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Company Update April 2018

Earnings Results9 April 2018SCTIndustrials

Automation + Robotics
Company Update

Chris Hopkins, CEOApril 2018

Performance highlights for the six months to 28 February 2018
Recorded income of $67.5m –

up 19% 

on 2017 

Delivered Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amort

isation (EBITDA) of 

$6.4m –

up 25% 

on 2017

Net Profit Before Tax of $4.8m –

up 13% 

on 2017 (affected by a higher 

amortisation charge relating to the Bladestop acquisition and l

ower interest 

income)

Operating cash outflow of $2.6m

 (vs inflow of $10.2m in 2016) r

eflects upfront 

working capital requirements related to the forward order book

Cash of $21.7m (with no debt) Interim dividend unchanged at 4.0c in preparation for the Alvey

 settlement 

(dividend reinvestment plan available for shareholders)

Result summary
1H16

1H17

1H18

Change

$000

$000

$000

Australasia

33,533

45,091

47,367

+5%

Amercias

8,184

6,263

11,381

+82%

Asia/Europe

1,099

5,316

8,724

+64%

Sales

42,816 56,670 67,472

+19%

EBITDA

4,023

5,103

6,390

+25%

margin

9.4%

9.0%

9.5%

Depreciation & amortisation

848

1,205

1,772

+47%

EBIT

3,175

3,898

4,618

+18%

margin

7.4%

6.9%

6.8%

Net interest

-418

313

142

-55%

Net Profit Before Tax

2,757

4,211

4,760

+13%

Tax

809

1,324

1,605

+21%

Net Profit After Tax

1,948

2,887

3,155

+9%

Cash (Debt)

-9,366

32,810

21,682

-34%

Trade debtors

11

,

879

13

,

540

20

,

053

+48%

Inventor

y

13,110

10,660

19,214

+80%

Trade creditors

9,383

9,406

8,680

-8%

Working capital

15,606 14,794 30,587

+107%

56,670
2,276

0

10,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,000

1H17 rev

Australasia

Asia/Europe

Americas

1H18 rev

3,408

5,118

67,472

Revenue bridge 1H17 to 1H18 ($000’s)

NPBT bridge 1H17 to 1H18 ($000’s)
4,211

398

118

902

146

0

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000

1H17 NPBT

Australasia

Amercias

Asia/Europe

Dep & Amort

JV net surplus

Net interest

Admin & FX

1H18 NPBT

567

171

277

4,760

XXX

Ten year revenue growth profile
First half 2018 growth rates are consistent with long run trend


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0

20,00040,00060,00080,000

100,000120,000140,000

FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY

13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18

Series2

Series3

35%

21%

20%

Revenue

5 year rev CAGR

3 year rev CAGR

Rocklabs

Apr 08

Bladestop

Oct 16

MAR

Jan 15

RobotWorx

May 14

JBS buys 50.1%

Apr 16

10 year rev CAGR

2H EBITDA

1H EBITDA

Ten year divisional revenue breakdown
April 2016

JBS acquires 50.1% at $1.39 per share

Aug balance date

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Accum growth

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

$m

Meat processing

5

5

6

6

8

8

11

39

40

40

Industrial

2

1

3

8

7

9

31

31

40

40

Mining

912192834 2914172226

17

Appliances

16

12

22

16

16

17

29

14

20

26

10

Other

6

3

3

1

1

2

1

1

Total

25

31

47

59

67

63

62

73

114

134

108

Sales to JBS

0.3

3.2

Acquisitions

Rocklabs

RobotWorx

MAR

Bladestop

Apr-08

May-14

Jan-15

Oct-16

Revenue CAGR

1 year

3 year

5 year

Max.

Meat processing

2%

90%

50%

30%

Industrial

32%

14%

55%

43%

Mining

18%

25%

-2%

12%

Appliances

30%

39%

12%

6%

TOTAL

17%

35%

21%

20%

key drivers in the short to medium term –market opportunities for :•
Alvey Europe


Strategic rational


Builds an end‐to‐end automation offering


Accelerate market access


Technology transfer (Service business model; software engineeri

ng 

expertise; Maestro+)


Synergies


Take Alvey products and technology into new markets via Scott c

hannels (by geography 

[egGermany, USA], key customers [egJBS], applications [meat pro

cessing])


Utilise low cost production in Czech Republic


Support Scott’s entry into Europe (meat processing; Bladestop)

Key Product Drivers / Market Opportunities

Alvey Europe

key product drivers in the short to medium term –market opportunities for :•
Alvey Europe

Key Product Drivers / Market Opportunities


Bladestop


Expanding product range


In‐house development of Scott 600 saw near completion


Scott 400 development to follow


European saw

key product drivers in the short to medium term –market opportunities for :•
Alvey Europe


Bladestop


Increasing adoption ofmeat automation technology:


Lamb in Australasia


Started with Beef in Australia


Substantial development work in Pork and Poultry in USA and Eur

ope 

(Through the P&L)

Key Product Drivers / Market Opportunities

key product drivers in the short to medium term –market opportunities for :•
Alvey Europe


Bladestop


Increasing adoption ofmeat automation technology:


DEXA –Australia developments and wider interest

Key Product Drivers / Market Opportunities

key product drivers in the short to medium term –market opportunities for :•
Alvey Europe


Bladestop


Increasing adoption ofmeat automation technology:


