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Rightmove Plc
29 July 2022
 

HALF YEAR ANNOUNCEMENT FOR RIGHTMOVE PLC - SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2022

Rightmove plc, the UK's largest property portal, today announces its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2022.

 

Financial Highlights



H1 2022

H1 2021

Change vs 2021

% Change vs 2021

Revenue

£162.7m

£149.9m

+£12.8m

+9%

Operating profit

£121.3m

£114.9m

+£6.4m

+6%

Underlying operating profit(1)

£122.4m

£117.1m

+£5.3m

+5%

Underlying operating profit excluding

prior year 'other income'(2)  

£122.4m

£114.7m

+£7.7m

+7%

Interim dividend

3.3p

3.0p

+0.3p

+10%

Basic earnings per share

11.7p

10.8p

+0.9p

+8%

Underlying earnings per share(3)

11.8p

11.0p

+0.8p

+7%






·    Revenue up £12.8m/9% on 2021 to £162.7m, as customers continued to increase their use of digital products and upgrade their packages

·    Operating profit of £121.3m, up 6% on 2021 (2021: £114.9m)

·    Excluding the one-off impact of 'other income' of £2.4m in the prior year (in relation to the release in 2021 of the contingent consideration for the acquisition of Van Mildert), underlying operating profit(2) is up 7% compared to 2021. Underlying operating profit(1) of £122.4m, up 5% on 2021 (2021: £117.1m)

·    Basic earnings per share up 8% to 11.7p (2021: 10.8p), underlying earnings per share(3) is up 7% to 11.8p (2021: 11.0p)

·    Interim dividend for 2022 up 10% to 3.3p (2021: 3.0p) per ordinary share

·    £100.3m of cash returned to shareholders through share buybacks and dividends in the first half of 2022 (2021: £128.3m)

·    Cash and cash equivalents, including money market deposits, at the end of the period of £43.9m (31 December 2021: £48.0m)

 

Operational highlights

·   Time on site averaged 1.5 billion(4) minutes per month over the period (2021: 1.7 billion; 2019: 1.1 billion); 36% higher than the pre-pandemic record from 2019, reflecting Rightmove's trusted brand

·    Average Revenue Per Advertiser (ARPA) (5) up 11% to £1,290 per month (30 June 2021: £1,163)

·    Record Agency ARPA growth, up £132 (12%), and strong New Homes ARPA growth, up £117 (9%), driven primarily by increased product purchases and package prices

·    Stable overall membership numbers since the start of the year at 18,934, with 16,116 Agency branches and 2,818 New Homes developments (31 December 2021: 16,110 and 2,859)

·    Strong housing market combined with Rightmove's market leading position led to highest net growth in sales agent branches since June 2016, offset by a reduction in lettings-only branches

·    Record number of organic upgrades to our premium Optimiser 2020 package and successful migration of Optimiser 2015 customers to new packages, with 34% of independent agents now subscribing to Optimiser, up from 31% in June 2021

·    Innovative Native Search Advert for Agency customers launched in June, bringing agents' promotional short form videos to the UK's largest property audience for the first time

·    Initial release of the "lead-to-keys" tenant digital workflow, a market first, part of our digitisation of the rental journey

 

(1)    Underlying operating profit is operating profit before the share-based payments including the related NI charge

(2)   Underlying operating profit excluding prior year 'other income' removes the impact of £2.4m 'other income' in 2021, which represented the release of a one-off contingent consideration provision

(3)    Underlying EPS is profit for the year before share-based payments charges (including the related National Insurance and appropriate tax adjustments), divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding in the period

(4)    Source: Comscore, June 2022

(5)   Average Revenue per Advertiser (ARPA) is calculated as revenue from Agency and New Homes advertisers in a given month divided by the total number of advertisers during the month, measured as a monthly average over the six-month period.

 

 

 

Outlook

 

The property market in the first half of 2022 cooled slightly from the frenetic pace of 2021 but remained healthy and ahead of 2019. Despite growing economic uncertainty towards the end of the half, there was little reduction in sales activity or demand.

 

New agent formation may slow following the upturn in the first half. Agency branch numbers are expected to be broadly stable in the second half. The slightly cooler market may improve the availability of new homes developments by the end of the year, with development numbers also expected to be broadly stable through to the end of the year.

 

ARPA growth was strong in the first half as customers took advantage of Rightmove's leading digital solutions to compete effectively for new listings. In 2022, we returned to a more normal pattern of package upgrades and price reviews, with the majority of the activity being in the first half. Therefore, we expect ARPA growth in the second half of the year broadly to mirror pre-pandemic growth levels, while still likely to exceed previous guidance for the full year.

 

We maintain our disciplined cost management, with the phasing of costs to be slightly weighted to the second half and consistent with previous indications of between 25% and 26% of revenues.

 

While mindful of the economic uncertainty, the strong pipeline of product delivery planned in the second half of the year, a culture of continuous innovation and a commitment to continue to make home moving more digital for our customers and consumers, give the Board confidence in delivering its expectations for the full year and beyond.

 

 

Peter Brooks-Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, said:

 

"Our success during the first half of the year demonstrated the ongoing resilience of our customer base and the continuing love for and trust in our brand. Despite the housing market cooling slightly, activity on our platform was significantly higher than in the pre-pandemic market of 2019, with home-hunters using Rightmove for 1.5 billion minutes every month. Our continuous improvements and innovation have helped to increase engagement from home-hunters in tools such as sold prices, along with further investment from agents and developers as they continue to believe in the effectiveness of our digital products and tools to help them run and grow their businesses". 

 

 

"I'm excited by our recent developments to make the process of renting a property easier for tenants and agents. The new lead-to-keys workflow will give tenants the ability to search, view, secure and contract on a property, all from their mobile phones. I hope that this will alleviate some of the stress in this very competitive rental market".

 

 

The Company will publish a pre-recorded audio results presentation at 7.00am today, followed by an audio Q&A session for analysts and investors at 9.30am with Peter Brooks-Johnson, CEO, and Alison Dolan, CFO.

Enquiries:        Investor Relations                               Investor.Relations@rightmove.co.uk

Rightmove Press Office                      Press@rightmove.co.uk

 

 

 

 

Half Year Statement

 

Rightmove remains the place that home-hunters turn to, to research the market and to find their next property. Home-hunters spent an average of over 1.5 billion minutes per month on the platform in the first half of the year, which - while lower than 2021 - was up 36% on the pre-pandemic record in 2019.

 

Our restless innovation continued to develop our offer to home-hunters. For example, a ground-up redesign of our Sold Property price tool saw home-hunter engagement increase by nearly 20% since launch, and a combination of new features such as property shortlists and enhanced personalisation saw the number of signed-in users increase by almost 40% since the start of the year. We continue to innovate and are proud to have received the 'Best Contextual Innovation" award in the 2022 Thinkbox TV planning awards.

