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ODELLA LEATHER HOLDINGS LIMITED 愛 特 麗 皮 革 控 股 有 限 公 司
(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 8093)
INTERIM RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2016
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GROWTH ENTERPRISE MARKET (‘‘GEM’’) OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LIMITED (THE ‘‘STOCK EXCHANGE’’)
GEM has been positioned as a market designed to accommodate companies to which a higher investment risk may be attached than other companies listed on the Stock Exchange. Prospective investors should be aware of the potential risks of investing in such companies and should make the decision to invest only after due and careful consideration. The greater risk profile and other characteristics of GEM mean that it is a market more suited to professional and other sophisticated investors.
Given the emerging nature of companies listed on GEM, there is a risk that securities traded on GEM may be more susceptible to high market volatility than securities traded on the Main Board and no assurance is given that there will be a liquid market in the securities traded on GEM.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and the Stock Exchange take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
This announcement, for which the directors (the ‘‘Directors’’) of Odella Leather Holdings Limited (the ‘‘Company’’) collectively and individually accept full responsibility, includes particulars given in compliance with the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on GEM of the Stock Exchange (the ‘‘GEM Listing Rules’’) for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Company. The Directors, having made all reasonable enquiries, confirm that to the best of their knowledge and belief the information contained in this announcement is accurate and complete in all material respects and not misleading or deceptive, and there are no other matters the omission of which would make any statement herein or this announcement misleading.
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FINANCIAL RESULTS
The board (the ‘‘Board’’) of Directors of Odella Leather Holdings Limited is pleased to announce the unaudited condensed consolidated results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the ‘‘Group’’) for the six months and three months ended 31 December 2016, together with the unaudited comparative figures for the corresponding periods in 2015 as follows, which are presented in Hong Kong dollars (‘‘HK$’’):
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the six months and three months ended 31 December 2016
| Notes REVENUE 2 Cost of sales Gross profit Other revenue and other income 3 Selling and distribution expenses Administrative expenses Profit before tax 4 Taxation 5 Net profit for the period attributable to owners of the Company Other comprehensive income Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations Other comprehensive income for the period Total comprehensive income for the period attributable to owners of the Company Earnings per share attributable to owners of the Company 6 Basic and diluted |
Six months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 24,065 30,116 (15,575) (17,630) 8,490 12,486 125 234 (865) (1,367) (5,803) (5,641) 1,947 5,712 (409) (945) 1,538 4,767 54 57 54 57 1,592 4,824 HK0.38 cent HK1.19 cents |
Three months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 13,546 10,520 (8,609) (6,890) 4,937 3,630 107 106 (361) (718) (2,952) (2,823) 1,731 195 (373) (38) 1,358 157 47 32 47 32 1,405 189 HK0.34 cent HK0.04 cent |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 31 December 2016
| Notes Non-current assets Property, plant and equipment Current assets Inventories Trade receivables 8 Deposits, prepayments and other receivables Cash and cash equivalents Pledged deposits Tax receivable Total current assets Current liabilities Trade payables 9 Accruals, other payables and trade deposits received Tax payable Total current liabilities Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Non-current liability Deferred tax liability Net assets Equity Capital and reserves attributable to owners of the Company Share capital Reserves Total equity |
31 December 2016 HK$’000 (unaudited) 417 7,507 7,949 893 51,290 3,041 1,834 72,514 2,149 7,036 260 9,445 63,069 63,486 22 63,464 4,000 59,464 63,464 |
30 June 2016 HK$’000 (audited) 498 |
|---|---|---|
| 6,202 9,476 1,571 48,988 3,031 — |
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| 69,268 | ||
| 1,496 5,179 1,197 |
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| 7,872 | ||
| 61,396 | ||
| 61,894 | ||
| 22 | ||
| 61,872 | ||
| 4,000 57,872 |
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| 61,872 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
| At 1 July 2016 (audited) Profit for the period (unaudited) Other comprehensive income for the period (unaudited) Total comprehensive income for the period (unaudited) At 31 December 2016 (unaudited) At 1 July 2015 (audited) Profit for the period (unaudited) Other comprehensive income for the period (unaudited) Total comprehensive income for the period (unaudited) At 31 December 2015 (unaudited) |
Attributable to owners of the Company | Attributable to owners of the Company | Attributable to owners of the Company | Attributable to owners of the Company | Attributable to owners of the Company | Reserves Sub-total HK$’000 57,872 |
Total HK$’000 61,872 |
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| Share capital HK$’000 4,000 |
Share premium HK$’000 39,782 |
Statutory reserve HK$’000 (note i) 208 |
Exchange fluctuation reserve HK$’000 (note ii) 276 |
Other reserve HK$’000 (note iii) 100 |
Retained earnings HK$’000 17,506 |
