The annual report summarizes FLSmidth's financial performance in 2014. Key points include revenue and EBITA declining as expected due to cyclical market conditions, but free cash flow reaching its highest level in five years. Safety performance improved with lost time injury frequency rate decreasing 31% year-over-year. Additional efficiency initiatives are expected to generate cost savings and improve profitability in 2015-2016. The report also outlines the company's strategic focus on efficiency, growth, and becoming a full service provider.
1. 12 February 2015Annual Report 2014 1
Annual Report 2014 presentation
We manage the cycle and prepare for the upturn
2. Short Term
Navigate through cyclical downturn
Mid Term
Sustainable profitable growth
Long Term
Full service provider
Strategic management focus
Focus on efficiency:
Efficiency programme
Business right-sizing
Re-organisation
2
Strategy
health
check
FLSmidth
Customer
Services
Minerals Cement
Product
Companies
ROCE
>20%
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3. Key highlights – Annual Report 2014
Revenue and improved EBITA as expected
Highest free cash flow in five years
Weak order intake reflecting market conditions
Additional efficiency and business right-sizing initiatives
New organisational structure to support growth
Order intake, EBITA % & ROCE expected to improve in 2015
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4. Safety ambition:
No injuries
2015 LTIFR target:
<3 achieved in 2014
New 2015 LTIFR target:
< 2.6
Strong safety performance in 2014
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) 2.7 in 2014
4
Safety
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4.2
4.7
3.9
2.7
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
2011 2012 2013 2014
LTIFR (annually)
-31% vs. 2013
Number of lost time
injuries per million
working hours
5. Mining capex
Expected to trough in 2015
Slow growth expected in 2016
Impacted by market uncertainty and declining commodity prices
Customer focus on productivity enhancing investments
Cement capex
Moving out of the trough
Increasing utilisation rates to underpin growth
Customer focus on new capacity, productivity and environment
Customer Services resilient and growing
Customer focus on optimised inventories and productivity
Fewer bigger, but more smaller orders
Market trends unchanged from Q3’14
Market update
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6. 38%
17%4%
9%
5%
27%
Order intake declined in Q4’14
- reflecting cyclical downturn and market uncertainty
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2014 order intake by industry
Cement
Coal
Iron ore
Other
CopperGold
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
Q4
2012
Q1
2013
Q2
2013
Q3
2013
Q4
2013
Q1
2014
Q2
2014
Q3
2014
Q4
2014
Order intake (quarterly)
-33% vs. Q4 2013DKKm
Announced O&M orders
Announced capital orders
Unannounced orders
Lower order intake from projects and services (primarily O&M), but record high services revenue
Order intake decreased 13% in 2014 (currency adjusted)
Order intake expected to grow in 2015
7. Significant investments in people development
More than 600 managers and specialists participating
in leadership development programmes in 2014
New divisional structure implemented
Cembrit sold for DKK 1.1bn on 12 January 2015
Expected positive impact on profit from discontinued
activities in Q1’15 DKK ~100m
Efficiency programme 2014-targets achieved
Additional efficiency and business right-sizing
activities initiated
Operational highlights in Q4 2014
Operation highlights
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FLSmidth
Customer
Services Minerals CementProduct
Companies
New divisional structure 1 January 2015
8. Old efficiency programme targets achieved
Efficiency Programme
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Efficiency programme Impact
Expected full-year EBITA improvement in 2015 DKK +750m p.a.
