SHARDACROPNSE24 July 2023

Sharda Cropchem Limited has informed the Exchange about Investor Presentation

Sharda Cropchem Limited

24th July, 2023

To,

National Stock Exchange of India Limited Exchange Plaza, 5th Floor, Plot No. C/1, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai – 400 051

BSE Limited Phiroze Jeejeebhoi Tower, Dalal Street, Mumbai – 400 001

Trading Symbol: SHARDACROP

Scrip Code: 538666

Subject: Investors / Analyst’s Presentation for the Quarter ended 30th June, 2023

Dear Sir/Madam,

Pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (Listing Regulations), we are enclosing herewith the presentation to be made to the Investors/Analysts on the Financial Results of the Company for the quarter ended 30th June, 2023.

The presentation is also being uploaded on the website of the Company www.shardacropchem.com the Listing Regulations.

in accordance with Regulation 46 of

We request you to take the same on record.

Yours Sincerely,

__________________ Jetkin Gudhka Company Secretary & Compliance Officer

Encl.: As above

Investor Presentation July 2023

Safe Harbor

This presentation and the accompanying slides (the “Presentation”), which have been prepared by Sharda Cropchem Limited (the “Company”), have been prepared solely for

information purposes and do not constitute any offer, recommendation or invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities, and shall not form the basis or be relied on in connection

with any contract or binding commitment what so ever. No offering of securities of the Company will be made except by means of a statutory offering document containing detailed

information about the Company.

This Presentation has been prepared by the Company based on information and data which the Company considers reliable, but the Company makes no representation or warranty,

express or implied, whatsoever, and no reliance shall be placed on, the truth, accuracy, completeness, fairness and reasonableness of the contents of this Presentation. This

Presentation may not be all inclusive and may not contain all of the information that you may consider material. Any liability in respect of the contents of, or any omission from, this

Presentation is expressly excluded

Certain matters discussed in this Presentation may contain statements regarding the Company’s market opportunity and business prospects that are individually and collectively

forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions

that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the performance of the Indian economy and of the economies of various international markets,

the performance of the industry in India and world-wide, competition, the company’s ability to successfully implement its strategy, the Company’s future levels of growth and expansion,

technological implementation, changes and advancements, changes in revenue, income or cash flows, the Company’s market preferences and its exposure to market risks, as well as

other risks. The Company’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements could differ materially and adversely from results expressed in or implied by this Presentation.

The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this Presentation. Any forward-looking statements and projections made by third parties

included in this Presentation are not adopted by the Company and the Company is not responsible for such third party statements and projections.

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About Sharda Cropchem Limited

“We are a fast-growing global agrochemicals company with a peer position in the generic crop protection chemicals industry. Our vast and growing library of dossiers and IPRs provide us solid foundations for growth in the global marketplace, especially in Advanced Markets such as Europe, North America and Latin America. It equips us with the ability to operate in a diversified range of formulations and generic active ingredients space globally”

Agrochemical Focused Company

Intellectual Property (IP) driven company engaged in marketing and distribution of wide range formulations and generic active ingredients

Asset Light Business Model

Efficiently channelizing time and resources for strengthening core competency of identifying generic molecules and registration opportunities which offer scalable growth with limited capital requirements

Large Pipeline of Registrations*

Procured 2,859 registrations. Additionally, it has filed 1,118 applications for registrations globally pending at different stages

Diversified Sourcing Arrangements

Enduring relationship with multiple manufacturers and formulators enables to source and supply formulations or generic active ingredients at competitive prices

Consistently Increasing Global Presence

With diversified range of product portfolio, Company has grown by expanding business operations in 80+ countries, across Europe, NAFTA, Latin America and ROW

Widespread Distribution Network

Presence in the entire agrochemical value chain with 525 third party distributors and 500+ sales force serving the Company’s esteemed clientele in 80+ countries

Company’s apt domain knowledge and experience gives substantial competitive advantage for expanding business in existing markets and new geographies

*As on 30th June 2023

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Asset Light Business Model

Overall Agrochemical Value Chain

Sharda’s Operating Area

Basic & Applied Research

Identification

Registration

Active Ingredient Manufacturing

Formulation & Packaging

Marketing & Distribution

SHARDA CROPCHEM’s ASSET LIGHT BUSINESS MODEL

Focus on identification of generic molecules, preparing dossiers, seeking registrations, marketing & distributing formulations through third-party distributors and/or own sales force

