RNS Number : 9473B
Bovis Homes Group PLC
26 August 2008
BOVIS HOMES GROUP PLC
HALF-YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT
for the six months ended 30 June 2008
Issued 26 August 2008
The Board of Bovis Homes Group PLC today announces its interim results for 2008.
* Revenue generated of �149.3 million (2007 H1: �259.9 million)
* Adjusted profit before tax* of �11.7 million (2007 H1: �58.4 million)
* Adjusted earnings per share* of 7.1p (2007 H1: 34.2p)
* Interim dividend declared of 5p per share, reflective of challenging market conditions
* Gross margin of 26.3% (2007 H1: 32.6%) with adjusted operating margin at 10.0%* (2007 H1: 22.5%), significantly impacted by loss
of scale benefits on general overhead
* Restructuring undertaken with an anticipated 20% (circa �10 million) reduction in general overhead cost base on annualised basis
* 3,735 land plots successfully converted from strategic land in the first half of 2008 leading to consented land bank at 30 June
2008 of 14,294 plots (31 December 2007: 11,413 plots)
* Strategic landholdings of 20,982 potential plots (31 December 2007: 24,868 potential plots)
* Net debt of �93 million, 13% geared, with �220 million of total bank facilities in place until 2010
* No land write-downs required as at 30 June 2008
* 2008 figures adjusted for restructuring cost of �2.2 million (2007: �nil).
Commenting on the results, David Ritchie, Chief Executive of Bovis Homes Group PLC said: "The Group has taken decisive action in
response to the toughest period of trading it has experienced in its time as a public company. It has largely avoided new investments in
consented land, has reduced production levels and has restructured to cut operating costs. Having done so, the Group is well positioned to
deal with prevailing market conditions. The Group has a high quality land bank, largely sourced strategically, which has not required
write-downs in the half year and gearing remained low at 13%. The underlying profitability of private homes sales remained good in the first
half year with average sales price and gross margin reduced by just 4% and 2% respectively.
The Group's strategic land successes in the first half of 2008 have reduced the average plot cost of the consented land bank as a whole,
essential in supporting future profitability during a period when the outlook for house prices is highly uncertain.
The Group considers that the current difficult trading environment will continue for the foreseeable future with continued poor mortgage
liquidity limiting housing market activity. Actions continue to be taken to conserve cash and a realistic approach is being taken in respect
of achievable net prices for the Group's available homes to facilitate delivery of required volumes for the remainder of 2008."
Certain statements in this press release are forward looking statements. Forward looking statements involve evaluating a number of
risks, uncertainties or assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those
statements. Forward looking statements regarding past trends, results or activities should not be taken as a representation that such
trends, results or activities will continue in the future. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward looking statements.
Enquiries:
David Ritchie, Chief Executive
Neil Cooper, Group Finance Director
Bovis Homes Group PLC
Tel: 020 7321 5010
Results issued by:
Andrew Best / Emily Bruning
Shared Value Limited
Tel: 020 7321 5022 / 5027
Interim Management Report
These interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2008 have been delivered against the backdrop of the worst market the Group has
traded in for many years. The Group has sought to deliver a good quality of profit on the private homes it legally completed during the
first half of 2008, however a reduction in the volume of private homes legally completed has led to a much reduced level of absolute profit.
The Group gross margin has reduced, reflecting this lower private volume combined with an increase in the proportion of social and
partnership homes legally completed. Combined with an overhead base largely fixed in the short term, albeit 7% below the previous year, the
operating profit margin of the Group was sharply down on the prior year.
The Group has not only taken steps to reduce its overhead cost base but also to ensure that it conserves cash. It has reduced production
levels, is largely avoiding new land commitments and has acted quickly in reducing its cost base. Notwithstanding the fact that gearing, at
13%, remained relatively low at the half year, this level of gearing is likely to increase in the current challenging market, with average
net debt for the year as a whole expected to be in the range �110-�120 million. The Group has also announced that it intends to pay an
interim dividend for 2008 of 5p net per share, a substantial reduction from the 20p per share previously anticipated to be paid at this
stage.
