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Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class A — SCA — FY2003 Earnings Presentation

35 slides from Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA Class A's earnings presentation, 2004

  1. Slide 1: SCA Year-end Report

    SCA Year-end Report 1 January–31 December 2003 1

  2. Slide 2: SCA in Brief

    SCA in Brief 1 January–31 December 2003 03:41 03:3 03:2 03:12 03123 02124 Earnings per share, SEK 6.07 4.88 4.87 6.02 21.84 24.54 Cash flow from current operations per share, SEK 11.27 10.70 5.56 7.45 34.98 37.12 Net sales, SEK M 21,153 21,064 21,231 21,890 85,338 88,046 Earnings after financial ite

  3. Slide 3: SCA in Brief: 2003 compared with 2002

    SCA in Brief 2003 compared with 2002 ƒ Earnings per share amounted to SEK 21.84 (24.54). Excluding items affecting comparability, earnings per share amounted to SEK 20.31 (24.16) ƒ Net sales totaled SEK 85,338 M (88,046), a decline of 3%. Adjusted for currency and price effects net sales increased b

  4. Slide 4: SCA in Brief: Compared with third quarter of 2003

    SCA in Brief Compared with third quarter of 2003 ƒ Earnings per share during the fourth quarter totaled SEK 6.07 (4.88). Excluding items affecting comparability, earnings per share amounted to SEK 5.22 ƒ Operating profit excluding items affecting comparability unchanged. Operating profit increased f

  5. Slide 5: SCA in Brief: Dividend

    SCA in Brief Dividend ƒ Board proposes dividend of SEK 10:50 per share, an increase of 9%. Average dividend growth during the last five years, amounts to 11% annually 5

  6. Slide 6: Operating Profit - Business Areas

    Operating Profit - Business Areas 1 January–31 December SEK M 20031 20022 Change % Hygiene Products 4,820 5,487 -12% Packaging 2,482 3,065 -19% Forest Products 1,559 1,986 -22% Other operations3 26 -300 Operating profit before goodwill amortization 8,887 10,238 -13% Goodwill amortization -1,130 -1,1

  7. Slide 7: Cash Flow Analysis

    Cash Flow Analysis 1 (2) 1 January–31 December SEK M 2003 2002 Change % Operating cash surplus 13,508 15,245 -11 Changes in working capital 737 903 Current capital expenditures, net -3,902 -3,523 Other operating cash flow changes -241 -204 Operating cash flow 10,102 12,421 -19 Financial items -790 -

  8. Slide 8: Cash Flow Analysis

    Cash Flow Analysis 1 January-31 December 2 (2) SEK M 2003 2002 Cash flow from current operations 8,134 8,620 Company acquisitions -4,808 -6,483 Strategic capital expenditures -2,949 -2,823 Strategic structural expenditures -437 -574 Divestments 961 405 Cash flow before dividend 901 -855 Debt equity

  9. Slide 9: Group - Development

    Group - Development Quarterly data SEK M 17.7% 17.1% 17.5% 17.3% 17.4% 30 000 17.0% 18% 16.0% 16.3% EBITDA Target 16% 17% 14% 20 000 12% 10% Sales 8% 21 015 22 355 22 247 22 429 21 890 21 231 21 064 21 153 EBITDA 10 000 6% margin 4% 2% 0 0% 02:1 02:2 02:3 02:4 03:1 03:2 03:3 03:4 ROCE 13% 13% 13% 13

  10. Slide 10: Earnings per Share Development

    Earnings per Share Development Quarterly data SEK/share 8 6.27 6.33 5.89 6.05 6.02 6.07 6 4.87 4.88 5.22 4 2 0 02:1 02:2 02:3 02:4 03:1 03:2 03:3 03:4 EPS excl. non-recurring items Non-recurring items 10

  11. Slide 11: Hygiene Products

    Hygiene Products Compared with year-end 2002 ƒ Net sales amounted to SEK 42,981 M (45,197), down 5% ƒ Operating profit amounted to SEK 4,820 M (5,487), a decline of 12% Š Currency effects –5% Š Lower prices ƒ Consumer tissue operating profit down 16% Š Lower prices and volumes Š Lower raw material c

