Investor Presentation • Nov 15, 2023
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15 November 2023
CEO introduction Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Chairman and CEO
Henri Poupart-Lafarge Chairman and CEO
Delays in acceptance and finalization of Aventra
Acceleration of third phase of merger roadmap (optimization)
Bernard Delpit CFO
● Book-to-bill 1.0, backlog at €90bn
● Margin and cash on order intake supporting mid-term trajectory
(+8% vs H1 2022/23 , o/w 12% organic growth) Consistent execution across all regions mainly in the EU and APAC
(+2% vs H1 2022/23 , o/w 5% organic growth) Good performance of Turnkey Systems projects in Mexico and Canada
| (in € million) | H1 2022/23 |
H1 2023/24 |
Evolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 8,048 | 8,443 | +4.9% |
| Cost of Sales | (6,988) | (7,278) | +4.1% |
| Adjusted Gross Margin before PPA¹ As a % of sales |
1,060 13.2% |
1,165 13.8% |
+60bps |
| Research and development expenses before PPA2 As a % of sales |
(231) 2.9% |
(254) 3.0% |
+10.0% |
| Selling & Administrative expenses As a % of sales |
(507) 6.3% |
(538) 6.4% |
+6.1% |
| Net interest in equity investees pickup3 | 75 | 65 | (13.3)% |
| Adjusted EBIT ¹ |
397 | 438 | +10.3% |
| Adjusted EBIT margin¹ | 4.9% | 5.2% | +30bps |
Definition in Appendix
Excluding €(30) million of amortisation expenses of the purchase price allocation of Bombardier Transportation.
Definition in Appendix. This mainly includes Chinese joint-ventures
aEBIT (in %)
| (in € million) | H1 2022/23 |
H1 2023/24 |
Evolution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 8,048 | 8,443 | +4.9% | |
| Adjusted EBIT |
397 | 438 | +10.3% | |
| Adjusted EBIT margin | 4.9% | 5.2% | +30bps | |
| Restructuring and rationalisation costs | (6) | (7) | +16.7% | |
| Integration, acquisition and other costs | (116) | (91) | (21.6)% | o/w Integration costs €65m |
| Reversal of net interest in equity investees pickup¹ | (75) | (65) | (13.3)% | |
| EBIT before PPA and impairment | 200 | 275 | +37.5% | FX / hedge and fees + €21m |
| Financial results | (24) | (98) | x4.1 | Interest rates paid + €53m |
| Tax results |
(48) | (44) | (8.3)% | ETR 25% |
| Share in net income of equity investees |
62 | 53 | (14.5)% | Chinese JVs stable except FX |
| Minority interests from continued op. | (11) | (12) | +9.1% | |
| Net profit2 Adjusted |
179 | 174 | (2.8)% | |
| PPA net of tax | (195) | (173) | (11.3)% | |
| Net Profit - Continued operations, Group share |
(16) | 1 | - |
1 This mainly includes Chinese joint-ventures
2 Definition in appendix
* EBIT Before PPA and impairment
(1) Change in Working Capital (Trade + Contract working capital change) for €(1,375)m corresponds to the €(1,392) million changes in working capital resulting from operating activities disclosed in the condensed interim consolidated financial statements from which the €(15) million variations of restructuring provisions and €(1) million of variation of Tax working capital have been excluded. .
| (in € million) | 31 March 2023 |
30 September 2023 |
Variation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inventories | 3,729 | 4,216 | 487 | |
| Trade payables | (3,640) | (4,223) | (583) | Trade working capital (from 3 to 20 days of sales) |
| Trade receivables | 2,670 | 3,019 | 349 | Strong effect of ramp-up acceleration in Q2 (inventories, ● receivables and payables) notably in France and |
| Other assets/ liabilities |
(2,617) | (2,107) | 510 | Americas |
| Trade Working Capital |
142 | 905 | +763 | Reversal of VAT change in rules in France ● |
| Contract assets |
4,533 | 5,369 | 836 | Contract Working capital (from (89) to (72) days of sales) |
| Contracts liabilities | (6,781) | (6,958) | (177) | Contract assets increase due to Aventra delayed ● acceptances and production ramp-up |
| Current provisions Of which Risks on contracts |
(1,779) (1,182) |
(1,750) (1,141) |
+29 +41 |
Contract liabilities driven by downpayments ● Provisions consumption as per plan ● |
| Contract Working Capital | (4,027) | (3,339) | +688 | |
| Total Working Capital |
(3,885) | (2,434) | +1,451(1) |
(1) As per note 15, Total changes in working capital for €1,451m include €1,392m changes in working capital resulting from operating activities and €59m Others non-cash, mainly forex.
