Presented by Peng Liang Yongxiang Mao Richie Hartz Xiaosi Song Shengkun Wang November 29, 2012 1 Agenda • • • • • • • • Introduction Recent Stock Performance Company Overview Industry Overview Financial Analysis Projections Valuation Recommendation 2 Current Position • 100 shares bought on May 3, 2012 @ $58.88 • Current Price: $69.91 as of 11/28 • Unrealized Gain: $1,103 with a return on investment of 18.73% WAG 12% WFR ZIXI 1% 4% ABT 15% PETM 5% MOS 8% MCD 13% AEO 23% JKHY 12% DO 7% 3 Recent Stock Performance Source: Pet Smart 2011 Annual report P32 4 Recent Company News • October 1, PetSmart was added to the S&P 500, replacing Sunoco • October 15, the vice president of investor relations and treasury post, David Cone, left PetSmart and joined private home builder, Taylor Morrison, as the CFO • November 14, PetSmart unveiled its 3rd quarter results: Sales increased to $1.6B by 9%; EPS up by 50% to $0.75/share; Expected annual sales for FY 2012 $6.5B • November 26, CEO Robert Moran told CNBC that PetSmart grabbed a big share of holiday spending, about 76% of pet owners were expected to buy their pet a holiday gift. The company was ready to pounce on a housing recovery, explaining home sales are closely correlated to pet acquisition. 5 Company Overview • PetSmart, Inc. is the largest specialty provider of pet products, services and solutions • Founded in 1986 and public in 1993 on the NASDAQ • In 2005, name rebranded from PETsMART to PetSmart • FY 2011, 50,000 associates & 1,232 pet stores • Net Sales: $6.1 Billion • Services Sales: $0.67 Billion 6 Business Segments • Merchandise Consumables Hardgoods Pets • Services Grooming Training Hotel/Day Camping Veterinary Services 7 Consumables • Consumables merchandise sales include pet food, treats and litter • PetSmart emphasizes super-premium, premium and therapeutic dog and cat foods • Proprietary labels like Grreat Choice, Authority, and Simply Nourish >70% Source: PetSmart Q2 2012 Presentation, P12 8 Hardgoods • Hardgoods include pet suppliers and other goods • Collars, leashes, health care supplies, toys and apparel, as well as pet beds and carriers • Higher margin and lower turnover than consumables • Established strategic cooperation with Martha Stewart, GNC and Toys R US Source: PetSmart Q2 2012 Presentation, P13 9 Pets • No Dogs or Cats, but space in store for adoption • Only Fish, Reptiles, Birds and Small Pets 10 Services Largest pet services provider in North America • Grooming: precision cuts, baths, nail trimming and grinding, and teeth brushing (900 sq ft / store) • Training ranges from puppy classes to advanced or private courses • PetsHotels: 24-hour supervision, temperature controlled rooms and suites • Veterinary hospitals: routine examinations and vaccinations, dental care, and surgical procedures • As of Jan. 2012, owns 192 PetsHotels Source: PetSmart Q2 2012 Presentation, P17 11 Pet Store Industry - Segmentation Pet food •A variety of premium pet foods are available to consumers today Pet supplies •Revenue has been declining in the last five years due to competition, •Increasingly sold at retail outlets Services •Fastest-growing product segment •Includes full service grooming, haircuts, baths, toenail trimming, and tooth brushing, but excludes veterinary services •Other services may include training, boarding and day camp. Live animal purchases Relatively small and stable sales as a one-off purchase without repetitive spending Source: Pet Stores in the US, WWW.IBISWORLD.COM 12 Pet Stores Industry People between 45 to 54 with steady income streams look for pet companions to fill the empty space in their households after their children leave home. Source: Pet Stores in the US, WWW.IBISWORLD.COM 13 Major Players in This Industry IBISWorld estimates that by