KBC Ancora closes financial year 2019/2020 with a profit of EUR
60.8 million
Regulated information, Leuven, 28 August 2020 (17.40 hrs
CEST)
KBC Ancora closes financial year
2019/2020 with a profit of EUR 60.8 million
KBC Ancora recorded a profit of EUR 60.8
million in the financial year 2019/2020, equivalent to EUR 0.78 per
share. This compares with a profit of EUR 253.7 million in the
previous financial year. The full-year result was determined by the
income from the interim dividend received on the participating
interest in KBC Group (EUR 77.5 million), operating costs (EUR 2.2
million) and interest charges (EUR 14.5 million). The result in the
second half of the financial year was EUR -8.2 million, or EUR
-0.11 per share. As announced on 2 April 2020, the
Board of Directors of Almancora Société de gestion, statutory
director of KBC Ancora, decided not to distribute an interim
dividend in respect of the financial year 2019/2020 and not to
propose payment of a final dividend.
The Board of Directors of Almancora Société de
gestion, statutory director of KBC Ancora NV, hereby announces the
annual figures for the financial year ended 30 June 2020, subject
to the approval of the General Meeting of KBC Ancora Shareholders
to be held on 30 October 2020.
Abridged financial summaries and
notes1
Results for the financial
year
|
Financial year total (x EUR
1,000) |
2019/2020 per share (in EUR) |
Financial year
total (x EUR 1,000) |
2018/2019 per share (in EUR) |
Income |
77,561 |
0.99 |
271,353 |
3.47 |
Dividends from financial fixed assets |
77,516 |
0.99 |
271,307 |
3.46 |
Other income |
45 |
0.00 |
46 |
0.00 |
Expenses |
16,713 |
0.21 |
17,610 |
0.22 |
Cost of debt |
14,470 |
0.18 |
15,096 |
0.19 |
Services and sundry goods |
2,241 |
0.03 |
2,512 |
0.03 |
Other costs |
2 |
0.00 |
1 |
0.00 |
Result after
taxes |
60,848 |
0.78 |
253,743 |
3.24 |
Number of shares in issue* |
|
78,301,314 |
|
78,301,314 |
* No instruments have been issued which could
lead to dilution.
KBC Ancora recorded a profit of EUR 60.8 million
in the financial year 2019/2020, compared with a profit of EUR
253.7 million in the previous financial year.Income (EUR 77.6
million) principally comprised the dividend received on the
participating interest in KBC Group (EUR 77.5 million). Expenses
(EUR 16.7 million) consisted mainly of the usual operating costs
(EUR 2.2 million) and interest charges (EUR 14.5 million).
Developments in the last six months of
the financial year 2019/2020
KBC Group did not distribute a final dividend in
respect of the financial year 2019. KBC Ancora decided not to
distribute an interim dividend in respect of the financial year
2019/2020, and not to propose payment of a final dividend.
In a press release dated 30 March 2020, KBC
Group announced that its Board of Directors had decided, in line
with the European Central Bank recommendation in relation to the
Covid-19 pandemic, not to propose a final dividend for the
financial year 2019. This was followed on 2 April 2020 by a press
release from KBC Ancora announcing that the Board of Directors of
Almancora Société de gestion, statutory director of KBC Ancora, had
decided not to distribute an interim dividend in respect of the
financial year 2019/2020 and not to propose a final dividend. The
press release also stated that the Board of Directors will propose
to the General Meeting of Shareholders in October 2020 to allocate
5% of the result to the legal reserve and to add the balance to the
available reserves. As a result KBC Ancora has a liquidity buffer
which can be used to meet its future financial obligations. These
decisions reflect the decision by the statutory director to adopt,
like KBC Group, a cautious stance in exceptional circumstances.
Participating interest in KBC Group, net debt
position and net asset value
KBC Ancora did not buy or sell any KBC Group
shares in the second half of the financial year, and holds
77,516,380 KBC Group shares.
