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Enteq Upstream PLC

07 July 2021

Enteq Upstream plc

("Enteq")

Final results for the year ended 31 March 2021

and Investor Presentation

Enteq, the energy drilling technology company, today announces its results for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Key features

   --    Total revenue down from $10.9m to $5.1m due to COVID 19 impact: 

o North America revenue down from $7.5m to $1.9m

o International revenue down from $3.4 to $3.2m but now up from 32% to 62% of total

   --    Gross profit margin down from 61% to 53% due to product mix variances 
   --    Administrative expenses before amortisation reduced from $7.3m to $3.6m: 

o Underlying overheads(1) reduced from $3.6m to $2.6m

o Depreciation on rental fleet down from $3.2m to $0.9m

o Depreciation on other fixed assets steady at $0.2m

   --    Loss attributable to shareholders down from $7.8m to $1.1m 
   --    Breakeven adjusted EBITDA(2) on significantly reduced revenue 
   --    Continued investment in new technologies 

Financial metrics

Years ended 31 March ($m):

 
                                                            2021            2020 
 
            *    Revenue                                     5.1            10.9 
 
            *    Gross profit margin                         53%             61% 
 
            *    Underlying overheads(1)                     2.6             3.6 
 
            *    Adjusted EBITDA(2)                          0.1             3.1 
 
            *    Exceptional items                           0.1             7.3 
 
            *    Total post tax loss                         1.1             7.8 
 
            *    Post tax loss per share (cents)             1.7            12.1 
 
            *    Cash balance                                8.1            10.2 
 
            *    Investment in R&D                           1.6             2.2 
 

Outlook

-- Recent oil price stabilisation and increased US rig count underpins optimism regarding US markets

   --    Targeted focus on international opportunities 
   --    Ongoing investment in the development of new technologies 
   --    Continued emphasis on maintaining a strong balance sheet 

Andrew Law, CEO of Enteq Upstream plc, commented:

"Despite the very challenging trading conditions seen in the period under review, Enteq continues to be well positioned to support current and future activities. Enteq will continue to invest in the potentially game-changing SABER rotary steerable technology, as well as the other technology driven engineering projects. The post Covid-19 market for Enteq is currently evolving, but the recent oil price stability, together with the steadily increasing US rig count, gives the Board grounds for cautious optimism regarding the short and medium-term outlook."

Investor Presentation

Please note that Andrew Law and David Steel, Chief Financial Officer, will be providing a live presentation relating to these results via the Investor Meet Company platform on 9th July 2021 at 10:30am BST.

The presentation is open to all existing and potential shareholders. Questions can be submitted pre-event via the Investor Meet Company dashboard up until 9am the day before the meeting or at any time during the live presentation.

Investors can sign up to Investor Meet Company for free and attend this presentation via the following link:

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Investors who already follow Enteq on the Investor Meet Company platform will automatically be invited.

(1) The reconciliation between Underlying overheads and Administrative expenses before amortisation is follows:

      Year to 31 March 2021            Year to 31 March 2020 
                                                                                                                         $m                                           $m 

Underlying overheads 2.6 3.6

Depreciation - fixed assets 0.2 0.2

Depreciation - rental fleet 0.9 3,2

PSP Share charge 0.2 0.3

                   Administrative expenses before amortisation (including bad debt charge)    3.9 

7.3

(2) The reconciliation between Loss attributable to shareholders and Adjusted EBITDA is follows:

      Year to 31 March 2021            Year to 31 March 2020 
                                                                                                                         $m                                           $m 

Loss attributable to shareholders (1.1) (7.8)

Exceptional items - 7.3

Amortisation - 0.2

Depreciation - fixed assets 0.2 0.2

Depreciation - rental fleet 0.9 3.2

PSP Share charge 0.2 0.3

Interest (0.1) (0.3)

Other (FX & tax) - -

Adjusted EBITDA 0.1 3.1

Both the above alternative performance measures are shown as the Board consider these to be key to the management of the business as a whole

For further information, please contact:

   Enteq Upstream plc                                                            +44 (0)1494 618739 

www.enteq.com

Andrew Law, Chief Executive Officer

David Steel, Chief Financial Officer

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Ed Frisby, Emily Watts, Tim Harper (Corporate Finance)

Andrew Burdis, Barney Hayward (ECM)

Combined Chief Executive and Chairman's report

Review of the Year

As this year's financial results are fully explained in the following Financial Review, this review will focus on Enteq's response to the challenging market conditions faced during the year to 31 March 2021.

