Final Results
Posted 24 May 2007
Invensys PLC
24 May 2007
NEWS RELEASE
24 May 2007
PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2007 1
FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2007
A YEAR OF PROGRESS ACROSS THE GROUP
Full year highlights
? Orders from continuing operations2 were £2,694 million (2006: £2,637
million), up 5% at constant exchange rates (CER)
? Revenue from continuing operations was £2,562 million (2006: £2,457
million), up 7% at CER
? Operating profit3 from continuing operations was £241 million (2006:
£191 million), up 30% at CER
? Operating margin3 for continuing operations was 9.4% (2006: 7.8%)
? Basic earnings per share from continuing operations were 10.1 pence
(2006: 6.2 pence loss per share)
? Operating cash flow from continuing operations was £266 million
(2006: £209 million)
? Net profit was £209 million (2006: £22 million), including £133
million profit from discontinued operations (2006: £60 million)
? Free cash inflow was £93 million (2006: £75 million outflow)
? Net debt at 31 March 2007 was £166 million (31 March 2006: £757
million4)
Q4 highlights
? Orders from continuing operations2 were £697 million (Q4 2006: £697
million), up 6% at constant exchange rates (CER)
? Revenue from continuing operations was £694 million (Q4 2006: £682
million), up 8% at CER
? Operating profit3 from continuing operations was £79 million (Q4
2006: £71 million), up 16% at CER
? Operating margin3 for continuing operations was 11.4% (Q4 2006:
10.4%)
? Basic earnings per share from continuing operations were 4.4 pence
(Q4 2006: 2.1 pence per share)
? Operating cash flow from continuing operations was £122 million (Q4
2006: £94 million)
? Net profit was £36 million (Q4 2006: £12 million)
? Free cash inflow was £90 million (Q4 2006: £72 million outflow)
? Net debt reduced in the quarter by £83 million to £166 million at 31
March 2007
Contact:
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Ulf Henriksson, Chief Executive of Invensys plc, commented:
"I am pleased to report that we continue to make good progress in transforming
Invensys into a high performing, sustainable and cohesive business. The
successful completion of the 2006 Refinancing has significantly strengthened our
financial position and enabled us to concentrate upon the operational issues
that needed addressing across the business groups to improve our performance.
"Our priorities during the past three years have been about stabilising
performance and starting to build a foundation for growth. Our primary focus
has been upon the operational and cash performance of our businesses and
improving our capital structure and therefore reducing the limitations the old
structure placed upon our actions and value. The results we are announcing
today demonstrate the progress that we have made and the Board believes that
there is more value to be created as we build upon this stronger growth
platform.
"During the new financial year, we expect that market conditions in our long
cycle businesses will remain generally positive but that the markets for
Controls will continue to be uncertain for some time. Our actions to improve
productivity will allow increased funding for research and development and sales
and marketing. Overall the Board is confident that the Group will make further
progress in the year ending 31 March 2008."
Notes
1. The financial information for the year ended 31 March 2007 (audited)
and the quarter ended 31 March 2007 (unaudited) has been prepared under the
Group's accounting policies for the year ended 31 March 2007. The Group's
accounting policies for the year ended 31 March 2007 are set out in the Annual
report and accounts.
2. Continuing operations are Controls, Process Systems, Rail Group, APV
and Eurotherm. Discontinued operations comprise Invensys Building Systems in the
US and Asia Pacific (IBS) in 2006/07 and ABS EMEA, Lambda, Baker and IBS in 2005
/06.
3. All references to operating profit and operating margin in this
announcement are arrived at before exceptional items.
4. Total Group net debt at 31 March 2006 included £5 million of
borrowings classified as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet.
Presentation and conference call
1. Ulf Henriksson, CEO, and Steve Hare, CFO, will be hosting a
presentation for analysts and fund managers at 9.00 am this morning at:
Hospitality Suite
London Underwriting Centre
3 Minster Court
Mincing Lane
London EC3R 7DD
2. The presentation will also be available via a telephone conference
call:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7806 1950 No password required
3. The presentation will be audio webcast live with slides, which can be
accessed by following the link at the following address:
http://www.invensys.com/isys/
A recording will be available at this address shortly after the completion of
the call.
4. This announcement and the presentation materials for the conference
call are also available at http://www.invensys.com/isys/
Safe Harbor
This announcement contains certain statements that are forward-looking. These
statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend
on circumstances that will occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of future performance. The Group's actual results of operations,
financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the industries in
which the Group operates, may differ materially from those made in or suggested
by these statements and a number of factors could cause the results and
developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements.
Summary of results
Continuing operations FY 2007 FY 2006 % Change at
CER
Orders (£m) 2,694 2,637 5
Revenue (£m) 2,562 2,457 7
Operating profit (£m) 241 191 30
Operating margin (%) 9.4 7.8
Operating cash flow (£m) 266 209 32
The continuing turnaround of the Group is clearly shown in our results. During
the year ended 31 March 2007, orders from continuing operations were up 5% at
constant exchange rates (CER) to £2,694 million and revenue from continuing
operations was up 7% at CER to £2,562 million. Operating profit before
exceptional items was up 30% at CER to £241 million, resulting in an operating
margin of 9.4% (2006: 7.8%).
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations were 10.1 pence per share
(2006: 6.2 pence loss per share). The Board is recommending that no dividend be
paid for the year ended 31 March 2007 (2006: nil).
For the second year in succession, we produced a strong cash performance with
operating cash flow from continuing operations of £266 million (2006: £209
million inflow), representing cash conversion of 110% (2006: 109%). For the
first time in three years, free cash flow was positive at £93 million (2006: £75
million outflow), which together with the 2006 Refinancing, resulted in a very
substantial reduction in year end debt to £166 million (2006: £757 million).
