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Richoux Group PLC
29 May 2018
Richoux Group plc
Final results for the 53 weeks ended 3 December 2017
Richoux Group plc, the owner and operator of 18 restaurants
under the Richoux, Dean's Diner, Villagio, Friendly Phil's and
Zintino brands, today announces its audited final results for the
year ended 31 December 2017.
Key points:
-- Turnover decreased 17.4% to GBP11 million
(2016: GBP13.32 million).
-- Adjusted* EBITDA decreased to a loss of GBP0.8 million
(2016: GBP0.20 million).
-- Currently seventeen restaurants trading
-- Cash of GBP1.74 million at year end
(2015: GBP3.86 million)
* excluding pre-opening costs, impairment, reorganisation costs
and onerous lease provision.
Enquiries:
Richoux Group plc (020) 7483 7000
Simon Morgan, Chairman
Cenkos Securities plc (020) 7397 8900
Camilla Hume
Chairman's Review
Results
Revenue for the 53 week period ended 31 December 2017 decreased
17.4 per cent on the 52 week period ended 25 December 2016 to
GBP11.00 million (2016: GBP13.32 million). Adjusted EBITDA before
pre-opening costs, impairment, reorganisation costs and onerous
lease provision decreased to a loss of GBP0.8 million (2016:
GBP0.20 million). The adjusted operating loss before pre-opening
costs, impairment, reorganisation costs and onerous lease provision
was GBP1.34 million (2016: GBP0.63 million). The net loss for the
period was GBP4.5 million (2016: GBP6.7 million).
The Board, led by Jonathan Kaye, undertook a strategic review of
all restaurants and operations of the Group. As part of this review
certain restaurants were rebranded or closed which contributed to
the significant impairment charge and onerous lease provision.
The Directors are not recommending the payment of a
dividend.
Operations
The Group currently has seventeen restaurants which operate
under the Richoux, Villagio, Friendly Phil's and The Broadwick
brands. Further details on each of the brands are set out
below.
Richoux
Richoux is an all day cafe and brasserie established in London
in 1909.
The Group currently five Richoux restaurants in Knightsbridge,
Mayfair, Piccadilly, Gloucester Arcade and Port Solent. The Port
Solent and Chislehurst restaurants were previously Villagio
restaurants, and were converted into Richoux restaurants in
February and March 2017 respectively. The restaurant in St John's
Wood closed in May 2017 when the restaurant lease ended. The
restaurants in Gloucester Arcade, Knightsbridge and Piccadilly were
refurbished in May, June and July 2017 respectively. Since the year
end the Chislehurst Richoux restaurant has been rebranded as The
Broadwick, a new brand being introduced by the Group in appropriate
locations.
Friendly Phil's
Friendly Phil's is a vintage American Diner.
The Group currently has six Friendly Phil's restaurants, in
Hempstead Valley which opened in March 2017, Port Solent, which
opened in April 2017, Chatham which opened in May 2017, Braintree
which opened in May 2017, Canterbury which opened in May 2017 and
Fareham which opened in June 2017. These restaurants were
previously Dean's Diner restaurants apart from Canterbury which was
a Zintino restaurant.
The restaurant in Bicester was sold in January 2017, the lease
for the restaurant in Orpington was surrendered in April 2017, the
restaurant in Trowbridge was sold in September 2017 and the lease
for the restaurant in Yate was surrendered in September 2017.
Italian Restaurants
The Group currently has four Italian style restaurants in
Andover, Basildon, Hammersmith, and Chatham operating under
Villagio or Zintino brand. The restaurant in High Wycombe was sold
at the end of January 2017.
As with Richoux, Chislehurst, since the year ended our Zippers
restaurant in Chatham has been rebranded as The Broadwick.
The Broadwick
The Broadwick is a restaurant and bar offering popular global
food, homemade on the premises. Portions are hearty and the drink
offer is extensive. The restaurants are bright, vibrant, and
individual in their design.
We currently have two restaurants (Chislehurst and Chatham)
operating under this new format and early signs are
encouraging.
Cash flow and capital expenditure
At 31 December 2017 the Group held cash of GBP1.74 million
(2016: GBP3.86 million).
Capital expenditure of GBP4.05 million was incurred in the
period; on the rebranding and refurbishment of the existing
restaurants.
Team
As noted above, and in line with the Group's revised growth
strategy, during 2017 we began to reposition a number of our
restaurants by converting them to Richoux or Friendly Phil's
restaurants, as well as disposing of or closing certain other
restaurants and this process currently continues. The successful
delivery of our plans depends upon our team and I would like to
take the opportunity to thank all of them for the continued
commitment and enthusiasm during what, for many of them, has been a
period of significant change.
