Mountview Estates PLC
15 June 2023
MOUNTVIEW ESTATES P.L.C.
Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 March 2023
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S STATEMENT
We are now living in the circumstances of double digit inflation and rising interest rates which give us very different problems to those experienced before and indeed during the Covid pandemic. At a time when companies are failing to pay dividends and even ceasing to trade mere survival must be considered to be a success.
This Company has not only survived but has maintained an increased level of dividend. Your Board recommend that the final dividend be maintained at 250 pence per share. If shareholders approve the final dividend at the Annual General Meeting on 9 August 2023 it will be payable on 14 August 2023 to shareholders on the register at 7 July 2023.
Turnover has increased by 11.5% but the cost of sales has increased substantially and with modest increases in administrative expenses and finance costs the resulting earnings per share have fallen by a mere 1.6%.
I always emphasize that making the right purchases is the most important part of the business and our financial stability has enabled us to make substantial new purchases (up from £12.5million to £52.6million). These purchases underpin the future of the Company and will ensure future profits.
The prosperity of the Company is only possible because we have a good team in place and I thank each and every one of them, from the most recent recruit to the longest standing employee, for their loyalty and endeavour.
Duncan Sinclair
15 June 2023
MOUNTVIEW ESTATES P.L.C.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| 2023 | 2022 | Increase/(Decrease) | |||
| £ | £ | % | |||
| Revenue (millions) | 73.6 | 66.0 | 11.5 | ||
| Gross Profit (millions) | 40.6 | 40.9 | (0.7) | ||
| Profit Before Tax (millions) | 32.8 | 34.9 | (6.3) | ||
| Profit Before Tax excluding investment properties revaluation (millions) | 32.8 | 34.4 | (4.6) | ||
| Equity Holders’ Funds (millions) | 390.7 | 393.5 | (0.7) | ||
| Earnings per share (pence) | 678.8 | 689.5 | (1.6) | ||
| Net assets per share (£) | 100.2 | 100.9 | (0.7) | ||
| Dividend per share (pence) | 750 | 750 | 0.0 | ||
Mountview Estates P.L.C. advises its shareholders that, following the issue of the final results, the relevant dates in respect of the proposed final dividend payment of 250 pence per share are as follows:
| Ex-dividend date | 6 July 2023 |
| Record date | 7 July 2023 |
| Payment date | 14 August 2023 |
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ED 31 MARCH 2023
| Year | Year | ||||
| ended | ended | ||||
| 31.03.23 | 31.03.22 | ||||
| £’000 | £’000 | ||||
| REVENUE | 73,593 | 66,010 | |||
| Cost of sales | (32,993) | (25,144) | |||
| GROSS PROFIT | 40,600 | 40,866 | |||
| Administrative expenses | (6,592) | (6,197) | |||
| Gain on sale of investment properties | – | 53 | |||
| Operating profit before changes infair value of investment properties | 34,008 | 34,722 | |||
| (Decrease)/Increase in fair value of investment properties | (36) | 444 | |||
| PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS | 33,972 | 35,166 | |||
| Net finance costs | (1,208) | (298) | |||
| PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION | 32,764 | 34,868 | |||
| Taxation – current | (6,233) | (6,637) | |||
| Taxation – deferred | (66) | (1,349) | |||
| Taxation | (6,299) | (7,986) | |||
| PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS | 26,465 | 26,882 | |||
| Basic and diluted earnings per share (pence) | 678.8p | 689.5p | |||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
FOR THE YEAR ED 31 MARCH 2023
| As at | As at | |||
| 31.03.2023 | 31.03.2022 | |||
| £’000 | £’000 | |||
| ASSETS | ||||
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS | ||||
| Property. plant and equipment | 1,493 | 1,546 | ||
| Investment properties | 25,415 | 25,451 | ||
| 26,908 | 26,997 | |||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||
| Inventories of trading properties | 422,742 | 393,275 | ||
| Trade and other receivables | 6,656 | 1,326 | ||
| Cash at bank | 776 | 643 | ||
| 430,174 | 395,244 | |||
| TOTAL ASSETS | 457,082 | 422,241 | ||
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | ||||
| Share capital | 195 | 195 | ||
| Capital redemption reserve | 55 | 55 | ||
| Capital reserve | 25 | 25 | ||
| Other reserve | 56 | 56 | ||
| Retained earnings | 390,377 | 393,155 | ||
| 390,708 | 393,486 | |||
| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||
| Long-term borrowings | 56,700 | 19,200 | ||
