Earnings Release • Sep 30, 2015
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10 November 2015
DCC, the international sales, marketing, distribution and business support services group, today announced its results for the six months ended 30 September 2015.
| Highlights | 2015 | 20141 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCC Energy volumes (litres) | 5.818b | 5.215b | 11.6% |
| Revenue (excl. DCC Energy) | £1.407b | £1.348b | 4.3% |
| Operating profit2 | £88.4m | £70.1m | 26.1% |
| Adjusted earnings per share2 | 70.3p | 59.3p | 18.5% |
| Interim dividend | 33.04p | 28.73p | 15.0% |
| Operating cash flow | £120.7m | £17.9m |
"I am pleased to report that operating profit of £88.4 million was 26.1% ahead of the prior year in the seasonally less significant first half. This very strong Group performance was achieved through excellent performances from the Energy, Healthcare and Environmental divisions, notwithstanding a more difficult background for the Technology division.
1 Income Statement items have been restated to reflect the disposal of DCC Food & Beverage
2 Excluding net exceptionals and amortisation of intangible assets
The Board has decided to pay an interim dividend of 33.04 pence per share, which represents a 15% increase on the prior year.
The Group continued to be very active from a development perspective. DCC Energy successfully completed the acquisitions of Butagaz and Esso Retail in France and both businesses are performing well. The Healthcare and Technology divisions have also been active, with the acquisition of Design Plus by the Health & Beauty business and CUC by the Continental European Technology business.
Assuming normal winter weather conditions in the balance of the financial year, the Group expects that both operating profit and adjusted earnings per share for the year ending 31 March 2016 will be very significantly ahead of the prior year and modestly ahead of current market consensus expectations.
The successful completion in May 2015 of the 5% share placing has ensured that the Group retains significant financial capacity for further development while preserving the balance sheet strength that has served it well over many years. DCC remains ambitious to continue the growth and development of its business."
There will be a presentation of these results to analysts and investors/fund managers at 8.45 am today in the London Stock Exchange. The slides for this presentation can be downloaded from DCC's website, www.dcc.ie.
A dial-in facility will be available for this meeting:
Ireland: 1800 937 657
UK / International: +44 (0) 203 427 1909
Passcode: 6734192
This report and further information on DCC is available at www.dcc.ie
For reference, please contact:
| Tommy Breen, Chief Executive | Tel: +353 1 2799 400 |
|---|---|
| Fergal O'Dwyer, Chief Financial Officer | Email: [email protected] |
| Kevin Lucey, Head of Group Finance & Investor Relations | Web: www.dcc.ie |
A summary of the Group's results for the six months ended 30 September 2015 is as follows:
| 2015 | 20141 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £'m | £'m | % change | |
| Revenue | 5,066 | 5,425 | -6.6% |
| Operating profit2 | |||
| DCC Energy | 52.9 | 31.9 | +65.6% |
| DCC Technology | 8.6 | 15.2 | -43.6% |
| DCC Healthcare | 18.4 | 15.9 | +16.1% |
| DCC Environmental | 8.5 | 7.1 | +20.0% |
| Group operating profit2 | 88.4 | 70.1 | +26.1% |
| Equity accounted investments' profit after tax | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Finance costs (net) | (14.6) | (13.3) | |
| Profit before net exceptionals, amortisation of intangible assets and tax |
74.0 | 56.9 | +30.0% |
| Net exceptional charge | (9.7) | (2.0) | |
| Amortisation of intangible assets | (11.8) | (12.3) | |
| Profit before tax from continuing operations | 52.5 | 42.6 | +23.1% |
| Profit before tax from discontinued operations | - | 4.9 | |
| Taxation | (10.3) | (5.2) | |
| Profit after tax | 42.2 | 42.3 | |
| Non-controlling interests | (0.9) | - | |
| Attributable profit | 41.3 | 42.3 | |
| Adjusted earnings per share2 | 70.3 pence | 59.3 pence | +18.5% |
| Dividend per share | 33.04 pence | 28.73 pence | +15.0% |
| Operating cash flow | 120.7 | 17.9 | |
| Net cash / (debt) at 30 September | 153.4 | (272.8) | |
| Pro-forma net debt at 30 September3 | (169.5) | (272.8) | |
1 Income Statement items have been restated to reflect the disposal of DCC Food & Beverage 2Excluding net exceptionals and amortisation of intangible assets
3Adjusting for the cash cost of the Butagaz acquisition which completed on 2 November 2015
Volumes in DCC Energy increased by 11.6%, driven by the first time contribution from the Esso Retail business in France. On an organic basis, volumes were modestly ahead of the prior year with continuing good organic growth in LPG volumes, partly as a result of oil to LPG conversions. Due to the impact of lower oil prices, DCC Energy's revenue declined by 10.2% (6.7% on a constant currency basis) with average selling prices per litre reducing by 19.6%.
Revenue from continuing operations excluding DCC Energy was up 4.3% (7.2% on a constant currency basis), driven by acquisitions.
Overall, Group revenue from continuing operations decreased by 6.6% (3.2% on a constant currency basis) to £5.1 billion, reflecting the impact of lower oil prices.
Group operating profit from continuing operations increased by 26.1% to £88.4 million in the seasonally less significant first half. This growth was held back by the movement in the rate used for translating the Group's non-sterling denominated profits into sterling. The average euro/sterling translation rate for the six months ended 30 September 2015 of 0.7193 was 11.1% weaker than the average of 0.8090 in the comparative period. Operating profit growth on a constant currency basis was 29.7% and approximately one third of this growth was organic.
Operating profit in DCC Energy, the Group's largest division, was 65.6% ahead of the prior year (73.2% ahead on a constant currency basis). Approximately half of this growth was organic and the balance was from first time contributions from Esso Retail France, DLG and Butagaz, all of which traded at, or ahead of, expectations.
Operating profit in DCC Technology was back 43.6% (£6.6 million) due to the weak performance of its UK business, despite growth in the Irish, Continental European and Supply Chain businesses. The UK business continued to be impacted by a reduction in sales of products from one large supplier and also experienced weaker than anticipated demand for tablet computing, smartphone and gaming products.
Operating profit in DCC Healthcare was 16.1% ahead of the prior year and benefitted from an improved sales mix and good cost control in DCC Vital and also from a very strong performance in DCC Health & Beauty Solutions.
DCC Environmental recorded excellent organic profit growth, with operating profit increasing to £8.5 million, 20.0% ahead of the prior year.
Net finance costs increased to £14.6 million (2014: £13.3 million) as a result of the incremental interest cost of the additional US Private Placement debt which was drawn down during the first half of the prior year, with the Group's finance costs being driven by the level of gross debt. Average net debt during the period was £60 million compared to £339 million during the six months ended 30 September 2014.
Profit before net exceptional items, amortisation of intangible assets and tax increased by 30.0% (32.9% on a constant currency basis) to £74.0 million.
The Group incurred a net exceptional charge before tax and non-controlling interests of £9.7 million in the first six months of the year. The net charge principally reflects acquisition and restructuring costs and an IAS 39 charge, offset by a receipt in respect of the Pihsiang legal claim where there was a final cash recovery.
Acquisition related costs amounted to £4.6 million and restructuring costs amounted to £6.5 million. Acquisition costs include the professional fees and tax costs (such as stamp duty) relating to the evaluation and completion of acquisition opportunities.
Most of the Group's debt has been raised in the US Private Placement market and swapped, using long term interest, currency and cross currency interest rate derivatives, to both fixed and floating rate sterling and euro. The level of ineffectiveness calculated under IAS 39 on the fair value and cash flow hedge relationships relating to fixed rate debt, together with gains or losses arising from marking to market swaps not designated as hedges, offset by foreign exchange translation gains or losses on the related fixed rate debt, is charged or credited as an exceptional item. In the six months ended 30 September 2015, this amounted to an exceptional charge of £3.8 million. The exceptional gains and losses on the Group's private placement debt and related hedging instruments will net to zero on a cumulative basis over their lives.
There was a final receipt of £5.2 million in relation to the Pihsiang legal claim.
The charge for the amortisation of acquisition related intangible assets decreased to £11.8 million from £12.3 million, principally reflecting a number of these intangible assets becoming fully amortised during the period.
Profit before tax from continuing operations increased by 23.1% to £52.5 million.
The effective tax rate for the Group in the first half is 16% and is based on the anticipated mix of profits for the full year. This compares to a full year tax rate in the prior year of 12.0%. The increase is primarily due to an increasing proportion of profits generated in Continental Europe.
Adjusted earnings per share increased by 18.5% (21.2% on a constant currency basis) to 70.3 pence and reflects the issue of 4.2 million new ordinary shares in the equity placing completed in May 2015.
The Board has decided to pay an interim dividend of 33.04 pence per share, which represents a 15.0% increase on the prior year interim dividend of 28.73 pence per share. This dividend will be paid on 7 December 2015 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 20 November 2015.
