Fonterra announces Annual Results and long-term strategy
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
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Results for Announcement to the Market
Results for announcement to the market
Name of issuer
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
Reporting Period 12 months to 31 July 2021
Previous Reporting Period 12 months to 31 July 2020
Currency NZD
Amount (m’s) Percentage change
Revenue from continuing operations $20,565 1%
Total Revenue $21,124 1%
Net profit/(loss) from continuing operations $532 (34%)
Total net profit/(loss) $599 (9%)
Final Dividend
Amount per Quoted Equity Security $0.15
Imputed amount per Quoted Equity Security Not Applicable
Record Date 30/09/2021
Dividend Payment Date 15/10/2021
Current period Prior comparable period
Net tangible assets per Quoted Equity
Security
$2.87 $2.77
A brief explanation of any of the figures
above necessary to enable the figures to be
understood
Please refer to the audited financial statements for further
explanation.
Authority for this announcement
Name of person authorised to make this
announcement
Anya Wicks
Contact person for this announcement Anya Wicks
Contact phone number (09) 374 9341
Contact email address anya.wicks@fonterra.com
Date of release through MAP 23/09/2021
Audited financial statements accompany this announcement.
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23 September 2021
Fonterra completes reset, announces annual results and long-term growth plan out to 2030
Annual Results Summary
• Total pay-out for 2020/21 season: $7.74 per kgMS
o Final 2020/21 Farmgate Milk Price: $7.54 per kgMS
o 2020/21 dividend: 20 cents per share, comprised of 5 cent interim dividend and 15 cent
final dividend
• Reported Profit After Tax: $599 million, down $60 million*
• Normalised Profit After Tax: $588 million, up $190 million
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• Total Group normalised EBIT: $952 million, up $73 million
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• Net debt
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: $3.8 billion, down $872 million
• Debt to EBITDA ratio: 2.7x improved from 3.3x
• Full year normalised earnings per share: 34 cents
* 2020 financial year included the gain from the divestments of DFE Pharma and foodspring®
#
Normalised numbers reflect the underlying performance of the business.
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today announced a strong set of results for the 2021 financial year,
reflected in a final Farmgate Milk Price of $7.54, normalised earnings per share of 34 cents and a final
dividend of 15 cents, taking the total dividend for the year to 20 cents per share. The results come as
Fonterra moves through its business reset and into a new phase of growing the value of its business.
CEO Miles Hurrell says the last three years have been about resetting the business. “We’ve stuck to our
strategy of maximising the value of our New Zealand milk, moved to a customer-led operating model and
strengthened our balance sheet.
“The results and total pay-out we’ve announced today show what we can achieve when we focus on quality
execution and an aligned Co-op.
“I want to thank our farmer owners and employees for their hard work and commitment over the last few
years that has got us to this position. Together, we’ve shored up foundations and done this despite the
challenges of operating in a COVID-19 world.
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Net debt excludes amounts attributable to disposal groups held for sale.
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“Although the higher milk price and tightening margins put pressure on earnings in the final quarter, this is
a strong overall business performance, allowing us to deliver $11.6 billion to the New Zealand economy
through the total pay-out to farmers.
“The work we’ve done as part of the 2019 strategic reset means we’re well placed to take advantage of
favourable industry dynamics. Growing global demand for dairy coupled with constrained supply has
resulted in high prices for our milk. Our resilient supply chain has allowed us to get products to market and
the healthy demand for our farmers’ New Zealand milk has seen a record shipping year for the Co-op.
“We’ve continued to reshape our business and the sales of our joint venture farms and wholly-owned
farming hubs in China. Our continued focus is to get our New Zealand milk to the world.”
Total Group normalised EBIT, which reflects underlying business performance, was up 8% to $952 million,
with Total Group normalised operating expenditure down 3% to $2.2 billion.
Mr Hurrell says a focus on financial discipline has paid off. “Net debt is down by $872 million to $3.8 billion,
cashflow has improved again and at 2.7x, we are now within our long-term target Debt/EBITDA ratio.
“We are pleased with our $599 million reported profit after tax. While down on last year, the 2020 financial
year benefited significantly from the divestments of DFE Pharma and foodspring®. Normalised profit after
tax grew by $190 million to $588 million, driven by improved earnings and lower interest expense.
“Our sales book is well balanced across the regions and a number of our markets have performed well. In
Asia Pacific, significant improvements in our Foodservice and Consumer channels have pushed normalised
EBIT up 28% to $305 million. We’ve expanded our Foodservice footprint in the region and are seeing the
benefits of that.
“Here – like in many of our markets – COVID-19 has changed consumer behaviour, with people choosing
to cook at home. That’s really benefited our consumer brands and supported upward momentum in our
Consumer channel performance, particularly in New Zealand and Australia.
“Greater China continues to be an important market for us, with normalised EBIT up 10% to $403 million.
This speaks to the strength of our Foodservice channel, China’s dynamic economy and its love for dairy.
“Africa, Middle East, Europe, North Asia, Americas’ (AMENA) normalised EBIT was down 28% to $336
million, reflecting our strategy of redirecting product into higher-margin markets. However, we have seen
improvements in our Foodservice and Consumer channels within the region, including a turnaround for our
Chilean business.
“Our total dividend for the year is 20 cents per share, which includes an interim dividend of 5 cents per
share and a final dividend of 15 cents per share. Three cents of the 15 cents per share reflects the reversal
of previous impairment of our China Farms. For a 100% share backed farm, this means a total pay-out of
$7.74 per kgMS.”
Mr Hurrell says that progress isn’t limited to the Co-op’s financial performance. “I’m proud of our efforts to
reduce our environmental impact. New Zealand dairy has the lowest carbon footprint in the world, but we
also know we need to do much more.
“This year, we reduced our carbon emissions from coal by more than 11%, as Te Awamutu completed its
first season using renewable wood pellets. We also recently announced our Stirling site will move to
renewable energy from August next year. Our farmer owners are also doing their bit, with record numbers
achieving the top level of our Co-operative Difference framework and 53% of supplying farms now having
a Farm Environment Plan. That’s good for the environment and it’s also what our customers expect.”
Looking to the current season, Fonterra has announced a 2021/22 earnings guidance range of 25-40 cents
per share and has also reaffirmed its 2021/22 forecast Farmgate Milk Price range of $7.25 - $8.75 per
kgMS, with a midpoint of $8 per kgMS.
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Mr Hurrell says the strong milk price is likely to continue. “A high milk price is good for farmers and good for
the New Zealand economy. However, this does have the potential to squeeze our sales margins and impact
earnings.”
Mr Hurrell says the impact of COVID-19 continues to be felt, particularly across the supply chain. “We expect
competitive tension in the global shipping market to continue this financial year. We have largely been able
to mitigate this thanks to the strength of our Kotahi partnership which has allowed us to keep our product
moving through the supply chain.”
Long-term strategy
Fonterra is now turning its mind to the next phase of its strategy, as it completes its reset and focuses on
value growth. Mr Hurrell says as the Co-op looks out to 2030, the fundamentals of dairy – in particular, New
Zealand dairy – look strong.
“Put simply, the world wants what we’ve got – sustainably produced, high-quality, nutritious milk. This
comes at a time when we see total milk supply in New Zealand as likely to decline, and flat at best.
“On one hand, this requires the right capital structure to help ensure we don’t lose the benefits of what
generations of farmers have built – a New Zealand dairy co-operative of scale.
“But on the other hand, it gives us more options to be selective about what we do with our Co-op’s
milk. In doing so, we can increase the value we generate for farmers and New Zealand over the next
decade.
“To make this happen we have made three strategic choices – continue to focus on New Zealand milk, be
a leader in sustainability and be a leader in dairy innovation and science.”
Refine our asset portfolio to focus on New Zealand milk
Fonterra believes it has an opportunity to differentiate New Zealand milk further on the world stage, with the
aim of getting more value from the Co-op’s milk.
Mr Hurrell says this requires Fonterra to focus its capital and people on enhancing New Zealand milk and
for these reasons the Co-op has reviewed the ownership of its two other milk pools – in Australia and Chile.
“Soprole is a leading Chilean dairy brand, and Prolesur is a subsidiary of Soprole focused on sourcing milk
and manufacturing products in Southern Chile. The operations do not require any New Zealand-sourced
milk or expertise, and in this context, we are starting the process to divest our integrated investment in Chile.
“Fonterra Australia is on strategy for the Co-op and remains an important export market for our New Zealand
milk, especially for Foodservice products and advanced ingredients. We are considering the most
appropriate ownership structure for this business, one option is an IPO, with the intention that we retain
a significant stake.
“We see both these moves as critical to enabling greater focus on our New Zealand milk and, importantly,
allowing us to free up capital, much of which is intended to be returned to shareholders.”
Invest in sustainability and dairy innovation and science
Mr Hurrell says to strengthen the value proposition of its New Zealand milk, the Co-op will increase
investment in sustainability and R&D.
“New Zealand has the unique position of being the lowest carbon producing dairy nation on the planet and
when you combine this with our pasture-based model, animal welfare standards and scale efficiency,
we have something that can’t be replicated.
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“But we can’t slow down now. Customers want to know where their food comes from and the environmental
impact it leaves, and a farmer’s livelihood relies on a stable climate and healthy ecosystems.
“This is why we have an aspiration for our Co-op to be Net Zero carbon by 2050. Over the next decade we
intend to invest around $1 billion in reducing carbon emissions and improving water efficiency and treatment
at our manufacturing sites.
“We also know that to maintain our relative carbon footprint advantage against the northern
hemisphere farming system we must solve the methane challenge.
“We are aiming to increase our current total annual R&D investment by over 50% to around $160 million
per annum in 2030, with about $60 million per annum specifically targeted at growth in Active Living, as
we continue to look for solutions for the methane challenge and develop new innovative products to
support our value growth plans.
“Our investment in sustainability initiatives across our supply chain, will support our investment in our brands
to showcase our New Zealand sustainable nutrition story. This will put us in a position to further grow our
Foodservice and Consumer channels across our markets in the Asia Pacific region and gain more
value through our Ingredients channel by helping customers meet their own sustainability goals.
“As we move more milk into Foodservice and Consumer, we will direct less through our Ingredients
channel and aim to shift more towards higher value ingredients such as in our Active Living business. This
will see us focus more of our Ingredients business on solutions for physical, patient, digestive and mental
wellness plus immunity where we can make the most of our expertise in dairy innovation,” says Mr Hurrell.
Future growth opportunity – nutrition science solutions
Mr Hurrell says the Co-op’s focus on value creation also opens up choices for investing in new, high
value growth opportunities in future.
“We have an ambition to play more boldly in nutrition science solutions, which underpins a $500 billion slice
of the global health and wellness category.
“We have set up a dedicated team to explore what the future of Nutrition Science Solutions looks likes for
our Co-op, and over the next year we’ll narrow down and prioritise the areas where we can build a
competitive advantage,” says Mr Hurrell.
2030 financial targets
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“Our focus on New Zealand milk, sustainability, and innovation and science will see us shift every aspect of
our business to create more value. In doing so we aim to continue to improve our financial performance
and, as a result, strengthen our ability to repeatedly generate cash and create value for our
shareholders and New Zealand,” says Mr Hurrell.
There are four key value targets we’re aiming to achieve by FY30:
1. An average Farmgate Milk Price range for the decade of $6.50-$7.50 per kgMS
2. A 40-50% increase in operating profit from FY21 and, with the reduced interest from having less
debt, this should translate into an approximately 75% increase in earnings, giving us the ability to
steadily increase dividends to around 40-45 cents per share by FY30
3. A Group Return on Capital of 9-10%, up from 6.6% in FY21
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The figures under this heading are targets that we are aiming to achieve only. They should not be taken as forecasts or as a
guarantee of returns to shareholders. They are subject to successfully completing a number of business initiatives and a number of
assumptions each of which could materially affect the actual outcomes. The key assumptions and risks relating to these targets are
set out in the booklet titled Our Plans to 2030. Please refer to the further detail at the end of this announcement.
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4. Through planned divestments and improved earnings, an intended return of about $1 billion to
shareholders by FY24, and around $2 billion of additional capital available for a mix of
investment in further growth and return to shareholders. This is in addition to the approximately $2
billion expected to be invested in sustainability and moving milk into higher value products.
“We have an incredible natural product made on the pastures of New Zealand farms, a business supported
by a talented and committed team, and an exciting opportunity to create value. It’s up to us as a Co-op
to work together, make the necessary changes and ensure we’re creating goodness for generations,” says
Mr Hurrell.
ENDS
Non-GAAP measures
Fonterra uses several non-GAAP measures when discussing financial performance. These measures include normalised profit
after tax, normalised EBIT, EBIT, normalised earnings per share, normalisation adjustments and total Group measures. Total Group
measures present the combined financial performance of the Group’s continuing and discontinued operations. Non-GAAP financial
measures are not defined or specified by NZ IFRS.
Management believes that these measures provide useful information as they provide valuable insight on the underlying
performance of the business. They are used internally to evaluate the underlying performance of business units and to analyse
trends.
These measures are not uniformly defined or utilised by all companies. Accordingly, these measures may not be comparable with
similarly titled measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed in isolation nor considered
as a substitute for measures reported in accordance with NZ IFRS. Non-GAAP measures are not subject to audit unless they are
included in Fonterra’s audited Financial Statements.
Please refer to the Non-GAAP Measures section in Fonterra’s 2021 Annual Review for further information about non-GAAP
measures used by Fonterra, including reconciliations back to NZ IFRS measures. Definitions of non-GAAP measures used by
Fonterra can be found in the Glossary.
Further detail of key assumptions, risks and uncertainties
This announcement refers to, and provides a high-level summary of, matters that are described in more detail in the booklet titled
Our Plans to 2030. That booklet should be read in full. The booklet also identifies relevant assumptions, known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could materially affect the actual outcomes achieved by Fonterra.
Any forward-looking statements, financial targets and ambitions (“Forward Statements”) in this announcement or the booklet are
based on a range of assumptions, including the assumptions noted in the Appendix of the booklet. None of the Forward Statements
is intended as a forecast, estimate or projection of the outcome that will, or is likely to, eventuate. They should not be taken as
forecasts or a guarantee of returns to shareholders. The Forward Statements were prepared by Fonterra and have not been audited
or independently reviewed.
For further information contact:
Fonterra Communications
24-hour media line
Phone: +64 21 507 072
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²
1.Attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative, excludes non-controlling interest
2.Economic net interest-bearing debt (ENIBD) gearing ratio, refer to Glossary for definition
2
Monthly Milk Price 2019/2020 Season
Monthly Milk Price 2020/2021 Season
Source: GlobalDairyTrade
1.The shipment price is a weighted average price of GDT contracts struck 1 to 5 months prior to the agreed shipment month. Shipment month is the month in which the sale would be deemed for financial reporting purposes to have been
completed, and will normally be the month in which the sale is invoiced and the product is shipped
•Strong demand for dairy lifted monthly milk price
above $9.00 towards the end of the 2020/21 Season
•The average of the monthly milk prices are
equivalent to $7.14 and $7.54for 2019/20 and the
2020/21 seasons, respectively
•Favourableand stable price relativities in the
first half; strongincrease in reference product prices in
second half narrowed earnings margins
•Earnings profile weighted to the first half with 25 cents
per share, and 9 cents in the second half
FY21 H1
FY21 H2
6.00
9.00
(NZ$)
AugNovFebMay
JunSepDecMar
7.50
3,000
4,000
(US$/MT)
Monthly Milk PricesPrice Relativities
3
GDT Cheddar shipment price¹ (non-reference)
GDT WMP shipment price¹ (reference)
90.9%
91.4%
91.9%
94.0%
95.0%
20172018201920202021
$100m
$95m
$90m
$58m
$58m
20172018201920202021
•Consistent improvement in
manufacturing performance since
2017 has meant $35 million less in
rework costs
•$42 million improvement over
5 years through a quality
improvement programme
•Maintained utilisation(yield) of milk
solids, while increasing complexity of
product mix. Improvement of $18m
for 2021 compared to 2017
96.2%96.2%
96.4%96.4%96.4%
20172018201920202021
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Note: Metrics are for the year ended 31 July
Record shipment year, 2.59 million
tonnes shipped from New Zealand,
despite pandemic disruptions
More than 50 other exporters shared
the benefit of our Kotahi partnership
Team effort and innovation with
partners to manage a 350% increase
in rework of orders driven by ongoing
supply chain disruptions
On aper tonne basis, our
non-shipping supply chain costs are
13% lower than 2015
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Reduced carbon
emissionsfrom coal use
by more than 11%, with
Te Awamutu moving to
renewable wood pellets
Over half of supplying
farms in New Zealand
now have Farm
Environment Plans,
up from 34% at the
beginning of the year
Water usage at sites
in water-constrained
regions up slightly
this year, but still
more than 2% lower
than FY18 baseline
24% reduction in
solid waste to landfill,
well ahead of target for
the year
6
Female
representation in
senior leadership up to
32%, from 29%, but
short of our target
Supported our
communities,
including donating
800+ tonnesof product
to food banks in New
Zealand, Australia and
Chile
Increased our
employee engagement
score, with significantly
more teams now in the
top quartile
Supported the
wellbeing of
our global workforce,
who continue to
be affected by
COVID-19 lockdowns
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Completed sale of
two wholly-owned
China Farming hubs
Completed sale of
Agrigatejoint venture
Completed sell down of
Beingmateholding
DPA Brazil and Hangu
China Farm sale
process continues
Acquired Dairy
Country in Australia
Completed sale
of China Farms
joint venture
Completed sale of
Agrifeedsjoint venture
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³
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⁴
1.Total Group figures for the year ended 31 July 2021. This includes Continuing and Discontinued Operations, and
includes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests
2.Normalised profit after tax includes $11million of normalised adjustments resulting from a $(49) million loss in
relation to Beingmate, a $55 million impact from the gain on sale and impairment reversal on our China Farms, a
$40 million gain on sale on our China Farms joint venture and a $(35) million impairment on DPA Brazil
3.Attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative, excludes non-controlling interest
4.For the year ended 31 July 2020 debt to EBITDA was 3.3x. This was reported as 3.4x in 2020. Previously, adjusted
net debt included a further cash adjustment for 25% of cash and cash equivalents held by the parent
5.Economic net interest-bearing debt (ENIBD) gearing ratio, refer to Glossary for definition
6.For the 2021 Financial Year the notional tax charge was set to 16.1% (2020 Financial Year: 8.4%). The 2021 return
on capital would be 7.2% if calculated with the prior year notional tax charge. In 2021 the methodology to calculate
return on capital was updated to align the definition of debt with the net debt used in the debt to EBITDA ratio and
exclude hedge reserves from total equity. The prior years have been restated for consistency with current period
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1.Total Group figures for the year ended 31 July. This includes Continuing and Discontinued Operations
2.Percentages as shown in table may not align to the calculation of percentages based on numbers in the table due to
rounding of figures
3.New Zealand Farmgate Milk Price
4.Consists of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of equity accounted investees
5.Normalised EBIT includes $7 million of normalised adjustments resulting from a $(49) million loss in relation to
Beingmate, a $55 million impact from the gain on sale and impairment reversal on our China Farms, a $40 million
gain on sale on our China Farms joint venture and a $(39) million impairment on DPA Brazil
6.Normalised profit after tax includes $11million of normalised adjustments resulting from a $(49) million loss in
relation to Beingmate, a $55 million impact from the gain on sale and impairment reversal on our China Farms, a
$40 million gain on sale on our China Farms joint venture and a $(35) million impairment on DPA Brazil
7.Attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative, excludes non-controlling interest
•Achieved a gross margin of 14.7%, while increasing
milk payments to New Zealand farmers year on year
•Gross margin of 17.4% in first half, second half significantly
impacted by rising milk price with margin reduced to 12.4%
•Gross profit reduced $94 million, due to lower margins
across all the regions in the fourth quarter
•‘Other’ up $86 million, due to higher other operating income
and non-recurrence of adverse one-off items
•Normalisedprofit after tax improved $190 million, or 48%,
due to improved earnings and lower interest expense
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∆²
³
⁴
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⁶
⁷
10
¹
¹²
Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4
Note: Figures are for the year ended 31 July 2021. Comparative information has been restated for consistency with the currentperiod, and FY21 quarterly breakdown has been restated for increased accuracy of attribution
1.Prepared on a normalised Continuing Operations basis. Normalised EBIT contributions sum to $1,044 million, and does not aligntoreported Continuing Operations due to excluding unallocated costs and eliminations
2.Inclusive of Group Operations’ EBIT attribution
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¹
-
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Note: Figures are for the year ended 31 July and prepared on a normalised Continuing Operations basis. Comparative information has been restated for consistency with current period attribution
1. Eliminations and unallocated costs
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5.6
6.2
5.7
4.7
3.8
20172018201920202021
Net Debt ($ billion)
¹
,
²
²
,
³
⁴
8.0%
6.2%
5.6%
6.6%
6.6%
20172018201920202021
Return on Capital (%)
75.1
82.7
82.8
84.8
90.6
20172018201920202021
Working Capital Days
•Net debt and leverage down due to divestments
and improved earnings from operations
•Both leverage metrics –Debt to EBITDA²and
gearing ratio²–are now within our long-term
targets of 2.5-3.0x and 30-40%
•Working capital days up due to higher milk price
and average inventory held
•Return on capital⁴unchanged, with increased
earnings offset by increase in notional tax rate
44%48%49%41%36%
3.8
4.64.3
3.3
2.7
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
20172018201920202021
Gearing Ratio (%)
Debt to EBITDA (x)
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Note: Refer to Glossary for definitions of measures
1.Net debt excludes amounts attributable to disposal groups held for sale
2.Going forward, we will change the way we measure net debt so that the net debt included in the gearing ratio and debt to EBITDA
will be on the same basis. This aligns with certain credit rating agency methodology. Under the new methodology net debt for the
2021 Financial Year would be $4.3bn and (adjusted net debt) gearing ratio would be 38.5%
3.Prior years’ debt to EBITDA have been restated for consistency with current period. Previously,
adjusted net debt included a further cash adjustment for 25% of cash and cash equivalents held
by the parent
4.For the 2021 Financial Year the notional tax charge was set to 16.1% (2020 Financial Year:
8.4%). The 2021 return on capital would be 7.2% if calculated with the prior year notional tax
charge. In 2021 the methodology to calculate return on capital was updated to align the definition
of debt with the net debt used in the debt to EBITDA ratio and exclude hedge reserves from total
equity. The prior years have been restated for consistency with current period
per kgMS
3,000
4,000
2020/2021
Season
2019/2020
Season
2021/2022
Season
Forecast
JunJun
•Maintaining the range reflects:
•Still early in the season with normal levels of
high uncontracted volume, product price and
FX volatility
•Ongoing uncertainty associated with
COVID-19
Jun
(US$/MT)
Weighted average Farmgate Milk Price for the season
14
GDT WMP shipment price¹
GDT WMP contracted shipment price²
Source: GlobalDairyTrade
1.The shipment price is a weighted average price of GDT contracts struck 1 to 5 months prior to the agreed shipment month. Shipment month is the month in which the sale would be deemed for financial reporting purposes to have been
completed, and will normally be the month in which the sale is invoiced and the product is shipped
2.The contracted shipment price is the weighted average shipment price of New Zealand WMP contracts won 1 –5 months prior on the GlobalDairyTradeplatform. These contracts are yet to be shipped or invoiced and the weighted average
price will change closer to the actual shipment date as new contracts are written
per share
Source: GlobalDairyTrade
1.The shipment price is a weighted average price of GDT contracts struck 1 to 5 months prior to the agreed shipment month. Shipment month is the month in which the sale would be deemed for financial reporting purposes to have been
completed, and will normally be the month in which the sale is invoiced and the product is shipped
2.The contracted shipment price is the weighted average shipment price of New Zealand WMP and Cheddar contracts won 1 –5 months prior on the GlobalDairyTradeplatform. These contracts are yet to be shipped or invoiced and the
weighted average price will change closer to the actual shipment date as new contracts are written
3,000
4,000
FY21 H2FY21 H1FY22 H1
Feb
Aug
•The range reflects:
•Uncertainty of Ingredient price relativity
changes through the season
•Early seasonrange of Forecast Farmgate Milk
Price, which could impact raw milk cost for
value-add business
•Ongoing uncertainty associated with
COVID-19in key markets
Aug
(US$/MT)
15
GDT WMP shipment price¹
GDT Cheddar shipment price¹
GDT WMP contracted shipment price²
GDT Cheddar contracted shipment price²
16
17
¹
2,335
2,496
2,282
2,323
2,242
20172018201920202021
Opex ($ million)
19.2
20.4
19.9
21.0
21.1
20172018201920202021
Revenue ($ billion)
1,155
902
812
879
952
20172018201920202021
EBIT ($ million)
1.Total Group figures for the year ended 31 July 2021. This includes Continuing and Discontinued Operations, and are on a normalised basis unless stated otherwise
2.2020 Financial Year Total Group normalised operating expenses has been re-presented from $2,268 million, due to impairments of intangible assets not included in the strategic review being reclassed from ‘other’ to operating expenses
4,180
4,123
4,152
4,069
4,102
20172018201920202021
Sales Volume ('000 MT)
²
1,526
1,505
1,523
1,517
1,539
20172018201920202021
NZ Milk Collection (million kgMS)
3,246
3,152
3,008
3,208
3,114
20172018201920202021
Gross Profit ($ million)
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1.Total Group figures for the year ended 31 July 2021. This includes Continuing and Discontinued Operations, and
are on a normalised basis unless stated otherwise
2.Includes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests
3.Refer to Glossary for definition
4.Prior years’ debt to EBITDA have been restated for consistency with the current period. Previously, adjusted net
debt included a further cash adjustment for 25% of cash and cash equivalents held by the parent
³
670
600
1,095
1,828
1,417
20172018201920202021
Free Cash Flow ($ million)
²
792
407
275
398
588
20172018201920202021
Normalised NPAT ($ million)
²
745
(196)
(610)
659
599
20172018201920202021
Reported NPAT ($ million)
44.3%48.4%48.5%41.4%35.5%
3.8
4.6
4.3
3.3
2.7
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
20172018201920202021
ENIBD Gearing Ratio³ (%)
Debt to EBITDA⁴ (x)
³
851
861
600
419
545
20172018201920202021
Capex ($ million)
1,120
262
(17)
1,147
959
20172018201920202021
Reported EBIT ($ million)
¹
19
²
,
³
8.0%
6.2%
5.6%
6.6%
6.6%
20172018201920202021
Return on Capital (%)
75
8383
85
91
20172018201920202021
Working Capital Days
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24
16
24
34
0.00
10.00
20.00
30.00
40.00
50.00
60.00
20172018201920202021
Normalised EPS (cents)
1.Total Group figures for the year ended 31 July 2021. This includes Continuing and Discontinued Operations, and are on a normalised basis unless stated otherwise
2.Refer to Glossary for definition
3.For the 2021 Financial Year the notional tax charge was set to 16.1% (2020 Financial Year: 8.4%). The 2021 return on capital would be 7.2% if calculated with the prior year notional tax charge. In 2021 the methodology to calculate return
on capital was updated to align the definition of debt with the net debt used in the debt to EBITDA ratio and exclude hedge reserves from total equity. The prior years have been restated for consistency with the current period
¹
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•Fonterra’s NZ milk collections for the 2020/21
season reached 1,539 million kgMS, an
increase of 1.5% on last season’s collection
•Good start to the season was driven by
favourable mild conditions, supporting
pasture growth
•From October to January, increasingly dry
conditions and poor soil moisture levels
impacted peak collections
•A settled end to the summer, with a mix of
rainfall and warm weather, saw collections in
the North Island increase significantly from
February to May
SeasonTotal Milk Solids
(kgMS)
Peak Day
Milk
2018/191,523m(up 1%)85m litres
2019/201,517m (down 0.4%)83m litres
2020/211,539m (up 1.5%)
83m litres
Volume (m litres/day)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay
21
2018201920202021
EssentialDiscretionaryOther Capital Invested
•Total capital invested comprised of $545 million
capital expenditure and $63 million of
other investments
•Capital expenditure increased $126 million to $545
million, largely due to projects delayed by COVID-19
in FY20 being completed this year
•Capital expenditure of $545 million comprised $466
million essential spend and $79 million
discretionary spend
•Discretionary capex increased $42 million
•Essential capex increased $84 million
•Other capital invested decreased from $106 millionto
$63 million
Note: Refer to Glossary for definition of capital invested and capital expenditure
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¹
²
³
⁴
1.Includes EBIT and non-cash and non-operating adjustments made to EBIT to determine cash generated from operations
2.Capital expenditure presented in this table is different to capital expenditure on previous page primarily due to treatment
of livestock and accruals
3.Includes adjustment for disposal groups held for sale
4.Net debt excludes amounts attributable to disposal groups held for sale
•Freecash flow of $1.4 billion reflects strong operating
performance and assets sale proceeds:
•Net cash flows from operating activities of
$1.2 billion
•Net cash flows from investing activities of $0.2
billion, with proceeds from divestments of $0.8
billion, less capital invested of $0.6 billion
•The $1.4 billion of free cash flow was used to pay
interest of $0.3 billion, dividends of $0.2 billion with
the balance reducing net debt by $0.9 billion
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•Receivable days are favourable due to improved
customer collection management and overdue
debtors have reduced
•Higher payables days due to increased capital
expenditure
•Inventory days are unfavourable due to:
•Higher than average inventory throughout the
year as a result of sales slippage due to port
congestion
•Impact of a higher milk price
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¹
²
•Increase in normalised EBIT has been
offset by increase in notional tax rate used
to calculate after tax operating earnings
•Notional tax rate applied increased to
16.1% from 8.4% due to a change in our
dividend policy and realised tax rates
•Average capital employed was stable year
on year
1.For the 2021 Financial Year the notional tax charge was set to 16.1% (2020 Financial Year: 8.4%). The 2021 return on capital would be 7.2% if calculated with the prior year notional tax charge
2.Return on capital was reported as 6.7% in 2020. In 2021 the methodology to calculate return on capital was updated to align the definition of debt with the net debt used in thedebt to EBITDA ratio and exclude hedge reserves from total
equity. The prior years have been restated for consistency with the current period. Return on capital is Total Group normalised EBIT including finance income on long-term advances less a notional tax charge, divided by
average capital employed
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²
1.Includes undrawn facilities and
commercialpaper. DCM is debt capital
markets
2.Excluding commercial paper
3.Drawn facilities relate to subsidiaries
4.Undrawn facilities includes $0.9bn stepped
down during the year, reinstated from 1 Sept
2021
5. WATM is weighted average term to maturity
Note: As at 31 July 2021 and excludes amounts
attributable to disposal groups held for sale
0.01.02.03.04.0
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
FY26
FY27
FY28
FY29
FY30
FY31
0.01.02.03.04.0
FY22
FY23
FY24
FY25
FY26
FY27
FY28
FY29
FY30
FY31
$ billion
WATM⁵ : 3.4 years
$ billion
WATM⁵ : 3.9 years
Undrawn
Facilities
4
$3.8bn
99%
Drawn Facilities
3
$0.03bn
1%
EUR/GBP
14%
AUD DCM
10%
CNY DCM
2%
NZD DCM
12%
USD DCM
15%
Bank
Facilities
47%
¹
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1.Normalised basis. Does not align to FY21 Financial Statements, predominately due to additional categories
2.Impairments of intangible assets not included in the strategic review for the 2020 Financial Year ($55 million) have been reclassified from ‘other’ to administrative expenses category within Total Group operating expenses
¹
²
•Total Group normalised operating expenses decreased
$81 million
•$41 million decrease in Continuing Operations
•$40 million decrease in Discontinued Operations,
predominantly due to lower cost in DPA Brazil,
benefiting from a weaker local currency
•Unallocated costs decreased $18 million mainly due to a
reduction in provisions held at Group level
•Increased expenses in key categories to drive earnings
–selling and marketing, and research and development
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¹
²
1.Refer to Glossary for definition
2.Normalised basis
•Unallocated costs are favourable $18 million
predominantly due to ‘Other’
•‘Other’ decreased $12 million, mainly due to a reduction in
provisions held at Group level
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$ millions
Note: Figures are for the year ended 31 July. Doesnot add to Total Group as shown on a normalised Continuing Operations basis and excludes unallocated costs and eliminations. Comparative information has been restated for consistency
with the current period attribution
20202021
Gross profitEBIT
Gross profitEBITGross profitEBIT
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$ millions20202021
Gross profitEBIT
Gross profitEBITGross profitEBIT
Note: Figures are for the year ended 31 July. Does not add to Total Group as shown on a normalised Continuing Operations basis and excludes unallocated costs and eliminations. Comparative information has been restated for consistency
with the current period attribution
Q1Q2Q3Q4
20202021
∆
¹
²
³
⁴
Includes EBIT attribution
from Group Operations⁵ ($)
-
Note: Figures are for the year ended 31 July and are on a normalised Continuing Operations basis. Comparative information has
been restated for consistency with the current period, and FY21 quarterly breakdown has been restated for increased accuracy
of cost allocations
1.Percentages as shown in table may not align to the calculation of percentages based on numbers in the table due to
rounding of figures
2.Includes sales to other segments
3.Consists of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of equity accounted investees
4.This includes EBIT attribution from Group Operations
5.This is included in Asia Pacific’s EBIT. Refer to Glossary for explanation of Group Operations
•EBIT of $305 million, up $66 million
•Strong performance in Consumer and Foodservice,
partially offset by a decline in Ingredients:
•Consumer increased gross margins
•Foodservice increased sales volume and improved
gross margins
•Ingredients margins adversely impacted by pricing
arrangements on bulk liquid milk contracts
•Operating expenses reduced to normal levels
•Lower EBIT attributed from Group Operations due to the
reduced margins in Ingredients
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31
$ millions
Note: Figures are for the year ended 31 July. Does not add to Total Group as shown on a normalised Continuing Operations basis and excludes unallocated costs and eliminations.Comparative information has been restated for consistency
with the current periodattribution
20202021
Gross profitEBITGross profitEBIT
Gross profitEBIT
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¹
∆
²
³
⁴
Note: Figures are for the year ended 31 July. This table was prepared exclusive of Group Operations attribution
1.Normalised basis
2.Percentages as shown in table may not align to the calculation of percentages based on numbers in the table due to
rounding of figures
3.Includes sales to other segments
4.Consists of other operating incomeand net foreign exchange gains/(losses
•EBIT increased $20 million to $74 million, due to a strong
performance in theConsumer channel
•Lower sales volume due to optimising theportfolio to a
higher returning product mix and global shipping delays
•Gross profit increased due to strong margins in the
Consumer and Foodservice channel
•Ingredients channel was adversely impacted by high
Australian dollar, geo-political impacts and shipping delays
•Operating expenses up 6% due to increased investment
in brands
∆
¹
²
³
⁴
Includes EBIT attribution
from Group Operations⁵ ($)
-
Q1Q2Q3Q4
20202021
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Note: Figures are for the year ended 31 July and are on a normalised Continuing Operations basis. Comparative
information has been restated for consistency with the current period, and FY21 quarterly breakdown has been restated
for increased accuracy of cost allocations
1.Percentages as shown in table may not align to the calculation of percentages based on numbers in the table due to
rounding of figures
2.Includes sales to other segments
3.Consists of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of equity accounted investees
4.This includes EBIT attribution from Group Operations
5.This is included in AMENA’s EBIT. Refer to Glossary for explanation of Group Operations
•Lower volumes in Ingredients as sales volume was
allocated to higher value markets
•Gross profit reduced due to lower sales volume and lower
gross margin in Ingredients channel, impacted by the lag
on the sale price on longer dated sales contracts
•Consumer gross margins and EBIT improved substantially
as a result of improvements in the Chilean business
•Lower EBIT attributed from Group Operations due to the
reduced margins in Ingredients
•Other reflected favourable FX revaluations
•EBIT of $336 million, down $129 million
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$ millions
Note: Figures are for the year ended 31 July. Does not add to Total Group as shown on a normalised Continuing Operations basis and excludes unallocated costs and eliminations. Comparative information has been restated for consistency
with the current periodattribution
20202021
Gross profitEBIT
Gross profitEBIT
Gross profitEBIT
35
∆
¹
²
³
Note: Figures are normalised and are for the year ended 31 July. This table was prepared exclusive of Group
Operations attribution. Latin America includes Chile, Brazil and Venezuela but excludes DPA Brazil which is classified as
Discontinued Operations
1.Percentages as shown in table may not align to the calculation of percentages based on numbers in the table due to
rounding of figures
2.Includes sales to other segments
3.Consists of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of equity accounted investees
•EBIT up 79% to $75 million as a result of higher sales
volume and gross margins
•Sales volume increased, driven by new product
development and government stimulus in Chile
•Gross margin increased due to improved product mix and
pricing in our ChileanConsumer channel
•Operating expenses increased due to incurring additional
costs related to workforce safety in COVID-19 conditions
Q1Q2Q3Q4
20202021
∆
¹
²
³
⁴
Includes EBIT attribution
from Group Operations⁵ ($)
Note: Figures are for the year ended 31 July and are on a normalised Continuing Operations basis. Comparative
information has been restated for consistency with the current period, and FY21 quarterly breakdown has been restated
for increased accuracy of cost allocations
1.Percentages as shown in table may not align to the calculation of percentages based on numbers in the table due to
rounding of figures
2.Includes sales to other segments
3.Consists of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of equity accounted investees
4.This includes EBIT attribution from Group Operations
5.This is included in Greater China’s EBIT. Refer to Glossary for explanation of Group Operations
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•EBIT increased $37 million to $403 million, driven by
higher sales volume and improved margin in the
Foodservice channel
•Foodservice gross margin increased from 22.3% to
24.7%, as it shifted product into higher value products
•Ingredients’ gross margin reduced, impacted by the lag on
the sale price on longer dated sales contracts
•Sales volumes increased across all three channels,
benefiting from the Chinese Government endorsing dairy
•Operating expenses increased $35 million, predominantly
to support the expansion of the Foodservice business
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$ millions
Note: Figures are for the year ended 31 July. Does not add to Total Group as shown on a normalised Continuing Operations basis and excludes unallocated costs and eliminations. Comparative information has been restated for consistency
with the current periodattribution
20202021
Gross profitEBITGross profitEBIT
Gross profitEBIT
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1.Excludes bulk liquid milk. Bulk liquids for the year ended 31 July 2021 was 72,000 MT of kgMSequivalent (the year end July 2020 was 69,000 MT of kgMSequivalent)
Note: Figures represent Fonterra-sourced New Zealand milk only. Reference products are products used in the calculation of the Farmgate Milk Price –WMP, SMP, BMP, Butter and AMF. Milk solids used in the products sold were
1,019million kgMSin reference and 442 million kgMSnon-reference (previous comparable period 1,023 million kgMSreference and 404 million non-reference)
¹
¹
•Shift in sales volume from reference products to
non-reference product reflects growing demand in
Foodservice and Consumer channels
•Average reference product price declined, despite
the Farmgate Milk Price increase, due to:
•Some longer dated sales contracts are not
included in the Farmgate Milk Price
•The sales prices in these sales contracts lag
the change in dairy prices
•Non-reference product price declined more than
reference product prices
GDT Cheddar shipment price¹ (non-reference)
GDT WMP shipment price¹ (reference)
FY20
FY21
AugFebAugFeb
3,000
4,000
(US$/MT)
Price Relativities
•Unfavourable Ingredients price relativities between
reference and non-reference products during the
second half of the year:
•Illustrated by the relative price movements of
WMP (reference product) and Cheddar
(non-reference product)
•Over the second half of the financial year WMP
prices increased 30%, whilst Cheddar prices
only increased 12%
•The narrowed price relativities adversely impacted
earnings in the second half of the year
Source: GlobalDairyTrade
1. The shipment price is a weighted average price of GDT contracts struck 1 to 5 months prior to the agreed shipment month. Shipment month is the month in which the sale would be deemed for financial reporting purposes to have been
completed, and will normally be the month in which the sale is invoiced and the product is shipped
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40
Note:RefertoNote2intheFY21FinancialStatementsforfurtherdetails
41
¹
²
²
1.Includesamountattributabletonon-controllinginterests
2.AttributabletoequityholdersoftheCo-operative
¹
²
²
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¹
¹
²
³
•Total dividend of 20 cents per share
•Interim dividend of 5 cents
•Final dividend of 15 cents
•3 cents of the 15 cents per share final dividend
reflects the addition of abnormal gains³
•Final dividend of 15 cents per share will be paid
on 15 October, with interim dividend of 5 cents per
share having been paid on 15 April
1.Attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative, excludes non-controlling interest
2.Represents net earnings as specified in the Dividend Policy and is calculated as reported profit after tax less abnormal gains
3.Includes the reversal of previous impairment of our China Farms
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¹¹¹¹
³
²³
1.RefertoNote1aand2coftheFY21FinancialStatements
2.Consists of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of equity accounted investees
3.Impairments of intangible assets not included in the strategic review for the 2020 Financial Year ($55 million) have been reclassified from ‘other’ to administrative expenses category within Total Group operating expenses
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¹
²
1.FiguresarepreparedonanormalisedContinuingOperationsbasis
2.Consistsofotheroperatingincome,netforeignexchangegains/(losses)andshareofequityaccountedinvestees
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FY20FY21 SOIFY21
Total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) per million work hours¹5.85.05.7
Female representation in senior leadership²29.1%
35.0%
32.4%
Employee engagement4.07≥4.11 (Top Quartile)4.09
Farmer sentiment (Net Promoter Score for Fonterra in New Zealand)331023
Number of farms with Farm Environment Plans (New Zealand)34%45%53%
Reduction in water used at sites in water-constrained regions versus FY18(3.1)%
(10)%
(2.3)%
Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing versus FY15(5.7)%(10)%(8.5)%⁴
Solid waste to landfill (kilotonnes)below FY2015.913.112.5
Fonterra % kgMS of New Zealand milk collected for the season ended 31May80%80%79%
New Zealand Farmgate Milk Price (per kgMS)$7.14$5.90-$6.90$7.54
Return on capital6.6%⁵6% to 7%6.6%
Debt/EBITDA3.3x⁵3.0-3.5x2.7x
Gearing Ratio⁶
41.4%36 to 40%35.5%
Normalised earnings per share24c20c to 35c34c
1.Part of zero harm philosophy which also includes target 0 serious harm/0 fatalities.
2.Senior leadership defined as Band 14+.
3.Employee engagement is measured through a company-wide survey.
4.Successful conversion of TeAwamutu to wood pellets, includes a negative impact of the New Zealand grid factor.
5.FY20 ROC and Debt/EBITDA were updated during FY21 and have been restated to align to FY21 Financial.
Statements. Previously these were 6.7% and 3.4xrespectively.
6.In July 2021the Board approved a new basis for calculating gearing ratio to align with the definition of debt used for
the debt to EBITDA ratio. Adjusted net debt gearing ratio is calculated as adjusted net debt divided by total capital.
This basis will be used to monitor the Group’s gearing in the future. FY21 gearing on this basis would be 38.5%.
The Board Statement of Intentions sets out the Board’s intentions for the performance and operations of Fonterra for
FY21. In accordance with the Constitution of Fonterra, Fonterra is required to provide a regular overview to the
Fonterra Co-operative Council of actual achievements, compared with the targets set by the Board. The table below
provides an update of Fonterra’s performance against these targets for the year ended 31 July 2021.
FY20FY21FY22 SOI
Total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) per million work hours¹5.85.75.6
Female representation in senior leadership²29.1%32.4%35.8%
Employee engagement4.074.09Top Quartile³
Farmer sentiment (Net Promoter Score for Fonterra in New Zealand)332330
Number of farms with Farm Environment Plans (New Zealand)34%53%67%
Reduction in water used at sites in water-constrained regions versus FY18⁴(2.9)%(2.6)%(8.0)%
Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing versus FY18⁵(3.5)%(6.5)%(6.5)%
Fonterra % kgMSof New Zealand milk collected for the season ended 31May⁶80%79%79.3%
New Zealand Farmgate Milk Price (per kgMS)$7.14$7.54$7.25-$8.75⁶
Return on capital6.6%6.6%6.5% to 7.0%
Debt/EBITDA3.3x2.7x2.4x
Adjusted Net Debt Gearing Ratio⁸44.2%38.5%34.5%
Normalised earnings per share24c34c25c to 40c⁷
1.Part of zero harm philosophy which also includes target 0 serious harm/0 fatalities.
2.Senior leadership defined as Band 14+.
3.Under ongoing management review of the provider and means of determining engagement, measurement of this
metric may not be completed during the FY22 financial year.
4.Constrained regions data updated to reflect Brightwater replaced by Kauri. Other sites are Clandeboye, Darfield,
Edendale, Lichfield and Maungaturotoin New Zealand and Stanhope inAustralia.
5.FY22 flat reflecting improved efficiencies offset by increased volumes. Figures updated to reflect sale of China Farms
6.% of kgMScollected is only available on an annual basis.
7.As announced 23 September 2021.
8.In July 2021the Board approved a new basis for calculating gearing ratio to align with the definition of debt used for
the debt to EBITDA ratio. The adjusted net debt gearing ratio is calculated as adjusted net debt divided by
totalcapital.
In accordance with the Constitution of Fonterra, the Board Statement of Intentions sets
out the Board’s intentions for the performance and operations of Fonterra. The table
below outlines the targets for the year ended 31 July 2022.
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Is economic net interest-bearing debt, excluding long-term advances, plus borrowings
attributable to disposal groups held for sale, less cash and cash equivalents
attributable to disposal groups held for sale, plus a cash adjustment for 25% of cash
and cash equivalents held by the Group’s subsidiaries (including cash and cash
equivalents attributable to disposal groups held for sale)
Is adjusted net debt divided by total capital. Total capital is equity excluding hedge
reserves, plus adjusted net debt. It includes net borrowings attributed to disposal
groups held for sale
Representsthe Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer channels in New Zealand,
Australia, Pacific Islands, South East Asia and South Asia
Represents the Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer channels in Africa, Middle
East, Europe, North Asia and Americas
Capital expenditure comprises purchases of property (less specific disposals where
there is an obligation to repurchase), plant and equipment and intangible assets
(excluding purchases of emissions units), net purchases of livestock, and includes
amounts relating to disposal groups held for sale.
Capital invested comprises capital expenditure plus right of use asset additions and
business acquisitions, plus equity contributions and long-term advances provided to,
and investments in, entities that are not controlled.
Represents the channel of branded consumer products, such as powders,
yoghurts, milk, butter, and cheese
Is adjusted net debt divided by Total Group normalised earnings before
interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Total Group normalised EBITDA)
excluding share of profit/loss of equity accounted investees and net foreign
exchange gains/losses
Is dividends (per share) divided by volume weighted average share price for
the period 1 August to 31 July
Is profit before net finance costs and tax
Is total borrowings, plus bank overdraft, less cash and cash equivalents and
long-term advances, adjusted for derivatives used to manage changes in
hedged risks on debt instruments. It excludes net borrowings amounts
attributed to disposal groups held for sale
Is economic net interest-bearing debt divided by total capital. Total capital is
equity excluding hedge reserves, plus economic net interest-bearing debt. It
excludes net borrowings attributed to disposal groups held for sale
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Represents the channel comprising bulk and specialty dairy products such
as milk powders, dairy fats, cheese and proteins manufactured in New
Zealand, Australia, Europe and Latin America, or sourced through our global
network, and sold to food producers and distributors
Means kilograms of milk solids, the measure of the amount of fat and protein
in the milk supplied to Fonterra
Normalised earnings per share is calculated as normalised profit after tax
attributed to equity holders of the Co-operative divided by the weighted
average number of shares on issue for the period
Is Total Group normalised EBIT including finance income on long-term
advances less a notional tax charge, divided by average capital employed
New Zealand: A period of 12 months from 1 June to 31 May
Australia: A period of 12 months from 1 July to 30 June
China: A period of 12 months from 1 August to 31 July
Representscorporate costs including Co-operative Affairs and Group
Functions; and any other costs that are not directly associated to the
reporting segments; and eliminations of inter-segment transactions
Means the average price that Fonterra pays for milk supplied to it in New Zealand
for a season. The season refers to the 12-month milk season of 1 June to 31 May.
The Farmgate Milk Price is set by the Board, based on the recommendation of the
Milk Price Panel. In making that recommendation, the Panel provides assurance
to the Board that the Farmgate Milk Price has been calculated in accordance with
the Farmgate Milk Price Manual
Represents the channel selling to businesses that cater for out-of-home
consumption; restaurants, hotels, cafes, airports, catering companies etc. The
focus is on customers such as; bakeries, cafes, Italian restaurants, and global
quick-service restaurant chains. High performance dairy ingredients including
whipping creams, mozzarella, cream cheese and butter sheets, are sold in
alongside our business solutions under the Anchor Food Professionals brand
Is the total of net cash flows from operating activities and net cash flows from
investing activities
Represents the Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer channels in Greater
China, and the Falcon China Farms JV
Comprisesfunctions under the Chief Operating Office (COO) including New
Zealand milk collection and processing operations and assets, supply chain,
Group IT, Sustainability and Innovation; Farm Source™ retail stores; and the
Central Portfolio Management function (CPM)
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This presentation may contain forward-looking statements, financial targets andambitions(“Forward Statements”), each of which is based on a range of
assumptions, including the assumptions noted in the Appendix of the booklet titled Our Path to 2030 ("Appendix").None of the Forward Statements is intended
as a forecast, estimate or projection of the outcome that will, or is likely to, eventuate.Theyshould not be takenas forecasts or a guarantee of returns to
shareholders.The Forward Statements were prepared by Fonterra and have not been audited or independently reviewed.
There can be no certainty of outcome in relation to the matters to which the Forward Statements relate.Our ability to achieve the outcomes described in the
Forward Statements is subject to a number of assumptions (as described in the Appendix), each of which couldcause the actual outcomes to be materially
different from the events or results expressed or implied by such Forward Statements.The key dependencies affecting those assumptions are also described in
the Appendix.
The Forward Statementsalsoinvolve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual outcomes to be materially
different from the events or results expressed or implied by such Forward Statements.The key risks and uncertainties that have been taken into account in
preparing these materials are set out in the Appendix.Those risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors are not all within the control of
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (“Fonterra”) and its subsidiaries (the “Fonterra Group”) and cannot be predicted by the Fonterra Group. The Forward
Statements in thispresentationreflect views held only at the date of the booklet titled Our Path to 2030.
While all reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of this presentation, none of Fonterra, the Fonterra Group,or any of their respective subsidiaries,
affiliates and associated companies (or any of their respective officers, employees or agents) (together“Relevant Persons”) makes any representationor gives
anyassurance or guarantee as to the accuracy or completeness of any information in thispresentationorthelikelihood of fulfilment of any Forward Statement or
any outcomes expressed or implied in any Forward Statement.Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, none of the Relevant Persons accepts any
liability whether direct or indirect, express orimplied, contractual, tortious, statutory or otherwise, in respect of any Forward Statements or for any loss,
howsoever arising, from the use of this presentation.
Statements about past performance are not necessarily indicative of future performance.
Except to the extent (if any) as required by applicable law or any applicable Listing Rules(including the Fonterra Shareholders’ Market Rules), the Relevant
Persons disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update any information in this presentation.
Thispresentationdoes not constitute investment adviceor opinions, or an inducement, recommendation or offer to buy or sell any securities in Fonterra or the
Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund.
Important cautions and disclaimer
The fundamentals of dairy are strong
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The world’s population is
growing
1
The world's middle class is
growing - there will be more
people able to afford dairy and
wanting to consume it
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There will be more people
needingnutrition.
The world wants sustainably
produced, high-quality, nutritious milk.
Global market share of
retail drinking milk
products and alternatives
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Global demand for dairy is expected to
continue to increase by about 2% per annum
out to 2030
3
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Alternatives
This comes at a time when we see milk supply in New Zealand as likely to decline, and flat at best.
NEXT 5 YEARS
NEXT 10 YEARS
NEXT 15 YEARS
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1.Oxford Economics (www.oxfordeconomics.com) – Global Economics Databank, August 2021. Estimate based on earning 2X median household income.
2.Euromonitor International (
www.euromonitor.com) –Euromonitor Passport, August 2021.
3.IFCN Dairy Research Network (
www.ifcndairy.org) – IFCN Annual Dairy Sector Data with Long Term Outlook, September 2021.
To differentiate New Zealand milk, we have made
three strategic choices
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Focus on New Zealand
milk
Be a leader in dairy
innovation and science
Be a leaderin
sustainability
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Increase capital investment with
the aim to:
•Differentiate New Zealand milk
•Grow Foodservice and Active Living
•Further strengthen Consumer
Look to release capital from
milk pools outside NZ:
•Divest Chilean business
•Review ownership options for
Fonterra Australia
Continue to focus on New Zealand milk
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~$1 billion
plannedinvestment in
sustainability by 2030
Showcase our
brands'New Zealand
sustainable nutrition
story
Support our aspiration
to be Net Zero carbon
by 2050
Be a leader in sustainability
Enhance menu of
provenance claims to
our customers
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Track record of
innovation
•Probiotics for
digestion,immunity
and anxiety
•Lipids for
stressmanagement
and cognition
•Protein formuscle tone
Nutrition Science
Solutions
•Dedicated team
narrowing down and
prioritising areas
where we can build a
competitive advantage
R&D
•Aim to invest ~50%
more in R&D by 2030
•Develop more
products toreach new
customers andtake
Active Living
opportunities
Be a leader in dairy innovation
and science
The value targets we are aiming to achieve by 2030
$6.50-$7.50
perkgMS
Average Farmgate
Milk Price range for the decade
40-50%
Increase in operating
profitfrom FY21
~9-10%
Group Return on Capital,
up from6.6% in FY21
Note: Thefigures on this slide are targets that we are aiming to achieve only. Theyshould not be taken as forecasts or as a guarantee of returns to shareholders.
