Data Communications Management Corp. · TSX:DCM

Data Communications Management — Investor Day (December 2021)

89 slides from Data Communications Management's investor day presentation, Dec 1, 2021

  1. Slide 1: Welcome to DCM Investor Day

    Welcome to DCM Investor Day December 1, 2021

  2. Slide 2: Welcome

    Welcome

  3. Slide 3: DCM Leadership Team

    DCM Leadership Team Richard Kellam James Lorimer Phil Hammond Shelly Anwyll Sharad Verma President & CEO Chief Financial Officer Chief Revenue Officer SVP, North America, SVP, Strategy Emerging Markets Karen Redfern Barbara Jason Sharpe Christine Custodio Asem Moqbel VP, Customer Franovic- Wilkins V

  4. Slide 4: DCM Board Members

    DCM Board Members J.R. Kingsley Ward Greg Cochrane Merri Jones ICD.D James J. Murray, SIOR Chairman of the Board Vice Chairman Director Director 4

  5. Slide 5: What does success look like?

    What does success look like? • Better knowledge of challenges and opportunities facing clients today • Clear appreciation of DCM’s digital workflow strategy and capabilities • Clarity of DCM’s “print-first to digital-first” strategy and operational drive to build a better and bigger business • Under

  6. Slide 6: Event Agenda

    Event Agenda 3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Richard Kellam, President & CEO • Opening Remarks & Introductions Brad Jakeman, Former President of Global Beverages, PepsiCo & Jim Brennan, 3:10 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. • Marketing Technology and the Changing Role of the CMO Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Con

  7. Slide 7: Brad Jakeman, Jim Brennan

    Brad Jakeman Jim Brennan Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Managing Director & Senior Group, former President of Global Partner, Boston Consulting Group Beverages, PepsiCo

  8. Slide 8: Brad Jakeman, Jim Brennan

    Brad Jakeman Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group Jim Brennan Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group

  9. Slide 9: Designing for Disruption

    Designing for Disruption Key Trends Shaping The Future of Marketing

  10. Slide 10: Copyright © 2021 by Boston Consulting Group. All rights reserved.

    10 Copyright © 2021 by Boston Consulting Group. All rights reserved.

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  12. Slide 12: Six ongoing trends will shape the future of marketing

    Six ongoing trends will shape the future of marketing Accelerated pace of Seamless & personalized Scalable marketing engines change & innovation customer experiences and new MarTech Solutions Rapidly evolving consumer demands, Consumers crave and expect Step changes in performance market dynamics, a

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  14. Slide 14: Trend: Accelerated pace of change and innovation

    Trend | Accelerated pace of change and innovation FROM TO LENGTHY, COSTLY CONSUMER INSIGHTS DATA-DRIVEN CUSTOMER-CENTRIC MARKETING METHODOLOGIES REQUIRING MONTHS LEVERAGING REAL-TIME DATA AND FEEDBACK LOOPS TO IDENTIFY EMERGING MARKET TRENDS INNOVATION PART OF A ”GENERALIST” MARKETER’S INNOVATION AS

  15. Slide 15: Tell Sell

    Tell Sell 15

  16. Slide 16: Trend: Seamless & personalized customer experiences

    Trend | Seamless & personalized customer experiences FROM TO MASS MARKETING PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCES AND DEEP RELATIONSHIPS SINGLE CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS SEAMLESS OMNICHANNEL EXPERIENCES ONE-SIZE-FITS-MANY CONTENT STRATEGY PERSONALIZED CONTENT DELIVERED AT SCALE Copyright © 2021 by Boston Consulting

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  18. Slide 18: Trend: Scalable marketing engines and new MarTech solutions

    Trend | Scalable marketing engines and new MarTech Solutions FROM TO MARKETING HEAVILY FOCUSED ON COMMUNICATIONS NEW SKILL SETS REQUIRED IN ANALYTICS, INSIGHTS AND MEDIA MARKETING PERFORMANCE OFTEN MEASURED BY ‘SOFT MEASUREMENT SCIENCE UNLOCKING NEW LEVELS OF METRICS’ LIKE BRAND AFFINITY, PERSUASION

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  20. Slide 20: Trend: Shifting roles across the value chain

    Trend | Shifting roles across the value chain. FROM TO 2-3 AGENCIES ON A ‘ROSTER’ OVER 20 DIFFERENT PARTNERS RELIANCE ON OUTSOURCING ACCELERATED PACE OF INSOURCING MEDIA AND CONTENT PRODUCTION ‘CONTAINED’ TEAM, EASY TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE UNIVERSAL OPERATIONAL AND BUSINESS KPI FRAMEWORK CRITICAL AS