Estimated EBITA improvement in 2014 DKK~ +505m
Estimated EBITA improvement in Q4’14 DKK~ +150m
Estimated incremental EBITA improvement in 2015 DKK~ +245m
Total costs (booked in 2013-2014) DKK -500m
One-off costs booked in 2014 DKK -72m
9. Additional efficiency and business right-sizing initiatives
- included in guidance for 2015
Additional efficiency initiatives
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2015 additional initiatives Impact
Estimated EBITA improvement in 2015 DKK ~ +200m
of which DKK 150m are related to Minerals
One-off costs in 2015 DKK ~ -100m
of which DKK -90m are related to Minerals
Headcount reductions in H1’15 ~300
of which 250 are related to Minerals
Estimated full-year EBITA improvement in 2016 DKK ~ +300m
of which DKK +250m are related to Minerals
10. Sustainable technology highlights
Technology highlights
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Ground breaking new environmental
technology
• FLSmidth and Haldor Topsøe, a global
leader in catalysis, have launched a
revolutionising new catalytic filter bag
technology: EnviroTexTM
• Enables customers to handle removal of critical
emission compounds in one integrated process
• Enables customers to meet stricter emission
regulation at a fraction of today’s capex and opex
11. Revenue declined as expected
Delayed start-up on one O&M
contract
Negative impact on order intake,
revenue and EBITA in Q4
Non-recurring impact on profit in
Q4’14 DKK -90m
Other one-off costs DKK -66m
Strong cash flow from operations
Financial performance in Q4 2014
Results Q4 2014
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Continuing
business*) (DKKm)
Q4
2014
Q4
2013
Change
Order intake 3,775 5,616 -33%
Revenue 5,911 7,046 -16%
Gross % 21.7% 18.3%
EBITA 400 250 60%
EBITA % 6.8% 3.5%
EBITA % underlying 9.4% 8.9%
Net results 255 -143
CFFO 739 77 +860%
*) Cembrit re-classified as discontinued activities
12. 2,000
1,472
2,376
1,496
2,234
1,332 1,445
1,147
Revenue decline expected due to finalisation of orders
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0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
Q4
2012
Q1
2013
Q2
2013
Q3
2013
Q4
2013
Q1
2014
Q2
2014
Q3
2014
Q4
2014
Revenue (quarterly)
-16% vs. Q4 2013DKKm
Revenue Q4’14 vs. Q4’13
- by division
Material
Handling
Mineral
Processing
Cement
Q4’14Q4’13 Q4’14Q4’13 Q4’14Q4’13 Q4’14Q4’13
Customer
Services
Pattern of increasing revenue over the year re-established
16. Net working capital developments YoY
Working capital back to end 2013 level
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Net working capital
(excl. Cembrit)DKKm
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
Q4
2012
Q1
2013
Q2
2013
Q3
2013
Q4
2013
Q1
2014
Q2
2014
Q3
2014
Q4
2014
DKKm
(excl. Cembrit)
End Q4 2014 End 2013 Change Change in local
currencies
Inventories 2,628 2,296 +332 +127
Trade
Receivables
5,026 4,892 +134 +188
Trade
Payables
-2,736 -3,170 +434 +592
WIP Assets net 66 1,353 -1,287 -1,289
Prepayments net -1,553 -2,545 +992 +1,036
NWC total 2,164 2,137 +27 -253
NWC 10.2% of revenue at the end of 2014 (target over the cycle: <10%)
22. ROCE increased as a result of higher EBITA
(last 12 months)
Guidance for 2015: ROCE 12-14%
Reaching the 20% ROCE target requires
an increase in EBITA to around DKK 3bn
through a combination of top-line
growth and margin expansion
Return on capital employed increased to 11%
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ROCE* (quarterly)Average
capital employed
DKKm
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
0
3,000
6,000
9,000
12,000
15,000
18,000
Q4
2012
Q1
2013
Q2
2013
Q3
2013
Q4
2013
Q1
2014
Q2
2014
Q3
2014
Q4
2014
ROCE11% in Q4 2014
*) ROCE: Return on capital employed calculated on a before tax basis, including goodwill and based on last 12 months’ EBITA and average capital employed
ROCE target
23. 0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Proposed dividend of DKK 9 per share
Dividend
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The proposed dividend is equivalent to
Total distribution of DKK 461m
A dividend yield of 3.3%
A pay-out ratio of 55%
Dividend policy: Pay-out ratio of 30-50%
AGM 26 March 2015 at 16.00 CET
Dividend
DKK per
share Dividend
yield
24. Long-term financial targets unchanged
Long-term financial targets
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Group long-term financial targets
Annual revenue growth Above market average
EBITA margin 10-13%
ROCE* > 20%
Tax rate 32-34%
Equity ratio >30%
Financial gearing (NIBD/EBITDA) <2
Pay-out ratio 30-50%
*) ROCE: Return on capital employed calculated on a before tax basis as EBITA divided by average Capital Employed including goodwill
25. Fit for cycle navigation in new divisional structure
- attractive growth potential in healthy, but cyclical industries
Long-term financial targets
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Divisional long-term financial targets
Growth
(over the cycle)
EBITA%
(over the cycle)
Net working capital
(as pct. of revenue)
Customer Services 5-10% >15% 15-20%
Product Companies 5-10% 12-15% ~15%
Minerals 5-6% 3-8% Negative
Cement 3-5% 3-8% Negative
26. Guidance
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Group Guidance 2015 2014 Guidance 2014
Revenue1) DKK 19-21bn DKK 21.1bn DKK 19.5-22.52)
EBITA margin 9-10% 7.7% 7-9%
ROCE 12-14% 11% 11-13%
Tax rate 31-33% 30.2% 33-35%
CFFI (excl. acquisitions) ~DKK -0.4bn DKK -0.4bn DKK -0.4bn
Group guidance 2015
1) At prevailing currency exchange rates
2) Technically adjusted to reflect sale of Cembrit (previous guidance DKK 21-24bn)
27. Key highlights – Annual Report 2014
Revenue and improved EBITA as expected
Highest free cash flow in five years
Weak order intake reflecting market conditions
Additional efficiency and business right-sizing initiatives
New organisational structure to support growth
Order intake, EBITA % & ROCE expected to improve in 2015
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28. 12 February 2015Annual Report 2014 28
QUESTIONS
We manage the cycle and prepare for the upturn
29. Forward-looking statements
Annual Report 2014
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FLSmidth & Co. A/S’ financial reports, whether in the form of annual reports or interim reports, filed with the Danish Business Authority and/or announced via the
company’s website and/or NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen, as well as any presentations based on such financial reports, and any other written information released, or oral
statements made, to the public based on this interim report or in the future on behalf of FLSmidth & Co. A/S, may contain forward-looking statements.
