FY20 RESULTS
7 May 2020
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7 May 2020
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DEFINITIONS
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The following definitions apply throughout Trading EBITDA (earnings before net finance costs, tax, depreciation and amortisation): excludes share-based payments, pension service charge adjustment, contingent consideration remeasurement movements and adjusting operating items. Cash conversion: net cash flow from continuing operating activities before tax, capital expenditure and adjusting operating items divided by Trading EBITDA. Adjusted EPS: Earnings per share adjusted for a number of one-offs of which the largest are adjusting operating items, share-based payments, pension service charge adjustment, contingent consideration remeasurement movements, the write-off of debt issue fees, penalties on early repayment of debt, net gains on the settlement of debt and transfer from cash flow hedge reserve. Personal members and business customers: measured as the number at the year end.
TODAY’S PRESENTERS
Joined the AA’s Board as Non-Executive Director in September 2014, and appointed Acting Chief Executive in August 2017. Subsequently appointed as permanent Chief Executive Officer on 25 September 2017 Previously a Partner at TCV, a leading global mid cap fund and a Non-Executive Director of HomeAway Inc. Previously responsible for establishing the European
Simon was also a founder of Expedia and had responsibility for the company’s North American operations
Kevin Dangerfield
Chief Financial Officer, AA plc
Simon Breakwell
Chief Executive Officer, AA plc
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Kevin joined the company on 6 January 2020 A qualified chartered accountant with more than 25 years’ experience in the technology and manufacturing industries Kevin has held various CFO roles in other public listed companies, including Laird plc and Morgan Advanced Materials plc
Opening remarks and COVID-19 update
Financial review
Strategy update and Business review
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Trusted Brand Mature, attractive market with significant barriers to entry Partner of choice for B2B customers Leading market position High recurring revenue and EBITDA growth with strong cash generation Excellent standards of service delivery
A UNIQUE INVESTMENT PROPOSITION
AA top of What Car? 2019 and 2018 for best breakdown cover provider AA top of Which? 2019 for breakdown cover and awarded Recommended Provider status Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award 2019 and 2018 for delivering exceptional experiences Defaqto 5 star rating 2019 for our comprehensive car insurance
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UNLOCKING OUR POTENTIAL
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KEY PROOF POINTS FOR FY20
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Objectives FY20 expectation FY20 performance
Turnaround Roadside membership
Membership broadly flat Membership growing +0.2% y-o-y
Continue Insurance acceleration
Continued strong policy growth +10% total policy growth
Deliver Trading EBITDA growth
Consensus1 £349m £350m
Strong free cash flow generation
Guidance c.£80m £83m
1 Based on published estimates from seven analysts as at 30 March 2020.FY20 HIGHLIGHTS
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Strong financial and operational performance Roadside membership now returned to growth Insurance delivering strong rates of profitable policy growth Roll-out of new differentiated products and services underway – Smart Breakdown, Smart Care Continuing to build industry leading strategic partnerships. Bank of Ireland partnership extended by an additional three years to at least 2028 Ongoing proactive debt management; FY20 final dividend suspended Putting service, innovation and data at the heart of the AA
COVID-19 – ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSE – MAINTAIN SERVICE FOR CUSTOMERS
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Number one priority is to protect the health and wellbeing of our staff, customers and suppliers Initiated a number of actions across the business to maximise business continuity
command and control decision making
Oldbury
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COVID-19 – DECISIVE ACTION TO DEMONSTRATE RESILIENCE
