in inventory to ensure that our best-selling lines of
wallpaper and fabric are always in stock. In line with our typical
buying cycle, inventory peaked at the half year end and the
subsequent focus has been the turn of stock and efficiency to
optimise cover on a reduced portfolio of collections (SKUs) in the
current trading environment.
The strength of our balance sheet protects our business in a
time of macro-economic uncertainty and enables investment in future
growth opportunities and initiatives, including achieving our
ZeroBy30 pledge.
Live Beautiful
Our Live Beautiful sustainability strategy, launched in April
2021, has a broad range of initiatives including two major
commitments: for the Company to be net carbon zero by 2030 and to
be the employer of choice in the interior design and furnishings
industry.
Initiatives in the current financial year have included the
planned installation of solar panels at our Standfast &
Barracks fabric printing factor in Lancaster. These panels will
cover 3,000 sq. m and, in addition to contributing electricity to
the factory, will result in a carbon reduction of 141.72 tonnes of
carbon per annum according to an independent forecast.
LED lighting is being installed across all our locations and the
shift towards digital printing from traditional methods is also
reducing our energy consumption.
Last month, Scion launched a capsule collection of wallpapers
and fabrics created in collaboration with Designs in Mind, a social
enterprise that uses art and design to support people with mental
health challenges. The collection, which was created through
workshops hosted by the Scion design team and is available via the
Scion online shop, demonstrates our commitment to the positive
power of design.
People
Sanderson Design Group is a people business that remains
committed to the Real Living Wage. I would like to thank all
colleagues for their energy, talent and commitment during the year
to date. I would also like to welcome Shailini Revel to the Group
Leadership Team as Group Marketing and Digital Director, replacing
Nigel Hunt, who left the Company last month after three years of
valued contribution to the business.
OPERATIONAL REVIEW
The table below shows the Group's sales performance in the six
months ended 31 July 2022 ('H1 FY23'), compared with H1 FY22.
Six months to July Change (%)
31 of financial
year (GBPm)
2022 2021 Reported Constant
currency
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Brand product
UK 22.1 22.3 (0.9%) (0.9%)
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Northern Europe 5.5 6.9 (20.3%) (16.8%)
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North America 9.7 8.6 12.8% 3.3%
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Rest of the World 4.9 5.5 (10.9%) (9.6%)
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Total Brand product revenue 42.2 43.3 (2.5%) (3.5%)
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Total Licensing revenue 3.8 2.0 90.0% 89.3%
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Total Brand revenue 46.0 45.3 1.5% 2.5%
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Manufacturing*
External 11.9 12.2 (2.5%) -
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Internal 9.8 8.8 11.4% -
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Total Manufacturing revenue 21.7 21.0 3.3% -
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Intercompany eliminations* (9.8) (8.8) 11.4% -
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TOTAL REVENUE* 57.9 57.5 0.7% -
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*does not report in constant exchange rate
The Brands
The brands segment comprises Morris & Co, Sanderson, Clarke
& Clarke, Harlequin, Zoffany, Scion, and Archive by Sanderson
Design. It also includes licensing income as well as global trading
from the brands, including our overseas operations in the US,
Dubai, Netherlands and Germany.
Morris & Co.
Morris & Co. sales in the first half were GBP9.5m in
reported currency, an increase of 15.5% on the first half last
year. Sales in the UK were up 20.8%, in Northern Europe were down
13.2% and in North America were up 53.7% in reported currency (in
constant currency, Northern Europe sales were down 9.1% and North
America sales were up 42.3%).
Morris & Co. continues to be the Group's fastest growing
brand and the focus of exciting licensing collaborations. Brand
product sales in the first half have been driven by the launch of a
second collection by Ben Pentreath, the influential architect and
designer, and also by sales of the Simply Morris collection, which
was launched last year.
Licence income during the first half has been driven both by
accelerated income from new and extended licensing agreements and
by income from existing licensees, with apparel collections from
NEXT performing particularly well. In July 2022, NEXT extended its
licensing agreement for Morris & Co. womenswear for up to two
years, starting from April 2023.
Morris & Co. paints were relaunched in February 2022, after
being unavailable since 2008 owing to a change in manufacturing
regulations. The new range of paints, based on historic William
Morris colour recipes and documents, have been well received and
are now available through national retailers.
Exciting collaborations signed in the first half include a
sponsorship agreement with the Emery Walker Trust, a charity that
preserves the London home of Emery Walker, a typographer, engraver
and dear friend of William Morris. The Morris & Co. brand will
next year launch a collection of fabrics, wallpapers, bedding and
homewares based on inspirational items and stories from the
house.
One of the Company's incubator initiatives to test
direct-to-consumer sales is a Morris & Co. concession in
Harrods at its flagship location in Knightsbridge. The Morris &
Co. Home Emporium at Harrods opened in April this year and will be
launched online at Harrods.com ahead of the peak trading
season.
Sanderson
Sanderson sales in the first half were GBP7.2m in reported
currency, a decrease of 4.4% on the first half last year. Sales in
the UK were down 0.8%, in Northern Europe were down 29.4% and in
North America were up 6.6% in reported currency (in constant
currency, Northern Europe sales were down 27.8% and North America
sales were down 1.6%).
Sanderson also attracts licensing income, and in August 2022,
the Company announced an exciting licensing agreement with Disney.
The Sanderson archive includes a unique collection of original
wallpapers and fabrics, dating back to the 1930s, based on classic
Disney characters. Products created under this licensing agreement
will be distributed internationally from next year.
