Good Textdemand drove continued improvement in earnings Text Presentation of the Q2/2018 results Martin Lindqvist, President & CEO Håkan Folin, CFO July 20, 2018
Agenda Market and demand trends Performance by division Financials Outlook Q&A 2
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Strong demand both in Europe and North America Spot price development: Hot Rolled Coil (HRC) in Northern Europe, Plate in US, HRC in China Strong demand from both end-users and distributors, low inventories, plate spot prices increased somewhat Indexed (Jan 2013 =100) 160 140 Good demand continued, low imports, inventories in balance, spot prices decreased slightly Q2 Plate, US 120 100 Northern Europe/HRC HRC, China HRC, Northern Europe 80 60 US/Plate 40 20 0 Jan 13 Mar 13 May 13 Jul 13 Sep 13 Nov 13 Jan 14 Mar 14 May 14 Jul 14 Sep 14 Nov 14 Jan 15 Mar 15 May 15 Jul 15 Sep 15 Nov 15 Jan 16 Mar 16 May 16 Jul 16 Sep 16 Nov 16 Jan 17 Mar 17 May 17 Jul 17 Sep 17 Nov 17 Jan 18 Mar 18 May 18 Jul 18 Northern Europe US China 4
Demand in SSAB s key customer segments Strong Healthy Weak Segment Status (Q2) Comments Heavy Transport Automotive Construction Machinery Material Handling Energy Construction Service Centers 5 High level of demand in Europe, especially heavy truck segment Railcar and barges still at low levels in the US, but positive signs Automotive production stable in mature markets Growth in emerging market and in AHSS Demand in the main European markets and the US at high level High activity in Mining in several regions Pick-up also in investments of new machinery Continued solid demand in wind energy in the US, some improvement in Europe US oil and gas segment has improved, higher activity in line pipe Good activity in several European markets Some uncertainty in residential market in Scandinavia US demand on good level, somewhat low inventories Some hesitation in Europe at the end of Q2, inventories in balance
Financial summary of Q2/2018 Continued earnings improvement EBIT of SEK 1,630m, up SEK 425m compared with Q2/17 + Higher prices + Higher shipments - Higher costs of raw materials - Transformer fire in Hämeenlinna rolling mill Good operating cash flow of SEK 1.3bn Gearing 20% (30%) Earnings per share SEK 1.27 (0.86) Key figures SEKm Q2/2018 Q2/2017 Q1/2018 2017 Sales 19,263 17,115 17,388 66,059 EBITDA 2,582 2,167 1,836 7,591 EBIT 1,630 1,205 916 3,838 Operating cash flow Earnings per share (SEK) 1,325 1,069 761 6,511 1.27 0.86 0.65 2.23 Gearing % 20 30 21 22 Shipments 1,811 1,747 1,808 6,970 6
Q2/2018 - Performance by division 7
SSAB Special Steels Strong demand continued in all segments EBIT of SEK 522m, up SEK 160m compared with Q2/17 + Higher prices and volumes - Higher costs of raw materials Shipments +12% vs. Q2/17, but -2% vs. Q1/18 Hardox Wearparts members increased to 411 (360 at the end of 2017) SEKm Q2/2018 Q2/2017 Q1/2018 2017 Sales 5,142 4,133 4,674 16,053 EBITDA 656 495 569 2,002 EBIT 522 362 434 1,465 Shipments, ktonnes 339 304 346 1,192 SEKm 5,500 4,500 3,500 Sales and EBITDA margin 20% 15% 2,500 1,500 500-500 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 2016 2017 2018 10% 5% 0% 8 Sales EBITDA %
SSAB Europe Good demand continued EBIT in Q2/18 was SEK 907m, down SEK 115m vs. Q2/17 + Higher prices Higher raw material costs Transformer fire at Hämeenlinna rolling mill negative impact of SEK 50m Lower shipments EBIT improved SEK 250m vs. Q1/18 Shipments +3% vs. Q1/18, but -3% vs. Q2/17 + Automotive premium continued at good level, +12% vs. Q2/17 9 SEKm Q2/2018 Q2/2017 Q1/2018 2017 Sales 8,892 8,378 8,051 31,048 EBITDA 1,259 1,381 998 4,405 EBIT 1) 907 1,022 657 2,988 Shipments, ktonnes 963 991 939 3,745 1) Excluding depreciation/amortization on surplus values on intangible and tangible fixed assets related to the acquisition of Rautaruukki. SEKm 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Sales and EBITDA margin Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 2016 2017 2018 Sales EBITDA % 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%
SSAB Americas Demand continued strong, spot plate prices on high level EBIT in Q2/18 was SEK 365m, up SEK 326m from Q2/17 + Higher prices and volumes + No maintenance outage (Q1-Q2/17 in Mobile) - Higher raw material costs Shipments +13% vs. Q2/17, but -3% vs. Q1/18 Production performance not optimal, some bottlenecks in the US transport sector SEKm Q2/2018 Q2/2017 Q1/2018 2017 Sales 4,040 3,138 3,363 12,727 EBITDA 526 201 283 818 EBIT 1) 365 39 129 183 Shipments, ktonnes 509 452 523 1,971 1) Excluding depreciation/amortization on surplus values on intangible and tangible fixed assets related to the acquisition of IPSCO. SEKm 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 Sales and EBITDA margin 20% 15% 10% 5% 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 2016 2017 2018 0% 10 Sales EBITDA %
