Investor Presentation • Nov 8, 2022
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This presentation contains forward-looking statements which are based on the management's current estimates with regard to future developments. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which are beyond Leifheit's ability to control or estimate precisely, such as statements on the future market environment and economic conditions, the behavior of other market participants and government measures.
If one of these uncertain or unforeseeable factors occurs or the assumptions on which these statements are based prove inaccurate, actual results could differ materially from the results cited explicitly or contained implicitly in these statements. Leifheit neither intends to, nor does it accept any specific obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or developments after the date of this presentation.
Leifheit AG shall not assume any warranty for the information provided in this presentation being up-to-date, accurate, complete or of good quality or for the suitability of the information for specific purposes.
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Joint diagnosis of German economic institutes
Source: Börsen-Zeitung /Joint diagnosis of German economic institutes
Investor Presentation November 2022
"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."
Charles Darwin
"We cannot change macro -economic conditions, but we can respond in a way that protects our profitability."
Leifheit AG
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Preparing Leifheit AG for a few difficult years, with the firm goal to produce positive EBIT every year
Streamlining portfolio and substantial SKU reduction Group synergies in purchasing and logistics Enhancing Direct-to-Consumer Selling & Shipping Reduce transport cost & CO2 emissions through Western Europe Logistics Center Lean manufacturing and cost saving projects sites Reduction of energy consumption
Forward looking inventory management and flexible production Reduce dependencies from Asia
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Continuous negotiation with our partners on the purchasing and sales side Reducing number of temporary workers and if need be employees Leverage digitalization to reduce travel and office cost
Leifheit AG has a strong vision: to become the Procter & Gamble of consumer durables
"Scaling-Up Success" strategy with focus on consumer marketing and superior products
Vision and strategy deliver great results: 2019-2021 CAGR turnover +11% and EBIT +43%
However, 2022 is still an exceptional year with Russia-Ukraine war and pandemic effects deteriorating both consumer demand and operational cost
9M 2022 hence with 14.2% turnover decline vs record high 9M 2021, but still well above pre-COVID-19 level
9M 2022 with positive EBIT, but burdened by significant rise in material and energy prices, historically low consumer sentiment and high inflation
Profi Floor Wiper 4.7 stars
| 5 Sterne | 84% |
|---|---|
| 4 Sterne | 9% |
| 3 Sterne | 3% |
| 2 Sterne | 1% |
| 1 Stern | 2% |
CLEAN TWIST Disc Mop Ergo 4.6 stars
| 5 Sterne | 78% |
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| 4 Sterne | 14% |
| 3 Sterne | 4% |
| 2 Sterne | 2% |
| 1 Stern | 2% |
| 5 Sterne | 779 |
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| 4 Sterne | 14% |
| 3 Sterne | 4% |
| 2 Sterne | 29 |
| 1 Stern | 39 |
| 5 Sterne | 77% |
|---|---|
| 4 Sterne | 11% |
| 3 Sterne | 5% |
| 2 Sterne | 2% |
| 1 Stern | 6% |
Strong long-term stock performance
| 9M 2021 | 9M 2022 | ∆ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group turnover1 | m€ | 225.3 | 193.2 | -14.2% |
| Gross margin | % | 42.5 | 38.4 | -4.1 pps |
| Foreign currency result | m€ | 0.6 | 3.8 | >100.0% |
| EBIT | m€ | 16.6 | 3.2 | -80.8% |
| EBIT margin1 | % | 7.4 | 1.6 | -5.8 pps |
| Earnings before taxes (EBT) | m€ | 16.0 | 2.5 | -84.1% |
| Net result for the period | m€ | 11.5 | 2.2 | -81.2% |
| EPS | € | 1.21 | 0.23 | -81.0% |
• Foreign currency result includes positive effects from forward exchange transactions no longer accounted for in hedge accounting.
