Final Results

29th Jul 2009 07:30



29th July 2009

Renishaw plc and subsidiary undertakings

Preliminary announcement of results for the year ended 30th June 2009

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

	2009		2008
	£'000		£'000
Revenue	171,247		201,157
Cost of sales	(101,064)		(106,759)
Gross profit	70,183		94,398
Distribution costs	(41,559)		(35,694)
Administration costs, excluding exceptional items	(22,633)		(21,369)
Operating profit before exceptional items	5,991		37,335
Exceptional items:
Redundancy costs	(4,121)		-
Pension curtailment credit	-		1,344
Operating profit	1,870		38,679
Financial income	8,754		9,194
Financial expenses	(6,219)		(5,070)
Share of profits of associates	317		256
Profit before tax	4,722		43,059
Income tax expense	(1,124)		(8,443)
Profit for the year	3,598		34,616
Profit attributable to equity shareholders	3,871		34,716
Minority interest	(273)		(100)
	3,598		34,616

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Adjusted earnings per share (excluding exceptional items)	9.3P		45.9p
Earnings per share (basic and diluted)	4.9P		47.6p
Dividend per share arising in respect of the year	7.76P		25.39p

  

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

at 30th June	2009 £'000		2008 £'000
Assets
Property, plant and equipment	73,583		68,766
Intangible assets	27,683		19,085
Investments in associates	7,085		6,788
Deferred tax assets	14,165		10,025
Other receivables	4,020		-
Total non-current assets	126,536		104,664
Current assets
Inventories	29,156		34,220
Trade receivables	24,057		42,803
Current tax	1,626		490
Other receivables	4,335		5,036
Cash and cash equivalents	20,488		38,183
Total current assets	79,662		120,732
Current liabilities
Trade payables	6,588		12,691
Current tax	910		2,178
Provisions	656		824
Other payables	13,339		14,351
Total current liabilities	21,493		30,044
Net current assets	58,169		90,688
Non-current liabilities
Employee benefits	22,458		11,055
Deferred tax liabilities	10,618		12,382
Other payables	7,849		5,270
Total non-current liabilities	40,925		28,707
Total assets less total liabilities	143,780		166,645
Equity
Share capital	14,558		14,558
Share premium	42		42
Currency translation reserve	1,822		1,574
Cash flow hedging reserve	(5,415)		(4,252)
Retained earnings	132,755		154,403
Total equity attributable to shareholders	143,762		166,325
Minority interest	18		320
	143,780		166,645

  

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE

	2009 £'000		2008 £'000
Foreign exchange translation differences	248		1,784
Actuarial loss in the pension schemes	(13,032)		(20,541)
Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash flow hedges	(1,615)		(8,469)
Deferred tax on income and expense recognised in equity	3,614		7,999
Expense recognised directly in equity	(10,785)		(19,227)
Profit for the year	3,598		34,616
Total recognised income and expense for the year	(7,187)		15,389
Attributable to:
Equity shareholders	(6,914)		15,489
Minority interest	(273)		(100)
	(7,187)		15,389

REVENUE ANALYSIS

	2009 £'000		2009 at 2008 exchange rates £'000		2008 £'000
Continental Europe	63,222		61,056		77,219
Far East, including Japan & Australia	52,006		42,370		59,536
North & South America	40,071		35,856		46,644
Rest of World	4,689		4,650		5,738
UK and Ireland	11,259		11,259		12,020
Total Group revenue	171,247		155,191		201,157

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NOTES:

 

 

The Chairman's statement to be included in the 2009 Annual report and financial statements:

This last year has been the most difficult in the history of the Company, characterised by two different half year performances. The first half commenced with record first quarter results and a promising outlook for the year, followed by an unprecedented downturn in the ensuing period. We were forced to make hard decisions in order to position the business for this market environment, pending a return of better conditions.

The cost base had to be reduced to meet the new environment, whilst maintaining our commitment to customer service and new product development programmes. We had to take a number of measures, the most difficult and painful of which was a redundancy programme under which we had to lose 437 staff (20% of the group workforce) giving annual cost savings of £17m. In addition, staff worldwide accepted a voluntary pay reduction of 20%, equivalent to £1.25m per month, which continues until 31st December 2009, subject to possible additional payments to employees, dependent upon achievement of certain profitability levels.

In parallel there has been a programme to reduce other group overhead expenditure by £10m per annum and a continuing focus on the management of working capital, particularly inventory and debtors in order to sustain positive cash balances.

