MFT – Investor Day/ Market Update
MAINFREIGHT:
INVESTOR
DAY,
TAURANGA
14
OCTOBER
2020
Page
2
Agenda
•
9.00am
Welcome
Don
Braid
•
9.15am
New
Zealand
Craig
Evans
•
9.30am
Europe
Ben
Fitts
•
9.45am
Australia
Rodd
Morgan
•
10.00am
Americas
John
Hepworth
•
10.15am
Asia
Cary
Chung
•
10.30am
Group
Update |
Q&A
Don
Braid
•
11.00am
Site
Tour
•
12.00pm
Lunch
with
Team
Tauranga
Auckland
Thames
Napier
Wellington
Nelson
Masterton
Gisborne
Whangarei
Hamilton
Rotorua
Taupo
New Plymouth
Palmerston North
Whanganui
Blenheim
Christchurch
Greymouth
Ashburton
Timaru
Oamaru
Invercargill
Cromwell
Gore
Dunedin
Levin
Kaitaia
New
Zealand
Craig
Evans
Page
4
Trading
Conditions
–New
Zealand
•
Market
actively
challenging
existing
supply
chains
– flight
to
quality
and
efficiency
•
Increase
in
outsourcing
•
Our
suite
of
services
and
network
continues
to
improve
quality
Variance
(YTD
September
Est)
•
Revenue
4.4%
•
PBT
8.9%
Page
5
•
Loss
in
traditional
international
tourism
offset
by
increased
domestic
tourism
and
returning
New
Zealanders
•
Overall
volumes
are
on
the
increase
•
Mainfreight
well
‐
positioned
to
convert
outsourcing
and
supply
chain
enquiry
Covid
Impact
–New
Zealand
Page
6
Transport•
Gaining
market
share
•
Network
expansion
has
assisted
market
share
•
Margins
holding
up
•
Levin
branch
opened
during
COVID
‐
19;
Tauranga
new
build
completed;
3
others
in
design/construction
in
Gore,
Spring
Creek
&
Whakatane
Warehousing•
Increased
levels
of
outsourcing
enquiry
•
Good
gains,
especially
in
larger
customer
groups
•
Three
new
warehouses
opened
since
March
–2
in
Auckland,
1
in
Hamilton
Segment
Overview
–New
Zealand
Page
7
Air
&
Ocean
•
Courageous
effort
during
COVID
‐
19
coordinating
PPE
imports
–air
charters
•
Converted
new
business
as
competitors
went
missing
during
the
height
of
the
pandemic
•
Localized
customer
relationships
proved
invaluable;
regional
development
continues
Segment
Overview
–New
Zealand
Page
8
•
Ongoing
trading
improvements
from
established
customers,
and
increasing
market
share
sees
all
three
divisions
busy
•
Seasonal
increases
in
trading
(pre
‐
Christmas)
are
expected
/
new
customer
activity
•
Remain
cautiously
optimistic
In
Summary
–New
Zealand
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Ostend
Brussels
Genk
Born
‘s-Heerenberg
Frankfurt
Paris
Pruszków
Katowice
Cluj-Napoca
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Kiev
Ploiesti
Lyon
London
Antwerp
Pozna
ń
Warsaw
Milan
Manchester
Zaltbommel
Tilburg
Hamburg
Timisoara
Bacau
Barcelona
EuropeBen
Fitts
Page
10
Trading
Conditions
– Europe
•
Steady.
