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Strauss Group — Investor Presentation 2023
May 30, 2023
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Strauss Group Financial Results
Q1 2023 Earnings Presentation | May 30th , 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


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Productivity

OUR Q1 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
| Group Sales | Organic growth | Gross profit | EBIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| (NIS) | (%) | (%) | (NIS & % margin) |
| 2,554 | +7.9% | 837 32.8% |
208 (8.1%) |
| 2,272 | +11.5% | 662 | 102 |
| LY | (29.1%) | (4.5%) | |
| NET Profit | OCF | FCF | CAPEX, Net |
| (NIS) | (NIS) | (NIS) | (NIS & %) |
| 134 (5.3%) |
-226 | -300 | 74 (3.3%) |
| LY 43 (1.9%) |
-124 | -202 | 78 (3.4%) |

NIS 1,049m revenues and strong growth with 7.6% sales growth in Q1 2023
Price adjustments
in Israel in several categories
Input inflation
continues to erode profitability by 40m NIS
Confectionery
recovery while gaining back market share of 21.6%

NIS 1,189m revenues and excellent growth with 10% organic sales growth in Q1 2023
Brazil
continues solid momentum, increase MS to 33.6% in R&G
Israel
Gross margins continued to erode due to higher green coffee prices and other input inflation CEE with net sales growth in all countries, alongside improvement in EBIT margin

NIS 188m revenues and a 2.9% growth in Q1 2023
Growth in install base in Israel
HSW China with solid growth (8.7%) mainly due to COVID recovery Second manufacturing facility in China
Boosting Strategic partnership alignment together with Culligan
SABRA & OBELA
NIS 127m revenue in Q1 2023 (-2.4%) and an EBIT of (-1)m
Operational recovery continues
Regaining Market Share with 38.8% MS in April
#1 branded hummus company in the US
Obela divestiture in western Europe

Promoting future growth engines
Cutting edge innovation Local infrastructure

• Startup #24 – Meatologic
Plant Based project
• Continuing the building of a new plant-based factory

Global infrastructure
Second manufacturing site in China
• Second investment together with Haier Strauss Water

What have we accomplished so far
Our RTP progress in Q1
Culligan agreement
Establishing Strauss NEO
Internal leadership appointments
Obela divestiture
Serbia coffee deal Implementing #ONE
Focus on Productivit y
Q1 2023

Ariel Chetrit
Group CFO

Q1 Highlights – Strauss Group

• Strauss Group posts net sales growth of 12.4% (+7.9% organic excluding FX). Growth was led by coffee Strauss Group
- (mainly CEE and Israel); and H&W segment due to price increase in December and volume growth. The growth is driven by a volume increase of 3.2% and price increase of 5.0%; FX contributed 4.2% to growth
- The group continues to experience significant input inflation, mainly green coffee and raw milk, which erodes profitability. In order to improve profitability, the Group is focusing on long term productivity measures
- The group continues to execute on its business strategy which includes the new partnership in Strauss WaterWith Culligan in UK and the divestment ofthe Dips and Spreads operations in Europe
- NIS weakens versus major currencies: mainly BRL, RUB and USD which lead to a contribution of NIS96 million to sales during the quarter


- Strauss Israel sales increased by 7.6% following volume growth across all categories, mainly in dairies and aswell as price increaseswhichwere announced in December
- Growth split by volume increase of 3.8% and price increase of 3.8%
- Input inflation impact is estimated at approximately NIS40 million in Israel alone, primarily due to raw milk prices which were up 17.5% (price 2.49 vs 2.12)
- Fun & Indulgence segment posted an operating profit of NIS 24 million following the Confectionery recovery
- Confectionery experienced a rapid return to shelves and increased market share from trough (21.6% in Q1 23 vs. 28.7% in Q1 22) (1)

14






Strauss Coffee
- Net sales increase by 19.4% in the first quarter as all geographies posted positive growth rates
- Positive FX translation effects on sales due to weaker NIS, mainly as a result of the strengthening of the BRL and the RUB
- In Brazil R&G market share was up 0.5% to 33.6% as market leading position is maintained and strengthened
- In Israel gross margins continued to erode due to higher green coffee prices and otherinput inflation
- CEE posted a strong set of results in both sales and operating profit due to higher selling prices in all geographies, volume increases and positive FX translation effects, mainly as a result of the strengthening ofthe RUB against the NIS


(1) Note: Três Corações joint venture (Brazil): a company jointly held by the Group (50%) and by the São Miguel Group (50%) (3C) 15

International Dips & Spreads
- Whilst Sabra returned to full production in Q4 2022, returning to the shelves is proving more challenging
- Sabra sales in USD in decreased by 1.3%
- Sabra posted a modest market share gain versus the trough at the end of May, reaching 36.4% for the quarter and 38.8% in April
- Sabra is still the #1 branded hummus company





