reigniting profitable growth - amazon...
TRANSCRIPT
1
Reigniting profitable growth
Heikki Takala President and CEO
Disclaimer
Statements in this presentation, which are not historical facts, such as expectations, anticipations, beliefs and estimates, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to materially differ from those expressed in such forward-looking statements.
Amer Sports assumes no responsibility to update any of the forward-looking statements contained herein. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made or given by or on behalf of Amer Sports or its employees or any other person as to the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information or opinions contained in this presentation.
• Brief introduction and background• Financial performance in a nutshell• New financial targets• Group development priorities: cornerstones• Phasing of Group development in the coming years• Summary• First round of Q&A• Finance overview • Business Segment / Area presentations
3
Agenda
24%
20%
14%
13%
12 %
7 %6% 4%
Winter Sports EquipmentApparel and Footwear
Racquet Sports
Fitness
Team Sports
Cycling
Sports Instruments
Golf
Amer Sports in brief
• Revenue EUR ~1.5 billion (2009)• One of the leading sports equipment
companies in the world– #1 or #2 in many sports equipment
categories
• Strong brand portfolio• Positioned to benefit from long term
trends
Net sales by business (2009)
4
Financial performance in 2005-2009
5
• Lack of growth• Profitability below targets• Balance sheet strengthened in 2009
Current year – improvement under way
• Clear improvement in H1/2010 compared to H1/2009 • Net sales EUR 690.1 million (640.0), +5% in local currencies
– Sales up particularly in Apparel and Footwear, Team Sports and Golf– EMEA and APAC both +9%
• EBIT EUR -7.4 million (-36.3), up 28.9 million– Higher gross margins, increased sales volumes
• Pre-orders up in Winter Sports Equipment and Apparel and Footwear• Amer Sports expects its 2010 net sales to be approximately EUR 1.7 billion and
EBIT margin to improve to the mid-single-digit level
6Change % in local currencies
Time to reignite profitable growth
1. Current year lays the foundation to build on2. Glide paths and building blocks in place for Top line and Bottom line
growth
7
New financial targets to drive profitable growth
• Targets aligned with the strategy• Increased focus on cash flow and balance sheet structure• Drive both profitable and cash flow effective growth
8
Dividend and share price
performance
Growth
Profitability
Cash flow
Capital structure
New long-term financial targets
9
Delivering organic, currency-neutral annual growth of 5%.
EBIT of at least 10% of net salesAnnual free cash flow equal to net profit.
Year end net debt / EBITDA ratio of 3 or less.
Towards big brands, big categories, big countries
Group development priorities• Clear portfolio roles and synergies, integrated
company• Grow faster in softgoods• Win with consumers• Win in go-to-market• Operational excellence
1010
11
Clear portfolio roles and synergies, integrated company
Every part of the Group has a clear role, targets and action plan
12
Business area Objective Actions
Apparel and Footwear Further accelerating growth• Expanding commercial footprint• Entering new segments and categories• Category based operation
Winter Sports Equipment
To sustainable profitability, irrespective of weather conditions
• Operational excellence • Growth in selected areas
Ball Sports Focus on profitable growth • Growth from softgoods, DeMarini,distribution
Fitness Back to profitability• Improvement through topline growth inEMEA, APAC, NA consumer, networked fitness
Cycling Improve profitability, continue organic growth
• Expanding wheel/tyre systems and rider equipment offering
Sports Instruments Improve profitability, back to the organic growth path
• Focusing of product portfolio, growth in selected areas
Driving scale and synergy
• Most synergies in Ball Sports, Apparel and Footwear and Winter Sports Equipment– Sporting goods retail, Asian sourcing, softgoods, go-to-market– R&D, marketing, manufacturing
• Distinct characteristics in Precor, Mavic and Suunto– Distinct customers, channels, production, sourcing; different business models– Synergies and sharing where it makes sense
1313
Pragmatic approach to synergies
14
Synergistic businessesA&FW, Ball Sports, WSE
Full scale & synergy drive in the Group’s integration and platform development efforts,
including softgoods growth. One company, focus of the development.
First focus on improving profitability; synergy where it
makes sense
Sales & Channel / regions & countries
Supply chain and enabling functions
Portfolio businesses
Focus on profitable organic growth
• Every business has to deliver the assigned targets• Focus on internal improvement and organic growth• Acquisitions/divestments remain in the toolbox
• Capabilities, technologies etc. for accelerated growth• Solutions for underperforming businesses
15
16
Grow faster in softgoods
Big growth potential in softgoods
• Overall an attractive, growing market
• We have a track record in Apparel and Footwear
• We can accelerate growth of our brands with softgoods: Salomon, Arc’teryx, Wilson
• Other brands offer further opportunities
17
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2006 2007 2008 2009 H1/2010
H2H1
Apparel and Footwear net sales 2006−H1/2010
Organizing for softgoods growth
• Move to category based development across brands to build scale– R&D, product line management,
sourcing & manufacturing• Strengthen resources and capabilities
significantly
18
19
Win withconsumers
Win with consumers
• Set up regional Consumer Operations to better understand and deliver against local consumer needs
• Build a Group level Marketing Function for systematic consumer understanding and Brand Management capabilities
• Win with consumers
21
Win with consumersWin in go-to-market
Build winning commercial fundamentals
• Increase commercial footprint: number and quality of doors– Major distribution / scale opportunities, already with current products– Consumer understanding and locally adapted products increase
potential further– Deeper collaboration with customers– Clearly defined KPIs
• Emerging markets growth• Business to consumer
– Own retail to drive awareness, trial, brand equity and sales– e-Commerce
• Fill critical roles and strengthen capabilities
22
23
Operational excellence
Systematic improvement every day
• Gross margin development– Gross profit percentage up by 4 points H1/2010 vs. H1/2009
• Progress in supply chain development– Customer service improvement– Further DSI efficiency– Leveraging scale in logistics, IT and sourcing
• Functional excellence with clear KPI’s across all areas: tracking and performance management
24
Major operational intervention in Winter Sports Equipment
• Objective: reduce weather dependency by significantly lowering the break-even point
• Focus program, covering all elements of the value chain: R&D, operations, supply, logistics
25
26
Phasing of Group development
27
Clarify future direction & deliver the year
Profitability, growth acceleration
Build critical capabilities, allocate resources and reignite growth
• Clarify priorities, set direction
• Continue to drive profit recovery, deliver the year
• Continue the work on operational effiency & margins improvement
• Build capabilities:• Softgoods• Category based development• Go-to-market
• Drive organic growth: Softgoods, Russia, China, BtoC, etc.
• Operational excellence, WSE efficiency & profitability
• Continued growth in categories and countries
• Big brands, big countries, big categories
~2010
~2011...2012
~2013-
Prioritized, sequenced program
28
Summary
Towards big brands, big categories, big countries
• We have clear portfolio roles and approach to synergies
• We will further accelerate growth in softgoods• We are organizing for better consumer
understanding• We will build our commercial fundamentals to win
in go-to-market• We continue driving and further tightening our
operational excellence
29