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Buzzi Unicem — Earnings Release 2017
Apr 5, 2018
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Earnings Release
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Engineering & Construction Conference
Milan – 5 April 2018
Executive summary FY 2017
Volumes
- – Italy: YTD cement well ahead of 2016 thanks to Zillo contribution; +4.5% on lfl basis, mainly due to export and clinker sales; ready-mix up
- – United States: volumes down in Q4, particularly December because of bad weather; YTD cement flat; confirmed upswing in oil-well cement shipments; ready mix down in Q4 and YTD
- – Central Europe: sound full year results in Germany and Luxembourg (cement +4.5%); ready mix concrete YTD down in Germany but well ahead in Lux/Ned
- – Eastern Europe: positive Q4, particularly Russia and the Czech Republic; YTD cement up 1.5%, with progress realized in the Czech Republic, Russia and Poland more than offsetting the unfavorable variance in Ukraine
- Prices
- – Favorable variance in USA, Poland and Ukraine (local currency), to a minor extent in Luxembourg, Germany and Russia; stable or marginal weakness in the Czech Republic and Italy
- Foreign Exchange
- – Negative impact on sales (€m 3.1) and EBITDA (€m 2.0) mainly due to weaker dollar and hryvnia more than offsetting the ruble recovery
- Results
- –Net sales at €m 2,806 (€m 2,669 in 2016), +3.7% like-for-like
- –Recurring EBITDA up 4.7% to €m 576 (+€m 26 on 2016)
- – Net debt at €m 863 versus €m 942 at year end 2016, after €m 113 impact from Zillo acquisition and €m 29 for expansion capex
Volumes
Price trends by country
In local currency; FY14 = 100
FX changes
| 2 0 1 7 |
2 0 1 6 |
∆ | 2 0 1 5 |
t c u r r e n |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E U R 1 = |
a g v |
a g v |
% | a g v |
|
| U S D |
1. 1 3 |
1. 1 1 |
2 1 - |
1. 1 1 |
1. 2 3 |
| R U B |
6 9 4 5 |
4 1 4 7 |
1 1. 1 + |
6 8 0 7 |
7 0 8 9 |
| U A H |
3 0 0 2 |
2 8 2 8 |
6 1 - |
2 4 2 8 |
3 2 6 2 |
| C Z K |
2 6 3 3 |
2 7 0 3 |
2 6 + |
2 7 2 8 |
2 5 4 3 |
| P L N |
4 2 6 |
4 3 6 |
2 4 + |
4 1 8 |
4 2 1 |
| M X N |
2 1. 3 3 |
2 0 6 7 |
3 2 - |
1 6 2 7 |
2 2 5 2 |
Net sales by country
| 2 0 1 7 |
2 0 1 6 |
∆ | ∆ | F o r e x |
S c o p e |
l- f- l ∆ |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E U R m |
b a s |
% | b a s |
b a s |
% | ||
| I t l a y |
4 2 8 7 |
3 2 7 5 |
2 6 5 |
1 4 0 + |
- | 2. 4 4 |
2. 7 + |
| U i d S t t t n e a e s |
1, 1 1 9 7 |
1, 1 1 7 8 |
2 0 |
0 2 + |
( 2 3. 1 ) |
- | 2. 2 + |
| G e r m a n y |
5 8 8 0 |
5 7 2 4 |
1 5 6 |
2 7 + |
- | - | 2. 7 + |
| / L N t h l d u x e e r a n s |
1 8 6 8 |
1 7 6 5 |
1 1. 2 |
6 4 + |
- | - | 6. 4 + |
| C / S h R l k i z e c e p o v a a |
1 4 7 9 |
1 3 6 2 |
1 1. 7 |
8 6 + |
3. 0 |
- | 6. 4 + |
| P l d o a n |
9 0 7 |
9 0 5 |
2 0 |
2 1 + |
2. 4 |
- | 0. 4 - |
