SASOL LIMITED FINANCIAL RESULTS for the period ended 30 June 2017 JSE: SOL NYSE: SSL
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INTRODUCTION Bongani Nqwababa and Stephen Cornell Joint Presidents and Chief Executive Officers JSE: SOL NYSE: SSL
What you will hear today Key messages ● Robust all round performance despite continued challenging macro environment ● Competitive cost base driven by cash and cost savings programmes ● Actively managing the balance sheet to maintain resilience and flexibility ● LCCP¹ and PSA² investments on track ● Delivering on our broader sustainability and stakeholder commitments ● Continuous improvement to drive competitive advantage ● Long-term strategy to drive future value-based growth ¹ Lake Charles Chemicals Project ² Production Sharing Agreement Lake Charles Chemicals Project, Lake Charles, US Drilling rig, PSA project, Mozambique 4
Robust all round performance despite continued challenging macro environment ● Group safety performance, excluding illnesses, improved to a RCR of 0,28 ● Regrettably five fatalities in FY17 ● Sales volumes ▲ 3% for Base Chemicals, ▲ 2% for Performance Chemicals and liquid fuels ▼ 2% ● Strong operational performance across most of the value chain ● Volumes ▲ 1% for Secunda Synfuels Operations to a new record ● Eurasian Operations ▲ 6% – highest since 2015 ● Cash fixed costs flat in real terms, despite impact of mining strike ● Cost and cash savings performance key to robust foundation ● Headline EPS ▼ 15% to R35,15 per share, EPS ▲ 54% to R33,36 ● Final dividend of R7,80 per share – based on annual 2,8x cover / 36% payout Secunda Chemicals Operations, South Africa Sasolburg Operations, South Africa 5
Competitive cost base driven by cash and cost savings programmes Business Performance Enhancement Programme ● Delivered FY18 target of R5,4bn Rand 5,4bn a year earlier than planned 4,5bn ● Programme closed out with cost savings culture embedded 2,5bn ● Sustained savings of R5,4bn 1,9bn 1,3bn going forward 0,5bn 0,3bn ● Focus on continuous improvement to drive future value FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 Project implementation cost Actual savings Response Plan cash and capital conservation ● FY17 cash and capital conservation to end FY18 (42 months) of R32,3bn Rand Margin and working capital Cash savings ● Targeting the upper-end of the driving earnings Cash cost savings R65-75bn range ● Sustainable savings target increased Capital conservation to Capital structuring protect balance sheet from R2,5bn to at least R3,0bn by FY19 Capital portfolio reductions and phasing ● Enables company to operate profitably within a $40/bbl environment 0 10 20 30 40 Actual savings to date FY18 target 6
Actively managing the balance sheet to maintain resilience and flexibility ● Maintain a prudent approach in managing the impact of macro-economic volatility to ultimately protect and strengthen our balance sheet ● Proactively executed our hedging policy to mitigate specific financial risks ● Sufficient liquidity and funding plans in place to enable strategy execution ● Ongoing efforts to create further headroom while managing gearing below guidance ● Investment grade credit ratings maintained and remain a priority Sasol Mining, Secunda, South Africa CTRG, Mozambique 7
LCCP on track and progressing well ● Overall project 74% complete with construction execution at 42% ● Remain on track for start-up of first units in 2 nd half of calendar year 2018 ● Capital expenditure to date of US$7,5 billion – tracking revised $11bn estimate ● First quintile construction productivity performance ● Sufficient contingency to complete project to beneficial operation within revised budget ● Commissioning and marketing plans well developed ● Project returns reduced to approximately 7-8% due to lower pricing assumptions ● Returns based on 4 th quarter FY2017 spot pricing approximately 8-8,5% Lake Charles Chemicals Project, Lake Charles, US Lake Charles Chemicals Project, Lake Charles, US 8
PSA – Sasol remains committed whilst optimising our development plan ● Progressing field development plan with 4 oil and 2 gas wells drilled ● Capital expenditure to date of US$384 million on PSA license ● Gas reserves in line with expectations but oil production expected in mid to lower end of range ● Optimising surface facilities design to meet revised expectations and drive improved economics with lower capital ● PSA is key to our integrated gas monetisation strategy in Mozambique and South Africa Drilling rig, Temane, Mozambique Loop Line 2, Mozambique 9
Delivering on our broader sustainability and stakeholder commitments ● Invested R1,6 billion in skills and socio-economic development programmes globally ● Increased access to healthcare services for over 270 000 people living in fence-line communities ● Improved local government service delivery to our fence-line communities with over R128 million invested working in partnership with local government ● Over 6 million learners impacted by our R330 million investment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in Southern Africa ● Continued funding of SMMEs sustainably employing over 4 000 people ● Over R7 billion preferential procurement from black-owned enterprises in South Africa eMbalenhle Extension 14 clinic, Secunda, South Africa Nhamacunda housing village, Inhambane, Mozambique 10
Continuous improvement to drive competitive advantage ● Objective to innovate, grow ROIC and manage costs below inflation going forward ● Asset review process underway to ensure assets deliver against stringent financial metrics ● Optimising margins by improving our customer experience and reducing variable costs ● Developing digital strategy and roadmap to achieve efficiencies ● Using current technology applications to redefine customer experiences Secunda Chemicals Operations, South Africa Sasolburg Operations, South Africa 11
Long-term strategy to drive future value-based growth ● Progress with delivery of our medium-term strategy in FY17 ● Continued focus on delivering our strategic investments in North America and Southern Africa ● Refined our long-term strategy to enable future growth and clarify strategic choices post LCCP ● Stringent capital discipline allowed us to optimise our overall capital expenditure ● Looking forward to sharing more details at our Capital Markets days in November Central Processing Facility, Temane, Mozambique Lake Charles Chemicals Project, Lake Charles, US 12
FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE Paul Victor Chief Financial Officer JSE: SOL NYSE: SSL
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