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Clicks — FY2018 Earnings Presentation

31 slides from Clicks's earnings presentation, October 2018

  1. Slide 1: Annual Results for the Year Ended 31 August 2018

    ANNUAL RESULTS CLICKS GROUP FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2018 LIMITED

  2. Slide 2: Presentation Outline

    PRESENTATION OUTLINE ▪ Review of the year ▪ Financial results ▪ Trading performance ▪ Strategy & outlook ▪ Questions CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2018 2

  3. Slide 3: Review of the Year

    REVIEW OF THE YEAR DAVID KNEALE

  4. Slide 4: Review of the Year

    REVIEW OF THE YEAR ▪ Increasingly challenging conditions in second half ▪ Consumers under further pressure ▪ Very low selling price inflation ▪ Lower incidence of colds & flu ▪ Clicks accelerated volume growth, opened 41 stores and increased market shares ▪ UPD maintained margin despite low SEP incr

  5. Slide 5: Review of the Year (continued)

    REVIEW OF THE YEAR (CONTINUED) ▪ Investment in people ▪ R1.3 billion paid out to beneficiaries of BBBEE share scheme ▪ Company-funded health insurance extended to all employees ▪ Recognised as Top Employer in retail sector* ▪ Another record year of ▪ Capital investment in stores, supply chain and IT

  6. Slide 6: Financial Results

    FINANCIAL RESULTS MICHAEL FLEMING

  7. Slide 7: Financial Highlights

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Group turnover up 9.1% ▪ Health & Beauty turnover up 11.7% ▪ UPD reported turnover up 8.4% ▪ Operating margin up from 6.8% to 7.0% ▪ Diluted HEPS up 15.1% to 578.0 cps ▪ Cash generated by operations R2.5 billion ▪ Total dividend of 380 cps, up 18.0% ▪ 62% dividend payout ratio

  8. Slide 8: Sustained Financial Performance

    SUSTAINED FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 62% 60% 59% 59% 56% 56% 56% 578 10-year 502 50% 50% 50% CAGRs 439 384 380 Diluted HEPS: 337 322 298 16.0% 273 272 250 235 211 168 190 Dividend per 166 152 106 125 share: 20.1% 84 Total - 20% shareholder 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 return**: 32.5%

  9. Slide 9: Turnover

    TURNOVER % same R′m % % 2018 2017 change stores inflation growth Retail 21 063 19 015 10.8 5.5 1.4 Health & Beauty 11.7 Musica (8.4) Distribution 13 376 12 334 8.4 2.9 Intragroup turnover (5 199) (4 540) Total group 29 240 26 809 9.1 1.9 ▪ Good volume growth in health and beauty brands ▪ Strong H2 f

  10. Slide 10: Total Income

    TOTAL INCOME 2018 2017 % 2018 2017 R′m R′m change % margin % margin Retail 7 079 6 357 11.4 33.6 33.4 Distribution 982 910 7.9 7.3 7.4 Intragroup (167) (120) Total group 7 894 7 147 10.5 27.0 26.7 ▪ UPD impacted by low SEP increase (1.26% in Mar 2018 vs 7.5% in Mar 2017) ▪ Group benefiting from stro

  11. Slide 11: Operating Expenditure - Retail

    OPERATING EXPENDITURE - RETAIL R′m 2018 2017 % change Depreciation and amortisation 285 252 13.0 Occupancy costs 926 793 16.8 Employment costs 2 853 2 622 8.8 Other operating costs 1 311 1 204 8.9 Total retail costs 5 375 4 871 10.3 % of turnover 25.5% 25.6% ▪ Comparable retail costs up 5.1% ▪ Depre

  12. Slide 12: Operating Expenditure - Distribution

    OPERATING EXPENDITURE - DISTRIBUTION R′m 2018 2017 % change Depreciation and amortisation 35 31 12.8 Occupancy costs 3 3 2.9 Employment costs 242 224 8.2 Other operating costs 339 323 4.8 Total distribution costs 619 581 6.5 ▪ Investment in onboarding new distribution clients in H2 CLICKS GROUP ANNU

  13. Slide 13: Operating Profit

    OPERATING PROFIT 2018 2017 % 2018 2017 R′m R′m change % margin % margin Retail 1 705 1 486 14.7 8.1 7.8 Distribution 362 329 10.2 2.7 2.7 Intragroup (25) (1) Total group 2 042 1 814 12.6 7.0 6.8 ▪ Musica profit R19m lower ▪ Both divisions benefiting from increased scale CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2

  14. Slide 14: Inventory

    INVENTORY Days in stock Inventory (R′m) 2018 2017 2018 2017 % change Retail 71 69 2 927 2 531 15.6 Distribution 38 38 1 367 1 264 8.2 Intragroup inventory (67) (41) Total group 67 65 4 227 3 754 12.6 ▪ Net working capital days improved from 37 to 36 days CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2018 14