| U k i r a n e |
9 4 5 |
9 8 7 |
1 4 7 |
1 8 5 + |
( 5. 8 ) |
- | 2 5. 7 + |
| R i u s s a |
1 8 3 4 |
1 5 4 4 |
3 0 0 |
1 9 4 + |
2 0. 4 |
- | 6. 2 + |
| E l i i t i m n a o n s |
( 3 9. 9 ) |
( 3 7. 0 ) |
( 2. 9 ) |
||||
| T l t o a |
2 8 0 6 2 , |
2 6 6 9 3 , |
1 3 6 9 |
5 1 + |
( 3. 1 ) |
4 2. 4 |
3. 7 + |
| M i ( 1 0 0 % ) e c o x |
6 8 6 1 |
6 0 9 0 |
7 7 1 |
1 2 7 + |
( ) 2 2. 0 |
- | 1 6. 3 + |
EBITDA by country
| 2 0 1 7 |
2 0 1 6 |
∆ | ∆ | F o r e x |
S c o p e |
f- l- l ∆ |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E U R m |
b a s |
% | b a s |
b a s |
% | ||
| I t l a y |
( ) 7 9 7 |
( ) 2 2 2 |
( ) 5 7 4 |
1 0 0 > |
- | 4. 6 |
1 0 0 > |
| S U A |
3 6 9 6 |
3 6 5 5 |
1 3 1 |
3 7 + |
( 7. 6 ) |
- | 5. 8 + |
| G e r m a n y |
7 8 1 |
7 6 8 |
1. 3 |
1. 7 + |
- | - | 1. 7 + |
| L / N t h l d u x e e r a n s |
1 7 6 |
2 5 8 |
( 8 3 ) |
3 2 0 - |
- | - | 3 2. 0 - |
| C h R / S l k i z e c e p o v a a |
3 6 5 |
3 4 3 |
2 2 |
6 4 + |
1. 0 |
- | 3. 6 + |
| P l d o a n |
2 4 1 |
2 3 4 |
0 7 |
3 0 + |
0. 6 |
- | 0. 5 + |
| U k i r a n e |
1 6 0 |
1 2 8 |
3 2 |
2 4 9 + |
( 1. 0 ) |
- | 3 2. 6 + |
| R i u s s a |
4 6 0 |
4 3 2 |
2 8 |
6 4 + |
5. 1 |
- | -5 4 |
| T t l o a i r e c u r r n g |
5 0 8 2 5 7 6. 4 |
5 5 0 6 5 5 0. 7 |
( 4 2 4 ) 2 5. 6 |
7 7 - 4. 7 + |
( ) 2. 0 ( 2. 0 ) |
4. 6 4. 6 |
8. 2 - 4. 2 + |
| M i ( 1 0 0 % ) e x c o |
3 2 9 3 |
2 9 3 4 |
3 5 9 |
1 2 2 + |
( 1 0. ) 5 |
- | 1 8 5. + |
Net sales and EBITDA development
- Italy improving, thanks to Zillo contributions, but still negative
- USA contributions just under 2/3 of the consolidated EBITDA
- Stable at 21% the contribution from Eastern Europe
EBITDA variance analysis
Energy costs impact
Consolidated Income Statement
| 2 0 1 7 |
2 0 1 6 |
∆ | ∆ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E U R m |
b a s |
% | ||
| S N t l e a e s |
2 8 0 6 2 , |
2 6 6 9 3 , |
1 3 6 9 |
5 1 + |
| E B I T D A |
0 8 2 5 |
0 6 5 5 |
( 4 2 4 ) |
7 7 - |
| f h i h, i o w c n o n r e c u r r n g |
6 8. 2 |
0. 1 |
||
| % f l ( i ) o s a e s r e c u r r n g |
2 0. 5 % |
2 0. 6 % |
||
| D i i d i i t t t e p r e c a o n a n a m o r a o n z |
( 2 2 2 1 ) |
( 2 0 2 6 ) |
( 1 9 ) 5 |
|
| O f t i i t p e r a n g p r o ( E B I T ) |
2 8 6 0 |
3 4 8 0 |
( 6 2 0 ) |
1 8 7 - |
| % f l o s a e s |
1 0. 2 % |
1 3. 0 % |
||
| E i t i q u y e a r n n g s |
9 7 7 |
8 0 1 |
1 7 6 |
|
| f N t i t e n a n c e c o s s |
( ) 3 5 0 |
( ) 1 4 7 2 |
1 1 2 1 |
|
| P f i t b f t r o e o r e a x |
3 4 8 7 |
2 8 0 9 |
6 7 8 |
2 4 1 + |
| I t n c o m e a e p e n s e x x |
4 5 9 |
( 1 3 2 2 ) |
1 7 8 1 |
|
| f N t i t e p r o |
3 9 4 6 |
1 4 8 7 |
2 4 5 9 |
1 6 5 4 + |
| M i i t i n o r e s |
( 3 0 ) |
( 2 8 ) |
||
| C l i d d f i t t t o n s o a e n e p r o |
3 9 1. 6 |
1 4 5 9 |
2 4 5 8 |
1 6 8 5 + |
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
