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Wesfarmers — Debt Investor Presentation (August 2012)

38 slides from Wesfarmers's debt investor presentation, August 2012

  1. Slide 1: 2012 Full-Year Results Debt Investor Update

    2012 Full-Year Results Debt Investor Update August 2012

  2. Slide 2: Group Performance Highlights

    Group Performance Highlights

  3. Slide 3: Group performance highlights

    3 Group performance highlights • Operating revenue of $58.1 billion, up 5.8% • Earnings before interest & tax of $3,549 million, up 9.8% • Net profit after tax (NPAT) of $2,126 million, up 10.6% • Operating cash flows of $3,641 million, up 24.8% • Free cash flows of $1,472 million, up 41.4% • Fully-

  4. Slide 4: Group performance highlights (cont)

    4 Group performance highlights (cont) • Strong growth in retail earnings – Continued price reinvestment supported by operating efficiencies – Improvements in value, offer & service driving strong transaction growth – Store network improvements, in particular by Coles & Bunnings – Improvements in ran

  5. Slide 5: Group performance summary

    5 Group performance summary Year ended 30 June ($m) 2012 2011 % Revenue 58,080 54,875 5.8 EBITDA 4,544 4,155 9.4 EBIT 3,549 3,232 9.8 Finance costs (505) (526) 4.0 Net profit after tax 2,126 1,922 10.6 Operating cash flows 3,641 2,917 24.8 Cash interest cover 10.8 9.5 13.7 Net debt to EBITDA 1.1 1.0

  6. Slide 6: Strength through diversified earnings

    6 Strength through diversified earnings Divisional EBIT Percentage of Year ended 30 June (FY12, $m) Divisional EBIT 2012 2011 % Insurance 0%; EBIT ($m) Insurance WIS (FY11: 1%) Coles 1,356 1,166 16.3 3,500 WES CEF Industrial 24%; Home Improvement 841 802 4.9 (FY11: 24%) Resources Office Supplies 85

  7. Slide 7: Portfolio of strong cash generating assets

    7 Portfolio of strong cash generating assets • 24.8% growth in operating cash flows through strong earnings growth & effective working capital management $m % 4,000 160 3,500 3,000 120 2,500 2,000 80 1,500 1,000 40 500 0 0 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 NPATDA (1) Operating Cash Flow Cash Realisation R

  8. Slide 8: Working capital management

    8 Working capital management • Disciplined working capital Cash Movement ($m) Year ended 30 June 1 Inflow/(Outflow) 2012 2011 management supporting strong Inventory (16) (347) growth in operating cash flows Payables 274 396 Receivables (362) (312) • Reduction in retail working capital Net working ca

  9. Slide 9: Strong capital investment phase underway

    9 Strong capital investment phase underway • Investment in retail portfolio Year ended 30 June 2012 2011 % – Improvement in the Bunnings store ($m)1 Coles 1,193 761 56.8 network HI & OS 587 613 (4.2) – Strong investment in improving Target 65 87 (25.3) Coles network and, in particular, Kmart 134 105

  10. Slide 10: Divisional Performance

    Divisional Performance

  11. Slide 11: Coles performance summary

    Coles 11 Coles performance summary Year ended 30 June ($m) 2012 2011 % Revenue 34,117 32,073 6.4 EBIT 1,356 1,166 16.3 Food & Liquor Revenue1 26,561 25,282 5.1 Total store sales growth %2,3 4.6 6.3 Comp store sales growth %2,3 3.7 6.3 Trading EBIT1 1,232 1,071 15.0 EBIT Margin % 4.6 4.2 Convenience

  12. Slide 12: Sustained turnaround momentum

    Coles 12 Sustained turnaround momentum • Outperformed the Food & Liquor Index F&L R12 sales density market for last three years 120 115 – 16 consecutive quarters of sales 110 density improvement 105 100 – Strong underlying transaction & 95 volume growth 90 Q109 Q309 Q110 Q310 Q111 Q311 Q112 Q312 • S