Henri Poupart-Lafarge Chairman and CEO
Backlog Stratification – Gross Margin evolution
Manufacturing Output
AMTRAK Next Generation US - High Speed Train
AVENTRA Platform UK - Regional Trains 6 contracts – 5 customers
Selling & administrative expenses ( as a % of sales)
● Inventories: targeting reduction from 91 days as of H1 to ~80 days by March 2024, with mid-term target at 75 days
✓ ~1,500 S&A FTEs ✓ S&A / sales ratio targeting (~1pp)
The Group has based its FY 2023/24 outlook on a central inflation scenario reflecting a consensus of public institutions.
The Group also assumes its continuous ability to navigate the supply chain, macro-economic and geopolitical challenges as it has done during this first half of FY 2023/24.
Mid-term targets To be reached in FY 2025/26
FCF > 80% conversion2
From FY 2025/26 onwards. Subject to short term volatility
1. CAGR between Sales proforma FY 2020/21 and FY 2025/26
Martin VAUJOUR VP Investor Relations
24 January 2024 Third quarter FY 2023/24 orders and sales
15 May 2024 FY 2023/24 results
| London, UK | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paris, France | ||
| 20 November | HY 23/24 roadshow in Frankfurt – Jefferies |
Frankfurt, GERMANY |
| 21 November | HY 23/24 roadshow in Zurich – Jefferies |
Zurich, SWITZERLAND |
| 22 November | Asia roadshows (South-East Asia &Australia) – HSBC |
Virtual |
| 23 – 24 November |
Asia roadshows (Japan & Middle-East) – Mizuho |
Virtual |
| 27 November | HY 23/24 roadshow in New-York – ODDO |
New York, USA |
| 28 November | HY 23/24 roadshow in Chicago – ODDO |
Chicago, USA |
| 29 November | HY 23/24 roadshow in Toronto – Redburn |
Toronto, CANADA |
| 29 November | Redburn CEO conference – Redburn |
Virtual |
| 29 November | Forum CIC Market Solutions – CIC |
Paris, France |
| 30 November | HY 23/24 roadshow in Los Angeles – Redburn |
Los Angeles, USA |
| 30 November | The Premium Review conference - Société Générale |
Paris, France |
| 1 December | HY 23/24 roadshow in San Francisco – Redburn |
San Franciso, USA |
| 1 December | HY 23/24 Fireside Chat with CEO and CFO - CITI |
Virtual |
| 4 December | 14th European Industrials conference – Goldman Sachs |
London, UK |
| 6 December | Asia roadshow (Japan) – Mizuho |
Virtual |
| 16 November 17 November |
HY 23/24 roadshow in London – Bank of America HY 23/24 roadshow in Paris – Kepler Cheuvreux |
HY 2023/24 backlog per regions and product lines
Backlog breakdown per regions (in € million)
Backlog breakdown per product line (in € million)
HY 2023/24 Sales per regions and product lines
Sales breakdown per regions (in € million)
Sales breakdown per product line (in € million)
| Currencies | H1 2023/24 as a % of sales |
|---|---|
| EUR | 46.3% |
| USD | 12.5% |
| GBP | 11.5% |
| INR | 5.0% |
| AUD | 4.8% |
| CAD | 3.0% |
| SEK | 2.7% |
| ZAR | 2.6% |
| MXN | 2.2% |
| KZT | 1.2% |
| BRL | 1.2% |
| Currencies below 1% of sales |
7.1% |
| (in € million) | H1 2023/24 |
|---|---|
| Total Gross debt, incl. lease obligations (1) |
4,897 |
| Pensions liabilities net of prepaid and deferred tax asset related to pensions (2) |
632 |
| Non controlling interest (3) |
104 |
| Cash and cash equivalents (4) |
(826) |
| Other current financial assets (4) |
(59) |
| Other non-current financial assets (5) |
(55) |
| Net deferred tax liability / (asset) (6) |
(493) |
| Investments in associates & JVs, excluding Chinese JVs (7) |
(110) |
| Non-consolidated Investments (8) |
(75) |
| Bridge | 4,015 |
(1) Long-term and short-term debt and Leases (Note 20), excluding the lease to a London metro operator for €109m due to matching financial asset (Notes 14 and 20)
(2) As per Note 22 net of €(25)m of deferred tax allocated to accruals for employees benefit costs
(3) As per balance sheet
(4) As per balance sheet
(5) Other non-current assets: Loans to Non-consolidated Investments for €27m and deposit on a US loan for €28m (Notes 14 and 20)
(6) Deferred Tax asset and Liabilities - as per balance sheet net of €(25)m of deferred tax allocated to accruals for employees benefit costs
(7) JVs - to the extent they are not included in equity pickup / FCF, ie excluding Chinese JVs.
