Our Goals Are

Customers

to be the ‘partner of choice’ across an increasing range of products and categories where our customers value our fast pace, innovation, market focus and flexibility

Team

to have a creative and winning culture focused on developing a team that looks to accomplish great things

Suppliers

to build relationships with suppliers who provide capacity, enable us to compete profitably and share our passion for design and innovation

Investors

to continue to grow our Group and deliver returns well above market performance

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2021 Full Year Results





Delivering Our Commitment to Shareholders

Results Highlights

Delivering growth

Adjusted earnings per share

Aim to deliver double digit three year compound annual growth

Through organic growth and acquisitions
  • 2017:

    23.9

  • 2018:

    29.3

  • 2019:

    38.1

  • 2020:

    32.7

  • 2021:

    25.9

Adjusted earnings per share(a) (cents)
2021 reported diluted earnings per share 8.4c (2020: 19.8c)

Revenue

$873.2m

+40%
2020: $624.3m

Adjusted profit before tax(a)

$37.0m

+4%
2020: $35.4m

Reported profit/(loss) before tax

$14.7m

2020: $(0.9)m

Generating cash

Average leverage

Sustain long term average leverage below 2.0x

Provides capacity for future investment
  • 2017:

    2.3x

  • 2018:

    1.5x

  • 2019:

    1.3x

  • 2020:

    0.9x

  • 2021:

    0.0x

Average leverage(a)

Adjusted EBITDA(a)

$77.5m

+30%
2020: $59.5m

Average bank debt

$2.2m

2020: $43.6m

Improving returns

Dividend

Trend upwards until 2.5x covered (40% pay out)

Increased shareholder distributions
  • 2017:

    4.5

  • 2018:

    6.0

  • 2019:

    8.5

  • 2020:

    8.75

  • 2021:

    8.75

Dividends (pence)

Cash conversion(a)

88.7%

2020: 91.1%

Return on capital employed(a)

17.6%

2020: 20.3%

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CEO & CFO Results Presentation





Design Group

Our Business at a Glance

Revenue by customer destination

Americas

$621.7m

2020: $382.9m

  • 2021:

    71%

  • 2020:

    61%

International

$251.5m

2020: $241.4m

  • 2021:

    29%

  • 2020:

    39%

Revenue by source

Sourced

  • 2021:

    67%

  • 2020:

    65%

Manufactured In-house

  • 2021:

    33%

  • 2020:

    35%

Revenue by product

Celebrations

  • 2021:

    60%

  • 2020:

    75%

Craft & creative play

  • 2021:

    18%

  • 2020:

    7%

Gifting

  • 2021:

    12%

  • 2020:

    11%

‘Not-for-resale’ consumables

  • 2021:

    6%

  • 2020:

    3%

Stationery

  • 2021:

    4%

  • 2020:

    4%

Revenue by season

Everyday

  • 2021:

    50%

  • 2020:

    39%

Christmas

  • 2021:

    43%

  • 2020:

    56%

Minor

  • 2021:

    7%

  • 2020:

    5%

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