Title: 20 May 2004
12004 Preliminary Results Operational Update
2Introduction and financial highlights
- Rick Haythornthwaite, CEO
3Agenda
- Rick Haythornthwaite
- Introduction and financial highlights
- Adrian Hennah
- Principal schedules
- Analysis by area of activity
- Quarterly reporting
- Rick Haythornthwaite
- Operational strategy
- Performance of individual businesses
- Summary
- Questions answers
4Results Overview
- Corporate costs down 44 to 66m
- Net debt reduced to 986m
- 2.7bn refinancing plan completed March 04
- Sale of Powerware and Hansen announced
- Customer confidence returning
Note1. All references to operating profit
throughout are stated before exceptional items,
goodwill amortisation and goodwill impairment
5Principal schedulesAnalysis by area of
activityQuarterly reportingAdrian Hennah, CFO
6This presentation comprises the following
sections
- Principal schedules
- Movement in debt
- Analysis by area of activity
- Six retained businesses
- Businesses for sale
- Liability management programme
- Quarterly reporting
7Profit and loss account
Note1. Cash costs only
8Profit and loss account
9Balance sheet
Note1. Restated for FRS 5 FY 02/03 23m and
H1 03/04 23m
10Free cash flow
Note1. In prior presentations, operating cash
flow was shown before capital expenditure and
restructuring costs
11Movement in net debt
Notes1. Including 10m net cash divested FY
03/042. Including FY 03/04 (29)m, H1 03/04
(8)m, H2 03/04 (21)m, FY 02/03 (114)m
pre-disposal working capital movement
12Debt financing at 31 March 04 comprised
Notes 1. Excluding scheduled repayments
(principally Term Loan A) 2. L margin over
LIBOR 3. Certain rates still subject to market
flex
13The escrow account balance and legacy liabilities
at 31 March were
14Analysis by area of activity
15Segmental analysis - Sales, operating profit(1)
Note1. Before exceptional items, goodwill
amortisation and goodwill impairment
16Corporate costs
17Movement in legacy liabilities
Notes 1. Equity market, plus changes in pension
assumptions 2. The Pension PL charge comprises
service cost, finance charge and
settlements/curtailments
18FRS 17 pension charge
- The FRS 17 charge for the 12 months to 31 March
04 is
Note 1. Includes defined contribution charge of
FY 03/04 12m FY 02/03 11m
19UK/US Pension Fund contributions
- UK defined benefit fund
- No contribution is required by MFR rules
- Intend to pay 20 of pensionable salary plus 30m
p.a. to April 06 - US defined benefit fund
- Ongoing contributions in 03/04 28m
- Agreement reached with PBGC
- 125m (68m) paid in March 2004
- 25m (14m) payable in June 2004
- 4 of net disposal proceeds payable to US defined
benefit pension fund, with minimum 25m (14m)
payment by September 2004 - Contributions required by the legislative
formulae in 04/05 unlikely to exceed 20m
20Quarterly reporting
2103/04 Sales and profit phasing by quarter
22Communication with the capital market
- Immediate move to full quarterly reporting
- Q1 on 26 August 04 announcement followed by
conference call - Interims in November 04 presentation and
roadshow for equity/bond audiences - Q3 in February 05 announcement followed by
conference call - Prelims in May 05 presentation and roadshow
for equity/bond audiences - Continuing Transparency
- same level of reporting detail at Q1/Q3 as
interim - Trading updates will cease
- Programme of site visits and management briefings
- introduce operational management
- explain technologies, markets, drivers
23In conclusion
24Strategy and business overviewRick
Haythornthwaite, CEO
25Retained(1) businesses
Key financials
FY 03/04 Sales By business
By geography
Sales 2,742m Operating profit
191m Operating profit margin
7.0 Employees 31,000
Appliance 14
Rail Systems 16
Process Systems 28
Climate 24
Eurotherm 4
APV 14
Invensys
Appliance Controls
ClimateControls
APV
Eurotherm
Process Systems
Rail Systems
Note 1. Appliance Controls, Climate Controls,
APV, Eurotherm, Process Systems, Rail Systems,
26Operational strategy
- Continuing emphasis on turnaround plus
sustainability - Revenue generation
- Customer segmentation and key account management
salesforce productivity - Establish regular revenues from installed base
with new solutions and service offerings - Further develop presence in emerging markets and
key segments - Operational execution
- Process improvement to drive out cost and
increase reliability - Tight control on project tendering and management
- Low cost engineering, manufacturing and
outsourcing - Improve quality and delivery efficiency
- Simplify organisation structure and
incentivisation - Investment for sustainability
- Build management capability
- Accelerate development of multiple technologies
and extend products to new geographies
27Appliance Controls overview
Sales 376m Operating profit 54m
Leading supplier of controls-related systems in
the appliance industry.
