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Rotork PLC

28 February 2012

Rotork p.l.c.

2011 Full Year Results

 
                                    2011        2010   % change     % change 
                                                                    (organic 
                                                                    constant 
                                                                   currency) 
 Revenue                       GBP447.8m   GBP380.6m     +17.7%       +15.9% 
 Adjusted* operating profit    GBP115.9m    GBP99.4m     +16.6%       +16.0% 
 Adjusted* profit before 
  tax                          GBP116.5m    GBP99.6m     +17.0%       +16.4% 
 Adjusted* return on sales         26.0%       26.2%     -20bps       +10bps 
 Basic earnings per share          93.0p       80.5p     +15.5% 
 Adjusted* basic earnings 
  per share                        96.2p       81.9p     +17.5% 
 Final dividend                   22.75p      19.75p     +15.2% 
 

* Adjusted figures are before the amortisation of acquired intangible assets

Key Points

   --      Record revenue, profit and order intake in each division 
   --      Order intake up 20.9% (18.1% organic constant currency) 
   --      Year end order book of GBP157m, up 13.2% 
   --      Completion of six acquisitions in the year, including Fairchild 
   --      New Rotork Instruments division to address wider flow control market 
   --      Final dividend increased by 15.2% 

Peter France, Chief Executive, commenting on the results, said:

"I am pleased to report another successful year, with each division achieving record results in terms of order intake, revenue and profit.

Rotork is well positioned in growth markets and the execution of our long-term strategy of expanding into the wider flow control market will provide further opportunities for growth. This year will see the introduction of several new products and we will also continue to look for suitable acquisition targets.

We continue to invest in our infrastructure, product development and sales coverage to support the growth projections of the business. Whilst mindful of the uncertain economic environment, the indications we are receiving from our customers are positive. The markets that we serve, combined with our extensive product portfolio, international presence and end-market exposure, provide the Board with confidence of achieving further progress in the coming year."

For further information, please contact:

 
 Rotork p.l.c.                      Tel: 01225 733200 
 Peter France, Chief Executive 
 Jonathan Davis, Finance Director 
 
 Financial Dynamics                 Tel: 020 7269 7291 
 Nick Hasell / Susanne Yule 
 

Chairman's statement

I am pleased to report another year of strong growth for Rotork, with our order intake, revenue and profit all at record levels. During the year we completed six acquisitions and announced the formation of a new division, Rotork Instruments. Rotork Instruments will provide a platform for our expansion into the wider flow control market. While economic uncertainty affected activity levels in some countries in which we operate, the continued broadening of our geographic spread and end-market exposure limited the overall impact on the Group.

In addition to our increased spend on acquisitions, which amounted to GBP64.2m in the year, we continued to invest in our facilities and people in the locations and sectors where we see growth opportunities. Investment in product development was also higher in the year at GBP5.8m, an increase of 35% on 2010. This investment will result in an increased number of product launches in 2012, including the next generation of our IQ actuator range. We aim to extend our industry leadership position and consolidate Rotork's reputation for world-class innovation.

The Rotork brand continues to strengthen and customers who demand high quality products and services recognise that Rotork provides a superior solution to their automation needs, improving the reliability and operation of their plant.

Our continued success is due to the dedication of our people, whether in customer facing, operational or support roles. Their hard work has allowed Rotork to capitalise on the available opportunities and continue to provide excellent customer service.

Financial Highlights

Revenue of GBP447.8m was 17.7% higher than the previous year, with organic growth on a constant currency basis of 15.9%. Adjusted profit before tax* increased by 17.0% to GBP116.5m resulting in a return on sales on this basis of 26.0%, similar to the prior year. In aggregate, acquisitions reported a lower return on sales than the Group average, so when taken with a modest currency headwind, return on sales restated on an organic constant currency basis was 26.3%, slightly above 2010. Cash generation from operations was good and after returning GBP49.5m to shareholders in dividends and spending GBP64.2m on acquisitions, we finished the year with net cash of GBP48.5m.

Board Composition

The Board supports Lord Davies' recent report regarding 'Women on Boards' and has a stated aim that 25% of its non-executive directors will be women by the end of 2012. We have always believed that good corporate governance stems from a quality Board which has a wide range of experience and skills. We are actively recruiting a suitable member of the Board using our established formal appointment process. The successful candidate will bring the necessary level of expertise, questioning and debate and provide the required level of support to the executive team.

Board Performance

For a number of years we have appointed external consultants to conduct an independent appraisal of Board effectiveness and this year we repeated the process. Overall, the feedback from the review was positive and, having been discussed by the Board, this has led to a number of changes. The primary changes are: increasing the membership of the Management Board to cover Human Resources and Business Development roles; altering the format of Board meetings to allow more time for debate and discussion; and providing greater opportunities for non-executive directors to participate in discussion of the Group's strategic direction. It is clear that the breadth of experience and skills represented on the Board is an important factor in the Board's effectiveness. The open and inclusive discussions we enjoy ensure consideration is given to all points of view. Overall, I remain satisfied that the composition of the Board enables it to fulfill its expected role. The non-executive directors also reviewed my performance as Chairman and provided feedback via the senior independent director.

Corporate Governance

The Board sets the tone for the way in which Rotork operates and we remain committed to running the business in a responsible way. The Board considers current performance, strategy and acquisitions, risk management, the internal control framework and the other aspects of corporate governance throughout the year. Some of the discussions involve the wider Rotork Management Board. The executive management are then able to disseminate the values and standards of the Board throughout the Group and ensure these are embedded at all levels.

In response to the UK Corporate Governance Code 2010, all directors stood for re-election at the last Annual General Meeting and we intend to continue this practice in the future.

Dividend

The Board recommends a final dividend of 22.75p per share which, taken together with the 2011 interim dividend, gives a payment of 37.25p per share (2010: 32.50p), representing a 14.6% increase. This dividend will be payable on 21 May 2012 to shareholders on the register on 13 April 2012.

Outlook

Rotork is well positioned in growth markets and the execution of our long-term strategy of expanding into the wider flow control market will provide further opportunities for growth. This year will see the introduction of several new products and we will also continue to look for suitable acquisition targets.

We continue to invest in our infrastructure, product development and sales coverage to support the growth projections of the business. Whilst mindful of the uncertain economic environment, the indications we are receiving from our customers are positive. The markets that we serve, combined with our extensive product portfolio, international presence and end-market exposure, provide the Board with confidence of achieving further progress in the coming year.

Roger Lockwood

Chairman

27 February 2012

*References to adjusted profit throughout this document are defined as the IFRS profit, whether profit before tax or operating profit, with the amortisation of acquired intangibles added back.

Business Review

Our strategy for growth and value creation for our shareholders continues to deliver positive results. The momentum we experienced in 2010 continued into 2011, with each division achieving record results. The focus on developing our international sales channels, expanding our product portfolio and carefully managing our cost base provides a strong platform for further growth.

We are a global company with 19 manufacturing sites, 104 offices, direct employees in 31 countries, and sales channels in 89 countries. Our customers demand first-class after-sales support and our dedicated teams around the world are equipped to provide the local support they require.

This year we established a new division, Rotork Instruments, to strengthen our presence in the wider flow control market. The acquisition of Fairchild Industrial Products Company (Fairchild) forms the basis of this new business, and is the first step in developing another Rotork division with market leading products.

Rotork has a strong brand identity, international presence and technical capabilities that support our objective of providing our customers with high quality, technically advanced, innovative products and services.

Highlights

I am pleased to report another successful year. Customer orders were weighted towards the end of 2011, and with the receipt of our largest ever order in December, a GBP8.9m pipeline project in Mexico, the fourth quarter was particularly strong. Overall, order intake for the year was GBP461.8m, up 20.9% compared with 2010. Removing the contribution from acquisitions and a small currency headwind, order intake was 18.1% ahead of the prior year.

