Northbridge Industrial Services PLC AGM Statement, Trading Improvements Continue (9932A)
04 Junio 2019 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9932A
Northbridge Industrial Services PLC
04 June 2019
4 June 2019
Northbridge Industrial Services Plc
("Northbridge" or the "Group")
AGM Statement
Trading Improvements Continue
Northbridge Industrial Services Plc, the industrial services and
rental company, today issues the following trading update for the
period 1 January 2019 to 31 May 2019, ahead of its Annual General
Meeting to be held later today at 12.00 noon.
As the Group noted in its results announcement on 11 April 2019,
sentiment in the oil and gas industry has continued to improve,
following the stabilisation in the crude oil price over the last 12
months. This has been most apparent in the Group's Tasman Oil Tools
operations in Australia and surrounding areas where revenues have
continued to recover. As a result of this, we have continued to
invest in the sector and our acquisition of a competitor's hire
fleet, which was completed earlier in the year, accelerated the
process. Whilst activities have begun to increase, rental rates
still remain at low levels and will take more time to recover.
Other areas of Northbridge's activities have also shown signs of
recovery, most notably Crestchic Loadbanks, which is seeing some
improvement in sales and rental in the oil, gas and marine markets,
which had suffered in the downturn. Its traditional power
reliability market continues to perform well and it is active in
the data centre and renewables sectors, both of which continue to
grow.
Northbridge's business model is focused strongly towards rental
of equipment and therefore the Group has high operational gearing,
which is coupled with a strong cash flow and a conservative
depreciation policy. As the momentum of the recovery increases,
this operational gearing will begin to benefit an increasing cash
flow. At the end of April 2019 we have already seen a 78% increase
to GBP5.7 million (April 2018: GBP3.2 million) in the 12 month
trailing EBITDA. The equivalent figure at 31 December 2018 was
GBP4.6 million.
Northbridge's balance sheet remains strong and the Group has a
substantial portfolio of rental assets which are readily available
for deployment. We have cash available to invest in growing the
hire fleet to take advantage of further opportunities and are
confident that current trading will justify that investment.
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For further information
Northbridge Industrial Services Plc 01283 531645
Eric Hook, Chief Executive Officer
Iwan Phillips, Finance Director
Stockdale Securities Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) 020
7601 6100
Robert Finlay / Antonio Bossi / Henry Willcocks
Buchanan 020 7466 5000
Charles Ryland / Stephanie Watson
About Northbridge:
Northbridge Industrial Services plc hires and sells specialist
industrial equipment. With offices or agents in the UK, USA, The
Middle East, Belgium, Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand,
Singapore, China, Brazil and South Korea, Northbridge has a global
customer base. This includes utility companies, the oil and gas
sector, shipping, banking, mining, construction and the public
sector. The product range includes loadbanks, transformers, and oil
tools. Northbridge was admitted to AIM in 2006 since when it has
grown by providing a high level of service, responsiveness and
flexibility to customers. It has grown by the acquisition of
companies in the UK, Dubai, Australia, Belgium, New Zealand and
Singapore and through investing further in those acquired companies
to make them more successful. Northbridge continues to seek
suitable businesses for acquisition across the world.
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