Metcash Limited · ASX:MTS

Metcash — Investor Day (March 2017)

30 slides from Metcash's investor day presentation, Mar 23, 2017

  1. Slide 1: Hardware Investor Day Presentation (ASX cover letter)

    Metcash Limited ABN 32 112 073 480 1 Thomas Holt Drive Macquarie Park NSW 2113 Australia For personal use only 23 March 2017 Market Announcements Office Australian Securities Exchange Limited 20 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000 Dear Sir/Madam HARDWARE INVESTOR DAY PRESENTATION Please find attached a pr

  2. Slide 2: Investor day – 23 March 2017

    For personal use only Investor day – 23 March 2017

  3. Slide 3: Contents

    Contents Page For personal use only 1 Metcash – network of successful independents 4 2 Independent Hardware Group 5 3 IHG management team 7 4 Hardware market 8 5 IHG network 9 6 Key strategic initiatives 14 7 Integration update 19 8 Summary 27 2

  4. Slide 4: Successful Independents

    For personal use only Successful Independents Ian Morrice Metcash CEO

  5. Slide 5: Metcash: Food, Liquor, Hardware

    Metcash For personal use only FOOD LIQUOR HARDWARE 4

  6. Slide 6: HTH acquisition – now second largest in Hardware market

    HTH acquisition – now second largest in Hardware market Independent Metcash Hardware HTH For personal use only Hardware Group Sales1 ~$1.1bn ~$1.0bn ~$2.1bn Trade | Retail sales split1 55% | 45% 62% | 38% 59% | 41% 71 majority / wholly 30 majority owned Company-owned Stores 41 wholly owned owned 23

  7. Slide 7: Business Overview

    For personal use only Business Overview Mark Laidlaw CEO, Independent Hardware Group

  8. Slide 8: IHG management team

    IHG management team For personal use only CEO MARK LAIDLAW Operations Joint Ventures/ Company Supply Chain Human Marketing Merchandise Commercial Retail & Trade Alliance Stores & Logistics Resources KAREN ANNETTE DARREN CHRIS STUART ROBIN RICHARD RICK SOLA FAHEY WELSH MANNING TSOTRA WILLINGHAM JOHNS

  9. Slide 9: IHG – second largest player in Hardware market

    IHG – second largest player in Hardware market For personal use only Trade Focus  Acquisition of HTH in October 2016: Now clear #2 in Hardware market H&G Bowens Dahlsens o Natbuild Strengthened position in Trade segment Tradelink Stratco o Hardings Porters Hudsons HTH and Mitre 10 complementary wit

  10. Slide 10: IHG brands

    IHG brands For personal use only Brands Key customers # stores % IHG sales*  Iconic independent and local network  Operates in both Trade and DIY segments 306 47%  Customers include national residential builders through to local handy-man  Strong focus on Trade segment and home builders  Mix of

  11. Slide 11: An extensive national footprint

    An extensive national footprint For personal use only Mitre HTH Total State 10 DCs stores stores stores 113 68 1 NSW 81 104 185 2 QLD 113 68 181 1 34 51 2 60 37 SA / NT 60 37 97 81 104 2 TAS 14 14 28 VIC 71 103 174 1* 71 103 1 WA 34 51 85 2 TOTAL 373 377 750 6 14 14 * Currently 2. South Dandenong DC

  12. Slide 12: IHG committed to “Successful Independents”

    IHG committed to “Successful Independents” For personal use only 750 bannered stores  Successful Independents is key focus  Independent store owners >90% of IHG network  Company-owned stores are an important 71 component of the Hardware business  53 Mitre 10 JV stores (30 majority owned)  41 Co

  13. Slide 13: Strengthened position in Trade segment

    Strengthened position in Trade segment For personal use only Sales mix *  Proportion of Trade sales increased from ~55% to ~60% through HTH acquisition  Attractive service offer: “Get in, get out, get on with it” and “Go where the Tradies go” Mitre 10 IHG  Focus on delivering what Tradies want: o

  14. Slide 14: Consumer led strategy

    Consumer led strategy For personal use only BEST STORE SHOPPER LED RANGE & BUILD DIGITAL, WORKING IN TOWN COMPETITIVE PRICING TRADE DATA, INSIGHTS SMARTER SAPPHIRE PROGRAM Good progress across all Mitre 10 stores HTH opportunities identified Combined the best of both to make a better business 13