In October 2022, we announced another exciting development for
the Sanderson brand in a collaboration with Giles Deacon, the
renowned, London-based couture designer and illustrator, who will
create a capsule collection of fabrics, wallpapers and apparel. The
collection will be based on an innovative reworking of original
Sanderson designs and launch in Spring 2024, bringing fashion to
the Sanderson brand to create future nostalgia from classic
creations.
Zoffany
Zoffany sales in the first half were GBP4.2m in reported
currency, a decrease of 5.3% on the first half last year. Sales in
the UK were down 3.6%, in Northern Europe were down 15.8% and in
North America were down 2.6% (in constant currency, Northern Europe
sales were down 13.9% and North America sales were down 10.0%).
Designer Ruth Blanke's addition to the Palladio collection of
wallpapers, Avalonis, was launched in February 2022. Ruth won last
year's Royal College of Art award to create a new wallpaper for the
Palladio wallpaper collection, an award for new designers offered
annually by the Company.
Clarke & Clarke
Clarke & Clarke sales in the first half were GBP11.8m in
reported currency, a decrease of 6.0% on the first half last year.
Sales in the UK were down 8.2%, in Northern Europe were down 9.1%
and in North America were up 9.2% (in constant currency, Northern
Europe sales were down 7.1% and North America sales were up
0.9%).
Sales in North America, where the brand is distributed by Kravet
Inc, were resilient against a strong comparator. The brand's
exciting partnership with heritage tableware company Wedgwood
resulted in the launch of Wedgwood homewares in March this year,
including fabrics and wallpapers for international distribution
through both brands' networks.
Harlequin
Harlequin sales in the first half were GBP8.3m in reported
currency, a decrease of 9.0% on the first half last year. Sales in
the UK were down 1.6%, in Northern Europe were down 34.6% and in
North America were down 3.0% (in constant currency, Northern Europe
sales were down 33.0% and North America sales were down 10.4%).
The brand has performed well at John Lewis Partnership. In
September 2022, Brewers/wallpaperdirect launched exclusively a
special edit of designs backed by a stock commitment.
The focus for the Harlequin brand has been to drive renewed
impetus through colour science, expressed in the Own the Room
campaign and colour quiz, which seek to empower consumers to choose
the best designs and colours for their individual emotional and
physical well-being. Harlequin collections are presented as colour
stories to suit each of four profiles: Rewild, Reflect, Retreat and
Renew.
The collaboration with Sophie Robinson, known as the "Queen of
Colour" announced in June 2022, is a further step in inspiring
people to put colours together to suit individual styles. Working
with Harlequin, Sophie will create a capsule collection of
wallpapers and fabrics using her signature bright colours and
exuberant styling for launch in Autumn 2023.
Scion
Scion sales in the first half were GBP1.0m in reported currency,
a decrease of 17.2% on the first half last year. Sales in the UK
were down 9.3%, in Northern Europe were down 39.5% and in North
America were down 11.6% (in constant currency, Northern Europe
sales were down 38.1% in North America sales were down 18.7%).
As part of advancing the Group's digital strategy, Scion
products are also sold direct-to-consumer via www.scionliving.com ,
an online shop created by the leading internet retailer Jane
Clayton and Company. Scion designs are also highly suited to
out-licensing across a wide range of homewares.
Archive by Sanderson Design
Archive by Sanderson Design is a new, direct-to-consumer brand
launched in September 2021 to test the route to market. This
maximalist offer targets digitally native consumers, new customers
for the Group, and is an important part of our strategy to test
with new routes to market. The first-year performance of this
heritage-powered brand indicates that there is a broader
direct-to-consumer opportunity to be further explored with online
wholesale partners ahead of further investment in the digital
platform to support this venture.
Manufacturing
Our manufacturing operations performed robustly in the first
half, with third-party orders down 2.5% in reported currency
compared with the first half last year reflecting a strong
comparator characterised by restocking post-Covid.
Our fabric printers, Standfast, continue to benefit from import
duties imposed post Brexit which encourages UK customers to source
domestically. Standfast also has a high proportion of customers in
a relatively buoyant US market which has helped boost revenues in
the first half. Conversely our wallpaper manufacturer, Anstey has
traditionally been more focussed on the European market where
current trading conditions are significantly tougher.
We are committed to continued investment in digital capacity in
both our manufacturing plants. Investment in the current financial
year is expected to focus on Anstey, where, in line with our
capital expenditure plan, two digital printers with different
capabilities are planned for installation this year at a cost of
approximately GBP1.5m. One of the printers allows white backgrounds
to be printed digitally at Anstey for the first time and the other
offers very rapid print speeds. Both are more environmentally
friendly than traditional techniques and are expected to enable the
factory to compete for additional business. The introduction of a
new ERP system at Standfast & Barracks which will capture data
far more effectively than our legacy system and allow us to
generate further efficiencies is expected to complete in H1
FY24.
CURRENT TRADING AND OUTLOOK
The Board remains confident in the strategy for the business and
accepts that, in challenging markets, we need to look ahead with
caution. Uncertainties abound in the current macro-economic and
consumer environment so we remain focused on mitigating the
potential impact of these issues on our business where we can.
We have focused on building a diversified model backed by our
world class brand portfolio and strong balance sheet to enable
self-funded growth. To that end, our performance in the first half
of the financial year was resilient, with a profit performance
driven by licensing income and margin improvement, as a result of
operational efficiencies, growing US sales and the Morris & Co.
brand. August 2022 was a softer summer month than last year but
September and the first week of October 2022 have shown growth. Our
key Autumn selling weeks in October 2022 and November 2022 have
just started and, whilst we are vigilant in respect of ongoing
external factors, we continue to anticipate meeting Board
expectations for the full year.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER'S REVIEW
Key Financial Indicators
We measure and monitor key performance and financial indicators
across the Group. We set out below a summary of the Group's key
financial indicators.
