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Sofina SA Interim / Quarterly Report 2023

Sep 22, 2023

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INTERIM FINANCIAL REPORT

HALF-YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023

(UNAUDITED)

SOCFINAF S.A. 3
Board of Directors 3
Chief Financial Officer 3
Independent statutory auditor3
Registered office 3
Statement of compliance 4
Management report on the interim consolidated financial statements at 30th June 2023
5
Activities5
Portfolio5
Consolidated income 5
Consolidated statement of financial position 5
Consolidated cash flows6
Outlook 2023 6
Distribution of an interim dividend 6
Consolidated financial statements 7
Consolidated statement of financial position as at 30th June 2023 (unaudited)
7
Consolidated income statement for the period from 1st January to 30th June (unaudited)9
Consolidated statement of other comprehensive income for the period from 1st January to 30th June
(unaudited) 10
Consolidated statement of cash flows for the period from 1st January to 30th June (unaudited) 11
Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the period from 1st January to 30th June (unaudited)
12
Notes to the IFRS consolidated financial statements at 30th June 2023 14
Note 1. Overview and accounting policies 14
Note 2. Subsidiaries and affiliates 15
Note 3. Property, plant and equipment 16
Note 4. Biological assets17
Note 5. Leases18
Note 6. Depreciation and impairment expense 19
Note 7. Investments in associates 19
Note 8. Inventories 21
Note 9. Other receivables 22
Note 10. Share capital 22
Note 11. Financial debts22
Note 12. Trade and other payables 25
Note 13. Financial Instruments 26
Note 14. Other financial income 28
Note 15. Financial expenses28
Note 16. Dividends 28
Note 17. Information on related party 29
Note 18. Off balance sheet commitments 31
Note 19. Segmental information 31
Note 20. Profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)36
Note 21. Events after the closing date 36

SOCFINAF S.A.

Board of Directors

Chairman
Director
Director
Director
Managing Director
Director
Director
Director

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Daniel Haas

Independent statutory auditor

ERNST & YOUNG S.A. "EY"

Registered office

4, avenue Guillaume L-1650 Luxembourg

Telephone: (+352) 44 28 77
Telefax: (+352) 44 28 77 50
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.socfin.com

Statement of compliance

Mr. Philippe Fabri, Director and Mr. Daniel Haas, Chief Financial Officer, indicate that, to the best of their knowledge,

(a) the interim consolidated financial statements prepared for the period ended at 30th June 2023, in accordance with the international accounting standards adopted by the European Union, provide a true and fair view of the assets and liabilities, the financial position and the profits or losses attributable to Socfinaf and all of the entities included in consolidation; and

(b) the interim management report fairly presents the evolution and results of the Company, the financial position of the Group and all the entities included in the consolidation and a description of the main risks and uncertainties they face.

Management report on the interim consolidated financial statements at 30th June 2023

The Board of Directors meeting on 22 nd September 2023 reviewed the interim consolidated financial statements as at 30th June 2023.

These interim consolidated financial statements have not been audited, nor have they been subject to a limited review by the independent statutory auditor.

Activities

The Company holds interests in companies that operate directly or indirectly in Tropical Africa, in the production of rubber and palm oil.

Portfolio

There were no changes in the portfolio during the first half 2023.

Consolidated income

At 30th June 2023, the consolidated result attributable to the Group is EUR 31.4 million compared to EUR 58.1 million at 30th June 2022. This results in a net profit per share of EUR 1.76 compared to EUR 3.26 as at 30th June 2022.

Consolidated revenues for the first half of 2023 amount to EUR 325.3 million compared to EUR 363.4 million in the previous year (EUR -38.1 million). This decrease in turnover is mainly due to the decrease in quantities sold (EUR ‑20.1 million) and to the exchange rate effect between the sales currencies (EUR -25.7 million), slightly compensated by the increase in prices (EUR +10.5 million).

Operating profits amount to EUR 103.2 million compared to EUR 144.3 million at 30th June 2022.

EBITDA amounts to EUR 145.9 million versus EUR 168.0 million during the first half of 2022.

Financial expenses amount to EUR 25.4 million at 30th June 2023 compared to EUR 22.7 million at 30th June 2022. This change is mainly due to foreign exchange losses for EUR 17.3 million (compared to EUR 14.7 million in 2022).

Other financial income amount to EUR 6.1 million (EUR 4.4 million at 30th June 2022). They are mainly due to foreign exchange gains.

The income tax expense is at EUR 35.1 million compared to EUR 37.7 million at 30th June 2022 due to the decrease in the net profit before tax.

The deferred tax income amount to EUR 0.2 million at 30th June 2023, compared to a deferred tax expense of EUR 4.4 million at 30th June 2022.

Consolidated statement of financial position

As at 30th June 2023, Socfinaf's total balance sheet amounts to EUR 883.4 million which represent a decrease of EUR 20.2 million compared to the position as at 31st December 2022.

Socfinaf's assets consist of:

  • non-current assets amounting to EUR 631.9 million compared to EUR 673.8 million as at 31st December 2022, a decrease of EUR 41.9 million mainly linked to the foreign exchange difference on property, plant and equipment (impact of EUR -39.6 million);
  • current assets amounting to EUR 252.2 million compared to EUR 229.8 million as at 31st December 2022, an increase of EUR 22.4 million mostly explained by increase in cash position for EUR 21.5 million, a decrease in inventories for EUR 5.1 million and an increase in trade receivables for 10.7 million.

Shareholders' equity attributable to the Group amount to EUR 372.0 million compared to EUR 384.4 million as at 31st December 2022. The decrease in shareholders' equity of EUR 12.4 million is due to the half year results (EUR 31.4 million) and to the change in the translation reserves (EUR -43.8 million).

Based on the consolidated shareholders' equity, the net assets per share is EUR 20.85 as at 30th June 2023 compared to EUR 21.55 as at 31st December 2022.

As at 30th June 2023, Socfinaf's share price is EUR 12.00.

Current and non-current liabilities increase to EUR 404.1 million compared to EUR 394.4 million six months earlier.

Financial debt decrease to EUR 158.0 million from EUR 202.7 million as at 31st December 2022. This mainly consist of loans to Socfinaf from Socfin for EUR 111.8 million, as well as the non current and current portion of bank loans for an amount of EUR 41.5 million.

Current tax liabilities increased to EUR 46.4 million compared to EUR 40.7 million in 2022. Other liabilities include short-term advances from shareholders amounting to EUR 40.6 million.

Net debt before IFRS adjustments, including financial items, cash and cash equivalents and advances from shareholders included in "other payables", amounts to EUR 121.6 million versus EUR 176.5 million as at 31st December 2022.

Consolidated cash flows

As at 30th June 2023, net cash and cash equivalents amount to EUR 79.8 million, an increase of EUR 26.9 million over the first half of the year (compared to an increase of EUR 59.5 million during the first half 2022).

Cash flows from operating activities amount to EUR 126.1 million as at 30th June 2023 compared to EUR 148.4 million as at 30th June 2022. The net cash flow from operating activities is EUR 109.5 million at closing date compared to EUR 176.3 million one year earlier.

Cash flows from investing activities mobilised EUR 23.9 million compared to EUR 23.3 million in the first half of 2022, which was mainly for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment.

Cash flows from financing activities amount to EUR 46.2 million during the first half of 2023 (compared to EUR 96.2 million in the first half of 2022), of which EUR 22.3 million was for the distribution of dividends and EUR 15.3 million for the net reduction of the debt.

