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Strauss Group — Investor Presentation 2023
Aug 15, 2023
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Strauss Group Financial Results
Q2 2023 Earnings Presentation | August 15th , 2023

Disclaimer
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations

This presentation does not constitute an offering to purchase or sell securities of Strauss Group Ltd. (the "Company") or an offer for the receipt of such offerings. The presentation's sole purpose is to provide information. The Information provided in the presentation concerning the analysis of the Company's activity is only an extract, and in order to receive a complete picture of the Company's activity and the risks it faces, one should review the Company's reports to the Israel Securities Authority and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
The presentation may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Israeli Securities Law, 5728-1968. All forward-looking statements in this presentation are made based on the Company's current expectations, evaluations and forecasts, and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated, in whole or in part, as a result of different factors including, but not limited to, changes in market conditions and in the competitive and business environment, regulatory changes, currency fluctuations or the occurrence of one or more of the Company's risk factors. In addition, forward-looking forecasts and evaluations are based on information in the Company's possession while preparing the presentation. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking forecasts and evaluations made herein to reflect events and/or circumstances that may occur after this presentation was prepared.
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company provides non-GAAP operating results which include the results of jointly controlled entities as if they were proportionately consolidated. Strauss Group has a number of jointly controlled companies: the Três Corações joint venture (3C) - Brazil (a company jointly held by Strauss Group (50%) and by the São Miguel Group (50%) in Brazil), Sabra Dipping Company (a 50%/50% JV with PepsiCo in the U.S. and Canada), Strauss Frito-Lay Ltd. (a 50%/50% JV with PepsiCo Frito-Lay in Israel) and PepsiCo Strauss Fresh Dips & Spreads International (a 50%/50% JV with PepsiCo outside the U.S. and Canada).
In addition, non-GAAP figures exclude any share-based payments, mark to market of commodity hedging transactions as at end-of-period, other expenses or income and taxes referring to these adjustments.
Company Management believes that these measures provide investors with transparency by helping to illustrate the underlying financial and business trends relating to the Company's results of operations and financial position and comparability between current and prior periods. Management uses these measures to establish and monitor budgets and operational goals and to evaluate the performance of the Company. Please see the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation tables in the Company's MD&A Report for a full reconciliation of the Company's GAAP to non-GAAP results.


Shai Babad
Group CEO

H1 SUMMARY
WE ARE A LEADING FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMPANY
NIS 5,179M H1 Sales
NIS 219M H1 Net Profit
c18,000 Employees
11.9% Market Share Strauss Israel (1)
Platinum+ Maala Index Ranking
c20 Countries
cNIS 10B Market Cap
9 TOP 100 brands in Israel (Globes)
(1) Source: storenext

H1 SUMMARY

AND A DIVERSE GEOGRAPHICAL MIX

H1 SUMMARY
OUR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IS PROGRESSING ACCORDING TO OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

H1 SUMMARY

OUR RTP MODEL HELPED US BUILD CLEAR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES RECOVER

TRANSFORM
PERFORM



Recovering businesses in our portfolio




H1 SUMMARY TRANSFORM
Continuing our journey to build unified operations and promoting ONE in Israel
Building a unified operations organization
Investing in our Food safety and quality
Finalizing centers of excellence in Israel in finance, HR and Operations
Strengthening our Consumer centricity to enable better solutions for our consumers
Boosting our digital transformation to enable agile and fast operations
Building infrastructure and systems to boost our resilience

PERFORM - GROWTH
Promoting future growth
Cutting edge innovation
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Building internal infrastructure for innovation that will create future growth engines in several categories
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New location in Rehovot
- Gearing up for the FoodtechIL event in November
Global infrastructure Strategic initiatives
New Manufacturing Facility in China
• investment together with Haier Strauss Water in a new production facility in China

Strategy Review
• We are working on our strategy review

H1 SUMMARY
PUSHING FORWARD: OUR PLANS FOR Q3 2023
| Strategy review |
Focus on improving profitability |
Building growth engines |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FoodtechIL 2023 event |
Digital transformation progress |
ONE - Continue focus on Operations, finance and HR excellence |
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| Enhancing ESG capabilities |
Portfolio optimization |
Continue boosting quality & safety |


