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Luceco — FY2022 Earnings Presentation

46 slides from Luceco's earnings presentation, Mar 21, 2023

  1. Slide 1: Bringing Power to Life: 2022 Full Year Results

    BRINGING POWER TO LIFE 2022 FULL YEAR RESULTS MARCH 2023 www.lucecoplc.com

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    Agenda Highlights Financial Review Business Review Outlook Q&A John Hornby Matt Webb CEO CFO Luceco plc 2022 Final Results Presentation 2

  3. Slide 3: Highlights

    Highlights • 2022 results in line with January Trading Update: – Revenue: £206.3m – Adjusted Operating Profit: £22.0m – Adjusted EPS: 11.1p • Results reflect normalisation after a record 2021 performance: – Slowdown in Residential RMI demand post-lockdown – Significant but temporary headwind from di

  4. Slide 4: Highlights (continued)

    Highlights (continued) • Improving momentum in the second half: – Strong Non-Residential demand – Resilient Professional Residential RMI demand – Customer destocking nearing completion – Gross margin improving and input costs reducing – Strong cash generation – Healthy balance sheet • Outlook: – 202

  5. Slide 5: Financial Review

    FINANCIAL REVIEW MATT WEBB CFO

  6. Slide 6: Financial highlights

    Financial highlights Adjusted Revenue Operating Profit Operating Profit £206.3m £20.0m £22.0m -10% +20% -43% -1% -44% +22% vs 2021 vs 2019 vs 2021 vs 2019 vs 2021 vs 2019 (pre-COVID) (pre-COVID) (pre-COVID) Adjusted Adjusted EPS Dividend Operating Margin 10.7% 11.1p 4.6p -6.4ppts +0.2ppts -45% +44%

  7. Slide 7: Income statement

    Income statement Adjusted £m 2022 2021 2019 • Revenue of £206.3m: Revenue 206.3 228.2 172.1 – 9.6% lower than 2021 due to destocking Gross profit 74.3 84.7 62.3 – 19.9% higher than 2019 Gross margin % 36.0% 37.1% 36.2% – Gained market share during the pandemic Overhead costs (52.3) (45.7) (44.3) • G

  8. Slide 8: Revenue bridge

    Revenue bridge vs 2021 (£m) 7.6% (20.4%) • Revenue significantly impacted by 17.3 customer stock movements: 3.2% 7.4 Acquisitions/ (46.6) – Stocked up in 2021 Currency closures – Stocked down in 2022 movements (9.6%) LFL – Responsible for the like-for-like (‘LFL’) decline 228.2 206.3 – Destocking ne

  9. Slide 9: Adjusted Operating Profit bridge

    Adjusted Operating Profit bridge vs 2021 (£m) (1.1) 1.2 • Customer stock movements Currency responsible for LFL profit decline Acquisitions/ movements closures versus 2021 (17.1) (2.8%) 3.1% (43.6%) • Profit would have grown vs 2021 without customer destocking due to: 39.0 LFL (43.8%) – Inflation re

  10. Slide 10: Improving underlying momentum in H2

    Improving underlying momentum in H2 2022 2021 • Modest decline in Adjusted Adjusted £m H1 H2 FY H1 H2 FY Operating Profit from H1 to H2 Revenue 106.4 99.9 206.3 108.2 120.0 228.2 • Entirely driven by accelerated Gross profit 36.2 38.1 74.3 41.7 43.0 84.7 customer destocking (H1: c.£7m; Gross margin

  11. Slide 11: Input cost inflation reducing

    Input cost inflation reducing Total annualised impact vs 2019 (£m) - By cost type £21.5m • Estimate of annualised inflation impact 3.2 reduced from £21.5m to £14.0m: – Freight costs back to historic norms 7.6 £14.0m – Sterling stronger 3.2 Overheads – Copper likely to remain structurally 1.8 4.4 FX

  12. Slide 12: Strong cash flow and deleveraging in H2

    Strong cash flow and deleveraging in H2 Working capital management during pandemic Covenant Net Debt / (Cash) (£m) 155 Excluding acquisitions 56.6 135 55.7 Sync EV purchase 1.4x 109 DW Windsor purchase 53.9 97 47.5 H2 2022 Covenant 92 87 81 81 79 76 10.3 leverage H1 2022 0.7x 37.2 0.8x FY 2021 30.6

  13. Slide 13: Business Review

    BUSINESS REVIEW JOHN HORNBY CEO

  14. Slide 14: Business Review

    Business Review Luceco plc 2022 Final Results Presentation 14

  15. Slide 15: Long-term market growth drivers remain

    Long-term market growth drivers remain 1. Regulatory change 2. New technology Driver Impact Driver • Consumers demand more technology and increased functionality • New UK Wiring +110% • Installers demand technologies that Regulations every increase in sales price of simplify installation c. 2 years

  16. Slide 16: Impact of recent growth

    Impact of recent growth Growth delivered: 2019 to 2022 Customer diversification 44.2% % Group revenue 2022 2019 Change Retail 26% 35% (9ppts) Hybrid 19% 20% (1ppts) 19.9% Professional Wholesale 27% 27% - Professional Projects 28% 18% 10ppts 10.9% 100% 100% - UK GDP Luceco Luceco revenue earnings Pro