Outlook 2023

The results will depend, to a large extent, on factors which are beyond the control of the management of the Group, namely the political and economic conditions in the countries where the subsidiaries are established, the changes in price of rubber and palm oil, and the exchange of local currencies and US dollar against the Euro. The Group, for its part, pursues its policy of keeping cost prices as low as possible and improving its production capacity.

In Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decided in June 2023 to release the control of the foreign exchange market and thus to let the rate of the Nigerian naira (NGN) float. As a consequence, the value of the NGN towards hard currencies strongly decreased in June. As at 30th June 2023, this variation is reflected in the statement of financial position (assets and liabilities being converted into euros at the exchange rate prevailing on the closing date) but not yet fully in the income statement (expenses and income being converted into euros at the average exchange rate for the period). These rates are disclosed in Note 1.5 to the financial statements. The impact of the Group's Nigerian operations on the consolidated result is disclosed in Note 19 (Segmental information) of the financial statements. Management closely monitors developments in the Nigerian foreign exchange markets and is keen to present a fair view of the financial statements.

Distribution of an interim dividend

Considering the level of indebtedness as at 30th June 2023, the Board of Directors does not plan to distribute any interim dividend.

Consolidated financial statements

Consolidated statement of financial position as at 30th June 2023 (unaudited)

EUR Note 30/06/2023 31/12/2022
ASSETS
Non-Current Assets
Right-of-use assets 5 39,598,355 8,169,573
Intangible assets 1,104,561 1,449,899
Property, plant and equipment 3 237,619,778 277,533,909
Biological assets 4 318,294,536 350,244,763
Investments in associates 7 22,866,608 27,288,358
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 3,300,038 3,300,038
Long-term advances 1,527,222 1,664,769
Deferred tax assets 4,285,942 4,513,651
Other non-current assets 2,649,362 2,619,576
631,246,402 673,784,536
Current Assets
Inventories 8 100,686,938 105,769,814
Current biological assets 2,441,111 3,005,618
Trade receivables 34,130,031 23,519,223
Other receivables 9 18,256,717 21,440,996
Current tax assets 11,482,656 12,438,610
Cash and cash equivalents 11 85,179,284 63,638,033
252,176,737 229,812,294
TOTAL ASSETS 883,423,139 903,596,830
EUR Note 30/06/2023 31/12/2022
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity attributable to the owners of the Parent
Share capital 10 35,673,300 35,673,300
Share premium 87,453,866 87,453,866
Legal reserve 3,567,330 3,567,330
Consolidated reserves 328,825,200 253,235,800
Translation reserves -114,915,031 -71,070,327
Profit / (loss) for the period 31,355,145 75,584,548
371,959,810 384,444,517
Non-controlling interests 108,016,494 124,791,747
Total Equity 479,976,304 509,236,264
Non-Current Liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities 8,596,832 9,219,942
Employee Benefits Obligations 10,900,327 12,366,549
Long-term debt, net of current portion 11 136,257,694 159,582,281
Long-term lease liabilities 5 39,315,575 8,674,141
Other payables 12 6,688,098 6,005,420
201,758,526 195,848,333
Current Liabilities
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt 11 21,721,457 43,071,845
Short-term lease liabilities 5 2,764,056 1,532,064
Trade payables 12 45,233,671 50,186,437
Current tax liabilities 46,413,173 40,651,438
Provisions 387,352 622,480
Other payables 12 85,168,600 62,447,969
201,688,309 198,512,233
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 883,423,139 903,596,830

Consolidated income statement for the period from 1 st January to 30th June (unaudited)

EUR Note 2023 2022
(6 months) (6 months)
Revenue 19 325,326,824 363,421,197
Work performed by entity and capitalised 5,997,181 6,522,897
Change in inventories of finished products and work in progress 21,899,921 9,795,300
Other operational income 10,117,109 2,411,648
Raw materials and consumables used 19 -106,522,261 -90,382,203
Other expenses 19 -80,369,932 -78,205,111
Staff costs -36,643,359 -37,072,801
Depreciation and impairment expense 6 -29,977,691 -23,927,726
Other operating expenses 19 -6,607,604 -8,244,175
Operating profit / (loss) 103,220,188 144,319,026
Other financial income 14 6,067,229 4,389,149
Gain on disposals 74,292 10,109
Loss on disposals -336,384 -451,873
Financial expenses 15 -25,414,154 -22,699,524
Profit / (loss) before taxes 83,611,171 125,566,887
Income tax expense -35,051,913 -37,746,621
Deferred tax (expense) / income 175,058 -4,378,790
Share of the Group in the result from associates 7 3,903,151 4,869,523
Profit / (loss) for the period 52,637,467 88,310,999
Profit / (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 21,282,322 30,213,197
Profit / (loss) attributable to the owners of the Parent 31,355,145 58,097,802
Basic earnings per share undiluted 1.76 3.26
Number of Socfinaf shares 17,836,650 17,836,650
Basic earnings per share 1.76 3.26
Diluted earnings per share 1.76 3.26

Consolidated statement of other comprehensive income for the period from 1 st January to 30th June (unaudited)

EUR
Note
2023
(6 months)
2022
(6 months)
Profit / (loss) for the period 52,637,467 88,310,999
Other comprehensive income
Actuarial gains / (losses) 0 0
Deferred tax on actuarial losses and gains 0 0
Subtotal of items that cannot be reclassified to profit or loss 0 0
Gains / (losses) on exchange differences on translation of subsidiaries
(*)
-59,594,956 28,708,480
Share of other comprehensive income related to associates 0 0
Subtotal of items eligible for reclassification to profit or loss -59,594,956 28,708,480
Total other comprehensive income -59,594,956 28,708,480
Comprehensive income -6,957,489 117,019,479
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests 5,532,070 33,499,321
Comprehensive income attributable to the owners of the Parent -12,489,559 83,520,158

(*) Mainly Okomu (EUR -42.1 million) and PSG (EUR -9.4 million) in 2023, vs mainly SAC (EUR +9.4 million), Okomu (EUR +6.8 million) and LAC (EUR +5.9 million) in 2022.

Consolidated statement of cash flows for the period from 1st January to 30th June (unaudited)

EUR Note 2023 2022
(6 months) (6 months)
Operating activities
Profit / (loss) attributable to the owners of the Parent 31,355,145 58,097,802
Profit / (loss) attributable to non-controlling shareholders 21,282,322 30,213,197
Income from associates 7 -3,903,151 -4,869,522
Dividends received from associates 7 8,292,174 6,940,494
Fair value of agricultural production 355,466 -8,456,892
Other adjustments having no impact on cash position 3,794,386 -1,488,099
Depreciation and impairment expense 6 29,977,691 23,927,726
Provisions and allowances -214,974 1,482,758
Net loss on disposals of assets 262,089 441,764
Income tax expense and deferred tax 34,876,855 42,125,412
Cash flows from operating activities 126,078,003 148,414,640
Interest expense 7,873,449 7,529,336
Income tax paid -35,051,913 -37,746,621
Change in inventory -8,592,850 -5,345,196
Change in trade and other receivables -12,376,450 -13,883,148
Change in trade and other payables 27,568,985 76,649,694
Change in accruals and prepayments 4,034,774 675,371
Change in working capital requirement 10,634,459 58,096,721
Net cash flows from operating activities 109,533,998 176,294,076
Investing activities
Acquisitions / disposals of intangible assets -20 -18,001
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment and biological assets 3, 4 -20,950,406 -23,359,171
Disposals of property, plant and equipment 178,984 28,376
Acquisitions / disposals of financial assets -3,088,224 82,237
Net cash flows from investing activities -23,859,666 -23,266,559
Financing activities
Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders -22,307,318 -22,574,568
Proceeds from borrowings 1,046,202 32,595
Repayment of borrowings 11 -15,284,605 -65,374,569
Repayment of lease liabilities 11 -1,825,354 -735,380
Interest paid -7,873,449 -7,529,336
Net cash flows from financing activities -46,244,524 -96,181,258
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations -12,544,409 2,611,074
Net cash flow 26,885,399 59,457,333
Cash and cash equivalents at 1st January 52,942,133 56,062,445
Cash and cash equivalents at 30th June 79,827,532 115,519,778
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 26,885,399 59,457,333

Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the period from 1st January to 30th June (unaudited)

EUR Share
capital
Share
premium
Legal
reserve
Translation
reserves
Consolidated
reserves
Equity
attributable to
the owners of
the Parent
Non
controlling
interests
TOTAL
EQUITY
Balance at 1st January 2022 35,673,300 87,453,866 3,567,330 -63,481,543 252,063,723 315,276,676 121,205,286 436,481,962
Profit / (loss) for the period 58,097,802 58,097,802 30,213,197 88,310,999
Foreign currency translation adjustments 25,422,356 0 25,422,356 3,286,124 28,708,480
Share in other comprehensive income from
associates
0 0 0 0 0
Other comprehensive income 25,422,356 58,097,802 83,520,158 33,499,321 117,019,479
Dividends 0 0 -22,312,967 -22,312,967
Interim dividends 0 0 -261,601 -261,601
Other movements -23,057 -23,057 10 -23,047
Transactions with shareholders -23,057 -23,057 -22,574,558 -22,597,615
Balance at 30th June 2022 35,673,300 87,453,866 3,567,330 -38,059,187 310,138,468 398,773,777 132,130,049 530,903,826
Profit / (loss) for the period 17,486,746 17,486,746 3,852,144 21,338,890
Actuarial (losses) / gains 620,360 620,360 94,572 714,932
Foreign currency translation adjustments -32,269,170 0 -32,269,170 -4,240,356 -36,509,526
Share in other comprehensive income from 443,736 443,736 0 443,736
associates
Other comprehensive income -32,269,170 18,550,842 -13,718,328 -293,640 -14,011,968
Dividends 0 0 0 0
Interim dividends 0 0 -6,223,665 -6,223,665
Other movements -741,970 131,038 -610,932 -820,997 -1,431,929
Transactions with shareholders -741,970 131,038 -610,932 -7,044,662 -7,655,594
Balance at 31st December 2022 35,673,300 87,453,866 3,567,330 -71,070,327 328,820,348 384,444,517 124,791,747 509,236,264
EUR Share
capital
Share
premium
Legal
reserve
Translation
reserves
Consolidated
reserves
Equity
attributable
to the owners
of the Parent
Non
controlling
interests
TOTAL
EQUITY
Balance at 1st January 2023 35,673,300 87,453,866 3,567,330 -71,070,327 328,820,348 384,444,517 124,791,747 509,236,264
Profit / (loss) for the period 31,355,145 31,355,145 21,282,322 52,637,467
Foreign currency translation adjustments -43,844,704 0 -43,844,704 -15,750,252 -59,594,956
Share in other comprehensive income from
associates
0 0 0 0 0
Other comprehensive income -43,844,704 31,355,145 -12,489,559 5,532,070 -6,957,489
Dividends 0 0 -22,307,318 -22,307,318
Interim dividends 0 0 0 0
Other movements 4,852 4,852 -5 4,847
Transactions with shareholders 4,852 4,852 -22,307,323 -22,302,471
Balance at 30th June 2023 35,673,300 87,453,866 3,567,330 -114,915,031 360,180,345 371,959,810 108,016,494 479,976,304

Notes to the IFRS consolidated financial statements at 30th June 2023

Note 1. Overview and accounting policies

1.1. Overview

Socfinaf S.A. (formerly Compagnie Internationale de Cultures " Intercultures "), (the "Company") was incorporated on 22nd October 1961. The registered office is established at 4, avenue Guillaume, L-1650 in Luxembourg.

The Company holds participations in companies that operate directly or indirectly in Tropical Africa, in the production of rubber and palm oil.

The Board of Directors held a meeting on 22 nd September to examine and approve the interim consolidated financial statements for the period ended 30th June 2023.

1.2. Accounting framework

The interim financial report for the period ended 30th June 2023 has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34. This financial report does not include all the information required by the revised IAS 1 with regards to the annual financial report.

The accounting and calculation methods adopted in the interim financial statements are identical to those used in the annual financial statements at 31st December 2022.

On 1 st January 2023, the Group adopted the following amendments without any material impact on the Group's consolidated financial statements:

IFRS 17 - Insurance Contracts :

IFRS 17 establishes principles for the recognition, measurement and presentation of insurance contracts. Under IFRS 17, insurance performance should be measured at its current execution value and provide a more consistent measurement and presentation method for all types of insurance contracts. IFRS 17 replaces IFRS 4 "Insurance contracts" and its interpretations.

Amendments to IAS 12 "Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction :

The amendments narrowed the scope of the recognition exemption in paragraphs 15 and 24 of IAS 12 (recognition exemption) so that it no longer applies to transactions that, on initial recognition, give rise to equal taxable and deductible temporary differences. They are effective for financial years beginning on or after 1st January 2023 and are to be applied retrospectively, with early adoption permitted.

Amendments to IAS 1, IFRS Practice Statement 2 "Making Judgments about Materiality" and IAS 8 :

The amendments are intended to assist preparers in determining the accounting policies to be presented in their financial statements, to further enhance the importance in determining the accounting policies, and to distinguish changes in accounting estimates from changes in accounting policies. They are effective for financial years beginning on or after 1st January 2023 and are to be applied prospectively, with early adoption permitted.

1.3. Use of estimates

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for 2022 and in particular note 1.24 on the use of estimates in the preparation of consolidated financial statements according to IFRS. The Group's management has had to use assumptions based on its best estimates which affect the carrying amount of assets and liabilities, the information related to contingent assets and liabilities, and the carrying amount of income and expenses recognised during the period.

Depending on changes of these assumptions, or changes of economic conditions, the amounts that will appear in the Group's future consolidated financial statements may differ from current estimates. Sensitive accounting methods, for which the Group has used estimates, mainly concern the application IAS 19 (Employee Benefits), IAS 2 (Inventories), IAS 41 (Agriculture), IAS 16 (Property, Plant and Equipment), IAS 36 (Impairment of Assets), IFRS 9 (Financial Instruments) and IFRS 16 (Leases).

In the absence of observable data within the scope of IFRS 13 (Fair Value Measurement), the Group has developed a model for measuring the fair value of agricultural production based on local production costs and conditions. This method is inherently more volatile than the historical cost method.

1.4. Seasonal nature of the business

The Company's revenue and operating income are seasonal. Palm oil and rubber production are influenced by external factors such as climate, location and the biological nature of the palm and rubber trees. The palm activity is more productive in the first half of the calendar year, whereas the rubber business is more productive in the second half. The extent of this seasonality can vary between years.

