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Clicks — FY2017 Earnings Presentation

31 slides from Clicks's earnings presentation, October 2017

  1. Slide 1: Annual Results for the Year Ended 31 August 2017

    ANNUAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2017

  2. Slide 2: Presentation Outline

    PRESENTATION OUTLINE ▪ Review of the year ▪ Financial results ▪ Trading performance ▪ Outlook ▪ Questions CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2017 2

  3. Slide 3: Review of the Year

    REVIEW OF THE YEAR DAVID KNEALE

  4. Slide 4: Review of the Year

    REVIEW OF THE YEAR ▪ Strong Clicks trading performance ▪ Continuing good volume growth ▪ Increased market shares across the board ▪ Opened 111 Clicks stores ▪ Good sales and profit performance from UPD ▪ R2 billion cash generated by operations ▪ Another record year of capital investment ▪ Additional

  5. Slide 5: Financial Results

    FINANCIAL RESULTS MICHAEL FLEMING

  6. Slide 6: Financial Highlights

    FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Group turnover up 10.9% ▪ Health & Beauty turnover up 14.7% ▪ UPD turnover up 11.4% ▪ Operating margin up from 6.5% to 6.8% ▪ Diluted HEPS up 14.5% to 502.1 cps ▪ Cash generated by operations R2.0 billion ▪ Total dividend of 322 cps, up 18.4% ▪ 60% dividend payout ratio ▪ Retu

  7. Slide 7: Sustained Financial Performance

    SUSTAINED FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 59% 59% 60% 56% 56% 56% 50% 50% 50% 46% 502 10-year 439 CAGRs 384 337 Diluted HEPS: 322 298 17.2% 273 272 250 235 211 Dividend per 190 166 168 share: 20.9% 152 132 125 106 84 Total 61 shareholder return**: 28.9% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Divide

  8. Slide 8: Turnover

    TURNOVER % same R′m % % 2017 2016 change stores inflation growth Retail 18 893 16 640 13.5 8.0 4.9 Health & Beauty 14.7 Musica (7.0) Distribution 12 321 11 055 11.4 5.8 Intragroup turnover (4 405) (3 524) 25.0 Total group 26 809 24 171 10.9 5.3 ▪ Good volume growth in health and beauty brands ▪ UPD

  9. Slide 9: Total Income

    TOTAL INCOME 2017 2016 % 2017 2016 R′m R′m change % margin % margin Retail 6 335 5 604 13.0 33.5 33.7 Distribution 937 867 8.1 7.6 7.8 Intragroup (125) (103) Total group 7 147 6 368 12.2 26.7 26.3 ▪ Impact of stronger growth in pharmacy category ▪ Investment in every day competitive pricing in Retai

  10. Slide 10: Operating Expenditure - Retail

    OPERATING EXPENDITURE - RETAIL R′m 2017 2016 % change Depreciation and amortisation 252 223 12.9 Occupancy costs 793 680 16.7 Employment costs 2 612 2 319 12.6 Other operating costs 1 193 1 076 10.9 Total retail costs 4 850 4 298 12.8 % of turnover 25.7% 25.8% ▪ Investing in stores and pharmacies ▪

  11. Slide 11: Operating Expenditure - Distribution

    OPERATING EXPENDITURE - DISTRIBUTION R′m 2017 2016 % change Depreciation and amortisation 31 29 6.0 Occupancy costs 3 4 (32.3) Employment costs 234 232 0.9 Other operating costs 339 326 4.0 Total distribution costs 607 591 2.7 CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2017 11

  12. Slide 12: Operating Profit

    OPERATING PROFIT 2017 2016 % 2017 2016 R′m R′m change % margin % margin Retail 1 485 1 306 13.7 7.9 7.8 Distribution 330 276 19.6 2.7 2.5 Intragroup (1) (10) Total group 1 814 1 572 15.4 6.8 6.5 ▪ Musica profit R28m lower ▪ Both divisions benefiting from increased scale CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2

  13. Slide 13: Inventory

    INVENTORY Days in stock Inventory (R′m) 2017 2016 2017 2016 % change Retail 69 72 2 529 2 338 8.1 Distribution 38 40 1 267 1 181 7.3 Intragroup inventory (42) (40) Total group 65 66 3 754 3 479 7.9 CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2017 13

  14. Slide 14: Cash Management

    CASH MANAGEMENT 2 040 - (6) (31) (472) R'm (518) 331 (677) (5) Operating Working Net finance Taxation Capex Dividends Other Net increase profit capital costs financing in cash before movements and working investing capital activities CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2017 14

  15. Slide 15: Capital Expenditure

    CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ▪ R680m capex planned for FY2018 ▪ R300m on stores, including: - 25 – 30 new Clicks stores - 30 – 35 new pharmacies - 60 store refurbishments ▪ R380m on infrastructure, including: - Clicks Centurion DC expansion - R74m for UPD ▪ Capex of R650m – R700m p.a. over the next three yea