Theyare subject tosuccessfully completing a number of business initiatives,andassumptions, each of which could materially affectthe actual outcomes.The key assumptions and risks relating to these targets
are set out in the Appendix of the booklet titledOur Path to 2030.Please also refer to the important cautionsand disclaimer at the beginning of this presentation.
~$1b
Intended to be distributed to
shareholders by FY24after
asset sales
~$2b
Available for investment in
a mix of further growth and
return to shareholders
~$1b
Invested in moving milk to
higher value products
~$1b
Invested in
sustainability
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200
400
600
800
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1,200
1,400
1,600
FY21FY24 targetFY27 targetFY30 target
EBIT (NZD Millions)
Food ServiceConsumerActive LivingCore IngredientsNew Business
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We are
targeting a 40-
50% increase in
operating
profitfrom FY21
By 2030, we are aiming to improve operating profit
by putting more milk into higher value products
Note: The figures on this slide which relate to dates in the future are targets we are aiming to achieve only. They should not be taken as forecasts or as a guarantee of returns to shareholders.
The target years assume long-term average levels of price relativity and lag pricing impacts, and individual years are likely tovary from this assumption.Please refer to the important cautions and
disclaimer at the beginning of this presentation, and the key assumptions and risks set out in the Appendix of the booklet titled Our Path to 2030 for further detail.
0
200
400
600
800
1000
FY21FY22-24 Avg
Target
FY25-27 Avg
Target
FY28-30 Avg
Target
Capital Investment (NZD Millions)
EssentialSustainabilityExisting Business GrowthNew Business
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We believe our strong
balance sheet supports
investment in a
sustainable future for
our Co-op.
We expect capital
investment to
increasefrom ~$600
million per annum to
~$980 million by2030.
We will need to significantly increase our Capital
Investment over the next decade
Note: The figures on this slide which relate to dates in the future are targets we are aiming to achieve only. They should not be taken as forecasts or as a guarantee of returns to shareholders.Please refer to
the important cautions and disclaimer at the beginning of this presentation and the key assumptions and risks set out in the Appendix of the booklet titledOur Path to 2030 for further detail.
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4.33.43.74.3
Gearing
1
Debt (NZD billion)
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
FY21FY24 targetFY27 targetFY30 target
Debt / EBITDA
We will continue to be financially disciplined,
maintaining a conservative balance sheet
1. Updated measure of debt to align with credit rating agency methodology.
Note: The figures on this slide which relate to dates in the future are targets we are aiming to achieve only. They should not be taken as forecasts or as a guarantee of returns to shareholders.Please refer to
the important cautions and disclaimer at the beginning of this presentation and the key assumptions and risks set out in the Appendix of the booklet titled Our Path to 2030 for further detail.
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0
10
20
30
40
50
FY21FY24 targetFY27 targetFY30 target
Dividend (Cents per share)
By 2030 we are targeting a dividend of~40-45 cents
per share, up from 20 cents per share in FY21
Note: The figures on this slide which relate to dates in the future are targets we are aiming to achieve only. They should not be taken as forecasts or as a guarantee of returns to shareholders.Please refer to
the important cautions and disclaimer at the beginning of this presentation and the key assumptions and risks set out in the Appendix of the booklet titled Our Path to 2030 for further detail.
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In summary
Clear plan with
deep respect for
capital
Exciting
opportunity
Progressive steps
over the next
decade
Opening up options
for the future and
value for
shareholders
APPENDIX
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15
Our aspirational financial profile for the next decade
FY20
Actual
FY21
Actual
FY22
Forecast
FY24
Year 3Target
FY27
Year6 Target
FY30
Year9 Target
Improved performance
EBIT ($m)$879m$952m$875-$975m$1,025- $1,125m$1,150- $1,250m$1,325- $1,425m
Earnings per share (CPS)24c34c25-40c45-55c50-60c55-65c
Return on capital6.6%6.6%6.5-7.0%7.0-8.0%7.5-8.5%9.0-10.0%
Financial position
Capital investment ($m)$525m$608m$650m$980m$980m$980m
Debt toEBITDAratio3.3x2.7x2.4x**<2.5x<2.5x<2.5x
Gearing ratio*44%39%35%**<35%<35%<35%
Dividendto shareholders
Assumed Payout Ratio50%60%70%
Dividends (CPS)5c20c15-20c22-27c30-35c40-45c
* Updated measure of debt to align with credit rating agency methodology.
** Calculated using an EPS of 35 cents.
Note: The figures in this table which relate to dates in the future are targets we are aiming to achieve only. Theyshould not be taken as forecasts or as a guarantee of returns to shareholders.The
target years assume long-term average levels of price relativity and lag pricing impacts, and individual years are likely to vary from this assumption.Please refer to the important cautions and
disclaimer at the beginning of this document and the key assumptions and risks in the Appendixof the booklet titled Our Path to 2030for further detail.
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Our Path
to 2030
Te H u a n u i
ki 2030
Kia ora
When I was asked by the Board to step into
the CEO role in 2018, it came with both an
element of trepidation and a great sense of
responsibility to do what’s right for our farmer
shareholders. I knew the next couple of years
were going to be tough as we went about
resetting the business.
To pen this letter three years on, having
completed our reset phase and knowing what
it means for our Co-op to have shored up our
foundations, is hugely satisfying. I feel proud
of what our team has achieved, and want to
thank you for giving me your support through
this period.
And this is just the beginning...
We know farming is an intergenerational
business and it is now the right time for us
to shift our focus to the future – and we
are excited to share with you our Co-op’s
long-term strategy.
We want to give you visibility of what our
next decade looks like so you can see how the
recommended capital structure changes enable
our strategy and the value we are aiming to
create for you.
As we look out to 2030, the fundamentals of
dairy – in particular, New Zealand dairy – look
strong. Put simply, the world wants what we’ve
got – sustainably produced, high-quality,
nutritious milk. This comes at a time when we
see total milk supply in New Zealand as likely
to decline, and flat at best.
On one hand, this requires the right capital
structure to help ensure we don’t lose the
benefits of what generations of farmers
have built – a New Zealand dairy co-operative
of scale.
But on the other hand, it gives us more options
to be selective about what we do with our Co-
op’s milk. In doing so, we can increase the value
we generate for farmers and New Zealand over
the next decade.
To make this happen we have made three
strategic choices – continue to focus on
New Zealand milk, be a leader in sustainability
and be a leader in dairy innovation and science.
We’ve heavily stress tested these choices and
know they are the right choices to give us a
competitive edge, mitigate risks and position us
to have a sustainable future well beyond 2030.
1. Focus on New Zealand milk
We believe New Zealand milk is the most
valuable milk in the world due to our grass-
fed farming model, which means our milk
has a carbon footprint one third the global
average for milk production. But we have
an opportunity to differentiate our Co-op’s
milk further in the global market and earn a
premium. This requires us to focus our capital
and our people on enhancing the natural
goodness of New Zealand milk.
To help make this happen, we are continuing
to refine our asset portfolio. We will invest in
some of our existing manufacturing sites and
businesses to ensure we have the capability
to grow our Foodservice channel, continue
momentum in our Consumer channel and move
towards higher value specialty products in our
Ingredients channel. Recently, we reviewed
the ownership of our two other milk pools – in
Australia and Chile.
We have begun considering the most
appropriate ownership structure for Fonterra
Australia, one option is an IPO, with the
intention that our Co-op retains a significant
stake. Fonterra Australia has transformed its
business over the last three years and now
operates efficiently with the leading dairy
brands in the Australian market. We believe
now is the time to bring in external capital to
take this business to the next level but given
the strong linkages to New Zealand-sourced
milk, maintaining a significant stake remains
a priority. As we continue this review and
our thinking becomes clearer, we will provide
regular updates.
Contents
This is just the
beginning...
MESSAGE FROM MILES1
OUR STRATEGY AND PLANS 4
THE FINANCIAL VALUE WE’RE AIMING TO CREATE6
THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE WE CREATE FOR PEOPLE10
THE WORLD WE OPERATE IN 12
OUR PLANS IN MORE DETAIL14
REIMAGINING MILK FOR FUTURE GROWTH:
NUTRITION SCIENCE SOLUTIONS
26
FOLLOW OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS 203028
APPENDIX: ASSUMPTIONS TO SUPPORT
THE FINANCIAL VALUE WE’RE AIMING TO CREATE
30
IMPORTANT CAUTIONS AND DISCLAIMER
This document may contain forward-looking
statements, financial targets and ambitions
(“Forward Statements”), each of which is
based on a range of assumptions, including the
assumptions noted in the Appendix. None of the
Forward Statements is intended as a forecast,
estimate or projection of the outcome that will,
or is likely to, eventuate. They should not be
taken as forecasts or a guarantee of returns to
shareholders. The Forward Statements were
prepared by Fonterra and have not been audited
or independently reviewed.
There can be no certainty of outcome in relation
to the matters to which the Forward Statements
relate. Our ability to achieve the outcomes
described in the Forward Statements is subject
to a number of assumptions (as described in the
Appendix), each of which could cause the actual
outcomes to be materially different from the
events or results expressed or implied by such
Forward Statements. The key dependencies
affecting those assumptions are also described
in the Appendix.
The Forward Statements also involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
important factors that could cause the actual
outcomes to be materially different from
the events or results expressed or implied
by such Forward Statements. The key risks
and uncertainties that have been taken into
account in preparing these materials are set
out in the Appendix. Those risks, uncertainties,
assumptions and other important factors are not
all within the control of Fonterra Co-operative
Group Limited (“Fonterra”) and its subsidiaries
(the “Fonterra Group”) and cannot be predicted
by the Fonterra Group. The Forward Statements
in this document reflect views held only at the
date of this document.
While all reasonable care has been taken in
the preparation of this document, none of
Fonterra, the Fonterra Group, or any of their
respective subsidiaries, affiliates and associated
companies (or any of their respective officers,
employees or agents) (together “Relevant
Persons”) makes any representation or gives
any assurance or guarantee as to the accuracy
or completeness of any information in this
document or the likelihood of fulfilment of
any Forward Statement or any outcomes
expressed or implied in any Forward Statement.
Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted
by law, none of the Relevant Persons accepts
any liability whether direct or indirect, express
or implied, contractual, tortious, statutory or
otherwise, in respect of any Forward Statements
or for any loss, howsoever arising, from the use
of this document.
Statements about past performance are not
necessarily indicative of future performance.
Except to the extent (if any) as required
by applicable law or any applicable Listing
Rules (including the Fonterra Shareholders’
Market Rules), the Relevant Persons disclaim
any obligation or undertaking to update any
information in this document.
This document does not constitute investment
advice or opinions, or an inducement,
recommendation or offer to buy or sell
any securities in Fonterra or the Fonterra
Shareholders’ Fund.
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We have also started a process to divest
our integrated Chilean investment (Soprole
and Prolesur). Soprole is a high performing
business with a strong market position,
including being one of the most recognisable
food and beverage brands in Chile, and Prolesur
is a subsidiary of Soprole focused on sourcing
milk and manufacturing in Southern Chile.
Chile is a complete stand-alone business that
does not require any New Zealand-sourced
milk or expertise and therefore is not the right
strategic fit for our Co-op as we look out to the
long term.
We see both these moves as critical to enabling
greater focus on our New Zealand milk and,
importantly, allowing us to free up capital,
much of which is intended to be returned
to shareholders.
2. Be a leader in
sustainability
We’re all striving for a better future than the
one we have today – and that’s particularly the
case when we look at the environment.
New Zealand has the unique position of being
the most carbon-efficient dairy nation on the
planet and when you combine this with our
pasture-based model, animal welfare standards
and scale efficiency, we have something that
can’t be replicated.
But we can’t slow down now. Customers and
consumers want to know where their food
comes from and the environmental impact it
leaves, which is why it’s important we continue
to support the hard work our farmer owners
have been doing to reduce the environmental
impact of their business. A farmer’s livelihood
depends on producing good quality milk
and that relies on a stable climate and
healthy ecosystems.
It’s for all these reasons, we aspire to be Net
Zero carbon by 2050 and intend to invest
around $1 billion in sustainability initiatives
over the next decade. Much of this will be
required to upgrade our core manufacturing
assets as we look to decarbonise our footprint
and improve water use and quality. We also
know that to maintain our relative carbon
footprint advantage against the northern
hemisphere farming system, we must solve the
methane challenge and will be doubling our
innovation efforts to look for solutions.
Doing so will allow us to invest in our brands
to showcase our New Zealand sustainable
nutrition story. This will put us in a position to
further grow our Foodservice and Consumer
channels across our markets in the Asia
Pacific region and gain more value through
our Ingredients channel by helping customers
meet their own sustainability goals.
3. Be leader in dairy innovation
and science
Our Co-op has a long and proud heritage of
dairy innovation, pioneering many world firsts
and, increasingly, new solutions which aim to
solve problems our customers face in their
operations and help people live healthier and
longer lives.
When we look to our markets, we know the
world’s population is growing and getting older.
Asia’s middle class is rapidly increasing – they
want more protein and more convenience in
their life. People are more aware than ever of
the links between nutrition and health, and
they are taking more interest in their immunity,
cognition and mental health.
Over the past decade we have developed a
world-class Foodservice channel in China. Any
dairy company globally can produce a product
to sell into this category. But we believe no one
can replicate our completely unique offering
– the combination of pasture-based taste
profile that is heavily sought after, our chef-led
go-to-market model, our manufacturing scale,
our innovation and our global reach. This sets
us apart from our competitors and gives us the
confidence to take this proven model to new
regions throughout Asia Pacific.
The next phase of the nutrition journey is
just being discovered. Food has evolved over
many years from a simple energy source
towards what consumers seek today – taste,
convenience and pleasure. We are now seeing
that some types of food, and in particular,
dairy, could help with the answer to many of
life’s current challenges – cognition, immunity
and even stress. This is why we will look
to understand more of this health and
wellness trend and where we can build a
competitive advantage.
The value we’re aiming to create
Our focus on New Zealand milk, sustainability,
and innovation and science will see us shift
every aspect of our business to create more
value. In doing so we aim to continue to
improve our financial performance and, as a
result, strengthen our ability to repeatedly
generate cash and create value for our
shareholders and New Zealand.
There are four key value targets we’re aiming to
achieve by FY30:
1. An average Farmgate Milk Price range for
the decade of $6.50-$7.50 per kgMS.
2. A 40-50% increase in operating profit
from FY21 and, with the reduced interest
from having less debt, this should translate
into an approximately 75% increase in
earnings, giving us the ability to steadily
increase dividends to around 40-45 cents
per share by FY30.
3. A Group Return on Capital of 9-10%, up
from 6.6% in 2021.
4. Through planned divestments and
improved earnings, an intended return of
about $1 billion to shareholders by FY24,
and around $2 billion of additional capital
available for a mix of investment in further
growth and return to shareholders. This is
in addition to the approximately $2 billion
expected to be invested in sustainability
and moving milk into higher value
products.
Our strategy and ability to achieve these
targets depend on a sustainable supply
of New Zealand milk and in turn a capital
structure that enables this. This is why the
changes to our capital structure that are being
recommended by your Board and Management
team are so important to our future.
We have an incredible raw material made on
the pastures of New Zealand farms, a business
supported by a talented and committed team
who want to do right by you and an exciting
opportunity to create value. It’s up to us as a
Co-op to work together, make the necessary
changes and ensure we’re creating goodness
for generations – you, me, us together,
tātou, tātou.
Miles Hurrell
Chief Executive Officer
MESSAGE FROM MILES
3
2
OUR PATH TO 2030
Our strategy
and plans
OUR STRATEGY AND PLANS
Note: The figures in this section are targets
that we are aiming to achieve only. They should
not be taken as forecasts or as a guarantee of
returns to shareholders. They are subject to
successfully completing a number of business
initiatives, and assumptions, each of which could
materially affect the actual outcomes. The target
years assume long-term average levels of price
relativity and lag pricing impacts, and individual
years are likely to vary from this assumption.
The key assumptions and risks relating to these
targets are set out in the Appendix to the
booklet Our Path to 2030. Please also refer to
the important cautions and disclaimer at the
beginning of the booklet Our Path to 2030.
Average Farmgate Milk Price range for the decade
$6.50-$7.50
per kgMS
Operating Profit
40-50%
increase from FY21
Group ROC
~9-10%
~$1b
invested in
sustainability
~$1b
invested in moving
milk into higher value
products
~$1b
intended to be
distributed to
shareholders after
asset sale
~$2b
available for a mix of
investment in further
growth and return to
shareholders
~$160m
per annum invested in
R&D, up ~50% from FY21
Make progress towards 2050
aspiration to be
Net Zero Carbon
THE VALUE WE’RE AIMING TO CREATE BY 2030OUR PLANS
Sharpen portfolio
• Sell Chile business
• Explore ownership structure of
Fonterra Australia, one option
is an IPO
Continue our shift to
higher value
Focus on
NZ Milk
Develop our people capabilities for
a changing and technological world
Embed culture to drive
high performance
Prioritise innovation, IP,
simplification and digitisation
Create competitive advantage
through nutrition solutions
Extend further into health
and wellbeing
Be a leader in dairy
Innovation
& Science
Our Co-operative’s strategy
is to enhance people’s lives
through convenience, health
and wellbeing by unlocking
the goodness of NZ milk.
WE AIM TO
Prioritise the
Farmgate
Milk Price
Grow
Foodservice
Strengthen
Consumer
Move towards
higher value
products in
ingredients
Bring our NZ dairy story to life
Make the most of our operational
footprint and invest in
sustainability
Be a leader in
Sustainability
Support further on-farm change
to stay in front of customer
expectations
OUR PATH TO 2030
5
4
OUR PATH TO 2030
The financial value
we’re aiming to create
Over the next decade we aim to continue to
improve our financial performance, align our
asset portfolio to our strategy and look for
more capital-light ways of doing business.
Our plans are based on a target average
Farmgate Milk Price range of $6.50-7.50
per kgMS.
An improved performance will give us the
ability to increase dividends. It will allow us to
fund necessary investments which are critical
to our aspiration to be Net Zero carbon by
2050 and give us the manufacturing capability
to direct our Co-op’s milk into the highest
value products.
We are starting a divestment process for our
integrated investments in Chile (Soprole and
Prolesur) and are reviewing ownership options
for Fonterra Australia, one option is an IPO,
with the intention that the Co-op retains
a significant stake. Subject to successfully
completing these processes and achieving our
ongoing business targets, we intend to return
a significant portion of the net sale proceeds
from these transactions to our shareholders
by FY24. The combination of these
divestments and our targeted earnings
provides further capacity to return capital to
our shareholders and this is assumed to occur
from FY25 onwards.
Our focus on value creation also opens up
choices for investing in exciting new, high value
growth opportunities in nutrition science.
However, if we are not confident that we can
achieve a double-digit risk adjusted return on
capital, there would also be an option to return
further capital to shareholders.
Moving milk into the highest-returning
products will be key to unlocking our earnings
potential. We plan to increase milk solids in our
Foodservice channel by around 50% by FY30.
We will seek to achieve this by growing our
global Foodservice presence across Greater
China, South East Asia and the USA.
THE FINANCIAL VALUE WE’RE AIMING TO CREATE
Our aspirational financial profile for the next decade
FY20
Actual
FY21
Actual
FY22
Forecast
FY24
Year 3
Target
FY27
Year 6
Target
FY30
Year 9
Target
Improved performance
EBIT ($m) $879m $952m
$875-
$975m
$1,025-
$1,125m
$1,150-
$1,250m
$1,325-
$1,425m
Earnings per share (CPS) 24c 34c 25-40c 45-55c 50-60c 55-65c
Return on capital 6.6% 6.6% 6.5-7.0% 7.0-8.0% 7.5-8.5%
9.0-
10.0%
Financial position
Capital investment ($m)$525m $608m $650m $980m $980m $980m
Debt to EBITDA ratio 3.3x 2.7x 2.4x** <2.5x <2.5x <2.5x
Gearing ratio* 44% 39% 35%** <35% <35% <35%
Dividend to shareholders
Assumed Payout Ratio –––50% 60% 70%
Dividends (CPS) 5c 20c 15 -20 c 22-27c 30 -35c 40-45c
* Updated measure of debt to align with credit rating agency methodology.
** Calculated using an earnings per share of 35 cents.
By 2030, we are aiming for our EBIT
to increase by about 40-50% and our
net earnings to grow by more than
75% to around 60c per share.
Over the next four years we are aiming to
improve our margins in Consumer, using our
New Zealand provenance and sustainability
credentials to differentiate our brands. This
will be supported by our ability to realise
e-commerce opportunities.
We believe our ongoing focus on product
innovation in the Active Living portfolio
1
, which
includes advanced sports, active, healthy ageing
and medical nutrition ingredients, will help
continue improving margins. In addition, we will
look to invest about $1 billion in new growth
business opportunities, including nutrition science
opportunities to accelerate our growth in Active
Living and aim to deliver a total Group return on
investment of almost 10% over this period.
Average Farmgate
Milk Price range
for the next decade:
$6.50-$7.50 per kgMS
40-50% increase in
operating profit from
FY21
Increase dividends to
~40-45 cents cents
per share
Group Return on
Capital of ~9-10%
An intended return
of about ~$1 billion to
shareholders by FY24
~$2 billion of
additional capital
available for a mix of
investment in further
growth and return
to shareholders.
Given the constrained milk environment we
expect to be operating in and the growth we
are targeting for our Consumer, Foodservice
and Active Living channels, we expect to
reduce the amount of milk solids we direct to
our core Ingredients channel from 74% of our
portfolio in 2021 to about 64% in 2030.
We are targeting an EBIT improvement of
about 40-50% by 2030, taking into account the
proposed sale of our investment in Soprole and
potential ownership changes to our Australian
business over the next two years. In FY21,
Soprole contributed around 3 cents to our
earnings per share and Australia contributed
around 3 cents.
On an earnings per share basis, we expect to
see the benefit of reducing interest expense
through lower rates and debt levels.
2030 targets we are
aiming to achieve
Earnings per share
(Cents per share)
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
FY30 targetFY27 targetFY24 targetFY21
Note: The figures in this section which relate to dates in the future (including those in the table and graphs which follow)
are targets that we are aiming to achieve only. They should not be taken as forecasts or as a guarantee of returns to
shareholders. They are subject to successfully completing a number of business initiatives, and assumptions, each of
which could materially affect the actual outcomes. The target years assume long-term average levels of price relativity
and lag pricing impacts, and individual years are likely to vary from this assumption. The key assumptions and risks
relating to these targets are set out in the Appendix. Please also refer to the important cautions and disclaimer at the
beginning of this document.
1 Active Living is substantially the same as Speciality Ingredients as reported in our Business Performance Report 2021.
2 These channel EBIT amounts include the allocation of unallocated costs and the breakdown of Ingredients into core
Ingredients and Active Living. As a result, the EBIT splits will vary from those summarised in the Annual Review and Business
Performance Report.
EBIT
2
(NZD millions)
FoodserviceConsumer
Active LivingIngredientsNew Business
0
300
600
900
1200
1500
FY30 targetFY27 targetFY24 targetFY21
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6
OUR PATH TO 2030
Our Co-op has invested significantly over the
last two decades and it is obviously important
we maintain our existing manufacturing sites
and business infrastructure in good working
condition. Doing this and making necessary
ongoing efficiency improvements, requires
about $550 million per year – this is what we
call essential capital.
Over the next decade we intend to significantly
increase our investment in sustainability
related activities throughout our supply chain
to both mitigate environmental risks and
continue to differentiate our New Zealand milk.
By FY30 we intend to invest around $1 billion in
reducing carbon emissions and improving water
efficiency and treatment at our manufacturing
sites. In doing so, we will be taking significant
steps towards our aspiration to be Net Zero
carbon by 2050.
Capital investment will also be needed
to support growth in our Consumer and
Foodservice channels and accelerate
the growth of our Active Living channel,
particularly in areas underpinned by nutrition
science capability. We will support this by
increasing our R&D and innovation budget.
We are aiming to increase our current total
annual R&D investment by over 50% to around
$160 million per annum in 2030, with about
$60 million per annum specifically targeted at
growth in Active Living.
In a constrained milk environment, we
expect to have enough capacity across our
manufacturing network to process all our
farmer owners’ milk and therefore no new
investment in processing capacity should be
required over the next decade. However, we
intend to invest in some of our manufacturing
sites so we can move more milk into higher
value products.
We expect that investing in a sustainable
future for our Co-op will require an increase
in capital investment from about $600
million per annum to about $980 million per
annum by 2030.
Capital investment
(NZD millions)
EssentialSustainability
Existing Business GrowthNew Business
0
200
400
600
800
1000
FY28-30 Avg targetFY25-27 Avg targetFY22-24 Avg targetFY21
By 2030 we are targeting a dividend of
around 40-45 cents per share, up from
20 cents per share in 2021.
In addition to dividends increasing in line with
improving earnings, we intend to return around
$1 billion of capital to our shareholders by
FY24 dependent on the proposed divestment
of Soprole and ownership changes to our
Australian business. Assuming we continue to
achieve our financial targets and we maintain a
positive outlook for our Co-op, we would have
the capacity to make further capital returns to
our shareholders and this is assumed to occur
from FY25.
We assume a payout ratio at the mid-point of
our dividend policy of 40-60% of Reported
Net Profit After Tax, excluding abnormal gains,
through to FY24. The payout ratio is assumed
to increase to the top end of the range in FY25
through to FY27. In FY28, based on achieving
our targets, we intend to increase the dividend
payout ratio to about 70%.
We will continue to be financially
disciplined, aiming to maintain a
conservative balance sheet.
Our focus on financial discipline over the last
couple of years has helped us strengthen our
balance sheet and this focus will continue. We
intend to maintain a strong balance sheet and
operate within our long-term leverage targets
– these are debt/EBITDA of between 2.5 and
3.0x and a gearing ratio of 30-40%. This will
give us the ability to deal with the volatilities
inherent with our business and take advantage
of opportunities as they arise. The expected
increasing level of debt after FY24 is enabled
by the growing earnings profile.
THE FINANCIAL VALUE WE’RE AIMING TO CREATE
Dividend
(Cents per share)
0
10
20
30
40
50
FY30 targetFY27 targetFY24 targetFY21
Debt/EBITDA*
0
1
2
3
4
FY30 targetFY27 targetFY24 targetFY21
Gearing 39% 31% 31% 33%
Debt 4.3 3.4 3.7 4.3
(NZD billion)
* Updated measure of debt to align with credit rating agency methodology
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8
OUR PATH TO 2030
The nutritional
value we create
for people
THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE WE CREATE FOR PEOPLE
Global demand for
dairy is expected to
continue to increase
by about 2% per
annum out to 2030 –
that’s about 80% of
New Zealand’s entire
dairy production
every year
As a natural
product, dairy is an
important part of
the sustainable food
systems of the future
Given quality food
is one of the best
sources of nutrition,
we know there’s more
potential for dairy
Dairy is packed with nutrients which are easily
absorbed and help people lead a healthy life.
People around the world choose milk
as a staple in their diet, with dairy a
recommended part of healthy, balanced diets
for optimal health.
A glass of milk is a natural source of many of
the valuable nutrients people need. It is one of
the richest sources of readily available dietary
calcium and contributes many other essential
nutrients, including protein, phosphorus,
potassium, vitamin A, riboflavin (vitamin B2),
niacin (vitamin B3) and vitamin B12.
This unique combination of nutrients in
dairy plays an important role in growing and
maintaining healthy bones, immunity, the
functioning of your nervous system (including
your brain), helping to prevent tiredness,
maintaining healthy eyes, and so much more
through all life stages.
Given quality food is one of the best sources of
nutrition, we know there’s more potential for
dairy to play an even greater role in nourishing
the world’s population.
The bioavailability of the nutrients in milk
makes dairy’s nutritional value even more
powerful. Milk proteins are rich in specific
amino acids our bodies need but can’t
produce. We should not be surprised that the
composition of amino acids that mammals
require are the very same types found in milk,
a food designed by nature for this specific
purpose. This nutrient density means milk
is significantly superior for nutrition per
kilograms of emissions used when compared
with other proteins.
People need balanced diets which include a mix
of vegetables, fruit and proteins available in
convenient formats and plant-based products
play a role in meeting these needs. Despite
an ever-increasing array of alternatives, global
demand for dairy continues to increase by
about 2% per annum out to 2030 – that’s the
same as about 80% of New Zealand’s entire
dairy production every year.
As a natural product, dairy is an important
part of the sustainable food systems of the
future. Increasingly, consumers are aware of
the sustainability credentials of the products
they’re consuming.
With our sustainable, nutritious milk and our
dairy innovation and science expertise, we
believe we can play a unique role in meeting
these demands for customers and consumers
who value our New Zealand provenance.
A glass of milk is a natural
source of many of the valuable
nutrients people need.
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OUR PATH TO 2030
11
THE WORLD WE OPERATE IN
The world
we operate in
Demand for alternative
proteins is growing – we
need to be open to them
being part of our portfolio.
2
When it comes to liquid ‘milk’ products,
dairy is expected to maintain significant
market share and we believe it will be dairy
businesses that can lead in sustainability
and innovation and science that take this
market share.
With continued population growth,
there will be a role for both dairy and
alternatives in feeding the world’s
population – they can be complementary.
Global market share of retail drinking milk products and alternatives
by retail value RSP (US$b)
MilkAlternatives
0
50
100
150
200
250
2030202920282027202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
90.8%
90.5%
90.4%
90.0%
90.0%
90.8%
90.1%
9.9%
89.9%
10.1%
89.7%
89.6%
89.4%
89.3%
89.1%
88.9%
88.8%
88.6%
11.4%
11.2%
11.1%
10.9%
10.7%
10.6%
10.4%
10.3%
9.2%
10%
10.0%
9.6%
9.5%
9.2%
The earth’s climate is
changing – more and
more, customers and trade
partners expect their food
to be produced in ways that
care for the environment
and helps them achieve their
sustainability targets.
Last year one of our customers
stopped doing business with 47 of
their suppliers because they did not
meet their sustainability standards
and couldn’t help them achieve
their future sustainability targets.
NEXT 5 YEARS
400m
NEXT 10 YEARS
800m
NEXT 15 YEARS
1100m
The world’s population is growing –
there will be more people needing nutrition.
1
1 Source: Oxford Economics (www.oxfordeconomics.com) – Global
Economics Databank, August 2021.
2. Source: Euromonitor International (www.euromonitor.
com) – Euromonitor Passport, August 2021.
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12
OUR PATH TO 2030
As we put our choices into action, it’s
important our people have clarity on the path
to 2030. By aligning our people behind our Co-
op’s plans, we are best placed to perform and
meet our targets.
Our plans
in more detail
OUR PLANS IN MORE DETAIL
Our plans
Prioritise the Farmgate Milk Price.
Invest more in sustainability to do
what’s right for customers, the planet
and our Co-op.
Grow our Foodservice channel.
Continue momentum in our
Consumer channel.
Move our Ingredients channel
towards higher value products
and solutions.
Refine our portfolio of assets with a
focus on New Zealand.
Our choices shaping our
path to 2030
• Focus on New Zealand milk.
• Be a leader in sustainability.
• Be a leader in innovation and science.
Our people and our culture
Our business strategy directs where
we will focus. Our story, through our
brands, distinguishes us. But it is our
culture – our people – who will deliver,
to have us meet our purpose: our Co-
operative, empowering people to create
goodness for generations - you, me, us
together - tātou, tātou.
Top of mind for us as we look out to
where we want to be in 2030 is how
we elevate and align our culture for
high performance. This means that in
addition to excelling in operational
excellence, we need to really understand
our customers and what keeps them
awake at night so we can help them
solve their problems through our
innovative solutions and products. This
will require a shift in our mindset and
culture.
Making this happen will transform
our Co-op for everyone. It will help
us attract and retain people who are
motivated by our purpose and increase
our people’s ability to bring their best to
enable our Co-op to deliver sustainable
high performance and help achieve
our targets.
Maintaining the highest sustainable Farmgate
Milk Price is critical to ensuring our farmer
owners and our Co-operative remain
financially viable.
On average, milk price payments represent
the vast majority of a dairy farmer’s revenue
and a strong milk price increases our Co-op’s
contribution to the New Zealand economy. We
believe that having a strong Co-operative is the
best way to maintain a sustainable milk price
for the benefit of all, and that our strategy will
support a sustainable milk price.
Our Co-operative’s manufacturing capabilities
enable us to convert our farmer owners’ milk
into products that meet the needs of global
consumers and customers. At the same time,
our skilled marketing and sales teams generate
demand for our dairy products, while our
resilient supply chain enables us to take our
milk to the world.
Through our strategy, our Co-operative
aims to further build the reputation of our
sustainable New Zealand dairy and generate
ongoing demand that, in turn, delivers a higher
milk price.
We are also able to harness the benefits of
scale in our Co-operative to help minimise
manufacturing costs and, in turn, increase milk
price. We have demonstrated improvements
in our manufacturing performance in recent
years, reducing our rework costs by $35 million
and quality related costs by $42 million in 2021
versus 2017. Meanwhile, we have maintained
utilisation of milk solids while increasing the
complexity of our product mix, helping to
drive an improvement of $18 million for 2021
compared to 2017.
These savings have been achieved through
focused effort by our people and the
application of innovative new technologies,
such as using artificial intelligence to
automatically identify product quality issues at
our Darfield plant. In many cases, the changes
we are making to improve the sustainability
of our manufacturing sites also deliver cost
savings. For example, achieving our target
to reduce operational emissions by 30% by
2030 could reduce our carbon costs in 2030 by
$71.4 million.
1
We will continue to prioritise
continuous improvement across our Co-
operative to support a sustainable milk price.
1. Assumes Fonterra’s emissions are 30% lower in 2030 than in 2018 (i.e., a reduction of 510,000 tonnes) and carbon costs $140/
tonne in 2030 (as forecast by the Climate Change Commission in “Ināia tonu nei: a low emissions future for Aotearoa”).
Prioritise the
Farmgate Milk Price
Milk price payments
represent the
vast majority of
an average dairy
farmer’s revenue
A strong
Co-operative
is the best way
to maintain the
highest sustainable
Farmgate Milk Price
for the benefit of all
Our scale helps
minimise operational
costs and in turn
increase milk price
We will continue to
prioritise continuous
improvement across
our Co-operative
to support the
highest sustainable
Farmgate Milk Price
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14
OUR PATH TO 2030
We’re all striving for a better future,
especially when looking to the environment.
Customers and consumers are demanding
more information about the sustainability
credentials of their food and the impact it has
on the planet.
By increasing our activity across our supply
chain, we can be on a pathway to Net Zero
carbon by 2050. We intend to invest about
$1 billion in sustainability initiatives over the
next decade.
Operations
We’re targeting a reduction in emissions of
30% by 2030 at our manufacturing sites. We
expect to do this through a combination of
energy efficiency initiatives and switching fuels
at our nine manufacturing sites that still use
coal and ultimately stop using coal by 2037.
We are also going further and developing plans
to transition our manufacturing sites which use
natural gas to other more sustainable energy
sources such as biomass, biogas and electricity
from renewable sources.
Reducing our water use and improving our
water treatment will help improve water quality
around our sites.
We are assessing low emission energy options
for our milk collection fleet – including electric
and hydrogen powered tankers.
Invest more in
sustainability to do what’s
right for customers, the
planet and our Co-op
Targeting a
30% reduction
in emissions
by 2030 at our
manufacturing sites
Committing to stop
using coal by 2037
Aiming to reduce
water use and
improve water
treatment at our
manufacturing sites
The Co-operative
Difference brings
together our
customer insights
and what we know
about the world.
Farmers can use
this to guide what
needs to be done on
farm to help ensure
continued demand
for our products
On-farm and R&D solutions to
reduce methane emissions
The Co-operative Difference will continue
to bring our customers’ insights and what
we know about the world together to help
farmers understand what needs to be done on
farm. That means asking farmers to focus on
the environment, their animals, people and
community, and milk quality.
The biggest environmental gains will come from
finding ways to reduce our methane emissions.
We need to a find solutions to this challenge.
We don’t believe there will be one silver bullet
and that is why we have a number of innovation
projects underway to find solutions.
Support customers with
sustainability propositions
Our investment in sustainability enables us
to become an integral part of our customers’
future supply chains and intrinsically
linked to the success of their public
sustainability targets.
It sets us up to push further with our
development of sustainability brand claims
and positioning, so we can offer a greater
selection of sustainability attributes to
our customers.
Our R&D projects to find a
solution to reduce methane
and GHG emissions
1. With Royal DSM, a global science-
based company, we’re testing
whether DSM’s feed additive product
Bovaer®, which reduces methane
emissions from cows by over 30% in
non-pasture-based farming systems,
can do the same in New Zealand’s
pasture-based farming systems.
2. With MPI and DairyNZ, we’ve expanded
a promising trial with Nestlé to include
plantain in a cow’s diet to reduce
the amount of nitrogen produced,
reducing carbon emissions and
improving freshwater quality.
3. With Australian organisation Sea
Forest, we’re trying to understand
if we can reduce emissions by
incorporating seaweed in cows’ feed.
4. With AgResearch and the Pastoral
Greenhouse Gas Research
Consortium, we’re working to tap
into our large collection of dairy
cultures to create new fermentations
we’re calling Kowbucha, which could
inhibit the methanogens that create
methane in cows.
Our goals
OUR PLANS IN MORE DETAIL
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16
OUR PATH TO 2030
Target to
increase milk
solids in our
Foodservice channel
by ~50% by 2030
Global trends
are supporting
the growth of
Foodservice
Innovation and new
products will be key
to growth
Make the most of
the growing demand
for out-of-home
consumption across
South East Asia
– particularly, in
Indonesia & Malaysia
Foodservice globally
is a $US2.3 trillion
industry
Foodservice globally is a US$2.3 trillion
industry and is everything we eat made out-of-
home – from restaurants, bakeries, quick-
service food chains, home-delivery, coffee
shops, and even hospitals.
Many of our Foodservice customers are
running multiple food outlets or chains across
countries or the world. Each of these is serving
our products to millions of people every day,
without the cost to us of expensive marketing
and promotional campaigns.
premium foods and our product innovation
will play a big role over the next decade.
In Greater China, we are continuing to build
on our successful Foodservice channel by
expanding into new cities.
In South East Asia, we are applying what
we’ve learned from our Greater China
business. This includes building the
capability of chefs through our chef
development programme. Across the region
dairy is seen as a premium food and it also has
a strong link to the growth in the consumption
of western foods. We are making the most
of this growing demand in the region and in
particular we are doubling down on Indonesia
and Malaysia where the evolution of bakeries
will see us expanding our reach into more
cities. We are also developing new products
that work well in recipes chefs can use in the
growing number of on-line bakery stores.
We believe innovation and new
products will be key to this growth, helping us
build relationships with up to 40,000 new
customers over the next five years, and up to
70,000 new customers in the next 10 years.
In other markets like the USA, tariff barriers
make it more difficult to maximise value
from our Foodservice channel. To open
more doors, we intend to partner with our
IP, like we have with one of America’s dairy
co-operatives, Land O’Lakes.
·
China
·
Vietnam
·
Malaysia
·
South East Asia
·
Australia
·
New Zealand
+ India
+ Japan
+ United States
+ European Union
+ emerging markets
·
key markets
Foodservice is a high value channel for our
product. As part of our plan to direct our
Co-op’s milk to the highest value product,
we are aiming to increase milk solids in our
Foodservice channel by approximately 50%
by 2030.
We aim to achieve this by growing our global
Foodservice presence across Greater China,
South East Asia and the USA.
This growth will be led by staying ahead of
global trends, and in particular, the increase
in the world’s middle class and cities which
lends itself to more people eating out. This
group enjoys experimenting with different
We want to collaborate more with like-minded
partners, leveraging our intellectual property
and skills, rather than only making significant
capital investments of our own.
With 65% of our customers preferring
digital over traditional, we will also
increasingly use technology to enhance
customer experience. It will help strengthen
the way we connect with our customers.
The world’s middle class is growing, in
particular in Asia – there will be more
people able to afford dairy and want to
consume it.
As the world’s middle class grows, cities
grow too and with urbanisation comes a
mentality of anything, anytime, anywhere.
People want food that can be consumed
quickly and without hassle, driving demand
for eating out-of-home and for convenient
snacks that can be consumed on the go.
Grow our
Foodservice
channel
Ambient creams opening
up new territories across
Greater China
As we grow our Foodservice channel,
we’ve launched a new ambient
cream which can be stored at up to
40 ̊C outside of a chiller. Our R&D
experts designed this cream so
shops without fridges could use our
product. In doing so, we’ve opened
up new territories in Greater China
and are looking at new opportunities
in South East Asia.
OUR PLANS IN MORE DETAIL
2030202020102000
1.3B
2.8B
3.7B
5.3B
Global Middle Class (billion people)*
Estimate based on earning 2X median household income
ScaledValue
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
20502040203020202010200019901980
44.1
49.1
52.2
55.5
58.5
61.9
65.3
68.7
Percent
Share of World Population in Urban Areas (%)*
* Source: Oxford Economics (www.oxfordeconomics.com)
– Global Economics Databank, August 2021
* Source: Oxford Economics (www.oxfordeconomics.com)
– Global Economics Databank, August 2021
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OUR PATH TO 2030
Continue
momentum in
Consumer
By 2030
sustainability will
be a key element
of value for our
Consumer brands
We believe Anlene is
positioned perfectly
to target the healthy
aging market
The Westernisation
of diets across Asia
means people right
across the region are
increasingly using
dairy in their cooking
and baking
By 2030, we expect
~30% of our total
sales revenue across
Asia Pacific will come
from e-commerce
Our Consumer channel represents $4 billion
of revenue for our Co-op and achieves some of
our highest gross margins.
The world’s population is getting older* – there will be more
people needing to maintain their mobility, strength and energy.
2020
0.5b aged 70+
2030
0.7b aged 70+
2040
0.9b aged 70+
Demand for convenience is driving a trend towards Western diets
across Asia. While dairy consumption remains low across Asia,
there is potential for significant growth when comparing per capita
consumption with countries like the EU.
Westernisation of Diets*
Dairy Consumption per Capita (kg pa)
Southeast AsiaChinaAggregate EU
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
20502040203020202010
Carbonzero milk giving
people a practical way of
supporting the environment
Simply Milk offers customers the
opportunity to purchase their
everyday milk knowing their choice
is making a difference to something
that’s really important to them. It has
been certified carbonzero through
the purchase of carbon credits from
Toitū Envirocare. The carbon credits
go towards the regeneration of native
forest near Kaikōura in New Zealand,
as well as renewable energy
programmes in overseas markets
where we sell our products.
To gain more value from this channel, we are
evolving our brands to make sustainability an
increasingly prominent proposition. By 2030
sustainability will be a key element of value for
most of our brands.
Anchor will lead the way in taking our
New Zealand sustainability and provenance
credentials to the world, with the strong
nutritional profile and great taste of our quality
dairy being a distinct advantage.
Across the globe our New Zealand provenance is
featured strongly in communication and on pack,
particularly in markets such as South East Asia
(SEA) where New Zealand is often perceived as a
marker for superior nutrition and purity.
We’re continuing to evolve this story, bringing
to life specific elements such as Grass Fed Cows,
and in our home market of New Zealand we
have recently launched a plant-based bottle, and
transitioned some of our specialty milks to be
certified carbonzero in the North Island.
We’re also leveraging our nutrition and science
expertise across our consumer brands, a position
typically utilised in our Ingredients channel.
As economies develop, the average life
expectancy of adults is steadily rising across
Asia. The amount of money invested by
consumers in looking after their health and
wellness is also increasing with more focus on
living longer, healthier lives.
We believe Anlene is positioned perfectly to
compete in this space. In 2020, we debuted
Anlene 5X, the most advanced clinically proven
Anlene formulation that provides five key
mobility related benefits targeting muscles,
joints, and bones. A recent study showed
2 glasses of Anlene Gold 5X, with regular
exercises, provided 2X the improvement in
flexibility, 3X the improvement in balance and
40% more improvement in muscle mass.
We kicked off the Anlene 5X product in
Malaysia, as it is the largest market for Fonterra
in SEA. Over the last year sales have increased
by 20% over the previous year and as a result
we are now moving to roll out Anlene 5X across
the rest of SEA – including markets such as
Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand
and Singapore.
The Westernisation of diets across Asia
means consumers right across the region are
increasingly using dairy in their cooking and
their baking. We see this as a big opportunity
for our Dairy Foods portfolio, which includes
Anchor, Mainland, Perfect Italiano and Chesdale
and our Consumer Powders such as Anchor and
Fernleaf have a role to play in making the dairy
nutrition more accessible.
With trends in Asia changing often, we are
also developing a programme of pilot brands
that will extend our portfolio beyond our core
brands. This is all about testing the market
and developing new solutions to open up
opportunities with the potential to generate
new revenue streams.
Our connection to consumers is enhanced
through our increased presence in e-commerce
to meet growing demand from digitally astute
consumers. With our sales in e-commerce
across South East Asia doubling in the last 12
months, we expect that by 2030 this channel will
represent approximately 30% of our total sales
revenue for the region.
We are also deepening our customer
partnerships with key international retailers
to export our premium consumer products,
including brands such as Mainland.
OUR PLANS IN MORE DETAIL
Milk consumption (in kg ME milk per capita)
* Source: IFCN Dairy Research Network (www.ifcndairy.org) – IFCN Annual Dairy Sector Data
with Long Term Outlook, September 2021
* Source: Oxford Economics (www.oxfordeconomics.com) – Global Economics
Databank, August 2021
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Move our Ingredients
channel towards
higher value products
and solutions
Direct less
milk into the
Ingredients channel
But grow sales
of higher-value
ingredients and
solutions
Targeting physical,
patient, digestive and
mental wellness plus
immunity
Co-design with
customers value-
added products and
solutions
myNZMP a simple,
always-on, self-service
option for customers
to buy products, is
expected to become a
significant part of our
Ingredients channel
over the next decade
Driving value with Daesang
Our collaboration with South Korean
food manufacturer Daesang is an
early example of the potential of
customer collaboration. Daesang was
seeking to launch a range of protein
products for the medical nutrition
category, and saw the potential to
differentiate their products on the
basis of a connection to grass-fed,
natural dairy. We offered Daesang
a license agreement covering
formulation and processing IP, grass-
fed and pasture-raised claims, and
imagery and video assets telling our
unique New Zealand dairy story.
Through our NZMP brand we have one of
the broadest ranges of ingredients and
solutions in the industry – from high quality
base ingredients to highly advanced and
specialised ingredients.
As we move more milk into Foodservice and
Consumer, we will direct less milk through our
Ingredients channel. While we will continue to
manufacture Reference Commodity Products
which inform the Farmgate Milk Price, we
will focus our growth efforts on higher-value
ingredients and solutions targeting the areas of
physical, patient, digestive and mental wellness
plus immunity.
This may mean that we divert some product
away from GDT, but we will always seek to
ensure there is enough activity on GDT to set
a robust Farmgate Milk Price.
As is the case for our Foodservice and
Consumer channels, we see opportunities to
further differentiate our Ingredients channel
on provenance and sustainability. We will also
derive value from specific claims and from our
overall sustainability position.
Deepening our relationships with our
customers and offering new solutions and
service models will be key to achieving our
long-term ambitions.
As our product mix changes, so too will our
customer mix. We will continue to work with
our current customer base, but also expect to
work with new customers as we increase our
participation in the health and wellness market.
We will focus on partnering with customers to
co-design value-added products and solutions.
Our Co-operative brings deep expertise in dairy
science and sustainability, including significant
intellectual property. Through partnership, we
can help our customers bring new products to
market that in turn increase the value we create
from our farmer owners’ milk.
We are also developing a range of digital tools
and services that will offer our customers
new ways to engage with our Co-operative.
For example, myNZMP gives our Ingredients
customers a simple, always-on, self-service
option, and we expect it will become a
significant part of our Ingredients channel over
the next decade.
Protein expertise helping
people maintain muscle mass
for better quality life
Our protein enriched healthy ageing
products are designed to combat
malnutrition and muscle loss as we
grow older. These include fortified
protein beverages, powders and foods
providing easily digestible and high
protein solutions for the medical
nutrition and healthy ageing category.
Dairy lipids helping
improve people’s mood
Our Milk Phospholipids have been
clinically proven to help manage
the effects of stress while also
improving mood and focus.
The versatile ingredient can be
used in snack bars and ready-to-
mix beverages.
These complex lipids are typically
used in the infant nutrition space
as they play an important role in
brain development. We’re now
exploring their use in the e-gamer
category to improve cognitive
function and eye health.
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Refine our portfolio of
assets with a focus on
New Zealand
We have an opportunity to differentiate our
New Zealand milk further on the world stage,
with the aim of getting more value from our
Co-op’s milk. This requires us to focus our
capital and our people on enhancing our
New Zealand milk.
For these reasons we are reviewing our
ownership of our two other milk pools – in
Australia and Chile.
Soprole is a leading Chilean dairy brand, and
Prolesur is a subsidiary of Soprole focused
on milk sourcing and primary and secondary
manufacturing in Southern Chile. The
operations do not require any New Zealand-
sourced milk or expertise and, in this context,
we are starting the process to divest our
integrated investment in Chile.
Fonterra Australia is on strategy for the
Co-op and remains an important export
market for our New Zealand milk, especially
for Foodservice products and advanced
ingredients. We are considering the most
appropriate ownership structure for this
business, one option is an IPO, with the
intention that we retain a significant stake.
By having access to ongoing external capital,
the Australian business can be unlocked to
deliver on its strategy and capture its full
potential. At the same time, ownership changes
such as an IPO could give our Co-op the
opportunity to take some capital out, while
retaining ownership in this important market.
We see both these moves as critical to enabling
greater focus on our New Zealand milk and,
importantly, allowing us to free up capital,
much of which is intended to be returned
to shareholders.
We need to focus our
people and capital on
our New Zealand milk
We are reviewing
the ownership of our
other milk pools - in
Australia and Chile
For Australia, we are
exploring ownership
changes – one
option is an IPO,
with the intention
that we retain a
significant stake
We are starting the
process to divest our
Chile investment
OUR PLANS IN MORE DETAIL
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Reimagining milk
for future growth:
Nutrition science solutions
The way people manage their health and
wellness looks set to be revolutionised. As
scientists harness the power of big data,
biotechnology and genomics, they are building
a stronger understanding of human health
and wellbeing, connecting the dots between
cause and effect. This hints at a future in which
some diseases might be prevented or managed
through better nutrition and lifestyles.
Already, scientists understand how people’s
diets impact their body and behaviour and this
has given rise to a range of consumer solutions
targeting specific health and wellness needs.
These solutions are backed by nutrition science
and they underpin a $500 billion slice of the
global health and wellness category.
Some of our ingredients already play to these
kinds of solutions – including our own complex
lipids which help with cognition, proteins
which help with mobility and probiotics which
support immunity and digestion.
But we have an ambition to play more boldly in
this category, unlocking the growth potential
of our advanced specialty ingredients and
going further.
Imagine if there was technology that could
assess the health of your muscles every day in
just a few minutes and then tailor your exercise
and nutrition, in particular, how much protein
you should consume, to achieve the optimum
muscle health.
Similarly, imagine if there was a way of quickly
understanding your gut health and being
able to select the probiotic strains that your
gut needs.
Or even having snacks, which use specialty
dairy ingredients, delivered to your workplace
and tailored to your lifestyle, genetics and age,
helping you keep your energy levels high and
manage stress.
While these examples are not necessarily what
we will do, they paint an aspirational picture of
the potential for nutrition science solutions.
We know, based on global trends shaping the
world we operate in, that the opportunity
lies in adult nutrition. If we want to play more
boldly, it will also take focused resource,
including increasing our R&D, and some new
expertise to complement what we already have.
There is no doubt that partnerships will be key.
One of the big game changes for leaders in
the health and wellness category, is having
the ability or the ecosystem to build close
relationships with consumers. In many cases,
they’ve been built through technology and
data which empowers the consumer to take
control of a specific element of their health and
wellness and make choices about their nutrition
and lifestyle.
We have set up a dedicated team to explore
what the future of Nutrition Science Solutions
looks likes for our Co-op. Over the next year,
we’ll narrow down and prioritise the areas
where we can build a competitive advantage,
and understand what it would take to win.
REIMAGINING MILK FOR FUTURE GROWTH: NUTRITION SCIENCE SOLUTIONS
These solutions
are backed
by nutrition
science and
they underpin
a $500 billion
slice of the
global health
and wellness
category.
