Half-year results for period ended 30 June 2025

Half-year results for the period ended 30 June 2025

1. Definitions of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the equivalent statutory measures can be found in the 'Glossary' and 'Alternative performance measures' section at the end of this announcement. Throughout this report these non-GAAP measures are clearly identified by an asterisk (*) where they appear in text and by a footnote where they appear in tables.

2. Movements where the % movement is not meaningful are represented by n/m.

Group highlights

** Company compiled consensus range for 2025 adjusted operating profit is £126.3m to £115.6m

Damien Caby, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"During the first half of this year, the business has delivered a resilient performance against a backdrop of challenging markets. We remain mindful of the macroeconomic environment, but we continue to believe the business is well placed to navigate through this period of global uncertainty. 

 "We are continuing to execute on the strategy. I am pleased to report that we have now substantially completed our semiconductor capital investment and we continue to make good progress across our business simplification initiatives. These measures will ensure we are well placed to benefit from rapid margin expansion as markets recover. 

"It is a privilege to be appointed as the CEO of Morgan Advanced Materials. I believe Morgan has an exciting future ahead. With its deep advanced materials expertise and extensive process know how, Morgan has an important role to play in creating solutions to address some of the most critical challenges facing the world today. I am keen to apply our growth minded culture to unlock new opportunities around both revenue and cost, to leverage and selectively expand our capabilities, and to drive excellent performance for our customers. We have a well established and successful practice of simplification, and I can see further potential to optimise our footprint and operating processes."

Business Simplification

The simplification programme is progressing well and is on track to deliver the full expected benefits of £24 million of annualised savings during 2025 and £27 million during 2026, with an unchanged cash implementation cost of £45 million. The programme represents significant management action to help support the Group whilst markets remain challenging.

Outlook

We are cautious about demand in a number of our end-markets as the geopolitical and economic environment remains uncertain. Our revenue guidance for the full year remains unchanged, with organic constant currency revenue expected to decline by a mid single-digit percentage level. This assumes that the market stabilisation seen in the first half of this year continues, but with no expectation of recovery in the second half. We now expect profitability to be around the bottom end of the consensus range, impacted by weak market conditions, mix effects and foreign exchange headwinds.

Our expectation is for free cash flow to normalise during the second half of the year as investment in semiconductor capacity and our simplification programme are now both nearing completion. This will assist in a return to leverage (net debt*/EBITDA excl. lease liabilities*) of 1.5 times by the end of the year.

As we look towards 2026, although we note early signs of stabilisation we remain cautious about end-market demand given the ongoing external uncertainty. We expect to commission the new semiconductor capacity during 2026 and will incur one-off startup costs of approximately £7 million as a result.

Our medium term guidance for overall capital expenditure is now around £70 million in 2025, £55 million in 2026 and £60 million in 2027.

We remain committed to our medium-term financial framework.

Results presentation today

There will be an analyst and investor presentation at 09:30 (UK time) today via web-conference. A live audio webcast and slide presentation of this event will be available on www.morganadvancedmaterials.com.

We recommend that you register by 09:15 (UK time).

Forward looking statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements have been made in good faith based on the information available up to the time of the approval of this announcement. No assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to have been correct. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties or assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. As such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements.

The Directors undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Notes to editors

1. Financial calendar

2. Capital expenditure

3. Our financial framework

As previously announced, our financial framework is:

Basis of preparation

Non-GAAP measures

Throughout this report adjusted measures are used to describe the Group's financial performance. These are not recognised under IFRS or other generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The Executive Committee and the Board manage and assess the performance of the business on these measures and they are presented as the Directors consider they provide useful information to shareholders, including additional insight into ongoing trading and year-on-year comparisons. These non-GAAP measures should be viewed as complementary to, not replacements for, the comparable GAAP measures.

Throughout this report these non-GAAP measures are clearly identified by an asterisk (*) where they appear in text, and by a footnote when they appear in tables. Definitions of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the equivalent statutory measure can be found in the 'Glossary' and 'Alternative performance measures' section at the end of this announcement.

All periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements are for continuing operations, with separate disclosure of discontinued operations where appropriate.

Operating review

1. Definitions of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the equivalent statutory measure can be found in the 'Glossary' and 'Alternative performance measures' section at the end of this announcement. 

