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REG - Johnson Matthey PLC - Final Results <Origin Href="QuoteRef">JMAT.L</Origin> - Part 2

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                                                       0.2                    -                     
 Profit before tax                                                                                     461.6                  386.3                 
 Income tax expense                                                                                    (77.0)                 (60.6)                
 Profit for the year                                                                                   384.6                  325.7                 
                                                                                                                                                      
 Attributable to:                                                                                                                                   
 Owners of the parent company                                                                          386.0                  333.1                 
 Non-controlling interests                                                                             (1.4)                  (7.4)                 
                                                                                                                   384.6                 325.7        
                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                   pence                 pence        
                                                                                                                                                      
 Earnings per ordinary share attributable to the equity holders of the parent company                              
                                                                                       Basic                       201.2                 166.2        
                                                                                       Diluted                     200.8                 165.9        
                                                                                                                                                      
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Total Comprehensive Income 
 
for the year ended 31st March 2017 
 
                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                   2017              2016         
                                                                                                                    Notes          £ million         £ million    
                                                                                                                                                                  
 Profit for the year                                                                                                       384.6              325.7             
 Other comprehensive income:                                                                                                                                    
                                          Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:                                                                  
                                          Remeasurements of post-employment benefit assets and liabilities          10             (18.4)            180.1        
                                          Tax on above items taken directly to or transferred from equity                          2.0               (39.1)       
                                                                                                                           (16.4)             141.0             
                                          Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:                                                          
                                          Currency translation differences                                                         163.9             23.8         
                                          Share of currency translation differences of joint venture and associate                 1.3               0.3          
                                          Cash flow hedges                                                                         (1.4)             5.6          
                                          Fair value losses on net investment hedges                                               (21.0)            (1.2)        
                                          Fair value gains / (losses) on available-for-sale investments                            7.0               (5.5)        
                                          Tax on above items taken directly to or transferred from equity                          (0.4)             (4.7)        
                                                                                                                                   149.4             18.3         
 Other comprehensive income for the year                                                                                   133.0              159.3             
 Total comprehensive income for the year                                                                                   517.6              485.0             
                                                                                                                                                                  
 Attributable to:                                                                                                                                               
 Owners of the parent company                                                                                              518.5              492.8             
 Non-controlling interests                                                                                                 (0.9)              (7.8)             
                                                                                                                                   517.6             485.0        
                                                                                                                                                                  
 
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet 
 
as at 31st March 2017 
 
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                  2017                  2016         
                                                                Notes             £ million             £ million    
                                                                                                                     
 Assets                                                                                                            
 Non-current assets                                                                                                
 Property, plant and equipment                                         1,235.1               1,086.3               
 Goodwill                                                              607.1                 570.0                 
 Other intangible assets                                               288.3                 225.0                 
 Deferred income tax assets                                            25.6                  22.2                  
 Investments and other receivables                                     107.3                 92.3                  
 Interest rate swaps                                        7          17.4                  11.1                  
 Post-employment benefit net assets                         10         116.6                 109.1                 
 Total non-current assets                                              2,397.4               2,116.0               
                                                                                                                     
 Current assets                                                                                                    
 Inventories                                                           772.3                 653.7                 
 Current income tax assets                                             20.4                  21.9                  
 Trade and other receivables                                           1,139.4               948.0                 
 Cash and cash equivalents ─ cash and deposits              7          330.4                 304.5                 
 Interest rate swaps                                        7          -                     4.6                   
 Other financial assets                                                7.5                   8.5                   
 Total current assets                                                  2,270.0               1,941.2               
 Total assets                                                          4,667.4               4,057.2               
                                                                                                                     
 Liabilities                                                                                                       
 Current liabilities                                                                                               
 Trade and other payables                                              (968.3)               (812.3)               
 Current income tax liabilities                                        (133.5)               (115.0)               
 Cash and cash equivalents ─ bank overdrafts                7          (31.8)                (20.7)                
 Other borrowings, finance leases and related swaps         7          (20.2)                (138.5)               
 Other financial liabilities                                           (14.9)                (17.9)                
 Provisions                                                            (21.0)                (41.3)                
 Total current liabilities                                             (1,189.7)             (1,145.7)             
                                                                                                                     