1.5 Foreign currency conversion

The following exchange rates have been used to convert the consolidated interim accounts:

1 euro equals to : Closing rate Average rate
30/06/2023 31/12/2022 2023 2022
(6 months) (6 months)
Euro 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
CFA franc 655.957 655.957 655.957 655.957
Ghanaian cedi 11.9496 9.1472 11.8430 7.4262
Nigerian naira 831.34 478.92 534.37 451.25
Dobra of São Tomé 24.50 24.50 24.50 24.50
Congolese franc 2,598 2,151 2,313 2,170
American dollar 1.0866 1.0666 1.0808 1.0840

Note 2. Subsidiaries and affiliates

There were no changes in the consolidation scope during the first half of 2023.

Note 3. Property, plant and equipment

Furniture, Advances
EUR Land and Buildings Technical vehicles and Work in and TOTAL
nurseries installations others progress prepayments
Cost at 1st January 2022 8,266,696 244,788,574 148,484,143 211,417,483 17,754,247 658,097 631,369,240
Additions (*) 409,617 6,398,548 15,373,975 11,600,420 12,514,036 583,322 46,879,918
Disposals 0 -1,914,426 -343,416 -7,501,440 0 0 -9,759,282
Transfer 870,068 2,235,911 7,830,695 5,329,369 -16,185,586 -314,457 -234,000
Foreign exchange
differences -178,502 1,423,572 -3,654,409 530,620 178,014 -61,379 -1,762,084
Cost at 31st December
2022 9,367,879 252,932,179 167,690,988 221,376,452 14,260,711 865,583 666,493,792
Accumulated
depreciation at 1st -1,175,568 -125,170,715 -67,367,106 -166,068,695 0 0 -359,782,084
January 2022
Depreciation -16,775 -11,632,747 -10,914,834 -11,632,864 0 0 -34,197,220
Depreciation reversals 0 1,909,317 238,877 6,463,264 0 0 8,611,458
Transfer 0 -1,736,377 0 1,736,377 0 0 0
Foreign exchange -1,089 -701,941 750,838 -916,911 0 0 -869,103
differences
Accumulated
depreciation at 31st -1,193,432 -137,332,463 -77,292,225 -170,418,829 0 0 -386,236,949
December 2022
Accumulated impairment 0 0 -1,728,058 -182,271 0 0 -1,910,329
at 1st January 2022
Impairment 0 -409,129 -403,478 0 0 0 -812,607
Accumulated impairment 0 -409,129 -2,131,536 -182,271 0 0 -2,722,936
at 31st December 2022
Net book value at 31st
December 2022 8,174,447 115,190,587 88,267,227 50,775,352 14,260,711 865,583 277,533,907
Cost at 1st January 2023 9,367,879 252,932,179 167,690,988 221,376,452 14,260,711 865,583 666,493,792
Additions (*) 133,164 2,970,998 2,509,265 4,580,741 6,569,082 196,981 16,960,231
Disposals 0 -131,538 -119 -911,325 0 0 -1,042,982
Transfer -231,577 2,223,802 2,340,659 710,078 -5,243,078 -31,461 -231,577
Foreign exchange
differences -1,949,281 -14,241,876 -30,926,502 -10,036,537 -1,795,203 -7,567 -58,956,966
Cost at 30th June 2023 7,320,185 243,753,565 141,614,291 215,719,409 13,791,512 1,023,536 623,222,498
Accumulated
depreciation at 1st -1,193,432 -137,332,463 -77,292,225 -170,418,829 0 0 -386,236,949
January 2023
Depreciation -8,340 -6,159,213 -4,515,634 -6,336,118 0 0 -17,019,305
Depreciation reversals 0 120,997 0 867,062 0 0 988,059
Foreign exchange 3,739 4,357,126 8,057,342 6,970,201 0 0 19,388,408
differences
Accumulated
depreciation at 30th June -1,198,033 -139,013,553 -73,750,517 -168,917,684 0 0 -382,879,787
2023
Accumulated impairment 0 -409,129 -2,131,536 -182,271 0 0 -2,722,936
at 1st January 2023
Impairment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Accumulated impairment
at 30th June 2023 0 -409,129 -2,131,536 -182,271 0 0 -2,722,936
Net book value at 30th
June 2023 6,122,152 104,330,883 65,732,238 46,619,454 13,791,512 1,023,536 237,619,775

(*) Additions for the period include capitalised costs.

Note 4. Biological assets

EUR Palm Rubber Others TOTAL
Mature Immature Mature Immature
Cost at 1st January 2022 369,391,780 6,506,412 177,926,297 50,252,424 7,131 604,084,044
Additions (*) 0 2,839,161 0 5,425,671 0 8,264,832
Disposals -7,615,248 -521,789 -4,614,064 -1,048,276 0 -13,799,377
Transfer 3,220,779 -3,129,536 16,158,537 -16,015,781 0 233,999
Foreign exchange differences -1,387,620 -186,183 3,504,320 -130,834 0 1,799,683
Cost at 31st December 2022 363,609,691 5,508,065 192,975,090 38,483,204 7,131 600,583,181
Accumulated depreciation at 1st
January 2022
-124,846,284 0 -58,239,712 0 -3,104 -183,089,100
Depreciation -15,458,723 0 -5,828,706 0 -56 -21,287,485
Depreciation reversals 7,590,069 0 4,314,350 0 0 11,904,419
Transfer -304,376 0 304,376 0 0 0
Foreign exchange differences 480,583 0 -1,182,888 0 0 -702,305
Accumulated depreciation at 31st
December 2022
-132,538,731 0 -60,632,580 0 -3,160 -193,174,471
Accumulated impairment at 1st January
2022
-22,828,705 0 -29,622,116 -2,640,149 0 -55,090,970
Foreign exchange differences -761,413 0 -1,148,202 -163,369 0 -2,072,984
Accumulated impairment at 31st
December 2022
-23,590,118 0 -30,770,318 -2,803,518 0 -57,163,954
Net book value at 31st December 2022 207,480,842 5,508,065 101,572,192 35,679,686 3,971 350,244,756
Cost at 1st January 2023 363,609,691 5,508,065 192,975,090 38,483,204 7,131 600,583,181
Additions (*) 0 1,339,990 0 2,650,184 0 3,990,174
Disposals -450,274 0 -1,385,188 0 0 -1,835,462
Transfer 304,622 -283,310 7,457,565 -7,247,300 0 231,577
Foreign exchange differences -27,550,716 -90,328 -6,928,335 -2,329,383 0 -36,898,762
Cost at 30th June 2023 335,913,323 6,474,417 192,119,132 31,556,705 7,131 566,070,708
Accumulated depreciation at 1st
January 2023
-132,538,731 0 -60,632,580 0 -3,160 -193,174,471
Depreciation -7,558,527 0 -3,026,158 0 -35 -10,584,720
Depreciation reversals 450,060 0 994,883 0 0 1,444,943
Foreign exchange differences 6,912,560 0 2,116,399 0 0 9,028,959
Accumulated depreciation at 30th June
2023
-132,734,638 0 -60,547,456 0 -3,195 -193,285,289
Accumulated impairment at 1st January
2023
-23,590,118 0 -30,770,318 -2,803,518 0 -57,163,954
Foreign exchange differences 1,780,052 0 841,412 51,605 0 2,673,069
Accumulated impairment at 30th June
2023
-21,810,066 0 -29,928,906 -2,751,913 0 -54,490,885
Net book value at 30th June 2023 181,368,619 6,474,417 101,642,770 28,804,792 3,936 318,294,534

(*) Additions for the period include capitalised costs.

