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Vulcan Steel Limited (“Vulcan”)


ASX/NZX Release


12 April 2022

Vulcan to present at the ASX CEO Connect Virtual Conference

Please find attached a copy of Vulcan’s presentation (ASX: VSL, NZX: VSL) for the ASX

CEO Connect Virtual Conference on Tuesday 12 April.

Investors can access Vulcan’s virtual session at the following web link:

https://www2.asx.com.au/investors/investment-tools-and-resources/events/ceo-

connect


ENDS

Kar Yue Yeo

Investor and media contact

Email: karyue.yeo@vulcan.co

Phone: +64 9 273 7214

This announcement was authorised by Vulcan Board of Directors

About Vulcan

Founded in 1995, Vulcan is an Australasian-wide industrial product distributor and

value-added processor with 29 logistics and processing facilities employing over 800

staff across the company’s Steel and Metals divisions.

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ASX CEO CONNECT CONFERENCE

12 April 2022

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The material contained in this document is

a presentation of information about Vulcan Steel

Limited’s (“Vulcan”) activities current as of 10

February 2022.

It is provided in summary form and does not purport

to be complete. It should be read in conjunction with

Vulcan’s periodic reporting and other announcements

lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)

and New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX).

This document contains projections and other

forward-looking statements, current intention, opinion

and predictions regarding the Company’s present

and future operations, possible future events and

future financial prospects. These represent Vulcan’s

assumptions and views, including expectations and

projections about Vulcan’s business, the industry in

which it operates and management’s own beliefs

and assumptions. While these statements reflect

expectations at the date of this document, they are,

by their nature, not certain and are susceptible to

change. Such matters require subjective judgement

and analysis and may be based on assumptions

which are incorrect.

They may also be based on factors which are subject

to significant uncertainties and contingencies which

may be outside the control of Vulcan and are provided

only as a general guide or statement and should

not be relied upon as an indication or guarantee

(expressed or implied) of future performance. Except

as required by applicable law or the ASX and NZX

Listing Rules, Vulcan disclaims any obligation or

undertaking to publicly update such forward-looking

statements.

This document is not intended to be relied upon as

advice to investors or potential investors and does not

take into account the investment objectives, financial

situation or needs of any particular investor.

Unless otherwise stated, financials (including

comparatives) reflect the adoption of IFRS 16 Leases.

This presentation contains non-IFRS financial

measures to assist readers of this document to assess

the underlying financial performance of Vulcan.

The non-IFRS financial measures in this presentation

were not subject to a review or an audit by Deloitte.

Disclaimer

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Agenda

Overview

Financials

Outlook and Guidance

Q&A

It has been a historic first half of FY22, including our listing

on the ASX and NZX.

While our listing could be seen as the completion

of a journey, we view it as part of a longer sustained journey,

the beginning of the next chapter. The arctic tern on the

cover of this report represents this. Breeding in the Arctic

and wintering in the Antarctic the arctic terns travel 70,000

km annually.

Like the arctic tern, Vulcan takes a long term view, quietly

achieving what seems impossible. We are spreading our

wings setting off on the next stage of our voyage!

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Overview

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Vulcan Steel’s (Vulcan) History

Founded in 1995

in New Zealand,

Vulcan is an

industrial product

distributor and

value-added

processor.

Expanded into

the Victorian

market.

Expanded into

the Queensland

market.

Acquired

Sandvik’s

Australia and

New Zealand

Stainless steel

business.

Acquired

engineering steel

businesses in

Australia.

Consolidated

interests in Horan

Steel NSW.

Vulcan operates

29 logistics and

processing

facilities across

19 regions - 9 in

Australia and 10

in New Zealand.

Successfully

listed on the ASX

on 4 November

2021 at an IPO

offer price of

A$7.10, with an

equivalent A$930

million market

capitalisation

which has

since risen to

approximately

A$1.1 billion.

19952002200720142018201920202021

The journey so far...

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Vulcan is the only Australasian-wide, pure-play, value added steel distributor and processor.

c. 7,000 monthly active trading accounts who operate across a range of end-markets

A Recap on Vulcan’s Business

Steel Distribution

Processes steel plate to

customer specifications

(including cutting, drilling,

tapping, counter-sinking

and folding).

Distributes steel hollows,

merchant products (bars,

beams, angles, channels)

and unprocessed coil

and plate.

Processes steel coil to

customer specifications

(including sheeting

and slitting).

Distributes stainless steel

hollows, bars, fittings and

sheets/plate, and processes

stainless steel plate.

Distributes high performance

engineering steel and metal

products, and processes

engineering steel and metal

products.

