Elders Investor Day Presentation
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Elders Investor Day Presentation
Attached is an Elders Limited (ASX:ELD) presentation to be given today, 21 November 2024, to investors
hosted by Elders Limited. The presentation will be given by members of Elders’ management team.
Further Information:
Mark Allison, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, 0439 030 905
Authorised by:
Peter Hastings, Company Secretary
View this announcement on Elders’ Investor Hub.
Elders Limited ABN 34 004 336 636.
Registered Office: Level 10, 80 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA Australia 5000
Elders Investor Day
Presentation for FY24
21 November 2024
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Elders Limited
Disclaimer And Important Information
The material in this presentation has been prepared by Elders Limited and is general background about Elders' activities and performance at the date
of this presentation. The information is in summary form, does not purport to be complete, and where derived from publicly available sources has not
been independently verified. Information in this presentation is not advice or a recommendation to investors or potential investors in relation to
holding, selling or buying Elders shares and does not take into account a reader's investment objectives, financial situation or needs.
Forward looking statements
This presentation is prepared for informational purposes only. It contains forward looking statements that are subject to risk factors associated with
the agriculture industry many of which are beyond the control of Elders. Elders’ future financial results will be highly dependent on the outlook and
prospect of the Australian farm sector, and the values and volume growth in internationally traded livestock and fibre. Financial performance for the
operations is heavily reliant on, but not limited to, the following factors: weather and rainfall conditions; commodity prices and international trade
relations. Whilst every endeavour has been made to ensure the reasonableness of forward looking statements contained in this presentation, they do
not constitute a representation and no reliance should be placed on those statements.
Non-IFRS information
This presentation refers to and discusses underlying profit to enable analysis of like-for-like performance between periods, excluding the impact of
discontinued operations or events which are not related to ongoing operating performance. Underlying profit measures reported by the Company
have been calculated in accordance with the FINSIA/AICD principles for the reporting of underlying profit. Underlying profit is non-IFRS financial
information and has not been subject to review by the external auditors, but is derived from audited accounts by removing the impact of discontinued
operations and items not considered to be related to ongoing operating performance.
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Elders Limited
ELDERS LIMITED
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Elders Wool – Melbourne Centre Overview
A world-first wool handling business and the largest single investment in the Australian wool supply chain this century.
~$25m
investment
35,000sqm 3,000sqm
warehouse
350kw
show floor
solar system
22 AGVs
10
– the size of 1.75x MCGs
300k
60k
processes
storage space
home to 22
charging points
in excess of 300k bales per annum
for over 60k bales
Autonomous Guided Vehicles
For electronic vehicles
16.8m
>7,000sqm
3
tallest warehouse
super awning
75%
close to the port
through which over 75% of Australia’s wool
on the East Coast ships
ever built by Dexus
corelines
custom built for the centre
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ELDERS LIMITED
AGENDA
Agenda
09:30 – 10:00
Morning Tea
10:00 – 10:10
Executive Overview
Mark Allison
10:10 – 10:30
Financial Results
Paul Rossiter
10:30 – 10:50
Strategy
Anna Bennett
10:50 – 11:10
Elders Rural Services
Tom Russo
11:10 – 11:30
AIRR
Pete Lourey
11:30 – 11:50
Business Development and Acquisition of Delta Agribusiness
11:50 – 12:10
Systems Modernisation
12:10 – 12:30
Agency Services
12:30 – 13:30
Tour of Wool Facility & Lunch
13:30 – 13:50
Financial Services
13:50 – 14:10
Real Estate
14:10 – 14:30
Rural Products
Nick Fazekas
14:30 – 15:00
Open Session and Q&A
Mark Allison
15:00 – 15:30
Close
Kiim Lim
Viv Da Ros
Dave Adamson
Nick Clark
Belinda Connor
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Executive Overview
Presented by Mark Allison
(Managing Director and CEO)
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ELDERS LIMITED
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Key Investment Drivers
Australia's most trusted agribusiness brand amongst farmers five years in a row
▪ Through the cycles
shareholder value
generation
▪ Positioned to benefit from
return to average seasonal
conditions
▪ Multi-faceted
agribusiness
▪ Diversified product
offerings and location
▪ Streamlined supply
chain offering
▪ Target cash conversion
above 90% and dividend
payout of between 40-60%
EPS Growth
▪ Room to grow market
share in a large total
farm inputs market
▪ Cost and capital
efficiencies
▪ Network expansion
opportunities
▪ Opportunities to drive
operational efficiencies
▪ Systems Modernisation
benefits expected from
FY25
▪ Bolt on acquisition
synergies
▪ Selective organic and
acquisitive growth
▪ Rural Products supply
chain optimisation
▪ Member growth for
wholesale network
▪ Resilient balance sheet
▪ Covenant leverage
headroom
▪ Accounting leverage
forecast to reduce from
collection of debtors and
normalisation of Q1
▪ Shareholder returns
focus
Geographic, product and
channel diversification
Attractive market and
company outlook
Transformational
initiatives benefits
Significant pipeline of
new opportunities
Robust balance sheet
supporting growth
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ELDERS LIMITED
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Earnings Resilience Through Seasonal Volatility
Resilient EBIT reflects improving seasonal conditions and client activity notwithstanding lost first quarter earnings
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Eight Point Plan
Eight Point Plan
Eight Point Plan
Eight Point Plan
EBIT¹ +37.5%
EPS¹ +735.2%
ROC¹ 25.7%
EBIT¹ +22.8%
EPS¹ +12.8%
ROC¹ 20.9%
EBIT¹ +17.0%
EPS¹ +13.6%
ROC¹ 21.6%
Baseline Year
(EBIT $’m)
232.1
FY
HY
166.5
120.6
70.4
56.2
40.5
27.3
29.1
74.5
26.6
73.7
99.1
170.8
128.0
88.0
92.5
67.6
89.6
39.7
31.0
18.6
13.8
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
Points of Presence Growth²
+2
+8
+4
+6
+20
+13
+10
+15
+19
Seasonal backdrop
2015-17 El Niño
2017-19 Drought
2019-23 La Niña
2023-24 El Niño
2024 Average
1.
2.
Average EBIT and EPS growth and average ROC over the Eight Point Plan period
Growth generated from acquisitions does not include additional points of presence from greenfield locations
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ELDERS LIMITED
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
People and Customer Highlights
2
45%
lost time injuries
women in the workforce
9.0
total recordable injury
frequency rate
#1
most trusted
agribusiness brand
amongst farmers
fifth year in a row¹
47
net promoter score
21%
women in senior positions
77%
employee engagement
21
additional points of presence
1. “Most Trusted Agribusiness Products and Services Brand’, and the ‘Best of the Best Most Trusted Agribusiness Brand’ in the 2024 Roy Morgan Trusted Agribusiness Brand Awards
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ELDERS LIMITED
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Safety, Health and Wellbeing
Sustaining a safer working environment
Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR)1
Lost Time Injuries (LTI)
6
18.7
15.1
-17%
12.6
3
3 Average
3
10.1
9.0
2
FY20
2
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
1. All fatalities, LTIs and medical treatment injuries multiplied by 1,000,000 then divided by hours worked
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
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ELDERS LIMITED
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Sustainability Performance
On track to achieve Scope 1 and 2 emission targets by 2030
CLIMATE TARGETS1
OUR PROGRESS
Targets set to reduce our Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions:
▪ Focus for 2024 was embedding our sustainability principles into
business operations
23.9
21%
Reduction vs
baseline
▪ Implementation of centralised waste management services
provider, driving waste reduction initiatives
25%
Reduction vs
baseline
18.8
17.9
23%
Reduction vs
baseline
▪ Implementation of an ethical sourcing platform, enhancing
supplier risk screening
18.3
▪ Partnering with Big Bag Recovery to promote enhanced
awareness of plastic bag recoverability through Elders
collection points
64,772
60,828
59,551
57,210
Baseline
FY21
FY22
FY23
▪ Targeted solar and LED lighting site upgrades to reduce
emissions
FY24
Bar Chart - (tCO2e/$m revenue)
Targets
100% renewable electricity in all Australian sites by 20252
tCO2e
▪ Solar array at Killara Feedlot installed and commissioned
▪ Commenced trial of electric vehicles at several of our real estate
branches
50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity (tCO2e/$m revenue)
by 2030, against a baseline year, 2021 (subject to commercially viable technology
1.
being available to address feedlot cattle emissions)
Net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 20501 (tCO2e)
2.
Scope 1: direct emissions from owned or controlled sources. Scope 2: indirect emissions from the
generation of purchased electricity. Reported emissions are based on the period 1 July 2023 to 30
June 2024
Target achieved through on-site solar generation and purchase and retirement of LGCs
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ELDERS LIMITED
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Financial Overview
Improved second half unable to fully offset materially impacted first quarter earnings, notwithstanding improving seasonal conditions and client sentiment
$128.0m 11.3%
129%
36c
Return on Capital
Cash Conversion
Dividends Per Share
R12 EBIT/ R12 avg net operating assets
YTD Operating cash flow / YTD U’NPAT
Underlying EBIT
-25% YOY
Negatively impacted by the
Q1 result
from 16.0%
Below target benchmark due to
Q1 EBIT impact and capital spend on
transformational projects
from 163%
from 46 cents
Negatively impacted by
higher debtors at balance date
Dividend payout ratio temporarily above target
elevated because of Q1 underperformance
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Financial Results
Presented by Paul Rossiter
(Chief Financial Officer)
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ELDERS LIMITED
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Financial Performance Overview
▪ EBIT within guidance, supported by return to average seasonal conditions in most regions
FY24 Underlying EBIT
▪ Achievement of cost targets
▪ Second half EBIT exceeded 2H23
▪ Thirteen acquisitions in FY24 with ongoing pipeline
Fourth Eight Point Plan
▪ Growing our footprint and diversifying our product portfolio
▪ Transform our business through enhanced systems and processes
▪ Average seasonal conditions forecast in FY25
Operational Resilience
▪ Continued recovery expected in client sentiment
▪ Ongoing commitment to cost and capital discipline
▪ Headroom maintained in bank covenants
Financial Ratios
▪ Leverage ratio forecast to return within target range (1.5x – 2.0x) by FY25 H1¹
▪ ROC negatively impacted by generational spend on transformational projects
▪ Cash Conversion greater than 90% of underlying NPAT
1. Subject to a normal 1Q FY25 and average seasonal conditions
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ELDERS LIMITED
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Five-Year Financial Performance
EBIT within guidance with forecast return to average seasonal conditions forecast in FY25
Gross Margin ($m)
Sales Revenue ($m)
+10.6%
3,445
+9.8%
3,321
653
3,131
2,549
638
FY23
FY24
438
2,093
FY20
619
529
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY20
Costs ($m)
FY21
FY22
Underlying EBIT ($m)
+1.5%
+12.6%
421
232
510
448
171
167
363
317
128
121
133
53
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY20
CAGR calculated on full year performance
Cost base elevated following the change in Elders Wool cost methodology from inclusion in gross margin to operational costs
83
74
FY21
38
FY22
FY23
FY24
2H
HY
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ELDERS LIMITED
FINANCIAL RESULTS
FY24 Financial Summary
Resilient financial result despite below average seasonal and market conditions in the first quarter
Key metrics ($m)
FY24
FY23
Var
Var %
Sales revenue
3,131.3
3,321.4
(190.1)
(6%)
Gross margin
637.6
619.0
18.6
3%
Gross margin %
20.4%
18.6%
1.8%
n/a
Costs
509.6
448.2
61.4
14%
Underlying EBIT
128.0
170.8
(42.8)
(25%)
Underlying net profit after tax
64.0
103.7
(39.7)
(38%)
Return on capital (%) ¹
11.3%
16.0%
(4.7%)
n/a
436.8
259.7
177.1
68%
Leverage ratio (times) ² ,4
3.1
1.4
1.7
121%
Operating cash flow
82.9
169.2
(86.3)
51%
Cash conversion (%)
129.5%
163.1%
(33.6%)
n/a
Underlying earnings per share (cents)
40.7
66.3
(25.6)
(39%)
Dividend per share (cents) ³
36.0
46.0
(10.0)
(22%)
Net debt (excl. AASB 16)
1.
2.
3.
4.
4
Return on capital = Rolling 12 months Underlying EBIT / (working capital + investments + property, plant and equipment + right of use assets + intangibles (excluding Elders
brand name) – DTL on acquisitions – lease liabilities – provisions)
Target leverage of 1.5 - 2.0 times excludes AASB 16
Franked at 60% average for the full year up from 30% in the prior year
Balance date
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ELDERS LIMITED
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Gross Margin Diversification
Increasing product diversification through targeted organic and acquisitive growth
Total Gross Margin ($m)
172.9
-10.6%
652.7
619.0
637.6
FY22
FY23
FY24
158.8
147.0
141.9
+8.3%
123.1
113.7
+38.8%
+5.6%
82.6
-5.5%
+0.4%
71.7
75.7
+1.9%
-5.7%
61.6
58.2
54.5
46.3
73.1
47.3
46.5
39.7
44.6
59.5
53.5
51.5
54.5
44.2
39.2
+25.5%
16.8
Crop Protection
Fertiliser
Animal Health
Retail Products
Other Retail
Wholesale
Products
12%
1.
2.
Agency
Services¹
19%
Real Estate
Services
Financial
Services
13%
9%
-5 45%
+0
+1
+3
vs. LY
vs. LY
vs. LY
vs. LY
Agency split: Sheep – 34%; Cattle – 48%; Wool and Grain – 18%
Pie charts represent percentage of total FY24 gross margin
-0
vs. LY
13.7
17.2
Feed & Processing
Services
3%
+0
vs. LY
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ELDERS LIMITED
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Cost Growth Excluding New Business
Cost excluding growth and transformation increased 1.8%, well below CPI
Cost Increase excl. Growth
and Transformational
Initiatives ($m)
Growth Adjusted Cost Movement² ($m)
Commentary
Base Target:
▪
CPI increase was partially funded through cost saving initiatives
509.6
FY24:
▪
16.2
FY24 cost increase is shared between acquisitive SG&A and recurring
transformational growth expenditure
12.0
▪
Cost growth below Australian CPI increase
▪
263 additional FTE relating entirely to FY24 acquisitions
▪
15 fewer FTE YoY, excluding growth from acquisitions
Acquisitions and Transformational Projects:
20.6
+1.8%
▪
FY23: 9 Acquisitions, the largest being Emms Mooney and Rockingham
▪
FY24: 13 Acquisitions, the largest being Charles Stewart and Knight Frank
Tas
456.1
448.2
4.7
▪
Transformational projects including toll formulation facilities in WA and
Systems Modernisation, inclusive of the additional depreciation and
7.9
amortisation costs pertaining to these projects
Elders Wool
▪
FY24 cost increase reflects the change in operational cost methodology,
away from its historical inclusion in gross margin as part of the AWH fees
FY23
Base
1.
2.
Base
Growth
FY24 excl
New Business
FY23
Acquisitions¹
FY24
Acquisitions
Elders Wool
Transformational
Projects
FY24
Act
▪
The in-house model has resulted in the comparative fees being recorded
under costs with the benefit in gross margin.
FY23 acquisitions with less than 12 months ownership
Includes the rolling twelve-month costs from acquisitions and transformational projects with less than 12 months of earnings and thus is not directly comparable to Elders Limited Full Year Results Presentation FY24 Slide 36 which is a
year-on-year comparison
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ELDERS LIMITED
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Industry Backdrop – Rural Products
Sales negatively impacted against prior period by a full year of lower crop protection prices
FY24
FY23
FY23
UREA Index ($/tonnes)¹
Glyphosate 95%¹ ($/kg)
14.0
9-Yr Mean
12.0
+/-1 Std Dev
FY24
1,200
3.4 Std
Dev
1 Std Dev
1,000
+/-2 Std Dev
5.1 Std
Dev
10-Yr Mean
12.6
1,130
2 Std Dev
10.0
800
8.0
600
6.0
400
4.0
200
2.0
0.0
0
2015
2019
2024
2014
2019
Elders Retail Cropping Inputs 5 Year Trend²
Elders Retail Fertiliser 5 Year Trend
+8.8%
65,511
62,999
69,184
2024
+9.9%
73,615
973
52,553
1,019
1,181
1,074
809
51
123
101
96
28
42
42
FY23
FY24
33
93
75
FY20
FY21
FY22
FY23
FY24
Volume (Tonnes’000)
1.
2.
3.
Reproduced courtesy of Refinitive
Excludes the benefits of our backward integration
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/urea
FY20
GM ($’m)
FY21
FY22
Volume (Tonnes’000)
GM ($’m)
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ELDERS LIMITED
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Industry Backdrop – Livestock
Sustained uplift in livestock markets with improvement seen in volumes traded and prices
FY23
FY24
NYCI ($/Head)
▪ FY24 index experienced a positive revision (+82%) since September 2023, before reverting
2,500
to the 10-year mean
1,840
2,000
▪ The price revision was driven by:
1,500
o Improved seasonal outlook for pasture growth, especially in Eastern Australia
1,000
o Stable cattle volumes
500
▪ Animal Health sales uplift was experienced following the improvement in cattle prices
0
2014
2019
2024
Trade Lamb ($/Head)
▪ Significant Trade Lamb price revision saw a 85% improvement since September 2023,
240
surpassing the 10-year mean
220
186
200
▪ Price recovery from 10-year low driven by:
180
160
o Anticipated tightening of volumes following high stock turn-off in FY23
140
o Improvement in farmer sentiment and rainfall in key regions
120
o Strong global demand forecast to support livestock markets in FY25
100
2014
10-Yr Mean
1.
2.
2019
1 Std Dev
2 Std Dev
2024
El Niño “Watch” issued
▪ Acquisition of Charles Stewart supported volume improvement
El Niño “Event” issued
NYCI – National Young Cattle Indicator
Source: Reproduced courtesy of Meat and Livestock Australia Limited - www.mla.com.au
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/outlook/archive/20231219.archive.shtml
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ELDERS LIMITED
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Return on Capital
Materially impacted by first quarter and the cumulative impact of transformation projects ahead of benefits realisation
Return on Capital (%)
Normalised Return on Capital (%)
15.8%
-1.2
16.9%
0.9%
0.3%
0.9%
15.8%
0.5%
4.5%
2.8%
11.3%
16.0%
11.3%
FY23
ROC Normalisation
FY24
Actual ROC
Misalignment in timing of capital
and generation of benefits
FY24
Q1
Normalised¹
Transformational
projects:
Capital
Transformational
projects:
Costs
FY24
Acquisitions
FY24
Normalised
Systems Modernisation
Elders Wool
1. The historical 4-year mean Q1 EBIT is $32m (based on management accounts and unaudited)
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ELDERS LIMITED
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Working Capital
Significant progress on inventory reduction, offset by higher debtors at balance date
Working Capital ($m)
Disciplined Capital Management
Trade and Other Receivables¹ ($m)
Average
734
607
625
▪
+42
+6.7%
Balance Date
capital management
676
633
+157
FY24 average working capital benefitted from disciplined
820
738
FY22
FY23
895
675
▪
Balance date working capital supported by a reduction in
inventory, offset by unfavourable timing of trade
FY24
receivables due to a late winter crop start in WA and SA
Inventory² ($m)
FY22
FY23
FY24
Capital management remains a focus into FY25, with benefits
expected from:
Average Working Capital by Product ($m)
▪
less volatile pricing on key actives within inventory,
▪
improved collections on receivables ordinarily expected in
-58
734
-94
558
541
FY22
FY23
447
FY24
FY24, and
676
607
▪
enhanced procurement planning and demand initiatives.
Trade and Other Payables ($m)
+21
FY22
Other
1.
2.
Agency
FY23
Wholesale Products
Balance Date
Including Livestock at Balance Date
FY24
753
646
667
FY22
FY23
FY24
Retail Products
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ELDERS LIMITED
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Net Debt and Financial Ratios
Banking covenants maintain headroom with improvement forecast from a normalised first quarter
Net Debt, Balance Date ($m)
Leverage Ratio
Interest Cover
Gearing Ratio
Balance date net debt /
EBITDA
EBITDA / net interest
Balance date net debt / closing
equity
690.5
463.3
Borrowings
Lease
Liabilities
Cash
477.0
281.2
Excluding AASB 16
+227.2
+ 1.7
+21.7
-4.4
3.1
52
9.2
4.8
1.4
30
253.7
203.6
21.5
40.2
FY24
FY23
FY23
Net Debt, Average ($m)
FY24
FY23
FY24
FY23
FY24
Leverage Ratio
Interest Cover
Net Worth
<2.5 times
>3.5 times
>$300 million
629.3
480.9
435.2
Borrowings
Lease
Liabilities
Cash
369.9
137.6
26.6
FY23
220.1
25.9
FY24
Banking covenants1,2
+30.9%
2.5
2.
+548
5.4
848
3.5
1.3
300
Covenant
1.
+1.9
-1.2
FY24
Covenant
FY24
Covenant
Calculated pursuant to definitions in group syndicated facilities which are subject to change over time. The current covenant calculations exclude all accounting adjustments
required by AASB 16 Leases and the leverage covenant excludes the debtor securitisation balance from net debt
Undrawn facilities at 30 September were $90.9 million out of total available facilities of $655 million
FY24
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ELDERS LIMITED
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Target Leverage
Pathway to target in FY25 Q1 (1.5 – 2.0 times), to be driven by normalised first quarter and net debt reduction
Leverage (times)
Leverage Commentary³
▪ Leverage 2.5 times, normalised for Q1¹
+ 1.1
3.1
▪ Pathway back to target in FY25 H1 enabled by
(0.6)
1.0
1.4
2.5
▪ Normalised Q1
▪ Lower acquisition (bolt-on) spend
0.7
▪ Lower transformational CAPEX spend
▪ Collection of 2024 winter crop debtors ($127.2m deferred terms due in FY25 Q1)
FY23
EBITDA
Net Debt
FY24
Q1¹
FY24
(Normalised)
Net Debt Commentary
Net Debt ($m)
▪ Net debt elevated despite significant improvement in net paid stock²
+ 177.1
▪ Growth contributor to Net Debt increase includes:
(6.5)
38.1
(114.9)
259.7
436.8
▪ 13 acquisitions completed in FY24, annualised EBIT of $14.2m
▪ Transformational CAPEX (Systems Modernisation $17.9m, Elders Wool $8.3m, Killara
157.1
103.3
$11.9m)
▪ Working capital contribution to Net Debt includes:
▪ Debtors, due to a late 2024 winter crop (SA, WA) start, increased demand for seasonal
finance and an increase in arrears
FY23
1.
2.
Acquisitions
Transformation
Projects
Inventory
& Payables
Debtors
Other
The historical 4-year mean Q1 EBIT is $32m (based on management accounts and unaudited)
Net paid stock = Inventory - Payables
FY24
3.
▪ Partially offset by improvements in net paid stock which is considered sustainable into FY25
Subject to a normal 1Q FY25 and average seasonal conditions
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Strategy
Presented by Anna Bennett
(Executive General Manager Strategy,
Sustainability and Innovation)
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Option 3 – New Format, simplified priorities
Compelling shareholder returns
Industry leading sustainability outcomes
Most trusted Agribusiness brand
5-10% EBIT and EPS growth through the cycles at
minimum 15% ROC
across health and safety, community, environment and
governance
in rural and regional Australia
RURAL
PRODUCTS
TECHNICAL
SERVICES
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
REAL ESTATE
SERVICES
FEED AND
PROCESSING
RUN
TRANSFORM
INNOVATE & GROW
Optimise the existing business by:
Future-proof our business by:
Expand and innovate our portfolio by:
1
Deepening customer relationships to drive
loyalty and growth
4
Streamlining our supply chain to fully optimise
all parts of our integrated value chain
6
Growing our portfolio of products, services,
geographic footprint and channels
2
Investing in our people to ensure we have the
right people in the right places who are set up
for success
5
Modernising our systems with leading
technology solutions to enhance customer
experience, drive efficiencies and support growth
7
Enhancing margins through value chain
expansion and integration
3
Maintaining unflinching financial discipline and
commitment to cost and capital efficiency
8
Innovating to create sustainable solutions for
our customers and communities
CUSTOMER FOCUSED
Elders Limited
AGENCY
SERVICES
INNOVATION
TEAM WORK
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FY24 progress
We made significant progress in the first year of the 4th Eight Point Plan
RUN
TRANSFORM
INNOVATE AND GROW
Maintained #1 position as most
trusted agribusiness brand
Opening of Rockingham and
Ravenhall wool handling facilities
Bolt-on acquisitions including Knight
Frank Tasmania and Charles Stewart
Strong ongoing investment in
leadership skills and early careers
On-going improvements to S&OP
systems and Rural Products supply
chain efficiencies
On-going focus on backward
integration with TitanAG and AIRR
Delivery of group-wide
cost-efficiency program targeting
underlying cost
SysMod implementation going to plan
(focus on Wave 2)
Launched Elders Finance
Established key research partnerships
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Brand Trust
Retained our position and the “Most Trusted Agribusiness Brand”
“They place the right people in the right branches,
they tailor themselves to their clients needs.”
“We have valued the service Elders have provided
to us for many years, often helping in a friendly
capacity - they would be a hard act to follow”
Roy Morgan survey respondent
Elders NPS survey respondent
“All of the staff in the branch know me, provide
me, provide on-farm service, keep regular
communications, and actually care.”
“We have always had an excellent relationship
with our Elders representatives, very supportive,
work to get all your requirements asap and in
selling your livestock”
Roy Morgan survey respondent
Elders NPS survey respondent
“Have dealt with them for over 40 years
and had nothing but good service.”
“Young energetic people who want to
make a difference”
Roy Morgan survey respondent
Elders NPS survey respondent
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Sustainability and Innovation
Continued focus on our own sustainability, while supporting farmers and building innovation partnerships across industry
Progressing sustainability
initiatives within our own business
Implementation of ASRS in readiness
for mandatory reporting
Defining approach and commencing
measurement of Scope 3 emissions
Building approach to nature-related
risks and future disclosures
Supporting farmers on their
sustainability journey through
carbon farming services
Partnering with leading research
agencies, creating knowledge and
technologies for Elders and clients
First ACCU1 projects declared for
clients through Clean Energy Regulator
in FY24 and strong pipeline in FY25
Dedicated and growing team of
carbon farming specialists
Strong client demand and growing
pipeline of future projects
Notes: 1. Australian Carbon Credit Unit
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FY25 priorities and focus areas
We will continue to execute on the plan with an emphasis on optimising, future-proofing and expanding our portfolio
TRANSFORM
RUN
INNOVATE AND GROW
Continue to invest in customer
experience, addressing pain points
Continue roll-out of SysMod Wave 2
and 3
Maintain programmatic approach to
bolt-on acquisitions in strategic gaps
Drive capability and skill uplift in
network teams – particularly agronomy
See SysMod live in Elders
branches from November
Complete anticipated Delta
acquisition and integration
Maintain strong financial discipline
with a focus on costs and margin
improvement
Continue investment in supply chain
with toll manufacturing facility in WA
Leverage new wool facilities to grow
market share
Drive ongoing organic growth across
business
Continue backwards integration
penetration via TitanAG and AIRR
Expand sustainability solutions for
Australian farmers
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Elders Rural Services
Presented by Tom Russo
(Executive General Manager Network)
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Business Model
Rural Products
Product and
service offerings
Agency Services
Real Estate Services
Financial Services
Feed and
Processing Services
Digital and
Technical Services
Killara Feedlot
Fee for Service
(246 agronomists)
Retail
Wholesale
Rural Products
Rural Products
Livestock
Broadacre
Loan Brokerage
Fertiliser
Pet Supplies
Wool
Residential
Livestock and Wool Finance
AuctionsPlus (50%)
Grain
Property Management
LIT Delivery Warranty
Elders Weather
Elders Insurance (20%)
Clear Grain Exchange (30%)
Agcrest (33%)
Franchise
Prepayment Program
$0.4b wholesale
sales
11.3m head
sheep
$2.2b broadacre
sales
41 Contractor brokers
13 Employed brokers
260
stores
348 member
stores
1.7m head
cattle
$2.3b residential
sales
$72.3m Livestock finance
$81.3m Third party livestock
placements
7.3m Elders Weather
unique visitors
333k wool
bales
19.1k properties under
management
$1.4b insurance
gross written premiums²
0.4m CGX
tonnes influenced
Key metrics
512 APVMA
registrations
56k Killara Feedlot
cattle head exited
AuctionsPlus
112k head cattle
614k head sheep
$2.2b retail
sales
52.3% LIT
penetration rate
1.2m tonnes fertiliser
$82.0m Prepayment Program
Gross margin
$284.5m
$75.7m
$123.1m
$82.6m
$54.5m
$17.2m
Included in products
Working capital
$502.2m
$110.6m
$63.2m
($18.4m)
($0.3m)
$51.9m
Other – ($32.9m)
Statistics and financial information based on FY24 full year
1.
Relates to Elders Insurance gross written premiums
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OUR BRAND STRATEGY
Network Snapshot
An expanding network and multiple brand strategy
Primary: leveraging and reinforcing our
position as the most trusted agribusiness
brand in Australia
Australian Points of Presence
QLD/NT
57 8 29 24 6
$12.6m
Secondary: utilising other brands to
grow market share1
NSW
WA
50 3 1 12 15
$31.1m
KEY
43 26 52 32 13
$40.4m
SA
52 11 4 17 16
$26.7m
Elders Branded
Non-Elders Branded
TAS
Real Estate Franchises
10 6 3 0 1
Insurance Franchises
$5.2m
Other points of presence
$m
Values refer to Underlying EBIT
VIC/RIV
50 22 13 28 14
$58.4m
1.
Non-exhaustive
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Network Structure
Highly tailored businesses operating in diverse market segments
Elders Griffith (NSW)
Elders Naracoorte (SA)
Sunfam (QLD)
Elders SDEA (WA)
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