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Measures in place to flex costs and preserve cash including deferral and reduction of a range
We remain comfortably within our financial covenants and supported by predictable cash flow and liquidity Given the resilient business model combined with the benefits of the actions we have taken and are taking, we expect current year performance to be robust and only slightly below FY20
COVID-19 – CURRENT BUSINESS STATUS CHECK
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Roadside
Good service on the road and in call centres Breakdowns volume dropped, but picked up recently – low garaging, PFU and ancillary offset drop in workload Expect B2C membership to be down H1 and then some recovery Driving School has seen reduced trading
Insurance
Good service in call centres New Business marginally down Renewal retention rates holding up well Reduced claims offsets lower Accident Management income Demonstrated good resilience Softness in Financial Services
Current Priorities
Ongoing mitigation of commercial impacts Planning for phased restrictions ease Broad-based marketing initiatives for post lockdown, capturing COVID operational learnings Re-prioritising efficiency and cost to serve improvement initiatives
FY20 FINANCIAL HEADLINES
14 Revenue up 2% at £995m (FY19: £979m) Trading EBITDA up 3% at £350m (FY19: £341m) and Trading EBITDA margin stable at 35% (FY19: 35%) Operating profit up 17% at £257m (FY19: £219m) PBT up 102% to £107m (FY19: £53m) Free cash flow generation of £83m (FY19: £12m) Net debt post IFRS 16 of £2,645m (FY19: £2,715m)
February 2020 refinancing increases average expected maturity of debt from 3.3 years to 3.9 years
Early drawdown of STF fully de-risks July 2020 refinancing of £200m A3 Notes
INCOME STATEMENT
15 Revenue up 2%, reflecting solid performance across both Roadside and Insurance Trading EBITDA 3% higher, in line with market expectations Operating profit 17% higher principally due to lower adjusting operating items and gain from the early settlement of deferred consideration related to AA Cars acquisition Net finance cost 10% lower due to the early repayment penalty of £15m last year PBT and PAT ahead of last year; adjusted EPS lower due to lower adjusting
remeasurement movements, penalties on early repayment of debt, net gains on the settlement of debt, transfer from cash flow hedge reserve for extinguishment of cash flow hedge, write-off of debt issue fees following refinancing, and tax expense.
£m FY20 FY19 YoY Revenue 995 979 2% Trading EBITDA 350 341 3% Share based payments (5) (5)
(4) (5) 20% Contingent consideration remeasurement gain 9 1 800% Depreciation & amortisation (89) (73) (22%) Adjusting operating items (4) (40) 90% Operating profit 257 219 17% Net finance cost (150) (166) 10% Profit before tax 107 53 102% Tax expense (20) (11) (82%) Profit for the period 87 42 107% Basic EPS (p) 14.1 6.9 104% Adjusted Basic EPS1 (p) 14.1 14.9 (5)%
ROADSIDE PERFORMANCE REVIEW
16 Revenue Revenue flat with the benefit of higher B2C income as well as the acquisition of AA Prestige offset by lower B2B revenues Paid membership up 0.2%, reflecting return to growth during second half of the year Average income per paid member up 2%, tracking in line with inflation B2B customer holdings in line with expectations, 207k Admiral customers added since September Average income per business customer up 5% to £22, reflecting margin improvement across B2B base Trading EBITDA Up 2% in line with our expectations with margins remaining stable
£m FY20 FY19 YoY Revenue (£m) 841 841
Trading EBITDA (£m) 290 283 2% Trading EBITDA margin (%) 34 34
Personal paid members (k) 3,215 3,207 0.2% Average income per paid member (£) 165 162 2% Business customers (m) 9.05 9.79 (8)% Average income per business customer (£) 22 21 5%
INSURANCE PERFORMANCE REVIEW
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Revenue Continued strong growth in motor book
in-house insurer
improved real-time pricing agility Home book growing in line with expectations
Average income per policy including income from insurer and Accident Assist businesses up from £80 to £83 Financial Services - Bank of Ireland partnership reset concluded and extended by a further 3 years to 2028 Trading EBITDA Trading EBITDA up 3% reflecting solid performance of broker and insurer. Margin decline due to investment in marketing to grow policies and drive future value
