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Agenda
Highlights – Steve Parkin, Executive Chairman 1
Financial review – David Hodkin, Chief Financial Officer 2
Operational review – Tony Mannix, Chief Executive Officer
o Retail Focused Click and Collect
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Summary and Q&A – Steve Parkin, Executive Chairman 4
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Highlights – Financial*
Group revenue growth of 23.7% to £290.3m (2015: £234.8m), driven by strong growth in all divisions
Group Adjusted EBIT growth of 21.0% to £14.5m (2015: £12.0m):
o E-fulfilment and returns management services – EBIT of £8.1m, up 47.6% (2015: £5.5m)
o Non e-fulfilment logistics – EBIT of £10.7m, up 6.4% (2015: £10.1m)
o Commercial vehicles – EBIT of £2.3m, up 20.8% (2015: £1.9m)
Adjusted EPS of 10.3p, up 22.6% (2015: 8.4p); basic EPS up 41.1%
Proposed final dividend of 4.0 pence per share; total dividend of 6.0p per share
Net debt £18.8m; debt: EBITDA 0.96x
* The highlights are for the 12 months ended 30 April 2016, as compared to the 12 months ended 30 April 2015
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Summary Income Statement
Headline financials
Strong top-line performance in the year in all business
segments.
EBIT is the key metric, and saw further strong growth driven
by:
o contract evolution in the logistics business
o strong performance in commercial vehicles
o full year benefit of Servicecare (acquired Dec 2014).
No discontinuing or exceptional costs in current financial year.
Finance costs in line with prior year.
Dividends
Interim dividend of 2.0 pence per share, paid December 2015.
Final proposed dividend 4.0 pence per share, giving total
dividend of 6.0 pence per share (4.8 pence year to 30 April
2015).
1. Discontinuing costs comprise certain advertising, sponsorship and corporate entertaining expenses,
consultancy and professional fees in respect of potential investment opportunity appraisals and the costs of
operating the Chairman’s private office – all of which ceased at IPO
2. Exceptional costs comprise £0.6m IPO transaction costs and £0.2m costs in relation to the Servicecare
acquisition
3. EPS adjusted for discontinuing and exceptional costs and the tax thereon
£m Year to 30 April Change
2016 2015 %
Revenue 290.3 234.8 23.7%
Cost of sales (205.7) (165.6)
Gross profit 84.6 69.2
Other net gains 0.2 0.3
Admin expenses (70.3) (57.5)
Adjusted EBIT 14.5 12.0 21.0%
Discontinuing costs1 - (0.3)
Exceptional costs2 - (0.8)
Operating profit 14.5 10.9
Net finance costs (1.4) (1.4)
Profit before tax 13.1 9.5
Income tax (2.8) (2.2)
Net income 10.3 7.3
Earnings per share (p) 10.3 7.3
Adjusted earnings per share3(p) 10.3 8.4 22.6%
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Continued strong growth in Logistics:
o Full year benefit of Servicecare (included within
e-fulfilment & returns management services), which
was immediately earnings- enhancing.
o Organic growth on existing contracts in both
e-fulfilment (Asos, SuperGroup, Wilko and John
Lewis), and non e-fulfilment (British American
Tobacco, SuperGroup, Bench and Sainsbury’s).
o Full year benefit of prior year contract wins including
Philip Morris.
o Part-year impact of wins in the year including M&Co,
Zara, Haddad and Pep&Co.
Strong growth in commercial vehicles driven by new vehicle
sales and aftersales.
£m Year to 30 April Change
2016 2015 %
E-fulfilment & returns management services 97.6 60.6 61.1%
Non e-fulfilment logistics 108.4 102.1 6.1%
Total value-added logistics services 206.0 162.7 26.6%
Commercial vehicles 85.6 73.6 16.4%
Inter-segment sales (1.3) (1.5)
Group total1 290.3 234.8 23.7%
£m Year to 30 April Change
2016 2015 %
E-fulfilment & returns management services 8.1 5.5 47.6%
Non e-fulfilment logistics 10.7 10.1 6.4%
Central logistics overheads (4.7) (4.1)
Total value-added logistics services 14.1 11.5 22.5%
Commercial vehicles 2.3 1.9 20.8%
Head office costs (1.9) (1.4)
Group total2 14.5 12.0 21.0%
Revenue
Adjusted EBIT
1. Excluding the impact of the Servicecare acquisition, Group revenue grew by 19.7%
2. Excluding the impact of the Servicecare acquisition, Group Adjusted EBIT grew by 16.5%
Segmental and business activity performance
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Summary cash flow statement
Strong cash flow generated from operations: £17.1m (2015:
£9.7m).
Favourable working capital profile maintained.
£2.2m of deferred consideration paid relating to the
acquisition of Servicecare.
Capex incurred on new contracts including Zara, John Lewis
ancillary shed and Click & Collect largely recoverable over
contract terms through open book mechanism.
Dividends paid in line with stated policy at IPO.