The net asset value of the KBC Ancora share
corresponds to 0.99 times the price of the KBC Group share, less
the net debt2 per share. KBC Ancora’s net debt position as at 30
June 2020 stood at EUR 3.61 per share. The net debt position at the
end of the previous financial year amounted to EUR 4.39 per
share.
Based on the price of the KBC Group share on 30
June 2020 (EUR 51.06), the net asset value of one KBC Ancora share
amounted to EUR 46.94, and the KBC Ancora share (EUR 30.28) was
trading at a discount of 35.5% to its net asset value.
The following charts illustrate the movements in
the price of the KBC Group and KBC Ancora shares and the discount
of the KBC Ancora share to its net asset value.
Trend in KBC Group and KBC Ancora share price (July 2019 –
June 2020) |
Trend in discount of the KBC Ancora share to its net asset
value (July 2019 – June 2020) |
|
|
Result for the second half of the
financial year (FY) 2019/2020
|
2H FY total (x EUR 1,000) |
2019/2020 per share (in EUR) |
2H FY total (x EUR 1,000) |
2018/2019per share (in EUR) |
Income |
18 |
0.00 |
193,808 |
2.48 |
Dividends from financial fixed assets |
0 |
0.00 |
193,791 |
2.47 |
Other income |
18 |
0.00 |
17 |
0.00 |
Expenses |
8,263 |
0.11 |
8,757 |
0.11 |
Cost of debt |
7,235 |
0.09 |
7,519 |
0.10 |
Services and sundry goods |
1,027 |
0.01 |
1,237 |
0.02 |
Other costs |
1 |
0.00 |
1 |
0.00 |
Result after
taxes |
-8,244 |
-0.11 |
185,051 |
2.36 |
Number of shares in issue |
|
78,301,314 |
|
78,301,314 |
KBC Ancora recorded a loss after tax of EUR 8.2
million in the second half of the year under review, or EUR 0.11
per share. In the same period in the previous financial year, KBC
Ancora recorded a profit of EUR 185.1 million.
As KBC Group did not distribute a final dividend
in respect of the financial year 2019, KBC Ancora received
virtually no income in the second half-year. Over the same period
in the previous financial year, KBC Ancora received dividends
amounting to EUR 193.8 million on its participating interest in KBC
Group.
Expenses in the second half-year (EUR 8.3
million) were EUR 0.5 million lower than a year earlier, and were
principally determined by the following factors:
- The usual operating expenses amounted to EUR 1.0 million, EUR
0.2 million less than in the same period in the previous financial
year. Of this total, EUR 0.8 million relates to costs incurred
within the cost-sharing agreement with Cera. Other costs consisted
among other things of listing fees and management costs.
- Cost of debt amounted to EUR 7.2 million, EUR 0.3 million less
than in the same period in the previous financial year. The
difference was due mainly to the reduction of EUR 32 million in
outstanding financial liabilities from May 2019.
Balance sheet as at 30 June
2020
(x
EUR 1,000) |
30.06.2020 |
30.06.2019 |
30.06.2018 |
BALANCE SHEET
TOTAL |
3,150,309 |
3,089,448 |
3,108,930 |
Assets |
|
|
|
Fixed
assets |
3,088,253 |
3,088,253 |
3,088,253 |
Financial fixed
assets |
3,088,253 |
3,088,253 |
3,088,253 |
Current
assets |
62,057 |
1,195 |
20,678 |
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Equity |
2,805,737 |
2,744,889 |
2,732,313 |
Contributed
capital |
2,021,871 |
2,021,871 |
2,021,871 |
Legal
reserve |
75,175 |
72,132 |
59,445 |
Other unavailable
reserves |
650,117 |
650,117 |
650,117 |
Available
reserves |
57,806 |
0 |
0 |
Profit (loss)
carried forward |
767 |
767 |
879 |
Creditors |
344,573 |
344,559 |
376,617 |
Amounts falling
due after more than one year |
343,000 |
343,000 |
200,000 |
Amounts falling
due within one year |
198 |
179 |
175,186 |
Accruals and deferred income |
1,374 |
1,380 |
1,431 |
Total assets stood at EUR 3.15 billion on 30
June 2020, EUR 60.8 million more than a year earlier.
