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Green & Smart Holdings plc
16 August 2018
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16 August 2018
Green & Smart Holdings plc
("Green & Smart" or "the Company" or "the Group")
Interim Results
Green & Smart Holdings plc (AIM: GSH), a renewable energy
company generating power from biogas captured through the treatment
of palm oil mill effluent ("POME") in Malaysia, announces its
interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2018.
Financial Summary
-- Revenue was RM1.8m (H1 2017: RM25.8m)
-- Gross loss was RM0.7m (H1 2017: profit of RM6.9m)
-- Loss before tax was RM5.7m (H1 2017: profit of RM3.8m)
-- Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March 2018 were RM0.011m (31 March 2017: RM0.515m)
-- Post period, raised c.RM17.0m from Serba Dinamik
International Ltd by way of a private placement
Operational Summary
Fully-owned Power Producing Projects
-- Secured the certificate of initial operation date ("IOD") for
the Group's second fully-owned biogas power plant, the 2.0MW Malpom
plant, and the Group continues to expect to secure the certificate
of commercial operation date ("COD") that will allow the Group to
sell power to the national utility at the full tariff rate
-- Green & Smart's first fully-owned biogas power plant at
Kahang continued to sell power to the national utility and is
expected to generate approximately c.RM104m over the remaining term
of its contract
-- As previously stated, due to financial constraints, progress
was slower than initially expected on the other five fully-owned
biogas power plants, but these will now be accelerated following
the recent fundraising
EPCC Projects
-- Continued to deliver the EPCC contract of RM12.85m awarded by
Megagreen Energy Sdn Bhd ("MGE") in FY 2017 for the construction
and maintenance of bio-polishing facilities at the five biogas
power plants previously constructed by the Group on MGE sites
-- Work on the four Concord Green Energy Sdn Bhd ("CGE")
greenfield biogas-based power generation plants was temporarily
suspended and is expected to recommence upon an arrangement being
finalised with CGE
Mr. Saravanan Rasaratnam, Chief Executive Officer of Green &
Smart, said:
"We have made significant strides in advancing our strategy to
become the leading provider of biogas-based renewable energy in
Malaysia. We are proud that Green & Smart is the only company
in Malaysia with two biogas power plants operating two different
systems and running under the Feed-in-Tariff mechanism, and one of
only a few fully-integrated providers and operators.
"As we stated previously, our ability to grow and deliver on our
projects is dependent on funding. Thanks to our recent fundraising,
we can now commence work on our third fully-owned plant as well as
progress our other fully-owned plants. As a result, and with the
underlying drivers of the business showing no sign of abating, the
Board is confident of returning to growth next year and of
delivering shareholder value in the long-term."
Enquiries
Green & Smart Holdings plc
Saravanan Rasaratnam, Chief Executive Officer
Navindran Balakrishnan, Chief Operations Officer +603 2095 0024
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Nominated Adviser
and Broker)
Philip Davies, Richard Salmond +44 20 7894 7000
Luther Pendragon Ltd (Financial PR Adviser)
Claire Norbury, Alexis Gore +44 20 7618 9100
Operational Review
During the period, Green & Smart achieved a significant
milestone with the receipt of the IOD for its second fully-owned
biogas power generation plant. It is now the only company in
Malaysia with two biogas plants operating two different power
production systems under the Feed-in-Tariff ("FiT") mechanism. The
Group also progressed work under its engineering, procurement,
construction & commissioning ("EPCC") contract with MGE. While
development of its other projects has been slower than initially
expected due to financial constraints, the recent success in
raising c. RM17.0m from Serba Dinamik International Ltd will enable
Green & Smart to accelerate the fully-owned projects going
forward.
Fully-owned Power Producing Projects
Green & Smart has established a pipeline of biogas power
generation plants that it will build, own and operate ("BOO").
Through the BOO structure, the Group builds, owns and operates
biogas power plants situated on land within or in close proximity
to palm oil mills. As the mill operators generate palm oil mill
effluent ("POME") from their palm processing mills on a continuous
basis, Green & Smart's biogas operations are built to ensure
that they can treat the POME and capture methane from which to
generate electricity also on a continuous basis. Under this model,
the Group contracts with mill owners to finance and build plants
for the generation and sale of electricity to electric utilities -
Tenaga Nasional Berhad ("TNB"), a government-controlled company and
largest electric utility in Malaysia, or Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd
("SESB"), the local utility in the Sabah state of Malaysia - under
the 16-year electricity FiT regime using waste from the mills made
available by the mill owners.