Operating results

There was a marked downturn in the second half of the year, with revenue reducing by some 37% compared with the previous year. Revenue in the second half was £68.9m (2008 £109.5m) and total revenue for the year amounted to £171.2m (2008 £201.2m). This is a 15% reduction compared with the previous year, which would have been a 23% reduction at previous year exchange rates. Revenue, with the sole exception of our spectroscopy products which showed good growth, was heavily reduced in all product lines and all main geographical sectors were affected.

Operating profit for the year before exceptional items was £6.0m (2008 £37.3m) after deducting a doubtful debt provision of £2.6m (2008 £0.4m) and £1.5m in respect of legal costs relating to patent infringement litigation in the United States (2008 £ nil) which was settled in the second half of the financial year. At previous year's exchange rates this operating profit would have been a loss of £1.9m.

After the costs of the redundancy programme amounting to £4.1m and the inclusion of the share of profits of associates of £0.3m and other financial income of £2.5m, profit before tax amounted to £4.7m compared with £43.0m for the previous year. Earnings per share were 4.9p (2008 47.6p).

Balance Sheet

Capital expenditure during the year amounted to £11.0m (2008 £5.3m), reflecting capital commitments made in the first half of the year. 

At the year end, net cash balances were £20.5m compared with £38.2m at 30th June 2008. Group inventory stood at £29.2m (2008 £34.2m) and total trade debtors were reduced to £24.1m (2008 £42.8m). Trade creditors have reduced from £12.7m to £6.6m with no extension of supplier payment dates.

Pension Fund

At the year end, the revaluation under IAS 19 accounting standard of the Group's defined benefit pension funds, which are closed to new members and for future accruals to existing members, resulted in an increase in the deficit to £22.5m from £11.1m at the previous year end, reflecting poor investment performance and changes to assumptions for liability calculations.

Queen's Award

The Company has received the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2009. The Award has been granted for the Company's OMP400 ultra-compact high-accuracy touch probe which is used for 3D measurement on computer numerically controlled machine tools. This is the Company's thirteenth Queen's Award.

Employees

I would like to thank all our employees for their steadfast support during what has been the most challenging and demanding period in our history. They have responded magnificently to all challenges and difficulties both in the UK and overseas.

Investing for the Future

As in prior economic downturns Renishaw continues to make heavy investment in future products and this year we are accelerating our new product development to help mitigate the impact of the recession. 

A number of new metrology products and applications have been added to our established product lines during the year with a number of significant products destined to come to the market in the coming year. The metrology additions have been supplemented by the licensing of the source code for the Metris Camio CMM software and the acquisition of the business and assets of Qualis Service GmbH, a Germany CMM service and calibration business, both of which enhance the development of the Group's CMM retrofit activity.

Developing from our existing metrology base has been an increasing commitment to healthcare:

Our new range of dental products was introduced at the International Dental Exhibition in Cologne, Germany in March.

We acquired a 75% shareholding in Schaerer Mayfield Neuromate AG (now renamed Renishaw Mayfield SA), a company based in Switzerland, which is a leading manufacturer of surgical robots, adding to our portfolio of products for the neurosurgery market. These products were introduced at the Fifteenth Quadrennial Meeting of the World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery held in Toronto, Canada at the end of May with very encouraging results.

The Company has increased its investment in PulseTeq Limited by 25% to a 75% shareholding. PulseTeq Limited specialises in the development of coils for the enhancement of images from MRI scanners.

Prospects

It is difficult to predict how long the current market conditions will prevail. Current activity levels are showing some signs of an improvement, but we do not anticipate returning to profitability until the second quarter of this financial year. The Group, with its strong balance sheet, portfolio of existing products and new products in development (broadening into healthcare), remains strongly positioned to meet all present demands and to respond to any increase in activity as it develops. We continue to face our long-term future with great confidence.

Dividend

The Company paid an interim dividend of 7.76p per share in April which was waived by the executive directors. However, in view of the exceptional adverse trading conditions we have encountered and the consequential impact on our results, we do not propose to pay a final dividend for the year.

We will continue to monitor our performance and intend to return to paying dividends when conditions improve. The level of such dividends and the policy for the future will be determined by the financial performance of the Group as it recovers.

 

Sir David R McMurtry, CBE, RDI, CEng, FIMechE, FREng

Chairman & Chief Executive

29th July 2009

Enquiries: B R Taylor 01453 524445

A C G Roberts 01453 524445

Registered office: New Mills, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire. GL12 8JR

Telephone: 01453 524524

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