 

As the market remained stock-constrained and competitive during the first half of the year, our focus has been to support our customers in finding and then selling properties - through providing both new products and enhancements to existing products - as well as on providing home-hunters with the tools they need to assess properties they view on our site.

 

In response, agents have chosen to spend more on our packages and products, and Agency revenue and ARPA have both grown by a record 12% as a result. Optimiser 2015 has now been retired, as customers have all transferred onto other packages, with 34% of independent agents now subscribed to our premium Optimiser 2020 package. Over 35% of our customers continue to spend incrementally on new products on top of their core packages, with vendor lead products such as Rightmove Discover and Local Valuation Alert being the fastest growing products. Leads to agents increased by 12% on the comparable period, and Agency retention has been at a record high of 95%.

 

New Homes developers have continued to face the challenges of record demand for new homes, with some developments being fully sold off-plan, reducing developers' needs to market these properties. Nonetheless, New Homes ARPA grew by 9% in the first half, largely driven by our new Native Search Advert product which launched at the end of 2021.

 

Our smaller business units have all had double digit growth in the first half. Commercial real estate, in particular, grew by 20% on 2021, driven by the increased digitisation of the Commercial sector. The Overseas business grew by 30%, benefiting from the travel market re-opening post Covid restrictions.

 

Our focus on making the home moving journey more digital continues apace, with notable releases targeting the digital rental journey. The 'Lead-to-Keys' tenancy digital workflow was launched in June, which allows lettings agents to create contracts and generate offers, sign and store contracts digitally, and receive holding deposits via open banking. Further functionality will be introduced in H2. We also introduced our first open banking-based reference; increasing turnaround speed and reducing the input required from tenants. These two releases create a market first, with tenants able to search, secure and contract on a property entirely from their mobile device.

 

Preparations are nearly complete for the launch of our integrated, lender-backed Mortgage in Principle. Again, a market first, which will allow home-hunters to tailor their property searches, confident of a mortgage once they find the right property. In addition, this will generate better leads for customers, helping them to be more efficient

 

Our focus on environmental, social and governance matters remains high on our strategic agenda. Our near-term environmental targets are in the process of validation with the SBTi. 

 

Our teams underpin everything we do, and we are delighted to have successfully returned to our offices at least two days each week, to benefit from time spent together to enhance collaboration and build connections, while retaining the efficiency benefits remote working can bring. Our field-based teams have also returned to meeting customers face to face, which has been welcomed by the Rightmove teams and customers alike. We have continued with our popular "How to Thrive" wellbeing and personal development workshops, which have been enthusiastically embraced as everyone adjusts to a post-pandemic world.

 

 

Financial performance

 

Revenue

Revenue increased by £12.8m/9% year on year to £162.7m (2021: £149.9m) due to strong product uptake from customers, increasing ARPA during the first half of 2022. 

 



H1 2022
£m

H1 2021
£m

Change vs 2021 £m

Change vs 2021 %

Agency

122.2

109.6

12.6

12%

New Homes

24.7

25.3

(0.6)

(2)%

Other

15.8

15.0

0.8

5%

Total revenue

162.7

149.9

12.8

9%

 


30 June 2022

31 Dec 2021

30 June 2021

Change vs  Dec 2021

Change vs Dec 2021 % 

Agency branches

16,116

16,110

16,052

6

0%

New Homes devs

2,818

2,859

3,064

(41)

(1)%

Total membership

18,934

18,969

19,116

(35)

0%


Agency revenue increased by £12.6m year on year to £122.2m, as we continued to see strong product purchase and package upgrades - as a result of the value our products deliver - and we secured core membership price increases through customers' contract renewal processes. Agency ARPA(1) increased by £132/12% to £1,262 (June 2021: £1,130) and Agency customer numbers were flat on 31 December 2021, ending the first half of the year at 16,116 branches.

 

New Homes revenue decreased by £0.6m to £24.7m. The buoyant market meant that the New Homes' market remained forward-sold for the entirety of the period, with some developments not being advertised as a result. This was reflected in the gradual reduction in the number of developments listed - down by 41 in the first half of the year to 2,818. The impact of reduced membership was largely offset by strong product spend, with developers particularly investing in our new Native Search Adverts product. New Homes ARPA(2) increased by £117/9% to £1,446 per development per month (June 2021: £1,329). 

 

Other revenue increased by £0.8m to £15.8m. Commercial, Overseas, Data Services and Third Party all saw double digit percentage growth, with Commercial real estate, in particular, growing by 20% year on year. Growth in these areas was, however, largely offset by a £1.7m decline in Mortgage revenues as we moved away from our previous fixed marketing fee, towards a procuration fee model which has more long-term upside potential.

 

Administrative costs

 

Operating costs increased by £3.9m from £37.4m to £41.3m.

 

Underlying operating costs(3) (defined as operating costs before the inclusion of share-based payments charges and related national insurance) increased £5.1m to £40.2m (2021: £35.2m). The increase in costs is largely due to higher salary costs (£3.9m increase), reflecting ongoing investment in our product development and sales teams.

 

Operating profit

 

Operating profit increased by £6.4m to £121.3m (2021: £114.9m), with an operating profit margin of 75% (2021: 77%).

 

 

 

 

H1 2022
£m

H1 2021
£m

Change vs

2021 £m

Change vs 2021  %

Revenue

162.7

149.9

12.8

+9%

Other income

-

2.4

(2.4)

(100)%

Administrative expenses

(41.3)

(37.4)

(3.9)

(10)%

Operating profit

121.3

114.9

6.4

+6%

Operating Margin

75%

77%

 

 

 

 

Underlying operating profit(4) of £122.4m, before the impact of the share-based incentive charges and related national insurance of £1.1m, increased by £5.3m/5% (2021: £117.1m), with an underlying operating profit margin(5) of 75% (2021: 78%).

 

The prior year results and margins reflected other income of £2.4m, a one-off credit representing the release of a contingent consideration provision in relation to the acquisition of Rightmove Landlord and Tenant Services (previously Van Mildert) in 2019, as the threshold performance criteria for pay out were not met. Excluding the impact of the prior year other income, the comparative prior year operating margin was 75%, the underlying operating margin was 77% and the increase in the underlying profit in 2022 would be £7.7m/7%.