2. Details of specific adjusting items can be found in note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Thermal Products

The Thermal Products segment reported revenue of £195.5 million for the six months ended 30 June 2025, representing a decline of 11.7% compared to the prior period. On an organic constant-currency* basis, year-on-year revenue decreased by 8.0%.

Revenue performance was impacted by continued weak market conditions in all key markets, particularly industrial and metals markets in Europe, China and the USA.

The business reported operating profit of £12.1 million (H1 2024: £22.7 million), being a 400 bps decrease in reported operating profit margin of 6.2% (H1 2024: 10.2%). Performance reflects challenging market conditions and foreign exchange headwinds, and a £3.4 million investment in business simplification initiatives (H1 2024: £1.0 million). On an adjusted basis, the business delivered adjusted operating profit* of £15.7 million (H1 2024: £24.2 million) and an adjusted operating profit* margin of 8.0% (H1 2024: 10.9%).

Performance Carbon

The Performance Carbon segment reported revenue of £154.1 million for the six months ended 30 June 2025, representing a decline of 13.9% compared to the prior period. On an organic constant-currency* basis, year-on-year revenue decreased by 11.2%.

Revenue performance reflects challenging conditions in Semiconductor markets, with significantly lower demand for our SiC power semiconductor consumables compared to the prior period and challenging market conditions in industrials and metals markets. The sharp decline in semiconductor growth was partially offset by growth in both the petrochemical and security and defence markets.

The business reported operating profit of £22.3 million (H1 2024: £30.3 million), being a 240 bps decrease in reported operating profit margin of 14.5% (H1 2024: 16.9%). The decline in operating profit reflects the volume decline in Semiconductor sales and an overall adverse sales mix effect, and benefits from £5.2 million of trading receipts that will not repeat in the second half. The business invested £2.7 million in business simplification initiatives (H1 2024: £0.8 million). On an adjusted basis, the business delivered adjusted operating profit* of £25.1 million (H1 2024: £31.3 million) and an adjusted operating profit* margin of 16.3% (H1 2024: 17.5%).

Technical Ceramics

The Technical Ceramics segment reported revenue of £173.0 million for the six months ended 30 June 2025, broadly in line with the prior period. On an organic constant-currency* basis, year-on-year revenue increased by 2.6%.

Revenue from faster growing segments was negatively impacted by continuing challenging conditions in Semiconductor markets, but performance in core markets remained strong, supported by growth in Aerospace, Security and Defence and Clean Energy markets. 

The business reported operating profit of £18.9 million (H1 2024: £18.0 million), being a 40 bps increase in reported operating profit margin of 10.9% (H1 2024: 10.5%). The business invested £1.1 million in business simplification initiatives (H1 2024: £0.4 million). On an adjusted basis, the business delivered adjusted operating profit* of £20.2 million (H1 2024: £18.8 million) and an adjusted operating profit* margin of 11.7% (H1 2024: 10.9%).

We remain focused on simplifying our organisation and driving operational efficiency

We remain focused on further simplifying our business to ensure that our operations are as efficient as possible and to support investment for growth and margin expansion over time. 

During 2024, we announced the initiation of our multi-year Group wide simplification programme, which reflects operational simplification opportunities and synergies within supply chain and back office functions. In total, these plans are expected to deliver a total annual adjusted operating profit* benefit of £27.0 million by the end of 2026 with a total cash cost to deliver of £45.0 million recognised within specific adjusting items in the consolidated income statement.

We have made good progress against these plans during the first half of 2025. We have incurred costs of £10.7 million related to these initiatives in the period, which were presented as specific adjusting items in the consolidated income statement. The adjusted operating profit* benefit delivered from these programmes during the period was £7.6 million, compared to H1 2024, representing a cumulative total of £17 million compared to our 2023 baseline.

Tariffs

We continue to monitor the situation with regard to potential tariffs. With such a wide range of potential tariffs being considered, and with the details of those unknown, it is not possible to estimate the impact at this stage. We have a global manufacturing footprint and largely we make products where we sell them which will allow some degree of mitigation, and if necessary we will consider alternative manufacturing locations.

The direct impact of tariffs during the first half of the year has been immaterial. We expect this to continue into the second half, but we continue to note the potential for an indirect impact on end-market demand.

Our environmental commitments

During the period, our scope 1 and 2 CO2e emissions have increased by 4%. Our 2030 goal is to reduce our scope 1 and 2 CO2e emissions by 50% (from a 2015 baseline): we are now 53% below our 2015 baseline. As our business grows, continued focus is needed on process efficiencies and technological advancements to maintain this.

