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January 17, 2018
Philippe MorinChief Executive Officer
Needham Growth ConferenceAt EXFO, we make networks smarter
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Forward-looking statements
Certain statements in this presentation, or given in response to your questions, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1934. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides “safe-harbors” for such forward-looking statements and we intend that any forward-looking statements made today be subject to the safe harbors. We caution you that any forward-looking statements are just predictions. They are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements and we invite you to review the company’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or Canadian securities commissions for a discussion of the factors at risk. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation and, unless required by law or applicable regulations, we will not be reviewing or updating the material that is contained herein.
For a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net earnings, refer to the Q1 2018 press release on EXFO’s website.
All amounts in millions of US dollars, except otherwise noted.
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No.1in optical test
equipment market
Largestactive service assurance deployment worldwide
1600+employees in25 countries
The network test, monitoringand analyticsexperts.
EXFO by numbers
© 2018 EXFO Inc. All rights reserved. 4* Adjusted EBITDA represents net earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensationcosts, restructuring charges, change in fair value of cash contingent consideration and foreign exchange loss.
$22.0MAdjusted EBITDA* margin of 9.1%
$12.9MCash flows
from operations
$243.3MRevenue
increase of 4.6%
in FY 2017
Major customer groups
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Webscalecompanies
Communications service providers
Equipment manufacturers
Revenue
$63.4M
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Bookings
$65.9M
IFRS netearnings
$2.7M
AdjustedEBITDA*
$6.1M
* Adjusted EBITDA represents net earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation costs, change in the fair value of cash contingent consideration and foreign exchange gain.
Adjusted EBITDA margin of 9.6%
Q1 2018 results
Bandwidth: Growing almost 3X in 5 years
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Annual IP traffic: 1.2 ZB in 2016 to 3.3 ZB in 2021
Video
82% ofIP traffic
(from 73% in 2016)
Broadband networks
53 Mbps(ave. speed to nearly
double by 2021)
Connecteddevices
27.1 Billion(>3X world pop.
by 2021)
Growth drivers
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Fiber 5GNetwork virtualizationCloud
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Customer investmentsCommunications service providers (CSPs) deploying fiber everywhere and upgrading transmission rates to 100G to handle ongoing bandwidth explosion
EXFO positioningMarket leadership in optical testing and shared lead in high-speed Ethernet testing
Fiber
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Customer investmentsWeb-scale operators building data centers in large cities and interconnecting them with fiber to improve service quality
Web-scale operators also deploying fiber inside data centers to add capacity and reliability
EXFO positioningMarket leadership in optical testing and shared lead in high-speed Ethernet testing
Real-time performance assurance of Ethernet services
Cloud
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Network virtualization Customer investments
CSPs virtualizing network functions to accelerate introduction of new services and reduce operating costs
EXFO positioningTechnology leadership in active monitoring and real-time analytics, combined with automated network topology discovery, for virtual and hybrid networks
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5G Customer investmentsCSPs rolling out fiber and small cells to prepare for stringent capacity, latency and reliability requirements of next-generation mobility networks
EXFO positioningLab-to-field testing and real-time monitoring/analytics supported by 30+ years of telecom expertise
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Test instrumentsBuilt-in intelligence, automation and ease-of-use across entire optical, transport and copper test portfolio
Monitoring and analyticsDeep visibility of real-time services like VoLTE, VoWiFi and OTT video on hybrid and virtual networks
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EXFO markets
* Excludes losses on FX contracts
Market size $600M $2.0B $2.6B
EXFO sales―FY 2017 $161.9M $81.9M $243.8M*
Growth rate―FY 2017 6.6% -1.7% 4.6%
Gross margin profile 55-60% 70-75% 60-65%
Major competitors Viavi, Anritsu Viavi, NetScout
PROTOCOL(T&D, SA, analytics, wireless)
PHYSICAL(Optical and copper)
TOTAL
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1DealTransformative
3DealsTechnology
+
Astellia update
AMF approved EXFO’s publictender offer(Dec. 12, 2017)
- Final hurdle passed before launch of public tender offer
EXFO announced opening of public tender offer (Dec. 15, 2017)
- Offer extends 25 trading days until January 23, 2018
AMF will disclose results of public tender offer (Jan. 29, 2018)
- EXFO seeking to acquire remaining equity of Astellia
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EXFO increased its credit facilities to $63.3 M
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Financial milestones
Short-term1
(FY 2018)Medium-term
(Three years)
Adj. EBITDA2
of $26 M(18% growth YoY)
Adj. EBITDAmargin of 15%
1Short-term financial milestone excludes financial results from pending Astellia acquisition.2Adjusted EBITDA represents net earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation costs, and foreign exchange gain or loss.
Why invest?
2. Healthy profitability
– Reported adjusted EBITDA* of $22.0 M in FY 2017
– Targeting adjusted EBITDA of $26 M in FY 2018
3. Robust cash flows
– Generated $12.9 M in cash flows from operations in FY 2017
– Delivered $24.4 M in cash flows from operations in FY 2016
4. Strong leadership team
– One-two tandem of Executive Chairman Germain Lamonde and CEO Philippe Morin
– Stable and experienced – Deep telecom knowledge
1. Well positioned for growth drivers
– Fiber– Cloud– Network virtualization– 5G
* Adjusted EBITDA represents net earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation costs, restructuring charges, change in cash contingent consideration and foreign exchange loss.
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Questions?