Full Year Results
Avingtrans plc
("Avingtrans" or the "Group")
Final Results for the Year Ended 31 May 2011
Avingtrans plc, which designs, manufactures and supplies critical components
and associated services to the medical, energy, industrial and global
aerospace sectors, today announces its results for the twelve months ended 31
May 2011.
Financial Highlights
- Turnover increased by 27% to £36.3m (2010: £28.6m)
- Gross profit margin increased to 29% (2010: 26%)
- EBITDA improved by 32% to £3.3m (2010: £2.5m)
- PBT1 increased to £1.4m (2010: £0.5m)
- Fully diluted, adjusted1 EPS of 5.5 pence per share (2010: 3.0 pence per share)
- Cash generated from operations was £3.0m (2010: £3.8m)
- Net debt reduced by 15% to £6.6m (2010: £7.8m)
- Gearing reduced further to 29% (2010: 36%)
- Final Dividend reintroduced at 0.4 pence (2010: Nil)
1 -adjusted to add back amortisation of intangibles from business combinations
and exceptional items
Operating highlights
- Sigma's long term contract wins underpinned a strong annual result for
Aerospace, with the division achieving almost 8% operating profit and growing
by 32%
- Sigma China made a modest profit over the entire year - a breakthrough
performance.
- C&H continued to grow steadily and commenced new service contracts for Rolls
Royce, Bristol, following the earlier £5m contract extension with Rolls Royce
announced in the first half.
- Metalcraft's second half performance improved and the division grew by 6% in
the year, returning to a modest level of profit. Metalcraft will commence
volume production of Siemens next generation MRI systems in 2012.
- In the second half, Crown continued to be influenced by significant delays
to roadside contracts and the business made a loss over the year, affecting
divisional profitability. However, new product prospects remain bright.
- Jena Tec won its largest single contract to date, worth £1.8m over 3 years,
for a European medical equipment OEM, starting in 2012.
- Jena Tec experienced strong on-going global order intake with sales
increasing by 56% - boosted further by shortages in Asia - and restored EBIT
to near double-digit levels (9.7%).
Commenting on the results, Roger McDowell, Chairman, said:
"Whilst 2011 was not a `vintage year', I'm sure that shareholders will join me
in a small toast to a much improved performance in the last 12 months. I am
glad to report a result in line with previously upgraded market expectations.
After an arduous financial year in 2010, the majority of our markets continued
to regenerate positively. Global recovery has certainly played its part, but
above all it is our hard work on capability enhancements over the last two
years that has paid off. Long term contracts with global OEMs that are not
dependent on the UK economy are very important to our future and potential
further good news is in the pipeline.
As anticipated at the half year, we are pleased to confirm a return to our
progressive dividend policy, with our commitment to pay a final dividend in
line with expectations and a firm intention to continue with dividend payments
in future."
Enquiries:
Avingtrans plc tel. 01159 499 020
Roger McDowell, Chairman
Steve McQuillan, Chief Executive Officer
Stephen King, Chief Financial Officer
FinnCap Ltd tel. 020 7600 1658
Marc Young/ Henrik Persson - Corporate Finance
Brian Patient / Steve Norcross - Corporate Broking
Hansard Group tel. 020 7245 1100
Nicholas Nelson / Guy McDougall
About Avingtrans plc:
Avingtrans has become a significant organisation in the design, manufacture
and supply of critical components and associated services to global industrial
markets from three divisions: aerospace, energy and medical and industrial
products.
Aerospace
Sigma Precision Components Ltd - UK and China
Sigma Precision Components is a market leader in rigid and flexible
pipe assemblies and components for prestigious aerospace customers
such as Rolls Royce, Eaton Corp and Meggitt. Sigma also manufactures
precision prismatic components for the aerospace industry from its
purpose-built facilities in the UK and Chengdu, China.
CH Precision Finishers Ltd - UK
C&H provides final polishing and specialist finishing on aeroengine
turbine blades, compressor blades and vanes for the power generation
industries, operating from two strategically located centres to offer
a local service to the UK aerospace industry.
Energy and Medical
Stainless Metalcraft Ltd - UK and China
Provider of safety-critical equipment for the energy, medical, science
and research communities, worldwide, specialising in precision
pressure and vacuum vessels and associated sub-assemblies and systems.
