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Vilkyskiu Pienine

Investor Presentation Feb 28, 2025

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VILVI GROUP THE RESULTS OF 12 MONTHS OF 2024

1. MAIN EVENTS DURING 2024

INVESTMENT PROJECT, WITH A VALUE OF MORE THEN EUR 50 MILLION STARTED IN LATVIA

VILVI GROUP launched the largest investment project in its 31-year history. The preliminary plan is to invest over 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 2025.

The project is financed with own funds and Citadele Bank loans. The Latvian Government, through the Latvian State Development Finance Institution, will contribute more than EUR 10 million to the project, EUR 1.2 million in support from EU funds will also be received.

For this purpose, "Vilkyškių pieninė", AB the sole shareholder of "Baltic Dairy Board", SIA, increased the authorized capital of "Baltic Dairy Board", SIA (31/12/2024 authorized capital is EUR 16,847,778).

EXTENDED/ISSUED CERTIFICATES DURING Q3 2024

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

✓Halal certificates have been extended for "Vilkyškių pieninė", AB, "Modest", AB and "Kelmės pieninė", AB;

✓FSSC 22000 certificates have been extended for "Modest", AB and "Kelmės pieninė", AB;

✓ISO 22000:2018 certificate has been extended for "Kelmės pieninė", AB;

✓IFS Food Version 8 certificate has been issued for "Kelmės pienas", UAB.

✓Rainforest Alliance certificate (version 1.3) has been issued for "Kelmės pienas", UAB.

AB "Vilkyškių pieninė" CEO G. Bertašius was awarded at the anniversary event of Klaipeda Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts for more than 30 years of business growth, investments, production innovations, increasing exports to foreign countries, implementation of quality and safety standards of food products.

CHANGES IN FRESH MILK PRODUCTS WITH A BLACK CAT

Guided by the brand strategy, we aim to shape and grow a single brand across all product categories. We started the changes in the cheese category. We are consistently transitioning to a single product brand VILVI in the fresh dairy product categories. Therefore, the brand "Vilkyškių pieninė" becomes the international VILVI, while "Vilkyškių" remains in the name of the black cat product line.

Along with changes in the brand, packaging design has also changed. They have become brighter, but they are well-known.

ACHIEVEMENTS

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 of other dairy producers.

Among all 84 rated brands "Vilkyškių pieninė", AB took 16th place

In 2024, Vilvi Group's products were presented at 4 exhibitions:

  • On February 19-23, VILVI Group traditionally participated in one of the largest food and beverage exhibitions "Gulfood 2024", in Dubai, UAE. Cheese products and whey powder were presented at the exhibition;
  • on October 19-23, cheese products, dry whey ingredients and yoghurt bar were presented at the international exhibition " SIAL 2024 ", in Paris, France.
  • on November 5-7, the VILVI Group team participated in the international exhibition of ingredients, food processing, packaging and supply chain "Gulfood Manufacturing" in Dubai, where it presented cheese and dry whey ingredients.
  • On November 19-21, VILVI Group participated in the "Food Ingredients Europe" exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, where presented dry whey ingredients, cheese products and industrial cream.

2. MAIN FINANCIAL INDICATORS

2022 2023 2024 Change
in
2024/2023
Change
in
2023/2022
Revenue, thousands
EUR
234,083 210,536 245,429 16.6% -10.1%
EBITDA, thousands
EUR
19,280 21,003 33,551 59.7% 8.9%
EBITDA margin,
%
8.2% 10.0% 13.7% 3.7 p.p. 1.8 p.p.
Net profit (loss), thousands EUR 12,699 14,652 25,660 75.1% 15.4%
Profit
(loss) margin, %
5.4% 7.0% 10.5% 3.5 p.p. 1.6 p.p.
Profit (loss) per share, EUR 1.06 1.23 2.15 74.8% 16.0%
Net financial debt, thousands EUR 22,308 11,460 20,350 77.6% -48.6%
Purchased basic indicators milk, in tons 342,953 351,832 351,607 -0.1% 2.6%

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During 2024 sales revenue increased by 16.6 percent comparing with the same period last year and amounted to EUR 245.4 million.