Rotork offices benefit from both local business and international projects where the orders are often placed through valvemakers in their area. This means that our offices in mature markets can still experience significant growth due to export activity. This was evident during the year with strong export-led performances from countries such as the UK, USA, Korea and Italy. There was also strong domestic growth in countries such as Australia, China and India. Overall, Europe, Asia and the Americas all posted results higher than the prior year. Revenue was strong at GBP447.8m, 17.7% up on the prior year. Adjusted profit before tax margin was 26.0%, fractionally below the 26.2% achieved last year, but with the impact of acquisitions and currency reversed the adjusted margin was 26.3%.

The creation of a new division reflects the wider market ambitions of the Group in flow control, an area identified by the Board during our strategy discussions as having significant growth potential. The acquisition of Fairchild provides a strong foundation on which Rotork Instruments can build a product portfolio and access new end-markets as well as strengthening our presence in existing markets. Fairchild will also continue as a supplier to other parts of the Group and we will look to capitalise on this opportunity.

In addition to Fairchild, we completed a further five acquisitions in the year:

-- Rotork Servo Controles de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (RSCM) and Valco Valves & Automation AS, (VVA), based in Mexico and Norway respectively, strengthened our geographic coverage with their strong sales and service organisations. Both these new sales offices will focus mainly on Rotork Controls and Rotork Fluid Systems products.

-- Controls International Inc (K-Tork) a company based in the USA and Centork Valve Control S.L. (Centork) from Spain, provide product as well as sales channels to Rotork Fluid System and Rotork Controls respectively.

-- Prokits Limited (Prokits), a UK based valve adaption company, will be integrated into the Rotork Gears business.

Our growth strategy is focused on both organic and acquisition-led growth. The acquisitions completed in 2011 are all aligned with our acquisition criteria of expanding the product portfolio, strengthening or entering a new geography and strengthening or entering a new market. Integration of the new companies is going to plan and all of them are contributing to the Group in-line with the acquisition case.

To support the continued organic growth of the Group, we have also been investing in the infrastructure of the business. The most significant investments include a new factory in Chennai, India, that will be operational by April 2012 and a new facility very close to the existing Bath site that will provide room for expansion. In January 2011, we also inaugurated an additional plant in China for our Gears business.

Rotork Controls

 
 GBPm                  2011    2010    Change   OCC change 
--------------------  ------  ------  -------  ----------- 
 Revenue               278.0   243.4   +14.2%     +13.8% 
--------------------  ------  ------  -------  ----------- 
 Adjusted operating 
  profit               92.1    78.8    +16.9%     +17.5% 
--------------------  ------  ------  -------  ----------- 
 Adjusted operating 
  margin               33.1%   32.4%   +70bps    +100bps 
--------------------  ------  ------  -------  ----------- 
 

Rotork Controls had an excellent year, reporting record revenue and operating profit, with double-digit growth in both. We also achieved record adjusted operating margins of 33.1%. The growth was broad based, with our offices in each region - the Americas, the Far East and Europe - all making progress in aggregate. We have continued to invest in our sales channels and have benefited from increased activity in a number of our end-markets. Downstream and midstream project activity in the oil & gas sector was particularly strong and in certain countries we benefited from increased investment in infrastructure, mainly power generation and water treatment plants. We continued to make progress with our Rotork Process Controls (RPC) products and the growth of these actuators, which include the CVA, exceeded the growth rate for the division as a whole.

Divisional revenue grew 14.2% in the year to GBP278.0m and with order intake increasing by 17.4%, the year end order book grew by 6.4%. Removing the contribution from acquisitions and restating this year at 2010 exchange rates, revenue growth was 13.8% and order intake growth 15.9%. Currency was a modest headwind for the division, principally driven by the weaker average US dollar rate in 2011, offset by a slight tailwind from the euro and other currencies. Adjusted operating profit increased 16.9% in the year to GBP92.1m, which represents a 33.1% margin compared with 32.4% in 2010. Cost pressures arising from commodity price increases during the year were successfully mitigated, with material costs remaining a near-constant proportion of sales compared with the prior year. At the same time, labour and overheads costs increased at a lower rate than revenue growth.

Three of this year's acquisitions benefited the division, albeit their contributions to profit in the year were modest. Centork brings a new actuator range which will allow us to better target certain segments of the electric actuator market, whilst the acquisitions in both Norway and Mexico enhance our geographic coverage. Both these countries already have a large installed base of Rotork actuators and the acquisitions provide an opportunity to strengthen our direct relationship with the end-users and grow our after-market service offering through Rotork Site Services (RSS). As well as increased acquisition activity we continue to invest in product development. We have significantly grown our engineering resource and the Rotork innovation and design centre (RIDEC), in India, is now operational and contributing to our development programme. The increased investment will benefit the business in 2012 and beyond as new products are introduced.

Rotork Fluid Systems

 
 GBPm                  2011    2010    Change    OCC change 
--------------------  ------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Revenue               132.6   106.8   +24.1%      +20.4% 
--------------------  ------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Adjusted operating 
  profit               17.1    14.9    +14.5%      +12.8% 
--------------------  ------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Adjusted operating 
  margin               12.9%   14.0%   -110bps     -90bps 
--------------------  ------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 

This year Rotork Fluid Systems (RFS) was once again the fastest growing division, with particularly strong trading in the second half of the year. Acquisitions have played a significant part in the growth of the division over the last ten years and this year we completed the acquisition of K-Tork in Dallas, USA, which brought a new product range and increased the exposure of RFS to the power and water markets. The acquisition of the businesses in Norway and Mexico also contributed to the results of the division. More importantly, they increase the future opportunities for RFS as we continue to grow our global aftermarket offering. The acquisition of Rotork Mexico and the development of our own service team in Mexico were instrumental in winning the largest ever single order for Rotork in December. The project is to supply the complete actuator solution for 47 pipelines in Mexico, with deliveries scheduled between now and 2014.

The integration and development of these acquisitions, and those completed in earlier years, remains key to our strategy. K-Tork's products have a very good reputation and, although predominantly focused on the US market, they are well suited to being sold through Rotork's worldwide sales offices. The education process to deliver increased sales outside of the USA is now underway. The scope for development of the Hiller product range remains significant, and our focus for the business in 2012 is to deliver an enhanced and fully certified solution for the next generation of nuclear power station projects. Development of our core product lines is also important, and this year we launched SI Pro, the latest generation of electro-hydraulic actuators. These specifiable emergency shutdown actuators are very much in demand in safety critical applications, and where increased diagnostics are required.

Order intake increased by 30.1% and the order book rose 24.3%, 8.4% of which was due to order book taken on with acquired businesses. On an organic constant currency basis, order intake was 25.0% higher. Annual revenue grew 24.1% to a record GBP132.6m, with the second half of GBP79.6m being 49.9% higher than the first half of the year. Revenue is often greater in the second half year in RFS but this year saw a higher than usual increase driven purely by customer delivery requirements. Removing the benefit of acquisitions and restating revenue at 2010 exchange rates, revenue growth would have been 20.4%. Adjusted operating profit was a record at GBP17.1m, 14.5% higher than the prior year with the second half representing 71% of the full year's profit. Adjusted operating margins, which, affected by the lower revenue, had been disappointing in the first half of the year at 9.2%, met the division's target in the second half at 15.3%, giving a full year average of 12.9%. On an organic constant currency basis full year margins were 13.1%.

Rotork Gears

 
 GBPm                  2011    2010    Change    OCC change 
--------------------  ------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Revenue               46.6    39.2    +18.8%      +17.5% 
--------------------  ------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Adjusted operating 
  profit               10.3     9.2    +12.8%      +8.3% 
--------------------  ------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Adjusted operating 
  margin               22.2%   23.4%   -120bps    -190bps 
--------------------  ------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 

Rotork Gears manufactures and sells manual and motorised gearboxes. We continue to increase our third party sales to the valve industry as a strategic objective and reduce our dependence on intercompany transactions. Around three quarters of revenue is now generated from sales to third party valve manufacturers. Whilst the sales to Rotork offices are often driven by project activity, the sales to valvemakers are very different in nature. The gearbox is seen as a component of the valve and with the majority of valves still being manually operated, most require a gearbox to provide the mechanical advantage necessary to operate the valve. All valvemakers therefore need a supply of gearboxes and although some make their own, our sales proposition is very attractive. We can provide a high quality, reliable gearbox and by virtue of our scale and buying power through our global supply chain, offer our gearboxes at a better rate than internally manufactured products.

