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Tristel PLC
19 October 2017
TRISTEL plc
("Tristel", "the Company" or "the Group")
Final Results
Audited Results for the year ended 30 June 2017
Tristel plc (AIM: TSTL), the manufacturer of infection
prevention and contamination control products, announces its
audited results for the year ended 30 June 2017.
Tristel's lead technology is a proprietary chlorine dioxide
formulation and the Company addresses three distinct markets:
-- The Human Healthcare market (hospital infection prevention -
via the Tristel brand)
-- The Contamination Control market (control of contamination in
critical environments - via the Crystel brand)
-- The Animal Healthcare market (veterinary practice infection
prevention - via the Anistel brand)
Financial Highlights
-- Turnover up 19% to GBP20.3m (2016: GBP17.1m)
-- Overseas sales up 43% to GBP9.6m (2016: GBP6.7m),
representing 47% of total sales (2016: 39%)
-- EBITDA before share-based payments up 26% to GBP5.4m (2016:
GBP4.3m). Unadjusted GBP5.3m (2016: GBP3.7m)
-- Pre-tax profit before share-based payments up 24% to GBP4.1m
(2016: GBP3.3m). Unadjusted GBP4m (2016: GBP2.6m)
-- EPS 8.06p, up 61% (2016: 5.01p)
-- Standard dividend per share for the full year increased by
21% to 4.03p (2016: 3.33p)
-- Net cash of GBP5.1m at year end (2016: GBP5.7m). Company
remains debt free
Operational Highlights
-- Successful acquisition of Australian distributor's
business
-- First North American regulatory submission made
-- France's Produit Hygiene Base accepts Duo for Ultrasound and
Ophthalmology onto its list of approved disinfectant products
-- Investment, alongside OrbiMed Advisors, in MobileODT
Paul Swinney, Chief Executive of Tristel plc, said: "We are
pleased with the progress made this year. Sales and profitability
exceeded both market expectations and our internal plan. The
drivers were growth in our overseas operations, favourable exchange
rates and the acquisition of our Australian distributor's business.
The North American regulatory programme is progressing well, with
our first submission made to the EPA. We were disappointed to learn
in early October that there will be delay to the approval
timetable, but this does not change our expectation of first sales
in North America in financial year 2018-19.
Our investment in MobileODT involves us for the first time in an
emerging healthcare market - point-of-care diagnostic devices
connected to smart phones that require high-level disinfection. We
believe this represents a significant future opportunity for
Tristel."
The annual report and financial statements will be available on
the Company's website www.tristel.com later today.
For further information:
Tristel plc Tel: 01638 721 500
Paul Swinney, Chief Executive
Liz Dixon, Finance Director
Walbrook PR Ltd Tel: 020 7933 8780 or tristel@walbrookpr.com
Paul McManus Mob: 07980 541 893
Lianne Cawthorne Mob: 07584 391 303
FinnCap
Geoff Nash / Giles Rolls (Corporate Tel: 020 7600 1658
Finance)
Chairman's Statement
Tristel continued to make good progress during the year to 30
June 2017. Sales grew to GBP20.3m from GBP17.1m in 2016, an
increase of 19%. The pace of sales growth was faster than the 12%
achieved last year, and above our 10-15% target. Once again,
overseas sales grew faster at 43% than domestic sales at 3%, which
is no surprise given the high levels of market penetration we enjoy
in the United Kingdom. Overseas sales represented 47% of worldwide
sales compared to 39% last year. The acquisition of our Australian
distributor's business in August 2016 accounted for 39% of overall
sales growth, and favourable currency rates 21%. Underlying sales
growth was 7%.
Pre-tax profit before share-based payments was GBP4.1m compared
to GBP3.3m last year, an increase of 24%. Earnings per share (EPS)
were 8.06 pence, up from 5.01 pence last year, an increase of
61%.
In August 2015, and again in August 2016, a special dividend of
3 pence was paid, reflecting profits performance and build-up of
surplus cash. The Company has continued to be very cash generative
and on 30 June 2017 the cash balance was GBP5.1m (GBP5.7m). The
Board is not declaring a third consecutive special dividend at this
time. In line with the Company's ordinary dividend policy, the
Board is recommending that the final dividend is 2.63 pence (2016:
2.19 pence), an increase of 20%. Including the interim dividend of
1.4 pence (2016: 1.14 pence), and the proposed final dividend, the
total dividend for the year will be 4.03 pence (2016: 3.33 pence
excluding the special dividend), a rise of 21%. If approved, the
final dividend will be paid on 15 December 2017 to shareholders on
the register at 17 November 2017. The corresponding ex-dividend
date is 16 November 2017.
