SKIPPERNSE4 May 2021

Skipper Limited has informed the Exchange about Investor Presentation

Skipper Limited

$KIPPER

----Limited----

Date: 4 May 2021

The Manager National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, s" Floor, Plot No. C-1, Block-G Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E) Mumbai- 400 051

The Manager BSE Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Dalal Street Mumbai- 400 001

NSE Scrip Name- SKIPPER/BSE Scrip Code- 538562

Re: Investors Presentation

Dear Sir,

We are forwarding herewith Investors Presentation on the financial performance of the Company for the quarter and year ended 31 March 2021.

Kindly take the same on record.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully, For Skipper Limited

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Manish Agarwal Company Secretary & Compliance Officer

Encl: As above

SKIPPER LIMITED Regd. Office : 3A, Loudon Street, 1st Floor, Kolkata - 700 017 CIN: L40104WB1981 PLC033408 Phone: 033 2289 2327 / 5731 / 5732, Fax: 033 2289 5733 Email : mail@skipperlimited com, Website : www.skipperlimited com

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Q4 & 12 M PERFORMANCE, 2020 - 21

SKIPPER LIMITED INVESTOR PRESENTATION Q4 & 12 M FY’21 Results

D I S C L A I M E R

This Investor Presentation has been prepared by Skipper Limited for investors, solely for informational purposes. The information contained herein has been prepared to assist prospective investors in making their own evaluation of the Company and does not purport to be all-inclusive or to contain all of the information a prospective or existing investor may desire. In all cases, interested parties should conduct their own investigation and analysis of the Company and the data set forth in this information. Skipper makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of this information and shall not have any liability for any representations (expressed or implied) regarding information contained in, or for any omissions from, this information or any other written or oral communications transmitted to the recipient in the course of its evaluation of the Company. This Information includes certain statements and estimates provided by the Company with respect to the projected future performance of the Company. Such statements, estimates and projections reflect various assumptions by management concerning possible anticipated results, which assumptions may or may not be correct. No representations are made as to the accuracy of such statements, estimates or projections. Prospective investors will be expected to have conducted their own due diligence investigation regarding these and all other matters pertinent to investment in the Company. This presentation may contain statements that are not historical facts, referred to as “forward looking statements.” The corporation’s actual future results may differ materially from those suggested by such statements, depending on various factors including statements contained in the Company's filings with the Stock Exchanges and our reports to shareholders. The Company does not undertake to update any written or oral forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company

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W H O W E A R E

Company is India’s largest and world's only Integrated T&D company having its own Structure rolling, manufacturing, Tower Load Testing Station & Transmission Line EPC.

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P R O D U C T O F F E R I N G S

S K I P P E R : O N E - S T O P S O L U T I O N P R O V I D E R

Engineering products

Polymer products

Infrastructure projects

Capacity: 300,000 MTPA • Power Transmission Tower • Power Distribution Poles • Monopoles • MS & High Tensile Angles • Solar Structures • Fasteners • Tower Accessories • Railway Structures

Capacity: 51,000 MTPA • UPVC Pipes • CPVC Pipes • SWR Pipes • HDPE Pipes • Fittings

M I S S I O N

• Transmission Line EPC • Railway Electrification EPC • Underground Utility laying by HDD

Highlights Positioned as one of the world's leading transmission tower manufacturer; largest in India

Highlights • Only polymer pipe company in India to implement TOC in its operations

Highlights • Forward integration activity • Aimed at high-margin projects

SKIPPER LIMITED Performance Update

Q4 & 12M FY’21 Update

B U S I N E S S R E P O R T C A R D

F i n a n c i a l P e r f o r m a n c e Q 4 ’ 2 1

Sl

Profit & Loss Summary

1

2

3

4

5

Revenues

Reported EBITDA

EBITDA Margins

(+) Other Income

(-) Depreciation

(-) Finance Cost

Finance Cost as % to Revenue

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Profit Before Tax (2+3-4-5)

7

8

PBT Margins

Tax

Profit After Tax (8-9)

PAT Margins

Q4 FY’21

4,973.5

427.9

8.6%

23.8 116.4

209.5

4.2%

125.9

2.5%

35.0

90.8

1.8%

Rs in Mn

Q4 FY’20

Change %

4,388.5

272.0

6.2%

3.0 96.8

198.6

4.5%

(20.4)

-0.5%

(294.3)

273.9

6.2%

13.3%

57.3%

5.5%

-66.8%

Reported EBITDA includes derivative and foreign exchange Gain / (loss) of Rs 14.6 mn & (Rs 194.5 mn) in Q4 Fy’21 & Q4 Fy’20 respectively

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B U S I N E S S R E P O R T C A R D