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| — — |
— — |
— — |
— 54 |
— — |
1,538 — |
1,538 54 |
1,538 54 |
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| — 4,000 4,000 |
— 39,782 39,782 |
— 208 208 |
54 330 184 |
— 100 100 |
1,538 19,044 13,679 |
1,592 59,464 53,953 |
1,592 63,464 57,953 |
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| — — |
— — |
— — |
— 57 |
— — |
4,767 — |
4,767 57 |
4,767 57 |
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| — 4,000 |
— 39,782 |
— 208 |
57 241 |
— 100 |
4,767 18,446 |
4,824 58,777 |
4,824 62,777 |
Notes:
(i) STATUTORY RESERVE
Pursuant to the relevant laws and regulations for business enterprises in the People’s Republic of China (the ‘‘PRC’’), a portion of the profits of the entities which are registered in the PRC has been transferred to the statutory reserve which is restricted as to use. When the balance of such reserve reaches 50% of the capital of that entity, any further appropriation is optional. The statutory reserve can be utilised, upon approval of the relevant authority, to offset prior years’ losses or to increase capital. However, the balance of the statutory reserve must be maintained at a minimum 25% of capital after such usage.
(ii) EXCHANGE FLUCTUATION RESERVE
Exchange fluctuation reserve represents exchange differences relating to the translation of the net assets of the Group’s foreign operations from their functional currencies to the Group’s presentation currency (i.e. Hong Kong dollars) that are recognised directly in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the exchange fluctuation reserve. Such exchange differences accumulated in the exchange fluctuation reserve are reclassified to profit or loss on the disposal of the foreign operations.
(iii) OTHER RESERVE
Other reserve represents the difference between the nominal value of the shares issued by the Company in exchange for the nominal value of the share capital of its subsidiary arising from the reorganisation underwent for the preparation of the listing of the Company’s shares on GEM.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW
| Net cash generated from operating activities Net cash used in investing activities Net cash generated from financing activities Net increase in cash and cash equivalents Effect on foreign exchange rate changes, net Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period — represented by bank balances and cash other than pledged deposits |
For the six months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 2,303 7,096 (4) (118) — 325 2,299 7,303 3 (93) 48,988 36,388 51,290 43,598 |
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Notes:
1. BASIS OF PREPARATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The unaudited condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity and condensed consolidated statement of cash flows of the Group for the six months and three months ended 31 December 2016 and 2015 include the results and cash flows of all companies now comprising the Group, or since the date when the subsidiaries first came under the common control, where this is a shorter period.
All intra-group transactions and balances have been eliminated on consolidation in full.
These unaudited financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards (‘‘HKFRSs’’) (which include all individual Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standards, Hong Kong Accounting Standards (‘‘HKASs’’) and Interpretation) issued by the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (the ‘‘HKICPA’’) and accounting principles generally accepted in Hong Kong. In addition, the unaudited financial statements include applicable disclosures required by the GEM Listing Rules. All HKFRSs effective for the accounting period commencing from 1 July 2016, together with the relevant transitional provisions, have been adopted by the Group in the preparation of these financial statements throughout the periods covered in these unaudited financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. Historical cost is generally based on the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for goods and services.
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using another valuation technique. In estimating the fair value of an asset or a liability, the Group takes into account the characteristic of the asset or liability if market participants would take those characteristics into account when pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Fair value for measurement and/or disclosure purposes in the unaudited consolidated financial statements is determined on such a basis, except for share-based payment transactions that are within the scope of HKFRS 2 Share-based Payment, leasing transactions that are within the scope of HKAS 17 Leases, and measurements that have some similarities to fair value but are not fair value, such as net realisable value in HKAS 2 Inventories or value in use in HKAS 36 Impairment of Assets.
In addition, for financial reporting purpose, fair value measurements are categorised into Level 1, 2 or 3 based on the degree to which the inputs to the fair value measurements are observable and the significance of the inputs to the fair value measurement in its entirety, which are described as follows:
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. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date;
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. 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
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. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
The unaudited financial information is presented in Hong Kong dollars and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand (‘‘HK$000’’) except when otherwise indicated.
