Federal Signal Corporation · NYSE:FSS

Federal Signal — Investor Presentation (March 2018)

34 slides from Federal Signal's investor presentation, Mar 19, 2018

  1. Slide 1: Disciplined Growth Investor Presentation March 2018

    Disciplined Growth Investor Presentation March 2018

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    Safe Harbor Statement 2 This presentation contains unaudited financial information and forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical are forward-looking statements and may contain words such as “may”, “will” ,“believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “project”, “estimate”

  3. Slide 3: About Federal Signal

    About Federal Signal • Founded in 1901, joined NYSE in 1969 (“FSS”) • Diversified industrial manufacturer of specialized environmental cleaning vehicles such as street sweepers, sewer cleaners and hydroexcavators; as well as safety and security products including audible and visual warning devices •

  4. Slide 4: An Experienced Leadership Team

    An Experienced Leadership Team 4 Ian Hudson Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  Appointed October, 2017  Joined Federal Signal in August 2013 as Vice President and Corporate Controller  Previously served as Director of Accounting – Latin America and Asia Pacific at Groupon, Inc. 

  5. Slide 5: Two Attractive Platforms

    Serves the needs of municipalities and industrial verticals for audible and visual safety and security notification devices and systems Two Attractive Platforms 5 *Net Sales for 2017. ESG includes 7 months of TBEI. Environmental Solutions Group (ESG) Safety and Security Systems Group (SSG) $693 M* $

  6. Slide 6: Positioned for Long-Term Growth

    Positioned for Long-Term Growth  Two platforms poised for profitable growth  Attractive mix of municipal and industrial end markets  Revitalized new product development initiative  Active M&A pipeline  Strong cash flow and healthy financial position Ongoing focus on continuous improvement utili

  7. Slide 7: Federal Signal Strategic Focus

    Federal Signal Strategic Focus Optimize Existing End-Markets  Invest to grow revenue faster than GDP  Continue to improve manufacturing efficiencies and costs  Leverage our existing plants and invested capital Organic Growth in New End-Markets  Innovate to develop new product applications for ad

  8. Slide 8: Safety and Security Systems Group (SSG)

    Safety and Security Systems Group (SSG) 8 Serves the needs of government and industrial verticals for audible and visual safety and security notification devices Public Safety and Security Signaling Systems Brands Lights and siren products for Police, Fire and Heavy Duty (HD) end-markets Audible and

  9. Slide 9: SSG: Market Influencers and Where We Play

    SSG: Market Influencers and Where We Play 9 66% 34% 2017 Sales by Geography U.S. Non-U.S. Municipal/Government Construction & Industrial Utility Oil and Gas Other 2017 End Markets by Users  Increased national focus on issues of public safety and law enforcement, and rising public expectations for t

  10. Slide 10: SSG Strategic Initiatives

    SSG Strategic Initiatives 10  Defend and expand leading market share positions in police, signaling and outdoor warning markets  New products and portfolio optimization  Grow presence in heavy-duty and fire adjacencies  “Go to Market” initiatives  Capture higher share of municipal spending by p

  11. Slide 11: Environmental Solutions Group (ESG)

    11 Environmental Solutions Group (ESG) Have successfully established a platform serving maintenance and infrastructure markets in order to provide customers with a comprehensive suite of products and services ESG Rental/Aftermarket Distribution Brands End Markets and Channels Street sweeping Municip

  12. Slide 12: ESG+TBEI: Market Influencers and Where We Play

    ESG+TBEI: Market Influencers and Where We Play 12 2017 End Markets by Users  Economic recovery supports state and local funding for sweepers and sewer cleaners  Funding for sewer cleaners through water tax revenues adds further stability  Recovering oil & gas markets expected to benefit hydro-exc

  13. Slide 13: ESG Strategic Initiatives

    ESG Strategic Initiatives 13  Maintain or achieve leading market position in all product categories for North American governmental market  Refocus on dealer development  Renewed focus on product development  Increase equipment sales in North American non-governmental markets  Utility market in

  14. Slide 14: Our 2020 Revenue Goal $1.0 B+

    2016-2020 CAGR ≥ 9% Our 2020 Revenue Goal 14 $1.0 B+ $708 M Key Drivers • TBEI acquisition essentially achieves our previously announced $250 M revenue goal by 2018 • Modest recovery in our end markets • GDP growth • Strategic initiatives that drive growth above GDP growth rates 2020 Goal Anticipate

  15. Slide 15: Eighty–Twenty Improvement (ETI) Culture

    Eighty–Twenty Improvement (“ETI”) Culture Each of our businesses are targeting savings from our ETI program in 2018, which are intended to reduce the impact of material/wage inflation 15 Manufacturing Efficiency Working Capital Optimization Pricing Strategy Material Cost Reduction Manufacturing Effi

  16. Slide 16: EBITDA Margin Targets

    EBITDA Margin Targets 16 • EBITDA margin targets:  ESG: 15% - 18%  SSG: 15% - 17%  Consolidated: 12% - 16% • Underlying assumptions:  Absence of extraordinary factors affecting demand from end-markets  No unusual hearing loss litigation expenses • Historical EBITDA margins and targets place Fed