Revenue in the year was GBP46.6m, an increase of 18.8% over 2010, order intake rose 15.6%, and our order book increased by 8.6%, all of which set new records for Gears. The acquisition of Prokits came too close to the end of the year to have a significant effect on the results, and the overall currency impact on revenue was negligible. Adjusted operating profit for the year was GBP10.3m, 12.8% higher than the prior year. There had been some margin pressure in the first half of the year, reducing operating margin to 21.7%. However during the second half the benefit of July price increases and higher revenue increased margins to 22.6%, resulting in a full year average of 22.2%. Gears has a very different currency exposure to the rest of the Group and purchases a greater proportion of its components in US dollars, such that, with a weaker US dollar this year, operating profit benefited from a currency tailwind. Restating adjusted operating profit at last year's exchange rates reduces the operating profit to GBP9.9m and the margin to 21.5%, compared with 23.4% in 2010.

Rotork Instruments

This newly formed division will ultimately contain a range of products which address the wider flow control market. Many of the products are sold into the same end-markets as actuators and are often used as part of the actuator control system but they are also used in areas not associated directly with actuation. We will retain our focus on high quality, high accuracy, high specification products, rather than on the commoditised end of this market where margins are generally lower.

Fairchild, which manufactures precision pneumatic and electro-pneumatic control products, was acquired in November. Fairchild's customers are spread across many end-markets, with the largest being oil & gas. Other important markets include tyre manufacture, automation, paper, chemicals and a wide variety of industrial applications. The 2011 divisional revenue of GBP1.4m and adjusted operating profit of GBP0.4m represent the six weeks of trading post acquisition. For the twelve months to December 2011, Fairchild's revenue was GBP15.1m with an adjusted operating profit of GBP4.8m, giving an operating margin of 31.6%. The lead times for sales in Fairchild are far shorter than the other divisions and the GBP1m order book at the end of the year is at a typical level.

Rotork Site Services

Rotork Site Services (RSS) is our after-sales and support activity which operates mainly within the Controls and Fluid Systems divisions. It is embedded within the divisions and as such is reported within the divisions' results. The development of RSS is a key part of our Group strategy and this year there has been progress on a number of fronts. In terms of geographic coverage, we have either opened new service workshops or expanded them in six locations around the world. The acquisitions in Mexico and Norway were important to RSS, as both former agents were responsible for servicing and maintaining the large installed base of actuators in their countries. Bringing this capability in-house will allow us to promote the full range of RSS activities and leverage this closer relationship to generate new sales for the full range of Rotork products.

We measure RSS performance against a number of key metrics to assess the rate of growth. The best measure of growth is the number of service engineers we employ, which has grown a further 18% in the year. Over the last three years, service engineer numbers have risen 44% whilst consistently high utilisation levels have been maintained. Our actuators are often required to work in arduous environments and customers demand a high level of certainty that they will operate when required. To this end we provide preventative maintenance contracts for our end customers and during the year we have seen the number of actuators under contract grow to 86,000 units, an increase of 21%. This still represents a very small proportion of the installed base and provides us with a substantial opportunity as we continue to grow our capability.

Research & Development

During 2011 we completed the development of our next generation, multi-turn electric actuator. The product will be launched in the second quarter of 2012 and will be the successor to the current flagship IQ series. This replacement product will introduce a number of new features that will help us to retain a market leading position.

Within the Process Controls product line-up we have extended the capability of the CVA series through the introduction of a larger linear unit and development is now underway of a larger quarter turn version that will complete the current family. Further development of the complementary Compact Modulating Actuator (CMA) series was undertaken during the year and this product family is also due to be introduced to the market in the second quarter of 2012.

During the year, the Fluid Systems division established an R&D team and test capability within our Leeds facility. The test facility will serve the needs of both the Gears and Fluid Systems divisions. The new R&D team will be focused on the development of our Skilmatic range of electro-hydraulic actuators. Elsewhere within the Fluid Systems division we have begun development of a range of rotary nuclear actuators qualified to the latest standard. These actuators are based upon our successful CP and GH series and will complement the electric, multi-turn, nuclear qualified designs currently under development within the Controls division. The design team in Lucca is undertaking development of a second generation of "gas over oil" actuators that are optimised for international markets and should herald a number of productivity improvements. The design of this range has also been facilitated by our increased investment in 3D CAD tools.

The Gears division has had another successful year with the introduction of the declutchable ILGD family and the FB series of small manual operators. The division has a strong pipeline of product introductions scheduled for 2012 and in common with the other divisions is actively working on a nuclear qualified range of products.

RIDEC, the Group's centralised development resource, based in Chennai, India, has continued to grow during 2011 and was engaged in joint developments with all divisions. We are planning to double its size during 2012 following the move to the new building which will also include a dedicated test facility.

During the year the Group has also begun a project to evaluate computer based Product Lifecycle Management tools that together with our other CAD investments should bring improvements in efficiency and aid both cross-divisional and multi-site working.

Acquisitions

This year was a record for Rotork in terms of the number and value of acquisitions completed. Fairchild, acquired in November for GBP49.5m, was by far the largest, and forms the basis of the new Rotork Instruments division. With an asset-light business model similar to Rotork's, this acquisition generated GBP28.3m of goodwill and GBP25.8m of intangible assets, which together account for the majority of the increase in capital employed during the year. The five other acquisitions cost GBP14.7m in total. The acquired intangible assets for all this year's acquisitions were valued at GBP33.4m and gave rise to goodwill of GBP32.5m.

As a result of these acquisitions the amortisation charge - the writing down of acquired intangible assets of this and previous years' acquisitions - rose from GBP1.7m last year to GBP3.9m this year. With a full year effect of this year's acquisitions the charge is expected to rise to GBP7.1m next year. The income statement also includes acquisition-related costs of GBP0.8m, compared with GBP0.2m in 2010. With the acquisitions taking place throughout the year, the contribution to this year's results added GBP9.6m to revenue and GBP1.0m to adjusted operating profit. Had these businesses all contributed for the whole of 2011, they would have added GBP31.6m to revenue and GBP6.1m to adjusted operating profit.

Currency

A GBP2.7m revenue headwind was the result of a 5 cent weakening of the average US dollar rate, offset by modest strengthening of the euro and basket of other currencies. This was a combination of the translation of overseas companies' results and restating transactions within our businesses, as many sales are not denominated in the reporting currency of our operations making the sale. The net currency impact on operating profit was a headwind of GBP0.4m. The mix of currencies in which we source components is very different from the mix of currencies in which we sell, and the impact on the different divisions also varies. With a greater proportion of US dollar denominated purchases, the Gears division actually benefited from the weakening US dollar, which improved operating profit by GBP0.4m relative to last year.

There is an element of natural hedging from trading within the Group but we generate surplus euros and US dollars and are net sellers of both these currencies. It is the net sale of these currencies which we principally address through our hedging policy, covering up to 75% of trading transactions in the next 12 months and up to 50% between 12 and 24 months. In order to estimate the impact of currency, at the current exchange rates we consider the effect of a 1 cent movement versus sterling. For both euro and US dollar a 1 cent movement now results in a GBP350,000 adjustment to profit. The growth in both euro and US dollar denominated revenues saw this adjustment increase from GBP250,000 and GBP300,000 respectively last year.

Return on capital employed

Rotork's asset-light manufacturing model and high profit margins have meant that our return on capital employed (ROCE) is high. Basing the calculation on adjusted operating profit and taking an average balance sheet position (using the opening and closing balance sheet), ROCE reduced from 90.3% in 2010 to 74.1% this year. The reduction in the metric was largely caused by the acquisition of Fairchild taking place so close to the year end.

