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RNS Number : 8323V
Donegal Investment Group PLC
16 December 2021
DONEGAL INVESTMENT GROUP PLC
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021
16 December 2021
Donegal Investment Group plc ('DIG') ('Group') reports its results for the year ended 31 August 2021.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
· The Group's seed potato business delivered a resilient performance for the year ended 31 August 2021. Group revenue decreased by 8% (€2.2m) to €26.1m - with ongoing Covid-19 restrictions continuing to impact demand in the seed potato sector, the business continued to deliver a strong underlying performance with segmental trading profit €2.0m, a decrease of €0.1m on the prior year.
· The Group completed the sale of its speciality dairy business Nomadic Dairy ("Nomadic") on 5 November 2021 with Nomadic's carrying value transferred to asset held for sale from the 31 August 2021 and its financial performance for the year classified as discontinued operations in this year's results.
· Further non-core asset disposals took place during the year with a number of property holdings sold which in aggregate generated net proceeds of €1.8m, including the Ballyraine site in Letterkenny.
· Profit after tax from continuing operations was €1.9m an increase of €0.9m on the prior year.
· Basic EPS from continuing operations increased by 44.4c to 72.9c.
FINANCIAL POSITION
· The Group has a cash position, net of debt, of €3.7m at 31 August 2021 compared to a €13.2m net position at 31 August 2020 following the completion of the return of capital on 1 September 2020. It should be noted an additional €3.3m in cash is classified within assets held for sale at 31 August 2021.
RETURN OF CAPITAL
· Following approval at the EGM on 26 August 2020, the Group completed the redemption of 799,223 ordinary shares of the Company at a price of €12.50 on the 1 September 2020. This resulted in a return of capital of €10.0m to our shareholders in the six months ended 28 February 2021. The Group currently has issued share capital of 2,895,958 with 67,168 of those shares held as treasury shares.
COVID 19
· The Group continues to work toward mitigating risks associated with the Covid-19 pandemic as well as providing a safe working environment for our employees.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| Continuing operations - pre-exceptional | 2021 | 2020* | Change | |
| Revenue | €'000 | 26,090 | 28,267 | -€2.2m |
| Segmental Trading profit | €'000 | 2,005 | 2,067 | -€0.1m |
| Profit before tax | €'000 | 1,621 | 1,693 | -€0.1m |
| Profit after tax | €'000 | 1,923 | 1,378 | +€0.5m |
| Continuing operations | ||||
| Revenue | €'000 | 26,090 | 28,267 | -€2.2m |
| Operating profit | €'000 | 1,544 | 1,425 | +€0.1m |
| Profit before tax | €'000 | 1,621 | 1,379 | +€0.2m |
| Profit after tax | €'000 | 1,923 | 1,064 | +€0.9m |
| Basic earnings per share - continuing operations | Cent | 72.9c | 28.53c | +44.37c |
| Cash at bank less overdraft | €'000 | 4,417 | 13,974 | -€9.6m |
| Net cash | €'000 | 3,686 | 13,204 | -€9.5m |
| Investment property carrying value | €'000 | 1,500 | 3,365 | -€1.9m |
* As restated to reflect the classification of Nomadic Dairy as an asset held for sale.
Enquiries:
Investors & Analysts
Ian Ireland
Managing Director
Donegal Investment Group Plc
Tel: 074 9121766
Email: [email protected]
Anthony Farrell
Davy Corporate Finance
Tel: + 353 1 679 6363
Email: [email protected]
Chairman's Statement
The Board is pleased with the performance of our seed potato business which has been delivered in a very challenging trading environment as well as the successful completion of the sale post year end of our speciality dairy business Nomadic.
Whilst volumes and pricing in seed potato markets remained under pressure as a result of Covid-19 restrictions on the food service industry, our seed potato business delivered a resilient performance with operating profits being maintained close to prior year levels.
Revenue in the Group's seed potato business decreased by 8% (€2.2m) to €26.1m while trading profit was €2.0m, a decrease of €0.1m on the prior year.
Finance
The Group's financial position remains strong with cash position, net of debt, of €3.7m at 31 August 2021 from continuing operations and a further €3.3m in cash at bank related to Nomadic Dairy classified as part of the asset held for sale at year end.
Outlook
The Group remains cautiously optimistic about the trading performance of our seed potato business for the new 2021/22 season. The Group will continue to review all strategic options available in order to maximise shareholder value, and shareholders will be updated at the appropriate time. The Board would also like to express its thanks to directors Geoffrey McClay and Frank Browne who retire from the board at 31 December 2021.
AGM
The Group will announce in due course the date of its next AGM.
Geoffrey Vance
Chairman
Managing Director's Review
Seed Potato Business
The Group's Seed potato business has delivered a good performance for the year to 31 August 2021. Group revenue was €26.1m for the year with a segmental trading profit of €2.0m.
Our seed potato business comprises IPM Potato Group ('IPM'), AJ Allan in Scotland, IPM Portugal, Kirinyaga Seeds Limited and a minority shareholding in Utkal Seeds Limited. IPM is an agile and innovative agri-tech business developing potato genetics to create value-added varieties. The largest business within our Produce division currently has 38 proprietary potato varieties including names such as Rooster, Burren, Banba, Slaney, Nectar and Electra which it produces and exports to over 40 countries world-wide. Seed production takes place in dedicated growing areas including Scotland, England, Ireland, France and Holland. Both production and sales only take place in territories which recognise and embrace variety copyright regulation.
