
80 Raffles Place, #22-23 UOB Plaza 2, Singapore 048624, Tel. +65 6557 2389, Fax. +65 6557 2387, www.indofoodagri.com
Company Registration No. 200106551G P a g e 1 PRESS RELEASEIndoAgri’s 9MFY2008 net profit rose 149% to Rp1.6 trillion (S$235 million)
Group’s 9MFY2008 revenue up 122% to Rp9.4 trillion (S$1.4 billion) with better performance recorded across all business divisions
Plantation division contributed to approximately 90% of EBITDA
Sumatra Bioscience announced publication of world’s first patent to product F1 oil palm hybrid seeds
On track to achieve sustainable growth via integrated Agribusiness model
SINGAPORE – 30 October 2008
– SGX Main board-listed Indofood Agri Resources Ltd. ("IndoAgri" or "the Group"), a major vertically integrated agribusiness group and manufacturer of leading brands of edible oils and fats in Indonesia, posted a 149% increase in net profit attributable to shareholders to Rp1.6 trillion (S$235 million) for the nine months ended 30 September 2008 ("9MFY2008").FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Rp' billion |
S$ ‘million 1 |
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9M2008 |
9M2007 |
Change % |
9M2008 |
9M2007 |
||||||||||
Revenue |
9,355 |
4,217 |
122% |
1,419 |
640 |
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Gross Profit |
3,267 |
1,161 |
181% |
495 |
176 |
|||||||||
Gross Margin (%) |
35% |
28% |
35% |
28% |
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Gain arising from changes in fair values of biological assets |
646 |
135 |
380% |
98 |
20 |
|||||||||
EBITDA * |
2,857 |
1,009 |
183% |
433 |
153 |
|||||||||
Profit From Operations |
3,282 |
1,051 |
212% |
498 |
159 |
|||||||||
Profit Before Taxation |
3,049 |
1,015 |
201% |
462 |
154 |
|||||||||
Net Profit |
2,059 |
700 |
194% |
312 |
106 |
|||||||||
Attributable Net Profit |
1,553 |
624 |
149% |
235 |
95 |
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EPS (fully diluted) – Rp/S$ cents |
1,073 |
483 |
122% |
16.3 |
7.3 |
* Excluding depreciation, amortisation and gain arising from changes in fair value of biological assets
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Converted at exchange rate of Rp6,594 to S$180 Raffles Place, #22-23 UOB Plaza 2, Singapore 048624, Tel. +65 6557 2389, Fax. +65 6557 2387, www.indofoodagri.com
Company Registration No. 200106551G P a g e 2Group’s 9MFY2008 revenue increased 122% to Rp9.4 trillion (S$1.4 billion), driven by higher volume growth across all business divisions, namely plantation, cooking oil & fats, as well as commodity divisions; and higher selling prices of edible oil products as well as a positive contribution from Lonsum, a subsidiary acquired last year.
In response to the strong performance, Mr. Mark Wakeford, CEO and Executive Director of IndoAgri commented,
"Our strategy of building an integrated Agribusiness with sustainable growth continues to pay off; with the broad based growth from all three divisions, IndoAgri is in a strong position to strive in this highly volatile business environment."Segmental Highlights
Revenue (in Rp' billion) |
Group – 3QFY2008 |
Group - 9MFY2008 |
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30/09/2008 |
30/09/2007 |
% Change |
30/09/2008 |
30/09/2007 |
% Change |
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Plantation |
1,746 |
608 |
187 |
5,452 |
1,444 |
278 |
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Cooking Oil & Fats |
1,901 |
1,313 |
45 |
5,247 |
3,185 |
65 |
|||||||
Commodity |
470 |
196 |
140 |
1,351 |
818 |
65 |
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Total* |
3,234 |
1,579 |
105 |
9.355 |
4,217 |
122 |
*: after eliminating inter-segmental sales.
Amongst all business divisions, the plantation division posted the strongest revenue growth of 278% on year-to-date basis, on the back of higher CPO volume and additional contribution from Lonsum. On the year-to-date basis, CPO volume increased by 144% to 531,024 MT.
