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Seeka Limited — Interim / Quarterly Report 2017
Oct 18, 2017
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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Stakeholder Update
October 2017
Agenda
Chairman’s introduction
Chief Executive’s business performance update
Future direction – new ventures Questions
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Introduction Chairman – Fred Hutchings
Our commitment: Orchard to market excellence
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We grow and supply tasty and nutritious produce to the world
An international business based in Te Puke We deliver premium returns to our growers and stakeholders
To do this, we think of new ways to deliver on our brand promise
Safety First Inspirational people Growing futures
Founded on relationships Quality obsession Independently ingenious
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Our business
NEW ZEALAND ORCHARD DIVISION
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Kiwifruit, kiwiberry and avocados
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Orchard leasing – short and long term
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Orchard management
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Pollen
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Equipment for harvest and operational support
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On orchard technical advice
NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND POST HARVEST RETAIL
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Harvest coordination
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Bananas, tropical fruit
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Quality management
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Packing
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Wholesale
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Cool storage
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Retail service provision
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Inventory management
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• Logistics
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Delivery to customer
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Laboratory maturity testing
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Delicious Nutritious Food Company – downstream value add
SEEKA AUSTRALIA
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High value premium produce, kiwifruit, nashis, pears and other fruit
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Integrated fruit supply to key Australian and export customers
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Growth focus
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New variety development
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The BIG produce numbers in 2017
| 31m Grow kilos of kiwifruit in New Zealand 8.5m trays |
92.4m kilos of kiwifruit in New Zealand Pack, store, send to export 25.5m trays |
2.7m kilos of avocados in New Zealand 0.5m trays Pack, store, send to export |
3m kilos of kiwifruit in Australia 2.5m kilos of pears in Australia 0.8m trays Produce, handle and sell Produce, handle and sell |
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Financial performance
Six months to 30 June 2017, unaudited
EBITDA $21.9m EPS 69 cents NPAT $11.1m Full year NPAT from operations
increase by 38% on pcp increase by 53% on pcp increase by 56% on pcp down by up to 15%
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Drivers of higher net profit
Improvements from Seeka Australia’s earnings
▪ EBITDA $3.4m vs. $1.52m pcp
▪ Successful acquisition and business is in profit
Successful completion of 2016/17 New Zealand avocado season
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Forecast unchanged
Drivers
- Lower Hayward volumes harvested and in store at 30 June (Week 27) > 6.6m trays in 2017 vs. 10.8m trays in 2016
▪ Lower anticipated avocado volumes in 2017/18 harvest
Down by up to 15% on 2017 operational earnings of $7.8m [as signalled in December 2016].
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Capital expenditure
$13.2m invested in infrastructure for future growth – in the six months
$5.8m coolstores
$0.8m plastic bins
$3.3m Seeka360 complex $1.8m New Zealand plant, property and equipment
$1.5m Seeka Australia
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Capital expenditure (millions)
24.8 (six months to June)
16.4
13.2 (six months to June)
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1.0 1.6
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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Capital expenditure (millions)
Major investment to manage increased crop Infrastructure not fully utilised in 2017, ready for 2018
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Net bank debt and net asset backing
| 6 MONTHS | UNAUDITED | YEAR END | |
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| JUNE 2017 | JUNE 2016 | DEC 2016 | |
| Net debt | $94.5m | $76.9m | $72.8m |
| Net asset backing per share | $5.49 | $4.71 | $4.88 |
69 cents basic earnings per share, up 53% on pcp $94.5m net debt, up $21.7m
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Our growth strategy continues
Kiwifruit is our foundation, targeting integrated fruit supply opportunities that deliver accretive value Kiwifruit, Avocado, Nashi, European pears are the current core categories Geographically spread
Delivering to the brand values; safety always, inspirational people, growing futures, quality obsession, independently ingenious, and founded on relationships
Delivering superior returns to stakeholders
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Planned path to growth
71% shareholder return over two years
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$3.34 $5.30
Dividend payments 10c 10c 10c 10c
$1.96 lift in price
40 cents paid in dividends
Oct 15 Dec 15 Feb 16 Apr 16 Jun 16 Aug 16 Oct 16 Dec 16 Feb 17 Apr 17 Jun 17 Aug 17 Oct 17
