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Aeci — FY2018 Earnings Presentation

50 slides from Aeci's earnings presentation, Feb 26, 2019

  1. Slide 1: Financial Results Presentation for the Year Ended 31 December 2018

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  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    01 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY 02 BUSINESS DRIVERS 03 RESULTS ANALYSED 04 PERFORMANCE BY SEGMENT 05 OUTLOOK AND FOCUS 06 SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES

  3. Slide 3: Performance Summary

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  4. Slide 4: Performance Summary

    PERFORMANCE SUMMARY 3 › Revenue +26% to R23 314m » Strong performances in Mining Solutions and Chemicals » Pleasing improvement in Food & Beverage » Contribution from acquisitions » Foreign and export revenue increased to 40% of total revenue › EBITDA +21% to R2 631m › Highest ever profit from opera

  5. Slide 5: Safety: TRIR

    SAFETY: TRIR 4 FATALITY ON 14 NOV. 0,58 0,50 0,45 0,39 0,35 0,32* 14 15 16 17 18 * Excluding acquisitions

  6. Slide 6: Business Drivers

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  7. Slide 7: Business Drivers: Gold

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  8. Slide 8: Business Drivers: PGMs

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  9. Slide 9: Business Drivers: Cobalt, Copper and Nickel

    BUSINESS DRIVERS 8 COBALT, COPPER AND NICKEL

  10. Slide 10: Business Drivers: Coal and Iron Ore

    BUSINESS DRIVERS 9 COAL AND IRON ORE

  11. Slide 11: Business Drivers: ZAR/US$ Exchange Rate

    BUSINESS DRIVERS 10 ZAR/US$ EXCHANGE RATE Ave. 17 = 13,31 Ave. 18 = 13,23 16 Open Jan 17 = 13,73 Open Jan 18 = 12,31 Close Dec 18 = 14,37 15 14 Ave. 2H18 = 14,16 13 12 Ave. 2H17 = 12,30 11 JAN APR JUL OCT JAN APR JUL OCT DEC 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 Source: AECI Treasury, Bloomberg

  12. Slide 12: Business Drivers: Brent Crude Oil

    BUSINESS DRIVERS 11 BRENT CRUDE OIL US$/bbl Source: AECI Treasury, Bloomberg 90 85 Open Jan 17 = 56,8 Open Jan 18 = 66,80 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 Close Dec 18 = 53,20 45 40 JAN APR JUL OCT JAN APR JUL OCT DEC 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 18

  13. Slide 13: Results Analysed

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  14. Slide 14: Earnings Analysed

    EARNINGS ANALYSED 13 › Profit from operations +27% to R1 999m HEPS 1 045 › EBITDA +21% to R2 631m 959 › HEPS excl. PPA +15% to 1 102c 894 843 » 57c non-cash PPA-related effect 818 791 › Trading margin = 8,6% (’17: 8,5%) › RONA of 16,7% (’17: 17,4%) » Effects of acquisitions › Tax rate 34% (’17: 30%)

  15. Slide 15: HEPS Analysed

    HEPS ANALYSED 14 2018 2017 Growth % R millions Excl. acq. Acq. Reported Reported Excl. acq. Acq. Overall Revenue 20 174 3 140 23 314 18 482 9,1 17,0 26,1 Profit from operations 1 868 131 1 999 1 579 18,3 8,3 26,6 Headline earnings 1 157 (54) 1 103 1 012 14,3 (5,3) 9,0 HEPS (cps) 10,96 (0,51) 10,45 9

  16. Slide 16: Cash

    CASH 15 4 500 4 5% 41 › Capex = R847m » R328m for expansion projects 4 000 4 0% » R519m for maintenance projects › Net cash working capital outflow of R155m 3 500 3 5% (R358m outflow in ’17) » Growth in Explosives 3 000 3 0% » Customer terms 25 » Acquisitions 2 500 2 5% › Net borrowings of R4 177m 2

  17. Slide 17: Debt Profile

    DEBT PROFILE 16 R millions Currency 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total Existing term ZAR 1 100 1 100 DMTN auction ZAR 360 520 880 DMTN private placement ZAR 500 300 800 Term ZAR 200 500 700 Total ZAR 1 660 500 1 320 3 480 Term US$ 12 14 15 20 61 Term EUR 68 68 Total projected repayment ZAR 173 1 861 716 2 72

