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UKRAINIAN AGRICULTURE OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENTS AND ACQUISITIONS Table of contents I. Ukraines competitive advantages and potential II. Potential Targets Ukraine beginning to produce world class agricultural companies Subsector Company
Table of contents
I. Ukraine’s competitive advantages and potential II. Potential Targets
Company Success factors Outlook Market cap Key figures
- First mover advantage in eggs,
- High-tech/high quality approach
- Timing to financial markets
- Growth story
- Uncertain –
heavy debt load a major risk ~US$0.6 billion
- #1 egg producer in Eurasia/#2
worldwide
- Shell egg production: 6.0 billion in 2011
- vs. 4.4 billion in 2010
- US$246m EBITDA on US$553m
revenues in 2011
- World class technology & marketing
- High level of self-sustainability in feed
production and oil crushing
- First mover advantage
- Steady, organic growth
- Timing to financial markets
- Positive –
MHP should be the no. 1 chicken producer worldwide by 2016 ~US$2.0 billion
- #1 Poultry producer in Eurasia/#12
worldwide
- Poultry sales of 371,000 tons in 2011
- vs. 331 in 2010
- US$401m EBITDA on US$1,229m
revenues in 2011
- Positive with
exports to Asia and Middle East increasing ~US$1.5billion
- #1 sunflower oil producer in Eurasia/#1
worldwide
- 2.6 Mio tons/year sunflower seed
crushing capacity in 7 crushing plants
- US$310m EBITDA on US$1,899m
revenues in 2011
- Uncertain –
cost structure still not competitive with major Brazilian players
- #1 producer of sugar from beets in
Ukraine/#1 in CIS
- Processed 2.6m tons of sugar beet
(+65% y-o-y) and produced over 370,000 tons of sugar from beet.
- US$154m EBITDA on US$423,572
- First to begin large-scale consolidation of
large farms and crushers
- Significant land banks contribute a large
percentage of feedstock to crushing units
- Timing to financial markets
- First mover advantage at time of increasing
global sugar prices
- Timing to financial markets
- High ratio of own production to procured
sugar beet feedstock
- Conversion of gas-fired sugar plants to coal
- Downstream activities such as milk
production via JV with Danone ~US$0.5 billion
Ukraine beginning to produce world class agricultural companies
Subsector
Source: Company reports
50 000 100 000 150 000 200 000 250 000 300 000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Top 10 holdings Top 20 holdings
Ukraine is the largest country in Europe (excluding Russia) by land area The country has 41.6 million ha of agricultural land (71% of total land area) and 32.5 million ha of
arable land (53%) 89% Small players ready for consolidation 8% 3%
Massive scale (100K+ HA) is achievable
4 Average Ukrainian farm size is increasing…
Average size of ten largest agricultural holdings, ha
…but largest players still hold only a fraction of land…
Percent of total arable land held
10 largest holdings Next 10 largest holdings
Source: Dragon Capital
Climate and Soil Make For Ideal Conditions
Soils Agro Climatic Zones
Steppe Forest Steppe Forest
YIELD TONS PER HA HARVEST MMT COST PER HA RETURN PER HA
- >4
- 3 - 4
- < 3
- > 1 mmt
- 0.5 – 1 mmt
- < 0.5 mmt
- > $300
- $200 - $300
- <$200
- > $400
- $250 - $400
- <$250
WHEAT 2013 - PROFITABLE
BEST LOCATION
YIELD TONS PER HA HARVEST MMT COST PER HA RETURN PER HA
- >3
- 2.3 - 3
- < 2.3
- > 0.4 mmt
- 0.2 – 0.4 mmt
- < 0.2 mmt
- > $500
- $275 - $500
- <$200
- > $170
- $40 - $170
- <$40
BARLEY 2013 - PROFITABLE
BEST LOCATION
YIELD TONS PER HA HARVEST MMT COST PER HA RETURN PER HA
- >7
- 5 - 7
- < 5
- > 2 mmt
- 0.5 – 2 mmt
- < 0.5 mmt
- > $500
- $250 - $500
- <$250
- > $500
- $300 - $500
- <$300
CORN 2013 – MOST PROFITABLE
BEST LOCATION
YIELD TONS PER HA HARVEST KMT COST PER HA RETURN PER HA
- >2.5
- 2 – 2.5
- < 2
- > 150 kmt
- 60- 150 kmt
- < 60 kmt
- > $500
- $200 - $500
- <$200
- > $700
- $500 - $700
- <$500
RAPESEED 2013 – MOST PROFITABLE
BEST LOCATION
YIELD TONS PER HA HARVEST KMT COST PER HA RETURN PER HA
- >2
- 1.5 – 2
- < 1.5
- > 200 kmt
- 50- 200 kmt
- < 50 kmt
- > $550
- $375 - $550
- <$375
- > $500
- $250 - $500
- <$250
SOY 2013 - PROFITABLE
BEST LOCATION
YIELD TONS PER HA HARVEST MMT COST PER HA RETURN PER HA
- >2.4
- 2 – 2.4
- < 2
- > 0.7 mmt
- 0.1- 0.7 mmt
- < 0.1 mmt
- > $400
- $340 - $400
- <$340
- > $590
- $400 - $590
- <$400
SUNSEED 2013 - PROFITABLE
BEST LOCATION
I. Ukraine’s competitive advantages and potential II. Potential Targets
TARGETS – INDEPENDENT BROKERS
Set your criteria and contact Brokers, investment bankers, or agro consulting companies. Gather the information and then go forward. Number 2 Sumy 11,000 Ha Chernihiv 14,000 Ha Vinnytsia 30,000 Ha Poltava 11,200 Ha Kharkiv 3,460, r 15,000 Ha Odesa 12,000, 8,000 Kyiv 4,000 HA Khmelnytsky 12,000 Number 1 Poltava 7,500, 4,300 6,600 Ha Ternopil 6,000 Ha Zhytomir 5,800, 2,700 Khmelnytsky 9,000 Ha
- Mr. Mykola Korol
26,000 ha farm in Central Ukraine
Source: Company info, public information, team analysis
- Locally-owned farm with operations in two oblasts in
central Ukraine. Produces primarily corn. Business consistently delivers high yields and margins. Production grew from 52K tons in 2008 to a forecasted 125K tons in 2011, generating a CAGR of 34%. Company also has small animal husbandry business with 1,500-2,000 heads of cattle for diary and meat. 90% of company’s production is sold through Glencore. Company was founded in 2002 and is currently
- wned 100% by its founders.
