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Ecolab — Credit Suisse Basic Materials Conference 2020

37 slides from Ecolab's conference presentation, Sep 15, 2020

  1. Slide 1: Doug Baker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

    Doug Baker CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary Statement

    2 CAUTIONARY STATEMENT Forward-Looking Information: This communication contains forward looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our financial and busines

  3. Slide 3: Ecolab Update

    3 ECOLAB UPDATE  Q2 2020 and COVID-19  Long-term Growth Opportunity

  4. Slide 4: Q2 2020 Update

    EC@LAB | Q2 2020 UPDATE

  5. Slide 5: Strong, Consistent Growth

    5 STRONG, CONSISTENT GROWTH EPS (adjusted) $7.00 +12% EPS CAGR (1.8x S&P 500) Consistent, double $6.00 digit EPS growth EPS CAGR ECL Cont. $5.00 Ops 12% 12% 11% 11% $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 15 yrs 10 yrs 1 yr 1 yr * $0.00 Adjusted Earnings 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2

  6. Slide 6: Q2 2020 Sales and EPS Growth

    6 Q2 2020 SALES AND EPS GROWTH Restated for Continuing Operations 2018 2019 Q1'20 Q2'20 13% 12% 12% 5% 4% 3% -14% -49% Acq Adj Sales EPS Fixed currency rates

  7. Slide 7: COVID-19 Response

    7 COVID-19 RESPONSE  Take care of customers, team and company  Manage with end in mind  Capture unique opportunities  Keep investing in big bets  Goal is to maximize post-COVID position

  8. Slide 8: Roadmap to Recovery

    Stores re-open All protected Curve flattens REIGNITE New programs — New business Hygiene 2.0 installs $ 2 a el £ i & 3 8 ¢ RESPOND Understand the situation Protect people, customers, company

  9. Slide 9: Q2 2020 Sales and EPS Growth

    9 Q2 2020 SALES AND EPS GROWTH Restated for Continuing Operations 2018 2019 Q1'20 Q2'20 13% 12% 12% 5% 4% 3% -14% -49% Acq Adj Sales EPS Fixed currency rates

  10. Slide 10: COVID-19 Business Impact – Q2

    COVID-19 BUSINESS IMPACT – Q2 + +/- Life Sciences +53% Food & Beverage +3% Institutional -50% Healthcare +12% Water -5% Pest -11% Specialty +9% Paper 0% Downstream -9% 10 Acquisition adjusted fixed currency sales growth

  11. Slide 11: Q2 2020: Near-Term Impact Focused on Institutional Division

    11 Q2 2020: NEAR-TERM IMPACT FOCUSED ON INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION 31% 1% -13% -39% -50% -168% Institutional Division All Other Divisions Total Acq Adj Sales Operating Income Fixed currency rates

  12. Slide 12: Q2 2020 Overview

    12 Q2 2020 OVERVIEW  Expect Q2 to be the low point, with sequential improvement in 2H  Q2 unique impacts:  Simultaneous global shutdown  Distributor inventory rebalance  One-time industry assistance we provided  Challenge is focused on Institutional division

  13. Slide 13: Institutional U.S. Division Sales Growth

    13 INSTITUTIONAL U.S. DIVISION SALES GROWTH Sales Growth Rates Acquisition Adjusted 12% 9% 8% 7% 7% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 2% 2% 1% -3% -31% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 YTD Recession

  14. Slide 14: Restaurant/Lodging Segments Recovering

    14 RESTAURANT/LODGING SEGMENTS RECOVERING  Restaurants, hotels, entertainment facilities, etc. traffic has risen from April’s deep decline but remain well below year-ago levels as they reflect the slow and uneven global pace of the reopenings.  U.S. full service restaurants now ~85% open but opera