  18. Slide 18: Performance by Segment

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  19. Slide 19: Summary by Segment

    SUMMARY BY SEGMENT 18 MINING WATER & PLANT & FOOD & CHEMICALS GROUP SOLUTIONS PROCESS ANIMAL BEVERAGE HEALTH REVENUE REVENUE REVENUE REVENUE REVENUE REVENUE R11 013m R1 376m R4 423m R1 248m R5 266m R23 314m p 13,3% q 5,4% p 73,9% p 4,4% p 47,8% p 26,1% PROFIT PROFIT PROFIT PROFIT PROFIT PROFIT FROM

  20. Slide 20: Contribution Analysis by Segment

    CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS 19 BY SEGMENT Revenue (%) Profit/(loss) from operations (%) 1 -7 22 2 -17 19 29 47 23 5 6 52 69 4 64 13 8 4 8 12 19 6 2018 Outer circle 2017 Inner circle 6 6 ˜ Mining Solutions ˜ Water & Process ˜ Plant & Animal Health ˜ Food & Beverage ˜ Chemicals ˜ Property & Corporate (incl.

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  22. Slide 22: Mining Solutions

    MINING SOLUTIONS 21 › Stronger performance in copper/cobalt/nickel and coal mining REVENUE R11 013m p 13,3% » Benefited pillar as a whole › Basket of offering for PGM mining industry » Supported volumes in Southern Africa PROFIT FROM OPS R1 274m › Gold mining up overall in rest of Africa p 16,1% › G

  23. Slide 23: Mining Solutions: Revenue by Mineral Mined

    MINING SOLUTIONS 22 REVENUE BY MINERAL MINED (%) 7 1 21 5 7 ˜ PGMs 1 ˜ Gold 22 4 ˜ Copper ˜ Iron ore ˜ Coal 19 20 ˜ Diamond ˜ Uranium 21 ˜ Other 20 8 2018 Outer circle 17 2017 Inner circle 8 19

  24. Slide 24: Business Drivers: Ammonia

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  25. Slide 25: Mining Solutions: Explosives

    MINING SOLUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES 24 › Excellent TP improvement » Weaker ZAR in 2H assisted › Overall bulk explosives volumes +5,2% » Pleasing growth in rest of Africa and Asia Pacific » Disappointing performance in SA › Overall initiating systems volumes -10% › Capital programmes (incl. maintenance) » I

  26. Slide 26: Mining Solutions: Explosives South Africa

    MINING SOLUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES 25 SOUTH AFRICA Index Base: 2015 = 100 Cum change 18 = -1,60% Source: Stats SA › Explosives volumes -7% 115 » Optimum Coal in business rescue again 110 » Loss of iron ore contract (’17) 105 › Initiating systems volumes -12% 100 » Sibanye Cooke Shaft closure » Bokoni Mine

  27. Slide 27: Mining Solutions: Explosives Rest of Africa

    MINING SOLUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES 26 REST OF AFRICA › Explosives volumes +11% » Copper and cobalt (DRC), gold (Francophone West Africa) and diamond (Botswana) sectors performed well § Lower rainfall in DRC § Growth in Francophone West Africa on the back of new projects § DRC: 6 additional contracts gaine

  28. Slide 28: Mining Solutions: Explosives Asia Pacific

    MINING SOLUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES 27 ASIA PACIFIC › Explosives volumes up 48% Indonesia › Good growth y-o-y › Successful transition to new Licensee Partner › Import quotas for AN remain a challenge » BBRI in a good strategic position › Capital replacement programme initiated – contract extensions secured

  29. Slide 29: Mining Solutions: Chemicals

    MINING SOLUTIONS: CHEMICALS 28 › Volumes +2,5% » Increased demand for collectors in SA and Central Africa § Growth in specialty collectors § Improved sales to copper mining sector » Flocculant volumes lower § Slow recovery of lost PAM export volumes § Direct route to market strategy in place › Xanth

  30. Slide 30: Water & Process

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  31. Slide 31: Water & Process

