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Quarto Group Inc

03 August 2021

The Quarto Group, Inc.

(the "Company", "Quarto", "Group")

Half-Year Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2021

The Quarto Group Inc. (LSE: QRT), the leading global illustrated book publisher, announces its unaudited half-year results for the six months ended 30 June 2021.

 
 Results ($m)                      H1 2021   H1 2020 
--------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 Group Revenue                     56.9      46.9 
 Adjusted(1) Group Operating 
  Profit/Loss                      4.0       (1.8) 
 Group Operating Profit/Loss       4.0       (2.5) 
 Adjusted(1) Profit/Loss before 
  Tax                              3.1       (3.3) 
 Profit/Loss before Tax            3.0       (4.0) 
 Profit/Loss after Tax             2.1       (3.0) 
 Net Debt(2)                       16.4      37.4 
 

1. Adjusted measures are stated before amortization of acquired intangibles and exceptional items.

   2.     The June 2020 figure has been restated to include Accrued Interest of $759k. 

Headlines

   --     Revenue up 21% at $56.9m against 2020. 

-- Operating profit of $4m up from a loss of $1.8m, benefiting from the cost reduction program in 2018 and continued through 2020.

-- Net debt reduced in last 12 months by $21m (56%) to $16.4m driven by the cost reduction program, improved trading, dynamic inventory management and reduced finance costs.

   --     Commenting on the results, Chief Executive, C.K. Lau said: 

"This is an encouraging set of results following a year of challenge due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Revenue is 21% up year on year against a weak comparative in 2020. This has delivered an operating profit of $4m and net debt has reduced significantly during the period in what is seasonally our weak half of the year.

We are now focused on the critical second half as we expect the trading environment to be particularly challenging, especially with the volatility in freight, regarding capacity issues and freight costs. That said, we have the right plans in place to capture all possible opportunities and ensure a satisfactory year-end.

The Board remains focused on continuing its efforts to keep costs under control, drive sales, whilst maintaining the debt reduction and defining further growth strategies for 2022 and beyond."

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The Legal Identifier of the Company is 549300BJ2WPX3QUATW58.

For further information, please contact:

   The Quarto Group Inc.                                   +44 (0)20 7700 6700 

Daniel Logan, Group Finance Director

Michael Clarke, Company Secretary

About The Quarto Group

The Quarto Group (LSE: QRT) creates a wide variety of books and intellectual property products, with a mission to inspire life's experiences. Produced in many formats for adults, children and the whole family, our products are visually appealing, information rich and stimulating.

The Group encompasses a diverse portfolio of imprints and businesses that are creatively independent and expert in developing long-lasting content across specific niches of interest.

Quarto sells and distributes its products globally in over 50 countries and 40 languages, through a variety of sales channels, partnerships and routes to market.

Quarto employs c.300 talented people in the US and the UK. The group was founded in London in 1976. It is domiciled in the US and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

For more information, visit quarto.com or follow us on Twitter at @TheQuartoGroup.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S STATEMENT

SUMMARY

Trading was encouraging for the first six months of 2021. Revenue was up 21% year on year at $56.9m against a weak comparative because of COVID 19 (H1 2020: $46.9m). Revenue was up 1% against 2019 ($56.4m).

Our Adult imprints performed strongly, with revenues up 24% year on year, and 3% ahead of 2019. Revenues from Children imprints was up 16% year on year, however against 2019, revenue was 4% down, with the US in particular seeing revenue decline. Gross profit margin was ahead of prior year at 31.8% (H1 2020: 22.7%) driven by a reduction in pre-publication amortization, by comparison, gross margin for H1 2019 was 21.5%.

The increased revenues and substantial benefits from the cost reduction program implemented in 2018 and which continued through 2020, has resulted in an adjusted group operating profit of $4.0m (H1 2020: loss of $1.8m). The adjusted profit before tax was $3.0m (H1 2020: loss of $3.3m).

Both our US and UK reporting segments improved their trading performance year on year, resulting in a significant improvement in the Group's adjusted operating result, as shown in the table below.