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The accounting policies applied in the preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated results are consistent with those adopted in the preparation of the annual consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 30 June 2016, except that the Group has adopted a number of new or revised HKFRSs newly effective during the period under review. Out of these new or revised HKFRSs, those relevant to the Group’s operations affecting its significant accounting policies are set out below.
Amendments to HKAS 1 Disclosure Initiative Amendments to HKAS 16 and HKAS 38 Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortisation Amendments to HKFRSs Annual Improvements to HKFRSs 2012–2014 Cycle
The adoption of these new or revised HKFRSs had no change in significant accounting policies and no significant effect on the financial results of the current period. Also, no prior period adjustment is required.
HKICPA has issued a number of new or revised HKFRS (including their subsequent amendments) which are not yet effective during the period. The Group has not applied or early adopted these new or revised HKFRSs in the preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated results. It is anticipated that all of the pronouncements will be adopted by the Group in its accounting policies when they first become effective. The Directors anticipate that the application of certain of these new or revised HKFRS in the future may impact the amounts reported and disclosures made in the Group’s consolidated financial statements. However, it is not practicable to provide a reasonable estimate of the effect until a detailed review has been completed.
The unaudited condensed consolidated results have not been audited by the Company’s auditor and have been reviewed by the audit committee of the Board (‘‘Audit Committee’’).
2. REVENUE AND OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION
Revenue represents the aggregate of the net invoiced value of leather products sold, after allowances for returns.
The Group has only one single operating segment as the Group is principally engaged in the manufacturing and sales of leather products which is the basis to allocate resources and assess performance.
The chief operating decision-maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments that make strategic decisions, has been identified as the executive Directors. The chief operating decision-maker reviews the Group’s internal reporting in order to assess performance and allocate resources. The Group focuses primarily on manufacturing and sales of leather products during the periods. Information reported to the chief operating decision-marker, for the purpose of resources allocation and performance assessment, focuses on the operating results of the Group as a whole as the Group’s resources are integrated and no discrete operating segment financial information is available. Accordingly, no operating segment information is presented.
(a) Information about major customers
Revenues from customer contributing over 10% of the total revenue of the Group during the periods are as follows:
| Customer A Customer B |
Six months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 8,100 6,212 3,332 5,086 |
Three months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 3,525 2,250 3,332 1,524 |
|---|---|---|
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(b) Geographical information
The following table sets out information about geographical location of (i) the Group’s revenue from external customers and (ii) the Group’s non-current assets. The geographical location of customers is based on the location to which the goods are delivered. The geographical location of non-current assets is based on the physical location of the assets.
Revenue from external customers
| United States of America Australia Hong Kong Japan Malaysia South Africa PRC Others (note) |
Six months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 9,977 12,789 6,995 10,101 2,952 2,475 2,013 752 1,642 1,679 382 1,993 — 188 104 139 24,065 30,116 |
Three months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 4,840 3,779 5,767 5,973 722 538 382 — 1,353 — 382 211 — — 100 19 13,546 10,520 |
Three months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 4,840 3,779 5,767 5,973 722 538 382 — 1,353 — 382 211 — — 100 19 13,546 10,520 |
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| 10,520 |
Note: Other countries included Canada, Switzerland, French, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Non-current assets
| Hong Kong PRC |
As at 31 December 2016 HK$’000 (unaudited) 95 322 417 |
As at 30 June 2016 HK$’000 (audited) 206 292 |
|---|---|---|
| 498 |
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3. OTHER REVENUE AND OTHER INCOME
| Interest income Sales of scrap materials Exchange gains, net |
Six months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 17 146 11 57 97 31 125 234 |
Three months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 10 75 — — 97 31 107 106 |
Three months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 10 75 — — 97 31 107 106 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 |
4. PROFIT BEFORE TAX
The Group’s profit before tax is arrived at after charging:
| Staff costs (including directors’ remuneration): — Salaries and bonus — Pension scheme contributions Total staff costs Cost of inventories sold Depreciation of property, plant and equipment |
Six months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 7,598 6,021 496 548 8,094 6,569 12,122 13,834 82 56 |
Three months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 4,229 2,555 197 247 4,426 2,802 7,148 5,503 41 26 |
Three months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 4,229 2,555 197 247 4,426 2,802 7,148 5,503 41 26 |
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| 2,802 | |||
| 5,503 26 |
5. TAXATION
Hong Kong Profits Tax is calculated at the rate of 16.5% (2015: 16.5%) on the estimated assessable profit for the periods. The rate of the PRC Enterprise Income Tax of the Group’s subsidiary operating in the PRC during the periods was 25% (2015: 25%) on its assessable profits. Taxes on profits assessable elsewhere have been calculated at the rates of tax prevailing in the countries or jurisdictions in which the Group operates for the periods.