IPM has a unique and deeply integrated R&D partnership with Teagasc, the Agriculture and Food Development Authority of Ireland. The 47-year exclusive partnership has consistently developed new varieties for commercialisation that address key demands of yield performance and adaptability/tolerance in specific climatic conditions, dormancy, disease resistance, processing qualities and cooking performance. In line with our commitment to developing and marketing new and innovative potato varieties, we have launched an additional two new seed potato varieties in 2021 which will be focused on both the table and processing sector.
We believe potato will play an integral role in the challenge to feed a growing global population given the westernisation of diets in emerging markets and issues around water availability. IPM's proprietary varieties have the potential to produce more carbohydrate per unit of water than most of the global carbohydrate staples. IPM is well positioned to benefit from this global growth in demand for seed potato especially in developing countries.
IPM delivered a resilient performance for the year despite the challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic on the potato industry. The potato industry saw considerable tonnages of raw material which normally would have been processed for the food service sector being made available to the wider market resulting in downward pressure on both demand and pricing.
These factors remain a concern for the upcoming 2021/22 season, but we remain optimistic that IPM can maintain its strong operating performance. The yields of harvested crops for the 2021/2022 season are lower than the prior year across European growing areas which while restricting significant volume growth in 2022 should see downward pressure on pricing being reversed.
Nomadic
On 5 November 2021, the Group announced that it has completed the disposal of its 80 per cent owned subsidiary, Nomadic Dairy Limited (Nomadic).
The overall transaction value for 100 per cent share capital of Nomadic comprises of (1) €26.1m of cash consideration (including existing Nomadic cash of €3.1m) on completion (Initial Consideration), subject to customary completion accounts adjustments, and (2) a further contingent consideration of up to a maximum of €6m dependent on the financial performance of Nomadic for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, inclusive. The Group has an 80 per cent interest in Nomadic with its share of the Initial Consideration being €20.9m and a further €4.8m being its potential share of the maximum contingent consideration.
Finance and Balance Sheet
At 31 August 2021, the Group had committed bank facilities of €8.4m (31 August 2020: €8.4m) for working capital requirements.
Ian Ireland
Managing Director
Donegal Investment Group plc
Condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss and comprehensive income
for the year ended 31 August 2021
| Note | 2021 Total |
2020 Restated* Pre-exceptional |
2020 (Note 8) Exceptional |
2020 Restated* Total |
|
| €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | ||
| Continuing operations | |||||
| Revenue | 5 | 26,090 | 28,267 | - | 28,267 |
| Cost of sales | (16,865) | (17,839) | - | (17,839) | |
| Gross profit | 9,225 | 10,428 | - | 10,428 | |
| Other income | 6 | 199 | 745 | - | 745 |
| Other expense | 6 | (412) | - | - | - |
| Distribution expenses | (3,220) | (3,543) | - | (3,543) | |
| Administrative expenses | (4,248) | (5,891) | (314) | (6,205) | |
| Profit/(loss) from operating activities | 1,544 | 1,739 | (314) | 1,425 | |
| Finance income | 122 | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Finance expenses | (45) | (50) | - | (50) | |
| Net finance income/(expense) | 77 | (46) | - | (46) | |
| Profit/(loss) before income tax | 1,621 | 1,693 | (314) | 1,379 | |
| Income tax benefit/(expense) | 302 | (315) | - | (315) | |
| Profit/(loss) for the year - continuing operations | 1,923 | 1,378 | (314) | 1,064 | |
| Profit/(loss) for the year - from discontinued operations, net of tax | 13 | 2,269 | 1,191 | (117) | 1,074 |
| Profit/(loss) for the year | 4,192 | 2,569 | (431) | 2,138 | |
| Other comprehensive income | |||||
| Items that are or may be reclassified to profit or loss: | |||||
| Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations | 4 | 38 | |||
| 4 | 38 | ||||
| Total comprehensive income for the year | 4,196 | 2,176 |
*As restated to reflect the effect of discontinued operations
Donegal Investment Group plc
Condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss and comprehensive income (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
| 2021 | 2020 Restated* | ||
| Note | €'000 | €'000 | |
| Profit attributable to: | |||
| Equity holders of the Company | 3,877 | 1,957 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 315 | 181 | |
| 4,192 | 2,138 | ||
| Total comprehensive income attributable to: | |||
| Equity holders of the Company | 3,878 | 2,003 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 318 | 173 | |
| 4,196 | 2,176 | ||
| Earnings per share | |||
| Basic earnings per share (euro cent): | |||
| Continuing | 9 | 72.90 | 28.53 |
| Discontinued | 64.17 | 23.33 | |
| 137.07 | 51.86 | ||
| Diluted earnings per share (euro cent): | |||
| Continuing | 9 | 72.90 | 27.66 |
| Discontinued | 64.17 | 22.62 | |
| 137.07 | 50.28 |
*As restated to reflect the effect of discontinued operations
Donegal Investment Group plc
Condensed consolidated statement of financial position
As at 31 August 2021
| Note | 31 August 2021 | 31 August 2020 | |
| €'000 | €'000 | ||
| Assets | |||
| Property, plant and equipment | 10 | 3,354 | 6,497 |
