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Presentation to Carillion The Equipment Rental Specialists 9 th June 2010 The Equipment Rental Specialists Vp plc Final Results for the year ended 31 March 2010
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Summary Profit before tax, amortisation and exceptional items £16.0m Revenue£134.2m Earnings per share pre amortisation27.57p Dividend per share10.8p
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Operational review
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Highly satisfactory outcome Difficult trading conditions in most markets Explicitly profitable Early cost actions to mitigate fall in demand Strong operational cash flows Working capital benefit of £5.2m Fleet sales generated £8.5m, at a profit Cash conserved, borrowings reduced by £17.5m Net assets increased by £7m Quality, breadth and resilience demonstrated
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Revenue and Operating Profit trends Revenue (£m) Operating Profit (£m)
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Group structure The Equipment Rental Specialists
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Divisional overview Divisions impacted by recession to varying degrees All divisions profitable All divisions cash generative Cost actions across all businesses Investment in sales and marketing Improved co-ordination between divisional sales teams Harbray acquisition post year end
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Business performance
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Capital expenditure
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Rebranding Divisions rebranded to better reflect association with Vp whilst explicitly maintaining the specialist focus that customers value
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Strength through diversity
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Overseas growth Overseas activities growing as proportion of Group revenues Airpac Bukom, plus TPA, Groundforce and Hire Station
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Oil and Gas – global support network North Sea Middle East Singapore Australia Americas Africa Overseas hubs established 2002- 2008
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Operational outlook Anticipate overall stability with areas of volatility Breadth of markets will remain a key asset Maintain strong balance sheet but ….. suitable opportunities will be pursued In excellent financial shape to sustain the development of the Group over the longer term
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Financial review
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Financial highlights
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Components of pre-tax profit
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Cost saving measures (fixed costs)
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Earnings and dividend per share
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Robust balance sheet
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Operating cash flow
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Total cash flow
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Modest gearing, comfortably within covenants Net debt -17% Underlying gearing -23% Interest cover (12 months) Net debt / EBITDA (12 months) -7% -12%-17% -6%
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Bank facilities being refreshed
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Conclusion
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Long term shareholder value enhancement Highly satisfactory results in a challenging market environment Prudent financial management Double digit margins, double digit ROCE No asset write downs No bank restructuring No equity funding required Balance sheet strengthened organically Maintained dividend £17.5m cash – all units cash positive
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Quality returns Operating Margin (%)Return on Average Capital Employed (%) Earnings per share (pence)Dividend per share (pence)
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Outlook UK more stable but public sector funding challenges ahead Overseas contribution growing – adds further market diversification Quality opportunities scarce but will continue to be pursued Product and market mix provides downside resilience and upside opportunity
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Presentation to Carillion The Equipment Rental Specialists 9 th June 2010 The Equipment Rental Specialists Vp plc Final Results for the year ended 31 March 2010
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Supplementary schedules
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Net working capital
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Shareholder value
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Effective rate of tax
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Shareholder return
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