Annual Financial Report
February 24, 2012
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
Publication of the Annual report 2011
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc announces that its Annual report for the year
ended December 31, 2011 is now available on the Group's website:
www.rolls-royce.com
Printed copies of this document will be posted to shareholders on or around
March 21, 2012. A copy of the above document has been submitted to the National
Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:
www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
In accordance with paragraph 6.3.5 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules we
set out below a management report extracted from the Annual report in unedited
full text. Accordingly, page references in the text below refer to page numbers
in the Annual report. Our final results announcement issued on February 9, 2012
contained a condensed set of financial statements.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company will take place at 11.00am on
Friday May 4, 2012 at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad
Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE.
The financial calendar for the next 12 months is set out below:
Financial calendar 2011-2013
Ex-entitlement to C Shares April 25, 2012
Record date for entitlement to C Shares April 27, 2012
1st Interim management statement May 4, 2012
AGM, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London 11.00am May 4, 2012
Record date for C Share dividend June 1, 2012
Deadline for receipt of C Share elections 5.00pm June 1, 2012
Allotment of C Shares July 2, 2012
Payment of C Share redemption monies July 4, 2012
Purchase of ordinary shares for CRIP participants By July 12, 2012
Announcement of interim results July 26, 2012
Ex-entitlement to C Shares October 24, 2012
Record date for entitlement to C Shares October 26, 2012
Record date for C Share dividend November 16, 2012
Deadline for receipt of C Share elections 5.00pm December 3, 2012
2012 Financial year end December 31, 2012
Allotment of C Shares January 2, 2013
Payment of C Share redemption monies January 4, 2013
Purchase of ordinary shares for CRIP participants By January 11, 2013
Preliminary announcement - 2012 full year results February, 2013
2012 Annual report published February, 2013
Enquiries:
Investor relations:
Simon Goodson, Director of Financial Communication, Rolls-Royce plc
Tel: +44 (0)20 7227 9241 simon.goodson@rolls-royce.com
Chairman's statement
Performing strongly in challenging conditions
Rolls-Royce continued to perform well during 2011 with our order book growing
to a record £62.2 billion. Underlying profits increased 21 per cent to £1,157
million. We are proposing a final payment to shareholders of 10.6 pence per
share, bringing the full year payment to 17.5 pence per share. This is an
increase of nine per cent and reflects the Board's continuing confidence in the
Group's future.
This strong performance has been achieved against a background of
macro-economic weakness and uncertainty. The recovery, which many people had
been expecting in Europe and North America, failed to materialise in 2011 and
is still some way off. Fiscal imbalances, austerity programmes, disruption in
the Eurozone and political tensions in the Middle East continue to affect world
markets, undermining confidence about future macro-economic expansion even in
Asia and South America. It is a tribute to everyone who works at Rolls-Royce
that the Group has continued along its path of long-term growth despite these
testing times.
Rolls-Royce is a long-term business which has maintained a consistent strategy
over many years. We continually invest in advanced technology so that we can
address both the present needs of our customers and meet their requirements for
many years to come. Our power systems have life cycles that stretch over
decades and we generate long-term revenue streams by servicing the products we
sell. We have customers in 120 countries and we continue to broaden our
customer base across the four segments in which we operate: civil aerospace,
defence aerospace, marine and energy, including civil nuclear. These
characteristics have combined to make Rolls-Royce an increasingly resilient
business. However, we are not complacent and continue to invest for the future.
In 2011, we invested £520 million from Group resources in research and
development. This continuing commitment to technological innovation lies at the
heart of our business model.
It is important to remember that Rolls-Royce sustains a global supply chain.
Around 8,000 companies in some 70 countries, all generating employment, paying
taxes and creating wealth, depend upon us and share in our success. For every
person we employ, more than six jobs are generated in the broader economy. As
we grow in scale and strength, these effects are multiplied. Innovation driven
by Rolls-Royce has generated wider societal benefits over many years.
Engineering breakthroughs pioneered by this Group have had wide applications in
fields as diverse as medical research and the automotive industries. Engineers
and scientists trained by Rolls-Royce have gone on to make a significant
contribution across enterprise and academia, while our growth will create
future employment for many of the brightest young scientists studying at
schools and universities around the world today. This is why advanced economies
depend so critically on successful enterprises like Rolls-Royce and why it is
of such importance that their wider contribution to society is recognised. As a
global business we recognise that to stay competitive we need to attract,
retain and develop the best talent from the greatest range of people worldwide.
Our Global Diversity Steering Group reinforces our commitment to promoting
diversity and equality throughout the Group and creating an environment in
which each individual has the opportunity to realise his or her full potential.
The UK Government recently outlined a number of recommendations to improve
gender diversity in UK boardrooms. We support these recommendations and are
committed to making demonstrable progress by 2015.
During 2011, we recruited 242 graduates from 25 countries. In addition, 295
young people joined our apprentice schemes. It is a tribute to the quality of
our training that around 50 per cent of our apprentices go on to achieve an
honours degree and so many of our senior managers started their working lives
at Rolls-Royce as apprentices.
Continuous training and development is extremely important to our success. Over
the past five years we have invested over £150 million on improving the
knowledge and skills of our people. In order to maintain the highest standards
of ethical behaviour and business integrity, we review continually our
procedures and training programmes, which are mandatory for all staff. As well
as developing our own workforce we recognise our wider responsibility towards
the next generation of scientists and engineers through the promotion of
science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in schools and universities.
We invest in a wide range of educational projects around the world and
encourage our staff to take leadership roles as school governors and STEM
ambassadors.
As part of our responsibilities to the communities in which we work, the Board
is committed to reducing the environmental impact of our products and
operations. Across our portfolio we can demonstrate the progress that is being
made. One good example is the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that entered service in
September 2011. This extraordinary aeroplane is designed to be 20 per cent more
fuel efficient than the earlier generation of aircraft it replaces, thanks
largely to advances in aero-engine technology. Our marine business has advanced
hull designs, engines, and integrated propulsion systems that are reducing
emissions dramatically. In our energy business we have continued to make good
progress developing the scope of our civil nuclear capabilities.
I would like to thank my fellow directors for their great support and hard work
in the past year. I would also like particularly to express my gratitude to
Andrew Shilston, who retired from the Board at the year end. Andrew served
Rolls-Royce as Finance Director for nine years and has done an outstanding job.
I wish him well in his future endeavours. My congratulations go to Mark Morris,
who succeeds Andrew and was appointed to the Board in January 2012. Mark joined
Rolls-Royce as a graduate 25 years ago.
Sir John Rose, who had been with the Group for 27 years and was Chief Executive
for 15 years, retired at the end of March and was succeeded by John Rishton. I
have paid tribute to John Rose on a number of occasions including in last
year's Annual report. Suffice it for me to say, we owe John a huge amount for
what he achieved. I am very pleased to report that John Rishton has made a
tremendous start as our new Chief Executive.
Sir Peter Gregson has expressed his wish to retire as a non-executive director
of Rolls-Royce at this year's Annual General Meeting (AGM) and therefore will
not be seeking re-election. Peter has made a valuable contribution during the
past five years and I would like to thank him for his commitment. I am
delighted to welcome both Lewis Booth and Sir Frank Chapman onto the Board as
non-executive directors. Lewis Booth, who chairs the audit committee, is
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Company and
one of the most senior leaders within the auto industry. Sir Frank has been
Chief Executive at BG Group for the past 11 years. He brings an additional deep
technical understanding and knowledge of advanced engineering to the Board. He
has agreed to chair a new safety committee that will be formed in 2012.
We are fortunate to benefit from the advice of an International Advisory Board
(IAB), comprised of some of the world's most distinguished business and
political leaders. The IAB, whose membership is detailed later, provides
invaluable strategic advice about the global markets in which we operate under
the able guidance of Lord Powell of Bayswater. I would like to thank its
members for their time and wisdom.