Words such as ‘believe’, ‘expect’, ‘may’, ‘will’, ‘plan’, ‘strategy’, ‘prospect’, ‘foresee’, ‘estimate’, ‘project’, ‘anticipate’, ‘can’, ‘intend’, ‘target’ and other words and terms
of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance identify forward-looking statements.
Examples of such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
• statements of plans, objectives or goals for future operations, including those related to FLSmidth & Co. A/S markets, products, product research and product
development
• statements containing projections of or targets for revenues, profit (or loss), capital expenditures, dividends, capital structure or other net financial items
• statements regarding future economic performance, future actions and outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings and statements regarding the underlying
assumptions or relating to such statements
• statements regarding potential merger & acquisition activities. These forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections. By their very
nature, forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, which may be outside FLSmidth & Co. A/S’s influence, and
which could materially affect such forward-looking statements.
FLSmidth & Co. A/S cautions that a number of important factors, including those described in this presentation, could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contemplated in any forward-looking statements.
Factors that may affect future results include, but are not limited to, global as well as local political and economic conditions, including interest rate and exchange rate
fluctuations, delays or faults in project execution, fluctuations in raw material prices, delays in research and/or development of new products or service concepts,
interruptions of supplies and production, unexpected breach or termination of contracts, market-driven price reductions for FLSmidth & Co. A/S’ products and/or
services, introduction of competing products, reliance on information technology, FLSmidth & Co. A/S’ ability to successfully market current and new products,
exposure to product liability and legal proceedings and investigations, changes in legislation or regulation and interpretation thereof, intellectual property protection,
perceived or actual failure to adhere to ethical marketing practices, investments in and divestitures of domestic and foreign enterprises, unexpected growth in costs
and expenses, failure to recruit and retain the right employees and failure to maintain a culture of compliance.
Unless required by law FLSmidth & Co. A/S is under no duty and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement after the distribution of
this presentation.
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35. No new problematic projects identified
9 projects out of a total portfolio of 175 projects in
the Material Handling Business Unit are currently
regarded as risky (end of Q3 2014: 12 projects)
These projects accounted for DKK 208m or 5%
of the backlog at the end of Q4 (end of Q3 2014: DKK
251m or 6%)
The one-off costs of DKK 323m realised in Q2
2013 still expected to cover completion of the
legacy projects
Status on legacy projects in Material Handling
Material Handling
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39. 0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
Q4
2012
Q1
2013
Q2
2013
Q3
2013
Q4
2013
Q1
2014
Q2
2014
Q3
2014
Q4
2014
Decline in both announced and unannounced order intake
Revenue and EBITA margin as expected
Soft order intake despite two announced orders
Cement
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Revenue (quarterly)
DKKm EBITA margin-23% vs. Q4 2013
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
-500
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
Q4
2012
Q1
2013
Q2
2013
Q3
2013
Q4
2013
Q1
2014
Q2
2014
Q3
2014
Q4
2014
Order intake (quarterly)
-37% vs. Q4 2013DKKm
Announced orders
Unannounced orders
40. Minerals EBITA improvement programme initiated
Minerals EBITA improvement
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Efficiency programme Impact
Estimated EBITA improvement in 2015 DKK ~ +150m
Estimated full-year EBITA improvement in 2016 DKK ~ +250m
Expected one-off costs in H1’15 DKK ~ -90m
Headcount reductions ~250
The programme aims at reaching minimum 3% EBITA margin in 2016
The programme will mostly be business right-sizing and some efficiency improvements
Headcount reductions expected to take place in the first half of 2015
41. Annual Report 2014
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Industry Country/
Region
Value
DKK
Booked by
(Division)
Cement USA Not disclosed Cement
Cement Colombia Not disclosed Cement
Announced orders in Q4’14
Order intake Q4 2014
60%
40%
Service businessCapital business
Q4 2013: 45%
Order intake growth by segment
42. Annual Report 2014
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Growth Customer
Services
Material
Handling
Mineral
Processing
Cement Group
Growth
(currency adj.)
-23% -59% -19% -40% -37%
Currency
effect
4% 1% 5% 3% 4%
Total -19% -58% -14% -37% -33%
Order intake growth Q4’14 vs. Q4’13
Order intake growth by segment
Growth Customer
Services
Material
Handling
Mineral
Processing
Cement Group
Growth
(currency adj.)
