Yowie Group Ltd. · ASX:YOW
Yowie — Shareholder Meeting (November 2015)
47 slides from Yowie's shareholder meeting presentation, Nov 23, 2015
Slide 1: Annual General Meeting
Annual General Meeting November 23rd 2015 1 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 2: Disclaimer
Disclaimer This Presentation (the “Presentation”) has been prepared for use by prospective acquirers in considering their interest in an investment (the “Transaction”) in Yowie Group Ltd (or the “Company”). By accepting a copy of this Presentation, the recipient acknowledges and agrees as follows: •
Slide 3: A global brand owner and licensing company
A global brand owner and licensing company 3 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 4: Capital Structure
Yowie Capital Structure Ordinary fully paid shares - Quoted 158,238,332 Total on issue 158,238,332 Listed Options (15/12/2015; 20 cents) - Quoted 12,687,737 Total on issue 12,687,737 Unlisted Options Director Options - 30/06/2017; 28.5 cents 4,200,000 - 31/12/2017; 76.6 cents 2,000,000 Employee/Cons
Slide 5: Shareholder Overview
Shareholder Overview Shares % Top 40 Shareholders 93,273,750 58.94 Top 5 Shareholders 39,980,563 25.27 HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Ltd 14,532,725 9.18 Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd 7,500,605 4.74 K.P. Hudson 6,420,000 4.06 National Nominees Ltd 5,860,566 3.70 Abdullah Hani Abdallah 5,666,667 3.58
Slide 6: Share Price Performance Review
Share Price Performance Review Current: 1.140 A6 A5 A2 A4 A3 A1 A1 Yowie goes on sale in Second Tier 1 US retail chain – 12 Nov 2014 A4 Successful Middle East Yowie Supermarket Trial – 23 April 2015 A2 Successful Yowie Walmart Trial Leads to US Rollout – 10 Feb 2015 A5 Advice to market Rollout to ov
Slide 7: Key Objectives
Yowie Key Objectives 1. Build a confectionery led global Yowie brand 2. Launch a broad range of Yowie branded licensed products worldwide – food & non food 3. Establish a commercially successful Yowie digital platform 7 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 8: Board & Management Team
Board & Management Team Executive Chair : Wayne Loxton Extensive corporate executive experience spanning over 30 years at Managing Director & Director level across companies, disciplines and international markets. Executive Director : Patricia Fields Led the development & commercialization of the Yo
Slide 9: Key Management Yowie North America
Key Management Yowie North America Chief Executive Officer : Salvador Alvarez Chief Executive Officer of YNA since November 2014 , Sal brings over 30 years’ experience in consumer sales and marketing to Yowie North America having worked in pharmaceutical, consumer products including confectionery an
Slide 10: A new global brand licensing opportunity
A new global brand licensing opportunity 10 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 11: Brand Positioning
Yowie Brand Positioning Save the Natural World Helping children know, understand and experience the wonders of the natural world learning through play Target market Kids, parents, guardians, grandparents, family and friends – for treat and everyday gifting 11 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 12: Six Yowie Characters
Six Yowie Characters Mythical creatures from the other side of sunset. Each Yowie character is a guardian of a natural domain. These natural domains or habitats are found on every continent to varying degrees: Boof: Pacific Rainforests & Rocky Mountains Squish: Great Lakes & Waterways Crag: Everglad
Slide 13: Global Brand Credentials
Yowie Global Brand Credentials International award winning brand Proven category performer over >10 years New consumer benefits have improved & strengthened brand worldwide appeal across gender, age and culture Quality and safety are brand hallmarks Unique, relevant and timely positioning – ‘Save th
Slide 14: Consumer Benefits
