Half Year Results

For the period ended 30 June 2022

28th July 2022

Agenda

1 Introduction and highlights

2 Financial review

3 Evolve strategic update

  1. Q&A
  2. Appendix

2

Introduction and highlights

3

Introduction and highlights

Revenue growth across all divisions converting strongly to profit and cash

Strong revenue growth

Converting strongly to

profit and cash

Continued strategic

progress

Confident in prospects

for full year

  • Group revenue increases by 34% to £1.3bn
  • Strong growth across all divisions, and particularly in our discretionary coach businesses
  • Momentum building with Q2 stronger than Q1
  • Benefits of operational leverage as we return to scale
  • Operating profit up 295% to £91m
  • Step up in operating margin to 7% and cash conversion increased to 70%
  • Strong growth pipeline - £2.1bn bidding and acquisition opportunities, predominantly in ALSA and North America
  • 16 new contract wins, entry into Portugal with mobilisation of Lisbon, and one of two in final stage in Dubai
  • Progressing fleet decarbonisation - UK Bus business on track to 50% zero emission by 2025
  • Strong first half performance provides confidence for full year
  • UK Coach recovery expected to build in H2
  • Remain focused on managing inflationary environment
  • Continue to anticipate reinstating the dividend for FY 2022

4

Introduction and highlights

Evolve delivering progress across all divisions

ALSA

  • Demand recovery in Long Haul and strong Morocco performance driving revenue growth
  • Record revenue per km, up 19% yoy
  • Entered paratransit market via acquisition in Spain
  • Lisbon - first of 2 contracts mobilised in Portugal
  • 'Best Place to Work' certification in Morocco

North America

  • Revenue and profit in Shuttle ahead of 2019…
  • …9 new contract wins will boost this going forward
  • Asset light paratransit contract win in Richmond, Virginia
  • Achieving rate increases ahead of expected wage inflation in School Bus
  • 25% reduction in speeding events, year on year

UK & Germany

  • UK Bus patronage performing ahead of industry average
  • Strong recovery in UK Coach provides momentum into H2
  • Further progress on transition to ZEVs and achieving greater than expected efficiencies
  • Improving NPS in Coach, ahead of 2019
  • Successful mobilisation of Emergency contract award in German Rail

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