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Greencore — H1 2015 Earnings Presentation

24 slides from Greencore's earnings presentation, May 19, 2015

  1. Slide 1: Interim Results

    Interim Results For the half year ended 27 March 2015

  2. Slide 2: Highlights

    HIGHLIGHTS  Food to go led strategy continues to drive growth  Successful rollout of new business wins in the UK and US  On-track with significant investment programme to deliver future growth 2

  3. Slide 3: Financial Review

    FINANCIAL REVIEW Alan Williams Chief Financial Officer

  4. Slide 4: Financial Summary

    FINANCIAL SUMMARY H1 15 Versus H1 14 Revenue1 £639.8m +3.9% LFL Convenience Foods revenue £614.7m +4.9% LFL Operating profit2 £40.1m +7.8% Operating margin2 6.3% +30 bps Adjusted PBT3 £33.4m +9.2% Adjusted earnings per share3 7.6p +8.6% 1. References to like for like (“LFL”) revenue growth exclude r

  5. Slide 5: Convenience Foods

    CONVENIENCE FOODS Food to Go led strategy driving growth H1 15 H1 14 H1 15 Like for Like revenue growth1 14.8% £m £m % change Revenue1 614.7 587.9 +4.9% LFL 7.0% Operating 4.9% 39.3 35.9 +9.5% profit2 2.4% -1.2% Operating 6.4% 6.1% +30 bps margin2 UK Food to Go UK Prepared Meals UK Grocery US Food t

  6. Slide 6: Ingredients & Property

    INGREDIENTS & PROPERTY % change H1 15 H1 14 Division Actual Constant £m £m currency currency represents less Revenue 25.1 31.9 -21.3% -14.1% than 5% of Group activity Operating profit2 0.8 1.3 -38.5%  Revenue decline driven by  Lower volumes and lower commodity prices in edible oils  Lower volume

  7. Slide 7: Financing, Tax, Pensions & Exceptional Items

    FINANCING, TAX, PENSIONS & EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS Financing  Bank interest payable of £7.6m (H1 14: £7.0m): higher average net debt, a stronger US dollar versus sterling together with a higher effective cost of debt on non-bank borrowings Tax  Group effective tax rate remains unchanged at 1% (H1 14: 1%

  8. Slide 8: EPS and Dividend

    EPS AND DIVIDEND H1 15 H1 14  Adjusted earnings 9.3% ahead Adjusted earnings3 £30.7m £28.1m Denominator for earnings  Adjusted earnings per share up 404.6m 399.6m 8.6% per share Adjusted earnings per share3 7.6p 7.0p  9.1% increase in interim dividend Interim dividend per share 2.4p 2.2p 8

  9. Slide 9: Cashflow and Net Debt

    CASHFLOW AND NET DEBT Net debt at 27 March 2015 of £291.4m £m H1 15 H1 14 Key drivers of net debt movement EBITDA2 54.3 50.5  Larger seasonal working capital outflow: Working capital outflow (45.4) (14.1) - Principal drivers payables & inventory Net capex (43.7) (17.2) - Expected substantially to r

  10. Slide 10: Borrowings Profile

    BORROWINGS PROFILE  Refinancing of primary bank facility completed in March 2015, with new five year £300m facility  Total committed facilities of £505m  Weighted average debt maturity extended from 2.7 years at 26 September 2014 to 4.5 years at 27 March 2015  Net debt:EBITDA 2.3x on a bank cove

  11. Slide 11: Summary Financial Performance

    SUMMARY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE  A good H1 performance  Like for like Convenience Foods revenue growth of 4.9%  Group operating profit up 7.8%  Adjusted EPS growth of 8.6% 11

  12. Slide 12: Operating Review and Outlook

    OPERATING REVIEW AND OUTLOOK Patrick Coveney Chief Executive Officer

  13. Slide 13: FY15 Performance Priorities

    FY15 PERFORMANCE PRIORITIES Navigate a UK grocery market undergoing 1 profound change Deliver strong growth in the US while 2 successfully integrating new business Build capacity and capability to enable next 3 phase of growth 13

  14. Slide 14: Despite Retail Turbulence, Consumer and Customer Trends Are Supportive

    DESPITE RETAIL TURBULENCE, UNDERLYING CONSUMER 1 AND CUSTOMER TRENDS ARE SUPPORTIVE Continued growth in food to go Blurring of channels Further build out of convenience Strengthened relevance of private-label Convenience Channel Value1 £bn Private Label Sales % Total Sales2 51.5 49.0 37.4 31% 50.5 2

  15. Slide 15: We Continue to Extend Our Food to Go Leadership

    IN THIS CONTEXT WE CONTINUE TO EXTEND 1 OUR FOOD TO GO LEADERSHIP CAGR 2011–13, % Develop industry leading 1 manufacturing facilities Create longer term, 2 collaborative partnerships Deepen capabilities – 3 distribution, insight, innovation Strengthen organisation – 4 people, process, culture 15

  16. Slide 16: We Have Delivered Good Performance in the UK

    WE HAVE DELIVERED GOOD PERFORMANCE IN 1 THE UK Growth rates % 7.0 Performance driven by:  Food to Go led strategy 3.6  Multiple customer product initiatives 2.1  Positive operating leverage  Purchasing initiatives 0.4  End to end collaboration projects UK Food* UK Chilled Greencore Greencore UK

  17. Slide 17: UK Convenience Performance

    UK CONVENIENCE PERFORMANCE 1 DIVISIONAL HIGHLIGHTS 1 Food to Go  Strong revenue growth of 7.0%  Rollout of new customer contract  Northampton extension on track 2 Prepared Meals  Revenue growth of 2.4%  Strong chilled ready meals growth  Declines in quiche 3 Grocery  Like for like revenue dec

  18. Slide 18: US H1 Delivery

    2 US H1 DELIVERY  Revenue growth of 30.6%, LFL growth of 14.8%  Rollout of major contract complete  Managed exit of non-core lines  Ramp-up costs with new frozen sandwich volumes  Construction of Rhode Island complete  Good pipeline of growth opportunities in H2 18

  19. Slide 19: Major Investment in Capex - Delivery of Rhode Island

    MAJOR INVESTMENT IN CAPEX 3 - DELIVERY OF RHODE ISLAND NH March 2014 April 2015 19

  20. Slide 20: Further Investments at Northampton Site

    3 FURTHER INVESTMENTS AT NORTHAMPTON SITE 20

  21. Slide 21: Major Investment in Organisation to Drive Next Phase of Growth

    MAJOR INVESTMENT IN ORGANISATION TO DRIVE 3 NEXT PHASE OF GROWTH  Structures and leadership  The Greencore Way  IT infrastructure & capability 21

  22. Slide 22: These Initiatives Are Extending Our Food to Go Leadership

    THESE INITIATIVES ARE EXTENDING OUR 3 FOOD TO GO LEADERSHIP UK US UK UK Ingredients & Food to Go Food to Go Prepared Grocery Property c. % of Meals run rate 40% 15% 20% 20% 5% revenue* Combined LFL revenue growth of 8.7% * Divisional shares rounded to the nearest 5% 22

  23. Slide 23: Summary & Outlook

    SUMMARY & OUTLOOK  Good performance in H1 15 led by food to go activity  Continued focus on operational improvements and cost control  Delivery of major investment programme  Confident in ability to deliver adjusted EPS growth in line with market expectations 23

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