FLSmidth first quarter report presentation 2012 was released on 15 May, 2012. Best viewed on a full screen mode, this quarterly report informs the reader about how well FLSmidth's business has performed in the 1st quarter of 2012.
2. Forward-looking statements
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3. Strong growth in order intake in Q1
Full-year Group expectations unchanged
Working capital to be given increased attention
Varying segment performance and seasonality
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4. Order intake up 29% on
Q1’11, and also up 10%
sequentially
Revenue up 17% due to
increasing order intake last year,
particularly in Non-Ferrous and
Customer Services
Margins on the weak side,
albeit typical for Q1
Net results up 39% due to
positive effect from fair value of
currency hedge agreements
Cash flow from operating
activities negative due to
increase in working capital
Financial developments in Q1 2012
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FLSmidth & Co. A/S
(DKK m)
Q1 2012 Q1 2011 Change
Order intake 6,421 4,964 +29%
Order backlog 28,736 24,033 +20%
Revenue 5,145 4,385 +17%
Gross margin 25.4% 25.2%
EBITA 402 363 +11%
EBITA margin 7.8% 8.3%
EBIT 334 305 +10%
EBIT margin 6.5% 7.0%
Net Results 241 173 +39%
CFFO (117) (101) -16%
Employees 13,500 11,817 +14%
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7. 37%
22%
13%
3%
1%
24%
Distribution of order intake in Q1 2012
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Order intake 2012
– classified by industry
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Cement
CopperGold
Coal
Iron ore
Other
Announced orders in Q1 2012
Copper Latin America DKK 500m
Gold North America DKK 467m
Cement Mongolia DKK 640m
Copper CIS Region DKK 213m
Cement Brazil DKK 470m
Total DKK 2,290m
8. Level of unannounced orders still around DKK ~4bn per quarter
Announced orders amounted to DKK 2.3bn in Q1
Order backlog increased 6% in Q1 and is 20% higher than one year ago.
Order intake increased 29% in Q1 2012
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Order intake (quarterly)
+29% vs. Q1 2011DKKm
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Order backlog (quarterly)
+20% vs. Q1 2011DKKm Book-to-bill ratio
Announced O&M orders
Announced Capital orders
Unannounced orders
9. Organic growth +13% (excl. currency and acquisitions)
Pattern of increasing quarterly revenue over the year likely to be repeated in 2012
Q1 margin typically weak, however also adversely impacted by increase in SG&A
Revenue increased 17% in Q1 2012
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Revenue (quarterly)
+17% vs. Q1 2011DKKm EBITA margin
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EBITA (quarterly)
+11% vs. Q1 2011DKKm
10. Increasing SG&A ratio
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SG&A ratio typically higher in Q1
due to relatively low top-line and
consequently under-absorption of costs
Specific reasons for increase in
SG&A in Q1 2012
Increase in proposal costs; adding to costs
now, but only revenue later
Acquisitions incl. one-offs
Under-absorption of costs
SG&A ratio
0.0%
3.0%
6.0%
9.0%
12.0%
15.0%
18.0%
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SG&A (quarterly)
+24% vs. Q1 2011DKKm
11. CFFO adversely affected by increase in working capital in Q1 2012
CFFI amounted to DKK -209m in Q1 related to acquisition of tangible assets in connection with
ongoing strategic activities (Supercentres, extension of workshop facilities in China and India)
Cash flow from operating and investing activities
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CFFO (quarterly)
-16% vs. Q1 2011DKKm
-400
-200
0
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400
600
800
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2010
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CFFI (quarterly)
-19% vs. Q1 2011DKKm
-1,000
-800
-600
-400
-200
0
200
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2010
Q2
2010
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12. Program to manage working capital launched in Q2
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Working capital (quarterly)
+94% vs. Q1 2011DKKm
Working capital increased 19% in Q1 to
DKK 1,926m
Structural reasons for increase in working
capital:
Strategic initiatives in Customer Services
Change in business mix towards more
mining and less cement
Specific reasons for increase in inventory
in Q1 2012
Introduction of division stocking
programmes in the USA
Build up of stock for the summer
season in Cembrit
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2011
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2011
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WC /TTM* Sales
TTM : Trailing-Twelve-Months
13. Net debt increasing due to negative CFFO in Q1 and relatively high level of investments
Equity ratio of 36% comfortably above minimum targeted level of 30%
Dividend of DKK 9 per share paid on 10 April 2012 (equivalent to DKK 471m)
Capital structure
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NIBD (quarterly)
DKKm
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
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2010
Q2
2010
Q3
2010
Q4
2010
Q1
2011
Q2
2011
Q3
2011
Q4
2011
Q1
2012
Equity (quarterly)
DKKm Equity ratio
(0.8)
(0.6)
(0.4)
(0.2)
-
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
(2,000)
(1,500)
(1,000)
(500)
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
Q1
2010
Q2
2010
Q3
2010
Q4
2010
Q1
2011
Q2
2011
Q3
2011
Q4
2011
Q1
2012
Gearing
(NIBD/ TTM* EBITDA)
Gearing 0.14x EBITDA +14% vs. Q1 2011
TTM: Trailing-Twelve-Months
16. Strong increase in order intake in Q1 reflection of continued high capacity utilisation as well as
receipt of several small rebuild and retrofit projects
Clear pattern of increasing quarterly revenue over the calendar year
O&M contracts progressing well and Supercenter build-out in line with plans
Strong growth in order intake and revenue
Customer Services
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Revenue (quarterly)
DKKm EBITA margin+30% vs. Q1 2011
0.0%
4.0%
8.0%
12.0%
16.0%
20.0%
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
Q1
2010
Q2
2010
03
2010
Q4
2010
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2011
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2011
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2011
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2012
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
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2010
Q2
2010
03
2010
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2010
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2011
Q2
2011
Q3
2011
Q4
2011
Q1
2012
Order intake (quarterly)
+36% vs. Q1 2011DKKm
29. VISION
“We will be our customers’
preferred full-service provider
of sustainable minerals and
cement technologies”
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30. Financial targets (unchanged)
Future Outlook
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Financial targets
Annual revenue growth Above market average
EBITA margin 10-13%
Equity ratio >30%
Financial gearing (NIBD/EBITDA) <2
Pay-out ratio 30-50%
CFFI (excl. acquisitions) DKK -700m to -900m
The Board will be considering and adopting new financial targets for return on capital
– no later than in connection with the Annual Report for 2012
31. Group Guidance 2012 Actual 2011
Revenue DKK 24-26bn DKK 22bn
EBITA ratio >10% 10.9%
EBIT ratio 9-10% 9.9%
Tax rate 30-32% 31%
CFFI (excl. acquisitions) DKK -900m DKK -733m
Group guidance 2012 (unchanged)
Future Outlook
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32. Key take-aways
Order intake validates strong underlying demand
Group expectations unchanged despite slow start
Increased focus on working capital and SG&A
ROCE targets to be discussed and adopted
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33. Questions &
Answers
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in Salt Lake City, USA
on 26-27 September 2012
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