| Goodwill | 500 | 2,324 | |
| Intangible assets | 127 | 270 | |
| Investment property | 11 | 1,500 | 3,365 |
| Investment in associates | 261 | 260 | |
| Other investments | 12 | 745 | 747 |
| Total non-current assets | 6,487 | 13,463 | |
| Inventories | 392 | 1,204 | |
| Biological assets | 1,024 | 993 | |
| Trade and other receivables | 3,828 | 5,278 | |
| Cash at bank | 5,307 | 14,720 | |
| Current tax | - | 131 | |
| Deferred tax asset | - | 569 | |
| Financial instrument | - | 37 | |
| Assets held for sale | 13 | 14,388 | - |
| Total current assets | 24,939 | 22,932 | |
| Total assets | 31,426 | 36,395 | |
| Equity | |||
| Share capital | 14 | 376 | 376 |
| Share premium | 14 | 2,975 | 2,975 |
| Other reserves | 14 | 1,634 | 1,101 |
| Retained earnings | 15,721 | 11,965 | |
| Total equity attributable to equity holders of the Company | 20,706 | 16,417 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 1,057 | 872 |
Donegal Investment Group plc
Condensed consolidated statement of financial position (continued)
As at 31 August 2021
| Note | 31 August 2021 | 31 August 2020 | |
| €'000 | €'000 |
| Total equity | 21,763 | 17,289 | |
| Liabilities | |||
| Loans and borrowings | 478 | 543 | |
| Deferred income | 211 | 226 | |
| Deferred tax liability | 54 | - | |
| Total non-current liabilities | 743 | 769 | |
| Loans and borrowings | 253 | 227 | |
| Trade and other payables | 3,926 | 7,374 | |
| Redeemable ordinary shares | 14 | - | 9,990 |
| Liabilities directly associated with asset held for sale | 13 | 3,661 | - |
| Current tax | 190 | - | |
| Bank overdraft | 890 | 746 | |
| Total current liabilities | 8,920 | 18,337 | |
| Total liabilities | 9,663 | 19,106 | |
| Total equity and liabilities | 31,426 | 36,395 |
Donegal Investment Group plc
Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity
for the year ended 31 August 2021
| Note | Share capital |
Other undenominated capital | Share premium | Translation reserve | Reserve for own shares | Revaluation reserves | Share option reserve | Retained earnings | Total | Non-controlling interest | Total equity |
||
| €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | |||
| Balance at 1 September 2020 | 376 | 857 | 2,975 | (1,865) | (1,273) | 3,382 | - | 11,965 | 16,417 | 872 | 17,289 | ||
| Total comprehensive income for the year | |||||||||||||
| Profit for the year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,877 | 3,877 | 315 | 4,192 | ||
| Other comprehensive income Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations |
- | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Total comprehensive income for the year | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3,877 | 3,878 | 318 | 4,196 | ||
| Transactions with owners recorded directly in equity | |||||||||||||
| Contributions by and distributions to owners | |||||||||||||
| Dividends paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (133) | (133) | ||
| Conversion and Redemption of Redeemable Shares | 14 | - | 104 | - | - | - | - | - | (104) | - | - | - | |
| Equity settling of share options | - | - | - | - | 428 | - | - | (17) | 411 | - | 411 | ||
| Total contributions by and distributions to owners | - | 104 | - | - | 428 | - | - | (121) | 411 | (133) | 278 | ||
| Balance at 31 August 2021 | 376 | 961 | 2,975 | (1,864) | (845) | 3,382 | - | 15,721 | 20,706 | 1,057 | 21,763 |
Donegal Investment Group plc
Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2020
| Note | Share capital |
Other undenominated capital | Share premium | Translation reserve | Reserve for own shares | Revaluation reserves | Share option reserve | Retained earnings | Total | Non-controlling interest | Total equity |
||
| €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | |||
| Balance at 1 September 2019 | 619 | 718 | 2,975 | (1,911) | (6,539) | 3,382 | 283 | 33,996 | 33,523 | 838 | 34,361 | ||
| Total comprehensive income for the year | |||||||||||||
| Profit for the year | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,957 | 1,957 | 181 | 2,138 | ||
| Other comprehensive income Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations |
- | - | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | 46 | (8) | 38 | ||
| Other comprehensive income | - | - | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | 46 | (8) | 38 | ||
| Total comprehensive income for the year | - | - | - | 46 | - | - | - | 1,957 | 2,003 | 173 | 2,176 | ||
| Transactions with owners recorded directly in equity | |||||||||||||
| Contributions by and distributions to owners | |||||||||||||
| Dividends paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (139) | (139) | ||
| Acquisition of treasury shares | - | - | - | - | (7,166) | - | - | - | (7,166) | - | (7,166) | ||
| Cancellation of treasury shares | (139) | 139 | - | - | 12,432 | - | - | (12,432) | - | - | - | ||
| Conversion and Redemption of Redeemable Shares | 14 | (104) | - | - | - | - | - | - | (9,886) | (9,990) | - | (9,990) | |
| Cash settlement of equity settled share options | - | - | - | - | - | - | (126) | (1,079) | (1,205) | - | (1,205) | ||
| Reclassification of equity settled share options | - | - | - | - | - | - | (157) | (591) | (748) | - | (748) | ||
| Total contributions by and distributions to owners | (243) | 139 | - | - | 5,266 | - | (283) | (23,988) | (19,109) | (139) | (19,248) | ||
| Balance at 31 August 2020 | 376 | 857 | 2,975 | (1,865) | (1,273) | 3,382 | - | 11,965 | 16,417 | 872 | 17,289 |
Donegal Investment Group plc
Condensed consolidated statement of cash flows
for the year ended 31 August 2021
| Note | 2021 | 2020 | |
| €'000 | €'000 | ||
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Profit for the year | 4,192 | 2,138 | |