(8) Non-consolidated investments as per balance sheet
| (in € million) | As per P&L 1 Booking |
|---|---|
| FY 2020/21 | (71) |
| FY 2021/22 | (428) |
| FY 2022/23 | (436) |
| FY 2023/24 | (368) |
| FY 2024/25 | (373) |
| FY 2025/26 | (264) |
| FY 2026/27 | (213) |
| FY 2027/28 | (203) |
| FY 2028/29 | (166) |
| FY 2029/30 | (138) |
| FY 2030/31 | (107) |
| FY 2031/32 | (96) |
| FY 2032/33 | (95) |
| FY 2033/34 | (46) |
| Beyond | (143) |
● The Gross PPA amortisation plan will be subject to FX evolution in future years or subject to potential impairments
| (in € million) |
Tota l |
Adjustments | Tota l |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con s olida ted Fin a n cia l Sta tem en ts (GAAP) |
(1) | (2) | (3) | Con s olida ted Fin a n cia l Sta tem en ts (MD&A view) |
|
| 30 Septemb er 2023 |
|||||
| Sales | 8,443 | 8,443 | |||
| Cost of Sales | (7,432) | 154 | (7,278) | ||
| airment (*) Adjusted Gross Margin b efore PPA & imp |
1,011 | 154 | - | - | 1,165 |
| R&D expenses | (284) | 30 | (254) | ||
| Selling expenses | (180) | - | (180) | ||
| Administrative expenses | (358) | - | (358) | ||
| Equity pick-up | - | 6 5 |
6 5 |
||
| Adjusted EBIT (*) | 189 | 184 | - | 6 5 |
438 |
| Other income / (expenses) | (98) | (98) | |||
| Equity pick-up (reversal) | - | - | - | (65) | (65) |
| airment (*) EBIT / EBIT b efore PPA & imp |
9 1 |
184 | - | - | 275 |
| Financial income (expenses) | (98) | (98) | |||
| Pre-tax income | (7) | 184 | - | - | 177 |
| Income tax Charge | (28) | (16) | - | (44) | |
| Share in net income of equity-accounted investments | 4 8 |
5 | 5 3 |
||
| Net profit (loss) from continued operations | 1 3 |
173 | - | - | 186 |
| Net profit (loss) attributable to non controlling interests (-) | (12) | (12) | |||
| Net profit (loss) from continued operations (Group share) / Adjusted Net Profit (loss) (*) | 1 | 173 | - | - | 174 |
| Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) & impairment net of corresponding tax effect | - | (173) | (173) | ||
| Net profit (loss) from discontinued operations | - | - | |||
| Net profit (Group share) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| (in € million) |
Tota l | Adjustments | Tota l | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con s olida ted Fin a n cia l |
Con s olida ted Fin a n cia l |
|||||
| Sta tem en ts | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | Sta tem en ts | |
| (GAAP) | (MD&A view) | |||||
| 30 Septemb er 2022 |
||||||
| Sales | 8,048 | 8,048 | ||||
| Cost of Sales |
(7,168) | 178 | 2 | (6,988) | ||
| (*) Adjusted Gross Margin efore PPA & imp airment b |
880 | 178 | - | 2 | - | 1,060 |
| R&D expenses | (261) | 30 | (231) | |||
| Selling expenses |
(178) | - | (178) | |||
| Administrative expenses |
(329) | - | (329) | |||
| Equity pick-up |
- | 7 5 | 7 5 | |||
| EBIT (*) Adjusted |
112 | 208 | - | 2 | 7 5 | 397 |
| income (expenses) Other / |
(120) | (2) | (122) | |||
| Equity pick-up (reversal) |
- | - | - | - | (75) | (75) |
| (*) EBIT b efore PPA & imp airment EBIT / |
(8) | 208 | - | - | - | 200 |
| Financial income (expenses) |
(24) | (24) | ||||
| Pre-tax income | (32) | 208 | - | - | - | 176 |
| Income tax Charge | (29) | (19) | (48) | |||
| in net income of equity-accounted investments Share |
5 6 | 6 | 6 2 | |||
| Net profit (loss) from continued operations |
(5) | 195 | - | - | - | 190 |
| (loss) (-) Net profit attributable to non controlling interests |
(11) | (11) | ||||
| (*) (loss) (Group share) (loss) Net profit from continued operations / Adjusted Net Profit |
(16) | 195 | - | - | - | 179 |
| Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) & impairment net of corresponding tax effect |
- | (195) | (195) | |||
| (loss) Net profit from discontinued operations |
(5) | (5) | ||||
| Net profit (Group share) |
(21) | - | - | - | - | (21) |
A new order is recognised as an order received only when the contract creates enforceable obligations between the Group and its customer. When this condition is met, the order is recognised at the contract value. If the contract is denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the reporting unit, the Group requires the immediate elimination of currency exposure using forward currency sales. Orders are then measured using the spot rate at inception of hedging instruments.
