Interim Management Statement (0955U)
16 Dicembre 2011 - 8:00AM
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Punch Taverns PLC
16 December 2011
PUNCH TAVERNS PLC
Interim Management Statement for the 16 weeks to 10 December
2011
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE IN LINE WITH MANAGEMENT EXPECTATIONS
Trading
-- Average net income per pub across the full estate +1.3%
-- Core estate: Like-for-like net income -1.5% (-2.1% 52 weeks to August 2011)
-- Non-core estate: Like-for-like net income -10.4% (-13% 52 weeks to August 2011)
-- Disposal proceeds of GBP31 million, slightly ahead of book value
Average net income per pub across the full estate of 4,888 pubs
increased by 1.3% over the quarter, benefiting from the ongoing
disposal of non-core assets.
Core estate
Like-for-like net income trends in our core estate of 2,948 pubs
declined by 1.5%, a slight improvement on that seen in our 2011
financial year. Within this, pubs in the South of the UK continue
to show an improved performance with a growth in like-for-like net
income, offset by declines in the North of the UK.
The percentage of pubs on substantive agreements remains at 95%
and we are seeing healthy levels of interest from new applicants.
The number of closed pubs in the core estate remains very low at
just 11 and less than 2% of our estate is on tenancy-at-will
agreements for which we are actively seeking new applicants.
We continue to build on the popularity of the Punch Buying Club
with 25% of our drinks orders now placed online (21% at August
2011). We recently completed our 2011 roadshows, the largest in the
sector, with over 48% of our Partners attending, bringing together
a wide range of suppliers of drinks, food, services and expertise,
all to help our Partners build their businesses.
Maximising value from non-core assets
We remain on track to dispose of between 400 and 500 non-core
pubs for the full year. During the quarter we sold 116 pubs,
together with other assets for proceeds of GBP31 million, slightly
ahead of book value. The disposed pubs generated just GBP1.2
million of EBITDA over the last 12 months, demonstrating the
accretive nature of these disposals.
Capital structure review
As announced at the time of our preliminary results, we are
actively reviewing options with a view to optimising our capital
structure and to facilitate our plan to downsize the estate
effectively. This review is currently ongoing and, accordingly, we
will engage in a dialogue with stakeholders at the appropriate
time.
Whilst reviewing these options, we continued to provide
financial support to the securitisations (Punch A and Punch B)
during the quarter. Without this support the DSCR's (Debt Service
Cover Ratio) would have remained below their respective financial
covenant levels.
Roger Whiteside, Chief Executive Officer of Punch Taverns plc,
commented:
"Trading in the first sixteen weeks of the financial year has
been broadly in line with management expectations. While the UK
consumer environment is likely to remain challenging for at least
the near-term, we have a clear operational plan to return the core
estate to growth in the medium-term and extract maximum value from
our non-core assets."
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ENQUIRIES;
Punch Taverns plc Tel: 01283 501 948
Roger Whiteside, Chief Executive Officer
Steve Dando, Finance Director
Brunswick Group LLP Tel: 0207 404 5959
Mike Smith
Nina Coad
Forward-looking statements
This announcement may contain certain statements about
the future outlook for Punch. Although we believe our
expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, any
statements about future outlook may be influenced by
factors that could cause actual outcomes and results
to be materially different.
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