Second quarter results
for the period ended March 2025

Second quarter financial results conference call

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Highlights for the quarter

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

US$107 million

(Q2 FY2024: US$180 million)

Loss for the period

US$20 million

(Q2 FY2024: profit of US$29 million)

Net debt of

US$1,670 million

(Q2 FY2024: US$1,366 million)

Adjusted EPS(2)

1 US cent

(Q2 FY2024: 12 US cents)

(1) Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA excluding special items and plantation fair value price adjustment.

(2) Adjusted EPS is EPS excluding special items and plantation fair value price adjustment.

  Quarter ended Half-year ended
  Mar
2025
Mar
2024
Dec
2024
Mar
2025
Mar
2024
Key figures (US$ million)          
Revenue 1,347 1,352 1,363 2,710 2,624
Operating profit (loss) excluding special items(1) 19 116 132 151 202
Special items – loss (gain)(2) 17 46 11 28 225
Adjusted EBITDA(3) (4) 107 180 203 310 310
EBITDA excluding special items(1) 90 183 202 292 339
Profit (Loss) for the period (20) 29 70 50 (97)
Basic earnings per share (US cents) (3) 5 12 8 (17)
Adjusted EPS (US cents)(3) (4) 1 12 14 15 17
Net debt(3) 1,670 1,366 1,406 1,670 1,366
Key ratios (%)          
Operating profit (loss) excluding special items to revenue 1.4 8.6 9.7 5.6 7.7
Operating profit (loss) excluding special items to capital employed (ROCE)(3) (4) 1.9 13.0 13.4 7.4 11.2
Adjusted EBITDA to revenue(3) 7.9 13.3 14.9 11.4 11.8
EBITDA excluding special items to revenue 6.7 13.5 14.8 10.8 12.9
Net debt to EBITDA excluding special items 2.6 2.2 1.9 2.6 2.2
Covenant leverage ratio(3) 2.4 2.3 1.8 2.4 2.3
Interest cover(3) 9.4 9.9 10.8 9.4 9.9
Net asset value per share (US cents)(3) 407 387 407 407 387

(1) Refer to note 2 to the group results for the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA excluding special items and operating profit excluding special items to operating profit by segment and profit for the period.

(2) Refer to note 2 to the group results for details on special items.

(3) Refer to supplemental information for the definition of the term.

(4) The Adjusted EBITDA definition was introduced in September 2024 and comparatives have been included for March 2024.

Sales by product* (%)

Sales by destination* (%)

Sales by source* (%)

Net operating assets** (ex corporate) (%)

*   For the period ended March 2025.

** As at March 2025.