Flight Centre Travel Group Limited · ASX:FLT

Flight Centre Travel — H1 FY2016 Earnings Presentation

85 slides from Flight Centre Travel's earnings presentation, Feb 24, 2016

  1. Slide 1: 2016 First Half Results Presentation

    2016 FIRST HALF RESULTS PRESENTATION 24 FEBRUARY 2016 For personal use only

  2. Slide 2: Presentation Overview

    PRESENTATION OVERVIEW For personal use only • Introduction – by Haydn Long • Financial Highlights – by Adam Campbell • Global Overview – by Graham Turner • Strategic Update – by Melanie Waters-Ryan • Outlook – by Graham Turner • Questions • Appendices

  3. Slide 3: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION For personal use only • Improved results - Record global sales, margin recovery & stronger profits • Increased shareholder returns - Improved 1H EPS, record interim dividend • Continued investment in key areas - Network, systems, unique products, acquisitions, marketing & people • Strat

  4. Slide 4: Investing for Growth

    INVESTING FOR GROWTH For personal use only • Next generation shop roll-out Network enhancements • New brands - Aunt Betty • Acquisitions to fast-track growth in key sectors – online, student/youth & corporate • Exporting brands – Travel Money, FCBT, cievents, Stage & Screen, Campus Travel • Project

  5. Slide 5: Financial Highlights

    For personal use only FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  6. Slide 6: Financial Highlights: Strong Sales

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS: STRONG SALES For personal use only Record TTV of $9.2B 16.5% CAGR 12.8% TTV in turnover over 20 years growth 19th 1H $1b TTV increase in 20 Increase on years PCP Record TTV in AUD in all regions

  7. Slide 7: Financial Highlights: Profit Growth

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS: PROFIT GROWTH For personal use only Record statutory profits (including ACCC refund) 15.6% CAGR in PBT $156.9m PBT, up over 20 years 11.2% Underlying PBT & NPAT up 3.4% $116.7m NPAT, & 5.4% up16.3% (excluding ACCC refund)

  8. Slide 8: Financial Highlights: Margin

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS: MARGIN For personal use only • Revenue growth (up 15.1%) exceeded TTV growth • Leading to stronger income margin (13.8%) • 16 basis point recovery from PCP (excluding ACCC refund) • 1.6% net margin excluding ACCC refund (PCP: 1.7%) • Costs & investments leading to slower 1H pro

  9. Slide 9: Cost Drivers

    COST DRIVERS For personal use only • 6.2% sales staff • Increase reflects increase network growth • Front-end wage • Renting larger sites but increases in UK , NZ & at a lower cost per Canada square metre WAGES RENT SALES & GROWTH MARKETING • $58.2m in capex (PCP • Investing in PACE $39.5m) areas gl

  10. Slide 10: Balance Sheet Strength

    BALANCE SHEET STRENGTH For personal use only STRONG CASH POSITION $429.8m in general cash – up slightly $1.15b global cash & investment despite acquisitions portfolio MINIMAL DEBT Lower debt Down to $21.2m STRONGER POSITIVE NET CASH POSITION $408.6m positive net cash position Circa 10% of market cap

  11. Slide 11: Cash Flow

    CASH FLOW For personal use only • Seasonal operating cash outflow – $96.7m (PCP outflow: $68.1m) • Major swings in operating cash flow are typically brought about by timing of airline payment cycle (BSP) • Cash builds during peak 2H booking periods for payment to suppliers after peak travel seasons

  12. Slide 12: Cost Effective Growth

    COST EFFECTIVE GROWTH For personal use only 6.2% increase in sales staff globally 6 acquisitions 850 new sales to complement jobs created organic growth NETWORK GROWTH 6.7% increase in sales teams New brands & to 2,943 new geographies Will have 3,000 teams by June 30

  13. Slide 13: Strategic Acquisitions

    STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS For personal use only StudentUniverse.com BYOjet.com AVMIN FCM Mexico FCM Malaysia cievents Hong Kong (completed Feb16)

  14. Slide 14: StudentUniverse acquisition

    Overall market growth in FCTG acquired a high value segment StudentUniverse in Dec ’15 For personal use only Combined with FCTG’s Leading student offline expertise brand and expertise Growing and underserved Industry leading online student population in Europe booking platform

