Q3 Trading Update

RNS Number : 6149E

Rentokil Initial PLC

05 November 2015

 



RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC (RTO)

THIRD QUARTER (Q3) TRADING UPDATE

5 November 2015

Results	Q3 2015	Growth		YTD 2015	Growth
£m	AER	AER	CER	AER	AER	CER
Revenue	438.0	(0.4%)	4.1%	1,293.3	-	4.3%
Revenue - ongoing operations1	436.2	0.3%	4.8%	1,287.2	0.7%	5.1%

Overview (CER)
Revenue from ongoing operations increased by 4.8% in the quarter.  Q3 organic revenue growth was in line with the second quarter at 1.4% with 3.4% growth from acquisitions.  Growth in the Emerging (+11.1%) and Growth (+9.3%) quadrants was strong, with revenue in the Protect and Enhance (-1.4%) and Manage for Value (-4.7%) quadrants down on last year.  Revenue from ongoing operations for the nine months ended 30 September 2015 ("year-to-date") increased by 5.1% with organic growth of 1.7% and 3.4% from acquisitions.

Performance continues to be strong in the UK, North America, Asia, Pacific and Latin America driven by continued strong growth in pest control.  While conditions remain difficult in France and the Netherlands, year-to-date ongoing revenue in the Europe region is in line with last year.

Cash flow
Year-to-date operating and free cash flow are ahead of the prior year and we are confident of delivering free cash flow for the year in excess of £100m.   

M&A
In Q3 we acquired five businesses, all in pest control in our Emerging and Growth quadrants.  Combined annual revenues of the businesses acquired totalled £17m in the 12 months immediately prior to acquisition.  Year-to-date we have acquired 19 businesses with combined annual revenues of £38m.  As previously announced our acquisition of The Steritech Group Inc completed on 2^nd October and the process of integration is underway and on track.

Commenting on trading in Q3, Andy Ransom, CEO of Rentokil Initial plc, said:

"We continue to execute our strategy at pace with the recent acquisition of Steritech providing us with a high quality business with national scale in a key growth market. The performance in the majority of the group continues to be strong although trading in Europe, France in particular, remains challenging.  Our guidance for the full year is unchanged."

Enquiries:

Investors / Analysts:	Katharine Rycroft	Rentokil Initial plc	01276 536585 / 07811 270734
Media:	Malcolm Padley	Rentokil Initial plc	07788 978 199
	John Sunnucks	Bell Pottinger	0203 772 2549

AER - actual exchange rates; CER - constant 2014 exchange rates

¹ongoing revenue excludes the financial performance of disposed and closed businesses but includes results from acquisitions

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