Volex Plc · LSE:VLX

Volex — FY2013 Earnings Presentation

31 slides from Volex's earnings presentation, May 28, 2013

  1. Slide 1: Preliminary results for the financial year ended 31 March 2013

    Preliminary results for the financial year ended 31 March 2013 28 May 2013

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    Agenda 1 2 3 Introduction Overview & Financial Review Highlights Mike McTighe, Ray Walsh, Daniel Abrams, Chairman Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer 4 5 6 Summary & Questions Appendix Outlook and Answers Mike McTighe, All Chairman © 2013 Volex plc 2

  3. Slide 3: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer THIS PRESENTATION CONTAINS FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT INVOLVE A NUMBER OF RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY. FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO SUCH DIFFERENCES INCLUDE GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS, COMPETITIVE FACTORS, THE LOS

  4. Slide 4: Introduction

    Introduction Mike McTighe, Chairman 1 © 2013 Volex plc 4

  5. Slide 5: Rebuilding Value

    Rebuilding Value 1 Stringent cost control Improving operational efficiency across 2 the organisation Strengthen senior sales leadership & 3 improve effectiveness of sales team Acceleration of move to higher margin 4 business © 2013 Volex plc 5

  6. Slide 6: Overview & Highlights

    Overview & Highlights Ray Walsh, CEO 2 © 2013 Volex plc 6

  7. Slide 7: Review of the Year

    Review of the Year $m FY2013 FY2012 Revenue 473.2 517.8 Normalised Gross Margin(i) % 18.0% 19.8% Normalised Operating Profit(i) 12.3 32.0 (i) Before non-recurring items and share-based payments charge Tough year with revenue down 8.6% and gross margin down 1.8% Normalised gross margin > 20% in all t

  8. Slide 8: Stringent cost control

    Stringent cost control Group-wide restructuring initiative proceeding to plan Cost reduction program aligned our cost base with revenue – significant reduction in opex achieved Cost of the program in FY2013 was $7.2m with a cash cost of $5.7m Estimated annual savings from the program are approximate

  9. Slide 9: Improving operational efficiency across the organisation

    Improving operational efficiency across the organisation Significant improvement in production efficiency in second half of year Scrap rates fell to 2.1% by year end from 3.6% at half year Labour efficiencies have helped offset minimum wage inflationary pressure $12.8m investment in our Shenzhen man

  10. Slide 10: Strengthen senior sales leadership & improve effectiveness of sales team

    Strengthen senior sales leadership & improve effectiveness of sales team Roger Wendelken appointed Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing in January 2013 Delivered significant improvements to the sales function: • Transition towards a key account structure • Strengthened sales force with furth

  11. Slide 11: Acceleration of move to higher margin business

    Acceleration of move to higher margin business Acquisition of Applied Micro AOC technology platform in December 2012 for $1.8 million Improves our product offerring for high speed data applications in data centres and telecoms Samples of first Volex product (QSFP+ / AOC cables) will be ready June 20

  12. Slide 12: Financial Review

    Financial Review Daniel Abrams, CFO 3 © 2013 Volex plc 12

  13. Slide 13: Financial Highlights

    Financial Highlights $m FY2013 FY2012 Revenue 473.2 517.8 Normalised Gross Margin % 18.0% 19.8% Normalised Operating Profit 12.3 32.0 Profit before tax 1.9 19.2 Normalised Diluted EPS 11.2c 42.4c Free Cash flow (20.7) 18.3 Net debt (19.5) 3.6 © 2013 Volex plc 13

  14. Slide 14: Income Statement

    Income Statement $m FY2013 FY2012 Revenue 473.2 517.8 Normalised Gross Profit(i) 85.3 102.5 Normalised Gross Margin(i) 18.0% 19.8% Normalised Operating Profit(i) 12.3 32.0 Non-recurring items (7.9) (5.0) Share based payments (0.2) (4.0) Operating Profit 4.2 23.0 Net finance costs (2.3) (3.8) Profit

  15. Slide 15: Revenue Bridge

    Revenue Bridge Revenue with our largest customer increased during the year by 35% During Q1 a further $53.2m of revenue was anticipated for FY2013 which did not materialise During H2 Volex experienced softening demand for our products due to customer project delays and generally weaker macroeconomic

  16. Slide 16: Normalised Operating Profit Bridge

    Normalised Operating Profit Bridge © 2013 Volex plc 16

  17. Slide 17: Restructuring Programme

    Restructuring Programme Group-wide staffing levels reduced from H1 peak of 9,750 to 7,300 by y/e $7.2 million restructuring charge with a cash cost of $5.7m From the peak cost position in H1 FY2013, annualised cost savings of approximately $17.5m Further consideration in FY2014 of manufacturing and