The Group has been cautious in recent years in regard to investing in land with residential planning consent in place, given prevailing
costs. This caution has been allied with a focus on delivery of planning consent on strategic land already owned or controlled by the Group.
Success in conversion of this strategic land has been significant in recent years, leading to a position where the majority of the Group's
current consented land bank, some 58%, has been converted from the Group's strategic land bank. This long term activity has assisted the
Group in maintaining a low cost land bank on which it can develop new homes in the future, and it remains a key strategic priority for the
Group going forward.
Market conditions
The UK housing market has been badly impacted during 2008 as mortgage availability has reduced, following financial market turmoil in
the second half of 2007. As an example, according to the Bank of England, seasonally adjusted house purchase mortgage approvals in June
2008 were down by 68% against the prior year. As the vast majority of potential customers in the market require mortgage finance, this has
had a negative impact on the Group's levels of reservations and legal completions. Further exacerbating this impact has been a rise in
mortgage interest rates, despite a falling trend in the Bank of England base rate, and a reduction in loan-to-value ratios, both of which
impact critically on the ability of first-time buyers to proceed, given their general lack of equity. As first time buyers represent the
first rung on the ladder for housing chains, this is a particularly damaging development for the market.
This impact is clearly evident in market statistics. Firstly, transaction volumes across the market have declined. The latest government
data suggests that completed residential property transactions in England and Wales in June were 45% below the prior year. Secondly,
sentiment is now poor, as evidenced by a number of consumer confidence surveys. Accordingly, Nationwide and Halifax house price indices
suggest that market pricing is now falling as a result of reducing demand and falling confidence, and it is likely to take some time for
these conditions to stabilise or improve.
Results
The Group generated �149.3 million of revenue in the first half of 2008, a fall of 43% versus the comparable period (2007: �259.9
million). Housing revenue fell by 40%, contributed to by a 32% reduction in legal completions from 1,256 homes legally completed in 2007 to
851 homes legally completed in 2008. Of the Group's legal completions in 2008, 624 (73%) were of private homes and 227 (27%) were of social
and partnership homes. These proportions are as compared to 87% and 13% respectively over the same period in 2007. Private homes legal
completions fell by 43%, and social and partnership homes legal completions grew by 38%, albeit from a much smaller base.
In the first half of 2008, the Group delivered a private home average sales price of �196,700, some 4% lower than the average sales price
delivered for private homes in the first half of 2007 of �204,500. With the average size of private homes legally completed falling from
1,021 square feet to 964 square feet as a result of an increase in the selling mix of smaller homes, the underlying average sales price per
square foot for private homes increased by around 2%. The social and partnership homes average sales price for the first half of 2008 was
�87,800, a 3% decline on the previous year (2007: �90,400). In total, the Group's average sales price for the first half of 2008, at
�167,600, was 12% lower than that of the previous year (2007: �189,600), primarily from the impact of social housing increasing in the
selling mix from 13% to 27%.
Land sales reduced substantially compared to the prior year, with revenue of �4.9 million, and profits, less option costs, of �2.1 million,
as compared to revenue of �19.1 million and profits, less option costs, of �8.6 million in the first half of 2007. Given uncertainties on
house pricing, the land market has been subdued in the first half of the year.
The Group's underlying private housing margins fell by approximately 2%. Allied with other factors, including an increase in the
proportion of social and partnership homes sold which generate lower profit margins, reduced scale economies in semi-fixed site management
charges and cost increases in strategic planning fees and part-exchange provisions, the gross profit margin fell to 26.3% in the first half
of 2008 (2007: 32.6%).
Whilst overhead costs fell by 7% to �24.4 million, the impact of lower revenues, taken together with the gross margin decline, has been to
sharply reduce the operating margin, which was 10.0% for the half year before taking into account a �2.2 million one-off restructuring
charge incurred as a result of the cost reduction programme undertaken by the Group during the half (8.5% including this charge). This is as
compared to 22.5% in 2007 for the comparable period.
