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Astarta Holding PLC

Quarterly Report May 24, 2024

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INTERIM REPORT

for the three-month period ended 31 March 2024

Name of the issuing entity: ASTARTA HOLDING PLC.

Registered office: 1 Lampousas Street, 1095 Nicosia, Cyprus

Unique registration code: HE 438414

Issued share capital: EUR250,000

The regulated market on which the issued securities are traded: Warsaw Stock Exchange (Giełda Papierów Wartościowych)

CONTENTS

I.
II.
Interim Management Report…………………………………………………………………………3
Statement by the Members of the Board of Directors and other responsible
officers………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….15
III. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements …………………………………………… 16
Condensed Consolidated Income Statement
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Note: These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the international reporting standards adopted by the European Union ("IFRS"). Differences between totals and sums of the parts are possible due to rounding.

INTERIM MANAGEMENT REPORT

ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

Astarta's consolidated revenues totalled EUR166m in 1Q24 (flat y-o-y).

Agricultural segment was the main contributor with 44% of total or EUR73m (-9% y-o-y) followed by the Sugar Production with 26% of total at EUR44m, up 19% y-o-y. Soybean Processing accounted for 18% of Astarta's revenue or EUR29m (-6% y-o-y), Cattle Farming - 8% at EUR13m in 1Q24 (+24% y-o-y).

Export sales of EUR115m contributed 69% of consolidated revenue in 1Q24 vs 60% in 1Q23.

Gross profit down by 10% y-o-y to EUR53m with Gross margin narrowing from 37% in 1Q23 to 32% in 1Q24.

EBITDA declined by 24% y-o-y to EUR29m translating into 17% margin compared to 23% in 1Q23 on lower crop prices and higher selling and distribution expenses.

Excluding the impact of IAS41, the Gross margin decreased from 50% to 42%. EBITDA margin declined by 10pp y-o-y to 27%.

SUMMARY P&L

EURk 1Q23 1Q24
Revenues, including 163 553 165 779
Agriculture 80 097 73 267
Sugar Production 36 694 43 512
Soybean Processing 31 074 29 322
Cattle Farming 10 705 13 251
Cost of sales, including (103 435) (113 670)
Effect of FV remeasurement of AP* (22 379) (17 642)
Changes in FV of BA and AP* (411) 1 371
Gross profit 59 707 53 480
Gross profit margin 37% 32%
EBIT 25 923 16 070
Depreciation and Amortisation, including 11 982 12 553
Charge of right-of-use assets 4 717 5 347
EBITDA**, incl. 37 905 28 623
Agriculture 10 500 12 072
Sugar Production 11 662 4 146
Soybean Processing 10 224 7 136
Cattle Farming 5 064 5 762
EBITDA margin 23% 17%
Interest expense on lease liability (5 855) (6 064)
Other finance costs (1 333) (119)
Forex gain 802 442
Net profit 16 128 9 015
Net profit margin 10% 5%

*FV – Fair value, BA – Biological assets, AP – Agricultural produce

** Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation

EURk 1Q23 1Q24
Gross Profit, ex BA & AP remeasurement 82 497 69 751
Gross Margin, ex BA & AP remeasurement 50% 42%
EBITDA, ex BA & AP remeasurement 60 695 44 894
EBITDA margin, ex BA & AP remeasurement 37% 27%
EURk 1Q23 1Q24
Pre-tax income 19 563 10 346
Depreciation and amortisation 11 982 12 553
Financial interest expenses, net 1 143 54
Interest on lease liability 5 855 6 064
Changes in FV of BA and AP* 411 (1 371)
Disposal of revaluation of AP in COR* 22 379 17 642
Forex gain (802) (442)
Income taxes paid (4 084) (3 358)
Working Capital changes (11 939) 27 951
Other 591 290
Operating Cash Flows 45 099 69 729
Investing Cash Flows (3 250) (6 219)
Debt repayment, Net (22 920) (7 851)
Finance interest paid (1 767) (895)
Lease repayment (mainly land) (14 821) (11 927)
Financing Cash Flows (39 508) (20 673)

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

Operating Cash Flow totalled EUR70m, up from EUR45m in 1Q23 on lower inventories. Operating Cash flows before Working Capital amounted to EUR42m vs EUR57m in 1Q23.

Investing Cash Flows doubled to EUR6m, with the largest investments going into soybean processing and sugar production.

SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET

EURk 1Q23 YE23 1Q24
Right-of-use asset (mainly land) 106 807 107 142 120 659
Biological assets (non-current) 31 173 36 614 37 344
PP&E and other non-current assets 188 537 191 511 190 048
Inventories, including RMI* 234 245 254 939 205 963
Biological assets (current) 30 547 17 497 35 662
AR and other current assets 69 898 89 277 71 280
Cash and equivalents 27 827 13 291 56 055
Total Assets 689 034 710 271 717 011
Equity 494 844 498 811 506 652
Long-term loans 13 854 34 829 32 084
Lease liability (mainly land) 86 530 86 033 96 495
Other 7 766 6 164 5 808
Non-current liabilities 108 150 127 026 134 387
Short-term debt and similar 31 171 17 212 13 438
Current lease liability (mainly land) 26 548 31 555 32 633
Other 28 321 35 667 29 901
Current liabilities 86 040 84 434 75 972
Total equity and liabilities 689 034 710 271 717 011
EBITDA LTM 169 490 145 368 136 086
RMI* 134 328 181 112 121 936
Net debt total** 130 276 156 338 118 595
ND total/EBITDA (х) 0.8 1.1 0.9
Adjusted net debt = (ND-RMI) (4 052) (24 774) (3 341)
Adj ND/EBITDA (х) (0.02) (0.2) (0.02)

*RMI = Finished Goods; **Net Debt = LT and ST debt + Lease Liabilities – Cash

Net Financial Debt (excl. lease liabilities) turned to a positive cash position of EUR11m. End-1Q24 Net Debt of EUR119m down from EUR130m at end-1Q23.

Share in consolidated revenues: 44% Segment revenues: EUR73m Export sales (value): 91%

SALES VOLUMES OF KEY CROPS AND REALIZED PRICES

1Q23 1Q24
kt EUR/t kt EUR/t
Corn 227 253 215 194
Wheat 41 177 80 205
Sunseeds 32 406 19 316
Rapeseeds 3 555 19 425

FINANCIAL RESULTS

EURk 1Q23 1Q24
Revenues, including 80 097 73 267
Corn 57 444 41 658
Wheat 7 228 16 488
Sunseeds 12 821 6 118
Rapeseeds 1 687 8 015
Cost of sales, including (50 271) (45 835)
Land lease depreciation (4 566) (5 076)
Changes in FV of BA and AP* (1 258) 1 469
Gross profit 28 568 28 901
Gross profit margin 36% 39%
G&A expense (2 915) (3 022)
S&D expense (22 611) (22 031)
Other operating expense (1 175) (538)
EBIT 1 867 3 310
EBITDA 10 500 12 072
EBITDA margin 13% 16%
Interest on lease liability (5 269) (5 626)
CAPEX (2 430) (3 693)
Cash outflow on land lease liability (14 524) (11 518)

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

Grain and oilseed sales volumes were 10% higher y-o-y at 342kt in 1Q24.

Revenues amounted to EUR73m (-9% y-o-y) amid weaker prices, which were partially offset by higher wheat and rapeseed sales volumes. Exports generated 91% of the segment revenues in 1Q24 (+7pp y-o-y).

Gross profit flat y-o-y at EUR29m with gross margin up to 39% in 1Q24 on higher effect of changes in the fair value of biological assets per IAS41.

EBITDA up by 15% y-o-y to EUR12m corresponding to the EBITDA margin of 16% in 1Q24.

Source: Company's data

Amid supportive weather conditions Astarta's agricultural subsidiaries completed the 2024 sowing campaign several weeks earlier, by mid-May (end-May in 2023).

Area under winter crops stands at 61kha (+8% y-o-y), incl. 49kha of wheat (previous year – 43kha) and 12kha of rapeseeds (previous year – 14kha).

Corn acreage decreased threefold y-o-y to 6kha in 2024.

Area under sunseeds reduced by 34% y-o-y to 18kha.

Astarta's acreage under soybeans increased by 27% y-o-y to 70kha to maximise supply of inhouse produce for the Soybean Processing.

Sugar beet area remained almost unchanged at 38kha (-1% y-o-y).

The are under organic crops flat y-o-y at around 2kha.

Source: APK-inform

In the 1Q24 grain and oilseed crops export stood at 18mt (+5% y-o-y) and seaborne exports even exceeded prewar levels amid active ship traffic via the Ukrainian grain corridor. The EU remained the key destination at 42% of total. Astarta's share in exports was 2% in 1Q24.

Since its re-opening in Sep-23 and by end-Apr-24 the seaborne route delivered 45mt of Ukraine's cargo exports, incl. 30mt of agricultural produce to 38 world countries, reported the Ministry of Infrastructure.

According to preliminary forecasts by the Ministry of Agriculture the 2024 grain and oilseeds harvest may reach 74mt vs 82mt in the previous year.

Despite stabilisation of shipments, global prices continued to decline unable to support Ukrainian prices in 1Q24: wheat averaged EUR206/t (-27% y-o-y) on the EU market and corn price decreased by 34% y-o-y to EUR182/t. There is still a wide price differential between international and Ukrainian grain prices due to high costs of export logistics.