Outlook
During the new financial year, we expect that market conditions in our long
cycle businesses will remain generally positive but that the markets for
Controls will continue to be uncertain for some time. Our actions to improve
productivity will allow increased funding for research and development and sales
and marketing. Overall the Board is confident that the Group will make further
progress in the year ending 31 March 2008.
BUSINESS REVIEW
Overview of results
Full Year Orders received Revenue Operating profit/ Operating Operating cash
(loss) margin flow
£m £m £m % £m
FY FY FY FY FY 2007 FY 2006 FY FY FY FY
2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
Process Systems 845 798 779 725 104 81 13.4% 11.2% 94 79
Eurotherm 111 119 109 118 13 16 11.9% 13.6% 12 15
APV 448 419 421 388 16 - 3.8% - 18 6
Rail Group 549 504 516 438 80 65 15.5% 14.8% 135 92
Controls 741 797 737 788 65 64 8.8% 8.1% 54 48
Corporate - - - - (37) (35) - - (47) (31)
Continuing operations 2,694 2,637 2,562 2,457 241 191 9.4% 7.8% 266 209
Fourth Quarter Orders received Revenue Operating profit/ Operating Operating cash
(loss) margin % flow
£m £m £m £m
Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4 2007 Q4 2006 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q4
2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
Process Systems 217 233 216 203 33 30 15.3% 14.8% 55 52
Eurotherm 28 32 29 31 5 6 17.2% 19.4% 3 7
APV 109 96 126 107 6 2 4.8% 1.9% 23 6
Rail Group 152 131 137 136 23 24 16.8% 17.6% 20 26
Controls 191 205 186 205 22 19 11.8% 9.3% 31 11
Corporate - - - - (10) (10) - - (10) (8)
Continuing 697 697 694 682 79 71 11.4% 10.4% 122 94
operations
Orders
Orders received in the year ended 31 March 2007 for continuing operations of
£2,694 million increased by 5% at CER compared to last year (2006: £2,637
million). Increases in order intake at CER were seen at Process Systems, Rail
Group and at APV but reductions were reported at Controls and Eurotherm due
mainly to a contract loss in Controls and the effect of the disposal of
businesses in prior years. A summary of orders by business group and movements
at CER is set out below:
Full year FY 2006 FY 2006 Change at FY 2007 Change
Orders Exchange at CER CER Orders at CER*
£m £m £m £m £m %
Process Systems 798 (25) 773 72 845 9%
Eurotherm 119 (3) 116 (5) 111 (5)%
APV 419 (11) 408 40 448 10%
Rail Group 504 (7) 497 52 549 11%
Controls 797 (23) 774 (33) 741 (4)%
Continuing operations 2,637 (69) 2,568 126 2,694 5%
* % change is measured as the change at CER as a percentage of the 2006
adjusted base and is calculated based on underlying amounts in £'000s.
The order book for continuing operations was £2,052 million at 31 March 2007, an
increase of 3% over the order book at 31 March 2006 of £1,995 million. The
increase in order book was largely attributable to Process Systems and the Rail
Group.
Revenue
Revenue was £2,562 million in the year ended 31 March 2007, an increase of 4%
over the previous year (2006: £2,457 million). The Group has operations around
the world and as a result has a significant exposure to movements in foreign
exchange rates and in particular to the US dollar and euro. The US dollar
weakened by 6% from an average rate of $1.79 to an average rate of $1.89 against
sterling over the same period. The translation effect of foreign exchange rates
during the year was a decrease in revenue of £65 million or 3%.
Revenue at CER increased by £170 million or 7% in the year ended 31 March 2007
compared to the prior year. The increase in revenue was attributable to Process
Systems, Rail Group, and APV, partially offset by decreases at Controls and
Eurotherm. A summary of revenue and movements at CER by business is set out
below:
Full year FY 2006 FY 2006 Change at FY 2007 Change
Revenue Exchange at CER CER Revenue at CER*
£m £m £m £m £m %
Process Systems 725 (22) 703 76 779 11%
Eurotherm 118 (3) 115 (6) 109 (5)%
APV 388 (10) 378 43 421 11%
Rail Group 438 (7) 431 85 516 20%
Controls 788 (23) 765 (28) 737 (4)%
Continuing operations 2,457 (65) 2,392 170 2,562 7%
* % change is measured as the change at CER as a percentage of the 2006
adjusted base and is calculated based on underlying amounts in £'000s.
Operating profit and margin
Operating profit before exceptional items was £241 million in the year ended 31
March 2007 (2006: £191 million), which represents an increase of 30% at CER.
Operating margin increased to 9.4% (2006: 7.8%). The main increases in operating
profit and margin were in Process Systems, Rail Group and APV reflecting the
improvement in order intake and revenue in their businesses. The translation
effect of foreign exchange rates during the year was a decrease in operating
profit before exceptional items of £5 million or 3%. A summary of operating
profit and movements at CER by business is set out below:
Full year FY 2006 FY 2006 Change at FY 2007 Change
OPBIT* Exchange at CER CER OPBIT* at CER**
£m £m £m £m £m %
Process Systems 81 (3) 78 26 104 33%
Eurotherm 16 (1) 15 (2) 13 (16)%
APV - - - 16 16 n/a
Rail Group 65 - 65 15 80 24%
Controls 64 (1) 63 2 65 3%
Corporate (35) - (35) (2) (37) (5)%
Continuing operations 191 (5) 186 55 241 30%
* OPBIT means operating profit before exceptional items
** % change is measured as the change at CER as a percentage of the 2006
adjusted base and is calculated based on underlying amounts in £'000s.