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Follow our
progress
towards
2030
FOLLOW OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS 2030
The scale of Fonterra in New Zealand – nearly
9,000 farming families, our network of
manufacturing sites, global supply chain and
our presence in over 130 countries around the
world – makes it hard to remember that we’re
just tiny on the world stage.
At just 2% of the total global milk supply – it’s
a real case of kiwi farming families taking on
the world.
Over the next decade we will share regular
progress and stories on how we are going.
You will be able to track our performance
via our quarterly, interim and annual results
announcements.
And we also invite you to keep up to date with
stories from around the Co-op.
You can do this via:
• www.fonterra.com/ourstories
• My Co-op app, if you are a farmer
• MilkyWay, if you are an employee
Our Co-operative,
Empowering people
To create goodness for generations.
You, me, us together.
Tātou, tātou.
OUR PURPOSE
GOOD TOGETHER
TĀT O U , TĀT O U
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Appendix
APPENDIX
This Appendix is intended to support analysis
and understanding of the aspirational financial
profile and targets in this booklet, and the key
risks associated with them.
The cautions and disclaimer set out on the
contents page of this booklet apply equally to
this Appendix.
Basis of Preparation of our
aspirational Financial Profile
We have prepared an aspirational financial
profile which sets targets for our future
performance on the basis of our strategy and
business plan being successfully implemented
(“Financial Profile”).
Our Financial Profile is provided to 2030 and is
prepared using the assumptions set out below
and on the following basis:
• FY22-24: Uses our detailed three-year
budget and business plan.
• FY25-30:
– Earnings performance is modelled (i.e.
extrapolated) based on potential market
volume growth rates from FY25.
– The capital investment plan is supported
by our detailed long-term asset roadmap
– EBIT Margins, including Gross Margins
and Operating Expenditure levels as a
percentage of Revenue are extrapolated
from FY24 levels.
• Ranges have been provided to reflect the
inherent uncertainty when setting future
targets. The ranges are not intended to
incorporate all the potential volatility within
the business, in particular (but without
limitation) ingredients price relativities. No
attempt has been made to incorporate in
these ranges any impacts from potential
sensitivities, including declining or increasing
milk collection volumes, ingredients price
relativities, geo-political risks, currency
movements etc.
• The Financial Profile has been prepared by
Fonterra. It has not been subject to audit or
independent review. It sets out aspirational
targets only and should not be construed
as setting forecasts or giving a guarantee of
returns to shareholders.
Key Assumptions for our
Financial Profile
Assumptions relating to New Zealand Milk
• Our New Zealand milk collections have been
assumed at 1,525 million kgMS and held
constant through to FY30.
• There is a constant base Milk Price of $7.00
per kgMS, which reflects the average Milk
Price over FY19-21, except FY22 which
assumes $8.00 per kgMS.
Assumptions relating to Business Portfolio
The business portfolio comprises our
operations at the end of FY21 and assumes:
• those operations continue on the same
footing as at the end of FY21, without
material market, regulatory or other
changes; and
• the sale of our remaining China Farms
business and DPA Brazil in FY22, the
divestment of 100% of our Chilean
business and a reduction of 49% in
ownership of our Australian business in
FY24. For modelling purposes, we have
assumed these transactions occur at the
beginning of FY24, and that Australia
remains consolidated.
Assumptions relating to Capital
Investment
• Essential capital expenditure: Approximately
$550 million per year, with no additional
peak milk processing capacity given the
constant milk supply assumption.
• Sustainability investment: Capital
expenditure is incurred to meet published
greenhouse gas emissions and water targets,
with spend levels averaging $130 million per
year until FY30.
• Channel growth and new business
investment:
– To support channel growth and our
complementary dairy portfolio, capacity
in some key categories is expanded with
an approximate investment of $150
million per year.
– A further $1 billion is invested in a
portfolio of new business opportunities in
equal amounts (around $150 million per
year), with a return on capital of 5% in the
year following the investment and then
11% per year in subsequent years.
Assumptions relating to Capital
Management
• To support liquidity in the Fonterra
Shareholders’ Market (FSM) as farmers
transition to the proposed new capital
structure, up to $300 million is allowed for
on market share buy-backs or other tools. It
is assumed to be used in equal amounts in
FY22 and FY23 and to reduce shares on issue
by approximately 85 million in total.
• There is a capital return to shareholders
of $1 billion in FY24 dependent on the
successful divestment of our Chilean
business and reduction in ownership of
our Australian business, with additional
proceeds being used to reduce debt. There
are inherent uncertainties and risks in the
execution of such processes.
• Subject to not exceeding our long-term
target leverage metrics:
– Dividends have a pay-out dividend
to earnings ratio of 50% until FY24,
increasing to 60% in FY25 and 70%
by FY30.
– Under an ongoing capital management
programme, further capital is returned
to shareholders either as a pro rata
distribution or by way of share buy-backs.
This has been modelled as $150 million
per year, distributed as a pro rata capital
return from FY25 onwards.
Key assumptions and risks for
our aspirational financial profile
and targets
General Assumptions
• Global dairy consumption grows at 5-year
CAGR of 2.7% with a long term growth rate
of 1.7%.
• No inflation.
• Base interest rate (BKBM) increases from
0.4% in FY22 to 3% by FY30.
• Exchange rates stay at current levels.
• Tax reflects current tax rates.
• The tax expense reduces from 16% to 11%
as the dividend percentage increases, due
to the deductibility of dividend payments
on supply backed shares. The proportion of
supply backed shares stays the same as it
currently is to FY30.
Assumptions relating to Volatility
Price relativities and the impact of lag pricing
are modelled at long run historical average
levels for the period FY22-30. Individual
years are likely to differ materially upwards or
downwards from this assumption. The Group
Operations EBIT that includes this volatility
has been modelled assuming $80 million EBIT,
which is attributed to the regional segments.
The equivalent EBIT result in FY20 was $170
million and in FY21 was ($118 million).
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Assumptions relating to Earnings Drivers
• Below is a summary of the key earnings drivers.
• These assume:
– An increase in milk solids in the Foodservice channel by 50% to
FY30. The key driver is China Foodservice with FY21-24 volume
growth rates of 10% (compared to 12.5% over FY19-21), with
EBIT margins at three-year average rates of 16%. The remaining
Foodservice growth is focused across South East Asia.
– From F21 to F24, margins in Consumer improve using our
New Zealand provenance and sustainability credentials and our
ability to realise e-commerce opportunities. APAC consumer EBIT
margins lifts by 2% (to 10%) by FY24. These EBIT margin levels are
maintained through to 2030.
– Active Living margins grow $52 million from FY21 to FY24, with
volume growth of 7% per year (including New Business) through to
FY30 as we continue to invest and support this area.
Actuals
Financial Profile
Assumption
EBIT Margin
1
FY19FY21FY24FY30
Consumer4%7%8%8%
Foodservice8%11%10%
10%
Active Living15%12%13%
13%
Core Ingredients2%1%1%2%
Total4%5%5%6%
– Innovation spend increases by 50% from $100 million in FY20 to
$160 million by FY30.
– Flat milk volumes with growth in the Consumer, Foodservice and
Active Living channels, and the amount of milk solids utilised by
Core Ingredients reducing from 74% in 2021 to 64% in FY30.
Actuals
Financial Profile
Assumption
Utilisation of
New Zealand
Solids
FY19FY20FY21FY24FY30
Consumer7%7%7%8%
9%
Foodservice8%8%9%
12%14%
Active Living10%10%10%
11%12%
Core Ingredients76%75%74%70%64%
Total100%100%100%100%100%
– Interest expense reduces (as debt levels and Fonterra interest rates
fall) by $100 million (pre-tax) from FY21 to FY24.
– Interest expense increases (as assumed interest rates rise and debt
levels increase from $3.4 billion to $4.3 billion within our long-term
target metrics) by $100 million (pre-tax) from FY24 to FY30.
Risks and uncertainties
Our aspirational financial profile and targets
extend to 2024, 2026 and 2030. There is
always going to be considerable uncertainty
over such long time horizons. These targets
and the assumptions underlying these targets
are subject to risk and uncertainties. The more
material risks and uncertainties which may
impact Fonterra’s performance relative to the
targets include:
• The risk that the sub-optimal execution of
strategic initiatives, innovation practices,
ineffective business partnering, or
deficient decision-making results in failure
to realise opportunity, leverage competitive
advantage, respond to shifts in consumption
trends and achieve strategic targets, leading
to value destruction.
• A material loss in milk supply as a result
of factors affecting Fonterra, its supplying
farmers, or the markets in which we operate,
such as a biosecurity (including animal
health) event, climatic or weather impacts,
regulatory change, change in land use,
failure of the capital structure changes to
achieve the desired effects, changes in dairy
farming input costs, or competitor activity
could result in sub-optimal asset utilisation
and excess capacity, and could generally
have a significant impact on Fonterra’s
ability to deliver on strategy and financial
performance.
• Dairy commodity prices are highly volatile
with substantial increases and decreases
occurring over a relatively short period.
The risk that dairy price volatility and
changes within global markets, including
economic volatility, geo-political instability,
foreign exchange and interest rates, are not
appropriately responded to or managed
could adversely impact business operations,
profitability, dividends, and milk price.
• Fonterra’s farmgate milk price in
New Zealand is calculated by assuming that
all the milk Fonterra collects is converted
into “Reference Commodity Products”
(whole milk powder, skim milk powder,
anhydrous milk fat, butter, and buttermilk
powder). Fluctuations in the relative prices
of Reference Commodity Products and
Appendix
the other dairy products manufactured
and sold by Fonterra (such as cheese) could
therefore have a significant impact on
Fonterra’s earnings.
• Fonterra’s earnings may also be impacted by
changes made to the Farmgate Milk Price
Manual (including changes to the Reference
Commodity Products used to calculate
the Farmgate Milk Price), which Fonterra’s
Board considers appropriate based on the
milk price principles set out in Fonterra’s
constitution and obligations under the Dairy
Industry Restructuring Act 2001.
• The risk of food safety incidents (including
products being contaminated or tampered
with, in New Zealand or overseas), resulting
in Fonterra supplying unsafe food (or food
that is perceived to be unsafe) to customers
and consumers which may result in harm to
consumers and/or significant reputational
and commercial impacts and the risk that
Fonterra manufactures product that is of
sub-standard quality resulting in financial
loss and reputational damage.
• Geo-political and trade and market access
factors such as war, economic instability
or downturn, deflation or inflation, price
controls, political interference, and
foreign government action (including
trade embargoes and sanctions, tariffs,
subsidies, quotas, price controls, and other
non-tariff barriers) could impact the sale of
Fonterra products internationally, resulting
in adverse changes in international dairy
market dynamics and affect prices for
dairy products.
• The risk that leadership, organisational
culture, behaviour, and people
management practices, including
recruitment for and development
of capability and accountability, are
inadequate or insufficiently agile to adapt
to future working environments and to
execute strategy.
• The risk that failure to enact measures to
mitigate the impact (or perceived impact)
of Fonterra’s activities on the environment
and/or mitigate the effects of climate
change on Fonterra may result in impacts
on milk production, operations and sales,
increased costs associated with emissions
unit prices, a declining perception of
Fonterra and the premium character of
Fonterra’s products, the dairy industry and/
or adverse policy settings, including water
access, usage and quality, agricultural and
operational emissions, discharges to land
water and air and animal welfare.
• Changes in or the introduction of new
policies, legislation, taxation or regulation
or the way in which existing policies,
legislation, taxation or regulation is enforced
could adversely affect Fonterra.
• Changing conditions in global debt markets,
movements in financial instruments
including hedging, changes in the positions
adopted by credit ratings agencies
(including the treatment of effective
subordination of the Milk Price to Fonterra’s
debt and other obligations), or the terms on
which debt is provided to Fonterra.
• Litigation and disputes with third parties in
relation to Fonterra’s operations.
• The risk that Fonterra’s ability to maintain
and/or operate the assets within Fonterra’s
end-to-end supply chain is disrupted,
delayed, or reduced resulting in increased
production costs and other adverse
financial impacts.
• The risk that failure to maintain an
appropriate information technology
framework and to proactively safeguard
and manage Fonterra’s key IT systems and
the confidentiality, integrity, and availability
of Fonterra’s data against threats including
cyber-attacks, technology failures and other
threats, results in lost opportunities, major
business interruption, financial loss and/or
reputational damage.
• The COVID-19 pandemic could
affect Fonterra’s ability to operate its
manufacturing facilities or distribution
centres and could also disrupt Fonterra’s
supply chain and could impact the demand
for Fonterra’s product.
• The success and timing of an IPO or sale
process for investments could be impacted
by market, economic or other factors.
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Active Living
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Ingredients
FY30
Value-add
Growth
FY24
Divestments
Share buy back
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1 These channel EBIT margins include the allocation of unallocated costs and the breakdown of
Ingredients into Core Ingredients and Active Living. As a result, the EBIT splits will vary from
those summarised in the Annual Review and Business Performance Report.
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COVER IMAGE:
Te Kaihou & Alan, Bay of Plenty
IMAGE:
Stu, Rebecca & Jessica, Taranaki
Collaboration, innovation and passion
was the cornerstone of our creation and
something we continue to value today. Our
milk creates goodness through nutritious
food with safe, quality ingredients that
are loved here in New Zealand and around
the world. We are committed to farming
in a way that regenerates the land and
the environment.
As we look ahead, with the next generation
in mind – one thing remains as true now,
as it did at our very first farmer meeting
in Otago back in 1871:
We’re good together.
Tātou, tātou.
We are forged from generations of farming
families, passionate about dairy.
FONTERRA ANNUAL REVIEW 2021
Rest of Asia
REVENUE ($ MILLION)
7,0 5 6 F Y 2 0 : 7, 49 7
EMPLOYEES (FTE)
2,253 FY20: 2,366
MANUFACTURING SITES
4
R AW MILK COLLECTED
(MILLION LITRES)
9 FY20: 11
Americas
REVENUE ($ MILLION)
2,597 FY20: 2,703
EMPLOYEES (FTE)
2,975 FY20: 3,049
MANUFACTURING SITES
5
R AW MILK COLLECTED
(MILLION LITRES)
587 FY20: 537
To t a l
REVENUE ($ MILLION)
20,565
1
FY20: 20,282
EMPLOYEES (FTE)
19,354 FY20: 20,278
MANUFACTURING SITES
48 FY20: 47
R AW MILK COLLECTED
(MILLION LITRES)
19,295 FY20: 19,130
Australia
REVENUE ($ MILLION)
1,699 FY20: 1,700
EMPLOYEES (FTE)
1,427 F Y20: 1,276
MANUFACTURING SITES
8 FY20: 6
R AW MILK COLLECTED
(MILLION LITRES)
1,368 FY20: 1,383
Rest of World
REVENUE ($ MILLION)
1,368 FY20: 1,581
EMPLOYEES (FTE)
212 FY20: 205
MANUFACTURING SITES
3
R AW MILK COLLECTED
(MILLION LITRES)
0
China
REVENUE ($ MILLION)
6,119 FY20: 5,196
EMPLOYEES (FTE)
606 FY20: 1,625
MANUFACTURING SITES
0
R AW MILK COLLECTED
(MILLION LITRES)
200 FY20: 298
New Zealand
REVENUE ($ MILLION)
1,726 FY20: 1,605
EMPLOYEES (FTE)
11,881 FY20: 11,757
MANUFACTURING SITES
28 FY20: 29
R AW MILK COLLECTED
(MILLION LITRES)
17, 131 FY20: 16,901
Welcome to our Annual Review. We know that there are a wide range of
people and organisations who are interested in our performance, so this
year we’ve made some changes to how we present our information. We
want to make it easier for all stakeholders to understand our business and
find the specific details they’re interested in.
This Annual Review is a concise summary of our environmental, social
and economic activities and performance. It’s supported by a suite
of supplementary reports where stakeholders can find more detailed
information most relevant to them. This represents another step on our
journey towards more integrated reporting.
We are a co-operative formed and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand
dairy farmers. Our rich history was founded on farming families working
together to share the natural goodness of dairy with the world.
We’re committed to producing dairy nutrition in a way that cares for people,
animals and the environment, and brings value to our communities. Our
range of dairy ingredients are sold under our NZMP™ brand and are found in
prominent food and nutrition brands around the world.
Under our Anchor™ Food Professionals brand, we create high-quality
products and innovative solutions for foodservice professionals in
over 50 countries.
1 This geographical breakdown of revenue is for continuing operations only rather than
total Group revenue, which was $21,124 million for FY21.
We also manufacture, market and distribute our own consumer products.
These include branded dairy products sold direct to consumers, such
as milk, milk powders, yoghurt, butter and cheese. Our three global
consumer brands are Anchor™, Anlene™ and Anmum™. Farm Source™
is the Co-op’s main farm-facing team, providing guidance and support
to farmers, including through a network of stores in New Zealand where
farmers can get their rural supplies and technical advice.
FONTERRA ANNUAL REVIEW 2021
About this report
About us
Our Review
ABOUT THIS REPORT 04
ABOUT US 05
Overview
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR08
LETTER FROM THE CEO10
HONOUR ROLL FOR
ON-FARM EXCELLENCE12
OUR YEAR IN REVIEW18
OUR CONTEXT20
OUR APPROACH22
HOW WE CREATE VALUE24
CREATING VALUE
FOR OUR STAKEHOLDERS26
OUR PROGRESS28
Fonterra uses several non-GAAP measures when discussing financial performance.
These measures include normalised profit after tax, normalised EBIT, EBIT, normalised earnings
per share, normalisation adjustments and total Group measures. Total Group measures present
the combined financial performance of the Group’s continuing and discontinued operations.
Non-GAAP financial measures are not defined or specified by NZ IFRS.
Management believes that these measures provide useful information as they provide valuable
insight on the underlying performance of the business. They are used internally to evaluate the
underlying performance of business units and to analyse trends.
These measures are not uniformly defined or utilised by all companies. Accordingly, these
measures may not be comparable with similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed in isolation nor considered as a substitute
for measures reported in accordance with NZ IFRS. Non-GAAP measures are not subject to audit
unless they are included in Fonterra’s audited Financial Statements.
Please refer to the Non-GAAP Measures section in Fonterra’s 2021 Annual Review for further
information about non-GAAP measures used by Fonterra, including reconciliations back to
NZ IFRS measures. Definitions of non-GAAP measures used by Fonterra can be found in the
Glossary in the Business Performance Report.
Contents
Te Kaihou & Alan, Bay of Plenty
Waitoa
Stu, Tania, Rebecca, & Jessica, Taranaki
Stu, Rebecca &
Jessica, Taranaki
Danielle & Emma,
Auckland
On Farm
THE CO-OPERATIVE DIFFERENCE 32
EMISSIONS 32
WATER QUALITY 34
ANIMAL WELLBEING34
RESPONDING TO EXTREME WEATHER34
Of f Farm
HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLBEING 38
OUR PEOPLE38
RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS39
CLIMATE CHANGE40
WATER 40
PACKAGING 40
Products & Customers
INNOVATION 44
RESPONDING TO
CUSTOMER DEMAND
45
FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY45
PROVENANCE46
Business Performance
GROUP OVERVIEW50
NON-GAAP MEASURES56
FONTERRA ANNUAL REVIEW 2021
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
Dear Farmers and Shareholders,
2021 continued to prove the value of a national co-operative of scale.
Fonterra’s scale affords us a level of optionality that is unique in
New Zealand dairy, enabling us to manage risk and uncertainty on
behalf of our kiwi farming families.
Miles and his team have done a great job of leveraging that strength
to deliver a strong financial performance this year, given the difficult
COVID-19 operating environment.
We have benefited from our ability to move our milk between our
markets, categories and products that deliver the most value.
You see that reflected in our normalised EBIT contribution numbers
for our regional segments, with Asia Pacific’s $305 million, up 28%
on last year and Greater China at $403 million, up 10% on last year.
This is balanced out by our Africa, Middles East, Europe, North Asia
and Americas’ (AMENA) result of $336 million, down 28% on last year,
as we sought to optimise value and respond to supply chain dynamics.
Overall, our reported profit after tax was $599 million, down slightly
from last year which benefited from the divestments of DFE Pharma and
foodspring
®
. Our total group normalised EBIT, which is a better reflection
of the underlying business performance, was up 8% to $952 million.
We exceeded our opening forecast Farmgate Milk Price, finishing the
season with a final milk price of $7.54 per kgMS. The milk price has now
remained above $6.30 per kgMS for four consecutive seasons.
We would also like to acknowledge
Miles’ continued leadership.
Miles took on the CEO role at
an incredibly difficult time for
our Co-operative and has not
shied away from making some
tough decisions.
Over the past 12 months the
Board has continued its work to
realign Fonterra’s cultural and
financial settings to better reflect
an enduring farmers’ Co-operative.
In recent years we have adjusted
our dividend policy, debt targets,
and risk appetite statement to be
more conservative and strengthen
our balance sheet.
The Co-op’s rate of debt reduction
is encouraging. Net debt is down $872 million this year to be $3.8 billion,
bringing our gearing ratio down to 35.5%.
That gives us options.
A stronger balance sheet builds the business’s resilience against
unexpected challenges – whether that be a global pandemic, geo-political
tensions, or natural disasters. Just as importantly, it gives us a solid
foundation from which we can now look to grow.
That growth will also look different to how our Co-op has operated in the
past. In line with our more conservative approach to risk, we intend to
approve capital allocation with more rigour, for a series of investments,
rather than betting the farm on one or two big plays.
We are aiming to approve capital allocation out to 2030 in four main
areas, targeting:
–~ $1 billion invested in sustainability.
–~ $1 billion invested in moving milk to higher value products.
–~ $1 billion intended to be distributed to shareholders after asset sales
and dependent on improved earnings.
–~$2 billion available for investment in a mix of further growth – including
opportunities for nutrition science – and return to shareholders.
We believe innovation, research and development, and collaborations
with strategic partners are critical to our strategy. Allocating funding and
resources for those initiatives will be a priority for the Board. We intend
to increase our current total annual R&D investment by over 50% to
around $160 million per annum in 2030, with about $60 million per
annum specifically targeted at growth in Active Living.
These value targets are subject to successfully completing a number of
business initiatives, and a number of assumptions, each of which could
materially affect the actual outcomes.
More details of our long-term strategy have been released alongside
these results, as has a proposal to change our capital structure.
We would like to thank our farmer owners for their contribution to these
pieces of work and for approaching the capital structure conversation
with open minds.
Over the course of the year more than 5,000 of our farmer owners
directly engaged with the capital structure review. We are a diverse group
of people, all with a lot invested in our Co-op. It is not surprising that the
views we heard were varied and heartfelt.
We acknowledge the uncertainty that exists as we consider changes
to our capital structure and the impact that is having on our farmers
in different ways. The best way to give certainty is to have a robust
discussion as a Co-op and get to a quality outcome.
Our latest proposal has changed from what we put forward back in May,
in response to this farmer feedback and further expert advice.
Changing our Co-op’s capital structure is a critical decision and not
something the Board has put forward lightly. Ultimately, it is our farmer
owners who will make the final decision.
The Board is united in its belief that change to capital structure is needed.
Moving to a new capital structure now, while we are in a strong financial
position and have all options available to us, is our best course of action.
The solution we are now proposing puts us in the best position to achieve
all three of the outcomes the review has focused on:
1) Supporting a sustainable milk supply by providing farmers with
capital flexibility.
2) Protecting farmer ownership and control by capping the Fund.
3) Maintaining financial sustainability of our Co-op by supporting our
strategy, and protecting against uncertain and recurring risks to
our balance sheet.
We are confident that this proposed structure will support the
sustainable supply of New Zealand milk that our long-term strategy
relies on. Together, structure and strategy give our Co-op the potential
to deliver the competitive returns that will continue to support our
families’ livelihoods from this generation to the next.
Looking ahead to FY22, the Board will continue to focus on building the
Co-op’s resilience by driving operational performance, supporting value-
enhancing investments and seeking a decision on changes to our capital
structure, which is a key enabler of our strategy.
Our future is bright, despite the challenges we all have in front of us
right now. It’s a future in which our Co-op can prosper and deliver for the
New Zealand farming families who supply and own it.
Thank you for your continued support,
Peter
We have benefited from our ability to move
our milk between our markets, categories
and products that deliver the most value.
Final Farmgate Milk Price of
$ 7. 5 4
per kgMS
Peter McBride – Chairman
Our normalised earnings per share were 34 cents, and the Board
has approved a final dividend of 15 cents per share. Three cents of the
15 cents per share reflects the reversal of previous impairment of our
China Farms.
Combined with the five cent interim dividend paid in March, this
brings the total dividend to 20 cents and means a total pay-out for
a fully share-backed farmer of $7.74 per kgMS for the FY21 year.
The Board would like to thank Fonterra’s people across all of our
international markets. It has been an incredibly challenging period
and we want to acknowledge your efforts to deliver for our farmer
owners, despite the professional and personal challenges that
COVID-19 creates.
The Board is pleased to present Fonterra’s 2021 Suite of Reports.
Fonterra’s Annual Report for the year ended 31 July 2021 comprises
this Annual Review, the Financial Statements, Corporate Governance
Statement and Statutory Information. The Annual Report was approved
by the Board on 22 September 2021 and is signed on its behalf by:
PETER MCBRIDE
Chairman
BRUCE HASSALL
Director
Building
resilience into
our business
Reported profit
after tax
$599m
down from $659m FY20
Final dividend of
15 cents
per share
The Co-op’s rate
of debt reduction
is encouraging.
Net debt is down
$872 million
this year to be
$3.8 billion, bringing
our gearing ratio
down to 35.5%.
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FONTERRA ANNUAL REVIEW 2021LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
How do our milk pools in Australia and Chile fit with the focus
on New Zealand milk?
We need to focus our people and capital on differentiating our New
Zealand milk on the world stage and for these reasons we’ve reviewed the
ownership of our milk pools in Australia and Chile.
Soprole is a leading Chilean dairy brand, and Prolesur is a subsidiary of
Soprole focused on sourcing milk and manufacturing products in Southern
Chile. The operations do not require any New Zealand-sourced milk
or expertise, and, in this context, we are starting the process to divest
our integrated investment in Chile. I would like to take the opportunity
to thank the Chilean team for their outstanding efforts in turning the
business around.
Fonterra Australia is on strategy for the Co-op and remains an important
export market for our New Zealand milk, especially for Foodservice
products and advanced ingredients. We are considering the most
appropriate ownership structure for this business. One option is an Initial
Public Offering (IPO), with the intention that we retain a significant stake.
We see both these moves as critical to enabling greater focus on our
New Zealand milk and, importantly, allowing us to free up capital, much
of which is intended to be returned to shareholders.
Are you looking at growing value outside of the Co-op’s
core business?
Our focus is on our core business and creating more value from it. But
it’s also important we don’t miss out on future growth opportunities.
Nutrition Science is a good example of one of these kinds of opportunities.
It’s all about how people’s diets impact their body and behaviour and
underpins a $500 billion slice of the global health and wellness category.
It’s giving rise to a number of new solutions, including highly-personalised
nutrition programmes which draw on personal analytics and data.
We have an ambition to play in this area – so we have set up a dedicated
team to explore what the future of Nutrition Science Solutions could look
like for our Co-op.
What are your priorities for 2022?
Our Co-op is now in a strong position to kick into the next gear, which is
all about our future value growth. Our priorities for 2022 are to:
–Make the shift from a reset to value growth, which will require
developing our people’s capability and our culture to deliver
high performance.
–Progress the work to divest our integrated Chilean business and
process of deciding the most appropriate ownership model for
Fonterra Australia.
–Narrow down and prioritise the areas within Nutrition Science
Solutions where we can build a competitive advantage.
–Keep hitting our environment, people and business
performance targets.
We’ve also reduced our environmental impact. This year our carbon
emissions from coal were down by more than 11%, as Te Awamutu
completed its first season using renewable wood pellets. Our farmer owners
have also worked hard, with record numbers achieving the top level of The
Co-operative Difference and 53% of supplying farms now having a Farm
Environment Plan, which is well on the way to our target of 100% by 2025.
What does the future look like for Fonterra?
Dairy is a good business to be in. New Zealand dairy is an even better
business to be in. Put quite simply, the world wants what we’ve got –
sustainably produced, high-quality, nutritious milk from cared-for cows.
But this demand also comes at a time when we see total New Zealand
milk supply as likely to decline, and flat at best.
On the one hand, this requires the right capital structure to help ensure
we don’t lose the benefits of what generations of farmers have built – a New
Zealand dairy co-operative of scale. But on the other hand, it gives us a huge
opportunity to differentiate our New Zealand milk even further on the world
stage. Ultimately, we see this as a chance to increase the value we generate
for farmers and New Zealand over the next decade.
What will it take to generate more value?
To make the most of the opportunity in front of us, we’ve made three
strategic choices – to continue focusing on New Zealand milk, be a leader
in sustainability and be a leader in dairy innovation and science.
New Zealand is the most carbon-efficient dairy nation on the
planet. But we can’t slow down now. Customers want to know where
their food comes from and the environmental impact it leaves, and our
farmer owners’ livelihoods rely on a stable climate and health ecosystems.
This is why we have an aspiration for our Co-op to be net zero carbon
by 2050. Over the next decade we intend to invest around $1 billion in
reducing carbon emissions and improving water efficiency and treatment
at our manufacturing sites.
We are aiming to also increase our innovation budget by over 50%
to around $160 million per annum in 2030, as we continue to look
for solutions to reduce on-farm emissions and develop new innovative
products to support our value growth plans.
Through these plans we’ll move more milk into our Foodservice and
Consumer channels and shift towards higher value products in our
Ingredients channel.
To make the most of the opportunity
in front of us, we’ve made three
strategic choices – focus on
New Zealand milk, be a leader in
sustainability and be a leader in dairy
innovation and science.
MILES HURRELL – CEO
Q&A with our
Chief Executive Officer
Miles Hurrell answers questions on the Co-op’s 2021
performance and what people can expect from the
Co-op over the next decade.
To make sure he was tackling the big, relevant questions, Miles asked
employees from around the world what was on their minds. Here are
their questions, and Miles’ answers.
When you look back on the 2021 financial year, what do you
feel most proud of?
I couldn’t be prouder of how our team has worked together over the last
few years, reset our business and strengthened our balance sheet. For our
people to have achieved this at the same time as managing COVID-19
and all its flow on effects, at work and at home, is a testament to their
commitment to do what’s right for our farmer owners. I would like to thank
our employees for this, and our farmer owners for their loyalty and support.
Has the Co-op hit its 2021 financial performance targets?
I’m pleased to say we’ve hit all our financial targets. We achieved a return
on capital of 6.6%, a debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.7x and a gearing ratio of
35.5%. Both our focus on financial discipline and our improved underlying
business performance helped us achieve these targets.
What’s driven the Co-op’s performance?
Our underlying business performance, which can be seen in our Total
Group normalised EBIT of $952 million, was up 8% on last year, and I
would say this shows the good balance we have in our sales book.
We achieved a significant improvement in our Asia Pacific Foodservice and
Consumer channels, helping to deliver a normalised EBIT of $305 million,
up 28%. We’ve expanded our Foodservice footprint in the region and are
seeing the benefits of that. And like in many of our markets, COVID-19 has
changed consumer behaviour, with people choosing to cook at home. That’s
really benefited our Consumer brands and supported upward momentum
in our Consumer channel
performance, particularly in New
Zealand and Australia.
Greater China continues to be
an important market for us,
with normalised EBIT up 10% to
$403 million. Africa, Middle East,
Europe, North Asia and Americas
(AMENA) normalised EBIT was
down 28% to $336 million. While
we delivered improvements in
our AMENA Foodservice and
Consumer channels and worked
hard to chase value in the region,
we could also see that more value
could be achieved by redirecting
product into other markets. We’re
likely to see this again next year.
How has the Co-op
contributed to New Zealand
in 2021?
One of the big ways our Co-op
contributes to New Zealand is
through our total pay-out to
farmers. With a final Farmgate
Milk Price of $7.54 per kgMS, our
Co-op contributed $11.6 billion
to the New Zealand economy in
the 2020/21 season with a total
dividend of 20 cents per share.
Miles Hurrell
– Chief Executive Officer
Total Group
normalised EBIT
$952m
up 8%
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HONOUR ROLL FOR ON-FARM EXCELLENCE
FONTERRA ANNUAL REVIEW 2021HONOUR ROLL FOR ON-FARM EXCELLENCE
Te Tihi
Farming entities that achieved The Co-operative Difference Te Tihi (Level 3)
247 Farming Limited
3 G Dairies Limited
41 Degree South Limited
46 South Limited
5 M Trust
69 on Bedford Partnership
96South Limited
99 South Limited
A & A Renes Limited
A & J Mitchell Partnership
A & L Francis Limited
A & M de Klerk
A F & R F Davison
A G & B J Little
A G & M F Bowden
A H & B M Kuttel
A H Baxter Limited
A Holten & N Brown
A J & G L Muller
A J & K L Murdoch
A J & N W Logie
A J & P T Bryant
A J Reid & A L Robinson
A L & M B Jumawid
Partnership
A L & W A Mullan
A M & H E Kusabs
A M & K G Daines
A Mackinnon & A L
Aitchison
A P & C Knibbs
A P Griffith & J G James
A R & M A McPherson
A R & S Main
A R Wards
A T & J L Hughes Trust
A T & L A Webber
A W & D M Taft
A W & L J Stuart
A W & M White
A W & S L Wardlaw
A X Planteau de
Maroussem
A.F.B Group Limited
A8 Enterprises Limited
Aaron and Marcia Flay
Partnership
Aaron Gopperth Trust
Abacus Dairy Limited
Abbey Farm Partnership
Abbott Trusts Partnership
Aberavon Farm Limited
ABH Trust
ABR Family Trust
Acacia Farms Limited
ACDC Farming Limited
Actus Limited
AD & HA Foote
Adam Boaz
Addenbrooke Dairies
Limited
Adon No 1 & No 2 Trusts
Adrian Govan
Aerodrome Farm Limited
AgCulture Limited
Aghapy Ltd
Aghern Holdings Limited
AGVenture Farms Limited
Ahipene Farming Ltd
Ahol Trust
Airlie Lodge (Orini) Ltd
Airlie Lodge (Walton) Ltd
Alanleigh Farms
ALD Dairy Ltd
Alderbrook Farms Limited
Alley Farms Ltd
Allison Family Farms Ltd
Alpine Farms Ltd
Altene Partnership
Alton Pastures Limited
Altra Partnership
Altura Dairy
AM Broomfield
Amazon Limited
Amber Park Family Trust
Amberhay Limited
Amco Farms Limited
Amlee Farming
Partnership
Amtink Limited
Amuri Dairying Limited
Amuri Hallow Limited
Amuriwai Limited
Anderson Twin Rivers
Limited
Andrew White
Anglesea Farming Limited
Aniwhenua Farms Limited
Annandale Farming
Limited
Annic Dairies Limited
Anthony & Donna Allcock
Partnership
Anvo Ag Limited
AP & SJ Watson & Son
AP & TM Davis T/A
Bushvalley Farm
Aparima Farm Limited
Partnership
AQA Agriculture
Arabeth Farms Limited
Aramaunga Farms Limited
Aranga Farms Limited
Ararata Holdings Limited
Arborland Farm Ltd
Ardan View Farm Limited
Ardmore Farm Trust
Ardoyne Farm Dairies Ltd
Arreton Farms Limited
Arrie Holdings Ltd
Arrow Dairy Ltd
Arthur Farms Ltd
Arusha Farming Ltd
Ashdale Enterprises Ltd
Ashgrove Dairy Farms
Limited
Ashleigh Lodge Ltd
Ashmore Ltd
Ashvale Jerseys Ltd
Askeaton Farms Ltd
Askin Berkett Partnership
Askin Plains Dairy
At Last Trust
AUI Farms
Avenel Agriculture Ltd
Awa Rua Partnership
Awaiti Trust
Awanui Dairy Limited
Ayrburn Dairy Ltd
Azreel Farm Limited
B & A Heritage Holdings
Ltd
B & C Anderton Limited
B & C McIntosh Ltd
B & D Dodunski
B & G Park Ltd
B & H Knoetze
B & L Bailey Ltd
B & L Jones Ltd
B A & K R Woolhouse
B A M & S M Rolls
Partnership
B A Virbickas & L M
Presow
B C & H J McLellan
B D & C S Morrison
B D & K M Sterritt
B D & M R Gray Trust
Partnership
B D & N J Clark Trust
B F Stuart & I B C Farms
Ltd
B H & L J Bourne
B J & A L Stokes
B J & D A Verryt Family
Trust
B J & J R Goodwin
B J & M C Gut
B J & S R Morell
B L & D J Haylock
B L & Estate R J Mohring
B M & A M Thomas
B M & J A Ahlers
B M & J L Chick Family
Trust
B M & R J Riley
B M & R M Sarten
B P & P N Kennedy
B R & D S Gillingham
B R & S P Churstain
B R C & S N Newport
B W & C A McNeil
B W & J E Blackmore
BAA Family Trust
Bailetresna Limited
Balcombe Investments
Balrath Partnership
Balwinder Singh-Thandi
Barcia Dairies Ltd
Barmac Dairies Ltd
Barmac Farms Ltd
Barnscroft Dairy Ltd
Barnsdale Farms 2014
Limited
Barridge Farms
Bartholomew Tulloch Ltd
Base Two Holdings Limited
Bashford-Nicholls
Chartiable Trust
Batchelor Farms Ltd
Baucke Family Trust
Bayly Dairies Ltd
BD & JE Matthews
Beardmore Family Trust
No 2
Bebez Partnership
Beckett Family Trust
Beechbank Dairies Ltd
Bel Group Limited -
Cloverlea
Bel Group Limited -
Reigate
Belco Farms Limited
Bellamac Dairies Ltd
Belrari Farm Ltd
Belvedere Dairies LTD
Belvue Downs Ltd
Ben & Bev Verhoeven
Trust Partnership
Ben Callum Dairies
Limited
Berwick Holdings Ltd
Bibberne Farms Ltd
Bill Hedley Limited
Birch-holme Holdings Ltd
Bish-One Limited
BJ & DM Ahlers
BJ & TJ Bennett Ltd
BJ Caird Ltd
BL & MR Davies
Partnership
Blandyco Trusts
Partnership
Blomfield Dairying Ltd
Bobcat Trust
Bodiam Dairies Ltd
Bonezco Farms Ltd
Boswell Dairy Ltd
Bowman Farm Limited
BP & JA Walker
Bradley Gore Trust
Braeland Partnership
Braemar Family Trust
Brasen Trust
Breadings Dairies Ltd
Brenick Ltd
Brensan Farm Limited
Brent Wallace Ltd
Brimar Trust
Brittany Trust Partnership
Brodean Farms
Brohen Farms Limited
Brookside Farms
Brookside Holdings
Limited
Brown Kiwi Farms Limited
Brownsville Farms Ltd
Brydone Downs Ltd
Brymac Farms Limited
BS Farming Limited
BTB Farms Ltd
Bucman Trust
Burnell Farms Ltd
Burnside Farms Ltd
Burtlea Limited
Bushmills Trust
Bushwood Farm Ltd
C & B Sanson Family Trust
C & D Padrutt Trust
C & H Mabey
C & L Shanks Ltd
C & R Ashcroft Partnership
C & T Dovey
C A & L E Eggleston
C D & M H Sax
C D Jacobsen
C D Will & A E Hunter
C F & M T Muller
C F E Limited
C H Land Limited
C Higgens
C J & C J McKenzie Ltd
C J & K L Ladd
C J & S J Coll Family Trust
C J & V K Taylor
C L N Limited
C M & K M O'Donoghue
C P Ashby
C Singh & Sons Ltd
C T & W L Harper
C W & D Shannon
C W & J Redshaw
C W & M Y Matthews
Family Trust
C&F Farms Limited
Cairnbrock Dairies Ltd
Cairra Farms Limited
Caithness Dairy Limited
Callura Dairies Limited
Partnership
Cameron Family Trusts
Partners
Campi Farms Ltd
Canaan Dairy Limited
Cantley Developments Ltd
T/A Sunrise Properties
Careyfarm Limited
Carnarvon Farms Limited
Carpe Diem Dairies Limited
Cartref Farms Limited
Cashmore Investments
Limited
Caskey Farms
Causeway Trust
Cavan Downs Trust
Cave Hill Dairies Limited
Cawte Investments Limited
CB Farming Limited
CBS Dairies Limited
CD Garland & KC Sheely
Ceylandia Dairies Limited
CH Dairies Limited
Charteris Family Trust
Chiswick Farm Ltd
Christensen Farms Ltd
Clacher Family Trust
Clapcott Farms Ltd
Clarendon Farm Limited
Partnership
Clarke Farms (2016) Ltd
Clarke Farms Partnership
Clarknic Farms
Clausen Farms Ltd
Cleaver Farms Limited
CLF Dairies Limited
Clifden Farms Limited
Cliff Donald
Climie Road Farms Ltd
Clover Bell Ltd
Cloverdale Dairies Ltd
Clyde Colin Bishop
CM Farming Ltd
CMC 2000 Limited
CN Farms Ltd
Cold Creek Ltd
Colebrooke Farm Limited
Coleditch Ltd
Colson Family Trust
Conifer Park Partnership
Conlan Trust
Copeland Farming 2012 Ltd
Copeman Family Trust
Copland Dairy Ltd
Cordyline Farms Limited
Cornerstone East Limited
Cornik Farms Limited
Corona Farms Ltd
Cotlands Ltd
Cotter Farming Ltd
Cowland Ltd
Cowley Ltd
CPX Limited
Craig Tretheway Ltd
Cravan Farms Limited
Crayfish Trust
CRD Limited
Creekside Pastures Ltd
Crown Ridge Partnership
Crowsnest Farming Limited
Croydon Agri Ltd
Culblair Limited
Cutting Edge Dairies
Limited
CW Taunt & HM Baldock
CYH Ltd
D & D M Coupe Trust
D & E J Pringle
D & K & M Kavanagh
D & K Miles Limited
D & M Earl Ltd
D & R Van Straalen Family
Trust
D & S Barnes Partnership
D & S Farms
D A & H J Little
D A & S M Crawford
D B & T A Wyber
D C & C N Davison
D C & V F Frew
D D & D M Galletly
D E & A M Jacobsen
D G Farming
D G Harker Family Trust &
W A Harker Family Trust
D H & A J Speirs Family
Trust
D H J & J J Hughes
D I & B J Crawford
D J & B J Quigley Farm Ltd
D J & E A Turner
D J & G M Hooper
D J & S A McMillin
D J Noble & K M Jones
D J Wohlers Family Trust
D L & P Wilson
D L & S M Cochrane Ltd
D M & D L Bourke
D P & J H Roper Family
Trusts Partnership
D P & T G Schumacher
D P & T M Stephens
D R & E M Henman
D R & G S Sawford
D R & J B Wallace
D R & J E Gilchrist
D R & S K McKay
D W & D L Leslie
D W & K E Ellett
D W & R A Gerring
D White
Dacre Milk Ltd
Dacre Milk Partnership
DAGCO Limited
Dairy Glenn Farm Limited
Dairy Trust Taranaki Inc
Dair y trac Trust
Daisy Dairying Ltd
Dajo Trust
Daker Ridge Trusts No.1
& No.2
Dalry Dairy Ltd
Dammar Farms Ltd
Danatava Holdings Ltd
Dandarrigan Trusts
Partnership
Daniel & Tracey Ltd
Daniel Cullen Family Trust
Daniel Symons
Danz Family Trust
Partnership
David & Lynley Ecclestone
David Fraser Trust
David Leng
Davis 5 Limited
Dayvco Ltd
DD & MM Russell
Dekker Dairies Ltd
Delarbe Farm Ltd
Denis J Crookenden &
Bronwyn F Bax
Dennis & Donna Gill Family
Trust
Dennley Farms Ltd
Department of Corrections
Des Landes Dairies Ltd
DHT Farms Limited
Diamond Family Trust
Dickinson Farms Ltd
DNR Farms
Dogterom Farming Limited
Dogterom Geddes Ltd
Dogterom Thomson
Limited
Dogterom Thomson Ltd
Donnelly Trust
Doughty Higgens Ltd
Dovers Run Limited
DR Warren & RG Schov
Dragon Fern Limited
Drakes Hill Farming Ltd
Draw Farming Ltd
Drumblade Farm Limited
Drumderg Farm Ltd
Drumlea Farms Limited
Partnership
Dry Creek Dairy 2014
Limited
Drylands Trust
Drysdale Dairies Ltd
Dugald McKenzie Family
Trust
Dunrobin Farm Partnership
Dunsdale Dairies Ltd
E A White Ltd
E B & J L Day
E C Briden & Sons Ltd
E F Rose Farm
E G & S H Overdevest &
Alvin Simpson Trust P'ship
E J & B Y Steiner Family
Trust
E J Bolt
E J Ritchie
E L & D J Brook
E O'Brien
E S Dairy 2008 Ltd
E.K. & M.J. Chisnall Ltd
East Chatton Farms Ltd
Eastgate Farming Ltd
Eastwick Farm Limited
Edale Farms Ltd
Edge Holdings Limited
Eichler Holdings Ltd
Elamar Trust
Ellis-Lea Farms (2000) Ltd
Emerald Acres Limited
Est of A J Barton
Estate J J Lambie
Estate John Harold &
Muriel Mary Watt
Estate of A Edwards
Estate of N R Dilks
Estee Holdings Limited
Esternwest Farms Limited
Euan Reeve Ltd
Evans Farm Trust
Excel Farming Limited
Eyretonlea Partnership
F & P Dawson Limited
F A & D N Ahlers
F A & R C M Smits Ltd
F L Clifton Farming Limited
F W G & J P Stanbridge
Fairhaven Farms Ltd
Fairplace Farm Ltd
Falcon Dairy Farm Ltd
Falcon Farms Trust
FAM Limited
Far East (1914) Ltd
Far South Farms Ltd
Farm Partners Limited
Farmbuild Milk Company
Ltd
Farmer Fred Ltd
Farming Tee Jay Ltd
Farnley Tyas (2018) Limited
Fat Cow Dairies Ltd
Faybo Limited
Feek Family Trust
Feenstra & Bouwmeester
Trust
Fergie Partners
Ferguson Dairy Ltd
Fermoy Holsteins Limited
Ferngrove Farms Ltd
Fernhill Farms Koru Ltd
Fernley Farm Limited
Fernrose Ltd
Finch Contracting Limited
Firdale Farms Limited
FiveBrocks Limited
Flaxwood South
Fleming Family Trust
Flints Bush Dairies Limited
Flo New Zealand Limited
Fonterra -Reporoa Farm
Forest Hill Downs Limited
Four Leaf Farms Limited
Four Quarters Holdings
Limited
Fowler Family Prosperity
Trust
Fraser Farms
Freely Farms Ltd
Frisia Farm Trust
Full Jandal Outdoors
G & A Parker
G & J Fladgate Limited
G & K Kingston Family Trust
G & K Mathis Ltd
G & P R Rennie Ltd
G & P Russenberger
G A & J A Wright
G A & J M Hall Ltd
G A & V M Weir
G A Knight
G B & J S Coulter
G C & A M Williamson
G E Sutherland Trust
G J & A M H Vincent
G J & E L Pinny
G J & H Hillier Ltd
G J & J A M Crowhurst
G J Farms Ltd
G J Worthy
G L & G F Bell
G L & R L Burr
G M & A J Gower
G M & D M Tomsett
G M & J M Zydenbos
G N & D E Brown
G P & D J Wolvers Family
Trust
G P & M E J Voogt
G P & W M McDermott
G P Flynn Ltd
G R Campbell
G S & J K Hickey Family
Trusts Partnership
G Sanders Limited
G W & J A Hallett Family
Trust
Galloway Enterprises Ltd
Garstein Ltd
Gaskell Farming Ltd
Gaskell Pastures Ltd
Gelerosa Farms Trust
Gema J Limited
GG Partnership
Ghuman Family Trust
Gillett Farms Ltd
Gilmore Farms Limited
GJ & LM Ward Family Trust
GJ Buhler Farms Trust
GKW Farms Ltd
Glasgarton Farm Ltd
Glasha Farming Company
Limited
Glen Eden Otago Ltd
Glendene Dairies Limited
Glengairn Trust
Glenmarie Dairies Ltd
Glenn Ramel
Glennevis Dairies Ltd
Glenrowan Trust
Glenspec Holdings Ltd
Glynn Lea Farming
Company Ltd
GM & AM Woolley
GN & LG Burgess
Golden Mile Farms Ltd
Goldpark Farming Limited
Gopperth Farms Ltd
Gordham Farms Limited
Gordon Dale Farms (2006)
Ltd
Goreland Partnership
Gorge Dairy Ltd
Partnership
GR & KM Scott Partnership
& Nalder Holdings Ltd
Grange Dairying Limited
Granite Farms Ltd
Grant and Rachel Phillips
Grant Gargan Trust
Grantlea Dairy Ltd
Grantley Trust
Grat Farms Ltd
Green Pastures Dairy Ltd
Green Sky Dairies Limited
Greener Pasture Farms
Limited
Greg Dawson
Gregory Farms Ltd
Greta Anne Farm Ltd
Groundwater Holdings Ltd
Guy Partnership
Guy Wong & Son Ltd
Gwen-May Trust
H & C Underwood
H G & C K Meijer
H J & A M Van Hout
H J & C M Drent
H Q Partnership
H T & L D Winiata
Haack Farming
Hackett Ridge Farms
Limited
Hackthorne Dairy
Company Ltd
Hahn Trading Limited
Hall & Co Limited
Hamill Family Trust
Hamilton & Keene
Sharemilking Ltd
Hamkee Dairies Limited
Hammens Limited
Hancock Farms Ltd
Hancox Dairies Ltd
Hanquin Partnerhsip
Happy Cows Ltd
Hard Road Dairies
Hare Bros Ltd
Hare Farming Partnership
Harrick Limited
Hartland Pastoral Limited
Hartlands Livestock
Limited
Hartridge Family
Partnership
Harvest Friesians Ltd
Hastings Farms Ltd
Haunui Farming Limited
Honour Roll for
On-farm Excellence
Thank you to all our farmer owners who have worked hard
in the 2020/21 season to provide safe, high-quality milk.
In addition to the honour roll, we acknowledge the efforts
of all our farmer owners for their commitment to on-farm
excellence and producing the best possible milk.
