FOCUS, SPECIALISATION AND SERVICE Annual Report and Accounts 2006 SIG plc Annual Report and Accounts 2006 Annual Report SIG plc: Hillsborough Works, Langsett Road, Sheffield S6 2LW, United Kingdom tel: +44 (0) 114 285 6300 fax: +44 (0) 114 285 6385 e-mail: [email protected] web: www.sigplc.co.uk _7_cover.indd 1 05/04/2007 11:03:54 PRINCIPAL TRADING SUBSIDIARIES SIG’s strategy is to develop and grow the Group as a leading supplier of specialist products to the construction and related markets, in order to achieve sustainable long term growth in shareholder value. COUNTRIES IN WHICH SIG OPERATES ACCOUNTS SIG plc Annual Report and Accounts 2006 105 _7_cover.indd 2 05/04/2007 11:04:22 AT A GLANCE: HIGHLIGHTS FOCUS, SPECIALISATION AND SERVICE † From continuing operations only (i.e. excluding the USA business sold on 20 November 2006). ABOUT SIG * Underlying figures are stated before the amortisation of acquired intangibles, impairment of goodwill, the profit on sale of the USA business and hedge ineffectiveness. 01 AT A GLANCE: HIGHLIGHTS 02 AT A GLANCE: PERFORMANCE REVENUE† 04 AT A GLANCE: ACTIVITIES +18.4% TO £1,860m UNDERLYING* PROFIT BEFORE TAX† 06 CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT 08 BUSINESS REVIEW +18.6% 24 INSULATION 26 ROOFING TO £108.3m 28 COMMERCIAL INTERIORS 30 SPECIALIST CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY PRODUCTS BASIC EPS† +28.5% TO 58.1p 32 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 36 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 37 COMPANY INFORMATION 37 FINANCIAL CALENDAR 38 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS UNDERLYING* BASIC EPS† 40 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 44 DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION REPORT +20.4% 52 REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO 61.3p 54 GROUP ACCOUNTS 55 CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT 56 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF RECOGNISED INCOME AND EXPENSE 57 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET 58 CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT DIVIDEND PER SHARE 59 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 63 CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY 64 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 95 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT +22.0% 96 FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL SUMMARY 97 COMPANY ACCOUNTS TO 20.5p 98 COMPANY BALANCE SHEET 99 STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 100 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 103 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT 104 PRINCIPAL ADDRESSES 105 PRINCIPAL TRADING SUBSIDIARIES SIG plc Annual Report and Accounts 2006 01 _8_SIG_ar06_front.indd 1 05/04/2007 11:04:36 AT A GLANCE: PERFORMANCE “ 2006 was another year of strong growth, expansion and solid financial performance.” REVENUE† (£m) UNDERLYING* PROFIT BEFORE TAX† (£m) § § +18.4% 1,860 +18.6% 108.3 1,571 91.3 1,398 70.9 04 05 06 04 05 06 LIKE FOR LIKE# SALES GROWTH† (%) TOTAL‡ UNDERLYING* PROFIT BEFORE TAX (£m) § § +7.1% 9.3 +18.8% 112.0 7.7 94.3 7.1 70.9 04 05 06 04 05 06 TOTAL‡ RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED (%) PROFIT BEFORE TAX† (£m) § 17.7 17.6 102.7 17.6%16.2 +22.5% 83.8 70.2 04 05 06 04 05 06 02 SIG plc Annual Report and Accounts 2006 _8_SIG_ar06_front.indd 2 05/04/2007 11:04:37 FOCUS, SPECIALISATION AND SERVICE ABOUT SIG 618 TRADING SITES as at 31 December 2006 BASIC EPS† (p) § +28.5% 58.1 > 9,600 45.2 39.9 EMPLOYEES as at 31 December 2006 04 05 06 UNDERLYING* BASIC EPS† (p) § +20.4% 61.3 £1,432m 50.9 40.3 MARKET CAPITALISATION as at 13 March 2007 04 05 06 DIVIDEND PER SHARE (p) § +22.0% 20.5 £109m 16.8 14.0 ACQUISITION SPEND in 2006 04 05 06 † From continuing operations only (i.e. excluding the USA business sold on 20 November 2006). The 2004 figures have not been restated to exclude the USA business. ‡ Where reference is made to “total”, this should be taken to mean both continuing and discontinued operations. * Underlying figures are stated before the amortisation of acquired intangibles, the impairment of goodwill, the profit on sale of the USA business and hedge ineffectiveness. § Represents the percentage growth in 2006 when compared to 2005. # Like for like is defined as the business excluding the impact of acquisitions and disposals made in the current and prior year. The 2004 and 2005 like for like sales growth figures have not been restated to reflect the elimination of the contribution from the USA business sold in November 2006. SIG plc Annual Report and Accounts 2006 03 _8_SIG_ar06_front.indd 3 05/04/2007 11:04:37 AT A GLANCE: ACTIVITIES “ SIG is a supplier of specialist products to the building and construction industry. It focuses its activities into four business sectors: Insulation, Roofing, Commercial Interiors and Specialist Construction and Safety Products.” INSULATION ROOFING SIG is the largest supplier of insulation and SIG is the largest supplier of roofing products related products in Europe. It