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Evraz — FY2005 Earnings Presentation

31 slides from Evraz's earnings presentation, Apr 27, 2006

  1. Slide 1: Excellent Progress Against IPO Commitments: 2005 Preliminary Results

    EXCELLENT PROGRESS AGAINST IPO COMMITMENTS 2005 Preliminary Results APRIL 27, 2006

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer This document does not constitute or form part of and should not be construed as, an offer to sell or issue or the solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire securities of Evraz Group S.A. (Evraz) or any of its subsidiaries in any jurisdiction or an inducement to enter into investment act

  3. Slide 3: Agenda

    Agenda n Results n Strategy n Current Outlook n Q&A 2

  4. Slide 4: Strong Financial Results

    Strong Financial Results Revenue Total Assets 8,000 $ mln 80% 8 000 6,651 $ mln 6,508 5,933 6,000 60% 6 000 4,253 4 000 4,000 40% 2,168 2,232 2 000 1,540 2,000 1,222 20% 0 0 0% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 T otal assets ROCE***,% EBITDA2,017 Net Profit $ mln 1,860 $ mln 2,000 40% 2,000 25

  5. Slide 5: Excellent Progress since IPO

    Excellent Progress since IPO n Delivering superior growth n 10% growth in Group sales n 18% growth in domestic sales n Acquisition of high quality international downstream assets n Expanded mining platform n Strong growth in mining segment n Increased iron ore and coking coal resources n Focus on lo

  6. Slide 6: Summary Income Statement

    Summary Income Statement (US$ million, unless otherwise shown) 2005 2004 Revenues +10% 6,508 5,933 Cost of Revenues +18% (4,160) (3,514) SG&A +22% (658) (539) EBITDA * (8%) 1,860 2,017 EBITDA Margin 28.6% 34.0% Profit from Operations (14%) 1,584 1,837 Net Profit ** (23%) 905 1,180 Earnings per Share

  7. Slide 7: Continued Volume Growth

    Continued Volume Growth Product 2005, 2004, y-o-y ‘000 ‘000 change tonnes tonnes % n Retained position Steel division of the largest steel Pig iron 11,457 11,558 (0.9)% producer in Russia +1.2% Steel 13,852 13,689 Rolled products 12,086 11,995 +0.8% n Enhanced position in self-sufficiency in Mining

  8. Slide 8: Prices for Major Products

    Prices for Major Products n Stable domestic pricing environment supported sustainability of earnings Rebars* H-beams* 600 600 450 450 300 300 150 150 Apr July Aug Dec June May Nov Sept Oct Jan March Feb Apr July Dec Aug June Sept Oct May Nov Jan March Feb Expo rt price , FO B (Fa r Ea s t) Evra z pr

  9. Slide 9: Steel Segment – Continued Growth

    Steel Segment – Continued Growth Production Revenue m tonnes 2004 2005 7,000 $6,221 m $5,809 m 6,000 Pig Iron 11.6 11.5 5,000 Change, Y-o-Y (0.9%) US$m 4,000 3,000 Steel 13.7 13.9 2,000 1,000 Change, Y-o-Y 1.2% 0 2004 2005 Rolled Products 12.0 12.1 C onstruction Railway Mining Change, Y-o-Y 0.8% Sem

  10. Slide 10: Mining Segment – Strong Growth

    Mining Segment – Strong Growth Production Revenue Mining Segment 1,200 $989 m m tonnes 2004 2005 1,000 Iron ore - 800 $611 m US$m Concentrate 2.5 2.7 600 400 Change, Y-o-Y 10.1% 200 Iron ore - Sinter 7.9 8.8 0 2004 2005 Change, Y-o-Y 11.2% Third Party Inter-C ompany Iron ore - Pellets 3.3 5.2 Change

  11. Slide 11: Cost Structure

    Cost Structure § Evraz’s consolidated cost of revenues amounted to US$ 4,160 million and US$ 3,514 million in 2005 and 2004, respectively Steel Segment, 2005 Mining Segment,2005 7% 20% 7% 28% 4% 9% 63% 24% 10% 21% 7% Ra w ma teria ls Transpo rtation Sta ff cos ts Raw materials Staff costs Depreciati

  12. Slide 12: Net Income

    Net Income n Impacted by growing depreciation charge and income tax expense 2005 2004 Net Income, US$ million 1,043 1,345 Depreciation, depletion and amortisation 243 168 Income tax expense 476 377 Interest expense, net 127 96 (Income)/Loss from associates (45) (43) Loss on disposal of property, pla

  13. Slide 13: Excellent Cash Flow Generation

    Excellent Cash Flow Generation n Net Operating Cash Flow improved by +58% from US$ 946 million in 2004 to US$ 1,496 million in 2005 n Stronger Operating Cash Flow supported by enhanced Working Capital management n Conversion of EBITDA to Net Operating Cash Flow much stronger reaching 81% 2005 Cash F

  14. Slide 14: Capital Expenditure

    Capital Expenditure n Ongoing capex programme to improve efficiency n Total capex spending in 2005 of US$ 695 million n Project capex c.US$ 600 million n Key projects delivered on time n 2006 capex budgeted to be c.US$ 435 million Key Capital Investment Projects 2005 2006 Status Actual Planned NTMK:

  15. Slide 15: Strong Financial Position

    Strong Financial Position n Low-levered company with Net Debt/EBITDA below 1.0x n Share of Unsecured Debt increased to 60% in 2005 vs. 48% in 2004 n Multiple upgrades: n Ba3 by Moody’s n BB- by Fitch n B+/Positive Outlook by S&P Total Debt and Net Debt/EBITDA Significantly Improved Debt Maturity Pro

  16. Slide 16: Agenda

    Agenda n Results n Strategy n Current Outlook n Q&A 15

  17. Slide 17: Strategy

    Strategy Achieve Superior Growth Enhance Margin Profile n Advance long product leadership n Enhance cost leadership position position in Russia and CIS n Increase efficiency through operational n Leverage construction product range improvements and ongoing realization breadth, effective distribution

  18. Slide 18: Top Russian Steel Producer

    Top Russian Steel Producer Evraz’s Main Locations Top Russian Steel Producers Output1 (million tonnes) Russian Main ranking Company 2003 2004 2005 products 1 Evraz 13.9 13.7 13.9 Long 2 MMK 11.5 11.3 11.3 Flat/long 3 Severstal 9.9 10.4 10.8 Flat/long 4 NLMK 8.9 9.1 8.4 Flat 5 Mechel 4.6 5.5 4.6 Long

  19. Slide 19: Low Cost Producer

    Low Cost Producer n Lowest cost producer of steel in Russia and CIS n Substantial level of vertical integration and self-sufficiency in iron ore and coal with benefit from vertical integration growing by a factor of 4.3x on pro-forma basis n Mines located close to steel production sites Benefit of V

  20. Slide 20: Well-positioned in High Growth Domestic Market

    Well-positioned in High Growth Domestic Market n Reinforcing long product leadership in Russia and CIS n Exposed to high growth markets n Construction growth in Russia and CIS continues to outperform GDP n Rail product growth driven by US$21 billion investment in railway infrastructure and rolling s

  21. Slide 21: Enhance Margin Profile

    Enhance Margin Profile n Active arbitrage and management of semis exposure through portfolio flexibility n Resolving quality issues and improving customer service and logistics – key to realize benefits from premium slab capacity Slab/Billet Portfolio Flexibility Portfolio Management Opportunity US$

  22. Slide 22: Market Share Opportunity

    Market Share Opportunity n Russian sales remain high at more than 60% n Despite increase in volumes, non-Russian sales down as a proportion of total sales from 45% in 2004 to 40% in 2005 n Pursuing downstream integration to secure access to attractive export markets n Asia remains core market for se

  23. Slide 23: Major Acquisitions in 2005

    Major Acquisitions in 2005 Yuzhkuzbassugol n 50% stake acquired from Evraz shareholders to simplify corporate structure and improve transparency regarding related parties n Leading coal producer in Russia, operating 10 mines, 2 washing plants, 3 machinery plants, 3 transportation companies and a num

  24. Slide 24: Successful Integration of Downstream Assets

    Successful Integration of Downstream Assets n Highly cash generative businesses. n Consolidated only in the 2nd half 2005 n All integration benefits will be fully realised in 2006 onwards Selected Preliminary Financial Data 2005 Palini e Bertoli US$' 000* US$' 000 Income Statement 2005E** Consolidat

  25. Slide 25: Corporate Governance

    Corporate Governance n Highly professional pro-active Board n 3 independent directors chairing the following committees: n Strategy Committee n Audit Committee n Remuneration Committee n Chairman and CEO positions split by decision of the Board in November, 2005 n High quality entrepreneurial manage

  26. Slide 26: Agenda

    Agenda n Results n Strategy n Current Outlook n Q&A 25

  27. Slide 27: 2006 Market Dynamics

    2006 Market Dynamics Q1 2006, Q1 2005, Q1 2006 / Q1 2006 / Product ‘000 ‘000 Q1 2005 Q4 2005 tonnes tonnes change, % change, % Steel division Pig iron 3,071 3,032 +1.3% +3.9% Steel 3,841 3,541 +8.5% +5.6% Rolled products1 3,405 3,049 +11.6% +5.8% Mining division2 Iron ore (saleable products) Concent

  28. Slide 28: Pricing Outlook 2005 - 2006

    Pricing Outlook 2005 - 2006 Rebars * H-beams * 600 600 450 450 300 300 150 150 April Apr July Aug Dec June May Nov Sept Oct Jan March Jan March Feb Feb April Apr July Dec Aug June Sept Oct May Nov Jan March Jan March Feb Feb 0 0 Expo rt price , FOB (Fa r Ea s t) Evra z prices , FCA Expo rt price , F

  29. Slide 29: Current Outlook

    Current Outlook n Evraz committed to enhancing its position as a leading low cost producer of long products in Russia and CIS n Evraz will expand its presence in non-Russian markets n The Group has enjoyed a promising start to 2006 n Improvement in the world and Russian steel markets expected 28

  30. Slide 30: Agenda

    Agenda n Results n Strategy n Current Outlook n Q&A 29

  31. Slide 31: Evraz Group

    =) EVRAZ GROUP

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