In the previous financial year, Enteq responded quickly to the major reduction in demand for all its product lines seen during the spring of 2020. The US workforce was reduced by approximately 60%, all US based contract staff were released and all discretionary spend curtailed. This drive to reduce overheads continued throughout this reporting period, with two senior US sales and management focused posts being removed with their responsibilities being reallocated to both the remaining US and UK senior management team. Care was taken not to weaken the level of customer support provided with some of the overhead savings re-allocated to bolstering this function, which was further strengthened towards the year end by the use of contract staff. A new Product Director was recruited in November 2020 with a remit to successfully bring the SABER rotary drilling system through both laboratory testing and field trials, then onto full commercialisation in the shortest time possible.

Following a strategic review, the Board decided to permanently reduce the in-house capacity for manufacture of a range of low margin mechanical components. Following this decision, all of the related Houston based production equipment was sold during February/March 2021. As this equipment was virtually fully written down, this resulted in both net proceeds and the associated gain, of approximately $0.5m. The cash proceeds will be applied to the development of future products, such as the SABER system.

During this financial year the Group's US focussed rental fleet continued to provide a significant proportion of the total group revenue. However, the reduced demand in the US, coupled with the planned expiry of existing rental contracts has resulted in a reduction in the number of kits in the rental fleet from the 17 at the start of the year, down to two minor items on hire as at 31 March 2021.

The positive gains in the international market share made over the previous two years were maintained despite the price of a barrel of oil being below $40 until the end of June 2020 only rising to the current level of approximately $60 by the end of February 2021. This was due to both repeat orders from existing, primarily China based, customers as well as acquiring new customers in this region. The latest update from Enteq's strategic partner in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sawafi Aljazeera Oilfield Products and Services Co. Ltd ("Sawafi") is that their client, Saudi Aramco, have informed them that due to low drilling activity there is currently no foreseeable need for the equipment that was placed in Saudi Arabia on stand-by. The equipment will be redeployed to other opportunities. Sawafi wish to continue with the partnership arrangement with particular emphasis on the new technologies that Enteq is developing, chiefly SABER.

The SABER product development, based on the exclusive IP and Technology license agreement from Shell, has seen significant progress during the year, with all the design work now completed and field trial ready prototypes currently going through the laboratory-based testing phase. The appointment of the experienced Product Director has significantly focused the project on ensuring that a fleet of commercially viable prototypes will be ready for deployment with potential customers before the end of the current financial year. Despite the oil price fluctuations seen this year, the global market for rotary steerable related services in 2021 is still estimated to be in the region of $2bn. This is significantly greater than the addressable market for Enteq's current product offerings. Other engineering projects currently on-going are focussed on developing improved signal analysis and higher speed up-hole telemetry systems, both of which could be sold as separate product lines as well as integrating seamlessly into the SABER system.

Board changes

On 29 September 2020, Andrew Law joined the Board as a Commercial Director, having been employed by Enteq in January 2019 as Director of International Sales, a non-Board appointment. Andrew has a background in the oilfield industry through Field Engineering at Schlumberger and General Management within Weatherford. Andrew has also worked in corporate finance at KPMG and is a Sloan Fellow from London Business School. The Board changes announced on 12 November 2020, came into effect on 1 April 2021, with Andrew, becoming the Chief Executive Officer and Martin Perry, the founder of Enteq and previous CEO moving to the role of Non-Executive Chairman. The other changes include Neil Hartley taking the role of Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, with Iain Paterson, the previous Chairman, continuing as a Non-Executive Director. David Steel continues to serve on the Board as Chief Financial Officer. In the early part of the Financial Year (April 2020), Raymond Garcia, a founder and Board member left the company.

Staff

There were a total of 15 employees at the end of the year, down from the 19 at the previous year end, primarily due to the overhead positions being removed at the South Houston facility, as discussed above. The Board would like to recognise the on-going loyalty, dedication and support of the remaining personnel as Enteq continues with its excellent reputation for the reliability of equipment and commitment to customer support during these difficult market conditions.