£m FY20 FY19 YoY Revenue (£m) 154 138 12% Trading EBITDA (£m) 60 58 3% Trading EBITDA margin (%) 39 42 (7)% Total insurance policies1 (‘000s) 1,713 1,561 10% Total Motor policies (‘000s) 869 731 19% Motor policies underwritten (‘000s) 448 339 32% Total Home insurance policies (‘000s) 844 830 2% Home policies underwritten (‘000s) 332 259 28% Average income per policy2 (Motor and Home) (£) 83 80 4% Average income per policy3 (Motor and Home) (£) 68 69 (1)%
1 Motor and Home policies only. 2 Includes income from the in-house insurer and Accident Assist businesses. 3 Excludes income from in-house insurer and Accident Assist businesses.STRONG FREE CASH FLOW GENERATION IN LINE WITH GUIDANCE
18 Cash conversion pre-capex remains strong and just below 100% Working capital and non-adjusting provisions movement mainly due to timing
receipt from HMRC following settlement of historic claims and increase in the underwriter claims provision Capex of £69m in line with guidance Debt interest flat at £128m Acquisitions and disposals predominantly relates to the acquisition of AA Prestige £8m Adjusting operating items significantly lower including strategic/cost initiatives Strong free cash flow generation of £83m in line with guidance
£m FY20 FY19
Trading EBITDA 350 341 Working capital and provisions excluding adjusting operating items 17 (17) Pension deficit reduction contributions (26) (24) Other items (4) (4) Cash flow from continuing operating activities before taxation, adjusting operating items and capital expenditure 337 296 Tax paid (11) (15) Capital expenditure (69) (82) Lease payments net of proceeds from sale of fixed assets (29) (26) Operating free cash flow after capital expenditure 228 173 Interest on borrowings less interest receivable (128) (128) Operating free cash flow before adjusting operating items 100 45 Acquisitions and disposals (8) (10) Adjusting operating items (9) (23) Free cash flow 83 12 Refinancing costs (28) (34) Dividends (12) (12) Net cash movement 43 (34)
PROACTIVE DEBT MANAGEMENT
Continued proactive approach to refinancing including buying back bonds using available free cash flow; final dividend suspended February 2020 refinancing extends average debt maturity to 3.9 years. Refinancing significantly oversubscribed Purchase of £29m B2 notes and £3m A5 Notes completed for total cash consideration of £28m S&P rating confirmed at BBB- for A Notes and early drawdown of STF completed in
refinancing of A3 notes Next maturity due 2022
1 Calendar years shown. 2 STF drawdown completed and available to refinance A3 notes in July 2020. 3 £29m of B2 secured notes currently held by AA. 4 £3m of A5 senior notes bought by AA and subsequently cancelled.Expected Weighted Average Maturity 3.3 years Expected Weighted Average Maturity 3.9 years
Overview of transaction(1)
A2 notes ('25) A3 notes ('20)2 A5 notes (‘22)4 A6 notes ('23) A7 notes ('24) B2 notes (‘22)3 New A8notes (‘27)
500 372 250 200 325 570 2019 2020 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 500 200 697 570 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
New 7-year A8 Notes
550 550 2021 2022 200 250 200 STF drawdown completed
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SIGNIFICANT LIQUIDITY AND COVENANT HEADROOM
20 Cash and cash equivalents of £159m
Net Debt for covenant purposes is the net debt in the WBS, presented
reconcile balance sheet Net Debt to Net Debt for covenant reporting
are outside of WBS
Significant covenant headroom available
£m FY20 FY19 Total Net Debt per accounts 2,645 2,715 Less: lease adjustment for IFRS 16 (24)
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57 96 Net Debt for covenant reporting 2,704 2,811
1 Total Net Debt to AA plc Trading EBITDA for the last 12 months. 2 Run rate cash interest: Trading EBITDA. 3 Free cash flow: debt service cover ratio.Key metrics FY20 FY19 Net Debt/EBITDA1 7.6x 8.0x Interest cover2 2.6x 2.6x Financials covenants FY20 FY19 Class A FCF to DSCR3 (covenant > 1.35x) 3.4x 2.6x Class B FCF to DSCR3 (covenant > 1.0x) 2.5x 1.9x
PENSION LIABILITY MANAGEMENT
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Group Pension Scheme IAS 19 deficit of £162m (FY19: £218m) Triennial review of AA UK pension scheme
Closure of defined benefit scheme for CARE employees will save c.£4m cash annually
contribution scheme will cost c.£11m in total paid over 3 years
