SCHANDNSE13 February 2020

S Chand And Company Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Investor Presentation

S Chand And Company Limited

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S Chand And Company Limited Registered Office: A-27. 2nd Floor, Mohan Co-Operative Industrial Estate, New Delhi - 110044, India. P:+91 11 4973 1800 I F:+91 11 4973 1801 I E: info@schandgroup.com I www.schand1roup.com

To Listing Department BSE Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001

Dear Sir,

Date: February 13, 2020

To Listing Department, National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block G, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051

Re: Investors Presentation-Financial Results-quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2019-pursuant to Regulation 30 of The SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

The presentation for the analysts and investors for the conference call scheduled to be held on Friday, February 14, 2020 at I :00 P.M. to discuss the financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2019 is attached herewith.

The Company shall also disseminate the above information on the website of the Company i.e. www.schandgroup.com.

Request you to kindly take note of the same.

pany Limited

Jagdeep �--�­ Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Membership No.: A15028 Address: A-27, 2 nd Floor, Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate, New Delhi-110044

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S. Chand and Company Limited Q3 – FY2019-20 Investor Update 13th February, 2020

SUMMARY

• KEY HIGHLIGHTS - 9MFY20 - TURN OPERATING CASH

FLOW POSITIVE

• KEY HIGHLIGHTS – Q3FY20 • WORKING CAPITAL CYCLE – HIGHEST RECEIVABLE

COLLECTION DURING 9M PERIOD

• WORKING CAPITAL CYCLE – HIGHEST IMPACT IN METRICS

IN RECENT YEARS

• DIGITAL INITIATIVES – LAUNCH OF OUR LEARNING

PLATFORM - LEARNFLIX • DIGITAL INITIATIVES – UPDATE • CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE • SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE • • ANNEXURES

LOOKING AHEAD

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS - 9MFY20 - TURNING OPERATING CASH FLOW POSITIVE

34%

Sales Growth (YoY %)

16%

19%

8%

Reduction in EBITDA Losses (YoY %)

Reduction in expenses* (YoY %)

Reduction in PAT Losses (YoY %)

Rs1,016m

Delta in Net cash generated from operations in H1FY20 over last year.

Rs96m

209 Days

133 Days

Turn Operating Cash flow Positive within 9MFY20 (vs. Rs -920m in 9MFY19)

Reduction in receivable days in 9MFY20 (vs. Historic range of 120-140 days)

Reduction in Net Working Capital Days in 9MFY20 (vs. Historic range of 30-70 days)

* Employee costs+ SG&A Expenses + Other Expenses

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS – Q3FY20

• Operating Parameters - Strong focus on improving balance sheet metrics and cash flows yielding results

• Operating cash flow delta of Rs1,016m vs. 9MFY19. On back of our focus on “S Chand 3.0” implementation, we have

turned operating cash flow positive during the 9MFY20 period. Operating cash flow for 9MFY20 stood at Rs96m (vs.

Loss of Rs920m). This represents a delta of Rs1,016m in operating cash flows over last year.

Trade Receivables reduced to Rs1,533m in Q3FY20 vs. Rs2,326m in Q2FY20 & Rs4,446 as of Q4FY19. In terms of

receivable days, it stood at 102 days (vs. 311 days in Q4FY19), a QoQ reduction of 55 days during Q3FY20 (vs.

reduction of 32 days in Q3FY19) and reduction of 209 days during 9MFY20 which has historically been between 120-

140 day reduction. This is the lowest level of receivable days achieved in comparison to previous years.

Inventory stood at Rs2,363m (vs. Q3FY19: Rs2826m, Down 16% YoY) at the end of the quarter. Our efforts to enter

the season with controlled levels of inventory to efficiently manage working capital in the company has borne fruit.

This is one of the lowest level of inventory that we have had in past years while entering our peak sales season.

• Net Working Capital reduced to 184 days (vs. 238 days in Q2FY20 & 317 days in Q4FY19) which is a reduction of 54

days (vs. reduction of 12 days in Q3FY19). We also reduced NWC by 133 days in 9MFY20 which has historically been

around 30-70 days reduction.

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS – Q3FY20

“S Chand 3.0” journey focused on increasing Free cash flows showing results

• Delta of over Rs1,016m in operating cash flows on a 9M YTD basis.

Employee costs at Rs948m is lower by 16% on a YTD basis.

SG&A expenses at Rs390m is lower by 39% on a YTD basis

Reduced sales returns from Channel partners during 9MFY20.

