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FPA International Value Fund FPIVX
First Quarter 2015
Webcast Presentation
April 28, 2015
Presented by the International Value Team:
Pierre Py
Portfolio Manager
Jason Dempsey Victor Liu
Analyst Analyst First
Pacific A
dvisors,
LLC
Key fund attributes
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Absolute value – Seek genuine bargains and hold cash when opportunities are scarce.
Broad universe and benchmark agnostic – Invest across market caps, sectors,
geographies.
Bottom-up – Select and value companies based on fundamentals. Look for high quality.
Downside focused – Avoid low quality and high leverage. Buy at a significant discount to
fair value.
Research-based – Portfolio is output of research. Discounts dictate portfolio weightings.
Concentrated – Focus on best ideas - typically 25-35 holdings. Non-diversified investment
vehicle.
Long-term, often contrarian approach – 20% expected average turnover. Time for
discount to unwind dictates holding period.
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Performance as of March 31, 2015
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* Inception December 1, 2011. Annualized. Calculated using Morningstar Direct.
Net expense ratio: 1.26%. A redemption fee of 2% will be imposed on redemptions within 90 days.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance
shown. This data represents past performance and investors should understand that investment returns and principal values
fluctuate, so that when you redeem your investment it may be worth more or less than its original cost. Current month-end
performance data may be obtained via http://www.fpafunds.com/internationalvalue or by calling toll-free, 1-800-982-4372. The MSCI ACWI ex US Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the combined equity market performance of developed and emerging
market countries excluding the United States.
Highlights:
■ In 1Q15, cash exposure started to rise again (and did throughout the quarter) from ca. 26% at 12/31/14 to ca. 30% at 03/31/15.
■ Since inception, average cash exposure has been >35%. It’s fluctuated along with opportunity set from low teens to >40%.
■ Currency remains significant headwind to absolute performance. In euro currency, Fund and Index returned ~17% in period.
Takeaways:
■ Past reinvestment efforts have helped performance in face of renewed rally across multiple international markets.
– Some more recent additions however continued with negative momentum, including TNT, KSB, Fenner, and ALS.
■ Fugro may have turned corner. Improvements on many fronts, operationally and financially. Boskalis as new anchor shareholder.
Perspectives:
■ Fund may underperform in short-term. Always encourage shareholders to evaluate returns over multi-year period.
■ Renewed rally not a positive outcome. Signs of speculation driven by quantitative easing. Finding opportunities challenging again.
QTD 1 Year 3 Year 2014 2013 2012 2011 Inception*
FPA International Value 3.65 -6.84 6.78 -9.19 18.00 24.04 1.20 10.45
MSCI ACWI Ex US (Net) 3.49 -1.01 6.40 -3.87 15.29 16.83 -1.12 8.81
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■ 15.0x Forward P/E: High quality companies that trade at attractive valuations.
– Financials, Materials, Energy drive index P/E down significantly. We believe our names are cheaper.
– Our businesses have greater staying power and superior management teams.
– Prices have run up mostly through multiple expansion (and higher profit expectations mostly from currency).
■ Rise European equities and rallying capital markets challenging again.
– Renewed increase in cash exposure.
– Weighted average discount to estimated intrinsic value reduced to about 30%.
■ 17.8% ROE: Strong fundamentals drive industry-leading margins, high cash flows, and attractive returns. Good
managers allocate capital in value creative manner.
■ 0.4x Debt to Equity: Financially robust companies positioned to become stronger through difficult times.
Portfolio metrics as of March 31, 2015
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Source: Mellon and FPA data.
12-Month Forward P/E is calculated using harmonic averaging, which helps avoid extreme results that may occur due to small relative numbers. Price/Book ratio is the
market price of a stock divided by the book value per share. Return on Equity measures a corporation's profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with
the money shareholders have invested. Debt to Equity is the measure of a company's financial leverage calculated by dividing its total debt by stockholders' equity.
