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Seeka Limited — AGM Information 2017
Apr 27, 2017
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Annual Shareholder Meeting
27 April 2017
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Agenda
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- Directors and proxies
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- Chairman’s introduction
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- Chief executive’s report
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- Resolutions
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- General business
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Directors
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Malcolm Cartwright Deputy Chairman
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Mel Diaz
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Ratahi Cross
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Marty Brick
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John Burke
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Fred Hutchings Chairman
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Ashley Waugh
▪ Apology
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Proxies
Proxies received by the company are as follows
| Chair | 3,019,371 |
|---|---|
| Ratahi Cross | 1,267,410 |
| Marty Brick | 10,000 |
| Malcolm Cartwright | 2,000 |
| Michael Franks | 11,509 |
| Ian Greaves | 21,000 |
| Guy Pearless | 33,810 |
| Jan Jacob Van Eden | 13,736 |
| NZ Shareholders Association | 19,338 |
| Total | 4,398,174 |
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Chairman’s Introduction
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Year in review
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Revenue EBITDA
$ 191m up 35% $ 25m up 78%
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Record profit $ 10.4m up 143% on previous year Insurance settlement $ 3.6m concludes Oakside Earnings per share $ 0.65 up 124% [ $0.18 insurance ] Dividend $ 0.20 up 5%
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Year in review
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$197m total assets
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Investing in growth ▪ $34m infrastructure ▪ $8m orchards and strategic properties
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$73m net debt
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▪ Up $20m on previous year New Seeka 360 office and complex First year of Australian operations Rebrand to Seeka
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Year in review
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Record New Zealand kiwifruit volumes
▪ 32m trays
▪ Excellent fruit loss results
0.35% SunGold, 2.68% Hayward
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Excellent avocado returns to growers ▪ $26.40 average tray returns 2016/17 ▪ 3[rd] year as number one
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New coolstores
▪ Planned, built and fully utilised for the season
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Consistent delivery of strategy
New Zealand’s “Premier Produce Business”
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Sustainable and profitable growth
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Focus on core strengths
▪ Kiwifruit is our foundation
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Integrated from orchard to market
▪ A produce company
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Value accretive acquisitions
▪ Build on core competencies - what we are good at
▪ Vertically integrated
▪ Extend geographical and produce spread
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Grow size and profitability
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Key steps
Focusing on brand attributes, people and customers
Select Excellence
Our key brand attribute
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Safety always Core focus in a dynamic, moving environment
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Founded on relationships
Without our growers we have no business As we grow, we remain grounded on core business
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Inspirational people Our most important asset
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Growing futures Sustainability with an environmental focus
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Independently ingenious Delivering solutions, services and outcomes beyond the norm
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Quality obsession
Seeka mark of quality
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Seeka people
Major employer in our community
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Seeka – the employer of choice 283 salaried staff 3500 seasonal staff 465 RSE workers in 2016 $47m spent on salaries and wages $100k sponsoring community activities
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Seeka customers
Key relationships for sustainable growth
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Growers
▪ All varieties of kiwifruit, avocados and kiwiberry
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Contractors Zespri
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▪ New Zealand kiwifruit Market participants and retailers for non-Zespri fruit ▪ Including Australia
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Chief executive’s report
Michael Franks
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Financial highlights
135% lift in net profit after tax
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Net profit after tax
$10.4m net profit after tax $Millions 10.6
Guidance 10.4
▪ October 2016 Actual NPAT
Up $6.1m on 2015 9.5
Upper end of guidance
▪
$9.5m ~ $10.6m
4.3
3.2
2014 2015 2016
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Revenue growth comes on volume growth
Revenue and packed kiwifruit volumes
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$191 m
Revenue $139 m $142 m
$116 m 33.0m Australia
$108 m
Total kiwifruit 27.1m $97 m 27.8m Class 2
trays packed 7.5m Gold
21.8m 21.4m 4.4m
6.3m 19.6m
3.5m 1.8m
0.8m
32.4m
New Zealand
19.4m 17.2m 17.8m 18.3m 22.1m 23.5m Green
