• Welcome Holger Cordes, CEO
• 2016 Half-Year Results Bianka Wilson, CFO
• Strategy Ascom Group Holger Cordes, CEO
• Outlook Holger Cordes, CEO
AGENDA 17 AUGUST 2016
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H1/2016 results at a glance
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WS Division+10.1%
Health-care
+6.8%
Backlog (per 30.06.2016)
CHFm155.5
NT DivisionCHFm-7.9m
WS Division10.0%
EBITDA margin
WS Division CHFm146.5
Group loss
CHFm-5.6 CHFm
33.6
Equity ratio
35.5%
NT Division CHFm35.2
AscomGroup
EBITDA CHFm
5.2
Net revenue CHFm181.3
Cash and cash
equivalents
H1/2016 review
•Integration of UMS acquisition well under way
•Further key project wins on the back of prior year investments...
•…Strengthening Ascom brand and enlarging our footprint internationally
•Market challenges in WS UK and short-term volatility impact in OEM
•Strong Q2/2016 order intake strengthens backlog for H2/2016 in both divisions
•Evaluation of best strategic opportunity for Network Testing business
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Nurse Calland WorkflowSolution for
major hospitalin South East
Asia
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Key project wins
Mobile WorkflowSolution for
Sunshine CoastUniversity Hospital
Australia
2,000 AscomMyco delivered
to major NorthernEuropean
state-of-the-arthospital1,000 Ascom
Myco for oneof the largest US hospital systems,
covering17 states
Nurse Call andWorkflow Solution
for UniversityHospital in Germany
Top line analysis
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H1/2015
50.0
209.9
Wireless Solutions (WS) 160.0
Network Testing (NT)
(CHFm) Organic
-7.5%
-4.7%
-3.7%
M&A
-8.9%
-1.6%
+0.7%
FX
+2.4%
+2.0%
+1.9%
H1/2016
43.0
200.9
158.3
∆ 16/15
-14.0%
-4.3%
-1.1%
H1/2015
54.6
Wireless Solutions (WS)
Ascom Group
147.1
Network Testing (NT)
(CHFm) Organic
-24.4%
-3.2%
M&A
-12.8%
+0.9%
FX
+1.7%
+1.9%
H1/2016
35.2
146.5
∆ 16/15
-35.5%
-0.4%
Ascom Group
Incoming orders
Net revenue
201.6 -9.1% -2.8% +1.8% 181.3 -10.1%
WS – Net revenue development
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By customer segment By region
(CHFm, % based on figures at actual currencies)
10%
4%
5%
58%
12%
11%
H1/2015
147.1
5%
5%9%
62%9%
10%H1/2016
146.5
19%
22%19%
3%
18%
19%
H1/2015
147.1
5%20%
20%
19%
18%
18%
H1/2016
146.5
• WS: Lower profitability during investment payback period, while further building backlog and pipeline
• NT: Unfavorable business development vs. prior year H1, as business continues realignment to new US market realities and rebuilds order book in Q2
• Corporate one-off costs: CHF -3m or -1.7%-p. Group EBITDA impact
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…project a heavily back-end loaded and transitional year 2016
H1/2016 financial performance drivers…
WS – EBITDA bridge
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(CHFm, figures and % based on actual currencies)
EBITDAbridge
• Ongoing payback period for 2015 organic investments
• Longer and more complex sales and delivery cycles of integrated customer solutions
• Steep learning curve as business transformation progresses
• Market challenges in UK and short-term volatility in OEM
NT – EBITDA bridge
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(CHFm, figures and % based on actual currencies)
EBITDAbridge
• Significant organic net revenue decline, mainly in North America
• Ramp-up of NT in-building solution (iBuildNet)
• Execution of December 2015 NT restructuring
Group loss due to reduced EBITDA and FX impact
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-5.6-2.0
5.2
Group lossH1/2016
Income tax
1.8
Net interest and other financial
expenses / income
-0.9
Net FX lossNon-operating result
-0.1
Depreciation / amortization
-9.6
EBITDAH1/2016
(CHFm, figures and % based on actual currencies)
•Overall, sound balance sheet with solid equity ratio of 35.5% as per 30.6.2016
•Healthy cash balance of CHF 33.6m as per 30.6.2016, overall net cash position
•Continuous net working capital improvement
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Balance sheet highlights
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Cost reducers
Information managementAvoid adverse events
Decision support
Cost drivers
Aging populationsScientific progress
Analogue workflowsDigitalization of clinical
and care workflow
REMEDY
But: Healthcare did not embrace the full potential of digitalization.