FY 03/04 sales
by geography
by activity
- Industry dynamics
- Globalisation of customer base
- Strong consumption growth in emerging markets
- Some shift from electromechanical to electronic
controls - Industry consolidation and pricing pressures
- Key strengths
- Market leading positions and strong customer
relationships - One of broadest product offerings in
industry - Global sales, manufacturing and technology
network - Demonstrated ability to cut costs
28Appliance Controls 03/04 trading overview
FY 03/04 Sales 376m (FY 02/03 394m)
- Weak Q1 sales
- Qs 2-4 recovered
- Overhang of disposal process
- Europe -4, North America -3, South America
11 (CER)
FY 03/04 Operating profit 54m (FY 02/03
61m)
- Continual pricing pressure
- Resilient margin (14)
- Cost reductions through value engineering and
low cost sourcing
29Appliance Controls outlook
- Robust order book
- strong Q4 2003/04 carried into Q1 2004/05
- Positive customer response to retention within
Invensys - Continued value engineering and efficient
sourcing and manufacturing to maintain margins - Market and cost opportunities through Chinese
expansion and niche sectors
30Climate Controls overview
Sales 647m Operating profit 73m
Leading global provider of components, systems
and services used to control comfort and safety
of commercial and residential living environments
FY 03/04 sales
by geography
by activity
by end market
- Key strengths
- Global presence with large installed base
- Product portfolio with potential
- Significant stability from replacement sales
- Established brands broad product portfolio
with potential to expand
- Industry dynamics
- Commercial building investment and new housing
starts - Replacement repair cycle
- Legislation residential safety/energy
efficiency
31Climate Controls 03/04 trading overview
FY 03/04 Sales 647m (FY 02/03 743m)
- Year on year decline mainly due to continued
exit from low margin contracting businesses in
building management - Reversing valves - continued competition from
China - Residential safety need to strengthen retail
channels - Heating modest growth in North America
constant sales in Europe
FY 03/04 Operating profit 73m (FY 02/03
74m)
- Operating profit maintained and margin improved
- Benefits of European restructuring
- Continued exit from contracting businesses in
North America
32Climate Controls outlook
- Rate of future growth will depend on initiatives
for - New product introductions - commercial
refrigeration, residential safety, heating - Expansion in retail and wholesale outlets
residential safety - Penetration of new markets heating, commercial
refrigeration, residential safety - Exploiting legislative pressure/energy efficiency
residential safety, commercial refrigeration - Margin improvement later in year will depend on
- Speed of transfer to reversing valve production
in China - cooling - Complete exit from contracting business in
building management
33APV overview
Sales 387m Operating profit 18m
Industry leader in process know-how and domain
expertise, providing process equipment, turnkey
solutions and asset services.
FY 03/04 sales
by geography
by activity
by end market
management estimates
- Industry dynamics
- Developed markets operational performance,
supply chain pressure regulatory pressure and
customer safety concerns - Emerging markets greenfield investment, high
consumption growth rates, financing and
availability of raw materials
- Key strengths
- Well-established brand reputation for quality
and applications know-how - Global sales and engineering platform
- Broad product portfolio and complete solutions
34APV 03/04 trading overview
FY 03/04 Sales 387m (FY 02/03 372m)
- Recovery in H1 (year on year)
- Increasing product sales through new channels
- Dairy sector weakened in H2
FY 03/04 Operating profit 18m (FY 02/03
20m)
- Process improvements including more rigorous
project management - surfacing issues with profit impact
- resolution of prior period accounting issues in
Japan during H2 (5m)
35APV outlook
- Q4 2003/04 order deferrals likely to benefit
early part of 04/05 - Programme to improve manufacturing and supply
chain efficiency, project management and
engineering productivity Fix the past and
build the future likely to show first
benefits in latter part of the year
36Eurotherm overview
Sales 122m Operating profit 17m
Eurotherm is the leading supplier of control and
measurement instrumentation solutions and
services to the global industrial and process
markets.
FY 03/04 sales
by geography
by activity
- Key strengths
- Large, long-established installed base in all
major economies - Strong reputation and brand recognition
- High re-use of intellectual property in
development and engineering
- Industry dynamics
- Underlying growth in automation and control
- Cyclicality driven by capacity utilisation
- Pressure from programmable logic controllers in
loop control and distributed control systems
37Eurotherm 03/04 trading overview
FY 03/04 Sales 122m (FY 02/03 119m)
- Strong growth in sales in APAC offset by lower
sales in North America and Europe - New initiatives in target sectors and services
FY 03/04 Operating profit 17m (FY 02/03
19m)
- Q4 - APAC sales at lower margin
- Excellent cash conversion
38Eurotherm Outlook
- Signs of some market pickup in North America
- Increased proportion of lower margin sales in
Asia Pacific expected to continue - Move to increase sourcing in China
39Process Systems overview
Sales 768m Operating profit 33m
Leading provider of hardware, software and
services for automation, regulation and
optimisation of plant operations
FY 03/04 sales
by geography
by activity
by end market
management estimates
- Key strengths
- Top 3 supplier with global brands
- Depth in product, application and industry
specific solutions - Installed base in over 50,000 plants
- Technology gaps filled and innovations - i.e.
