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Telecom Plus — H1 FY22 Earnings Presentation

42 slides from Telecom Plus's earnings presentation, November 2021

  1. Slide 1: FY22 Interim Results & Capital Markets Day Summary

    FY22 Interim Results & Capital Markets Day Summary November 2021 1

  2. Slide 2: H1 summary

    H1 summary Utili yen NES TelecomPlus

  3. Slide 3: Profit & loss (£m)

    Financial results Profit & loss (£m) H1 FY22 H1 FY21 Variance Revenue 371.3 349.4 6% Gross Profit 85.0 82.6 3% Gross margin 22.9% 23.7% Distribution expenses (12.7) (13.5) (6)% % of revenue 3.4% 3.9% Administrative expenses (40.6) (36.3) 12% % of revenue 10.9% 10.4% Bad debt (5.1) (4.6) 10% % of reve

  4. Slide 4: Balance sheet (£m)

    Financial results Balance sheet (£m) 30 Sep 21 30 Mar 21 30 Sep 20 Var vs 30 Mar 21 Fixed Assets 41.5 43.4 45.4 (2.0) Non-current assets 192.5 194.5 198.3 (2.0) Net current assets 47.7 45.8 18.4 1.9 (Net Debt) (77.8) (71.4) (46.1) (6.4) Total 203.9 212.4 216.0 (8.5) Share capital 4.0 4.0 4.0 - Share

  5. Slide 5: Cashflow (£m)

    Financial results Cashflow (£m) H1 FY22 H1 FY21 EBITDA 31.8 32.7 Working capital movement (3.2) 15.8 Taxation (5.8) (5.9) Capex (4.8) (5.3) Interest & fees (1.4) (1.1) Other 0.5 0.7 Free Cash Flow 17.1 36.8 Dividends (23.6) (23.5) (Increase) / decrease in net debt (6.4) 13.3 5

  6. Slide 6: Full Year dividend

    Financial results Full Year dividend 57p 6

  7. Slide 7: H1 growth quiet in the aftermath of the pandemic

    Operations review & outlook H1 growth quiet in the aftermath of the pandemic Customers Services 7 Figures in thousands, excluding TML.

  8. Slide 8: Improving market dynamics

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  9. Slide 9: The recent energy crisis

    Operations review & outlook The recent energy crisis In just 10 weeks week half halfofofthe theUK’s UK’senergy energyretail retailsuppliers suppliershave havefailed failed 9 Note: some suppliers operate more than one brand

  10. Slide 10: The recent energy crisis: headwinds have disappeared

    Operations review & outlook The recent energy crisis The headwinds UW has faced for 7 years have disappeared Impact of rising wholesale prices on the energy savings gap Current market pricing 10 Price Cap / Big 6 av Standard Variable Tariffs in dark purple; Average of 10 cheapest tariffs in market i

  11. Slide 11: A genuine paradigm shift in the retail markets

    Operations review & outlook The recent energy crisis… A genuine paradigm shift in the retail markets Market set to return to pre-price war sustainability The savings gap between tariffs has all but disappeared ● The 7 year price war has ended ● Unsustainable Savings Gap has already disappeared ○ Exp

  12. Slide 12: Entering a period of sustained upward pressure on the cost of living

    Operations review & outlook Entering a period of sustained upward pressure on the cost of living The emerging cost of living crisis Momentum building within UW Partner community Cost of living as the catalyst for customer growth in 2008 ● More people turning to UW in response to squeezed household b

  13. Slide 13: Outlook

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  14. Slide 14: Clear inflection points in our customer growth trajectory

    UW - positioned for growth Clear inflection points in our customer growth trajectory UW customers (000’s) 14

  15. Slide 15: Clear inflection points in our customer growth trajectory

    UW - positioned for growth Clear inflection points in our customer growth trajectory UW customers (000’s) 15

  16. Slide 16: Illustrative future customer growth scenarios

    UW - positioned for growth Illustrative future customer growth scenarios +5k pcm = 60k pa +10k pcm = 120k pa +15k pcm = 180k pa 8% growth 16% growth 25% growth 16 UW customer numbers as at year end (31 March). Purple bars actual, pink bars illustrative possible scenarios which should not be relied u

  17. Slide 17: Illustrative future customer growth scenarios

    UW - positioned for growth Illustrative future customer growth scenarios +5k pcm = 60k pa +10k pcm = 120k pa +15k pcm = 180k pa 17 UW customer numbers as at year end (31 March). Purple bars actual, pink bars illustrative possible scenarios which should not be relied upon.

  18. Slide 18: About us

    About us Utili yen NES TelecomPlus

  19. Slide 19: All your home services in one

    About us All your home services in one 660,000 households taking over 2m services Energy Broadband Mobile Insurance 19

  20. Slide 20: UW at a glance

    About us UW at a glance As at March 2021 Customers Our route to market ● Households supplied 660,000 ● >40,000 UW Partners ● Services supplied 2.1m ● Earning more than an income ● Multi-service penetration 30% take all core services ● UW brand advocates in every UK neighbourhood ● Market leading ret

  21. Slide 21: The UK's only multi-service provider

    About us The UK’s only multi-service provider Energy Telecoms Insurance 21

  22. Slide 22: Why customers choose us

    About us Why customers choose us To forget about their utilities Savings Simplicity Service The more services you take, Helping you keep track of your household Award-winning customer service the more you save spend with one monthly bill from our UK-based team 22

  23. Slide 23: Savings: long-term, fair pricing across all our services

    About us Savings Long-term, fair pricing across all our services Energy tariffs currently offered in the retail market 23 Energy pricing as at 25.10.21, assuming Ofgem standard user profile.

