Mortgage Advice Bureau(Holdings)PLC Pre-close Trading Update (4607F)
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Mortgage Advice Bureau(Holdings)PLC
28 July 2016
28 July 2016
Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc
Pre-close Trading Update
Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc (the "Company" and
together with its subsidiaries, "Mortgage Advice Bureau", "MAB" or
the "Group"), one of the UK's leading consumer intermediary brands
and specialist Appointed Representative Networks, today issues a
pre-close trading update for the six months ended 30 June 2016,
ahead of publishing its interim results announcement on Wednesday,
28 September 2016(1) .
The average number of Advisers is a key driver of revenue.
Following strong Appointed Representative recruitment in the first
few months of the year, our total Adviser numbers at 30 June 2016
were up 13% to 891, with 101 new Advisers joining during the
period. The average number of Advisers in the 12 months ended 30
June 2016 increased by 173 to 811, up 27% on the equivalent period
last year(2) .
In the six months ended 30 June 2016, MAB generated revenue of
GBP43 million, up 38% on the comparative period in 2015. At 30 June
2016, the Company had a strong balance sheet, with cash of over
GBP16 million, including over GBP9.5 million of unrestricted cash
balances.
MAB expects to complete the sale of its 49% stake in Capital
Private Finance Limited shortly, after which MAB's exposure to the
London market will reduce to c.6% in terms of revenue.
It is still early days following the UK referendum vote to leave
the EU, however recent Rightmove data(3) concluded that "based on
two weeks of post-Brexit-vote statistics...the housing market
remains steady, underpinned by the same fundamentals that have led
to its recovery since the last downturn". This is reflected in the
feedback we are receiving from our estate agency business partners
that activity from both buyers and new instructions are holding up
better than anticipated.
MAB's Appointed Representative and Adviser recruitment shows no
signs of slowing post the referendum outcome and our Advisers
continue to focus on maximising the opportunities arising from
their mortgage and protection leads. We continue to support our
established Appointed Representatives with their plans to grow
their local market share; there has been little or no impact on
their organic growth plans post the referendum outcome. Overall,
current trading is in line with the Board's expectations.
(1) The interim dividend in respect of the six months ended 30
June 2016 will be paid on 28 October 2016 and the record date is 7
October 2016.
(2) The average number of Advisers in the six months ended 30
June 2016 was 851 (2015: 671).
(3) The Rightmove House Price Index, Monday 18 July 2016.
Peter Brodnicki, CEO of Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc,
said:
"Despite early concerns in the business community post the UK
referendum, there is plenty of business to be done and at MAB we
are just getting on with it. Whilst Brexit might have created some
headwinds for the UK economy, we remain focused on continuing to
grow MAB's market share and strengthening our position as one of
the UK's leading consumer intermediary brands and specialist
Appointed Representative Networks."
Enquiries:
Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc +44 (0)1332 525007
Peter Brodnicki, Chief Executive Officer
David Preece, Chief Operating Officer
Lucy Tilley, Finance Director
Zeus Capital +44 (0)20 3829 5000
Martin Green
Nicholas How
Pippa Underwood
Canaccord Genuity +44 (0)20 7523 8350
Roger Lambert
Kit Stephenson
Richard Andrews
Media Enquiries:
investorrelations@mab.org.uk
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