During the year, we accelerated our investment in future growth
opportunities. We spent GBP1.1m to acquire our Australian
distributor's business, and invested GBP0.6m to take a 3.27% stake
in the Israeli company, MobileODT. Additionally, we spent GBP0.1m
on product development and testing (2016: GBP0.17m) and GBP0.22m
(GBP2016: 0.12m) on patenting to protect our intellectual property.
We invested GBP0.54m (2016: GBP0.34m) in regulatory approval
programmes in 19 countries and recognised this cost as an expense
in the year; included in this investment was an amount of GBP0.5m
(2016: GBP0.13m) relating to the United States market. Our project
to enter the United States commenced two years ago, and we have
succeeded in making our first regulatory submission - an
application to the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) for our chlorine dioxide foam-based product. We intend to
make further submissions to both the EPA and the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) in the years ahead.
Our people are the key element to our success. I would like to
acknowledge this on behalf of our Board and thank all our employees
for their contribution throughout the year.
Our core strategic objective continues to be to achieve
consistent and sustainable growth of the business and the value of
our shareholders' investment in the Company. Our target is to grow
revenue within a range of 10% to 15% as an annual average over the
three years to June 2019 whilst maintaining a minimum pre-tax
margin of 17.5%. If we achieve these two key objectives we will
have created the conditions for consistent and sustainable growth
in earnings and dividends. Our core objective is grounded in the
belief that, over time, share price growth will follow EPS growth
and the cash returns we achieve for our shareholders.
These are exciting times for Tristel as we enter the North
American market and bring the highest standards of medical device
decontamination to the developing world: both new opportunities,
but both consistent with our focus of the past twenty years.
My Board colleagues and I look forward to Tristel's future with
continued confidence.
Francisco Soler
Chairman
Chief Executive's Report
Current year - Overview
We are pleased to report that during the year Group revenue
increased by 19%, adjusted pre-tax profit increased by 24% and we
achieved a pre-tax profit margin of 20%. We ended the year with
cash of GBP5.1m. The Company remains debt-free.
In our 2014 financial year, when revenue was GBP13.5m, we set a
revenue target of GBP20m to be achieved in the financial year
ending 30 June 2017 - an increase of almost 50% in sales over a
three-year period - and we are pleased to report that this target
has been achieved. In October 2016, we laid out our plans for the
three years to 30 June 2019. The current objectives are sales
growth in the range of 10% to 15% per annum as an annual average
over the three years, which is a key performance indicator (KPI) of
the Company. We also set an objective of achieving a pre-tax profit
margin of at least 17.5% - our second KPI. We can report that both
these targets have been met in 2017, the first year of the current
three-year plan.
We are proposing a final dividend of 2.63 pence per share (2016:
2.19 pence), making 4.03 pence (2016: 3.33 pence) in total for the
year, up 21%.
Some of the key events that took place during the year,
were:
-- In August 2016, we acquired our Australian distributor's
business for GBP1.1m. The new subsidiary generated incremental
profit before tax during the year of GBP0.824m;
-- Also in August 2016, we paid a special dividend of 3 pence;
-- We made a strategic investment in June 2017 of GBP0.6m
(US$0.75m) in the Israeli company, MobileODT ("MODT"). MODT is a
business that combines smartphone technology with hand-held medical
devices to make diagnostics available at point-of-care.
Our business: What our marketplace looks like
Our entire business is focussed on preventing the transmission
of microbes from one object or person to another. We pursue this
purpose because some microbes can be a source of infection to
humans and animals. They can cause illness or death and place a
heavy cost on individuals and society. We achieve our purpose by
applying a very powerful disinfectant - chlorine dioxide - to the
target surface or medical instrument.
We are unique worldwide in using chlorine dioxide as a
high-performance disinfectant for medical instruments. And we are
one of a very few companies worldwide that can legitimately claim
to be exclusively an infection prevention business.
Our mission is most relevant to hospitals, especially acute
hospitals, where the risks of infection to individuals are highest.
In the human healthcare market, we brand our products Tristel. The
risk of cross infection is also relevant to veterinary practices,
or animal hospitals, and in the animal healthcare market we brand
our products Anistel. Finally, the control of microbial
contamination is very relevant in critical manufacturing
environments, for example cleanrooms, and in this market our
products are branded Crystel.