Manufacturing of AIs and formulations is outsourced

Highly flexible operating model resulting in • Overall cost competitiveness

• Efficient management of fluctuating market

demand across various geographies

• Offering wide range of formulations and AIs

Acts as a key differentiator from an innovator company, allowing the Company to save its capital, time and resources on R&D

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Increasing Global Presence having a Widespread Distribution

Presence 80+ countries

across Europe, NAFTA, LATAM & RoW

Global Resource Deployment 500+

Over the years, we’ve built a strong brand franchise within our global markets; we are benefiting through the economies of scale in our portfolio and leveraging value of our supply chain to deliver value to our customers across geographies

Company has gained a great deal from globalization, including new customers and diverse geocentric revenue streams. Over the years, we have mastered flexibility and adopted innovative ways to grow our business overseas

Distributors 525+

CAPEX incurred in Q1FY24 Rs. 155 Cr.

In addition to newer markets, the wide global presence has allowed us to find new, specialised sales and local marketing talent.

Successfully adopted a factory-to- farmer approach to become a one- stop solution provider to our global customers

* Plus related revenue expenditure on registrations

Strengthening and widening the sales force in Europe, USA, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, South Africa, India, and rest of the world, in addition to third party distributors with a goal to enhance its presence in the agrochemical value chain

It enables the Company to penetrate its formulations and generic active ingredients in various countries backed by the third-party distributors and presence of its own sales force

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The Sharda Advantage

THE SHARDA ADVANTAGE

Global Reach

Wide Product Range

Healthy relationships with suppliers

Quality with Affordability

Faster Sales Service

One Stop Solution Provider for Crop Care Products

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Way Forward

Forward Integration - Build Sales Force

Expand & Strengthen Distribution Presence

➢ Leverage market presence and execution capabilities

➢ Expand geographical reach using existing library of

➢ Adopt the factory to farmer approach and be a one stop

solution provider

➢ Strategy on ground in different regions of NAFTA, Europe, LATAM and other key markets in ROW

dossiers

➢ Two-fold strategy of further penetrating existing markets

and entering new markets

Continual Investment in Product Registrations

Focus on Operational Efficiencies

➢ Continue to identify generic molecules going off patent

➢ Accelerated focus on revenue generating investments

➢ Investing in preparing dossiers and seeking registrations

➢ Margin improvements

in own name

➢ Better cost management and eliminate NVAs

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Industry Outlook and Growth Drivers

Global crop protection chemicals market value (In Billion USD) – CAGR of 3.5%

59.7

8.1

42.0

62.8

77.0

43.7

53.0

5.3

2020

3.9

0.5

8.4

5.9

4.3

0.6

2025e

10.2

7.7

5.4

0.8

2030e

Herbicide

Fungicide

Insecticide

Nematicide

Molluscicide

INDUSTRY DRIVERS

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2

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A growing population: the global population is set to increase by 1.2 billion by 2030 and 2 billion by 2050, while the middle class will more than double to 4.9 billion by 2030

A growing middle class fuels demand for increased food and protein production, which in turn drives demand for grain to support growth

Fewer arable acres per capita means that products need to continue to maximise farmer yields; arable land is expected to decrease from half an acre per person today to less than one- third of an acre per person by 2050

Primary Research, Secondary Research, Magna Information Centre

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Experienced Management

Mr. Ramprakash V. Bubna Chairman & Managing Director

Mr. Ashish Bubna Whole Time Director

Mr. Manish Bubna Whole Time Director

Holds a Bachelor’s Degree of Technology in Chemical Engineering from IIT, Bombay

He has over 55 years of experience in chemicals, agrochemicals and related businesses

He is responsible for the Company’s overall business operations and strategy

Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai

Over 32 years of experience in marketing of chemicals, agrochemicals and related businesses.

Instrumental in strategizing early investment in product registrations and building the library of product dossiers.

Responsible for marketing, procurement, registrations and logistics functions of the agrochemical business.

Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Department of Chemical Technology, Bombay University.

Over 30 years of experience in chemicals, agrochemicals and related businesses

Spearheaded the Company’s foray into the conveyor belt and general chemicals business

Also oversees the information technology, logistics and documentation functions of the Company

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Q1 FY24 Financial Highlights

Q1 FY24: Segment Wise Highlights

Cr.

Agrochemical Segment

Non Agrochemical Segment

TOTAL REVENUES

75%

615

75%

475

25%

210

25%

% of Revenue

100%

100%

162

638

825

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

- 23%

- 23%

- 23%

On Consolidated Basis

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Q1 FY24: Product Wise Highlights (Agrochemical Segment)

Herbicides

Insecticides

Fungicides

Cr.