Potential change of name

The Board is considering a change of name to Enteq Technologies plc as this name better reflects the core strategy of the group which is to develop technologies that enable more efficient, and hence cost effective, methods of drilling for all target resources. These methods are as applicable to geothermal applications, as shown by an increasing proportion of revenue coming from this activity, up from just over 3% last year to just over 6% this year, as well as improving the efficiency of drilling for hydrocarbons, especially gas. A special resolution will be put to the forthcoming AGM proposing this change of name.

Prospects

Despite the very challenging trading conditions seen in the period under review, Enteq continues to be well positioned to support current and future activities. Enteq will continue to investment in the potentially game-changing SABER rotary steerable technology, as well as the other technology driven engineering projects. The post Covid-19 market for Enteq is currently evolving, but the recent oil price stability, together with the steadily increasing US rig count, gives the Board grounds for cautious optimism regarding the short and medium-term outlook.

Financial Review

This review contains pro-forma statements which are different in presentation to the statutory format shown on the following pages.

Income Statement

 
                                     2021        2020 
   Year to 31 March: 
                                $ million   $ million 
 Revenue                              5.1        10.9 
 Cost of Sales                      (2.4)       (4.3) 
 Gross profit                         2.7         6.6 
 Overheads                          (2.6)       (3.5) 
-----------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Adjusted EBITDA                      0.1         3.1 
 Depreciation & amortisation        (1.1)       (3.6) 
 Other income/(charges)             (0.1)       (0.3) 
 Ongoing operating loss             (1.1)       (0.8) 
 Exceptional items                  (0.1)       (7.3) 
 Operating Loss                     (1.2)       (8.1) 
 Interest                             0.1         0.3 
-----------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Loss before tax                    (1.1)       (7.8) 
 Tax                                    -           - 
-----------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Loss after tax                     (1.1)       (7.8) 
=============================  ==========  ========== 
 

The North American market was extremely challenging during the year, with the rig count falling from 790 at the end of February 2020 to 664 as at 31 March 2020, then down further to a low of 266 at the end of July 2020, an overall reduction of 68% from the February level. Thereafter there was a steady month on month increase to 430 active rigs by the end of March 2021. The price of a barrel of WRT fell from $53 in February to a low of $16 at the end of April; it then stabilized at approximately $40 for the majority of the year, rising to approximately $60 for the last two months of the year under review. The impact of the above was that North American revenue fell from $7.5m last year to $1.9m this year. Due to strong continued demand, primarily from China, the international revenue at $3.2m was virtually unchanged from the $3.4m of last year.

The full year gross margin was 53%, down from last year's 61%, due to a combination of a lower proportion of the higher margin rental revenue and a higher proportion of the lower margin mechanical component sales this year.

Total operational overheads, at $2.6m, was down $0.9m on last year's figure. This reflected the reduction in the headcount numbers, primarily two senior posts in the US during the year, plus a continued focus on cost control.

The combined depreciation and amortisation charge was significantly down on the previous year due to the number of rental kits falling from 17 at 31 March 2020 to just two minor components on rental as at the end of this year.

The "Other charges" shown above relate, primarily, to the non-cash cost associated with the Performance Share Plan.

The net exceptional item charge of $0.1m comprises severance costs of $0.4m relating to the headcount reductions mentioned above plus aborted transactions costs of $0.1m, offset by a $0.4m gain following the sale of the mechanical component related production machinery at the Houston facility.

Statement of Financial Position

Enteq's net assets at the financial year-end comprised of the following items:

 
 As at 31 March:                     2021        2020 
                                 $million    $million 
 Intangible assets                    1.7         0.1 
 Property, plant & equipment          2.3         2.4 
 Rental fleet                           -         1.0 
 Net working capital                  3.9         3.0 
 Cash                                 8.1        10.2 
-----------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Net assets                          16.0        16.7 
=============================  ==========  ========== 
 

Both the closing balance and the increase in the year in the intangible assets relate to the on-going spend on all the engineering projects, predominately the SABER rotary steerable system.

The net book value of property, plant & equipment at $2.3m is only $0.1m lower than the previous year-end despite the disposal of the mechanical component related production machinery due to these items having been previously written down to a very low carrying value due to the increasing use of sub-contractors to provide these parts.

The decrease in the net book value of the rental fleet reflects the net reduction of kits on hire during the year, as previously mentioned.

