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Brambles — FY2014 Earnings Presentation

27 slides from Brambles's earnings presentation, Aug 20, 2014

  1. Slide 1: Full-year results

    Full-year results 20 August 2014

  2. Slide 2: Overview & Results Highlights

    Overview & Results Highlights Tom Gorman, CEO 2

  3. Slide 3: Key messages

    Key messages Strategy on track and positive outlook for FY15 Sales revenue growth and Underlying Profit delivered in line with guidance Pallets: constant-currency sales and profit growth across all regions with strong operational efficiencies delivered in Europe; on track for further growth and effi

  4. Slide 4: Key financials

    Key financials Solid underlying performance (Continuing operations) FY14 result Change vs. FY13 (Actual FX) (Constant FX) Sales revenue US$5,405M 6% 7% Operating profit US$930M 5% 5% Profit after tax US$585M 5% 4% Underlying Profit US$960M 5% 6% Underlying basic earnings per share US 38.7¢ 5% 5% Ret

  5. Slide 5: Delivery scorecard

    Delivery scorecard Performance consistent with five-year targets Objective Progress FY14 constant-currency sales revenue growth of 7% Delivered US$66M delivered to FY14 (below target); US$100M of Pallets efficiencies and IFCO synergies by FY15 remainder to be delivered in FY15 Pallets EMEA Underlyin

  6. Slide 6: Group sales revenue growth analysis

    Group sales revenue growth analysis Solid contribution from all segments (US$M) 39 (31) 22 77 143 72 5,436 5,405 5,083 FY13 Pallets: Pallets: RPCs Containers Acquisitions FY14 FX FY14 net new organic volume, (excluding (constant FX) business price, mix acquisitions) 6

  7. Slide 7: Constant-currency growth / Net new business wins (Pallets)

    Net new business wins (Pallets) Momentum improving for FY15 Composition of Pallets’ sales revenue growth Implied forward contribution of prior year rollover (US$M) 7% 70 6% 60 Constant-currency growth 5% 50 4% 40 3% 30 2% 20 1% 10 0% 0 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY13 FY14 FY15 estimate Organic volume, price, mi

  8. Slide 8: Pallets segment result summary

    Pallets segment result summary ROCI improvement and strong Europe performance FY14 Change vs FY13 Improved North America and Europe underlying conditions Actual Constant US$M FX FX Net new business wins contribution Americas 2,302 4% 6% of 2% sales revenue growth EMEA 1,447 7% 5% Emerging markets co

  9. Slide 9: RPCs segment results summary

    RPCs segment results summary Sales growth improving; one-offs and short-term profit impacts FY14 Change vs FY13 Improved second-half sales momentum Actual Constant in North America US$M FX FX Strong growth contribution from all Europe 581 14% 9% other regions North America 174 7% 7% One-off impacts

  10. Slide 10: Containers segment result summary

    Containers segment result summary Improved margins with stronger sales growth outlook for FY15 FY14 Change vs FY13 7% constant-currency sales revenue Actual Constant growth without acquisitions US$M FX FX Strong full-year growth performance Automotive Solutions 162 8% 8% from CCC Pallecon Solutions

  11. Slide 11: Financial Analysis

    Financial Analysis Zlatko Todorcevski, CFO 11

  12. Slide 12: Group operating profit growth analysis

    Group operating profit growth analysis Positive performance but cost challenges remain (US$M) 25 (81) 7 141 (39) (11) 1 929 930 887 FY13 Volume, Acquisitions Operational Direct costs Other Significant FY14 FX FY14 price, mix efficiencies Items (constant FX) 12

  13. Slide 13: Pallets asset efficiency metrics

    Pallets asset efficiency metrics Improving replacement capex trend sustained Replacement/growth capex (left-hand side) and DIN ratio (right-hand side) 800 16% 14% 700 Total pooling equipment capex (US$M) 12% 600 DIN/sales revenue 10% 500 8% 6% 400 4% 300 2% 200 0% FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 Replacemen