Through the disciplined application of a long-term strategy, Rolls-Royce has
doubled its revenues in the past decade and we are confident of doubling them
again in the coming ten years. Rolls-Royce has a strong balance sheet and we
intend to run our business so that we maintain a single `A' credit rating. In
all parts of our business we see opportunities for profitable growth, building
on the firm foundations I have described above.
At the heart of our business lie our people. Our past, current and future
success rests entirely with them. I believe Rolls-Royce has a highly-skilled
and motivated team which is proud of its heritage and ambitious for its future.
The strength of our order book demonstrates the confidence our customers have
placed in us. We are focused on delivering these commitments for the long-term
good of the families and communities who depend upon us and for the benefit of
our customers and of our shareholders.
Rolls-Royce has a highly-skilled andmotivated team - proud of its heritageand
ambitious for its future.
Sir Simon Robertson
Chairman
February 8, 2012
Chief Executive's review
Delivering for customers andinvesting in the business
Demand for our products and services in 2011 remained strong. Despite the
global economic turbulence of recent years, Rolls-Royce has continued to grow.
In my first year as Chief Executive, I have spent much of my time visiting
Rolls-Royce sites around the world to meet employees, customers, suppliers and
investors to hear what they have to say about your company. Without exception,
the employees I have met are dedicated, professional and committed to
delivering our brand promise - `trusted to deliver excellence'. Our customers
are supportive and enthusiastic about our technology and, of course, they want
even better performance both from our products and our team. Our suppliers are
excited by the opportunity for growth and understand our requirement for better
quality, on time delivery and lower cost. Investors express support for our
strategy and naturally share our desire for still better financial performance
in the future.
At the 2011 AGM, I confirmed that we will continue to follow the strategy that
has been in place for many years, and can be summarised as:
1. addressing four global markets: civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine
and energy;
2. investing in technology, capability and infrastructure;
3. developing a competitive portfolio of products and services;
4. focusing on growing market share and our installed product base; and
5. adding value for our customers through product-related services.
This strategy has stood the test of time and has proved itself in battle. Since
2007, and despite the turbulence of recent years, Rolls-Royce has grown
underlying revenue by 44 per cent, underlying profits by 45 per cent and
payments to shareholders by 35 per cent. We have doubled our revenues in the
past decade and, through organic growth alone, we are confident that we will do
the same in the decade ahead.
While we continue to follow this strategy, in the coming years, I see three
main priorities:
1. Delivering the promises we have made
With a record order book of £62.2 billion, our customers have placed a huge
amount of trust in us and it is essential we meet our commitments. This will
require a very significant increase in capacity. To put this growth into
perspective, since we started building Trent engines 18 years ago we have
delivered just over 2,000 units. We will deliver the next 2,000 in just five
years which means more than doubling our current rate of production. To achieve
this we continue to invest in new facilities around the world. These
investments include our new plants at Crosspointe in Virginia, USA where we are
making discs for civil jet engines and Seletar, in Singapore, where we will
make wide-chord fan blades and assemble and test Trent engines. We are also
expanding and renewing our facilities in the UK where we still invest half of
our capital expenditure and more than half of our research and development
budget. As well as investing in our own facilities, we are working hard with
our suppliers and partners to make sure our global supply chain can support our
growth and keep pace with demand.
2. Deciding where we invest for future growth
We can see opportunity in all areas of our business but we need to concentrate
our resources and decide which opportunities we are going to pursue and which
we are not.
3. Continuing to improve the financial performance of the business
Although we are subject to inflationary pressures and tough competition we will
benefit from the growth of the business, from investments that will improve
efficiency and from an increasing focus on cost performance and cash
conversion.
In support of our strategy, during 2011 we made three very important decisions
for the future.
The first was our acquisition of the German industrial engines group Tognum,
our biggest acquisition, that we made in a joint offer with Daimler. It will
bring together highly complementary product and technology portfolios and
creates significant new opportunities for our marine and energy businesses.
Second, we signed an exclusive deal with Airbus to power the long-range Airbus
A350-1000 aircraft, for which we will develop an enhanced Trent XWB engine.
Third, we agreed to sell our equity stake in International Aero Engines (IAE)
to Pratt & Whitney, at the same time announcing our intention to form a new
joint venture to develop engines for the next generation of mid-size aircraft.
This agreement builds on a long and successful partnership with Pratt &
Whitney, and charts a clear course for our future in this important market
segment.
In addition, we have continued to extend our portfolio and have advanced a
number of important programmes. These are described in greater detail later in
this Annual report, but it is encouraging to note progress in each of our
customer facing businesses.
In civil aerospace, we celebrated the first commercial flight of the Boeing 787
Dreamliner, operated by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and powered by Trent 1000
engines. The Trent XWB engine programme for the Airbus A350 XWB is progressing
well with over 1,500 test hours completed. Our BR725 engine, developed for
Gulfstream's new flagship executive jet, the G650, is due to enter service
later this year.
In defence, our LiftFanâ„¢ system for the Joint Strike Fighter has performed well
during intensive flight tests that included more than 70 short take-offs and
vertical landings on board the aircraft carrier USS Wasp. The TP400 engine for
the Airbus A400M is on course to enter service in 2013, further strengthening
our position in the military transport market.
In our marine business, we have secured the first orders for our award winning
Environship, a cargo vessel powered by liquid natural gas that substantially
increases fuel efficiency through a combination of innovative hull design and
power systems. In May 2011, the UK Government awarded Rolls-Royce the contract
to develop a new propulsion system for the next generation of nuclear-powered
submarines.
Our energy business signed its biggest ever single contract to supply
Petrobras, Brazil's leading oil company, with 32 gas turbine generation
packages to support its offshore operations. Within our civil nuclear business
we have continued to expand our instrumentation and controls business while
strategic relationships with reactor vendors and utility operators were further
strengthened during 2011 through a number of cooperation agreements.
In 2011, Rolls-Royce performed well in difficult market conditions. We have a £
62.2 billion order book, underlying revenue has grown to £11.3 billion and
underlying profit has increased 21 per cent to £1.2 billion. This success is
due to the extraordinary team of over 40,000 people that work for Rolls-Royce.
I thank all of them for their support and effort in 2011. Their skills, the
breadth of our portfolio, the strength of our order book and the access we have
to parts of the world where demand for our products and services remain strong,
make your company increasingly resilient.
Finance Director's review
A strong performance
Summary data - £ million 2011 2010 Change
Order book 62,201 59,153 +5%
Underlying revenue* 11,277 10,866 +4%
Underlying profit before tax* 1,157 955 +21%
Underlying earnings per ordinary 48.54p 38.73p +25%
share*
Full year payment to shareholders 17.5p 16.0p +9%
Reported revenue 11,124 11,085 0%
Reported profit before financing 1,189 1,134 +5%
Net funds 223 1,533
Average net funds 320 960
The difficulties faced by the global economy, by the Eurozone and by those
governments with budgetary imbalances are well publicised. However, demand for
our products and services remains robust, particularly in developing markets.
This demand results from the breadth and diversity of our businesses, customers
and programmes, the competitive strength of our products and the relative youth
of our installed base.
The visibility of significant growth in the next decade provided by the record
order book underpins our continued investment in technology, operations and
services. These investments safeguard our competitive advantage, support
delivery on our commitments to customers and improve our operational
effectiveness. The Group's 2011 performance was achieved after absorbing a ten
per cent increase in net R&D expense to £463 million and a 29 per cent increase
in capital expenditure to £467 million.
The Group's joint venture with Daimler now owns over 99 per cent of Tognum for
which Rolls-Royce paid cash consideration of £1.5 billion in 2011. This joint
venture investment made a £30 million net contribution (after costs and
financing) to underlying profit before tax but did not impact the Group's 2011
revenues. On January 2, 2012, the Group contributed its Bergen Diesels business
to the joint venture, resulting in a cash benefit to the Group of €200 million.
The Group's proposed sale of its 32.5 per cent shareholding in IAE is subject
to regulatory approval and did not impact 2011 financial performance.
