Ferrexpo Plc · LSE:FXPO

Ferrexpo — FY2024 Earnings Presentation

24 slides from Ferrexpo's earnings presentation, Mar 19, 2025

  1. Slide 1: Full year 2024 financial results

    Full year 2024 financial results 19 March 2025

  2. Slide 2: Forward looking statement & disclaimers

    Forward looking statement & disclaimers Information regarding forward-looking statements. This Presentation includes When assessing and discussing the Group’s reported financial performance, forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known financial position and cash flows,

  3. Slide 3: Our global operations

    Our global operations 1 Ferrexpo Plc, London 2 Ferrexpo AG, Baar 3 Corporate Office, Kyiv 4 Operations, Horishni Plavni 5 Ukrainian port facilities, Black Sea 6 First DDSG barge operations, Danube 7 Office, Dubai 8 Office, Singapore 9 Office, Shanghai 10 Office, Tokyo Ferrexpo PLC | Full year 2024 f

  4. Slide 4: Vertically-integrated producer of high-grade iron ore products

    Vertically-integrated producer of high-grade iron ore products Our high-quality products are preferred by premium steel producers around the world and are enabling the transition to green steel, whilst at the same time supporting the Ukrainian economy. What we do The outcomes we deliver Economic Tra

  5. Slide 5: Supporting the transition to green steel

    Supporting the transition to green steel What’s the industry challenge? Why are we well positioned to help achieve this? Our industry- Established Our focus on The essential Transition leading large scale responsible nature of steel to green steel products operations operations >1.8BN T 7% -37% +50Y

  6. Slide 6: Business review

    Business review Lucio Genovese Executive Chair

  7. Slide 7: Protecting our people and our assets

    Protecting our people and our assets Revenue Resilient production US$933M 6.9MT 43% increase in revenues Logistics constraints eased reflecting increased sales allowing for a 66% increase volumes, albeit at lower in total production (pellets realised prices. and concentrate), including record produc

  8. Slide 8: Operations

    Operations Operations scaled to deliver exceptional increases in throughput, production and sales Mining Processing Logistics Strong growth in mining Increased flexibility with Logistics capabilities rapidly rates, to deliver ore to plant multiple pellet lines in operation handled increase in sales

  9. Slide 9: Review of operations

    Review of operations Managing the business through a prolonged war Mined volumes Sales (thousand tonnes) (thousand tonnes) 150,000 12,000 140,000 11,000 130,000 10,000 120,000 110,000 9,000 100,000 8,000 90,000 7,000 80,000 70,000 6,000 Q4 60,000 5,000 Q4 Q3 50,000 4,000 40,000 Q3 3,000 Q2 30,000 2,

  10. Slide 10: Sustainability dashboard

    Sustainability dashboard Progress hindered by impacts of war Key safety rate (LTIFR) GHG Emissions (Scope 1&2 kg/t) Women in leadership roles Humanitarian support 0.54 +5% 23% US$28M 28 23% 25 22% 21% 132 0.79 20% 18% 18% 110 19 0.58 94 92 91 89 0.54 0.51 0.41 0.39 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2019

  11. Slide 11: Operating during a time of war

    Operating during a time of war Protect our people and preserving the integrity of our assets Workforce Logistics distribution 9% Rail Western border crossings 50:50 One in ten of our employees are The reopening of Ukraine’s Black Sea currently serving in the Armed Forces ports allowed the Group to r

  12. Slide 12: Making a meaningful social impact during wartime

    Making a meaningful social impact during wartime Humanitarian and CSR funding for over 100 projects and initiatives since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022 2% 10% 26% 4% Electronics PPE US$28m 9% Supplied goods Medicine since the full-scale invasion Foods and Others in February 2

  13. Slide 13: Market review

    Market review Yaroslavna Blonska Acting Chief Marketing Officer

  14. Slide 14: Iron ore markets

    Iron ore markets Falling prices due to supply growth and weak steel markets Restocking-driven price Decline during 2024 characterised by a period of strong pellet rally subsequently 2-3Q driven by Sharp 20% rally in dampened by stronger soft construction prices driven by pre- supply with majors ramp

  15. Slide 15: Sales and logistics

    Sales and logistics Group sales Diversification 6.8MT 11countries Full year shipments increased Sales to existing European 64%, comprising 6 million customers diversified with tonnes of premium pellets and sales to customers in MENA 0.8 million tonnes concentrate (6%) and Asia (17%). (2023: 4.2MT).

  16. Slide 16: Customer development

    Customer development Pellet demand & premiums Premium customers +65% Fe Green steel Resumption of DR pellets Agreements signed with leading resulted in increased sales of European and Asian business 380kt to MENA customers partners to jointly advance (2023: 105kt sales products and technologies for

  17. Slide 17: Financial review

    Financial review Nikolay Kladiev Chief Financial Officer

  18. Slide 18: Income statement

    Income statement Downscaled operations continue to produce operating profit Revenue Key figures 2024 2023 Change (US$ million, unless otherwise stated) • 64% increase in sales volumes due to regained access to Ukrainian Black Sea ports. Total sales volume (mt) 6.8 4.2 64% • Annual average benchmark

  19. Slide 19: Underlying EBITDA drivers

    Underlying EBITDAA drivers Positive EBITDA maintained despite lower realised prices and higher energy and key consumables costs 2024 EBITDA waterfall EBITDA EBITDA margin US$m US$69M 7% (2023: 15%) 450 315 400 Sales 350 (52) • Significant positive impact from 62% higher sales volume due to regained

  20. Slide 20: Production cost breakdown & development

    Production cost breakdown & development C1 unit costs increased 10%, affected by macro factors Explosives Royalties 2% 2024 C1 costs breakdown Grinding media 7% 6% 2% C1 Cash Costs of Change vs 2023 9% Electricity US$83.9/t +10% 2024 32% 6% 32% Maintenance US$83.9/t and repairs 16% • Energy-related

  21. Slide 21: Cash flow statement

    Cash flow statement Stable net cash position despite challenging environment Underlying EBITDA (US$ million, unless otherwise stated) 2024 2023 Change • Lower underlying EBITDA is the net effect from: Underlying EBITDA 69 99 (30%) ‒ Higher sales and production volumes. ‒ Lower realised prices. Worki

  22. Slide 22: Balance sheet

    Balance sheet Balance sheet maintained with a stable net cash position at year end Assets Key figures 2024 2023 Change (US$ million) • PPE after impairment loss of US$72 million. • Decrease of trade and other receivables due to strong cash collection Total assets, including 1,187 1,347 (160) before

  23. Slide 23: Outlook: 2025 considerations

    Outlook 2025 considerations Maintain safety-first approach Achieve a fifth successive fatality-free year and low LTIFR War in Ukraine Protecting our people is our main priority, alongside the preservation of our assets Supporting Ukraine Safeguard employment, fiscal contributions and humanitarian su

  24. Slide 24: Standing with Ukraine

    Standing with Ukraine

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