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MYECO GROUP LTD — AGM Information 2021
Nov 29, 2021
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AGM PRESENTATION
30 November 2021
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SECOS GROUP LIMITED (ASX: SES)
ASX:SES
AGM PRESENTATION – NOV 2021
KEY FINANCIAL INDICATORS
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REVENUE ($m)
NET PROFIT BEFORE TAX ($m)
NET ASSETS ($m)
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$35 $0.60 $35
$0.54m
$0.40
$30 +145% $30
$30.08m $0.20
+43% +156% $29.20m
$25 $0.00 $25
($0.20)
$20 $21.04m $20
($0.40)
$15 $15
($0.60)
($0.80)
$10 $10 $11.40m
($1.00)
($1.19m)
$5 $5
($1.20)
$0 ($1.40) $0
FY20 FY21 FY20 FY21 FY20 FY21
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FY21 SALES HIGHLIGHTS
All biopolymer segments grow, with total annual growth of 126.6 % vs PCP, by segment:
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Increased demand for certified compostable bags growth of 259% vs PCP
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Increased demand for certified compostable resin by 82%
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Increased sales of certified compostable film of 32%
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SECOS sales growth focused on higher value markets and geographies.
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Approximately 29.8% (6.2% PCP) of total annual sales for the was derived from the Americas as
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growth Group retail markets switched from conventional plastic to compostable alternatives
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Stronger sales growth in Australia, mainly to Council FOGO programs also underpinned growth seen in the Oceanic Sales.
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Sales by product group AU$
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35,000,000
30,000,000
25,000,000
20,000,000 Bio Film
Bio Bags
15,000,000
Bio Resin
10,000,000
Traditional
5,000,000
0
FY20 FY21
21,038,608 30,081,012
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Sales by region
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Africa
Europe
Americas
Asia
Oceanic
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5,000,000 10,000,000 15,000,000
FY21 FY20
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SECOS IS BUILDING CAPACITY, MARKET REACH & FUTURE PRODUCTS
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Expansion of Malaysian assets is underway to cater for increased
demand; first production has commenced
Asset
expansion
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Launch of ‘own-brand’ products in Australia and USA underway,
with initial orders secured
Brands:
Product range
extension
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Investment ‘Just In Time’ stock to support expanding bioproduct
sales in USA & Latin America
Supply line
reliability
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Building for the future with R & D centre of excellence &
Research & investment in ‘grant-supported’ work with Tertiary Institutions
Development where we see specific expertise
Competencies
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UPDATE ON EXPANSION ACTIVITIES RELATING TO ASSETS
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China
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Phase 1 expansion of compostable film and bagging lines was completed in Jan. ‘21.
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Additional work underway to increase output on existing resin lines.
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Supply of the MyEcoBag™Courier Satchel for Officeworks launch in Australia.
Malaysia
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Phase 2 expansion of compostable film & bagging lines continues, with full installation to 40mil./month bag capacity to be completed in Jan ‘22. First production has commenced, plant to supply ‘MyEco’ branded stock to USA and Australia and other 3[rd] party sales.
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Bioresin: Installation and commissioning of 2[nd] resin line in Malaysia was completed in April ‘21; the remaining two lines are anticipated to arrive in Dec ‘21/Jan ‘22 for installation and commissioning.
Americas
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We see increasing interest from retailers to expand their presence in the Pet Sector and other compostable products.
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Establishment of warehouse in the Americas to support larger customers on JIT supply.
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SECOS GROUP VALUE CHAIN – SUPPLY TO CONVERTERS OR OTHER BRANDS
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Cardia bags to
Bio-based
Councils,
Bioresin Biofilm
bags MyEcoBag for
large retailers
Film
Resin
Lucky Dog, Beco,
Woolworths,
Converters for
converters Pogis; 7-Eleven, KFC, Councils
Hygiene, Femcare
Pizza Hut in Malaysia.
Medical
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SECOS Group can supply a range of biobased materials to converters to supply their own brands or end- products for brands.
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Cardia™certified compostable resin: Converters around the world; supply to converters that supply their own bio-based products.
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Cardia™Biobased film to producers of Hygiene, Medical & Femcare products.
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Cardia™certified compostable bags: Australian Councils; various branded dog bags to USA, Europe & Courier Bags.
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MyEcoBag to Woolworths
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SECOS GROUP VALUE CHAIN – EXPAND OWN BRAND SALES
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Branded
sales via e-
commerce
Bio-based
Bioresin Biofilm
bags Branded Consumer
sales to
markets
retailers
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SECOS Group is investing in USA & Aust. retail opportunities to develop its own branded sales:
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Developing a new product range to be launched under the ‘MyEco’ brand in the USA & Australia
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Expanding channels to market
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New retail opportunities (B2B) to add to Woolworths in Australia => Officeworks for MyEcoBag™Courier satchels and plan a launch to additional Australian and USA retailers.
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Invested in digital assets to develop e-commerce (B2C) sales & support retail sales via MyEcoPet.com in the USA. => e-commerce capability will be added to MyEcoBag.com.au & MyEcoPet.com.au in the new year.
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Invested in staff and digital marketing competencies.
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MARKETS DRIVING GROWTH – USA
USA Supermarket & Pet Store: Annual Sales & No. of Stores
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40000 741 800
35000 700
30000 600
25000 500
20000 400
15000 300
10000 200
5000 103 100
0 0
Pet Stores Super markets
USD Bil
No of stores
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No. of stores Annual Sales 2020 (US$ bil.)