  21. Slide 21: Authentic

    Authentic 21

  22. Slide 22: Trend: Social responsibility as the expectation

    Trend | Social responsibility as the expectation FROM TO BRAND SCRUTINY- PURCHASE DECISIONS BASED ON “CONSCIOUS SHOPPING”- COMPANY’S ROLE IN SOCIETY FUNCTIONAL AND EMOTIONAL BRAND ATTRIBUTES SCRUTINIZED ACROSS MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS- DE&I, FAIR TRADE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENT FROM CONSU

  23. Slide 23: Copyright © 2021 by Boston Consulting Group. All rights reserved.

    23 Copyright © 2021 by Boston Consulting Group. All rights reserved.

  24. Slide 24: Trend: Growing demands on talent & teams

    Trend | Growing demands on talent & teams FROM TO HOMOGENEOUS TEAMS SOURCED FROM SIMILAR PLACES DIVERSE TALENT MIXING CREATIVES, ANALYSTS TO CREATE EMOTIONALLY IMPACTFUL AND STRATEGICALLY PRECISE CONTENT LARGE COMPANIES AND BIG BRANDS REPRESENTING A WAR FOR DIGITAL TALENT WITH A RANGE OF NEW COMPELL

  25. Slide 25: Complexity

    COMPLEXITY 25 Copyright © 2021 by Boston Consulting Group. All rights reserved.

  26. Slide 26: Stepping back …

    The fragmentation In this market, the In-housing content ESG is a friend of media platforms sheer quantity of development (away and the accelerating content required by from agencies) will trend toward digital marketers is represent a engagement, unsustainable and significant together with a unaffor

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    BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP

  28. Slide 28: Richard Kellam

    Richard Kellam President & CEO

  29. Slide 29: Print First to Digital First

    From To Print Digital First First 29

  30. Slide 30: From Low SKU to High SKU

    FROM TO Low SKU High SKU High Volume Low Volume

  31. Slide 31: From Simplicity to Complexity

    From Simplicity to Complexity

  32. Slide 32: DCM: The brand behind your brand

    "CM - DCM THE BRAND BEHIND YOUR BRAND SURPRISINGLY SIMPLE _ 32 DCM

  33. Slide 33: Our mission

    Our mission is to transform our clients’ businesses by simplifying the way they communicate and operate – so they can accomplish more with fewer steps and less effort 33

  34. Slide 34: We eat complexity for breakfast

    We eat complexity for breakfast

  35. Slide 35: More complex workflow, more digital capabilities

    More complex More digital workflow capabilities 35

  36. Slide 36: Cannabis Label Clients

    • Total assets across all cannabis clients is >4,500 Cannabis Label • Creates dynamic bar codes • Automates workflows Clients • Manages regulatory compliance • Algorithms to manage the Federal legislation • Governance and oversight • Marketing communication and content • Reporting & insights • Third

  37. Slide 37: Commercial Banking & Wealth Management Client

    Commercial • Supports 7 lines of business • Streamlines on-demand content personalization Banking & Wealth for over 1,000 independent Investment Advisors, across 80 locations in Canada Management Client • 1,100+ branded assets efficiently managed for regulatory and brand compliance • Accelerates the

  38. Slide 38: Large Pipeline Client

    • Manage 1,200+ different messages for signage Large Pipeline Client • All signage is location-specific content • Order, print, bill, ship, ERP, payment, FedEx, production 38

  39. Slide 39: Workflow Management to Digital Asset Management

    Workflow Management Digital Asset Management

  40. Slide 40: Karen Redfern

    Karen Redfern VP of Customer Technology Solutions

  41. Slide 41: DCMFLEX

    DCMFLEX —

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    Wine ynalketing) andscapepsishittingmsmealler, eins, Telniae ottelesis, cinel mors toldnoolnis

  43. Slide 43: What we developed

    What we developed GOVERNMENT COMPLIANCE BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING PAYMENTS DAM SECURITY EMAIL SERVICES ORDERING/ STOREFRONT LOGISTICS MARKETING DATA DATA ANALYTICS MARKETING PRINT ON SOLUTIONS DEMAND WORKFLOW CRM MARKETING MANAGEMENT 43

  44. Slide 44: Workflow optimization

    Workflow optimization Marketing workflow solution 44

  45. Slide 45: No one solution fits all

    No one solution fits all 45

  46. Slide 46: Why?

    Why? • Higher Retention • Higher Value to Partnership • Sticky Data Governance Compliance 46

  47. Slide 47: Shelly Anwyll

    Shelly Anwyll SVP, North America, Emerging Markets & ASMBL

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  49. Slide 49: The Digital Asset Management market

    The Digital Asset Management market $5.2 B 21.2% 1/10* CAGR during the companies currently using Market Size period of 2020-2025 a DAM solution REVENUE SHARE BY REGION REVENUE SHARE BY SIZE OF COMPANY 61.1% 38.9% 45.4% 54.6% North America Enterprise Rest Of World SME *2019 data. www.technavio.com No

