Renishaw PLC Trading update (2022U)

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Renishaw PLC

20 October 2017

Renishaw plc

Trading update

20th October 2017

Ahead of the AGM being held at noon today, we are providing a short trading update as follows:

Renishaw plc, the global high-precision metrology and healthcare manufacturer, publishes this trading update for the three months ended 30th September 2017. It contains unaudited information that covers the first quarter and the period since.

Trading activity

 
 Continuing operations     First quarter    First quarter   Change 
                                    2018             2017 
-----------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------- 
 Metrology                     GBP137.1m        GBP108.9m     +26% 
-----------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------- 
 Healthcare                      GBP5.2m          GBP4.0m     +30% 
-----------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------- 
 Total Revenue                 GBP142.3m        GBP112.8m     +26% 
-----------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------- 
  Adjusted* Profit 
   before tax                   GBP35.8m         GBP15.1m    +137% 
-----------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------- 
 Statutory Profit               GBP36.9m         GBP10.7m 
  before tax 
-----------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------- 
 

Revenue from continuing operations for the first quarter of the current financial year was GBP142.3m, a growth of 26% over the GBP112.8m for the corresponding period last year. Revenue benefited due to a number of large orders from Far East customers in the consumer electronics markets. We experienced underlying growth at constant exchange rates of 20% with growth in all regions.

In our metrology business revenue amounted to GBP137.1m compared to GBP108.9m last year, with an underlying growth at constant exchange rates of 20%. Revenue in our healthcare business was GBP5.2m compared with GBP4.0m last year, a growth of 29% at constant exchange rates.

Restated and adjusted* profit before tax from continuing operations for the first quarter amounted to GBP35.8m compared with GBP15.1m last year.

Financial position

The Group balance sheet remains strong with net cash balances of GBP82.6m as at 30th September 2017 (30th June 2017: GBP64.8m), including an escrow account of GBP12.9m (30th June 2017: GBP12.9m) which provides additional security for the UK defined benefit pension scheme.

Outlook

The Board remains confident in the future prospects of the Group and of achieving good growth in both revenue and profit in this financial year.

The results for the half year ending 31(st) December 2017 will be released on 25th January 2018.

Sir David McMurtry

CBE, RDI, FRS, FREng, CEng, FIMechE

Chairman and Chief Executive

20th October 2017

Renishaw plc

   Registered office            New Mills, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8JR 
   Registered number         1106260 
   LEI number                    21380048ADXM6Z67CT18 
   Telephone number          01453 524524 
   Website                        www.renishaw.com 
   *    Adjusted profit before tax and prior year restatements 

In the trading update issued on 13(th) October 2016, the profit before tax for the first quarter of the financial year 2016 was reported as GBP14.1m. The results of Renishaw Diagnostics Limited and the spatial measurement business have now been excluded as these businesses have been reclassified as discontinued activities, giving rise to an increase in profit before tax of GBP1.0m.

The adjustment to statutory profit relates to the accounting treatment of certain forward currency contracts used as hedging instruments which do not qualify for hedge accounting as they do not meet the hedge effectiveness criteria set out in the International Accounting Standard IAS39 'Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement'. The board deems that the adjusted profit before tax better reflects the underlying performance of the Group. The following table reconciles statutory profit before tax to adjusted profit before tax:

 
 GBP'm                                                            Q1 2018          Q1 
                                                                                 2017 
 
 Profit before tax as reported Oct 2016                                          14.1 
 
 Restatement for discontinued operations                                          1.0 
 
 Restated adjusted profit before tax 
  from continuing operations                                         35.8        15.1 
 
 Fair value gains/losses on financial 
  instruments not eligible for hedge accounting 
 
      *    reported in revenue                                        0.1         2.1 
 
      *    reported in losses from the fair value of financial 
           instruments                                                1.0       (6.5) 
 
 Restated statutory profit before tax 
  from continuing operations                                         36.9        10.7 
                                                                 ========  ========== 
 

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