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Holcim — LafargeHolcim — FY2019 Earnings Presentation

41 slides from Holcim's earnings presentation, Feb 27, 2020

  1. Slide 1: Full-Year 2019 Results

    FULL-YEAR 2019 RESULTS Jan Jenisch, CEO Géraldine Picaud, CFO February 27, 2020 © LafargeHolcim Ltd 2015

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    AGENDA 01 Highlights and Key Developments 02 Full-year 2019 financial results 03 Outlook 2020 2

  3. Slide 3: Highlights and Key Developments

    01 HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY DEVELOPMENTS Jan Jenisch, Chief Executive Officer All numbers in this section are pre IFRS 16, reconciliations with IFRS numbers are in the appendix of this presentation © LafargeHolcim Ltd 2015

  4. Slide 4: Record Performance Ahead of Targets 2022

    FY 2019 HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY DEVELOPMENTS RECORD PERFORMANCE AHEAD OF TARGETS 2022 Net Sales up 3.1% and over-proportional Recurring EBITDA growth of 6.5% LFL Record Net Income1 of CHF 2’072 m (+32%), EPS1 up 29% Record free cash flow of CHF 3’047 m (+79%) with cash conversion at 49.5% (from 28.3% in

  5. Slide 5: Strategy 2022 – Building for Growth

    STRATEGY 2022 – BUILDING FOR GROWTH RECORD PERFORMANCE AHEAD OF TARGETS 2022  Net Sales up 3.1% and over-proportional Recurring EBITDA growth of 6.5% LFL  8 bolt-on acquisitions in 2019  Disciplined investments for future growth  SG&A cost savings program over-achieved with total net savings1 of

  6. Slide 6: 8 Bolt-on Acquisitions in Aggregates & Ready Mix Concrete

    BOLT-ON ACQUISITIONS 8 BOLT-ON ACQUISITIONS IN AGGREGATES & READY MIX CONCRETE Maxi Readymix Concrete Alfons Greten UK Germany RMX Precast & RMX (Q3 2019) (Q1 2019) Bedrock Redi-Mix Canada RMX (Q2 2019) Somaco Romania Precast (Q2 2019) Colorado River Concrete Texas Sibelco Transit Mix AGG & RMX Aust

  7. Slide 7: Strengthening Our Leadership in Sustainability

    LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY STRENGTHENING OUR LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY Launch of carbon neutral RMX concrete (EvoPact, EcoPact) in Switzerland and Germany 5 carbon capture projects launched in Europe, US and Canada LH CO2 reduction targets validated by Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Ap

  8. Slide 8: Good Progress Towards Our 2022 Targets

    LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY GOOD PROGRESS TOWARDS OUR 2022 TARGETS CLIMATE CIRCULAR ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY Sustainability & ENERGY ECONOMY pillars CO2 WASTE WATER VALUE Lead metric Reduced Re-used Saved Shared [kg CO2/t cementitious] [ Mt ] [ l fresh water / tcem ] [ M total beneficiaries ] Performa

  9. Slide 9: Our CO2 Reduction Target and Roadmap

    LEADERSHIP IN SUSTAINABILITY OUR CO2 REDUCTION TARGET AND ROADMAP Largest contribution in next decade expected from construction value chain 5 Carbon capture & storage or use Enhancement of cement efficiency in concrete 4 Differentiated use of concrete in construction including new binders based on

  10. Slide 10: Further Improvement of Safety Performance

    HEALTH & SAFETY FURTHER IMPROVEMENT OF SAFETY PERFORMANCE Lost Time Incidents Frequency Rate -26% 0.91 0.79 0.67 2017 2018 2019 10 10

  11. Slide 11: Record Performance Ahead of Targets 2022

    PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS RECORD PERFORMANCE AHEAD OF TARGETS 2022 Net Sales Recurring EBITDA CHF m 3-5% LFL CHF m >5% LFL annually annually +5.1% +6.5% +3.1% +3.6% 27’021 27’466 6’153 26’722 5’990 6’016 2017* 2018 2019 … 2022 2017 2018 2019 … 2022 Free Cash Flow & Cash Conversion ROIC CHF m >40% >8% 2