Share in consolidated revenues: 26% Segment revenues: EUR44m Export sales (value): 51%

SUGAR AND BY-PRODUCTS SALES VOLUMES AND REALIZED PRICES

1Q23 1Q24
Sugar, kt 51 70
Sugar-by products, kt* 18 25
Sugar prices, EUR/t 669 598

*Granulated sugar beet pulp and molasses

FINANCIAL RESULTS

EURk 1Q23 1Q24
Revenues 36 694 43 512
Cost of sales (24 523) (33 581)
Gross profit 12 171 9 931
Gross profit margin 33% 23%
G&A expense (765) (938)
S&D expense (1 543) (6 909)
Other operating expense (281) (421)
EBIT 9 582 1 663
EBITDA 11 662 4 146
EBITDA margin 32% 10%
CAPEX (680) (991)

Revenues increased by 19% y-o-y to EUR44m on 37% y-o-y higher sugar sales volumes to 70kt.

Gross profit of EUR10m (-18% y-o-y) with gross margin at 23% vs 33% in 1Q23 reflecting weaker sales price. 1Q24 EBITDA at EUR4m (-64% y-o-y) and the EBITDA margin declined from 32% to 10% in 1Q24 on combination of lower prices and steep increase in S&D expenses (change in delivery terms and higher exports).

Exports of sugar and sugar-by products made up robust 51% of the segment's revenues in 1Q24 vs 14% during 1Q23.

In 1Q24 Astarta became the first Ukrainian company to export sugar by sea during the war, with North Africa and Mediterranean region being the main destination.

Source: Bloomberg

As of the May 9th, 2024, sugar beet sowing was complete in Ukraine, with area totalling 250kha (flat y-o-y) according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

In 1Q24 sugar exports from Ukraine reached 212kt (+69% y-o-y), with 162kt or 76% of total to the EU counties, mainly Italy and Bulgaria (43kt and 24kt correspondingly).

The EU extended duty-free trade agreement with Ukraine for another year, until June 5th, 2025. But for some types of agri-products, including sugar, separate safeguards were introduced. From June 6th, 2024, the quota for Ukrainian sugar imports to the EU is determined based on the average export volumes recorded in 2023, 2022 and the last half of 2021, and stands at 263kt in 2024, and at 109kt during January-May 2025.

Amid global rising costs of sugar production and unmet global demand for sugar after several years of shortages the global market prices for white sugar grew by 11% y-o-y and averaged USD635/t in 1Q24. Despite forecasts of global sugar surplus world stocks per capita remain low as growth in sugar production and stocks is largely concentrated in Brazil, which is facing issues with exports logistics.

Ukrainian sugar traded at an average of USD502/t excl. VAT during 1Q24 (-21% y-o-y) in the domestic market.

SOYBEAN PROCESSING

Share in consolidated revenues: 18% Segment revenues: EUR29m Export sales (value): 88%

PRODUCTION VOLUMES

1Q23 1Q24
Soybeans processed 60 61
Soybean meal 46 44
Soybean oil 12 12

SOYBEAN PRODUCTS SALES VOLUMES AND REALIZED PRICES

1Q23 1Q24
kt EUR/t kt EUR/t
Soybean meal 41 485 43 445
Soybean oil 10 1 004 14 723

FINANCIAL RESULTS

EURk 1Q23 1Q24
Revenues, including 31 074 29 322
Soybean meal 20 051 19 059
Soybean oil 10 204 9 798
Cost of sales (18 015) (20 513)
Gross profit 13 059 8 809
Gross profit margin 42% 30%
G&A expense (159) (179)
S&D expense (2 877) (1 821)
Other operating expense (213) (92)
EBIT 9 810 6 717
EBITDA 10 224 7 136
EBITDA margin 33% 24%
CAPEX (230) (358)

1Q24 volumes of processed soybeans were almost flat y-o-y at 61kt. Share of in-house crop processed of 90% vs 48% in 1Q23.

Amid lower sales prices of soybean products revenues were down by 6% y-o-y to EUR29m. Exports contributed 88% of revenues with the EU countries being the main customers.

Gross profit declined by 33% y-o-y to EUR9m. Gross profit margin at 30% vs 42% in 1Q23. EBITDA 30% down y-o-y to EUR7m with EBITDA margin at 24% (-9 pp y-o-y).

Source: APK-inform

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Ukraine's 2024 area under soybeans is estimated at 2mha (+10% y-o-y) implying crop close to 6mt.

Soybean seedlings in the field, the Poltava region

Share in consolidated revenues: 8% Segment revenues: EUR13m 100% - domestic sales

MILK PRODUCTION VOLUME, HERD AND PRODUCTIVITY*

1Q23 1Q24
Milk production, kt 30 32
Herd, k heads 25 27
Unit milk yield, kg/day 27.4 28.4

* average reporting period number

MILK SALES AND REALIZED PRICES

1Q23 1Q24
Milk sales, kt 29 31
Milk price, EUR/t 350 404

FINANCIAL RESULTS

EURk 1Q23 1Q24
Revenues 10 705 13 251
Cost of sales (6 712) (7 577)
BA revaluation 847 (98)
Gross profit 4 840 5 576
Gross profit margin 45% 42%
G&A expense (217) (299)
S&D expense (82) (80)
Other operating expense (55) (80)
EBIT 4 486 5 117
EBITDA 5 064 5 762
EBITDA margin 47% 43%
CAPEX (464) (756)

Revenues increased by 24% y-o-y to EUR13m on higher prices (from EUR350/t to EUR404/t in 1Q24) and sales volumes, translating into Gross profit of EUR6m, up by 15% y-o-y. Gross margin narrowed to 42% on change in the fair value of biological assets. EBITDA increased by 14% y-o-y to EUR6m with EBITDA margin down to 43% in 1Q24.

Average herd increased to 27k heads in 1Q24 (+11% y-o-y). Unit milk yield improved by 4% yo-y to 28kg/day, leading to 7% y-o-y growth in milk production to 32kt in 1Q24.

Source: InfAgro

In the domestic market, 1Q24 raw milk price increased by 22% y-o-y in local currency terms, to UAH15k/t excl. VAT; in EUR premium quality milk price was EUR359/t (+15% y-o-y).

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, total cows' headcount stood at 1.3m heads in 1Q24 (-7% y-o-y), incl. 379k heads at industrial enterprises (-3% y-o-y).

OTHER SUBSTANTIAL INFORMATION WHICH AFFECTS OR COULD AFFECT THE ASSESSMENT OR EVALUATION REGARDING PROFITS AND LOSSES, THE PROSPECTS AND TRENDS OF THE OPERATIONS AND GAIN OR LOSS OF IMPORTANT CONTRACTS OR CO-OPERATIONS

There is no other substantial information which affects or could affect the assessment or evaluation of Company's profitability, its financial position and developing trends, except those disclosed in this Interim Management Report and in Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements.

RELATED PARTIES' TRANSACTIONS DURING THE THREE MONTHS OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2024

The transactions of the Company with related parties are stated under note 16 of the Non-Audited, Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

STATEMENT BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ASTARTA HOLDING PLC AND OTHER RESPONSIBLE OFFICERS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

In accordance with Section 10, subsections (3) (c) and (7) of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law of 2007 as amended (the "Law"), we, the Members of the Board of Directors and other responsible officers for the preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month period ended 31 March 2024 (the 'Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) of ASTARTA HOLDING PLC, hereby state that to the best of our knowledge:

a) the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of ASTARTA HOLDING PLC for the threemonth period ended 31 March 2024:

i. have been prepared in accordance with the applicable set of accounting standards and in accordancewith the provisions of Section10, subsection (4) of the Law, and

ii. give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of ASTARTA HOLDINGPLC, and theundertakings included in the consolidated accounts as awhole, and

b) the Interim Management Report for the three-month period ended 31 March 2024 includes a fair review of the information required under Section 10, subsection (6) oftheLaw.

Viktor Ivanchyk Executive Director (signed)
Savvas Perikleous Executive Director (signed)
Viacheslav Chuk Executive Director (signed)
Howard Dahl Non-Executive, Independent
Director
(signed)
Gilles Mettetal Non-Executive, Independent
Director
(signed)
Markiyan Markevych Non-Executive Director (signed)

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ASTARTA HOLDING PLC

PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY

Liliia Lymanska Financial Officer of LLC Firm
"Astarta-Kyiv", main
operating subsidiary of
ASTARTA HOLDING PLC
(signed)
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21 May 2024

Nicosia, Cyprus

Disclaimer regarding forecasts. Certain statements contained in this report may constitute forecasts and estimates. Such predictions are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from the anticipated results expressed or implied via forward-looking statements.

