Tristel PLC Trading update, Special dividend & Acquisition (7820E)
July 21 2016 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 7820E
Tristel PLC
21 July 2016
Tristel plc
("Tristel", the "Group" or the "Company")
Trading update and special dividend
Acquisition of the business and assets of its Australian
distributor
& Notice of results
Tristel plc (AIM: TSTL), the manufacturer of infection
prevention, contamination control and hygiene products provides a
trading update for the year ended 30 June 2016, declares a special
dividend and announces the acquisition of the business and assets
of its Australian distributor.
Trading update and special dividend
For the year ended 30 June 2016 Tristel will record turnover in
excess of GBP17 million (2015: GBP15.3 million) and pre-tax profit
(before share-based payments and unrealised currency gains) of at
least GBP3.1 million (2015: GBP2.6 million). Both turnover and
pre-tax profit are ahead of market expectations.
In the second half, revenue from overseas markets contributed
41% of the Group total compared to 36% in the first half, and for
the full year overseas revenue represented 39% of Group revenue - a
record level.
Tristel has continued to generate significant levels of cash and
at 30 June 2016 cash balances were GBP5.7 million compared to
GBP4.0 million at 30 June 2015. The Company has no debt.
Accordingly the Board has decided to return to shareholders the
portion of this cash that it considers surplus to its investment
and operational requirements and announces a special dividend of
three pence per share payable on 5 August 2016 to shareholders on
the register on 29 July 2016. The corresponding ex-dividend date is
28 July 2016. The Company expects to declare a final dividend for
the year at the time of the preliminary results to be announced in
October. The level of the final dividend will be determined in
accordance with the Company's prevailing normal dividend policy:
earnings per share to cover the dividend by at least two times.
After the payment of this special dividend and payment of the
consideration associated with the acquisition referred to below,
the Company's ongoing intention is to retain cash reserves in
excess of GBP3.0 million. The Company last paid a special dividend
of 3 pence per share in August 2015.
Acquisition of Australian distributor's business
Tristel has acquired the assets and business of Ashmed Pty Ltd,
Melbourne. Since 2011 Ashmed has acted as the Company's distributor
in Australia for the Tristel Wipes System. The consideration is
AU$1.35 million plus certain compensation payments for the
re-purchase of inventory. The management team is staying with the
business.
The distributorship achieved sales of approximately AU$3 million
during the year ended 30 June 2016 and is profitable. Tristel
expects the acquisition to improve significantly its margins on
sales to the Australian hospital market and the acquisition will be
earnings enhancing. The Company expects the business to contribute
incremental earnings of at least GBP100,000 during the current
financial year.
Trading outlook
Tristel continues to make solid progress both in the United
Kingdom and overseas. The Company's plans to enter the United
States market remain on track following a successful meeting with
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Washington on 28 April
2016. The Company also continues to actively pursue registrations
with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Following the FDA
meeting and detailed investigation into the product approval
requirements of the EPA, Tristel has multiple test programmes
underway. The Board expects to be in a position to provide a
detailed assessment of progress at the time of the preliminary
results.
Shareholder Open Day
Tristel is today hosting an Open Day for Shareholders at the
Company headquarters in Snailwell, Cambridgeshire. A presentation
will be made during the Open Day; however, no new material
information will be disclosed during the course of the day. The
presentation will be available shortly on the Company website:
www.tristel.com/investor-centre
Notice of results
The Company expects to announce its preliminary results for the
year ended 30 June 2016 on 17 October 2016.
Francisco Soler, Chairman of Tristel plc, comments:
"The Company enjoyed very strong second half growth in both the
UK and overseas compared to last year. UK revenues in the second
half were GBP5.3 million, an increase of 10.4% on last year's
GBP4.8 million. An excellent performance overseas resulted in
second half revenue of GBP3.7 million compared to GBP3.1 million
last year, an increase of 19.4%.The proportion of our revenues that
are generated overseas continues to increase, and we intend to
maintain this trend. I look forward to the Group continuing its
expansion in the years ahead and to providing further detail with
regards to the United States regulatory project in October."
The information communicated in this announcement is inside
information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation
596/2014.
For further information please contact:
Tristel plc Tel: 01638 721 500
Paul Swinney, Chief Executive
Officer
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 Tel: 020 7220 0500
Geoff Nash/ Giles Rolls (Corporate
Finance)
Alice Lane (Corporate Broking)
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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