Crown International Ltd - UK
Designs and manufactures market-leading pole and support systems for
roadside signage and safety cameras, rail track signalling and
gantries.
Industrial products
Jena Tec UK, Germany, USA and China
From specially equipped factories in Germany and the UK, Jena Tec
designs, manufactures and services Precision Ballscrews, Spindles and
Linear Motion actuation systems for automation and control of CNC
machines and precision instrumentation. Through Moss Group, Jena
provides specialist automation products and services.
2011 Preliminary statement
Chairman's statement
To paraphrase Harold Wilson, a year is a long time in engineering - and what a
difference twelve months has made. Indeed, since first drafting this note,
global markets have shown that we live in unpredictable times. Nonetheless,
although it could not be described as a `vintage year', 2011 was highly
positive, in comparison with the previous period. It is pleasing to report a
result in line with previously upgraded market expectations. Our net debt
position is markedly better than the market expected, setting us on a firm
footing for the year to come, given global uncertainty. I am also pleased to
confirm a return to payment of a dividend with the results, as anticipated at
the half year.
Generally speaking, the trends observed in our three divisions continued
throughout the second half and on into the new financial year, though there
are some signs of less certain conditions and the rate of growth is slowing in
a number of areas. Our cost cutting strategy, coupled with our determination
to retain essential skills, has certainly assisted with the ramp-up in output
required of us in 2011. Our OEM partners have entrusted us with a number of
additional long term contracts this year and our improving results reflect the
initiation of these projects. Whilst the flurry of contract wins announced in
the first half of 2011 was not mirrored in the second half, we are confident
that our future prospects are bright.
Core markets in Energy Infrastructure, Civil Aerospace and Medical Imaging,
coupled with a rejuvenated Machine Tools sector, continue to provide the bulk
of our revenues. Relationships with customers such as Siemens, Rolls Royce and
Cummins continue to grow and develop in ways that we expect will lead to
further new business in 2012. End user markets remained robust, particularly
in Asia, where much of the final output is exported. Of course, the recovery
cycle will continue to be variable across our three divisions and dependent on
the activity of our customer base. However, as before, the quality of this
blue chip clientele gives us confidence that we are well-placed for further
market growth.
Group revenues rebounded by well over £7m - largely regaining the ground ceded
in the previous year. As a result, we were in the happy position of being able
to recruit additional skilled staff in most businesses, whilst keeping a close
eye on costs, so as not to introduce any unnecessary slack in the system for
the future. With Metalcraft and Jena Tec operations in China now fully
on-stream, as well as a newly profitable Sigma China facility, we remain
optimistic about our prospects there and in Asia more broadly. Cautious
increases in capital investments recommenced, as we anticipated lengthening
delivery cycles for machine tools.
Strong customer relationships are obviously of great importance to us and, as
such, we were delighted to be awarded the supplier of the year title by
Siemens Magnet Technology, the division that supplies systems for MRI
scanners. Similarly, other major customers like Rolls Royce and GE professed
themselves to be very satisfied with our quality and delivery performance.
This customer service ethic is now deeply embedded in our operations.
The three-legged stool that has borne us sturdily through the recession thus
far offers a stable structure in the coming period to address our main markets
- namely, Aerospace, Energy, Medical and Specialist Industrial. Each of our
core businesses is developing product and service offerings that will enhance
shareholder value and delight our customers in the coming years. However, this
is not to imply that we will rigidly maintain all of our business entities in
their current form. In the coming year, we will be proactively seeking M&A
opportunities, so investors should not be surprised if we look to complete
appropriate complementary acquisitions that strengthen our strategy.
As before, we believe we are targeting the right growth markets and developing
excellent supply partnerships with the market leaders in those sectors. This
allows us to bring broader products and services to those customers from our
specialist niches, which - coupled with our deeper manufacturing and design
skills - means we are ready to take maximum advantage of any opportunities, as
they arise.
Our people have responded to the rapidly changing business conditions with an
energy and relish that have cemented our performance improvement. I would like
to express my sincere thanks to them for their continuing hard work and
commitment to Avingtrans during this period.
