2003 Results Presentation · 2014-01-16 · Operating profit2 £76.2m Turnover £471.1m 1 Excluding...
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2003 Results Presentation 8 March 2004
Richard Nelson, Chief Executive OfficerBill Spencer, Chief Financial Officer
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Bill SpencerChief Financial Officer
Financial Performance
2003 Results Presentation – 8 March 2004
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Financial Highlightsfor the twelve months to 31 December 2003
- Up 12.8% pro forma8.8pDividend per share- Up 13.5%5.9pProposed final dividend
- Up 3.1%£62.4mOperating cash flow3
- Up 10.4% (up 8.4% pro forma)29.7pEPS4
- Up 31.0% (up 7.8% pro forma)£70.6mProfit before tax
- Down from 16.4%16.2%Operating margin
- Down 0.9% at actual exchange rates- Up 5.2% at constant exchange rates1
- Up 2.2% at actual exchange rates- Up 6.4% at constant exchange rates1
£76.2mOperating profit2
£471.1mTurnover
1 Excluding disposal and acquisitions, turnover was up 7.2% and operating profit was up 6.5% at constant rates2 Before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items and including profit from associates3 Before exceptional items and after capital expenditure4 Fully diluted underlying earnings per share before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items
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GBP/USD Exchange Rates
1.401.451.501.551.601.651.701.751.80
Jan
Feb Mar AprMayJu
neJu
lyAugSep OctNovDec
US$ Actual Rate 2002 US$ Actual Rate 2003
£/$
Average = $1.63
Average = $1.50
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Profitability – Operating Profit
91.674.1Operating profit
15.6(1.1)Exceptional items2
(0.9)(1.0)Goodwill amortisation
76.976.2Operating profit1 (EBITA)
20022003£m
1 Before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items2 Exceptional items in 2003: insurance £2.6m, FTS Nigeria £2.8m, Caleb Brett restructuring
£(3.0)m, ETL SEMKO and FTS restructuring £(3.5)m
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Profitability – Profit Before Tax
0.3(0.1)Pensions – FRS17
4.310.6Interest cover
(16.8)2(0.9)Amortisation of debt fees
53.970.6Profit before tax1
(21.2)(7.0)Interest cost
─4.5Exceptional profit on disposal
91.674.1Operating profit
20022003£m
1 PBT excluding amortisation and exceptionals was £68.2m in 2003, compared to £54.7m in 20022 In 2002, debt fees included premiums on debt redemption
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Taxation
27.8%
18.7
67.2(3.4)70.6
2003
29.7%Normalised effective tax rate
16.0Tax
53.8Normalised profit before tax(0.1)Remove exceptional items53.9Profit before tax
2002£m
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Earnings & Dividends
Proposed final dividend 2003 = 5.9p (up 13.5% from 5.2p in 2002)
20022003Pence
3.5 times3.4 timesDividend cover2
12.8%7.8p8.8pDividend per share1
10.4%26.9p29.7pFully diluted EPSExcluding amortisation & exceptionals
1 Dividend for 2002 is full year equivalent as no interim dividend was paid in 20022 Dividend cover is 3.3 times based on basic EPS
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Operating Cash Flow
5.1%5.0%Capital expenditure to sales %
81%76%Operating cash flow after capex to operating profit
(23.3)(23.6)Capital expenditure74.156.4Cash flow after capex
97.480.0Operating cash flow
13.6(6.0)Exceptional cash flow
83.886.0Pre exceptional operating cash flow
20022003£m
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Free Cash Flow
(4.0)(2.8)Dividends paid to minorities0.50.7Dividends from associates
23.232.1Free cash flow(4.3)(1.2)Acquisitions & disposals
(12.7)(13.7)Taxation
(30.4)(7.3)Interest and fees74.156.4Operating cash flow after capex
20022003£m
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Net Debt
Unutilised debt facilities of £45.8m
135.0
(81.5)
216.5
31 Dec 2003
170.7Net Debt
(70.6)Cash
241.3Gross borrowings
31 Dec 2002£m
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Gearing
67%
201.1
135.0
31 Dec 2003
Interest cover = 10.6 times
98%Ratio
174.2Shareholders equity1
170.7Net debt
31 Dec 2002£m
1. Excludes goodwill of £244.1m written off to reserves prior to 1998
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Trend in Turnover1
CAGR = 7.6%CAGR = 8.2%
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Americas EAME Asia
At Constant 2003 Exchange Rates£m
1 Continuing business
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471
050
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Americas EAME Asia
At Actual Exchange Rates£m
351
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451 461 471
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Trend in Operating Profit1
£m
* Continuing business before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items
At Constant Exchange Rates
CAGR = 12.8%
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At Actual Exchange Rates
CAGR = 12.0%
£m
48.4
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76.9 76.2
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Richard NelsonChief Executive Officer
Operating Performanceat constant exchange rates
2003 Results Presentation – 8 March 2004
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Intertek Group plc
£m @ constant 2003 exchange rates
16.4%16.2%Margin
5.2%72.476.2Operating Profit16.4%442.6471.1Turnover
%220022003
1. Before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items2. Excluding acquisitions and disposals, turnover grew by 7.2% and operating profit grew by 6.5%
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Labtest(Consumer Goods)
£m @ constant 2003 exchange rates
32.7%32.7%Margin
17.9%36.342.8Operating Profit117.7%111.1130.8Turnover1
%200222003
1. Excluding the disposal in May of a joint venture and a small acquisition in October, turnover grew by 21.6% and operating profit grew by 20.9%
2. In 2003, inspection of electronic and electrical goods was transferred from Labtest to ETL SEMKO. The 2002 figures have been restated to reflect this change.
