IMC Exploration Group Plc - Half-year Report
THE DIRECTORS OF
HALF-YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT
FOR THE PERIOD 1
st
(“IMC” or the “Company”)
Chairman’s Statement
The Directors of IMC are pleased to present the Company’s unaudited, consolidated, half-yearly financial report for the six-month period ended
The six months under review have been very significant for IMC and its shareholders, with the successful completion, in
The acquisition of MVI constituted a reverse takeover under the Listing Rules and as required by the Financial Conduct Authority’s updated rule on a minimum required market capitalisation of £30m for a company undertaking such a transaction, we were pleased that international consultants Alvarez and Marsal conducted a valuation of MVI, in accordance with the International Valuation Standards (IVS, 2020), that demonstrated a value in excess of the required threshold of £30m.
Since the completion of the acquisition of MVI on
We believe there is great potential in
I am also pleased that following our acquisition of MVI we have, post period end, strengthened the IMC Board with a new CFO,
In
At current commodity metal prices, this represents a total gross value of £71,346,400.
IMC has the intention to advance the Avoca opportunity as an eco-remediation project, aligning closely with the goals outlined by both the Irish government and the objectives of the
Also in
The last six months has been very productive for IMC, particularly the successful conclusion of the acquisition of the Karaberd mine in
Eamon P. O’Brien,
Executive Chairman,
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
for the period 1
st
Continuing Operations
__________________________________________________________________________ || ||Dec’23 ||Jun’23 || ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Revenue ||1,492,000||- || ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Cost of Sales ||(501,912)||- || ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Gross Profit ||990,088 ||- || ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Administration Costs ||(783,789)||(324,917)|| ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Operating Profit /(loss) for the period ||206,299 ||(324,917)|| ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Finance Income ||- ||- || ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Amount written off Intangible Assets ||- ||- || ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Amount written off investment ||- ||- || ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Profit / (Loss) for period before tax ||206,299 ||(324,917)|| ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Income tax expenses ||(159,296)||- || ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period ||47,003 ||(324,917)|| ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Attributable to: || || || ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Equity holders of the Company ||47,003 ||(324,917)|| ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) attributable to:|| || || ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Equity holders of the Company ||47,003 ||(324,917)|| ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Earnings per share || || || ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||From continuing operations || || || ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________|| ||Basic and Diluted profit per share (cent) ||0.000 ||(0.000) || ||__________________________________________________||_________||_________||
All activities derived from continuing operations. All gains or losses and total comprehensive income or losses for the period are attributable to the owners of the Company.
The Company has no recognised gains or losses other than those dealt with in the statement of comprehensive income.
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
As at 31
st
_________________________________________________________________ || ||Dec’23 ||Jun’23 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Assets || || || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Intangible assets ||3,878,881 ||640,291 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Property, plant and equipment ||64,472 ||946 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Goodwill ||522,913 ||- || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Total Non-Current Assets ||4,466,266 ||641,237 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Current Assets || || || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Inventory ||206,298 ||- || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Trade and other receivables ||2,483,052 ||9,045 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Cash and cash equivalents ||7,036 ||101,018 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Total Current Assets ||2,696,385 ||110,063 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Total Assets ||7,162,651 ||751,300 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Equity || || || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Share Capital ||723,190 ||364,384 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Share premium & Capital ||8,974,269 ||4,253,642 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Retained deficit ||(4,809,338)||(4,823,272)|| ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Attributable to owners of the Company||4,888,122 ||(205,246) || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Total Equity ||4,888,122 ||(205,246) || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Liabilities – Current || || || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Trade and other payables ||903,701 ||294,260 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Current tax liabilities ||575,962 ||- || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Total Liabilities-Current ||1,479,662 ||294,260 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Liabilities – Non-Current || || || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Loan ||794,868 ||662,286 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Total Liabilities-Current ||794,868 ||662,286 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________|| ||Total Equity and Liabilities ||7,162,652 ||751,300 || ||_____________________________________||___________||___________||
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