Exceptional items
Exceptional items for continuing operations in the year ended 31 March 2007
totalled £34 million (2006: £60 million). This included restructuring costs of
£23 million or 0.9% of revenue (2006: £41 million or 1.7% of revenue), which
principally relate to employee severance expenses and surplus property costs.
Property, plant and equipment impairment of £2 million arose from restructuring
activity at Controls (2006: £14 million).
Other exceptional items of £14 million (2006: £8 million credit) arose from the
charge of £20 million (2006: £nil) relating to the augmentation of members'
benefits in the Australian Superannuation Fund based on latest actuarial
estimates. This was a condition to secure a cash repatriation to Invensys of
£18 million from this fund. This was offset by a £5 million credit (2006: £nil)
relating to the release of product recall provisions in Controls following
successful management of the recalls and £1 million (2006: £12 million credit)
of other pension credits. The prior year also included a £4m charge for the
write down to fair value less costs of a small business held for sale.
In addition, a £5 million gain on the sale of assets and operations was made in
the year ended 31 March 2007 (2006: £13 million loss). A full analysis of
exceptional items is given in Note 3 to the Group financial statements.
Foreign exchange gains and losses
Foreign exchange gains in the year ended 31 March 2007 of £35 million (2006: £33
million losses) relate to exchange differences arising on the translation of
unhedged foreign currency monetary items used in the financing of the Group and
its subsidiaries. These are principally attributable to exchange differences on
the Group's non-sterling denominated currency borrowings held in companies whose
functional currency is sterling. Of the exchange gains, £24 million arose on
net external US dollar borrowings, £10 million on net external euro borrowings
and £1 million on other currencies.
The Group's hedging policy is determined by reference to the currency of the
underlying cash generation, ensuring, as far as possible, an economic hedge.
This results in an unhedged position under IAS 21.
Exceptional finance costs
Exceptional finance costs were £67 million (2006: £nil), of which £55 million
arose on the 2006 Refinancing and £12 million on the partial redemption of the
principal amount of $180 million of High Yield Notes during the year.
Net finance costs and cover
Net finance costs reduced to £66 million in the year (2006: £119 million)
reflecting the benefits of the 2006 Refinancing. The reduction in net finance
costs together with improved operating profit led to an increase in net finance
costs cover from 1.6 times to 3.7 times.
Taxation
The taxation charge for continuing operations for the year ended 31 March 2007
was £23 million (2006: £12 million) which comprises a current year income tax
charge of £31 million (2006: £24 million), offset by a deferred tax credit of
£10 million (2006: £1 million), including a £9 million credit from the
recognition of US tax losses, and a prior year net tax charge of £2 million
(2006: £11 million credit).
Profit from discontinued operations
Discontinued operations comprised Invensys Building Systems in the US and Asia
Pacific (IBS). The sale of IBS completed on 28 July 2006 for an aggregate gross
cash consideration of £159 million. The gain of £133 million from discontinued
operations in the year ended 31 March 2007 comprised £4 million operating profit
and £120 million profit on the disposal of IBS. In addition, there was a
taxation credit of £9 million following the resolution of certain taxation
issues in Brazil and the US.
Net profit for the year
The net profit for the year ended 31 March 2007 was £209 million (2006: £22
million). Key influences were increased operating profit, lower exceptional
items, increased foreign exchange gains and profit from discontinued operations.
Basic earnings/(loss) per share
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations in the year ended 31 March
2007 was 10.1 pence (2006: 6.2 pence loss per share), calculated using the
weighted average number of shares in issue during the year of 733 million shares
(2006: 609 million shares) and the profit after taxation and minority interests
for continuing operations of £74 million (2006: £38 million loss).
Cash flow
The year ended 31 March 2007 produced an operating cash flow from continuing
operations of £266 million (2006: £209 million). The improvement in operating
cash flow was driven by higher operating profit and reduced restructuring spend.
This resulted in an operating cash conversion for the year of 110% (2006:
109%), largely due to strong receipts from long term contracts.
Free cash flow for the year was £93 million (2006: £75 million outflow). The
improvement was mainly due to higher operating profit and lower legacy payments.
Financial position at year end
Capital structure
The Group's capital structure is as follows:
As at 31 March 2007 2006
£m £m
Capital employed 26 164
Cash and cash equivalents 307 450
Borrowings (473) (1,207)
Net debt (166) (757)
Total equity - deficit (140) (593)
Comprising:
- Equity holders of the parent (200) (659)
- Minority interest 60 66
(140) (593)
Minority interests
The minority interests balance is £60 million (2006: £66 million). The majority
of the balance relates to the interests of the minority in Baan Company NV.
Net debt
Net debt decreased from £757 million to £166 million during the year ended 31
March 2007, a £734 million reduction in gross debt offset by a £143 million
decrease in cash and cash equivalents. The principal components of the reduction
in gross debt were repayments of the High Yield £365 million, 2nd Lien £277
million, Term Loan B £113 million and 144A £110 million; offset by a new term
loan of £147 million. The reductions were made from the proceeds of the 2006
Rights issue and from the sale of the IBS businesses in July 2006.
The Group's current capital structure reflects the refinancing exercises
undertaken in 2006 and 2004. The facilities provide liquidity for the Group
until March 2011 and support the objectives of the Group. Investigations are
continually undertaken to review alternative financing arrangements. In making
those considerations the Board takes into account the cost of any refinancing
compared to the benefits, which include both the possibility of cheaper finance
as well as longer repayment schedules.