Yowie Consumer Benefits Responsible ecology positioning ‘Save the Natural World’ Play & Learn proposition 100% all natural milk chocolate Chocolate made in the USA Nut & Gluten Free Kosher & Halal Certification No high fructose corn syrup or palm oil Patent protected U.S FDA & CPSC compliant – not e
Slide 15: Message … 'Save the Natural World'
Yowie Message … ‘Save the Natural World’ Yowie chocolate candy was created to carry the save the natural world message globally - educating children through play. 15 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 16: Character Foils
Yowie Character Foils 1 oz. of unique fun characters with strong visual impact 16 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 17: U.S Market Update
U.S Market Update 17 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 18: U.S. Market Opportunity
Yowie U.S. Market Opportunity Ferrero Kinder Surprise Ferrero Kinder Surprise 2014 2014 GLOBAL EUROPE Population Population 7 Billion 495 Million 2014 Global Sales (est.) 2014 Europe Sales (est.) 2 Billion Units 1.2 Billion Units (= 60% of K.S. global sales) 18 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 19: U.S. Market Opportunity
Yowie U.S. Market Opportunity YOWIE U.S. market opportunity > 320 million people U.S. YOWIE volume est. = 700-800m units YOWIE value est. > $2 Billion 2015 US age demographic 0-14 Years = 63 million consumers New confectionery growth opportunity Rare ‘white space’ category opportunity Population 320
Slide 20: Global Confectionary Market
Global Confectionary Market US is the largest confectionary market in the world ($31B, 20% of the global market) with the 2nd highest per capita consumption (after W. Europe) 2014 Confectionary Market Size (US$B) Kg Per Capita 35 Global growth drivers: 14 • Premium (especially tablets1) 30 • Strong
Slide 21: US Chocolate Market
US Chocolate Market Out of the $21B US chocolate market ~$13B is most relevant for Yowie 2014 US Chocolate Market1 (USD $B) 25 $21.1B • Chocolate market is growing: Sugar Free 20 - Expected to grow 2-3% p.a. over the next 5 years with some sub- Chocolate > 3.5 oz. segments growing faster - 2x the si
Slide 22: Customer Focus
Yowie Customer Focus 19 core accounts cover ~70% of the market - Mass and Drug channel highly concentrated Top 3 Players 2014 Channel Channel # US Geographic US Sales Share Rank Stores Footprint ($B) Walmart 288 77% 1 45001 • National Mass Target 73 19% 2 1,790 • National Walgreens 76 32% 1 8,2321 •
Slide 23: Geographic Focus
Yowie Geographic Focus Given concentration of target consumer demand, Yowie will initially focus resources on targeting consumers in five key states (and regions they fall in) 23 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 24: U.S. Market General Update
U.S. Market General Update Consumer acceptance positive with consistent repurchasing Early engagement with quality of Yowie collectables very positive Current production capacity 20 million units p.a. with growth capacity available to 100 million units p.a. remains on schedule Tier 1 strategic appro
Slide 25: YNA Revenue Growth Trend 2014-15
YNA Revenue Growth Trend 2014 - 15 Revenue Growth 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 500,000 0 31-Dec-14 31-Mar-15 30-Jun-15 30-Sep-15 Number of Units Sold Net Sales (USD$) 25 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 26: Cash Flow Trend 2014-15
Yowie Cash Flow Trend 2014-15 YGL (Consolidated) Cash Flow Trend $8,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $0 31-Dec-14 31-Mar-15 30-Jun-15 30-Sep-15 ($2,000,000) ($4,000,000) All currency: USD$ 26 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 27: YNA Sales Performance Overview 2014-15
YNA Sales Performance Overview 2014 -15 35,000,000 AUD$30 Million Retail Sales in 16 months! 30,000,000 25,000,000 20,000,000 USD$ Gross Wholesale Sales USD$ Retail Sales Value (*Averaged) 15,000,000 AUD$ Retail Sales Value (^Converted) 10,000,000 5,000,000 0 June – Dec 2014 Jan – Oct 2015 Cumulativ
Slide 28: Fastest Growing Novelty Brand in the US!
