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Keller — H1 2020 Earnings Presentation

44 slides from Keller's earnings presentation, Aug 4, 2020

  1. Slide 1: Keller Group plc Interim Results 2020

    Keller Group plc Interim Results 2020 4 August 2020 keller.com

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary statements

    Cautionary statements This document contains certain ‘forward looking statements’ with For a more detailed description of these risks, uncertainties and respect to Keller’s financial condition, results of operations and other factors, please see the Risk Management approach and business and certain

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    La Verpillière France Agenda Summary Financial results Business update Outlook and summary Questions and answers

  4. Slide 4: Summary

    Summary Underlying Underlying Underlying operating operating diluted Revenue profit margin EPS Order book Dividend 2020 interim £1,039.1m £47.9m 4.6% 39.5p c.£1bn will be -5% +25% Up from 3.5% Up 46% No change considered later (-5% CC) (+20% CC) (Up 37% CC) in the year  Strong H1 despite the disrup

  5. Slide 5: Financial results

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  6. Slide 6: Summary income statement

    Summary income statement H1 2020 H1 2019 Non- Non- £m Underlying Total Underlying Total underlying underlying Revenue 1,039.1 - 1,039.1 1091.7 - 1,091.7 Operating costs (991.4) (18.1) (1,009.5) (1,053.5) (7.4) (1,060.9) Amortisation of acquired - (2.5) (2.5) - (1.7) (1.7) intangibles Other operating

  7. Slide 7: Summary income statement - underlying

    Summary income statement - underlying Revenue £m H1 2019 1,091.7 H1 2020 H1 2019 FX +2.7 Non- Non- North America +12.3 £m Underlying Total Underlying Total underlying underlying EMEA -50.0 Revenue 1,039.1 - 1,039.1 1091.7 - 1,091.7 APAC -17.6 H1 2020 1,039.1 Operating costs (991.4) (18.1) (1,009.5)

  8. Slide 8: Underlying operating profit bridge H1 2019 to H1 2020

    Underlying operating profit bridge H1 2019 to H1 2020 £m 55.0 Central items North America EMEA APAC Up £4.8m to £38.6m Down £2.9m to £8.4m Up £6.9m to £4.6m Cost up £0.8m to £3.7m 50.0 1.0 3.6 (0.8) 47.9 45.0 5.6 (4.3) 6.2 40.0 4.1 (3.9) 1.6 (4.3) (7.5) 6.7 38.3 1.6 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 2019 2020 The

  9. Slide 9: Summary income statement – non-underlying

    Summary income statement – non-underlying Non-underlying operating costs £m Disposal of Brazil operations (10.0) H1 2020 North America restructuring (4.6) Non- Franki Africa restructuring (3.3) £m Underlying Total underlying APAC restructuring 0.1 Revenue 1,039.1 - 1,039.1 Other (0.3) Total (18.1) O

  10. Slide 10: Cash flow

    Cash flow £m H1 2020 H1 2019 Depreciation/Capex 2020 2019 Underlying operating profit 47.9 38.3 Net capex/Depreciation 70% 76% Depreciation and amortisation 47.0 46.6 Gross capex/Depreciation 76% 79% Underlying EBITDA 94.9 84.9 Non-cash items 0.6 0.5 Working capital £m Dividends from joint ventures

  11. Slide 11: Balance sheet

    Balance sheet Intangibles incl. goodwill £m Opening 124.7 Amortisation acquired (2.5) Amortisation other (0.2) FY 2019 FX 7.9 £m H1 2020 H1 20191 Closing 129.9 (Audited) Intangibles incl. goodwill 129.9 124.7 153.3 Tangible fixed assets £m Opening 460.6 Managed assets Capital expenditure 27.8 Right-

  12. Slide 12: Net debt profile

    Net debt profile1 (£m) 358 368 343 343 353 341 320 332 334 318 312 258 261 251 213 223 195 155 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 2019 2020 • Net debt of £155m decreased by £179m (54%) from H1 2019 and by £58m (27%) from FY 2019 • Average month end net debt of £2

