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Turners Business Update and FY17 Guidance

Guidance28 March 2017TRAConsumer Discretionary

28 March 2017
Company Announcement


TURNERS BUSINESS UPDATE AND FY17 GUIDANCE


 Positive progress being made on key initiatives including integration of Autosure insurance;

establishment of the securitisation funding model; and growth in demand for the MTF non-

recourse finance product.

 FY17 Guidance: Net Profit Before Tax expected to be between $24.0 million and $24.5

million

 Q3 dividend declared at 4 cents per share, taking the total of the 3 interim year-to-date

dividends to 10 cents per share.

 The Company advises that it is likely to undertake a dual listing on the ASX in FY18.

Integrated automotive financial services group, Turners Limited (NZX:TNR), is making positive

progress on a number of key business initiatives and has today provided guidance for the full year to

31 March 2017 of Net Profit Before Tax of between $24.0 million and $24.5 million. The Automotive

Retail division continues to perform strongly and the multi-channel approach continues to deliver

benefits for margins and finance sales. Buy Right Cars Group was the latest acquisition for the group

and the business is performing in-line with expectations. The flow of the Buy Right Cars finance

contracts into the Turners Limited finance business is now gaining momentum.

The Finance segment continues to transition towards lower risk, lower margin lending. The new non-

recourse lending product for MTF, which was officially launched to the MTF network early this year

in a staged roll-out, is gaining traction and building quickly, with over $14 million in loans written

since the pilot started in early December 2016. The growth of the book and adoption by MTF

originators has exceeded expectations, and will contribute positively to FY18 earnings.

The securitisation programme is now fully implemented and operating, with credit approval for an

initial $150 million limit from BNZ. This has been a significant project for Turners and will reduce the

cost of funds, create further finance growth headroom and strengthen Turners’ funding base for its

finance business.

In the Insurance segment, Turners has now received approval from the Reserve Bank of New

Zealand for the transfer of the Autosure portfolio to Turners. The integration of Autosure into the

Turners group is expected to be completed by the end of the FY17 financial year, with profit

contributions from this business commencing in FY18.

Based on the positive ongoing performance of the company, the Board has declared a Q3 fully

imputed dividend of 4 cents per share, taking year to date dividends to 10 cents per share. Any final

dividend will be declared following announcement of the FY17 results and would be paid in June

2017.


Growth remains a priority for Turners, through both M&A and by leveraging opportunities within

each business. Turners is likely to undertake a foreign-exempt compliance listing on the ASX,

providing it with access to a larger capital market to support its growth strategy.

CEO of Turners, Todd Hunter, said: “We have successfully integrated the value accretive acquisitions

of Buy Right Cars and Autosure into our business in the past 6 months, and we have made good

progress on a number of important initiatives, which all contribute and support the future growth of

Turners.”

“There are numerous growth opportunities available to us in the fragmented automotive market

and we have a disciplined approach to identifying and assessing those that best fit our business and

will add value to our shareholders. We are looking forward to another year of strong year of growth

in FY18.”

Turners will announce its FY17 financial results and final dividend in late May 2017.



ENDS


For more information, please visit www.turnerslimited.co.nz or contact:


Todd Hunter

Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +64 9 580 9358

Email: todd.hunter@turners.co.nz


Jackie Ellis

Media Liaison

Tel: +64 9 360 8500

Email: jackie@ellisandco.co.nz



About Turners Limited

Turners is an integrated financial services group primarily operating in the automotive sector and

providing strength in three integrated areas.

 Customer Origination – Turners are the largest second hand vehicle retailer in New Zealand

and allows us direct access to vehicle buyers and sellers and the opportunity to cross-sell our

finance and insurance products.

 Finance and Insurance – Turners have a portfolio of reputable businesses offering finance

and insurance products to customers across New Zealand.

 Debt Management Services – We help businesses of any size in New Zealand and Australia

with better management of their credit challenges.

www.turnerslimited.co.nz

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