Title: Livingston International Income Fund
1Livingston InternationalIncome Fund
- Transportation Logistics Conference
- National Bank Financial
- March 24, 2009
2Agenda
- Key investment considerations
- Business segments
- Financial structure
- 2008 operating highlights
- 2008 financial results
- Recent measures
- Strategic focus
- Conclusion
3Disclaimer
- This presentation will contain forward-looking
statements and non-GAAP financial measures, e.g.
EBITDA - Investors are directed to pages 14 and 15 of the
Funds Annual Report 2008, available at
www.sedar.com and from Livingstons Web site at
www.livingstonintl.com, for a full description. - We do not intend to discuss any undisclosed
material information in this presentation.
4Key Investment Considerations
5Main Business Segments
6Canadian Customs Brokerage
7Canadian Brokerage Market Dynamics
8U.S. Customs Brokerage Market Segment
9U.S. Customs Brokerage Market Dynamics
- Cross-border trade between Canada and the U.S.
continues to represent the largest bilateral
trading relationship in the world - NAFTA provides a free-trade platform for NA but
created numerous detailed regulations for
importers - 9/11 significantly increased the level of
security enforced on goods entering the U.S. and
Canada - Significant growth in imports from Far East,
India and Europe
Trade
10U.S. Market Opportunity
- Leveraged leadership position in Canada to serve
customers requirements in the U.S. - Market dynamics and strategy similar to Canadian
brokerage - Offer unique value proposition focused on trade
compliance - Offer expedited processing service to clients
using Insight FAST on the northern border - Provide unique service offerings for large,
complex import requirements
Northern border
- Not a focus for Livingston
- Completely different dynamics for building
relationships - Currently serves customer needs in Mexico through
referral arrangements
Mexicanborder
11Transportation and Logistics
Revenue analysis by customer vertical
Services offered
- Supply-chain and distribution management
- Logistics network design
- Order fulfillment and distribution
- Consolidation and deconsolidation
- Transportation outsourcing
- Reverse logistics
Integrated logistics
12Transportation and Logistics Rationale/Strategic
Fit
13Border Services
Services offered
Opportunities
Managed services
- Enables private and public entities to manage a
variety of business services - imported vehicle registration
- information management
- program management
- contact centre services
- Leverage cross-border transaction processing
expertise - Generate revenue from services previously given
away - Apply core capabilities to large annuity-like
business process outsourcing opportunities - Provide natural hedge to US/Cdn
- Provides customs brokerage software to other
customs brokers in the U.S. - SmartBorder application and technology
- e-manifest services to carriers entering the U.S.
Technology services
Background
- Primarily organically developed businesses
- Stable, mature businesses that generate
significant free cash flow
14Border Services Rationale/Strategic Fit
15Financial Structure Highlights
- Revenues are disclosed on a net basis
- Customs brokerage excludes duty and GST
- Freight and logistics net of third-party charges
Income statement
- Non-asset based service provider
- A/R, government remittances and A/P include
amounts payable to government and third parties - Operating facility for government remittances
used to advance GST on behalf of clients - Long-term debt non-amortizing debt as a result
of being an income trust
Balance sheet
162004-2008 Five-Year Revenue
323.8
323.0
322.9
175.7
147.8
CAD millions
172004-2008 Five-Year EBITDA
69.7
68.2
67.7
40.4
29.0
CAD millions
182008 Q1 to Q3 Operating Highlights
Financial
- Payout ratio 82.2
- Catching up on maintenance capital expenditures
(capex) - Focus now, as combined company, on real growth
capex
People
- Employees have settled in, post-integration
- Canadian brokerage productivity is high, margins
very good - Right-sizing U.S. brokerage operation through
attrition
Clients
- Less likely to switch brokerage provider in
difficult economic times, but more aggressive in
shopping for transportation/freight - Renewed focus, particularly on small businesses
Processes and technology
- Reducing number of technology platforms in
transportation and logistics operations - Converted U.S. air/sea operations to more robust
platform - Enhancing U.S. brokerage offering with imaging
technology
192008 Q1 to Q3 Operating Highlights
Currency
- Continued volatility in Cdn/US exchange, but
Cdn falling - Positive on some business lines, negative on
others - Translation effect
Border services
- Very significant volume increases in Managed
Services, year-over-year, including imported
vehicle registration
Canadian and U.S. brokerage
- Canadian volumes flat good given economic
conditions - U.S. volumes still depressed
- Consulting continues to perform well
Transportation and logistics
- Declining business in integrated logistics,
transportation management and vehicle
transportation - Increased volume in international freight
forwarding - Fixing problems in some TL operations
20Q1-Q3 2008 Financial Results
Revenue
EBITDA
88.1
82.2
80.3
80.6
80.5
77.0
21.3
18.2
17.2
16.7
16.2
12.7
CAD millions
CAD millions
212008 Q4 Operating Highlights Challenges
Financial
- Payout ratio 128.1
- Catching up on maintenance capital expenditures
(capex) - Restructuring charge 1.9 million
People
- Laid people off in operations facing most severe
volume declines, primarily in Managed Services - U.S. brokerage staff adapting to new imaging
technology
Clients
- Facing challenges given continuing economic
uncertainty - Looking for ways to simplify their lives more
aggressive in shopping for transportation/freight - Renewed focus, particularly on small businesses
Processes and technology
- Reducing number of technology platforms in
transportation and logistics operations - Began implementing imaging technology in U.S.
brokerage operations
222008 Q4 Operating Highlights Challenges
Currency
- Cdn dropped 21 in just over four weeks in
relation to US - Exchange rate volatility disruptive for
businesses engaged in international trade - Translation effect on U.S. revenues
Border services
- 62 drop in imported vehicle registration volumes
compared with Q4 2007
Canadian and U.S. brokerage
- Canadian volumes down 9.7 versus Q4 2007
consulting and event logistics revenues were
higher - 14.7 decline in trade volumes into the U.S.
Transportation and logistics
- Lower volumes in North American transportation,
vehicle transportation and integrated logistics
businesses - Addressing problems in North American
transportation and integrated logistics
operations.
23Q4 2008 Financial Results
Revenue
EBITDA
24Recent MeasuresDistribution Reduction
- Reduced distributions by 70 to 0.042 per unit
per month, or 0.50 per unit per annum, starting
with January 2009 distribution, in order to - Strengthen balance sheet
- Maximize liquidity
- Conserve cash to continue to invest in people and
technology - Reduce regular use of credit facilities to
finance payments to governments on behalf of
clients - Take full advantage of potential strategic
opportunities
25Adapting to Ongoing Uncertainty
- Continuing to focus on own fundamentals
- Cut operating costs through staff attrition,
non-renewal of contract positions - Reduced work hours and corresponding salaries by
10 across operations (temporarily) - Frozen compensation levels (temporarily)
- Offered voluntary resignation incentive to longer
term staff - Expected annualized reduction 15 million (as
long as measures remain in place)
26Strategic Focus for Growth Organically/by
Acquisition
- Maintain cost structure leadership
- Maintain service leadership
- Extend technology leadership position with
clients - Leverage client base to cross-sell other services
Maintain preeminent brokerage position
- Leverage Canadian relationships with
multinationals to serve their U.S. operations - Leverage best-in-class cost structure and
brokerage capabilities in the U.S. market - Capitalize on U.S./China, U.S./India and
U.S./Europe trade lanes
Grow air/sea customs brokerage offering
- Integrate service offerings from recently
acquired businesses - Cross-sell services to core brokerage customers
to become one-stop shop - Capitalize on favourable industry dynamics
Enhance and grow transportation and logistics
offering
27Conclusion
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