Sims Ltd. · ASX:SGM

Sims — FY2007 Earnings Presentation

36 slides from Sims's earnings presentation, Aug 31, 2007

  1. Slide 1: Financial Results for the Year Ended 30 June 2007

    For personal use only FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2007 building the world’s leading recycling company . . . Sims Group Limited ASX Code: SGM Jeremy Sutcliffe, CEO Ross Cunningham, CFO 31 August 2007

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer For personal use only This presentation for Sims Group Limited is designed to provide a high level overview of aspects of the operations of Sims Group Limited. The material set out in the presentation is current as at 31 August 2007. The presentation may contain forward looking statements

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    Agenda For personal use only 1. CEO Overview – Jeremy Sutcliffe 2. Financial Results – Ross Cunningham 3. Strategy & Outlook – Jeremy Sutcliffe 4. Questions 3

  4. Slide 4: CEO Overview

    For personal use only building the world’s leading recycling company . . . CEO Overview Jeremy Sutcliffe

  5. Slide 5: Highlights

    Highlights For personal use only „ Sales revenue of $5.5 billion up 48% on FY06 „ EBITDA of $459.4 million up 34% on FY06 „ Net profit after tax of $254.4 million up 29% on FY06 „ Earnings per share of 203.6 cents up 17% on FY06 „ Dividends per share of 120 cents up 14% on FY06 „ Mitsui becomes a su

  6. Slide 6: Financial Overview

    Financial Overview For personal use only FY07 FY06 Change (%) Sales Revenue ($m) 5,548.5 3,752.4 48% EBITDA ($m) 459.4 343.4 34% EBIT ($m) 407.8 301.9 35% NPAT ($m) 254.4 196.6 29% EPS (cents) 203.6 174.2 17% DPS (cents) 120 105 14% ROCCE (%) 24.4 26.2 (7%) ROE (%) 19.2 16.4 17% Operating Cash Flow

  7. Slide 7: Sales Revenue by Product

    Sales Revenue by Product For personal use only 2007 2006 8% 7% 5% Ferrous Trading 7% Non Ferrous Shred Recovery 7% 4% Ferrous Brokerage 42% Non Ferrous Trading 47% 17% 16% Non Ferrous Brokerage (incl. stainless) Manufacturing / JVs / SimsSteel Recycling Solutions 13% 5% 18% 4% $m FY07 FY06 Change (%

  8. Slide 8: Sales Revenue by Region

    Sales Revenue by Region 2007 2006 For personal use only 21% 21% 26% Australia & New Zealand 33% North America UK & Europe 53% 46% $m FY07 FY06 Change (%) Australia & NZ 1,465.4 1,224.7 20% North America 2,938.2 1,735.2 69% Europe 1,144.9 792.5 44% Total 5,548.5 3,752.4 48% 8

  9. Slide 9: Sales by Destination

    Sales by Destination For personal use only 2006 2007 12% 19% 29% 33% 12% 13% 5% 4% 21% 4% 2% 13% 16% 17% EUROPE NE ASIA CHINA & HK SE ASIA & OCEANIA MIDDLE EAST USA/CANADA DOMESTIC SALES* * Domestic refers to sales in country of sourcing 9

  10. Slide 10: EBIT By Product

    EBIT By Product For personal use only 2007 14% Ferrous Trading incl. NFSR 2006 11% Ferrous Brokerage 5% 8% Non Ferrous Trading 1% 4% 52% Non Ferrous Brokerage (incl.stainless) 56% Manufacturing / JVs / 21% 21% SimsSteel Recycling Solutions 4% 3% $m FY07 FY06 Change (%) Ferrous Trading incl. NFSR 245

  11. Slide 11: EBIT by Region

    EBIT by Region For personal use only 2007 2006 17% 18% 38% 41% Australia & New Zealand North America UK & Europe 41% 45% $m FY07 FY06 Change (%) Australia & NZ 153.6 124.8 23% North America 184.1 123.4 49% Europe 70.1 53.7 31% Total 407.8 301.9 35% 11

  12. Slide 12: EBIT Growth by Region

    EBIT Growth by Region For personal use only 450 400 +61 350 $ million +16 +29 300 408 250 302 200 2006 EBIT Australia & NZ UK & Europe North America 2007 EBIT „ Australia & NZ +$29m (+24%) „ Europe +$16m (+31%) „ North America +$60m (+48%) 12

