Melrose Results Presentation Deck
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Melrose
Continuing operations
Revenue
Operating profit/(loss)
Profit/(loss) after tax
Diluted earnings per share
Net debt¹
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2021
Actual
rates
£m
7,496
375
197
4.1p
950
1.3x
Adjusted¹ results
2020
Constant
currency¹
£m
7,351
122
Buy
Improve
Sell
(36)
(0.8)p
2,834
Actual
rates
£m
4.1x
7,723
141
(27)
(0.6)p
2,847
4.1x
Statutory results
2021
Actual
rates
£m
Leverage¹
Group
The results are ahead of expectations with better cash generation and a bigger reduction in net debt¹ and leverage¹
6,883
(451)
(446)
(9.6)p
n/a
n/a
2020
Actual
rates
£m
7,132
(487)
(565)
(11.7)p
1. Described in the glossary to the Preliminary Announcement and considered by the Board to be a key measure of performance
At constant currency, despite global supply challenges, sales were up 2% year on year and, notably, Group adjusted¹ operating profit
tripled to £375 million, showing the substantial benefit of restructuring actions increasingly coming through
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The Group statutory operating loss was £451 million; of the £826 million adjusting items, only £200 million were cash items, almost all
relating to restructuring projects
All businesses returned to growth, with further benefits coming from restructuring actions. The Melrose businesses are actively working to
mitigate the current inflationary pressures through all necessary means and remain fully committed to achieving their previously stated
operating margin targets
Melrose generated free cash flow¹ of £125 million in the year, prior to disposal proceeds, with net debt¹ reduced to £0.95 billion and
leverage¹ to 1.3x adjusted¹ EBITDA. All businesses continued to be cash positive, therefore fully funding all their improvement and
restructuring costs, with their cash generation qualities transformed since acquisition
Working capital in the GKN businesses has reduced to 3% of sales from 5% at the GKN acquisition, with further opportunities existing to
improve Aerospace inventory levels
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