Interim / Quarterly Report • Aug 23, 2019
Interim / Quarterly Report
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Date of Announcement: 23rd August 2019 Reference: MRF 54
The following is a company announcement issued by Mariner Finance p.l.c pursuant to the Listing Rules as issued by the Listing Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Markets Act (Chapter 345 of the Laws of Malta) as they may be amended from time to time.
At the meeting held on the 23rd August 2019, the Board of Directors of Mariner Finance p.l.c approved the Interim Financial Statements for the six month period ending 30th June 2019.
A copy of the signed Interim Financial Statements is available for viewing on the Company's website www.mfplc.com.mt.
23rd August 2019

For the six months ended 30 June 2019
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Interim Directors' report pursuant to Listing Rule 5.75.2 | 1 |
| Condensed consolidated statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive income |
2 |
| Condensed consolidated statement of financial position | 3 - 4 |
| Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity | 5 |
| Condensed consolidated statement of cash flows | 6 |
| Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements | 7 = 16 |
| Statement pursuant to Listing Rule 5.75.3 issued by the Listing Authority |
17 |
Interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2019
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements comprise the interim consolidated financial statements of Mariner Finance plc and its subsidiaries Mariner Baltic Holdings SIA (merged into Mariner Baltic Holdings SIA on 19th June 2019), Mariner Finance Baltic Container Terminal SIA and Equinor Riga SIA (merged into Mariner Baltic Holdings SIA on 28th February 2018).
During the first six months of the group continued to operate in its two core markets, precisely operation of sea terminals and property rental.
The group's operational results for the first six months of 2019 exceeded those attained in the same period last year. As a result of this the group's profit before tax of Eur 2,896,322 (30 June 2018 – Eur 2,785,685), was higher than that attained last year. The main reasons for this were higher turnover and investment income.
Volumes handled at Baltic Container Terminal SIA during the first six months of the current year were 10% higher than those handled in the same period of the previous year. This implied that turnover for the first six months of the current year exceeded that attained in the previous year.
Total finance cost for the current period amounted to Eur 1,041,168 (30 June 2018 - Eur 965,836). The group's rental business was in line with the first 6 months of 2018 with an average occupancy of 97%.
The group has a net current liability position as at 30 June 2019 of Eur 2,727,111 (December 2018: net current assets of Eur 1,233,590). The reason for this is that the group's investing activities for the period, totaling Eur 7,056,455 have been initially financed via a bank overdraft as specific financing was still being concluded. Subsequent to period end, the group has finalised a four-year term loan facility of Eur 6,000,000 as refinancing of same investments. Had this term loan facility been in place at 30 June 2019, the Group would have had a working capital ratio of 1.79 with current assets exceeding current liabilities by Eur 2,870,751.
The result for the period ended 30 June 2019 is shown in the condensed consolidated statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive income on page 2. The group registered a profit after tax for the period of Eur 2,888,571 as compared to Eur 2,772,657 in June 2018. No interim dividend is being recommended.
Approved by the Board of Directors on 23 August 2019 and signed on its behalf by;
Marin Hili Director
Kevin Saliba Director
Condensed consolidated statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive income Six-month period ended 30 June 2019
| Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2019 30 Jun 2018 6 months (unaudited) EUR |
6 months (unaudited) EUR |
||
| Revenue | 8,563,665 | 8,184,383 | |
| Cost of sales | (3,884,496) | (3,684,734) | |
| Gross profit | 4,679,169 | 4,499,649 | |
| Administrative expenses | (1,033,771) | (982,389) | |
| Other operating income | 220,361 | 216,253 | |
| Operating profit | 3,865,759 | 3,733,513 | |
| Investment income | 71,731 | 18,008 | |
| Finance costs | (1,041,168) | (965,836) | |
| Profit before tax | 2,896,322 | 2,785,685 | |
| Income tax expense | (7,751) | (13,028) | |
| Profit for the period representing total comprehensive income attributable to equity holders of the holding company |
2,888,571 | 2,772,657 |