Note 5. Leases

* Right-of-use assets

EUR Furniture,
vehicles and
other
Buildings Land and
concession
of
agricultural
area
TOTAL
Gross value at 1st January 2022 8,334,541 672,164 7,437,970 16,444,675
Additions 2,517,377 0 58,191 2,575,568
Disposals 0 -136,602 0 -136,602
Foreign exchange differences -32,383 -39 86,597 54,175
Gross value at 31st December 2022 10,819,535 535,523 7,582,758 18,937,816
Accumulated depreciation at 1st January
2022
-6,173,227 -469,720 -2,316,736 -8,959,683
Depreciation -1,666,422 -36,367 -158,987 -1,861,776
Depreciation reversals 0 40,980 0 40,980
Foreign exchange differences 40,887 11 -28,669 12,229
Accumulated depreciation at 31st
December 2022
-7,798,762 -465,096 -2,504,392 -10,768,250
Net book value at 31st December 2022 3,020,773 70,427 5,078,366 8,169,566
Gross value at 1st January 2023 10,819,535 535,523 7,582,758 18,937,816
Additions (*) 10,639,863 0 26,486,599 37,126,462
Foreign exchange differences -4,422,104 -678 -88,587 -4,511,369
Gross value at 30th June 2023 17,037,294 534,845 33,980,770 51,552,909
Accumulated depreciation at 1st January
2023
-7,798,762 -465,096 -2,504,392 -10,768,250
Depreciation -1,901,197 -15,922 -436,534 -2,353,653
Foreign exchange differences 1,141,961 189 25,198 1,167,348
Accumulated depreciation at 30th June
2023
-8,557,998 -480,829 -2,915,728 -11,954,555
Net book value at 30th June 2023 8,479,296 54,016 31,065,042 39,598,354

(*) Mainly Socapalm for EUR 26.5 million and Okomu for EUR 10.2 million.

* Lease liabilities

EUR 30/06/2023 31/12/2022
Long-term lease liabilities 39,315,575 8,674,141
Short-term lease liabilities 2,764,056 1,532,064
TOTAL 42,079,631 10,206,205

* Impact on the income statement

EUR 2023 2022
(6 months) (6 months)
Depreciation of right-of-use assets 2,353,653 785,338
Expenses related to short-term leases and leases of low-value assets 1,651,502 1,102,316
Interest expense (included in the financial expenses) 2,222,206 484,415
TOTAL 6,227,361 2,372,069

Note 6. Depreciation and impairment expense

EUR 2023 2022
(6 months) (6 months)
Depreciation
Of intangible assets 20,012 34,671
Of property, plant and equipment excluding biological assets (Note 3) 17,019,305 16,571,698
Of biological assets (Note 4) 10,584,720 10,139,729
Of right-of-use assets (Note 5) 2,353,654 785,337
Impairment reversal
Of biological assets (Note 4) 0 -3,603,709
TOTAL 29,977,691 23,927,726

Note 7. Investments in associates

EUR 2023
(6 months)
2022
(12 months)
Value at 1st January 27,288,358 23,619,989
Scope exits (Note 2) 0 -881,038
Income from associates 3,903,151 11,297,777
Dividends -8,292,174 -7,126,982
Share in other comprehensive income from associates 0 443,737
Other movements -32,727 -65,125
Value at 30th June / 31st December 22,866,608 27,288,358
Value of
investment
in associates
Income
from
associates
Value of
investment
in
associates
Income
from
associates
EUR 30/06/2023 2023 31/12/2022 2022
(6 months) (6 months)
Centrages 3,325,834 58,836 3,366,997 87,022
Immobilière de la Pépinière 1,866,157 143 1,866,129 545
Induservices 113,243 14,952 98,291 -25,859
Induservices FR 0 0 0 0
Management Associates (**) 0 0 0 -101,738
Socfinco 317,095 -1,442 318,537 -256,376
Socfinco FR 6,812,451 2,173,031 8,639,420 3,445,409
Socfinde 1,775,525 51,972 1,723,552 -180,557
Sodimex (*) 0 0 0 389,114
Sodimex FR 1,971,482 163,287 2,183,194 179,478
Sogescol FR 6,394,728 1,437,025 8,807,489 1,329,076
Terrasia 290,094 5,345 284,748 3,409
TOTAL 22,866,609 3,903,149 27,288,357 4,869,523

(*) During the first half of 2022, Sodimex was liquidated.

(**) In 2022, following the sale of 5% of the shares in Management Associates, the company was excluded from the consolidation scope.

Total assets Revenue Total assets Revenue
EUR 30/06/2023 2023 31/12/2022 2022
(6 months) (6 months)
Centrages 4,306,440 1,927,428 4,106,686 1,903,217
Immobilière de la Pépinière 3,990,023 290,564 4,019,267 281,615
Induservices 1,014,402 933,350 815,459 1,350,156
Induservices FR 7,264,076 1,817,748 6,629,460 1,451,463
Management Associates (**) 26,037,376 2,206,140 18,854,237 1,677,836
Socfinco 1,587,061 0 1,589,976 0
Socfinco FR 26,332,439 15,416,850 26,442,122 16,989,746
Socfinde 80,963,403 0 57,373,319 0
Sodimex (*) 0 0 0 0
Sodimex FR 7,025,056 9,411,813 10,279,841 9,366,981
Sogescol FR 79,372,838 160,958,908 48,532,250 201,507,152
Terrasia 645,280 0 624,891 0
TOTAL 238,538,394 192,962,801 179,267,508 234,528,166

(*) During the first half of 2022, Sodimex was liquidated.

(**) In 2022, following the sale of 5% of the shares in Management Associates, the company was excluded from the consolidation scope.

Note 8. Inventories

* Carrying value of inventories by category

EUR 30/06/2023 31/12/2022
Raw materials 18,112,787 33,610,606
Consumables 22,273,126 22,944,186
Spare parts 29,928,726 32,159,246
Production in progress 982,001 635,495
Finished products 31,824,969 17,412,198
Down-payments and orders in progress 2,235,824 4,400,098
Gross amount (before impairment) at 30th June / 31st
December
105,357,433 111,161,829
Inventory write-downs -4,670,494 -5,392,015
Net amount at 30th June / 31st December 100,686,939 105,769,814

* Reconciliation of inventories

EUR 2023 2022
(6 months) (12 months)
Situation at 1st January 111,161,829 96,902,172
Change in inventory 8,592,849 8,994,376
Fair value of agricultural products -276,407 5,115,356
Foreign exchange differences -14,120,838 149,925
Gross amount (before impairment) at 30th June / 31st
December
105,357,433 111,161,829
Inventory write-downs -4,670,494 -5,392,015
Net amount at 30th June / 31st December 100,686,939 105,769,814

* Quantity of inventory by category

31/12/2022 Raw
materials
Production-in-progress Finished
goods
Crude Palm Oil / Palm Kernel Oil (tons) 667 0 6,079
Rubber (tons) 33,460 0 9,931
Others (units) 0 0 2,150,187
30/06/2023 Raw
materials
Production-in-progress Finished
goods
Crude Palm Oil / Palm Kernel Oil (tons) 0 0 25,997
Rubber (tons) 23,765 0 11,384
Others (units) 0 0 4,106,625

Note 9. Other receivables

EUR 30/06/2023 31/12/2022
Social security 809,034 1,017,195
Other receivables (*) 17,146,573 19,953,623
Accrued charges 301,111 470,178
TOTAL 18,256,718 21,440,996

(*) Other receivables include receivables related to the cash pooling at the level of Socfinaf and its subsidiaries for EUR 2.5 million (EUR 14.3 million as at 31st December 2022).

