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2019 Boral Annual Report BORAL LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2019 Working together to build something great CONTENTS 01 Year at a glance 02 Who we are 04 Results at a glance 06 Chairman’s review 08 Message from Mike Kane 10 Group President Ventures & Chief Financial Officer’s review 13 Divisional Performance 20 Summary of Boral’s Risks and Responses 22 Sustainability Overview 38 Executive Committee 39 Board of Directors 40 Corporate Governance Statement 55 Directors’ Report 61 2019 Remuneration Report 83 Financial Statements 148 Statutory Statements 154 Shareholder Information 157 Financial History NON-IFRS INFORMATION FINANCIAL CALENDAR EBIT before significant items and net profit after tax before Record date for final dividend 2 September 2019 significant items are non-IFRS measures used to provide a greater Final dividend payable 1 October 2019 understanding of the underlying performance of the Group. Annual General Meeting 6 November 2019 This information has been extracted or derived from the financial Half year end 31 December 2019 statements. Significant items are detailed in note 2.6 to the financial statements and relate to income and expenses that are associated Half year results announcement 20 February 2020 with significant business restructuring, impairment or Ex dividend share trading commences 26 February 2020 individual transactions. Record date for interim dividend 27 February 2020 The sections of our Annual Report titled Chairman’s review, Interim dividend payable 16 March 2020 Message from Mike Kane, Group President Ventures & CFO’s Year end 30 June 2020 review and Divisional Performance comprise our operating and Please note, dates are subject to review. financial review (OFR) and form part of the Directors’ Report. BORAL LIMITED ABN 13 008 421 761 YEAR AT A GLANCE 2 JULY 2018 The sale of Boral’s Denver Construction Materials business for US$127 million closed. 29 AUGUST 2018 Boral reported a 47% increase in net Boral delivered a solid result in FY2019 profit after tax1 to $514 million for the year ended 30 June 2018, compared to with benefits from cost reductions and the prior year. improvement initiatives, and continued 17 OCTOBER 2018 Boral agreed to sell its US Block business strong infrastructure activities, helping to for US$156 million. The transaction closed on offset impacts of residential market declines. 30 November 2018. In FY2019, we delivered an underlying profit 30 OCTOBER 2018 At the Annual General Meeting, Peter Alexander and John Marlay were after tax of $440 million, down 7% on the re-elected as Directors. The resolution to adopt the Remuneration Report was prior year. Headwaters acquisition synergies well supported with 91.3% of shareholder votes cast in favour. of US$32 million were slightly ahead of plan, and our year-four synergy target of 4 FEBRUARY 2019 Boral provided a trading update and US$115 million remains on track. revised FY2019 guidance. 25 FEBRUARY 2019 Boral’s strategy to deliver improved Boral reported a 6% decrease in net profit after tax1 to $224 million for the performance and sustainable growth for all six months ended 31 December 2018, compared to the first half last year. our stakeholders is progressing well. 21 JUNE 2019 Boral entered into a property development management deed with Mirvac in relation to the company’s Scoresby site in Victoria. Mirvac will manage the urban development of the 171-hectare site over a multi-decade period. Boral expects Scoresby to deliver in excess of $300 million over the life of the project subject to rezoning and market conditions. 23 AUGUST 2019 Boral agreed to sell its Midland Brick business for $86 million2 in line with strategy. 26 AUGUST 2019 Boral entered into an agreement with Knauf to form an expanded 50:50 plasterboard joint venture in Asia and for Boral to return to 100% ownership of USG Boral Australia and New Zealand. 1. Before acquired amortisation and significant items. 2. Boral’s net proceeds are expected to be around $82 million, following adjustments to working capital and other completion adjustments, which is broadly 01 in line with book value. WhoWho wewe areare OUR PURPOSE OUR GOALS At Boral, we help our customers In operating our three divisions, • delivering superior performing, build something great by our key strategic objective is innovative and sustainable supplying them with high-quality, to deliver shareholder returns products and solutions for our sustainable building products that exceed the cost of capital customers, and and construction materials. through the cycle, while creating • operating ethically and making value for our customers, employees, a positive contribution to our suppliers and the communities in local communities. which we operate. We strive to create value for our stakeholders by: Our strategy to harness sustainable • driving safety outcomes towards growth has seen Boral invest in world’s best practice based on less energy-intensive, lighter weight, Zero Harm Today more innovative products and reduce exposure to