Annual General Meeting and additional General Meeting
The Company will hold its Annual General Meeting at 10:00 am on
25 June 2018 at Dechert LLP, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London,
EC4V 4QQ.
Due to a number of factors, including in particular the making
of a provision against loans previously made by the Company to
certain of its subsidiary undertakings, the Company's net assets
now represent less than half of its called up share capital.
Accordingly, in accordance with section 656 Companies Act 2006, the
Board is required to call a General Meeting to consider whether
any, and if so what, steps should be taken to address the
situation. Accordingly, immediately following the Annual General
Meeting for 2018, a further General Meeting will be held to discuss
this matter.
Outlook
Like many restaurant groups in the casual dining sector, trading
during 2017 has been difficult. In addition, during this period
trading in some of our restaurants was interrupted whilst we
converted or refurbished them. The impact of temporary closures
will continue during 2018.
The cost of converting or refurbishing restaurants and of
closing underperforming restaurants, the reduction of income due to
temporary closures and the current trading climate all have had an
impact on the Group's cash balances. We continue to focus on cost
reduction and, where necessary, will continue refining our
portfolio. We are also conscious that, in this trading environment,
opportunities may also arise for companies like ourselves which are
ungeared. The Board has had informal discussions with some of the
Company's key stakeholders, who have indicated that, if during the
course of the year the Board concludes that further funds are
required, it would be their intention to support such a fund
raising. We propose to seek the necessary authorities to allot
shares in connection with such a fundraising at our 2018 Annual
General Meeting.
Simon Morgan
Chairman
25 May 2018
Strategic Report
Business review and key performance indicators
Revenue has decreased to GBP11.00 million (2016: GBP13.32
million) and adjusted EBITDA has decreased to loss GBP0.8 million
(2016: GBP0.20 million). This decrease largely reflects the
strategic review of all the restaurants and operations of the Group
which resulted in a number of restaurants being closed or rebranded
with pre-opening costs increasing to GBP0.44 million (2016: GBP0.10
million). The net loss for the period was GBP4.5 million (2016:
GBP6.7 million).
The Directors utilise a number of detailed performance
indicators to manage the business. The focus in the Income
Statement is on sales and operating profit compared to budget and
the prior year. In the Statement of Financial Position the focus is
on managing working capital.
The Directors recognise the importance of customer relations and
food quality, and the team are trained extensively in this regard.
Performance is monitored by our area managers as well as by regular
mystery diner visits and food quality audits. Restaurant managers
are bonused on a combination of achieving standards as well as
sales growth and costs control.
Principal uncertainties and risks
Economic conditions
Deterioration in consumer confidence due to future economic
conditions could have a detrimental impact on the Group in terms of
sales and footfall. This risk is mitigated by the positioning the
Group's brands in the affordable casual dining market, constantly
reviewing pricing to ensure it is competitive, and continued focus
on customers with targeted and adaptable marketing. There is also
uncertainty following the EU referendum in June 2016 and the
decision to leave the EU.
Cost inflation
The Group's key variable costs are the costs of food and labour
both of which face inflationary pressures in the medium term. The
Group monitors its food supply chain closely, regularly reviewing
food costs and implementing a variety of strategies to mitigate the
impact of price increases. The Group closely monitors labour costs
and uses a number of initiatives to control costs. There are also
labour cost pressures which are outside the control of the Group
such as the recently introduced living wage and minimum wage
increases which are suffered by both the Group and its
competitors.
Strategic risks
There are a number of inherent risks in developing new brands.
However, the Group has a strong team with a proven track record in
developing new brands.
Future development
The Group is putting expansion on hold while we work to repair
the existing estate unless an attractive opportunity presents
itself. This involves closing and disposing of underperforming
restaurants as well as refurbishing or rebranding others. To that
end, we have closed four restaurants towards end of 2016 and two
restaurants during 2017, of which we have disposed of one
restaurant. We have also rebranded an additional eight restaurants.
In the immediate future, we intend to concentrate on continuing to
develop the new Friendly Phil's and Richoux formats, alongside
overhauling our Italian concept, Villagio.
The motivation and engagement of the team will remain a
priority. We have so far replaced all of the multi-unit restaurant
managers in the business and introduced a team of area chefs who
continually monitor food standards across the estate. This process
of internal auditing will only be strengthened as the new brands
continue to develop.