Rolls-Royce will continue to play an active role as a first tier supplier to
IAE of high-pressure compressors and fan blades and remains responsible for the
final assembly of 50 per cent of the production engines. The announced new
joint venture with Pratt & Whitney to develop an engine to power the next
generation of mid-size aircraft is also subject to regulatory approval and had
no effect on 2011 financial performance.
Underlying figures are considered more representative of the trading
performance by excluding the impact of year end mark-to-market adjustments of
outstanding financial instruments on the reported performance, principally
relating to the GBP/USD hedge book. In addition the net post-retirement
financing is excluded and, in 2011, adjustments have been made to exclude
one-off past-service credits on post-retirement schemes and the effect of
acquisition accounting. The adjustments between the underlying income statement
and the reported income statement are set out in more detail in note 2 of the
financial statements. This basis of presentation has been applied consistently
since the transition to IFRS in 2005.
Underlying income statement
Underlying income statement extracts - 2011 2010 Change
£million
Revenue 11,277 10,866 +4%
civil aerospace 5,572 4,919 +13%
defence aerospace 2,235 2,123 +5%
marine 2,271 2,591 -12%
energy 1,199 1,233 -3%
Profit before financing costs and 1,206 1,010 +19%
taxation
civil aerospace 499 392 +27%
defence aerospace 376 309 +22%
marine 323 332 -3%
energy 24 27 -11%
engine holding (Tognum JV) 36 - --
central costs (52) (50) -4%
Net financing costs (49) (55) +11%
Profit before taxation 1,157 955 +21%
Taxation (261) (236) +11%
Profit for the year 896 719 +25%
EPS 48.54p 38.73p +25%
Payment to shareholders 17.5p 16.0p +9%
Other items
Other operating income 70 87 -20%
Gross R&D investment 908 923 -2%
Net R&D charged to the income statement 463 422 +10%
Underlying revenue increased four per cent to £11.3 billion. This includes a
nine per cent growth in services revenue to £6.0 billion that more than offset
a one per cent reduction in OE revenue to £5.3 billion. OE performance included
strong 18 per cent growth in civil aerospace offset by a greater than
anticipated reduction of 23 per cent in marine OE revenue. Underlying services
revenue continues to represent more than half (53 per cent) of the Group's
underlying revenues. In 2011, growth in underlying services revenue was due to
a number of factors: the installed base of products grew and the services
network expanded; defence aerospace benefited from one-off contract termination
settlements resulting from the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) of
the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD); and marine services saw further growth of
nine per cent.
Underlying profit before financing costs and taxation increased 21 per cent to
£1.16 billion. This was due to a number of factors, a better mix between OE and
services, a significant improvement in productivity resulting from the focus on
cost, net foreign exchange (FX) benefits of £54 million including an eight cent
improvement in the achieved rate on selling USD income, £30 million from Tognum
net of the costs of the acquisition and a number of one-off items, the most
significant which relates to a £60 million benefit from the SDSR settlements
referred to earlier.
Further discussion of trading is included in the business segment reports on
page 18 to 25.
Underlying financing costs reduced 11 per cent to £49 million, including a
small reduction in financial Risk & Revenue Sharing Partnerships (RRSPs) costs
and lower funding costs due to the settlement of the Group's €750 million
Eurobond during the year.
Underlying taxation was £261 million, an underlying tax rate of 22.6 per cent
compared with 24.7 per cent in 2010. This reduction reflects increased profits
from joint ventures (which are accounted for on a post-tax basis) and some
adjustments to prior year estimates.
Underlying EPS increased 25 per cent to 48.54 pence, in line with the increase
in the underlying profit after tax.
Payments to shareholders At the AGM on May 4, 2012, the directors will
recommend an issue of 106 C Shares with a total nominal value of 10.6 pence for
each ordinary share. The final issue of C shares will be made on July 2, 2012
to shareholders on the register on April 27, 2012 and the final day of trading
with entitlement to C Shares is April 24, 2012. Together with the interim issue
on January 3, 2012 of 69 C Shares for each ordinary share with a total nominal
value of 6.9 pence, this is the equivalent of a total annual payment to
ordinary shareholders of 17.5 pence for each ordinary share.
The payment to shareholders will, as before, be made in the form of redeemable
C Shares which shareholders may either choose to retain or redeem for a cash
equivalent. The Registrar, on behalf of the Company, operates a C Share
Reinvestment Plan (CRIP) and can, on behalf of shareholders, purchase ordinary
shares from the market rather than delivering a cash payment. Shareholders
wishing to redeem their C Shares or else redeem and participate in the CRIP
must ensure that their instructions are lodged with the Registrar,
Computershare Investor Services Plc, no later than 5pm on Friday June 1, 2012.
Other operating income relates to programme receipts from RRSPs, which
reimburse past R&D costs. These receipts decreased by 20 per cent in 2011 due
to the phasing of major programmes such as the Trent XWB.
Net R&D charged to the income statement increased by ten per cent to £463
million. The Group recruited an additional 1,000 engineers to develop the
products of the future and to help improve the in-service performance of the
existing installed base of products. This investment and the 29 per cent
increase in capital expenditure to £467 million will prepare our infrastructure
and global supply chain for significant growth in the next decade. The Group
continues to expect net R&D investment to remain within four to five per cent
of Group underlying revenue.
Balance sheet
Summary balance sheet - £ million 2011 2010
Intangible assets 2,882 2,884
Property, plant and equipment 2,338 2,136
Net post-retirement scheme deficits (397) (856)
Net working capital (1,098) (973)
Net funds 223 1,533
Provisions (502) (544)
Net financial assets and liabilities (718) (627)
Share of results of joint ventures and 1,680 393
associates
Assets held for sale 178 9
Other net assets and liabilities (67) 24
Net assets 4,519 3,979
Other items
USD hedge book (US$ million) 22,000 20,900
Net TotalCare assets 956 920
Gross customer finance contingent 612 633
liabilities
Net customer finance contingent 124 121
liabilities
Intangible assets relate to goodwill, certification costs, participation fees,
development expenditure, recoverable engine costs, software and other costs
that represent long-term assets of the Group. In aggregate, these assets
remained broadly unchanged at £2.9 billion: this was largely due to increased
development, certification and software costs being offset by the
reclassification of V2500 assets on the balance sheet as assets held for sale.
The carrying values of the intangible assets are assessed for impairment
against the present value of forecast cash flows generated by the intangible
asset. The principal risks remain: reductions in assumed market share;
programme timings; increases in unit cost assumptions; and adverse movements in
discount rates. There have been no impairments in 2011. Further details are
given in note 8 of the financial statements.
Property, plant and equipment increased by nine per cent to £2.3 billion due to
the ongoing development and refreshment of facilities and tooling as the Group
prepares for increased production volumes.
Net post-retirement scheme deficits decreased 54 per cent to £397 million,
including: (i) the impact of the change in pensions' indexing to CPI in the UK
(£130 million); (ii) revised healthcare benefits in certain overseas schemes (£
74 million); and (iii) the reduction in discount rates having a larger impact
on the value of the assets than the obligations (calculated on an IAS 19
basis).
Overall funding across the schemes has improved in recent years as the Group
has adopted a lower risk investment strategy that reduces volatility going
forward and enables the funding position to remain stable: interest rate and
inflation risks are largely hedged; exposure to equities has reduced to around
20 per cent of scheme assets, this has been achieved against the headwind of
increasing life expectancy assumptions.
In 2011, the Group made further arrangements to reduce volatility and enable
future funding to be predicted with more certainty. A longevity swap was
transacted with a third party to eliminate the risk of increasing life
expectancy of pensioners in the largest UK defined benefit scheme. No
significant change is expected to the ongoing funding levels of the UK pension
schemes in 2012.
Net funds decreased by 85 per cent to £223 million largely due to the £1.5
billion consideration paid during the year for the Group's shared investment in
Tognum. As a result, average net funds fell by £640 million to £320 million (£
805 million excluding acquisitions).
Investment - joint ventures and associates increased in the year as a result of
the investment in Tognum.
Assets held for sale represent the assets and liabilities expected to be
derecognised of as a result of the anticipated restructuring of IAE.
