Greif Inc. · NYSE:GEF

Greif — Q4 2020 Earnings Presentation

29 slides from Greif's earnings presentation, Dec 10, 2020

  1. Slide 1: Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2020 Earnings Conference Call

    FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2020 EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL DECEMBER 10, 2020

  2. Slide 2: Safe harbor

    Safe harbor FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS • This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “aspiration,” “objective,” “project,” “believe,” “

  3. Slide 3: Key takeaways from today's call

    Key takeaways from today’s call Adj. Free Cash Flow ($M) Global pandemic and economic environment is uncertain, but Greif is controlling the controllables $400  Enhanced protocols remain in place in response to COVID-19 $350  Sharp focus on safety, customer service, operating costs and cash genera

  4. Slide 4: Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services (RIPS) review

    Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services (RIPS) review $M Q4 2020 Q4 2019 FY 2020 FY 2019 Quarter Highlights: • Net sales down 6.3%, excluding F/X1, from prior year quarter Net sales 579.1 619.0 2,298.9 2,490.6 ‒ Solid demand in China, Central / Western Europe, Mediterranean and the Middle East and Nor

  5. Slide 5: Steel drum demand in RIPS improved in the quarter

    Steel drum demand in RIPS improved in the quarter YoY comparison (units per day) Q4 '20 Aug '20 Sep '20 Oct '20 5% 0% -5% • Positive demand for bulk /commodity chemicals • Negative but improving demand for lubricants, specialty chemicals and industrial paints • Weak demand for food (poor conical sea

  6. Slide 6: Flexible Products & Services (FPS) review

    Flexible Products & Services (FPS) review $M Q4 2020 Q4 2019 FY 2020 FY 2019 Quarter Highlights: Net sales 73.2 70.9 272.9 297.5 • Net sales up 0.6%, excluding F/X1, from prior year quarter ‒ Soft demand conditions in the Americas, partially offset by strategic Gross profit 17.0 14.2 57.5 64.2 prici

  7. Slide 7: Paper Packaging & Services (PPS) review

    Paper Packaging & Services (PPS) review $M Q4 2020 Q4 2019 FY 2020 FY 2019 Quarter Highlights: • Net sales down 6.1% from prior year quarter Net sales 502.3 535.1 1,916.9 1,780.0 ‒ Lower YoY published containerboard and boxboard prices and divestiture of CPG ($58M of prior year net sales), partially

  8. Slide 8: Solid demand seen in PPS' converting operations

    Solid demand seen in PPS’ converting operations CorrChoice YoY comparison (MSF per day) IPG (tube / core) YoY comparison (units per day) Q4 '20 Aug '20 Sep '20 Oct '20 Q4 '20 Aug '20 Sep '20 Oct '20 40% 5% 35% 30% 0% 25% 20% -5% • Positive demand from independent and integrated • Positive demand fro

  9. Slide 9: Fiscal Q4'20 vs. fiscal Q4'19: financial comparison

    Fiscal Q4’20 vs. fiscal Q4’19: financial comparison Key financial metrics ($M and $/sh) Q4 2020 Q4 2019 Net Sales, Excluding the Impact of Currency Translation1 1,160.4 1,232.1 Gross Profit 231.7 259.0 SG&A 139.1 130.4 Adjusted EBITDA2 154.5 186.8 Interest expense 26.0 32.4 Other (income) expense (0

  10. Slide 10: Introducing quarterly financial outlook

    Introducing quarterly financial outlook Fiscal Q1 2021 guidance1 ($/sh and $M) Adj. Class A Earnings Per Share1: $0.48 – $0.58 Other Q1 guidance assumptions Q1’21 OCC cost: $69/ton (approximately $38/ton higher vs PY) Higher transport and insurance costs vs PY (tighter market conditions) Higher SG&A

  11. Slide 11: Fiscal 2022 financial commitment update

    Fiscal 2022 financial commitment update FY ‘22 Adj. FY ‘22 Adj. $M EBITDA1 Free Cash Flow2 RIPS $314 – $341 PPS $437 – $477 FPS $28 – $38 Land $6 – $9 Total Company $785 – $865 $410 – $450 Current FY2022 commitment vs. June 2019 • RIPS Adj. EBITDA increase driven product mix; portfolio optimization

  12. Slide 12: Disciplined capital allocation priorities in place

    Disciplined capital allocation priorities in place Reinvesting in the business De-levering the balance sheet Returning cash to shareholders  Fund maintenance to sustain the “cash  Reduced net debt by ~$294M in FY20  Returned more than $104M to machine” and organic growth shareholders through divi

