FY19 RESULTS
3 April 2019
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FY19 RESULTS 3 April 2019 DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply throughout Trading EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation): excludes share-based payments, pension service charge adjustment, contingent
FY19 RESULTS
3 April 2019
DEFINITIONS
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The following definitions apply throughout
Trading EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation): excludes share-based payments, pension service charge adjustment, contingent consideration remeasurement movements and exceptional operating items. Cash conversion: net cash flow from continuing operating activities before tax and exceptional items divided by Trading EBITDA. Adjusted EPS: Earnings per share adjusted for a number of one-offs of which the largest are exceptional operating items, share-based payments, contingent consideration remeasurement movements, pension service charge adjustment, the write-off of debt issue fees, penalties on early repayment of debt and transfer from cash flow hedge reserve. Personal members and business customers: measured as the number at the year end.
AGENDA
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Introduction Simon Breakwell Finance review Martin Clarke Strategic review Simon Breakwell and outlook
AA INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
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Notes: (1) Y&R Brand Asset Valuator Survey (2014)The UK’s most trusted commercial brand1 Market leadership position Mature market with significant barriers to entry Excellent standards of service delivery Partner of choice for B2B customers High recurring revenue with strong cash generation
OUR SERVICE EXCELLENCE IS OUR BEDROCK – WHICH? 2018 REVIEW
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Sources: Which? Recommended Breakdown Provider June 2018 Notes: (1) Overall Which? score relating to carmaker-branded cover75 72 69 78 66 66 THIRD-PARTY COVER OVERALL SCORE
2014 2018 2014 2018 2014 2018
Green Flag
REPAIRED AT THE ROADSIDE
Green Flag
91% (1st ) 84% (2nd) 80% (3rd) 73% (4th) 72% (5th)
TOP 5 OEM-BRANDED COVER PROVIDED BY AA1
WE ARE THE PARTNER OF CHOICE FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
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Car Manufacturers Fleet & Leasing Companes Financial Institutions & Partnerships
0–5 5–10 >10
SELECTED B2B CLIENT BASE BY LENGTH OF RELATIONSHIP AND TYPE OF CUSTOMER
AA customer
ROADSIDE – AA’S BEST-IN-INDUSTRY APP
RANKING IN TRAVEL
22nd
APP STORE RATING
4.8
NUMBER OF RATINGS
37k
RANKING IN TRAVEL
96th
APP STORE RATING
4.4
NUMBER OF RATINGS
2k
RANKING IN TRAVEL
45th
APP STORE RATING
4.8
NUMBER OF RATINGS
15k
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Source: Apple App store as at 29 March 2019VISION FOR THE AA
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FY19 HEADLINES IN LINE WITH GUIDANCE
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Solid operational progress across key strategic initiatives in Roadside and Insurance Successful renewal or extension of all key B2B contracts including LBG; new contract win with Arval and JLR mobility Continued strong cash conversion S&P ratings reaffirmed; strong balance sheet with effective maturity of debt extended to 2022 Well positioned to execute our strategy and deliver on our medium-term growth targets Putting service, innovation and data at the heart of the AA
FINANCE REVIEW
FY19 FINANCIAL HEADLINES
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Revenue up 2% at £979m
Trading EBITDA down 13% at £341m
Trading EBITDA margin 35% (FY18: 41%) Adjusted EPS 14.9p (FY18: 21.8p) Cash conversion 87% (FY18: 94%) Rating reaffirmed from S&P; successful refinancing with extension of maturities to January 2022; £20m bond buyback programme successfully completed Net debt of £2.7bn (FY18: £2.7bn) Proposed final dividend of 1.4p, total proposed dividend for FY19 of 2.0p (FY18: 5.0p)
