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Imerys Sa — H1 2009 Earnings Presentation

23 slides from Imerys Sa's earnings presentation, Jul 30, 2009

  1. Slide 1: First-Half 2009 Results

    1 First-Half 2009 Results Conference call, July 30, 2009 d Gérard Buffière Chief Executive Officer d Christophe Daulmerie Chief Financial Officer & Vice-President Strategy

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    2 d Ongoing slackness of markets, collapse of volumes d Faster pace of cost reduction d Substantial cash flow generation, improved financial structure d Outlook

  3. Slide 3: Ongoing slackness on the Group's markets

    Ongoing slackness on the Group’s markets 3 d Continuation in the 2nd quarter of 2009 of the unprecedented downturn in the Group’s markets since November 2008 d Downturn amplified by widespread inventory reduction d All geographic zones affected z No upturn on markets served in Europe and North Ameri

  4. Slide 4: Collapse of volumes on Group's main markets

    Collapse of volumes on Group’s main markets 4 Steel production in Europe Global production of printing & writing & North America paper 20% 29,000 3 10% 28,000 1 0% 27,000 -1 -10% janv- avr- juil- oct- janv- avr- juil- oct- janv- avr- 26,000 -3 000's tonnes 07 07 07 07 08 08 08 08 09 09 25,000 -20% -

  5. Slide 5: Ongoing heavy negative impact of sales volumes

    Ongoing heavy negative impact of sales volumes 5 Impact of volumes on sales 2.8% 2.0% 1.9% 1.4% 1.8% 0.6% Q1 07 Q2 07 Q3 07 Q4 07 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 - 0.4 % - 17.1% d Q2 2009 resembles Q1 2009 - 23%(1) - 28.2 % - 30.2% H1 2009: - 29.2% (1) Decrease recorded in November/December 2008

  6. Slide 6: Resilient price/mix component

    Resilient price/mix component 6 + 37.6 (- 29.2%) + 4.4 (+ 0.2%) (+ 2.1%) 1,774.1 - 22.6% on current basis + 75.8 - 517.9 (+ 4.3%) 1,374.0 (M€) - 24.9% at comparable Group structure and exchange rates H1 2008 Group Foreign Volumes Price/Mix H1 2009 sales structure exchange sales d Positive exchange r

  7. Slide 7: Agenda

    7 d Ongoing slackness of markets, collapse of volumes d Faster pace of cost reduction d Substantial cash flow generation, improved financial structure d Outlook

  8. Slide 8: Results of operating measures

    Results of operating measures 8 d Results of plans in 1st half 2009 z Inventory reduced by - 129.4 M€ Æ decrease in every kind of inventory (raw materials, finished products, packaging, etc.) z Faster pace in fixed costs reduction: - 85.6 M€ i.e. a -13% decrease in the total fixed cost base Æ improv

  9. Slide 9: Substantial decrease in fixed costs

    Substantial decrease in fixed costs 9 Total 636 M€(1) d Structural measures - 86 M€ z Decrease in industrial capacities - 14% 550 M€(1) and workforce Other 191.1 d Temporary measures - 32.8 M€ - 17.2% 158.3 z No overtime z Part-time working Amortization 89.4 & depreciation z Significant reduction in

  10. Slide 10: Change in current operating income (COI)

    Change in current operating income (COI) 10 - 57.2% at comparable - 54.4% + 7.1 Group structure and exchange rates on current basis 241.5 - 0.4 - 231.0 13.6% Operating margin 8.0% + 85.6 + 71.9 - 30.7 (M€) 110.0 - 34.0 H1 2008 Group Foreign Volumes Price/Mix Variable Fixed costs Other H1 2009 COI st

  11. Slide 11: Fall in volumes affecting every business group

    Fall in volumes affecting every business group 11 Comparable (€ millions) H1 2009 H1 2008(3) change(2) Minerals for Ceramics, Refractories, Abrasives & Foundry 383.2 595.5 - 38.2% Performance & Filtration Minerals 246.3 291.4 - 21.5% Pigments for Paper 309.5 365.5 - 19.6% Materials & Monolithics 443

