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Financial Data

Company Background

Primary Country Listing

UK

Status

Full

Index

FTSE All Share

Sector

Support Services

Activities

Components and solutions provider

 

Results for year ended 31 December 2024

2024 £m

2023£m

Change Constant FX

Change Actual FX

Continuing operations

 

 

 

 

Revenue 

302.4

316.3

+0.3%

(4.4)%

Adjusted1 operating profit

40.1

43.2

+2.3%

(7.2)%

Adjusted1 operating margin

13.3%

13.7%

+30bps

(40bps)

Adjusted1 pre-tax profit

31.2

40.7

(15.9)%

(23.3)%

Adjusted1 basic earning per share

8.5p

10.6p

(11.9)%

(19.8)%

Adjusted1 net cash flow from operating activities

36.4

48.2

-

(24.5)%

Reported operating profit)

14.6

10.9

-

+33.9%

Reported pre-tax profit

5.7

8.4

-

(32.1)%

Reported net profit

11.6

5.8

-

+100%

Reported basic earnings per share

4.0p

2.0p

-

+100%

Dividend per share

2.8p

3.6p

-

(22.2)%

Reported net cash inflow from operating activities2

25.7

33.3

-

(22.8)%

Free cash flow2

22.5

37.3

-

(39.7)%

Net debt excluding lease liabilities4

68.2 

31.6

-

-

Net debt excluding lease liabilities to adjusted EBITDA3,4

1.3x

0.5x

-

-

1 On a continuing operations basis, before amortisation of acquired intangible assets and adjusting items. Further details can be found in Note 3 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
2 A reconciliation of free cash flow and net cash inflow from operating activities is set out in the Financial Review section.
3 Adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating profit before depreciation (and other amounts written off property, plant and equipment), share option expense, amortisation of acquired intangible assets and adjusting items. Net debt to adjusted EBITDA including lease liabilities is 1.6x (2023: 1.0x).
4 Presented on a last twelve months basis excluding lease liabilities. £97.1m when including lease liabilities (2023: £62.5m)
5 On a constant currency basis, excluding the acquisition of BMP TAPPI, completed October 2023.