ROADSIDE AND INSURANCE SEGMENTAL REPORTING
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Revenue Trading EBITDA
FY19 FY18 £m £m Roadside Assistance 778 747 Driving Services 63 67 Roadside Revenue 841 814 Insurance Services 119 133 Insurance Underwriting 19 12 Insurance Revenue 138 145 Group Trading Revenue 979 959 Trading EBITDA Margin FY19 FY18 FY19 FY18 £m £m Margin % Margin % Roadside Assistance 322 345 41 46 Driving Services 17 22 27 33 Head Office costs (56) (47) na na Roadside Trading EBITDA 283 320 34 39 Insurance Services 62 79 52 59 Insurance Underwriting 6 1 32 8 Head Office costs (10) (9) na na Insurance Trading EBITDA 58 71 42 49 Group Trading EBITDA 341 391 35 41
INCOME STATEMENT
12 Revenue 2% higher due to strong performance
EBITDA 13% lower in line with guidance due to additional opex for growth and higher cost of servicing additional breakdowns during H1 19
to Trading EBITDA
Operating profit lower due to lower EBITDA and impact of non-cash pension past service adjustments in FY18 (credit £34m) and FY19 (cost £22m) Finance cost broadly flat due to cost of refinancing in July 2018. Finance cost expected to be lower in FY20
Notes: 1 Adjusted for operating exceptional items, share-based payments, pension service charge adjustment, contingent consideration remeasurement gain, penalties on early repayment of debt, transfer from cash flow hedge reserve for extinguishment of cash flow hedge, write-off of debt issue fees following refinancing, and tax expense£m FY19 FY18 YoY Revenue 979 960 2% Trading EBITDA 341 391 (13)% Share based payments (5) (7) (29)% Pension past service charge adjustment (5) (10) (50)% Contingent consideration remeasurement gain 1
Depreciation & amortisation (73) (70) 4% Exceptional operating items (40) 3 na Operating profit 219 307 (29)% Net finance cost (166) (166)
53 141 (62)% Tax expense (11) (30) (63)% Profit for the period 42 111 (62)% Basic EPS – continuing operations (p) 6.9 18.2 (62)% Adjusted Basic EPS1 – continuing operations (p) 14.9 21.8 (32)%
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED PROFIT AFTER TAX
13 FY19 FY18 Profit after tax 42 111 Adjusted for: Exceptional operating items 40 (3) Share based payment 5 7 Contingent consideration remeasurement gain (1)
5 10 Exceptional finance cost 13 9 Tax expense 11 30 Adjusted profit before tax 115 164 Tax at the effective rate of 20.8% (FY18: 19.1%) (24) (31) Adjusted profit after tax 91 133
ROADSIDE
14 Revenue up 3% reflecting strong performance of B2B and consolidation of AA Cars Average income per paid member up £5 broadly in line with inflation and reflecting improved product mix and an increase in new members taking monthly subscriptions Paid membership down c2% to 3.21m and retention was just above 80%. Targeting broadly flat membership in FY20 and a return to growth in FY21 Average income per business member up 5% to £21 reflecting revenue from new contract wins and additional revenue from pay-for-use due to higher demand in H1 19 B2B members down 1% – AVAs; new vehicle sales Trading EBITDA down 12%
FY19 FY18 YoY Revenue (£m) 841 814 3% Trading EBITDA (£m) 283 320 (12)% Trading EBITDA margin (%) 34 39 (13)% Personal paid Members (m) 3.21 3.29 (2)% Average income per paid Member (£) 162 157 3% Business members (‘000s) 9,793 9,928 (1)% Average income per business member (£) 21 20 5% Breakdowns attended (‘000s) 3,730 3,679 1%
INSURANCE
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Revenue Strong growth in motor book
Munich Re targeting non-members
members has significantly improved pricing agility
Home book returned to growth ahead of expectations Average income per policy reduced to £69
Financial Services performing well
Trading EBITDA Higher acquisition marketing spend and competitive pricing strategy to accelerate growth in motor book and home book Underwriter profitable but lowers Trading EBITDA margins on consolidation
Note: Average income per policy no longer includes FS revenue.