The net working capital of $3.9m has increased $0.9m during the year. This is due to an increase in debtors of $0.5m; a reduction in creditors of $0.6m; and a decrease of inventory of $0.2m. The debtor and inventory movements relate to the impact of the higher level of trading seen in the last quarter of the financial year. The creditor movement is due to timing differences between incurring the cost and making the associated payments.

Cash flows

Overall, the Group saw a net cash outflow of $2.1m (2020: $1.7m) reducing the Group's closing cash balance as at 31 March 2021 to $8.1m. The majority of this reduction ($1.6m) related to the on-going investment in the engineering projects, primarily the SABER tool.

 
 
 Year to 31 March:                           2021          2020 
                                        $ million     $ million 
 Adjusted EBITDA                              0.1           3.1 
 Change in net operational working 
  capital                                   (0.9)         (2.2) 
-----------------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 Operational cash generated                 (0.8)           0.9 
 Investment in rental fleet                     -         (0.7) 
 Investment in R&D                          (1.6)         (2.2) 
 Disposal of fixed assets                     0.5             - 
 CAPEX                                          -         (0.2) 
 Severance and transaction costs            (0.5)             - 
 Interest and share issues                    0.3           0.5 
 Net cash movement                          (2.1)         (1.7) 
 Opening cash balances                       10.2          11.9 
 Closing cash balances                        8.1          10.2 
===================================  ============  ============ 
 

Financial Capital Management

Enteq's financial position continues to be robust. Enteq had no bank borrowings, or other debt, and had a closing cash position of $8.1m as at 31 March 2021. The impact of COVD 19 did not require any changes to the way capital is managed within the group.

Enteq monitors its cash balances daily and operates under treasury policies and procedures which are set by the Board.

The financial statements are presented in US dollars as the Company's primary economic environment, in which it operates and generates cash flows, is one of US dollars. Apart from its UK based overhead costs, substantially all other transactions are transacted in US dollars.

Enteq is subject to foreign exchange rate fluctuations to the extent that it holds non-US Dollar cash deposits. The year-end GBP denominated holdings are approximately 3% of total cash holdings, down from the 11% of last year's balance. The decrease was due to taking advantage of the favourable exchange rate during the mid-March 2020 turmoil to sell $1.0m for GBP, a pattern not repeated this year.

Annual Report and Accounts

The 2021 Annual Report and Accounts, together with the notice of Annual General Meeting, have today been sent to shareholders and are available on the Company's website, www.enteq.com .

Annual General Meeting

Unless the ongoing Government advice is not to hold this meeting in person, the Company's Annual General Meeting will be held on 23 September 2021 at 12.00 noon at the offices of finnCap, 1 Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7BL.

David Steel

Chief Financial Officer

 
 Enteq Upstream Plc 
 Consolidated Income Statement 
  and Loss 
 
                                                           Year to     Year to 
                                                          31 March    31 March 
                                                              2021        2020 
                                                 Notes     $ 000's     $ 000's 
 
       Revenue                                       2       5,078      10,903 
 
       Cost of Sales                                       (2,367)     (4,256) 
 
       Gross Profit                                          2,711       6,647 
 
       Administrative expenses before 
        amortisation                                       (3,851)     (6,903) 
       Bad debt provision charge to income 
        statement                                             (56)       (366) 
       Amortisation of acquired intangibles          6        (19)       (217) 
       Other exceptional items                       3        (85)     (7,286) 
       Foreign exchange profit on operating 
        activities                                              78          37 
                                                        ----------  ---------- 
 
       Total Administrative expenses                       (3,933)    (14,735) 
 
       Operating loss                                      (1,222)     (8,088) 
 
       Finance income                                           67         250 
 
       Loss before tax                                     (1,155)     (7,838) 
 
       Tax                                           4          46           - 
 
       Loss for the period                                 (1,109)     (7,838) 
                                                        ==========  ========== 
 
 
       Loss attributable to: 
                                                        ----------  ---------- 
       Owners of the parent                                (1,109)     (7,838) 
                                                        ==========  ========== 
 
 
 
       Loss per share (in US cents):                 5 
       Basic                                                 (1.7)      (12.1) 
       Diluted                                               (1.7)      (12.1) 
 
 
 

There are no other items requiring disclosure as comprehensive income.