17 Note: HSW revenues are not included in Strauss water results; net income is added to Strauss water EBIT in Non GAAP management reports
Q1 Highlights
Strauss Water
- Sales grew2.9% in the first quarter mainly due to a higherinstalled base
- In Israel the installed base continued to increase despite slower growth rate due to overall macro environment
- Operating profit and profitability in Israel eroded due to input inflation and theweakening ofthe NIS
- In January 23 Strauss Water announced a new partnership with Culligan International, a global drinking water solutions and services company, in accordance with Strauss' strategy to enhance globalwater operations
- Haier Strauss Water(HSW) sales grewby 8.7% in local currency to reach 373m ¥ (100% share)





Growth and Innovation
- Equity loss of NIS 8.3m during the first quarter
- Fair value increased to NIS 582 million as of March 31st, 2023, compared to 412 million as of March 31st , 2022

Financial Highlights Reported Non GAAP

Q1 2023
Q1'23 Sales: NIS 2,554mm; growth: 12.4%, Organic Sales growth: 7.9%
Q1'23 Gross margins: 32.8% (up 370 bps vs. Q1'22)
EBIT and EBIT margins: NIS 208mm (up 104.2%); 8.1% (up 360 bps vs. Q1'22)
Net income and net margins: NIS 134mm (up 213.4%); 5.3% (up 340 bps vs. Q1'22)

Q1 2023

Sales


Q1 2023 Sales by Segment
NIS mm; Non-GAAP; % sales contribution

Q1 Sales Bridge NIS mm; Non-GAAP; Q1'22 to Q1' 23


D&S
Gross Profit

Spreads

Q1 2023 Gross Profit and Gross Margins
NIS mm; Non-GAAP; % Margin




Q1 EBIT Bridge NIS mm; Non-GAAP; Q1'22 to Q1'23


Q1 2023 EBIT and EBIT Margins NIS mm; Non-GAAP; % Margin


Q1'22
'23/'22
EBIT &
EBITDA


EBITDA
Q1'22


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

Q1 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 March 31st , 2023.
-15
-10
- 5 -
5
10
15
Sales
EBIT and EBIT Margins
11 10
101 88
11.0% 11.0%
Sabra Q1 Snapshot \$ mm; Non-GAAP; for 100% share
-10
Q1'20 Q1'21 Q1'22 Q1'23
-15.5%
-1.3%
Low sales compared to previous years due to difficulty in recovering
-1 -1.3% 94.2% 61 60 Q1'20 Q1'21 Q1'22 Q1'23 Lower manufacturing costs and overhead hummus sales


Net Income

Q1 Net Profit (attributed to the Company's shareholders), Net Margins and EPS

31
Net Income

Q1 Net Profit (attributed to the Company's shareholders) Bridge

Net Debt and Net Debt / EBITDA (LTM)
Non-GAAP EBITDA, net debt includes partnerships; NIS mm


34 (1) Capex includes acquisitions of fixed assets and investment in intangible assets
| GAAP | Adjusted Non-GAAP |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q1 |
2022 Q1 |
Chg. % |
2023 Q1 |
2022 Q1 |
|||
| Sales | 1,713 | 1,511 | 13.4% | 2,554 | 2,272 | ||
| Profit Gross |
660 | 459 | 44.1% | 837 | 662 | ||
| GPMargin | 38.6% | 30.4% | 32.8% | 29.1% | |||
| Operating Profit |
246 | 81 | 205.0% | 208 | 102 | ||
| EBITMargin | 14.4% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 4.5% | |||
| Profit Net (to SH) |
231 | 14 | 1523.0% | 134 | 43 | ||
| NPMargin | 13.5% | 0.9% | 5.3% | 1.9% | |||
| Operating Cash Flow |
(55) | (31) | (226) | (124) | |||
| Capex (1) |
(56) | (59) | (74) | (77) | |||
| Net debt |
2,358 | 1,780 | 2,787 | 2,107 | |||
| Change WC (CF) in |
(266) | (89) | (489) | (247) |
Q1 GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Highlights, NIS mm


