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Sector Review<br />
Medical<br />
Products which enhance the quality of life for patients and improve the quality<br />
of care delivered by providers. Devices that assess eye health, assist with eye<br />
surgery and primary care applications. Critical fluidic components used by<br />
medical diagnostic OEMs and laboratories. Sensor technologies used in<br />
hospitals to track assets and support patient and staff safety.<br />
Adam Meyers<br />
Sector Chief Executive, Medical<br />
Performance<br />
KPIs <strong>2016</strong><br />
Group<br />
target<br />
Revenue growth 1 17.4% –<br />
Organic revenue growth 1 (constant currency) 9.8% >5%<br />
Profit growth 1 13.9% –<br />
Organic profit growth 1 (constant currency) 9.1% >5%<br />
Return on Sales 2 26.0% >18%<br />
The Medical sector delivered good organic revenue and<br />
profit growth in all of our niches, reaching record revenue<br />
and profit levels yet again. Profit and revenue growth,<br />
ROS and ROCE continue well above Group targets. We<br />
continued to strengthen the Medical sector organisation<br />
to support organic growth and acquisition activity.<br />
Revenue allocated to R&D has increased, strengthening<br />
our innovative technology development pipeline and helping<br />
to fuel revenue growth. Despite this and other investments<br />
our cash contribution was still above Group target.<br />
Three new businesses were acquired during the year.<br />
We continue to focus on acquiring in this sector.<br />
Revenue % of Group<br />
25%<br />
Profit % of Group<br />
28%<br />
R&D % of Revenue 3 4.5% >4%<br />
Contribution to Group<br />
£m <strong>2016</strong> 2015 2014 2013 2012<br />
Revenue 199 169 163 136 100<br />
Profit 52 45 42 36 26<br />
1<br />
Sector revenue and adjusted 4 sector profit before finance expense are compared to the<br />
equivalent prior year figures.<br />
2<br />
Return on Sales is defined as adjusted 4 sector profit before finance expense and taxation<br />
expressed as a percentage of sector revenue.<br />
3<br />
Sector research and development expenditure expressed as a percentage of sector revenue.<br />
4<br />
Adjusted to remove the amortisation of acquired intangible assets and acquisition items<br />
(see note 1 to the Accounts).<br />
MARKET TRENDS AND GROWTH DRIVERS<br />
The Medical sector growth driver of increasing demand for healthcare<br />
is underpinned by:<br />
• worldwide population ageing and increasing life expectancy<br />
• increasing prevalence of diabetes, obesity and hypertension<br />
• increasing healthcare access in developing economies<br />
• new medical diagnostic technologies<br />
• new or improved surgical and pharmaceutical therapies<br />
Global demand for medical devices is forecast to continue to grow by about<br />
5% per year for the next few years with the highest growth of 8.5% in Asia.<br />
A steady rise in the proportion of the global population aged over 60<br />
drives demand for healthcare, in both developed and developing countries.<br />
Because eyesight problems and high blood pressure are both age-related,<br />
population ageing is a key driver for our ophthalmology and hypertension<br />
management businesses.<br />
38 <strong>Halma</strong> plc Annual Report and Accounts <strong>2016</strong>