Melrose Results Presentation Deck
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Melrose
Continuing operations²
Revenue
Operating profit/(loss)
Profit/(loss) before tax
Diluted earnings per share
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Buy
Improve
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Adjusted¹ results
2019
£m
11,592
1,102
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2.
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4.
889
5.
14.3p
2018
£m
8,645
in 2018. 2018 annualised adjusted free cash flow includes 12 months of GKN ownership
Including the contribution paid on 6 January 2020
813
672
12.7p
Statutory results
2019
£m
10,967
318
106
The results for 2019 were comfortably ahead of the Board's expectations for both profit and cash generation
Adjusted¹ diluted earnings per share ("EPS") were 14.3 pence, up 13% on last year (statutory EPS: 0.9 pence) and adjusted free cash
flow was £591 million, up 72% 4 on an annualised like-for-like basis
Group net debt and leverage have both been improved and were reduced to £3.28 billion and 2.25x respectively
Net trade working capital in the Group was reduced by £95 million (5%) in the year, with adjusted profit conversion to cash¹ of 104%.
More progress in net trade working capital to come, in line with achieving the previously announced £400 million target within the
Melrose ownership period
0.9p
Loss-making contracts have been improved materially with the losses from 2018 reducing by 11% in 2019. In addition, c.25% of the
remaining provision has been released (as previously stated this release is not included in adjusted¹ operating profit) due to
improvements implemented by management this year. These improvements impact future trading in GKN positively
2018
£m
8,152
The GKN UK defined benefit pension schemes are significantly better funded, aided by over £240 millions of cash contributions from
the Group so far during Melrose ownership, fully in line with the plan agreed with the Trustees. Along with better investment returns, the
remaining contributions required to make these schemes well funded has reduced from up to £1 billion at acquisition to c.£500 million
(387)
(542)
(11.8)p
Described in the glossary to the 2019 Preliminary Announcement, released on 5 March 2020
Results for 2018 include GKN for 8 months only and have been restated for discontinued operations
Adjusted free cash flow excludes the special one-off pension contributions and restructuring spend
Calculated compared to 2018 annualised adjusted free cash flow, excluding the previously announced £150 million cash outflow from unwinding creditor stretch
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