  12. Slide 12: Full-Year 2019 Financial Results

    02 FULL-YEAR 2019 FINANCIAL RESULTS Géraldine Picaud, Chief Financial Officer All numbers in this section are pre IFRS 16, reconciliations with IFRS numbers are in the appendix of this presentation © LafargeHolcim Ltd 2015

  13. Slide 13: Record Performance Ahead of Targets 2022

    2019 PERFORMANCE RECORD PERFORMANCE AHEAD OF TARGETS 2022 Recurring Net Sales EPS 2 Free cash flow EBITDA CHF 1 1 +3.1% +6.5% +29% 3’047m CHF 26’722 m CHF 6’153 m CHF 3.40 per share Cash conversion: 49.5% 1 Variance on a Like for like basis 13 13 2 Before impairment and divestments 13

  14. Slide 14: Growth in Cement Volumes in North America and Europe

    2019 VOLUMES DEVELOPMENT GROWTH IN CEMENT VOLUMES IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE M ton M m3 North America Europe LFL +3% -2% 113.5 118.7 +2% +5% +2% 46.3 +0% 10.2 Asia Pacific 20.8 Group1 19.3 CEM AGG RMX CEM AGG RMX -0% -0.3% 73.5 -0% +0.5% 269.9 Middle East Africa -0% 27.3 9.6 207.9 -1% -28% CEM AGG

  15. Slide 15: Net Sales Up 3.1% LFL

    2019 NET SALES BRIDGE NET SALES UP 3.1% LFL CHF m +3.1% LFL 27’466 * 26’722 -894 +832 -682 FY 2018 Scope LFL FX FY 2019 -2.7% 15 * Including divestments of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore

  16. Slide 16: Over-Proportional Rec EBITDA Growth of 6.5% LFL

    2019 RECURRING EBITDA BRIDGE OVER-PROPORTIONAL REC EBITDA GROWTH OF 6.5% LFL CHF m +6.5% LFL -165 6’153 6’016 -84 1 +398 -12 FY 2018 Scope Volume Price FX FY 2019 (pre-IFRS 16) over cost (pre-IFRS 16) +2.3% 16 1 Including divestments of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore

  17. Slide 17: Rec EBITDA Growth in All Business Segments

    2019 NET SALES AND RECURRING EBITDA BY SEGMENT REC EBITDA GROWTH IN ALL BUSINESS SEGMENTS Cement Aggregates RMX Solutions & Products +4.0% 17’498 -0.2% +6.1% +3.5% 5’289 4’759 4’125 +3.0% +0.2% 902 2’248 +18.0% +20.0% 276 217 27% Rec. EBITDA 22% Rec. EBITDA 5% Rec. EBITDA 10% Rec. EBITDA margin (+1.

  18. Slide 18: Net Sales Growth in 4 out of 5 Regions

    2019 REGIONAL PERFORMANCE NET SALES GROWTH IN 4 OUT OF 5 REGIONS North America Latin America Europe Middle East Africa Asia Pacific +4.9% +2.5% +4.9% +14.2% +4.4% 7’670 +10.2% 6’491 6’311 +3.6% -0.8% 1’596 1’694 1’621 2’903 2’620 -1.7% -5.1% 887 656 Net Sales to external customers (CHF m) Recurring

  19. Slide 19: North America: Solid Performance Delivered

    NORTH AMERICA SOLID PERFORMANCE DELIVERED CHF m Q4 2019 FY 2019 Net Sales1 1’557 6’311 LFL Growth +2.7% +4.9% Recurring EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 428 1’621 LFL Growth +4.3% +4.4% Strong volumes growth in all business segments in the US Softer environment in Canada Over-proportional Recurring EBITDA growth