The book-to-bill ratio is the ratio of orders received to the amount of sales traded for a specific period.
Adjusted Gross Margin before PPA is a Key Performance Indicator to present the level of recurring operational performance. It represents the sales minus the cost of sales, adjusted to exclude the impact of amortisation of assets exclusively valued when determining the purchase price allocations ("PPA") in the context of business combination as well as non-recurring "one off" items that are not supposed to occur again in following years and are significant.
Adjusted EBIT ("aEBIT") is the Key Performance Indicator to present the level of recurring operational performance. This indicator is also aligned with market practice and comparable to direct competitors.
Starting September 2019, Alstom has opted for the inclusion of the share in net income of the equity-accounted investments into the aEBIT when these are considered to be part of the operating activities of the Group (because there are significant operational flows and/or common project execution with these entities). This mainly includes Chinese joint-ventures, namely CASCO, Alstom Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd, Jiangsu ALSTOM NUG Propulsion System Co. Ltd. (former Bombardier NUG Propulsion) and Changchun Changke Alstom Railway Vehicles Company Ltd.
aEBIT corresponds to Earning Before Interests and Tax adjusted for the following elements:
A non-recurring item is a "one-off" exceptional item that is not supposed to occur again in following years and that is significant.
Adjusted EBIT margin corresponds to Adjusted EBIT expressed as a percentage of sales.
Following the Bombardier Transportation acquisition and with effect from the fiscal year 2021/22 condensed consolidated financial statements, Alstom decided to introduce the "EBIT before PPA" indicator aimed at restating its Earnings Before Interest and Taxes ("EBIT") to exclude the impact of amortisation of assets exclusively valued when determining the purchase price allocations ("PPA") in the context of business combination. This indicator is also aligned with market practice.
The "Adjusted Net Profit" indicator aims at restating the Alstom's net profit from continued operations (Group share) to exclude the impact of amortisation & impairment of assets exclusively valued when determining the purchase price allocations ("PPA") in the context of business combination, net of the corresponding tax effect.
Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures including capitalised development costs, net of proceeds from disposals of tangible and intangible assets. Free Cash Flow does not include any proceeds from disposals of activity.
The most directly comparable financial measure to Free Cash Flow calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS is net cash provided by operating activities.
The net cash/(debt) is defined as cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and other current financial asset, less borrowings
This presentation includes performance indicators presented on an actual basis and on an organic basis. Figures given on an organic basis eliminate the impact of changes in scope of consolidation and changes resulting from the translation of the accounts into Euro following the variation of foreign currencies against the Euro.
The Group uses figures prepared on an organic basis both for internal analysis and for external communication, as it believes they provide means to analyse and explain variations from one period to another. However, these figures are not measurements of performance under IFRS.
Gross Margin % on backlog is a Key Performance Indicator to present the expected performance level of firmed contracts in Backlog. It represents the difference between the sales not yet recognized and the cost of sales not yet incurred from the contracts in Backlog. This % is an average of the portfolio of contracts in backlog and is meaningful to project mid and long term profitability.
EBITDA + JV dividends is the EBIT before PPA, before the depreciation and amortisation, with the addition of the dividends received from the JVs.
Funds from Operations "FFO" in the EBIT to FCF statement refers to the Free Cash Flow generated by Operations, less Working Capital variations.
Trade Working Capital is the Working Capital that is not strictly contractual, hence not included in Project Working Capital. It includes:
Contract Working Capital is the sum of:
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