Six months ended 31 July
2022 2021
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Revenue (GBPm) 57.9 57.5
Profit before tax (GBPm) 5.5 4.9
Profit before tax (%) 9.5% 8.5%
Basic earnings per share (pence) 5.89p 5.31p
Adjusted underlying profit before
tax* (GBPm) 6.3 5.6
Adjusted underlying profit before
tax* (%) 10.9% 9.7%
Adjusted earnings per share*
(pence) 6.90p 6.11p
Net cash (GBPm) 15.0 15.4
Inventory (GBPm) 26.7 18.7
Capital expenditure (GBPm) 1.5 1.2
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*excluding share-based incentives, defined benefit pension
charge and non-underlying items as summarised in note 5
Revenue
Group sales in the six-month period of GBP57.9m (comprising
Brand product and external Manufacturing sales along with licensing
revenue) were up 0.7% compared with the same period last year (H1
FY22: GBP57.5m), unchanged on a constant currency basis .
Six months ended 31 July
2022 2021 Change
Revenue GBPm GBPm %
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Brands 42.2 43.2 (2.5%)
Licensing 3.8 2.0 90.0%
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Total Brands 46.0 45.3 1.5%
Manufacturing - External 11.9 12.2 (2.5%)
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Group 57.9 57.5 (0.7%)
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Brand product
Brand product revenue was driven by a strong performance in the
targeted growth market of the US, along with continued strong
growth from the Morris & Co. brand.
Brand product revenue at GBP42.2m was down 2.5% against H1 FY22
at reported rates, unchanged on a constant currency basis. Revenue
in the prior year benefited from approximately GBP0.6m of
predominantly European dispatches delayed from the financial year
ended 31 January 2021, due to customs delays following Brexit.
Additionally, Brand product sales in Northern Europe were impacted
by the previously announced decision to cease trade in Russia,
resulting in the loss of GBP0.8m of sales compared with H1 FY22.
Excluding these two factors, Brand product revenue was up 0.9%
against H1 FY22 at reported rates, unchanged on a constant currency
basis.
Manufacturing
Overall, third-party manufacturing has performed robustly in the
first six months of the year, with third-party orders down 2.5% in
reported currency compared with the first half last year reflecting
a strong comparator as customers emerged from the Covid pandemic
and commenced restocking.
Licensing
Total licensing revenue was up 90.0% at GBP3.8m (H1 FY22:
GBP2.0m), driven by GBP1.9m (H1 FY22: GBP0.5m) of accelerated
income.
The progress within licensing continues with the recently
announced NEXT contract extension, extending its partnership with
Morris & Co to 2025. In addition, the Williams Sonoma
kitchenware partnership with Morris & Co, initially signed in
August 2021, has been extended by two years to 2025, displaying the
major US retailer's confidence in the brand and products, which are
due to launch in October 2022.
Gross profit
Gross profit for the period was GBP38.1m, compared with GBP35.9m
in H1 FY22, whilst the gross profit margin at 65.8% represents an
increase of 340 basis points over H1 FY22.
Excluding the impact of licence income, which generates 100%
gross profit, margins improved to 63.4% in the current period
versus 61.1% for H1 FY22. This improvement continues to be driven
by changes in sales mix towards higher margin brands, and increased
levels of digital production in our two manufacturing
locations.
Cognisant of the inflationary environment during the period,
price increases were put through in February and August 2022.
Six months ended 31 July
2022 2021
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Product Revenue (GBPm) 54.1 55.5
Gross profit (GBPm) 34.3 33.9
% 63.4% 61.1%
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Licence Revenue (GBPm) 3.8 2.0
Gross profit (GBPm) 3.8 2.0
% 100% 100%
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Total Revenue (GBPm) 57.9 57.5
Gross profit (GBPm) 38.1 35.9
% 65.8% 62.4%
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We benefit from a fixed price Gas contract that was signed in
June 2021 and is not due for renewal until October 2023. Our fixed
term electricity agreement was due for renewal on 1 October this
year and we are now paying at the government capped rate which
represents a GBP700,000 per annum increase on previous levels.
Without this support our electricity bills would increase by a
further GBP2m per annum (an increase we would seek to mitigate
through a variety of measures including energy reduction strategies
coupled with ongoing price reviews).
Profit before tax
Profit before tax for the period was GBP5.5m, up from GBP4.9m
for H1 FY22.
Six months ended 31 July
(GBPm)
2022 2021
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Revenue 57.9 57.5
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Gross profit 38.1 35.9
Distribution and selling expenses (12.7) (12.0)
Administration expenses (22.4) (21.0)
Other operating income 2.3 2.0
Net finance income 0.1 -
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Profit before tax 5.5 4.9
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In the prior year costs, particularly in H1 FY22, continued to
be impacted by cuts to discretionary expenditure and a hiring
freeze that had been put in place in response to Covid. In H2 FY22,
many of these activities recommenced and the full year-impact can
be seen in the results to 31 July 2022.
Distribution and selling expenses of GBP12.7m represented 21.9%
of revenue in the period compared with 20.8% in H1 FY22 and 22.3%
for the full year ended 31 January 2022.
Administration expenses grew to GBP22.4m in the current period
from GBP21.0m for H1 FY22. Marketing spend has returned to
pre-pandemic levels and the full year impact of recruitment in H2
FY22 also impacted this area.
