Preliminary Results Presentation Year to 30 th June 2006

Preliminary Results Presentation – September 2006

Preliminary Results Presentation

Year to 30th June 2006


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The financial information set out in this document does not constitute the Company’s statutory accounts. Statutory accounts for 2005, 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.

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Agenda

• Overview & Acquisitions Greg Fitzgerald

• Financial Review Frank Nelson

• Building Andy Sturgess

• Infrastructure Ken Gillespie

• Investments Frank Nelson

• Housebuilding Greg Fitzgerald

• Summary & Outlook Greg Fitzgerald


Overview & AcquisitionsGreg Fitzgerald – Chief Executive


Overview & Acquisitions

• Record profits & cash levels

• Successful acquisition and integration of Chartdale & Morrison

• Industry leading Health, Safety and Environmental performance

• Building – full UK coverage

• Infrastructure – increased expertise & sector coverage

• Housebuilding – record completions & land bank

• Excellent platform for further growth

Key Highlights



New Structure



• Chartdale Homes - February

• Morrison Construction - March

• Successful integration

• Greater synergy savings

• Year end profit targets achieved

• Significant opportunities being generated

Update


Financial OverviewFrank Nelson – Finance Director


Financial Overview

• Group revenue £851m up 19%

• Profit before tax

• Pre exceptional £32.5m up 19%

• Post exceptional £34.5m up 26%

• Earnings per share

• Pre exceptional 9.7p up 13%*

• Post exceptional 10.8p up 26%

• Dividend 2.5p up 19%

• Net cash £16m – strong construction performance

• Profit from operations (excl acquisition) up by 14%

• Return on average shareholders’ funds of 48%

• Tax charge reduced to 26%

Highlights

* Tax credit allocated to exceptional profit


Profit and Loss (including Joint Ventures)

Financial Overview

2006 2005

£’m £’m

Revenue 854.1 726.2

Profit from operations 38.2 31.3

JV interest and tax (0.2) (0.3)

Profit before finance costs, amortisation and exceptionals

38.0 31.0

Intangibles amortisation (0.5) -

Profit before exceptionals 37.5 31.0

Exceptional items

- profit on sale and leaseback 3.9 -

- restructuring costs (1.9) -

Profit before finance costs 39.5 31.0

Net finance costs (5.0) (3.6)

Profit before tax 34.5 27.4


Segmental Analysis to 30th June 2006 (including Joint Ventures)

Revenue £’m

Profit / (Loss)£’m

2006 2005 2006 2005

Construction 628.8 537.7 13.2 9.1

PPP Investments 0.9 - (1.6) (1.2)

Housebuilding 223.8 188.0 32.0 27.9

Group 0.6 0.5 (5.4) (4.5)

854.1 726.2 38.2* 31.3*

Intangibles amortisation (0.5) -

Exceptional items 2.0 -

Less JV interest and tax (0.2) (0.3)

Net interest payable (5.0) (3.6)

Profit before tax 34.5 27.4

Financial Overview

* Profit from operations


Net Interest payable

Financial Overview

2006 2005

£’000 £’000

Interest Payable

- On bank borrowings 2.3 2.2

- On unwinding of discount on creditors

2.4 1.3

- Net return on asset of pension fund 0.7 0.8

- Other 0.2 0.1

5.6 4.4

Interest Receivable (0.6) (0.8)

Net Interest 5.0 3.6


Balance Sheet Highlights

Financial Overview

2006 2005

Shareholders’ funds (£’m) 120.1* 53.7*

Net cash / (debt) (£’m) 16.0 (12.4)

Gearing N/A 23%

Interest cover – total (IFRS) 8 x 8 x

- bank 17 x 14 x

Land (£’m) 208.5 140.8

Work in progress (£’m) 74.1 64.1

Land Creditors (£’m) (56.6) (47.6)

Deferred payment – Chartdale (£’m) (36.5) -

* Includes £33m net pension deficit (2005: £32.2m)


2006£’m

2005£’m

Operating cash flow 18.2 15.6

Interest, tax and dividends (19.8) (15.6)

Net proceeds from issue of shares 48.8 0.2

Acquisitions (net of cash acquired)* (24.9) -

Proceeds from sale and leaseback 11.2 -

Capital expenditure and investments (1.9) (3.8)

Other (3.2) 3.5

Net cash flow 28.4 (0.1)

Opening net debt (12.4) (12.3)

Closing net cash/(debt) 16.0 (12.4)

Cash Flow Summary

Financial Overview

* Morrison acquired on a normalised working capital basis. Cash on acquisition £30.2m unwinding post acquisition.


Turnover £’m

Operating Profit *£’m

Pentland 2.1 0.1

Chartdale 9.8 1.5

Morrison 90.8 1.0

102.7 2.6

Morrison Fair ValuePre acquisition

£’mFair value

£’m

Intangibles - 2.8

Fixed Assets 1.2 0.8

Debtors 83.4 81.8

Cash 30.2 30.2

Trade Creditors (130.5) (132.5)

Net Assets Acquired (15.7) (16.9)

Goodwill - 56.6

Consideration - 39.7

Acquisitions

Financial Overview

Note: Goodwill payment on Pentland £0.6m, Chartdale nil * Before interest and amortisation


