Schaffer Corporation Limited · ASX:SFC

Schaffer — FY2007 Earnings Presentation

27 slides from Schaffer's earnings presentation, Aug 22, 2007

  1. Slide 1: Full Year Results Presentation: Jun-07

    For personal use only Schaffer Corporation Full Year Results Presentation: Jun-07

  2. Slide 2: SFC Performance Highlights

    SFC Performance Highlights For personal use only Operations Acquisitions • 2007 NPAT $10.3m (+26%) • Building Products: $26m by Jun-08 • 2007 EBIT $19.1 (+21%) – Limestone Resources: $7.5m • Building Products EBIT $8.7m (+32%) – First UrbanStone Central site: $3.9m • Delta activity at all time high

  3. Slide 3: A focus on creating long term shareholder value

    A focus on creating long term shareholder value For personal use only • Consistently earned a return on capital in excess of our target of 15% return on capital • Payout the majority of earnings as dividends • Schaffer provides access to capital and leadership across all businesses Success driven by

  4. Slide 4: SFC's businesses service a range of market segments

    SFC’s businesses services a range of markets segments - Performance is not dependent on one industry sector. For personal use only Business Market Customers Competitors Value proposition • Market leader • Premium product Building Products – $300m - $400m paving Fragmented • Strong brand Commercial /

  5. Slide 5: Building Products underpins SFC Profit Rise

    Building Products underpins SFC Profit Rise For personal use only % Full Year Ending 30 Jun (A$m) to Jun-06 to Jun-07 change Revenue 145.3 147.7 + 2% EBITDA 21.1 23.9 + 13% EBIT (net interest basis) 15.9 19.1 + 21% Net profit 8.1 10.3 + 26% EPS 0.58 0.73 ROCE 17% 17% Cash flow from operating activit

  6. Slide 6: EBIT improvement driven by Building Products

    EBIT improvement driven by Building Products For personal use only Operating EBIT (by Segment) 20 18.7 18 2.1 Other Investments 15.3 16 1.9 Investment Property 14 2.0 12 1.9 Leather (+24%) 6.0 $m 10 4.8 8 Building Products (+32%) 6 4 8.7 6.6 2 0 Jun'06 Jun'07 6

  7. Slide 7: Jun-07 Debt Position

    Jun-07 Debt Position For personal use only Non- $M Recourse Total Recourse Building Products 1.1 0.0 1.1 Leather 0 38.7* 38.7 Property Freehold 3.6 0.0 3.6 Property JV’s 1.7 20.2 21.9 Total Debt 6.4 58.9 65.3 Cash Reserves 9.5 Net Debt 55.8 • 30-Jun-07 undrawn debt facilities: $20m; (Increased to $3

  8. Slide 8: Actual gearing is significantly less than it appears

    Actual gearing is significantly less than it appears For personal use only • Group gearing (Net Debt /Equity) per balance sheet @ 105%. - properties are recorded at depreciated cost; not market value. • Substituting Market Value for Book Value reduces Group gearing to 74%. Balance Sheet Properties B

  9. Slide 9: Cash flow

    Cash flow For personal use only Full Year Ending 30 Jun (A$m) Jun-06 Jun-07 EBITDA 21.1 23.9 Net interest paid (3.4) (4.4) Tax paid (2.9) (4.2) Howe change in trade working capital 3.9 (1.1) Other changes in working capital (2.1) 0.4 Other (0.4) (0.7) Total cash generated 16.1 13.9 Debt reduction/(i

  10. Slide 10: Profitable niche focus: Building Products

    For personal use only Profitable niche focus Building Products

  11. Slide 11: Urbanstone, innovative national market leader commanding a brand premium

    Urbanstone, innovative national market leader commanding a brand premium For personal use only • Unmatched plant & design flexibility to satisfy residential & commercial sectors • Embedded cost control culture • Owned national distribution network established since 1993 11

  12. Slide 12: Delta, the market leader in technically engineered concrete products in WA

    Delta, the market leader in technically engineered concrete products in WA For personal use only • Low cost, profitable product • Strong order book • Current projects include 100 St Georges Tce, Bishops See & Perth/Bunbury highway bridges 12