Cash generation

Net cash at the end of the year was GBP48.5m, having reduced by GBP49.4m during the year. Our biggest cash outflows are always tax, dividends and acquisitions. The aggregate spend across these headings increased from GBP67.7m in 2010 to GBP137.2m this year, which accounts for the overall net cash outflow. Operating cash generation relative to adjusted operating profit was 89.6% this year compared with 95.7% in 2010.

Working capital as a function of annual sales increased from 23.2% to 27.0% but this is affected by the timing of sales and acquisitions. Fourth quarter revenue was 33% higher than the final quarter of 2010 and working capital was still only 22.4% of revenue calculated from this base. Capital expenditure in the year was GBP10.0m as expected with the factory in India, new building in Bath and new subsidiary IT system accounting for the majority of the increased spend over the prior year.

Peter France

Chief Executive

27 February 2012

Consolidated Income Statement

for the year ended 31 December 2011

 
                                               Notes        2011        2010 
                                                          GBP000      GBP000 
 
 Revenue                                         2       447,833     380,560 
 Cost of sales                                         (236,359)   (199,742) 
                                                          ______      ______ 
 Gross profit                                            211,474     180,818 
 Other income                                                194          83 
 Distribution costs                                      (4,020)     (3,604) 
 Administrative expenses                                (95,589)    (79,513) 
 Other expenses                                             (59)        (60) 
 
 Adjusted operating profit                               115,921      99,442 
 Amortisation of acquired intangible assets              (3,921)     (1,718) 
 Operating profit                                2       112,000      97,724 
 
 Financial income                                4         7,590       6,931 
 Financial expenses                              4       (7,040)     (6,800) 
                                                          ______      ______ 
 Profit before tax                                       112,550      97,855 
 Income tax expense                              5      (32,149)    (28,334) 
                                                          ______      ______ 
 Profit for the year                                      80,401      69,521 
                                                           =====       ===== 
 
 
                                                           Pence       Pence 
 Basic earnings per share                       11          93.0        80.5 
 Adjusted basic earnings per share              11          96.2        81.9 
 Diluted earnings per share                     11          92.6        80.2 
 
 
 
 

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

for the year ended 31 December 2011

 
                                                   2011     2010 
                                                 GBP000   GBP000 
 Profit for the year                             80,401   69,521 
 
 Other comprehensive income 
 Foreign exchange translation differences       (2,484)    1,119 
 Actuarial (loss) / gain in pension scheme      (8,499)    1,095 
 Effective portion of changes in fair value 
  of cash flow hedges                               207      674 
                                                 ______   ______ 
 Income and expenses recognised directly 
  in equity                                    (10,776)    2,888 
 
 Total comprehensive income for the year         69,625   72,409 
                                                  =====    ===== 
 

Consolidated Balance Sheet

at 31 December 2011

 
                                          Notes               2011               2010 
                                                            GBP000             GBP000 
 Non-current assets 
 Property, plant and equipment                              31,954             25,780 
 Intangible assets                          6              106,784             43,990 
 Deferred tax assets                                        13,244             11,480 
 Derivative financial instruments                              315                  - 
 Other receivables                          8                1,556              1,290 
                                                            ______             ______ 
 Total non-current assets                                  153,853             82,540 
 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                                7               62,928             48,241 
 Trade receivables                          8               96,734             70,362 
 Current tax                                8                  988              2,398 
 Derivative financial instruments                              677                918 
 Other receivables                          8                8,461              6,684 
 Cash and cash equivalents                  9               48,557             97,881 
                                                            ______             ______ 
 Total current assets                                      218,345            226,484 
                                                            ______             ______ 
 Total assets                                              372,198            309,024 
                                                             =====              ===== 
 Equity 
 Issued equity capital                     10                4,338              4,334 
 Share premium                                               7,835              7,389 
 Reserves                                                   13,924             16,201 
 Retained earnings                                         198,072            175,927 
                                                            ______             ______ 
 Total equity                                              224,169            203,851 
                                                             =====              ===== 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Interest bearing loans and borrowings                         229                127 
 Employee benefits                                          28,142             19,752 
 Deferred tax liabilities                                   12,782              3,165 
 Provisions                                12                2,218              1,968 
                                                            ______             ______ 
 Total non-current liabilities                              43,371             25,012 
 
 Current liabilities 
 Bank overdraft                                                 38                  - 
 Interest bearing loans and borrowings                          85                 49 
 Trade payables                            13               38,742             30,447 
 Employee benefits                                           9,624              8,220 
 Current tax                               13               13,225             10,821 
 Derivative financial instruments                              614                294 
 Other payables                            13               38,360             26,334 
 Provisions                                12                3,970              3,996 
                                                            ______             ______ 
 Total current liabilities                                 104,658             80,161 
 
 Total liabilities                                         148,029            105,173 
                                                            ______             ______ 
 Total equity and liabilities                              372,198            309,024 
                                                             =====              ===== 
 

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

 
                                   Issued      Share   Translation       Capital    Hedging    Retained      Total 
                                   equity    premium       reserve    redemption    reserve    earnings 
                                  capital                                reserve 
 Balance at 31 December 
  2009                              4,330      7,033        12,981         1,642      (217)     140,402    166,171 
 
 Profit for the year                    -          -             -             -          -      69,521     69,521 
 Other comprehensive 
  income 
                                ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 Foreign exchange translation 
  differences                           -          -         1,119             -          -           -      1,119 
 Effective portion of 
  changes in fair value 
  of cash flow hedges                   -          -             -             -        674           -        674 
 Actuarial gain on defined 
  benefit pension plans 
  net of tax                            -          -             -             -          -       1,095      1,095 
                                ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 Total other comprehensive 
  income                                -          -         1,119             -        674       1,095      2,888 
                                ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 Total comprehensive 
  income                                -          -         1,119             -        674      70,616     72,409 
 Transactions with owners, 
  recorded directly in 
  equity 
 Equity settled share-based 
  payment transactions 
  net of tax                            -          -             -             -          -         195        195 
 Share options exercised 
  by employees                          4        356             -             -          -           -        360 
 Own ordinary shares 
  acquired                              -          -             -             -          -     (2,876)    (2,876) 
 Own ordinary shares 
  awarded under share 
  schemes                               -          -             -             -          -       3,506      3,506 
 Preference shares redeemed             -          -             -             2          -         (4)        (2) 
 Dividends                              -          -             -             -          -    (35,912)   (35,912) 
                                ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 Balance at 31 December 
  2010                              4,334      7,389        14,100         1,644        457     175,927    203,851 
 
 Profit for the year                    -          -             -             -          -      80,401     80,401 
 Other comprehensive 
  income 
                                ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 Foreign exchange translation 
  differences                           -          -       (2,484)             -          -           -    (2,484) 
 Effective portion of 
  changes in fair value 
  of cash flow hedges                   -          -             -             -        207           -        207 
 Actuarial loss on defined 
  benefit pension plans 
  net of tax                            -          -             -             -          -     (8,499)    (8,499) 
                                ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 Total other comprehensive 
  income                                -          -       (2,484)             -        207     (8,499)   (10,776) 
                                ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 Total comprehensive 
  income                                -          -       (2,484)             -        207      71,902     69,625 
 Transactions with owners, 
  recorded directly in 
  equity 
 Equity settled share-based 
  payment transactions 
  net of tax                            -          -             -             -          -       (196)      (196) 
 Share options exercised 
  by employees                          4        446             -             -          -           -        450 
 Own ordinary shares 
  acquired                              -          -             -             -          -     (3,185)    (3,185) 
 Own ordinary shares 
  awarded under share 
  schemes                               -          -             -             -          -       3,158      3,158 
 Dividends                              -          -             -             -          -    (49,534)   (49,534) 
                                ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 Balance at 31 December 
  2011                              4,338      7,835        11,616         1,644        664     198,072    224,169 
                                ---------  ---------  ------------  ------------  ---------  ----------  --------- 
 

