Final Results
IMI PLC
06 March 2006
6 March 2006
IMI plc Preliminary Results
IMI plc, the major international engineering group, today announced its
preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2005.
2005 2004 % change
Continuing businesses:
Sales £1341m £1239m +8.2
Operating profit * £159.5m £137.2m +16.3
Operating cash flow * £166.7m £155.5m
Total:
Sales £1578m £1611m -2.0
Operating profit * £178.3m £164.4m +8.5
Total profit before tax * £175.5m £161.1m +8.9
Adjusted earnings per share ** 33.4p 29.5p +13.2
Profit before tax and exceptional items £169.9m £155.3m +9.4
Exceptional items after tax (£99.3m) (£33.1m)
Basic earnings per share 3.9p 19.1p
Total dividend for year 17.5p 16.5p +6.1
* before intangible amortisation and exceptional items
** before change in fair value of financial instruments, intangible amortisation
and exceptional items
Norman Askew, Chairman of IMI commented:
'The continued progress we have made in our platform businesses is demonstrated
by another year of improved performance with organic sales growth of around 5%,
operating profit increased by 16%, operating margins increased to nearly 12% and
continued strong operational cash generation. With a healthy order book across
our business we expect this steady progress to continue in 2006.'
CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS
2005 has seen IMI continue to build on the foundations laid over the last few
years. With the sale of Polypipe in September, all the businesses previously
identified as non-core have now been sold. This leaves us firmly focused on our
five continuing businesses in Fluid Controls and Retail Dispense, our chosen
platforms for profitable growth. The continued progress we have made in these
businesses is demonstrated by another year of improved performance with organic
sales growth of around 5%, operating profit increased by 16%, operating margins
increased to nearly 12% and continued strong operational cash generation.
Corporate activity during the year also saw expenditure of £64m on acquisitions
and £73m on the on-market share buy-back programme.
With businesses capable of regularly achieving healthy cash conversion and a
very sound balance sheet we have considerable scope to make organic and
acquisition investment to help promote further growth. With this in mind, the
Board has sanctioned an acceleration of some further restructuring within
existing businesses and strengthened the Group's merger and acquisition
resource. The acquisition of Truflo, announced today, is a welcome addition
to our Fluid Controls business. The on-market buy-back programme introduced in
2005 will continue to be used as a flexible tool in our balance sheet management.
The Board continues to recognise the importance of dividend income to
shareholders and we are recommending the final dividend be increased by 6.4%
from 10.2p to 10.85p. This makes the total dividend for the year 17.5p, an
increase of 6.1% over the 16.5p paid in respect of 2004.
Outlook
Momentum in the US and Asia appears still to be positive and although we remain
cautious about the macro-economic outlook for the UK and Europe, there are some
signs that confidence is improving. With a healthy order book across our
businesses we expect the steady progress in both Fluid Controls and Retail
Dispense to continue.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REVIEW
2005 proved to be another positive year for the Group, with profit before tax,
intangible amortisation and exceptional items at £175.5m, an all-time record for
IMI.
The disposal of Polypipe in September effectively brings to a close the
portfolio repositioning of IMI announced in 2001. With five platform businesses
each with leading market positions in clearly identified global niches, the new
IMI can look forward with confidence to further growth and margin improvement.
The ability to capture market insight, and to convert that into practical,
innovative and customised engineering solutions for our targeted customers is
the common theme across all our businesses, and is central to delivering against
our growth and margin ambitions. One example of such creativity in 2005 was the
launch of a new pneumatic suspension system for Land Rover's Discovery and Range
Rover models, providing a breakthrough in off-road comfort, and delivering a
real point of difference to Land Rover in the ever competitive automotive
sector.
Across the businesses we see potential to develop further our growth and margin
improvement. End market trends are largely positive, our market positions are
strengthening, and we have a growing reputation for successful innovation with
an increasing number of global, blue chip clients. Our focus now is to
accelerate investments in new product development and key account management,
with a particular focus on improving the quality of our people through both
internal development and external recruitment. We also see further opportunities
to improve our efficiencies and reduce our cost base through expanding our
existing low cost manufacturing capabilities in Mexico, The Czech Republic and
China, and accelerating our Far East materials outsourcing programme.
