Interim Results
IMI PLC
09 September 2002
9 September 2002
IMI plc presents its First Half Results
IMI plc, the major international engineering group, today
announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June
2002.
2002 2001
Sales £826m £847m
Results before rationalisation & restructuring *
Profit before tax £66.0m £68.6m
Adjusted earnings per share 12.5p 14.5p
Rationalisation & restructuring £14.1m £11.8m
Net borrowings £329m £414m
Gearing 65% 81%
Interest cover before rationalisation &
restructuring * 8x 6x
* Before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items
- Solid progress with strategic initiatives
- Another strong cash performance
- Interim dividend maintained at 6.0p
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
New products and market share gains limited volume reduction to
around 2% compared to the first half of last year. Market
conditions generally remain subdued.
We have pressed ahead with our restructuring measures and
investment programme. We have made solid progress with the
transfer of manufacturing activities to Mexico and China and are
on target for our new plants in the Czech Republic to be fully
operational early next year. Overhead reduction is being achieved
as we continue with the streamlining of our businesses. Resources
in technology, customer relationship management and e-commerce,
particularly our beverage aftermarket initiative (Bevcore), have
all been increased.
The drive to reshape the Group is continuing. Earlier this year
we announced the sale of the Eley shotgun cartridge business and
the acquisition of STI in our Severe Service business. In August
we completed the sale of the Copper Fittings business for £65m and
acquired DCI Marketing in our Merchandising Systems business for
£43m. Since January 2001 we have realised £120m from the sale of
businesses and spent £90m on acquisitions.
Cash generation remains sharply in focus and it is pleasing to
report another strong performance with operating cash flow after
restructuring increasing to £60m, compared to £48m in the first
half of last year. Free cash flow before dividend was £50m (2001:
£21m).
When we embarked on our repositioning of IMI it was our intention
to maintain dividends throughout the period of restructuring. The
interim dividend is being maintained at 6.0p at a cost of £21m.
Results Summary
Reported sales at £826m compare with £847m last year. After
adjusting for acquisitions and first half disposals, organic sales
were £15m (2%) lower. Operating profit before restructuring costs
was £75.5m (2001: £82.6m) after revenue investments of £9m (2001:
£1m). The interest charge at £9.5m was £4.5m lower, leaving
profit before rationalisation and restructuring costs, goodwill
amortisation and exceptional items down 4% at £66m (2001:
£68.6m).
Rationalisation and restructuring costs charged against profit
were £14.1m (2001: £11.8m), resulting in profit before tax,
goodwill amortisation and exceptional items of £51.9m (2001:
£56.8m).
For 2002 the effective rate of tax on profit before goodwill
amortisation and exceptional items, is expected to be 32%. The
2001 tax charge benefited from overseas tax credits on profit
distributions and the effective rate was 25%, with the underlying
rate the same as this year at 32%.
Adjusted earnings per share (before rationalisation and
restructuring costs, goodwill amortisation and exceptional items)
were 12.5p (2001: 14.5p). It is estimated that the first half
2001 adjusted earnings per share benefited by 1.3p from the
reduction in the tax charge.
Borrowings at the end of June were £329m, a reduction of £16m from
the end of December 2001 and £85m from the end of June last year.
Gearing was 65% (June 2001: 81%; December 2001: 70%). Interest
cover for the six months based on operating profit before
rationalisation and restructuring costs was 8 times (2001: 6
times) and after rationalisation and restructuring costs, 6.5
times (2001: 5 times).
OPERATIONS REVIEW
Fluid Controls
Our Severe Service valves business continued its record of growth
with another increase in sales and profit. Strong new valve
shipments and a growing order intake underpin our decision to
continue the investment in specialist sales engineers and capacity
expansion. The new facility in Tijuana, Mexico is coming on
stream and STI of Italy, purchased earlier in the year, has been
integrated fully.
Fluid Power volumes remain disappointing, around 9% lower than the
first half of last year. This included a difficult second quarter
at our automotive tooling subsidiary, ISI. The momentum behind
the cost reduction initiatives is gathering pace with a good start
to manufacturing in Mexico and simplification of the
infrastructure leading to reductions in headcount. The pace will
accelerate in the second half and the new facility in the Czech
Republic is expected to be fully operational early in 2003.
Indoor Climate, as expected, suffered lower volumes in Germany but
the impact on profit was restricted by cost saving initiatives.