 Non-current liabilities                                                                                           
 Borrowings, finance leases and related swaps               7          (1,011.5)             (835.9)               
 Deferred income tax liabilities                                       (113.0)               (99.4)                
 Employee benefit obligations                               10         (111.8)               (115.1)               
 Provisions                                                            (18.4)                (20.6)                
 Other payables                                                        (5.9)                 (5.9)                 
 Total non-current liabilities                                         (1,260.6)             (1,076.9)             
 Total liabilities                                                     (2,450.3)             (2,222.6)             
 Net assets                                                            2,217.1               1,834.6               
                                                                                                                     
 Equity                                                                                                            
 Share capital                                                         220.7                 220.7                 
 Share premium account                                                 148.3                 148.3                 
 Shares held in employee share ownership trust (ESOT)                  (55.5)                (54.9)                
 Other reserves                                                        146.6                 (2.3)                 
 Retained earnings                                                     1,776.5               1,541.3               
 Total equity attributable to owners of the parent company             2,236.6               1,853.1               
 Non-controlling interests                                             (19.5)                (18.5)                
 Total equity                                                          2,217.1               1,834.6               
                                                                                                                     
 
 
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 
 
for the year ended 31st March 2017 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                 2017                2016         
                                                                                                                                                 Notes           £ million           £ million    
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Cash flows from operating activities                                                                                                                                                           
 Profit before tax                                                                                                                                      461.6               386.3               
 Adjustments for:                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                           Share of profit of joint venture and associate                                                        (0.2)               -            
                                                           Profit on sale of continuing activities                                                               -                   (130.0)      
                                                           Depreciation, amortisation, impairment losses and loss on sale of non-current assets         176.6               252.0               
                                                           Share-based payments                                                                                  10.6                (2.8)        
                                                           (Increase) / decrease in inventories                                                                  (36.7)              211.6        
                                                           (Increase) / decrease in receivables                                                                  (111.1)             153.2        
                                                           Increase in payables                                                                                  120.7               47.1         
                                                           Decrease in provisions                                                                                (27.5)              (0.7)        
                                                           Contributions in excess of employee benefit obligations charge                               (40.8)              (21.0)              
                                                           Changes in fair value of financial instruments                                                        (3.2)               4.0          
                                                           Net finance costs                                                                                     31.8                32.6         
 Income tax paid                                                                                                                                        (58.9)              (65.8)              
 Net cash inflow from operating activities                                                                                                              522.9               866.5               
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Cash flows from investing activities                                                                                                                                                           
 Dividends received from joint venture                                                                                                                  -                   0.3                 
 Interest received                                                                                                                                      4.8                 5.2                 
 Purchases of non-current assets and investments                                                                                                        (259.5)             (253.5)             
 Proceeds from sale of non-current assets and investments                                                                                               3.9                 4.0                 
 Purchase of interest in associate                                                                                                                      -                   (16.2)              
 Purchases of businesses                                                                                                                                (19.7)              (16.6)              
 Net proceeds from sale of businesses                                                                                                                   -                   244.6               
 Net cash outflow from investing activities                                                                                                             (270.5)             (32.2)              
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Cash flows from financing activities                                                                                                                                                           
 Net cost of ESOT transactions in own shares                                                                                                            (6.1)               (3.1)               
 Proceeds from additional borrowings                                                                                                                    80.8                134.4               
 Repayment of borrowings and finance leases                                                                                                             (133.2)             (211.6)             
 Dividends paid to equity holders of the parent company    6                                                                                            (139.0)             (444.6)             
 Settlement of currency swaps for net investment hedging                                                                                                (7.3)               (4.8)               
 Interest paid                                                                                                                                          (42.1)              (33.9)              
 Net cash outflow from financing activities                                                                                                             (246.9)             (563.6)             
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Increase in cash and cash equivalents in the year                                                                                               5.5             270.7               
 Exchange differences on cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                      9.3                 9.2                 
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                                                                                         283.8               3.9                 
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                  7                                                                                            298.6               283.8               
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Reconciliation to net debt                                                                                                                                                                     
 Increase in cash and cash equivalents in the year                                                                                                      5.5                 270.7               
 Decrease in borrowings and finance leases                                                                                                              52.4                77.2                
 Change in net debt resulting from cash flows                                                                                                           57.9                347.9               
 Borrowings acquired with subsidiaries                                                                                                                  (4.8)               -                   
 New finance leases                                                                                                                                     (0.1)               -                   
 Exchange differences on net debt                                                                                                                       (93.8)              (28.4)              
 Movement in net debt in year                                                                                                                           (40.8)              319.5               
 Net debt at beginning of year                                                                                                                          (674.9)             (994.4)             
 Net debt at end of year                                   7                                                                                            (715.7)             (674.9)             
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
 
