1Q23 operating and financial results

17th May, 2023

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1Q23 HIGHLIGHTS

Summary P&L

EURk

1Q22

1Q23

Revenues, incl.

119 321

163 553

Agriculture

62 543

80 097

Sugar Production

19 752

36 694

Soybean Processing

25 915

31 074

Cattle Farming

9 895

10 705

Cost of sales, incl.

(96 012)

(103 435)

Effect of FV remeasurement of AP*

(13 687)

(22 379)

Changes in FV of BA and AP*

3 389

(411)

Gross profit

26 698

59 707

Gross margin

22%

37%

EBIT

10 627

25 923

Depreciation & Amortisation, incl.

12 559

11 982

Charge of right-of-use assets

5 268

4 717

EBITDA, incl.

23 186

37 905

Agriculture

12 735

10 500

Sugar Production

4 335

11 662

Soybean Processing

4 242

10 224

Cattle Farming

2 670

5 064

EBITDA margin

19%

23%

Interest expense on lease liability

(5 879)

(5 855)

Other finance costs

(388)

(1 333)

Forex gain/(loss)

(1 257)

802

Net profit

2 616

16 128

Net profit margin

2%

10%

  • Astarta's consolidated revenues increased by 37% y-o-y to EUR164m in 1Q23 following better performance in all business segments
  • Agricultural segment was the best performer and generated EUR80m of revenues in 1Q23, up by 28% y-o-y, with 49% of the total consolidated revenues. Revenues of the Sugar Production segment increased by 86% y-o-y to EUR37m. Revenues of the Soybean Processing segment were EUR31m, up by 20% y-o-y. The Cattle Farming segment generated EUR11m of revenues vs EUR10m in 1Q22
  • Export revenue increased by 39% y-o-y to EUR98m representing 60% of total revenue
  • Gross profit more than doubled to EUR60m vs EUR27m in 1Q22 with gross margin widening from 22% to 37% in 1Q23
  • EBITDA increased by 63% y-o-y to EUR38m in 1Q23, with EBITDA margin up by 4pp y-o-y to 23% in 1Q23
  • Excluding the impact of IAS41, the Gross margin grew from 31% to 50%. EBITDA increased from 28% to 37% in 1Q23

EURk

1Q22

1Q23

Gross Profit, ex BA & AP remeasurement

36 996

82 497

Gross Margin, ex BA & AP remeasurement

31%

50%

EBITDA, ex BA & AP remeasurement

33 484

60 695

EBITDA margin, ex BA & AP remeasurement

28%

37%

*FV - Fair Value, BA - Biological Assets, AP - Agricultural Produce

Note: Hereinafter differences between totals and sums of the parts are due to rounding

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1Q23 HIGHLIGHTS

Summary Сash Flows

EURk

1Q22

1Q23

Pre-tax income

3 112

19 563

Depreciation and amortisation

12 559

11 982

Financial interest expenses, net

333

1 143

Interest on lease liability

5 879

5 855

Changes in FV of BA and AP*

(3 389)

411

Forex gain/loss

1 257

(802)

Disposal of revaluation of AP in COR*

13 687

22 379

Income taxes paid

-

(4 084)

Working Capital changes

(10 446)

(11 939)

Other

346

591

Operating Cash Flows

23 338

45 099

Investing Cash Flows

(4 843)

(3 250)

Debt (repayment)/proceeds, Net

2 824

(22 920)

Finance interest paid

(463)

(1 767)

Lease repayment (mainly land)

(9 226)

(14 821)

Financing Cash Flows

(6 865)

(39 508)

*FV - Fair Value, BA - Biological Assets, AP - Agricultural Produce, COR - cost of revenue

  • In 1Q23 Operating Cash Flows nearly doubled y-o-y to EUR45m following higher pre-tax income. Operating Cash flows before Working Capital changes increased to EUR57m vs EUR34m in 1Q22
  • Investing Cash Flows stood at the maintenance CAPEX levels of EUR3m in 1Q23
  • Net Financial Debt (excl. lease liabilities) down from EUR43m as of YE22 to EUR17m in 1Q23 as a result of repayment of bank debt. Net Debt down to EUR130m from EUR152m as of YE22

