Final Results
Financial Highlights
· Revenue up 38% to £82.5m (2011: £59.7m)
· Gross profit up 27% at £20.4m (2011: £16.1m**)
· Adjusted EBITDA* up 51% to £6.2m (2011: £4.1m)
· Adjusted pre-tax profit* up 43% at £4.3m (2011: £3.0m)
· Adjusted EPS* up 7% at 1.5p (2011: 1.4p)
· Net senior debt (excluding lease finance) down £0.5m to £4.5m (2011: £5.0m)
· Recommendation of maiden dividend of 0.175 pence per share to be paid in March 2013
* Before non-recurring items, impairment charges, amortisation and share based payments.
** As restated for the reclassification of certain depreciation charges previously classified as administrative expenses
Operational Highlights
· Transformational acquisition of EDS and associated equity fundraising of £8.5m
· Group is now a provider of end-to-end decommissioning services with world-wide reach
· Contracts secured during the period include:
o Decommissioning / disinvestment contract worth approx. £10.7m in Ontario, Canada
o Dismantling contract worth approx. £2.2m in Quebec
o £0.5m of major retail infrastructure works in the UK
· Commencement of the Magnox framework contract with an initial order for works worth £3.2m
· Streamlined Group structure, delivering operational efficiencies and savings of £1.2m per annum
· Order book up 105% to £219m at 31st October 2012 (31st October 2011: £107m), £97m of which is scheduled to fall in 2013.
· Current trading is in line with the Board's expectations and current level of tendering activity is high
· Q4 trading particularly strong with combined August and September revenues of £24.8m (August and September 2011: £11.6m).
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