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TOMRA Systems Earnings Release 2019

Jul 19, 2019

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2 nd quarter 2019 results announcement

TOMRA Systems ASA @TOMRA 19 July 2019

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE QUARTER

Highlights from the quarter

Revenues
Revenues of 2,318 MNOK (2,128 MNOK in second quarter 2018) –
up 9%
Adjusted for currency, revenues were:
-
Up 6% for TOMRA Group
-
Stable in TOMRA Collection Solutions
-
Up 11% in TOMRA Sorting Solutions
Gross margin
Gross margin 45%, up from 43% in second quarter 2018
-
Improved margins in both business areas
Operating expenses
Operating expenses of 689 MNOK (609 MNOK in second quarter 2018)
-
Higher activity
-
Ramp-up
-
Currencies
EBITA
EBITA of 352 MNOK –
up 15% from second quarter 2018
-
Positive effect from IFRS 16 of 9 MNOK

Highlights Collection Solutions

Business drivers Public pressure to reduce waste and littering, handling single-use plastics and deposit legislation being the solution
P/L
Revenues of 1,088 MNOK, up from 1,055 MNOK in second quarter 2018
-
Revenues stable in local currencies, higher activity in Australia offset by somewhat lower in Europe and North America

Gross margin was 43% in the period
-
Up from 42% in second quarter 2018

Operating expenses of 288 MNOK, up from 259 MNOK in second quarter 2018
-
Ramp-up
-
Currencies

EBITA increased from 182 MNOK to 183 MNOK
Europe

Currency adjusted, revenues were
down 5% in Europe
-
Somewhat down in Central
Europe, due to timing of orders

Single use plastic directive
published 12 June 2019 in EU's official
journal
North America

Currency adjusted, revenues were
down 2% in North America
-
Overall stable, machine sales
slightly down partly offset by
increased throughput volumes
Australia

Strong growth in New South Wales
-
Ramp-up concluded in 2018
-
Good volume development
continues

Deposit introduced 1 November
2018 in Queensland
-
Operational with 10 Collection
Refund Points since first quarter
2019

Initiatives on new container deposit markets

Western Australia Scotland Portugal England France

September 2016, the
government announced
plans for a deposit
return scheme

Scheme coordinator
selected in March 2019

Collection network
tender to be launched
followed by final
regulatory approval

September 2017, First
Minister Nicola Sturgeon
announced a deposit
return scheme

Consultation round
ended 25th
of September
2018

Minister of Environment
presented a draft
proposal and system
design in May 2019

December 2018, the
Government published
a law establishing a
system for return and
deposit of beverage
containers

Decree for system
design to be worked
out during 2019

Pilot projects
implemented during
2019

March 2018, UK
Environment Secretary
Michael Gove
announced plans for a
deposit return scheme

December 2018, UK
Waste and Resource
Strategy was published

Consultation round
13th
ended
of May
2019

June 2019, State
Secretary of
Environment opened for
discussions on a deposit
return scheme

Draft bill on circular
economy presented to
the Council in July 2019
that provides for
possibility to implement
a deposit system

Estimated startup: Early 2022

Estimated startup: 2 June 2020

Estimated startup: Early 2021

https://data.dre.pt/eli/lei/69/2018/12/26/p/dre/pt/html https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/resources-and-waste-strategy-for-england

Estimated startup: 2023

Estimated startup: to be decided

Highlights Sorting Solutions

P/L Food

  • Revenues equaled 1,230 MNOK in second quarter 2019, up 15% yearover-year
  • Adjusted for currency, revenues were up 11%
  • Gross margin 46%
  • Up from 44% in second quarter 2018
  • Operating expenses up from 330 MNOK to 377 MNOK
  • Higher activity
  • Currency
  • EBITA of 193 MNOK (145 MNOK in second quarter 2018)
  • Margin 16%, up from 14% in second quarter 2018

  • Business drivers: growing population and more demanding consumers, need to increase yield, productivity and food safety/quality with industry automation

  • Improvements in revenues and gross margin compared to same period last year
  • Somewhat slower order intake mainly due to macro uncertainty in US
  • Order backlog down from end of 2Q18 also due to more orders taken to P/L

Recycling & Mining

  • Business drivers: Growth in waste volume combined with stronger consumer awareness, legislative push and market pull for better recycling
  • Continued strong revenue growth in Recycling compared to 2Q18
  • Order intake slightly up in Recycling and down in Mining from same quarter last year
  • Order backlog slightly down from end of 2Q18