Financial Review

Summary Group financial performance (unaudited)

1. Definitions of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the equivalent statutory measure can be found in the 'Glossary' and 'Alternative performance measures' section at the end of this announcement.

2. Movements where the % movement is not meaningful are represented by n/m.

Revenue

The Group recognised revenue of £522.6 million for the period ended 30 June 2025 (H1 2024: £572.6 million), a decrease of 8.7% compared to the prior period, on a reported basis.

As previously communicated, market conditions have continued to be challenging during the first six months of the year. In industrial markets, we have continued to see lower order levels in Europe and China and a slowing of growth in the USA. In our faster growing markets, growth in Semiconductor markets has been heavily impacted by stocking in customer supply chains and slower than anticipated growth in global sales of electric vehicles. Reported revenue was also impacted by foreign exchange headwinds, largely related to the US dollar and sterling exchange rate.

Reflecting these dynamics, on an organic constant currency* basis, we saw a decline of 2.5% in our core markets and a 17.2% decline in our faster growing markets which was driven by a 35.1% decline in semiconductor sales. Overall organic constant currency* revenue for the Group declined by 5.8%, which was in line with our expectations for the first half of the year. 

Adjusted operating profit

Adjusted operating profit* of £58.0 million (H1 2024: £71.3 million) was negatively impacted by volume decline and an adverse sales mix, as well as foreign exchange headwinds. We have continued to drive actions to support margins, with efficiency savings contributing a £11.4 million benefit, and a further £7.6 million benefit delivered from our business simplification initiatives, compared to the prior period. 

Adjusted operating profit* margin of 11.1% decreased by 140 bps versus prior period (H1 2024: 12.5%) and remained below our financial framework guidance. On an organic constant-currency* basis, adjusted operating profit* margin decreased by 90 bps compared to the prior period.

Amortisation of intangible assets

The Group amortisation charge was £0.5 million (H1 2024: £1.1 million).

Specific adjusting items from continuing operations

Specific adjusting items were £16.3 million (H1 2024: £3.4 million) and comprised the following:

1. Details of specific adjusting items arising during the year and the comparative period are set out in note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

In early 2024, the Group incurred expenditure of £1.1m being the residual costs associated with the cyber incident which occurred in January 2023. 

Expenditure of £10.7 million has been recognised in respect of our business simplification and restructuring programme (H1 2024: £2.3 million). In total, once fully implemented, our simplification initiatives are expected to deliver total annual adjusted operating profit* benefits of approximately £27 million by the end of 2026.

Reflecting the timing of delivery for certain aspects of the restructuring programme, we now expect the costs incurred in 2025 to be £20.0 million, with the residual £5.0 million expense recognised in 2026. There is no change to the overall expenditure or expected benefits of the programme as a result of this phasing.

 1. Definitions of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the equivalent statutory measure can be found in the 'Glossary' and 'Alternative performance measures' section at the end of this announcement.

The Group has accelerated investment in the development of a Global ERP system which is intended to replace over 30 different legacy systems across the Morgan network and which will further strengthen information security and the wider control environment. Expenditure of £5.6 million (H1 2024: £nil) associated with the design, customisation, configuration and implementation of the system is presented as specific adjusting items in the income statement in 2025, in accordance with the Group's accounting policies. 

Reported operating profit

Reported operating profit was £41.2 million (H1 2024: £66.8 million).

Net financing costs

Net financing costs of £10.8 million (H1 2024: £9.3 million) comprise net bank interest and similar charges of £9.3 million (H1 2024: £7.4 million), net interest on IAS 19 pension obligations of £0.1 million (H1 2024: £0.2 million), and the interest expense on lease liabilities of £1.4 million (H1 2024: £1.3 million).

We expect net financing costs in the range of £18 - £20 million for the full year. 

Taxation

The Group tax charge from continuing operations, excluding specific adjusting items, was £12.8 million (H1 2024: £15.8 million), being an effective tax rate, excluding specific adjusting items, of 27.4% (H1 2024: 26.0%). Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements provides additional information on the Group's tax charge. We expect our effective tax rate, excluding specific adjusting items, to be within the 26-28% range for the full year. 

On a statutory basis, the Group tax charge was £11.3 million (H1 2024: £15.4 million), lower than the previous year reflecting lower taxable profits.