Following this cost reduction programme, the Group's Eastern regional office has been closed and a number of key functions of its Northern
region have been amalgamated with its Central region. Total staff numbers, both office and site-based, have been reduced by around 40%
compared to those employed at the start of the year. The Group anticipates the annualised saving in respect of general overheads from these
actions to be around 20% of its general overhead cost base (circa �10 million). Savings have also been made to direct site based costs and
the Group has reduced the level of subcontract labour working on its sites.
For the six months ended 30 June 2008 the Group achieved a pre-tax profit of �11.7 million before restructuring costs (�9.5 million after
restructuring costs) as compared to �58.4 million in the same period in 2007. Basic earnings per share has decreased in the half year from
34.2p in 2007 to 7.1p in 2008 before restructuring charges (5.7p after restructuring charges).
Dividends
The interim dividend of the Company will amount to 5p net per share, compared to the 17.5p interim dividend declared and paid for 2007.
This dividend will be paid on 21 November 2008 to holders of ordinary shares on the register at the close of business on 26 September 2008.
The Group recognises that it had previously indicated an intention to pay 20p per share at this time, dependent on the prevailing business
environment. In light of current difficult trading conditions, the Board considers this reduction to be a prudent action to take. The Board
intends to offer a scrip dividend alternative, pursuant to which the shareholders may elect to receive the whole or part of their dividend
in new ordinary shares credited as fully paid instead of cash, for the 2008 interim dividend.
Borrowings and financing
As at 30 June 2008, the Group had net debt of �93 million, representing gearing of 13%. The Group's average net borrowings for the first
half year were �81 million, and the Group now anticipates that average net debt for the year as a whole will be in the range �110 - �120
million. The Group has bilateral committed facilities of �220 million in place which do not mature until early 2010 and it will be
discussing its longer term banking arrangements with its bankers well ahead of that maturity.
This first half average borrowing position gave rise to total financing charges of �3.2 million, substantially higher than the
comparable period at �0.1 million. Of this total financing charge, cash interest expenses were �2.4 million (2007: �1.9 million income) and
�1.3 million (2007: �2.4 million) related to non-cash imputed interest expenses arising from land creditors, a reduction on the prior year
as the Group has seen a decline in the level of land creditors held on the balance sheet as at 30 June 2008 versus June 2007. The Group
also generated �0.5 million of non-cash pension financing interest income in the first half of 2008, as compared to �0.4 million income in
the first half of 2007.
Land
The Group has been successful in the first half of 2008 in converting strategic land, having obtained outline planning consent for both
Wellingborough and Filton. As a result, the Group's controlled and consented landbank has risen from 11,413 plots at the end of 2007 to
14,294 plots at the end of June 2008, of which approximately 58% was converted from the strategic land bank, and only 11% has been acquired
in the consented market since the start of 2007. Within this total are 2,200 plots at Filton and 900 plots at Wellingborough, both owned and
paid for. The balance of the plots with consent at Wellingborough remain controlled under a call option which can be exercised by the Group
in the future. The pace of material investment in these major and important projects remains under the control of the Group and is being
adjusted in light of market conditions.
The strategic land bank at 30 June 2008 stood at 20,982 potential plots as compared to 24,868 potential plots held at the start of the
year. This reduction is primarily due to the successful conversion of 3,735 plots into the consented land bank. The Group continues to
maintain a suitable organisational infrastructure to enable it to replenish this strategic land bank, which represents a key source of value
for the Group.
Having regard both to its carrying costs of land, and to reliable estimates at the balance sheet date of sales prices given prevailing
market conditions, no land provisions or write-downs have been necessary in this half year.