DEXA –Australia developments and wider interest


Mining technology developments


Growing interest in lab automation


Robofuel


Robotic idler change

Key Product Drivers / Market Opportunities

Outlook
Forwardprojectwork–remainsapprox.10monthsSignificantprojectworkunderway


PorkintheUSA


Redmeat(beef)developmentwork


MininginNorway,ChileandMexico


AppliancesystemsforUSAandChina

AlveyIncreasingsalestoJBS($3.2minFY17)Strongbalancesheettoleverageoff

OrganicGrowth–

Expandandimproveoncurrentactivities


OngoingInvestmentinR&D:

»

Maintenance‐tomaintaincompetitiveedge

»

Development‐tocreatenewopportunities

Acquisitions–

Complementarytoexistingbusiness(

Geography/technology/skills/mar

kets)

Thank you
Scott capability showcase video

Appendix 1Alvey Group

Transaction summary
Revenue to March 2017:

€33.6m (NZ$56.5m)

Multiple:

Approx. 4.5x historic March 2017 EBITDA

Location:

Headquartered in Belgium along with operations in France, Czech

 

Republic and the UK

Staff:

250

Expected acquisition date:

April 2018Payment from cash reserves 

NZ dollar figures based on a EURNZD rate of 1.6805

Company overview
Palletisers and depalletisersPallet conveyorsCase conveyorsOrder preparation systems

Stacker cranesIn‐house software to run and manage automation processes (Maestro+ and EvoLink)

Offering:  

Automated and robotic systems for handling the internal logisti

cs of secondary 

packaging (trays, carton boxes, crates) and pallets.

AlveyGroup company profile video

Fully integrated: 

Design, build, 

assembly, supporting software and subsequent service contracts  

Customer base: 

Predominately from 

the manufacturing and distribution sectors (with an emphasis on food) across Western and Eastern Europe (including Russia) 

Company overview –Locations
Belgium93 staff

Location:  Deerlijk–60km west of Brussels50 year historyCorporate head officeTwo‐thirds of engineering staffHosts the majority of project management staffSome modest production

Czech Republic132 staff

Location:  Podivin–near Czech/

Austrian border; 90km north of Vi

enna

20 year historyPrincipal production and assembly siteSites also at two other location

s for metal works and software 

engineering

France25 staff

Location:  Two sites –one in Plo

emeur(North West) and one in Ma

rseille 

(South East)

50 year historySales and service

UK1 staff

Location:  BirminghamCompany incorporated in 2015Sales and service

United Kingdom

France

Belgium

Czech Republic

Scott Germany

Company overview –March 2017 revenue snapshot
73%

25%

3%

Automation

Services

Software

Revenue by activity in FY17

Revenue by end customer –prior 3 years

Revenue to March 2017:

€33.6m (NZ$56.5m)Equivalent to approx. 42% of Scott’s FY17 revenue5 year CAGR of 14% pa 

Composition:

73% from projects (design through to build and integration) and

 

25% from service work such as maintenance contracts, 24/7 hotlines, spares, modifications & upgradesApprox. 70% of revenue in past 3 years from food industry participants

35%

25%

18%

12%

8%

4%

Frozen potatoes &vegetablesDairy & specialnutritionOthersHygiene paperBakerySnack foods

Company overview ‐People
A very high calibre Senior Executive

Maarten van LeeuwenGroup Managing Director15 years with AlveyLed a management buyout in 2011 which positioned Alveyfor the shape it takes today

Frederic HermierGroup Sales Director11 years with AlveyAlso involved with t

he 2011 management 

buyout

Olivier ClaerboutGroup Engineering Director1 year with Alvey(but 3 years as ISO and VCA advisor)

Aaron VanwalleghemGroup Operations Director15 years with Alvey

Senior executive snapshot•

Average tenure of 10 years 


Average age of 41


Majority are fluent in speaking and writing English (English is the official language of the company)


All senior executives will remain post transaction 

Strategic rationaleBuilding an end‐to‐end automation offering for the overall production process from raw material receipt to final distribution.
Scott

Raw material 

receipts

Production & 

manufacturing 

process

Packaging

Palletising

Internal 

logistics

External 

transport

Warehousing 

and distribution

Alvey

Raw material 

receipts

Production & 

manufacturing 

process

Packaging

Palletising

Internal 

logistics

External 

transport

Warehousing 

and distribution

Scott + 

Alvey

Raw material 

receipts

Production & 

manufacturing 

process

Packaging

Palletising

Internal 

logistics

External 

transport

Warehousing 

and distribution

None

Low

Medium

High

Key: Level of expertise

Strategic rationale –Business appeal
High calibre 

management team 

and workforce

Robust systems 

and internal 

processes

Low cost 

manufacturing

European 

scale/visibility

Meaningful entry 

into backend 

logistics

Direct application 

to JBS 

opportunities

Existing expertise 

in chilled/frozen 

factory 

environments 

Greatly add to our 

software 

capabilities

EPS accretive

Like minded 

company culture

Strategic rational –Synergy opportunities
Take Alveyinto new markets via our Scott channels

•Geographies –Germany, USA, Australia, New Zealand and China•Key customers –JBS•Applications –meat processing 

Utilise key aspect of Alveyacross Scott globally

•Service business model•Software engineering expertise •Maestro+ and EvoLink

Utilise Alvey’slow cost production in Czech Republic for the wi

der Group

Support entry of key Scott technology into Europe

•Meat processing into Europe•Bladestop into Europe

Cost reductions from greater purchasing powerSupport Alvey to move into related technologies and new custome

rs groups 

Stronger balance sheet to support Alvey with bigger projects

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