Detailed explanations for equity capital, translation reserve, capital redemption reserve and hedging reserve can be seen in note 10. Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

for the year ended 31 December 2011

 
                                            Notes       2011       2011       2010       2010 
                                                      GBP000     GBP000     GBP000     GBP000 
 Cash flows from operating activities 
 Profit for the year                                  80,401                69,521 
 Adjustments for: 
 Amortisation of intangibles                           3,921                 1,718 
 Amortisation of development costs                       732                   639 
 Depreciation                                          4,479                 3,972 
 Equity settled share-based payment 
  expense                                              1,251                 1,086 
 Profit on sale of property, plant and 
  equipment                                            (129)                  (12) 
 Financial income                                    (7,590)               (6,931) 
 Financial expenses                                    7,040                 6,800 
 Income tax expense                                   32,149                28,334 
                                                      ______                ______ 
                                                     122,254               105,127 
 (Increase) / decrease in inventories               (11,402)                   489 
 Increase in trade and other receivables            (26,791)              (14,503) 
 Increase in trade and other payables                 18,537                 3,189 
 Difference between pension charge and 
  cash contribution                                  (2,929)                 (844) 
 (Decrease) / increase in provisions                   (436)                   385 
 Increase in other employee benefits                   1,692                   507 
                                                      ______                ______ 
                                                     100,925                94,350 
 Income taxes paid                                  (27,754)              (26,186) 
                                                      ______                ______ 
 Cash flows from operating activities                            73,171                68,164 
 
 Investing activities 
 Purchase of property, plant and 
  equipment                                         (10,143)               (5,034) 
 Development costs capitalised                       (1,328)               (1,018) 
 Sale of property, plant and equipment                   274                   154 
 Acquisition of businesses, net 
  of cash acquired                            3     (59,876)               (5,621) 
 Contingent consideration paid                          (41)                     - 
 Interest received                                       694                   483 
                                                      ______                ______ 
 Cash flows from investing activities                          (70,420)              (11,036) 
 
 Financing activities 
 Issue of ordinary share capital                         450                   360 
 Purchase of ordinary share capital                  (3,185)               (2,876) 
 Purchase of preference shares treated 
  as debt                                                  -                   (4) 
 Interest paid                                         (117)                  (88) 
 Repayment of amounts borrowed                         (421)                 (464) 
 Repayment of finance lease liabilities                 (54)                 (102) 
 Dividends paid on ordinary shares                  (49,534)              (35,912) 
                                                      ______                ______ 
 Cash flows from financing activities                          (52,861)              (39,086) 
                                                                 ______                ______ 
 Increase in cash and cash equivalents                         (50,110)                18,042 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents at 1 
  January                                                        97,881                78,676 
 Effect of exchange rate fluctuations                               748                 1,163 
  on cash held                                                    _____                ______ 
 Cash and cash equivalents at 31              9                  48,519                97,881 
  December                                                        =====                 ===== 
 

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 December 2011

Except where indicated, values in these notes are in GBP000.

Rotork p.l.c. is a company domiciled in England. The consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2011 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the 'Group').

   1.             Accounting policies 

Basis of preparation

The consolidated financial statements of Rotork p.l.c. have been prepared and approved by the directors in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (IFRSs as adopted by the EU), IFRIC Interpretations and the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies reporting under IFRS.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention subject to the items referred to in the derivative financial instruments accounting policy below.

New accounting standards and interpretations

The following amendments to standards or interpretations are mandatory for the first time for the financial year ending 31 December 2011:

   --     IAS 24 (Revised) - Related Party Disclosures 

-- IFRIC 14 (Amendment) - The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction

   --     IFRIC 19 Extinguishing Financial Liabilities with  Equity Instruments 

Application of these standards and interpretations has not had a material impact on the net assets or results of the Group.

Recent accounting developments

Standards, amendments or interpretations which have been issued by the International Accounting Standards Board or by the IFRIC, and application was not mandatory in the period are not expected to have a material impact on the Group. Subject to endorsement by the European Union, these standards, amendments or interpretations will be adopted in future periods.

Going concern

After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. In forming this view, the directors have considered trading and cash flow forecasts, financial commitments, the significant orderbook with customers spread across different geographic areas and industries and the significant net cash position.

Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year to 31 December 2011. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date control ceases. Intra-group balances and any unrealised gains or losses or income and expenses arising from intra-group transactions are eliminated in preparing the consolidated financial statements.

Status of this preliminary announcement

The financial information contained in this preliminary announcement does not constitute the Company's statutory accounts for the years ended 31 December 2011 or 2010. Statutory accounts for 2010, which were prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU, have been delivered to the registrar of companies, and those for 2011 will be delivered in due course. The auditors have reported on those accounts; their reports were (i) unqualified, (ii) did not include a reference to any matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis without qualifying their report and (iii) did not contain a statement under section 498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006. Full financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2011, will shortly be posted to shareholders, and after adoption at the Annual General Meeting on 20 April 2012 will be delivered to the registrar.

Notes to the Financial Statements

   2.             Operating segments 

The Group has chosen to organise the management and financial structure by the grouping of related products. The four identifiable operating segments where the financial and operating performance is reviewed monthly by the chief operating decision maker are as follows:

Controls - the design, manufacture and sale of electric valve actuators

Fluid Systems - the design, manufacture and sale of pneumatic and hydraulic valve actuators

Gears - the design, manufacture and sale of gearboxes, adaption and ancillaries for the valve industry

Instruments - the manufacture of high precision pneumatic controls and power transmission products for a wide range of industries

Unallocated expenses comprise corporate expenses.

Geographic analysis

Rotork has a worldwide presence in all four operating segments through its subsidiary selling offices and through an agency network. A full list of locations can be found at www.rotork.com.

Analysis by Operating Segment:

 
                                            Fluid 
                              Controls    Systems    Gears    Instruments    Elimination    Unallocated      Group 
                                  2011       2011     2011           2011           2011           2011       2011 
 
 Revenue from external 
  customers                    277,957    132,624   35,816          1,436              -              -    447,833 
 Inter segment revenue               -          -   10,777              -       (10,777)              -          - 
 
 Total Revenue                 277,957    132,624   46,593          1,436       (10,777)              -    447,833 
                            ----------  ---------  -------  -------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 Adjusted operating 
  profit                        92,085     17,077   10,336            394              -        (3,971)    115,921 
 Amortisation of acquired 
  intangibles                    (890)    (2,277)     (18)          (736)              -              -    (3,921) 
 Operating profit               91,195     14,800   10,318          (342)              -        (3,971)    112,000 
                            ----------  ---------  -------  -------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 Net financing income                                                                                          550 
 Income tax expense                                                                                       (32,149) 
                                                                                                         --------- 
 
 Profit for year                                                                                            80,401 
                                                                                                         --------- 
 
                                            Fluid 
                              Controls    Systems    Gears    Instruments    Elimination    Unallocated      Group 
                                  2010       2010     2010           2010           2010           2010       2010 
 
 Revenue from external 
  customers                    243,361    106,838   30,361              -              -              -    380,560 
 Inter segment revenue               -          -    8,844              -        (8,844)              -          - 
 
 Total Revenue                 243,361    106,838   39,205              -        (8,844)              -    380,560 
                            ----------  ---------  -------  -------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 Adjusted operating 
  profit                        78,786     14,911    9,161              -              -        (3,416)     99,442 
 Amortisation of acquired 
  intangibles                        -    (1,659)     (59)              -              -              -    (1,718) 
 Operating profit               78,786     13,252    9,102              -              -        (3,416)     97,724 
                            ----------  ---------  -------  -------------  -------------  -------------  --------- 
 
 Net financing income                                                                                          131 
 Income tax expense                                                                                       (28,334) 
                                                                                                         --------- 
 
 Profit for year                                                                                            69,521 
                                                                                                         --------- 
 
 
                               Controls      Fluid   Gears   Instruments   Unallocated   Consolidated 
                                           Systems                                   d 
                                   2011       2011    2011          2011          2011           2011 
 