F i n a n c i a l P e r f o r m a n c e F Y ’ 2 1

Rs in Mn

Sl

Profit & Loss Summary

FY’21

FY’20

Change %

1

2

3

4

5

Revenues

Reported EBITDA

EBITDA Margins (%)

Other Income

Depreciation

Finance Cost

Finance Cost as % to Revenue

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Profit Before Tax (2+3-4-5)

7

8

PBT Margins (%)

Tax

Profit After Tax (8-9)

PAT Margins (%)

15,815.1

1,437.1

13,905.1

1,391.3

13.7%

3.3%

9.1%

40.2 452.6

723.6

4.6%

301.2

1.9%

90.4

210.8

1.3%

10.0%

19.6 381.0

847.6

6.1%

182.3

1.3%

(232.6)

414.9

3.0%

-14.6%

65.2%

-49.2%

Reported EBITDA includes derivative and foreign exchange Gain / (loss) of Rs 279.1 mn & (Rs 155.1 mn) in FY’21 & FY’20 respectively

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C o n s i s t e n t & I m p r o v e d R e v e n u e P e r f o r m a n c e Tr e n d A c h i e v e d 1 4 % r e v e n u e g r o w t h ( Y o Y ) i n F Y ’ 2 1 d e s p i t e o f c o v i d r e l a t e d l o c k d o w n & c h a l l e n g e s

4598

13 %

4974

4,388

Rs in Mn

3,386

- 35 %

2207

29 %

4036

53 %

3,133

2,998

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Increased focus on Engineering Exports – Full year export revenue achieved Rs 3,506 mn Vs 1,488 mn in FY’20 (+136%)

FY 20

Fy 21

• Strong traction in Polymer business led to improved performance – Full Year Revenue

Rs 2,165 mn Vs Rs 1,363 mn in FY’20 (+59%)

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P E F R O R M A C E H I G H L I G H T S – Q 4 F y ’ 2 1

Strong Revenue Performance across all business segments

Stand Alone - Revenue

Segment - Revenue

Rs in Mn

Rs in Mn

4,974

13%

+ 3 %

3,665

3,565

4,388

Achieved highest ever net revenue quarter in polymer segment

+ 81 %

+ 34 %

792

438

517

385

Q4 FY '21

Q4 FY'20

Engg

Polymer

Infra

Q4 Fy'21

Q4 FY'20

• Engineering exports increased to Rs 1,246 mn vs Rs 321 mn in Q4 FY’20 (+ 288%) • Revenue pie from Polymers increased from 10 % to 16%

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S E G M E N T R E P O R T

S e g m e n t P e r f o r m a n c e Q 4 & 1 2 M F Y ’ 2 1

Polymer 14%

Infra 10%

Engg 76%

Revenue Mix – 12M FY’21

Note: Segment Operating EBITDA is net of Forex and includes allocation of un-allocable expenditure in pro-rata share of Sales & Capital Employed in their respective segment

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SegmentProfit & Loss SummaryQ4 FY'21Q4 FY'20Change %12M FY'2112M FY'20Change %Net Sales3,665.0 3,565.0 2.8%11,986.2 11,425.5 4.9%EBITDA - Operating364.5 429.0 -15.0%1,057.0 1,452.1 -27.2%% of Sales9.9%12.0%8.8%12.7%Net Sales791.9 438.2 80.7%2,165.4 1,363.2 58.8%EBITDA - Operating46.5 30.9 50.5%70.5 55.5 27.0%% of Sales5.9%7.1%3.3%4.1%Net Sales516.6 385.4 34.0%1,663.5 1,116.4 49.0%EBITDA - Operating2.3 6.5 -64.2%30.5 38.9 -21.6%% of Sales0.5%1.7%1.8%3.5%Net Sales Total4,973.5 4,388.6 13.3%15,815.0 13,905.1 13.7%EBITDA Total413.3 466.4 -11.4%1,158.0 1,546.5 -25.1%% of Sales8.3%10.6%7.3%11.1%Engg ProductsPVC ProductsInfra Projects Total E f f i c i e n t D e b t M a n a g e m e n t

Debt Details

Rs in Million

31.03.2021

31.03.20

Inc / (Dec)

Long Term Debt

Current Maturities of Long Term Debt

Total Long Term Debt

Short Term Debt

Gross Debt Level

Debt Equity Ratio (X)

2,563

586

3,149

1,236

4,385

0.62

1,569

344

1,913

2,624

4,537

0.66

994

242

1,236

(1,388)

(152)

(0.04)

 Gross Debt reduced by Rs 152 million during the period, on account of better working

capital utilisation.

 Reduction in overall finance cost by 15 % in compare to previous year 12 months period,

despite of growth in revenue.