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Business performance update Chief Executive – Michael Franks
Safety first
No notifiable injuries, improvement on last year
| 2017 | 2016 | |
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| YTD | ||
| (to 30 Sep) | (to 31 Dec) | |
| Notifiable injuries | 0 | 1 |
| Notifiable incident or event | 1 | 0 |
| Lost time injuries | 19 | 33 |
| Medical treatment | 48 | 58 |
| First Aid treatment | 39 | 40 |
| Total recordable injury frequency | ||
| (Lost time and medical treatment injuries | 3.06 | 3.6 |
| per 100,000 hours worked) |
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New Health and Safety systems
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Permit to work procedure reviewed
System upgrades
Contractor compliance is leading the industry in safety, contractor and worker compliance
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New Zealand orchard operations
$5.8m EBITDA, up 5% on pcp
6 MONTHS UNAUDITED
JUNE 2017 JUNE 2016 Turnover/ revenue $36.8m $37.7 EBITDA $5.8m $5.5m
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New Zealand kiwifruit orchard operations
Less Green, Gold returns remain high
Class 1 kiwifruit trays (millions)
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2.6 Gold
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6.2 6.8 6.8 8.0 8.9 5.9
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Lower Hayward volumes by 33%
▪ Forecast $6.06 per tray / $53,250 per hectare (pcp: $4.26/ $54,100)
Gold returns remain high, improving volumes on long term lease orchards ▪ Forecast $9.21 per tray/ $120k per hectare
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New Zealand post harvest operations
$17.1m EBITDA up 24% on pcp
| 6 MONTHS | UNAUDITED | |
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| JUNE 2017 | JUNE 2016 | |
| Turnover/ revenue | $74.4m | $78m |
| EBITDA | $17.1m | $13.8m |
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New Zealand post harvest operations Lower volumes will impact earnings
Class 1 and 2 kiwifruit trays (millions)
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6 MONTHS UNAUDITED
| JUNE 2017 | JUNE 2016 | |
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| Green trays packed | 16.2m | 23.7m |
| Gold trays packed | 9m | 7.6m |
| Green UFI storage | 0.3m | 0.1m |
| Percent loaded to 30 June | 64% | 50% |
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New Zealand retail services
- $1.3m EBITDA up 160% on pcp
Avocado market
- High volumes in the first half of the year
Competitive banana market
| 6 MONTHS | UNAUDITED | |
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| JUNE 2017 | JUNE 2016 | |
| Turnover | $25.8m | $22.1m |
| Revenue | $10.9m | $5.1m |
| EBITDA | $1.3m | $0.5m |
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Seeka Australia
$3.4m EBITDA, up 127%
Significant increase in earnings
6 MONTHS UNAUDITED
JUNE 2017 JUNE 2016 Turnover/ revenue $11.8m $13.3m EBITDA $3.4m $1.5m
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Seeka Australia
Increase in kiwifruit volumes, lower nashi volumes as trees recover from hail and mites
30 JUNE 2017 31 DECEMBER 2016
| KILOGRAMS | TRAYS | KILOGRAMS | TRAYS | |
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| Kiwifruit | 2,990,826 | 826,195 | 2,374,720 | 656,000 |
| Nashi | 1,172,163 | 1,523,000 | ||
| Corella | 423,788 | 623,784 | ||
| Packham | 854,000 | 996,300 | ||
| Other pears | 83,421 | 169,454 | ||
| Plums | 25,605 | 31,500 | ||
| Apricots (harvest second half of year) | - | 43,682 | ||
| Cherries (harvest second half of year) | - | 16,074 |
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Our exciting new venture Getting more from our existing resources
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Delicious Nutritious Food Company
$0.2m EBITDA (six months)
New earnings stream to Seeka
6 MONTHS UNAUDITED JUNE 2017 Turnover/ revenue $0.6m EBITDA $0.2m
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EBITDA included in Retail Service Operations segment
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Healthy and nutritious products that taste great
Kiwi Crush and Kiwi Crushies
▪ From waste to functional food Avocado oil
- From waste to export markets
Kiwiberry processing
- High speed processing machine to deliver to premium markets
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Surplus fruit in, high value products out KCG building on Te Matai Road, Te Puke
Bespoke manufacturing plant Quality and compliance systems for food safety best practice Eight staff employed in local community
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Seeka Australia
Australia’s largest Kiwifruit and Nashi grower
Orchards in Shepparton, Victoria
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Kiwifruit, Nashi, European pears, plums, apricots and cherries
Nine orchards on 506 hectares
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225 hectares in production
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67 hectares in development
52 hectares greenfields and bare land
15 hectares being cutover
Post harvest and coolstore facilities 2650 mega litres of high-priority and temporary water shares
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Orchard development programme
$8m investment from 2016 to 2020
New kiwifruit orchards and new varieties
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Kiwifruit
Greenfield development, planting orchards on bare land
▪ Mirrabooka – 13 hectares
- Tarwin – 22 hectares
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Pears
Re-grafting European root stock over to brown nashi Infilling bare sidelands within NPO orchard with new nashi plantings
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Infrastructure and equipment
$5.3m investment from 2016 to 2020
New packing machine, packhouse extension, coolstores and orchard equipment
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Questions
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