| Current income tax: Hong Kong Profits Tax PRC Enterprise Income Tax Income tax expense for the period |
Six months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 330 937 79 8 409 945 |
Three months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 294 30 79 8 373 38 |
Three months ended 31 December 2016 2015 HK$’000 HK$’000 (unaudited) (unaudited) 294 30 79 8 373 38 |
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| 38 |
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6. EARNING PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY
The calculations of the basic earnings per Share attributable to owners of the Company were based on (i) the profit attributable to owners of the Company for the periods; and (ii) the number of 400,000,000 (2015: 400,000,000) share (the ‘‘Shares’’) in issue during the periods.
The diluted earnings per Share for the six months and three months ended 31 December 2016 and 2015 are equal to the basic earnings per Share as there were no dilutive potential ordinary Shares in issue during the periods.
7. DIVIDENDS
The Company has not declared any dividends since its incorporation.
8. TRADE RECEIVABLES
Majority of the Group’s sales are based on letters of credit and advances before delivery, and the remaining sales are made with credit terms ranged from 10 to 45 days (30 June 2016: 10 to 45 days).
Aging analysis
The following table sets out an aging analysis of trade receivables of the Group, presented based on the invoice date.
| Within 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 90 days Over 90 days |
As at 31 December 2016 HK$’000 (unaudited) 5,346 2,530 52 21 7,949 |
As at 30 June 2016 HK$’000 (audited) 8,437 543 141 355 |
|---|---|---|
| 9,476 |
9. TRADE PAYABLES
The following table sets out an aging analysis of the trade payables of the Group, presented based on invoice date.
| Within 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 90 days Over 90 days |
As at 31 December 2016 HK$’000 (unaudited) 1,737 173 — 239 2,149 |
As at 30 June 2016 HK$’000 (audited) 94 1,202 21 179 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,496 |
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10. EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD
On 12 January 2017, Power View Group Limited (the ‘‘Offeror’’) entered into a sale and purchase agreement (the ‘‘S&P Agreement‘‘) with, among others, Quality Century Limited (‘‘QCL’’), Design Vanguard Limited (‘‘DVL‘‘) and Olson Global Limited (‘‘OGL‘‘) (collectively referred to as the ‘‘Vendors’’), pursuant to which the Offeror conditionally agreed to purchase and the Vendors conditionally agreed to sell the aggregate of 300,000,000 Shares (the ‘‘Sale Shares’’), representing 75% of the entire issued share capital of the Company as at the date of the S&P Agreement, for a total consideration of HK$350,760,000 (equivalent to HK$1.1692 per Sale Share). The completion of the sales and purchase of the Sale Shares took place on 23 January 2017, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the S&P Agreement. For details, please refer to the announcements jointly issued by the Company and the Offeror dated 18 January 2017 and 23 January 2017, respectively.
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INTERIM DIVIDEND
The Directors do not recommend the payment of any interim dividend for the six months ended 31 December 2016 (2015: nil).
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Reorganisation and Listing of the Company’s Shares
The Company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands in 2014. In preparation for the Listing of its Shares on GEM by way of placing (‘‘Placing’’) of 100,000,000 Shares at a placing price of HK$0.55 per Share, the Group underwent the reorganisation in 2014, pursuant to which the Company became the holding company of the subsidiaries now comprising the Group.
The Shares were first listed on GEM on 12 February 2015. The total net proceeds from the Placing after deducting all related expenses was approximately HK$25.3 million. The net proceeds were partially applied up to 31 December 2016, in line with the proposed applications set out in the prospectus (the ‘‘Prospectus’’), as follows:
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(a) approximately HK$1.8 million for strengthening the Group’s business development capability by expanding its marketing function;
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(b) approximately HK$0.3 million for enhancing the Group’s manufacturing facilities through purchasing new production equipment and machineries;
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(c) approximately HK$5.3 million for expansion of the Group’s pre-production product development function;
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(d) approximately HK$2.9 million for expansion of the Group’s sourcing capability; and
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(e) approximately HK$1.8 million for general working capital.
