QinetiQ Group plc Third Quarter Trading Update (5989O)
January 31 2019 - 02:00AM
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QinetiQ Group plc
31 January 2019
QinetiQ Group plc
Third Quarter Trading Update
31 January 2019 - QinetiQ Group plc (QinetiQ or the Group) today
issued a trading update covering its third quarter.
Maintaining expectations
The Group has continued to perform well and we are maintaining
our expectations for Group performance in the current FY19
financial year.
EMEA Services
The EMEA Services division continued to deliver encouraging
organic order and revenue growth compared to the prior year.
Revenue under contract and operating profit were in line with our
expectations.
Discussions with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) on the
remaining scope of the Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA) for
test and evaluation services continue to make good progress. The
Group aims to secure pricing to 2028 and agree a similar level of
investment and recovery mechanism to the December 2016 LTPA
amendment.
Global Products
The Global Products division delivered positive organic order
and revenue growth compared to the prior year, with underlying
operating profit improving during the third quarter. Revenue
performance was particularly strong in QinetiQ North America.
Strategy Update
The implementation of our strategy continues to gather momentum.
Our increasing customer focus has resulted in further competitive
contract wins and the successful delivery of key projects.
Our investment in UK Defence Test and Evaluation has supported
the delivery of critical programmes:
- We are modernising MOD air ranges under the December 2016 LTPA amendment and this has enabled
us to secure a contract to deliver Formidable Shield 2019. Building on the success of the
2017 event, QinetiQ will host this large, multi-national maritime exercise that will test
the ability to respond to the latest and most advanced ballistic missile and sea skimming
threats.
- We are playing a key role in supporting the UK MOD to assure the capability of the new F-35
aircraft. During the period, working with our partners, we successfully delivered the first
live firings of F-35 weapons in the UK at the Aberporth air range.
We are becoming a more international company with further good
progress in our non-UK home countries of the US and Australia as
well as wider international markets.
- As announced by the US Department of Defence in December 2018, QinetiQ North America was awarded
a $90m framework contract to support the sustainment of the TALON family of robotic systems
(https://dod.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1716020/).
- Integration of Germany-based E.I.S. Aircraft Operations is progressing well with the combined
business already working together on a number of customer projects.
We continue to advance our innovation strategy across our
company:
- In October 2018, we signed a ten-year framework contract to be the Engineering Delivery Partner
to the UK MOD's procurement agency DE&S. We have secured more than GBP25m of tasking orders
through this contract to date. This innovative approach to supply chain management ensures
our largest UK customer receives the best possible engineering service from across the UK
supplier base cost effectively.
- Following the launch of the European Space Agency's BepiColombo mission in October 2018, QinetiQ's
T6 ion engines are now propelling the spacecraft on its seven-year voyage to Mercury.
Preliminary results
QinetiQ will report its preliminary results for FY19 on Thursday
23 May 2019.
About QinetiQ:
QinetiQ (QQ.L) is a leading science and engineering company
operating primarily in the defence, security and critical
infrastructure markets. We work in partnership with our customers
to solve real world problems through innovative solutions
delivering operational and competitive advantage. Visit our website
www.QinetiQ.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @QinetiQ. Visit
our blog www.QinetiQ-blogs.com.
For further information please contact:
David Bishop, Group Director Investor Relations and Communications: +44 (0) 7920 108675
Ian Brown, Group Head of Investor Relations: +44 (0) 7908 251123
QinetiQ press office: +44 (0) 1252 393500
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