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UBS Australasia Conference presentation

Investor Presentation13 November 2023VSLMaterials

Vulcan Steel Limited
29 Neales Road East Tamaki Auckland New Zealand

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Vulcan Steel Limited (ASX: VSL, NZX: VSL)


ASX and NZX release


14 November 2023


Vulcan to present at the UBS Australasia Conference

Please find attached a copy of Vulcan Steel Limited’s (Vulcan) presentation for the UBS

Australasia Conference on Tuesday, 14 November 2023.


ENDS

Kar Yue Yeo

Investor and media contact

Email: karyue.yeo@vulcan.co

Phone: +64 9 273 7214

This announcement was authorised by Vulcan’s Board of Directors


About Vulcan

Founded in 1995, Vulcan is an Australasian-wide industrial product distributor and value-

added processor with 72 logistics and processing facilities employing approximately 1,325

staff across the company’s Steel and Metals divisions.

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Disclaimer
The material contained in this document is a presentation

of information about Vulcan Steel Limited’s (Vulcan)

activities current as of 14 November 2023.

It is provided in summary form and does not purport to be

complete. It should be read in conjunction with Vulcan’s

periodic reporting and other announcements lodged with

the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and New Zealand

Stock Exchange (NZX).

This document contains projections and other forward-

looking statements, current intention, opinion and

predictions regarding Vulcan’s present and future

operations, possible future events and future financial

prospects. These represent Vulcan’s assumptions and

views, including expectations and projections about

Vulcan’s business, the industry in which it operates and

management’s own beliefs and assumptions. While

these statements reflect expectations at the date of

this document, they are, by their nature, not certain

and are susceptible to change. Such matters require

subjective judgement and analysis and may be based on

assumptions which are incorrect.

They may also be based on factors which are subject to

significant uncertainties and contingencies which may

be outside the control of Vulcan and are provided only

as a general guide or statement and should not be relied

upon as an indication or guarantee (expressed or implied)

of future performance. Except as required by applicable

law or the ASX and NZX Listing Rules, Vulcan disclaims any

obligation or undertaking to publicly update such forward-

looking statements.

This document is not intended to be relied upon as advice

to investors or potential investors and does not take into

account the investment objectives, financial situation or

needs of any particular investor.

Unless otherwise stated, financials (including comparatives)

reflect the adoption of IFRS 16 Leases. This document

contains non-IFRS financial measures to assist readers

of this document to assess the underlying financial

performance of Vulcan. The non-IFRS financial measures

in this document were not subject to a review or an audit

by Deloitte.

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Agenda
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05

OVERVIEW

FINANCIALS AND OPERATIONS

OUTLOOK AND GUIDANCE

Q&A

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

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Overview
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1. ROCE - Return on Capital Employed. 2. m – millions 3. EBITDA - Earnings before interests, tax, depreciation and amortisation. 4. NPAT - Net profit after tax. 5. Cash Conversion: (EBITDA - lease payments - capital expenditure)/(EBITDA - lease payments)
6. Debt cover: Net debt to pre-IFRS 16 EBITDA. 7. IFRS 16 - International Financial Reporting Standard 16 relates to accounting for operating leases.

A sound return in FY23

ADJUSTED EBITDA

3

NZ$

down 10% on $243m in FY22

$219m

ADJUSTED NPAT

4

NZ$

down 33% from $142m in FY22

$95m

OPERATING CASHFLOW NZ$

up $133m from $12m in FY22

$145m

CASH CONVERSION

5


down 8% from 95% in FY22

87%

NET DEBT COVER

6


up from 0.86 in FY22

1.85x

ROCE

1

down 16% from 37% in FY22

21%

REVENUE NZ$

up 28% on $973m in FY22

$1,245m

2

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• Overriding principle - Provide a service proposition that
adds value to customers and that is also accretive to

Vulcan shareholder value

• Approach to value capture - Greenfield and brownfield

initiatives as well as disciplined acquisitions

• Expansion into Aluminium in FY23 – Has widened Vulcan’s

network reach, increased cross-sell opportunities, and

added more options for hybrid sites

• Priorities for FY24

- Continue to embed Vulcan’s business model, service

mindset and culture in the company’s aluminium

business

- Execute on hybrid sites rollout

- Focus on productivity and contain cost growth

- Explore other platforms and adjacencies to grow

shareholder value over time

Value creation strategy & implementation

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Financials
& Operations

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• Revenue decline of 9% year-on-year (yoy) was driven
by lower average selling price and volume compared

with previous corresponding period

• The yoy weakness in 4M FY24 EBITDA was due to a

combination of lower volume, margin and inflation

impact on operating costs

• Sales tonnes per day in 4M FY24 compared with 2H FY23

has been mixed:

- Australia has remained steady; and

- New Zealand has weakened further, reflecting market

conditions

• Volumes in New Zealand in October were adversely

impacted by the general election



Trading in first 4 months of FY24

NZ$m4M FY24

1

4M FY23

3

Change

Revenue

2

400438-9%

EBITDA

2

5882-29%

Volume (000 tonnes)

2

8490-7%

1. 4M FY24: Four months from 1 July to 31 October 2023.

2. Based on unaudited management accounts.

3. The four months from 1 July to 31 October 2022 in the previous corresponding period (4MFY23) included three months of contributions

from aluminium following the purchase of Vulcan’s aluminium business on 1 August 2022.