Provisions largely relate to warranties and guarantees provided to secure the
sale of OE and services. These provisions reduced modestly during the year.
Net financial assets and liabilities relate to financial RRSPs and the fair
value of foreign exchange, commodity and interest rate contracts, set out in
detail in note 17 to the financial statements. The change largely reflects the
impact of the change in the GBP/USD exchange rate on the valuation of foreign
exchange contracts.
The USD hedge book increased five per cent to US$22.0 billion. This represents
around four and a half years of net exposure and has an average book rate of £1
to US$1.60. Current forward market exchange rates are similar to current
average book rates.
Net TotalCare® assets relate to long-term service agreement (LTSA) contracts in
the civil aerospace business, including the flagship services product
TotalCare. These assets represent the timing difference between the recognition
of income and costs in the income statement and cash receipts and payments.
Customer financing facilitates the sale of original equipment (OE) and services
by providing financing support to certain customers. Where such support is
provided by the Group, it is generally to customers of the civil aerospace
business and takes the form of various types of credit and asset value
guarantees. These exposures produce contingent liabilities that are outlined in
note 23 to the financial statements. The contingent liabilities represent the
maximum aggregate discounted gross and net exposure in respect of delivered
aircraft, regardless of the point in time at which such exposures may arise.
During 2011, the Group's exposure remained stable with gross and net exposures
of £612 million and £124 million respectively. As has been well-publicised,
some banks that have been active in recent years in providing funds for
aircraft financing have chosen during 2011 to substantially reduce their
exposure in this market segment. Although this may have some effect on the
terms and pricing of new aircraft finance transactions in the near future, the
Group expects that other providers of USD funding and ongoing support from the
export credit agencies will largely fill the gap left by these banks.
Group 2012 guidance
Excluding the impact of the Tognum acquisition and the proposed IAE
transaction, in 2012 the Group expects to see good growth in underlying revenue
and underlying profit with a cash flow around breakeven as we continue to
invest for future growth.
In civil aerospace, we anticipate good growth in underlying revenue and strong
growth in underlying profit. In defence aerospace, we expect modest growth in
underlying revenue and profit. In marine, we expect a modest increase in
underlying revenue, with underlying profit broadly flat. And in energy, we see
growth in revenue and some improvement in profit.
Other relevant data:
Foreign exchange: neutral.
Taxation: the underlying tax rate is expected to be around 24 per cent.
R&D: a modest increase in expenditure combined with lower net capitalisation
and higher amortisation due to the phasing of new programmes.
Capital expenditure: a modest increase, including increased investment in IT.
Pensions: no material changes expected to funding levels.
Intangible assets: modest increase compared with 2011 due to a modest increase
in recoverable engine costs partially offset by a decrease in development costs
due to the phasing of new programmes.
Property, plant and equipment: modest increase compared with 2011 as we
continue to invest in capability and infrastructure.
Tognum
Tognum is expected to contribute in the first half to the Group's share of
results of joint ventures and associates. Tognum's results are expected to be
fully consolidated around the half year with Daimler's 50 per cent share of the
result recorded as a non-controlling interest. For 2012, Tognum will be
reported separately. As Tognum remains a listed company and will issue its
preliminary results on March 8, 2012, the Group is not providing guidance at
this time.
IAE
The sale of the Group's 32.5 per cent shareholding in IAE is expected to
receive regulatory approval during 2012, at which time the initial cash
consideration of US$1.5 billion will be received. For the first full year
following settlement, the impact of the sale on subsequent trading will have a
small negative effect on underlying revenue and a positive effect of around £
140 million on underlying profit. The impact on the order book will be a
reduction of around £4 billion.
Additional financial information can be found on pages 36 and 37.
Civil aerospace
Strong programme positions supported further robust order flow in 2011. A 47
per cent increase in the order intake to £11.0 billion contributed to a record
order book of £52 billion, up seven per cent on 2010. The order book contains
over 5,000 engines that will add, over time, around 250 million pounds of
installed thrust, or 65 per cent, to our current installed base of 400 million
pounds of thrust.
2011 saw a strong performance as revenue increased by 13 per cent. (OE) revenue
grew 18 per cent, largely as a result of significantly higher deliveries of
widebody and corporate and regional engines. Services revenue grew by ten per
cent, reflecting the growth in TotalCare revenue during the year, some recovery
in time and materials revenue and some benefit from a better achieved USD
exchange rate in the period
Highlights
* Trent 1000 enters service on Boeing 787
* Trent XWB exclusive contract on longer range Airbus A350 XWB
* I,000th Trent 700 delivered for Airbus A330
* New joint venture announced to address engines for future mid-size aircraft
* BR725 certification programme for the Gulfstream G650 on course
Key financial data
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Order book £bn 35.9 43.5 47.0 48.5 51.9
+80% +21% +8% +3% +7%
Engine deliveries 851 987 844 846 962
Underlying revenue £m 4,038 4,502 4,481 4,919 5,572
+3% +11% 0% +10% +13%
Underlying OE revenue £m 1,484 1,776 1,855 1,892 2,232
Underlying service revenue £m 2,554 2,726 2,626 3,027 3,340
Underlying profit before 564 566 493 392 499
financing £m +9% 0% -13% -20% +27%
The civil aerospace business is a major manufacturer of aero engines for all
sectors of the airliner and corporate jet market. Rolls-Royce powers more than
30 types of commercial aircraft and over 13,000 engines are in service with
customers around the world.
In 2011, the airline industry continued a slow but steady recovery despite
continued economic uncertainty. Passenger traffic continued to show above
average growth but the cargo market slackened. Whilst the small and mid-size
business jet market remained flat, Rolls-Royce continued to benefit from the
resilience of the market for large-cabin business aircraft.
Widebody
2011 was an important year for the Trent family of engines. In September 2011,
Rolls-Royce was proud to power the entry into service of the Boeing 787
Dreamliner with launch customer ANA. During the year two new customers placed
orders for Trent 1000s to power their Dreamliners.
Development of the Trent XWB continued apace, with the test programme yielding
exceptional results in terms of fuel efficiency and reliability. The Trent XWB
for the Airbus A350 XWB, is the fastest ever selling member of the Trent family
of engines. Over 1,100 Trent XWBs have been ordered so far, more than the total
number of Trent 700s currently in service. Market successes in 2011 included
significant orders from Thai Airways International and Air France. Entry into
service is now expected in the first half of 2014. In June 2011, Rolls-Royce
announced an exclusive engine provider agreement with Airbus for Rolls-Royce to
produce a higher-thrust version of the Trent XWB, enabling Airbus to offer
increased range and capacity for the A350-1000.
In October 2011, the 1,000th Trent 700 engine was delivered for the A330
programme. During the year, further orders were received for approximately 150
Trent 700 engines from customers around the world including major orders from
Cathay Pacific, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Singapore Airlines. There are three
engine options for the A330 and the Trent 700 won 75 per cent of the orders
contested in 2011.
The Trent 900 continues to be the leading engine for the Airbus A380 in terms
of through-life fuel burn and emissions. The Trent 900 has been selected by 11
of the 16 airlines that have so far made an engine choice. China Southern is
the latest customer to place Rolls-Royce powered A380s into service. New order
announcements in 2011 came from Asiana of Korea and Skymark of Japan.
In November 2011, American Airlines entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The Group has equipment in service and a joint venture repair and overhaul
business with the airline and remains in close contact with the customer as the
airline manages this process. There was no significant impact on the financial
results.
Narrowbody
A new joint venture with Pratt & Whitney was announced in October 2011to
develop engines for future generation mid-size aircraft. This move enhances the
strong position of Rolls-Royce in the mid-size airliner market.
Rolls-Royce is also to sell its shareholding in IAE, manufacturer of the V2500
engine, to Pratt & Whitney. The relevant agreements remain subject to various
closing conditions including regulatory approvals. Rolls-Royce will remain a
key supplier, responsible for the engineering support and manufacture of
high-pressure compressors and the final assembly of 50 per cent of the V2500
engine. Orders for over 150 V2500-powered aircraft were taken in 2011.