  13. Slide 13: Financial modelling considerations

    Financial modelling considerations March 2020 look ahead H1 2020 experience H2 2020 considerations Trading/profit Suncoast margin Assumed no steel tariffs No impact of new steel tariffs New steel tariff impact in H2 Large projects Cape Lambert in APAC Cape Lambert continues to 2021 Award of HS2 C1 a

  14. Slide 14: Business update

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  15. Slide 15: COVID-19 - VIDEO

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  16. Slide 16: Response to COVID-19

    Response to COVID-19 North America • Effect of COVID-19 less than initially • Measures put in place since start of pandemic expected, with varying restrictions in have strengthened our resilience and minimised different states people and financial impact. Include: • Construction considered an essent

  17. Slide 17: Safety performance

    Safety performance • New global incident management process ‒ All incidents are submitted into a new global incident management system ‒ Investigation held, Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) Per 100,000 hours commensurate with potential consequence 1.2 ‒ Root cause(s) identified and corrective actions a

  18. Slide 18: InSite

    InSite • Now fully implemented across North America as planned • Very positive response • Field crews appreciate safety features and leaner approach to reporting • During COVID-19, has enabled immediate and clear updates • Future developments • Safety Passport: crew skills and training • Implement a

  19. Slide 19: North America Operating review

    North America Operating review £m H1 2020 H1 2019 Constant £m £m currency Revenue 636.5 611.0 +2% Swimming Hall of Fame Underlying operating profit 38.6 33.1 +14% Fort Lauderdale, US Underlying operating margin 6.1% 5.4% Order book1 677.3 624.3 +9% 1Comparative order book stated at constant currency

  20. Slide 20: North America reorganisation

    North America reorganisation Easier for customers to work with us as one company in each local market offering all products and services • Reorganisation and rebranding of our foundations businesses successfully completed as planned on 1 Jan 2020 • Implementation costs have been absorbed in trading

  21. Slide 21: EMEA Operating review

    EMEA Operating review £m H1 2020 H1 2019 Constant currency Revenue 286.5 342.4 -15% Police Poland Underlying operating profit 8.4 10.6 -26% Underlying operating margin 2.9% 3.1% Order book1 335.9 263.6 +27% 1Comparative order book stated at constant currency • All markets materially impacted by COVI

  22. Slide 22: HS2 Finished cutting showing the entry

    HS2 Finished cutting showing the entry point of the two tunnels Package C1 (c.£90m over 4 years) Scope • Slope stabilisation using soil nailing • Retaining structures, using diaphragm walls, for ventilation shafts • Fissure rock grouting for 26 connecting galleries to ensure competent for tunnels to

  23. Slide 23: Asia-Pacific Operating review

    Asia-Pacific Operating review £m H1 2020 H1 2019 Constant currency Revenue 116.1 138.3 -13% IPBDT railway project Underlying operating profit 4.6 (2.5) n/a Malaysia Underlying operating margin 4.0% (1.8%) Order book1 154.7 154.0 +1% 1Comparative order book stated at constant currency • Revenue down

  24. Slide 24: Cape Lambert, Western Australia (WA)

    Cape Lambert, Western Australia (WA) Replacement of 18 dolphin Challenges structures and strengthening • Size and weight (70 tonnes) of the dolphin structures of 2.4km long approach jetty • High risk profile due to tidal range, sea swells and Started Dec 2019, due for extreme weather completion mid

  25. Slide 25: Robust order book c£1bn, despite recent decline in order intake

    Robust order book c£1bn, despite recent decline in order intake Geographic mix Order book (£m) (Full order book) 1300 1200 North America1 £677m +9% 1100 1000 EMEA large EMEA1 900 projects £336m +27% 800 ASEAN reset 700 APAC1 600 £155m +1% 500 400 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 1Prepare

  26. Slide 26: Outlook and summary

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  27. Slide 27: H2 2020 outlook

    H2 2020 outlook Backdrop • Strong H1 performance • Improved business performance • Continued execution of strategy • Deteriorating market conditions Drivers • Challenging global economic conditions and outlook • Current orderbook of c.£1bn largely underpins H2 • Assumes no material impact from furth

  28. Slide 28: Summary

    Summary 2020 • Strong H1 Performance • Increased profit and margin • Improved net debt, cash and leverage • Continued execution of the strategy • All despite disruptive impact of COVID-19 • Momentum into H2 • Current orderbook largely underpins H2 • Absent any material impact from further lockdowns