An acute hospital is a vast, multi-faceted organisation. We are
not only unique in providing chlorine dioxide as a high-performance
disinfectant within hospitals, but we are also unique in our focus
upon specific clinical departments within them. We target clinical
departments that carry out diagnostic procedures with small
heat-sensitive medical instruments. These include: the nasendoscope
used in Ear, Nose and Throat departments; the laryngoscope blade
used in emergency medicine; tonometers used in ophthalmology, and
ultrasound probes used in both men and women's health. In these
departments, we are the only simple to implement, affordable,
high-performance disinfection method available. Consequently, in
geographical markets in which we have been present for some time,
we hold truly dominant market positions.
The investment that we made in MODT involves us in a new market
for our chlorine dioxide high-level disinfectants - healthcare in
the lesser-resourced areas of the world - and, in terms of
population, a far larger marketplace.
There are 5.8 billion people worldwide who have no access to
healthcare that we would consider adequate, yet a great number of
this population has access to a mobile phone. In low resource
settings, whether on the African continent or in rural America,
medical care is provided by nurses, trained to a general level of
medical knowledge. Smartphones, combined with devices that can
illuminate a part of the body and take a picture, or carry out an
ultrasound scan, enable community nurses to examine the patient and
transmit images for consultation that can be provided remotely. In
time, artificial intelligence will provide diagnosis. This is a new
frontier in medicine that is developing rapidly.
During our twenty-year experience in infection prevention, we
have observed that disinfection is often an afterthought in medical
device innovation. Our high-level disinfectants, dispensed in
portable, easy-to-use formats of foam, wipes and sprays, are the
only way in which these new frontier devices can be disinfected
safely in a community clinic in a remote area to the same level
that would be demanded in a sophisticated Western European
hospital.
MODT is involved in this exciting development in healthcare, and
has had the foresight to acknowledge the importance of
disinfection. With its focus on women's health, a key area for
Tristel, we are making this investment to cement our relationship.
MODT plans next to make its technology platform available in Ear,
Nose and Throat medicine (ENT), another stronghold for our Company.
We believe our participation in the ownership of MODT will not only
benefit Tristel strategically, but will also produce an attractive
return for our own shareholders in time.
How We Service Our Market
Over 95% of our revenues are of repeat consumable products that
perform a vital function in hospitals. Their use is for the most
part non-discretionary. Our products are typically small packaged
goods, requiring no after sales service, other than repeat
training. capital sales, service and maintenance revenues do not
feature, therefore, in a significant way in our revenue model.
We sell our products directly to end-users in those markets in
which we have established a direct operational presence, and
through distributors in markets where we have no presence.
Our revenues - by sales channel
Year on Percentage
GBP000's 2016-17 2015-16 year change change
Human Healthcare Direct sales UK 8,910 8,547 363 4%
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EU 3,237 1,927 1,310 68%
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ROW 3,580 2,025 1,555 77%
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Sales to distributors EU 1,358 1,102 256 23%
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ROW 1,022 998 24 2%
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Contamination
Control Direct sales UK 1,129 1,140 (11) (1%)
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EU 18 - 18 100%
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ROW 8 - 8 100%
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Sales to distributors EU 132 332 (200) (60%)
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ROW 1 18 (17) (94%)
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Animal Healthcare Direct sales UK 114 222 (108) (49%)
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EU 5 4 1 25%
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ROW 180 156 24 15%
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Sales to distributors UK 522 457 65 14%
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EU 57 176 (119) (68%)
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Group sales 20,273 17,104 3,169 19%
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Our revenues - by technology
The majority of our sales are of chlorine dioxide (CI02) based
products; but we do formulate, manufacture and sell products
utilising other disinfectant chemistries. These include quaternary
ammonium compounds, peracetic acid and alcohol. In 2017, GBP3.6m of
our sales were of non-chlorine dioxide chemistries representing 18%
of the total (2016: GBP3.7m representing 22%). As our chlorine
dioxide product sales increase at a faster pace than non-chlorine
dioxide product sales, and as we continue to find ways to persuade
customers to switch to chlorine dioxide as a superior disinfection
technology, we expect this percentage to continue to decline.
Year on Percentage
GBP000's 2016-17 2015-16 year change change
Human Healthcare Direct sales ClO2 14,877 11,847 3,030 26%
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Other 850 652 198 30%
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Sales to distributors ClO2 1,715 1,432 283 20%
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Other 665 668 (3) -%
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Contamination
Control Direct sales ClO2 47 38 9 24%
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Other 1,082 1,102 (20) (2%)
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Sales to distributors ClO2 36 43 (7) (16%)
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Other 123 307 (184) (60%)
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Animal Healthcare Direct sales ClO2 1 7 (6) (86%)
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Other 298 375 (77) (21%)
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Sales to distributors ClO2 5 3 2 67%
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Other 574 630 (56) (9%)
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Group sales 20,273 17,104 3,169 19%
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Our revenues - by portfolio and geographical split
Revenue increased by 19% in the year. UK sales grew by 3% and
overseas sales grew by 43%. Overseas sales are made via two
channels: through the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries in
Germany, Poland, Hong Kong, China, New Zealand, Australia and
Russia; and via third party distributors. Overseas subsidiary and
branch sales increased by 71% to GBP7m in the year, whereas
overseas sales via distributors remained relatively static at
GBP2.58m.
