2019
1,710.4
2018
1,798.0
2017
1,683.9
REVENUE
TRADING PROFIT 2
RETURN ON SALES 2
PROFIT BEFORE TAX
HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE 3
REVENUE (£m)
2019
1,710.4
2018
1,798.0
2017
1,683.9
TRADING PROFIT 2 (£m)
2019
181.4
2018
197.2
2017
165.5
OPERATING PROFIT (£m)
2019
127.5
2018
164.5
2017
109.7
HEADLINE EARNINGS 2, 3 (£m)
2019
121.4
2018
133.7
2017
110.1
STATUTORY EPS (p)
2019
29.8
2018
51.3
2017
14.1
FREE CASH FLOW 2 (£m)
2019
126.6
2018
106.0
2017
92.3
For definitions of alternative performance measures, refer to Note 4 of the Group Financial Statements.
Headline results refer to continuing operations and exclude separately reported items.
Progress in implementing our strategy delivered strong free cash flow despite challenging
end-markets.
Vesuvius' higher cash flow in 2019 demonstrates our strength as a flexible, low capital intensity business, capable of generating free cash flow across the cycle.
"I lead the marketing and technology team in China and North Asia, working on long term strategies and short term plans to increase sales and productivity across our product lines."
"I joined Vesuvius as a technical salesman in 2014. Today, I am Global Marketing & Technology Manager, Digital Services, Piedade, Brazil."
"After working in the chemical industry in the US for a number of years, I recently joined Vesuvius at the Vizag facility in India. My current role is R&D Director for Advanced Refractory in India and South East Asia."
"I started my career with Vesuvius in 2016, after completing my PhD in nanotechnology. I am now an R&D Manager at the Foundry R&D Centre in Enschede, the Netherlands."