Net debt at 30 June 2021 was $16.4m (H1 2020: $37.4m*) a decrease of $21m over the twelve-month period and a reduction of $3.4m in the six month period. *See note 7.

This strong cash generation has been driven by the cost reduction program, improved trading, dynamic inventory management and reduced finance costs.

The book trade market in the first six months of 2021 proved to be resilient, recovering from the setback of 2020 and trading ahead of 2019, however the co-edition market is flat year on year, with the impact of COVID being felt.

OPERATING REVIEW

 
 Revenue ($m)                 H1 2021   H1 2020   H1 2019 
---------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 United States                36.3      29.2      36.7 
 United Kingdom               7.9       6.3       7.6 
 Rest of the World            6.6       5.1       5.0 
 Europe                       6.1       6.3       7.1 
---------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Total Revenue                56.9      46.9      56.4 
---------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 
 Adjusted Operating Profit    H1 2021   H1 2020   H1 2019 
  / (Loss) ($m) 
---------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 US Publishing                3.8       (0.4)     1.3 
 UK Publishing                1.0       (0.6)     (1.5) 
 Group overhead               (0.8)     (0.8)     (0.7) 
---------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Total adjusted operating 
  profit / (loss)             4.0       (1.8)     (0.9) 
---------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 

Note: Revenue is shown by destination; adjusted operating profit / (loss) is shown by segment.

Whilst the number of published titles is in line with prior year, as a result of the actions taken during the pandemic, the Group's revenue increased year on year, driven by backlist sales and the re-opening of bricks and mortar bookstores.

UK-based Frances Lincoln Children's Books imprint continues to drive forward, with the Little People, Big Dreams series continuing to be a highlight, with over 4.6 million copies sold in the English language to date. We have expanded the list to include inspirational role models, such as RuPaul, David Attenborough and Captain Tom. US-based SmartLab continues to perform, with sales of Squishy Human Body selling over 112k units.

Revenues from Adult imprints were up across all imprints. In the US, our Beverly-based Adult imprints, especially Fair Winds Press and Cool Spring Press, continue to perform strongly led by our Gardening and Cookery titles.

Co-edition sales are in line with prior year both in English and foreign language, however this is a drop on 2019, as our publishing partners eased back on H1 2021 acquisitions. We are starting to see these sales pick up; however, we are expecting this to be a challenging market.

We have seen new opportunities in custom publishing driving revenue growth, and we expect this to become a larger part of our business-to-business revenue in the coming years.

International English language sales are up year on year, driven by Australia and Canada.

We continue to see a reduction in our financing costs, as we drive down the Group's net debt.

OUTLOOK

As we move into H2 2021, and as the global economy continues to unlock, we expect to see online sales return to more normal volumes with sales from traditional books stores building, albeit from a lower base. Business to business sales are starting to show signs of green shoots, in particular through the custom channel.

One area of concern is the volatility in freight, with capacity issues and freight costs increasing 3 to 4-fold since the turn of the year. We are also seeing pressure on print prices. We continue to look to mitigate these costs by using local printer suppliers and reviewing our inventory policy to ensure we print in the most efficient quantities. We expect this pressure on print and freight to increase our costs significantly.

That said, the Group has the right plans in place to capture all possible opportunities and deliver a satisfactory second half. The Board remains focused on continuing its efforts to keep costs under control, drive sales, whilst maintaining the debt reduction and defining further growth strategies for 2022 and beyond.

On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank all our staff, readers, customers, suppliers and shareholders, across the world, for their continued commitment and support.