  24. Slide 24: Simplicity: One supplier. One bill.

    About us Simplicity One supplier. One bill. 24

  25. Slide 25: Service: Award-winning customer support

    About us Service Award-winning customer support Low numbers of energy complaints Consistent third party endorsements Which? Recommended Provider for over 10 years running 25 Energy complaints received (per 100k customer accounts) by supplier analysis for the Q2 2021 period. Source: Ofgem

  26. Slide 26: How customers hear about us

    About us How customers hear about us A unique route to market 26

  27. Slide 27: Team Purple: our 40,000 Partners

    Unique route to market Team Purple: our 40,000 Partners A highly targeted customer acquisition model Self-employed, part-time brand advocates ● Role is simply to refer UW to potential customers ● Provides informal access to less-engaged consumers Highly cost efficient and scalable customer acquisiti

  28. Slide 28: Above average customer demographic

    Unique route to market - benefits Above average customer demographic... … reflecting our Partner demographic Partners know all of our customers Household income vs UK average ● Proactive customer selection by our Partners Stark contrast to competitors ● Reactive Price Comparison Website acquisition mo

  29. Slide 29: High multi-service penetration

    Unique route to market - benefits High multi-service penetration... … reflecting aligned interests with our Partners % new customers switching all three core services to us % of customer base taking all three core services from us 29 ‘All 3 core services’ means broadband, mobile and energy. This exclu

  30. Slide 30: High multi-service penetration: maximising customer lifetime value

    Unique route to market - benefits High multi-service penetration... … as the key to maximising customer lifetime value Multi-service penetration drives increased customer lifetimes Historic energy market churn ● Typical customer lifetimes ○ Taking all 3 core services >15 years ○ Taking just Energy se

  31. Slide 31: Structurally self-reinforcing business model

    Our business fundamentals Structurally self-reinforcing business model UW Partners Sustainable long-term savings Multi-service customers and service levels Structural cost advantage 1. Multiple revenue streams with one cost-base 2. Lower bad debt from aligned Partner incentives 3. Long-term supply a

  32. Slide 32: Our sustainable, multi-service cost advantage

    Our business fundamentals Our sustainable, multi-service cost advantage One set of overheads, multiple revenue streams SG&A costs as % of revenue 32 Indirect costs defined as SG&A, as per Big 6 Consolidated Segmental Statements for retail supply businesses alone (prepared annually for Ofgem). Other e

  33. Slide 33: Key competitive advantages

    About us Key competitive advantages The UK’s only genuine multi-utility provider Route to market Virtual ‘retail’ model Supply agreements Our Partners: low cost, high quality, Technology enabled, fully integrated, Long term, sustainable relationships targeted customer acquisition low cost multi-util

  34. Slide 34: Supply agreements

    About us Supply agreements Complementary route to market attractive to suppliers Benefits to our suppliers ● Our incremental revenues maximise their infrastructure ROI ● No marketing or customer service costs Energy ● Access to a ‘disengaged’ segment that they can’t reach ● Leveraging our lower opera

  35. Slide 35: Energy retail market dynamics

    Energy market insight Energy retail market dynamics Profit per customer 35 Profit per customer calculated as PBT divided by number of households supplied. UW profit per customer includes all services they take from us as part of our multi-service proposition. Source: Big 6 Consolidated Segmental Statem

  36. Slide 36: Sustained long-term organic growth

    About us Sustained long-term organic growth Customers Services 7% CAGR 10% CAGR 36 Figures in thousands, excluding TML.

  37. Slide 37: Historic financial performance

    About us Historic financial performance Turnover (£m) Earning per share (p) Profit before tax (£m) Dividends (p) 37 FY10 to FY14 Turnover restated. PBT & EPS figures exclude share incentive and amortisation charges. Opus contributions excluded (sold in Feb 2017).

  38. Slide 38: Investment case

    Investment case Utili yen NES TelecomPlus 38

  39. Slide 39: Our core investment case

    Appendix Our core investment case High-quality earnings, organic growth and progressive dividends UK’s only multi-utility supplier Sustainable cost advantage ● A genuine USP ● Lower cost to serve multi-service customers ● <2% share of a £60bn+ market ● Fundamental competitive advantage ● Huge growth

  40. Slide 40: Benefits of a multi-service proposition

    Appendix Benefits of a multi-service proposition Multi-service customers on our lowest energy tariffs are most valuable Value Gold Double Gold Energy Energy Energy Phone & Broadband Phone & Broadband Mobile Indicative contribution Typical lifetime ~5 years ~9 years ~15 years 40 Typical lifetimes are

  41. Slide 41: Get in touch

    Get in touch Utility Warehouse 508 Edgware Road London, NW9 5AB telecomplus.co.uk 41

  42. Slide 42: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer The information contained in this presentation in respect of Telecom Plus PLC (the “Company”) and communicated during any delivery of the presentation, including the talks given by the presenters, any question and answer session and any document or material distributed at or in connection

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