As with its operating profit, the Group's operating cash flow is significantly weighted towards the second half of the year. The cash flow of the Group for the six months ended 30 September 2015 can be summarised as follows:
| Six months ended 30 September | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| £'m | £'m | |
| Operating profit | 88.4 | 73.2 |
| Increase in working capital Depreciation and other |
(4.4) 36.7 |
(82.5) 27.2 |
| Operating cash flow | 120.7 | 17.9 |
| Capital expenditure (net) | (51.3) | (36.3) |
| Free cash flow | 69.4 | (18.4) |
| Dividend from equity accounted investments Interest and tax paid |
- (29.8) |
0.7 (26.2) |
| Free cash flow after interest and tax | 39.6 | (43.9) |
| Acquisitions Disposals Dividends Exceptional items (net) Share issues |
(134.2) 2.3 (49.9) (10.4) 194.0 |
(105.5) - (43.0) (3.6) 1.7 |
| Net inflow / (outflow) | 41.4 | (194.3) |
| Opening net cash / (debt) Translation and other Cash acquired - Butagaz Closing net cash / (debt) |
30.0 (7.8) 89.8 153.4 |
(87.3) 8.8 - (272.8) |
| Consideration for Butagaz | (322.9) | |
| Pro-forma net debt | (169.5) |
Operating cash flow in the six months ended 30 September 2015 of £120.7 million compared to £17.9 million in the prior year. Working capital increased by £4.4 million with overall working capital days improving by 4.6 days to a negative 2.3 days sales. Working capital improvements were achieved by each of the Group's divisions with overall Group receivables days reducing from 29.3 days to 27.3 days.
A number of acquisitions, previously announced, were completed in the period from 1 April 2015 up to the date of this report. These included:
As announced on 2 November 2015, DCC Energy completed the acquisition of Butagaz, a leading LPG business in France, from Shell. The acquisition of Butagaz represents the largest ever acquisition by DCC and a major step forward in the continuing expansion of its LPG business. The French LPG market is the second largest in Western Europe and approximately twice the size of the market in Britain. The acquisition of Butagaz has provided DCC Energy with a substantial presence in the French LPG market, an experienced management team and a high quality sales, marketing and operating infrastructure. Following receipt of competition clearance from the EU, the agreement to acquire Butagaz became unconditional in all respects on 1 September 2015, well ahead of the schedule anticipated at the time of announcing the acquisition. The economic risks and benefits and related cash flows have accrued to DCC and the Group has been in control since 1 September 2015; accordingly Butagaz has been consolidated by the DCC Group since that date.
The consideration for the acquisition of Butagaz (inclusive of cash acquired) of €450 million (£323 million) was accrued at 30 September 2015 and substantially all of this amount was paid on 2 November 2015 following the separation of the Butagaz IT infrastructure from Shell's global infrastructure. In addition, certain debt-like items provided for within the business will fall due over the medium term.
As previously announced on 24 June 2015, DCC completed the acquisition of the assets that comprise the Esso Express unmanned retail petrol station network and the Esso branded motorway concessions in France from Esso Société Anonyme Française. The business has annual volumes of approximately 1.9 billion litres and the total consideration, inclusive of stock in tank at the date of acquisition, was €130 million (£94 million).
In July 2015, following the receipt of competition clearance, DCC Energy combined its Danish oil distribution business with the fuel distribution activities of DLG, a leading Danish agricultural business. The transaction resulted in DCC Energy owning 60% of the enlarged business which distributes approximately 400 million litres of fuel and is being managed by DCC Energy's management team.
In May 2015, DCC Technology acquired Computers Unlimited for an initial enterprise value of £24 million. Computers Unlimited is a consumer technology distributor operating primarily in the UK but also with operations in France and Spain. The business has annual revenue of approximately £140 million and is focused on the 'connected home' and professional design market. The business distributes a range of products that are complementary to those distributed by DCC Technology, including design software, printers, accessories and premium audio systems.
Committed acquisition and capital expenditure in the current period amounted to £91.7 million as follows:
| Acquisitions £'m |
Capex £'m |
Total £'m |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| DCC Energy | 3.5 | 23.6 | 27.1 |
| DCC Technology | 16.4 | 16.3 | 32.7 |
| DCC Healthcare | 20.5 | 4.6 | 25.1 |
| DCC Environmental | - | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Total | 40.4 | 51.3 | 91.7 |
Committed acquisition expenditure amounted to £40.4 million.
In October 2015, DCC Technology made a binding offer for the acquisition of CUC Groupe ("CUC"), a cabling and connectors distribution business headquartered near Paris. Employing 192 people and with annual revenue of approximately €60 million, CUC sells a broad range of cabling products to over 9,000 customers (resellers, systems integrators and electricians) from its operations in France and Germany. The acquisition, which is expected to complete in the final quarter of the financial year, will add specialist expertise in cabling and connector products and significantly broaden the customer base of the Continental European business.
In September 2015, DCC Health & Beauty Solutions strengthened its market position in the contract manufacture of creams and liquids through the acquisition of Design Plus (Holdings) Ltd ("Design Plus") based in Lancashire, England. The consideration, which was paid in cash at completion, was based on an enterprise value of £15 million. Design Plus brings specialist expertise in sachet filling – it is the leader in this market segment in Britain – and strong relationships with a complementary range of health and beauty brand owners and retailers in Britain, Continental Europe and the USA.
In October 2015, DCC Vital acquired Espiner Medical ("Espiner"), a small medical devices company based near Bristol, England, for a modest consideration. Espiner has developed a range of tissue retrieval bags for use in a wide range of laparoscopic surgical procedures. The acquisition will increase DCC Vital's own brand revenues and also provides access to an established network of distributors in Europe, the USA and Australasia.
The previously announced acquisitions of Esso Retail France, DLG and Computers Unlimited, along with the acquisition of Design Plus and other smaller acquisitions, were completed during the six month period for a total consideration of £133 million. Inclusive of the payment of deferred and contingent acquisition consideration previously provided of £1 million, the total cash spend on acquisitions in the six months ended 30 September 2015 was £134 million. Substantially all of the consideration for Butagaz (inclusive of cash acquired) of £323 million accrued at 30 September 2015 was paid on 2 November 2015.
Net capital expenditure for the six months of £51.3 million (2014: £36.3 million) compares to a depreciation charge of £32.5 million (2014: £30.2 million).
As previously reported, DCC Technology is continuing to integrate its UK businesses under the Exertis brand and as part of this project is significantly upgrading its ERP and logistics infrastructure. DCC Technology has commenced the construction of a new, purpose built, 450,000 sq.ft. UK national distribution centre in the north of England, close to the majority of its existing facilities. The project is progressing well and the relocation to the new facility will take place on a staged basis, beginning in the second half of the year ending 31 March 2017.
An integral part of the Group's strategy is the maintenance of a strong and liquid balance sheet to leave it well placed to take advantage of opportunities as they arise. To that end, and cognisant that the Group had already committed to acquire both the Esso Retail and Butagaz businesses in France, the Group successfully completed a placing of new ordinary shares representing 5% of its issued share capital in May 2015. The shares were placed at a premium to the previous day's closing price, raising a net £193 million.
As a result of the placing and the continuing strong focus on operating cash flow, DCC's financial position remains very strong. At 30 September 2015, the Group had pro-forma net debt (allowing for the cash cost for Butagaz) of £170 million and total equity of £1.2 billion. At the same date, DCC had pro-forma cash resources, net of overdrafts, of £951 million and a further £140 million of undrawn committed debt facilities. The Group's outstanding term debt at 30 September 2015 had an average maturity of 6.6 years. Substantially all of the Group's debt has been raised in the US Private Placement market with an average credit margin of 1.66% over floating Euribor/Libor.
Assuming normal winter weather conditions in the balance of the financial year, the Group expects that both operating profit and adjusted earnings per share for the year ending 31 March 2016 will be very significantly ahead of the prior year and modestly ahead of current market consensus expectations.
| DCC Energy | 2015 | 2014 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volumes (litres) | 5.818b | 5.215b | 11.6% |
| Revenue | £3.660b | £4.077b | -10.2% |
| Operating profit | £52.9m | £31.9m | 65.6% |
DCC Energy had an excellent first half with operating profit 65.6% ahead of the prior year (73.2% ahead on a constant currency basis). Approximately half of this growth was organic, benefitting from a strong performance in LPG.
DCC Energy sold 5.8 billion litres of product, an increase of 11.6% over the prior year (+0.5% organic).
DCC Energy made significant progress in its strategy to expand both its LPG and Retail & Fuel Card businesses through the acquisitions of Butagaz and the Esso Retail business in France.
The LPG business performed particularly well. Strong organic volume growth was achieved, driven by growth in sales to commercial and industrial customers, and the business also benefitted from a favourable product pricing environment. The acquisition of Butagaz became unconditional in all respects on 1 September 2015 following the receipt of competition clearance and has been consolidated in DCC's results since that date. Butagaz significantly strengthens DCC's LPG business and positions it as the strong number two player in the French market.