C.K. Lau

Chief Executive Officer

THE QUARTO GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Income Statement

For the six months ended 30 June 2021

 
                                                             Six months 
                                                 Six months          to    Year ended 
                                                         to     30 June   31 December 
                                               30 June 2021        2020          2020 
                                                  Unaudited   Unaudited       Audited 
 
                                        Note          $'000       $'000         $'000 
 
Continuing operations 
Revenue                                  3           56,864      46,865       126,883 
Cost of sales                                      (38,775)    (36,232)      (89,298) 
--------------------------------------  ----  -------------  ----------  ------------ 
 
Gross profit                                         18,089      10,633        37,585 
 
Distribution costs                                  (3,562)     (2,937)       (7,132) 
Impairment of financial assets                        (689)       (696)       (1,571) 
Administrative expenses                             (9,858)     (8,753)      (18,264) 
--------------------------------------  ---- 
 
 
Operating profit/(loss) before 
 amortisation of acquired intangibles 
 and exceptional items                                3,980     (1,753)        10,618 
--------------------------------------  ----  -------------  ----------  ------------ 
 
Amortisation of acquired intangibles                    (7)       (323)         (890) 
Exceptional items                        4                -       (421)         (446) 
--------------------------------------  ----  -------------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 
Operating profit/(loss)                  3            3,973     (2,497)         9,282 
 
Finance costs                                         (929)     (1,506)       (2,693) 
--------------------------------------  ----  -------------  ----------  ------------ 
 
Profit/(loss) before tax                              3,044     (4,003)         6,589 
 
Taxation                                 5            (895)       1,000       (2,020) 
 
 
Profit/(loss) for the period                          2,149     (3,003)         4,569 
======================================  ====  =============  ==========  ============ 
 
Attributable to: 
 
Owners of the parent                                  2,149     (3,003)         4,569 
======================================  ====  =============  ==========  ============ 
 
Earnings/(loss) per share (cents) 
 
From continuing operations 
Basic                                    6              5.3       (8.1)          11.7 
Diluted                                  6              5.3       (8.1)          11.6 
 
 
 

THE QUARTO GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the six months ended 30 June 2021

 
                                          Six months     Six months    Year ended 
                                                  to             to   31 December 
                                        30 June 2021   30 June 2020          2020 
                                           Unaudited      Unaudited       Audited 
 
                                               $'000          $'000         $'000 
 
Profit/(loss) for the period                   2,149        (3,003)         4,569 
 
Other comprehensive income which 
 may be reclassified to profit 
 or (loss) 
Foreign exchange translation 
 differences                                     255        (1,922)         1,087 
Tax relating to items that may 
 be reclassified to profit or 
 loss                                              -              -            54 
-------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ------------ 
 
Total comprehensive income/(expense) 
 for the period                                2,404        (4,925)         5,710 
=====================================  =============  =============  ============ 
 
Attributable to: 
 
Owners of the parent                           2,404        (4,925)         5,710 
=====================================  =============  =============  ============ 
 

THE QUARTO GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

 
                                                         30 June 2020  31 December 
                                           30 June 2021    Unaudited          2020 
At 30 June 2021                      Note     Unaudited    *Restated       Audited 
                                                  $'000         $'000        $'000 
Non-current assets 
Goodwill                                         19,429        18,765       19,381 
Other intangible assets                             101           834          159 
Property, plant and equipment                     6,112         9,503        6,818 
Intangible assets: Pre-publication 
 costs                                           39,958        44,335       40,913 
Deferred tax assets                               3,604         3,331        3,604 
-----------------------------------  ----  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
Total non-current assets                         69,204        76,768       70,875 
-----------------------------------  ----  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
Current assets 
Inventories                                      17,366        16,813       15,465 
Trade and other receivables                      34,473        35,506       44,519 
Cash and cash equivalents             7          19,044        11,547       22,079 
 
Total current assets                             70,883        63,866       82,063 
-----------------------------------  ----  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
Total assets                                    140,087       140,634      152,938 
-----------------------------------  ----  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
Current liabilities 
Short term borrowings                 7         (3,905)       (5,000)     (41,819) 
Trade and other payables                       (41,992)      (40,723)     (50,064) 
Lease liabilities                               (1,426)       (1,839)      (1,968) 
Tax payable                                     (4,117)       (1,718)      (4,355) 
 
