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Amcor — FY2004 Earnings Presentation

32 slides from Amcor's earnings presentation, September 2004

  1. Slide 1: Amcor

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  2. Slide 2: Ord Minnett Presentation September 2004

    Ord Minnett Presentation September 2004

  3. Slide 3: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer Disclaimer • This presentation contains forward-looking statements that involve subjective judgment and analysis and are subject to significant uncertainties, risks and contingencies, many of which are outside the control of, and are unknown to, Amcor. Forward-looking statements can gener

  4. Slide 4: Presentation

    Presentation • Review of 2003/04 results • Review by businesses • Financials • Group outlook • General discussion © Amcor Ltd 2004

  5. Slide 5: Full Year Results

    Full Year Results* $m 02/03 03/04 Operating revenue 10,710 10,406 -2.8% Net profit (after goodwill) 379.1 387.4 +2.2% EPS (before goodwill) 61.7 59.4 -3.7% EPS (after goodwill) 45.3 44.7 -1.3% Dividend (cents) 30.0 32.0 +6.7% * Pre significant items © Amcor Ltd 2004

  6. Slide 6: Earnings Per Share Growth

    Earnings Per Share Growth Post Goodwill Amortisation Pre Goodwill Amortisation th 6.6% % grow th 10.3 pound grow Co m mpound Co 42.1 45.4 44.7 Cents / share 50.0 37.6 Cents / share 75.0 62.0 59.4 34.5 40.0 44.7 50.3 30.0 50.0 40.2 20.0 25.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 01 02 03 00 04 00 01 02 03 04 20 20 20 20 20 2

  7. Slide 7: Review of the year

    Review of the year • Results negatively impacted by: – $34 million currency translation profit after tax – Price and cost issues in the North American PET market – Operational underperformance in Flexibles – Difficult economic conditions in Europe – Other currency impacts of around $25 million PBITA

  8. Slide 8: Review of the year

    Review of the year • Positives – Steady profit reflects defensive nature of the portfolio of businesses – Strong performances in Amcor Australasia, Amcor Rentsch & Closures and Amcor Asia – Excellent integration of the Rexam Healthcare acquisition – Strong operating cash flow of $891 million © Amcor

  9. Slide 9: Focus for the next two years

    Focus for the next two years • Improving returns on the existing assets – Focus on manufacturing and overhead costs – Selling prices reflecting the cost of capital – Continued development of product leadership – Strict management of capital • Growing the cash flow, which is available for – Dividend

  10. Slide 10: Improving returns as pace of change is reduced

    Improving returns as pace of change is reduced • Amcor Australasia – Relatively stable business portfolio – Continuous improvement mindset • Amcor Rentsch & Closures – Driving quality and service – Continuous operating improvements • Amcor Sunclipse – Diligent approach to lowering costs – Consistent

  11. Slide 11: Outcomes

    Outcomes • Eight plants or facilities closed – Six PET, two Flexibles • Headcount reduction approximately 900 • Cost of program in PET and Flexibles $160 million – Announced in April – Benefits of around $70 million – $90 million taken as a significant item in 2003/2004 year © Amcor Ltd 2004

  12. Slide 12: Amcor PET

    Amcor PET 225 18 US$ 200 16 % 175 14 150 12 PBITA 125 10 RoAFI 100 8 75 6 50 4 25 2 0 0 02/03 03/04 Sales US$m 1,897 2,275 PBITA US$m 184.4 190.3 A.F.I. US$m 1,747 1,901 PBITA/AFI % 10.6 10.0 Employees 5,601 6,191 © Amcor Ltd 2004

  13. Slide 13: Year-over-Year Volume Growth 17%

    Year-over-Year Volume Growth 17% 02/03 27.7 billion units globally Custom Containers 16% CSD/Water Containers 84% 03/04 32.4 billion units globally Custom Containers 17% CSD/Water Containers 83% © Amcor Ltd 2004

  14. Slide 14: PET – key points

    PET – key points • Strong businesses in Europe and Latin America • Need to improve returns in North America – Plant closures and overhead reductions – Improved pricing – Capital management • Significant items overall are around A$60 million with benefits of around A$25 million • For 2004/2005 earnin

  15. Slide 15: Amcor Australasia

    Amcor Australasia $m 350 18 % 16 300 14 250 12 PBITA 200 10 RoAFI % 150 8 6 100 4 50 2 0 0 02/03 03/04 Sales $M 2,456 2,538 PBITA $M 282.9 316.5 A.F.I. $M 1,816 1,832 PBITA/AFI % 15.6 17.3 Employee’s 7,113 6,756 © Amcor Ltd 2004

  16. Slide 16: Amcor Flexibles

    Amcor Flexibles % € 120 12 100 10 80 8 PBITA 60 6 RoAFI 40 4 20 2 0 0 02/03 03/04 Sales €m 1,219 1,336 PBITA €m 74.2 78.2 A.F.I. €m 679 819 PBITA/AFI % 11.0 9.6 Employees 6,766 7,606 © Amcor Ltd 2004

  17. Slide 17: Amcor Sunclipse

    Amcor Sunclipse 60 18 US$ 50 16 % 14 40 12 PBITA 10 30 RoAFI 8 20 6 4 10 2 0 0 02/03 03/04 Sales $m 761 822 PBITA $m 49.7 40.9 A.F.I. $m 333 323 PBITA/AFI % 15.0 12.6 Employees 2,367 2,204 © Amcor Ltd 2004

