Capral Limited · ASX:CAA

Capral — H1 2003 Earnings Presentation

18 slides from Capral's earnings presentation, August 2003

  1. Slide 1: Analyst Presentation - Half Year Results 30 June 2003

    Analyst Presentation - August 2003 Half Year Results 30 June 2003 Capral Strategy Greg L’Estrange – Managing Director Nigel Chalk – Finance Director Page 1

  2. Slide 2: Analyst Presentation Half Year Results

    Analyst Presentation Half Year Results 30 June 2003 Page 2

  3. Slide 3: Earnings Summary

    Earnings Summary Half Year 30 June 2003 2003 2002 Revenue from operating activities 186,181 230,228 Revenue from outside the operating activities 483 1,463 Total Revenue 186,664 231,691 EBITDA 2,856 12,083 D&A 6,203 6,187 EBIT (3,347) 5,896 Interest Expense (350) (1,053) (Loss)/Profit Before Taxatio

  4. Slide 4: Underlying Performance

    Underlying Performance 000's Half Year 30 June 2003 2003 2002 Better / (Worse) Revenue from operating activities * Sales Revenue Australia - core business 168,186 184,807 (16,621) Sales Revenue Australia - closed business 0 0 0 Sales Revenue New Zealand 0 21,487 (21,487) Other (primarily scrap sales

  5. Slide 5: Year over Year EBIT

    Year over Year EBIT Description 000's Driver B / (W) EBIT HY 02 5,896 EBIT HY 03 (3,347) EBIT Variance (9,243) Volume (6,920) De-stocking by major Fabricator and Distributor customers / Low er production volumes / transition costs $200k Pricing (346) Freight (290) Overheads 98 Business support costs

  6. Slide 6: Half Year 02 vs 03 Sales Tonnes by Segment

    Half Year 02 vs 03 Sales Tonnes by Segment 14000 2002 12000 2003 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 Architectual Industrial Automotive Centres 2002 13465 10768 1480 3702 2003 13136 9171 1348 3488 Page 6

  7. Slide 7: Capral Monthly Tonnage

    Capral Monthly Tonnage 6,500 6,000 Destocking undertaken by 5,500 major customers in Building Fabricators and Distributor 5,000 segments. 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 N 02 D 02 M 02 M 03 Se 0 2 O 2 Ja 2 Fe 2 Fe 3 Ju 2 Ju 3 A 02 3 M 2 A 2 Ju 2 M 3 A 3 Ju 3 0 -0 l-0 0 0 -0 -0

  8. Slide 8: Overhead Analysis

    Overhead Analysis Half Year 30 June 2003 000's 2003 2002 FY 2002 HY Warehouse Overheads 4,874 9,089 4,501 Selling Expenses 15,488 31,446 15,478 Information Technology 4,335 8,842 4,213 Corporate Overheads 6,017 13,484 6,620 Total Australia 30,714 62,861 30,812 New Zealand 0 4,095 4,095 Total 30,714

  9. Slide 9: Balance Sheet

    Balance Sheet 000's 2003 HY 2002 FY 2002 HY Half Year Current Cash Assets & Liabilities 3,442 5,249 6,133 30 June Receivables 59,317 59,708 66,515 2003 Inventories Payables 49,390 (42,909) 47,797 (49,383) 59,210 (53,284) Borrowings (40,058) (10,048) (20,048) Provisions (11,374) (10,412) (10,614) Oth

  10. Slide 10: Operating Working Capital Performance

    Operating Working Capital Performance (excluding Borrowings, Cash & Taxation) 000's 2003 HY 2002 FY 2002 HY Current Assets Receivables 59,317 59,708 66,515 Inventories 49,390 47,797 59,210 Other Current Assets 2,484 3,361 2,092 Current Liabilites Payables (42,909) (49,383) (53,284) Other Provisions

  11. Slide 11: Cash Flow

    Cash Flow Half Year 30 June 2003 000's 2003 HY 2002 FY 2002 HY Net Cash Inflow /(Outflow) from Operating Activities (4,633) 45,652 15,859 Cash Flows from Investing Activities Capital Expenditure (28,632) (41,051) (14,624) Proceeds from Sale of PP&E 514 19,050 1,169 Payments for Intangible Assets 0 (

  12. Slide 12: Funding Arrangements

    Funding Arrangements Bremer Park and Campbellfield 5 Yr Term Facility • 5 year term facility with ANZ $49m (export guaranteed portion) • Backed by export credit guarantees Hermes/SACE • Major equipment suppliers SMS Eumuco Trevisan Cometal Engineering 3 Yr Core Facility ANZ • Commercial bill facilit

  13. Slide 13: CAPEX

    CAPEX Bremer Park and Campbellfield Budget Spent To Spend Bremer Park $76.4m $39.8m $36.6m Campbellfield $17.1m $11.0m $6.1m Total $93.5m $50.8m $42.7m Page 13

  14. Slide 14: The Capral Employee's focus is Execution of the Business Plan

    The Capral Employee’s focus is Execution of the Business Plan Page 14

  15. Slide 15: Objective

    Objective • Reduce Costs • Improve Service • Improve Flexibility Page 15

  16. Slide 16: Cost Reduction

    Cost Reduction Lever Progress Completion Target One System All sites completed October 2003 $2m p.a. except NSW saving by Distribution 2005 Warehousing •Campbellfield •Victoria and NSW by $6m p.a. Overhead construction Jan 2004 saving by commenced •Queensland by 2005 •Homebush Sold December 2004 Cor

  17. Slide 17: Improve Service

    Improve Service • One System – move from 4 business systems to 1 • Introduction of Advanced Planning & Optimisation to give end-to-end visibility through the supply chain • Warehouse and Stock consolidation – reduces complexity and damage • Improved freight arrangements through Capral operated hubs

  18. Slide 18: Improved Flexibility

    Improved Flexibility • Modernised plant allows Capral to meet market demand shifts • Reduced warehouse and overhead improves bottom of cycle performance • Additional capacity can be added at marginal cost and modest capital Page 18

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