 

Earnings per share (EPS)

Basic EPS increased by 0.9p to 11.7p (2021: 10.8p), driven by the increase in profit and the share buyback programme, which reduced the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue to 841.5m (2021: 865.9m)

 

Underlying EPS(6) (based on underlying profit) increased by 7% to 11.8p (2021: 11.0p)

 

Summary consolidated statement of financial position

 


30 June

2022

£m

31 December 2021

£m

30 June

2021*

£m

Change from

Dec 2021

£m

Property, plant and equipment

11.5

12.0

13.3

(0.5)

Intangible assets

21.7

21.1

21.6

0.6

Deferred tax asset

1.5

2.2

2.0

(0.7)

Trade and other receivables

22.6

23.1

22.0

(0.5)

Contract assets

0.4

0.1

0.1

0.3

Income tax receivable

0.9

1.0

0.1

(0.1)

Cash including money market deposits

43.9

48.0

67.7

(4.1)

Trade and other payables

(20.1)

(22.8)

(22.6)

2.7

Contract liabilities

(2.2)

(2.6)

(1.8)

0.5

Lease liabilities

(10.6)

(11.0)

(12.0)

0.4

Provisions

(0.7)

(0.6)

(0.6)

(0.1)

Net assets

68.9

70.5

89.8


*The comparative position as at 30 June 2021 includes a reclassification, applied to align with presentation at 31 December 2021 - see note 1

 

Rightmove's balance sheet as at 30 June 2022 shows total equity of £68.9m (December 2021: £70.5m). The cash position reduced to £43.9m, consistent with the continued returns to shareholders by way of share buybacks and dividends.

 

Trade receivables of £18.4m, included within trade and other receivables, are in line with December 2021 (£18.6m). Trade and other payables decreased due to timing of accruals. Trade payments continue to be made in line with contractually agreed terms.

 

Cash flow and liquidity

Rightmove remained debt-free during the period and cash generation remained strong, with cash generated from

operating activities of £122.1m (June 2021: £121.5m) and operating cash conversion in excess of 100%(7).

 

The closing Group cash balance at 30 June 2022, including money market deposits, was £43.9m (December 2021: £48.0m).    Surplus cash continues to be invested in short-term, easily accessible money market deposits, including in a green money-market fund.

 

The Group bought back and cancelled 9.8m ordinary shares during the period (2021: 14.9m), at a cost of £60.0m (excluding expenses) as part of its ongoing share buyback programme (2021: £89.4m). Dividends totalling £40.3m in relation to the final 2021 dividend were also paid during the year (2021: £38.9m). 

 

Cash capital expenditure largely represents investment in intangible assets - primarily in relation to our new ERP system - and lease payments.

 

Shareholder returns

Consistent with the policy of growing dividends broadly in line with the increase in Underlying EPS, the Directors are recommending an interim dividend of 3.3p per ordinary share, which will be paid on 28 October 2022 to all shareholders on the register at 30 September 2022.

 

We intend to continue the share buyback programme in the second half of 2022.

 

 

 

 

Alison Dolan

Chief Financial Officer

 

(1)    Agency ARPA is calculated as revenue from Agency advertisers in a given month divided by the total number of advertisers during the month, measured as a monthly average over the year

(2)    New Homes ARPA is calculated as revenue from New Homes developers in a given month divided by the total number of developers during the month, measured as a monthly average over the year

(3)    Underlying operating costs are defined as administrative expenses before share-based payments charges (including the related National Insurance)

(4)    Underlying operating profit is defined as operating profit before share-based payments charges (including the related National Insurance)

(5)    Underlying operating margin is defined as the underlying operating profit as a percentage of revenue

(6)    Underlying EPS is defined as profit for the year before share-based payments charges (including the related National Insurance and appropriate tax adjustments), divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue for the period

(7)    Cash generated from operating activities of £122.1m (2021: 121.5) compared to operating profit as reported in the income statement of £121.3m (2021: £114.9m).

 

 

 

Principal Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Board and Audit Committee regularly review the principal risks to our business, our position against our risk appetite, and monitor progress to manage risks within that risk appetite.

 

Consideration is given to emerging risks and to any changes in the internal or external environment that could impact our strategy and how we operate. We regularly update our risks and responses where required. The Board and Audit Committee have reviewed the principal risks and uncertainties faced by the Group.

 

Key risks

The risks set out in the 2021 Annual Report remain relevant for 2022. There has been no change to the definition of these risks since disclosed in the Group's 2021 Annual Report:

 

 

Risk

Overview/Description

Macroeconomic environment

 

The Group derives almost all its revenues from the UK and is therefore dependent on the macroeconomic conditions surrounding the UK housing market and consumer confidence, which impacts property transaction levels.

Competitive environment

 

The Group operates in a competitive marketplace, with attractive margins and low barriers to entry, which may result in increased competition from existing competitors or new entrants targeting the Group's primary revenue markets.

New or disruptive technologies and changing consumer behaviours

 

 

 

Rightmove operates in a fast-moving online marketplace. Failure to innovate or to adopt new technologies or failure to adapt to changing customer business models and evolving consumer behaviour may impact the Group's ability to offer the best products and services to its advertisers, and the best consumer experience to those using our sites.

Cyber security and IT systems

 

The Group has a high dependency on technology and internal IT systems. In today's digital world there are increased risks associated with external cyber-attacks which could result in an inability to operate our platforms. A security breach, such as loss of key data, may disrupt the efficiency and functioning of the Group's day-to-day operations.

Securing and retaining the right talent

Our continued success is dependent on our ability to attract, recruit, retain and motivate our highly skilled workforce. An inability to recruit and retain talented people could impact our ability to maintain our financial performance and deliver growth.

 

 

Further detail on these risks and the ways in which they are managed is available in the Rightmove plc Annual Report 2021.

 

Next trading update

Our next scheduled reporting date is 2 March 2023, when we will announce our results for the year ending 2022.

 

                        

Statement of Directors' responsibilities

The Directors are responsible for preparing the interim report in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The Directors confirm that the condensed consolidated interim financial information has been prepared in accordance with UK adopted International Accounting Standard 34, 'Interim Financial Reporting' and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules sourcebook of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.

 

The interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by the Disclosure and Transparency Rules paragraphs 4.2.7R and 4.2.8R, namely:

·    an indication of important events that have occurred during the six months ended 30 June 2022 and their impact on the condensed set of financial information, and a description of the principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year; and

·    material related-party transactions during the six months ended 30 June 2022 and any material changes in the related-party transactions described in the Annual report and Accounts 2021.

 

The Directors of Rightmove plc are listed in the Annual report and Accounts 2021. A list of current Directors is maintained on the Rightmove plc website: https://plc.rightmove.co.uk.

 

The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of, amongst other things, the financial and corporate governance information as provided on the Rightmove website (https://plc.rightmove.co.uk). Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial information may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

 

The interim report was approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 28 July 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

                                            

                    

 


Peter Brooks-Johnson                                                                                     Alison Dolan         

Chief Executive Officer                                                                                   Chief Financial Officer



 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
for the six months ended 30 June 2022




Note



Six months ended
30 June 2022



Six months ended
30 June 2021*



Year ended
31 December

2021

 

 

£000

£000

£000


 

 



Revenue

5

162,651

149,890

304,886



 



Other income


-

2,407

2,407

Administrative expenses


(41,312)

(37,392)

(81,193)



 





 



Operating profit


121,339

114,905

226,100



 



Operating profit before share-based incentive charge

Share- based incentive charge

 

 

6

122,435

 

(1,096)

117,142

 

(2,237)

230,965

 

(4,865)



 





 



Financial income


100

12

20

Financial expenses


(226)

(248)

(471)

 


 



Net financial expenses


(126)

(236)

(451)

 


 



Profit before tax

 

121,213

114,669

225,649



 



Income tax expense

9

(22,842)

(21,374)

(42,555)



 



Profit for the period being total comprehensive income


98,371

93,295

183,094



 



 

Attributable to:


 



Equity holders of the Parent


98,371

93,295

183,094



 





 



Earnings per share (pence)


 



Basic

7

11.7

10.8

21.3

Diluted

7

11.7

10.8

21.3

 

 

* The comparative period ended 30 June 2021 includes a reclassification between Administrative Expenses to Other Income to align with the presentation at 31 December 2021.  See note 1.




CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Company number 06426485
at 30 June 2022

 




Note



30 June 2022



30 June 2021*



31 December 2021



£000

£000

£000

Non-current assets


 



Property, plant and equipment


11,498

13,316

11,990

Intangible assets


21,739

21,631

21,141

Deferred tax assets

9

1,512

2,016

2,169



 



Total non-current assets

 

34,749

36,963 

35,300

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets


 



Trade and other receivables

10

22,588

21,961

23,112

Contract assets 

5

371

150

120

Income tax receivable


866

65

1,057

Money market deposits


5,014

-

5,003

Cash and cash equivalents


38,923

67,686

42,985



 



Total current assets

 

67,762

89,862

72,277

 

 

 



Total assets

 

102,511

126,825

107,577

 

 

 



Current liabilities

 

 



Trade and other payables

11

(20,121)

(22,644)

(22,757)

Lease liabilities


(2,319)

(2,138)

(2,177)

Contract liabilities

5

(2,164)

(1,765)

(2,633)

Provisions

12

(64)

-

(61)



 



Total current liabilities


(24,668)

(26,547)

(27,628)

 


 



Non-current liabilities


 



Lease liabilities


(8,305)

(9,867)

(8,832)

Provisions

12

(607)

(592)

(585)

 


 



Total non-current liabilities


(8,912)

(10,459)

(9,417)

 


 



Total liabilities


(33,580)

(37,006)

(37,045)

 


 



Net assets


68,931

89,819

70,532

 


 



Equity


 



Share capital


850

872

860

Other reserves


581

560

572

Retained earnings (net of own shares held)


67,500

88,387

69,100

Total equity attributable to the equity holders of the Parent

 

 

68,931

 

89,819

 

70,532


* The comparative position as at 30 June 2021 includes a reclassification, applied to align with the presentation at 31 December 2021 - see note 1.

 

 

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

for the six months ended 30 June 2022



Note


6 months ended
30 June 2022


6 months ended
30 June 2021


Year ended
31 December 2021



£000

£000

£000

Cash flows from operating activities


 



Profit for the period


98,371

93,295

183,094

Adjustments for:

 

 

 

 

Depreciation charges


1,759

1,697

3,448

Amortisation charges


467

499

991

Financial income


(100)

(12)

(20)

Financial expenses


226

248

471

Non-cash gains


-

-

(84)

Gain on disposal of fixed assets


-

15

-

Share-based payments

6

1,358

1,940

3,923

Income tax expense

9

22,842

21,374

42,555

Operating cash flow before changes in working capital


 

124,923

 

119,056

 

234,378



 



Decrease in trade and other receivables

10

556

1,485

338

(Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables

11

(2,636)

3,046

3,832

Increase/(decrease) in provisions

12

25

(2,418)

(2,989)

(Increase)/decrease in contract assets

5

(251)

184

214

(Decrease)/increase in contract liabilities

5

(469)

195

1,063



 



Cash generated from operating activities


122,148

121,548

236,836

 

 

 



Financial expenses paid


(232)

(118)

(209)

Income taxes paid

 

(22,752)

(20,129)

(41,611)


Net cash from operating activities

 

 

99,164

 

101,301

 

195,016



 



Cash flows used in investing activities

 

 



Interest received on cash and cash equivalents

 

57

17

23

Increase in money market deposits

 

-

-

(5,003)

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

 

(463)

(388)

(700)

Acquisition of intangible assets


(1,079)

(19)

(19)



 



Net cash from investing activities

 

(1,485)

(390)

(5,699)



 



Cash flows from financing activities

 

 



Net dividends paid

8

(40,306)

(38,898)

(64,447)

Purchase of own shares for cancellation

13

(59,981)

(89,374)

(174,369)

Purchase of own shares for share incentive plans


-

-

(1,284)

Share-related expenses


(421)

(577)

(1,224)

Payment of lease liabilities


(1,170)

(1,226)

(2,464)

Proceeds on exercise of share-based incentives

137

160

766


 

 



Net cash used in financing activities

 

(101,741)

(129,915)

(243,022)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(4,062)

(29,004)

(53,705)

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January

 

42,985

96,690

96,690


Cash and cash equivalents at period end



 

38,923

 

67,686

 

42,985

 

 

 

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
for the six months ended 30 June 2022





Share
capital
£000

Own shares held

£000


Other
reserves
£000

Reverse acquisition
reserve
£000


Retained
earnings
£000


Total
equity
£000


 

 

 

 

 

 

At 1 January 2021

887

(11,552)

407

138

133,265

123,145



 

-





Total comprehensive income
Profit for the period

-

-

-

93,295

93,295








Transactions with owners recorded directly in equity


-





Share-based payments

-

-

-

-

1,940

1,940

Tax debit in respect of share-based incentives recognised directly in equity

-

-

-

-

178

178

Exercise of share-based incentives

-

469

-

-

(309)

160

Cancellation of own shares

(15)

-

15

-

(89,374)

(89,374)

Net Dividends paid

-

-

-

-

(38,898)

(38,898)

Share-related expenses

-

-

-

-

(627)

(627)


At 30 June 2021

 

872

 

(11,083)

 

422

 

138

 

99,470

 

89,819








 

At 1 January 2021

887

(11,552)

407

138

133,265

123,145








Total comprehensive income







Profit for the year

-

-

-

-

183,094

183,094








Transactions with owners recorded directly in equity







Share-based payments

-

-

-

-

3,923

3,923

Tax credit in respect of share-based incentives recognised directly in equity

-

-

-

-

928

928

Net dividends

-

-

-

-

(64,447)

(64,447)

Exercise of share-based incentives

-

1,248

-

-

(482)

766

Purchase of shares for share incentive plan

-

(1,284)

-

-

-

(1,284)

Cancellation of own shares

(27)

-

27

-

(174,369)

(174,369)

Share-related expenses

-

-

-

-

(1,224)

(1,224)


At 31 December 2021

 

860

 

(11,588)

 

434

 

138

 

80,688

 

70,532

 







At 1 January 2022

860

(11,588)

434

138

80,688

70,532


 

 

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income
Profit for the period

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

98,371

 

98,371








Transactions with owners recorded directly in equity






Share-based payments

-

-

-

-

1,358

1,358

Tax debit in respect of share-based incentives recognised directly in equity

-

-

-

-

(759)

(759)

Exercise of share-based incentives

-

167

-

-

(30)

137

Cancellation of own shares

(10)

-

10

-

(59,981)

(59,981)

Net dividends paid

-

-

-

-

(40,306)

(40,306)

Share-related expenses

-

-

-

-

(421)

(421)


At 30 June 2022

 

850

 

(11,421)

 

444

 

138

 

78,920

 

68,931













 

 

NOTES

1   General information


Rightmove plc (the Company) is a Company registered in England (Company no. 6426485) domiciled in the United Kingdom (UK). The condensed consolidated interim financial statements ('interim financial statements') as at and for the six months ended 30 June 2022 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as 'the Group'). The principal business of the Group is the operation of the Rightmove platforms, which have the largest audience of any UK property portal (as measured by time on site).

