Unilever PLC · LSE:ULVR
Unilever — Investor Presentation (2010)
11 slides from Unilever's investor presentation, 2010
Slide 1: Unilever 2010 - Corporate Purpose
Unilever 2010 Certain of the comments and materials in this presentation may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon current expectations and assumptions regarding anticipated developments and othe
Slide 2: The vision of William Lever
The vision of William Lever “To make cleanliness commonplace; To lessen work for women; To foster health and contribute to personal attractiveness that life may be more enjoyable and rewarding for the people who use our products”. William Hesketh Lever (1890) 3 feel good, look good, get more out of
Slide 3: Consumer Hotspots
feel good, look good, get more out of life Nutrition Hygiene Personal Care feel good, look good, get more out of life 5 Consumer Hotspots Multiple Desire to Better Small Personal shopping improve quality of incomes, responsibility for channels standard of living life big own welfare aspirations Info
Slide 4: Consumer hotspots - the motivator; Our way forward
Consumer hotspots - the motivator Feel good, look good, get more out of life Indulgence Personal Convenience Healthiness 7 Our way forward Looking good relates to feeling good; feeling good is linked to looking good; we are what we eat... ...which influences how we look Nutrition and how we feel Per
Slide 5: Vitality - Mission Statement
Vitality Nutrition Hygiene Personal Care Vitality feel good, look good, get more out of life Indulgence Personal Convenience Healthiness 9 Mission Statement “Unilever’s mission is to add vitality to life. We meet the everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help peopl
Slide 6: Winning through consumer intimacy
Winning through consumer intimacy Technology to Global scale, local Power in the local Invest in support touch shopping basket Corporate Reputation differentiation Winning Availability Strong brands Building Stay in touch with where the where consumers build trust Relationships the consumer people a
Slide 7: Management Guidance
Management Guidance u From 2005 focus will be on communicating progress with longer term metrics and specific attributes of the year, including developments in the business environment, that could influence them u We will not give specific guidance on other metrics such as top-line growth or EPS u O
Slide 8: Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow Free cash flow 1994 - 2003 4500 4000 Plan 2005 - 2010 is for free cash 3500 flow generation of over €30 billion € millions 3000 3 year rolling average 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Free cash flow is defined as: cash flow from operating act
Slide 9: Return on Invested Capital; Momentum growth rate
Return on Invested Capital 20 Return on Invested Capital 1994 - 2003 18 Plan 2010 16 at least 17% 14 12 % 10 8 6 4 2 0 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Return on invested capital is defined as: Return : profit before amortisation of goodwill before net interest payable and after tax
Slide 10: Drivers of operating margin; Uses of free cash flow
Drivers of operating margin Operating margin improvement 4 years 2000 - 2003 +460bps 6 years 2005 - 2010 plan +200 - 250bps Drivers: Ongoing restructuring: • investment included in operating margin 50-100bps with 100bps in the early years • savings : 30%+ DCF yield Procurement programmes : scale, si
Slide 11: Key elements of our financial plan
Key elements of our financial plan Focus on delivering robust value growth through: l generation of free cash flow l development of our return on invested capital l managing our weighted average cost of capital In order to sustain top-third TSR . . . . . . . . . . . by pulling the right combination