ASTARTA HOLDING PLC CONDENSED СONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS A S A T AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 3 1 MARCH 202 4

CONTENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 18
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT 20
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 22
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 24
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 26
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 28

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT

31 MARCH 2024

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) Notes 31 March 2024
(unaudited)
31 December 2023
(audited)
31 March 2023
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 7 976 244 8 030 921 7 462 727
Right-of-use assets 4 5 111 956 4 522 250 4 248 909
Intangible assets 18 214 18 475 18 468
Biological assets 5 1 582 140 1 545 391 1 240 101
Long-term receivables and prepayments 7 11 074 10 144 7 928
Deferred tax assets 46 228 23 805 11 091
Total non-current assets 14 745 856 14 150 986 12 989 224
Current assets
Inventories 6 8 726 172 10 760 434 9 318 446
Biological assets 5 1 510 887 738 512 1 215 188
Trade accounts receivable 7 978 827 1 653 477 859 053
Other accounts receivable and prepayments 7 2 039 133 2 112 826 1 919 672
Current income tax 1 887 1 887 1 867
Short-term cash deposits 1 100 1 100 -
Cash and cash equivalents 2 373 777 559 899 1 106 976
Total current assets 15 631 783 15 828 135 14 421 202
Total assets 30 377 639 29 979 121 27 410 426
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Share capital 1 663 1 663 1 663
Additional paid-in capital 369 798 369 798 369 798
Retained earnings 18 548 807 18 065 220 16 346 366
Revaluation surplus 2 135 547 2 245 195 2 666 484
Treasury shares (107 790) (107 790) (137 875)
Currency translation reserve 517 306 479 704 438 897
Total equity
Non-current liabilities
21 465 331 21 053 790 19 685 333
Loans and borrowings 1 359 315 1 470 056 551 112
Net assets attributable to non-controlling participants 26 939 24 302 30 626
Other long-term liabilities 525 525 1 646
Lease liability 4 4 088 213 3 631 278 3 442 263
Deferred tax liabilities 218 600 235 343 276 679
Total non-current liabilities 5 693 592 5 361 504 4 302 326
Current liabilities
Loans and borrowings 1 809 170 445 821 907
Current portion of long-term loans and borrowings 567 525 556 048 418 102
Trade accounts payable 498 128 470 448 374 038
Current portion of lease liability 4 1 382 571 1 331 884 1 056 118
Current income tax 49 972 150 795 161 641
Other liabilities and accounts payable 8 718 711 884 207 590 961
Total current liabilities 3 218 716 3 563 827 3 422 767
Total equity and liabilities 30 377 639 29 979 121 27 410 426

On 21 May 2024 the Board of Directors of ASTARTA HOLDING PLC and responsible officer approved and authorised these Condensed consolidated interim financial statements for issue.

___(signed)_____ ____(signed)_______

Viktor Ivanchyk Executive Director of ASTARTA HOLDING PLC

Liliia Lymanska Chief Financial Officer of LLC firm "Astarta-Kyiv", main operating subsidiary of ASTARTA HOLDING PLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 MARCH 2024

(in thousands of Euros) Notes 31 March 2024
(unaudited)
31 December 2023
(audited)
31 March 2023
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 188 266 190 270 187 595
Right-of-use assets 4 120 659 107 142 106 807
Intangible assets 430 437 464
Biological assets 5 37 344 36 614 31 173
Long-term receivables and prepayments 7 261 240 199
Deferred tax assets 1 091 564 279
Total non-current assets 348 051 335 267 326 517
Current assets
Inventories 6 205 963 254 939 234 245
Biological assets 5 35 662 17 497 30 547
Trade accounts receivable 7 23 104 39 174 21 595
Other accounts receivable and prepayments 7 48 131 50 058 48 256
Current income tax 45 45 47
Short-term cash deposits 26 26 -
Cash and cash equivalents 56 029 13 265 27 827
Total current assets 368 960 375 004 362 517
Total assets 717 011 710 271 689 034
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Share capital
250 250 250
Additional paid-in capital 55 638 55 638 55 638
Retained earnings 809 800 796 998 749 577
Revaluation surplus 73 738 77 524 92 072
Treasury shares (5 325) (5 325) (6 103)
Currency translation reserve (427 449) (426 274) (396 590)
Total equity 506 652 498 811 494 844
Non-current liabilities
Loans and borrowings 32 084 34 829 13 854
Net assets attributable to non-controlling participants 636 576 770
Other long-term liabilities 12 12 41
Lease liability 4 96 495 86 033 86 530
Deferred tax liabilities 5 160 5 576 6 955
Total non-current liabilities 134 387 127 026 108 150
Current liabilities
Loans and borrowings 43 4 038 20 661
Current portion of long-term loans and borrowings 13 395 13 174 10 510
Trade accounts payable 11 757 11 145 9 402
Current portion of lease liability 4 32 633 31 555 26 548
Current income tax 1 180 3 573 4 063
Other liabilities and accounts payable 8 16 964 20 949 14 856
Total current liabilities 75 972 84 434 86 040
Total equity and liabilities 717 011 710 271 689 034

On 21 May 2024 the Board of Directors of ASTARTA HOLDING PLC and responsible officer approved and authorised these Condensed consolidated interim financial statements for issue.

___(signed)_____ ____(signed)_______

Viktor Ivanchyk Executive Director of ASTARTA HOLDING PLC

Liliia Lymanska Chief Financial Officer of LLC firm "Astarta-Kyiv", main operating subsidiary of ASTARTA

HOLDING PLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED

31 MARCH 2024

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) Notes 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Revenues 9 6 874 323 6 415 087
Cost of revenues 10 (4 713 530) (4 057 047)
Changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce 56 855 (16 121)
Gross profit 2 217 648 2 341 919
Other operating income 5 526 6 726
General and administrative expense 11 (192 019) (165 558)
Selling and distribution expense 12 (1 285 419) (1 071 906)
Other operating expense 13 (79 322) (94 428)
Profit from operations 666 414 1 016 753
Interest expense on lease liability 14 (251 460) (229 656)
Other finance costs 14 (37 588) (71 017)
Foreign currency exchange gain 18 346 31 465
Finance income 14 32 663 18 751
Other income 707 1 023
Profit before tax 429 082 767 319
Income tax expense (55 185) (134 727)
Net profit 373 897 632 592
Net profit attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent company 373 897 632 592
Weighted average basic shares outstanding (in thousands of shares) 24 272 24 250
Basic earnings per share attributable to shareholders of the company
from continued operations (in Ukrainian hryvnias) 15,40 26,09
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (in thousands of shares) 24 397 24 588
Diluted earnings per share attributable to shareholders of the company 15,33 25,73
from continued operations (in Ukrainian hryvnias)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

(in thousands of Euros) Notes 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Revenues 9 165 779 163 553
Cost of revenues 10 (113 670) (103 435)
Changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce 1 371 (411)
Gross profit 53 480 59 707
Other operating income 133 171
General and administrative expense 11 (4 631) (4 221)
Selling and distribution expense 12 (30 999) (27 328)
Other operating expense 13 (1 913) (2 406)
Profit from operations 16 070 25 923
Interest expense on lease liability 14 (6 064) (5 855)
Other finance costs 14 (908) (1 811)
Foreign currency exchange gain 442 802
Finance income 14 789 478
Other income 17 26
Profit before tax 10 346 19 563
Income tax expense (1 331) (3 435)
Net profit 9 015 16 128
Net profit attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent company 9 015 16 128
Weighted average basic shares outstanding (in thousands of shares) 24 272 24 250
Basic earnings per share attributable to shareholders of the company
from continued operations (in Euros)
0,37 0,67
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding (in thousands of shares) 24 397 24 588
Diluted earnings per share attributable to shareholders of the company
from continued operations (in Euros)
0,37 0,66

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Profit for the period 373 897 632 592
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) to be reclassified to profit or loss in
subsequent periods:
Translation difference 37 602 (3 742)
Net other comprehensive income/(loss) to be reclassified to profit or loss in
subsequent periods
37 602 (3 742)
Other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in
subsequent periods:
Increase of revaluation reserve 50 39
Income tax effect (8) (6)
Net other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in
subsequent periods
42 33
Total other comprehensive income/(loss) 37 644 (3 709)
Total comprehensive income 411 541 628 883
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent 411 541 628 883
Total comprehensive income for the three months as at 31 March 411 541 628 883

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

(in thousands of Euros) 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Profit for the period 9 015 16 128
Other comprehensive loss
Other comprehensive loss to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent
periods:
Translation difference (1 175) (10 524)
Net other comprehensive loss to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent
periods
(1 175) (10 524)
Other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in
subsequent periods:
Increase of revaluation reserve 1 1
Income tax effect (0) (0)
Net other comprehensive income not to be reclassified to profit or loss in
subsequent periods
1 1
Total other comprehensive loss (1 174) (10 523)
Total comprehensive income 7 841 5 605
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent 7 841 5 605
Total comprehensive income for the three months as at 31 March 7 841 5 605

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) Notes 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Operating activities
Profit before tax 429 082 767 319
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortization 520 530 469 975
Allowance for trade and other accounts receivable 13 (7 122) 11 379
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 13 8 096 1 840
VAT written off 13 8 370 2 502
Interest income 14 (30 857) (17 882)
Other finance income 14 (1 806) (869)
Interest expense 14 31 550 56 620
Other finance costs 14 3 359 6 929
Interest expense on lease liability 14 251 460 229 656
Changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce (56 855) 16 121
Disposal of revaluation in agricultural produce in the cost of revenues 10 731 553 877 764
Net profit attributable to non-controlling participants in limited liability
company subsidiaries
14 2 679 7 468
Foreign exchange gain (18 346) (31 465)
Working capital adjustments:
Decrease (increase) in inventories 1 380 980 (611 057)
Decrease in trade and other receivables 807 159 377 404
Increase in biological assets due to other changes (840 905) (107 602)
Decrease in trade and other payables (188 184) (126 987)
Income taxes paid (139 258) (160 182)
Cash flows provided by operating activities 2 891 485 1 768 933
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and other
non-current assets
(289 717) (149 407)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 960 495
Interest received 14 30 857 17 882
Cash deposits withdrawal - 3 518
Cash flows used in investing activities (257 900) (127 512)
Financing activities
Proceeds from loans and borrowings 41 208 827 584
Repayment of loans and borrowings (366 791) (1 726 573)
Payment of lease liabilities 4 (246 060) (351 667)
Payment of interest on lease liabilities 4 (248 534) (229 656)
Interest paid (37 132) (69 289)
Cash flows used in financing activities (857 309) (1 549 601)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 1 776 276 91 820
Cash and cash equivalents as at 1 January 559 899 1 018 898
Currency translation difference 37 602 (3 742)
Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 March 2 373 777 1 106 976

