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Aak Ab — Q4 2008 Earnings Presentation

39 slides from Aak Ab's earnings presentation, 2009

  1. Slide 1: Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008

    Jerker Hartwall CEO Anders Byström CFO Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008

  2. Slide 2: Fourth quarter, 2008

    Fourth quarter, 2008 The Group result for 2008 ended at SEK 851 million (653). Increased volumes and margins for Chocolate and Confectionery Fats and Food Ingredients. Positive developments in the most recent acquisitions within Food Ingredients are the main contributors to this improvement Interim

  3. Slide 3: Insurance

    Insurance The claims handling process with the insurance companies is currently progressing but not finalised. The finalisation of the insurance claims is expected to have additional significant positive effects on the profitability and cash flow for the company in respect of coverage of property re

  4. Slide 4: Important Events 2008

    Important Events 2008 The most important event was the start-up of our new CBE plant and the re-start of the older plant in Aarhus, Denmark, that was damaged in the December 2007 incident. The new plant has performed very well since the start-up in the first quarter. The recommissioned and more effi

  5. Slide 5: Important Events 2008

    Important Events 2008 A leading Swedish food service company, Rapsona, was acquired in the third quarter. The integration process followed the plan, and the operating results are developing positively. Through our strong presence in West Africa we now have a secured flow of incoming shea – the key r

  6. Slide 6: Highlight Q4

    Highlight Q4 Net sales +28%, SEK 4,764 million (3,709) The operating result increased +19 % or 34 MSEK, SEK 212 million (178). – including insurance compensation of SEK 41 million All financial information on this page is exclusive non recurring items and IAS 39 Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report

  7. Slide 7: Highlight full year

    Highlight full year Net sales +32%, SEK 17,207 million (13,005). The operating result increased +35% or 164 MSEK, SEK 851 million (653). – including insurance compensation of SEK 304 million Proposed dividend of SEK 4.00 per share (unchanged) All financial information on this page is exclusive non r

  8. Slide 8: Insurance

    Insurance Insurance compensation of SEK 304 million has been included in the SEK 851 million related to the December 2007 incident in Aarhus, Denmark. Included in the SEK 851 million above, SEK 47 million was recognised as income during the first quarter in relation to the December 2007 insurance cl

  9. Slide 9: Operating profit rolling months

    Operating profit rolling 12 months Additional 900 insurance 851 compensation 864 800 700 745 764 600 653 SEK million 583 500 549 498 470 400 455 300 200 100 0 2005 2006 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 All financial information on this page is exclusive non recurring i

  10. Slide 10: Key figures

    Key figures All financial information on this page is exclusive non recurring items and IAS 39 Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 10

  11. Slide 11: Operating profit full year Business Area

    Operating profit full year Business Area -9”/-14% +41”/+15% +191”/+54% Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 11

  12. Slide 12: Business Areas – Gross Contribution per kilo

    Business Areas – Gross Contribution per kilo Chocolate & Food Ingredients Technical Products Confectionery Fats & Feed The progress of the specialisation strategy can be tracked by the development of the gross contribution per kilo. For the full year we show improvements in the two major business ar

  13. Slide 13: Chocolate & Confectionery Fats

    Chocolate & Confectionery Fats Full Full Q4 Q4 Year Year SEK million 2008 2007 Change 2008 2007 Change Operating profit 139 106 +31% 547 356 +54% excl. non recurring items Volumes (thousand tonnes) 80 72 +11% 302 288 +5% Q4 October - December Operating profit improved by SEK 33 million or 31 % compa

  14. Slide 14: Chocolate & Confectionery Fats - EBIT per tonne

    Chocolate & Confectionery Fats - EBIT per tonne, SEK, rolling 12 months 2 000 1 811 1 742 1 800 1 600 1 488 1 363 1 400 1 236 1 200 980 1 000 800 800 660 600 400 200 0 Q1 2007 Q2 2007 Q3 2007 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 14

  15. Slide 15: Cacoa Butter Equivalent (CBE) and Shea

    Cacoa Butter Equivalent (CBE) and Shea The new CBE plant has performed very well since the start-up in the first quarter 2008. Old plant in Aarhus restarted November 2008. World largest CBE capacity 2009. AAK is world leader in the CBE area and therefore the raw material, shea, is an especially impo

  16. Slide 16: Food Ingredients

    Food Ingredients Full Full Q4 Q4 Year Year SEK million 2008 2007 Change 2008 2007 Change Operating profit 90 81 +11% 319 279 +14% excl. non recurring items Volumes (thousand tonnes) 245 230 +7% 940 898 +5% Q4 October - December • The business area Food Ingredients showed continued stability in a ver

  17. Slide 17: Food Ingredients - EBIT per tonne

    Food Ingredients - EBIT per tonne, SEK, rolling 12 months 335 339 350 308 312 317 311 312 314 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2007 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 17

  18. Slide 18: Technical Products & Feed

    Technical Products & Feed 3 months 3 months Full Full Q4 Q4 Year Year SEK million 2008 2007 Change 2008 2007 Change Operating profit 2 12 -83% 56 65 -14% excl. non recurring items Volumes (thousand tonnes) 75 76 -1% 301 295 +2% Q4 October - December The operating profit was slightly lower than last