We expect to invest around £20m per year for each of the next three years both
in upgrading our people talent and transferring more of our manufacturing
capacity to already established low cost facilities, raising the percentage of
total production in these territories from around 25% today to 40% in three
years' time. We would, in time, expect to improve operating margins as a result
by 150 to 200 basis points.
In addition to this accelerating internal investment and the continuation of the
share buy-back programme, we are confident of spending at least £80-100m per
annum on judicious top quality bolt-on acquisitions. The acquisition of Truflo
gets us off to a strong start to 2006. This combination of internal investment,
bolt-on acquisitions, and share buy-backs is expected to introduce overall debt
of around £400-500m over the next three years, a level which we believe to be
wholly consistent with optimising our balance sheet and enhancing shareholder
returns.
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONS REVIEW
Results summary
Following the sale of Polypipe, the results have been analysed between
continuing and discontinued operations.
Sales from continuing businesses at £1341m (2004: £1239m) were 8% ahead of last
year including £35m (3%) from acquisitions. Operating profit from continuing
businesses before intangible amortisation was £159.5m (2004: £137.2m), 16.3%
ahead, including £4.6m (3%) from acquisitions.
Discontinued businesses comprise the eight months trading of the Polypipe
businesses up to the date of sale on 2 September 2005. 2004 also includes the
Doors and Windows division of Polypipe which was closed prior to the disposal.
Sales for the period at £237m and operating profit at £18.8m compared to £372m
and £27.2m respectively, for the full year 2004.
Total operating profit before intangible amortisation and exceptional items was
£178.3m (2004: £164.4m), an increase of 8.5%.
Interest costs on net borrowings were £8.2m, a cover of 22 times. Including the
impact of pension fund financing under IAS19 and the change in fair value of
financial instruments under IAS39, net financing costs were £2.8m (2004: £3.3m).
Profit before tax, intangible amortisation and exceptional items, is £175.5m
(2004: £161.1m) an increase of 8.9%. After intangible amortisation, profit
before tax and exceptional items is £169.9m (2004: £155.3m) an increase of 9.4%.
The effective tax rate for the year on profit before intangible amortisation and
exceptional items is 32% compared to 33% in 2004.
Adjusted earnings per share (excluding the change in fair value of financial
instruments, intangible amortisation and exceptional items) is 33.4p (2004:
29.5p) an increase of 13.2%. Adjusted earnings per share from continuing
businesses only was 29.7p (2004: 24.2p) an increase of 22.7%.
Exceptional items
The net exceptional loss arising from the sale of Polypipe and closure of the
Doors and Windows division was £99.3m including acquired goodwill. This loss
includes a discount of £3.1m from par value on the vendor loan, the proceeds
from which were received in February 2006. The impact of this exceptional loss
has been to reduce basic earnings per share by 28.4p, resulting in a basic
earnings per share of 3.9p compared to 19.1p in 2004.
Cash flow
Operating cash flow in continuing businesses was £167m, 105% of operating profit
(before intangible amortisation). Corporate activity comprising disposals,
acquisitions and share buy-back amounted to a £73m inflow. After paying
dividends and the additional pension scheme funding contribution, and absorbing
£31m in respect of the European Commission fine, cash inflow for the year was
£77m.
Balance sheet
The pension fund deficits under IAS19 increased by £30m during the year largely
as a result of revised mortality assumptions in the main UK fund. The actuarial
valuation of the UK fund on 31 March 2005 revealed a funding deficit of £51m
which is being eliminated by annual payments of around £16m starting in December
2005 and continuing over the next three years.
Closing net debt was £10.6m (2004: £75.7m).
The following is a review of our business areas where comparisons with the
previous year relate to continuing operations and operating profit is stated
before intangible amortisation.