The Group's first fully-owned plant, the 2.0MW Kahang biogas
plant located in the state of Johor, continued to sell power to the
national utility after having received its COD in FY 2017. During
the period, the Group secured the IOD for its second fully-owned
plant, the 2.0MW Malpom plant located in Nibong Tebal, Penang,
which has allowed the Group to generate initial revenues from this
plant. The Group's management remains confident of receiving the
COD for this plant, which will allow the Group to sell power at the
full tariff rate. Green & Smart is now the only company in
Malaysia with biogas power plants operating with two different
systems: the Kahang plant utilises a tank tower system while the
Malpom plant utilises a lagoon system.
As previously stated, due to financial constraints, progress was
slower than initially expected on the other five fully-owned biogas
power plants, but these will now be accelerated following the
recent raising of c.RM17.0m through the subscription of new shares
by Serba Dinamik International Ltd.
EPCC Projects
Green & Smart is also an engineering, procurement,
construction & commissioning ("EPCC") contractor on biogas
projects developed by MGE and CGE, and additionally will provide
operational and maintenance support for the first sixteen years of
the project's life.
During the period, the Group progressed delivery of its RM12.85m
contract with MGE, which management expects to complete in this
financial year. The contract is for the construction of
bio-polishing facilities at five plants previously built by the
Group. Following the completion of this contract, MGE will progress
application for the IOD and COD for these FiT-approved plants and
the Group will start to receive revenue under its operations &
maintenance contracts when the IODs are received.
Work under the Group's EPCC contract with CGE on four
biogas-based power generation plants, which commenced during FY
2017, has been temporarily suspended, awaiting the Company
finalising an arrangement with CGE. The Company remains confident
in reaching an agreement.
Financial Review
Revenues for the six months ended 31 March 2018 were RM1.8m (H1
2017: RM25.8m). This revenue was generated primarily through the
provision of EPCC services to MGE, and from the sale of power from
the Group's fully-owned Kahang biogas power plant. While revenue
from the sale of power increased compared with H1 2017, this was
offset by the reduction in revenue generated under the EPCC
contracts with MGE and CGE as a result of the financial
constraints, as previously mentioned.
Operating loss was RM4.6m (H1 2017: profit of RM3.8m), with the
reduction due to the lower revenue. Due to the Group's BioNexus
Status that exempts it from tax, loss before and after tax was
RM5.7m (H1 2017: profit of RM3.8m).
On a consolidated level, the Group's loss per share for the
six-month period ended 31 March 2018 was RM0.02, based on the
weighted number of ordinary shares (H1 2017: earnings per share of
RM0.013).
Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March 2018 were RM0.011m (31
March 2017: RM0.515m).
At 31 March 2018, the Group had debtors, net of impairment, of
RM74.6m (31 March 2017: RM78.9m) including the gross amounts owed
by MGE and CGE of RM77.1m (31 March 2017: RM75.1m). As previously
stated, the Directors of Green & Smart are actively monitoring
the MGE and CGE receivables. Post period, further payments of
RM9.0m were received from these parties in addition to a direct
payment of RM3.0m being made by MGE to suppliers of the Company.
The Directors of Green & Smart consider the amounts owing to be
recoverable in full and that the outstanding receivable position
will be progressively rectified. However, considering the age
profile of the receivable amounts, the Directors decided to provide
for RM5.2m for impairment of receivables and investments.
On 19 July 2018, the Group entered into a subscription agreement
with Serba Dinamik International Ltd, who subscribed for 51,806,000
shares in Green & Smart Holdings plc for a cash consideration
of c.RM17.0m (c. GBP3.21m).
Outlook
The ability of the Group to advance its pipeline of fully-owned
projects is very much dependent on the availability of adequate
funding and financing. Post-period, the Group raised c.RM17.0m
(approximately GBP3.21m) gross via a subscription from Serba
Dinamik International Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Serba
Dinamik Holdings Berhad, a Malaysia-based investment holding
company with a market value of approximately GBP1bn. However, the
Group was expecting this investment in the early part of 2018 and,
as a result of the delay, it had to slow down the pace of its
operations to a minimum. This had a direct impact on the Group's
ability to complete the connection of its second fully-owned plant
and commence generating material revenues from it. Consequently,
the Group expects to report materially reduced revenues and profit
in the current financial year.
The economics of the Malpom plant remain robust. In 2019, it is
expected to be running at full capacity and generating revenues at
the full tariff rate of approximately c.RM570,000 per month, with a
total of c.RM112m over the full term of its 16-year contract under
the FiT mechanism. The Group's first biogas plant is generating
revenues and is expected to generate approximately c.RM104m over
the remaining term of its contract.