| Deferred tax | 5,766 | 5,700 | ||
| 62,466 | 24,900 | |||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||
| Bank overdrafts and short-term loans | 60 | – | ||
| Trade and other payables | 1,984 | 1,470 | ||
| Current tax payable | 1,864 | 2,385 | ||
| 3,908 | 3,855 | |||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 66,374 | 28,755 | ||
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 457,082 | 422,241 | ||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE YEAR ED 31 MARCH 2023
| Capital | ||||||
| Share | Capital | Redemption | Other | Retained | ||
| Capital | Reserve | Reserve | Reserves | Earnings | Total | |
| £’000 | £’000 | £’000 | £’000 | £’000 | £’000 | |
| Balance as at 1 April 2021 | 195 | 25 | 55 | 56 | 394,540 | 394,871 |
| Profit for the year | – | – | – | – | 26,882 | 26,882 |
| Dividends | – | – | – | – | (28,267) | (28,267) |
| Balance as at 31 March 2022 | 195 | 25 | 55 | 56 | 393,155 | 393,486 |
| Capital | ||||||
| Share | Capital | Redemption | Other | Retained | ||
| Capital | Reserve | Reserve | Reserves | Earnings | Total | |
| £’000 | £’000 | £’000 | £’000 | £’000 | £’000 | |
| Balance as at 1 April 2022 | 195 | 25 | 55 | 56 | 393,155 | 393,486 |
| Profit for the year | – | – | – | – | 26,465 | 26,465 |
| Dividends | – | – | – | – | (29,243) | (29,243) |
| Balance as at 31 March 2023 | 195 | 25 | 55 | 56 | 390,377 | 390,708 |
GROUP CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ED 31 MARCH 2023
| Year | Year | ||||
| ended | ended | ||||
| 31.03.2023 | 31.03.2022 | ||||
| £’000 | £’000 | ||||
| Cash flow from operating activities | |||||
| Operating profit | 33,972 | 35,166 | |||
| Adjustment for: | |||||
| Depreciation | 53 | 60 | |||
| (Gain) on disposal of investment properties | – | (53) | |||
| Decrease/(Increase) in fair value of investment properties | 36 | (444) | |||
| Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital | 34,061 | 34,729 | |||
| (Increase)/Decrease in inventories | (29,467) | 4,891 | |||
| (Increase)/Decrease in receivables | (5,330) | 91 | |||
| Increase/(Decrease) in payables | 514 | (672) | |||
| Cash generated from operations | (222) | 39,039 | |||
| Interest paid | (1,208) | (298) | |||
| Income taxes paid | (6,754) | (8,368) | |||
| Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities | (8,184) | 30,373 | |||
| Investing activities | |||||
| Proceeds from disposal of investment properties | – | 620 | |||
| Net cash inflow from investing activities | – | 620 | |||
| Cash flow from financing activities | |||||
| Increase/(Repayment) of borrowings | 37,500 | (2,349) | |||
| Equity dividend paid | (29,243) | (28,267) | |||
| Net cash inflow/(outflow) from financing activities | 8,257 | (30,616) | |||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 73 | 377 | |||
| Opening cash and cash equivalents | 643 | 266 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | 716 | 643 |
2023 Annual General Meeting (2023 AGM)
The 2023 AGM of the Company will be held on Wednesday 9 August 2023 and details will be set out in the Notice of AGM, to be sent to shareholders on 7 July 2023.
Notes to the Preliminary Announcement
1. Financial Information
The financial information presented within this document does not comprise the statutory accounts for the financial years ended 31 March 2023 and 31 March 2022 but represents extracts from them.
The statutory accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2022 have been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The auditor reported on those accounts: their report was (i) unqualified, (ii) did not include references to any matters to which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying the reports and (iii) did not contain statements under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.
The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 are expected to be finalised and signed following approval by the Board of Directors and made available to shareholders in advance of the 2023 AGM and will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies following the Company’s 2023 AGM on 9 August 2023.
2. Basis of Preparation
The preliminary announcement has been prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards but does not contain sufficient information to comply fully with UK-adopted international accounting standards. The Financial Statements to be presented at the 2023 AGM are expected to comply fully with UK-adopted international accounting standards.
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