  50. Slide 50: Increasing complexity

    Increasing complexity Data Governance Compliance 50

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  52. Slide 52: DCM competitive advantage in today's market

    DCM competitive advantage in today’s market: making the complex simple • DCM Practitioner managing digital assets > 40 years • Automation is foundational to DCM growth • 70 of the top 100 organizations: Financial; Retail; Healthcare; Energy; Cannabis • Value Creation 52

  53. Slide 53: DCM ASMBL Digital Ecosystem

    DCM ASMBL Digital Ecosystem Advanced tech-enabled DAM service platform 53

  54. Slide 54: Recent Client Win: Preeminent Technology Retailer

    Recent Client Win: Preeminent Technology Retailer ASMBL Solution: • Enables client to create, execute, price-validate and traffic all promotional material • Centralizes crucial marketing workflows and digital assets, across several assets • Visible and trackable across all business lines and channel

  55. Slide 55: The opportunity – next 5 years

    The opportunity– next 5 years $3.4MM $10-$20MM $25-$50MM 2020 2022 2025 55

  56. Slide 56: On the horizon

    On the horizon Active Pipeline >$5.0MM $1.2MM $1.3MM $1.0MM $.5MM Financial Services Retail Cannabis Health Care 56

  57. Slide 57: Natalie Mohamed

    Natalie Mohamed Associate Creative Director, Brand Strategy & Communications

  58. Slide 58: DCM's ESG reveal

    DCM’s ESG reveal 58

  59. Slide 59: DCM's ESG reveal

    Environmental DCM’s ESG reveal Social Governance 59

  60. Slide 60: Environmental commitments

    Environmental commitments Carbon footprint Renewable energy Waste Sustainable forestry reduction transition reduction support 30% carbon footprint 100% renewable 10% annual reduction 144,000 trees reduction by 2030 energy by 2050 of solid waste planted annually Net zero by 2050 60

  61. Slide 61: Environmental partnerships

    Environmental partnerships • NFP that promotes sustainability in printing • Software platform that measures paper • Full solutions provider of LED lighting and other processes through standardized criteria, auditing, footprint in real time and reverse-calculates energy-efficient products and technol

  62. Slide 62: Social highlights

    Social highlights Quality of life Diversity, equity & Giving back for associates inclusion strategy • Habitat for Humanity partnership Wellbeing: Growth & development: • Partnership with Global Learning • NEW: volunteer day program • Workplace Options: Employee • Tuition reimbursement Inc. for DEI e

  63. Slide 63: Governance highlights

    Governance highlights Business ethics Safety & Regulatory Board security compliance management • Code of conduct • Health & safety policy • AODA compliance (as per • Board diversity policy • Pay equity policy • Privacy policy Accessibility for Ontarians • Whistleblower policy • Violence & harassment

  64. Slide 64: James Lorimer

    James Lorimer Chief Financial Officer

  65. Slide 65: Financial Update

    Fi n ncial Update . =

  66. Slide 66: Forward Looking Statement Information Disclosure

    Forward Looking Statement Information Disclosure Forward-looking Statements Certain statements in this presentation constitute “forward-looking” statements that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, objectives or achievement

  67. Slide 67: Five-year financial objectives

    Five-year financial objectives From print first to digital first Targets: 5%+ 35-40% 18-20% 18-22% Revenue CAGR Gross Margins SG&A Adjusted EBITDA 67

  68. Slide 68: Positioned for top-line growth

    Positioned for top-line growth As consumer movements return to pre-COVID levels $100.0 REVENUE (C$ MILLIONS) $78.6 $77.4 $75.0 $69.6 $71.5 $63.2 $63.9 $62.4 $60.6 $57.4 $55.2 $56.9 $50.0 $25.0 $- Q1 19 Q2 19 Q3 19 Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Q1 21 Q2 21 Q3 21 PRE-COVID Q1 19 – Q1 20 COVID Q2 20 –

  69. Slide 69: OPEX, mix & revenue management

    OPEX, mix & revenue management Initiatives have driven ~30% gross margins GROSS MARGIN % 30.7% 30.1% 30.20% 29.0% 28.7% 28.0% 26.4% 24.8% 24.1% 24.5% 22.6% +30% GM target in near term Q1 19 Q2 19 Q3 19 Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Q1 21 Q2 21 Q3 21 Providing operational leverage as post-COVID envir

  70. Slide 70: Focus on operational excellence

    Focus on operational excellence Digital Inkjet Brampton Calgary Hybrid Capabilities Consolidation Consolidation Work Model +$1M +$1M +$.75M +$0.8M Savings Previously Savings Previously OPEX Savings Overhead Savings Announced Announced 70

  71. Slide 71: Cash flow from operations

    Cash flow from operations CFO High free cash flow $20.7M conversion = YTD 2021 Paying down debt 71

