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Interim Results Presentation, Half Year to 31 December 2008 Greg Fitzgerald - Chief Executive Frank Nelson - Finance Director. Disclaimer. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Interim Results Presentation – February 20091
Interim Results Presentation, Half Year to 31 December 2008
Greg Fitzgerald - Chief Executive
Frank Nelson - Finance Director
Interim Results Presentation – February 20092
This presentation is being made only to and is directed at (a) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) or (b) any other persons to who it may otherwise lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2) of the Order (all such persons being referred to as “relevant persons”).
Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this presentation or any of its comments.
The financial information set out in this document does not constitute the Company’s statutory accounts. Statutory accounts for 2008, which received an auditors’ report that was unqualified and did not contain any statement concerning accounting records or failure to obtain necessary information and explanations, have been filed with the Registrar of Companies.
Disclaimer
Interim Results Presentation – February 20093
Agenda
• Highlights
• Financial Review
• Operating Review
• Key Strengths and Outlook
Bermondsey Square, London
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Highlights
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Highlights
• Operational strengths from hybrid model
• Record profits and strong cash generation from construction
• Net cash at period end
• In compliance with bank covenants
• Significant cost reductions achieved
• Construction market more competitive
• Construction order book 90% public and regulated
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Highlights
• Difficult housing market
• £48m housing write down
• Reduced land bank and number of stock properties
• Geographic coverage maintained in Housebuilding
• Excellent relationship with Homes and Communities Agency
• New divisional management in place
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Highlights
Group Structure
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Financial Review
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Financial Review
• Group revenue £774m, down 14%
• Profit before tax
• Pre-exceptional £11.2m profit, down 67%
• Post-exceptional £37.5m loss
• Earnings per share
• Pre-exceptional 2.2p, down 66%
• Post-exceptional (7.0)p
• Net cash £2m (Dec 2007: £46m net debt)
• Interim dividend 0.45p per share
Highlights
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Financial Review
Financing
• Total bank facility £432m
• £300m until 2012
• £132m amortising to £90m in 2012
• Significant headroom over projected requirements
• Projections within banking covenants
• Substantial contract bonding facilities
• Rigorous working capital management
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Income Statement
Financial Review
2008 2007
£m £m
Revenue 773.8 897.9
Profit from operations* 23.5 47.2
JV interest and tax (5.3) (3.7)
Profit before finance costs, amortisation and exceptionals
18.2 43.5
Intangibles amortisation (1.0) (1.0)
Profit before exceptionals and finance costs 17.2 42.5
Net finance costs (6.0) (8.7)
Profit before exceptionals 11.2 33.8
Exceptional items (48.7) -
(Loss)/profit before tax (37.5) 33.8
* Profit from operations is stated before finance costs, exceptional items, amortisation and share of joint ventures’ interest and tax
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Financial Review
Exceptional loss
• £48.7m exceptional loss taking account of:
• Sites (including JVs) with negative margins
• Further deflationary price assumptions
• Abortive costs relating to conditional contracts
• Reorganisation costs
• Land write down equivalent to 14% of land bank
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Segmental Analysis: Profit from Operations
Revenue (including JVs) £m
Profit/(Loss)£m
2008 2007 2008 2007
Building 274.6 339.2 6.7 6.5
Infrastructure 265.4 250.1 7.8 6.2
Construction 540.0 589.3 14.5 12.7
PPP Investments 4.9 2.4 1.9 0.4
Affordable Housing & Regeneration 99.5 94.5 6.7 5.7
Housebuilding 141.7 230.0 3.5 32.6
Group 0.9 0.2 (3.1) (4.2)
787.0 916.4 23.5* 47.2*
Intangibles amortisation (1.0) (1.0)
Less JV interest and tax (5.3) (3.7)
Net interest payable (6.0) (8.7)
Profit before exceptionals 11.2 33.8
Exceptional items (48.7) -
(Loss)/profit before tax (37.5) 33.8
Financial Review
*Profit from Operations
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Segmental Analysis: Profit Before Tax
Revenue (including JVs)£m
Profit/(Loss)£m
2008 2007 2008 2007
Building 274.6 339.2 9.1 9.2
Infrastructure 265.4 250.1 8.8 6.8
Construction 540.0 589.3 17.9 16.0
PPP Investments 4.9 2.4 1.6 0.1
Affordable Housing & Regeneration 99.5 94.5 3.0 3.5
Housebuilding 141.7 230.0 (8.3) 16.7
Group 0.9 0.2 3.3 2.2
787.0 916.4 17.5* 38.5*
Intangibles amortisation (1.0) (1.0)
Less JV interest and tax (5.3) (3.7)
Profit before exceptionals 11.2 33.8
