DFI Retail Group

2023 Full Year Results Presentation

08 March 2024

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Agenda

  1. Key Highlights
  2. Financial Results
  3. Strategy & Business Updates
  4. Business Outlook

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Performance Highlights

  • Subsidiaries sales in line with last year and +5% excluding Malaysian divestment impact
  • Underlying profit improved significantly
  • Food impacted by evolving customer behaviours with trend improving in second half
  • Health and Beauty profit more than doubled
  • Strong profit growth across all Convenience markets
  • Home Furnishings gained share but affected by reduced home furnishing demand

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Agenda

  1. Key Highlights
  2. Financial Results
  3. Strategy & Business Updates
  4. Business Outlook

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Revenue and Underlying Profit

(US$' m)

FY 2023

FY 2022

Change

Total Revenue1

Including Associates & JVs

26,471

27,597

-4%

Subsidiaries

9,170

9,174

-

Subsidiaries Underlying Operating Profit (pre-IFRS16)

212

133

+59%

Subsidiaries Underlying Profit

112

64

+75%

Share of Associates & JVs' Underlying Profit

43

(35)

n.m.

Underlying Profit Attributable to Shareholders

155

29

+437%

Net Non-Trading Items

(123)

(143)

-15%

Reported Profit Attributable to Shareholders

32

(115)

n.m.

Underlying EPS (US¢)

11.49

2.14

+437%

Total Dividend Per Share for The Year (US¢)

8.00

3.00

+167%

1. Total revenue includes other operating income that was separately classified apart from sales by format, primarily consisting of concession income and service income etc.

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Sales Summary

(US$' m)

FY 2023

FY 2022

Change

LFL1

Food

3,285

3,872

-15%2

-7%

Convenience

2,441

2,266

+8%

+5%

Health and Beauty

+21%

+21%

2,445

2,025

Home Furnishings

794

839

-5%

-7%

Key Associates3

Maxim's

3,109

2,524

+23%

Yonghui

10,697

12,697

-16%

RRHI

+9%

3,416

3,142

  1. Like-for-likesales growth
  2. Food sales reduced 5% excluding the divestment of Malaysia Grocery Retail business (FY23 sales 82m for two months, FY22 sales 512m)
  3. Associates' sales include 100% of revenue from Maxim's, Yonghui (12 months ending 30 September 2023) and RRHI's (12 months ending 30 September 2023) annual sales revenue.

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Subsidiaries Operating Profit

(US$' m)

FY 2023

FY 2022

Change

Change

Food

45

91

-46

-50%

Convenience

88

51

+37

+74%

Health and Beauty

213

94

+119

+127%

Home Furnishings

19

46

-27

-59%

SG&A

(152)

(147)

-5

+3%

Operating Profit (pre-IFRS16)

212

133

+79

+59%

Operating Margin % (pre-IFRS16)

2.3%

1.5%

IFRS16 Adjustment

82

76

+6

+8%

Operating Profit (post-IFRS16)

294

209

+85

+40%

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Cash Flow Statement

(US$' m)

FY 2023

FY 2022

EBITDAR

1,121

1,070

Principal Elements of Lease Payments

(625)

(661)

Interest Elements of Lease Payments

(96)

(86)

∆Working Capital

45

(7)

Net Financing Costs

(49)

(35)

Dividends Received

46

45

Other Operating Cash Flow

(23)

(47)

Operating Cash Flow

419

279

Capex

(197)

(244)

Free Cash Flow

222

35

Investments

92

23

Dividends Paid

(67)

(101)

Others

0

22

Net Cash Flow

247

(22)

Net Cash / (Debt)

(618)

(866)

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Agenda

  1. Key Highlights
  2. Financial Results
  3. Strategy & Business Updates
  4. Business Outlook

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