Preliminary Results
TT electronics PLC
19 March 2007
TTG.L
TT ELECTRONICS' NEW PRODUCTS DRIVING FUTURE GROWTH
TT electronics is a world leader in sensor and electronic components technology
and today announces its preliminary results for the year to 31 December 2006.
KEY POINTS
• Group revenue on continuing activities of £600.3 million (2005:
£565.3 million).
• Operating profit before exceptional items up by 21 per cent to £36.2
million (2005: £29.9 million).
• Earnings per share from trading increased by 32 per cent to 14.1p
(2005: 10.7p).
• The Board is recommending a maintained final dividend of 6.36p per
share bringing the total for the year to 10.05p (2005: 10.05p).
• The acquisition of Apsco Holdings Inc in November 2006 established a
global footprint for our electronic manufacturing services business.
• With a strong foundation of new product introductions, the group is poised
for further growth, especially in the expanding markets in China and India.
John Newman, Executive Chairman, said today:
'TT electronics has a leading position in the expanding automotive sensor
market. The production of vehicles incorporating our Autopad(R) range of inductive
sensors will begin this year and it is anticipated that volumes will increase as
these sensors are built into further ranges of new vehicles. The group expects
significant growth in 2007 from our electronic manufacturing services business
which is benefiting from the recent acquisition of Apsco.
'TT electronics' strong performance is due to improved market conditions, the
benefits arising from the rationalisation of loss-making businesses and an
increased pace of new product introduction which will generate further growth.
The group continues to drive margin improvement through the progressive transfer
of manufacturing to low labour cost economies, where 39 per cent of our total
global workforce is now based.
'These successes, together with further acquisitions, will enable the group to
be well positioned for future growth.'
Enquiries:
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John W Newman, Executive Chairman
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Chairman's statement
2006 has been a successful year for TT electronics plc. Revenue has increased by
6 per cent to £600.3 million from £565.3 million in the previous year. Operating
profit before exceptional items improved by 21 per cent to £36.2 million
compared to £29.9 million in the previous year. Finance costs (net) were £5.7
million (2005: £6.1 million) comprising £3.8 million of bank and finance lease
interest and £1.9 million relating to pension fund accounting. Profit before tax
and exceptional items was £30.5 million compared with £24.7 million in 2005, an
increase of 23 per cent. Taxation charge excluding the charge on exceptional
items was £8.7 million compared with £8.1 million in 2005 at an effective rate
of 29 per cent (2005: 29 per cent). Basic earnings per share from continuing
operations and before exceptional items were 14.1p (2005: 10.7p), an increase of
32 per cent. Basic earnings per share were 18.1p (2005: 8.4p).
The exceptional item in 2006 was a profit of £8.8 million resulting from a
curtailment in future benefits due to the three year freeze on pensionable
salaries. This is part of the major reorganisation of pension arrangements which
takes effect in 2007. The exceptional item in 2005 was a profit of £2.1 million
from the gain on sale of land, disposal of a business less closure costs of two
businesses.
We expanded our electronic manufacturing services (ems) activities with the
acquisition of Apsco Holdings, Inc in November 2006 for £15.2 million. Apsco is
based in Cleveland, USA and reported pre-tax profits of £1.9 million on revenue
of £28.5 million for the year to 30 December 2005. Apsco will complement the
group's existing ems activities in the UK, Malaysia and China and will be able
to make use of low cost manufacturing in our Malaysian and Chinese factories to
meet its American customers' requirements.
During the year we closed our loss-making ems factory near Newcastle. The
business was transferred to our South Wales factory and to our Malaysian
production unit. With the elimination of these losses and the acquisition of
Apsco, the group expects a significant growth in 2007 profits from the ems
businesses.
Automotive sales represent 37 per cent of TT electronics' revenue. The recent
intention of the European Commission to force carmakers to increase the fuel
efficiency of new cars by 18 per cent by 2012 indicates that the strong demand
for our electronic sensor products will continue. In December 2006, the group
signed an agreement to form a joint venture with an established supplier to the
automotive industry in India. The company will sell the group's range of sensors
and systems to the Indian automotive market, which offers considerable growth
potential.
At 31 December 2006, the group's indebtedness was £71.0 million compared to
£47.1 million in 2005. The increase was due to the acquisition of Apsco for
£15.2 million in November 2006, special cash contributions to the pension
schemes and the substantial increase in the cost of copper which has impacted
inventories and receivables.