  19. Slide 19: Condensed balance sheet

    Condensed balance sheet +647 +1,235 +296 +1,147 Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 19

  20. Slide 20: Financial position

    Financial position The Group’s net borrowings as at 31 December 2008 amounted to SEK 5,112 million (SEK 4,279 million on 31 December 2007). The Group has total credit facilities of SEK 6,300 million of which SEK 5,900 million is committed for 3 years or more. Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 20

  21. Slide 21: Summary cash flow statement for the Group

    Summary cash flow statement for the Group * * Improved cash flow from operating activities compared to last year. Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 21

  22. Slide 22: Cash flow – operational improvement Q4

    Cash flow – operational improvement Q4 2008 Operational Operational Q4 2008 IAS 39 Q4 2008 Q4 2007 IAS 39 Q4 2007 Cash flow from operating activities before change in working capital -185 357 172 304 -63 241 Changes in working capital 564 -357 207 -570 63 -507 Cash flow from operating activities 379

  23. Slide 23: Cash flow

    Cash flow Towards the end of the second quarter, vegetable oils started to show a declining price trend. This decline accelerated during the third and fourth quarters. The significantly lower raw material prices will result in reduced working capital and improved cash flow over time during 2009. Int

  24. Slide 24: Roadmap to growth

    Roadmap to growth s, r ce t , EBIT es a a f pl iv te re at a ol n t er c fa o lt h ilk ce C BE A ic sm t i C Fa rv et r Se sm FA y he ts ry D ir od ec pr ew ot ke a Co D oj M Fo Ba N Applications Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 24

  25. Slide 25: Growth - strategy

    Growth - strategy Specialisation Selective acquisition Product Development Croda Food Service Enzymotec Rapsona Bulk products Strong customer base Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 25

  26. Slide 26: Example of our specialisation strategy Advanced Lipids

    Example of our specialisation strategy Advanced Lipids Joint Venture of AAK and Enzymotec Year High degree of 2007 speciality + Enzymotec (Infant formula) More speciality fats 2000 Simple oils Baby Food Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 26

  27. Slide 27: Example of our specialisation strategy

    Example of our specialisation strategy AAK The Bakery Fat specialist Year No 1 Bakery process aid 2007 + in Bakery fats Croda Food Service Acquired Bakery fat production 2000 Simple oils Bakery fat Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 27

  28. Slide 28: Building blocks

    Building blocks CBE margins CBE CBE margins Volumes CBE margins CBE CBE Volumes margins CBE CBE Volumes FI volumes Speciality FI Speciality FI FI Speciality Speciality Synergies Synergies Synergies 1st wave Synergies FI FI FI FI Commodity Commodity Commodity Commodity 2007 Q4 2008 2008 2009 2010 653

  29. Slide 29: The merger plan

    The merger plan 2006 Make the change 2007 Make it work – increased EBIT 2008 Well positioned – increased EBIT Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 29

  30. Slide 30: The merger’s first three years

    The merger’s first three years MSEK 2006 2008 Sales 10 900 17 200 EBIT 455 851 Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 30

  31. Slide 31: Future prospects

    Future prospects The effects on AAK of the financial crisis and weakened business climate are difficult to assess. Historically, the food and chocolate businesses, which represent more than 90 percent of the Group’s turnover, have shown relative stability in changing business climates. However, due

  32. Slide 32: Future prospects

    Future prospects The fatty acid business and the metalworking fluids both within Technical Products will be more severely affected because of the decline in the customer base in the paper and automotive industries. Cash flow, which has been negatively affected by the strong increase in raw material

  33. Slide 33: APPENDIX

    APPENDIX

  34. Slide 34: ICCO’s forecasts of world cocoa production and consumption

    ICCO’s forecasts of world cocoa production and consumption Source: http://www.icco.org/Attachment.aspx?Id=iid50178 Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 34

  35. Slide 35: Cocoa butter price development in SEK/tonne

    Cocoa butter price development in SEK/tonne Cocoa butter 60000 50000 40000 SEK/ton 30000 c 20000 10000 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 35

  36. Slide 36: Palm USD/tonne

    Palm USD/tonne Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 36

  37. Slide 37: IAS 39

    IAS 39 IAS 39 allows market price valuation of the hedge contracts only while physical purchase contracts and sales contracts are not allowed to be valued in the same way. The difference between the internal market price valuation and IAS 39 market price valuation is the “IAS 39 effect” reported. Th

  38. Slide 38: Back to back hedging

    Back to back hedging Paper Physical contracts purchase Net position Customer Inventory contracts Full market valuation of all ”legs” in the business areas operating result. Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report 2008 38

  39. Slide 39: Theoretical accounting effect - IAS 39

    Theoretical accounting effect - IAS 39 Paper Physical contracts purchase Net position Customer Inventory contracts Only market valuation of financial derivatives are allowed in accordance with IAS 39 No cash flow impact and no impact on underlying profitability. Interim Report Q4 and Year End Report

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