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Annual Report and Accounts - Hemscott IR

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Finance Director’s<br />

Review of the Year<br />

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2012<br />

Paul Hampden Smith<br />

Finance Director<br />

Financial achievements<br />

2012 has been a year of consolidation as we have<br />

continued to manage our businesses so they are well<br />

positioned to take advantage of the opportunities that<br />

will arise when our markets start to improve. Our balance<br />

sheet is stronger, with lease adjusted net debt to adjusted<br />

EBITDAR reducing from 3.4 times to 3.2 times, our<br />

dividend up by 25% <strong>and</strong> in January 2013 we have secured<br />

a £50m increase in our medium term funding.<br />

Investment has been carefully targeted towards<br />

projects that give the best short-term returns, in<br />

particular Toolstation expansion, our focus on lowering<br />

debt has realised a further £155m reduction in<br />

underlying debt (before business acquisitions of £24m)<br />

<strong>and</strong> we have made significant progress on the BSS<br />

synergy <strong>and</strong> integration projects.<br />

Our operating margin has improved <strong>and</strong> we have<br />

maintained strong cost control; even though RPI<br />

annual inflation in 2012 was 3.1% we have reduced our<br />

like-for-like overheads by 2.3% whilst continuing to<br />

invest in the business.<br />

Financial performance<br />

The following table shows the Group’s key financial<br />

performance indicators:<br />

2012 2011<br />

Adjusted operating profit to revenue 6.7% 6.6%<br />

Group adjusted overheads to revenue 23.8% 23.6%<br />

Profit before tax growth 16.2% 37.0%<br />

Adjusted profit before tax growth 1.1% 36.9%<br />

Adjusted earnings per share 95.1p 93.1p<br />

Adjusted dividend cover 3.8x 4.7x<br />

Free cash flow (note 35) £242m £294m<br />

Lease adjusted net debt to adjusted EBITDAR (note 36) 3.2x 3.4x<br />

Adjusted pre-tax return on capital (note 37) 11.5% 11.3%<br />

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