Exceptional items (48.7) -
(Loss)/profit before tax (37.5) 33.8
Financial Review
*PBT is stated before intangibles amortisation and JV interest and tax
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Finance Costs
Financial Review
Half year to 31 Dec 2008
Half year to 31 Dec 2007
Year to
30 June 2008
£m £m £m
Net interest payable 0.9 4.0 6.3
On unwinding of discount on creditors 0.9 3.1 4.7
Net return on asset of pension fund 0.5 (0.4) (0.9)
Fair value losses on financial activities – interest rate swaps
3.7 2.0 0.7
6.0 8.7 10.8
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Balance Sheet Highlights
Financial Review
Half year to
31 Dec 2008
Half year to
31 Dec 2007
Year to
30 June 2008
Shareholders’ funds £m 302.8 * 317.1* 325.3*
Net cash/(debt) £m 1.8 (45.7) (1.7)
Gearing n/a 14% 0.5%
Interest cover - total (inc IFRS and swap) 3 x 5 x 6.6 x
- bank 19 x 10 x 8.4 x
Land pre June 08 £m 292.4
Land post June 08 £m 50.2**
Total Land 342.6 498.2 426.5
Work in progress £m 146.0 180.6 183.8
Land creditors £m (33.2) (122.4) (76.5)
Net Developments 455.4 556.4 533.8
Deferred payment – Linden Homes & Chartdale £m - (42.9) (0.8)
* Includes £6m net pension deficit (Dec 2007: £19m, June 2008: £20m)
**Includes land agreed & acquired, replanned, renegotiated
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2008 2007
£m £m
Operating cash flow 12.5 86.0
Interest, tax and dividends (5.0) (20.9)
Net proceeds from issue of shares - 0.1
Acquisitions (net of cash acquired) - (6.0)
Capital expenditure and investments (6.5) (3.7)
Other 2.5 (2.5)
Net cash inflow 3.5 53.0
Opening net debt (1.7) (98.7)
Closing net cash/(debt) 1.8 (45.7)
Cash Flow Summary
Financial Review
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Actual ytd
Dec 2008
£m
Estimated
H2 2008/9
£m
Total 2008/9
£m
Estimated 2009/10
£m
Payments made to date 36.7 36.7
Expected payments in respect of existing contracts 14.9 14.9 16.4
Forecast payments in respect of uncommitted land 1.4 1.4 55.1
Total 36.7 16.3 53.0 71.5
Land Payments Profile
Financial Review
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Balance Sheet/Debt Profile by Sector – Illustrative Only
Financial Review
Tangible
Net Assets
£m
Cash/(Debt)
£m
Accepted
Valuation
Methodology
Construction (60) 200 P/E
Affordable Housing 40 (40) P/E
Investments - (10)Directors’ Valuation
Housebuilding and Group
(NAV after deduction of debt)200 (210) Discount to NAV
180* (60)**
£m* Total net assets per B/S 303 Less intangibles (123) Net tangible assets 180
** Assume average net debt £60m
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Financial Review
• Strong focus on business efficiency and cost savings
• Housebuilding £19m
• 4 day week
• 43% head count reduction
• Office and overhead savings
• Construction £2.6m
• Overhead savings
• Group £3.4m
• IT and communication costs
• Corporate and central costs
• Vehicle fleet expenses
• National Insurances savings
• Total targeted annualised savings £25m to meet current market conditions
Cost Savings
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Operating Review - Building
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Operating Review - Building
• Strong trading performance
• Excellent cash generation
• Successful completion of Highland & Northampton Schools PFIs
• Key projects progressing well
• Market conditions more competitive
• Easing in supply chain
Highlights
Museum of Liverpool
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Operating Review - Building
• Selected for Scottish Health framework
• Appointed on £103m St Pancras contract
• 45% of workload secured for next year
• 80% of order book within public and regulated sectors
Highlights
Wimbledon
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Forward Order Book: February 2009
Sectors £m
Health 123
Education 129
Prisons 155
Commercial 112
Interiors 17
FM 146
Other Public Sector 89
771
Operating Review - Building
NB - Excludes £200m at preferred bidder stage - Excludes affordable housing contracting
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Operating Review - Infrastructure
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Operating Review - Infrastructure
• Strong trading performance
• Excellent cash generation
• Renewables prospects good
• Industry leading performance in Water
• AMP 5 procurement process underway
Spen Valley Waste Water Treatment Works, Yorkshire
Highlights
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Operating Review - Infrastructure
• Whitelee Windfarm and A595 successfully completed
• Good progress at Olympic Park and on M74
• 52% of workload secured for next year
• Over 95% of order book within public and regulated sectors
A595 Parton to Lillyhall, West Cumbria
Highlights
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Operating Review - Infrastructure
Forward Order Book: February 2009
Sectors £m
Water 315*
Highways 234
Flood Alleviation 98
Rail 5
Waterways 7
Remediation 53
Communications 23
Renewable Energy 34
International 10
Ground Engineering 1
780
* Excludes AMP5 renewals
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Operating Review - Investments