During 2024 EBITDA reached EUR 33.6 million (increased by 59.7% comparing with the same period last year).

In 12 months of 2024, the group's net profit amounted to EUR 25.7 million and it was 75.1 percent higher than in the same period in 2023. Profit growth was driven by increased export sales prices of dry milk products and fats.

For 12 months of 2024 a total of 351.6 thousands tones of basic indicators milk was purchased, decreased by 0.1 % comparing with 12 months of 2023

REVENUE, thousands EUR

EBITDA, thousands EUR

NET PROFIT, thousands EUR

QUANTITY OF PURCHASED MILK, tons

Thousands
Eur
2022 2023 2024 Change
in
2024/2023
Change
in
2023/2022
European
Union
132,771 57% 103,079 49% 141,037 58% 36.8% -29.6%
Lithuania 26,751 11% 36,624 17% 32,246 13% -12.0% 33.8%
Other
countries
74,561 32% 70,833 34% 72,146 29% 1.9% 5.3%
Total
revenue:
234,083 210,536 245,429 16.6% -12.4%

Lithuania 17%

4. SALES REVENUE BY OPERATING SEGMENTS

THE SEGMENT COMPRISES:

  • cheese, cheese products and other cheese, cheese products and other products produced by the subsidiary and Parent company;
  • fresh milk products products produced by the subsidiary (kephir, yoghurt, sour milk, butter, curd products);
  • dry milk products WPC, MPC, skimmed-milk, permeate, whey powder produced by the subsidiaries;
  • industrial cream industrial cream produced by the subsidiary and Parent company.
2022 2023 2024 Change
in
2024/2023
Change
in
2023/2022
95,792 84,987 94,770 11.5% -9.5%
36,630 37,971 39,859 5.0% -2.0%
26,864 32,962 30,153 -8.5% 29.9%
74,797 54,616 80,647 47.7% -36.2%
234,083 210,536 245,429 16.6% -12.4%

Industrial cream Fresh milk products Dry milk products Cheese, cheese products and other

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5. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

2024.12
.31
2023.12.31
Assets
Property, plant and equipment 89,269 56,178
Right
-of-use assets
2,366 1,542
Intangible assets 4,200 4,168
Non
-current amounts receivable
243 913
Non
-current assets
96,078 62,801
Inventories 14,254 17,627
Trade and other receivables 22,412 17,207
Prepayments 711 679
Cash and cash equivalents 18,872 8,725
Current assets 56,249 44,238
Total assets 152,327 107,039
Equity
Share capital 3,463 3,463
Share premium 3,301 3,301
Reserves 3,240 1,883
Retained earnings 74,754 52,379
Equity attributable to owners of the Company 84,758 61,026
Non
-controlling interest
18 5
Equity 84,776 61,031
Liabilities
Borrowings 33,280 15,706
Lease liabilities 1,551 775
Government grants 4,043 3,598
Trade and other payables - -
Deferred income tax liabilities 1,761 930
Non
-current liabilities
40,635 21,009
Borrowings 3,649 3,235
Lease liabilities 742 469
Income tax payable 819 512
Trade and other payables 21,706 20,783
Current liabilities 26,916 24,999
Liabilities 67,551 46,008
Total equity and liabilities 152,327 107,039

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Thousands Eur

Thousands Eur

6. CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

2024.01.01
2024.12.31
2023.01.01
2023.12.31
Revenue 245,429 210,536
Cost of sales -203,483 -182,849
Gross profit 41,946 27,687
Other operating income 348 275
Distribution expenses -5,200 -4,438
Administrative expenses -7,905 -6,662
Other operating expenses -257 -305
Other gain (loss) –
net
106 221
Results of operating activities 29,038 16,778
Finance income 118 39
Finance costs -1,481 -1,378
Finance costs, net -1,363 -1,339
Profit (loss) before income tax 27,675 15,439
Income tax -2,015 -787
Profit (loss) for the period 25,660 14,652
Attributable to:
Shareholders of the Company 25,647 14,666
Non-controlling interest 13 -14
Profit (loss) for the period 25,660 14,652
Basic and diluted earnings per share (in
EUR)
2.15 1.23