With the Malpom plant due to commence selling power to the
national grid at the full tariff rate, alongside the Kahang plant,
and the positive developments regarding the Group's financing, the
Board remains confident of returning growth next year. Looking
further ahead, with the underlying growth drivers of the business
showing no sign of abating, the Board is confident of delivering
sustained long-term growth and shareholder value.
GREEN AND SMART HOLDINGS PLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
At 31 March
Audited
Unaudited Unaudited Year ended
31-Mar-2018 31-Mar-2017 2017
ASSETS Note RM'000 RM'000 RM'000
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Intangible assets 9 872 927 899
Investment in associates - 26 -
Property, plant and equipment 10 37,262 32,966 36,544
Total non-current assets 38,134 33,919 37,443
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CURRENT ASSETS
Trade and other receivables 2,245 2,638 1,875
Amount owing by contract
customers 11 401 551 401
Amount owing by related
parties 12 71,953 75,707 71,662
Cash and cash equivalents 11 515 95
Total current assets 74,610 79,411 74,033
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Total assets 112,744 113,330 111,476
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EQUITY
Stated capital 13 43,954 41,142 43,954
Foreign translation reserve (2,723) (3,169) (2,987)
Retained profit 4,569 16,826 10,311
Merger reserve (4,028) (4,028) (4,028)
Total shareholders' equity 41,772 50,771 47,250
Non-controlling interests 44 47 44
Total equity 41,816 50,818 47,294
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CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables 14 50,464 50,420 48,140
Amount owing to contract
customers 11 - 150 -
Short-term borrowings 15 10,966 1,941 11,161
Total current liabilities 61,430 52,511 59,301
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NON-CURRENT LIABILITY
Government grant income 117 130 124
Amount owing to related
parties 12 5,759 - 2,555
Long-term borrowings 15 438 8,508 476
Amount owing to directors 3,184 1,363 1,726
Total non-current liabilities 9,498 10,001 4,881
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Total liabilities 70,928 62,512 64,182
Total liabilities and
equity 112,744 113,330 111,476
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GREEN AND SMART HOLDINGS PLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the six months ended 31 March
Unaudited Unaudited
31-Mar-2018 31-Mar-2017
Note RM'000 RM'000
Revenue 1,820 25,797
Cost of sales (2,541) (18,920)
Gross (loss) / profit (721) 6,877
Other income 6 20
Less: operating expenses
Administrative expenses (3,871) (3,058)
Other expenses (1) (9)
(3,872) (3,067)
Operating (loss)/profit (4,587) 3,830
Finance cost (1,155) (11)
(Loss)/profit before taxation (5,742) 3,819
Income tax expense - -
(Loss)/profit for the period (5,742) 3,819
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Other comprehensive income/(loss)
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Exchange difference on translation
of foreign operations 264 (512)
Total comprehensive (loss)/income (5,478) 3,307
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(Loss)/profit for the period attributable to:
-
- Owners of the company (5,742) 3,819
- Non-controlling interest - -
(5,742) 3,819
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Total comprehensive (loss)/income attributable
to: -
- Owners of the company (5,478) 3,307
- Non-controlling interest - -
(5,478) 3,307
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(Loss)/earnings per share:
Basic (RM, cents) 16 (1.96) 1.35
Diluted (RM, cents) 16 (1.96) 1.34
GREEN AND SMART HOLDINGS PLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
For the six months ended 31 March
Foreign Attributable
translation Retained to owners Non- controlling Total
Share capital reserve Merger reserve profit of the company interest equity
Note RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000
Balance as at 1
October 2016 35,142 (2,657) (4,028) 13,007 41,464 47 41,511
Loss for the year - - - (2,696) (2,696) (3) (2,699)
Other
comprehensive
income
Translation of
foreign
operations - (330) - - (330) - (330)
Total
comprehensive
loss - (330) - (2,696) (3,026) (3) (3,029)
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Transactions with
owners
Issuance of
placing shares 8,812 - - - 8,812 - 8,812
Balance at 30
September 2017 43,954 (2,987) (4,028) 10,311 47,250 44 47,294
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Loss for the
period - - - (5,742) (5,742) - (5,742)
Other
comprehensive
income
Translation of
foreign
operations - 264 - - 264 - 264
Total
comprehensive
loss - 264 - (5,742) (5,478) - (5,478)
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Balance at 31
March 2018 43,954 (2,723) (4,028) 4,569 41,772 44 41,816
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GREEN AND SMART HOLDINGS PLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW
For the six months ended 31 March
Unaudited Unaudited
31-Mar-2018 31-Mar-2017
Note RM'000 RM'000
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
(Loss)/profit before taxation (5,742) 3,819
Adjustments for:
Amortisation of intangible assets 27 27
Depreciation of equipment 663 383
Government grant income (7) (6)
Interest expenses 1,120 8
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Cash flow from operating activities before
