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RNS Number : 4894W  Stelrad Group PLC  13 March 2026

Stelrad Group plc

("Stelrad" or the "Group")

Final results for the year ended

31 December 2025

 

Further progress in adjusted operating profit, optimised for growth

 

Stelrad Group plc ("Stelrad" or "the Group" or "the Company", LSE: SRAD), a
leading specialist manufacturer and distributor of steel panel and other
designer radiators in the UK, Europe and Turkey, today announces its audited
financial results for the year ended 31 December 2025.

 

 Results summary                                   2025    2024       Movement %

 Revenue, £m                                       279.6   290.6      (3.8)

 Operating profit, £m                              17.5    31.4       (44.3)
 Operating profit margin, %                        6.3     10.8       (4.5 ppts)
 Profit for the year, £m                           0.8     16.5       (94.9)
 Earnings per share - basic, pence                 0.66    12.97      (94.9)

 Exceptional items, £m                             (14.9)  -          n/a

 Adjusted operating profit, £m ((1))               32.5    31.5       3.0
 Adjusted operating profit margin, % ((1))         11.6    10.8       0.8 ppts
 Adjusted profit for the year, £m ((1))            16.7    16.6       0.2
 Adjusted earnings per share - basic, pence ((1))  13.08   13.05      0.2

 Free cash flow, £m ((1))                          20.5    9.6        114.6
 Return on capital employed, % ((1))               30.1    27.1       3.0 ppts
 Net debt before lease liabilities, £m ((1))       51.2    59.7       (14.3)
 Total dividend per share, pence                   8.09    7.79       3.9

(1) The Group uses some alternative performance measures to track and assess
the underlying performance of the business. Alternative performance measures
are defined in the glossary of terms and reconciled to the appropriate
financial statements line item at the end of this announcement.

 

Further progress in adjusted operating profit

·      Adjusted operating profit of £32.5 million, an increase of 3.0%
(2024: £31.5 million), driven by further margin management activities and
strategic initiatives to drive favourable product mix.

·      Statutory operating profit of £17.5 million, after exceptional
items of £14.9 million relating to a non-cash impairment charge on the assets
of Radiators SpA and cost optimisation led restructuring activities in our
Turkish and Danish facilities.

·      An eighth consecutive year of growth in contribution per radiator
to £20.50 (2024: £20.15), demonstrating the Group's proven ability to
continue to drive higher-margin sales mix and the cumulative benefits of
operational efficiencies across the Group.

·      Continued economic uncertainty in core territories of UK &
Ireland and Europe resulted in a 3.8% decline in revenue to £279.6 million,
albeit at a lower rate of decline than the prior year (2024: (5.7%)).

o  UK & Ireland: revenue down 4.4% against a volume decline of 6.9%, with
revenue supported by an increase in average size of radiators sold.

o  Europe: revenue down 3.9%, primarily as a result of softer demand in the
French DIY market in quarter four.

o  Turkey & International: revenue increased 3.9% with an improvement in
market conditions.

·      Return on capital employed grew by 3.0 ppts (2024: 1.6 ppts) to
30.1% reflecting higher adjusted operating profit and the impairment of
Radiators SpA assets.

·      Significantly increased free cash flow of £20.5 million (2024:
£9.6 million) driven by improved working capital control, disciplined capital
expenditure and reduced interest costs.

·      Strong cash management, with leverage at 31 December 2025
improving to 1.16x (2024: 1.37x), based on net debt before lease liabilities.

·      In December 2025, the Group's £100 million loan facility was
successfully renewed with our long-term banking partners, reducing the Group's
future borrowing costs.

·      Recommended final dividend up 5% to 5.05 pence per share (2024:
4.81 pence per share), reflecting the Board's ongoing confidence in Stelrad's
future prospects, the strength of the Group's balance sheet and cash
conversion.

 

Optimised for growth

·      Significant operational improvements and commercial optimisation
throughout the Group's flexible, low-cost manufacturing base.

o  Further margin enhancement expected as a result of exit from loss making
contract in Radiators SpA and the full-year impact of 2025 restructuring
activities.

·      Industry-leading customer service and product availability, with
On Time In Full ("OTIF") delivery in the UK of 98% (2024: 98%), underpinning
the Group's market share positions and ability to maximise opportunity from a
market recovery.

·      Market leadership in six of Stelrad's ten core territories, with
a top three position in three of the remaining four, provides the Group with a
solid platform for future market share growth.

 

Driving structural trends of premiumisation and decarbonisation

·      Continued progress in strategies to drive adoption of
higher-margin and value-added product ranges through leveraging Stelrad's
trade strengths, optimising distribution channels and boosting Stelrad's
consumer appeal delivered a record level of 6.4% premium steel panel mix of
total steel panel volume.

·      In the UK market, the Group's strategic initiatives to promote
high output conventional radiators, develop hybrid products for low
temperature systems and introduce electric ranges into core markets have
driven 33% annual growth in these products since 2022, positioning Stelrad
effectively for decarbonisation.

 

Current trading and outlook

·      The Board is confident in Stelrad making further progress in the
current financial year, underpinned by the Group's competitive advantages,
leading market share positions and strategic initiatives.

·      Trading in the early months of the financial year has been in
line with management expectations.  The Group's end markets are stable, but
market demand remains subdued, and we expect this to continue for at least the
first half of 2026. In the meantime, the Group continues to leverage
operational opportunities to optimise future growth and profitability.

·      Whilst there remains a level of uncertainty around the timing of
a wider market recovery, we remain confident in the attractiveness of our
markets, underpinned by long-term structural growth drivers, and the
opportunities that a market recovery presents for a stronger, simpler Stelrad.

 

Commenting on the Group's performance, Trevor Harvey, Chief Executive Officer,
said:

"2025 demonstrated once again our ability to deliver adjusted operating profit
growth through the market cycle while continuously improving our operations
and positioning as we optimise our business for further progress. There
remains a level of uncertainty around the timing of a wider market recovery,
however, we remain confident in the opportunities that a market recovery
offers for a stronger, simplified and more operationally efficient Stelrad.

 

 

"Our leadership positioning across the range of markets where we operate
provides us with a platform from which to build and positions the Group well
to continue to drive the adoption of higher-margin, value-added products,
including increasing the penetration of premium panel and higher heat output
ranges in key markets.

 

"The Board remains confident in delivering further progress during 2026. Our
operational excellence initiatives, underpinned by our competitive advantages
and market positioning, mean that Stelrad remains well-placed to outperform
its peers in the near term and benefit from any medium-term market recovery."

 

For further information:

 

 Stelrad Group plc                        +44 (0)191 261 3301

 Trevor Harvey, Chief Executive Officer

 Leigh Wilcox, Chief Financial Officer

 Sodali & Co                              stelrad@sodali.com (mailto:stelrad@sodali.com)

 James White / Pete Lambie                +44 (0)7855 432 699

 

Notes to Editors

Stelrad Group plc is Europe's leading specialist radiator manufacturer,
selling an extensive range of hydronic, hybrid, dual fuel and electrical heat
emitters to more than 500 customers in over 40 countries. These include
standard, premium and low surface temperature (LST) steel panel radiators,
towel warmers, decorative steel tubular, steel multicolumn and aluminium
radiators.

 

The Group has five core brands: Stelrad, Henrad, Termo Teknik, DL Radiators
and Hudevad.  In the data reported by BRG Building Solutions for 2024,
Stelrad extended its market leadership position, with 24.2% share by volume of
the European steel panel radiator market, excluding Russia and Belarus.  The
Group is now market leader in six countries - the UK, France, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Ireland and Denmark, with a top three position in a further 12
territories.

 

Stelrad is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK and in 2025 employed
1,300 people, with manufacturing and distribution facilities in Çorlu
(Turkey), Mexborough (UK), Moimacco (Italy) and Nuth (Netherlands), with a
further commercial and distribution operation in Krakow (Poland).

 

The Group's origins date back to the 1930s and Stelrad enjoys long established
commercial relationships with many of its customers, having served each of its
top five current customers for over twenty years.

 

Further information can be found at: https://stelradplc.com/
(https://stelradplc.com/) .

 

Chair's statement

 

Overview

Stelrad has consistently delivered a strong underlying financial performance
against a challenging macroeconomic backdrop in recent years and 2025 marked
the third consecutive year of progress in adjusted operating profit
performance.

 

Our core geographies of the UK and Europe continue to be impacted by the
ongoing effects of high interest rates and inflation suppressing activity in
both RMI and new build markets.  However, Stelrad's ability to deliver
further progress despite these ongoing challenges clearly demonstrates the
inherent strengths of our business with the Group's flexible, low-cost
manufacturing footprint, leading levels of customer service and unrivalled
product availability underpinning our leading competitive position in the
market.

 

While these competitive strengths are ingrained within the business, our
highly experienced Executive and Senior Management teams further strengthened
and simplified our operations over the last year. As a result, we have
positioned the Group to fully capitalise on opportunities within an inherently
attractive market, with a stronger, simpler and more operationally efficient
Stelrad primed for growth.

 

Performance and results

The Group delivered another successive improvement in adjusted operating
profit, increasing by 3.0% to £32.5 million (2024: £31.5 million), with an
adjusted operating profit margin of 11.6% (2024: 10.8%) despite a decline in
revenue to £279.6 million (2024: £290.6 million), making strong progress
towards our medium-term targets. Statutory operating profit was £17.5 million
(2024: £31.4 million), with the statutory result stated after exceptional
items totalling £14.9 million, which are linked to non-cash impairment
charges and restructuring initiatives undertaken in the year.

 

This strong performance was the result of clear actions by our highly
experienced management team, driving an enhanced product mix combined with
tight cost control across our manufacturing sites. As a result, our key
contribution per radiator KPI increased for the eighth successive year to
£20.50 (2024: £20.15), nearing our medium-term target of £21.

 

Purpose

Stelrad's purpose is helping to heat homes sustainably. Given Stelrad's
influential market position with system specifiers, suppliers and customers,
we have a pivotal role to play in the transition to decarbonised heating
systems. We continue to develop our product range in this area, ensuring that
we can both capture market share arising from legislative tailwinds and drive
the wider transition to low carbon systems.