Notes: 1 Includes Home Emergency Services consumer book which was sold in January 2018. Under the terms of the agreement, approximately 70,000 consumer policies will migrate to HomeServe Plc from May 2018 under the AA brand over the next three years. 2 Includes Motor and Home only.FY19 FY18 YoY Revenue1 (£m) 138 145 (5)% Trading EBITDA1 (£m) 58 71 (18)% Trading EBITDA margin (%) 42 49 (14)% Total insurance policies2 (‘000s) 1,561 1,447 8% Total Motor policies (‘000s) 731 629 16% Motor policies underwritten (‘000s) 339 223 52% Total Home insurance policies (‘000s) 830 818 1% Home policies underwritten (‘000s) 259 184 41% Average income per policy (Motor and Home) (£) 69 74 (7)% Financial Services products (‘000s) 112 142
STRONG CASH CONVERSION
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£m FY19 FY18 Trading EBITDA 341 391 Working capital excluding provisions and pensions (26) (11) Pension deficit reduction contributions (24) (21) Other items 5 9 Cash flow from continuing activities before exceptional items and taxation 296 368 Capex (82) (63)
(30) (34)
(13)
(40) (30)
1 1 Finance lease capital repayments net of proceeds from sale of fixed assets (22) (23) Exceptional items and tax paid (38) (52) Acquisitions and disposals (10) 1 Net interest paid2 (132) (140) Free cash flow to equity (pre-refinancing and dividends) 12 91 Net financing adjustments (34) (96) Free cash flow to equity (pre-dividends) (22) (5)
Strong cash conversion at 87% Cash flow from continuing activities before exceptional items and taxation lower due to lower Trading EBITDA Total capex including finance lease capital payments net of proceeds from vehicle sales in line with guidance reflecting additional amounts spent on growth capex and higher IT maintenance Acquisitions and disposals balance largely relates to the acquisition of AA Cars
end for £11m
Net interest lowered as a result of refinancing in July 2018
Notes: 1 Includes IT maintenance and property and equipment, excludes finance lease capital net of proceeds from sale of vehicles 2 Includes net interest paid on debt and finance lease interestPROACTIVE DEBT MANAGEMENT
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The Company has maintained a disciplined and pro-active approach to its capital structure as well as the investment-grade credit rating of the Class A debt (rated BBB- by S&P) Four refinancings since IPO in 2014, allowing a 1.6% reduction in the blended interest rate (equivalent to an annual saving of over £80m in interest payments) and maintenance of an average debt maturity of close to four and a half years Total and junior debt reduced by over £600m and £400m, respectively, since IPO. All PIK notes have been repaid Run-rate cash interest cover1 improved from 2.1x to 2.6x
Facility AmountCapital structure at IPO (31-Jul-14) Capital structure (31-Jan-19)
S&P RATINGS REAFFIRMED, EFFECTIVE MATURITY OF DEBT EXTENDED
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Notes: 1 Total Net debt to AA plc Trading EBITDA for the last 12 months 2 Run rate cash interest: Trading EBITDA 3 Free cash flow: debt service cover ratioS&P ratings reaffirmed: A notes: BBB-; B2 notes B+ Blended cost at 4.52% following July 2018 refinancing No immediate refinancing requirements
2022 Working Capital Facility of £60m in place (£15m drawn) Dividend gating ratio: Class A notes only permit the
release of cash providing the senior leverage ratio after payment is less than 5.5x
Facility Amount
Effective maturity Effective interest rate Class A3 notes £200m Jul-20 4.25% Class A5 notes £700m Jan-22 2.88% Class A6 notes £250m Jul-23 2.75% Class A7 notes £550m Jul-24 4.88% Class A2 notes £500m Jul-25 6.27% Cash in WBS (£20m)
£2,180m
Class B2 notes £570m Jul-22 5.50% Finance lease £61m na na WBS Net Debt £2,811m
AA plc cash (£96m)
£2,715m
Forward starting new STF available
Key metrics
FY19 FY18
Net debt/EBITDA1 8.0x 6.9x Interest cover2 2.6x 2.8x Financial covenants
FY19 FY18
Class A FCF to DSCR3 (covenant > 1.35x) 2.6x 3.3x Class B FCF to DSCR3 (covenant > 1.0x) 1.9x 2.4x
CAPEX GUIDANCE TO FY20
£m FY19 FY20 COMMENTS IT transformation 30
Additional IT and new initiatives 10 28
systems investment, onward mobility solutions and investment in insurance business Connected car 3 4
propositions Growth capex 13 32 IT maintenance 28 23
to do with the legacy IT transformation Property & equipment 12 12
Maintenance capex1 40 35 Total capex1 83 67
Capex (including finance lease capital payments net of proceeds from sale of vehicles) in line with guidance for FY19 Capex guidance to exclude finance lease capital repayments net of proceeds from sale of vehicles
FY20 Capex guidance of £67m
programme capex completed
FY20 largely related to new digital products and services including Smart Breakdown
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Notes: *Excludes capex accrual of £1m **Solvency capital for growth of underwriter of c£20-25m to be funded by AA plc and is excluded from the breakdown above. (1) Excludes finance lease capital repayments net of proceeds from sale of fixed assets of £22m in FY19 and £23m in FY18.SUMMARY
