Investor Presentaiton
Capital position
T
FY20
1H21
FY21
Gross debt
$17.3b
$17.4b
Cash and cash equivalents
$0.5b
Net debt
$16.8b
$1.3b
$16.1b
Average gross borrowing costs¹
4.6%
3.8%
$16.4b
$1.1b
$15.3b
3.8%
Net debt declined $1.5b in FY21 supported by our strong FCF
Average gross borrowing costs expected to continue to decline in FY22
Average debt maturity (years)1
3.9
3.7
Cash and unused bank facilities
$4.3b
$4.8b
3.4
$3.6b
Access to diverse and efficient sources of funding
Financial parameters²
Comfort Zones
Debt servicing
1.5-2.0x
1.9x
2.0x
Gearing
50% to 70%
52.7%
51.5%
Interest cover
>7x
11.7x
13.6x
2.0x
50.0%
13.2x
Strong liquidity. $1.1b cash & $2.5b of unused committed bank facilities
Balance sheet strength and flexibility. Parameters within comfort zones
Ratios
Capex³ to sales
ROE3
ROIC3
Underlying ROIC³
14.2%
13.3%
12.5%
15.2%
7.6%
5.4%
8.7%
4.5%
14.4%
12.8%
7.5%
5.0%
FY21 Accrued capex of $3,020m or 14.4% capex to sales (guidance basis)
Target FY23 underlying ROIC of ~8%
1. Excludes leases.
2. Debt servicing calculated as net debt over reported EBITDA. Gearing calculated as net debt over total net debt and equity. Interest cover calculated as reported EBITDA over net interest expense (excluding
capitalised interest, revaluation impacts on our borrowings and derivatives and other non-cash accounting impacts).
3. Refer to definition in the Glossary.
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