R S McDowell
Chairman
13 September 2011
Business Review
Group Performance
Financial Performance
Full year Group revenue was 27% higher than the prior year, coming in at
£36.3m (2010: £28.6m). The overall result was almost an exact mirror image of
the previous 12 months, with all of our businesses seeing marked improvements,
except for Crown, which suffered from delays in Government decisions
concerning road infrastructure.
The rebound in turnover naturally flowed through to profit with gross margins
recovering to 29% (2010: 26%) and operating profit recovering significantly,
more than doubling to £1.7m (2010: £0.8m). EBITDA was enhanced by 32% to £3.3m
(2010: £2.5m).
The effective rate of taxation was 11.3% (2010: 29.7% credit) predominately
due to use of losses brought forward in the US and research and development
credits in the UK.
Adjusted diluted earnings per share, for the period ending 31 May 2011, was up
to 5.5p (2010: 3.0p) based on 25.5m (diluted weighted average) shares, with an
increased return on net assets of 5.5% (2010: 2.8%).
The cash flow from operations was £3.0m in the period (2010: £3.8m) although
2010 was flattered by the successful £0.9 warranty claim. However, net
indebtedness at year end was £6.6m, some 15% lower than at the prior year end
(2010: £7.8m). Balance sheet gearing was also much improved, down to 29% from
36% at 31 May 2010. In addition, continued investment in the business of £1.3m
shows that capital investment was prudently controlled as we began to ramp up
once more.
As previously noted, the Board supports a progressive dividend policy and is
pleased to be able to recommend at the AGM the reintroduction of a final
dividend of 0.4 pence per share (2010: Nil pence per share). This will be paid
on 9 December 2011 to shareholders on the register at 19 October 2011. The
Board will keep the dividend position under review, taking account of the
on-going changes in the trading positions in our markets.
The Group has a number of exciting opportunities across all of its operations
which should deliver further long term growth and shareholder value. The
continued backing of our investors, coupled with ongoing supportive
relationships with the Group's principal bankers, means we expect to have more
than adequate financial resources to continue to invest in the business. We
also continue to develop relationships with new and potential stakeholders as
the capital markets ease and the return to dividend should expand this
potential base further.
Strategy
Our strategy is largely unchanged from last year. Avingtrans is a precision
engineering group, operating in differentiated, specialist niches in the
supply chains of many of the world's best known engineering OEMs, for example:
Rolls Royce, Siemens, Cummins, E.ON, etc. The core strategy is to build
market-leading niche positions in our defined sectors, namely, the medical,
energy, aerospace and specialist industrial markets. The three strategic
thrusts remain:
- Customers: developing our key accounts and partnering or acquiring
assets to provide customers with integrated product and service offerings,
with optimum quality, delivery and value for money characteristics.
- Channels: developing new channel partners in new territories and
markets with existing product capabilities
- Capabilities: strengthening core group know-how in design and
manufacturing, to reduce costs and deepen our value added to our customers.
Each of the three main businesses - Metalcraft, Jena Tec and Sigma - has the
capability to engineer products in Europe and produce those products partly or
wholly in China, allowing us to access low cost sourcing at minimum risk for
our customers, as well as positioning us robustly in the development of the
Chinese and Asian markets for our products. Metalcraft and Jena Tec businesses
are now well established in China and Sigma forms an integrated supply chain
business in the UK and in China within one unit. C&H and Crown continue to be
developed from the UK only.
We have increased our capability to manage outsourced manufacturing programmes
of increasing complexity, thus accessing business of greater duration and
value, with the prospect of higher sales and reduced annual volatility.
Operations
Aerospace Division (Sigma and C&H)
Sigma and C&H clocked up their best year yet, as Aerospace reached take-off
speed and delivered a very creditable result, with sales at £12.7m. Sigma in
China broke through into profit for the whole year for the first time and
Sigma UK began to see the benefit of the long term contracts won in the
previous year. C&H continued to grow, with the Rolls Royce relationship
developing well and new opportunities gradually emerging as a result of the
£5m contract extension announced in February.
Civil Aerospace is defying global uncertainties at present, assisted by long
lead times. Boeing recently announced further increases in the production rate
of the 737 and the 787 Dreamliner is finally ready to launch. The Paris
Airshow in June saw Airbus taking record orders and other players starting to
assert their market positions - eg Comac with the C919 and Embraer with the
190 regional jet. The on-going optimism in the industry is feeding into the
supply chain and we saw our turnover increase by 19% in the Division, with
momentum carrying on into the new year.