Corporate and regional
In March 2011, Rolls-Royce delivered the 2,000th BR710 engine from the
Dahlewitz plant in Germany where the engine was developed. The BR710 powers a
number of Bombardier and Gulfstream business jets. The certification programme
for the Gulfstream G650 powered by Rolls-Royce BR725 engines remains on course
despite the tragic accident suffered by one of the test aircraft in April 2011.
Service entry is expected in mid-2012. The development programme for the AE
3007C engine for the Cessna Citation TEN is on plan and the first flight took
place in December 2011. Entry into service is planned by the end of 2013.
Services
Revenue and engine flying hours from TotalCare improved during 2011, driven by
the growth of aircraft in service and increased utilisation of existing fleets.
Defence aerospace
A broad and diverse base of customers and products underpinned a resilient
performance in 2011. Demand for our products and services, particularly in the
military transport sector, held up well. Revenue increased five per cent as a
result of an eight per cent increase in OE revenue and a three per cent
increase in services revenue.
A seven per cent decline in the order book reflects the cautious budgetary
environment in many nations. However, new orders of £1.8 billion provides
continued confidence that opportunities remain, both in traditional and in
developing markets.
Profit grew 22 per cent as a result of increased revenue, cost reduction and
the £60 million benefit of termination settlements as a result of the UK MoD's
SDSR.
Highlights
* TP400 engine for A400M transporter is certified
* F-35B LiftSystemâ„¢ achieves programme and test milestones
* US Navy renews Adour F405 support contract
* 750th EJ200 engine delivered for the Eurofighter programme
Key financial data
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Order book £bn 4.4 5.5 6.5 6.5 6.0
+38% +25% +18% 0% -7%
Engine deliveries 495 517 662 710 814
Underlying revenue £m 1,673 1,686 2,010 2,123 2,235
+4% +1% +19% +6% +5%
Underlying OE revenue £m 796 739 964 1,020 1,102
Underlying service revenue £m 877 947 1,046 1,103 1,133
Underlying profit before 199 223 253 309 376
financing £m +3% +12% +13% +22% +22%
Rolls-Royce is the world's second largest provider of defence aero-engine
products and services, with 18,000 engines in service for 160 customers in 103
countries. Our engines power aircraft in all sectors: transport, combat,
reconnaissance, training, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Transport
We are a world leader in the military transport market with over 6,700 engines
in service.
The global fleet of AE 2100 engines, which powers both the Lockheed Martin
C-130J and the Alenia C-27J transport aircraft, continues to expand. The
Emirate of Qatar and the Indian Air Force both received their first C-130Js in
2011. The global AE 2100 fleet also passed the three million flight hour
milestone during the year.
The TP400 engine for the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft received
civil certification from EASA in May 2011 and has amassed over 8,000 flying
hours as part of the flight-test programme. Delivery of the engines for the
first production aircraft are due to begin in early 2012, part of the initial
order of 180 aircraft.
Important milestones were achieved in the T56 upgrade programme for legacy
variants of the C-130 and P-3 Orion aircraft. This engine variant provides
significant fuel and operating cost savings.
Combat
In the combat sector the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem® for the short take-off and
vertical landing (STOVL) variant of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II Joint
Strike Fighter achieved its `Initial Service Release'.
In October 2011, two F-35B aircraft accomplished 72 STOVLs on the USSWasp
during a successful three-week testing period of sea trials. In the same month,
the first LiftFanâ„¢ to be assembled at our new dedicated state-of-the-art
factory in Indianapolis, USA, rolled off the production line. In January 2012,
probationary status was lifted for the F-35B and the first STOVL aircraft were
delivered to the customer.
Funding for the development programme of the F136 engine, in which Rolls-Royce
is a 40 per cent partner, for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was terminated by
the US Department of Defense in February 2011, despite strong continuing
Congressional support.
During 2011, we delivered the 750th EJ200 engine on behalf of Eurojet for the
Eurofighter programme.
The Eurofighter Typhoon was deployed on combat operations for the first time as
part of the NATO operation in Libya, displaying outstanding levels of
performance and reliability. The Typhoon is a contender for the KF-X programme
in South Korea.
We continue to make good progress on the US Air Force Adaptive Versatile Engine
Technology (ADVENT) demonstrator programme. It is designed to significantly
reduce fuel consumption, enabling extended mission ranges and loiter times for
future generations of military aircraft.
Unmanned vehicles
In the unmanned air systems sector we successfully completed a US Air Force
funded flight-test programme for the growth variant of the AE 3007H engine for
Global Hawk.
Small engines
GippsAero of Australia selected the M250 turboprop engine to power its new ten
seat passenger aircraft, the GA10.
In the helicopter market, the Apache fleet of the UK Army Air Corps, powered by
the RTM322 engine, reached 200,000 flying hours.
Services
The success of our services business continued in 2011, with MissionCareâ„¢
contracts secured to provide availability-based engine support for the C-130
fleets of the UK and US air forces. The US Navy again renewed its US$100
million support agreement for Adour F405 engines in the T-45 Goshawk trainer.
Rolls-Royce also earned praise for its support of the frontline operations of
the UK armed forces air campaign over Libya which involved eight different
types of Rolls-Royce powered aircraft.
Marine
Despite the uncertain market and macro-economic conditions, a resilient
performance was achieved in 2011, as demand for our products and services
gradually returns. New order intake during the year was strong, up 15 per cent
to £2.1 billion, although the order book decreased largely due to the slower
than expected conversion of OE bid activity to new orders.
Revenue decreased 12 per cent, impacted mainly by slow second half OE revenue
that resulted in OE revenue for the full year down 23 per cent. This slower
than expected recovery of OE revenue was partially offset by a nine per cent
increase in underlying service revenue. Our expanding network of service
centres continues to take advantage of the growth in recent years of the global
fleet of vessels equipped with our products, engines and propulsion systems.
Profit declined by three per cent relative to a fall in revenue of 12 per cent,
reflecting an improved revenue mix and an increased focus on costs and
operational performance.
Highlights
* Significant increase in new orders and continued growth in offshore oil and
gas sector
* First contract secured for award-winning NVC 405 Environship liquid natural
gas-powered cargo vessels
* Service centres in Europe, Africa and Asia opened or expanded
* Customer training and simulator centres opened in Norway and Singapore
* Tognum acquisition largely completed
Key financial data
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Order book £bn 4.7 5.2 3.5 3.0 2.7
+96% +11% -33% -16% -8%
Underlying revenue £m 1,548 2,204 2,589 2,591 2,271
+19% +42% +17% +0% -12%
Underlying OE revenue £m 1,003 1,492 1,804 1,719 1,322
Underlying service revenue £m 545 712 785 872 949
Underlying profit before 113 183 263 332 323
financing £m +12% +62% +44% +26% -3%
Rolls-Royce has a world-leading range of capabilities in the marine market,
encompassing vessel design, the integration of complex systems and the supply
and support of power and propulsion equipment. We are leaders in
mission-critical systems for offshore oil and gas, merchant and naval vessels.
Offshore
Marine performed strongly in the offshore oil and gas sector. This was largely
based on the proven success of our specialist UT vessel design capabilities and
our proficiency at integrating sophisticated systems into complex ships.
As the industry continues to explore ever deeper waters, like those in the
South Atlantic off the coast of Brazil, we will continue to be a strong partner
for our customers for offshore oil and gas exploration, production, service and
support.
Merchant
We continue to invest in technology that addresses the need for more efficient
and environmentally sustainable power and propulsion systems.
Our successful design and systems integration approach was validated in 2011
through an order by NorLines for two award-winning NVC 405 Environship short
sea cargo vessels. These vessels incorporate a wavepiercing hull, a liquid
natural gas engine and an integrated rudder and propeller system, which, in
combination, reduces fuel consumption and cuts CO2 emissions by up to 40 per
cent compared to conventional vessels.