Our Strategic Assets
We consider the assets that enable the Company to achieve its
strategic goals to be:
-- Our chlorine dioxide chemistry, about which there are three
critically important elements:
1. The formulation is proprietary;
2. We remain the only company using chlorine dioxide for the
decontamination of medical instruments in the world, which gives us
a genuine point of difference from all other infection prevention
companies;
3. The length of time that we have enjoyed this position has
allowed us to collate a significant body of knowledge, including
published scientific data, the testimony of almost two decades of
safe use, a significant global footprint of regulatory approvals
and a library of proven compatibility with hundreds of medical
instruments, all of which would take a newcomer significant time
and cost to match.
-- Intellectual property protection - at 30 June 2017, we held
229 patents granted in 35 countries providing legal protection for
our products;
-- Our people - who hold an unrivalled body of knowledge
relating both to infection prevention and to chlorine dioxide.
These strategic assets drive our success and differentiate us
from our competitors.
Our proprietary chlorine dioxide chemistry
The competitive advantage that we hold is that we are the only
company worldwide using chlorine dioxide to disinfect medical
instruments.
With this same chemistry, we have also established a bridgehead
in hospital surface disinfection, the veterinary market, and the
contamination control market. We are developing a number of new
products that could be "game-changers" in these disinfection
applications.
Our research and development programme has centred around our
chlorine dioxide portfolio, both in terms of chemistry and delivery
methods. The key chemistry improvements that are sought relate to
an increase in microbial efficacy, a reduction in hazards and
improved efficiency of manufacture. In parallel, packaging and
delivery forms are being developed that enhance and simplify the
user experience.
Our regulatory programme succeeded in attaining approvals for 24
products in 19 countries during the year.
Our intellectual property protection
We have 229 patents granted in 35 countries. The progress that
the Company has made during the past three years in building its
patent portfolio is demonstrated below:
Year to 30 ClO2 hand Trigger ClO2 decontamination ClO2 wipes Total Granted
June ClO2 foam disinfectant spray technology device system patents
2017 12 40 101 49 27 229
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2016 12 37 52 29 26 156
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2015 11 35 2 23 26 97
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Our people
At Tristel the basic qualities we seek in our staff are
integrity, inquisitiveness and humility. In our management team, we
also look for excellent decision making and execution ability and a
"know no boundaries" approach. We believe that these qualities can
make the highest possible performance achievable. We view our
colleagues as a key strategic asset of the business.
Delivering on our key strategic financial goal
Our key strategic financial goal is to deliver long term
sustainable growth. The two key performance measures that we target
are:
1 Consistent revenue growth - during the past four years,
revenue has grown from GBP13.5m to GBP20.3m - an increase of 51%.
The compound annual growth rate in revenue since the Company went
public in 2005 has been 17%. We continue to believe that we can
grow sales in the range of 10% to 15% per annum as an annual
average over the three years ending 30 June 2019.
2 Maintaining the profitability of the Company - during the year
the Company achieved a pre-tax profit margin of 20%. Over the three
years ending 30 June 2019, we believe that we can operate above a
pre-tax margin of 17.5%
The corollary to achieving these targets is that we are likely
to be highly cash generative given the operational cash
requirements of the business. If the Board considers that there are
no earnings enhancing opportunities to invest excess cash, a
special dividend will be paid to shareholders.
The Board's pursuit of these financial objectives is grounded in
the belief that consistent and sustainable increases in earnings
and dividends will, over time, result in share price growth. During
the year, we have witnessed a significant upward rating in the
valuation multiples applied to our share price.
Progress in North America
Two years ago, we unveiled to our shareholders that we had
embarked upon a United States regulatory approvals programme.
We are pursuing approvals for various Tristel products with both
the EPA and FDA. We have held various review meetings with both
agencies and have presented information and sought their guidance
on our approach.
With respect to the FDA we are pursuing a 510(K) for two
high-level disinfectant products classified as medical devices. One
product will be labelled for the high-level disinfection of
ophthalmic medical instruments, and one for the high-level
disinfection of ultrasound instruments. Both products are liquid
chlorine dioxide formulations dispensed in a foam format by
specialised packaging.
