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SAFEROADS HOLDINGS LIMITED — AGM Information 2014
Nov 24, 2014
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SAFEROADS HOLDINGS LIMITED 2014 Annual General Meeting Lardner Park, 25 November 2014
Contents
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
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Chairman’s Welcome and Address
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CEO’s Address on Product Developments
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Questions to Board and Management
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Formal Resolutions
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Questions and Close
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Refreshments
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Chairman’s Address – Mr David Ashmore
Innovative Road Safety Solutions Innovative Road Safety Solutions
FY2014: Transformation of the Company
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2013/14 Return to underlying profitability
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Operating underlying loss of $0.78 million compared to $1.56 million loss in 2013 and $4.25 million loss in 2012.
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Further improved gross margin by 13.3% from 33.1% in FY13 to 37.4% in FY14.
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Now structured to yield underlying profitable operations.
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Q4 FY14 & Q1 FY15. Both profitable quarters.
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We now have a stable platform to gr
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Chairman’s Address (Continued)
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
FY2014: Transformation of the Company
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Operating Performance for FY2014
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Reduced costs through headcount, productivity and premises rationalisation.
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Focus on winning products with dedicated product managers.
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Progressive cost reduction and productivity initiatives saving $2.8 million.
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Initiated the controlled wind down of our unprofitable Civil Services business.
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Maintained appropriate levels of working capital to meet operational needs as well as invested $297k in R&D activities.
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Generated $0.5 million in proceeds from sale of noncore assets, used to further reduce bank debt.
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Chairman’s Address (Continued)
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
FY2014: Transformation of the Company
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- 2013/14 Continue to reduce bank debt and
financing costs.
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Reduced core bank debt by 11% from $5.6 million to $5.0 million.
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Finance costs down by $83k to $534k.
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Complied with financial covenants and exceeded minimum debt reduction targets through proceeds of asset sales.
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Constructive relationship with our bankers as we stabilise our earnings capability.
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Chairman’s Address (Continued)
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
Innovation - Strategic Growth
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Ironman Hybrid
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Initial approval for 80 KPH in all States.
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First rental deployments achieved (WA and NSW). Strong quote pipeline.
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Feedback very favourable, customers appreciate and are paying for its advantages.
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Continue to engage with interested parties to sell or licence. Australia and overseas.
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Chairman’s Address (Continued)
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
Innovation - Strategic Growth
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International opportunities
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Direct result of Intertraffic conference.
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Safepole to Canada.
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National Signals in Australia.
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Crossafe Culvert Protector.
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Chairman’s Address (Continued)
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
Strategic Initiatives
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Bank Debt – 2/5 Entitlement Offer
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$1.2 million to reduce debt.
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Further $1.0 million reduction from internal sources.
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3 year facility till July 2018.
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Substantial interest reduction.
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Capital Structure - Additional Share Placement.
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Create and control more winning products.
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Initiatives and Alliances to unlock IP value.
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Primary ongoing focus - to enhance shareholder value.
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Chairman’s Address (Continued)
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
Focus for FY2015
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Increase Profitable Sales - Current products to known markets and launch new innovative products into known and new markets.
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Develop export opportunities through contacts made at recent trade conferences
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We have secured an agreement with a major company to distribute Safepole in Canada.
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Pursue other established opportunities
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Maintain efficiencies - Ensure margins are maintained and/or improved and costs are managed tightly.
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Innovation - Develop and commercialise existing IP to the extent possible.
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Chairman’s Address (Continued)
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FY2015 Outlook
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Recorded a positive EBIT in the first quarter of FY15, the second consecutive quarter of underlying profitability.
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Trading conditions are still irregular and securing sales remains an ongoing challenge. Federally funded major roads projects are an encouraging sign.
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Order deferrals are still common which highlights demand but also funding constraints
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Anticipating a positive EBIT for the first half
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Full year forecasting is difficult but if we continue to deliver on our targets then we anticipate a positive EBIT for the full year.
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Cash generation remains good and we do not anticipate any need to seek additional funding for working capital.
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Rental fleet expansion may require further fundraising.
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CEO’s Address – Mr Darren Hotchkin
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
PRODUCT INNOVATION – LOOKING AHEAD
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Ironman Hybrid barrier
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Zone VMS
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Safepole impact absorbing pole
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New Flexible Sign System
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Crossafe Culvert Protector
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CEO’s Address (Continued)
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
Product Innovation – Ironman Hybrid
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We have our first rental deployments (WA and NSW)
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State road authority approvals granted in all States
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Still actively seeking the best commercial rollout opportunity
| Criteria | Water-filled | Anchored Steel |
Precast concrete |
Ironman Hybrid |
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| Low deflection | X | | | |
| Economical to transport | | | X | |
| Economical to deploy | X | X | X | |
| No pavement damage | | X | | |
| Durable / long life span | X | | X | |
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CEO’s Address (Continued)
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
Product Innovation – Zone VMS
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Program remotely via internet, mobile phone or message manager
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Australian built, fully galvanised trailers with powder coated toolboxes
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Training for customers and ongoing support through our ZoneCare program
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Security and diagnostic alerts can be sent to your mobile phone
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CEO’s Address (Continued)
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
Product Innovation – Safepole
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Only Impact Absorbing Pole tested to and exceeding the requirements of AS/NZS 11581-3-1997 and VicRoads TCS-041-3-2001
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Approved by VicRoads, Powercor, Citipower, Jemena and Ausnet Services
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Designed to enable the pole to deform and capture a vehicle in a controlled manner to provide safe and pedestrian-friendly outcomes
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Simple and easy to install
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Minimum life of 20+ years due to its robust construction and galvanising which exceeds AS/NZS 4680
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CEO’s Address (Continued)
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
Product Innovation – Flexible Sign System
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First fully integrated impact sign post assembly
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Potentially could save millions of dollars in sign maintenance and replacement
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Both domestic and international opportunities
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CEO’s Address (Continued)
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
Product Innovation – Crossafe Culvert Protector
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Only crash-tested culvert protection available worldwide
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First order received for South Australia
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Opportunity to retrofit thousands of culverts across Australia
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CEO’s Address (Continued)
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INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
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Intertraffic 2014 – new ideas
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We are currently engaging with various overseas parties on the prospect of distributing their unique products here in Australia
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- We are also exploring opportunities for parties to distribute our products in USA / Canada and Malaysia
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CEO’s Address (Continued)
Innovative Road Safety Solutions
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES - IRF
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Influencing the approach to road safety
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Over 1.3 million people are killed on roads around the world each year.
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The Decade of Action for Road Safety is a United Nations sponsored program that has called upon governments around the world to implement measures that will reduce road traffic fatalities by 50% by 2020.
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Over 120 countries have made the commitment to meet this challenge.
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Saferoads is actively playing its part in influencing road agencies in its respective areas of expertise.
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Innovative Road Safety Solutions
QUESTIONS
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