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

(in thousands of Euros) Notes 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited)
Operating activities
Profit before tax 10 346 19 563
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and amortization 12 553 11 982
Allowance for trade and other accounts receivable 13 (172) 290
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 13 195 47
VAT written off 13 202 64
Interest income 14 (745) (456)
Other finance income 14 (44) (22)
Interest expense 14 762 1 444
Other finance costs 14 81 177
Interest expense on lease liability 14 6 064 5 855
Changes in fair value of biological assets and agricultural produce (1 371) 411
Disposal of revaluation in agricultural produce in the cost of revenues 10 17 642 22 379
Net profit attributable to non-controlling participants in limited liability
company subsidiaries
14 65 190
Foreign exchange gain (442) (802)
Working capital adjustments:
Decrease (increase) in inventories 33 303 (15 579)
Decrease in trade and other receivables 19 465 9 622
Increase in biological assets due to other changes (20 279) (2 743)
Decrease in trade and other payables (4 538) (3 239)
Income taxes paid (3 358) (4 084)
Cash flows provided by operating activities 69 729 45 099
Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and other
non-current assets
(6 987) (3 809)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 23 13
Interest received 14 745 456
Cash deposits withdrawal - 90
Cash flows used in investing activities (6 219) (3 250)
Financing activities
Proceeds from loans and borrowings 994 21 099
Repayment of loans and borrowings (8 845) (44 019)
Payment of lease liabilities 4 (6 007) (8 966)
Payment of interest on lease liabilities 4 (5 920) (5 855)
Interest paid (895) (1 767)
Cash flows used in financing activities (20 673) (39 508)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 42 837 2 341
Cash and cash equivalents as at 1 January 13 265 26 158
Currency translation difference (73) (672)
Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 March 56 029 27 827

CONDENSED СONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Attributable to equity holders of the parent company

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) Share
capital
Additional
paid-in
capital
Retained
earnings
Revaluation
surplus
Treasury
shares
Currency
translation
reserve
Total equity
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
As at 31 December 2023 1 663 369 798 18 065 220 2 245 195 (107 790) 479 704 21 053 790
Net profit - - 373 897 - - - 373 897
Share of non-controlling participants in LLC in
revaluation surplus, net of deferred tax
- - - 42 - - 42
Translation difference - - - - - 37 602 37 602
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax - - - 42 - 37 602 37 644
Total comprehensive income - - 373 897 42 - 37 602 411 541
Realisation
of revaluation surplus, net of tax
- - 109 690 (109 690) - - -
As at 31 March 2024 1 663 369 798 18 548 807 2 135 547 (107 790) 517 306 21 465 331

Attributable to equity holders of the parent company

(in thousands of Euros) Share
capital
Additional
paid-in
capital
Retained
earnings
Revaluation
surplus
Treasury
shares
Currency
translation
reserve
Total equity
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
As at 31 December 2023 250 55 638 796 998 77 524 (5 325) (426 274) 498 811
Net profit - - 9 015 - - - 9 015
Share of non-controlling participants in LLC in
revaluation surplus, net of deferred tax
- - - 1 - - 1
Translation difference - - - - - (1 175) (1 175)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax - - - 1 - (1 175) (1 174)
Total comprehensive income - - 9 015 1 - (1 175) 7 841
Realisation of revaluation surplus, net of tax - - 3 787 (3 787) - - -
As at 31 March 2024 250 55 638 809 800 73 738 (5 325) (427 449) 506 652

CONDENSED СONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Attributable to equity holders of the parent company

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) Share
capital
Additional
paid-in
capital
Retained
earnings
Revaluation
surplus
Treasury
shares
Currency
translation
reserve
Total equity
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
As at 31 December 2022 1 663 369 798 15 569 378 2 810 847 (137 875) 442 639 19 056 450
Net profit - - 632 592 - - - 632 592
Share of non-controlling participants in LLC in
revaluation surplus, net of deferred tax
- - - 33 - - 33
Translation difference - - - - - (3 742) (3 742)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax - - - 33 - (3 742) (3 709)
Total comprehensive income - - 632 592 33 - (3 742) 628 883
Realisation of revaluation surplus, net of tax - - 144 396 (144 396) - - -
As at 31 March 2023 1 663 369 798 16 346 366 2 666 484 (137 875) 438 897 19 685 333

Attributable to equity holders of the parent company

(in thousands of Euros) Share
capital
Additional
paid-in
capital
Retained
earnings
Revaluation
surplus
Treasury
shares
Currency
translation
reserve
Total equity
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
As at 31 December 2022 250 55 638 728 463 97 057 (6 103) (386 066) 489 239
Net profit - - 16 128 - - - 16 128
Share of non-controlling participants in LLC in
revaluation surplus, net of deferred tax
- - - 1 - - 1
Translation difference - - - - - (10 524) (10 524)
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax - - - 1 - (10 524) (10 523)
Total comprehensive income - - 16 128 1 - (10 524) 5 605
Realisation of revaluation surplus, net of tax - - 4 986 (4 986) - - -
As at 31 March 2023 250 55 638 749 577 92 072 (6 103) (396 590) 494 844

1. BACKGROUND

a) Organisation and operations

These condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared by ASTARTA HOLDING PLC (the "Company"), the Company is a Cyprus public limited company and registered under the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113. The Company was incorporated as ASTARTA Holding N.V. in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 9 June 2006.

On 06 April 2022 the Board of Directors of ASTARTA Holding N.V. adopted a resolution on the approval of the proposal of the Board to convert ASTARTA Holding N.V., a public limited company (naamloze vennootschap) governed by Dutch law, into ASTARTA HOLDING PLC, a public limited company governed by Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113, i.e. by way of a cross-border migration of the registered office of the Company without its dissolution or liquidation followed by its subsequent reregistration in accordance with Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113.

On 16 June 2022 conversion proposal was approved on Annual General meeting of shareholders.

With effect from 16 September 2022, the Company's registered office and corporate domicile was transferred to Cyprus and the Company is registered in the Registrar of Companies in Cyprus.

On and from 16 September 2022, the Company's legal address is Lampousas 1, 1095, Nicosia, Cyprus.

On 4 July 2006 the shareholders of the Company contributed their shares in the Cyprus based company Ancor Investments Ltd to ASTARTA HOLDING PLC. After the contribution, ASTARTA HOLDING PLC owns 100% of share capital of Ancor Investment Ltd.

Ancor Investments Ltd owns 99.99% of the capital of LLC Firm "Astarta-Kyiv" (Astarta-Kyiv) registered in Ukraine, which in turn controls a number of subsidiaries in Ukraine (hereinafter the Company and its subsidiaries are collectively referred to as the "Group" or "Astarta").

On 16 August 2006 the Company's shares were admitted for trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The first quotation of the shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange took place on 17 August 2006.

The Group specializes in sugar production, crop growing, soybean processing and cattle farming. The croplands, sugar and soybean processing plants and cattle operations are mainly located in the Poltava, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Ternopil and Kharkiv oblasts (administrative regions) of Ukraine. The Group's business is vertically integrated because sugar is produced primarily using own-grown sugar beet and soybeans processed are also grown in-house.

b) Ukrainian business environment

The events which led to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in February 2014 and the conflict in the East of Ukraine which started in spring 2014 have not been resolved to date. On 24 February 2022 the Russian Federation started full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. Following that the Ukrainian government introduced a martial law throughout Ukraine.

Under martial law the National Bank of Ukraine ("NBU") introduced a range of temporary restrictions that had impact on the economic environment, such as restriction of cross-border payments in foreign currency, fixing the official exchange rate for USD for the period from 24 February 2022 till 3 October 2023 at 29,25-36,57 UAH per 1 USD, suspending debit transactions from the accounts of residents of the state that carried out an armed aggression against Ukraine. Since 3 October 2023 the NBU has shifted to the regime of managed flexibility of the exchange rate for USD. On 15 December 2023 the NBU decreased the refinancing rate from 16% to 15%. These measures were designed to preserve the stability of the Ukrainian financial system, support the Armed Forces of Ukraine and functioning of critical infrastructure.

Inflation picked up ahead of the military invasion and continued to unfold after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Food and fuel experienced the highest spikes due to surging demand and disruptions in supply chains. Disrupted logistics and higher production costs along with increase in global energy prices continues to fuel inflation in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian government took various measures to support agricultural operations in Ukraine. The government approved a mechanism of state guarantees for the loans to small and medium-sized farmers.

Ukraine's economic growth depends upon resolving the Russian invasion of Ukraine, successful implementation of necessary reforms the recovery strategy by the Ukrainian government and cooperation with international donors.

The long-term effects of the current economic situation are difficult to predict and management's current expectations and estimates could differ from the actual results.

The ongoing political and economic uncertainties persist due to the Russian military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and they continue to affect the Ukrainian economy and the Group's business.

2. BASIS OF PREPARATION

a) Statement of compliance

These condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended 31 March 2023 has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Company's annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (IFRS-EU) and the requirements of the Cyprus Companies Law Cap.113. The material accounting policies applied in the preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements are set in Note 3 or in the separate Notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

b) Going Concern

On 24 February 2022 Russia initiated a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. This was followed up by the immediate enactment of martial law by the government of Ukraine and corresponding introduction of the related temporary restrictions that impact the economic environment. Considering the above, Astarta has assessed the going concern assumption based on which the financial statements have been prepared.