Tax risks

The Group follows a tax policy to fulfil local and international tax requirements, maintaining accurate and timely tax compliance whilst seeking to maximise long-term shareholder value. The Group adopts an open and transparent approach to relationships with tax authorities and continues to monitor and adopt new reporting requirements, for example those arising from the implementation of the OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting proposals within tax legislation across various jurisdictions.

The tax strategy is aligned to the Group's business strategy and ensures that tax affairs have strong commercial substance.

Earnings per share

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations was 5.3 pence (H1 2024: 13.2 pence) and adjusted earnings per share* was 10.8 pence (H1 2024: 14.7 pence). Details of these calculations can be found in note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Foreign currency impact

For illustrative purposes, the table below provides details of the impact on Group revenue and adjusted operating profit* for the six month period ended 30 June 2025 if the actual reported results, calculated using the actual average exchange rates applicable for the period, were restated for GBP weakening by 10 cents against the US dollar in isolation and 10 cents against the Euro in isolation:

1. Definitions of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the equivalent statutory measure can be found in the 'Glossary' and 'Alternative performance measures' section at the end of this announcement.

The principal exchange rates used in the translation of the results of overseas subsidiaries were as follows:

Cash flow

1. Definitions of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the equivalent statutory measure can be found in the 'Glossary' and 'Alternative performance measures' section at the end of this announcement.

The Group generated cash from continuing operations of £69.3 million (H1 2024: £66.1 million) which was £3.2 million higher than the prior period.

Free cash flow before acquisitions, disposals and dividends* was £1.2 million inflow (H1 2024: £7.9 million outflow). The Group incurred net capital expenditure of £40.5 million (H1 2024: £44.6 million), reflecting strategic investments in semiconductor capacity and capability, investments in efficiency and continued investment in health, safety and environmental improvement programmes. The Group invested £15.0 million in semiconductor capacity in the period and the overall investment is now materially complete. We have retained flexibility to further extend semiconductor capacity, as needed, when market demand recovers.

For the purposes of compliance with external debt covenants, net debt* is calculated excluding IFRS 16 lease liabilities. On this basis, net debt was £249.1 million (H1 2024: £222.3 million), representing a net debt* to EBITDA* ratio of 1.7 times (H1 2024: 1.3 times). We expect leverage to return to framework levels in the second half of the year, as free cash flow conversion begins to normalise.

Commitments for property, plant and equipment and computer software for which no provision has been made are set out in note 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. 

Liquidity

The Group had net cash and cash equivalents* of £84.4 million (H1 2024: £115.0 million) and undrawn headroom on its available credit facilities of £364.8 million (H1 2024: £274.1 million).

Capital structure

At the period end, total equity was £352.2 million (H1 2024: £412.3 million) with closing net debt including IFRS 16 lease liabilities of £296.5 million (H1 2024: £270.5 million). Non-current assets were £585.4 million (H1 2024: £563.7 million) and total assets were £1,020.4 million (H1 2024: £1,072.3 million).

Interim dividend

The Board has resolved to pay an interim dividend of 5.4 pence (H1 2024: 5.4 pence) per Ordinary share. The interim dividend will be paid on 17 November 2025 to Ordinary shareholders on the register of members at the close of trading on 24 October 2025. The ex-dividend date will be 23 October 2025.

Share buyback

In November 2024, the Group announced a share buyback programme of up to £40.0 million excluding expenses, to be executed in tranches of £10.0 million.

As at 31 December 2024, the Group had purchased 1,825,090 shares as part of the first £10.0 million tranche, for a total consideration of £4.7 million. A further 2,080,327 shares were purchased in early 2025, for a total consideration of £5.3 million, which completed the first tranche of the buyback programme. A second tranche of £10.0 million was announced in February 2025 and as at the balance sheet date, a total of 1,756,918 shares had been purchased under this agreement, for a total consideration of £3.5 million. In total, during the period, the Company purchased 3,837,245 Ordinary Shares purchased for a total consideration of £8.8 million. 

Under the terms of the agreement with Investec Bank plc ('Investec'), Investec act as riskless principal purchasing shares on behalf of Morgan Advanced Materials plc. As such, a liability of £6.5 million has been recognised on the balance sheet, being the value of shares contracted but not yet purchased, in accordance with 'IAS 32 - Financial Instruments: Presentation', with a corresponding adjustment to equity.