Total current liabilities                      (51,440)      (49,280)     (98,206) 
-----------------------------------  ----  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
Non-current liabilities 
Medium and long-term borrowings       7        (31,498)      (43,940)            - 
Deferred tax liabilities                        (6,347)       (6,808)      (6,323) 
Tax payable                                       (386)         (441)        (386) 
Lease liabilities                               (4,289)       (6,995)      (4,310) 
 
Total non-current liabilities                  (42,520)      (58,184)     (11,019) 
-----------------------------------  ----  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
Total liabilities                              (93,960)     (107,464)    (109,225) 
-----------------------------------  ----  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
Net assets                                       46,127        33,170       43,713 
===================================  ====  ============  ============  =========== 
 
Equity 
Share capital                                     4,089         4,089        4,089 
Paid in surplus                                  48,701        48,701       48,701 
Retained earnings and other 
 reserves                                       (6,663)      (19,620)      (9,077) 
-----------------------------------  ----  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
Total equity                                     46,127        33,170       43,713 
===================================  ====  ============  ============  =========== 
 

*See note 7

THE QUARTO GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the six months ended 30 June 2021

 
                                                                                                            Equity 
                                                                                                      attributable 
                                                                                                         to owners 
                                                       Paid in              Translation    Retained         of the 
                                       Share capital   surplus                  reserve    earnings         parent 
                                                $000      $000                     $000        $000           $000 
 
Balance at 1 January 
 2020                                          2,045    33,764                  (6,748)     (8,007)         21,054 
 
Loss for the period                                -         -                        -     (3,003)        (3,003) 
Foreign exchange translation 
 differences                                       -         -                  (1,922)           -        (1,922) 
 
Total comprehensive (expense)/income 
 for the period                                    -         -                  (1,922)     (3,003)        (4,925) 
-------------------------------------  -------------  --------  -----------------------  ----------  ------------- 
 
Share based raised                             2,044    16,307                        -           -         18,351 
Costs of raising share                                                                                      (1,370 
 capital                                           -   (1,370)                        -           -              ) 
Share based payment charge                         -         -                        -          60             60 
-------------------------------------  ------------- 
Transactions with owners                       2,044    14,937                        -          60         17,041 
 
Balance at 30 June 2020                        4,089    48,701                  (8,670)    (10,950)         33,170 
=====================================  =============  ========  =======================  ==========  ============= 
 
Balance at 1 January 
 2021                                          4,089    48,701                  (5,607)     (3,470)         43,713 
 
Profit for the period                              -         -                        -       2,149          2,149 
Foreign exchange translation 
 differences                                       -         -                      255           -            255 
 
Total comprehensive income 
 for the period                                    -         -                      255       2,149          2,404 
-------------------------------------  -------------  --------  -----------------------  ----------  ------------- 
 
Share based payment charge                         -         -                        -          10             10 
 
Balance at 30 June 2021                        4,089    48,701                  (5,352)     (1,311)         46,127 
=====================================  =============  ========  =======================  ==========  ============= 
 

THE QUARTO GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2020

 
                                                                                             Equity attributable 
                                               Paid in              Translation    Retained            to owners 
                               Share capital   surplus                  reserve    earnings        of the parent 
                                        $000      $000                     $000        $000                 $000 
 
Balance at 1 January 
 2020                                  2,045    33,764                  (6,748)     (8,007)               21,054 
 
Profit for the year                        -         -                        -       4,569                4,569 
Foreign exchange translation 
 differences                               -         -                    1,087           -                1,087 
Cash flow hedge: losses 
 arising during the 
 year                                      -         -                        -           -                    - 
Tax relating to items 
 that may be reclassified 
 to profit or loss                         -         -                       54           -                   54 
Total comprehensive 
 income for the year                       -         -                    1,141       4,569                5,710 
-----------------------------  -------------  --------  -----------------------  ----------  ------------------- 
 
