3 March 2014
Agenda
Jonathan Hart, Chief Executive
Mike Killick, Finance Director
Jonathan Hart
Barry Bloomer, Managing Director FMCG Division
Jonathan Hart
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Overview
Further good progress in transforming
Thorntons
Overall sales increased by 4.5% to £139.7m
Both operating divisions performing well
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FMCG divisional sales increased by 14.5%
Retail like-for-like increased by 2.1%
Profit before tax and exceptional items up
47.3% to £7.2m
Pre-exceptional EBIT margin increased to 6.2%
Our strategy continues to deliver and maintains momentum
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Mike Killick
Finance Director
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Key financials
H1 FY14
£m
H1 FY13*
£m
Change
139.7
133.7
+4.5%
8.6
6.5
+32.4%
6.2%
4.9%
+1.3%pts
Pre-exceptional PBT
7.2
4.9
+47.3%
Pre-exceptional EBITDA
13.1
11.3
+15.7%
Basic EPS
7.8p
4.5p
+73.3%
Cash Generated From Operations
13.0
15.0
(13.3)%
Net Debt (borrowings & finance leases)
19.8
17.5
(13.0)%
Net Assets
20.8
14.7
+31.8%
95.2%
119.1%
+23.9%pts
Revenue
Pre-exceptional Operating Profit/EBIT
Pre-exceptional Operating Profit/EBIT Margin
Gearing Ratio
* The adoption of IAS19 (revised) is now mandatory and as a result 2013 numbers have been restated.
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Profit & loss account (i)
H1 FY14
£m
H1 FY13*
£m
Change
£m
Revenue
139.7
133.7
+6.0
Cost of Sales
(81.7)
(78.0)
(3.7)
Gross Profit
58.0
55.7
+2.3
Gross Profit
41.5%
41.6%
(0.1%pts)
Post-exceptional Operating Expenses
(51.1)
(50.6)
(0.5)
Other Operating Income
0.7
0.7
0.0
Reported Operating Profit/EBIT
7.6
5.8
+1.8
Operating Profit/EBIT %
5.5%
4.3%
+1.2%
Add Back Exceptional Items
1.0
0.7
+0.3
Pre-exceptional Operating Profit/EBIT
8.6
6.5
+2.1
Pre-exceptional Operating Profit/EBIT%
6.2%
4.9%
+1.3%
* The adoption of IAS19 (revised) is now mandatory and as a result 2013 numbers have been restated.
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Profit & loss account (ii)
H1 FY14
£m
H1 FY13*
£m
Change
£m
Reported Operating Profit/EBIT
7.6
5.8
+1.8
Net Finance Costs
(1.4)
(1.6)
+0.2
Reported PBT
6.2
4.2
+2.0
Taxation
(1.0)
(1.2)
+0.2
Retained Profit
5.2
3.0
+2.2
Lower interest cost burden
Lower tax rate
Increased earnings for third consecutive half
* The adoption of IAS19 (revised) is now mandatory and as a result 2013 numbers have been restated.
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Divisional revenue participation
H1 FY14
H1 FY14
H1 FY13*
H1 FY13*
H1 FY12*
H1 FY12
% mix
46.1%
£m
48.3
% mix
50.5%
£m
61.6
% mix
FMCG Revenue
£m
70.6
Retail Revenue
69.1
49.5%
72.1
53.9%
81.7
62.8%
Total Revenue
139.7
100%
133.7
100%
130.0
100%
37.2%
As previously guided, FMCG now largest division by statutory revenues
This will also be the case for full year FY14
* The adoption of IAS19 (revised) is now mandatory and as a result 2013 numbers have been restated.
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Operating profit (i)
H1 FY14
£m
H1 FY14
%
H1 FY13*
£m
H1 FY13
%
FMCG Divisional Margin
12.8
18.1%
9.8
15.9%
Retail Divisional Margin
5.0
7.2%
5.6
7.8%
Total Divisional Margin
17.8
12.7%
15.4
11.5.%
Indirect Costs
(9.2)
(6.6)%
(8.9)
(6.7)%
Pre-exceptional EBIT
8.6
6.2%
6.5
4.9%
Revenues refocused into higher margin division
Blended divisional margin improved
Indirect cost margin improved
All contributing to improved EBIT margin (£ and %)
* The adoption of IAS19 (revised) is now mandatory and as a result 2013 numbers have been restated.
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Operating profit (ii)
Half on
Half
Pre-exceptional Operating Profit Rate This Half Last Year (H1 FY13*)
4.9%
Impact of Gross Margins –