In consequence, our capital expenditure in Sigma China was reinvigorated, as
demand outstripped our growth capacity. Whilst we are pleased with the growth
there, we are keen to ensure that organisational control keeps pace with
output, since any loss of control could be costly in terms of quality and
delivery to our customers. Careful capital spend will continue into the new
year and we plan to commence pipe assembly production in China during 2012,
since this is the next logical step in the development of Sigma in China.
Sigma China and the UK are operating as an integrated unit and this is
definitely winning business for us. The contract wins with Eaton and Meggitt
that we announced earlier in the period contributed positively to the improved
result at Sigma UK in particular and we expect that the on-going market
development will result in further new business from these customers.
Overall, Sigma is making excellent progress in becoming a strategic supplier
for our OEM partners and using Lean manufacturing tools to transition the
business into a world-class Aero components business. We are very encouraged
to note that new enquiries are increasingly coming from testimonies of
existing customers recommending Sigma to third parties, including their other
supply chain partners. Sigma's quality reputation is now class leading and
this will doubtless produce further new business in the future.
Recent business wins have highlighted the importance of the USA to this
division and we expect to develop some direct presence in the US for Sigma
over the next 12-18 months, either organically, or through acquisition.
C&H delivered an excellent performance, well in excess of budget. We are
delighting our customers with our service response and adding new capabilities
to expand the range of services provided, thus differentiating ourselves from
our competition. In particular, we have added new measurement capabilities
which increase the value added to our customers and simplify their supply and
logistics processes. Both C&H facilities are running well and we have recently
recruited an experienced new manager for the Cheltenham unit to press forward
with expansion prospects there.
Energy and Medical Division (Metalcraft and Crown)
As noted in our interim statement, the Energy and Medical Division recovery
has been more sluggish than elsewhere, though the second half at Metalcraft
was a clear improvement on the first half, with sales in the second half up by
19% versus the first six months of the year, despite some contract delays in
the nuclear decommissioning area. The new MRI product for Siemens has yet to
commence volume production, although prototype production has gone well
overall, albeit with some programme slippage, largely for reasons beyond our
control. Some delay in the programme is inevitable in a challenging technology
area like this and we have adjusted our forecasts for the current financial
year accordingly. Elsewhere, the return of significant project work was a
feature at Metalcraft in the period and a number of contracts were delivered
as well as new business secured for the new financial year. Crown's year was
very poor indeed and resulted in a loss which held back the divisional
performance. However, signs are more encouraging for the new year.
More specifically at Metalcraft, sector developments were as follows:
Medical: Metalcraft won the supplier of the year award in its sector from
Siemens and the development of the next generation project is going well
overall, as noted above. Contracts with other customers in the sector are also
developing as expected: notably, AMS in China is now beginning to ship
consistent product volumes.
Power Systems: as previously reported, the start of the contract with Cummins
did not go smoothly and we have been able to add a few months to the contract
length, so that the normal running period remains as three years. Cummins
business recovered quite strongly in the period and we are now effectively
acting as their sole European supplier for generator frames. We have also
started looking at what we need to do to supply Cummins in China. Discussions
with other possible customers in this sector are making progress, though
somewhat slower than we would ideally wish.
Nuclear: new build preparations continue and we have quoted several prospects
in this sector over the year, as the tier 1 and 2 players jockey for position.
The Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan has certainly affected the timeline
for new nuclear stations in the UK, with industry commentators forecasting a
6-12 month delay in consequence. Meanwhile, nuclear decommissioning work
continues, with the Costain vessels being delivered, Sellafield vitrification
plant sales on-going and the Magnox commissioning storage drums also being
delivered at the time of reporting. The next stage of the Magnox storage
project involves a contract worth an expected £4m and we are working hard to
participate in a slice of this business.
Marine: for many years, Metalcraft has supplied specialist pressure hulls into
the marine market - specifically for rescue mini-submarines and diving support
systems. This has developed nicely into a leading niche position for the
business and results in a handful of profitable projects each year.
Metalcraft China is developing as expected, with the new General Manager
taking control of the operations there and securing the base business, as well
as probing new opportunities.