The cooking oil and fats division registered another quarter of encouraging growth of 45% in 3QFY2008 (year to date sales growth of 65%), mainly attributed to higher selling prices and volume growth in consumer pack cooking oil in the domestic Indonesian market. This division contributed to 56% of the group’s total revenue for 9MFY2008.
Commented by Mr. Wakeford, "The strong growth in our cooking oil and fats division is a testimony of our brand strength in the domestic Indonesian market. Cooking oil sales grew 17% to 327,000 MT in 9MFY2008 with Bimoli, the No.1 branded cooking oil being well supported by over 120 distributors serving 230,000 retail outlets in Indonesia."
80 Raffles Place, #22-23 UOB Plaza 2, Singapore 048624, Tel. +65 6557 2389, Fax. +65 6557 2387, www.indofoodagri.com
Company Registration No. 200106551G P a g e 3INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
The sharp global economic downturn, led by the US financial crisis has been on an unprecedented scale. The turbulence in the financial markets has spilled over to commodity markets, and together with the steep decline in petroleum prices has led to a steep downward fall in CPO prices.
Given the uncertainty over the full extent of the financial crisis, it is too early to predict the full effects on the global economy in the next 12 months. However it is likely that CPO prices will remain soft in the next 12 months.
Nonetheless, the outlook for palm oil demand remains positive given that currently i) more than 85% of CPO is consumed as food, with increasing demand from China and India ii) approximately 10% is used for oleo-chemical use and iii) bio-diesel demand remains low at approximately 5%, but has the potential to grow given that CPO is a cheaper feedstock than competing vegetable oils. The retreating petroleum prices should help ease the inflationary pressure on freight and transportation costs and fertilizers
Mr. Wakeford elaborated,
We are very excited about the recent announcement of the world’s first patent for F
Looking forward, IndoAgri will continue to strengthen our integrated Agribusiness model, while focusing on improving our cost efficiency and yields. Combined with our low cost of production, the Group is well positioned to face the challenges ahead."
"For our plantation division, we have a large land bank of over 450,000 hectares and 173,060 hectares is planted with oil palm, of which 61,218 hectares is not yet at peak maturity. Our core strategy of being a low cost producer combined with production growth, positions us well for the lower CPO prices we are currently experiencing. For our cooking oil and fats division, we are on track to expand our refining capacity in Medan to 170,000 MT/yr by the end of 2008 enabling further market penetration of our branded products. 1 hybrid oil palm seeds. For our subsidiary Sumatra Bioscience, this is a major breakthrough and demonstrates our commitment to invest in research and development activities, to continually improve the yield potential of our oil palm seeds.---The End ---
ABOUT
INDOFOOD AGRI RESOURCES LTD.Indofood Agri Resources Ltd ("IndoAgri")
At present, IndoAgri - owns a vast land bank of 455,911 hectares spread throughout the Indonesian archipelago. Of this, 173,060 hectares and 21,969 hectares are planted with oil palm and rubbers, respectively. Additionally, IndoAgri also has 6,616 hectares of other crops such as cocoa, tea and coconut. . The Group’s acquisition of PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk in 2007 has also further strengthened IndoAgri’s market leader position in Indonesia’s palm oil industry.
IndoAgri has also recently completed the shares subscription of a 60% stake in PT Lajuperdana Indah ("LPI"), which will enable the Group to expand its existing agribusiness activities into the areas of sugar cane cultivation and processing. The sugar industry presents a new and attractive investment proposition with demand driven by factors such as population growth, rapid development of processed food and beverage industries and the continued expansions of sugar-based industries such as ethanol.
is a vertically integrated agribusiness group with business operations that range from research and development in the breeding and cultivation of oil palms, to the milling and refining of crude palm oil, and the marketing and distribution of cooking oil, margarine, shortening and other derivative products. The Group also engages in the cultivation of other crops such as rubber, cocoa and tea.For more information please visit our website at: www.indofoodagri.com
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80 Raffles Place, #22-23 UOB Plaza 2, Singapore 048624, Tel. +65 6557 2389, Fax. +65 6557 2387, www.indofoodagri.com Company Registration No. 200106551G P a g e 4
SS jump the boat........