Large
customers
recovered
well
&
optimistic
•
High
sales
/
low
inventory,
impacting
warehouse
utilisation
•
Normal
inventory
levels
expected
by
end
of
calendar
year
•
Sales
team
winning
new
business
in
a
challenging
sales
environment
•
Increasing
number
of
Brexit
‐
related
enquiries
Variance
(YTD
September
Est)
•
Revenue
0.2%
•
PBT
(11.2)%
Page
11
Effects•
Impact
of
short
‐
term
illness
•
Inventory
rollercoaster
as
customers
balance
supply
chains
in
uncertain
times
•
Capacity
constraints
for
air
and
ocean
freight
•
Covid measures
constantly
changing
(regions/countries)
Opportunities•
Increased
focus
on
efficiency,
doing
more
with
less
has
assisted
margin
performance
•
Regular,
useful
communication
appreciated
by
customers
•
More
hustle,
particularly
airfreight
•
Mainfreight
culture
further
embedded
–No
job
descriptions
Covid
Impact
– Europe
Page
12
Transport•
Continues
to
strengthen
•
Network
development
– Netherlands,
Romania,
Italy
•
Sales
growth
a
high
priority,
focus
on
freight
that
feeds
the
network
•
Synchronised
approach
toward
measurement
of
quality
and
efficiency
Warehousing•
Zaltbommel
(NL)
2nd
phase
opened
in
March
– 26,000sqm
(total
site
=
52,000sqm)
•
First
UK
warehouse
will
be
operational
December
2020,
in
time
for
Brexit
•
Temporary
inventory
lull
due
to
delayed
or
cancelled
replenishment
orders
•
Focus
on
pushing
more
freight
into
the
Mainfreight
network
and
improving
utilisation
Segment
Overview
– Europe
Page
13
Air
&
Ocean
•
New
branches
in
Manchester
and
Barcelona.
Nordics
on
the
radar
•
Focus
on
consolidation
growth
for
air/ocean
•
Improved
profit
necessary
to
enable
move
network
development
•
Sales
growth
top
priority
Segment
Overview
– Europe
Page
14
•
A
healthy
amount
of
new
business
trialling
or
committed
for
early
2021
•
Expect
revenue
performance
to
improve
through
the
second
half
of
this
year
•
Sales
culture
developing,
plenty
of
energy,
improved
in
‐
country
cross
‐
selling
•
Network
expansion
and
intensification
to
continue
•
Covid
‐
related
uncertainty.
Overhead
control
remains
critical
•
The
ball
is
bouncing
now,
it
just
needs
to
bounce
higher!
In
Summary
– Europe
Gold Coast
Sydney
Brisbane
Townsville
Adelaide
Canberra
Bunbury
Perth
Melbourne
Ballarat
Geelong
Albury
Newcastle
Narangba
Bendigo
Toowoomba
AustraliaRodd
Morgan
Page
16
Trading
Conditions
– Australia
•
Strong.
Nice
mix
of
customers,
trading
well
•
AU
economy
resilient
–targeted
Government
support and
pent
up
consumer
demand
diverted
to
local
goods
and
services
•
Good
new
business
acquired
– increased
customer
enquiry
•
Warehouse
utilisation
steady
overall
•
Overheads
and
cash
collection
managed
well
•
Domestic
margin
improvements
Variance
(YTD
September
Est)
•
Revenue
11.8%
•
PBT
99.1%
Page
17
•
Constantly
changing
Covid requirements
across
states
–Victoria
an
outlier
•
Better
business
discipline
&
focus
–more
hustle
&
intensity
•
Branch
Manager
is
king
–gives
us
great
agility
&
local
decision
making/knowledge
•
No
travel
has
led
to
increased
internal
communication
•
Deeper
more
regular
communications
with
customers
Covid
Impact
– Australia
Page
18
Transport•
Strong
profit
performance
through
pleasing
sales,
margin
growth
&
overhead
cost
control
•
Big
branches
going
well
&
regional
branches
showing
significant
improvement
•
Network
growth
is
key:
3
new
branches
opened
recently
with
6
more
planned
by
mid
next
year
•
Owens
(wharf
operator)
showing
good
profit
progress
in
a
tough
environment.
New
IT
platform
will
help
service
quality/efficiency
•
New
facilities
in
design
phase
for
owned
land
in
Adelaide
&
SE
Melbourne
Warehousing•
Good
profit
&
revenue
growth
continuing;
average
90%
utilization
over
last
6
months
•
New
20,000m2
purpose
built
warehouse
at
Epping.