As of Date: 3/31/15 FPA International Value MSCI ACWI ex US
12-Month Forward P/E 15.0x 15.7x
Price/Book 2.1x 1.8x
Return on Equity 17.8% 14.9%
Debt to Equity 0.4x 0.6x
Median Market Cap (billions) $5.1 $7.2
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12/31/14 Through 3/31/15 Performance (%) 12/31/14 Through 3/31/15 Performance (%)
BEST PERFORMERS WORST PERFORMERS
Fugro 28.32 ALS -13.82
Michael Page 20.61 KSB -8.62
Incitec Pivot 19.04 Fenner -7.30
Countrywide 14.23 TNT Express -5.26
Adidas 12.60 Aggreko -3.78
Key performers
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■ Worst performer ALS:
– Added to portfolio towards end of 4Q 2014.
– Based in Australia. Leading provider of geochemistry
services. Growing participant in global TIC2 market.
– Mining exposure. Also involved in O&G following
Reservoir acquisition. Impacted by cycle and oil price
drop.
– Mineral testing key driver for large investment decisions.
Hard to replicate hub and spoke network and global info
management system. Few comparable offerings in
market.
– Management rooted with business. History of superior
execution and value creation through acquisitions.
– ~9x EBITA. ~9% free cash flow yield. 7% dividend yield.
Core business at cyclical low. Good long-term TIC prospect. Challenging Reservoir acquisition. Strong fundamentals. Increasingly diversified global TIC player. Good management. Depressed valuation. Typical FPIVX investment opportunity.
■ Best performer Fugro:
– Meaningful detractor in second part of 2014.
– Based in Holland. Leading provider of geotechnical and
geophysical analyses for resource projects.
– Significant disruptions caused by decline in oil prices.
– Management taking action to lower costs, reduce capex,
and strengthen balance sheet. Improved operations,
aligned incentives better, and looked to focus further on
core businesses.
– Dutch peer Boskalis has bought stake of 25% in past few
months. Long-term value investors another 15%.
– ~8x EBITA1. >9% free cash flow yield. ~4% dividend yield.
Cyclical low. Offshore remains appealing long term. Moving
towards cleaner portfolio of quality businesses. Management
proving itself in difficult times. Balance sheet strengthening.
White knight in place. Depressed valuation. Long-term thesis
finally playing out. Remain meaningful investment.
1EBITA (Earnings before interest, taxes and amortization) is a financial indicator used widely as a measure of efficiency and profitability.
2TIC is Testing, Inspection and
Certification. Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. References to specific securities or sectors should not be construed as recommendations
by the Fund, its Advisor or Distributor. As of 03/31/15 Fugro represented 5.24%, Michael Page represented 2.54%, Incitec represented .91%, Countrywide represented 2.36 %,
Adidas represented 3.26%, ALS represented 4.49%, KSB represented 2.64%, Fenner represented 4.85%, TNT represented 3.63%, and Aggreko represented 3.05% of FPIVX. First Pacifi
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Portfolio as of March 31, 2015
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* Excludes undisclosed holdings. Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. References to specific securities or sectors should not be construed
as recommendations by the Fund, its Advisor or Distributor.
** Exposure is defined as the percentage of free cash flow denominated in the currency applied to invested capital.
Overview: ■ Circa 70% invested.
■ 27 disclosed positions. Top 10 account for
more than 40% of assets.
■ $15bn weighted average market cap ($400m to
>$100bn). Median around $5bn.
■ Size and geography agnostic.
Geographic Analysis: ■ Mostly UK and Continental Europe. Some
developing market exposure. No exposure to
Japan.
■ Domicile not very relevant. Close to 60% of
free cash flows generated outside Europe.
■ Roughly 50% of EUR and 20% of GBP
exposure** hedged defensively.
Sector Analysis: ■ No exposure to banks. Biased towards capital
light businesses: services, robust industrials,
consumer goods.
■ Sector agnostic. IT not technology dependent.
Geographic allocation* (% of assets invested):
1.4%
8.1%
8.3%
11.7%
13.2%
15.0%
42.3%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0%
Materials
Energy
Financials
Information Technology
Consumer Staples
Consumer Discretionary
Industrials
Sector allocation* (% of assets invested):
Europe 84.1%
EM 4.6%
Pacific Basin 11.3%
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■ Leading global player in branded consumer foods and beverages.
– Significant presence in emerging markets and strong positions in developed countries.
– Diversified portfolio of branded, health-oriented products: dairy, baby food, water, nutritional.
– Strong market positions across the board.