  15. Slide 15: Highly Coveted Youth Travellers

    highly coveted YOUTH TRAVELLERS For personal use only 18 – 25 years-old Educational, leisure & altruistic travel purposes High yield Multiple long-haul Long term trips per year customer base Flexible dates Explore new destinations Future business travelers Global explorers

  16. Slide 16: Student Universe at a Glance

    STUDENT UNIVERSE AT A GLANCE For personal use only

  17. Slide 17: Shareholder Returns

    SHAREHOLDER RETURNS For personal use only 140 120 116 100 • Fully franked interim dividend of 60c per 100 share (PCP: 55c) • 57.3% of “underlying” NPAT returned to 80 shareholders (excluding ACCC) 60 60 55 • FLT paid a dividend on the $11m ACCC fine during FY14 40 • $1.34b returned in dividends sinc

  18. Slide 18: 2016 Half Year Results Summary

    2016 HALF YEAR RESULTS SUMMARY For personal use only $’ million DECEMBER 2015 DECEMBER 2014 % TTV $9.2b $8.1b 12.8% Revenue $1.3b $1.1b 15.1% Income margin 13.83% 13.55% 28bps Net margin (excluding ACCC) 1.6% 1.7% (10bps) Profit Before Tax (excluding ACCC) $145.9m $141.0m 3.4% Refund of ACCC Fine $1

  19. Slide 19: FLT's 20-Year Growth Story

    FLT’s 20-YEAR GROWTH STORY For personal use only Celebrating 20 Years as a Public Company 20b 10,000 TTV Businesses 15b 7,500 TTV $billion Businesses 10b 5,000 5b 2,500 - - 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 1H Student Universe Co

  20. Slide 20: Global Overview

    For personal use only GLOBAL OVERVIEW

  21. Slide 21: Segmented Results: Australia

    SEGMENTED RESULTS: AUSTRALIA For personal use only Improved profit results during 7% TTV increase Recovery in leisure period of significant SOLID Above growth in STABLE gross margins PROFIT investment SALES outbound travel MARGINS following decline GROWTH New products, new (3.9% per ABS) during PCP

  22. Slide 22: Segmented Results: Australia

    SEGMENTED RESULTS: AUSTRALIA For personal use only LEISURE •Record overall sales, despite ongoing slowdown in short-term resident departures •More rapid growth in several key sectors - cruise, youth touring, complex airfares, FCBT, Travel Money •Increased LCC sales •Agreements with Scoot, Air Asia &

  23. Slide 23: Corporate Value Propositions

    CORPORATE VALUE PROPOSITIONS For personal use only • Delivered locally by dedicated teams - no off-shoring or call centres Industry-leading service proposition • FCM judged World's Leading TMC for five consecutive years & Best National Travel Management Company at the 2015 National Travel Industry A

  24. Slide 24: Segmented Results: UK & Ireland

    SEGMENTED RESULTS: UK & IRELAND For personal use only RECORD CONTRIBUTION EBIT up solidly in AUD but flat in local currency after period of strong 1H TTV topped GBP500m for 1st time growth (18% CAGR in EBIT since 2009 recession) INVESTING FOR THE FUTURE Pay-rise for front-end sales staff & team lead

  25. Slide 25: Segmented Results: USA & Mexico

    SEGMENTED RESULTS: USA & MEXICO For personal use only Record sales • Modest TTV increase in local currency (including Mexico) after rapid growth last year Losses ahead of peak months • Bottom-line results not yet tracking at last year's record levels during seasonally softer trading period for leisu

  26. Slide 26: Segmented Results: USA & Mexico

    SEGMENTED RESULTS: USA & MEXICO For personal use only Corporate Liberty (leisure) GOGO (wholesale) • Continued strong performance • Losses during seasonally softer 1H • Losses during seasonally softer trading • Record 1H profit • Breaks, Journeys & Escapes ranges in period • 31% growth in BDM number

  27. Slide 27: R.O.W Segment: Canada

    R.O.W SEGMENT: CANADA For personal use only Solid sales growth achieved under new Continued corporate Lower 1H losses & leadership team profits & reduced more positive outlook leisure losses - some New products – IAPs heading into peak 2H loss making brands Brand expansion – trading period closed ci