On behalf of the Board
Jonathan Kaye
Chief Executive Officer
25 May 2018
Richoux Group plc
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
for the 53 week period ended 31 December 2017
Note 53 week 52 week
period period
ended ended
31 December 25 December
2017 2016
Total Total
GBP000 GBP000
Continuing operations:
Revenue 10,998 13,320
Cost of sales:
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Excluding pre-opening costs (11,647) (13,367)
Pre-opening costs (439) (103)
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Total cost of sales (12,086) (13,470)
Gross loss (1,088) (150)
Administrative expenses (964) (582)
Net profit on disposal on
property , plant and equipment 277 -
Other operating income - 3
Operating loss before impairment,
reorganisation, and provisions (1,775) (729)
Impairment of goodwill (83) -
Impairment of other intangible
assets 5 - (4)
Impairment of property,
plant, and equipment 6 (2,675) (5,039)
Reorganisation costs (26) (511)
Onerous lease provision 88 (420)
Operating loss (4,471) (6,703)
Finance income 1 7
Loss before taxation 3 (4,470) (6,696)
Taxation - -
Loss and total comprehensive
loss for the period (4,470) (6,696)
Loss and total comprehensive
loss attributable to equity
holders of the parent (4,470) (6,696)
Loss and total comprehensive
loss per share:
Loss per share 4 (3.9)p (7.3)p
Diluted loss per share 4 (3.9)p (7.1)p
Richoux Group plc
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
for the 53 week period ended 31 December 2017
Share Profit Total
Share premium and
capital account loss
account
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
At 27 December 2015 3,684 12,249 (7,072) 8,861
Loss for the period - - (6,696) (6,696)
Total comprehensive loss - - (6,696) (6,696)
Credit to equity for equity
settled share based payments - - 32 32
New share capital subscribed 291 1,447 - 1,738
Total contributions by owners
of the Company, recognised directly
in equity 291 1,447 32 1,770
At 25 December 2016 3,975 13,696 (13,736) 3,935
Loss for the period - - (4,470) (4,470)
Total comprehensive loss - - (4,470) (4,470)
Credit to equity for equity
settled share based payments - - 53 53
New share capital subscribed 1,024 3,058 - 4,082
New share capital issue costs - (5) - (5)
Total contributions by owners
of the Company, recognised directly
in equity 1,024 3,053 53 4,130
At 31 December 2017 4,999 16,749 (18,153) 3,595
Richoux Group plc
Consolidated statements of financial position
at 31 December 2017
Note 2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
Assets
Non-current assets
Goodwill 5 146 234
Other intangible assets 5 44 57
Property, plant and
equipment 6 3,163 2,358
Total non-current assets 3,353 2,649
Current assets
Inventories 204 198
Trade and other receivables 984 927
Cash and cash equivalents 1,736 3,857
Total current assets 2,924 4,982
Total assets 6,277 7,631
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables (2,354) (2,817)
Provisions - (420)
Total current liabilities (2,354) (3,237)
Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables (328) (459)
Total non-current liabilities (328) (459)
Total liabilities (2,682) (3,696)
Net assets/(liabilities) 3,595 3,935
Capital and reserves
Share capital 4,999 3,975
Share premium account 16,749 13,696
Retained earnings (18,153) (13,736)
Total equity 3,595 3,935
Richoux Group plc
Consolidated and Company statement of cash flows
for the 53 week period ended 31 December 2017
Note 53 week 52 week
period period
ended ended
31 December 25 December
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
Operating activities
Cash (used in)/generated
from operations 7 (2,752) 6
Interest paid - -
Net cash (used in)/generated
from operating activities (2,752) 6
Investing activities
Purchase of property,
plant and equipment (3,772) (2,271)
Purchase of intangible
fixed assets (9) (29)
Net proceeds from sale
of property, plant and
equipment 334 4
Interest received 1 7
Net cash used in investing
activities (3,446) (2,289)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issue
of ordinary shares 4,082 1,738
Share issue costs (5) -
Net cash from financing
activities 4,077 1,738
Net decrease in cash
and cash equivalents (2,121) (545)
Cash and cash equivalents
at beginning of the
period 3,857 4,402
Cash and cash equivalents
at the end of the period 1,736 3,857
Notes
1. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards
("IFRS") as adopted by the European Union. The financial statements
have been prepared on the historical cost basis.
2. The financial information set out above does not constitute
the Company's statutory accounts for the periods ended 27 December
2015 or 25 December 2016 but it is derived from those accounts.
Statutory accounts for 27 December 2015 have been delivered to the
Registrar of Companies and those for 25 December 2016 will be
delivered following the Company's Annual General Meeting. The
auditors have reported on those accounts; their reports were
unqualified and did not contain statements under section 498(2) or
(3) of the Companies Act 2006.