We merged six of the group's nine principal UK pension schemes into one during
the year and this and the remaining three schemes will merge with effect from
April 2007. The group has continued to make special contributions and ordinary
payments into the schemes. These totalled £11.4 million in 2006. These payments,
the upward movement in the stock market, the increase in the discount rate, the
curtailment and changes in mortality assumptions have overall reduced the
deficit of the pension funds to £72.6 million compared to £90.2 million in the
previous year.
The Board of TT electronics plc recommends a final dividend of 6.36p per share
which, following the 3.69p per share interim dividend, makes a total for the
year of 10.05p, the same as last year.
My thanks to all the employees of TT electronics for contributing to the
improved performance of the group and for their continued efforts in the future.
Martin Leigh, the Company Secretary for many years, retired at the end of 2006.
I should like to thank him for his contribution to the group and wish him well
for the future. Wendy Sharp has been appointed as Company Secretary.
TT electronics has profited from both product innovation and the move of
manufacturing to low labour cost countries. These successes together with
further acquisitions will enable the group to be well positioned for future
growth.
John W Newman
Executive Chairman
16 March 2007
Business review
Highlights
- Growth in operating profit before exceptional items to £36.2 million from
£29.9 million
- Acquisition of Apsco strategically enhances global electronic manufacturing
services operations
- Employees in low cost manufacturing operations are now 39 per cent of the
total workforce
- Continued success from Autopad(R) - new contracts won in 2006.
TT electronics designs, manufactures and sells electronic and electrical
products worldwide. The electronic products concentrate on sensors, automotive
electronic systems, components based on resistive and optoelectronic technology
and outsourced contract electronic assembly manufacture. The electrical products
are electricity generating sets, uninterruptible power supplies, electrical
cables and cable accessories. The main markets served are automotive, telecoms
and computer and industrial.
TT electronics' strategy is to provide specialist innovative products with
superior product quality and reliability over those of our competitors. The
markets in which we operate are global and there is considerable price pressure
particularly in the automotive market which represents 37 per cent of group
revenue. The continuing introduction of new products which have better
functionality or are more cost effective is an important element in the short
and long term strategy of the group.
The summary of key financial performance indicators and a review of the
performance for the group overall as well as for each sector of the group's
operations are set out below.
Overview of group performance
2006 2005
£million £million
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Revenue
sensors and electronic systems 184.8 195.0
electronic components 139.9 129.6
electronic manufacturing services 72.1 60.3
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Electronic sector 396.8 384.9
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power systems 63.1 50.4
power transmission 140.4 130.0
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Electrical sector 203.5 180.4
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Group total 600.3 565.3
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Operating profit(1)
sensors and electronic systems 11.6 9.1
electronic components 11.4 8.7
electronic manufacturing services 1.3 2.0
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Electronic sector 24.3 19.8
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power systems 5.4 4.6
power transmission 6.5 5.5
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Electrical sector 11.9 10.1
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Group total 36.2 29.9
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Capital employed 286.8 272.5
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Return on capital employed 13% 11%
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Number of employees 7,940 8,430
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(1) Throughout this review operating profit is stated before exceptional items
of profit of £8.8 million (2005: £2.1 million).
TT electronics has achieved an operating profit before exceptional items of
£36.2 million, which is a growth of 21 per cent over the prior year of £29.9
million.
This growth is built on improved market conditions and the rationalisation of
operations in the UK and France during 2005.
The increase in return on capital employed to 13 per cent (2005: 11 per cent)
has been diluted due to the increased investment in working capital resulting
from the higher cost of copper metal used in the electrical sector.
The rationalisation of our high volume electronic manufacturing services unit
based in the North East of England was completed during the year.
We announced in November 2006 our plans to establish a controlling interest in a
joint venture company based in Delhi, India, to serve the Indian automotive
market. It is intended that our sensor technology combined with our partner's
customer contacts will enable us to sell into this rapidly expanding market. The
progressive adoption by the Indian government of European emission control
standards for automotive products will provide our joint venture with excellent
market opportunities.
