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Balfour Beatty — H1 2001 Earnings Presentation

36 slides from Balfour Beatty's earnings presentation, 2001

  1. Slide 1: Balfour Beatty

    Balfour Bea~y

  2. Slide 2: Ian Tyler, Finance Director

    Balfour Bea~y Ian Tyler Finance Director

  3. Slide 3: Headlines

    Balfour Bea~y Headlines • Continuing forward profit momentum • Earnings supported by strong cash flow • Growing contribution from acquisitions • Good growth prospects in key markets

  4. Slide 4: Headlines

    Balfour Bea~y Headlines • Turnover +18% • Operating profits*† +23% • Pre-tax profits* +17% • Earnings per share* +41% • Dividends per share +10% • Order book +20% (since Dec 2000) +40% (since June 2000) * Before exceptional items and goodwill amortisation † Continuing businesses

  5. Slide 5: Headline Numbers

    Balfour Bea~y Headline Numbers First Half First Half 2000 2000 2001 £2,603m Turnover £1,215m £1,436m £114m Operating profit* £48m £59m £86m Pre-tax profit* £35m £41m 10.9p Earnings per share* 3.9p 5.5p 4.5p Dividends per share 2.0p 2.2p £104m Net Cash £135m £63m * Before exceptionals and goodwill am

  6. Slide 6: Performance by Sector

    Balfour Bea~y Performance by Sector 2000 First First Full Half Half Year £m 2000 2001 Building, Building Management 39 and Services 14 22 +57% Civil and Specialist Engineering 27 and Services 10 7 -30% 6 Rail Engineering and Services 6 7 +17% 41 Investments and Developments 18 23 +28% Operating prof

  7. Slide 7: Building, Building Management and Services

    Balfour Bea~y Building, Building Management and Services 2000 First Half First Half Full Year £m 2000 2001 18 Construction 7 9 21 Services and Systems 7 13 39 14 22 • Construction and service businesses improve • Significant contribution from Integral • More even half-year split

  8. Slide 8: Performance by Sector

    Balfour Bea~y Performance by Sector 2000 First First Full Half Half Year £m 2000 2001 Building, Building Management 39 and Services 14 22 +57% Civil and Specialist Engineering 27 and Services 10 7 -30% 6 Rail Engineering and Services 6 7 +17% 41 Investments and Developments 18 23 +28% Operating prof

  9. Slide 9: Civil and Specialist Engineering and Services

    Balfour Bea~y Civil and Specialist Engineering and Services 2000 First Half First Half Full Year £m 2000 2001 24 Continuing businesses 9 6 3 Cables 1 1 27 10 7 • Foot and mouth impact on power networks business • Ducab sold • Seasonal uplift anticipated in second-half

  10. Slide 10: Civil and Specialist Engineering and Services

    Balfour Bea~y Civil and Specialist Engineering and Services Operating Profits 20 18 17 16 15 14 12 10 10 9 8 7 6 4 2 0 First Half Second Half First Half Second Half First Half

  11. Slide 11: Performance by Sector

    Balfour Bea~y Performance by Sector 2000 First First Full Half Half Year £m 2000 2001 Building, Building Management 39 and Services 14 22 +57% Civil and Specialist Engineering 27 and Services 10 7 -30% 6 Rail Engineering and Services 6 7 +17% 41 Investments and Developments 18 23 +28% Operating prof

  12. Slide 12: Rail Engineering and Services

    Balfour Bea~y Rail Engineering and Services 2000 First Half First Half Full Year £m 2000 2001 (8) Maintenance 2 (2) 10 Specialist Businesses 4 4 4 Acquisitions - 5 6 6 7 • First quarter RT1a losses; IMC2000 from 1/4/2001 • Earnings from acquisitions second-half biased

  13. Slide 13: Performance by Sector

    Balfour Bea~y Performance by Sector 2000 First First Full Half Half Year £m 2000 2001 Building, Building Management 39 and Services 14 22 +57% Civil and Specialist Engineering 27 and Services 10 7 -30% 6 Rail Engineering and Services 6 7 +17% 41 Investments and Developments 18 23 +28% Operating prof

  14. Slide 14: Investments and Developments

    Balfour Bea~y Investments and Developments 2000 First Half First Half Full Year £m 2000 2001 24 PFI/PPP 15 12 16 Barking Power 4 12 1 Property (1) (1) 41 18 23

  15. Slide 15: Cashflow from Activities

    Balfour Bea~y Cashflow from Activities £m Group operating profit 25 Dividends from J/Vs and associates 6 Goodwill amortisation 5 Capex less depreciation (2) Increase in working capital (19) Group interest (1) Tax (1) Cash from operations 13

  16. Slide 16: Movement in Net Cash

    Balfour Bea~y Movement in Net Cash £m Opening net cash 104 Cash from operations 13 Net cost of acquisitions/disposals (8) Investments (24) Share buy back/minority interest repaid (2) Cash expenditure on exceptionals (2) Dividends (16) Exchange (2) Closing net cash 63

