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Weir — The Weir Group — FY2006 Earnings Presentation

27 slides from Weir's earnings presentation, Mar 21, 2007

  1. Slide 1: 2006 Full Year Results

    The Weir Group PLC Analysts Presentation Excellent Engineering London, 21 March 2007 Solutions 2006 Full Year Results

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Agenda ƒ Introduction & financial highlights Sir Robert Smith ƒ Financial review Keith Cochrane ƒ Input and operational review Mark Selway ƒ Outlook Mark Selway ƒ Questions and answers All 2

  3. Slide 3: Financial Highlights 2006

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Financial Highlights 2006 2006 Group Results 2006 Variance Continuing Operations % Order Input (1) £1,099.5m Up 23% Revenue £940.9m Up 19% Operating profit (2) £87.7m Up 32% Pre-tax profit (2) £87.1m Up 40% Earnings per share (2) 32.4p Up 38% Cash g

  4. Slide 4: Financial review

    The Weir Group PLC Analysts Presentation Excellent Engineering London, 21 March 2007 Solutions 2006 Full Year Results Financial review 4

  5. Slide 5: Consolidated Income Statement

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Consolidated Income Statement 2006 2005 £m £m Revenue – Continuing Operations 940.9 789.4 Profit from Continuing Operations 87.7 66.3 Exceptional items 15.7 (24.7) Operating profit from Continuing Operations 103.4 41.6 Net Interest & Other Finance I

  6. Slide 6: Revenue Up £151.5m

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Revenue Up £151.5m Continuing Operations 2006 2005 £m £m Engineering Products (1) 608.5 501.4 +21% Engineering Services (1) 225.2 218.8 +3% Defence, Nuclear & Gas (1) 107.2 68.3 +57% 940.9 788.5 +19% Foreign Exchange - 0.9 Group Operations 940.9 789

  7. Slide 7: Operating Profit Up £21.4m

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Operating Profit (1) Up £21.4m Continuing Operations 2006 2005 Variance 2006 2005 £m £m £m % % Engineering Products(1) (2) 62.6 41.9 20.7 10.3 8.4 Engineering Services (2) 12.4 13.6 (1.2) 5.5 6.2 Defence, Nuclear & Gas (2) 9.8 6.7 3.1 9.1 9.8 Centra

  8. Slide 8: Exceptional Items – Continuing Operations

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Exceptional Items – Continuing Operations 2006 2005 £m £m Profit on sale of Huddersfield Site 6.8 - Fundamental restructuring costs (1.8) (24.7) Pension Scheme benefit amendments 10.7 - Net exceptional items 15.7 (24.7) 8

  9. Slide 9: Net Interest Expense

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Net Interest Expense 2006 2005 Variance £m £m £m Interest Costs (10.8) (6.6) 4.2 Interest Income 5.3 2.0 (3.3) Net Interest Costs (5.5) (4.6) 0.9 Other Finance Income – retirement benefits 4.9 0.5 (4.4) (0.6) (4.1) (3.5) 9

  10. Slide 10: Taxation

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Taxation Profit Before Tax Tax Rate £m £m % Excluding exceptional items: - before JVs & Associates 76.6 (19.9) 26 - JVs & Associates 14.2 (3.7) 26 90.8 (23.6) Exceptional items 15.7 (2.7) 17 106.5 (26.3) 25 JVs & Associates (3.7) 3.7 Reported in Inc

  11. Slide 11: Cash Flow and Net Debt

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Cash Flow and Net Debt 2006 2005 £m £m Operating cash flows – pre working capital and pension contribution 99.6 76.7 Working Capital 34.9 (5.4) Cash generated from operations 134.5 71.3 Special Pension Contribution (7.0) (10.0) Operating cash flows

  12. Slide 12: Working Capital Cash Flow

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Working Capital Cash Flow Continuing operations 2006 2006 Closing Balance Cash Closing Sheet Flow Balance As % of revenue £m Sheet £m 2005 2006 Inventories (7.0) 120.9 15.6 12.8 Trade and other receivables (2.9) 203.8 26.3 21.7 Trade and other payab

  13. Slide 13: Pension and other post-employment benefit plans

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Pension and other post-employment benefit plans £m £m Net deficit at Dec 2005 (61.6) Service Costs (5.8) Expected return on plan assets 36.2 Interest cost on plan liabilities (31.3) Other finance income 4.9 Exceptional gain – pension benefit amendme

  14. Slide 14: Financial Summary

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Financial Summary ƒ Operating profit of £87.7m, up £21.4m (32%). ƒ Operating cash flow of £134.5m, up £63.2m. ƒ EPS - Continuing Operations (excluding exceptionals), 32.4p (up 38%). ƒ Dividend 14.5p per ordinary share, up 10%. ƒ Net debt and pension

