Luceco Plc · LSE:LUCE

Luceco — FY2023 Earnings Presentation

40 slides from Luceco's earnings presentation, Mar 26, 2024

  1. Slide 1: 2023 Full Year Results

    2023 Full Year Results March 2024 www.lucecoplc.com

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    Agenda Highlights Financial Review Business Review Outlook Q&A Note: ‘Adjusted’ has been used throughout this presentation and is defined in note 1 of the consolidated financial statements 2 Luceco plc 2023 Full Year Results Presentation

  3. Slide 3: Highlights

    Highlights Adjusted Adjusted Revenue Operating profit Operating Profit Operating Margin £209.0m £22.2m £24.0m 11.5% +1.3% +62.0% +9.1% +0.8ppts vs 2022 vs 2022 vs 2022 vs 2022 Adjusted Covenant Adjusted EPS Dividend Free Cash Flow Net Debt Ratio £18.0m 0.6x 11.1p 4.8p -£12.7m -0.2x - +0.2p vs 2022 v

  4. Slide 4: Highlights (continued)

    Highlights (continued) • Innovation and channel mix aiding growth, markets challenging: – Secured market share gains and revenue growth despite weak markets – Performance supported by our key strategic positions in Hybrid channel – Outstanding growth in our LED Lighting projects – Channel and produc

  5. Slide 5: Financial Review

    Financial Review Will Hoy CFO

  6. Slide 6: Income statement

    Income statement Adjusted £m 2023 2022 Change (%) Revenue 209.0 206.3 +1.3% • Revenue of £209.0m: Gross profit 82.3 74.3 +10.8% – 1.7% like for like growth despite challenging market conditions Gross margin % 39.4% 36.0% +3.4ppts – Hybrid and Professional projects particularly strong in the year Ove

  7. Slide 7: Revenue bridge

    Revenue bridge £m • Revenue increase of 1.3% 3.6 – Like-for-like increase of 1.7% – Acquisitions/closures change due to closure of 0.5 (1.4) Germany in 2022 Currency (5.0%) movements Acquisitions/ LFL 209.0 • Currency favourable for USD revenue in year: +0.2% closures +1.7% 206.3 (0.7%) – However, h

  8. Slide 8: Adjusted Operating Profit bridge

    Adjusted Operating Profit bridge £m • Strong underlying operating profit improvement 3.5 – Like-for-like increase of 15.9% – Driven by returning efficiency in factory and (2.1) lower material and freight costs (5.0%) 0.6 24.0 LFL • Currency headwinds in 2023 22.0 Currency Acquisitions/ +15.9% – 9.5%

  9. Slide 9: Improving momentum in 2023

    Improving momentum in 2023 2022 2023 Change 2023 v 2022 Adjusted £m H1 H2 H1 H2 H1 H2 Revenue 106.4 99.9 101.1 107.9 (5.3) +8.0 Gross profit 36.2 38.1 39.8 42.5 +3.6 +4.4 Gross margin % 34.0% 38.1% 39.4% 39.4% +5.4ppts +1.3ppts Overhead costs (24.7) (27.6) (29.0) (29.3) (4.3) (1.7) Operating profit

  10. Slide 10: Operating segment review

    Operating segment review Revenue Bridge (£m) 8.9 (2.4) • Wiring Accessories (3.8) LED – Strong growth of revenue despite market Lighting – Good operating profit drop-through from additional (1.2%) Portable revenue Power Wiring (1.8%) 209.0 Accessories 206.3 • LED +4.3% – LED lighting revenue in decl

  11. Slide 11: Free Cash and Covenant Net Debt

    Free Cash and Covenant Net Debt Working capital management Covenant Net Debt / (Cash) (£m) 147 140 FY 2023 Excluding Sync EV 132 56.6 FY 2022 Sync EV purchase 112 112 1.3x 47.5 40.8 92 FY 2021 37.2 81 81 76 77 0.7x 37.6 Covenant 32.2 FY 2020 0.8x leverage FY 2019 30.6 10.3 2.1 0.6x 23.8 18.4 10.3 Av

  12. Slide 12: Business Review

    Business Review John Hornby CEO

  13. Slide 13: Underlying demand

    Underlying demand Barclays Consumer Spending year-on-year UK residential property transactions (‘000s) 15% Home Improvements 100 UK (seasonally adjusted) Non-essential Spend Best fit (UK (seasonally adjusted)) 10% 95 5% 90 - 85 (5%) 80 (10%) 75 (15%) 70 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct No

