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Origin Energy — FY2007 Earnings Presentation

24 slides from Origin Energy's earnings presentation, Aug 29, 2007

  1. Slide 1: Final Results Announcement Full-year ended 30 June 2007

    Final Results Announcement Full-year ended 30 June 2007 Media Presentation 29 August 2007 1

  2. Slide 2: Outline

    Outline • Performance Highlights • Financial Review • Operating Review • Outlook - All references to $ are references to Australian dollars unless otherwise specifically marked - All comparative data are in relation to the prior corresponding period, 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, unless otherwise sta

  3. Slide 3: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer Any forward looking information in this presentation has been prepared on the basis of a number of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect and these statements speak only as of the date of this presentation. This presentation should not be relied upon as a recommendation to buy or sel

  4. Slide 4: Performance Highlights

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  5. Slide 5: This year has been a year of transformation for Origin

    This year has been a year of transformation for Origin with progress on a number of significant projects and initiatives… • BassGas Project commissioned achieving targeted rates of production • Negotiated early termination of Mt Stuart Power Purchase Agreement, providing Origin with greater flexibil

  6. Slide 6: In a challenging year Origin has delivered a strong result

    In a challenging year in wholesale gas and electricity markets… • Revenue $6,456 million up 10% • EBITDAF(1) $1,201 million up 12% • Statutory Profit $457 million up 38% • Underlying Profit $370 million up 10% • EPS – Statutory 54.7 cps up 30% • EPS – Underlying 44.3 cps up 4% • Free cash flow(2) $5

  7. Slide 7: EBITDAF of $1,201m up 12% on strong E&P, Generation and Retail

    EBITDAF of $1,201m up 12% on strong Exploration & Production, Generation and Retail performance Divisions ($ million) Jun 07 Jun 06(1) % change Exploration & Production 254 209 22 Generation 99 58 69 Retail 341 292 17 Contact 477 488 (2) Networks 30 29 1 Total 1,201 1,077 12 • E&P: Higher production

  8. Slide 8: A final dividend of 11 cps declared, full year 21 cps fully franked

    A final dividend of 11 cps has been declared, bringing the full year dividend to 21 cps fully franked Dividends - cents per share Payment and DRP 25 Franking • Ex-dividend date 3 September 2007 100% 100% 40% 100% 100% 100% 100% • Date of record 10 September 2007 20 • Payable 3 October 2007 11 • DRP

  9. Slide 9: Operating Review

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  10. Slide 10: Exploration & Production: major capital program now delivering record earnings

    Exploration & Production: major capital program now delivering record earnings… • EBITDAF of $254m, up 22% 600 600 • EBIT down 58% reflecting write-down in Total Revenue, EBITDAF & Capex ($m) Jun-07 carrying value of Cooper Basin 500 Jun-06 500 • BassGas Project commenced production • Ramp-up of CSG

  11. Slide 11: Origin is adding value to its CSG resources

    Origin is adding value to its CSG resources by acquiring new acreage, turning resources into reserves, developing production capacity and signing contracts to monetise reserves • CSG assets are: ­ Bowen Basin (Fairview, Spring Gully) ­ Undulla Nose (Talinga, Orana, Condabri, Argyle, Kenya/East, Laur

  12. Slide 12: Generation: committed to 86% increase in installed capacity

    Generation: committed to 86% increase in installed generation capacity in Australia… • EBITDAF of $99m, up 69% from $58m 180 180 178 176 174 172 170 • Termination payment for Mt Stuart Power Total Revenue,EBITDAF & Capex($m) Jun-07 168 166 164 160 162 160 158 Purchase Agreement Jun-06 156 154 152 15

  13. Slide 13: Over 90% of generation capacity from low emission or renewable sources

    Over 90% of Origin’s generation capacity and over 99% of electricity generated in Australia and New Zealand comes from low emission or renewable sources Electricity Generated - 2007 (Australian Capacity 870 MW) Electricity Generated - 2007 (Australia and New Zealand) Jet fuel, 3% Hydro, 29% Gas, 97%

  14. Slide 14: Successful integration of Sun Retail and net customer gain

    Successful integration of Sun Retail and net customer gain delivers step change in Retail… 4,500 350 • EBITDAF of $341m up 17% 4,000 Jun-07 • Acquisition and integration of Sun Retail, 300 adding over 900,000 customers Jun-06 3,500 • Excluding the Sun Retail acquisition, EBITDAF & Capex ($m) 250 Tot

  15. Slide 15: Churn rates remain high; net gain of 22,000 accounts

    Churn rates remain high. Origin acquired over 386,000 new accounts for a net gain of 22,000 gas and electricity accounts in addition to Sun Retail June 2007 Origin Energy Customer Numbers Mass Market Churn: Completed & Pending* (in thousands) 45% VIC Elec Natural Electricity Total 40% Vic Gas Gas NS

  16. Slide 16: Maintaining customer numbers and margins supports long term value

    Maintaining and increasing both customer numbers and customer margins supports growth in long term value Gas and Electricity Jun 07 Jun 06 YE customer numbers (’000) 2,704 1,835 Weighted av customer no (‘000) 2,210 EBITDAF / Sales - % 9.2% 9.5% EBITF / Sales % 8.4% 8.7% $ Per Customer: Gross Margin

  17. Slide 17: Contact Energy: maintained contribution

    Contact Energy: maintained contribution… • EBITDAF of $477 million, 2% lower 2,500 600 Jun-07 • The main operating factors that Jun-06 contributed were: 500 2,000 ­ A 20% increase in the unit cost of EBITDAF & Capex ($m) natural gas, both for internal use in Total Revenue ($m) 400 Contact Energy’s t

  18. Slide 18: Networks (Discontinued Business): EBITDAF of $30m

    Networks (Discontinued Business): EBITDAF of $30m in line with last year • In April 2007, Origin entered into an 250 20.0 agreement to sell its Networks business to Total Revenue, EBITDAF & Capex ($m) APA for $556.5 million Jun-07 18.0 200 Jun-06 16.0 • The Networks business included Origin Energy A

  19. Slide 19: Origin is well prepared for a carbon constrained future

    Origin is well prepared for a carbon constrained future… • Australia’s leading green product retailer with a 33% share of the fastest growing segment of the energy market • Reached a milestone of 250,000 green customers signed • Selected for the first Solar Cities project in Adelaide and subsequentl

  20. Slide 20: Outlook

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  21. Slide 21: Significant increase in earnings expected from Australian operations

    In the coming year we expect significant increase in earnings from our Australian Operations and a consistent contribution from Contact • Sun Retail will provide a full year contribution • Spring Gully and Walloons CSG will continue ramp-up and BassGas will provide a full year of production • Otway

  22. Slide 22: Looking further ahead Origin will benefit from committed projects

    Looking further ahead Origin will benefit from a number of projects already committed… • Expansion of Quarantine power station, due on line in December 2008 • Completion of the Kupe Gas Project which is scheduled to commence production by mid 2009 • Completion of the Darling Downs power project and

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  24. Slide 24: For more information

    For more information For more information on Origin Energy please contact Angus Guthrie Manager, Investor Relations Email: [email protected] Office: +61-2-8345 5558 Mobile: + 61-4-1786 4255 Alternatively visit our website www.originenergy.com.au and follow the prompts to the Investor

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