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PRFoods

Interim / Quarterly Report Feb 29, 2024

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AS PRFoods

Consolidated unaudited interim report 2

Consolidated Unaudited Interim Report 2nd quarter and 6 months of 2023/2024 (translation from the Estonian original)

2023/2024 2 nd QUARTER & 6 MONTHS

nd quarter and 6 months of the 2023/2024 financial year

1

Business name AS PRFoods
Commercial registry code 11560713
Address Kärsa, Suure-Rootsi, Saaremaa, Saare county, 94129, Estonia
Phone +372 452 1470
Website prfoods.ee
Main activities Production and sale of fish products
Reporting period 1 October 2023 – 31 December 2023
Auditor KPMG Baltics OÜ
CORPORATE PROFILE 4
MANAGEMENT REPORT 7
OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES 7
MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY BOARDS17
SHARE AND SHAREHOLDERS19
BOND AND BONDHOLDERS21
CONDENSED INTERIM ACCOUNTING REPORT 23
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION24
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME25
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY26
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 27
NOTES TO THE INTERIM REPORT 28
NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES 28
NOTE 2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 29
NOTE 3. RECEIVABLES AND PREPAYMENTS 29
NOTE 4. INVENTORIES 29
NOTE 5. INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES 30
NOTE 6. PAYABLES AND PREPAYMENTS 31
NOTE 7. EQUITY 31
NOTE 8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 32
NOTE 9. ASSOCIATE COMPANIES 33
NOTE 10. SUBSIDIARIES 33
NOTE 11. SEGMENT REPORTING 34
NOTE 12. EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE 36
MANAGEMENT BOARD'S CONFIRMATION TO THE INTERIM REPORT 37

CORPORATE PROFILE

AS PRFoods ("Group") is a company engaged in fish farming, processing and sales. The Group's shares are listed on the main list of NASDAQ OMX Tallinn Stock Exchange since 5 May 2010 and its bonds are listed on the NASDAQ Tallinn bond list since 6 April 2020.

On 30.11.2023 AS PRFoods subsidiary Saaremere Kala AS signed an agreement for the sale of its 51% stake in Redstorm OÜ to Saare Fishexport OÜ. The transaction has been completed. During the same transaction, the construction permit issued by the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority on 19.09.2003 was also transferred to OÜ Energy Port, which has been 100% owned by OÜ Saare Fishexport since 28.11.2003.

Saare Kala Tootmine OÜ, a 100% subsidiary of Saaremere Kala AS, has signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Redstorm OÜ, for the resale and processing of fish grown by the latter, to ensure the supply of local fish to Saare Kala Tootmine.

Since the acquisition of John Ross Jr. and Coln Valley Smokery in the summer of 2017, the Group has sales experience to 37 countries in Europe, North and South America, and Asia.

Main activities of the Group are manufacturing and sale of fish products. The main products are salmon and rainbow trout products. The raw fish is purchased mainly from Estonia, Norway and Denmark. Fish products are manufactured in two modern factories in Saaremaa (Estonia) and in Aberdeen (Great Britain).

Products of the Group are sold as leading brands in their respective operating market and the primary focus is on higher valueadded premium products, increasing thereby the profitability of the company.

We process mostly rainbow trout and salmon in our factories, in smaller quantities also whitefish, perch, pikeperch, vendace, Atlantic and Baltic herrings. We always keep the fish in a place of honour, that is why we smoke it with alder chips in the traditional way. As our product range is quite wide, a favourite product can be found for the whole family – lightly salted trout slices that have won the title of the Best Fish Product in Estonia, children's favourite trout cutlets or trout roe for a more festive occasion.

The Group is actively involved in developing new products for expanding also to new export markets.

THE GEOGRAPHY OF PRODUCTION AND SALES

GROUP STRUCTURE AS AT 31.12.2023

1) 64% of Coln Valley Smokery Ltd shares owned by JRJ & PRF Ltd and 36% by John Ross Jr (Aberdeen) Ltd

In addition, AS PRFoods holds a 20%-share of AS Toidu- ja Fermentatsioonitehnoloogia Arenduskeskus (Competence Center of Food and Fermentation Technology).

The most significant trademarks of the Group are "PRFoods", "Saare Kala" and "John Ross Aberdeen".

MANAGEMENT REPORT

OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

First half-year of PRFoods has ended. The major changes are related to the sale of its subsidiary Redstorm OÜ. Additionally, one fish farming license was sold for 2,5 million euros to the same buyer in November. The sale of Redstorm and the fish farming license resulted in a one-time loss for the Group totalling 0,3 million euros, while the transaction's impact, excluding goodwill, resulted in a one-time profit of 1,9 million euros. Due to the sale of Redstorm, the turnover decreased by over 25% in the second quarter and in the first half-year, totalling 5,4 million euros and 8,9 million euros respectively. The gross profit for the second quarter remained the same as the previous year at 1,6 million euros, despite lower turnover. EBITDA from operations in the second quarter decreased by 37,5% to 0,5 million euros. The decline in EBITDA compared to the previous year is due to higher sales and marketing expenses at the John Ross Jr unit and seasonally higher inventory purchases of fish for subsequent quarters.

The gross profit for the first half-year was 1,7 million euros, 19% less than the same period last year, directly attributable to the decrease in turnover due to the sale of the subsidiary Redstorm OÜ. EBITDA from operations for the first half-year was -0,2 million euros, influenced by the significant loss in Estonia in the first quarter. The loss in Estonia was affected by a non-compete clause in Finland, which has since expired, and its positive impact will be seen in the turnover and results for the third quarter ending on March 31st.

The net loss for the second quarter was 0,7 million euros, compared to a net loss of 0,1 million euros in the same period last year. This was influenced by one-time financial costs totaling 0,5 million euros, of which 0,3 million euros are related to the one-time non cash loss from the sale of Redstorm. At the beginning of 2024, the company completed a partial redemption of bonds amounting to 1,4 million euros.

The net loss for the first half-year was -1,4 million euros. The net profit for the first half-year of the previous year was 0,7 million euros, influenced by a one-time profit of 1,4 million euros from the sale of a subsidiary in Sweden.

The company's liquidity position has improved due to the sale of the subsidiary Redstorm OÜ, resulting in a reduction in both the volume of bonds and the repayment of the MES loan. The company's liquidity ratio was 1,5 at the end of the year.

John Ross Jr. continues to operate profitably (the company has never incurred an annual loss during its operations), but the results of Saare Kala Tootmine OÜ were below expectations, directly influenced by the non-compete clause and the discontinuation of our products' intermediation by our former Finnish partner. By now, we have resumed direct sales with our old customers, for whom the non-compete clause regarding direct sales expired at the end of 2023.

However, it should be noted that due to the economic downturn in Estonia and general consumer behavior, demand for fish products in Estonia has significantly decreased overall. Despite the decreased market conditions, Saare Kala Tootmine has managed to increase its market share at the expense of competitors. We predict that the consumption downturn will continue in Estonia and Finland in 2024.

Regarding John Ross Jr, we anticipate EBITDA growth compared to last year since their sales area is much broader and less dependent on a single market. However, we do not expect significant revenue growth for John Ross Jr. this year. Saare Kala Tootmine aims to end the second half-year with marginal profit, due to the return to the Finnish market since the beginning of the year.

