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Roebuck Food Group PLC
27 September 2024
 

 

Roebuck Food Group plc

Interim results 2024

 

Results

 

Roebuck Food Group plc (AIM: RFG) is pleased to announce its interim results for the six months to end June 2024.

 

During this period, management have completed a fundamental strategic review of the business and have developed a new strategic vision for Roebuck Food Group plc. This vision has a number of guiding pillars including the advancement and implementation of climate mitigation technologies, throughout the agricultural supply chain, from primary production through to food consumption. At this juncture, management believe we can build a business of significant scale and size over the next number of years and we are presently evaluating a number of significant investment opportunities.

 

As part of this new strategic vision, management have completed the divestment of two subsidiaries (Town View Foods and Cantwellscourt Farm), which were no longer considered appropriate to the direction management want to take the business. The sale of Town View Foods has results in a significant goodwill write off of circa Stg £2.3m. Net debt stood at £0.1m at end June 2024.

 

Continuing Operations

Moorhead & McGavin, the company which we acquired in December 2023 and which is focussed on the plant based opportunity, is growing strongly. Sales were up 22%, in the first half of the year, compared with the prior year. We continue to invest in people to grow this business and notwithstanding this investment, we expect the business to improve its profitability this year, on 2023 levels.

 

Foro Food Solutions, our Cork based sourcing business comprises two parts; the sourcing business which engages primarily with the food service and food manufacturing segments of the food market and a newer addition, which engages primarily with retail. The legacy division is profitable and growing strongly from a very small base. The latter will need some time to cover its investment in people. This business is benefitting from some synergies with Moorhead & McGavin and vice versa.

Discontinued Operations

The period under review and into the second half of the year has seen the divestment of two of our subsidiaries; Town View Foods (which has resulted in a substantial goodwill write off of £2.3m in the interim figures just published) together with Cantwellscourt Farm ltd.

 

The loss at Cantwellscourt Farm comprises a write down on the asset, professional fees, together with trading losses, reflecting the time of the year when the acquisition was completed (dairy farms typically lose money in the first few months of the year). The losses at Town View Foods comprise a trading loss of £158,479 in the period under review, together with accruals for trading losses in July and August, expenses provided for on the sale and the aforementioned good will write off.

 

 

Outlook

The aforementioned divestments will greatly simplify Roebuck Food group, resulting in a reduced overhead and with a balance sheet with a small net debt of circa £0.1m.

 

Management are excited for the prospects of the group. We are seeing good opportunities to grow the business in areas where we have capability and competence and look forward to delivering for shareholders in the months ahead.

 

 

Dividend

The board does not recommend the payment of a dividend.

 

Roebuck Food Group Plc

 



 

 

 

 

Consolidated income statement

 




For the six months ended 30 June 2024

 





 





 

Six months

Six months



 

ended

ended



 

30 June

30 June



 

2024

2023



 

(Unaudited)

(Restated)



 

 




 

£'000

£'000


 

 

 



Continuing operations

 

 



Revenue

 

5,966

1,664


Cost of sales

 

(5,688)

(1,601)


Gross profit

 

278

63



 

 



Administrative expenses

 

(564)

(397)


Acquisition and related costs

 

(35)

-


 

Operating loss from continuing operations

 

(321)

(334)


 

 

 



Finance income - interest receivable

 

3

-


Finance expenses - lease interest

 

-

-


Finance expenses - interest on bank loans

 

(7)

(3)


Loss on continuing activities before taxation

 

(325)

(337)



 

 



Income taxes - Corporation tax

 

-

-


Income taxes - Deferred tax

 

-

-



 

 



Loss for the period attributable to owners of the parent from continuing operations

 

(325)

(337)



 

 



Loss from discontinued activities

 

(3,753)

(197)



 

 



Loss for the period

 

(4,078)

(534)



 

 



Other comprehensive income

 

(11)

(100)



 

 



Total comprehensive income for the year

 

(4,089)

(634)


 

Earnings per share expressed in pence per share:

 

 



From continuing operations

- basic

 

(0.65)p

(0.67)p


- diluted

 

(0.65)p

(0.67)p


From discontinued operations

- basic

 

(7.5)p

(0.39)p


- diluted

 

(7.5)p

(0.39)p


 

 

 

 

 




 

 



 

Roebuck Food Group plc

 



 

Financial position

 



 

As at 30 June 2024

 



 

 

As at

As at

As at

 


30 June

30 June

31 December

 


2024

2023

2023

 


(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Audited)

 


 



 


£'000

£'000

£'000

 

ASSETS

 



 

Non-current assets

 



 

Goodwill

-

2,338

2,338

 

Biological assets

-

1,015

642

 

Intangible assets

570

-

600

 

Property, plant and equipment

1,091

2,024

3,048

 


1,661

5,377

6,628

 

Current assets

 

 


 

Trade and other receivables

1,645

4,747

3,649

 

Inventories

1,061

794

1,044

 

Assets held for sale

4,274

-

-

 

Cash and cash equivalents

51

1,055

1,186

 


7,031

6,596

5,879

 