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Operating Review - Investments
• Investments in projects performing well
• Bid decisions expected shortly
• Belmarsh and Maghull prisons
• Worcester Library & History Centre
• Moray Schools, Scotland
• Good pipeline of future projects in longer term
Milburn Academy, Inverness
Highlights
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Operating Review -
Affordable Housing and Regeneration
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Operating Review - Affordable Housing and Regeneration
Homes and Communities Agency
• Excellent relationships with Homes and Communities Agency (HCA)
• £28m of National Affordable Housing Programme grant
• £10m (419 plots) HomeBuy Direct awarded
• Secured first HCA site disposal
Highlights
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Operating Review - Affordable Housing and Regeneration
TR1, Truro, Cornwall
• Speculative sales to Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) continuing
• Re-planning schemes for current market
• Contracting market subdued
• Good position to gain accelerated and gap funding from HCA
Highlights
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Key Statistics: excluding spec sales to RSLs, including share of joint ventures
Operating Review - Affordable Housing and Regeneration
6 months to December 2008
2008 2007Increase/
(decrease) %
Units Total 292 284 3%
- Affordable 216 248 (13)%
- Regeneration 76 36 111%
Av. Selling Price £000 Total 125 118 6%
-Affordable 115 113 2%
- Regeneration 153 183 (16)%
Revenue £m Total 99.5 94.5 5%
- Affordable 24.7 27.0 (9)%
- Regeneration 11.7 18.0 (35)%
- Contracting 63.1 49.5 28%
Profit/loss from Operations before exceptionals £m 6.7 5.7 17%
Margin % 6.7% 6.0% -
In hand position Feb 09 £m - Afford. & Regeneration 101.0 135.1 (26)%
- Contracting Order Book 156.6 153.1 2%
Land bank February 09 units 2,788 4,100 (32)%
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Operating Review - Housebuilding
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Market Conditions
Banstead Wood, Surrey
Operating Review - Housebuilding
• Difficult market conditions
• Consumer confidence and mortgage availability key constraints
• No new build premium
• House price deflation from peak to trough of circa 25%
• Sub-contract cost reductions from peak to trough circa 12%
• Significant reduction in land prices
• Cancellation rates stabilised
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Operating Review - Housebuilding
Whittington’s Meadow, Nassington, Northants
• Aggressive sales policy maintained
• 43% reduction in head count
• Successful implementation of 4 day working week
• Geographical coverage maintained
• Land spend and work in progress strictly controlled.
Highlights
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Market Quarter, Chippenham, Wiltshire
Operating Review - Housebuilding
• Renegotiations of major land acquisitions and existing planning approvals ongoing
• Industry leading customer satisfaction maintained
• Part exchange and stock levels at historically low levels
Highlights
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Operating Review - Housebuilding
Key Statistics: including share of joint ventures
6 months to December 2008
2008 2007
Increase/(Decrease)
%
Units 671 890 (25)%
Average Selling Price £000 201 231 (13)%
Income per sq. ft £ 219 259 (15)%
Revenue £m 141.7 230.0 (38)%
Profit from operations £m 3.5 32.6 (89)%
Margin % 2.5% 14.2% -
ROCE % * 4% 18% -
In hand position February 09 £m 205 415 (51)%
Land bank February 09 units 4,840 7,000 (31)%
Strategic land February 09 acres 1,313 1,512 (13)%
*Includes private housing, S106 and regeneration (excluding contracting)
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Market Outlook
Operating Review - Housebuilding
• Continue to reduce exposure to the apartment market
• Strong cash management being maintained
• Prudent land procurement policy to continue
• Well positioned to take advantage of opportunities
• Evidence of investors returning to the market
• Encouraging start to 2009
Watercolour, Redhill, Surrey
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Key Strengths and Outlook
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Key Strengths and Outlook
• £432m banking facility negotiated in early 2007 - runs to 2012
• Continue to work within bank covenants
• Low levels of debt with ability to gear up
• Interim dividend declared
• Construction
• 90% in public and regulated sector
• Industry leader in water
• Upper quartile cash generation
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Key Strengths and Outlook
• Housebuilding
• Maintained geographic coverage with southern bias
• Low levels of stock
• Leader in affordable housing
• Greater revenues from lower land bank than key competitors
• Well placed to take advantage of opportunities
• Experienced management team
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Interim Results Presentation, Half Year to 31 December 2008
Greg Fitzgerald - Chief Executive
Frank Nelson - Finance Director