  13. Slide 13: EBIT Growth by Product

    EBIT Growth by Product For personal use only 450 1 +30 -22 400 +38 350 $ million +60 300 408 250 302 200 2006 EBIT Fe rrous (incl. Non Fe rrous Re cycling M anuf./JVs /Sim s Corporate Cos ts 2007 EBIT NSFR) Solutions Ste e l „ Ferrous (incl. NFSR) „ Manufacturing/JVs/SimsSteel +$60m (+29%) -$1m (-3%

  14. Slide 14: Intake Volumes

    Intake Volumes FY07 For personal use only FY06 1% 1% 4% 5% Ferrous Shredded incl. NFSR Other Processed Ferrous 19% 28% 39% Ferrous Brokerage 48% Non Ferrous Trading / Brokerage Other 27% 28% Total Tonnes (‘000) FY07 FY06 Change (%) Ferrous Shredded incl. NFSR 3,732 3,634 3% Other Processed Ferrous 2

  15. Slide 15: Sales Volumes

    Sales Volumes For personal use only FY07 FY06 2% 2% 4% Ferrous Shredded incl. 4% NFSR Other Processed Ferrous 19% 27% 38% Ferrous Brokerage 46% Non Ferrous Trading / Brokerage Other 29% 29% Total Tonnes (‘000) FY07 FY06 Change (%) Ferrous Shredded incl. NFSR 3,646 3,560 2% Other Processed Ferrous 2,

  16. Slide 16: Shredded Volumes

    Shredded Volumes For personal use only T otal Shredded (Production) T onnes '000 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 FY07 3,732 +3% FY06 3,634 Total NFSR (Sales) Tonnes '000 0 50 100 150 200 FY07 150.9 +16% FY06 130.1 * Adams tonnage recategorised as Brokerage in FY08 16

  17. Slide 17: Sims Recycling Solutions

    Sims Recycling Solutions For personal use only „ Strong and growing contribution to Group revenue and profits „ EBIT of $66.9 million up 82% on FY06 – EBIT in 4Q07 represented 16.1% of EBIT Sims Recycling Solutions Group EBIT (net of corporate costs) $ „ Sales revenue of $450.2 million up 79% on FY0

  18. Slide 18: Sustainability – Energy

    Sustainability – Energy For personal use only „ Inputs ƒ Sims’ ferrous scrap used by steel manufacturers (as opposed to virgin materials), in F07 alone, generated • embedded energy savings of 105 petajoules - enough to power almost 40% of Australian homes for one year • reduced CO2 emissions in the

  19. Slide 19: Sustainability - Carbon Footprint

    Sustainability - Carbon Footprint For personal use only „ Sims’ total CO2 footprint for F07 was 219,744 tonnes of CO2 equivalent, which is slightly less than that reported for FY06 Sims - Regional CO2 Emissions Equivalent (Scope1+2) Emission calculations include direct Europe, ƒ 32,995 tonnes, GHG e

  20. Slide 20: Sustainability Reporting

    Sustainability Reporting For personal use only „ Sims remains strongly committed to Corporate Sustainability Reporting and considers the management of non-financial risk of equal importance to the traditional areas of governance and fiscal management „ Sims participated in the Carbon Disclosure Proj

  21. Slide 21: Health and Safety

    Health and Safety For personal use only „ Lost time injury frequency was slightly up to 6.5 (from 6 in FY06) Lost T ime Injury Frequency Rate 25 „ Medically treated injury frequency rate was also up to 20 21 31.5 (from 31 in FY06) 15 14 „ Tragically, one fatality was 10 11 recorded in the UK 5 8 6.5

  22. Slide 22: Financial Results

    For personal use only building the world’s leading recycling company . . . Financial Results Ross Cunningham

  23. Slide 23: Group Income Statement

    Group Income Statement For personal use only $m FY07 FY06 Change Change (%) Sales Revenue 5,548.5 3,752.4 1,796.1 48% EBITDA 459.4 343.4 116.0 34% EBIT 407.8 301.9 105.9 35% Net Interest Expense (28.0) (16.3) (11.7) 72% Tax Expense (125.4) (89.0) (36.4) 41% Net Profit After Tax 254.4 196.7 57.7 29%