  20. Slide 20: Latin America: Resilient Performance

    LATIN AMERICA RESILIENT PERFORMANCE CHF m Q4 2019 FY 2019 Net Sales1 647 2’620 LFL Growth +0.8% +3.6% Recurring EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 217 887 LFL Growth -1.8% -1.7% Softer markets in Mexico and Ecuador Good performance in Colombia, cement demand recovery in Brazil Effective cost and price management ac

  21. Slide 21: Europe: Strong and Over-Proportional Rec EBITDA Growth

    EUROPE STRONG AND OVER-PROPORTIONAL REC EBITDA GROWTH CHF m Q4 2019 FY 2019 Net Sales1 1’834 7’670 LFL Growth +0.4% +4.9% Recurring EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 426 1’596 LFL Growth +4.0% +10.2% Solid market demand across the region Effective price management in all business segments Strong margin improvement

  22. Slide 22: Middle East Africa: Further Progress Towards Stabilization

    MIDDLE EAST AFRICA FURTHER PROGRESS TOWARDS STABILIZATION CHF m Q4 2019 FY 2019 Net Sales1 714 2’903 LFL Growth -6.0% -0.8% Recurring EBITDA2 pre-IFRS 16 166 656 LFL Growth +0.1% -5.1% Price pressure in oversupplied markets Robust cement demand in Iraq and several countries in Eastern Africa Good pr

  23. Slide 23: Asia Pacific: Strong Improvement in Rec EBITDA

    ASIA PACIFIC STRONG IMPROVEMENT IN REC EBITDA CHF m Q4 2019 FY 2019 Net Sales1 1’613 6’491 LFL Growth +5.4% +2.5% Recurring EBITDA2 pre-IFRS 16 440 1’694 LFL Growth +5.7% +14.2% Strong improvement of Recurring EBITDA in India Turnaround initiatives in Australia offsetting current market slowdown Sol

  24. Slide 24: Record Performance in Net Income and EPS

    FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 2019 RECORD PERFORMANCE IN NET INCOME AND EPS CHF m 2018 2019 Change before impairment & divestments before impairment & divestments Net Sales 27'466 26'722 -744 Recurring EBITDA 6'016 6'153 137 Depreciation & Amortization -2'235 -2'096 139 Restructuring, litigation and others

  25. Slide 25: Record FCF of CHF 3'047 m, Cash Conversion at 49.5%

    FREE CASH FLOW RECORD FCF OF CHF 3’047 M, CASH CONVERSION AT 49.5% CHF m 2018 2019 Change Recurring EBITDA 6'016 6'153 137 Change in net working capital -537 266 803 Income taxes paid -787 -711 76 Net financial expenses paid & FX -863 -488 375 Share of profit of JVs, net of dividends received -209 -

  26. Slide 26: Net Debt Reduced from CHF 13.5 bn to CHF 8.8 bn

    NET FINANCIAL DEBT NET DEBT REDUCED FROM CHF 13.5 BN TO CHF 8.8 BN (-35%) CHF m Net debt reduction of 13’518 CHF 4’707 m (-35%) -3’047 +123 -1’664 +322 +114 8’811 -555 NFD 1 FCF Disposals / acquisitions Group Non-controlling Others Hybrid NFD Dec 2019 Dec 2018 (Pre-IFRS 16) shareholders interest bon

  27. Slide 27: Target Overachieved, Net Debt to Rec EBITDA at 1.4x

    LEVERAGE IMPROVEMENT TARGET OVERACHIEVED, NET DEBT TO REC EBITDA AT 1.4X NFD / Recurring EBITDA 2.4x 2.2x 1.4x 2017 2018 2019 27

  28. Slide 28: Strong Progress Towards 2022 Target

    RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL STRONG PROGRESS TOWARDS 2022 TARGET ROIC >8.0% 7.6% 6.5% 5.8% 5.2% 2016 2017 2018 2019 … 2022 28