  28. Slide 28: R.O.W Segment: South Africa

    R.O.W SEGMENT: SOUTH AFRICA For personal use only Strong profit & sales Targeting FLT’s 3rd online most expansion profitable (BYOjet) country Record 1H results Developing leaders All brands through top profitable 34 program Unique product ranges proving popular

  29. Slide 29: R.O.W Segment: New Zealand

    R.O.W SEGMENT: NEW ZEALAND For personal use only • Solid sales growth 1H TTV topped NZD500m for 1st time New TTV milestone established Mixed profit results Record corporate account wins, Travel Money, Travel Lower overall profit but some positive signs heading into 2H Associates & Cruiseabout perfor

  30. Slide 30: R.O.W Segment: InduAsia

    R.O.W SEGMENT: INDUASIA For personal use only India United Singapore Arab INDUASIA & Emirates Malaysia Greater China

  31. Slide 31: R.O.W Segment: InduAsia

    R.O.W SEGMENT: INDUASIA For personal use only Accelerated sales • Good 1H performance • Region could now deliver AUD1b in TTV during FY16 growth • Subdued trading conditions in some countries – airfare price war in India, oil & gas industry pressure impacting Singapore Corporate travel results • Goo

  32. Slide 32: Other Businesses

    OTHER BUSINESSES For personal use only • Record results highlighted by 27% sales growth to $37.2m & 41% EBIT growth to $2.4m • New 99 Bikes shops in Blackburn, Bentleigh (both Victoria) & Brisbane CBD • Expanded Advance Traders’ wholesale range – exclusive distribution rights for BMC brand • Good pr

  33. Slide 33: Other Businesses

    OTHER BUSINESSES For personal use only • Buffalo Tours DMC joint venture profitable during 1H • Providing ground handling services to FLT customers in 11 Asian countries • Operating Top Deck’s Asia range • Unique ranges deployed – Masterclass & Essence products • Good performance • 1300 students hav

  34. Slide 34: Results by Country

    RESULTS BY COUNTRY For personal use only CANADA UK & IRELAND INDIA GREATER CHINA TTV: $596m, up 8% in TTV: $1.1b, up 28% in TTV: $204m, up 14% in TTV: $134m, up 22% in AUD (up 4% in lc) AUD (10% in lc) AUD (down 1% in lc) AUD (down 1% in lc) EBIT: ($2.0m) EBIT: $24.3m EBIT: ($0.6m) EBIT: $0.2m BUSIN

  35. Slide 35: Strategic Update

    For personal use only UPDATE STRATEGIC

  36. Slide 36: Growth Paths

    GROWTH PATHS For personal use only Travel retailing Travel Non-travel experiences FLT Travel Corporate incubation travel Youth & student

  37. Slide 37: Strategic Evolution

    For personal use only STRATEGIC EVOLUTION

  38. Slide 38: Strategic Journeys

    STRATEGIC JOURNEYS For personal use only Product Journey Digital Journey Physical Journey People Journey Sales Journey Business Journey

  39. Slide 39: Product Journey

    For personal use only PRODUCT JOURNEY

  40. Slide 40: Product Journey: LCCs

    PRODUCT JOURNEY: LCCs For personal use only New agreements in place Fares & ancillary Scoot products being added to FLT WORKING Air Asia X Tigerair websites CLOSELY WITH LCCs Gives LCCs access to wider Supports widest customer base choice of airfares (increased load proposition factors)

  41. Slide 41: Unique Products: IAPs

    UNIQUE PRODUCTS: IAPs For personal use only

  42. Slide 42: Shop Journey: Then and ...

    SHOP JOURNEY: THEN AND ... For personal use only

  43. Slide 43: ... Flight Centre Now

    For personal use only … FLIGHT CENTRE NOW

  44. Slide 44: George St Hyperstore

    For personal use only GEORGE ST HYPERSTORE

  45. Slide 45: George St Hyperstore

    For personal use only GEORGE ST HYPERSTORE

  46. Slide 46: Escape Travel Then and ...

    ESCAPE TRAVEL THEN AND ... For personal use only

  47. Slide 47: Cruise & rail holidays

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    FOr persorial = / TRAVEL GROUP

  49. Slide 49: Shop Journey: Multi-Team Shops

    SHOP JOURNEY : MULTI-TEAM SHOPS For personal use only • 10% of existing shops are either hyper or mega stores • Multi-team stores are more productive, have higher morale and deliver a vastly improved customer experience % Shops % TTV % Prof it 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% Stand Alone Multi-Team

