Federal Signal Corporation · NYSE:FSS

Federal Signal — Investor Presentation (August 2014)

23 slides from Federal Signal's investor presentation, Aug 28, 2014

  1. Slide 1: Disciplined Growth Investor Presentation August 2014

    Disciplined Growth Investor Presentation August 2014

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    Safe Harbor Statement 2 This presentation contains unaudited financial information and forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical are forward-looking statements and may contain words such as “may”, “will”, “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “project”, “estimate”

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    Agenda • Management • Company overview • Investment case • Performance trends • Growth strategy • Segments and products • Corporate focus, goals and initiatives • Financial results and outlook 3

  4. Slide 4: Experienced Management Team

    Experienced Management Team Dennis Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer  President and Chief Executive Officer since October 2010  Previously served as Chairman, President and CEO of General Binding Corporation  35+ years operational and leadership experience, primarily at Illinois Tool

  5. Slide 5: Federal Signal Overview

    Federal Signal Overview • Founded in 1901, joined NYSE in 1969 (“FSS”) • Safety, security and environmental products and services that protect people and our planet  Environmental Solutions Group (ESG)  Safety & Security Systems Group (SSG)  Fire Rescue Group (FRG) • Restructured for growth and p

  6. Slide 6: Investment Case

    Investment Case • Leading positions in niche governmental and industrial markets • Valuable brands, high quality products, well-established distribution • Flexible manufacturing capacity to leverage profits • Favorable market dynamics  Improving municipal spend  Growing higher-margin industrial ma

  7. Slide 7: Performance Levers and Progress

    Performance Levers and Progress • 2010: Introduced 80/20 and continuous improvement focus  Prioritized customers and suppliers  Tackled proactive pricing improvements  Streamlined product offerings  Streamlined management structure  Drove lean manufacturing efficiencies • 2012: Major reposition

  8. Slide 8: Key Financial Trends

    Key Financial Trends 8 2.7% 4.8% 6.6% 8.4% 9.1% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 2010 2011 2012 2013 TTM Q2 2014 O pe ra ti ng M ar gi n To ta l F SC C on ti nu in g O pe ra tio ns 11.0 4.8 2.4 1.1 0.8 - 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 2010 2011 2012 2013 TTM Q2 2014 To ta l D eb t/ A dj us te d EB IT D A M

  9. Slide 9: Growth Strategy

    Growth Strategy 9 Geographic Expansion • Jetstream and Industrial Systems in the Asia Pacific and Middle East • Export markets from U.S. • Bronto in North America New Markets for Existing Products • Waterblasting • Hydro-excavation • Security systems New Product Development and Acquisitions • Innova

  10. Slide 10: Growth Markets and Opportunities

    Growth Markets and Opportunities • Developing growth product areas  Vactor (hydro-excavation, vacuum loading and sewer cleaning)  Jetstream (waterblasting)  Global Systems (integrated communication safety systems) These predominantly industrial areas aggregate to ≈50% of total revenue* • Growth o

  11. Slide 11: Federal Signal Segments

    11 Federal Signal Segments Environmental Systems (ESG) Products Geographic Mix Q2 TTM 2014 Revenue  Elgin street sweepers  Vactor truck-mounted sewer cleaners, hydro-excavators, and industrial vacuum trucks  Jetstream waterblasters  FS Depot and FS Solutions – parts and service deliveries and re

  12. Slide 12: Environmental Solutions Group

    Environmental Solutions Group 12

  13. Slide 13: Safety and Security Group

    afety and Security Group FEDERAL SIGNAL Safety and Security Systems Public Safety Systems FEDERAL SIG! ‘Alerting & Notification FEDERAL SIGNAL Safety and Security Systems Industeial FEDERAL SIGNAL VAMA Safety and Security Systems

  14. Slide 14: Safety and Security Global Systems

    Safety and Security Global Systems 14 SmartMsg Enabled Systems Enterprise Integrated Command Solution Sensors/Detectors Cameras Networked PAGASYS Rack Control Modules/Nodes Control Modules/Nodes Control Modules/Nodes

  15. Slide 15: Fire Rescue Group

    Fire Rescue Group 15

  16. Slide 16: Focus and Goals

    Focus and Goals 16 Create Disciplined Growth Organic and Acquisitions Diversify Customer Base Leverage Invested Capital Improve Manufacturing Efficiencies and Costs Operating margin targets High single-digit % EPS growth Consolidated ‒ 10% ESG ‒ 11-13% SSG ‒ 14-16% FRG ‒ 10-12% Increase industrial v

  17. Slide 17: Specific Initiatives

    Optimize ERP System Organic and M&A growth in industrial markets Freight cost savings Jetstream expansion Bronto U.S. industrial opportunities Flexible ESG manufacturing Up-fitting police cars New Navigator “Fire” light bar Specific Initiatives 17 New innovation teams and focus New line at Vactor Ne

  18. Slide 18: Consolidated Historical Financial Performance

    Consolidated Historical Financial Performance 18 ($ in millions) 2011 2012 2013 1H 2014 Net sales $ 688.7 $ 803.2 $ 851.3 $ 434.8 % Growth 8.8% 16.6% 6.0% Cost of sales 533.3 613.4 646.2 329.1 Gross profit $ 155.4 $ 189.8 $ 205.1 $ 105.7 % Margin 22.6% 23.6% 24.1% 24.3% Operating expenses 122.2 138.

  19. Slide 19: EPS Trends and Outlook

    0.19 0.35 0.67 0.12 0.27 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 YR 2011 YR 2012 YR 2013 YR 2014 $ per share EPS Trends and Outlook 19 Adjusted Earnings Per Share * * To facilitate comparisons to 2014, adjusted earnings for 2013 are $0.67 per share, which is computed by excluding special t

  20. Slide 20: Capital Allocation Priorities

    Capital Allocation Priorities • Cash flow potential is improved  2013 free cash flow of $68 M*  At 0.8 times adjusted EBITDA, debt is already low • Funding of internal growth opportunities  Projects leverage existing businesses and generally require limited cash investment  Already largely funde

  21. Slide 21: Building Equity in Our Brands

    Building Equity in Our Brands 21

  22. Slide 22: Appendix 1: Adjusted Earnings per Share

    Appendix 1: Adjusted Earnings per Share * 22 * The adjusted financial measures presented above are unaudited and are not in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The non-GAAP financial information presented herein should be considered supplemental to, and not a subs

  23. Slide 23: Federal Signal - Protecting people and our planet

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