3. Business segments
Based on the financial information which is monitored by the
board, which comprises the chief operating decision maker as
defined in IFRS 8, the Group has three reportable business segments
based around its core restaurant brands, Dean's Diner, Villagio and
Richoux. All brands are engaged in the restaurant trade so derive
their revenues and results from similar products and services.
There are no geographical segments and there are no major
customers.
Occasionally the Group also receives franchise income, however
this is not considered to be a significant business segment and the
Group has no control over the timing of this income. Franchise
income is reported under other operating income.
The Group sublet part of one and the whole of another of its
leased properties and receives sublease payments from third
parties.
Business segments for the 53 week period ended 31 December
2017:
Diners Italians Richoux Un-allocated Total
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
Revenue 2,776 3,143 5,079 - 10,998
Segment gross loss (417) (79) (326) (266) (1,088)
Administrative expenses - - - (964) (964)
Net profit/(loss)
on disposal 71 5 204 (3) 277
Impairment of goodwill - - (83) - (83)
Impairment of property,
plant and equipment (1,748) - (927) - (2,675)
Reorganisation costs - - - (26) (26)
Reversal onerous lease
provision 88 - - - 88
Finance income - - - 1 1
Loss before taxation (2,006) (74) (1,132) (1,258) (4,470)
Non current assets
as at 25 December
2016 338 1,365 873 73 2,649
Additions 2,099 104 1,809 34 4,046
Depreciation and amortisation (131) (163) (201) (32) (527)
Impairment of goodwill - - (83) - (83)
Impairment of property,
plant and equipment (1,748) - (927) - (2,675)
Disposals (26) - (28) (3) (57)
Non current assets
as at 31 December
2017 532 1,306 1,443 72 3,353
The unallocated segment loss includes the costs of the
restaurant area management; unallocated administrative expenses
include the costs of the Group's head office.
4. Earnings per share
The calculation of the basic and diluted loss per share is based
on the following data:
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
Loss
Loss for the purposes of basic
loss per share being the net loss
attributable to equity holders
of the parent (4,470) (6,696)
Number of shares
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares for the purposes of the
basic profit per share 113,355,877 92,356,891
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary
shares:
Share options and incentive shares 1,726,710 1,883,224
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares for the purposes of diluted
profit per share 115,082,587 94,240,115
Share options and incentive shares
not included in the diluted calculations
as per the requirements of IAS
33 (as they are anti-dilutive) 29,854,695 26,053,182
Basic loss per share:
From total operations (3.9)p (7.3)p
Diluted loss per share:
From total operations (3.9)p (7.1)p
5. Intangible fixed assets
Group Goodwill Trademarks Software Total
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
Cost
At 25 December 2016 269 25 147 441
Additions - 1 8 9
Disposals (5) (6) (23) (34)
At 31 December 2017 264 20 132 416
Accumulated amortisation
and impairment
At 25 December 2016 35 12 103 150
Charge for the period - 2 17 19
Impairment 83 - - 83
Disposals - (3) (23) (26)
At 31 December 2017 118 11 97 226
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2017 146 9 35 190
At 25 December 2016 234 13 44 291
Impairment testing of goodwill and intangible fixed assets
Goodwill of GBP264,000 (2016: GBP269,000) relates to the
acquisition of Richoux Limited in August 2000 and is allocated to
the group of cash generating units (CGUs) that comprise the
business acquired (as described in note 3) with each restaurant
site being treated as a single CGU.
The Group tests annually for impairment or more frequently if
there are indications that the goodwill and intangible assets may
be impaired. The recoverable amounts of the restaurants are
calculated from value in use calculations based on cash flow
projections from formally approved budgets to December 2018, and
forecasts to future years on a sales growth for the sites. The
discount rate applied to cash flow projections is 10 per cent
(2016: 10 per cent).
An impairment charge of GBP83,000 has been recognised in
relation to the goodwill of one of the CGUs that comprise the
Richoux business (2016: GBP4,000 was recognised; GBP3,000 in
relation to the unrecoverable elements of the assets of six Dean's
Diner restaurants and GBP1,000 in relation to the unrecoverable
elements of the assets of three Villagio restaurants). The value in
use of the remaining restaurants is higher than the carrying
value.