Our companies have grown due to demand generally strengthening across many of
our business units. The North American automotive market is an exception and
demand here has continued to decline; however, our exposure to this market
downturn is relatively small being less than 7 per cent of TT electronics' total
revenue and many of our new products have been on newly launched vehicles where
volumes in the initial stages of production have been healthy. Our new range of
inductive sensors is anticipated to be incorporated into several new series of
vehicles thereby generating growth when production of these vehicles starts in
late 2007 with volumes accelerating through 2009.
The development of new products is an essential part of the successful future of
TT electronics. We have increased the pace of new product introduction in both
the electronic and electrical sectors. This will provide a strong platform for
future growth.
Sensors and electronic systems
Our product range includes: electronic sensors which measure pressure,
temperature, angle and rotational speed for applications such as engine
management, accelerator pedals, suspension movement and engine speed; climate
control systems used in vehicle heating and ventilation units; optoelectronic
sensors which detect both visible and infrared light beams.
2006 2005
£million £million
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Revenue 184.8 195.0
Operating profit 11.6 9.1
Capital employed 87.4 89.1
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Return on capital employed 13% 10%
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Number of employees 2,601 2,804
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The development of the Autopad(R) sensor product range has continued and during
the year we have won new business. These sensors will be used in angle
measurement applications. The Hall effect non-contacting sensors are more
suitable for measuring speed such as engine crankshaft or road wheel rotation
speeds. These are also progressing well and particularly pleasing is the
development of our Hall effect torque and digital angular position sensor used
in steering technology. This has been developed alongside our Autopad(R) system
and provides an alternative contactless sensor technology. We also produce a
successful range of contacting sensors.
We are expanding our operation based near Dresden, Germany where our success in
developing new products for pressure and temperature sensing applications has
continued. The manufacture of the first of our newly developed range of combined
pressure and temperature sensors started in late 2006.
The reorganisation of our electronic systems business on to a single site in the
UK was completed in mid 2006. New climate control business has been won from
North American OEMs. This will be manufactured in a newly established Chinese
factory by mid 2007.
We had high hopes of growth from our discrete visible optoelectronic product
range launched in late 2005. However, interruption in the supply of components
has delayed this growth. We have established a new, more reliable source of
components and the product was re-launched in December 2006.
The overall revenue of this sector has declined by £10.2 million resulting from
the closure of our loss-making business in France which had revenue of £11.3
million in 2005.
Price competition is fierce. New product development is the key strength for the
group's sensor and system operations by which we maintain our position as one of
the world leaders producing excellent specialised products which fulfil our
customers' technically demanding expectations.
Electronic components
We sell a broad range of electronic components largely based on our extensive
electronic resistive technologies. These components range from very complex
individual microcircuits to complex hybrid power control circuits used in
advanced aerospace and automotive applications. New products have been a feature
of this year's sales efforts in our global operations.
An example is our AnothermTM product which has been developed to provide
efficient heat management of bright visible light emitting diode (VLED)
assemblies. This has achieved success with the award of two contracts for
applications in the flat screen television market. Further developments of this
substrate technology have attracted much interest in both automotive and
industrial markets and we anticipate that these will provide further growth in
the future.
2006 2005
£million £million
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Revenue 139.9 129.6
Operating profit 11.4 8.7
Capital employed 95.9 101.4
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Return on capital employed 12% 9%
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Number of employees 2,598 2,597
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Our specialist automotive electronic control module business based in Austria
supplying the German automotive market has had an exceptional year. Additional
manufacturing capacity is now planned to support a range of new products - such
as VLED vehicle lighting assemblies and power control modules.
TT electronics manufactures specialist thin film resistive products for high
frequency applications. High demand has required our Texas based factory to work
seven days a week to meet customer requirements. We are confident of this demand
continuing and investment in additional production capacity has been authorised
which will be completed during 2007.
It is central to our marketing strategy to supply technically advanced products
for specialist applications. These attract higher margins than commodity
products but only the development of new products maintains our competitive
advantage.
Electronic manufacturing services
Our electronic manufacturing services businesses provide high quality resources
for the assembly of both complete products as well as the manufacture of printed
circuit assemblies. The group has factories in the UK from where the more
specialised, lower volume defence and aerospace markets are served and in China
and Malaysia where typically lower margin, high volume telecom products are
assembled.