Crown International sadly had a very disappointing year as UK safety camera
market saturation and delays to new road infrastructure projects conspired to
produce a poor result. Crown made a loss in the year, but we continue to
believe in the team and in the products that we have designed, which are
proven in the field. Prospects are generally still promising, however, we
cannot control the timing of these and, therefore, it is difficult to predict
when Crown will return to profit. Positive steps have been taken to minimise
costs and diversify the product line into adjacent markets, to spread the risk
and ensure that future losses are mitigated.
Industrial Products Division (Jena Tec)
Orders for Jena Tec in the second half were even stronger than in the first
half of 2011. This translated into sales of £10.6m, which were 56% ahead of
2010. The order strength came from all regions and sub-sectors served by Jena
Tec. As well as general market recovery, another positive driver has been the
strength of Asian markets. Jena Tec's direct orders there have increased, but
the strength of the region has also led to some of Jena Tec's Asian
competitors being unable to deliver in Europe and the USA. This left a gap
which we have filled. The Asian supply shortages were compounded by the
Japanese tsunami, which interrupted supply chains in a number of markets. Over
the current financial period, we are seeing signs that growth is slowing, as
equilibrium is restored and possibly also due to global market turbulence.
At the start of 2011, Jena Tec signed its biggest ever contract, worth £1.8m
over three years, for a European client in the medical equipment market space.
New equipment has been ordered to meet the resulting increased demand for
miniature ballscrews and deliveries are now expected to commence in the second
half of the current financial period. Further necessary additions to plant and
machinery are currently in process, as we seek to consolidate the gains made
during the rebound and build further on our widening geographic footprint.
Our US subsidiary had its best ever year, with the work that we undertook over
the last two years to expand our distribution network paying dividends and
global co-ordination of key account sales now becoming a feature of business
at Jena Tec. The Jena Tec office in Shanghai is fully operational and we are
winning more business in Asia as a result.
In the UK, the new valve actuation product range launched at the end of 2010
shows promising signs of carving out a profitable niche and we have received
first follow-on orders from E.ON for the product. During the period, Jena Tec
UK also successfully completed delivery of a £0.6m Tier 1 Automotive project
to upgrade specialist engine production facilities, building on the enabling
acquisition of Moss Group Automation in 2009.
People
There have been no changes at Board or top level management in the period. In
the divisions, we have sought to strengthen the management in all three, as
business development opportunities have arisen and we map out our strategic
path. Each of the businesses has added to the base of skilled engineering and
technical personnel across the group. Future skills availability is an ongoing
challenge, but each division has at least two options geographically to fish
for talent, so we do not believe that we will be unduly constrained by skills
availability.
Outlook
The patchy performance of the UK economy is not expected to have a material
impact on Group prospects, except for at Crown, where, as outlined above, its
continued dependence on UK Government spending is a source of uncertainty. Of
greater concern is the turmoil in the Eurozone and USA, where broader scale
economic effects may be detrimental to manufacturing in the mid-term. However,
our main sectors - Civil Aerospace, Diagnostic Medical Imaging and Energy
Infrastructure - remain relatively less sensitive to events in the Eurozone
and US economies and are more dependent on Asian economic development than
anything else.
Our clear strategy continues to be our bedrock and to yield significant
contract wins that will drive growth over the next 12 months and beyond,
assuming that overall global economic conditions do not deteriorate further.
Our investment in protected niches within long term structural growth markets
enables us to take advantage of new opportunities and emergent new
capabilities will differentiate us from the chasing competitive pack.
M&A activity is more to the fore than at any time in the last three years and
our strategy has been essential again in guiding us towards possible
complementary acquisitions. Whilst we cannot guarantee that this will result
in any activity during the current financial period, we will vigorously pursue
any option that we believe will enhance shareholder value.
The brand positioning of Sigma, Metalcraft and Jena Tec should give all
stakeholders comfort that the Group is well placed in the long run, with the
strength we are developing in China becoming more and more decisive in the
race to win the OEM partnership contracts that will turn our prospects into
profit. We are definitely up for the challenge and determined to become
world-beating in our chosen fields.