Capital employed
Capital employed reduced by £138 million in the year from £164 million as at 31
March 2006 to £26 million at 31 March 2007. This was attributable mainly to a
reduction in property, plant and equipment of £34 million, working capital of
£68 million and an increase in the pension liability of £33 million.
Pension liabilities
Actuarial assessments of pension assets and liabilities have been updated as at
31 March 2007, resulting in an overall pension liability at the year end of £522
million (2006: £489 million), an increase of £33 million since 31 March 2006.
The increase is due mainly to a reduction of £38 million in the surplus of the
Australian Superannuation Fund following the augmentation of members' benefits
and the associated repatriation of cash to Invensys. There was an actuarial
loss of £56 million during the year (2006: loss of £88 million) and
contributions to defined benefits schemes totalled £61 million, including a £19
million payment related to the proceeds from the disposal of businesses in the
year and a £20 million agreed funding deficit payment for the UK plan. In
addition, there were £8 million of payments to defined contribution schemes in
the year ended 31 March 2007.
In the second half of the year, the pension liability reduced from £578 million
at 30 September 2006 to £522 million at 31 March 2007. This reduction was
driven by an actuarial gain of £30 million in the second half within the UK
scheme and a £10 million payment as part of the agreed funding plan with the UK
trustee.
Process Systems
Full year FY 2007 FY 2006 % change at % total
CER change
Orders (£m) 845 798 9% 6%
Revenue (£m) 779 725 11% 7%
Operating profit (£m) 104 81 33% 28%
Operating margin (%) 13.4% 11.2%
Operating cash flow (£m) 94 79 23% 19%
Employees at year end (numbers) 7,245 6,853 6%
Fourth quarter Q4 2007 Q4 2006 % change at % total
CER change
Orders (£m) 217 233 - (7%)
Revenue (£m) 216 203 14% 6%
Operating profit (£m) 33 30 16% 10%
Operating margin (%) 15.3% 14.8%
Operating cash flow (£m) 55 52 10% 6%
Process Systems provides products, services and solutions for the automation and
optimisation of plant operation in the process industries. Process Systems
occupies a top-three position in the distributed control system, human machine
interface (HMI), safety, and simulation markets; its products are installed in
over 100,000 plants across the world. It is at the forefront of technological
innovation, serving process and batch industries including oil and gas,
petrochemicals, power and utilities, specialty chemicals and life sciences,
metals and mining, and also the discrete and hybrid manufacturing sectors.
Process Systems also provides regulatory compliance and business systems
solutions and services for the pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare and life
sciences industries. Its core brands are Foxboro(R), SimSci-EsscorTM,
TriconexTM, Avantis(R), Wonderware(R) and InFusionTM.
Markets
Global demand within Process Systems' core industries has increased thus driving
the necessity for growth in capacity through the creation of new greenfield
sites and through efficiency improvements at existing sites.
Its upstream and downstream oil and gas and petrochemicals markets continue to
see good growth due to increased capital spend supported by crude oil and
natural gas prices remaining at high levels as well as the increasing demand for
energy sources globally. The utilities and power generation markets are also
growing due to the expansion of capacity, particularly in Asia Pacific, as well
as continued increasing demand in North America and Western Europe. Finally,
its specialty chemicals and life sciences markets continue to see production
increases driven largely by growth in demand in Asia Pacific.
Developments
In April 2006, Process Systems launched InFusion, its enterprise control system
that enables the integration of all plant floor systems with an enterprise's
business information systems. The global marketing roadshow was successful in
generating interest from over 500 customers around the world and the product has
gained traction with several major orders secured during the year from clients
such as Bechtel, Xcel Energy and Huntsman. InFusion was also recognised by two
major industry publications with the subscribers of Control Engineering voting
it an "Engineers' Choice" winner for 2006 and Plant Engineering recognising it
as one of the Products of the Year.
The development of new product enhancements and the positioning of the Process
Systems offering (expanded to promote services and solutions to the installed
base) have been successfully progressed across all parts of the business. At
the December 2006 North American customer conference, attended by nearly 600
customer participants, product enhancements were launched to the Triconex safety
system and the Avantis asset management system. For the eleventh consecutive
year, the readers of CONTROL magazine have again rated Triconex as the top
manufacturer of Safety/Emergency Shutdown Systems for the process control and
automation industry. In addition the latest wireless technology is attracting
interest as it is beginning to overcome the reluctance of some customers who
have previously cited security issues as a major barrier to adoption.
On 3 May 2007, we announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement to
acquire Cimnet, Inc, a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software company
based in Pennsylvania, USA. Invensys has agreed to pay approximately US$24
million on a debt/cash free basis. The agreement has been approved by the Board
of Cimnet and completion is expected to take place by the end of July 2007.
Completion is subject to certain customary conditions including Cimnet
stockholder approval; stockholders representing approximately 51% of Cimnet's
outstanding shares have entered into voting agreements to support the
acquisition.
Performance
Process Systems delivered a good performance with orders for the year rising 9%
at CER to £845 million (2006: £798 million). Asia Pacific witnessed
particularly strong growth where orders rose by 23% at CER compared to last year
helped by the contract from Reliance for automation and safety systems to be
installed into what will be the world's largest refinery in Jamnagar, India;
this refinery will also have one of the world's largest Foundation Fieldbus
installations. Orders in EMEA were up 5% at CER with some significant orders in
the oil and gas sector in the Middle East. Orders in South America were up 17%
at CER including significant projects from PDVSA in Venezuela. In North
America, orders were up only 6% at CER with some recovery in the second half of
the year; year on year growth can be attributed to large project bookings,
particularly with two significant Triconex projects and several large InFusion
projects. Orders from the seven global key accounts were up only 4% versus the
prior year mainly due to the timing of several large project bookings.