Oil drop below $67
DOW drop more than 500
retail investor si liao today........
TODAY this gem go down below 35cents........
Date & Time of Broadcast | 22-Oct-2008 12:48:05 |
Name of Substantial Shareholder * | Newton Investment Management Ltd. |
1. | Date of change of Interest | 17-10-2008 |
2. | The change in the percentage level | From 5.79 % To 4.97 % |
No. of shares held before the change | 83786000 | 0 |
As a percentage of issued share capital | 5.79 % | 0 % |
No. of shares held after the change | 72025000 | 0 |
As a percentage of issued share capital | 4.97 % | 0 % |
Crude Oil future now below US$90, no wander so many ppls sell......
Short this counter.... and also wilmar & golden agri
It's all about human behaviour. Price dropped due to CO dropped. When ppl see droppped in price, they want out for those who bought higher. These ppl cannot bear to see thier hard earn $$ erodes by the minutes, hence cut loss. This exit will cause more selling in the counter and hence dropped further.
Along the way down, some ppl feels that it's good to enter then as the price had dropped somehow. After taking position, the price just keep sliding. Feeling the pinch, they also exit after taking position, intend to lose lesser by cutting loss. This has also cause more selling, and hence dropped further.
All these are the dominos effect of selling. The BBs will also help in pushing price lower with huge block. Every selling of huge block by them will cause the price to drop one notch. Thereafter some kang chiong spiders will follow suit and cause further fall.
Come a point where the selling dries off, some investor with $$ will want in for the piece of cake. These ppl will come in and grab, this will cause a surge in price. However, the surge will not dead-lock by resistance along the way becos those who bought higher who wanted out but loon in hope the price will rebound. When oppotunity comes, they want out and starts selling to cut loss or break even. Hence resistance along the way!
hi. i need some help with explanations.
1. i know this counter is being pushed down by the fallen oil prices. received an e-mail from kayhian saying technical rebound is soon. what does this mean?
2. this counter has already gone below its 52 week low. why is there still spasms of selling at 0.955 and 0.96. as in, ain't these sales a confirm lost unless there ppl who have held at 80cents plus more then 1 year ago?
3. what is the next strong resistance for this counter. i can't bear to look at it at the end of the day. the drop seems like it doesn't stop...
pls help. thanks so much.
the drop not only happen on this counter, FirstRes as well... maybe keep for another day and see how. oil px should be up again tonite... due to the storm. Anyway you must know how much "bullet" you have, and set a target to cut loss... else you might fell deeper... good luck
On 18 Aug CIMB upgraded this counter and immediately IndoAgr slide all the way to 1.10 today. Their Tp was $1.64, like that how to take cue from them!!! Better listen to your own heart before you plunge in, do your homework!
Indofood Agri Resources
Aug 18 close: $1.24
CIMB-GK Research, Aug 15
H1 2008 core net profit (excluding biological gains) of 882 billion ruppiah accounts for 60 per cent of our full-year estimate and 46 per cent of consensus. We consider the results to be in line with our expectation but below consensus.
Both cooking oils and fats and commodities performed above expectations due to better-than-expected sales volume and profit margins. All divisions turned in higher earnings. Q2 2008 core net profit grew 51 per cent y-o-y, thanks to higher selling prices, better earnings from its downstream divisions, as well as additional contributions from London Sumatra.
We have raised our earnings estimates by 3-6 per cent for FY2008-10 to account for the better contributions from cooking oils & fats and commodities. Our TP has been raised to $1.63 from $1.53 after our earnings revisions, still based on 10 times forward PE. The share price has corrected by 34 per cent in the last month. As such, it now offers 19 per cent upside to our revised TP. Coupled with the better performances from its downstream units, we upgrade the stock to 'neutral' from 'underperform'.
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