Rogers Corporation · NYSE:ROG

Rogers — Q3 2012 Earnings Presentation

13 slides from Rogers's earnings presentation, Nov 5, 2012

  1. Slide 1: Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Call

    Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Call 5 November 2012 1

  2. Slide 2: Introductions

    Introductions 2 Bruce Hoechner President & CEO Dennis Loughran VP Finance and Chief Financial Officer Bob Daigle Senior VP, Power Electronic Solutions, and Chief Technology Officer

  3. Slide 3: Safe Harbor Statement

    Safe Harbor Statement Statements in this presentation other than historical facts, including without limitation statements regarding the Company’s business strategy, future results of operations and financial position, and plans and objectives of management, are forward-looking statements within the

  4. Slide 4: Megatrend Highlights

    Megatrend Highlights 4 Q3 Comments Clean Technology • Industrial motor controls sales declined due to constrained global capital investment • Strong growth in automotive applications Mass Transit • Sales decline due to lagging China and Europe rail investment Internet • Strong growth in smart antenn

  5. Slide 5: Opportunities & Design-Ins

    Opportunities & Design-Ins 5 Q3 Comments• 793 Total Design Opportunities in the Pipeline • Significant # of Design-Ins moved into production in Q3 • Opportunities across all key megatrend markets Third Quarter 2012 Opportunity Pipeline

  6. Slide 6: Business Segment Performance

    Business Segment Performance Q3 Comments • Power Electronics down significantly due to dependence on industrial CAPEX and global infrastructure investment • High Performance Foams up10.9% over Q2-2012 • Printed Circuit Materials up 7.2% over Q2-2012 6 Net Sales $130.2 $147.3

  7. Slide 7: Financial Highlights

    Dennis Loughran, Chief Financial Officer Financial Highlights Dennis Loughran VP Finance and Chief Financial Officer 7 7

  8. Slide 8: Streamlining Progress

    Streamlining Progress 8 Q3 Comments • $1.5M ahead of planned savings in Q3 • Projecting $5M in 4th Quarter savings - $1.7M ahead of plan Sales

  9. Slide 9: Profitability

    Profitability Q3 Comments Key contributors to margin Q3-2012 vs. Q3-2011: • One-time charges from Bremen closure • Lower sales revenues • Inventory reduction • Benefit from $4.5 million in cost improvements from streamlining initiatives 9

  10. Slide 10: Spending

    Spending Q3 Comments SG&A • The Q3-2012 SG&A was 19.3% which includes 0.7% of one-time expenses• Sales decline vs. prior year represents 200 basis point negative impact in the percent of sales for Q3-2012 R&D • Holding R&D spending between 3.5% - 4.0% in near-term SG&A R&D 10

  11. Slide 11: Liquidity

    Liquidity Q3 Comments • Strong history of cash generation and liquid reserves • Q3-2012 Impacted by: • Pension settlement payment $6M • Accounts receivable up due to sales increase • Debt reduced during Q3 by $14 million through scheduled $2.5 million and voluntary $11.5 million in payments Reported

  12. Slide 12: Q4-2012 Financial Guidance

    Q4-2012 Financial Guidance 12 Guidance As of 11/5/12 Net Sales $129 to $135 Million EPS* $0.69 to $0.79 per diluted share *Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations, which excludes charges for any severance and restructuring expenses associated with the relocation of the Curamik

  13. Slide 13: Material Solutions for a Bright Future

    Material Solutions for a Bright Future BISCO, CONDUX PLUS, COOLSPAN, DermaBak, DFLX, DURA-SHAPE, DUREL, DUROID, E/bak, ENDUR, eSorba, eSorba FRIKON, HEATWAVE, IRSM-35, LOPRO, MAGNIFOAM, MF1, MF SILTEC, MPC, NITROPHYL, PERMAFRESH, PORON, PORON MEDICAL, PORON XRD, PROTOLIGHT, ProZorb, R/bak, R/flex, R

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