  13. Slide 13: Ongoing efficiency gains

    Coles 13 Ongoing efficiency gains • Sustainable efficiencies in store Index Reduction in wastage : sales operations 100 90 – $400 million reduction in waste 80 over last four years with more 70 progress expected 60 50 – Automated ordering and receiving 40 of deliveries Q109 Q309 Q110 Q310 Q111 Q311

  14. Slide 14: Our customers come first, always

    Coles 14 Our customers come first, always • Expanding & renewing the store • Improving customer service network – Customer service training for – 2% additional net selling area in FY12 almost 30,000 Team Members – Strong pipeline to secure >2% net – Craft skills training programs for selling area gr

  15. Slide 15: HIOS performance summary

    Home Improvement & 15 Office Supplies HIOS performance summary Year ended 30 June ($m) 2012 2011 % Revenue Home Improvement 7,162 6,780 5.6 Office Supplies 1,482 1,471 0.7 8,644 8,251 4.8 EBIT Home Improvement 841 802 4.9 Office Supplies 85 80 6.3 926 882 5.0

  16. Slide 16: HIOS highlights

    Home Improvement & 16 Office Supplies HIOS highlights Home Improvement • Trading revenue growth of 5.6% – 5.3% consumer sales growth, store-on-store growth of 3.9% – 6.9% lift in commercial sales • Opened 16 trading locations -13 new warehouse stores and one smaller format store and two trade centre

  17. Slide 17: Target performance summary

    Target 17 Target performance summary Year ended 30 June ($m) 2012 2011 % Revenue 3,738 3,782 (1.2) EBIT 244 280 (12.9) EBIT (excluding restructuring provision)1 284 280 1.4 EBIT2 margin (%) 6.5 7.4 Total sales growth3 (%) (1.8) (1.2) Comparative store sales growth3 (%) (2.1) (1.2) 1 Excluding restru

  18. Slide 18: Target highlights

    Target 18 Target highlights • Earnings affected by $40 million provision for future supply chain restructuring • Improvements in underlying performance – Focus on profitability of promotions & clearance activity – Introduction of ‘Target Essentials’ range – Promotions which focus on quality, style &

  19. Slide 19: Kmart performance summary

    Kmart 19 Kmart performance summary Year ended 30 June ($m) 2012 2011 % Revenue 4,055 4,036 0.5 EBIT1 266 201 32.3 EBIT margin (%) 6.6 5.0 Total sales growth2 (%) 0.0 0.4 Comparative store sales growth2 (%) 0.0 0.3 1 2012 excludes $2 million earnings relating to Coles Group Asia overseas sourcing ope

  20. Slide 20: Kmart highlights

    Kmart 20 Kmart highlights • Strong EBIT growth & margin improvement – Improved product sourcing – Better stock management – Everyday core range performing well • Connecting more Australian & New Zealand families with the new Kmart – 10 consecutive quarters of growth in customer transactions & units

  21. Slide 21: Insurance performance summary

    Insurance 21 Insurance performance summary Year ended 30 June ($m) 2012 2011 % Total Revenue 1,915 1,739 10.1 EBITA Underwriting (58) (29) (100.0) EBITA Broking 79 62 27.4 EBITA Other (4) (3) (33.3) EBITA Insurance Division 17 30 (43.3) EBITA Insurance Division (excluding EQ2)1 125 30 316.7 EBIT Ins

  22. Slide 22: Insurance highlights

    Insurance 22 Insurance highlights • Underwriting earnings significantly affected by $108 million increase in reserves associated with 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake (EQ2) • Strong increase in earnings from Broking, reflecting the successful integration of acquired businesses & solid sales