Legend
Farming entities that achieved Grade Free for at least the last 10 seasons
A & N Harvey Family
Trust
A Holten & N Brown
Ashgrove Dairy Farms
Limited
B L & Estate R J Mohring
Black & White Cow
Company Limited
C & H Mabey
C J & K L Ladd
C M & K M O'Donoghue
Caskey Farms
D C & V F Frew
F A & R C M Smits Ltd
Farmer Fred Ltd
Farming Tee Jay Ltd
Fowler Family
Prosperity Trust
G L & G F Bell
Glen Eden Otago Ltd
Golden Mile Farms Ltd
Hillcrest at Fairfax Ltd
J & LM Van Burgsteden
J H & H R Smyth
J L & M A Cooke
K J & H Chalmers Ltd
Kemra Farm Ltd
Lizlyn Dairies Ltd
Maken Milk Ltd
Marua Partnership
Miroc Limited
Owhango Farms Limited
P H S & P C Byford
R & P Woods Farms Ltd
R S & R D Gordon
Rainbowcreek Farms
Limited
Schorn Trust
Serendipity Trust
Shawlink Ltd
W J & J G Pile Family
Trust
Waicola Holdings Ltd
Waituna Investments
Ltd
Whenuakura Farm
Limited
Willowfields Ltd
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Haurere Farms Ltd
HDJ & RJ Bernhard
Hedgehope Grazing
Limited
Henry de Haas Family
Trust
Henton Holdings Ltd
Highfield Farm Holdings
Ltd
Highflow Dairies Ltd
Highpines Ltd
Hillbrook Dairies Limited
Hillcrest at Fairfax Ltd
Hinemoa Dairying Ltd
Hinewai Dairies Ltd
Hitchcox Farming Ltd
HK McKenzie & K List
HLM Partnership
HN & DM Sadler
Hodder Farms Limited
Hollands Farm Limited
Holmridge Limited
Homestead Dairies Ltd
Hoofprint Dairies Limited
Hopcroft Farms Ltd
Hopkins Farming Group
Limited
HS & KM MacPhail
Hua Mahi Ltd
Hua Nui Ltd
Hunter Farms Ltd
Hurunui Ltd Partnership
Hutchins Farming Ltd
Hwitan Tune Holdings Ltd
I & T Megaw Partnership
I Bigham & B LeGros
I D & J A Armstrong Family
Trust Partnership
I D & S D Read
I F & C J Smith Ltd
I G Haigh
I H & D J Bryant
I H Allison & L J Poki
I J Oliver
I J Sutherland Partnership
I R & L G Diack
I R & V E Wilcox
I.Guy Ltd
Ian & Joyce Noble Limited
IM & RV Glenn Ltd
Incline Farm Ltd
Inglenook Farms Limited
Intensive Agriculture Ltd
Inveraray Dairy Ltd
J & A Higgens Family Trust
J & C Anderson
J & C Gray Family Trust
J & C Kennedy
J & C Kuwilsky
J & D Reynolds
J & E Dairies Limited
J & J Van Polanen Family
Trust
J & LM Van Burgsteden
J & P S Malcolm
J & R Ferguson Ltd
J & T Leech Farms
Partnership
J A & S Atkinson
J A Rhind
J B & K A Lord
J B & L M Suisted Limited
J Buckley & D
VanDenBeuken T/A Jaydee
Partnership
J C & C A Rossiter
J C & N R Dickinson Ltd
J C & V G Wells
J Duncan Farming Ltd
J E & A E Watson
J E & D L Morell
J E & S G Pike Family Trust
J E A Gamperle
J F & C G Herbert
J F Pickett
J H & H R Smyth
J Haultain & K McCartin
Partnership
J J & K J Cossey
J J & T A Hickman Family
Trust Partnership
J K & P C Webb
J L Hooper & A L
Robertson
J M & K L Sneddon
Partnership
J M & L M North
J M & R Reith
J M and M A Conner Ltd
J M Mellow
J M Nyssen Family Trust
J R Hooper & R A Candish
J W & A M Steeghs
J W & H M Wech
J W & M J Osborne
J W & T L McElligott
JA & BE Turnwald Family
Trust
Jackel Trust Partnership
Jacob Abbott
Jacob Olsson
James Brown
James Ly ttle
Jamze Trust
Jareem Trust
Jascas Trust
Jaska Farm Trust
JAVAN Cream Company
Ltd
Jayland Partnership
JC Beattie Trust
JCDAF Dairy Farms Ltd
JD & RD Wallace Limited
Partnership
Jersey Oaks Farm Ltd
Jerzey Rock Farm Ltd
JF & LM Le Fleming Family
Trust
Jimian Limited
Jimnjo Farming Limited
JJ & PM van der Meys
JL & NA Wolff Partnership
Johan Van Vliet
John Finlayson Ltd
Johnston Family Trust
JOLO Grace Ltd
Jomac Ltd
Jomar Farm Ltd
Jonathan Johnson
& Rennie de Jong
Partnership
Jonbay Farm Ltd
Jones Bros. Ltd
JR & L M Stevenson Ltd
JS & KJ Lorimer trading as
Laurel Hill Farm
JS Peek Ltd
Juffermans Dairy Company
Ltd
Junior Turnbull Trust
Jurisich Farms Ltd
JW Pouls Limited
K & A McKenzie Family
Trust
K & B Farms Ltd
K & S Richards Limited
K A & N J Riddington Ltd
K B & M P Rusk
K B Olesen & R J Stephens
K C & D M Gooch
K G Reeve
K H & G J Manunui Ltd
K J & A M Hull
K J & H Chalmers Ltd
K J & L J Reid
K J & S R Crowley
K R Inger
K R Vollebregt
K W & D M Blackstock
K W & D R Lowe Family
Trust
K&M C Farms Limited
Kahika Farming Limited
Kahurangi Skies Limited
Kaimore Farms Ltd
Kairoa Dairies 2016 Ltd
Kaitiaki Whenua Farming
Limited
Kaituna Dairies Ltd
Kaiwhio Dairies Limited
Partnership
Kanadale Limited
Kanuka Syndicate Ltd
Kaponga Consultancy Ltd
Kashmir Trust
Kauri Hiwi Ltd
Kauri Karaka Ltd
Kauri Moor Farms Limited
Kavanagh Trust
Partnership
Kaybert Limited
KC Cows Ltd
Keelinn Farms Limited
Keitra Farms Limited
Kemra Farm Ltd
Kendall Farms Ltd
Kereru Trust T/A Kereru
Dairies
Kernow Farms Limited
Kerr Road Dairies Limited
Kerr Road Dairies Ltd
Keswick Farm Dairies
Limited
Kevin Fleming Ltd
Keystone Dairies Limited
Kiffs Agventures Limited
Kilvarock Farming
Company Ltd
Kingsway Farms Limited
Kinkora Farm Ltd
Kintore Farm Ltd
Kirk Farming Ltd
Kirson Farms Ltd
KJ&HL Uhlenberg(Waitui)
Family Trust Partnership
Klaus Farms Ltd
KM & BM Muller
Knightlands Ltd
Knockinnon Farm Trust
Knockrobin Family Trust
Kohi Rose Ltd
Koley Limited Partnership
Koning Dairies Limited
Koning Limited
Konini Family Trust
Kopuatai Farm Ltd
Korimako Properties
Limited
Kowhai Bush Family Trust
Kowhai Farms Partnership
KP & SP Berge Partnership
KRTH Limited
KTAC Farms Limited
Kuranui Farm Limited
Kuriger Farms
Kywaybre Farms Ltd
L & A Verstappen
L A Dairies Ltd
L A Ruthe
L J & S L Wallace
L J Bleakley
L J Hollyman
L P & C L McClintock
Limited
L R & S M Williamson
L Ross & A Parry
L S & K A Phipps
L.G. & J.M. Morris Limited
Lacmor Dairies 2013
Limited
Lakeside Farm (2010) Ltd
Lallybroch Trust
Laloma Trust
Lamasen Holdings Limited
Lance Annear
Landcorp Farming Ltd
Landseair Agriculture Ltd
Lane Farming Company
Ltd
Langley Vale Trust
Langman Family Trust
Lanseair Limited
Lassman Family Trust
Partnership
Lavender Dairies limited
Lavoni Ltd
Law Family Farms Ltd
Lawson Lea Dairies
Limited
Le Emari Trust - Morven
Le Emari Trust T/A
Willowbridge Dairies
Leawood Downs Ltd
Legendairy Contracting
Ltd
Lenek Farms Limited
Leona Green
Lesdale Friesians Ltd
Levett Farming Limited
Lillburn Valley Dairies Ltd
Limesprings Holdings
Limited
Lincoln University
Lisdale Dairies Limited
Lismore Dairy Limited
Lister-Springvale Dairy
Limited
Livcon Farms Ltd
Livestock Improvement
Corporation Ltd
Living Acts Limited
Living Waters Dairy Ltd
Lizlyn Dairies Ltd
LJB Contracting Ltd
Lobblinn Farms Ltd
Loch Ness Farm Ltd
Lochbuie Limited
Lochiel Sharemilking
Limited
Lochlea Partnership
Lock Farms Limited
Lockinge Farms Ltd
Longacre Properties
Limited
Longbrook Dairy Ltd
Longview Dairy Farm
Limited
Lonmeck Dairy Limited
LR and SJ Hammond
Limited
Ludell Limited
Ludimac Dairying Ltd
Lynbrook Farm Ltd
Lynburn Dairy Ltd
Lynwood Dairies Limited
M & A Rolfe Partnership
M & C Brophy Family Trust
M & C Cook
M & C Mogg Ltd
M & C O'Grady Ltd
M & D Padrutt Family Trust
M & H Singh-Thandi
M & J Seymour Family
Trust s
M & M E Hart
M & R Arsilan Partnership
M & S Douglas Family
Trust
M & S Noord Contracting
Ltd
M & T Dawson Partnership
M A & S R Mitchell
M C & J P Fisher
M C & M Davey
M C & N J Loe
M C & P J McArley
M C & T P Van Rooijen
M C & V F McLennan Trust
M C Dairying Ltd
M Dudli Trust
M E G & D A Polyblank
Family Trust
M F & D C Robinson Trust
Partnership
M G & S A Hughes
M J & D R McFetridge
M J & M Scarlett
M J & T M Davies
M J & T M Lord
M J & T R Schumacher
M J Adams Trust
M J Morrison
M J Robertson
M K Farms Ltd
M L & K I Clark Family
Trust
M M Brophy Family Trust
M Nesbit & A Absalom
M P & V M J Joyce Trusts
P/Ship
M R & K J Luke Ltd
M S & M L Vickers
M S Dobson
M Singh & Estate of H
Singh
M Spain Limited
M T & A J O'Connor
M T & D H Simpson
M T & K J Taylor
M Y Williams Limited
Maandonks Farm Limited
Maandonks Pastoral
Limited
Macedonian Properties
Limited
Maceplace Family Trust
Macken Farm Ltd
Maco Dairying Ltd
Mahakipawa Farms Ltd
Mahoe Dairy Ltd
Partnership
Mahoe Trust
MAK Dairies Ltd
Maken Milk Ltd
Manchester Dairy Limited
Mangakiri Ltd
Mangatoki Trusts T/A
Willoughby Farms
Mangawhiri Farms Ltd
Manson Korowai Farms
Ltd
Manuka Downs Farm
Limited
Marchant Farms Trust
Mark & Nerida Dodge Ltd
Marua Partnership
Mary Allen Farm Ltd
Mason Farms Ltd
Massey University Farms
Matai Farms Ltd
Matai Trust
Matau Farm (2005) Ltd
Mathew & Rose Gordon
Mathieson@Rongomai
Limited
Matikas Dairies Limited
Matricksen Ag Holdings
Ltd
Matthew Shearer Limited
Matthews Family Trust
Maunga Views Ltd
Maungatua Dairies Ltd
Maxlands Farms Limited
Maxnco Farms Limited
Maxwell Farms Limited
Maybrooke Limited
Mayfarm Ltd
Maziwa Safi Farming Ltd
MC Hodder Trust
MC Holland Farming Ltd
McAtee Miller Partnership
McCallbraes Dairy Limited
McCheesey Farming
Limited
McConnell Ag Ltd
McCullough Family 2008
Ltd
McFarlane Fields Limited
McFetridge Farms Ltd
McGillen Farming Limited
McGre Farming Limited
McIntosh Dairies Ltd
McIntyre Williamson
Partnership
McKay Creek Farms
Limited
McKerchar Investments Ltd
McKinnon Dairy Limited
McKnight Family Trust
McLachlan Farms Ltd
McLean Farms Limited
McNab Farms Limited
MCS Farms Limited
Medbury Farm Ltd
Meinen Bros Ltd
Mejeri Farms Ltd
Melgan Ltd
Melrose Dairy Ltd
Melrose Limited
Mendip Hills Ltd
MERJ Investments Ltd
Merrybent Ltd
Merton Family Trust
Meyer Dairies Ltd
Micro Farms Ltd
Mid Island Farms Ltd
Midway Farm Limited
Mikkelsen Farms Ltd
Milestone Trust
Milkwell Ltd
Milky Whey Enterprises Ltd
Mill Creek Farm Ltd
Milldale Farm No 2 Limited
Millridge Ltd
Mills Road Estate Ltd
Minus 1 Trust
Miro Dairies (Otapiri) Ltd
Miroc Limited
Mitchell Brothers P'ship
MJ & NS Bryant
MJG Limited
MKR Farms
MNM Farming Limited
Mokka Limited
Molehill Farm Ltd
Montland Limited
Moo Juice Limited
Moo2U Ltd
Mooi Dairies Ltd
Moolah (2014) Limited
Moonlight Farms Trust Ltd
Moor Farm 2008 Limited
Moorlands Trust
Partnership
Moovin Aherd Ltd
Moozie Ltd
Morana Farms Ltd
Morelands Pastoral Ltd
Morlands Limited
Morrison Farms Limited
Mosa Farming Ltd
Mountlea Trust
MR & TJ Frost Ltd
Mt Winchmore Farm
Limited
Mullford Trust Partnership
Multyfarmin Ltd
Murchison Farm Ltd
Murphy Farms Limited
Murrayfield Dairy Limited
MW & KA Olsen
Mycall Holdings Ltd
N & M Paton
N D & A J Rout
N J & M Bleakley
N J & W A Vollebregt
N J Moffitt Trust
N J N & T J Ormsby
N K & K L Hammond
N R & A H Berry
N R & L A Fox
Nadash Partners
Natechar Limited
Nathadia Ltd
NB & LJ Crosbie Ltd
Netherland Holdings Ltd
Networth Agriculture
Limited
Newton Farms Limited
Ngahape Valley Farm Ltd
Ngai Tahu Farming
Ngaroto Farm Limited
Ngatitu Whanau Trust
Nicholson O'Rourke Ltd
Nichoshanks Investments
Limited
Nickell Farming Limited
Nicole Kerr
Nithesdale Ltd
Nomad Services Ltd
Norman Edwards and Kerry
Mallett
Northbrook Enterprises Ltd
Now Or Never 2020
Limited
NR Ensor Limited
NS & HR Hickey
Partnership
NYMIC Dairies Limited
NZ Rural Property Trust
Nominees Ltd - Tatarepo
NZSF Rural Holdings Ltd
Oakura Farms Ltd
Oberwil Farms Ltd
O'Connor Dairies Limited
O'Connor Rural Limited
Oliver K Limited
Onawhim Trust
Ongaha Farms Ltd
Oppertunity Farming Ltd
Oraka Farms Limited
Oreti Plains Agriculture
Limited
Orini Downs Station
Limited
Orongo Meadows Ltd
Otanomomo Station
Limited
Otira Farm Ltd
OTO Trust
Oturoa Easton Ltd
Owen & Robyn Ruddell
Partnership
Owhango Farms Limited
Oxenford Trust
P & G Mulholland
P & H Connole
P & J Dickson
P & J Harrison Ltd
P & S Bryan Limited
P A & J M Schumacher Trust
P A & K L Leslie
P B & C A Sandford
P B & D P White
P B & E J Chick
P C & R A Grey
P Capes
P D & S F Smith
P D & S S Sharpe
P D & S Wykes Family Trust
P E & S P Crowe Family
Trust
P G & D M Dombroski
P G O'Rorke Family Trust
P H & W F Iorns
P H J & M A Brown
P H S & P C Byford
P J & H J Horo
P J & M E Gamble Family
Trust
P J & M L Cotter
P Jones Family Trust
P K Dairies Limited
P L & M G Kuriger
P L & R E Berryman
P L & V J Nelson
P M & K J Clinton Family
Trust
P Mannington
P Mark & M Richards
P N & D L Waite Family
Trust
P P & H J Huisman
P R & R F Mossman
P S & B K Rai
P T & R D Williams Family
Trust
P T & R E Mander
P T & S B Dale Trust
P T Robinson
P V Balck
P W & N J Bavin
Paddy's Pastures Ltd
Paeroa South Trust
Pahau Dairy Ltd
Pahau Flats Dairy Limited
Pakarau Heights Ltd
Palmdale Farms Ltd
Palmer Partnership
Paretai Farms Ltd
Parkhill Farms Ltd
Pastoral Holdings Ltd
Patrick Milking Ltd
Patterson Farming Limited
Patterson Rawson Trusts
Partnership
Paul Turner Farm Trust
PB & GJ Fladgate Ltd
PD Berry
Peebles Siding Dairy
Limited
Peel View Ltd
Penllyn Ltd
Pen-Y-Ghent Dairies
Limited
Percy Farms Ltd
Percy Pastures Limited
Perks Farm Limited
Peter Reeve
PF & KM Weren Limited
Philip Parry Contracting Ltd
Pidgeon Pastures Ltd
Pikowai Transport Ltd
Pinedale Farm Ltd
Pinefield & Sons Farm
Limited
Pinefields Ltd
Pineridge Partnership
Piriaka Farms Ltd - M &
C Ferris
Pirie Farms Limited
Pirongia Limited
PJ & AM Neame Ltd
PKW Farms LP
Placement Services Limited
PN & DA Botica Limited
Poc Ar Buille Limited
Poharu 2020 Limited
Pohuenui River Limited
Pollock Dairies Limited
Poplar Dairy Farm Limited
Port Molyneux Dairies
Limited
Pourakino Valley Trust
Praire Farm Ltd
Pratt Bros 2000
Partnership
Premier Dairies Limited
Price Trusts Partnership
Prima Farms Ltd
Promise Farm Ltd
Protein Producers Ltd
Puka Farms Limited
Pukerua Farm Ltd
Puketaha Farming
Enterprises Ltd
Pukewera Station Ltd
Pullington Investments
Putaki Farms Trust
Pynewood Farm Ltd
QK Farming Limited
Quirke Family Trust
R & L Dunn Partnership
R & L Farms Ltd
R & L Johansen
R & L Swafford
R & M Hammond Trust
R & P McIntosh Ltd
R & S Gay Limited
R & S Singh
R A & F N Davidson
R A & P E Adam
R B Swney
R C & K M Ormsby
R F & C L Lansdaal Ltd
R F Seebeck
R G & C K Chubb
R J & C A Stevenson
R J & E F Shaw
R J & J R Thomas
R J & K E A Cameron
R J Beckett
R K T Suisted
R L & F M Hurley
R L & H J Colson Trust
R L & S F Thompson
R M & S A Grayling
R N Van Der Fits Family
Trust
R P MacInnes Trust
R S & R D Gordon
R T & E A Brown Ltd
R W & F W Muller Trust
R W & M E Gore
R W & M E Gore Family
Trust
R W & R D Kane
R.L. Mathis Ltd
RA & L Lash
RA & NJ Johnstone Limited
RA Gibbsons & EF Uerata
Parnership
Ra Kanohi Amuri Limited
Rai Farm Limited
Rakaia Incorporation Ltd
Rakaia Island Limited
Ramsay Dairies Limited
Rangitata Dairies Ltd Pship
T/A Longstream Farms
Raukapuka Farm Ltd
Raumati Farm Ltd
Ravelston Farm Limited
Reaymore Farming Limited
Red Dragon Systems
Limited
Redwood Farm Trust
Reed & Arden Farms
Limited
Reuver Limited
Ribbonwood Dairy Farm
Ltd
Ribbonwood Dairy Ltd
Rich & McCallum Limited
Richview Limited
Riddoch Farming Limited
Ridgedale Limited
Ridgeline Farm Limited
Riley Glen Collinge
Rimoo Farm Ltd
Riorima Farm Ltd
Rising Bars Ltd
River Heights Limited
River Run Trust
Riverdown Farms Ltd
Riverina Pohangina Ltd
Riverside Dairy Farm Ltd
Riverside Farms NZ Limited
Riverside Sharemilking Ltd
RJ & KB Smyth
RJ Dairies 2018 Ltd
RKBS Horne Ltd
RM & JP Harrison Family
Trusts Partnership
Robert Gibson Trust -
Totara Farm
Robinson Muller Trust
Partnership
Rockburn Dairy Ltd
Rockford Holdings 2015
Ltd
Rockhaven Farm
Partnership
Rocky Point Enterprises Ltd
Rodeo Farm Ltd
Rodgerthat Dairies Ltd
Rodney G & S J Joblin
Rogers Family Trusts
Partnership
Rogers Farming Ltd
Rolfe Farms Limited
Rombouts Farm Ltd
Rooney Farms Limited
Rory Gibbs
Rosam Ltd
Rose Farm Ltd
Roseneath Dairies Ltd
Rossco Farming Ltd
Roswin Farm Limited
Roto Farms Ltd
Rotongaro Downs Ltd
Rout Dairies Limited
Rowan J Frazer & Jenni
Coates
Rua Fox Limited
Ruakiwi Dairies Limited
Rubia Dairying
Rubia Farm Limited
Ruby Skye Limited
Rukuhia Holdings Ltd
Rusky Ltd
Ruthe Farms Limited
Ryan & Ashley Trim
Ryan Burton Farming
Ryan Sutherland
Rydal Farm Trust
Ryelands Farm Company
Limited
RYEM Partnership
Rylock Farms Limited
S & K Phillips
S & M West
S & R Bell Partnership
S & R Pastoral Ltd
S & S Iorns
S B & A H Steverson
S B & L Wenzlick
S B & Y M Thompson
S C & A N Charmley Ltd
S C & P J Sanson
S G & B L Thirkell
S Huta & T Tawhiao
Partnership
S J & D L Smith
S J & J L Fevre Trusts
Partnership
S J & L M Colson
S J & M R Dravitzki
S J Bruce Family Trust
S J Cullen
S M & J S Eichler
S M Robinson
Te Tihi Continued...
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In another year
impacted by COVID-19,
we thank our farmer
owners and our people
around the world
for their continued
dedication and
their remarkable
achievements.
He aha te mea nui o te ao?
He tāngata, he tāngata,
he tāngata.
What is the most important
thing in the world?
It is people, it is people,
it is people.
S Mostert & A Leahy
S R & C J Baucke
S W & F M Settle
S.V. & M.L. Helms
Sailing Away Family Trust
Sandow Farming Ltd
Sanson Farms
Saunders Family Trust
SB & AM Gold Limited
Scarlett-Brown
Partnership
Schayes Enterprises Ltd
Schorn Trust
Schouten Dairies Ltd
Scott Evans Sharemilking
Limited
Scott Mark & Rachel May
Ireland
Scotts Plateau Limited
Serpentine Farms Limited
Settler's Inn Trust
Seven Mile Farms Limited
Shady Farming Limited
Shaftesbury Soup
Holdings Ltd
Shailer Trading Trust
Shawlink Ltd
Shearer Family Farms Ltd
Sheenfield Farms Ltd
Shepherd Dairy Farming
Partnership
Sherwood Farming Co
Limited
Sidewayz Farming Limited
Silvacrest Farms Ltd
Silverbank Enterprises
Limited
Sisley Farms Ltd
SJ Pastures Limited
SK Holdings (2017)
Limited
Skippers Dairy
Smiling Dairies Limited
Smit Dairies Ltd
Smith & Calderwood
Limited
Smithetal Ltd
Smithill Ltd
Snow View Dairy Ltd
Sole Farm Trust
Sole Farms Ltd
Solid Ground Agribusiness
Ltd
Somerset Dairy Farming
Limited
Somerset Trust
Sounds Like Home Limited
South Dairy Limited
South Hilton Ltd
Southern Meadows 2011
Ltd
Southern Pastures
(Manako Farm) Ltd
Partnership
Southern Pastures (Mauri
Farm) Ltd Partnership
Southern Pastures (Tatua
Farm) Ltd Partnership
Southern View Limited
Southgate Farms Limited
SP & KP Van Burgsteden
Spark Brothers Ltd
Spring Peak Ltd
Springdale Farms Trust
Springfield Partnership Ltd
Springpark Farms 2008 Ltd
Springsafe Ltd
SS & CJ M Partnership
Station Road Farms Ltd
Stevenson S R & J A Trust
Steward Dairy Ltd
Stichbury Farms Limited
Stone Country Dairies Ltd
Stornaway Farm Ltd
Stralough Ltd
Streamline Limited
Partnership
Strowger Enterprises
Limited
Stumc Limited
Sturgeon Family Trust
Partnership
Suffolk North Farm Trust
Summerlands Limited
Sursum Farms Ltd
Sveka Farming Limited
Swim Farms Ltd
Sybton Farm Limited
Partnership
Syme Ag Ltd
T & C Brown Limited
T & J Managh
T & V Rawlinson
T and M Wrigley Ltd
T E & K A Olson
Partnership
T E & V L Herbert
T G & L J Goodhue
T J & K K Rigter Ltd
T J & L E Luond
T M & H D Green
T M Mcdowall
T P Payton
T S Curtis
T Van Woerden & Estate of
H Van Woerden
T W H Edwards
Tablelands Dairy Limited
Taihoa Family Trust
Taikatu Plains Limited
Tainui Group Holdings
Limited
Tamatea Farms Ltd
Tanks Road Dairy Ltd
Tanner Dairies Trust
Taradise Farm
Taranga Town Supply
Tatiara Ltd
Tauhara North Farming
& Co LP
Tauhei Farms Ltd
Tavuna Farm Limited
Tawa Ridge Farms Ltd
Tawanda Nhemachena
Tayco Farm Limited
Taylor Family Enterprises
Ltd
Taylor Farming Trust
Te Awa Farms Limited
Te Awa Land Co Limited
Te Awa Pararahi Limited
Te Ngawai Dairies Ltd
Te Pohutukawa Farm
Limited
Te Puna Wai Dairy Farm
Limited
Te Repo Farms Limited
Te Uku Farms Limited
Te Waiu Ltd
Te Whanake Enterprises
Ltd
Te Whanake Joint Venture
Telesis Trust
Tennant Farms Ltd
Ternstone Ltd
Terpstra Farming Limited
Terrace Farm Holdings
Limited
Terrace Farms 2016
Limited
Terrace Top Dairy Ltd
Terrace View Partnership
The Adare Company
Limited
The Aspins Ltd
The Bush Trust
The D & A Roberts Family
Trust
The Flavall Trust
The Goble 2000 Trust
The Harkaway Trust
The Hendriks Family Trust
The Herewahine Trust
The Holding Barn Ltd
The Len Day Family Trust
The Ridges Limited
The Taieri Dairy Company
Ltd
The Toms Joint Venture
Tiger Hill Farm Ltd
Tihiroa Dairies Ltd
Partnership
Tihiroa Farms Ltd
Tiro Roa Ltd
TJS Farms Limited
TL & SL Taylor Ltd
TN & GL Gray Ltd
Toa Farms Ltd
Todd Agri Ltd
Todd Bavin
Toey Farms Ltd
Tokama Limited
Tokerau A5 Incorporation
Tokoroa Pastoral Ltd
Tomara Dairies Ltd
Toner Trading Ltd
Torran Moor Ltd
Totara Dale Farm Ltd
Totara Grove Farms (2007)
Ltd
Townsend & Sons Ltd
Trenber th Family Trust
Trillo Farming
Trinity Lands Limited
Tripark Farms Limited
Tronnoco Farming Co Ltd
Tuck Dairy Limited
Tui Company Limited
Tui Glen Nikau Farm
Limited
Tuikonga Farms Ltd
Tuki Tuki Awa Ltd
Turnbull Family Trust
Turney Farms Limited
Turney Farms Ltd - 2
Turpin Dairies Limited
Tussock Creek Dairies
Limited
Tussock Creek Farming
Trust
Tussocky Road Dairy Farm
Limited
Tyndale Family Trust
Udderfield Ltd
Udderly Excellent Farms
Limited
Udderly Harvey
Udders and Us Ltd
Umuwhawha Land
Company Limited
Underwood Enterprises
Ltd
Unity Farm Ltd
Upper Balmoral Ltd
Upson Downs Limited
V & J Ralph Ltd
V A & J J Nicholls
V B Durham Farm Limited
V E & D M Grant
V J & C E Stevenson
V M Beckett
V P Farming Limited
V Villiger and Estate of J
Villiger
Valley Road Farm Ltd
Van De Pas Trading Ltd
Van Der Salm Farming
Limited
Van Rossum Ltd
Van Terover Farms Limited
Van Tweeling Ltd
Vanderweg Farming Ltd
Vansco JV Limited
Vaughan Ardern
VBI Ltd
Ventsha Farms Ltd
Verdie Farms Ltd
Vervet Holdings Limited
T/A Tag gar t Dair y
Vervet Holdings Ltd
Voorend Agriculture Ltd
Vos Farms Ltd
W & C Candy Trust
W & C Gibberd
W & G Burke Ltd
W & H Villiger Farm Ltd
W & K Rolton
W A & E J Beaumont
W E & M L Gerring
W G & L A Matthews
W G & M D Orr
W J & V M Donald
W J A & L J West
W J C & B Y Godfrey
W M & K B Bolt
W M & S R Fisher
W R & D J Little
W R & Z W Kite
W S & K M Fleck
W T J Waetford & H M
Wallace Ptnshp
W W Olsen
W.E. & G.J. Bonnar Ltd
Wacwac Farms Ltd
Wade Industries Ltd
Wagon Track Farm Limited
Waiari Dairies Ltd
Partnership
Waihou Farming Trust
Wai-iti Dairy Farm Ltd
Waikato Dairy Limited
Waikirikiri Farm Partners
LP
Waikorire Farms Ltd
Waimacher Farms Ltd
Waimanu Dairy Ltd
Waimarama Farming Ltd
Waimarie Holdings Ltd
Waimeamea Holdings
Wainono Dairy Ltd
Waiotu Farms Ltd
Waiparu Farm Ltd
Waiparu Holdings Limited
Wairio Farm Company Ltd
Waitaki Partners
Waitoru Farm Limited
Waituna Investments Ltd
Waiwhakaata Trust
Waka Tropics Limited
Wakapatu Dairy Farming
Ltd
Walker & McLean
Partnership
Walker Holdings Taupiri
Ltd
Wallace Corporation Ltd
Wallace Johnstone Ltd
Walter Gold Ltd
Walters Holdings (2008)
Ltd
Washer & Co Ltd
Watershed Ventures Ltd
Waterstone Farm Limited
Watford Trust
Way Farming Ltd
Waytemore Farms Ltd
Webber Farm Ltd
Wekanui Farming Ltd
Wekanui Farming Ltd
(No. 2)
Wellpark Dairying Ltd
Welsh Family Farms
Limited
Welvarrt Farming
Company Ltd
Wendon Dairies Ltd
West Mains Farm Ltd
Westhaven 2019 Limited
Partnership
Westmere Co (2007) Ltd
Westmere Farm Ltd
Westmere Holdings
Westmorland Estate Ltd
Westmorland Farms Ltd
Westridge Farm Ltd
Weta Farms Limited
Wharepapa Trust
Wheyland Farms Limited
White Gold Ltd
Whitecliff Jerseys Limited
Whitefield Partnership
Willans Holdings Ltd
Willcox Farms Ltd
Williamson Trust
Partnership
Willmor Pastures Ltd
Willowbank Dairies
Limited
Willowbrook Farms Ltd
Willowburn Farm 2007 Ltd
Willowcreek Trust
Willowfields Ltd
Willowhaugh Enterprises
Limited
Willowview Limited
Willowview Pastures
Limited
Wilriskit Limited
Windwhistle Pastoral Ltd
Winter Farms (2004) Ltd
Wintersun Farming Ltd
Wiremu Trusts
Woldwide Five Ltd
Woldwide Four Ltd
Wolff Farms Ltd
Wonderland Pastures Ltd
Woodheys Farm Limited
WTF Partners
Wycombe Trust
Wyllies Farm Partnership
Wynyard Dairies Ltd
Wynyard Family Trust
Wynyard Limited
Y.O.T. Farms Ltd
Yalumba Farm Trust
Yaxleys Yard Ltd
Yeroc Farm Trust
YTT Farms Ltd
Zeeland Dairies Limited
Zeldon View Limited
Zenzele Farm Ltd
Ziang Farm Ltd
Zoetermeer Agriculture
Ltd
Zonneveld Farms Ltd
Zug Farms Limited
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1617
OUR YEAR IN REVIEW
1819
FONTERRA ANNUAL REVIEW 2021OUR YEAR IN REVIEW
We announce
we’re developing
Kowbucha™, a
fermentation
that could reduce
methane in cows
We confirm Teh-
han Chow as CEO
Greater China
Our Te Awamutu
site moves
away from coal,
firing up on
wood pellets
We expand our
involvement
in KickStart
Breakfast and the
NZ Food Network
Our first
innovation
application centre
in China opens
in Shanghai,
dedicated to
developing new
ways of using
our products
On-farm
greenhouse gas
(GHG) emission
profiles are
introduced,
helping farmers
identify
opportunities for
improvements
on farm
We announce
a partnership
with US dairy
co-operative
Land O’Lakes to
expand the reach
of our Foodservice
products in
the country
Anchor™ launches
New Zealand’s
first plant-based
milk bottle
Peter McBride
starts as Board
Chair. He takes
over from John
Monaghan, who
steps down from
the Board after 11
years as a Director
Cathy Quinn
ONZM is
elected to the
Fonterra Board
NZMP™
launches Milk
Phospholipids into
the global active
lifestyle market.
Naturally present
in milk, these
complex lipids are
clinically proven to
help manage the
effects of stress
Global demand
for cream cheese
sees us bring on
a full shift of new
recruits at our
Darfield site
We announce we
will stop using coal
by 2037
NZMP™ launches
carbonzero™
certified Organic
Butter, the
first product
in a portfolio
of carbonzero™
certified
ingredients
NZMP™ butter
wins five gold
medals and NZMP
cream cheese wins
three gold medals
at the 2021 NZ
Champion of the
Cheese Awards
We complete the
sale of our wholly-
owned China
Farms, resulting in
cash proceeds of
$552 million
We start a
consultation
process with our
farmer-owners on
potential options
to change our
capital structure
Our Emergency
Response Teams
are mobilised
to help farmers
hit by flooding
in Canterbury
We complete the
sale of our two
joint venture farms
in China, further
underlining
our strategy of
prioritising New
Zealand milk
The Co-operative
Difference
payment of up to
10 cents per kgMS
for farms that
meet sustainability
and value targets
comes into effect
We join with
Dairy NZ, PGG
Wrightson
Seeds and the
Government to
get the Plantain
Potency & Practice
programme
underway. The
project seeks
to substantially
reduce nitrate
leaching to
freshwater
NZMP™ picks up
two awards for
its world-class
probiotic strains at
the annual China
Gut Conference
We announce
that our Stirling
manufacturing site
in Otago will make
the switch from
coal to renewable
energy
We team up with
the Ministry of
Health to offer
all New Zealand
employees
COV I D -19
vaccinations at
our manufacturing
sites and offices
We launch our
Anchor™ Wellness
range in the
Middle East
MAY 2020JULY 2020AUGUST 2020SEPTEMBER 2020OCTOBER 2020NOVEMBER 2020DECEMBER 2020FEBRUARY 2021MARCH 2021APRIL 2021M AY 2 021JUNE 2021J U LY 2 0 2 1
We announce an
opening forecast
Farmgate Milk
Price range for
the 2020/21
season of $5.40 -
$6.90 per kgMS,
with a midpoint of
$6.15 per kgMS
$9.00
$8.00
$ 7. 0 0
$6.00
We narrow our
2020/21 forecast
Farmgate Milk
Price range to
$5.90 - $6.90
per KgMS, lifting
the mid-point to
$6.40 per kgMS
We lift our 2020/21
forecast Farmgate
Milk Price range
to $6.30 - $7.30
per kgMS with a
mid-point of $6.80
per kgMS
We narrow our
2020/21 forecast
Farmgate Milk
Price range to
$6.70-$7.30
per kgMS, with
a midpoint of
$7.00 per kgMS
We lift our
2020/21 forecast
Farmgate Milk
Price range to
$ 6 . 9 0 -$ 7. 5 0
per kgMS, with
a midpoint of
$7.20 per kgMS
We narrow the 2020/21
forecast Farmgate
Milk Price range to
$7.45 - $7.65 per kgMS,
with a midpoint of
$7.55 per kgMS
We set the opening
Farmgate Milk Price
range for the 2021/22
season of $7.25-$8.75
per kgMS with a
midpoint of $8 per kgMS
Final 2021 Season
Farmgate Milk Price
$ 7. 5 4 per kgMS
We lift our
2020/21
forecast
Farmgate Milk
Price range to
$ 7. 3 0 - $ 7. 9 0
per kgMS, with
a midpoint of
$7.60 per kgMS
Farmgate Milk Price highpoint
Farmgate Milk Price midpoint
Farmgate Milk Price lowpoint
Our year in review
Farmgate Milk Price
OUR CONTEXT
Our context
We’ve been farming for more than 30 years and have seen
changes over that time. We are excited and positive about the future
of dairy farming in New Zealand.
People want New Zealand milk because they know it’s nutritious,
produced from cows grazed on grass and has a great reputation.
We’re really proud of that. The challenge for the future is to stay
ahead of trends and to make sure that, as an industry, we’re
farming sustainably.
Being part of Fonterra is important to us because it is the whole
business. It means our milk is picked up every day, processed and
sold, doing the right thing for the customer and the farmer investor
and maximising returns to farmers. We’re all in it together - from the
farm, through the supply chain, to the customer.
There’s a lot of work involved in compliance and things like the Farm
Environment Plans are a really practical way that Fonterra helps us.
We are part of the Fonterra community and connected to what’s
happening in our Co-op. We’re delighted that two of our four sons
are dairy farming independently and are also Fonterra suppliers. For
dairy farming to thrive, Fonterra needs to keep leading the industry
and being a co-operative that people are proud of and want to
be part of.”
– Jim & Mary Grayling, Ohaupo
I’ve been at Fonterra for nearly five years, and during this time
I’ve been fortunate to have worked in various areas of the business. This
has allowed me to expand my skillset and my network. Fonterra is full of
opportunities and you can continue to develop if you show a willingness
to step out of your comfort zone.
Fonterra is more than just a workplace for me. It’s my second home and
a place where I feel able to not only bring my whole self to work, but also
make a difference. At the heart of our Co-op is a group of amazing and
talented people.
When I see our customers’ products on the supermarket shelf, I get a
really clear sense of the contribution my wider team and I make to our
Co-op’s strategy, knowing that I was able to play a small part in getting
it there. At the end of the day, it’s our responsibility to create meaning
out of what we do. For me, it’s being able to come into work knowing that
I play an important role in creating goodness for generations through
the supply of world-class ingredients. But I also get a sense of purpose
through the mental health advocacy work I perform outside my day-to-
day role, which Fonterra has encouraged and supported.
We’re a global organisation and many of our colleagues continue to be
affected by COVID-19 lockdowns. As a passionate advocate for mental
health and as someone who has openly shared their own experiences
with this, I’ve been incredibly proud and grateful for how Fonterra has
demonstrated care by putting wellbeing at the forefront of its response
to COVID-19.
There is a real sense of compassion for what others are going through
and a deeper appreciation for being together, regardless of where we are
across the world.”
– Michelle Ortega, Supply Planning Manager
Want Want Group was founded in Taiwan in 1962, and today
operates in 61 countries and regions across Asia, Africa, North America,
South America, Oceania and Europe.
We’re known for our popular snack products – dairy products, beverages,
rice crackers and candy. The success of these products could not be
achieved without Fonterra’s high-quality dairy ingredients. We’ve worked
with Fonterra for several years and we consider them to be one of our
most important strategic partners.
New Zealand enjoys unique advantages in its natural environment with
high-quality cows that roam freely. This makes Fonterra’s ingredients
irreplaceable to us. Its concept of grass fed, cared for cows, and milk that
is sustainably sourced brings added value to customers.
But it’s not just about the ingredients – we also appreciate the additional
services Fonterra provides, such as technical expertise, market insights
and brand collaboration.
We’re seeing a growing demand for dairy products as disposable incomes
increase. At the same time, people recognise the link between protein
and immunity. Working with Fonterra, we recently launched a yoghurt
with lactoferrin to tap into this trend.
Want Want Group is always actively exploring new growth opportunities.
We are currently looking at how other dairy ingredients like whey protein,
milk protein concentrates, cheeses and new cheese powders can give us
new value propositions. We look forward to working with Fonterra and
using their advantage in dairy products to further our success.”
– Yvonne Cao Yongmei, General Director of
Manufacturing and R&D, Want Want
Despite the ongoing pandemic, we have continued to deliver. This is
thanks to our employees, farmers, the resilience of our supply chain,
our customer relationships and a strong global demand for dairy.
2021
FONTERRA ANNUAL REVIEW 2021OUR CONTEXT
Our approach
A sustainable future for our Co-operative
is core to our strategy – it’s how we create
long-term value for future generations.
Healthy People
We’re working together to care for people
and make a positive social impact
Healthy Environment
We’re working together to achieve a healthy
environment for farming and society
Healthy Business
We’re working together to deliver
a sustainable business
Tiakina te whenua i tēnei rā, hei oranga tangata
mō ngā rā e heke mai nei.
Caring for the land today, so that the land
cares for us tomorrow.
Improving the health and biodiversity of our land and waters by
having a regenerative mindset, reducing the impacts of farming and
manufacturing, and working in partnership with others.
Leading the transition to a low-carbon future by investing
in innovation and infrastructure to remove greenhouse gas
emissions from our supply chain.
Helping meet the growing nutritional demand through
improvements in productivity and minimising waste from
farm to consumer.
Long-term contribution
Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi.
With your contribution and my contribution,
we’ll all thrive together.
Supporting healthy, sustainable livelihoods for our farmer owners
by returning the most value from every drop of milk.
Building a strong co-operative by ensuring our business,
including investments, delivers long-term value.
Meeting the changing needs of customers and consumers
by leveraging our unique strengths and innovating to create
sustainable value for them and us.
Long-term contribution
He aha te mea nui o te ao?
He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata.
What is the most important thing in the world?
It is people, it is people, it is people.
Addressing public health challenges by improving the nutritional
profile of our products and promoting healthy diets.
Providing positive employment for our people by promoting a
healthy and safe working environment and developing a diverse,
skilled and agile workforce.
Improving the health of our communities by doing business in
the right way, sharing what we do best and playing our part to
build resilient, sustainable communities.
Long-term contribution
OUR APPROACH
Laura & Ben, AucklandStephanie & Keeley, AucklandFarmer, Waikato
2223
FONTERRA ANNUAL REVIEW 2021OUR APPROACH
Creating value for our stakeholders
We source
raw milk
from farmers
to make and
distribute nutrition
We connect farmers
with markets to
maximise the value
from their milk
and to
consumers
for
foodservice
as
ingredients
ū
The resources we rely on
(our inputs)
OUR RELATIONSHIPS
• With farmers, governments and regulators,
unions, employees, customers, iwi
and communities
INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
• Our know-how, systems and
intellectual property
• Our strong global brands
• 230 patents across 46 families of patents
FINANCIAL CAPITAL
• A strong financial base, capital from our
farmer shareholders, unit holders and debt
($12,281 million average capital employed)
ASSETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• Our portfolio of property, plant and
equipment including right of use assets
($6,465 million total net book value)
PEOPLE AND CULTURE
• 19,000+ skilled and motivated employees
led by a board and management team with
diverse skills and experience
• 25,000+ dedicated farmers
and farm workers
• Thousands more people in our supply chain
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
• 4.1 million milking cows grazing on 1.5
million hectares of pastoral land
• Some fertiliser, irrigated water and
supplementary animal nutrition
• Energy (28.6PJ) and freshwater (50.8 million
cubic metres) for our manufacturing sites
Our outputs (FY21)
OUR RELATIONSHIPS
• Farmer sentiment = 23
• Employee engagement = 4.09
• We exported to over 140 countries
INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
• More than 95% of our manufacturing sites are
certified to leading food safety standards
• 6 new patents granted
• 10 other applications filed
FINANCIAL CAPITAL
• Farmgate Milk Price $7.54 per kgMS
• Total dividend $0.20
• Revenue $20,565 million
1
• Normalised earnings per share $0.34
• Debt/EBITDA 2.7x
• Return on capital 6.6%
ASSETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• We manufactured 4 million tonnes
of finished goods
• 500+ milk collection tankers
• 48 manufacturing sites
PEOPLE AND CULTURE
• 2,269 wellbeing scorecards completed
• 345,000+ hours of skills training
in New Zealand
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
• Our supplying farms emit 21.8 million tonnes
CO
2
-e producing 19.3 billion litres of milk
• Our manufacturing sites emit 2.0 million
tonnes CO
2
-e and discharged 61 million cubic
metres of water
How we create value
Guiding Principles:
Whanaungatanga is how we connect with each other
Manaakitanga is the care we show for others
Kaitiakitanga is how we care for our environment
HOW WE CREATE VALUE
1 This breakdown of revenue is for continuing operations only, rather than total
Group revenue, which was $21,124 million for FY21.
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FONTERRA ANNUAL REVIEW 2021HOW WE CREATE VALUE
CREATING VALUE FOR OUR STAKEHOLDERS
Creating value
for our stakeholders
Employees
Society
WE CREATE VALUE BY
• Providing a safe workplace – Ref. SP-14
• Supporting health and wellbeing – Ref. SP-14,
S P -15
• Providing good learning and development
opportunities – Ref. SP-16
• Building an inclusive culture where everyone
contributes and feels supported – Ref. SP-18
HOW WE ENGAGE
• On an ongoing basis through our everyday
interactions, regular engagement surveys
and engagement with unions
WE CREATE VALUE BY
• Providing direct and indirect, rural and urban
employment – Ref. SP-40
• Lowering our environmental footprint
– Ref. SP-22
• Supporting communities through
natural disasters and crises such as
floods – Ref. AR-36
• Providing access to nutrition through in-
school nutrition and food bank donations
– Ref. SP-20
• Strengthening and enhancing our relationships
with tangata whenua – Ref. SP-18
HOW WE ENGAGE
• With interested groups such as NGOs
through collaboration and consultation on
specific topics
• On an ongoing basis with iwi around
Aotearoa New Zealand through our
Matakahi – Māori business development team
• Through public events, the media and our
own social media channels
Investors
WE CREATE VALUE BY
• Providing sustainable returns via earnings
per share, dividends, and interest paid
– Ref. SP-40
• Reducing investment risk through
transparency and independent
assessment – Ref. SP-38
• Providing opportunities to invest in
New Zealand dairy nutrition – Ref. BP-12
HOW WE ENGAGE
• On a regular basis through updates, formal
reporting and meetings coordinated by our
Capital Markets team
FarmersGovernments & regulators
WE CREATE VALUE BY
• Delivering a strong total pay-out – Ref. AR-53
• Reliably collecting their perishable product
and providing efficient access to valuable
international markets – Ref. AR-39, AR-41
• Adding value to their milk through
innovation and a flexible product portfolio –
Ref. AR-44
• Providing resilience to operating volatilities
such as price, energy, foreign exchange rates
and ocean freight – Re f. B P -17
• Providing access to technology and services
that help meet regulatory requirements and
continues to improve farming practices –
Ref. AR-32
HOW WE ENGAGE
• At meetings and roadshows, and through our
formal governance processes
• On an ongoing basis led by our Area
Managers and Sustainable Dairying Advisors
or equivalent
WE CREATE VALUE BY
• Complying with regulatory requirements,
including food safety, milk price, marketing
and environmental – Ref. SP-46
• Reducing our environmental footprint
including GHG emissions, water
consumption and solid waste to landfill
– Ref. SP-22
• Contributing to the development of policy
and responding to crises – Ref. AR-36
• Collaborating with industry partners
to achieve international commitments
– Ref. SP-28
• Taking a responsible approach to tax
– Ref. SP-46
• Supporting international relations through
our presence in global markets – Ref. AR-53
HOW WE ENGAGE
• On an ongoing basis through our
Government and Stakeholders Affairs team
• Through formal consultation on important
issues such as climate change
• Through partnerships on initiatives such
as Living Water with the New Zealand
Department of Conservation
Customers & consumers
WE CREATE VALUE BY
• Delivering nutrition products that are high-
quality, low carbon and responsibly produced
– Ref. SP-12, SP-28, SP-43
• Providing access to nutrition products that
include healthier options and linked to
sustainability credentials – Ref. SP-9
• Using responsible procurement to influence
our supply chain – Ref. SP-44
• Responding quickly to changing needs
and customer demand for innovative new
products and ingredients – Ref. AR-46
HOW WE ENGAGE
• On an ongoing basis through our account
management teams
• By sharing information through programmes
such as SEDEX and the Carbon Disclosure
Project (CDP)
• With our own direct consumers through our
service teams, email and social media, and
consumer research
Pei Luk & Claire,
Auckland
AR-XX = page in Annual Review
BP-XX = page in Business Performance Report
SP-XX = page in Sustainability Performance Report
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CORE INDICATORS
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PERFORMANCE
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FY22
SEE PAGEFY19FY20FY21
(target in brackets)
Healthy People
Total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) per million work hoursLess than 54.95.8
5.7
(5.0)
5.6S P-1 5
Employee engagement
5
World-class
(Top quartile)
4.00
5
2nd highest quartile
4.07
2nd highest quartile
4.09
2nd highest quartile
(Top quartile)
Top quartileAR-39
Female representation in senior leadership50% by 2022
6
28.6%29.1%
32.4%
(35%)
35.8%S P-1 8
Farmer sentiment (Net Promoter Score for Fonterra)(NZ)>10 by 2030 -1933
23
(>10)
30
Healthy Environment
Farm Environment Plans (FEPs) (NZ) 100% by 202523%34%
53%
(45%)
67%S P-26
Water reduction at manufacturing sites in water-constrained regions from FY18 baseline
3
30% reduction by 2030
3.9%
increase on FY18
2.9%
reduction on FY18
2.6%
reduction on FY18
(10%)
8%
reduction on FY18
S P-23
Reduction in absolute Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions from FY18 baseline
4
30% reduction by 2030
1.7%
reduction on FY18
3.5%
reduction on FY18
6.5%
reduction on FY18
(8%)
6.5%
reduction on FY18
SP-30
Healthy Business
Fonterra %kgMS of New Zealand milk collected for season ending 31 May–81%80%
79%
(80%)
79%–BP-05
New Zealand Farmgate Milk Price (per kgMS)–$6.35$ 7. 1 4
$ 7. 5 4
($5.90-$6.90)
$ 7. 2 5 -$ 8 . 75–AR-50
Return on capital
7
7% - 8% by end FY24
7
9% - 10% by end FY30
7
5.6%6.6%
6.6%
(6% to 7%)
6.5% - 7.0%AR-55
Debt/EBITDA2.5x - 3.0x
7
4.3x 3.3x
2.7x
(3.0x to 3.5x)
2.4xAR-55
ENIBD gearing ratio–48.5%41.4%35.5%–
AR-55
Adjusted net debt gearing ratio
8
30%-40%–44.2%
38.5%
(36 to 40%)
34.5%
Normalised earnings per share
7
45c - 55c by end FY24
7
55c - 65c by end FY30
7
16c24c
34c
(20c to 35c)
25c - 40c
OUR PROGRESS
Our progress
FY21 progress is evaluated against stated targets:
Progressing well or target achieved
Progressing but not as strongly as we’d like
Not progressing well or original timeline significantly delayed
1 All targets are global unless stated otherwise (e.g. NZ).
2 All targets are by the end of the year stated.
3 Sites in water-constrained regions updated to add Kauri and remove Brightwater where regional water
availability is being significantly improved by the construction of a dam.
4 This target is now expressed as full Scope 1 and 2 emissions relative to FY18 baseline and this has been
approved by the Science-Based Target Initiative. The China farms sold during FY21 have been excluded for
all years so the underlying progress can be demonstrated.
5 Engagement results reported in the FY in which they were taken.
6 Our original timeline is unlikely to be achieved but we remain committed to the intent.
7 Target updated to reflect strategy to 2030.
8 In July 2021 the Board approved a new basis for calculating the Group’s gearing ratio to align with the
definition of debt used for the debt to EBITDA ratio. This basis will be used to monitor the Group’s gearing
in the future. The adjusted net debt gearing ratio is calculated as adjusted net debt divided by total capital.
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On Farm
Total dividend of
20 cents
per share
53%
of supplying farms in
New Zealand now have Farm
Environment Plans, up from
34% at the start of the year.
Well on the way to achieving
100% by 2025
53%
of supplying farms in
New Zealand now have
Animal Health Plans
Final Farmgate Milk Price of
$ 7. 5 4
per kgMS
3,246
farms achieved one of the
recognition levels in our
Co-operative Difference
framework
Being an owner of our Co-operative gives farmers control of their destiny.
It also gives them the confidence to invest and innovate in their own
businesses because they have the certainty that we’ll always pick up their
milk and we’re motivated to work hard to get them the best possible
price for it.
Our scale and diversity allow us to move our farmer owners’ milk into
the most valuable products and markets. This helps mitigate some of
the risk for farmers that comes when demand for certain products or
markets softens.
We’re also focused on working with farmers to ensure there is continued
demand for their milk for generations to come and, in doing so, support
them by sharing useful insights, tools and advice to help them reduce on-
farm emissions and improve water quality.
The value we create is returned to regional New Zealand with
almost 50 cents of every dollar earned by a farmer spent in their
local community. This helps sustain local communities and enhance
their wellbeing.
We believe having a strong dairy co-operative makes a real
difference to our farmer owners, and to the country.
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The Co-operative
Difference
Our Co-op’s strategy is about
prioritising New Zealand’s
milk and making sure we’re
sharing it with those who value
its uniqueness.
The Co-operative Difference is
part of this. It takes our customer
insights and global consumer
trends and brings them together
to help farmers understand what
needs to be done on farm to help
ensure there is continued demand for our products.
That means asking farmers to focus on five key areas – the Environment,
Co-op & Prosperity, Animals, People & Community and Milk Quality.
And The Co-operative Difference provides direction for priority
improvements within each of these areas and longer-term guidance on
likely requirements and trends. This gives farmers confidence to invest
in the things that will add value to their milk.
Our farmer owners’ progress is measured through three levels of
achievement. Each level brings additional recognition.
Since 1 June 2021, a farm can earn up to 10 cents per kgMS on top of the
Farmgate Milk Price if they meet sustainability and value targets under
The Co-operative Difference.
Emissions
This year an independent report from AgResearch, commissioned by
DairyNZ, showed New Zealand dairy farms have the lowest carbon
footprint per kgMS in the world. Our farmer owners have achieved
this by harnessing New Zealand’s natural resources through their
pasture-based farming.
But we know biological emissions produced by cows are a major
contributor to New Zealand’s overall emissions and we’re working to
do whatever we can to find ways to reduce them.
Until you understand where your emissions come from, it’s difficult to
know where to start. So, this year we took a very practical step and gave
all our farmer owners access to personalised Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
emissions profiles for their farms. This was the first time such a tool has
been introduced in New Zealand at scale.
These reports are designed to provide useful insights for farmers to help
identify opportunities for improvements on farm – providing indicators
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ACHIEVED LEVEL 2
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FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON
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ACHIEVED LEVEL 1
In order to produce safe,
sustainable dairy products
there are some things that
we can never afford to
compromise on.