BuildingAndy Sturgess – Managing Director


Building

• New structure working well

• National coverage

• Market remains strong in key sectors

• Development opportunities in Affordable Housing

• Maintained strong order book

Key Highlights


Building

Education

• Acknowledged as educational specialist

• PFI Schemes

– Caludon Castle, Coventry, Phase 2

– Northampton, 41 schools

– Highlands, 11 schools

• Three City Academies underway

• Opportunities through traditional procurement

Hampton Vale School, Peterborough


Building

Commercial

• Market is in recovery

• Early involvement

• Design management key

• Value driven clients

• Repeat business

George Street, London


• Significant opportunities - English Partnerships

• High levels of expertise

• Increase in Mixed Tenure Development

• Partnering Framework agreements with 21 Affordable Housing Providers

• Substantial growth potential

Leytonstone High Road, London E15

Building

Affordable Housing & Regeneration


Building

Forward Order Book

Forward Order Book £’m

Sector Total NPC*

Health 173.8 173.5

Education 363.9 320.4

Prisons 187.7 187.7

Commercial 163.6 135.9

Interiors 32.1 32.0

Affordable Housing 126.7 100.2

Other 88.6 73.6

1,136.4 1,023.3

* Secured on Non Price Competitive Basis


Building

• Expansion set to continue

• Sector focus still applies

• Strength & quality of order book

• Performance underpinned by cash

• Potential for further profit growth

Summary & Outlook


InfrastructureKen Gillespie – Managing Director


Infrastructure

• Order Book at record levels

• Excellent contract wins in chosen sectors

• Long-term frameworks success

• Strong customer satisfaction

• Delivering upper quartile returns

Key Highlights


Infrastructure

Water

• Leading contractor in the Water Sector

• Frameworks held with most of the regulated mainland UK water companies

• Secured further frameworks with Scottish Water and Anglian Water

• Top KPI performance

Gorad Pumping Station, Holyhead


Infrastructure

Highways and Rail

• Highways

• Long tradition and substantial capability

• Roads output will continue to grow

• Developing opportunities in both new capital schemes and maintenance

• Rail

• Business continues to grow

• Extended frameworks with Network Rail

• Opportunities through traditional procurement

A80 Auckenkilns, Scotland


Infrastructure

Renewable Energy & Remediation

• Renewable Energy

• Good reputation and track record

• Key clients include Scottish Power

• A number of opportunities with a major award anticipated in the next 6 months

• Remediation

• Over 180 sites remediated

• Business synergies

• Appointed framework contractor for Olympic Park

Coldham Wind Farm


Infrastructure

Forward Order Book

Forward Order Book £’m

Sectors Total NPC*

Water 702.1 673.9

Highways 269.6 227.1

Flood Alleviation 78.9 78.0

Rail 52.6 49.9

Waterways 29.9 29.5

Remediation 8.8 8.8

Communications 4.5 0.0

Renewable Energy 2.0 0.2

Ground Engineering 2.7 0.0

1,151.1 1,067.4

* Secured on Non Price Competitive Basis


Infrastructure

• Continue to build on our significant presence in key sectors

• Substantial forward order book with over 90% in frameworks with key clients

• Strong expertise and management capability

• Buoyant markets with excellent growth prospects

Summary & Outlook


InvestmentsFrank Nelson – Finance Director


Investments

• Market position in Education, MOD Housing & LIFT

• Financial close of three projects - £351m

• Northampton Schools PFI

• DHE Portsmouth

• Highland Schools PFI

• Preferred bidder South East Essex LIFT - £100m

Overview

Vale Drive, North London LIFT


Investments

Future Prospects

• LIFT – future tranches on existing schemes

• ITN Stage

• South East Midlands LIFT

• St Andrews Community Hospital

• Building Schools for the Future programme

• Scotland - Education PFI’s & HUB


HousebuildingGreg Fitzgerald – Chief Executive


Housing Highlights

Housebuilding

• Record Year

• Profits

• Carry forward position

• Land bank

• Acquisition of Chartdale

• Strong customer satisfaction levels maintained

• Planning permissions secured for current year

• National Awards

• Stable market conditions Gunwharf, Plymouth – CABE Award Winner


Housebuilding

Key Statistics (including Joint Ventures)

12 months to June 2006

2006 2005 Increase %

Units 1,054 853 23.6

Average Selling Price £’000 212 208 1.9

Income per Sq. Ft £ 226 222 1.8

Turnover £m 224 188 19.1

Operating Profit £m 32.0 27.9 14.7

Margin % 14.3 14.8 (3.4)

ROCE % 20.8 22.3 (6.7)

Sales in hand August 06 £m 122.0 100.4 21.5

Land bank August 06 units 4,115 2,605 58.0

Strategic land August 06 acres 625 695 (10.1)


Market Conditions and Focus

• Incentive levels reduced

• Competitive land market

• Modest house price inflation

• Cost base reduction

• Planning process remains challenging

• Reduction in exposure to apartments

• Differentiation through design and complexity of development

• Regeneration & Affordable Housing opportunities

Housebuilding

Denovo, Country Gate, New Barnet


Housebuilding

Regional Businesses

• Coverage across South & East of England

• Strong regional brands

• Brownfield and conversion 75%

• Land bank

• Houses 78%

• Apartments 22%

• Customer satisfaction 91%

• Potential in Scotland Fairfield Park, Letchworth


Housebuilding

Chartdale Acquisition

• Business exceeding expectations

• Land bank of 1350 units

• Delivering synergies

• Critical mass in Eastern Counties

• Scope for growth

Hurds Farm, Worlaby


Housebuilding

Summary & Outlook

• All business units performing well

• Improved sales mix

• Market conditions improved

• Successful business model

• Confident of further expansion


Summary and OutlookGreg Fitzgerald – Chief Executive


• Very strong financial position

• Complete Integration Plan

• All divisions performing

• Industry leading Health, Safety and Environmental performance

• Maximise business synergies

• Major focus on Regeneration and Affordable Housing

• Confidence in growth plan

Summary and Outlook

Platform for Growth


Preliminary Results Presentation

Year to 30th June 2006

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Preliminary Results Presentation Year to 30 th June 2006