  14. Slide 14: Pallets plant cost ratio

    Pallets plant cost ratio Efficiencies in Europe offset by high US repair costs Plant costs to sales revenue 44% 40% 36% 32% 28% 24% FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 Americas Americas ex. PMS EMEA Asia-Pacific Total 14

  15. Slide 15: Pallets Americas operating profit analysis

    Pallets Americas operating profit analysis Asset management improvement driving higher repair costs (US$M) 13 (45) Reduced IPEP expense 48 9 (12) (9) Higher repair intensity Transport and depreciation 428 415 419 Profitable sales growth in CHEP Margin contraction in PMS FY13 Volume, Operational Dire

  16. Slide 16: Pallets EMEA operating profit analysis

    Pallets EMEA operating profit analysis Strong result; positive operating leverage (US$M) Ahead of target with supply-chain efficiencies 7 15 8 (1) (8) 41 Impairments to enable introduction of German quarter pallet 330 323 Positive operating leverage 268 Stronger organic conditions Pricing and mix be

  17. Slide 17: RPCs operating profit analysis

    RPCs operating profit analysis Second-half rebound in sales growth (US$M) Increased depreciation Higher plant and transport costs 26 (20) (19) <1 (1) IFCO CEO/CFO retirement Higher marketing costs South America impairment 138 Investment for growth 125 124 Organic volume growth in all regions Strong

  18. Slide 18: Improved operating cash flow

    Improved operating cash flow Solid result driven by EBITDA and working capital movement (US$M) FY14 FY13 Change EBITDA 1,488 1,409 79 Capital expenditure (854) (846) (8) Proceeds from sale of PP&E 78 100 (22) Working capital movement 11 (49) 60 IPEP expense 88 102 (14) Provisions/other 17 (19) 36 Ca

  19. Slide 19: Strong balance sheet position

    Strong balance sheet position Supported by recent €500M European medium-term note issue June 2014 June 2013 Net debt (US$) 2,362 2,714 Average term of committed facilities (years) 4.1 3.6 FY141 FY132 EBITDA/net finance costs (x) 13.2 14.6 Net debt/EBITDA (x) 1.59 1.68 1 For FY14, based on continuing

  20. Slide 20: One Better program execution

    One Better program execution Three key streams driving a more sustainable business ~30% of US$100M cost-outs cost-outs delivered delivered vs. FY14 At least 2 percentage point reduction in Aligning procurement activities overheads to sales Better Buying revenue ratio Focus on both direct and indirec

  21. Slide 21: Strategy & Outlook

    Strategy & Outlook Tom Gorman, CEO 21

  22. Slide 22: A long-term perspective

    A long-term perspective Driving performance beyond the current horizon 1 2 Embedded investment proposition and five-year plan: One Better enablement - Maintain network advantage - High single digit constant-currency X 7 percentage sales revenue growth - ROCI expansion to 20% by FY19 ( ) ial us Prote

  23. Slide 23: Assessing the portfolio

    Assessing the portfolio Ongoing emphasis on execution to create value CHEP Middle East RPCs ANZ & & Africa (Pallets) South Africa CHEP Catalyst & Chemical Containers FY14 sales revenue growth -------> Moremature <5 hse eee ee ee CHEP Pallecon Solutions CHEP Australia & New Zealand (Pallets) IFCO Sou

  24. Slide 24: Outlook for FY15

    Outlook for FY151 Strong profitable growth with leverage to bottom line Sales revenue in line with five-year target High single digit percentage growth, at constant currency Underlying Profit of US$1,030M to US$1,060M (30 June 2014 FX rates) Equates to growth of 7% to 10%2 Incremental improvement in

  25. Slide 25: Q&A

    Q&A

  26. Slide 26: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer The release, publication or distribution of this presentation in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which this presentation is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions. This

  27. Slide 27: www.brambles.com

    Brambles one — . one business -\one team 4 www.brambles.com

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