Aurizon Holdings Ltd. · ASX:AZJ

Aurizon — QR National — H1 FY2012 Earnings Presentation

37 slides from Aurizon's earnings presentation, Feb 16, 2012

  1. Slide 1: Interim Results 2012

    INTERIM RESULTS 2012 Lance Hockridge – MD & CEO Deborah O’Toole – EVP & CFO 16 February 2012

  2. Slide 2: Important Notice

    IMPORTANT NOTICE Reliance on third party information This Presentation was prepared by QR National Limited (ACN 146 335 622) (“QR National”). This Presentation may contain information that has been derived from publicly available sources that have not been independently verified. No representation o

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    AGENDA  Company update Lance Hockridge, Managing Director and CEO  Financial Overview Deborah O’Toole, Executive Vice President and CFO  Medium to Long Term Outlook Lance Hockridge, Managing Director and CEO  Questions and Answers 3

  4. Slide 4: FY12 Half Year Performance

    FY12 HALF YEAR PERFORMANCE LANCE HOCKRIDGE – MD & CEO

  5. Slide 5: HY12 Continues Delivery and Momentum

    HY12 CONTINUES DELIVERY AND MOMENTUM  Revenue of $1.8bn – up 1% on HY11 QUALITY RESULT  Underlying EBIT of $251m – up 11% on HY11 IN A CHALLENGING  Coal volumes of 97.5mt – down 2% on HY11 ENVIRONMENT  Statutory NPAT of $189m versus $278m in HY11 due to $281m tax benefit  Interim dividend of 3.

  6. Slide 6: Financial Highlights

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS HY12 HY11 Variance $m $m % Revenue 1,767 1,748 1% Underlying EBITDA 468 446 5% Statutory EBIT 260 131 98% Underlying EBIT 251 226 11% Statutory NPAT (1) 189 278 (32%) Underlying NPAT 168 71 >100% Statutory EPS (cps) 7.8 12.4 (37%) (1) HY11 included $281m tax benefit 6

  7. Slide 7: Performance Metrics Robust on Reduced Volumes

    PERFORMANCE METRICS ROBUST ON REDUCED VOLUMES QR National Group Operating metrics HY12 HY11 Coal Tonnages Comparison H1 H2 Revenue / NTK (A$/000 NTK) 55.4 53.5 FY11 Labour Costs / Revenue 31.7% 32.3% HY12 NTK/employee (MNTK) 7.0 6.9 Indicative tonnages Opex(1)/ NTK (A$/000 NTK) 47.5 46.6 EBITDA Marg

  8. Slide 8: HY12 Delivering Against Strategy

    HY12 DELIVERING AGAINST STRATEGY Strategy Execution Transformation Transformation  Safety  Safety performance continues to improve with LTIFR down 44%  Commercial outcomes  35% of coal volumes on performance based contracts at 31st Dec 2011  Customer service  Coal Revenue/NTK +9% on HY11  Per

  9. Slide 9: Safety – Lead Indicator for Performance

    SAFETY – LEAD INDICATOR FOR PERFORMANCE Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) Medically Treated Injury Frequency Rate (MTIFR) 20 50 45 MTI’s/Million Hours Worked 17.5 LTI’s/Million Hours Worked 40 15 35 12.5 30 10 25 7.5 20 15 41% 5 10 2.5 44% 5 0 0 Sep-08 Dec-08 Sep-09 Dec-09 Sep-10 Dec-10 Sep-11

  10. Slide 10: Focus on Productivity and Service Improvement

    FOCUS ON PRODUCTIVITY AND SERVICE IMPROVEMENT 10.2 hrs 10.1 CQCN Payloads (Tonnes ‘000s) Average Total Turnaround Time (Hours) 40 10.0 38 9.9 36 9.8 Goonyella Blackwater 34 Blackwater/Moura 9.7 32 9.6 30 8.1 28 8.0 26 7.9 7.8 24 7.7 22 7.6 20 Goonyella 7.5 18 Jan-10 Apr-10 Jul-10 Oct-10 Jan-11 Apr-1

  11. Slide 11: New Functional Structure Underpins Company-wide Focus on Customer Service

    NEW FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE UNDERPINS COMPANY-WIDE FOCUS ON CUSTOMER SERVICE  Functional organisational structure aligns with global best practice  Implementation commenced 1st December 2011  The new structure will be a critical enabler in delivering customer service excellence  Aligns operational