 
 Enteq Upstream Plc 
 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 
                                                              As at 31      As at 31 
                                                            March 2021    March 2020 
 
                                                   Notes       $ 000's       $ 000's 
  Assets 
  Non-current 
  Intangible assets                                  6           1,728           134 
  Property, plant and equipment                                  2,272         3,433 
  Trade and other receivables                                      168             - 
 
  Non-current assets                                             4,168         3,567 
                                                          ------------  ------------ 
 
  Current 
  Trade and other receivables                                    2,405         2,025 
  Inventories                                                    2,888         3,110 
  Cash and cash equivalents                                      8,059        10,183 
 
  Current assets                                                13,352        15,318 
                                                          ------------  ------------ 
 
  Total assets                                                  17,520        18,885 
                                                          ============  ============ 
 
 
  Equity and liabilities 
 
  Equity 
  Share capital                                                  1,056         1,027 
  Share premium                                                 91,789        91,579 
  Share based payment reserve                                      455         1,048 
  Retained earnings                                           (77,324)      (76,943) 
 
  Total equity                                                  15,976        16,711 
                                                          ------------  ------------ 
 
  Liabilities 
  Current 
  Trade and other payables                                       1,544         2,174 
 
  Total liabilities                                              1,544         2,174 
                                                          ------------  ------------ 
 
  Total equity and liabilities                                  17,520        18,885 
                                                          ============  ============ 
 
 
 

Enteq Upstream Plc

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

 
                                                                Share 
                                Called 
                                    up                          based 
                                 share   Retained     Share   payment     Total 
                               capital   earnings   premium   reserve    equity 
                               $ 000's    $ 000's   $ 000's   $ 000's   $ 000's 
 
 As at 1 April 2020              1,027   (76,943)    91,579     1,048    16,711 
 
 Issue of share capital             29          -       210         -       239 
 Transfers between reserves          -        728         -     (728)         - 
 Share based payment charge          -          -         -       135       135 
 
 Transactions with owners           29        728       210     (593)       374 
 
 Loss for the year                   -    (1,109)         -         -   (1,109) 
 
 Other comprehensive income 
  for the year                       -          -         -         -         - 
 
 Total comprehensive income          -    (1,109)         -         -   (1,109) 
                              --------  ---------  --------  --------  -------- 
 
 Total movement                     29      (381)       210     (593)     (735) 
 
 As at 31 March 2021             1,056   (77,324)    91,789       455    15,976 
                              ========  =========  ========  ========  ======== 
 
 
 
                                Called                          Share 
                                    up                          based 
                                 share   Retained     Share   payment     Total 
                               capital   earnings   premium   reserve    equity 
                               $ 000's    $ 000's   $ 000's   $ 000's   $ 000's 
 
 As at 1 April 2019              1,005   (69,105)    91,398       750    24,048 
 
 Issue of share capital             22          -       181         -       203 
 Share based payment charge          -          -         -       298       298 
 
 Transactions with owners           22          -       181       298       501 
                              --------  ---------  --------  --------  -------- 
 
 Loss for the year                   -    (7,838)         -         -   (7,838) 
 
 Other comprehensive income 
  for the year                       -          -         -         -         - 
 
 Total comprehensive income          -    (7,838)         -         -   (7,838) 
                              --------  ---------  --------  --------  -------- 
 
 Total movement                     22    (7,838)       181       298   (7,337) 
 
 As at 31 March 2020             1,027   (76,943)    91,579     1,048    16,711 
                              ========  =========  ========  ========  ======== 
 
 

Enteq Upstream Plc

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 
                                            Year to 31    Year to 31 
                                            March 2021    March 2020 
                                               $ 000's       $ 000's 
 Cash flows from operating activities 
 Loss for the year                             (1,109)       (7,838) 
 
 Net finance income                               (67)         (250) 
 Gain on disposal of fixed assets                (455)             - 
 Share-based payment non-cash items                135           298 
 Foreign exchange charge                            78          (37) 
 Depreciation and Amortisation 
  charges                                        1,130         7,822 
 
                                                 (288)           (5) 
 
 Tax received                                       46             - 
 Decrease in inventory                             222         1,402 
 (Increase)/decrease in trade and 
  other receivables                              (554)           329 
 Decrease in trade and other payables            (820)         (863) 
 Increase in rental fleet assets                  (17)         (742) 
 
