ColtInvestor presentation
March 2015
© 2015 Colt Technology Services Group Limited. All rights reserved.
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Forward looking statements
This presentation contains 'forward-looking statements' including statements concerning plans, future events or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements which are other than statements of historical fact. Colt Group S.A., ("the Group"), wishes to caution readers that any such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and certain important factors could in the future affect the Group's actual results and could cause the Group's actual results for future periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward looking statement made by or on behalf of the Group. These include, among others, the following: (i) any adverse change in regulations and technology within the IT services and communications industries, (ii) the Group's ability to manage its growth, (iii) the nature of the competition that the Group will encounter and wider economic conditions including economic downturns and (iv) unforeseen operational or technical problems. The Group undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of any revision to these forward looking statements that may be made to reflect errors or circumstances that occur after the date hereof.
No statement in this presentation is intended to be a profit forecast or to imply that the earnings of the Group for the current year or future years will necessarily match or exceed historical or published earnings.
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47Metropolitan
area networks(MANs)
18of the top 25 bank
and diversifiedfinancial groups
29Managed data centresglobally, 22 in Europe
and seven in Asia
19of the top 25 companies in both global media and
telecoms industries
50Financial exchanges
13European central banks
Colt provides a range of information and communication services to enterprises across cities in Europe, Asia and North America
We serve thousands of companies With Colt-owned infrastructure in 28 countries
205Connected
cities
521Connected third party
data centres
22,000Direct fibreconnectedbuildings
86Countries whereColt provides a
service to customers
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Colt directly serves thousands of enterprise and wholesale customers, and indirectly serves SMEs via channel partners
Key value drivers for customers are flexibility, security, reliability and seamless delivery across technologies and geographies
We focus on: 1. serving information intensive businesses, in key cities;
2. delivering exceptional customer experience; and 3. getting the most from our assets (international breadth
and local depth of infrastructure, and our people)
We provide a range of individual services to seamlessly integrated solutions in network, voice, data centre and IT
Our global operations are supported by shared service centres. As we expand to new cities, this structure provides the opportunity to improve operational efficiency and profitability
Our balance sheet can support necessary organic and inorganic investments. Dividends are not a priority as we invest in the full execution of our strategy
Business model
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Our services
47 MANs, 28 countries
205 connected cities
>22,000 directly fibred buildings
521 connected third party data centres
Backed by
Network
We provide
Access & Bandwidth
ethernet P2P link (SDH) high speed services dark fibre, wavelengths internet access broadcast services
Managed networking EPN, IPVPN
29 Colt managed data centres with 22 in Europe and 7 in Asia
• 52,500 m2 built out white space
• 77% utilised white space
• 53 MW built out power
Backed by
Data CentreWe provide
Colocation from specific rack space to entire data centre halls
Most expansive cloud infrastructure in Europe
Sites in UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Hong Kong
99.9% platform availability
Backed by
ITWe provide
Infrastructure
private, hybrid and multi tenant solutions professional services infrastructure management
Platforms
Workloads
Over 20 billion voice minutes on TDM platform
Both legacy TDM and next generation VoIP platforms, helping customers with the transition
Backed by
Voice
Enterprise Voice
voice line conferencing VAS VoIP IN services unified communications
Wholesale Voice
We provide
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Portfolio mix evolution
Cloudservices
Managed networking
(Voice & Data)
Colocation services
Legacyvoice
(MTR/FTR c€23m revenue impact and
c€13m EBITDA impact in 2014)
Legacybandwidth
(SDH now <8% of Network Services
revenue. High margin product)
Ethernet
Legacyhosting