 

Environmental, social and governance ("ESG") objectives

Achieving our purpose, helping to heat homes sustainably, demands relentless
focus on reducing Stelrad's own environmental impact, a consistently high
level of employee engagement and high standards of corporate governance.

 

These elements are at the heart of Stelrad's culture and values.

 

Our sustainability framework, Fit for the Future, is consistent with that core
purpose, setting out our approach to delivering both our business strategy and
our sustainability commitments to stakeholders and the environment.

 

We continued to make significant progress with initiatives to reduce the
Group's carbon footprint in the year, reducing our energy consumption by 2.3%,
along with a 5.6% reduction in our Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

 

We also achieved further progress embedding safety across all of our
manufacturing sites, with a substantial reduction in lost time incidents at
our Çorlu facility, and several sites recording zero lost time incidents
during the year.

 

Board

In February 2026, Martin Payne, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit
& Risk Committee, notified the Board that he will not be standing for
re-election and will retire from the Board at the 2026 AGM. Martin has been a
valued member of the Board since the Company's IPO in October 2021. On behalf
of the Board, I would like to thank Martin for the contribution that he has
made to the Company over the past four and a half years, and we wish him well
for the future. A process is underway to identify a replacement Non-Executive
Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

 

Dividend

The Board is recommending a final dividend of 5.05 pence per share, a rise of
5% on the prior year, reflective of our ongoing confidence in Stelrad's future
prospects and the strength of the Group's balance sheet. The final dividend
will be paid on 26 May 2026 to shareholders on the register on 24 April 2026,
subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 20 May
2026.

 

Summary

While there remains a level of uncertainty around the timing of a market
recovery, the work of our highly experienced management team over the last
three years in executing our strategy has positioned Stelrad incredibly well
to deliver continued progress through the cycle, underpinned by our
competitive advantages.

 

Bob Ellis

Chair

13 March 2026

 

Chief Executive Officer's review

 

Continued progress through the market cycle

During 2025, Stelrad continued to demonstrate and enhance our operational
excellence, underpinned by our core competitive advantages of:

 

1. a flexible, low-cost manufacturing footprint;

2. outstanding customer service; and

3. unmatched product availability.

 

These competitive advantages allowed us to continue to deliver growth in
adjusted operating profits and margins, despite the subdued market
environment. This was achieved through a combination of our strategy to drive
product mix towards higher specification products and an ongoing focus on cost
controls within our operations. Statutory operating profit fell in the year to
£17.5 million (2024: £31.4 million) due to exceptional items totalling
£14.9 million incurred in the year, the existence of which help position the
Group strongly for the future.

 

Reflecting the well documented market conditions in the UK and our core
European territories, volumes declined by 4% year on year, albeit with a small
improvement in volumes during the second half and encouraging progress in a
number of key markets.

 

As a result, revenues during the year declined 3.8% to £279.6 million, a
decrease of £11.0 million on the prior year (2024: £290.6 million),
primarily driven by revenue declines in the UK & Ireland (4.4% decrease)
and Europe (3.9% decrease), with an increase in revenues from our smaller
operations in Turkey & International (3.9%).

 

While persisting market headwinds remain frustrating, our performance over the
year further underlined Stelrad's ability to continue to deliver against our
strategy through the market cycle.

 

In the last three years we have driven operational excellence within both our
manufacturing sites and distribution networks. This is clearly demonstrated by
the progress in our contribution per radiator KPI, increasing for the eighth
successive year to £20.50, an increase of £0.35 on the prior year.

 

As a stronger, simpler Stelrad, enabled by our competitive advantages and
operational excellence, we continue to ensure that our business is well placed
to capture the opportunities posed by a market recovery and actively deliver
against our four key strategic priorities of:

 

1. growing market share;

2. improving product mix;

3. optimising our routes to market; and

4. positioning effectively for decarbonisation.

 

Market leadership provides a platform for growth

As we have emphasised previously, our highest priority as a management team is
to ensure that Stelrad is well placed to take advantage of a market recovery
when it materialises.

 

Key to this is maintaining both our market leadership and the operational
capabilities that underpin it, including our customer service and product
availability. The Group remains an industry leader when it comes to both of
these capabilities, with On Time In Full deliveries in the UK of 98% (2024:
98%).

 

As the clear leader of the European steel panel radiator market, with 24.2%
share in 2024 (source: BRG Building Solutions, excluding Russia and Belarus),
our competitive advantages underpin our market leadership in six of Stelrad's
ten core territories, with a top three position in three of the remaining
four. This provides the Group with a solid platform for future targeted,
profitable market share growth and positions us as a key beneficiary of a
market recovery.

 

 Country           2024 Market volume  2024 Stelrad share  Market position

                   ('000 units)
 UK                4,661               52.1%               1
 Turkey            4,180               7.3%                4
 Germany           1,880               17.5%               3
 France            1,250               33.1%               1
 Poland            1,172               10.8%               2
 Sweden            500                 15.4%               3
 Belgium           395                 43.1%               1
 Netherlands       350                 49.2%               1
 Ireland           255                 39.4%               1
 Denmark           210                 49.8%               1
 Ten core markets  14,853              28.5%               1
 Others            3,360               5.5%
 Total             18,213              24.2%               1

 

Strategic initiatives enable above-market growth through product mix

Market leadership also means we are well positioned to both drive and benefit
from long-term structural trends of premiumisation and decarbonisation within
our markets. Both of these trends will underpin future demand for
higher-margin, higher added-value products, enabling both above-market growth
and further margin progression.

 

Premiumisation, the increased customer demand for premium steel panel and
designer radiators, remains a key trend and opportunity in our industry,
particularly in core territories such as the UK where premium steel panel
penetration is currently low.

 

Although the total volume of premium panel radiators decreased by 1.6% to 271k
units sold (2024: 276k), reflecting ongoing economic uncertainty, this was at
a rate lower than the decline in overall volume.

 

As a result, in 2025, continued progress in our three-pillar strategy to drive
adoption of higher-margin and value-added product ranges though leveraging
Stelrad's trade strengths, optimising distribution channels and boosting
Stelrad's consumer appeal, delivered a record level of 6.4% premium steel
panel mix of total steel panel volume.

 

Heating system decarbonisation remains a structural tailwind for us,
particularly following the implementation of Part L of the UK building
regulations. Reflecting this, and for a third consecutive year, in 2025 there
was a further increase in the heat output of the UK average radiator size
sold, up 1.5% versus 2024.

 

The Group has a clear, three-pillar strategy for decarbonisation growth, which
consists of promoting and developing our range of high-output conventional
radiators, developing hybrid heat emitters and introducing electric radiators
into core markets.

 

In the UK since 2022, Stelrad's combined sales of high-output conventional and
electric radiators have increased by 33% per annum and, at the beginning of
2026, the Group launched our ThermoBreeze hybrid heat emitter into mainland
European markets.

 

Embedded operational excellence driving continued progress

In tandem with our strategic initiatives, embedding operational and commercial
excellence has been a key driver of earnings growth throughout the current
market cycle. Over the last three years, we have embedded an array of cost
initiatives across all of the Group's sites, positioning us to benefit from a
market recovery and the ensuing increase in volumes with a minimal increase in
the Group's fixed cost base.

 

Prior to the year end, and following the earlier restructuring of our Turkish
operations, we restructured our Danish business to further enhance future
operational margins in 2026 and beyond, while maintaining our flexible,
low-cost manufacturing capability and capacity within these operations.

 

As detailed in the Group's interim results in August 2025, we took significant
steps to restructure our European operations, particularly in Radiators SpA.
This included the decision to terminate all supply under a loss-making
contract for steel panel radiators. The exit from this contract has been
margin-enhancing at a Group level in the first months of 2026.

 

We continue to work to reposition the focus of the Radiators SpA business on
electrical and designer products - the key ranges that underpinned the
strategic rationale for our acquisition in 2022, with Radiators SpA continuing
to provide increased access to new channels to markets, particularly in
European territories.

 

These proactive margin management and cost reduction activities across our
manufacturing sites, alongside our strategic initiatives to drive a more
favourable product mix, resulted in an adjusted operating profit for the year
of £32.5 million, an increase of 3.0% or £1.0 million (2024: £31.5
million). With the resulting exceptional items totalling £14.9 million,
including non-cash impairment charges of £12.6 million, statutory operating
profit reduced to £17.5 million (2024: £31.4 million).

 

We continue to assess opportunities to improve the Group's competitive
position and operational efficiency.

 

Outlook

The Board is confident in Stelrad making further progress in the current
financial year, underpinned by the Group's competitive advantages, leading
market share positions and strategic initiatives.

Trading in the early months of the financial year has been in line with
management expectations. The Group's end markets are stable, but market demand
remains subdued, and we expect this to continue for at least the first half of
2026. In the meantime, the Group continues to leverage operational
opportunities to optimise future growth and profitability.

 

Whilst there remains a level of uncertainty around the timing of a wider
market recovery, we remain confident in the attractiveness of our markets,
underpinned by long-term structural growth drivers, and the opportunities that
a market recovery present for a stronger, simpler Stelrad.

 

Our leadership across the range of markets where we operate positions the
Group well to continue to drive the adoption of higher-margin, value-added
products, including premium steel panel radiators and the higher heat output,
hybrid and electric radiators particularly suitable for low and zero carbon
heating systems.

 

Moreover, the Group's market leadership in Europe, low-cost manufacturing
footprint and outstanding customer proposition are expected to provide
opportunities for further market share gains, enabling Stelrad to maximise its
exposure to future growth across end markets.

 

Trevor Harvey

Chief Executive Officer

13 March 2026

 

Finance and business review

 

The Group has delivered another year of adjusted operating profit growth
driven by proactive margin management initiatives and cost reduction
activities across our manufacturing sites.

 

Group overview

The following table summarises the Group's results for the years ended 31
December 2025 and 31 December 2024.