  29. Slide 29: Attractive Dividend of CHF 2 per Share Proposed

    DIVIDEND ATTRACTIVE DIVIDEND OF CHF 2 PER SHARE PROPOSED Dividend per share (CHF) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.5 › 2019 cash dividend of CHF 2.0 per share proposed at AGM on May 12th, 2020 › The dividend will be fully paid out of foreign capital contribution reserve and is not subject to Swiss withholding tax

  30. Slide 30: Introducing Recurring EBIT as New Profitability Metric

    NEW PROFITABILITY METRIC INTRODUCING RECURRING EBIT AS NEW PROFITABILITY METRIC Recurring EBIT replaces Recurring EBITDA as new performance indicator from 2020 onwards: › to achieve full transparency and accountability under IFRS 16 › to fully capture operational achievement › to reflect financial d

  31. Slide 31: Outlook and Targets 2020

    Confidential – Not to be distributed 03 OUTLOOK AND TARGETS 2020 Jan Jenisch, Chief Executive Officer All numbers in this section are post IFRS 16 © LafargeHolcim Ltd 2015

  32. Slide 32: Solid Markets Expected in 2020

    OUTLOOK 2020 SOLID MARKETS EXPECTED IN 2020 NORTH AMERICA Continued market growth LATIN AMERICA Improving market conditions EUROPE Continued demand growth across most countries MIDDLE EAST AFRICA Challenging market conditions ASIA PACIFIC Demand growth in India, challenging environment in China 32

  33. Slide 33: New Level of Financial Performance to Continue in 2020

    TARGETS 2020 NEW LEVEL OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE TO CONTINUE IN 2020 Net Sales growth of 3% to 5% LFL Recurring EBIT1 growth of at least 7% LFL Cash conversion2 of 40% Debt leverage below 2x Capex and Bolt-on acquisitions less than CHF 2 bn 1 This guidance doesn’t take into account the impact that th

  34. Slide 34: Upcoming Events 2020

    UPCOMING EVENTS 2020 April 30, 2020: Q1 2020 Trading Update May 12, 2020: Annual General Meeting May 27, 2020: Capital Markets Day July 30, 2020: Half-Year 2020 Results October 30, 2020: Q3 2020 Trading Update 34

  35. Slide 35: Appendix

    APPENDIX 35

  36. Slide 36: Net Income

    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES NET INCOME 2019 Impairment 2019 2019 CHF m pre IFRS 16 and pre IFRS 16 IFRS 16 impact reported post IFRS 16 before impaiment & divestments & divestments Net Sales 26'722 26'722 26'722 Recurring EBITDA 6'153 6'153 428 6'581 Depreciation & Amortization -2'096 -2'096

  37. Slide 37: Rec EBIT by Region

    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES REC EBIT BY REGION 2019 2019 2019 2019 CHF m IFRS 16 Impact IFRS 16 Impact pre IFRS 16 reported post IFRS 16 pre IFRS 16 reported post IFRS 16 Group Europe Recurring EBITDA 6'153 428 6'581 1'596 125 1'720 Depreciation of right of use assets -21 -383 -404 -5 -116 -

  38. Slide 38: Free Cash Flow

    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES FREE CASH FLOW 2019 2019 CHF m pre IFRS 16 IFRS 16 impact reported post IFRS 16 Recurring EBITDA 6'153 428 6'581 Change in inventories 357 357 Change in other working capital -91 24 -67 Income taxes paid -711 -711 Net financial expenses paid & FX -488 -69 -557 Sha

  39. Slide 39: Net Financial Debt to Rec EBITDA Ratio

    RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASURES NET FINANCIAL DEBT TO REC EBITDA RATIO 2019 2019 CHF m IFRS 16 impact pre IFRS 16 reported post IFRS 16 Recurring EBITDA 6'153 428 6'581 Net Financial Debt 8'811 1'299 10'110 Debt leverage 1.4x 1.5x 39

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