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 
 
for the year ended 31st March 2017 
 
                                                                                                                          
                                                       Share        Shares                    Non-‌                     
                                          Share        premium      held in      Other        Retained     controlling    Total        
                                          capital      account      ESOT         reserves     earnings     interests      equity       
                                          £ million    £ million    £ million    £ million    £ million    £ million      £ million    
                                                                                                                                       
 At 1st April 2015                        220.7        148.3        (54.7)       (21.0)       1,517.3      (10.5)         1,800.1      
 Total comprehensive income               -            -            -            18.7         474.1        (7.8)          485.0        
 Dividends paid (note 6)                  -            -            -            -            (444.6)      (0.2)          (444.8)      
 Purchase of shares by ESOT               -            -            (3.3)        -            -            -              (3.3)        
 Share-based payments                     -            -            -            -            4.3          -              4.3          
 Cost of shares transferred to employees  -            -            3.1          -            (10.1)       -              (7.0)        
 Tax on share-based payments              -            -            -            -            0.3          -              0.3          
 At 31st March 2016                       220.7        148.3        (54.9)       (2.3)        1,541.3      (18.5)         1,834.6      
 Total comprehensive income               -            -            -            148.9        369.6        (0.9)          517.6        
 Dividends paid (note 6)                  -            -            -            -            (139.0)      (0.1)          (139.1)      
 Purchase of shares by ESOT               -            -            (6.1)        -            -            -              (6.1)        
 Share-based payments                     -            -            -            -            17.1         -              17.1         
 Cost of shares transferred to employees  -            -            5.5          -            (11.9)       -              (6.4)        
 Tax on share-based payments              -            -            -            -            (0.6)        -              (0.6)        
 At 31st March 2017                       220.7        148.3        (55.5)       146.6        1,776.5      (19.5)         2,217.1      
                                                                                                                                       
 
 
Notes on the Preliminary Accounts 
 
for the year ended 31st March 2017 
 
 1  Basis of preparation    
                            
 
 
The financial information contained in this release does not constitute the company's statutory accounts for the years
ended 31st March 2017 or 31st March 2016 within the meaning of section 435 of the Companies Act 2006, but is derived from
those accounts. The accounts are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and
interpretations issued by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) or the Standing
Interpretations Committee (SIC) as adopted by the European Union. For Johnson Matthey, there are no differences between
IFRS as adopted by the European Union and full IFRS as published by the International Accounting Standards Board and so the
accounts comply with IFRS. The accounting policies applied are set out in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended
31st March 2016. None of the new standards or amendments to standards and interpretations which the group has adopted
during the year has had a material effect on the reported results or financial position of the group. Statutory accounts
for 2016 have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies and those for 2017 will be delivered following the company's
Annual General Meeting. The auditors have reported on both of these sets of accounts.  Their reports were unqualified, did
not include a reference to any matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their
report and did not contain any statement under sections 498(2) or 498(3) of the Companies Act 2006. The accounts for the
year ended 31st March 2017 were approved by the Board of Directors on 31st May 2017. 
 