Pensions
As at 30 June 2008, the Group's actuary estimated that the Group's defined benefits pension scheme had moved from a surplus of �1.0m at
the end of 2007 to a deficit of �1.5 million. The main driver of this adverse movement has been the impact of poor investment conditions in
the equity markets reducing the value of the scheme's assets. This was partially offset by favourable changes in actuarial assumptions
applied to estimates of the Group's liabilities arising principally from increases in bond yields.
Principal risks and uncertainties
In a manner consistent with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Board has formally identified a number of principal risks and
uncertainties that may impact the business, reporting on this in full in its 2007 Annual report and accounts. The purpose of doing so is to
ensure that the Group is able to arrange its affairs such that it can avoid the risk, or mitigate the impact of the risk occurring. A number
of these risks relate to the Group's day to day operations, such as the risk of accidents occurring as a result of breaches of health and
safety standards or of environmental damage arising. Other risks and uncertainties are inherent in the activity of speculative housebuilding
and are principally commercial in nature, such as the risk of trading worsening as a result of fast moving developments in credit markets.
Notwithstanding the tougher trading environment at present, the Board has continued to ensure that operational risks remain a key focus of
management throughout the business: in particular in regard to risks that may result in injury or harm to individuals or to the environment.
It continues to manage these risks robustly and in a proactive manner.
More widely, the present trading environment gives rise to a number of material uncertainties which necessarily carry risk with them,
and which may have a material impact on the Group's performance over the next six months of the year. The more significant of these include
the volume of mortgage finance being made available, the direction and speed of national house price changes and the relative levels of
consumer confidence. The Group has outlined above a number of the activities it has taken, such as its overhead reduction programme, a
reduction in discretional purchasing and a reduction in dividend, which it regards as prudent given historically high levels of uncertainty
in the marketplace at present. It continues to monitor marketplace developments very carefully, to enable it to react accordingly, in
particular in terms of its cashflow.
Cumulative reservations
Cumulative sales achieved to 30 June 2008 for 2008 legal completion stood at 1,482 homes as compared to 2,282 homes at the same point in
2007 which represented a 35% decline in volume. Within this, the Group held 687 reservations for social and partnership homes (2007: 661
reservations) and 795 reservations for private homes (2007: 1,621 reservations).
Prospects
Looking forward to the full year, the Group's reservation levels since 30 June 2008 have continued to be notably lower than the previous
year. Cumulative sales achieved to 22 August 2008 for 2008 legal completion stood at 1,574 homes as compared to 2,592 homes at the same
point last year, a 39% decline year over year.
The Group anticipates private home sales volumes continuing at the current absolute level for the remainder of 2008. In response to current
market uncertainties, the Group is committed to competitive net pricing such that it can achieve volume delivery. Given current sentiment,
this is likely to further reduce private sales prices and profit margins achievable on incremental reservations over the remainder of 2008.
The Group has consistently invested on a long term basis enabling it to purchase a large proportion of its residential land through
conversion of its strategic land investments. Allied to this, the Group has a well designed product range focused towards low-rise,
mid-market housing, and has developed good expertise in the social and partnership housing sector. Having restructured the business to help
mitigate the impact from current housing market conditions, the Group will be able to exploit its strong asset base as and when the market
returns to more normal conditions.