 Depreciation                     3,026      1,205     229            19             -          4,479 
       Amortisation: 
        Other intangibles           890      2,277      18           736             -          3,921 
        Development costs           732          -       -             -             -            732 
 Non-cash items : equity 
  settled share-based 
  payments                          543        205     129             -           374          1,251 
 Net financing income                 -          -       -             -           550            550 
 Intangible assets acquired 
  as part of a business 
  combination                     5,674      5,461     668        54,101             -         65,904 
 Capital expenditure              7,947      1,512     455            88             -         10,002 
 
 
                               Controls   Fluid Systems   Gears   Instruments   Unallocated   Consolidated 
                                   2010            2010    2010          2010          2010           2010 
 
 Depreciation                     2,634           1,124     214             -             -          3,972 
       Amortisation: 
        Other intangibles             -           1,659      59             -             -          1,718 
        Development costs           639               -       -             -             -            639 
 Non-cash items : equity 
  settled share-based 
  payments                          609             129     111             -           237          1,086 
 Net financing expense                -               -       -             -           131            131 
 Intangible assets acquired 
  as part of a business 
  combination                         -           4,102       -             -             -          4,102 
 Capital expenditure              3,953             940     179             -             -          5,072 
 

Balance sheets are reviewed by operating subsidiary and operating segment balance sheets are not prepared, as such no further analysis of operating segments assets and liabilities are presented.

 
 Geographical analysis:        UK   Rest of      USA   Other Americas      Rest of   Consolidated 
                                     Europe                              the World 
                             2011      2011     2011             2011         2011           2011 
 
 Revenue from external 
  customers by location 
  of customer              25,703   148,513   87,144           38,256      148,217        447,833 
 
 Non-current assets 
 - Intangible assets        8,704    20,315   71,960            1,756        4,049        106,784 
 - Property, plant 
  and equipment             9,027    10,323    6,271              310        6,023         31,954 
 
 
                               UK   Rest of      USA   Other Americas      Rest of   Consolidated 
                                     Europe                              the World 
                             2010      2010     2010             2010         2010           2010 
 
 Revenue from external 
  customers by location 
  of customer              24,277   121,595   71,036           39,488      124,164        380,560 
 
 Non-current assets 
 - Intangible assets        7,248    18,621   13,564              213        4,344         43,990 
 - Property, plant 
  and equipment             6,423    10,618    4,363              230        4,146         25,780 
 
   3.             Acquisitions 
   (i)            Fairchild 

On 15 November 2011 the Group acquired 100% of the share capital of Fairchild Inc. (Fairchild) for GBP49,532,000. Fairchild is a manufacturer of high precision pneumatic controls and power transmission products for a wide range of industries, based in Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States. The acquired business will be reported as a new division called Rotork Instruments. In the six weeks to 31 December 2011 Fairchild contributed GBP1,436,000 to Group revenue and GBP394,000 to consolidated operating profit before amortisation. The amortisation charge in the six week period from the acquired intangible assets was GBP736,000.

If the acquisition had occurred on 1 January 2011 the business would have contributed GBP15,132,000 to Group revenue and GBP4,777,000 to Group operating profit. It is not practicable to disclose profit before tax or profit attributable to equity shareholders as the Group manages its Treasury function on a Group basis.

   (ii)           Other acquisitions 

On 25 July 2011 the Group acquired 100% of the share capital of K-Tork International Inc. (K-Tork) for GBP6,518,000. K-Tork is a manufacturer of pneumatic valve actuators based in Dallas, Texas, United States. The acquired business will be reported within the Rotork Fluid System division.

On 15 July 2011 the Group acquired 100% of the share capital of Centork Valve Control S.L. (Centork) for GBP3,147,000. Centork is a manufacturer of electric actuators based near San Sebastian in Spain. The acquired business will be reported within the Rotork Controls division.

The Group also acquired 100% of the share capital of Rotork Servo Controles de Mexico S.A. de C.V. in Mexico (RSCM), Valco Valves & Automation AS in Norway (VVA), and Prokits Limited (Prokits) based in Mansfield, UK for a combined consideration of GBP4,991,000. RSCM and VVA were Rotork agents and the results of the acquired business will be reported in each of the divisions. Prokits designs and manufactures valve adaptor kits and accessories for the valve industry and will reported as part of the Gears Division.

In the period from acquisition to 31 December 2011 the businesses contributed GBP8,170,000 to Group revenue and GBP563,000 to consolidated operating profit before amortisation. The amortisation charge in respect of these acquisitions during the year was GBP1,464,000.

If these other acquisitions had occurred on 1 January 2011 the businesses would have contributed GBP16,488,000 to Group revenue and GBP1,309,000 to Group operating profit. It is not practicable to disclose profit before tax or profit attributable to equity shareholders as the Group manages its Treasury function on a Group basis.

   (iii)          Acquisitions fair value table 

The six acquisitions had the following effect on the Group's assets and liabilities.

 
                                           Fairchild                         Other acquisitions                  Total 
                            Book value   Adjustments   Fair value   Book value   Adjustments   Fair value   Fair value 
 Non-current assets 
 Property, plant 
  and equipment                    638             -          638          668         (140)          528        1,166 
 Intangible assets                   -        25,811       25,811            -         7,545        7,545       33,356 
 Deferred tax assets                97           106          203            -           360          360          563 
 
 Current assets 
 Inventory                       1,821          (77)        1,744        2,745         (637)        2,108        3,852 
 Trade and other 
  receivables                    1,832          (26)        1,806        1,883         (148)        1,735        3,541 
 Cash                            1,415             -        1,415        2,347             -        2,347        3,762 
 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other 
  payables                     (1,106)          (63)      (1,169)      (1,701)         (730)      (2,431)      (3,600) 
 Warranty provision               (35)         (136)        (171)            -         (198)        (198)        (369) 
 Loans and other 
  borrowings                         -             -            -        (205)             -        (205)        (205) 
 
 Non-current 
 Deferred tax liability              -       (9,034)      (9,034)        (131)         (850)        (981)     (10,015) 
 Loans and other 
  borrowings                         -             -            -        (411)             -        (411)        (411) 
 
 Total net assets                4,662        16,581       21,243        5,195         5,202       10,397       31,640 
 
 Goodwill                                                  28,289                                   4,259       32,548 
                                                      -----------                             -----------  ----------- 
 Purchase consideration                                    49,532                                  14,656       64,188 
 
 Paid in Cash                                              49,532                                  14,106       63,638 
 Contingent consideration                                       -                                     550          550 
                                                      -----------                             -----------  ----------- 
                                                           49,532                                  14,656       64,188 
 
 Purchase consideration                                    49,532                                  14,106       63,638 
 Cash held in subsidiary                                  (1,415)                                 (2,347)      (3,762) 
                                                      -----------                             -----------  ----------- 
 Cash outflow on 
  acquisition                                              48,117                                  11,759       59,876 
 

The adjustments shown in the table above represent the alignment of accounting policies of the acquired businesses to Rotork Group policies and the fair value adjustments of the assets and liabilities at the acquisition date of each of the businesses.

Goodwill has arisen on these acquisitions as a result of the value attributed to staff expertise and the assembled workforce, which did not meet the recognition criteria for an intangible asset.

The intangible assets identified comprise customer relationships, brands, product design patents and acquired order books.