  15. Slide 15: Cash Management

    CASH MANAGEMENT 182 16 2 274 (267) (671) R'm 101 823 (812) Operating Working Net finance Taxation Capex Dividends Other Net profit before capital income financing increase working movements and in cash capital investing activities CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2018 15

  16. Slide 16: Capital Expenditure

    CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ▪ R700m capex planned for FY2019 ▪ R371m on stores, including: - 25 – 30 new Clicks stores - 30 – 35 new pharmacies - 60 store refurbishments ▪ R329m on infrastructure, including: - Clicks Centurion DC expansion (2nd phase) - R77m on UPD ▪ Capex of R650m – R700m p.a. over the nex

  17. Slide 17: Medium-Term Financial Targets

    MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL TARGETS Achieved Medium- in FY2018 term target ROE (%) 38.2 50 – 60 ROA (%) 13.9 14 – 18 Net working capital days 36 33 – 38 Group operating margin (%) 7.0 6.5 – 7.5 Retail 8.1 7.5 – 8.5 Distribution 2.7 2.5 – 3.0 Dividend payout ratio (%) 62 60 – 65 CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS

  18. Slide 18: Trading Performance

    TRADING PERFORMANCE DAVID KNEALE

  19. Slide 19: Health & Beauty Sales Performance

    HEALTH & BEAUTY SALES PERFORMANCE % change % contribution Pharmacy 13.2 30.8 Front shop health 14.1 23.3 Beauty and personal care 7.6 30.2 General merchandise 13.1 15.7 Total turnover 11.7 100.0 ▪ Comparable stores turnover +6.2% ▪ Inflation only 1.1% ▪ Volume growth of 5.1% CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESU

  20. Slide 20: Market Share Gains

    MARKET SHARE GAINS % Aug 2018 Aug 2017 Health Retail pharmacy* 23.3 22.1 Front shop health** 30.8 30.0 Baby** 15.1 13.7 Beauty Skincare** 36.1 36.0 Haircare** 28.2 26.7 General merchandise Small electrical appliances*** 17.9 17.4 * Per IQVIA (Private Retail Pharmacy S1-6) ** Per AC Nielsen (restated

  21. Slide 21: Review of the Year

    REVIEW OF THE YEAR ▪ Maintaining value Clicks price index* vs: Retailer A 99.8% ▪ Price competitive with Retailer B 94.8% all national retailers Retailer C 97.8% ▪ Promotional sales +14.7% Retailer D 91.8% to 35.0% of turnover * Excluding 3 for 2 promotions ▪ Differentiating our product offer ▪ Priv

  22. Slide 22: Review of the Year (continued)

    REVIEW OF THE YEAR (CONTINUED) ▪ Engaging customers ▪ 7.8m active ClubCard members, 77.2% of sales ▪ Clicks app downloaded by over 250 000 customers ▪ Improving customer care ▪ R102m invested in training ▪ Pharmacy staff turnover down to 15% ▪ Extending convenience ▪ 663 Clicks stores with 510 pharm

  23. Slide 23: 50th Birthday Celebrations

    50th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2018 23

  24. Slide 24: Clicks Group Annual Results 2017

    CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2017 24

  25. Slide 25: Fine Wholesale Turnover

    FINE WHOLESALE TURNOVER Independent Other channels pharmacies (-1.2%) (+1.4%) 1.9% 14.9% 3.7% 3.7% 14.3% 14.3% Private 28.7% 52.2% 54.5% Clicks hospitals 29.8% 52.2% (+13.1%) 29.8% (+4.1%) ▪ Wholesale turnover up 8.2% ▪ Wholesale market share up from 25.6% to 26.0%* * MAT per IQVIA CLICKS GROUP ANNU

  26. Slide 26: Review of the Year

    REVIEW OF THE YEAR ▪ Generic medicines +13.2% (69% of volume) ▪ Lower incidence of colds & flu ▪ Business managed efficiently ▪ Inventory management ▪ Labour productivity ▪ Transport optimisation ▪ Total managed turnover +8.9% to R17.9bn ▪ 23 distribution clients – 1 more started in October CLICKS G

  27. Slide 27: Strategy & Outlook

    STRATEGY & OUTLOOK VIKESH RAMSUNDER

  28. Slide 28: Strategic Focus

    STRATEGIC FOCUS ▪ Group strategy remains unchanged ▪ Retail focus will be on delivering: Goal of 900 Clicks stores in Convenience South Africa 25 - 30% share for private Differentiation label and exclusive brands Leveraging customer loyalty Personalisation through ClubCard ▪ Further capacity to grow

  29. Slide 29: Outlook for FY2019

    OUTLOOK FOR FY2019 ▪ Consumer environment will remain challenging ▪ Confident of sustaining volumes ▪ Selling price inflation to stay low at least for H1 ▪ 2019 SEP increase likely to be only slightly higher than 2018 ▪ Health & beauty markets and business model are resilient ▪ Strong leadership tea

  30. Slide 30: Thank You

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  31. Slide 31: Disclaimer

    DISCLAIMER Clicks Group has acted in good faith and has made every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this presentation, including all information that may be defined as 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of United States securities

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