  17. Slide 17: 2017: Year in Review

    2017: Year in Review 2017 Highlights:  Acquisition of TBEI on June 2, 2017  Strategic initiatives and benefits from acquisitions contributed to significant year-over-year growth in orders, sales and earnings  Total orders for the year exceeded $1 B, and were up $343.6 M, or 51%, compared to last

  18. Slide 18: Balance Sheet and Liquidity Remain Strong

    Balance Sheet and Liquidity Remain Strong 18  TBEI acquisition was financed with cash on hand and borrowings available under our existing credit facility  Although increasing our leverage in the short-term, we expect that the healthy cash flows generated by combining our existing businesses with T

  19. Slide 19: Priority Driven Long-Term Capital Allocation

    Priority Driven Long-Term Capital Allocation 19  Organic projects leverage existing assets, generally require limited cash investment  Innovation R&D efforts target new and updated products  Generally, already funded within operating results, cash flow and normal capital expenditures Reinvest in

  20. Slide 20: 2018 Outlook

    2018 Outlook 20 ▲Full-year impact of TBEI ▲Acquisitions remain on track to deliver on previously-announced accretion estimates ▲Strong backlog, particularly for sewer cleaners and vacuum trucks ▲Positive economic conditions in most end markets ▲Amount of used vacuum trucks in end markets appears to

  21. Slide 21: 2018 Outlook: Adjusted EPS

    2018 Outlook Adjusted EPS* ranging from $1.10 to $1.20 Represents increase of 29% - 41% over 2017 21  Adjustments to include items related to acquisitions  Depreciation and amortization expense to increase by ~$8 M to $10 M • Reflects full year of TBEI and additional investment in rental fleet  I

  22. Slide 22: Positioned for Long-Term Growth

    Positioned for Long-Term Growth  Two platforms poised for profitable growth  Attractive mix of municipal and industrial end markets  Revitalized new product development initiative  Active M&A pipeline  Strong cash flow and healthy financial position • Profitably growing our revenues in excess o

  23. Slide 23: Appendix

    Appendix 23 I. New Product Development II. M&A Target Evaluation III. Company Products IV. Adjusted EBITDA Margins V. TBEI Transaction Summary VI. Investor Information

  24. Slide 24: Appendix I: New Product Development

    Appendix I: New Product Development 24  Kicked off innovation refocus in late 2013  Re-allocated engineering resources toward innovation  Implemented innovation development processes and project management – several projects underway that have originated from customer & market-based needs assessm

  25. Slide 25: Appendix I: New Product Development

    Appendix I: New Product Development Environmental Solutions Group (ESG) Safety and Security Systems Group (SSG)New Markets Optimize Existing Markets • ParaDIGm Vacuum Excavator • Vehicle-based monitoring and reporting solutions • Sewer Cleaner productivity improvements such as new boom design and up

  26. Slide 26: Appendix II: M&A Target Evaluation

    • Niche market leader (product, geography, end-market) • Sustainable competitive advantage • Deep domain expertise (technology, application, manufacturing) • Strong management team • Leverages our distribution and manufacturing capabilities • Solid growth potential • Through-the-cycle margins compar

  27. Slide 27: Appendix III: Company Products

    Appendix III: Company Products 27

  28. Slide 28: Appendix III: Company Products

    28 Appendix III: Company Products Products Class 6 – 8 Standard Dump Bodies Class 6 – 8 Custom Dump Bodies Dump & Transfer Trailers Class 3 – 5 Standard Dump Bodies & Hoists Class 3 – 8 Custom Dump Bodies & Hoists Class 3 – 8 Custom Dump Bodies & Hoists Ox Bodies J-Craft Rugby Manufacturing DuraClas

  29. Slide 29: Appendix III: Company Products

    Appendix III: Company Products 29

  30. Slide 30: Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

    The Company uses adjusted EBITDA and the ratio of adjusted EBITDA to net sales (“adjusted EBITDA margin”) as additional measures which are representative of its underlying performance and to improve the comparability of results across reporting periods. We believe that investors use versions of thes

  31. Slide 31: Appendix V: TBEI Transaction Summary

    31 Appendix V: TBEI Transaction Summary  Strong strategic fit with ESG businesses and broadens focus on maintenance and infrastructure markets  Diversifies into non-oil and gas, higher growth end-markets, while balancing municipal vs. industrial exposure  Provides strong platform to drive future

  32. Slide 32: Deal Size and Implied Valuation

    Deal Size and Implied Valuation  Purchase Price of US$ 270M, subject to customary closing adjustments  7.2x multiple of FY 2016 EBITDA, before synergies Financial Impact  TBEI contributed approximately $0.03 of accretion in 2017  Expected to be $0.07-0.12 accretive by year 2 and $0.12-0.17 accre

  33. Slide 33: Appendix VI: Investor Information

    33 Appendix VI: Investor Information Stock Ticker: NYSE:FSS Company website: federalsignal.com/investors HEADQUARTERS 1415 West 22nd Street, Suite 1100 Oak Brook, IL 60523 INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS 630-954-2000 Ian Hudson SVP & Chief Financial Officer IHudson@federalsignal.com Svetlana Vinokur VP,

  34. Slide 34: Federal Signal

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