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Bodycote H1 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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H1 2025 earnings summary30 Jul, 2025

Executive summary

  • Revenue improved sequentially from H2 2024 despite challenging market conditions, with Aerospace growth offsetting weakness in Automotive and Industrial markets.

  • Strategic initiatives, including the expanded Optimise programme, progressed and are expected to deliver at least £15 million annual profit benefit at a lower net cost.

  • Announced a new £30 million share buyback, supported by a strong balance sheet and low leverage.

  • Full-year outlook remains unchanged, with H2 profit improvement expected from Optimise benefits, Aerospace recovery, and new Specialist Technologies contracts.

  • Statutory operating profit increased 33.8% to £41.2 million due to lower exceptional charges, despite lower revenues.

Financial highlights

  • Group revenue was £369.0 million, down 7.5% year-over-year and 4.5% organically; core revenue declined 3.6% year-over-year but grew 4% sequentially from H2 2024.

  • Adjusted operating profit was £55.1 million (down from £66.8 million), with a margin of 14.9% (down 180bps year-over-year).

  • Adjusted EPS fell to 21.3p; interim dividend held at 6.9p.

  • Cash conversion at 68%; free cash flow £18.0 million; net debt (excluding leases) rose to £112.5 million, leverage at 0.6x.

  • Total shareholder returns of £60 million, including £30 million share buyback.

Outlook and guidance

  • Full-year profit improvement expected, driven by Optimise benefits, Aerospace growth, and Specialist Technologies order wins.

  • Specialist Technologies expected to return to growth in H2, with full-year performance flattish.

  • Optimise programme expected to deliver £4–5 million core benefit in FY25, with further improvement in H2.

  • FY25 operating profit consensus range: £115.7–123.0 million.

  • Macro environment remains uncertain, with continued challenges in Industrial and Automotive markets.

What's driving the expected H2 profit improvement?
Assess the impact of geopolitical risk.
Detail the B Carbon Smart program's rollout.
What is the rationale for the expanded Optimise program?
Describe M&A pipeline focus and criteria
What are the key drivers for A&D growth?
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Bodycote plc provides heat treatment and thermal processing services worldwide. The company operates in two Aerospace, Defence & Energy; and Automotive & General Industrial segments. It offers heat treatment services, including altering the microstructure of metals and alloys to impart properties comprising surface hardness, temperature resistance, ductility and strength; metal joining services consisting of electron beam welding, HIP diffusion bonding, hydrogen brazing, induction brazing and vacuum brazing; and hot isostatic pressing (HIP).

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