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Today’s challenges of healthcare
Healthcare is at a pivotal moment!
Why is healthcare not digital? Clinical environments are highly mobile, largely ad-hoc and always mission-critical
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If digitalization doesn’t support ad-hoc, mission-critical and mobile workflows, there is no digitalization!
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Source: Institute for Healthcare Optimization, Newton, MA (E.L.); and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, Washington, DC (H.V.F.).
Ad hoc: Mobile:
Vision of Ascom
Ascom strives to close the digital information gap allowing for the best possible decisions - anytime and anywhere.
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Clinical(Nurse)
Bed/Patients
Medical Device(Monitor, Pump,…)
The paper chasm (and telephone chasm) on the «last mile to the patient»
ER System
OR System
Rad System
Lab, Onc, Meds, Pharmetc. System
Patient Record
(desktop)
PAS, Billing
(desktop)
That is the very reason for the paper chasm in healthcare
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Clinical(Nurse)
Bed/Patients
Medical Device(Monitor, Pump,…)
ER System
OR System
Rad System
Lab, Onc, Meds, Pharmetc. System
Patient Record
(desktop)
PAS, Billing
(desktop)
Ascom – The power of one to bridge the chasm
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Purpose built devices
Workflow supporting middleware
Device connectivity
Data interoperability
Nurse Call and Alarm-
Management
Ascom’spower of one:
Workflow Engine
Mission of Ascom
Ascom will bridge the information gap on the last mile of mobile workflows by providing mission-critical, real time solutions for the highly mobile, ad hoc and
time sensitive environments.
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A worthwhile mission indeed!• We make clinical providers more effective and efficient and improve healthcare
provision
• More patient safety and better outcome quality
• We connect the analogue and the digital world and bring the lever of healthcare digitalization to bear at all
• We will thus play a major role in keeping healthcare affordable
• Our unique expertise and competence will award us the market leadership in this key segment
– ascom will be mission-critical to healthcare! –
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Hence a promising addressable healthcare market• Market research indicates a current size of our addressable healthcare market
for ascom of USD 3.3 billion*, which is expected to grow at 9% p.a. to USD 4.7 billion* in 2020
• That represents only 2.3% of overall HICT market size
• ascom will gain significant market share in this highly fragmented healthcare ICT market
• ascom will leverage its growing innovation capacities to step by step enhance the solution portfolio
• Conclusion: highly attractive market for meaningful and sustainable growth
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* Source: McKinsey & Company
Where do we stand? • ascom has strong market presence, highly visible reference customers and a
loyal installed base
• We have solid and proven products
• We have a great team of unique industry and technology experts
• ascom has a history as a product company and is migrating towards a solution business
• ascom has been a divisional company with a layered management structure and will transform to a OneCompany
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Four main strategy areas to address change
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Sales, Sales, Sales!•Solution, not product selling•Focus•Alliances
DeliverySolution delivery,
transformation and thought leadership!
Innovation Increased and focused
SW investment!
OneCompanyOperational excellence, customer orientation and
scale
Drive Growth
And Cash Flow
“OneCompany” strategy
•ascom will be OneCompany with one mission and one culture
•Streamlined corporate organization to allow economies of scale and market proximity
•Efficiency through corporate standardization and global teams
•Operational excellence
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OneCompanyOperational excellence, customer orientation and
scale
Strategic focus on innovation
•Focused innovation drivers• Systems – existing products and applications• Platforms – solution driven software innovation
• Investment in in-house software development capabilities and capacities
•Focus on global, open and flexible architecture
– Architecture matters! –
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Innovation Increased and focused
SW investment!
Strategic delivery
• Thought leadership in transformation of mobile, mission-critical and ad-hocbusiness processes
• Value and margin enhancement through world class consulting organization
• New and enhanced value proposition by innovative service offerings
• Increase share of recurring revenues
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DeliverySolution delivery,
transformation and thought leadership!
Strategic area Sales
• Continue and accelerate solution and strategic sales transformation
• Build strategic alliances
• Strategically assess new market entries in attractive additional geographies
• Strengthen focus and solution sales in non-healthcare markets
• Increase direct engagement of CEO in sales!
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Sales, Sales, Sales!•Solution, not product selling•Focus•Alliances
Looking ahead• We play to win and will be leading in every market
segment we engage in.
• We will implement the OneCompany program in 2016 and deliver 10m CHF operational cost savingsin 2017 through our 2016 initiatives.
• We will return to sustainable growth in 2017 with double digits in Healthcare.
• We will launch several new solutions in existing markets by 2017.
• We aspire to drive significant organic growth until 2020 and strong cash flows in the coming years.
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