 2  Amortisation of acquired intangibles    
                                            
 
 
The amortisation of intangible assets which arise on the acquisition of businesses, together with any subsequent impairment
of these intangible assets, is shown separately on the face of the income statement.  It is excluded from underlying
operating profit. 
 
 3  Segmental information by business segment                                                                    
                                                   Emission                    Precious                                                     
                                                   Control       Process       Metal      Fine       New                                    
                                                   Technologies  Technologies  Products   Chemicals  Businesses  Eliminations  Total        
                                                   £ million     £ million     £ million  £ million  £ million   £ million     £ million    
                                                                                                                                            
    Year ended 31st March 2017                                                                                                              
    Revenue from external customers                3,779.5       537.8         7,206.1    308.9      198.7       -             12,031.0     
    Inter-segment revenue                          175.0         63.7          1,688.0    6.0        2.5         (1,935.2)     -            
    Total revenue                                  3,954.5       601.5         8,894.1    314.9      201.2       (1,935.2)     12,031.0     
                                                                                                                                            
    External sales excluding precious metals       2,223.1       523.4         363.4      278.7      188.9       -             3,577.5      
    Inter-segment sales                            0.4           63.4          39.7       4.8        2.4         (110.7)       -            
    Sales excluding precious metals                2,223.5       586.8         403.1      283.5      191.3       (110.7)       3,577.5      
                                                                                                                                            
    Segment underlying operating profit / (loss)   318.2         90.4          86.4       64.5       (14.4)      -             545.1        
    Unallocated corporate expenses                                                                                             (31.8)       
    Underlying operating profit                                                                                                513.3        
    Amortisation of acquired intangibles (note 2)                                                                (20.1)                   
    Operating profit                                                                                                           493.2        
    Net finance costs                                                                                                          (31.8)       
    Share of profit of joint venture                                                                                           0.2          
    Profit before tax                                                                                                          461.6        
                                                                                                                                            
    Segment net assets                             1,090.2       802.4         347.9      554.1      162.4       -             2,957.0      
                                                                                                                                            
 
 
   Year ended 31st March 2016                                                                                    
   Revenue from external customers                3,262.8  519.4  6,454.1  318.5  159.1   -          10,713.9    
   Inter-segment revenue                          221.0    31.3   1,213.3  6.4    1.6     (1,473.6)  -           
   Total revenue                                  3,483.8  550.7  7,667.4  324.9  160.7   (1,473.6)  10,713.9    
                                                                                                                 
   External sales excluding precious metals       1,912.7  510.0  307.9    291.4  155.0   -          3,177.0     
   Inter-segment sales                            0.4      31.2   34.6     4.8    1.5     (72.5)     -           
   Sales excluding precious metals                1,913.1  541.2  342.5    296.2  156.5   (72.5)     3,177.0     
                                                                                                                 
   Segment underlying operating profit / (loss)   272.2    73.6   66.3     82.3   (17.9)  -          476.5       
   Unallocated corporate expenses                                                                    (25.7)      
   Underlying operating profit                                                                       450.8       
   Profit on sale or liquidation of businesses                                            130.0                
   Amortisation of acquired intangibles (note 2)                                          (20.9)               
   Major impairment and restructuring charges                                             (141.0)              
   Operating profit                                                                                  418.9       
   Net finance costs                                                                                 (32.6)      
   Profit before tax                                                                                 386.3       
                                                                                                                 
   Segment net assets                             903.2    756.2  313.5    457.3  100.8   -          2,531.0     
                                                                                                                 
 
 
 4  Effect of exchange rate changes on translation of foreign subsidiaries' sales excluding precious metals and operating profit    
                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                      
    Average exchange rates used for translation of results of foreign operations                                                    2017     2016     
                                                                                                                                                      
    US dollar / £                                                                                                                   1.308    1.510    
    Euro / £                                                                                                                        1.191    1.367    
    Chinese renminbi / £                                                                                                            8.79     9.60     
                                                                                                                                                      
 
 
The main impact of exchange rate movements on the group's sales and operating profit comes from the translation of foreign
subsidiaries' results into sterling. 
 
