Ridley Corporation Limited · ASX:RIC

Ridley — H1 2006 Earnings Presentation

32 slides from Ridley's earnings presentation, Feb 14, 2006

  1. Slide 1: Ridley Corporation

    RIDLEY CORPORATION

  2. Slide 2: Strong recovery in Ridley Inc

    Strong recovery in Ridley Inc Continuing improvement in Austra Dry Creek acquisition performing we Cheetham Salt —- new CEO Update Canadian legal claims

  3. Slide 3: Group results A$ million

    AS million Sales EBITDA 42 EBIT 32 Net Profit il) Dividends 3.5 cps* * 50% franked Note: all prior year numbers restated for AIFRS

  4. Slide 4: A$ million

    A$ million Feed Australia Feed Canada Feed USA Currency

  5. Slide 5: EBIT movement A$ million

    AS million EBIT EBIF EBIT r EBIT Tax & outside Feed Canada Feed USA Feed Legal costs Borrowings equity Australia

  6. Slide 6: Feed Australia

    eat AS million Sales EBIT Features ~- Operating earnings up 21% - Improvement in dairy and poultry volumes - Bolt on acquisitions - Industry consolidation - Lower beef and supplements volume — good pasture conditions

  7. Slide 7: Feed Australia

    SS SSE SSS y . .._esese Supplements Swine p 1 3 5 a Acquisitions

  8. Slide 8: Feed Australia

    www BEET | i Atherton JV — Selling and AS million 2 =| = oO > Margins Acquisitions

  9. Slide 9: Cheetham Salt

    AS millio Sales 44 EBIT Features - Dry Creek - Lower volumes to stockfeed sector - Energy / transport / packaging - Export — freight cost - New CEO — John Murray

  10. Slide 10: Cheetham Salt

    I SA ASS Ss EE Agriculture AS million 2 Fs § & = 2 w

  11. Slide 11: Sales and EBIT

    Sales EBIT Features A$m 201 -1% 10 +37% - Broader environment stable - Volumes and margins steady - Cost reductions program fully implemented

  12. Slide 12: US$ million

    USS million Margins Costs Ingredients markets Receivables Claims Settlement - L SS:

  13. Slide 13: Feed USA

    A$m Sales 59 —- + 14% EBIT 6 -13% Features - Volumes up - Sweetlix - Molasses availability / prices - Hurricanes — transport disruption - Energy costs

  14. Slide 14: Feed USA US$ million

    USS million Equine s/ Molasse

  15. Slide 15: Hurricane Impact

    Hurricane Impact ae Whitewood, \ , South Dakota” ad ee ; ” a _ Stockton, pope P=" Worthington,- 7 California X Molasses Terminals @ Cane Molasses Refineries % M@ Area of severe to moderate damage to property ™ Areas where molasses supply and overall transportation has been severely to moderately com

  16. Slide 16: Feed Canada

    Sales EBIT Features AS$Sm 86 +2% 5 +100% - Improved margins and volumes - Cost reduction programme - Border re-opened

  17. Slide 17: C$ million

    C$ million Margins Ingredients Receivables

  18. Slide 18: Corporate costs

    AS Million Dec 2005. Dec 2004 Corporate Costs Canadian Legal Costs US Professional Fees Total

  19. Slide 19: Ridley Corporation

    RIDLEY CORPORATION

  20. Slide 20: AGAAP to AIFRS reconciliation

    A§ Million December 2004 AGAAP Goodwill — including Associates Share-based payments Tax Minority interest December 2004 AIFRS

  21. Slide 21: EBIT by segment under AIFRS

    A$ Million Feed Australia Cheetham Salt Feed USA RNS Feed Canada ct AIFRS 7.8

  22. Slide 22: Cash flow A$ million

    A$ Million EBITDA Capex Borrowing costs Tax Dividends Working capital & other Cash generated Acquisitions Net Dec 2004 36 (10)

  23. Slide 23: Capital expenditure by segment

    Feed Australia Cheetham Salt Feed USA Feed Canada RNS Other A$ Million Dec 2004 11 11

  24. Slide 24: Net debt movement

    a AS Millio... Net Debt - June 2005 Acquisition funding Repayments Currency translation AIFRS — borrowing costs Net Debt — December 2005

  25. Slide 25: Gearing

    373 0.44:1 0.47:1

  26. Slide 26: Net debt by region

    AS Million, Dec 2005 Australia 147 Ridley Inc 20 AIFRS — borrowing costs (2) Dec 2004 Total 165

  27. Slide 27: Working capital

    Dec 2005 Di Receivables 124 Inventory 127 Accounts Payable (153) Other & Provisions (6) Total 92 Days Sales Outstanding 31

  28. Slide 28: Key ratios

    ec 2004 Dec 2003 Net Debt/EBITDA* EBITDA/Net Interest T/Net Interest ROSF* ROFE* EPS (fully diluted) * Annualised 2

  29. Slide 29: Average exchange rate

    Dec 2004 Average Exchange Rate

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  31. Slide 31: Canadian legal claims update

    Claims against Ridley Corporation stfuck out in Ontario in January 2006 Claims against Canadian Federal Governmi Ridley Inc continue Both Canadian Federal Government and Ridley have sought leave to appeal against the decision dismissing their motions to strike the claims in Ont Legal costs on track

  32. Slide 32: Ridley

    RIDLEY

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