Investor Presentation • May 31, 2024
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VILVI GROUP launches the largest investment project in its 31-year history. The preliminary plan is to invest around EUR 50 million in new cheese production capacity in Bauska, Latvia, on the territory of the Group's company "Baltic Dairy Board", SIA. The project is planned to be completed by 2027.
The project is financed with own resouces and loans from Citadele Bank. The Latvian Government, through the Latvian State Development Finance Institution, will contribute 8.5 million EUR to the project.
For this purpose Vilkyškių pieninė, AB the sole shareholder of "Baltic Dairy Board", SIA, increased the authorized capital of "Baltic Dairy Board", SIA. The amount of the increased authorized capital is EUR 10,847,778.
At Sustainable Brand Index 2024 by " SB Insight", Vilkyškių pieninė, AB ranked 3rd among the most sustainable brands of the food and beverage industry in Lithuania. We are the leaders when compared to other dairy producers.
Among all 84 rated brands, Vilkyškių pieninė, AB took 16th place.

On February 19-23, VILVI GROUP traditionally participated in one of the largest food and drink exhibitions "Gulfood 2024" in Dubai, UAE. Cheese products and whey powder were presented at the exhibition.

✓ Certificate of ecological production has been extended for "Kelmės pienas" UAB

| Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | Change in 2024/2023 |
Change in 2023/2022 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue, thousands EUR | 50,447 | 53,666 | 56,192 | 5% | 6% |
| EBITDA, thousands EUR | 4,493 | 2,803 | 6,446 | 130% | -38% |
| EBITDA margin, % | 8.9% | 5.2% | 11.5% | 6 p.p. | -4 p.p. |
| Net profit (loss), thousands EUR | 3,044 | 1,494 | 4,923 | 230% | -51% |
| Profit (loss) margin, % | 6.0% | 2.8% | 8.8% | 6 p.p. |
-3 p.p. |
| Profit (loss) per share, EUR | 0.25 | 0.13 | 0.41 | 230% | -51% |
| Net financial debt, thousands EUR | 20,524 | 10,896 | 20,560 | 89% | -47% |
| Purchased basic indicators milk, in tons | 78,587 | 73,104 | 87,544 | 20% | -7% |
During Q1 2024 sales revenue increased by 4.7 percent, comparing with the same period last year and amounted to EUR 56.2 million
During Q1 2024 EBITDA reached EUR 6.4 million (increased by 2.3 times comparing with the same period last year).
In the first three months of 2024, the group's net profit amounted to EUR 4.9 million and it was 3.3 times higher than in the same period in 2023.
During 3 months of 2024 a total of 87.5 thousands tones of basic indicators milk was purchased (increased by 20.0 % comparing with 3 months of 2023).


EBITDA, thousands EUR

Net profit (loss), thousands EUR


tons


| Thousands Eur | Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | Change in 2024/2023 |
Change in 2023/2022 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 29,050 | 58% | 22,986 | 43% | 29,767 | 53% | 30% | -21% |
| Lithuania | 5,574 | 11% | 8,327 | 15% | 8,614 | 15% | 3% | 49% |
| Other countries | 15,823 | 31% | 22,353 | 42% | 17,811 | 32% | -20% | 41% |
| Total revenue | 50,447 | 53,666 | 56,192 | 5% | 6% |



| Thousands Eur | Q1 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q1 2024 | Change in 2024/2023 |
Change in 2023/2022 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheese, cheese products and other |
23,571 | 47% | 23,945 | 45% | 23,597 | 42% | -1% | 2% |
| Dry milk products | 8,462 | 17% | 11,553 | 21% | 9,904 | 18% | -14% | 37% |
| Fresh milk products | 5,272 | 10% | 9,817 | 18% | 7,427 | 13% | -24% | 86% |
| Cream | 13,142 | 26% | 8,351 | 16% | 15,264 | 27% | 83% | -36% |
| Total revenue: | 50,447 | 53,666 | 56,192 | 5% | 6% |
Cheese, cheese products and other Dry milk products Fresh milk products Cream