| Adjustments for: | |||
| Depreciation | 10 | 1,077 | 949 |
| Amortisation of intangibles | 40 | 35 | |
| Amortisation of capital grant | 23 | 13 | |
| Change in fair value of investment property | 11 | 410 | (570) |
| Change in fair value of other investments | 12 | 2 | (2) |
| Net finance (income)/expense | (96) | 6 | |
| Interest charged in relation to IFRS 16 | 31 | 37 | |
| Gain on sale of investment property | (80) | ||
| Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment | (15) | (19) | |
| Share-based payment transactions | 51 | 900 | |
| Income tax (credit)/expense | 20 | 463 | |
| Change in inventories | 40 | (112) | |
| Change in trade and other receivables | (2,081) | 2,557 | |
| Change in trade and other payables | 1,263 | (1,401) | |
| Cash generated from operating activities | 4,877 | 4,994 | |
| Interest paid | 14 | 26 | |
| Income tax refund/(paid) | 187 | (421) | |
| Net cash from operating activities | 5,078 | 4,599 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Interest received | 2 | 3 | |
| Dividends received | - | 1 | |
| Proceeds from sale of investment property | 1,834 | - | |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | - | 30 |
| Donegal Investment Group plc Condensed consolidated statement of cash flows (continued) for the year ended 31 August 2021 |
Note | 2021 | 2020 |
| €'000 | €'000 | ||
| Proceeds from disposal of Monaghan Middlebrook Mushrooms | - | 2,000 | |
| Acquisition of other investments | 12 | - | (154) |
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | 10 | (1,877) | (3,314) |
| Acquisition of intangibles | (75) | (4) | |
| Net cash generated from investing activities | (116) | (1,438) | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Repayment of borrowings | - | (4,000) | |
| Payment of finance lease liabilities | (344) | (302) | |
| Dividend paid to non-controlling interest | (134) | (139) | |
| Settlement of share based payments | (750) | (2,899) | |
| Share redemption | 14 | (9,990) | - |
| Acquisition of treasury shares | 14 | - | (7,166) |
| Net cash outflow from financing activities | (11,218) | (14,506) | |
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (6,256) | (11,345) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at start of year | 13,974 | 25,327 | |
| Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held | 32 | (8) | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 7,750 | 13,974 |
(Cash and cash equivalents at end of year of €7.8m are inclusive of cash at bank (net of overdraft) of €4.42m and cash at bank classified as asset held for sale of €3.33m)
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(1) Reporting entity
Donegal Investment Group Plc (the "Company") is a public company incorporated, domiciled and tax resident in Ireland. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Group as at and for the year ended 31 August 2021 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the "Group") and the Group's interests in associates.
(2) Basis of preparation
General information and accounting policies
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2021 have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards and Interpretations (together IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and adopted by the European Union ('EU IFRS').
The financial information presented in this report has been prepared using accounting policies consistent with EU IFRS and as set out in the Group's annual financial statements in respect of the year ended 31 August 2020 except as noted below. The financial information does not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements. The Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2020 is available on the Company's website www.donegaligroup.com.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in euro, which is the Company's functional currency. All financial information presented in euro is rounded to the nearest thousand. They are prepared on the historical cost basis except that the following assets and liabilities are stated at their fair value: derivative financial instruments, investment property and biological assets. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 15 December 2021.
Statutory financial statements and audit opinion
The annual report and financial statements will be approved by the Board of Directors and reported on by the auditors in due course. Accordingly, the financial information is unaudited. The Annual Report for the year ended 31 August 2020 has been filed with the Irish Registrar of Companies. The audit report on those statutory financial statements was unqualified.
Going concern
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Directors have reviewed the Group's business plan for the next 12 months which has been updated to reflect the ongoing impact of Covid-19 as currently understood and other relevant information and have a reasonable expectation that the Group will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
It should also be noted that the Group remains in a strong position with cash at bank of €7.7m (including discontinued operations) at 31 August 2021 and the remaining operating business continuing to trade well while generating positive cash flows.
(3) Accounting policies
Except as described below, the accounting policies applied in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are the same as those applied in the last annual financial statements. The changes in accounting policies will also be reflected in the Group's audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ending 31 August 2021.