Summary Balance Sheet

EURk

1Q22

YE22

1Q23

Right-of-use asset (mainly land)

117 316

97 539

106 807

Biological assets (non-current)

26 238

29 962

31 173

PP&E and other non-current assets

187 880

196 087

188 537

Inventories, including RMI*

201 888

244 156

234 245

Biological assets (current)

56 641

32 969

30 547

AR and other current assets

63 810

80 632

69 898

Cash and equivalents

22 164

26 248

27 827

Total Assets

675 937

707 593

689 034

Equity

471 979

489 239

494 844

Long-term loans

20 728

16 630

13 854

Lease liability (mainly land)

93 207

79 848

86 530

Other

4 218

8 205

7 766

Non-current liabilities

118 153

104 683

108 150

Short-term debt and similar

20 812

52 759

31 171

Current lease liability (mainly land)

33 465

29 294

26 548

Other

31 528

31 618

28 321

Current liabilities

85 805

113 671

86 040

Total equity and liabilities

675 937

707 593

689 034

154 771

169 490

EBITDA LTM

205 228

RMI*

119 894

183 529

134 328

Net debt total**

146 048

152 283

130 276

ND total/EBITDA (х)

0.7

1.0

0.8

Adjusted net debt = (ND-RMI)

26 154

(31 246)

(4 052)

Adj ND/EBITDA (х)

0.1

(0.2)

(0.02)

*RMI (Readily Marketable Inventories) = Finished Goods

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**Net Debt = Lt and ST debt + Lease Liabilities - Cash

AGRICULTURE

Sales volumes of key crops

kt

2020

2021

2022

1Q22

1Q23

Corn

630

483

366

200

227

Wheat

265

290

201

10

41

Sunseeds

83

45

56

22

32

Rapeseeds

12

28

15

0.1

3

Realized prices

EUR/t

2020

2021

2022

1Q22

1Q23

Corn

150

176

236

232

253

Wheat

169

206

264

258

177

Sunseeds

325

469

501

585

406

Rapeseeds

369

503

660

540

555

Key financial highlights

  • Revenues increased by 28% y-o-y to EUR80m mainly on higher sales volumes. Exports contributed 84% of the segment revenues
  • In 1Q23 Gross profit stood at EUR29m vs EUR13m in 1Q22 and Gross margin up from 21% to 36% mainly on higher corn price as a result of change in corn delivery terms towards longer delivery distances
  • EBITDA fell by 18% y-o-y to EUR11m and EBITDA margin narrowed to 13% reflecting higher S&D expenses

Financial results

EURk

2020

2021

2022

1Q22

1Q23

Revenues, incl.

175 137

185 049

180 292

62 543

80 097

Corn

94 440

85 125

86 316

46 460

57 444

Wheat

44 726

59 763

52 955

2 609

7 228

Sunseeds

26 914

21 324

28 137

12 627

12 821

Rapeseeds

4 515

14 257

9 916

38

1 687

Cost of sales, incl.

(155 787)

(177 531)

(144 762)

(53 434)

(50 271)

Land lease depreciation

(17 740)

(17 729)

(19 051)

(5 133)

(4 566)

Changes in FV of BA and AP*

52 721

145 262

70 207

3 901

(1 258)

Gross profit

72 071

152 780

105 737

13 010

28 568

Gross margin

41%

83%

59%

21%

36%

G&A expense

(12 772)

(16 648)

(13 083)

(3 708)

(2 915)

S&D expense

(18 129)

(19 962)

(48 121)

(5 878)

(22 611)

Other operating expense

(2 882)

(1 462)

(3 451)

(377)

(1 175)

EBIT

38 288

114 708

41 082

3 047

1 867

EBITDA

80 190

153 966

75 974

12 735

10 500

EBITDA margin

46%

83%

42%

20%

13%

Interest on lease liability

(20 132)

(19 220)

(19 379)

(5 478)

(5 269)

CAPEX

(10 182)

(11 465)

(9 176)

(3 447)

(2 430)

Cash outflow on land lease

(31 494)

(29 228)

(26 808)

(8 860)

(14 524)

liability

*FV - Fair Value, BA - Biological Assets, AP - Agricultural Produce

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