OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY
The first half of this financial year (2HY 2019) was successful for the Company.
Despite the decline in sales, we were able to significantly improve overall
profitability and capital efficiency.
The Group's consolidated EBITDA for the reporting period was 2.8 million euros,
an increase of 48% compared to the same period last year being mainly affected
by the revaluation of biological assets. Operating EBITDA (i.e., excluding one-
offs and fair value adjustment of fish stock) was 2.9 million euros (2HY
2018: 3.5 million euros). Net profit amounted to 1.1 million euros, almost three
times higher than the net profit for the same period last year (2HY 2018: 0.4
million euros).
The second half of 2019 was characterized by a more than 8% decline in salmon
and trout market prices, which resulted in Finnish retail chains expecting lower
prices for smoked products in the private label segment. To maintain
profitability, we decided to reduce the supply of hot and cold smoked products
in the Finnish retail market during this period. We were able to partially
replace the decline in the turnover of smoked products with sales of fish and
fish fillets and other fish products. In the first half of 2020, prices for the
private label segment of smoked products are recovering and we will continue
with deliveries at the same level as last year.
One of PRFoods' main focuses has been improving cash flow from operating
activities, which is reflected in 2HY 2019 positive cash flow from operating
activities of 4.5 million euros compared to 2.7 million euros in the same period
last year. The Company's net debt was 17.8 million euros as of 31.12.2019
(30.12.2018: 20.0 million euros). The Group's working capital as of 31.12.2019
was -3.5 million euros, the reason being that current liabilities include
related party liabilities of 4.2 million euros, which by their nature are long-
term but shall be accounted for as short-term due to accounting principles.
We will continue to merge the business activities of Estonian and Finnish
companies and create synergies, especially in product development and sales in
both domestic and export markets. The legal merger of the Finnish companies
Heimon Kala and Trio Trading took place on 31.01.2020, which resulted in the
centralization of the companies' management and key business functions. In
Estonia, we have launched a Finnish-Estonian joint brand - Heimon Kala, and for
the first time entered the Estonian retail market with rainbow trout farmed in
Saaremaa. In the coming years, the priority of product development is to enrich
the value of fish farmed in our fish farms.
With regard to fish farming, we have received a positive response from Sweden to
expand existing fish farms. In Estonia, we continue increasing the existing farm
and applying for new farming licenses. We continue to make the necessary
preparations to increase the volume of quality raw material from our fish farms.
The John Ross Jr.'s renewed brand was launched at the end of last quarter and in
the coming periods we expect the new brand to generate revenue growth in the UK
market.
The Company continues to focus on enhancing environmentally friendly production,
including raw materials, energy sources, and packaging.
As signs of threats, we have to highlight the increased competition in the
Finnish market which has led to a decline in retail prices compared to the same
period last year. The listeria scandal that hit the Estonian fishing industry
had a significant impact on the overall retail market, but did not have a
significant impact on the total sales of PRFoods as the share of the Estonian
market in the Company's total turnover is small.
In the light of the listeria scandal, we can confirm that the PRFoods companies
have successfully passed all additional controls and that the Group's production
units have international quality management certifications. In addition, our
factories are regularly audited by our major counterparties and these audits are
performed with near-maximum results. The biggest role here is played by the
internal quality management of our companies, including the day-to-day controls
in our laboratories, from the purchase of raw materials to the dispatch of the
product, and the professionalism of our staff.
The Brexit, which came into effect on 31.01.2020, will have no effect on our UK
companies this financial year, however, it is unclear what the long-term impact
will be once the transition period ends.
It is also unclear whether and to what extent will the long-term effects of the
outbreak of the coronavirus be on commodity exports. Early 2020 saw a decline in
demand, and it also made it more difficult to forecast the price of salmon in a
situation where deliveries of salmon producers to Asia were hindered.
There are major factory modernizations in Estonia and Finland as well as changes
in the product portfolio planned for this calendar year, which may result in
short-term sales and profit decrease compared to the previous period.
Taking into account the above and the increased risks of the global economy,
PRFoods will forego the estimates of turnover and profit for the current
financial year made at the end of the previous financial year. If the Company
decides to issue an updated forecast, it will notify accordingly.