Revenue for the year increased by 11% at CER to £779 million (2006: £725
million). This growth was principally driven by Asia Pacific, up 35% at CER,
and EMEA, up 4% at CER. The significant growth in Asia Pacific can be
attributed to continued growth in China, the execution of several major project
bookings in ASEAN and South Korea and the Reliance refinery project. Similarly
the EMEA strength was due to a stronger backlog conversion from several large
project bookings across the region, particularly in France, Italy and Germany.
Operating profit rose 33% at CER to £104 million (2006: £81 million) due to the
higher revenue, improved sales mix and a particularly good margin performance in
Asia Pacific and EMEA. Operating margin improved to 13.4% (2006: 11.2%).
Operating cash flow was £94 million (2006: £79 million) with the effect of the
higher operating profit being offset slightly by working capital requirements on
the higher volume.
In the fourth quarter, orders were flat on a CER basis at £217 million (Q4 2006:
£233 million) due to the prior year quarter having been particularly strong
having benefited from some larger orders. Good backlog conversion saw revenue
increased by 14% at CER to £216 million (Q4 2006: £203 million). Operating
profit rose 16% at CER to £33 million (Q4 2006: £30 million), while the
operating margin rose to 15.3% from 14.8% in Q4 2006, driven by the additional
volume. Operating cash flow improved to £55 million (Q4 2006: £52 million) with
the higher operating profit being supplemented by strong receipts from long term
contracts.
Outlook
In Process Systems, we do not anticipate any major changes in demand in its
global markets in the coming year. The continued increase in global demand for
oil and gas should ensure that this market continues to grow despite commodity
price increases and engineering resource constraints. Its other markets should
remain buoyant, especially in the core industries of petrochemicals, power,
pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals. The growth in the emerging markets of
Asia Pacific, especially China and India, the Middle East and Eastern Europe
will continue to be driven by major new construction.
The services side of the automation market remains good and is a great area of
opportunity. Despite the strong market, many customers are still looking for
improvements in operational efficiency and competitiveness. In addition, the
InFusion enterprise control system is gaining market momentum and is being
recognised as an innovative product by the market and industry analysts.
Eurotherm
Full year FY 2007 FY 2006 % change at % total
CER change
Orders (£m) 111 119 (5%) (7%)
Revenue (£m) 109 118 (5%) (8%)
Operating profit (£m) 13 16 (16%) (19%)
Operating margin (%) 11.9% 13.6%
Operating cash flow (£m) 12 15 (13%) (20%)
Employees at year end (numbers) 1,123 1,126 (0%)
Fourth quarter Q4 2007 Q4 2006 % change at % total
CER change
Orders (£m) 28 32 (6%) (13%)
Revenue (£m) 29 31 1% (6%)
Operating profit (£m) 5 6 (13%) (17%)
Operating margin (%) 17.2% 19.4%
Operating cash flow (£m) 3 7 (41%) (57%)
Eurotherm's commitment is to provide market leading control and automation
solutions, and to help customers meet the demands of the statutory regulations
and validation requirements for their industry. The Eurotherm offering includes
consultancy in the initial project planning phase, solution and system design,
project management, installation, onsite services and operator training. These
services are supported by market leading products ranging from sensors and
measurement indicators, through process and power controllers to graphical
paperless data recorders and integrated process automation equipment. Eurotherm
has global expertise in many industrial markets with dedicated specialists in
some key areas including: life sciences, glass manufacturing, heat treatment of
metals (for industries such as aerospace and automotive), metals and plastics.
Markets
In our traditional markets in Western Europe and North America, the general
trend whereby customers are transferring their industrial manufacturing capacity
to low-cost countries is inhibiting Eurotherm's growth in those regions. In
North America, strength in the semiconductor equipment and extrusion machinery
markets was offset by weak markets in plastics and durable goods. In Western
Europe, life sciences is seeing good growth but other markets, particularly heat
treatment and glass, remain challenging. In contrast, market growth in Eastern
Europe and Asia Pacific continues on a strong upward trend, especially in China
where the rate of GDP growth continues to exceed expectations.
Developments
During the year Eurotherm has continued to implement a major restructuring
programme to enable us to capture the expected growth in certain industries and
regional markets and to address issues within our manufacturing cost base.
In addressing key industrial markets, Eurotherm has set in place dedicated
global vertical sales and marketing teams, notably within heat treatment and
life sciences. Our product and solutions offerings have been enhanced by the
introduction of new industrial controllers, graphic recorders and system
components to support the offering.
Reducing our manufacturing cost base has involved migrating manufacturing and
assembly from Western Europe to new facilities in Poland and Shanghai, China.
Also we continue the process of transferring much of our component manufacturing
into our supply chain. The pace of this restructuring has been slower than
anticipated but is not expected to materially affect the final outcome of the
programme.
Performance
The delays in implementing our restructuring programme have had a relatively
minor impact on the performance of the business during the year. Although
orders for the year were reduced by 5% at CER to £111 million (2006: £119
million), £10m of this decline was attributable to the motor drives distribution
agreement which ceased in November 2005. The remaining Eurotherm underlying
business has seen a £2 million increase in orders over the period caused in part
by increased systems business. Revenue of £109 million (2006: £118 million) was
5% lower at CER, principally due to the £10 million reduction in motor drives
revenue. Operating profit fell to £13 million (2006: £16 million), a decrease
of 16% at CER. The fall of £3 million arose mainly due to the lost contribution
from the reduced motor drives revenue. The operating margin fell to 11.9% (2006:
13.6%) the fall in margin again reflects the lost contribution from the motor
drives business. Operating cash flow fell to £12 million, compared to £15
million in 2006.