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Labtest (Consumer Goods)
Drivers• Continued sourcing from Asia• Widening ranges of products, shorter product life cycles• Increasing quality and safety requirements• Expansion in China with lower prices and costs, (964 to
1361 employees)• Strong local management• Disposal of 50% of BSIP, May 03 (annualised sales £5.0m)• Acquisition of Fastech, Oct 03 (annualised sales £2.0m)
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Caleb Brett(Oil & Chemical)
£m @ constant 2003 exchange rates
9.2%7.8%Margin
(14.3)%15.413.2Operating Profit
1.9%166.5169.6Turnover
%20022003
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Caleb Brett(Oil & Chemical)
Drivers & Issues – Traditional Cargo (75% of sales)• Competitive, low growth• Reduced activity, Iraq war• Low stocks• Reduced cost – management strengthened, June 03• H1 margin 5.4%, H2 margin 6.8%
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Caleb Brett(Oil & Chemical)
Drivers & Issues – Outsourcing (25% of sales)• Now 25% of sales up from 23% previous year
– Global Management team• Contract wins in 2003 > £1m:
– Unilever, June 03, annualised sales £1.5m– Irving Oil, July 03, annualised sales of £1.2m– Citgo, Dec 03, annualised sales £1.0m– Swiss Federal Labs, Dec 03, annualised sales £1.0m
• Contract wins in 2004 > £1m:– Chevron Texaco, starts April 04, annualised sales £1.0m
• Upgraded labs Singapore (July 03) New Jersey (Sept 03)
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Caleb Brett Outsourcing
£1.3mContracts won ytd 2004
£26.8mOthers in pipeline
£33.8mTop prospects
£20.5mProposals awaiting decision
£8.5mContracts won in 2003
Annual Sales Value
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ETL SEMKO(Electrical)
£m @ constant 2003 exchange rates
14.7%12.7%Margin
(9.0)%15.614.2Operating Profit
5.3%106.0111.6Turnover
%200212003
1. In 2003, inspection of electronic and electrical goods was transferred from Labtest to ETL SEMKO. The 2002 figures have been restated to reflect this change.
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ETL SEMKO(Electrical)
Drivers• Continued growth in China and Asia from 23% to 28%
of division’s sales (21% profit margin)• Weak in West safety testing, especially telecoms• Retail promotion in USA• Management combined with FTS division, end 03• Overheads reduced Q4 2003 by £1.9m annualised• Amtac acquisition, Dec 03, annualised sales £1.0m
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FTS(Foreign Trade Standards)
£m @ constant 2003 exchange rates
19.0%20.1%Margin
6.3%11.211.9Operating Profit
0.2%59.059.1Turnover
%20022003
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FTS(Foreign Trade Standards)
Drivers & Issues• New contracts:
─ Kuwait, April 03, annualised sales £4.0m─ Venezuela, Sept 03, annualised sales £8.0m
• Further prospects• Nigeria continuing• New contract planned in Saudi (August 04)• Reduced overheads – combined management with ETL
SEMKO• IT systems development
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Summary
• Labtest: Growing strongly in Asia in all areas of consumer goods
• ETL SEMKO: Growing well in Asia, reduced overheads in the West, retailer opportunity
• Caleb Brett: Traditional market improving and costs reduced, outsourcing growing
• FTS: Nigeria and Saudi continuing, reduced overheads, further prospects
• Acquisitions: Progressing well
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The drivers of our business continue to be positive and we are confident that we will continue to provide good performance and growth.