As at 30 June 2019
| Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2019 (unaudited) EUR |
31 Dec 2018 (audited) EUR |
|||
| ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | ||||
| Non-current assets Goodwill |
13,184,904 | 13,184,904 | ||
| Intangible asset | 646,212 | 679,480 | ||
| Right-of-use assets | 2,584,983 | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 39,206,279 | 37,101,089 | ||
| Investment property | 5,115,000 | 5,115,000 | ||
| Loans receivable | 27,128,744 | 22,464,271 | ||
| 87,866,122 | 78,544,744 | |||
| Current assets | ||||
| Inventories | 454,851 | 380,926 | ||
| Trade and other receivables | 3,487,093 | 3,134,979 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,579,949 | 1,162,841 | ||
| 6,521,893 | 4,678,746 | |||
| Total assets | 94,388,015 | 83,223,490 | ||
| Current liabilities | ||||
| Trade and other payables | 3,174,744 | 2,956,749 | ||
| Lease liability | 81,532 | |||
| Bank overdraft and loans | 5,907,131 | 309,270 | ||
| Current tax liability | 85,597 | 179,137 | ||
| 9,249,004 | 3,445,156 | |||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||
| Other financial liabilities | 53,923 | 53,923 | ||
| Lease liability | 2,583,981 | |||
| Debt securities in issue Bank loans |
34,627,140 807,024 |
34,583,213 962,826 |
||
| 38,072,068 | 35,599,962 | |||
| Total liabilities | 47,321,072 | 39,045,118 | ||
| Net assets | 47,066,943 | 44,178,372 | ||
| Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2019 (unaudited) EUR |
31 Dec 2018 (audited) EUR |
||
| EQUITY | |||
| Equity attributable to the owners | |||
| of the holding company Share capital |
500,000 | 500,000 | |
| Other equity | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | |
| Other reserves | (1,898,805) | (1,898,805) | |
| Reveluation reserve | 3,351,015 | 3,351,015 | |
| Retained earnings | 35,114,733 | 32,226,162 | |
| Total equity | 47,066,943 | 44,178,372 | |
Period ended 30 June 2019
| Share capital Eur |
other equity Eur |
other reserves Eur |
Revaluation reserve Eur |
Retained earnings Eur |
Total Eur |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 January 2018 |
500,000 | 10,000,000 | (1,898,805) | 3,351,015 | 26,748,758 | 38,700,968 |
| Profit for the period | 2,772,657 | 2,772,657 | ||||
| Total comprehensive income for the period |
2,772,657 | 2,772,657 | ||||
| Balance at 30 June 2018 |
500,000 | 10,000,000 | (1,898,805) | 3,351,015 | 29,521,415 | 41,473,625 |
| Profit for the period | - | 2,704,747 | 2,704,747 | |||
| Total comprehensive income for the period |
2,704,747 | 2,704,747 | ||||
| Balance at 31 December 2018 |
500,000 | 10,000,000 | (1,898,805) | 3,351,015 | 32,226,162 | 44,178,372 |
| Profit for the period | 2,888,571 | 2,888,571 | ||||
| Total comprehensive income for the period |
2,888,571 | 2,888,571 | ||||
| Balance at 30 June 2019 |
500,000 | 10,000,000 | (1,898,805) | 3,351,015 | 35,114,733 | 47,066,943 |
Six-month period ended 30 June 2019
| Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2019 6 months (unaudited) EUR |
30 Jun 2018 6 months (unaudited) EUR |
||
| Cash flows from operating activities | 4,015,089 | 3,938,563 | |
| Cash flows used in investing activities | (7,056,455) | (3,386,523) | |
| Cash flows used in financing activities | (1,139,386) | (111,209) | |
| Net movement in cash and cash equivalents |
(4,180,752) | (440,831) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period |
1,162,841 | 3,701,373 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period |
(3,017,911) | 4,412,204 |
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the group for the six months ended 30 June 2019 were authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the directors of the 29 August 2019.
The principal activities of the group are investment, development, operation and management of sea terminals namely in Riga Latvia as well as property development.
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2019 have been extracted from the unaudited management accounts of the group and have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting and in terms of the Malta Financial Services Authority Listing Rules.
The financial information of the group as at 30 June 2019 and for the six months then ended reflect the financial position and the performance of Mariner Finance plc and its subsidiaries Mariner Baltic Holdings SIA, Mariner Finance Baltic Container Terminal SIA. The comparative amounts reflect the position of the group as included in the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018 and the unaudited results for the period ended 30 June 2018.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the group annual financial statements as at 31 December 2018.
The accounting policies adopted in the preparation and methods of computation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the group's annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018 with the exception of those resulting from the new International Financial Reporting Standards that are applicable to the current reporting period, as reported below.
Leases
Leases were classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transferred substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership to the lessee. All other leases were classified as operating leases. Lease classification was made at inception of the lease, which was the earlier of the date of the lease agreement and the date of commitment by the parties to the principal provisions of the lease.
Where the Group was a lessee, rentals payable under operating leases less the aggregate benefit of incentives received from the lessor, were recognised as an expense in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term unless another systematic basis was more representative of the time pattern of the users' benefit.
Where the Group was a lessor, rentals receivable under operating leases were recognised as income in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term unless another systematic basis was more representative of the time pattern in which use benefit derived from the leased asset was diminished.
The Group as a lessee
For any contract entered into by the Group, it considers whether the contract is, or contains a lease. A lease is defined as 'a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to use an asset (the underlying asset) for a period of time in exchange for consideration'.
To apply this definition the Group assesses whether the contract meets three key evaluations which are (1) whether the contract contains an identified asset; (2) whether the Group has the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from use throughout the period of use; and (3) whether the Group has the right to direct the identified asset throughout the period of use.
At lease commencement date, the Group recognises a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet.
The Group measures the lease liability at the lease commencement date at the present value of the lease payments unpaid at that date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease (if that rate is readily determined) or the Group's incremental borrowing rate.
Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability are made up of fixed payments (including in substance fixed) less any incentives receivable, variable payments based on an index or rate, amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee and payments arising from purchase options or termination penalties reasonably certain to be exercised.
Variable lease payments not included in the measurement of the lease liability are recognised in profit or loss (unless the costs are included in the carrying amount of another asset) in the period in which the event or condition that triggers those payments occurs.
The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which is made up of the initial measurement of the lease liability, any initial direct costs incurred by the Group, an estimate of any costs to dismantle and remove the asset at the end of the lease, and any lease payments made at or before the lease commencement date.
Right-of-use assets are subsequently measured using the cost model. The Group depreciates the right-of-use assets on a straight-line basis from the lease commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the lease term. The Group also assesses the right-of-use asset for impairment when such indicators exist.
Subsequent to initial measurement, the liability will be reduced for payments made and increased for interest. It is remeasured to reflect any reassessment or modification, or if there are changes in in-substance fixed payments.
When the lease liability is remeasured, the corresponding adjustment is reflected in the rightof-use asset, or profit and loss if the right-of-use asset is already reduced to zero.
The Group will account for short-term leases of low-value assets using the recognition exemptions. Instead of recognising a right-of-use asset and lease liability, the payments in relation to these will be recognised as an expense in profit or loss on a straightline basis over the lease term or another systematic basis that is more representative of the pattern of the lessee's benefit.
The Group as a lessor
The Group's accounting policy under IFRS 16 has not changed from the comparative period,
Initial application of International Financial Reporting Standards
IFRS 16 has changed how the Group's accounts for leases previously classified as operating leases under IAS 17.
On initial application of IFRS 16, for all leases (except as noted below), the Group has:
Under IFRS 16, right-of-use assets have been tested for imparment in accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets. This has replaced the previous requirement to recognise a provision for onerous lease contracts. For short-term leases (lease term of 12 months or less) and leases of low-value assets (e.g. personal computers and office furniture), the Group has opted to recognise a lease expense on a straight-line basis as permitted by IFRS 16.
As at 30 June 2019, the Group has recognised right-of-use assets of Eur 2,631,555, and a corresponding lease liability of Eur 2,665,513 in respect of all these leases. The impact on profit and loss in 2019 was a decrease in operating expenses by Eur 81,532, an increase in depreciation by Eur 46,572 and an increase in interest expense by Eur 57,365.
At the date of approval of these interim financial statements, a number of International Financial Reporting Standards were in issue but not yet effective. The directors are assessing the potential impact of these International Financial Reporting Standards on the Group's financial statements.
IAS 1 & IAS 8 Amendment - The amendments clarify the definition of material and how it should be applied by including in the definition guidance that until now has featured elsewhere in IFRS Standards. In addition, the explanations accompanying the definition have been improved. Finally, the amendments ensure that the definition of material is consistent across all IFRS Standards. These amendments are effective as from 1 January 2020 and as at the date of approval of these financial statements, these changes had not yet been adopted by the European Union.
The directors anticipate that the adoption of other International Reporting Standards that were in issue at the date of authorisation of this interim report, but not yet effective, will have no material impact on the interim report of the group in the period of initial application.
In the process of applying the Group's accounting policies, management has made no judgements which can significantly affect the amounts recognised in the financial statements as at the end of the reporting period. The key assumptions concerning the future or any other key sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are consistent with those applied in the preparation of the Group's annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018.
The group operates one main business activity, which is the operation of a sea terminal in Riga Latvia. Apart from this the group also owns an investment property in Riga which it rents to third parties. Each of these operating segments is managed separately as each of these lines requires local resources.
The accounting policy for identifying segments is based on internal management reporting information that is regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker.
Revenue reported below represents revenue generated from external customers. There were no intersegment sales in the year. The group's reportable segments under IFRS 8 are direct sales attributable to each business activity.
The group operates solely in Latvia.
Segment profit represents the profit earned by each segment after allocation of central administration costs and finance costs, other than that related to the bonds issued by the holding company, based on services and finance provided. This is the measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for the purposes of resource allocation and assessment of segment performance.
The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as the group's accounting policies.
Reconciliations of reportable segment revenues, profit or loss, assets and liabilities to consolidated totals are reported below:
5.
| Operating segment information (continued) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | ||
| 30 Jun 2019 | 30 Jun 2018 | |
| 6 months | 6 months | |
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |
| Bur | Eur | |
| Total profit for reportable segments | 3,905,737 | 3,780,831 |
| Unallocated amounts: | ||
| Bond interest expense | (919,877) | (919,877) |
| Other unallocated amounts | (89,538) | (75,269) |
| 2,896,322 | 2,785,685 | |
| Assets | ||
| 30 Jun 2019 | 31 Dec 2018 | |
| (unaudited) | (audited) | |
| Rur | Eur | |
| Total assets for reportable segments | 65,972,839 | 56,305,541 |
| Unallocated amounts: | ||
| Goodwill | 13,184,904 | 13,184,904 |
| Trade and other receivables | 1,878 | 13,147 |
| Loans receivable | 12,957,665 | 13,276,930 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,270,729 | 442,968 |
| 94,388,015 | 83,223,490 | |
| Liabilities | ||
| 30 Jun 2019 | 31 Dec 2018 | |
| (unaudited) Bur |
(audited) Eur |
|
| Total liabilities for reportable segments | 10,754,808 | 3,456,331 |
| Unallocated amounts: | ||
| Debt securities in issue | 34,627,140 | 34,583,213 |
| Trade and other payables | 1,939,123 | 1,005,574 |
| 47.321.07 | 39 045 118 |
The group's revenue and results from continuing operations from external customers and information about its asset and liabilities by reportable segment are detailed below.
| Cargo handling and storage of containers 2019 Eur |
Property 2013 Eur |
rental Unallocated 20119 Eur |
llotal 2019 Eur |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing operations Revenue |
8,563,665 | 8,563,665 | |||
| Other operating income | 220.361 | 220,361 | |||
| Profit before tax | 3,793,176 | 112,561 | (1,009,415) 2,896,322 | ||
| Segment assets | 55,251,656 | 10,721,183 | 28,415,176 94,388,015 | ||
| Segment liabilities | 10,678,349 | 76.459 | 36,566,263 47,321,071 |
| Cargo handling and storage of containers 2018 Eur |
Property 2018 Eur |
rental Unallocated 2018 Eur |
llota 2018 Eur |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuing operations Revenue |
8.184.383 | 8,184,383 | ||
| Other operating income | 216.253 | 216,253 | ||
| Profit before tax | 3,688,914 | 91.917 | (995,146) 2,785,685 | |
| Segment assets | 47,494,943 | 8.810.598 | 26,917,949 83,223,490 | |
| Segment liabilities | 3,397,441 | 58.890 | 35,588,787 39,045,118 |
During the first six months ended 30 June 2019 the group undertook capital expenditure amounting to Eur 8,000 (Jan to Jun 2018: Eur 27,417).
During the first six months ended 30 June 2019 the group's capital expenditure amounted to Eur 1,937,174 (Jan to Jun 2018: Eur 804,643).