Naval
Power and propulsion equipment was delivered for the UK's Queen Elizabeth class
aircraft carriers. In early 2011, we received an order from Lockheed Martin for
the provision of MT30s, the world's most powerful marine gas turbine, to power
a further ten US Navy Littoral Combat Ships. The MT30's success on this
programme is generating interest from navies in Europe, Asia and South America.
We have established a naval ship design team, specifically to address the
growing opportunity in the patrol craft and support ship market. The business
now has ship design teams for each of the offshore, merchant and naval sectors.
The submarines business celebrated the UK Government's decision in May 2011, to
replace the UK's Vanguard class nuclear submarine with a new design of
submarine utilising the Group's Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) Generation 3
reactor technology.
Services
We expanded our service capacity to better realise the significant opportunity
that our large installed base of equipment represents. Five facilities in
Namibia, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany and Hong Kong were either constructed
or expanded during the year. We also continued developing our service related
capabilities by enhancing our spare parts delivery network and opening customer
training facilities in Norway and Singapore.
Tognum
Through our joint venture with Daimler, we largely completed the acquisition of
Tognum, which owns world-class high-speed reciprocating engine manufacturer MTU
Friedrichshafen and subsequently, in January 2012, contributed our Bergen
medium-speed engines business into the new entity in January 2012. The benefits
of these complementary technologies create greater design and power and
propulsion systems integration opportunities across marine, particularly for
our naval and merchant businesses.
Access to a large installed base of equipment, and a mature customer support
network, creates further growth opportunities.
Energy
Significant demand for our products and services in offshore oil and gas
applications drove a 57 per cent increase in the order intake to £1.5 billion,
as the order book increased 28 per cent.
Revenue declined by three per cent, largely due to the phasing of OE delivery
in the power generation business. Demand for aftermarket products and services
continued to grow strongly, with an increase of ten per cent over 2010.
Profit fell by 11 per cent to £24 million as a result of a change in revenue
mix and the additional charges incurred to develop the civil nuclear business
and our options in tidal and fuel cells. This was despite the benefit of the
non-recurring industrial Trent retrofit charges incurred in 2010.
Highlights
* 50 RB211 gas turbine packages ordered for oil and gas applications
* 50 Bergen diesel engines ordered for land-based power applications
* Service revenue up ten per cent, with 701 engines under long-term
agreements
* Achieved the prestigious ASME-N accreditation for UK nuclear manufacturing
facilities
* Completed acquisition of leading US Remote inspection services business, R.
Brooks Associates
Signed a 14-year contract with EDF to supply I&C technologies for the world's
largest reactor modernisation projectKey financial data
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Order book £bn 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.5
+80% +44% 0% -8% +28%
Engine deliveries 78 106 87 95 75
Underlying revenue £m 558 755 1,028 1,233 1,199
+2% +35% +36% +20% -3%
Underlying OE revenue (£m) 269 385 558 691 602
Underlying service revenue £m 289 370 470 542 597
Underlying profit before 5 (2) 24 27 24
financing £m +128% -140% +1300% +13% -11%
Our energy business supplies customers with gas turbines, compressors,
reciprocating engines, and related services to support the efficient production
of oil and gas, and power generation around the world. We are establishing a
strong position in the civil nuclear sector for the provision of
mission-critical equipment, systems and engineering services.
The balanced nature of our portfolio has enabled us to deliver solid revenues
of £1.2 billion, broadly in line with 2010. While the power generation sector
in mature economies remains suppressed, due to excess generating capacity and
low industrial demand, we continue to see growth in developing countries. The
demand for oil and gas remains high, driven by a resilient oil price and global
demand growth. In the second half of the year we secured significant oil and
gas orders, increasing market share in the key Brazilian offshore market.
Oil and gas
In total, 50 RB211 packages were ordered during the year for oil and gas
applications, 38 of which were for offshore.
The high price of oil continues to drive capital investment in the sector,
particularly in deepwater exploration and production environments where the
Group has technologies and expertise that are applicable. The business was
awarded a new contract, valued at up to US$650 million to supply 32 RB211 gas
turbine power generation packages and related services to Petrobras to support
its long-term production activities offshore Brazil. This order increases the
number of Rolls-Royce RB211-powered industrial gas turbine units installed in
Brazil over the past ten years to 62.
In February 2011, we announced plans for the construction of a new
purpose-built packaging, assembly and test facility in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The facility, expected to become operational in the first quarter of 2013, will
strengthen our support of Petrobras' exploration and production activities in
the rapid growth pre-salt deepwater oil fields offshore Brazil.
In addition, we expanded our role in China's gas pipeline industry with
contracts to supply PetroChina, the largest oil and gas producer in China, with
six RB211 gas turbine compressor packages for Line 2 of the West-East China
Pipeline Project.
Power generation
The power generation sector remains suppressed in the developed world, the
traditional market for the Trent gas turbine, which resulted in three new Trent
unit orders.
Demand for Bergen reciprocating engines remains strong, reflected by an order
intake of 50 units, of which 30 are for Bangladesh to help address the
country's power shortfalls, bringing total Bergen engines orders in Bangladesh
to 82.
Services
Demand for aftermarket products and services again grew strongly, delivering
revenue of £597 million, an increase of ten per cent over 2010. Including the
land-based reciprocating engines, there are now a total of 701 units, or 35 per
cent of the engine fleet, under long-term service agreements. In 2012, we will
launch the RB211 Gzero, an aftermarket upgrade product for the RB211-G gas
generator that increases power by a nominal ten per cent.
Tognum
As with the marine business, our energy business will benefit from the
acquisition of Tognum through our joint venture with Daimler. By combining our
medium-speed diesel and gas Bergen engines business with Tognum's high-speed
reciprocating engines, we will create a world leading reciprocating engines
offering in the energy industry, significantly enhancing our core product and
systems portfolio and global network of sales and service facilities. This will
benefit customers across high-growth applications, including offshore and shale
gas fracturing, as well as primary, standby and rental land-based power
generation. In January 2012, the ownership of Bergen Engines transferred from
Rolls-Royce to Engine Holding GmbH, the 50/50 joint venture company formed with
Daimler.
Civil nuclear
Rolls-Royce made significant progress in developing its nuclear business in
2011, securing the prestigious ASME-N stamp accreditation at our UK nuclear
manufacturing facilities. Plans for a new UK civil manufacturing facility
progressed throughout 2011 and the business received outline planning
permission for a potential site in South Yorkshire.
Strategic relationships with reactor vendors and utility operators were further
strengthened. An important cooperation agreement was signed with Areva in March
2011, to cover the manufacture of complex components for the first European
Pressurised Water Reactors (PWR) to be built in the UK.
Enhanced MoUs were also signed with Nuclear Power Delivery UK and EDF, the
world's largest utility operator. Additionally, the business entered into a
landmark agreement with Rosatom, the Russian state-owned nuclear company, for
the development of global civil nuclear programmes.
As a key step in growing its reactor services business, Rolls-Royce completed
the acquisition of US-based R. Brooks Associates, a world leader in remote
visual inspection.
We signed a €250 million contract with EDF to supply instrumentation and
control (I&C) technologies to the world's largest reactor upgrade programme,
being carried out in France. We also opened a dedicated I&C service centre to
enhance our operations for customers in China.
Excellence in technology
In 2011, Rolls-Royce invested £908 million in gross research and development,
of which £520 million was funded from Group resources. Globally, 475 new patent
applications were approved for filing -a record number for the Group.
Research and technology
The Group's 12,400 engineers are an increasingly integrated global resource,
whose activities include research and technology, product development and
in-service support.
Our successful model of collaboration, through a network of 28 University
Technology Centres and seven advanced manufacturing research centres, provides
access to world-class research.
With the opening of three advanced manufacturing research centres in the UK
during 2011, a total of five are now operational. The next two are due to be
opened in the US in 2012 and Singapore in 2013. These centres bring companies,
industrial sectors and universities around the world together, in a common
endeavour to develop step-change improvements across a portfolio of
manufacturing technologies.
In addition, the Advanced Simulation Research Centre was opened in Bristol, UK,
in March 2011 and is now enabling Rolls-Royce and member organisations to
access the latest simulation technologies for product development, reducing the
need for costly physical testing and improving product design efficiency.