On the positive side, we would like to point out that PRFoods successfully
completed a non-public bond issue in early 2020, which resulted in short-term
liabilities of 9 million euros becoming long-term, releasing thereby short-term
cash flows of approximately 2 million euros per year. In the first quarter of
2020, the Company also plans to carry out an additional public issue of bonds.
In order to achieve the goals in the following periods, the Group has
strengthened its management in both product development and financials. Our
people have worked hard to develop the Company and improve its profitability.
PRFoods' balance sheet, production and customer base are strong, and we look
expectantly to the future.
Making big changes is always difficult for employees and I am very grateful that
our people are enthusiastically embraced the changes and given their best.
KEY RATIOS
INCOME STATEMENT
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|mln EUR |4Q 2019|3Q 2019|2Q 2019|1Q 2019|4Q 2018|3Q 2018|2Q 2018|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|Sales | 25.4| 19,3| 21.5| 18.1| 26.7| 19.4| 22.1|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|Gross profit | 4.3| 2,6| 2.1| 2.1| 4.7| 3.0| 1.8|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|EBITDA from operations| 2.1| 0,7| 0.3| 0.2| 2.4| 1.1| -0.2|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|EBITDA | 1.4| 1,5| 0.3| -0.5| 0.8| 1.1| 0.3|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|EBIT | 0.7| 1,0| -0.3| -1.0| 0.2| 0.6| -0.2|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|EBT | 0.6| 0,8| -0.4| -1.2| 0.0| 0.4| -0.5|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|Net profit (-loss) | 0.5| 0,6| -0.6| -1.2| 0.2| 0.1| -1.1|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|Gross margin | 17.0%| 13,4%| 9.8%| 11.7%| 17.7%| 15.2%| 7.9%|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|Operational EBITDA | | | | | | | |
|margin | 8.4%| 3,8%| 1.4%| 1.1%| 9.1%| 5.4%| -1.1%|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|EBITDA margin | 5.3%| 7,6%| 1.4%| -2.5%| 2.9%| 5.8%| 1.2%|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|EBIT margin | 2.9%| 5,0%| -1.2%| -5.6%| 0.9%| 3.0%| -1.1%|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|EBT margin | 2.2%| 3,9%| -2.0%| -6.5%| 0.1%| 1.8%| -2.3%|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|Net margin | 2.0%| 2,9%| -3.0%| -6.6%| 0.8%| 0.7%| -5.1%|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|Operating expense | | | | | | | |
|ratio | 12.5%| 13,4%| 11.7%| 14.1%| 11.2%| 13.5%| 12.0%|
+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
BALANCE SHEET
+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|mln EUR |31.12.2019|30.09.2019|30.06.2019|31.03.2019|31.12.2018|30.09.2018|30.06.2018|
+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|Net debt | 17.8| 19,9| 20.5| 18.7| 20.0| 21.9| 18.1|
+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|Equity | 23.3| 22,8| 21.9| 23.3| 24.2| 24.1| 23.3|
+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|Working | | | | | | | |
|capital | -3.5| -3,0| -3.1| -1.6| 1.0| 2.0| 2.8|
+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|Assets | 60.5| 62,4| 62.5| 63.5| 65.5| 64.5| 65.5|
+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|Liquidity| | | | | | | |
|ratio | 0.9x| 0,9x| 0.9x| 0.9x| 1.0x| 1.1x| 1.1x|
+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|Equity | | | | | | | |
|ratio | 38.5%| 36,5%| 35.0%| 36.7%| 37.0%| 37.4%| 35.6%|
+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|Gearing | | | | | | | |
|ratio | 43.3%| 46,6%| 48.3%| 44.5%| 45.2%| 47.6%| 43.7%|
+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|Debt to | | | | | | | |
|total | | | | | | | |
|assets | 0.6x| 0,6x| 0.7x| 0.6x| 0.6x| 0.6x| 0.6x|
+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|Net debt | | | | | | | |
|to EBITDA| 5.3x| 5,4x| 5.1x| 5.4x| 5.1x| 3.8x| 3.1x|
+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|ROE | -3.2%| -4,5%| -6.5%| -8.2%| -4.0%| 0.1%| 0.2%|
+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|ROA | -1.2%| -1,6%| -2.3%| -3.0%| -1.5%| 0.0%| 0.1%|
+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Thousand euros | 31.12.2019 | 31.12.2018 | 30.06.2019 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| ASSETS | | | |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,680 | 4,910 | 2 583 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Receivables and prepayments | 6,342 | 6,470 | 5 300 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Inventories | 9,104 | 11,553 | 11 980 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Biological assets | 4,354 | 4,719 | 4 924 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Total current assets | 22,480 | 27,652 | 24 787 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| | | | |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Deferred income tax | 66 | 49 | 41 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Long-term financial investments | 217 | 134 | 202 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Tangible fixed assets | 14,444 | 14,569 | 14 535 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Intangible assets | 23,286 | 23,046 | 22 969 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Total non-current assets | 38,013 | 37,798 | 37 747 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| TOTAL ASSETS | 60,493 | 65,450 | 62 534 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| | | | |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | | | |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Loans and borrowings | 12,505 | 14,224 | 13 502 