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Aeci — FY2015 Earnings Presentation

62 slides from Aeci's earnings presentation, Feb 23, 2016

  1. Slide 1: Financial Results Presentation

    FINANCIAL For the year ended 31 December 2015 RESULTS PRESENTATION 23 and 24 February 2016

  2. Slide 2: Presentation Outline

    PRESENTATION OUTLINE 1 1. PERFORMANCE SUMMARY 2. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 3. STRATEGIC CONTEXT 4. RESULTS ANALYSED 5. SEGMENTAL PERFORMANCE ˃ Property ˃ Explosives ˃ Specialty chemicals 6. OUTLOOK, STRATEGY AND OBJECTIVES

  3. Slide 3: Performance Summary

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  4. Slide 4: Performance Summary

    PERFORMANCE SUMMARY 3 › Safety performance: TRIR of 0,35 (’14: 0,50) › Revenue +9% to R18,4bn » Foreign revenue of R6,4bn = 34% of total › Profit from operations +7% to R1 703m › Underlying profit from operations +18% to R1 881m » R178m (before tax) expense – post-retirement obligations de-risking ›

  5. Slide 5: Performance Summary Cont.

    PERFORMANCE SUMMARY CONT. 4 › Realisation of property assets at Somerset West › Benefits of acquisitions and strategic portfolio management realised » Integration of ~ Farmers Organisation Limited (Nulandis) – effective June ~ SCP – effective August ~ Biocult (Nulandis) – effective November › De-ris

  6. Slide 6: Safety Performance: TRIR of 0,35

    SAFETY PERFORMANCE: TRIR OF 0,35 5 OVERSHADOWED BY TWO FATALITIES All workers TRIR 1,0 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0,0 10 11 12 13 14 15

  7. Slide 7: Business Environment

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  8. Slide 8: Business Environment: SA Mining Volumes

    BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 7 SA MINING VOLUMES JAN ’10 – DEC ’15 Source: Stats SA

  9. Slide 9: Historical Price Performance – Gold and Platinum

    BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 8 HISTORICAL PRICE PERFORMANCE – GOLD AND PLATINUM (US$/OZ) Source: SNL

  10. Slide 10: Historical Price Performance – Coal and Iron Ore

    BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 9 HISTORICAL PRICE PERFORMANCE – COAL AND IRON ORE (US$/TONNE) Source: SNL

  11. Slide 11: Business Environment: Mining

    BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 10 MINING › Global » Deceleration of demand from China, in particular ~ Collapse of commodity prices ~ Mine closures, operational restructuring, cost containment, asset shedding, mining assets underutilised, impairments (incl. suppliers) › Ongoing » Aggressive procurement proces

  12. Slide 12: SA Manufacturing Volumes

    BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 11 SA MANUFACTURING VOLUMES JAN ’08 – DEC ’15 Source: Stats SA

  13. Slide 13: ZAR/US$ Exchange Rate

    BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 12 ZAR/US$ EXCHANGE RATE JAN ’14 – DEC ’15 Source: INET Bridge

  14. Slide 14: Brent Crude Oil

    BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 13 BRENT CRUDE OIL (US$/BBL) Source: INET Bridge

  15. Slide 15: SA Manufacturing and Agriculture

    BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 14 SA MANUFACTURING AND AGRICULTURE › Manufacturing » GDP targets revised down » Electricity supply more stable but remains a concern » No step-change in exports, even with weak ZAR » Rationalisation and lower production levels due to cost competitiveness factors » Weak demand i

  16. Slide 16: Strategic Context

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  17. Slide 17: Strategy Summarised

    AECI PORTFOLIO OF SPECIALTY WATER ADDITIVES AND CHEMICALS SOLUTIONS INGREDIENTS BUSINESSES OA=CIr good chemistry

  18. Slide 18: Revenue Split in This Context

    R18,4bn REVENUE SPLIT IN THIS CONTEXT (%) 17 MINING SOLUTIONS = 56% OF REVENUE 44 Explosives 12 Mining chemicals 12 Agriculture 22 Manufacturing 5 Food and beverage 5 Property