 Efforts continues on cash flow & balance sheet consolidation, focus to improve bottom-line

profitability

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K E Y P E F R O R M A C E H I G H L I G H T S

Performance Update

Key Highlights

 Skipper became World’s only Integrated T&D company having its own structure rolling, Tower & Pole

manufacturing, Tower Load Testing Station & Transmission Line EPC under the same brand.

 Fully operationalized state of art Transmission Line Tower Testing Station (DSIR recognised).

 First Company in India and one of the first in world to have successfully designed, fabricated and type

tested a 400 KV / 765 KV S/C Monopole

 The Company’s external credit rating has been assigned as “A-”/Stable by ACUITE against CARE BBB+ on account of improved operational & financial performance in conjunction with better growth prospects.

 Company opened its marketing office in Canada and even secured its first ever Tower & Monopole orders

from North American markets

 Only polymer product manufacturing company to implement Theory of Constraints (TOC) in an organized

manner, Retailer touch points increased 10(X) fold in last 2 year period

Awards & Recognition

 Business Leadership Award conferred to our MD Sri Sajan Kumar Bansal by CMA Management Excellence

Awards (March 21)

 Awarded with " Best Award Brand" by World Marketing Congress (March 21)

 Awarded with "West Bengal Best Employer Award" by 15th Employer Branding Awards (March 21)

 Awarded with “Dream Companies to Work” by Economic Times National Feather Award (April 21)

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P E F R O R M A C E H I G H L I G H T S

FY’21 - Performance Update

 Strong Revenue performance across all the business segments ; Achieved highest ever quarterly

revenue performance in Q4 in Polymer segment

 Focus continues on Bottom-line improvement; PBT grew significantly in compare to previous year

quarter and 12 months period

 Interest cost as % of sales reduced to 4.6 % against 6.1 % in previous year

 Secured new orders of Rs 3,810 million in Q4 FY’21 for Engineering products supplies from PGCIL,

SEB’s, Telecom and for supplies across various export markets ; YTD inflow at 8,750 million

 Actively pursuing projects worth Rs 27,000 million on international front and about Rs 11,000

million on the Domestic front

 Stronger expected execution in both Engineering & Polymers segment going forth coupled with Productivity and cost reduction initiatives at the plant and site level are expected to further improve efficiency in operations and aid to stable margins

 Unprecedented commodity price rally in our Key raw material items (i.e Steel, Zinc & Resin), higher ocean freight rates and Non Clarity of Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) adversely impacted profitability

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S t r o n g B i d d i n g P i p e l i n e

Strong Bidding Pipeline of 38,000 Million as on 31st March 2021; International – 27,000 Mn & Domestic - 11,000 Mn

Expecting International Ordering & Execution to gain pace in FY’22;

In advanced Stages of negotiation to secure some good size International contract

Large pent up demand in domestic T&D ; Ordering continues to remain muted

Increased focus on building up Engineering capabilities

International

 Growing global competiveness; Focusing on international markets to drive the ordering growth;

 Strong Anti China Sentiment; and global supply chain now actively looking for reducing their dependence on China is a great positive outcome of this crisis ; will bring more opportunities on our way

 Majority of New Transmission lines are now getting built to cater renewables; leading to shorter

execution cycle and faster supplies to meet project deadlines.

Domestic

 After a 2 years lull, The domestic T&D actvities are showing signs of rebound

 Large bunching up of order that remained postponed + Rs 500,000 million of GEC related projects to

come up for bidding will provide much needed boost to the domestic transmission industry

 Tender Pipeline continues to stay strong, Many tenders in the domestic T&D market which got

postponed, largely GEC related projects – now expected to be concluded by H1’22 .

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O R D E R B O O K P I E

E n g i n e e r i n g P r o d u c t s – O r d e r B o o k C o m p o s i t i o n – M a r 2 0 2 1

Total Order Book Rs 16,020 million

T&D Order Book Rs 14,120 million

3%

9%

88%

T&D Breakup

T&D

Domestic – 67%

Telecom

Railways

Export – 33%

40%

22%

38%

PGCIL

SEB & Others

Export

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O R D E R B O O K P I E

E n g i n e e r i n g P r o d u c t s – O r d e r I n f l o w C o m p o s i t i o n

FY’21 Qtr Wise - Order Inflow Total – Rs 8,750 million

3,810

2,200

2,300

n o

i l i i

M n

i

s R

440

Q1 Fy'21

Q2 FY'21

Q3 FY'21

Q4 FY'21

YTD inflow at Rs 8,750 million (Rs 12,410 mn in FY’20) was lower than usual due to the following reasons –

 A large percentage of orders available in the market are on fixed price basis and cautious is adopting a company approach intake new in considering volatile commodity market scenario

present

order

the

 Majority of New Transmission lines are now getting built to cater renewables; leading to shorter execution cycle and faster supplies to meet project deadlines.