  12. Slide 12: Hygiene Products

    Hygiene Products Compared with third quarter of 2003 ƒ Operating profit in the fourth quarter virtually unchanged Š Lower depreciation due to write-offs in third quarter and adjustments in acquisition balances ƒ Consumer tissue operating profit up 31% Š Higher volumes and a more favourable product m

  13. Slide 13: Hygiene Products - Development

    Hygiene Products - Development Quarterly data SEK M 17.4% 17.4% 17.9% 17.8% 17.4% 15 000 16.8% 17.0% 16.6% 18% EBITDA 16% target 17% 14% 10 000 12% 10% 8% 11 790 11 481 11 240 10 686 10 906 10 791 10 753 10 531 5 000 6% 4% 2% 0 0% 02:1 02:2 02:3 02:4 03:1 03:2 03:3 03:4 Sales EBITDA margin 13

  14. Slide 14: Tissue – Europe

    Tissue – Europe Market ƒ Consumer Tissue Š Continued competitive pressure Š Stable prices Š Good volume development ƒ AFH Š Stable demand Š Some price pressure 14

  15. Slide 15: AFH Tissue - North America

    AFH Tissue - North America Market ƒ Weak markets Š US demand down 1% through November Š Seasonally weak shipments in Q4 ƒ Prices stabilized 15

  16. Slide 16: Personal Care

    Personal Care Market ƒ Incontinence products Š Stable demand, globally Š Strong growth in retail ƒ Baby diapers Š Pant diapers growing fast Š Competitive pressure in Southern Europe ƒ Feminine hygiene products Š Strong growth within retailers’ brands 16

  17. Slide 17: Packaging

    Packaging Compared with year-end 2002 ƒ Net sales down 2% - SEK 30,029 M (30,549) Š Acquisitions in Europe and North America 5% Š Currency effects –4% Š Lower volumes and prices ƒ Operating profit down 19% - SEK 2,482 M (3,065) Š Positive effects of acquisitions and lower raw material costs offset b

  18. Slide 18: Packaging

    Packaging Compared with third quarter of 2003 ƒ Operating profit declined 15% Š Somewhat lower prices for corrugated board and kraftliner Š Higher costs for recycled fiber Š Increased costs incurred in conjunction with planned production stoppages Š Higher raw material costs for the North American p

  19. Slide 19: Packaging - Development

    Packaging - Development Quarterly data SEK M 12 000 18% 15.9% EBITDA Target 15.4% 15.1% 16% 14.4% 14.3% 16% 13.8% 13.9% 12.9% 14% 8 000 12% 10% 8% 4 000 7 489 7 780 7 940 7 715 7 459 6% 7 340 7 421 7 434 4% 2% 0 0% 02:1 02:2 02:3 02:4 03:1 03:2 03:3 03:4 Sales EBITDA margin 19

  20. Slide 20: Packaging - Deliveries

    Packaging - Deliveries Quarterly data Mm2 k tonnes 2 000 800 660 628 639 635 610 605 610 621 1 500 600 1 007 1 012 1 022 1 041 1 029 1 027 1 041 988 1 000 400 500 200 0 0 02:1 02:2 02:3 02:4 03:1 03:2 03:3 03:4 Liner Corrugated 20

  21. Slide 21: Corrugated Board – Europe

    Corrugated Board – Europe Market ƒ Weak markets Š Flat demand through November 2003 Š Weak development in Benelux, Nordic, Italy and UK Š Growth in France, Spain and Germany ƒ Price pressure 21

  22. Slide 22: Containerboard

    Containerboard Market ƒ Testliner Š Fair demand in Q4 Š Balanced inventories Š Prices marginally up in Q4 Š Further price increases announced, effective February 2004 ƒ Kraftliner Š High inventories Š Imports from USA still on a low level 22