 Net cash from operating activities            (1,411)           121 
                                          ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Investing activities 
 Purchase of Property Plant and 
  Equipment                                       (29)         (208) 
 Disposal proceeds of tangible 
  fixed assets                                     511             - 
 Increase in intangible fixed assets           (1,423)       (2,150) 
 Interest received                                  67           250 
 
 Net cash from investing activities              (874)       (2,108) 
                                          ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Financing activities 
 Share issue                                       239           203 
 
 Net cash from financing activities                239           203 
                                          ------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Decrease/(increase) in cash and 
  cash equivalents                             (2,046)       (1,784) 
 
 Non-cash movements - foreign exchange            (78)            37 
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 
  of period                                     10,183        11,930 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents at end 
  of period                                      8,059        10,183 
                                          ============  ============ 
 
 
   1.     BASIS OF PREPARATION 

The results for the year ended 31 March 2021 have been prepared using the accounting policies and methods of computation consistent with those used in the Group's annual report for the year ended 31 March 2020. The results have also been presented and prepared in a form consistent with that which will be adopted in the Group's annual report for the year ended 31 March 2021 and in accordance with the recognition and measurement requirements of the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union.

The financial information set out above does not constitute the Company's statutory accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 and the year ended 31 March 2020, but is derived from those accounts. Statutory accounts for 2020 have been delivered to Companies House. Those for the year ended 31 March 2021 will be delivered following the Company's Annual General Meeting on 23 September 2021.

The financial information has been extracted from the Group's Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2021. The auditors have reported on these accounts; their reports were unqualified and did not contain statements under s498(2) or (3) Companies Act 2006. The Group published its 2021 Annual Report and Accounts on 7 July 2021.

   2.     SEGMENTAL REPORTING 

For management purposes, the Group is currently organised into a single business unit, the Drilling Tools division, which is currently based solely in the USA.

The principal activities of the group is the design, manufacture and selling of specialised parts and products for Directional Drilling and Measurement While Drilling operations for use in the energy exploration and services sector of the Oil and Gas industry. Revenue is only generated by the selling activity.

At present, there is only one operating segment and the information presented to the board is consistent with the consolidated profit and loss statement and the consolidated statement of financial position.

The revenues, net assets and non-current assets of the Group can be analysed by geographic location (post-consolidation adjustments) as follows:

Revenues

 
                                 31 March   31 March 
                                     2021       2020 
                                  $ 000's    $ 000's 
 United States of America           1,939      7,461 
 China                              2,735      3,013 
 Holland                              323        359 
 Rest of the world                     81         70 
 Total Group revenue                5,078     10,903 
                            -------------  --------- 
 
 
                             31 March   31 March 
                                 2021       2020 
                              $ 000's    $ 000's 
 Contracts with customers       3,930      6,112 
 Operating lease income         1,148      4,791 
 Total Group revenue            5,078     10,903 
                            ---------  --------- 
 

Net Assets

 
                           31 March   31 March 
                               2021       2020 
                            $ 000's    $ 000's 
 Europe (UK)                  6,674      8,712 
 United States                9,302      7,999 
 Total Group net assets      15,976     16,711 
                          ---------  --------- 
 

Non-current Assets

 
                            31 March   31 March 
                                2021       2020 
                             $ 000's    $ 000's 
 Europe (UK)                       -          - 
 United States                 4,168      3,567 
 Total Group non-current 
  assets                       4,168      3,567 
                           ---------  --------- 
 

All of the Group's revenue arises from the sale and rental of specialised parts and products for Directional Drilling and Measurement While Drilling operations. The Group had 3 customers that contributed in excess of 10% of the Group's total sales for the year (2020: 2). These customers contributed $ 2,088k, $1,020k and $572k respectively. (2020: $3,948k and $1,279k). No revenue relates to customers based in the UK (2020: none).

   3.     EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS 

The exceptional items can be analysed as follows:

 
                                    31 March   31 March 
                                        2021       2020 
                                     $ 000's    $ 000's 
 Write down of intangible assets 
  (note 6)                                 -      4,192 
 Write down of inventory                   -      2,700 
 Aborted project costs incurred          147        296 
 Severance payments and other 
  plant closure costs                    397         98 
 Gain on sale of fixed assets          (455)          - 
 Other                                   (4)          - 
                                   ---------  --------- 
 Total exceptional items                  85      7,286 
                                   =========  ========= 
 

The write down of inventory in 2020 has been classified as an exceptional item due to the nature of change in the oil and gas market resulting from both the impact of the COVID-19 and the reductions in the price of oil during March 2020.