The Oil Distribution business performed well in the first half. In July, following receipt of competition clearance, DCC Energy combined its Danish oil distribution business with the fuel distribution business of DLG, a leading Danish agricultural group, and the enlarged business contributed strongly in the first half. DCC Energy now owns 60% of the enlarged group which distributes c. 400 million litres of oil in the Danish market.
DCC Energy made excellent progress in the development of its Retail & Fuel Card business. On 24 June 2015, DCC completed the acquisition of the Esso Retail petrol station business in France, comprising 272 unmanned Esso Express sites and concessions to operate 47 Esso branded motorway sites. The migration of the business onto DCC's newly developed operating platform went smoothly and the business has performed strongly since acquisition. DCC continued to expand its retail petrol station business in Sweden where it operates 324 sites. DCC's Fuel Card business continued its track record of excellent organic volume and profit growth and is now the largest reseller of fuel cards in Britain.
DCC Energy has significantly expanded its business since the start of the financial year and now operates across 10 countries in Europe and remains well positioned to grow in these markets and to continue to expand into new geographies.
| DCC Technology | 2015 | 2014 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £1.089b | £1.038b | 4.9% |
| Operating profit | £8.6m | £15.2m | -43.6% |
| Operating margin | 0.8% | 1.5% |
While revenue was in line with the prior year organically, operating profit in DCC Technology was significantly impacted by a weak performance in its UK business.
Revenue in the UK, DCC Technology's largest market, declined by approximately 8% organically. While the gross profit percentage on a like-for-like basis was only modestly behind the prior year, the operating margin declined more significantly as costs within the business are typically fixed in nature in the short term and activity levels are significantly weighted to the second half.
The business in the UK continued to be impacted by a reduction in sales of mobile computing and communications products of one large supplier. As previously reported, these effects were first felt at the beginning of the second half of the prior year and consequently are expected to have less impact in the second half of the current year. In addition, the business experienced weaker than anticipated demand in its market for tablet computing, smartphone and gaming products.
The UK business continued to progress the development of its new national distribution centre, located in Lancashire, and the upgrade of its IT infrastructure. These developments, which will improve the efficiency of the business and support future growth, are expected to be completed by 31 March 2017.
DCC Technology's business in Ireland recorded strong growth and benefitted from improved demand across a number of product segments, partly reflecting the ongoing recovery in the Irish economy.
The business in Continental Europe achieved good growth, reflecting the acquisition of CapTech in Sweden in the prior year and strong organic growth in that business since acquisition. DCC Technology is focused on broadening the product and service offering of its business in Continental Europe in areas such as mobile, smart home and supplies as well as developing its SME reseller proposition where it is currently under-represented. To this end, DCC Technology has made a binding offer to acquire CUC, a cabling and connectors distribution business headquartered near Paris with operations in France and Germany. The acquisition, which is expected to complete in the final quarter of the financial year, will add specialist expertise in cabling and connector products and significantly broaden the customer base of the Continental European business.
The Supply Chain Services business recorded good organic revenue and profit growth as business development activity drove increased volumes in lower margin finished goods programmes.
DCC Technology has strong positions in its key markets and a clear focus on capital and operational efficiency and remains confident that the development of its service and product portfolio leaves the business well positioned for renewed growth.
| DCC Healthcare | 2015 | 2014 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £239.1m | £236.9m | 0.9% |
| Operating profit | £18.4m | £15.9m | 16.1% |
| Operating margin | 7.7% | 6.7% |
DCC Healthcare continued its track record of strong operating profit growth in the first half with profits up 16.1%. The business generated good organic profit growth, benefitting from an improved sales mix and cost control in DCC Vital and organic sales growth in DCC Health & Beauty Solutions. Approximately half of the overall profit growth was from acquisitions completed in the current and prior year.
DCC Vital, which is focused on the sales, marketing and distribution of pharmaceuticals and medical devices in Britain and Ireland, recorded good operating profit growth across each of its business areas. In pharma, excellent organic growth was achieved in hospital injectables, including a strong performance from the Beacon Pharmaceuticals portfolio acquired in November 2014. In medical devices, the focus on increasing the proportion of sales generated by its own branded products and streamlining the agency portfolio drove an increase in contribution. The bolton acquisition in October 2015 of Espiner Medical, a specialist consumables business, further strengthened DCC Vital's own brand offering. Williams Medical, the leading provider of medical supplies and services to GP surgeries in Britain, continued to perform well and delivered growth across its portfolio of equipment, consumables and related services.
DCC Health & Beauty Solutions, which provides outsourced solutions to nutrition and beauty brand owners in Europe, generated very strong organic operating profit growth. In nutrition, the business benefitted from strong sales growth with a number of European customers as well as further efficiencies from the successful integration of its Swedish tablet manufacturing and packing operations into its larger facility in Britain. The final phase of this integration is on course to be completed in the second half of the year. In beauty, the business benefitted from a number of successful new product development projects on behalf of international brand owners.
In September 2015, DCC Health & Beauty Solutions completed the acquisition of Design Plus, the market leader in Britain in sachet filling for health and beauty brand owners, which enhances its service offering and provides access to a range of new customers.
| DCC Environmental | 2015 | 2014 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £78.3m | £73.6m | 6.5% |
| Operating profit | £8.5m | £7.1m | 20.0% |
| Operating margin | 10.8% | 9.6% |
DCC Environmental performed very strongly during the first half of the year, increasing its operating profit by 20.0% to £8.5 million.
This performance was driven by business development initiatives, the improving economic environment in Ireland and continued growth in the construction sector in Britain. Despite declines in commodity prices, the business generated good operating leverage due to cost control. The business in Scotland relocated its Edinburgh operations to a new, larger facility which will enable the further development of DCC Environmental in this region.
This announcement contains some forward-looking statements that represent DCC's expectations for its business, based on current expectations about future events, which by their nature involve risk and uncertainty. DCC believes that its expectations and assumptions with respect to these forward-looking statements are reasonable, however because they involve risk and uncertainty as to future circumstances, which are in many cases beyond DCC's control, actual results or performance may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements.
The Board of DCC is responsible for the Group's risk management and internal control systems, which are designed to identify, manage and mitigate potential material risks to the achievement of the Group's strategic and business objectives. The Board has approved a Risk Management Policy which sets out delegated responsibilities and procedures for the management of risk across the Group.
The principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group in the short to medium term, as set out on pages 12 to 15 of the 2015 Annual Report (together with the principal mitigation measures), continue to be the principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group for the remaining six months of the financial year.
This is not an exhaustive statement of all relevant risks and uncertainties. Matters which are not currently known to the Board or events which the Board considers to be of low likelihood could emerge and give rise to material consequences. The mitigation measures that are maintained in relation to these risks are designed to provide a reasonable and not an absolute level of protection against the impact of the events in question.