  18. Slide 18: Amcor Rentsch and Closures

    Amcor Rentsch and Closures € 90 14 % 75 12 60 10 PBITA 8 45 RoAFI 6 30 4 15 2 0 0 02/03 03/04 Sales $m 734 604 PBITA $m 47.1 60.0 A.F.I. $m 571 431 PBITA/AFI % 8.2 13.9 Employees 3,279 3,140 © Amcor Ltd 2004

  19. Slide 19: Amcor Asia

    Amcor Asia 20 Sing $ 40 18 % 16 30 14 12 PBITA 10 RoAFI 20 8 6 10 4 2 0 0 02/03 03/04 Sales $m 271 304 PBITA $m 33.0 37.2 A.F.I. $m 299 282 PBITA/AFI % 11.0 13.2 Employees 2,797 2,833 © Amcor Ltd 2004

  20. Slide 20: Key Results

    Key Results $ mill (before significant items) Jun 03 Jun 04 Sales 10,710 10,406 -2.8% PBITDA 1,329 1,286 -3.2% PBITA 860 831 -3.4% PBIT 722 704 -2.5% PBT (pre PACRS) 575 571 -0.7% PAT (pre PACRS) 431 440 +2.0% PBT (post PACRS) 523 518 -0.9% PAT (post PACRS) 379 387 +2.1% EPS (post PACRS: cents) 45.3

  21. Slide 21: Sensitivity to Currency

    Sensitivity to Currency $A vs $USD $A vs EUR $A vs $SING .5861 to .7098 . 5592 to .5964 1.0283 to 1.2205 21% 7% 19% Amcor full year sensitivity Impact at PAT level in 03/04 • USD 1 cent =$1.8m p.a • EUR 1 cent=$2.0m p.a • SGD 1 cent=<$0.5m p.a FY 04 Impact on PAT $34 mill FY 04 Impact of SHF $65 mil

  22. Slide 22: Cash Flow from Operations

    Cash Flow from Operations 1000 Compound CFO growth 21.7% pa 945 891 Compound PAT growth 15.4% pa 800 694 600 526 $m 415 379 387 400 281 218 238 200 0 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 Full Year Full Year Full Year Full Year* Full Year* PAT = Profit After Tax (and PACRs) CFO = Cash Flow from Op

  23. Slide 23: Cash Flow from Operations per share

    Cash Flow from Operations 1000 Compound CFO growth per share 12.3%% pa 1.4 1.13 1.2 800 1.05 1.03 945 1 0.84 891 600 $ share 0.8 $m 0.66 694 0.6 400 526 0.4 415 200 0.2 0 0 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 Full Year Full Year Full Year Full Year* Full Year* CFO = Cash Flow from Operations (=

  24. Slide 24: Cash Flow Summary

    Cash Flow Summary $m Inflows Outflows $(117) Work Capital (decrease) $325 Sustaining Capex $137 Net Borrowing Costs PBITDA $101 Tax $1286 $225 Dividends (net) & PACRS $120 Other Debt* $266 $761 Growth Capex/Acq/Disposals *Net of refinancing lease on glass plant © Amcor Ltd 2004

  25. Slide 25: Working Capital Performance

    Working Capital Performance Working capital at period end Average p.a. Working capital/sales* Net Acquisitions 1300 16 133 410 78 1000 44 14 $m % 700 12 400 10 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 Full Year Full Year Full Year Full Year Full Year Full Year *After (i.e. net of) factoring and securitiz

  26. Slide 26: Capital Structure with OBS Financing

    Capital Structure with OBS Financing $ mill Jun 02 Jun 03 Jun 04 Equity & PACRS 4,567 4,636 4,708 Net Debt* (257) 0 1/ 02 2,297 2,689 4,310 6,933 7,397 OBS financings** 413 850 662 Total Capital 4,723 7,783 8,059 Gearing (3%) 40.4% 41.6% Interest cover: PBITA*** 3.7x 3.7x 4.1x Interest cover: PBITDA

  27. Slide 27: Interest and Borrowing Costs

    Interest and Borrowing Costs Weighted Average Cost Jun 03 Jun 04 PACRS, PRIDES & Convertibles* 7.9% 7.9 % Other Debt Facilities - US 4.5% 4.2 % - European 3.2% 4.2 % - Australia 5.0% 5.3 % - New Zealand 5.7% 6.5 % - Asia 4.5% 4.6 % Weighted Average Interest Rate Cost 5.0% 5.3 % Other Borrowing Costs

  28. Slide 28: Dividend

    Dividend • Final dividend 16c (32c FY - up 6.7% on pcp) • Final dividend franked 40% • No DRP discount • DRP satisfied via on market purchase of shares • DRP no longer dilutive to eps • Payout ratio 54+% on pre-goodwill basis • Dividend increases aligned to profit growth © Amcor Ltd 2004

  29. Slide 29: Amcor today

    Amcor today • The packaging industry has and will continue to consolidate as expected • Strong positions developed in chosen markets • Enables leveraging to obtain improving returns – Scale, technology and customer relationships • Decentralised organisational structure • Returns above cost of capita

  30. Slide 30: Growth and yield are possible

    Growth and yield are possible • The targets for the next phase of development are: – Grow earnings off the existing asset base – Targeting 20% earnings growth over the next two years – Generate sufficient cash to both – Increase the dividends in line with earnings – Reinvest in the business for both

  31. Slide 31: Summary

    Summary Reshaping & growing Optimizing 1998 2004 2006 Australian Leading Global Paper & Global Packaging Packaging Packaging Company Company Packaging Industry Leverage position to Company Consolidator improve returns Delivering good growth in both earnings and dividends © Amcor Ltd 2004

  32. Slide 32: Amcor

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