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Title: Stronger Unisys


1
Stronger Unisys
  • On October 15, Franklin Business Practices
    Incorporated (FBPI) sent a letter to Edward
    Coleman (CEO of Unisys) requesting Seven
    Changes that would make Unisys a stronger
    company and add value for its shareholders
  • Seven Changes to make Unisys stronger
  • Build stronger management team adopt matrix
    structure by customer and by product
  • Reduce size of Board give shareholders say on
    executive pay
  • Adopt successful business model core business
    is IT services
  • Improve EPS growth and ROIC spinoff Technology
    Segment improve operating performance and cash
    allocations lower SGA by 10 lower RD lower
    capex return to optimal capital structure
  • Sell other non-core assets (real estate) and
    renegotiate leases
  • Expand international markets
  • Strengthen partnerships and open new partnerships
    in IT/office solutions area leverage existing
    customer relationships attract retain best
    salespeople

2
Overview
  • Leading IT services company in niche areas for
    check processing, public welfare systems, airline
    reservations, and communications messaging
  • Major partners IBM, Cisco, HP, Microsoft,
    Oracle, SAP, Intel, NEC and EMC
  • 232M market cap Forward P/E 4.3x
  • 800M enterprise value EV/EBITDA 1.8x
  • In three years after better operating performance
    and improved capital structure, significantly
    better investment with higher takeout multiple on
    higher earnings base

3
Poor Performance
  • Poor Operating and Stock Price Performance
  • TTM Revenues 5.49B
  • TTM EBITDA 442M
  • 9/30/08 Cash Balance 494M
  • 9/30/08 Net PPE 295M
  • Diluted EPS growth NA
  • ROIC 5
  • Unisys stock price 0.64 (11/15/08)

4
SWOT Analysis
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Strengths 1 in niche areas, new CEO, active
    investor on Board, broad-based customer
    relationships, solid financials (cash flows, cash
    balance and recurring revenue streams)
  • Weaknesses purchasing power, compensation
    practices, organizational structure, lackluster
    growth, low operating margins
  • Opportunities organic growth (new customers/new
    products), new markets (SaaS), global expansion,
    strategic acquisitions
  • Threats poor performance, angry shareholders

5
Risk Factors
  • Risk Factors
  • Market Risks
  • New competitors
  • Failure to innovate
  • Operational Risks
  • Quality service (?)
  • Weak internal controls
  • Low employee morale
  • Financial Risks
  • Non-functioning credit markets
  • Weak U.S. economy
  • Higher interest rates
  • Legal/Regulatory Risks

6
Stronger Unisys (Pg. 1 of 2)
  • Actions
  • Assign investor relations function to Treasurer
    and reduce size of treasury operation to 2
    people reduce auditor costs
  • CFO focus on improving UIS' capital structure
  • Invest 494M cash in UIS debt for better return
    on investment
  • Defease portion of UIS debt due in 2009
  • Borrow under credit line to invest in UIS debt
    swap high cost debt for lower cost debt
  • Reduce UIS Board to 5 members
  • Focus business on its core IT services and IT
    solutions
  • Spin off to investors technology/hardware segment
  • Build on 1 niches (check processing, public
    welfare systems, airline/cargo reservations, and
    communications messaging) sell non-core assets
    (real estate)

7
Stronger Unisys (Pg. 2 of 2)
  • Actions
  • Improve operating performance
  • Cut SGA costs by 67M reduce RD spending and
    capital expenditures
  • Leverage customer relationships by becoming
    independent reseller of IT/office equipment
  • Old IKON business model is profitable and has a
    high ROIC attract and retain best salespeople
  • Keep expanding UIS' core business in
    international markets
  • Good time to be buying market share

8
Operating Results
  • 2007 Actual 2008 Proj. 2009 Pro Forma
  • Sales 5,652 5,266 4,638
  • CGS (4,365) (4,085) (3,822)
  • SGA (1,201) (1,055) (606)
  • Op. Income 86 126 211
  • Int. Expense (76) (86) (45)
  • Taxes (82) (117) (58)
  • Net Income (79) (107) 107
  • Diluted EPS (0.23) (0.30) 0.30
  • Valuation per share 5.96
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