AUSTAL LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2016

Jul 3, 2016

FY2016 earnings and LCS program update

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David Singleton, Chief Executive Officer Greg Jason, Chief Financial Officer

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Summary post detailed review of LCS program

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LCS review

• Increased the total cost estimate for LCS 6 – 26 (11 ships) due to design changes required to achieve shock certification and US Naval Vessel Rules

FY16 guidance

• US$115 million (A$156 million) write back of work in progress on a ~ US$4 billion program

• FY2016 Group EBIT loss expected to be A$(116) – (121) million (unaudited)

Cash

• A$75 million free cashflow in FY2016 (unaudited)

• Net cash A$49 million at 30 June 2016 (unaudited)

FY17 guidance

• FY2017 EBIT guidance A$45 – 55 million

• FY2017 USA shipbuilding margin forecast 5 – 7%

Lifetime profit

• LCS shipbuilding program is forecast to be increasingly profitable and cash positive over its life

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LCS detailed program review completed

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Review complete

• Completed a detailed review of the LCS program following:

• delivery of LCS 6 & 8

• Preliminary results from the first two shock trials of LCS 6

Baseline design

• Defined a revised baseline design to meet the shock standard and US Naval Vessel Rules

• LCS is the first high speed aluminium trimaran to be designed and built to these standards

• LCS 6 is the first high speed aluminium trimaran to be shock tested

• Identified significant modifications to vessels already nearing completion to meet the revised baseline design

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LCS shock trial – key technical requirement

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• Unique nature of the vessel has meant that there were minimal design reference points

• 2 of 3 planned trials now completed and preliminary feedback is positive

• LCS 6 is the only vessel that will be shock trialled (class not vessel specific)

• Design modifications will be implemented across all vessels LCS 6 - 26

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Bevan/Released LCS 6 shock trial 1 (June 2016)

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Change of cost estimate

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Shock & US Naval Vessel Rules

• Materially increased the total cost estimate for LCS 6 – 26 (11 ships) due to changes required to meet the revised baseline design

• In discussion with the customer about increases in design scope that may improve Austal’s position

• No value has been attributed to these discussions given their preliminary nature

Concurrent construction

• The cost of implementing the design modifications has been exacerbated by concurrent construction of the fleet

• 10 LCS (of 11) had commenced construction by April 2015

• An extensive rework program of constructed vessels is underway

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LCS concurrent construction

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Rework is significantly exacerbated by the concurrent construction of multiple
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Number of vessels under construction

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Financial year

Implementation of modifications

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Implementation of modifications has stabilised giving clarity on full program costs

Operational

• 5,000 design modifications with 98% implemented on LCS 6

• Modifications being progressively implemented across the rest of the program

• Continuous optimisation of construction strategy (LCS 8 is the first vessel built in the modular manufacturing facility)

Financial

• Group CFO resident in USA for 2.5 months to review the revised cost estimates and financial impact

• Extent of baseline design modifications and rework quantified as LCS 8 approached completion

• Cost of modifications and rework identified by vessel (costs vary by vessel according to degree of completion)

• Completed a reforecast of LCS program profitability

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Modification program is maturing

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The chart shows that the rework modifications required to existing ships is decreasing which increases cost confidence

Modifications

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Financial impact

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Profit impact

Risk sharing

Change of estimate

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• Cost increases are shared 50 / 50 with the US Navy up to a ceiling price per the LCS contract structure

• The change of estimate means that too much revenue and profit was attributed to work already completed

• Work in progress (WIP) is overstated because additional costs will be incurred to meet the shock standard and US Naval Vessel Rules

FY2016

Future years

• This is being written back as a downward adjustment to revenue and work in progress (WIP) in FY2016

• The revenue written back will be recognised in future years to align with the revised cost forecast of the program

• LCS is expected to be profitable over the remaining life of the program

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Accounting for changes in cost estimates

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Changes in estimated cost at completion result in a write back of WIP and a restatement of profit (graph for illustrative purposes only)

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Actuals Reset Date Forecast Cumulative Profit
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Time & Progress

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Capital management

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• Balance Sheet • Balance sheet remains strong

• Net cash A$49 million at 30 June 2016 (unaudited)

• FY2016 A$75 million cash flow pre-dividends and debt reduction (unaudited)

• A$221 million of cash and A$(140) million of infrastructure debt at 30 June 2016 (unaudited)

Dividends

• No planned change in dividend policy

• Long term average ~ 40% of NPAT

• Expect to declare final FY2016 dividend of 2 cents per share

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Debt
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• Compliant with all covenants

• All syndicate banks maintain support

• Expect further reduction in infrastructure debt in FY2017 H1

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Group guidance

FY2016

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• EBIT A$(116-121) million loss after accounting for write down of work in progress (unaudited)

• Revenue A$1.3 billion after accounting for write down of work in progress

FY2017

• Revenue A$1.4 billion

• EBIT A$45 – 55 million @ USD / AUD 0.73

• FY2017 forecast USA shipbuilding margin 5.0% - 7.0%

• Continued cash generation from operations

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Questions

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Disclaimer

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David Singleton Chief Executive Officer Greg Jason Chief Financial Officer

Telephone: +61 8 9410 1111

 For further information visit www.austal.com

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