2006 2005
£million £million
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Revenue 72.1 60.3
Operating profit 1.3 2.0
Capital employed 31.4 15.6
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Return on capital employed 4% 13%
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Number of employees 888 739
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In November we acquired Apsco, a high margin, low volume electronic
manufacturing services business based in Cleveland, USA. Apsco specialises in
providing complex power solutions to a number of long standing customers. We
anticipate that this business will require a low cost manufacturing capability
to enhance its existing business and also to enable it to grow from the
excellent opportunities with existing and new customers.
Our Chinese operations have recently been expanded to 15,000 square metres of
floor area in six factories. China will be able to provide the infrastructure
and support platforms for the group's future growth.
The UK business has been rationalised and low margin, high volume business has
been transferred to our Malaysian plant which has been expanded to cope with
this additional demand. Other more specialist customers are being resourced from
our factory in Wales.
All our electronic manufacturing services businesses now operate under a single
management structure as a global supplier, targeting high margin, low volume
business in niche markets. This strategy is expected to generate good returns
and provide a basis for future profit growth.
Electrical
The electrical power systems businesses provide solutions which ensure that
electrical power is reliably delivered to customers. The markets served are
supermarkets, banks, hospitals and telecom where an uninterruptible service is
key. The power transmission operations manufacture and sell electrical cable
from domestic sizes to 11KV, along with connection systems, cable accessories
and fuse gear.
The end markets for the cable products are mainly building infrastructure, mass
transit rail projects, naval and ground based defence systems.
2006 2005
£million £million
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Revenue
power systems 63.1 50.4
power transmission 140.4 130.0
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203.5 180.4
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Operating profit
power systems 5.4 4.6
power transmission 6.5 5.5
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11.9 10.1
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Capital employed 72.1 66.4
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Return on capital employed 17% 15%
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Number of employees 1,853 2,033
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Our electrical businesses have produced excellent profits during the year and
are concentrating on expanding existing and new specialist high margin products
into niche markets.
The major contract to provide generator sets to Central America was completed
very successfully by our Mexican business which also experienced very strong
growth in revenue and profit from the demand for reliable electrical power
within its domestic market.
Our UK based electrical connection system operation has also been particularly
successful; it is further expanding its product range and will benefit from the
newly established cable harness facility based in China. New defence and mass
transit contracts have fuelled strong profit generation.
Our cable accessories business surpassed expectations with new business won in
the UK export markets. Manufacture of some fuse gear products is now starting at
our Chinese operation and we expect improved profit from the benefit of these
low cost supplies.
The cable manufacturing operation based in the United Kingdom had an acceptable
year but pricing in this highly competitive commodity market remains difficult.
Overall the market conditions for our electrical businesses were favourable,
with growing demand for diesel powered electricity generators to both act as
standby units in the event of overall power failures and also to produce lower
cost electricity at times of peak pricing. The military demand for both
connection systems and specialist cable has boosted this year's profit.
Exceptional items
The pensionable salaries in the major UK pension schemes have been frozen for
three years. This means that the final pensionable salaries which are typically
anticipated to increase at a rate slightly above inflation will be unchanged for
this period and therefore the future liability for pension payments is reduced.
The effect of this is a reduction in liabilities of £8.8 million which is
treated as a curtailment under the requirements of IAS 19 Employee Benefits and
reported as a profit through the consolidated income statement. The exceptional
item in 2005 related to the gain on sale of land, profit on disposal of a
business and the closure costs of two operations.
Dividends and earnings per share
The final dividend is proposed to be 6.36p per share and would result in a total
unchanged dividend of 10.05p per share for the year. This dividend is covered
1.4 times by earnings before exceptional items.
Earnings per share excluding exceptional items are 14.1p (2005: 10.7p per
share). Basic earnings per share from continuing activities are 18.1p per share
(2005: 11.8 p per share).
Taxation
The overall rate of tax is 29 per cent (2005: 29 per cent). Profits are mostly
earned in jurisdictions with a higher rate of tax than the UK but certain
incentives for investment in locations such as China enable the overall rate to
be held below the standard rate for the UK. There are unrelieved tax losses
carried forward in the UK arising from the additional special cash contributions
paid to pension schemes.
Treasury and borrowings
2006 2005
£million £million
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Net borrowings 71.0 47.1
Cash generated from operations 32.1 58.3
Capital expenditure 20.6 15.6
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Days Days
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Debtors 53 50
Creditors 43 44
Inventory 72 74
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The group borrowing facilities are mainly provided by a £70 million committed
unsecured multi-currency facility which expires in 2011; there are also
unsecured overdraft facilities provided in the UK, USA and Germany by major
clearing banks. The borrowing facilities available to the group amounted to
£175.5 million (2005: £168.9 million).