| E U R m |
2 0 1 7 |
2 0 1 6 |
|---|---|---|
| C h d f i t t a s g e n e r a e r o m o p e r a o n s |
0 6 6 5 |
4 6 7 5 |
| % f l o s a e s |
1 8. 1 % |
1 7. 5 % |
| I i d t t n e r e s p a |
( 4 3 9 ) |
( 6 1. ) 5 |
| I i d t n c o m e a p a x |
( 9 1. 9 ) |
( 1 0 1. 8 ) |
| N h b i i i i t t t t e c a s o p e r a n g a c e s y v |
3 0 8 7 |
3 0 4 1 |
| % f l o s a e s |
1 3. 2 % |
1 1. 4 % |
| C i t l d i t a p a e x p e n u r e s |
( 1 8 3 7 ) |
( 2 3 6 0 ) |
| E i i t t t q u y n v e s m e n s |
( 3 3 9 ) |
( 0 4 ) |
| D i i d d i d v e n s p a |
( 2 2 0 ) |
( 1 6 3 ) |
| D i i d d f i t e n s r o m a s s o c a e s v |
8 5 3 |
6 7 0 |
| D i l f f i d d i t t t s p o s a o e a s s e s a n n e s m e n s x v |
1 2 5 |
2 1. 5 |
| T l i d i f f d d i i t t r a n s a o n e r e n c e s a n e r a e s v v |
( 4 0 2 ) |
( 9 9 ) 5 |
| A d i b l t t c c r e n e r e s p a a e u y |
( 1. 4 ) |
( 3 8 ) |
| I i d t t n e r e s r e c e e v |
9 7 |
1 4 6 |
| C i l i b i l i i t t t o n n g e n a e s |
( 6 4 ) 5 |
- |
| C h i l i d t i d t h a n g e n c o n s o a o n a r e a a n o e r |
( 6 1. ) 5 |
( 2 ) 7 |
| C h i t d b t a n g e n n e e |
7 9 1 |
8 8 2 |
| f ( f ) N t i i l i t i d i d e n a n c a p o s o n e n o p e r o |
( ) 8 6 2 5 |
( ) 9 4 1. 6 |
Net Financial Position
| 1 D 7 e c |
D 1 6 e c |
∆ | S 1 7 e p |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E U R m |
b a s |
|||
| C h d h f i i l t t a s a n o e r n a n c a a s s e s |
8 2 9 9 |
6 0 9 6 |
2 2 0 3 |
1 6 4 7 |
| S h d b t- t t o r e r m e |
( 4 2 4 7 ) |
( 7 5 7 ) |
( 3 4 8 9 ) |
( 3 9 2 5 ) |
| N h h t t- t e s o r e r m c a s |
4 0 2 5 |
3 3 9 5 |
1 2 8 7 |
3 2 3 9 |
| L t f i i l t o n g e r m n a n c a a s s e s - |
3 2 |
1 3 2 |
( 1 0 0 ) |
1 2 2 |
| L d b t t o n g e r m e - |
( 1, 2 0 9 ) 7 |
( 1, 4 8 8 6 ) |
2 1 7 7 |
( 1, 2 1. 3 ) 5 |
| N d b t t e e |
( 8 6 2 5 ) |
( 9 4 1. 6 ) |
7 9 0 |
( 9 1 5 2 ) |
Gross debt breakdown (€m 1,695.6)
Debt maturity profile
- Total nominal value of debt and borrowings stood at €m 1,505 at December 2017
- As at December 2017 available €m 325m of undrawn committed facilities (€m 300m for Buzzi Unicem, €m 25 for Dyckerhoff)
Expected trading in 2018
| V l ∆ o u m e |
P i ∆ r c e |
|
|---|---|---|
| I t l a y |
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| U i d S f A i t t t n e a e s o m e r c a |
||
| G e r m a n y |
||
| L b u x e m o u r g |
||
| C h R b l i e c e p c z u |
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| P l d o a n |
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| U k i r a n e |
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| R i s s a u |
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| M i e x c o |
Appendix
Buzzi Unicem at a Glance
- International multi-regional, "heavy-side" group, focused on cement, ready-mix and aggregates
