ASX : RIC

GrowthonlyFY22 1H

StrategyRESULTS

Delivering

ImprovedGrowth Strategy

EarnuseDeliveringngs

Improved Earnings

onalQuinton Hildebrand, CEO Richard Betts, CFO

17 February 2022

FY22 1H HIGHLIGHTS

Improvement in all financial metrics

EBITDA

NPAT

only

(underlying)

(reported)

$39.1m

$22.6m

+21% YOY growth

+124% YOY growth

ROFE 10.5%

(underlying)

pcp 7.9%

Operatinguse

Leverage

Dividend

Cash Flow

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0.2x

3.4cps

$31.2m

+4% YOY

pcp 2.0x

100% franked

Health and safety performance

  • Demonstrated resilience to COVID-19 challenges
  • Focus on safety remains a priority: 4.85 LTIFR

Earnings growth

  • Growth Strategy driving earnings growth (+21%YOY)
  • Both reporting segments growing organically

Balance Sheet strength

  • Disciplined capital management
  • Net debt reduction of $66m

Driving shareholder value

  • Return on funds employed of 10.5%
  • Dividend payment at 60% of NPAT (excl. SI)

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2

Segment

Performance.

Growth from both

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segments.

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PACKAGED FEEDS & INGREDIENTS

Comprising the Group's premium quality, high performance animal nutrition feed and ingredient solutions delivered in packaged form from 1 tonne bulka bag down to 3kg bags, and includes the Aquafeed Business Unit.

FY22 1H

FY21 1H

Variance

$m

$m

EBITDA before significant items

27.1

23.0

18%

EBIT

21.8

16.1

36%

Segment Assets

252.0

314.0

Segment Liabilities

(53.4)

(59.5)

Segment Net Assets

198.6

254.5

22%

only

EBITDA ROFE

25.4%

16.9%

51%

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• Strong rendering returns supported by:

• ongoing high selling prices for protein meals and tallows, partially

off-set by the increased cost of raw materials paid to abattoirs.

• Improved yields and product premiumisation following recent capital

upgrades.

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• Growth in branded packaged product volumes in both the rural

farming and urban petfood markets.

• Aquafeed business underperformed in an oversupplied market;

transitioned to a single facility operation in the period.

• Novacq™ reported a loss in the period as the production is

seasonal and weighted to the second half of the financial year.

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BULK STOCKFEEDS

Comprising the Group's premium quality, high performance animal nutrition stockfeed solutions delivered in bulk.

FY22 1H

FY21 1H

Variance

$m

$m

only

EBITDA before significant items

18.6

14.6

28%

EBIT

10.6

6.4

67%

Segment Assets

270.8

264.5

Segment Liabilities

(145.1)

(128.9)

Segment Net Assets

125.7

135.6

7%

EBITDA ROFE

29.1%

22.6%

29%

use

• Volume growth in all species, with significant gains in the

poultry and dairy sectors.

• Successful raw material procurement through the transition

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from the old to new season grain crop.

• The full benefit of the replacement of the aging Bendigo and

Mooroopna feedmills with the new Wellsford feedmill was also

realised in FY22 1H.

RIDLEY | FY22 1H RESULTS | 17 FEBRUARY 2022

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