Integration of CP Kelco Completed
Integration of CP Kelco successfully completed without customer disruption; combination starting to gain traction with customers and enabling new cross-platform solutions.
Statutory Revenue and EBITDA Growth (Including CP Kelco)
On a statutory basis (including CP Kelco), revenue was 16% higher and adjusted EBITDA was 13% higher versus prior year.
Delivered Cost Synergies Ahead of Plan
Target of at least $50m annualized run-rate cost synergies by end of FY'27 achieved one year early; $24m delivered in the year and the annualized run rate now meets the $50m target.
Strong Productivity Delivery
Productivity savings of $53m delivered in the year (operational efficiencies $33m; procurement & supply chain $20m); total productivity savings of $144m over the last 3 years and 5-year target increased from $150m to $200m by end FY'28.
Growing New Business Pipeline and Innovation Metrics
New business pipeline value increased by 15%; revenue from new products up 9% (like-for-like); solutions represented 35% of new business wins; launched 8 chassis (18 live) and trained over 300 colleagues.
Asia Pacific Outperformance
Asia Pacific revenue broadly in line with prior year and EBITDA rose 9%, with North Asia growth and resilience despite tariff pressures in China.
Healthy Balance Sheet and Liquidity
Net debt reduced to GBP 939m (down GBP 22m); leverage at 2.3x (within 1–2.5x target); weighted average cost of debt ~4% and maturity 4.7 years; ~GBP 1bn of available liquidity including an $800m RCF extended to 2031.
Cross-selling and Revenue Synergy Progress
Revenue synergy target ~10% of CP Kelco revenue (~$70m by 2029); around 10% of that target delivered to date and cross-selling pipeline more than doubled in H2 to over $100m.