FLUID CONTROLS
Severe Service
Sales £213m (2004: £177m)
Operating profit £28.3m (2004: £22.5m)
Operating margin 13.3% (2004: 12.7%)
Another year of strong growth in our Severe Service business further
demonstrates our ability to capture opportunities in the buoyant power and oil &
gas markets. Organic sales growth was 18% with growth in order intake running at
a similar level. New valves continue to drive the majority of the growth with
the power markets in Asia and the oil & gas markets in the Middle East
particularly strong. Although the current focus is on new valve opportunities
our after-market customer service business continues to increase with the rate
of growth improved over last year. In addition, government mandated maintenance
programmes have generated good demand in our Nuclear Services business for
strainer equipment for nuclear power stations.
Our presence in Japan and the Asian markets has been significantly strengthened
by the recent acquisition in November 2005 of the ABB control valves business
and the investments in businesses in Korea and China. With the market outlook
remaining very positive and a strong order backlog, we are well positioned going
into 2006.
Fluid Power
Sales £492m (2004: £439m)
Operating profit £58.5m (2004: £43.5m)
Operating margin 11.9% (2004: 9.9%)
Our Fluid Power business continued the encouraging progress seen over the last
few years with the momentum being maintained both in growing sector sales and
operational improvements. Overall organic sales growth was around 4% despite
relatively subdued European end markets. The sector growth was again led by
Global Truck and the acquisition of GT Development in November strengthens
further our product and market position. The medical and printing and packaging
sectors also showed good growth. Syron, our in-plant automotive tooling business
bought in February 2005 made a good contribution in its first year. In the
general pneumatics market, the US and Asia Pacific had another positive year. In
Europe the markets were somewhat mixed although recent order trends have been
more encouraging. We have recently launched an innovative European web based
direct sales initiative aimed at improving product availability and service for
a focused group of smaller customers; results to date have been encouraging.
Operating margins have improved considerably over the last few years and have
now reached 12%. We have identified a number of initiatives to improve this
further and have recently announced the transfer of more production from our US
Littleton operations to our lower cost facility in Mexico.
Indoor Climate
Sales £172m (2004: £168m)
Operating profit £25.3m (2004: £24.3m)
Operating margin 14.7% (2004: 14.5%)
Despite low growth and significant new material price inflation, particularly
copper, Indoor Climate produced another resilient performance. Lower
thermostatic radiator valve (TRV) sales in Germany were offset by improved sales
elsewhere, particularly Eastern Europe. Sales of balancing valves across Europe
improved in the second half to finish overall ahead of last year and this offers
encouragement for 2006. We continue to gain momentum in our focus on targeted
markets and sectors and have had good success with PFI contracts in the UK,
project wins in the Middle East and Asia and further growth in Eastern Europe.
We are increasingly looking at using our considerable brand strength with the
launch of some new products which will be available in 2006. Indoor Climate
remains a highly focused business with strong brand names and leading market
positions.
RETAIL DISPENSE
Beverage Dispense
Sales £278m (2004: £267m)
Operating profit £27.1m (2004: £24.9m)
Operating margin 9.7% (2004: 9.3%)
In the US, consumer confidence has in the main remained positive throughout 2005
with increased restaurant traffic across the sector. Beverage Dispense in the US
has benefited and produced a strong underlying performance both in the brand
owner and foodservice business. We did particularly well within the convenience
and gas category and developed further our relationship with national accounts
including the recognition earned from YUM! Brands as its 'Global Equipment
Supplier of the Year'. Operationally, transfer of manufacturing to China and
Mexico has continued and lower cost procurement has been driven robustly. Our US
beverage parts operation is gaining momentum and will be strengthened by the
acquisition in November 2005 of Northern Parts. In Europe both the soft drink
and beer markets have been disappointing for most of the year although recently
the trend has improved. In the UK the second half has seen improving beer
equipment sales. We have now established a manufacturing presence in the Ukraine
to access the growing Ukraine and Russian beer markets. Asia Pacific continues
to offer good potential and growth has again been strong in 2005. We continue to
look at the markets we serve to develop new products and initiatives which will
further our undoubted leadership position.
