Annual Report 2021

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Robin Watson Chief Executive

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“2021 was a challenging year for the Group, with the ongoing pressures of the pandemic, mixed market conditions across our businesses and continued challenges in Projects impacting our performance. Despite this, 我们以积极的势头结束了这一年,订单量不断增长(比去年增长19%),这使我们相信2022年的活动水平将会更高.

我们的建筑环境业务的出售过程进展顺利,我们仍然期望在今年第二季度宣布出售协议. A sale will deliver significant value for our shareholders and help move the Group onto its next chapter.

我们现在专注于此次出售后Wood的未来,以确保我们能够充分利用我们深厚的工程知识和专业知识,在能源安全和可持续性方面抓住未来的增长机会, as we help clients move towards net-zero.

我已经向董事会表示,我认为出售我们的建筑环境业务标志着Wood下一个战略阶段的开始,也是我辞去首席执行官一职的适当时机. 我期待着继续在董事会任职,直到我的继任者到位,我仍然完全致力于我们的业务交付,并实现平稳过渡.”

Key messages

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  • 由于疫情的持续压力,2021年是充满挑战的一年, 复杂的市场环境和项目业务的持续挑战
  • Despite a decline in revenue we improved our margin
  • 交易势头在年内有所改善,我们的订单量大幅增加
  • 现金表现反映了异常的现金流量和大量的营运资本流出
  • We recognised exceptional charges, most notably a new charge of $99m on our Aegis Poland contract
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  • 我们在2021年取得了一些进展,以降低合同组合的风险
  • 拟出售建筑环境业务的意愿, we believe, deliver significant value for shareholders
  • We are well placed in our markets for future opportunities in energy transition and industrial decarbonisation, with a wide range of engineering capabilities
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  • 我们继续朝着我们的可持续发展目标取得良好进展,并自豪地连续第七年被MSCI授予“AA领导者”评级
  • 我们在创造包容的工作环境方面取得了进展,这种环境崇尚多样性,支持员工的福祉

Highlights

Full year results for the year ended 31 December 2021

Revenue

$6,400m

(2020: $7,564m)
Down arrow 15.4%


Revenue (pre-exceptional items)1

$6,426m

(2020: $7,564m)
Down arrow 15.0%

Down arrow14.2% (like-for-like)2


Adjusted EBITDA3

$554m

(2020: $630m)
Down arrow 12.1%

Down arrow 9.8% (like-for-like)2


Adjusted EBITDA margin

8.6%

(2020: 8.3%)
Up arrow 0.3ppts


Operating profit before exceptional items

$192m

(2020: $214m)
Down arrow 10.3%


Operating profit / (loss)

$32m

(2020: $(33)m)
movement: n/a


Loss for the year

$(136)m

(2020: $(228)m)
Up arrow 42.5%


Basic EPS

(20.6)cents

(2020: (34.1)cents)
up arrow 41.3%


Adjusted diluted EPS4

17.5 cents

(2020: 23.2cents)
up arrow 24.6%


Net cash (used in) / generated from operating activities

$(60)m

(2020: $303m)
movement: n/a


Free cash flow (new definition)5

$(398)m

(2020: $(46)m)
movement: n/a


Net debt including leases

$1,843m

(2020: $1,556m)
Up arrow 18.4%


Net debt excluding leases6

$1,393m

(2020: $1,014m)
Up arrow 37.4%


Net debt / adjusted EBITDA (reported basis)7

3.3x

(2020: 2.1x)
movement: n/a


Order book8

$7,748m

(2020: $6,524m)
Up arrow 18.8%


Measuring our performance

To help the Group assess its performance, our leadership team sets KPI targets and monitors and assesses performance against these targets on a regular basis.

Financial:

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Adjusted diluted graph

Net debt

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Linking our KPIs to our strategy

“Being a premium, 差异化业务为客户带来卓越回报, our team, our investors, and the communities in which we work.”

1 为客户提供优质、差异化的服务
2 Delivering for our team
3 Delivering for our investors
4 Delivering for our communities

Our aims, goals and 2021 progress

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At a glance

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering across energy and the built environment. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges.