working capital changes (3,939) 4,231
Increase in trade and other receivables (370) (1,567)
Increase in trade and other payables 2,533 15,757
Increase/(decrease) in amount owing by
related parties 2,913 (20,285)
Cash flow used in/(from) operating activities 1,137 (1,864)
Interest paid (1,120) (8)
NET CASH FLOW USED IN/ (FROM) OPERATING
ACTIVITIES 17 (1,872)
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CASH FLOW FOR INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
Purchase of plant and equipment (1,381) (5,375)
NET CASH FLOW USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (1,381) (5,375)
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CASH FLOW FOR FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
Issuance of new ordinary shares - 6,000
Advances from directors 1,458 -
Repayment of hire purchase (37) -
Repayment of term loans (141) (391)
NET CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 1,280 5,609
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (84) (1,638)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning
of the period 95 2,153
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the period 11 515
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GREEN AND SMART HOLDINGS PLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT
For the six months ended 31 March 2018
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Green & Smart Holdings plc ("the Company") was incorporated
as a public limited company in Jersey with registration number
119200 on 7 August 2015. The registered office of the Company is 12
Castle Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 3RT, Channel Islands.
The Company is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock
Exchange. The Company's nature of operations is to act as the
holding company of a group of subsidiaries that are involved in
research and development, provision of professional engineering
consultancy and process design services in the areas of industrial
biotechnology, pollution control and renewable energy; and
engineering, procurement and construction of various waste
treatment plants/systems; and development, commercialisation,
operation and maintenance of renewable energy plants.
The consolidated financial information includes the financial
information of the Company and its controlled subsidiaries (the
"Group") as follows:
Place of Registered
Name incorporation address Principal activity Effective interest
2018 2017
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Green & Smart Ventures
Sdn Bhd Malaysia Note 1 Holding company 100% 100%
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Green & Smart Sdn
Bhd Malaysia Note 1 EPCC contractor 100% 100%
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Own & operate
Our Energy Group Biogas Power
(M) Sdn Bhd Malaysia Note 2 Plants 51% 51%
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Note 1 - registered address: 3-2, 3rd Mile Square, No.151, Jalan
Kelang Lama, Batu 3 1/2 , 58100 Kuala Lumpur.
Note 2 - registered address: 54B Damai Complex, Jalan Lumut,
50400 Kuala Lumpur.
2. basis of preparation
The consolidated financial information for the six-month periods
ended 31 March 2018 and 31 March 2017 has been prepared in
accordance with IAS 34, Interim Financial Reporting. The
consolidated financial information is unaudited and does not
constitute statutory financial statements. The interim financial
information has been prepared on a historical cost basis, and fair
value method will be used if it is relevant.
The principal accounting policies used in preparing the interim
results are the same as those applied in the Group's financial
statements as at and for the year ended 30 September 2017, which
have been prepared in accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU ("IFRS") issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"), including
related interpretations issued by the International Financial
Reporting Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC"). The auditors' report
on those accounts was unqualified but did contain an emphasis of
matters paragraph in respect of the recoverability of amounts owing
by related parties and going concern.
The financial information is presented in RM unless otherwise
stated, and is the currency of the primary economic environment in
which the Group operates. All values are rounded to the nearest
thousand ringgit ("RM'000") except where otherwise indicated.
A copy of the audited consolidated financial statements for the
year ended 30 September 2017 is available on the Company's
website.
The interim financial information for the six months ended 31
March 2018 was approved by the Directors on 15 August 2018.
Going Concern
The interim financial information has been prepared on the going
concern basis.
The Directors, having considered "Going Concern and Liquidity
Risk: Guidance for Directors of UK Companies" issued by The
Financial Reporting Council in 2016, consider the going concern
basis of preparation to be appropriate in preparing the interim
financial information. The key conclusions are summarised
below.
The Group made a loss for the period of RM5.7m (H1 2017: profit
of RM3.8m) and recorded a net cash outflow from operating
activities of RM0.017m (H1 2017: inflow of RM1.87m). At the
reporting date the Group held cash and cash equivalents of RM0.011m
(H1 2017: RM0.515m) and had current liabilities of RM61.5m (H1
2017: RM52.5m).
