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EPL LIMITED — Interim / Quarterly Report 2023
Nov 5, 2022
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5 November 2022
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| BSE Limited | National Stock Exchange of India Ltd |
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| Dalal Street, Mumbai 400001 | Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (E) |
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| I Scrip: Equity 500135. NCDs 960310 & 960311 I Trading Symbol: EPL | I11, . |
Ref.: EPL Limited (EPL)
Sub.: Investors notes/updates with respect to the Unaudited Financial Results for the quarter and half year ended 30 September 2022.
Dear Sirs,
Please find attached the copy of the Investors notes/updates as mentioned in the subject line.
We request you to kindly take note of the aforesaid and acknowledge receipt.
Thanking You
| Yours faithfully | |
|---|---|
| For EPL Limited | |
| Suresh Savaliya | |
| ~ SVP - | Legal & Company Secretary |
Encl.: As above
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EPL LIMITED
Q2 FY23 Earnings Presentation (Formerly known as Essel Propack Limited)

Safe Harbour
Certain statements in this presentation concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements. The Company cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in packaging industry including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, industry segment concentration, our ability to manage our operations, reduced demand for packaging products in our key focus areas, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which is EPL (Formerly known as Essel Propack Limited) has made strategic investments, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability and regional conflicts, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.


• Q2 FY23 Highlights and Financial Performance
[Quarterly financial performance in the following slides is based on company performance excluding Brazil operations to make it comparable. Brazil greenfield investment is for future business growth. Financial performance including Brazil is on page 25]
- Costs and Comprehensive Margin Improvement Plan
- Progress on Sustainability
- Looking Ahead
- Appendix

Q2 FY23 Highlights – Double digit revenue growth[1]with EBITDA growing sequentially across all regions continued impact of Covid lockdowns in EAP
- 1 Revenue growth of 10.6% [2] at constant currency broad based across all regions, despite
- 2 Revenue growth led by 'Personal Care & beyond'* growing at 17.7% with revenue composition at 48% of total (YoY increase of 243 bps)
- 3 EBITDA margin @ 16.3% [3], sequential improvement of 119 bps and sequential EBITDA growth of 22.9% on the back of strong pricing actions, despite continued raw material inflation, currency devaluation and other cost increases
- 4 Two more variants of Platina (sustainable solution) approved by Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR)
- 5 Brazil project is on track for first commercial delivery by end of FY23
[1] at constant currency
EPL Limited Q2FY23 Earnings Presentation
[2] reported revenue growth at actual currency rate @ 9.0%
[3] EBITDA margin @ 16.1% including Brazil
* Personal Care and beyond includes Beauty & Cosmetics, Pharma etc.


Q2 FY23 Consolidated Financial Highlights
19.7% 14.4% Q2FY22 Q2FY23 507 482 1.61 1.52 Q2FY22 Q2FY23 8,701 9,481 Q2FY22 Q2FY23 9.0% 1,594 1,544 18.3% 16.3% Q2FY22 Q2FY23 -3.1% 972 884 11.2% 9.3% Q2FY22 Q2FY23 -9.1% PAT1 and EPS (INR) -4.9% Net Debt and Net Debt/ LTM EBITDA Revenue growth at constant currency at 10.6%; growth on reported basis at 9.0% Revenue growth across all regions - AMESA (+16.9%), Americas (+19.7%), Europe (+8.9%) and EAP (+1.5%) Revenue growth excluding EAP at 13.1% EBITDA margin impacted by continuing raw material inflation and currency devaluation, however increased from 15.1% in Q1 FY23 (1) Excluding exceptional items (2) Return on Capital Employed, defined as EBIT / Average Capital Employed, on a trailing twelve month basis and adjusted for INR 160 mn for Sep 22 and Sep 21 of Transition Revenue from Operations EBITDA and EBITDA Margins EBIT and EBIT Margins ROCE2 -532 bps 3,569 5,221 0.59x 0.94x Q2FY22 Q2FY23 Excl EAP 13.1%
- Services Agreement (TSA) related expense and INR 145 mn for Sep 22 (INR 166 mn for Sep 21) of ESOP related expenses
(INR million)


Transition Services Agreement (TSA) related expense and INR 145 mn for Sep 22 (INR 166 mn for Sep 21) of ESOP related expenses