Ariel Chetrit
Group CFO

Q2 Highlights – Strauss Group

Strauss Group
- Strauss Group posts net sales growth of 15.3% (+12.4% organic excluding FX effect) which was led by growth in Israel, mainly due to the return of confectionary to the shelves, and by Sabra's recovery in hummus sales
- The group continues to face significant input inflation headwinds as green coffee, raw milk, sugar and packaging materials rose significantly, double digit, during the quarter
- To combat profitability erosion, the Group implemented further productivity and efficiency measures among others
- The NIS continued to weaken against major and other currencies during the quarter mainly the BRL and the USDwhich contributed NIS 58 million to sales

15 (1)Storenext – includes barcoded products only
Q2 Highlights
Strauss Israel
- Strauss Israel sales grew by 15.6% in the quarter led by Confectionery (due to the recall last year) and dairy
- Growthwas driven by a volume increase of 11.2% and a price increase of 4.4%
- Strauss Israel raised prices twice during the quarter as a result of rising commodity prices and other input inflation
- Health & Wellness segment grew 12.3% and EBIT grew 19.9% to NIS 77 million in the second quarter mainly due to dairy; profitability improved to 10.2% from 9.6% in the corresponding quarter
- Fun & Indulgence segment posted an operating profit YTD of NIS 24 million due to Confectionery recovery butwas flat during the quarter
- Confectionery market share continued to improve during the quarter and reached 23.6% in the second quarter compared to 21.3% in the first quarter






Q2 Highlights

Strauss Coffee
- Sales increased by 7.1% in the second quarter, led by Romania and Poland and a positive FX effect
- Sales in Brazil rose 2.4% mainly due to higher selling prices; EBIT declined due to higher green coffee prices, material costs and selling expenses
- R&G market share in Brazil reached 33.8%, an increase of 1.1%
- Coffee Israel sales declined 6.1% as competition intensifies and margins eroded due to higher green coffee prices, the NISweakness aswell as otherinput inflation
- Brazil, Romania, Poland & Serbia posted strong sales growth mainly due to higher selling prices. Ukraine saleswere down by -15% due to population shrinking as a result ofthe Russian Ukrainewar
- Positive FX translation effects on sales, mainly as a result ofthe strengthening ofthe BRL against the NIS


Q2 Highlights

International Dips & Spreads
- Sabra sales continued to improve from the previous quarter trough, almost doubling as the company returns to full production
- Sabra's operating loss amounted to USD3 million
- Sabra's market share continues to improve and reached 40.8% in July, maintaining its #1 position


18 Note: HSW revenues are not included in Strauss water results; net income is added to Strauss water EBIT in Non GAAP management reports
Q2 Highlights
Strauss Water
- Strausswater sales rose 2.2% during the second quarter
- Input inflation headwinds along with the weak NIS continued to erode profit and profitability in Israel
- Haier Strauss Water (HSW) sales grew 11.9% in local currency and net income rose an impressive 37.1%




Q2 Highlights

Growth and Innovation
- The total fair value of the 24 portfolio companies of the Kitchen FoodTech Hub amounted to NIS 613 million at the end of the 2 nd quarter, compared to NIS 559 million as of June 30th 2022
- The Kitchen FoodTech Hub 2.0 began to operate and has moved to its new offices in Rehovot

Financial Highlights Reported Non GAAP

Q2 2023
Q2'23 Sales: NIS 2,625mm; growth: 15.3%, Organic Sales growth: 12.4%
Q2'23 Gross margins: 31.9% (up 150 bps vs. Q2'22)
EBIT and EBIT margins: NIS 171mm (up 65.2%); 6.5% (up 200 bps vs. Q2'22)
Net income and net margins: NIS 85mm (up 21.3%); 3.2% (up 10 bps vs. Q2'22)
YTD 2023
YTD 2023 Sales: NIS 5,179mm; growth: 13.9%, YTD Organic Sales growth: 10.1%
YTD 2023 Gross margins: 32.4% (up 260 bps vs. YTD 2022)
EBIT and EBIT margins: NIS 379mm (up 84.6%); 7.3% (up 280 bps vs. YTD 2022)
Net income and net margins: NIS 219mm (up 94.5%); 4.2% (up 170 bps vs. YTD 2022)

Q2 2023

Sales


Q2 2023 Sales by Segment
NIS mm; Non-GAAP; % sales contribution

Q2 Sales Bridge NIS mm; Non-GAAP; Q2'22 to Q2' 23

D&S
Gross Profit

Spreads

Q2 2023 Gross Profit and Gross Margins
NIS mm; Non-GAAP; % Margin




Q2 EBIT Bridge NIS mm; Non-GAAP; Q2'22 to Q2'23

Q2 2023 EBIT and EBIT Margins NIS mm; Non-GAAP; % Margin


EBITDA


EBITDA
Q2'22


Três Corações Alimentos S.A. (Três Corações J.V.)