With respect to the EPA we made a regulatory submission on 30
June 2017 for our chlorine dioxide foam product branded Duo. The
EPA submission is for intermediate disinfectant status on
non-porous surfaces, including those of heat-sensitive medical
instruments. We have announced that our expectation for an EPA
approval is May 2018.
We also have in process submissions to Canada's Health
Protection Board.
In summary, we have developed a broadly-based business strategy
for the North American market, which is built around the regulatory
processes in the United States and Canada. We are confident that
our plan is proceeding very satisfactorily, and that we are on
track to generate revenues in North America during the financial
year commencing July 2018.
Focus
The Company has a dual focus: on infection prevention, and on
our proprietary chlorine dioxide chemistry. The achievements that
we have made have come from sticking to what we know and do well
and we believe there remains an enormous opportunity to continue
this success.
We have set objectives which are visible to everyone inside the
Company, and we make them equally visible to all other
stakeholders.
We look forward to a year of further growth and progress across
the business.
Paul Swinney
Chief Executive Officer
18 October 2017
Tristel plc
Consolidated Income Statement
For the year ended 30 June 2017
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Note Year ended Year ended
30 June 30 June
2017 2016
GBP'000 GBP'000
Revenue 3 20,273 17,104
Cost of sales 3 (4,598) (4,549)
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Gross profit 15,675 12,555
Administrative expenses:
Share-based payments 3 (121) (674)
Depreciation, amortisation
and impairments 3 (1,310) (1,071)
Other 3 (10,342) (8,242)
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Total administrative expenses (11,773) (9,987)
Operating profit 3,902 2,568
Finance income 4 12
Other income 41 -
Results from equity accounted
associate 19 13
Profit before tax 3,966 2,593
Taxation 4 (549) (491)
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Profit after tax 3,417 2,102
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Attributable to:
Equity holders of parent 3,417 2,102
3,417 2,102
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Earnings per share from total
and continuing operations
attributable to equity holders
of the parent
Basic - pence 6 8.06 5.01
Diluted - pence 6 7.80 4.81
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All amounts relate to continuing operations.
Tristel plc
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the year ended 30 June 2017
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Year ended Year ended
30 June 30 June
2017 2016
GBP'000 GBP'000
Profit for the period 3,417 2,102
Items that will be reclassified subsequently
to profit and loss
Exchange differences on translation
of foreign operations 47 146
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Other comprehensive income
for the period 47 146
Total comprehensive income
for the period 3,464 2,248
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Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent 3,464 2,248
3,464 2,248
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Tristel plc
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
For the year ended 30 June 2017
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Share Share Merger Foreign Retained Total Non- controlling Total
earnings attributable interests equity
to owners
of the
parent
Capital premium reserve exchange
account reserve
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
30 June 2015 414 9,920 478 (147) 3,493 14,158 7 14,165
Transactions with owners
Dividends paid - - - - (2,621) (2,621) - (2,621)
Shares Issued 7 491 - - - 498 - 498
Share-based
payments
- IFRS 2 - - - - 674 674 - 674
Total transactions
with owners 7 491 - - (1,947) (1,449) - (1,449)
Profit for the
year ended 30
June 2016 - - - - 2,102 2,102 - 2,102
Other comprehensive
income: - Exchange
differences on
translation of
foreign operations - - - 146 - 146 - 146
Total comprehensive
income - - - 146 2,102 2,248 - 2,248
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30 June 2016 421 10,411 478 (1) 3,648 14,957 7 14,964
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Transactions with owners
Dividends paid - - - - (2,787) (2,787) - (2,787)
Shares Issued 6 294 - - - 300 - 300
Share-based
payments
- IFRS 2 - - - - 121 121 - 121
Total transactions
with owners 6 294 - - (2,666) (2,366) - (2,366)
Profit for the
year ended 30
June 2017 - - - - 3,417 3,417 - 3,417
Other comprehensive
income: - Exchange
differences on
translation of
foreign operations - - - 47 - 47 - 47
Total comprehensive
income - - - 47 3,417 3,464 - 3,464
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30 June 2017 427 10,705 478 46 4,399 16,055 7 16,062
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Tristel plc
Consolidated Balance Sheet
As at 30 June 2017
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2017 2016
Note GBP'000 GBP'000
Non-current assets
Investment 589 -
Goodwill 1,065 667
Intangible assets 5,924 5,380
Property, plant and equipment 1,409 1,416
8,987 7,463
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Current assets
Inventories 2,292 1,875
Trade and other receivables 3,745 3,735
Cash and cash equivalents 5,088 5,715
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11,125 11,325
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Total assets 20,112 18,788
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Capital and reserves
Share capital 7 427 421
Share premium account 10,705 10,411
Merger reserve 478 478
Foreign exchange reserve 46 (1)
Retained earnings 4,399 3,648
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Equity attributable to owners
of the parent 16,055 14,957
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Non-controlling interests 7 7
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Total equity 16,062 14,964
