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Whitbread — H1 FY2025 Earnings Presentation

47 slides from Whitbread's earnings presentation, Oct 16, 2024

  1. Slide 1: FY25 Interim Results

    FY25 INTERIM RESULTS This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential 16 OCTOBER 2024

  2. Slide 2: Contents

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS Dominic Paul FINANCIAL REVIEW & CAPITAL ALLOCATION Hemant Patel STRATEGIC UPDATE Dominic Paul FIVE-YEAR PLAN & CONCLUSION Dominic Paul CARDIFF NORTH 2

  3. Slide 3: Highlights

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential MUNICH CITY HIGHLIGHTS DOMINIC PAUL І CHIEF EXECUTIVE

  4. Slide 4: H1 FY25: Revenue flat despite AGP investment and slightly softer UK demand

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential H1 FY25 І REVENUE FLAT DESPITE AGP INVESTMENT AND SLIGHTLY SOFTER UK DEMAND REVENUE & PROFIT MARGINS & ROCE CASHFLOW & RETURNS REVENUE UK PRE-TAX MARGINS EBITDAR £1.6bn 0% +45% 24.6% (290)bps +30bps £611m (3)% +43% H1 FY25 VS H1 FY24 VS H1 FY20 H1

  5. Slide 5: Outlook: Executing at pace to deliver for our guests during H2 FY25

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential OUTLOOK | EXECUTING AT PACE TO DELIVER FOR OUR GUESTS DURING H2 FY25 EXTENDING BECOMING ENABLING OUR UK MARKET- NO.1 LONG-TERM LEADING POSITION IN GERMANY GROWTH CURRENT TRADING: CURRENT TRADING: INCREASED ACCOM SALES TOTAL REVPAR COST EFFICIENCIES

  6. Slide 6: Five-year plan: Increased confidence in the outlook

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential FIVE-YEAR PLAN | INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN THE OUTLOOK UK GERMANY LONG-TERM GROWTH £50m 98,000 20,000 EFFICIENCIES OPEN ROOMS OPEN ROOMS PER ANNUM: FY26 TO FY30 +£120m +£100m +£80m £500m PBT1 PBT1 PBT2 AVERAGE NETWORK ACCELERATING MATURING BRAND ANNU

  7. Slide 7: Five-year plan: >£2bn for shareholder returns and additional growth

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential FIVE-YEAR PLAN | >£2BN FOR SHAREHOLDER RETURNS AND ADDITIONAL GROWTH UK NETWORK EXPANSION GENERATING ACCELERATING DELIVERING MORE THAN GROWTH AT LEAST PLAN £500m SUBSTANTIAL £2bn £300m OPERATING ANNUAL NET CAPEX TO DELIVER FREE CASH FLOW GERMANY FI

  8. Slide 8: Financial Review & Capital Allocation

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential CARDIFF NORTH FINANCIAL REVIEW & CAPITAL ALLOCATION HEMANT PATEL І CFO

  9. Slide 9: Financials: Group Highlights

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential FINANCIALS | GROUP HIGHLIGHTS H1 H1 vs H1 • Revenues in line with last year: £m FY25 FY24 FY24 • UK behind last year due to slightly softer Statutory revenue (1,570) (1,574) 0% demand and AGP • Strong growth in Germany Operating costs (959) (949) (

  10. Slide 10: Financials: UK Highlights

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential FINANCIALS | UK HIGHLIGHTS H1 H1 vs H1 £m FY25 FY24 FY24 Statutory revenue ([x]1,455) 1,479) (2)% • Accommodation sales in line with last year due to estate growth offsetting slightly softer Operating costs (856) (852) (1)% UK market Adjusted EBITD

  11. Slide 11: UK: Maintaining post-pandemic growth despite slightly softer market demand

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential UK | MAINTAINING POST-PANDEMIC GROWTH DESPITE SLIGHTLY SOFTER MARKET DEMAND OCCUPANCY ARR REVPAR ACCOM SALES £0.6bn 84.3% £90.53 £76.31 83.1% £84.16 £1.1bn 81.9% £77.59 £63.54 £69.93 £0.5bn Q1 Q2 H1 Q1 Q2 H1 Q1 Q2 H1 Q1 Q2 H1 FY25 FY25 FY25 FY25 FY

  12. Slide 12: UK: Sustaining RevPAR premium, accommodation sales slightly ahead

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential UK | SUSTAINING REVPAR PREMIUM, ACCOMMODATION SALES SLIGHTLY AHEAD £6.29 £5.85 £5.44 PI RevPAR premium1 vs M&E Q1 FY25 Q2 FY25 H1 FY25 PI Accom sales performance1 +0.3pp +0.1pp +0.2pp vs M&E PI Occupancy performance1 (1.1)pp (1.5)pp (1.3)pp vs M&E