Tibnor Stable demand with seasonal pick-up Sales increased by 10% vs. Q2/17 and 9% vs. Q1/18 Shipments increased by 7% vs. Q1/18 EBIT in Q2/18 was SEK 83m, up SEK 16m from Q2/17 + Better margins 11 SEKm Q2/2018 Q2/2017 Q1/2018 2017 Sales 2,253 2,057 2,058 7,821 EBITDA 103 88 87 334 EBIT 1) 83 67 67 252 Shipments (kton) 188 188 176 716 1) Excluding depreciation/amortization on surplus values on intangible and tangible fixed assets related to the acquisition of Rautaruukki. SEKm 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 Sales and EBITDA margin Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 2016 2017 2018 Sales EBITDA % 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0%
Ruukki Construction Seasonally good demand, underlying demand in Russia continued weak Sales up by 3% vs. Q2/17 EBIT in Q2/18 was SEK 59m, down SEK 4m vs. Q2/17 + Residential Roofing and Building Components Building Systems SEKm Q2/2018 Q2/2017 Q1/2018 2017 Sales 1,578 1,531 1,088 5,773 EBITDA 92 97-29 307 EBIT 1) 59 63-62 171 1) Excluding depreciation/amortization on surplus values on intangible and tangible fixed assets related to the acquisition of Rautaruukki. SEKm 2,000 Sales and EBITDA margin 15% 1,500 10% 1,000 5% 500 0% 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 2016 2017 2018-5% 12 Sales EBITDA %
Financials
Improvement year-on-year continued SEK million 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Sales Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 ktons 2,000 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 Shipments 1 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 SEK million 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 14 2016 2017 2018 EBITDA and EBITDA margin Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 2016 2017 2018 EBITDA EBITDA % 14.0 % 12.0 % 10.0 % 8.0 % 6.0 % 4.0 % 2.0 % 0.0 % SEK/tonne 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 2016 2017 2018 EBITDA per tonne delivered steel Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 2016 2017 2018 1) Including the steel operations: Special Steels, Europe and Americas
Change in operating profit Q2/2018 vs. Q2/2017 SEKm 80-855 1,250-195 195-50 1,630 1,205 15 2017 Q2 Price Volume Var COGS Fixed cost FX Other 2018 Q2
Change in operating profit Q2/2018 vs. Q1/2018 SEKm 225-285 -195-70 89 1,630 950 916 2018 Q1 Price Volume Var COGS Fixed cost FX Other 2018 Q2 16
Continued positive operating cash flow in Q2 SEKm Q2/2018 Q2/2017 Q1/2018 2017 Operating profit before depreciation/amortization 2,582 2,167 1,836 7,591 Change in working capital -805-869 -799 303 Maintenance expenditure Other Operating cash flow Financial items Taxes Cash flow from current operations Strategic capital expenditure in plant and machinery Acquisitions of shares and operations Divestments of shares and operations Cash flow before dividend Dividend paid to shareholders Dividend, non-controlling interest Net 17cash flow -417-242 -285-1,366-34 13 9-17 1,325 1,069 761 6,511-235 -344-141 -943-105 -73-236 -249 986 652 384 5,319-90 -40-63 -237 0-11 -10-11 0 0 0 1 896 601 311 5,072-1,030 - - -2-4 -4-136 597 5,068
Net cash flow impacted by dividend in Q2 SEKm 2,582-805 -417-34 1,325-235 -105-90 896-1,030-2 -136 EBITDA Change in working capital Maintenance Capex Other Operating cash flow Financial items Taxes Strategic Capex Cash flow before dividend Dividend paid to shareholders Dividend, noncontrolling interest Net cash flow 18
Cash flow trend SEKm Operating cash flow, rolling 12 months 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 Potential to further improve profitability Well-invested Reduction of working capital/sales Lower interest cost Tax rate ~20% 1000 0 Operating cash flow (rolling 12 months) 19
Maturity profile and net debt Net debt increased by SEK 490m and amounted to SEK 11.9bn Duration of the loan portfolio was 6.2 years (5.5 at the end of Q1/18) Debt structure Q2/2018 Other 64% 4% 32% Bank loans SEKm 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 Cash and back-up facilities Back-up facilities Cash Maturity profile Q2/2018 8.3bn 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023+ Capital markets debt 20
Iron ore and coking coal Purchase prices fairly stable Iron ore Average pellet purchase price in Q2/18 was 2% higher in terms of SEK (-5% in USD) vs. Q1/18 Coking coal Average coking coal purchase price in Q2/18 was at the same level as in Q1/18 in terms of SEK (-6% in USD) Indexed 300 250 200 150 100 SSAB s purchase price, coking coal and iron ore 50 Q4 2015 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2016 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2017 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Coal ( SSAB purchase price, index) Iron ore (SSAB purchase price, index) 21
