MIK Meikles Limited

 
TIDMMIK 
 
MEIKLES LIMITED 
 
INTERIM MANAGEMENT REPORT RELEASED ON 18 FEBRUARY 2013 
 
This Interim Management Statement is issued by Meikles Limited in accordance 
with the UK Listing Authority's 
 
Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Unless stated otherwise, key trends and 
figures highlighted below refer 
 
to the nine months ended 31 December 2012 and the corresponding period in the 
previous year. 
 
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS 
 
The Group has continued to perform well from the time the interim results were 
released. This is despite the challenges of the operating environment still 
characterized by low liquidity and to some extent low business confidence. 
Group revenues for the nine months ended 31 December 2012 increased by 16% 
compared to the prior period driven by increased volumes and margins. Group 
costs only show an increase of 3% over the same period and resultantly, 
operating profit is showing a significant increase compared to that achieved in 
the prior year. 
 
As reported in the interim Chairman's statement dated 21 November 2012, the 
Group is pursuing opportunities in the mining sector and has made the necessary 
applications to the regulatory authorities. Stakeholders will be updated once 
there are new developments on this initiative. 
 
TM Supermarkets has upgraded the Westgate branch and rebranded it into a Pick n 
Pay store, bringing the number of Pick n Pay branded stores to two in the 
country. In addition, one of the Chinhoyi branches was also refurbished and 
this has continued to operate as a TM branded store. New refrigeration and air 
condition units were installed at the flagship Borrowdale branch, while the 
refurbishment works at the Hwange branch are nearing completion. TM has seen 
increased volumes and margins from the refurbished branches. The branch 
refurbishment programme is an on-going exercise as we seek to improve our 
offering at all branches that we operate from. 
 
The refurbishment programme at Meikles Hotel is nearing completion and we 
expect the new rooms to be available to our guests before the end of our 
financial year. Procurement of materials to refurbishment the Victoria Falls 
Hotel has started and is in progress. It is anticipated that phase one of the 
renovations targeting approximately 44 rooms and public areas at the Victoria 
Falls Hotel will be completed at the end of July 2013 and in time for the UNWTO 
conference. Phase two to complete the remaining rooms will commence after the 
UNWTO conference. 
 
The departmental stores' performance which has not measured up to expectations, 
reflect the challenges in the operating environment. The revenues have not 
grown while credit has been deliberately curtailed pending improvement in the 
economy. 
 
Plantation development on the Tanganda Tea Estates is being advanced. To date 
187 hectares of avocadoes, 457 hectares of macadamias and 125 hectares of 
coffee have been planted. The global tea prices have gone up in the past months 
and this augurs well for tea revenues. Despite a late start to the rainy 
season, good rains have been received through January 2013 to date and we 
therefore expect tea production to increase in the coming months. 
 
We remain optimistic and positive about the outlook in most of our businesses. 
Our performance in the financial year ending 31 March 2013 is expected to show 
much improvement from the outturn of the previous financial year. 
 
END 
 
Issued on 18 February 2013 
 
Notes: 
 
1. The financial information on which this statement is based has not been 
reviewed and reported on by the Group's auditors. 
 
2. Please note that matters highlighted above may contain forward looking 
statements which are subject to various risks and uncertainties and other 
factors, including, but not limited to: 
 
- business conditions. 
 
-political environment 
 
-market related risks. 
 
* A number of these factors are beyond the Group's control. 
 
* These factors may cause the group's actual future results, performance or 
achievements to differ from those expressed or implied. 
 
* Any forward looking statements made are based on the knowledge of the Group 
as at 18 February 2013. 
 
 
 
END 
 

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