   4.             Net financing income 
 
 Recognised in the income statement                         2011      2010 
 
 Interest income                                             746       540 
 Expected return on assets in the pension schemes          6,739     6,141 
 Foreign exchange gains                                      105       250 
                                                          ______    ______ 
                                                           7,590     6,931 
                                                           =====     ===== 
 
 Interest expense                                            116        79 
 Interest charge on pension scheme liabilities             6,468     6,289 
 Foreign exchange losses                                     456       432 
                                                          ______    ______ 
                                                           7,040     6,800 
                                                           =====     ===== 
 
 Recognised in equity 
 
 Effective portion of changes in fair value of 
  cash flow hedges                                           664       457 
 Fair value of cash flow hedges transferred to 
  income statement                                         (457)       217 
 Foreign currency translation differences for foreign    (2,484)     1,119 
  operations                                              ______    ______ 
                                                         (2,277)     1,793 
                                                           =====     ===== 
 Recognised in: 
 Hedging reserve                                             207       674 
 Translation reserve                                     (2,484)     1,119 
                                                          ______    ______ 
                                                         (2,277)     1,793 
                                                           =====     ===== 
 
   5.             Income tax expense 
 
                                            2011     2011      2010     2010 
 Current tax: 
 UK corporation tax on profits 
  for the year                             9,737              8,645 
 Adjustment in respect of prior            (120)              (417) 
  years                                   ______             ______ 
                                                    9,617              8,228 
 
 Overseas tax on profits for the 
  year                                    23,086             18,787 
 Adjustment in respect of prior            (210)                 42 
  years                                   ______             ______ 
                                                   22,876             18,829 
                                                   ______             ______ 
 Total current tax                                 32,493             27,057 
 
 
  Deferred tax: 
 Origination and reversal of other 
  temporary differences                       57              1,477 
 Adjustment in respect of prior            (401)              (200) 
  years                                   ______             ______ 
 Total deferred tax                                 (344)              1,277 
                                                    _____              _____ 
 Total tax charge for year                         32,149             28,334 
                                                    =====              ===== 
 
 Effective tax rate (based on profit 
  before tax)                                       28.6%              29.0% 
 
 Profit before tax                                112,550             97,855 
 
 Profit before tax multiplied by 
  standard rate of corporation tax 
  in the UK of 26.5% (2010: 28.0%)                 29,826             27,399 
 
 Effects of: 
 Non deductible items                                 863                785 
 Utilisation of overseas tax holidays             (1,171)            (1,127) 
 Different tax rates on overseas 
  earnings                                          3,362              1,852 
 Adjustments to tax charge in respect               (731)              (575) 
  of prior years                                   ______             ______ 
 Total tax charge for year                         32,149             28,334 
                                                    =====              ===== 
 

A tax charge of GBP168,000 (2010: credit GBP926,000) in respect of share-based payments has been recognised directly in equity in the year.

The Group continues to expect its effective rate of corporation tax to be higher than the standard UK rate due to higher rates of tax in the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and India.

There is an unrecognised deferred tax liability for temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries. Rotork p.l.c. controls the dividend policies of its subsidiaries and subsequently the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences. It is not practical to quantify the unprovided temporary differences as acknowledged within paragraph 40 of IAS 12.

   6.             Intangible assets 
 
                                          Goodwill   Development         Other     Total                            Goodwill   Development         Other    Total 
                                                           costs   intangibles                                                       costs   intangibles 
 
                                                            2011                                                                      2010 
                                              2011                        2011      2011                                2010                        2010     2010 
 Cost 
  Balance at 1 
  January                                   35,907         5,666        10,505    52,078                              33,204         4,647         8,409   46,260 
 Exchange 
  differences                                    4             -           199       203                                 230             -           468      698 
 Internally 
  developed 
  during the 
  year                                           -         1,328             -     1,328                                   -         1,018             -    1,018 
 Acquisition                                32,548             -        33,356    65,904                               2,473             -         1,629    4,102 
 through 
 business                                   ______        ______        ______    ______                              ______        ______        ______    _____ 
 combinations 
 Balance at 31 
  December                                  68,459         6,994        44,060   119,513                              35,907         5,665        10,506   52,078 
 
 Amortisation 
 Balance at 1 
  January                                        -         3,194         4,894     8,088                                   -         2,555         2,925    5,480 
 Exchange 
  differences                                    -             -          (12)      (12)                                   -             -           251      251 
 Amortisation 
  for the year                                   -           732         3,921     4,653                                   -           639         1,718    2,357 
                                            ______        ______        ______     _____                              ______        ______        ______    _____ 
 Balance at 31                                   -         3,926         8,803    12,729                                   -         3,194         4,894    8,088 
  December 
                 ----------------------------_____         _____         _____     _____   ----------------------------_____         _____         _____    _____ 
 Net book                                   68,459         3,068        35,257   106,784                              35,907         2,471         5,612   43,990 
  value                                      =====         =====         =====     =====                               =====         =====         =====    ===== 
  at 31 
  December                                                                                                            33,204         2,092         5,484   40,780 
 
  Net book 
  value 
  at 31 
  December 
  2009 
 

The amortisation charge in both years is recognised within administrative expenses in the income statement. Other intangibles include customer relationships, order books, intellectual property and brand names of acquired companies.

Impairment tests for goodwill

Goodwill is allocated to the Group's cash generating units (CGUs) identified according to business segment. A segment level summary of goodwill allocation is presented below.

 
                    2011     2010 
 
 Controls          8,967    6,828 
 Fluid Systems    23,020   21,436 
 Gears             7,793    7,643 
 Instruments      28,679        - 
                   _____    _____ 
                  68,459   35,907 
                   =====    ===== 
 

The recoverable amounts of all CGUs are based on value in use calculations. These calculations use cash flow projections and are based on actual operating results and the latest Group three year plan. The three year plan is based on management's view of the future and experience of past performance. Cash flows for the remainder of the next twenty years are extrapolated using a 2% growth rate which reflects the long-term nature of many of the markets the Group serves. This rate has been consistently bettered in the past so is believed to represent a prudent estimate.

The discount rate used is 9.8% (2010: 12.1%), this represents a reasonable rate for a market participant in this sector. The majority of the discount rate reduction is due to the movement in 10 year bond yields on which the risk free rate is based. The discount rate of each business segment is not materially different to 9.8%. For the Goodwill to become impaired in the CGU with the minimum headroom, the discount rate would have to increase to 25.8%. On this basis each business segment has sufficient headroom and therefore no impairment write downs are required.

   7.             Inventories 
 
                                     2011      2010 
 
 Raw materials and consumables     40,609    30,345 
 Work in progress                  13,209    11,411 
 Finished goods                     9,110     6,485 
                                   ______    ______ 
                                   62,928    48,241 
                                    =====     ===== 
 

Included in cost of sales was GBP175,352,000 (2010: GBP147,651,000) in respect of inventories consumed in the year.

   8.             Trade and other receivables 
 
                                                    2011      2010 
 Non-current assets: 
 Insurance policy                                  1,298     1,158 
 Other                                               258       132 
                                                   _____     _____ 
 Other receivables                                 1,556     1,290 
                                                   =====     ===== 
 
 Current assets: 
 Trade receivables                                98,779    72,208 
 Less provision for impairment of receivables    (2,045)   (1,846) 
                                                  ______    ______ 
 Trade receivables - net                          96,734    70,362 
                                                   =====     ===== 
 
 Corporation tax                                     988     2,398 
                                                  ______    ______ 
 Current tax                                         988     2,398 
                                                   =====     ===== 
 
 Other non-trade receivables                       4,357     3,943 
 Prepayments and accrued income                    4,104     2,741 
                                                  ______    ______ 
 Other receivables                                 8,461     6,684 
                                                   =====     ===== 
 
   9.             Cash and cash equivalents 
 
                                      2011      2010 
 
 Bank balances                      33,790    40,865 
 Cash in hand                           82        95 
 Short-term deposits                14,685    56,921 
                                    ______    ______ 
 Cash and cash equivalents          48,557    97,881 
 Bank overdraft                       (38)         - 
                                     _____      ____ 
 Cash and cash equivalents          48,519    97,881 
  in the Consolidated Statement      =====     ===== 
  of Cash Flows 
 
   10.          Capital and reserves 

Share capital and share premium

 
                                        5p Ordinary   GBP1 Non-redeemable   5p Ordinary   GBP1 Non-redeemable 
                                           shares          preference          shares          preference 
                                           Issued            shares            Issued            shares 
                                         and fully                           and fully 
                                          paid up                             paid up 
                                           2011              2011              2010              2010 
 At 1 January                                 4,334                    40         4,330                    42 
 Preference shares redeemed                       -                     -             -                   (2) 
 Issued under employee share schemes              4                     -             4                     - 
 
                                              _____                 _____         _____                 _____ 
 At 31 December                               4,338                    40         4,334                    40 
                                              =====                 =====         =====                 ===== 
 
  Number of shares (000)                     86,750                              86,682 
                                              =====                               ===== 
 

The ordinary shareholders are entitled to receive dividends as declared and are entitled to vote at meetings of the Company.