The restructuring of management of PRFoods has also ended and as of March 31, PRFoods will continue with existing board members of Kristjan Kotkas and Timo Pärn. Timo has demonstrated in short time that despite the challenges in Estonia, he has accomplished in short period necessary changes in sales and production. Since the sale of fish farming business, the need of administration on group level has diminished and this allows also cost savings on group level. Indrek Kasela will transfer from board position to supervisory board after such decision is taken by PRFoods shareholders meeting.

Sincerely, Indrek Kasela

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS OF AS PRFOODS, THE 2 ND QUARTER OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2023/2024 COMPARED TO THE 2 ND QUARTER OF FINANCIAL YEAR 2022/2023

  • Unaudited consolidated revenue 5,4 million euros (2Q 2022/2023: 7,3 million euros), a decrease by 26%.
  • EBITDA from operations 0,5 million euros (2Q 2022/2023: 0,8 million euros)
  • EBITDA 0,5 million euros (2Q 2022/2023: 0,8 million euros)
  • Operating loss 0,03 million euros (2Q 2022/2023: operating profit 0,2 million euros)
  • Net loss 0,7 million euros (2Q 2022/2023: net loss 0,1 million euros)

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS: 2 ND QUARTER OF 2023/2024 COMPARED TO 2 ND QUARTER OF 2022/2023

mln EUR 2Q 2023/2024 2Q 2022/2023 Change, mln
EUR
Change, % Impact
Sales 5,4 7,3 -1,9 -26,0%
Gross profit 1,6 1,6 0 0%
EBITDA from operations* 0,5 0,8 -0,3 -37,5%
EBITDA 0,5 0,8 -0,3 -37,5%
Depreciation and amortisation -0,3 -0,4 0,1 -25%
Operating profit (loss) -0,03 0,2 -0,23 -115%
Financial income/expense -0,5 -0,2 -0,3 150%
Net profit (loss) -0,7 -0,1 -0,6 600%

* before one-offs and fair value adjustment of bioassets

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS OF AS PRFOODS, FIRST 6 MONTHS OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2023/2024 COMPARED TO THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF FINANCIAL YEAR 2022/2023

  • Unaudited consolidated revenue 8,9 million euros (6m 2022/2023: 11,9 million euros), a decrease by 25,21%.
  • Impact from revaluation of fair value of biological assets positive impact 0,4 million euros (6m 2022/2023: negative impact 0,2 million euros).
  • EBITDA from operations -0,2 million euros (6m 2022/2023: 0,2 million euros)
  • EBITDA 0,2 million euros (6m 2022/2023: 0,0 million euros)
  • Operating loss 0,4 million euros (6m 2022/2023: operating loss 0,6 million euros)
  • Net loss 1,4 million euros (6m 2022/2023: net profit 0,7 million euros)

SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS: 6 MONTHS OF 2023/2024 COMPARED TO 6 MONTHS OF 2022/2023

mln EUR 6m 2023/2024 6m 2022/2023 Change, mln
EUR
Change, % Impact
Sales 8,9 11,9 -3 -25,21%
Gross profit 1,7 2,1 0,4 -19%
EBITDA from operations* -0,2 0,2 -0,4 -200%
Revaluation of bioassets 0,4 -0,2 0,6 300%
EBITDA 0,2 0,0 0,2 n/a
Depreciation and amortisation -0,58 -0,62 0,04 -6,45%
Operating profit (loss) -0,4 -0,6 0,2 -33,33%
Financial income/expense -0,8 1,4 -2,2 -157,14%
Net profit (loss) -1,4 0,7 -2,1 -300%

* before one-offs and fair value adjustment of bioassets

KEY RATIOS – INCOME STATEMENT

mln EUR
unless indicated otherwise
2Q 2022/2023 2022/2023 2Q 2022/2023 2021/2022
Sales 5,4 19,6 7,3 42,1
Gross profit 1,6 3,6 1,6 3,1
EBITDA from operations 0,5 0,3 0,8 -1,7
EBITDA 0,5 0,3 0,8 -2,1
EBIT -0,03 -1,0 0,2 -4,2
EBT -0,6 0,4 -0,0 -8,2
Net profit (loss) -0,7 0,3 -0,1 -8,2
Gross margin 29,7% 18,3% 22,1% 7,4%
Operational EBITDA
margin
10,1% 1,5% 11,3% -4,6%
EBITDA margin 10,1% 1,5% 11,3% -5,1%
EBIT margin -0,6% -5,1% 2,9% -9,9%
EBT margin -10,4% 2,0% -0,5% -19,5%
Net margin -12,2% 1,5% -1,8% -19,4%
Operating expense ratio -30,1% 24,0% -18,9% 17,1%

Consolidated unaudited interim report 2 nd quarter and 6 months of the 2023/2024 financial year EBITDA from operations = Profit (Loss) before one-offs and fair value adjustment of bioassets EBITDA = Profit (Loss) before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation EBIT = Operating profit (loss) EBT = Profit (Loss) before tax Gross margin = Gross profit / Net sales Operational EBITDA margin = EBITDA from operations / Net sales EBITDA margin = EBITDA / Net sales EBIT margin = EBIT / Net sales EBT margin = EBT / Net sales Net margin = Net earnings / Net sales

Operating expense ratio = Operating expenses / Net sales

KEY RATIOS – BALANCE SHEET

mln EUR
unless indicated otherwise
31.12.2023 30.06.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2022
Net debt 15,9 16,7 17,7 24,7
Equity 6,4 8,3 7,5 8,1
Working capital 2,9 0,0 0,0 -3,2
Assets 28,6 30,2 32,2 38,9
Liquidity ratio 1,5x 1,0x 1,0x 0,7x
Equity ratio 22,4% 27,4% 23,3% 20,7%
Gearing ratio 71,3% 66,9% 70,2% 75,4%
Debt to total assets 0,8x 0,7x 0,8x 0,8x
Net debt to operating EBITDA 21,4x 55,8x 21,4x -14,5x
ROE -9,1% 4,1% -1,7% -68,5%
ROA -2,3% 1,0% -0,4% -17,3%

Net debt = Short- and long-term loans and borrowings – Cash

Working capital = Current assets – Current liabilities

Liquidity ratio = Current assets / Current liabilities

Equity ratio = Equity / Total assets

Gearing ratio = Net debt / (Equity + Net debt)

Debt to total assets = Debt / Total assets

Net debt to operating EBITDA. = Net debt / EBITDA from operations for the trailing 12 months

ROE = Net earnings for the trailing 12 months / Average equity

ROA = Net earnings for the trailing 12 months / Average assets

BALANCE SHEET

As at 31.12.2023 consolidated total assets of PRFoods stood at 28,6 million euros. As at 30.06.2023 the balance sheet totalled 30,2 million euros.

The Group`s current assets stood at 8,8 million euros as at 31.12.2023 (30.06.2023: 5,1 million euros). Non-current assets totalled 19,8 million euros (30.06.2023: 25,1 million euros).

Current liabilities totalled 5,9 million euros as at 31.12.2023 (30.06.2023: 5,1 million euros). Non-current liabilities totalled 16,3 million euros (30.06.2023: 16,8 million euros). Equity of PRFoods was 6,4 million euros (30.06.2023: 8,3 million euros).