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Half-yearly volume and financial trends
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REVENUE (NZ$m)SALES VOLUME (Tonnes Per Day, tonnes)

ADJUSTED EBITDA (NZ$m)RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED (ROCE, %)

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• Based on the first four months of trading in FY24, sales
volumes are showing early signs of stabilising

• High interest rate levels are expected to limit the extent

of a recovery

• Trading in New Zealand was variable in the first four

months of FY24. The lead activity indicators for New

Zealand suggest some recovery in 2H FY24, although

this could remain tepid

• In Australia, the outlook for Vulcan’s Metals segment

remains steady, while the Steel segment will likely continue

to be challenging in the near term

• December and January months are seasonally lower

sales and volume period due to fewer effective trading

days for Vulcan

• Global commodity prices are expected to remain range-

bound for a period

• Focusing on productivity to offset the inflation pressure

on Vulcan’s cost base

FY24 Outlook

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04
Q&A

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Supplementary

Information

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Vulcan added aluminium to the company’s steel & metals distribution and processing services offering in August 2022
Vulcan’s business

1. Based on FY23 data, and excluding aluminium customers.

Plate Processing

Processes steel plate to

customer specifications

(including cutting, drilling,

tapping, counter-sinking

and folding)

Steel Distribution

Distributes steel hollows,

merchant products (bars,

beams, angles, channels)

and unprocessed coil

and plate

Coil Processing

Processes steel coil to

customer specifications

(including sheeting

and slitting)

Stainless Steel

Distributes stainless steel

hollows, bars, fittings

and sheets/plate, and

processes stainless

steel plate

Engineering Steels

Distributes high

performance engineering

steel and metal products,

and processes engineering

steel and metal products

Aluminium

Extrudes and distributes

standard and customised

products and third party

products including sheet,

plate and coil products

METALSSTEEL

c. 7,000 monthly active trading accounts (excluding aluminium customers) which operate across a range of end-markets

VIC

NSW

QLD

South Island

WA

North Island

SA

GEOGRAPHY

1

23%

17%

15%

5%

3%

26%

11%

Fabricating

Manufacturing

Engineering

Mining

Transport

Sheetmetal

Other

Food & Agriculture

Rollformers

MARKET SEGMENTS

1

21%

20%

14%

8%

9%

5%

3%

3%

21%

Other Customers

Customers #2-#20

Customer #1

CUSTOMER

1

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2%

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LAUNCESTON
HOBART

SYDNEY x 4

CANBERRA

MELBOURNE x 3

ADELAIDE x 2

KURRI KURRI

BATHURST

DARWIN

CAIRNS

ROCKHAMPTON

CALOUNDRA

ALBURY x 2

DUNDOWRAN

PERTH x 2

BUNBURY

COFFS HARBOUR

BRISBANE x 6

NEWCASTLE x 3

GOLD COAST x 2

TOWNSVILLE x 2

MACKAY x 2

ROTORUA

NAPIER x 2

DUNEDIN x 2

WELLINGTON

SILVERDALE

NEW PLYMOUTH

HAMILTON x 2

PALMERSTON NORTH x 2

INVERGARGILL x 2

NELSON x 2

CHRISTCHURCH x 3

TIMARU

TAURANGA x 2

AUCKLAND x 6

WHANGAREI x 2

Opportunity to drive more operating leverage

from our footprint and scale

Vulcan’s network

1. As at 31 October 2023. 2. Excluding Aluminium.

1

,

32570

STRATEGICALLY LOCATED SITES

1

COMPANY EMPLOYEES

1

12k

ACTIVE CUSTOMERS

2

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Growth strategy & update
• Strong track record in

brownfield expansions and

additional sites identified


for future expansion

• Focus on new customer

wins and increase share


of wallet

• Expanded into 10 regional

markets through greenfield

initiatives across

Australasia

• New opportunities identified

to expand footprint within

Australasia

• Increasing the breadth

and depth of our network

offering over time

• Successfully introduced

and cross-sold two major

product categories in the

last eight years

• Added aluminium products

into our offering in FY23

• Considering opportunities


in other steel segments

• Acquired and successfully

integrated 11 businesses

since 1995

• Acquired Ullrich Aluminium

in August 2022

• Opportunities for further

consolidation

• Ongoing focus on

productivity gains to


offset cost inflation

• Further extend hybrid

offering to exisitng and


new locations

• Ongoing focus on lifting

customer engagement


and volumes

Brownfield

expansion

Entry into new

geographies

Expansion of


product and/or

service offering

Mergers and

Acquisitions

Business


improvement

initiatives

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The journey so far...
Vulcan’s history

Founded in 1995

in New Zealand,

Vulcan is an

industrial product

distributor and

value-added

processor

Expanded into

the Victorian

market

Expanded into

the Queensland

market

Acquired

Sandvik’s

Australia and

New Zealand

stainless steel

business

Acquired

engineering steel

businesses in

Australia

Consolidated

interests in

Horan Steel NSW

(previously 50%

owned)

Vulcan operates

29 logistics and

processing

facilities across

19 regions - 9 in

Australia and 10

in New Zealand

Successfully

listed on the

ASX and NZX on

4 November 2021

19952002200720142018201920202021

Acquired Ullrich

Aluminium’s

extrusion,

distribution

and fabrication

operations

across 43

locations in

Australia and

New Zealand

2022

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