Plate ProcessingCoil ProcessingStainless SteelEngineering Steels

VIC

NSW

QLD

South Island

WA

North Island

SA

GEOGRAPHY*

25%

16%

15%

5%

Australia

63%

New Zealand

37%

2%

27%

10%

Fabricating

Manufacturing

Engineering

Mining

Transport

Sheetmetal

Other

Food & Agriculture

Rollformers

MARKET SEGMENTS*

25%

18%

18%

8%

4%

5%

4%

3%

15%

Other Customers

Customers #2-#20

Customer #1

CUSTOMER*

11%

2%

87%

STEELMETALS

* Based on Vulcan’s 1H FY22 revenue

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Trans-Tasman positions with a national footprint and significant

scale drive operating leverage and supply chain capability

A Recap on Vulcan’s Business continued

SteelStainless steelEngineering steelHybrid

29

800+

12k

Sites across Australia

and New Zealand,

strategically located

to serve the local

customer base

Company Employees

Active Customers

STEEL

PLATE

PROCESSING

COIL PROCESSINGSTAINLESS STEEL ENGINEERING STEELS

New Zealand

National footprintNational footprintNational footprintNational footprintNational footprint

Australia

Competes selectively

1

Competes selectively

1

Competes selectively

1

National footprintNational footprint

1. Competes selectively means that Vulcan services certain locations only.

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Outcome

Operational Excellence

Enablers

Inventory

Management

Processing

Capability

Managing

Overheads

Internally developed

fit-for-purpose IT

Accountable profit centres

98% Delivery in full, on time

1

Flat

Structure

Customer

Service

A Recap on Vulcan’s Business continued

Our business model at a glance...

1. Relates to both Australia and New Zealand in FY21A.

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Growth Strategy

• Strong track record in

brownfield expansions -

additional sites identified

for expansion

• Focus on new customer win

and increase share of wallet

• Expanded into 10 regional

markets though greenfield

initiatives across Australasia

• New opportunities identified

to expand footprint within

Australasia

• Successfully introduced and

cross sell 2 major product

categories in the last 7 years

• Considering opportunities in

other steel segments

• Acquired and successfully

integrated 10 businesses

since 1995

• Opportunities for further

consolidation

• Ongoing focus on

productivity gain to offset

cost inflation

• Embarked on several

initiatives with $60m of

annual run rate revenue

over 36 months

Brownfield

expansion

Entry into new

geographies

Expansion of

product and/or

service offering

Opportunistic

M&A

Business

improvement

initiatives

Winner - 2021 New Zealand Deloitte Top 200 Awards for Best Growth Strategy

which recognises company for outstanding growth performance

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As outlined in Vulcan’s prospectus

(15 October 2021), the company

commenced the implementation

of several business improvement

opportunities with potential to increase

its annual run-rate revenue by up to

NZ$60m over 36 months based on

prevailing market demand, costs, and

pricing conditions.

These initiatives are expected to begin

delivering revenue in FY23.

Growth Initiatives Update

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Financials

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1H FY22 Performance Highlights
REVENUE

OPERATING CASH FLOW

(INCLUDING OFFER COSTS)

GROSS MARGIN

CUSTOMERS TRANSACTED

WITH VULCAN

7

ADJUSTED EBITDA

2


(EXCLUDING OFFER COSTS)

SALES VOLUME

SUCCESSFULLY LISTED

ON THE ASX & NZX

ADJUSTED NPAT

5


(EXCLUDING OFFER COSTS)

INTERIM DIVIDEND

(TOTALLING NZ$36m)

ADJUSTED EPS

6


(EXCLUDING OFFER COSTS)

+35% on NZ$344m 1H FY21

-45% on NZ$65m in 1H FY21

+6.1% on 35.2% in 1H FY21

+201 or 1.7% on 2H FY21+10% on 126,196 tonnes in 1H FY21

of our 842 staff bought shares

from the public offer

Record date 11 March 2022

Payable on 8 April 2022

(NZ$106m pre-IFRS 16

3,4

basis)

+98% on NZ$60m in 1H FY21

(NZ$72m pre-IFRS 16 basis)

+139% on NZ$29m in 1H FY21

(NZ 54.6c pre-IFRS 16 basis)

+139% on 22.2 NZ cents in 1H FY21

NZ$463m

1

NZ$36m

41.3%

12,014

NZ$118m

138,265 t1-in-5

NZ$70m

NZ 27.5c

NZ 53.0c

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1. m - millions. 2. Earnings before interest, depreciation and amortisation. 3. IFRS 16 - New Zealand accounting recognition of right of use assets and corresponding liabilities on leases adopted in FY20.

4. Pre-IFRS 16 - NZ International Accounting Standard 17 – accounting treatment of leases prior to the introduction of IFRS 16 in FY20. 5. Net profit after tax. 6. Earnings per share. 7. Based on customers that transacted with Vulcan at least once in the relevant period.