  19. Slide 19: Group Mining Revenue by Mineral Mined

    GROUP MINING REVENUE BY MINERAL MINED (%) 18 19 Platinum 19 Copper 19 Gold 17 Coal 6 Diamond 6 Quarry, construction, civil 6 Iron ore 8 Other

  20. Slide 20: Specialty Chemicals: Revenue by Market Sector

    SPECIALTY CHEMICALS : R9,9bn REVENUE BY MARKET SECTOR (%) 19 WATER SOLUTIONS = 14% 25 Agriculture 24 Mining 11 Food and beverage 6 Chemical industry 6 Paper and packaging 5 Oil and refining 4 Textiles and leather 3 Toiletries, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals 3 Plastics and rubber 3 Coatings, ink and a

  21. Slide 21: Results Analysed

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  22. Slide 22: Cash Utilisation

    CASH UTILISATION 21 › Capex in line with depreciation Borrowings (Rm) and amortisation Gearing (%) » R583m – incl. R283m for expansion projects 2 500 60 › NWC to revenue: 17,2% (15,4% in ’14) » R150m for land sales outstanding 50 2 000 › Net borrowings: R1 178m › Gearing at 13% vs 20% in Jun ’15 40

  23. Slide 23: Earnings Analysed

    EARNINGS ANALYSED 22 › Profit from operations +7% HEPS (cents) to R1 703m › EBITDA +7% to R2,3bn 1 000 › Underlying EBITDA +15% to R2,5bn » R178m (before tax) expense – post-retirement 800 obligations de-risking › HEPS +6% to 894c 600 › More than R400m repatriated via dividends › Tax rate: 31% (’14:

  24. Slide 24: Cash Returned to Shareholders in '15

    CASH RETURNED TO SHAREHOLDERS IN ’15 23 › Ordinary cash dividends » ’14 final of 225cps R258m » ’15 interim of 125cps R143m › Special cash dividend » 375cps R431m › Share repurchase » 5 969 845 ordinary shares purchased and cancelled R563m ~ 4,66% of issued share capital ~ Up to 5% on AGM shareholde

  25. Slide 25: Defined-Benefit Obligations De-risking

    DEFINED-BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS DE-RISKING 24 › Four defined-benefit pension funds » Two funds restructured in ’15 ~ AECI Pension Fund; AECI Supplementary Pension Fund › All processes governed by fund trustees, AECI Remuneration Committee and their respective advisors › Transactions approved by FSB › Su

  26. Slide 26: Analysis of the Employer Surplus Accounts

    ANALYSIS OF THE EMPLOYER SURPLUS ACCOUNTS 25 Rm Balance of employer surplus account (ESA) 179 PRMA Plan Asset 448 ’14 627 Net surplus allocation from AECI Pension Fund 1 141 AECI Supplementary Pension Fund equalisation (103) PRMA pensioner alternative benefit (652) Other (31) ’15 982 Proposed future

  27. Slide 27: PRMA Analysis

    PRMA ANALYSIS 26 Rm 2014 Gross liability 1 275 Liability settled (799) Other 3 2015 PRMA liability 479 Remaining pensioner member liability 351 Employee past service liability 128 479 › 65% of qualifying pensioners accepted alternative benefit offer made in ’14 › Total cost of settlement exceeded th

  28. Slide 28: Segmental Performance

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  29. Slide 29: Profit from Operations by Segment

    PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS BY SEGMENT (Rm) 28 1 200 1 000 800 600 400 200 CORPORATE 0 EXPLOSIVES SPECIALTY PROPERTY -200 CHEMICALS -400

  30. Slide 30: Property

    PROPERTY 29 Profit from Profit from Revenue Revenue operations operations Rm 2015 2014 2015 2014 Land sales 554 517 442 433 Shanghai Zendai transaction - 462 48 421 Somerset West 554 55 394 12 Rental and services 368 354 85 57 922 871 527 490 › Somerset West » Bulk sale to City of Cape Town conclude

  31. Slide 31: Property: Somerset West Valuation Analysis

    PROPERTY: SOMERSET WEST VALUATION ANALYSIS 30 Rm Hectares Standard Bank valuation (Sep ’14) 545 734 City of Cape Town transaction price 400 709 Precinct 1 sales concluded 187 25 since Sep ’14 Total value realised 587 734 City of Cape Town Precinct 1

