Wesco International, Inc. · NYSE:WCC

Wesco International — Q4 2011 Earnings Presentation

16 slides from Wesco International's earnings presentation, Jan 26, 2012

  1. Slide 1: Supplemental Financial Data WESCO Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011

    Supplemental Financial Data WESCO Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 January 26, 2012

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    2 Safe Harbor Statement Note: All statements made herein that are not historical facts should be considered as “forward- looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may

  3. Slide 3: Fourth Quarter 2011 Results

    3 Fourth Quarter 2011 Results Category Q4 Outlook Provided Fourth Quarter 2011 Performance Sales Growth Sales growth expected to be at or above 14% year-over-year and down 3.5% sequentially Sales growth of 19.4% versus prior year; sales up 0.6% sequentially; normalized organic sales growth of approx

  4. Slide 4: Full Year 2011 Results

    4 Full Year 2011 Results Category 2011 Outlook Provided Revised October 20, 2011 2011 Performance Sales Growth Sales growth expected to be at or above 19%. Pricing and F/X rates assumed consistent with first half levels Sales growth of 21% versus 2010; normalized organic growth of approximately 13.8

  5. Slide 5: Organic Sales Versus Prior Year

    5 Organic Sales Versus Prior Year ---------------- 2010 ------------------ ------------------- 2011 -------------------- Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Full Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4* Full Year* (2.6%) 8.6% 14.9% 17.6% 9.5% 24.6% 21.1% 19.3% 19.4% 21.0% (1.8%) (1.9%) (0.9%) (0.7%) (1.3%) (1.1%) (1.0%) (1.1%) 0% (0.8%) 0 0 (0.7

  6. Slide 6: Number of Work Days by Quarter

    6 Number of Work Days by Quarter Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY 2010 63 64 64 64 255 2011 63 64 64 63 254 2012 64 64 63 64 255

  7. Slide 7: WESCO End Markets and Product Categories

    7 WESCO Confidential—Do not copy or distribute without express permission from WESCO Distribution, Inc. WESCO End Markets and Product Categories 2010 40% 36% 12% 12% Markets & Customers 33% 19% 17% 11% 10% 10% Products & Services Controls & Motors Lighting & Controls General Supplies Data & Broadban

  8. Slide 8: WESCO End Market Momentum

    8 6.9% 21.2% 12.7% 10.9% 12.5% 13.7% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% FY 2010 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2011 FY 2011 22.3% 21.6% 18.4% 14.8% 12.0% 16.7% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% FY 2010 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2011 FY 2011 11.6% 17.7% 3.4% 7.5% 10.1% 8.1% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% FY 2010 Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011

  9. Slide 9: End Market Q4 2011 vs. Q4 2010 Comments

    9 End Market Q4 2011 vs. Q4 2010 Q4 2011 vs. Q3 2011 2011 vs. 2010 Comments WESCO Core 13.1% (0.4%) 14.1% • Sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year double digit organic sales growth • All four major end market categories grew double digits in Q4 versus last year • Q4 2011 normalized organic sale

  10. Slide 10: Key Financial Metrics

    10 Key Financial Metrics 12/31/2010 12/31/2011 Liquidity(1) $338 million $511 million Full Year Free Cash Flow(2) $112 million $134 million Financial Leverage (Par Value Debt with Reported EBITDA) 3.9x 2.3x ($Millions) Outstanding at December 31, 2010 Outstanding at December 31, 2011 Debt Maturity S

  11. Slide 11: Quarterly Financial Leverage

    11 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 Q 4 0 7 Q 1 0 8 Q 2 0 8 Q 3 0 8 Q 4 0 8 Q 1 0 9 Q 2 0 9 Q 3 0 9 Q 4 0 9 Q 1 1 0 Q 2 1 0 Q 3 1 0 Q 4 1 0 Q 1 1 1 Q 2 1 1 Q 3 1 1 Q 4 1 1 Quarterly Financial Leverage Target Leverage 2.0x – 3.5x 2.3x

  12. Slide 12: Convertible Debt and Non-cash Interest as of December 31, 2011

    12 Convertible Debt and Non-cash Interest as of December 31, 2011 GAAP vs. Non-GAAP Debt Reconciliation Non-Cash Interest Expense Schedule Convertible Debentures (000s) Maturity Par Value of Debt Debt Discount Debt per Balance Sheet 2026 $ 56 $ 0 56 2029 $ 344,962 $ (175,908) $ 169,054 Total $ 345,0

  13. Slide 13: Core Sales Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    13 Core Sales Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Unaudited 2011 2010 % Growth Industrial Core $ 2,632 $ 2,256 16.7 % Contruction Core 2,097 1,845 13.7 % Utility Core 683 622 9.8 % CIG Core 388 359 8.1 % Total Core Gross Sales $ 5,800 $ 5,082 14.1 % Total Gross Sales from Acquisitions 347

  14. Slide 14: Convertible Debt and SARs/Options EPS Dilution

    14 Convertible Debt and SARs/Options EPS Dilution Weighted Average Quarterly Share Count Stock Price Incremental Shares from 2029 Convertible Debt (in millions)3 Incremental Shares from SARs/Option Awards (in millions) Total Diluted Share Count (in millions)4 $30.00 0.45 0.41 44.20 $40.00 3.33 0.74

  15. Slide 15: Q1 2012 Outlook

    15 Q1 2012 Outlook Category Q1 2012 Expectations Sales Growth Total sales growth expected to be 7% to 11% consistent with the August Investor Day outlook: • Q1 organic sales growth rate expected to be 6% to 9% • Acquired sales expected to add approximately 2% points to sales growth • Total sales exp

  16. Slide 16: 2012 Full Year Outlook

    16 2012 Full Year Outlook Category 2012 Expectations Sales Growth Total sales growth expected to be 7% to 11% consistent with the August Investor Day outlook: • Q1 organic sales growth rate expected to be 6% to 9% • Q2 to Q4 organic sales growth rate expected to be 5% to 8% • Acquired sales targeted

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