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• Australia and New Zealand activity level

- good momentum after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions

in October 2021

• Global & local market conditions

- World steel production declined

- Global steel prices & freight rates peaked in

mid-to-late 2H 2021

• Interest rates have begun to rise

• Weaker Australian Dollar and NZ Dollar against the US Dollar

since October 2021

Operating Backdrop during 1H FY22

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• Revenue driven by 10% year-on-year

(YOY) volume growth and 23% YOY

product price inflation in 1H FY22

• Gross margin improved 6.1% YOY to

41.3% in 1H FY22

• Gross margin improvement and

productivity gain led to 8.1% YOY

increase in EBITDA margin to 25.5%

in 1H FY22

• The YOY decline in 1H FY22 operating

cash flow was due to increased

investment in inventory

• Rolling 12-months ROCE lifted to 35.9%

in 1H FY22 from 23.9% in FY21

• Dividend 27.5 NZ cps

Group Financial Performance

MILLION NZ$1H FY22

1H FY21% CHANGE

Revenue463.0344.1+34.5%

Adjusted EBITDA

1,4

118.159.7+97.7%

Adjusted EBIT

2,4

104.845.4+130.6%

Adjusted NPAT


3, 4

69.729.1+139.2%

Reported NPAT


3

53.929.1+85.1%

Earnings per share (cents)

4

53.022.2+139.2%

Operating cashflow (OCF)

4

51.564.7-20.5%

Adjusted cash conversion

5

85%78%+7.5%

Net Bank Debt

113.369.8

Capital Employed

6

453.5418.6+8.3%

ROCE

7

35.9%23.9%+12.0%

Dividend per share (cents)

27.5--

PRE IFRS 16

4,8

(MILLION NZ$)1H FY22

1H FY21% CHANGE

Adjusted EBITDA106.248.3+119.9%

Adjusted EBIT

101.843.1+136.1%

Adjusted NPAT

71.731.5+127.3%

1. EBITDA - Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation.

2. EBIT - Earnings Before Interest and Tax.

3. NPAT - Net Profit After Tax.

4. Before significant items (offer costs in FY22).

5. (EBITDA - lease payment - capital expenditure) / (EBITDA - lease payments).

6. Capital Employed = Equity + Net Bank Debt + Capitalised Lease Obligations.

7. 1H FY21 ROCE is based on FY21 outlined in prospectus.

8. New Zealand International Accounting Standard 17 – accounting treatment of operating leases and

finance leases prior to the introduction of International Financial Reporting Standard 16 in FY20.

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• Volume growth contributed $17m YOY

• Margin growth contributed $53m YOY

• Net OPEX in 1H FY21 included $3.1m gain

on property sale. Gross OPEX in 1H FY22

was up $8m YOY.

• IPO offer costs incurred for public listing

were $15.8m

Group Financials –

Key drivers of EBITDA change

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

1H FY22 Statutory

IPO Offer Costs

1H FY21 (ex-offer costs)

Opex (ex-offer costs)

Gross Margin

Volume

1H FY21 Statutory

Property Gain

1H FY21 (ex-prop'ty gain)

56.6

59.7

53.1

16.7

-11.4

-15.8

102.4

118.1

3.1

EBITDA MOVEMENT FROM 1H FY21 TO 1H FY22 (NZ$m)

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• Strong balance sheet position to execute on growth strategy

and maintain our 60%-80% annual dividend payout policy

• Banking facilities of NZ$200m are now on a fully committed basis

Balance Sheet Metrics & Dividend

0

50

100

150

200

250

CurrentDec-21Jun-21

200

200200

Committed FacilitiesUncommitted Facilities

160160

4040

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

Banking CovenantDec-21Jun-21

3.00

0.68

0.62

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Dec-21Jun-21Dec-20

453.5

406.5

418.6

197.1

85.9

123.5

194.7

69.8

154.1

139.5

113.3

200.6

Shareholders’ FundsNet DebtLease Liabilities

BANKING FACILITIES

NET DEBT COVER (NET DEBT/EBITDA, PRE IFRS 16)

FUNDS EMPLOYED (NZ$ million)

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Outlook &

Guidance

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• Australia and New Zealand activity level

- Positive outlook medium term but new COVID-19 waves since

December 2021 could disrupt activity in the short term

• Global & local market conditions

- Global steel demand projected to remain positive

- Uncertainty over global steel production level in 2022

- Global steel prices & freight rates have declined from

their recent peaks but remain elevated

• Rising interest rates may temper economic activity

and investment appetite

• Weaker Australian Dollar and New Zealand Dollar since

October 2021 are stimulatory for export sectors but

would increase imported material prices including

steel products

Outlook & Guidance

Overall, following the conclusion of stronger than expected

trading since Vulcan’s last trading update in early December

2021 and reflecting the ongoing COVID-19 uncertainty, Vulcan

is increasing its proforma post-IFRS 16 EBITDA guidance by

approximately 11% at the mid-point to NZ$194m-NZ$204m

from previously $174m-$184m, and proforma post IFRS 16

NPAT guidance by approximately 15% at the mid-point to NZ

$107m-NZ$114m from previously $93m-$100m.

OutlookEarnings Guidance

POST IFRS 16PRO FORMA* EBITDA

PRO FORMA* NPAT

MILLION NZ$ Post-IFRS 16Pre-IFRS 16Post-IFRS 16Pre-IFRS 16

New Guidance Range**194-204170-180107-114111-118

Previous Guidance

174-184150-16093-10097-104

Dollar Change***

20201414

% Change ***11%13%15%14%

* Pro forma financial information as described in Vulcan’s Prospectus which was included to enable readers to examine what the

company considers to be its underlying financial performance of the business presented on a consistent basis.

** Subject to ongoing risks outlined in the Company’s Prospectus lodged on 15 Oct 2021.

*** Compared with previous guidance range, at the mid-point.

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Q&A

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