Share based raised                     2,044    16,307                        -           -               18,351 
Costs of raising share 
 capital                                   -   (1,370)                        -           -              (1,370) 
Share based payment 
 credit                                    -         -                        -        (32)                 (32) 
-----------------------------  -------------  --------  -----------------------  ----------  ------------------- 
Transactions with owners               2,044    14,937                        -        (32)               16,949 
 
Balance at 31 December 
 2020                                  4,089    48,701                  (5,607)     (3,470)               43,713 
=============================  =============  ========  =======================  ==========  =================== 
 
 

THE QUARTO GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

For the six months ended 30 June 2021

 
                                           Six months     Six months 
                                                   to             to    Year ended 
                                              30 June   30 June 2020   31 December 
                                                 2021      Unaudited          2020 
                                            Unaudited      *Restated       Audited 
                                                $'000          $'000         $'000 
 
Profit/(loss) for the period                    2,149        (3,003)         4,569 
Adjustments for: 
     Net finance costs                            929          1,506         2,693 
     Depreciation of property, plant 
      and equipment                               766          1,062         2,160 
     Software amortization                         51            123           231 
     Tax charge/(credit)                          895        (1,000)         2,020 
     Profit on disposal of right-of-use 
      assets                                        -              -          (35) 
     Share based payments                          10             60          (32) 
     Amortisation and amounts written 
      off acquired intangibles                      7            323           890 
     Amortisation and amounts written 
      off pre-publication costs                12,026         13,084        28,646 
 
 
Operating cash flows before movements 
 in working capital                            16,833         12,155        41,142 
    (Increase)/decrease in inventories        (1,867)          2,204         4,023 
   Decrease in receivables                     10,239          9,672         2,721 
    (Decrease) in payables                    (7,371)       (16,349)       (9,205) 
-----------------------------------------  ----------  -------------  ------------ 
 
Cash generated by operations                   17,834          7,682        38,681 
 
Income taxes paid                             (1,156)           (65)       (1,760) 
-----------------------------------------  ----------  -------------  ------------ 
 
Net cash from operating activities             16,678          7,617        36,921 
 
Investing activities 
Investment in pre-publication 
 costs                                       (10,911)       (10,306)      (20,324) 
Purchases of property, plant and 
 equipment                                       (56)           (11)          (34) 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities        (10,967)       (10,317)      (20,358) 
 
Financing activities 
Interest payments                             (1,923)          (819)       (1,297) 
New Share Capital                                   -         18,351        18,351 
Cost of raising share capital                       -        (1,370)       (1,370) 
Lease payments                                  (712)          (954)       (1,995) 
External loans repaid                        (31,567)       (21,626)      (28,413) 
External loans drawn                           25,118          5,259         4,520 
 
Net cash used in financing activities         (9,084)        (1,159)      (10,204) 
 
Net (decrease)/increase in cash 
 and cash equivalents                         (3,373)        (3,859)         6,359 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 
 of period                                     22,079         15,621        15,621 
 
Foreign currency exchange differences 
 on cash and cash equivalents                     338          (215)            99 
-----------------------------------------  ----------  -------------  ------------ 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end 
 of period                                     19,044         11,547        22,079 
=========================================  ==========  =============  ============ 
 

*See note 7

THE QUARTO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the condensed financial statements

1. Interim Statement

These interim consolidated financial statements are for the half year to 30 June 2021. They were approved by the board on 3 August 2021. These results are unaudited and have not been reviewed by the Group's auditor. The comparative figures for the six months to 30 June 2020 were unaudited and derived from the interim financial statements for that period.

The information for the year ended 31 December 2020 does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. A copy of the statutory accounts for that year has been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditor's report on those accounts was not qualified, did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying the report and did not contain statements under section 498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.

Basis of preparation

These interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and with IAS 34, "Interim Financial Reporting".

The Group's forecast and projections, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, show that the Group will be able to operate well within the level of its current banking facilities. The Directors have therefore adopted a going concern basis in preparing the Interim Information.

2. Accounting policies

The accounting policies, significant judgements and key sources of estimation adopted in the preparation of this Interim Report are consistent with those applied by the Group in its consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.