Malcolm Harris
Chairman
Bovis Homes Group PLC
Group income statement
For the six months ended 30 Six months ended 30 Six months ended 30 Year ended
June 2008 (unaudited) June 2008 June 2007 31 Dec 2007
�000 �000 �000
Revenue 149,288 259,931 555,702
Cost of sales (109,965 ) (175,301 ) (382,659 )
Gross profit 39,323 84,630 173,043
Administrative expenses before (24,356 ) (26,116 ) (48,653 )
restructuring costs
Restructuring costs (2,248 ) - -
Operating profit before 12,719 58,514 124,390
financing costs
Financial income 608 3,258 6,158
Financial expenses (3,823 ) (3,363 ) (6,962 )
Net financing costs (3,215 ) (105 ) (804 )
Profit before tax 9,504 58,409 123,586
Income tax expense (2,616 ) (17,361 ) (36,727 )
Profit for the period 6,888 41,048 86,859
attributable to equity holders
of the parent
Earnings per share
Basic 5.7p 34.2p 72.4p
Diluted 5.7p 34.1p 72.2p
Dividend per share charged in
period
2007 final paid May 2008 17.5p - -
2007 interim paid November - - 17.5p
2007
2006 final paid May 2007 - 20.0p 20.0p
17.5p 20.0p 37.5p
Bovis Homes Group PLC
Group balance sheet
At 30 June 2008 (unaudited) 30 June 2008 30 June 2007 31 Dec 2007
�000 �000 �000
Assets
Goodwill 9,176 - 9,176
Property, plant and equipment 13,915 14,581 14,451
Available for sale financial 3,789 - 1,085
assets
Investments 22 22 22
Deferred tax assets 3,761 3,187 3,233
Trade and other receivables 6,222 2,734 2,589
Retirement benefit asset - 2,830 1,010
Total non-current assets 36,885 23,354 31,566
Inventories 887,893 745,898 870,550
Trade and other receivables 34,082 42,378 52,725
Cash 4,006 132,829 346
Total current assets 925,981 921,105 923,621
Total assets 962,866 944,459 955,187
Equity
Issued capital 60,482 60,376 60,415
Share premium 157,054 156,290 156,734
Hedge reserve - 4 -
Retained earnings 489,403 483,121 506,594
Total equity attributable to 706,939 699,791 723,743
equity holders of the parent
Liabilities
Bank loans 25,000 24,995 25,000
Trade and other payables 28,891 35,358 28,816
Retirement benefit obligations 1,530 - -
Provisions 562 2,004 1,463
Total non-current liabilities 55,983 62,357 55,279
Bank overdraft 1,015 - 3,588
Bank loans 71,383 - 16,000
Trade and other payables 125,353 165,480 142,291
Provisions 728 - 500
Tax liabilities 1,465 16,831 13,786
Total current liabilities 199,944 182,311 176,165
Total liabilities 255,927 244,668 231,444
Total equity and liabilities 962,866 944,459 955,187
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were approved by the Board of directors
on 22 August 2008
Bovis Homes Group PLC
Group statement of cash flows
For the six months ended 30 Six months ended Six months ended Year ended
June 2008
(unaudited) 30 June 2008 30 June 2007 31 Dec 2007
�000 �000 �000
Cash flows from operating
activities
Profit for the period 6,888 41,048 86,859
Depreciation 644 698 1,421
Financial income (608 ) (3,258 ) (6,158 )
Financial expenses 3,823 3,363 6,962
Profit on sale of property, (33 ) (1 ) (43 )
plant and equipment
Equity-settled share-based (402 ) (319 ) 133
payment expenses
Income tax expense 2,616 17,361 36,727
Available for sale financial (2,704 ) - (1,085 )*
assets
Other non cash items 147 - 996
Operating profit before 10,371 58,892 125,812
changes in working capital and
provisions
Decrease/(increase) in trade 14,993 (19,962 ) (28,736 )
and other receivables
(Increase)/decrease in (17,488 ) 12,180 (42,195 )
inventories
Decrease in trade and other (18,206 ) (2,998 ) (39,519 )
payables
Decrease in provisions and (673 ) (1,760 ) (6,301 )
employee benefits
Cash generated from operations (11,003 ) 46,352 9,061
Interest paid (2,564 ) (2,475 ) (4,812 )
Income taxes paid (14,942 ) (18,257 ) (39,052 )
Net cash from operating (28,509 ) 25,620 (34,803 )
activities
Cash flows from investing
activities
Interest received 78 2,960 5,420
Acquisition of property, plant (143 ) (520 ) (879 )
and equipment
Proceeds from sale of plant 68 20 106
and equipment
Acquisition of subsidiary net - - (73,304 )
of cash acquired
Net cash from investing 3 2,460 (68,657 )
activities
Cash flows from financing
activities
Dividends paid (21,031 ) (23,976 ) (44,990 )
Proceeds from the issue of 387 884 1,367
share capital
Drawdown/(repayment) of 55,383 (15,000 ) 1,000
borrowings
Net cash from financing 34,739 (38,092 ) (42,623 )
activities
Net increase/(decrease) in 6,233 (10,012 ) (146,083 )
cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at (3,242 ) 142,841 142,841
the start of period
Cash and cash equivalents at 2,991 132,829 (3,242 )
the end of period
*Previously reported as a component of trade and other receivable movement Bovis Homes Group PLC
Group statement of recognised income and expense
For the six months ended 30 Six months ended Six months ended Year ended
June 2008
(unaudited) 30 June 2008 30 June 2007 31 Dec 2007
�000 �000 �000
Revaluation of available for (17 ) - -
sale financial assets
Deferred tax on revaluation of 5 - -
available for sale financial
assets
Effective portion of changes - 165 160
in fair value of interest rate
cash flow hedges
Deferred tax on changes in - (49 ) (48 )
fair value of interest rate
cash flow hedges
Actuarial (loss)/gain on (3,100 ) 5,770 3,750
defined benefit pension scheme
Deferred tax on actuarial 868 (1,886 ) (1,325 )
movements on defined benefit
pension scheme
Deferred tax on other employee (402 ) (471 ) (790 )
benefits
Net income recognised directly (2,646 ) 3,529 1,747
in equity
Profit for the period 6,888 41,048 86,859
Total recognised income and 4,242 44,577 88,606
expense for the period
attributable to equity holders
of the parent
Notes to the accounts
1 Basis of preparation
Bovis Homes Group PLC ('the Company') is a company domiciled in the United Kingdom. The condensed consolidated interim financial
statements of the Company for the six months ended 30 June 2008 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as 'the
Group') and the Group's interest in associates.
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements were authorised for issue by the directors on 22 August 2008. The financial
statements are unaudited but have been reviewed by KPMG Audit Plc.
The condensed interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS34 'Interim Financial Reporting' as endorsed by the
EU. As required by the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Services Authority, the condensed consolidated interim financial
statements have been prepared applying the accounting policies and presentation that were applied in the preparation of the Company's
published consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007, which were prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by
the EU.
As the Group's main operation is that of a housebuilder and it operates entirely within the United Kingdom, there are no separate
segments, either business or geographic, to disclose.
In common with the rest of the UK housebuilding industry, activity occurs year-round, but there are two principal selling seasons: spring
and autumn. As these fall into two separate half years, the seasonality of the business is not pronounced, although it is biased towards
the second half of the year under normal trading conditions.
The condensed interim financial statements do not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 240 of the Companies Act
1985. The figures for the half years ended 30 June 2008 and 30 June 2007 are unaudited. The comparative figures for the financial year
ended 31 December 2007 are not the Company's statutory accounts for that financial year. Those accounts have been reported on by the
Company's auditors and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors was (i) unqualified, (ii) did not include a
reference to any matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their report, and (iii) did not contain
a statement under section 237 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 1985.
2 Earnings per share
Basic earnings per ordinary share for the six months ended 30 June 2008 is calculated on profit after tax of �6,888,000 (six months
ended 30 June 2007: �41,048,000; year ended 31 December 2007: �86,859,000) over the weighted average of 120,194,838 (six months ended 30
June 2007: 119,880,594; year ended 31 December 2007: 119,984,811) ordinary shares in issue during the period. For presentation purposes, an
earnings per share statistic has been disclosed in the interim management report after adjusting for restructuring costs incurred in the
year. This adjustment was made by adding an additional �1,619,000 to the Group's profit after tax, being the Group's 2008 restructuring
charge of �2,248,000 tax-effected at 28%.
