Ukrproduct Group Ltd · LSE:UKR

Ukrproduct — H1 2005 Earnings Presentation

21 slides from Ukrproduct's earnings presentation, September 2005

  1. Slide 1: Presentation of Interim Results 2005

    Ukrproduct Group Ltd (‘UPG’) Presentation of Interim Results 2005 London September 2005 Sergey Evlanchik, CEO Dmitry Dragun, CFO

  2. Slide 2: Structure of presentation

    Structure of presentation (1) Executive Summary (2) UPG – Overview & Operations (3) Financials (4) Growth outlook 2

  3. Slide 3: Executive Summary

    Executive Summary ™ UPG is Ukraine’s leading branded dairy foods business ™ Largest market share in processed cheese and packaged butter ™ Pan-Ukrainian sales & distribution, recognisable brands ™ ISO-9001 certified production ™ Highlights of the interim results 2005 ™ Continued strong growth ™ Sale

  4. Slide 4: UPG – Overview & Operations

    UPG – Overview & Operations Sergey Evlanchik, CEO

  5. Slide 5: UPG – Products and services

    UPG – Products and services 30 £27.1m ™ Market leader in packaged butter & 5.4 20 £17.6m £17.3m processed cheese Sales £m 3.2 9.5 3.6 10 £7.3m £8.6m 7.7 5.1 ™ Dried milk powder – 1.6 2.6 3.8 10.1 branded & profitable 5.8 7.3 3.4 3.0 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 1H2005 ™ Distribution services – incremental

  6. Slide 6: UPG – Locations

    UPG – Locations ™ Zhytomyr – 20,000 tonnes of processed cheese & 7,000 tonnes of packaged butter ™ Starokonstantiniv – 3,500 tonnes of skimmed milk powder & 3,100 tonnes of packaged butter ™ 8 regional depots & central warehouse including new depot at Kharkiv Manufacturing plants Distribution depots

  7. Slide 7: UPG – Sales & Marketing

    UPG – Sales & Marketing ™ Pan-Ukrainian logistical capability provides opportunity for significant competitive advantage ™ Countrywide sales & marketing team made up of ~300 professionals (merchandising, trade promotions, market analysis) ™ Comprehensive data obtained from primary points of sale ™ D

  8. Slide 8: A Year of Growth – Headline Figures

    A Year of Growth – Headline Figures ™ Sales +57% to £17.3m ™ EBITDA +56 % to £1.6m ™ Net profit +78% to £1.16m ™ Gross Margins +1.2% points to 16.7% ™ One of Ukraine’s fastest growing companies, 55% compound annual sales growth, 2001-2004 8

  9. Slide 9: Minimising Cyclicality – Forward Storage

    Minimising Cyclicality – Forward Storage ™ Further investment in forward storage ™ Mitigates differences in protein content & price between the winter and summer months ™ Ensures the stability of raw material supplies for the year ™ Provides cost benefits ™ The growth in production capacity continue

  10. Slide 10: Financial Review

    Financial Review Dmitry Dragun, CFO

  11. Slide 11: Financial Highlights 1H2005

    Financial Highlights 1H2005 1H2005 1H2004 Sales: £17.3 million £11.1m Gross profit: £2.9 million £1.7m Gross margin: 16.7% 15.5% EBITDA: £1.6 million £1.0m PBT: £1.3 million £0.75m Net profit: £1.16 million £0.65m Earnings per share*: 2.8p 2.1p 11 *Basic earnings per share excluding non-recurring it

  12. Slide 12: Cash Flows

    Cash Flows 6 Months to 30 June, £ 000 2005 2004 Cash flow from operating activities -57 574 Cash flow from investing activities -2,696 -970 Cash flow from financing activities 3,846 486 Effect of exchange rate changes -129 -7 Net increase in cash 964 83 Cash at the beginning of the year 300 132 Cash

  13. Slide 13: Balance sheet

    Balance sheet £ 000 30/6/2005 31/12/2004 Non-current assets 7,087 5,145 Current assets 9,843 4,869 Current Liabilities (3,781) (3,002) Net current assets 6,062 1,867 Non-Current Liabilities (926) (1,862) Net assets 5,136 5 Total shareholders' equity 12,058 5,018 Total debt 1,026 2,236 13

  14. Slide 14: Core Business Segments

    Core Business Segments Processed cheese ™ Sales + 66.6% to £7,309 million ™ Gross margins + 1.7 percentage points to 22.1% ™ Market share* + 1 percentage point to 31% Packaged butter ™ Sales + 25.7% to £5,081 million ™ Gross margins + 4 percentage points to 14.9% ™ Market share* stable 14 * Manageme

  15. Slide 15: Growth Outlook

    Growth Outlook Sergey Evlanchik

  16. Slide 16: Growth Drivers

    Growth Drivers ™ Favourable consumption trends of dairy products in Ukraine ™ Development of new products ™ Enhancement of the distribution network ™ Possible entry into the adjacent market segment (hard cheese) 16

  17. Slide 17: Strategy

    Strategy ™ Expand UPG’s market share in core segments ™ Invest in modernisation of plant facilities ™ Enhance scale and efficiency of distribution network ™ Launch and commercialise new products ™ Enter the hard cheese segment 17

  18. Slide 18: Outlook

    Outlook ™ Economic growth in Ukraine increases consumer affluence ™ UPG core segments grow substantially ™ Opportunities for sector consolidation open up ™ Entry into the lucrative hard cheese segment is a possibility 18

  19. Slide 19: Appendix

    Appendix

  20. Slide 20: Track Record of Profitable Growth

    Track Record of Profitable Growth Year ended December 31, £ 000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Revenues 7,293 8,647 17,597 27,115 EBITDA 165 304 1,418 2,589 Depreciation (20) (35) (62) (520) Profit before interest and taxation 145 269 1,356 2,069 Interest payable and similar charges (82) (112) (94) (312) Profi

  21. Slide 21: Successful Admission to AIM – Feb 2005

    Successful Admission to AIM – Feb 2005 ™ First Ukrainian trading group to be admitted to AIM ™ Strong investor support ™ Offer oversubscribed raising £6 million gross ™ Market cap on admission £22 million 21

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