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Galliford Try HoldingsAnnouncement

11/07/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 9266V  Galliford Try Holdings PLC  11 July 2024

 

 

 

GALLIFORD TRY HOLDINGS PLC TRADING UPDATE

THURSDAY 11 JULY 2024

 

STRONG PERFORMANCE AND CONFIDENT OUTLOOK

 

Galliford Try Holdings plc, the UK construction group, today provides an
update on trading for the year ended 30 June 2024.  The Group expects to
announce its results for the full year on 19 September 2024.

 

Highlights

 

·    Strong progress in the year against our strategic targets, with
increased revenue and profit before tax.

·    Full year revenue and pre-exceptional profit before tax expected to
be above the upper end of current analyst forecasts(1).

·    Continued balance sheet strength, with circa £227m of cash at 30
June 2024 (2023: £220m) and average month-end cash during the financial year
of circa £155m (2023: £135m).

·   Confident outlook driven by a high-quality order book of £3.8bn
(2023: £3.7bn) with 92% of revenue for the new financial year secured (2023:
92%).

·   Capital Markets Event, held on 23 May 2024, set out the Group's growth
strategy to 2030, building further on the strong operational and financial
performance delivered since 2021.

·    Kris Hampson will join the Group as Chief Financial Officer on 2
September 2024.

 

(1) The range of analyst forecasts for revenue and pre-exceptional profit
before tax for the year ended 30 June 2024 is £1.435bn to £1.643bn and
£26.7m to £29.2m respectively as at 1 July 2024.

 

 

Current Trading

 

The Group performed well throughout the year and as a result of the strong
progress against its strategic targets set in 2021, the Group, in May 2024,
updated its sustainable financial growth targets through to 2030, which
include:

 

 Divisional operating margin  increasing to 4.0% through a focus on both top and bottom line growth and
                              accelerated growth in our higher-margin adjacent market businesses
 Revenue                      growing to in excess of £2.2bn, maintaining disciplined contract selection

                            and robust risk management in resilient market sectors

 Cash                         retain a strong balance sheet and operating cash generation
 Dividends                    sustainable dividends with earnings cover of 1.8x

 

The strong momentum reported at the half year results continued in the second
half of the year, and as a result, the Group expects to report full year
revenue and pre-exceptional profit before tax above the upper end of current
analyst forecasts(1).

 

Balance Sheet

 

The year-end cash at 30 June 2024 was circa £227m and in addition the Group
has a circa £42m portfolio of Public Private Partnership (PPP) assets, no
pensions liabilities and no debt or associated covenants.  Average month-end
cash for the year ended 30 June 2024 was circa £155m (year to 30 June 2023:
£135m).

 

The Group's strong balance sheet is an important differentiator for our
clients and suppliers.

 

Order Book and Outlook

 

The Group's operations are predominantly in the public and regulated
sectors.  We operate across the UK and are well positioned to deliver on
local and national commitments to improve the UK's economic and social
infrastructure.

 

The Group continues to see a strong pipeline of new opportunities across its
chosen sectors.  Since January 2024 we have been successful in securing
projects and participation on major frameworks including:

 

-     the £3.2bn Communities & Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC)
Newbuild Development Framework for affordable homes.

-      the Scottish government's £600m public sector civil engineering
works framework.

-      South West Water's Tier 2 Delivery Partners MEICA framework.

-      £500m Generation Five (Gen5) Civil Engineering, Highways and
Transportation Collaborative Framework 2024-    2028.

-      £101m of public sector building projects for the Ministry of
Justice and Defence Infrastructure Organisation.

-      £98m of Infrastructure projects, in South London for Thames Water,
the Netley Water Treatment Works in Surrey and, in highways, redevelopment of
the A629 route into central Halifax.

-      the new £69m Paisley Grammar School Community Campus on behalf of
Renfrewshire Council.

 

The Group has a strong order book of £3.8bn at 30 June 2024.  We start the
new financial year with 92% of revenue secured and with significant investment
required in our chosen sectors of the UK's infrastructure.

 

Bill Hocking, Chief Executive, commented:

 

"We expect to report another year of strong performance across all our
operations with increased revenue and profit as we continue to progress our
updated Sustainable Growth Strategy to 2030.

 

Galliford Try's ability to maintain its balance sheet strength is key to our
clients and suppliers as well as our continued success in maintaining a
high-quality order book in our chosen sectors.  Our confidence in the future
is supported by our order book as well as a long-term pipeline of future
opportunities.

 

I continue to be impressed by our people, their professionalism and work
ethic.   We are excited about the new financial year, our strategy to 2030
and the opportunity to deliver further strong performance and long-term
sustainable value for all stakeholders."

 

 

A conference call for Analysts and Investors will be held at 09:30am BST
today, Thursday 11 July 2024(2):

 

Dial-in:
UK-Wide: +44 (0) 33 0551 0200

 

Password (if prompted):   Galliford Trading Update

 

(2)Please join the event 5-10 minutes prior to scheduled start time. If
prompted, provide the conference password or event title.

 

For further enquiries please contact:

 

 Galliford Try  Bill Hocking, Chief Executive                            01895 855001

                Kevin Corbett, General Counsel & Company Secretary

 Teneo          James Macey White/Victoria Boxall                        020 7260 2700

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inside information (as defined by Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014),
as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal)
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those Regulations.

 

 

Note to Editors

 

Galliford Try is a leading UK construction group listed on the London Stock
Exchange.  Operating as Galliford Try and Morrison Construction, the Group
carries out building and infrastructure projects with clients in the public,
private and regulated sectors across the UK.

 

 

 

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