lower growth, • investing in our people to enable energy-intensive, higher cost them to deliver their best operations. • minimising our environmental footprint and building our resilience to climate-related impacts 17 672 154 countries operating distribution sites sites 02 BORAL LIMITED2019 BORAL 2019 ANNUALREVIEW REPORT CURRENT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES In Boral Australia, maximise In Boral North America, continue In USG Boral, deliver long-term returns and maintain leading the transformation by delivering growth and value from strategic positions targeted synergy benefits and opportunities • Profitably supply multi-year growth • Continue to grow our business growth in major roads and • Drive improved returns on funds through product penetration infrastructure employed (ROFE) and innovation including next • Harness our leading position in • Leverage growth from the generation Sheetrock® Australia, including delivering Headwaters acquisition, • Respond to changes in cyclical benefits from quarry, cement and including progressing delivery demand and competitive plant network reinvestments of our year-four synergy target pressures through business • Maintain strong returns and of US$115 million improvement initiatives and margins through customer, • Grow through market recovery capacity planning commercial and operational and innovation, and by delivering • Create value through strategic excellence programs our fly ash strategy to increase growth opportunities, volumes including working with our joint venture partner 2 15 Australia/New Zealand 43 North America Asia Other 17,104 ~9,400 40 total employees contractors (including JVs) (including JVs) EMPLOYEES BY LOCATION (%) 03 ResultsResults atat aa glanceglance OUR RESULTS Year ended 30 June (A$ million unless stated) FY2019 FY2018 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Revenue – total operations basis 5,863 5,869 – continuing operations basis 5,801 5,579 1,056 1,037 EBITDA1 – total operations basis 1,037 1,056 – continuing operations basis 1,033 1,015 720 EBITA1 721 749 605 645 EBIT1 660 688 Net interest1 (103) (104) Profit before tax1 557 585 1 Tax (116) (111) FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 Net profit after tax1 440 473 EBITDA (A$m)1 Net significant items (168) (32) Statutory net profit after tax 272 441 9.0 9.2 Net profit after tax and before amortisation1 486 514 8.2 8.4 8.2 Cash flow from operating activities 762 578 Gross assets 9,544 9,510 Funds employed 8,052 8,183 Liabilities 3,685 3,780 Net debt 2,193 2,453 Stay-in-business capital expenditure 340 375 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 Growth capital expenditure 113 51 RETURN ON FUNDS EMPLOYED (%)1,2 Acquisition capital expenditure 11 – Depreciation and amortisation 378 368 40.4 Boral employees 11,916 11,898 37.5 33.3 33.7 Total employees including in joint ventures 17,104 17,131 29.7 Revenue per Boral employee, $ million 0.492 0.493 Net tangible asset backing, $ per share 2.12 1.99 EBITDA margin on revenue1, % 17.7 18.0 EBIT margin on revenue1, % 11.3 11.7 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 EBIT return on funds employed2, % 8.2 8.4 EBIT return on average funds employed3, % 8.1 8.6 EARNINGS PER SHARE (¢)1,5 Return on equity1,% 7.5 8.3 Gearing 26.5 26.5 24.0 Net debt/equity, % 37 43 22.5 Net debt/net debt + equity, % 27 30 18.0 Interest cover1, times 6.4 6.6 Earnings per share1, ¢ 37.5 40.4 Dividend per share, ¢ 26.5 26.5 Employee safety4: (per million hours worked) FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 Lost time injury frequency rate 1.3 1.6 DIVIDENDS PER SHARE (¢) Recordable injury frequency rate 7.5 8.7 Figures may not add due to rounding. 04 BORAL LIMITED2019 BORAL 2019 ANNUALREVIEW REPORT THREE FOCUSED HEALTH, SAFETY AND OPERATING DIVISIONS ENVIRONMENT 12 Revenue EBITDA1 17.4 3,590 3,572 634 52 593 13.6 36 Comparable 12.1 data 8.8 8.7 8.1 7.5 REVENUE BY DIVISION (%)6 Boral Australia Boral North America FY18 FY19 FY18 FY19 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 USG Boral BORAL AUSTRALIA (A$m) RECORDABLE INJURY FREQUENCY RATE (RIFR)7,8 (per million hours worked) 5 2 Revenue EBITDA1 4 25 644 10 2,229 415 582 1,989 523 349 491 488 3 3.41 375 9 3.14 348 14 2.64 2.46 2.46 2.60 9 2.41 7 7 5 REVENUE BY MARKET (%)6 FY18 FY19 FY18 FY19 Australian roads, highways, BORAL NORTH AMERICA (A$m) subdivisions & bridges, and other engineering Australian non-residential FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 Underlying Underlying Australian detatched dwellings Revenue EBITDA1 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS (GHG)9 Australian multi-dwellings 1,575 1,606 Australian alterations and additions 268 252 GHG emissions (million tonnes Asia and Middle East carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e)) USA single-family residential GHG emissions intensity (tonnes CO2-e USA multi-family residential per A$m revenue) USA repair and remodel USA non-residential USA infrastructure FY18 FY19 FY18 FY19 Other USG BORAL (A$m) 1.
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