- Q2 FY23 Highlights and Financial Performance
- Costs and Comprehensive Margin Improvement Plan
- Progress on Sustainability
- Looking Ahead
- Appendix



Raw Material procurement prices declined in Q2. Impact on consumption cost in Q3 expected to be largely offset by currency devaluation against dollar

- Polymer prices saw a downward trend in Q2
- Foil prices declined and stabilized in Q2
- Ocean freight rates decreased and stabilized in Q2
- Significant currency devaluation largely offsetting impact of softening Raw Material prices

Comprehensive plan in place to control and recover costs Increased in-house manufacturing of caps and closures – implemented for India; benefit accruing in the current year
Consistent efforts on inflation-led price Increases 1
- Continuous price increase efforts for non contracted customers; Contractual pass-through as per 3-month lag
- Additional price increases to cover for inflationary overheads
Mix Improvement 2
EPL Limited Q2FY23 Earnings Presentation
Focus on higher-profit segments and value-added offerings led to revenue growth mainly driven by 'Personal Care & beyond'*
Cost Productivity 3
- Global program to further reduce scrap and wastage on track
Procurement 4
Dynamic sourcing strategy and manufacturing location optimization
Organizational Review 5
Program to enhance organizational effectiveness and efficiency
Implementation of comprehensive plan on track
* 'Personal Care and beyond' includes Beauty & Cosmetics, Pharma etc

'Personal Care & beyond'* category contribution stood at 48% in H1FY23

'Personal Care & beyond'* revenue growth higher than Oral Care
* 'Personal Care and beyond' includes Beauty & Cosmetics, Pharma etc
*YTDFY23 % accentuated by decline in EAP business

'Personal Care & beyond'* category has grown at a 15.3% CAGR over the last 12 years and continues to be the major growth driver for EPL in FY23
EPL Limited
Q2FY23 Earnings Presentation



Established Global Leadership in Oral Care with the segment demonstrating steady longterm revenue growth at a CAGR of 10.1%



New business wins



Brazil Update
- Brazil project on track
- Construction activity in full swing
- Recruitment in progress for factory operations
- First commercial delivery expected by end of FY23 as informed earlier
- Multiple local players evincing interest




- Q2 FY23 Highlights and Financial Performance
- Costs and Comprehensive Margin Improvement Plan
- Progress on Sustainability
- Looking Ahead
- Appendix

Sustainability : "Leading the Pack"
Product Sustainability
- In addition to 5 oral brands globally, 2 more brands in 'Personal Care & beyond'* category embrace Platina solution
- Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR) approval received for Platina Pro ME and Platina Pro Vision
- Plan on track to double Platina volume in FY23

Gold"



People Sustainability: Corporate Social Responsibility
EPL is supporting the communities near our plants by strategic investments to build infrastructure for promoting health & education. EPL has initiated 2 water projects in the villages near Vasind Our CSR vision is in alignment with the overall EPL ambition of becoming the most sustainable packaging company in the world. All CSR works are undertaken as part of People Sustainability, and all actions are a step further towards "Greening Lives" by enabling its employees, customers, communities, and all other stakeholders live sustainably.
1. Green Communities Program:
EPL Limited Q2FY23 Earnings Presentation
EPL donated 486 benches across 8 schools in Wada & Vasind. The benches are manufactured with plastic recycled from our factory scrap
2. Skill Development Program:
EPL is running a skill development program to train apprentices with diverse skillset thereby improving their employability . Currently, training is in progress for 213 apprentices
3. Community Welfare Program:


Benches donated to schools

- Q2 FY23 Highlights and Financial Performance
- Costs and Comprehensive Margin Improvement Plan
- Progress on Sustainability
- Looking Ahead
- Appendix


Looking Ahead: Committed to double digit revenue growth with margin recovery
- 1
- 2 Committed to deliver double-digit revenue growth Continued focus on Margin Improvement Plan. Price increase actions in progress to cover inflation related cost increases, particularly in western geographies
- 3 High inflation and recession risk, particularly in western geographies Devaluation of currencies against dollar largely impacting benefits from softened raw material prices
- 4
- 5 Continued focus on customer conversion to sustainable solutions
We remain cautiously optimistic on outlook