The business objectives, future plans and planned use of proceeds as stated in the Prospectus were based on the best estimation and assumption of future market conditions made by the Group at the time of preparing the Prospectus while the proceeds were applied based on the actual development of the Group’s business and the industry.
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Business objectives for the period Actual business progress during from 1 July 2016 to 31 December the period from 1 July 2016 to Business strategy 2016 31 December 2016 Strengthening business — Cost will be incurred as During the six months ended 31 development capability remuneration payable to the one December 2016, the Group had to two additional marketing recruited two additional sales and staff recruited for this business marketing staff to develop strategy relationship with existing and potential customers. — Arrange additional marketing trips to visit our customers in In addition, the Group set up regular Hong Kong and overseas meetings with the quality control teams from its customers to enhance — Cost will be incurred as the communications and remuneration payable to the understanding with its customers’ additional staff recruited for the technical requirements and standards organisation of training for business development purposes. programs and meetings with the During this period, the Group has quality control team from our attended customers’ season order customers for this business presentations, and paid marketing strategy visits to customers in the PRC, United States of America and Australia. Enhancing manufacturing — Payment for the remaining The Group is currently in the facilities balance of the purchase price of process of identifying further the equipment and machinery production machines that enable the ordered enhancement of the Group’s production efficiency.
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Business strategy
- Expansion of preproduction development function
Business objectives for the period Actual business progress during from 1 July 2016 to 31 December the period from 1 July 2016 to 2016 31 December 2016
- Cost will be incurred as remuneration payable to the one to two additional design and development staff recruited for this business strategy
During the six months ended 31 December 2016, the Group had recruited two additional staff for the research and technical development of production technics and leather garment patters. The Group had also researched on new technology and technics in leather treatment and leather bonding. We had also worked with the development team of our customers and our own design consultant to develop more samples for presentation to existing customers and potential customers.
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Continue to expand and strengthen the design team and to develop and create more samples for presentation to existing and potential customers
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Commence the development of a database with comprehensive and updated data and information of different leather, accessories, fashion samples, fashion design photos and other historical information related to leather garments
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Research on and search for new technologies and technics on leather garments
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Research on new technologies, organise training and visit fabric factories to enhance the technics and skills of manufacturing leather garments blended with fabrics and textiles
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Business strategy
Business objectives for the period Actual business progress during from 1 July 2016 to 31 December the period from 1 July 2016 to 2016 31 December 2016
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Expansion of sourcing — Cost will be incurred as capability remuneration payable to the two to four additional sourcing staff/ agent recruited for this business strategy
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Make more frequent supplier visits to strengthen our quality control
The Group recruited additional man power for our leather sourcing team as well as our accessories sourcing team. The Group paid regular visits to our major suppliers to obtain information about the latest leather treatment technologies as well as quality screening in the premises of the leather tannery.
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Arrange business trips to visit our major suppliers to update our staff with the latest leather treatment technologies and so that our staff can learn the proper skills of handling leather with the latest leather technologies
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Cost will be incurred as remuneration payable to the leather garment specialists recruited and expenses for the organisation of training on the effects of different leather treatments, technics on handling different types of leather to enhance the knowledge of our staff on different types of leather for this business strategy
To the extent that the net proceeds are not immediately applied to the above purposes and to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulations, the Group intends to deposit the net proceeds in short-term demand deposits. The Group will continue to review and evaluate the business plan critically and will make an appropriate announcement if there is any change to the above proposed use of proceeds or if any amount of the proceeds will be used for general corporate purpose.
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Financial Review
Revenue
The Group’s revenue principally represented income derived from the manufacturing and sales of leather garment products.
The Group has recorded a revenue of about HK$24.1 million for the six months ended 31 December 2016, represented a decrease of about 20% from about HK$30.1 million for the six months ended 31 December 2015.
On the other hand, the Group has recorded a revenue of about HK$13.5 million for the three months ended 31 December 2016, represented an increase of about 29% from about HK$10.5 million for the three months ended 31 December 2015.
The decrease in sales in the six months period ended 31 December 2016 is mainly due to delays in placements of orders from Australian customers because of their anticipation of delay in winter season and deterioration of the business in some international brands in the first quarter ended 30 September 2016. Higher sales were recorded in the second quarter ended 31 December 2016 as orders from Australian customers were gradually picked up by the end of this quarter.
Cost of Sales and Gross Profit
Cost of sales mainly represents costs of raw materials, costs of accessories, labour costs and other manufacturing overheads.