   4.     INCOME TAX 

Analysis of tax expense

No liability to UK corporation tax arose on ordinary activities for the period.

Factors affecting the tax charge

The tax assessed for the period is different from the standard rate of corporation tax in the UK. The difference is explained below:

 
                                           31 March    31 March 
                                               2021        2020 
                                            $ 000's     $ 000's 
 
 Loss on ordinary activities before tax     (1,109)     (7,838) 
                                          ---------  ---------- 
 
 
 Loss on ordinary activities multiplied 
  by the 
  standard rate of corporation tax in 
  the UK of 19% (2020: 19%):                  (211)     (1,489) 
 Effects of: 
 Items not subject to corporation tax           136       2,198 
 Tax losses to carry forward                     75       (709) 
 R&D tax credit                                  46           - 
 
 Total income tax                                46           - 
                                          =========  ========== 
 

There has been no deferred taxation recognised in these financial statements due to the uncertainty surrounding the timing of the recovery of these amounts. The total losses available to the Group in the relevant tax jurisdictions are as follows: UK $1.4m; United States $20.3m (2020: UK $0.5m; United States $21.0 NB: both these figures have been re-stated). There were no significant deferred tax liabilities. These tax loses have no expiry date.

   5.     EARNINGS PER SHARE AND DIVIDS 

Basic earnings per share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the loss attributable to ordinary shareholders for the year of $1,109k (31 March 2020: loss of $7,838k) by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue during the year of 67,065k (31 March 2020: 64,900k).

As the Group is loss making, any potential ordinary shares have the effect of being anti-dilutive. Therefore, the diluted EPS is the same as the basic EPS. As the year end share price is below the weighted average option price of all the options issued, the adjusted diluted EPS is the same as adjusted EPS.

The number of outstanding share options that are not included in the above figures are as follows:

 
             31 March   31 March 
                 2021       2020 
                000's      000's 
 
 EMI plan         398        672 
 PSP plan       3,825      4,934 
            ---------  --------- 
 Total          4,223      5,606 
            =========  ========= 
 

The adjusted diluted earnings per share information are considered to provide a fairer representation of the Group's trading performance. A reconciliation between basic earnings and adjusted earnings is shown below.

 
March 2021: EPS                                    Weighted 
                                             average number  Per-share 
                                  Earnings        of shares     amount 
                                   $ 000's            000's   US cents 
 
Loss attributable to ordinary 
 shareholders                      (1,109)           67,065      (1.7) 
                                ==========  ===============  ========= 
 
 
 
March 2020: EPS                                    Weighted 
                                             average number  Per-share 
                                  Earnings        of shares     amount 
                                   $ 000's            000's   US cents 
 
Loss attributable to ordinary 
 shareholders                      (7,838)           64,900     (12.1) 
                                ==========  ===============  ========= 
 
 

During the year Enteq Upstream Plc did not pay any dividends (2020: nil).

   6.     INTANGIBLE ASSETS 
   a)    Other Intangible Assets 
 
                               Developed         IPR&D     Brand         Customer     Total 
                              technology    technology     names    relationships 
                                 $ 000's       $ 000's   $ 000's          $ 000's   $ 000's 
 Cost: 
 As at 1 April 2020               12,823        11,454     1,240           20,586    46,103 
 Capitalised in 
  period                              19         1,594         -                -     1,613 
                            ------------  ------------  --------  ---------------  -------- 
 As at 31 March 
  2021                            12,842        13,048     1,240           20,586    47,716 
                            ------------  ------------                             -------- 
 
 Amortisation/Impairment: 
 As at 1 April 2020               12,823        11,320     1,240           20,586    45,969 
 Charge for the 
  year                                19             -         -                -        19 
 As at 31 March 
  2021                            12,842        11,320     1,240           20,586    45,988 
                            ------------  ------------  --------  ---------------  -------- 
 
 Net Book Value: 
                            ------------  ------------  --------  ---------------  -------- 
 As at 1 April 2020                    -           134         -                -       134 
                            ============  ============  ========  ===============  ======== 
 As at 31 March 
  2021                                 -         1,728         -                -     1,728 
                            ============  ============  ========  ===============  ======== 
 
