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Dowlais Group 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 summary7 Aug, 2025

Executive summary

  • Delivered solid H1 2025 results with margin expansion despite lower volumes, macroeconomic volatility, and tariff headwinds, supported by restructuring and operational improvements.

  • The American Axle combination is progressing as planned, with shareholder approval, most regulatory clearances obtained, and completion expected in Q4 2025.

  • A solid orderbook and new business wins in Automotive and Powder Metallurgy underpin confidence in the medium-term outlook.

Financial highlights

  • Adjusted revenue declined 1.6% at constant currency to £2,464 million; statutory revenue down 4.7% to £2,181 million.

  • Adjusted operating profit rose 5.3% to £154 million, with margin up 40bps to 6.3%.

  • Adjusted basic EPS increased 14% to 5.6p, driven by higher earnings and lower finance costs.

  • Adjusted free cash flow was an outflow of £29 million versus a £10 million inflow last year, mainly due to tariffs, restructuring, and JV dividend timing.

  • Net debt increased to £1,034 million (leverage 2.0x) from £915 million (1.6x) year-over-year.

Outlook and guidance

  • Full-year guidance unchanged: performance expected at the lower end of flat to mid-single digit decline in adjusted revenue, with operating margin between 6.5–7.0%.

  • Adjusted free cash flow anticipated below prior year due to lower volumes and higher restructuring spend.

  • Confident in recovering tariff-related costs in H2 through commercial and operational actions.

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Frequently asked questions

Dowlais Group plc is a United Kingdom-based specialist engineering group with a primary focus on the automotive sector. It operates through several key businesses: GKN Automotive, GKN Powder Metallurgy, and GKN Hydrogen. GKN Automotive stands out as a global technology leader in the development of electric drive systems, offering comprehensive solutions that include high-performance e-drive systems for electric vehicles (EVs). This division is recognized for its role in advancing electric mobility, providing full-system all-wheel-drive capabilities and enabling EVs to regenerate more energy. GKN Powder Metallurgy specializes in powder metallurgy, serving the automotive and industrial sectors with innovative, sustainable products and structures. The company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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