  13. Slide 13: Why invest in Greif?

    Why invest in Greif? Compelling customer value Robust and diverse product Numerous avenues for Compelling dividend and proposition due to portfolio with exposure to a incremental low-risk growth opportunity for free cash demonstrated commitment variety of end markets and margin enhancement flow expa

  14. Slide 14: Appendix

    GREIF PACKAGING SUCCESS TOGETHER™ APPENDIX

  15. Slide 15: Q4 Price, Volume and Foreign Currency Impact to Net Sales for Primary Products

    Q4 Price, Volume and Foreign Currency Impact to Net Sales for Primary Products: TOTAL SALES VOLUME PRICE FX VARIANCE RIPS NA -8.2% -2.9% -0.4% -11.5% ($16.4) ($5.8) ($0.8) ($22.9) RIPS LATAM -2.9% 0.7% -16.6% -18.8% ($1.1) $0.3 ($6.6) ($7.5) RIPS EMEA -0.6% -4.2% 1.4% -3.4% ($1.5) ($11.1) $3.6 ($9.0

  16. Slide 16: Key assumptions and sensitivity

    Key assumptions and sensitivity FY 2021 Foreign Exchange Exposure Paper Packaging & Services Assumptions & Sensitivity 10% strengthening of the USD; Cumulative impact PPS Stats Currency impact to EBITDA before hedging Containerboard production ~1M tons per year Euro $(9M) – $(11M) $(9M) – $(11M) URB

  17. Slide 17: Becoming a world class customer service organization

    Becoming a world class customer service organization Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI)1 NPS Score Evolution Expectation RIPS Wave = 67 5 23 72 10 PPS Wave 1 11 38 51 = 40 FPS 0 20 40 60 80 100 50 60 70 80 90 100 Q4'20 Q4'19 Detractors Passives Promoters 1PPS CSI for Q4’19 includes Caraustar Note: CS

  18. Slide 18: Debt Maturities

    Debt Maturities Debt schedule as of 10/31/2020 ($M) $M $1,200 $1,000 $800 $600 $400 $200 $0 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 7.375% Senior Notes - 2021¹ US Revolver - FY 2024 Asset Securitization Other 6.50% Senior Notes - 2027 Term Loan A-1 Term Loan A-2 1) Senior Notes 2021 will be replaced by T

  19. Slide 19: Fiscal 2022 commitment assumptions

    Fiscal 2022 commitment assumptions • Net sales will be approximately $5.0B in FY22 reflecting a 2018 like economy with the impacts of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the industrial recession in place pre-COVID fully behind us • Raw material costs increase slightly against current indices in the marke

  20. Slide 20: Non-GAAP financial measures

    Non – GAAP financial measures Non-GAAP measures are intended to supplement and should be read together with our financial results. They should not be considered an alternative or substitute for, and should not be considered superior to, our reported financial results. Accordingly, users of this fina

  21. Slide 21: GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation

    GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Segment and Consolidated Financials: Q4 2020, Q4 2019, FY2020, FY2019 (9) EBITDA is defined as net income, plus interest expense, net, plus debt extinguishment charges, plus income tax expense, plus depreciation, depletion and amortization. However, because the Compa

  22. Slide 22: GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Net Sales Excluding Currency Translation

    GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Reconciliation of Net Sales to Net Sales Excluding the Impact of Currency Translation $Millions December 11, 2020 – P.22

  23. Slide 23: GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA

    GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA $Millions December 11, 2020 – P.23

  24. Slide 24: GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Segment Operating Profit to Adjusted EBITDA

    GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Reconciliation of Segment Operating Profit to Adjusted EBITDA(12) ($Millions) (12) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income, plus interest expense, net, plus income tax expense, plus depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, plus restructuring charges, plus a

  25. Slide 25: GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Net Income and EPS Excluding Adjustments

    GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Net Income and Class A Earnings Per Share Excluding Adjustments $Millions and $/sh December 11, 2020 – P.25

  26. Slide 26: GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Adjusted Free Cash Flow

    GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Adjusted Free Cash Flow(13) December 11, 2020 – P.26

  27. Slide 27: GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Adjusted Free Cash Flow comparison over time

    GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Adjusted Free Cash Flow(1) comparison over time GREIF, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW(1) UNAUDITED Twelve Months Ended October 31, (in millions) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Net cash provided by operating activi

  28. Slide 28: GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Net debt

    GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliation: Net debt December 11, 2020 – P.28

  29. Slide 29: Credit Agreement Adj. EBITDA & Leverage Ratio

    Credit Agreement Adj. EBITDA & Leverage Ratio December 11, 2020 – P.29

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