Annual General Meeting

1 September 2021

Annual General Meeting - September 2021

Alan Dunsmore

Chief Executive Officer

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Annual General Meeting - September 2021

Highlights

  • Revenue up 11% at £363.3m
  • Underlying profit before tax of £24.3m, demonstrates resilience against Covid-19 backdrop
  • Acquisition of DAM Structures for initial consideration of £12m, deferred consideration of £7m in FY22, contingent consideration of up to £8m payable over five years
  • Good cash generation resulting in cash balances of £25.0m - net funds of £4.4m, including acquisition loans of £20.7m
  • UK and Europe order book of £376m including £13m for DAM Structures
  • Share of loss from India of £0.7m, reflecting Covid-19 impacted loss in H1 and break-even profit position in H2
  • India order book of £135m reflects strong underlying demand for structural steel
  • Underlying basic EPS of 6.4p per share
  • Total dividend maintained at 2.9p per share despite lower FY21 profits - reflects confidence in outlook

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Acquisition of DAM Structures

  • Acquisition of DAM Structures (DAM) completed on 26 February 2021
  • DAM is an innovative steel fabrication company with access to propping, railway and steel piling markets
  • Initial consideration of £12m, on a cash and debt-free basis, funded by a term loan repayable over five years
  • Deferred consideration of £7m payable in April 2022 and contingent consideration of up to £8m payable over five years if certain work- winning targets are achieved
  • Acquisition will give us immediate access to attractive, complementary market sectors with strong growth potential, including HS2 and Network Rail work
  • Ability to establish relationships and contracts at an earlier stage in site development with new and existing customers

DAM Structures project Victoria station, London

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Group income statement

£m

Revenue

Underlying operating profit (before JVs and associates)

Results of JVs and associates

Net finance expense

Underlying profit before tax

Tax

Underlying profit after tax

12 months to

12 months to

31 Mar 2021

31 Mar 2020

363.3

327.4

25.5

27.0

7.0%

8.2%

(0.4)

2.4

(0.8)

(0.7)

24.3

28.6

(4.5)

(5.0)

19.8

23.6

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