Thousands Eur
| 2024.03.01 | 2023.12.31 | |
|---|---|---|
| Turtas | ||
| Property, plant and equipment | 67,994 | 56,178 |
| Right -of -use assets |
1,882 | 1,542 |
| Intangible assets | 4,166 | 4,168 |
| Non -current amounts receivable |
265 | 913 |
| Non -current assets |
74,307 | 62,801 |
| Inventories | 18,013 | 17,627 |
| Trade and other receivables | 20,161 | 17,207 |
| Prepayments | 2,277 | 679 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,999 | 8,725 |
| Current assets | 42,450 | 44,238 |
| Total assets | 11 6 , 7 5 7 |
107,039 |
| Equity | ||
| Share capital | 3,463 | 3,463 |
| Share premium | 3,301 | 3,301 |
| Reserves | 1,866 | 1,883 |
| Retained earnings | 57,297 | 52,379 |
| Equity attributable to owners of the Company | 65,927 | 61,026 |
| Non -controlling interest |
2 7 |
5 |
| Equity | 65,954 | 61,031 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Borrowings | 17,858 | 15,706 |
| Lease liabilities | 1,013 | 775 |
| Government grants | 3,511 | 3,598 |
| Trade and other payables | - | - |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 1,021 | 930 |
| Non -current liabilities |
23,403 | 21,009 |
| Borrowings | 3,116 | 3,235 |
| Lease liabilities | 572 | 469 |
| Income tax payable | 489 | 512 |
| Trade and other payables | 23,223 | 20,783 |
| Current liabilities | 27,400 | 24,999 |
| Liabilities | 50,803 | 46,008 |
| Total equity and liabilities | 116,757 | 107,039 |
| 2024.01.01 2024.03.31 |
2023.01.01 2023.03.31 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 56,192 | 53,666 |
| Cost of sales | -48,614 | -49,486 |
| Gross profit | 7,578 | 4,180 |
| Other operating income | 70 | 56 |
| Distribution expenses | -1,104 | -1,297 |
| Administrative expenses | -1,165 | -1,237 |
| Other operating expenses | -39 | -55 |
| Other gain (loss) – net |
14 | 96 |
| Results of operating activities | 5,354 | 1,743 |
| Finance income | 48 | 8 |
| Finance costs | -389 | -387 |
| Finance costs, net | -341 | -379 |
| Profit (loss) before income tax | 5,013 | 1,364 |
| Income tax | -90 | 130 |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 4,923 | 1,494 |
| Attributable to: | ||
| Shareholders of the Company | 4,901 | 1,538 |
| Non-controlling interest | 22 | -44 |
| Profit (loss) for the period | 4,923 | 1,494 |
| Basic and diluted earnings per share (in EUR) |
0.41 | 0.13 |
| 2024.01.01 | 2023.01.01 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024.03.31 | 2023.03.31 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Profit (loss) for the period | 4,923 | 1,494 |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| Depreciation of property, plant and equipment | 1,204 | 1,163 |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 1 | 2 |
| Amortization and write-off of grants | -112 | -105 |
| Change in inventory write-down allowance | -994 | -1,009 |
| Loss (gain) from disposal of property, plant and equipment | -11 | -91 |
| Income tax expenses | 90 | -130 |
| Finance costs, net | 341 | 379 |
| 5,442 | 1,703 | |
| Change in inventories | 608 | 11,781 |
| Change in non-current amounts receivable | 648 | 111 |
| Change in trade and other receivables and prepayments | -5,108 | 3,087 |
| Change in trade and other payables | -748 | -4,046 |
| 842 | 12,636 | |
| Interest paid | -365 | -281 |
| Income tax paid | -49 | -45 |
| Net cash flows generated from operating activities | 428 | 12,310 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Payments for acquisition of property, plant and equipment | -9,695 | -993 |
| Payments for acquisition of intangible assets | - | 2 |
| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment | 75 | 236 |
| Government grants | 25 | - |
| Repayment of loans | 600 | 11 |
| Net cash flows (used in) investing activities | -8,995 | -744 |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Proceeds from borrowings | 3,000 | 415 |
| Repayments of borrowings | -966 | -3,219 |
| Lease payments | -193 | -138 |
| Payment of dividends | - | - |
| Net cash flows generated from (used in) financing activities | 1,841 | -2,942 |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | -6,726 | 8,624 |
| Cash and cash equivalents as at 1 January | 8,725 | 621 |
| Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 March | 1,999 | 9,245 |


| CERTIFICATES | Vilkyškių pieninė, AB |
"Modest", AB | Kelmės pieninė, AB |
"Kelmės pienas", UAB |
"Baltic Dairy Board", SIA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 22000 | |||||
| FSSC 22000 |
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| ISO 50001 | |||||
| HALAL | |||||
| KOSHER | |||||
| IFS Food Version 7 | |||||
| Certificate of ecological production |
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| National standard |




Algimantas Lekevičius Chairman of the Supervisory board Marijana Juškienė Member of the Supervisory board
Supersisory board members elected for a four-year term on 28 April 2023.

Gintaras Bertašius Chairman of the Board, CEO of Vilkyškių pieninė AB



Rimantas Jancevičius Member of the Board, Director of Raw Material Purchase at Vilkyškių pieninė AB

Martynas Bertašius
Member of the Supervisory board
Sigitas Trijonis Member of the Board, Director of investment projects Department at Vilkyškių pieninė AB

Linas Strėlis Independent member ot the Board

Andrej Cyba Independent member ot the Board
Board members re-elected for a four-year term on 29 April 2022.


| Shareholder | Shares | Ownership interest |
|---|---|---|
| Swisspartners Versicherung AG Zweigniederlassung Österreich |
7,213,680 | 60,4%* |
| Multi Asset Selection Fund | 2,035,729 | 17,0% |
| Other shareholders | 2,693,591 | 22,6% |
| Capital in total |
11,943,000 | 100% |
* Swisspartners Versicherung AG Zweigniederlassung Österreich has granted G. Bertašius (CEO at Vilkyškių pieninė AB) permission to exercise all the non-property rights of the shareholder, including the right to vote at the issuer's shareholders' meetings.



Director of Economics and Finance Phone No: +370 441 55102 [email protected]
Vilkyškiai, Pagėgių sav. CRN: 277160980 Phone No: +370 441 55330 [email protected] www.vilvigroup.eu

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