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Episode 174 Rolls-Royce: Turbines and Tribulations
Business Breakdowns

Episode 174: Rolls-Royce: Turbines and Tribulations

Business Breakdowns

Episode 174

Rolls-Royce: Turbines and Tribulations

Graeme Forster is a Portfolio Manager at Orbis Investments. We cover the history and pedigree of the Rolls-Royce brand, what making aircraft engines has in common with insurance businesses, and the company's approach to R&D in growth areas such as wind turbines.

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(00:00:00) Welcome to Business Breakdowns

(00:04:54) Overview of Rolls-Royce

(00:08:35) History and Evolution of Rolls-Royce

(00:10:44) Rolls Royce's Aerospace and Defense Ventures

(00:11:57) Challenges and Nationalization

(00:14:43) Current Business Segments and Market Position

(00:20:57) Service Agreements and Profitability

(00:27:41) Engineering Excellence vs. Commercial Strategy

(00:31:26) The Aerospace Business Ecosystem

(00:33:11) Rolls-Royce's Margin Profile

(00:35:13) Challenges and Changes in Management

(00:37:28) Cost Structure and Revenue Optimization

(00:38:32) Engine Performance and Development

(00:40:04) Market Dynamics and Competition

(00:49:13) Future of Nuclear Reactors

(00:52:46) Capital Allocation and Management

(00:56:08) Lessons from breaking down Rolls-Royce

 

Rolls-Royce: Turbines and Tribulations

Introduction

Matt
Welcome back to Business Breakdowns. Today, we are covering Rolls-Royce. A fair warning to those expecting to hear about luxury automobiles, that division was split from this business in the 1970s. But as we discuss the history of Rolls-Royce on this episode, you will hear how the DNA of this company still ties together from its early 1900s origins.

Our guest is Graeme Forster from Orbis Investments. Graeme walks us through the core business of Rolls-Royce in the aerospace market, the evolving duopoly of the wide-body aircraft engine manufacturers and the ups and downs of properly capturing the economic opportunity. We've talked about other duopolies in the aerospace market HEICO, TransDigm come to mind. The performance here has been different, particularly over the long term, you've seen more ups and downs, and I really appreciated Graeme's intellectual honesty discussing Rolls, and I expect you will, too. Now on to episode.

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