  50. Slide 50: Sales Journey

    SALES JOURNEY For personal use only P2P MOBILE CRM

  51. Slide 51: Sales Journey: Corporate TVC

    SALES JOURNEY: CORPORATE TVC For personal use only

  52. Slide 52: You Are Never On Your Own When You Book With Us

    YOU ARE NEVER ON For personal use only YOUR OWN WHEN YOU BOOK WITH US

  53. Slide 53: The Business Journey

    THE BUSINESS JOURNEY For personal use only Ownership Replicable One Best Way Simple The world’s best small business

  54. Slide 54: The People Journey

    THE PEOPLE JOURNEY For personal use only Flexible rosters - compressed weeks Reduced hours - Work from casuals, home temps, part- BUILDING A timers MORE FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE Life balance Job-sharing programs

  55. Slide 55: Digital Journey

    DIGITAL JOURNEY For personal use only Longer term goal to create Enhanced Digital digital tools for Centres of FLT’s Excellence corporate Broader & brands faster adoption of digital capabilities within P2P Accelerated brands development of online brands

  56. Slide 56: Book With Me

    For personal use only BOOK WITH ME

  57. Slide 57: Office Heroes Campaign

    OFFICE HEROES CAMPAIGN For personal use only • 7.2 million impressions • 634 new businesses acquired • $31.7m new business opportunities • Top 3 trending posts on LinkedIn across leisure, travel and tourism industry for week beginning 11/10/2015

  58. Slide 58: FCM Responsive Websites

    FCM RESPONSIVE WEBSITES For personal use only • Rollout of 94 responsive (mobile friendly) websites globally

  59. Slide 59: Person Person Index

    PERSON 2 PERSON INDEX For personal use only CORE LEISURE VOLUME Call Multi-Team Home OTA Community Events Centre Stores Based • High volume, low • 24/7 telephone • Hyperstores • Shopping centres • Travel Associates • Travel Expos, touch, low margin sales and assist Discover Europe, • Megastores • CB

  60. Slide 60: P2P & Digital

    P2P & DIGITAL For personal use only CORE LEISURE VOLUME Call Multi-Team Home OTA Community Events Centre Stores Based EMBRACING DIGITAL ACROSS ENTIRE P2P INDEX Book With Ez Book Me

  61. Slide 61: BYOjet

    BYOJET For personal use only • Growth opportunities – FLT's products, improved contracting, new markets, stronger marketing • FLT’s marketing investment already generating 2.5x more TTV per day 700,000 Average TTV per day FY15 FY16 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 - July August Septem

  62. Slide 62: Travel Expos

    TRAVEL EXPOS For personal use only • Record attendances at FY16 events – up 10% • Expected to generate $300m+ in TTV in Australia this year • Attracting new customers – 64% of total attendees are first-time FLT customers • 1% of population in each location attends a travel expo • Concept successfull

  63. Slide 63: Outlook

    For personal use only OUTLOOK

  64. Slide 64: 2015/16 Guidance

    2015/16 GUIDANCE For personal use only • Solid 1H results given trading conditions & investments made • Will continue to target $380m-$395m underlying PBT • Targeted range represents 4-8% growth on PCP & exceeds FY14 record • Guidance excludes ACCC refund, possible impairment (India & USA) & major u

  65. Slide 65: 2015/16 Trading Conditions

    2015/16 TRADING CONDITIONS For personal use only Some ongoing volatility Slower than normal outbound growth in Downturn in resouces sector affecting Australia some markets Corporate sector Good pipeline of accounts won Record multi-national wins Leisure sector Strong Expo results in Australia Aiming

  66. Slide 66: For personal use only

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  67. Slide 67: Golden Era of Travel

    GOLDEN ERA OF TRAVEL For personal use only ROUTE ADVERTISED ADVERTISED % PRICE FARE - Jan 2016 FARE - Jan 2015 MOVEMENT Sydney-Auckland $235 $276 DOWN 14.9% Sydney-Bali $391 $539 DOWN 27.5% Sydney-Fiji $440 $594 DOWN 25.9% Sydney-Singapore $456 $456 FLAT Sydney-Phuket $471 $625 DOWN 24.6% Sydney-Haw