4) Estimates and judgements
The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual results may differ from these estimates. In preparing these condensed consolidated financial statements, the significant judgements made by management in applying the Group's accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied in prior periods (in respect of the carrying value of goodwill, deferred tax, financial assets and liabilities).
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(5) Segment Information
Business segments
IFRS 8 Operating Segments requires operating segments to be identified on the basis of internal reports that are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (CODM) which the Group has identified to the Board of Directors in order to allocate resources to the segments and to assess their performance.
Produce: The growing, sales and distribution of seed potatoes and rental and sale of related property assets.
Dairy: The manufacture, sale and distribution of dairy products. Information relevant to this segment, the activities of which are classified as a discontinued operation, is included in note 13.
The main factors employed in the identification of the single segment include:
• the Group's organisational structure
• the nature of reporting lines to the Chief Operating Decision Maker
• the structure of internal reporting documentation such as management accounts and budgets
• Segment performance is evaluated based on operating profit. Given that net finance costs, taxation, share based payments and exceptional income and costs are managed on a centralised basis, these items are not allocated to the operating segment for internal reporting purposes and in the segmental analysis below.
• Geographical segments
• The Group operates in three geographical segments: Ireland; Europe and the Rest of the World. In presenting information on the basis of geographical segments, segment revenue is based on the geographical location of business segments. Segment assets are based on the geographical location of the assets.
• Information regarding the results of the reportable segment is included below. Performance is measured based on segment operating profit/(loss) as included in the internal management reports that are reviewed by the Group's CODM. Segment operating profit is used to measure performance, as such information is the most relevant in evaluating the results of the Group's segment. Segment results, assets and liabilities include all items directly attributable to a segment. Segment capital expenditure is the total amount incurred during the year to acquire segment assets that are expected to be used for more than one accounting year, excluding expenditure relating to business combinations.
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(5) Segment Information (continued)
| Produce | Total - Group | |||
| 2021 | 2020 Restated* |
2021 | 2020 Restated* | |
| €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | |
| Group | ||||
| Revenue - continuing operations | 26,090 | 28,267 | 26,090 | 28,267 |
| Segment result before exceptional items | 2,005 | 2,067 | 2,005 | 2,067 |
| Segmental result from continuing operations before exceptional items | 2,005 | 2,067 | 2,005 | 2,067 |
| Exceptional items, net of tax | - | (314) | ||
| Change in fair value of investment property | (410) | 572 | ||
| Share option expense not allocated to subsidiary business | (51) | (900) | ||
| Net finance income/expense | 77 | (46) | ||
| Income tax (expense)/credit | 302 | (315) | ||
| Profit for the year- continuing operations | 1,923 | 1,064 |
*As restated to reflect the effect of discontinued operations
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(5) Segment Information (continued)
| Produce | Total - Group | |||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |
| €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | |
| Segment assets | 11,731 | 21,069 | 11,731 | 21,069 |
| Deferred tax asset | - | 569 | - | 569 |
| Asset held for sale | 14,388 | - | ||
| Cash at bank (unallocated) | 5,307 | 14,720 | ||
| Financial instrument (unallocated) | - | 37 | ||
| Total assets as reported in Group Balance Sheet | 31,426 | 36,395 | ||
| Segment liabilities | 4,327 | 6,626 | 4,327 | 6,626 |
| Bank overdraft (unallocated) | 890 | 746 | ||
| Loans and borrowings (unallocated) | 731 | 770 | ||
| Deferred tax liability | 54 | - | 54 | - |
| Liabilities directly associated with asset held for sale | 3,661 | |||
| Redeemable ordinary shares (unallocated) | - | 9,990 | ||
| Equity settled share options presented as financial liabilities (unallocated) | - | 974 | ||
| Total liabilities as reported in Group Balance Sheet | 9,663 | 19,106 | ||
| Other segment information | ||||
| Capital expenditure | 1,575 | 1,253 | 1,575 | 1,253 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 462 | 472 | 462 | 472 |
| Change in fair value of investment property and other assets | 410 | (572) | 410 | (572) |
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(5) Segment Information (continued)
Entity-wide disclosures
Section 1: Information about products and service
The Group determines that the categories used in investor presentations can be used to meet the objective of the disaggregation disclosure requirement in paragraph 114 of IFRS 15, which is to disaggregate revenue from contracts with customers into categories that depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cashflows are affected by economic factors.
The following table illustrates the disaggregation disclosure by principal products and services to external customers.
| Produce | ||
| 2021 | 2020 Restated* | |
| €'000 | €'000 | |
| Seed potatoes | 26,090 | 28,267 |
| 26,090 | 28,267 |
*As restated to reflect the effect of discontinued operations
The Group had one customer that comprised greater than 10% of its total revenue in the year ended 31 August 2021 (2020: One)
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(6) Other income - continuing operations
| 2021 | 2020 Restated* | |
| €'000 | €'000 | |
| Income from investment property rentals | 88 | 154 |
| Change in fair value of investment property | - | 570 |
| Change in fair value of other investments | - | 2 |
| Profit on disposal of investment property | 80 | - |
| Government grant | 16 | - |
| Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 15 | 19 |
| 199 | 745 |
*As restated to reflect the effect of discontinued operations
(7) Other expense - continuing operations
| 2021 | 2020 Restated* | |
| €'000 | €'000 | |
| Change in fair value of investment property | (410) | - |
| Change in fair value of other investments | (2) | - |
| (412) | - |
*As restated to reflect the effect of discontinued operations
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(8) Exceptional items
Exceptional items are those that, in management's judgement, should be disclosed by virtue of their nature or amount. Such items are included in the statement of profit or loss and comprehensive income caption to which they relate and are separately disclosed in the notes to the Group Financial Statements.