Diluted earnings per ordinary share is calculated on profit after tax of �6,888,000 (six months ended 30 June 2007: �41,048,000; year
ended 31 December 2007: �86,859,000) over the diluted weighted average of 120,298,768 (six months ended 30 June 2007: 120,229,838; year
ended 31 December 2007: 120,244,911) ordinary shares potentially in issue during the period. The average number of shares is diluted in
reference to the average number of potential ordinary shares held under option during the period. This dilutive effect amounts to the number
of ordinary shares which would be purchased using the aggregate difference in value between the market value of shares and the share option
exercise price. The market value of shares has been calculated using the average ordinary share price during the period. Only share options
which have met their cumulative performance criteria have been included in the dilution calculation.
3 Dividends
The following dividends per qualifying ordinary share were paid by the Group.
(unaudited) Six months ended Six months ended Year ended
30 June 2008 30 June 2007 31 Dec 2007
May 2008: 17.5p (May 2007: 21,031 23,976 23,976
20.0p)
November 2007: 17.5p - - 21,014
21,031 23,976 44,990
An interim dividend in respect of 2008 of 5.0p per share, amounting to a total dividend of �6,048,000 based on the shares in issue as at
30 June 2008, was declared by the Board on 22 August 2008. This interim dividend will be paid on 21 November 2008 to shareholders on the
register at the close of business on 26 September 2008. This dividend has not been recognised as a liability at the balance sheet date.
4 Income taxes
Current tax
Current tax expense for the interim periods presented is the expected tax payable on the taxable income for the period, calculated using
a corporation tax rate of 30% up to 5 April 2008, and 28% thereafter, adjusted to take account of deferred taxation movements.
Current tax for current and prior periods is classified as a current liability to the extent that it is unpaid. Amounts paid in excess
of amounts owed are classified as a current asset.
Deferred tax
The amount of deferred tax provided is based on the expected manner of realisation or settlement of the carrying amount of assets and
liabilities using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.
5 Related party transactions
Transactions between fellow subsidiaries, which are related parties, during the first half of 2008 have been eliminated on consolidation, as
have transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries during this period. The Group's associates are disclosed in the Group's Annual
report and accounts 2007.
Transactions between the Group and key management personnel in the first half of 2008 were limited to those relating to remuneration,
previously disclosed as part of the Group's Report on directors remuneration published with the Group's Annual report and accounts 2007. No
material change has occurred in these arrangements in the first half of 2008.
Mr Malcolm Harris, a Group Director, is a non-executive Director of the National House Builders Council (NHBC), and the House Builders
Federation. The Group trades in the normal course of business, on an arms-length basis, with the NHBC for provision of a number of
building-related services, most materially for provision of warranties on new homes sold and for performance bonding on infrastructure
obligations. The Group pays subscription fees and fees for research as required to the House Builders Federation.
Total net payments were as follows:
(unaudited) Six months ended Six months ended
30 June 2008 30 June 2007
�000's �000's
NHBC 813 1,298
HBF 57 58
There have been no related party transactions in the first six months of the current financial year which have materially affected the
financial performance or position of the Group, and which have not been disclosed.
