ROS AGRO PLC trading update 12M and 4Q 2017

29 January 2018 - ROS AGRO PLC has announced preliminary operating results for 4Q and 12М.

12M 2017 highlights compared to 12M 2016:

  • Total revenue before intersegment eliminations amounted to RR 89.0 billion, a decrease of RR

    7.1 billion (-7%);

  • Revenue of Sugar segment decreased by 19% to RR 30.3 billion due to sale price drop of 23%,

    which was partially compensated by sales volume growth (+4%);

  • Meat segment showed upsurge in revenue of RR 20.5 billion (+15%) as the result of its strategy

    to grow sales of the cuts (+64%);

  • Revenue of Оil & Fat and Agriculture business declined by 2% and 11% to RR 19.4 and 18.8 billion accordingly.

4Q 2017 highlights compared to 4Q 2016:

  • Total revenue before intersegment eliminations amounted to RR 30,527 million, a decrease of RR 6,746 million (-18%);

  • Due to drop in price of sugar and agriculture products, revenue of Sugar and Agriculture Business declined by 32% and 17%.

Key operational results by segment:

Item

12M 2017

12M 2016

Change, %

4Q 2017

4Q 2016

Change, %

Sugar Business

Revenue, million RUB

30,276

37,240

-19%

9,284

13,634

-32%

Production volume, thousand tonnes

984

810

22%

637

572

11%

beet sugar

984

750

31%

637

572

11%

cane sugar

-

59

0%

-

-

0%

Sales volume, thousand tonnes

900

866

4%

316

334

-5%

Average sale price, rub/kg excl. VAT

30.6

39.4

-23%

25.9

35.4

-27%

Meat Business

Revenue, million RUB

20,512

17,851

15%

5,321

5,359

-1%

Production volume, thousand tonnes

livestock

206

194

6%

52

51

3%

compound feed

603

598

1%

149

159

-6%

Sales volume, thousand tonnes

livestock

57

76

-24%

12

26

-56%

carcass

31

32

-3%

10

6

64%

cuts

69

42

64%

20

12

63%

other pork cutting products

13

6

102%

4

2

51%

1

Item

12M 2017

12M 2016

Change, %

4Q 2017

4Q 2016

Change, %

Average sale price, rub/kg excl. VAT

livestock

94.9

91.7

4%

85.8

96.2

-11%

carcass

124.9

125.2

0%

114.9

127.7

-10%

cuts

151.3

149.2

1%

150.3

158.4

-5%

other pork cutting products

51.5

51.2

1%

55.4

53.9

3%

Oil and Fat Business

Revenue, million RUB

19,431

19,864

-2%

5,214

5,304

-2%

Sales volume, thousand tonnes

mayonnaise

59

77

-24%

15

25

-40%

margarine

36

37

-3%

12

12

-2%

bottled oil

20

18

9%

9

5

67%

bulk oil

150

116

29%

31

26

18%

meal

253

200

27%

70

59

19%

Average sale price, rub/kg excl. VAT

mayonnaise

80.5

76.7

5%

80.2

76.2

5%

margarine

78.1

75.6

3%

79.5

79.2

0%

bottled oil

58.8

71.9

-18%

57.3

65.3

-12%

bulk oil

42.2

53.0

-20%

42.6

48.3

-12%

meal

16.0

18.2

-13%

15.4

18.2

-16%

Agriculture Business

Revenue, million RUB

18,768

21,155

-11%

10,709

12,976

-17%

Sales volume, thousand tonnes

barley

193

377

-49%

113

212

-47%

sugar beet

3,957

3,798

4%

2,472

2,889

-14%

wheat

710

413

72%

402

242

66%

sunflower

84

50

68%

35

17

105%

soybean

169

182

-7%

118

101

17%

corn

105

91

15%

30

41

-27%

other

10

7

33%

4

5

-25%

Average sale price, rub/kg excl. VAT

barley

6.2

7.2

-14%

6.1

7.1

-15%

sugar beet

1.8

2.4

-26%

1.7

2.4

-28%

wheat

6.1

7.4

-18%

5.8

6.4

-9%

sunflower

17.1

21.7

-21%

19.1

18.1

6%

soybean

20.0

21.2

-6%

20.1

20.7

-3%

corn

7.9

8.1

-2%

6.4

7.6

-16%

other

5.2

9.4

-45%

6.2

11.1

-44%

Key operational results by segment - historical:

Item

1Q 2016

2Q 2016

3Q 2016

4Q 2016

1Q 2017

2Q 2017

3Q 2017

4Q 2017

12М 2016

12М 2017

Sugar Business

Revenue, million RUB Production volume, ths tonnes

5,877 -

9,342 65

8,386 173

13,634 572

7,410 122

7,192 15

6,392 211

9,284 637

37,240 810

30,276 984

Sales volume, ths tonnes

125

219

189

334

196

193

193

316

866

900

2

Item

1Q 2016

2Q 2016

3Q 2016

4Q 2016

1Q 2017

2Q 2017

3Q 2017

4Q 2017

12М 2016

12М 2017

Av. sugar price, rub/kg excl. VAT

44.0

41.1

41.7

35.4

33.4

34.4

31.4

25.9

39.4

30.6

Meat Business

Revenue, million RUB

3,615

4,243

4,635

5,359

4,732

5,305

5,154

5,321

17,851

20,512

Sales volume, thousand tonnes

livestock

16

18

16

26

21

14

11

12

76

57

processed pork

21

20

23

22

23

30

30

35

86

118

Average sale price, rub/kg excl. VAT

livestock

82.4

88.2

97.5

96.2

93.9

102.1

97.4

85.8

91.7

94.9

processed pork

111.7

123.3

129.8

130.4

120.1

130.7

135.9

124.9

124.1

127.3

Oil and Fat Business

Revenue, million RUB

5,748

5,901

2,912

5,304

4,368

5,253

4,596

5,214

19,864

19,431

Sales volume, thousand tonnes

mayonnaise margarine

14 10

19 7

20 8

25 12

16 9

15 7

13 8

15 12

77 37

59 36

bottled oil bulk oil

5 39

5 47

4 4

5 26

5 24

3 54

4 41

9 31

18 116

20 150

meal

70

56

16

59

69

67

46

70

200

253

Average sale price, rub/kg excl. VAT

mayonnaise

75.7

76.9

77.9

76.2

77.1

82.3

83.6

80.2

76.7

80.5

margarine

69.4

73.0

80.0

79.2

78.1

77.5

77.3

79.5

75.6

78.1

bottled oil

75.6

70.9

78.8

65.3

62.1

57.3

56.3

57.3

71.9

58.8

bulk oil

57.8

51.9

50.1

48.3

44.2

40.9

44.4

42.6

53.0

42.2

meal

18.8

17.0

20.6

18.2

16.2

16.5

15.6

15.4

18.2

16.0

Agriculture Business

Revenue, million RUB

3,362

1,184

3,632

12,976

3,670

1,336

3,054

10,709

21,155

18,768

Sales volume, thousand tonnes

barley sugar beet

12 -

16 -

138 909

212 2,889

12 452

13 -

55 1,033

113 2,472

377 3,798

193 3,957

wheat

87

38

46

242

164

16

124

402

413

710

sunflower soybean

33 56

- 21

- 3

17 101

18 31

31 15

- 5

35 118

50 182

84 169

corn

40

9

-

41

38

33

3

30

91

105

Average sale price, rub/kg excl. VAT

barley sugar beet wheat

10.4

-

10.0

-

7.6 2.3

7.1 2.4

7.1 2.1

6.6

-

6.1 1.8

6.1 1.7

7.2 2.4

6.2 1.8

8.9 23.6

8.5

-

5.9

-

6.4 18.1

7.4 16.7

6.8 15.1

5.4

-

5.8 19.1

7.4 21.7

6.1 17.1

sunflower soybean

22.4

20.5

20.0

20.7

19.9

18.9

20.5

20.1

21.2

20.0

corn

8.5

8.6

-

7.6

9.3

8.1

5.3

6.4

8.1

7.9

For further details, please contact:

Svetlana Kuznetsova Head of Investment Department

Tel.: +7 (495) 363-1661 E-mail:ir@rusagrogroup.ru

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