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| It has world-leading technology |
| As I referenced earlier and as highlighted on Slide 10, there are a number of key factors already known to us that give us confidence our earnings trajectory will improve through the second half of the fiscal year |
| We believe that the second quarter was the low point for us in terms of volumes and earnings growth and the business will build momentum from here |
| First, our reported earnings per share for the second quarter and first half were modestly better than the expectations we set out in October and improved working capital performance helped drive a year-over-year increase of more than $100 million in adjusted free cash flow |
| Second, our financial performance through the half was supported by strong and proactive, focus on controlling costs |
| But it's a that we have aspirations to grow at sort of mid- to high single-digits and good margins for the foreseeable future |
| Our teams around the world continue to respond doing an excellent job proactively taking further cost actions |
| And Latin America also is -- continues to be a very good business, including in the first half and in the second quarter, where we saw volume growth new business wins in Latin America, too |
| Relative to the first half, we believe Q2 was the low point for earnings growth and we continue to expect the trajectory of adjusted EPS growth to improve through the second half of fiscal 2024, including delivering mid-single-digit adjusted earnings growth in the fourth quarter |
| Our confidence is supported by our improved earnings leverage as well as a number of known factors we'll cover in more detail later that will benefit earnings through the second half of the fiscal year |
| Additionally, our volume trajectory has improved generally through January and this underpins our confidence that Q2 marked the low point for volumes |
| Finally, we remain confident in our long-term growth and value creation strategy and in our ability to deliver a combination of strong earnings growth and a compelling and growing dividend |
| The strength of our market positions, execution capabilities, and consistent capital allocation framework collectively continue to make a compelling investment case for Amcor |
| The business is well-positioned in terms of its market stature |
| And we're optimistic that we've got the right consumables, the right film structures and the right technical service staff to support the equipment offering |
| Adjusted EPS was $0.313 and $0.157 per share respectively, also modestly above our earlier expectations |
| Working capital improvement remains a focus and helped drive free cash flow for the first half, well ahead of the same period last year and in line with our expectations |
| And that certainly contributed to the cash flow improvement in the first half of this year where we're $100 million ahead of prior year already |
| And then in terms of the profit, as Michael alluded to, we're going to continue to -- we've got a number of known benefits, which I rattled through in the opening remarks, but it starts with better operating leverage because we've gotten a lot of costs out of the business and as volumes come back, we're not going to add that cost back one for one, plus the buildup and the momentum on the structural cost side, which, again, will build through the second half with the benefits from plant closures and the like |
| Across the Asian region, net sales were modestly higher than the prior year |
| January also was much better |
| And we will manage that really tightly and we feel we've got good leverage out of that today, and we are more efficient |
| First half and December quarter adjusted EBIT was $709 million and $352 million, respectively, modestly above our expectations |
| I think you'll see us have better leverage there as we work through the second half because of the way we've learned to operate with some of that lower cost and improve the efficiencies there |
| And it really underpins our view that Q2 was the low point and it really underpins our Q3 and Q4 expectations |
| We have line of sight to mid-single-digit earnings growth in Q4 and our commitment to our longer-term growth and value creation strategy positions us well to deliver on our shareholder value creation model when the volume environment normalizes |
| And when we return to a more normalized volume growth environment, this combination of improved mix and the proactive steps we've taken to optimize our cost base, positions Amcor well to again deliver strong earnings growth in line with our long track record |
| We will also continue to enhance our ability to grow in these areas through stepping up CapEx over a multiyear period and executing on strategic M&A |
| As you can see on this slide, we have multiple drivers of margin accretive growth, each with significant opportunity over the longer term |
| As we look beyond the second half of this fiscal year, these known factors will serve as important building blocks supporting a return to delivering against our shareholder value creation model, through a combination of strong earnings growth and a compelling and growing dividend, currently yielding 5% |
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| Volumes were down 10% in the quarter, reflecting continued soft market and customer demand |
| Second quarter volumes were modestly lower than our October expectations, with the main difference being an acceleration of destocking, especially in the month of December |
| Volumes were down 9%, mainly due to lower market and customer demand and accelerated destocking |
| December, we saw a really accelerated destocking, which accounted for the incremental softness in which we more than offset to deliver the profit |
| Volumes were also impacted in the high single-digit range by incrementally softer consumer and customer demand in Amcor's key end markets |
| In North America, overall beverage volumes for the first half were 14% lower than last year, including a 13% reduction in hot fill beverage container volumes due to lower consumer and customer demand and added levels of destocking through the first half |
| For the December quarter, net sales were also down 10% on a comparable constant currency basis |
| Overall, North American beverage volumes were 19% lower for the quarter, reflecting a high single-digit decline from destocking as some of our customers took action to significantly reduce inventories in both hot fill and cold fill categories |
| In relation to phasing, we believe that December quarter marks the low point in terms of Amcor's earnings growth and volume declines |
| I guess what we have seen is that the volume trajectory is perhaps a little softer than we previously anticipated |
| Organic sales on a comparable constant currency basis were down 8% for the half and 10% for the quarter |
| Volumes were down 9% for the first half and down 10% for the December quarter |
| I think our 10% total decline in the quarter is about 2% worse than we expected going into the quarter |
| Adjusted EBIT was 9% lower than last year on a comparable basis |
| In Latin America, net sales declined at high single-digit rates, driven by lower volumes mainly in Chile and Mexico, partly offset by growth in Brazil |
| For the December quarter, reported sales were down 9% on a comparable constant currency basis, and price/mix was relatively neutral compared with last year |
| In Europe, net sales declined at low double-digit rates, driven by lower volumes, partly offset by price/mix benefits |
| Year-to-date, net sales on a comparable constant currency basis were 8% lower, which largely reflects weaker volumes |
| Destocking also continued through the quarter, accelerating in the month of December and was particularly impactful in healthcare where volumes were lower than last year by double-digits |
| In North America, first half net sales declined at high single-digit rates, driven by lower volumes in categories, including meat, liquid beverage and healthcare, which more than offset growth in the condiments, snacks and confectionery categories |
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