| Unaudited 6 months ended Unaudited 6 months ended Audited year ended 30 September 2015 30 September 2014 31 March 2015 Pre Exceptionals Pre Pre exceptionals (note 6) Total exceptionals Exceptionals Total exceptionals Exceptionals Total Notes £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Continuing operations Revenue 5 5,066,240 - 5,066,240 5,425,332 - 5,425,332 10,606,080 - 10,606,080 Cost of sales (4,638,535) - (4,638,535) (5,046,509) - (5,046,509) (9,781,910) - (9,781,910) Gross profit 427,705 - 427,705 378,823 - 378,823 824,170 - 824,170 Administration expenses (147,726) - (147,726) (130,462) - (130,462) (262,923) - (262,923) Selling and distribution expenses (194,441) - (194,441) (183,370) - (183,370) (350,978) - (350,978) Other operating income 5,916 5,291 11,207 7,528 1,159 8,687 19,657 3,798 23,455 Other operating expenses (3,067) (11,154) (14,221) (2,421) (3,635) (6,056) (8,210) (23,602) (31,812) Operating profit before amortisation of intangible assets 88,387 (5,863) 82,524 70,098 (2,476) 67,622 221,716 (19,804) 201,912 Amortisation of intangible assets (11,884) - (11,884) (12,320) - (12,320) (24,057) - (24,057) Operating profit 5 76,503 (5,863) 70,640 57,778 (2,476) 55,302 197,659 (19,804) 177,855 Finance costs (32,161) (3,819) (35,980) (29,164) - (29,164) (60,216) (2,191) (62,407) Finance income 17,532 - 17,532 15,894 471 16,365 31,288 - 31,288 Equity accounted investments' profit after tax 279 - 279 118 - 118 402 - 402 Profit before tax from continuing operations 62,153 (9,682) 52,471 44,626 (2,005) 42,621 169,133 (21,995) 147,138 Profit before tax from discontinued operations - - - 2,623 2,224 4,847 5,088 11,079 16,167 Profit before tax 62,153 (9,682) 52,471 47,249 219 47,468 174,221 (10,916) 163,305 Income tax expense 7 (9,232) (1,037) (10,269) (5,173) - (5,173) (18,881) - (18,881) Profit after tax for the financial period 52,921 (10,719) 42,202 42,076 219 42,295 155,340 (10,916) 144,424 Profit attributable to: Owners of the Parent 41,270 42,310 144,427 Non-controlling interests 932 (15) (3) 42,202 42,295 144,424 Earnings per ordinary share Basic - continuing operations 8 47.32p 45.26p 153.20p Basic - total operations 8 47.32p 50.40p 171.97p Adjusted - continuing operations 8 70.29p 59.30p 202.22p Adjusted - total operations 8 70.29p 62.53p 209.19p Diluted earnings per ordinary share Diluted - continuing operations 8 46.91p 44.93p 152.10p Diluted - total operations 8 46.91p 50.03p 170.73p Adjusted - continuing operations 8 69.69p 58.87p 200.76p |
Restated | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted - total operations |
8 | 69.69p | 62.07p | 207.67p |
| Unaudited | Unaudited | Audited | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months | 6 months | year | |
| ended | ended | ended | |
| 30 Sept. | 30 Sept. | 31 March | |
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Group profit for the period | 42,202 | 42,295 | 144,424 |
| Other comprehensive income: | |||
| Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss | |||
| Currency translation: - arising in the period |
6,956 | (7,903) | (15,007) |
| - recycled to the Income Statement on disposal | - | - | (2,721) |
| Movements relating to cash flow hedges | (3,881) | (4,004) | (6,942) |
| Movement in deferred tax liability on cash flow hedges | 1,337 | 20 | 324 |
| 4,412 | (11,887) | (24,346) | |
| Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss | |||
| Group defined benefit pension obligations: | |||
| - remeasurements | 8,041 | (12,129) | (19,302) |
| - movement in deferred tax asset | (1,132) | 1,443 | 2,187 |
| 6,909 | (10,686) | (17,115) | |
| Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax | 11,321 | (22,573) | (41,461) |
| Total comprehensive income for the period | 53,523 | 19,722 | 102,963 |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Owners of the Parent | 51,996 | 20,034 | 103,555 |
| Non-controlling interests | 1,527 | (312) | (592) |
| 53,523 | 19,722 | 102,963 |
| Unaudited 30 Sept. |
Unaudited 30 Sept. |
Audited 31 March |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 2015 £'000 |
2014 £'000 |
2015 £'000 |
|
| ASSETS | ||||
| Non-current assets | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 723,360 | 483,919 | 464,689 | |
| Intangible assets | 1,115,861 | 784,608 | 759,179 | |
| Equity accounted investments Deferred income tax assets |
5,329 12,338 |
5,305 10,431 |
4,963 9,380 |
|
| Derivative financial instruments | 194,133 | 95,709 | 233,150 | |
| 2,051,021 | 1,379,972 | 1,471,361 | ||
| Current assets | ||||
| Inventories | 402,658 | 399,395 | 320,655 | |
| Trade and other receivables Derivative financial instruments |
898,780 5,900 |
938,228 5,747 |
847,274 5,395 |
|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,458,748 | 1,075,909 | 1,260,942 | |
| 2,766,086 | 2,419,279 | 2,434,266 | ||
| Assets classified as held for sale | - | 57,624 | 12,196 | |
| 2,766,086 | 2,476,903 | 2,446,462 | ||
| Total assets | 4,817,107 | 3,856,875 | 3,917,823 | |
| EQUITY | ||||
| Capital and reserves attributable to owners of the Parent | ||||
| Share capital | 15,443 | 14,688 | 14,688 | |
| Share premium | 274,339 | 83,032 | 83,032 | |
| Share based payment reserve | 10 | 13,623 | 11,649 | 12,756 |
| Cash flow hedge reserve Foreign currency translation reserve |
10 10 |
(13,006) 39,044 |
(7,828) 42,216 |
(10,462) 32,683 |
| Other reserves | 10 | 932 | 932 | 932 |
| Retained earnings | 849,323 | 776,509 | 849,119 | |
| Equity attributable to owners of the Parent | 1,179,698 | 921,198 | 982,748 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 24,314 | 4,525 | 4,245 | |
| Total equity | 1,204,012 | 925,723 | 986,993 | |
| LIABILITIES | ||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||
| Borrowings | 1,285,721 | 1,209,269 | 1,314,386 | |
| Derivative financial instruments | 1,083 | 16,177 | 92 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 75,060 | 26,892 | 30,533 | |
| Post employment benefit obligations | 12 | (79) | 15,053 | 10,230 |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 220,531 | 36,213 | 29,016 | |
| Deferred and contingent acquisition consideration Government grants |
40,319 1,098 |
40,285 1,461 |
40,149 1,272 |
|
| 1,623,733 | 1,345,350 | 1,425,678 | ||
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Trade and other payables | 1,383,587 | 1,287,277 | 1,312,136 | |
| Current income tax liabilities | 27,952 | 25,057 | 16,095 | |
| Borrowings Derivative financial instruments |
199,657 18,891 |
218,222 7,992 |
149,472 7,902 |
|
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | 24,799 | 5,335 | 8,096 | |
| Deferred and contingent acquisition consideration | 334,476 | 10,389 | 3,235 | |
| 1,989,362 | 1,554,272 | 1,496,936 | ||
| Liabilities associated with assets classified as held for sale | - | 31,530 | 8,216 | |
| 1,989,362 | 1,585,802 | 1,505,152 | ||
| Total liabilities | 3,613,095 | 2,931,152 | 2,930,830 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 4,817,107 | 3,856,875 | 3,917,823 | |
| Net cash/(debt) included above (including cash | ||||
| attributable to assets held for sale) | 11 | 153,429 | (272,828) | 29,987 |
| For the six months ended 30 September 2015 | Attributable to owners of the Parent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share capital £'000 |
Share premium £'000 |
Retained earnings £'000 |
Other reserves (note 10) £'000 |
Total £'000 |
Non controlling interests £'000 |
Total equity £'000 |
||
| At 1 April 2015 | 14,688 | 83,032 | 849,119 | 35,909 | 982,748 | 4,245 | 986,993 | |
| Profit for the period Currency translation Group defined benefit pension obligations: |
- - |
- - |
41,270 - |
- 6,361 |
41,270 6,361 |
932 595 |
42,202 6,956 |
|
| - remeasurements - movement in deferred tax asset Movements relating to cash flow hedges Movement in deferred tax liability on cash flow hedges |
- - - - |
- - - - |
8,041 (1,132) - - |
- - (3,881) 1,337 |
8,041 (1,132) (3,881) 1,337 |
- - - - |
8,041 (1,132) (3,881) 1,337 |
|
| Total comprehensive income Issue of share capital (net of expenses) Re-issue of treasury shares Share based payment |
- 755 - - |
- 191,307 - - |
48,179 - 1,922 - |
3,817 - - 867 |
51,996 192,062 1,922 867 |
1,527 - - - |
53,523 192,062 1,922 867 |
|
| Dividends Non-controlling interests arising on acquisition |
- - |
- - |
(49,897) - |
- - |
(49,897) - |
- 18,542 |
(49,897) 18,542 |
|
| At 30 September 2015 | 15,443 | 274,339 | 849,323 | 40,593 | 1,179,698 | 24,314 | 1,204,012 | |
| For the six months ended 30 September 2014 | Attributable to owners of the Parent | Other | Non | |||||
| Share capital £'000 |
Share premium £'000 |
Retained earnings £'000 |
reserves (note 10) £'000 |
Total £'000 |
controlling interests £'000 |
Total equity £'000 |
||
| At 1 April 2014 | 14,688 | 83,032 | 786,158 | 57,540 | 941,418 | 4,837 | 946,255 | |
| Profit for the period Currency translation Group defined benefit pension obligations: |
- - |
- - |
42,310 - |
- (7,606) |
42,310 (7,606) |
(15) (297) |
42,295 (7,903) |
|
| - remeasurements - movement in deferred tax asset Movements relating to cash flow hedges Movement in deferred tax liability on cash flow hedges |
- - - - |
- - - - |
(12,129) 1,443 - - |
- - (4,004) 20 |
(12,129) 1,443 (4,004) 20 |
- - - - |
(12,129) 1,443 (4,004) 20 |
|
| Total comprehensive income Re-issue of treasury shares Share based payment Dividends |
- - - - |
- - - - |
31,624 1,717 - (42,990) |
(11,590) - 1,019 - |
20,034 1,717 1,019 (42,990) |
(312) - - - |
19,722 1,717 1,019 (42,990) |
|
| At 30 September 2014 | 14,688 | 83,032 | 776,509 | 46,969 | 921,198 | 4,525 | 925,723 | |
| For the year ended 31 March 2015 | Attributable to owners of the Parent | |||||||
| Share capital £'000 |
