Select Harvests Limited · ASX:SHV

Select Harvests — H1 FY2005 Earnings Presentation

13 slides from Select Harvests's earnings presentation, Feb 24, 2005

  1. Slide 1: Results Presentation - Half Year - 31 December 2004

    collaboration delivery integration Results Presentation - Half Year - 31 December 2004

  2. Slide 2: Balance Sheet

    BALANCE SHEET 6 Months Ended 34/12/04 $000 6 Months Ended 31/12/03 $000 Current Assets 52,210 33,357 Non Current Assets 77,145 69,145 Total Assets 129,355 102,502 | Current Liabilities 20,021 11,464 Debt 23,710 19,605 Non Current Liabilities 1,968 1,465 Total Liabilities 45,699 32,534 TOTAL EQUITY 6

  3. Slide 3: Financial Results Half Year 31/12/2004

    Zz nc... FINANCIAL RESULTS HALF YEAR 31/12/2004 6 Months 6 Months Ended Ended % 31/12/04 31/12/03 change $000 $°000 68,306 64,764 +36% 16,678 13,895 +20% 14,391 11,691 +23% Net Profit After Tax 9,143 7,467 422% zarnings per Share (basic) 23.6 cents | 20.0 cents 418% Interim Dividend 16 cents 10 cent

  4. Slide 4: Share Price Movement

    SHARE PRICE MOVEMENT

  5. Slide 5: EBIT Contribution

    \Ww sooner seamen EBIT CONTRIBUTION $14,391 $11,691 EBIT 6 Months Ended 31/12/04 EBIT 6 Months Ended 31/12/03 3% 2% Almond Operations B Almond Operations} @ Food Products 36% @ Food Products O Pesticides 62% O Pesticides Operating EBIT aie Ended eine Ended % change Almond 9,841 7,875 +25% Operations

  6. Slide 6: Almond Operations

    Z XZ”... ALMOND OPERATIONS EBIT HY Dec 04 - $9.841m EBIT HY Dec 03- $7.875m + 25% 2004 2003 « Increased orchard establishment fees. —> 1 2000 acres 2780 Actes —-» | 11600 acres 8070 acres * Increased area under management. + Increased processing fees on third party tonnage. —> L1S8C tonnes 892 tonne

  7. Slide 7: Food Products

    2 an FOOD PRODUCTS EBIT HY Dec 04 - $5.281m EBIT HY Dec 03 - $4.627m + 14% EBITA - $6.023m EBITA - $5.418 Initial contribution from Nibbles business acquired in September 2004. Nut sales in supermarkets continue to grow. Consumer trend is towards natural whole foods. Improved sales and market share

  8. Slide 8: Pesticide Products

    Zz A... PESTICIDE PRODUCTS EBIT HY Dec 04 - $0.461m EBIT HY Dec 03 - $0.215m t 114% * Sales for first half up 19%. Margin improved due to reduction in material costs. Operating costs held at previous years levels. Second half has started positively. Favorable climatic conditions.

  9. Slide 9: SHV Business Model

    2 on”... SHV BUSINESS MODEL Key Objectives « Diversify and expand our income stream to deliver sustainable earnings growth with less volatility from agricultural risk. « Transform the company from an almond grower to a fully integrated food company. + Leverage core skills of almond growing and knowl

  10. Slide 10: Key Drivers in 2004

    2 on”... KEY DRIVERS IN 2004 * The business model has been further developed in 2004. — establishment of a further 4,000 acres of new almond orchards in winter 2004 increasing area under management by 28% to 14,000 acres — 3,500 managed orchards — 500 to be leased to SHV to facilitate replanting pro

  11. Slide 11: World Almond Market

    \Ww seunice semen WORLD ALIIOND MARKET World Almond Supply / Demand Chart 1500 a 2 1000 + < 2 = 500 = 0 EE ST. =——=World Supply | 714 | 758 | 1021} 779 | 1123] 1093] 1150) 1387] 1300 | 1335 = Consumption 621 | 710 | 849 | 687 | 918 | 966 | 1069) 1217) 1180 | 1225 ==—=Carry Out Days} 55 | 25 | 91 | 4

  12. Slide 12: USA Almond Crop - Age of Trees

    USA ALMOND CROP -AGE OF TREES Number of Acres CAAS Almond Acreage Report 10 May, 2004 160000 140000 4 120000 4 100000 3 30000 211 (34%) 60000 4 40000 20000 | 140 (23%) Estimate 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 0 1 2 3 4 @ Annual plantings 1200000 1000000 /—* 300000 re Ibs/ Acre

  13. Slide 13: Business Drivers

    EL BUSINESS DRIVERS STR Scale of SHV almond operations: — top 5 grower internationally — manages over 60% of Australia's orchards — Australia set to overtake Spain as #2 almond producer behind USA in next 10 years Australia has competitive advantage as an almond producer. — higher yields — quality I

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