That's why we'll always:
–Meet the requirements of our regulators
–Comply with all market access
requirements overseas
–Produce safe, high-quality milk
–Look after our people, animals
and the environment
We call this “Our Core”
Once the Core foundations are met, our farmer
owners can grow further through three levels
of achievement. To make it simple, we use
the analogy of a journey up the mountain
to reach greater things. Each level brings
additional recognition
such as the estimated level of biological methane and nitrous oxide
emissions per hectare, and the amount of emissions per kgMS.
However, achieving a significant reduction requires more than just on-
farm changes. We need to find breakthroughs in reducing emissions from
cows and that’s why we’ve teamed up with industry partners on a range
of research and development projects.
Initial results look promising.
–With Royal DSM, a global science-based company, we’re
testing if DSM’s feed additive product Bovaer
®
, which reduces
methane emissions from cows by about 30% in non-pasture-based
farming systems, can do the same in New Zealand’s pasture-based
farming systems.
–With MPI and DairyNZ, we’ve expanded a promising trial with
Nestlé to see if including plantain in a cow’s diet can reduce the
amount of nitrogen produced, reducing emissions and improving
freshwater quality.
–With Australian organisation Sea Forest, we’re trying to understand
if we can reduce emissions by incorporating seaweed in cows’ feed.
–We’re also exploring whether our expertise in dairy fermentation can
be used to target methanogens, the microorganisms found in cows’
stomachs that produces methane.
Every year we commission AgResearch to understand the full carbon
life cycle of our milk-producing regions. This allows us to estimate our
absolute GHG emissions related to farming and to identify opportunities
for reduction. We report the findings one year in arrears due to the
complexity of compiling and analysing the information. In New Zealand,
our profile for the 2019/20 season shows a slight increase in the
average carbon footprint on-farm, due in large part to a change in the
composition of imported feed.
Our Co-op’s strategy is about
prioritising New Zealand’s
milk and making sure we’re
sharing it with those who
value its uniqueness.
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Water quality
Improving water quality is important to our Co-op. Farm Environment
Plans (FEPs) are a key part of The Co-operative Difference and one of
the main tools we offer farmers to help improve water quality.
Compiled by our Sustainable Dairying Advisors, FEPs give a tailored
overview of a farm soil health, water quality and freshwater
biodiversity. They enable farmers to focus on the areas where they can
make the biggest positive impact.
FEPs help farmers take targeted actions, but we’re also looking to
accelerate additional solutions. Working in partnership with the
Department of Conservation, our Living Water programme is trialling
tools that show dairying and freshwater can thrive together.
In Waikato, Living Water is trialling floating wetlands as a way of
improving freshwater quality. Early indications show that introducing
floating wetlands to farm drains that flow into Lake Areare has reduced
nitrogen and phosphorus entering the lake.
With DairyNZ and PGG Wrightson
Seeds, Fonterra is exploring
how the use of plantain within
pasture could reduce the amount
of nitrogen produced by cows,
improving freshwater quality. The
Plantain Potency and Practice
Programme, which is supported
by Government funding, aims to
reduce nitrate leaching on farm.
Animal wellbeing
Our farmer owners care for their
animals and for many, their cows
are part of the family. They know
that healthy cows produce the
high-quality, nutritious milk our
customers want and 53% of our
supplying farms now have Animal
Health Plans in place.
This year our Cared for Cows
Standard achieved independent
certification so we can give
customers substantiated claims
about the provenance of our milk.
We were also one of only 12 global food producers and manufacturers
to be recognised for farm animal welfare leadership in the Business
Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) and the only New Zealand
organisation included in the line-up.
Responding to extreme weather
One of the special things about being part of a co-operative is that
we’re there for each other when times are tough. We’ve seen that this
year with COVID-19, but also with our Emergency Response Teams
(ERTs) lending a hand when wild weather hits.
In late May, parts of Canterbury experienced some of the worst
flooding the region has seen in a century. A number of farmers faced
significant stock, feed and equipment losses with debris spread right
across their properties. Our Co-op’s local ERT members, as well
as those from other parts of the country, arrived to pitch in on the
worst-affected farms.
Sticking together will always be stronger
Ann and I are in our 21st year of owning our Pokuru farm
which we have grown from 120 ha in 1999 when we bought
it from Ann’s parents, to the current 265 ha. In that time,
we’ve seen huge advances in benchmarking and performance
modelling, streamlined accounting, farm record-keeping and
communication tools.
However, the fundamental drivers of the business - pasture first,
good care of our animals and land, tight cost control and embracing
the challenges and richness of farming life - are still the same.
We think the premium our milk commands is linked to how much
our consumers trust it. They care that we care; that our milk is
nutritious and safe and that we love and look after our cows.
We are part of a wider farming community that cares for each
other and is working together to get better at managing our
beautiful environment.
Our approach is driven by some simple principles centred around
feeding excellent pasture to well-cared-for cows to make high
One of the special things about being part
of a co-operative is that we’re there for
each other when times are tough.
quality milk we can be proud of. To us, being sustainable addresses
both the need to be resilient enough to sustain a strong business into
the future and to do it in a way that takes into account the impact we
have on our people, animals and environment.
We need to take full responsibility for our impact on soil, water and in
particular our emissions. Addressing these issues while producing a
highly valued food the world wants is a good place to be.
It was really special to have continuity during the COVID-19
lockdown, both for our farm business and personally for our family.
It is a wonder that our milk got picked up, supply chains managed to
keep our markets serviced under unimaginable disruption and we got
paid while the world got fed.
Communal agriculture has sustained people since societies first
formed. Our Co-operative has always made sense to us; sticking
together will always be stronger. It means we need to be involved
and have a say in our direction. It’s not always easy to agree, but it’s a
healthy test we are going the right way.”
– Pete Morgan & Ann Bouma
Pete Morgan & Ann Bouma
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From the tanker driver who collects the milk, to our cheese makers and
packers and everyone in between, our people are focused on one thing
– creating value from every single drop of milk we collect.
Off Farm
28.1%
increase in the hours of
skills-related training
6.5%
reduction in our scope 1 & 2
greenhouse gas emissions
since FY18
0.3%
increase in water use at
our manufacturing sites in
water-constrained regions
ZERO
fatalities
And in another year disrupted by COVID-19, our people worked tirelessly
to keep our supply chain running smoothly, meet customer demand and
deliver for our farmer owners.
More than ever we’re focused on the safety, health and wellbeing of
our people and continuing our commitment to employee development,
engagement and building an inclusive workforce.
We’re closer to our goal of exiting coal by 2037 and made our biggest
reduction in carbon emissions from coal in a single year. The boiler at our
Te Awamutu site completed its first season firing on renewable wood
pellets and in July, we announced our Stirling manufacturing site is next
to go coal-free.
Waitoa
Serious harm injuries
and recordable injuries
both down
Employee engagement
up, close to achieving our
target of top quartile
32.4%
female representation in
senior leadership
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Health, safety & wellbeing
We want all our people to get home safe, every day. That’s why we put
safety first and support the mental and physical wellbeing of our people.
This year, our total recordable injury frequency rate has reduced slightly
from last year, with the number of serious harm injuries also down. We
also recorded zero fatalities. While these are encouraging trends, every
event is one too many.
Many of our global teams continue to be affected by ongoing lockdowns
that have tested our usual ways of working. We have leaned into digital
tools like Microsoft Teams, which have allowed us to stay connected
and accelerate flexible working options.
We have stepped up our wellbeing game. More than 5,000 people
have taken part in a series of employee-led webinars that have turned
the spotlight on mental health. And our ‘Better You’ app is just one of
our increasing range of virtual wellbeing tools to support our people
wherever they are in the world.
We have expanded the reach of our Good Yarn workshops at
manufacturing sites and offices across New Zealand. The workshops
provide tools to help improve mental health and personal resilience
along with practical ways of supporting those who may need it.
We have also established a network of trained wellbeing staff who
can provide assistance and where needed, help with access to
professional support.
We know people need to feel engaged and inspired to be at their best.
We measure employee engagement using a Co-operative wide survey
administered by Gallup. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, employee
engagement was up this year, with more teams in the top quartile and
almost achieving our target of top quartile overall.
We’re focused on the development of our people, supporting leadership
and emerging talent. In 2019, we signed the Aotearoa New Zealand Skills
Pledge to help employees grow core skills. As part of the Pledge, we have
committed to doubling on-the-job training and reskilling hours in New
Zealand by 2025. Over the last 12 months, we’ve seen a 28.1% increase in
the hours our New Zealand employees spent upskilling.
We have several programmes in place to make this happen, including
early-in-career offerings for apprentices, trainees and graduates, with
training that results in independently recognised qualifications.
Resilient supply chains
Global supply chain disruptions have been ever-present since the
emergence of COVID-19. At the onset of the pandemic, our China team
provided updates on the developing situation. This helped us to react and
adapt early, keeping our products moving through the supply chain.
We really started to feel the pinch in September 2020, as government
stimulus packages began to kick in and lockdowns prompted a surge
in online shopping. This, combined with limited airfreight options and
global port congestion, brought a perfect storm – just in time for our peak
export period.
Previous investment in digitising many processes and the resilience of
our logistics team were very important. It was the strength of Kotahi, our
supply chain partnership with Silver Fern Farms, Maersk Line and the Port
of Tauranga, that meant we were able to get our products to market and
in record quantities, with 2.59 million metric tonnes shipped. Our Kotahi
partnership means freight is pooled with 50 other New Zealand exporters,
minimising our exposure to events like COVID-19.
Our people
Building a culture of inclusion
and connection enables us to
deliver our purpose, empowering
people to create goodness
for generations – You, me,
us together, Tātou, tātou.
Last year, we appointed a new
Head of Diversity and Inclusion
and launched a Global Diversity
and Inclusion network. One
of our priorities is to retain a
greater proportion of women
and increase the number of
experienced women hired.
We made progress on female
representation in senior
leadership roles this year,
which is up to 32.4%. Achieving
greater gender diversity across
our leadership teams remains
a priority.
2.59 million
metric tonnes shipped from New Zealand.
It was the strength of Kotahi, our supply chain partnership with
Silver Fern Farms, Maersk Line and the Port of Tauranga, that meant
we were able to get our products to market and in record numbers,
with 2.59 million metric tonnes shipped.
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Climate change
We are working to reduce our impact on the environment at every point
across our supply chain. Our manufacturing activities account for about
9% of our reported GHG emissions, mostly from energy use. For our
manufacturing operations, our approach is simple - use less and emit less.
We will use less by continuing to improve our energy efficiency. Last year,
we achieved our target of a 20% reduction in energy intensity from our
2003 baseline.
We plan to convert our remaining nine coal-burning sites to renewable
energy by 2037. The transition of our Te Awamutu site from coal to
wood pellets this year has resulted in a significant reduction in the
total quantity of coal we use. We recently announced that our Stirling
site will join Te Awamutu in making the transition away from coal and,
in August 2022, will become our first site where 100% of thermal
energy is renewable.
Elsewhere, we are transitioning a third of our light vehicle fleet to EVs and
installing more charging stations at our sites. The recent roll out of Milk
Vat Monitoring Systems on farms has created opportunities to optimise
our tanker pick-up schedules and means we’ll have fewer tankers on the
road from next year.
Water
Responsible use of water is important for our manufacturing sites,
particularly those in water-constrained regions.
Water use increased at these sites by 0.3% this year due to increased
production, challenges commissioning new equipment and some other
one-off events. We are still using 2.6% less water at these sites compared
to 2018 and water-efficiency continued to improve at other sites.
In many instances, we can use the treated water from our factories
to help grow grass and other crops such as hemp. These crops can
then be used to produce animal feed, creating a circular model for
nutrient management.
Packaging
Packaging is needed to prevent food waste, so we like to make it easy for
customers to recycle. In 2019, we established a Sustainable Packaging
Programme to help us deliver our target of 100% reusable, recyclable
or compostable packaging by 2025. We’ve worked with experts to
assess local recycling infrastructures and standards and will influence
improvements where possible.
Packaging has also been a focus for our network of 66 Farm Source™
stores. The team has removed packaging altogether on about a third of
its Country Mile range and replaced plastic with recyclable options where
removal isn’t possible. In the last year, Farm Source™ has also introduced
the 360 REPREVE
®
workwear range, made from recycled plastic bottles.
Prioritising the health of our team and allowing us to work from
home is huge. Not all companies here have committed to that and I am
truly grateful. It is a load off my mind not having to worry about my
personal safety and that of my team on a daily basis.
For the last 18 months, work and personal life have basically sat in the
same space. Our homes have been our gyms, our schools, our everything.
Lockdown has given me time to reflect on the things that really matter –
my family and my belief in the power of teamwork. I have gotten through
these challenging times with the help of people around me, my family and
my teams within Fonterra whether here in the Philippines, regionally or
globally. Everyone has been so supportive and strong for each other.
It’s been really motivating to see how resilient our people have been. We
work for a company and a category that’s very relevant for people and
I know that we’re making a difference in people’s lives, their health and
their wellbeing. So that keeps me motivated.”
– Jasmin Magsajo, Marketing Director, Fonterra Philippines
Our people:
professional, dedicated, resilient and agile
Here in the Philippines, we are experiencing a third wave of
COVID-19 transmissions and the current case numbers far exceed
the records from last year. Everyone in the team knows a family member,
neighbour or friend who has been affected by the virus. Our people
are dealing with this every day, so we need to make sure that they are
well supported.
For the most part, our people have been working from home since
16 March 2020. Our people are very professional, dedicated, resilient
and agile. Amidst adversity, they have remained relentless in pursuit of
their targets. They have adapted well and have put processes in place
to meet the demands of the new normal. Despite the challenges over
the last 18 months, our workforce has strongly demonstrated that we
are ‘Good Together’ and we recently achieved the highest ever MySay
engagement scores here in the Philippines.”
– Cynthia Ferrer, HR Director Fonterra Philippines
Last year, we achieved our
target of a 20% reduction
in energy intensity.
For the last 18 months, work and personal life
have basically sat in the same space.
Our homes have been our gyms,
our schools, our everything.
JASMIN MAGSAJO – MARKETING DIRECTOR, FONTERRA PHILIPPINES
Renewable wood pellets
Jasmin Magsajo
Cynthia Ferrer
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84%
portfolio compliant with
endorsed guidelines
2
new ingredients launched to
support mental wellness
6
new patents granted
7
the number of markets where
consumers are able to track
the provenance of a product
using QR codes
Our farmer owners produce top quality milk that comes from grass-fed, cared for
animals and as a result, New Zealand’s on-farm carbon footprint is among the lowest
in the world. Studies show that there’s a world of difference between dairy products
from pasture-raised, grass-fed cows like those in New Zealand and those from housed
systems and fed grain-based diets.
While our sustainability credentials create demand for our milk, we recognise that
different customers are looking for different things from our products and ingredients.
Our people are experts at unlocking the science of milk, but we believe we’ve only
just scratched the surface. Tapping into our experience and IP, we’re delivering on
the growing customer demand for products that harness the benefits of dairy in new
and innovative ways.
Having a presence in our global markets means we can respond quickly to customer
demand, local dynamics and trends. Drawing on our rich heritage of innovation, we are
using customer insights to bring new products and ingredients to market, unlocking
increased value for customers and our farmer owners.
Customer expectations around food transparency are also driving innovation. With
restrictions on international travel, we’ve used live streaming as a way for customers to
connect with our farmer-owners, food technologists and chefs. We are growing value
for our Co-op by staying in-tune with customers and matching our dairy expertise with
their evolving tastes.
We believe there is so much goodness in milk that
it’s a true superfood.
Products
& Customers
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Innovation
The FRDC is supported by Application Centres in a number of our major
markets, connecting the best of Fonterra with our global customers. This
year we revamped our Guangzhou Application Centre as we continue
to grow our Foodservice business in Southern China. This allows us to
work alongside customers to develop and test new products for the local
market. Products already launched include a single-serve probiotic sachet
which can be added to water and salty egg yolk ice cream.
In the US, Fonterra has teamed up with dairy co-operative, Land O’Lakes,
to open more doors for our Foodservice business. Our reputation for
developing innovative dairy products, along with our commitment
to food safety and quality, gives customers confidence to choose our
products. Leveraging our intellectual property and skills is an approach
we are looking to apply in other markets.
Our strategy of focusing on New
Zealand milk and growing its value
through innovation means we’re
well placed to respond to the
global demand for products that
help people lead healthier lives.
This allows us to get value from
every single drop of milk that
we collect.
Whey, once a low value by-
product from cheesemaking,
is now a valuable source of
protein that can improve muscle
strength and resilience in elderly
people. We’re using this and
other dairy ingredients to create
a range of nutrition products for
people recovering from disease
and illness, and those who are
looking for products that will help
them live longer.
Responding to customer demand
COVID-19 has generated awareness about general health and products
that support immunity. While dairy products are a good source of high-
quality protein to help fight infections, those with probiotic bacteria offer
an added boost.
In the US, we recently expanded the application of our unique probiotic
strains to include snack bars, ice cream, cheese and even chocolate. Our
single-shot probiotic sachets give customers a quick and easy way of
boosting immunity and we worked with Costa Coffee in China to launch a
peach probiotics latte.
Sports and lifestyle nutrition is also a growing market for us. While it’s
traditionally been dominated by products for athletes or gym goers,
the market has grown to include holistic wellbeing supplements. With
customers looking for innovative dairy solutions, we see potential for
growth in this space.
We recently launched NZMP™ Milk Phospholipids to support adult
mental wellness. These complex lipids are used in the infant nutrition
space because they play an important role in brain development. They
have also now been clinically proven to help manage the effects of stress
while also improving mood and focus. The versatile ingredient can be
used in snack bars and ready-to-mix beverages.
For 94 years, our Research and Development
Centre (FRDC) in Palmerston North has
been at the cutting edge of dairy innovation.
It is the home of spreadable butter, cheese
lollipops and this year, ambient cream made
from fresh milk.
We recently launched NZMP™ Milk
Phospholipids to support adult
mental wellness.
Cheese Lollipops
We’ve also been using our know-how to add value to existing products.
For our China customers, this includes two new ambient cream
products which can be stored at up to 35 ̊C outside of a chiller without
compromising quality.
Food safety and quality
Our reputation is built on the trust of our customers which is why we are
uncompromising in our approach to food safety and quality. This extends
through every step of our supply chain – from farm to final product.
Our Food Safety and Quality System ensures that wherever we are in
the world, we have a clear, consistent framework to deliver safe, quality
products and services.
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Flawless Ingredients
Daesang is South Korea’s second largest FMCG with
an annual turnover in 2020 of NZD$3.73 billion. We started
working with Fonterra three years ago when we were developing
premium medical and nutrition products for our local market.
We’re seeing high demand for premium products in the Korean
market and a trend for nutritional foods that support health. As
the market grows with new products seemingly released daily,
we needed a point of difference. We wanted a product that
would support healthy ageing and specifically address muscle
loss associated with old age. We also wanted to get our product
to market quickly.
For us, Fonterra’s provenance story is really important. That’s
why we made it the hero of our premium dairy nutrition range –
Grass-Fed Protein, a ready-to-mix powdered beverage. We know
the dairy is high-quality and sustainably sourced but more than
that, Fonterra brings technical expertise and marketing support
on top of flawless ingredients.
We launched our product on Lotte, a home shopping TV channel.
It made US$1 million in 60 minutes, breaking TV sales records.
We sold out of all 50,000 cans at a rate of around US$17,000
a minute. Earlier this year, we expanded the range to include a
beverage format.
We believe the market for dairy protein is in its infancy here in
Korea and will continue to grow, not only in older demographics
but also for millennials.
Our Grass-Fed brand is
important for us as consumers
look for products that are
different and innovative.
That’s why we’ve partnered
with Fonterra – we know
their milk is high-quality
and sustainably-sourced
and they have the technical
expertise to maximise the
value from that.”
Provenance
Increasingly, customers want to know where their food comes from, how
it is made, and its impact on the environment, animals and communities.
The Co-operative Difference is our way of connecting farmers with
customers and giving them guidance that ensures our milk is backed by
the sustainability credentials customers want.
New products are giving customers greater choice. Working in
partnership with Foodstuffs North Island, we launched Simply Milk,
the first carbonzero™ milk in the Southern Hemisphere, and one of
just a handful in the world. A range of our Anchor™ specialty milks in
New Zealand are now also carbonzero™.
Building on this, NZMP™ launched carbonzero™ Organic Butter,
helping NZMP™’s customers achieve their own sustainability goals and
capitalising on consumer demand for more sustainable products.
Using our electronic traceability systems, we can track the origins
of products we make in minutes. This is important for food safety
A range of our Anchor™ speciality milks in
New Zealand are now also carbonzero™
reasons, but the technology also brings our customers closer to our
farmer owners.
For example, consumers can check a pack of Anmum™ is authentic
and access additional information about its provenance, by scanning a
QR code with their phone. We are also using QR codes on our new, plant-
based milk bottle made from sugar cane. As well as giving customers a
different packaging option, it also enables us to tell our supply chain story.
Technology is helping us bridge the gap between farmers and customer in
other ways. In the run-up to China’s annual Singles Day shopping bonanza
on 11 November, our research and development partner BY-HEALTH
hosted a livestream on two of China’s largest E-commerce platforms,
directly connecting customers
with one of our farming families.
With the help of a translator,
Waikato farmers Colm and Gaynor
Tierney gave viewers a tour of
their Ngāruawāhia farm and
answered questions about dairy
farming. A similar event hosted
by Anmum™ attracted more than
10,000 customers for a live chat,
taking viewers on a journey from
the farm to Fonterra’s HQ.
We’re also using Microsoft’s
HoloLens technology to
bring customers closer to
our researchers and food
technologists. The mixed reality
smart glasses give customers the
chance to virtually
step into our labs
where they can watch
the manufacturing
process in real time
and ask questions.
We’re also exploring
how we can use
this technology
for virtual quality
control testing.
C hang-Wo o
Choi, CEO
Daesang
For us, Fonterra’s provenance
story is really important.
CHANG-WOO CHOI – CEO DAESANG
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BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Against the backdrop of COVID-19, market
uncertainty and global supply chain disruption,
we’ve built on last year’s performance to
deliver another strong set of results for the
2021 Financial Year. This has been underpinned
by a focus on getting our New Zealand milk
into the products that generate the best overall
returns to Fonterra and our farmer owners.
FOR MORE DETAIL ON OUR BUSINESS PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR
REFER TO OUR BUSINESS PERFORMANCE REPORT
Business
Performance
Danielle & Emma, Auckland
Total Dividend
20 cents
per share
Up from 5 cents
Reported profit
after tax
$599m
down from $659m
Farmgate Milk Price of
$7.54
per kgMS
Up from $7.14
ENIBD
gearing ratio
35.5%
down from 41.4%
Normalised profit
after tax
$588m
up from $398m
New Zealand milk
solids collected
1,539
(million kgMS)
Up from 1,517
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BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Our reported profit after tax of $599 million is $60 million lower than
last year, with the 2020 Financial Year benefiting from larger gains from
the sale of non-core assets. After removing the impact of these gains,
our underlying performance has improved $190 million on last year, with
normalised profit after tax of $588 million.
The results have been driven by good growth in several areas, particularly
in our Foodservice and Consumer channels within Asia Pacific and our
Greater China Foodservice channel.
We’ve also delivered on the first stage of our long-term strategy -
embedding a new customer-led operating model and strengthening our
balance sheet. This places us in a good position as we focus our energy on
adding greater value to our business.
Key metrics
1
For the year ended
NZD31 JULY 202031 JULY 2021
Total number of New Zealand farms9,0118,827
New Zealand milk solids collected
(million kgMS)
2
1,5171,539
Total Pay-out7. 1 97. 74
Farmgate Milk Price (per kgMS)7. 1 47. 5 4
Dividend (per share)0.050.20
Return on capital
3, 4
(%)6.6%6.6%
Debt to EBITDA
3, 5
3.3x2.7x
ENIBD gearing ratio
6
(%)41.4%35.5%
Adjusted net debt gearing ratio
3,7
(%)44.2%38.5%
Milk Collection
Fonterra milk collections (kgMS) for the season
were up in New Zealand by 1.5%, reflecting
the overall good growing conditions across
New Zealand in the second half of the season.
Litres and milk solids collected
kgMS Collected (million)Litres Collected (million)
20212020201920182017
1,5261,5051,5231,5171,539
17,051
16,932
17,123
16,876
17,121
To t a l P a y - o u t
1
On average, we returned $7.54 for every
kilogram of milk solids our farmer owners
supplied to us. Combined with an increased
dividend of 20 cents per share, we have
delivered a Total Pay-out of $7.74 per kgMS.
Farmgate Milk Price Dividend
20212020201920182017
6.126.696.357.147.54
$6.52
$6.79
$6.35
$7.19
$7.74
0.40
0.10
0.05
0.20
1. Refer to the Glossary in the Business Performance Report for definition.
1. Refer to the Glossary in the Business Performance Report for definition of the metrics
displayed in the table.
2. Based on the 12-month milk season of 1 June – 31 May.
3. Calculation of metric includes amounts relating to Continuing and Discontinued Operations.
4. For the 2021 Financial Year the notional tax charge was set to 16.1% (2020 Financial Year:
8.4%). The 2021 return on capital would be 7.2% if calculated with the prior year notional
tax charge. In 2021 the methodology to calculate return on capital was updated to align the
definition of debt with the adjusted net debt used in the debt to EBITDA ratio and exclude
hedge reserves from total equity. The prior years’ have been restated for consistency with the
current period.
5. Prior years’ debt to EBITDA have been restated for consistency with current period.
Previously, adjusted net debt included a further cash adjustment for 25% of cash and cash
equivalents held by the parent.
6. Economic net interest-bearing debt gearing ratio. Excludes amounts attributed to disposal
groups held for sale.
7. Going forward, we will change the way we measure net debt so that the net debt (adjusted
net debt) included in the gearing ratio and debt to EBITDA will be on the same basis. This
aligns with certain credit rating agency methodology. Under the new methodology net debt
for the 2021 Financial Year would be $4.3bn.
We collected 17,121 million litres of milk, which
equates to 1,539 million kgMS. At $7.54 for every
kilogram of milk solids, this means the Co-operative
contributed $11.6 billion into the New Zealand
economy in milk price payments alone.
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Total Group normalised EBIT, which reflects underlying business
performance, was up 8% to $952 million. This comprised $896 million
from our Continuing Operations and $56 million from Discontinued
Operations – which are DPA Brazil and our China Farms.
On a continuing operations basis, our Consumer channel normalised EBIT
increased 196% to $290 million and Foodservice channel normalised
EBIT increased 51% to $369 million. The improved performance in the
Consumer and Foodservice channels was partially offset by the tighter
margins in our Ingredients channel, which had lower normalised EBIT of
$385 million, down 47%.
20212020201920182017
1,155
902
812
879
952
Normalised EBIT ($ million)
Breakdown of Total Group Performance
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 202031 JULY 2021
NORMALISED BASIS
NZD MILLION
CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
1
DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS
1
TOTAL GROUP
CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
1
DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS
1
TOTAL GROUP
Sales volume (‘000 MT) 3,8422274,0693, 8742284,102
Revenue20,28269320,97520,56555921,124
Cost of goods sold(17,236)(531)( 1 7, 76 7 )( 17, 5 81)(429)(18,010)
Gross profit3,0461623,2082,9841303,114
Gross margin (%) 15.0%23.4%15.3%14.5%23.3%14.7%
Operating expenses
2
(2,194)(129)(2,323)(2,153)(89)(2,242)
Other
2,3
(5)(1)(6)651580
Normalised EBIT8473287989656952
Normalisations
4
435(167)268(9)167
EBIT1,282(135)1,14788772959
1. Refer to Note 1a and 2c of the FY21 Financial Statements.
2. Impairments of intangible assets not included in the strategic review for the 2020 Financial Year ($55 million) has been reclassified from other to operating expenses.
3. Consists of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of profit or loss on equity accounted investees.
4. Refer to the Non-GAAP section of the report.
Looking at our continuing operations by region:
–Asia Pacific normalised EBIT increased 28% to $305 million, due to
significant improvements in our Foodservice and Consumer channels.
The results here reflect the impact of COVID-19 on consumer
behaviour. We’re seeing people cooking at home more regularly
and choosing our consumer brands to do this. This has created good
momentum for our Consumer business in Asia Pacific, particularly in
New Zealand and Australia.
–Greater China normalised EBIT increased 10% to $403 million. This
has been driven primarily by the strength of our Foodservice channel,
China’s continued economic recovery from the impact of COVID-19
and a strong in-country demand for our New Zealand dairy.
–AMENA normalised EBIT was down 28% to $336 million, due to lower
sales volumes and the impact of sale prices on longer-term contracts
lagging increased milk costs. Lower sales volumes were a result of
milk being allocated to Greater China and parts of Asia Pacific where
demand was the strongest. However, we have seen improvements
in our AMENA Foodservice and Consumer channels, including a
turnaround for our Chilean business.
Moving milk into the most profitable products
The higher milk price does put pressure on our gross margin, and we
saw this play out over the last half of the financial year, particularly in
the final quarter. Our Total Group normalised gross margin in the first
half of the year was 17.4% and this reduced to 12.4% in the second half,
resulting in a final Total Group normalised gross margin of 14.7%.
This has in turn impacted Total Group normalised gross profit which
declined $94 million to $3.1 billion. Despite the higher milk price, EBIT
is up, helped by lower operating expenses and an increase in ‘Other’.
Throughout the year we have remained focused on allocating milk into
the products that generate the best overall returns to Fonterra and our
farmer owners.
Asia PacificAMENAGreater ChinaTo t a l
VOLUME (‘000) MT
1
1,386
1%
1,352
6%
1,176
15%
3,914
1%
EBIT contribution
1,2
INGREDIENTS
$44m
70%
$211m
47%
$130m
27%
$385m
47%
FOODSERVICE
$79m
193%
$15m
-
$275m
23%
$369m
51%
CONSUMER
$182m
184%
$110m
57%
$(2)m
94%
$290m
196%
TOTAL
305m
28%
$336m
28%
$403m
10%
Throughout the year
we have remained
focused on allocating
milk into the products
that generate the
best overall returns
to Fonterra and our
farmer owners.
1. Prepared on a normalised Continuing Operations basis. Normalised EBIT contributions sum to $1,044 million, and does not align to reported Continuing Operations due to excluding unallocated
costs and eliminations.
2. Inclusive of Group Operations EBIT attribution.
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A focus on financial discipline
We’ve continued to strengthen our balance sheet. The focus on financial
discipline, alongside strong earnings and proceeds from divestments, has
seen a reduction in our net debt and improved our key leverage metrics.
Net debt is down by $872 million to $3.8 billion. We are also within both
of our long-term leverage targets, with a debt to EBITDA ratio of 2.7x,
and gearing at 35.5%.
Free cash flow for the year was $1.4 billion, reflecting the strong
underlying business performance combined with the proceeds of asset
sales. This comprises $1.2 billion from operating activities and $0.2
billion from investing activities. Of this, $0.8 billion comes from assets
sales and divestments minus $0.6 billion of capital invested. The free cash
flow of $1.4 billion has been used to pay interest of $0.3 billion, dividends
of $0.2 billion (5 cents from last year’s final dividend and an interim
dividend of 5 cents), and to repay $0.9 billion of debt.
Return on capital is unchanged
Our average capital employed was stable year on year. The impact of
divestments in the current and prior year reduced our average capital
employed, but this was offset by the increase in average working capital
in the current year.
The increase in our normalised earnings has been offset by an increase in
the notional tax rate applied to normalised EBIT.
1. Includes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.
20212020201920182017
792
407
275
398
588
Normalised Profit After Tax
1
20212020201920182017
5.6
6.2
5.7
4.7
3.8
Net Debt
1
($ billion)
1. Net debt excludes amounts attributed to disposal groups held for sale. Refer to Glossary in
the Business Performance Report for definition.
20212020201920182017
8.0%
6.2%
5.6%
6.6%
6.6%
Return on Capital
1,2
(%)
1. Refer to Glossary for definition in the Business Performance Report.
2. For the 2021 Financial Year the notional tax charge was set to 16.1% (2020 Financial
Year: 8.4%). The 2021 return on capital would be 7.2% if calculated with the prior notional
tax charge. In 2021 the methodology to calculate return on capital was updated to align
the definition of debt with the net debt used in the debt to EBITDA ratio and exclude hedge
reserves from total equity. The prior years have been restated for consistency with the
current period.
Reported profit after tax is down $60m to $599 million. This reflects the
significant benefit last financial year received from the divestments of
DFE Pharma and foodspring™. After removing the impact of the gains
from asset sales and other normalisations, our underlying performance
has improved $190 million on last year, with normalised profit after tax
of $588 million.
The difference of $11 million between our normalised and reported profit
this year is due to the sale of the Ying and Yutian China farming hubs, the
Falcon China Farms joint venture, realised losses on the sale of Beingmate
shares and a further impairment of the carrying value of DPA Brazil being
included in our reported profit.
A focus on financial discipline has paid off,
with a reduction in net debt and gearing levels.
Mira & Parehuia, Auckland
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NON-GAAP MEASURES
Non-GAAP measures
Fonterra uses several non-GAAP measures when discussing financial
performance. Non-GAAP measures are not defined or specified by
NZ IFRS.
Management believes that these measures provide useful information
as they provide valuable insight on the underlying performance of
the business. They may be used internally to evaluate the underlying
performance of business units and to analyse trends. These measures
are not uniformly defined or utilised by all companies. Accordingly, these
measures may not be comparable with similarly titled measures used by
other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed
in isolation nor considered as a substitute for measures reported in
accordance with NZ IFRS.
Information about non-GAAP measures used by Fonterra, including
reconciliations back to NZ IFRS measures, can be found in Fonterra’s
audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2021. Relevant
note references are presented in the table on the right.
Definitions of non-GAAP measures and other measures (such as free
cash flow, total pay-out and working capital days) used by Fonterra can
be found in the Glossary of the Business Performance Report.
A reconciliation between profit after tax to normalised profit after tax is
presented in the table below.
$ MILLION
31 JULY 202031 JULY 2021
Profit after tax 659599
Gain on sale of Ying and Yutian China
farms–(32)
China Farms (impairment reversal)/
impairment63(23)
Gain on sale of Falcon China Farms JV–(40)
Falcon China Farms JV impairment65–
Income Statement impact of Beingmate
investment(50)49
Brazil consumer and foodservice
business impairment10439
Gain on sale and dividends received
from DFE Pharma(427)–
Gain on sale of Goodminton(66)–
Other 43–
Total normalisation adjustments
1
(268)(7)
Tax on normalisation adjustments
1
7(4)
Normalised profit after tax398588
1 Normalisation adjustments are also detailed in Note 5 Earnings per share of Fonterra’s Financial
Statements for the year ended 31 July 2021
A reconciliation between gross profit to Total Group normalised gross
profit is presented in the table below.
$ MILLION
31 JULY 202031 JULY 2021
Gross profit from continuing
operations3,0622,984
Gross profit from discontinued
operations99153
China Farms (impairment reversal)/
impairment63(23)
Other normalisation adjustments(16)–
Total Group normalised gross profit3,2083,114
NON-GAAP MEASURENOTE REFERENCE
Non-GAAP profit measures
Normalised earnings per share5
Normalised profit after tax attributable to equity
holders of the Co-operative
5
Normalised EBIT1a)
Total Group EBIT11a)
Total Group normalised EBIT11c)
Total Group EBITDA11a)
Total Group normalised EBITDA11a)
Normalised gross profit1a)
Non-GAAP debt measures
Economic net interest-bearing debt (net debt)9b)
Adjusted net debt9b)
Other non-GAAP measures
Debt to EBITDA11a)
Gearing ratio (economic net interest-bearing debt)11b)
Gearing ratio (adjusted net debt)11b)
Return on capital11c)
In addition to the non-GAAP measures set out in the table above,
Fonterra uses normalised profit after tax and Total Group normalised
gross profit.
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Financial
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
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Contents
INCOME STATEMENTFS-02
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOMEFS-03
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONFS-04
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITYFS-06
CASH FLOW STATEMENTFS-07
BASIS OF PREPARATIONFS-09
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSFS-10
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORTFS-60
COVER IMAGE:
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0203
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Statement of Comprehensive Income
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
Income Statement
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
1 Comparative information includes re-presentations for consistency with the current period. Re-presentations have had no impact on the totals or sub-totals presented in the Income Statement.
GROUP $ MILLION
NOTES31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
1
Continuing operations
Revenue from sale of goods320,56520,282
Cost of goods sold4( 1 7, 5 8 1 )(17,236)
Impact of strategy review–16
Gross profit2,9843,062
Other operating income8462
Selling and marketing expenses(574)(551)
Distribution expenses(476)(482)
Administrative expenses(811)(835)
Other operating expenses(316)(377)
Impairment of intangible assets 18–(55)
Share of profit/(loss) of equity accounted investees5(6)
Impact of strategy review2(9)464
Profit before net finance costs and tax from continuing operations68871,282
Finance income913
Finance costs(261)(317)
Net finance costs10(252)(304)
Profit before tax from continuing operations635978
Tax exp ense21(103)(175)
Profit after tax from continuing operations532803
Discontinued operations
Profit/(loss) after tax from discontinued operations267(144)
Profit after tax599659
Profit after tax is attributable to:
Profit attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative578686
Profit/(loss) attributable to non-controlling interests21(27)
Profit after tax599659
GROUP $
NOTES31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Earnings per share:
Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations50.310.48
Basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share from discontinued operations50.05(0.05)
Basic and diluted earnings per share50.360.43
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Profit after tax599659
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to the Income Statement:
Cash flow hedges and other costs of hedging, net of tax(127)354
Net investment hedges and translation of foreign operations, net of tax(112)(67)
Foreign currency translation reserve (gains)/losses transferred to the Income Statement(14)21
Other movements in reserves(3)(41)
Total items that may be reclassified subsequently to the Income Statement(256)267
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to the Income Statement:
Net fair value gains on investments in shares52
Movement in reserves attributable to non-controlling interests(2)(10)
Total items that will not be reclassified subsequently to the Income Statement3(8)
Total other comprehensive (expense)/income (253)259
Total comprehensive income346918
Total comprehensive income is attributable to:
Equity holders of the Co-operative 327955
Non-controlling interests19(37)
Total comprehensive income346918
Total comprehensive income arises from:
Continuing operations2971,054
Discontinued operations49(136)
Total comprehensive income346918
FINANCIAL STATEMENTSFONTERRA ANNUAL REVIEW 2021
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FS/FS/
Statement of Financial Position (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 JULY 2021
Statement of Financial Position
AS AT 31 JULY 2021
GROUP $ MILLION
NOTES31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents985788
Trade and other receivables 121,8021,832
Inventories133,7663,268
Tax receivable3144
Derivative financial instruments 249452
Investment in Beingmate2–157
Other current assets9573
Assets held for sale24621,005
Total current assets7, 3 9 07, 61 9
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment165,9796,006
Right-of-use assets17486569
Equity accounted investments 9196
Intangible assets182,2422,240
Deferred tax assets21460421
Derivative financial instruments437664
Long-term advances163220
Other non-current assets 9381
Total non-current assets9,95110,297
Total assets1 7, 3 4 117, 916
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Bank overdraft2031
Borrowings9818764
Trade and other payables 142,2082,004
Owing to suppliers151,8251,588
Tax payable8788
Derivative financial instruments84113
Provisions227268
Other current liabilities5754
Liabilities held for sale2542603
Total current liabilities 5,7135,313
Non-current liabilities
Borrowings94,2545,277
Derivative financial instruments 359483
Provisions228264
Deferred tax liabilities212520
Other non-current liabilities3956
Total non-current liabilities 4,7595,900
Total liabilities10,47211,213
Net assets6,8696,703
GROUP $ MILLION
NOTES31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
EQUITY
Subscribed equity75,8925,887
Retained earnings1,350933
Foreign currency translation reserve20(355)(229)
Hedge reserves20(26)101
Other reserves2–
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative6,8636,692
Non-controlling interests611
Total equity6,8696,703
The Board approved and authorised for issue these Financial Statements on 22 September 2021.
For and on behalf of the Board:
PETER MCBRIDE BRUCE HASSALL
Chairman Director
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Cash Flow Statement
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
Statement of Changes in Equity
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
GROUP $ MILLION
ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY HOLDERS OF THE CO-OPERATIVE
SUBSCRIBED
EQUITY
RETAINED
EARNINGS
FOREIGN
CURRENCY
TRANSLATION
RESERVE
HEDGE
RESERVES
OTHER
RESERVESTOTAL
NON-
CONTROLLING
INTERESTS
TOTAL
EQUITY
As at 1 August 20205,887933(229)101–6,692116,703
Profit after tax–578–––57821599
Other comprehensive (expense)/income ––(126)(127)2(251)(2)(253)
Total comprehensive income/(expense) –578(126)(127)232719346
Transactions with equity holders in their
capacity as equity holders:
Dividends paid to equity holders
of the Co-operative (refer to Note 8)–(161)–––(161)–(161)
Equity instruments issued (refer to Note 7)5––––5–5
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests––––––(24)(24)
As at 31 July 20215,8921,350(355)(26)26,86366,869
As at 1 August 2019 5,887313(183)(268)85,757775,834
NZ IFRS 16 transition adjustment–(20)–––(20)–(20)
As at 1 August 2019 adjusted 5,887293(183)(268)85,737775,814
Profit/(loss) after tax–686–––686(27)659
Transferred between reserves–(15)–15––––
Other comprehensive (expense)/income –(31)(46)354(8)269(10)259
Total comprehensive income/(expense) –640(46)369(8)955(37)918
Transactions with equity holders in their
capacity as equity holders:
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests––––––(29)(29)
As at 31 July 20205,887933(229)101–6,692116,703
The Cash Flow Statement presents total Group cash flows including continuing and discontinued operations.
GROUP $ MILLION
NOTES31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
1
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit before net finance costs and tax from continuing operations8871,282
Profit/(loss) before net finance costs and tax from discontinued operations72(135)
Total Group profit before net finance costs and tax9591,147
Adjustments for:
–Depreciation and amortisation642627
–Foreign exchange (gains)/losses (136)37
–Gain on sale of Ying and Yutian China farms2(32)–
–Gain on sale of investment in Falcon China Farms JV2(40)–
–Loss/(gain) on sale of investment in Beingmate249(50)
–Gain on sale of investment in DFE Pharma–(401)
–Gain on sale of investment in Goodminton–(66)
–China Farms (impairment reversal)/impairment2(23)63
–Falcon China Farms JV impairment–65
–Brazil consumer and foodservice business impairment239104
–Other (9)145
Total adjustments490524
(Increase)/decrease in working capital:
–Trade and other receivables11(105)
–Inventories(556)(180)
–Trade and other payables 199100
–Owing to suppliers23854
–Other movements (63)25
Total increase in working capital(171)(106)
Net cash flows from operations1,2781,565
Net taxes paid(84)(73)
Net cash flows from operating activities1,1941,492
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash was provided from:
–Proceeds from sale of businesses638624
–Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment936
–Proceeds from sale of livestock2540
–Proceeds from sale of investments110127
Cash was applied to:
–Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (441)(355)
–Acquisition of livestock (including rearing costs)(28)(36)
–Acquisition of intangible assets(80)(49)
–Other cash outflows(10)(51)
Net cash flows from investing activities223336
1 Comparative information includes re-presentations for consistency with the current period. Re-presentations have had no impact on the totals or sub-totals presented in the Cash Flow Statement.
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
Cash Flow Statement (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
GROUP $ MILLION
NOTES31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
1
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash was provided from:
–Proceeds from borrowings2,4022,286
–Interest received1011
–Other cash inflows27–
Cash was applied to:
–Interest paid(308)(395)
–Repayment of borrowings(3,142)(3,381)
–Dividends paid to equity holders of the Co-operative(157)–
–Dividends paid to non-controlling interests(24)(29)
–Other cash outflows–(31)
Net cash flows from financing activities(1,192)(1,539)
Net increase in cash225289
Opening cash 780516
Effect of exchange rate changes(23)(25)
Closing cash 982780
Reconciliation of closing cash to the Statement of Financial Position:
Cash and cash equivalents985788
Bank overdraft(20)(31)
Cash balances included in assets and liabilities held for sale21723
Closing cash982780
a) About Fonterra
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (Fonterra, the Company or the
Co-operative) is a multinational dairy co-operative. Fonterra is primarily
involved in the collection, manufacture and sale of milk and milk-derived
products through its Ingredients, Consumer and Foodservice channels.
Fonterra is incorporated and domiciled in New Zealand. Fonterra is registered
under the Companies Act 1993 and the Co-operative Companies Act
1996, and is an FMC Reporting Entity under the Financial Markets Conduct
Act 2013. Fonterra is also required to comply with the Dairy Industry
Restructuring Act 2001.
b) Basis of preparation
These Financial Statements comprise Fonterra and its subsidiaries (together
referred to as the Group) and the Group’s interests in its equity accounted
investments.
These Financial Statements:
–comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS);
–comply with New Zealand Equivalents to International Financial Reporting
Standards (NZ IFRS);
–have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice applicable to for-profit entities;
–have been prepared on a historical cost basis except where otherwise
stated. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are summarised in Note
25 Fair value measurement; and
–are presented in New Zealand dollars ($ or NZD), which is Fonterra’s
functional currency, and rounded to the nearest million, except where
otherwise stated.
c) Basis of consolidation
In preparing these Financial Statements, subsidiaries are consolidated from
the date the Group gains control until the date on which control ceases. The
Group’s share of results of equity accounted investments are included in the
Financial Statements from the date that significant influence or joint control
commences, until the date that significant influence or joint control ceases.
All intercompany transactions are eliminated.
Translation of the Financial Statements into NZD
The assets and liabilities of Group companies whose functional currency
is not NZD are translated into NZD at the year-end exchange rate. The
revenue and expenses of these companies are translated into NZD at rates
approximating those at the dates of the transactions. Exchange differences
arising on this translation are recognised in the foreign currency translation
reserve (FCTR). On disposal or partial disposal of an entity, the related
exchange differences that were recorded in equity are recognised in the
Income Statement as part of the gain or loss on disposal.
d) Material accounting policies
Accounting policies which are considered material to an
understanding of the Financial Statements are provided throughout
the notes in green shading.
New and amended International Financial Reporting Standards
No new or amended standards and interpretations that became effective for
the year ended 31 July 2021 have had a material impact to the Group.
In April 2021, the IFRS Interpretation Committee published a final agenda
decision on Configuration or Customisation Costs in a Cloud Computing
Arrangement (IAS 38 Intangible Assets). The Group has assessed the impact
of the agenda decision, and no adjustment was required. The Group’s
accounting policies are consistent with the agenda decision.
Accounting standards issued but not yet effective
There are no new or amended standards that are issued but not yet effective
that are expected to have a material impact to the Group.
e) Significant judgements and estimates
In the preparation of these Financial Statements, a number of
judgements and estimates have been made. Accordingly, actual
outcomes may differ to these estimates.
Information about judgements, estimates and assumptions which are
considered material to an understanding of the Financial Statements are
provided in the following notes in grey shading.
NOTE
ITEM INVOLVING SIGNIFICANT JUDGEMENT
OR ESTIMATION
Note 2Strategy review
update
–Determining if a disposal group is held
for sale
–Fair value measurement of assets and
liabilities held for sale
Note 3Revenue from sale
of goods
–Revenue recognition for transactions
involving distributors
Note 18Intangible assets –Assumptions used in the impairment
tests
Note 21Taxation –Utilisation of tax losses
–Uncertain tax positions
Note 22Contingent
liabilities,
provisions and
commitments
–Measurement of provisions and
contingent liabilities
Note 25Fair value
measurement
–Fair value measurement
f ) COVID-19 pandemic
To ensure the ongoing impact of COVID-19 has been appropriately reflected
in the Financial Statements, the Group has assessed the impact on its assets
and liabilities.
–Debtor collectability has been closely monitored. No material change in
the provision for impairment of trade receivables as a result of COVID-19
has been identified.
–The Group’s global supply chain has been carefully managed. During the
year ended 31 July 2021, the Group has been impacted by global shipping
delays. Inventory obsolescence has been closely monitored. No material
changes in the provision for impairment of inventories has been identified.
–Forecasts and budgets used for impairment testing include the Group’s
best estimates of the ongoing impact of COVID-19.
–No onerous contracts or additional provisions have been recognised as a
direct impact of COVID-19.
1 Comparative information includes re-presentations for consistency with the current period. Re-presentations have had no impact on the totals or sub-totals presented in the Cash Flow Statement.
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NOTEFS PAGE
Performance11
1 Segment reporting11
2 Strategy review update14
3 Revenue from sale of goods18
4 Cost of goods sold19
5 Earnings per share19
6 Profit before net finance costs and tax20
Debt and Equity21
7 Subscribed equity instruments21
8 Dividends22
9 Borrowings23
10 Net finance costs25
11 Capital management26
Working capital28
12 Trade and other receivables28
13 Inventories29
14 Trade and other payables29
15 Owing to suppliers30
Long-term assets30
16 Property, plant and equipment30
17 Leases32
18 Intangible assets33
Financial Risk Management36
19 Financial risk management36
20 Hedge accounting42
Other48
21 Taxation48
22 Contingent liabilities, provisions and commitments51
23 Related party transactions53
24 Subsidiaries55
25 Fair value measurement57
26 Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities58
27 Net tangible assets per quoted equity security59
Performance
This section focuses on the Group’s financial performance and the returns provided to equity holders. This section includes the following notes:
Note 1: Segment reporting
Note 2: Strategy review update
Note 3: Revenue from sale of goods
Note 4: Cost of goods sold
Note 5: Earnings per share
Note 6: Profit before net finance costs and tax
1. Segment reporting
Segment information provided in this note reflects the Group’s performance from continuing operations only. The China Farms and Brazil consumer and
foodservice businesses are considered discontinued operations and have been excluded from the disclosures in this note. Please see Note 2 Strategy review
update for further information about the Group’s discontinued operations.
a) Reportable segments
Operating segments reflect the way financial information is regularly reviewed by the Fonterra Management Team (FMT). The FMT is considered to be the Chief
Operating Decision Maker. During the year ended 31 July 2021, the FMT consisted of the Group CEO, CFO and Chief Operating Officer, the CEOs of the three
customer-facing regional business units (Asia Pacific, AMENA and Greater China), the Director Office of the CEO and the Managing Director Co-operative Affairs.
The measure of profit or loss used by the FMT to evaluate the underlying performance of operating segments is normalised earnings before interest and tax
(normalised EBIT).
The Group’s operating model is based around the three regional business units, supported by a shared infrastructure, referred to as Group Operations
which comprises:
–the functions under the Chief Operating Office (COO) and includes New Zealand milk collection and processing operations and assets, supply chain, Group
IT, Sustainability and Innovation;
–Fonterra Farm Source™ retail stores; and
–the Central Portfolio Management function (CPM).
The operating model forms the basis for the Group’s operating segments. Under the operating model, the business is managed as a matrix form organisation,
whereby regional business unit CEOs and the FMT members that have responsibility for COO and CPM have overlapping responsibility for performance.
Information about the performance of Group Operations is reported to the FMT both separately and attributed to each of the regional business units.
The Group has determined that its reportable segments are Asia Pacific, AMENA and Greater China, inclusive of their respective attribution of Group
Operations. This presentation provides a full end-to-end view of performance for each of the customer facing regional business units.
REPORTABLE SEGMENTSDESCRIPTION
Asia PacificRepresents the Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer channels in New Zealand, Australia, Pacific Islands, South East Asia
and South Asia.
AMENARepresents the Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer channels in Africa, Middle East, Europe, North Asia and Americas.
Greater ChinaRepresents the Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer channels in Greater China, and the Falcon China Farms joint venture
(Falcon China Farms JV).
The performance of large multi-national customers are reported within the reportable segment that they are managed by. This can differ from the geographical
region of the destination of goods sold.
The attribution of Group Operations to reportable segments and transactions between reportable segments follow underlying business rules. These rules have
been designed to reflect the end-to-end contribution of each reportable segment.
Where there is common activity amongst segments and there is an attribution of those revenues and costs across segments, the attribution is based on a
number of principles. These principles include:
–activity based allocation where appropriate;
–volumes of product sold/manufactured in the segment; and
–the segment’s proportion of New Zealand sourced milk sales.
The performance of Fonterra Farm Source™ retail stores are attributed to the Asia Pacific reportable segment.
The Group regularly reviews the application of these principles to ensure they continue to remain appropriate. Where appropriate, comparative information may
be restated for consistency with the current period attribution.
For the year ended 31 July 2021, the Group has continued to refine its approach to attributing the change in the cost of milk across the season. Comparative
information has been restated for consistency with the current period.
Unallocated costs represent corporate costs including Co-operative Affairs and Group Functions.