  29. Slide 29: Questions and answers

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  30. Slide 30: Keller overview

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  31. Slide 31: Keller today

    Keller today Every day millions of people around the world live, work and play on ground prepared by Keller 3 divisions Our purpose Our vision Our values 22 business units To help create To be the Integrity infrastructure leading provider that improves of specialist Collaboration 190 the world’s geo

  32. Slide 32: Keller investment case

    Keller investment case We operate in the large The specialist geotechnical and growing global contracting sub-sector has construction and higher margins and infrastructure market favourable market trends We are the number one geotechnical specialist contractor worldwide 1 given our geographic presen

  33. Slide 33: Geotechnical market size

    Geotechnical market size Global geotechnical contracting market $55bn Geotechnical contracting markets where Keller operates today $25bn Keller today $3bn Non-addressable market mainly China, Korea, Japan and Russia Sources: IHS Markit 2019, National statistics organisations. Keller accounts. Amount

  34. Slide 34: Specialist versus generalist business model

    Specialist versus generalist business model Project lifespan Keller General contractor Ground engineering General construction • Early stage • Longer, larger projects • Lower cyclicality • National focus • Specialist design capability • Higher cyclicality • A mix of contracts • Integration of multip

  35. Slide 35: Market demand trends play to our strengths

    Market demand trends play to our strengths More than half the world’s population lives 01 Urbanisation and more large- scale development projects in cities, and 65m people will be added to the urban population every year Increasing land shortage, 02 driving a need to use more brownfield and marginal

  36. Slide 36: Factors to consider in geotechnical engineering

    Factors to consider in geotechnical engineering Site conditions Requirements Loading Constraints • Performance conditions • Neighbouring • Sand, silt, clay, rock, organic (allowable • Spread, low buildings settlements) intensity • Loose, soft, stiff, • Noise, vibration hard, porous • Schedule • Slen

  37. Slide 37: Full product range

    Full product range Right combination of products leads to optimal solutions for the soil conditions and structure type 37

  38. Slide 38: Value engineering

    Value engineering Employ around 50% of our projects are 1,500 geotechnical ‘design and build’ where engineers worldwide; value engineering can over 200 focused purely reduce cost by up to on design 40% and save time Maiden Lane, New York 57-storey tower, lower Manhattan Drilled shafts Congested site

  39. Slide 39: The equipment advantage

    The equipment advantage Large fleet and design and manufacture capability Keller total fleet • Total equipment fleet is 1,300 rigs − The largest equipment fleet in the world Keller manufactured fleet • We manufacture specialist equipment in Germany • Available only to Keller • 20% of our projects ar

  40. Slide 40: The people advantage

    The people advantage Enabling high performance by investing in our people Project Manager Academy • 150 project managers trained globally − Significant improvement in gross margin already being evidenced Field Supervisor Academy • 120 supervisors have attended − Improving both performance and retent

  41. Slide 41: Medium term financial targets

    Medium term financial targets Revenue Profitability • Maintain diversity of geographies, • ROCE in excess of 20% sectors and products − Last five years: 13-20.5% Dividend Gearing • Maintaining progressive growth • Headline net debt between through the cycle 1.0x and 1.5x EBITDA 41

  42. Slide 42: Financial performance since listing in 1994

    Financial performance since listing in 1994 Revenue (£m) Underlying operating profit (£m) 2,800 140 2,400 120 2,000 100 1,600 CAGR = 10% 80 CAGR = 10% 1,200 60 800 40 400 20 0 0 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2019 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 20

  43. Slide 43: Keller fact sheet

    Keller fact sheet • Established 1860, now number one geotechnical • Contracts over £5m revenue make up c.2% of the specialist contractor globally number of contracts, but account for c.24% of total • Revenue by division: 61% North America, 28% EMEA, revenue 11% APAC (only <3% of business in UK) • Ty

  44. Slide 44: Investor Relations contacts

    Investor Relations contacts Caroline Crampton Victoria Huxster Co-Head of Investor Relations Co-Head of Investor Relations +44 20 7616 7575 +44 20 7616 7575 caroline.crampton@keller.com victoria.huxster@keller.com 44

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