Preliminary Results
29 March 2007
General Capital Group Plc (AIM: GENC), the asset and venture finance specialist, today announces its unaudited Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2006
Financial Highlights
- Gross loan portfolio increased by 36% to £38m (2005: £28m)
- Turnover up 32% to £8.1m (2005: £6.1m)
- Profit before taxation and preference dividends up 32% to £1.3m (2005: £1m)
- Statutory profit before taxation up 22% to £1.0m (2005: £0.8m)
- £1.7m unrealised (pre tax) gain generated in respect of UK listed investments (2005: £1.1m)
- Basic and diluted earnings per share 3.56p (2005: 4.02p)
Business Highlights
- Admission to AIM in September 2006
- £2.16m placing on Admission
- Redemption of £1.8m convertible loan note in March 2006
- Strong and continuing growth across all lending divisions
Subsequent Events - March 2007
- £10m equity fund raising
- Increase and renewal of senior bank facilities
- Acquisition of Norton Folgate FG Plc
Commenting on the Results, Jonathan Hill, Executive Deputy Chairman of General Capital said: "These Results underscore again the robustness of the General Capital debt led model which, for the past 16 years, has provided shareholders with unbroken profit growth. We are seeing strong demand across our asset, property and venture finance lending divisions. An exceptionally large number of high quality lending opportunities within the £0.25 million to £0.75 million venture finance business have and continue to present themselves.
"The recent fund raising of £10m before expenses and accompanying increase in our senior debt facilities will enable us to ensure that the balance of the loan portfolio remains desirably spread. We intend to quickly grow our loan portfolio from the current £38 million to £100 million and, this will be achieved organically and by selective acquisitions with continued emphasis on the development of our highly diversified secured asset finance division."
The full results are available to view and download in PDF format
For Further Information:
| General Capital Group plc | |
| Jonathan Hill, executive Deputy Chairman | Tel: +44 (0) 1603 610 610 |
| jonathan.hill@generalcapital.co.uk | www.generalcapital.co.uk |
| Collins Stewart Europe Ltd | |
| Mark Connelly / Adam Cowen | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 8000 |
| mconnelly@collins-stewart.com acowen@collins-stewart.com |
www.cstplc.com |
Media Enquiries:
| Abchurch Communications | |
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7700 |
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