Hormel Foods Corporation · NYSE:HRL

Hormel Foods — Investor Day (June 2017)

20 slides from Hormel Foods's investor day presentation, Jun 15, 2017

  1. Slide 1: Jim Sheehan, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

    Jim Sheehan 39 Years with Hormel Foods Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Hormel Foods Career History Oct 2016: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer March 2016: Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer 2000: Vice President and Controller 1999: Treasurer, Hormel Foods Corp

  2. Slide 2: Hormel Foods: A Long-Term Growth Story

    Hormel Foods A Long-Term Growth Story Jim Sheehan Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

  3. Slide 3: Returning Cash to Shareholders

    Returning Cash to SHAREHOLDER RETURN Shareholders Internal Data

  4. Slide 4: Leading Our Peers in 10-Year Total Shareholder Return

    Leading Our Peers in 10-Year Total SHAREHOLDER RETURN Shareholder Returns $500 $450 $400 $350 Total Return $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Total shareholder returns including reinvestment of dividends 4/27/07 – 4/27/17 (Peer set as di

  5. Slide 5: A Strategy That Delivers Strong Cash Flow

    A Strategy That Delivers STRATEGY Strong Cash Flow 2012-2016 Internal Data

  6. Slide 6: Our Balanced Model

    Our Balanced STRATEGY Model Our Business is Resilient During Various Economic Conditions Protein Packaged Foods Beef, Nuts, Avocados, Pork and Turkey and Tomatoes Retail Foodservice Financially Innovative Conservative Culture Refrigerated Jennie-O Turkey International Grocery Products Specialty Food

  7. Slide 7: A Focus on Margin Expansion

    A Focus on STRATEGY Margin Expansion Operating Margins Acquisitions Top Quartile Innovation of Our Product Mix +460bps 13.9% Peer Cost Containment Group 9.3% 2011 2016 2020 Divestitures Actual Actual Goal 2011 – 2016 Internal Data

  8. Slide 8: Transforming Our Margins

    Transforming STRATEGY Our Margins Combined Operating Margin ACQUISITIONS DIVESTITURES Mid-Teens Low Single Digits BRAND

  9. Slide 9: $3 Billion Investment In Growth

    $3 Billion Investment STRATEGY In Growth Acquisitions Capex $2.2B $800M Internal Data 2012 – 2016

  10. Slide 10: Resulting in Consistently High ROIC

    Resulting in Consistently STRATEGY High ROIC 40% 35% Investment Principles 30% • Rigorous Valuation Process 25% • Long-Term Weighted Average 20% Cost of Capital 15% • Post Investment Analysis 10% 5% 0% 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 -5% Factset data based on fiscal 2

  11. Slide 11: Our Financial Strategy

    Our Financial Strategy • Strategic cost management • Improving our cash cycle • Optimizing our capital structure

  12. Slide 12: Strategic Cost Management

    Strategic Cost Management • Allocate resources to support strategic initiatives and long-term goals • Minimize expense in less mission-critical areas • Enhance our culture of continuous improvement

  13. Slide 13: Corporate-Driven Projects

    A Focus on Cost Management FUTURE GROWTH Corporate-Driven Projects Research and Supply Chain Sales and Marketing Development Reformulation Close California Facility Promotion Strategy Move Production Equipment Portfolio Management Overhead Management Advertising Strategy SKU Rationalization

  14. Slide 14: Employee-Driven Projects

    A Focus on Cost Management FUTURE GROWTH Employee-Driven Projects • Projects submitted by employees across the organization • 1,000+ projects each year

  15. Slide 15: Improving Our Cash Cycle

    Improving FUTURE GROWTH Our Cash Cycle Cash Conversion Cycle • Obtain industry-leading Aggressive accounts payable terms Days 50 Improvement 48 • Aggressively enforce selling terms • Optimize inventory levels 2013 2016 2018 Internal Data

  16. Slide 16: Optimizing the Balance Sheet For Growth

    Optimizing the Balance Sheet FUTURE GROWTH For Growth Internal data as of fiscal Q2 2017

  17. Slide 17: Commitment to Returning Cash to Shareholders

    Commitment to Returning FUTURE GROWTH Cash to Shareholders Dividends $0.80 $0.70 $0.60 $0.50 $0.40 $0.30 $0.20 $0.10 $0.00 Internal Data

  18. Slide 18: Delivering Returns for our Shareholders

    Delivering Returns FUTURE GROWTH for our Shareholders $600 Hormel $500 Foods $400 $442 S&P 500 Pkg $300 Food & Meats $287 $200 S&P 500 $100 $198 $0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 $100 invested on 4/27/07 in stock or index – including reinvestment of dividends

  19. Slide 19: Key Takeaways

    FUTURE GROWTH Key Takeaways A Strong Financial Formula for Growth 1. Utilize capital to grow the business 2. Maintain a strong balance sheet 3. Strategic cost management 4. Maintain dividend growth

  20. Slide 20: Hormel Foods: A Long-Term Growth Story

    Hormel Foods A Long-Term Growth Story Jim Sheehan Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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