Merchandising Systems
Sales £186m (2004: £188m)
Operating profit £20.3m (2004: £22.0m)
Operating margin 10.9% (2004: 11.7%)
It was always going to be difficult to maintain the rate of growth in
Merchandising Systems especially in the absence of large one-off contracts
enjoyed in the previous two years. Nevertheless, there were many successes in
2005. Display Technologies had an excellent year with a strong performance in
the beverage, packaged and bulk food sectors. Front-end merchandising and
display carts achieved further growth and we continued to develop in the home
improvement sector. In the cosmetics sector volumes again improved and we also
obtained our first significant commitment from a major US brand owner. In the
high growth consumer electronics sector we secured new business in mobile
telephones and children's teaching aids. In the automotive sector, as expected,
activity was lower in merchandising for car showrooms in the US, resulting in
lower sales than last year. However, it is encouraging that in recent months we
have secured over $100m in extensions of existing or new three to five year
contracts within the automotive sector. We continue to invest in unique research
and technology tools to help drive tangible benefits for our customers.
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
for the year ended 31 December 2005
Continuing Discontinued Total Continuing Discontinued Total
2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004
Notes £m £m £m £m £m £m
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Revenue 2,3,4 1,341 237 1,578 1,239 372 1,611
Operating profit before
intangible amortisation 2,3,4 159.5 18.8 178.3 137.2 27.2 164.4
Intangible amortisation (5.6) - (5.6) (5.8) - (5.8)
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Operating profit 2,4 153.9 18.8 172.7 131.4 27.2 158.6
European Commission fine* 3 - - - - (33.1) (33.1)
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Profit/(loss) before
financing costs 153.9 18.8 172.7 131.4 (5.9) 125.5
Financial income 5 16.2 16.2 14.0 14.0
Financial expenses 5 (19.0) (19.0) (17.3) (17.3)
Profit/(loss) before tax
Before exceptional items and
intangible amortisation 156.7 18.8 175.5 133.9 27.2 161.1
European Commission fine* - - - - (33.1) (33.1)
Intangible amortisation (5.6) - (5.6) (5.8) - (5.8)
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Total 151.1 18.8 169.9 128.1 (5.9) 122.2
UK taxation 6 (2.5) (5.7) (8.2) (1.2) (8.5) (9.7)
Overseas taxation 6 (45.9) (0.3) (46.2) (43.0) (0.2) (43.2)
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Profit/(loss) after tax
before loss on disposal 102.7 12.8 115.5 83.9 (14.6) 69.3
Loss after tax on disposal
and associated closure costs - (99.3) (99.3) - - -
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Total profit/(loss) for the period 102.7 (86.5) 16.2 83.9 (14.6) 69.3
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Attributable to:
Equity shareholders of the parent 13.5 67.5
Minority Interest 2.7 1.8
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Total profit for the period 16.2 69.3
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Earnings per share 7
Basic earnings/(loss) per share 28.6p (24.7p) 3.9p 23.2p (4.1p) 19.1p
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share 28.4p (24.6p) 3.8p 23.0p (4.1p) 18.9p
* relating to businesses disposed of in 2002.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
at 31 December 2005
2005 2004
£m £m
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Assets
Intangible assets 185.8 333.4
Property, plant and equipment 192.1 279.7
Deferred tax assets 75.5 61.7
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Total non-current assets 453.4 674.8
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Inventories 205.6 248.1
Trade and other receivables 301.8 305.6
Current tax 18.6 8.6
Investments 13.0 8.0
Cash and cash equivalents 188.9 120.7
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Total current assets 727.9 691.0
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Total assets 1181.3 1365.8
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Liabilities
Bank overdraft (6.9) (5.3)
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (44.4) (55.2)
Exceptional payables - EC fine - (31.3)
Current tax (27.1) (31.4)
Trade and other payables (301.9) (331.5)
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Total current liabilities (380.3) (454.7)
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Interest-bearing loans and borrowings (148.2) (135.9)
Employee benefits (172.8) (142.4)
Provisions (34.1) (41.3)
Deferred tax liabilities (4.4) (8.3)
Other payables (20.4) (28.4)
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Total non-current liabilities (379.9) (356.3)
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Total liabilities (760.2) (811.0)
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Net assets 421.1 554.8
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Equity