  13. Slide 13: Financials: Germany Highlights

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential FINANCIALS | GERMANY HIGHLIGHTS H1 H1 vs H1 vs H1 More established hotels progressing £m FY25 FY24 FY24 FY241 towards maturity Statutory revenue (115) 95) 21% 23% PROFIT BEFORE TAX 2 Other income (excl. rental income) -) 3) n/a) n/a) £10m Operating

  14. Slide 14: Germany: Continued progress versus the M&E market

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential GERMANY | CONTINUED PROGRESS VERSUS THE M&E MARKET RevPAR € and RevPAR growth versus H1 FY24 €72 €67 €61 +10% €66 €65 €61 +12% €61 €56 +10% €57 +7% +14% +7% +14% +15% Q1 FY25 Q2 FY25 H1 FY25 1: STR data, standard methodology basis, 1 March 2024 to

  15. Slide 15: Financials: Cashflow funds growth and shareholder returns

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential FINANCIALS | CASHFLOW FUNDS GROWTH AND SHAREHOLDER RETURNS £483m £411m £44m £206m £(199)m £(50)m £81m expansionary £118m non-expansionary £(115)m £(163)m £(72)m Cashflow H1 FY24 H1 FY25 H1 FY25 pre- Share Operating Operating Capex Disposals Other1

  16. Slide 16: Financials: Asset-backed balance sheet supporting future growth

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential FINANCIALS | ASSET-BACKED BALANCE SHEET SUPPORTING FUTURE GROWTH VALUABLE FREEHOLD PORTFOLIO UNLOCKING GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITY TO RECYCLE CAPITAL Property portfolio last valued in 2018: PADDINGTON OXFORD £4.9bn - £5.8bn ✓ Control over esta

  17. Slide 17: Outlook: Current trading and FY25 guidance

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential OUTLOOK І CURRENT TRADING AND FY25 GUIDANCE UK GERMANY • Positive forward booked position • On track to breakeven on a PBT run-rate basis • Total accommodation sales (1)% vs FY24 • Total accommodation sales +26% vs FY24 CURRENT TRADING1 • 1.0pp tot

  18. Slide 18: Capital Allocation: Investing in growth and delivering shareholder returns

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential CAPITAL ALLOCATION | INVESTING IN GROWTH AND DELIVERING SHAREHOLDER RETURNS MAINTAIN INVESTMENT Maintaining investment grade rating with leverage1 below 3.5x GRADE METRICS CONTINUE TO INVEST IN Gross capex of £550m-£600m, less property transactions

  19. Slide 19: Strategic Update

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential NEW ID5 FORMAT STRATEGIC UPDATE DOMINIC PAUL І CHIEF EXECUTIVE

  20. Slide 20: Overview: Executing against our strategic priorities

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential OVERVIEW | EXECUTING AGAINST OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES EXTENDING UK BECOMING ENABLING MARKET-LEADING NO.1 LONG-TERM POSITION IN GERMANY GROWTH TO DELIVER A STEP CHANGE IN PROFITS, MARGINS AND RETURNS 20

  21. Slide 21: UK: Extending our market-leading position

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential MANCHESTER PICCADILLY UK EXTENDING OUR MARKET-LEADING POSITION GERMANY BECOMING NO.1 HOTEL BRAND ENHANCING CAPABILITIES ENABLING LONG-TERM GROWTH

  22. Slide 22: UK: Taking advantage of the structural shift in UK supply

    UK UK This document has been UK labelled as Non-Confidential GERMANY EFFICIENCIES NETWORK EXPANSION ACCELERATING GROWTH COMMERCIAL PROGRAMME CONTINUING MOMENTUM INCREASED PROGRAMME UK | TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE STRUCTURAL SHIFT IN UK SUPPLY MARKET OPPORTUNITY1 FIVE-YEAR PLAN: 98,000+ OPEN ROOMS BY FY

  23. Slide 23: UK: AGP: Increasing margins and returns whilst enhancing the guest experience

    UK UK This document has been UK labelled as Non-Confidential GERMANY EFFICIENCIES NETWORK EXPANSION ACCELERATING GROWTH COMMERCIAL PROGRAMME CONTINUING MOMENTUM INCREASED PROGRAMME UK | AGP: INCREASING MARGINS AND RETURNS WHILST ENHANCING THE GUEST EXPERIENCE SOUTH SHIELDS • Converting 112 branded r

  24. Slide 24: UK Commercial: Broadening reach to grow customer demand

    UK UK This document has been UK labelled as Non-Confidential GERMANY EFFICIENCIES NETWORK EXPANSION ACCELERATING GROWTH COMMERCIAL PROGRAMME CONTINUING MOMENTUM INCREASED PROGRAMME UK | COMMERCIAL: BROADENING REACH TO GROW CUSTOMER DEMAND DRIVING BRAND CONSIDERATION EXPANDING DIGITAL AVAILABILITY GR