6 Reconciliation of net cash flow to net (debt)/cash
(unaudited) Six months ended Six months ended Year ended
30 June 2008 30 June 2007 31 Dec 2007
�000 �000 �000
Net increase/(decrease) in
cash and cash equivalents 6,233 (10,012 ) (146,083 )
(Drawdown)/Repayment of (55,383 ) 15,000 (1,000 )
borrowings
Fair value adjustments to - 165 160
interest rate swaps
Net (debt)/cash at start of (44,242 ) 102,681 102,681
period
Net (debt)/cash at end of (93,392 ) 107,834 (44,242 )
period
Analysis of net (debt)/cash:
Cash 4,006 132,829 346
Bank overdraft (1,015 ) - (3,588 )
Bank loans (96,383 ) (25,000 ) (41,000 )
Fair value of interest rate - 5 -
swaps
Net (debt)/cash (93,392 ) 107,834 (44,242 )
7 Group statement of changes in equity
(unaudited) Total Issued Share Hedge Total
retained capital premium reserve
earnings
For the six months ended30 �000 �000 �000 �000 �000
June 2008
Balance at 1 January 2007 462,162 60,288 155,494 (112 ) 677,832
Total recognised income and 44,461 - - 116 44,577
expense
Issue of share capital - 88 796 - 884
Share based payments 474 - - - 474
Dividends paid to shareholders (23,976 ) - - - (23,976 )
Balance at 30 June 2007 483,121 60,376 156,290 4 699,791
Balance at 1 January 2007 462,162 60,288 155,494 (112 ) 677,832
Total recognised income and 88,494 - - 112 88,606
expense
Issue of share capital - 127 1,240 - 1,367
Share based payments 928 - - - 928
Dividends paid to shareholders (44,990 ) - - - (44,990 )
Balance at 31 December 2007 506,594 60,415 156,734 - 723,743
Balance at 1 January 2008 506,594 60,415 156,734 - 723,743
Total recognised income and 4,242 - - - 4,242
expense
Issue of share capital - 67 320 - 387
Share based payments (402 ) - - - (402 )
Dividends paid to shareholders (21,031 ) - - - (21,031 )
Balance at 30 June 2008 489,403 60,482 157,054 - 706,939
8 Circulation to shareholders
The interim report will be sent to shareholders. Further copies will be available on request from the Company Secretary, Bovis Homes
Group PLC, The Manor House, North Ash Road, New Ash Green, Longfield, Kent DA3 8HQ.
Further information on Bovis Homes Group PLC can be found on the Group's corporate website www.bovishomes.co.uk/plc including the
analyst presentation document which will be presented at the Group's results meeting on 26 August 2008.
Statement of Directors* responsibility
We confirm to the best of our knowledge:
* The condensed set of financial statements has been prepared in accordance with IAS34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the
EU;
* The interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by:
(a) DTR 4.2.7.R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, being an indication of important events that have occurred during the first six
months of the financial year and their impact on the condensed set of financial statements; and a description of the principal risks and
uncertainties for the remaining six months of the year; and
(b) DTR 4.2.8.R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, being related party transactions that have taken place in the first six months of
the current financial year and that have materially affected the financial position or performance of the entity during that period; and any
changes in the related party transaction described in the last annual report that could do so.
For and on behalf of the Board,
David Ritchie Neil Cooper
Chief Executive Finance Director
22 August 2008
Independent review report by KPMG Audit Plc to Bovis Homes Group PLC
Introduction
We have been instructed by the Company to review the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six
months ended 30 June 2008 which comprises the Group income statement, Group balance sheet, Group statement of cash flows, Group statement of
recognised income and expense and the related explanatory notes. We have read the other information contained in the half-yearly financial
report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set
of financial statements.
This report is made solely to the Company in accordance with the terms of our engagement to assist the Company in meeting the requirements
of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (*the DTR*) of the UK*s Financial Services Authority (*the UK FSA*). Our review has been undertaken
so that we might state to the Company those matters we are required to state to it in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest
extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company for our review work, for this report, or
for the conclusions we have reached.
Directors' responsibilities
The half-yearly financial report is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the directors. The directors are responsible for
preparing the half-yearly financial report in accordance with the DTR of the UK FSA.
As disclosed in note 1, the annual financial statements of the Group are prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the EU. The
condensed set of financial statements included in this half-yearly financial report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim
Financial Reporting as adopted by the EU.
Our responsibility
Our responsibility is to express to the Company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial
report based on our review.
Scope of review
We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (UK and Ireland) 2410 Review of Interim Financial
Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity issued by the Auditing Practices Board for use in the UK. A review of interim
financial information consists of making enquiries, principally of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying
analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International
Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant
matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
Conclusion
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the
half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2008 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34 as
adopted by the EU and the DTR of the UK FSA.
KPMG Audit Plc
Chartered Accountants
London
22 August 2008
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