Roger McDowell Steve McQuillan Stephen King
Chairman Chief Executive Chief Financial Officer
13 September 2011 13 September 2011 13 September 2011
Consolidated Income Statement
for the year ended 31 May 2010
Note Year to Year to
31 May 31 May
2011 2010
£'000 £'000
Revenue 1 36,260 28,578
Cost of sales (25,609) (21,124)
Gross profit 10,651 7,454
Distribution costs (1,209) (806)
Administrative expenses (7,540) (6,488)
Share based payment expense (28) (19)
Warranty claim - 932
Restructuring costs (5) (145)
Amortisation of intangibles from business
combinations (137) (137)
Operating profit 1 1,732 791
Finance income - 11
Finance costs (310) (332)
Profit before taxation 1,422 470
Taxation 2 (161) 137
Profit for the financial year 1,261 607
Earnings per share :
Total and continuing operations
- Basic 3 4.9p 2.4p
- Diluted 3 4.9p 2.4p
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
Year to Year to
31 May 31 May
2011 2010
£'000 £'000
Profit for the year 1,261 607
Other comprehensive income for the year,
net of tax
Exchange differences on translation of
foreign operations (117) (8)
Total comprehensive income for the year 1,144 599
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
for the year ended 31 May 2011
Year to Year to
31 May 31 May
2011 2010
£'000 £'000
Operating activities
Cash flows from operating activities 2,984 3,756
Finance costs paid (310) (332)
Income tax (paid)/repaid (37) 94
Net cash inflow from operating activities 2,637 3,518
Investing activities
Finance income - 11
Purchase of intangible assets (353) (448)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (982) (864)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and
equipment 72 76
Net cash used in investing activities (1,263) (1,225)
Financing activities
Repayments of borrowings (661) (667)
Repayments of obligations under finance leases (957) (1,226)
Borrowings raised 1,071 580
Net cash outflow from financing activities (547) (1,313)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 868 980
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year (1,279) (2,255)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes (112) (4)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year (564) (1,279)
Cash generated from operations:
for the year ended 31 May 2011
Year to 31 Year to 31
May 2011 May 2010
£000 £000
Continuing operations
Profit before income tax 1,422 470
Adjustments for:
Depreciation 1,153 1,387
Amortisation and impairment of intangible
assets 421 340
Profit on disposal of property, plant and
equipment (72) (51)
Finance income - (11)
Finance expense 310 332
Share based payment charge 28 19
Changes in working capital
(Increase)/decrease in inventories (1,121) 174
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other
receivables (1,384) 1,440
Increase/(decrease) in trade and other
payables 2,217 (357)
Other non cash charges 10 13
Cashflows from operating activities 2,984 3,756
Consolidated Balance Sheet
at 31 May 2011
2011 2010
£'000 £'000
Non current assets
Goodwill 10,242 10,242
Other intangible assets 1,983 2,050
Property, plant and equipment 9,983 10,090
Investment property 600 600
Deferred tax 39 39
Available for sale financial assets 219 219
23,066 23,240
Current assets
Inventories 7,820 6,634
Trade and other receivables 8,854 7,479
Current tax asset 122 64
Cash and cash equivalents 1,716 1,097
18,512 15,274
Total assets 41,578 38,514
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables (8,310) (5,849)
Obligations under finance leases (871) (810)
Borrowings (2,754) (3,040)
Current tax liabilities (804) (479)
Total current liabilities (12,739) (10,178)
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings (3,139) (3,600)
Obligations under finance leases (1,565) (1,483)
Deferred tax (1,277) (1,413)
Deferred consideration - (154)
Total non-current liabilities (5,981) (6,650)
Total liabilities (18,720) (16,828)
Net assets 22,858 21,686
Equity
Share capital 1,274 1,274
Share premium account 9,534 9,534
Capital redemption reserve 814 814
Merger reserve 402 402
Translation reserve 511 628
Other reserves 180 180
Retained earnings 10,143 8,854
Total equity attributable to equity
holders of the parent 22,858 21,686
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
at 31 May 2011
Capital
Share Share redemp- Trans-