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Solid financial performance in line with guidance Successful refinancing demonstrates support for our strategy and provides a clear runway to execute our plans Total full year proposed dividend 2.0p, as previously guided Medium term targets maintained Reduction in leverage over time through EBITDA growth and cash generation: targeting 3x - 4x net debt to EBITDA in the medium to long term
STRATEGIC REVIEW
Brent Pugh Recovery Patrol
OVERVIEW
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Review of our Strategic plan Roadside
Insurance
Engagement
Delivery targets for FY20
DELIVERING OUR STRATEGIC PLAN – ONE YEAR IN
Roll-Out and Scale Innovation New AA marketing New product launches into the base New B2B service and product investments Membership stabilisation Continued insurance investment and growth Continued employment engagement improvements FY20/21 Accelerate Growth via Differentiation Further new product innovations New B2B services embedded Roadside membership growth Insurance EBITDA growth Improved business and
Highly engaged and performing company FY21/22 Invest in Foundations New strategy New management team New product and marketing strategy Insurance growth acceleration Service resilience improvements IT stabilisation People engagement improvements FY19 23
DELIVERING MEMBERSHIP GROWTH
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Q4 2019; phased migration approach
Membership systems investment to drive retention
telematics learnings
for non app users
Greatly accelerate digital adoption and innovation to drive broader member engagement
Market to grow our base with new segments
to our B2B partners (LBG, VWG)
Ongoing innovation to differentiate
Strategic priorities Progress to date TARGETS Membership growth by FY21 50% members using digital breakdown
solutions 20% reduction in breakdown calls into the contact centres
across B2B and B2C
Transform our breakdown service to be fully connected
Upside from Connected Car excluded
Investment in 65 patrols Investment in >200 contact centre staff Aim to absorb inflation in FY20 and FY21 Maintain improvement in roadside repair rate 10% pa increase in ancillary sales Improve consistency of call-to-arrive time at 45 mins Improve consistency of call handling with at least 80% answered in 20 seconds
DEEPENING OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE
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Road Operations
Enhance proposition on ancillary sales Improve drive times - dispatch and traffic based routing technology Improve roadside repair rate - more granular task- based performance measurement and training Reduce garaging - targeted patrol recruitment and utilisation improvements Improve flexibility and utilisation - new roster for Recovery Patrols
more than 65 additional patrols
than 200 additional contact centre staff
resourcing in the front line
cost pressures through
additional battery sales during cold weather)
majority of calls now handled in 45 minutes or less Contact Centres
Drive app usage in breakdown Deflect routine admin calls online Implement ‘end to end’ case management and ‘next best action’ techniques Cross-skill teams to improve resilience during high demand
Progress to date TARGETS
AGILE - DIFFERENTIATION THROUGH INNOVATION
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Patrols DVLA check & initiate driver insurance instantly via tablet or iPhone Patrol takes member to nearest dealer to collect replacement car AA team coordinate the end-to- end vehicle repair and return process between dealers, repair centres and members Patrols select a relevant replacement vehicle Replacement car sorted in less than 30mins versus c120mins today
1 2 3 4 5
Agile is the AA’s most flexible and tailored mobility service Available 24/7 – the same Agile experience at any time of the day or night Responsive – with our dedicated team, customers have immediate access to mobility, minimising any disruption Flexible – managing every scenario no matter how complex, customer needs are always met in a flexible way Simple – our digital capability transforms booking a hire car into the tap of a button
GOING BEYOND BREAKDOWN – SERVICE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
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Small businesses: SMR Product B2C: SMR Product B2C: BRC Breakdown repair Fleet SMR Product (Prestige core) OEM: Recall Bookings ALL: Patrol Tow-Ins
Demand generation channels Supply channels
Garage Services Network Scheduled Patrols OEM Franchise Dealers Prestige Garage Network
The AA ‘Technical Services’ Network
Prestige AA Today Future Opportunity
GOING BEYOND BREAKDOWN – DRIVING DIGITAL ADOPTION AND BROADER MEMBER ENGAGEMENT
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As % of B2C Breakdowns
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Feb-15 Jul-15 Dec-15 May-16 Oct-16 Mar-17 Aug-17 Jan-18 Jun-18 Nov-18
