Half Year Results 2021
Overview
Kevin Lyons‐Tarr, CEO
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Results Summary
Revenue | Underlying* profit | Underlying* | ||
before tax | basic EPS | |||
$326.81m | $3.55m | 9.65c |
23% | 2020 HY: $0.25m | 2020 HY: 0.73c |
CashInterim dividend
$52.80m | 15.00 cents |
2020 FY: $37.49m | 2020 HY: Nil |
*Underlying is before defined benefit pension charges
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Financial Review
David Seekings, CFO
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Group Income Statement
H1 2021 | H1 2020 | FY 2020 | • | Revenue +23% | ||||
o Strong recovery from pandemic | ||||||||
$'000 | $'000 | % | $'000 | |||||
o US $321.7m; UK $5.1m | ||||||||
Revenue | 326,808 | 265,808 | 23% | 560,040 | ||||
• | Gross profit +24% | |||||||
Gross profit | 95,606 | 77,284 | 24% | 157,936 | ||||
Gross profit % | 29.25% | 29.08% | 28.20% | o | Margin % steady YOY | |||
Marketing costs | (59,889) | (47,157) | 27% | (92,880) | o ~ 3% lower than pre‐pandemic | |||
level in H1 2019 | ||||||||
Selling costs | (15,427) | (15,211) | 1% | (30,784) | ||||
Admin & central costs | (16,196) | (14,362) | 13% | (29,246) | • | Marketing costs +27% | ||
Share option related charges | (327) | (422) | -23% | (634) | o | Recalibrated marketing portfolio | ||
taking shape | ||||||||
Underlying operating profit | 3,767 | 132 | 4,392 | |||||
Operating margin | 1.15% | 0.05% | 0.78% | o | 2020 comparative reflects | |||
Interest | (213) | 121 | (25) | substantial spend reduction | ||||
• | Overheads +7% | |||||||
Underlying profit before tax | 3,554 | 253 | 4,367 | |||||
o Selling costs flat YOY | ||||||||
Defined benefit pension admin | ||||||||
(172) | (165) | (420) | o Admin 2020 cost includes | |||||
costs | benefit of job retention credits | |||||||
Pension finance charges | (15) | (62) | (104) | under US CARES Act ~ $3.6m | ||||
o | Central costs $1.9m (2020: | |||||||
Profit before tax | 3,367 | 26 | 3,843 | |||||
$1.7m) | ||||||||
Tax | (808) | (5) | (753) | |||||
Profit after tax | 2,559 | 21 | 3,090 |
Underlying basic EPS | 9.65c | 0.73c | 12.55c |
Basic EPS | 9.12c | 0.07c | 11.03c |
- Operating margin and EPS reflect improving financial results
- Effective tax rate 24%
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