9M 2018 – 9M 2022 in m€
1 2021 adjusted due to year-end effects.
| Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q3 2022 | Jan.-Sept. 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBIT | €m | 2.7 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| Gross Margin |
% | 40.9 | 36.0 | 37.9 | 38.4 |
| Free cash flow | €m | -15.6 | 5.1 | 12.5 | 2.0 |
| in m€ | 9M 2021 | 9M 2022 | ∆ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow from operating activities | 11.2 | 6.1 | -5.1 |
| Cash flow from investment activities | -4.0 | -4.0 | - |
| Cash flow from financing activities |
-10.3 | -10.5 | -0.2 |
| Free cash flow1 | 7.1 | 2.0 | -5.1 |
| in m€ | 30/09/2021 | 30/09/2022 | ∆ |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of reporting period | 35.6 | 29.8 | -5.8 |
| Financial liabilities | - | - | - |
1Cash flow from operating activities and from investment activities, adjusted for incoming and outgoing payments in financial assets and, if existing, from acquisition and divestiture of business divisions.
31/12/2021 vs. 30/09/2022 in m€
Create consumer demand
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Increase national and international distribution
Improve gross margins
Reduce all cost except consumer advertising
1 Source: Annual reports 2021
Leifheit & Soehnle
Turnover development
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256
Leifheit & Soehnle
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Gross spending for advertising
Strong increasing prices for electricity is stressing the household budget. Now and for the years to come. One solution: drying laundry without electricity.
Per household:
*4-Persons-HH using Linomatic / ** In comparison to using an electric dryer 4 times a week from April till October/ 28 k/year. Per drying act 4 Kwh electricity consumption. Per Kwh 366g CO2 output, Comparison with a middle-aged used car and 0,35€ Kwh Investor Presentation
High quality and along with it long life cycle products belong to the DNA of the Leifheit brand.
A major part of our assortment is being produced in Europe in our own factories where we have full quality control.
Strongly convinced from our product quality we often give longer warranty period than the competition or as required from the legislative authority.
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| Rank | Country | Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deutschland | 100 |
| 2 | $\ddot{}$ Schweiz |
98 |
| 3 | Europäische Union ⊙. |
92 |
| 4 | ≥⊭ Großbritannien |
91 |
| 5 | ╈ Schweden |
90 |
| 6 | ы Kanada |
85 |
| 7 | Italien | 84 |
| 8 | Japan | 81 |
| 8 | Frankreich | 81 |
| 8 | ≝ USA |
81 |
| 11 | ┿ Finnland |
77 |
| 11 | ╬ Norwegen |
77 |
| 13 | Niederlande | 76 |
| 14 | ak i Australien |
75 |
| 15 | Neuseeland | 73 |
| 15 | Dänemark $++$ |
73 |
| 20 | $\overline{a}$ Spanien $++$ |
64 |
| 30 | Argentinien 11 |
42 |
| 42 | Indien $\bullet$ ${+}$ |
36 |
| 49 | China | 28 |
Source: Statista Made-In-Country-Index 2017
German heritage products are ranked #1 for consumers in terms of positive image
High quality, engineering, high safety standard are often positively associated with Germany
POS shelf Retailers' leaflet POS Ellipsis & displays
Banner in retailers' online shop
| Forecast 2022 |
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|---|---|
| Group turnover | Decrease in the lower double-digit percentage range |
| Turnover Household | Decrease in the lower double-digit percentage range |
| Turnover Wellbeing | Decrease in the clear double-digit percentage range |
| Turnover Private Label | Slightly below the previous year |
| Group EBIT | In the lower single-digit million Euro range |
| Free Cashflow | Positive, below previous year |
Group turnover by segment
Top 10 Customers account for 50% of Leifheit's turnover Blue Chip client base Distribution channels
We were able to react flexibly to the changed capacity utilization in production and logistics by reducing remaining vacation time and credits on working time accounts and by cutback in the numbers of temporary workers
Turnover development Netherlands
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group turnover | m€ | 236.8 | 234.2 | 234.0 | 271.6 | 288.3 |
| Profitability | ||||||
| ▪ Gross margin |
% | 46.4 | 43.6 | 43.1 | 45.0 | 42.3 |
| ▪ Cash flow |
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| from operating activities | m€ | 7.2 | 10.2 | 15.9 | 4.0 | 16.4 |
| ▪ Free cash flow |