the end of 2012, the industry will have about 13,853 firms. Source: Pet Stores in the US, WWW.IBISWORLD.COM 14 Porter’s Five Forces Source: Pet Stores in the US, WWW.IBISWORLD.COM; Global Specialty Retail, MarketLine; 10-K 15 Demand Determinants • Pet ownership • 62% of U.S. households are estimated to own a pet in 2012 compared with 56% in 1998 • Income • Pet owning households with high disposable income have been the main customers for luxury and trendy pet products • People with higher income tend to travel more and are more likely to utilize pet boarding industry operators • Demographics and lifestyle • Aging population may increase demand for pets for companionship • Households that are frequently relocating, working longer hours, or living in apartments are less likely to have pets Source: Pet Stores in the US, WWW.IBISWORLD.COM 16 Macroeconomic Condition Recovering consumer confidence and strengthening retail sales since 2009. Source: http://dailycapitalist.com/2012/01/31/income-and-spending-slowed-to-a- 17 crawl-in-2011/ Industry Outlook 1. Rising pet ownership serves as a strong driver for demand and boosts sales 2. Slowly improving economic conditions allows customers to spend more on premium pet products and services 3. Strong competition from grocery stores and mass merchandisers 4. Higher demand for pets over the next five years driven by more common single-person households and the aging population 5. Profit margins are forecasted to increase from 4.3% in 2012 to 4.5% in 2017 with expected growing profitability, thus also bringing new entrant into the industry Source: Pet Stores in the US, WWW.IBISWORLD.COM 18 Financial Performance of Competitors Gross Profit Margin Net Income Margin Merchandise Group TGT US Equity 29.70% 4.10% WMT US Equity 24.90% 3.50% COST US Equity 12.40% 1.70% Average 22.33% 3.10% IDXX US Equity 53.80% 13.50% WOOF US Equity 23.60% 6.10% HSKA US Equity 43.10% 2.30% Average 40.17% 7.30% PETM US Equity 29.90% 5.20% Service Group 19 Comparative Equity Performance • Services • Merchandise 20 PetSmart’s Strategy • Create meaningful differentiation to drive brand preference • Offer superior customer service • Focus on operating excellence • Grow pet services business • Add stores and provide the right format to meet the needs of customers Focus is on SOLUTIONS! Source: PetSmart 10-k and Q2 2012 Presentation, P5 21 Market Differentiation Customers come to stores for problems solving Increase customer loyalty Stimulate merchandise sales Store associates with necessary training Drive traffic 22 SWOT Analysis Strengths Weaknesses •Strong product assortment complemented by value added services •Co-anchor strategy and multiple channels improving performance of pet services business •Supplier concentration Opportunities Threats •Estimated positive growth of pet industry •Favorable trends of online retail spending •Increasing demand for private label brands •Sluggish discretionary spending may impact the revenue growth adversely •Increasing competition from large retailers •Rising labor costs in the U.S. 23 Risk & Uncertainty • Quarterly operating results may fluctuate due to seasonal changes associated with the pet products and services retail industry, and new store openings and store closures. • A higher portion of our net sales and operating profit during the fourth fiscal quarter • Lower operating margins for new stores that tend to experience higher payroll, advertising and other store level expenses, as a percentage of net sales, than mature stores • Disruption of the relationship with or the loss of any of our key vendors • • Sales of premium pet food for dogs and cats comprise a significant portion of our net sales. Currently, most major vendors of premium pet food (exclusive relationships) do