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Rank — H1 2004 Earnings Presentation

38 slides from Rank's earnings presentation, Sep 3, 2004

  1. Slide 1: Interim Results 2004

    Interim Results 2004 3 September 2004

  2. Slide 2: Alun Cathcart, Chairman

    Alun Cathcart Chairman

  3. Slide 3: Mike Smith, Chief Executive

    Mike Smith Chief Executive

  4. Slide 4: Ian Dyson, Finance Director

    lan Dyson Finance Director Rank Group

  5. Slide 5: Profit before exceptional items

    Profit before exceptional items £m 2004 2003 Turnover 931.4 879.9 Operating profit* 80.2 94.4 Associates 0.2 0.1 Interest (16.5) (14.3) Profit before tax* 63.9 80.2 Effective tax rate 28.1% 30.3% Earnings per share* 7.8p 7.7p * Stated before goodwill amortisation of £3.7m (2003 - £2.8m)

  6. Slide 6: Gaming

    Gaming £m 2004 2003 % growth Turnover Mecca 146.9 130.9 +12.2 Grosvenor 94.4 88.5 +6.7 Blue Square 198.2 179.2 +10.6 439.5 398.6 +10.3 Operating profit Mecca 38.8 39.8 -2.5 Grosvenor 14.7 15.3 -3.9 Blue Square 1.3 0.9 +44.4 54.8 56.0 -2.1

  7. Slide 7: Mecca Bingo

    Mecca Bingo £m 2004 2003 % growth Turnover UK 133.9 119.2 +12.3 Spain 13.0 11.7 +11.1 146.9 130.9 +12.2 Operating profit UK 35.4 36.7 -3.5 Spain 3.4 3.1 +9.7 38.8 39.8 -2.5 UK Statistics Admissions (000s) 10,710 10,901 -1.8 Spend per head £11.32 £10.93 +3.6

  8. Slide 8: Grosvenor Casinos UK

    Grosvenor Casinos UK £m 2004 2003 % growth Turnover London - upper 11.6 8.1 +43.2 London - other 25.9 26.2 -1.1 Provincial 45.8 45.6 +0.1 Hard Rock 5.1 4.4 +15.9 88.4 84.3 +4.9 Operating profit London - upper 1.9 1.8 +5.6 London - other 4.4 4.6 -4.3 Provinces 11.5 13.7 -16.1 Hard Rock (0.5) (0.8) +3

  9. Slide 9: Blue Square H1 2004

    Blue Square H1 2004 £m Pro forma Pro forma* % growth 2004 2003 Stakes Internet 73.8 93.1 -20.7 Telebet 30.0 41.8 -28.2 Games 94.4 62.0 +52.3 198.2 196.9 +0.7 Gross Win Internet 6.5 6.4 +1.6 Telebet 2.4 2.5 -4.0 Games 4.3 3.8 +13.2 13.2 12.7 +3.9 * Figures assuming Rank Group owned the business for t

  10. Slide 10: Hard Rock

    Hard Rock Operating profit £m 2004 2003 Owned cafes 11.3 12.5 Franchise and other income Cafes 2.2 2.8 Hotels 3.1 4.5 Gaming Franchise 1.4 - Territory sales 0.3 1.0 Advertising and promotion (0.8) (0.4) Overheads (5.9) (7.1) Operating profit 11.6 13.3

  11. Slide 11: Deluxe

    Deluxe £m 2004 2003** Turnover Film services 185.4 190.6 Media services 173.7 133.7 359.1 324.3 Operating profit* Film services 27.6 32.3 Media services (10.7) (5.9) 16.9 26.4 Associate Investments 0.2 0.1 17.1 26.5 * Before exceptional items ** As restated for the transfer of digital services busin

  12. Slide 12: Deluxe Film: Turnover analysis

    Deluxe Film Turnover analysis £m 190.6 190 17.5 185.4 180 (13.0) 170 (9.7) 160 150 140 2003* Expired Currency Revenue 2004 contracts Growth *As restated

