Crest Nicholson : Annual Results Announcement for the year ended 31st October 2017
January 24, 2018 at 02:14 am
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Continued growth and strong returns
Crest Nicholson Holdings plc (Crest Nicholson) today announces its final results for the year ended 31st October 2017.
Highlights
Sales, including those from joint ventures, of £1,065.6m (2016: £1,000.3m) - up 7%
Statutory revenue of £1,043.2m (2016: £997.0m) up 5%
Volumes up 2% at 2,935 homes (2016: 2,870)
Pre-tax profit up 6% to £207.0m (2016: £195.0m)
Operating profit margin of 20.3% (2016: 20.4%)
Return on capital employed decreased slightly to 29.7% (2016: 31.3%)
Net cash at year-end of £33.2m (2016: £77.0m)
Gross development value of land pipelines up 10.2% to £11,736m (2016: £10,646m)
Forward sales at mid-January of £575.7m (2016: £533.5m), 8% ahead of prior year
Outlets increased 9% to 51 (2016: 47)
Total dividend of 33.0p up 20% and covered 2x by earnings (2016: 27.6p and 2.25x cover)
Targeting to deliver £1.4bn sales by 2019
Commenting on today's statement, Stephen Stone, Chief Executive said: 'We have had another year of growth, with increases in sales and the number of new homes built.
Our new business divisions are continuing to grow, driving increases in sales outlets and underpinning our ambitious sales target of £1.4bn in 2019.
The new build housing market continues to be robust, sustained by strong demand for new homes, a benign land market and government policies to improve access to housing. Against this backdrop, Crest Nicholson is confident in its ability to continue delivering great homes for customers and strong returns for shareholders.'
2017
2016
Change
£m
£m
£m
%
Units
2,935
2,870
65
+2%
Revenue
1,043.2
997.0
46.2
+5%
Cost of sales
(768.3)
(731.2)
(37.1)
Gross profit
274.9
265.8
9.1
+3%
Administrative expenses
(63.3)
(62.0)
(1.3)
Operating Profit
211.6
203.8
7.8
+4%
Operating profit %
20.3%
20.4%
(10)bps
Profit before tax
207.0
195.0
12.0
+6%
Profit after tax
168.6
156.8
11.8
+8%
Earnings per share (pence)
- Basic
66.1p
62.0p
4.1p
+7%
- Diluted
65.1p
60.9p
4.2p
+7%
Net cash
£33.2m
£77.0m
For further information, please contact:
Crest Nicholson Holdings plc
+44 (0) 1932 580555
Stephen Stone
Patrick Bergin
Finsbury
+44 (0) 20 7251 3801
Faeth Birch
James Bradley
Philip Walters
There will be a presentation to analysts today at 9.00am at ETC venues, Bishopsgate Court, 4-12 Norton Folgate, London E1 6DQ hosted by Stephen Stone, Chief Executive, Patrick Bergin, Chief Operating Officer and Robert Allen, Group Finance Director.
An audio playback facility will be available at http://www.crestnicholson.com/investor-relations or by downloading the Crest Nicholson app following the presentation.
A full calendar of financial announcements for the forthcoming period is available via the Company's Investor Relations website at http://www.crestnicholson.com/investor-relations
Preliminary Results Announcement for year ended 31st October 2017
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Crest Nicholson Holdings plc is a United Kingdom-based residential housebuilder. The Company has seven housebuilding divisions: Southwest, South, Chiltern, Midlands, Eastern, and Yorkshire. The division has two primary functions, which is building and establishing strategic relationships with registered providers and the private rented sector to enable delivery of crest Nicholson homes through different tenures. The second function is to acquire, secure and progress strategic land through key planning stages. The Company also operates a dedicated Partnerships and Strategic Land division which provides expertise in working with its key partners and managing the acquisition of strategic land. The Company's subsidiaries include Bath Riverside Estate Management Company Limited, Bath Riverside Liberty Management Company Limited, Brightwells Residential 1 Company Limited, Building 7 Harbourside Management Company Limited, Clevedon Developments Limited, among others.