Whole Life Value Optimization of Boral Quarries
Financials
We are focused improving our cash and commodity management with renewed focus
Cash
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Heavy focus on all elements of cash conversion cycle
All elements under focus - DPO, DSO and DOH
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Tighter capital spend with tighter capital allocation
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Cash related metrics e.g. disputes part of sales teams Incentive program for FY24
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Significant work on outstanding customer disputes and debtors aging continuing in June for year end
Progress
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100%
Commodity & FX management
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Management's strategy focuses on reducing usages of fossil fuels and substituting alternative fuels to minimise reliance on coal and gas.
Our hedging strategy involves decoupling commodity and currency exposures and strategically eliminating the price risk volatility in our P&L.
Commodity Hedging Strategy
Coal
Clinker
Diesel
Electricity
Natural Gas
Reduce usage through the increase in alternative fuel usage
Eliminating currency risk by locking in AUD/USD hedges
Renewing current purchasing contracts and diversifying the supplier mix
Ensuring USD import price risk is hedged in AUD
Seeking opportunities to mitigate commodity price risk through hedging the curve in backwardation
Fixed price Power Purchase Agreement "PPA" expected to start April 2025 which is estimated to provide
~17% of electricity requirement.
Actively hedging electricity contracts, specifically targeting winter quarters where price volatility is expected
Become a gas market participant(Self contracting Unit). Alleviate price risk volatility by hedging derivatives
in the STTM market and/or locking the purchase price via purchasing with gas producers.
FY24 hedge level
Currency risk 1HFY24 100% hedged
Currency risk 1HFY24 100% hedged
Commodity -50% for FY24 hedged
Currency risk 1HFY24 100% hedged
33% of the Electricity for FY24
hedged via baseload contracts
17% of the Natural Gas for FY24
hedged
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