The Group’s cost of sales amounted to about HK$15.6 million for the six months ended 31 December 2016. Cost of sales has been dropped by about 12% as compared with the cost of sales for the six months ended 31 December 2015. The drop in cost of sales was mainly due to the drop in revenue in the period under review.
On the other hand, the Group’s cost of sales amounted to about HK$8.6 million for the three months ended 31 December 2016. Cost of sales for the three months ended 31 December 2016 has increased by about 25% as compared to the three months ended 31 December 2015. The increase in cost of sales was mainly due to the increase in revenue for the three months ended 31 December 2016.
Gross profit margins for the six months and three months ended 31 December 2016 were about 35% and 36% respectively.
Gross profit margin of about 35% for the six months ended 31 December 2016 were slightly lower as compare to the gross profit margin of about 41% for the six months ended 31 December 2015. Lower profit margin was mainly due to lowered revenue but relatively stable fixed overhead costs.
Gross profit margin for the three months ended 31 December 2016 was comparable to that for the three months ended 31 December 2015.
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Other Revenue and Other Income
Other revenue and other income, mainly sundry income which included incidental to our business principally including interest income, income from sales of scrap materials and net exchange differences. Total other revenue and other income was amounted to about HK$0.1 million and HK$0.1 million for the six months and three months ended 31 December 2016, respectively, which were in line with those for the corresponding periods last year.
Selling and Distribution Expenses
Selling and distribution expenses comprise mainly logistic expenses and marketing expenses.
The selling and distribution expenses have decreased from about HK$1.4 million for the six months ended 31 December 2015 to about HK$0.9 million for the six months ended 31 December 2016, representing a drop of about HK$0.5 million. The selling and distribution expenses have decreased from about HK$0.7 million for the three months ended 31 December 2015 to about HK$0.4 million for the three months ended 31 December 2016, representing a decrease of about HK$0.3 million.
The lower selling expenses was mainly due to lower marketing expenses and lower quantity of goods delivered during the periods.
Administrative Expenses
Administrative expenses comprise mainly payroll expenses, rent and rates and other office administrative expenses.
Administrative expenses have increased from about HK$5.6 million for the six months ended 31 December 2015 to about HK$5.8 million for the six months ended 31 December 2016, representing an increase of about HK$0.2 million. Administrative expenses for the three months ended 31 December 2016 of about HK$3.0 million were slightly higher than that for the three months ended 31 December 2015 of about HK$2.8 million.
The slightly higher administrative expenses were mainly attributable to higher staff costs.
Taxation
Income tax represents Hong Kong profits tax at 16.5% for the Company’s subsidiary in Hong Kong and PRC Enterprise Income Tax at 25% for the Company’s subsidiary in Foshan, the PRC.
Profit for the Period
The Group recorded a profit for the period of about HK$1.6 million for the six months ended 31 December 2016 and about HK$1.4 million for the three months ended 31 December 2016.
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The lower operating profit for the six months ended 31 December 2016, but the higher operating profit for the three months ended 31 December 2016 than the corresponding periods last year were mainly due to the fluctuation of revenue during the corresponding periods.
Financial Position, Liquidity and Financial Resources
The Group adopts a prudent cash and financial management policy. In order to achieve better cost control and minimise the costs of funds, the Group’s treasury activities are centralised.
The Group has maintained its funds at a sound and healthy financial resource level during the periods under review. As at 31 December 2016, included in net current assets were cash and bank balances (including pledged bank deposits) totalling approximately HK$54.3 million (30 June 2016: HK$52.0 million), the increase of which was mainly due to profit retained and lower level of trade receivables as comparing to 30 June 2016.
As at both 31 December 2016 and 30 June 2016, the Group did not have any outstanding bank borrowings. Thus, no gearing ratio (which is calculated by dividing the net debt by total equity where net debt comprise borrowings less cash and bank balances) was presented as the Group did not have net debt as at both 31 December 2016 and 30 June 2016.
As at both 31 December 2016 and 30 June 2016, there was no seasonality as to the Group’s borrowing requirements and no committed borrowing facilities.
Financial Management Policies
The Group in its ordinary course of business is exposed to market risks such as currency risk and interest rate risk. The Group’s risk management strategy aims to minimise the adverse effects of these risks on its financial performance.
Cash is generally deposited with banks in Hong Kong and the PRC, which are denominated mostly in United States dollars and Hong Kong dollars. Hong Kong dollars are pegged to United States dollars under the current policy of the Government of Hong Kong.