Orders for the fourth quarter were £28 million (Q4 2006: £32 million), a
reduction of 6% at CER. £1 million of this reduction was due to the cessation of
the motor drives distribution agreement in November 2005. Revenue of £29 million
(Q4 2006: £31 million) was 1% higher at CER. Operating profit fell to £5
million (Q4 2006: £6 million), a decrease of 13% at CER while the operating
margin fell to 17.2% (Q4 2006: 19.4%). Both declines were caused by the lost
contribution from the motor drives business. On an ongoing basis, there is no
longer any material impact upon orders and revenue of this cessation of the
motor drives business. Operating cash flow was £3 million in the quarter (Q4
2006: £7 million).
Outlook
The benefits from the actions being taken by the management team to restructure
the business should gradually become evident during the current financial year.
The dedicated sales approach should enable Eurotherm to capture more business
within our traditional markets and the new presence within Poland and China
should help us to participate in the regional growth.
APV
Full year FY 2007 FY 2006 % change at % total
CER change
Orders (£m) 448 419 10% 7%
Revenue (£m) 421 388 11% 9%
Operating profit (£m) 16 - n/a n/a
Operating margin (%) 3.8% -
Operating cash flow (£m) 18 6 255% 200%
Employees at year end (numbers) 2,944 2,760 7%
Fourth quarter Q4 2007 Q4 2006 % change at % total
CER change
Orders (£m) 109 96 19% 14%
Revenue (£m) 126 107 23% 18%
Operating profit (£m) 6 2 166% 200%
Operating margin (%) 4.8% 1.9%
Operating cash flow (£m) 23 6 328% 283%
APV is a global supplier of process engineering and automation solutions to the
dairy, food, beverage, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. From the supply
of engineered components through to a complete process plant equipped with
latest automation technology, it specialises in helping its customers to improve
their plants' performance and profitability which is maintained throughout the
life time of the plant by a range of support services, carefully tailored to its
customers' needs.
Markets
APV's markets for products, spares and services (PSS) and projects have remained
robust during the year with strong demand arising from its focus upon a large
installed base and the levels of capital expenditure especially within the
global food and beverage, pharmaceutical and chemicals industries. The
significant increase in demand for large industrial plate heat exchangers
continues to offer good opportunities across several market sectors such as
power generation and desalination, although APV's ability to capture this growth
is being hampered by a shortage of titanium supply. From a geographic
perspective the market is evenly divided between Europe, North America and Asia
Pacific and in line with GDP growth expectations, the Asia Pacific region is
expected to exhibit the highest growth.
Developments
APV has been undertaking a variety of restructuring measures during the year to
alter the mix of its business in order to achieve a more stable and profitable
financial performance. The profitability of its project business has been
improved by better execution and rejecting contracts which are low margin or
with high execution risk. At the same time it has been addressing its large
installed base and has increased PSS revenue significantly. This rebalancing of
the business has created a much more stable platform going forward.
However APV's product sales have been constrained during the year by the pricing
and shortage of certain raw materials, especially stainless steel and titanium.
In particular, despite some success in securing additional supplies of titanium,
this shortage has prevented it from accepting some orders for large industrial
plate heat exchangers thereby suppressing order growth. Further investment has
been made in a new plate component which is expected to open up a new sector of
the industrial market as well as providing more efficient usage of titanium.
An additional production facility was opened in Poland during the year in order
to expand capacity to meet the increased demand for products and spares.
Performance
APV's restructuring over the past couple of years is beginning to yield results
with a considerable improvement in overall performance. Orders for the year
rose 10% at CER to £448 million (2006: £419 million), the increase being driven
by large project wins in North America, Belgium, Denmark and the UK and a large
service contract in New Zealand. The PSS intake has been impacted by the
ongoing shortage in global supply of titanium, resulting in a significant
reduction in large industrial plate heat exchanger orders.
Good growth in PSS revenue and strong project trading in North America, Europe,
China and Japan led to an increase in revenue of 11% at CER to £421 million
(2006: £388 million). Operating profit rose substantially from breakeven in the
prior year to £16 million in 2007 due to the growth in higher margin PSS
business and an improvement in executed project margins. As a result, operating
margin improved to 3.8% from breakeven in the prior year.
The operating cash flow rose to £18 million, compared to £6 million in 2006.
This was driven by good working capital management in the final quarter of the
year.
In the fourth quarter, orders rose to £109 million (Q4 2006: £96 million), up
19% at CER, with lower project orders offset by larger industrial heat exchanger
orders and good growth in other PSS orders. Revenue rose 23% at CER to £126
million (Q4 2006: £107 million), principally due to good growth in PSS revenue
and project revenue conversion in Europe, North America, Japan and China.
Operating profit rose 166% at CER to £6 million (Q4 2006: £2 million). This
improvement was driven by the growth in PSS and project revenue and an
improvement in executed project margins. The operating margin improved to 4.8%
(Q4 2006: 1.9%) and a significant improvement in working capital management
resulted in operating cash flow of £23 million (Q4 2006: £6 million).
Outlook
APV is in a much stronger position than it has been for several years and the
continued self-help and further restructuring with regards to the business mix
should lead to increased consistency in performance.
The key trends in the dairy industry, including plant consolidation, product
traceability and plant productivity, provide good opportunities for APV in
automation, plant modifications and products. The emerging markets continue to
provide good prospects for project growth and the increase in the heat transfer
business looks set to continue, with APV making investments in industrial plate
heat exchanger designs, further manufacturing capacity and alternative materials
research.