Third
15,000m2
Sydney
warehouse
imminent
•
Continued
focus
on
customers
with
high
value,
complex
needs
that
feed
our
broader
networks
•
Mainfreight
“Mobile”
started
in
Sydney
to
handle
container
devanning
and
broader
needs
Segment
Overview
– Australia
Page
19
Air
&
Ocean
•
Good
revenue
growth
but
we
are
working
hard
to
improve
margins
•
Focused
on
global
LCL
air/ocean
growth
opportunities
•
Improvement
required
in
the
growth
of
export
air
and
sea
freight
•
Adding
Air
&
Ocean
sales
team
to
our
regional
locations
is
important
•
Good
sales
growth
progress
in
Perishable
airfreight
branches
Segment
Overview
continued
...
Page
20
•
New
business
performance
and
sales
pipeline
pleasing
•
We
are
a
better
business
in
all
areas
than
a
year
ago
•
Heading
into
a
period
of
network
growth
•
Cautiously
optimistic
about
the
trading
environment
next
year.
Big
business
seem
confident
but
small
business
will
struggle
– especially
Victoria
•
We
have
good
business
momentum
In
Summary
– Australia
Charleston
Norfolk
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Newark
Hartford
Boston
Albany
Toronto
Detroit
Atlanta
Memphis
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Laredo
Dallas
Houston
Miami
McAllen
Austin
Phoenix
San Diego
Mexico City
Santiago, Chile
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Queretaro
Indianapolis
Salt Lake City
San Antonio
AmericasJohn
Hepworth
Page
22
Trading
Conditions
– Americas
•
After
slow
1
st
quarter,
business
has
improved
•
Asian
imports
increasing;
sea
and
air
carrier
allocation
at
a
premium
•
Port
congestion
and
chassis
shortages
becoming
a
serious
issue
Variance
(YTD
August)
Mainfreight
Var
CaroTrans
Var
•
Revenue
1.4%
4.1%
(6.9)%
•
PBT
(13.1)%
11.1%
(55.6)%
Page
23
Effects•
While
effects
of
Covid and
racial
tension
have
divided
the
nation,
business
is
returning
to
“new
normal”
•
Transport
sector
struggling
to
find
drivers
Opportunities•
e
‐
Commerce
continues
to
increase
and
is
assisting
growth,
particularly
in
Warehousing
and
Air
&
Ocean
Covid
Impact
– Americas
Page
24
Transport•
Larger
players
struggling
with
driver
shortage
•
Mainfreight
still
managing
to
attract
Owner
Drivers
to
service
our
8
key
line
‐
haul
hubs
•
Our
LTL
network
in
US/Canada
growing
– 145
moves
both
inbound/outbound
weekly
–
with
increased
volumes
improving
truck
utilization
•
Strong
focus
on
service
quality
and
on
‐
time
performance
Warehousing•
Currently
7
Warehouses
– 110,000
sqm capacity
–at
81.5%
utilisation
•
64%
of
freight
moving
through
our
Transport
network
•
Expansion
likely
in
Chicago
(2
nd
site),
Atlanta,
Toronto,
Miami,
Philadelphia/New
Jersey,
Dallas
(2
nd
site)
due
to
strong
enquiry
levels
Segment
Overview
– Americas
Page
25
Air
&
Ocean
•
Asia/USA
remains
key
trade
route;
ocean
rates
increasing,
lifting
revenue
•
Separating
Air
Freight
out
at
4
main
branches
has
seen
strong
growth
in
product
•
Increasing
ocean
consolidations
– export/import
–improving
gross
margin
•
Customs
brokerage
division
continues
to
expand;
4
new
sites
brings
total
to
16
•
Capacity
constraints
ex
Asia
CaroTrans•
Wholesale
LCL
trade
impacted
globally
as
freight
forwarders
protect
volume
•
Strengthening
sales
team
numbers
and
offering
more
direct
services
for
export
LCL
•
Key
customer
focus
–small
to
medium
sized
forwarders
Segment
Overview
– continued
...