  12. Slide 12: Network Investment for Growth

    NETWORK INVESTMENT FOR GROWTH 12

  13. Slide 13: Northern Link Opens Up Major Growth Corridor

    NORTHERN LINK OPENS UP MAJOR GROWTH CORRIDOR  Northern Link (69kms of new rail) completed ahead of time  The GAP Project will deliver: – a major upgrade and expansion of existing Newlands Coal System – supports the 33mtpa increase in capacity on the Newlands system bringing total system capacity t

  14. Slide 14: Wiggins Island Rail Project Agreement Signed

    WIGGINS ISLAND RAIL PROJECT AGREEMENT SIGNED  A significant rail infrastructure investment servicing a new export terminal at Gladstone  Early works in advance of construction commenced February 2012, with first railings scheduled mid-2014  Additional 27mtpa of capacity created, representing a 30

  15. Slide 15: Diversification Through Iron Ore

    DIVERSIFICATION THROUGH IRON ORE Iron Ore Growth Profile  Tracking to our target of ~30mtpa by 2014  Iron Ore customers include: mt 30 – Karara Mining Ltd: up to 10.8mtpa(1) for ten years – commenced 15 Jan 2012 25 – Cliffs: volume increase from 8.5mtpa to 11mtpa – commencing March 2012 20 – Mt Gi

  16. Slide 16: FY12 Financial Performance

    FY12 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE DEBORAH O’TOOLE - EVP & CFO

  17. Slide 17: Financial Performance Summary

    FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE SUMMARY  HY12 underlying EBIT of $251m up 11% on HY11  Network Services underlying EBIT of $156m down 8% due to lower network volumes EBIT IMPROVEMENT  Coal underlying EBIT of $139m up 38% on HY11 despite lower volume ON HY11  Freight underlying EBIT of $29m up 97% on HY11

  18. Slide 18: Quality Result in a Challenging Environment

    QUALITY RESULT IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT Financial Key Metrics Revenue ($m) 1,767 +1% Volumes 130.4 (1%) Underlying EBITDA ($m) 468 +5% Revenue / NTK (A$/000 NTK) 55.4 +4% Underlying EBIT ($m) 251 +11% Labour Costs / Revenue 31.7% +0.6% Statutory EBIT ($m) 260 +98% NTK/employee(2) (MNTK) 7.0 +1%

  19. Slide 19: HY12 EBIT Movement

    IMPROVEMENT vs. HY11 300 HY12 EBIT Movement 12 20 6 250 8 18 11 200 45 47 150 251 226 100 50 0 Improved fleet Transformation efficiencies Other Volumes Underlying HY11 revenue quality Freight volumes Underlying HY12 Qld Coal NSW Coal management Corporate growth Qld Coal costs  The impact of lower Q

  20. Slide 20: Major Committed Capital Projects

    MAJOR COMMITTED CAPITAL PROJECTS  Budgeted capital of $1.1bn GAP  Final commissioning of project on track for June 2012  First railings commenced 19 December 2011  Budgeted capital ~$900m WIRP stage 1  Early works in advance of construction commenced February 2012  First railings scheduled for

  21. Slide 21: Investment of Operating Cash Flows Funding Future Growth

    INVESTMENT OF OPERATING CASH FLOWS FUNDING FUTURE GROWTH HY12 HY12 Underlying cash flow statement Balance sheet $m $m Operating activities Working capital (27) EBITDA 468 Property, plant and equipment 8,667 Other changes in working capital 22 Net debt (919) Net Interest paid (33) Other (626) Other n

  22. Slide 22: Business Overview

    BUSINESS OVERVIEW

  23. Slide 23: Network Services

    NETWORK SERVICES HY12 HY11 Operating metric HY12 HY11 Tonnages (million) 86.8 93.4 Access Revenue / NTK (A$/000 NTK) 17.1 16.0 NTK (billion) 21.3 22.7 Maintenance $ /’000 NTK(1) 2.6 2.5 Revenue ($m) 595.4 642.4 NTK / Track km (000’s) 9,138 10,049 Growth % (7%) 21% Operating Ratio 74% 74% EBITDA ($m)

  24. Slide 24: Coal

    COAL HY12 HY11 Operating metric HY12 HY11 Tonnages (million) 97.5 99.6 Revenue / NTK (A$/000 NTK) 43.2 39.5 NTK (billion) 22.0 22.6 Opex(1) / NTK (A$/000 NTK) 36.9 35.1 Revenue ($m) 949.9 895.7 Operating Ratio(2) 85% 89% Growth % 6% 3% Key Drivers EBITDA ($m) 233.6 202.9  Reduced QLD tonnages due t