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Our strategic priorities
Businessservices
Capitalmarkets Media
Fixed line carriers
Cloudproviders
Automate our serviceand delivery model
Global cities
Focus on information intensive industries and geographies
Better leverage our existing infrastructure
Making it easier for our customers to do business with us
Operate seamlessly and transparently across
technologies and geographies
Offer the most flexibleand efficient services
Markets
Customers
Assets
Mobile network operators
Maximise utilisation of our network infrastructure
More efficient use of voice platforms for higher margin enterprise voice
Better fill rates in our existing data centre estate
Optimising IT services on fewer platforms
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10* Profit / Loss is EBITDA margin as a percentage of revenue** Cash generation / consumption is EBITDA less capex
Network Services
ITServices
Cash generation**
Cash consumption**
Profit*Loss*Data
CentreServices
Revenue: €841.5m EBITDA: €234.8m 28%Capex: €164.6m
Revenue: €120.2m EBITDA: €27.4m 23%Capex: €29.2mRevenue: €77.8m
EBITDA: -€25.8m -33%Capex: €24.9m
Voice Services
Revenue: €452.1m EBITDA: €60.3m 13%Capex: €11.7m
Revenue: €144.6m EBITDA: €17.4m 12%Capex: €23.1m(all pro-forma numbers)
Revenue: €1,495.5m EBITDA: €297.1m 19.9%Capex: €245.5m
Lines of business performance in 2014
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Growth initiatives
Network services
Competitors
• Mitigating margin pressures by increasing utilisation of our existing infrastructure
• Focus on information intensive verticals – capital markets and media teams created
• Bring cloud service providers on-net• Provide mobile backhaul to MNOs – first
contracts won and discussion with others• Expand network footprint to new cities
Profitable and cash generative, but…• Flat revenue growth• Mix evolution impact on margin• Underutilisation of our assets
Incumbents: BT, DT, Orange, TEFGlobal altnets: Level 3
Financials
Regional altnets: euNetworks, InterouteLocal altnets: cable operators, Versatel
Managed networking, Ethernet, IPVPN
SDH (now <8% of total NS revenue)
Value proposition• Combination of local depth and international breadth means we can provide appropriate
solutions from basic point-to-point services and internet access to end-to-end managed network solutions
• Business grade quality of service and flexibility required by enterprise customers
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Growth initiatives
Voice services
Competitors
• Withdrawal from low margin business• Support customers in migration from TDM
infrastructure to converged IP access
• Increase focus on:• Enterprise voice• Intelligent networking• VoIP / SIP trunking• Unified communications
Focus on cash generation, but…• Regulatory impact on revenue and profits• Opportunity to maximise our platform
Incumbents: BT, DT, Orange, TEFGlobal altnets: Level 3
Financials
Local altnets: cable, Versatel Mobile players, voice OTT and applications: Skype, Microsoft Lync
Value proposition
IP products, IN, apps
Legacy TDM voice
• Focus on multi-country provision• Delivering consistent end-to-end customer experience across Western Europe and Asia to
enterprise and wholesale customers
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Growth initiatives
Data centre services
Competitors
• Vertical focus on financial, business services, media, cloud providers and systems integrators
• Increased focus on colocation
• New cities (tier 2 in Europe, tier 1 outside Europe)
• Development of product and value propositions for Cloud enablement
• Enhanced carrier neutrality
Profitable and cash generative, but…• Has not invested at the same rate as the
market• Need to maximise use of our assets • Growth impacted by historical defocus from
colocation
Wholesale: Digital Realty, Coresite, Dupont FabrosRetail colocation: Telecity, Interxion, EquinixLocal operators
Financials
Value proposition
Colocation
ftec and installations
• Energy efficient, resilient facilities with advanced technology, run by local teams in multiple locations
• Capacity on demand so customers can scale where needed, with flexible commercial terms• Location is key. Colt operates 29 data centres globally, with 22 in Europe and 7 in Asia and
Colt also directly connects to a further 521 third party data centres• Low PUE of 1.21 in our latest generation data centres
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Growth initiatives
IT services
Competitors
• Leverage strong product reputation • Narrowing focus of our platforms to match
customer propositions • Portfolio of reusable standard components
• Focus on key geographies• Rightsize and transform cost base• Key propositions only: enterprise