Circular economy – redefining value creation

FINANCIALS AND OUTLOOK

Currency

Revenues and expenses per currency:

EUR* USD NOK NZD OTHER TOTAL
Revenues 45 % 45 % 0 % 0 % 10 % 100 %
Expenses 40 % 30 % 5 % 5 % 20 % 100 %
EBITA 50 % 100 % -
20 %
-
20 %
-10 % 100 %
* EUR includes DKK NOTE: Rounded figures

Financial highlights | P&L statement

2nd quarter 1st half
Amounts in NOK million 2019 2018 2018 Adj* 2019 2018 2018 Adj*
Revenues 2,318 2,128 2,198 4,399 3,882 4,013
Collection Solutions 1,088 1,055 1,088 2,130 1,989 2,050
Sorting Solutions 1,230 1,073 1,110 2,269 1,893 1,963
Gross contribution 1,041 916 951 1,915 1,638 1,700
in % 45% 43% 43% 44% 42% 42%
Operating expenses 689 609 627 1,356 1,189 1,222
EBITA 352 307 324 559 449 478
in % 15% 14% 15% 13% 12% 12%

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Collection Solutions financials

2nd quarter 1st half
Amounts in NOK million 2019 2018 2018 Adj* 2019 2018 2018 Adj*
Revenues 1,088 1,055 1,088 2,130 1,989 2,050
Northern Europe 153 162 305 310
Europe (ex Northern) 370 403 761 812
North America 435 413 788 735
Rest of the world 130 77 276 132
Gross contribution 471 441 454 888 815 835
in % 43% 42% 42% 42% 41% 41%
Operating expenses 288 259 268 566 512 528
EBITA 183 182 186 322 303 307
in % 17% 17% 15% 15% 15% 15%

Sorting Solutions financials

2nd quarter 1st half
Amounts in NOK million 2019 2018 2018 Adj* 2019 2018 2018 Adj*
Revenues 1,230 1,073 1,110 2,269 1,893 1,963
Europe 482 428 885 684
America 428 445 787 756
Asia 144 88 293 203
Rest of the world 176 112 304 250
Gross contribution 570 475 498 1,027 823 866
in % 46% 44% 45% 45% 43% 44%
Operating expenses 377 330 340 742 637 655
EBITA 193 145 158 285 186 211
in % 16% 14% 14% 13% 10% 11%

Development in order intake and order backlog

Revenues

Order intake Order backlog

TOMRA Sorting Solutions (TSS):

  • Revenues of 1,230 MNOK, up from 1,073 MNOK last year
  • Order intake of 1,111 MNOK in the quarter, compared to 1,144 MNOK last year
  • Order backlog of 1,345 MNOK by the end of second quarter, compared to 1,585 MNOK by the end of second quarter 2018
  • Estimated backlog conversion ratio in 3Q19: 80-85%*

Financial highlights | Balance sheet, cash flow and capital structure

With IFRS 16 Without IFRS 16
Amounts in NOK million 30 June
2019
30 June
2019
30 June
2018
31 Dec
2018
ASSETS 10,760 9,696 8,849 9,595
Intangible non-current assets 3,752 3,741 3,662 3,821
Tangible non-current assets 2,321 1,268 1,066 1,276
Financial non-current assets 330 330 352 340
Inventory 1,619 1,619 1,290 1,447
Receivables 2,422 2,422 2,140 2,314
Cash and cash equivalents 316 316 339 397
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 10,760 9,696 8,849 9,595
Equity 4,581 4,627 4,363 5,077
Minority interest 178 178 162 159
Interest bearing liabilities 3,318 2,208 1,845 1,524
Non interestbearing liabilities 2,683 2,683 2,479 2,835

Ordinary cashflow from operations 1st half

  • 274 MNOK (247 MNOK in first half 2018)
  • Positive effect from IFRS 16 of 133 MNOK

Solidity

  • 44% equity (49% ex. IFRS 16)
  • NIBD/EBITDA = 1.1x (Rolling 12 months), ex IFRS 16 effects

Dividend: Dividend of NOK 2.50 (ordinary) + NOK 2.00 (extraordinary) paid out in May 2019

Outlook

Collection Solutions
Overall stable business

Increased operating expenses due to preparation for new markets
Sorting Solutions
Continued high activity within Recycling

Mixed picture in Food with regional differences
Currency
Reporting in NOK and with some NOK cost base, TOMRA will in
general benefit from a weak NOK, particularly measured against EUR.

With significant revenues in USD and costs in EUR and NZD, TOMRA
Sorting is exposed to USD/EUR and USD/NZD.

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