Geographical diversification of the Group's assets' location allows it to keep most of the assets apart from the regions under intense military hostilities. The assets of the Group are located in the Central part of Ukraine (the Poltava region), the Northern part of Ukraine (the Chernihiv region), the East (the Kharkiv region) and the Western part (the Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsya, Zhytomyr and Ternopil regions). As at the date of the issue of these condensed consolidated financial statements:

  • intensive military hostilities have been localized in the regions, where Astarta does not operate its key assets;
  • no critical assets preventing the Group from continuing operations have been damaged;
  • no material assets have been lost or located on uncontrolled territories.

Agricultural subsidiaries of the Group perform maintenance operations and are ready for the start of spring planting.

In 2023 the Group operated all its sugar plants, production cycle is finished in January 2024 and produced sugar is in stock. The processing of sugar beets from 2022/23 agricultural season was continuing in January 2024 due to adverse weather conditions for harvesting of sugar beet. The Group plans to operate all of its sugar plants in 2024 production season.

As of the date of the issue of these condensed consolidated financial statements, the soybean processing plant operated at its normal crushing capacity.

The management of the Group expects to continue shipments of the goods to local buyers and to nearby EU countries. In-house agricultural and office IT solutions allow Astarta to support business processes remotely under current conditions if needed. However, in case of any disruption to centralized systems, all operating subsidiaries can operate autonomously.

Astarta continues to sell crops, sugar, milk and soybean crushing products on the domestic market as well as expanding export operations. During 2023, the export through the Black Sea ports was partially renewed and the Group exported grain to various countries via sea transportation routes. The Group also realises export sales via railway and using trucks for sugar and soybean products.

The Group has required storage capacities to take and keep the future harvest. As of today, the main remaining issue is logistics and its cost. Export is possible for all types of commodities.

Astarta is not trading with the entities on the Ukrainian, EU and US sanctions lists or entities associated with the individuals under those sanctions.

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the three months ended 31 March 2024

As at 31 March 2024 the Group was in compliance with covenants on its loans. The Group does not foresee the breach of covenants during 2024. As at 31 March 2024 management also prepared the forecast of covenants up until and covering Q2 2025. Based on this, management expects that the Group will be able to meet the covenants for the upcoming 12 months from the date of these condensed financial statements with considerable headroom for the contracted ratios. In management's view, the sustainability of headroom will be ensured through the stable level of external long-term debt. Amid further improvement of market conditions, there is a surplus of sugar on the domestic market and Ukrainian sugar producers can freely trade with EU markets at European prices since the EU lifted import duties on sugar for Ukraine. The higher sugar prices also will positively affect 2024 financial results given the current Group's stocks of sugar. Stable level of external long-term debt will be maintained through the servicing of existing debt as per initial loan schedules. Management does not intend to attract additional long-term financing in 2024. During 2023, the Group successfully repaid significant portion of its short-term debt.

As of the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements, condition and safety of the Group's assets are not significantly affected by the military invasion by the Russian Federation and the operating, logistic processes were reassessed by the Group to ensure continuity of its business, as described above. Management is taking appropriate actions to continuously revise its businesses processes and practices and prepared a 12 months budget from the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements based on the assumption that the degree of intensity of military hostilities in the regions where the Group's assets are located and the area of the Ukrainian territory currently invaded by the Russian troops is not largely increased; the Group is able to carry out sowing and harvesting of crops; the Group is able to continue deliver its goods domestically and for export combining different means of transportation available; it will be possible to operate sugar processing plants after harvesting sugar beet in 2024/25; the Group will be able to obtain export licenses for some of its agricultural products.

While the Group's operations were not largely impacted so far and management prepared its 12 months budget based on the known facts and events, there is a significant uncertainty over the future development of the Russian armed intervention, its duration and short and long-term impact on the Group, its assets, employees and operations. There might be multiple scenarios of further development with unknown likelihood, and the magnitude of the impact on the Group might vary from significant to severe. This represents a single source of material uncertainty, which may cast significant doubt about the Group's ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, the Group may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. Management is frequently assessing the current situation and making appropriate adjustments to its business operations to mitigate any affects on the Group. Based on these and other steps the Group is taking, management concluded that it is appropriate to prepare the condensed consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis.

c) Basis of consolidation

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes the Group will be able to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future.

The condensed consolidated financial statements comprise the financial statements of the Group and its subsidiaries as at 31 March 2024. Subsidiaries are those investees that are controlled by the Group. Control is achieved as the Group exercises, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and can affect those returns through its power over the investees.

As at 31 March 2024 ASTARTA HOLDING PLC owns shares, directly and indirectly, in a number of subsidiaries with the following percentage of ownership:

31 March
2024
31 December
2023
31 March
2023
Name of Subsidiaries: Activity Place of
business,
country
% of
ownership
% of
ownership
% of
ownership
Ancor Investments Ltd Trade and
investment activities
Cyprus 100,00% 100,00% 100,00%
Astarta Trading Ltd * Trade Cyprus 100,00% 100,00% 100,00%
Astarta Trading GmbH Trade Switzerland 100,00% 100,00% 100,00%
LLC Firm "Astarta-Kyiv" Asset management Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "APO "Tsukrovyk Poltavshchyny" Sugar production Ukraine 99,73% 99,73% 99,73%
LLC "Agricultural company
"Dovzhenko"
Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Astarta Agro Trade" Trade Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Agricultural company
"Dobrobut"
Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Agricultural company
"Musievske" **
Agricultural Ukraine 0,00% 0,00% 99,99%
LLC "Globinskiy processing factory" Soybean processing Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "IIC "Poltavazernoproduct" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "List-Ruchky" Agricultural Ukraine 74,99% 74,99% 74,99%
LLC "Agropromgaz" Trade Ukraine 99,97% 99,97% 99,97%
LLC "Khmilnitske" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Volochysk-Agro" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Agricultural company "Astarta
Prykhorollia"
Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
ALLC "Nika" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Zhytnytsya Podillya" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Astarta Service" Service Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Tsukoragroprom" Sugar production Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Zerno-Agrotrade" Storage and trade Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Novoorzhytskiy sugar plant" Sugar production Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Globinskiy bioenergetichniy
complex"
Sugar production Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
PE "TMG" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Eco Energy Ukraine" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Agri Chain" Research and
development
Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Narkevichy sugar plant" Sugar production Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
PJSC "Ukrainian Agro-Insurance
Company"
Insurance Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Astarta Invest Service" Land management Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Astarta Agro Protein" Soybean processing Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Podil Agricultural Traditions" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Chernihiv Eko Plus" Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%
LLC "Chernihiv Agricultural
Traditions"
Agricultural Ukraine 99,99% 99,99% 99,99%

Place of business of all subsidiaries has not changed since previous year.

* In February 2023 a new subsidiary ASTARTA TRADING LTD was incorporated under the Company Law, Cap. 113 as a limited liability company and registered in Nicosia, Cyprus.

** As at 30 June 2023 LLC "Agricultural company "Musievske" was merged with LLC "Agricultural company "Astarta Prykhorollia".

d) Basis of accounting

The condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on a historical cost basis, except for buildings, constructions and machinery and equipment classified as property, plant and equipment accounted under revaluation model, biological assets at fair value less estimated costs to sell and agricultural produce stated at cost which is determined as fair value less estimated costs to sell at the point of harvest.

e) Transactions eliminated on consolidation

Intercompany balances and transactions, and any unrealised gains arising from intercompany transactions, are eliminated in preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements.

f) Net assets attributable to non-controlling participants in limited liability companies

Substantially all the Group's subsidiaries are Ukrainian limited liability companies. Under Ukrainian law, a participant in a limited liability company may unilaterally withdraw from the company. In such case, the company is obliged to pay the withdrawing participant's a share of the net assets of the company not later than in 12 months from the date of the withdrawal. Redemption amount of participant's a share of the net assets of the company is assessed based on market value of net assets. Since the non-controlling participants in limited liability companies did not announce their intentions to withdraw, their interest was recognised as a non-current liability. Limited liability company's noncontrolling participants' share in the net profit/loss is recorded as a finance expense.

g) Functional and presentation currency

Each entity in the Group determines its own functional currency and items included in the separate financial statements of each entity are measured using that functional currency. The functional currency of the Company and its Swiss and Cypriot subsidiaries is Euro (EUR). The operating subsidiaries registered in Ukraine have the Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) as their functional currency.

The condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in UAH, which is a primary presentation currency, and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand, except when otherwise indicated. For the benefit of certain users, the Group also presents all numerical information in EUR. The translation of UAH denominated assets and liabilities into EUR in these condensed consolidated financial statements does not necessarily mean that the Group could realise or settle in EUR the reported values of these assets and liabilities. Likewise, it does not necessarily mean that the Group could return or distribute the reported EUR value retained earnings to its shareholders. For the purpose of presenting financial information in EUR, assets and liabilities of the Ukrainian subsidiaries are translated from UAH to EUR using the official closing rates at each reporting date. Components of equity are translated at the historic rate. Annual realisation of revaluation surplus is translated at historical rate. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the quarter, unless the exchange rates fluctuate significantly during that period, in which case the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions are used. Disclosure line items are translated using annual weighted average official exchange rate. For translation of UAH figures into EUR figures for the cash flow statement the Group uses average UAH/EUR exchange rate. For the purposes of presenting financial information in UAH, assets and liabilities of the subsidiaries for which functional currency in EUR are translated from EUR to UAH using the official closing rates at each reporting date and income and expenses are translated at the official spot rates at the date of transaction.

Translation differences arising, if any, are recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the Currency translation reserve.