  16. Slide 16: Medium-Term Financial Targets

    MEDIUM-TERM FINANCIAL TARGETS Achieved Medium- in FY2017 term target ROE (%) 44.1 50 – 60 ROA (%) 14.0 14 – 18 Inventory days 65 60 – 65 Group operating margin (%) 6.8 6.5 – 7.5* Retail 7.9 7.5 – 8.5 Distribution 2.7 2.2 – 2.7* Dividend payout ratio (%) 60 60 – 65 * Targets increased CLICKS GROUP AN

  17. Slide 17: Trading Performance

    TRADING PERFORMANCE DAVID KNEALE

  18. Slide 18: Health & Beauty Sales Performance

    HEALTH & BEAUTY SALES PERFORMANCE % change % contribution Pharmacy 25.7 29.9 Front shop health 13.7 22.9 Beauty and personal care 9.5 31.6 General merchandise 8.4 15.6 Total turnover 14.7 100.0 ▪ Comparable stores turnover growth +8.6% CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2017 18

  19. Slide 19: Review of the Year

    REVIEW OF THE YEAR ▪ Expanding store network ▪ 622 Clicks stores with 473 pharmacies ▪ Only 57 SA stores still to get a pharmacy ▪ Strong performance in pharmacy & health ▪ Good winter for cold and flu ▪ Continued switch to generics +30.4% ▪ Repeat Prescription Service ▪ Promotional sales +24.1% ▪ 3

  20. Slide 20: Review of the Year (Continued)

    REVIEW OF THE YEAR (CONTINUED) ▪ Continued investment in customer experience ▪ Private label maintained at 22% of sales ▪ Front shop at 28.5% ▪ Pharmacy at 6.1% ▪ 7.0 million active ClubCard members ▪ 77.4% of sales ▪ Enhanced digital capability ▪ Online platform well received ▪ Clicks app launched

  21. Slide 21: Market Shares

    MARKET SHARES % Aug 2017 Aug 2016 Health Retail pharmacy* 22.2 19.7 Front shop health** 29.7 29.0 Baby** 13.9 12.2 Beauty Skincare** 28.3 27.3 Haircare** 27.2 25.7 General merchandise Small household appliances*** 20.0 19.2 * Per Quintiles IMS (Private Retail Pharmacy S1-6) ** Per AC Nielsen (restat

  22. Slide 22: Clicks Group Annual Results 2017

    CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2017 22

  23. Slide 23: Musica Performance

    PERFORMANCE Turnover Market share* % change % contribution Aug 2017 Aug 2016 Music (12.8) 39.1 77.6% 69.2% Movies (7.9) 21.8 59.8% 52.3% Gaming (4.3) 18.1 13.9% 15.0% Technology 6.6 21.0 Total turnover (7.0) 100.0 ▪ Structural change exacerbated by weak release schedule in music and movies ▪ Musica

  24. Slide 24: Clicks Group Annual Results 2017

    CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2017 24

  25. Slide 25: Fine Wholesale Turnover

    FINE WHOLESALE TURNOVER 3.7% 14.3% 52.2% 29.8% ▪ Wholesale turnover up 12.1% ▪ Benefit of two SEP increases and core customer growth ▪ Wholesale market share 25.6%* * MAT per IMS CLICKS GROUP ANNUAL RESULTS 2017 25

  26. Slide 26: Review of the Year

    REVIEW OF THE YEAR ▪ Total managed turnover +8.8% to R16.5bn ▪ 20 distribution clients ▪ Ongoing margin pressure from product mix ▪ Generics increased from 47.2% to 49.1% of wholesale turnover ▪ Business continues to identify efficiency improvements ▪ Service levels further improved – over 96% order

  27. Slide 27: Outlook

    OUTLOOK DAVID KNEALE

  28. Slide 28: Drivers of Longer Term Growth

    DRIVERS OF LONGER TERM GROWTH ▪ Favourable market dynamics ▪ Expansion of retail footprint ▪ Goal of 900 Clicks stores in South Africa ▪ 30% retail pharmacy market share goal ▪ Differentiated product offer ▪ Objective of 30% front shop private label and exclusive brands ▪ Leveraging customer loyalty

  29. Slide 29: Outlook for FY2018

    OUTLOOK FOR FY2018 ▪ Consumer environment will remain challenging ▪ Selling price inflation to come down ▪ 2018 SEP increase likely to be much lower than 2017 ▪ Health & beauty markets and business model are resilient ▪ Investment in stores, IT, supply chain and people to enable growth ▪ Confident o

  30. Slide 30: Thank You

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  31. Slide 31: Disclaimer

    DISCLAIMER Clicks Group has acted in good faith and has made every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this presentation, including all information that may be defined as 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of United States securities

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