 

                                               2025    2024   Movement  Movement
                                               £m      £m     £m        %
 Revenue                                       279.6   290.6  (11.0)    (3.8)
 EBITDA((1))                                   44.1    43.5   0.6       1.3
 Adjusted operating profit((1))                32.5    31.5   1.0       3.0
 Exceptional items                             (14.9)  -      (14.9)    n/a
 Amortisation of customer relationships        (0.1)   (0.1)  -         49.6
 Operating profit                              17.5    31.4   (13.9)    (44.3)
 Net finance costs                             (7.4)   (8.0)  0.6       7.5
 Profit before tax                             10.1    23.4   (13.3)    (56.9)
 Income tax expense                            (9.3)   (6.9)  (2.4)     (34.5)
 Profit for the year                           0.8     16.5   (15.7)    (94.9)
 Earnings per share - basic (p)                0.66    12.97  (12.31)   (94.9)
 Adjusted profit for the year((1))             16.7    16.6   0.1       0.2
 Adjusted earnings per share - basic (p)((1))  13.08   13.05  0.03      0.2
 Total dividend per share (p)                  8.09    7.79   0.30      3.9

 Return on capital employed (%)((1))           30.1    27.1   n/a       3.0 ppts
 Net debt before lease liabilities((1))        51.2    59.7   (8.5)     (14.3)

(1)  The Group uses some alternative performance measures to track and assess
the underlying performance of the business. Alternative performance measures
are defined in the glossary of terms and reconciled to the appropriate
financial statements line item at the end of this announcement.

 

Financial overview

The Group delivered another year of adjusted operating profit growth, despite
the ongoing suppression of volumes across Stelrad's core UK and European
markets. The resilient adjusted operating performance has been driven by the
implementation of proactive margin management initiatives, cost reduction
activities and structural currency gains, which have allowed the Group to
offset the impact of a continued reduction in demand during 2025.

 

Revenue for the year was £279.6 million, a decrease of £11.0 million, or
3.8%, on last year (2024: £290.6 million). The decline in revenue was due to
a 4.3% decrease in sales volumes during the year, partially offset by selling
price benefits and product mix improvements. Selling prices have benefited
from a third successive annual increase in average radiator size in the UK and
the impact of price increases. Promisingly, there was a small improvement in
volumes in the second half versus the first half, and year on year there was
progress in a number of key markets.

 

Adjusted operating profit for the year was £32.5 million, an increase of
£1.0 million, or 3.0%, compared to last year (2024: £31.5 million).
Adjusted operating profit increased despite lower sales volumes, as a result
of proactive margin management and cost reduction activities across our
manufacturing sites, enhanced product mix, strong fixed cost control and
structural currency benefits. The structural currency benefits arise from the
way the Group has structured its Turkish operations, with the gain being a
result of the year-to-date devaluation of the Turkish Lira against the Euro
which will continue to benefit the cost base of our Turkish operations in the
future.

 

Operating profit for the year was £17.5 million, a decrease of £13.9
million, or 44.3%, compared to last year (2024: £31.4 million). Operating
profit is stated after the deduction of exceptional items of £14.9 million
(2024: £nil), of which £12.6 million relates to non-cash items, and the
amortisation of customer relationships of £0.1 million (2024: £0.1 million).

 

Despite a challenging market environment, proactive management actions have
meant that contribution per radiator has increased to £20.50 (2024: £20.15),
providing the Group with very strong operating leverage that will drive
considerable profitability improvements when volumes recover. The Group
continues to focus on the sale of premium, higher added-value products
throughout its markets, recognising the additional margin that these products
generate. Year on year the proportion of premium panel sales to total steel
panel volume increased by 0.1 ppts to 6.4% with further progress expected as
the economic environment improves.

 

The statutory profit for the year was £0.8 million (2024: £16.5 million)
due to exceptional items of £14.9 million (2024: £nil), of which £12.6
million relates to non-cash items. Adjusted profit for the year increased by
£0.1 million, or 0.2%, to £16.7 million (2024: £16.6 million). Interest
charges reduced by £0.6 million year on year, despite one-off amortisation
charges, as interest rates continue to fall. Tax charges increased year on
year due to a 5% increase in the withholding tax charges applied to
dividends received from Turkey during 2025, the country mix of profits and
the one-off derecognition of some tax losses.

 

Earnings per share was 0.66 pence (2024: 12.97 pence). Adjusted earnings per
share was 13.08 pence (2024: 13.05 pence).

 

At 31 December 2025 the Group had cash of £19.0 million (2024: £18.6
million) and undrawn available facilities of £30.6 million (2024:
£21.1 million), with net debt before lease liabilities of £51.1 million
(2024: £59.7 million).

 

Selective investments in working capital have been made in the year to enhance
customer relationships in the UK market, offset by more beneficial payment
terms due to a change of steel suppliers.

 

The Group has made pleasing progress towards its medium-term targets in the
year, despite challenging market conditions, with growth in contribution per
radiator, adjusted operating profit margins, operating cash flow conversion
and return on capital employed. The Board remains confident in the ability for
the Group to achieve all medium-term targets.

 

Revenue by geographical market

The table below sets out the Group's revenue by geographical market.

 

 Revenue by geographical market  2025   2024   Movement  Movement
                                 £m     £m     £m        %
 UK & Ireland                    131.3  137.4  (6.1)     (4.4)
 Europe                          133.5  139.0  (5.5)     (3.9)
 Turkey & International          14.8   14.2   0.6       3.9
 Total                           279.6  290.6  (11.0)    (3.8)

 

UK & Ireland

The Group's revenue in UK & Ireland for the year was £131.3 million
(2024: £137.4 million), a decrease of £6.1 million, or 4.4%. This was
principally a result of a decrease in sales volumes of 6.9%, partially offset
by a continued increase in the average size of radiators sold, with a 1.5%
year on year higher output, though the penetration of premium panel products
sold was impacted by low UK consumer confidence.

 

Europe

The Group's revenue in Europe for the year was £133.5 million (2024: £139.0
million), a decrease of £5.5 million, or 3.9%. Revenue has been negatively
impacted by a 3.4% decline in sales volumes, with volumes affected by weak
demand in the French DIY market in quarter four.

 

Turkey & International

The Group's revenue in Turkey & International for the year was £14.8
million (2024: £14.2 million), an increase of £0.6 million, or 3.9%. This
was principally a result of higher volumes sold in Turkey due to an
improvement in market conditions.

 

Adjusted operating profit by geographical market

The table below sets out the Group's adjusted operating profit by geographical
market.

 

 Adjusted operating profit by geographical market  2025   2024   Movement  Movement
                                                   £m     £m     £m        %
 UK & Ireland                                      30.0   29.6   0.4       1.4
 Europe                                            7.3    7.9    (0.6)     (7.6)
 Turkey & International                            1.2    1.0    0.2       13.5
 Central costs                                     (6.0)  (7.0)  1.0       14.3
 Total                                             32.5   31.5   1.0       3.0

 

UK & Ireland

The Group's adjusted operating profit in UK & Ireland for the year was
£30.0 million (2024: £29.6 million), an increase of £0.4 million, or 1.4%.
The result includes the benefit of favourable material prices and the increase
in the average size of radiators sold offset by lower sales volumes.

 

Europe

The Group's adjusted operating profit in Europe for the year was £7.3 million
(2024: £7.9 million), a decrease of £0.6 million, or 7.6%. A high fixed cost
base in Europe, combined with the sales volume decrease, has led to a
reduction in operating margin percentage in recent years. We expect margins
for the Europe segment to recover in line with market recovery as variable
profit margins remain strong.

 

The Group will continue to focus on improving the margins of Radiators SpA's
sales, with the exit from a significant loss-making contract at the end of
2025 providing renewed opportunity to focus business efforts on the product
ranges which are unique to Radiators SpA.

 

Turkey & International

The Group's adjusted operating profit in Turkey & International for the
year was £1.2 million (2024: £1.0 million), an increase of £0.2 million, or
13.5%. Turkish operating margins have benefited from the operational
efficiencies arising from the restructuring of our Turkish business in the
second half of 2025.

 

Central costs

Central costs for the year were £6.0 million (2024: £7.0 million), a
decrease of £1.0 million, or 14.3%. The reduction is due to the removal of
one-off costs from the prior year, supported by strong cost control year on
year.

 

Exceptional items

During the year, the charge for exceptional items was £14.9 million (2024:
£nil), of which £12.6 million relate to non-cash items and £2.3 million
relate to cash items.

 

The main elements of the non-cash exceptional items relate to impairment of
goodwill of £2.7 million, impairment of customer relationships of £1.4
million, impairment of property, plant and equipment of £5.8 million and a
provision against inventories of £2.3 million, all within the Radiators SpA
business.

 

The Radiators SpA business has been exposed to declining market volumes in
France and Germany since its acquisition in July 2022, resulting in
deteriorating operating margins despite active fixed cost management. Since
the acquisition, the business has been impacted by a significantly low margin,
and latterly a loss-making contract, for the supply of steel panel radiators
which has contributed to suppressed European operating margins.

 

Negotiations during the year to reset the price on this contract have been
unsuccessful and, in line with the Group's focus on commercial discipline,
decisive action has been taken to terminate all supply under this contract,
effective at the end of 2025. Whilst the exit from this loss-making contract
will negatively impact future revenue and volumes, it will result in improved
contribution and the opportunity to reduce fixed costs in the short term. The
exit from the contract presents an increased opportunity to focus attention on
the electrical and designer product ranges which are unique to this division
and were the key strategic rationale for acquiring the business. The refocused
business will be underpinned by a rationalised product profile that will
provide greater operational efficiency.

 

Additionally, restructuring costs of £2.7 million have been incurred or
provided for as a result of significant proactive margin management
initiatives and cost reduction activities across our sites in Turkey, Italy
and Denmark. Of these, £2.3 million relate to cash items and £0.4 million
relate to non-cash items.

 

These costs are one-off in nature and disclosing these costs as exceptional
allows the true underlying performance of the Group to be better understood.