THE QUARTO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the condensed financial statement

   3.   Segmental analysis 
 
 
 Six months to 30 June 2021                US Publishing     UK Publishing     Total 
                                                    $000              $000      $000 
 Revenue                                          32,085            24,779    56,864 
                                        ================  ================  ======== 
 
 Operating profit before amortisation 
  of acquired intangibles and 
  exceptional items                                3,792             1,029     4,821 
 Amortisation of acquired intangibles                (7)                 -       (7) 
                                        ----------------  ----------------  -------- 
 Segment result                                    3,785             1,029     4,814 
 Unallocated corporate expenses                                                (841) 
 Exceptional items                                                                 - 
                                                                            -------- 
 Operating profit                                                              3,973 
 Finance costs                                                                 (929) 
                                                                            -------- 
 Profit before tax                                                             3,044 
 Tax charge                                                                    (895) 
                                                                            -------- 
 Profit after tax                                                              2,149 
                                                                            ======== 
 
 
 Six months to 30 June 2020              US Publishing   UK Publishing     Total 
                                                  $000            $000      $000 
 Revenue                                        24,989          21,876    46,865 
                                        ==============  ==============  ======== 
 
 Operating loss before amortisation 
  of acquired intangibles and 
  exceptional items                              (439)           (551)     (990) 
 Amortisation of acquired intangibles            (285)            (38)     (323) 
                                        --------------  --------------  -------- 
 Segment result                                  (724)           (589)   (1,313) 
 Unallocated corporate expenses                                            (763) 
 Exceptional items                                                         (421) 
 Operating loss                                                          (2,497) 
 Finance costs                                                           (1,506) 
                                                                        -------- 
 Loss before tax                                                         (4,003) 
 Tax credit                                                                1,000 
                                                                        -------- 
 Loss after tax                                                          (3,003) 
                                                                        ======== 
 
 
 Year ended 31 December 2020             US Publishing   UK Publishing     Total 
                                                  $000            $000      $000 
 Revenue                                        63,137          63,746   126,883 
                                        ==============  ==============  ======== 
 
 Operating profit before amortisation 
  of acquired intangibles and 
  exceptional items                              3,249           8,360    11,609 
 Amortisation of acquired intangibles            (851)            (39)     (890) 
--------------------------------------  --------------  --------------  -------- 
 Segment result                                  2,398           8,321    10,719 
 Unallocated corporate expenses                                            (991) 
 Corporate exceptional items                                               (446) 
                                                                        -------- 
 Operating profit                                                          9,282 
 Finance costs                                                           (2,693) 
                                                                        -------- 
 Profit before tax                                                         6,589 
 Tax                                                                     (2,020) 
                                                                        -------- 
 Profit after tax                                                          4,569 
                                                                        ======== 
 

THE QUARTO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the condensed financial statements

   3.   Segmental analysis (continued) 
 
 Geographical revenue 
 The Group generates its revenue in the 
  following geographical areas: 
 
                                Six months   Six months     Year ended 
                                        to           to    31 December 
                              30 June 2021      30 June           2020 
                                 Unaudited         2020        Audited 
                                     $'000    Unaudited          $'000 
                                                  $'000 
 United States                      36,315       28,713         76,061 
 United Kingdom                      7,851        6,349         18,250 
 Europe                              6,611        6,233         17,446 
 Rest of the World                   6,087        5,570         15,126 
 Total                              56,864       46,865        126,883 
=========================  ===============  ===========  ============= 
 
   4.   Exceptional items 
 
                                                  Six months 
                                                          to     Year ended 
                                  Six months to      30 June    31 December 
                                   30 June 2021         2020           2020 
                                      Unaudited    Unaudited        Audited 
                                          $'000        $'000          $'000 
 Exceptional items comprised: 
 Restructuring costs                          -          228            251 
 Refinancing costs                            -          193            195 
 
 Total                                        -          421            446 
==============================  ===============  ===========  ============= 
 
   5.   Taxation 

Taxation for the six months to 30 June 2021 is based on the Group estimated underlying tax rate for the year.

