By Coast Sullenger
Portfolio Manager
February - 2012
Contents
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Appendix
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• Biofuels is still an
issue with nearly 40%
of the US corn crop
diverted to fuel.
STU ratios in pct
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Source: USDA
Technology gains slowing
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Source: USDA
Arable land distribution
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Other;
LATAM; 1.1
8.8
Over the past 10 years, land
acquisition deals totaling over 80 mn
ha have been reported. This is more
Asia; Total: than the total farmland of Britain,
19.3 79.9mn France, Germany and Italy combined.
In the near future USD100 bn is
estimated to be further invested in
farmland by various investment
Africa; groups.
50.7
Equities Physicals
Total value of listed Ag universe < $500bn shows Very liquid, but volatile
under-investment Steep foward curves and high roll-over yields can
Positive social contribution by financing agri depress gains
companies! Negative social consequences as speculation may
Good leverage to industry development and distort food prices
innovation Risk of regulation in future due to social and other
Leverage to growth in Ag prices issues
Exposure to undervalued farm land Cannot play consolidation in agri sector via futures
- Fertilizers 21
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ASIAN BAMBOO AG
SLC AGRICOLA SA
Other Plantations
Grains
China
Brazil
305
916
54,515
305,900
- Agri equipment 23
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CHINA MODERN DAIRY
CERMAQ ASA
Dairy
Fish
China
Norway
1,281
1,331
n/a
Fish farming plants
- Water 25
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NEW BRITAIN PALM O
SIPEF N.V.
Palm Oil
Other Plantations
United Kingdom
Indonesia
1,942
798
77,000
62,377
- Seed 27
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ASTARTA HOLDING NV
BLACK EARTH FARMIN
Sugar
Grains
Ukraine
Russia
511
265
216,000
326,000
- Sustainable agriculture
33 MORPOL ASA Fish Norway 299 Fish farming plants
34 LEROY SEAFOOD GROU Fish Norway 936 Fish farming plants
35 CAL MAINE FOODS INC Meat United States 933 n/a
36 AUSTRALIAN AGRIC Meat Australia 459 7,700,000
37 SEABOARD CORP Meat United States 2,406 24,281
…
As of 24th Feb 2012, Bloomberg, GAIA
Extracts of Investment Universe
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Farming as the least capitalized subsector
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Precision farming/GPS navigation: precise application of costly fertilizers, control of the sowing process
over large land plots and highly efficient harvesting. Golden Agri Resources (operator of 450K ha of palm oil
plantations) uses GPS guided aerial fertilizing to cover the expansive plantations
Innovation in plant protection, nutrition and seed varieties: higher yields using less water, land or
fertilizer; more diverse crops to meet different processors needs. In Africa, weeds and insects damage 25%
of crops every year. Hand weeding a one-hectare farm requires 200 hours of backbreaking labor
New irrigation systems: precise use and application of water, higher yields, and multiple harvests per
year in some regions. Micro irrigation via drips or sprinklers can cut water use by up to 70%, depending on
the crop, soil and climate
Silo bags: eliminate costly fixed storage systems and allow for on-site storage with no wastage or slippage.
AdecoAgro (South America, 300K ha) uses silo bags to have low-cost, scalable and flexible storage on the
field during harvest
Vertical Integration
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Source: MHP
GAIA Research Highlights
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*Note: Tyson and Brasil Foods are also big pork and beef processors vs.