SUMMARY
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Strong financial performance in FY20 Continued proactive management of debt; focus on refinancing options in FY21. July 2020 refinancing de-risked with early drawdown of STF Proactive measures in place to minimise impact of COVID-19 and as a result we expect current year performance to be slightly below FY20
We’ll do this by delivering the best human & digital expertise, To remove the unnecessary hassles from every stage of drivers’ lives And, in doing so, retain what cars have always promised: The Freedom Of Driving
Market/share
STRATEGIC GROWTH FROM MAKING BRITAIN'S DRIVERS’ LIVES SIMPLER AND SMARTER
40% of Consumer market 50% of Business (B2B) market 12m customers 32m UK drivers
Capabilities:
Digitally engaged customers Connected cars Flexible partner platform Group-wide 3600 customer view
Brand strength
Purchase consideration at the highest level for three years Unprompted brand awareness double closest competitor Greater share of the high value market than all other providers combined
Progress to date
Smart Breakdown Digital reporting Smart Care Young Driver telematics 25
STRATEGIC DELIVERY AND EXECUTION
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We have invested in the foundations of our business - our team, our operational strength, our IT development and our culture Driving real growth in our core membership and insurance businesses We have rolled out innovative new products that go to the heart of an improving and broader service offering to our members and customers We will continue to innovate and accelerate the differentiation in product and service
Focussed on delivery of long term sustainable Trading EBITDA growth and cash generation through solid business execution
CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPROVEMENT PLAN DELIVERED; INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP POSITION RECOGNISED
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FY18 Improvements Planned FY19 Actions Taken FY 20 Performance Delivered
Road Operations
Centre of Excellence (Oldbury)
Contact Centres
improved
now reported or tracked digitally
AA takes top spot in What Car? Reliability Survey 2019 & 2018 for best breakdown cover provider AA top of Which? 2019 table for breakdown cover and awarded Recommended Provider status
B2C MEMBERSHIP RETURNED TO GROWTH DURING H2 FY20
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FY20
New marketing campaign and channel
acquisition effectiveness Record breaking Black Friday promotion Continued optimisation of pricing model for 3yr Life-Time-Value Strong cross-sales growth of breakdown cover from AA Insurance (36% vs 25% (FY19)) Retention at 80% reflects strength of service proposition and pricing
FY21
New above the line summer campaign to support members returning to ‘normal’ and enjoying driving Popular new member benefits Continued roll out of Pay for Use (‘Standby’) proposition to Driving School customers Continued cross-sales growth across AA Group (AA Cars, AA Driving School, AA Financial Services, AA Warranties) Trialling the roll out of cardless renewals (environmental & cost savings) Trialling enhanced loyalty benefits for members
BUILDING ON OUR STRONG B2B PLATFORM
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FY20 Achievements
Business wins Extended / Renewed Recalls / Warranty repairs
Digital Roadside Mobility B2B & B2C (Agile) B2B Online Sales Journey Integrated European Breakdown
SPARX
Roadmap
BREAKDOWNS WITH A ‘DIGITAL INTERACTION’ – EXTERNAL REPORTING
Digital Capabilities and improvements:
Web reporting of Breakdowns launched in FY20 The ability for customers to transfer from the call centre Interactive Voice Response (IVR) to digital reporting, also launched in FY20 Operational benefits continue to be realised from improved location accuracy and reduced calls
Future plans
We will launch further capabilities for B2B customers Visual IVR launched with Lloyds customers in early FY21 Digital breakdown App for Lloyds customers to be launched soon 31
30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Jan-18 May-18 Sep-18 Jan-19 May-19 Sep-19 Jan-20
Total Digital Interactions - Personal members
Web Reporting launched Visual IVR launched
SMART BREAKDOWN – HELPING OUR MEMBERS UNDERSTAND WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEIR CAR
