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Turners continues to track toward record FY23 profit

Guidance6 March 2023TRAConsumer Discretionary

Company Announcement
7 March 2023




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Turners continues to track toward record FY23 profit


FY23 Profit Guidance

Following consistent trading results over the summer months, including ongoing strength in Auto Retail,

Turners Automotive Group (NZX: TRA) reiterates the guidance given at the HY23 results announcement.

In November we expected profits to be at or slightly above the FY22 record result. The company is now

on track for FY23 profit before tax to be at least $44.0m (FY22: $43.1m).


Trading in Q423 has seen no significant change to the market dynamics we were experiencing in Q3:




Auto retail: Car sales in our business continue to hold up well, market share continues to grow

across new and existing sites, margins are stable. Site expansion strategy working well and

developing a pipeline of further opportunities.



Finance: The impact of a higher interest rate environment is increasing, the expected deterioration

in arrears occurred over December and January, however the loan book is stable and arrears

improved in February.



Insurance: Claims continue to track below expectations and investment returns improving.



Credit: Debt load recovering, but more slowly than expected.


North Island Weather Events

Our thoughts are with everyone across New Zealand impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland

Anniversary Weekend weather event, and especially our team in the Hawkes Bay region. We are pleased

to report that our team and their families are safe and well. Our branches and operations suffered no

damage during the recent weather events.


Our Damaged and End of Life Vehicle Division operational teams in Auckland and the Hawke’s Bay are

busy supporting our insurance vendors to de-register and sell these insurance write-offs for parts and

recycling. Replacement demand for damaged cars, combined with the supply restrictions caused by the

Clean Car Standard is expected to be inflationary for used vehicle pricing and margins.


ENDS


About Turners


Turners Automotive Group Limited is an integrated financial services group, primarily operating in the

automotive sector www.turnersautogroup.co.nz


For further information, please contact:


Todd Hunter, Chief Executive Officer, Turners Automotive Group Limited, Mob: 021 722 818

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