  23. Slide 23: Resources performance summary

    Resources 23 Resources performance summary Year ended 30 June ($m) 2012 2011 % Revenue1 2,132 1,778 19.9 Royalties2 (368) (229) (60.7) Mining & other costs3 (1,175) (1,061) (10.7) EBITDA 589 488 20.7 Depreciation & amortisation (150) (119) (26.1) EBIT4 439 369 19.0 Coal production (‘000 tonnes)5 14,

  24. Slide 24: Resources highlights

    Resources 24 Resources highlights • Ongoing focus on safety performance – 42% reduction in Total Reportable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) at Curragh • Increased production volumes driven by mine expansions – Curragh expansion to 8.0 – 8.5mtpa metallurgical coal exports completed within budget – Curr

  25. Slide 25: Other businesses performance summary

    25 Other businesses performance summary Year ended 30 June ($m) 2012 2011 % Chemical, Energy & Revenue 1,786 1,641 8.8 Fertilisers1 Industrial & Safety 1,690 1,557 8.5 Chemical, Energy & EBIT 258 283 (8.8) Fertilisers2,3,4 Industrial & Safety 190 166 14.5 1 Includes Kleenheat Gas (KHG), ALWA, enGen

  26. Slide 26: Other businesses highlights

    26 Other businesses highlights Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers • Construction underway to expand ammonium nitrate (AN) production capacity from 520 thousand tonnes per annum (ktpa) to 780 ktpa – Board approval received in December 2011 for $550 million expansion • Chemicals earnings increased due to

  27. Slide 27: Outlook

    Outlook

  28. Slide 28: Outlook

    28 Outlook Retail • Investments in value, merchandising, service, store networks & productivity initiatives expected to drive further earnings growth – Sustained turnaround momentum expected in Coles, Kmart & Officeworks – Bunnings’ solid performance expected to continue – New initiatives within tra

  29. Slide 29: Outlook

    29 Outlook Resources • Recently completed mine expansions will support higher sales volumes • Recent movements in export coal prices & the exchange rate are unfavourable, in the short term, for coal revenues • We believe long term metallurgical coal market fundamentals remain sound Industrial & Safe

  30. Slide 30: Debt Management

    Debt Management

  31. Slide 31: Financial discipline is core to Wesfarmers' strategy

    31 Financial discipline is core to Wesfarmers’ strategy Maintaining prudent capital structure and a A-/Baa1 credit rating is important to Wesfarmers • Apr 08: A$2.6 billion equity raising and US$650 million 5 year Rule 144A bond • Feb 09: A$4.6 billion equity raising • Sep 09: A$500 million 5 year A

  32. Slide 32: Strong credit metrics

    32 Strong credit metrics Cash interest cover ratio (times) Fixed charges cover ratio (times) 12.0 3.0 10.0 8.0 2.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 2.0 - - FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 S&P EBIT interest coverage - lease adj. (times) S&P Debt / EBITDA - lease adj. (times) 4.0 6.0

  33. Slide 33: Pro-active debt management

    33 Pro-active debt management Debt as at 30 June 2008 Debt as at 30 June 2012 (pro- forma: includes 10 year Euro bond)

  34. Slide 34: Pro-active debt management

    34 Pro-active debt management • Focus on extending maturity profile and maintaining liquidity headroom in revolving and bilateral facilities Refinancing • Commitment to diversity of funding sources including the domestic and international debt capital markets objectives • Standard terms and conditio

  35. Slide 35: Through the cycle cash flows

    35 Through the cycle cash flows • Dividend policy takes into account through the cycle free cash flow requirements and debt refinancing • Strong phase of capital expenditure led growth • Potential cash proceeds from future asset sales - Retail property once development sites maximised (freehold land

  36. Slide 36: Questions

    Questions OXON RIO Wesfarmers

  37. Slide 37: Important notice

    Important notice This presentation is not an offer, solicitation or recommendation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security in the United States or any other jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the

  38. Slide 38: For all the latest news visit www.wesfarmers.com.au

    For all the latest news visit www.wesfarmers.com.au

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