Smith & Nephew Inc.: Fourth Quarter Trading and Full Year 2015 Results

Delivering stronger underlying revenue growth, trading profit margin and adjusted earnings

Smith & Nephew plc (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN) results for fourth quarter and full year to 31 December 2015:

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Fourth Quarter Results

Revenue

1,257 1,249 5 1,257 1,249 1
Full Year Results
Revenue 4,634 4,617 4 4,634 4,617 0
Trading/operating profit 1,099 1,055 628 749
Trading/operating profit margin 23.7% 22.9% 13.6% 16.2%
EPSA/ EPS (cents) 85.1 83.2 45.9 56.1


Fourth Quarter Highlightsi
• Revenue up 5% underlying. 1% reported growth after -6% FX and 2% acquisition impacts
• Established Markets revenue up 6%, our best quarterly performance since 2012
• Emerging Markets revenue growth of 2% with strong growth in most markets offset by China
• Sports Medicine Joint Repair revenue up 9%, driven by US and ArthroCare benefits
• Another strong performance in Knee Implants with revenue up 6%
• Advanced Wound Management businesses deliver 8% revenue growth, led by US performance

2015 Full Year Highlightsi
• Full year underlying revenue growth of 4%, twice that achieved in 2014. Reported growth flat after -8% FX and 4% acquisition impacts
• Trading profit margin up 80bps at 23.7%, reflecting Group Optimisation and ArthroCare synergies
• $203m accounting charge (before future insurance recovery) taken for metal-on-metal claims
• Proposed full year dividend distribution of 30.8¢ per share, up 4% year-on-year

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