REVENUE

The main products of the Group are salmon and rainbow trout goods. The Group is mainly known as a seller of smoked fish products in the UK and a seller of raw fish in Estonia as well as the biggest supplier of caviar to Estonian stores.

The Group's revenue during the first 6 months of the financial year 2023/2024 was 8,9 million euros, less by 3 million euros compared to the same period of the previous financial year, when the sales amounted to 11,9 million euros.

Consolidated unaudited interim report 2 nd quarter and 6 months of the 2023/2024 financial year

GEOGRAPHICAL SEGMENTS

mln EUR 6m 23/24 Share, % 6m 22/23 Share, % Change,
mln EUR
Change,
%
Imp.
United Kingdom 6,9 77,5% 7,2 60,5% -0,3 -4,2%
Estonia 2,0 22,5% 4,7 39,5% -2,7 -57,45%
Total 8,9 100% 11,9 100,0% -3,0 -25,21%

The United Kingdom with sales revenue of 6,9 million euros and 77,5% of total sales is the largest market of the Group. Estonian market totalled 2,0 million euros. i.e. 22,5% of the total.

COSTS

6m 23/24 6m 22/23 Change 6m 23/24 6m 22/23 Change
mln EUR mln EUR mln EUR Impact as % of
sales
as % of
sales
%-point Impact
Sales 8,86 11,9 -3,04 100,00% 100,00%
Cost of goods sold -7,12 -9,79 2,67 80,4% 82,27% -1,87
materials in production & cost
of goods purchased for resale
-5,05 -8,27 3,22 57,0% 69,50% -12,5
labour costs -1,21 -0,53 -0,68 13,7% 4,45% 9,25
depreciation -0,41 -0,51 0,1 4,6% 4,29% 0,31
other cost of goods sold -0,45 -0,48 0,03 5,1% 4,03% 1,07
Operating expenses -2,51 -2,49 -0,02 28,3% 20,92% 7,38
labour costs -0,90 -0,48 -0,42 10,2% 4,03% 6,17
transport & logistics services -0,54 -0,78 0,24 6,1% 6,55% -0,45
depreciation -0,18 -0,10 -0,08 2,0% 0,84% 1,16
advertising. marketing and
product development
-0,12 -0,01 -0,11 1,4% 0,08% 1,32
other operating expenses -0,77 -1,12 0,35 8,7% 9,42% -0,72
Other income/expenses -0,02 -0,24 0,22 0,2% 2,02% -1,82
Financial income / expense -0,84 1,45 -2,29 9,5% 12,18% n/a

COST OF GOODS SOLD (COGS)

COGS was 7,12 million euros and it accounted for 80,4% of the total sales of the first 6 months of the 2023/2024 financial year, (6m 2022/2023: -9,79 million euros, 82,27% of sales).

Purchase cost of raw fish continues to account for the majority (ca 80%) of the largest COGS item "materials in production and cost of goods purchase for resale" that amounted to 5,05 million euros (6m 2022/2023: 8,27 million euros).

Labour cost of personnel employed in production and fish farms totalled 1,21 million euros and formed 13,7% of total sales (6m 2022/2023: 0,53 million euros, 4,45% of sales).

Other cost of goods sold amounted to 0,45 million euros and formed 5,1% of total sales (6m 2022/2023: 0,48 million euros, 4,03% of sales). The cost item includes costs on heating. electricity. rent and utilities.

OPERATING EXPENSES

Operating expenses amounted to 2,51 million euros and accounted for 28,3% of the total sales (6m 2022/2023: 2,49 million euros, 20,92% of sales).

FISH FARMING

Fish farming was part of the Group's activities until 30.11.2023, when approximately 2/3 of the Group's rainbow trout raw materials came from the group's fish farms in the coastal waters of Saaremaa in Estonia, which ensured fast and reliable deliveries.

Vertical integration enables the Group to reduce costs in certain phases of fish farming and to also enhance control foremost over fish processing and marketing. In the fish business, as fish are livestock, the quality assurance in the technological process has keenly to be maintained throughout the entire product lifecycle. In addition to improved cost control, the vertical integration enables to reduce risks in fish farming, for instance due to poor quality of feed or base materials, and to secure the volume required for processing as well as price stability of raw material.

PRICE OF FISH

The fish production industry is extremely dependent on availability and the price of raw fish. Large producers make their production plans for three years in advance as it is difficult and expensive in shorter perspective to adapt a fish farm's production cycle to market needs. Therefore, the world market fish supply is relatively rigid in the short-term, while demand is somewhat shifting depending on the season. This imbalance in fish supply and demand results in constantly fluctuating price of raw fish. Moreover, the far-reaching change in supply chains during the past month in connection with the spread of the virus has increased the amplitude and unpredictability of prices. The Group counters the impact of external environment and volatility of fish price through the changes of the Group's production and sales strategy.

MARKET PRICE OF FISH

EUR/kg 31.12.2023 31.12.2022 31.12.23
vs
31.12.22
31.12.2021 31.12.23
vs
31.12.21
31.12.2020 31.12.23
vs
31.12.20
Salmon 8,86 8,33 6,36% 6,41 38,22% 4,89 81,18%
Rainbow trout 7,63 8,31 -8,18% 6,96 9,62% 4,63 64,79%

As at the end of the reporting period the price of salmon has increased by 6,36% and the price of rainbow trout has decreased by 8,18% compared to the prices a year ago. Over the two-year period the price of salmon has increased by 38,22% and the trout by 9,62%. The price of salmon has increased by 81,18% and of rainbow trout by 64,79% compared to the prices three years ago.

The graphs below illustrate weekly average prices of salmon and rainbow trout since the financial year 2018/2019.

EXPORT PRICE OF NORWEGIAN RAINBOW TROUT

AVERAGE MARKET PRICE OF FISH

EUR/kg 6m
2023/2024
6m
2022/2023
2022/2023 vs
2021/2022
6m
2021/202
2
2022/2023 vs
2020/2021
6m
2020/2021
2022/2023 vs
2019/2020
Salmon 6,85 6,87 -0,03% 5,65 21,23% 4,24 61,56%
Rainbow trout 6,74 8,09 -16,69% 6,14 9,77% 4,43 52,14%

As at the end of the reporting period the average market prices of salmon and rainbow trout have decreased by 0,03% and 16,69%, respectively compared to the prices of the same period in the previous financial year. Compared to the average prices of a comparable period two years ago, the average prices of salmon and trout have increased by 21,23% and 9,77%, respectively. The average fish prices have increased compared to the prices three years ago: salmon by 61,56% and rainbow trout by 52,14%.

MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY BOARDS

The Management Board of AS PRFoods has three members as per the supervisory board's decision until 07.12.2026: Indrek Kasela, Kristjan Kotkas and Timo Pärn. The management board is independent in its day-to-day management of the business, protects the best interests of all shareholders and thereby ensures the company's sustainable development in accordance with the set objectives and strategy. It is also responsible for the internal control and risk management processes in the company.

The Supervisory Board of AS PRFoods appoints management board members for a three-year term. The articles of association prescribe the management board to consist of one to four members.