Share premium £'000 |
Retained earnings £'000 |
Other reserves (note 10) £'000 |
Total £'000 |
Non controlling interests £'000 |
Total equity £'000 |
||
| At 1 April 2014 | 14,688 | 83,032 | 786,158 | 57,540 | 941,418 | 4,837 | 946,255 | |
| Profit for the financial year Currency translation: - arising in the year |
- - |
- - |
144,427 - |
- (14,418) |
144,427 (14,418) |
(3) (589) |
144,424 (15,007) |
|
| - recycled to the Income Statement on disposal Group defined benefit pension obligations: - remeasurements |
- - |
- - |
- (19,302) |
(2,721) - |
(2,721) (19,302) |
- - |
(2,721) (19,302) |
|
| - movement in deferred tax asset Movements relating to cash flow hedges Movement in deferred tax liability on cash flow hedges |
- - - |
- - - |
2,187 - - |
- (6,942) 324 |
2,187 (6,942) 324 |
- - - |
2,187 (6,942) 324 |
|
| Total comprehensive income Re-issue of treasury shares Share based payment Dividends |
- - - - |
- - - - |
127,312 1,699 - (66,050) |
(23,757) - 2,126 - |
103,555 1,699 2,126 (66,050) |
(592) - - - |
102,963 1,699 2,126 (66,050) |
|
| At 31 March 2015 | 14,688 | 83,032 | 849,119 | 35,909 | 982,748 | 4,245 | 986,993 |
| Unaudited | Unaudited | Audited | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months | 6 months | year | |
| ended | ended | ended | |
| 30 Sept. | 30 Sept. | 31 March | |
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Profit for the period | 42,202 | 42,295 | 144,424 |
| Add back non-operating expenses/(income) | |||
| - tax | 10,269 | 5,173 | 18,881 |
| - share of equity accounted investments' profit | (279) | (401) | (489) |
| - net operating exceptionals | 5,863 | 252 | 8,725 |
| - net finance costs | 18,448 | 12,915 | 31,313 |
| Group operating profit before exceptionals | 76,503 | 60,234 | 202,854 |
| Share-based payments expense | 867 | 1,019 | 2,126 |
| Depreciation | 32,534 | 30,222 | 59,710 |
| Amortisation of intangible assets | 11,884 | 13,009 | 25,345 |
| Loss/(profit) on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 208 | (643) | (3,256) |
| Amortisation of government grants | (176) | (179) | (358) |
| Other | 3,346 | (3,342) | (11,159) |
| (Increase)/decrease in working capital | (4,427) | (82,462) | 102,556 |
| Cash generated from operations before exceptionals | 120,739 | 17,858 | 377,818 |
| Exceptionals | (10,386) | (3,631) | (16,454) |
| Cash generated from operations | 110,353 | 14,227 | 361,364 |
| Interest paid | (31,348) | (27,513) | (59,678) |
| Income tax paid | (15,927) | (13,066) | (32,361) |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 63,078 | (26,352) | 269,325 |
| Investing activities | |||
| Inflows: | |||
| Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment | 3,439 | 3,249 | 16,054 |
| Government grants received | - | 52 | 52 |
| Dividends received from equity accounted investments | - | 647 | 828 |
| Disposal of subsidiaries and equity accounted investments | 2,296 | - | 55,090 |
| Interest received | 17,479 | 14,383 | 31,222 |
| 23,214 | 18,331 | 103,246 | |
| Outflows: | |||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | (54,695) | (39,588) | (79,401) |
| Acquisition of subsidiaries | (134,744) | (91,448) | (101,738) |
| Net cash/(debt) acquired on acquisition of subsidiaries | 91,429 | (5,812) | (5,485) |
| Deferred and contingent acquisition consideration paid | (1,059) | (8,215) | (16,326) |
| (99,069) | (145,063) | (202,950) | |
| Net cash flows from investing activities | (75,855) | (126,732) | (99,704) |
| Financing activities Inflows: |
|||
| Proceeds from issue of shares | 193,984 | 1,717 | 1,699 |
| Increase in interest-bearing loans and borrowings | - | 448,989 | 448,989 |
| Increase in finance lease liabilities | 68 | - | - |
| 194,052 | 450,706 | 450,688 | |
| Outflows: | |||
| Repayment of interest-bearing loans and borrowings | - | (124,305) | (169,631) |
| Repayment of finance lease liabilities | (83) | (551) | (486) |
| Net cash outflow on derivative financial instruments | - | (13,869) | (9,832) |
| Dividends paid to owners of the Parent | (49,897) | (42,990) | (66,050) |
| (49,980) | (181,715) | (245,999) | |
| Net cash flows from financing activities | 144,072 | 268,991 | 204,689 |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | 131,295 | 115,907 | 374,310 |
| Translation adjustment | 13,322 | (26,222) | (58,206) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,129,665 | 813,561 | 813,561 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 1,274,282 | 903,246 | 1,129,665 |
| Cash and cash equivalents consists of: | |||
| Cash and short term bank deposits | 1,458,748 | 1,075,909 | 1,260,942 |
| Overdrafts | (184,466) | (174,130) | (133,629) |
| Cash and short term deposits attributable to assets held for sale | - | 1,467 | 2,352 |
| 1,274,282 | 903,246 | 1,129,665 | |
for the six months ended 30 September 2015
The Group condensed interim financial statements which should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 have been prepared in accordance with the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007, the related Transparency rules of the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority and in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting (IAS 34) as adopted by the EU.
The preparation of the interim financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses together with disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
These condensed interim financial statements for the six months ended 30 September 2015 and the comparative figures for the six months ended 30 September 2014 are unaudited and have not been reviewed by the Auditors. The summary financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2015 represent an abbreviated version of the Group's full accounts for that year, on which the Auditors issued an unqualified audit report and which have been filed with the Registrar of Companies.
The accounting policies and methods of computation adopted in the preparation of the Group condensed interim financial statements are consistent with those applied in the Annual Report for the financial year ended 31 March 2015 and are described in those financial statements on pages 123 to 132.
The Group has adopted the following amendments to existing standards during the period which did not result in a material change to the Group's consolidated financial statements:
There were a number of other amendments to existing standards which became effective for the Group for the first time from 1 April 2015. None of these had a material impact on the Group.
Having reassessed the principal risks facing the Group (as detailed on pages 12 to 15 of the Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2015), the Directors believe that the Group is well placed to manage these risks successfully.
The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, a period of not less than twelve months from the date of this report. For this reason, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the condensed interim financial statements.
for the six months ended 30 September 2015
The Group's financial statements are presented in sterling, denoted by the symbol '£'. Results and cash flows of operations based in non-sterling countries have been translated into sterling at average rates for the period, and the related balance sheets have been translated at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. The principal exchange rates used for translation of results and balance sheets into sterling were as follows:
| Average rate | Closing rate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months | 6 months | Year | 6 months | 6 months | Year | |
| ended | ended | ended | ended | ended | ended | |
| 30 Sept. | 30 Sept. | 31 March | 30 Sept. | 30 Sept. | 31 March | |
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Stg£1= | Stg£1= | Stg£1= | Stg£1= | Stg£1= | Stg£1= | |
| Euro | 1.3902 | 1.2361 | 1.2674 | 1.3541 | 1.2865 | 1.3749 |
| Danish Krone | 10.3763 | 9.2234 | 9.4577 | 10.1013 | 9.5756 | 10.2705 |
| Swedish Krona | 13.0057 | 11.2682 | 11.6866 | 12.7397 | 11.7670 | 12.7734 |
| Norwegian Krone | 12.2304 | 10.2270 | 10.7266 | 12.8971 | 10.4451 | 11.9669 |
DCC is a sales, marketing, distribution and business support services group headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker has been identified as Mr. Tommy Breen, Chief Executive and his executive management team. The Group is organised into four operating segments: DCC Energy, DCC Technology, DCC Healthcare and DCC Environmental.
DCC Energy sells, markets and distributes oil products and services for transport, commercial/industrial, marine, aviation and home heating use in Europe. DCC Energy sells, markets and distributes liquefied petroleum gas for similar uses in Europe. DCC Energy also owns, operates and supplies unmanned and manned retail service stations in Europe.
DCC Technology sells, markets and distributes a broad range of consumer and SME focused technology products in Europe.
DCC Healthcare sells, markets and distributes pharmaceutical and medical devices in Britain and Ireland. DCC Healthcare also provides outsourced product development, manufacturing, packaging and other services to health and beauty brand owners in Europe.
DCC Environmental provides a broad range of waste management and recycling services to the industrial, commercial, construction and public sectors in Britain and Ireland.
Net finance costs and income tax are managed on a centralised basis and therefore these items are not allocated between operating segments for the purpose of presenting information to the chief operating decision maker and accordingly are not included in the detailed segmental analysis below.
Intersegment revenue is not material and thus not subject to separate disclosure.
for the six months ended 30 September 2015
An analysis of the Group's performance by segment and geographic location is as follows:
| Unaudited six months ended 30 September 2015 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC | DCC | DCC | DCC | ||||||
| Energy | Technology | Healthcare Environmental | Total | ||||||
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |||||
| Segment revenue | 3,659,729 | 1,089,055 | 239,120 | 78,336 | 5,066,240 | ||||
| Operating profit* | 52,885 | 8,570 | 18,465 | 8,467 | 88,387 | ||||
| Amortisation of intangible assets | (7,246) | (1,092) | (3,307) | (239) | (11,884) | ||||
| Net operating exceptionals (note 6) | (6,221) | (2,503) | 3,586 | (725) | (5,863) | ||||
| Operating profit | 39,418 | 4,975 | 18,744 | 7,503 | 70,640 |
| Unaudited six months ended 30 September 2014 (restated) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC | DCC | DCC | DCC | ||||||
| Energy | Technology | Healthcare | Environmental | Total | |||||
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |||||
| Segment revenue | 4,076,971 | 1,037,877 | 236,922 | 73,562 | 5,425,332 | ||||
| Operating profit* | 31,934 | 15,204 | 15,902 | 7,058 | 70,098 | ||||
| Amortisation of intangible assets | (7,450) | (1,402) | (3,074) | (394) | (12,320) | ||||
| Net operating exceptionals (note 6) | (1,788) | (965) | 308 | (31) | (2,476) | ||||
| Operating profit | 22,696 | 12,837 | 13,136 | 6,633 | 55,302 |
| Audited year ended 31 March 2015 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCC | DCC | DCC | DCC | ||||||
| Energy £'000 |
Technology £'000 |
Healthcare £'000 |
Environmental £'000 |
Total £'000 |
|||||
| Segment revenue | 7,624,082 | 2,350,284 | 488,114 | 143,600 | 10,606,080 | ||||
| Operating profit* | 119,392 | 49,341 | 39,689 | 13,294 | 221,716 | ||||
| Amortisation of intangible assets | (14,334) | (2,794) | (6,143) | (786) | (24,057) | ||||
| Net operating exceptionals (note 6) | (7,137) | (11,101) | (1,161) | (405) | (19,804) | ||||
| Operating profit | 97,921 | 35,446 | 32,385 | 12,103 | 177,855 |
* Operating profit before amortisation of intangible assets and net operating exceptionals
for the six months ended 30 September 2015
| Unaudited six months ended 30 September 2015 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of | Rest of | |||||
| UK | France | Ireland | the World | Total | ||
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | ||
| Segment revenue | 3,537,671 | 485,229 | 318,768 | 724,572 | 5,066,240 | |
| Operating profit* | 59,610 | 11,180 | 3,762 | 13,835 | 88,387 | |
| Amortisation of intangible assets | (7,095) | (1,095) | (551) | (3,143) | (11,884) | |
| Net operating exceptionals (note 6) | 477 | (3,515) | (1,648) | (1,177) | (5,863) | |
| Operating profit | 52,992 | 6,570 | 1,563 | 9,515 | 70,640 |
| Unaudited six months ended 30 September 2014 (restated) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of | Rest of | |||||
| UK | France | Ireland | the World | Total | ||
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | ||
| Segment revenue | 4,086,447 | 95,802 | 327,627 | 915,456 | 5,425,332 | |
| Operating profit* | 56,490 | 999 | 1,105 | 11,504 | 70,098 | |
| Amortisation of intangible assets | (7,784) | (231) | (590) | (3,715) | (12,320) | |
| Net operating exceptionals (note 6) | (1,482) | (309) | (344) | (341) | (2,476) | |
| Operating profit | 47,224 | 459 | 171 | 7,448 | 55,302 |
| Audited year ended 31 March 2015 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of | Rest of | ||||||
| UK | France | Ireland | the World | Total | |||
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |||
| Segment revenue | 8,023,403 | 210,275 | 717,077 | 1,655,325 | 10,606,080 | ||
| Operating profit* | 170,014 | 4,246 | 17,671 | 29,785 | 221,716 | ||
| Amortisation of intangible assets | (15,200) | (451) | (1,164) | (7,242) | (24,057) | ||
| Net operating exceptionals (note 6) | (12,822) | (1,731) | (5,222) | (29) | (19,804) | ||
| Operating profit | 141,992 | 2,064 | 11,285 | 22,514 | 177,855 |
* Operating profit before amortisation of intangible assets and net operating exceptionals
for the six months ended 30 September 2015
| Restated | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unaudited | Unaudited | Audited | |
| 6 months | 6 months | year | |
| ended | ended | ended | |
| 30 Sept. | 30 Sept. | 31 March | |
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Restructuring costs | (6,458) | (1,227) | (15,027) |
| Impairment of goodwill | - | - | (5,637) |
| Acquisition and related costs | (4,633) | (2,174) | (3,396) |
| - | - | (1,508) | |
| - | 202 | 415 | |
| 5,201 | - | 894 | |
| - | - | 6,381 | |
| 27 | 723 | (1,926) | |
| Net operating exceptional items | (5,863) | (2,476) | (19,804) |
| Mark to market of swaps and related debt | (3,819) | 471 | (2,191) |
| Net exceptional items before taxation | (9,682) | (2,005) | (21,995) |
| Tax on the Pihsiang legal claim | (1,037) | - | - |
| Net exceptional items after taxation (continuing operations) | (10,719) | (2,005) | (21,995) |
| Net profit on disposal of Food & Beverage division | - | - | 8,214 |
| Other net exceptional items relating to discontinued operations | - | 2,224 | 2,865 |
| Impairment of property, plant and equipment Adjustments to deferred and contingent acquisition consideration Gain arising from the Pihsiang legal claim Restructuring of Group defined benefit pension schemes Legal and other operating exceptional items Net exceptional items The analysis of the net operating exceptional items is as follows: Exceptional operating income Exceptional operating expense |
(10,719) | 219 | (10,916) |
| Unaudited | Unaudited | Audited | |
| 6 months | 6 months | year | |
| ended | ended | ended | |
| 30 Sept. | 30 Sept. | 31 March | |
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| 5,291 | 1,159 | 3,798 | |
| (11,154) | (3,635) | (23,602) | |
| (5,863) | (2,476) | (19,804) |
The Group incurred a net exceptional charge after tax of £10.719 million in the first six months of the year. The net charge principally reflects acquisition and restructuring costs and an IAS 39 charge, offset by a receipt in respect of the Pihsiang legal claim where there was a final cash recovery.
Acquisition costs include the professional and tax costs (such as stamp duty) relating to the evaluation and completion of acquisition opportunities. During the six month period, acquisition related costs amounted to £4.633 million and restructuring costs amounted to £6.458 million.
Most of the Group's debt has been raised in the US Private Placement market and swapped, using long term interest, currency and cross currency interest rate derivatives, to both fixed and floating rate sterling and euro. The level of ineffectiveness calculated under IAS 39 on the fair value and cash flow hedge relationships relating to fixed rate debt, together with gains or losses arising from marking to market swaps not designated as hedges, offset by foreign exchange translation gains or losses on the related fixed rate debt, is charged or credited as an exceptional item. In the six months ended 30 September 2015 this amounted to an exceptional charge of £3.819 million.
There was a final net receipt of £4.164 million in relation to the Pihsiang legal claim.
for the six months ended 30 September 2015
The taxation expense for the interim period is based on management's best estimate of the weighted average tax rate that is expected to be applicable for the full year. The Group's effective tax rate for the period was 16.0% (six months ended 30 September 2014: 13.0% and year ended 31 March 2015: 12.0%). The increase in the Group's effective tax rate is primarily due to an increasing proportion of profits generated in Continental Europe.
| 6 months ended 30 September 2015 | 6 months ended 30 September 2014 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing operations £'000 |
Discontinued operations £'000 |
Total £'000 |
Continuing operations £'000 |
Discontinued operations £'000 |
Total £'000 |
|
| Profit attributable to owners of the Parent | 41,270 | - | 41,270 | 37,999 | 4,311 | 42,310 |
| Amortisation of intangible assets after tax | 9,315 | - | 9,315 | 9,780 | 621 | 10,401 |
| Exceptionals after tax (note 6) | 10,719 | - | 10,719 | 2,005 | (2,224) | (219) |
| Adjusted profit after taxation and non-controlling interests |
61,304 | - | 61,304 | 49,784 | 2,708 | 52,492 |
| 6 months ended 30 September 2015 | 6 months ended 30 September 2014 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing | Discontinued | Continuing | Discontinued | |||
| operations | operations | Total | operations | operations | Total | |
| Basic earnings per ordinary share | pence | pence | pence | pence | pence | pence |
| Basic earnings per ordinary share | 47.32p | - | 47.32p | 45.26p | 5.14p | 50.40p |
| Amortisation of intangible assets after tax | 10.68p | - | 10.68p | 11.65p | 0.74p | 12.39p |
| Exceptionals after tax | 12.29p | - | 12.29p | 2.39p | (2.65p) | (0.26p) |
| Adjusted basic earnings per ordinary share |
70.29p | - | 70.29p | 59.30p | 3.23p | 62.53p |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (thousands) 87,216 83,948
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to owners of the Parent by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the period, excluding ordinary shares purchased by the Company and held as treasury shares. The adjusted figures for basic earnings per ordinary share (a non-GAAP financial measure) are intended to demonstrate the results of the Group after eliminating the impact of amortisation of intangible assets and net exceptionals.