The Group received proceeds of GBP450,000 (2010: GBP360,000) in respect of the 68,264 (2010: 68,955) ordinary shares issued during the year: GBP4,000 (2010: GBP4,000) was credited to share capital and GBP446,000 (2010: GBP356,000) to share premium.

The preference shareholders take priority over the ordinary shareholders when there is a distribution upon winding up the Company or on a reduction of equity involving a return of capital. The holders of preference shares are entitled to vote at a general meeting of the Company if a preference dividend is in arrears for six months or the business of the meeting includes the consideration of a resolution for winding up the Company or the alteration of the preference shareholders' rights.

Within the retained earnings reserve are own shares held. The investment in own shares represents 227,575 (2010: 262,528) ordinary shares of the Company held in trust for the benefit of directors and employees for future payments under the Share Incentive Plan and Long Term Incentive Plan. The dividends on these shares have been waived.

Translation reserve

The translation reserve comprises all foreign exchange differences arising from the translation of the financial statements of foreign operations.

Capital redemption reserve

The capital redemption reserve arises when the Company redeems shares wholly out of distributable profits.

Hedging reserve

The hedging reserve comprises the effective portion of the cumulative net change in the fair value of cash flow hedging instruments that are determined to be an effective hedge.

Dividends

The following dividends were paid in the year per qualifying ordinary share:

 
                                               2011     2011     2010 
                                       Payment date 
 
 19.75p final dividend (2010: 
  17.25p)                                     6 May   17,097   14,928 
 14.5p interim dividend (2010: 
  12.75p)                              23 September   12,543   11,033 
 2010 additional interim dividend 
  of 11.5p paid                                   -        -    9,951 
 2011 additional interim dividend           24 June    9,948        - 
  of 11.5p paid 
 2011 additional interim dividend       16 December    9,946        - 
  of 11.5p paid                                        _____    _____ 
                                                      49,534   35,912 
                                                       =====    ===== 
 

After the balance sheet date the following dividends per qualifying ordinary share were proposed by the directors. The dividends have not been provided for and there are no corporation tax consequences.

 
                                                         2011     2010 
 Final proposed dividend per qualifying ordinary 
  share 
 22.75p                                                19,736 
                                                        ===== 
 19.75p                                                         17,120 
                                                                 ===== 
 
 Additional interim dividend of 11.5p per qualifying            10,000 
  ordinary share proposed for 2011                               ===== 
 
   11.          Earnings per share 

Basic earnings per share

Earnings per share is calculated for both the current and previous years using the profit attributable to the ordinary shareholders for the year. The earnings per share calculation is based on 86.5m shares (2010: 86.4m shares) being the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (net of own ordinary shares held) for the year.

 
                                                                 2011            2010 
 
 Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders              80,401          69,521 
                                                                =====           ===== 
 
  Weighted average number of ordinary shares 
 Issued ordinary shares at 1 January                           86,419          86,250 
 Effect of own shares held                                         55             131 
 Effect of shares issued under Share option schemes                12              24 
  / Sharesave plans                                             _____           _____ 
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares during             86,486          86,405 
  the year                                                      =====           ===== 
 

Basic earnings per share 93.0p 80.5p

Adjusted basic earnings per share

Adjusted basic earnings per share is calculated for both the current and previous years using the profit attributable to the ordinary shareholders for the year after adding back the after tax amortisation charge.

 
                                                         2011     2010 
 Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders      80,401   69,521 
 Amortisation                                           3,921    1,718 
 Tax effect on amortisation at effective rate         (1,120)    (497) 
                                                        _____    _____ 
 Adjusted net profit attributable to ordinary          83,202   70,742 
  shareholders                                          =====    ===== 
 
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares during     86,486   86,405 
  the year                                              =====    ===== 
 

Adjusted basic earnings per share 96.2p 81.9p

Diluted earnings per share

Diluted earnings per share is based on the profit for the year attributable to the ordinary shareholders and 86.8m shares (2010: 86.7m shares). The number of shares is equal to the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue (net of own ordinary shares held) adjusted to assume conversion of all potentially dilutive ordinary shares. The Company has three categories of potentially dilutive ordinary shares: those share options granted to employees under the Share option scheme and Sharesave plan where the exercise price is less than the average market price of the Company's ordinary shares during the year and contingently issuable shares awarded under the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP).

 
                                                            2011     2010 
 
 Net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders         80,401   69,521 
                                                           =====    ===== 
 
  Weighted average number of ordinary shares (diluted) 
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares for 
  the year                                                86,486   86,405 
 Effect of share options in issue                              5        9 
 Effect of Sharesave options in issue                        101      108 
 Effect of LTIP shares in issue                              254      145 
                                                           _____    _____ 
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares (diluted)     86,846   86,667 
  during the year                                          =====    ===== 
 

Diluted earnings per share 92.6p 80.2p

   12.          Provisions 
 
                                          Contingent      Warranty     Total 
                                       Consideration     Provision 
 Balance at 1 January 2011                         -         5,964     5,964 
 Exchange differences                              -          (49)      (49) 
 Increase as a result of business 
  combinations                                   550           369       919 
 Provisions used during the year                (41)       (1,215)   (1,256) 
 Charged in the year                               -           610       610 
 Balance at 31 December 2011                     509         5,679     6,188 
                                               =====         =====     ===== 
 
 Maturity at 31 December 2011 
 Non-current                                     300         1,918     2,218 
 Current                                         209         3,761     3,970 
                                               _____         _____     _____ 
                                                 509         5,679     6,188 
                                               =====         =====     ===== 
 Maturity at 31 December 2010 
 Non-current                                       -         1,968     1,968 
 Current                                           -         3,996     3,996 
                                               _____         _____     _____ 
                                                   -         5,964     5,964 
                                               =====         =====     ===== 
 

The warranty provision is based on estimates made from historical warranty data associated with similar products and services. The provision relates mainly to products sold during the last 12 months, the typical warranty period is now 18 months.

Contingent consideration relates to amounts outstanding in respect of the Rotork Servo Controles de Mexico S.A. de C.V. and Prokits Limited acquisitions. It is anticipated that GBP250,000 of the non-current balance will be settled in 2013 with the remaining GBP50,000 payable during 2014.

   13.          Trade and other payables 
 
                                               2011      2010 
 
 Trade payables                              38,502    30,447 
 Bills of exchange                              240         - 
                                             ______    ______ 
 Trade payables                              38,742    30,447 
                                              =====     ===== 
 
 Corporation tax                             13,225    10,821 
                                             ______    ______ 
 Current tax                                 13,225    10,821 
                                              =====     ===== 
 
 Other taxes and social security              5,524     4,066 
 Payments on account                         12,847     5,451 
 Non-trade payables and accrued expenses     19,989    16,817 
                                             ______    ______ 
 Other payables                              38,360    26,334 
                                              =====     ===== 
 
   14.          Related parties 

The Group has a related party relationship with its subsidiaries and with its directors and key management. Transactions between two subsidiaries for the sale and purchase of products or the subsidiary and parent Company for management charges are priced on an arms length basis.

Sales to subsidiaries and associates of BAE Systems plc, a related party by virtue of non-executive director IG King's directorship of that company, totalled GBP28,813 during the year (2010: GBP21,000) and no amount was outstanding at 31 December 2011 (2010: GBPnil).

Key management emoluments

The emoluments of those members of the management team, including directors, who are responsible for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Group were:

 
                                                 2011     2010 
 
 Emoluments including social security costs     3,782    2,990 
 Post employment benefits                         392      370 
 Share-based payments                             844      755 
                                                _____    _____ 
                                                5,018    4,115 
                                                =====    ===== 
 

This information is provided by RNS

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