Zeda Limited · JSE:ZZD

Zeda — H1 2025 Earnings Presentation

27 slides from Zeda's earnings presentation, May 2025

  1. Slide 1: Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 31 March 2025

    2025 INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 ZEDA Interim Results FY2025 1

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    1 Operating Landscape 2 Business Overview 3 Financial Performance 4 Outlook Q&A AGENDA ZEDA Interim Results FY2025 2

  3. Slide 3: Key Themes

    Key Themes: Challenging Business Robust Diversified Disciplined Delivered trading fundamentals operating portfolio in strategy double-digit environment remain strong model action execution earnings growth and solid returns ZEDA Interim Results FY2025 3

  4. Slide 4: Challenging Trading Environment

    Challenging Trading Environment: Subdued Auto industry Heightened macroeconomic remains under competition environment pressure • Sluggish GDP growth • The aggressive • Fierce competition in entrance of new the domestic market • Interest rates remain Asian OEMS brands high drives downward - New entra

  5. Slide 5: Robust Operating Model

    Demand Fund Planning Right In-depth Fund assets using Understanding of the most efficient customer needs financing structures 1 2 Dispose 5 3 Buy Right Right Strategically defleet 4 Right make and through our Avis model as it affects dealerships and the resale value online channels Use Robust Right

  6. Slide 6: Sturdy Financial Performance

    Sturdy Financial Performance amidst a challenging trading environment Resilient Superior Robust Solid Interim Revenue Margins Earnings Returns dividend declared R5.2bn 16% 11% 12.2% 55 cents 1.6% marginal 16% Growth in ROIC > WACC 10% decline in Operating HEPS of 11.8% growth in revenue Margin and d

  7. Slide 7: Sustainable Impact

    Sustainable Environment Social Governance Impact Reduce Demonstrate Sound Environmental Positive Social Governance Impact Impact Processes 6% reduction in Zero fatalities Intensified cyber scope 2 emissions maintained training and awareness campaign. 3% reduction in 0.27 Lost Time Injury scope 1 Fre

  8. Slide 8: Business Overview

    BUSINESS 2 OVERVIEW ZEDA Interim Results FY2025 8

  9. Slide 9: Leasing Business: Buoyant Performance

    LEASING Revenue EBITDA Operating Key Performance BUSINESS: margin margin Drivers: • Heavy commercial units up 31% Buoyant • Greater Africa revenue up 6% Performance R1.4bn 60% 27% with operating profit up 15% • Maintenance Fund up 18% an increase of with an with an 5.6% EBITDA operating profit growt

  10. Slide 10: Rental Business: Resilient Performance

    Revenue EBITDA Operating Key Performance margin margin Drivers: RENTAL • Used car revenue down 5.8% BUSINESS: • Digital dealership gaining Resilient R3.8bn 24% 12% traction • Subscription volumes up 49% Performance a decline with an EBITDA with an • Utilisation rate up from 72% to of 4.0% margin dec

  11. Slide 11: Financial Performance

    FINANCIAL 3 PERFORMANCE ZEDA Interim Results FY2025 11

  12. Slide 12: Solid Business Performance

    Solid Business Performance Leasing Operations Rental Operations Average Fleet (000) EBITDA Margin Operating Margin 20 17 17 17 38% 38% 34% 34% 17% 18% 15% 16% 24 28 32 30 Operating profit (Rm) -1.6% -3.1% 5.4% 5 188 1 339 5 270 1 796 1 740 1 671 4 430 1 403 3 705 1 414 832 803 789 1 144 783 655 852

  13. Slide 13: Diverse portfolio at play

    Insurance, Diverse portfolio at play Commissions & Other Leasing Rental Revenue (Rm) Car sales 5 270 5 188 -1.6% 4 430 71 73 +2.8% 3 705 1 185 61 1 235 +4.2% 49 968 938 1 887 1 876 -0.6% 1 765 1 181 2 127 2 004 -5.8% 1 636 1 537 HY2022 HY2023 HY2024 HY2025 ZEDA Interim Results FY2025 13

  14. Slide 14: Net finance costs

    Net finance costs* Effective interest rate (%)* (Rm/%) Net finance costs 11,1% The effective interest rate has decreased, 400 12,0% driven by market rate declines and 90 bps management efforts to reduce cost of 10,2% 350 9,0% funding 10,0% 300 SA Prime interest rate 8,0% declined by 75bps to 11% dur