At 31 March 2018, the Group was owed a gross amount of RM77.1m
by MGE and CGE. As previously stated, the Directors of Green &
Smart are actively monitoring the MGE and CGE receivables. However,
considering the age profile of the receivable amounts, the
Directors have provided RM5.2m for impairment of receivables. After
the end of the reporting period, the Group has received post-dated
cheques of RM9.0m in relation to outstanding receivables and a
direct payment of RM3.0m has been made to suppliers of the Group by
MGE.
On 19 July 2018, the Company announced that it had raised
approximately RM17m (GBP3.2m) via the subscription for 51,806,000
new common shares by Serba Dinamik International Ltd, at a price of
approximately 6.19 pence per share (the "Subscription"). The net
proceeds of the Subscription will be used to advance the
development of the Company's third fully-owned biogas power plant
at Minyak and for working capital purposes.
The Directors have prepared financial projections and plans for
a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these
interim financial information, taking into account the proceeds of
the Subscription, and have considered the mitigating actions that
could be taken in the event that the anticipated receipts from MGE
and CGE are not forthcoming in accordance with the assurances
provided to the Directors by management of those undertakings.
Based on their review of those financial projections and plans,
the Directors consider the going concern basis of preparation to be
appropriate.
3. SEASONAL OR CYCLICAL FACTORS
The Group's financial performance for the six months to 31 March
2018 was mixed as revenue was derived from sale of power from the
Kahang biogas power plant and from EPCC contract income from MGE.
Financial constraints continued to impact the ability of the Group
to progress certain projects to completion that would have enabled
the generation of anticipated revenue.
4. ITEMS OF AN UNUSUAL NATURE
There were no other unusual items affecting assets, liabilities,
equity, net income or cash flows due to their nature, size or
incidence for the financial period ended 31 March 2018.
5. MATERIAL CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The preparation of unaudited interim financial information
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 for the
current and its corresponding financial period under review. Actual
results may differ from these estimates.
In preparing the unaudited interim financial information, the
significant judgements made by the management in applying the
Group's accounting policies and the sources of estimates
uncertainty were consistent with those applied to the 2017 Audited
Financial Statements.
There were no changes in estimates of amounts of the Group that
may have a material effect on financial period ended 31 March
2018.
6. DIVIDS
No interim dividend was recommended by the Directors during the
financial period under review.
7. SEGMENTAL REPORTING
Operating segments are prepared in a manner consistent with the
internal reporting provided to the management by its chief
operating decision maker in order to allocate resources to segments
and to assess their performance. Currently Green & Smart Sdn
Bhd operates under two operating segments providing consulting and
contract services to customers in the renewable energy sector and
those requiring wastewater treatment.
Information on geographical segments is not presented as Green
& Smart Sdn Bhd operates wholly in Malaysia where all of its
assets and liabilities are located.
8. TAXATION
Consulting
Business Segments & contract Power Others Total
RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000
At 31 March 2018
Consulting and contract
revenues 1,058 - - 1,058
Power sold - 762 - 762
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Group revenues 1,058 762 - 1,820
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Gross Loss (632) (89) - (721)
Net Loss (3,007) (2,734) - (5,741)
Segment assets 72,498 37,829 2,417 112,744
Segment liabilities 36,289 16,327 18,312 70,928
Capital expenditure - 1,381 - 1,381
Depreciation and
amortisation 87 602 - 690
Consulting
Business Segments & contract Power Others Total
RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000
At 31 March 2017
Consulting and contract
revenues 25,435 - - 25,435
Power sold - 362 - 362
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Group revenues 25, 435 362 - 25,797
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Gross profits 6,721 156 - 6,877
Net profits 3,776 54 - 3,830
Segment assets 76,258 31,729 5,343 113,330
Segment liabilities 47,941 12,031 2,410 62,382
Capital expenditure - 5,649 - 5,649
Depreciation and
amortisation 117 266 - 383
Green & Smart Sdn Bhd was granted BioNexus Status by the
Government of Malaysia resulting in it being entitled to tax
exemption on its statutory business income derived from approved
activities over five consecutive years of assessment commencing
from the first year in which it generates statutory income from
relevant approved activities. Except for this, the average
corporate tax rate for the subsidiaries is 24%.
9. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets comprise trademarks and patents, registered in
Malaysia in respect of patented wastewater and bio-waste treatment
technologies, which are amortised over their expected useful life.
No addition or disposal occurred during the period and the
amortisation charge for the period was approximately RM27,000.
10. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Capital
Furniture Office Work in Industrial
& Fittings Renovation Equipment Progress Building Motor Vehicle Total
RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000
At Cost
At 1 October
2017 159 344 167 14,672 21,587 807 37,736
Addition - - - 1,381 - - 1,381
At 31 March
2018 159 344 167 16,053 21,587 807 39,117
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Accumulated
Depreciation
At 1 October
2017 32 58 52 - 810 240 1,192
Charge for
the period 8 20 15 - 539 81 663
At 31 March
2018 40 78 67 - 1,349 321 1,855
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Carrying
Amount
At 31 March
2018 119 266 100 16,053 20,238 486 37,262
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Capital
Furniture Office Work in Industrial
& Fittings Renovation Equipment Progress Building Motor Vehicle Total
RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000
At Cost
At 1 October
2016 163 456 141 26,371 - 732 27,863
Addition - 9 17 5,623 - - 5,649
Reclassified
to
Industrial
Building - - - (21,217) 21,217 - -
At 31 March
2017 163 465 158 10,777 21,217 732 33,512
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Accumulated
Depreciation
At 1 October
2016 15 35 26 - - 87 163
Charge for
the period 9 23 13 - 265 73 383
At 31 March
2017 24 58 39 - 265 160 546
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Carrying
Amount
At 31 March
2017 139 407 119 10,777 20,952 572 32,966
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Capital
Furniture Office Work in Industrial
& Fittings Renovation Equipment Progress Building Motor Vehicle Total
RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000
At Cost
At 1 October
2016 163 456 141 26,371 - 732 27,863
Addition - 19 32 9,888 - 75 10,014
Adjustment (4) (131) (6) - - - (141)
Reclassified
to
Industrial
Building - - - (21,587) 21,587 - -
At 30
September
2017 159 344 167 14,672 21,587 807 37,736
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Accumulated
Depreciation
At 1 October
2016 15 35 26 - - 87 163
Charge for
the year 17 23 26 - 810 153 1,029
At 30
September
2017 32 58 52 - 810 240 1,192
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Carrying
Amount
At 30
September
2017 127 286 115 14,672 20,777 567 36,544
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Included in the assets of the Group at the end of the reporting
period were motor vehicles with a total net book value of RM486,000
(31 March 2017: RM572,000), which were acquired under hire purchase
terms.
Industrial building with carrying amount of RM20,238,000 (31
March 2017: RM20,952,000) and Capital Work in Progress with
carrying amount of RM16,053,000 (31 March 2017: RM10,777,000) are
pledged against the banking facility (Note 15).
11. AMOUNT OWING BY / TO CONTRACT CUSTOMERS
Audited
Unaudited Unaudited Year ended
31-Mar-2018 31-Mar-2017 2017
RM'000 RM'000 RM'000
Aggregate cost incurred
to date 53,515 83,145 52,669
Add: attributable profits 18,598 28,729 18,386
72,113 111,874 71,055
Less: progress billings (71,712) (111,473) (70,654)
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401 401 401
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Represented by:
Amounts owing by contract
customers 401 551 401
Amounts owing to contract
customers - (150) -
12. AMOUNTS OWING BY RELATED PARTIES
Party Relationship Trade Receivables Other Receivables Other Payables Total
RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000
2018
Megagreen
Energy Sdn
Bhd Related party 47,863 3,573 - 51,436
Concord Green
Energy Sdn
Bhd Related party 24,398 1,250 - 25,648
72,261 4,823 - 77,084
Less: Allowance for impairment
loss (5,197) - - (5,197)
67,064 4,823 - 71,887
Makmur Hidro
Sdn Bhd. Related party - 66 - 66
67,064 4,889 - 71,953
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Ultimate - - (5,759) (5,759)
K2M Ventures
Sdn Bhd holding co.
- - (5,759) (5,759)
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At 31 March 2018 67,064 4,889 (5,759) 66,194
----------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
Party Relationship Trade Receivables Other Receivables Other Payables Total
RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000
2017
Megagreen
Energy Sdn
Bhd Related party 49,439 - 49,439
Concord Green
Energy Sdn
Bhd Related party 25,696 - 25,696
75,135 - - 75,135
Makmur Hidro
Sdn Bhd. Related party - 66 - 66
Ultimate
K2M Ventures
Sdn Bhd holding co. - 34 - 34
Kompos Alam
Sdn Bhd Related party - 168 - 168
Mega Hijau
Makmur Sdn
Bhd Related party - 1 - 1
Smart Hydro
Sdn Bhd Related party - 165 - 165
Touch Makmur
Sdn Bhd Related party - 87 - 87
Enviropack
International
Sdn Bhd Related party - 16 - 16
Saravanan
Rasaratnam Director - 35 - 35
At 31 March 2017 75,135 572 - 75,707
----------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
Party Relationship Trade Receivables Other Receivables Other Payables Total
RM'000 RM'000 RM'000 RM'000
2017
Megagreen
Energy Sdn
Bhd Related party 48,660 2,485 - 51,145
Concord Green
Energy Sdn
Bhd Related party 24,398 1,250 - 25,648
73,058 3,735 - 76,793
Less: Allowance for impairment
loss (5,197) - - (5,197)
67,861 3,735 - 71,596
Makmur Hidro
Sdn Bhd. Related party - 66 - 66
67,861 3,801 - 71,662
----------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
Ultimate - - (2,555) (2,555)
K2M Ventures
Sdn Bhd holding co.