                                                              Year ended    Year ended 31st March 2016  Change at                
                                                              31st March    At last                                At this         this year's    
                                                              2017          year's rates                           year's rates    rates          
                                                              £ million     £ million                              £ million       %              
                                                                                                                                                  
   Sales excluding precious metals                                                                                                                
   Emission Control Technologies                              2,223.5       1,913.1                                2,139.1         +4             
   Process Technologies                                       586.8         541.2                                  588.6           -              
   Precious Metal Products                                    403.1         342.5                                  380.5           +6             
   Fine Chemicals                                             283.5         296.2                                  325.6           -13            
   New Businesses                                             191.3         156.5                                  173.8           +10            
   Elimination of inter-segment sales                         (110.7)       (72.5)                                 (79.9)                         
   Sales excluding precious metals                            3,577.5       3,177.0                                3,527.7         +1             
   Less Research Chemicals                                    -             (38.3)                                 (43.9)                         
   Sales excluding precious metals for continuing businesses  3,577.5       3,138.7                                3,483.8         +3             
                                                                                                                                                  
   Underlying operating profit                                                                                                                    
   Emission Control Technologies                              318.2         272.2                                  313.2           +2             
   Process Technologies                                       90.4          73.6                                   83.0            +9             
   Precious Metal Products                                    86.4          66.3                                   74.1            +17            
   Fine Chemicals                                             64.5          82.3                                   91.6            -30            
   New Businesses                                             (14.4)        (17.9)                                 (16.3)          +12            
   Unallocated corporate expenses                             (31.8)        (25.7)                                 (25.7)                         
   Underlying operating profit                                513.3         450.8                                  519.9           -1             
   Less Research Chemicals                                    -             (7.5)                                  (8.3)                          
   Underlying operating profit for continuing businesses      513.3         443.3                                  511.6           -              
                                                                                                                                                  
 
 
Fine Chemicals' Research Chemicals business was sold on 30th September 2015. 
 
 5  Underlying profit reconciliation                                                                                            
                                                                                                 2017              2016         
                                                                                                 £ million         £ million    
                                                                                                                                
    Underlying operating profit, continuing businesses at constant rates (note 4)  513.3         511.6             
    Underlying operating profit of Research Chemicals (note 4)                                   -                 8.3          
    Translation exchange effect to this year's rates                                             -                 (69.1)       
    Underlying operating profit (note 4)                                                         513.3             450.8        
    Profit on sale or liquidation of businesses                                                  -                 130.0        
    Amortisation of acquired intangibles (note 2)                                                (20.1)            (20.9)       
    Major impairment and restructuring charges                                                   -                 (141.0)      
    Operating profit                                                                             493.2             418.9        
                                                                                                                                
    Underlying profit before tax                                                                 481.7             418.2        
    Profit on sale or liquidation of businesses                                                  -                 130.0        
    Amortisation of acquired intangibles (note 2)                                                (20.1)            (20.9)       
    Major impairment and restructuring charges                                                   -                 (141.0)      
    Profit before tax                                                                            461.6             386.3        
                                                                                                                                
    Tax on underlying profit before tax                                                          (82.0)            (67.4)       
    Tax on profit on sale or liquidation of businesses                                           -                 (15.5)       
    Tax on amortisation of acquired intangibles (note 2)                                         5.0               4.9          
    Tax on major impairment and restructuring charges                                            -                 17.4         
    Income tax expense                                                                           (77.0)            (60.6)       
                                                                                                                                
    Underlying profit for the period                                                             401.1             358.2        
    Profit on sale or liquidation of businesses                                                  -                 130.0        
    Amortisation of acquired intangibles (note 2)                                                (20.1)            (20.9)       
    Major impairment and restructuring charges                                                   -                 (141.0)      
    Tax thereon                                                                                  5.0               6.8          
    Profit for the period attributable to owners of the parent company                    386.0             333.1             
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                 million           million      
                                                                                                                                