m€ | 1.5 | 3.7 | 10.1 | -5.5 | 9.6 |
| ▪ EBIT |
m€ | 18.8 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 18.8 | 20.1 |
| ▪ EBIT margin |
% | 8.0 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| ▪ EBT |
m€ | 17.7 | 11.9 | 8.5 | 17.7 | 19.3 |
| ▪ Net result for the period |
m€ | 12.8 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 12.5 | 14.2 |
| ROCE1 ▪ |
% | 12.7 | 10.5 | 8.2 | 14.1 | 13.8 |
1 Definition of ROCE changed in 2019, ROCE 2018 adjusted for comparability reasons
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per share | ||||||
| Net result for the period, EPS2 | € | 1.35 | 0.88 | 0.61 | 1.32 | 1.49 |
| Free cash flow | € | 0.16 | 0.39 | 1.06 | -0.57 | 1.00 |
| Dividend | € | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.55 | 1.05 | 1.052 |
| Special dividend | € | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Investments | m€ | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 7.3 |
| Depreciation | m€ | 6.4 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
| 31/12/17 | 31/12/18 | 31/12/19 | 31/12/20 | 31/12/2021 | ||
| Employees | No. | 1,137 | 1,119 | 1,106 | 1,098 | 1,080 |
| Balance sheet total1 | m€ | 224.9 | 221.8 | 214.6 | 230.0 | 238.8 |
| Equity | m€ | 98.5 | 101.8 | 96.2 | 100.4 | 111.3 |
| Equity ratio | % | 43.8 | 45.9 | 44.8 | 43.7 | 46.6 |
| Liquidity | m€ | 57.2 | 50.9 | 50.3 | 38.8 | 38.1 |
1 Not including repurchased treasury shares
2 Dividend proposal
Henner Rinsche CEO
• General management and consumer goods marketing
Igor Iraeta Munduate COO
• Digitalization, IoT, Industry 4.0, implementation of lean production systems, agile "Scrum" methods
Marco Keul CFO
• IT, Finance & Controlling
| Long-term dividend development | Dividend yield 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share / in € | 2021: 2.9% 2020: 2.4% 2019: 2.3% 2018: 5.9% |
2017: 3.8% 2016: 5.1% 2015: 5.6% 2014: 3.9% |
Based on the particular closing price at year-end
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| Cleaning | Laundry care | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonkita | Spontex Swiffer |
Rival | Vileda Wenko |
Gimi | Brabantia Juwel |
Artweger Stewi |
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| Kärcher | Vileda | Metaltex | Rörets | Blome | |||
| Kitchen goods | Wellbeing | ||||||
| Tescoma | WMF | Gefu | Bosch | Laica | Tanita | ||
| Zyliss | Rösle Oxo |
Fackelmann | Lurch | ADE Sanitas |
Homedics | Beurer | |
| Brabantia | Westmark | Emsa | Tefal | Withings | Terraillon |
1 Definition of German stock exchange for indices
2 Including shareholdings of the management board
July 2021 Deutschland Test / Focus Money
1 st place Home appliances 100.0 points awarded 3rd time in a row
Study examines what companies do for their employees and society. Among other things, the sustainability reports of the largest German companies were evaluated according to the GRI standard.
Germany's fairest companies Jan 2022 IMWF Institut / FAZ-Institut
3 rd place Household items 90.3 points
Study analyses social listening data and identified 7.4 million mentions for over 17,000 companies. Relevant criteria include product and service, customer satisfaction and value for money, employer fairness and sustainability
Oct 2021 Deutschland Test / Focus Money
1 st place Household items 100.0 points
Study shows which companies have a high level of trust by assigning and identifying 3.7 million mentions of about 21,000 brands in the investigation period September 2020 to August 2021.
July 2021 IMWF Institut / FAZ-Institut
1 st place Home appliances 100.0 points
Study analyses social listening data for over 20,000 companies in the categories customer service and satisfaction, hotline, price and service. 438 million online outlets serve as a source.
www.leifheit-group.com/en/investorrelations/reports-and-presentations/
Publication of Annual Reports 2022, Sustainability Report incl. Non-Financial Report 2022; Analyst Conference
11 May 2023 Publication Quarterly Statement (Q1)
7 June 2023 Annual General Meeting
10 August 2023 Publication Half-yearly Financial Report
9 November 2023 Publication Quarterly Statement (Q3)
| Corporate Communications / Investor Relations | |
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| Phone: | +49 2604 977-218 |
| Email: | [email protected] |
www.leifheit-group.com
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Postfach 11 65 D-56377 Nassau
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