Civil aerospace
The year was notable for the successful entry into service of our latest large
engine, the Trent 1000, as launch engine for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The
Trent 1000 completed 670 flights in service with launch customer ANA by the
year end.
Flight testing of the BR725-powered Gulfstream G650 recovered from the tragic
loss of a test aircraft in April to achieve Provisional Type Certification from
the Federal Aviation Authority in November 2011.
The Trent XWB development programme continued successfully, with several key
functional, maturity and certification tests completed at sites in four
countries. The engine is the only option for the Airbus A350 airliner family.
The Trent XWB promises to be the most efficient, large aero gas turbine ever
produced.
Our ongoing work to improve the environmental performance of our products
continued with key technology demonstrators. The Environmentally Friendly
Engine (EFE) completed successful testing of an advanced `lean burn' combustor.
Meanwhile, the latest E3E medium-size, two-shaft demonstrator core completed
testing at the University of Stuttgart's altitude facility during the year.
Defence aerospace
Our engineers in Indianapolis are working on key enabling technologies for the
US Air Force ADVENT contract. This work focuses on developing and demonstrating
variable cycle engine technologies aimed at incorporation in future generation
US military aircraft. The team completed designs and procured test hardware in
preparation for a core engine test which will take place in 2012 and a full
demonstrator engine test in 2013.
In addition, during the year we won contracts for the US Air Force Research Lab
(AFRL) Integrated Vehicle Energy Technology (INVENT) and Integrated Power and
Thermal Management System Development (IPTMSD) programmes. These both focus on
development of electrical and thermal management architectures to support the
next generation of military aircraft.
Marine
Engineers in our submarines business are engaged in detailed design of the PWR3
reactor plant, which, in May 2011, was selected for the next generation of
Royal Navy submarines. This project now represents the second largest
technology programme in Rolls-Royce after the Trent XWB. Rolls-Royce has been
designing and supplying nuclear reactors for the Royal Navy for over 50 years,
with the PWR2 model currently the latest version in service. At the
Nor-Shipping Exhibition in Oslo, our Environship concept, the NVC 405
Environship, won the `Next Generation Ship' award, and we launched a new
`concept bridge' for marine vessels.
In other marine programmes, we completed our first production Permanent Magnet
Tunnel Thruster, and the Rolls-Royce operated NATO Submarine Rescue Service
achieved full operational capability. A prototype carbon fibre azimuthing
thruster exceeded performance and noise expectations during sea trials.
Azimuthing thrusters rotate 360 degrees allowing them to perform both the
propulsion and steering duties for a vessel.
Energy
In civil nuclear, EDF selected Rolls-Royce to modernise the safety-critical I&C
systems of 20 French nuclear power plants. This contract, combined with a
25-year services agreement, means we are committed to support our SPINLINEâ„¢
technology with EDF until 2048.
Summary
Rolls-Royce has developed a reputation for engineering excellence and has been
at the forefront of innovation for over 100 years. We continue to push
technological barriers, create intellectual property on behalf of our
stakeholders and develop advanced power products across each of our chosen
markets.
Excellence in operations
We continue to invest in operational capacity to fulfil the commitments we have
made to our customers and to enable the long-term growth and productivity of
our business.
Focused on efficiency and delivery
We are focused on improving the efficiency of all our operational activities
while, at the same time, expanding capacity in order to deliver our record
order book.
In 2011, our capital investment on new and improved facilities was £467
million. Over the last decade underlying revenue per employee has more than
doubled from £128k in 2001 to £274k in 2011.
Our Group is headquartered in the UK which remains our main employment centre
and a key operations and manufacturing base. However, we are an increasingly
global company. Early in 2012 we celebrated the opening of our major new
facilities at Seletar, in Singapore, where we will manufacture wide-chord fan
blades, and assemble and test Trent aero engines - the first time we have
undertaken these activities outside the UK. This represents an important
commitment to our growing customer base in Asia, and is one of 14 new
facilities that we have opened over the past three years in locations including
the UK, Germany, the US, Norway, China and Brazil.
As well as extending our global footprint, we continue to expand our product
portfolio. 2011 saw the Trent 1000 engine enter service with ANA and the
production programme for this latest member of the Trent family come on stream.
In other major programmes we started production deliveries of the LiftSystem
for the Joint Strike Fighter and the marine gas turbine, MT30 for the US Navy.
The BR725 which powers the new Gulfstream G650 is scheduled to enter service
later this year.
In October 2011, we announced a new joint venture with Pratt & Whitney to
develop engines for the next generation of mid-sized aircraft. We also decided
to restructure our participation in IAE, the joint venture which produces the
V2500 engine for the A320 family of aircraft. We agreed to sell our equity
stake in IAE to Pratt & Whitney, while remaining an important supplier of parts
and engineering support for the engine programme. We continue to assemble 50
per cent of V2500 engines.
At the same time we continue to aim to offset all inflationary pressures
through improved productivity and waste reduction programmes.
Integrated global approach
As we expand around the world, our operations strategy demands an integrated
approach across activities, time zones and locations.
We continue to develop local capabilities to meet our customer requirements
where appropriate. Brazil is a good example of this. We have had an aero repair
and overhaul business there for over 50 years.
In 2009 we opened a service centre to support our growing marine business and,
in 2011, we announced plans for the construction of a new US$100 million-plus
gas turbine package, assembly and test facility for our energy business. This
is expected to become operational in the first quarter of 2013.
These investments not only grow our global footprint but bring us closer to our
customers in Brazil, adding significantly to our capabilities in a key growth
market and enabling us to pursue further opportunities.
Supply partnerships and new programmes
Close collaboration with our suppliers is critical to our continued success.
Around 70 per cent of our manufacturing is conducted within our supply chain.
As we continually develop intellectual property in technology, manufacturing,
materials and processes we decide which elements of our programmes we produce
ourselves and those which will be subcontracted to our suppliers. Our
relationship is open, analytical and collaborative. We estimate that our supply
base is currently investing at around twice the level of Rolls-Royce in order
to accommodate growth and deliver greater efficiency.
As well as working with suppliers, we partner with universities and
manufacturing research centres around the world to develop new technologies and
processes which are more effective, efficient and robust.
Rolls-Royce is a long-term business in which consistent investment sustained
over many years has delivered expanding global capability, accompanied by
steadily improving productivity and performance. These factors coupled with a
high focus on product integrity, enable us to effectively address both our
customers' current needs and their future requirements.
Principal risks and uncertainties
It is recognised that the Group's business objectives can only be achieved if
risks are taken and managed effectively. By understanding the nature of our
risks we can be in a position to make better decisions and maximise the returns
of the Group while managing our reputation.
Regular review of risks and actions to address risks takes place at all levels
of the Group. Risks are defined as threats to the achievement of business
objectives or to the continuing reputation of the Group. The top level
corporate risk register reflects the outcomes of lower level programme,
function or business unit risk reviews and is reviewed in detail by the risk
committee. Nevertheless, the Board retains its strategic responsibility for
risk decision making regularly reviewing the corporate risk register and
considering these risks in the context of the business strategy, as reported to
it by the risk committee.
The risks and uncertainties on these pages are considered to be principal to
delivering our strategy and business results, and specific to the nature of our
business, notwithstanding that there are other risks that may occur and may
impact on the achievement of the Group's objectives.