The Group reports the following exceptional items:
| 2021 | 2020 Restated* | ||
| €'000 | €'000 | ||
| Redundancy and restructuring | a | - | (208) |
| Other legal costs | b | - | (106) |
| Exceptional (costs)/income before tax - continuing operations | - | (314) | |
| Income tax expense in respect of exceptional items | - | - | |
| Exceptional (costs)/income after tax - continuing operations | - | (314) | |
| Exceptional loss from discontinued operations | |||
| Redundancy and restructuring | c | - | (117) |
| Total exceptional (costs)/income for the year | - | (431) |
a) Restructuring costs include €207,000 related to historical restructuring adjustments.
b) Other legal costs are costs in respect of the share redemption incurred during 2020.
c) Restructuring costs include redundancy costs of €117,000.
*As restated to reflect the effect of discontinued operations
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(9) Earnings per share
The calculation of basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share is set out below:
| 2021 | 2020 Restated* | |||
| €'000 | €'000 | |||
| Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders | ||||
| Profit for the year - continuing operations | 1,923 | 1,064 | ||
| Profit for the year - discontinued operations | 2,269 | 1,074 | ||
| Profit for the year | 4,192 | 2,138 | ||
| Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders | 3,877 | 1,957 | ||
| 2021 | 2020 Restated* | |
| Number | Number | |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares in thousands of shares | ||
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue for the year | 2,896 | 4,542 |
| Weighted average number of treasury shares | (68) | (768) |
| Denominator for basic earnings per share | 2,828 | 3,774 |
| Effect of share options in issue | - | 118 |
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares (diluted) at end of year | 2,828 | 3,892 |
| 2021 | 2020 Restated* | |
| Earnings per share: | ||
| Basic earnings per share (euro cent): | ||
| Continuing | 72.90 | 28.53 |
| Discontinued | 64.17 | 23.33 |
| 137.07 | 51.86 | |
| Diluted earnings per share (euro cent): | ||
| Continuing | 72.90 | 27.66 |
| Discontinued | 64.17 | 22.62 |
| 137.07 | 50.28 |
*As restated to reflect the effect of discontinued operations
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(10) Property, plant and equipment
| Land and buildings |
Plant and equipment |
Fixtures and fittings |
Motor vehicles & tanks |
Total | |
| €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | |
| Group | |||||
| Cost | |||||
| Balance at 1 September 2019 | 2,633 | 4,660 | 213 | 136 | 7,642 |
| Additions | 291 | 3,034 | 35 | 139 | 3,499 |
| Disposals | - | (101) | - | (33) | (134) |
| Effect of movements in exchange rates | 13 | 5 | 1 | - | 19 |
| Balance at 31 August 2020 | 2,937 | 7,598 | 249 | 242 | 11,026 |
| Balance at 1 September 2020 | 2,937 | 7,598 | 249 | 242 | 11,026 |
| Additions | 63 | 1,648 | 334 | 133 | 2,178 |
| Disposals | (21) | (78) | (4) | (53) | (156) |
| Effect of movements in exchange rates | 52 | 98 | 3 | 2 | 155 |
| Assets transferred to investment property | (599) | - | - | - | (599) |
| Assets transferred to held for sale | (385) | (5,031) | 12 | 141 | (5,263) |
| Balance at 31 August 2021 | 2,047 | 4,235 | 594 | 465 | 7,341 |
| Depreciation | |||||
| Balance at 1 September 2019 | 915 | 2,701 | 34 | 24 | 3,674 |
| Depreciation for the year | 184 | 657 | 37 | 71 | 949 |
| Elimination on disposal | - | (85) | - | (33) | (118) |
| Effect of movements in exchange rates | 5 | 18 | 1 | - | 24 |
| Balance at 31 August 2020 | 1,104 | 3,291 | 72 | 62 | 4,529 |
| Balance at 1 September 2020 | 1,104 | 3,291 | 72 | 62 | 4,529 |
| Depreciation for the year | 182 | 768 | 33 | 94 | 1,077 |
| Elimination on disposal | (20) | (78) | (4) | (37) | (139) |
| Effect of movements in exchange rates | 22 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 104 |
| Elimination on transfer to investment property | (310) | - | - | - | (310) |
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(10) Property, plant and equipment (continued)
| Land and buildings |
Plant and equipment |
Fixtures and fittings |
Motor vehicles & tanks |
Total | |
| €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 |
| Assets transferred to held for sale | (118) | (1,780) | 482 | 142 | (1,274) |
| Balance at 31 August 2021 | 860 | 2,279 | 586 | 262 | 3,987 |
| Carrying amounts | |||||
| At 1 September 2019 | 1,718 | 1,959 | 179 | 112 | 3,968 |
| At 31 August 2020 | 1,833 | 4,307 | 177 | 180 | 6,497 |
| At 1 September 2020 | 1,833 | 4,307 | 177 | 180 | 6,497 |
| At 31 August 2021 | 1,187 | 1,956 | 8 | 203 | 3,354 |
Land assets
The carrying value of land not subject to depreciation at 31 August 2021 was €0.1m (2020: €0.3m).