- - (2,555) (2,555)
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At 30 September 2017 67,861 3,801 (2,555) 69,107
----------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------- ------------------------
Amounts owing by related parties comprise uncollected balances
due from Megagreen Energy and Concord Green Energy. The Group is a
shareholder in Megagreen Energy and the Directors consider the
amounts owing to be recoverable in full. Post period, the Group has
received payments of RM9.0m and a direct payment of RM3.0m was made
by MGE to suppliers of the Company. However, having considered the
age profile of the receivable amounts, the Directors have decided
to provide RM5.2m for impairment of receivables and
investments.
13. STATED CAPITAL
No. of shares RM'000
Issued and Fully Paid
1 October 2016 276,666,667 35,142
Issuance of shares:
On 19 December 2016 10,761,367 6,000
On 19 June 2017 6,141,778 3,083
Less: transaction costs - (271)
30 September 2017 293,569,812 43,954
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31 March 2018 293,569,812 43,954
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On 19 December 2016, the Company issued a further 10,761,367
Ordinary Shares at a subscription price of 10.62 pence per
Subscription Share pursuant to a Share Swap Agreement dated the
same to MTDC. This followed the conversion by MTDC of 6,000,000
Preference Shares in Green & Smart Sdn Bhd, acquired pursuant
to an Investment Agreement dated 16 December 2016. At the date of
the share issuance, MTDC held 19,476,367 shares in the Company,
amounting to 6.78% of the enlarged issued share capital of the
Company, which stood at 287,428,034.
On 19 June 2017, the Company issued a further 6,141,778 Ordinary
Shares (representing approximately 2.1% of the Company's issued
share capital as enlarged by the Shares) at 9p per Ordinary Share
to raise approximately RM3.12m (GBP552,759, at an exchange rate of
RM5.6461 to GBP1) and 5,848,664 five-year warrants (exercisable at
9.25 pence per share) to subscribe in aggregate up to 5,848,664
Shares.
At 31 March 2018, the Company's issued share capital was
293,569,812 ordinary shares.
14. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES
Audited
Unaudited Unaudited Year ended
31-Mar-2018 31-Mar-2017 2017
RM'000 RM'000 RM'000
Trade payable 15,107 34,220 15,016
GST payables 2,655 - 2,612
Contract cost 30,295 15,676 29,399
Net wages 224 6 187
Other payable and accruals 2,183 518 926
50,464 50,420 48,140
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15. BORROWINGS
Audited
Unaudited Unaudited Year ended
31-Mar-2018 31-Mar-2017 2017
RM'000 RM'000 RM'000
Mezzanine loan 1,358 - 1,412
Hire purchase payables 519 517 557
Term loans 9,527 9,932 9,668
11,404 10,449 11,637
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Short-term borrowings
Mezzanine loan 1,358 - 1,412
Hire purchase payables 81 81 81
Term loans 9,527 1,860 9,668
10,966 1,941 11,161
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Long-term borrowings
Hire purchase payables 438 436 476
Term loans - 8,072 -
438 8,508 476
----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
On 25 April 2017, the Group procured a 12-month mezzanine loan
of approximately RM1.4m (GBP250,000) with a UK-based lender at an
interest of 1% per month for working capital purposes. As at period
end, the principle remains outstanding.
The hire purchase payables of the Company at the end of the
reporting period bore effective interest rates ranging from 5.20%
to 5.36% (H1 2017: 5.20% - 5.36%).
The term loans are secured against: -
(i) Capital work-in-progress as disclosed in note 10 to the financial statements;
(ii) Fixed and floating charge over present and future assets;
(iii) A guarantee by Credit Guarantee Corporation Berhad ("CGC");
(iv) Corporate guarantee from holding company; and
(v) Joint and several guarantees by the Directors.