  14. Slide 14: To help people harness power sustainably

    Strategic review Our Strategy Our purpose To help people harness power sustainably in everyday life 14 Luceco plc 2023 Full Year Results Presentation

  15. Slide 15: Innovate: Functionality our customers need

    Innovate: Functionality our customers need Why we Innovate Key achievements 1. Drives growth of the business 1. EV Chargers • £13.7m revenue in 2023 from new products • Released our second series of EV chargers 2. Sustains our competitive advantage • x3 times faster charging for commercial settings

  16. Slide 16: Grow: Above market organic growth

    Grow: Above market organic growth Market growth drivers 1. Regulatory change and new technology 2. Investment in the built environment • New UK Wiring Regulations every c. 2 years • 4 million UK homes below Decent Homes Standard • +60% Increase in Luceco consumer unit sales 3. Climate emergency duri

  17. Slide 17: Grow: Investment and M&A opportunities

    Grow: Investment and M&A opportunities D-Line • 29 February 2024, acquisition of D-line for £8.6m initial cash consideration and up to £3.8m of contingent consideration • Supplier of cable management solutions consisting of decorative cable trunking and accessories, fire-rated cable supports, floor

  18. Slide 18: Sustain: Maintaining our competitive advantage

    Sustain: Maintaining our competitive advantage Investing in our business Investing in people 1. Kingfisher Lighting investment 1. Contractor training and development • £2.5m investment to purchase Kingfisher • 47 CPD training events held in 2023 lighting an enhanced manufacturing facility • Training

  19. Slide 19: Net zero pathway: Our interconnected strategy

    Net zero pathway: Our interconnected strategy Sustain • £40bn annual investment required for UK to meet net zero • Future Homes Standard effective in 2025 • 1 million homes per year to be converted to low carbon electric heating solutions Innovate • Broad, high quality and electrified core product r

  20. Slide 20: Capital allocation policy

    Capital allocation policy 1. Dividends 2. Capex 40-60% payout 2-4% of annual revenue Progressive Product development Manufacturing capacity <3 year payback Conservative leverage 1.0x – 2.0x Adjusted EBITDA 4. M&A 3. Buybacks / Product adjacency Special Dividends Customer acquisition Considered at th

  21. Slide 21: Outlook

    Outlook John Hornby CEO LUCE TO pe

  22. Slide 22: Market outlook

    Market outlook Residential RMI – DIY (c.30% of Group) Residential RMI & New – Pro (c.30% of Group) Indicators Overall Indicators Overall Barclays Consumer CPA 2024 Forecast -2.7% Spending Index -8.6% – Residential RMI – Last three months Housing Transactions FMB State of Trade Survey -23 -20.3% – Co

  23. Slide 23: Outlook

    Outlook • Our strong 2023 performance has continued into the start of 2024 and we are achieving further growth • Our order book, especially in the Retail and Trade channels, is ahead of where it was this time last year • We are monitoring the situation in the Red Sea, the headwind we are seeing from

  24. Slide 24: Q&A

    Q&A John Hornby CEO Will Hoy CFO

  25. Slide 25: Appendix

    Appendix LUCECO pc

  26. Slide 26: Group Overview

    Group Overview Our purpose 3 reasons to invest in us Our strategy Our culture To help people harness power 01 We operate in Innovate Customer-driven attractive markets sustainably in everyday life Grow Team-focused 02 We have an advantaged business model Sustain Bold and innovative What we sell 03 W

  27. Slide 27: What we sell: Wiring Accessories - British General

    What we sell Wiring Accessories - British General Established 1941 Revenue as a % of Group total 39% Revenue 4-year CAGR %1 4% Operating margin 18.2% Switches and sockets, Circuit protection, Weatherproof, Junction Product Categories boxes, Cable management 1. 2019 to 2023 in constant currency 27 Lu

  28. Slide 28: What we sell: Commercial Power - Nexus

    What we sell Commercial Power - Nexus Established 2021 Decorative power & data modules, Cable management, Cables and Product Categories connectors, Power distribution, Energy & user data management, Ergonomic accessories, Task lighting 28 Luceco plc 2023 Full Year Results Presentation