Three service lines

Consulting

Consulting

Projects

Projects

Operations

Operations

Two broad end markets

Operations

Energy

Operations

Built environment

A global business of breadth and scale

c39k

people

60+

countries

160+

year history

c$6bn

revenue

Our business model

我们通过在能源和建筑环境市场的整个资产生命周期内提供差异化的咨询和10bet十博网址来创造价值.

Inputs

Performance driven and innovative solutions

Capabilities levered to structural 能源转型、工业脱碳和可持续基础设施的增长

Talented, flexible and motivated workforce

Operating structure optimised for sustainability, cross-service line opportunities and growth

Capital structure and allocation

Flexible commercial model with a balanced risk appetite

稳健的风险治理和运营保证政策和流程

Sustainability strategy aligned with UN goals

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四个主要趋势塑造了我们的市场并推动了我们的战略:

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Energy transition and industrial decarbonisation
Engineering solutions supporting energy delivery, the transition to a low-carbon future and addressing complex industrial decarbonisation challenges.

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Sustainable infrastructure
使生活更具可持续性和弹性的能力, including the planning, design, 建设和运营互联和弹性基础设施.

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Future skills
Developing inclusive, agile and highperforming teams, with the right skills, in the right place, 在适当的时候保持竞争力,并为增长做好准备,灵活地响应不断变化的客户需求.

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Technology and digitisation
Utilising technology to create future-ready industry through optimising asset performance and digital innovation.

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Creating value through our differentiated model

Our strategic enablers:

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Agile teams
We deploy our most talented people with agility to deliver the right solutions now and in the future. 我们的适应能力使我们与时俱进,并为我们的员工提供了巨大的机会.

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Exceptional execution
We are differentiated by our shared commitment to consistently delivering exceptional outcomes that add value and build trust. 我们拥有约90%的回头客业务,并凭借长期提供安全和一流项目的记录,发展了领先的市场地位.

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Commercial acumen
We employ an asset light, flexible model allowing us to respond quickly to changes in market conditions and allocate capital where it impacts most. 我们的合同结构在很大程度上是可报销的,有一系列具体的合同结构,在我们衡量的风险偏好范围内与客户的需求保持一致. We have a broad client base with a wide mix across sectors giving us low individual client dependency.

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Technological advantage
We deliver greater efficiencies and create new solutions through combining our deep domain knowledge with leading-edge,enabling technology. 我们为一些世界上最复杂的项目提供解决方案,并利用我们广泛的专业知识为这些项目面临的挑战带来新的视角.

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Our five medium-term priorities:

Targeting margin improvement

Optimise and standardise
service delivery model to achieve exceptional execution

Optimising our portfolio
服务和市场的组合符合我们的战略目标

Technology differentiation
through internal R&D, strategic partnerships and scalable solutions

Improved risk/reward
on contracts in line with balanced risk appetite

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Value outputs

For investors

  • Total shareholder return
  • Growth and cash generation

For our people

  • Rewarding careers and employee retention
  • A workplace where different backgrounds, experience and expertise are welcomed and celebrated

For clients

  • Best-in-class delivery, consistently
  • 通过与客户的长期合作伙伴关系平衡的投资组合,实现全球覆盖
  • 领先的技术服务和更智能、更可持续的解决方案
  • Track record on industry-leading projects

For communities

  • 对当地就业和社区有重大贡献
  • Employee matched funding & community support c$1.4m

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Effective engagement with our stakeholders

董事会认识到,公司的中长期可持续发展与为我们的利益相关者提供价值息息相关. 为了成功地交付我们的战略并为我们的利益相关者创造价值,了解对他们来说什么是重要的.

Through regular engagement, 我们深入了解不同利益相关者的不同观点, who often represent competing interests. Considering their insights and opinions builds strong, constructive relationships and enables robust and sustainable decision making at both executive and Board level.

  • Employees
  • Investors and lenders
  • Clients
  • Suppliers
  • Environment
  • Community
  • Pension plans: Current & deferred workforce and pensioners

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