Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited · TSX:CTC

Canadian Tire — Q3 2010 Earnings Presentation

17 slides from Canadian Tire's earnings presentation, Nov 11, 2010

  1. Slide 1: 2010 Third Quarter Financial Results

    2010 Third Quarter Financial Results November 11, 2010

  2. Slide 2: Forward-looking Information

    Forward-looking Information This document contains forward-looking information that reflects management’s current expectations related to matters such as future financial performance and operating results of the Company. Forward-looking statements are provided for the purposes of providing informati

  3. Slide 3: Forward-looking Information Continued

    Forward-looking Information Continued For more information on the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause the Company's actual results to differ from current expectations, please refer to the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Information Form for fiscal 2009 and our 2009 Management'

  4. Slide 4: Stephen Wetmore, President and CEO

    Stephen Wetmore President and CEO 4

  5. Slide 5: Q3 Performance Highlights

    Q3 Performance Highlights  Pleased with performance of the Company in Q3 – CTR retail sales up 2%; same store sales up 1.4% – Mark’s retail sales up 4.5%; same store sales up 2.8% – Petroleum retail sales up approx 4% – Financial Services strong performance returned earlier than anticipated  Earni

  6. Slide 6: CTR Business Highlights

    CTR Business Highlights  Strong performance of traffic-driving and high-growth categories led by backyard, exercise and kitchen  Continued conversion of older format stores to Smart store concept – Over 100 smart stores by year-end – Delivering positive sales results and stores very well received

  7. Slide 7: Automotive Business Highlights

    Automotive Business Highlights  Improvements in Automotive category underway – Identified areas to address and initiated work required to achieve goal of improving Automotive business – CSI results showing early signs of improvement in Automotive – specifically overall satisfaction and likelihood t

  8. Slide 8: Mark's Business Highlights

    Mark’s Business Highlights  Retail sales increase tied to employment recovery in the industrial segment – specifically industrial footwear  New concept test underway - rebranding 27 “Work Wearhouse” stores to new “Mark’s” brand in Ottawa, Winnipeg and Edmonton – Positive customer response to chang

  9. Slide 9: Financial Services Business Highlights

    Financial Services Business Highlights  Financial Services continues to exceed performance expectations – Returned to the historical range of return on receivables of 4.5% to 5%, on a rolling 12 month basis  Recent trends in unemployment rate and improved level of consumer confidence have been pos

  10. Slide 10: Strategic Update

    Strategic Update  Cash flow remains strong and overall performance of the company has weathered tighter consumer spending  Quarterly dividend increased 31% from 21 cents to 27.5 cents per share  Strong liquidity going into 2011 even with the additional repayment of $300 million of debt this quart

  11. Slide 11: Marco Marrone, Chief Financial Officer

    Marco Marrone Chief Financial Officer & Executive V.P., Finance 11

  12. Slide 12: Consolidated Highlights

    Consolidated Highlights ($ in millions except per share amounts) Q3 10 Q3 09 Change Retail sales 2,511.9 2,449.0 2.6% Gross operating revenue 2,201.0 2,165.9 1.6% Operating EBITDA 258.6 228.3 13.3% Earnings before income taxes 143.4 119.1 20.6% Net earnings 103.2 85.4 21.0% Adjusted earnings after i

  13. Slide 13: Cash Position and CAPEX

    Cash Position and CAPEX Cash and Cash Equivalents  $456.5 million vs. $961.6 million in Q3 2009 due to: – Decrease in cash generated by financing activities – $300 million medium term note matured in Q3 and not refinanced  Alternative financing sources available – $1.17 billion in committed bank l

  14. Slide 14: Financial Ratios

    Financial Ratios As at As at October 2, 2010 October 3, 2009 Long-term debt (including current portion of LTD and long-term deposits) $2.42 billion $2.89 billion Book value per share $48.25 $44.33 Retail return on invested capital (on a rolling 12- month basis)1 7.9% 9.0% For the 13 weeks ended For

  15. Slide 15: Financial Summary

    Financial Summary  CTR – Retail sales grew 2% over the third quarter of 2009 – Adjusted earnings before income taxes grew 12.1% due to improved product margins and lower net interest expense  Mark’s – Retail sales grew 4.5% over the previous year – Q3 loss before taxes improved by $700,000 or 18.7

  16. Slide 16: Other Items

    Other Items Other  Q3 2010 effective tax rate 28.0% compared to 28.2% in Q3 2009  Exposure to fluctuations in the Canadian dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate managed through comprehensive hedging program  Quarterly dividends to be paid in 2011 will increase to 27.5 cents per share  Expect Financia

  17. Slide 17: Questions and Answers

    a Questions and Answers 17

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