Despite the inflationary pressures in the wider economy, the
benefits of our restructuring and ongoing cost efficiency can be
seen in that administration expenses remain GBP0.5m below (the
pre-Covid) H1 FY20 levels.
Other operating income of GBP2.3m (H1 FY22: GBP2.0m) comprises
consideration received from marketing materials.
Adjusted underlying profit before tax
Adjusted underlying profit before tax was GBP6.3m, up from
GBP5.6m in H1 FY22.
Six months ended 31
July (GBPm)
2022 2021
Profit before tax 5.5 4.9
Amortisation of acquired intangible assets 0.5 0.5
Forgiveness of loan under the Paycheck Protection
Programme - (0.4)
Underlying profit before tax 6.0 5.0
LTIP accounting charge - 0.4
Net defined benefit pension charge 0.3 0.2
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- ----------
Adjusted underlying profit before tax 6.3 5.6
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- ----------
Non-underlying items comprise:
- Amortisation of intangible assets: GBP0.5m in respect of the
acquisition of Clarke & Clarke in October 2016.
- Forgiveness of loan: In April 2021 the Group successfully
applied for the forgiveness of a GBP0.4m loan awarded under the US
Paycheck Protection Programme.
Taxation
Tax for the period is charged on profit before tax based on the
forecast effective tax rate for the full year. The estimated
effective tax rate (before adjusting items) for the period is 23.4%
(H1 FY22: 21.4%). This is driven by permanent differences
(non-qualifying depreciation and the super deduction), and the
differential between the current and deferred tax rate. Tax charge
for the period was, therefore, GBP1.3m (H1 FY22: GBP1.2m).
Earnings per share
Representative of the improved financial performance for the
period, basic reported EPS for the period was 5.89p (H1 FY22:
5.31p). The Group also reports an adjusted underlying EPS which
adjusts for the impact of the LTIP accounting charge, net defined
benefit pension charge and non-underlying items. The adjusted
underlying basic EPS for the period was 6.90p (H1 FY22: 6.11p). The
diluted EPS for the period was 5.83p (H1 FY22: 5.19p).
Working capital
(all figures in GBPm) 31 July 2022 31 July 2021 31 January
2022
----------------------- ------------- ------------- -----------
Inventories 26.7 18.7 22.7
Trade debtors 12.6 14.0 13.5
Trade creditors (9.9) (9.2) (11.7)
----------------------- ------------- ------------- -----------
Inventories
Inventory levels have increased as we have made strategic
investments in products with long lead times to ensure we are never
out of stock on our best-selling collections and can fully support
new product launches. Inventory levels peaked at 31 July 2022 and
the subsequent focus has been the turn of stock to more normalised
levels .
Trade receivables
The Group continues to experience limited bad debts across our
customer base. However, in the current economic environment we
maintain a strong focus on our credit management procedures to
improve controls and to mitigate potential credit risk.
Capital expenditure
Capital expenditure in the period totalled GBP1.5m (H1 FY22:
GBP1.2m). We continue to focus investment in enhancing our digital
printing capability in our manufacturing locations and projects
that support our "Live Beautiful" target of being net carbon
ZeroBy30.
Cash position and banking facilities
Cash at the half year was GBP15.0m compared with GBP19.1m at 31
January 2022 and GBP15.4m at 31 July 2021.The cash outflow for the
period was driven mainly strategic inventory investments of GBP4.0m
in best-selling collections and a reduction of trade creditors of
GBP1.8m, and partially offset by improvements in trade debtors of
GBP0.9m.
The Group has banking facilities provided by Barclays Bank plc.
The Group has a GBP12.5m multi-currency revolving committed credit
facility which is due for renewal in October 2024, further details
of which can be found in the Group's Annual Report and Accounts
2022. The agreement also includes a GBP5m uncommitted accordion
facility option to further increase available credit which provides
substantial headroom for future growth. Our covenants under the
facility are EBITDA and interest cover measures.
Defined benefit pension
The Group operates two defined benefit pension schemes in the UK
both of which are closed to new members and to future service
accrual. In the six months ended 31 July 2022, the Group made
contributions of GBP1.2 m (H1 FY22: GBP1.1 m ) to these schemes.
The schemes recorded a surplus of GBP2.6m at 31 July 2022 (H1 FY22:
deficit of GBP4.7m; 31 January 2022: surplus of GBP2.6m).
Dividend
A final dividend of 2.75p in respect of the year ended 31
January 2022 was paid on 12 August 2022 to the shareholders on the
Company's register on 15 July 2022.
The Board is announcing a maintained interim dividend of 0.75p
for the six months ended 31 July 2022 (H1 FY22: 0.75p), payable on
25 November 2022 to shareholders on the register on 28 October
2022. The ex-dividend date is 27 October 2022. This dividend
reflects the progress made by the business in the first half and
the strength of the Group's balance sheet whilst also acknowledging
the uncertainties in the current macro-economic and consumer
environment.