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Available as an upgrade to all levels of AA breakdown cover Updates on car health sent directly to members via the AA app Fault information uniquely surfaced throughout the operation – preventing breakdowns and helping get members back on the road Currently live online and in the call centre with over 4,500 new and existing members Above the line campaign commenced – now paused
INSURANCE - SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY AGAINST STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
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Non-members footprint driving growth with 174,000 motor policies, c.40% of total Claims performance in line with members and on plan Young Driver proposition soft launched
Broaden underwriting footprint
Aviva joined panel in Q3 bringing a more competitive footprint for higher premium business Ongoing investment in improving pricing agility
Drive more competitive premiums
Accident Management services brought in-house Q4, developing a service led proposition (AA’s Accident Assist) for motor claims customers and the member portfolio
New Insurance innovation
‘ACCIDENT ASSIST’ – LEVERAGING OUR CAPABILITIES TO BETTER SERVICE DRIVER NEEDS AA Accident Assist
(First Notification of Loss)
Tow Repair Mobility
AA Insurance Customers Members
Arrange recovery to an AA Approved Repairer Take the customer home or to a safe place for
AA Approved Repairer authority to repair customer vehicles from their insurer AA provides a 5yr repair guarantee Courtesy car provided by AA Approved Repairer ‘Like-for-like’ replacement hire vehicle for non-fault claims
FY21 develop for scale, ready for digital integration
Customer Experience Services
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STRONG AND PROFITABLE INSURANCE GROWTH
In-year motor policy growth accelerated to 19%, continued home stability Retention rates for motor and home on plan In-house insurer volume CAGR since FY18 39% for motor and 31% for home Roadside membership cross sell rate at 36% with 112k policies sold1 Income per policy2 increased 4% across Insurance division 844,000 869,000
Feb-17 Jul-17 Dec-17 May-18 Oct-18 Mar-19 Aug-19 Jan-20
Broker Home Broker Motor
332,000 448,000
Feb-17 Jul-17 Dec-17 May-18 Oct-18 Mar-19 Aug-19 Jan-20 Insurer Home Insurer Motor
1 Including post sale upselling. 2 Motor and Home, including revenue from the in-house insurer and from AA’s Accident Assist businesses.Broker Insurer
Performance on track to deliver longer term strategic targets
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ACCELERATING INSURANCE GROWTH
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Broker on track for 2m policies by FY22 (ahead of plan) Broker on track for 1m motor policies by FY21 (ahead of plan) In-house insurer expanding footprint profitably New Accident Assist service driving value for customers and increasing revenue Revenue per policy increasing with contribution from insurer and Accident Assist Digital platform development supports Insurance acquisition and cross sell
SUMMARY
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FY20 strong delivery across all metrics – Trading EBITDA, Cash, Roadside and Insurance Excellent, swift, decisive and definitive response to COVID Our current expectation is for our performance in FY21 to be robust and only slightly below FY20 Business demonstrating resilience around Trading EBITDA and Cash generation Consistent, methodical and relentless execution of business strategy – now increasing focus on efficiency and cost to serve improvements and growth post lockdown
GROUP REVENUE
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£m FY20 FY19 Change % of Group Roadside Revenue 841 841
Reflects benefit of higher B2C income and acquisition of AA Prestige offset by the impact
disposal of AA Media Insurance Revenue 154 138 12% 15% As expected, increase reflected the continued strong growth of our insurer and benefit from
Group Revenue 995 979 2% 100%
TRADING EBITDA
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£m FY20 FY19 Change % of Group Roadside Trading EBITDA 290 283 2% 83% Increase in EBITDA reflects the benefit of higher average income per paid member, reduction in cost of acquiring new personal paid members and benefit of reduced third-party garaging costs as well as £3m benefit due to IFRS 16 conversion Insurance Trading EBITDA 60 58 3% 17% Increase reflects solid performance of broker and insurer Trading EBITDA 350 341 3% 100%
