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08/09/2022 07:01

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RNS Number : 6543Y  Severfield PLC  08 September 2022

 8 September 2022

Severfield plc

('the Company' or 'the Group')

AGM trading update

Trading in line with expectations

 

Ahead of today's Annual General Meeting ('AGM'), Severfield plc, the market
leading structural steel group, announces the following trading update for the
first five months of the financial year ending 25 March 2023.

 

Operational and trading update

The Group is pleased to report that performance in the first five months of
the 2023 financial year has been strong and trading is in line with
management's expectations, with several ongoing contracts expected to deliver
significant profits in H2.

 

UK and Europe

The Group is pleased with the continuing high quality of the UK and Europe
order book which stands at £483m at 1 September (1 June 2022: £486m), of
which £363m is for delivery over the next 12 months. The order book remains
well-diversified and contains a good mix of projects across the Group's key
market sectors. In terms of geographical spread, 97 per cent of the order book
represents projects in the UK, with the remaining 3 per cent representing
projects for delivery in Europe and the Republic of Ireland (1 June 2022: 96
per cent in the UK, 4 per cent in Europe and the Republic of Ireland).

 

As well as maintaining an historically high level of orders across the Group,
we are also seeing a strong pipeline of further potential opportunities, in
the UK and in continental Europe, and we remain well positioned to take
advantage of many of these in both our Commercial and Industrial division and
Nuclear and Infrastructure division.

 

India

JSSL is continuing to ramp up its Bellary facility towards its maximum
capacity of c.100,000 tonnes in 2023. The company's strong order book of
£152m at 1 September (1 June 2022: £158m), together with an improving
pipeline of potential orders, reflects a continuing strong underlying demand
for structural steel in India. All this leaves the business very
well-positioned to take advantage of a growing economy which, together with
the ongoing conversion of the market from concrete to steel, will drive the
success and long term value of the business.

 

In conjunction with our joint venture partner, we are close to selecting
another plot of land to facilitate the future expansion of the business. This
land purchase, which will be completed in H2, will allow the business to
expand its geographical footprint whilst providing it with the platform to
build quickly and incrementally add the necessary volume to support the
expected future market growth.

 

Outlook

Whilst we remain mindful of the macro-economic backdrop and particularly the
inflationary pressures which are expected to continue for the foreseeable
future, we are continuing to manage these well. Given the Group's performance
to date and the current visibility of future workload for delivery in the
remainder of the 2023 financial year, we continue to expect to deliver further
progress and a full year performance which is in line with our previous
expectations.

 

Half year results and capital markets day

The Group will announce its financial results for the half year ending 24
September 2022 on Tuesday 22 November 2022. We will also host a Capital
Markets Day for investors and analysts in January 2023, for which a separate
RNS notice will be issued in due course.

For further information, please contact:

 

Severfield                                   Alan
Dunsmore
01845 577 896

Chief Executive Officer

 

Adam
Semple
01845 577 896

Chief Financial Officer

 

Jefferies International                 Simon Hardy
 
020 7029 8000

Will
Soutar
020 7029 8000

 

Liberum Capital                           Nicholas How
 
020 3100 2000

Ben
Cryer
020 3100 2000

 

Camarco                                     Ginny Pulbrook
                                    020 3757 4980

Tom Huddart
 
020 3757 4980

 

 

 

Notes to AGM statement:

Except as otherwise stated '2022' refers to the 52-week period ended 26 March
2022 and '2023' refers to the 52-week period ending 25 March 2023. The Group's
accounts are made up to an appropriate weekend date around 31 March each year.

 

Notes to editors:

Severfield is the UK's market leader in the design, fabrication and
construction of structural steel, with a total capacity of c.150,000 tonnes of
steel per annum. The Group has six sites, c.1,500 employees and expertise in
large, complex projects across a broad range of sectors. The Group also has an
established presence in the expanding Indian market through its joint venture
partnership with JSW Steel (India's largest steel producer).

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