Scrap spot prices stabilizing in Q2 SSAB s average purchase price for scrap was 7% higher in Q2/18 vs. Q1/18 (USD) USD/gross ton 400 Scrap spot price Q2 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15 Apr-15 May-15 Jun-15 Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Chicago #1HM Scrap (AMM) [USD/gross ton] 22 Source: AMM
Outlook
SSAB s outlook for Q3/2018 In North America, demand for heavy plate is expected to remain strong In Europe, a certain seasonal slowdown is expected during the third quarter, although underlying demand is good The underlying demand for high-strength steels is expected to remain strong with a certain seasonal slowdown Segment SSAB Special Steels SSAB Europe Volume trend Q3 vs. Q2 Comment Strong demand - seasonal slowdown in European markets Good demand - seasonal slowdown in European markets Prices realized are expected to be higher for SSAB Americas and SSAB Special Steels, but to remain relatively unchanged for SSAB Europe SSAB Americas Strong demand 24
HYBRIT - Initiative for fossil-free steel Construction start for a HYBRIT pilot plant in Luleå in June - expected to be completed in 2020 The Swedish Energy Agency gives financial support of SEK 528 million for the HYBRIT project in connection with the construction of the pilot plant The Swedish Energy Agency has previously contributed SEK 70 million in support for the initiative Expenditure for the pilot phase is expected to total SEK 1.4 billion for the joint venture 25
Q2/2018 - Summary Strong demand continued in most markets Good growth in strategic areas in line with targets Earnings growth Positive outlook normal seasonality in Europe HYBRIT, our initiative for fossil-free steel, is progressing to plan SEK 500 million in financial support from the Swedish Energy Agency 26
Questions & Answers
Appendix
Major planned maintenance outages in 2018 SEKm Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 Q4/18 2018 2017 SSAB Special Steels - - - 230 230 230 SSAB Europe - 40 220 130 390 390 SSAB Americas - - - 280 280 390 Total - 40 220 640 900 1,010 Note: The estimates shown in table includes direct maintenance cost and cost of lower capacity utilization (under absorption), but excludes lost margins. 29
Anti-dumping measures are in place and under preparation in EU and the US In place Under preparation Cold-rolled carbon steels (China, Russia) Hot-Rolled flat carbon steels (China) Corrosion Resistant Steel (China) Provisional anti-dumping duties of 17.2%-28.5% in Aug 2017 Europe Final AD duties for strip 18%-36% and 65%-74% for pla Hot-Rolled flat carbon steels (Brazil, Russia, Iran, Serbia and Ukraine) AD duties on imports of hot rolled coil from Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine EU provisional safeguard measures quotas and tariffs (25%) Hot-rolled sheet and coils (China, Russia, India, Ukraine, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand) Cold-rolled sheet and coils (Brazil, India, Korea, Russia, United Kingdom) US Hot-rolled sheet and coils (Australia, Brazil, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Turkey) Heavy plate (China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Ukraine) Heavy plate (China, Austria, Belgium, Taiwan, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea) Heavy plate (Turkey, Brazil, South Africa) Preliminary AD decision in place for Turkey, Brazil, South Africa Final AD decision for the 8 countries in March 2017 increased duties vs. preliminary duties Final AD and CVD decision on Chinese plate AD margin of 68% and a subsidy (CVD) margin of 251% 30 As a result of the Section 232 steel investigation a duty of 25% was imposed on imports from all countries (exceptions for Argentina, Brazil, Australia and S. Korea
Gearing continued to decrease Net gearing at 20% Net debt and net debt/equity ratio Net debt amounted to SEK 11.9bn SEKm 30,000 25,000 % 60 50 20,000 40 15,000 30 10,000 20 5,000 10 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Q2/2018 Net interest bearing debt, SEKm Net gearing ratio, % 0 31
Duration on debt portfolio and interest rate Duration of the loan portfolio was 6.2 years (5.5 at the end of Q1/18) Averaged fixed interest term was 1.0 years (1.0 in Q1/18) Average interest rate was 3.56% (3.60 % in Q1/18) Years 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 Debt cost and duration % 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 1.0 0.50 0.0 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 Q2 0.00 32 Avg.duration Avg interest rate