The policy of the group is to minimise in a cost effective manner the risks of
potentially adverse changes in exchange rates, interest rates, the cost of
copper and other key raw materials. These risks are managed by the use of
forward contracts, swaps or other derivative instruments.
The major currencies to which the group is exposed other than its reporting
currency are the US dollar, the euro and the Chinese yuan. The multi-currency
facility provided borrowings of US$124 million at the end of December 2006 and
is the basis of the hedge against differences arising from the translation of
overseas assets denominated in US dollars. There are also euro borrowings in the
local operating companies which provide a natural hedge against the euro
denominated assets. The net effect of changes since 2005 in foreign currency
exchange rates used to translate operating profit and revenue were an increase
of £0.3 million and a reduction of £5.1 million respectively.
The total net borrowings at the end of 2006 were £71.0 million (2005: £47.1
million). The increase in borrowings is set out in detail in the consolidated
cash flow statement. The major factors were the acquisition of Apsco in November
2006, special cash contributions to the pension schemes, the need for increased
working capital for growth in revenue and the increase in the value of stocks of
copper metal held to cover the transitional arrangements between suppliers.
There has been no major change in the credit terms with respect to either
debtors or creditors.
At the end of December the group's net gearing was 45 per cent (2005: 31 per
cent).
Acquisition
On 6 November we announced the acquisition of Apsco. The consideration was £15.2
million, the costs of acquisition were £0.1 million and the fair value of assets
amounted to £8.8 million including intangible assets other than goodwill of £1.1
million. The revenue for the two months since acquisition was £5.0 million and
the operating profit was £0.4 million.
Pensions
The group operated nine significant defined benefit pension schemes in the UK
and two overseas. During the year six of the schemes in the UK merged into one
and this and the remaining three schemes will merge in April 2007.
From this date the employee contributions will increase or accrual rates will
reduce. Pensionable salaries in these schemes have also been frozen for three
years. These changes will reduce the future ongoing service and administration
costs. The curtailment in future benefits resulting from the freeze in
pensionable salaries amounting to £8.8 million has been treated as an
exceptional item in the group income statement.
As part of the agreement to these changes the Company has committed to eliminate
the IAS19 deficit as re-measured each year over the next eight years and to an
additional special contribution of £5.5 million. Payments of cash into the funds
totalled £11.4 million (2005: £14.1 million).
The present value of liabilities has reduced by £8.8 million. The market value
of assets of the pension schemes have increased by £26.4 million which is £9.4
million better than actuarial expectations. Mainly as a result of these changes
and cash contributions, the deficit of the pension schemes has reduced from
£90.2 million at December 2005 to £72.6 million at the end of 2006.
Outlook
Our established markets are stable and the group is poised for further growth in
the expanding markets in China and India with a strong foundation of new product
introductions. The continued transfer of manufacturing to low labour cost areas
is achieving further improvement in profitability.
The acquisition of Apsco in 2006 completes the transformation of our electronic
manufacturing services business into a global player.
We remain confident about the future growth in revenue for 2007 and beyond.