Risk or uncertainty and Mitigation
potential impact
Significant external events * Established a balanced business
affecting demand for portfolio
transportation such as
terrorism, political change, * Strong access to parts of the
global pandemic, natural world where demand remains robust
disaster or continued and
deeper economic retrenchment * Diversity of global operations
* Regularly exercised senior
response team
Failure to minimise the * Research and development in low
environmental impact of the carbon technologies such as
Group's products and operations nuclear power, tidal energy and
leading to reputational damage fuel cells
and ultimately loss of market
share * Significant investment in
innovative solutions for aviation,
marine and energy markets
* Governance structure headed by the
Environment Council to oversee
improvements
Reduction in Government * Development of a diversified
spending due to global portfolio of products and services
financial uncertainty and for various markets and regions
budgetary constraint in Europe
and the US in particular * Proactive lobbying for research
causing reduced revenues on and technology funding
existing platforms and
inhibiting investment in new * Achieve commitments under current
technologies contracts
Failure of counterparties, * Established policy for managing
including financial counterparty credit risk
institutions, customers, joint
venture partners and insurers, * Common framework to measure,
driven mainly by the economic report and control exposures to
uncertainties and pressures in counterparties across the Group
the current environment, using value-at-risk and fair-value
potentially affecting short techniques
term cash flows
* Internal credit rating assigned to
each counterparty, assessed with
reference to publicly available
credit information and subject to
regular review
Fluctuations in foreign * Long-term hedging policy, using a
currency exchange rates variety of financial instruments
affecting operational results (see note 17, page 101 for more
or the outcomes of financial information)
transactions
* Where applicable, currency
matching of assets and liabilities
to manage translational exposures
* Regular review of risks and
appropriate risk mitigation
performed where material
mismatches arise
Regulatory changes relating to * Close monitoring of proposed
financial derivatives may changes
require the Group to post cash
collateral, increasing cash * Evaluation of potential financial
flow volatility and the risk of impact in terms of cash collateral
default required and use of public trading
exchanges
* Lobbying politicians and
regulators in conjunction with
other large European corporates
If the Group'sproducts, * Establishment of long-term
services and pricing do not customer relationships to
remain competitive, this could differentiate products and
result in the loss of market services and protect margins
share, with attendant impact on
long-term financial * Steady focus on improvement in
performance. operational performance, for
example through the modernisation
of facilities
* Increased focus on managing the
costs of operations and products
* Sustained investment in technology
acquisition
Non-compliance with applicable * A business-wide compliance
legislation and regulations, structure focusing on anti-bribery
for example export controls, and corruption legislation
anti-bribery and authorisation
of chemicals and substances * Exports Committee, chaired by the
compromising the ability to Chief Operating Officer directs
conduct business in certain strategy and policy on exports
jurisdictions and exposing the
Group to reputational damage * Resources to comply with
and potential financial requirements are embedded
penalties throughout the business
* Employee awareness training
Failure to grow capable * Continued significant investment
resource globally due to in resourcing and capability
demographic trends and limited infrastructure
supply of appropriately skilled
personnel affecting programme * Objective assessment of
delivery, damaging reputation performance using improved system
and stifling opportunities for for developing and monitoring the
future innovation competency of individuals
* Regularly refreshed framework to
develop managers and leaders
Product performance not meeting * Operating a "safety first"culture,
expectations affecting safety including delivery of regularly
and reliability with adverse refreshed mandated product
long term financial integrity training to employees
consequences and suppliers
* Future safety requirements are
defined by the Product Safety
Assurance team
* Activities to improve maturity of
products at entry into service
* Engineering focus on improvements
to product reliability and service
lives
Disruption of supply chain due * Continuous improvement of all
to external factors or failure processes and project management
to deliver parts to committed controls to ensure both technical
costs and quality reducing the and business objectives are
ability to meet customer achieved
commitments, win future
business or achieve operational * Customer Excellence Centre
results provides improved response to and
analysis of supply chain
disruption
* Focus on production quality
through plant and supplier
improvement plans
* Providing duality of capability
through establishment of
world-class manufacturing centres
* Pursuit of low cost sourcing
strategies
Downgrade in credit rating * The Group has developed a strong
restricting the Group's ability financial risk profile and
to secure funding, hedge continues to improve the business
forward or provide vendor risk profile
financing
Failure to conduct business in * Ethics Committee established to
an ethical and socially oversee and maintain the highest
responsible manner causing ethical standards
disruption and reputational
damage * Global Code of Business Ethics, in
18 languages, issued to all
employees supported by a training
and engagement programme to
improve awareness of the Group's
values
* Global telephone and intranet
channels are available for
employees to report in confidence
any concerns regarding potentially
unethical behaviours
Failure to manage multiple * Continuous improvement of all
complex product programmes processes and project management
effectively with potentially controls to ensure both technical
significant adverse financial and business objectives are
and reputational consequences, achieved
including the risk of
impairment of the carrying * All major programmes subject to
value of the Group's intangible approval and regular review by the
assets and the impact of Board, with particular focus on
potential litigation the nature and potential impact of
emerging risks and the effective
mitigation of previously
identified threats
Breach of IT security through * Continual upgrading of security
increasing volumes of data equipment and software
being transmitted
electronically across * Deployment of a multi-layered
international borders may cause protection system that includes
controlled data to be lost, web gateway filtering, firewalls
corrupted or accessed by and intrusion detection
unauthorised users, impacting
the Group's reputation * Specialist resources employed to
increase capability
* Active sharing of information
through industry and government
forums
Failure to execute the * Governance structure established
programme to modernise the IT to oversee the programme
infrastructure impacting
efficiency and effectiveness of * Project and risk management
business operations methodologies are being followed
* Specialist resources have been
secured to increase capability
* Involvement of multiple service
providers to provide competition
and remove dependency on any
single supplier
Loss or unintended disclosure * Strengthening of resources to
of Intellectual Property manage patents
damaging the Group's
competitive position and * Creation of a global framework of
causing potential breach of Intellectual Property officers
contractual requirements
* Procurement of a global IT system
to make patent information more
widely available to engineers
Going concern
The Group's business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its
future development, performance and position are set out on pages 1 to 70 of
the business review and a summary of the principal risks affecting the business
are shown on pages 34 to 35.
The financial position of the Group, its cash flows, liquidity position,
borrowing facilities and financial risks are described in pages 14 to 17 and 36
to 37 of the business review.
In addition, notes 1, 13, 15 and 17 of the consolidated financial statements
include the Group's objectives, policies and processes for financial risk
management, details of its cash and cash equivalents, indebtedness and
borrowing facilities and its financial instruments, hedging activities and its
exposure to counterparty credit risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, interest
rate risk and commodity pricing risk.
As described on page 36, the Group meets its funding requirements through a
mixture of shareholders' funds, bank borrowings, bonds, notes and finance
leases. The Group has facilities of £2.3 billion of which £1.1 billion was
drawn at the year end. None of these facilities expire in 2012.
The Group's forecasts and projections, taking into account reasonably possible
changes in trading performance, show that the Group has sufficient financial
resources. As a consequence, the directors have a reasonable expectation that
the Company and the Group are well placed to manage their business risks and to
continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, despite the
current uncertain global economic outlook.
Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis (in
accordance with the guidance `Going Concern and Liquidity Risk: Guidance for
Directors of UK Companies 2009' issued by the FRC) in preparing the
consolidated financial statements.
Responsibility statement
The Responsibility Statement below has been extracted in unedited text from the
Company's full Annual report for the year ended 31 December 2011. Certain parts
of the Annual report are not included within this announcement.
Each of the persons who is a director at the date of approval of this report
confirms that to the best of his or her knowledge:
i) each of the Group and parent company financial statements, prepared in
accordance with IFRS and UK Accounting Standards respectively, gives a true and
fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of
the issuer and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole;
and
ii) the Directors' report on pages 1 to 70 includes a fair review of the
development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and
the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with
a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.
By order of the Board
Paul Davies
Acting Company Secretary
February 8, 2012
Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. Any statements that
express forecasts, expectations and projections are not guarantees of future
performance and will not be updated. By their nature, these statements involve
risk and uncertainty, and a number of factors could cause material differences
to the actual results or developments. This report is intended to provide
information to shareholders, is not designed to be relied upon by any other
party, or for any other purpose and the Company and its directors accept no
liability to any other person other than under English law.
This announcement contains non-statutory accounts within the meaning of section
435 of the Companies Act 2006. The statutory accounts for the year ended 31
December 2011, upon which an unqualified audit opinion has been given and which
did not contain a statement under Section 498(2) or 498(3) of the Companies Act
2006, will be filed in due course with the Registrar of Companies.