Indrek Kasela (born 1971), holds LL.M (Master of Laws) degree from the New York University (1996), BA degree in law from the University of Tartu (1994). In addition to the management board member position of AS PRFoods, Mr Kasela serves as a member of management board in almost all the Group entities and also in non-Group entities (such as Lindermann, Birnbaum & Kasela OÜ, ManageTrade OÜ ja NBLJK OÜ, etc). He serves as a supervisory board member of AS Toode, ELKE Grupi AS, EPhaG AS, Salva Kindlustuse AS, Ridge Capital AS, AS Ekspress Grupp, Elering AS, SA Avatud Eesti Fond, Tulundusühistu Tuleva, Eesti Avamere Vesiviljelejate Ühistu. Furthermore, he is involved in companies and NPOs, incl. domiciled abroad.

Kristjan Kotkas is an adviser in KJK private equity fund and serves as a member of management or supervisory board in several entities (AS Baltika, Cederberg Invest OÜ, Protea Invest OÜ, Rondebosch OÜ, Zegul Kayaks OÜ, Tahe Outdoors OÜ, KJK Participations III Sarl, KJK BALKAN HOLDING S.a.r.l., KJK Discovery Holding S.à r.l., KJK Sports Lithuania UAB, Stala OY, SHC Invest OÜ, Alwark UAB. Baltik Vairas UAB, KJK III AcquiCo d.o.o., KJK EE Investments 1 OÜ). He is also a member of the supervisory board of PRFoods AS subsidiary Saaremaa Kala AS.

Timo Pärn has worked as a business manager at STÜ Tootmine OÜ, been an hotel manager and a strategic marketing consultant. He is also a member of management board of PRFood AS subsidiary Saare Kala Tootmine OÜ. In addition to that, he is also a member of management board of Linden & Free OÜ, Saaremaa Eco OÜ and Food & Beverage Consult OÜ.

The Supervisory Board of AS PRFoods is currently comprised of six members. The board is chaired by Lauri Kustaa Äimä, members of the supervisory board are Aavo Kokk, Arko Kadajane, Harvey Sawikin, Vesa Jaakko Karo and Kuldar Leis.

The highest governing body of a public limited company is a general meeting of shareholders. According to law, the general meetings of shareholders are either ordinary or extraordinary.

Pursuant to law, a supervisory board of a public limited company is a supervisory body responsible for planning the activities of a company, organising its management and supervising the activities of its management board. According to the Articles of Association of AS PRFoods, the supervisory board has three to seven members elected by the general meeting of shareholders for the term of three years.

Information on the education and careers of the members of the supervisory board as well as their management positions in other companies is available on PRFoods' website www.prfoods.ee.

PRFOODS' SHARES HELD BY THE MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY BOARDS AND THE PERSONS/COMPANIES RELATED TO THEM AS AT 31.12.2023:

Shareholder Number of shares Ownership
interest
Member of the management board – Indrek Kasela 1 613 617 4,17%
Member of the management board – Kristjan Kotkas 0 0
Member of the management board – Timo Pärn 0 0
Member of the supervisory board – Kuldar Leis 1 126 056 2,92%
Member of the supervisory board – Lauri Kustaa Äimä 125 000 0,32%
Member of the supervisory board – Vesa Jaakko Karo 90 000 0,23%
Member of the supervisory board – Arko Kadajane 8 928 0,02%
Member of the supervisory board – Harvey Sawikin 0 0
Member of the supervisory board – Aavo Kokk 0 0
Total number of shares owned by the members of the supervisory and management
boards
2 963 601 7,66%

SHARE AND SHAREHOLDERS

The registered share capital of the company is 7 736 572 euros which is divided to 38 682 860 ordinary shares without nominal value. All shares are freely transferable and of the same kind. i.e. have equal voting and dividend rights.

PRFoods shares are listed in the main list of Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange since 5 May 2010. PRFoods shares do not have an official market maker. PRFoods share is a component in OMX Tallinn General Index.

PRFoods has twice reduced the nominal value of shares with making payments to shareholders: in 2012 by 10 euro cents and in 2015 by 30 euro cents. The general meeting of shareholders from 26 May 2016 resolved to adopt shares without nominal value and on 30 June 2016 the commercial registry registered the shares without nominal value. The accountable nominal value of a share is 0.20 euro (nominal value of a share was 10.0 Estonian kroons until 13 April 2011. 0.60 euro till 3 September 2012. and 0.50 euro till 2 October 2015).

PRFOODS SHARE PRICE. INDICES AND TRADING ACTIVITY

Tallinn Stock Exchange All-Share index increased by 0,1% and PRFoods share price decreased by 37,85%.

Index / Share Ticker / index 31.12.2023 31.12.2022 Change
PRFoods share PRF1T 0,179 0,288 -37,85%
OMX Tallinn GI OMXTGI 1768,56 1 766,73 0,1%
Price (EUR) 4Q
2023
3Q
2023
2Q
2023
1Q
2023
4Q
2022
3Q
2022
2Q
2022
1Q
2022
4Q
2021
Open 0,22 0,22 0,24 0,30 0.307 0,348 0,340 0,359 0,376
High 0,222 0,231 0,253 0,304 0,318 0,350 0,370 0,435 0,385
Low 0,176 0,205 0,217 0,235 0,280 0,301 0,340 0,300 0,310
Last 0,179 0,222 0,224 0,248 0,290 0,31 0,348 0,349 0,360
Traded volume. mln 0,22 0,44 0,21 0,49 0,12 0,14 0,11 0,52 0,640
Number of trades 1 468 1 760 1 348 1 860 1172 1065 1077 1994 2614
Average trade volume 148 248 156 261 102 129 98 263 245
Turnover. mln 0,04 0,09 0,05 0,13 0,03 0,05 0,04 0,19 0,23
Market capitalization.
Mln
6,92 8,59 8,66 9,59 11,22 11,99 13,46 13,50 13,93

TRADING STATITICS

A total of 1 468 trades were conducted with PRFoods' shares during the fourth quarter of 2023. A total of 216 828 shares changed hands forming 0,6% of the company's shares. The average trade volume was 148 shares.

Turnover of share trading amounted to 0,04 million euros in 4Q 2023 and the highest share price in 4Q 2023 was 0,222 euros and the lowest was 0,176 euros.

The closing price of the share was 0,179 euro as at 31.12.2023 and the company's market capitalisation was 6,92 million euros.

MARKET RATIOS

Ratios Formula 31.12.2023
EV/Sales (Market Cap + Net Debt) / Sales 1,38
EV/EBITDA from operations (Market Cap + Net Debt) / EBITDA
from operations
83,9
EV/EBITDA (Market Cap + Net Debt) / EBITDA Neg
Price/EBITDA from operations Market Cap / EBITDA from
operations
25,4
Price/EBITDA Market Cap / EBITDA Neg
Price-to-Earnings Market Cap / Net Profit Neg
Price-to-Book Market Cap / Equity 1,1

Market capitalisation (market cap), net debt and equity as at 31.12.2023; sales, EBITDA and net profit/loss for the trailing 12 months

BOND AND BONDHOLDERS

PRFoods issued in the 2019/2020 financial year a total of 90 096 bonds in a private placement and 9,904 bonds in a public offering, with nominal value of 100 euros per bond, the interest rate of 6,25% p.a., and with maturity on 22.01.2025. According the terms of the bonds, the interest on the bonds is paid semi-annually (July and January). At the end of bond subscription period, PRFoods owned 4 926 bonds.

Following the completion of the public offering of the bonds, the bonds were listed on Tallinn Stock Exchange. Trading on Nasdaq Tallinn bond list started on 6 April 2020.