Implementation of the downsizing of the German operations is
continuing and benefits will materialise in the second half.
Balancing valve volumes generally are about level with last year.
We again added to our European commissioning capability with the
purchase of a small French service company in June.
Retail Dispense
Beverage Dispense sales in the US included the roll out of the
major order for new frozen carbonated beverage equipment received
late last year, most of which was shipped in the first half of
this year. The benefit of this order has more than absorbed the
expected costs arising from the closure of two US plants and
transfers to Mexico and China, and the investment cost of
establishing Bevcore . Underlying volumes were generally
around 3% ahead of last year.
Merchandising Systems continued to see low levels of demand with
some customers' advertising and promotional spend remaining on
hold since the events of 11 September 2001. We are confident that
this market will see strong long term growth and were pleased to
secure the acquisition of DCI Marketing in early August. With
this addition, the pro forma annual sales of our Merchandising
Systems business are around $250m, up from $100m in 2000.
Building Products
In Building Products, the pipe businesses within Polypipe
performed well despite upward pressure on PVC prices. Elsewhere
in Polypipe the results were mixed. Copper Tube had a difficult
period with a rising copper price putting pressure on margins.
Our Copper Fittings business, which was sold in August, had a
solid six months trading performance.
Outlook
We are not anticipating any improvement in general market
conditions in the near term. As a result of our restructuring and
rationalisation, however, the Group is better equipped to manage
in difficult trading environments, and we remain confident of
reporting progress for the year as a whole.
GROUP PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
6 months to 30 June 2002
Restructuring,
Before goodwill
restructuring, amortisation
goodwill and & exceptional
exceptionals items Total
Notes £m £m £m
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Turnover
Continuing operations 1 784 784
Discontinued operations 42 42
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Total turnover 826 826
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Operating profit 1
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Continuing operations before
rationalisation and
restructuring 71.7 71.7
Rationalisation/restructuring (14.1) (14.1)
Goodwill amortisation (8.4) (8.4)
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Total continuing operations 71.7 (22.5) 49.2
Discontinued operations 3.8 3.8
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Operating profit 75.5 (22.5) 53.0
Exceptional items
Profit on disposal of
discontinued operations 1.0 1.0
Profit on disposal of
property 2.5 2.5
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Profit before interest 75.5 (19.0) 56.5
Net interest payable (9.5) (9.5)
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Profit on ordinary activities
before taxation 66.0 (19.0) 47.0
Tax on profit 2 (21.1) 5.1 (16.0)
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Profit on ordinary activities 44.9 (13.9) 31.0
after taxation
Equity minority interests (0.9) (0.9)
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Profit for the financial year 44.0 (13.9) 30.1
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Dividends paid and proposed 3 (21.1)
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Transfer to reserves 9.0
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Adjusted earnings per share 4 12.5p
Earnings per share 4 8.5p
Diluted earnings per share 4 8.5p
GROUP PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT Continued
Six months to Year to
30 June 2001 31 December 2001
Before Before
restructuring, restructuring,
goodwill and goodwill and
exceptionals Total exceptionals Total
£m £m £m £m
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Turnover
Continuing operations 1 778 778 1526 1526
Discontinued operations 69 69 116 116
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Total turnover 847 847 1642 1642
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Operating profit 1
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Continuing operations before
rationalisation and
restructuring 77.9 77.9 139.9 139.9
Rationalisation/restructuring (11.1) (39.2)
Goodwill amortisation (8.0) (16.4)
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Total continuing operations 77.9 58.8 139.9 84.3
Discontinued operations 4.7 4.0 11.5 6.1
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Operating profit 82.6 62.8 151.4 90.4
Exceptional items
Profit on disposal of
discontinued operations 19.6 20.3
Profit on disposal of
property 1.0
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Profit before interest 82.6 82.4 151.4 111.7
Net interest payable (14.0) (14.0) (25.3) (25.3)
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Profit on ordinary activities
before taxation 68.6 68.4 126.1 86.4
Tax on profit 2 (17.1) (14.7) (31.6) (21.2)
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Profit on ordinary activities
after taxation 51.5 53.7 94.5 65.2
Equity minority interests (0.4) (0.4) (0.7) (0.7)
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Profit for the financial year 51.1 53.3 93.8 64.5
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Dividends paid and proposed 3 (21.1) (54.5)
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Transfer to reserves 32.2 10.0
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Adjusted earnings per share 4 14.5p 26.7p
Earnings per share 4 15.2p 18.3p
Diluted earnings per share 4 15.2p 18.3p
GROUP BALANCE SHEET
30 June 30 June 31 December
2002 2001 2001
restated
£m £m £m
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Fixed assets
Intangible assets 291.1 306.6 298.0
Tangible assets 361.7 374.6 373.0
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652.8 681.2 671.0
Current assets _______________________________
Stocks 313.5 328.4 312.2
Debtors 342.0 380.9 311.1
Investments 8.0 2.1 7.7
Cash and deposits 67.9 59.0 58.2
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731.4 770.4 689.2
Creditors:
amounts falling due within one year
Borrowings and finance leases (149.3) (123.5) (141.5)
Other creditors (348.0) (344.6) (330.6)
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Net current assets 234.1 302.3 217.1
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Total assets less current liabilities 886.9 983.5 888.1
Creditors:
amounts falling due after more than one year
Borrowings and finance leases (248.0) (349.8) (262.0)
Other creditors (22.9) (29.9) (24.3)
Provisions for liabilities and
charges (109.7) (90.7) (108.5)
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Net assets 506.3 513.1 493.3
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Capital and reserves
Called up share capital 87.9 87.9 87.9
Share premium account 133.0 132.3 132.4
Revaluation reserve 1.0 1.0 1.0
Other reserves 1.6 1.6 1.6
Profit and loss account 279.7 287.5 267.8
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Equity shareholders' funds 503.2 510.3 490.7
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Minority interests 3.1 2.8 2.6
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506.3 513.1 493.3
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GROUP CASH FLOW STATEMENT
6 months to 6 months to Year to
30 June 30 June 31 December
2002 2001 2001
£m £m £m
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Reconciliation of operating profit
to net cash inflow from operating
activities
Operating profit 53.0 62.8 90.4
Depreciation/amortisation 44.0 42.1 87.1
Stocks decrease/(increase) 0.9 (12.2) 1.8
Debtors (increase)/decrease (35.4) (42.0) 37.7
Creditors and provisions increase 17.7 22.9 3.7
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Net cash inflow from operating activities 80.2 73.6 220.7
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CASH FLOW STATEMENT
Net cash inflow from operating activities 80.2 73.6 220.7
Return on investments and servicing
of finance (11.4) (14.1) (25.8)
Taxation (0.2) (14.3) (27.0)
Capital expenditure and financial
investment (19.1) (24.3) (60.4)
Acquisitions and disposals (2.5) 8.1 6.5
Equity dividends paid (33.4) (33.4) (54.5)
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Cash flow before use of liquid
resources and financing 13.6 (4.4) 59.5
Management of liquid resources (15.8) (4.3) 2.5
Financing
Issue of ordinary shares 0.7 0.2 0.3
Increase/(decrease) in borrowings 2.4 21.8 (44.2)
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3.1 22.0 (43.9)
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Increase in cash in the period 0.9 13.3 18.1
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Reconciliation of net cash to
movement in net borrowings
Increase in cash in the period 0.9 13.3 18.1
Cash (inflow)/outflow from borrowings (2.4) (21.8) 44.2
Cash outflow/(inflow) from movement
in liquid resources 15.8 4.3 (2.5)
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Change in borrowings resulting from
cash flows 14.3 (4.2) 59.8
Cash assumed with acquisitions 0.6 - -
Currency translation differences 1.0 (7.1) (2.1)
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Movement in net borrowings in the period 15.9 (11.3) 57.7
Net borrowings at start of period (345.3) (403.0) (403.0)
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Net borrowings at end of period (329.4) (414.3) (345.3)
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STATEMENT OF GROUP TOTAL RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES
6 months 6 months Year to
to 30 June to 30 June 31 December
2002 2001 2001
£m £m £m
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Profit for the period 30.1 53.3 64.5
Currency translation differences 2.9 (3.9) (1.5)
Total recognised gains and losses ________________________________
for the period 33.0 49.4 63.0
Prior year adjustment from adoption ======================
of FRS19: Deferred tax (1.9)
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61.1
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GROUP HISTORICAL COST PROFITS AND LOSSES
There is no material difference between the profit before taxation
and the retained profit for each period as shown in the Group
profit and loss account and their historical cost equivalent.
RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENTS IN GROUP SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS
6 months 6 months Year to
to 30 June to 30 June 31 December
2002 2001 2001
restated
£m £m £m
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Profit for the period 30.1 53.3 64.5
Dividends (21.1) (21.1) (54.5)
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9.0 32.2 10.0
Previously written off goodwill taken
through profit & loss account in
arriving at the profit for the period - 5.7 5.8
Other recognised gains and losses
relating to the period 2.9 (3.9) (1.5)
New ordinary share capital issued 0.6 0.2 0.3
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Net increase in shareholders' funds for
the period 12.5 34.2 14.6
Shareholders' funds at start of period 490.7 476.1 476.1
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Shareholders' funds at end of period 503.2 510.3 490.7
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NOTES TO THE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Segmental Analysis
Turnover Operating Profit Operating Assets
__________________ ____________________ __________________
6 mths 6 mths Year 6 mths 6 mths Year 6 mths 6 mths Year
to to to to to to to to to
30 30 31 30 30 31 30 30 31
June June Dec June June Dec June June Dec
2002 2001 2001 2002 2001 2001 2002 2001 2001
£m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m
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(i) by activity:
before goodwill amortisation and rationalisation/restructuring
Fluid Controls 328 342 682 29.3 36.2 64.9 265 283 246
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Severe Service 69 55 132 7.4 5.4 13.8 32 22 29
Fluid Power 196 219 416 11.9 19.4 29.0 194 216 189
Indoor Climate 63 68 134 10.0 11.4 22.1 39 45 28
____________________________________________ ____________________ _________________
Retail Dispense 223 189 382 22.6 19.4 37.2 130 146 125
____________________________________________ ____________________ _________________
Beverage Dispense 174 148 291 17.7 14.4 27.2 109 125 99
Merchandising Systems 49 41 91 4.9 5.0 10.0 21 21 26
____________________________________________ ____________________ _________________
Building Products 233 247 462 19.8 22.3 37.8 187 223 205
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Total continuing operations 784 778 1526 71.7 77.9 139.9 582 652 576
_________________ ____________________ _________________
after goodwill amortisation and rationalisation/restructuring
Fluid Controls 23.4 26.8 34.3
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Severe Service 7.2 5.3 13.5
Fluid Power 7.3 10.5 3.4
Indoor Climate 8.9 11.0 17.4
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Retail Dispense 14.7 17.2 27.7
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Beverage Dispense 10.4 12.4 18.5
Merchandising Systems 4.3 4.8 9.2
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Building Products 11.1 14.8 22.3
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Total continuing operations 49.2 58.8 84.3
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(ii) by geographical origin:
after goodwill amortisation and rationalisation/restructuring
UK 256 269 503 15.5 20.1 24.7 209 256 223
Rest of Europe 241 262 505 20.4 23.1 28.8 209 208 180
The Americas 258 222 467 11.2 14.3 28.0 150 173 160
Asia/Pacific 29 25 51 2.1 1.3 2.8 14 15 13
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Total continuing operations 784 778 1526 49.2 58.8 84.3 582 652 576
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(iii) turnover by geographical destination:
6 mths 6 mths Year
to to to
30 June 30 June 31 Dec
2002 2001 2001
£m £m £m
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UK 222 233 432
Germany 82 92 180
Rest of Europe 172 187 356
USA 232 196 401
Asia 44 30 76
Rest of World 32 40 81
Total continuing _____________________
operations 784 778 1526
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1.
Segmental Analysis (continued)
Discontinued operations
The amounts shown for discontinued operations comprise the
turnover and operating profits for the copper fittings
businesses sold in August 2002 and the Eley shotgun cartridge
business sold in February 2002. Both businesses were
previously reported in Building Products and UK and Rest of
Europe. 2001 comparatives also include a number of valve
companies sold in June 2001 which were located in the UK,
France and US.
Rationalisation/restructuring
Rationalisation/restructuring charge is analysed as follows:
6 months to 6 months to Year to
30 Jun 2002 30 Jun 2002 31 Dec 2001
£m £m £m
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Shown as rationalisation/restructuring
of continuing operations 14.1 11.1 39.2
Included within discontinued operations - 0.7 5.4
Total rationalisation/restructuring _______________________________
charge 14.1 11.8 44.6
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2. Taxation
The tax rate on profit before goodwill amortisation and
exceptional items is around 32%, the same as the underlying
rate last year. The actual rate in 2001 was 25%, resulting
from repatriation of overseas earnings from prior years.
Comparative figures have been restated where necessary
following the adoption of
FRS19: Deferred tax as at 31 December 2001.
3. Dividends
The Directors have declared an interim dividend for the
current year of 6.0p per share (six months to 30 June 2001:
6.0p) which will be paid on 21 October 2002 to shareholders
on the register on 20 September 2002.
4. Earnings per share
The weighted average number of shares in issue during the
period was 351.6m, 352.9m diluted for the effect of
outstanding share options (six months to 30 June 2001:
351.4m, 351.6m diluted). Earnings per share have been
calculated on earnings of £ 30.1m, (six months to 30 June
2001: £53.3m). The Directors consider that adjusted earnings
per share figures, using earnings as calculated below, give a
more meaningful indication of the underlying performance.
6 months to 6 months to Year to
30 Jun 2002 30 Jun 2002 31 Dec 2001
£m £m £m
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Profit for the period 30.1 53.3 64.5
Goodwill amortisation 8.4 8.0 16.4
Exceptional items (after tax) (4.1) (19.1) (20.5)
Rationalisation/restructuring
(after tax) 9.6 8.9 33.4
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Earnings for adjusted EPS 44.0 51.1 93.8
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5. Exchange rates
The profit and loss accounts of overseas subsidiaries are
translated into sterling at average rates of exchange for the
period, balance sheets are translated at period end rates.
The main currencies are:
Average period Balance sheet
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rates rates
June June Dec 30 June 30 June 31 Dec
2002 2001 2001 2002 2001 2001
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Euro 1.61 1.60 1.61 1.54 1.66 1.63
US Dollar 1.45 1.44 1.44 1.52 1.41 1.46
6. Financial information
This interim statement has been reviewed by the Group's
auditors having regard to the bulletin Review of Interim
Financial Information, issued by the Auditing Practices
Board. A copy of their unqualified review opinion is
attached.
The comparative figures for the year ended 31 December 2001
are not the Company's statutory accounts for that financial
year. Those accounts have been reported on by the Company's
auditors and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The
report of the auditors was unqualified and did not contain a
statement under Section 237(2) or (3) of the Companies Act
1985.
The Interim Report will be posted to shareholders on 12
September 2002 and will be available from the same date at
the Company's registered office, Kynoch Works, Witton,
Birmingham, B6 7BA.
NEXT TRADING ANNOUNCEMENT
Our next trading update will be issued on Wednesday 18 December 2002.
Enquiries to:
Graham Truscott - Communications Director - Tel: 0121 332 2330
Press release available on the Internet at www.imiplc.com
Issued by:
Ben Padovan - Weber Shandwick Square Mile - Tel: 020 7950 2800
Independent review report by KPMG Audit Plc to IMI plc
Introduction
We have been instructed by the company to review the financial
information set out on pages 5 to 11 and we have read the other
information contained in the interim report and considered whether
it contains any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies
with the financial information.
Directors' responsibilities
The interim report, including the financial information contained
therein, is the responsibility of, and has been approved by, the
Directors. The Directors are responsible for preparing the Interim
Report in accordance with the Listing Rules of the Financial
Services Authority which require that the accounting policies and
presentation applied to the interim figures should be consistent
with those applied in preparing the preceding annual accounts
except where they are to be changed in the next annual accounts in
which case any changes, and the reasons for them, are to be
disclosed.
Review work performed
We conducted our review in accordance with guidance contained in
Bulletin 1999/4: Review of Interim Financial Information issued by
the Auditing Practices Board. A review consists principally of
making enquiries of group management and applying analytical
procedures to the financial information and underlying financial
data and, based thereon, assessing whether the accounting policies
and presentation have been consistently applied unless otherwise
disclosed. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit
performed in accordance with Auditing Standards and therefore
provides a lower level of assurance than an audit. Accordingly we
do not express an audit opinion on the financial information.
Review conclusion
On the basis of our review we are not aware of any material
modifications that should be made to the financial information as
presented for the six months ended 30 June 2002.
KPMG Audit Plc
Chartered Accountants
Birmingham
9 September 2002
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