  15. Slide 15: Key strategic initiatives

    For personal use only Key strategic initiatives Annette Welsh GM – Merchandise

  16. Slide 16: Mitre – “Best Store in Town”

    Mitre 10 – “Best Store in Town” For personal use only OBJECTIVE ROLL OUT PLAN RESULTS • Re-invest in Top 50 stores based • 10 per year • Store sales up ~17% on Sapphire Standards • 18 completed to date • Basket numbers up 13% • Targeted sales uplift 15% • Basket size up 4% Sapphire stores delivering

  17. Slide 17: Mitre – Shopper led range

    Mitre 10 – Shopper led range SALES GROWTH BEFORE AFTER For personal use only Growth FASTENERS 6% Growth HAND TOOLS 10% Growth POWER TOOLS 9% Growth PAINT 3% Growth 14% CEMENT Core ranging delivering strong sales growth – ability to roll out to HTH 16

  18. Slide 18: Competitive pricing

    Competitive pricing For personal use only  Scan data received from ~120 stores  Competitor pricing information provided to the network (~6,000 SKUs)  Competitive pricing program on top 500 KVIs o >85% price matched1  Private label provides competitive entry point pricing o “Buy Right” has ~250 S

  19. Slide 19: Digital data and insights

    Digital data and insights For personal use only LOYALTY WEB, PROGRAM CLICK & COLLECT SOCIAL MEDIA • Mighty Rewards Loyalty Program in • Relaunched website Sept 2016 160 Mitre 10 stores • 6,000 SKUs online • HTH DIY Rewards Card in 134 stores • Click & Collect 1,100 SKUs TRADE BENCHMARKING DIGITAL &

  20. Slide 20: Integration update

    For personal use only Integration update Mark Laidlaw CEO, Independent Hardware Group

  21. Slide 21: Integration update

    Integration update For personal use only  Steering Committee oversight  Key focus areas: o Retention of customers o Cost synergies o Merchandise benefits o Branding  On track to achieve net synergy benefits (after sharing with store owners) at upper end of $15m – $20m target range by end of FY18

  22. Slide 22: Integration update (cont.) – Retention of customers

    Integration update (cont.) For personal use only Retention of customers  First gathering of new IHG network at EXPO held in February 2017 o ~2,100 attendees including ~1,050 store delegates and ~950 suppliers o High level of goodwill and optimism from store owners  Woolworths removed HTH retention

  23. Slide 23: Integration update (cont.) – Property rationalisation

    Integration update (cont.) For personal use only Property rationalisation  Two unprofitable stores retained by Woolworths (Launceston, Gungahlin) now closed  Rationalisation of DC network – South Dandenong exit planned for April  Head Office consolidated at Heatherton, Victoria Management structu

  24. Slide 24: Integration update (cont.) – Merchandising synergies

    Integration update (cont.) For personal use only Merchandising synergies  Focus on delivering store owners the best products at the most competitive prices  Alignment of supplier trading terms  Consolidation of core ranges  Increased volumes expected to result in more competitive pricing  Savin

  25. Slide 25: Marketing – Mitre

    Marketing – Mitre 10 For personal use only • The Block • Sports • LAM • Catalogues + TV • Radio MMM • NSW 2GB • Mighty Rewards • MCG signage • Perth/Sydney/Tas • Click & Collect • Digital (eComm) • Footy Tipping • SA Garden • Seasonal Theming • Catalogues • Facebook • Scott Cam • Doors/Plumbing 24

  26. Slide 26: Marketing – HTH

    For personal use only Marketing – HTH 25

  27. Slide 27: Marketing – Video

    For personal use only Marketing – Video 26

  28. Slide 28: Summary

    For personal use only Summary Mark Laidlaw CEO, Independent Hardware Group

  29. Slide 29: Summary

    Summary For personal use only • IHG is clear number 2 in Hardware market with an extensive national footprint • Strengthened position in Trade segment, which accounts for ~60% of our sales • Strong focus on supporting our independent store owners and growing our brand footprint • Our Sapphire and Co

  30. Slide 30: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer This presentation contains summary information about Metcash Limited (ABN 32 112 073 480) (Metcash) and its activities current as at the date of this presentation. The information in this presentation is of general background and does not purport to be complete. It For personal use only s

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