Reported
Tracked
Tracked
SMS
Use of Member Benefits (Mobile App)
# of unique monthly users
50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000
Jan-17 Mar-17 May-17 Jul-17 Sep-17 Nov-17 Jan-18 Mar-18 May-18 Jul-18 Sep-18 Nov-18 Jan-19
SMART BREAKDOWN - DIFFERENTIATION THROUGH INNOVATION
Next iteration of our connected B2C proposition, now available as an upgrade to AA breakdown cover Provides early warnings of vehicle faults, with easy to understand alerts helping to avoid potential breakdowns Where a breakdown does occur, our smarter ‘report a breakdown process’ allows us to know what’s wrong in advance so we can dispatch the right support And with our patrols knowing what’s wrong before they arrive, we can get our members back on the road quicker DRIVING A BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND A LOWER COST TO SERVE FOR THE AA
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GOING BEYOND BREAKDOWN – TAKING DIGITAL REPORTING TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Additional online digital journeys via theaa.com Today we have breakdowns via the AA app Digital options via voice channels
indicate that they are on a smartphone
containing a link to report a breakdown journey
breakdown quickly online
to a call handler
breakdown information
Today our customers are able to report breakdowns via the AA app. This year, we will be expanding our digital capabilities so customers can also report breakdowns via a browser, as well as offering digital options on voice channels to reduce time to report, for example by leveraging location data Today Q2 2019 Q2-Q3 2019
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Strategic priorities Progress to date FY19 TARGETS
STEP-CHANGING GROWTH IN INSURANCE
Drive more competitive premiums New insurance innovation
launched for non-members with Munich Re
provides unique understanding of members – to be enhanced by Smart Breakdown proposition Broaden underwriting footprint
portfolio stability in home, benefiting from increased acquisition marketing spend, incremental sales and renewals through our in-house underwriter as well as panel systems investments including Insurer Hosted Pricing (IHP) and address level rating
2m+ motor and home polices by end FY23 9-14% EBITDA CAGR FY19-23
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AA insurance quote requests, % Non-Members In-force Policies, 000s Claim Rate Comparison
BROADEN UNDERWRITING FOOTPRINT - NON-MEMBERS SCHEME
50 75 100
May 2018 Feb 2019 Members 6% Ex-Members 7% Non-Members 87%
4.3%
Members & Ex-Members
4.4%
Non-Members
Non-members represent 87% of all insurance quote requests In May 2018, AAUICL launched a new scheme backed by Munich Re specifically targeting non-members The scheme has seen strong growth since launch, targeting only a small proportion of the non-members market Early claims performance is very similar to existing members and ex-members, giving confidence in our ability to write profitably Breakdown cross-sell rate of 29% brings additional growth to the membership business
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Strategic priorities FY20 Plans TARGETS
DELIVERING INSURANCE GROWTH
Drive more competitive premiums New insurance innovation
performance is proven
insurance
Broaden underwriting footprint
bring both price competitiveness and a broader footprint
success seen in FY19 for motor
2m+ motor and home polices by end FY23 9-14% EBITDA CAGR FY19-23
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DRIVING ENGAGEMENT ACROSS ALL OUR TEAMS
What have we achieved... Year on year all question scores show a positive increase Highlights include:
customers 63.3 (+9.1)
What we will continue to focus on Our Vision Learning & Development Team Working
pts
Cultural index
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PRODUCT INNOVATION DAY | 20 MAY 2019
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Deep dive into AA’s pipeline of innovative products and services to make Britain’s driving life better
SMART BREAKDOWN ONWARD MOBILITY SERVICE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Remote Resolution OpportunityREMOTE RESOLUTIONS DIGITAL REPORTING
ADDITIONAL ONLINE DIGITAL JOURNEYS VIA THEAA.COM TODAY WE HAVE BREAKDOWNS VIA THE AA APP DIGITAL OPTIONS VIA VOICE CHANNELS Today Q1 2019 Q2-Q3 2019DELIVERY TARGETS FOR FY20
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EBITDA growth Greatly improved free cash flow generation of c£80m in FY20 New products and services across Roadside and Insurance New marketing and branding strategy to be launched this year Insurance books growing B2C membership stabilising Further and continuous operational efficiencies rooted in maintaining service excellence Further employee engagement improvement Putting service, innovation and data at the heart of the AA
Q&A
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GROUP REVENUE
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£m FY19 FY18 Change % of Group Roadside Assistance 778 747 4% 79%
