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Financial results presentation
half-year ended 31 December 2021
18 February 2022
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Glossary | |
Adjusted NAV - Net Asset Value (NAV) adjusted for the independent valuation of water entitlements; Adjusted total assets - Total assets adjusted for the independent valuation of water entitlements; ASX - | |
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Australian Securities Exchange; AFFO - Adjusted funds from operations, a financial metric used in the REIT sector to measure available cash flow from operations (adjustment relates to non-cash tax expense); | |
Counterpart - A party other than RFF involved in a financial transaction, usually referring to the lessee of a property; CPI - Consumer Price Index; cpu - cents per unit; CY - Calendar year; DPU - Distributions | |
per Unit; DRP - Dividend reinvestment plan; EBITDA - Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation; EPU - Earnings per unit; Fair value - Value of an asset as determined by an independent | |
valuation; FY22e - Financial year 2022 end; Gearing - Calculated as external borrowings/adjusted total assets; GL - Gigalitre; Group - Term used for the Rural Funds Group; ha - Hectare(s); HY21 - Half-year | |
ended 31 December 2020; HY22 - Half-year ended 31 December 2021; LVR - Loan to valuation ratio, a bank covenant calculated as debt divided by tangible assets (including water entitlements); Market | |
capitalisation - Total market value of a company's shares on the market; ML - Megalitre; m - Million(s); NAV - Net asset value, calculated as assets less the value of liabilities (does not recognise fair value of | |
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TCI - Total comprehensive income; Total assets - Total value of assets as presented on the balance sheet (water entitlements recorded at the lower of cost or fair value); WALE - Weighted average lease | |
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Cover image: Macadamia tree planting at Riverton, Rockhampton - central Queensland, December 2021. | 2 |
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Presenters | |
ersonal | David Bryant |
Managing Director
Tim Sheridan | Daniel Yap | James Powell |
Chief Operating | Chief Financial | General Manager - |
Officer | Officer | Investor Relations |
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Contents
- HY22 financial results
- Capital management
- Portfolio and strategy update
- Conclusion
- Appendices
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Key activities and highlights
Ongoing expansion of the portfolio to drive earnings growth.
• Entitlement Offer completed August 2021:
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asset acquisitions (8.3 GL water entitlement and additional properties). | |
• Forecast FY22 AFFO of 11.6 cents per unit (cpu). | |
• Acquisitions announced November 2021: | |
• Acquisition of three cattle and cropping properties totalling 33,926 ha (including 33.2 | |
GL of water entitlements) and two mature macadamia orchards totalling 475 ha.1 | |
use | • Upgraded forecast FY22 AFFO to 11.8 cpu. |
• Increase of Guarantee associated with JBS operated feedlots February 2022: | |
• Proposal to increase Guarantee to $132.0m well supported with 99.7% of eligible | |
votes cast 'For' the resolution.2 | |
• Upgraded forecast FY22 AFFO to 11.9 cpu. | |
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• Development of 1,000 ha of macadamia orchards in Maryborough, Bundaberg and | |
Rockhampton is on track to be materially complete in FY22. | |
• Australian Agricultural Company (ASX: AAC) to lease Comanche and Homehill.2 | |
• Productivity developments continuing on cattle and cropping properties. |
Notes:
1. Includes cattle and cropping property aggregation Kaiuroo, which has a settlement period of up to November 2023.
2. The lease is subject to approval by the Foreign Investment Review Board.
3. Earnings calculated TCI/weighted average units (see page 22).
HY22 results highlights
AFFO per unitDistributions per unit
5.8 cents | 5.87 cents |
on track with FY22f | ↑ 4% on HY21 |
Earnings per unit3 | Gearing |
32.6% | |
10.36 cents | |
within 30-35% target | |
Adjusted NAV per unit | FY22f distributions per unit |
$2.24 | 11.73 cents |
↑ 3% on FY21 | ↑ 4% on FY21 |
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