As at 30 June 2025, the Company has purchased and cancelled a total of 5,548,129 shares totalling £13.3 million under tranche 1 and 2 of the buyback programme.

Post balance sheet events

There were no reportable post balance sheet events following the balance sheet date.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The Group has an established risk management methodology, which seeks to identify, prioritise and mitigate risks, underpinned by a 'three lines of defence' model comprising an internal control framework, internal monitoring and independent assurance processes. The Board considers that risk management and internal control are fundamental to achieving the Group aim of creating long-term sustainable shareholder value.

The current principal risks, representing those risks that the Board feels could have the most significant impact on achieving the Group's strategy of building a sustainable business for the long-term and delivering strong returns to the Group's shareholders, are set out in the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts, which are available on the Group's website at www.morganadvancedmaterials.com (pages 43 to 47). The Directors do not consider that the principal risks and uncertainties have changed since the publication of the Annual Report and Accounts. 

The Group's principal risks and uncertainties are:

The external environment remains dynamic, driven by geopolitical tensions, economic instability, regulatory uncertainty, climate challenges, and rapid changes in both AI and cybersecurity. Failure to adapt to these ongoing challenges could result in disruption to operations and ultimately negatively impact the Group's ability to achieve its strategic goals. The Group continuously assesses these external risks, evaluating their potential impact on capital investment outcomes and the overall competitive landscape.

The Group continuously monitors its principal risks and applies appropriate mitigation strategies to ensure they remain within the risk parameters established by the Board of Directors.

Going concern

The Directors have conducted a review of the Group's business activities, financial position and main trends and factors likely to affect its future development, performance and financial position. Having considered the base forecasts, along with potential scenarios and principal risks, the Directors have a reasonable expectation, at the time of approving the financial statements, that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 18 months from the date of signing this half-yearly report. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2025.

Further information is provided in note 1 to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements under the heading 'Going concern'.

Directors' Responsibility Statement

The Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge:

Information about the current Directors of Morgan Advanced Materials plc responsible for providing this Statement is maintained on the Company's website at www.morganadvancedmaterials.com

By order of the Board

Damien Caby

Chief Executive Officer

Richard Armitage

Chief Financial Officer

6 August 2025

Condensed consolidated income statement

1. Details of specific adjusting items are given in note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

2. The proposed interim and approved final dividends are based upon the number of shares outstanding at the balance sheet date.

Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Condensed consolidated balance sheet

1. In the published results for the period ended 30 June 2024, the pension assets were presented net within pension liabilities. The figures for the period ended 30 June 2024 above have been re-presented to show the pension assets within non-current assets and a corresponding increase to the pension liabilities. There is no impact to net profit, net assets or cash flows.

Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity

Condensed consolidated statement of cash flows

Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements

Note 1. Basis of preparation, accounting policies and judgment and estimates

Morgan Advanced Materials plc (the 'Company') is a company incorporated in the UK under the Companies Act 2006.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company for the six months ended 30 June 2025 comprise the Company and the Group's subsidiaries (together 'the Group'). The condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2025 have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting and International Financial Reporting Standards ('IFRSs') as adopted by the UK. There has been no change to the recognition, measurement or disclosure from preparation in previous periods under IFRSs as adopted by the UK. Selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in financial position and performance of the Group since the last annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

The condensed consolidated financial statements and the comparative information for the six months ended 30 June 2025 have neither been audited nor reviewed, do not comprise statutory accounts for the purpose of section 434 of Companies Act 2006 and should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024. Those accounts have been reported on by the Group's auditor and delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The report of the auditor was unqualified, did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying his report, and did not contain a statement under section 498(2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006. The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, see the 'Going concern' section below for further details.

All periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements are for continuing operations, with separate disclosure of discontinued operations where applicable.

The consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2024 are available on request from the Company's registered office at York House, Sheet Street, Windsor, SL4 1DD or at morganadvancedmaterials.com.

The condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2025 were approved by the Board on 6 August 2025.

Accounting policies

As required by the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, these condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by applying the accounting policies that were applied in the preparation of the Group's published consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024, except for newly effective standards listed below.

Use of judgements and estimates

Preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expense. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The Group's critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty remain unchanged from those set out in the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Newly adopted standards

In the current period, the Group has applied the following amendments to IFRS Accounting Standards as adopted by the UK that are mandatorily effective for an accounting period that begins on or after 1 January 2025. Their adoption has not had any material impact on the disclosures or on the amounts reported in these financial statements.

