Q3 and Nine Months Period Ended 31 Dec 2020 Results Presentation
Q3 and Nine Months Period Ended 31 Dec 2020 Results Presentation
Results Presentation
January 2021
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Q3-FY2021
Business Update
Diego Casanello
Q3 Highlights: On track to deliver guidance
₹ 9,125 cr +3%
Revenue Volume +7%
44.2% +230bps
Gross Margin YTD +12bps
₹ 2,209 cr +6%
EBITDA Margin: 24.2%
₹ 793 cr +12%
YTD +56%
PAT
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Q3 Performance Highlights
₹ crore
3% Revenue Growth vs PY:
Particulars Q3 Q3 B/(W) LY
FY 2021 FY 2020 •Strong volume growth in Europe, India, North America
(Proforma)1 and ROW and price improvements
Revenue 9,125 8,892 3% •Latin America impacted by a delayed season in Brazil
due to drought and unfavorable Fx
Gross Margin 44% 42% 230 bps 230 bps higher Gross Margin vs PY:
Fixed OH 1,8282 1,643 -11% •Margin improvement through price actions and COGS
savings and synergies
EBITDA 2,209 2,083 6%
•Favorable mix with sales of higher margin Differentiated
% Revenue 24.2% 23.4% +80 bps & Sustainable solutions growth
1. Purchase price allocation (PPA) effect of 7cr. is removed from FY2020 numbers
2 Includes a provision of 39.5 cr on account of an unfavourable court order for the industry pertaining to excise duty liability for previous years
Unfavorable SG&A vs PY:
•Higher bonus provisions an account of improved
Revenue Development by Region Revenue Variance
performance in most geographies
30%
21%
6% EBITDA Growth vs PY:
•Driven by Gross Margin growth
5% 6%
-8%
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Q3 Regional Highlights (₹ crore )
Q3FY21 Q3FY20
Q3FY21 Q3FY20 Q3FY21 Q3FY20 Q3FY21 Q3FY20 Q3FY21 Q3FY20
LATAM impacted by UPL bringing alternatives Normalized season and Solid growth in sales despite
Growth driven by weather
delayed season to gaps created by Glufosinate demand market slowdown in Q3
and market share gains
banned products continue to drive growth
• Season delayed by drought in • Strong growth in Differentiated & • Improved mix, driven by strong sales • Double digit growth in Africa, • Good herbicide sales in the resistant
Brazil/Argentina, pushing sales to Q4 of Differentiated & Sustainable
Sustainable Solutions driving improved Australia and New Zealand, phalaris infested wheat acres of
• Volume growth in Argentina, South margins Solutions and moderate Post-Patent benefiting from a normalized North India
Cone and Andean regions growth season
• Increased demand for Glufosinate due • Strong Ferio and Sweep Power
• Increase in grain commodity prices • Strong growth led by Poland, Benelux • Strong growth in South East Asia, volume growth in the quarter
to robust ramp up of resistant-traits
and recent rains supporting a positive and Ukraine, in addition to Italy and supported by the continued
acres Spain • Excess rains in the South reduced
trend for Q4 expansion of Glufosinate in the area
market growth after a very strong H1
• Strong growth in Vigilant, Everest, • Strong demand for Argos – a
• Across the board currency • Accelerated growth in China, driven
Manzate and Interline sustainable solution product in its first by volume gains in UPL’s branded
devaluation in LATAM countries
partially offset by pricing actions launch year, in addition to Penncozeb, sales in addition to the impact of
Cyperkill and Syllit drove Q3 growth the Yoloo acquisition
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Q3 FY2021
Financial Results Update
Anand Vora
Profit and Loss Account ₹ crore
Q3 FY21 Q3 FY20 Change
Particulars
Reported % Reported % %
200+ ₹ 260cr
120+ 188
109 44 35
55 354
240 59 55
100
EBITDA 5,720 5,283 8% year to date, after a challenging start to the year
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Nine Month Profit and Loss Account ₹ crore
9M FY21 9M FY20 Change
Particulars
Reported % Reported % %
136
126
120 122
119 117
111
102
Note: As a risk management measure, the company has been selling its receivables on non-recourse basis to banks. Receivables sold as of 31st Dec 2020 were 4,570 crore
(31st Dec 2019 3,565 crore)
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Cash Flow Statement (1st April 2020 to 31st Dec 2020)
₹ Crore
-
545
-
1,996
• Cash from op.
activities: +5,632 cr -
• WC : - 3,849 cr • Net Borrowing: - 106 cr 1,709
• Tax: - 591 cr • Interest1: - 1,495 cr
6,752 • Other Assets: - 646 cr • Dividend: - 458 cr
• Others: +64 cr • Capex: - 1,570 cr
• Others: - 139 cr
3,592
1Interest expense of 1,495 crore including interest component of redeemed bonds including Rs.75 cr. of interest paid upto maturity on early redemption of bonds
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Guidance Maintained : FY2021
• Expected 6-8% revenue growth and 10-12% EBITDA growth for the full year
• Fixed cost saving opportunity from synergies and covid19 contingency measures will
continue to support EBITDA growth
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Sustainability Performance
and
Other Key Achievements
Sustainability Highlights
• Environment : Delivering on our targets
Strong progress on ESG
YTD Specific (per MT) reduction vs. FY2020
Performance • CO2 Emission: 12%
• Waste Disposal: 1%
• DJSI scores UPL at ~2x of Industry Peer Average • Communities: Reaching 0.5 mn lives through initiatives
• Ranks 23 globally with a score of 63, a 10-point across 10+countries, 70 communities – Initiatives on
improvement compared to 2019
track
• Striving for continuous improvement
TRIR: Total Recordable Incident Rate; TRFR: Total Recordable Frequency Rate
Sustainalytics last report dated 25 Sept 2020 1. High reduction in specific water and specific wastewater discharge observed due to permanent
closure of Rotterdam plant in Q2FY2021
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Achievements and Awards
UPL Wins Esteemed Agrow UPL Wins CII Industrial
Award for “Best Company From Intellectual Property Award for
an Emerging Region” Best Patent Portfolio in the Life
Sciences/Pharma Industry
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