The principal Ukrainian Hryvnia ("UAH") exchange rates used in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements are as follows:

Currency Average reporting period rate Reporting date rate
2024 2023 31 March 2024 31 December 2023 31 March 2023
EUR 41.47 39.22 42.37 42.21 39.78
USD 38.17 36.57 39.22 37.98 36.57

3. MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION

The material accounting policy information and methods of computation adopted in the preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements are the same as those applied by the Group in its annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023.

a) New and amended standards and interpretations adopted

The following amended standards became effective from 1 January 2024, but did not have any material impact on the Group:

  • Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements:
    • Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current Date (issued on 23 January 2020);
    • Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current Deferral of Effective Date (issued on 15 July 2020); and
    • Non-current Liabilities with Covenants (issued on 31 October 2022 and effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024);
  • Amendments to IFRS 16 Leases: Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback (issued on 22 September 2022 and applicable for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2024);

These amendments did not have any impact on the amounts recognised in prior periods and do not significantly affect the current or future periods.

b) New and amended standards and interpretations not yet adopted

The Group has not adopted the following new standards and amendments to standards, including any consequential amendments to other standards, with a date of initial application of 1 January 2025:

Effective for annual period beginning on or after in EU

New IFRS standards
IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements
(issued on 9 April 2024)
Not yet endorsed by EU
Amendments to existing standards and interpretations
Amendments to IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows and IFRS 7
Financial
Instruments:
Disclosures:
Supplier
Finance
Arrangements (Issued on 25 May 2023)
Not yet endorsed by EU
Amendments to IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign
Exchange Rates: Lack of Exchangeability (issued on 15
August 2023)
Not yet endorsed by EU

The Group is assessing of the effect of the new standard IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements on the Group's condensed consolidated financial statements. Unless otherwise described above, the new standards and interpretations are not expected to affect significantly the Group's condensed consolidated financial statements.

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the three months ended 31 March 2024

4. RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS AND LEASE LIABILITY

i. Amounts recognised in the condensed consolidated statement of financial position

The balance sheet shows the following amounts relating to leases:

31 March 2024 31 December 2023 31 March 2023
(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Right-of-use assets
Land 4 887 895 4 296 946 4 027 186
Office premises 210 934 206 869 221 589
Warehouse 13 127 18 435 134
Total right-of-use assets 5 111 956 4 522 250 4 248 909
Lease liabilities
Non-current 4 088 213 3 631 278 3 442 263
Current portion 1 382 571 1 331 884 1 056 118
Total right-of-use liabilities 5 470 784 4 963 162 4 498 381
31 March 2024 31 December 2023 31 March 2023
(in thousands of Euros) (unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Right-of-use assets
Land 115 370 101 804 101 234
Office premises 4 979 4 901 5 570
Warehouse 310 437 3
Total right-of-use assets 120 659 107 142 106 807
Lease liabilities
Non-current 96 495 86 033 86 530
Current portion 32 633 31 555 26 548
Total right-of-use liabilities 129 128 117 588 113 078

Additions to the right-of-use assets during the 3 months 2024 were UAH 855,437 thousand or EUR 20,630 thousand (3 months 2023: UAH 641,094 thousand or EUR 16,345 thousand).

ii. Amounts recognised in the condensed consolidated income statement

The condensed consolidated income statement shows the following amounts relating to leases:

(in thousands of Ukrainian
hryvnias)
(in thousands of Euros)
2024 2023 2024 2023
Notes (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Depreciation charge of right-of-use assets
Land 210 473 179 099 5 076 4 566
Office premises 5 931 5 899 143 150
Warehouse 5 319 24 128 1
Total depreciation charge of right-of-use
assets
221 723 185 022 5 347 4 717
Interest expense on lease liabilities (cost of
disposal included)
14 251 460 229 656 6 064 5 855
Expenses relating to short-term leases
(included in operating expense)
6 936 2 048 167 52
Expenses relating to variable lease
payments not included in the measurement
of lease
liabilities (included in operating expenses)
10 596 14 787 256 377

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the three months ended 31 March 2024

The total settlement for leases for the three months 2024 was UAH 504,959 thousand or EUR 12,177 thousand (2023: UAH 593,718 thousand or EUR 15,137 thousand). The total amount settled in cash for the three months 2024 was UAH 494,594 thousand or EUR 11,927 thousand (2023: UAH 581,323 thousand or EUR 14,821 thousand), including cash outflow for land lease in the amount of UAH 477,463 thousand or EUR 11,518 thousand (2023: UAH 569,705 thousand or EUR 14,524 thousand) and is classified as the financing activities in the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. The amount settled in kind with agricultural produce for the three months 2024 was UAH 10,365 thousand or EUR 250 thousand (2023: UAH 12,395 thousand or EUR 316 thousand). Transfer of agricultural produce is accounted as sale and then the respective account receivables and lease liabilities are settled. Sales amount of agricultural produce is estimated on the basis of market price.

iii. The group's leasing activities

The Group leases land, office premises and warehouses for operating activities. Land lease contracts are typically made for fixed periods of 1 to 49 years. Warehouse lease contracts are typically made for fixed periods less than 12 months, management considers usage period for some warehouses of 3 years, other premises are used by the Group for current storage of finished goods and the Group has no intention to extend the lease. Lease payment associated with a short-term lease are recognised as an expense as occurred. Lease terms are negotiated on an individual basis and contain a range of different terms and conditions.

The lease agreements do not impose any covenants and leased assets may not be used as security for borrowing purposes.

5. BIOLOGICAL ASSETS

Biological assets consist of current biological assets (crops) and non-current biological assets (livestock).

Livestock include cattle and other livestock. Cattle consist of dairy livestock with an average yearly lactation period of nine months, immature cattle and cattle intended for sale. Other livestock mainly represent pigs, horses and sheep. The valuation of the biological assets is within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

As at 31 March biological assets comprise the following groups:

(Amounts in thousands
of Ukrainian hryvnias)
31 March 2024 31 December 2023 31 March 2023
Units Amount
(unaudited)
Units Amount
(audited)
Units Amount
(unaudited)
Non-current biological
assets:
Cattle 27 599 1 582 069 27 055 1 545 318 24 848 1 240 022
Other livestock 71 73 79
Total non-current
biological assets
1 582 140 1 545 391 1 240 101
Сurrent biological assets
Crops: Hectares Hectares Hectares
Sugar beet 13 256 435 656 - - - -
Corn - - 1 692 48 301 - -
Winter wheat 48 787 725 609 48 998 451 757 42 758 740 530
Rapeseeds 11 936 349 622 11 940 238 454 13 803 474 658
Total current biological
assets
73 979 1 510 887 62 630 738 512 56 561 1 215 188
Total biological assets 3 093 027 2 283 903 2 455 289

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the three months ended 31 March 2024

(Amounts in thousands
of Euros)
31 March 2024
31 December 2023
31 March 2023
Units Amount
(unaudited)
Units Amount
(audited)
Units Amount
(unaudited)
Non-current biological
assets:
Cattle 27 599 37 342 27 055 36 612 24 848 31 171
Other livestock 2 2 2
Total non-current
biological assets
Сurrent biological
assets
37 344 36 614 31 173
Crops: Hectares Hectares Hectares
Sugar beet 13 256 10 283 - - - -
Corn - - 1 692 1 144 - -
Winter wheat 48 787 17 127 48 998 10 703 42 758 18 615
Rapeseeds 11 936 8 252 11 940 5 650 13 803 11 932
Total current biological
assets
73 979 35 662 62 630 17 497 56 561 30 547
Total biological assets 73 006 54 111 61 720

6. INVENTORIES

Inventories as at 31 March are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) 31 March 2024 31 December 2023 31 March 2023
(unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Finished goods:
Sugar products 3 582 589 4 257 624 2 899 504
Agricultural produce 1 428 295 3 174 065 2 071 915
Soybean processing 153 290 210 942 370 397
Cattle farming 1 987 1 764 1 904
Total finished goods 5 166 161 7 644 395 5 343 720
Raw materials and consumables for:
Agricultural produce 1 353 766 799 784 1 462 070
Sugar production 403 282 719 922 214 339
Cattle farming 193 126 282 240 215 600
Consumables for joint utilization 253 713 173 628 354 664
Other production 30 829 40 640 54 413
Total raw material and consumables 2 234 716 2 016 214 2 301 086
Investments into future crops 1 325 295 1 099 825 1 673 640
Total inventories 8 726 172 10 760 434 9 318 446

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the three months ended 31 March 2024

(in thousands of Euros) 31 March 2024 31 December 2023 31 March 2023
(unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Finished goods:
Sugar products 84 560 100 872 72 886
Agricultural produce 33 711 75 200 52 083
Soybean processing 3 618 4 998 9 311
Cattle farming 47 42 48
Total finished goods 121 936 181 112 134 328
Raw materials and consumables for:
Agricultural produce 31 953 18 949 36 753
Sugar production 9 519 17 057 5 388
Cattle farming 4 558 6 687 5 420
Consumables for joint utilization 5 988 4 114 8 915
Other production 728 963 1 368
Total raw material and consumables 52 746 47 770 57 844
Investments into future crops 31 281 26 057 42 073
Total inventories 205 963 254 939 234 245