    Weighted average number of shares in issue                                                   191.9             200.5        
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                 pence             pence        
                                                                                                                                
    Underlying earnings per share                                                                209.1             178.7        
 
 
 6  Dividends    
                 
 
 
A final dividend of 54.5 pence per ordinary share has been proposed by the board which will be paid on 1st August 2017 to
shareholders on the register at the close of business on 9th June 2017, subject to shareholders' approval. The estimated
amount to be paid is £104.5 million and has not been recognised in these accounts. 
 
                                                                                           2017         2016         
                                                                                           £ million    £ million    
                                                                                                                     
   2014/15 final ordinary dividend paid − 49.5 pence per share            -       100.5    
   Special dividend paid − 150.0 pence per share                          -       304.5    
   2015/16 interim ordinary dividend paid − 19.5 pence per share          -       39.6     
   2015/16 final ordinary dividend paid − 52.0 pence per share            99.7    -        
   2016/17 interim ordinary dividend paid − 20.5 pence per share          39.3    -        
   Total dividends                                                                         139.0        444.6        
 
 
 7  Net debt                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                2017                  2016    
                                                                                                £ million  £ million        
                                                                                                                              
    Cash and deposits                                                   330.4        304.5      
    Bank overdrafts                                                     (31.8)       (20.7)     
    Cash and cash equivalents                                           298.6        283.8      
    Other current borrowings, finance leases and related swaps          (20.2)       (138.5)    
    Current interest rate swaps                                         -            4.6        
    Non-current borrowings, finance leases and related swaps            (1,011.5)    (835.9)    
    Non-current interest rate swaps                                     17.4         11.1       
    Net debt                                                            (715.7)      (674.9)    
 
 
 8  Precious metal operating leases    
                                       
 
 
The group leases, rather than purchases, precious metals to fund temporary peaks in metal requirements provided market
conditions allow. These leases are from banks for specified periods (typically a few months) and for which the group pays a
fee. These arrangements are classified as operating leases. The group holds sufficient precious metal inventories to meet
all the obligations under these lease arrangements as they fall due. At 31st March 2017 precious metal leases were £77.0
million (2016: £70.3 million). 
 
 9  Transactions with related parties    
                                         
 
 
There were no material changes in related party relationships in the year ended 31st March 2017 and no other related party
transactions have taken place which have materially affected the financial position or performance of the group during the
year. 
 
 10  Post-employment benefits    
                                 
 
 
The group operates a number of post-employment benefit plans around the world, the forms and benefits of which vary with
conditions and practices in the countries concerned. The major defined benefit plans are pension plans and post-retirement
medical plans in the UK and the US. 
 
   Movements in the net post-employment benefit assets and liabilities, including reimbursement rights, were:             
                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                            UK post-                   US post-                                
                                                                                                                            retirement                 retirement                              
                                                                                                               UK           medical       US           medical                                 
                                                                                                               pension      benefits      pensions     benefits      Other        Total        
                                                                                                               £ million    £ million     £ million    £ million     £ million    £ million    
                                                                                                                                                                                               
   At 1st April 2016                                                                                           100.8        (10.5)        (21.4)       (41.9)        (29.6)       (2.6)        
   Current service cost - in operating profit                                                                  (28.5)       -             (10.0)       (0.8)         (2.2)        (41.5)       
   Current service cost - capitalised                                                                          (1.0)        -             (0.1)        -             -            (1.1)        
   Net interest                                                                                                3.6          (0.4)         (1.1)        (1.5)         (0.6)        -            
   Past service cost                                                                                           (2.5)        -             -            16.8          -            14.3         
   Remeasurements                                                                                              (22.2)       0.9           6.1          (2.0)         (1.2)        (18.4)       
   Company contributions                                                                                       56.2         0.4           9.6          1.1           2.4          69.7         
   Exchange adjustments                                                                                        -            -             (3.2)        (5.6)         (2.4)        (11.2)       
   At 31st March 2017                                                                                          106.4        (9.6)         (20.1)       (33.9)        (33.6)       9.2          
 
