7 Aug 2020 07:00
7 August 2020
LEI No. 213800QIPVTK5ES5UU36
Scapa Group plc
AGM and Q1 trading statement
AGM
Scapa Group plc (AIM: SCPA) is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 10:00am today. As stated in the Notice of AGM, this year's AGM is a closed meeting due to COVID-19 restrictions in place. While shareholders are unable to attend in person, they are able to submit questions pertaining to the AGM business via investors@scapa.com. The results of the AGM will be published later today.
Q1 Trading Update
Scapa has delivered FY21 Q1 revenues in the three months to 30 June 2020 well ahead of its COVID-19 scenario plan. Trading in both divisions has also continued to improve into FY21 Q2 to date. Scapa acted swiftly to implement structural costs changes across the business in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the reduction in product demand, as well as ensuring variable costs were closely managed to match the new demand levels.
Working capital management remains strong, with adjusted net debt¹ at the end of FY21 Q1 of £18.4m (including net proceeds of £31.6m from the equity placement in May 2020), compared to the FY20 year-end position of £54.4m.
The combination of the better than anticipated business performance in FY21 to date, early cost intervention measures and continued improvement across both divisions mean the Group's outlook on full year trading profit is trending approximately 10% ahead of market expectations.
1 Adjusted net debt excludes the IFRS16 impact of lease liabilities
For further information:
Scapa Group plc | Heejae Chae - Group Chief Executive Oskar Zahn - Chief Financial Officer
| Tel: 0161 301 7430 |
Numis Securities Limited (Nominated Adviser/Joint Broker)
| Mark Lander, Freddie Barnfield | Tel: 020 7260 1000 |
Berenberg (Joint Broker)
| Chris Bowman, Toby Flaux
| Tel: 020 3207 7800 |
FTI Consulting (Media Relations)
| Simon Conway, Victoria Foster Mitchell | Tel: 020 3727 1000 |
About Scapa Group plc
Scapa Group plc is a diversified Healthcare and Industrial company focused on bringing best-in-class innovation, design and manufacturing solutions to its customers.
Healthcare
Scapa Healthcare is the trusted strategic partner of choice for the world's leading companies in Advanced Wound Care, Consumer Wellness and Medical Device Fixation. We partner with the top global MedTech companies to develop and manufacture innovative skin friendly medical device fixation and topical solutions, from inception through to market delivery, from our state-of-the-art facilities.
For further information, please visit www.scapahealthcare.com
Industrial
Scapa Industrial is a global supplier of bonding solutions and manufacturer of adhesive-based products which offer meaningful value in industrial applications due to their lightweight, easy-to-apply properties. We are recognised for our unparalleled range of products, including adhesive tapes, films and foams, and we can engineer custom designs for even the most unique applications.
For further information, please visit www.scapaindustrial.com