The consolidated financial statements of the Group as at and for the year ended 31 December 2021 are available upon request to the Company Secretary from the Company's registered office at 2 Caldecotte Lake Business Park, Caldecotte Lake Drive, Caldecotte, Milton Keynes, MK7 8LE or are available on the corporate website at plc.rightmove.co.uk.

Basis of preparation

These condensed interim financial statements, for the six months ended 30 June 2022, have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting, under UK-adopted international accounting , and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority. They should be read in conjunction with the Group's last annual consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2021 ('last annual financial statements'). The interim financial statements do not include all of the information required for a complete set of financial statements prepared in accordance with UK-adopted international accounting standards. However, selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in the Group's financial position and performance since the last annual financial statements. New standards and amendments effective from 1 January 2022 have not had an impact on the interim consolidated financial statements of the Group.

The interim financial statements were approved by the Board of directors on 28 July 2022 and the results for the current and comparative period are unaudited. The auditor, EY LLP, has carried out a review of the interim financial statements and its report is set out at the end of this document.

 

The interim financial information does not constitute statutory accounts within the meaning of sections 434 and 435 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021 were approved by the Board of Directors on 25 February 2022 and have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditors was unqualified.

 

Reclassifications within the comparative period of 30 June 2021

The comparative results for the six months ended 30 June 2021, within the consolidated interim statement of comprehensive income, includes a reclassification of other income (a one-off credit of £2.4m in relation to the release of a contingent consideration provision) from administrative expenses to other income. This aligns to the presentation in last annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021. There was no impact on earnings per share.

 

The consolidated interim statement of financial position as at 30 June 2021 includes two reclassifications which aligns the presentation to the 31 December 2021 financial statements and aides comparison between periods: the deferred tax liability (£1.0m) has been netted off within the deferred tax asset balance - as the assets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority and the Group intends to settle the current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis - and the employee holiday pay provision (£0.6m) has been reclassified from provisions to accruals (see notes 11 and 12).

Alternative performance measures

In the analysis of the Group's financial performance, certain information disclosed in the financial statements may be prepared on a non-GAAP basis or has been derived from amounts calculated in accordance with IFRS but are not themselves an expressly permitted GAAP measure. These measures are reported in line with the way in which financial information is analysed by management and designed to increase comparability of the Group's year-on-year financial position, based on its operational activity. The key alternative performance measures presented by the Group are:

 

·   Underlying profit: which is defined as profit for the year before share-based payments charges (including the related National Insurance and appropriate tax adjustments);

·    Underlying earnings per share (EPS): which is defined as underlying profit, divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding in the period;

·   Underlying operating profit: which is defined as operating profit before share-based payments charges (including the related National Insurance);

·    Underlying costs: which is defined as administrative expenses before share-based payments charges (including the related National Insurance); and

·     Underlying operating margin: which is defined as the underlying operating profit as a percentage of revenue.

 

The directors believe that these alternative performance measures provide a more appropriate measure of the Group's business performance, as the share-based payments charge is a non-cash charge that is not entirely driven by the principal operational activity of the Group. The directors therefore consider underlying operating profit to be the most appropriate indicator of the performance of the business and year-on-year trends. A reconciliation of the underlying performance measures to the GAAP measures are shown below:

 

Underlying profit

 A reconciliation of the profit for the year to the underlying profit is presented below:

 


6 months ended

 30 June 2022

£000

6 months ended

 30 June 2021

£000

Profit for the year

98,371

93,295

Share-based incentives charge

1,358

1,940

NI on share-based incentives

(262)

297

Impact on tax charge

(230)

(489)

Underlying profit

99,237

95,043

 

Underlying profit is used instead of profit to calculate the underlying earnings per share, which is underlying profit divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue for the period, whereas earnings per share is profit divided by weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue for the period (Note 7).

 

Underlying operating profit

A reconciliation of the operating profit to the underlying operating profit is presented below:

 

 

6 months ended

 30 June 2022

£000

6 months ended

 30 June 2021

£000

Operating profit

121,339

114,905

Share-based incentives charge

1,358

1,940

NI on share-based incentives

(262)

297

Underlying operating profit

122,435

117,142

 

Underlying operating profit is used to calculate the underlying operating margin, which is underlying operating profit as a proportion of revenue, whereas the operating margin calculated as operating profit as a proportion of revenue.

 

 Underlying costs

A reconciliation of the administrative expenses to the underlying costs is presented below:

 

 

6 months ended

 30 June 2022

£000

6 months ended

 30 June 2021

£000

Administrative expenses

41,312

37,392

Share-based incentives charge

(1,358)

(1,940)

NI on share-based incentives

262

(297)

Underlying costs

40,216

35,155

 

Going concern

 

The directors have performed a detailed and extended going concern review and tested the Group's liquidity in a range of scenarios, as set out below.

 

Throughout the period, the Group remained debt-free, strongly cash generative (101% of operating profit) and had a cash balance of £38.9m and money market deposits of £5.0m at 30 June 2022 (31 December 2021: cash balance £43.0m and money market deposits £5.0m).

 

The Group bought back shares to the value of £60.0m by 30 June 2022 (period ended 30 June 2021: £89.4m) and paid the 2021 final dividend of £40.3m in May 2022 (period ended 30 June 2021: £38.9m).


In stress testing the future cash flows of the Group, the directors modelled a range of scenarios which considered the effect on the Group of reductions of varying severity in the number of housing transactions for the period to 31 December 2023 ("the going concern period") and modelled the likely timing of cashflows from our customers during the going concern period. These included severe, but plausible downside scenarios. The model considered the impact of changes in the key drivers of the Group's revenues, including customer numbers and average revenue per advertiser (ARPA). In all the scenarios tested, the Group remained cash positive and debt-free.

 

The directors are confident that the Group will remain cash positive and will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the period to 31 December 2023 and have therefore prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.

 

2   Significant accounting policies

 

The accounting policies applied in these interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Group's consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 December 2021. The policy for recognising and measuring income taxes is consistent with that applied in the previous interim period and is described in note 9.