  23. Slide 23: Recovered Paper

    Recovered Paper Market ƒ Europe Š Prices stabilized in Q4 Š Export demand from Asia up, despite weak USD ƒ USA Š Tight markets for high grade de-inking – higher prices 23

  24. Slide 24: Forest Products

    Forest Products Compared with year-end 2002 ƒ Net sales up 4% - SEK 14,081 M (13,551) Š Higher volumes from new SC machine and acquisition of sawmills (Scaninge) Š Partly offset by lower paper prices Š Currency movements -3% ƒ Operating profit down 22% - SEK 1,559 M (1,986) Š Higher volumes but lowe

  25. Slide 25: Forest Products

    Forest Products Compared with third quarter of 2003 ƒ Operating profit up 33% ƒ Publication papers operating profit up 49% Š Higher volumes Š Negative currency movements ƒ Pulp, timber and solid wood products operating profit up 23% Š Higher volumes from SCA’s own forestlands Š Higher capacity utili

  26. Slide 26: Forest Products - Development

    Forest Products - Development Quarterly data SEK M 23.7% EBITDA 5 000 25% target 25% 21.8% 22.1% 21.1% 20.4% 19.7% 19.1% 4 000 18.6% 20% 3 000 15% 2 000 10% 3 603 3 561 3 736 3 317 3 430 3 201 3 406 3 378 1 000 5% 0 0% 02:1 02:2 02:3 02:4 03:1 03:2 03:3 03:4 Sales EBITDA margin 26

  27. Slide 27: Forest Products - Deliveries

    Forest Products - Deliveries Quarterly data km3 k tonnes 400 383 400 354 345 346 330 380 305 299 284 332 336 300 300 238 190 192 200 165 173 200 100 100 0 0 02:1 02:2 02:3 02:4 03:1 03:2 03:3 03:4 Publication papers Solid wood products 27

  28. Slide 28: Publication Papers

    Publication Papers Market ƒ Slow recovery in advertising spending ƒ Strong, export driven demand through 2003 Š Total shipments up 5% for newsprint; 4% for SC and 8% for LWC ƒ European demand improving in Q4 Š Very strong shipments in December Š Full-year shipments up 1% for newsprint; 2% for SC and

  29. Slide 29: Market Pulp

    Market Pulp Market ƒ Good demand in Q4 Š Increasing European consumption, but also stock building Š Strong shipments to Asia ƒ High pulp production Š Fair balance in softwood, over-supply in hardwood ƒ Increasing total inventories in December ƒ Mixed price signals – wider gap between SW and HW Š Sof

  30. Slide 30: Solid Wood Products

    Solid Wood Products Market ƒ Competitive pine markets ƒ Spruce markets stabilizing 30

  31. Slide 31: Market Outlook 2003

    Market Outlook 2003 Europe ƒ Demand for SCA’s consumer products remained stable during the fourth quarter ƒ Within consumer tissue, competition remains strong, although the underlying volume growth is good ƒ Demand for corrugated packaging did not show any growth during 2003. The weak demand and pre

  32. Slide 32: Summary 2003

    Summary 2003 ƒ Growth 4% 2003, (15% 2002 and 2003) Š Hygiene Products • Pisa: Tissue and diapers company in Chile • Increased capacity for incontinence products in Europe Š Packaging • Acquisition of three protective packaging companies in the US • Increased ownership in Central Package Group Š Fore

  33. Slide 33: Summary 2003

    Summary 2003 ƒ Profitability Š Cash-flow from current operations in line with target Š Group EBITDA 17%, in line with target Š Stable development of Hygiene Products, especially within personal care Š Packaging affected by weak business environment and higher pension costs Š Forest Products affected

  34. Slide 34: Agenda 2004

    Agenda 2004 ƒ Hygiene Products Š Conclude rationalization program Š Improve efficiency within consumer tissue Š Startup of tissue machine in Alabama ƒ Packaging Š Improve efficiency Š Develop Asian packaging operations ƒ Ensure profitable growth Š Acquisition and organic 34

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