Q2 Snapshot | BRL mm for 100% ownership and including inter-company sales

Note: Três Corações joint venture (Brazil): a company jointly held by the Group (50%) and by the São Miguel Group (50%) (3C).
Source: Três Corações Alimentos S.A. Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of June 30th , 2023.
Sabra Q2 Snapshot \$ mm; Non-GAAP; for 100% share




31 Note: Sabra Dipping Company ("Sabra") is a company jointly held by PepsiCo (50%) and Strauss Group (50%)
Sales
EBIT and EBIT Margins
Net Income

Q2 Net Profit (attributed to the Company's shareholders), Net Margins and EPS

Growth excl. FX =
Net Income



Conf. & D&S
& Conf. & D&S
Net Debt and Net Debt / EBITDA (LTM)
Non-GAAP EBITDA, net debt includes partnerships; NIS mm


Q2 GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Highlights, NIS mm

| GAAP | Adjusted Non-GAAP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | Q2 2022 | % Chg. | Q2 2023 | Q2 2022 | % Chg. | ||
| Sales | 1,631 | 1,421 | 14.8% | 2,625 | 2,276 | 15.3% | |
| Gross Profit | 587 | 502 | 16.8% | 839 | 691 | 21.2% | |
| GP Margin |
36 0% |
35 3% |
31 9% |
30 4% |
|||
| Operating Profit | 159 | 76 | 108.6% | 171 | 102 | 65.2% | |
| EBIT Margin |
9 7% |
5 4% |
6 5% |
4 5% |
|||
| Net Profit (to SH) | 73 | 55 | 31.6% | 85 | 70 | 21.3% | |
| Margin NP |
4% 4 |
9% 3 |
2% 3 |
1% 3 |
|||
| Operating Cash Flow | 59 | 120 | 61 | 140 | |||
| Capex (1) | (101) | (76) | (127) | (99) | |||
| Net debt | 2,431 | 2,086 | 2,977 | 2,455 | |||
| Change in WC (CF) | (84) | (14) | (129) | (38) |


Y TD 2023




YTD 2023 Sales by Segment
NIS mm; Non-GAAP; % sales contribution

Y T D Sales Br i dge NIS mm; Non-GAAP; YTD 2022 to YTD 2023


Gr o ss Pr of it



EBIT



Y T D 2023 EBI T and EBI T Mar gi ns
NIS mm; Non-GAAP; % Margin


YTD 2022
'23/'22
Organic
growth
excl. FX
EBIT &
EBIT %
EBI T DA



YTD'22


T r ês Cor ações Alimento s S. A. (Três Corações J.V.)

YTD Snapshot | BRL mm for 100% ownership and including inter-company sales

Note: Três Corações joint venture (Brazil): a company jointly held by the Group (50%) and by the São Miguel Group (50%) (3C).
Source: Três Corações Alimentos S.A. Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of June 30th , 2023.
45 (*) EBIT before Other Expenses/ Income. Sales
EBIT and EBIT Margins
Sabr a Y T D Snapsho t \$ mm; Non-GAAP; for 100% share



Higher sales due to


Net Income

YTD Net Profit (attributed to the Company's shareholders), Net Margins and EPS

Net Income

YTD Net Profit (attributed to the Company's shareholders) Bridge

GP Margin 37.3% 32.8% 32.4% 29.8%
GAAP
| Operating Profit | 405 | 157 | 158.2% | 379 | 204 | 84.6% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBIT Margin |
12 1% |
4% 5 |
3% 7 |
5% 4 |
||
| Net Profit (to SH) | 304 | 69 | 339.8% | 219 | 113 | 94.5% |
| NP Margin |
9 1% |
2 4% |
2% 4 |
2 5% |
||
| Operating Cash Flow | 4 | 89 | (165) | 16 | ||
| Capex (1) | (157) | (135) | (201) | (176) | ||
| Net debt | 2,431 | 2,086 | 2,977 | 2,455 | ||
| Change in WC (CF) | (350) | (103) | (618) | (285) |
Sales 3,344 2,932 14.1% 5,179 4,548 13.9%
Gross Profit 1,247 961 29.8% 1,676 1,353 23.8%
Y TD GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Highlights, NIS mm
Adjusted Non-GAAP
YTD 2023 YTD 2022 % Chg. YTD 2023 YTD 2022 % Chg.