Fastest Growing Novelty Brand in the US! 28 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 29: Yowie: #6 in Convenience Channel
Yowie : #6 in Convenience Channel Retail Value Equal to Mars M&M’s Peanut King Size Source: *Nielsen Total US Convenience Latest 13 Weeks ending Sept 5 2015 / Single Serve, Non Seasonal Items/ Excludes Walmart sales *The Nielsen Company, a leading global information and market measurement company. 2
Slide 30: Yowie: #10 in Grocery Channel
Yowie : # 10 in Grocery Channel Outperforming Nestle Kit Kat King Size, Hershey King Size and Hershey Ice Breakers on a $ per store, per week basis Source: *Nielsen Total US Convenience Latest 13 Weeks ending Sept 5 2015/ Single Serve Non-Seasonal Items/ Excludes Walmart sales *The Nielsen Company,
Slide 31: National U.S Availability – Active Accounts
Yowie National U.S Availability – 47 Active Group & Individual Accounts including… 31 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 32: Tier 1 Acct - Novelty Front End Sales
Tier 1 Acct - Novelty Front End Sales Highlights #1 New novelty item sales value performer in front end #2 Novelty item sales in front end per store/per week over 13 weeks ending 5/9/2015 with only 40% distribution (see graph below - Note: top selling novelty line has 100% distribution) #3 Sal
Slide 33: Tier 1 Acct - Chocolate Front End Sales
Tier 1 Acct - Chocolate Front End Sales Highlights #1 New chocolate item sales value performance in front end (see graph below) #13 chocolate unit sales value in front end per store/per week over 13 weeks ending 5/9/2015 with only 40% distribution #37 Sales value chocolate unit sales YTD with
Slide 34: Walmart Update
Walmart Update Yowi e progressive rollout to 4500+ stores is now complete 100% of the 4500+ stores have achieved Yowie sales Some newly expanded stores are outselling previous best selling Yowie stores Yowi e is ranged on 16 checkout stands average per store (Neighborhood Markets av. 8 per store and
Slide 35: Seasonal Foils – Christmas 2015
Yowie Seasonal Foils – Christmas 2015 I A Yowie world first - exclusively for Walmart! 35 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 36: In Store Merchandising
Yowie In Store Merchandising In store visibility & stock weight are key to growth A permanent Yowie branded in store display unit Minimal footprint/maximum stock weight Maximise volume in high traffic store opportunities Connector tray builds an entire system through a unique locking device Configur
Slide 37: Product Development & Marketing
Product Development & Marketing 37 37 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 38: New Collectables Launch 2016
Yowie New Collectables Launch 2016 All Americas Series! …Bonus American Eagle! ‘All Americas’ Collectables ‘All Americas’ Poster New design Yowie leaflets 38 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 39: Marketing
Yowie Marketing Digital $2M+ ongoing investment through YowieWorld.com including a FREE Yowie App to download Invitation to discover Yowieworld.com is in every Yowie chocolate candy Yowieworld.com is underpinned by Yowie social media activities Yowie Facebook; YouTube; Twitter; Instagram and a Yowie
Slide 40: Yowie World Main Features
YOWIE WORLD 4 Main Features Yowie Ranger ‘build your own’ avatar & gamification engine And 4 sub features A suite of games aimed to engage and entertain The partner section, linking to Yowie approved partners A“virtual sticker book” that enables you to keep track of your Aparent section, outlining t
Slide 41: Yowie World & Social Media Update
Yowie World & Social Media Update Yowie World has consistently generated around 10% growth in visits each month since launch October highest traffic month since launch in line with expanded product distribution Consumer experience remains positive with over 20% of web users return month-on-mon
Slide 42: Licensing
Licensing 42 42 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 43: Global Brand Vision
Yowie Global Brand Vision CONFECTIONERY DIGITAL LICENSING SCREEN Licensing Food Non - Food Yowie Yowie Social Film Animation YOW Brands Ltd World Media (U.S.) Angry Birds 43 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 44: New Sony produced movie to launch
New Sony produced movie to launch • One of the world’s biggest entertainment brands • #1 paid App of all time • Angry Bird Toons has over 5 million video views • Angry Birds series reached over *3 billion downloads across all platforms • Highest downloaded freemium series of games of all time • Over
Slide 45: Licensing – Food & Non Food
Yowie Licensing – Food & Non Food Books Music CDs & Games Pencil Cases & Bags Hats Puzzles 45 © Yowie Group Ltd
Slide 46: Animation & Cartoon Series Development
Yowie Animation & Cartoon Series Development Animation of a new 3 minute Yowie Story in 3D format tailored for US market has commenced replicating the original Yowie Magic Kingdom story of the 90’s Hollywood Studios and Distributors are excited by the potential of the Yowie creative An experienced H
Slide 47: Invest for success today!
Invest for success today! 47 © Yowie Group Ltd