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Payables | 13,301 | 12,184 | 14 105 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Government grants | 188 | 241 | 234 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Total current liabilities | 25,994 | 26,649 | 27 841 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| | | | |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Loans and borrowings | 7,945 | 10,706 | 9 540 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Payables | 190 | 519 | 190 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Deferred tax liabilities | 2,070 | 2,094 | 2 010 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Government grants | 981 | 1,257 | 1 087 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Total non-current liabilities | 11,186 | 14,576 | 12 827 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 37,180 | 41,225 | 40 668 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| | | | |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Share capital | 7,737 | 7,737 | 7 737 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Share premium | 14,007 | 14,007 | 14 007 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Treasury shares | -390 | -390 | -390 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Statutory capital reserve | 51 | 51 | 51 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Currency translation reserve | 167 | -70 | -214 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Retained profit (-loss) | 1108 | 2,130 | 66 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Equity attributable to parent | 22,680 | 23,465 | 21 257 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Non-controlling interest | 633 | 760 | 609 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| TOTAL EQUITY | 23,313 | 24,225 | 21 866 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 60,493 | 65,450 | 62 534 |
+---------------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss And Other Comprehensive Income
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Thousand euros |2Q 2019/2020|2Q 2018/2019|6m 2019/2020|6m 2018/2019|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Sales | 25,374| 26,729| 44,703| 46 122|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Cost of goods sold | -21,049| -22,011| -37,796| -38 448|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Gross profit | 4,325| 4,718| 6,907| 7 674|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| | | | | |
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Operating expenses | -3,169| -2,996| -5,767| -5 619|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Selling and distribution| | | | |
|expenses | -2,146| -2,084| -3,938| -3 927|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Administrative expenses | -1,023| -912| -1,829| -1 692|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Other income / expense | 206| 136| 334| 303|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Fair value adjustment on | | | | |
|biological assets | -622| -1,628| 224| -1 555|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Operating profit (loss) | 740| 230| 1,698| 803|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Financial income/-expenses| -190| -213| -393| -435|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Profit (loss) before tax | 550| 17| 1,305| 368|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Income tax | -54| 205| -239| -4|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Net profit (loss) for the | | | | |
|period | 496| 222| 1,066| 364|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| | | | | |
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Net profit (loss) | | | | |
|attributable to: | | | | |
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Owners of the company | 529| 130| 1,042| 229|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Non-controlling interests | -33| 92| 24| 135|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Total net profit (loss) | 496| 222| 1,066| 364|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| | | | | |
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Other comprehensive income| | | | |
|(loss) that may | | | | |
|subsequently be classified| | | | |
|to profit or loss: | | | | |
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Foreign currency | | | | |
|translation differences | 66| -101| 381| -77|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Total comprehensive income| | | | |
|(expense) | 562| 121| 1,447| 287|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| | | | | |
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Total comprehensive income| | | | |
|(expense) attributable to:| | | | |
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Owners of the Company | 595| 29| 1,423| 152|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Non-controlling interests | -33| 92| 24| 135|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Total comprehensive income| | | | |
|(expense) for the period | 562| 121| 1,447| 287|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| | | | | |
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Profit (loss) per share | | | | |
|(EUR) | 0.02| 0.00| 0.04| 0.00|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| | | | | |
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|Diluted profit (loss) per | | | | |
|share (EUR) | 0.02| 0.00| 0.04| 0.00|
+--------------------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
Indrek Kasela
AS PRFoods
Member of the Management Board
Phone: +372 452 1470
investor@prfoods.ee
www.prfoods.ee
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