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Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 3,147 3,256
Current tax 728 432
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3,875 3,688
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Non-current liabilities
Deferred tax 175 136
Total liabilities 4,050 3,824
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Total equity and liabilities 20,112 18,788
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The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue
by the Board of Directors on 18 October 2017, and were signed on
its behalf by:
Elizabeth Dixon
Director
Tristel plc
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
For the year ended 30 June 2017
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2017 2016
Note GBP'000 GBP'000
Cash flows from operating
activities
Cash generated from operating
activities i 4,806 4,819
Corporation tax paid (454) (269)
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4,352 4,550
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Cash flows used in investing
activities
Interest received 4 12
Purchase of intangible assets (419) (406)
Purchase of trade and assets (994) -
Purchase of investments (589) -
Purchases of property, plant
and equipment (585) (499)
Proceeds from sale of property,
plant and equipment 45 16
Net cash used in investing
activities (2,538) (877)
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Cash flows from financing
activities
Share issues 300 498
Dividends paid (2,787) (2,621)
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Net cash used in financing
activities (2,487) (2,123)
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Net increase in cash and cash
equivalents (673) 1,550
Cash and cash equivalents
at the beginning of the period ii 5,715 4,045
Exchange differences on cash
and cash equivalents 46 120
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Cash and cash equivalents
at the end of the period ii 5,088 5,715
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Tristel plc
Notes to the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
For the year ended 30 June 2017
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i. RECONCILIATION OF PROFIT BEFORE TAX TO CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS
2017 2016
GBP'000 GBP'000
Profit before tax 3,966 2,593
Depreciation of plant, property
& equipment 564 442
Amortisation of intangible
assets 679 524
Impairment of intangible asset 67 125
Gain on settlement of pre-existing (41) -
agreement
Share-based payments - IFRS2 121 674
Profit- on disposal of property,
plant and equipment (16) (2)
(Profit)/loss on disposal
of intangible asset - 8
Finance income (4) (12)
5,336 4,352
(Increase)/decrease in inventories (294) 186
(Increase) in trade and other
receivables (1) (541)
(Decrease)/increase in trade
and other payables (235) 822
Cash generated from operations 4,806 4,819
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ii. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The amounts disclosed on the cash flow statement in respect of
cash and cash equivalents are in respect of these balance sheet
amounts.
30 June 2017 30 June 2016
Year ended 30 June 2017 GBP'000 GBP'000
Cash and cash equivalents 5,088 5,715
5,088 5,715
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30 June 2016 30 June 2015
Year ended 30 June 2016 GBP'000 GBP'000
Cash and cash equivalents 5,715 4,045
5,715 4,045
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1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of accounting
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by
the European Union (EU).
There have been no new financial reporting standards effective
for the year which have impacted the accounting policies stated
below. Tristel plc, the Group's ultimate parent company, is a
limited liability company incorporated and domiciled in the United
Kingdom.
Basis of consolidation
The Group financial statements consolidate those of the Company
and all of its subsidiary undertakings drawn up to 30 June 2017.
Subsidiaries are entities over which the Group has rights or is
exposed to variable returns from its involvement with the investee
and has the power to affect those returns by controlling the
financial and operating policies so as to obtain benefits from its
activities. The Group obtains and exercises control through voting
rights.
Unrealised gains on transactions between the Group and its
subsidiaries are eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated
unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the
asset transferred. Amounts reported in the financial statements of
subsidiaries have been adjusted where necessary to ensure
consistency with the accounting policies adopted by the Group.
Acquisitions of subsidiaries are dealt with by the acquisition
method. The acquisition method involves the recognition at fair
value of all identifiable assets and liabilities, including
contingent liabilities of the subsidiary, at the acquisition date,
regardless of whether or not they were recorded in the financial
statements of the subsidiary prior to acquisition. These fair
values are also used as the basis for subsequent measurement in
accordance with the Group accounting policies. Goodwill is stated
after separating out identifiable intangible assets. Goodwill
represents the excess of the aggregate of the consideration
transferred and the amount of non-controlling interest over the
fair value of the Group's share of the identifiable net assets of
the acquired subsidiary at the date of acquisition.
Non-controlling interests, presented as part of equity,
represent a proportion of a subsidiary's profit or loss and net
assets that is not held by the Group. The Group attributes total
comprehensive income or loss of subsidiaries between the assets of
the parent and the non-controlling interests based on their
respective ownership interests.
