Specialization: Tailored clothing
Established: 1961
Annual Production: Around 3M units
A global innovative tailoring provider, Bagir Group specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing of high quality men and women’s tailored fashions. Bagir Group leverages their Global Presence, Vertical Structure & Innovation in order to provide consumers with the ultimate wearing experience combining fashion, comfort, performance and value.

At Bagir Group, focus on excellence in design and innovation throughout the entire value chain is a fundamental platform for achieving their goals. Strategic partnerships with retail customers keep Bagir Group in tune with the latest industry needs and trends while helping ensure their customers´ competitiveness and consumer satisfaction.

Bagir Group markets their suits, jackets and trousers under retail private labels as well as world renowned brands such as GIR Collection, AR-RED, Jay Godfrey, and Simon Carter. From fiber to fabric, from design to display, Bagir Group is among the world’s most innovative tailoring providers. The latest innovations introduced by Bagir Group include stylishly designed concepts from flexible and stretchable clothes to machine washable suits and airy all-climate garments. At Bagir Group, innovation means delivering consumers with clothes and suits that offer perfect performance backed by an experience of pure comfort and style.

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Bagir Group Ltd. ("Bagir" or "the Company"), a designer, creator and provider of innovative formalwear tailoring, provides the following update on its half year results to 30 June 2014:

Bagir expects its results for the six months to 30 June 2014 will show revenue of approximately $48m, EBITDA of approximately $1.6m and a loss before tax of approximately $2m. EBITDA and loss before tax exclude IPO costs of $0.3m which are to be charged against earnings. Net debt at 30 June 2014 was approximately $9m.

The Company's trading statement on 15 May 2014 reported that it expected revenue for the year ending 31 December 2014 to be approximately $100m to $104m, with EBITDA of approximately $4m to $6m. While in line with the previous estimates, the Company expects the full results to be at the lower end of these ranges.

It is anticipated that the half year results will be published on or around 11 September 2014.

How long before de-listing?

The whole debacle is a disgrace.

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Interim Results

The results for the first half are in line with expectations. The Board continues to expect revenue for the year to 31 December 2014 to be approximately $100m to $102m and EBITDA to be approximately $4m to $5m* (as announced on 22 July 2014).

Financial highlights
· Revenue of $48.0m
· Gross margin of 18.1%
· Adjusted operating income of $0.3m*
· Adjusted loss before tax of $(2.1)m**
· Adjusted EBITDA of $1.7m*
· Basic and fully diluted loss per share of $(0.10)***
· Net debt at 30 June 2014 of $8.5m
· Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June 2014 of $16.1m

* Adjusted for IPO expenses of $0.3m
** Adjusted for IPO expenses and including finance expenses on pre IPO debt
*** Including finance expenses on pre IPO debt

Operating highlights
· Implemented a cost savings plan and started a comprehensive process of examining operating processes and strategic focus. The review has been designed to reduce operating costs, improve operating profitability and enhance the Company's sales and marketing performance

Investment in a production facility in Ethiopia
· Bagir has signed a conditional agreement to purchase a 50% stake in Nazareth Garments Share Company ("Nazareth"), an Ethiopian company which owns and operates a garment factory in Ethiopia, for a total consideration of $1.5m
· Agreement is subject to several conditions which are to be met by both Nazareth and Bagir
· Closing is anticipated in Q4 2014
· The production facility in Ethiopia is expected to give Bagir a competitive advantage due to the duty free export environment to the EU and US, the competitive costs, and the government support for the textile industry

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Bagir Group Ltd (BAGR)

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Few companies have managed to disappoint as quickly as Bagir (BAGR) so it is no surprise that investors' have a lack of trust in the company. On the 15 April 2014, the designer and supplier of formalwear joined AIM and raised £20 million (£17.6 million after expenses) at 56p a share. Bagir is currently valued at £5.02 million at 10p a share.

That share price slump is because, exactly one month after flotation, management warned that there had been an unexpected reduction in orders with Marks & Spencer (MKS) considering changing its purchasing policy. Marks & Spencer and Arcadia are Bagir's two largest clients. This meant that 2014 revenues are unlikely to be much higher than the 2013 figure of $99.5 million and underlying EBITDA's expected to be between $4 million and $5 million, compared with $6.1 million in 2013, but there will be a pre-tax loss. There have been cost savings and further operating efficiencies are planned in order to return Bagir to profit this year.

There was cash of $16.6 million at the end of June 2014, but also $25 million of total debt. Since then, $1.5 million has been spent on a 50% stake in an Ethiopian production facility. The factory will be upgraded so that higher quality clothing can be produced and that will be completed in the first half of this year.

Last July, Artemis increased its stake to 13.3%. Admittedly, Hargreave Hale has trimmed its stake recently but it still owns nearly 17%. The shares are trading on less than twice 2014 EBITDA. There is a business here it is a question of showing that trading has been stabilised. Most importantly, the management has to get back the trust of investors. That could take a long time so the low rating will not change overnight.