 

3   Judgements and estimates

 

In preparing these interim financial statements, management has made judgements and estimates that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The significant judgements made by management in applying the Groups' accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those described in the last annual financial statements.

 

4   Operating segments

The Group presents internal financial information that measures business performance to the Chief Executive Officer, who is the Group's Chief Operating Decision Maker.  This information is used for the purpose of making decisions about resources to be allocated and of assessing performance.

 

This financial information includes information on revenue performance and specific monitoring of trade receivable levels for each of the following business units:

 

Agency which provides resale and lettings property advertising services on Rightmove's platforms;

New Homes which provides property advertising services to new home developers and housing associations on Rightmove's platforms; and

Other which comprises Overseas and Commercial property advertising services; non-property advertising services which include our Third Party advertising and Data Services; and the new mortgages business.

 

All revenues in all periods are derived from third parties and the disaggregated revenue is included within note 5.

 

The Chief Operating Decision Maker does not separately monitor segment profit, operating costs, financial income, financial expenses and income taxes for these areas of the business, instead monitoring this on a consolidated level. The Group therefore have one reportable segment, being the consolidated result and no further IFRS 8 disclosures are required.

 

5   Revenue

 

The Group's operations and main revenue streams are those described in the last annual financial statements. The Group's revenue is derived from contracts with customers.

 

Disaggregation of revenue

 In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by property and non-property advertising revenue. The table also includes a reconciliation of the disaggregated revenue with the Group's business units (see Note 4).

 

Six months ended

30 June 2022

Estate Agency

New Homes

Other

Total

£000

£000

£000

£000

Revenue stream

 

 

 

 

Property products

122,110

24,737

8,163

155,010

Non-property products

-

-

7,641

7,641


122,110

24,737

15,804

162,651






Six months ended

30 June 2021

Estate Agency

£000

New Homes

£000

Other

£000

Total

£000

Revenue stream

 

 

 

 

Property products

109,532

25,328

6,600

141,460

Non-property products

-

-

8,430

8,430


109,532

25,328

15,030

149,890






Year ended

31 December 2021

Estate Agency

£000

New Homes

£000

Other

£000

Total

£000

Revenue stream





Property products

                224,490

50,026

14,211

288,727

Non-property products

-

-

16,159

16,159


224,490

50,026

30,370

304,886

 

Contract balances

The following table provides information about receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers.

 

 

 

Note

30 June

2022

£000

30 June

2021

£000

31 December 2021

£000

Trade receivables (included in trade and other receivables)

 

10

 

18,430

 

18,215

 

            18,645

Contract assets


371

150

120

Contract liabilities


(2,164)

(1,765)

(2,633)







 

The contract assets primarily relate to the Group's rights to consideration for services provided but not invoiced at the reporting date. The contract assets are transferred to trade receivables when invoiced and the rights have become unconditional.

 

The contract liabilities primarily relate to the advance consideration received from Estate Agency, Overseas and Commercial customers, for which revenue is recognised as or when the services are provided.

  

6   Share-based payments

The Group operates share-based incentive schemes for executive directors and employees: a Savings Related Share Option Scheme (Sharesave Plan) and Share Incentive Plan (SIP) for all employees; a performance share plan (PSP) for Directors; and a Deferred Share Bonus Plan (DSP) for the Directors and selected senior management. There is also a restricted share plan (RSP) in operation which is awarded on an ad-hoc basis, based on service conditions only, for selected senior individuals.

 

Two new share-based incentive awards were made during the period to 30 June 2022:

 

• 241,089 PSP awards were granted on 3 March 2022 subject to Earnings Per Share (EPS) and Total Shareholders Return (TSR) performance. Performance will be measured over three financial years (1 January 2022 - 31 December 2024). The vesting on 3 March 2025 of 50% of the 2022 PSP awards will be dependent on the relative TSR performance condition measured over the three-year performance period, with the remaining 50% dependent on the satisfaction of the EPS growth target. The PSP awards have been valued using the Monte Carlo model for the TSR element and the Black Scholes model for the EPS element.

• 505,524 DSP nil cost shares were awarded to executives and senior management on 3 March 2022 following the achievement of the 2021 internal performance targets, with the right to exercise the shares deferred by three years until March 2025 (assuming service conditions are met). The DSP awards were valued using the Black Scholes model.

 

The total charge in relation to share-based payments for the six months ended 30 June 2022 was £1,096,000 (2021: £2,237,000). The charge in relation to the share-based payments relating to all share-based incentive plans was £1,358,000 (2021: £1,940,000). In addition, the related National insurance credit for the six months ended 30 June 2022 relating to all awards was £262,000 (2021: £297,000 charge).  

 

 

7   Earnings per share (EPS)


 

                                            


 

£000

Pence per share

Basic

 

Pence per 

share

Diluted

Six months ended 30 June 2022

Profit after tax

98,371

11.7

11.7

Underlying profit after tax

 

99,237

11.8

11.8

Six months ended 30 June 2021

 

 

 

Profit after tax

93,295

10.8

10.8

Underlying profit after tax

95,043

11.0

11.0

Year ended 31 December 2021




Profit after tax

183,094

21.3

21.3

Underlying profit after tax

186,815

21.8

21.7

 

 Weighted average number of ordinary shares (basic)
                                                                                                                                            


6 months ended
30 June 2022
Number of shares

6 months ended
30 June 2021
Number of shares

Year ended
31 Dec 2021
Number of shares

Issued ordinary shares at 1 January less ordinary shares held by the EBT and SIP Trust

857,732,339

884,234,565

884,234,565

Less own shares held in treasury at the beginning of the year

(12,480,472)

(13,285,490)

(13,285,490)

Weighted effect of own shares purchased for cancellation

(3,811,957)

(5,223,154)

(12,603,891)

Weighted effect of share-based incentives exercised

53,412

141,726

436,477

Weighted effect of shares purchased by the EBT

-

-

(11,640)

 

 

841,493,322

865,867,647

858,770,021

 

Weighted average number of ordinary shares (diluted)
For diluted EPS, the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue is adjusted to assume conversion of all potentially dilutive shares. The Group's potential dilutive instruments are in respect of share-based incentives granted to employees, which will be settled by ordinary shares held by the Employees' Share Trust (EBT), SIP Trust and shares held in treasury.