  15. Slide 15: Input & Operational review

    The Weir Group PLC Analysts Presentation Excellent Engineering London, 21 March 2007 Solutions 2006 Full Year Results Input & Operational review

  16. Slide 16: Order Input by Division

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Order Input by Division1 2006 2005 Variance Continuing Operations £m £m % Engineering Products 683.8 555.0 +23% Engineering Services 236.6 225.5 +5% Defence, Nuclear & Gas 179.1 112.0 +60% Total 1099.5 892.5 +23% Engineering Products: Minerals 390.5

  17. Slide 17: Order input by geographic location

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Order input by geographic location1 2006 2005 Variance Continuing Operations £m £m % Americas 380.0 328.2 +15.8% Indo Pacific 203.4 156.5 +30.0% Europe & FSU 163.0 81.7 +99.5% Middle East / Africa 132.8 111.9 +18.7% United Kingdom 129.3 127.5 +1.4%

  18. Slide 18: Order input by sector

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Order input by sector1 2006 Input Continuing operations 2006 2005 Variance Water & waste General industrial £m £m % water 14% 5% >80% of input Minerals processing 308.7 261.0 +18% Naval & marine Oil & gas 225.8 168.4 +34% 16% Minerals processing Pow

  19. Slide 19: Engineering Products Division

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Engineering Products Division Sector Summary ORDER INPUT Up 23% Power Oil Minerals Processing £683.8m General Industrial Water Other Financial summary 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2006 2005 Var Geographic Summary £m £m % Order input 683.8 555.0 +23% Amer

  20. Slide 20: Minerals – 2006 performance

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Weir Engineering Products Division Minerals – 2006 performance 250 Sector Summary MINERALS Up 19% 200 150 ORDER INPUT £m 100 50 £390.5m 0 Minerals Power Gen Ind Oil Other 2006 2005 265.6 228.7 47.2 36.8 45.4 44.5 26.0 11.3 6.3 6.8 Input history % Va

  21. Slide 21: Clear Liquid – 2006 performance

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Weir Engineering Products Division Clear Liquid – 2006 performance 100 80 >75% of input Sector Summary CLEAR LIQUID Up 32% 60 ORDER INPUT £m 40 20 £222.7m 0 Oil Gen Ind Power Water Minerals 2006 2005 97.6 62.3 41.0 30.0 34.3 29.7 31.8 33.0 18.1 13.1

  22. Slide 22: Valves & Controls – 2006 performance

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Weir Engineering Products Division Valves & Controls – 2006 performance 40 >80% of input Sector Summary VALVES & CONTROLS Up 20% 30 ORDER INPUT £m 20 10 £70.6m 0 Power Oil & Gas Gen Ind Other 2006 39.5 18 12.4 0.6 2005 35.5 12.2 10.6 0.3 Input histo

  23. Slide 23: Weir Engineering Services Division 2006 performance

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Weir Engineering Services Division 2006 performance 80 Sector Summary SERVICES Up 5% 60 ORDER INPUT £m 40 20 0 General £236.6m Oil Power Minerals Water Naval Industrial 2006 84.2 53.2 42.6 24.6 17.8 14.1 2005 62.5 80.2 31.5 19.1 18.8 13.4 Financial

  24. Slide 24: Weir Defence, Nuclear & Gas Division 2006 performance

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Weir Defence, Nuclear & Gas Division 2006 performance Sector Summary DEFENCE, NUCLEAR 150 & GAS Up 60% 100 £m ORDER INPUT 50 0 Naval & marine Power General Oil £179.1m 2006 164.2 9.8 5.1 0.0 2005 77.0 14.0 0.8 20.3 Financial summary % Var 113% -30%

  25. Slide 25: “Journey to Excellence” scorecard

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions “Journey to Excellence” scorecard Disposal and closure of 13 9 non core businesses “Best ever results” 9 Focus on power, oil, mining 2002* 2006** Variance and naval & defence 9 Restructured under-performers Input £650.9m £1,099.5m Up 69% Revenue £84

  26. Slide 26: Outlook

    The Weir Group PLC Excellent Engineering Solutions Outlook Engineering Products Engineering Services Defence, Nuclear & Division Division Gas Division Expected to deliver Expected to grow Like for like performance growth in revenue, margins and profits is anticipated in 2007. margins and profit when

  27. Slide 27: 2006 Full Year Results

    The Weir Group PLC Analysts Presentation Excellent Engineering London, 21 March 2007 Solutions 2006 Full Year Results 27

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