Financial Highlights

Revenue
EBITDA
Adjusted Earnings per Share
Dividend per Share

The overall financial outcome for the Group was a profit before tax of €63.3 million (2022: €62.5 million) while operating profit was €68.4 million (2022: €66.7 million). EBITDA generated was €132.6 million (2022: €127.2 million) from total revenues of €572.0 million (2022: €584.9 million).

Preliminary Statement of Results 2023

Five year summary

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Summary extract of Income Statement

Revenue

572.0

584.9

334.5

277.1

357.4

Operating expenses and employee benefits expense

(439.4)

(457.7)

(282.2)

(235.0)

(270.6)

Depreciation and amortisation

(64.2)

(60.5)

(52.5)

(41.3)

(36.8)

68.4

66.7

(0.2)

0.8

50.0

Non-trading items 1

-

-

-

(11.2)

14.9

Interest (net)

(5.1)

(4.2)

(3.9)

(7.6)

(3.4)

Profit / (loss) before taxation

63.3

62.5

(4.1)

(18.0)

61.5

Taxation

(1.7)

(2.7)

(0.8)

(1.0)

(1.3)

Profit / (loss) for the year

61.6

59.8

(4.9)

(19.0)

60.2

EBITDA

132.6

127.2

52.3

42.1

86.8

Per share information:

€cent

€cent

€cent

€cent

€cent

Earnings per share

-Basic

36.2

33.6

(2.6)

(10.2)

31.7

-Adjusted basic 2

35.5

33.6

(2.7)

(4.3)

23.8

Dividend per share (declared)

14.80

14.09

9.00

-

4.42

Shares in issue at year end:

m

m

m

m

m

-At year end

166.2

170.8

182.8

187.0

187.4

-Average during the year

169.9

177.8

186.7

187.0

189.8

Summary extract of Statement of Financial Position

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Property, plant and equipment, right-of-use and intangible assets

406.9

405.6

387.3

353.0

353.5

Retirement benefit surplus

39.4

33.6

6.7

1.0

12.5

Other assets

127.0

134.7

117.9

224.9

225.8

Total assets

573.3

573.9

511.9

578.9

591.8

Equity capital and reserves

282.3

260.8

249.7

265.9

287.9

Retirement benefit obligation

0.5

0.4

1.4

2.2

3.7

Other non-current liabilities

71.9

195.8

154.8

141.6

229.3

Current liabilities

218.6

116.9

106.0

169.2

70.9

Total equity and liabilities

573.3

573.9

511.9

578.9

591.8

Summary extract of Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Net cash inflow from operating activities

128.6

126.3

57.8

46.1

84.8

Net cash (outflow) / inflow from investing activities

(40.2)

(72.7)

(52.7)

7.8

(52.3)

Net cash outflow from financing activities

(80.9)

(52.8)

(117.4)

(14.4)

(46.5)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

39.0

38.5

150.4

110.9

124.7

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes

0.3

(0.3)

0.4

-

0.2

Closing cash and cash equivalents

46.8

39.0

38.5

150.4

110.9

€m

€m

€m

€m

€m

Net debt

(143.7)

(171.1)

(142.2)

(88.5)

(129.0)

Times

Times

Times

Times

Times

Net debt / EBITDA 3

1.0x

1.2x

2.6x

2.1x

1.5x

Gearing (net debt as a percentage of shareholders’ funds)

51%

66%

57%

33%

45%

  1. Non-trading items are material non-recurring items that derive from events or transactions that fall outside the ordinary activities of the Group and which individually, or, if of a similar type, in aggregate, are separately disclosed by virtue of their size or incidence.
  2. Adjusted basic earnings per share exclude pension interest and non-trading items.
  3. Calculated per bank covenant definitions to exclude effects of lease debt.