Interim Results for the half year ended 31 January 2022

Smiths Group plc – Half Year Results for 6 months ended 31 January 2022

Accelerated growth, executing against our strategy

Pioneers of progress – improving our world through smarter engineering

HIGHLIGHTS

Good growth delivered in H1

• Organic revenue +3.4%²
• Strong demand across most end markets with good order growth

Strong profit conversion and earnings growth

• Underlying operating profit up +11.1%³ and underlying operating profit margin +110bps³
• Successfully managed cost inflation
• Underlying EPS +13.8%^3,5 for continuing operations

Good cash generation and strong returns

• 93%⁴ operating cash conversion despite the challenging supply chain environment
• ROCE⁷ up +370bps reflecting higher profitability and working capital discipline

More focused portfolio following earlier completion of Smiths Medical sale

• £1bn profit on disposal with further value to come from ICU shareholding and potential earnout
• Stronger balance sheet enabling continued investment for growth, the early repayment of a $400m bond and capital returns
• Over 25% of the £742m share buyback already completed

Demonstrating meaningful progress against our strategic priorities and targets

• Accelerated organic growth
• Advancing the new phase of the Smiths Excellence System, improving speed and efficiency
• Heightened focus on sustainability and maximising accompanying growth opportunities

Outlook

• Strong demand in most customer end markets; but expect more challenging Aviation OE market in the near-term
• Clear strategy with improving execution
• Continued good operating leverage
• Further new product launches on schedule
• Geopolitical and macroeconomic environment creating uncertainty; navigating supply chain challenges and increasing inflation
• Maintaining full year guidance of 3% organic revenue growth

Paul Keel, Group Chief Executive, commented:

“We are shocked and appalled by the tragic events in Ukraine. We join with the broader international community in calling for peace. In response to the conflict, we have suspended sales into Russia. Our highest priority is ensuring the safety, security and wellbeing of our colleagues in the region; all are safe and continue to receive full support from Smiths. Our business in the region represented less than 1% of Smiths’ revenues in FY2021.

Our performance in the first half demonstrates the meaningful progress we are making against our strategy. We accelerated Smiths’ organic revenue growth to +3.4% and converted that into even stronger profit and earnings growth, despite supply chain challenges and cost inflation.

Improvement in the first half centred on the levers we are pulling to accelerate our growth and consistently deliver results, underpinned by our focus on continuous operational excellence and investment in our people and culture.

An important milestone for us was completing the sale of Smiths Medical, ahead of schedule. This has enabled us to simplify our business, focus on our higher-performing, more strategically-aligned industrial technology core, whilst investing for growth, deleveraging and returning surplus capital to our shareholders.

We’re encouraged by our good progress and I thank my 14,000 colleagues around the world who make it happen. Notwithstanding the significant uncertainty in the geopolitical and macroeconomic environment, we maintain the 3% organic revenue growth guidance we previously provided for the full year. We are making good headway towards the medium-term targets set at our Capital Markets Event last year, as we move with greater pace to realise our significant potential.”

Investor enquiries

Jemma Spalton, Smiths Group
+44 (0)7867 390350
jemma.spalton@smiths.com

Media enquiries

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Presentation

The webcast management presentation and Q&A will begin at 08.30 (UK time) today at:
https://smiths.com/investors/results-reports-and-presentations
A recording will be available from 13.00 (UK time).

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