• Gross Debt & Net debt stood at Rs2,247m and Rs2,075m respectively. We are at a comfortable Debt to Equity ratio of 0.25x and we

expect debt levels to reduce going ahead on back of higher free cash flow generation from business. Our working capital debt stands

much lower at Rs1,260m vs 1,924m in Q3FY19 & Rs1,409m in Q4FY19.

Launched extensive marketing campaign for Learnflix, our all-in-one learning platform for the Gen X student during January with full

page advertisement in leading journal of NCR, Delhi – Times of India. Learnflix has already been downloaded over 5K times and we

are looking at adoptions in the coming year in schools by over 10,000 students in coming months.

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HIGHEST RECEIVABLE COLLECTION DURING 9M PERIOD

Q3 Receivable days & Net working capital at lowest historical levels

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WORKING CAPITAL CYCLE – HIGHEST IMPACT IN METRICS IN RECENT YEARS

• Highest reduction seen in receivables and Net Working Capital days.

This improvement is on back of our renewed focus on improving our collection efficiency and focus on effective working capital management.

Q3: Oct – Dec Qtr

9M: April – Dec

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DIGITAL INITIATIVES – LAUNCH OF OUR LEARNING PLATFORM - LEARNFLIX

Launched extensive marketing campaign for India’s most affordable learning platform, Learnflix (Android & Apple iStore), our all-in-one learning

platform for the Gen X student during January with full page advertisement in leading journal of NCR, Delhi – Times of India.

Learnflix has already been downloaded over 5K times and we are looking at adoptions in the coming season in schools by over 10,000 students.

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DIGITAL INITIATIVES – UPDATE

• Mylestone – Have signed up approx. 300 schools YTD for FY21. Looking to grow Mylestone business strongly during this upcoming sales season.

Test Coach – Our mobile mock exam App saw 5x spike in installations on a MoM basis on back of change in sales strategy. Monthly installations have

moved up 5x from 700+ to 3.5K+ in recent months.

• MyStudygear App – Provides blended learning with our books with over 1 Mn + users. This app has been steady in terms of adding approx. 400K users

on an annual basis.

Two of our investee companies – Smartivity & Testbook saw strong follow-up round of fund raising. Our investments in these companies are valued at

10x of our original investments based on latest rounds of investments.

• Our other inhouse digital offerings include-:

VRX – Virtual Reality with books with over 50,000 + users

Chhaya Learning App – Bengali/English Learning with books with over 100,000 + users

Destination Success – Enabling Digital classrooms

• Nuri Nori, Risekids, Smart K - Early Learning

S Chand digital solutions downloaded over 1.5m times by students. We look forward to increase this multifold with our newly launched Learnflix –India’s most affordable Learning Solution.

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

9MFY20

Employee Costs: Down 16% YoY

S&D Exp: Down 39% YoY

EBITDA Loss: Down by 16%

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Our efforts showing its benefits in 9M by generating higher operating cash flows to the tune of Rs1,016m on a YoY basis.

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As of 12th February, 2020

Key Institutional Investors - As of December 2019

% Holding

SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE

Market Data

Market Capitalization (Rs Mn)

Price (Rs)

No. of shares outstanding (Mn)

Face Value (Rs.)

(Source: www.bseindia.com)

Ownership as of Dec, 2019

6.6% 4.4%

2,650

75

34.95

5.0

Everstone Capital Partners II LLC

International Finance Corporation

HDFC Mutual Fund

Volrado Venture Partners Fund

19.4%

47.2%

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund

26.8%

Sundaram Mutual Funds

Aadi Financial

Promoter

Others

FPI & Foreign Company Mutual Funds

AIF

BNP Paribas

(Source: www.bseindia.com)

(Source: www.bseindia.com)

9.5%

8.0%

2.6%

2.4%

1.9%

1.6%

1.5%

1.1%

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LOOKING AHEAD

Short Term

EBITDA to FCF generation ratio of over 50% for FY20.

• Reduce Q4FY20 Net debt by 30%.

Improve Receivable days, Inventory days & Net Working Capital vs. historical results.

Target over 100k downloads and over 20K subscriptions of ‘Learniflix’, India’s most affordable Learning Platform.

• Medium term – 3 years

• Debt free in 3 years from the increased focus on free cash flows.

Increasing the share of Digital & Services segment to 20- 25% over the next 3 years.

Target over 1m downloads of ‘Learnflix’, India’s most affordable Learning Platform and over 5m downloads across S

Chand digital properties.