EU adopted IFRSs not yet applied
As of 30 June 2017, the following Standards and Interpretations
are in issue but not yet effective and have not been adopted early
by the Group:
-- IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (IASB effective date 1 January 2018)
-- IFRS 15 Revenue from contracts with customers (IASB effective date 1 January 2018)
-- IFRS 16 Leases (effective 1 January 2019)
-- Amendments to IFRS 2: Classification and Measurement of
Share-based Payment Transactions (effective 1 January 2018)
The Directors anticipate that the adoption of these standards
and interpretations in future periods will have no material effect
on the financial statements of the Group, except for IFRS 16. Under
IFRS 16, the majority of lease obligations of the group will be
recognised on the balance sheet.
2. PUBLICATION NON-STATUTORY ACCOUNTS
The financial information set out in this Audited Preliminary
Announcement does not constitute the Group's statutory accounts for
the years ended 30 June 2017 or 2016, as defined in Section 435 of
the Companies Act 2006, but is derived from those accounts.
Statutory accounts for the year ended 30 June 2016 have been
delivered to the Registrar of Companies, and those for 2017 will be
delivered in due course. The auditors Grant Thornton UK LLP have
reported on those accounts; their reports were (1) unqualified,
(ii) did not include a reference to any matters to which the
auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their
report and (iii) did not contain a statement under section 498 (2)
or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.
The Board of Tristel plc approved the release of this audited
Preliminary Announcement on 18 October 2017.
3. SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS
Management considers the Group's revenue lines to be split into
three operating segments, which span the different Group entities.
The operating segments consider the nature of the product sold, the
nature of production, the class of customer and the method of
distribution. The Group's operating segments are identified from
the information which is reported to the chief operating decision
maker.
The first segment concerns the manufacture, development and sale
of infection control and hygiene products which includes products
that incorporate the Company's chlorine dioxide chemistry, and are
used primarily for infection control in hospitals ("Human
Healthcare"). This segment generated approximately 89% (2016: 85%)
of Group revenues.
The second segment, which constitutes 4% (2016: 6%) of the
business activity, relates to manufacture and sale of disinfection
and cleaning products, into veterinary and animal welfare sectors
("Animal healthcare").
The third segment addresses the pharmaceutical and personal care
product manufacturing industries ("Contamination control") and has
generated 7% (2016: 9%) of the Group's revenues this year.
The operation is monitored and measured on the basis of the key
performance indicators of each segment, these being revenue and
gross profit, and strategic decisions are made on the basis of
revenue and gross profit generating from each segment.
Human Animal Contamination Group Human Animal Contamination Group
Healthcare Healthcare Control 2017 Healthcare Healthcare Control 2016
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Revenue
from
external
customers 18,107 878 1,288 20,273 14,599 1,015 1,490 17,104
Segment
revenues 18,107 878 1,288 20,273 14,599 1,015 1,490 17,104
Cost of
material 3,881 223 494 4,598 3,574 333 642 4,549
Gross
Profit 14,226 655 794 15,675 11,025 682 848 12,555
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Gross
Margin % 79% 75% 62% 77% 76% 67% 57% 73%
Centrally incurred income and expenses not attributable to individual
segments:
Other operating - -
income:
Depreciation, amortisation and
impairment of non-financial assets (1,310) (1,071)
Other administrative
expenses (10,342) (8,242)
Share based payments (121) (674)
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Operating profit 3,902 2,568
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Operating profit can be reconciled to Group profit before tax as follows:
Operating profit 3,902 2,568
Finance income 4 12
Results from equity accounted associate 19 13
Other income 41 -
Group profit before tax 3,966 2,593
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The Group's revenues from external customers are divided into
the following geographical areas: -
Human Animal Contamination Group Human Animal Contamination Group
Healthcare Healthcare Control 2017 Healthcare Healthcare Control 2016
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
United
Kingdom 8,910 636 1,129 10,675 8,547 679 1,140 10,366
Germany 3,048 62 150 3,260 1,778 - - 1,778
Rest of
the
World 6,149 180 9 6,338 4,274 336 350 4,960
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Group
revenues 18,107 878 1,288 20,273 14,599 1,015 1,490 17,104
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4. TAXATION
The taxation charge represents:
2017 2016
GBP'000 GBP'000
Current taxation-
Corporation tax 724 444
Adjustment in respect of earlier years 12 10
Total current tax 736 454
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Deferred tax-
Origination and reversal of temporary differences (187) 14
Over provided in respect of prior periods - 23
Total deferred tax (187) 37
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Total tax charge in Income Statement 549 491
Factors affecting the tax charge:
The tax assessed for the year differs from the standard rate of
corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:
2017 2016
GBP'000 GBP'000
Profit on ordinary activities before tax 3,966 2,593
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Profit on ordinary activities