    WATER & PROCESS 30 South Africa › Loss of 2 major customers – aggressive competitor pricing VOLUME q 18% › Public water – chemicals demand negatively affected by drought conditions › Strong performance in Chemical Processing Division and REVENUE R1 376m Engineering Solutions – 4 desalination plants

  32. Slide 32: Plant & Animal Health

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  33. Slide 33: Plant & Animal Health

    PLANT & ANIMAL HEALTH 32 Nulandis › Agricultural sector remains under pressure in SA, other REVENUE R4 423m SADC countries – drought/climate change p 73,9% › No volume growth y-o-y › Some recovery in Western Cape, but water restrictions remain › Delays in planting in summer rainfall regions PROFIT F

  34. Slide 34: Food & Beverage

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  35. Slide 35: Food & Beverage

    FOOD & BEVERAGE 34 › Pleasing growth in dairy, formulated beverages, health and nutrition businesses VOLUME p 2,8% › Favourable product mix › Volumes up in formulated juices REVENUE R1 248m › Introduction of “sugar tax” p 4,4% › Growth in exports to rest of Africa › Investments in facilities for fut

  36. Slide 36: Chemicals

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  37. Slide 37: Business Drivers: SA Manufacturing Volumes

    BUSINESS DRIVERS 36 SA MANUFACTURING VOLUMES Index Base: 2015 = 100 Cum change 18 = 1,2% Source: Stats SA 115 110 105 100 95 90 85 80 JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN DEC 08 10 12 14 16 18 18 Seasonally adjusted Trend cycle

  38. Slide 38: Chemicals

    CHEMICALS 37 Underlying businesses › Excellent overall performance REVENUE R5 266m p 47,8% » Revenue +9% » TP growth >15% › Volumes +8,6% (traded and manufactured) » Local molten sulphur demand and sulphuric acid exports PROFIT FROM OPS R559m » Strong performances in consumer care, paper, industrial

  39. Slide 39: Outlook and Focus

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  40. Slide 40: Current Pre-operational Mining Projects

    CURRENT PRE-OPERATIONAL MINING PROJECTS 39 Development stage South Africa Rest of Africa Indonesia Australia LATAM EXPLORATION 306 1 490 221 3 602 2 225 PREFEASIBILITY 40 71 6 135 135 FEASIBILITY 75 168 41 305 166 CONSTRUCTION 15 29 21 23 50 Total 436 1 758 289 4 065 2 576 Source: Extract – GlobalDa

  41. Slide 41: Outlook and Focus: Mining Solutions

    OUTLOOK AND FOCUS 40 Mining Solutions › Well positioned for market and market share growth › Ongoing investment and reinvestment programme to maintain growth » Incl. R200m compliance-related capex at AEL, Modderfontein › Integration of Dinacon acquisition › Digitalisation in mining › Ongoing UBS con

  42. Slide 42: Virtual Reality – Training

    VIRTUAL REALITY – TRAINING 41 Full immersive training › Simulates all conditions › Exposes trainee to extreme conditions, without danger › Analyses user behaviour – safety and efficiency enhancements

  43. Slide 43: Augmented Reality – MMU

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  44. Slide 44: Outlook and Focus Cont.: Water & Process, Plant & Animal Health

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  45. Slide 45: Outlook and Focus Cont.

    OUTLOOK AND FOCUS CONT. 44 Food & Beverage › Maintain focus on margins and quality of business › Accelerate export growth › Benefits of investments in new facilities Chemicals › SANS capex for single stage polyester › Much Asphalt » Well positioned for upturn in SA » Infrastructure Fund announced by

  46. Slide 46: Innovation Technology Update

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  47. Slide 47: Summary and Objectives

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  48. Slide 48: Summary and Objectives

    SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES 47 Pleasing results delivered in ’18, notwithstanding challenges Focus in ’19 Zero Harm Delivery of Schirm and Much Asphalt to expectations Integration and delivery to expectation of Dinacon, Brazil Delivery of capex projects » Explosives (incl. compliance-related) » Mining ch

  49. Slide 49: Disclaimer

    DISCLAIMER 48 This document has been prepared and issued by and is the sole responsibility of the management of AECI Ltd (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries. This document does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or s

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