  29. Slide 29: What we sell: LED Lighting - Luceco

    What we sell LED Lighting - Luceco Established 2013 Revenue as a % of Group total1 38% Revenue 4-year CAGR %1,2 9% (2% organic) Operating margin1 5.9% Residential interior, Residential exterior, Commercial interior, Product Categories Commercial exterior, Work & site lighting 1. For total LED Lighti

  30. Slide 30: What we sell: LED lighting - Kingfisher

    What we sell LED lighting - Kingfisher Established 1988 Product Categories Private realm exterior lighting 30 Luceco plc 2023 Full Year Results Presentation

  31. Slide 31: What we sell: LED lighting - DW Windsor

    What we sell LED lighting - DW Windsor Established 1975 Product Categories Private realm exterior lighting 31 Luceco plc 2023 Full Year Results Presentation

  32. Slide 32: What we sell: Portable Power - Masterplug and BG Sync EV

    What we sell Portable Power - Masterplug and BG Sync EV Established 1988 Revenue as a % of Group total 23% Revenue 4-year CAGR %1 -1% (-5% organic) Operating margin1 9.1% Product Categories Extension leads, Cable reels, Adaptors and accessories, EV Chargers 1. 2019 to 2023 in constant currency 32 Lu

  33. Slide 33: Who we sell to

    Who we sell to Product segmental sales by sales channel (as % of total) 2% 1% 24% 29% 41% Professional Projects 72% Professional Wholesale 23% 25% Hybrid Retail 39% 24% 52% 11% 8% 22% 18% 9% Wiring LED Portable Total Accessories Lighting Power 33 Luceco plc 2023 Full Year Results Presentation

  34. Slide 34: Where we operate

    Where we operate Distribution Selling Sourcing to market markets 1% 3% 5% 4% 4% 6% 45% Asia Pacific Europe 66% Sold in end market Middle East and Africa UK Collected in China Americas China – OEM Europe China - manufactured 83% UK 49% 34% Group revenue Column1 Group revenue Column2 Group revenue by

  35. Slide 35: Group history

    Group history The group has developed through business combinations and organic expansion into new products and territories Management Luceco LED Jiaxing expanded British General buyout of Management Jiaxing projects buyout backed to 52,500m2 wiring BG and facility sales team Acquisition accessories

  36. Slide 36: Five year revenue progression

    Five year revenue progression Revenue by operating segment £m 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Wiring Accessories 70.1 81.3 104.5 73.7 82.6 LED Lighting 54.2 49.5 63.2 81.4 79.0 Portable Power 47.8 45.4 60.5 51.2 47.4 Total Group 172.1 176.2 228.2 206.3 209.0 Revenue by geographical location of customer £m

  37. Slide 37: Ten year financials: Income statement

    Ten year financials Adjusted metrics Income Statement £m 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Revenue 82.3 103.1 133.7 167.6 163.9 172.1 176.2 228.2 206.3 209.0 Growth % 25.5% 25.3% 29.7% 25.4% (2.2%) 5.0% 2.4% 29.5% (9.6)% 1.3% Gross Profit 25.1 33.8 40.5 48.4 50.6 62.3 70.2 84.7 74.3

  38. Slide 38: Ten year financials: Cash flow statement

    Ten year financials Adjusted metrics Cash flow statement £m 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Operating Profit 8.4 11.5 14.5 14.7 8.5 18.0 30.0 39.0 22.0 24.0 Depreciation & amortisation 1.9 2.6 3.2 4.4 6.5 7.9 6.1 6.7 7.1 7.4 EBITDA 10.3 14.1 17.7 19.1 15.0 25.9 36.1 45.7 29.1 31.4

  39. Slide 39: Ten year financials: Balance sheet

    Ten year financials Adjusted metrics Balance Sheet £m 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Fixed assets 24.6 27.5 33.5 47.2 44.8 42.6 43.9 69.4 70.5 72.8 Inventory 23.8 26.2 35.4 44.2 32.8 32.2 37.2 56.6 47.5 40.8 Trade receivables 17.1 20.4 26.5 33.4 39.5 42.8 70.1 67.9 50.4 53.1 Trade

  40. Slide 40: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer This presentation and information communicated verbally to you may contain certain projections and other forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, businesses and prospects of Luceco plc. These statements are based on current expectations an

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