Rail Group
Full year FY 2007 FY 2006 % change at % total
CER change
Orders (£m) 549 504 11% 9%
Revenue (£m) 516 438 20% 18%
Operating profit (£m) 80 65 24% 23%
Operating margin (%) 15.5% 14.8%
Operating cash flow (£m) 135 92 48% 47%
Employees at year end (numbers) 3,154 2,909 8%
Fourth quarter Q4 2007 Q4 2006 % change at % total
CER change
Orders (£m) 152 131 20% 16%
Revenue (£m) 137 136 4% 1%
Operating profit (£m) 23 24 (3%) (4%)
Operating margin (%) 16.8% 17.6%
Operating cash flow (£m) 20 26 (20%) (23%)
Rail Group is a multinational leader in the design, manufacture, supply,
installation, commissioning and maintenance of safety-related rail signalling
and control systems, as well as a complete range of rail signalling products.
The global business in rail signalling automation is highly regionalised, and as
such the business of the Rail Group is largely channelled through its regional
businesses, all of which hold leading positions in their markets.
Markets
During the year UNIFE, the Association of European Railway Industries,
commissioned Roland Berger to carry out a World Market Study for the industry
which highlighted a variety of trends. The world rail market is expected to grow
at 2% above inflation per annum from 2005 to 2015, with signalling growing at
1.6% per annum over the same period. The signalling and rail control market is
estimated to be €7 billion, with Western Europe and Asia Pacific identified as
the largest markets. Signalling growth to 2015 is likely to contract slightly
in Western Europe but strong growth is expected to be seen in Latin America
(7%), Africa and the Middle East (5%) and Asia Pacific (4%). Growth in mass
transit signalling is expected to be significantly higher than growth in
mainline signalling, with the three regions of strong growth showing
particularly large variation.
Rail Group's core markets have remained stable throughout the year. In the UK,
Network Rail continues to spend on improving the infrastructure and its award of
three Category A framework agreements to us during the year should provide us
with a sound base. The European Union (EU) infrastructure spending in Spain is
likely to be reduced but €14 billion of EU funds have been earmarked for rail
investment between now and 2013 in the member states that have joined since
2004. According to the Roland Berger study, the NAFTA Rail Controls Systems
market, estimated at €700 million, is expected to grow at 0.9% per annum until
2015.
Developments
During the year, our UK rail business Westinghouse was formally awarded three
out of the available six Category A large signalling renewal framework
agreements by Network Rail. Two major contracts for projects under these
framework agreements were signed during the year and the third contract has been
signed since the year end. Work continues on the 14 year £960 million Public
Private Partnership contracts to install new signalling and train control
systems on approximately two thirds of the London Underground and we continue to
monitor the situation closely. In addition, Westinghouse has received the
contract for signalling on the new extension to the East London Line in the UK.
The Iberian market remained strong throughout the year with work proceeding on
several high speed line projects and it also won the first order for European
Rail Traffic Management System technology in a suburban commuter environment.
In the US, the anticipated benefits of the signing of the Transportation Bill
last year have been slower to materialise than expected but this has been offset
by an improvement in orders for signalling as the railroad companies have
focused on increasing capacity.
In export markets, Rail Group continues to examine potential opportunities to
capture the anticipated increase in global rail infrastructure spend,
particularly in higher growth regions. Amongst those regions some have been
identified as potential core strategic markets, namely India, Latin America,
Africa and the Middle East, China and South East Asia. It is also seeking
additional engineering resources outside its core markets to mitigate potential
capacity constraints.
Performance
A good performance from our core markets resulted in orders for the year rising
11% at CER to £549 million (2006: £504 million). Despite the delay in the
formal signing of one of the three initial contracts for large projects under
the Network Rail Category A framework agreements, the full year book-to-bill
ratio was 106%. Revenue growth was particularly good in the UK, Spain and
Australia and overall revenue rose by 20% at CER to £516 million (2006: £438
million).
Operating profit rose to £80 million (2006: £65 million), an increase of 24% at
CER, reflecting the increase in revenue. This produced a higher than normal
operating margin for the year of 15.5% (2006: 14.8%) due to the benefit of
increased volume and improved mix. The increased profitability and strong
receipts on long term contracts resulted in an operating cash flow of £135
million, compared to £92 million in 2006.
In the fourth quarter, orders rose 20% at CER to £152 million (Q4 2006: £131
million) with a good performance generally across the businesses but with the
booking of two of the three initial contracts under the Network Rail Category A
framework agreements being slightly offset by a reduction in Spain due to the
high value orders received in Q4 2006. Revenue rose 4% at CER to £137 million
(Q4 2006: £136 million), primarily due to increased activity particularly in
Spain and Australia. Operating profit for the quarter fell slightly by 3% at
CER to £23 million (Q4 2006: £24 million) and operating margin was reduced to
16.8% (Q4 2006: 17.6%); the comparative period benefited from a number of higher
margin project completions. Operating cash flow in the quarter was £20 million
(Q4 2006: £26 million).
Outlook
The levels of planned investment in rail infrastructure within the Rail Group's
core markets of UK, Iberia and the US should provide a sound base for future
operating performance. In addition, the Rail Group is seeking to establish
itself selectively in new markets, where there is expected to be a significant
increase in spending on signalling and train controls systems.
