Investor Presentaiton
Capital allocation strategy
Manage
Leverage
Invest in Growth
•
Target leverage range over
the cycle of 2.0x-3.0x.
Net leverage (1) of 2.6x
at December 31, 2019.
⚫ Credit ratings:
S&P: BB
•
Moody's: Ba2
Organic
• Continued organic
investments to support
growth and boost
productivity.
• Opened 34 specialty
branches in 2019,
following 30 opened in
2018.
•
•
M&A
Balance sheet strategy
creates flexibility to
pursue strategic assets
as opportunities arise.
Acquisition of National
Pump in 2014 and
BakerCorp in 2018
expanded specialty.
Acquisitions of NES
and Neff in 2017 and
BlueLine in 2018 to
support our 'grow the
core' strategy.
Return Excess
Cash to
Investors
• $1.25 billion repurchase program
.
commenced in July 2018 and
was completed in December
2019.
$500 million share repurchase
program authorized in first
quarter 2020 to be completed
over 12 months.
Since 2012, United Rentals has
returned $3.7 billion to
shareholders, representing 35%
of total issued shares.
⚫ $1 billion of discretionary free
cash flow earmarked for debt
reduction in 2020
Disciplined, prudent, efficient, and opportunistic approach to capital allocation
(1) Leverage ratio calculated as total debt, net of cash, excluding original issuance discounts, premiums, and deferred financing, divided by adjusted EBITDA.
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