As most of the Group’s trading transactions, monetary assets and liabilities are denominated mainly in Hong Kong dollars, being the Group’s operating and reporting currencies, United States dollars (to which Hong Kong dollars were pegged) and Renminbi, the impact of foreign exchange exposure to the Group was minimal and the changes in foreign exchange rates did not have a significant adverse effect on normal operations during the reporting periods.
With the current interest rates staying at relatively low levels, the Group has not entered into any interest rate hedging contracts or any other interest rate related derivative financial instrument. However, the Group continues to monitor its related interest rate exposure closely.
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Charge Over Assets of the Group
As at 31 December 2016, the Group’s banking facilities were supported by pledged bank deposits of approximately HK$3.0 million (30 June 2016: HK$3.0 million).
Capital Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
As at 31 December 2016, the Group did not have any significant capital commitment (30 June 2016: nil). As at 31 December 2016, the Group did not have any significant contingent liability (30 June 2016: nil).
Material Acquisitions and Disposals
The Group did not have any material acquisition and disposal during the six months ended 31 December 2016.
Events After the Reporting Period
Reference is made to the joint announcements dated 18 January 2017 and 23 January 2017 (collectively referred to as the ‘‘Joint Announcements’’) issued by the Company and the Offeror in relation to the mandatory unconditional cash offer by China Goldjoy Securities Limited on behalf of the Offeror to acquire all the issued Shares of the Company.
On 12 January 2017, the Offeror entered into the S&P Agreement with, among others, QCL, DVL and OGL, pursuant to which the Offeror conditionally agreed to purchase and the Vendors conditionally agreed to sell the aggregate of 300,000,000 Sale Shares, representing 75% of the entire issued share capital of the Company as at the date of the S&P Agreement, for a total consideration of HK$350,760,000, (equivalent to HK$1.1692 per Sale Share). The completion of the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares took place on 23 January 2017 in accordance with the terms and provisions of the S&P Agreement. For details, please refer to the Joint Announcements.
Further announcement(s) will be made by the Company and the Offeror in relation to the status and results of the offer as and when appropriate.
Employees and Remuneration Policy
As at 31 December 2016 the Group had a workforce of 109 employees (30 June 2016: 130). The decrease in number of employees was mainly due to natural loss in production workforce. Total staff cost for the six months ended 31 December 2016 was about HK$8.1 million, representing an increase of about HK$1.5 million as compared to the staff cost for the six months ended 31 December 2015.
The Group’s remuneration policy is formulated by the remuneration committee of the Board with reference to the duties, responsibilities, experience and competence of individual employees. The same policy also applies to the Directors. In addition to salaries and discretionary bonuses relating to the performance of the Group, there are also employee benefits included pension scheme contributions.
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The Group provides various training to our employees to enhance their technical skills and knowledge relevant to their responsibilities. The Group also provides its employees with quality control standards and work safety standards training to enhance their safety awareness.
During the period under review, the Group did not experience any strikes, work stoppages or significant labor disputes which affected its operations in the past and it did not experience any significant difficulties in recruiting and retaining qualified staff.
Business Review and Outlook
The Group is specialised in the manufacture and sales of private label leather garments for its customers on original equipment manufacturer basis. The Group’s major customers are mostly fashion brands with price range of leather garments fall under the high-end and middle-end categories. The Group’s sales orders is dependent on number of customers and each customer’s order quantity.
For the past six months ended 31 December 2016, the Group saw slow in orders picked up in the first quarter. It was mainly due to deterioration of business in some international brands and delays in orders until the second quarter from some brands in Australia. Such delays in orders were partially picked up in the second quarter, which resulted in higher revenue in the second quarter. There is no significant fluctuation saw in terms of selling price per unit. During this half year period, the Group has invested significantly in quality controls and technical researches on production quality and developed new samples for its customers to support their new developments. These efforts may not be able to crystallise into orders in the next month, however, it will definitely benefit the Group for the orders in the next season and/or next year and help the Group to maintain a long term stable business relationship with its customers.
Despite the currently soft confident on mid to high end consumer products, the Group is confident that it will continue to grow and stay strong in the market by maintaining its high product quality and working closely with its customers.
DIRECTORS’ AND CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS’ INTEREST IN COMPETING BUSINESS
For the six months ended 31 December 2016, the Directors are not aware of any business or interest of the Directors, the controlling shareholders of the Company or their respective associates (as defined under the GEM Listing Rules) that compete or may compete with the business of the Group and any other conflicts of interests which any such person has or may have with the Group.