Controls
Full year FY 2007 FY 2006 % change at % total
CER change
Orders (£m) 741 797 (4%) (7%)
Revenue (£m) 737 788 (4%) (6%)
Operating profit (£m) 65 64 3% 2%
Operating margin (%) 8.8% 8.1%
Operating cash flow (£m) 54 48 15% 13%
Employees at year end (numbers) 12,681 13,921 (9%)
Fourth quarter Q4 2007 Q4 2006 % change at % total
CER change
Orders (£m) 191 205 (1%) (7%)
Revenue (£m) 186 205 (3%) (9%)
Operating profit (£m) 22 19 20% 16%
Operating margin (%) 11.8% 9.3%
Operating cash flow (£m) 31 11 219% 182%
Controls is a leading global provider of components, systems, and services used
in the appliance, heating, air conditioning, refrigeration and residential
markets.
Markets
Controls markets around the world have, in general, remained uncertain
throughout the year. In North America, demand for smoke and carbon monoxide
alarms and thermostats has been affected by the downturn in the US new
residential construction market; however demand from the US appliance and HVAC
market has remained strong as our customers generally have a larger exposure to
the residential remodelling market, which has not been as significantly affected
by the downturn in the new residential construction market. The US new
residential market accounts for some 10% of Controls revenue. In the rest of
the world, market conditions during the year were generally favourable.
Developments
The improved operating performance at Controls is gaining momentum with a broad
range of actions being taken to address the operational issues that have
affected the results of the business in recent years.
During the year, we have improved the quality of our management information
which has enabled us to better assess the performance of each product group and
to facilitate remedial actions. This has identified a number of areas of
underperformance that had not been apparent and has enabled management to
produce clear plans to deal with the issues.
Our increased commitment to research and development has led to a significant
increase in new product introductions, which have been well received by
customers and helped to strengthen relationships.
The continued progress in operational efficiency, on-time delivery and product
quality allowed us to enter price discussions with many of our customers for the
first time in several years. These discussions have led to a series of price
rises across most of our product groups in the second half of the year and the
impact of these rises has helped to mitigate the effect of recent raw material
price inflation.
We are continuing to consolidate and optimise our manufacturing footprint where
economically sensible. During the year, the transfer of production from Japan
to China progressed well and is nearing completion. Our European Appliance
business has continued to review its high cost manufacturing base and in March
initiated discussions with employee representatives and local trade unions
regarding our intention to close down the manufacturing facility located in
Lomazzo, Italy. Since the year end, we have also initiated discussions
regarding our intention to end manufacturing operations in Thyez, France; these
discussions do not affect the research and development activities carried on at
that site.
Performance
Overall orders for the year were down 4% at CER to £741 million (2006: £797
million) mainly due to the previously announced loss of the EDF contract at
IMServ and the disposal of small contracting businesses; excluding the effect of
these items, orders rose 3% at CER. Reported revenue followed a similar trend,
falling 4% at CER to £737 million (2006: £788 million); excluding the effect of
the above items, revenue also rose by 3% at CER.
Operating profit rose to £65 million (2006: £64 million), an increase of 3% at
CER. The significant effect of raw material price inflation was offset by the
effect of price rises, improved operational efficiency within the manufacturing
plants and the absence this year of external consultancy costs. As a result,
operating margin improved to 8.8% (2006: 8.1%). Operating cash flow was £54
million compared to £48 million in 2006 with lower disbursements relating to the
earlier product recalls.
Following successful management of the two product recalls that were announced
in prior years, Controls was able to release £5 million from the provision made
in 2005.
In the fourth quarter, orders were down 1% at CER to £191 million (Q4 2006: £205
million). The effect on the thermostat and safety business of the decline in
new residential construction was largely offset by price increases and orders
for new products. For the same reasons, revenue was 3% lower at CER at £186
million (Q4 2006: £205 million). On an ongoing basis, there is no longer any
material impact upon orders and revenue of the previously announced loss of the
EDF contract at IMServ and the disposal of small contracting businesses.
Operating profit rose to £22 million (Q4 2006: £19 million), an increase of 20%
at CER, due to the effect of price increases and productivity improvements.
These helped the operating margin to improve to 11.8% (Q4 2006: 9.3%).
Operating cash flow was £31 million (Q4 2006: £11 million) with a reduction in
working capital in the period due mainly to the reversal of the inventory build
earlier in the year.
Outlook
Controls has made good progress in breaking what was a long term negative trend
in performance through a focus upon operational improvement that allowed price
conversations with customers. Market conditions are expected to continue to be
uncertain in most regions particularly in North America, where the US new
residential construction market is not expected to improve during 2007. Some
raw material prices are expected to increase further in the year. However key
product penetration in other regions, the ongoing benefits from exiting low
margin areas and focus on operational improvements are expected to drive further
improvements in performance in the new financial year.
Invensys plc
Preliminary announcement 2006/07
Consolidated income statement
Unaudited Unaudited Audited Audited
Quarter ended Quarter ended Year ended Year ended
31 March 31 March 31 March 31 March
2007 2006 2007 2006
Notes £m £m £m £m
Continuing operations
Revenue 1 694 682 2,562 2,457
Operating expenses before exceptional items (615) (611) (2,321) (2,266)
Operating profit before exceptional items 1 79 71 241 191
Exceptional items 3 (19) (26) (34) (60)
Operating profit 2 60 45 207 131
Foreign exchange gains/(losses) 4 (4) (7) 35 (33)
Exceptional finance costs - - (67) -
Finance costs (14) (35) (82) (150)
Finance income 3 10 16 31
Other finance charges - IAS 19 (2) - (10) (5)
Profit/(loss) before taxation 43 13 99 (26)
Taxation - UK - 4 - 4
Taxation - overseas (7) (4) (23) (16)
Profit/(loss) after taxation from 36 13 76 (38)
continuing operations
Profit/(loss) after taxation from 5 - (1) 133 60
discontinued operations
Profit for the period 36 12 209 22
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent