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Suedzucker — Südzucker Group — Non-Deal Roadshow (June 2009)
75 slides from Suedzucker's roadshow presentation, Jun 9, 2009
Slide 1: Südzucker Group Investor Roadshow – Brussels
Südzucker Group Thomas Kölbl (CFO) Investor Roadshow – Brussels 9th June 2009
Slide 2: Agenda
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Agenda 1. Overview and strategic objectives page 3 2. Financial Highlights page 7 3. Annual Financial Statement 2008/09 page 10 4. Development of Segments Sugar page 22 Special Products page 32 CropEnergies page 41 Fruit page 46 5. Outlook page 50 6. Appendix Long-te
Slide 3: Südzucker Group at a glance
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Südzucker Group at a glance Single global food company with headquarters Group revenues 5.9 bn € * and stock quotation in Germany (MDAX, MSCI; Market Cap 2.7 bn €) Sugar Approx. 70 % of revenues generated (56%) outside Germany Fruit Defensive, non-cyclical business model
Slide 4: Market Position and Strategic Objectives
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Südzucker Group: Market Position and Strategic Objectives Segment/Division Market Position Strategy / Main Drivers Taking advantage of transition period within the sugar industry via … Sugar #1 in Europe … further enhancement of leading market position in Europe … internal
Slide 5: Südzucker was and is a high-growth company
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Südzucker was and is a high-growth company 2002/03 2008/09 6% 21% 14% 4.4 bn € 5.9 bn € 56% 24% 79% Sugar Special Products CropEnergies Fruit Proven track record of growth; CAGR 2002/03 – 2008/09 > 5% on group level and 18% for non- sugar activities Diversification via sig
Slide 6: Agenda
Agenda 1. Overview and strategic objectives page 3 2. Financial Highlights page 7 3. Annual Financial Statement 2008/09 page 10 4. Development of Segments Sugar page 22 Special Products page 32 CropEnergies page 41 Fruit page 46 5. Outlook page 50 6. Appendix Long-term development of key f
Slide 7: Financial Highlights 2008/09
Financial Highlights 2008/09 Group revenues up 2% to 5.9 (5.8) bn € Operating profit rises 11% to 258 (233) mn € Segment sugar generates higher profits at 137 (60) mn € thanks to reduced charges from the restructuring phase of the EU sugar market regulation Special products segment growth re
Slide 8: Südzucker Group: Key Figures
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Südzucker Group: Key Figures (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 Δ Revenues 5.871 5.780 92 1,6% EBITDA 489 489 - - EBITDA-Margin 8,3% 8,5% Operating profit 258 233 25 10,6% Operating Margin 4,4% 4,0% Restructuring and special items 87 -44 131 - Income from operations (EBIT) 345 189 156
Slide 9: Agenda
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Agenda 1. Overview and strategic objectives page 3 2. Financial Highlights page 7 3. Annual Financial Statement 2008/09 page 10 4. Development of Segments Sugar page 22 Special Products page 32 CropEnergies page 41 Fruit page 46 5. Outlook page 50 6. Appendix Long-te
Slide 10: Revenues by segment
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Revenues by segment (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 Δ Südzucker Group 5.871 5.780 92 1,6% Sugar 3.320 3.464 -144 -4,2% Special Products 1.427 1.283 144 11,2% CropEnergies 319 180 140 77,8% Fruit 805 853 -48 -5,6% Sugar: In H1 sale of higher quota sugar production of 2007 campaign.
Slide 11: Operating profit by segment
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Operating profit by segment (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 Δ Südzucker Group 258 233 25 10,6% Sugar 137 60 77 > 100 % Special Products 108 107 1 0,7% CropEnergies 18 22 -4 -17,3% Fruit -5 44 -49 - Sugar: Start of recovery mainly due to decline of burden from restructuring phase o
Slide 12: Result from restructuring and special items
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Result from restructuring and special items (mn. €) 2008/09 2007/08 Δ Sales 5.871 5.780 92 1,6% Operating Profit 258 233 25 10,6% Restructuring & special items 87 -44 131 thereof Sugar 102 -20 123 thereof Special products -4 -14 10 thereof CropEnergies -11 -5 -6 thereof Fruit
Slide 13: Earnings before income taxes
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Earnings before income taxes (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 Δ Operating income 258 233 25 Restructuring and special items 87 -44 131 Income from operations (EBIT) 345 189 155 Income from associated companies 22 23 22 Financial expense -135 -93 -42 Earnings before income taxes 232 1
Slide 14: Earnings per share
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Earnings per share (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 Δ Earnings before income taxes 232 120 112 Taxes on income -49 -20 -28 Consolidated net earnings 183 100 84 thereof Südzucker AG shareholders 162 20 143 thereof hybrid capital 26 26 0 thereof other minority interest -5 54 -59 Earnin
Slide 15: Investments
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Investments (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 Δ Capex 384 494 -110 -22,2% Sugar 124 139 -15 -11,0% Special Products 60 166 -106 -63,7% CropEnergies 170 147 24 16,0% Fruit 31 43 -12 -28,7% Financial Assets 40 53 -13 -24,3% Sugar 26 53 -27 Special Products 2 0 2 CropEnergies 1 0 1 Fruit
Slide 16: Development of net financial debt
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Development of net financial debt due to … (in mn €) Temporary charges of transition period within the High level of investments for EU sugar market regime (Segment sugar) the last time – completion of capacity enlargement Payments to the EU restructuring fund CropEnergi
Slide 17: Balance sheet ratios
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Balance sheet ratios (in mn €) 28.02.2009 29.02.2008 Total assets 7.709 7.917 Equity 3.229 3.300 Equity ratio 41,9% 41,7% Net Financial Debt (NFD) 1.632 1.508 Gearing (NFD/Equity) 50,5% 45,7% Cashflow 504 498 NFD / Cashflow 3,2x 3,0x Goodwill 1.124 1.104 Property, plant, equip
Slide 18: Südzucker-Group: Liquidity profile
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Südzucker-Group: Liquidity profile 2007/08 Q1 2008/09 Q2 2008/09 Q3 2008/09 2008/09 (mn €) 29th Febr 2008 31st May 2008 31st August 2008 30th Nov 2008 28th Febr 2009 Net financial debt -1.508 -1.920 -1.592 -1.618 -1.632 Cash & cash equivalents 394 289 432 392 413 Gross financi
Slide 19: Return on Capital Employed (RoCE)
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Return on Capital Employed (RoCE) 2008/09 2007/08 2008/09 (in mn €) RoCE RoCE Op. Ergebnis Cap. Employed Südzucker Group 5,2% 4,7% 258 4.923 Sugar 5,0% 2,2% 137 2.736 Special Products 8,4% 9,0% 108 1.287 CropEnergies 8,2% 10,0% 18 221 Fruit * neg. 5,6% -5 679 * Adjustment segm
Slide 20: Conclusion: Annual Financial Statement 2008/09
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Conclusion: Annual Financial Statement 2008/09 Südzucker again obtain targets – in volatile energy and commodity markets – set at the beginning of the fiscal year, despite a significant deterioration of the economic environment in light of the financial and economic crises i
Slide 21: Agenda
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Agenda 1. Overview and strategic objectives page 3 2. Financial Highlights page 7 3. Annual Financial Statement 2008/09 page 10 4. Development of Segments Sugar page 22 Special Products page 32 CropEnergies page 41 Fruit page 46 5. Outlook page 50 6. Appendix Long-te
Slide 22: Successful reform process leads to market equilibrium
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Successful reform process leads to market equilibrium* (mn t) Successful reform process Sugar quota reduction**: EU overall -28%, Südzucker -21% -2 - 1.1 - 0.7 - 3.3 - 0.1 4.0 16 17 18 17 17 14 17 13 13 SMY SMY SMY SMY SMY SMY 2006/07 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10e (
Slide 23: Strong position within challenging EU environment
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Strong position within challenging EU environment … Successful reform of sugar market regime Nordzucker / Danisco British Sugar / (15 %) Ebro Sugar After 2 years of transition with slow (12 %) momentum in quota renouncements leading to high economic pressure in the whole ind
Slide 24: Opportunities in Europe as a future import market
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY … offers opportunities in Europe as a future import market Südzucker exploits new Südzucker quota share - sugar marketing year 2008/09 market opportunities … Systematic entry into new import markets and EU member states Romania and Bulgaria: Poland z Production and distrib
Slide 25: Cooperation with Mauritius strengthens distribution power
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Cooperation with Mauritius strengthens distribution power Exclusive distributor of ~ 400,000 tonnes p.a. sugar contingent from Mauritius into the EU from 2009 to 2015 Imported sugar volume… z …leverages European distribution platform z …supports core production regions z …
Slide 26: Segment Sugar: Development 2008/09 (I)
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Sugar: Development 2008/09 (I) (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 Δ Revenues 3.320 3.464 -144 -4,2% EBITDA 255 213 43 20,0% EBITDA-Margin 7,7% 6,1% Operating profit 137 60 77 > 100 % Operating Margin 4,1% 1,7% Restructuring and special items 102 -20 123 - Income from operations
Slide 27: Segment Sugar: Development 2008/09 (II)
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Sugar: Development 2008/09 (II) Revenues (mn €) n Burden from continued 4-step decline of factory margin and prices 3.614 3.666 3.492 3.543 3.425 o Reduced charges (inventory write-down of 3.320 ~3.200 previous year) from the restructuring phase of 2003/04 2004/05 2005
Slide 28: Segment Sugar: Quota renouncements
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Sugar: Quota renouncements Südzucker- Restructuring Accounting Quota aid Special items Cashflow kt mn € Financial year Quota before renouncement 4.091 1st wave (until 31.01.2008) 615 305 2007/08 2009/10 2nd wave (until 31.03.2008) 256 141 2008/09 2009/10 Total 871 446
Slide 29: Segment Sugar: Restructuring 2006/07 - 2008/09
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Sugar: Restructuring 2006/07 - 2008/09 in light of quota renouncement of 21% (~871,000 t) (in mn €) 446 20 12 Depreciation 141 fixed assets Disposal (2nd 38 sugar wave) quotas 57 24% 45% 403 305 ~142 181 (1st wave) 305 (p.a.) 31% 88 (by~09/10) 76 96 (by 08/09) 47 (by 0
Slide 30: Segment Sugar: Outlook 2009/10
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Sugar: Outlook 2009/10 Quota renouncement in spring 2008 and subsequent lower Revenues quota sugar production in campaign autumn 2008 lead to lower sugar sales Cooperation with Mauritius will start running mid of business year, increasing the European distribution
Slide 31: Agenda
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Agenda 1. Overview and strategic objectives page 3 2. Financial Highlights page 7 3. Annual Financial Statement 2008/09 page 10 4. Development of Segments Sugar page 22 Special Products page 32 CropEnergies page 41 Fruit page 46 5. Outlook page 50 6. Appendix Long-te
Slide 32: Segment Special Products: Development 2008/09 (I)
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Special Products: Development 2008/09 * (I) * (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 Δ Revenues 1.427 1.283 144 11,2% EBITDA 172 164 8 4,6% EBITDA-Margin 12,1% 12,8% Operating profit 108 107 1 0,8% Operating Margin 7,6% 8,3% Restructuring and special items -4 -14 10 - Income from o
Slide 33: Segment Special Products: Development 2008/09 (II)
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Special Products: Development 2008/09 (II) Revenues (mn €) n Starch (incl. AGRANA bioethanol) CAGR: ~9 % Sales increase of starch products ~1.500 High raw material costs in H1 have been 1.427 passed on to a large extend 1.283 1.161 Low raw material costs in H2 1.
Slide 34: Segment Special Products: Development 2008/09 (III)
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Special Products: Development 2008/09 (III) Most important changes in 2008/09 Revenue split 2008/09 New segmental order since Q4 2008/09: CropEnergies as separate segment PortionPack Combination of AGRANA bioethanol and starch business within BENEO 7% division Star
Slide 35: Special Products: Division BENEO at a glance
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Special Products: Division BENEO at a glance BENEO Group bundles Functional Food-operations Worldwide unchanging growing demand for Functional Food ingredients in view of increasing competition BENEO-Orafti (prebiotic fibres from chicory roots): Double-digit growth rates
Slide 36: Special Products: Division Starch at a glance
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Special Products: Division Starch* at a glance Well established player as manufacturer of specialty starches for the paper, textile, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and construction industries Principal focus on organic and GM-free starches for the food industry Niche strategy
Slide 37: Special Products: Division Freiberger at a glance
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Special Products: Division Freiberger at a glance Freiberger produces and markets chilled and frozen pizzas as well as frozen pasta and baguettes Solutions are specifically geared toward the strategies of its business partners: retail industry, caterers and food service op
Slide 38: Special Products: Division PortionPack Europe at a glance
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Special Products: Division PortionPack Europe at a glance European market leader in individually packaged portions for the food and non-food sectors in Central Europe In addition to conventional sugar packets, product range includes a wide spectrum of other food portion pa
Slide 39: Segment Special Products: Outlook 2009/10
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Special Products: Outlook 2009/10 Continued sales increase within segment Revenues Starch with reduction in revenues due to price decrease as a result of decline in raw material prices Î Overall moderate increase expected High charges associated with commissionin
Slide 40: Agenda
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Agenda 1. Overview and strategic objectives page 3 2. Financial Highlights page 7 3. Annual Financial Statement 2008/09 page 10 4. Development of Segments Sugar page 22 Special Products page 32 CropEnergies page 41 Fruit page 46 5. Outlook page 50 6. Appendix Long-te
Slide 41: Segment CropEnergies: Development 2008/09 (I)
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment CropEnergies: Development 2008/09 (I) (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 Δ Revenues 319 180 140 77,8% EBITDA 29 31 -2 -7,4% EBITDA-Margin 9,0% 17,2% Operating profit 18 22 -4 -17,3% Operating Margin 5,7% 12,2% Restructuring and special items -11 -5 -6 Income from operations (EB
Slide 42: Segment CropEnergies: Development 2008/09 (II)
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment CropEnergies: Development 2008/09 (II) Revenues (mn €) n Sales increase CAGR: 60% > 400 Capacity extension Zeitz 319 Acquisition of Ryssen Alcools 180 147 o Decline in ethanol prices 61 p Higher grain costs 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10e q Start-up Biowan
Slide 43: Segment CropEnergies: Development 2008/09 (III)
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment CropEnergies: Development 2008/09 (III) Capacity upgrading (nominal) One of the leading European biofuel producers (in k m3) z Focussed on bioethanol only (+300) z Biggest European plant (360,000 m3 /year) Expansion program (+100) Installation Wanze (>700) z Increa
Slide 44: Segment CropEnergies: Outlook 2009/10
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment CropEnergies: Outlook 2009/10 General framework: Financial crisis and low energy prices Revenues Utilization of extended capacity: increase in production above 600,000 m³ p.a. Positive impulse through market entry France and increase of European bioethanol demand
Slide 45: Agenda
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Agenda 1. Overview and strategic objectives page 3 2. Financial Highlights page 7 3. Annual Financial Statement 2008/09 page 10 4. Development of Segments Sugar page 22 Special Products page 32 CropEnergies page 41 Fruit page 46 5. Outlook page 50 6. Appendix Long-te
Slide 46: Segment Fruit: Development 2008/09 (I)
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Fruit: Development 2008/09 (I) (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 Δ Revenues 805 853 -48 -5,6% EBITDA 33 81 -48 -59,7% EBITDA-Margin 4,0% 9,5% Operating profit -5 44 -49 - Operating Margin neg. 5,1% Restructuring and special items 0 -5 5 - Income from operations (EBIT) -5 39 -4
Slide 47: Segment Fruit: Development 2008/09 (II)
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Fruit: Development 2008/09 (II) Revenues (mn €) Fruit preparations (share of revenues 80%) 915 Decrease in sales in light of economic crisis and intensified competition 12 months Pass-through of significantly increase raw material costs 853 780 805 > 800 541 Fruit
Slide 48: Segment Fruit: Outlook 2009/10
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Fruit: Outlook 2009/10 Division fruit preparations: Lower sales in light of economic crisis Revenues Division fruit juice concentrates: Increase in production and volume due to improvement in availability of raw material, but further pricing pressure Î Moderate inc
Slide 49: Agenda
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Agenda 1. Overview and strategic objectives page 3 2. Financial Highlights page 7 3. Annual Financial Statement 2008/09 page 10 4. Development of Segments Sugar page 22 Special Products page 32 CropEnergies page 41 Fruit page 46 5. Outlook page 50 6. Appendix Long-te
Slide 50: Normalisation of seasonal NFD pattern from 2009/10
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Normalisation of seasonal NFD pattern from 2009/10 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 -2,300 FY 2005/06 FY 2006/07 FY 2007/08 FY 2008/09 FY 2009/10p -2,100 -1,854 -1,920 +446 mn € -1,900 -1,900 Cash in restructuring aid -1,700 -1,672 -1,633 -1
Slide 51: Südzucker Group: Outlook 2009/10
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Südzucker Group: Outlook 2009/10 Segment sugar with further decline due to lower sugar quota since Revenues sugar marketing year 2008/09 Continued dynamic growth of segment CropEnergies Moderate increase of special products and fruit segments  Südzucker Group: On previo
Slide 52: Executive summary
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Executive summary Umsatz in 2007/08 and 2008/09 reached, despite heavy distortion in EU sugar market and Milestones outbreak of the financial and economic crisis End of EU sugar market restructuring phase increases visibility Completion of investment phase sets cornersto
Slide 53: Agenda
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Agenda 1. Overview and strategic objectives page 3 2. Financial Highlights page 7 3. Annual Financial Statement 2008/09 page 10 4. Development of Segments Sugar page 22 Special Products page 32 CropEnergies page 41 Fruit page 46 5. Outlook page 50 6. Appendix Long-te
Slide 54: Südzucker Group: Long-term development of key figures
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Südzucker Group: Long-term development of key figures Pre-Reform Transition period Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Outlook (in mn €) 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10e Revenues 4.575 4.827 5.347 5.765 5.780 5.871 ~ 5.900 EBITDA 677 723 672 682 4
Slide 55: Maturity Profile of capital markets instruments
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Maturity Profile of capital markets instruments June 2010 6.25% Bond 2000/2010, 300 mn € February 2012 5.75% Bond 2002/2012, 500 mn € Syndicated Loan, 600 mn €, no covenants July 2012 margin max. 35 bp, short-term borrowing facility 1 week < 1 year volume 2008/09 Q4: 270 m
Slide 56: Balance Sheet Structure
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Balance Sheet Structure (in mn €) 28.02.2009 29.02.2008 (in mn €) 28.02.2009 29.02.2008 Intangible assets 1.181 15,3% 1.162 14,7% Equity attributable to shareholders of SZ AG 2.047 26,5% 2.041 25,8% Property, plant, equipement 2.569 33,3% 2.538 32,1% Hybrid capital 684 8,9% 68
Slide 57: Agenda
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Agenda 1. Overview and strategic objectives page 3 2. Financial Highlights page 7 3. Annual Financial Statement 2008/09 page 10 4. Development of Segments Sugar page 22 Special Products page 32 CropEnergies page 41 Fruit page 46 5. Outlook page 50 6. Appendix Long-te
Slide 58: Revenues by region 2008/09
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Revenues by region 2008/09 Approx. 93 % of revenues are generated within EU Neu facilities generate overproportinate growth in Central EU 15 and Sout Eastern Europe (46.4 %) Distribution into growth regions: z Segment sugar: ¾ Distribution into deficit markets Italy, Gre
Slide 59: Segment Sugar: Key Figures
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Sugar: Key Figures (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 Revenues 3.320 3.464 3.542 EBITDA 255 213 413 EBITDA-Margin 7,7% 6,1% 11,6% Operating profit 137 60 259 Operating Margin 4,1% 1,7% 7,3% Restructuring and special items 102 -21 -109 Goodwill impairment loss 0 0 -482 I
Slide 60: Segment Sugar: Campaign SMY 2008/09
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Sugar: Campaign SMY 2008/09 Beet growers: 47,800 (59,200) Beet acreage: 370,100 (438,500) ha Sugar factories (incl. refineries): 33 (41) Beet processing: 25.0 (28.2) mn tons Sugar production: 4.2 (4.6) mn tons z thereof from beets: 3.9 (4.3) mn tons z thereof
Slide 61: Südzucker well positioned in Beet Belt
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Südzucker well positioned in „Beet Belt“ Poland Germany Belgium Czech Republic Moldova Slovakia Austria France Hungary Romania Südzucker Group June 2009, page 61
Slide 62: EU sugar market regime: Development of factory margin
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY EU sugar market regime: Development of factory margin* Sugar marketing year (Oct. - Sep) 2005/06 2006/07** 2007/08** 2008/09*** 2009/10*** Δ cum. I. Reference price, Restructuring levy, Margin Reference price (consumer level) €/t S 632 632 632 542 404 -228 -36% Restructuring l
Slide 63: Development of EU quota renouncements
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Development of EU quota renouncements (in mn t) n Sluggish quota renouncements: 5.8 6.0 5.6 Temporary withdrawal of 2 mn t o EU incentive scheme works: 4.2 As of March, 31st 2008 5.6 mn t of quota were renounced p As of January, 31st 2009 5.8 mn t of quota were 3.4 renounced 2
Slide 64: Segment Sugar: Adaptation of factory structures
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Sugar: Adaptation of factory structures 52 46 45 42 41 33 32 150 148 40 146 144 142 140 138 136 134 132 130 128 20 126 124 122 120 118 116 114 112 0110 108 106 104 102 100 98 96 94 92 90 88 86 13.812 -20 84 82 80 78 76 74 72 12.001 11.678 70 68 66 64 137 142 10.885 10.
