Camellia Plc · LSE:CAM
Camellia — H1 2025 Earnings Presentation
24 slides from Camellia's earnings presentation, Sep 5, 2025
Slide 1: Camellia Plc HY25 Results
Camellia Plc HY25 Results Six months ended 30 June 2025
Slide 2: Disclaimer
Disclaimer This presentation has been prepared by Camellia plc (the "Company") solely for the purpose of providing background information on the Company, its business and the industry in which it operates. By reviewing this presentation, you agree to be bound by the following conditions. This presen
Slide 3: Disclaimer (continued)
Disclaimer (continued) This presentation has not been approved by an authorised person in accordance with section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. As such, this document is being made available to and is directed only at: (a) persons outside the United Kingdom; (b) persons who have
Slide 4: About Camellia
About Camellia 5 September 2025 4
Slide 5: About Camellia
About Camellia Long-established Large scale farming 'Profit and Purpose in UK company harmony’ 50,000 hectares of Diversified portfolio mature land. Tea, A business with a strong of international avocado, macadamia social and sustainability agricultural and arable crops commitment businesses 5 Septem
Slide 6: Agricultural operations
Agricultural operations 8 industrial-scale agricultural businesses 49,500 hectares of mature land, plus 4,500 hectares of immature land Goodricke Group, India – 16.6k Ha Well-established operations, with reputations for high-quality products 27 tea estates Branded tea Duncan Brothers Tea - 35,077 Ha
Slide 7: Medium Term Business Plan
Medium Term Business Plan Value Enhancement Plan (VEP) communicated to investors in May 2025 Improve Reduce Invest in growth operating results overall risk 5 September 2025 H Y 2 5 R E S U L T S : S I X M O N T H S E N D E D 3 0 J U N E 2 0 2 5 7
Slide 8: HY25 Financial Results
HY25 Financial Results 5 September 2025
Slide 9: HY25 Financial highlights
HY25 Financial highlights Revenue1 Trading loss Net cash2 Investment Distributions £107.7m £9.6m £81.7m £5.0m £18.9m (HY 24: £105.1m) (HY 24: loss £9.7m) (HY 24: £21.3m) (HY 24: £4.1m) (HY 24: £0m) 1. From continuing operations 2. Net cash, treasury deposits and money market instruments 5 September
Slide 10: HY 2025 trading results
OC HY 2025 trading results Key points • H1 - losses improved by £0.1m Trading Proft H1 25 v H1 24 • H2 – seasonal increase in revenue. Majority of tea, -7 avocado and macadamia crops grown and sold in H2 -8 • Bangladesh - production volumes down due to dry weather impacting profit despite improved -
Slide 11: HY 2025 key financials
HY 2025 key financials HY25 HY24 Key points Revenue £107.7m £105.1m • Revenue and trading profit Trading loss (£9.6m) (£9.7m) improved year on year Separately disclosed items £2.5m £0.6m • Profits on sale of property and collections Other losses (£4.2m) - • Other losses from Operating loss (£11.2m)
Slide 12: HY 2025 VEP Actions
HY 2025 VEP Actions 12
Slide 13: 1. Improve operating results
1. Improve operating results Improve performance from the core operating companies, with a focus on profit and cashflow • Potato production partnership – Brazil • Mechanical plucking – India + Bangladesh • New production line – Bangladesh • Fertiliser trading – Malawi • Management strengthening and
Slide 14: 2. Reduce overall risk
2. Reduce overall risk Focus on mitigating inherent risks, and reducing earnings volatility • Dams and irrigation - Brazil and Tanzania • Crop diversification trials and tourism - India • Sale of Chulsa and Leesh River Gardens - India • Use of drones security - Kakuzi • Orchard canopy health – drone
Slide 15: 3. Invest in growth
3. Invest in growth Commitment to business growth and value creation • Land use repurposing from commercial forestry to arable (230Ha) – Brazil • Further investment in avocado expansion – Tanzania (90Ha) and Kakuzi (60Ha) • Avocado and macadamia orchard maturity and volume growth - Kakuzi • Horizona
Slide 16: Summary
Summary 5 September 2025 16
Slide 17: Summary
Summary • Improving trading performance, strong balance sheet, good liquidity • Prior investments beginning to deliver results - continuing investment in initiated growth projects • First steps towards greater business focus, asset and business rationalisation • Impact of VEP delivery over the mediu
Slide 18: Thank You Q&A
Thank You Q&A 5 September 2025
Slide 19: Appendix
Appendix 5 September 2025
Slide 20: Summary of the Value Enhancement Plan (VEP)
Summary of the Value Enhancement Plan (VEP) Designed to generate value and sustainable profitability for the benefit of shareholders and all stakeholders 1. 2. 3. Improve Reduce Invest in growth operating results overall risk 5 September 2025 V A L U E E N H A N C E M E N T P L A N 20
Slide 21: 1. Improve operating results
1. Improve operating results Improve performance from the core operating companies, with a focus on profit and cashflow Focussing on: Investment in: water resilience; farm technology; factory 1. Better land and factory utilisation efficiency; power supply resilience; farm mechanisation; crop diversi
Slide 22: 2. Reduce overall risk
2. Reduce overall risk Focus on mitigating inherent risks, and reducing earnings volatility • Mitigate inherent risks such as crop concentration, • Disposals likely - at Operating Company level and within weather, and work force trends Operating Companies • Delivered through diversification of reven
Slide 23: 3. Invest in growth
3. Invest in growth Commitment to business growth and value creation • Organic investment focussed on: • Inorganic growth focussed on: o Bringing more land into production o Low-risk diversification into familiar crops or geographies, or into downstream activities related o Efficiency; solar, farm m
Slide 24: Contact
Contact Camellia Plc, Wrotham Place, Bull Lane, Wrotham, Kent TN15 7AE investorrelations@camellia.co.uk 5 September 2025