MHP having small sausages and convenience food production
As of Feb-23, 2012
Source: Gaia, Bloomberg
Sector & Geographic Allocations
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MOO GWAF
2%
1% 11%
14%
4% Farming/Integrated
Chemicals Fertilizer
7% 40%
40%
Agriculture Processing
16% Machinery-Diversified Timber
12%
Food Agri Tech
LATAM
1% 12% Ukraine
2%
25% 19% Russia
US 3%
Africa
38% Canada
4% USA
Singapore Canada
5% Singapore
6% Switzerland 15%
5% China
Malaysia
6% Norway
Other 7% Indonesia
10% UK
11% 13% 8%
9% Switzerland
Cash
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Appendix items
GWAF Valuation
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Min 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 4.6 3.0 2.3 2.3 4.4 3.1 2.2 2.2
Max 3.3 2.5 2.1 1.8 30.9 16.1 12.9 10.8 31.5 18.9 15.9 16.9
Median 2.1 1.5 1.2 1.2 8.0 5.7 5.2 4.5 12.5 7.5 8.2 7.3
Average 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.1 11.5 6.6 5.8 5.2 16.5 9.3 9.1 8.2
Weighted Avg 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.0 9.3 5.4 4.8 4.4 12.4 7.1 7.5 6.9
Notes:
*Early stage companies; Americas Petrogas owns 80% of GrowMax Agri Corp. developing a potash fertilizer project in Peru
As of 9th Feb 2012, Bloomberg, GAIA
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GWAF Valuation
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Company Net Debt/ EBITDA Margin NI Margin Sales CAGR EBITDA CAGR NI CAGR Beta
EBITDA12e 2010 2011e 2012e 2013e 2010 2011e 2012e 2013e 2009-13e 2009-13e 2009-13e
1 MHP 2.1 34% 33% 34% 33% 20% 19% 20% 20% 20% 15% 16% 0.74
2 SLC Agricola 1.3 21% 27% 24% 22% 7% 12% 10% 9% 19% 35% 97% 0.84
3 Americas Petrogas* n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 13% n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.49
4 PhosAgro 0.1 27% 37% 32% 30% 14% 22% 19% 16% 16% 22% 29% n/a
5 Yara -0.0 16% 20% 17% 17% 9% 12% 11% 11% 7% 28% 35% 0.96
6 Lonrho 0.8 6% 11% 13% 15% 0% 0% 5% 7% 44% n/a n/a 0.67
7 Mriya 0.5 53% 50% 51% 50% 49% 37% 37% 40% 26% 27% 24% 0.69
8 Viterra 1.2 6% 6% 6% 6% 2% 3% 2% 3% 15% 20% 21% 0.94
9 Olam International 6.2 6% 5% 6% 6% 2% 2% 2% 3% 29% 31% 33% 1.34
10 Asian Bamboo -0.0 49% 51% 50% 53% 44% 38% 36% 38% 25% 24% 18% 1.09
11 Mosaic -0.7 24% 32% 30% 31% 12% 20% 19% 20% 1% 6% 3% 1.22
12 Sintal 0.5 41% 49% 36% 36% 31% 37% 29% 29% 29% 27% 30% 0.46
13 Allana Potash* n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.85
14 Golden Agri Resources 0.3 21% 20% 21% 21% 12% 13% 13% 13% 26% 29% 34% 1.10
15 Western Potash* n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1.70
Notes:
*Early stage companies; Americas Petrogas owns 80% of GrowMax Agri Corp. developing a potash fertilizer project in Peru
As of 9th Feb 2012, Bloomberg, GAIA
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MOO Valuation
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Min 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 7.0 4.2 4.2 4.0 11.1 7.5 7.9 7.5
Max 7.2 5.0 4.9 4.6 20.1 15.7 13.6 12.5 43.5 26.6 21.9 18.9
Median 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.2 12.8 9.0 8.5 8.3 21.2 12.9 12.1 11.8
Average 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.6 12.9 9.4 8.8 8.3 22.6 14.0 13.1 12.3
Weighted Avg 2.7 2.1 1.9 1.5 13.4 9.9 9.1 8.6 22.4 14.6 13.5 12.5
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,114
2,754 2,776
3,000 2,177 2,218
2,087 2,093
2,000 1,531
1,132 1,050 819
1,000 543 460 364
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Mria
Trigon Agri
RosAgro
Agrogeneration
BEF
Sintal
MCB Agricole
Alpcot Agro
KSG Agro
Agroton
Astarta
MHP
Industrial Milk Co
Razgulay
Russian Grain
Notes:
1) Rose color - sugar producers
2) Green color- meat producer
3) Blue color - grain producers
As of 31st January, 2012
4) Mriya has exposure to sugar but sugar plants are not consolidated to the Holding; Sintal has small sugar exposure Companies, Bloomberg, GAIA,
Farming Valuation Charts
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7,500
6,000
4,500
Notes:
1) Rose color - sugar producers
2) Green color- meat producer
3) Blue color - grain producers As of 31st January, 2012
4) Bubble size is land harvested in 2011, ths ha Companies, Bloomberg, GAIA,
Farming Valuation Charts
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Current EV/storage
capacity, USD/t Grain Storage Capacities, ths tones
6400.0
MHP; 350
5400.0
4400.0
RosAgro; 285
3400.0
2400.0
KSG Agro; 55 Astarta; 360
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 400 425 450 475 500 525 550 575 600 625
-600.0
Notes:
1) Rose color - sugar producers
2) Green color - meat producer
3) Blue color - grain producers
As of 31st January, 2012
4) Bubble size - grain storage capacities, ths t Companies, Bloomberg, GAIA,
Farming Valuation Charts
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CIS LATAM
Land fundamentals
Source: Adecoagro
Farming gaining momentum
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