Issued capital 89.6 88.7
Share premium 149.4 139.9
Other reserves 7.3 (0.6)
Retained earnings 171.3 322.8
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Total equity attributable to equity
shareholders of the parent 417.6 550.8
Minority interest 3.5 4.0
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Total equity 421.1 554.8
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the year ended 31 December 2005
2005 2004
Note £m £m
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Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from the operations 9 212.3 239.4
Interest paid (18.2) (17.4)
Income taxes paid (54.2) (52.3)
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Net cash from operating activities 139.9 169.7
Additional pension scheme funding (15.6) -
EC fine (31.3) -
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93.0 169.7
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Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment 6.8 4.0
(Purchase of)/proceeds from sale of investments (1.1) 0.2
Interest received 10.0 8.2
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired (63.6) (20.9)
Disposal of subsidiary 209.0 -
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (48.7) (50.8)
Capitalised development expenditure (5.2) (2.8)
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Net cash from investing activities 107.2 (62.1)
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Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from the issue of share capital 10.4 3.8
Purchase of own shares (72.6) -
Repayment of borrowings (14.0) (9.8)
Dividends paid to minorities (1.6) (1.3)
Dividends paid (59.4) (55.9)
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Net cash from financing activities (137.2) (63.2)
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 63.0 44.4
Cash and cash equivalents at start of period 115.4 66.9
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held 3.6 4.1
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 182.0 115.4
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Reconciliation of net cash to movement in
net borrowings
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 63.0 44.4
Repayment of borrowings 14.0 9.8
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Cash inflow 77.0 54.2
Currency translation differences (11.9) 14.5
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Movement in net borrowings in the period 65.1 68.7
Net borrowings at the start of the period (75.7) (144.4)
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Net borrowings at the end of period (10.6) (75.7)
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT
OF RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE
2005 2004
£m £m
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Foreign exchange translation differences 5.6 2.3
Actuarial (losses)/gains on defined benefit plans
(net of deferred tax) (36.4) 1.0
Fair value gains/(losses) on financial instruments (net of tax) 2.3 (4.5)
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Income and expense recognised directly in equity (28.5) (1.2)
Profit for the period 16.2 69.3
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Total recognised income and expense for the period (12.3) 68.1
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Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent (15.0) 66.3
Minority interest 2.7 1.8
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Total recognised income and expense for the period (12.3) 68.1
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
2005 2004
£m £m
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Shareholders' equity at start of period 550.8 534.9
Total recognised income and expense for the period (15.0) 66.3
Dividends paid (59.4) (55.9)
Share based payments (net of deferred tax) 3.4 1.7
Issue of ordinary shares net of costs 10.4 3.8
Purchase of own shares into treasury (72.6) -
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(118.2) (50.4)
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Shareholders' equity at end of period 417.6 550.8
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NOTES RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Basis of preparation
EU law (IAS Regulation EC 1606/2002) requires that the annual consolidated
financial statements of the Group, for the year ending 31 December 2005, be
prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
adopted for use in the EU ('adopted IFRS').
The transition date for the application of IFRS was 1 January 2004. The
comparative figures for 31 December 2004 have been restated to reflect the
transition to IFRS.
2. Segmental analysis
Segment information is presented in the consolidated financial statements in
respect of the Group's continuing business segments, which are the primary basis
of segment reporting. The business segment reporting format reflects the Group's
management and internal reporting structure.