Page
26
Our
focus
in
the
Americas
remains
on:
•
Every
day
freight
–high
value,
fast
moving,
essential
freight
profiles
•
Core
products
and
services:
LCL/LTL,
Mainfreight
‐
to
‐
Mainfreight
consolidations
•
Intensified
efforts
to
win
group
customers
to
feed
the
Mainfreight
network
•
Leveraging
global
customer
relationships
•
Continuing
to
grow
our
sales
team
Growth
Initiatives
&
Expectations
Page
27
•
Difficult
first
6
months
in
the
USA
•
Recovery
underway,
business
returning
to
“new
normal”
activity
levels
•
Expect
second
half
to
reflect
improvement
and
growth
•
Wholesale
market
will
remain
difficult
for
CaroTrans
In
Summary
– Americas
Taipei
Ningbo
Shanghai
Xiamen
Shenzen
Hong Kong
Qingdao
Japan
Tianjin
Thailand
Singapore
Beijing
Khaosiung
Guangzhou
Vietnam
Malaysia
Seoul
AsiaCary
Chung
Page
29
Trading
Conditions
– Asia
•
Good
improvement
overall,
led
by
•
Charter
flights
•
Stronger
Europe
trade
‐
lane
volumes
•
Growth
of
“in
‐
country”
sales
Variance
(YTD
September
Est)
•
Revenue
21.1%*
•
PBT
61.4%
*
Including
inter
‐
company
revenues
– increase
of
44.0%
Page
30
Effects•
9
Asian
countries
where
Mainfreight
is
based
still
have
14
‐
day
quarantine
•
Japan,
Hong
Kong,
Singapore
and
Thailand
in
discussions
to
allow
essential
business
travel
(conditional
on
clear
Covid test)
Opportunities•
Expect
to
expand
further
in
China,
with
branches
in
Chongqing
and
Dalian;
will
defer
opening
in
India
and
Indonesia
Covid
Impact
– Asia
Page
31
Airfreight•
Additional
BSA
or
fixed
consolidation
services
to/from
European
and
Intra
‐
Asia
main
airports
•
Japan,
Malaysia,
South
Korea,
Thailand
and
Vietnam
now
IATA
certified
LCL•
Mainfreight
and
CaroTrans
to
increase
consolidation
services
•
Buyers
and
Sellers
consolidations
Sales•
Focus
on
every
‐
day
freight
for
airfreight
and
LCL
customers
across
all
branches
•
Continue
to
expand
in
‐
country
sales
branches
in:
•
South
Korea:
Pusan
•
China:
Suzhou,
Hangzhou
and
Zhongshan
•
Target
verticals
with
high
Asia
demand:
Food
&
Beverage,
Healthcare,
Hi
‐
Tech
Sales
&
Growth
Initiatives
– Asia
Page
32
•
Ongoing
in
‐
country
development
assisting
growth
•
Airfreight
growth
as
a
consequence
of:
•
Covid opportunities
•
Branch
separation
bring
focus
to
Air
vs
Ocean
•
Expect
current
growth
and
profit
trends
to
continue
In
Summary
– Asia
Mainfreight
Group
Don
Braid
Page
34
Trading
Update:
Estimated
Revenue
NZ$000
THIS
YEAR
LAST
YEAR
VAR
%
New
Zealand
NZ$
378,655
362,571 4.4%
Australia
AU$
403,032
360,423 11.8%
Asia
US$
43,586
35,991 21.1%
Europe
EU
€
194,097
193,766 0.2%
Americas
US$
247,466
244,039 1.4%
Group
NZ$
1,609,143
1,500,466 7.2%
*
August
actuals
plus
September
“weeklies”
26
weeks
of
trading
(1
Apr
to
30
Sep)
*
Excluding
FX:
5.2%
over
last
year
Page
35
Trading
Update:
Estimated
PBT*
NZ$000
THIS
YEAR LAST
YEAR
VAR
%
New
Zealand
NZ$
37,330
34,266 8.9%
Australia
AU$
30,482
15,307 99.1%
Asia
US$
4,030
2,497 61.4%
Europe
EU
€
7,146
8,046 (11.2)%
Americas
US$
8,487
9,769 (13.1)%
Group
NZ$
102,212
82,848 23.4%
*
Post
‐
NZ
IFRS
16
#
Excluding
FX:
21.7%
over
last
year
August
actuals
plus
September
“weeklies”
26
weeks
of
trading
(1
Apr
to
30
Sep)
Page
36
Trading
Update:
Total
Company
•
Outlook
remains
positive
with:
•
Increasing
domestic
Transport
volumes
