Title: Presented by Koh Mei Lee
1PPB GROUP BERHAD
FINAL RESULTS YEAR ENDED 31 DEC 2004
2Agenda
1. Group Financial Highlights
2. Dividend Record
3. Share Information
4. Groups Major Activities in Year 2004
5. Corporate Development
6. Expansion/ Future Plans
3Financial results
4Segmental information 2004
Grains trading, flour feed milling 7
Edible oils refining trading 73
Sugar cane 6
Others 6
Revenue Total RM11 billion
Oil palm plantations 5
Property 1
Waste management utilities 1
Film exhibition1
5Segmental information 2004
Grains trading, flour feed milling 7
Sugar cane 23.2
Edible oils refining trading 19
Others 8.6
Operating Profits Total RM602 million
Oil palm plantations 36
Property 4
Waste management utilities 0.2
Film exhibition2
6Major contributors to group operating profit
8
- Sugar refining and cane plantations
- Contributed by MSM(100 subsidiary) and PPB
Chuping. - Lower profits due to
- Higher raw material prices.
- Grain trading, flour and feed milling
- Held under FFM Berhad (100 subsidiary).
- Lower profits due to
- Higher raw material prices.
- Higher ocean freight rates.
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7Major contributors to group operating profit
- Edible oils refining
- Held through PGEO Group Sdn Bhd (100
subsidiary). - Achieved significantly better results due to
- Higher edible oils prices and refining margin.
- Higher sales volume.
- Oil palm plantations
- Held through PPBOP (55.6 subsidiary).
- Recorded higher profits due to
- Higher crop production.
- Higher palm product prices.
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8Major contributors to group operating profit
- Waste management and utilities
- Undertaken by Chemquest Group (55 subsidiary).
- Lower profits due to
- Preliminary expenses incurred for its projects in
China. - Chemquests share of its associates results
was RM14.1 million. - Film exhibition
- Undertaken by GSC (54.2 subsidiary).
- Increase in profits due to
- Consistent supply of quality films.
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9Major contributors to group operating profit
- Property
- Mainly undertaken by PPB Hartabina S/B (100
subsidiary). - Marginally lower profits due to lower unit sales
of the Phase II Bukit Segar Residential project. - However, profit margins for Phase II is higher
compared with Phase I due to increase in selling
prices. - Others
- Mainly include livestock farming, packaging,
shipping, manufacturing and trading. - Main increase in profits due to -
- Manufacturing and trading (up RM17 million)
- Shipping (up RM12 million)
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10Share of associates/ JVs results
47
- Reason for lower profits contribution -
- Commodity trading division experienced difficult
trading conditions. - Listing of MBC in Dec 2003 has changed its status
from an associate company to Other Investment of
the group.
Y2003
Y2004
11PBT for 5 years
80 growth
12Cash and borrowings
13Dividend
14Share performance
907
RM6.80
RM6.45
RM6.80
872
788
Year 2004
Year 2003 increase Average Daily Volume
286,222 218,533 31
Yr2004
Yr2005
15Major activities in year 2004
Flour milling
- Expansion into Thailand
- Acquired 43.35 equity interest in Kerry-Glory
Flour Mills Co.Ltd at Baht 329,454,414
(equivalent to RM30.7 million). - Principally involved in wheat flour milling and
distribution and owns a 250mt/day flour mill in
Samutprakarn, Thailand. - This investment will enable FFM Group to further
enjoy the benefits of bulk purchasing of raw
materials as well as synergies in freight
arrangements of wheat flour shipment in the ASEAN
region. - Enhance the Groups operational efficiency in
wheat flour milling activities by upgrading
current mills and building new mills.
16Major activities in year 2004
Edible oils refining
- Entered into a joint venture to construct and
operate an edible oils and fats processing
facility in Rotterdam, Netherlands. - PGEO Group Sdn Bhd and KOG Investments Pte Ltd
hold 35 and 65 respectively in KOG Edible Oils
BV (KOGBV). - Strengthen the groups presence in European
market on palm oil products. - KOGBVs issued and paid up capital is Euro 12
million and total capital investment for the
project is estimated at Euro 27.7 million. - Processing capacity about 300,000MT per annum.
- Expected to commence operations in September 2005.
17Major activities in year 2004
Oil palm plantations
- Commissioned its eighth CPO mill (40tph) in
Suburmas estate, Sarawak. - PPBOP expanded its land bank in Indonesia by
50,322ha with the acquisition of three companies
in Central Kalimantan.
In early 2005, PPBOP acquired another 16,867 ha
of land in Kalimantan, bringing PPBOPs landbank
to 210,788 ha.
18Major activities in year 2004
Waste management and utilities
- CWM completed three projects with a combined
contract value RM84.8 million. - The projects were -
- Bayan Baru Sewage Treatment Works
- Wangsa Maju Booster Pumping Station and Ancillary
Works - Contruction of Sludge Treatment Plant at Sungei
Semenyih - Chemquest Group as part of a consortium, secured
a 30-year concession to process and deliver
treated water to Hohhot, the capital city of
Inner Mongolia, China.
19Major activities in year 2004
Film exhibition
- Opened GSC, Gurney Plaza a 12-screen multiplex in
January 2004. - Launched its E-Cinema at Mid-Valley and Gurney
Plaza.
Property
- Handed over to the homeowners the following -
- Bukit Segar Phase II development
- Taman Sinar Mentari Phase I
- Launched Segar Courts apartment project in July
2004 which is expected to generate sales of RM17
million. - Refurbished Cheras LeisureMall at total cost of
RM13 million and launched its new look in
December 2004.
20Corporate development
- Bonus issue
- Proposed 1 for 1 bonus issue.
- Approval is required from shareholders and Bursa
securities. - Expected completion by end-June 2005.
21Capital commitments as at 31 Dec 2004
Capital Commitments
RM350.8 million
RM243.8m
RM68.6m
RM17.6m
RM11.5m
RM9.3m
PPBOP
FFM
PPB Leisure
PPB Hartabina
MSM, Chemquest and others
In addition to the above, FFM has further
increased its capital commitment by RM60 million
for the upgrading and expansion of the processing
plants in PGEO Group of companies.
22Capital commitments as at 31 Dec 2004
Main Capital Commitments
PPB HARTABINA
PPB LEISURE
FFM
PPBOP
23Expansion/ future plans
- Sugar
- Further enhance its operating efficiency.
- Focus on energy savings projects.
- Flour milling
- Construction of 2nd flour mill in Pulau Indah
which is scheduled for completion by mid-2005. - To continually seek for new flour milling
business opportunities in the ASEAN region. - Animal feed milling
- Construction of the sixth feed mill in Pulau
Indah which is scheduled for completion in April
2005.
24Expansion/ future plans
- Oil palm plantations
- Focus on developing its sizeable landbank in
Indonesia. - Waste management and utilities
- Continue to work with strategic partners and
participate in open tenders for new projects.
25Expansion/ future plans
- Film exhibition
- Opened Berjaya-GSC a 9-screen multiplex in
January 2005. - Secured new cinemas sites at -
- Bandar Utama Phase II (13 screens) targeted to
open in mid 2005. - KL Pavillion (13 screens) targeted to open in
mid 2007.
26Expansion/ future plans
- Property
- Development projects at -
- Penangs New World Park retail and F B
kiosks concept. - Bukit Segar, Cheras high-end residential
project and currently pending approvals from
relevant authorities. - Bukit Tengah, Seberang Prai residential
development. - Bedong, Kedah residential and commercial
development.
27The End