Currencies

Change in average exchange rate (1 local currency = x NIS)

Local Currencies vs. the NIS Local Currencies vs. the USD
Change in average exchange rate (1 local currency = x USD)

Str au ss I sr ael Non-GAAP Financial Highlights Q2 and YTD 2023 NIS mm

| Strauss Israel (Non GAAP) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | Q2 2022 | % Chg. | YTD 2023 | YTD 2022 | % Chg. | |||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||
| H&W | 754 | 672 | 12.3% | 1,497 | 1,341 | 11.7% | ||||
| F&I | 217 | 101 | 115.1% | 523 | 407 | 28.6% | ||||
| Total Revenue | 971 | 773 | 25.7% | 2,020 | 1,748 | 15.6% | ||||
| Total Gross Profit | 346 | 253 | 36.7% | 715 | 505 | 41.5% | ||||
| Gross Margins |
35 7% |
32 8% |
2 9% |
35 4% |
28 9% |
6 5% |
||||
| EBIT: | ||||||||||
| H&W | 77 | 64 | 19.9% | 162 | 146 | 10.7% | ||||
| Margins | 2% 10 |
6% 9 |
6% 0 |
8% 10 |
9% 10 |
(0 1%) |
||||
| F&I | -- | (75) | 99.2% | 24 | (172) | 113.7% | ||||
| Margins | (0 3%) |
(74 4%) |
1% 74 |
5% 4 |
(42 4%) |
9% 46 |
||||
| Total EBIT | 77 | (11) | 808.2% | 186 | (26) | 812.5% | ||||
| Margins | 9% 7 |
(1 4%) |
3% 9 |
2% 9 |
(1 5%) |
7% 10 |
||||
| EBITDA: | ||||||||||
| H&W | 101 | 88 | 15.5% | 210 | 192 | 9.4% | ||||
| Margins | 5% 13 |
1% 13 |
4% 0 |
0% 14 |
3% 14 |
(0 3%) |
||||
F&I 18 (59) 129.2% 60 (138) 142.8% Margins 8.0% (58.7%) 66.6% 11.3% (34.1%) 45.4% Total EBITDA 119 29 316.3% 270 54 403.2% Margins 12.2% 3.7% 8.5% 13.3% 3.1% 10.3%






Target Milk Prices| 2012-2023 (ILS per Liter)


London Sugar Historical & Futures Prices | 2017-2023 (\$\T)


London Cocoa Historical & Futures Prices | 2017-2023 (GBP\T)


Strauss Coffee Non-GAAP Financial Highlights Q2 and YTD 2023 NIS mm

| Strauss Coffee (Non GAAP) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | Q2 2022 | % Chg. | YTD 2023 | YTD 2022 | % Chg. | ||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||
| Israel | 169 | 180 | (6.1%) | 407 | 395 | 3.0% | |||
| International | 1,148 | 1,050 | 9.3% | 2,099 | 1,831 | 14.6% | |||
| Total Revenue | 1,317 | 1,230 | 7.1% | 2,506 | 2,226 | 12.6% | |||
| Total Gross Profit | 357 | 360 | (1.2%) | 699 | 655 | 6.6% | |||
| Gross Margins |
1% 27 |
3% 29 |
(2 2%) |
9% 27 |
4% 29 |
(1 6%) |
|||
| EBIT: | |||||||||
| Israel | 14 | 20 | (33.5%) | 53 | 67 | (22.4%) | |||
| Margins | 8 2% |
11 6% |
(3 4%) |
12 9% |
17 2% |
(4 2%) |
|||
| International | 77 | 107 | (27.7%) | 137 | 165 | (17.1%) | |||
| Margins | 6 7% |
10 2% |
(3 5%) |
6 5% |
9 0% |
(2 5%) |
|||
| Total EBIT | 91 | 127 | (28.7%) | 190 | 232 | (18.6%) | |||
| Margins | 9% 6 |
4% 10 |
(3 5%) |
6% 7 |
5% 10 |
(2 9%) |
|||
| EBITDA: | |||||||||
| Israel | 25 | 31 | (22.8%) | 75 | 87 | (14.9%) | |||
| Margins | 14 6% |
17 8% |
(3 2%) |
18 4% |
22 2% |
(3 9%) |
|||
| International | 100 | 128 | (21.6%) | 182 | 205 | (11.2%) | |||
| Margins | 8 7% |
12 2% |
(3 5%) |
8 7% |
2% 11 |
(2 5%) |
|||
| Total EBITDA | 125 | 159 | (21.8%) | 257 | 292 | (12.2%) | |||
| Margins | 5% 9 |
0% 13 |
(3 5%) |
2% 10 |
1% 13 |
(2 9%) |