Accounting developments and changes

New accounting standards in issue but not yet effective

New standards and interpretations that are in issue but not yet effective are listed below.

IFRS 18 is effective for periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027 and replaces IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements. The standard requires the classification of income and expenditure in the income statement to be split between operating, investing and financing, introduces disclosures around management defined performance measures (MPMs) and aggregation and disaggregation of other disclosure information. The impact of the standard on the Group is currently being assessed and it is not yet practicable to quantify the effect of IFRS 18 on these consolidated financial statements.

Non-GAAP measures

Where non-GAAP measures have been referenced, these have been identified by an asterisk (*) where they appear in text and by a footnote where they appear in a table. Definitions of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the equivalent statutory measure can be found in the 'Glossary' and 'Alternative performance measures' section at the end of this announcement.

Going concern

The Group's business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, performance and position are set out in the 2024 Annual Report and Accounts on pages 2 to 56. The financial position of the Group, its cash flows, liquidity position and borrowing facilities, are set out in the Financial Review included within this announcement. In addition, note 11 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2025 provides details of the Group's policies and processes for managing financial risk, details of its financial instruments and hedging activities and details of its exposures to credit risk and liquidity risk.

The Group meets its day-to-day working capital requirements through local banking arrangements underpinned by the Group's £230.0 million unsecured multi-currency revolving credit facility, which matures in November 2029. As at 30 June 2025 the Group had both significant available liquidity and headroom on its covenants. Total committed borrowing facilities were £614.5 million. The amount drawn under these facilities was £334.1 million, which together with net cash and cash equivalents of £84.4 million, gave total headroom of £364.8 million. The multi-currency revolving credit facility was £14.0 million drawn.

The principal borrowing facilities are subject to covenants that are measured semi-annually in June and December, being net debt to EBITDA of a maximum of 3 times and interest cover of a minimum of 4 times, based on measures defined in the facilities agreements which are adjusted from the equivalent IFRS amounts.

The Group has carefully modelled its cash flow outlook, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, exchange rates, debt totalling approximately £111.0m which is due to mature over the 18-month review period and plausible downside scenarios. This review indicated that there was sufficient headroom and liquidity for the business to continue for at least the 18-month period based on the facilities available. The Group was also expected to be in compliance with the required covenants discussed above.

The Board has also reviewed the Group's reverse stress testing performed to demonstrate available headroom on covenant levels in respect of changes in net debt, EBITDA, and underlying revenue. Based on this assessment, a combined reduction in EBITDA of 30% and an increase in net debt of 30% would still allow the Group to operate within its financial covenants. The Directors do not consider either of these scenarios to be plausible given the diversity of the Group's end markets and its broad manufacturing base.

The Board and Executive Committee have regular reporting and review processes in place in order to closely monitor the ongoing operational and financial performance of the Group. As part of the ongoing risk management process, principal and emerging risks are identified and reviewed on a regular basis. In addition, the Directors have assessed the risk of climate change and do not consider that it will impact the Group's ability to operate as a going concern for the period under consideration.

After making enquiries, and in the absence of any material uncertainties, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 18 months from the date of signing this half-yearly report. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2025.

Note 2. Segmental reporting

The Group is managed through three distinct segments, as detailed below. These have been identified on the basis of internal management reporting information that is regularly reviewed by the Group's Board of Directors (the Chief Operating Decision Maker) in order to allocate resources and assess performance.

Segment results, assets and liabilities include items directly attributable to a segment as well as those that can be allocated on a reasonable basis. Unallocated items comprise mainly investments and related income, borrowings and related expenses, corporate assets and head office expenses, and income tax assets and liabilities.

The information presented below represents the operating segments of the Group.

1. Definitions of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the equivalent statutory measure can be found in the 'Glossary' and 'Alternative performance measures' section on pages at the end of this announcement.

2. Details of specific adjusting items are given in note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

1. Definitions of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the equivalent statutory measure can be found in the 'Glossary' and 'Alternative performance measures' section at the end of this announcement.

2. Details of specific adjusting items are given in note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

3. In the prior year published segment reporting for the period ended 30 June 2024, the pension assets were presented net within segment liabilities. The figures above have been re-presented to show the pension assets within segment assets with a corresponding increase to segment liabilities.