Fourth quarter results
for the period ended September 2025

Fourth quarter financial results conference call

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Summary for the year

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

US$501 million

(FY24: US$684 million)

Loss for the period

US$177 million

(FY24: profit US$33 million)

Adjusted EPS(2)

8 US cents

(FY24: 41 US cents)

Net debt of

US$1,920 million

(FY24: US$1,422 million)

Summary for the quarter

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

US$111 million

(Q4 FY24: US$226 million)

Loss for the period

US$194 million

(Q4 FY24: profit US$79 million)

Adjusted EPS(2)

3 US cents loss

(Q4 FY24: 15 US cents profit)

 

 

 

(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 Year ended
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Sept
2024
Jun
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Sept
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Sept
2024
Key figures (US$ million)          
Revenue 1,389 1,464 1,321 5,420 5,458
Operating profit (loss) excluding special items(1) 30 120 (5) 176 407
Special items – loss (gain)(2) 140 (3) 2 170 225
Adjusted EBITDA(3) 111 226 80 501 684
EBITDA excluding special items(1) 116 195 71 479 685
Profit (Loss) for the period (194) 79 (33) (177) 33
Basic earnings (loss) per share (US cents) (32) 13 (5) (29) 6
Adjusted EPS (loss) (US cents)(3) (3) 15 (4) 8 41
Net debt(3) 1,920 1,422 1,947 1,920 1,422
Key ratios (%)          
Operating profit (loss) excluding special items to revenue 2.2 8.2 (0.4) 3.2 7.5
Operating profit (loss) excluding special items to capital employed (ROCE)(3) 2.8 12.4 (0.5) 4.3 10.8
Adjusted EBITDA to revenue(3) 8.0 15.4 6.1 9.2 12.5
EBITDA excluding special items to revenue 8.4 13.3 5.4 8.8 12.6
Net debt to EBITDA excluding special items 4.0 2.1 3.5 4.0 2.1
Covenant leverage ratio(3) 3.6 2.0 2.9 3.6 2.0
Interest cover(3) 6.1 10.9 7.6 6.1 10.9
Net asset value per share (US cents)(3) 382 430 406 382 430

(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.

Sales by product* (%)

Sales by destination* (%)

Sales by source* (%)

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

*   For the period ended September 2025.

** As at September 2025.