Repayments of bank loans undertaken during the first six month of the year amounted to Eur155,802 (Jan to Jun 2018: Eur 153,469).
| 30 Jun 2019 | 30 Jun 2018 | |
|---|---|---|
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |
| Cur | Eur | |
| Cash at bank | 2,579,949 | 4.412.204 |
| Bank overdraft | (5,597,860) | |
| (3,017,911) | 4,412,204 | |
The parent and ultimate parent company of the group are Mariner Capital Limited and MEH Holdings Limited, respectively, which are both incorporated in Malta. The registered address of both Mariner Capital Limited and MEH Holdings Limited is 37, Censu Tabone Street, St. Julians STJ 1218 Malta.
The directors consider the ultimate controlling party to be Marin Hili who indirectly owns 60% (2018: 60%) of Mariner Finance p.l.c.
During the course of the period, the group entered into transactions with related parties as set out below:
| 30.06.19 | 30.06.18 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Related | Related | |||||
| party | Total | party | Total | |||
| activity | activity | activity | activity | |||
| Eur | Eur | % | Eur | Eur | 0/0 | |
| Administration expenses Related party |
||||||
| transactions with: | ||||||
| Other related parties 330,000 | 1,033,771 | 32 | 330,000 | 982,389 | 34 | |
| 30.06.18 | ||||||
| 30.06.19 | ||||||
| Related | Related | |||||
| llotal | l otal | |||||
| party | activity | party activity |
activity | |||
| activity Eur |
Eur | 0/0 | Eur | Eur | % | |
| Investment income Related party |
||||||
| transactions with: Other related parties |
69,471 | 71,731 | 97 | 16,951 | 18,008 | ರಿಗ |
At 30 June 2019 and 31 December 2018, the carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities classified with current assets and current liabilities respectively approximated the fair values due to the short-term maturities of these assets and liabilities. The fair values of non-current financial assets that are not measured at fair value, other than investments in subsidiaries, are not materially different from their carrying amounts due to their current rates of interest.
For assets and liabilities that are recognised in the financial statements at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company determines when transfers are deemed to have occurred between Levels in the hierarchy at the end of each reporting period.
The Group uses the following hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation technique:
Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date;
Level 2 inputs are inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for assets of liability.
The following tables provide an analysis of financial instruments, other than investments in subsidiaries that are not measured subsequent to initial recognition at fair value, other than those with carrying amounts that are reasonable approximations of fair value, grouped into Levels 1 to 3.
| Fair value measurement at end of the reporting period using: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | Carrying | ||
| Pur | Cur | Rur | laur | amount Rur |
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| 30 June 2019 Financial assets Loans receivable |
||||||
| Loans to parent Loans to related |
23,994,744 23,994,744 23,994,744 | |||||
| company | 3,134,000 | 3,134,000 | 3,134,000 | |||
| 27,128,744 | 27,128,744 | 27,128,744 |
Notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements 30 June 2019
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | Carrying amount |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rur | Cur | Cur | Pur | Dur | |
| 30 June 2019 Financial liabilities Financial liabilities at amortised cost |
|||||
| Debt securities Bank loans |
37,450,000 | 1,116,294 | 37,450,000 1,116,294 |
34,627,140 1,116,294 |
|
| 37,450,000 | 1,116,294 | 38,566,294 | 35,743,434 | ||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | Carrying amount |
|
| Eur | Eur | Eur | Cur | Eur | |
| 2018 Financial assets Loans receivable |
|||||
| Loans to parent | 22,464,271 | 22,464,271 | 22,464,271 | ||
| 22,464,271 | 22,464,271 | 22,464,271 | |||
| 2018 Financial liabilities Financial liabilities at Amortised cost |
|||||
| Debt securities | 38,374,000 | 38,374,000 | 34,583,213 | ||
| Bank loans | 1,272,096 | 1,272,096 | 1,272,096 | ||
| 38,374,000 | 1,272,096 | 39,646,096 | 35,855,309 |
The following event, which occurred subsequent to Balance Sheet Date, is considered relevant and is therefore being disclosed hereunder in these interim financial statements in terms of IAS 10:
Baltic Container Terminal SIA finalised a term loan facility of Eur 6,000,000 with Luminor Bank AS. This term loan is repayable over four years and its purpose will be to reimburse the company for its outlay towards investments undertaken.
30 June 2019
We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
Kevin Saliba
Director
Marin Hili Director
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