ArchestrA, Digital Coriolis DolpHin
- Industry dynamics
- Developed markets substantive growth driven
by expansion, upgrades and increasing emphasis
on economic improvement services - Emerging markets greenfield opportunities and
importance of environmental protection
40Process Systems 03/04 trading overview
FY 03/04 Sales 768m (FY 02/03 768m)
- Slight market growth
- Small increases in EMEA and Latin America
- Offset by decreases in North America and APAC
FY 03/04 Operating profit 33m (FY 02/03
43m)
- Q1 margins impacted by prior period accounting
issue in Asia - Continued investment in ArchestrA and solutions
41Process Systems outlook
- Increased customer confidence and improvement in
some key markets - Strong Q4 2003/04 orders pick-up carried on to
Q1 2004/05 - 70 week process improvement underway
- Significant reduction in overheads
- Programme cost recovery later in year
42Rail Systems overview
Sales 442m Operating profit 62m
- A global leader in design, manufacture, supply,
installation, testing and commissioning of safety
related rail signalling and control systems for
mainline, metro and freight railways
FY 03/04 sales
by geography
by activity
- Industry dynamics
- Underlying growth driven by urban congestion,
safety renewals, high speed lines and
operational improvements - Markets/technologies national not global
- High barriers to entry and long technology
cycle - Concentrated customer base
- Key strengths
- Leadership position in specific markets
- Technology and engineering
- Strong project and contract management
43Rail Systems 03/04 trading overview
FY 03/04 Sales 442m (FY 02/03 404m)
- Strong sales growth (11 at CER)
- Higher Dimetronic sales in Spain
- Initial revenue from London Underground PPP
FY 03/04 Operating profit 62m (FY 02/03
55m)
- Strong operating profit growth (13 of CER)
- Excellent cash flow
44Rail Systems outlook
- Potential short-term order delays in UK and USA
- Increased bonding and insurance costs
- Market fundamentals remain positive
45Summary
- First benefits from refinancing
- Customer confidence feeding through to orders
- Powerware and Hansen disposals
- Group stabilised
- Retained businesses
- Sales remained flat at CER
- Operating margins increased to 7.0
- Corporate costs down 44
- Continued management of legacy liabilities
- First signs of recovery in key sectors
46Appendices
47Exceptional items
48Profit/loss on sale/closure
49Interest charge and interest paid 03/04
50Tax charge
51Update on tax liabilities
Note 1. Comprises deferred tax 6m, tax relating
to trading activities 21m, tax relating to
recent disposals and similar 26m
52Reconciliation of free cash flow toFRS 1 net
cash flow from operating activities
53Reconciliation of former to current segmental
analysis
Sales 12 months to 31 March 04
54Reconciliation of former to current segmental
analysis
OPBIT 12 months to 31 March 04
55Currency of net debt, interest rate fixing
56Financial covenants in borrowing agreements(Term
A, Term B, 2nd lien, RCF, bonding facility)
- Invensys borrowings are subject to the following
financial covenants - Minimum EBITDA / interest cover
- Maximum senior debt / EBITDA tested every six
months (first test Sep 04) - Maximum total borrowings / EBITDA
- Minimum cash flow / debt service cost tested
every six months (first test Mar 05) - Maximum net capital expenditure tested annually
(first test Mar 05)
The six-monthly covenants are measured on a
rolling twelve months basis, with the exception
of September 2004, when transitional arrangements
apply
57Process Systems
58Eurotherm
59APV
60Rail Systems
61Climate Controls
62Appliance Controls
63Businesses for Sale and Discontinued 12 months
to 31 March 04
Notes 1. Before exceptional items, goodwill
amortisation and goodwill impairment 2. Gross
proceeds 3. Contract signed but not yet
completed proceeds converted at y/e rates
64Pension and related liabilities
65Exchange rates
66Lambda/Hansen/Baker (LHB) overview
Sales 387m Operating profit (12m)
FY 03/04 sales by geography
Hansen
Lambda
Baker
LambdaDesigns, manufactures and sells standard
and modified power supply solutions for the
global industrial automation test and measurement
and telecom markets
Hansen Leading gearbox and drive-train
manufacturer with history of technological
leadership. Focused on fast growing wind turbine
generator sector and other industrial segments of
large enclosed gearbox market
Baker Leading supplier of equipment, services and
complete process solutions to the bakery,
biscuit, confectionery, cereal and snack sectors
of the food industry
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