Unaudited Consolidated Income Statement
For the six months ended 31 July 2022
6 months 6 months
to 31 July to 31 July
2022 2021
Note GBP000 GBP000
---------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Revenue 2 57,922 57,515
Cost of sales (19,788) (21,574)
---------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Gross profit 38,134 35,941
---------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Net operating expenses:
Distribution and selling expenses (12,652) (12,014)
Administration expenses (22,371) (21,037)
Other operating income 3 2,272 2,034
---------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Profit from operations 5,383 4,924
---------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Finance income 166 88
Finance costs (83) (84)
---------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Net finance income 83 4
---------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Profit before tax 5,466 4,928
Tax expense 4 (1,282) (1,161)
---------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Profit for the period attributable to
owners of the parent 4,184 3,767
---------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Earnings per share - Basic 5 5.89p 5.31p
---------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Earnings per share - Diluted 5 5.83p 5.19p
---------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Adjusted earnings per share - Basic* 5 6.90p 6.11p
---------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Adjusted earnings per share - Diluted* 5 6.82p 5.97p
---------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
*the prior year comparatives have been amended to align
treatment with the Annual Report 2022 - see Note 5(b) for
details.
Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the six months ended 31 July 2022
6 months 6 months
to 31 July to 31 July
2022 2021
GBP000 GBP000
--------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
Profit for the period 4,184 3,767
Other comprehensive income / (expense):
Items that will not be reclassified to
profit or loss
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension (856) -
schemes
Reduction of deferred tax asset relating 214 -
to pension scheme liability
--------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
Total items that will not be reclassified (642) -
to profit or loss
--------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
Items that may be reclassified subsequently
to profit or loss
Currency translation losses (84) (115)
---------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
Other comprehensive expense for the period,
net of tax (726) (115)
Total comprehensive income for the period
attributable to the owners of the parent 3,458 3,652
---------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheet
As at 31 July 2022
As at As at
31 July 31 January
2022 2022
Note GBP000 GBP000
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 26,321 26,979
Property, plant and equipment 11,947 11,258
Right-of-use assets 4,712 3,923
Retirement benefit surplus 2,593 2,577
Minimum guaranteed licensing
receivables 2,728 1,619
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
48,301 46,356
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
Current assets
Inventories 26,749 22,652
Trade and other receivables 15,586 16,792
Minimum guaranteed licensing
receivables 1,327 879
Cash and cash equivalents 6 15,018 19,050
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
58,680 59,373
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
Total assets 106,981 105,729
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables (16,062) (20,115)
Lease liabilities (2,259) (1,983)
(18,321) (22,098)
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
Net current assets 40,359 37,275
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
Non-current liabilities
Lease liabilities (3,208) (1,920)
Deferred income tax liabilities (2,301) (1,998)
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
(5,509) (3,918)
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
Total liabilities (23,830) (26,016)
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
Net assets 83,151 79,713
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
Equity
Share capital 710 710
Share premium account 18,682 18,682
Foreign currency translation
reserve (880) (796)
Retained earnings 24,132 20,610
Other reserves 40,507 40,507
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
Total equity 83,151 79,713
--------------------------------- ----- --------- ------------
Unaudited Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
For the six months ended 31 July 2022
6 months 6 months
to 31 July to 31 July
2022 2021
Note GBP000 GBP000
---------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Profit before tax 5,466 4,928
Depreciation and impairment of property,
plant and equipment and right-of-use assets 2,486 2,588
Amortisation 846 872
Share-based payment charge 28 353
Net finance income (83) (4)
Forgiveness of a loan into a grant 5(b) - (412)
Defined benefit pension charge 310 233
Defined benefit pension cash contributions (1,182) (1,130)
---------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Cash generated from operating activities 7,871 7,428
(Increase)/decrease in inventories (4,097) 967
Increase in trade, other receivables and
minimum guaranteed licensing receivables (579) (5,036)
(Decrease)/increase in trade and other
payables (4,393) 1,241
---------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Cash (used in)/generated from operations (1,198) 4,600
Corporation tax paid (133) (2,123)
---------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Net cash (used in)/generated from operating
activities (1,331) 2,477
---------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest received 10 11
Purchase of intangible assets (188) (174)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (1,301) (1,016)
Net cash used in investing activities (1,479) (1,179)
---------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Cash flows from financing activities
Payment of lease liabilities (1,175) (1,263)
Interest paid (83) (72)
Net cash used in financing activities (1,258) (1,335)
---------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (4,068) (37)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning
of period 19,050 15,549
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on
cash held 36 (72)
---------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 6 15,018 15,440
---------------------------------------------- ----- ------------ ------------
Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the six months ended 31 July 2022
Attributable to owners of the parent company
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other reserves
--------------------
Foreign
Share currency
Share premium Retained Capital Merger translation Total
capital account earnings reserve reserve reserve equity
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- ------------- --------
Balance at 1 February
2022 710 18,682 20,610 43,457 (2,950) (796) 79,713
Profit for the
period 4,184 4,184
Other comprehensive
income / (expense):
Remeasurements
of defined benefit
pension schemes - (856) - - - (856)
Deferred tax relating
to pension scheme
liability - 214 - - - 214
Currency translation
differences - - - - (84) (84)
Total comprehensive
income / (expense) - - 3,542 - - (84) 3,458
Transactions with
owners, recognised
directly in equity:
Long-term incentive
plan charge - - 89 - - - 89
Related tax movements
on long-term incentive
plan - - (109) - - - (109)
------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- ------------- --------
Balance at 31
July 2022 710 18,682 24,132 43,457 (2,950) (880) 83,151
------------------------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- ------------- --------
Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
(cont'd)
For the six months ended 31 July 2022
Attributable to owners of the parent company
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other reserves
---------------------
Foreign
Share currency
Share premium Retained Capital Merger translation Total
capital account earnings reserve reserve reserve equity
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
----------------------- ----------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Balance at 1
February
2021 710 18,682 7,729 43,457 (2,950) (866) 66,762
Profit for the
period - - 3,767 - - - 3,767
Other comprehensive
expense:
Currency translation
differences - - - - - (115) (115)
Total comprehensive
expense - - 3,767 - - (115) 3,652
Transactions with
owners, recognised
directly in equity:
Long-term incentive
plan charge - - 217 - - - 217
Related tax movements
on long-term
incentive
plan - - 158 - - - 158
Balance at 1 August
2021 710 18,682 11,871 43,457 (2,950) (981) 70,789
Profit for the
period - - 3,460 - - 3,460
Remeasurements
of defined benefit
pension schemes - 6,492 - - - 6,492
Deferred tax relating
to pension scheme
liability - (1,233) - - - (1,233)
Currency translation
differences - - - - - 185 185
Total comprehensive
expense - - 8,719 - - 185 8,904
Transactions with
owners, recognised
directly in equity: - - 36 - - - 36
Long-term incentive
plan credit - - (16) - - - (16)
Balance at 31 January
2022 710 18,682 20,610 43,457 (2,950) (796) 79,713
----------------------- ----------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- --------------- ---------
Notes to the unaudited interim financial statements
1. Basis of preparation of unaudited interim financial statements
The interim financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the accounting policies that the Group expects to
apply in its annual financial statements for the year ending 31
January 2023.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards and
with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to
companies reporting under those standards. The consolidated
financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost
convention, except for those assets and liabilities measured at
fair value, as described in the accounting policies. The accounting
policies set out below have been consistently applied to all
periods presented unless otherwise indicated.