Slide 65: Segment Sugar: Cost reduction measures
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Sugar: Cost reduction measures (in mn €) Measures Cost Savings p.a. cash non cash Total fully effective Factory closures -106 -105 -211 72 Austria: Hohenau 18 2007/08 Slovakia: Sobota 46 2009/10 Germany: Groß Gerau, Regensburg 8 2010/11 Belgium: Brugelette; H
Slide 66: Quotation for sugar in € / ton
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Price development for raw and white sugar (NYMEX, LIFFE) Successful EU restructuring process leads EU 350 into no.2 position as sugar importer behind 330 Russia 310 Additionally, India changed from an important 290 Quotation for sugar in € / ton export into an important im
Slide 67: Segment Special Products: Key Figures
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Special Products: Key Figures* (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 Revenues 1.427 1.283 1.161 EBITDA 172 164 152 EBITDA-Margin 12,1% 12,8% 13,1% Operating profit 108 107 94 Operating Margin 7,6% 8,3% 8,1% Restructuring and special items -4 -14 141 Goodwill impairment los
Slide 68: Segment CropEnergies: Key Figures
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment CropEnergies: Key Figures (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 Revenues 319 180 147 EBITDA 29 31 29 EBITDA-Margin 9.0% 17.2% 19.7% Operating profit 18 22 21 Operating Margin 5.7% 12.2% 14.3% Restructuring and special items -11 -5 -2 Income from operations (EBIT) 7 17 19 I
Slide 69: Bioethanol: EU promotes potential
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Bioethanol: EU promotes potential EU mandatory blending: EU-Commission estimate Development of grain volumes 5.75% (energy) until 2010 Manadatory blending of 5.75% within EU member states Grain 2020e z Germany: Biofuel quota law: increase of 5.25% (2009) to 6.25% (2010) in m
Slide 70: Bioethanol: The alternative fuel
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Bioethanol: The alternative fuel Convenient handling, comparable to fossil fuel z Liquid; using existing tanks and station infrastructure 9 z Easy filling under atmospheric pressure with existing security systems Established vehicle technology z Up to 10% (low blends) no m
Slide 71: Price development of wheat and maize
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Price development of wheat and maize (MATIF, Paris) 260 Strong demand of emerging countries Decrease of global inventory levels 240 Hedge fund speculation 220 Â Generated hyperinflation in agricultural 200 raw material beginning of 2008 € / ton 180 160 140 Record harve
Slide 72: Segment Fruit: Key Figures
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Fruit: Key Figures (in mn €) 2008/09 2007/08 2006/07 Revenues 805 853 915 EBITDA 33 81 89 EBITDA-Margin 4,0% 9,5% 9,7% Operating profit -5 44 46 Operating Margin neg. 5,1% 5,0% Restructuring and special items 0 -5 0 Income from operations (EBIT) -5 39 46 Investments 42
Slide 73: Segment Fruit – The only global producer
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Fruit – The only global producer Overview Revenues (mn €) z Division Fruit preparations: World market leader 915 Customers: dairy, baking and ice cream industry z Division Fruit juice concentrates: Leading European producer 12 months (market leader in apple juice con
Slide 74: Segment Fruit: Production facilities
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Segment Fruit: Production facilities Südzucker Group June 2009, page 74
Slide 75: Thank you for your attention
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY Thank you for your attention … Contact Disclaimer Investor Relations This presentation contains forward-looking statements that reflect managements current views with respect to future events. The forward-looking statements involve certain risks and Nikolai Baltruschat uncerta