The number of KBC Group shares in portfolio
remained unchanged in the year under review. At the balance sheet
date, KBC Ancora held a total of 77,516,380 KBC Group shares. The
net book value of the KBC Group shares was unchanged, at EUR 39.84
per share. The stock market price of the KBC Group share on the
balance sheet date was EUR 51.06.
Debt remained virtually unchanged from the
position as at the balance sheet date in the previous financial
year (EUR 344.6 million, including financial debt of EUR 343
million). Current assets rose by EUR 60.9 million compared with a
year earlier, to stand at EUR 62.0 million.
After addition of the result carried forward
from the previous financial year (EUR 0.8 million), the result
available for appropriation amounted to EUR 61.6 million. As
announced on 2 April 2020, the Board of Directors of Almancora
Société de gestion, statutory director of KBC Ancora, decided not
to distribute an interim dividend in respect of the financial year
2019/2020 and not to propose a final dividend. The following
appropriation of profit will accordingly be proposed to the General
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 30 October 2020:
- addition of EUR 3.0 million (5% of
the profit for the financial year) to the legal reserve;
- addition of EUR 57.8 million to the
available reserves
- carry-forward of the balance of EUR
0.8 million, or EUR 0.01 per share, to the next financial
year.
Notes on anticipated developments in the
financial year 2020/2021
Costs within the cost-sharing agreement with
Cera are expected to amount to approximately EUR 1.8 million. Total
interest charges for the financial year 2020/2021 are estimated at
approximately EUR 14.5 million. Other operating costs are likely to
be around EUR 0.8 million.
Barring exceptional or unforeseen circumstances,
KBC Group's dividend policy is to aim for a dividend payout ratio
(including the coupon on the outstanding Additional Tier-1
instruments) of at least 50% of the consolidated profit. In normal
circumstances, an interim dividend of EUR 1.00 per share will be
distributed in November each year, followed by a final dividend
after the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.KBC Group
announced on 30 March 2020 that, in line with the recommendation by
the European Central Bank as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, it
was withdrawing the proposal to the General Meeting of KBC Group on
7 May 2020 to distribute a final dividend of EUR 2.50 per share in
respect of 2019, and that an evaluation would be carried out in
October 2020 of whether all or part of this withdrawn final
dividend could be distributed later this year (2020) in the form of
an interim dividend. On 6 August 2020 however, following the most
recent recommendation from the European Central Bank (July 2020),
KBC Group announced that it would be unable to implement its usual
dividend policy. This means that no interim dividend will be paid
out in November 2020.
Information on the external audit of the
annual accounting data
The auditor, KPMG Réviseurs d’entreprises,
represented by Kenneth Vermeire, has issued an unqualified opinion
on the financial statements and has confirmed that the accounting
data included in this press release contain no obvious
inconsistencies compared with the financial statements.
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KBC Ancora is a listed company
which holds 18.6% of the shares in KBC Group and which together
with Cera, MRBB and the Other Permanent Shareholders is responsible
for the shareholder stability and further development of the KBC
group. As core shareholders of KBC Group, these parties have signed
a shareholder agreement to this effect.
Financial calendar:29 September
2020 Annual Report 2019/2020 available and notice
of Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders30 October
2020 Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders29 January
2021 Interim
financial report (1H)27 August
2021
Annual press release for the financial year 2020/2021
This press release is available in Dutch, French
and English on the website www.kbcancora.be.KBC Ancora Investor
Relations & Press contact: Jan BergmansTel.: +32 (0)16
279672E-mail: jan.bergmans@kbcancora.be or mailbox@kbcancora.be
1
KBC Ancora's reporting is based on Belgian GAAP.
2
Net debt is defined here as total liabilities less total assets
excluding financial fixed assets.
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