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these
interim financial statements to 31 July 2022 are consistent with
the accounting policies applied by the Group in its Annual Report
and Accounts on, and for the year ended, 31 January 2022.
These interim financial statements for the six months ended 31
July 2022 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, 'Interim
Financial Reporting', as adopted by the UK. The interim financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial
statements for the year ended
31 January 2022 prepared in accordance with IFRS. All
comparative information is for the six-month period ended 31 July
2021, except for the Balance Sheet information which is at 31
January 2022.
The Group has not early adopted any standard, interpretation or
amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective.
The interim financial statements do not represent statutory
accounts for the purposes of section 434 'Requirements in
connection with publication of statutory accounts' of the Companies
Act 2006. The financial information for the year ended 31 January
2022 is based on the statutory accounts for the financial year
ended 31 January 2022, on which the auditors issued an unqualified
opinion and did not contain a statement under section 498 'Duties
of auditor' of the Companies Act 2006 and have been delivered to
the Registrar of Companies. The interim financial statements for
the six-month period ended 31 July 2022 have not been audited.
Critical accounting estimates and judgements
The preparation of 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 expenses. Actual
results may differ from these estimates. In preparing these 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 year ended 31 January
2022 - going concern which is explained in further details below,
retirement benefit pension obligations, impairment of non-financial
assets including inventories, revenue recognition including
licensing income and deferred tax recognition, except for changes
in estimates that are required in determining the provision for
income taxes.
Going concern
A key accounting judgement for these interim financial
statements for the six months ended 31 July 2022 is the adoption of
the going concern basis of preparation.
The Board of Sanderson Design Group PLC has undertaken an
assessment of the ability of the Group and Company to continue in
operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period
of its assessment. In doing so, the Board considered events
throughout the period of their assessment, including the
availability and maturity profile of the Group's financing
facilities and covenant compliance. These interim financial
statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which the
directors consider appropriate for the reasons set out below.
The Group funds its operations through cash generated by the
Group and has access to a GBP12.5m Revolving Credit Facility
("RCF") which is linked to two covenants. These covenants are
tested quarterly on 30 April, 31 July, 31 October and 31 January
each year until the debt matures in October 2024. Throughout the
period and up to the date of this report the Company has met all
required covenant tests. The total headroom of the Group on 31 July
2022 was GBP27.5m (31 January 2022: GBP31.6m), including cash and
cash equivalents of GBP15.0m (31 January 2022: GBP19.1m) and the
committed facility of GBP12.5m (31 January 2022: GBP12.5m). The
Group has also access to an uncommitted accordion facility of
GBP5.0m with Barclays Bank plc.
In assessing going concern, management has taken account of the
potential further uncertainties caused by Covid-19, the war in
Ukraine, inflationary pressures, rises in interest rates and the
depreciation of pound sterling. A Management Base Case ('MBC')
model has been prepared, together with alternative stress tested
scenarios. These scenarios indicate that the Group retains adequate
headroom against its borrowing facilities and bank covenants for
the foreseeable future.
The actual results which will be reported will undoubtedly be
different from the MBC and other scenarios modelled by the Group.
If there are significant negative variations from the MBC,
management would act decisively, as they have done in the last
year, to protect the business, particularly its cash position.
Having considered all the comments above the Directors consider
that the Group has adequate resources to continue trading for the
foreseeable future and will be able to continue operating as a
going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date of
approval of the financial statements. For this reason, they
continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the
financial statements.
Principal risks
The Group's activities expose it to a variety of financial
risks: market risk (including foreign exchange risk and interest
rate risk), credit risk, liquidity risk and capital risk. The
interim financial statements do not include all risk management
information and disclosures required in the annual report and
accounts; they should be read in conjunction with the Group's
Annual Report and Accounts on 31 January 2022. Information on the
principal risks can be found on page 44 to 46 of the Group's 2022
Annual Report and Accounts on 31 January 2022 which comprise of
trading environment, competition, foreign exchange, recruitment and
retention of key employees, reputation risk, environmental risk,
health and safety risk, major incident or disaster such as a fire
or flood, IT and supply chain pressure. There have been no changes
in either the principal risks or risk management policies since the
year end. The Board approved the interim financial statements on 11
October 2022.