  12. Slide 12: Profit posted by all business groups

    Profit posted by all business groups 12 (€ millions) H1 2009 H1 2008(2)(3) Minerals for Ceramics, Refractories, Abrasives & Foundry 3.6% 12.7% Performance & Filtration Minerals 3.7% 9.9% Pigments for Paper 4.9% 9.4% Materials & Monolithics 19.0% 23.1% Imerys group operating margins(1) 8.0% 13.6% (1)

  13. Slide 13: Financial income (expense)

    Financial income (expense) 13 (€ millions) H1 2009 H1 2008(1) Cost of debt (34.0) (38.5) Impact of derivatives & hedging (1.4) 10.5 Net cost of financing (35.4) (28.0) Foreign exchange (4.1) 7.7 Financial expenses related to pensions (3.4) (0.4) Other income and expenses (2.0) 0.1 Financial expense

  14. Slide 14: Net income from current operations

    Net income from current operations 14 (€ millions) H1 2009 H1 2008(3) Change Current operating income(1) 110.0 241.5 - 54.4% Financial income (expense) (44.9) (20.6) Current income tax (18.7) (60.2) Net income from current 46.7 159.8 - 70.8% operations, Group share(2) (1) Including share in income (

  15. Slide 15: Net income affected by restructuring programs launched

    Net income affected by restructuring programs launched 15 (€ millions) H1 2009 H1 2008 Change Net income from current operations, 46.7 159.8 - 70.8% Group share(1) Other revenue and expenses, net (35.0) (15.4) of which: • Income of assets disposals 11.1 - • Cash expenses (39.0) (21.2) (restructuring

  16. Slide 16: Agenda

    16 d Ongoing slackness of markets, collapse of volumes d Faster pace of cost reduction d Substantial cash flow generation, improved financial structure d Outlook

  17. Slide 17: Substantial generation of free cash flow

    Substantial generation of free cash flow 17 (€ millions) H1 2009 H1 2008 EBITDA 204.1 322.2 z Change in operating working capital 93.4 (83.0) z Paid capital expenditure (79.0) (141.6) Current free operating cash flow(1) 187.7 40.3 z Financial expense (net of tax) (32.0) (15.0) z Other working capita

  18. Slide 18: Change in operating working capital

    Change in operating working capital 800 700 18 (€ millions) 600 (€ millions) Receivables 500 950 35% 400 300 900 30% 200 850 25% 100 800 0 750 20% 700 700 15% 600 650 Inventories 10% Q2 2009 Q1 2009 Q2 2007 Q4 2007 Q2 2008 Q4 2008 500 600 5% 400 550 300 500 0% 200 100 0 d Sharp improvement in workin

  19. Slide 19: Organic reduction in the Group's debt

    Organic reduction in the Group’s debt 19 (June 2008 – June 2009) pex (1) d ities nerate ge g n t ca han orki e Net debt e m en & ot ign exc ons cap ge in w by a flow g cap tenanc pay asset after ti elop s financing e k ex (1) c t iv uisi her able incr tal eas bac Net debt Net debt buy e d ital h of

  20. Slide 20: Financial structure

    Financial structure 20 101.9 % 101.3 % 63.5 % Net debt / equity ratio (%) d Stronger financial 1,808 structure 1,616 1,566 1,586 1,546 z €251 million capital Shareholders’ equity increase in 1st half (€ millions) z Organic reduction in the Group’s 1,148 Net debt debt d Total financial resources Æ €2

  21. Slide 21: Agenda

    21 d Ongoing slackness of markets, collapse of volumes d Faster pace of cost reduction d Substantial cash flow generation, improved financial structure d Outlook

  22. Slide 22: Outlook

    Outlook 22 d High uncertainty over activity levels for the coming quarters d Continuation of actions to reduce fixed costs and overheads d Cash flow generation still the priority z Continuation of inventory reduction actions z Selective capital expenditure z Improvement in financial structure with f

  23. Slide 23: First-Half 2009 Results

    23 First-Half 2009 Results Conference call, July 30, 2009 d Gérard Buffière Chief Executive Officer d Christophe Daulmerie Chief Financial Officer & Vice-President Strategy

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