 

 

 


 

TOTAL ASSETS

8,692

11,973

12,507

 

 

 

 


 

Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent

And non-controlling interest

 

 


 

Share capital

990

564

990

 

Share premium account

2,094

-

2,094

 

Other reserves

(105)

(168)

(94)

 

Retained earnings

(725)

4,670

3,353

 

TOTAL EQUITY

2,254

5,066

6,343

 

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 


 

Borrowings

28

943

932

 

Deferred tax

72

58

168

 

 

100

1,001

1,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 


 

Trade and other payables

1,770

3,356

3,826

 

Liabilities held for sale

4,405

154

-

 

Borrowings

163

2,396

1,238

 


6,338

5,906

5,064

 


 

 


 

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

8,692

11,973

12,507

 





 

 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

Roebuck Food Group plc

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

For the six months ended 30 June 2024

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share

Share

Other

Other

Distributable

Retained

 

 

 

 

 

capital

premium

Reserves

Reserves

earnings

Total

 

 

 


£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

 

 

 










 

At 1 January 2023

564

-

(68)

-

5,204

5,700

 

 

 










 

Profit for the financial year

-

-

-

                          -

(534)

(534)



 

Foreign exchange gain

-

-

(100)

-

-

(100)



 

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

-

(100)

-

(534)

(634)

 

 

 

Issue of share capital

-

-

-

-

-

-



 

Equity dividends paid (recognised directly in equity)

-

-

-

-

-

-



 

Transactions with owners

-

-

(100)

-

(534)

(634)

 

 

 

At 30 June 2023

564

-

(168)

-

4,670

5,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net profit for the financial period

-

-

-

-

(1,317)

(1,317)



 

Foreign exchange loss

-

-

74

-

-

74



 

Total comprehensive income for the period

-

-

74

-

(1,317)

(1,243)

 

 

 

Issue of share capital

426

2,224

-

-

-

2,650



 

Share issue costs

-

(130)

-

-

-

(130)



 

Transactions with owners

426

2,094

74

-

(1,317)

1,277

 

 

 

At 31 December 2023

990

2,094

(94)

 

-

3,353

6,343

 

 

 


















 

Net profit for the financial period

-

-

-

-

(4,078)

(4,078)



Foreign Exchange Gain

-

-

(11)

-

-

(11)



Total comprehensive income for the period

-

-

(11)

-

(4,078)

(4,089)

 

 

Issue of share capital

-

-

-

-

-

-



Equity dividends paid (recognised directly in equity)

-

-

-

-

-

-



Transactions with owners

-

-

(11)

-

(4,078)

(4,089)

 

 

At 30 June 2024

990

2,094

(105)

 

-

(725)

2,254

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Roebuck Food Group plc

 


 

 

Consolidated cash flow statement

 



For the six months ended 30 June 2024

 



 

Six months

Six months



Ended

ended



30 June

30 June



2024

2023



(Unaudited)

(Restated)



£'000

£'000


Loss on continuing activities before taxation

(325)

(337)


Gain on biological assets

-

(160)


Loss on sale of biological assets

-

-


Foreign exchange loss/(gain)

-

100


Loss on discontinued activities

(3,753)

(197)


Finance expenses

7

81


Finance income

(3)

(13)


Bad debt expenses

-

25


Taxation charge

-

-


Impairment - Intangible Asset

30

-


Impairment - Goodwill

2,338

-


Depreciation - property, plant and equipment

33

84



(1,673)

(417)


Changes in working capital:

 



Increase in inventories

(145)

(478)


(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables

(246)

2,476


Decrease in trade and other receivables for disposal

-

-


Increase in current assets held for sale

(4,274)

-


Decrease/(increase) in current liabilities held for sale

4,405

144


Increase/(decrease) in payables

(37)

(71)


Taxation paid

-

-


Net cash (used)/ generated from operating activities

(297)

2,071


 

Investing activities

 



Proceeds of biological assets

-

15


Proceeds from Sale of farming division

1,192

-


Payments to acquire subsidiary undertaking

-

-


Cash acquired as part of acquisition

-

-


Purchase of property, plant and equipment

(17)

(28)


Net cash used in investing activities

1,175

(13)


 

Financing activities

 



Invoice finance

(328)

(1,973)


Finance lease capital repayments

(12)

(91)


Finance lease advance

-

-


Net proceeds from issue of share capital

-

-


Term loan repayments

-

(13)


Net cash used in financing activities

(340)

(2,077)


 

 



Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(1,135)

(436)


 

Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period

1,186

1,491


Cash and cash equivalents end of period

51

1,055


 

Note: The accounting policies applied throughout the period are consistent with those applied for the year ended 31 December 2023, as set out in the 2023 Annual Report.

 

 

 

Enquiries:

Roebuck Food Group


Aidan Hughes, Finance Director

Telephone: + 44 1293 862 498



 

Davy (Nomad)


Anthony Farrell

Telephone: + 353 1 679 6363

 

 


 


 

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

Six months

Year


 

ended

Ended


 

30 June

31 December

 

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