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Orkla ASA Earnings Release 2017

May 9, 2017

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Growth continues

First quarter results 2017 9 May 2017

Peter A. Ruzicka, President & CEO

Highlights Q1-17: Continued progress from working as One Orkla

  • Branded Consumer Goods continues to grow
  • Associates perform strongly
  • Profit before tax up 4%
  • Ongoing M&A and restructuring activity

Branded Consumer Goods Q1-17: Organic growth ahead of our markets

1Reported growth adjusted for currency translation effects and structural changes

2Organic growth figures for Q1-16, Q2-16 and Q3-16 have been restated. 3

Branded Consumer Goods Q1-17:

10% EBIT (adj.) growth in constant currencies

New restructuring efforts for future cost improvements

Continuing to optimise factory footprint

  • 2 additional factory closures decided in Q1
  • A total of 24 closures decided since the start of the programme

Further rationalisation of SG&A

  • Merging Foods and C&S in Finland
  • Merging Personal Care and Health in Poland
  • Merging Orkla House Care companies in UK
  • Simplification programme announced in Home & Personal Care in Norway

Trimming the portfolio

  • Exiting mayonnaise based salads in Norway
  • Exiting industrial marzipan in Italy

Branded Consumer Goods Q1-17: Further strengthening the core

Investing in existing operations Strengthening our position through add-ons

NOK 500 million investment in pizza production over 5 years

Financial performance

Jens Bjørn Staff, CFO

Group EBIT (adj.) improved 10%

Key figures Q1-16 Q1-17
Operating revenues 8 610 9 081
EBIT (adj.) 817 900
Other income and expenses -30 -87
EBIT 787 813
Profit/loss from associates and JV 462 485
Net financials and other 2 -3
Profit/loss before tax 1 251 1 295
Tax -135 -185
EPS (NOK) 1.08 1.08

8 Amounts in NOK million

Branded Consumer Goods Q1-17: Negative FX effects offset by M&A and organic growth

Orkla Foods Modest profit growth driven by M&A

2016 2017

10 Amounts in MNOK. 1Reported growth adjusted for currency translation effects and structural changes

Orkla Confectionery & Snacks

Organic growth up 3% driven by increased volumes

2016 2017

11 Amounts in MNOK. 1Reported growth adjusted for currency translation effects and structural changes

Orkla Care

Revenue growth driven by M&A and positive organic growth

2016 2017

Orkla Food Ingredients Sales decline due to negative FX and lower raw material prices

2016 2017

13 Amounts in MNOK. 1Reported growth adjusted for currency translation effects and structural changes

Orkla Investments continue to make a strong contribution

Sapa (50/50 joint venture) Broad-based profit growth for Sapa in Q1

2016 2017

  • Growth in underlying EBIT for all business areas
  • Positive effects from value add strategy
  • Improved cost position and lower overhead costs

Q1-17 comments

  • Strong growth and profitability in Decorative paints
  • Downturn in the shipping and offshore industries affect sales and profit negatively
  • Currency translation effects also impact reported sales negatively
  • On-going investments in Norway, Malaysia, Myanmar and the Philippines

Further reduction in net debt

Orkla Investor Day in Oslo 1 June 2017

  • Orkla's Group Executive Board will give a strategic and financial update as well as discussing market and company outlook.
  • The Investor Day presentations will be webcast live at www.orkla.com on 1 June 2017 between 10:00 – 12:30 CET.

Programme:

10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Investor Day presentations and Q&A by President and CEO Peter A. Ruzicka, Executive Vice President Operations Johan Clarin and CFO Jens Staff

12.30 pm – 1.30 pm Lunch

1.30 pm – 3.30 pm:

Tour of the Orkla Growth Fair, including relevant presentations of Orkla's innovation and product development work, product samples and a first look at upcoming innovations

3.30 pm – 4.30 pm Refreshments and mingling

Focus going forward

Peter A. Ruzicka, President & CEO

Delivering on our strategy through One Orkla

Q1-17
takeaways


Taking shares in a slightly weaker market
Cost improvements from working as One
Orkla
Financial targets reiterated
Target annual EBIT (adj.) growth of 6-9%1
in BCG
Deliver organic growth at least in line with
Financial market growth
targets Maintain a stable dividend of at least NOK
2.50 per share
Maintain NIBD / EBITDA not exceeding
2.5 –
3.0