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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Earnings up on volume growth
Lift in net profit after tax and earnings per share
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$0.65
$0.47
Earnings
$0.41
per share
$10.4m
$0.29
$0.22
Net profit $5.9m $0.19
after tax
$4.3m
$3.2m
$2.3m
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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Earnings accelerating on revenues
Earnings increasing faster than revenue growth
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$0.65
Normalised EPS excludes
$0.47 2016 insurance settlement
Earnings
$0.41
per share
+62 [%]
$0.29
+35 [%]
$0.22
$0.19
Revenue $108m $97m $116m $142m $191m
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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Key operating segments Orcharding Post Harvest Retail Services Seeka Australia
New Zealand orcharding
Volume and market returns
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Exceptional Green yields
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Impacted Green tray
returns
Continued growth in Gold
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SunGold volumes
recovering from Psa
$5.6m EBITDA
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Up 42%
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2016 2015
Millions of trays
Green cultivars (Hayward) 8.9 8.0
Gold cultivars 2.3 1.2
Total 11.2 9.2
Turnover / Revenue ( $m ) 47.9 42.3
EBITDA ( $m ) 5.6 4.0
New Zealand kiwifruit grown
Millions of class 1 trays
11.2 Total
9.2
2.3 Gold
7.4 6.9 7.2
1.2
1.2 0.1
0.4
8.9
8.0
6.2 6.8 6.8 Green
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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New Zealand post harvest
Volume and profit increases
32.4m trays handled ▪ Up 17%
$26.8m EBITDA
Includes $2.9m cost of grower share scheme (2015: $2.5m) ▪ Last year of scheme Includes $3.6m insurance proceeds
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2016 2015
Millions of trays
Green cultivars packed 25.0 23.4
Gold cultivars packed 7.4 4.4
Total trays 32.4 27.8
Turnover / Revenue ( $m ) 110.8 88.3
EBITDA ( $m ) 26.8 13.3
Class 1 & 2 kiwifruit trays
32.4
Millions
27.8
21.8 21.4
19.6
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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New Zealand retail services
Flat earnings
$1.9m EBITDA Avocado export revenue up on volumes and market returns
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| Turnover | 53.7 | 52.2 | ||
| Revenue | 16.8 | 9.6 | ||
| EBITDA | 1.9 | 1.7 |
Kiwifruit export revenue down on market returns
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Seeka Australia
Integrated orchard to market
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| First year of full operations $1.0m EBITDA $3.3m invested in growth ▪New packhouse and coolstore ▪Upgrading orchards Business integrated into Seeka systems Fully funded by bank debt |
Tonnes 2016 2015 Kiwifruit (tonnes) 1,915 - Nash pears (tonnes) 1,432 - Revenue ( $m ) 15.2 1.2 EBITDA ( $m ) 1.0 ( 1.4) Seeka is largest grower and supplier of Australian kiwifruit and nashi pears > Own the orchards, pack, market and distribute all the produce throughout Australia > Also grow European pears, apricots, plums & cherries |
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Share price
70% total shareholder return over 2-year period
$1.88 lift in price + 39 cents paid in dividends
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Announce Australian acquisition
9 cents dividend 10 cents dividend 10 cents dividend 10 cent
$5.50
$5.25
$5.13
$5.00
$4.75
$4.50
$4.25
$4.00
$3.75
$3.50
$3.25 $3.25
$3.00
$2.75
1 Apr Q2 1 Jul Q3 1 Oct Q4 1 Jan Q1 1 Apr Q2 1 Jul Q3 1 Oct Q4 1 Jan Q1 1 Apr
FY15 FY15 FY15 FY16 FY16 FY16 FY16 FY17
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2017 Outlook
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Forecasting lower New Zealand kiwifruit volumes 2016 included one-off Oakside insurance settlement 2016 Net profit after tax ( NPAT ) $ 10.4 m Less insurance settlement for grower fruit loss payment $ 2.6 m NPAT from operational earnings $ 7.8 m
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Questions
Fred Hutchings
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Resolutions
Fred Hutchings ALL VOTES TO BE BY POLL
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Resolution 1
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To adopt the Annual Report of the Company and the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2016 together with the Auditor’s Report thereon.
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Resolution 2
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Director elections
▪ 3 directors standing for election ▪ Board supports the candidates for election
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Resolution 2a
2a. To re-elect Martyn Brick as a Director.
Martyn Brick to address the meeting
3 minutes to address the meeting
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Resolution 2b
2b. To re-elect John Burke as a Director.
John Burke to address the meeting
3 minutes to address the meeting
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Resolution 2c
2c. To elect Cecilia Tarrant as a Director.
Cecilia Tarrant to address the meeting
3 minutes to address the meeting
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Resolution 3
To record the re-appointment of PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) as auditor of the Company and to authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the auditor for the coming year.
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My thanks
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Directors
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▪ For diligent attention to the company Management and staff ▪ For an excellent year Growers and contractors ▪ For ongoing support Customers and consumers ▪ For buying our produce
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Shareholders
▪ For continuing interest in the company
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General Business
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Malcolm Cartwright
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