Options: Final results 2007 – Board meeting on 9/5 for capital

 


Options Cassoulides Plc announces that at the meeting held on April 22, 2008 at 16.00 at the Company’s Head Office, the Board of Directors decided the following:

 

1. Examined and approved the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 (attached). 

 

2. Decided that the Annual General Meeting will take place on June 26, 2008 at 16.00 at the Company’s office (24-32 Mich. Paridi, 1041 Nicosia). 

 

3. After examining the three-year Strategic Plan, which will be presented in its final form to the Board of Directors in a month and to the investing public in two months and taking into account its provisions for the strengthening and expansion of the Group’s activities abroad, it decided to propose to the AGM the non-payment of a dividend for 2007. 

 

4. The Board of Directors will continue the talks on capital issues on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 16.00.

 

 

 

OPTIONS CASSOULIDES LTD

 

Profit and loss account

 

 

2007

2006

Sales

 

 

21.618.402

19.085.198

Cost of sales

 

 

(16.026.671)

(12.966.091)

Gross profit

 

 

5.591.731

6.119.107

Other operating income

 

 

1.923.239

252.155

 

 

 

 

Other operating expenses

(88.039)

(34.611)

Selling and distribution expenses

(3.014.127)

(2.318.485)

Administrative expenses

 

 

 

(2.632.828)

(2.250.951)

Profit from operations before finance cost

1.779.976

1.767.215

Finance income

 

58.084

79.943

Finance cost

 

(716.681)

(439.439)

Net finance cost

 

 

(658.597)

(359.496)

 

 

 

 

 

Share of profit of associated companies

 

 

 

22.487

193.458

 

 

 

 

 

Profit before taxation

 

 

 

1.143.866

1.601.177

Taxation

 

 

 

(189.102)

(220.306)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the year

 

 

954.764

1.380.871

 

 

 

 

  Attributable to:

 

 

 

Shareholders of holding company

 

 

 

808.534

1.332.183

Minority interest

 

 

 

146.230

48.688

 

 

 

 

954.764

1.380.871

Earnings per share (basic and fully diluted)

 

 

 

1,74

2,87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet

 

 

 

                                                                                                          

2007

£

 

2006

£

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

Non current assets

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

9.584.223

9.397.952

Investment property 

 

3.031.718

490.000

Goodwill   

 

3.656.521

3.679.004

Investments in associated companies 

 

691.920

1.908.842

Investments available for sale

 

196.507

712.770

Investments held to maturity

 

100.000

-

Deferred taxation 

 

168.145

33.833

 

 

17.429.034

16.222.401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Stock

 

669.963

790.841

Trade and other debtors

 

9.622.632

7.574.778

Taxation refundable

147.172

52.270

Cash in hand and at bank

3.309.800

1.895.453

 

 

13.749.567

10.313.342

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

31.178.601

26.535.743

 

 

 

Equity and liabilities

 

 

Capital and reserves

 

 

Share capital

 

4.635.245

4.635.245

Share premium 

 

1.366.900

1.366.900

Revaluation reserves

 

214.306

140.987

Exchange difference

 

(417.251)

(360.335)

Interest consolidation reserves

 

1.735.302

1.735.302

Equity reserve

 

(109.579)

(159.695)

Profit and loss account reserve

 

4.543.428

4.522.925

 

 

11.968.351

11.881.329

 

 

 

Minority interest

 

627.387

461.845

 

 

12.595.738

12.343.174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non current liabilities

 

 

Interest bearing borrowing

 

5.579.850

5.539.813

Deferred taxation

 

502.673

233.046

 

 

6.082.523

5.772.859

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

Bank overdrafts

 

1.654.066

406.863

Trade and other creditors

9.615.689

6.783.743

Taxation due 

 

53.095

62.360

Interest bearing borrowing

 

1.177.490

1.166.744

 

12.500.340

8.419.710

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

18.582.863

14.192.569

 

 

 

 

Total equity and liabilities

31.178.601

26.535.743