 
                               Developed         IPR&D     Brand         Customer     Total 
                              technology    technology     names    relationships 
                                 $ 000's       $ 000's   $ 000's          $ 000's   $ 000's 
 Cost: 
 As at 1 April 2019               12,823         9,305     1,240           20,586    43,954 
 Capitalised in 
  period                               -         2,149         -                -     2,149 
                            ------------  ------------  --------  ---------------  -------- 
 As at 31 March 
  2020                            12,823        11,454     1,240           20,586    46,103 
                            ------------  ------------                             -------- 
 
 Amortisation/Impairment: 
 As at 1 April 2019               12,626         7,108     1,240           20,586    41,560 
 Charge for the 
  year                               197            20         -                -       217 
 Impairment                            -         4,192         -                -     4,192 
 As at 31 March 
  2020                            12,823        11,320     1,240           20,586    45,969 
                            ------------  ------------  --------  ---------------  -------- 
 
 Net Book Value: 
                            ============  ============  ========  ===============  ======== 
 As at 1 April 2019                  197         2,197         -                -     2,394 
                            ============  ============  ========  ===============  ======== 
 As at 31 March 
  2020                                 -           134         -                -       134 
                            ============  ============  ========  ===============  ======== 
 

The main categories of Intangible Assets are as follows:

Developed technology:

This is technology which is currently commercialised and embedded within the current product offering.

IPR&D technology:

This is technology which is in the final stages of field testing, has demonstrable commercial value and is expected to be launched within the foreseeable future.

Brand names:

The value associated with the various trading names used within the Group.

Customer relationships:

The value associated with the on-going trading relationships with the key customers acquired.

Impairment

Due to the severe downturn in the price of oil seen since the start of March 2020, all intangible assets were assessed as to their future commercial viability. The conclusion was that only the development of the rotary steerable project, whose licence was obtained from Shell Global Solutions in September 2019, could be justified as having future economic value. As a consequence of this evaluation an impairment charge of $4,192k was recognised in the consolidated profit and loss statement for the year ended 31 March 2020.

There are now considered to be two cash generating units ("CGU"). The recoverable amount of each CGU is determined from value in use calculations both where the asset is currently in use or will be in the future. The key assumptions for the value in use calculations are those regarding the future revenues, discount rates, growth rates and expected changes to selling prices and direct costs during the period. Management estimates discount rates using pre-tax rates that reflect current market assessment of the time value of money and the risks specific to the CGU. The growth rates are based on management forecasts for the five years to March 2026. Cash flow forecasts are prepared from the most recent financial plans approved by the Board.

Currently the SABER project is in the development phase and has not generated any revenue. On the assumption that the SABER project is launched successfully, the longer-term forecast assumes annual growth rates between 5% and 3%. The remaining assets impairment test within the separate CGU assumes annual growth rates of 69% in the year to March 2023, 58% in the year to March 2024, 25% in the year to March 2025, 20% in the year to March 2026, followed by 3% thereafter.

The pre-tax rate used to discount both cash flow forecasts is 12.8% (2020: 12.1%). Management have based this rate on the following factors: a Risk Free Rate of 2.3%; a levered equity beta of 1.5; a market risk premium of 5.5%; a small cap premium of 3.8% and an implied cost of debt of 4.5%.

Intangible assets

The intangible assets acquired during the year comprise both externally procured services from specialist suppliers, which is shown at the purchase cost, and internally generated costs which is shown at the cash cost of the items acquired, primarily payroll related costs.

Amortisation

All categories of intangible assets, apart from the IPR&D technology, are being amortised over their respective useful lives, on a straight-line basis. The rotary steerable project will have its useful life assessed once the field trial have been completed which will give a better estimate of the useful of this asset.

   7.     RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT OF THE DIRECTORS 

To the best of the knowledge of the Directors (whose names and functions are set out below), the final results announcement has been prepared using accounting policies and methods of computation consistent with those used in the Group's annual report for the year ended 31 March 2020 and adopted for the financial year ended 31 March 2021, gives a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit for the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole; and

Pursuant to Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, Chapter 4, the Directors' Report of the Company's annual report will include a fair review of the development and performance of the business taken, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties faced by the business.

Executive Directors

   Andrew Law                                              Chief Executive Officer 
   David Steel                                                Chief Financial Officer 

Non-Executive Directors

   Martin Perry                                              Chairman 

Iain Paterson

Neil Hartley

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