Q&A

Peter A. Ruzicka, President & CEO Jens Bjørn Staff, CFO

Appendices

Group income statement

FY 2016 Q1-16 Q1-17
Operating revenues 37 758 8 610 9 081
EBIT (adj.) 4 298 817 900
Other
income
and expenses
-382 -30 -87
EBIT 3 916 787 813
Profit/loss from associates and joint ventures 1 378 462 485
Interests, net -177 -50 -37
Other
financial
items, net
65 52 34
Profit/loss before
taxes
5 182 1 251 1 295
Taxes -807 -135 -185
Profit/loss for the period 4 375 1 116 1 110
Earnings per share diluted (NOK) 4.22 1.08 1.08

Net financial items

FY 2016 Q1-16 Q1-17
Net interest expenses -177 -50 -37
Currency
gain/loss
-4 1 1
Result from Share Portfolio and dividends 248 78 52
Other financial items, net -179 -27 -19
Net financial
items
-112 2 -3

Statement of financial position

31.12.2016 31.03.2017
Intangible
assets
18 343 18 690
Property, plant and equipment 11 038 11 043
Investments in associates
and joint ventures
etc.
13 148 13 604
Non-current
assets
42 529 43 337
Assets held for sale 0 0
Inventories 5 195 5 544
Inventory of
development
property
70 72
Trade receivables 5 597 5 789
Other
receivables
902 801
Shares
and financial
assets
107 20
Cash and cash equivalents 1 204 1 044
Current
assets
13 075 13 270
Total assets 55 604 56 607
Paid-in equity 1 994 1 992
Earned
equity
31 480 32 722
Non-controlling interests 402 399
Equity 33 876 35 113
Provisions 4 146 4 146
Non-current
interest-bearing
liabilities
7 172 8 910
Current
interest-bearing
liabilities
2 496 310
Trade payables 4 329 4 396
Other
current
liabilities
3 585 3 732
Equity and liabilities 55 604 56 607

Cash flow

Q1-16 Q1-17
Operating profit 796 806
Amortisation, depreciation and write-downs 253 327
Change in net working capital -445 -163
Net replacement expenditures -390 -240
Cash flow from operations 214 730
Cash flow from operations, Financial Investments -27 -6
Tax -132 -223
Dividends received, net financial and other 22 15
Cash flow before capital transactions 77 516
Paid to shareholders, net purchase/sales own shares -122 -114
Cash flow before expansion -45 402
Expansion investments -40 -54
Sold and acquired companies -1 504 -94
Net purchases/sales shares and financial assets 925 88
Net cash flow -664 342
Currency translations net interest-bearing liabilities 201 -102
Change in net interest-bearing liabilities 463 -240
Net interest-bearing liabilities 8 268 7 816

Sapa (joint venture) – Figures on 100% basis

Q1-16 Q2-16 Q3-16 Q4-16 Q1-17
Sales volume (kmt) 349 366 340 310 355
Operating
revenues (NOK million)
13 905 14 071 13 141 12 210 14 323
EBIT (NOK million)1
Underlying
571 804 487 335 778
Excluded items:
Unrealised derivative positions (NOK million) 83 116 51 82 78
Other excluded items (NOK million) 0 0 -42 -67 0
Sum excluded items (NOK million) 83 116 9 15 78
EBIT (NOK million) 655 920 497 350 856
Net income (attributable to majority) (NOK million) 418 639 344 379 625

28 1Sapa underlying EBIT = EBIT adjusted for unrealised derivative results and material impairment charges, restructuring costs and other special effects

Sapa (joint venture) – Key financials by business area

Extrusion Europe Q1-16 Q1-17
Volume (kmt) 148 154
Sales (NOKm) 5 366 5 553
Underlying EBITDA (NOKm) 349 390
Underlying EBIT1 (NOKm) 223 274
Building Systems Q1-16 Q1-17
Volume (kmt) 19 20
Sales (NOKm) 1 869 1 830
Underlying EBITDA (NOKm) 110 155
Underlying EBIT1 (NOKm) 75 119
Other and eliminations Q1-16 Q1-17
Underlying EBITDA (NOKm) -116 -63
Underlying EBIT1 (NOKm) -127 -69
Extrusion North America Q1-16 Q1-17
Volume (kmt) 150 150
Sales (NOKm) 5 265 5 514
Underlying EBITDA (NOKm) 414 437
Underlying EBIT1 (NOKm) 315 330
Precision Tubing Q1-16 Q1-17
Volume (kmt) 37 36
Sales (NOKm) 1 620 1 651
Underlying EBITDA (NOKm) 144 180
Underlying EBIT1 (NOKm) 86 123

29 1Sapa underlying EBIT = EBIT adjusted for unrealized derivative results and material impairment charges, restructuring costs and other special effects

Strong balance sheet and financial flexibility

Debt maturity profile

Funding sources

6.7 Bonds and CP Banks Unutilised credit facilities Cash, cash equivalents and interest bearing assets