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SELECT HARVESTS LIMITED Annual Report 2007

Aug 26, 2007

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Results Presentation Year Ended 30 June 2007

FINANCIAL RESULTS YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2007

(A$’000) Year
ended
30/06/06
Year
ended
30/06/07
% increase
Sales Revenue 217,866 229,498 +5%
Operating EBIT 38,369 40,549 +6%
Interest Expense -466 -535
Profit from Pesticides Division 4,356 -
Net Profit before tax 42,259 40,014
Tax expense -11,458 -11,916
Net profit after tax 30,801 28,098
NPAT – ContinuingOperations 26,492 28,098 +6%
Earnings per share 67.1 71.0 +6%
Ordinary Dividend 53.0 57.0 +7%

EARNINGS HISTORY

Ordinary Dividend Per Share

Earnings Per Share

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57.0c EPS year-end 72.5c 71.0c
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BALANCE SHEET

2006
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2007
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Current Assets 49,898 64,059
Cash On Hand 22,557 6,924
Non Current Assets 79,421 89,170
Total Assets 151,876 160,153
Current Liabilities 38,952 52,281
Borrowings 1,303 1,636
Non Current Liabilities 10,140 10,732
Total Liabilities 50,395 64,649
TOTAL EQUITY 101,481 95,504
Debt to Equity 1.3% 1.7%

FUNDING

Projected Net Debt Levels

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OUR BUSINESS TODAY
Orchard Development
Nursery 2007 EBIT
$5.1 M
Orchard establishment
Orchard Management
Managed Orchards Owned Orchards
2007 EBIT Almond Growing 2007 EBIT
$16.1 M Harvesting $11.6 M
Processing
Primary Processing Value-Added Processing
2007 EBIT
$4.0 M Almond Nuts
Retail/Processing
2007 EBIT
$5.7 M
Sales & Marketing
2007 EBIT
Almond Pool Sales Added Value Products
$1.7 M
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DIVISIONAL PERFORMANCE

Group EBIT 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
$’000
Owned orchards 6,350 7,687 8,804 13,706 14,147 11,567
Managed orchards 3,959 6,099 9,460 12,564 17,928 25,260
Total Almond Division 10,309 13,786 18,264 26,270 32,075 36,827
Food Division 5,003 4,598 7,027 9,342 9,212 7,422
Pesticides 1,175 886 752 1,260 215 -
Corporate costs (1,738) (1,849) (2,207) (2,540) (2,918) (3,700)
TOTAL EBIT 14,749 17,421 23,836 34,332 38,584 40,549

ALMOND DIVISION

EBIT FY 2007 - $36.827m EBIT FY 2006 $32.075m 15%

  • Developed 11,800 acre of new almond orchards

  • Increased total area under management by 43% to 39,000 acres

  • Increased development fees

  • Increased base for recurring fee income

  • Included in new developments 1,000 acres of new leased orchards for SHV

  • Good yields for 2007 almond crop 12,000 mt (6,200 mt, 2006)

  • Almond price retract from record highs on the back of a record USA 2007 Crop

  • Australian dollar rises

FOOD PRODUCTS DIVISION

EBIT FY 2007 - $7.422m EBIT FY 2006 $9.212m 19%

  • Sales for the year down by 9% to $138 million

  • Aggressive private-label strategies continue to impact business in terms of margin and competition to branded product

  • Increased sales in the premium private label sector

  • Increased competition from competing brands seeking to maintain their position

  • SHV maintained branded position in key categories

  • Increased promotional spend and marketing activity

  • Increased sales outside of key retailers

  • Enhanced Management team

  • Consolidation of businesses into one operating company and management team

ORCHARD DEVELOPMENT

Activities

  • Tree supply

Orchard Development (acres)

  • Orchard feasibility studies

  • Land acquisition

  • Orchard design

  • Irrigation installation

  • Land preparation

  • Tree planting

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Key Strategies

  • Support current customers to develop new orchards

  • 4,200 acres for Timbercorp in 2008

  • Develop alternative markets/investors to replace MIS structure

  • Diversify into other locations/water sources

  • WA Development

  • Diversify into other tree nut crops

ORCHARD MANAGEMENT

Key Strategies

  • Enhanced technical team

  • Water Management

  • Develop scenarios for handling potential reduced water availability in 2007/2008

  • Commence a number of research trials in conjunction with irrigation and horticulture experts to reduce ongoing water use – target 20% reduction over next 3 years

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Acres under
management
38,644 Acres
Managed Owned/leased
91% 9%
% of Australia’s
Almond Acreage
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  • Continue to maximise yields consistent with cost and water economics

  • Undertaking bench mark study against USA

PROCESSING - Primary Processing

Key Strategies

  • Construction of stage 1 of a processing facility in Robinvale at a cost of $32 million

  • Increase total capacity to 40,000 mt

  • Highly mechanised

  • Commissioning in February 2008

  • Pasteurisation capacity

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  • State of the art sorting and packing line

Future Tonnage from Existing Trees

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PROCESSING - Added Value Processing

  • Rationalisation, consolidation and alignment of core capabilities over the next 12 months

  • Focus on cost efficient production

  • Upgrade of processing and packaging technology

  • “Fit for purpose” warehousing and distribution

  • Complete business process/services efficiency review

  • Low cost processor

  • Improved food hygiene management

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SALES AND MARKETING - Almond Pool Management

2007 Almond Pool increased from 6,000 mt in 2006 to 12,000 mt in 2007

  • 2007 almond crop 70% sold

  • Increased export focus

  • 2007 export percentage to increase to approximately 60% from 40% in 2006

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Almond Price AUD/KG Distribution Curve of World Almond Price 1993 - 2007
$14.00 35
$12.00 30
$10.00 25
$8.00 20
$6.00 15
$4.00 10
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Price
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  • World almond price declined due to improved supply

  • Higher Australian Dollar

SALES AND MARKETING - Almond Pool Management Continued

USA ANNUAL PRODUCTION

USA Production VS Shipments

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Estimated 2007 Supply
Australia, 3%
Greece 37.5
India 2.6
Italy 26.5 Greece
Spain 88 India
Italy
Turkey 30.2
Spain
California 1310
Turkey
Australia 50 California
Australia
Total 1544.8
CA% of
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Australian Almond Production Outlook
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SALES AND MARKETING - Added Value

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Key Strategies

  • Re-alignment of business to a nut/almond nut focus

  • Focus on maximising added value opportunities from almond pool

  • Concentration of investment in key brand “Lucky”

  • Re-launch of Lucky brand in spring 2007

  • House brand focus on premium private label and fresh produce

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  • Consolidation of sales force

  • Development of other channels

  • Development of export markets for packaged and processed almonds

OUTLOOK Key growth areas

Increased revenue from existing managed orchards

Development of new almond orchards & other tree nut crops

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Increased tonnage from Select Harvests owned orchards

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Increased added-value processing and marketing of future almond tonnages and other tree nut crops

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