Right of use assets
The Group presents right-of-use assets in 'property, plant and equipment', in the same line item as it presents underlying assets of the same nature that it owns. The movement in the Group's right-of-use assets is as follows:
| Land and buildings |
Plant and equipment |
Fixtures and fittings |
Motor vehicles & tanks |
Total | |
| €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | €'000 | |
| Group | |||||
| At 1 September 2020, net carrying amount | 392 | 276 | 15 | 177 | 860 |
| Additions during the year | 48 | 167 | - | 85 | 300 |
| Disposals during the year | - | - | - | (17) | (17) |
| Depreciation charge during the year | (86) | (93) | (5) | (91) | (275) |
| Translation adjustment | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| At 31 August 2021, net carrying amount | 354 | 350 | 11 | 155 | 870 |
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(11) Investment property
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||
| €'000 | €'000 | ||||
| Group | |||||
| Balance at start of year | 3,365 | 2,510 | |||
| Reclassification from property plant and equipment | 289 | 285 | |||
| Disposal | (1,744) | - | |||
| Change in fair value | (410) | 570 | |||
| Balance at end of year | 1,500 | 3,365 | |||
Investment property includes the Oatfield site in Letterkenny along with other land and property assets. €289,000
which was held as Land and Buildings at 31 August 2020 was reclassified as investment property during 2021.
(12) Other Investments
| 2021 | 2020 | |
| €'000 | €'000 | |
| Group | ||
| Non-current investments | ||
| Other investments | 745 | 747 |
Equity investments include €9,000 quoted shares (2020: €11,200), €736,000 unquoted shares (2020: €736,000). Quoted shares have been stated at market value in the manner stated in Note 4 and Note 28. Unquoted shares with a carrying value of €736,000 (2020: €736,000) are measured at cost as the directors have assessed that cost represents the best approximation of fair value for these equity instruments. As outlined below, these unquoted shares were acquired in FY 2019 and FY 2020. The investee is at an early stage in its development and there has been no catalyst for a change in fair value.
| 2021 | 2020 | |
| €'000 | €'000 | |
| Movement during the year | ||
| Balance at start of year | 747 | 591 |
| Fair value movement of equity investments | (2) | 2 |
| Addition | - | 154 |
| Balance at end of year | 745 | 747 |
The Group acquired 17.12% shareholding in Utkal Seeds Limited, a produce company based in India, on 8 March 2019. During the course of the financial year ended 31 August 2020, the Group increased its shareholding in Utkal Seeds Limited to 19.85 %.
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(13) Discontinued operations and Asset held for Sale
On 5 November 2021, the Group announced that it has completed the disposal of its 80 per cent owned subsidiary, Nomadic Dairy Limited (Nomadic).
The overall transaction value for 100 per cent share capital of Nomadic comprises of (1) €26.1m of cash consideration (including existing Nomadic cash of €3.1m) on completion (Initial Consideration), subject to customary completion accounts adjustments, and (2) a further contingent consideration of up to a maximum of €6m dependent on the financial performance of Nomadic for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, inclusive. The Group has an 80 per cent interest in Nomadic with its share of the Initial Consideration being €20.9m and a further €4.8m being its potential share of the maximum contingent consideration.
At 31 August 2021, the disposal of Nomadic met the recognition criteria under IFRS 5 Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations as the sale was considered highly probable and was expected to close within 3 months of year end. The results of Nomadic are presented as discontinued and are shown separately from continuing operations. The comparative 2020 financial information in the Group Income Statement has also been presented as discontinued for the purpose of enabling meaningful comparison.