  25. Slide 25: Freight

    FREIGHT HY12 HY11 Operating metric HY12 HY11 Tonnages (million) 32.9 32.7 Revenue / NTK (A$/000 NTK) 73.8 68.5 NTK (billion) 9.9 10.0 Opex(1) / NTK (A$/000 NTK) 71.0 67.0 Revenue ($m) 731.8 685.4 Operating Ratio(2) 96% 98% Growth % 7% 18% Key Drivers EBITDA ($m) 62.0 43.2  Investment in capacity ah

  26. Slide 26: FY12 Guidance

    FY12 GUIDANCE  Coal volumes in HY12 impacted by production issues for our customers including the lingering impacts of the 2011 QLD floods as well as industrial relations issues  Our current view is that we will deliver ~200mt – the low end of previous guidance provided. This is subject to normal

  27. Slide 27: Medium to Long Term Outlook

    MEDIUM TO LONG TERM OUTLOOK LANCE HOCKRIDGE – MD & CEO

  28. Slide 28: Leveraged to Global Growth Sectors

    LEVERAGED TO GLOBAL GROWTH SECTORS Thermal Coal Metallurgical Coal Global thermal coal imports Australian Exports of Metallurgical Coal Rest of World Million Tonnes Million Tonnes China and India 1,200 200 CAGR +7% CAGR +2% 1,000 150 800 600 100 400 50 200 0 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2010 2011

  29. Slide 29: Port Capacity Potential Across Australia's Coal Systems

    PORT CAPACITY POTENTIAL ACROSS AUSTRALIA’S COAL SYSTEMS (MTPA) Current Committed Proposed Name Proposed Growth Plate Name Investment Name Plate Newlands/ Abbot Point 50 0 335 385 NML/Galilee Dalrymple Bay 85 0 0 Goonyella Hay Point 44 11 0 320 Dudgeon Point 0 0 180 Blackwater/ RG Tanna 70 0 0 Moura

  30. Slide 30: Prospective Growth Projects

    PROSPECTIVE GROWTH PROJECTS Pilbara Bowen Galilee Basin Basin Mid West Surat Basin Yilgarn 30

  31. Slide 31: Questions

    QUESTIONS

  32. Slide 32: Additional Slides

    ADDITIONAL SLIDES 7, <4" QR NATIONAL.

  33. Slide 33: Reconciliation of Statutory Profit & Loss

    RECONCILIATION OF STATUTORY PROFIT & LOSS HY11 HY12 Statutory Underlying Proforma Statutory Underlying Proforma Statutory EBIT 131.4 131.4 131.4 260.2 260.2 260.2 Transaction related costs - 95.0 95.0 - (8.8) (8.8) Timing related revenue: - 2009 Revenue Cap - - (16.5) - - - - 2011 Revenue Cap - - 21

  34. Slide 34: Reconciliation of Statutory Profit & Loss

    RECONCILIATION OF STATUTORY PROFIT & LOSS FY11 vs FY12 Half Year Profit & Loss HY11 HY12 Underlying Significant Underlying Significant $Am Actual Actual result items result items Revenue 1,747.6 0.0 1,747.6 1,766.9 0.0 1,766.9 Consumables(1) (745.9) 0.0 (745.9) (720.8) 0.0 (720.8) Employee benefits

  35. Slide 35: Key Priorities for Driving Performance Excellence

    KEY PRIORITIES FOR DRIVING PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE Safety Revenue Quality Cost, Efficiency & Productivity Capital Efficiency Growth 35

  36. Slide 36: Galilee Basin

    GALILEE BASIN  The proposed Central Queensland Integrated Rail Project granted a project of “State Significance” on 27 January 2012  Multi-user access, combining “brownfield” and “greenfield” solutions servicing the Central and South Galilee Basin  The Galilee Basin has at least five major coal m

  37. Slide 37: Surat Basin Joint Venture

    SURAT BASIN JOINT VENTURE  The “Southern Missing Link” - a 214 kilometre railway that will enhance the existing coal rail network  The open-access, multi-user rail link between Wandoan and Banana is key to strategic development, unlocking approximately 5.4bn tonnes of coal reserves  Connecting to

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