multiplied by the standard rate of corporation
tax
in the UK of 19.75% (2016: 20%) 783 519
Effects of:
Expenses not deductible for tax purposes 58 31
Income not taxable (8) -
Tax rate differences 5 (11)
Enhanced relief on qualifying scientific
research expenditure (154) (136)
Adjustment in respect of prior years 12 33
Tax losses not utilised and other temporary
differences (147) 55
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Total tax charge for year 549 491
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5. DIVIDS
2017 2016
Amounts recognised as distributions to equity GBP'000 GBP'000
holders in the year:
Ordinary shares of 1p each
Final dividend for the year ended 30 June
2016 of 2.19p
(2015: 2.14p) per share 928 899
Interim dividend for the year ended 30 June
2017 of 1.40p
(2016: 1.14p) per share 594 480
Special dividend of 3p per share paid on
the 8 August 2016 (2015; 3p per share) 1,265 1,242
2,787 2,621
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Special dividend of 3p per share paid on
the 8 August 2016 - 1,265
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Proposed final dividend for the year ended
30 June 2017
of 2.63p (2016: 2.19p) per share 1,115 923
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Company
Dividend received from subsidiaries (4,261) (2,781)
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The proposed final dividend is subject to approval by
shareholders at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and has not
been included as a liability in the financial statements.
6. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The calculations of earnings per share are based on the
following profits and numbers of shares:
2017 2016
GBP'000 GBP'000
Retained profit for the financial year attributable
to equity holders of the parent 3,417 2,102
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Shares Shares
'000 '000
Number Number
Weighted average number of ordinary shares
for the purpose of basic earnings per share 42,418 41,945
Share options 1,399 1,747
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43,817 43,692
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Earnings per ordinary share
Basic 8.06p 5.01p
Diluted 7.80p 4.81p
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A total of 260,000 options of ordinary shares were anti-dilutive
at 30 June 2017 (70,000 at 30 June 2016). All remaining share
options are dilutive at 30 June 2017.
7. CALLED UP SHARE CAPITAL
Allotted, issued and fully paid ordinary Number: GBP'000
shares of 1 pence each
30 June 2016 42,165,201 421
Issued during the year 584,216 6
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30 June 2017 42,749,417 427
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8. ACQUISITION
In August 2016, the Group acquired the trade and assets of
AshMed Pty, our Australian distributor's business for GBP1.1m
including a contribution to legal costs, giving rise to goodwill of
GBP465,000 and a gain on settlement of the distribution agreement
of GBP41,000. The separate intangibles have been recognised in full
along with a deferred tax liability arising on the transaction of
GBP242,000. The total acquisition related costs amount to GBP59,000
and are included in Administrative expenses in the Consolidated
Income Statement.
For Ashmed, the assumptions used to determine the recoverable
value of goodwill are those regarding discount rates and growth
rates. Management has estimated the discount rate as a
market-derived WACC of 16%. Growth rates are based upon industry
growth forecasts within the CGU and on recent history and
expectations of future changes in the market. The net present value
of profits expected over the next 8 years exceeds the carrying
value of GBP0.465m, with headroom of GBP3.1m. A sensitivity
analysis has been carried out where growth has been forecast to
decline at a rate of 10% year on year, at this level the headroom
is GBP2.3m, as such no impairment has been recorded.
The details of the business combination are as follows:
Group Total
GBP'000
Fair value of consideration
transferred
Amount settled in cash 994
Gain on settlement 41
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Total 1,035
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Recognised amounts of identifiable
net assets
Intangible assets 804
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Total non-current assets 804
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Inventories 123
Trade and other receivables 9
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Total current assets 132
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Other liabilities 124
Deferred tax 242
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Total current liabilities 366
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Identifiable net assets 570
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Goodwill on acquisition 465
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The goodwill on acquisition of GBP465,000 is primarily related
to the sales knowhow of key personnel.
The Australian business contributed incremental revenue of
GBP1.991m and incremental profit before tax of GBP0.824m for the
year ended 30 June 2017. If the trade and assets had been acquired
on 1 July 2016 the incremental revenue for the group would have
been GBP2,275m and the incremental profit before tax GBP0.942m.
9. ANNUAL REPORT
The annual report and financial statements will be available on
the company's website www.tristel.com from 19 October 2017. Printed
copies will be posted to shareholders prior to the Company's Annual
General Meeting taking place on 12 December 2017 in Snailwell,
Newmarket.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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