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LARK DISTILLING CO. LTD — AGM Information 2023
Nov 22, 2023
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LARK AGM PRESENTATION
SATYA SHARMA - CEO
23[RD] NOVEMBER 2023
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LARK Distilling Co.
FY23 Highlights
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FY23 | Key Highlights
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Net sales of $17.0 million (down $3.3m on FY22)
Organic Net sales growth of 15%
(normalized for non-organic and opportunistic transactions)
Gross margin of 68.9% (+240bps on FY22 of 66.5%)
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Operating EBITDA of ($2.0) million
Statutory EBITDA of ($5.1) million
Balance sheet flexibility Cash position of $7.2 million + undrawn committed bank facility of $15 million extended to January 2025; full facility available to be drawn
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Whisky bank of 2.4 million litres* underwriting future sales growth
*(at 43% ABV) as at 30 June 2023
(FY22: 2.1 million litres)
Progress of Asia export business
LARK remains well positioned for growth; underpinned by high quality whisky bank
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3Investor Briefing - LARK Distilling Co.
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High Quality Whisky Bank – Underwriting Future Sales Growth
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1.24
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Q4 FY21 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY22 Q3 FY22 Q4 FY22 Q1 FY23 Q2 FY23 Q3 FY23 4 Q4 FY23
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LARK Distilling Co.
Growth Strategy
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AUSTRALIA’S No. 1 LUXURY
SINGLE MALT WHISKY
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STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
BUILD LONG TERM BRAND VALUE LARK will build a globally recognised and differentiated luxury brand
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INTERNATIONAL SALES MOMENTUM & DOMESTIC LEADERSHIP POSITION
Creation of repeatable and diversified (geography and channel) revenue streams
CASH & CAPITAL DISCIPLINE
LARK will prioritise cash generation to underpin growth while exercising capital discipline
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AWARD WINNING
BUILDING A REPUTATION ON THE WORLD STAGE FOR QUALITY AND INNOVATION
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LARK CLASSIC CASK
SINGLE MALT WHISKY
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DARK LARK
SINGLE MALT WHISKY
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SYMPHONY
BLENDED MALT WHISKY
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REASON TO BELIEVE
Australia’s No.1 Luxury Single Malt Whisky
Made of Tasmania:
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Ideal “Goldilocks” climate
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The purest water and air
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Fabric of community
BRAND POSITIONING
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DISTINCTIVE BRAND ASSETS
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STANDOUT
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RECOGNITION 3. SIMPLICITY 4. CONSISTENCY
We will optimise our suite of assets as part of our brand evolution.
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T A S M A N I A N S I N G L E M A L T W H I S K Y
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LARK FUTURE BRAND PROPOSITIONS
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TASMANIAN SINGLE MALT WHISKY
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HOUSE OF LARK TASMANIAN WHISKIES
FORTY SPOTTED TASMANIAN GIN
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Not to scale
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GROWING LARK IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
– A PROVEN PATH
Key distributor partner appointments Progress with MOUs signed for Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
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Build awareness and establish Distinctive Brand Assets and Reason to Believe
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Advocacy and education approach
Drive trial to aid consideration
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SEED
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Enter new channels
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Scale width of distribution
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Grow rate of sale through increased activation
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Ensure ongoing relevance
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NURTURE
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Scale awareness and trial through expanding audience targeting
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Increased activation footprint
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Introduction of innovation to capitalise on established equity
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Distributor KPI review and re-alignment
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Investor Briefing - LARK Distilling Co GROW .
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GLOBAL TRAVEL RETAIL
THE ULTIMATE SHOP WINDOW
Global Travel Retail provides a unique opportunity to engage with our target audience
Consumers discover and dwell as part of their travel ritual
We will have the right architecture to supplement growing domestic awareness in this important channel
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PROTECT DOMESTIC LEADERSHIP POSITION
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FLAGSHIP BRAND HOMES & LARK HOSPITALITY
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INCREASED VISIBILITY & EXPANDING AUS WHISKY LANDSCAPE
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PERSONALISED DIGITAL EXPERIENCES; LARKDISTILLING.COM
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LEADING WHISKY, LUXURY HNWI COCKTAIL AND HOTEL DINNERS & BARS EXPERINECES
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KEY PARTNERSHIPS (E.G.THE WHISKY CLUB)
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OUR GROWTH PLAN
PHASE 1: ESTABLISH BEACHHEADS (FY24 – FY27)
PHASE 2: EMBED FOUNDATIONS (FY26 – FY32)
Build brand equity BUILD BRAND EQUITY FOUNDATIONS foundationsIN KEY MARKETS PHASE 3: ACCELERATE (FY30+) Enter identified international - Expand recruitment EXPAND CONSUMER RECRUITMENT ENTER IDENTIFIED markets - Scale international markets INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INCREASE INTERNATIONAL - Build mass reach EXPLODE BRAND VALUE Cash & Capital discipline - Cash & Capital disciplineFOOTPRINT CASH & CAPITAL DISCIPLINE - Explode brand value BUILD MASS REACH CASH & CAPITAL DISCIPLINE - Cash & Capital discipline CASH & CAPITAL DISCIPLINE
PHASE 3: ACCELERATE (FY30+)
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| PRIORITY | DESCRIPTION | KPI | TIMING |
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| BUILD LONG TERM BRAND VALUE |
LARK will build a globally recognized and differentiated luxury Single Malt brand, and this will be supplemented by House of Lark and FSG |
LARK Single Malt Restage (architecture, format etc) |
By FY25 |
| House of Lark Developed FSG Restage |
By FY25 | ||
| INTERNATIONAL SALES MOMENTUM & DOMESTIC LEADERSHIP POSITION |
Creation of repeatable and diversified (geography and channel) revenue streams |
Completion of top 10 target market entry GTR Growth (following market entry) Sustain domestic position and revenues |
By FY26 Ongoing Ongoing |
| 50% of Net Sales from shipments to Export / GTR customers |
By FY27 | ||
| CASH & CAPITAL DISCIPLINE |
Prioritisation of Cash Generation to allow increased re-investment. Ensure funding optimization and appropriate capital deployment |
Working Capital funding Renewed / Secured Maintain subsequent rolling min age to maturity of 18 months |
FY24 Ongoing |
| Assessment and use of stable of assets | By FY24 | ||
| Positive Operating Cashflows | By FY26-FY27 period |
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LARK Distilling Co.
Perspectives for FY24
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PERSPECTIVES FOR FY24
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T A S M A N I A N S I N G L E M A L T W H I S K Y
For more information contact:
Peter Kopanidis +61 412 171 673 [email protected]
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