Neil A Rodgers Roderick W Weaver
Chief Executive Finance Director
16 March 2007 16 March 2007
Consolidated income statement
for the year ended 31 December 2006
Note 2006 2005
£million £million
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Continuing operations
Revenue 2 600.3 565.3
Cost of sales (485.5) (460.3)
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Gross profit 114.8 105.0
Distribution costs (38.8) (40.5)
Administrative expenses (40.8) (35.2)
Other operating expenses (0.1) (1.0)
Other operating income 1.1 1.6
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Operating profit before exceptional items 3 36.2 29.9
Exceptional items 4 8.8 2.1
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Operating profit 45.0 32.0
Finance income 5 15.3 12.0
Finance costs 5 (21.0) (17.2)
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Profit before taxation 3 39.3 26.8
Taxation (11.3) (8.5)
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Profit for the year from continuing activities 3 28.0 18.3
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Discontinued operation
Loss for the year from discontinued operation - (5.3)
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Profit for the year attributable to shareholders 28.0 13.0
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Earnings per share 7
From continuing and discontinued operations
- basic 18.1p 8.4p
- diluted 17.9p 8.3p
From continuing operations
- basic 18.1p 11.8p
- diluted 17.9p 11.7p
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Consolidated balance sheet
at 31 December 2006
Note 2006 2005
£million £million
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Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 108.6 118.0
Goodwill 53.1 52.5
Other intangible assets 16.0 15.7
Deferred tax assets 21.0 30.0
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Total non-current assets 198.7 216.2
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Current assets
Inventories 99.8 93.9
Trade and other receivables 104.6 95.1
Financial derivatives 0.6 -
Cash and cash equivalents 9.5 24.0
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Total current assets 214.5 213.0
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Total assets 413.2 429.2
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Liabilities
Current liabilities
Short term borrowings 11.5 4.0
Financial derivatives - 0.4
Trade and other payables 87.3 94.8
Current tax payable 1.3 4.9
Provisions for liabilities 0.9 1.6
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Total current liabilities 101.0 105.7
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Non-current liabilities
Long term borrowings 69.0 67.1
Deferred tax provision 5.4 6.1
Pensions and other post employment benefits 10 72.6 90.2
Provisions for liabilities 0.7 1.0
Other non-current liabilities 7.5 7.4
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Total non-current liabilities 155.2 171.8
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Total liabilities 256.2 277.5
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Net assets 157.0 151.7
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Equity
Share capital 38.7 38.7
Share options reserve 0.8 0.5
Hedging and translation reserve (6.1) 3.5
Retained earnings 121.6 107.0
Minority interests 2.0 2.0
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Total equity 8 157.0 151.7
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Consolidated cash flow statement
for the year ended 31 December 2006
Note 2006 2005
£million £million
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Operating activities
Profit for the year 28.0 13.0
Adjustments for:
Finance costs 5.7 6.1
Taxation 11.3 5.2
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 23.2 26.8
Amortisation of intangible assets 9.1 10.4
Share based payment expense 0.3 0.3
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment (2.0) (12.0)
Gain on disposal of subsidiary - (4.1)
Exceptional pension curtailment gain 4 (8.8) -
Other non cash items 0.1 (0.2)
Additional payments to pension funds (7.0) (9.3)
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Operating cash flow before movements
in working capital 59.9 36.2
Decrease in property assets - 0.1
(Increase)/decrease in financial derivatives (1.0) 0.7
(Increase)/decrease in inventories (0.8) 5.1
(Increase)/decrease in receivables (5.6) 12.1
(Decrease)/increase in payables (14.0) 0.1
Exchange differences (6.4) 4.0
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Cash generated from operations 32.1 58.3
Tax paid (7.0) (8.7)
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Net cash from operating activities 25.1 49.6
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (20.6) (15.6)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and
equipment and grants received 7.1 21.3
Development expenditure (8.6) (8.7)
Acquisition of subsidiary net of cash acquired 9 (14.7) (10.1)
Net cash proceeds from sale of subsidiaries - 7.8
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Net cash used in investing activities (36.8) (5.3)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Interest paid (net) (3.8) (3.4)
Net changes in long-term borrowings and
finance lease liabilities 10.0 7.2
Dividends paid (15.6) (15.6)
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Net cash used in financing activities (9.4) (11.8)
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Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (21.1) 32.5
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 22.3 (9.6)
Exchange difference (0.5) (0.6)
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 0.7 22.3
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Cash and cash equivalents comprise:
Cash and cash equivalents 9.5 24.0
Bank overdrafts (8.8) (1.7)
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0.7 22.3
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Consolidated statement of recognised income and expense
for the year ended 31 December 2006
2006 2005
£million £million
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Profit for the year 28.0 13.0
Exchange differences on net foreign currency
investments (9.6) 5.7
Income tax on foreign currency exchange differences - 0.7
Actuarial net gain/(loss) on defined benefit
pension schemes 3.2 (26.0)
Deferred tax on actuarial gain or loss (1.0) 7.8
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Total recognised income and expense for the year
attributable to shareholders 20.6 1.2
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Notes to the financial statements
1. Basis of accounting
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared under International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union.