  13. Slide 13: Building Products leverages off buoyant WA economy

    Building Products leverages off buoyant WA economy For personal use only Building Products A$M Jun-06 Jun-07 % change Sales 39.0 55.1 +41% EBIT 6.6 8.7 +32% EBIT Margin 17% 16% • Sales grew with the first-time inclusion of Limestone Resources (+$14m) • Division benefited from strong leverage to buoy

  14. Slide 14: Growth driven by acquisition of Archistone and Limestone Resources

    Growth driven by acquisition of Archistone and Limestone Resources plus UrbanStone Central roll-out For personal use only • Archistone projected revenue: $12m per annum approx • Archistone is the market leader in recon limestone block walling market • Opportunities for operational improvement in tan

  15. Slide 15: Business repositioning locks in Howe's competitive future

    Business repositioning locks in Howe’s For personal use only competitive future Leather – Howe Automotive Limited

  16. Slide 16: Difficult conditions globally for the automotive leather industry

    Difficult conditions globally for the automotive leather industry For personal use only • USA: In Jul-07, import badged vehicle brands outsold the ‘Detroit3’ for the first time ever (Imports: 52% / Detroit3: 48%;) • Hide price pressures • Production overcapacity within the industry • OEM’s squeeze a

  17. Slide 17: The Howe business has been repositioned to remain globally competitive

    The Howe business has been repositioned to remain globally competitive For personal use only • High labour intensive cutting operations all based in lower labour-cost countries (Slovakia, China and Mexico). • Major benefits: (i) lowers Howe’s cost base; (ii) provides local sales and service presence

  18. Slide 18: Howe's 2007 growth focus - Europe and Asia

    Howe’s 2007 growth focus - Europe and Asia For personal use only Howe sales by region $92m $83m 100% 12% 9% Australia 75% 27% 32% Asia 50% 33% Europe 39% 25% 28% North America 19% 0% Jun'06 Jun'07 18

  19. Slide 19: The repositioning keeps Howe competitive in a tough market

    The repositioning keeps Howe competitive in a tough market For personal use only Leather A$M Jun-06 Jun-07 % change Automotive revenue 91.4 82.9 -9% Furniture revenue (closed Aug-06) 6.7 1.5 Automotive EBIT 6.2 6.5 +5% Howe (Group) EBIT 4.8 6.0 +25% EBIT Margin 4.9% 7.1% • Howe’s reported $6.0m EBIT

  20. Slide 20: Pursuing growth opportunities to build scale

    Pursuing growth opportunities to build scale For personal use only • Repositioning locks in competitive future • Increased sales efforts across Europe, Asia and US • Building scale: Increase revenue will positively impact earnings 20

  21. Slide 21: Solid investments generating shareholder returns: Property

    Solid investments generating shareholder For personal use only returns Property

  22. Slide 22: Valuable portfolio of assets with recurring income

    Valuable portfolio of assets with recurring income For personal use only 22

  23. Slide 23: JV partners are industry experts with track record of success

    JV partners are industry experts with track record of success For personal use only 23

  24. Slide 24: Strong earnings and cash flow contribution

    Strong earnings and cash flow contribution For personal use only Investment Property A$M Jun-06 Jun-07 % change EBIT 1.9 1.9 +2% Cash 1.2 1.0 -17% Book value 15.0 16.0 +7% Debt 17.5 20.0 +14% Market value 31.8 38.2 +20% Loan to valuation (debt 55% 52% / market value) 24

  25. Slide 25: Outlook - Earnings

    Outlook - Earnings For personal use only • Building Products (Delta, UrbanStone, Limestone Resources, Archistone) – Delta: set to continue to leverage off WA’s robust economy – Building scale, range and distribution: • Limestone Resources & Archistone acquisitions • Launching of UrbanStone Central c

  26. Slide 26: Outlook – Earnings (continued)

    Outlook – Earnings (continued) For personal use only • Property – Sale of 71 Queens Rd Melbourne to add $1.3m to H1 EBIT – Steady returns are expected from balance of our Investment Property leasing activities – Mindarie: Staging issues to impact H1 earnings. Earning biased to H2. • At Group Level –

  27. Slide 27: Outlook - Dividends

    Outlook - Dividends For personal use only • Final Dividend – SFC will pay a 25¢/share fully franked ordinary dividend – Ex Dividend Date: 9-Sep-07; Payment Date: 18-Sep-07 • Dividend Outlook – SFC’s objective is to maintain dividends for 2007/08 at 50¢/share; balance of earnings to be used to fund g

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