  25. Slide 25: UK Commercial: Leveraging technology to drive revenue growth

    UK UK This document has been UK labelled as Non-Confidential GERMANY EFFICIENCIES NETWORK EXPANSION ACCELERATING GROWTH COMMERCIAL PROGRAMME CONTINUING MOMENTUM INCREASED PROGRAMME UK | COMMERCIAL: LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO DRIVE REVENUE GROWTH CANARY WHARF • Ancillary revenue opportunities TECH- • e

  26. Slide 26: UK Proposition: Extending our market-leading guest offer

    UK UK This document has been UK labelled as Non-Confidential GERMANY EFFICIENCIES NETWORK EXPANSION ACCELERATING GROWTH COMMERCIAL PROGRAMME CONTINUING MOMENTUM INCREASED PROGRAMME UK | PROPOSITION: EXTENDING OUR MARKET-LEADING GUEST OFFER HIGH-QUALITY PROPOSITION UNDERPINS POSITION AS UK’S NO.1 HOT

  27. Slide 27: Germany: Becoming No.1 hotel brand

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential MANCHESTER PICCADILLY UK EXTENDING OUR MARKET-LEADING POSITION GERMANY BECOMING NO.1 HOTEL BRAND ENHANCING CAPABILITIES ENABLING LONG-TERM GROWTH

  28. Slide 28: Germany: Significant growth opportunity

    UK UK This document has been UK labelled as Non-Confidential GERMANY EFFICIENCIES NETWORK EXPANSION ACCELERATING GROWTH COMMERCIAL PROGRAMME CONTINUING MOMENTUM INCREASED PROGRAMME GERMANY | SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT CASE REMAINS HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE FASTEST GROWING HOTEL BRAND IN GERMA

  29. Slide 29: Germany: On track to reach breakeven on a run-rate basis in 2024

    UK UK This document has been UK labelled as Non-Confidential GERMANY EFFICIENCIES NETWORK EXPANSION ACCELERATING GROWTH COMMERCIAL PROGRAMME CONTINUING MOMENTUM INCREASED PROGRAMME GERMANY | ON TRACK TO REACH BREAKEVEN ON A RUN-RATE BASIS IN 2024 BRAND COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS • First marketing campaig

  30. Slide 30: Germany: £70m of profit by FY30 and continuing maturity thereafter

    UK UK This document has been UK labelled as Non-Confidential GERMANY EFFICIENCIES NETWORK EXPANSION ACCELERATING GROWTH COMMERCIAL PROGRAMME CONTINUING MOMENTUM INCREASED PROGRAMME GERMANY | £70M OF PROFIT BY FY30 AND CONTINUING MATURITY THEREAFTER Germany adjusted profit before tax NETWORK EXPANSIO

  31. Slide 31: Enabling long-term growth

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential MANCHESTER PICCADILLY UK EXTENDING OUR MARKET-LEADING POSITION GERMANY BECOMING NO.1 HOTEL BRAND ENHANCING CAPABILITIES ENABLING LONG-TERM GROWTH

  32. Slide 32: Force for Good: Enacting positive change

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential FORCE FOR GOOD | ENACTING POSITIVE CHANGE OPPORTUNITY COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY Expanded Thrive programme £1.5m raised for GOSH, exceeding Six sites now fully powered by supporting SEN students into £25m since 2012 renewable energy employment Highes

  33. Slide 33: Efficiencies: Increased and extended programme to FY30

    UK UK This document has been UK labelled as Non-Confidential GERMANY EFFICIENCIES NETWORK EXPANSION ACCELERATING GROWTH COMMERCIAL PROGRAMME CONTINUING MOMENTUM INCREASED PROGRAMME EFFICIENCIES | INCREASED AND EXTENDED PROGRAMME TO FY30 ADDITIONAL £50M PER ANNUM TO FY301 ACROSS ALL AREAS OF OUR BUSI

  34. Slide 34: Five-Year Plan & Conclusion

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential PADDINGTON FIVE-YEAR PLAN & CONCLUSION DOMINIC PAUL І CHIEF EXECUTIVE

  35. Slide 35: Five-year plan: At least £300m incremental Group PBT

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential FIVE-YEAR PLAN | AT LEAST £300M INCREMENTAL GROUP PBT EFFICIENCIES AND UK LFL SALES 3 +£80m 1 GROWTH >£300m +£100m UK COST INFLATION 20,000 open +£120m Germany rooms +3,500 UK rooms £70m Germany £50m efficiencies and PBT in FY301 per annum2 more ef