application hosting; mission critical webhosting and end user services
Unprofitable - in transformation• Invested in product components and
service capability underpinning our cloud-based platforms in Europe and Asia
• Cost base too high for revenue • Not leveraging our platforms sufficiently
Outsourcers: Infosys, Wipro, AccentureEnterprise hosting: Savvis, Terremark, Rackspace
Financials
Public cloud: AWS, Google, AzureRegional App hosting: Phoenix, Attenda, Pironet, Claranet
Cloud – private / hybrid / shared
Legacy hosting
Asset sales, installations and professional services
Value proposition• Transition customers from capex intensive DIY to flexible, opex-based outsourced IT • Integrate cloud with traditional hosting, managing both old and new technologies in one
seamless service• Customers benefit from our multiple locations across Europe and Asia, meaning customer can
ensure their data is where it needs to be, secure and fully compliant with regulations
1 Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Enabled Managed Hosting, Europe, Tiny Haynes, Gianluca Tramacere, Lydia Leong, Gregor Petri, Douglas Toombs, Bob Gill; July 2014. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purposeC
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Colt in Asia• KVH Asia acquisition completed and
consolidated from 22 December 2014
• Acquired for €128m cash
• Adds Asia network and data centre capability to Group: (data centres in Tokyo (x3), Osaka, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Busan)
• Delivering expected revenue growth and profitability
• Full run rate annual cost and capex synergies of €8.5m by 2017
• + revenue synergy potential
• Medium term targets of:mid-to-high single digit % revenue growth and EBITDA to return to historical 20%+ levels
€ millions FY 2014
Revenue (proforma)
145 8% p
Consolidated 3.9
EBITDA (proforma)
17 (12)% p
Consolidated 0.4
Capex (proforma)
23 41% p
YOY change
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Looking to the future
* Profit / Loss is EBITDA margin as a percentage of revenue** Cash generation / consumption is EBITDA less capex
Network Services
IT Services
Cash generation**
Cash consumption**
Profit*
Data Centre
Services
Voice Services
We are focused on:
• Profitable revenue growth
• Cost and capex control to deliver positive FCF
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Continued improvement in reputation with customers
• Aim to be the most customer oriented business in our industry
• Year on year improvements but more work to do to become best in class
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Colt Corporate Social Responsibility
Colt’s CSR programme, 2015 targets:
Environment
Customers and suppliers
People
Community
• Drive a further 1.5GWh power efficiency• Increase audio and video conferencing usage by 5% to mitigate business travel• Maintain ISO 14001 certification and deliver continuous improvements
• Continue to improve our customer experience, demonstrate through further increase our Net Promoter Score• Continued assessment of our top strategic suppliers and share best practices
• Conduct annual survey with greater benchmark information and granularity of analisys• Maintain alignment to 18001 and continue to drive system improvements across our portfolio
• Increase annual volunteering hours to 10,000 by 2015
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Investment history
• “City of London Telecommunications” established in 1992, funded by Fidelity Investments.
• UK PTO licence awarded and 1st customer connected in London in 1993
• IPO on LSE and NASDAQ in 1996
• £1.5bn debt raised from 1996-2001
• £499m equity raised in 2001
• Open offer in 2006 raised $560m
• Open offer in 2009 raised $253m, final debt repaid
• Revolving credit facility for €150m raised in 2014
• KVH acquired for €128m in December 2014
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In summary, Colt is…
A seamless provider of information and communication solutions across technologies and global city geographies
• with scalable assets and systems
Focused on
• information intensive businesses, and geographies (cities)
• exceptional customer experience
• efficient utilisation of our assets
A growth business
• we will continue to invest for profitable growth…
• while improving cost control, returns on investment and free cash flow
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For further information…
Colt website links:
http://colt.net/
http://www.colt.net/uk/en/investor-relations/index.htm
Investor relations:Morten SingletonVice President Investor RelationsDDI: +44 (0) 20 7863 5314Mobile: +44 (0) 20 7535 445159Colt Technology Services Group Limited, Beaufort House, 15 St Botolph Street, London, EC3A 7QN UK