 

Finance costs

The Group's net finance costs for the year were £7.4 million (2024: £8.0
million). The decrease of £0.6 million is due to a decrease in the interest
rate of the Group's debt from a blended rate of 6.6% during 2024 to a blended
rate of 5.3% during 2025, partially offset by the one-off loan fee
amortisation on the pre-existing loan facility of £0.3 million upon
refinancing.

 

The refinancing of the Group's £100 million loan facility, which completed in
December 2025, reduces the Group's future loan margin. The refinanced loan is
for an initial period of three years up to December 2028 and includes a
two-year extension option.

 

Income tax expense

The Group's income tax expense for the year was £9.3 million (2024: £6.9
million), an increase of £2.4 million, or 34.5%, which includes the
derecognition of tax losses in Radiators SpA, connected to the impairment
recognised in the year. In 2024, the effective tax rate was 29.4%. In 2025,
the Group's adjusted effective tax rate has risen to 34.4% due to a 5%
increase in the withholding tax charges applied to dividends received from
Turkey during 2025 and the country mix of profits.

 

Earnings per share and adjusted earnings per share

Profit for the year reduced to £0.8 million (2024: £16.5 million) and basic
earnings per share was 0.66 pence (2024: 12.97 pence) due to the impact of
the exceptional items and one-off refinancing costs, including exceptional
tax, of £15.8 million in the year (2024: £nil). The weighted average number
of shares was 127.4 million (2024: 127.4 million).

 

Adjusted profit for the year increased by £0.1 million, or 0.2%, to £16.7
million (2024: £16.6 million) and, consequently, basic adjusted earnings per
share was 13.08 pence (2024: 13.05 pence).

 

Dividends and reserves

The Group is committed to delivering returns for its shareholders via a
progressive dividend policy. The Board has confidence in the Group's financial
position and believes that its leading market positions, regulatory tailwinds,
product premiumisation upside and favourable contribution per radiator will
lead to strong future financial performance, as demonstrated by the Group's
medium-term targets published at our Capital Markets Event in November 2024.
On this basis, despite suppressed earnings caused by short-term trading
headwinds, the Board recommends payment of a final dividend of 5.05 pence per
share (2024: 4.81 pence per share) on 26 May 2026 to shareholders on the
register at 24 April 2026, an increase of 5% on the 2024 final dividend. The
cost to the Group of the 2025 final dividend is £6.4 million (2024: £6.1
million).

 

The Group paid an interim dividend in respect of the year ended 31 December
2025 of 3.04 pence per share (2024: 2.98 pence), an increase of 2% on the 2024
interim dividend. Therefore, the total dividend in respect of the year ended
31 December 2025 will be 8.09 pence per share (2024: 7.79 pence), an increase
of 3.9% on 2024.

 

Cash flow

The following table summarises the Group's cash flow for the years ended 31
December 2025 and 31 December 2024.

 

                                                    2025   2024    Movement
                                                    £m     £m      £m
 EBITDA((1))                                        44.1   43.5    0.6
 Exceptional items - cash items                     (2.3)  -       (2.3)
 Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment  (0.1)  (0.1)   -
 Share-based payment charge                         0.7    0.4     0.3
 Working capital                                    (0.8)  (10.1)  9.3
 Working capital - exceptional items                0.3    (2.3)   2.6
 Net capital expenditure                            (7.7)  (8.4)   0.7
 Cash flow from operations((1))                     34.2   23.0    11.2
 Income tax paid                                    (8.0)  (6.2)   (1.8)
 Net interest paid                                  (5.7)  (7.2)   1.5
 Free cash flow((1))                                20.5   9.6     10.9

 Cash flow from operations                          34.2   23.0    11.2
 Adjusted for
 Exceptional items - cash items                     2.3    -       2.3
 Exceptional items impact on working capital        (0.3)  2.3     (2.6)
 Adjusted cash flow from operations((1))            36.2   25.3    10.9

 

                                                         2025   2024  Movement
 Cash flow from operations((1)) (£m)                     34.2   23.0  11.2
 Adjusted cash flow from operations((1)) (£m)            36.2   25.3  10.9

 Adjusted operating profit((1)) (£m)                     32.5   31.5  1.0

 Cash flow from operations conversion((1)) (%)           105.4  73.0  32.4 ppts
 Adjusted cash flow from operations conversion((1)) (%)  111.4  80.3  31.1 ppts

(1)  The Group uses some alternative performance measures to track and assess
the underlying performance of the business. Alternative performance measures
are defined in the glossary of terms and reconciled to the appropriate
financial statements line item at the end of this announcement.

 

The Group's free cash flow for the year was £20.5 million (2024: £9.6
million), an increase of £10.9 million. This reflects improved working
capital control, reduced capital expenditure and reduced interest paid year on
year, partially offset by increased income tax paid. Selective investments in
working capital have been made in the year to enhance customer relationships
in the UK market; however, these have been offset by more beneficial payment
terms due to a change in steel suppliers. Interest payments have reduced year
on year due to reductions in interest rates. Capital expenditure has been
reduced due to a planned UK IT infrastructure project that has been deferred
until 2026. The increase in income tax paid is impacted by the Group's UK
business becoming cash tax paying in the year, after fully utilising its
historical tax losses.

 

The Group's cash flow from operations for the year was £34.2 million (2024:
£23.0 million), an increase of £11.2 million. Adjusted operating profit for
the year was £32.5 million (2024: £31.5 million), an increase of £1.0
million. Cash flow from operations conversion for the year was 105.4% (2024:
73.0%), an increase of 32.4 ppts. Adjusted cash flow from operations
conversion for the year was 111.4% (2024: 80.3%), an increase of 31.1 ppts.

 

Capital expenditure

The Group's capital expenditure mainly relates to investment in operating
plant and equipment. Key capital expenditure in the year ended 31 December
2025 related to various maintenance and upgrade projects, including a
successfully completed IT infrastructure upgrade in our Turkish business.
Capital expenditure for 2026 will continue to focus on ensuring our operating
platform is well maintained whilst making a periodic investment in our IT
infrastructure.

 

Return on capital employed and capital allocation priorities

Return on capital employed for the year was 30.1% (2024: 27.1%), an increase
of 3.0 ppts. This improvement is due to an increase in adjusted operating
profit and an impairment of assets.

 

Capital allocation considerations remain high on the Group's agenda, and
investment in working capital is considered a key part of the Group's
prioritisation of investment for organic growth under its capital allocation
framework set out at the Capital Markets Event in November 2024. Additionally,
alongside investment in organic growth, dividends have progressively
increased, whilst the Group's debt leverage ratio before lease liabilities has
improved to 1.16x (2024: 1.37x), demonstrating a controlled and balanced
approach to capital allocation and balance sheet prudence given the
challenging macroeconomic environment.

 

Net debt and leverage

At 31 December 2025, net debt (including lease liabilities) of £58.7 million
(2024: £67.6 million) comprises £70.1 million (2024: £78.3 million) drawn
down against the multicurrency facility and £7.6 million (2024: £7.9
million) lease liabilities net of £19.0 million (2024: £18.6 million) cash.

 

                                               2025    2024
                                               £m      £m
 Revolving credit facility - GBP               32.3    41.8
 Revolving credit facility - Euro              13.1    13.1
 Term loan                                     24.7    23.4
 Cash                                          (19.0)  (18.6)
 Net debt before lease liabilities             51.1    59.7
 Lease liabilities                             7.6     7.9
 Net debt                                      58.7    67.6

 EBITDA                                        44.1    43.5
 Debt leverage ratio before lease liabilities  1.16x   1.37x

 

The debt leverage ratio before lease liabilities at 31 December 2025 was 1.16x
(2024: 1.37x).

 

Leigh Wilcox

Chief Financial Officer

13 March 2026

 

Consolidated income statement

for the year ended 31 December 2025

                                      Note  2025       2024

                                            £'000      £'000
   Continuing operations
   Revenue                            3     279,598    290,577
   Cost of sales                            (193,327)  (201,617)
   Gross profit                             86,271     88,960
   Selling and distribution expenses        (40,588)   (41,729)
   Administrative expenses                  (16,282)   (17,165)
   Other operating income/(expenses)  4     3,001      1,319
   Exceptional items                  5     (14,925)   -
   Operating profit                         17,477     31,385
   Finance income                           173        186
   Finance costs                      6     (7,576)    (8,189)
   Profit before tax                        10,074     23,382
   Income tax expense                 7     (9,230)    (6,864)
   Profit for the year                      844        16,518

 

 

                       Note  2025   2024
   Earnings per share
   Basic               8     0.66p  12.97p
   Diluted             8     0.66p  12.87p

 

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

for the year ended 31 December 2025

                                                                              Note  2025     2024

                                                                                    £'000    £'000
 Profit for the year                                                                844      16,518
 Other comprehensive income/(expense)
 Other comprehensive income/(expense) that may be reclassified

 to profit or loss in subsequent periods:
 Net (loss)/gain on monetary items forming part of net investment in foreign        (916)    867
 operations and qualifying hedges of net investments in foreign operations
 Income tax effect                                                            7     229      (217)
 Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations                          5,009    (4,711)
 Net other comprehensive income/(expense) that may be reclassified                  4,322    (4,061)

 to profit or loss in subsequent periods
 Other comprehensive (expense)/income not to be reclassified

 to profit or loss in subsequent periods:
 Remeasurement losses on defined benefit plans                                      (113)    (925)
 Income tax effect                                                            7     28       232
 Net other comprehensive expense not to be reclassified                             (85)     (693)

 to profit or loss in subsequent periods
 Other comprehensive income/(expense) for the year, net of tax                      4,237    (4,754)
 Total comprehensive income for the year,                                           5,081    11,764

 net of tax attributable to owners of the parent

 

Consolidated balance sheet

as at 31 December 2025

                                           Note  2025       2024

                                                 £'000      £'000
 Assets
 Non-current assets
 Property, plant and equipment             10    72,491     79,173
 Intangible assets                         11    347        4,652
 Trade and other receivables               14    299        284
 Deferred tax assets                       7     4,836      4,821
                                                 77,973     88,930
 Current assets
 Inventories                               13    62,402     67,311
 Trade and other receivables               14    47,164     45,478
 Income tax receivable                           348        235
 Financial assets                                -          293
 Cash and cash equivalents                 15    18,978     18,633
                                                 128,892    131,950
 Total assets                                    206,865    220,880
 Equity and liabilities
 Equity
 Share capital                             18    127        127
 Merger reserve                                  (114,469)  (114,469)
 Retained earnings                               231,253    239,788
 Foreign currency reserve                        (63,531)   (67,853)
 Total equity                                    53,380     57,593
 Non-current liabilities
 Interest-bearing loans and borrowings     12    74,411     83,329
 Deferred tax liabilities                  7     222        209
 Provisions                                17    1,832      1,910
 Net employee defined benefit liabilities        4,625      5,118
                                                 81,090     90,566
 Current liabilities
 Trade and other payables                  16    67,058     69,210
 Financial liabilities                     12    221        -
 Interest-bearing loans and borrowings     12    2,579      2,212
 Income tax payable                              1,466      550
 Provisions                                17    1,071      749
                                                 72,395     72,721
 Total liabilities                               153,485    163,287
 Total equity and liabilities                    206,865    220,880

 

Consolidated statement of changes in equity

for the year ended 31 December 2025

                                                    Attributable to the owners of the parent
                                                    Issued share  Merger     Retained   Foreign    Total

                                                     capital      reserve    earnings   currency   £'000

                                                    £'000         £'000      £'000      £'000
 At 1 January 2024                                  127           (114,469)  233,329    (63,792)   55,195
 Profit for the year                                -             -          16,518     -          16,518
 Other comprehensive expense for the year           -             -          (693)      (4,061)    (4,754)
 Total comprehensive income/(expense)               -             -          15,825     (4,061)    11,764
 Share-based payment charge                         -             -          440        -          440
 Dividends paid (note 9)                            -             -          (9,806)    -          (9,806)
 At 31 December 2024                                127           (114,469)  239,788    (67,853)   57,593
 Profit for the year                                -             -          844        -          844
 Other comprehensive income/(expense) for the year  -             -          (85)       4,322      4,237
 Total comprehensive income                         -             -          759        4,322      5,081
 Share-based payment charge                         -             -          704        -          704
 Dividends paid (note 9)                            -             -          (9,998)    -          (9,998)
 At 31 December 2025                                127           (114,469)  231,253    (63,531)   53,380

 

Consolidated statement of cash flows

for the year ended 31 December 2025

                                                                         Note  2025      2024

                                                                               £'000     £'000
 Operating activities
 Profit before tax                                                             10,074    23,382
 Adjustments to reconcile profit before tax to net cash flows:
 - Depreciation of property, plant and equipment                         10    11,393    11,692
 - Amortisation of intangible assets                                     11    330       468
 - Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment                           (80)      (118)
 - Share-based payments charge                                                 704       440
 - Exceptional items - non-cash elements                                       12,663    -
 - Finance income                                                              (173)     (186)
 - Finance costs                                                         6     7,576     8,189
 Working capital adjustments:
 - Decrease in trade and other receivables                                     517       3,885
 - Decrease/(increase) in inventories                                          4,690     (6,143)
 - Decrease in trade and other payables                                        (4,430)   (6,743)
 - Increase/(decrease) in provisions                                           94        (2,176)
 - Movement in other financial assets/liabilities                              531       (610)
 - Decrease in other pension provisions                                        (1)       (7)
 - Difference between pension charge and cash contributions                    (1,921)   (581)
                                                                               41,967    31,492
 Income tax paid                                                               (8,000)   (6,265)
 Interest received                                                             173       186
 Net cash flows generated from operating activities                            34,140    25,413
 Investing activities
 Proceeds from sale of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets        185       341
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment                               10    (5,215)   (5,861)
 Purchase of intangible assets                                           11    (35)      (100)
 Net cash flows used in investing activities                                   (5,065)   (5,620)
 Financing activities
 Transaction costs related to refinancing                                      (733)     -
 Proceeds from external borrowings                                             -         3,388
 Repayment of external borrowings                                              (10,219)  (5,150)
 Payment of lease liabilities                                                  (2,662)   (2,865)
 Interest paid                                                                 (5,905)   (7,372)
 Dividends paid                                                          9     (9,998)   (9,806)
 Net cash flows used in financing activities                                   (29,517)  (21,805)
 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                     (442)     (2,012)
 Net foreign exchange difference                                               787       (797)
 Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January                                  15    18,633    21,442
 Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December                                15    18,978    18,633

 

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2025

 

1 Basis of preparation

The results for the year ended 31 December 2025, including comparative
financial information, have been prepared in accordance with UK adopted
international accounting standards ("IFRS") in conformity with the
requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and the disclosure guidance and
transparency rules sourcebook of the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct
Authority.

 

Stelrad Group plc ("the Company") has adopted all IFRS in issue and effective
for the year.

 

While the financial information included in this preliminary announcement has
been prepared in accordance

with the recognition and measurement criteria of IFRS, this announcement does
not itself contain sufficient

information to comply with IFRS. The Company expects to publish full financial
statements that comply with

IFRS in March 2026.

 

The financial information set out above does not constitute the Company's
statutory accounts for the year

ended 31 December 2025 but is derived from those accounts. Statutory accounts
for 2025 will be delivered in due course. The auditors have reported on those
accounts: their report was unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters
by way of emphasis and did not contain statements under s498 (2) or (3) of the
Companies Act 2006.

 

Going concern

Having considered the Group's current trading, cash flow generation and debt
maturity and applying severe but plausible stress testing scenarios, the
Directors have concluded that it is appropriate to prepare the consolidated
financial statements on a going concern basis.  Under a severe but plausible
downside scenario, the Group remains within its debt facilities and its
financial covenants for at least 12 months after the date the accounts are
signed.  Based on this going concern review, the Directors have concluded
that, at the time of approving the financial statements, the Group will be
able to continue to operate within its existing facilities and is well placed
to manage its business risks successfully.

 

The financial information presented in respect of the year ended 31 December
2025 has been prepared on a basis consistent with the financial information
presented for the year ended 31 December 2024.

 

2 Significant accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions

The preparation of the Group's consolidated financial statements requires
management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the
accompanying disclosures, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities.
Uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes
that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets or
liabilities affected in future periods.

 

Judgements

In the process of applying the Group's accounting policies, management has
made judgements which would have a significant effect on the amounts
recognised in the consolidated financial statements.

 

Impairment of non-financial assets

Intangible assets, including goodwill, that have an indefinite useful life are
not subject to amortisation and are tested annually for impairment. Assets
that are subject to amortisation and depreciation are reviewed for impairment
whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be
recoverable. Details of the impairment assessment of goodwill and other
assets, which includes key estimates, are disclosed in note 11.

 

Impairment of inventories

Following the exit from a loss making contract in the Radiators SpA business
in the year, the Group has reduced the operational complexity and product
range of the business, resulting in a one-off inventory provision of £2.3
million. The inventory provision has been classified as exceptional in nature
because of the direct link between the exit from the loss making contract and
the reduction in operational complexity of the business, and resultant product
range rationalisation.

Estimates and assumptions

The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation
uncertainty at the reporting date, which have a significant risk of causing a
material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within
the next financial year, are described below. The Group based its assumptions
and estimates on parameters available when the consolidated financial
statements were prepared. Existing circumstances and assumptions about future
developments, however, may change due to market changes or circumstances
arising beyond the control of the Group. Such changes are reflected in the
assumptions when they occur.

 

Rebates

A proportion of rebates is paid to the end consumers of goods sold.
Uncertainties exist over the value of the rebates recognised as, until claims
are made by end consumers, the Group cannot be certain which consumers have
purchased which products. Due to this uncertainty, estimates are made over
what contractual rates, if any, will apply to goods sold.

 

Management makes significant estimates and assumptions in order to assess the
level of rebate required at the balance sheet date. Management is able to
utilise market information and historical/current data and trends in order to
make an appropriate estimate.

 

A reasonably possible change in the estimates surrounding rebates would not
result in a material impact on the financial statements.

 

3 Segmental information

IFRS 8 Operating Segments requires operating segments to be determined from
the Group's internal reporting to the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM").
The CODM has been determined to be the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer. The operating segments are determined to be the key
geographical regions in which the Group operates. The CODM receive management
information as part of the internal reporting framework based upon the key
geographical regions. The CODM assesses the performance of geographical
segments based on a measure of revenue and adjusted operating profit.

 

Adjusted operating profit is earnings before interest, tax, amortisation of
customer relationships and exceptional items.

 

Revenue by geographical market

                             2025     2024

                             £'000    £'000
 UK & Ireland                131,254  137,351
 Europe                      133,526  138,971
 Turkey & International      14,818   14,255
 Total revenue               279,598  290,577

 

The revenue arising in the UK, being the Company's country of domicile, was
£126,046,000 (2024: £134,442,000). All revenue arising in the UK was to
external customers.

 

Adjusted operating profit by geographical market

                                         2025      2024

                                         £'000     £'000
 UK & Ireland                            29,959    29,548
 Europe                                  7,331     7,937
 Turkey & International                  1,183     1,042
 Central costs                           (6,002)   (7,005)
 Adjusted operating profit               32,471    31,522
 Exceptional items                       (14,925)  -
 Amortisation of customer relationships  (69)      (137)
 Operating profit                        17,477    31,385

 

Further detail on the exceptional items can be found in note 5.

 

The revenue information above is based on the locations of the customers. All
revenue arises from the sale of goods.

 

One customer has revenues in excess of 10% of revenue (2024: one).

 

Non-current operating assets

                  2025     2024

                  £'000    £'000
 UK               14,662   16,324
 The Netherlands  16,779   17,453
 Turkey           26,622   25,549
 Italy            13,916   23,894
 Other            859      605
 Total            72,838   83,825

 

The CODM reviews the non-current operating assets based on the geographical
regions in the table above, rather than those used when reviewing revenue and
adjusted operating profit, because this is the physical location of the
assets. These values agree to the measurement of the assets per the financial
statements.

 

4 Other operating income/(expenses)

                                                        2025     2024

                                                        £'000    £'000
 Net gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment  80       118
 Foreign currency gains                                 3,559    723
 Net losses on forward derivative contracts             (1,052)  (35)
 Sundry other income                                    414      513
                                                        3,001    1,319

 

5 Exceptional items

                                              2025     2024

                                              £'000    £'000
 Impairment of goodwill                       2,694    -
 Impairment of customer relationships         1,392    -
 Impairment of property, plant and equipment  5,814    -
 Inventory provision                          2,307    -
 Restructuring costs                          2,718    -
                                              14,925   -

 

During the year ended 31 December 2025, the charge for exceptional items was
£14,925,000, of which £2,262,000 relates to cash items and £12,663,000
relates to non-cash items.

 

During the year, an impairment was recognised in respect of the Radiators SpA
cash-generating unit, resulting in an impairment of goodwill of £2,694,000,
an impairment of customer relationships of £1,392,000, an impairment of
property, plant and equipment of £5,814,000 and an inventory provision of
£2,307,000, which has arisen due to the circumstances surrounding the
impairment.

 

Additionally, restructuring costs of £2,718,000 have been incurred or
provided for as a result of proactive margin management initiatives and cost
reduction activities across our sites in Turkey, Italy and Denmark.

 

Further detail can be found in the Finance and Business Review within the
exceptional items section on page 13.

 

All exceptional items have been presented as such because they are one-off in
nature and separate disclosure allows the underlying trading performance of
the Group to be better understood.

 

6 Finance costs

                                                  2025     2024

                                                  £'000    £'000
 Interest on bank loans                           4,461    5,723
 Amortisation of loan issue costs                 692      375
 Interest expense on defined benefit liabilities  1,047    921
 Finance charges payable on lease liabilities     97       129
 Other finance charges                            1,279    1,041
                                                  7,576    8,189

 

Amortisation of loan issue costs includes £342,000 related to a one-off loan
fee amortisation upon refinancing, which has been classified as one-off
refinancing costs in note 8 when calculating the adjusted earnings per share.

 

7 Income tax expense

The major components of income tax expense are as follows:

                                                                       2025     2024

                                                                       £'000    £'000
 Consolidated income statement
 Current income tax:
 Current income tax charge                                             8,794    5,083
 Adjustments in respect of current income tax charge of previous year  (41)     (127)
 Deferred tax:
 Relating to origination and reversal of temporary differences         477      1,908
 Income tax expense reported in the income statement                   9,230    6,864

 

                                                                                 2025     2024

                                                                                 £'000    £'000
 Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
 Tax related to items recognised in other comprehensive income/(expense) during
 the year:
 Deferred tax on actuarial loss                                                  (28)     (232)
 Current tax on monetary items forming part of net investment and on hedges of   (229)    217
 net investment
 Income tax credited to other comprehensive income                               (257)    (15)

 

Reconciliation of tax expense and the accounting profit at the tax rate in the
United Kingdom of 25% (2024: 25%):

                                                                                2025     2024

                                                                                £'000    £'000
 Profit before tax                                                              10,074   23,382
 Profit before tax multiplied by standard rate of corporation tax in the UK of  2,519    5,846
 25% (2024: 25%)
 Adjustments in respect of current income tax charge of previous year           (41)     (127)
 Non-deductible expenses                                                        2,883    352
 Differences arising due to tax losses                                          1,048    286
 Other timing differences (including exceptional charges)                       2,150    721
 Benefit of overseas investment incentives                                      -        (220)
 Withholding tax on dividend income                                             1,508    1,032
 Effect of different overseas tax rates                                         (837)    (1,026)
 Total tax expense reported in the income statement                             9,230    6,864

 

Deferred tax

Deferred tax relates to the following:

                                                        Consolidated balance sheet          Consolidated income statement
                                                        2025            2024                2025             2024

                                                        £'000           £'000               £'000            £'000
 Capital allowances                                     (784)           (641)               11               (742)
 Pension                                                901             1,010               (189)            99
 Fixed asset fair value adjustments                     (184)           (1,303)             1,165            58
 Losses available for offsetting against future income  2,343           3,322               (1,069)          (965)
 Other temporary differences                            2,338           2,224               (395)            (358)
 Deferred tax charge                                                                        (477)            (1,908)
 Net deferred tax assets                                4,614           4,612
 Reflected in the balance sheet as:
 Deferred tax assets                                    4,836           4,821
 Deferred tax liabilities                               (222)           (209)
 Deferred tax assets, net                               4,614           4,612

 

Reconciliation of deferred tax assets, net

                                                                2025     2024

                                                                £'000    £'000
 Opening balance as at 1 January                                4,612    6,467
 Tax charge recognised in income statement                      (477)    (1,908)
 Tax income recognised in other comprehensive income/(expense)  28       232
 Exchange adjustment                                            451      (179)
 Closing balance as at 31 December                              4,614    4,612

 

The Group offsets tax assets and liabilities if it has a legally enforceable
right to set them off and they are levied by the same tax authority.
Deferred tax assets in respect of losses of £602,000 (2024: £2,118,000) have
been recognised in respect of two (2024: two) loss-making subsidiary
companies; these are recognised on the grounds of future projected
performance.

 

Deferred tax asset recognition

The deferred tax assets have been analysed in detail at the year end and the
recognition of assets, in particular those in respect of tax losses, has been
scrutinised in detail with modelling undertaken to ensure that they are likely
to be utilised over a period of time where profitability can be estimated with
reasonable certainty.

 

Unrecognised deferred tax balances

                                                        2025     2024

                                                        £'000    £'000
 Capital allowances                                     14       13
 Losses available for offsetting against future income  2,741    3,486
                                                        2,755    3,499

 

The Group has tax losses which arose in the United Kingdom of £10,964,000
(2024: £13,944,000) that are available indefinitely for offsetting against
future taxable profits of the companies in which the losses arose. Deferred
tax assets have not been recognised in respect of these losses as they either
relate to CIR losses which cannot be reliably utilised in the short term or
they arose prior to April 2017 in subsidiaries that are not profit making and
where there is no evidence of recoverability in the near future.

 

8 Earnings per share

                                                                        2025     2024

                                                                        £'000    £'000
 Net profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent           844      16,518
 Exceptional items                                                      14,925   -
 Amortisation of customer relationships                                 69       137
 Refinancing costs (note 6)                                             342      -
 Tax on exceptional items                                               582      -
 Tax on amortisation of customer relationships                          (19)     (38)
 Tax on refinancing costs                                               (86)     -
 Adjusted net profit for the year attributable to owners of the parent  16,657   16,617

 

                                                     2025         2024

                                                     Number       Number
 Basic weighted average number of shares in issue    127,352,555  127,352,555
 Diluted weighted average number of shares in issue  127,474,048  128,389,983
 Earnings per share
 Basic earnings per share (pence per share)          0.66         12.97
 Diluted earnings per share (pence per share)        0.66         12.87
 Adjusted earnings per share
 Basic earnings per share (pence per share)          13.08        13.05
 Diluted earnings per share (pence per share)        13.07        12.94

 

9 Dividends paid

The Board is recommending a final dividend of 5.05 pence per share (2024: 4.81
pence per share), which, if approved, will mean a final dividend payment of
£6,431,000 (2024: £6,126,000).

 

The proposed final dividend is subject to approval by shareholders at the
Annual General Meeting and has not been included as a liability in these
consolidated financial statements.

 

                                                                     2025     2024

                                                                     £'000    £'000
 Declared and paid during the year
 Equity dividend on ordinary shares:
 Final dividend for 2024: 4.81p per share (2023: 4.72p per share)    6,126    6,011
 Interim dividend for 2025: 3.04p per share (2024: 2.98p per share)  3,872    3,795
                                                                     9,998    9,806

 

                                                                   2025     2024

                                                                   £'000    £'000
 Dividend proposed (not recognised as a liability)
 Equity dividend on ordinary shares:
 Final dividend for 2025: 5.05p per share (2024: 4.81p per share)  6,431    6,126

 

10 Property, plant and equipment

                                            Freehold land   Leasehold   Assets under   Plant and   Fixtures, fittings  Total

                                            and buildings   buildings   construction   equipment   and motor           £'000

                                            £'000           £'000       £'000          £'000       vehicles

                                                                                                   £'000
 Cost
 At 1 January 2024                          46,202          12,741      1,266          89,078      12,280              161,567
 Additions                                  124             214         4,951          980         742                 7,011
 Transfers                                  214             -           (4,438)        3,820       404                 -
 Disposals                                  -               (140)       -              (829)       (806)               (1,775)
 Exchange adjustment                        (1,675)         (587)       (19)           (3,929)     (331)               (6,541)
 At 31 December 2024                        44,865          12,228      1,760          89,120      12,289              160,262
 Additions                                  201             706         2,243          2,748       1,267               7,165
 Transfers                                  34              -           (1,346)        1,114       198                 -
 Disposals                                  (259)           (1,422)     -              (11,869)    (1,065)             (14,615)
 Exchange adjustment                        1,961           669         60             4,601       411                 7,702
 At 31 December 2025                        46,802          12,181      2,717          85,714      13,100              160,514
 Accumulated depreciation and impairment
 At 1 January 2024                          14,749          5,760       -              45,766      8,045               74,320
 Depreciation charge                        1,616           1,489       -              6,766       1,821               11,692
 Disposals                                  -               (47)        -              (806)       (699)               (1,552)
 Exchange adjustment                        (411)           (298)       -              (2,461)     (201)               (3,371)
 At 31 December 2024                        15,954          6,904       -              49,265      8,966               81,089
 Depreciation charge                        1,415           1,486       -              6,745       1,747               11,393
 Disposals                                  (260)           (1,422)     -              (11,853)    (1,061)             (14,596)
 Impairment (note 11)                       5,815           -           -              (23)        22                  5,814
 Exchange adjustment                        654             388         -              3,002       279                 4,323
 At 31 December 2025                        23,578          7,356       -              47,136      9,953               88,023
 Net book value
 At 31 December 2025                        23,224          4,825       2,717          38,578      3,147               72,491
 At 31 December 2024                        28,911          5,324       1,760          39,855      3,323               79,173
 At 31 December 2023                        31,453          6,981       1,266          43,312      4,235               87,247

 

The carrying value of right-of-use assets within property, plant and
equipment, by line item, at the year end is:

                                        2025     2024

                                        £'000    £'000
 Leasehold buildings                    4,819    5,299
 Plant and equipment                    1,546    1,175
 Fixtures, fittings and motor vehicles  1,040    1,255
                                        7,405    7,729

 

Right-of-use asset additions within property, plant and equipment, by line
item, during the year are:

                                        2025     2024

                                        £'000    £'000
 Leasehold buildings                    706      214
 Plant and equipment                    736      523
 Fixtures, fittings and motor vehicles  508      413
                                        1,950    1,150

 

Depreciation of right-of-use assets within property, plant and equipment, by
line item, during the year is:

                                        2025     2024

                                        £'000    £'000
 Leasehold buildings                    1,465    1,462
 Plant and equipment                    577      565
 Fixtures, fittings and motor vehicles  607      739
                                        2,649    2,766

 

Land and buildings with a carrying amount of £12,024,000 (2024: £18,095,000)
are subject to a first charge to secure the Group's bank loan.

 

No borrowing costs have been capitalised since the assets have not met the
criteria for qualifying assets.

 

11 Intangible assets

                                          Goodwill  Customer        Technology     Total

                                          £'000     relationships   and software   £'000

                                                    £'000           costs

                                                                    £'000
 Cost
 At 1 January 2025                        2,607     1,737           1,357          5,701
 Additions                                -         -               35             35
 Disposals                                -         -               (210)          (210)
 Exchange adjustment                      146       97              73             316
 At 31 December 2025                      2,753     1,834           1,255          5,842
 Accumulated amortisation and impairment
 At 1 January 2025                        -         323             726            1,049
 Amortisation                             -         69              261            330
 Disposals                                -         -               (124)          (124)
 Impairment                               2,694     1,392           -              4,086
 Exchange adjustment                      59        50              45             154
 At 31 December 2025                      2,753     1,834           908            5,495
 Net book value
 At 31 December 2025                      -         -               347            347
 At 31 December 2024                      2,607     1,414           631            4,652

 

Included in technology and software costs are assets under construction of
£nil (2024: £nil), which are not amortised.

 

Impairment

Goodwill is subject to annual impairment testing. All of the goodwill
recognised was allocated to a single cash‑generating unit ("CGU"), being the
Radiators SpA division which, after the impairment was recognised, had a total
carrying value of £13.9 million. A CGU represents the lowest level in the
Group at which goodwill is monitored for internal management purposes.

Management is required to assess CGUs for impairment where it believes there
are triggers for impairment. During the year, management identified that there
were triggers for impairment with respect to the Radiators SpA CGU and
performed an impairment review as set out below.

 

Impairment tests were performed by analysing the carrying amount allocated to
the CGU against the higher of fair value less costs to sell or its value in
use. Both methods used the net present value of the CGU's discounted future
cash flows covering a three‑year period.

 

Terminal growth rates of 1.8% were applied beyond this, based on historical
macroeconomic performance and projections of the sector served by the CGUs.

 

When assessing for impairment, management has considered the impact of climate
change, particularly in the context of the risks and opportunities identified
within the Task Force on Climate‑related Financial Disclosures Report, and
has not identified any material short‑term impacts from climate change that
would impact the recoverable amount of the CGU.

 

For the value in use model, a pre‑tax discount rate of 14.8% has been
applied in determining the recoverable amounts of the CGU. The pre‑tax
discount rate was estimated based on the Group's risk adjusted cost of
capital. Other key assumptions throughout the budget period are EBITDA, which
has been included in the terminal value at a margin of 7%, volumes,
contribution per radiator sold and capital expenditure. The key assumptions
have been determined using past experience or external sources of information.

 

Further detail on the impairment can be found in the Finance and Business
Review within the exceptional items section on page 13.

 

Based on the impairment tests performed, the recoverable amount calculated in
the impairment review of the Radiators SpA CGU was lower than the carrying
amount. As a result, an impairment has been recognised, reducing goodwill by
£2,694,000, customer relationships by £1,392,000 and property, plant and
equipment by £5,814,000. Inventories are not included in the carrying value
of the CGU; however, the circumstances surrounding the impairment have
resulted in an additional inventory provision of £2,307,000. The tax impact
of the total impairment was a charge of £856,000.

 

12 Financial liabilities

 

Financial liabilities - other - not interest bearing

Financial instruments through profit or loss reflect the change in fair value
of those foreign exchange forward contracts that are not designated in hedge
relationships, but are, nevertheless, intended to reduce the level of foreign
currency risk for expected sales and purchases.

 

 Liabilities                                                                2025     2024

                                                                            £'000    £'000
 Financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss
 Derivatives not designated as hedges - foreign exchange forward contracts  221      -
 Total instruments at fair value through profit or loss                     221      -
 Current                                                                    221      -
 Non-current                                                                -        -

 

Financial liabilities - interest-bearing loans and borrowings

                                                    Effective        Maturity    2025     2024

                                                    interest rate                £'000    £'000

                                                    %
 Current interest-bearing loans and borrowings
 Lease liabilities                                                               2,579    2,212
                                                                                 2,579    2,212
 Non-current interest-bearing loans and borrowings
 Lease liabilities                                                               4,979    5,671
 Revolving credit facility - GBP                    SONIA + 1.75%    4 Dec 2028  32,300   41,750
 Revolving credit facility - Euro                   Euribor + 1.75%  4 Dec 2028  13,097   13,146
 Term loan                                          Euribor + 1.75%  4 Dec 2028  24,750   23,436
 Unamortised loan costs                                                          (715)    (674)
                                                                                 74,411   83,329
 Total interest-bearing loans and borrowings                                     76,990   85,541

 

The Group has a £100 million loan facility jointly financed by National
Westminster Bank plc and Barclays Bank plc. The facility consists of a
£76.027 million revolving credit facility ("RCF") and a €28.346 million
term loan facility.

 

During the year ended 31 December 2025, the £100 million loan facility was
renewed. The renewed facility is for an initial three-year term until
December 2028, with an extension option for two further years, and is provided
by the two existing lenders.

 

The RCF and term loan facilities are secured on the assets of certain
subsidiaries within the Group.

 

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

                                                    1 January  Cash flows  Non-cash  31 December

                                                    2025       £'000       changes   2025

                                                    £'000                  £'000     £'000
 Liabilities from financing activities
 Revolving credit facility - GBP                    41,750     (9,450)     -         32,300
 Revolving credit facility - Euro                   13,146     (769)       720       13,097
 Term loan                                          23,436     -           1,314     24,750
 Lease liabilities                                  7,883      (712)       387       7,558
                                                    86,215     (10,931)    2,421     77,705
 Other assets
 Cash and cash equivalents                          (18,633)   442         (787)     (18,978)
                                                    (18,633)   442         (787)     (18,978)
 Net liabilities arising from financing activities  67,582     (10,489)    1,634     58,727

 

The non-cash changes all relate to foreign exchange differences.

 

13 Inventories

                    2025     2024

                    £'000    £'000
 Raw materials      23,183   23,818
 Work in progress   2,796    3,388
 Finished goods     33,350   37,063
 Other consumables  3,073    3,042
                    62,402   67,311

 

The cost of inventories recognised as an expense in the year was £193,327,000
(2024: £201,617,000). The provision for the impairment of stocks increased in
the year, giving rise to a cost of £3,754,000 (2024: cost of £760,000), of
which £2,307,000 was recognised as an exceptional item (note 5). At 31
December 2025, the provision for the impairment of stocks was £7,958,000
(2024: £3,974,000).

 

14 Trade and other receivables

                    2025     2024

                    £'000    £'000
 Current
 Trade receivables  43,508   42,279
 Other receivables  2,842    2,629
 Prepayments        814      570
                    47,164   45,478
 Non-current
 Other receivables  299      284
                    299      284

 

The table below sets out the movements in the allowance for expected credit
losses of trade receivables:

                          2025     2024

                          £'000    £'000
 At 1 January             548      806
 Charge for the year      -        14
 Utilised                 (20)     -
 Unused amounts reversed  (7)      (246)
 Exchange adjustment      31       (26)
 At 31 December           552      548

 

As at 31 December, the ageing of trade receivables (gross of impairment) is as
follows:

                        Total    Current  <30 days     30-90 days  >90 days

                        £'000    £'000    £'000        £'000       £'000
 2025
 Gross carrying amount  44,060   32,679   9,881        1,500       -
 2024
 Gross carrying amount  42,827   33,241   5,464        3,873       249

 

15 Cash and cash equivalents

                           2025     2024

                           £'000    £'000
 Cash at bank and on hand  18,978   18,633

 

16 Trade and other payables

                                  2025     2024

                                  £'000    £'000
 Current
 Trade payables                   44,040   46,581
 Other payables and accruals      17,168   18,485
 Other taxes and social security  5,595    3,822
 Interest payable                 255      322
                                  67,058   69,210

 

17 Provisions

                          Warranty  Compensation  Restructuring  Unused     Total

                          £'000     fund          £'000          vacation   £'000

                                    £'000                        £'000
 At 1 January 2024        746       1,220         2,684          347        4,997
 Arising during the year  332       126           -              765        1,223
 Released                 (169)     -             -              -          (169)
 Utilised                 (430)     -             (2,323)        (440)      (3,193)
 Exchange adjustment      (27)      (59)          (52)           (61)       (199)
 At 31 December 2024      452       1,287         309            611        2,659
 Arising during the year  362       3             332            626        1,323
 Released                 -         (115)         -              -          (115)
 Utilised                 (310)     (65)          (9)            (461)      (845)
 Exchange adjustment      27        67            24             (237)      (119)
 At 31 December 2025      531       1,177         656            539        2,903
 Current                  116       -             656            299        1,071
 Non-current              415       1,177         -              240        1,832

 

Compensation fund

The supplementary customer compensation fund is made in accordance with
European legislation to provide for potential severance payments to agents.

 

Restructuring

The restructuring provision relates to Group-wide restructuring programmes
undertaken to drive cost savings for future periods.

 

Unused vacation

A provision is recognised in respect of an unused vacation pay liability due
to certain employees in Turkey. The timing of the provision is dependent on
the rate at which employees take additional vacation.

 

18 Share capital and reserves

                                       2025         2025     2024         2024

                                       Number       £        Number       £
 Authorised, called up and fully paid
 Ordinary shares of £0.001 each        127,352,555  127,353  127,352,555  127,353
                                                    127,353               127,353

 

19 Commitments and contingencies

 

Commitments

Amounts contracted for but not provided in the financial statements amounted
to £1,349,000 (2024: £177,000) for the Group. All amounts relate to
property, plant and equipment.

 

Contingent liabilities

Termo Teknik Ticaret ve Sanayi A.S. has issued letters of guarantee and
letters of credit to its steel suppliers amounting to $846,000 (2024:
$17,917,000) and $36,444,000 (2024: $18,071,000) respectively. Termo Teknik
Ticaret ve Sanayi A.S. has also issued letters of guarantee denominated in
Turkish Lira totalling TL28,993,000 (2024: TL26,514,000).

 

The Group enters into various forward currency contracts to manage the risk of
foreign currency exposures on certain purchases and sales. The total amount of
unsettled forward contracts as at 31 December 2025 is £13,863,000 (2024:
£12,123,000) on purchases and £23,750,000 (2024: £17,500,000) on sales.

 

The fair value of the unsettled forward contracts held at the balance sheet
date, determined by reference to their market values, is a liability of
£221,000 (2024: asset of £293,000).

 

As part of the £100 million loan facility, renewed in December 2025, the
Group is party to a cross-collateral agreement secured on specific assets of
certain Group companies. No liability is expected to arise from
the agreement.

 

Under an unlimited multilateral guarantee, the Company, in common with certain
fellow subsidiary undertakings in the UK, has jointly and severally guaranteed
the obligations falling due under the Company's net overdraft facilities. No
liability is expected to arise from this arrangement.

 

Reconciliation of alternative performance measures and glossary of terms

The Group uses some alternative performance measures to monitor and assess the
underlying performance of the business. These measures include adjusted
operating profit and adjusted profit for the year. These measures are deemed
useful as they aid comparability year on year. The use of alternative
performance measures compared to statutory IFRS measures does give rise to
limitations, including a lack of comparability across companies and the
potential for them to present a more favourable view. Further, these measures
are not a substitute for IFRS measures of profit. Alternative performance
measures are defined in the glossary of terms below. Alternative performance
measures are reconciled to the appropriate financial statements line item
being disclosed.

 

Reconciliation of adjusted profit for the year and adjusted earnings per share

                                                     2025         2024

                                                     £'000        £'000
 Profit for the year                                 844          16,518
 Adjusted for:
 Exceptional items                                   14,925       -
 Amortisation of customer relationships              69           137
 Refinancing costs                                   342          -
 Tax on exceptional items                            582          -
 Tax on amortisation of customer relationships       (19)         (38)
 Tax on refinancing costs                            (86)         -
 Adjusted profit for the year                        16,657       16,617
 Basic weighted average number of shares in issue    127,352,555  127,352,555
 Diluted weighted average number of shares in issue  127,474,048  128,389,983
 Earnings per share
 Basic earnings per share (pence per share)          0.66         12.97
 Diluted earnings per share (pence per share)        0.66         12.87
 Adjusted earnings per share
 Basic earnings per share (pence per share)          13.08        13.05
 Diluted earnings per share (pence per share)        13.07        12.94

 

Reconciliation of adjusted operating profit and EBITDA

                                                  2025     2024

                                                  £'000    £'000
 Operating profit                                 17,477   31,385
 Adjusted for:
 Exceptional items                                14,925   -
 Amortisation of customer relationships           69       137
 Adjusted operating profit                        32,471   31,522
 Adjusted for:
 Depreciation                                     11,393   11,692
 Amortisation (excluding customer relationships)  261      331
 EBITDA                                           44,125   43,545

 

Reconciliation of cash flow from operations, adjusted cash flow from
operations and free cash flow

                                                       2025     2024

                                                       £'000    £'000
 EBITDA (see reconciliation above)                     44,125   43,545
 Adjusted for:
 Exceptional items - cash items                        (2,262)  -
 Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment     (80)     (118)
 Share-based payments                                  704      440
 Working capital adjustments                           (520)    (12,375)
 Net capital expenditure                               (7,727)  (8,485)
 Cash flow from operations                             34,240   23,007
 Income tax paid                                       (8,000)  (6,265)
 Interest paid - net                                   (5,732)  (7,186)
 Free cash flow                                        20,508   9,556
 Cash flow from operations (see reconciliation above)  34,240   23,007
 Adjusted for:
 Exceptional items                                     2,262    -
 Exceptional items' impact on working capital          (330)    2,320
 Adjusted cash flow from operations                    36,172   25,327

 

                                                            2025     2024

                                                            £'000    £'000
 Decrease in trade and other receivables                    517      3,885
 Decrease/(increase) in inventories                         4,690    (6,143)
 Decrease in trade and other payables                       (4,430)  (6,743)
 Increase/(decrease) in provisions                          94       (2,176)
 Movement in other financial assets/liabilities             531      (610)
 Decrease in other pension provisions                       (1)      (7)
 Difference between pension charges and cash contributions  (1,921)  (581)
 Working capital adjustments                                (520)    (12,375)

 

                                                                         2025     2024

                                                                         £'000    £'000
 Proceeds from sale of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets  185      341
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment                               (5,215)  (5,861)
 Purchase of intangible assets                                           (35)     (100)
 Payment of lease liabilities                                            (2,662)  (2,865)
 Net capital expenditure                                                 (7,727)  (8,485)

 

Reconciliation of business capital employed and return on capital employed

                                           2025      2024

                                           £'000     £'000
 Property, plant and equipment             72,491    79,173
 Technology and software costs             347       631
 Inventories                               62,402    67,311
 Trade and other receivables               47,463    45,762
 Trade and other payables                  (67,058)  (69,210)
 Provisions                                (2,903)   (2,659)
 Net employee defined benefit liabilities  (4,625)   (5,118)
 Financial (liabilities)/assets            (221)     293
 Business capital employed                 107,896   116,183

 

                             2025     2024

                             £'000    £'000
 Adjusted operating profit   32,471   31,522
 Business capital employed   107,896  116,183
 Return on capital employed  30.1%    27.1%

 

Reconciliation of net debt and leverage

                                              2025      2024

                                              £'000     £'000
 Total interest-bearing loans and borrowings  76,990    85,541
 Cash and cash equivalents                    (18,978)  (18,633)
 Adjusted for:
 Unamortised loan costs                       715       674
 Net debt                                     58,727    67,582
 EBITDA (see reconciliation above)            44,125    43,545
 Debt leverage ratio                          1.33      1.55

 

Reconciliation of net debt and leverage before lease liabilities

                                               2025      2024

                                               £'000     £'000
 Total interest-bearing loans and borrowings   76,990    85,541
 Cash and cash equivalents                     (18,978)  (18,633)
 Adjusted for:
 Unamortised loan costs                        715       674
 Lease liabilities                             (7,558)   (7,883)
 Net debt before lease liabilities             51,169    59,699
 EBITDA (see reconciliation above)             44,125    43,545
 Debt leverage ratio before lease liabilities  1.16      1.37

 

 

Adjusted cash flow from operations: Cash flow from operations before
exceptional items and the impact of exceptional items on working capital.

Adjusted EPS: Adjusted earnings per share is calculated on adjusted profit for
the year divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue.

Adjusted operating profit: Operating profit before exceptional items,
amortisation of customer relationships, foreign exchange differences (until 31
December 2022) and the impact of IAS 29 (until 31 December 2022).

Adjusted profit for the year: Earnings before exceptional items, amortisation
of customer relationships, foreign exchange differences (until 31 December
2022), the impact of IAS 29 (until 31 December 2022) and tax thereon.

Business capital employed: The sum of property, plant and equipment,
technology and software costs, trade and other receivables, inventories, other
current financial assets, provisions, net employee defined benefit
liabilities, trade and other payables and other current financial
liabilities.

CAGR: Compound annual growth rate.

Cash flow from operations: EBITDA, less exceptional items, plus or minus
movements in operating working capital, less share-based payment expense, less
net investments in property, plant and equipment, less technology and software
costs, less finance lease payments.

Cash flow from operations conversion: Calculated by dividing cash flow from
operations by adjusted operating profit.

Contribution: Revenue from sale of the Group's products less any cost of
direct materials, variable distribution costs, variable selling costs, direct
labour costs and other variable costs.

Debt leverage ratio: Calculated by dividing net debt by EBITDA.

Debt leverage ratio before lease liabilities: Calculated by dividing net
debt before lease liabilities by EBITDA.

EBITDA: Profit before interest, taxation, depreciation, amortisation,
exceptional items, foreign exchange differences (until 31 December 2022) and
the impact of IAS 29 (until 31 December 2022).

Free cash flow: Cash flow from operations less tax paid less net interest
paid.

Net debt: The sum of revolving credit facilities, term loan and lease
liabilities net of cash.

Return on capital employed: Adjusted operating profit as a percentage of
business capital employed.

RMI: Repair, maintenance and improvement activities.

 

Certain statements in this presentation are forward-looking statements which
are based on Stelrad Group plc's expectations, intentions and projections
regarding its future performance, anticipated events or trends and other
matters that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements can be
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required by applicable law, Stelrad Group plc undertakes no obligation to
update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

 

 

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