GROUP REVENUE AND TRADING EBITDA SUMMARY
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Revenue Trading EBITDA
FY20 FY19 £m £m Roadside 841 841 Insurance 154 138 Group 995 979 Trading EBITDA Margin FY20 FY19 FY20 FY19 £m £m Margin % Margin % Roadside 290 283 34 34 Insurance 60 58 39 42 Group 350 341 35 35
RECONCILIATION OF TRADING EBITDA TO OPERATING PROFIT
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£m FY20 FY19 Trading EBITDA 350 341 Pension service charge adjustment (4) (5) Share-based payments (5) (5) Contingent consideration remeasurement gain 9 1 Amortisation and depreciation (89) (73) Adjusting operating items (4) (40) Operating profit 257 219
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED PROFIT AFTER TAX
44 Adjusted profit after tax broadly flat due to lower adjusting operating items; which are added back into the Adjusted EPS figure Basic earnings per share 14.1 pence (FY19: 6.9 pence). Adjusted earnings per share 14.1 pence (FY19: 14.9 pence)
£m FY20 FY19 Profit after tax 87 42 Adjusted for: Adjusting operating items 4 40 Share-based payments 5 5 Contingent consideration remeasurement gain (9) (1) Pension service charge adjustment 4 5 Adjusting finance income (4)
Tax expense 20 11 Adjusted profit before tax 107 115 Tax at the effective rate of 18.7% (2019: 20.8%) (20) (24) Adjusted profit after tax 87 91 FY20 FY19 Weighted average number of shares (m) 615 612 Basic earnings per share (pence) 14.1 6.9 Adjusted basic earnings per share (pence) 14.1 14.9
INCOME STATEMENT
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£m FY20 FY19
Group Revenue
995 979
Cost of sales
(393) (399)
Gross profit
602 580
Administrative & marketing expenses
(346) (361)
Other income
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257 219
Finance costs
(155) (167)
Finance income
5 1
Profit before tax
107 53
Tax expense
(20) (11)
Profit for the year
87 42
Basic EPS (p/share)
14.1 6.9
Adjusted Basic EPS (p/share)
14.1 14.9
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
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£m FY20 FY19
Goodwill and other intangible assets 1,354 1,331 Property, plant and equipment 52 123 Right-of-use-assets 69
5 5 Financial assets at amortised cost 4
9 22 Non-current assets 1,493 1,481 Inventories 4 4 Trade and other receivables 257 223 Cash and cash equivalents 149 116 410 343 Assets classified as held for sale 12 6 Total assets 1,915 1,830 Trade and other payables (495) (462) Current tax payable (8) (3) Borrowings and loans (200)
(23) (49) Provisions (5) (3) Current liabilities (731) (517) Derivative financial instruments (2,506) (2,724) Borrowings and loans (2)
(43) (12) Defined benefit pension scheme liabilities (162) (218) Provisions (6) (4) Deferred consideration
Insurance technical provisions (43) (30) (2,762) (2,998) Liabilities classified as held for sale (3) (5) Total liabilities (3,496) (3,520) Net liabilities (1,581) (1,690)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
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£m FY20 FY19
Profit before tax 107 53 Depreciation and amortisation 89 78 Net finance costs 150 166 Difference between pension charge and cash contributions (22) 2 Other adjustments to profit before tax (11) 3 Change in working capital and provisions 15 (29) Net cash flows from operating activities before tax 328 273 Tax paid (11) (15) Net cash flows from operating activities 317 258 Investing activities Capital expenditure (69) (82) Other investing activities (7) (9) Net cash flows used in investing activities (76) (91) Financing activities Refinancing transactions (28) (34) Interest paid on borrowings (129) (129) Lease capital repayments net of proceeds from sale of fixed assets (25) (22) Payment of lease interest (4) (4) Dividends paid (12) (12) Net cash flows from financing activities (198) (201) Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 43 (34)
COVID RESPONSE – LEARNING INFORMING PLANNING PRIORITIES Clarity of focus was empowering Pace of action – speed of decision making Bypassing ordinary decision making structures – and still good decisions were made! Enabled by our recent investment in upgrading our IT estate and the power it has to transform our Company New business priorities informed by COVID
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