  17. Slide 17: Kingfisher Lighting – EBITDA more than doubled in 5 years

    Case study Kingfisher Lighting – EBITDA more than doubled in 5 years At acquisition • Kingfisher Lighting acquired in Adjusted £m 2022 (2017) Change September 2017 Revenue 17.7 12.1 5.6 • Bought for £9.8m or 7.5x EBITDA Gross profit 8.4 5.0 3.4 • EBITDA more than doubled in Gross margin % 47.5% 41.3

  18. Slide 18: Attractive growth prospects in EV charger market

    Case study Attractive growth prospects in EV charger market UK EV home charger market size • Lower power (Mode 2) chargers sold since 2019 £294m • Sync EV acquisition in March 2022 £243m provided entry into higher power, Smart (Mode 3) charger market £147m £195m 4% • Current 4% share of market forec

  19. Slide 19: Strong pipeline of low risk, high impact innovation projects

    Strong pipeline of low risk, high impact innovation projects Product development Recent focus areas Kingfisher BG Smart! Lighting 27 Engineers 9 month Residential in UK development EV 67 process Engineers Packaging Office in China reduction Power Activity Future focus areas 650 projects DW Commercia

  20. Slide 20: BG Evolve

    Case study BG Evolve • Contemporary design: slimline vibrant palette, colour matching service • High-quality, clip-on faceplate in polycarbonate • Backplate common with existing BG range • USB/WiFi functionality added £100k £3m Development Expected cost annual sales Luceco plc 2022 Final Results Pre

  21. Slide 21: Sustaining long-term progress: Customers, Climate and People

    Sustaining our long-term progress by focusing on Customers, Climate and People Customers Climate • Renewed investment in • Now operationally carbon neutral contractor training: • Lowest carbon intensity in our sector1: – Recognition of the next generation via Top 30 20212 operational emissions 89 pe

  22. Slide 22: Outlook

    LUCECO OUTLOOK JOHN HORNBY CEO

  23. Slide 23: Recent market trends

    Recent market trends Residential – DIY (c.30% of Group) Residential – Pro (c.30% of Group) vs 2019 vs 6 months vs 2019 vs 6 months Indicator (pre-COVID) ago Indicator (pre-COVID) ago Barclaycard Consumer ONS Construction Output Spend Report +19.5% -2.6ppts +13.7% -0.8ppts – Residential RMI Growth –

  24. Slide 24: Outlook

    Outlook • Trading in 2023 in line with expectations • Seeing expected tailwinds from improving trends in: – customer destocking – gross margin – input costs • Slower Residential RMI market, as expected • Comparatives get easier as the year progresses Well positioned to progress as market conditions

  25. Slide 25: Q&A

    Q&A JOHN HORNBY CEO MATT WEBB CFO

  26. Slide 26: Appendix

    APPENDIX

  27. Slide 27: Company overview

    Company overview Our purpose 3 reasons to invest in us Our strategy Our culture To help people harness power sustainably in everyday life 01 We operate in Grow Customer-driven attractive markets Innovate Team-focused 02 We have an advantaged What we sell business model Sustain Bold and innovative •

  28. Slide 28: Wiring accessories – British General

    What we sell Wiring accessories – British General UK market size c.£500 m Established 1941 UK market position / approx market share #2 / 15% Revenue as % of Group total 1 36% Revenue 3-year CAGR %2 2% Operating margin1 19% Product categories Switches and sockets, Circuit protection, Weatherproof, Ju

  29. Slide 29: Commercial power - Nexus

    What we sell Commercial power - Nexus UK market size c.£200 m Established 2021 UK market position / approx market share Recently established Product categories Decorative power & data modules, Cable management, Cables and connectors, Power distribution, Energy & user data management, Ergonomic acces

  30. Slide 30: LED lighting - Luceco

    What we sell LED lighting - Luceco UK market size c £700 m Established 2013 UK market position / approx market share Top 10 / 4% Revenue as % of Group total 1,3 39% Revenue 3-year CAGR %2,3 14% (4% organic) Operating margin1,3 4% Product categories Residential interior, Residential exterior, Commerc

  31. Slide 31: LED lighting - Kingfisher

    What we sell LED lighting - Kingfisher UK market size c £100m Established 1988 UK market position / approx market share UK #4 / 15% Revenue as % of Group total 1,3 39% Revenue 3-year CAGR %2,3 14% (4% organic) Operating margin1,3 4% Product categories Private realm exterior lighting 1. 2022 2. 2019

  32. Slide 32: LED lighting – DW Windsor

    What we sell LED lighting – DW Windsor UK market size c £300m Established 1975 UK market position / approx market share UK #4 / 13% Revenue as % of Group total 1,3 39% Revenue 3-year CAGR %2,3 14% (4% organic) Operating margin1,3 4% Product categories Public realm exterior lighting 1. 2022 2. 2019 t