TOTAL REVENUES (Agrochemical Segment)

57%

53%

17%

21%

26%

26%

% of Revenue

100%

100%

352

105

99

157

252

124

615

475

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

- 28%

- 6%

- 21%

- 23%

On Consolidated Basis

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Q1 FY24: Region Wise Breakup (Agrochemical Segment)

Europe

NAFTA Region

51%

312

-21%

52%

246

31%

192

-14%

35%

166

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

LATAM Region

13%

83

-51%

8%

40

RoW

-16%

4%

28

5%

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Q1FY23

Q1FY24

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

% of Revenue

Cr.

TOTAL REVENUES (Agrochemical Segment)

615

475

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

- 23%

On Consolidated Basis

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Q1 FY24: Region Wise Breakup (Non Agrochemical Segment)

Europe

NAFTA Region

28%

59

-64%

13%

22

54%

114

-26%

52%

84

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

LATAM Region

6%

13

-16%

7%

11

RoW

+96%

28%

45

11%

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Q1FY23

Q1FY24

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

% of Revenue

Cr.

TOTAL REVENUES (Non - Agrochemical Segment)

210

162

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

- 23%

On Consolidated Basis

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Q1 FY24: Financial Highlights

Revenues & GP Margin

EBITDA

Profit After Tax

25.4%

825

8.7%

638

99

23

Q1FY23

Q1FY24

Q1FY23

-66 Q1FY24

Q1FY23

-89 Q1FY24

• Revenues has de-grown due to lower sales in Europe and

• Gross Margins reduced to 8.7% in Q1FY24

NAFTA Region

• Raw Material and Finished goods sales price have reduced substantially.

• Lower volumes in Europe and LATAM regions on account of

This has led to a stock revaluation as per Accounting Policy and has

high inflation, ongoing recession and adverse weather

impacted the GP and profitability to the tune of Rs. 71 crores

conditions

• Company experienced significant decrease in product price realizations,

• Company experienced significant decrease in product price

especially in USA

realizations, especially in USA

• The Company is seeing an improving trend in Q2FY24

Cr.

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Strong Balance Sheet

Working Capital (in Days)

RoCE

RoE

91 days

120 days

25.7%

19.8%

20.8%

16.5%

120

86

85

85

Mar-22

Mar-23

Mar-22

Mar-23

109

68

Total Equity

Total Debt

Cash & Cash Equivalents

Jun-22

Jun-23

Inventory Days

Recievable Days

Creditor Days

Rs. 2,232 crores

Rs. 3 crores

Rs. 328 crores*

Rs. 1,912 crores as on Mar’22

Rs. 38 crores as on Mar’22

Rs. 300 crores as on Mar’22

* Includes FDs of Rs. 114 crores clubbed in Non Current Other Financial Assets

ROE: PAT/Avg. Equity, ROCE: EBIT/Avg. Capital Employed [(Capital Employed = Equity + Total Debt)]

On Consolidated Basis

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Annexure

Q1FY24 Financial Highlights

Particulars

Revenue from Operations

COGS

Gross Profit

Gross Margin %

Employee Expenses

Other Expenses

EBITDA*

EBITDA Margin %

Forex (Gain)/Loss

Depreciation

Other Income

EBIT

EBIT Margin %

Finance Cost

PBT

PBT Margin

Tax Expense

PAT

PAT Margin %

Earnings Per Share (EPS) In Rs.

* EBITDA is excluding IA & IAUD write-off (Rs. 2.73 cr. in Q1 FY24; Rs. 2.85 cr. in Q1 FY23)

Q1 FY24

Q1 FY23

Cr.

637.8

582.0

55.7

8.7%

9.2

115.3

-66.0

-10.4%

-9.5

70.3

26.0

-103.5

-16.2%

1.3

-104.8

-16.4%

-16.2

-88.6

-13.9%

-9.82

824.5

615.1

209.4

25.4%

8.5

104.8

99.0

12.0%

43.2

54.7

20.3

18.4

2.2%

0.8

17.6

2.1%

-5.0

22.6

2.7%

2.51

On Consolidated Basis

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Key Financial Performance Indices

Cr.