During the financial year 2017, due to financial constraints the
Group delayed its repayment on the term loans. Because the lender
is in a position to declare the term loans outstanding of
RM9,668,127 as immediately due and payable as at 30 September 2017,
the entire term loans was reclassified as a current liability. On
17 October 2017, the Group received a supplemental letter of offer
from the lender to vary the terms and conditions of the facility
and reschedule the repayment period.
16. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The calculation of earnings per share is based on the following
earnings and number of shares:
Unaudited Unaudited
31-Mar-2018 31-Mar-2017
(Loss)/profit attributable
to the owners of the company
(RM'000) (5,742) 3,819
Weighted average shares in
issue for 293,569,812 282,875,148
basic earnings per share
Adjustment for:
Warrants instruments 7,232,013 1,383,333
Weighted average shares in
issue for diluted earnings
per share 300,801,825 284,258,481
Basic (loss) / earnings per
share (RM - cent) (1.96) 1.35
Diluted (loss) / earnings
per share (RM - cent) (1.96) 1.34
Diluted EPS amounts are calculated by dividing the profit or
loss for the period attributable to equity holders of the Group by
the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during
the period plus the weighted average number of ordinary shares that
would be issued on conversion of all the dilutive potential
ordinary shares into ordinary shares. The potential ordinary shares
are anti-dilutive and therefore the diluted loss per share has not
been calculated.
17. CONTINGENCIES
The Group has provided Megagreen Energy with a corporate
guarantee in support of a loan facility. As the Group has only a
15% interest in Megagreen, it has no effective control over whether
any claim may be made under this guarantee. Credit Guarantee
Corporation Malaysia Berhad has confirmed that repayment of the 60%
of the amount borrowed by Megagreen under the facility is
guaranteed by Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad up to
June 2025 pursuant to the Green Technology Financing Scheme -
established by the Malaysian government. On that basis, the
Directors expect the exposure of the Group under the guarantee to
be limited to approximately RM14.1m.
18. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In addition to the information detailed in note 12, the Group
also carried out the following significant transactions with the
related parties during the financial period:
31 Mar 2018 31 Mar 2017
RM'000 RM'000
Megagreen Energy Sdn. Bhd.
- Contract revenue 1,058 16,560
- Amounts owing by related parties 47,863 49,439
Concord Green Energy Sdn. Bhd.
- Contract revenue - 8,875
- Amounts owing by related parties 24,398 25,696
Amount owing (to) K2M Ventures
Sdn. Bhd (5,759) 34
Amount owing from Makmur Hidro 66 66
Net amount owing (to) Saravanan Rasaratnam (932) (222)
Amount owing (to) Navindran Balakrishnan (1,218) (454)
19. WARRANT INSTRUMENTS
On 19 June and 28 June 2017, the Company issued 5,848,680
warrants to subscribers to a private placing arranged by Charles
Street Securities Europe LLP ("CSS") and to CSS as part of the fee
arrangements for arranging the placement. Of the total warrants
issued, 2,777,778 were issued to CSS as fees payable in connection
with that placement. The warrants issued to subscribers are outside
the scope of IFRS2. In accordance with IFRS2 the fair value of the
warrants issued as fees for the placement services provided has
been estimated as RM220,000. This has been recognised within the
stated capital component of equity as the costs were directly
incurred in raising the related equity funds.
No warrant was granted or exercised during the reporting period
and there were 7,232,013 warrants outstanding at 31 March 2018.
20. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On 19 July 2018, the Company announced that it had raised
approximately RM17m (GBP3.2m) via the subscription for 51,806,000
new shares by Serba Dinamik International Ltd ("SDIL"), at a price
of approximately 6.19 pence per share (the "Subscription").
The net proceeds of the Subscription will be used to advance the
development of the Company's third fully-owned biogas power plant
at Minyak and for working capital purposes. Payment to the Company
has been made in Malaysian Ringgit and calculated in accordance
with the rate of exchange for Pounds Sterling from Ringgit, quoted
by Bank Negara Malaysia (Central Bank of Malaysia) at 9.00 a.m.
(Malaysia time) on the date of payment. SDIL is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of a Malaysia-based investment holding company, Serba
Dinamik Holdings Berhad, which is focused on the energy services
industry and is listed on Bursa Malaysia (ticker: SDH:MK) and has a
market value of approximately GBP1bn.
Following the Subscription, SDIL holds 51,806,000 Common Shares,
representing approximately 15.0% of the enlarged issued share
capital of the Company.
Under the terms of the subscription agreement, SDIL is entitled
to appoint one executive Director to the Company's Board of
Directors for as long as SDIL holds at least 15% of the Company's
issued share capital. The appointment of the nominated executive
Director will be subject to the usual regulatory requirements for
an AIM listed company.
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