Capital premium tion Merger lation Other Retained
Account account reserve reserve reserve reserves earnings Total
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
At 1 June 2009 1,274 9,534 814 402 636 180 8,228 21,068
Share-based
payments - - - - - - 19 19
Transactions
with owners - - - - - - 19 19
Profit for the - - - - - - 607 607
year
Other
comprehensive
income
Exchange rate
loss - - - - (8) - - (8)
Total
comprehensive
income for the
year - - - - (8) - 607 599
Balance at 31
May 2010 1,274 9,534 814 402 628 180 8,854 21,686
At 1 June 2010 1,274 9,534 814 402 628 180 8,854 21,686
Share-based
payments - - - - - - 28 28
Transactions
with owners - - - - - - 28 28
Profit for the - - - - - - 1,261 1,261
year
Other
comprehensive
income
Exchange rate - - - - (117) - - (117)
loss
Total
comprehensive
income for the
year - - - - (117) - 1,261 1,144
Balance at 31
May 2011 1,274 9,534 814 402 511 180 10,143 22,858
Notes to the preliminary statement
31 May 2011
1. Segmental analysis
Unallocated
Year ended 31 May 2011 Aerospace Energy and Industrial Central
£'000 Medical Products items Total
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Revenue 12,711 12,963 10,586 - 36,260
Operating profit/(loss) 962 206 1,032 (468) 1,732
Net finance costs (310)
Taxation 161
Profit after tax 1,261
Segment non-current assets 9,699 9,347 3,748 277 23,066
Segment assets 16,261 16,575 8,384 358 41,578
Segment liabilities (6,345) (5,364) (3,020) (3,991) (18,720)
Net assets/(liabilities) 9,916 11,211 5,364 (3,633) 22,858
Unallocated
Year ended 31 May 2010 Aerospace Energy and Industrial Central
£'000 Medical Products items Total
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Revenue 9,632 12,177 6,769 - 28,578
Operating profit/(loss) 132 (58) 83 634 791
Net finance costs (321)
Taxation 137
Profit after tax 607
Segment non-current assets 9,641 9,490 3,854 255 23,240
Segment assets 14,640 15,662 7,895 317 38,514
Segment liabilities (4,513) (4,666) (2,790) (4,859) (16,828)
Net assets/(liabilities) 10,127 10,996 5,105 (4,542) 21,686
Geographical
2011 2010 2011 2010
Revenue Revenue Non-current Non-current
£'000 £'000 assets assets
£'000 £'000
United Kingdom 26,721 22,251 18,117 18,176
Europe 8,038 5,176 3,111 3,250
North America 2,318 1,559 3 5
Rest of the World 1,366 750 1,835 1,809
Eliminations (2,183) (1,158) - -
36,260 28,578 23,066 23,240
The Group has revenue of £5,634,000 (Aerospace) and £5,162,000 (Energy
& Medical) with single external customers which each represent more than 10%
of revenue.
2. Taxation
2011 2010
£'000 £'000
Current tax 297 (113)
Deferred tax 136 (24)
161 (137)
3. Earnings per share
2011 2010
No No
Weighted average number of shares - basic 25,480,577 25,480,577
Warrant/ Share Option adjustment 232,427 44,478
Weighted average number of shares - diluted 25,713,004 25,525,055
£'000 £'000
Earnings attributable to shareholders 1,261 607
Share-based payments 28 19
Amortisation of acquisition related
intangibles 137 137
Adjusted earnings attributable to
shareholders 1,426 763
Basic earnings per share 4.9p 2.4p
Adjusted basic earnings per share 5.6p 3.0p
Diluted earnings per share 4.9p 2.4p
Adjusted diluted earnings per share 5.5p 3.0p
4. Preliminary statement
This preliminary statement, which has been agreed with the auditors, was
approved by the Board on 13 September 2011. It is not the Group's statutory
accounts within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006.
The statutory accounts for the two years ended 31 May 2011 and 2010 received
audit reports which were unqualified and did not contain statements under
s498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006. The statutory accounts for the year
ended 31 May 2010 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies but the 31
May 2011 accounts have not yet been filed.
5. Annual report and Accounts
The Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 May 2011 will be available on
the Group's website www.avingtrans.plc.uk on or around 26 September 2011.
Further copies will be available from the Avingtrans' registered office:
Precision House, Derby Road, Sandiacre, Nottingham, NG10 5HU
6. Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Group will be held at The Holiday Inn,
Bostocks Lane, Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5NL at 10.30 a.m. on 24 October
2011.