  18. Slide 18: Net cash / debt bridge

    Net cash / debt bridge Move from net cash to net debt largely due to the $27.1m of net capex spend Working capital % of sales kept consistently at 6.1% throughout the year Guidance for FY2014 capital expenditure circa $13m (1.5 x depreciation) © 2013 Volex plc 18

  19. Slide 19: Dividend

    Dividend Proposed final dividend of 3.0 cents per share (FY2012: 3.0 cents) Payment due in October 2013 Scrip dividend alternative to be offered Total dividend for the year of 5.0 cents per share (FY2012: 4.5 cents) © 2013 Volex plc 19

  20. Slide 20: Sector Performance

    Sector Performance Normalised Sales $m Gross Margin % FY2013 FY2012 FY2013 FY2012 Consumer 311.0 330.4 14.7% 17.9% Telecoms/Datacoms 82.2 99.4 23.7% 21.2% Healthcare 46.9 51.7 27.3% 27.5% Industrial 33.0 36.3 21.5% 22.6% Total 473.2 517.8 18.0% 19.8% Strong normalised gross margins seen in all three

  21. Slide 21: Consumer

    Consumer Normalised Sales $m Gross Margin % FY2013 FY2012 FY2013 FY2012 Consumer 311.0 330.4 14.7% 17.9% 35% increase in revenue with our largest customer off- set by decline in our remaining customer base Gross margin decline due to ramp up in direct and indirect manufacturing headcount in H1 FY201

  22. Slide 22: Telecoms/Datacoms

    Telecoms/Datacoms Normalised Sales $m Gross Margin % FY2013 FY2012 FY2013 FY2012 Telecoms/Datacoms 82.2 99.4 23.7% 21.2% Lower revenue due to decreased network spend from teleco operators Observed in all regions other than North America where revenues grew by 16% due to mobile broadband investment G

  23. Slide 23: Healthcare

    Healthcare Normalised Sales $m Gross Margin % FY2013 FY2012 FY2013 FY2012 Healthcare 46.9 51.7 27.3% 27.5% Fall in revenue due to a combination of : design release delays destocking at major customer Gross margins remained strong FY2014 challenging, however, healthy pipeline of new business (non-ima

  24. Slide 24: Industrial

    Industrial Normalised Sales $m Gross Margin % FY2013 FY2012 FY2013 FY2012 Industrial 33.0 36.3 21.5% 22.6% Revenue down as customers reduced their capital expenditure and their programmes were delayed Gross margins decreased marginally During FY2014 we expect to integrate AOC technology into a numbe

  25. Slide 25: Summary and Outlook

    Summary and Outlook Mike McTighe, Chairman 4 © 2013 Volex plc 25

  26. Slide 26: Summary and Outlook

    Summary and Outlook FY2013 Summary Tough year of trading Restructuring to ‘right-size’ the business and realign our sales function Investment in our ongoing manufacturing capabilities Acquisition of AOC technology accelerates our Volex content product portfolio FY2014 Outlook Trading environment exp

  27. Slide 27: Q&A

    Q&A All 5 © 2013 Volex plc 27

  28. Slide 28: Appendix

    Appendix 6 © 2013 Volex plc 28

  29. Slide 29: Balance Sheet

    Balance Sheet $m FY2013 FY2012 Goodwill 2.9 3.1 Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets 43.8 22.9 Other non-current assets 5.4 5.6 Total Non-current Assets 52.1 31.6 Inventories 43.0 49.8 Receivables 85.3 107.8 Cash and cash equivalents 25.0 43.6 Total Current Assets 153.3 201.2 Payables

  30. Slide 30: Cash flow

    Cash flow $m FY2013 FY2012 Operating cash flow before working capital 8.8 27.5 movements Movement in working capital 3.2 8.8 Cash generated by operations 12.0 36.3 Cash generated by operations before non-recurring items 18.9 41.0 Cash utilised by non-recurring items (6.9) (4.7) Tax and interest paym

  31. Slide 31: Capital expenditure

    Capital expenditure FY2013 Project $m Shenzhen Factory Upgrade 12.8 Batam Factory Expansion 6.0 Brazil Factory 0.5 IT projects 0.5 AOC acquisition 1.8 Other 5.5 Net capex 27.1 Significant increase in FY2013 capital expenditure – primarily in relation to the upgrade of our two main manufacturing faci

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