| 6 months ended 30 September 2015 | 6 months ended 30 September 2014 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diluted earnings per ordinary share | Continuing operations pence |
Discontinued operations pence |
Total pence |
Continuing operations pence |
Discontinued operations pence |
Total pence |
| Diluted earnings per ordinary share Amortisation of intangible assets after tax Exceptionals after tax |
46.91p 10.59p 12.19p |
- - - |
46.91p 10.59p 12.19p |
44.93p 11.57p 2.37p |
5.10p 0.73p (2.63p) |
50.03p 12.30p (0.26p) |
| Adjusted diluted earnings per ordinary share |
69.69p | - | 69.69p | 58.87p | 3.20p | 62.07p |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (thousands) | 87,968 | 84,565 |
for the six months ended 30 September 2015
Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding to assume conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares. Share options and awards are the Company's only category of dilutive potential ordinary shares.
Employee share options and awards, which are performance-based, are treated as contingently issuable shares because their issue is contingent upon satisfaction of specified performance conditions in addition to the passage of time. These contingently issuable shares are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per ordinary share where the conditions governing exercisability have not been satisfied as at the end of the reporting period.
The adjusted figures for diluted earnings per ordinary share are intended to demonstrate the results of the Group after eliminating the impact of amortisation of intangible assets and net exceptionals.
The weighted average number of ordinary shares used in calculating the diluted earnings per share for the six months ended 30 September 2015 was 87.968 million (six months ended 30 September 2014: 84.565 million). A reconciliation of the weighted average number of ordinary shares used for the purposes of calculating the diluted earnings per share amounts is as follows:
| Unaudited 6 months ended 30 Sept. 2015 '000 |
Unaudited 6 months ended 30 Sept. 2014 '000 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue Dilutive effect of options and awards |
87,216 752 |
83,948 617 |
|
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares for diluted earnings per share | 87,968 | 84,565 | |
| 9. Dividends |
|||
| Unaudited | Unaudited | Audited | |
| 6 months | 6 months | year | |
| ended | ended | ended | |
| 30 Sept. | 30 Sept. | 31 March | |
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Interim - paid 28.73 pence per share on 28 November 2014 Final - paid 55.81 pence per share on 23 July 2015 |
- | - | 24,123 |
| (paid 50.73 pence per share on 24 July 2014) | 49,897 | 42,990 | 41,927 |
| 49,897 | 42,990 | 66,050 |
On 9 November 2015, the Board approved an interim dividend of 33.04 pence per share (£29.220 million). These condensed interim financial statements do not reflect this dividend payable.
for the six months ended 30 September 2015
For the six months ended 30 September 2015
| Share based payment reserve £'000 |
Cash flow hedge reserve £'000 |
Foreign currency translation reserve £'000 |
Other reserves £'000 |
Total £'000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 1 April 2015 | 12,756 | (10,462) | 32,683 | 932 | 35,909 |
| Currency translation | - | - | 6,361 | - | 6,361 |
| Movements relating to cash flow hedges | - | (3,881) | - | - | (3,881) |
| Movement in deferred tax liability on cash flow hedges | - | 1,337 | - | - | 1,337 |
| Share based payment | 867 | - | - | - | 867 |
| At 30 September 2015 | 13,623 | (13,006) | 39,044 | 932 | 40,593 |
| Share based payment reserve £'000 |
Cash flow hedge reserve £'000 |
Foreign currency translation reserve £'000 |
Other reserves £'000 |
Total £'000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 1 April 2014 | 10,630 | (3,844) | 49,822 | 932 | 57,540 |
| Currency translation Movements relating to cash flow hedges Movement in deferred tax liability on cash flow hedges |
- - - |
- (4,004) 20 |
(7,606) - - |
- - - |
(7,606) (4,004) 20 |
| Share based payment | 1,019 | - | - | - | 1,019 |
| At 30 September 2014 | 11,649 | (7,828) | 42,216 | 932 | 46,969 |
| Share based payment reserve £'000 |
Cash flow hedge reserve £'000 |
Foreign currency translation reserve £'000 |
Other reserves £'000 |
Total £'000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 1 April 2014 | 10,630 | (3,844) | 49,822 | 932 | 57,540 |
| Currency translation - arising in the year - recycled to the Income Statement on disposal of |
- | - | (14,418) | - | (14,418) |
| subsidiary | - | - | (2,721) | - | (2,721) |
| Movements relating to cash flow hedges | - | (6,942) | - | - | (6,942) |
| Movement in deferred tax liability on cash flow hedges | - | 324 | - | - | 324 |
| Share based payment | 2,126 | - | - | - | 2,126 |
| At 31 March 2015 | 12,756 | (10,462) | 32,683 | 932 | 35,909 |
for the six months ended 30 September 2015
| Unaudited | Unaudited | Audited | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept. | 30 Sept. | 31 March | |
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Non-current assets: | |||
| Derivative financial instruments | 194,133 | 95,709 | 233,150 |
| Current assets: | |||
| Derivative financial instruments | 5,900 | 5,747 | 5,395 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,458,748 | 1,075,909 | 1,260,942 |
| 1,464,648 | 1,081,656 | 1,266,337 | |
| Non-current liabilities: | |||
| Finance leases | (199) | (205) | (213) |
| Derivative financial instruments | (1,083) | (16,177) | (92) |
| Unsecured Notes | (1,285,522) | (1,209,064) | (1,314,173) |
| (1,286,804) | (1,225,446) | (1,314,478) | |
| Current liabilities: | |||
| Bank borrowings | (184,466) | (174,130) | (133,629) |
| Finance leases | (358) | (344) | (357) |
| Derivative financial instruments | (18,891) | (7,992) | (7,902) |
| Unsecured Notes | (14,833) | (43,748) | (15,486) |
| (218,548) | (226,214) | (157,374) | |
| Net cash/(debt) excluding cash attributable to | |||
| assets held for sale | 153,429 | (274,295) | 27,635 |
| Cash and short term deposits attributable to assets held for sale |
- | 1,467 | 2,352 |
| Net cash/(debt) including cash attributable to | |||
| assets held for sale | 153,429 | (272,828) | 29,987 |
The Group's defined benefit pension schemes' assets were measured at fair value at 30 September 2015. The defined benefit pension schemes' liabilities at 30 September 2015 were updated to reflect material movements in underlying assumptions.
The net deficit on the Group's post employment benefit obligations decreased from £10.230 million at 31 March 2015 to a net asset position of £79,000 at 30 September 2015. The decrease in the deficit was primarily driven by an actuarial gain on liabilities which arose from an increase in the discount rate used to value these liabilities together with contributions in excess of the current service cost.