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Annexure: -

Indian Education Sector - Overview S Chand Group

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INDIAN EDUCATION SECTOR - LARGE & GROWING ADDRESSABLE OPPORTUNITY

US$90 BN Market Size for the Indian Education Sector

Early education Test prep

Vocational

Tutoring

Higher Education

6 2 5

5

8

15

K-12

50

Informal Education Segment

o US$20 BN

o Comprises of test prep, tutoring, early education and vocational training.

o Less regulated; no restrictions on profit

distribution.

Formal Education Segment

o US$65 BN

o Comprises both K-12 schools and higher

education institutions (colleges, engineering institutes, etc.).

o Regulated segment, institutions cannot be

set up on a ‘for profit’ basis.

India education sector

(Source: Technopak Research Report. Technopak Outlook on India’s Schooling Segment June 2017. Nielsen: India Book Market Report 2015)

US$6 BN Ancillary Education Segment

S. Chand operates in this segment (K-12/ Higher Education content).

➢ Supports formal and informal education segments.

• Comprises of content, digital content & services like curriculum management.

• Mostly caters to K-12 & higher education institutions.

➢ Less regulated; no restrictions on profit distribution.

➢ K-12 ancillary market is a fast growing segment.

1.6

1.9

2.3

2.7

3.2

FY2011

FY2012

FY2013

FY2014

FY2015

(K-12 ancillary market, US$ in billion)

➢ Robust growth drivers.

• Eligible K-12 population of about 296 MN students in age group 6 to 17 years.

• Private unaided schools increased at average rate of 10.4% during 2011-15.

India has largest education system in the world with over 750 Universities & 35,000 colleges.

➢ Highly fragmented segment providing room for growth.

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INDIAN EDUCATION SECTOR: INFLECTION POINT, STRONG POTENTIAL

Age-wise population distribution in India : S. Chand target market

Literacy rate improving with higher participation from students

(Source: IBEF Report)

Potential Market of 492 MN = 41% of total population

9%

113

11%

11%

10%

9%

127

133

121

111

500

450

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0

29%

348

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

-10%

-20%

-30%

16%

188

6%

66

0 to 4

5 to 9

10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 above 65

No. of people (mn)

Percentage of total people

(Source: Technopak’s Outlook on India Schooling Segment)

Level of Education

Illiterate Literate but no formal schooling School - Up to 5th standard School - Up to 10th standard School - Up to 12th standard Some college but not graduate Graduate Postgraduate Literate Total

Estimated Population

% 2017 (MN) 269 27 471 242 148 67 81 40 1076 1345

20% 2% 35% 18% 11% 5% 6% 3% 80% 100%

% 2022 (MN) 250 14 501 250 153 70 97 56 1141 1391

18% 1% 36% 18% 11% 5% 7% 4% 82% 100%

Decrease in drop-out rates for primary education in India

S. Chand well positioned to benefit from sector tailwinds

(Source: Nielsen Report)

10.00%

5.6%

4.7%

9.00%

8.00%

7.00%

6.00%

5.00%

4.00%

3.00%

2.00%

1.00%

0.00%

• Gross enrolment

ratio and students completing primary &

secondary education gradually improving in India.

4.3%

• Falling dropout rates and increased girls participation led to

improvement in literacy rate.

2012

2013

2014

• Government promoting education through various schemes with

budgetary support.

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PREFERENCE TOWARDS PRIVATE, CENTRAL CURRICULUM SCHOOLS

Private schools market share increasing every year

Indian K-12 education infrastructure

(Source: IBEF Report)

120%

(Source: Technopak’s Outlook on India’s Schooling Segment)

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

20.0%

21.2%

21.5%

22.1%

23.0%

80.0%

78.8%

78.5%

77.9%

77.0%

FY11

FY12 Government schools

FY13

FY14

Private Schools

FY15

Number of Schools: 1.5 MN

Government: 1.1 MN

Private: 0.4 MN

Number of Students: 260 MN

Government: 150 MN

Private: 110 MN

No. of Teachers: 9 MN

Government: 5 MN

Private: 4 MN

Government: 10 MN

Private: 8 MN

Annual Intake: 18 MN

Additional Capacity Required: 36 MN Additional Requirement of Teachers: 2 MN Additional Resources: USD 55 BN

CBSE & ICSE increasing faster amongst affiliated board schools

Preference towards private schools continue to rise

Board

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15 2015-16

2016-17

CAGR

CBSE

11,349

12,337

13,898

14,778

15,933

17,474

19,446

9.4%

1,461

1,565

1,678

1,798

1,927

2,181

2,295

7.8%

ICSE

State Boards

13,16,401 13,63,862 14,47,487 14,65,871 14,60,455

Total

13,29,211 13,77,764 14,63,063 14,63,447 14,78,315

(Source : Nielsen Research Report, School Board reports, DISE)

Student share of private schools increasing consistently despite subsidised fees and free meals/ books in government schools.

