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Preliminary Results
for the year ended 30 June 2005
Preliminary Results
Year ended 30 June
2005
2004
Turnover
£208.2m
£186.8m
+11%
£11.0m
£9.2m
+20%
£9.4m
£8.1m
+17%
13.39p
11.28p
+19%
5.20p
4.70p
+11%
2.6 times
2.4 times
Operating profit
(pre-exceptional items & goodwill amortisation)
Pre-tax profit
(pre-exceptional items & goodwill amortisation)
Adjusted Earnings per Share
(pre-exceptional items & goodwill amortisation)
Full year dividend
Dividend cover
(pre-exceptional items & goodwill amortisation)
Financials - Pharmaceuticals
Turnover
Operating profit
2005
£000
2004
£000
21,381
18,900
+13%
4,197
3,118
+35%
Own-branded pharmaceutical sales growth of 19%
Continued strong recovery in manufacturing operation
19% increase in product development expenditure - £1.33m vs £1.12m
Financials - Services
Turnover
Operating profit
2005
£000
2004
£000
192,541
173,100
+11%
8,029
7,098
+13%
Turnover growth 11%
Buoyant market conditions
Significant account gains
Improvement in operating margin – 4.17% vs 4.10%
Laboratories business continues to progress
Financials - Balance Sheet
2005
£000
2004
£000
5,710
5,201
-------10,911
5,174
5,224
-------10,398
Balance Sheet
Fixed assets - intangibles
- tangibles
Net working capital
Net debt
Provisions - deferred tax
Net assets
Stock turn
Debtor days
Creditor days
8,430
10,043
(4,859)
(10,110)
(174)
--------------14,482
10,157
--------------9.5 times 11.5 times
43
44
61
53
Financials - Cash Flow
2005
£000
2004
£000
13,228
127%
10,576
125%
1,100
1,010
-------2,110
666
-------666
935
988
Cash Flow
Inflow from operations
% of operating profit
Capital expenditure
- intangible assets
- tangible assets
Depreciation
Financials
International Financial Reporting Standards
Results to be re-stated for:
Goodwill amortisation
Development costs
Share based payments
Deferred tax
Proposed dividend
Other minor adjustments
Likely modest increase in reported profit for year ended 30 June 2005
Shareholders’ funds will increase
Preliminary Results
Business Review
2005
Developments
New head of Product Development and Regulatory Affairs appointed
US national – relocated to UK
Broad experience of US and EU Regulatory bodies
Knowledge already proving invaluable
Vetivex® licenses acquired
Immediate market share gains
Leverage of the brand through new products
Marketing agreements
Orion Pharma : Vetoryl® and Felimazole® in Nordics
Veterinaria : Vetoryl®, Felimazole® and Equipalazone® in Switzerland
Vétoquinol : Vetoryl® and Felimazole® in Canada
Intervet : renewal of Equipalazone® in Germany
Pharmaceutical Development
Vetoryl®
Expedited review granted in USA
- efficacy and safety sections submitted
Mutual recognition submitted for EU
New blister packs approved in UK
New low dose (30mg) approved in UK
Development of 10mg maintenance dose commenced
Dossier submitted to Canadian authorities
Felimazole®
Expedited review granted in USA
- field trials commencing
2.5mg approved in UK
Dossier submitted to Canadian authorities
Pharmaceutical Development
Urilin®
First generic license in UK
First entrant in £1.9 million UK market
Thyroxyl
Profit share joint venture with USA patent holders, GeoPharma, Inc.
Unique oral solution and tablets
Launched in USA July 2005
Easier and improved dosing
Favourable results on comparative trials with brand leader
EU opportunities being explored as part of the worldwide marketing agreement
Ovuplant®
I.P. owned by Peptech
UK licensed
Mutual recognition commenced
Pharmaceuticals - Sales & Marketing
Branded veterinary licensed pharma portfolio + 19%
Own developed and branded products performed well
Vetoryl® +36%
Felimazole® +71%
Instruments & consumables
Sales +12%
Key distributor relationships reflect part of growth
UK distribution agreement with Zi Medical
Direct mail business - pdq
Pharmaceuticals - DVP (USA)
American market largest in the world - 10 times UK
US fledgling operation established April 2005
Located in Kansas City – centre of US animal health
President and National Sales Manager appointed
Thyroxyl Oral Solution launched July 2005
Unique liquid formulation
Dechra Veterinary Products established in USA prior to launch of key
products
Distribution agreements reached
Increasing Brand awareness
Pharmaceuticals - Manufacturing
Significant improvement in operational efficiencies
Sales up 15%
New business secured
Six new product ranges added to existing customer ranges
Five new third party contract customers secured
New laboratory to support in-house product development programme
Facility extended
Stock consolidated on site
Additional offices, laboratory and training room
Services - Wholesaling & Distribution
Market share increased to 43%
Better purchasing and added-value services reflected in gross margin
improvement
Own ranges Valu and Vet Remedy increased market penetration
New depot in Scotland
Increased presence in the region
Two additional depots in Southern England
Improved service levels
Substantial new contract wins
Improvement of facilities
Services - Laboratories
Q4 - new accounts started to feed through
New services introduced at NWL
Allervet - allergy testing
PetScreen - new chemotherapy assay
Extended same day courier services
New assays introduced at CSLS
Prospects
Business continues to perform in-line with management expectations
US launch of Thyroxyl - provides opportunity to build market
presence in American endocrinology market ahead of launch of
Vetoryl® and Felimazole®
Strategic alliances and agreements provide solid foundation to drive
international business
Pursuing further partnerships with human pharma and veterinary
healthcare creating additional global opportunities
Group focused to achieve further market penetration and profitability
Divisional Summary
2005
£000
2004
£000
21,381
192,541
(5,725)
-------208,197
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18,900
173,100
(5,157)
-------186,843
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Operating profit (pre-exceptional items and goodwill amortisation)
Pharmaceuticals
4,197
Services
8,029
USA
(185)
Central costs
(1,065)
-------10,976
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3,118
7,098
(1,032)
-------9,184
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Turnover
Pharmaceuticals
Services
Inter division