7. TRADE AND OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND PREPAYMENTS

Trade and other accounts receivable, and prepayments as at 31 March are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) 31 March 2024 31 December 2023 31 March 2023
(unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Long-term receivables and prepayments
Advances to suppliers 8 027 8 009 6 074
Other long-term receivables 3 047 2 135 1 854
Total long-term receivables and prepayments 11 074 10 144 7 928
Current accounts receivable and prepayments
Trade receivables 1 014 245 1 695 849 909 792
Less credit loss allowance (35 418) (42 372) (50 739)
Total trade receivable 978 827 1 653 477 859 053
Prepayments and other non-financial assets:
VAT recoverable and prepaid 1 799 437 1 728 062 1 630 636
Advances to suppliers 266 660 427 069 318 748
Less allowance (106 125) (106 265) (97 630)
Total prepayments and other non-financial
assets
1 959 972 2 048 866 1 851 754
Other financial assets:
Government bonds 68 900 51 955 61 499
Other receivables 15 790 17 714 12 118
Less credit loss allowance (5 529) (5 709) (5 699)
Total other financial assets 79 161 63 960 67 918
Total current accounts receivable and
prepayments
2 039 133 2 112 826 1 919 672
Total trade and other accounts receivable 3 017 960 3 766 303 2 778 725

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the three months ended 31 March 2024

(in thousands of Euros) 31 March 2024 31 December 2023 31 March 2023
(unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Long-term receivables and prepayments
Advances to suppliers 189 189 152
Other long-term receivables 72 51 47
Total long-term receivables and prepayments 261 240 199
Current accounts receivable and prepayments
Trade receivables 23 940 40 178 22 870
Less credit loss allowance (836) (1 004) (1 275)
Total trade receivable 23 104 39 174 21 595
Prepayments and other non-financial assets:
VAT recoverable and prepaid 42 473 40 942 40 990
Advances to suppliers 6 294 10 118 8 013
Less allowance (2 505) (2 518) (2 454)
Total prepayments and other non-financial
assets
46 262 48 542 46 549
Other financial assets:
Government bonds 1 626 1 231 1 546
Other receivables 374 420 304
Less credit loss allowance (131) (135) (143)
Total other financial assets 1 869 1 516 1 707
Total current accounts receivable and
prepayments
48 131 50 058 48 256
Total trade and other accounts receivable 71 235 89 232 69 851

8. OTHER LIABILITIES AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) 31 March 2024 31 December 2023 31 March 2023
(unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Other liabilities:
Advances received from customers 147 468 110 111 50 213
VAT payable 61 634 180 497 110 048
Total other liabilities 209 102 290 608 160 261
Other accounts payable:
Salaries payable 144 189 68 129 128 129
Accrual for unused vacations 142 623 156 513 93 317
Other taxes and charges payable 74 985 53 773 63 019
Accrual for annual bonuses 30 237 210 421 44 298
Social insurance payable 22 682 16 049 21 820
Accounts payable for property, plant and
equipment
18 457 9 369 4 460
Financial aid - - 48 290
Other payables 76 436 79 345 27 367
Total other accounts payable 509 609 593 599 430 700
Total other liabilities and accounts payable 718 711 884 207 590 961

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the three months ended 31 March 2024

(in thousands of Euros) 31 March 2024 31 December 2023 31 March 2023
(unaudited) (audited) (unaudited)
Other liabilities:
Advances received from customers 3 481 2 609 1 262
VAT payable 1 455 4 276 2 766
Total other liabilities 4 936 6 885 4 028
Other accounts payable:
Salaries payable 3 403 1 614 3 221
Accrual for unused vacations 3 366 3 708 2 346
Other taxes and charges payable 1 770 1 274 1 584
Accrual for annual bonuses 714 4 985 1 114
Social insurance payable 535 380 549
Accounts payable for property, plant and
equipment
436 222 112
Financial aid - - 1 214
Other payables 1 804 1 881 688
Total other accounts payable 12 028 14 064 10 828
Total other liabilities and accounts payable 16 964 20 949 14 856

9. REVENUES

The Group derives revenue from the transfer of goods and services over time and at a point in time in the following major product lines. Revenues for the three months ended 31 March are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (in thousands of Euros)
2024 2023 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Sugar production 1 804 318 1 439 257 43 512 36 694
Crops* 3 038 154 3 141 725 73 267 80 097
Soybean processing products 1 215 875 1 218 813 29 322 31 074
Cattle farming 549 456 419 880 13 251 10 705
Other sales 266 520 195 412 6 427 4 983
Total revenues 6 874 323 6 415 087 165 779 163 553

* For the three months ended 31 March 2024 includes revenue from corn and wheat delivery services in amount of UAH 120,417 thousand or EUR 2,904 thousand.

10. COST OF REVENUES

Cost of revenues for the three months ended 31 March by product is as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (in thousands of Euros)
2024 2023 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Sugar production 1 392 483 961 867 33 581 24 523
Crops* 1 900 649 1 971 786 45 835 50 271
Soybean processing products 850 621 706 622 20 513 18 015
Cattle farming 314 199 263 284 7 577 6 712
Other sales 255 578 153 488 6 164 3 914
Total cost of revenues 4 713 530 4 057 047 113 670 103 435

* For the three months ended 31 March 2024 includes cost of corn and wheat delivery services in amount of UAH 120,417 thousand or EUR 2,904 thousand.

Cost of revenues include effect of fair value measurement of agricultural produce in amount of UAH 731,553 thousand or EUR 17,642 thousand (2023: UAH 877,764 thousand or EUR 22,379 thousand).

11. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended 31 March are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (in thousands of Euros)
2024 2023 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Salary and related charges 129 211 108 749 3 116 2 773
Depreciation 19 339 15 098 466 385
Professional services 17 875 19 202 431 490
Fuel and other materials 4 472 4 585 108 117
Insurance 4 103 1 865 99 48
Office expenses 4 008 4 018 97 102
Taxes other than corporate income tax 2 589 2 162 62 55
Rent 1 486 2 377 36 61
Other 8 936 7 502 216 190
Total general and administrative expenses 192 019 165 558 4 631 4 221

12. SELLING AND DISTRIBUTION EXPENSES

Selling and distribution expenses for the three months ended 31 March are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) (in thousands of Euros)
2024 2023 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Transportation 923 170 801 069 22 263 20 423
Storage and logistics 285 112 204 747 6 876 5 220
Professional services 22 278 10 756 537 274
Salary and related charges 18 994 20 530 458 523
Depreciation 11 353 13 475 274 344
Fuel and other materials 7 371 11 101 178 283
Other 17 141 10 228 413 261
Total selling and distribution expenses 1 285 419 1 071 906 30 999 27 328

Significant changes in transportation routes and means of transportation due to a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine by russia lead to significant increase in transportation cost in 2024.

13. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

Other operating expenses for the three months ended 31 March are as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian
hryvnias)
(in thousands of Euros)
2024 2023 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Other salary and related charges 31 976 26 880 771 685
Charity and social expenses 18 978 12 621 458 322
Depreciation 9 043 11 982 218 305
VAT written off 8 370 2 502 202 64
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 8 096 1 840 195 47
Penalties paid 3 217 23 627 78 602
(Reversal of allowance)/ allowance for trade and other
accounts receivable
(7 122) 11 379 (172) 290
Other 6 764 3 597 163 91
Total other operating expenses 79 322 94 428 1 913 2 406

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the three months ended 31 March 2024

14. FINANCE COSTS AND INCOME

Finance (costs)/income for the three months ended 31 March is as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian
hryvnias)
(in thousands of Euros)
2024 2023 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Finance costs
Interest expense
Bank loans (30 470) (55 372) (736) (1 412)
Borrowings from non-financial institutions (1 080) (1 248) (26) (32)
Net profit attributable to non-controlling interests of
limited liability company subsidiaries
(2 679) (7 468) (65) (190)
Interest expense on lease liability (251 460) (229 656) (6 064) (5 855)
Other finance costs (3 359) (6 929) (81) (177)
Total finance costs (289 048) (300 673) (6 972) (7 666)
Finance income
Interest income 30 857 17 882 745 456
Other finance income 1 806 869 44 22
Total finance income 32 663 18 751 789 478

15. SEGMENT REPORTING

An operating segment is a group of assets and operations engaged in providing products or services that are subject to risks and returns that are different from those of other operating segments.

At 31 March 2024 and 2023, the group was organized into four main operating/ reportable segments:

  • production and wholesale distribution of sugar (sugar production);
  • growing and selling of grain and oilseeds crops (agriculture);
  • dairy cattle farming (cattle farming);
  • soybean processing.

Other Group operations mainly comprise of the production and sales of fodder and natural gas. Neither of these constitutes a separately reportable operating segment.

Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-maker. The chief operating decision-maker that makes strategic decisions is the Board of Directors. Operating profit and net profit are the main measures of segment's profit or loss that the Group uses to evaluate performance and makes decisions about the allocation of resources.

All unallocated items relate to overall Group's operating activity and may not be allocated to the identified reporting segments.

Unallocated assets mainly represent assets relating to corporate function, assets jointly used by segments and certain financial assets. Liabilities not allocated to segments are items related to corporate functions and certain financial liabilities.

