Final Results.
Highlights
· Order intake was £2,750 million (2011: £2,452 million), up 12% (13% at CER2), with major awards for rail signalling contracts in both new and core markets in Invensys Rail and good momentum across all lines of business in Invensys Operations Management
· Revenue was £2,539 million (2011: £2,486 million), up 2% (3% at CER), driven by large greenfield contracts in Invensys Operations Management and new market contracts at Invensys Rail, offset by a reduction at Invensys Controls
· Operating profit3 was £209 million (2011: £262 million), down 20% (20% at CER), following £60 million of additional contract costs announced in January 2012
· Underlying earnings per share4 were 13.4p (2011: 19.8p), down 32%
· Operating cash flow was £159 million (2011: £213 million) and net cash at year end was £262 million (2011: £348 million)
· Sound financial position following signing of new £600 million bank facilities and reaching final agreement on triennial review of Invensys Pension Scheme (UK) which resulted in no change in funding plan
· Recommended final dividend of 2.75p per share (2011: 2.5p per share); total dividends for the year of 4.4p per share (2011: 4.0p per share), an increase of 10%