Otter Tail Corporation · NASDAQ:OTTR

Otter Tail — Investor Presentation (August 2004)

30 slides from Otter Tail's investor presentation, August 2004

  1. Slide 1: Minnesota Utility Investors Regional Meeting

    Minnesota Utility Investors Regional Meeting John Erickson, President & CEO

  2. Slide 2: Topics

    Topics z Who We Are z Operating Company Review z Otter Tail Power Company z Financial Performance z Stock Performance z Profiles: Idaho Pacific, ShoreMaster 2

  3. Slide 3: Forward-looking Statements

    Forward-looking Statements Except for historical information, all other information provided in this presentation consists of “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These “forward- looking statements” are subject to risks and uncertai

  4. Slide 4: Otter Tail Corporation business segments

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  5. Slide 5: Health Services

    Health Services z Sales and Service of Diagnostic Medical Equipment z Philips Dealer – 5-State Region z Headquarters – Fargo, ND z Primarily Mobile Imaging z CT, MRI, PET, etc. z Regional Offices: Osseo, MN; Sioux Falls, SD; Houston, TX DMS Health Group: 431 Employees 5

  6. Slide 6: Manufacturing

    Manufacturing z Metal Fabrication – Stamping, Machining, Tube Bending z Detroit Lakes, MN – 345 Employees z Frame Straightening Equipment z Alexandria, MN – 48 Employees z Wind Tower Manufacturing z West Fargo, ND – 130 Employees 6

  7. Slide 7: Manufacturing

    Manufacturing z Waterfront Equipment z Fergus Falls, MN – 277 Employees z Structural Steel Fabrication z St. George, UT – 144 Employees z Thermoformed Plastic Products z Minneapolis, MN – 204 Employees 7

  8. Slide 8: Plastics

    Plastics z PVC and Polyethylene Pipe z Fargo, ND – 114 Employees z PVC Pipe Production z Phoenix, AZ – 64 Employees 8

  9. Slide 9: Other Businesses

    Other Businesses z Flatbed Trucking z Fargo, ND – 150 Employees z Mechanical and Prime Contracting z Kansas City, MO – 131 Employees z Electrical Contracting and Construction z Moorhead, MN – 338 Employees z Telecommunications z Parkers Prairie, MN – 24 Employees 9

  10. Slide 10: Electric

    Electric z Electric Utility z Fergus Falls, MN – 699 Employees z 3 Coal-Fired Steam Plants —Solway - CT z 6 Hydroelectric Plants ŽEdgeley- z 4 Combustion Turbine ---Wind Generators z Wind Energy, Other 10

  11. Slide 11: Priorities

    Priorities z Reliability z Price z Customer Service z Safety 11

  12. Slide 12: Reliability

    Reliability 20-Year Rolling Average Outage 90 Minutes of outage per 90 88 86 87 87 customer 87 86 87 86 84 86 85 82 80 82 78 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 12

  13. Slide 13: Price

    Price z Last Rate Increase: z MN – 1986 z SD – 1986 z ND – 1982 z 2003 Average Residential Rate: z Otter Tail Power Company – 6.63 cents per kwh z National – 8.71 cents per kwh 13

  14. Slide 14: Customer Service

    Customer Service z High Customer Satisfaction Ratings zRaising the Bar: The Power of One 14

  15. Slide 15: Safety

    Safety OSHA Reportable Injuries 9 8 Rate per 100 Employees 7 6 EEI 5 4 3 OTP 2 1 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 15

  16. Slide 16: Financial and Stock Performance

    Financial and Stock Performance 16

  17. Slide 17: Net Earnings by Segment

    Net Earnings by Segment 2003 Earnings 2002 Earnings Manuf Other Health 10% (7)% Manuf Other 6% 10% (1)% Health 10% Plastics 5% Electric Electric Plastics 69% 86% 12% 17

  18. Slide 18: 2003-2004 In Review

    2003-2004 In Review z Challenging Times z Recap z Revenues Up z Earnings Down z Dividends Up z Stock Price Flat 18

  19. Slide 19: 2003-2004 In Perspective

    2003-2004 In Perspective z Earnings Down z OTPCO – Strong Year in 2003 z Solid Balance Sheet z Strong Credit Ratings z Good Returns on Capital z Stock Performance – Mixed 19

  20. Slide 20: Stock Return and Performance

    Stock Return and Performance Growth of $1,000 investment in OTTR Common Stock made Dec. 31, 1993 Value on July 30, 2004 Shareholder value has grown at a compounded $3,000 annual rate of approximately 8.3% over the past 10 ½ years. $2,406 $2,500 $2,000 $1,500 $1,000 $500 $- 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1

  21. Slide 21: Proxy Graph Extended to 6/30/2004

    Proxy Graph Extended to 6/30/2004 Comparison of Cumulative Total Return Between OTC, EEI and NASDAQ 12/31/1998 - 06/30/2004 $250 $200 OTC $150 EEI $100 NASDAQ $50 $0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 06/30/04 Assumes $100 invested on 12/31/98 21

  22. Slide 22: Dividend History

    Dividend History Dividends Per Share $1.10* $1.20 $1.00 $0.80 $0.60 $0.40 $0.20 $0.00 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2004 *2004 Indicated Annual Rate 22

  23. Slide 23: Profile – Idaho Pacific Holdings, Inc.

    Profile – Idaho Pacific Holdings, Inc. z Potato Processing - Dehydrated z Primary Products: Granules, Flakes and Flour z Customers: Snack Food, Foodservice, Baking z 380 Employees at 3 Plant Locations 23

  24. Slide 24: Idaho Pacific Plant Locations

    Idaho Pacific Plant Locations Idaho Pacific Corp. Ririe, Idaho Idaho Pacific CO Corp. Center, Colorado AgraWest Foods Prince Edward Island, Canada 24

  25. Slide 25: Good Fit For Otter Tail Corporation

    Good Fit For Otter Tail Corporation Idaho Pacific Holdings: z Sound Strategy z Entrepreneurial Leadership Retained z Meets Financial Criteria z Right Size: $46 Million Revenues 25

  26. Slide 26: Profile – ShoreMaster, Inc.

    Profile – ShoreMaster, Inc. z Waterfront Equipment Manufacturer z Fergus Falls, MN and Camdenton, MO z Northern and Southern Tiers, Coast to Coast z 277 Employees 26

  27. Slide 27: ShoreMaster Products

    ShoreMaster Products z Residential Docks and Equipment z Commercial Marina Systems 27

  28. Slide 28: Ongoing Growth

    Ongoing Growth z New Fergus Falls Production Facility z Camdenton Rotomolding Facility z New Product Development 28

  29. Slide 29: In Closing

    In Closing Strategy + People 29

  30. Slide 30: Thank You!

    FT OTIERTAIL W CORPORATION Thank You!

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