As of 31.12.2023, the number of bonds owned by PRFoods is 535 with a nominal value of 53,5 thousand euros.

In the 2020/2021 financial year, PRFoods issued 237 subordinated convertible bonds, with a total nominal value of up to 2,37 million euros, with a nominal value of 10 000 euros per subordinated convertible bond, with an interest rate of 7% per calendar year and a maturity date of 01.10.2025.

In addition, PRFoods announced an additional issue of secured bonds with up to 10 000 bonds with a nominal value of 100 euros per bond, maturity date of 22.01.2025 and 6,25% per calendar year. The additional issue was a targeted placement of PRFoods shareholder Amber Trust II S.C.A.

In addition, PRFoods announced an additional issue of secured bonds (issued in accordance with the terms of issue of PRFoods on 14.01.2020) in the amount of up to 1,0 million euros, with up to 10 000 bonds with a nominal value of 100 euros per bond, maturity date of 22.01.2025 and 6,25% per calendar year. The additional issue was a targeted placement of PRFoods shareholder Amber Trust II S.C.A to refinance the investment loan granted to PRFoods by the said shareholder in connection with the maturity of the loan.

As of 31.12.2023, PRFoods has issued 110 237 bonds, of which 110,000 are secured bonds with a nominal value of 100 euro per secured bond, with a total value of 11,0 million euros, and 237 are subordinated convertible bonds with a nominal value of 10,000 euro per subordinated convertible bond, with a total value of 2,37 million euros.

BONDHOLDER STRUCTURE

SEVEN LARGEST BONDHOLDERS OF AS PRFOODS

Value of
bonds
31.12.2023
% of total
31.12.2023
Value of bonds
30.06.2023
% of total
30.06.2023
Change
Swedbank Pensionifond K60 3 940 000 29,5% 3 940 000 29,5% -
ING Luxembourg S.A. AIF esindajakonto 3 070 000 23,0% 3 070 000 23,0% -
Swedbank Pensionifond K30 800 000 6,0% 800 000 6,0% -
Clearstream Banking AG 750 000 5,6% 750 000 5,6% -
Compensa Life Vienna Insurance Group SE 672 400 5% 671 500 5% 900
Spring Capital Growth Fund 1 504 300 3,8% 504 300 3,8% -
AS SEB Bankas 358 200 2,7% 479 900 3,6% -121 700
Total biggest Bondholders 10 094 900 75,6% 10 215 700 75,0% -120 800
Remaining Bondholders 3 221 600 24,0% 3 100 800 24,6% 120 800
Bonds owned by PRFoods 53 500 0,4% 53 500 0,4% -

BONDHOLDERS BY VALUE OF BONDS. 31.12.2023

Value of bonds Number of
bondholders
% of bondholders Value of bonds % of bond value
1 … 1 000 226 51% 95 100 0,7%
1 001 … 10 000 134 30,2% 567 300 4,2%
10 001 … 50 000 62 14% 1 394 900 10,4%
50 001 … 100 000 11 2,5% 790 700 5,9%
100 001 … 10 2,3% 10 522 000 78,8%
Total 443 100,0% 13 370 000 100,0%

CONDENSED INTERIM ACCOUNTING REPORT

CONDENSED INTERIM ACCOUNTING REPORT

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

EUR '000 Note 31.12.2023 31.12.2022 30.06.2023
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents 2 580 386 394
Receivables and prepayments 3 5 790 5 016 2 118
Inventories 4 2 420 2 089 1 861
Biological assets 0 0 772
Total current assets 8 790 7 491 5 145
Long-term financial investments 372 304 381
Tangible assets 10 4 429 6 944 6 563
Intangible assets 10 14 983 17 443 18 157
Total non-current assets 19 784 24 691 25 101
TOTAL ASSETS 28 574 32 182 30 246
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Interest-bearing liabilities 5 1 805 2 777 2 111
Payables and prepayments 6 4 047 4 672 3 035
Total current liabilities 5 852 7 449 5 146
Interest-bearing liabilities 5 14 666 15 270 15 024
Deferred tax liabilities 1 434 1 644 1 466
Government grants 233 327 318
Total non-current liabilities 16 334 17 241 16 807
TOTAL LIABILITIES 22 186 24 690 21 953
Share capital 7 737 7 737 7 737
Share premium 14 007 14 007 14 007
Treasury shares -390 -390 -390
Statutory capital reserve 51 51 51
Currency translation differences 369 394 608
Retained profit (loss) -15 386 -14 605 -13 981
Equity attributable to parent 6 388 7 194 8 032
Non-controlling interest 0 297 259
TOTAL EQUITY 7 6 388 7 491 8 292
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 28 574 32 182 30 246

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

EUR '000 Note 2Q
2023/2023
2Q
2022/2023
6m
2023/2024
6m
2022/2023
Revenue 11 5 445 7 300 8 856 11 910
Cost of goods sold -3 827 -5 688 -7 117 -9 785
Gross profit 1 618 1 612 1 739 2 125
Operating expenses 11 -1 642 -1 379 -2 509 -2 493
Selling and distribution expenses -910 -671 -1 348 -1 314
Administrative expenses -732 -708 -1 161 -1 179
Other income / expense 11 -11 -21 -20 -68
Fair value adjustment on biological assets 11 0 0 358 -170
Operating profit (loss) -35 212 -432 -606
Financial income / expenses 11 -535 -245 -842 1 447
Profit (Loss) before tax -569 -33 -1 274 841
Income tax 11 -97 -102 -110 -108
Net profit (loss) for the period -666 -135 - 1 385 733
Net profit (loss) attributable to:
Owners of the Parent Company -708 -210 -1 382 668
Non-controlling interests 42 75 -4 66
Total net profit (loss) for the period -666 -135 -1 386 733
Other comprehensive income (loss) that may
subsequently be classified to profit or loss:
Foreign currency translation differences
-43 0 -239 -445
Total comprehensive income (expense) -709 -135 -1 625 288
Total comprehensive income (expense) attributable to:
Owners of the Parent Company -751 -210 -1 621 223
Non-controlling interests 42 75 -4 66
Total comprehensive income (expense) for the -709 -135 -1 625 288
period
Profit (Loss) per share (EUR) 7 -0,02 -0,01 -0,04 0,02
Diluted profit (loss) per share (EUR) 7 -0,02 -0,00 -0,03 0,01

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

EUR '000 Share
capital
Share
premium
Treasury
shares
Statutory
capital
reserve
Unrea-lised
currency
differ.
Retained
earnings
(-loss)
Total Non
contr.
interests
Total
equity
Balance at
30.06.2022
7 737 14 007 -390 51 839 -14 391 7853 199 8 052
Net profit (loss) for
the year
0 0 0 0 0 668 668 66 734
Other comprehensive
income (expense)
0 0 0 0 -445 0 -445 0 -445
Total comprehensive
income (expense) for
the period
0 0 0 0 -445 668 223 66 289
Other movement 0 0 0 0 0 -881 -881 32 -849
Balance at
31.12.2022
7 737 14 007 -390 51 394 14 604 7 195 297 7 492
Balance at
30.06.2023
7 737 14 007 -390 51 608 -13 981 8 032 260 8 292
Net profit (loss) for
the year
0 0 0 0 0 -1 382 -1 382 -4 -1 386
Other comprehensive
income (expense)
0 0 0 0 -239 0 -239 0 -239
Total comprehensive
income (expense) for
the period
0 0 0 0 -239 -1 382 -1 621 -4 -1 625
Other movement 0 0 0 0 0 -23 -23 -256 -279
Balance at
31.12.2023
7 737 14 007 -390 51 369 -15 386 6 388 0 6 388