2. Segmental analysis
The Group is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of luxury
interior furnishings, fabrics and wallpaper. The reportable
segments of the Group are aggregated as follows:
- Brands - comprising the design, marketing, sales and
distribution, and licensing activities of Morris & Co.,
Sanderson, Zoffany, Clarke & Clarke, Harlequin, Scion and
Archive by Sanderson Design brands operated from the UK and its
foreign subsidiaries in the US, France, Netherlands and
Germany.
- Manufacturing - comprising the wallcovering and printed fabric
manufacturing businesses operated by Anstey and Standfast &
Barracks respectively.
This is the basis on which the Group presents its operating
results to the Board of Directors, which is considered to be the
CODM for the purposes of IFRS 8. Other Group-wide activities and
expenses, predominantly related to corporate head office costs,
defined benefit pension costs, long-term incentive plan expenses,
taxation and eliminations of inter-segment items, are presented
within 'intercompany eliminations and unallocated'.
a) Principal measures of profit and loss - Income Statement segmental information
6 months to 31 July Inter-company
2022 eliminations
Brands Manufacturing and unallocated Total
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
------------------------ -------- -------------- ----------------- --------
UK revenue 22,039 7,827 - 29,866
International revenue 20,131 4,090 - 24,221
Licence revenue 3,835 - - 3,835
------------------------ -------- -------------- ----------------- --------
Revenue - external 46,005 11,917 - 57,922
Revenue - internal - 9,773 (9,773) -
------------------------ -------- -------------- ----------------- --------
Total revenue 46,005 21,690 (9,773) 57,922
------------------------ -------- -------------- ----------------- --------
Profit / (Loss) from
operations 3,023 3,193 (833) 5,383
Net finance income - - 83 83
------------------------ -------- -------------- ----------------- --------
Profit / (Loss) before
tax 3,023 3,193 (750) 5,466
Tax expense - - (1,282) (1,282)
------------------------ -------- -------------- ----------------- --------
Profit / (Loss) for
the period 3,023 3,193 (2,032) 4,184
------------------------ -------- -------------- ----------------- --------
6 months to 31 July Inter-company
2021 eliminations
and
Brands Manufacturing unallocated Total
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
------------------------ -------- -------------- -------------- --------
UK revenue 22,263 7,253 - 29,516
International revenue 20,976 4,987 - 25,963
Licence revenue 2,036 - - 2,036
------------------------ -------- -------------- -------------- --------
Revenue - external 45,275 12,240 - 57,515
Revenue - internal - 8,807 (8,807) -
------------------------ -------- -------------- -------------- --------
Total revenue 45,275 21,047 (8,807) 57,515
------------------------ -------- -------------- -------------- --------
Profit / (Loss) from
operations 2,876 2,834 (786) 4,924
Net finance income - - 4 4
------------------------ -------- -------------- -------------- --------
Profit / (Loss) before
tax 2,876 2,834 (782) 4,928
Tax credit - - (1,161) (1,161)
------------------------ -------- -------------- -------------- --------
Profit / (Loss) for
the period 2,876 2,834 (1,943) 3,767
------------------------ -------- -------------- -------------- --------
The segmental Income Statement disclosures are measured in
accordance with the Group's accounting policies as set out in note
1. The Group has revised its segmental methodology for the year
ended 31 January 2022 by reviewing the allocation of central costs
to the Brands unit and restated the prior period's comparatives to
improve the usefulness of the segmentation. Inter-segment revenue
earned by Manufacturing from sales to Brands is determined on
normal commercial trading terms as if Brands were any other third -
party customer.
b) Additional segmental revenue information
The segmental revenues of the Group are reported to the CODM in
more detail. One of the analyses presented is revenue by export
market for Brands.
Brands international revenue by export 6 months 6 months
market to 31 July to 31 July
2022 2021
GBP000 GBP000
---------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
North America 9,681 8,643
Northern Europe 5,521 6,847
Rest of the World 4,929 5,486
----------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
20,131 20,976
---------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
Revenue of the Brands reportable segment - revenue from
operations in all territories where the sale is sourced from the
Brands operations, together with contract and licence revenue:
Brands revenue analysis* 6 months 6 months
to 31 July to 31 July
2022 2021
GBP000 GBP000
-------------------------- ------------ ------------
Clarke & Clarke 11,828 12,582
Morris & Co. 9,462 8,192
Harlequin 8,277 9,098
Sanderson 7,174 7,504
Zoffany 4,247 4,485
Scion 997 1,204
Other brands 185 174
Licensing 3,835 2,036
--------------------------- ------------ ------------
46,005 45,275
-------------------------- ------------ ------------
*The Brands reportable segments for the six months ended 31 July
2021 have been redefined to provide additional focus on each Brand.
Revenue of the Manufacturing reportable segment - including
revenues from internal sales to the Group's Brands:
Manufacturing revenue analysis 6 months 6 months
to 31 July to 31 July
2022 2021
GBP000 GBP000
Standfast 11,265 10,124
Anstey 10,425 10,923
--------------------------------- ------------ ------------
21,690 21,047
-------------------------------- ------------ ------------
3. Other operating income
Other operating income comprises consideration received from the
sale of marketing materials and additional services of GBP2,272,000
(H1 FY22: GBP2,034,000).
