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Business Description: Ansell Limited (ANN) is a global provider health and safety protection solutions, with operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ANN designs, develops, manufactures and markets a range of surgical, examination, industrial and household gloves, protective clothing and condoms. ANN’s operations consist of four global business units (GBU) including medical, industrial, specialty market and sexual wellness GBUs.
Strategy Analysis: ANN is focused on developing new and innovative products, new distribution channels and growing market share. Cost cutting, manufacturing rationalisations, and shifting its portfolio of products towards higher margin items aim to offset input cost pressures. ANN is shifting away from producing commoditised products with no pricing power to producing patentable products which avoid the commodity trap. Revenue growth is typically modest, in response ANN looks for new emerging markets, such as China and Eastern Europe for sales. ANN is also mindful of the necessity to invest in research and development in order to develop more patentable products, such as the highly successful Hyflex range.
Ansell reported NPAT down 15.3% to $55.0m for the half-year ended 31 December 2012. Revenues from ordinary activities were $627.9m, up 5.1% from the same period last year. Diluted EPS was 41.8 cents compared to 49.2 cents last year. The net operating cash inflow was $44.8m compared to an outflow of $16.7m in the pcp. The interim dividend declared was 16 cents compared with 15 cents last year.
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