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Aspen — FY2017 Earnings Presentation

35 slides from Aspen's earnings presentation, Aug 31, 2017

  1. Slide 1: Aspen Group Limited Results Presentation FY17

    ASPEN GROUP LIMITED For personal use only Results Presentation FY17 31 August 2017

  2. Slide 2: Contents

    Contents For personal use only 1 FY17 Highlights 2 Financial Results 3 Market Update 4 Portfolio and Acquisitions Update 5 Operating Model 6 Outlook 7 Appendices

  3. Slide 3: FY17 Highlights

    For personal use only FY17 Highlights 3

  4. Slide 4: FY17 Highlights: acquisitions program enabled by enhanced platform

    FY17 Highlights 1.1 Aspen continues it’s acquisitions program enabled by enhanced platform For personal use only STRATEGIC FINANCIAL PORTFOLIO • Reset business strategy and established • Earnings and distribution in line with • 60%1 core assets growth achieved action plans focused on scaling of the

  5. Slide 5: Key milestones

    Key milestones 1.2 For personal use only 1H 2H 2018 FY17 FY17 • Simplification of • Acquisitions – Tourist • Targeting ~$70 - $90 corporate structure & Parks million in acquisitions reduced corporate ‒ Barlings Beach • Development to overhead ‒ Koala Shores1 commence at Tomago • Management change •

  6. Slide 6: Financial Results

    For personal use only Financial Results 6

  7. Slide 7: Key performance metrics

    Key performance metrics 2.1 Performance reflects rebasing of group at lower scale For personal use only FY17 FY16 Change Operational Performance Statutory Loss $m $m % • Current year impacted by Statutory (loss) / profit (0.2) 9.9 (102.2%) – Impairments and losses related to legacy assets and liabil

  8. Slide 8: Reconciliation of statutory profit to operating earnings

    Reconciliation of statutory profit to operating earnings 2.2 For personal use only 1 June 17 June 16 $m $m Statutory (loss) / profit after tax (0.2) 9.9 Tax benefit - - Statutory (loss) / profit before tax (0.2) 9.9 Fair value gain on deconsolidation of APPF / Gain on termination of management right

  9. Slide 9: Financial position

    Financial position 2.3 For personal use only FY17 FY16 Change Balance Sheet Property assets $m $m $m • Two acquisitions (Tween Waters and Barlings Beach) settled for $20.3 million. Accommodation property assets1 71.2 80.0 (8.6) • Acquisition of Koala Shores remains Assets held for sale 35.5 8.2 27.3

  10. Slide 10: Market Update

    For personal use only Market Update 10

  11. Slide 11: Sector Focus – Tourism: domestic visitors and expenditure

    Sector Focus – Tourism 3.1 Domestic visitors and expenditure – FY16 and FY17 comparative For personal use only Domestic Tourism NT Growth Australia VISITORS1.5m ▼7% SPEND $1.9b ▲2% ▲3% Visits QLD WA VISITORS21.2m ▲4% VISITORS9.5m ▼5% SPEND $15.3b ▲6% NSW Visits SPEND $7.3b▼2% ▲4% Growth SA Visits ▲1

  12. Slide 12: Sector Focus – Tourism: domestic visitors forecast FY18

    Sector Focus – Tourism 3.2 Domestic visitors – Forecast FY18 For personal use only Domestic Tourism Growth Australia NT NIGHTS 8m ▲1% ▲1.5% Visitor Nights QLD WA NIGHTS 87m ▲3.1% NSW Visits NIGHTS 43m ▲.6% ▲0.9% Growth SA Visits ▲2.7% Growth NT Visits ▲1% Growth NSW NIGHTS 99m ▲.9% SA NIGHTS 22m ▲2.

  13. Slide 13: Sector Focus – Tourism: Aspen positioned to capitalise

    Sector Focus – Tourism 3.3 Aspen positioned to capitalise in this environment For personal use only High international visitation to Australia will be predominantly focused on Increased the capital cities - driving city hotel rates up. demand for holidays in Domestic consumers will be looking outsid

  14. Slide 14: Sector Focus – Retirement

    Sector Focus – Retirement 3.4 Value of intending retirees homes significantly outweighs savings at an average of 495k offering significant opportunity to unlock capital through downsizing For personal use only Total intending to retire 2016: 395,000 2014: 411,000 Average Gross Wealth* $286k $268k Av

  15. Slide 15: Portfolio and Acquisitions Update

    For personal use only Portfolio and Acquisitions Update 15

  16. Slide 16: Property portfolio

    Property portfolio 4.1 60%1 core assets growth achieved through tourism park acquisitions negotiated in FY17 For personal use only 30 June 2016 $m % 30 June 2017 $m % Core Core Retirement / Tourism 40.0 47% Retirement / Tourism 1 71.1 62% Corporate 11.0 13% Corporate 10.3 9% 51.0 59% 81.4 71% Non-co

  17. Slide 17: Accommodation portfolio – Retirement

    Accommodation portfolio 4.2 Retirement For personal use only Four Tomago Mandurah Lanterns Van Gardens Total Estate Village3 Estate State NSW NSW WA - Carrying value4 ($m) 9.3 11.3 10.3 30.9 Cap rate % 7.75% 9.00% 8.75% 8.39% Land tenure Freehold Freehold Freehold - Area (ha) 3.9 13.9 6.8 24.6 Four