  15. Slide 15: Tax charge reconciliation

    Tax charge reconciliation March HY2025 March HY2024 +1.9% -1.7% -0.1% -1.4% -0.6% +0.6% 28,9% -0.5% 26,9% 27,0% 27,0% 2025 Effective Net PY tax Non-deductible Non-taxable Rate change Withholding 2025 Statutory 2024 Effective Non-deductible Withholding tax ** 2024 Statutory tax rate over expenses* in

  16. Slide 16: Robust Earnings

    Robust Earnings Basic Earnings per share (BEPS) Headline Earnings per share (HEPS) (cents) (cents) 250 250 Earnings growth 196,5 +11.1% +11.2% 189,1 184,1 183,7 200 • Solid Gross Profit margins 165,5 200 165,4 • Improved position on foreign exchange 150 150 impact 100 • Managing the cost of funding

  17. Slide 17: Value Creation

    Value Creation Return on Invested Capital vs WACC Return on Equity (%) (%) 18,0 16,0 40,0 ROIC 16,0 WACC ROIC achieved above the WACC 35,0 12,8 12,8 12,7 28,3 28,5 14,0 12,2 • Capital deployment strategy returned 11,8 30,0 12,0 a ROIC above WACC 21,8 25,0 10,0 • Shift in investment profile to long-t

  18. Slide 18: Operating assets supporting the business

    Operating assets supporting the business Classes of assets (Rm) Zeda diversified the sources of funding 2025 2024 2024 March March September utilised to acquire operating assets PPE (excl vehicles) 35 116 46 • We increased unsecured funding ratio Fleet Assets – Leasing 4 678 4 323 4 645 with the iss

  19. Slide 19: Financial stewardship

    Financial stewardship Debt ratios (Rm/times) Net debt * 12 000 12,0 9,1 Net Debt to EBITDA Financial stewardship Fleet carrying value 10 000 10,0 • Interest cover at 5.0x remains strong Interest cover (times) 8 000 6,2 8,0 • Net debt increased by R1 210m as the 4,7 fleet value grew by R1 014m compar

  20. Slide 20: Capital Structure on 31 March 2025

    Capital Structure on 31 March 2025* (Rm/times) Long Term Short Term Invested capital R1 704m Equity build-up since listing 9 581 Gross Debt (**): • Equity represents 33% of capital structure 7 541 Equity 7 911 • Net Debt levels well maintained 3 183 33% 1 143 Equity • Strong cash at reporting date -

  21. Slide 21: Funding facilities

    Funding facilities (Rm) Sufficient headroom of R3 341m 3 341 Funding capacity • Sufficient funding capacity 10 882 at appropriate commitment cost 7 541 New Funding introduced in HY2025 • CTA Funding • Listed Bonds Total Facilities Utilization Headroom Lower cost of funding New funding Increased unse

  22. Slide 22: Transition to Unsecured Funding

    Transition to Unsecured Funding Pre-Refinance Post Refinance 1 2 31 Dec 24 31 March 25 Secured Secured Unsecured Unsecured 1% 34% 66% 99% ZEDA Interim Results FY2025 22

  23. Slide 23: Outlook – Financial overview

    Outlook – Financial overview Discipline Improve Continued Continue with Continue to and focus technological focus the cost diversity our to generate strong platforms to on the working containment funding and drive cash enhance insights, capital culture and down the cost of decision making and drivin

  24. Slide 24: Outlook

    4 OUTLOOK ZEDA Interim Results FY2025 24

  25. Slide 25: H2 Focus areas

    H2 Focus areas Cost efficiencies Optimal fleet Growth management Ghana divestment ZEDA Interim Results FY2025 25

  26. Slide 26: Business fundamentals remain strong

    Business fundamentals remain strong: Access to Access to Access to Information Competitive Technology Disposal Vehicles Markets Funding • Lowering cost • A diversified mix • Right market • IT & Data • Timing of of funding of vehicles across our strategy takes defleet • Grow asset-light diversified u

  27. Slide 27: Thank You Q&A

    THANK YOU Q&A ZEDA Interim Results FY2025 27

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