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Yara International Asa — Debt Investor Presentation (November 2017)

42 slides from Yara International Asa's debt investor presentation, Nov 27, 2017

  1. Slide 1: Yara International ASA Fixed Income Investor Presentation

    Yara International ASA Fixed Income Investor Presentation 27 - 28 November 2017

  2. Slide 2: Our planet faces massive challenges – Yara is part of the solution

    Our planet faces massive challenges – Yara is part of the solution 9.7 billion + 50 % -40 to -70% people Increased food production Reduced greenhouse gas emissions* Our Mission Our Values Responsibly feed the world and protect the planet. Ambition, Curiosity, Collaboration and Accountability Source:

  3. Slide 3: Key credit highlights

    Key credit highlights 1 World’s leading nitrogen-fertilizer company with 112 years history 1 2 Stable and long term Norwegian government ownership of 36.2% 3 Globally positioned with production and distribution in all major regions 4 Diversified business portfolio reduces exposure to the fertilizer

  4. Slide 4: Global leadership by growing knowledge for 112 years

    Global leadership by growing knowledge for 112 years About the company: Stable ownership structure: • Headquarters in Norway • Norwegian State 36.2% • President and CEO: Svein Tore Holsether • Norwegian National Insurance Scheme Fund 5.3% • Present in more than 60 countries, sales to ~160 countries

  5. Slide 5: Yara drives sustainable agriculture with the right nitrogen fertilizer products and precision farming tools

    Yara drives sustainable agriculture with the right nitrogen fertilizer products and precision farming tools Lower volatilization losses* with Yara’s premium Precision farming tools promote sustainable fertilizers agriculture % NH3-N per unit N applied 19.9 10.8 3.0 1.8 0.7 • Precision farming promot

  6. Slide 6: Agenda

    Agenda Company overview Fertilizer market Business strategy Financial review Appendix 6

  7. Slide 7: Yara's leading global position and differentiated product portfolio

    Yara’s leading global position and differentiated product portfolio represent key sources of competitive edge Global #1 in Nitrates1 9.4 7.4 4.5 3.2 2.7 2.3 3.1 4.7 2.1 1.0 Yara Eurochem Ostchem Uraichem Borealis Europe North 41.4% 0.2 America Asia 6.6% Global #1 in NPK2 5.3 12.1% 3.3 2.7 2.7 1.2 1.

  8. Slide 8: Integrated business model which creates value above competitors through scale, flexibility and value chain

    Integrated business model which creates value above competitors through scale, flexibility and value chain presence ~80% of 2016 revenue ~ 20% of 2016 Own Produced ~27mt1 Third Party Products ~8mt revenue 1) Yara deliveries 2016 8

  9. Slide 9: Three operating segments supported by a global supply chain function cover the value chain

    Three operating segments supported by a global supply chain function cover the value chain Production Crop Nutrition Industrial Runs large-scale production of nitrogen- Provides worldwide sales, marketing and Develops and markets environmental Description based products, the starting point for our c

  10. Slide 10: Supply Chain delivers industry-leading economies of scale

    Supply Chain delivers industry-leading economies of scale Biggest industrial buyer of natural gas in Europe Third single biggest buyer of P&K globally 2016 gas consumption, Million MMBtu* 2016 P&K purchases (mt) 157 7.0 7.0 109 3.9 3.4 22 1.1 Europe Canada RoW Phosphate** Potash, MOP China India Yar

  11. Slide 11: Production scale advantage and variable cost flexibility due to asset set-up and product mix

    Production scale advantage and variable cost flexibility due to asset set-up and product mix Diversified product portfolio1 High ammonia flexibility Yara’s operating cash costs are mainly variable Mill tons 2016FY Mill tons 2016FY NOK billions, 2016FY Ammonia 8 Nitrates 6 2.9 Urea 5 Variable costs (

  12. Slide 12: Crop Nutrition creates resilience in earnings through sustainable value-added premiums

    Crop Nutrition creates resilience in earnings through sustainable value-added premiums NPK premium over blend1 Nitrogen upgrading margins2 USD/t USD/t 700 600 600 500 500 400 Weighted average global Nitrate 400 premium above blend cost premium 300 above urea Nitrate premium, CIF inland Germany 300 V

  13. Slide 13: Industrial segment delivers growth and offsets fertilizer cyclicality and seasonality

    Industrial segment delivers growth and offsets fertilizer cyclicality and seasonality Base Chemicals Environmental Solutions Mining Applications Industrial Applications1 Chemical applications for food, CN and associated solutions for Key product and automotive, space, NOx and SOx abatement of Techni

  14. Slide 14: Agenda

    Agenda Company overview Fertilizer market Business strategy Financial review Appendix 14

