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FY21H1 Investor Presentation

Investor Presentation23 February 2021MHJConsumer Discretionary

FY21H1 RESULTS

DISCLAIMER
Certain statements in this announcement constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are

statements (other than statements of historical fact) relating to future events and the anticipated or planned financial and

operational performance of Michael Hill International Limited and its related bodies corporate (the Company). The words

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operations; financial condition; working capital, cash flows and capital expenditures; and business strategy, plans and

objectives for future operations and events, including those relating to ongoing operational and strategic reviews, expansion

into new markets, future product launches, points of sale and production facilities.

Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, such

forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause

the Company’s actual results, performance, operations or achievements or industry results, to differ materially from any

future results, performance, operations or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Such risks, uncertainties and other important factors include, among others: global and local economic conditions; changes

in market trends and end-consumer preferences; fluctuations in the prices of raw materials, currency exchange rates, and

interest rates; the Company’s plans or objectives for future operations or products, including the ability to introduce new

jewelleryand non-jewelleryproducts; the ability to expand in existing and new markets and risks associated with doing

business globally and, in particular, in emerging markets; competition from local, national and international companies in the

markets in which the Company operates; the protection and strengthening of the Company’s intellectual property rights,

including patents and trademarks; the future adequacy of the Company’s current warehousing, logistics and information

technology operations; changes in laws and regulations or any interpretation thereof, applicable to the Company’s business;

increases to the Company’s effective tax rate or other harm to the Company’s business as a result of governmental review of

the Company’s transfer pricing policies, conflicting taxation claims or changes in tax laws; and other factors referenced to in

this presentation.

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialise, or should any underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect,

the Company’s actual financial condition, cash flows or results of operations could differ materially from that described

herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any

forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements,

particularly in light of the current economic climate and the significant volatility, uncertainty and disruption caused by the

COVID-19 pandemic.

The Company does not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements contained

herein, except as may be required by law. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or

to persons acting on the Company’s behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements referred to

above and contained elsewhere in this presentation.

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CEO and CFO FY21H1 Update
•FY21H1 Performance Overview

•FY21H1 Financial Results

•Group Results

•Key Performance Results

•Retail Segment Results

•Strategy Update –Emphasis on Growth and Margin

•Outlook

•Appendix – AASB16 Leases Impact

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Michael Hill International Limited

FY21H1 Performance Overview
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•FY20Q4 global store network shutdown

•Strong sales and margin delivery in Q1 while reopening the store

network, and maintaining priority on health and safety protocols

•Restarted global supply chain and invested in Christmas inventory

•Prioritised key strategies that were “paused” for COVID-19 lockdown:

-Brilliance by Michael Hill

-New retail incentive scheme

-Omni-channel initiatives

•Volatile trading conditions continued through the half, impacting all

segments, with significant decline in foot traffic and 3,709 lost store

trading days

•Transformational change agenda underpinned strong sales, margin

and significant profit growth

•Continuing the journey to become a modern, differentiated, omni-

channel jewellery brand

FY20H1 Financial Snapshot
•Delivered significant increase to NPAT and EBIT

•Unwavering focus on cost truly embedded in

business

•Decisive working capital management resulted in a

significant improvement in net cash position

•Focused inventory management

•Interim dividend of AU 1.5 cents per share

•Active management of global store network

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FY21H1FY20H1Change

Revenue$319.9m$329.5m-2.9%

Gross Profit$200.5m$203.4m-1.5%

EBIT$58.9m$35.3m+66.9%

EBIT - % of revenue18.4%10.6%+780bps

NPAT $39.0m$21.4m+82.1%

Interim DividendAU 1.5cAU 1.5cFlat

Inventory$170.6m$200.1m-$29.5m

Net Cash/(Debt)$90.3m$0.4m+$89.9m

Store Network289304-15

FY21H1 Group Results

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6.3%

GROUP SAME STORE

SALES

62.7%

GROUP

G ROSSMARGI N

FY20H1: 61.7%

1

STORE

CLOSED

IN FY21H1

38.4%

BRANDED COLLECTION

SALES

FY20H1:35.4%

FY21H1 Key Performance Results

+6.3%

GROUP

SAME STORE

SALES GROWTH

+12.0%

AUSTRALIA

SAME STORE

SALES GROWTH

+2.8%

NEW ZEALAND

SAME STORE

SALES GROWTH

+3.6%

CANADA

SAME STORE

SALES GROWTH

$18.5m

DIGITAL SALES

+102%

$58.9m

EBIT

FY20H1: $35.3m

289

STORE

NETWORK

FY20H1: 304

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Australia (AUD)New Zealand (NZD)Canada (CAD)

FY21H1FY20H1ChangeFY21H1FY20H1ChangeFY21H1FY20H1Change

Revenue175.1m174.2m+0.5%69.3m69.9m-0.9%75.2m79.9m-5.9%

Gross profit107.6m104.3m+3.2%42.3m41.1m+2.9%46.3m46.5m-0.5%

Gross margin61.4%59.9%+150 bps61.1%58.8%+230 bps61.5%58.2%+330 bps

Segment EBIT*43.9m22.7m+93.6%20.3m14.5m+40.1%14.2m7.9m+78.7%

EBIT as a % of revenue25.1%13.0%+1210 bps29.2%20.7%+850 bps18.8%9.9%+890 bps

Store Network154165-114952-38687-1

Michael Hill Segment Results

* Pre-AASB 16Leases

•Australian revenue performance a credit to the segment given 2,567 lost trading days

•New Zealand also resilient given the Auckland closures

•Extended store closures in Canada impacting total revenue

•Segment gross margins up by 150 bps to 330 bps

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Strategy Update - Emphasis on Growth and Margin

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Strategy Update - Emphasis on Growth and Margin

Brand

Modern, differentiated, omni-channel jewellery brand

Digital

Digital-first

Retail

Fundamentals

Elevated productivity and customer experience

Omni-channel

Customer-led & channel agnostic

Loyalty

Uniquely Michael Hill

Cost Conscious

Culture

Unwavering focus on costs

Product Evolution

Your love for jewellery rewarded

Outlook

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Appendix A: AASB 16 Leases Impact

(AUD million)

FY21H1

Stat

Impact of

AASB 16

FY21H1

pre-AASB 16

FY20H1

pre-AASB 16

Change

pre-AASB 16

Revenue319.9319.9329.5-2.9%

Cost of sales-119.4-119.4-126.1-5.3%

Gross profit200.5200.5203.4-1.5%

Employee benefits expense-80.6-80.6-82.9-2.9%

Occupancy costs-11.417.0-28.4-30.8-8.0%

Marketing expenses-17.0-17.0-20.5-17.2%

Selling expenses-9.4-9.4-12.2-22.3%

Other income/(expenses)2.52.4-15.8-115.1%

EBITDA84.617.067.541.264.0%

Depreciation and amortisation expenses-25.7-17.5-8.2-9.6-14.5%

EBIT58.9-0.559.431.687.8%

Finance expenses-3.8-3.4-0.3-1.1-72.4%

Profit before tax55.1-3.959.130.593.9%

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