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the three months ended 31 March 2024

The segment information for the three months ended 31 March is as follows:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias) Sugar production Agriculture Cattle farming Soybean processing Unallocated Total
2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Revenues from external customers 1 804 318 1 439 257 3 038 154 3 141 725 549 456 419 880 1 215 875 1 218 813 266 520 195 412 6 874 323 6 415 087
Inter-segment revenues - - 1 058 702 486 835 - - - - - - 1 058 702 486 835
Cost of revenues (1 392 483) (961 867) (1 900 649) (1 971 786) (314 199) (263 284) (850 621) (706 622) (255 578) (153 488) (4 713 530) (4 057 047)
Inter-segment cost of revenues (336 830) (15 262) - - (184 417) (177 898) (537 455) (293 675) - - (1 058 702) (486 835)
Changes in fair value of biological
assets and agricultural produce
- - 60 928 (49 328) (4 073) 33 207 - - - - 56 855 (16 121)
Gross profit 411 835 477 390 1 198 433 1 120 611 231 184 189 803 365 254 512 191 10 942 41 924 2 217 648 2 341 919
General and administrative expense (38 890) (30 014) (125 320) (114 342) (12 397) (8 507) (7 438) (6 230) (7 974) (6 465) (192 019) (165 558)
Selling and distribution expense (286 467) (60 533) (913 561) (886 881) (3 327) (3 233) (75 513) (112 860) (6 551) (8 399) (1 285 419) (1 071 906)
Other operating (expense) income (17 468) (11 029) (22 338) (46 102) (3 303) (2 151) (3 787) (8 377) (26 900) (20 043) (73 796) (87 702)
Profit (loss) from operations 69 010 375 814 137 214 73 286 212 157 175 912 278 516 384 724 (30 483) 7 017 666 414 1 016 753
Interest expense on lease liability (2 793) (8 428) (233 302) (206 693) - - - - (15 365) (14 535) (251 460) (229 656)
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) 3 566 854 37 689 20 958 - - (25 002) 9 521 2 093 132 18 346 31 465
Interest expense (1 667) (21 075) (12 585) (33 597) - - (17 298) (1 948) - - (31 550) (56 620)
Interest income - - - - - - - - 30 857 17 882 30 857 17 882
Other expense - - - - - - - - (3 525) (12 505) (3 525) (12 505)
Profit (loss) before tax 68 116 347 165 (70 984) (146 046) 212 157 175 912 236 216 392 297 (16 423) (2 009) 429 082 767 319
Taxation - - - - - - - - (55 185) (134 727) (55 185) (134 727)
Net profit (loss) 68 116 347 165 (70 984) (146 046) 212 157 175 912 236 216 392 297 (71 608) (136 736) 373 897 632 592
Consolidated total assets 6 986 977 5 805 630 15 744 686 15 699 515 2 493 776 2 023 181 1 893 758 1 785 370 3 258 442 2 096 730 30 377 639 27 410 426
Consolidated total liabilities 753 379 838 711 6 231 138 5 783 794 11 145 7 477 1 198 660 217 617 717 986 877 494 8 912 308 7 725 093
Other segment information:
Depreciation and amortisation 102 982 81 604 363 339 338 635 26 762 22 680 17 354 16 233 10 093 10 823 520 530 469 975
Additions to non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment 41 078 26 460 152 367 89 024 31 318 18 122 14 759 9 019 224 64 239 746 142 689
Intangible assets 18 178 778 6 329 53 65 92 - 1 531 678 2 472 7 250
Right-of-use asset 74 674 62 304 770 868 579 546 - - - - 9 895 (757) 855 437 641 093

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the three months ended 31 March 2024

The segment information for the three months ended 31 March is as follows:

(in thousands of Euros) Sugar production Agriculture Cattle farming Soybean processing Unallocated Total
2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Revenues from external
customers
43 512 36 694 73 267 80 097 13 251 10 705 29 322 31 074 6 427 4 983 165 779 163 553
Inter-segment revenues - - 25 531 12 413 - - - - - - 25 531 12 413
Cost of revenues (33 581) (24 523) (45 835) (50 271) (7 577) (6 712) (20 513) (18 015) (6 164) (3 914) (113 670) (103 435)
Inter-segment cost of
revenues
(8 123) (389) - - (4 447) (4 536) (12 961) (7 488) - - (25 531) (12 413)
Changes in fair value of
biological assets and
agricultural produce
- - 1 469 (1 258) (98) 847 - - - - 1 371 (411)
Gross profit 9 931 12 171 28 901 28 568 5 576 4 840 8 809 13 059 263 1 069 53 480 59 707
General and administrative
expense
(938) (765) (3 022) (2 915) (299) (217) (179) (159) (193) (165) (4 631) (4 221)
Selling and distribution
expense
(6 909) (1 543) (22 031) (22 611) (80) (82) (1 821) (2 877) (158) (215) (30 999) (27 328)
Other operating (expense)
income
(421) (281) (538) (1 175) (80) (55) (92) (213) (649) (511) (1 780) (2 235)
Profit (loss) from operations 1 663 9 582 3 310 1 867 5 117 4 486 6 717 9 810 (737) 178 16 070 25 923
Interest expense on lease
liability
(67) (215) (5 626) (5 269) - - - - (371) (371) (6 064) (5 855)
Foreign currency exchange
gain (loss)
86 22 908 534 - - (602) 243 50 3 442 802
Interest expense (40) (537) (304) (857) - - (418) (50) - - (762) (1 444)
Interest income - - - - - - - - 745 456 745 456
Other (expense) income - - - - - - - - (85) (319) (85) (319)
Profit (loss) before tax 1 642 8 852 (1 712) (3 725) 5 117 4 486 5 697 10 003 (398) (53) 10 346 19 563
Taxation - - - - - - - - (1 331) (3 435) (1 331) (3 435)
Net profit (loss) 1 642 8 852 (1 712) (3 725) 5 117 4 486 5 697 10 003 (1 729) (3 488) 9 015 16 128
Consolidated total assets 164 916 145 940 371 626 394 649 58 861 50 858 44 699 44 880 76 909 52 707 717 011 689 034
Consolidated total liabilities 17 782 21 083 147 075 145 390 263 188 28 292 5 470 16 947 22 059 210 359 194 190
Other segment information:
Depreciation and
amortisation
Additions to non-current
assets:
2 483 2 080 8 762 8 633 645 578 419 414 244 277 12 553 11 982
Property, plant and
equipment
991 675 3 674 2 269 755 462 356 230 6 2 5 782 3 638
Intangible assets - 5 19 161 1 2 2 - 38 17 60 185
Right-of-use asset 1 801 1 588 18 590 14 776 - - - - 239 (19) 20 630 16 345

16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Group enters into transactions with related parties in the ordinary course of business. Related parties comprise the Group's shareholders, companies that are under control of the Group's shareholders, key management personnel and their close family members and companies that are controlled or significantly influenced by the shareholders. Prices for related party transactions are determined on a market basis.

The following table summarises transactions that had been entered into with the companies under control of one of the shareholders with significant influence over the Group for the three months ended 31 March:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias ) (in thousands of Euros)
2024 2023 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Sales to related parties 2 223 3 230 54 82
Purchases from related parties 30 599 12 727 738 324
Repayment of financial aids - 4 550 - 116
Other transaction with related parties* - 448 - 11

* During the three months ended 31 March 2023 the Group provided non-refundable financial assistance to a related charitable foundation in amount of UAH 448 thousand or EUR 11 thousand.

The following tables summarise balances with the companies under control of one of the shareholders with significant influence over the Group as at 31 March:

(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias
)
(in thousands of Euros)
2024
2023
2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Long-term advances to suppliers 5 990 5 971 141 150
Other long-term receivables 993 1 324 23 33
Other receivables 719 500 17 13
Trade accounts receivable 224 8 5 -
Advances to suppliers 83 72 2 2
Amounts owed by related parties 8 009 7 875 188 198
(in thousands of Ukrainian hryvnias ) (in thousands of Euros)
2024 2023 2024 2023
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Borrowings from non-financial institutions 109 331 127 775 2 581 3 212
Trade accounts payable 3 958 5 716 93 144
Advances received from customers 707 1 021 17 26
Other payables 6 13 - -
Financial aid - 48 290 - 1 214
Amounts owed to related parties 114 002 182 815 2 691 4 596

Other transactions

As at 31 March 2024, the Group had a USD denominated loan from the entity under control of the same controlling shareholder of UAH 109,331 thousand (2023: UAH 127,775 thousand) or EUR 2,581 thousand (2023: EUR 3,212 thousand) bearing an interest of 4.0% p.a.

Condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the three months ended 31 March 2024

The Group rents office premises from related parties under control of the shareholder with significant influence over the Group and has accounted these lease agreements according IFRS 16. As at 31 March 2024 the Group had the lease liability in amount of UAH 307,122 thousand or EUR 7,249 thousand and respective right-of-use asset in amount of UAH 207,479 thousand or EUR 4,897 thousand (2023: UAH 284,716 thousand or EUR 7,157 thousand and UAH 219,247 thousand or EUR 5,511 thousand respectively) (Note 4). During three months ended 31 March 2024 the Group recognized depreciation charge of right-of-use asset in amount of UAH 5,617 thousand or EUR 143 thousand as General and administrative expenses (2023: UAH 5,421 thousand or EUR 138 thousand) (Note 4 and Note 11). During three months ended 31 March 2024 the interest expense was charged in amount of UAH 15,188 thousand or EUR 366 thousand (2023: UAH 14,450 thousand or EUR 368 thousand) (Note 4 and Note 14).

The Group rents land plots from related parties and has accounted these lease agreements according to IFRS 16. As at 31 March 2024 the Group had the lease liability in amount of UAH 14,148 thousand or EUR 334 thousand and respective right-of-use asset in amount of UAH 13,510 thousand or EUR 319 thousand (2023: UAH 15,048 thousand or EUR 378 thousand respectively and UAH 14,610 thousand or EUR 367 thousand) (Note 4). During three months ended 31 March 2024 the Group recognized depreciation charge of right-of-use asset in amount of UAH 239 thousand or EUR 6 thousand as Cost of sales (2023: UAH 246 thousand or EUR 6 thousand). During three months ended 31 March 2024 the interest expense was charged in amount of UAH 481 thousand or EUR 12 thousand (2023: UAH 572 thousand or EUR 15 thousand) (Note 4, Note 14).

17. EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE REPORTING DATE

There are no subsequent events to mention.

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