Element Solutions Inc. · NYSE:ESI

Element Solutions — Platform Specialty Products — Credit Suisse 30th Annual Basic Materials Conference 2017

21 slides from Element Solutions's conference presentation, Sep 13, 2017

  1. Slide 1: Credit Suisse Basic Materials Conference 2017

    Credit Suisse Basic Materials Conference 2017 September 13, 2017 1

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor

    SAFE HARBOR Please note that in this presentation, we may discuss events or results that have not yet occurred or been realized, commonly referred to as forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by or o

  3. Slide 3: Non-GAAP Information

    NON-GAAP INFORMATION To supplement the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), the Company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, cash flow conversion, comparable adjusted

  4. Slide 4: Platform Since Founding

    PLATFORM SINCE FOUNDING A diversified portfolio of “asset-lite, high-touch” businesses across Platform Thesis multiple end-markets can generate stable strong cash flows Agricultural Solutions Performance Solutions Acquisitions & Verticals 2016 Net Sales: $1.8bn 2016 Net Sales: $1.8 bn 2016 Adj. EBIT

  5. Slide 5: Platform's Business Today

    PLATFORM’S BUSINESS TODAY  Highly profitable business  Diversified revenue base  Healthy and growing with minimal capital across geographies and end-markets with requirements leading to industries… exciting opportunities strong returns on for expansion… investment … 2016 Performance 2016 Net Sale

  6. Slide 6: Strong Financial Metrics vs. Peers

    STRONG FINANCIAL METRICS VS. PEERS 2017E Adj. EBITDA* Growth 2016 Adj. EBITDA* - Capex Margin1 19% 18% 18% 17% 10% 9% 13% 9% 7% 7% PAH Industrial R&D Lite R&D Driven Specialty PAH R&D Driven Industrial Specialty R&D Lite Chemicals Ag Ag Chemicals Ag Chemicals Chemicals Ag 2016 ROIC* 2017 EV / Adj. E

  7. Slide 7: Platform's Future Vision

    PLATFORM’S FUTURE VISION Two Leading Specialty Chemical Companies with Exciting Growth Opportunities and Robust Cash Flows ~$1.8bn+1 Global Agricultural Chemical ~$1.8bn+1 Global Specialty Chemical Business Business Key End- Conventional crop protection, seed Electronics, automotive, general Markets

  8. Slide 8: Arysta LifeScience Highlights

    ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS  Distinctive position as formulation-based Ag chemical company with global scale and niche crop focus Strong  Industry innovator that develops new solutions for farmers Industry  A preferred partner for numerous discovery-focused firms Positioning  Significant globa

  9. Slide 9: Arysta LifeScience Peer Benchmarking

    ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE PEER BENCHMARKING 2017E Adj. EBITDA* Growth 9% 9% 6% Arysta Lifescience R&D Lite Ag R&D Driven Ag 2016 ROIC* 19% 14% 13% Arysta Lifescience R&D Driven Ag R&D Lite Ag Note: R&D Driven Ag peers include Syngenta and Monsanto R&D Lite Ag peers include FMC Ag business (ROIC based on FM

  10. Slide 10: Performance Solutions Highlights

    PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS HIGHLIGHTS  Market leader in specialty chemicals for surface treatment and electronic assembly Leading Market  High-touch sales force embedded with customers Positions  Leading specialty chemical supplier selling more than $1.5 billion of surface chemistry and assembly solut

  11. Slide 11: Performance Solutions Peer Benchmarking

    PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS PEER BENCHMARKING 2017E Adj. EBITDA* Growth 10% 10% 7% Performance Solutions Industrial Chemicals Specialty Chemicals 2016 ROIC* 24% 14% 13% Performance Solutions Industrial Chemicals Specialty Chemicals Note: Industrial Chemicals peers include Newmarket, Ecolab, Quaker, RPM In

  12. Slide 12: Next Steps and Other Considerations

    NEXT STEPS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS  Arysta IPO : Expect IPO to be completed mid-2018 o Arysta to be operated as an independent, standalone public company post-IPO with Platform continuing as a significant shareholder  Team: Strong management teams to be established for both businesses; expect key

  13. Slide 13: 2017 Priorities

    2017 PRIORITIES Execution: Build on Operating Momentum Focus Commercial Efforts on Fast Growing Niches Synergy Realization and Continuous Cost Improvement Generate Free Cash Flow and Reduce Leverage 13

  14. Slide 14: Appendix

    PLATFORM SPECIALTY PR UCTS CORPORATION rl APPENDIX 14

  15. Slide 15: Platform Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA

    PLATFORM RECONCILIATION TO ADJUSTED EBITDA (Amounts in millions) Q2'17 YTD Q2'16 YTD FY 2016 FY 2015 FY 2014 Net loss attributable to common stockholders $(86) $(144) $(41) $(309) $(263) Gain on amendment of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock — — (33) — — Stock dividend on founder preferred shares

  16. Slide 16: Segment Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

    SEGMENT ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION Performance Solutions Agricultural Solutions Total (amounts in millions) Q2'17 Q2'16 Q2'17 Q2'16 Q2'17 Q2'16 YTD YTD YoY% YTD YTD YoY% YTD YTD YoY% Adj. EBITDA ex-corp cost $220 $197 11% $209 $197 6% $429 $395 9% Corporate allocations (15) (17) (15) (17) (30) (

  17. Slide 17: Segment Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation (Continued)

    SEGMENT ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION (CONTINUED) Performance Solutions Agricultural Solutions Total (amounts in millions) 2015 2014 YoY% 2015 2014 YoY% 2015 2014 YoY% Adj. EBITDA ex-corp cost $236 $212 11% $379 $16 n/m $616 $228 170% Acquisitions: Alent 143 175 143 175 OM 28 30 28 30 Arysta 3 293

  18. Slide 18: Segment Comparable Sales Reconciliation

    SEGMENT COMPARABLE SALES RECONCILIATION Performance Solutions Agricultural Solutions Total (amounts in millions) 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 Net Sales $801 $755 $1,742 $88 $2,542 $843 Acquisitions: Alent 847 1,063 847 1,063 OM 142 172 142 172 Arysta 87 1,533 87 1,533 CAS 380 380 Agriphar 170 170 C

  19. Slide 19: Segment Organic Sales Growth Reconciliation

    SEGMENT ORGANIC SALES GROWTH RECONCILIATION Q2'17 YTD Reported Net Impact of Constant Organic Sales Metals Acquisitions Sales Growth Currency Currency Growth Performance Solutions 6% 2% 8% (3)% —% 5% Agricultural Solutions 1% (1)% —% —% —% —% Platform 3% 1% 4% (1)% —% 3% FY 2016 Reported Net Impact

  20. Slide 20: Return on Invested Capital Reconciliation

    RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL RECONCILIATION Performance Agricultural Total ($ in millions) Solutions Solutions 2016 2016 2016 Adj. EBITDA $401 $368 $769 (+) Rent expense 22 15 37 (+) R&D expense 45 39 84 (-) Statutory tax rate impact (164) (147) (312) Adj. Operating Income $304 $275 $579 Invested Capi

  21. Slide 21: Non-GAAP Information

    NON-GAAP INFORMATION Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as further adjusted for additional items included in earnings that are not representative or indicative of our ongoing business. Management believes adjusted EBITDA and

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