København, 7. juni 2012
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Agenda 1. Introduction 2. SWOT 3. Vestas today 4. Summing up 5. Questions & answers 3
Introduction
Vestas installed capacity Vestas has reached an installed global capacity of 50 GW of wind energy Together with our customers, we have reached an installed global capacity of 50 GW of wind energy. This is a significant milestone for maturing the wind industry and getting wind on a par with oil and gas. Vestas has installed more than 46,000 turbines in 69 countries, which generate electricity equivalent to the consumption of all households in Spain and Sweden. These turbines save the world from 55 million tons of CO 2 emissions every year. 5
Global market shares 2011 Vestas No. 1 according to three of the leading wind industry consultancies 41.1 GW 40.4 GW 40.8 GW Vestas 12.7% Vestas 12.9% Vestas 12.9% Sinovel 9.0% Goldwind 9.4% Goldwind 8.8% Goldwind 8.7% GE Energy 8.8% Enercon 7.6% Gamesa 8.0% Gamesa 8.2% Suzlon Group 7.6% Enercon 7.8% Enercon 7.9% Siemens 7.6% GE Energy Suzlon Group Guodian United Power Siemens Mingyang 7.7% 7.6% 7.4% 6.3% 3.6% Suzlon Group Sinovel Guodian United Power Siemens Mingyang 7.7% 7.3% 7.1% 6.3% 2.9% GE Energy Sinovel Guodian United Power Gamesa Mingyang 7.4% 7.2% 7.0% 6.4% 2.9% Other 21.2% Other 21.5% Other 24.6% EER "Installed MW" BTM-Navigant "Installations" MAKE "Grid-connected" Sources: IHS EER, BTM-Navigant, MAKE 6
EER: Top 10 largest markets in 2011 Market size No. Market Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3 1 China Sinovel Goldwind Guodian 2 USA GE Vestas Siemens 3 India Suzlon Group* Gamesa Vestas 4 Germany Enercon Vestas Suzlon Group* 5 UK Siemens Suzlon Group* Vestas Vestas largest foreign player in China ranked 8 th. Vestas in top-three in nine out of ten largest markets. 6 Canada GE Siemens Vestas 7 France Enercon Vestas Suzlon Group* 8 Romania GE Vestas Gamesa 9 Italy Gamesa Vestas Enercon 10 Spain Gamesa Vestas GE * Including REpower 7
Overview of Vestas Global Presence 8
Product platform It takes a variety of turbines and services to meet customers needs Turbines Service solutions High, medium and low wind, on- and offshore Different service levels for different needs AOM1000 AOM2000 AOM3000 AOM4000 AOM5000 Service on demand. Basic service. Full service. Guaranteed availability. Energy based guaranteed availability. 9
New Vestas organisation being implemented Vestas Wind Systems A/S has appointed Dag Gunnar Andresen, 48, as new Chief Financial Officer. [ ] He is expected to take up office around 1 August this year. President and CEO Ditlev Engel CEO Staff functions Manufacturing (Vacant) Turbines R&D Anders Vedel Global Solutions & Services (Vacant) Finance Dag Gunnar Andresen Sales Juan Araluce 10
SWOT
Strengths 46,000 wind turbines installed in 69 countries Knowledge of wind. Technology leadership. Global footprint. Strong customer relations. SiteHunt 12
Strengths High, medium and low wind, on- and offshore Knowledge of wind. Technology leadership. Global footprint. Strong customer relations. Lost production factor Percentage 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 Jan 2009 Jan 2010 Jan 2011 Jan 2012 13
Strengths Knowledge of wind. Technology leadership. Global footprint. Strong customer relations. 14
Strengths Knowledge of wind. Technology leadership. Global footprint. Strong customer relations. Customer Loyalty Index +5 64 64 69 52 46 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 15
Weaknesses A few examples of recent cost-out initiatives Too high product and production costs on new platforms. Too high fixed costs compared to current market environment. V112 crane gallery simplification Standardisation of rear frame cross assembly Cost reduction on lift galleries in towers 16
Weaknesses Too high product and production costs on new platforms. Too high fixed costs compared to current market environment. Employees Number of employees, end of period 23,525 22,721 22,576 20,829 20,730 20,400 Contributes to cost reduction of more than EUR 150m FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 Q1 2012 FY 2012 Expected 17
