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K+s — K+S Aktiengesellschaft — Q2 2021 Earnings Presentation

13 slides from K+s's earnings presentation, Aug 12, 2021

  1. Slide 1: K+S Aktiengesellschaft Virtual Conference Q2/2021

    12 August 2021 K+S Aktiengesellschaft Virtual Conference Q2/2021 Dr. Burkhard Lohr Thorsten Boeckers CEO CFO

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer No reliance may be placed for any purpose whatsoever on the information or opinions contained in the Presentation or on its completeness, accuracy of fairness. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is made or given by or on behalf of the Company or any of its respective direc

  3. Slide 3: Rapid Debt Reduction and Value Generation

    Rapid Debt Reduction and Value Generation Sale of the Americas operating unit ▪ Closing completed on April 30 ▪ Net proceeds ~ €2.6 billion ▪ Book gain ~ €742 million Financial debt reduced significantly by ~ €1.7 billion ▪ > €1 billion credit facilities, promissory notes, commercial papers ▪ Succes

  4. Slide 4: Social Responsibility

    Social Responsibility ▪ We contributed to the vaccination campaign ▪ Until end of July, employees and family members received more than 3,500 vaccine doses 4

  5. Slide 5: Q2/21 EBITDA significantly improved YoY

    Q2/21 EBITDA significantly improved YoY Highlights Financials (continuing operations) ▪ Q2/21 EBITDA increased to €112m (Q2/20: €53m) € million Q2/2020 Q2/2021 % ▪ COVID-19: Minor efficiency losses on the previous year’s Q2 level Revenues 590 664 +13 ▪ Adj. net profit positive at €158m (Q2/20: €-27m

  6. Slide 6: Strong performance in agricultural markets

    Strong performance in agricultural markets % 240 ► Recovery of crop prices on back of 220 falling stock-to-use ratios, mainly corn and soybean below 5-year-average 200 180 ► First significant increase in agricultural profitability since 2015 160 ► Farmers switch from a cost-minimized 140 to a volume

  7. Slide 7: Agriculture customer segment

    Agriculture customer segment Q2/2021 USD/t EUR/t • Accelerated price recovery in 800 550 Brazil continued on the back of 750 Potassium 500 very strong demand 700 Sulfate 650 (SOP) • Concerns about supply due to Europe 450 600 sanctions against Belarus and 550 Mosaic (Esterhazy) 400 500 Potassium Chl

  8. Slide 8: Trading update: Industry+

    Trading update: Industry+ De-icing salt business ▪ Strong performance in Q1 ▪ Good early-fills business expected Pharmaceutical industry ▪ COVID-19-related declines Food industry ▪ COVID-19-related declines Chemical industry ▪ Strong performance in Q2, especially chlorine for plastics, PVC and glass

  9. Slide 9: 2021 EBITDA outlook raised by €200 million

    2021 EBITDA outlook raised by €200 million ▪ Significantly higher average price EBITDA in €m continuing operations ~700-800 in Agriculture product portfolio + REKS (~200) ▪ Sales volume in the Agriculture customer segment expected to be - Higher freight costs >7.5 million tonnes - Higher energy ~500

  10. Slide 10: New Head of Investor Relations

    New Head of Investor Relations Julia Bock, CFA Julia Bock, previously Senior Investor Relations Manager at K+S AG, will take over as Head of the Investor Relations department. Julia Bock was born in 1983 in Bad Hersfeld, Germany. Julia joined the Investor Relations Department of K+S Aktiengesellscha

  11. Slide 11: Q&A

    Q&A Dr. Burkhard Lohr Thorsten Boeckers CEO CFO

  12. Slide 12: Housekeeping items / Financial calendar

    Housekeeping items / Financial calendar Additional information on 2021 FY outlook – continuing operations ▪ Tax rate: 30% ▪ Financial result: on the level of last year (2020: €-106m) ▪ CapEx: on the level of last year (2020: €428m) ▪ D&A: ~€300m Financial calendar Morgan Stanley Roadshow London (vir

  13. Slide 13: Investor Relations Contact

    Investor Relations Contact K+S Aktiengesellschaft Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 7 34131 Kassel (Germany) E-Mail: investor-relations@k-plus-s.com Website: www.kpluss.com IR-Website: www.kpluss.com/ir Newsletter: www.kpluss.com/newsletter Julia Bock, CFA Dirk Neumann Janina Rochell Senior Investor Relations

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