Strategic rationale for the acquisitions
Acquisition rationale
Superior
food services
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A natural extension of Metcash's Food strategy
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Strengthens and diversifies Metcash's
existing Food business
Immediate scale in foodservice - an attractive
$21bn growth market (+5% CAGR²)
Further M&A opportunity
Highly complementary with ~$14m²+
of expected annualised synergies
High-quality management team with proven
track record of organic & inorganic growth
and enduring customer relationships
Financially compelling
Enhances Metcash's core wholesale & distribution capabilities. Significant acquisition in
foodservice market cements Metcash's position as the largest wholesaler and distributor of
food to independent businesses in Australia
Introducing new customer segments, range expansion, network efficiencies and 'frequent fresh'
supply chain benefits enabling a stronger, more competitive retail offer for Supermarkets and
Convenience Stores, and a natural hedge for in-home food consumption
Materially increases Metcash's addressable market in Food by unlocking attractive $21bn
higher growth and higher margin market, underpinned by consumer trends toward out-of-
home dining, plus growing institutional demand from the care sector
Introducing an enhanced pipeline of growth (organic + inorganic) and margin expansion
opportunities for Metcash in a fragmented market
Unlock synergies across network optimisation, supplier efficiencies, cross promotions and
range expansion - to bring a new level of scale and efficiency for suppliers and customers alike
Led by CEO Craig Phillips who has 35 years' experience in Foodservice (32 years with Superior
Food) with strong alignment to our collective growth ambition, including synthetic equity
rollover arrangements agreed for Superior Food CEO³
EPS accretive on pro forma Oct-23 LTM basis including synergies 45 and accretive to margins
FY23-28F foodservice market size CAGR (refer pg. 26).
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Source: Superior Food management estimates.
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Purchase price details, including equity rollover arrangements, are detailed in Appendix A.
Refer pro forma financial information detailed on slide 40. Assuming the debt/equity funding mix for each individual acquisition is based on the EV of each individual acquisition as a proportion of the aggregate EV of all Acquisitions plus transaction costs.
See Appendix B for accretion details.
6. Margin accretive prior to synergies in respect of the Food business (including Superior Foods). Margin represents EBIT (excluding synergies) divided by sales (including charge through sales) and is based on the Oct-23 LTM results per slide 40.
7. Refer slide 29 for further details
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