  15. Slide 15: Food demand drives fertilizer consumption – Grain is the key driver for nitrogen consumption growth

    Food demand drives fertilizer consumption – Grain is the key driver for nitrogen consumption growth Grain consumption and production1 Global nitrogen consumption growth2 1.3% 2,650 mt 112 120 106 107 109 110 111 105 103 104 5 4 4 4 4 4 2,550 4 3 3 100 10 10 10 8 8 9 9 9 8 2,450 15 Million tons 80 15

  16. Slide 16: Yara has a strong position in value-added fertilizer, while urea is the main reference product

    Yara has a strong position in value-added fertilizer, while urea is the main reference product for nitrogen pricing Nitrogen – The most important nutrient1 Urea is the key commodity N-product2 Other 10% Potassium (K) 19% Ammonia 4% DAP/MAP Urea 7% 50% Phosphorus (P) 24% Total 186 million tons nutrie

  17. Slide 17: Urea oversupply outside China is offset by lower Chinese exports

    Urea oversupply outside China is offset by lower Chinese exports Capacity additions, excluding China (Mt urea) Urea exports from China (Mt urea) 7.2 16 13.7 13.7 14 4.7 12 10 8.9 3.8 ~3Mt = 10 year historical 3.1 trend consumption growth 8 2.1 2.1 6 2.0 1.6 3.5 4 0.9 2 0 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20

  18. Slide 18: Increased coal prices in China have driven nitrogen prices higher

    Increased coal prices in China have driven nitrogen prices higher China anthracite and urea prices (RMB/mt)1 Increasing urea prices 350 330 310 290 USD/tons 270 250 230 210 190 170 Jan-15 Jul-15 Jan-16 Jul-16 Jan-17 Jul-17 Urea fob Black Sea Urea prilled fob China Urea inland proxy China 1) Source:

  19. Slide 19: Western Europe producers have clear cost advantage over China

    Western Europe producers have clear cost advantage over China Urea pricing derived from a Chinese export price European gas cost2 FOB Black Sea prices typically at ~10 12 USD below FOB China; EU prices in turn correspond to FOB Black Sea + freight 10 USD/ 10 MMBTU + 30 8 315 285 USD/t USD/t 1,750 RM

  20. Slide 20: Urea prices are forecast to increase going forward

    Urea prices are forecast to increase going forward Urea fob Black Sea 600 500 400 USD/ton 300 CRU Sep 2017 200 Fertecon Sep 2017 100 0 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 20

  21. Slide 21: Yara has strong cost and market positions globally

    Yara has strong cost and market positions globally Leading cost position in Europe Strong competitive positions outside Europe 110 • North America: World class low-cost European production assets in core agriculture market 100 average* 90 • Brazil: Unrivalled distribution network with 28 sites in 11

  22. Slide 22: Agenda

    Agenda Company overview Fertilizer market Business strategy Financial review Appendix 22

  23. Slide 23: Sustaining profitable growth and competitive edge within three focus areas

    Sustaining profitable growth and competitive edge within three focus areas Organic growth and Continuous improvement Profitable step growth market development Bunge OFD Tata Urea Shape the markets where we are Fit for the future improving cost Drive growth through M&A, as present and grow our positi

  24. Slide 24: Yara Improvement Program targets minimum USD 500 million sustained annual EBITDA improvement by 2020

    Yara Improvement Program targets minimum USD 500 million sustained annual EBITDA improvement by 2020 USD 500m Improvement Program Progress Annualized EBITDA improvement, USDm1 500 2017 2018 2019 2020 210 Start: Today End: 150 2016 2020 120 64 90 2017as Status 2018 as Status Status 2019 as Status 202

  25. Slide 25: Major improvement and growth investments in 2017; main earnings improvement from 2018 onwards

    Major improvement and growth investments in 2017; main earnings improvement from 2018 onwards1 Improvement and growth capex2 (BNOK) EBITDA improvement3 (BNOK) 11.4 Improvement program Committed expansions + M&A 8.7 1.3 6.8 Improvement program: 4.0 + 2.8 BNOK (350 MUSD) cost improvement 7.9 +1.2 BNOK

  26. Slide 26: Agenda

    Agenda Company overview Fertilizer market Business strategy Financial review Appendix 26

  27. Slide 27: Brief financial summary

    Brief financial summary EBITDA (BNOK) Cash Return on Gross Investment Net Debt/EBITDA 25.0 25% 160 3.5x 23% 21% 140 3.0x 20.0 20% 120 17% 17% 2.5x 15.0 100 15% 14% 13% 2.0x 13% 80 10.0 10% 1.5x 2.9x 10% 9% 60 1.0x 40 5.0 5% 1.6x 1.4x 7% 20 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x 0.8x 0.3x 0.3x - 0% 0 0.0x 0.1x '08 '09