The following actuarial assumptions have been made in determining the Group's retirement benefit obligation for the six months ended 30 September 2015:
| Unaudited | Unaudited | Audited | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months | 6 months | year | |
| ended | ended | ended | |
| 30 Sept. | 30 Sept. | 31 March | |
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Discount rate | |||
| - Republic of Ireland | 2.50% | 2.50% | 1.50% |
| - UK | 4.00% | 4.00% | 3.35% |
for the six months ended 30 September 2015
A key strategy of the Group is to create and sustain market leadership positions through acquisitions in markets it currently operates in, together with extending the Group's footprint into new geographic markets. In line with this strategy, the principal acquisitions completed by the Group during the period, together with percentages acquired, were as follows:
The carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities acquired (excluding net cash/debt acquired), determined in accordance with IFRS before completion of the business combinations, together with the fair value adjustments made to those carrying values were as follows:
| Esso Retail | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butagaz | France | Others | Total | |
| 2015 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Assets | ||||
| Non-current assets | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 160,146 | 70,862 | 4,735 | 235,743 |
| Intangible assets - other intangible assets | 99,466 | 10,664 | 10,323 | 120,453 |
| Deferred income tax assets | 42 | - | - | 42 |
| Total non-current assets | 259,654 | 81,526 | 15,058 | 356,238 |
| Current assets | ||||
| Inventories | 9,885 | 18,852 | 15,683 | 44,420 |
| Trade and other receivables | 68,694 | 1,193 | 19,009 | 88,896 |
| Total current assets | 78,579 | 20,045 | 34,692 | 133,316 |
| Equity | ||||
| Non-controlling interests | - | - | (18,542) | (18,542) |
| Total equity | - | - | (18,542) | (18,542) |
| Liabilities | ||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | (37,797) | (4,053) | (2,591) | (44,441) |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | (172,557) | (17,004) | (78) | (189,639) |
| Total non-current liabilities | (210,354) | (21,057) | (2,669) | (234,080) |
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Trade and other payables | (53,078) | (2,612) | (19,675) | (75,365) |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges | (18,328) | - | - | (18,328) |
| Current income tax liability | (13,012) | - | (320) | (13,332) |
| Total current liabilities | (84,418) | (2,612) | (19,995) | (107,025) |
| Identifiable net assets acquired | 43,461 | 77,902 | 8,544 | 129,907 |
| Intangible assets - goodwill | 189,628 | 16,050 | 31,696 | 237,374 |
| Total consideration | 233,089 | 93,952 | 40,240 | 367,281 |
| Satisfied by: | ||||
| Cash | - | 93,952 | 40,792 | 134,744 |
| Cash and cash equivalents acquired | (89,777) | - | (1,652) | (91,429) |
| Net cash (inflow)/outflow | (89,777) | 93,952 | 39,140 | 43,315 |
| Deferred acquisition consideration | 322,866 | - | 1,100 | 323,966 |
| Total consideration | 233,089 | 93,952 | 40,240 | 367,281 |
for the six months ended 30 September 2015
The acquisitions of Butagaz and Esso Retail France have been deemed to be substantial transactions and separate disclosure of the fair values of the identifiable assets and liabilities has therefore been made. None of the remaining business combinations completed during the period were considered sufficiently material to warrant separate disclosure of the fair values attributable to those combinations. The carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities acquired, determined in accordance with IFRS, before completion of the combination together with the adjustments made to those carrying values disclosed above were as follows:
| Book | Fair value | Fair | |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | adjustments | value | |
| Butagaz | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
| Non-current assets (excluding goodwill) | 291,519 | (31,865) | 259,654 |
| Current assets | 81,456 | (2,877) | 78,579 |
| Non-current liabilities | (249,552) | 39,198 | (210,354) |
| Current liabilities | (84,418) | - | (84,418) |
| Identifiable net assets acquired | 39,005 | 4,456 | 43,461 |
| Goodwill arising on acquisition | 194,084 | (4,456) | 189,628 |
| Total consideration | 233,089 | - | 233,089 |
| Book value |
Fair value adjustments |
Fair value |
|
| Esso Retail France | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
| Non-current assets (excluding goodwill) | 70,862 | 10,664 | 81,526 |
| Current assets | 20,045 | - | 20,045 |
| Non-current liabilities | (17,004) | (4,053) | (21,057) |
| Current liabilities | (2,612) | - | (2,612) |
| Identifiable net assets acquired | 71,291 | 6,611 | 77,902 |
| Goodwill arising on acquisition | 22,661 | (6,611) | 16,050 |
| Total consideration | 93,952 | - | 93,952 |
| Book | Fair value | Fair | |
| value | adjustments | value | |
| Others | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
| Non-current assets (excluding goodwill) | 4,735 | 10,323 | 15,058 |
| Current assets | 34,692 | - | 34,692 |
| Non-current liabilities and non-controlling interests | (18,935) | (2,276) | (21,211) |
| Current liabilities | (19,995) | - | (19,995) |
| Identifiable net assets acquired | 497 | 8,047 | 8,544 |
| Goodwill arising on acquisition | 39,743 | (8,047) | 31,696 |
| Total consideration | 40,240 | - | 40,240 |
| Book | Fair value | Fair | |
| value | adjustments | value | |
| Total | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 |
| Non-current assets (excluding goodwill) | 367,116 | (10,878) | 356,238 |
| Current assets | 136,193 | (2,877) | 133,316 |
| Non-current liabilities and non-controlling interests | (285,491) | 32,869 | (252,622) |
| Current liabilities | (107,025) | - | (107,025) |
| Identifiable net assets acquired | 110,793 | 19,114 | 129,907 |
| Goodwill arising on acquisition | 256,488 | (19,114) | 237,374 |
| Total consideration | 367,281 | - | 367,281 |
for the six months ended 30 September 2015
The initial assignment of fair values to identifiable net assets acquired has been performed on a provisional basis in respect of a number of the business combinations above given the timing of closure of these transactions. Any amendments to these fair values within the twelve month timeframe from the date of acquisition will be disclosable in the Group's condensed interim financial statements for the six months ending 30 September 2016 as stipulated by IFRS 3.
The principal factors contributing to the recognition of goodwill on business combinations entered into by the Group are the expected profitability of the acquired business and the realisation of cost savings and synergies with existing Group entities.
Acquisition related costs included in other operating expenses in the Group Income Statement amounted to £4.633 million (2014: £2.174 million).
No contingent liabilities were recognised on the acquisitions completed during the financial period or the prior financial years.
The gross contractual value of trade and other receivables as at the respective dates of acquisition amounted to £90.004 million. The fair value of these receivables is £88.896 million (all of which is expected to be recoverable) and is inclusive of an aggregate allowance for impairment of £1.108 million.
The fair value of contingent consideration recognised at the date of acquisition is calculated by discounting the expected future payment to present value at the acquisition date. In general, for contingent consideration to become payable, pre-defined profit thresholds must be exceeded. There was no contingent consideration attaching to any of the acquisitions completed in the period.
There were no adjustments processed during the period to the fair value of business combinations completed during the year ended 31 March 2015 where those fair values were not readily determinable as at 31 March 2015.
The acquisitions during the period contributed £532.9 million to revenues and £8.0 million to profit after tax. Had all the business combinations effected during the period occurred at the beginning of the period, total Group revenue for the six months ended 30 September 2015 would be £5,539.6 million and total Group profit after tax would be £53.7 million.
The Group's operations are significantly second-half weighted primarily due to a portion of the demand for DCC Energy's products being weather dependent and seasonal buying patterns in DCC Technology.
There have been no related party transactions or changes in related party transactions other than those described in the Annual Report in respect of the year ended 31 March 2015 that could have a material impact on the financial position or performance of the Group in the six months ended 30 September 2015.
for the six months ended 30 September 2015
The Group's discontinued operations for the six months ended 30 September 2014 and the year ended 31 March 2015 comprise the results of the Group's former DCC Food & Beverage segment. The conditions for the businesses disposed of to be classified as discontinued operations were fulfilled in the second half of the year ended 31 March 2015 and, consequently, the results for the six months ended 30 September 2014 have been restated. The following table details the results of discontinued operations included in the Group Income Statement:
| Unaudited | Audited | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 months | year | |
| ended | ended | |
| 30 Sept. | 31 March | |
| 2014 | 2015 | |
| £'000 | £'000 | |
| Revenue | 89,024 | 143,360 |
| Operating profit before amortisation of intangible assets and exceptional items | 3,145 | 6,483 |
| Amortisation of intangible assets | (689) | (1,288) |
| Operating profit before exceptional items | 2,456 | 5,195 |
| Net finance costs | (116) | (194) |
| Share of equity accounted investments' profit after tax | 283 | 87 |
| Profit before exceptional items and tax | 2,623 | 5,088 |
| Exceptional items | 2,224 | 2,865 |
| Profit on disposal of discontinued operations | - | 8,214 |
| Profit before tax | 4,847 | 16,167 |
| Income tax expense | (536) | (404) |
| Profit from discontinued operations after tax | 4,311 | 15,763 |
There were no discontinued operations in the six months ended 30 September 2015.
In October 2015 DCC Technology further expanded its European footprint with its binding offer for the acquisition of CUC, a cabling and connectors distribution business headquartered near Paris. The initial assignment of fair values to identifiable net assets acquired has been performed on a provisional basis given the timing of closure of the transaction. The carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities acquired, determined in accordance with IFRS, before completion of the combination together with the adjustments made to those carrying values were as follows:
| Fair value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Book value | adjustments | Fair value | |
| £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | |
| Non-current assets (excluding goodwill) | 432 | 2,542 | 2,974 |
| Current assets | 12,384 | - | 12,384 |
| Non-current liabilities | (72) | (966) | (1,038) |
| Current liabilities | (4,392) | - | (4,392) |
| Identifiable net assets acquired | 8,352 | 1,576 | 9,928 |
| Goodwill arising on acquisition | 7,848 | (1,576) | 6,272 |
| Total consideration (enterprise value) | 16,200 | - | 16,200 |
This report was approved by the Board of Directors of DCC plc on 9 November 2015.
This report and further information on DCC is available at the Company's website www.dcc.ie. A printed copy is available to the public at the Company's registered office at DCC House, Leopardstown Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18, Ireland.
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
Regulation 8(2) of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007, being an indication of important events that have occurred during the first six months of the financial year and their impact on the condensed set of financial statements; and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year; and
Regulation 8(3) of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007, being related party transactions that have taken place in the first six months of the current financial year and that have materially affected the financial position or performance of the entity during that period; and any changes in the related party transactions described in the last annual report that could do so.
On behalf of the Board
John Moloney Tommy Breen
Chairman Chief Executive
9 November 2015
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