Operating profit
before intangible
Revenue amortisation Operating profit
2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004
BY ACTIVITY £m £m £m £m £m £m
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Fluid Controls 877 784 112.1 90.3 107.6 85.2
Severe Service 213 177 28.3 22.5 27.3 22.4
Fluid Power 492 439 58.5 43.5 55.4 38.9
Indoor Climate 172 168 25.3 24.3 24.9 23.9
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Retail Dispense 464 455 47.4 46.9 46.3 46.2
Beverage Dispense 278 267 27.1 24.9 26.3 24.2
Merchandising Systems 186 188 20.3 22.0 20.0 22.0
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Total continuing operations 1341 1239 159.5 137.2 153.9 131.4
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REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHICAL DESTINATION
2005 2004
£m £m
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UK 164 164
Germany 179 178
Rest of Europe 324 300
USA 466 431
Asia/Pacific 141 107
Rest of World 67 59
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Total continuing operations 1341 1239
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The results in respect of discontinued operations are set out in note 3.
3. Discontinued operations
The Polypipe businesses previously included under Building Products were sold to
New York based private equity investment fund, Castle Harlan Partners IV LP. The
proceeds of the transaction at the time of the sale were worth up to £293m
comprising £219m payable in cash, a vendor loan note with a par value of £39m
and a contingent consideration of £35m based on performance targets for the
three years ending 31 December 2007. The loan note could be repaid through a
buyer refinancing in the high yield market or else IMI could exercise its right
to sell the note at a time consistent with realising best value. No repayment
was received and we exercised our right to sell the note. The proceeds of £35.9m
were received in February 2006.
The loss on sale of Polypipe and the associated costs of the closure of the
Doors and Windows division are shown as an exceptional item arising on
discontinued businesses. The exceptional loss after available tax relief is
£99.3m. In arriving at the overall loss the contingent consideration has not
been recognised as the amount receivable will not be known until 2008.
In 2004 we were notified of a fine imposed by the European Commission in respect
of the former copper tube business. Pending the outcome of an appeal made in
January 2005, the full amount of the fine and associated costs, together
amounting to £33.1m (no tax relief on the fine has been assumed), were provided
at 31 December 2004. The fine was paid in February 2005 and to date we are still
awaiting the outcome of the appeal. We reported in September that we had
received a Statement of Objections from the European Commission with respect to
our former copper plumbing fittings businesses which were sold in 2002. A
decision from the Commission as to the level of any possible fine in the
fittings enquiry is expected at some point in 2006. It is not possible to give
any reliable estimate of the likely level of fine and consequently no provision
has been made at 31 December 2005.
The revenue and profit from discontinued operations were as follows:
2005 2004
£m £m £m
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Revenue 237 372
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Operating profit 18.8 27.2
EC fine relating to copper tube businesses
sold in 2002 - (33.1)
Less tax (6.0) (8.7)
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12.8 (14.6)
Loss on disposal (96.6)
Closure costs (8.0)
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(104.6)
Less tax 5.3
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(99.3) -
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(86.5) (14.6)
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4. Acquisitions
The acquisitions completed in the period were as follows:
Reporting segment: Acquisition(s)
Severe Service: ABB KK control valve businesses (November)
Fluid Power: Syron Engineering & Mfg (February);
GT Development Corp (November)
Beverage Dispense: Northern Parts & Service (November)
Of the reported increase in turnover and operating profit (before intangible
amortisation), £35m and £4.6m respectively result from the above acquisitions
together with the extra months of the prior year acquisition of Fluid Automation
Systems (Fluid Power).
5. Net financing costs
2005 2004
£m £m
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Interest income 6.9 6.0
Interest expense (15.1) (15.2)
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(8.2) (9.2)
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Other financing income 9.3 8.0
Other financing expense (3.9) (2.1)
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5.4 5.9
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Net financing expense (2.8) (3.3)
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6. Taxation
The effective tax rate on profit before exceptional items is 32% (2004: 33%).
7. Earnings per ordinary share
The weighted average number of shares in issue during the period, net of shares
purchased by the company and held as treasury shares, was 349.7m, 352.4m diluted
for the effect of outstanding share options (2004: 354.0m, 356.5m diluted).
Basic earnings per share have been calculated on earnings of £13.5m, (2004:
£67.5m).
The directors consider that adjusted earnings per share figures, using earnings
as calculated below, give a more meaningful indication of the underlying
performance.