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a) Reportable segments continued
GROUP $ MILLION
CONTINUING OPERATIONSASIA PACIFICAMENAGREATER CHINA
UNALLOCATED COSTS AND
ELIMINATIONSTOTAL
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
RESTATED
1
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
RESTATED
1
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
RESTATED
1
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
RESTATED
1
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Sales volume (metric
tonnes, thousands)1,3861,4061,3521,4331 ,1761,021(40)(18)3, 8 743,842
Revenue from sale
of goods7, 1 1 07, 0747, 3 0 47, 8 746,3125,374(161)(40)20,56520,282
Cost of goods sold(5,915)(5,867)(6,400)(6,817)(5,476)(4,596)21044( 1 7, 5 8 1 )(17,236)
Normalised gross profit1,1951,2079041,0578367784942,9843,046
Operating expenses(889)(967)(605)(585)(436)(401)(223)(241)(2,153)(2,194)
Other
2
(1)(1)37(7)3(11)261465(5)
Normalised EBIT305239336465403366(148)(223)896847
Normalisation adjustments:
–Falcon China Farms
JV gain on sale/
(impairment)––––40(65)––40(65)
–Income Statement
impact of Beingmate
investment––––(49)50––(49)50
–Gain on sale and
dividends received
from DFE Pharma –––427–––––427
–Gain on sale of
Goodminton–––60–––6–66
–Other normalisations–5–(13)–(22)–(13)–(43)
Profit before net finance
costs and tax305244336939394329(148)(230)8871,282
Other segment information:
–Inter-segment revenue 1553961––(161)(40)––
–Depreciation and
amortisation (242)(235)(196)(222)(182)(133)(22)(23)(642)(613)
–Share of profit/(loss)
of equity accounted
investments(3)(3)66–(12)235(6)
1 Comparative information includes restatements for consistency with the current period attribution.
2 Comprises other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of profit/(loss) of equity accounted investments.
There were no normalisation adjustments to gross profit for the year ended 31 July 2021. A reconciliation of normalised gross profit to reported gross profit for
the year ended 31 July 2020 is presented in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 2020
Normalised gross profit3,046
Normalisation adjustments:
–DFE Pharma dividend received26
–Other impact of strategy review(10)
Gross profit3,062
b) Geographical analysis of revenue
Revenue is analysed by geography on the basis of the destination of the goods sold. Geographical groupings in the following table are not aligned with the
Group’s reportable segments.
GROUP $ MILLION
NEW ZEALANDAUSTRALIACHINAREST OF ASIA AMERICASREST OF WORLDTOTAL
Geographical external revenue
Year ended 31 July 20211,7261,6996,1197, 0 5 62,5971,36820,565
Year ended 31 July 2020
1
1,6051,7005,1967, 4972,7031,58120,282
1 Comparative information includes re-presentations for consistency with the current period.
c) Geographical analysis of non-current assets
Geographical groupings in the following table are not aligned with the Group’s reportable segments.
GROUP $ MILLION
NEW ZEALANDAUSTRALIACHINAREST OF ASIA AMERICASREST OF WORLDTOTAL
Non-current assets
As at 31 July 20216,649970177773882539,054
As at 31 July 2020
1
6,626997638154282839,212
1 Comparative information includes re-presentations for consistency with the current period.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Reconciliation of geographical non-current assets to total non-current assets
Geographical non-current assets 9,0549,212
Deferred tax assets460421
Derivative financial instruments 437664
Total non-current assets9,95110,297
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2. Strategy review update
During the year ended 31 July 2019 the Group announced and began the implementation of a Group-wide strategy review.
During the year ended 31 July 2021 progress of the strategic review includes completion of the sale of the Ying and Yutian China farms and the Falcon China
Farms JV, and completion of selling the Group’s holdings in Beingmate Baby & Child Food Co., Ltd (Beingmate).
At 31 July 2021, the Hangu China farm and the Brazil consumer and foodservice business continued to meet the definition of held for sale and a
discontinued operation.
This note provides information about the Group’s divestments, disposal groups held for sale and discontinued operations for the year ended 31 July 2021.
a) Divestments
Upon sale of an asset, investment or group of assets and liabilities (e.g. a business), those assets and liabilities are derecognised when the Group loses
control. A gain or loss on sale is recognised as the difference between:
–the total sale proceeds; and
–the carrying amount of the assets and liabilities at the date of sale.
Any related foreign exchange differences recorded in equity are reclassified to the Income Statement as part of the gain or loss on sale.
Sale of Ying and Yutian China farms
On 1 April 2021 the Group completed the sale of its two wholly owned China farms in Ying and Yutian, and a gain of $32 million was recognised in the Income
Statement. The gain on sale includes a credit balance of $29 million that was reclassified from the foreign currency translation reserve (FCTR).
The gain on sale has been recognised in profit/(loss) after tax from discontinued operations in the Income Statement.
$ MILLION
Sales proceeds received in cash552
Total sale proceeds 552
Less: Net assets disposed of(535)
Less: Transaction and other associated costs(14)
Gain on sale before reclassification of FCTR3
Reclassification of FCTR29
Gain on sale32
In addition to the gain on sale described above, the Group recognised an impairment reversal of $23 million during the year.
A breakdown of net assets disposed of is presented in the following table.
$ MILLION
Cash and cash equivalents33
Trade receivables37
Inventory36
Property, plant and equipment238
Livestock241
Other assets2
Trade and other payables (43)
Other liabilities(9)
Net assets disposed535
The Ying and Yutian farms were part of the Group’s China Farms business. The China Farms business is considered a discontinued operation and its performance
has not been included in a reportable segment.
a) Divestments
continued
Sale of investment in Falcon China Farms JV
On 30 June 2021 the Group completed the sale of its equity accounted investment in Falcon China Farms JV, and a gain of $40 million was recognised in the
Income Statement. The gain on sale includes a credit balance of $6 million that was reclassified from the FCTR.
The gain on sale has been recognised in the impact of strategy review line item in the Income Statement.
$ MILLION
Sales proceeds received in cash88
Total sale proceeds 88
Less: Net investment disposed of(49)
Less: Transaction and other associated costs(5)
Gain on sale before reclassification of FCTR34
Reclassification of FCTR6
Gain on sale40
Included in the gain on sale described above, the Group recognised an impairment reversal of $15 million during the year relating to its investment in
Falcon China Farms JV.
The Group’s investment in Falcon China Farms JV was included in the Greater China reportable segment.
Sale of investment in Beingmate
During the year ended 31 July 2021, the Group completed the sale of its remaining investment in Beingmate Baby & Child Food Co., Ltd (Beingmate),
marking a full exit of its investment in the company.
% SHARESPRICE CNY$ MILLION
As at 31 July 20209.117. 9 2157
Sales for the year9.114.35-9.05110
As at 31 July 2021–––
A loss of $49 million has been recognised in relation to Beingmate for the year ended 31 July 2021. The loss has been recognised in the impact of strategy
review line item in the Income Statement (31 July 2020: gain of $50 million).
The Group’s investment in Beingmate was included in the Greater China reportable segment.
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b) Disposal groups held for sale
A disposal group is a group of assets and liabilities to be disposed of (by sale or otherwise) in a single transaction. A disposal group is classified as held for
sale if it is available for immediate sale in its present condition and its sale is highly probable.
Disposal groups classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. Immediately prior to
being classified as held for sale, the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the disposal group are measured in accordance with the applicable
accounting policy. Impairment losses on initial classification as held for sale and subsequent gains and losses on remeasurement are recognised in the
Income Statement.
Once classified as held for sale assets are no longer depreciated or amortised, and equity accounted investments are no longer equity accounted.
Assets of disposal groups held for sale are presented in a single line item within current assets, and liabilities of disposal groups held for sale are presented
in a single line item within current liabilities. Comparative period information for assets and liabilities held for sale is not re-presented in the Statement of
Financial Position.
Judgement is involved in determining whether a disposal group is held for sale at balance date.
Uncertainty is involved in estimating fair value less costs to sell. The fair value less costs to sell for assets and liabilities held for sale has been estimated
based on information received through the sales process.
The major classes of assets and liabilities held for sale are presented in the following table.
$ MILLION
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR SALE
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Cash and cash equivalents1723
Trade receivables3973
Inventory3747
Property, plant and equipment79279
Livestock25253
Intangible assets122140
Other assets143190
Total assets held for sale4621,005
Borrowings 282289
Trade and other payables 150197
Provisions5455
Other liabilities5662
Total liabilities held for sale542603
Net (liabilities)/assets held for sale(80)402
Hangu China farm
As at 31 July 2021 the Hangu China farm continued to meet the requirements to be classified as held for sale (31 July 2020: held for sale). In October 2020, the
Group announced it had agreed to sell its interest in the Hangu China farm to Beijing Sanyuan Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (Sanyuan). The minority shareholder of
the Hangu China farm, Sanyuan, exercised their right of first refusal to purchase the Group’s interest. However, due to lack of progress in agreeing the specific
terms of the sale, the right of first refusal was terminated by the Group in May 2021. As a result, the farm was not sold within the initial one-year period from
being classified as held for sale.
At 31 July 2021 the Group remains committed to the sale and the farm continues to be actively marketed. The Group expects the sale to be completed within
one year of balance date.
At 31 July 2021 the Group reassessed the fair value less costs to sell of the Hangu China farm and no further adjustment has been recognised.
At 31 July 2021 the FCTR balance attributable to the Hangu China farm was a debit balance of $1 million (31 July 2020: credit balance of $2 million).
b) Disposal groups held for sale
continued
Brazil consumer and foodservice business
As at 31 July 2021 the Brazil consumer and foodservice business continued to meet the requirements to be classified as held for sale (31 July 2020: held for sale).
Market conditions that existed at the date the business was initially classified as held for sale deteriorated due to COVID-19 and, as a result, the business was
not sold within the initial one-year period from being classified as held for sale.
At 31 July 2021 the Group remains committed to the sale and the business continues to be actively marketed. The Group expects the sale to be completed
within one year of balance date.
The Group has reassessed the fair value less costs to sell at 31 July 2021 and recognised a further write-down of $39 million ($35 million after tax), of which
$18 million after tax is attributable to the Group’s equity holders.
At 31 July 2021 the FCTR balance attributable to the Brazil consumer and foodservice business was a debit balance of $63 million (31 July 2020: debit balance
of $66 million).
c) Discontinued operations
A disposal group that meets the criterion to be classified as held for sale (or has been sold) is a discontinued operation if it represents, or is part of a
single co-ordinated plan to dispose of, a separate major line of business or geographical area of operations, or is a subsidiary acquired exclusively with
a view to resale.
Profit/(loss) after tax from discontinued operations is presented in a single line item in the Income Statement for both the current and comparative year.
The China Farms business and Brazil consumer and foodservice business both meet the definition of a discontinued operation. The Falcon China Farms JV does
not meet the definition of a discontinued operation.
The China Farms business comprises its 85 per cent owned farm in Hangu and, up to the date of sale, its Ying and Yutian farms.
The financial performance of the Ying and Yutian farms up to the date the Group ceased to have control over the farms, has been recognised in profit/(loss)
after tax from discontinued operations.
The summarised financial performance of the China Farms business and Brazil consumer and foodservice business, recognised in profit/(loss) after tax from
discontinued operations in the Income Statement, is presented in the following table.
$ MILLION
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Revenue from sale of goods559693
Cost of goods sold(429)(531)
China Farms impairment reversal/(impairment)23(63)
Gross profit15399
Other operating income183
Other operating expenses (92)(133)
Gain on sale of Ying and Yutian China farms32–
Brazil consumer and foodservice impairment(39)(104)
Profit/(loss) before net finance costs and tax72(135)
Net finance costs(10)(28)
Profit/(loss) before tax62(163)
Tax credit519
Profit/(loss) after tax from discontinued operations67(144)
Share of loss attributable to non-controlling interests1352
Profit/(loss) after tax attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative80(92)
Movement in exchange differences on translation of discontinued operations225
Foreign currency translation reserve gains transferred to the Income Statement(19)–
Other reserve movements(1)(17)
Total comprehensive income/(expense) from discontinued operations49(136)
Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities(8)77
Net cash inflow/(outflow) from investing activities510(6)
Net cash outflow from financing activities(6)(1)
Net increase in cash generated by the discontinued operations49670
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3. Revenue from sale of goods
The Group recognises revenue from the sale of products when control of the products transfers to the customer. The transfer of control of products
typically occurs at the following times.
–Ingredient products (export sales) – once the products are loaded onto the ship.
–Ingredient products (domestic sales) – on delivery of the products to the customer’s designated location.
–Consumer and foodservice products – on delivery of the products to the customer’s designated location.
The amount of revenue recognised reflects the consideration that the Group expects to be entitled to for providing the products to the customer. Revenue
is measured as the sales price specified in the contract adjusted for pricing adjustments, trade spend and rebates. Pricing adjustments, trade spend and
rebates are recognised as deductions from revenue at the time that the related sale is recognised. The estimated amount of the deduction from revenue
is based on historical experience and the specific terms of the contracts with customers so that it is highly probable that a significant reversal of revenue
recognised will not occur.
For export sales the Group sells a significant proportion of its products on terms that include freight and insurance to the destination port. For these
sales the Group has a separate performance obligation to arrange freight and insurance services for the customers after the date at which control of the
products passes to the customer. As the Group does not control the freight and insurance services before those services are transferred to the customer,
the Group is acting as an agent. Therefore, the Group recognises the net agency fee as revenue when freight and insurance services are made available to
customers, usually this is when the products are loaded onto the ship.
The Group offers credit terms which are short-term in nature. In addition, as part of its normal trade terms, the Group receives payments in advance from
certain customers. Contracts with customers do not contain significant financing components.
The Group sells products either directly to customers or through distributors. For transactions involving distributors, judgement is required to
assess whether:
–control of the products passes and therefore revenue is recognised when the products are transferred to the distributor, in which case the distributor is
the Group’s customer; or
–the Group retains control of the products after transfer to the distributor, in which case control of the products does not pass until the products reach
the customer in the supply chain who does obtain control of the product. In this situation the customer, referred to as the ‘end customer’ may be a
retailer, reseller or food manufacturer. Revenue is not recognised until the products are transferred to the end customer.
The assessment of whether control of the products passes to the distributor can involve significant judgement. In assessing control, the following
indicators are considered.
–The ability to direct the use of the product. This includes consideration of who has the primary responsibility for providing the products to the end
customer and whether the Group can restrict who the distributor sells the product to.
–The transfer of inventory risk and demand risk. This includes consideration of the level of, or allowance for, product returns and who bears the residual
risk of product expiry.
–The level of support provided by the Group to assist the distributor to on-sell the product. This includes consideration of collaboration on marketing
plans, financial support provided by the Group through pricing discounts or funding of promotional activity.
Sales to distributors where significant judgement is involved in determining the timing of revenue recognition are primarily in the Foodservice channel.
Contractual terms vary across markets and sales channels. In most arrangements the contractual terms indicate that the distributor is responsible
for providing the products to the end customer and has assumed the inventory risk. The Group often retains price risk through the provision of price
discounts, funding promotional activity or influence over price setting. In general, these pricing mechanisms impact the amount of revenue recognised by
the Group rather than indicating control of the products is retained.
In order to conclude on the transfer of control of the products the contract must be assessed in its entirety, along with implied contractual terms based on
commercial customary practices.
Revenue is disaggregated by Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer channels across the Group’s reportable segments in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
ASIA PACIFICAMENAGREATER CHINATOTAL
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
RESTATED
1
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
RESTATED
1
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
RESTATED
1
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Ingredients channel revenue3,5213,6735,7836,5054,2593,51313,56313,691
Foodservice channel revenue9289153332351,6911,5312,9522,681
Consumer channel revenue2,5062,4471,1821,1333623304,0503,910
Revenue from sale of goods6,9557, 0357, 2 9 87, 8 7 36,3125,37420,56520,282
1 Comparative information includes restatements for consistency with the current period.
Revenue is disaggregated by geography on the basis of the destination of the goods sold in Note 1 Segment reporting.
4. Cost of goods sold
Cost of goods sold is primarily made up of New Zealand sourced cost of milk.
New Zealand sourced cost of milk includes the cost of milk supplied by farmer shareholders, supplier premiums paid, and the cost of milk purchased from
contract milk suppliers during the financial year.
New Zealand sourced cost of milk supplied by farmer shareholders comprises the volume of milk solids supplied at the Farmgate Milk Price as determined
by the Board for the relevant season. In making that determination the Board takes into account the Farmgate Milk Price calculated in accordance with the
Farmgate Milk Price Manual, which is independently assured. The Fonterra Farmgate Milk Price Statement sets out information about the Farmgate Milk
Price, and how it is calculated. It can be found in the ‘Investors/Farmgate Milk Prices/Milk Price Methodology’ section of Fonterra’s website.
Other costs include purchases of other products, raw materials and packing, direct labour costs, depreciation and other costs directly incurred to bring
inventory to its final point of sale location.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Opening inventory3,2683,165
Cost of milk:
–New Zealand sourced11,66010,888
–Non-New Zealand sourced9941,007
Other costs5,4255,444
Closing inventory(3,766)(3,268)
Total cost of goods sold1 7, 5 8 117,236
5. Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated as profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative divided by the weighted average number of shares on
issue for the period.
Diluted earnings per share is determined by adjusting profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative and the weighted average number of
shares on issue for the effects of all shares with dilutive potential. There were no shares on issue with dilutive potential for either of the years presented.
GROUP
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations ($)0.310.48
Basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share from discontinued operations ($)0.05(0.05)
Basic and diluted earnings per share ($)0.360.43
Profit attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative ($ million)578686
Weighted average number of shares (thousands of shares)1,613,1051,612,076
Normalised earnings per share
Normalised earnings per share is calculated as normalised profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative divided by the weighted average
number of shares on issue for the period.
GROUP
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Normalised basic and diluted earnings per share ($)0.340.24
Normalised profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative ($ million)550382
Weighted average number of shares (thousands of shares)1,613,1051,612,076
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5. Earnings per share continued
A reconciliation of profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative to normalised profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the Co-
operative is presented in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative578686
Less: Gain on sale of Ying and Yutian China farms(32)–
(Less)/add: China Farms (impairment reversal)/impairment(23)63
Less: Gain on sale of Falcon China Farms JV(40)–
Add: Falcon China Farms JV impairment–65
Add/(less): Income Statement impact of Beingmate investment49(50)
Add: Brazil consumer and foodservice business impairment39104
Less: Gain on sale and dividends received from DFE Pharma–(427)
Less: Gain on sale of Goodminton–(66)
Add: Other –43
Total normalisation adjustments(7)(268)
(Less)/add: Tax on normalisation adjustments(4)7
Less: Normalisation adjustments attributable to non-controlling interests(17)(43)
Normalised profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative550382
6. Profit before net finance costs and tax
a) Additional information about items included in profit before net finance costs and tax
The following items have been included in profit before net finance costs and tax in the Income Statement.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Total employee benefits expense2,1172, 074
Depreciation and amortisation expense642613
Research and development costs11098
Contributions to defined contribution plans included in employee benefits expense8379
Net foreign exchange losses2664
b) Fees paid to the auditor and network firms
KPMG has been appointed the Group’s external auditor for two consecutive years. The lead audit partner has served for two consecutive years. The Board
has overseen compliance with the Group’s Audit Independence Policy. KPMG has not provided any services during the year other than audit and audit-
related services.
A breakdown of fees paid to the auditor and network firms which are included in the Income Statement is presented in the following table. Fees are inclusive of
any disbursements.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Audit and review of the Financial Statements of the Group and its subsidiaries:
–New Zealand6.26.7
–Network firms of the auditor2.42.1
Total fees for the audit and review of the Financial Statements8.68.8
Audit-related services:
–Assurance services in respect of the Farmgate Milk Price Statement0.10.1
–Other audit-related services0.10.1
Total fees for audit-related services0.20.2
Total fees paid to auditor8.89.0
Debt and equity
This section outlines the Group’s capital structure and the related financing costs. It also provides information on how the funds that finance current and future
activities are raised and how the Group manages capital.
This section includes the following notes:
Note 7: Subscribed equity instruments
Note 8: Dividends
Note 9: Borrowings
Note 10: Net finance costs
Note 11: Capital management
7. Subscribed equity instruments
Subscribed equity instruments comprise Co-operative shares and units in the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund (the Fund). Incremental costs directly
attributable to equity transactions are recognised as a deduction from subscribed equity.
a) Co-operative shares, including shares held within the Group
Co-operative shares may only be held by a shareholder supplying milk to Fonterra (farmer shareholder), by former farmer shareholders for up to three seasons
after cessation of milk supply, or by Fonterra Farmer Custodian Limited (the Custodian). Voting rights in Fonterra are dependent on milk supply supported by
Co-operative shares, these rights are also attached to vouchers when backed by milk supply (subject to limits).
The rights attaching to Co-operative shares are set out in Fonterra’s Constitution, available in the ‘Our Co-operative/Governance and Management’ section of
Fonterra’s website.
At 31 July 2021 there were 1,613,357,879 Co-operative shares on issue (31 July 2020: 1,612,097,067 shares).
During the year ended 31 July 2021, Fonterra issued:
–1,138,230 shares under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (31 July 2020: nil); and
–122,582 shares under the Farm Source Rewards scheme (31 July 2020: 105,345 shares).
Co-operative shares can be traded between farmer shareholders on the Fonterra Shareholders’ Market (a private market operated by NZX Limited). On 6 May
2021 the Group commenced a consultation process to seek feedback on potential options to change its capital structure. From that date the ability for farmer
shareholders to exchange Co-operative shares into units in the Fund was suspended and the Fund size was temporarily capped. The temporary cap is expected
to remain in effect until the Group completes its consultation on its capital structure options.
Information about the Group’s capital structure review is available in the ‘Investors/Capital Structure’ section of Fonterra’s website.
b) Units in the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund
The Custodian holds legal title of Co-operative shares of which the Economic Rights have been sold to the Fund on trust for the benefit of the Fund. At 31 July
2021 107,420,162 Co-operative shares (31 July 2020: 104,581,516) were legally owned by the Custodian, on trust for the benefit of the Fund.
Units in the Fund are traded on the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) and Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).
During the year ended 31 July 2021, the Fund issued 11,794,492 units (31 July 2020: 17,298,927 units) and redeemed 8,955,846 units (31 July 2020: 15,651,993 units).
The rights attaching to units are set out in the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund 2021 Annual Report, available in the ‘Investors/Fonterra Shareholder’s Fund’ section
of Fonterra’s website.
c) Market capitalisation
At 31 July 2021, the Group’s market capitalisation was below the carrying amount of the Group’s net assets. The Group has performed an impairment test to
assess the recoverable amount of the Group’s net assets. No impairment has been identified.
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8. Dividends
All Co-operative shares, including those held by the Custodian, are eligible to receive dividends if declared by the Board. As set out in Fonterra’s
constitution, dividends on Co-operative shares held by farmer shareholders in excess of the maximum number of Co-operative shares that the shareholder
is permitted to hold at compliance date, shall be forfeited by the shareholder and retained by the Group. This will apply to Co-operative shares that are
held by farmer shareholders in excess of the maximum number that they were permitted to hold for the 2020/21 season.
Dividends are recognised as a liability in the Group’s Financial Statements in the period in which they are declared by the Board. The Group’s Dividend
Policy can be found in the ‘Investors/Results & Reporting/Dividends & Reinvestment Plan’ section of Fonterra’s website.
The Group has a Dividend Reinvestment Plan, where eligible shareholders can choose to reinvest all or part of their future dividend in additional Co-
operative shares. The Group’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan can be found in the ‘Investors/Results & Reporting/Dividends & Reinvestment Plan’ section of
Fonterra’s website.
$ MILLION
DIVIDENDS 31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
2020 Final dividend – 5 cents per share
1
80–
2021 Interim dividend – 5 cents per share²81–
1 Declared on 17 September 2020 and paid on 15 October 2020 to all Co-operative shares on issue at 25 September 2020. The Dividend Reinvestment Plan applied to this dividend.
2 Declared on 16 March 2021 and paid on 15 April 2021 to all Co-operative shares on issue at 24 March 2021. The Dividend Reinvestment Plan did not apply to this dividend.
No dividend was paid during the year ended 31 July 2020.
Dividend declared after balance date
On 22 September 2021, the Board declared a final dividend of 15 cents per share, to be paid on 15 October 2021 to all Co-operative shares on issue at
30 September 2021.
The Dividend Reinvestment Plan does not apply to this dividend.
9. Borrowings
The Group borrows in the form of bonds, bank facilities and other financial instruments. The Group also recognises lease liabilities within borrowings.
Refer to Note 17 Leases for further information about the Group’s lease liabilities and related right-of-use assets.
The interest expense incurred on the Group’s borrowings is presented in Note 10 Net finance costs.
Borrowings (excluding lease liabilities) are recognised initially at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred. Borrowings are subsequently measured
at amortised cost using the effective interest method, with the hedged risks on certain debt instruments measured at fair value.
a) Total borrowings
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Total current borrowings818764
Total non-current borrowings4,2545,277
Total borrowings
1
5,0726,041
1 Borrowings of $282 million attributable to disposal groups held for sale are not included in the table above (31 July 2020: $289 million).
A breakdown of total borrowings is presented in the following tables.
GROUP $ MILLION
BALANCE
AS AT
1 AUGUST
2020PROCEEDS
NEW LEASE
LIABILITIESREPAYMENTS
FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
MOVEMENT
CHANGES IN
FAIR VALUES
TRANSFERRED
TO LIABILITIES
HELD
FOR SALEOTHER
BALANCE
AS AT 31 JULY
2021
Commercial paper–444–(444)–––––
Bank loans201,882–(1,888)(3)–––11
Lease liabilities
1
604–34(109)(6)–––523
Capital notes
2
35–––––––35
NZX-listed bonds600–––––––600
Medium-term notes4,782––(633)(97)(151)–23,903
Total borrowings
3
6,0412,32634(3, 074)(106)(151)–25,072
GROUP $ MILLION
BALANCE
AS AT
1 AUGUST
2019PROCEEDS
NEW LEASE
LIABILITIESREPAYMENTS
FOREIGN
EXCHANGE
MOVEMENT
CHANGES
IN FAIR
VALUES
TRANSFERRED
TO LIABILITIES
HELD
FOR SALEOTHER
BALANCE
AS AT
31 JULY
2020
Commercial paper259333–(594)–––2–
Bank loans6191,953–(2,186)(88)–(278)–20
Lease liabilities
1
652–123(161)––(11)1604
Capital notes
2
35–––––––35
NZX-listed bonds600–––––––600
Medium-term notes4,971––(440)87165–(1)4,782
Total borrowings
3
7, 1 3 62,286123(3,381)(1)165(289)26,041
1 Refer to Note 17 Leases for further information about lease liabilities.
2 Capital notes are unsecured subordinated borrowings.
3 All borrowings other than lease liabilities and capital notes are unsecured and unsubordinated.
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9. Borrowings continued
b) Non-GAAP debt measures
The Group uses the following non-GAAP debt measures in monitoring its net debt position and in calculating the Group’s debt to EBITDA ratio, gearing ratios,
and return on capital. Refer to Note 11 Capital management for further information about these ratios.
Economic net interest-bearing debt
Economic net interest-bearing debt is total borrowings, plus bank overdraft, less cash and cash equivalents and long-term advances, adjusted for derivatives used
to manage changes in hedged risks on debt instruments. Economic net interest-bearing debt excludes amounts attributable to disposal groups held for sale.
The Group believes that economic net interest-bearing debt provides useful information as it reflects the Group’s net debt position after incorporating the
effect of debt hedging in place at balance date.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Total borrowings5,0726,041
Plus: Bank overdraft2031
Less: Cash and cash equivalents(985)(788)
Less: Long-term advances(163)(220)
Less: Value of derivatives used to manage changes in hedged risks on debt instruments(157)(405)
Economic net interest-bearing debt3,7874,659
Adjusted net debt
Adjusted net debt is economic net interest-bearing debt, excluding long-term advances, plus borrowings attributable to disposal groups held for sale, less cash
and cash equivalents attributable to disposal groups held for sale, plus a cash adjustment for 25% of cash and cash equivalents held by the Group’s subsidiaries
(including cash and cash equivalents attributable to disposal groups held for sale).
The Group believes that adjusted net debt provides useful information as it is aligned with how certain rating agencies calculate the Group’s debt to EBITDA and
gearing ratios.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Economic net interest-bearing debt3,7874,659
Plus: Long-term advances163220
Plus: Borrowings attributable to disposal groups held for sale282289
Less: Cash and cash equivalents attributable to disposal groups held for sale(17)(23)
Plus: Cash adjustment11093
Adjusted net debt4,3255,238
10. Net finance costs
Interest income and expense is recognised on an accrual basis in the Income Statement, using the effective interest method.
Finance costs also include the changes in fair value relating to derivatives used to manage interest rate risk, and the associated changes in fair value
of the borrowings designated in a hedge relationship attributable to the hedged risk. Information about the Group’s hedge accounting policies are included
in Note 20 Hedge accounting.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Finance income913
Interest expense
1,2
(299)(354)
Changes in fair value relating to:
–Borrowings designated in a hedge relationship151(158)
–Derivatives designated in a hedge relationship(107)199
–Derivatives where hedge accounting has not been applied(6)(4)
Total interest income from fair value movements3837
Finance costs(261)(317)
Net finance costs(252)(304)
1 Includes interest expense of $2 million (31 July 2020: $4 million) relating to derivatives where hedge accounting has not been applied.
2 Includes interest expense of $17 million (31 July 2020: $23 million) relating to lease liabilities.
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11. Capital management
The Group is not subject to debt covenants or any other externally imposed capital requirements. The Board closely monitors the debt to EBITDA ratio, gearing
ratios and return on capital.
a) Debt to EBITDA ratio
Debt to EBITDA is calculated as adjusted net debt divided by total Group normalised earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (total Group
normalised EBITDA) excluding share of profit/loss of equity accounted investees and net foreign exchange gains/losses.
Total Group normalised EBITDA includes amounts relating to discontinued operations.
Debt to EBITDA is a key ratio considered by the credit rating agencies when determining Fonterra’s credit rating. The Board approved Debt Policy establishes a
maximum debt to EBITDA of 3.75x, with a long-term target range of 2.5 to 3.0x.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Adjusted net debt
1
4,3255,238
Profit after tax599659
Add: Net finance costs from continuing operations252304
Add: Net finance costs from discontinued operations1028
Add: Tax expense from continuing operations103175
Less: Tax credit from discontinued operations(5)(19)
Total Group EBIT9591,147
Add: Depreciation and amortisation from continuing operations642613
Add: Depreciation and amortisation from discontinued operations–14
Total Group EBITDA 1,6011 ,774
Less: Normalisation adjustments
2
(7)(268)
Total Group normalised EBITDA 1,5941,506
(Less)/add: Share of (profit)/loss of equity accounted investments(5)6
Add: Net foreign exchange losses from continuing operations2664
Less: Net foreign exchange losses included in normalisation adjustments(2)(9)
(Less)/add: Net foreign exchange (gains)/losses from discontinued operations(7)4
Total Group normalised EBITDA excluding share of profit/loss of equity accounted investees
and net foreign exchange gains/losses1,6061,571
Debt to EBITDA ratio
3
2.7x3.3x
1 Refer to Note 9 Borrowings for further information about adjusted net debt.
2 Refer to Note 5 Earnings per share for further information about normalisation adjustments.
3 The debt to EBITDA ratio reported in the 2020 Annual Report was 3.4x. Subsequently, the Group changed the method of calculating adjusted net debt to align with how certain rating agencies calculate the
Group’s debt to EBITDA ratio. Previously, adjusted net debt included a further cash adjustment for 25% of cash and cash equivalents held by the parent.
b) Gearing ratios
Economic net interest-bearing debt gearing ratio (ENIBD gearing ratio)
During the year ended 31 July 2021, the Board used the ENIBD gearing ratio to monitor the Group’s gearing.
The ENIBD gearing ratio is calculated as economic net interest-bearing debt divided by total capital as calculated under the ENIBD gearing ratio.
Total capital calculated under the ENIBD gearing ratio is equity excluding hedge reserves, plus economic net interest-bearing debt.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Economic net interest-bearing debt¹3,7874,659
Total equity6,8696,703
Plus/(less): Hedging reserves26(101)
Equity excluding hedge reserves 6,8956,602
Total capital as calculated under the ENIBD gearing ratio10,68211,261
ENIBD Gearing ratio (%)35.5%41.4%
1 Refer to Note 9 Borrowings for further information about economic net interest-bearing debt.
b) Gearing ratios continued
Adjusted net debt gearing ratio
In July 2021 the Board approved a new basis for calculating the Group’s gearing ratio to align with the definition of debt used for the debt to EBITDA ratio.
This basis will be used to monitor the Group’s gearing in the future. The adjusted net debt gearing ratio is calculated as adjusted net debt divided by total capital.
Total capital is equity excluding hedge reserves, plus adjusted net debt.
The Board approved Gearing Policy establishes a maximum adjusted net debt gearing ratio of 45%, with a long-term target range of 30% to 40%.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Adjusted net debt
1
4,3255,238
Equity excluding hedge reserves 6,8956,602
Total Capital11,22011,840
Adjusted net debt gearing ratio (%)38.5%44.2%
1 Refer to Note 9 Borrowings for further information about adjusted net debt.
c) Return on capital
Return on capital is calculated as total Group normalised earnings before interest and tax (total Group normalised EBIT) plus finance income on long-term
advances less a notional tax charge, divided by average capital employed.
Total Group normalised EBIT includes both continuing operations and discontinued operations.
Capital employed is adjusted net debt, less the cash adjustment (used in calculating adjusted net debt), plus cash and cash equivalents held by subsidiaries
for working capital purposes, plus equity excluding hedge reserves and net deferred tax assets. Average capital employed is calculated as a 13-month rolling
average of capital employed.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Total Group EBIT9591,147
Less: Normalisation adjustments
1
(7)(268)
Total Group normalised EBIT952879
Plus: Finance income on long-term advances87
Less: notional tax charge
2
(155)( 74)
Total Group normalised EBIT including finance income on long-term advances less notional tax charge 805812
Adjusted net debt
3
4,3255,238
Less: Cash adjustment
3
(110)(93)
Plus: Cash and cash equivalents held by subsidiaries for working capital purposes 188157
Plus: Total equity6,8696,703
Plus/(less): Hedge reserves26(101)
Less: Net deferred tax assets(435)(401)
Capital employed10,86311,503
Impact of seasonal variation in capital employed1,418810
Average capital employed12,28112,313
Return on capital
4
6.6%6.6%
1 Refer to Note 5 Earnings per share for further information about normalisation adjustments.
2 The notional tax charge is calculated as 16.1% of total group normalised EBIT plus finance income on long-term advances (31 July 2020: 8.4%) to reflect the change in dividend policy and realised tax rates.
3 Refer to Note 9 Borrowings for further information about adjusted net debt.
4 Return on capital reported in the Group’s 2020 Annual Report was 6.7%. Subsequently, the Group changed its method for calculating return on capital. The key changes are to: align the definition of debt
with adjusted net debt used in the debt to EBITDA ratio; and exclude hedge reserves from total equity.
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Working capital
This section provides information about the primary elements of the Group’s working capital. Working capital represents the short-term operating assets and
liabilities generated by the Group. Movements in these items have a direct impact on the net cash flows generated from operating activities.
This section includes the following notes:
Note 12: Trade and other receivables
Note 13: Inventories
Note 14: Trade and other payables
Note 15: Owing to suppliers
12. Trade and other receivables
Trade receivables are amounts due from customers for products sold and services provided. Trade receivables are recognised initially at their transaction
price and subsequently measured at the amount expected to be collected. Due to their short-term nature trade receivables are not discounted.
The Group recognises a provision for impairment on trade receivables based on the lifetime expected credit loss at balance date.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Trade receivables1,6731,623
Less: provision for impairment of trade receivables(18)(12)
Trade receivables net of provision for impairment1,6551,611
Receivables from related parties
1
2524
Other receivables67140
Total trade and other receivables (excluding prepayments)1 , 7471,775
Prepayments5557
Total trade and other receivables1,8021,832
1 Refer to Note 23 Related party transactions for further information about receivables from related parties.
Amounts received in advance from customers of $17 million (31 July 2020: $32 million) have been recognised in trade and other payables.
The Group has a receivables management programme. At 31 July 2021 the Group’s exposure was $17 million, which reflects the first loss component of
amounts managed at balance date (31 July 2020: $18 million).
The ageing profile of the Group’s trade and other receivables (excluding prepayments) is presented in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
CURRENT
LESS THAN
1 MONTH
PAST DUE
MORE THAN
1 MONTH BUT
LESS THAN
3 MONTHS
PAST DUE
MORE THAN
3 MONTHS
PAST DUETOTAL
As at 31 July 20211,57911432221 , 747
As at 31 July 20201,55710046721,775
13. Inventories
Raw materials and finished goods
Raw materials and finished goods are measured at the lower of cost or net realisable value on a first-in-first-out basis.
In the case of manufactured inventories, cost includes all direct costs plus the portion of fixed and variable production overheads incurred in bringing
inventories to their present location and condition.
Net realisable value is the estimated selling price, less the costs of completion and selling expenses.
Emissions units held for trading
The Group holds emissions units for trading and compliance purposes.
Emissions units held for trading purposes are accounted for as inventories and measured at fair value. Refer to Note 18 Intangible assets for further
information about emissions units held for compliance purposes.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
1
Raw materials678606
Finished goods3,1332,693
Less: provision for impairment of raw materials and finished goods(69)(51)
Total raw materials and finished goods3, 7423,248
Emissions units held for trading2420
Total inventories3,7663,268
1 Comparative information includes re-presentations for consistency with the current period.
14. Trade and other payables
Trade and other payables are recognised at the amount invoiced by the supplier. Due to their short-term nature, they are not discounted. Amounts owing
to farmer shareholders and New Zealand contract milk suppliers are recognised in owing to suppliers (refer to Note 15 Owing to suppliers).
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Trade payables1,6771,526
Amounts due to related parties
1
929
Other payables190128
Total trade and other payables (excluding employee entitlements)1 ,8761,683
Employee entitlements332321
Total trade and other payables2,2082,004
1 Refer to Note 23 Related party transactions for further information about payables to related parties.
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15. Owing to suppliers
Amounts owing to suppliers are amounts the Group owes to farmer shareholders and New Zealand contract milk suppliers for the collection of milk, which
includes end of season adjustments, offset by amounts owing from farmer shareholders for goods and services provided to them by the Group.
These amounts are recognised at the net amount due to the supplier for the milk provided. Due to their short-term nature, they are not discounted.
The Board uses its discretion in establishing the rate at which the Group will pay suppliers for the milk supplied over the season. This is referred to as the
advance rate. A breakdown of the advance payments made to suppliers is presented in the following table.
GROUP
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Owing to suppliers ($ million)1,8251,588
Details relating to the season ended 31 May:
Farmgate Milk Price¹ (per kgMS)$ 7. 5 4$ 7. 1 4
Total advance payments made during the year$6.41$6.15
Total owing as at 31 July$1.13$0.99
Amount advanced during the year as a percentage of the milk price 85%86%
1 Represents the average price for milk supplied on standard terms of supply. The Fonterra Farmgate Milk Price Statement sets out information about the Farmgate Milk Price as calculated in accordance with
the Farmgate Milk Price Manual. It can be found in the ‘Investors/Farmgate Milk Prices/Milk Price Methodology’ section of Fonterra’s website.
Long-term assets
This section provides information about the investments the Group has made in long-term assets to operate the business and generate returns to equity
holders. These assets include physical assets such as land and buildings, and non-physical assets such as right-of-use assets, brands and goodwill.
This section includes the following notes:
Note 16: Property, plant and equipment
Note 17: Leases
Note 18: Intangible assets
16. Property, plant and equipment
Items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses. Cost includes the purchase
consideration and those costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for its intended use. It also includes
financing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, production or construction of the asset. Subsequent costs are capitalised only when it is probable
that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount
of any replaced part is derecognised. All other repairs and maintenance costs are charged to the Income Statement during the financial period in which
they are incurred.
The assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed and adjusted, where required, each financial year.
Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the disposal proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in the Income Statement.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis to allocate the cost of the asset, less any residual value, over its estimated useful life. The range of
estimated useful lives for each class of property, plant and equipment is as follows.
–Land Indefinite
–Buildings and leasehold improvements 2–55 years
–Plant, vehicles and equipment 2–50 years
16. Property, plant and equipment continued
GROUP $ MILLION
LAND
BUILDINGS AND
LEASEHOLD
IMPROVEMENTS
PLANT,
VEHICLES AND
EQUIPMENT
CAPITAL
WORK IN
PROGRESSTOTAL
As at 31 July 2021
Cost 3502,6708,17037111,561
Accumulated depreciation and impairment–(1,118)(4,464)–(5,582)
Net book value at 31 July 20213501,5523,7063715,979
As at 31 July 2020
Cost 3572,5768,14531611,394
Accumulated depreciation and impairment–(1,053)(4,335)–(5,388)
Net book value at 31 July 20203571,5233,8103166,006
GROUP $ MILLION
LAND
BUILDINGS AND
LEASEHOLD
IMPROVEMENTS
PLANT,
VEHICLES AND
EQUIPMENT
CAPITAL
WORK IN
PROGRESSTOTAL
Net book value
As at 1 August 20203571,5233,8103166,006
Additions
1
1462427449
Transferred from capital work in progress–109261(370)–
Transferred to buildings and leasehold
improvements
(19)19–––
Acquisition from business combination––16–16
Depreciation charge –(86)(350)–(436)
Impairment––(5)–(5)
Disposals(1)(5)(9)(1)(16)
Foreign currency translation(1)(14)(19)(1)(35)
As at 31 July 20213501,5523,7063715,979
Net book value
As at 1 August 20193541,7654,0982956,512
Finance leases transferred to Right-of-use
assets
(5)(42)(9)–(56)
Adjusted balance as at 1 August 20193491,7234,0892956,456
Additions
1
––6364370
Transferred from right-of-use assets5384–47
Transferred from capital work in progress755274(336)–
Depreciation charge –(92)(330)–(422)
Impairment–(46)(50)–(96)
Disposals(3)(3)(28)(1)(35)
Transferred to assets held for sale(1)(135)(138)(5)(279)
Foreign currency translation–(17)(17)(1)(35)
As at 31 July 20203571,5233,8103166,006
1 Additions include borrowing costs of $5 million (31 July 2020: $3 million) capitalised using a weighted average interest rate of 4.94% (31 July 2020: 5.24%).
New Zealand ingredients manufacturing assets
The Group’s New Zealand ingredients manufacturing sites are utilised as a single network for processing raw milk supply, including meeting peak milk
processing requirements. The Group considers there are no indicators of impairment for its New Zealand ingredients manufacturing sites. The Group has
considered the impact of its decarbonisation plan in estimating the useful lives of its New Zealand ingredients manufacturing assets.
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17. Leases
The Group is a lessee of various types of assets, including buildings, plant, vehicles and equipment. Right-of-use assets reflect the Group’s right to use leased
assets. Corresponding lease liabilities reflect the present value of the related future lease payments.
The Group has elected not to recognise right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases of low-value assets and short-term leases. These lease costs are
recognised as an expense in the Income Statement as incurred.
a) Right-of-use assets
Right-of-use assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses. Cost is calculated as the initial amount of the lease
liability plus any initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs required to dismantle and remove the underlying asset or to restore the underlying
asset or the site on which it is located.
Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the lease term, unless the useful life of the asset is less than the lease term or if the Group
will own the asset at the end of the lease term. In these situations, the right-of-use asset is depreciated over the useful life of the asset, which is determined
on the same basis as those of property, plant and equipment. Right-of-use assets are also adjusted for any impairment losses and certain remeasurements
of the lease liability.
The Group enters into lease arrangements for land and buildings with options for renewal that typically run for a period of three to ten years, however
some property leases can run up to a period of 50 years. Lease payment changes are renegotiated at periods specified in the lease contracts and are
usually based on local price indices or market rental rates.
Leases for plant, vehicles and equipment typically run for a period of two to five years.
Information about right-of-use assets from leases for which the Group is a lessee is presented in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
NET BOOK VALUEDEPRECIATION CHARGE
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
YEAR ENDED
31 JULY 2021
YEAR ENDED
31 JULY 2020
Land92482
Buildings3443835862
Plant, vehicles and equipment1331624242
Total486569108106
Additions to right-of-use assets during the year were $32 million (31 July 2020: $114 million).
b) Lease liabilities
Lease liabilities are recognised at the commencement date of the lease as the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. The lease payments
include the exercise price of a purchase option where the Group is reasonably certain to exercise the option.
The lease payments are discounted using the incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date if the interest rate implicit in the lease is not
readily determinable.
The lease term is the non-cancellable period, plus renewal options if they are reasonably certain to be exercised. Once a lease has commenced, the Group
will only reassess the lease term on the occurrence of a significant event or change in circumstance that is within its control and affects its ability to
exercise, or not exercise, an option not previously included in the lease term.
Total lease liabilities included within borrowings in the Statement of Financial Position are presented in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Current lease liabilities99104
Non-current lease liabilities424500
Total lease liabilities523604
During the year ended 31 July 2021 total cash payments for leases were $145 million (31 July 2020: $201 million).
b) Lease liabilities
continued
In addition to the lease liability recognised, the Group’s lease arrangements include renewal options, termination options and residual guarantees that have
been assessed as unlikely to result in cash payments.
As at 31 July 2021, the Group has entered into a number of lease arrangements that have not yet commenced. The total lease liability that will be recognised on
commencement of these leases in the next 12 months is $2 million (31 July 2020: $3 million).
c) Other lease-related expenses recognised in the Income Statement
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Interest on lease liabilities1723
Variable lease payments not included in the measurement of lease liabilities56
Expenses relating to short-term leases811
Expenses relating to low value leases104
18. Intangible assets
The significant intangible assets recognised by the Group are goodwill, brands, software assets, and emissions units.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the premium paid by the Group over the fair value of the Group’s share of the net identifiable assets of an acquired business at the
date of acquisition. Goodwill is initially recognised at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is tested for
impairment annually and is not amortised.
Brands
Brands that are purchased by the Group are initially recognised at cost, or at their fair value if acquired as part of a business combination, and subsequently
measured at cost less any impairment losses. A brand is determined to have an indefinite life where there is an intention to maintain and support the brand
for an indefinite period.
Indefinite life brands are tested for impairment annually and are not amortised.
Indefinite life brands that have been impaired are reviewed for possible reversal of impairment annually. A reversal of an impairment loss shall not exceed
the carrying amount that would have been recognised had no impairment loss occurred in prior years.
Software assets
Software assets, both purchased and internally developed, are capitalised provided there is an identifiable asset that will generate future economic benefits
through cost savings or supporting revenue generation. Subsequent costs are capitalised if they extend the useful life or enhance the functionality of the asset.
Software assets are amortised on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives (two to 13 years). Software assets are tested for impairment when
an indicator of impairment exists.
Emissions units held for compliance purposes
Emissions units held for compliance purposes are accounted for as intangible assets with an indefinite life and measured at cost less any impairment losses.
Emissions units are not amortised.
Refer to Note 13 Inventories for further information about emissions units held for trading.
The Group’s obligation to surrender emissions units is included in other current liabilities. Emissions units held for compliance purposes are derecognised
as they are surrendered to settle the Group’s emissions obligation.
Impairment testing
A cash-generating unit (CGU) is tested for impairment when there are indicators of impairment. An impairment test is also completed on an annual basis
when a CGU has goodwill or indefinite life intangibles allocated to it. To determine if an asset or CGU is impaired, the carrying amount of the asset or CGU
is compared to its recoverable amount, being the higher of its value in use and fair value less costs to dispose. If the carrying amount is higher than the
recoverable amount, the CGU is impaired to its recoverable amount.
Uncertainty is involved in estimating value in use and fair value less costs to dispose.
Value in use is determined as the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from the CGU. The value in use calculation requires the
Group to estimate future cash flows, discount rates and terminal growth rates. Cash flows are based on approved forecasts which are consistent with the
Board approved strategy. Cash flows do not exceed five years. Discount rates are based on external data where possible.
Where the Group has applied the relief from royalty method for valuing its brands, judgement is involved in estimating royalty rates.
Fair value less costs to dispose reflects the price that would be received to sell the CGU in an orderly transaction between market participants at the
measurement date less the costs of disposal.
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18. Intangible assets continued
GROUP $ MILLION
1
GOODWILLBRANDSSOFTWARE
SOFTWARE
WIP
EMISSIONS
UNITSOTHER
TOTAL
INTANGIBLES
As at 31 July 2021
Cost8391,3991,4938097283,936
Accumulated amortisation and impairment(310)(175)(1,191)––(18)(1,694)
Net book value at 31 July 20215291,2243028097102,242
As at 31 July 2020
Cost8541,4241,5274050283,923
Accumulated amortisation and impairment(317)(177)(1,173)––(16)(1,683)
Net book value at 31 July 20205371,2473544050122,240
1 Comparative information includes re-presentations for consistency with the current period.
GROUP $ MILLION
1
GOODWILLBRANDSSOFTWARE
SOFTWARE
WIP
EMISSIONS
UNITSOTHER
TOTAL
INTANGIBLES
Net book value
As at 1 August 20205371,2473544050122,240
Additions––48496–184
Transferred from work in progress––44(44)–––
Amortisation ––(96)––(2)(98)
Disposals/surrender of units–(2)(3)–(49)–(54)
Foreign currency translation(8)(21)(1)–––(30)
As at 31 July 20215291,2243028097102,242
Net book value
As at 1 August 20195611,5444023637172,597
Additions––15150–102
Transferred from work in progress––44(44)–––
Amortisation ––(97)––(2)(99)
Impairment(21)(85)––––(106)
Impairment reversal––3–––3
Disposals/surrender of units––(1)(3)(37)(3)(44)
Transferred to assets held for sale–(140)––––(140)
Foreign currency translation(3)(72)2–––(73)
As at 31 July 20205371,2473544050122,240
1 Comparative information includes re-presentations for consistency with the current period.
Amortisation is recognised in cost of goods sold and other operating expenses in the Income Statement.
There was no impairment or impairment reversal in continuing operations for the year ended 31 July 2021. A reconciliation of impairment of intangible assets
for the year ended 31 July 2020 presented in the table above to the amount reported in the Income Statement is presented in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 2020
Impairment of intangible assets106
Less: Impairment reversal(3)
Less: Brazil consumer and foodservice business brand impairment included in profit after tax from discontinued operations(48)
Impairment of intangible assets included in continuing operations55
18. Intangible assets continued
Goodwill and indefinite life brands
The allocation of goodwill and brands across the Group’s reportable segments is presented in the following table. All brands presented in the following table
have indefinite lives.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT 31 JULY 2021AS AT 31 JULY 2020
GOODWILLBRANDSTOTALGOODWILLBRANDSTOTAL
Asia Pacific reportable segment
–New Zealand consumer and foodservice CGU229282511229283512
–Australia CGU131148279134148282
–Asia brands–653653–674674
–NZMP brand–120120–120120
AMENA reportable segment
–Chile CGU972111810122123
Other CGUs72–7273–73
Total5291,2241,7535371,2471,784
Impairment testing of goodwill and indefinite life brands
The Group has performed impairment tests for CGUs with goodwill or intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and no impairment was identified.
Further information about impairment tests performed for CGUs (or groups of CGUs) with significant goodwill or indefinite life brands is provided below.
a) New Zealand consumer and foodservice CGU
The recoverable amount of the business was determined on a value in use basis using a discounted cash flow methodology.
The model uses a five-year cash flow forecast based on the three-year business plan approved by the Board. Cash flows for years four and five have been
prepared based on growth expectations for the business.
The key drivers for the business to achieve its performance targets are to continue to deliver productivity gains and to effectively manage operational costs.
The long-term growth rate applied to the future cash flows after year five of the forecast was 2.0% (31 July 2020: 1.5%). This reflects the expected long-term
economic growth rate for New Zealand.
The post-tax discount rate was 7.5% (31 July 2020: 7.4%). The pre-tax discount rate was 9.8% (31 July 2020: 9.8%).
The recoverable amount of the business exceeds its carrying amount by $86 million. The impact of changes in key assumptions on the recoverable amount are
shown in the following table. The sensitivities shown assume the specific assumption changes in isolation, while all other assumptions are held constant.
KEY ASSUMPTIONSVALUE ATTRIBUTEDIMPACT ON THE RECOVERABLE AMOUNT
Volume growth2.3%An increase/(decrease) in volume growth of 0.1% results in an increase/(decrease) in the recoverable amount
of $12 million.
Revenue and margin growth2.6%An increase/(decrease) in revenue and margin growth of 0.1% results in an increase/(decrease) in the
recoverable amount of $12 million.
b) Asia brands
Asia brands represent the Group’s trademarks and other intellectual property in territories outside of New Zealand and Australia, relating to the Anchor,
Anmum, Anlene and Chesdale brands.
The relief from royalty method has been used to calculate the recoverable amounts of these Asia brands. The relief from royalty methodology is a value in use
calculation which determines the recoverable amount by calculating the present value of what a licensee would theoretically pay as a royalty to use the brands.