Note 10. Share capital

The issued and fully paid share capital amounted to EUR 35,673,300 as at 30th June 2023 (unchanged compared to 31st December 2022).

At 30th June the share capital is represented by 17,836,650 shares without nominal value.

Ordinary shares
30/06/2023 31/12/2022
Number of shares at 30th June 17,836,650 17,836,650
Number of fully paid shares issued without designation of par value 17,836,650 17,836,650

Note 11. Financial debts

31/12/2022
EUR < 1 year > 1 year TOTAL
Loans held by financial institutions 16,872,593 34,606,124 51,478,717
Lease liabilities 1,532,064 8,674,142 10,206,206
Other loans (*) 15,503,351 124,976,156 140,479,507
Bank overdrafts 10,695,901 0 10,695,901
TOTAL 44,603,909 168,256,422 212,860,331
30/06/2023
EUR < 1 year > 1 year TOTAL
Loans held by financial institutions 14,584,704 21,536,799 36,121,503
Lease liabilities 2,764,056 39,315,574 42,079,630
Other loans (*) 1,785,000 114,720,896 116,505,896
Bank overdrafts 5,351,752 0 5,351,752
TOTAL 24,485,512 175,573,269 200,058,781

(*) This balance includes an amount of EUR 110.0 million payable to Socfin (2022: EUR 134.5 million).

Most of the consolidated borrowings are denominated in Euros or CFA francs (whose parity is linked to the Euro). The fixed interest rates from financial institutions and which are pegged to the Euro vary between 5.00% and 7.09%.

The Group is compliant with the covenants related to amounts owed to credit institutions.

* Analysis of long-term debt by interest rate

31/12/2022
EUR Fixed Rate Rate Floating rate Rate TOTAL
Loans held by financial
institutions
Côte d'Ivoire 2,647,567 5.50% to 6.50% 0 - 2,647,567
Nigeria 17,197,310 5.00% to 10.00% 0 - 17,197,310
Liberia 1,699,592 7.60% 0 - 1,699,592
Cameroon 8,186,656 5.75% to 7.09% 0 - 8,186,656
Ghana 4,874,999 4.00% 0 - 4,874,999
34,606,124 0 34,606,124
Other loans
Europe 120,000,000 4.25% 0 - 120,000,000
Sierra Leone 4,976,157 3.00% 0 - 4,976,157
124,976,157 0 124,976,157
TOTAL 159,582,281 0 159,582,281
30/06/2023
EUR Fixed Rate Rate Floating rate Rate TOTAL
Loans held by financial
institutions
Côte d'Ivoire 1,000,608 5.50% to 6.50% 0 - 1,000,608
Nigeria 9,056,828 5.00% to 10.00% 0 - 9,056,828
Liberia 1,668,309 7.60% 0 - 1,668,309
Cameroon 6,623,258 5.00% to 7.09% 0 - 6,623,258
Ghana 3,187,797 4.00% 0 - 3,187,797
21,536,800 0 21,536,800
Other loans
Europe 110,000,000 4.25% 0 - 110,000,000
Sierra Leone 4,720,896 3.00% 0 - 4,720,896
114,720,896 0 114,720,896
TOTAL 136,257,696 0 136,257,696

* Net cash surplus / (net debt)

EUR 30/06/2023 31/12/2022
Cash and cash equivalents 85,179,284 63,638,033
Long-term debt net of current portion -136,257,694 -159,582,280
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt -21,721,456 -43,071,844
Lease liabilities -42,079,631 -10,206,207
Net debt -114,879,497 -149,222,298
Cash and cash equivalents 85,179,284 63,638,033
Loan bearing interest at a fixed rate -157,979,150 -188,042,340
Loan bearing interest at a variable rate 0 -14,611,784
Lease liabilities -42,079,631 -10,206,207
Net debt -114,879,497 -149,222,298

* Reconciliation of net cash surplus / (net debt)

Cash and
cash
equivalents
Long-term
debt, net of
current
portion
Short-term
debt and
current
portion of
long-term
debt
Debt
related to
leases
TOTAL
At 1st January 2022 63,091,770 -234,679,476 -35,588,186 -9,390,392 -216,566,284
Cash flows 992,576 66,189,365 21,018,464 1,737,556 89,937,961
Foreign exchange differences -446,314 1,813,057 1,020,847 -78,293 2,309,297
Transfers 0 17,174,509 -29,522,972 0 -12,348,463
Other movements with no
impact on cash flows
0 -10,079,732 0 -2,475,073 -12,554,805
At 31st December 2022 63,638,032 -159,582,277 -43,071,847 -10,206,202 -149,222,294
Cash flows 34,085,659 8,625,086 11,890,889 1,825,354 56,426,988
Foreign exchange differences -12,544,406 9,777,134 362,775 3,427,679 1,023,182
Transfers 0 4,922,361 9,096,728 0 14,019,089
Other movements with no
impact on cash flows
0 0 0 -37,126,463 -37,126,463
At 30th June 2023 85,179,285 -136,257,696 -21,721,455 -42,079,632 -114,879,498

Note 12. Trade and other payables

EUR 30/06/2023 31/12/2022
Non-current other payables 6,688,098 6,005,421
Trade creditors: suppliers 37,135,835 42,111,681
Advances received and invoices to be received 8,097,836 8,074,757
Subtotal trade payables 45,233,671 50,186,438
Staff cost liabilities 6,804,429 5,102,003
Other payables (*) 70,442,743 48,178,657
Accruals (**) 7,921,428 9,167,312
Subtotal current other payables 85,168,600 62,447,972
TOTAL 137,090,369 118,639,831
Non-current liabilities 6,688,098 6,005,421
Current liabilities 130,402,271 112,634,410

(*) Other payables consist mainly of shareholder loans amounting to EUR 40.6 million (EUR 40.4 million as at 31st December 2022) as well as debt for EUR 3.0 million (EUR 0.3 million as at 31st December 2022) relating to the cash pooling at the level of Socfinaf (see also Note 9).

(**) This amount includes Okomu grant part of the loans, for EUR 3.4 million (2022: EUR 6.2 million).

Note 13. Financial Instruments

31/12/2022 Loans and
borrowings
Financial
assets at fair
value through
other
comprehensive
income
Other
financial
assets and
liabilities
TOTAL Loans and
borrowings
(*)
Other
financial
assets and
liabilities
(*)
EUR At cost At fair value At cost At fair value At fair value
Assets
Financial assets at fair value
through other comprehensive
income
0 300,038 0 300,038 0 0
Long-term advances 1,231,712 0 433,058 1,664,770 1,231,712 433,058
Other non-current assets 0 0 2,619,576 2,619,576 0 2,619,576
Trade receivables 0 0 23,519,222 23,519,222 0 23,519,222
Other receivables 0 0 21,440,996 21,440,996 0 21,440,996
Cash and cash equivalents (**) 0 0 63,638,033 63,638,033 0 63,638,033
Total assets 1,231,712 300,038 111,650,885 113,182,635 1,231,712 111,650,885
Liabilities
Long-term debts (**) 159,582,280 0 0 159,582,280 159,078,419 0
Other non-current liabilities (***) 0 0 6,005,421 6,005,421 0 6,005,421
Short-term debts (**) 32,375,944 0 10,695,900 43,071,844 32,375,944 10,695,900
Trade payables (current) (***) 0 0 50,186,438 50,186,438 0 50,186,438
Other payables (current) (***) 0 0 62,447,971 62,447,971 0 62,447,971
Total liabilities 191,958,224 0 129,335,730 321,293,954 191,454,363 129,335,730

(*) For information purposes.