Total 2005 2004
£m £m
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Profit for the period attributable
to equity holders of the parent 13.5 67.5
Charges/(credits) included in profit
for the period:
Change in fair value of financial
instruments 0.6 (0.8)
Intangible amortisation 5.6 5.8
Taxation on charges/(credits)
included in profit before tax (2.2) (1.3)
Exceptional items (after tax) 99.3 33.1
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Earnings for adjusted EPS 116.8 104.3
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Adjusted EPS 33.4p 29.5p
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From continuing operations 2005 2004
£m £m
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Profit for the period 102.7 83.9
Minority interest (2.7) (1.8)
Charges/(credits) included
in profit for the period:
Change in fair value of
financial instruments 0.6 (0.8)
Intangible amortisation 5.6 5.8
Taxation on charges/(credits)
included in profit before tax (2.2) (1.3)
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Earnings for adjusted EPS 104.0 85.8
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Adjusted EPS 29.7p 24.2p
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From discontinued operations 2005 2004
£m £m
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Loss for the period from
discontinued businesses (86.5) (14.6)
Exceptional items after
income tax expense 99.3 33.1
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Earnings for adjusted EPS 12.8 18.5
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Adjusted EPS 3.7p 5.3p
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8. Dividend
The Directors recommend a final dividend of 10.85p per share (2004: 10.2p)
payable on 26 May 2006 to shareholders on the register at close of business on
18 April 2006, which will absorb £37.1m (2004: £36.2m). Together with the
interim dividend of 6.65p per share paid on 21 October 2005, this makes a total
distribution of 17.5p per share (2004: 16.5p per share). In accordance with
IAS10: 'Events after the Balance Sheet date', this final proposed dividend has
not been reflected in the 31 December 2005 Balance Sheet.
9. Cash flow reconciliations
Reconciliation of cash generated from the operations
2005 2004
£m £m
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Profit for the period 16.2 69.3
Adjustments for:
Depreciation 50.4 58.3
Amortisation 5.6 5.8
Net loss on disposal & closure costs 99.3 -
EC fine - 33.1
Financing income (16.2) (14.0)
Financing expense 19.0 17.3
Employee benefit charge 2.2 1.6
Equity-settled share-based payment expenses 2.0 1.4
Income tax expense 54.4 52.9
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232.9 225.7
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables (18.3) 0.2
Increase in inventories (0.7) (4.7)
Increase in trade and other payables 8.1 17.9
(Decrease)/increase in provisions and
employee benefits (9.7) 0.3
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Cash generated from the operations 212.3 239.4
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Reconciliation of operating cash flow
Cash generated from the operations 212.3 239.4
Sale of property, plant & equipment 6.8 4.0
(Purchase)/sale of investments (1.1) 0.2
Acquisition of property, plant & equipment (48.7) (50.8)
Capitalised development expenditure (5.2) (2.8)
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Operating cash flow 164.1 190.0
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Continuing businesses 166.7 155.5
Discontinued businesses (2.6) 34.5
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164.1 190.0
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10. Exchange Rates
The profit and loss accounts of overseas operations are translated into sterling
at average rates of exchange for the year, balance sheets are translated at year
end rates. The most significant currencies are the US Dollar and the Euro - the
relevant rates of exchange were:
Average Rates Balance Sheet Rates
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2005 2004 2005 2004
Euro 1.46 1.47 1.46 1.41
US Dollar 1.82 1.83 1.72 1.92
The financial information set out above does not constitute the company's
statutory accounts for the years ended 31 December 2005 or 2004 but is derived
from the 2005 accounts. Statutory accounts for 2004, which were prepared under
UK GAAP, have been delivered to the registrar of companies and those for 2005,
prepared under IFRS accounting standards adopted by the EU, will be delivered in
due course. The auditors have reported on those accounts; their reports were (i)
unqualified, (ii) did not include references to any matters to which the
auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their reports and
(iii) did not contain statements under section 237(2) or (3) of the Companies
Act 1985.
The Company's 2005 Annual Report and notice of the forthcoming Annual General
Meeting will be posted to shareholders on 5 April 2006.
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