- Dedicated management with a long-term vision of the business
- Highly efficient, low cost producer with strong and stable cash flows
- Successful geographic diversification with leading positions in attractive markets
- Italy (# 2 cement producer), US (# 4 cement producer), Germany (# 2 cement producer), joint venture in Mexico (# 4 cement producer)
- Significant positions in Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia and Ukraine, as well as entry point in Slovenia and Algeria
- High quality and environmentally friendly assets
- Leading product and service offering
- Conservative financial profile and balanced growth strategy
"Value creation through lasting, experienced know-how and operating efficiency"
Ownership structure
Cement plants location and capacity
2017 Consumption vs. Peak
Historical series of cement consumption by country
Historical EBITDA development by country
| EU Rm |
20 10 |
20 11 |
20 12 |
20 13 |
20 14 |
20 15 |
20 16 |
20 17 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ita ly |
EB ITD A |
32 .5 |
10 .3 |
-5. 9 |
-18 .1 |
-18 .7 |
-37 .2 |
-22 .2 |
-79 .7 |
| in ma rg |
5.3 % |
1.8 % |
2% -1. |
-4. 2% |
-4. 8% |
8% -9. |
9% -5. |
-18 .6% |
|
| Ge rm an |
EB ITD A |
76 .3 |
90 .3 |
72 .2 |
108 .1 |
88 .6 |
72 .1 |
76 .8 |
78 .1 |
| y | in ma rg |
13. 9% |
14. 2% |
12. 0% |
18. 0% |
14. 7% |
12. 6% |
13. 4% |
13. 3% |
| Lu x/ |
EB ITD A |
17 .0 |
35 .0 |
8.3 | 11 .5 |
15 .6 |
19 .7 |
25 .8 |
17 .6 |
| Ne the rla nd |
s in ma rg |
8.3 % |
15. 7% |
4.3 % |
6.3 % |
9.7 % |
11. 7% |
14. 7% |
9.4 % |
| Cz Re ec |
EB ITD A |
32 .8 |
35 .2 |
25 .4 |
19 .2 |
27 .0 |
32 .6 |
34 .3 |
36 .5 |
| h / p Slo kia va |
in ma rg |
20 .5% |
20 .5% |
17. 0% |
14. 6% |
20 .2% |
24 .0% |
25 .2% |
24 .7% |
| EB ITD A |
33 .4 |
36 .9 |
21 .8 |
27 .1 |
18 .2 |
22 .7 |
23 .4 |
24 .1 |
|
| Po lan d |
in ma rg |
25 .8% |
26 .6% |
20 .0% |
26 .8% |
.4% 20 |
.4% 20 |
24 .6% |
.9% 24 |
| EB ITD A |
-10 .5 |
6.9 | 15 .8 |
12 .3 |
11 .0 |
4.0 | 12 .8 |
16 .0 |
|
| Uk rai ne |
in ma rg |
-12 .8% |
6.2 % |
11. 8% |
10. 0% |
12. 5% |
% 5.7 |
16. 1% |
16. 9% |
| EB ITD A |
39 .7 |
65 .7 |
96 .1 |
92 .6 |
73 .4 |
48 .4 |
43 .2 |
46 .0 |
|
| Ru ia ss |
in ma rg |
.0% 32 |
37 .4% |
.0% 41 |
.2% 37 |
.0% 35 |
.0% 29 |
28 .0% |
24 .9% |
| EB ITD A |
88 .7 |
71 .4 |
123 .9 |
15 1.0 |
20 7.3 |
31 1.7 |
35 6.5 |
36 9.6 |
|
| US A |
in ma rg |
8% 14. |
12. 8% |
2% 18. |
20 .7% |
24 .2% |
28 .1% |
31 .9% |
33 .0% |
| Me xic o |
EB ITD A |
.2 77 |
82 .6 |
97 .5 |
77 .5 |
Ad tio of op n |
|||
| in ma rg |
36 .2% |
34 .7% |
36 .2% |
33 .2% |
S 1 1 IFR |
||||
| EB ITD A |
38 7.0 |
43 4.3 |
45 5.1 |
48 1.2 |
42 2.7 |
47 3.2 |
55 0.6 |
50 8.2 |
|
| Co oli da ted ns |
in ma rg |
.6% 14 |
.6% 15 |
16 .2% |
.5% 17 |
16 .9% |
.8% 17 |
.6% 20 |
18 .1% |
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