 
   These are included in the balance sheet as:                                                                
                                                 2017                 2017           2017         2016                 2016           2016         
                                                 Post-                                            Post-                                            
                                                 employment           Employee                    employment           Employee                    
                                                 benefit              benefit                     benefit              benefit                     
                                                 net assets           obligations    Total        net assets           obligations    Total        
                                                 £ million            £ million      £ million    £ million            £ million      £ million    
                                                                                                                                                   
   UK pension plan                               106.4                -              106.4        100.8                -              100.8        
   UK post-retirement medical benefits plan      -                    (9.6)          (9.6)        -                    (10.5)         (10.5)       
   US pension plans                              -                    (20.1)         (20.1)       -                    (21.4)         (21.4)       
   US post-retirement medical benefits plan      8.3                  (42.2)         (33.9)       6.7                  (48.6)         (41.9)       
   Other plans                                   1.9                  (35.5)         (33.6)       1.6                  (31.2)         (29.6)       
   Total post-employment plans                   116.6                (107.4)        9.2          109.1                (111.7)        (2.6)        
   Other long term employee benefits                                  (4.4)                                            (3.4)                       
   Total long term employee benefit obligations              (111.8)                                          (115.1)                            
                                                                                                                                                   
 
 
Definition and reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures 
 
for the year ended 31st March 2017 
 
The group uses various measures to manage its business which are not defined by generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP). The group's management believes these measures provide valuable additional information to users of the accounts in
understanding the group's performance. 
 
Sales excluding precious metals (sales) 
 
The group believes that sales excluding precious metals is a better measure of the growth of the group than revenue. Total
revenue can be heavily distorted by year on year fluctuations in the market prices of precious metals. In addition, in many
cases, the value of precious metals is passed directly on to our customers. 
 
Underlying profit and earnings 
 
These are the equivalent GAAP measures adjusted to exclude amortisation of acquired intangibles (note 2), major impairment
and restructuring charges, profit or loss on disposal of businesses, significant tax rate changes and, where relevant,
related tax effects. The group believes that these measures provide a better guide to the underlying performance of the
group. These are reconciled in note 5. 
 
Working capital days 
 
Non-precious metal related inventories, trade and other receivables and trade and other payables (including any classified
as held for sale) divided by sales excluding precious metals for the last three months multiplied by 90 days. 
 
Free cash flow 
 
Net cash flow from operating activities, after net interest paid, net purchases of non-current assets and investments and
dividends received from joint venture. 
 
Capex 
 
Additions of property, plant and equipment plus additions of other intangible assets. 
 
Capex to depreciation ratio 
 
Capex divided by depreciation. Depreciation is the depreciation charge of property, plant and equipment plus the
amortisation charge of other intangible assets excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles (note 2). 
 
Return on invested capital (ROIC) 
 
Annualised underlying operating profit divided by the monthly average of equity plus net debt for the same period. 
 
                                                  2017         2016         
                                                  £ million    £ million    
                                                                            
 Average net debt                                 878.5        691.0        
 Average equity                                   1,937.1      1,909.2      
 Average capital employed                         2,815.6      2,600.2      
                                                                            
 Annualised underlying operating profit           513.3        450.8        
                                                                            
 ROIC                                             18.2%        17.3%        
                                                                            
 Inventories                                      772.3        653.7        
 Trade and other receivables                      1,139.4      948.0        
 Trade and other payables                         (968.3)      (812.3)      
 Total working capital                            943.4        789.4        
 Less precious metal working capital              (335.5)      (256.5)      
 Working capital (excluding precious metals)      607.9        532.9        
 
 
                                                                                  2017       2016         
                                                                                  £ million  £ million    
                                                                                                          
 Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)            665.0      590.1        
 Depreciation and amortisation                                                    (171.8)    (157.6)      
 Impairment of acquired intangibles      

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