Gooch & Housego Plc · LSE:GHH
Gooch & Housego — Shareholder Meeting (February 2022)
8 slides from Gooch & Housego's shareholder meeting presentation, Feb 23, 2022
Slide 1: Annual General Meeting
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 23 February 2022 CEO Mark Webster November 2020
Slide 2: Photonics and the future
Photonics and the future • Photonics is the study and design of systems that depend on the transmission, modulation or amplification of streams of photons, the basic unit of light. • Photonics is increasingly providing better solutions than electronics alone. • Photonics is already transforming manu
Slide 3: Key highlights - FY2021
Key highlights - FY2021 • Trading: Trading reflected strong and improving end markets and initial benefits from our manufacturing streamlining programme, more than offsetting currency headwinds and some supply chain issues. Adjusted profit before tax of £12.6 million, up 29.4% compared to previous y
Slide 4: First four months FY2022 - trading performance
First four months FY2022 - trading performance • Trading: During the first four months of the new financial year, we have seen strong and improving levels of overall demand and the Group has a record order book across its principal areas of business, industrial lasers, telecoms, A&D and life science
Slide 5: A responsible business
A responsible business We are focused on creating a long term sustainable business. Environment New solar panels installed on our Ilminster facility in the year. They are already installed at Torquay and further installation planned at our Ashford, Kent site. G&H is now generating approx. 600 kW
Slide 6: Our strategy remains diversification and moving up the value chain
Our strategy remains diversification and moving up the value chain Our core strategic objectives To further diversify the business A&D and Life Sciences with 33.1% and 22.1% of FY2021 Group revenue respectively represent a counter balance to our exposure to the economic cycle in our industrial mar
Slide 7: R&D – activities FY22
R&D – activities FY22 Aerospace & Industrial & Space Sensing Bio-photonics Defence Telecoms Next-generation Fibre- More efficient Photonic sub-systems Fiber-optics for New generation multi- Qs for sensing in Oil, modulators for micro- for ophthalmic and satellite constellations band sighting systems
Slide 8: Summary and Outlook
Summary and Outlook • G&H has a world class photonics capability and is well placed to take advantage of the opportunities in our target sectors. • FY2021 saw the Group’s trading performance recover strongly from the impact of the pandemic in the previous year. Ambitious manufacturing streamlining p
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