  28. Slide 28: Solid earnings and cash flow despite challenging market and peaking investment program

    Solid earnings and cash flow despite challenging market and peaking investment program demonstrate financial discipline Summary of P&L Yara’s 2017 results impacted by (NOKm) YTD 2017 YTD 2016 Change YE 2016 • Lower fertilizer prices Revenue 69,875 74,843 (4,968) 97,170 • Higher energy prices EBIT 3,

  29. Slide 29: Yara has access to a broad range of capital markets

    Yara has access to a broad range of capital markets Yara’s interest-bearing debt per end 3Q17 Maturity profile (MNOK) MNOK MNOK 20,000 10,000 18,503 18,000 9,000 16,476 16,000 8,000 14,000 7,000 12,000 6,000 10,000 5,000 8,000 4,000 6,000 3,000 4,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 0 0 Bank NOK USD Capital Gross

  30. Slide 30: Financial discipline and active risk management guides our strategy

    Financial discipline and active risk management guides our strategy Financial Policy: Historical dividends as share of Net Income • Financial discipline is the basis for the development (%) NOK of Yara’s global leadership position 70% 16 • Total cash return to shareholders expected to 14 60% average

  31. Slide 31: Summary

    Summary • Globally positioned fertilizer company with integrated and diversified portfolio • On-going capex and improvement programs generating increased cash flow from 2018 • Clear long-term commitment to BBB/Baa2 rating S&P Global rating November 21, 2017 “…we believe that the company will balance

  32. Slide 32: Disclaimer (1/2)

    Disclaimer (1/2) • This document and any related oral presentations are confidential and have been prepared by Yara International ASA (the “Company”) solely for use in this presentation and may not be taken away, reproduced or redistributed to any other person. This document has not been reviewed by

  33. Slide 33: Disclaimer (2/2)

    Disclaimer (2/2) • IN RELATION TO THE UNITED STATES AND U.S. PERSONS, THIS DOCUMENT IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND IS BEING FURNISHED SOLELY IN RELIANCE ON APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN (IF AN

  34. Slide 34: Forward-looking statements

    Forward-looking statements • Certain statements in this document are forward-looking. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-lo

  35. Slide 35: Agenda

    Agenda Company overview Fertilizer market Business strategy Financial review Appendix 35

  36. Slide 36: Safe operations is our first priority and license to operate

    Safe operations is our first priority and license to operate 4.5 TRI (Total recordable injuries 12-month rolling)1 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep '16 '17 1) TRI: Total recordable injuries, lost time (absence from work), res

  37. Slide 37: The basis for mineral fertilizers: energy, ammonia and natural minerals

    The basis for mineral fertilizers: energy, ammonia and natural minerals Nitrogen (N) from air Finished products: Ammonia • Urea • Nitrates (AN, CAN) • NPK • CN Natural • Industrial products gas Natural minerals: • Phosphorus (P) • Potassium (K) 37

  38. Slide 38: Brazil: focus on premium products and solutions drives growth

    Brazil: focus on premium products and solutions drives growth Brazil season-to-date fertilizer deliveries Brazil season-to-date premium product deliveries Kilotons Kilotons 30,000 +1% 1,600 +21% 20,000 3Q 1,400 10,000 1,200 1H 3Q 0 1,000 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 800 Kilotons 8,000 +5% 600 6,000 3Q 4

  39. Slide 39: Increased yield and resource efficiency with nitrates

    Increased yield and resource efficiency with nitrates Extra N required for same yield Protein content at identical N rate Yield at identical N rate % % % 118 114 8.6 12.6 12.3 8.3 100 8.3 12.1 AN UAN Urea AN UAN Urea AN UAN Urea To maintain the same yield, significantly Protein content was significa

  40. Slide 40: Risk Management

    Risk Management Risk management in Yara is centrally governed and an integrated part of strategy and business processes Corporate Risk Management is key facilitator of the risk management system Responsibility for day-to-day risk management is placed with the segments and expert functions supported

  41. Slide 41: Innovation moves the world forward

    Innovation moves the world forward 41

  42. Slide 42: Useful Yara information

    Useful Yara information Yara’s GRI Report 2016: • http://yara.com/doc/248982_Yara_Sustainability_GRI_Report_final.pdf Yara Annual Report 2016 • http://yara.com/doc/248987_Yara_Annual_report_en_web.pdf Yara Fertilizer Industry Handbook, January 2017 • http://yara.com/doc/245619_Fertilizer%20Industry%

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