  68. Slide 68: Golden Era of Travel

    GOLDEN ERA OF TRAVEL For personal use only DESTINATION ADVERTISED FARE 2016 ADJ. FARE* 2016 ACTUAL FARE February 17, 2006 February 19, 2016 Auckland $575 $721 $389 Singapore $855 $1071 $396 Bangkok $919 $1152 $436 Hong Kong $985 $1234 $516 Manila $1035 $1297 $729 Tokyo $1215 $1523 $787 Paris $1575 $

  69. Slide 69: The Turner Index

    THE TURNER INDEX For personal use only $140,000 $131,000 $120,000 $100,000 Actual fare to London $80,000 $76,000 Adjusted fare (inflation) $60,000 Adjusted fare (based on today's average wage) $40,000 $20,000 $1,170 $1,170 $0 1947 2016

  70. Slide 70: 2015/16 Acquisition Strategy

    2015/16 ACQUISITION STRATEGY For personal use only Further acquisitions likely to complement organic growth Possible expansion in Mainland China - likely to target high-end customers Expansion into Continental Europe - extension of UK business Vertical (adding to margin) & horizontal (adding to TTV

  71. Slide 71: Coming Soon: Key To The World

    COMING SOON: KEY TO THE WORLD For personal use only • Innovative new digital travel wallet developed by Travel Money • Brings together: – Customer itineraries – Prepaid currency card with 10 currencies – Travel insurance; & – Travel phone & data SIM cards • Can be used via mobile app (iphone & andro

  72. Slide 72: Key To The World

    For personal use only KEY TO THE WORLD

  73. Slide 73: Key To The World

    For personal use only KEY TO THE WORLD

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  75. Slide 75: Coming Soon: Microsoft Dynamics

    COMING SOON: MICROSOFT DYNAMICS For personal use only New mid-office system Simple solution - Three-year roll-out FLT can retire 10- program underway 15 systems Operational efficiencies - Scalable finance removes, platform automates and reduces admin Strategically aligned - supports blended travel

  76. Slide 76: Questions

    For personal use only QUESTIONS

  77. Slide 77: Appendices

    For personal use only APPENDICES

  78. Slide 78: 5-Year Growth Trajectory

    5-YEAR GROWTH TRAJECTORY For personal use only DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER DECEMBER 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 TTV $9,182m $8,138m $7,480m $6,593m $6,181m Income margin 13.8% 13.6% 14.1% 13.9% 13.9% EBITDA $188.0m $164.0m $179.3m $148.9m $137.5m PBT $156.9m $141.0m $155.0m $129.5m $119.7m NPAT

  79. Slide 79: Recent Acquisitions

    RECENT ACQUISITIONS For personal use only • Low cost airfare specialist operating in Australia and New Zealand • Range includes flights operated by scheduled carriers & fares sourced from LCCs, via BYOjet.com API connections • Offers JETMAX booking system as white-label technology product • Strong T

  80. Slide 80: FY16 Capex Breakdown

    FY16 CAPEX BREAKDOWN For personal use only FY16 CAPEX • Up to $70m on store network – Refurbs, new shop roll-out Shop openings & • $30m on IT software & hardware refurbs – Includes Dynamics roll-out Head office relocations • $20m on head office moves IT software & hardware – Australia, USA & Singapo

  81. Slide 81: New Global Head Office: FY17

    NEW GLOBAL HEAD OFFICE: FY17 For personal use only

  82. Slide 82: New Global Head Office: FY17

    NEW GLOBAL HEAD OFFICE: FY17 For personal use only

  83. Slide 83: Effect of Lower AUD

    For personal use only EFFECT OF LOWER AUD

  84. Slide 84: Australian Departures to the US Are Increasing While the AUD Falls

    AUSTRALIAN DEPARTURES TO THE US ARE INCREASING WHILE THE AUD FALLS For personal use only Australian departure numbers to the US continue to increase despite falling AUD 1,100,000 $1.20 Departure numbers Avg. AUD/USD 1.03 1.03 1,000,000 0.99 0.92 $1.00 981m 0.88 900,000 907m 935m 0.84 $0.80 0.75 800,

  85. Slide 85: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer For personal use only Disclaimer and important notice for presentation This presentation has been prepared by Flight Centre Travel Group Limited ABN 25 003 377 188 (FCTG). This presentation contains general background information about FCTG and its subsidiaries and their activities curren

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