Melrose Industries PLC (OTCPK:MLSPF) H1 2025 Earnings Call August 1, 2025 4:30 AM ET
Company Participants
Matthew Gregory – CFO & Executive Director
Peter G. Dilnot – CEO & Executive Director
Conference Call Participants
Belinda Kearns – Unidentified Company
Benjamin Michael Heelan – BofA Securities, Research Division
Ian Christopher Douglas-Pennant – UBS Investment Bank, Research Division
Joseph Orchard – Redburn (Europe) Limited, Research Division
Mark Davies Jones – Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Research Division
Peter G. Dilnot
Hello, everyone, and welcome to our Melrose First Half 2025 Results Presentation. It’s certainly been a busy and important 6 months for us, and I’m pleased with the progress that’s been made. In the first half, we’ve delivered a strong financial performance, which includes substantial improvements in both profit and free cash flow versus last year. These results have been delivered against the backdrop of the ongoing industry-wide supply chain issues and the recent tariff disruption. We’ve also moved further forward with our multiyear transformation program, which completes this year. So we’re firmly on track to deliver our full year guidance at constant currency.
Looking forward, our path to value creation is both clear and compelling. Aerospace and defense markets are growing structurally with record order backlogs and an expanding aftermarket. In particular, the outlook for defense has changed significantly in recent months with a step change in European and NATO spending commitments.
Over the last few years, we’ve repositioned Melrose to focus where our design-led positions are deeply embedded in the world’s leading aircraft. This has resulted in a unique portfolio that locks in growth from OE ramp-up and aftermarket growth in the years to come. Our differentiated and proprietary technology is also meeting evolving market needs and gaining commercial traction.
At this point, we’re entering a phase of accelerated cash flow