The information set out below, which does not constitute full financial
statements within the meaning of S240 CA, 1985 is extracted from the audited
financial statements of the group for the year ended 31 December 2006 which:
- were approved by the Directors on 16 March 2007
- carry an unqualified audit report, which did not contain statements under S237
CA, 1985
- will be posted to shareholders and available to the public in April 2007
- will be filed with the Registrar of Companies following the Annual General
Meeting on 16 May 2007
2. Revenue
By sector 2006 2005
£million £million
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Electronic
- sensors and electronic systems 184.8 195.0
- electronic components 139.9 129.6
- electronic manufacturing services 72.1 60.3
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Total electronic 396.8 384.9
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Electrical
- power systems 63.1 50.4
- power transmission 140.4 130.0
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Total electrical 203.5 180.4
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Total 600.3 565.3
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By destination 2006 2005
£million £million
-------------------------------------- -------- -------
United Kingdom 159.7 161.1
Rest of Europe 203.9 199.9
North America 148.0 131.7
Rest of the World 88.7 72.6
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Total 600.3 565.3
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3. Profit by sector
2006 2005
£million £million
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Electronic
- sensors and electronic systems 11.6 9.1
- electronic components 11.4 8.7
- electronic manufacturing services 1.3 2.0
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Total electronic 24.3 19.8
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Electrical
- power systems 5.4 4.6
- power transmission 6.5 5.5
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Total electrical 11.9 10.1
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Operating profit before exceptional items 36.2 29.9
Exceptional operating items (note 4) 8.8 2.1
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Operating profit 45.0 32.0
Finance income 15.3 12.0
Finance costs (21.0) (17.2)
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Profit before tax 39.3 26.8
Taxation (11.3) (8.5)
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Profit for the year from continuing operations 28.0 18.3
------------------------------------- -------- --------
4. Exceptional items
2006 2005
£million £million
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Curtailment of pension scheme benefits 8.8 -
Net gain on sale of land and closure of Gravesend
cables operation - 4.7
Profit on sale of Houchin Aerospace Limited - 4.1
Closure costs of AB Automotive (France) SAS - (6.7)
------------------------------------- -------- --------
8.8 2.1
------------------------------------- -------- --------
The pensionable salaries of members of the UK defined benefit schemes have been
frozen for three years. The consequent reduction in the liabilities of the
schemes has been recognised in the actuarial valuations of the schemes at 31
December 2006 and under the requirements of IAS19 is reported in operating
profit.
5. Finance costs - net
Continuing operations
2006 2005
£million £million
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Interest receivable 0.8 0.6
Expected return on pension scheme assets 14.5 11.4
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Finance income 15.3 12.0
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Interest on bank overdrafts and loans 4.3 3.4
Interest on finance leases 0.3 0.3
Unwinding of the discount on pension scheme liabilities 16.4 13.5
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Finance costs 21.0 17.2
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Finance costs - net 5.7 5.2
------------------------------------- -------- --------
In 2005 the loss for the discontinued operation included £0.9m of net finance
costs.
6. Dividends
The following dividends have been paid in the year:
2006 2006 2005 2005
pence per £million pence per £million
share share
----------------------- --------- -------- -------- --------
Final dividend for
prior year 6.36 9.9 6.36 9.9
Interim dividend for
current year 3.69 5.7 3.69 5.7
----------------------- --------- -------- -------- --------
10.05 15.6 10.05 15.6
----------------------- --------- -------- -------- --------
The Directors propose that a final dividend of 6.36p will be paid on 25 May 2007
to shareholders on the register on 18 May 2007. The ex-dividend date is 16 May
2007. This dividend is subject to the approval of shareholders at the Annual
General Meeting and has not been included as a liability in these accounts. The
total estimated cost of the dividend to be paid is £9.9 million.
7. Earnings per share
From continuing and discontinued operations:
2006 2005
pence pence
per share per share
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Basic 18.1 8.4
Diluted 17.9 8.3
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Earnings per share has been calculated by dividing the profit attributable to
shareholders by the weighted average number of shares in issue during the year.
The numbers used in calculating basic and fully diluted earnings per share are
reconciled below:
2006 2005
£million £million
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Profit for the year attributable to shareholders:
Earnings basic and diluted 28.0 13.0
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Weighted average number of shares in issue
2006 2005
million million
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Basic 154.8 154.8
Adjustment for share options 1.4 1.4
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Diluted 156.2 156.2
------------------------------------- -------- --------
From continuing operations:
2006 2005
pence pence
per share per share
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Basic 18.1 11.8
Diluted 17.9 11.7
------------------------------------- -------- --------
2006 2005
£million £million
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Profit for the year attributable to shareholders 28.0 13.0
Add loss for the year from discontinued operation - 5.3
------------------------------------- -------- --------
Earnings from continuing operations 28.0 18.3
------------------------------------- -------- --------
The denominators are the same as shown above for both basic and diluted earnings
per share.