Additional information in Note 7.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

EUR '000 Note 6m 2023/2024 6m 2022/2023
Cash flow from operating activities
Net profit (loss) -1 382 733
Adjustments:
Depreciation 584 615
Loss from sale and write-offs of subsidiary 10 272 0
Other non-cash items 269 0
Changes in receivables and prepayments -2 475 -3 392
Changes in inventories -600 -235
Changes in biological assets 447 -303
Changes in payables and prepayments 2 424 2 758
Net cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities -461 176
Cash flow from investing activities
Purchase of tangible and intangible fixed assets -33 -190
Government grants 0 62
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net cash received 10 313 6 310
Interests received 0 6
Net cash inflow (outflow) from investing activities 280 6 188
Cash flow from financing activities
Change in overdraft 0 -4 537
Repayments of loans received -309 -571
Change in factoring liability 0 484
Proceeds from borrowings 1 225 279
Repayments of lease liabilities -71 -928
Interests paid -465 -614
Net cash inflow (outflow) from financing activities 380 -5 887
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 199 477
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 2 394 110
Change in cash and cash equivalents 199 477
Effect of sale of subsidiary -13 -201
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 2 580 386

NOTES TO THE INTERIM REPORT

NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

AS PRFoods is a company incorporated in Estonia. The interim financial statements compiled as per 31.12.2023 incorporate results of AS PRFoods (hereinafter Parent Company) and companies directly and indirectly held by it: Saaremere Kala AS, Redstorm OÜ (until 30.11.2023) and Saare Kala Tootmine OÜ in Estonia and JRJ & PRF Ltd, John Ross Jr (Aberdeen) Ltd, Coln Valley Smokery Ltd in the United Kingdom (hereinafter also referred to as the Group). The Group has a stake in associate company - Competence Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies AS. JRJ & PRF Ltd, John Ross Jr (Aberdeen) Ltd, Coln Valley Smokery Ltd are consolidated from 01.07.2017 and Redstorm OÜ from 01.07.2018 until 30.11.2023. AS PRFoods' shares are listed on Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange since 5 May 2010 and the bonds since 6 April 2020.

The Group's consolidated audited annual report for the financial year that ended on 30 June 2023 is available on PRFoods' website www.prfoods.ee.

CONFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE

The current unaudited consolidated interim report complies with the requirements of international accounting standards IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" on condensed interim financial statements.

While preparing the interim report at hand. the same accounting principles as in the audited annual report for the financial year ended on 30.06.2023 were applied. The report does not hold all the information that shall be presented in a full annual report. It should thus be read together with the Group's audited consolidated annual report for the financial year that ended on 30.06.2023 compiled in accordance with the international finance reporting standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union.

In the opinion of the management. this interim report for the 6 months of the financial year 2023/2024 of AS PRFoods presents correctly and fairly the financial results of the Group as a going concern. The current interim report is neither audited nor reviewed by auditors in any other way and contains only the consolidated reports of the Group.

BASIS OF PREPARATION

The functional currency is euro. The consolidated interim report is presented in thousands of euros and all numerical indicators have been rounded to the nearest thousand. if not indicated otherwise. In the report. thousand euros is indicated as EUR '000.

SIGNIFICANT MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AND ASSESSMENTS

In preparing this interim report, the management has made decisions and assessments that affect the application of the Group's accounting principles and the amounts reflected in assets and liabilities, revenues, and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The significant decisions made by the management in applying the Group's accounting principles and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those described in the latest consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year.

FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

In its daily operations, the Group encounters various risks, and managing these risks is essential and an integral part of the company's business activities. The company's ability to identify, measure, and control various risks is a significant input into the overall profitability of the Group. Risk, as defined by the management, is a potential negative deviation from expected financial results. The main risk factors include market risk (including currency risk, interest rate risk, and price risk), credit risk, liquidity risk, and operational risk.

The foundation of the Group's risk management is based on the requirements set by Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange, Financial Inspection and other regulatory bodies, compliance with generally accepted accounting standards and best practices, as well as the company's internal regulations and risk policies. Risk management at a general level involves defining, measuring, and controlling risks. The primary responsibility for risk management and approval of risk procedures lies with the parent company's board. The parent company's board oversees the measures taken by the management to mitigate risks.

The condensed interim financial report does not contain all the information about the Group's financial risk management that should be disclosed in the annual financial statements. Therefore, this interim report should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. There have been no significant changes in the Group's risk management principles compared to the end of the previous fiscal year.

NOTE 2. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

EUR '000 31.12.2023 30.06.2023
Cash on hand 2 1
Bank accounts 578 393
Total cash and cash equivalents 580 394

NOTE 3. RECEIVABLES AND PREPAYMENTS

EUR '000 31.12.2023 30.06.2023
Trade.receivables 2 894 1 392
Other.receivables 2 525 423
Prepaid.expenses 239 260
Prepaid.taxes 131 43
Total.receivables.and.prepayments 5 790 2 118

Write-down on receivables was not recognised during the accounting period.

NOTE 4. INVENTORIES

EUR '000 31.12.2023 30.06.2023
Raw materials and materials 628 575
Work-in-progress 1 067 417
Finished goods 509 532
Goods purchased for sale 216 336
Total inventories 2 420 1 860

NOTE 5. INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES

EUR '000 31.12.2023 30.06.2023
Interest-bearing liabilities at the beginning of the period 17 135 24 819
Loans received 622 1 975
Change in overdraft 0 -4 544
Listed bonds 56 113
Lease liabilities -17 -28
Change in factoring liabilities 547 -60
Foreign currency translation differences 15 -8
Repayments of interest-bearing liabilities -387 -2 219
Reclassifications 0 -41
Change in liabilities related to the sale of subsidiary -1 500 -2 872
Interest-bearing liabilities at the end of the period 16 471 17 135
Interest liability at the beginning of the period 594 596
Interest accrued 570 1 211
Change in liabilities related to the sale of subsidiary -54 0
Interest paid -465 -1 213
Interest liability at the end of the period 645 594
EUR '000 31.12.2023 30.06.2023
Lease liabilities 27 100
Investment loans 1 476 1 090
Other loan 302 921
Total short-term interest-bearing liabilities 1 805 2 111
Finance lease liabilities 244 259
Listed bonds 13 129 13 073
Investment loans 1 293 1 692
Total long-term interest-bearing liabilities 14 666 15 024
incl. payable within 1-5 years 14
66
15 024

On 01 July 2021, John Ross Jr. (Aberdeen) Ltd entered into an agreement with Santander UK plc an investment loan of 1,5 million GBP (1,7 million euros) to finance the purchase of 15% non-controlling interests of JRJ&PRF Limited from Christopher Leigh and Victoria Leigh-Pearson to Saaremere Kala AS. The loan term is 01.07.2025. The loan interest rate is 3,5%. The loan is secured by a mortgage on a property of John Ross Jr (Aberdeen) Ltd.