  13. Slide 13: Deluxe Film: Operating profit analysis

    Deluxe Film Operating profit analysis £m 32.3 15.0 2.5 27.6 (4.7) 10.0 (2.5) 5.0 0.0 2003* Expired Currency Profit 2004 contracts Improvement *As restated

  14. Slide 14: Deluxe Film: Contract status

    Deluxe Film Contract status Feet (billion) 74% 3 Expired 2 Due to expire Contract extended 1 18% 8% 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008+ Contract expiry year * Percentages represent proportion of 2003 contracted footage of 4.1 billion feet

  15. Slide 15: Deluxe Media Services

    Deluxe Media Services Turnover Operating Profit* £m 2004 2003** 2004 2003** Video duplication 30.5 55.1 (5.1) (3.2) DVD/CD replication 83.6 33.9 (6.2) (5.2) Distribution services 59.6 44.7 0.6 2.5 173.7 133.7 (10.7) (5.9) * Before exceptional items ** As restated for the transfer of digital services

  16. Slide 16: 2004 H1 exceptional charges

    2004 H1 exceptional charges £m 2004 Deluxe Media Services VHS plant closure 4.0 Impact of lost DVD contract 23.1 Non-operating exceptional item Loss on disposal of continuing operations 4.1 31.2 * Before tax and minority interest

  17. Slide 17: Group cash flow

    Group cash flow £m 2004 2003 Operating activities 90.4 132.7 Deluxe contract advances 17.9 (54.2) Capital expenditure (55.3) (48.2) Fixed asset disposals 0.6 1.3 Operating cash flow 53.6 31.6 Interest, tax and dividends (56.2) (85.8) Free cash flow (2.6) (54.2) Acquisitions & investments* (14.9) (87

  18. Slide 18: Capital expenditure

    Capital expenditure £m H1 H1 FY 2004 estimate 2004 2003 Gaming 29.6 24.1 65 - 75 Hard Rock 5.8 6.2 12 - 15 Deluxe 19.0 17.3 35 - 40 Other 0.9 0.6 1-2 55.3 48.2 113 - 132 Note: Since 30 June 2004 the Group has made acquisitions totalling £35m

  19. Slide 19: Mike Smith, Chief Executive

    Mike Smith Chief Executive

  20. Slide 20: The Group in context

    The Group in context • The Group structure has been stable since 2000 • Total shareholder return +85% • Each of the divisions has changed fundamentally . . . • The Group is increasingly focussed on Gaming and Hard Rock . . . • Now is an opportune time to consider the separation of the two Deluxe bus

  21. Slide 21: Gaming: Mecca Bingo 2003 vs 2000

    Gaming Mecca Bingo - 2003 vs 2000 • 3 less clubs but profits 36% higher* • Operating margin up from 25% to 31% • Market share up from 28% to 29% • Spanish operations have almost doubled in scale *Full year 2003 vs 2000

  22. Slide 22: Gaming: Bingo 2004 and beyond

    Gaming Bingo - 2004 and beyond • 121 properties • 38 over 30k sq ft • 2.8m sq ft in total • Excellent geographic coverage • New areas of opportunity: – UK deregulation – new technology The relocated Mecca in Easterhouse, Glasgow – organisation – international

  23. Slide 23: Gaming: Casinos 2003 vs 2000

    Gaming Casinos - 2003 vs 2000 • Operating profits up by 49% • Operating margin up from 14% to 18% • 4 more casinos - now 36 • Market share steady at 21% • 10 relocations completed • 5 new licences in progress Park Tower Casino - 2000

  24. Slide 24: Gaming: Casinos 2004 and beyond

    Gaming Casinos - 2004 and beyond • Gaming deregulation – more slots – 24 hour rule – advertising – non-permitted areas • More definitive on timing • New formats • Taxation and duty Park Tower Casino - 2004