for the period 1
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____________________________________________________________________________ || |Share Capital|Share Premium|Other |Retained |Total € || || |€ |€ |Reserves €|Losses € | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Balance at 30|349,589 |4,164,633 | |(4,498,355)|15,867 || ||June 2022 | | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Total | | | | | || ||comprehensive| | | | | || ||income for | | | | | || ||the period | | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Loss for the |- |- |- |(324,917) |(324,917)|| ||period | | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Total | | | | | || ||comprehensive|- |- |- |(324,917) |(324,917)|| ||income for | | | | | || ||the period | | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Transactions | | | | | || ||with owners, | | | | | || ||recorded | | | | | || ||directly in | | | | | || ||equity | | | | | || ||contributions| | | | | || ||and | | | | | || ||distributions| | | | | || ||to owners | | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Shares issued|14,795 |92,009 |- |- |106,804 || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Share issue |- |(3,000) |- |- |(3,000) || ||costs | | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Total | | | | | || ||transactions |14,795 |89,009 |- |- |103,804 || ||with owners | | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Balance at 30|364,384 |4,253,642 |- |(4,823,272)|(205,246)|| ||June 2023 | | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Total | | | | | || ||comprehensive| | | | | || ||income for | | | | | || ||the period | | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Profit for |- |- |- |47,003 |47,003 || ||the period | | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Total | | | | | || ||comprehensive|- |- |- |47,003 |47,003 || ||income for | | | | | || ||the period | | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Transactions | | | | | || ||with owners, | | | | | || ||recorded | | | | | || ||directly in | | | | | || ||equity | | | | | || ||contributions| | | | | || ||and | | | | | || ||distributions| | | | | || ||to owners | | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Shares issued|358,807 |4,565,176 |- |- |4,923,982|| ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Capital |- |- |155,451 |(33,069) |122,382 || ||Contributions| | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Share issue |- |- |- |- |- || ||costs | | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________|| ||Balance at 31|723,191 |8,818,818 |155,451 |(4,809,338)|4,888,121|| ||December 2023| | | | | || ||_____________|_____________|_____________|__________|___________|_________||
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
for the period 1
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__________________________________________________________________________ || ||Dec’23 ||Jun’23 || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Cash flows from operating activities || || || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Profit /(Loss) for the year ||236,954 ||(324,917)|| ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Adjustments for: || || || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Other Expenses ||9,000 ||- || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Income Tax recognised in profit and loss ||169,000 ||- || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Depreciation ||54,386 ||904 || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Cash from operations before changes in working ||469,340 ||(324,013)|| ||capital || || || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Movement in trade and other receivables ||(1,473,488)||1,942 || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Movement in trade inventories ||395,000 ||- || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Movement in trade and other payables ||386,855 ||308,386 || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Net cash flow from operating activities ||(222,293) ||(13,685) || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Cash flows from investing activities || || || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Capital Expenditure ||(20,000) ||(12,500) || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Net cash (used in) investing activities ||(20,000) ||(12,500) || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Cash flows from financing activities || || || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Proceeds from the issue of new shares ||139,366 ||62,911 || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Finance income/(expense) ||- ||- || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Net cash generated by financing activities ||139,366 ||62,911 || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Movement in cash and cash equivalents ||(102,927) ||36,726 || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period||109,963 ||73,237 || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________|| ||Cash and cash equivalents at end of year ||7,036 ||109,963 || ||________________________________________________||___________||_________||
The Board continuously assesses and monitors the key risks and uncertainties affecting the business. These have not substantially changed from those set out in the prospectus dated
Responsibility Statement
The directors of the Company (the “Directors”) are responsible for the contents of this half-yearly financial report.
The Directors, being Eamon O’Brien,
· The half-yearly financial report, which has been prepared in accordance with the applicable set of accounting standards, gives a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the issuer, or the undertakings included in the consolidation as a whole as required by DTR 4.2.4 R; and
· the interim management report (including the Chairman’s Statement) includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7 R;
· the interim management report (including the Chairman’s Statement) includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.8 R.
REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT ENDS.
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Eamon O’Brien
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