The royalty rates applied in the calculation are determined based on comparable market data and range from 3% to 7% (31 July 2020: 3% to 7%). The key
assumption used in the relief from royalty method is forecast sales growth. The value attributed to the assumption is based on the business forecasts over the
five-year period.
For these brands, the long-term growth rates applied to the future sales revenue used in the valuation model range from 2% to 6.5% (31 July 2020: 0.5%
to 7.5%) and the range of discount rates (post-tax) that have been applied in the valuation model range from 7% to 18% (31 July 2020: 5% to 22%),
country dependent.
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Financial Risk Management
This section outlines the key risk management activities undertaken to manage the Group’s exposure to financial risk.
This section includes the following notes:
Note 19: Financial risk management
Note 20: Hedge accounting
19. Financial risk management
The Group has exposure to the following financial risks:
–market risk;
–liquidity risk; and
–credit risk.
The Group’s overall financial risk management programme focuses primarily on maintaining a financial risk profile that provides flexibility to implement the
Group’s strategies, while optimising return on assets. Financial risk management is centralised, which supports compliance with the financial risk management
policies and procedures set by the Board.
The Group uses derivatives, such as forwards, futures, options and swaps to manage its exposure to certain risks as described in this section. Derivatives are
measured at fair value.
Measurement differences between derivatives and the associated item being hedged can present volatility in the Income Statement. To reduce this volatility the
Group applies hedge accounting. Refer to Note 20 Hedge accounting for further information.
Market risk
a) Foreign exchange risk
Nature and exposure of risk
Foreign exchange risk is the risk that changes in foreign exchange rates will affect the Group’s future cash flows or fair value of financial instruments.
The Group is exposed to movements in foreign exchange rates through transactions and balances denominated in foreign currencies. The Group’s exposure to
foreign currency before applying risk management strategies are as follows.
–Forecast foreign currency transactions, which predominately includes the Group’s forecast sales transactions which are mainly denominated in
United States Dollars.
–Net investments in foreign operations of $3,729 million (31 July 2020: $4,620 million). This amount excludes net investments in foreign operations held for
sale and borrowings held by the Group in the same currency as the investment.
–Borrowings denominated in foreign currency of $3,780 million (31 July 2020: $4,615 million).
–Foreign currency receivables of $1,459 million (31 July 2020: $1,461 million) and payables of $991 million (31 July 2020: $932 million).
How foreign exchange risk is managed
Forecast foreign currency transactions
The Group enters into foreign currency forward contracts and foreign currency options to manage foreign exchange risk on the following forecast foreign
currency transactions:
–forecast cash receipts from foreign currency sales for a period of up to 18 months within decreasing limits approved by the Board; and
–up to 100% of other forecast foreign currency transactions.
Foreign operations
The Group uses foreign currency denominated borrowings and foreign currency swaps to manage foreign exchange risk on net investments in
foreign operations.
Foreign currency denominated borrowings
To the extent the Group has monetary assets in the same foreign currency as the borrowing, the Group has a reduced exposure to foreign exchange risk.
Foreign currency gains and losses relating to these balances are offset in the Income Statement.
The Group uses cross-currency interest rate swaps (CCIRS) to manage residual foreign exchange and interest rate risk on foreign currency denominated
borrowings. CCIRS exchange fixed rate foreign currency borrowings and interest payments into equivalent New Zealand Dollar-denominated amounts of
principal with floating interest rates. The Group’s policy is to maintain its net exposure to a foreign currency within predefined limits.
a) Foreign exchange risk
continued
Receivables and payables denominated in foreign currency
The Group enters into foreign currency forward contracts and foreign currency options for 100% of its net foreign currency receivables and payables which
generate foreign exchange risk within the Income Statement.
Derivatives used to hedge the changes in the value of foreign currency receivables and payables are not hedge accounted. Changes in the fair value of these
derivatives provide an offset to the changes in the value of foreign currency receivables and payables recognised in the Income Statement. These are recognised
within other operating expenses in the Income Statement.
Sensitivity analysis
The following table presents the Group’s sensitivity, after taking into consideration the impact of hedge accounting, from a reasonably possible strengthening or
weakening NZD against foreign currencies, with all other variables held constant.
Assets and liabilities held for sale have been excluded from the sensitivity analysis in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
EQUITYPROFITEQUITYPROFIT
10% strengthening of the NZD35116189(5)
10% weakening of the NZD (366)(17)(189)16
b) Interest rate risk
Nature and exposure of risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will affect the Group’s future cash flows or fair value of financial instruments.
Changes in interest rates expose the Group to changes in the fair value of borrowings subject to fixed interest rates (fair value risk), and changes in future
interest payments on borrowings subject to floating interest rates (cash flow risk).
The Group is exposed to movements in interest rates on its interest-bearing borrowings. The Group’s exposure before applying risk management strategies is
$3,944 million (31 July 2020: $5,064 million).
How interest rate risk is managed
The Group issues fixed rate debt and uses interest rate swaps (IRS) to manage interest rate exposure on its borrowings within a Board approved target ratio of
fixed and floating rate exposure.
Sensitivity analysis
The following table presents the Group’s sensitivity, after taking into consideration the impact of hedge accounting, from a reasonably possible increase or
decrease in interest rates, with all other variables held constant. Hedge ineffectiveness relating to interest rate swaps that have been designated into hedge
relationships after their initial recognition contributes to $20 million of the impact on profit from a 100 basis point movement (31 July 2020: $23 million).
Assets and liabilities held for sale have been excluded from the sensitivity analysis in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 2021
31 JULY 2020
RESTATED
1
EQUITYPROFITEQUITYPROFIT
100 basis point increase48215023
100 basis point decrease(55)(17)(54)(22)
1 Comparative information includes restatements for consistency with the current period.
A change in interest rates would also impact floating rate interest payments and receipts on the Group’s borrowing and derivatives held at balance date.
The impact of a change in interest rates on one-year contracted cash flows is presented in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 2021 31 JULY 2020
100 basis point increase(1)(4)
100 basis point decrease14
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c) Commodity price risk
Nature and exposure of risk
Commodity price risk is the risk that changes in commodity prices will affect the Group’s future cash flows or fair value of financial instruments.
The Group is exposed to dairy commodity price risk through changes in selling prices and the cost of milk. In addition, the Group is a large purchaser of
electricity and diesel and is exposed to changes in the cost of these commodities.
How commodity price risk is managed
Dairy commodity price risk
The Group manages its exposure to dairy commodity price risk by:
–determining the most appropriate mix of products to manufacture based on expected milk supply and global demand for dairy products;
–governing the length and terms of sales contracts, so that sales revenue is reflective of current market prices and is, where possible, linked to Global Dairy
Trade (GDT) prices; and
–using dairy commodity derivative contracts to obtain an optimal price for future sales, or the cost of milk, to manage margin risk. The markets for dairy
commodity derivatives are relatively limited, which reduces the ability to manage earnings volatility. As markets for these derivatives grow, the use of dairy
commodity derivatives to manage dairy commodity price risk may increase.
Other commodity price risk
The Group manages its exposure to other commodity price risk through the use of derivative contracts, which are transacted at Board approved levels, to hedge
the cost of electricity and diesel.
Sensitivity analysis
The following table presents the Group’s sensitivity on its commodity derivatives, after taking into consideration the impact of hedge accounting, from a
reasonably possible increase or decrease in commodity prices, with all other variables held constant. Commodity price sensitivity arises from the revaluation of
derivative assets and liabilities in the Statement of Financial Position at balance date.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
EQUITYPROFITEQUITYPROFIT
10% increase in commodity prices40313310
10% decrease in commodity prices(40)(31)(33)(11)
Liquidity risk
Nature and exposure of risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Group will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due.
Timings of the gross contractual cash flows for the Group’s financial instruments are presented in the following tables.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT 31 JULY 2021
CARRYING
AMOUNT
CONTRACTUAL
CASH FLOWS
3 MONTHS
OR LESS3-12 MONTHS1-5 YEARS
MORE THAN
5 YEARS
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Borrowings
–Bank loans(11)(11)(6)(5)––
–Lease liabilities(523)(528)(27)( 74)(252)(175)
–Capital notes(35)(40)–(1)(4)(35)
–NZX-listed bonds(600)(639)(361)(7)(271)–
–Medium-term notes(3,903)(4,344)(126)(383)(2,116)(1,719)
Bank overdraft(20)(20)(20)–––
Owing to suppliers(1,825)(1,825)(1,825)–––
Trade and other payables (excluding employee entitlements)(1 ,876)(1 ,876)(1 ,876)–––
Other financial liabilities(60)(60)(15)(6)(38)(1)
Financial guarantees issued
1
–(1)(1)–––
Total non-derivative financial liabilities(8,853)(9,344)(4,257)(476)(2,681)(1,930)
Derivative financial instruments
Gross settled derivatives
Inflow18,6626,8507, 5 7 72,7311,504
Outflow (18,524)(6,776)( 7, 5 6 2)(2,833)(1,353)
Total gross settled derivative financial instruments1421387415(102)151
Net settled derivatives1011202813709
Total financial liabilities and derivatives(8,610)(9,086)(4,155)(448)(2,713)(1,770)
1 Maximum cash flows under guarantees provided by the Group.
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Liquidity risk continued
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT 31 JULY 2020
CARRYING
AMOUNT
CONTRACTUAL
CASH FLOWS
3 MONTHS
OR LESS3-12 MONTHS1-5 YEARS
MORE THAN
5 YEARS
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Borrowings
–Bank loans(20)(21)(4)(10)(7)–
–Lease liabilities(604)(611)(27)(79)(292)(213)
–Capital notes(35)(39)–(1)(3)(35)
–NZX-listed bonds(600)(665)(11)(15)(537)(102)
–Medium-term notes(4,782)(5,253)(27)(792)(2,386)(2,048)
Bank overdraft(31)(31)(31)–––
Owing to suppliers(1,588)(1,588)(1,588)–––
Trade and other payables (excluding employee entitlements)(1,683)(1,683)(1,683)–––
Other financial liabilities(80)(80)(8)(16)(55)(1)
Financial guarantees issued
1
–(1)(1)–––
Total non-derivative financial liabilities(9,423)(9,972)(3,380)(913)(3,280)(2,399)
Derivative financial instruments
Gross settled derivatives
Inflow20,9389,6677, 3 6 82,2901,613
Outflow (20,334)(9,600)( 7, 10 6 )(2,286)(1,342)
Total gross settled derivative financial instruments636604672624271
Net settled derivatives(116)(81)(23)(36)(47)25
Total financial liabilities and derivatives(8,903)(9,449)(3,336)(687)(3,323)(2,103)
1 Maximum cash flows under guarantees provided by the Group.
How liquidity risk is managed
The Group’s approach to managing liquidity risk is to ensure that it will always have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and
stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Group’s reputation.
The Group has a Board approved policy in place to ensure that it has sufficient cash or facilities on demand to meet expected operational expenses for a
period of at least 80 days, including the servicing of financial obligations. This excludes the potential impact of extreme circumstances that cannot reasonably
be predicted, such as natural disasters. In such situations back-up funding lines are maintained and as set out in Fonterra’s constitution, the Group can defer
payments to farmer shareholders if necessary.
The Group manages its liquidity by retaining cash and marketable securities, the availability of funding from an adequate amount of committed credit facilities
and the ability to close out market positions. The Group’s funding facilities are reviewed at least annually, which is one of the key financial risk management
activities undertaken by the Group to ensure an appropriate maturity profile given the nature of the Group’s business. At balance date the Group had undrawn
lines of committed credit totalling $2,905 million (31 July 2020: $3,210 million).
Liquidity and refinancing risks are also managed by ensuring that the Group can maintain access to funding markets throughout the world. To that end, the
Group maintains debt issuance programmes in a number of key markets and manages relationships with international investors.
The concentration of NZX-listed bonds and medium-term notes by currency is presented in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
New Zealand Dollar9081,020
Australian Dollar8941,359
United States Dollar1,4321,699
British Pound488502
European Euro603632
Chinese Renminbi178170
Total 4,5035,382
Credit risk
Nature and exposure of risk
Credit risk is the risk of loss to the Group due to customer or counterparty default on the Group’s receivable balances. The Group’s maximum exposure to credit
risk is represented by the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, long-term advances and derivative assets.
The Group has no significant concentrations of credit risk.
How credit risk is managed
The Group sets minimum credit quality requirements, credit limits and uses other credit mitigation tools to manage its credit risk. The Group’s Board approved
policy is to actively manage its exposure to credit risk through the following actions.
Derivative contracts, cash and cash equivalents and other balances
–Use of financial counterparties that have a credit rating of at least ‘A-’ from Standard & Poor’s (or equivalent);
–Use of commodity counterparties that have a credit rating of at least ‘BBB-’ from Standard & Poor’s (or equivalent) for commodity derivative contracts; and
–Posting or receiving margin in respect of derivative contracts transacted on exchanges. As at 31 July 2021 the Group received $14 million (31 July 2020:
posted $69 million) of margin as collateral for derivative financial instruments.
The Group further manages its credit risk through the following.
Trade and other receivables
–Application of credit limits, and credit mitigation tools, such as letters of credit.
Long-term advances
–Counterparty creditworthiness is assessed before the commencement of any long-term advances. Depending on the nature and amount of the advance, they
are subject to Board approval. The collectability of long-term advances is monitored on a regular basis.
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20. Hedge accounting
Derivatives are measured at fair value. Refer to Note 25 Fair value measurement for information on how fair value is determined.
The resulting gain or loss on re-measurement is recognised immediately in the Income Statement, unless the derivative is designated into an effective
hedge relationship as a hedging instrument, in which case the timing of recognition in the Income Statement depends on the nature of the designated
hedge relationship.
The Group may designate derivatives as:
–fair value hedges (where the derivative is used to manage the variability in the fair value of recognised assets and liabilities);
–cash flow hedges (where the derivative is used to manage the variability in cash flows relating to recognised liabilities or forecast transactions); or
–net investment hedges (where borrowings or derivatives are used to manage the risk of fluctuation in the translated value of its foreign operations).
Hedge accounting is discontinued when the hedging instrument expires, is terminated, is exercised, or no longer qualifies for hedge accounting.
Fair value hedges
For fair value hedges the following are recognised in the Income Statement:
–the change in fair value of the hedging instruments; and
–the change in the fair value of the underlying hedged item attributable to the hedged risk.
If the hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, hedge accounting is discontinued. The fair value adjustment to the carrying amount of the
hedged item upon discontinuance is amortised and recognised in the Income Statement over the remaining term of the original hedge. If the hedged item
is sold or extinguished any unamortised fair value adjustment is immediately recognised in the Income Statement.
Cash flow hedges
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of the hedging instruments are recognised in other comprehensive income in the Statement of
Comprehensive Income and accumulated in a separate reserve in equity. Subsequently the cumulative amount is transferred to the Income Statement
when the underlying transactions are recognised in the Income Statement.
The ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of the hedging instruments are recognised immediately in the Income Statement.
If the hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, hedge accounting is discontinued. The cumulative gain or loss recognised in other
comprehensive income remains in the hedge reserve until the forecast transaction occurs, or it is immediately recognised in the Income Statement if the
transaction is no longer expected to occur.
Net investment hedges
The effective portion of changes in the fair value of the hedging instruments are recognised in the Statement of Comprehensive Income and transferred to
the Income Statement when the foreign operation is disposed of or sold.
The ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of the hedging instruments are recognised immediately in the Income Statement.
Costs of hedging
The change in fair value of a hedging instrument relating to the time-value of foreign currency options, and the foreign currency basis component of cross-
currency interest rate swaps are recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated within hedge reserves in the Statement of Financial Position.
Subsequently, the cumulative amount is transferred to the Income Statement at the same time as the hedged item impacts the Income Statement.
The Group’s risk management activities described in Note 19 Financial risk management result in volatility to the Income Statement caused by timing and
measurement differences between hedging instruments and the associated item being hedged. Where a hedge relationship between a hedged item and the
hedging instrument (e.g. a derivative) qualifies for hedge accounting, and the Group applies hedge accounting, the volatility in the Income Statement caused
by the timing and measurement differences between hedging instruments and the associated hedged item is reduced. The Group applies the following hedge
accounting activities.
Foreign exchange risk
Forecast foreign currency transactions
The Group applies cash flow hedge accounting where derivatives are used to manage foreign exchange risk on forecast foreign currency transactions. The
amount and maturity of the derivative and the forecast transaction is aligned to ensure that the hedge relationship remains effective, with any undesignated
costs of hedging accounted for separately.
Hedge ineffectiveness arises if the amount of the forecast transactions falls below the amount of the designated hedging instruments.
The Income Statement impact of hedge accounting effectiveness and ineffectiveness is recognised in revenue from sale of goods.
20. Hedge accounting continued
Foreign operations
The Group’s net investments are designated in hedge relationships to the extent borrowings denominated in the same foreign currency and foreign currency
swaps are directly attributed to the net investment.
Hedge ineffectiveness arises if the carrying amount of the net investment falls below the amount of the designated hedging instruments.
The Income Statement impact of hedge accounting effectiveness and ineffectiveness is recognised in other operating expenses.
Foreign currency denominated borrowings
The Group applies hedge accounting to foreign currency denominated borrowings that are managed by CCIRS. The amount and maturity of the CCIRS and the
hedged debt is aligned to ensure that the hedge relationship remains effective, with any undesignated costs of hedging accounted for separately.
The hedge relationship may be designated into separate cash flow hedges and fair value hedges to manage the different components of foreign currency and
interest rate risk.
–Fair value hedge relationship where CCIRS are used to manage the interest rate and foreign currency risk in relation to foreign currency denominated
borrowings with fixed interest rates.
–Cash flow hedge relationship where CCIRS are used to manage the variability in cash flows arising from interest rate movements on floating interest rate
payments and foreign exchange movements on payments of principal and interest.
Hedge ineffectiveness arises in relation to CCIRS that have been designated in hedge relationships after their initial recognition, or from changes in
counterparty credit risk and cross currency basis spreads.
The Income Statement impact of hedge accounting effectiveness and ineffectiveness is recognised in net finance costs and other operating expenses.
Interest rate risk
The Group applies hedge accounting to the borrowings and the associated IRS, for movements in benchmark market interest rates (i.e. excluding any
margin component).
Hedge ineffectiveness arises in relation to IRS that have been designated to hedge relationships after their initial recognition or from changes in counterparty
credit risk.
In specific situations, where changes in the fair value of fixed to floating IRS provide an offset to the changes in the fair value of other associated floating-
to-fixed IRS, hedge accounting is not applied. The changes in fair values of these IRS offset each other and are recognised within net finance costs in the
Income Statement.
The Income Statement impact of hedge accounting effectiveness and ineffectiveness is recognised in net finance costs.
Commodity price risk
The Group applies cash flow hedge accounting where derivatives are used to manage commodity price risk on certain forecast transactions. The amount and
maturity of the derivative and the forecast transaction is aligned to ensure that the hedge relationship remains effective.
Hedge ineffectiveness arises if the amount of the forecast transactions falls below the amount of the designated hedging instruments.
The Income Statement impact of hedge accounting effectiveness and ineffectiveness is recognised in cost of goods sold and other operating expenses.
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a) Hedging instruments designated in a hedge accounting relationship
Information about hedging instruments that the Group has designated in a hedge accounting relationship is presented in the following tables.
AS AT 31 JULY 2021
GROUP $ MILLION
CARRYING AMOUNT IN THE STATEMENT OF
FINANCIAL POSITION
RISK AND HEDGING INSTRUMENTS
MATURITY
(MONTHS)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
RATE/PRICE
NOMINAL
AMOUNT
1
DERIVATIVE
ASSETS
DERIVATIVE
LIABILITIESBORROWINGS
Foreign exchange risk – Forecast foreign
currency transactions
Cash flow hedges
NZD:USD forwards and options1-1 80.70711,205152(98)–
USD:CNY forwards and options 1-1 26.6721,1173(18)–
AUD:USD forwards 2-1 30.776721(4)–
Total12,394156(120)–
Foreign exchange risk – Foreign operations
Net investment hedges
AUD borrowings76–84––(84)
EUR borrowings40–164––(164)
NZD:CNY forwards114.60318–––
Total266––(248)
Foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk
– Foreign currency denominated borrowings
Cash flow and fair value hedges
NZD:USD CCIRS62-10 90.760/floating1,184227––
NZD:GBP CCIRS290.361/floating62340(211)–
NZD:EUR CCIRS400.656/floating38639––
NZD:CNY CCIRS484.669/floating1715––
Total2,364311(211)–
Interest rate risk – Borrowings
Cash flow hedges
NZD IRS3-602.39%4,01822(103)–
AUD IRS35-373.34%169–(14)–
Total4,18722(117)–
Fair value hedges
NZD IRS20-52floating25010––
AUD IRS10 -76floating55946––
Total80956––
Commodity price risk – Forecast transactions
Cash flow hedges
Fuel futures1-1 8$65.38133––
Milk Price futures and options3-27$6.9570783––
Electricity futures1-30$100.1510921––
Total829107––
1 Nominal amount is the face value converted into New Zealand Dollars using the exchange rate at year-end, except for CCIRS which are converted using the weighted average contracted foreign
exchange rate.
a) Hedging instruments designated in a hedge accounting relationship continued
AS AT 31 JULY 2020
GROUP $ MILLION
CARRYING AMOUNT IN THE STATEMENT OF
FINANCIAL POSITION
RISK AND HEDGING INSTRUMENTS
MATURITY
(MONTHS)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
RATE/PRICE
NOMINAL
AMOUNT
1
DERIVATIVE
ASSETS
DERIVATIVE
LIABILITIESBORROWINGS
Foreign exchange risk – Forecast foreign
currency transactions
Cash flow hedges
NZD:USD forwards and options0 -180.6438,000429(45)–
USD:CNY forwards and options 0 -1 27. 1 1 57982(2)–
Total8,798431(47)–
Foreign exchange risk – Foreign operations
Net investment hedges
USD borrowings11–75––(75)
AUD borrowings11-88–516––(516)
EUR borrowings52–171––(171)
CNY borrowings60–170––(170)
NZD:CNY forwards34.617591––
Total9911–(932)
Foreign exchange risk and interest rate risk
– Foreign currency denominated borrowings
Cash flow and fair value hedges
NZD:USD CCIRS74 -1 210.760/floating1,184380––
NZD:GBP CCIRS410.361/floating62361(232)–
NZD:EUR CCIRS520.656/floating38661––
Total2,193502(232)–
Fair value hedge
NZD:USD CCIRS110.816/floating318––
Total318––
Interest rate risk – Borrowings
Cash flow hedges
NZD IRS1- 6 43.51%3,296–(241)–
AUD IRS47- 493.34%172–(16)–
Total3,468–(257)–
Fair value hedges
NZD IRS32-64floating25023––
AUD IRS71-88floating51665––
Total76688––
Commodity price risk – Forecast transactions
Cash flow hedges
Fuel futures1-18$54.7313–(1)–
Milk Price futures and options3-27$6.683182(1)–
Electricity futures1-27$91.6169–(6)–
Total4002(8)–
1 Nominal amount is the face value converted into New Zealand Dollars using the exchange rate at year-end, except for CCIRS which are converted using the weighted average foreign exchange rate.
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c) Impact to reserves in equity
Hedge reserves
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Opening balance101(268)
Movements attributable to cash flow hedges
Change in value of effective derivative hedging instruments505(43)
Reclassifications to the Income Statement:
–As hedged transactions occurred (651)518
Net change in the cost of hedging reserve(30)17
Tax credit/(expense)49(138)
Transferred between reserves–15
Total movement(127)369
Closing balance
1
(26)101
1 Included in the closing balance of the hedge reserves is a credit balance of $1 million (31 July 2020: credit balance of $1 million) relating to hedge relationships for which hedge accounting is no longer applied.
Foreign currency translation reserve
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Opening balance(229)(183)
Movements attributable to net investments in foreign operations and net investment hedges
Net translation loss on:
–Borrowings and derivative hedging instruments(67)(36)
–Net investments in foreign operations(42)(39)
Reclassifications to the Income Statement:
–Disposals of foreign operations(14)21
Tax (expense)/credit(3)8
Total movement(126)(46)
Closing balance
1
(355)(229)
1 Included in the closing balance of the foreign currency translation reserve is $4 million (31 July 2020: $15 million) relating to hedge relationships for which hedge accounting is no longer applied.
d) Income Statement impact from derivatives not designated in a hedge relationship
In addition to derivatives that are designated and qualify for hedge accounting, the Group also holds certain derivatives as economic hedges of foreign currency,
commodity and interest rate exposure.
The impact of derivatives not designated in a hedging relationship is presented in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
DERIVATIVES NOT DESIGNATED IN A HEDGING RELATIONSHIPLOCATION OF GAIN/(LOSS) IN INCOME STATEMENT31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Foreign currency contractsRevenue from sale of goods
1
4(53)
Foreign currency contractsOther operating expenses25(8)
Commodity contractsCost of goods sold14(21)
Commodity contractsOther operating expenses(1)(2)
Interest rate contractsFinance costs(2)(8)
Total40(92)
1 Foreign exchange contracts recognised within revenue from sale of goods relating to cash flow hedges where the forecast sales transactions are no longer expected to occur are nil (31 July 2020: losses of
$61 million).
b) Impact of hedge accounting
Information about the impact of hedge accounting on the Group’s Financial Statements is presented in the following tables.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT 31 JULY 2021YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021
RISK AND HEDGING INSTRUMENTS USED
ACCUMULATED
COST OF
HEDGING
CHANGE IN
VALUE USED
TO CALCULATE
HEDGE
EFFECTIVENESS
1
CHANGE IN
VALUE OF
HEDGING
INSTRUMENT
RECOGNISED
IN OCI
AMOUNT
RECLASSIFIED
FROM HEDGING
RESERVE
TO INCOME
STATEMENT
FAIR VALUE HEDGE
ADJUSTMENTS
RECOGNISED
IN THE INCOME
STATEMENT
GAIN/(LOSS)
2
HEDGE
INEFFECTIVENESS
RECOGNISED
IN THE INCOME
STATEMENT
GAIN/(LOSS)
Foreign exchange risk – Forecast foreign
currency transactions
Cash flow hedges(24)19323(664)––
Foreign exchange risk – Foreign
operations
Net investment hedges–1010–––
Foreign exchange risk and interest rate
risk – Foreign currency denominated
borrowings
Cash flow and fair value hedges(14)189(42)57(152)(1)
Interest rate risk – Borrowings
Cash flow hedges–37051–45
Fair value hedges–54––(31)–
Commodity price risk – Forecast
transactions
Cash flow hedges–107154(95)––
Total(38)N/A515(651)(183)44
1 For those borrowings in a net investment hedge, the change in value to calculate hedge effectiveness is for the year ended 2021.
2 For those borrowings in fair value hedges, life-to-date fair value hedge adjustments increase the carrying amount of borrowings by $260 million.
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT 31 JULY 2020YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020
RISK AND HEDGING INSTRUMENTS USED
ACCUMULATED
COST OF
HEDGING
CHANGE IN
VALUE USED
TO CALCULATE
HEDGE
EFFECTIVENESS
1
CHANGE IN
VALUE OF
HEDGING
INSTRUMENT
RECOGNISED
IN OCI
AMOUNT
RECLASSIFIED
FROM HEDGING
RESERVE
TO INCOME
STATEMENT
FAIR VALUE HEDGE
ADJUSTMENTS
RECOGNISED
IN THE INCOME
STATEMENT
GAIN/(LOSS)
2
HEDGE
INEFFECTIVENESS
RECOGNISED
IN THE INCOME
STATEMENT
GAIN/(LOSS)
Foreign exchange risk – Forecast foreign
currency transactions
Cash flow hedges5359(12)455–(61)
Foreign exchange risk – Foreign
operations
Net investment hedges–(28)(28)–––
Foreign exchange risk and interest rate
risk – Foreign currency denominated
borrowings
Cash flow and fair value hedges(12)36456(36)1561
Fair value hedges–8––––
Interest rate risk – Borrowings
Cash flow hedges–(96)(66)29–34
Fair value hedges–87––292
Commodity price risk – Forecast
transactions
Cash flow hedges–(6)(18)10––
Total(7)N/A(68)458185(24)
1 For those borrowings in a net investment hedge, the change in value to calculate hedge effectiveness is for the year ended 2020.
2 For those borrowings in fair value hedges, life-to-date fair value hedge adjustments increase the carrying amount of borrowings by $412 million.
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Other
This section contains additional notes and disclosures that aid in understanding the Group’s position and performance but do not form part of the
primary sections.
This section includes the following notes:
Note 21: Taxation
Note 22: Contingent liabilities, provisions and commitments
Note 23: Related party transactions
Note 24: Subsidiaries
Note 25: Fair value measurement
Note 26: Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities
Note 27: Net tangible assets per quoted equity security
21. Taxation
Tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Tax expense, including the tax consequences of distributions to farmer shareholders, is recognised in the
Income Statement. The tax consequences of distributions to farmer shareholders are recognised in the year to which the distribution relates. Other than
distributions to farmer shareholders, tax consequences of items recognised directly in equity are also recognised in equity.
Current tax is the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable income or loss for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the
balance date, and any adjustment to tax payable or receivable in respect of previous years.
Deferred tax arises due to certain temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and those
for taxation purposes. Deferred tax is measured at the tax rate that is expected to apply to the temporary differences when they reverse, based on laws
that have been enacted or substantively enacted at balance date.
Deferred tax is not recognised on the following temporary differences:
–the initial recognition of goodwill;
–the initial recognition of assets and liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and that affects neither accounting nor taxable
profit; and
–differences relating to investments in subsidiaries and equity accounted investees to the extent that the timing of the reversal is controlled by the Group
and it is probable that they will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
In determining the probability of reversal, consideration is taken of whether the related assets are held for sale, future expectations of exiting, and if
applicable, the impact any exit would have on the crystallisation of the deferred tax.
Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the temporary differences
can be utilised.
a) Taxation – Income Statement
The total tax expense in the Income Statement is summarised in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Current tax expense8390
Prior period adjustments to current tax118
Deferred tax movements:
–Origination and reversal of temporary differences977
Tax expense103175
a) Taxation – Income Statement
continued
The taxation charge that would arise at the standard rate of corporation tax in New Zealand is reconciled to the tax expense as follows:
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Profit before tax from continuing operations635978
Prima facie tax expense at 28%178274
(Deduct)/add tax effect of:
–Effect of tax rates in foreign jurisdictions (9)(11)
–Non-deductible expenses/additional assessable income85104
–Non-assessable income/additional deductible expenses(85)(183)
–Prior year under provision118
Tax expense before distributions and deferred tax180192
Effective tax rate before distributions and deferred tax28.3%19.6%
Tax effect of distributions to farmer shareholders(77)(19)
Tax expense before deferred tax103173
Effective tax rate before deferred tax16.2%17. 7 %
(Deduct)/add tax effect of:
–Origination and reversal of other temporary differences(2)(1)
–Losses of overseas Group entities not recognised23
Tax expense from continuing operations103175
Effective tax rate16.2%17. 9 %
Imputation credits
Imputation credits available for use in subsequent reporting periods 2020
Tax losses
Gross tax losses available for which no deferred tax asset has been recognised4548
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b) Taxation – Statement of Financial Position continued
Deferred tax liabilities
Earnings made by foreign subsidiaries could be subject to withholding and other taxes on remittance. Deferred tax liabilities are not recognised in respect
of unremitted earnings that are considered indefinitely reinvested in foreign subsidiaries. The Group has assessed the likelihood of earnings being remitted
to New Zealand and at 31 July 2021 a deferred tax liability of $30 million was recognised relating to unremitted earnings not previously considered to be
indefinitely reinvested (31 July 2020: $30 million).
As at 31 July 2021, unremitted earnings that are considered indefinitely reinvested in foreign subsidiaries amount to $128 million (31 July 2020: $131 million).
The Group has not recognised deferred tax liabilities in respect of these amounts because it can control the timing and the manner in which the associated
temporary difference will reverse.
Uncertain Tax Positions
In determining the amount of current and deferred tax, the Group takes into account the effect of uncertain tax positions and whether additional taxes,
penalties and interest may be due. The Group operates in several different tax jurisdictions. This leads to complex tax issues. The ultimate decision
regarding these complex tax issues is often outside the control of the Group and depends on the efficiency of the legal processes in the relevant tax
jurisdiction. The Group believes that its accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all open tax years based on its assessment of many factors, including
interpretations of tax law and prior experience. This assessment relies on estimates and assumptions about future events. New information may become
available that causes the Group to change its judgement regarding the adequacy of existing tax liabilities. Such changes to tax liabilities will affect tax
expense in the period that such determination is made.
22. Contingent liabilities, provisions and commitments
Provisions are recognised in the Statement of Financial Position only where the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation. This obligation must
be the result of a past event, when it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate of the amount
can be made.
Estimates and assumptions are made in determining the likelihood, amount and timing of cash outflows when the outcome is uncertain. Legal counsel or
other experts are consulted on matters that may give rise to a provision or a contingent liability.
a) Contingent liabilities
In the normal course of business, the Group is exposed to claims and legal proceedings that may in some cases result in costs.
In June 2020 a class action was filed in the Supreme Court of Victoria against Fonterra Australia Pty. Ltd., Fonterra Milk Australia Pty. Ltd. and Fonterra Brands
(Australia) Pty. Ltd. (collectively, Fonterra Australia) by Geoffrey and Lynden Iddles on behalf of farmers who supplied milk to Fonterra Australia during the
2015/2016 season. The class action relates to actions taken by Fonterra Australia in connection with its milk price in the 2015/2016 season including the
manner in which Fonterra Australia set its opening milk price and forecast closing milk price at the outset of that season, its communications with suppliers
about the milk price throughout the season; and its reduction of the milk price in May 2016. The plaintiffs are alleging that Fonterra Australia breached its
contracts with suppliers, engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and engaged in unconscionable conduct in connection with these matters. Fonterra is
vigorously defending these claims. Given the early stage of the litigation (discovery is still ongoing) and that the plaintiffs have not yet quantified their claim, it is
not currently possible to reliably estimate the amount of any potential exposure in connection with this class action.
b) Taxation – Statement of Financial Position
Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities relate to the following:
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT 31 JULY 2021AS AT 31 JULY 2020
DEFERRED
TAX ASSET
DEFERRED
TAX LIABILITYNET
DEFERRED
TAX ASSET
DEFERRED
TAX LIABILITYNET
Deferred tax
Property, plant and equipment1,589(1,637)(48)1,596(1,650)(54)
Intangible assets–(380)(380)–(388)(388)
Right-of-use assets142(134)8162(155)7
Derivative financial instruments17–17–(30)(30)
Employee entitlements85–8580–80
Inventories45–4565–65
Receivables, payables and provisions82–8275–75
New Zealand tax losses434–434428–428
Offshore tax losses215–215241–241
Other7(30)(23)7(30)(23)
Total before offsetting 2,616(2,181)4352,654(2,253)401
Offset adjustment(2,156)2,156–(2,233)2,233–
Total460(25)435421(20)401
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Movements for the year
Opening balance401511
Recognised in the Income Statement(4)(58)
Recognised directly in other comprehensive income46(133)
Implementation of NZ IFRS 16–7
Transferred to Liabilities held for sale(5)47
Foreign currency translation(3)27
Closing balance435401
Tax losses
Judgement is involved in assessing the availability of future taxable income against which tax losses carried forward can be utilised.
New Zealand tax losses
The New Zealand tax consolidated group generated a taxable loss in the current year. The deferred tax asset relating to New Zealand tax losses of $434 million
(31 July 2020: $428 million) has been recognised on the basis that taxable income will be generated in the future against which the tax losses can be utilised.
The key assumptions in the assessment of future taxable income are New Zealand earnings, and the tax-deductible dividend. The estimate of New Zealand
earnings is based on performance of the New Zealand tax consolidated group relative to the overall Group. This ratio has been applied to the profit before tax
forecast in the Group’s three-year business plan. The tax-deductible dividend assumption is based on the Group’s Dividend Policy. The Group determines its
Dividend Policy and therefore has the ability to influence utilisation of the losses.
The time horizon for utilising these losses is estimated at seven years. Changes in the key assumptions used could impact the expected time horizon for utilisation of
the tax losses, for example higher dividends would extend the utilisation horizon and could impact the carrying amount of deferred tax assets available to be utilised
against future taxable profits. A reasonably possible change in the key assumptions does not change the carrying amount of the deferred tax asset recognised.
Offshore tax losses
Gross tax losses of $45 million reflecting a deferred tax asset of $14 million (31 July 2020: $48 million gross, deferred tax asset of $14 million) relating to
offshore entities have not been recognised as they may not be utilised.
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b) Provisions
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Current provisions7268
Non-current provisions8264
Total provisions154132
A breakdown of total provisions is presented in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
EMPLOYEE
RELATED
PROVISIONS
LEGAL CLAIMS
PROVISIONS
RESTRUCTURING
PROVISIONS
OTHER
PROVISIONS
TOTAL
PROVISIONS
As at 1 August 2020962331132
Additional provisions18933262
Unused amounts reversed(2)(2)(1)(11)(16)
Charged to Income Statement16722146
Charged to equity3–––3
Utilised during the year(4)–(2)(18)(24)
Foreign currency translation(3)–––(3)
As at 31 July 20211089334154
Employee related provisions include defined benefit scheme obligations, other obligations that fall due on termination of employment, and long-term employee
benefits. Certain employee related provisions are subject to the outcome of judicial proceedings.
Legal claims provisions include obligations relating to customs and duties and legal matters arising in the normal course of business. The timing and amount of
settlement is uncertain as it depends on the outcome of a number of judicial proceedings.
Other provisions relate to product quality claims and other claims arising in the normal course of business. The timing and amount of settlement is uncertain as
it depends on the outcome of the commercial negotiations relating to each individual claim.
c) Commitments
At year end the Group was committed to future capital expenditure for:
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Buildings1934
Plant, vehicles and equipment9275
Software22
Total commitments113111
The above table does not include lease commitments. Refer to Note 17 Leases for information about the Group’s lease commitments.
23. Related party transactions
Information about transactions with related parties and year end balances that arose from those transactions are presented within this note.
a) Key management personnel remuneration
Key management personnel comprise members of the Board and members of the Fonterra Management Team.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Short-term employee benefits
1
2120
Long-term employee benefits13
Termination benefits–1
Directors’ remuneration22
Total key management personnel remuneration2426
1 In addition to the amount disclosed in the table above, during the year ended 31 July 2020 the Group recognised a provision of $2 million for former key management personnel in relation to pending judicial
interpretation of the requirements of legislation in New Zealand.
b) Transactions with related parties during the year
Transactions with related parties are on normal trade terms and no balances are secured.
GROUP $ MILLION
31 JULY 202131 JULY 2020
Equity accounted investees
Revenue from the sale of goods
1
83104
Sale of services
2
710
Royalty and other income12
Dividends received833
Interest income from financing arrangements11
Purchases of goods
3
(61)(57)
Purchases of services
4
(171)(162)
Key management personnel
Purchases of goods
5
(135)(154)
Sale of goods⁶84
Dividends paid2–
1 Goods sold are primarily commodity products.
2 Services provided include management fees.
3 Goods purchased are primarily commodity products.
4 Services provided are primarily freight services.
5 Purchases from key management personnel primarily relate to milk supplied by farmer shareholder Directors.
6 Sales to key management personnel primarily related to sales through Farm Source™ retail stores.
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c) Outstanding balances with related parties
GROUP $ MILLION
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Equity accounted investees
Total receivables arising from the sale of goods or services¹2524
Total receivables arising from financing arrangements²–55
Total payables arising from the purchase of goods or services(9)(29)
Total payables arising from financing arrangements–(1)
Key management personnel
Total payables and provisions arising from remuneration³(16)(12)
Total payables arising from the sale or purchase of goods or services
4
(21)(22)
1 As at 31 July 2021, there was no provision for impairment of receivables from equity accounted investees (31 July 2020: $7 million).
2 Loans to equity accounted investees are unsecured and repayable over varying terms of between four years and nine years.
3 In addition to the amount disclosed in the table above, during the year ended 31 July 2020 the Group recognised a provision of $2 million for former key management personnel in relation to pending judicial
interpretation of the requirements of legislation in New Zealand.
4 Payables to key management personnel relate to amounts owing for milk supplied by farmer shareholder Directors and are recognised in owing to suppliers.
d) Financial guarantees
The Group provides financial guarantees for certain equity accounted investees. At 31 July 2021, the aggregate drawn down amount of equity accounted
investees’ liabilities for which the Group is jointly and severally liable is $1 million (31 July 2020: $1 million).
e) Transactions with related entities
As part of the administration of Trading Among Farmers, the Group entered into an Authorised Fund Contract to provide administrative services in relation
to the Fund and meet the operating expenses of the Fund. In addition, the Group has agreed to provide corporate facilities, support functions and other
services at no cost to the Fund.
f ) Commitments
In addition to the transactions disclosed above, the Group has prospective commitments with related parties including contracts with equity accounted
investments for the supply of dairy products, energy and the provision of various management services.
24. Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date the Group gains control until the date on which
control ceases.
Non-controlling interests are allocated their share of profit after tax in the Income Statement and are presented within equity in the Statement of Financial
Position separately from equity attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative. The effect of all transactions with non-controlling interests that
change the Group’s ownership interest but do not result in a change in control are recorded in equity. Where control is lost, the remaining interest in the
investment is remeasured to fair value and any surplus or deficit arising from that remeasurement is recognised in the Income Statement.
The Group’s subsidiaries are involved in the marketing, distribution, processing and financing of dairy products. All Group subsidiaries have a balance date
of 31 July unless otherwise indicated. Subsidiaries with different balance dates from that of the Group are due to legislative requirements in the country the
entities are domiciled.
The Group holds investments in certain countries that have restrictions on the repatriation of funds back to New Zealand. This does not result in any significant
restriction on the flow of funds for the Group.
The significant subsidiaries of the Group are presented in the following table.
OWNERSHIP INTERESTS (%)
SUBSIDIARY NAME
COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION
AND PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
New Zealand Milk (Australasia) Pty LimitedAustralia100100
Fonterra Australia Pty Limited¹Australia100100
Fonterra Brands (Australia) Pty Limited¹Australia100100
Dairy Partners Americas Brasil Limitada²Brazil5151
Soprole Inversiones S.A.²Chile99.999.9
Comercial Santa Elena S.A.³Chile99.999.9
Soprole S.A.³Chile99.999.9
Sociedad Procesadora de Leche del Sur S.A.³
, 4
Chile–99.94
Fonterra Commercial Trading (Shanghai) Company Limited²China100100
Fonterra (Yutian) Dairy Farm Co. Limited
2, 5
China–100
Fonterra (Ying) Dairy Company Limited
2, 5
China–100
Tangshan Fonterra Dairy Farm Limited²China8585
Fonterra Brands (Hong Kong) LimitedHong Kong100100
Fonterra Brands Indonesia, PTIndonesia100100
Fonterra Brands (Malaysia) Sdn BhdMalaysia100100
Fonterra (Europe) Coöperatie U.A.Netherlands100100
Fonterra Europe Manufacturing B.V.Netherlands100100
Fonterra (New Zealand) LimitedNew Zealand100100
Fonterra Brands (New Zealand) LimitedNew Zealand100100
Fonterra Dairy Solutions LimitedNew Zealand100100
Fonterra Ingredients LimitedNew Zealand100100
Fonterra LimitedNew Zealand100100
New Zealand Milk Brands LimitedNew Zealand100100
RD1 LimitedNew Zealand100100
Kotahi Logistics LPNew Zealand9190
Fonterra Brands (Singapore) Pte LimitedSingapore100100
Fonterra Brands Lanka (Private) LimitedSri Lanka100100
Fonterra (USA) Inc.United States100100
1 These entities are subsidiaries of New Zealand Milk (Australasia) Pty Limited.
2 Balance date 31 December.
3 Balance date 31 December and these entities are subsidiaries of Soprole Inversiones S.A.
4 This subsidiary was amalgamated into Soprole Inversiones S.A. during the year ended 31 July 2021.
5 These subsidiaries were disposed as part of the sale of Ying and Yutian China farms. Refer to Note 2 Strategy review update for further information.
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24. Subsidiaries continued
The Group’s ownership interest of the following entities is 50% or less. However, they have been consolidated on the basis that the Group controls them
through its exposure or rights to variable returns and the power to affect those returns.
OWNERSHIP INTERESTS (%)
OVERSEAS SUBSIDIARIES 50% OR LESS OWNERSHIP
COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION
AND PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Fonterra ( Japan) LimitedJapan5050
Fonterra Brands (Middle East) L.L.C.UAE4949
In addition to the entities above, the Group controls the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund and Fonterra Farmer Custodian Limited and consolidates these two
entities. The trustees of the Fonterra Farmer Custodian Trust own the legal title to all of the shares of the Custodian. The Fund is a managed investment scheme
with an independent trustee. In concluding that the Group controls the Fund and the Custodian, the Directors took into consideration that they form an integral
part of the structure and operation of Trading Among Farmers.
25. Fair value measurement
The fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the
measurement date.
The fair values of financial assets and liabilities are calculated by reference to quoted market prices where that is possible. A market is regarded as active
if quoted prices are readily and regularly available from an exchange, dealer, broker, industry group, pricing service or regulatory agency, and those prices
represent actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arm’s length basis.
If quoted market prices are not available, the methodology used to calculate the fair values of financial assets and liabilities is to identify the expected cash
flows under the terms of each specific contract and then discount these values back to the present value. These models use as their basis independently
sourced market data where it is available and rely as little as possible on entity-specific estimates.
The calculation of the fair value of financial instruments reflects the impact of credit risk where applicable.
Specific valuation techniques used to value financial instruments include:
–the fair value of foreign exchange contracts is determined using observable currency exchange rates, option volatilities and interest rate yield curves;
–the fair value of interest rate contracts is calculated as the present value of the estimated future cash flows based on observable interest rate
yield curves;
–the fair value of commodity contracts that are not exchange traded is determined by calculating the present value of estimated future cash flows based
on observable quoted prices for similar instruments; and
–the fair value on the hedged risks of borrowings and long-term advances that are not exchange traded is calculated as the present value of the
estimated future cash flows based on observable currency exchange rates and interest rate yield curves.
Fair value hierarchy
The fair value hierarchy described below is used to provide an indication of the level of estimation or judgement required in determining fair value.
–Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
–Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly
(i.e. derived from prices).
–Level 3: Inputs for the assets or liabilities that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
The Group recognises transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period during which the change occurred.
The fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value are presented in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
LEVEL 1LEVEL 2LEVEL 3
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Derivative assets
–Commodity derivatives1071942––
–Foreign exchange derivatives––185493––
–Interest rate derivatives¹––390602––
Derivative liabilities
–Commodity derivatives(2)(23)–(2)––
–Foreign exchange derivatives––(102)(72)––
–Interest rate derivatives¹––(339)(499)––
Emissions units held for trading2420––––
Investment in Beingmate–157––––
Investments in shares201718232211
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis
Net (liabilities)/assets held for sale ––––(80)402
Fair value149190156547(58)413
1 Includes cross-currency interest rate swaps.
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25. Fair value measurement continued
The fair value hierarchy for each class of financial asset and liability where the carrying amount differs from the fair value is presented in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
FAIR VALUE
CARRYING AMOUNTLEVEL 1LEVEL 2
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Financial assets
Long-term advances163220––182235
Financial liabilities
Borrowings
–NZX-listed bonds(600)(600)(611)(633)––
–Capital notes(35)(35)(35)(32)––
–Bank loans(11)(20)––(11)(20)
–Medium-term notes(3,903)(4,782)––(4,056)(4,996)
26. Offsetting of financial assets and liabilities
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, and the net amount reported in the Statement of Financial Position where there currently is a legally enforceable
right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
The Group enters into various master netting arrangements or similar agreements that do not meet the criteria for offsetting in the Statement of Financial
Position but still allow for the related amounts to be offset in certain circumstances. These principally relate to derivative transactions under ISDA (International
Swap and Derivative Association) agreements where each party has the option to settle amounts on a net basis in the event of default of the other party.
Financial assets and financial liabilities subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting arrangements and other agreements are presented in the following table.
GROUP $ MILLION
1
AMOUNTS OFFSET IN THE STATEMENT OF
FINANCIAL POSITION
GROSS FINANCIAL
ASSETS/
(LIABILITIES)
GROSS FINANCIAL
ASSETS/
(LIABILITIES)
SET OFF
NET FINANCIAL
ASSETS/
(LIABILITIES)
PRESENTED
AMOUNTS NOT
OFFSETNET
Derivative financial assets851(165)686(337)349
Trade and other receivables (excluding prepayments)1,841(94)1 , 747–1 , 747
2,692(259)2,433(337)2,096
Derivative financial liabilities(608)165(443)292(151)
Total trade and other payables (excluding employee entitlements)(1 ,876)–(1 ,876)45(1,831)
Owing to suppliers(1,919)94(1,825)–(1,825)
(4,403)259(4,144)337(3,807)
As at 31 July 2021(1,711)–(1,711)–(1,711)
Derivative financial assets1,203(87)1,116(447)669
Trade and other receivables (excluding prepayments)1,861(86)1,775(20)1,755
3,064(173)2,891(467)2,424
Derivative financial liabilities(683)87(596)467(129)
Total trade and other payables (excluding employee entitlements)(1,683)–(1,683)–(1,683)
Owing to suppliers(1 , 674)86(1,588)–(1,588)
(4,040)173(3,867)467(3,400)
As at 31 July 2020(976)–(976)–(976)
1 Comparative information includes re-presentations for consistency with the current period.
27. Net tangible assets per quoted equity security
Net tangible assets is calculated as net assets less intangible assets.
GROUP
AS AT
31 JULY 2021
AS AT
31 JULY 2020
Net tangible assets per security
$ per equity instrument on issue2.872.77
Equity instruments on issue (million)1,6131,612
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Independent Auditor’s Report
To the shareholders of Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited
Report on the audit of the consolidated financial statements
Opinion
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (the ‘Company’) and its subsidiaries (the ‘Group’)
on pages 2 to 59:
i. present fairly in all material respects the Group’s financial position as at 31 July 2021 and its financial performance and cash flows for the year ended on
that date; and
ii. comply with New Zealand Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements which comprise:
— the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 July 2021;
— the consolidated income statement, statements of other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended; and
— notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Taken together, the subsidiaries in scope for the Group audit accounted for 90% of the Group’s revenue and 88% of the Group’s total assets. For the remaining
subsidiaries, we performed analysis at an aggregated Group level to confirm our assessment that there were no significant risks of material misstatement
associated with them.
We assigned materiality levels to in scope subsidiaries for performance of audits and specified audit procedures. These were lower than the materiality level for
the Group as a whole, ranging from $5 million to $35 million, and determined with reference to the size and risk profile of the subsidiary.
We visited subsidiary locations in New Zealand and Australia but were unable to visit other locations due to travel restrictions imposed by Covid-19. We held
meetings with management responsible for the financial information of all in scope subsidiaries.
We led the participation of overseas KPMG audit teams in the Group audit. We issued detailed audit instructions to auditors of in-scope subsidiaries. These
instructions set out the significant audit areas that we required audit teams to consider, and the information required to be reported back to the Group audit
team. We held audit planning meetings with overseas KPMG audit teams subject to both audit and specified audit procedures to explain our audit instructions
and discuss their audit plans. In addition, we held meetings to discuss the findings they reported to us in more detail.
We audited the Group consolidation, financial statement disclosures and a number of complex items centrally in New Zealand. These included general IT
controls, controls operated through Fonterra’s shared service centre environment, revenue recognition, the cost of New Zealand sourced milk, impairment,
accounting for divestments and assets held for sale, taxation and financial instruments.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements in
the current period. We summarise below those matters and our key audit procedures to address those matters in order that the shareholders as a body may
better understand the process by which we arrived at our audit opinion. Our procedures were undertaken in the context of and solely for the purpose of our
statutory audit opinion on the consolidated financial statements as a whole and we do not express discrete opinions on separate elements of the consolidated
financial statements.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand) (‘ISAs (NZ)’). We believe that the audit evidence we have
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
We are independent of the Group in accordance with Professional and Ethical Standard 1 International Code of Ethics for Assurance Practitioners (including
International Independence Standards) (New Zealand) issued by the New Zealand Auditing and Assurance Standards Board and the International Ethics
Standards Board for Accountants’ International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) (‘IESBA Code’),
and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the IESBA Code.
Our responsibilities under ISAs (NZ) are further described in the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements section
of our report.
Our firm has also provided other services to the Group that are related to our role as the Group’s auditor, such as assurance and agreed upon procedures
services. This includes an engagement to provide a separate reasonable assurance report in connection with the Farmgate Milk Price. A copy of this assurance
report is attached as an appendix to Fonterra’s Farmgate Milk Price Statement. Subject to certain restrictions, partners and employees of our firm may also
deal with the Group on normal terms within the ordinary course of trading activities of the business of the Group. These matters have not impaired our
independence as auditor of the Group. The firm has no other relationship with, or interest in, the Group.