£m Year to 30 April
2016 2015
Adjusted EBIT 14.5 12.0
Depreciation & amortisation 5.0 3.6
Other non-cash items1 0.5 0.1
Change in working capital 0.6 (0.6)
Net interest paid (1.4) (1.2)
Tax paid (2.1) (1.7)
Net cash flows before non-recurring items 17.1 12.2
Net cash flow on non-recurring items2 - (2.5)
Net cash flows from operating activities 17.1 9.7
Acquisition (2.2) (3.7)
Net capital expenditure (5.7) -
Net cash flows from investing activities (7.9) (3.7)
Net advance from/(repayment to) former parent - (14.2)
Net drawdown / (repayment of) bank loans (3.9) 9.6
Finance leases advanced 0.2 0.1
Repayment of capital on finance leases (3.2) (3.0)
Dividends paid (5.2) (1.9)
Net cash flows from financing activities (12.1) (9.4)
Net (decrease) / increase in cash & cash equivalents (2.9) (3.4)
1. Other non cash items comprise exchange differences share based payments, and movement in fair value of derivatives
2. Cash impact of discontinuing and exceptional costs which are described on slide 7
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Summary balance sheet
Investment in fixed assets mainly incurred on new open
book contracts.
Net current liabilities position affects continuing positive
working capital model.
Net debt: EBITBA < 1.0.
New banking facilities put in place with Santander.
Unused facility as at 30 April 2016 £20.4m.
£m As at 30 April
2016 2015
Intangible assets 24.9 24.8
Property, plant & equipment 25.6 14.6
Non-current assets 50.5 39.4
Inventories 26.2 21.7
Trade & other receivables 39.9 33.4
Cash & cash equivalents 0.7 1.9
Current assets 66.8 57.0
Trade & other payables 72.2 61.7
Borrowings 6.6 5.3
Short term provisions 0.1 0.1
Current tax liabilities 1.7 0.7
Current liabilities 80.6 67.8
Borrowings 12.9 10.2
Long term provisions 0.8 0.8
Deferred tax liabilities 0.2 0.6
Non-current liabilities 13.9 11.6
Net assets 22.8 17.0
Net debt 18.8 13.6
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New shared use site in Northampton – John Lewis the anchor
customer. The facility combines inbound pre-retail, forward orders and
Boomerang and is a main injection hub for Click & Collect.
New 2 year contract extension agreed with Wilko.
Enhanced processing operations set up for Asos, further developing the
Boomerang solution – spot dry cleaning, hand finishing, sewing and
buttoning.
Browns (a Farfetch brand) contract start up.
E-commerce update
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Non e-commerce update
Growth in activities under Philip Morris contract, with the successful start-
up of “Package 2” (cigarettes).
Successful implementation of new 4 year national distribution contract for
M&Co.
Haddad/Flyers (Nike and Converse children’s products) new 3 year
contract signed with a requirement to double capacity.
Commenced additional packing activity with certain tobacco customers.
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Online sales in John Lewis
10% 12%
14% 17%
21%
26% 29%
33%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Online % share of trade
Continued strong growth
in online
Online represents 1/3 of
the JL business during the
last trading year
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Click & Collect in John Lewis
0.8 1.4
2.8
4.3
6.5 7.1
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Parcels (m)
Click & collect underpins
online growth
53% of online sales in
2015 via this channel
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The Click & Collect solution was developed to enhance carrier
solutions by creating a retail focused operational process
Fully integrated into the retailer on-line systems.
Full track & trace.
Next day delivery against a timed delivery schedule.
Parcels sorted into cages at sorter hub – parcel to cage “parent & child”
association to ease store handling/storage and efficiently provide in-store system
updates – complete transparency throughout.
Able to fully integrated with in-store systems to provide enhanced customer care
at store location.
Ease of returns via the network to provide potential for same day “Boomerang”
processing.
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Volume & Retail
Knowledge
Retail Delivery
Established network
Track & Trace System CMS Providers
In-house Parcel Carrier
Expertise
Key Elements of the Solution
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JDA & Centiro Customer Pulse 2016 Voice of the Online Customer
Key Findings from the 2016 UK Customer Pulse Survey: 53% UK adults experienced issues with online orders over the past 12 months (47% in 2015) 73% UK consumers would be likely to switch to an alternative retailer as a result of a
poor online experience (71% in 2015) Click & Collect continues to grow – 54% UK adults used C&C over last 12 months (49% in 2015)
UK: year-on-year sales in Q1 2016 grew at 15% [IMRG]
The online shopping revolution is set to continue:
Online sales in the UK, US, Germany and China will double in size over the next three year [OC&C Strategy Consultants, PayPal and Google]
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Click & Collect and Boomerang
The on-line sector is growing Click & Collect is growing Intolerance of poor service is growing Time pressure is growing
Retailers want to provide an
integrated store & on-line
experience.
Retailers want brand
protection and loyalty.
The combined Click & Collect network and Boomerang provides customer care benefits & the rapid release of working capital - getting stock back into inventory at pace.
Reduced handling
Reduced transportation costs
Improved stock availability
Split orders can be
consolidated via the solution
“Enhanced” Integrated Click & Collect & Boomerang
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Customers Want Efficient Choice
“Agility and ability” will be
vital to meet customer
aspirations – innovation
will be essential
Clipper will meet the
challenge