(**) See Note 11.

(***) See Note 12.

31/12/2022 Fair Value
EUR Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TOTAL
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 0 0 300,038 300,038
30/06/2023 Loans and
borrowings
Financial
assets at fair
value through
other
comprehensive
income
Other
financial
assets and
liabilities
TOTAL Loans and
borrowings
(*)
Other
financial
assets and
liabilities
(*)
EUR At cost At fair value At cost At fair value At fair value
Assets
Financial assets at fair value
through other comprehensive
income
0 3,300,038 0 3,300,038 0 0
Long-term advances 1,095,213 0 432,009 1,527,222 1,095,213 432,009
Other non-current assets 0 0 2,649,362 2,649,362 0 2,649,362
Trade receivables 0 0 34,130,032 34,130,032 0 34,130,032
Other receivables 0 0 18,256,718 18,256,718 0 18,256,718
Cash and cash equivalents (**) 0 0 85,179,284 85,179,284 0 85,179,284
Total assets 1,095,213 3,300,038 140,647,405 145,042,656 1,095,213 140,647,405
Liabilities
Long-term debts (**) 136,257,694 0 0 136,257,694 135,623,166 0
Other non-current liabilities (***) 0 0 6,688,098 6,688,098 0 6,688,098
Short-term debts (**) 16,369,704 0 5,351,752 21,721,456 16,369,704 5,351,752
Trade payables (current) (***) 0 0 45,233,671 45,233,671 0 45,233,671
Other payables (current) (***) 0 0 85,168,599 85,168,599 0 85,168,599
Total liabilities 152,627,398 0 142,442,120 295,069,518 175,448,123 142,442,120

(*) For information purposes.

(**) See Note 11.

(***) See Note 12.

30/06/2023 Fair Value
EUR Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TOTAL
Financial assets at fair value through other
comprehensive income
0 0 3,300,038 3,300,038

The Group did not identify material differences between the carrying amount of the loans and their fair value.

Note 14. Other financial income

EUR 2023 2022
(6 months) (6 months)
Interest from receivables and cash and cash equivalents 87,892 6,119
Exchange gains 5,764,715 4,382,457
Others 214,621 573
TOTAL 6,067,228 4,389,149

Note 15. Financial expenses

EUR 2023 2022
(6 months) (6 months)
Interest and financial expenses 5,739,134 7,051,040
Interest expenses on lease liabilities 2,222,206 484,415
Exchange losses 17,293,864 14,691,496
Others 158,949 472,572
TOTAL 25,414,153 22,699,523

Note 16. Dividends

At the Annual General Meeting of 30 th May 2023, the shareholders decided not to pay any dividend.

2023 2022
(6 months) (6 months)
Dividends and interim dividends distributed during the period 0 0
Number of shares 17,836,650 17,836,650
Dividend per share paid during the period 0 0

Note 17. Information on related party

* Directors' remuneration

EUR 2023 2022
(6 months) (6 months)
short-term benefits 134,534 299,439

* Related party transactions

31/12/2022
EUR Parent Associates Other
related
parties
TOTAL
Non-current assets
Long-term advances 0 130,000 280,000 410,000
0 130,000 280,000 410,000
Current assets
Trade receivables 0 14,712,028 0 14,712,028
Other receivables (Note 9) 0 15,122,089 7,464 15,129,553
0 29,834,117 7,464 29,841,581
Non-current liabilities
Financial debts (Note 11) 120,000,000 4,976,156 0 124,976,156
120,000,000 4,976,156 0 124,976,156
Current liabilities
Financial debts (Note 11) 14,611,491 292 0 14,611,783
Trade payables 0 15,503,605 71,063 15,574,668
Other payables (Note 12) 0 3,159,945 40,406,140 43,566,085
14,611,491 18,663,842 40,477,203 73,752,536
2022
(6 months)
EUR Parent Associates Other related
parties
TOTAL
Income statement
Services and goods delivered 0 123,939,090 0 123,939,090
Services and goods received 0 22,391,841 46,801 22,438,642
Financial income 0 0 0 0
Financial expenses 4,582,198 77,499 793,424 5,453,121
30/06/2023
EUR Parent Associates Other
related
parties
TOTAL
Non-current assets
Long-term advances 0 130,000 280,000 410,000
0 130,000 280,000 410,000
Current assets
Trade receivables 0 27,307,991 0 27,307,991
Other receivables (Note 9) 0 6,691,937 34,650 6,726,587
0 33,999,928 34,650 34,034,578
Non-current liabilities
Financial debts (Note 11) 110,000,000 4,720,895 0 114,720,895
110,000,000 4,720,895 0 114,720,895
Current liabilities
Financial debts (Note 11) 1,785,000 0 0 1,785,000
Trade payables 0 15,247,323 43,855 15,291,178
Other payables (Note 12) 0 8,913,652 40,596,744 49,510,396
1,785,000 24,160,976 40,640,599 66,586,575
2023
(6 months)
EUR Parent Associates Other related
parties
TOTAL
Income statement
Services and goods delivered 0 94,533,087 0 94,533,087
Services and goods received 0 14,963,093 303,111 15,266,204
Financial income 0 67,858 0 67,858
Financial expenses 2,952,452 164,375 793,384 3,910,211

Related party transactions are carried out at arm's length.

Other related party transactions are carried out with Bolloré Participations and Palmboomen Cultuur Maatschappij (Mopoli).

Mopoli is a Dutch company which is majority owned by Mr Hubert Fabri through Financière Privée, which also owns Socfin.

Bolloré Participations is a shareholder and director of Socfinaf.

In 2014, Socfinaf received a cash advance of EUR 35 million from Mopoli. This advance bears an annual interest (net of tax) of 4%. Interest is payable in arrears at the end of each calendar quarter. The amount of interest recognised for the 1st half of 2023 is EUR 0.4 million. As at 30th June 2023, the outstanding balance amounts to EUR 20.2 million.

In 2016, Socfinaf received a loan of EUR 20 million from Bolloré Participations. The loan has an annual interest rate of 4%. The amount of interest recognised for the 1st half of 2023 is EUR 0.4 million. As at 30th June 2023, the outstanding balance amounts to EUR 20.4 million.

Socfinaf did not pay any dividend in 2023 to its parent company Socfin (2022: nil). Socfinaf has borrowed an amount of 120.0 million from Socfin, with a remaining balance as at 30th June 2023 of respectively EUR 110.0 million (2022: EUR 120.0 million). Annual interest at rate of 4.25% is payable on these loans. As such, Socfinaf has paid an interest of EUR 3.0 million in 2023 compared to EUR 4.6 million in 2022.

Note 18. Off balance sheet commitments

Off-balance sheet commitments existing as at 30th June 2023 are similar to those as at 31st December 2022, given that as repayments fall due, the debts for which these collaterals were provided are reduced by the repayments made.

Note 19. Segmental information

In accordance with IFRS 8, the information analysed by management is based on the geographical distribution of political and economic risks. As a result, the sectors presented are Europe, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, São Tomé, Principe and Congo (DRC).