                                                                                                                                               


6 months ended
30 June 2022
Number of shares

6 months ended
30 June 2021
Number of shares

Year ended
31 December 2021
Number of shares

Weighted average number of ordinary shares (basic)

841,493,322

865,867,647

858,770,021

Dilutive impact of share-based incentives outstanding

1,641,293

1,946,686

1,511,725


843,134,615

867,814,333

860,281,746

 

8   Dividends


Dividends declared and paid by the Company were as follows:
                                                                                                                              



6 months ended 30 June 2022

6 months ended
30 June 2021

Year ended 31 December 2021

 

 






 

Pence per share


£000

 Pence per share


£000

 Pence per share


£000

2020 final dividend paid

-

-

4.5

38,900

4.5

38,900

2021 interim dividend paid

-

-

-

-

3.0

25,594

2021 final dividend paid

4.8

40,312

-

-

-

-

 

4.8

40,312

4.5

38,900

7.5

64,494

Unclaimed dividends returned

(6)


(2)


(47)

Net dividends included in the

statement of cash flows

 

40,306


 

38,898


 

64,447

 

After the period end the Board approved an interim dividend of 3.3p (2021: 3.0p) per qualifying ordinary share being £27,800,000 (2021: £25,594,000).

The 2021 final dividend of £40,312,000 (4.8p per qualifying share) was paid on 27 May 2022. It was £91,000 lower than that reported in the 2021 annual accounts due to a decrease in the ordinary shares entitled to a dividend between 25 February 2022 and the interim dividend record date of 29 April 2022.


The terms of the EBT provide that dividends payable on the ordinary shares held by the EBT are waived.

 

9   Taxation

The income tax expense of £22,842,000 (2021: £21,374,000) is recognised based on management's best estimate of the consolidated effective tax rate expected for the full financial year applied to the profit before tax for the six month period. The Group's consolidated effective tax rate for the six months ended 30 June 2022 was 18.8% (2021: 18.6%). The difference between the standard rate of 19.0% and the effective rate of 18.8% as at 30 June 2022 is attributable to the impact of the capex and the related super deductions.


The net deferred tax asset of £1,512,000 (30 June 2021: £2,016,000) comprises a deferred tax asset of £2,478,000 (2021: £3,023,000) and a deferred tax liability of £966,000 (30 June 2021: £1,007,000).

 

The deferred tax asset is in respect of equity settled share-based incentives and depreciation in excess of capital allowances. The deferred tax asset arising on equity settled share-based incentives was recognised in profit or loss to the extent that the related equity settled share-based payments charge was recognised in the statement of comprehensive income. The deferred tax liability is in respect of the intangible asset recognised on acquisition of Rightmove Landlord and Tenant Services Limited. The deferred tax assets and liabilities as at 30 June 2022 have been calculated at a rate of between 19.0% and 25% depending on the expected rate that will prevail at the date upon which the net deferred tax asset will reverse in the future, based on substantively enacted UK tax rates.

 

 

10   Trade and other receivables


30 June 2022


30 June 2021


31 December 2021


£000

£000

£000

Trade receivables

18,430

18,215

18,645

Less provision for impairment of trade receivables

(724)

(706)

(715)

Net trade receivables

17,706

17,509

17,930

Prepayments

4,755

4,452

5,028

Interest receivable

33

-

1

Other debtors

94

-

153

 

22,588

21,961

23,112

 

 

11   Trade and other payables 

 


30 June 2022

 

30 June 2021*


£000

£000 

£000

Trade payables

2,138

1,931

3,056

Accruals

5,759

7,115

7,748

Other creditors

875

562

979

Other taxation and social security

11,349

13,036

10,974

 

20,121

22,644

22,757

* The comparative position as at 30 June 2021 includes a reclassification, applied to align with the presentation at 31 December 2021 - see note 1 & note 12

 

12 Provisions 

 



Dilapidations provision

£000

Employee Provisions

£000

Contingent consideration

£000

 

Total

£000

 

At 1 January 2021

562

666

2,407

3,635

 

Utilised during the year

-

(42)

-

(42)

 

Charged in the period

30

-

-

30

 

Released in the period

-

-

(2,407)

(2,407)

 

Reclassified in the period

-

(624)

-

(624)

 

At 30 June 2021*

592

-

-

592

 

Current

-

-

-

-

 

Non-current

592

-

-

592

 


 


 

 

 

At 1 January 2021

562

666

2,407

3,635

 

Utilised during the year

-

(666)

-

(666)

 

Charged in the year

84

350

-

434

 

Released in the year

-

-

(2,407)

(2,407)

 

Reclassified in the year

-

(350)

-

(350)

 

At 31 December 2021

646

-

-

646

 

Current

61

-

-

61

 

Non-current

585

-

-

585

 



 




At 1 January 2022

646

-

-

646

 

Utilised during the period

-

-

-

-

 

Charged in the period

25

-

-

25

 

At 30 June 2022

671

-

-

671

 

Current

64

-

-

64

 

Non-current

607

-

-

607

 

* The comparative position as at 30 June 2021 includes a reclassification, applied to align with the presentation at 31 December 2021, where employee provisions are reclassified to accruals within note 11 of Trade and Other Payables.

 

The dilapidations provision is in respect of the Group's leased properties where the Group has obligations to make good dilapidations. The non-current liabilities are estimated to be payable over periods from one to five years.

 

The Group accrues amounts in relation to employee related holiday pay (employee provisions), based on the estimated future payroll cost to the Group and has not been discounted as the time value of money is insignificant. In the prior year, the total amount was reclassified to be shown as an accrual within Note 11 Trade and Other Payables.

 

At the point of acquisition in 2019, the present value of the contingent and deferred consideration arising on acquisition of Rightmove Landlord and Tenant Services Limited was £2,407,000. The fair value was reassessed at 30 June 2021 as nil, due to the possibility of meeting the threshold performance criteria within the remaining timescales, to the end of 2021, being remote. The consideration was released, at that point, to other income within the income statement.

 

 13 Reconciliation of movement in capital and reserves

 

Own shares purchased for cancellation
The total number of shares bought back in the six months to 30 June 2022 was 9,783,381 (2021: 14,881,349) representing 1.2 % (2021: 1.7%) of the ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury). All the shares bought back in the period were cancelled. The shares were acquired on the open market at a total consideration (excluding costs) of £59,981,000 (2021: £89,374,000). The maximum and minimum prices paid were £6.89 (2021: £6.69) and £5.19 (2021: £5.52) per share respectively.