Opportunities Wind is getting increasingly competitive. Market expansion opportunities. Demand for electricity will rise. Renewed focus on climate agenda. Coal and nuclear retirements. Natural resources are getting more expensive. Large installed base creates opportunities for service business. Offshore development could accelerate. Levelised cost of energy (LCOE) USD/MWh Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance 18
Opportunities Wind is getting increasingly competitive. Market expansion opportunities Demand for electricity will rise. Renewed focus on climate agenda. Coal and Nuclear retirements. Natural resources are getting more expensive. Large installed base creates opportunities for service business. Offshore development could accelerate. Delaying action is a false economy: For every $1 of investment avoided in the power sector before 2020 an additional $4.3 would need to be spent after 2020 to compensate for the increased emissions. IEA, World Energy Outlook 2011 9 November 2011 Power generation capacity expected to be decommissioned GW, accumulated 2010-2020 76 4 2 1 14 10 4 21 11 10 28 12 17 32 12 20 46 13 49 14 55 18 33 35 37 60 19 67 24 41 42 24 52 Nuclear Coal Source: IHS EER Europe Renewable Power Market Forecasts 2012-2025 2010 2011 2012E 2013E 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E 2018E 2019E 2020E 19
Opportunities Wind is getting increasingly competitive. Market expansion opportunities. Demand for electricity will rise. Renewed focus on climate agenda. Coal and Nuclear retirements. Natural resources are getting more expensive. Large installed base creates opportunities for service business. Offshore development could accelerate. Service revenue meur 850 298 396 +26% 504 623 705 214 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012E 20
Opportunities Wind is getting increasingly competitive. Market expansion opportunities Offshore market size Yearly wind power capacity added (GW) 4.6 Demand for electricity will rise. Renewed focus on climate agenda. Coal and Nuclear retirements. Natural resources are getting more expensive. Large installed base creates opportunities for service business. Offshore development could accelerate. 1.0 2011E 2.2 2012E 2.9 2013E +35% 3.6 2014E 3.9 2015E 2016E Source: IHS EER Global Wind Energy Market Forecast 2011-2025, 30 November 2011. 21
Threats Weak economic outlook in OECDcountries. Shale gas exploration drives down electricity prices in North America. Increased NIMBYism. Grid constraints. Fierce competition. 22
Threats Weak economic outlook in OECDcountries. Shale gas exploration drives down electricity prices in North America. Increased NIMBYism. Grid constraints. Fierce competition. Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Price USD/MMBtu Source: Bloomberg 23
Threats Weak economic outlook in OECDcountries. Shale gas exploration drives down electricity prices in North America. Increased NIMBYism. Grid constraints. Fierce competition. Picture copyright: Phil Hands, Wisconsin Journal, 20 March 2009 24
Threats Weak economic outlook in OECDcountries. Shale gas exploration drives down electricity prices in North America. Increased NIMBYism. Grid constraints. Fierce competition. Source: Politiken.dk, 6 June 2012 25
Threats Weak economic outlook in OECDcountries. Shale gas exploration drives down electricity prices in some regions. Increased NIMBYism. Grid constraints. Fierce competition. Wind is a wildcard, especially due to all the things that can happen in the strong market in 2012. Energy may vary from a slightly good margin to a slightly worse margin. As expected, the second quarter was not easy. GE Q1 12, CEO Jeff Immelt 20 April 2012 Siemens Q2 12, CEO Peter Löscher 25 April 2012 Challenging market conditions in renewable energy, including pricing pressure, are expected to continue in coming quarters. Siemens Q2 12, Company announcement 25 April 2012 26
Vestas today
EER: Wind sector outlook The wind sector is entering a lower growth phase Global total wind power capacity added GW +1% +26% 30.5 36.7 39.9 41.1 46.1-13% 39.9 44.0 45.3 46.9 47.8 1% average global growth is expected in the coming years according to EER. 18.9 Focus shift from growth to profitability. 15.1 11.1 7.3 2004 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12E 13E 14E 15E 16E 17E Source: IHS EER 28
Turbine and service order backlog End Q1 2012 backlog was the largest in Vestas history Turbines Services EUR 10.0bn EUR 4.2bn 29
