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Count — FY2013 Earnings Presentation

18 slides from Count's earnings presentation, Aug 22, 2013

  1. Slide 1: Full Year Results

    For personal use only Full Year Results 22 August 2013 Barry Lambert - Executive Chairman Michael Spurr - Managing Director & CEO

  2. Slide 2: Full Year Result Highlights

    Full Year Result Highlights For personal use only Financials Operating Result (EBITA): $19.37 million (up 2%) 2 3 Net Income for Member Firms: $20.15 million (up 3%) Net Profit after Tax: $11.08 million (down 2%) Net Profit after Tax attributable to shareholders: $10.92 million CUP Dividends 12 cent

  3. Slide 3: Fully Franked Dividend Declared

    Fully Franked Dividend Declared Dividend Declared Cents Per Ex-Dividend Record Payment For personal use only Share Date Date Date 2014 1st Interim Dividend 3 cents 21/10/2013 25/10/13 15/11/13 Recent CUP Dividends Dividends Paid Cents Per Share Paid 2012 Final Dividend 3 cents 15/08/2012 2013 1st In

  4. Slide 4: The Countplus Network

    The Countplus Network For personal use only 4

  5. Slide 5: Group Performance – Member Firms

    Group Performance – Member Firms 2013 2012 2013 2012 % Change Accounting For personal use only $ ‘000 % of revenues up 2% Total Revenue Financial planning up 5% Total Net Member Revenue 90,242 93,666 100% 11.28% 3.6% Property & related Expenses: services revenue 4% Salaries and Employment (51,698) (

  6. Slide 6: Group Performance – Member Firms

    Group Performance – Member Firms 2013 2013 % Change Head Office is For personal use only $ ‘000 % of Total expected to only Revenue have a mildly Net Income Member Firms 20,153 21.5% 2.6% negative financial impact on CUP’s Head Office Contribution (net cost) (932) 1.0% 214% performance moving forwar

  7. Slide 7: Balance Sheet

    Balance Sheet For personal use only 2013 % $ ‘000 Change Current Assets 35,172 16.3% Non-Current Assets 66,454 2.6% Cooper Reeves (Brisbane, QLD) Total Assets 101,626 7.0% Current Liabilities 22,126 (1.4%) Net debt has increased from Non-Current Liabilities 27,515 44.9% $2.4m last year due Total Lia

  8. Slide 8: Recent Acquisitions / Investments

    Recent Acquisitions / Investments Date Acquirer Acquisition / “Tuck-In” For personal use only Jul 2012 Kidmans Partners Assets of Victorian regional based accounting firm Dyason & (Melbourne, VIC) Associates Oct 2012 Countplus Limited 25% of Adelaide based professional services firm Hood Sweeney Jan

  9. Slide 9: Benefits of Joining Countplus

    Benefits of Joining Countplus What are the benefits to accountants and other For personal use only financial services businesses for being a part of the Countplus network?  Learning from Member Firms & gaining cross referrals; cash buyer &/or diversification and growing business value at a listed m

  10. Slide 10: Class Super

    Class Super  In July 2013 Countplus announced a strategic investment of For personal use only $2.15 million (an approximate 4% interest) in Super-IP  Super-IP is the owner of Australia’s fastest growing Self- Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) software administration system - Class Super (Class) 

  11. Slide 11: Growth Acquisition Strategy

    Growth Acquisition Strategy  Organic growth is our priority – steady demand from For personal use only Vendors  Funding of acquisitions will predominately be funded from profits & borrowings  Acquisitions & investments will continue at 2 levels: - Initial minority stake (30%) in stand-alone busin

  12. Slide 12: "C+2" - Overview

    “C+2” - Overview  Enhancement of existing progressive acquisition strategy For personal use only  Proposed listing of a new accounting only vehicle in 2016/17  Targeting firms with $2m Net Profit before Tax at listing  CUP will take initial interest of 30% of accounting firm  Principals can the

  13. Slide 13: "C+2" – Proposed Time Table & Structure

    “C+2” – Proposed Time Table & Structure Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 For personal use only (2013-2014) (Late 2016) (As soon as practical after Stage 2) “C+2” to acquire (for “C+2” to acquire another “C+2” to list on the ASX. cash) 30% of 21 - 30% of accounting Vendors will directly retain accounting busi

  14. Slide 14: "C+2" – Benefit for Vendor Accounting Firms

    “C+2” – Benefit for Vendor Accounting Firms  Funding to: pay out retiring Principals; make acquisitions; or For personal use only diversify Principal’s investment  Learning from like minded professionals in the Countplus network  Model of the future – Principals retain direct financial interest a

  15. Slide 15: "C+2" – Benefit to CUP

    “C+2” – Benefit to CUP  Risk Mitigation – part ownership reduces risk on large For personal use only investments  Increased growth via “C+2” three stake structure: - Direct ownership & management via Accounting Principals (40%) - Share of listed company ownership via proposed ASX listing (30%) - C

  16. Slide 16: Future Growth

    Future Growth For personal use only Group Efficiency - Member Firms learn from each other and develop best practice - Cost synergies (limited) - Group specialisation Acquisition - Accounting franchise - Carefully targeted - Must be EPS accretive - May take form of “tuck-ins” by existing Member Firms

  17. Slide 17: Outlook

    Outlook  The group benefits from its diversified portfolio of For personal use only businesses represented in every mainland capital city of Australia & in a number of regional centres  First guidance to be reported at Annual General Meeting in November My Accounts SBS (Brisbane, QLD) 17

  18. Slide 18: Full Year Results

    For personal use only Full Year Results 22 August 2013 Barry Lambert - Executive Chairman Michael Spurr - Managing Director & CEO

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