  25. Slide 25: Gaming: Betting 2003 vs 2000

    Gaming Betting* - 2003 vs 2000 • Operating profit of £0.9m vs loss of £7m • Stakes of £390m vs £31m • 59k active customers vs 21k • Full suite of games and betting products • Single customer account *Blue Square was acquired in January 2003

  26. Slide 26: Gaming: Betting 2004 and beyond

    Gaming Betting - 2004 and beyond • Product development – new games – FTSE – poker room – Blue Square casino • Blue Square shop • Introduction into casinos

  27. Slide 27: Hard Rock - 2003 vs 2000

    Hard Rock - 2003 vs 2000 • Profits down at the cafes by 50% – post 9/11impact – merchandise sales • Development of low-cost model • 65 vs 55 owned cafes • Hotels and Casinos – 4 hotels – 3 casinos The Hard Rock Cafe, London

  28. Slide 28: Hard Rock - 2004 and beyond

    Hard Rock - 2004 and beyond Franchise and brand extensions • More cafes – mostly franchised – 6 to be added in ‘04 • Hotels – Orlando, Chicago – New York, San Diego • Hotel/casinos – Hollywood, Tampa – Biloxi The franchised cafe in Melbourne, Australia • Casinos

  29. Slide 29: Deluxe Film - 2003 vs 2000

    Deluxe Film - 2003 vs 2000 • Profits up by 49%* • Footage up by 30%* • New labs in Toronto, Rome, Spain and Australia • Added Services – ETS – Capital FX – Digital Asset Management *Full year 2003 vs 2000

  30. Slide 30: Deluxe Film - 2004 and beyond

    Deluxe Film - 2004 and beyond • Build on market leadership • New geographic markets • Expansion of digital services – EFILM - market leader – CE&A - market leader • Further opportunities The screening room at EFILM, Hollywood in digital

  31. Slide 31: Deluxe Media - 2003 vs 2000

    Deluxe Media - 2003 vs 2000 • Total transformation from VHS to DVD • Consolidated facilities • Geographic expansion • 162m DVD produced vs 3.3m* • Distribution is key - 523m vs 420m units* *Full year 2003 vs 2000

  32. Slide 32: Deluxe Media - 2004 and beyond

    Deluxe Media - 2004 and beyond • Focus on manufacturing and distribution • First class facilities in N America and Europe • Gaining new contract business is key Sortation in Deluxe Media’s Pleasant Prairie facility

  33. Slide 33: Review of Group Structure

    Review of Group Structure • Each of the businesses well positioned • Now is the right time to separate Deluxe Film and Deluxe Media from the Group • Full engagement with key stakeholders – major studio customers – employees • Update in Q1 2005

  34. Slide 34: Group outlook

    Group 12 month outlook • Gaming – UK: improved trading and prospects for deregulation – Europe: Belgium and Spain • Hard Rock – further recovery? – focus on franchising and brand extensions • Deluxe – Film - further development of added services – Media - focus on manufacturing and distribution

  35. Slide 35: Supplementary Slides

    Supplementary Slides

  36. Slide 36: Hard Rock: Like for like sales

    Hard Rock Like for like sales Change 10% Food and Beverage 5% 0% Total -5% Merchandise -10% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug 2004 vs 2003

  37. Slide 37: Contract advances

    Contract advances 2004 H1 summary 2004 2003 £m Film Media Total Total New advances (6.2) (12.5) (18.7) (98.7) Amortisation 28.1 8.5 36.6 44.5 Net cashflow 21.9 (4.0) 17.9 (54.2) Net receivable 184.4 25.3 209.7 283.4 Creditors 100.1 17.6 117.7 22.7

  38. Slide 38: Group capital structure

    Group capital structure 30 Jun 31 Dec 30 Jun £m 2004 2003 2003 Net debt (668.1) (700.5) (529.6) Deluxe net contract advances receivable 209.7 229.1 283.4 Preference shares - - (227.5)

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