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James Fisher And Sons — H1 2023 Earnings Presentation

24 slides from James Fisher And Sons's earnings presentation, Sep 21, 2023

  1. Slide 1: James Fisher and Sons plc 2023 Interim Results Presentation

    James Fisher and Sons plc 2023 Interim Results Presentation 21 September 2023

  2. Slide 2: Jean Vernet and Duncan Kennedy

    Jean Vernet Duncan Kennedy Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer

  3. Slide 3: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer This presentation is confidential and is delivered to interested parties for information only. It is delivered solely on the basis that neither the whole nor any part of the information contained in this presentation may be disclosed to, or used or relied upon by, any other person or used

  4. Slide 4: Agenda

    Agenda • Introduction • Financial Headlines • Business Review • Summary and Outlook • Questions and Answers 2023 Interim Results 4

  5. Slide 5: Summary H1 2023: Financial Performance

    Summary H1 2023 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE • Strong revenue growth of 17.2% to £252.0m (H1 22: £215.0m) • Underlying operating profit up £2.6m to £14.0m (H1 22: £11.4m) and operating margin enhancement of 30bps • Loss before tax of £4.4m (H1 22: profit £5.2m): refinancing advisory costs of £9.3m; higher

  6. Slide 6: Summary H1 2023: Operational Progress

    Summary H1 2023 OPERATIONAL PROGRESS • Continued momentum behind Group simplification ‒ Sales of Swordfish DSV; Nuclear Decommissioning business and obsolete assets • Focus, Simplify and Deliver ‒ Moving towards One James Fisher operating model ‒ 3 divisions (Energy, Defence, Maritime Transport) ali

  7. Slide 7: Progress against 2023 priorities

    Progress against 2023 priorities Guiding principle of working as “One James Fisher” Our ‘internal’ KPI scorecard H1 23 Progress The best at HSE LTIF: 0.53 vs target 0.48 10% improvement on 2022 TRCF: 2.38 vs target 2.39 Any incident is one too many Meet our budget and forecasts Reduce revenue and ma

  8. Slide 8: Financial Headlines

    James Fisher and Sons pic Pioneering Sustainably Financial Headlines

  9. Slide 9: Financial Summary

    Financial Summary Continuing operations £m H1 23 H1 22 Change Revenue 252.0 215.0 +17.2% Underlying operating profit 14.0 11.4 +22.8% Underlying operating profit margin 5.6% 5.3% +30bps Operating profit 3.2 9.8 -67.3% (Loss) / profit before tax (4.4) 5.2 n/m ROCE 4.7% 2.7% 200bps • Strong revenue gr

  10. Slide 10: Divisional Performance Overview

    Divisional Performance Overview Revenue Underlying operating profit £m H1 23 H1 22 Change H1 23 H1 22 Change Energy 134.0 106.1 26.3% 7.5 6.2 21.0% Maritime Transport 81.0 76.3 6.2% 10.0 8.4 19.0% Defence 37.0 32.6 13.5% 0.6 (1.3) n/m Central (4.1) (1.9) Total 252.0 215.0 17.2% 14.0 11.4 22.8% • All

  11. Slide 11: Cashflow

    Cashflow H1 23 H1 22 £m £m • Working capital is being rebalanced: (Loss) / profit for the period (9.6) 2.0 Tax (credit) / charge (1.2) 1.2 • Debtor days reduced from 83 to 70 Adjustments to reconcile profit / (loss) before tax to net cash flows Depreciation and amortisation 20.8 20.4 • Creditor days

  12. Slide 12: Borrowing Facility

    Borrowing Facility H1 23 H1 22 FY22 Net debt : EBITDA actual (target) 2.8 (< 3.5) 3.3 (< 3.5) 2.7 (< 3.5) Interest cover actual (target) 3.2 (> 2.5) 4.5 (> 3) 3.5 (> 3) Covenant net debt (£m) 154.5 172.4 142.1 • New secured RCF signed in June 2023 with existing six lenders: • Maturity 31 March 2025

  13. Slide 13: Division Performance

    James Fisher and Sons pic Pioneering Sustainably Division Performance

  14. Slide 14: Energy

    Energy • IRM delivered good revenue growth, including the impact H1 23 H1 22 Change of having the Swordfish fully operational. European business experienced underutilisation of a seasonal vessel Revenue 134.0 106.1 26.3% resulting in £1.7m provision UOP 7.5 6.2 21.0% • Artificial lift product sales

  15. Slide 15: Maritime Transport

    Maritime Transport • High utilisation of tanker fleet (91% vs 88% H1 H1 23 H1 22 Change 22) and continued good day rates for spot charters Revenue 81.0 76.3 6.2% • Lady Maria Fisher joined the fleet and is on charter UOP 10.0 8.4 19.0% • Mersey Fisher reached end of commercial life and was sold in t

  16. Slide 16: Defence

    Defence • Strong demand for commercial diving equipment H1 23 H1 22 Change in the period, consistent with higher activity levels in Revenue 37.0 32.6 13.5% the Energy division’s diving activities • Development work underway on next generation UOP 0.6 (1.3) n/m products UOP margin 1.6% (4.0%) 560bps

  17. Slide 17: Summary and Outlook

    Summary and Outlook

  18. Slide 18: Our roadmap 2023 – 2027

    Our roadmap 2023 – 2027 1 2 3 4 Positioning for growth: Focus Simplify Deliver A leading authority, contributing to a sustainable, changing world. 2023 – 2024 2025… and another 175 years Deploy marine One James Fisher Deliver on our Tier 1 provider, chosen by our customers engineered commitments bec

  19. Slide 19: Summary and Outlook

    Summary and Outlook • Solid financial performance in H1 2023 ‒ Strong revenue growth; some modest operating leverage progress ‒ Refinancing costs and higher interest rates holding back improved pre-tax profitability • Continued progress against Focus, Simplify and Deliver objectives ‒ Divisional str

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  21. Slide 21: Appendix

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  22. Slide 22: Income Statement

    Income Statement Year ended Six months Six months 31 ended ended December 30 June 2023 30 June 2022 2022 Note restated* £m £m £m Continuing operations Revenue 4 252.0 215.0 478.1 Cost of sales (186.5) (159.9) (350.9) Gross profit 65.5 55.1 127.2 Administrative expenses (62.4) (45.9) (104.4) Impairme

  23. Slide 23: Underlying Operating Profit H1 23

    Underlying Operating Profit H1 23 Continuing operations Impairment Disposal of Total As charges/ Re- Re- businesses Other/ Underlying Discontinued underlying reported (reversals) financing structuring and assets Tax results operations results £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m Continuing operations Revenue

  24. Slide 24: Underlying Operating Profit H1 22

    Underlying Operating Profit H1 22 Continuing operations Amortisation As of acquired Impairment Disposal of Total reported intangible charges/ businesses Other/ Underlying Discontinued underlying restated assets (reversals) and assets Tax results operations results £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m Continuing

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