Shipments and deliveries 2012 Shipment and delivery activities in 2012 Expected distribution over the year; illustrative example Deliveries Shipments expected to increase by almost 40 per cent in 2012 to around 7 GW. Deliveries will fluctuate and are expected to increase over the year. Cash inflows are correlated to shipments. Deliveries are the primary revenue driver. Shipments 30
Outlook for 2012 Revenue (meur) 6,500-8,000 - of which service revenue (meur) 850 EBIT margin (%) 0-4 EBIT margin, service* (%) ~ 14 Investments (meur) 550 - Intangible (meur) 350 - Tangible (meur) 200 Free cash flow (meur) > 0 Warranty provisions (%) ~ 3 2012 EBIT margin low due to: Too high product and production costs primarily on the V112 turbine and the GridStreamer technology, which will be reduced over the year. Depreciation and amortisation increase by EUR 100m. Special items related to the lay-off of 2,335 employees expected to amount to EUR 50-100m. *before allocation of Group costs. 31
Cash flow 1,000 Cash flow from operations and investments meur 500 0-500 Focus on improving cash flow Free cash flow has been improving after years with high investments. Focus is to secure free cash flow while still maintaining a reasonable level of investments. -1,000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Cash flow from operations Investments Free cash flow 32
Return on invested capital Return on Invested Capital* (ROIC) Percentage 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% Focus on improving ROIC ROIC is hurt by poor results, by investments made to increase regional manufacturing capacity, and by development and conversion of platforms to improve competitiveness. ROIC to be improved by growth in higher margin service business. 0% 2007-5% 2008 2009 2010 2011 *Invested capital includes net working capital, PPE and intangibles. 33
Two revenue streams SiteHunt AOM1000 AOM2000 AOM3000 AOM4000 AOM5000 Service on demand Basic service Full service Guaranteed availability Energy based guaranteed availability 34
Service revenue Service revenue is expected to continue the positive trend Service revenue meur 705 850 96% of all announced MW in 2011 came with a service contract. +26% 504 623 Service business driven by increasingly large installed base and still more sophisticated offerings. 396 298 214 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012E 35
Net working capital Net Working Capital, end of period meur 672 Focus on keeping NWC down 317 2009 and 2010 NWC impacted by too large inventories. 11-73 -71 Make-to-order/Just-in-time implementation has paid off in 2011. Improved quality and regional suppliers have reduced leadtime. -411 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 36
Capex Capex declining after years of heavy investments Investments meur 850 800 750 700 680 808 789 761 650 600 550 550 500 450 200 Tangible. 400 350 300 317 250 200 150 350 Intangible. 100 50 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Expected 37
Net Debt/EBITDA Net debt and debt coverage meur and EBITDA 1,000 800 600 400 200 0-200 -400-600 -800-1.82x FY 2007-0.05x FY 2008-0.29x FY 2009 0.78x FY 2010 1.79x FY 2011 3.95x Q1 2012 FY 2012 Exp. Net debt to EBITDA before special items, last 12 months Net debt 4.0x 3.0x 2.0x 1.0x 0.0x -1.0x -2.0x Revolving credit facility of EUR 1.3bn announced in June 2011 Nine participating banks in the 5 (+1 +1) year facility: Commerzbank AG, DnB NOR Bank ASA, Nordea, HSBC, Rabobank, Royal Bank of Scotland, SEB, Unicredit and Société Générale. Expected positive free cash flow of EUR >295m in the rest of 2012 gives comfortable headroom entering 2013. 38
Summing up
Today s key points Cost competiveness of wind creates a lot of opportunities in the energy space. The wind industry has entered a lower growth phase; Focus shift from growth to profitability and cash flow. Vestas focuses on lowering fixed costs and direct costs to align with the current market environment. ROIC improvement will be obtained by better utilisation of the invested capital, increasing profitability and further emphasis on the service business. 40
Financial calendar 2012 22 August 2012 Disclosure of H1/Q2 2012 results 7 November 2012 Disclosure of Q3 2012 results 41
Questions & answers
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