6. Property, plant and equipment
Short Fixtures, Total
leasehold fittings,
land and and
buildings equipment
GBP000 GBP000 GBP000
Cost
At 25 December 2016 9,858 4,305 14,163
Additions 3,049 988 4,037
Disposals (4,310) (2,156) (6,466)
At 31 December 2017 8,597 3,137 11,734
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment
At 25 December 2016 7,896 3,909 11,805
Charge for period 280 228 508
Impairment 2,246 429 2,675
Disposals (4,311) (2,106) (6,417)
At 31 December 2017 6,111 2,460 8,571
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2017 2,486 677 3,163
At 25 December 2016 1,962 396 2,358
Impairment testing of property, plant and equipment
The Group considers each trading restaurant to be a
cash-generating unit (CGU) and each CGU is reviewed when there are
indications of impairment.
The recoverable amounts of the restaurants are calculated from
value in use calculations based on cash flow projections from
formally approved budgets to December 2018, and forecasts to future
years based on a sales growth rate of the sites. The discount rate
applied to cash flow projections is 10 per cent (2016: 10 per
cent).
An impairment charge of GBP2,675,000 has been recognised;
GBP927,000 in relation to the unrecoverable elements of the assets
of three Richoux restaurants and GBP1,748,000 in relation to the
unrecoverable elements of the assets of six Friendly Phil's
restaurants (2016: GBP5,039,000 was recognised; GBP2,866,000 in
relation to the unrecoverable elements of the assets of nine Dean's
Diners restaurants, GBP1,504,000 in relation to the unrecoverable
elements of the assets of five Villagio restaurants and GBP669,000
in relation to the unrecoverable elements of the assets of one
Richoux restaurant). The value in use of the remaining restaurants
is higher than the carrying value.
7. Reconciliation of operating loss to operating cash flows
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
Operating loss (4,471) (6,703)
Loss on disposal of
intangible assets 8 17
(Profit)/loss on disposal
of property, plant and
equipment (285) 46
Depreciation charge 508 809
Amortisation charge 19 21
Impairment of goodwill 83 -
Impairment of other
intangible fixed assets - 4
Impairment of property,
plant and equipment 2,675 5,039
(Increase)/decrease
in stocks (6) 17
(Increase)/decrease
in debtors (57) (34)
(Decrease)/increase
in creditors (1,279) 758
Equity settled share
based payments 53 32
Net cash inflow/(outflow)
from operating activities (2,752) 6
8. Related party transactions
Up to the date of Philip Shotter's resignation the Group paid
professional fees for legal services of GBP16,000 (2016: GBP29,000)
to Glovers Solicitors LLP of which Philip Shotter is a member. As
at the end of the period GBPnil was outstanding (2016: GBPnil).
This is in addition to fees included as Directors' emoluments.
The Group has a group VAT registration and the representative
Company, Richoux Group plc, pays the net VAT for the Group.
The Group has a group insurance policy which is paid by Richoux
Group plc.
Transactions with Directors
Transactions with Directors are as follows:
2017 2016
GBP000 GBP000
Short term employee benefits 169 293
Share based payments 22 17
191 310
During the period Salvatore Diliberto subscribed for 5,273,375
(includes 2,636,687 subscribed for by his wife Irene Diliberto)
ordinary shares (2016: 1,054,394), the Hon. Robert Rayne subscribed
for 4,103,838 ordinary shares (2016: 1,054,394), Jonathan Kaye
subscribed for 3,125,000 ordinary shares (2016: 1,354,395), Simon
Morgan subscribed for 125,000 ordinary shares (2016: nil), and
Mehdi Gashi subscribed for nil ordinary shares (2016: 400,000) as
part of the subscription that took place during the period (see
note 24). The price paid per share was 16 pence (2016: 25
pence).
Transactions with substantial shareholders
During the period Phillip Kaye subscribed for 3,121,025 ordinary
shares (2016: 451,465), Samuel Kaye subscribed for 1,250,000
ordinary shares (2016: 451,465), Adam Kaye subscribed for 1,250,000
ordinary shares (2016: 451,465), and Michinoko Limited subscribed
for 4,216,750 ordinary shares (2016: 1,054,394) as part of the
subscription that took place during the period (see note 24). The
price paid per share was 16 pence (2016: 25 pence).
On 22 December 2017 the Group entered into an agreement with
Amberstar Limited, a Company in which Phillip Kaye is a
shareholder, to temporarily suspend the rent of its former Chiswick
restaurant, where it retains a liability under an authorised
guarantee agreement, for up to six months from 25 December
2017.
9. Subsequent events
There were no significant subsequent events which the directors
consider require disclosures within these financial statements.
10. Report and accounts and notice of AGM
The notice of AGM along with the Annual Report and Accounts for
the 53 weeks ended 31 December 2017 will shortly be posted to
shareholders. An electronic copy of the document can be found
following posting on the Investor Relations section of the
Company's website at www.richouxgroup.co.uk.
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