Materiality
The scope of our audit was influenced by our application of materiality. Materiality helped us to determine the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures
and to evaluate the effect of misstatements, both individually and on the consolidated financial statements as a whole. The materiality for the consolidated
financial statements as a whole was set at $50m determined with reference to a benchmark of the cost of New Zealand sourced milk. We chose the benchmark
because, in our view, this is a key measure of the Group’s performance.
Scoping
The scope of our audit is designed to ensure that we perform adequate work to be able to give an opinion on the consolidated financial statements as a whole,
taking into account the structure of the Group, the financial reporting systems, processes and controls, and the industry in which it operates.
In establishing the overall approach to our audit, we considered the centralised nature of the Group’s operations, the risk profile of countries where the Group
operates, and changes taking place within the business. We also considered the financial significance of each business unit together with any local statutory
audit requirements.
The Group financial statements are a consolidation of over 100 individual subsidiaries and equity accounted investees. We scoped in 12 subsidiaries in New
Zealand, Australia, Chile, Japan and the USA to be subject to audit due to their financial significance and risk profile. We undertook audits of these subsidiaries
ourselves, or by instructing participating overseas KPMG audit teams. In addition, we performed specified risk-focused audit procedures on certain transactions
and balances in respect of a further 13 subsidiaries in Brazil, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Sri Lanka
and the USA.
THE KEY AUDIT MATTERHOW THE MATTER WAS ADDRESSED IN OUR AUDIT
Revenue recognition
Refer to Note 3 to the financial statements.
We considered the recognition of revenue from contracts with key customers
and distributors to be a key audit matter due to:
— the significance of the Group’s $20.6 billion of revenue to the financial
statements as a whole;
— the level of judgement involved in establishing the timing and amount of
revenue recognised for certain customers and distributors;
— adjustments recorded by the Group in the prior year financial statements
related to agent versus principal considerations; and
— the extent of audit effort required to examine the Group’s contracts with
customers in the context of the size and complexity of this area, and the
requirement under auditing standards for us to consider fraud risk associated
with revenue recognition.
The procedures we performed to evaluate whether revenue had been
recognised appropriately included:
— identifying and testing relevant controls over revenue recognition, and
using data analytics routines to evaluate 100% of sales transactions
undertaken through the Group’s two core ERP systems (representing 85% of
Group revenue);
— assessing the Group’s revenue recognition accounting policies, and
evaluating the application of these policies to actual contracts with
customers as noted below;
— evaluating contractual arrangements with key customers and distributors
through discussion with management and inspection of the underlying
documentation, as well as sample testing other sales arrangements; and
— performing other audit procedures specifically designed to address the risk
of management override of controls including journal entry testing, applying
particular focus to the timing of revenue transactions.
We completed these procedures and have no matters to report.
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THE KEY AUDIT MATTERHOW THE MATTER WAS ADDRESSED IN OUR AUDIT
Goodwill and brands
Refer to Note 18 to the financial statements.
We considered the Group’s annual impairment testing of goodwill and brands
to be a key audit matter due to the significance of the balance of $1.8 billion
to the Financial Statements as a whole and the level of judgement involved in
determining the methodology and assumptions used in the testing.
$0.9 billion of goodwill and brands is included within three cash generating
units (‘CGUs’), which are tested using discounted cash flow models:
— Fonterra Brands New Zealand (‘FBNZ’) ($511 million of goodwill and brands);
— Fonterra Australia (‘FAU’) ($279 million of goodwill and brands); and
— Soprole ($118 million of goodwill and brands).
The Group’s portfolio of consumer & foodservice brands within the Asia
Pacific segment of $0.7 billion are tested using the relief from royalty
valuation method.
We focussed on the significant forward-looking assumptions the Group applied
in their impairment testing, including:
— forecast cash flows, taking into account the Group’s profit improvement
plans for FBNZ and FAU, and uncertainty surrounding the impact of
constitutional reform in Chile;
— branded consumer & foodservice sales forecasts and market royalty rates
appropriate to each brand; and
— terminal growth rates and discount rates, as the Group’s models are highly
sensitive to small changes in these assumptions.
In addition to the above, the carrying amount of the Group’s net assets at
31 July 2021 was $6.9 billion whilst the market capitalisation of Fonterra
Co-operative Group Limited was $4.6 billion. This increases the possibility
of goodwill and brands being impaired, and required additional analysis
and interpretation.
The procedures we performed to evaluate the impairment
assessments included:
— assessing whether the methodology adopted was consistent with accepted
valuation approaches of IAS 36 Impairment of Assets;
— evaluating the significant assumptions by comparing to historical trends,
approved budgets, business plans and external market data;
— comparing the discount rates and terminal growth rates applied to
the estimated future cash flows to relevant benchmarks using KPMG
valuation specialists;
— challenging the above assumptions and judgements by performing sensitivity
analysis, considering a range of likely outcomes based on various scenarios;
— considering the impact of the Capital Structure review on the price of
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited shares by comparing share price
behaviour before and after the Group’s announcements on 6 May 2021;
— evaluating the estimate of the recoverable amount of the Group as a whole,
which included the use of an external valuation specialist, by comparing to
broker target valuation ranges and other data sources; and
— considering the appropriateness of the disclosures in the
financial statements.
No impairment of goodwill or brands was recognised.
We found the impairment testing methodologies to be consistent with IAS 36.
We found the discount and terminal growth rates were in an acceptable range,
and that the significant assumptions were supported by comparison to the
sources we considered.
For FBNZ, FAU, Soprole, and the Group’s consumer & foodservice brands, our
scenario analysis indicated that the recoverable amount of each of these assets
exceeded its carrying value.
The estimate of the recoverable amount for the Group as a whole exceeded
the carrying amount of the Group’s net assets. The evidence we obtained
in respect of valuation ranges for the Group as a whole did not indicate that
further impairment of goodwill and brands was necessary.
We consider the impairment disclosures to be a fair reflection of the underlying
impairment tests.
THE KEY AUDIT MATTERHOW THE MATTER WAS ADDRESSED IN OUR AUDIT
The cost of New Zealand sourced milk
Refer to Notes 4 and 13 to the financial statements.
The cost of New Zealand sourced milk supplied by farmer shareholders
amounted to $11.7 billion and comprises the volume of milk solids supplied
at the Farmgate Milk Price as determined by the Board of Directors for the
relevant season.
In making that determination, the Board takes into account the Farmgate Milk
Price calculated in accordance with the Farmgate Milk Price Manual.
We considered the cost of New Zealand sourced milk to be a key audit matter
due to its significance to the financial statements as a whole.
The cost of New Zealand sourced milk is a key component of the Group’s cost
of goods sold of $17.6 billion and the carrying value of the Group’s inventory
of $3.8 billion. Significant audit effort was required to audit the cost of New
Zealand sourced milk due to the complexity of applying the Board approved
milk price to cost of goods sold and inventory.
The procedures we performed to evaluate the impact of the Farmgate Milk
Price calculation on the cost of New Zealand sourced milk included:
— examining minutes of Milk Price Panel meetings and confirming with the
Company Secretary that the Board considered the recommended Farmgate
Milk Price from the Milk Price Panel and approved the payment of $7.54 per
kgMS for New Zealand sourced milk for the season ended 31 May 2021; and
— examining the application of the Board approved Farmgate Milk Price to cost
of goods sold and inventory. This involved understanding and evaluating
relevant controls to ensure that the latest milk price forecast series has been
applied to cost of goods sold and inventory.
— at season end we checked that the cost of New Zealand sourced milk
reflected the Board approved Farmgate Milk Price for the season, particularly
where there has been a dynamic monthly milk price and how that should be
correctly applied to the month of collection.
We completed these procedures and have no matters to report.
The Farmgate Milk Price calculation prepared by the Milk Price Group
amounted to $7.54 per kgMS (which equates to $11.6 billion in total) and we
confirmed with the Company Secretary that the Board of Directors approved a
payment of $7.54 per kgMS for New Zealand sourced milk for the season ended
31 May 2021 at their meeting on 22 September 2021.
Other information
The Directors, on behalf of the Company, are responsible for the other information included in the entity’s Annual Review and supporting reports. Other
information includes:
— the Annual Review;
— the Corporate Governance Statement;
— the Statutory Information; and
— the Business Performance Report.
Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover any other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the
other information is materially inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears materially
misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that
fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Use of this independent auditor’s report
This independent auditor’s report is made solely to the shareholders as a body. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the shareholders
those matters we are required to state to them in the independent auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not
accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the shareholders as a body for our audit work, this independent auditor’s report, or any of the opinions we
have formed.
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— the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand
(being New Zealand Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards) and International Financial Reporting Standards;
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Business
Performance
Report 2021
Contents
COVER IMAGE:
Harepaora, Lana & Greg, Bay of Plenty
IMAGE:
Aiesha, Bay of Plenty
TOTAL GROUP PERFORMANCEBP–02
ON FARMBP–14
GROUP OPERATIONSBP–18
SUMMARY OF REGIONSBP–26
ASIA PACIFICBP–28
AMENABP–34
GREATER CHINABP–38
NEW ZEALAND MILKBP–42
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONSBP–45
HISTORICAL SUMMARYBP–46
GLOSSARYBP–53
Fonterra uses several non-GAAP measures when discussing financial performance.
These measures include normalised profit after tax, normalised EBIT, EBIT,
normalised earnings per share, normalisation adjustments and total Group measures.
Total Group measures present the combined financial performance of the Group’s
continuing and discontinued operations. Non-GAAP financial measures are not
defined or specified by NZ IFRS. Management believes that these measures provide
useful information as they provide valuable insight on the underlying performance
of the business. They are used internally to evaluate the underlying performance of
business units and to analyse trends. These measures are not uniformly defined or
utilised by all companies. Accordingly, these measures may not be comparable with
similarly titled measures used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures
should not be viewed in isolation nor considered as a substitute for measures
reported in accordance with NZ IFRS. Non-GAAP measures are not subject to audit
unless they are included in Fonterra’s audited Financial Statements. Please refer
to the Non-GAAP Measures section in Fonterra’s 2021 Annual Review for further
information about non-GAAP measures used by Fonterra, including reconciliations
back to NZ IFRS measures. Definitions of non-GAAP measures used by Fonterra can
be found in the Glossary in the Business Performance Report.
Total Group
Performance
We have continued to build on last year’s solid performance with
another strong result in the 2021 Financial Year. On average we
returned $7.54 for every kilogram of milk solids our farmer
owners supplied us. Combined with an increased dividend of
20 cents per share, we have delivered a Total Pay-out of $7.74 per
kgMS. We have continued to improve our operating performance
and underlying earnings, which combined with our continued
focus on financial discipline and the divestment of non-core
assets, has seen our net debt reduce by a further $872 million
and our key leverage metrics improve.
Total Pay-out
1
Farmgate Milk PriceDividend
20212020201920182017
6.126.696.357.147.54
0.40
0.10
0.05
0.20
$6.52
$6.79
$6.35
$7.19
$7.74
Our reported profit after tax of $599 million is $60 million lower than
last year, with the prior year benefiting from larger gains from the sale of
non-core assets.
2021 Financial Year (FY21)
Normalised to Reported Profit After Tax
1
–DPA Brazil impairment
–Sale of Beingmate shares
–Ying and Yutian
China Farms sale
–China Farms
impairment reversal
–Falcon China Farms JV sale
FY21 reported
profit after tax
Net impact of
other normalisation
Asset salesFY21 normalised
profit after tax
588
95
(84)
599
2020 Financial Year (FY20)
Normalised to Reported Profit After Tax
1
–DFE Pharma sale
–Foodspring
TM
sale
–DPA Brazil impairment
–China Farms impairment
–Falcon China Farms
JV impairment
–Strategic review impacts
–Sale of Beingmate shares
FY20 reported
profit after tax
Net impact of
other normalisation
Asset salesFY20 normalised
profit after tax
398
493
(232)
659
1. Normalised and reported profit after tax includes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.1. Refer to the Glossary for definition.
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02
BP/
MILK COLLECTIONS FROM MAIN REGIONS
(LITRES, MILLION)20202021Change
Fonterra New Zealand
1
16,87617, 1 2 11.5%
Fonterra Australia
2
1,3931,362(2.2)%
Fonterra Chile
3
4484837. 8 %
Total18,71718,9661.3%
Overall, Fonterra milk collections are up.
Our milk collections are dominated by our New Zealand sourced milk.
1. Fonterra New Zealand market share and collections are for the period 1 June - 31 May.
2. Fonterra Australia market share and collections are for the period 1 July - 30 June.
3. Fonterra Chile market share and collections are for the period 1 August - 31 July.
Fonterra milk collection market share in New Zealand
1
Fonterra milk collections for the season were up in New Zealand
by 1.5%, reflecting the overall good growing conditions across
New Zealand in the second half of the season.
Our market share in New Zealand has continued to decline as
other processors have built additional processing capacity.
81.7%
80.8%
80.0%
79.0%
2021202020192018
Fonterra milk collection market share in Australia
2
Our Australian milk collections were down slightly despite favourable
on-farm conditions stabilising milk production in Australia. This was due
to a conscious decision to optimise milk purchases focused on higher
value returns.
21.6%
18.3%
15.8%
15.4%
2021202020192018
Fonterra milk collection market share in Chile
3
We continued to regain market share in Chile, with milk collections up 7.8%
on the prior year. This was achieved through increased farmer engagement
and a competitive and consistent milk price policy. The increased collections
have supported the strong demand in our Chile Consumer business this year,
covered in more detail in the AMENA section.
20.6%
19.3%
20.2%
21.2%
2021202020192018
The higher milk price tightened our gross margin over the last half of the
financial year, particularly in the final quarter. However, throughout the year
we have remained focused on allocating milk into products that generate the
best overall returns to Fonterra and our farmer owners. This can be seen in our
results with the improvement in our underlying earnings driven by our
diversified portfolio across our three channels and regions, coupled with lower
interest expense from lower average debt and interest rates.
On a continuing operations basis, our Consumer channel normalised EBIT
increased 196% to $290 million and our Foodservice channel normalised
EBIT increased 51% to $369 million. The improved performances in the
Consumer and Foodservice channels were offset by the tighter margins in
our Ingredients channel, which had lower normalised EBIT of $385 million,
down 47%.
Looking at our continuing operations by region:
–Asia Pacific normalised EBIT increased 28% to $305 million,
due to significant improvements in our Foodservice and Consumer channels
–Greater China normalised EBIT increased 10% to $403 million,
driven by the strength of the Foodservice channel, China’s continued
economic recovery from the impact of COVID-19 and its increasing
demand for dairy
–AMENA normalised EBIT was down 28% to $336 million, due
to lower sales volumes and the impact of pricing lags on longer-term
contracts. Lower sales volumes were a result of milk being allocated to
Greater China and parts of Asia Pacific where demand was the strongest.
However, we have seen improvements in our AMENA Foodservice and
Consumer channels, including a turnaround for our Chilean business
1. Normalised profit after tax includes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.
Our normalised profit after tax of $588 million increased $190 million
on last year - after removing the impact of the gains on asset sales and other
normalisations, our underlying performance has improved on last year.
FY20 to FY21 Normalised Profit After Tax
1
FY21
normalised
profit after tax
TaxFinance costsOther itemsOperating
expenses
Gross profitFY20
normalised
profit after tax
398
(94)
86
70
47
588
81
Down 3% due to
increased milk costs
Lower average debt
and interest rates
Prior year incurred
several impairments
that were not normalised
Higher other operating
income and non-recurrence
of adverse items
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Breakdown of Total Group Performance
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 202031 JULY 2021
NORMALISED BASIS
NZD MILLION
CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
1
DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS
1
TOTAL GROUP
CONTINUING
OPERATIONS
1
DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS
1
TOTAL GROUP
Sales volume (‘000 MT) 3,8422274,0693, 8742284,102
Revenue20,28269320,97520,56555921,124
Cost of goods sold(17,236)(531)( 17, 76 7 )( 17, 5 81)(429)(18,010)
Gross profit3,0461623,2082,9841303,114
Gross margin (%)15.0%23.4%15.3%14.5%23.3%14.7%
Operating expenses
2
(2,194)(129)(2,323)(2,153)(89)(2,242)
Other
2,3
(5)(1)(6)651580
Normalised EBIT8473287989656952
Normalisations
4
435(167)268(9)167
EBIT1,282(135)1,14788772959
1. Refer to Note 1a and 2c of the FY21 Financial Statements.
2. Impairments of intangible assets not included in the strategic review for the 2020 Financial Year ($55 million) have been reclassified from ‘other’ to operating expenses.
3. Consists of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of profit or loss on equity accounted investees.
4. Refer to the Non-GAAP Measures section of the Annual Review 2021.
Our Foodservice and Consumer channels had improved performances in all
three regions, predominantly driven by changing consumption trends during
COVID-19.
The Ingredients channel was adversely impacted across all three regions
mainly due to the use of longer-term pricing contracts increasing the impact
the quickly rising cost of milk had on our gross margin.
Despite challenges created by COVID-19, we have been successful in selling
and shipping our products to our customers. Sales volume for the year was
up 33,000 metric tonnes on the previous year to 4.1 million metric tonnes.
Furthermore, it was our highest shipping volume on record out of
New Zealand, with a total of 2.59 million tonnes shipped.
Our Total Group gross profit reduced $94 million relative to last year, due
to lower gross margins in the second half, in particular in the fourth quarter,
across all regions - AMENA, Asia Pacific and Greater China. Our Total Group
gross margin was impacted in the second half of the financial year due to our
in-market pricing not increasing as quickly as the cost of milk. The impact can
be seen between the two periods, with gross margin of 17.4% in first half and
12.4% in the second half.
Our business is diversified across regions and product channels. This allowed
us to reduce the impact of the higher milk cost by continuing to allocate milk
into the products that generate the best overall returns.
–Greater China normalised gross profit
increased 7% to $836 million
–Asia Pacific normalised gross profit
decreased 1% to $1,195 million
–AMENA normalised gross profit
decreased 14% to $904 million
Gross Profit - Product Channel
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY
NORMALISED BASIS (NZD MILLIONS)20202021CHANGE
¹
Ingredients1,4721,104(25)%
Foodservice53867726%
Consumer1,0321,15412%
Unallocated costs and eliminations4491,125%
Continuing Operations3,0462,984(2)%
Discontinued Operations162130(20)%
Total Group gross profit3,2083,114(3)%
1. Percentages as shown in table may not align to calculations of percentages based on numbers in
the table due to rounding of figures.
Gross Margin - Product Channel
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY20202021
Ingredients10.7%8.1%
Foodservice20.1%22.9%
Consumer26.3%28.4%
Continuing Operations15.0%14.5%
Discontinued Operations23.4%23.3%
Total Group gross margin15.3%14.7%
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Operating Expenses
1
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
NORMALISED BASIS NZD MILLION31 JULY 202031 JULY 2021
Costs allocated to regions
Selling & marketing636656
Distribution & storage539543
Administrative expenses619574
Research & development 63 82
Other expenses 96 75
Total allocated operating expenses1,9531,930
Unallocated costs241223
Operating expenses from Continuing Operations2,1942,153
Operating expenses from Discontinued Operations12989
Total Group operating expenses
2
2,3232,242
1. Does not align to FY21 Financial Statements, predominately due to additional categories.
2. Impairments of intangible assets not included in the strategic review for the 2020 Financial Year ($55 million) have been reclassified from ‘other’ to administrative expenses category within Total Group
operating expenses.
Total Group normalised operating expenses are $81 million, or 3%,
lower than last year.
Of this decrease, $41 million relates to the Group’s Continuing Operations.
The prior year’s operating expenses for Continuing Operations included
$55 million of impairments.
Globally we invested $110 million in research and development this year,
up from $98 million the prior year. The majority is reported in our operating
expenses which increased 30% relative to the comparative period, and the
remainder is within our cost of goods sold.
Innovation is a key part to our strategy. Our central research and development
facility, based in Palmerston North, is supported by eight in-market application
centres which together deliver new products for customers, consumers and
chefs around the world.
Even with the in-market challenges from COVID-19, it has been a good year
for new product launches:
–The launch of seven new cream products for Foodservice through
Anchor
TM
Food Professionals that includes two new ambient creams and
the launch of Cheese-Pro Cream™, a deliciously rich and smooth cream
with more than 18% natural cheese, delivering a premium tea macchiato
topping. Tea macchiatos are well established in China and growing in
popularity across South East Asia
–A new range of Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) Mozzarella with enhanced
functional performance for at-home delivery, leveraging continued high
demand globally
–The ongoing roll-out of Fonterra’s premium probiotic ingredients continues
to generate value and investment is targeted at unlocking the next
generation of “better for you” probiotics as we continue our focus on
wellness and nutrition
–New launches across our Anlene range, including Anlene 5X™, a functional
nutrition product providing benefits across five key areas – strong bones,
energy, strong muscles, flexibility and movement
–Our core Ingredients channel has seen continued success with NZMP
TM
NutriWhite, a fortified dairy blend powder that delivers to the ever-
increasing need for accessible nutrition, driven by strong market demand
across the Middle East, Africa and South East Asia
–In China we also continued to launch novel new consumer products, like
cheese lollipops, a cream cheese-based snack that is growing in popularity
across Asia
We have also focused on commercialisation of our intellectual property
with some significant opportunities confirmed during the year through our
AMENA region. One example of this is our arrangement with Land O’Lakes in
the USA to leverage Fonterra’s intellectual property in Foodservice products
alongside Land O’Lakes’ excellent sales and distribution network to sell,
distribute and promote UHT creams into the USA Foodservice channel.
Total Group Performance
1
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
NZD MILLION31 JULY 202031 JULY 2021CHANGE
2
EBIT 1,147 959 (16)%
Net finance costs (332) (262)21%
Tax expenses (156) (98)(37)%
Reported profit after tax 659 599 (9)%
Normalisation adjustments
3
(268) (7)(97)%
Tax on normalisation adjustments 7 (4)–
Total normalised profit after tax 398 588 48%
(Profit)/loss attributable to non-controlling interests 27 (21)–
Normalisation adjustments attributable to non-controlling interests (43) (17)(60)%
Normalised profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative 382 550 44%
Normalised earnings per share (cents) 24 34 42%
Full Year dividend per share (cents) 5 20 300%
1. Includes Continuing and Discontinued Operations.
2. Percentages as shown in table may not align to calculations of percentages based on numbers in the table due to rounding of figures.
3. Refer to the Non-GAAP Measures section in the Annual Review 2021.
The $86 million improvement in ‘Other’ relative to last year, was largely due to
higher other operating income and the non-recurrence of adverse items in the
previous period. Total Group normalised EBIT increased 8%, or $73 million,
to $952 million, due to the reduction in operating expenses and increase in
‘Other’. Total Group EBIT decreased 16%, or $188 million, to $959 million.
Normalisation adjustments for the year were $7 million, a reduction of
$261 million on the prior year which included gains on sale from DFE Pharma
and foodspring
TM
. The normalised items in 2021 Financial Year reflect gains
from the sale of the Ying and Yutian China farming hubs and the Falcon China
Farms joint venture but offset by realised losses on the sale of Beingmate
shares and a further impairment of the carrying value of DPA Brazil.
–The sale of the China farming hubs, in Ying and Yutian, was completed
during the year and resulted in a gain on sale of $32 million. This gain is in
addition to an impairment reversal of $23 million. The total impact to our
Total Group EBIT was $55 million
–The sale of our investment in the Falcon China Farms joint venture was also
completed during the year with $88 million of cash received from the sale.
A gain on sale of $40 million, including an impairment reversal of
$15 million, was included in Total Group EBIT
–During the year we completed the sale of the remaining shareholding in
Beingmate, marking a full exit of our investment in the company. The
impact of selling the shares in the year ended 31 July 2021 was a loss of
$49 million. We received cash proceeds of $110 million from the sale of the
shares in the year ended 31 July 2021 and total cash received from the sale
of all shares was $241 million
–A further impairment of $39 million pre-tax, $35 million post-tax, was
recognised for DPA Brazil based on an assessment of the fair value of the
business. The sale of DPA Brazil is progressing but has been made
challenging by the impacts of COVID-19
Our Total Group net finance costs reduced $70 million, or 21%, due to
lower levels of debt and reductions in global interest rates.
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Cash flow and change in net debt
1
$0.8bn
Cash from
divestments
and asset sales
$1.5bn
Cash generated
from operations
$1.2bn
Net cash
flow from
operating
activities
$1.4bn
Free cash
flow
$0.2bn
Net cash flow
investing activities
$(0.5)bn
Interest, dividend
and other
$0.9bn
Reduction in
net debt
$(0. 2bn)
Net movement
in working capital
$(0.1bn)
Tax payments
$(0.6bn)
Capital expenditure
and other
Cash flow and change in net debt
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
NZD MILLION31 JULY 202031 JULY 2021
Cash generated from operations
1
1,6711,449
Net change in working capital(106)(171)
Net tax paid(73)(84)
A. Net cash flows from operating activities 1,4921,194
Cash flows from investing activities
Divestments and asset sales 827782
Capital expenditure and other
2
(491)(559)
B. Net cash flows from investing activities336223
Free cash flow (A+B)1,8281,417
Interest, dividend and other(444)(452)
Non-cash changes in net debt and other
3
(294)(93)
Reduction in net debt
4
1,090872
1. Includes EBIT and non-cash and non-operating adjustments made to EBIT to determine cash generated from operations.
2. Capital expenditure presented in this table is different to capital expenditure reported primarily due to treatment of livestock and accruals.
3. Includes adjustment for disposal groups held for sale.
4. Net debt excludes amounts attributable to disposal groups held for sale.
Our sources and uses of cash
Total Group free cash flow for the year was $1.4 billion, reflecting the strong
underlying performance for the year combined with the proceeds of asset
sales. It is made up of $1.2 billion from operating activities and $0.2 billion
from investing activities – which comprised $0.8 billion from divestments
less $0.6 million of capital invested. The free cash flow of $1.4 billion has been
used to pay interest of $0.3 billion, dividends of $0.2 billion (5 cents from last
year’s final dividend and this year’s interim dividend of 5 cents) and reduce
debt by $0.9 billion.
Free cash flow for the year of $1.4 billion was $0.4 billion lower than last year
which reflects:
– A $298 million reduction in cash flow from operating activities which
included an increase in the working capital funding as a result of the higher
milk price and higher milk collections for the year, and lower gross profit
for the year
–An increase in cash spent on the acquisition of property, plant and
equipment. Significant projects are included below under Capital Invested
–$31 million increase in intangible asset spend to enhance the Group’s
security systems and customer facing capability technology
20212020201920182017
670
600
1,095
1,828
1,417
Free Cash Flow
1
($ million)
1. Refer to the Glossary for definition.
1. Refer to the Glossary for definition.
Essential
capital expenditure
Discretionary
capital expenditure
Other
capital invested
2021202020192018
400
461
161
1,022
340
260
124
724
382
106
525
37
466
79
63
608
Capital Invested
1
($ million)
1. Refer to the Glossary for definition of capital invested and capital expenditure
Total Group capital invested was $608 million, comprising of $545 million
in capital expenditure and $63 million of other capital invested. The capital
expenditure of $545 million comprised $466 million for essential projects
to maintain and improve existing assets and $79 million for discretionary
projects to drive future growth. The increase on the prior year is in part due to
deferred projects planned for the prior year being delayed due to COVID-19.
In addition, capital expenditure has increased in response to increasing
regulatory requirements on wastewater treatment, reducing emissions from
thermal fuel sources and also maintaining integrity and reliability across our
network of processing assets.
Across New Zealand, we continue to progress our annual truck and trailer
replacement programme and on-farm milk vat replacement programme.
In addition to these annual programmes, the roll out of our milk vat telemetry
technology was largely implemented this year and will be completed next year.
We are continuously working through a capital expenditure programme to
keep our processing sites fit for purpose. Key projects included refurbishment
of the powder 3 and 4 buildings at Whareroa, wastewater upgrades at
Whareroa and Te Awamutu, and the commencement of a biomass boiler
installation at the Stirling site to replace coal.
Working capital days throughout the year have increased by 5.8 days
compared to the previous year.
The key drivers of this were:
–The increase in inventory is a result of the higher cost of milk and higher
average inventory volume throughout the year as a result of supply
chain challenges
–Receivable days are favourable and the reduction in average receivable
days is due to improved customer collection management. Overdue
debtors have also reduced
–Higher average payables days due to increased capital expenditure
Working Capital Days Drivers
DAYS20202021
Receivables30.929.4
Payables(28.5)(30.4)
Inventory82.491.6
Total 84.890.6
Working Capital Days
1
20212020201920182017
75.1
82.7
82.8
84.8
90.6
1. Refer to Glossary for the definition.
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Net Debt
1
($ billion)
1. Refer to the Glossary for definition.
2. For the 2021 Financial Year the notional tax charge was set to 16.1% (2020 Financial Year: 8.4%).
The 2021 return on capital would be 7.2% if calculated with the prior notional tax charge. In 2021
the methodology to calculate return on capital was updated to align the definition of debt with the
net debt used in the debt to EBITDA ratio and exclude hedge reserves from total equity. The prior
years have been restated for consistency with the current period.
1. Net debt excludes amounts attributed to disposal groups held for sale. Refer to Glossary for
definition.
Dividend Calculation
NZD CENTS PER SHARE
20202021
Normalised earnings¹ 2434
Add: normalisations192
Reported earnings¹4336
Less: abnormal gains(32)(6)
Net earnings for dividend payment²1130
Dividend payment percentage (%)45%57%
Dividend based on attributable earnings517
Dividend based on abnormal gains³-3
Total dividend520
Interim dividend-5
Final dividend515
Our net debt levels have continued to decrease year-on-year,
down $872 million.
Strong operational earnings combined with the $748 million in proceeds from
the sale of the two China farming hubs, Ying and Yutian, the Falcon China
Farms joint venture, the Agrifeeds joint venture and the remaining Beingmate
shares allowed us to reduce net debt by $872 million during the year.
The reduction in net debt was achieved despite the increased working capital
requirements resulting from the higher milk price and the additional volume
in inventory.
Both leverage metrics have also improved as a result of the lower net debt and
higher earnings and are within our long-term target ranges. The gearing ratio
is within the 30-40% target range and the debt to earnings ratio of 2.7x is
within the 2.5 to 3.0x target range.
Return on capital is unchanged
Our average capital employed was stable year-on-year. The impact of
divestments in the current and prior year reduced our average capital
employed, but this was offset by the increase in average working capital
in the current year.
The increase in our normalised EBIT has been offset by an increase in the
notional tax rate applied to normalised EBIT.
The strong result for the year and Fonterra’s strengthened balance sheet have
put us in a position to return an increased dividend to shareholders and unit
holders. Fonterra’s dividend policy is a payout ratio of 40 to 60% of reported
profit after tax, excluding abnormal gains. Distributions of any abnormal gains
are considered separately. For the year ended 31 July 2021 abnormal gains
included the normalised gains from the sale of China Farms and the China
Farms joint venture, and totalled six cents per share.
Our total dividend for the year of 20 cents per share includes an interim
dividend of 5 cents per share and a final dividend of 15 cents per share. 3 cents
of the final dividend of 15 cents per share reflects the addition of abnormal
gains, including the reversal of previous impairment of our China Farms.
Return on Capital (%)
Total Group
normalised EBIT
1
($million)
Average
capital employed
1
($million)
Return on
capital
1,2
(%)
20212020201920182017
1,155
13,439
8.0%
6.2%
5.6%
6.6%
6.6%
13,46913,419
12,313
12,281
902812879952
20212020201920182017
5.6
6.2
5.7
4.7
3.8
A summary of our key metrics shows that we have improved in many areas
that are important to us. It shows the benefit of the focus we have put in over
the last three years to reset the business – by focusing our strategy of
maximising the value of our New Zealand milk, moving to a customer-led
operating model and strengthening our balance sheet.
Key metrics
1
NZD20202021
Total number of New Zealand farms9,0118,827
New Zealand milk solids collected (million kgMS)
2
1,517 1,539
Total Pay-out 7.19 7. 74
Farmgate Milk Price (per kgMS) 7.14 7. 5 4
Dividend (per share) 0.05 0.20
Return on capital
3, 4
(%)6.6%6.6%
Debt to EBITDA
3,5
3.3x 2.7x
ENIBD gearing ratio
6
(%) 41.4% 35.5%
Adjusted net debt gearing ratio
7
(%)44.2%38.5%
1. Refer to the Glossary for definition of the metrics displayed in the table.
2. Based on the 12-month milk season of 1 June – 31 May.
3. Calculation of metric includes amounts relating to Continuing and Discontinued Operations.
4. For the 2021 Financial Year the notional tax charge was set to 16.1% (2020 Financial Year: 8.4%). The 2021 return on capital would be 7.2% if calculated with the prior year notional tax charge. In 2021 the
methodology to calculate return on capital was updated to align the definition of debt with the adjusted net debt used in the debt to EBITDA ratio and exclude hedge reserves from total equity. The prior
years have been restated for consistency with current period.
5. Prior years’ debt to EBITDA have been restated for consistency with the current period. Previously, adjusted net debt included a further cash adjustment for 25% of cash and cash equivalents held by the
parent.
6. Economic net interest-bearing debt gearing ratio. Excludes amounts attributed to disposal groups held for sale.
7. Going forward, we will change the way we measure net debt so that the net debt (adjusted net debt) included in the gearing ratio and debt to EBITDA will be on the same basis. This aligns with certain credit
rating agency methodology. Under the new methodology net debt for the 2021 Financial Year would be $4.3bn.
1. Attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative, excludes non-controlling interest.
2. Represents net earnings as specified in the Dividend Policy and is calculated as reported profit
after tax less abnormal gains.
3. Includes the reversal of previous impairment of our China Farms.
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We believe having a strong dairy co-operative makes a real
difference to our farmer owners, and to New Zealand. Our scale
and diversity allow us to move our farmer owners’ milk into the
most valuable products and markets. This helps mitigate some
of the risk for farmers that comes when demand for certain
products or markets softens.
On Farm
Share Capital
As at 31 July, the Co-operative had 1,613 million shares on issue, with
1.1 million shares being issued in October 2020 as part of Fonterra’s
Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
At 31 July, supplying farmers were required to hold 1,403 million shares in
aggregate to meet their Share Standard compliance obligations. Farmers
used 41 million vouchers to meet their shareholding requirement.
Therefore, there are 251 million shares that are considered tradeable Dry
Shares, of which 107 million are currently held by the Custodian. For every
Dry Share the Custodian holds, there is a corresponding unit in the Fonterra
Shareholders’ Fund (the Fund).
On 6 May 2021 the Fund was temporarily capped by suspending shares in the
Fonterra Shareholders’ Market being exchanged into units in the Fund while
Fonterra consults with its shareholders on the capital structure of the
Co-operative. At the same time, Share Standard compliance obligations for the
2021/22 Season were put temporarily on hold for all supplying farmers
holding a minimum of 1,000 shares and for exiting farmers that are selling
shares over three seasons in accordance with Fonterra’s constitution. Share
Standard compliance obligations were also put temporarily on hold for those
farmers who have not yet met their compliance obligations for the current
2020/21 Season. This is so that no farmers are required to trade for
compliance purposes during the temporary cap and until a date that is
to be advised.
The increase in the aggregate minimum shareholding requirement was
primarily due to the lift in the three season rolling average production, with
the 2020/21 total production of 1,539 million kgMS, being 34 million kgMS
more than the season it is replacing in the three season average – this being
the 2017/18 total production of 1,505 million kgMS.
Vouchers have reduced over time due to not being transferable between
shareholders. As shareholding farmers cease supplying milk to Fonterra any
vouchers held by the farmer are cancelled. The reduction in vouchers does not
impact total shares on issue or directly impact the Fund size.
SHARE CAPITAL (MILLION)20172018201920202021
Total Shares on Issue1,6071,6121,6121,6121,613
Aggregate Minimum Shareholding Requirement1,4191,3911,3911,3921,403
Dry Shares188221221220210
Vouchers counting to Aggregate Minimum Shareholding Requirement4745434341
Total Dry Shares235266264263251
Dry Shares held by Shareholding Farms109155161158144
Dry Shares held by Custodian (equal to units in Fund)126111103105107
Dry Shares = Total Shares on Issue less Minimum Aggregate Shareholding Requirement plus vouchers
1,613 million less 1,403 million plus 41 million = 251 million
Dry Shares = Dry Shares held by Shareholding Farms plus Dry Shares held by Custodian
144 million plus 107 million = 251 million
As at 31 July, the Co-operative collected milk from 8,581 shareholding
farms and 246 non-shareholding supplying farms around New Zealand.
The decline in supplying farms over time has been due to increased
competition from other processors, consolidation of farm ownership and
changes in land uses.
The increase in non-shareholding farms is due to the growth in new farms
opting to supply MyMilk as part of their pathway to becoming a Fonterra
shareholding supplier. The 59% increase in non-shareholding farms from 2020
to 2021 was driven by MyMilk becoming available to eligible suppliers in the
North Island.
While the trend of increasing production per farm over time has generally
been driven by the increasing size of supplying farms, herd genetics and the
advancements in farm management – this year’s growth has also been driven
by higher milk prices supporting milking later in the season.
Our New Zealand supplier base and owners
Composition of our supplier base
Average production
per farm (kgMS)
Non-shareholding
farms
Shareholding
farms
20212020201920182017
82
9,715
126
9,358
133
9,095
155
8,856
246
8,581
155,733
158,696
165,014
168,361
174,397
Lana & Harepaora, Bay of Plenty
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2021
Farmgate
Milk Price
Cash
costs
Foreign
exchange
Product
prices
Volume2020
Farmgate
Milk Price
$0.01
Revenue
$(0.08)
$0.01
$7.54$7.14
$0.46
Fonterra’s New Zealand Milk Production
For the 2020/21 season production from Fonterra farmers in New Zealand
increased to 1,539 million kgMS, up 1.5% compared to the prior season.
The 2020/21 season had a good start, driven by favourable mild conditions
that supported good pasture growth.
From October through to January, increasingly dry conditions and poor soil
moisture levels across the country impacted peak collections.
However, a more settled end to the summer, with a mix of rainfall and warm
weather, meant improved pasture quality. This drove a strong recovery in
North Island production from February to May.
The stronger production later in the season was also supported by increased
use of supplementary feed due to the rising milk price over the course of
the season.
New Zealand Farmgate Milk Price (per kgMS)
Higher product prices
70% of the Farmgate Milk Price revenue was from WMP sales volume.
The average WMP price in the 2021 Season was 6.9% higher at $3,323 per
metric tonne compared to $3,110 per metric tonne the prior season.
Increased milk supply
Lower fixed cost recoveries due to
increased milk supply.
FX Hedging
The FX season-on-season impact is because the hedge rate increased as a result
of the New Zealand dollar strengthening over the two seasons. The average
hedge rate increased from NZD/USD 0.6638 last season to NZD/USD 0.6677.
Fonterra hedges the FX risk progressively over an 18-month period, therefore
the FX conversion rate for the Farmgate Milk Price for a specific season is
largely based on the weighted average spot rate over the previous season.
This hedging approach means changes in the New Zealand dollar will still
impact the Farmgate Milk Price, but it will impact at a later date and we can
estimate with greater certainty what the impact of that change will be. As a
result, hedging provides increased certainty on what the FX conversion rate for
the season will be and means a narrower range on the forecast Farmgate Milk
Price relative to not hedging.
MayAprMarFebJanDecNovOctSepAugJulyJune
–
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Season Milk Solids Produced
2020/21 1,539m kgMS
2019/20 1,517m kgMS
2018/19 1,523m kgMS
kgMS (millions)
1. The future conversion rate is only an estimate because forecast USD receivables are only partially hedged over the forecast 18 month period and the hedges include options so the final conversion rate can vary.
0.55
0.60
0.65
0.70
0.75
Aug-22Aug-21Aug-20Aug-19Aug-18Aug-17
NZD/USD Spot Rate
Fonterra's quarterly smoothed conversion rate
Illustrative future 18 month hedge profile¹
Karla, Taranaki
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Group Operations
Milk Collection Summary
This season we collected 17,121 million litres of milk from the Co-operative’s
farmer owners, which equated to 1,539 million kgMS.
Around 11 litres of milk produces 1kg of milk solids, or about 9% of milk
collected is solids, the rest is fluid.
20212020201920182017
Collection costs (cents/litre)
2.3
2.3
2.4
2.4
2.4
20212020201920182017
Collected in full on time
96.9%
97.1%
97.1%
97.8%
98.6%
20212020201920182017
Fuel burn (litres/100km)
49.3
49.4
50.0
49.0
48.9
kgMS collected
(million)
Litres collected
(million)
20212020201920182017
1,5261,5051,5231,5171,539
17,05116,93217,12316,87617,121
Litres and milk solids collected
Cost of collecting milk
Timeliness of collecting milk
Fuel efficiency when collecting milk
Collection ‘in full on time’ measures how well we have performed in
collecting our farmer owners’ milk within our planned collection windows
and is important for farmer engagement and milk processing. Performance
has continued to improve year-on-year with reliable pick-up on-farm, despite
unplanned weather events including South Island flooding, while also
improving milk collection costs.
A critical enabler of improving fuel efficiency is transparency of metrics and
benchmarking tools. As an example, the use of data analytics to provide a view
of fuel efficiency by tanker and driver against targets and the prior year has
seen a continued improvement over the past couple of seasons.
On-farm we have rolled out milk vat monitoring technology. This has
improved the quality of milk supplied to our processing sites through
better temperature management and assessment of milk quality to
product specification requirements.
This also has enabled efficiencies in milk collection scheduling through
visibility of on-farm milk conditions and volumes.
Group Operations is comprised of the functions that the Chief
Operating Officer (COO) has responsibility for (including
New Zealand milk collection and processing operations and
assets, global supply chain, digital and information technology,
sustainability and innovation); Farm Source™ retail stores; and
the Central Portfolio Management (CPM) function. CPM’s goal is to
optimise our business by connecting customers with our assets,
farmers and markets to make our New Zealand milk into the most
valuable products. It includes optimising the New Zealand milk pool,
in-market product pricing support for the regions, managing
Fonterra’s dairy and non-dairy product price risk, as well as
providing customer and farmer price risk management tools.
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Milk solids available to process and where we allocated them
We process around 98% of all the milk we collect in New Zealand.
In some instances, we choose to enter into commercial agreements to
provide bulk liquids to other processors in New Zealand and under the DIRA
raw milk regulations (effective as of 1 June 2021) we are required to provide
up to 600 million litres of milk each season to eligible independent third-party
processors (including Goodman Fielder) at the regulated price. Goodman
Fielder is entitled to buy up to 350 million litres of the overall eligible
independent processor entitlement.
The regulated price for eligible processors (other than Goodman Fielder) is
Fonterra’s Farmgate Milk Price plus the reasonable costs of transporting the
milk to the processor. The regulated price for Goodman Fielder is Fonterra’s
Farmgate Milk Price plus reasonable costs of transporting the milk to
Goodman Fielder and, for supply on or after 1 June 2021, an additional charge
of 10 cents per kgMS. Prior to 1 June 2021, Fonterra did not have the right to
recover additional costs over and above transport costs. The additional charge
enables Fonterra to recover a contribution to the overall costs of milk sourcing
and the costs of providing Goodman Fielder with a “flat supply curve” of milk
across the season.
With the 1,503 million kgMS we processed, we continue to focus on allocating
milk into the products that generate the best overall returns to Fonterra and
our farmer owners. We do this through our Central Portfolio Management
(CPM) function. CPM’s goal is to optimise our business by connecting
customers with our assets, farmers and markets.
Sales volumes in the Ingredients channel were flat year-on-year overall.
However, due to rising prices and continuing strong demand out of Greater
China for WMP, there was a shift in volume of Ingredients from AMENA to
Greater China. Our Foodservice channel sales volume grew the most, largely
driven by the demand out of Greater China and Asia Pacific.
Regionally, Greater China had the largest increase in sales volume,
predominantly due to increases in WMP and UHT milk and cream as our
Foodservice channel continues to grow. Fonterra has a large global sales
network, which enables it to take advantage of demand and pricing
opportunities that change from year-to-year.
The 2020/21 Season started with the overhang of global economic concerns
driven by the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the
global supply chain issues impacting pricing and supply to customers. At the
same time, farmers also faced revenue uncertainty due to potential
movements in the Farmgate Milk Price.
This market uncertainty led to strong customer demand for both security of
supply and price certainty. During the first half of the season, non-reference
product prices (cheese and proteins) were selling at favourable prices relative
to reference products (powders and cream). Early season trading conditions of
reference products suggested a milk price mid-point in the low $6.00 per
kgMS range, as reflected by our opening Farmgate Milk Price range.
By selling long dated fixed price sales to customers and then matching these
sales with Fixed Milk Price contracts and NZX Milk Price futures, we
successfully met customer and farmer demand for increased certainty,
by locking in favourable margins for non-reference products and reducing
Fonterra’s exposure to future ingredient price volatility.
As the season progressed, reference product prices firmed at a faster rate than
non-reference prices which adversely impacted price relativities. However by
selling forward to customers and hedging our input prices, we reduced the
impact on Ingredients’ margins.
The strong increase in reference prices from January 2021 pushed the cost of
milk above $9.00 per kgMS on a monthly basis, and significantly impacted our
Ingredients and Foodservice product margins and bulk liquid milk margins in
the last quarter of the financial year. The strong demand for dairy over the last
half of the year lifted the Farmgate Milk Price from its initial low $6.00 per
kgMS forecast to a final price of $7.54 per kgMS.
Relative to the prior year, the lower reference and higher non-reference
product sales volumes reflect growing demand in our Foodservice and
Consumer channels, with increased sales volume predominantly driven by
Cheese, UHT Cream and Cream Cheese products.
Milk solids processed and bulk liquid sales
(million kgMS)
DIRA Bulk LiquidOther Bulk LiquidFonterra
20212020201920182017
1,4861,4721,4871,4821,503
37
30
32
30
31
3
3
4
5
5
Price Relativities
1. The shipment price for the month in which the sale would be deemed for financial reporting
purposes to have been completed, and will normally be the month in which the sale is invoiced
and the product is shipped. The shipment prices presented are a weighted average of GDT
contracts 1-5 months prior to the date of shipment.
MayFebNovAug
GDT Cheddar shipment price¹ (non-reference)
GDT WMP shipment price¹ (reference)
FY21 H1
(US$/MT)FY21 H2
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
1. The weighted average of the monthly milk prices are equivalent to $7.14 and $7.54 for 2019/20
and the 2020/21 season, respectively.
Monthly Milk Prices
1
5.5
6.5
7.5
8.5
9.5
MarDecSepJun
Monthly Milk Price 2019/20 Season
Monthly Milk Price 2020/21 Season
(NZ$)
New Zealand volume allocation
(000’s metric tonne)
by product channel by region
Greater ChinaAMENAAsia Pacific
Consumer
Foodservice
Ingredients
–
200
400
600
800
1000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
2,200
–
200
400
600
800
1000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
2,200
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New Zealand sourced Ingredients’ product mix
20202021
Sales Volume (‘000 MT)
1
Reference products 1,820 1,817
Non-reference products 794 884
Revenue
1
$ billion$ per MT$ billion$ per MT
Reference products9.55,192 9.45,162
Non-reference products4.8 6,006 5.15,780
Cost of Milk
Reference products( 7. 2)(3,959)( 7. 4)(4,069)
Non-reference products(2.8)(3,562)(3.3)(3,678)
1 Excludes bulk liquid milk. Bulk liquids for the year ended 31 July 2021 was 72,000 MT of kgMS equivalent (the year ended 31 July 2020 was 69,000 MT of kgMS equivalent).
Note: Figures represent Fonterra-sourced New Zealand milk only. Reference products are products used in the calculation of the Farmgate Milk Price – WMP, SMP, BMP, Butter and AMF. Milk solids used in the
products sold were 1,019 million kgMS in reference and 442 million kgMS non-reference (previous comparable period 1,023 million kgMS reference and 404 million non-reference).
Our average, reference product sale price declined year-on-year, despite the
Farmgate Milk Price increasing from $7.14 to $7.54 per kgMS. This is because
not all of our reference product sales inform the Farmgate Milk Price, most
notably our quarterly priced contracts and longer dated contracts that are not
considered standard contracts at the prevailing market price. Therefore, our
reference product sale prices in longer dated contracts lagged the strong
increase in the market prices of reference products in the second half of the
financial year.
Our average non-reference product sale price per metric tonne declined
slightly more than the average reference product sale price year-on-year, due
to the price for non-reference products declining more during the peak period
of contracting sales, being September to December.
Milk processing performance
Within our New Zealand Manufacturing operation, milk utilisation (the
proportion of milk solids made into product) improved from 96.2% to 96.4%
over the past five years; this improvement represents an $18 million lift in
value to the business. This year our processing efficiency maintained a good
level of performance, especially as our manufacturing mix was directed into
higher value products, which are typically more complex to manufacture.
This outcome was delivered by improving process control and plant stability.
A focus on scheduling and optimal use of by-product streams also
helped utilisation.
This year also saw an improvement in the rate of product made ‘right first
time’ from 94.0% to 95.0%. This measure tracks the product that passes
grading tests once the product is manufactured. A lift of 1.0% from an already
high base reflects the ongoing focus on quality, improved use of data and
operational stability. This continues a positive trend over the last five years,
where this measure has gone from 90.9% to 95.0%, which is equivalent to a
$35 million improvement over the period.
Similarly, our cost of quality measure, one of the key indicators of the
effectiveness of our manufacturing activity, has maintained the trend of
improvement seen over previous years. This year saw stable performance on
the previous year, however over five years the measure has improved by
$42 million from $100 million. This is reflected in reduced product rework,
complaints and exception stock holding costs.
Improvements across these areas have been made using a risk-based quality
management programme, better process control and plant stability supported
by capital investment.
Portion of milk solids made into product
96.2%96.2%
96.4%96.4%96.4%
20212020201920182017
Milk Utilisation
Product made right first timeCost of quality (NZDm)
20212020201920182017
$100$95$90$58$58
90.9%
91.4%
91.9%
94.0%
95.0%
Product made right first time
Supply Chain and Logistics
Over this last financial year, we faced immense challenges in our global supply
chain, including for Kotahi (our ocean freight partnership with Silver Fern
Farms) and Coda (New Zealand domestic land freight partnership with Port
of Tauranga). Despite these challenges, Fonterra was able to ship a record
2.59 million tonnes of nutrition, at a ‘cost to serve’ in line with the prior year.
The key challenges faced during the year included disruption of global
shipping and severe international port congestion, driven largely by
COVID-19, together with port strikes in Australia impacting container supply
to New Zealand. This resulted in a reduction in shipping schedule integrity
from a long-term average of 80% to below 35%, and a 350% increase in the
number of sales and shipping orders that required rework.
In response, we were able to leverage both our strategic relationship with our
logistics partners to secure additional shipping capacity and the commitment,
adaptability and deep operational understanding of our people to deliver this
record result.
The cost to serve, excluding ocean freight, was in line with the prior year.
This was achieved by rationalising the distribution centre network with an
exit from the aged Mount Maunganui coolstore, reduction in land freight
costs driven by road and rail routing and load optimisation, as well as
increased productivity with the application of digital tools and automation.
Note: Product mix may impact this measure as product groups have different utilisation factors
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Central North Island
• Tirau and Edgecumbe
– Invested in whey permeate
concentration related assets
to remove managing process
risk of ethanol
• Te Awamutu
– Upgrades to our
infrastructure to better
manage our wastewater
– Waitoa
– Improved asset capability on
specialty ingredient
products
Upper North Island
• Kauri
– Invested in our powder
packing line assets
Lower North Island
• Whareroa
– Improved our supply chain facilities
to maintain product integrity
– Invested in milk evaporation
efficiency and reducing energy and
carbon emissions
– Improved powder dryer building
integrity to manage product
quality risk
South Island
• Stirling
– Commencement of works on biomass
boiler to replace coal
• Clandeboye
– Invested in additional capacity for
specialty ingredients, to allow greater
optionality in optimising our product mix
• Clandeboye and Darfield
– Invested in water management capability
across multiple sites
Kauri
Edgecumbe
Waitoa
Tirau
Hautapu
Te Awamutu
Whareroa
Pahiatua
Darfield
Te R a p a
Clandeboye
Stirling
Edendale
Group Operations’ Attribution to Regional Segments
In broad terms, Group Operations collects and processes New Zealand milk
into the optimal products that are then sold to our customers by the regional
business units. The segment reporting, within the Financial Statements, is
prepared based on the regional business units, with the income statement of
Group Operations attributed between the three regional business units. This
attribution enables the results of both the regional business and product
channels to be presented on an end-to-end basis.
When products are transferred between Group Operations and the regions,
the internal prices are determined by market-based commodity reference
prices (e.g. GDT and other external benchmarks) and include charges where
appropriate to reflect the additional costs of producing non-commoditised
products. The internal pricing is reviewed weekly for Ingredients products and
either quarterly or monthly for Consumer and Foodservice products.
The Group Operations performance (that is attributed to the three regions)
includes movements in the capital charge on the notional Milk Price asset
base, the impact of longer-term pricing commitments, product mix and the
impact of price relativities between reference and non-reference
ingredient products.
When attributing the results of Group Operations to the regions, the principle
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