  17. Slide 17: Group Balance Sheet

    Balfour Bea~y Group Balance Sheet First Half First Half £m 2001 2000 Goodwill 173 63 Net cash 63 135 Other assets (73) (52) Shareholders funds 163 146

  18. Slide 18: Summary

    Balfour Bea~y Summary • Continuing growth in underlying earnings • Strong cash flow • Strong cash position to support future growth

  19. Slide 19: Mike Welton, Chief Executive

    Balfour Bea~y Mike Welton Chief Executive

  20. Slide 20: Key Objectives

    Balfour Bea~y Key Objectives • Sustainability - Better, more secure margins • Focus - Maintain competitive advantage • Growth - Organic and by acquisition • Process - Continuous improvement

  21. Slide 21: Key Objectives

    Balfour Bea~y Key Objectives as stated in August 1999 • Generate steady and sustainable earnings growth • Improve the quality of earnings • Retain strong financial disciplines and control • Manage continuous business process improvement • Maximise range of group capabilities • Develop businesses wit

  22. Slide 22: Underlying Operating Profit Growth

    Balfour Bea~y Underlying Operating Profit* Growth £m 140 113 120 98 100 85 80 66 60 40 59 48 48 20 36 25 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 1st Half Full year * From continuing businesses, before exceptional items and goodwill amortisation

  23. Slide 23: Quality of Earnings

    Balfour Bea~y Quality of Earnings • Base margins improved • Approximately 30% of sales in long-term service contracts • Earnings underpinned by predictable concession income • Order book size and quality

  24. Slide 24: Order Book

    Balfour Bea~y Order Book June Dec June £bn 2000 2000 2001 Building, Building Management and Services 1.1 1.3 1.5 Civil and Specialised Engineering 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rail Engineering and Services 0.7 0.9 1.2 Total 2.8 3.3 3.9 Current order book: over 40% in support services

  25. Slide 25: Quality of Earnings

    Balfour Bea~y Quality of Earnings • Base margins improved • Approximately 30% of sales in long-term service contracts • Earnings underpinned by predictable concession income • Order book size and quality • Operating profits underpinned by operating cash

  26. Slide 26: Cash Underpins Profits

    Balfour Bea~y Cash Underpins Profits Operating Operating £m Profit* Cash* 1996-2000 277 302 * Excluding joint ventures and associates

  27. Slide 27: Financial Disciplines and Control

    Balfour Bea~y Financial Disciplines and Control • Profit before turnover, strict margin targets • Conservative profit recognition and accounting • Strong operating cash and working capital controls

  28. Slide 28: Business Process Improvement

    Balfour Bea~y Business Process Improvement • Supplier base cut radically; preferred supplier regime • Enhanced Risk Management system • Alliance with BuildOnLine for e-commerce • Increasing emphasis on Knowledge Management • Repeat business ratios continue to improve

  29. Slide 29: Maximising Group Capabilities

    Balfour Bea~y Maximising Group Capabilities • Strong public and private sector market trends to outsource services and interface management – PFI, prime contracting, design and build • Comprehensive and successful combination of linked skills/disciplines in PFI hospitals, schools, etc • Increasing c

  30. Slide 30: Develop Growth Businesses

    Balfour Bea~y Develop Growth Businesses • Rail – Acquisitions for electrification, trackwork, signalling – Market presence extended in key growth areas • PPP/PFI – 11 concessions active, most now earning – LUL PPP – Extensive bidding and prequalification • USA – Building control systems – Civil and

  31. Slide 31: Key Objectives

    Balfour Bea~y Key Objectives • Sustainability - Better, more secure margins • Focus - Maintain competitive advantage • Growth - Organic and by acquisition • Process - Continuous improvement

  32. Slide 32: Building, Building Management and Services

    Balfour Bea~y Building, Building Management and Services Sector status • Strong profit growth momentum • Excellent business mix Key market dynamics • Increasing demand for outsourcing, service integration and efficient construction

  33. Slide 33: Civil and Specialist Engineering and Services

    Balfour Bea~y Civil and Specialist Engineering and Services Sector status • Stable underlying profitability • Period returns variable Key market dynamics • Substantially increased public/PPP spending plans for UK and US infrastructure

  34. Slide 34: Rail Engineering and Services

    Balfour Bea~y Rail Engineering and Services Sector status • UK maintenance position stabilised • Broad business mix based on leadership positions Key market dynamics • Worldwide market growth in mainline and light rail expenditure

  35. Slide 35: Investments and Developments

    Balfour Bea~y Investments and Developments Sector status • Current portfolio set to deliver predictable growth • LUL PPP • First-class team targeting carefully selected opportunities Key market dynamics • £20 billion of PFI deals over the next 5 years plus further growth in PPP

  36. Slide 36: The Future

    Balfour Bea~y The Future • Order book of £3.9 billion a new record • Key markets remain positive • Business mix to exploit key long-term market trends • Rail business recovering after 2000 setback • Further acquisitions and market opportunities being evaluated • Continuing adherence to key objective

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