Thousands Eur

2024.01.01
2024.12
.31
2023.01.01
2023.12.3
1
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit (loss) for the period 25,660 14,652
Adjustments for:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 4,966 4,648
Amortization of intangible assets 3 7
Amortization and write
-off of grants
-456 -430
Change in inventory write
-down allowance
1,211 -1,413
Loss (gain) from disposal of property, plant and equipment -74 -33
Income tax expenses 2,015 787
Finance costs, net 1,363 1,339
34,688 19,557
Change in inventories 2,170 9,278
Change in non
-current amounts receivable
670 -802
Change in trade and other receivables and prepayments -5,758 541
Change in trade and other payables 1,422 -292
33,192 28,282
Interest paid -1,410 -1,225
Income tax paid -1,116 -364
Net cash flows generated from operating activities 30,666 26,693
Cash flows from investing activities
Payments for acquisition of property, plant and equipment -35,956 -12,151
Payments for acquisition of intangible assets -35 -
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 980 557
Acquisition of shares of the subsidiary - -
Loans
granted
- -170
Government grants 901 285
Repayment of loans 600 381
Outflow of cash to acquire subsidiary, net of cash acquired - -400
Net cash flows (used in) investing activities -33,510 -11,498
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings 23,409 2,134
Repayments of borrowings -5,421 -5,410
Lease payments -1,295 -650
Payment of dividends -3,702 -3,165
Net cash flows generated from (used in) financing activities 12,991 -7,091
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 10,147 8,104
Cash and cash equivalents as a
t
1 January
8,725 621
Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 December 18,872 8,725

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7. CONCOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • ✓ The parent company "Vilkyškių pieninė", AB was established in 1993.
  • ✓ Company's share capital amounts to EUR 3.5 million.
  • ✓ The Company's issue is included in the Official List of "NASDAQ Vilnius" AB.
  • ✓ The ISIN code of the securities: LT0000127508, ticker symbol: VLP1L.
  • ✓ On the 31th of December 2024, the Group had 938 employees.
  • ✓ The production of dairy products is the core of Group business.
  • ✓ Food safety and quality certificates of VILVI GROUP companies:
CERTIFICATES "Vilkyškių
pieninė", AB
"Modest", AB "Kelmės
pieninė", AB
"Kelmės
pienas", UAB
"Baltic Dairy
Board", SIA
ISO 22000
FSSC
22000
ISO 50001
HALAL
KOSHER
IFS Food Version 8
Certificate
of
ecological
production
National
standard
Rainforest
Alliance
certificate

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SUPERVISORY BOARD

Algimantas Lekevičius Chairman of the Supervisory board

Marijana Juškienė Member of the Supervisory board

Martynas Bertašius Member of the Supervisory

board Supersisory board members elected for a four-year term on 28 April 2023

BOARD

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

Vilija Milaševičiutė Member of the Board, Director of Economics and Finance at "Vilkyškių pieninė", AB

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

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

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was acquired

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11. SHORT HISTORY OF VILVI GROUP

AB

the EU

12. SHARE PRICE DATA. MAIN SHAREHOLDERS

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%

*As of 31 December 2024, G. Bertašius did not have shares in "Vilkyškių pieninė" AB, but he owns 60.4% of the votes in the General Meeting of Shareholders (a joint life insurance policy was concluded in the insurance company Swisspartners Versicherung AG Zweigniederlassung Österreich, which has taken over ownership rights to 7,213,680 shares of "Vilkyškių pieninė" AB).

Comparison of "Vilkyškių pieninė", AB share prices and AB "Nasdaq Vilnius" indices in 2022-2024

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Contacts:

Gintaras Bertašius CEO Tel.: +370 441 55330 E-mail: [email protected] Vilija Milaševičiutė Director of Economics and Finance Tel.: +370 441 55102 E-mail: [email protected]

Prano Lukošaičio st. 14, LT-99254 Vilkyskiai, Pagėgiai municipality Company code: 277160980 Tel.: +370 441 55330 E-mail: [email protected] www.vilvigroup.lt

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