■ Dairy franchise has delivered consistently positive revenue growth for decades:
– Excellent long-term prospects thanks to demographic tailwinds, increasing penetration of product category, and inflation pass-through.
– Restructuring phase in core European market while currency weakness persists in Russia.
■ Balance of growth (9% LFL avg over last 7 years) and good margins (17% avg over same period):
– Branded water (e.g. Evian) high value-add product in emerging countries.
– Baby nutrition fairly concentrated market with pricing power and rising volumes globally.
– Medical nutrition grows profitably through protected niche positions in aging end-markets.
■ Attractive economics and long-term reinvestment profile:
– Gross margins around 50% with mid-teens EBITA margins.
– Portfolio breadth and geographic footprint allows for reinvestment at double digit returns.
■ Experienced and high quality management team.
– Recent generational succession with new team focused on margins and LFL growth.
■ Conservative gearing at Net Debt/EBITDA averaging 2.0x.
■ High single digit free cash flow yield and multiple of normalized EBITA at time of purchase.
Case study: Danone (BN FP)
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1EBITA (Earnings before interest, taxes and amortization) is a financial indicator used widely as a measure of efficiency and profitability. As of 03/31/15 Danone represented
2.42% of FPA International Value Fund. First Pacifi
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We are long-term value investors with a focus on international equities. We look for well-run, financially strong, high-
quality businesses that can be purchased at a significant discount to their intrinsic values.
Investment credo
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Investment
Candidate:
Continued value
creation over time
Discount to
estimated intrinsic
value
Buy Investment Decision
Sell Investment Decision
Intrinsic value line.
Discount to intrinsic value line.
*Chart is a hypothetical example to show our Investment Philosophy and is not an actual holding in the fund.
Price
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Disclosure
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These slides are intended as supplemental material to the 1st Quarter 2015 FPA International Value audio presentation that is posted on our website fpafunds.com.
We do want to make sure you understand that the views expressed on these slides and in the accompanying audio presentation are as of today, April 28, 2015, and are
subject to change based on market and other conditions. These views may differ from other portfolio managers and analysts of the firm as a whole, and are not intended to
be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Any mention of individual securities or sectors should not be construed as a
recommendation to purchase or sell such securities, and any information provided is not a sufficient basis upon which to make an investment decision. The information
provided does not constitute, and should not be construed as, an offer or solicitation with respect to any securities, products or services discussed.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown. This data represents past
performance and investors should understand that investment returns and principal values fluctuate, so that when you redeem your investment it may be
worth more or less than its original cost. Current month-end performance data may be obtained by calling toll-free, 1-800-982-4372.
The Prospectus details the Fund's objective and policies, sales charges, and other matters of interest to the prospective investor.
Please read this Prospectus carefully before investing. The Prospectus may be obtained by visiting the website at
www.fpafunds.com, by email at [email protected], toll-free by calling 1-800-982-4372 or by contacting the Fund in writing.
Investments in mutual funds carry risks and investors may lose principal value. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer,
political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. The Fund may purchase foreign securities, including American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and other depository
receipts, which are subject to interest rate, currency exchange rate, economic and political risks. Foreign investments, especially those of companies in emerging markets,
can be riskier, less liquid, harder to value, and more volatile than investments in the United States. Adverse political and economic developments or changes in the value of
foreign currency can make it more difficult for the Fund to value the securities. Differences in tax and accounting standards, difficulties in obtaining information about foreign
companies, restrictions on receiving investment proceeds from a foreign country, confiscatory foreign tax laws, and potential difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations,
can all add to the risk and volatility of foreign investments. Small and mid cap stocks involve greater risks and they can fluctuate in price more than larger company stocks.
The Fund is non-diversified and may hold fewer securities than a diversified fund because it is permitted to invest a greater percentage of its assets in a smaller number of
securities. Holding fewer securities increases the risk that the value of the Fund could go down because of the poor performance of a single investment.
Performance returns for the MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index assume dividends were reinvested for the entire period. Returns for periods greater than one year are compounded
average annual rates of return. One cannot invest directly in an index.
Statistics have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but the accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed.
The FPA Funds are distributed by UMB Distribution Services, LLC
The portfolio holdings as the most recent quarter end may be obtained at http://www.fpafunds.com/docs/funf-holdings/international-14-12.pdf?sfvrsn=4. First Pacifi
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