Company employs roughly180 people.
- Company is prepared to discuss the sale of a majority stake to a strategic
investor.
- Company’s financial statements are audited by an international
accounting firm.
- Operations
in Cherkassy and Zhytomyr Oblasts. Good access to rail. Storage and drying capacity for 50% of production. USD m 2008 2009 2010 2011E EBITDA 2.6 4.8 8.9 11.1 EBITDA/ha 281 455 539 566 Opportunity description Land holdings
Financials, 2009-2011 Location and infrastructure Investment overview
- Company had 26,000 ha of land under lease at the
beginning of 2012.
- Company intends to grow its holdings by another
5,000 has by 2013.
1.9 6.5 2.3 8.9 1.3 4.8 20 68 56
- 7
20 59 56 Soy 7.8% Sunflower 14% Wheat 14% Corn 57% Total = 19,592 tons
Crop structure 2011, ha Yields 2010, ton/ha 8.7 3.2 4.4 4.4
Other 7.7%
The following are initial queries to guide the evaluation and valuation process. The list is not complete and is only a guide to initial questions that potential investors need to ask. The list does not include financial or legal audit questions.
- Does the company have a crop plan? If not how does it plan its cropping pattern?
If yes how old is the current plan and when was it last updated?
- How does the company plan crop rotation?
- Does crop rotation depend on field size, soil types in particular parts of the
holding, prior years crop, market indicators, or other factors? Please list the factors used in developing the crop plan.
- Does the crop plan set out indicative dates for each field operation?
- Does the crop plan have indicative targets – inputs, outputs?
- Does the crop plan include results from soil tests? If not when was the last soil
test?
- How does the company monitor performance of crop plan objectives?
- What are the internal penalties – bonuses for meeting or failing to meet crop plan
- bjectives?
- Can the company show crop plan implementation records for the last year, two
years, three years?
AGRO EVALUATION CHECKLIST
- Does the company have a purchasing program? If not how does it plan purchasing?
- Does the company use input financing from suppliers?
- Does the company conduct tenders?
- How does the company decide which input suppliers to use?
- Does the company have physical stores for inputs or does it expect on time delivery?
Do physical stores meet requirements for seed, fertilizer, fuel and agro chemicals? What form of security system does the company use to safeguard inputs?
- How is inventory accepted and monitored?
- How far in advance before use does the company acquire inputs?
- What is the average holding period of inputs?
- Can the company show its inventory records, purchasing records?
- Does the company have an equipment maintenance schedule? If not how does it
perform routine maintenance?
- Who is responsible for the equipment maintenance schedule – developing, monitoring
and implementing?
- Does the company perform equipment maintenance or does it hire third parties?
- Is company staff certified to perform equipment maintenance? What training or
certification does company staff have for equipment maintenance or repair?
- Can we see the documents proving that staff is certified to maintain equipment?
AGRO EVALUATION CHECKLIST - CONTINUED
Does the company fit the investor strategy? If so what is the plan to use the acquisition? If not what changes need to made? What are the priorities?
THE REALLY REALLY BIG QUESTION
WHAT IS TO BE DONE
- 1. To obtain real information from operating entities requires signing an NDA and
making a commitment to issue a non binding offer.
- 2. Light Due Diligence
- 3. Making a non binding offer
- 4. Intensive due diligence
- 5. Negotiation
- –
- nancial decisions made in the company?
- and how do they control expenditures?
- who to go to when there are problems?
- duction/operation problems resolved?
- ear organizational structure and do people know where they fit in that organization?
- various parts of the organization meet? Are there common social and business events?
- now why and how they are compensated? Are positive actions rewarded in the company?
- r conferences has each group in the company attended in the last year? Is there a training program?
- pany have its own field maps?
- pany measured its own fields?
- ent fitted with GPS devices?
- pany have an IT department/person? If so what are their responsibilities?
- pany have its own crop storage? Is it safe and secure?
- pany use third party services? If so what?
- company growth plans?
- mpany fit the investor strategy? If so what is the plan to use the acquisition? If not what changes need to made? What are the