COMPLIANCE ADVISER’S INTERESTS
On 7 June 2016, Messis Capital Limited (‘‘Messis’’) was appointed as the compliance adviser of the Company pursuant to the requirements of Rule 6A.27 of the GEM Listing Rules.
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The compliance adviser’s appointment entered into between Messis and the Company is for a period commencing on 7 June 2016 and ending on the date on which the Company complies with Rule 18.03 of the GEM Listing Rules in respect of the dispatch of its annual report of the financial results for the second full financial year commencing after date of Listing, i.e. for the year ending 30 June 2017, or until the compliance adviser agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms and conditions, whichever is earlier. Pursuant to the compliance adviser agreement entered into between Messis and the Company, Messis will receive fees for acting as the Company’s compliance adviser.
Neither Messis nor any of their directors, employees or close associate who have been involved in providing advice to the Company, has or may have any interest in any securities of the Company or which is required to be notified to the Group pursuant to Rule 6A.32 of the GEM Listing Rules.
COMPLIANCE WITH CODE OF CONDUCT FOR DIRECTORS’ SECURITIES TRANSACTION
The Group has adopted a code of conduct regarding securities transactions by the Directors on terms no less exacting than the required standard of dealings as set out in Rules 5.48 to 5.67 of the GEM Listing Rules. In response to specific enquiry made by the Company, each of the Directors gave confirmation that he/she has complied with the required standard of dealings and the code of conduct regarding securities transactions by the Directors throughout the six months ended 31 December 2016.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
The Company is committed to achieving high standards of corporate governance with a view to safeguarding the interests of its shareholders. To accomplish this, the Company has adopted the principles and the code provisions of the Corporate Governance Code (the ‘‘CG Code’’) contained in Appendix 15 to the GEM Listing Rules as its own code of corporate governance. The Company has complied with all the code provisions set out in the CG Code during the six months ended 31 December 2016.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF TIMELY LODGMENT OF TRADE DECLARATIONS UNDER THE IAE REGISTRATION REGULATIONS
As disclosed in the Prospectus, the Company will, for the first two years after Listing, report its compliance with the requirement of timely lodgement of trade declarations under the Import and Export (Registration) Regulations (‘‘IAE Registration Regulation’’, Chapter 60E of the Law of Hong Kong) in its annual and interim reports. Since 1 July 2016 and up to 31 December 2016, all trade declarations lodged by the Group were lodged within the prescribed 14-day period under the IAE Registration Regulation. For compliance status during the periods between 1 July 2012 and 30 September 2014, and 1 October 2014 to 30 June 2015, and 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016, please refer to the Prospectus, the 2015 annual report, and the 2016 annual report, respectively, for details.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE AND REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Audit Committee has been established in accordance with the GEM Listing Rules. Members of the Audit Committee comprise Dr. Wong Wai Kong (chairman of the Audit Committee), Mr. How Sze Ming and Mr. Philip David Thacker, all of them are independent non-executive Directors. The committee has reviewed with the management this interim announcement, the accounting principles and practices adopted by the Group, financial reporting matters including a review of the unaudited consolidated results for the six months ended 31 December 2016 prior to recommending them to the Board for approval.
The consolidated interim financial statements for the six months ended 31 December 2016 have not been audited by the Company’s auditors.
PURCHASE, SALE OR REDEMPTION OF THE COMPANY’S LISTED SECURITIES
During the six months ended 31 December 2016, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has purchased, sold or redeemed any of the Company’s securities.
PUBLICATION OF INTERIM REPORT
The interim results announcement is published on the websites of the Company (www.odella.com) and the Stock Exchange (www.hkexnews.com.hk). The interim report for the six months ended 31 December 2016 containing all the information required by Appendix 18 to the GEM Listing Rules will be dispatched to shareholders of the Company and available on the said websites in due course.
By order of the Board Odella Leather Holdings Limited Cheung Woon Yiu Chairman and executive Director
Hong Kong, 13 February 2017
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises:
Ms. Cheung Woon Yiu, Ms. Lam Wai Si Grace and Mr. Ching Wai Man as executive Directors; Ms. Ng Lai Hung as nonexecutive Director; and Dr. Wong Wai Kong, Mr. How Sze Ming and Mr. Philip David Thacker as independent nonexecutive Directors.
This announcement will remain on the ‘‘Latest Company Announcements’’ page of the GEM website at www.hkgem.com for at least 7 days from the day of its posting and on the Company’s website at www.odella.com.
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