Full Year Results
Results for the Year ended 30 June 2016
Another Year of Strong Growth
Financial headlines
· Turnover £379.2m (2015: £248.7m) - Increase of 53% including LFL increase of 28%
· Adjusted* EBIT of £34.5m (2015: £22.3m) - Increase of 55%
· Adjusted* EBIT of £30.5m excluding acquisitions (2015: £22.3m) - Increase of 37%
· Adjusted* profit before taxation of £34.6m (2015: £22.7m) - Increase of 52%
· Tax charge of £6.0m (2015: tax credit of £1.0m)
· Adjusted* basic EPS of 9.64p (2015: 8.40p) - Increase of 14.8%
· Statutory basic EPS of 8.66p (2015: 8.97p) - Decrease of 3.5%
· Net operating cash inflow from operating activities of £42.1m (2015: £36.8m)
· Net operating cash inflow to EBITDA ratio of 98% (2015: 116%)
· Debtor days further reduced to 94 days from 100 days
· Total cash balances of £34.6m (2015: £27.6m adjusted for £41.0m cash spent on acquisition)
· Net debt of £5.2m (2015: £1.3m adjusted for £41.0m cash spent on acquisition)
· Recommended final dividend for 2016 of 5.15p (2015: 4.25p) - increase of 21.2%
· Total dividends for year of 9.65p (2015: 8.25p excluding special dividend) - Increase of 17.0%
Operational headlines
· 14.3% like for like growth in credit hire cases
· Total number of hire days increased by 15.6%
· 71.7% increase in number of all repair cases (excluding FMG)
· Revenue generating fleet utilisation increased to 83% from 82%
· Increase in number of contracts and range of services
· Protocol case settlement agreements with insurers continuing to grow for mutual benefit
· Growing volumes through a combination of new business wins and existing customer growth
· FMG post acquisition performance exceeding expectations
*Adjusted measures exclude the impact of amortisation of intangibles and exceptional items ('adjustment items') described in Note 6.
Commenting on the Group's results and prospects, Martin Ward, Chief Executive Officer, said:
"This is a strong set of results driven through the delivery of our Growth, Profitability and Sustainability ("GPS") strategy which continues to be our focus. We have seen good levels of LFL growth and the performance of FMG, acquired in October 2015, has been solid. The new period has started well and together with the pipeline of opportunities the board remains confident on the prospects of the Group."