  18. Slide 18: Accommodation portfolio – Tourism

    Accommodation portfolio 4.3 Tourism For personal use only Adelaide BIG4 Tween Barlings BIG4 Koala Caravan Total Waters Beach4 Shores5 Park State NSW NSW NSW SA - Carrying value6 ($m) 7.2 13.3 10.2 9.5 40.2 Cap rate % 8.75% 8.50% - 9.50% 8.89% Freehold/ Land tenure Freehold Freehold Freehold1 - Lease

  19. Slide 19: Accommodation portfolio – Corporate

    Accommodation portfolio 4.4 Corporate For personal use only Aspen Karratha Total Village State WA - Carrying value2 ($m) 10.3 10.3 Cap rate % 17.75% 17.75% Land tenure Freehold - Area (ha) 2.9 2.9 Value per ha ($m) 3.56 3.56 Inventory Extended - - Short cabins 1 180 180 Short sites 4 - - Total 180 1

  20. Slide 20: Development and pipeline: Tomago Van Village

    Development and pipeline 4.5 Tomago Van Village For personal use only Development • Tomago – Development approval granted for 53 new homes, which will allow for progressive development and after consolidations (generally short stay), will provide for a net increase of circa 34 homes by the end of 20

  21. Slide 21: Development and pipeline: Four Lanterns expansion

    Development and pipeline 4.6 Four Lanterns expansion For personal use only Development • Secured development approval for 28 new homes • Strong community interest and demand for affordable product in metropolitan Sydney • Site recycling has enhanced the overall presentation of the park to deliver im

  22. Slide 22: Non-core assets

    Non – core assets 4.7 Aspen’s continues to divest its legacy assets For personal use only Spearwood South Industrial Estate • Contracted for sale at $28.0m (3.4% discount to 1H FY17 book value) • Settlement expected to occur 29 September 2017 Midland • Conditional contract $2.5 million • Anticipated

  23. Slide 23: Operating Model

    For personal use only Operating Model 23

  24. Slide 24: Operating model

    Operating model 5.1 Operating model aims to produce high yielding returns in affordable accommodation augmented by development returns through the upgrade of sites and expansion of parks For personal use only • Aspen continues to identify and pursue opportunities in our three existing sectors – Tour

  25. Slide 25: Operating model: create, own and operate communities

    Operating model 5.2 Create, own and operate communities at affordable prices For personal use only BUY ENHANCE OPERATE • 3 core sectors – Tourism, • Business plan • Distribution and revenue Retirement and management strategy • Opportunity driven (e.g.) Corporate intensification • Operational focus,

  26. Slide 26: Outlook

    For personal use only Outlook 26

  27. Slide 27: Outlook

    Outlook 6.1 For personal use only • Portfolio expansion targeting ~$90 million in acquisitions • Commence development at Tomago and Four Lanterns • Complete exit of non-core assets yielding ~$34 million • Earnings growth expected in line with portfolio expansion BIG4 Tween Waters Barlings Beach 6.1

  28. Slide 28: Appendices

    For personal use only Appendices 28

  29. Slide 29: Aspen Portfolio

    Aspen Portfolio 7.1 For personal use only 8 Property Number NSW Type of sites 1 Four Lanterns Retirement 102 2 Tomago Retirement 157 3 Koala Shores1 Tourism 143 4 Barlings Beach Tourism 258 7 1 2 5 Tween Waters Tourism 96 6 3 Total 756 4 5 Property Number Property Number WA Type of sites SA Type of

  30. Slide 30: Acquisition: BIG4 Tween Waters Holiday Park

    Acquisition: BIG4 Tween Waters Holiday Park 7.2 South Coast, NSW (7.5hrs South of Sydney) – December 16 For personal use only Location Far South Coast, adjacent Merimbula town centre (170kms south of Batemans Bay) Type Beachfront, full tourist park with recently renovated cabins and water play park

  31. Slide 31: Acquisition: Barlings Beach Holiday Park

    Acquisition: Barlings Beach Holiday Park 7.3 South Coast, NSW (6hrs South of Sydney) – January 2016 For personal use only Location Absolute beachfront adjacent to Tomakin Village 17km’s south of Batemans Bay Type Beachfront, predominantly tourism park with Canberra, Sydney and local region client RE

  32. Slide 32: Acquisition: BIG4 Koala Shores Holiday Park

    Acquisition: BIG4 Koala Shores Holiday Park1 7.4 Central Coast, NSW (2hrs North of Sydney) – November 2016 For personal use only Location 45km from Newcastle, 25km from Tomago Van Village – establishes NSW North Coach cluster. 15 minutes from Newcastle airport Type Full tourist park, water frontage,

  33. Slide 33: Operating earnings

    Operating earnings 7.6 For personal use only 1 FY17 FY16 $m $m Profit / (loss) from operations Accommodation - Aspen Group properties 7.0 7.2 - APPF properties - 9.3 - APPF management fees / equity - 0.4 Non-core 3.4 3.2 Total gross profit 10.4 20.1 Operating expenses and depreciation (6.5) (12.6) N

  34. Slide 34: Balance sheet

    Balance sheet 7.7 For personal use only Jun 17 Jun 16 $m $m Cash 22.7 48.8 Property Assets 1 71.2 80.0 Assets held for sale / other assets 40.2 11.7 Total Assets 134.1 140.5 Debt - - Other 9.5 10.9 Total Liabilities 9.5 10.9 Net Assets 124.6 129.6 Net Assets attributed to Aspen Group 124.6 129.6 NAV

  35. Slide 35: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer For personal use only This presentation has been prepared by Aspen Group (“Aspen”) and should not be considered in any way to be an offer, invitation, solicitation or recommendation with respect to the subscription for, purchase or sale of any security, and neither this document nor anyth

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