Earnings per share on continuing operations before exceptional items of 14.1p
(2005 : 10.7p) is based on the profit for the year of £28.0 million (2005 :
£18.3 million) adjusted for exceptional items of £8.8 million (2005 : £2.1
million) less the associated tax of £2.6 million (2005 : £0.4 million).
8. Shareholders' equity
£million
------------------------------------- --------------
At 1 January 2005 166.7
Profit for the year 13.0
Exchange differences on net foreign currency investments 5.7
Income tax on foreign currency exchange differences 0.7
Actuarial net loss on defined benefit pension schemes (26.0)
Deferred tax on actuarial loss 7.8
Dividends paid (15.6)
Share based payments 0.3
Distribution to minority interest (0.9)
------------------------------------- --------------
At 31 December 2005 151.7
Profit for the year 28.0
Exchange differences on net foreign currency investments (9.6)
Actuarial net gain on defined benefit pension schemes 3.2
Deferred tax on actuarial gain (1.0)
Dividends paid (15.6)
Share based payments 0.3
------------------------------------- --------------
At 31 December 2006 157.0
------------------------------------- --------------
9. Acquisition of subsidiary
On 6 November 2006 the group announced the acquisition of Apsco Holdings, Inc
and its subsidiary which now trades as TT Apsco, Inc an electronic manufacturing
services business located in the USA.
The purchase consideration was £15.2 million for net assets at fair value of
£8.8 million. The net assets included cash of £0.6 million and, after costs of
£0.1 million, there was a cash outflow of £14.7 million.
10. Defined benefit pension plans
The group operates defined benefit pension plans mainly in the UK. The most
recent actuarial valuations have been updated by the actuaries to assess the
assets and liabilities of the plans at 31 December 2006.
The principal assumptions used for the purpose of the actuarial valuations were
as follows:
2006 2005
% %
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
Discount rate 5.3 4.9
Inflation rate 2.9 2.6
Increases to pensions in payment 2.5-2.9 2.5-2.6
Salary increases for 3 years - 3.2
Salary increases thereafter 3.4 3.2
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
The expected long-term rates of return on the main classes, net of expenses, set
by management having regard to actuarial advice and relevant indices at 31
December 2006 were:
2006 2005
% %
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
Equities 6.8 6.9
Bonds 4.3 4.3
Gilts and cash 3.8 3.6
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
The mortality tables applied by the actuaries at 31 December 2006 were PA92 MC +
two years.
The amounts recognised on the group balance sheet are:
2006 2005
£million £million
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
Equities 187.8 170.5
Bonds 10.9 2.9
Gilts and cash 73.4 72.3
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
Fair value of assets 272.1 245.7
Present value of funded obligation (344.7) (335.9)
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
Net liability recognised on the balance sheet (72.6) (90.2)
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
Changes in the present value of the defined benefit obligation are:
2006 2005
£million £million
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
Opening defined benefit obligation 335.9 274.4
Current service cost 4.4 4.8
Interest on obligation 16.4 15.3
Plan participant contributions 1.5 2.0
Curtailment (see exceptional items note 4) (8.8) -
Change in actuarial estimates and assumptions 6.2 47.6
Exchange differences (0.8) 0.3
Benefits paid (10.1) (8.5)
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
Closing defined benefit obligation 344.7 335.9
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
Changes in the fair value of plan assets are:
2006 2005
£million £million
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
Opening fair value of plan assets 245.7 203.5
Expected return on plan assets 14.5 12.8
Excess of actual over expected returns 9.4 21.6
Contributions by employer 11.4 14.1
Contributions by employees 1.5 2.0
Exchange differences (0.3) 0.2
Benefits paid (10.1) (8.5)
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
Closing fair value of plan assets 272.1 245.7
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
The experience adjustments arising on the plan assets and liabilities are
reported in the Consolidated statement of recognised income and expense and are
as follows:
2006 2005
£million £million
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
Experience adjustments on plan liabilities (6.2) (47.6)
----------------------------- ------------- ----------
Experience adjustments on plan assets 9.4 21.6
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