  15. Slide 15: Long Term Restaurant Traffic Favorable

    15 LONG TERM RESTAURANT TRAFFIC FAVORABLE Food Away From Home vs. Food At Home Sales Trends $1,000,000 80% $900,000 70% $800,000 60% $700,000 50% $600,000 $500,000 40% $400,000 30% $300,000 20% $200,000 10% $100,000 $0 0% 20-Mar 20-May 20-Jan 20-Jun 20-Jul 20-Feb 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1

  16. Slide 16: Post-COVID Environment

    16 POST-COVID ENVIRONMENT  Institutional division recovery continues:  Foodservice: 2021 2H  Lodging: 2022+  Heightened hygiene awareness continues  Value sensitivity a primary focus by customers  Fundamental themes continue  Solving customer water and energy challenges  Food safety  Health

  17. Slide 17: Our Focus

    17 OUR FOCUS  Accelerate antimicrobial rollout timetable  Accelerate digital investments  Enable economic transparency highlighting our advantage  Drive continued SG&A efficiency  Continue to drive Industrial, Healthcare & Life Sciences businesses  Drive Institutional hygiene advantage and pen

  18. Slide 18: Ecolab Science Certified Program

    18 ECOLAB SCIENCE CERTIFIED PROGRAM BEST-IN-CLASS USED IN THE VERIFIED WITH ECOLAB PRODUCTS + PROGRAMS RIGHT WAY SCIENCE CERTIFIED AUDIT  A comprehensive suite  Fast onboarding for  Correct product and of science-based solutions employees equipment usage including:  Training completion  Trainin

  19. Slide 19: Robust Long-Term Opportunity

    19 ® ROBUST LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITY

  20. Slide 20: Ecolab: Uniquely Positioned to Deliver What Matters Most

    20 ECOLAB: UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO DELIVER WHAT MATTERS MOST SAFE FOOD CLEAN WATER HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS

  21. Slide 21: Leader in Highly Fragmented, Large and Growing Market

    21 LEADER IN HIGHLY FRAGMENTED, LARGE AND GROWING MARKET MARKET OPPORTUNITY GROWTH SINCE 1995 $135B 9% 140 120 $106B 100 80 $57B 60 $39B Ecolab 40 $32B $18B 20 0 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 $16,000 ECOLAB SALES $14,000 Ecolab Competitors 2019: $12,000 $10,000 $13 BILLION $8,000 $6,000 $4,000 $2,00

  22. Slide 22: Major Opportunities in Existing Markets

    22 MAJOR OPPORTUNITIES IN EXISTING MARKETS Estimates by category Food Service Food & Beverage Health Care Heavy Industry Paper Light Industry Lodging Pharma Ed./Government Refining Food Retail Mining Other Building Services $0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $ MILLIONS Ecolab Sales Remaining

  23. Slide 23: Build Share with Largest Players

    23 BUILD SHARE WITH LARGEST PLAYERS Leading Scale and Global Footprint Enables Us To Grow With Customers Around The World Focus where the growth is  Circle the Globe  Market share Leveraging innovation  New technologies and services $73B $49B  Circle the Customer UNSOLD CIRCLE THE CUSTOMERS CUST

  24. Slide 24: Safe, Sustainable Operations

    24 SAFE, SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS Innovation to help customers meet environmental and social challenges, reflected in our own operations. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ RESOURCE ENVIRONMENTAL EMPLOYEE GOVERNANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND EFFICIENCY SAFETY SAFETY SOCIAL PERFORMANCE  Zero release goal  Board Safety, Health and E

  25. Slide 25: Last Year, Ecolab Helped

    25 LAST YEAR, ECOLAB HELPED: Save Conserve 28 TRILLION Prevent Produce 206 more than BILLION BTUs of energy 1 MILLION 45% gallons of water foodborne of the illnesses global processed Clean Reduce milk supply 40 BILLION hands 3.3 BILLION pounds greenhouse gas emissions Generate Clean Make 20% 1 BILLI