  36. Slide 36: Five-year plan: >£2bn for shareholder returns and additional growth

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential FIVE-YEAR PLAN | >£2BN FOR SHAREHOLDER RETURNS AND ADDITIONAL GROWTH UK NETWORK EXPANSION GENERATING ACCELERATING DELIVERING MORE THAN GROWTH AT LEAST PLAN £500m SUBSTANTIAL £2bn £300m OPERATING ANNUAL NET CAPEX TO DELIVER FREE CASH FLOW GERMANY FI

  37. Slide 37: Executing at pace in H2 FY25

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential LUBECK EXECUTING AT PACE IN H2 FY25 EXTENDING UK MARKET-LEADING POSITION GERMANY ON TRACK TO BECOME NO.1 HOTEL BRAND INCREASED AND EXTENDED COST EFFICIENCY PROGRAMME FIVE-YEAR PLAN DELIVERS A STEP CHANGE IN PROFITS, MARGINS AND RETURNS

  38. Slide 38: Appendices

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential APPENDICES I Additional slides p39 VII Definitions p45 VIII Supplementary information p46 VIIII Cautionary statement p47 Whitbread ADR programme – WTDBY Whitbread has established a sponsored Level I American Depositary Receipt (ADR) programme for w

  39. Slide 39: Appendix I: Unique model positioned to deliver long-term, profitable growth

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential APPENDIX I | UNIQUE MODEL POSITIONED TO DELIVER LONG-TERM, PROFITABLE GROWTH UK VERTICALLY INTEGRATED OPERATING MODEL GERMANY LOW-COST DISTRIBUTION COMMERCIAL PROGRAMME OPERATIONAL CONTROL 92,000 17,000 ROOMS OPEN AND ROOMS OPEN AND COMMITTED ASSET

  40. Slide 40: Appendix II: Guidance overview

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential APPENDIX II | GUIDANCE OVERVIEW FY25 FY26 • Accommodation sales: 1% Δ vs FY24 = £16m - £17m PBT • Unaffected F&B sales: 1% Δ vs FY24 = £2.5m PBT Accelerating Growth Plan : • Net inflation: 2 - 3% (after £60m of efficiencies) • Further £100m - £120m

  41. Slide 41: Appendix III: Unit cost guidance

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential APPENDIX III | UNIT COST GUIDANCE FY25 FY29 (VERSUS FY24) UK – NEW ROOMS GERMANY – TOTAL ESTATE1 UK - EXTENSIONS • New rooms: 750 – 1,250 (100% leasehold) • New rooms: c.400 (100% leasehold) • New rooms: 3,500 • Average cost per room: • Average cos

  42. Slide 42: Appendix IV: H1 FY25 Freehold : Leasehold mix

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential APPENDIX IV | H1 FY25 FREEHOLD : LEASEHOLD MIX Freehold Leasehold UK Open 56% 44% Open and committed 57% 43% Germany Open 24% 76% Open and committed 28% 72% Group Open 52% 48% Open and committed 52% 48% 42

  43. Slide 43: Appendix V: Premier Inn UK: Proven resilience in previous downturns

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential APPENDIX V | PREMIER INN UK: PROVEN RESILIENCE IN PREVIOUS DOWNTURNS M&E SECTOR OUTPERFORMS UNIQUE OPERATING MODEL LED TO MARKET OUTPERFORMANCE 90% £70 81% 80% 78% 78% 78% 76% 76% 76% • M&E sector tends to outperform the 73% £60 69% wider hotel mar

  44. Slide 44: Appendix VI: UK returns

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential APPENDIX VI | UK RETURNS PI UK ROCE COVID-19 15.5% pandemic 14.0% 13.3% 13.5% 12.9% 13.0% 13.4% 13.3% 11.2% 12.9% 12.3% 12.4% 12.4% 10.9% 1.4% 84k 85k 86k 79k 79k 82k 76k 72k 65k 68k 59k 52k 55k 47k (14.4)% 42k 43k FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY1

  45. Slide 45: Appendix VII: Definitions

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential APPENDIX VII | DEFINITIONS Accommodation sales Premier Inn accommodation revenue excluding non-room income such as food and beverage Profit before adjusting items, interest, tax, depreciation of property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets

  46. Slide 46: Appendix VIII: Supplementary information

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential APPENDIX VIII | SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Further information is available in a supporting supplementary information pack (in Microsoft Excel format) from www.whitbread.co.uk/investors/results-reports-and-presentations. This information includes: A

  47. Slide 47: Appendix VIIII: Cautionary statement

    This document has been labelled as Non-Confidential APPENDIX VIIII | CAUTIONARY STATEMENT Nothing contained in this presentation is intended to constitute an offer, invitation or inducement to engage in an investment activity for the purposes of the prohibition on financial promotions under the Fina

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