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Financial performance

Download the Final Results announcement 2011 to view the supporting notes to these statements.

Mitchells & Butlers has delivered a resilient set of results in FY 2011 despite a challenging year with a difficult consumer environment. Sales in the Retained Estate were up 4.9% to £1,762m, with like-for-like sales growth of 2.6%. EBIT was up 1.1% to £288m, despite £30m of incremental regulatory and inflationary costs and £8m of start-up costs from brand roll-out. Our brand roll-out programme has progressed well with £82m of expansionary capital invested in the year and EBITDA returns of 21% achieved on expansionary capital invested in FY 2010 and FY 2011. Net debt was reduced by more than £400m during FY 2011 and net debt:EBITDA is now at 4.7 times.

Included in this section are the Group income, balance sheet and cash flow statement for FY2011 however a pro-forma income statement for the Retained Estate excluding the major disposals of 333 pubs (completed in FY 2011), lodges and bowls, and SCPD is shown below:

52 weeks ended 24 September 2011

  Reported % growth Retained * % growth
Revenue £1,796m (9.3) £1,762m 4.9
EBITDA £404m (10.0) £398m 1.8
EBIT £294m (8.7) £288m 1.1
EBIT margin 16.4% 0.1 ppts 16.3% (0.7) ppts

* The Retained Estate comprises the ongoing business and excludes the major disposals of 333 non-core pubs, lodges and Hollywood Bowl, and in addition SCPD.

Group Income Statement

For the 52 weeks ended 24 September 2011

  2011 2010
  52 weeks 52 weeks
  Before exceptional items and other adjustments
£m
Exceptional items and other adjustmentsa
£m
Total £m Before exceptional items and other adjustments
£m
Exceptional items and other adjustmentsa
£m
Total £m
Revenue 1,796 - 1,796 1,980 - 1,980
Operating costs before depreciation, amortisation and movements in the valuation of the property portfolio (1,392) (13) (1,405) (1,531) - (1,531)
Net (loss)/profit arising on property disposals - (4) (4) - 15 15
EBITDAb 404 (17) 387 449 15 464
Depreciation, amortisation and movements in the valuation of the property portfolio (110) (2) (112) (127) (304) (431)
Operating profit/(loss) 294 (19) 275 322 (289) 33
Finance costs (141) - (141) (153) - (153)
Finance revenue 3 - 3 - - -
Net finance charge from pensions - (5) (5) - (7) (7)
Profit/(loss) before tax 156 (24) 132 169 (296) (127)
Tax (expense)/credit (42) 35 (7) (48) 91 43
Profit/(loss) for the period 114 11 125 121 (205) (84)
Earnings/(loss) per ordinary share
Basic 28.0p 30.7p 29.7p (20.6)p
Diluted 27.7p 30.5p 29.4p (20.6)p

a Exceptional items and other adjustments.

b Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and movements in the valuation of the property portfolio.

Group Balance Sheet

24 September 2011

2011
 
2010
restateda
2009
 
£m £m £m
ASSETS
Goodwill and other intangible assets 10 1 1
Property, plant and equipment 3,848 3,693 4,461
Lease premiums 6 8 10
Deferred tax asset 83 106 87
Derivative financial instruments 18 11 6
Total non-current assets 3,965 3,819 4,565
Inventories 25 25 38
Trade and other receivables 70 97 40
Other cash deposits 50 - -
Cash collateral deposits - - 2
Cash and cash equivalents 306 227 105
Total current assets 451 349 185
Assets held for sale - 434 19
Total assets 4,416 4,602 4,769
LIABILITIES
Borrowings (49) (136) (59)
Derivative financial instruments (44) (47) (50)
Trade and other payables (298) (334) (270)
Current tax liabilities (17) (8) (1)
Total current liabilities (408) (525) (380)
Borrowings (2,197) (2,409) (2,660)
Derivative financial instruments (235) (149) (60)
Other payables (12) (12) -
Pension liabilities (37) (143) (130)
Deferred tax liabilities (429) (464) (542)
Provisions (6) (6) -
Total non-current liabilities (2,916) (3,183) (3,392)
Total liabilities (3,324) (3,708) (3,772)
Net assets 1,092 894 997
EQUITY
Called up share capital 35 35 35
Share premium account 21 20 17
Capital redemption reserve 3 3 3
Revaluation reserve 768 747 703
Own shares held (5) (8) (2)
Hedging reserve (214) (149) (87)
Translation reserve 12 12 13
Retained earnings 472 234 315
Total equity 1,092 894 997

a Restated in respect of pension liabilities.

Group Cash Flow Statement

For the 52 weeks ended 24 September 2011

2011 2010
52 weeks 52 weeks
£m £m
Cash flow from operations 336 457
Interest paid (137) (147)
Interest received 3 -
Tax paid (20) (8)
VAT refund received including interest - 12
Net cash from operating activities 182 314
Investing activities
Acquisition of Ha Ha Bar & Grill Limited (20) -
Acquisition of Intertain (Dining) Limited (4) -
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (144) (136)
Purchases of intangibles (computer software) (4) (2)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 28 111
Proceeds from disposal of assets held for sale 396 19
Transfers from cash collateral deposits - 2
Transfers to other cash deposits (50) -
Net cash used in investing activities 202 (6)
Financing activities
Issue of ordinary share capital 1 3
Purchase of own shares - (6)
Proceeds on release of own shares 1 -
Repayment of principal in respect of securitised debt (49) (46)
Repayment of principal in respect of other borrowings (259) (136)
Net cash used in financing activities (306) (185)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 78 123
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial period 228 105
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial perioda 306 228

a Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial period of £306m (2010 £228m) includes £nil (2010 £1m) of cash and cash equivalents included within assets held for sale.