Thai Union Food 2010-09
Thai Union Food 2010-09
Thai Union Food 2010-09
TUF TUF / TUF.BK / TUF TB
Q3/2010
Highest ever quarterly sales In spite of volatile raw material prices (where tuna
prices experienced a freefall while local shrimp prices stayed high) and the fast Increase/(decrease) As YOY QOQ
strengthening Thai baht, quarterly sales in USD term (USD554 m) increased by
11.0% YoY and 4.9% QoQ to attain the highest ever level. Except for tuna Q3’10
products, most products reported strong continual sales growth. The rapidly . Net profit -20% -6%
declining fish price (falling from USD1,705/ ton in June to USD1,215 in September)
temporarily delayed certain buyers’ tuna purchases, Shrimp sales, continuing . Baht sales 3% 2%
continuing its momentum since 1H’10, increased by 24.5% YoY, thanks to high . Dollar sales 11% 5%
demand in the US (up 23.8% YoY), Japan (up 28.0% YoY) and Europe (up 35.8% Bt m
YoY). In dollar term, other canned seafood , shrimp feed, pet food and . Operating Profit 723.9
cephalopod/salmon products showed strong sales growth rates of 38.4%, 32.5%, . EBITDA 1,515
26.1% and 21.3% respectively from Q3’09. Tuna products still accounted for the . Debt-to-Equity (x) 0.72
biggest portion at 36.8% while the US remained the biggest market with 49.8%.
. Exchange rate as of Sep30’10: Bt 30.42/USD
Negative uncontrollable factors depressing margins Gross margin (12.5%) fell from
last quarter and a year ago (when the margin hit a recent high of 16.2%). The . Avg. exchange rate for Q3’10: Bt 31.45/USD
strong Thai baht, fast falling tuna prices, the shifted product mix (where shrimp . Avg. exchange rate for Q3’09: Bt 33.83/USD
sales accounting for as high as 24%) and the depressed shrimp margins due to
persistently high local raw material prices brought the margin to a recent low. . No. of shares for Q3’10: 883.2 m
Operating margin (4.2%) was lower than a year ago though SG&A expenses (8.4% . W.A. no. of shares for Q2’10: 883.2 m
of sales) maintained within the norm (8.0-8.5%), Quarterly EBITDA (Bt1,515 m)
managed to stay at a sustainable level while the effective tax rate for the group
Dropped below those of the previous two quarters thanks to lower tax burden at
our US subsidiaries, TUF’s financial position however remained strong. The debt-
to-equity ratio was o.72x up slightly from 0.63x (Q2’10) Since the Samoan plant Q3’10
relocation last year, the inventory control continued to improve when the turnover Sales Breakdown by Product
rate now dropped to 98 days from 99 days in Q2’10 and 106 days a year ago. Domestic, Sardine, 3% Cephalopod,
Debt-to-EBITDA ratio (last 12 months) maintained at 2.29x. As of the end of June, 7% 3%
short term debts accounted for 90% of TUF’s total interest-bearing debts (Bt13,859 Shrimp
Feed, 8%
m) as most long term debts/debentures would come due within next 12 months. At Canned
the end of Q3’10, 78% of our total debts were in Thai baht with the balance in US Seafood,
dollar. The effect interest rate was stable at around 3.66%. 10%
Pet Food,
completed the acquisition of MW Brands which is one of the European leaders in tuna
and other ambient/ shelf-stable seafood products through its famous brands - John Shrimp, 23%
West, Petit Navire, Hyacinthe Parmentier and Mareblu that hold leading market
positions in France, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands and Italy. After Q3’10
the completion, TUF’s annual tuna processing capacity will amount to over half a Sales Breakdown by Market
million tons of whole round fish making the group the largest canned tuna producer in
the world. In addition, it will become one of a few truly global and vertically integrated Oceania, 3%
Middile East, 2%
S.America, 1%
Cannada, 1%
seafood players with sales, production, and leading brands across Asia, the US, and Asia ex-Japan,
3%
Europe. The acquisition will increase Europe’s contribution to TUF’s total sales from Africa, 3%
11% percent to more than one third. The transaction adds four processing plants in Domestic, 13%
limited despite the huge potential) will provide further business opportunities through its
strong customer base, distribution, and brand leadership.
Quarterly
Trend (Last 5 Periods)
9m. 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Net Profit (Bt m) 2,521.4 3,343.8 2,200.5 1,823.3 1,901.3 2,082.4 1,932.9 2,279.3 1,549.0 1,505.6
Earning per share[EPS](Bt) 2.85 3.79 2.51 2.08 2.18 2.40 2.24 2.65 1.80 2.01
Dividend per share (Bt) 1.26 1.92 1.26 1.11 1.13 1.20 1.56 1.85 1.27 1.23
Dividend payout ratio 44% 51% 51% 53% 52% 50% 70% 70% 71% 61%