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Unaudited Half-Year Results
29th July 2011
Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC (“Manganese Bronze” or “the Group”), the leading manufacturer of the distinctive London taxi, announces its unaudited half-year results for the six month period ended 30 June 2011.
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2011 |
2010 |
% Variance |
2010 |
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Half year |
Half year |
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Full year |
| Group revenue - £m |
38.7 |
33.4 |
16.0 |
69.6 |
| Operating loss - £m * |
0.2 |
1.0 |
76.3 |
1.9 |
| Finance costs - £m |
0.5 |
0.3 |
(52.3) |
0.9 |
| Loss before tax - £m |
0.7 |
4.9 |
84.8 |
6.3 |
| Basic loss per share - pence |
2.4 |
13.6 |
82.1 |
18.2 |
| Net debt - £m |
13.6 |
13.7 |
0.4 |
14.4 |
| * Before exceptional items |
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Summary
- Group revenue up 16% to £38.7m
- Operating loss before exceptional items reduced by 76% to £0.2m (2010: £1.0m)
- Net cash inflow from operating activities of £1.8m (2010: £8.3m outflow)
- Record international sales volumes: up 323% to 474 vehicles (2010: 112), including 300 vehicles to Azerbaijan
- UK sales volumes down 6.8% to 748 vehicles (2010: 803) as challenging market conditions continue
- UK break-even new vehicle UK sales volumes reduced from over 2,000 to c. 1,400
Outlook
- Substantial international sales order book of over 1,300 vehicles
- Difficult UK trading conditions expected to continue, particularly outside of London
- Operating margins improved to a level able to support a return to Group profitability
Commenting on the results, John Russell, Group Chief Executive, said:
"The Board is encouraged by the Group’s return to revenue growth and cash generation, and a record level of international sales in the first six months of 2011. Given the underlying improvements in operations and the reduction in the Group’s net loss resulting from the major restructuring initiatives in 2009 and 2010, and strong international sales, the Board remains confident that, despite continuing adverse UK market conditions, the Group can return to profitability in the second half of 2011. However, the level of this profitability is directly linked to UK new vehicle sales volumes, which are difficult to predict in the current macro economic environment, and dependent upon progress on cost reduction in the Shanghai joint venture."
At today’s half-year results presentation, John Russell, Group Chief Executive, and Tony Pearman, Group Finance Director, will give a short PowerPoint presentation which will be available on the Company’s website www.manganese.com, along with this announcement.
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| Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC |
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| John Russell, Group Chief Executive |
Tel: +44 (0) 24 7657 2108 |
| Tony Pearman, Group Finance Director |
Tel: +44 (0) 24 7657 2214 |
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| Matrix Corporate Capital LLP |
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| Malcolm Strang/Robert Beenstock |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3206 7000 |
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| Financial Dynamics |
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| Nick Hasell/Sophie Moate |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7269 7291 |
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Full unaudited half-year results can be downloaded in the attached PDF:
Download Unaudited Half-Year Results
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