  33. Slide 33: Portable Power – Masterplug and BG Sync EV

    What we sell Portable Power – Masterplug and BG Sync EV UK market size c £250m Established 3 1988 UK market position / approx market share 3 UK #1 / 40% Revenue as % of Group total 1 25% Revenue 3-year CAGR %2 2% (-1% organic) Operating margin1 9% Product categories Extension leads, Cable reels, Ada

  34. Slide 34: Who we sell to

    Who we sell to Sales channel Description Example customers Retail DIY chains Pure play online Retail grocers Hybrid Chains selling to both professionals and consumers Professional Wholesale Chains selling to professionals only Professional Projects Sale agreed Electrical and general contractors Ligh

  35. Slide 35: Performance by segment

    Performance by segment Strong growth in each segment Wiring Accessories LED Lighting Portable Power vs vs vs vs vs vs 2021 2019 2021 2019 2021 2019 Revenue growth -29% +5% Revenue growth +29% +50% Revenue growth -15% +7% Profit growth -52% +9% Profit growth 0% +183% Profit growth -27% +15% 36% 39% 2

  36. Slide 36: Who we sell to

    Who we sell to Product segmental sales by sales channel (as % of total) – 2022 4% 1% 19% 28% 47% 19% Professional Products 67% Professional Wholesale 27% Hybrid Retail 30% 19% 61% 14% 7% 26% 19% 12% Wiring LED Portable Total Accessories Lighting Power Luceco plc 2022 Final Results Presentation 36

  37. Slide 37: Where we operate

    Where we operate Distribution Selling Sourcing to market markets 1% 4% 5% 2% 4% 10% 45% Europe 68% Sold in end market Americas UK Collected in China Asia Pacific China – OEM Middle East and Africa China 80% Europe - manufactured UK 49% 32% Group revenue Column1 Group revenue Column2 Group revenue by

  38. Slide 38: We operate in attractive markets

    Three reasons to invest 01 We operate in attractive markets Strong positions . . . . . . with significant growth potential Segment UK market position >£3.5bn Wiring Accessories #2 LED Lighting Top 10 £3.5bn Luceco revenue Currently addressable market – UK Portable Power #1 £2.1bn Electrical wholesal

  39. Slide 39: We have an advantaged business model

    Three reasons to invest 02 We have an advantaged business model • All products designed in-house • c. 100 R&D engineers • 50% of revenue from products designed within last three years • Strategic focus: DESIGN – New products to upsell existing categories – New products to extend existing brands 1 –

  40. Slide 40: We deliver consistent and compelling financial outcomes

    Three reasons to invest 03 We deliver consistent and compelling financial outcomes 2020 2021 2022 Component Metric Target 1 Results Results Results Revenue Total revenue growth >5% 2.4% 29.5% (9.6)% Profit Adjusted Operating Margin % >15% 17.0% 17.1% 10.7% Cash Adjusted Operating Cash Conversion % >

  41. Slide 41: Group history

    Group history The group has developed through business combinations and organic expansion into new products and territories Management Luceco LED Jiaxing expanded British General buyout of Management Jiaxing projects to 52,500m2 wiring BG and buyout backed facility sales team Acquisition accessories

  42. Slide 42: Capital allocation policy

    Capital allocation policy 01 Dividends 02 Capex 40-60% payout 3-4% of annual revenue Progressive Product development Manufacturing capacity <3 year payback Conservative leverage 1.0x – 2.0x Adjusted EBITDA Averaging 1.5x 03 M&A 04 Buybacks / Product adjacency Special Dividends Customer acquisition C

  43. Slide 43: 2013 to 2022 financials

    2013 to 2022 financials Adjusted metrics Income Statement £m 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Revenue 65.6 82.3 103.1 133.7 167.6 163.9 172.1 176.2 228.2 206.3 Growth % 25.5% 25.3% 29.7% 25.4% (2.2%) 5.0% 2.4% 29.5% (9.6)% Gross Profit 18.3 25.1 33.8 40.5 48.4 50.6 62.3 70.2 84.7 74

  44. Slide 44: 2013 to 2022 financials continued

    2013 to 2022 financials continued Adjusted metrics Balance Sheet £m 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 20211 2022 Fixed assets 22.4 24.6 27.5 33.5 47.2 44.8 42.6 43.9 69.4 70.5 Inventory 14.0 23.8 26.2 35.4 44.2 32.8 32.2 37.2 56.6 47.5 Trade receivables 10.5 17.1 20.4 26.5 33.4 39.5 42.8 70.1

  45. Slide 45: 2013 to 2022 financials continued

    2013 to 2022 financials continued Adjusted metrics Cash flow statement £m 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Operating Profit 5.9 8.4 11.5 14.5 14.7 8.5 18.0 30.0 39.0 22.0 Depreciation & amortisation 1.4 1.9 2.6 3.2 4.4 6.5 7.9 6.1 6.7 7.1 EBITDA 7.31 0.3 14.1 17.7 19.1 15.0 25.9 36.

  46. Slide 46: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer This presentation and information communicated verbally to you may contain certain projections and other forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, businesses and prospects of Luceco plc. These statements are based on current expectations an

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