  32. Slide 32: Property: Modderfontein

    PROPERTY: MODDERFONTEIN 31 › Approx. 216ha of surplus land remains (excl. 275ha Modderfontein Reserve) › AEL footprint = 1 100ha › No plans to realise developable land in short term Remaining AECI surplus AEL footprint Modderfontein Reserve

  33. Slide 33: Explosives: Performance Drivers

    EXPLOSIVES: PERFORMANCE DRIVERS 32 SA › Volume improvement » New contracts secured » Most business retained in retendering processes but margin sacrificed › Volume improvement achieved notwithstanding difficult conditions in 2H15 » Large customer in business rescue ~ R27m bad debt provision » Slowdo

  34. Slide 34: Explosives: Performance Drivers Cont.

    EXPLOSIVES: PERFORMANCE DRIVERS CONT. 33 Indonesia › Business remained under pressure » But some ramp-up in BBRI volumes in 2H15 › Long cycles for net input VAT refunds – R46m provided Australia › Expected volumes achieved › Product mix not optimised - dry weather conditions › Margins under pressure

  35. Slide 35: Explosives Performance

    EXPLOSIVES 34 PERFORMANCE Revenue R8 236m +14% Profit from operations R418m +12% Trading margin 5,1% (’14: 5,1%) Trade WC 18% (’14: 19%) › Overall explosives volumes +13% › Overall explosives volumes in rest of Africa › Initiating systems volumes +34% +14% » Platinum recovery » Good volume growth in

  36. Slide 36: AEL Site Established in Mozambique: Good Potential

    AEL SITE ESTABLISHED IN MOZAMBIQUE: GOOD POTENTIAL 35

  37. Slide 37: AEL Site Established in Mozambique: Good Potential

    AEL SITE ESTABLISHED IN MOZAMBIQUE: GOOD POTENTIAL 36

  38. Slide 38: Specialty Chemicals Cluster

    SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CLUSTER 37 JVs Chemfit Lake Foods Chemical Initiatives Nulandis ChemSystems SANS Technical Fibers Crest Chemicals Southern Canned Products Experse Senmin ImproChem Specialty Minerals SA Industrial Oleochemical Products

  39. Slide 39: Specialty Chemicals: Performance Drivers

    SPECIALTY CHEMICALS: PERFORMANCE DRIVERS 38 › Notable performance in a difficult environment » Benefits of acquisitions » Enhanced footprints in Africa » Focus on strategic pillars › Excellent cost management › Some market share gains › Rapid response to customers’ changing circumstances and needs »

  40. Slide 40: Specialty Chemicals Performance

    SPECIALTY CHEMICALS 39 PERFORMANCE Revenue R9 886m +6,0% Profit from operations R1 121m +12,1% Trading margin 11,3% (’14: 10,7%) Trade WC 17% (’14: 21%) › Volumes +4,9% › Agrochemicals » Manufactured +3,1% » Nulandis: benefits of acquisitions, negative » Traded +8,2% drought effects › Pleasing recov

  41. Slide 41: Outlook, Strategy and Objectives

    OUTLOOK, STRATEGY AND OBJECTIVES

  42. Slide 42: Economic Outlook

    ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 41 Global › Growth under pressure for the foreseeable future › Strong US$ › Bearish commodity price outlook (next 3 – 5 years) › Large-scale changes in mining industry SA › Poor business confidence and weak fixed investment › Cycle of low growth and manufacturing capacity underutili

  43. Slide 43: '15 Revenue by Strategic Pillar

    ’15 REVENUE BY STRATEGIC PILLAR 42

  44. Slide 44: AECI Mining Solutions

    AECI MINING SOLUTIONS 43 AECI MINING SOLUTIONS R10,01bn OA=CIr good chemistry

  45. Slide 45: AECI Mining Solutions

    AEC! MINING SOLUTIONS A4 Mining Unlocking the future Solutions of mining OA=Cr good chemistry OA=CI good chemistry