Currencies


Strauss Israel Non-GAAP Financial Highlights Q1 2023 NIS mm

| Strauss Israel (Non GAAP) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | Q1 2022 | % Chg. | |
| Revenue: | |||
| H&W | 743 | 669 | 11.1% |
| F&I | 306 | 306 | (0.0%) |
| Total Revenue | 1,049 | 975 | 7.6% |
| Total Gross Profit | 369 | 252 | 46.4% |
| Gross Margins |
35 1% |
25 8% |
9 3% |
| EBIT: | |||
| H&W | 85 | 82 | 3.5% |
| Margins | 4% 11 |
2% 12 |
(0 8%) |
| F&I | 24 | (97) | 125.0% |
| Margins | 7 9% |
(31 8%) |
39 7% |
| Total EBIT | 109 | (15) | 815.5% |
| Margins | 10 4% |
(1 6%) |
12 0% |
| EBITDA: | |||
| H&W | 109 | 104 | 4.3% |
| Margins | 14 6% |
15 6% |
(1 0%) |
| F&I | 42 | (79) | 153.0% |
| Margins | 13 8% |
(25 9%) |
39 7% |
| Total EBITDA | 151 | 25 | 502.0% |
| 36 Margins |
4% 14 |
6% 2 |
8% 11 |




Sales growth w/o Confectionery =



EBIT growth w/o Confectionery =
38
Target Milk Prices| 2012-2023 (ILS per Liter)

Source: Israeli Dairy Board (Production and Marketing) website

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


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


Strauss Coffee Q1 and NIS mm Non-GAAP Financial Highlights

| Coffee Strauss (Non |
GAAP) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q1 |
2022 Q1 |
% Chg. |
|
| Revenue: | |||
| Israel | 238 | 215 | 10.6% |
| International | 951 | 781 | 21.8% |
| Total Revenue |
1,189 | 996 | 19.4% |
| Total Profit Gross |
342 | 295 | 16.1% |
| GrossMargins | 28.8% | 29.6% | (0.8%) |
| EBIT: | |||
| Israel | 39 | 47 | (17.4%) |
| Margins | 16.3% | 21.8% | (5.5%) |
| International | 60 | 58 | 2.3% |
| Margins | 6.3% | 7.5% | (1.2%) |
| Total EBIT |
99 | 105 | (6.2%) |
| Margins | 8.3% | 10.6% | (2.3%) |
| EBITDA: | |||
| Israel | 50 | 56 | (10.3%) |
| Margins | 21.0% | 25.9% | (4.9%) |
| International | 82 | 77 | 6.2% |
| Margins | 8.6% | 9.8% | (1.2%) |
| Total EBITDA |
132 | 133 | (0.6%) |
| Margins | 11.1% | 13.3% | (2.2%) |
Note: (1) Três Coraçõe
42 Source: Três Corações Alimentos S.A. Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of March 31st, 2023.

Strauss Coffee Non-GAAP Sales by Geography Q1 and NIS mm

| Coffee Strauss Sales |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change % |
||||
| 2023 Q1 |
2022 Q1 |
NIS | Local Currency |
|
| Israel | 238 | 215 | 10.6% | 10.6% |
| International: | ||||
| Corações Venture Três Joint (Brazil) (1) |
621 | 559 | 11.1% | 0.9% |
| Russia Ukraine & |
165 | 92 | 79.3% | 49.9% |
| Poland | 79 | 64 | 24.4% | 18.8% |
| Romania | 51 | 38 | 31.3% | 23.4% |
| Serbia | 35 | 28 | 24.8% | 17.5% |
| Total International |
951 | 781 | 21.8% | 9.8% |
| Coffee Total |
1,189 | 996 | 19.4% | 10.0% |
Note: (1) Três Corações jointventure (Brazil): a company jointly held by the Group (50%) and by the São Miguel Group (50%) (3C).
43 Source: Três Corações Alimentos S.A. Consolidated Interim Financial Statements as of March 31st, 2023.






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


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


Source: Bloomberg
International Dips & Spreads
Strauss D&S Non-GAAP Financial Highlights | Q1 2023 NIS mm; 50% share

| & Spreads (Non GAAP) Dips |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q1 |
2022 Q1 |
% Chg. |
|||
| Revenue: | |||||
| (50%) Sabra |
106 | 97 | 8.6% | ||
| (50%) Obela |
21 | 21 | (0.3%) | ||
| Total Revenue |
127 | 118 | 7.0% | ||
| EBIT: | |||||
| (50%) Sabra |
(1) | (15) | 114.1% | ||
| Margins | (1.3%) | (15.5%) | 14.2% | ||
| (50%) Obela |
0 | (2) | NM | ||
| Margins | NM | NM | NM | ||
| Total EBIT |
(1) | (17) | NM | ||
| Margins | (0.8%) | (14.3%) | 13.5% | ||
| EBITDA: | |||||
| Total EBITDA |
7 | (10) | 162.5% | ||
| Margins | 5.1% | (8.8%) | 13.9% |


Sesame Humera Historical Prices | 2017-2023








Haier Strauss Water Q1 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%)

Thank You
For further details please contact:
Daniella Finn | Investor Relations Phone: + 972-3-675-2545 [email protected]
www.strauss-group.com