- Q2 FY23 Highlights and Financial Performance
- Costs and Comprehensive Margin Improvement Plan
- Progress on Sustainability
- Looking Ahead
- Appendix



| EPL LimitedQ2FY23 Earnings Presentation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY23: AdjustedEBITDA | (INR million) | |
| Adjustments | EBITDA | PAT1 |
| Reported Q2FY23numbers | 1,544 | 482 |
| TSA2•related expenses | +40 | +30 |
| •Onetime acquisition related costs | +0 | +0 |
| •ESOP relatedcost | +33 | +33 |
| Adjusted Q2FY23 numbers | 1,617 | 545 |
| Reported Q2FY22numbers | 1,594 | 507 |
| •TSA2related expenses | +40 | +30 |
| •Onetime acquisition related costs | +4 | +4 |
| •One off asset revaluation/ write down by Associate company | - | +59 |
| •ESOP relatedcost | +39 | +39 |
| Adjusted Q2FY22 numbers | 1,677 | 639 |
| Like for Like Y-o-Y Growth (%) | -3.6% | -14.7% |


| EPL LimitedQ2FY23 Earnings Presentation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY23 Performance –AMESA and EAP | |||||
| (INR million) | |||||
| AMESA | |||||
| Particulars | Q2FY23 | Q2FY22 | % change | ||
| Revenue | 3,594 | 3,075 | 16.9% | ||
| EBITDA | 659 | 679 | -2.9% | ||
| EBITDA % | 18.3% | 22.1% | |||
| EBIT | 404 | 421 | -4.0% | ||
| EBIT % | 11.2% | 13.7% | |||
| EAP | |||||
| Particulars | Q2FY23 | Q2FY22 | % change | ||
| Revenue | 2,167 | 2,136 | 1.5% | ||
| EBITDA | 499 | 476 | 4.7% | ||
| EBITDA % | 23.0% | 22.3% | |||
| 377 | 352 | 7.0% | |||
| EBIT |


| EPL LimitedQ2FY23 Earnings Presentation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY23 Performance –Americas and Europe | ||||||
| (INR million) | ||||||
| Americas | ||||||
| Particulars | Q2FY23 | Q2FY22 | % change | |||
| Revenue | 2,226 | 1,860 | 19.7% | |||
| EBITDA | 267 | 284 | -6.0% | |||
| EBITDA % | 12.0% | 15.3% | ||||
| EBIT | 122 | 172 | -29.1% | |||
| EBIT % | 5.5% | 9.2% | ||||
| Europe | ||||||
| Particulars | Q2FY23 | Q2FY22 | % change | |||
| Revenue | 2,050 | 1,882 | 8.9% | |||
| 208 | 206 | 0.9% | ||||
| EBITDA | 10.9% | |||||
| EBITDA % | 10.2% | |||||
| EBIT | 74 | 81 | -8.6% |

Q2 FY23 Consolidated Financial Highlights Including Brazil
(INR million)

EPL Limited Q2FY23 Earnings Presentation
25 25 Services Agreement (TSA) related expense and INR 145 mn for Sep 22 (INR 166 mn for Sep 21) of ESOP related expenses
EPL Limited Q2FY23 Earnings Presentation


About EPL
(Formerly known as Essel Propack Limited)

EPL: Company Overview

* 'Personal Care and beyond' includes Beauty & Cosmetics, Pharma etc
Note: Numbers on this page are as of 31 March, 2022

EPL Caters to Marquee Customers Across Trillion Dollar Categories
EPL Limited
Q2FY23 Earnings Presentation


About EPL
EPL is the largest global specialty packaging company, manufacturing laminated plastic tubes catering to the FMCG and Pharma space. Employing over 3,366 people representing over 25 different nationalities, EPL functions in nine countries through 20 state
of the art facilities, and is continuing to grow every year. EPL is the world's largest laminated tube manufacturer with units operating across countries such as USA, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, Germany, Egypt, China, Philippines and India. These facilities cater to diverse categories that include brands in Oral Care, Beauty & Cosmetics, Pharma & Health, Food, and Home, offering customized solutions through continuously pioneering first-inclass innovations in materials, technology and processes. EPL (Formerly known as Essel Propack Limited) CIN : L74950MH1982PLC028947 For further information contact: Chaitali Talele


EPL LIMITED (Formerly known as Essel Propack Limited)
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