On 22.10.2020, Saare Kala Tootmine OÜ concluded a loan agreement with the Maaelu Arendamise Sihtasutus as part of the measure "Covid-19 loan for organic and rural economy entrepreneurs" for the automation of a factory in Saaremaa. The amount of the investment loan is 1,0 million euros with a term of 6 years, the final term of the loan is 30.09.2026. The loan interest rate is 4,5%. The loan is secured by a mortgage and commercial pledge on the assets of Saare Kala Tootmine OÜ and a 100% guarantee by AS PRFoods.

NOTE 6. PAYABLES AND PREPAYMENTS

EUR '000 31.12.2023 30.06.2023
Trade payables 2 193 1 389
Payables to employees 60 150
Prepayments 0 0
Other short-term liabilities 0 87
Interest payables 645 594
Other payables 590 398
Tax liabilities 559 417
Total short-term payables and prepayments 4 047 3 035

NOTE 7. EQUITY

SHARE CAPITAL

As at 31.12.2023 the Group had 38 682 860 shares (30.06.2023: 38 682 860), including 1 000 000 treasury shares (30.06.2023: 1 000 000 treasury shares).

Treasury shares

As of 01.07.2014, the Group initiated a buy-back programme of its own shares in accordance with the resolution of the general meeting of shareholders held on 29.05.2014, according to which up to 500,000 own shares were to be bought back until 31.05.2017. The initial buy-back programme was completed on 18.05.2016. The ordinary general meeting of shareholders held on 26.05.2016 adopted a resolution to expand the existing buy-back programme, according to which up to additional 500,000 own shares were to be bought back until 29.05.2019. On 14 June 2016, the Management Board of AS PRFoods entered into a service agreement with AS SEB Pank to continue the implementation of the buy-back programme of own shares. As at 30.09.2023 AS SEB Pank had acquired 1,000,000 shares of AS PRFoods in the name and on the account of the Group with average price of 0.4915 euros per share.

The buy-back programme was implemented in compliance with the resolutions of the general meetings of shareholders held on 29.05.2014 and 26.05.2016, and the Commission Regulation (EU) No. 2016/1052 of 8 March 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the conditions applicable to buy-back programmes and stabilisation measures.

CAPITAL RESERVE AND RETAINED EARNINGS

The Estonian Commercial Code requires companies to create a capital reserve. Each year at least 1/20 of profit for the year has to be transferred to the capital reserve until the reserve amounts to 1/10 of share capital. The capital reserve may be used for covering losses and increasing the share capital but not for making distributions to shareholders.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share have been calculated by dividing the net profit attributable to the shareholders by the average number of shares for the period.

6m 2023/2024 6m 2022/2023
Net profit (loss) attributable to equity holders of the company. EUR '000 -1 382 668
Average number of shares. Thousand 38 683 38 683
Earnings (Loss) per share. EUR -0,04 0,02
Basic earnings (loss) per share. EUR -0,04 0,02
Diluted earnings (loss) per share. EUR -0,03 0,01

NOTE 8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company considers parties to be related when one party has control over the other party or has significant influence over the business decision of the other party.

Related parties include:

  • shareholders with significant influence (the largest shareholder of PRFoods is the international investment fund Amber Trust II S.C.A.)
  • members of the Supervisory Board and members of all management boards of group entities
  • close family members of the persons mentioned above and the companies related to them.

At the balance sheet date, there were no receivables from related parties. No write-downs on receivables from related parties have been recognised.

Party Creditor Payables and prepayments Payables as at
31.12.2023
Payables as at
30.06.2023
EUR '000 EUR '000
Lindermann, Birnbaum &
Kasela OÜ
Shareholder AS PRFoods Investment loan 465 465
Amber Trust II S.C.A. Shareholder AS PRFoods Investment loan 150 0
Amber Trust II S.C.A. Shareholder AS PRFoods Bond and interest of bond 3 423 3 351
Lindermann, Birnbaum &
Kasela OÜ
Shareholder AS PRFoods Bond and interest of bond 116 112
Lindermann, Birnbaum &
Kasela OÜ
Shareholder AS PRFoods Payable 0 90
Fodiator OÜ Related party Payable 0 23
Rebane Consulting Related party Payable 0 3
Total 4 154 4 044

NOTE 9. ASSOCIATE COMPANIES

AS TOIDU- JA FERMENTATSIOONITEHNOLOOGIA ARENDUSKESKUS (20% HOLDING)

Since 2010 the Group holds 20% in AS Toidu- ja Fermentatsioonitehnoloogia Arenduskeskus (Competence Center of Food and Fermentation Technology).

NOTE 10. SUBSIDIARIES

Subsidiary Domicile Ownership
interest
31.12.2023
Ownership
interest
30.06.2023
Area of activity Owner
Saaremere Kala AS Estonia 100% 100% Fish group holding
company
AS PRFoods
Saare Kala Tootmine
Estonia 100% 100% Production of fish products Saaremere Kala AS
JRJ & PRF Limited Scotland 100% 85% Fish group holding
company
Saaremere Kala AS
John Ross Jr.
(Aberdeen) Limited
Scotland 100% 100% Production and sale of fish
products
JRJ & PRF Limited
Coln Valley Smokery
Limited
Great
Britain
100% 100% Production and sale of fish
products
64% JRJ & PRF
Limited
36% John Ross Jr.
(Aberdeen) Limited
Redstorm OÜ 1) Estonia 0% 51% Fish farming Saaremere Kala AS

1 Ownership was sold in November 2023

The ownership percentage of subsidiaries' equity equals the voting rights. The shares of subsidiaries are not listed.

SALE OF REDSTORM OÜ

On 01.12.2023, AS PRFoods entered into a sales agreement with its subsidiary Saaremere Kala AS, and on 06.12.2023, an addendum to it, according to which Saaremere Kala AS sold:

  • The enire stake it owned in OÜ Redstorm, constituting 51% of the total capital, with a nominal value of 2050 euros, to OÜ Saare Fishexport;
  • The building permit issued by the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority on 19.09.2023, for OÜ Energy Port. OÜ Energy Port is a wholly-owned subsidiary of OÜ Saare Fishexport.

The purpose of the transactions is to reduce the Group's debt obligations.

OÜ Redstorm's main activity is sea trout farming. Saare Kala Tootmine OÜ, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saaremere Kala AS, has entered into a long-term cooperation agreement with Redstorm OÜ for the resale and processing of the fish grown by the latter, ensuring local fish supplies to Saare Kala Tootmine OÜ.

The selling price and payment terms

The total sales price for the share of OÜ Redstorm and the building permit amounted to 2 813 thousand euros.

Of the transaction's sales price, an amount of 313 thousand euros was immediately payable. The remaining portion of the sales price is to be paid according to the following schedule:

  • 2,000 thousand euros is due after the issuance of the administrative act amending the building permit holder. As of the date of the interim report, the buyer has paid the corresponding amount to Saaremere Kala AS.
  • 250 thousand euros is due no later than 10.01.2025.
  • 250 thousand euros is due no later than 10.01.2025.

OÜ Saare Fishexport has provided a guarantee to ensure that OÜ Energy Port fulfills its obligation to pay a portion of the building permit's purchase price.

