LSL Property Services PLC Full Year Trading Update (7670Z)
January 27 2022 - 2:00AM
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RNS Number : 7670Z
LSL Property Services PLC
27 January 2022
27 January 2022
LSL Property Services plc ("LSL")
Full Year Trading Update
Record full year 2021 Group Underlying Operating Profit, in line
with the LSL Board's expectations
LSL issues a pre-close trading update for the year ended 31
December 2021.(1)
Highlights
-- On track with the execution of the Group's Financial Services
led growth strategy, with further investment in Financial
Services during H2 which is expected to deliver benefits
in future years
-- Financial adviser numbers at 31 December 2021 increased
by a record 273 year-on-year to 2,858
-- Surveying Underlying Operating Margin increased to c.25%
(2020(2) : 21.0%), benefiting from operational efficiency
and improved income per job
-- Estate Agency increased its residential market share across
its core catchment areas
-- Estate Agency residential pipeline conversion slowed in
H2 2021, following the record market levels experienced
in the lead up to the 30 June 2021 Stamp Duty deadline
and capacity issues in the conveyancing market
-- We retain a strong residential sales exchange pipeline
at 31 December 2021, 7% lower than the record pipelines
reported at the same date in 2020. Residential fall-throughs
remain at normal levels
Financial performance
-- Group Revenue expected to increase by around c.23% to
GBP327m (2020: GBP266.7m)
-- Record Group Underlying Operating Profit(2) , significantly
ahead of prior year, and in line with the LSL Board's
expectations
-- Net Cash at 31 December 2021 of about GBP48.5m (31 December
2020: Net Bank Debt GBP1.6m)
Strong balance sheet
We announced the sale of investments in two non-core businesses
to simplify the Group structure, LMS (May 2021) and TM Group (July
2021), for a combined total of GBP41.3m in cash. LSL estimates the
lost profit contribution for these two businesses in 2021 to be
c.GBP1m.
LSL's balance sheet and strong cash generation enables further
investment to deliver the Group's ambitious growth strategy,
including expected investment in Pivotal Growth, established in
April 2021 as a joint venture with Pollen Street Capital, to "buy
and build" a leading national mortgage broker.
Preliminary results
We will provide an update on current trading, outlook, and
strategic progress with the release of our preliminary results for
the year ended 31 December 2021, which we expect to report on
Wednesday 16 March 2022.
Notes to trading update:
1. This trading update is based on preliminary unaudited financial information
2. Group Underlying Operating Profit is before exceptional
costs, contingent consideration, amortisation of intangible assets
and share-based payments. 2020 Surveying Underlying Operating
Margin is stated on post-COVID 19 costs basis
For further information, please contact:
David Stewart, Group CEO
Adam Castleton, Group CFO
LSL Property Services plc investorrelations@lslps.co.uk
Helen Tarbet
Sophie Wills
Buchanan 0207 466 5000 / LSL@buchanan.uk.com
Notes on LSL
LSL is one of the largest providers of services to mortgage
intermediaries and mortgage and protection advice to estate agency
customers, completing around GBP41bn of mortgages in 2021. It
represents around 10% of the total purchase and remortgage market
with around 2,900 financial advisers. PRIMIS was named Best Network
by Money Marketing in their 2021 awards.
LSL is one of the UK's largest providers of surveying and
valuation services, supplying seven out of the ten largest lenders
in the UK, employing around 500 operational surveyors, and
performing over 500,000 valuations and surveys per annum for key
lender clients. It was named Mortgage Surveyor of the Year at the
2021 Mortgage Awards with Money Age.
LSL also operates a network of 225 owned and 128 franchised
estate agency branches.
For further information please visit LSL's website:
lslps.co.uk
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