4. Tax expense
6 months 6 months
to 31 July to 31 July
2022 2021
GBP000 GBP000
Current tax:
- UK, current tax (759) (848)
- overseas, current tax (61) -
- overseas, adjustment in respect (54) -
of prior year
Corporation tax (874) (848)
------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
Deferred tax:
- current period (408) (313)
Deferred tax (408) (313)
------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
Total tax expense for the period (1,282) (1,161)
------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
5. Earnings per share
a) Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share ('EPS') is calculated by dividing the
earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted
average number of shares outstanding during the period, excluding
those held in the Employee Benefit Trust ('EBT') and those held in
treasury, which are treated as cancelled. The adjusted basic
earnings per share is calculated by dividing the adjusted earnings
by the weighted average number of shares.
6 months to 31 July 6 months to 31 July
2022 2021*
Weighted Weighted
average Per average
number share number Per share
Earnings of shares amount Earnings of shares amount
GBP000 (000s) Pence GBP000 (000s) Pence
Basic earnings
per share 4,184 70,983 5.89 3,767 70,935 5.31
---------------- --------- ----------- -------- --------- ----------- ----------
Effect of
dilutive
securities:
Shares under
LTIP 838 1,652
---------------- --------- ----------- -------- --------- ----------- ----------
Diluted
earnings
per share 4,184 71,821 5.83 3,767 72,587 5.19
---------------- --------- ----------- -------- --------- ----------- ----------
Adjusted
underlying
basic and
diluted
earnings per
share:
Add back: LTIP
accounting
charge 28 353
Add back: Net
defined
benefit
pension
charge 310 233
Non-underlying
items
(see below) 508 96
Tax effects of
non-underlying
items with
other
add backs (134) (115)
---------------- --------- ----------- -------- --------- ----------- ----------
Adjusted
underlying
basic earnings
per share 4,896 70,983 6.90 4,334 70,935 6.11
---------------- --------- ----------- -------- --------- ----------- ----------
Adjusted
underlying
diluted
earnings
per share 4,896 71,821 6.82 4,334 72,587 5.97
---------------- --------- ----------- -------- --------- ----------- ----------
* the prior year comparatives have been amended to align with
the treatment of a forgiveness of loan in the Annual Report 2022 -
see Note 5(b) for details.
The Group issued ordinary share capital with voting rights
consists of 70,983,505 (H1 FY22: 70,983,505) ordinary shares of
which nil (2021: nil) ordinary shares are held in treasury and 220
(H1 FY22: nil) ordinary shares are held by the Walker Greenbank PLC
EBT. Shares held in treasury or by the EBT are treated as cancelled
when calculating EPS.
b) Adjusted underlying profit before tax
The Group uses an Alternative Performance Measure "adjusted
underlying profit before tax". This is defined as statutory profit
before tax adjusted for the exclusion of share-based incentives,
defined benefit pension charge and non-underlying items. This is
recognised by the investment community as an appropriate measure of
performance for the Group and is used by the Board of Directors as
a key performance measure. The table below reconciles statutory
profit before tax to adjusted underlying profit before tax.
Adjusted underlying profit before tax:
6 months 6 months
to 31 July to 31 July
2022 2021
GBP000 GBP000
---------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
Statutory profit before tax 5,466 4,928
----------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
Amortisation of acquired intangible
assets (a) 508 508
Forgiveness of loan under the Paycheck
Protection Programme (b) - (412)
Net non-underlying charge included
in
statutory profit before tax 508 96
----------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
Underlying profit before tax 5,974 5,024
LTIP accounting charge 28 353
Net defined benefit pension charge 310 233
Adjusted underlying profit before
tax 6,312 5,610
----------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
In calculating the adjusted underlying profit before tax, the
Group adjusts for non-underlying items which are material
non-recurring items or items considered to be non-operational in
nature. The nature of these adjustments is outlined as follows:
-Amortisation of acquired intangible assets GBP508,000 (H1 FY22:
GBP508,000).
-In May 2020, the Group entered a loan contract with Wells Fargo
for US$565,818 under the US Paycheck Protection Programme scheme.
In June 2021, this loan was forgiven, and the Group treated the
forgiveness as a grant for GBP412,000. For the period ended 31 July
2021 this grant was included within the underlying profit before
tax. In the audited annual report and accounts for the period ended
31 January 2022, the Group reclassified this grant as a
non-underlying income. The comparative for the period ended 31 July
2021 is therefore adjusted to treat this grant as a non-underlying
income to aid comparability.
6. Analysis of net funds
Other
1 February non-cash 31 July
2022 Cash flow changes 2022
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
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Cash and cash equivalents 19,050 (4,068) 36 15,018
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Total funds 19,050 (4,068) 36 15,018
Lease liabilities (3,903) 1,175 (2,739) (5,467)
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Total debt (3,903) 1,175 (2,739) (5,467)
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Net funds/(debts) 15,147 (2,893) (2,703) 9,551
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Other non-cash changes are exchange gains/(losses) from the
retranslation of bank balances held in non-sterling bank accounts
and new additions to right-of-use assets.
7. Dividends
During the period to 31 July 2021, the Group has not paid any
dividends.
For dividends related to the financial year ended 31 January
2022, the Company paid:
- an interim dividend of 0.75p (GBP532,000) on 26 November 2021.
- a final dividend of 2.75p (GBP1,951,000) on 12 August 2022.
The Board has proposed an interim dividend of 0.75p per share to
be paid on 25 November 2022 to the shareholders on the Company's
register on 28 October 2022. The ex-dividend date is 27 October
2022.
These interim financial statements have not been audited or
reviewed by auditors pursuant to the Financial Reporting Council
guidance on Review of Interim Financial Information.
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