57 Source: Três Corações Alimentos S.A. Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of June 30th , 2023

Str au ss Cof f ee Non-GAAP Sales by Geography Q2 and YTD 2023 NIS mm

| Strauss Coffee Sales | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Change | % Change | ||||||||
| Q2 2023 | Q2 2022 | NIS | Local Currency |
YTD 2023 | YTD 2022 | NIS | Local Currency |
||
| Israel | 169 | 180 | (6.1%) | (6.1%) | 407 | 395 | 3.0% | 3.0% | |
| International: | |||||||||
| Três Corações Joint Venture (Brazil) (1) |
783 | 705 | 11.1% | 2.4% | 1,404 | 1,264 | 11.1% | 1.7% | |
| Russia & Ukraine | 171 | 191 | (10.7%) | 4.2% | 336 | 283 | 18.5% | 22.5% | |
| Poland | 90 | 71 | 25.9% | 10.9% | 169 | 135 | 25.2% | 14.6% | |
| Romania | 60 | 48 | 26.2% | 12.7% | 111 | 86 | 29.2% | 18.1% | |
| Serbia | 44 | 35 | 25.8% | 12.6% | 79 | 63 | 25.4% | 14.8% | |
| Total International | 1,148 | 1,050 | 9.3% | 4.2% | 2,099 | 1,831 | 14.6% | 6.7% | |
| Total Coffee | 1,317 | 1,230 | 7.1% | 2.7% | 2,506 | 2,226 | 12.6% | 6.1% |
Note: (1) Três Corações joint venture (Brazil): a company jointly held by the Group (50%) and by the São Miguel Group (50%) (3C).
58 Source: Três Corações Alimentos S.A. Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of June 30th , 2023







YTD 2023 Strauss Coffee EBIT & EBIT Margins

Arabica Historical & Futures Prices | 2017-2023 (C\Lbs.)


Robusta Historical & Futures Prices | 2017-2023 (\$\T)


International Dips & Spreads
Strauss D&S Non-GAAP Financial Highlights | Q2 and YTD 2023 NIS mm; 50% share

| Dips & Spreads (Non GAAP) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | Q2 2022 | % Chg. | YTD 2023 | YTD 2022 | % Chg. | |
| Revenue: | ||||||
| Sabra (50%) | 116 | 54 | 113.7% | 221 | 151 | 46.3% |
| Obela (50%) | 17 | 20 | (11.9%) | 39 | 41 | (5.8%) |
| Total Revenue | 133 | 74 | 80.1% | 260 | 192 | 35.1% |
| EBIT: | ||||||
| Sabra (50%) | (5) | (28) | (81.8%) | (6) | (43) | 124.4% |
| Margins | (4 4%) |
(52 0%) |
6% 47 |
(2 9%) |
(28 6%) |
7% 25 |
| Obela (50%) | (4) | (3) | NM | (4) | (5) | NM |
| Margins | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Total EBIT | (9) | (31) | NM | (10) | (48) | (79.3%) |
| Margins | (6 8%) |
(42 5%) |
35 7% |
(3 9%) |
(25 2%) |
21 3% |
| EBITDA: | ||||||
| Total EBITDA | (3) | (22) | 90.7% | 4 | (32) | 113.9% |
| Margins | (1 5%) |
(29 4%) |
8% 27 |
7% 1 |
(16 7%) |
4% 18 |

Sesame Humera Historical Prices | 2017-2023





YTD 2023 Strauss Water Non-GAAP Sales
NIS mm; Non-GAAP

Strauss Water



Haier Strauss Water Q2 Snapshot ¥mm; Non-GAAP; for 100% share




Note: (1) Haier Strauss Water (HSW) is a company jointly held by Haier (51%) and Strauss Group (49%)
Haier Strauss Water YTD Snapshot ¥mm; Non-GAAP; for 100% share





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