-6% -24% -25% 2% -13%
Currency
effect
-2% -2% -2% -1% -2%
Total -8% -26% -27% 1% -15%
Order intake growth 2014 vs. 2013
43. Order backlog and backlog conversion to revenue
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0.90
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
1.10
1.20
1.30
1.40
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
Q4
2012
Q1
2013
Q2
2013
Q3
2013
Q4
2013
Q1
2014
Q2
2014
Q3
2014
Q4
2014
Order backlog (quarterly)
-15% vs. Q4 2013DKKm Book-to-bill ratio*
*Order backlog divided by last 12 months revenue (excl. Cembrit)
Expected backlog conversion
to revenue:
71% in 2015
18% in 2016
11% in 2017 and beyond
O&M contracts accounted for
DKK 4.4bn (23%) of the order
backlog at the end of Q4
44. Revenue growth by segment
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Growth Customer
Services
Material
Handling
Mineral
Processing
Cement Group
Growth
(currency adj.)
9% -10% -41% -25% -18%
Currency
effect
3% 1% 2% 2% +2%
Total 12% -9% -39% -23% -16%
Revenue growth Q4’14 vs. Q4’13
Growth Customer
Services
Material
Handling
Mineral
Processing
Cement Group
Growth
(currency adj.)
9% -1% -40% -19% -15%
Currency
effect
-3% -3% -2% -1% -2%
Total 6% -4% -42% -20% -17%
Revenue growth 2014 vs. 2013
45. Emerging markets 66% of revenue in 2014
12%
21%
16%18%
8%
25%
Asia
Africa
Australia
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Revenue 2014
– classified by geography
16%
50%
34%
BRIC countries
(Brazil, Russia, India, China)
Revenue 2014
– classified by country category
Developing countries
(Exclusive of BRIC)
High-income
countries
(Cf. World Bank’s definition)
South America
North America
Europe
46. Revenue and order intake by segment
42%
18%
22%
18%
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Order intake Q4 2014
– classified by segment
Customer Services
Material Handling
Cement
36%
22%
23%
19%
Material Handling
Mineral Processing
Revenue Q4 2014
– classified by segment
Customer Services
Cement
Mineral Processing
47. Currency effects on net working capital (Q/Q)
Net working capital
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DKKm End Q4 2014
(excl. Cembrit)
End Q3
2014
Cembrit
(end Q3 2014)
End Q3 2014
(excl. Cembrit)
Change Currency
effect
Change in local
currencies
Inventories 2,628 2,930 288 2,642 -14 +36 -50
Trade
Receivables
5,026 5,164 318 4,846 +180 +54 +126
Trade
Payables
2,736 2,478 144 2,334 +402 +31 +371
WIP net 66 -34 0 -34 +100 -16 +116
Prepayments net 1,553 1,760 -2 1,758 -205 0 -205
NWC total 2,164 2,761 321 2,440 -276 +36 -312
Currency effect Q4’14 vs. Q3’14
48. Currency effects on net working capital (YoY)
Net working capital
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DKKm End 2014
(excl. Cembrit)
End 2013 Cembrit
(end 2013)
End 2013
(excl. Cembrit
Change Currency
effect
Change in local
currencies
Inventories 2,628 2,575 279 2,296 +332 +205 +127
Trade
Receivables
5,026 5,099 207 4,892 +134 +322 -188
Trade
Payables
2,736 3,283 113 3,170 -434 +158 -592
WIP net 66 1,353 0 1,353 -1,287 +2 -1,289
Prepayments net 1,553 2,545 0 2,545 -992 +44 -1,036
NWC total 2,164 2,382 245 2,137 +27 +280 -253
Currency effect 2014 vs. 2013
49. Significant free cash flow in Q4 and for the full year
Acquisitions are currently on hold and other investments are managed closely
Strong cash flow from operations in Q4 2014
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CFFO (quarterly)
DKKm
CFFI (quarterly)
DKK -217m in Q4 2014DKKmDKK 739m in Q4 2014
(101)
(217)(300)
(200)
(100)
0
100
200
300
77
739
(1,000)
(500)
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
50. Number of employees decreasing
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Number of employees Q4’14 vs. Q4’13
- by segment
5,847
3,306
2,840
2,251
6,527
2,948
2,221 2,020
Customer
Services
Material
Handling
Mineral
Processing
Cement
Q4’14Q4’13
Total number of employees Q4’14: 14,765
Number of employees decreased by 552
vs. Q4’13 and decreased by 96 vs. Q3’14
Decline explained by efficiency
programme and business right-sizing
Increase in Customer Services primarily
related to blue-collar workers on O&M
contracts
Q4’14Q4’13 Q4’14Q4’13 Q4’14Q4’13