 Bid to - order life cycle prolonged due to

covid led disruption

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M a c r o F a c t o r A f f e c t i n g I n p u t C o s t

Billet Domestic INR /MT

37,120

38,579

33,998

35,346

38,056

46 %

27,643

28,254

27,904

26,400

29,875

29,577

30,540

Rs/ MT

40,000

35,000

30,000

25,000

Apr-20

May-20

Jun-20

Jul-20

Aug-20

Sep-20

Oct-20

Nov-20

Dec-20

Jan-21

Feb-21

Mar-21

Domestic Billet Prices Rs per MT (Ex Raipur)

Source – Steelmint

USD/ MT

LME Zinc USD / MT

3,000

2,600

2,200

1,800

1,975

2,026

1,903

2,177

2,672

2,782

2,705

2,745

2,792

47%

2,414

2,442

2,441

Apr-20

May-20

Jun-20

Jul-20

Aug-20

Sep-20

Oct-20

Nov-20

Dec-20

Jan-21

Feb-21

Mar-21

Source – IMF

Zinc LME USD per MT

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M a n a g i n g R M P r i c e V o l a t i l i t y

The company is taking all necessary steps to tackle & neutralise the impact of this temporary RM volatility issues in its Fixed Type Contracts and protect margins -

Mitigation Strategy

Securing Newer Contracts at elevated price level

Taking advantage of low working capital debt level of company to keep higher raw material inventory so that a larger portion of the fixed price contracts are covered with the inventory

Hedging Zinc & Flat Steel Exposure through Vendor & commodity exchange

Negotiating firm prices contract with raw material supplier for longer duration

Expanding Raw material supplier base

Forging Tie-ups with major raw material suppliers with minimum up-liftment commitment to gain maximum possible rebates and discounts.

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B u s i n e s s O u t l o o k

P E R F O R M A N C E O U T L O O K

 Company expects to clock double digit annual revenue growth in FY’22 on back of strong pending execution of engineering contracts and strong polymer segment performance;

 Expect good traction in International TL orders, While

pending domestic TL ordering bids are expected to start getting awarded by Q1’22 / Q2’22

 Focus on mechanisation and automation along with several cost reduction initiatives to further improve efficiency in operations and aid to stable margins

 Implementation of TOC in both Engineering and Polymer business to significantly improve its working capital cycle and bottom-line profitability

 Continuing efforts to further strengthen the international T&D order book ; positioned to grow exports to 50% of engineering revenue in next 2 years

Tweet dated 03rd May 2021

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S h a r e h o l d i n g P a t t e r n

S h a r e h o l d i n g p a t t e r n a s o n 3 1 s t M a r c h 2 1

M a j o r I n s t i t u t i o n a l S h a r e h o l d e r s A s o n 3 1 s t M a r c h 2 1

Promoters 71.89%

Name

%

Ocean Dial Asset Management India (ICGF) 5.33%

Baillie Gifford - Pacific Horizon Investment Trust

IDFC Sterling Value Fund

Polus Global Fund

2.72%

1.85%

0.78%

Mutual Funds 1.85%

Foreign Portfliio Investors 8.97%

Others 17.29%

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Fully Integrated In-House Research & Development Centre

Future Ready

F U T U R E R E A D Y

Skipper boasts of largest Tower & Monopole Load Testing Station in India, which is also one of the largest in the world.

Started Operations in the state of art Transmission Line Tower Testing Station is spread across 14 acres of land in Howrah, West Bengal commissioned in March’20.

 Approved and recognized by Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Govt. Of India.

 One of the largest Testing facilities of India and first of its kind in Eastern India

 Capable of Full scale load testing, a reliable tool for validating the structural design

 The facility is designed to Test all kinds of Lattice Towers, Monopoles & Guyed Towers with World

Class Technical Parameters

 Ultimate Destination for OHTL Contractors & Manufacturers for Prototype Testing

For the first time ever, all new large T&D projects in domestic markets comes along with Design and Load testing scope; Our new R&D centre will give us distinct advantage over competition.

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T r a n s m i s s i o n L i n e To w e r Te s t i n g S t a t i o n

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T r a n s m i s s i o n L i n e To w e r Te s t i n g S t a t i o n

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For any queries please contact:

Aditya Dujari (Investor Relations)

Skipper Limited 3A, Loudon Street, 1St Floor, Kolkata 700 017

E-Mail: aditya.dujari@skipperlimited.com Tel: + 91 33 2289 2327/5731 Mobile: 9830806906

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