holds leading in the UK and Ireland and a key regional operator market positions in the UK, Ireland, Germany in Germany and Poland. SIG supplies products and Poland and is the leader in industrial and systems to every sector of the roofing insulation in France. SIG also operates in industry for both new projects and repair The Netherlands, Belgium and Austria. and maintenance. COUNTRIES OF OPERATION: COUNTRIES OF OPERATION: United Kingdom Poland United Kingdom Ireland The Netherlands Ireland Germany Belgium Germany France Austria Poland CONTINUING REVENUE CONTINUING REVENUE £781m £437m 42.0% 23.5% 04 SIG plc Annual Report and Accounts 2006 _8_SIG_ar06_front.indd 4 05/04/2007 11:05:01 FOCUS, SPECIALISATION AND SERVICE ABOUT SIG Focus, Specialisation and Service are the core principles This mixture of skilled and focused people, efficient business of SIG enabling the Group’s businesses to offer expert advice processes and specialist infrastructure differentiates SIG and know-how, wide product choice and a fast and efficient and has enabled the Group to become the leading supplier delivery service. of specialist building materials in Europe. SIG is committed to providing fast, efficient, no nonsense SIG is Europe’s leading supplier of insulation, roofing, service to customers, locally and nationally, as required. commercial interiors and specialist construction and safety products. Local staff with local knowledge are the driving force of the business and empower it to effectively compete in local market conditions. COMMERCIAL INTERIORS SPECIALIST CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY PRODUCTS SIG is a leading supplier in the UK and Ireland SIG is a leading supplier of specialist construction of purpose made partitions and performance and safety products in the UK and Ireland and doorsets for all types of commercial and other offers a wide portfolio of products including non-residential buildings. It is also the leading concrete accessories, waterproofing systems and distributor of branded complementary products chemicals, brickwork support systems, specialist for the interior fit out of non-residential buildings fixings and safety products. Building chemicals, with trading sites in the UK, Ireland, Germany, which from part of the SCP product range, France, Poland, The Netherlands, Belgium have been sold by SIG in Poland since late 2006. and Austria. COUNTRIES OF OPERATION: COUNTRIES OF OPERATION: United Kingdom Poland United Kingdom Ireland The Netherlands Ireland Germany Belgium Poland France Austria France (Safety) CONTINUING REVENUE CONTINUING REVENUE £484m £158m 26.0% 8.5% SIG plc Annual Report and Accounts 2006 05 _8_SIG_ar06_front.indd 5 05/04/2007 11:05:11 CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT “ 2006 – a year of high performance and strong growth.” The Group has made excellent progress during 2006; the strategic disposal Underlying net finance costs increased by £5.3m to £13.1m (2005: £7.8m). of the USA business combined with the continued expansion and diversity of the trading activities in the two core regions of the UK and Ireland and Total underlying profit before tax increased by £17.7m (18.8%) to £112.0m Mainland Europe lay the foundations for the future growth and development (2005: £94.3m). Underlying profit before tax from continuing operations of SIG. increased by £17.0m (18.6%) to £108.3m (2005: £91.3m). HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR ARE: Amortisation of acquired intangibles increased by £3.2m to £6.9m record sales growth; (2005: £3.7m). There was no charge made in the year for goodwill impairment (2005: £5.7m). A credit of £1.4m has arisen in relation increased margins; to hedge ineffectiveness (2005: £1.9m). record number of acquisitions; A one-off profit of £1.9m arose from the disposal of the USA business. record increase in the number of additional trading sites; Total profit before tax increased by £21.6m (24.9%) to £108.4m sale of the Group’s operations in the USA in November 2006; (2005: £86.8m). Profit before tax from continuing operations increased by £18.9m (22.6%) to £102.7m (2005: £83.8m). significant growth in Mainland Europe; and significant increase in the full year dividend, reflecting the Board’s Margins confidence in the Group’s outlook. The total gross margin increased to 27.2% (2005: 27.0%). On a continuing basis, the gross margin increased to 27.3% (2005: 27.1%). The continuing RESULTS underlying operating profit margin increased to 6.5% (2005: 6.3%). For the year ended 31 December 2006, compared with the corresponding period in 2005: Earnings and dividends Total underlying basic earnings per share increased by 10.7p to 63.4p Sales (2005: 52.7p), an increase of 20.3%. Total basic earnings per share increased Total sales increased by £285.7m (17.4%) to £1,925.0m (2005: £1,639.3m). by 14.9p to 61.9p (2005: 47.0p), an increase of 31.7%. On a continuing Continuing sales increased by £288.4m (18.4%) to £1,859.8m (2005: £1,571.4m). basis, basic earnings per share increased by 12.9p to 58.1p (2005: 45.2p), Like for like sales growth (i.e.