Products from the Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Cameroon operating sectors come from palm oil and rubber sales, those from the Liberia sectors only from rubber sales, those from Sierra Leone, Ghana, São Tomé and Principle and Congo come solely from sales of palm oil. Those in the Europe segment come from the provision of administrative services, assistance in managing the areas under plantation and the marketing of products outside the Group. The segmental result of the Group is the profit from operations.

The stated figures originate from internal reporting. They do not include any consolidation or IFRS adjustments or restatements and are therefore not directly comparable to amounts reported in the consolidated statement of financial position and income statement.

* Segmental breakdown of profit / (loss) at 30th June 2022

EUR Revenue from
ordinary
business with
external
customers
Revenue
from
ordinary
business
between
segments
Segmental
profit /
(loss) (*)
(6 months)
Europe 0 0 -1,567,175
Sierra Leone 25,994,537 0 11,206,668
Liberia 19,514,617 0 1,478,250
Ivory Coast 102,643,222 61,711 21,107,435
Ghana 17,415,855 0 9,814,545
Nigeria 91,686,385 0 56,346,947
Cameroon 98,575,267 0 35,205,302
São Tomé and Principe 3,563,873 0 697,297
Congo (DRC) 4,027,441 0 -4,406,250
TOTAL 363,421,197 61,711 129,883,021
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of bearer plants 4,150,231
Fair value of agricultural production 7,455,423
Other IFRS adjustments 5,951
Consolidation adjustments (intra-group and others) 2,824,401
Financial income and gain on disposals 4,399,258
Financial expenses and loss on disposals -23,151,396
Group share of income from associates 4,869,522
Income tax expense and deferred tax (expense) / income -42,125,412
Net Profit / (loss) for the period 88,310,999

(*) Profit / (loss) for the period include operating expenses.

* Segmental breakdown of profit / (loss) at 30th June 2023

EUR Revenue from
ordinary
business with
external
customers
Revenue
from
ordinary
business
between
segments
Segmental
profit /
(loss) (*)
(6 months)
Europe 0 0 -1,415,371
Sierra Leone 16,866,035 0 2,807,128
Liberia 17,341,040 0 -3,869,085
Ivory Coast 84,107,936 118,461 12,303,326
Ghana 18,959,339 0 11,707,711
Nigeria 78,197,673 0 48,538,111
Cameroon 104,297,997 0 35,881,462
São Tomé and Principe 3,025,338 0 -349,171
Congo (DRC) 2,531,467 0 -4,660,922
TOTAL 325,326,825 118,461 100,943,188
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of bearer plants -15,181
Fair value of agricultural production -276,407
Other IFRS adjustments 2,351,111
Consolidation adjustments (intra-group and others) 217,475
Financial income and gain on disposals 6,141,520
Financial expenses and loss on disposals -25,750,535
Group share of income from associates 3,903,151
Income tax expense and deferred tax (expense) / income -34,876,855
Net Profit / (loss) for the period 52,637,467

(*) Profit / (loss) for the period include other expenses for EUR 80.4 million, corresponding mainly to external services invoiced to plantations and related directly to the operational activity (road maintenance, …), and other operating expenses for EUR 6.6 million not related directly to the operational activity (other taxes, property taxes, …).

* Total segmental assets

EUR 30/06/2023 31/12/2022
Europe 500,366 2,063,733
Sierra Leone 126,235,276 128,721,882
Liberia 118,967,080 121,732,913
Ivory Coast 173,149,534 166,346,688
Ghana 44,717,991 57,837,090
Nigeria 102,226,860 145,216,147
Cameroon 200,556,968 184,081,225
São Tomé and Principe 27,612,469 28,111,519
Congo (DRC) 60,915,498 68,260,622
TOTAL 854,882,040 902,371,819
IFRS 3 / IAS 16: Bearer plants -24,158,866 -25,692,506
IAS 2 / IAS 41: Agricultural production 8,676,123 11,304,647
Other IFRS adjustments -6,941,056 -7,621,916
Consolidation adjustments (intra-group and others) -53,001,997 -55,200,786
Total consolidated segmental assets 779,456,243 825,161,258
Consolidated assets not included in segmental assets
Right-of-use assets 39,598,355 8,169,574
Investments in associates 22,866,608 27,288,358
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 3,300,038 300,038
Long-term advances 1,527,222 1,664,770
Deferred tax 4,285,941 4,513,652
Other non-current assets 2,649,362 2,619,576
Consolidated non-current assets 74,227,526 44,555,968
Other debtors 18,256,718 21,440,996
Current tax assets 11,482,648 12,438,610
Consolidated current assets 29,739,366 33,879,606
Total of consolidated assets in the segmental assets 103,966,892 78,435,573
Total assets 883,423,135 903,596,831

Segmental assets are not part of internal reporting, they are included to meet the requirements of IFRS 8. They include fixed assets, biological assets, trade receivables, inventories, cash and cash equivalents. They do not include any consolidation or IFRS adjustments.

* Total segmental liabilities

EUR 30/06/2023 31/12/2022
Europe 45,595,285 55,702,251
Sierra Leone 2,306,221 3,426,717
Liberia 15,236,582 13,882,723
Ivory Coast 51,738,458 22,364,064
Ghana 904,339 1,066,056
Nigeria 8,559,394 6,950,565
Cameroon 41,456,359 20,840,351
São Tomé and Principe 3,444,923 3,492,126
Congo (DRC) 3,061,768 1,045,995
TOTAL 172,303,330 128,770,849
Other IFRS adjustments 3,527,080 6,346,208
Consolidation adjustments (intra-group and others) -45,428,139 -22,482,648
Total consolidated segmental liabilities 130,402,270 112,634,409
Consolidated liabilities not included in segmental liabilities
Total equity 479,976,303 509,236,261
Non-current liabilities 201,758,525 195,848,335
Current financial debts 21,721,456 43,071,844
Current lease liabilities 2,764,056 1,532,064
Current tax liabilities 46,413,173 40,651,438
Provisions 387,352 622,480
Total consolidated liabilities not included in segmental liabilities 753,020,865 790,962,422
Total equity and liabilities 883,423,135 903,596,831

Segmental liabilities include only trade payables and other payables.

* Information by sector of activity

EUR 2023 2022
(6 months) (6 months)
Palm 230,183,996 254,453,828
Rubber 91,425,532 105,800,713
Others 3,717,300 3,166,659
TOTAL 325,326,828 363,421,200

Note 20. Profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)

EUR 2023 2022
(6 months) (6 months)
Profit after tax (Group's share) 31,355,145 58,097,802
Profit share of non-controlling interests 21,282,322 30,213,197
Share of the Group in the result from associates -3,903,151 -4,869,522
Dividends from associates 8,292,174 6,940,494
Fair value of biological assets 355,466 -8,456,892
Depreciation, amortisation and provisions 29,502,300 23,878,799
Gains and losses on disposals of assets 262,089 441,764
Tax charge 34,876,855 42,125,412
Other financial income -6,067,229 -4,389,149
Financial expenses 25,414,154 22,699,524
Impact of lease restatement on EBITDA 4,575,860 1,269,752
EBITDA excluding the impact of lease restatement 145,945,984 167,951,181

Note 21. Events after the closing date

There are no material events to report. However, it should be noted that the Group's investments in Africa may be subject to political and economic risks. Local directors and managers monitor changes in the situation on a daily basis. The potential of production from the plantations remains intact, and cost prices are kept as low as reasonably possible.