•
Improving
customer
sales
and
demand,
increasing
pressure
across
sea
and
air
freight
capabilities
•
Increased
enquiry
for
Warehousing
solutions
•
Customer
expectations
for
quality/efficiency
•
However:
•
Remain
cautious
on
pre
‐
Christmas
volumes
•
The
effects
of
secondary
Covid infection
rates
impacting
economies
further
Page
37
Capital
Expenditure
•
Continue
to
be
conservative
•
Necessity
vs
“nice
to
have”
•
However,
land
opportunities
in
Auckland
and
Nelson
being
explored
•
Leased
warehouse
facilities
as
required
•
New
Zealand
/
Australia
/
USA
•
Tauranga
site
an
example
of
continued
investment
in
network
and
high
quality
facilities
–helps
attract
customers
•
Likely
to
increase
capital
spend
in
F22
Page
38
Current
Net
Debt
Net
debt
of
$115
million
Undrawn
facilities
of
$250
million
NET
DEBT
NET
DEBT
Page
39
Global
Supply
Chain
Status
•
Air
freight:
•
Improvement
in
space
availability
as
flights
increase
•
Rate
structures
more
consistent
but
still
high
•
Sea
freight
•
Delays
as
space
allocations
tighten
/
equipment
shortages
•
Freight
rates
increasing
as
a
consequence
•
Warehousing
•
Enquiry
continues
to
strengthen
•
Inventory
levels
impacted
due
to
stronger
sales,
uncertainty,
shipping
and
manufacturing
issues
•
Transport
•
Domestic
freight
volumes
strong
in
New
Zealand
/
Australia
•
Improving
in
Europe
/
USA
Page
40
Priorities
and
Actions
•
Continuation
of
strong
sales
focus
•
High
standards
of
quality
services;
flight
to
quality
remains
•
Volume
improvement
brings
greater
certainty
•
Confidence
to
further
intensify
domestic
networks
•
Increased
capital
expenditure
in
F22
•
Emphasis
remains
on
managing
overheads
•
Cash
flows
/
cash
collection
/
cost
and
margin
management
•
European
wage/salary
review
applied
from
1
October
•
Directors’
fees
and
Managing
Director
salary
restored
to
full
levels
from
1
October
Page
41
To
Close
...
•
Satisfactory
half
year
result
(to
be
reported
11
November)
•
Remain
cautiously
optimistic
that
trading
conditions
will
continue
to
improve
THANK
YOU
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MAINFREIGHT LIMITED
Mainfreight Lane | off Saleyards Road | Otahuhu 1062 | New Zealand
Tel +64 9 259 5500 | Fax +64 9 270 7400
PO Box 14-038 | Panmure | Auckland 1741 | New Zealand
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MAINFREIGHT – GLOBAL LOGISTICS
NZX MARKET RELEASE
14 October 2020
MAINFREIGHT LIMITED – INVESTOR DAY / MARKET UPDATE
Mainfreight Limited (NZX: MFT) has included a market update in its Investor Day
presentation given by the Group Managing Director and Executives this morning.
The market update covers 26 weeks of trading, and is an estimate provided in advance
of the F21 half-year results to 30 September 2020, which will be released on
Wednesday, 11 November 2020.
Estimated revenue for the 26 weeks has improved 7.2% to $1.6 billion
Estimated profit before tax for the 26 weeks has improved 23.4% to $102 million
Full details are provided in the accompanying Investor Day presentation pack.
Tim Williams
Group Chief Financial Officer
T: +64 9 259 5510
E: tim@mainfreight.com
Mainfreight Limited
2 Railway Lane, Otahuhu, Auckland 1062
PO Box 14038, Panmure, Auckland 1741
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