  72. Slide 72: Strong free cash flow

    Strong free cash flow IN C$ MILLIONS 2019 2020 YTD 2021 Cash from Operations -$0.8 $47.6 $20.7 Capital Expenditures 1.0 0.3 0.6 Intangible Investment 3.9 0.6 1.1 Total Investing Activities $4.9 $0.8 $1.7 CFO less total investing -$5.7 $46.8 $19.0 "FREE CASH" CONVERSION nmf 98.2% 91.8% nmf = not mean

  73. Slide 73: Organizational effectiveness initiatives

    Organizational effectiveness initiatives -34% fewer employees vs. 2018 Severance payments subsiding -489 Headcount at end of Period Provisions paid / payable (millions) $6.5 1,433 $5.6 $5.2 1,221 1,078 $3.5 944 $0.3 2018 2019 2020 2021YTD 2019 2020 2021YTD N12M Long Term 73

  74. Slide 74: Repayment of debt a significant priority

    Repayment of debt a significant priority $79.8 M $48.2 M -54% Since Fiscal 2019 $41.0 M $39.1 M $36.3 M 2019 2020 Q1 2021 Q2 2021 Q3 2021 74

  75. Slide 75: Debt refinancing

    Debt refinancing 50% cost EXPECTED reduction on ~60% of debt = $1.5M ANNUAL INTEREST SAVINGS $10M Bank Term Facility closed November 8, 2021 $11M FPD VI Term Facility expected to close December 17, 2021 75

  76. Slide 76: Current term debt maturity profile

    Current term debt maturity profile DCM’s term credit facilities to be fully repaid in 2026 Outstanding Term Credit Facility Balances (millions) $40.0 $36.3 $34.1 $30.0 $11.0 $21.4 $2.2 $21.4 $20.0 $9.4 $9.4 $2.4 $10.0 $1.7 $1.2 $9.6 $10.5 $4.9 $6.3 $9.7 $7.9 $4.7 $5.8 $- $- $2.0 $1.8 30-Sep-21 31-De

  77. Slide 77: Committed to paying down debt

    Committed to paying down debt $26M of fixed term debt to be repaid through end of 2023 Principal Payments by Period (millions) $20.0 $1.9 $12.7 $11.8 $3.3 $1.6 $4.7 = $36.3 $1.6 $1.0 $1.6 $10.0 $1.2 $4.6 $4.9 $1.7 $3.8 $4.1 $1.6 $4.7 $1.8 $1.6 $- $- Q4 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Bank Term Facilit

  78. Slide 78: Supply chain headwinds and raw material price increases

    Supply chain headwinds Raw material OPPORTUNITIES = price increases FOR TOP-LINE + Supply constraints GROWTH AND MARGIN ENHANCEMENT 78

  79. Slide 79: Disciplined financial strategy

    Disciplined financial strategy Three key initiatives: • Continue to increase margins Grow Free • Further working capital improvements Cash Flow • Pay down debt • Investment in digital asset management Fund Digital • Refresh strategic digital print assets Innovation • Support enhanced lead generation

  80. Slide 80: Digital innovation provides paths to value creation

    Digital innovation provides paths to value creation Multiple of Enterprise Value | Revenue 0.5X 1.1X 1.9X 9.3X Multiple of Enterprise Value | EBITDA 3.4X 7.4X 12.5X 29.1X DCM Today Conventional Print Tech-enabled Marketing DAM Tech-enabled Solution Providers Workflow providers Services Providers 80

  81. Slide 81: Why invest?

    Why invest? -54% REVENUE & VALUE DEBT SINCE MARGIN GROWTH CREATION FISCAL 2019 Driving digital innovation Tech enablement providing Repayment of debt path to growth a significant priority Currently trading at ~3.4x EBITDA Targeting <1x debt/EBITDA Re-rating opportunity as we accelerate innovation 81

  82. Slide 82: Building both a better and bigger business

    Building both a better and bigger business Talent Business Operational Client Technology- Intelligence Excellence Engagement enabled Services

  83. Slide 83: Richard Kellam

    Richard Kellam President & CEO

  84. Slide 84: Print First to Digital First

    From To Print Digital First First 84

  85. Slide 85: Workflow Management to Digital Asset Management

    Workflow Management Digital Asset Management

  86. Slide 86: Better + Bigger Business

    Better + Bigger Business 86

  87. Slide 87: Five-year financial objectives

    Five-year financial objectives From print first to digital first Targets: 5%+ 35-40% 18-20% 18-22% Revenue CAGR Gross Margins SG&A Adjusted EBITDA 87

  88. Slide 88: Reception

    Reception Shelly Anwyll SVP, North America, Emerging Markets Karen Redfern VP, Customer Technology Solutions Barb Franovic- Wilkins VP, Marketing

  89. Slide 89: Thank you

    Thank you y, P

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