EMEA/Asia Pacific Business Overview
Capital framework – first half FY22
US$m
Capital summary
1,200
1,000
800
Increase in Net
debt and other
600
400
200
Acquisitions and
minority
investments
Share repurchases
Funds from
Operations 2
Dividends paid
0
Cash
generated
51
Experian Public
Organic capital
investment
Uses of
cash
•
·
H1 FY22
US$369m acquisitions in the half and US$353m
for post balance sheet acquisitions:
•
Gabi in North America
•
Pague Veloz in Brazil
Shareholder returns of US$412m:
• US$115m1 Net share repurchases
• Cash dividends of US$297m
First interim dividend growth of 10%
Leverage ratio 2.1x Net debt / EBITDA 3,4
1 Share repurchases as at 30 September 2021
2 Funds from Operations is defined as Benchmark free cash flow plus organic capital investment (capital expenditure)
3 Net debt definition has been updated to include lease obligations, following changes in market adoption of the recently implemented IFRS16.
4 Leverage based on last 12 months EBITDA
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