Upon signing the contract, an obligation was undertaken to repay a loan from Saaremere Kala AS to OÜ Redstorm in the amount of 547 thousand euros (including interest), to pay an invoice from Saaremere Kala AS in the amount of 3 thousand euros, and to pay an invoice from AS PRFoods in the amount of 10 thousand euros. These obligations were fulfilled on 04.12.2023.

The impact of the transaction on the group's financial position

On the date of the sale, the net asset values of Redstorm OÜ in the balance sheet were as follows:

EUR'000 30.11.2023
Subsidiary's net value at the date if sale 520
Minority stake -255
Net value owned by the owners of the Parent Company -265
Disposal of tangible and intangible fixed assets in consolidated financial statements of the
Parent Company.
-2 820
Selling price 2 813
Gain (-loss) from the sale of the subsidiary -272

A significant portion of the assets sold by Redstorm OÜ consisted of tangible fixed assets (land, buildings, machinery, and equipment) totalling 1 704 thousand euros. As a result of the sales transaction, the Group ceased to recognize intangible assets in amount 2 820 thousand euros, of which 2 154 thousand euros were goodwill and 666 thousand euros were fishing permits.

The loss from the sale of the subsidiary is reflected in the consolidated comprehensive income statement under financial income/costs.

NOTE 11. SEGMENT REPORTING

The Group's segments are defined based on reports monitored and analysed by the parent company's management. The management of the parent company monitors financial results both by business areas and geographical regions. For the Group's management, the most significant information for monitoring financial results and allocating resources is the reports broken down by geographical regions; therefore, this distribution serves as the basis for defining business segments. The Group's business segments are as follows:

  • Estonia
  • United Kingdom
  • Group

The Estonian business segment encompasses the production of trout-based fish products (Saare Kala Tootmine OÜ) and until 30.11.2023, also trout farming (Redstorm OÜ). Trout farming was part of the Group's operations until 30.11.2023,, when approximately 2/3 of the Group's trout raw material came from the Group's trout farms in the coastal waters of Saaremaa, Estonia. Since 1.12.2023, only fish product manufacturing in the factory located in Saaremaa is included in this business segment.

The United Kingdom includes the production of salmon products in the factory located in Aberdeen. This business segment comprises the Group's companies John Ross Jr (Aberdeen) Ltd and Coln Valley Smokery Ltd.

The Group segment is presented separately and does not constitute a separate business area. It includes the Group's parent company AS Prfoods and the holding company of the Group's fish companies, Saaremere Kala AS. Central activities mainly involve activities supporting the Group's financial operations.

2Q 2023/2024 6 months 2023/2024
EUR '000 Estonia UK Group Total Estonia UK Group Total
Revenue 1 406 4 039 0 5 445 1 923 6 933 0 8 856
Cost of goods sold -1 272 -2 555 0 -3 827 -2 373 -4 744 0 -7 117
Gross profit 134 1 484 0 1 618 -450 2 189 0 1 739
Operating expenses -322 -956 -364 -1 642 -578 -1 482 -449 -2 509
Selling and distribution expenses -187 -723 0 -910 -335 -1 013 0 -1 348
Administrative expenses -135 -233 -364 -732 -243 -469 -449 -1 161
Other income / expense -3 0 -8 -11 -1 0 -19 -20
Fair value adjustment on biological
assets
0 0 0 0 358 0 0 358
Operating profit (loss) -190 528 -372 -34 -671 707 -468 -432
Financial income / expenses -22 -35 -477 -535 -58 -98 -686 -842
Profit (Loss) before tax -213 493 -849 -569 -729 609 -1 154 -1 274
Income tax 0 -96 0 -97 0 -110 0 -110
Net profit (loss) for the period -213 396 -849 -666 -729 498 -1 154 -1 385
2Q 2022/2023 6 months 2022/2023
EUR '000 Estonia UK Group Total Estonia UK Group Total
Revenue 3 254 4 046 0 7 300 4 447 7 207 156 11 910
Cost of goods sold -2 827 -2 862 0 -5 689 -4 256 -5 354 -175 -9 785
Gross profit 427 1 184 0 1 611 291 1 853 -19 2 125
Operating expenses -372 -633 -374 -1 379 -618 -1 251 -624 -2 493
Selling and distribution expenses -197 -473 -1 -671 -362 -950 -2 -1 314
Administrative expenses -175 -160 -373 -708 -256 -301 -622 -1 179
Other income / expense -7 0 -14 -21 33 0 -101 -68
Fair value adjustment on biological
assets
0 0 0 0 -170 0 0 -170
Operating profit (loss) 48 551 -388 211 -464 602 -744 -606
Financial income / expenses -5 -29 -211 -245 -25 -90 1 562 1 447
Profit (Loss) before tax 44 522 -599 -33 -489 512 818 841
Income tax 0 -102 0 -102 0 -108 0 -108
Net profit (loss) for the period 44 420 -599 -135 -489 404 818 733

SALES REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHICAL SEGMENT

EUR '000 2Q 2023/2024 2Q 2022/2023 6m 23/24 6m 22/23
Great Britain 4 039 4 046 6 933 7 207
Estonia 1 406 3 254 1 923 4 703
Total 5 445 7 300 8 856 11 910

NON-CURRENT ASSETS BY LOCATION

EUR '000 31.12.2023 30.06.2023
Great Britain 15 475 16 491
Estonia 278 4 870
Group 3 659 3 359
Total 19 412 24 720

NOTE 12. EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE

Extraordinary general meeting

AS PRFoods extraordinary general meeting was held on 10.01.2024. The shareholders' general meeting approved the sale of the construction permit (1-7/23-317) issued by the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority to OÜ Energy Port.

AS PRFoods' partial redemption settlement of secured bonds

On 14.01.2024 AS PRFoods carried out a partial buyback of the secured bonds issued, amounting to up to 15% of the total nominal value of all issued bonds. In total, AS PRFoods repurchased 14 235 bonds with a total nominal value of 1 423 500 euros from the holders who submitted buyback offers. This represents approximately 13% of the total nominal value of all issued bonds.

Trade with related parties

Saaremere Kala AS and shareholder of PRFoods AS, Amber Trust II S.C.A., SICAR, entered into an assignment of receivable and loan agreement as of 31.01.2024. According to the agreement Amber Trust II S.C.A., SICAR assigns its loan claim against Redstorm OÜ, in the principal amount of 250 000 euros nominal value, and the corresponding payment obligation is treated as a loan with an annual interest rate of 8,0% and maturity date 31.12.2024. This is an unsecured loan. The purpose of the transaction is to offset the corresponding claim against the liability of Saare Kala Tootmine OÜ to Redstorm OÜ.

MANAGEMENT BOARD'S CONFIRMATION TO THE INTERIM REPORT

The Management Board confirms the correctness and completeness of the consolidated condensed interim report for the 2 nd quarter and 6 months of the financial year 2023/2024 of AS PRFoods and its subsidiaries (together the Group) presented in the pages 7-35 hereof and confirms to the best of its knowledge that:

  • the activities report of the consolidated interim report presents adequate and fair overview of the development and results of business activities of the Group and the financial position thereof and includes the description of the main risk factors and uncertainties;
  • the accounting principles applied in the preparation of the consolidated condensed interim accounting report are in compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting as adopted by the European Union;
  • the consolidated interim report provides a true and fair overview of the assets. liabilities and financial position of the Group and of the results of its operations and its cash flows.

Indrek Kasela Member of the Management Board 29.02.2024

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