THE QUARTO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the condensed financial statements

   6.   Earnings per share 
 
                                              Six months 
                                                      to     Six months    Year ended 
                                                 30 June             to   31 December 
                                                    2021   30 June 2020          2020 
                                               Unaudited      Unaudited       Audited 
 
                                                   $'000          $'000         $'000 
  From continuing operations 
  Profit/(loss) for the purposes of basic 
   and diluted earnings per share, being 
   net profit/(loss) attributable to owners 
   of the parent                                   2,149        (3,003)         4,569 
  Amortisation of acquired intangibles 
   (net of tax)                                        5            242           626 
  Exceptional items (net of tax)                       -            316           349 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  -------------  ------------ 
  Earnings/(loss) for the purposes of 
   adjusted earnings per share                     2,154        (2,445)         5,544 
============================================  ==========  =============  ============ 
 
                                                  Number         Number        Number 
  Weighted average number of shares           40,889,000     37,069,606    39,185,388 
  Dilutive outstanding options awards             43,482        157,659       123,037 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  -------------  ------------ 
  Diluted weighted average number of shares   40,932,482     37,227,265    39,308,425 
============================================  ==========  =============  ============ 
 
 
  Earnings/(loss) per share (cents)                Cents          Cents         Cents 
  From continuing operations 
  Basic                                              5.3          (8.1)          11.7 
  Diluted                                            5.3          (8.1)          11.6 
 
  Adjusted basic                                     5.3          (6.6)          14.1 
  Adjusted diluted                                   5.3          (6.6)          14.1 
 
 
   7.   Net debt 
 
                                                      30 June   31 December 
                                    30 June 2021         2020            20 
                                       Unaudited    Unaudited       Audited 
                                                    *Restated 
                                           $'000        $'000         $'000 
 Net debt comprised: 
 Cash and cash equivalents                19,044       11,547        22,079 
 Short term borrowings                   (3,905)      (5,000)      (41,819) 
 Medium and long-term borrowings        (31,498)     (43,940)             - 
 Net debt                               (16,359)     (37,393)      (19,740) 
                                   =============  ===========  ============ 
 

* The June 2020 figure has been restated to include Accrued Interest of $759k moved from other payables.

At 30 June 2021, the Group has a $18m syndicated facility, comprising a term loan, revolving credit facility and overdraft. These facilities expire on 16 July 2024 and are subject to covenants, which were all met in the current period. In addition, the Group has $23.0m of sub-ordinated loans with related parties, repayable on 31 August 2024 and a loan of $2.4m relating to government support given under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act of the USA.

   8.   Principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group 

There have been no changes to the principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group since the year-end. These are disclosed on pages 19 to 21 of the 2020 Annual Report.

THE QUARTO GROUP, INC.

Notes to the condensed financial statements

   9.   Financial instruments 

There are no material differences between the fair value of financial instruments and their carrying value.

10. Management Statement

This Interim Management Report (IMR) has been prepared solely to provide additional information to shareholders to assess the Group's strategies and the potential for those strategies to succeed. The IMR should not be relied on by any other party or for any other purpose.

The IMR contains certain forward-looking statements. These statements are made by the directors in good faith based on the information available to them up to the time of their approval of this report but such statements should be treated with caution due to the inherent uncertainties, including both economic and business risk factors, underlying any such forward-looking information.

Responsibility statement

We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:

a) the condensed set of financial statements, which has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting", gives a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the issuer, or the undertakings included in the consolidation as a whole as required by DTR 4.2.4R;

b) the interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.27R (indication of important events during the first six months and description of principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year); and

c) the interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.28R (disclosure of related party transactions and changes therein).

By the order of the board

 
 Chuk Kin Lau               Andrew Cumming 
  Chief Executive Officer    Chairman 
 
 3 August 2021              3 August 2021 
 

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