Driving Services 63 67 (6)% 6%
increase competitiveness in Driving Schools business and reduction in speed awareness courses in Drive Tech business Roadside Revenue 841 814 3% 86% Insurance Services 119 133 (11)% 12%
accelerate growth of motor book and return home book to growth Insurance Underwriting 19 12 58% 2%
home book Insurance Revenue 138 145 (5)% 14% Group Revenue 979 959 2% 100% Exceptional revenue
979 960 2%
TRADING EBITDA
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£m FY19 FY18 Change % of Group Roadside Assistance 322 345 (7)% 79%
H1 19 Driving Services 17 22 (23)% 4%
reduction in lower margin instructor franchises Head Office costs (56) (47) 19% Roadside Trading EBITDA 283 320 (12)% 83% Insurance Services 62 79 (22)% 16%
and falling contribution from the Home Emergency consumer book Insurance Underwriting 6 1 500% 1%
good overall loss ratios Head Office costs (10) (9) 11% Insurance Trading EBITDA 58 71 (18)% 17% Trading EBITDA 341 391 (13)% 100%
RECONCILIATION OF TRADING EBITDA TO OPERATING PROFIT
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£m FY19 FY18 Trading EBITDA 341 391 Pension service charge adjustment (5) (10) Share based payments (5) (7) Contingent consideration remeasurement gain 1
(73) (70) Exceptional operating items (40) 3 Operating profit 219 307
INCOME STATEMENT
£m FY19 FY18 Group Revenue 979 960 Cost of sales (399) (360) Gross profit 580 600 Administrative & marketing expenses (361) (292) Share of loss of joint ventures and associates, net of tax
Operating profit 219 307 Finance costs (166) (166) Profit before tax 53 141 Tax expense (11) (30) Profit for the year 42 111 Basic EPS (p/share) 6.9 18.2 Adjusted Basic EPS (p/share) 14.9 21.8
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
£m FY19 FY18
Goodwill and other intangible assets 1,331 1,300 Property, plant and equipment 123 127 Investments in joint ventures and associates 5 8 Other receivables
Deferred tax assets 22 31 Non-current assets 1,481 1,469 Inventories 4 7 Trade and other receivables 223 201 Cash and cash equivalents 116 150 343 358 Assets classified as held for sale 6
1,830 1,827 Trade and other payables (511) (528) Current tax payable (3) (10) Provisions (3) (13) Current liabilities (517) (551) Borrowings and loans (2,724) (2,736) Finance lease obligations (12) (16) Defined benefit pension scheme liabilities (218) (240) Provisions (4) (4) Deferred consideration (10) (11) Insurance technical provisions (30) (24) (2,998) (3,031) Liabilities classified as held for sale (5)
(3,520) (3,582) Net liabilities (1,690) (1,755)
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
£m FY19 FY18
Profit before tax 53 141 Depreciation and amortisation 78 70 Net finance costs 166 166 Difference between pension charge and cash contributions 2 (44) Other adjustments to profit before tax 3 23 Change in working capital (29) (17) Net cash flows from operating activities before tax 273 339 Tax paid (15) (23) Net cash flows from operating activities 258 316 Investing activities Capital expenditure net of finance leases capital and proceeds from sale of fixed assets (104) (86) Other investing activities (10) 1 Net cash flows used in investing activities (114) (85) Financing activities Refinancing transactions (34) (96) Net interest paid on borrowings (128) (135) Payment of finance lease interest (4) (5) Dividends paid (12) (56) Net cash flows from financing activities (178) (292) Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (34) (61)
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DISCLAIMER
This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” which are prospective in nature and are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections about future events. Such statements are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “is subject to”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including business, economic and regulatory changes as well as the risks set out in the Company’s annual report and accounts, which can be found on its website (www.theaaplc.com/investors). Such forward-looking statements should therefore be construed in the light of such factors. Neither the Company, nor any of its associates or directors, officers or advisers, provides any representation, assurance or guarantee that the events expressed or implied in any forward- looking statements in this announcement will actually occur. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules), the Company is not under any obligation to update, revise or correct any forward- looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. No statement in this presentation should be construed as a profit forecast or relied upon as a guide to future performance.
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Lisa Shailer IR Assistant +44 207 395 7442 Lisa.Shailer@theaa.com Zeeshan Maqbool Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Finance +44 207 395 7303 Zeeshan.Maqbool@theaa.com
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