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STAR COMBO PHARMA LIMITED — Investor Presentation 2021
Nov 3, 2021
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CEO Su Zhang November 2021

STAR COMBO PHARMA LIMITED
Investor presentation
Corporate snapshot
| Shareholders | |
|---|---|
| GoldenstarPharmaceutical Investments Limited | 36.35% |
| Jinxing (Star) Zhang | 28.31% |
| Miss Su Zhang | 8.49% |
| LepuMedical | 8.16% |
| Issued capital | Capital Structure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Shares | 96,526,959 | ASX Ticker | S66 | |
| Escrowed Shares | 38,265,510 | Market Capitalisation | $36.37M | |
| Total Voting Shares | 134,792,469 | Share price (3 October 21) | $0.27 | |
| Share Options | 2,110,000 | Cash at Bank | $17.3M |

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| Capital Structure | |
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| ASX Ticker | S66 |
| Market Capitalisation | $36.37M |
| Share price (3 October 21) | $0.27 |
| Cash at Bank | $17.3M |


Star Combo Pharma Limited (ASX:S66) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of premium health and natural beauty products, with its development and manufacturing facilities located in Smithfield, New South Wales.
Star Combo's core strategy is to become Australia's leading manufacturer of nutraceuticals.
Founded and directed by pharmacists and experts in health and supplement manufacturing, Star Combo's products are made from natural ingredients backed with scientific Research and Development and adheres to the highest manufacturing practices governed by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Some of Australia's leading supplement brands contract manufacturing to Star Combo while their own brand and product development team continues to produce products demanded by a growing market.
Key Themes FY21

Negative COVID impact on earnings with $6.3M non-cash asset writedown
Construction and upgrade of multimillion dollar manufacturing facilities to
- Positive operating cash flow of $332K
- of Austoyou and Koala Mall
- increase capacity
- Strong cash position of $17.3M
- health and wellness products

Benefiting from macro trends with strong demand for Australian Made
Resilience in contract manufacturing division despite COVID headwinds

Organic growth through growing contract manufacturing division
Offers shorter lead time in a growing market

Our Strategy…

…To become Australia's leading nutraceutical manufacturer 4


Capital investment in facilities upgrade to meet domestic and overseas demand
Upgrade underway to double production capacity with R&D and Test Lab to produce innovative products
Maximising opportunity from macro trends
Preventative health paramount during pandemic with growing demand for Australian Made health and beauty products
Australian manufacturers are global leaders in best practice
Expanding in new markets
With presence in New Zealand, Russia and Vietnam and expected to grow
Manufacturing a broad range of products with strong order book in place
– Complementary medicines, nutraceuticals, vitamins/supplements, soft gel capsules, hard gel capsules, tablets, powders, liquid, sachet
Strong foot hold in domestic market with export market showing signs of growth
- Vertically integrated business model with control over supply chain
- First OEM contract with New Zealand in FY21 and second order received
Strengthening relationships with existing OEM customers
- Order volume over $6M already received for FY22
- Developing innovative "new" products
- Using patent and clinically trialed formulation to produce a two-piece different colored capsule
- New R&D and Test Laboratory centre under construction to extend services and offering, growing the innovation aspect of the business


Organic growth drivers
6 * Non-operating impairment loss of $6.3M as carrying value of Retail division impaired fully due to COVID impact on business

FY21 Results summary
| A$M | FY21 | FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 26.72 | 38.84 |
| Operating profit (loss) attributable to owners* | (7.88) | (0.35) |
| Operating profit (loss) attributable to shareholders of s66* | (7.89) | (0.35) |
| Operating cash flow | 0.33 | (1.02) |
| Net tangible asset backing per ordinary share ($) | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| Basic earnings/(loss) per share (cents) | (0.058) | (0.004) |
| Diluted earnings/(loss) per share (cents) | (0.058) | (0.004) |
- Manufacturing division continues to perform strongly
- A good start in Q1 FY22, production volume increased by 24% when compared with Q1 FY21



Increase in production volume
- Australia's complimentary medicine sector valued at $5.6BN*
- Australia's export of complementary medicine estimated to be $1.1BN*
- 7 out of 10 people have used at least one form of complimentary medicine in the last year
- The complimentary medicine industry continues to outpace growth of the broader economy

The Australian vitamin and dietary supplement category has doubled in size over 10 years

Forecast to grow 22% CAGR over next 10 yrs
Market dynamics
Our people
People Safety COVID
Our team have demonstrated agility and tenacity in guiding the business through the uncertain COVID environment and have continued to execute on our strategy of becoming Australia's leading nutraceutical manufacturer.
As a manufacturing business, we are dedicated to ensuring we have a safe workplace.
The company has in place a comprehensive occupational health and safety program which all staff are required to follow.
No safety incident has been reported at Star Combo YTD 2021.

| A comprehensive COVIDsafety plan has beenimplemented at Star Combo. |
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| Significant precautions andadditional protocols are inplace to safeguard the healthand wellbeing of our |
| employees. |
171 Woodpark Road
TGA – licensed nutraceutical manufacturing site Re-commenced expansion after works put on hold in July due to COVID restrictions
Expansion involves
- Upgrading existing facility
- Installation of 13 new production lines
- $7.2M invested to date, on track to be completed in 2022
Rationale
- Double production capacity
- Cost effectively address, growing demand in both local and overseas markets and become Australia's leading nutraceutical manufacturer

Stage 1 - Manufacturing facilities upgrade
165 Woodpark Road
Development Application approval received in August from Cumberland City Council to begin works and build R&D and Test Laboratory Centre
Expansion involves
• Building of new facility (see diagram)
Rationale
- Develop new and innovative products
- Meet growing demand for vitamin and dietary supplements
- Cost saving with added synergy to existing business unit
- Shortened turn around time from new product development to market entry


Stage 2 - Manufacturing facilities upgrade
FY21 Achievements
Continued growth in contract manufacturing division
Operating cash flow positive with $17.3M in cash in bank
Construction of multimillion-dollar, manufacturing facilities to increase capacity
Contract manufacturing business remains resilient in face of COVID pandemic
FY22 Outlook
Contract manufacturing sector remains main area of strategic focus – expect immediate and significant growth in 2022
Contract manufacturing outlook remains resilient benefiting from strong macro trends

New market development opportunities providing potential for growth
Manufacturing upgrade expected to be finalised in 2022
Achievements & Outlook

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THANK YOU
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