 

Own shares held - £000

 

EBT shares reserve

£000

 

SIP shares reserve

£000

 

Treasury shares

£000

Total

own shares held

£000

Own shares held as at 1 January 2021

(1,825)

(3,415)

(6,312)

(11,552)

Share-based incentives exercised in the period

23

277

155

455

SIP releases in the period

-

14

-

14

Own shares held as at 30 June 2021

(1,802)

(3,124)

(6,157)

(11,083)






Own shares held as at 1 January 2021

(1,825)

(3,415)

(6,312)

(11,552)

Shares purchased for SIP

(1,127)

(157)

-

(1,284)

Shares transferred to SIP

1,127

(1,127)

-

-

Share-based incentives exercised in the year

273

560

383

1,216

SIP releases in the year

-

32

-

32

Own shares held as at 31 December 2021

(1,552)

(4,107)

(5,929)

(11,588)






Own shares held as at 1 January 2022

(1,552)

(4,107)

(5,929)

(11,588)

Share-based incentives exercised in the period

17

109

6

132

SIP releases in the period

-

35

-

35

Own shares held as at 30 June 2022

(1,535)

(3,963)

(5,923)

(11,421)

 

Own shares held - number of shares

 

 

 

EBT shares reserve

 

SIP shares reserve

 

Treasury shares

Total

own shares held

Own shares held as at 1 January 2021

1,395,476

757,575

13,285,490

15,438,541

Share-based incentives exercised in the period

(47,875)

(65,881)

(325,452)

(439,208)

SIP releases in the period

-

(2,325)

-

(2,325)

Own shares held as at 30 June 2021

1,347,601

689,369

12,960,038

14,997,008






Own shares held as at 1 January 2021

1,395,476

757,575

13,285,490

15,438,541

Shares purchased for SIP

148,147

20,278

-

168,425

Shares transferred to SIP

(148,147)

148,147

-

-

Share-based incentives exercised in the year

(237,058)

(133,200)

(805,018)

(1,175,276)

SIP releases in the year

-

(5,800)

-

(5,800)

Shares held as at 31 December 2021

1,158,418

787,000

12,480,472

14,425,890

 





Own shares held as at 1 January 2022

1,158,418

787,000

12,480,472

14,425,890

Share-based incentives exercised in the period

(34,790)

(27,935)

(13,298)

(76,023)

SIP releases in the period

-

(6,625)

-

(6,625)

Shares held as at 30 June 2022

1,123,628

752,440

12,467,174

14,343,242

 

(a) EBT shares reserve

This reserve represents the cost of own shares acquired by the EBT less any exercises of share-based incentives. At 30 June 2022, the EBT held 1,123,628 (June 2021: 1,347,601) ordinary shares in the Company, representing 0.1% (2021: 0.2%) of the ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury). The market value of the shares held by the EBT at 30 June 2022 was £6,386,702 (2021: £8,745,930).

 

(b) SIP shares reserve

In November 2014, the Group established the Rightmove Share Incentive Plan Trust (SIP). This reserve represents the cost of acquiring shares less any exercises or releases of SIP awards. At 30 June 2022 the SIP Trust held 752,440 (June 2021: 689,369) ordinary shares in the Company of 0.1 pence each, representing 0.09% (2021: 0.08%) of the ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury). The market value of the shares held in the SIP Trust at the period end was £4,276,869 (June 2021: £4,415,595).

 

(c) Treasury shares

This represents the cost of acquiring shares held in treasury less any exercises of share-based incentives. These shares were bought back in 2008 at an average price of 47.60 pence and may be used to satisfy certain share-based incentive awards.

 

Other reserves

This represents the Capital Redemption Reserve in respect of own shares bought back and cancelled. The movement in other reserves of £10,000 (2021: £15,000) comprises the nominal value of ordinary shares cancelled during the period.

 

Retained earnings

The loss on exercise of share-based incentives is the difference between the value that the shares held by the EBT, SIP and treasury shares were originally acquired for and the exercise price at which share-based incentives were exercised during the period. 

 

14 Related Party Transactions

 

Rightmove continues to undertake related party transactions with both Directors and subsidiary companies of the group. The related parties and the nature of these transactions remains unchanged from the Annual Report.

There have been no other related party transactions in the period to disclose.

 

 

 

 

ADVISERS AND SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

Contacts


Registered office

Corporate advisers

Chief Executive Officer:

Peter Brooks-Johnson

Rightmove plc

Financial adviser

Chief Financial Officer:

Company Secretary:

Website:

Alison Dolan

Sandra Odell

www.rightmove.co.uk

2 Caldecotte Lake

Business Park
Caldecotte Lake Drive

UBS Investment Bank

 

Joint brokers



Caldecotte

Milton Keynes

UBS AG London Branch

Numis Securities Limited



MK7 8LE

 

Auditor




EY LLP

 

 


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England no. 6426485


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Solicitors

EMW LLP

Slaughter and May




Herbert Smith Freehills LLP




 




Registrar




Link Asset Services*


*Shareholder enquiries

The Company's registrar is Link Group. They will be pleased to deal with any questions regarding your shareholding or dividends. Please notify them of your change of address or other personal information. Their contact details are below:

 

Shareholder helpline: 0371 664 0300 calls are charged at the standard geographic rate and will vary by provider. Calls outside the United Kingdom will be charged at the applicable international rate. Lines are open between 09:00 - 17:30, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales.

Email: enquiries@linkgroup.co.uk

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Address:  Link Group

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29 Wellington Street

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Shareholders can register online to view your holdings using the shareholder portal, a service offered by Link Group at www.signalshares.com. The shareholder portal is an online service enabling you to quickly and easily access and maintain your shareholding online - reducing the need for paperwork and providing 24 hour access for your convenience. You may:

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INDEPENDENT REVIEW REPORT TO RIGHTMOVE PLC

 

Conclusion

 

We have been engaged by the Company to review the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2022 which comprises the condensed consolidated interim statement of comprehensive income, condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position, condensed consolidated interim statement of cash flows, condensed consolidated interim statement of changes in shareholders' equity and the related explanatory notes. We have read the other information contained in the half yearly financial report and considered whether it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the information in the condensed set of financial statements.

 

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2022 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with UK adopted International Accounting Standard 34 and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.

 

Basis for Conclusion

 

We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements 2410 (UK) "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity" issued by the Financial Reporting Council. A review of interim financial information consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

 

As disclosed in note 1, the annual financial statements of the group are prepared in accordance with UK adopted international accounting standards. The condensed set of financial statements included in this half-yearly financial report has been prepared in accordance with UK adopted International Accounting Standard 34, "Interim Financial Reporting".

 

Conclusions Relating to Going Concern

 

Based on our review procedures, which are less extensive than those performed in an audit as described in the Basis of Conclusion section of this report, nothing has come to our attention to suggest that management have inappropriately adopted the going concern basis of accounting or that management have identified material uncertainties relating to going concern that are not appropriately disclosed.

 

This conclusion is based on the review procedures performed in accordance with this ISRE, however future events or conditions may cause the entity to cease to continue as a going concern.

 

Responsibilities of the directors

 

The directors are responsible for preparing the half-yearly financial report in accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority.

 

In preparing the half-yearly financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

 

 

Auditor's Responsibilities for the review of the financial information

In reviewing the half-yearly report, we are responsible for expressing to the Company a conclusion on the condensed set of financial statements in the half-yearly financial report. Our conclusion, including our Conclusions Relating to Going Concern, are based on procedures that are less extensive than audit procedures, as described in the Basis for Conclusion paragraph of this report.

 

Use of our report

 

This report is made solely to the company in accordance with guidance contained in International Standard on Review Engagements 2410 (UK) "Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity" issued by the Financial Reporting Council. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company, for our work, for this report, or for the conclusions we have formed.

 

  

 

Ernst & Young LLP

Luton

28 July 2022

 
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