  46. Slide 46: AECI Mining Solutions: Addressing the Challenges

    AECI MINING SOLUTIONS: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES 45

  47. Slide 47: AECI Mining Solutions: Mine-to-Metal Value Wheel

    AECI MINING SOLUTIONS: MINE-TO-METAL VALUE WHEEL 46

  48. Slide 48: Water Solutions

    WATER SOLUTIONS 4] AECI ImproChem WATER SOLUTIONS OA=CIr good chemistry

  49. Slide 49: ImproChem: African Footprint After Acquisitions

    IMPROCHEM: AFRICAN FOOTPRINT AFTER ACQUISITIONS 48

  50. Slide 50: Water Solutions

    WATER SOLUTIONS 49 › Containerised package plants » Easy transport and installation » Modular design » Rapid response » Minimal infrastructure required › Designed to customer requirements › Plug and play » Industrial, water recycling and potable water applications › Customers range from mining to lo

  51. Slide 51: Water Solutions: Greenfield and Brownfield Deployment

    WATER SOLUTIONS: GREENFIELD AND BROWNFIELD DEPLOYMENT 50 › Water treatment plants designed to customer specifications for large industrial applications › Examples » Tenke (DRC) » Vale (Mozambique) » Chevron (Cape Town) › Design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, chemical supply

  52. Slide 52: Agrochemicals

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  53. Slide 53: Acquisitions: Agrochemicals

    ACQUISITIONS: AGROCHEMICALS 53 › Farmers Organisation (Malawi) » Net consideration = R136m ~ 4x EBITDA » Integrated with Nulandis effective June » Supplies commercial and smallholder farmers in Malawi, Southern and East Africa › Biocult (SA) » Net consideration = R17m » Integrated with Nulandis effe

  54. Slide 54: Food Additives and Ingredients

    FOOD ADDITIVES AND INGREDIENTS 54

  55. Slide 55: Acquisition: Food Additives and Ingredients

    ACQUISITION: FOOD ADDITIVES AND INGREDIENTS 55 › Southern Canned Products » Net consideration = R241m » 6 – 7x EBITDA » Effective August › Manufacturer and distributor of ingredients for juice-based drinks and products, in Cape Town

  56. Slide 56: Food Additives and Ingredients: Revenue Targets

    AECI FOOD ADDITIVES AND INGREDIENTS: REVENUE TARGETS (RM) 56 1 800 1 600 1 400 1 200 SCP (5 months) 1 000 800 600 Afoodable 400 200 0 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

  57. Slide 57: Food Additives and Ingredients: Enhanced Capacity and Capability

    FOOD ADDITIVES AND INGREDIENTS: ENHANCED CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY 57 › New Lake Foods facility in Cape Town » Enhanced capacity, quality, efficiencies › SCP acquisition enhanced the offering to the beverage sector, in particular › Great potential for exports to rest of Africa A growing market in SA ›

  58. Slide 58: Specialty Chemicals

    @ SENMIN MINING SOLUTIONS R10,01bn SS ImproChem WATER SOLUTIONS AECI “NULANDIS FOOD ADDITIVES AND INGREDIENTS AGROCHEMICALS PORTFOLIO OF SPECIALTY CHEMICALS BUSINESSES OA=CI good chemistry

  59. Slide 59: Specialty Chemicals: Revenue by Market Sector

    SPECIALTY CHEMICALS : R9,9bn REVENUE BY MARKET SECTOR (%) 59 WATER SOLUTIONS = 14% 6 Chemical industry 6 Paper and packaging 5 Oil and refining 4 Textiles and leather 3 Toiletries, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals 3 Plastics and rubber 3 Coatings, ink and adhesives 10 Other 25 Agriculture 24 Mining 11

  60. Slide 60: Objectives: '16

    OBJECTIVES: ’16 60 › Continue to reshape and refocus the business model › Expand and leverage geographic footprint further › Pursue more acquisitions in SA, the rest of Africa and internationally in support of strategic growth pillars › Enhance the focus on innovation › Ongoing strategic portfolio m

  61. Slide 61: Investors' Calendar '16

    INVESTORS’ CALENDAR ’16 61 AGM 30 May Half-year ends 30 June Interim results released and JHB presentation 26 July CT presentation 27 July

  62. Slide 62: Thank You

    THANK YOU

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