  26. Slide 26: Diversified Global Customer Base

    26 DIVERSIFIED GLOBAL CUSTOMER BASE Nearly 3 Million Customer Locations  Largest customer <2% of sales  Top 10 customers <10% of sales

  27. Slide 27: Strong Customer Value Proposition

    27 STRONG CUSTOMER VALUE PROPOSITION Best results, lowest use cost Ecolab’s customer value proposition  The best results and consistent improvement in customer satisfaction Labor  Lower total operating costs Maint./Other  Dramatic sustainability story Water & Asset Protection Energy Specific cust

  28. Slide 28: Digital Capabilities Are Driving Increased Differentiation

    28 DIGITAL CAPABILITIES ARE DRIVING INCREASED DIFFERENTIATION MOBILE SALES + SERVICE REMOTE MONITORING Customer Prep/Drive Time Time VIRTUAL SERVICE PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS Customer Customer Time Time

  29. Slide 29: Innovation: Digital Food Safety

    29 INNOVATION: DIGITAL FOOD SAFETY CONNCECTED DISPENSING, CHEMISTRY, MONITORING AND PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS Drives food safety excellence & compliance, while improving labor efficiency  Mobile customer App digitizes food safety tasks and temperature monitoring, improves food safety compliance, saves t

  30. Slide 30: Innovation: Legionella Protection

    30 INNOVATION: LEGIONELLA PROTECTION DIGITALLY ENABLED WATER SAFETY PROGRAM: PROTECTING BRAND & CUSTOMERS Enterprise-wide legionella risk mitigation solution  Proactive analytics and digital monitoring – real time monitoring and predictive analytics to treat legionella risk  Risk mitigation – crit

  31. Slide 31: Case Study: Helping ADM Save 2.3 Billion Gallons of Water

    31 CASE STUDY: HELPING ADM SAVE 2.3 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) worked with Ecolab to develop a sustainable process to drive water management improvements across its global operations. INNOVATION 160 3D TRASAR™ Cooling Water Technology units provided:  Real-time monitoring

  32. Slide 32: Strong Financial Position

    32 ® STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION

  33. Slide 33: Strong Financial Position

    33 Strong Financial Position Resilient Free Cash Flow Cash on Hand and Term Debt Maturities Cash $M Term Debt* 1,500 WAC: 3.0% Pre-Nalco 1,250 WAM: 11.7 years Transaction ~90% Fixed 1,000 $1,369 $1,662 750 500 750 750 700 627 627 600 250 500 500 458 500 400 250 - * * * * 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 202

  34. Slide 34: Ecolab: A Cash and Return Machine

    34 Ecolab: A Cash and Return Machine Increased cash $9B Cumulative Cash Returned 2009-2019 dividend for 28 consecutive ($ Billions) Common Dividends Paid Shares Repurchased $9.1 years $9.0 $8.2 $8.0 $7.2 Total Returns $7.0 2009-2019 $6.1 $5.3 $6.0 $5.0 $5.0 $5B SHARES REPURCHASED $5.0 $4.5 $3.8 $3.9

  35. Slide 35: Summary

    EC@LAB summARY

  36. Slide 36: Robust Long-Term Opportunity

    36 ROBUST LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITY  Ecolab’s long-term opportunities remain strong  While COVID-19 will present the world with a very challenging 2020, we expect to emerge stronger:  Increased global focus on cleaning and sanitizing  Our continuing investment in strategic drivers increases our tech

  37. Slide 37: Ecolab Summary

    37 ECOLAB SUMMARY Strong Business Model For Consistent, Superior Growth  GLOBAL LEADER WITH SMALL SHARE OF $135+B, GROWING MARKET $122+ Billion Remains to be Sold  SERVING FUNDAMENTAL, GLOBAL AND INCREASINGLY COMPLEX LONG-TERM NEEDS Water, Food Safety, Energy, HAI Prevention, Sustainability  POWE

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