  24. Slide 24: Group Balance Sheet

    Group Balance Sheet For personal use only $m FY07 FY06 Change Change (%) Current Assets 792.8 711.6 81.2 11% Non-current Assets 1,393.6 1,226.2 167.4 14% Total Assets 2,186.4 1,937.8 248.6 13% Current Liabilities 439.6 386.2 53.3 14% Non-current Borrowings 341.3 301.5 39.9 13% Other Non-current Liab

  25. Slide 25: Group Cash Flow

    Group Cash Flow For personal use only FY07 FY06 Change Change $m (%) Earnings Before Interest & Tax 407.8 301.9 105.9 35% Non Cash Items Depreciation & amortisation 51.6 41.5 10.1 24% Provisions (16.4) (10.6) (5.8) 55% Net Business (Purchases) / Sales (158.9) (28.5) (130.4) 458% Net Capital Expendit

  26. Slide 26: Australia & NZ Regional Results

    Australia & NZ Regional Results For personal use only FY07 FY06 Change (%) Sales Revenue ($m) 1,465.4 1,224.7 20% EBITDA ($m) 167.7 138.7 21% EBIT ($m) 153.6 124.8 23% Assets ($m) 514.8 402.5 28% Employees 1,216 1,197 2% ROCCE (%) 47.8% 42.5% 13% 26

  27. Slide 27: European Regional Results

    European Regional Results For personal use only FY07 FY06 Change (%) Sales Revenue ($m) 1,144.9 792.5 44% EBITDA ($m) 87.3 66.9 30% EBIT ($m) 70.1 53.7 31% Assets ($m) 515.2 408.5 26% Employees 1,024 950 8% ROCCE (%) 21.2% 23.0% (8%) 27

  28. Slide 28: North American Regional Results

    North American Regional Results For personal use only FY07 FY06 Change (%) Sales Revenue ($m) 2,938.2 1,735.2 69% EBITDA ($m) 204.3 138.2 48% EBIT ($m) 184.1 123.4 49% Assets ($m) 1,156.4 1,126.9 3% Employees 1,470 1,282 15% ROCCE (%) 18.0% 19.6% (8%) 28

  29. Slide 29: Financial Performance Trends

    Financial Performance Trends For personal use only EPS DPS A cents A cents 250 180 160 200 140 216.3 160.0¢ 203.6 120 150 174.2 100 120.0¢ 80 100 105.0¢ 122.6 60 86.0¢ 50 82.2 40 54.0¢ 46.6 54.0 20 32.0¢ 36.0¢ 0 0 FY 01 FY 02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY 06 FY 07 FY 01 FY 02 FY 03 FY 04 FY 05 FY 06 FY 07 ROCCE

  30. Slide 30: Strategy & Outlook

    For personal use only building the world’s leading recycling company . . . Strategy & Outlook Jeremy Sutcliffe

  31. Slide 31: Current Global Footprint

    Current Global Footprint For personal use only Illinois Ontario 2 operations 1 operation EU 40 operations British New York/ Columbia New Jersey/ 5 operations Connecticut Asia 7 operations 5 Representative Offices California 16 operations Virginia 7 operations Arizona Arkansas / 1 operation Tennessee

  32. Slide 32: Strategic Opportunities

    Strategic Opportunities For personal use only „ Metals Recycling ƒ Consolidation offers greatest opportunity to create shareholder value ƒ Focus on North America (to consolidate existing positions and further extend footprint) and Europe ƒ Acquisition criteria • Target holds #1 or #2 market position

  33. Slide 33: Outlook

    Outlook For personal use only „ Demand – Global steel production up year on year heading to 1.3 billion tonnes (7 months annualised) – China continues to drive commodity prices – Other Asian economies also offsetting weakness in US economy „ Ferrous Scrap Prices – Global steel production remains rob

  34. Slide 34: Outlook (cont.)

    Outlook (cont.) For personal use only „ Competition – As intense as ever with surplus shredding capacity in key markets – Container “threat” ongoing, but strategies in place „ Technology – Further shredder upgrades, with quick payback, designed to recover non ferrous metals planned in FY08 – Plastic

  35. Slide 35: Share Price 2002 - 2007

    Share Price 2002 - 2007 For personal use only 30.00 A $ (rebas ed to S im s pric e) 25.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Sims S&P/ASX 200 All Ordinaries S&P/ASX 200 Industrials 35

  36. Slide 36: Questions

    For personal use only building the world’s leading recycling company . . . Questions

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