• Government schools losing favour even amongst the rural and not so

affluent population.

• CBSE and ICSE schools are preferred for their superior curriculum and better

NA

NA

NA

NA

pedagogy.

NA

NA

S. Chand is a key beneficiary of increasing number of CBSE and ICSE schools, being the leading content provider to such schools amongst the private publishers.

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PREFERENCE TOWARDS PRIVATE, CENTRAL CURRICULUM SCHOOLS

Target Market is 3,00,000 schools – growing at 8-10 % annually and student strength growing at 7-8%

Currently covering 38,000 schools in the target market

Target market growing at 8-10% annually in the no. of schools

Total student strength in India is est. 260 million

Students strength in the target market is est. 120 million and growing at 7-8 annually.

25-300 Schools

Intl Schools

CBSE + ICSE Schools

20,000 schools

55,000 -60,000 schools

Unaffiliated Private English Medium Schools

Private Unaided and Large Govt. State Board Schools in Tier 1 and 2 cities

Govt. Aided State Board Schools with Low Student Population

Total Schools in India ~ 15,00,000 schools

220,000 -240,000 schools

32,00,000 schools

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S CHAND GROUP - LEADER IN INDIAN EDUCATION CONTENT

Delivering content, services and solutions…

➢ Long operating history of over seven decades.

➢ Offerings spanning entire the

➢ High brand equity across multiple brands.

…across the education continuum

education spectrum

o Early learning

o K-12

o Higher education

…with Pan India reach

➢ Pan-India sales and distribution network

driving deep market reach.

➢ Presence in Central (CBSE, ICSE) and State

Board affiliated schools across India.

➢ Strong author relationships.

➢ Keeping pace with time - transition from print into digital

content and services.

80

10,000+

Years of operating history

Active book titles

~ 2,400

90 TPD

Author relationships

Print Capacity in number of sheets

Strong content, multiple best-sellers.

Portfolio of brands focused on print / digital content.

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S CHAND GROUP - POWERFUL BRAND CONNECT

Connecting with Learners

Art of Book making tour of the Printing Facilities

• Mystudygear App / VRX App / Learnflix App / Test Coach App

Social Media

Connecting with Teachers with

Teacher Conclaves and Awards

Over 2000 Workshops

The Progressive Teacher magazine

Connecting with School Leadership

Best Practices in Education Tour to Europe

The Progressive School magazine

Connecting with Channel Partners

Dealer Meets , Events and Awards

• Monthly mailer “Sampark”

Increasing Brand presence

Brand Ambassador

Strategic Advertising

Digital Marketing

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S CHAND GROUP - DIGITAL INITIATIVES – SYNERGIES TO THE CORE BUSINESS

In-House (Revenue Stream)

Digital Investments (Inorganic)

• Offerings include digital classroom learning solutions,

• Focused on investing in early stage digital companies.

• Total investments in digital investee companies is approx.

learning management

systems

and

curriculum

Rs.300m.

management which contribute to the revenue streams in

the business.

• Currently, Investment portfolio commands a valuation of around 2X as per the last funding rounds for respective companies.

• Focus is on establishing synergies with core business

• Approximated Investments is in excess of Rs1300 million.

along with investment returns.

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Saurabh Mittal Chief Finance Officer Contact No : +91 11 4973 1800 Email : investorrelations@schandgroup.com

Atul Soni Head – Investor Relations, Strategy & M&A Contact No : +91 11 4973 1800 Email : asoni@schandgroup.com

Corporate/Registered Office: A-27, 2nd Floor, Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate, New Delhi 110044

Disclaimer

This presentation and the following discussion may contain “forward looking statements” by S. Chand & Company Limited (“S. Chand” or the Company) that are not historical in nature. These forward looking statements, which may include statements relating to future results of operations, financial condition, business prospects, plans and objectives, are based on the current beliefs, assumptions, expectations, estimates, and projections of the management of S. Chand about the business, industry and markets in which S. Chand operates.

These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond S. Chand’s control and difficult to predict, that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. Such statements are not, and should not be construed, as a representation as to future performance or achievements of S. Chand.

In particular, such statements should not be regarded as a projection of future performance of S. Chand. It should be noted that the actual performance or achievements of S. Chand may vary significantly from such statements.

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