not permit their products to be sold in supermarkets, warehouse clubs, or through other mass and retail merchandisers. Two of our largest vendors account for a material amount of products sold • Food safety, quality and health concerns • costly recalls and a loss of consumer confidence Source: 10-K 24 Sales & EPS Growth Net Sales (Billions) EPS $7.00 $3.00 $6.10 $6.00 $5.70 $2.55 $2.50 $5 $5.00 $4.70 $2.01 $1.95 $2.00 $4.00 $1.52 $1.59 $1.50 EPS Net Sales (Billions) $5.30 $3.00 $1.00 $2.00 $0.50 $1.00 $0.00 $0.00 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Sales growth rate: 7% per year; EPS growth rate: 7% per year 25 Sales Penetration Merchandise sales accounts for the largest portion of PetSmart’s sales, but keeps decreasing as % of net sales due to higher growth rate in services segment 100 8.8 9.7 10.4 10.8 10.9 11 90 80 70 60 Pet Services 50 91.2 90.3 89.6 89.2 88.5 88.4 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Merchandise 40 30 20 10 0 26 Services Growth Source: PetSmart Q2 2012 Presentation, P18 27 Dupont Analysis 100.00% 90.00% 90.04% 80.00% 84.22% 84.09% 86.60% 88.94% 61.42% 62.79% 63.08% 63.48% ROE= 70.00% 64.05% 60.00% 50.00% Tax Burden 40.00% Interest Burden 30.00% 26.22% 20.00% 10.00% 8.64% 0.00% 2007 18.08% 17.12% 6.19% 5.92% 2008 2009 20.47% 6.68% 2010 24.97% Profit Margin 7.48% 2011 2.50 2.44 2.40 2.31 2.30 2.20 2.24 2.20 2.16 2.10 Asset Turnover 2.21 2.16 2.12 2.08 Leverage Ratio 2.10 2.00 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 28 Strategic Transition in 2009 • Pursue existing store profitability instead of blindly opening new stores – 37 new stores opened in 2009, less than half of the number in the previous level • Promote in-store management and improve pricing, space and assortment process • Rely more on the growth in sales of pet services 29 New Stores and Capital Expenditure Net sales/square feet decreased from $210 in 2007 to $205 in 2009, but recovered up to $224 in 2011 30 Comparable Store Sales Growth 7 6 5 4 Comparable transactions (%) 3 Average sales/transaction (%) 2 Growth in comparable store sales (%) 1 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 -1 -2 -3 31 Financial Projection Sales growth rates 18.0% 16.0% 14.0% 12.0% 10.0% Merchandise sales 8.0% Services sales 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 32 Discount Rate WACC CAPM Risk-free Rate Market Risk Premium Five-year Raw Beta Adjusted Beta Cost of Equity No Long-term debt WACC ROE (Past 5-year average annual return) Discount Rate 1.72% 6.00% 0.72 0.81 (vs. 0.63 from Yahoo Finance) 6.6% 0 6.6% 80% 22.8% 20% 9.8%= 80% x WACC + 20% x ROE 33 DCF Model Net Income Changes in NWC CAPEX 2007 2008 2009 2010 Actual Actual Actual Actual 2011 58,717 2014 2015 2016 404,928 442,247 294,439 238,188 112,920 125,074 120,720 133,474 145,720 159,101 173,724 189,702 Depreciation 195,980 225,054 236,538 235,926 236,974 229,225 226,096 272,585 326,124 352,478 Free Cash Flow 160,225 118,019 402,201 292,002 390,211 410,664 389,525 451,295 521,502 566,038 5,762,299 Enterprise Value 7,654,130 Capital lease obligations (505,273) Cash & Cash Equivalent 342,892 Price Per Share Current Stock Price 35,826 38,985 1,891,831 Terminal Value Shares Outstanding (4,220) 370,734 32,922 Implied Equity Value 16,286 310,694 339,403 30,253 PV(FCF) 61,517 (80,258) 2013 Actual Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected 258,684 192,670 198,325 239,867 290,243 - 2012 7,491,749 113,993 72 69.09Close @ Nov 28,2012 34 Multiples Valuation M Group vs. S Group Weight Average Price 90% vs. 10% 0.99 4.70 4.38 17.25 43.32 80% vs. 20% 1.30 6.06 4.18 18.23 52.43 70% vs. 30% 1.60 7.41 3.98 19.22 61.54 60% vs. 40% 1.90 8.77 3.78 20.21 70.56 35 Recommendation DCF $72 Multiples $71 Hold Current Price $69.91 36