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Scale of USA supermarkets & pet chains is ~8-10 times Aust. in terms of store numbers and total revenue.
Early stage adoption of compostable products ie., dog poop bags & other compostable products.
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Increasing interest from general retailers to expand their presence in the Pet Sector.
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MyEcoPet™brand well received, early orders have started with VCS and we are in discussion with other retailers.
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Marketing program will be launched to support store sales in Jan. ‘22.
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B2C channel: opportunities for digital sales with launch of MyEcoPet™ e-commerce capability & to support retail store sales.
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In addition MyEcoPet™now available via Kroger e-commerce site.
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Bin Liners and Courier Bags will enable range extension into other retail markets, developing marketing to support further product roll outs in the USA .
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MARKETS DRIVING GROWTH - AUST
Aust. Supermarket & Pet Store: Annual Sales & No. of Stores
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4,500 100
4,000 90 90
80
3,500
70
3,000
60
2,500
50
2,000
40
1,500
30
1,000 20
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500 10
0 0
No. of Pet Stores No. of Supermarkets
USD Bil
No. of Stores
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No. of stores Annual Sales 2020 (US$ bil.)
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Growing Market
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Introduction of compostables & biobased products underway.
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Sales of MyEcoBag™to 220 Woolworths’ stores are exceeding expectations.
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SECOS are to launch the brand more looking ‘MyEco’
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broadly across various retail outlets in the new year under the MyEcoPet™and MyEcoBag™brands.
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Launch of Courier Bag under the MyEcoBag™brand with Officeworks is a first for Officeworks and SECOS.
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We see increasing interest for general retailers to expand their in the Pet Sector and other presence compostable
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products.
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FUTURE GROWTH- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
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SECOS has secured a lease property near Monash University to house the new Research & Development Centre for Excellence with respect to bioresin formulation development and different biofilm applications.
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SECOS will install new specialised R & D equipment (compounder & film extruder) arriving in Jan./Feb. ‘22.
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SECOS has retained Dr Mehran Ghasemlou PhD, winner of RMIT 2021 research award, to continue his work on compostable products.
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SECOS R & D will be developing various film structures and resin formulations to assist in the development of a broader array of compostable packaging solutions, leveraging our starch based technology.
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- SECOS will also work with Universities to accelerate the development of higher value compostable solutions. We are currently working with University of Queensland on new resin formulations and are also one of the principal Industry leads on an RMIT sponsored CRC grant application for research into reducing Waste.
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KEY STRENGTHS & HIGHLIGHTS
Integrated Biopolymer producer in fast growth industry offering a material alternative to conventional plastics
Bioplastic sales growing at 126.6% pcp FY21 outstripping conventional plastic growth of leading players
Strong balance sheet with > $9.6 m cash and no debt
New Malaysian biopolymer plant to add circa half billion bags by March quarter 2022
Current capacity expansion when sold will add incremental revenue of $25m per year
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Developed a proprietary compostable resin formulation to run off the Group’s high speed hygiene cast lines
Growing government and legislative changes moving to further support compostable technology
Further investment into new product development to open new market opportunities
New AU$2 mil. R & D centre for excellence being established in Melbourne in order support new applications development
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CORPORATE OVERVIEW
| ASX Code: SES | |
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| Share Price (18 Nov 2021) | $0.30 |
| Market capitalisation @ 30 cents | $160m |
| Shares on issue (listed) | 535m |
| Cash on hand (30 Sep 2021) | $9.5m |
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| Substantial Shareholders | |
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| R&K Edwards Investments LLC | 10.7% |
| Belgravia Strategic Equities | 9.6% |
| Donald Haller Jr | 8.5% |
| Top 20 | 61.4% |
| Total Board and management shareholdings* | 19.9% |
*Includes indirect holdings
| Board & Executive | Members |
|---|---|
| Richard Tegoni | Executive Chairman |
| Ian Stacey | Chief Executive Officer |
| Donald Haller Jr | Non-Executive Director |
| David Wake | Non-Executive Director |
| Jim Walsh | Non-Executive Director |
| Stephen Walters | Executive Director |
| Edmond Tern | Chief Financial Officer, Company Secretary |
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS DISCLAIMER
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This presentation contains “forward-looking statements.” Such forward-looking statements may include, without limitation:
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estimates of future earnings;
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estimates of future production and sales;
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estimates of future cash costs;
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estimates of future cash flows;
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statements regarding future debt repayments; and
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estimates of future capital expenditures.
This document may include forward looking statements. Forward looking statements include, but are not necessarily limited to, statements concerning SECOS’ planned operational program and other statements that are not historic facts. When used in this document, the words such as “could”, “plan”, “budget”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “potential”, “should” and similar expressions are forward looking statements. Although SECOS believes its expectations reflected in these are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to risks and uncertainties relating to impacts that may arise from Covid-19, and no assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. SECOS confirms that it is not aware of any new information or data that materially affects the information included in this announcement and that all material assumptions and technical parameters underpinning this announcement continue to apply and have not materially changed.
All financial amounts are expressed in Australian dollars unless otherwise indicated. The Company trades globally using over four different currencies which may materially impact the consolidation of the group’s accounts and may impact the outcome of future events or results expressed or implied in this presentation.
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