The profit after tax earned in respect of its Dairy operations in 2021 was €2.3m (2020 €1.1m) with 80% of the profit attributable to the Group. The revenue, results and cashflows of the Group's discontinued operations were as follows:
| 2021 | 2020 | |
| €'000 | €'000 | |
| Revenue | 17,409 | 16,692 |
| Cost of sales | (11,088) | (11,197) |
| Gross Profit | 6,321 | 5,495 |
| Other income | 496 | 458 |
| Distribution expenses | (1,674) | (1,665) |
| Administrative expenses | (2,540) | (2,952) |
| Exceptional costs | - | (117) |
| Profit from operating activities | 2,603 | 1,219 |
| Finance income | - | 3 |
| Finance expense | (12) | - |
| Net finance expense | (12) | 3 |
| Results for the period before taxation and exceptional items | 2,591 | 1,222 |
| Income tax | (322) | (148) |
| Results for the period after taxation on discontinued activities | 2,269 | 1,074 |
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(13) Discontinued operations and Asset held for Sale (continued)
| 2021 | 2020 | |
| €'000 | €'000 | |
| Cashflow | ||
| Net cash from operating activities | 2,977 | 3,467 |
| Net cash from investing activities | (679) | (3,060) |
| Net cash from financing activities | (534) | (35) |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 1,764 | 372 |
Assets and Liabilities of Asset held for Sale
| At 31 August 2021, the following assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale | 2021 | |
| €'000 | ||
| Assets | ||
| Goodwill and intangible assets | 2,003 | |
| Property, plant & equipment | 3,986 | |
| Inventories | 780 | |
| Deferred tax asset | 744 | |
| Trade & other receivables | 3,542 | |
| Cash & cash equivalents | 3,333 | |
| Total assets | 14,388 | |
| Liabilities | ||
| Trade and other payables | (3,655) | |
| Financial Instrument | (6) | |
| Total liabilities | (3,661) | |
| Total Asset held for Sale | 10,727 |
The disposal group was measured at its carrying value which was lower than its fair value less costs to sell. No impairment to the disposal group was necessary at 31 August 2021.
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(14) Share capital
| Ordinary Shares of €0.13 each |
Redeemable Ordinary Shares of €0.13 each |
Deferred Shares of €0.13 each |
Total | ||||
| Number | €'000 | Number | €'000 | Number | €'000 | €'000 | |
| Authorised | |||||||
| Balance at start of year | 50,000,000 | 6,500 | 800,000 | 104 | 800,000 | 104 | 6,708 |
| Balance at end of year | 50,000,000 | 6,500 | 800,000 | 104 | 800,000 | 104 | 6,604 |
| Issued, called up and fully paid | |||||||
| Balance at start of year | 2,895,958 | 376 | 799,223 | 9,990 | - | - | 10,366 |
| Redeemed in the year | - | - | (799,223) | (9,990) | - | - | (9,990) |
| Balance at end of year | 2,895,958 | 376 | - | - | - | - | 376 |
As approved by shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 26 August 2020, the Company was authorised to redeem up to 800,000 Redeemable Ordinary Shares. 799,223 Ordinary Shares (approximately 22.25 per cent of each Shareholder's total holding of Ordinary Shares) as at the conversion date of 31 August 2020 were converted into Redeemable Ordinary Shares. 799,223 Redeemable Ordinary Shares which as shown above are presented as financial liabilities in the Group Statement of Financial Position at 31 August 2020.
Following on from this, 799,223 Redeemable Ordinary shares were redeemed on 1 September 2020 at €12.50 per share. On redemption these shares were cancelled from the issued share capital of the Company with €103,899 being credited to the Company's Other Undenominated Capital. €9,990,000 was paid during the period in relation to the redemption of Redeemable Ordinary shares.
Following the Return of Capital, the Company's issued Ordinary Share Capital is 2,895,958.
The 800,000 deferred shares were removed as a class from the authorised share capital of the Company during the year as no deferred shares came into existence within six months of 26 August 2020.
Share premium
Share premium represents the excess amount received above nominal value on issuance of ordinary shares.
Other undenominated share capital
Other undenominated share capital of €103,899 (799,223 ordinary shares redeemed) arose as a result of the share redemption in the year.
Translation reserve
The translation reserve comprises cumulative foreign currency differences arising from the translation of the net assets of foreign operations until the investments are derecognised.
Reserve for own shares
The reserve for the Company's own shares comprises the cost of the Company's shares held by the Group. On 25 June 2020, the Board approved the cancellation of 1,065,626 treasury shares. At 31 August 2021, the Group held 67,168 of the Company's shares (2020: 100,000). This represented 2.3% (2020: 2.7%) of the issued share capital of the Company. The distribution of retained earnings is restricted by the value of own shares held.
The Group purchased no treasury shares during the financial year ended 31 August 2021 (2020: 553,012).
Revaluation reserve
The revaluation reserve relates to the revaluation of property, plant and equipment and includes revaluation gains or losses upon the reclassification of property, plant and equipment to investment property.
Share option reserve
The share option reserve reflects charges relating to granting of share options.
Dividends
A dividend is not declared in respect of 2021 or 2020. A minority interest dividend of €134,000 was paid during the year (2020: €139,000) by subsidiary undertakings of the Company.
Donegal Investment Group plc
Notes to the preliminary condensed consolidated financial statements (continued)
for the year ended 31 August 2021
(15) Post balance sheet events
On 5 November 2021, the Group announced that it has completed the disposal of its 80 per cent owned subsidiary, Nomadic Dairy Limited (Nomadic).
The overall transaction value for 100 per cent share capital of Nomadic comprises of (1) €26.1m of cash consideration (including existing Nomadic cash of €3.1m) on completion (Initial Consideration), subject to customary completion accounts adjustments, and (2) a further contingent consideration of up to a maximum of €6m dependent on the financial performance of Nomadic for the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, inclusive. The Group has an 80 per cent interest in Nomadic with its share of the Initial Consideration being €20.9m and a further €4.8m being its potential share of the maximum contingent consideration.
While uncertainty remains regarding the frequency and nature of further government imposed Covid-19 restrictions there has been no individual significant event subsequent to the year end which would require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.
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