Revenue

EBITDA & EBITDA Margin*

Profit After Tax & PAT Margin

3,580

4,045

1,998

2,003

2,396

20.7%

18.5%

17.6%

19.0%

17.6%

11.2%

8.8%

8.2%

9.8%

8.5%

369

352

455

176

165

229

729

713

349

342

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

RoCE

RoE

Net Cash & Cash Equivalents^

25.7%

20.2%

20.8%

18.8%

13.9%

14.6%

12.3%

15.2%

19.8%

16.5%

336

269

276

262

325

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

FY19

FY20

FY21

FY22

FY23

* EBITDA is excluding IA & IAUD write-off

^ Total Cash & Cash Equivalents – Debt (Includes FDs of Rs. 114 crores clubbed in Non Current Other Financial Assets)

On Consolidated Basis

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Historical Profit & Loss

Particulars

Revenue from Operations

COGS

Gross Profit

Gross Margin %

Employee Expenses

Other Expenses

EBITDA*

EBITDA Margin %

Forex (Gain)/Loss

Depreciation

Other Income

EBIT

EBIT Margin %

Finance Cost

PBT

Tax Expense

PAT

PAT Margin %

Earnings Per Share (EPS) In Rs.

* EBITDA is excluding IA & IAUD write-off

FY23

4,045.2

2,860.8

1,184.4

29.3%

44.8

438.9

712.6

17.6%

57.6

248.1

40.3

435.3

10.8%

4.5

430.7

88.8

342.0

8.5%

37.90

FY22

3,579.8

2,499.8

1,080.0

30.2%

44.2

336.4

728.6

20.4%

16.5

245.3

28.9

466.5

13.0%

2.2

464.2

115.0

349.3

9.8%

38.71

FY21

2,395.6

1,636.0

759.7

31.7%

37.3

305.5

455.2

19.0%

-19.9

170.4

45.9

312.2

13.0%

2.8

309.5

80.2

229.2

9.6%

25.40

FY20

2,003.0

1,388.8

614.3

30.7%

34.9

282.4

351.7

17.6%

15.1

137.1

42.1

186.8

9.3%

1.9

184.9

20.2

164.7

8.2%

18.25

Cr.

FY19

1,997.6

1,387.3

610.2

30.5%

33.5

250.1

368.8

18.5%

4.5

99.4

20.6

243.4

12.2%

8.4

235.0

58.7

176.3

8.8%

19.55

On Consolidated Basis

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Balance Sheet – Equity & Liabilities

Equities & Liabilities Shareholder's Funds Equity and Share Capital Other Equity Non-controlling Interest Total Equity

Non-Current Liabilities Borrowings Trade Payables Lease Liabilities Other Financial Liabilities Provisions Deferred Tax Liabilities (net) Total Non-Current Liabilities

Current Liabilities Borrowings Lease Liabilities Trade Payables Other Financial Liabilities Other Current Liabilities Current Tax Liabilities Provisions Total Current Liabilities Total Equity & Liabilities

FY23

90.2 2141.8 0.4 2,232.4

- - - 1.7 2.7 143.4 147.9

3.0 - 1,377.6 431.4 78.1 19.1 61.4 1,970.6 4,350.8

FY22

90.2 1,822.2 0.3 1,912.8

- 2.4 3.5 1.6 2.3 128.9 138.6

38.0 5.1 1,177.6 324.8 55.4 4.2 86.7 1,691.8 3,743.1

FY21

90.2 1,524.1 0.3 1,614.6

- 2.4 8.4 3.2 3.0 92.9 109.9

67.8 4.5 806.8 149.1 58.0 3.2 50.0 1,139.4 2,863.9

FY20

90.2 1,312.6 0.3 1,403.1

0.1 2.4 - 13.1 2.7 69.3 87.5

0.0 - 686.7 89.7 54.4 1.5 24.4 856.7 2,347.2

Cr.

FY19

90.2 1,193.7 0.2 1,284.1

0.1 2.9 - 1.4 2.2 91.0 97.6

0.0 - 636.2 104.0 60.7 0.6 20.1 821.7 2,203.3

On Consolidated Basis

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Balance Sheet - Assets

ASSETS

Assets

Non-Current Assets

Property, Plant and Equipment

Goodwill

Other Intangible assets

Intangible assets under development

Deferred Tax Assets (net)

Non-Current Tax Assets

Other financial assets

Total Non-Current Assets

Current Assets

Inventories

Investments

Trade Receivables

Cash & Cash equivalents

Other Bank balances

Loans

Other Financial Assets

Other Current Assets

Total Current Assets

Total Assets

FY23

FY22

FY21

FY20

FY19

Cr.

5.0

0.0

663.0

203.9

7.9

72.3

140.6

1,092.7

1,134.3

31.9

1,833.3

176.4

5.5

0.0

28.7

48.1

3,258.2

4,350.8

14.4

0.0

577.4

212.2

4.9

71.6

11.2

891.7

892.8

134.4

1,540.0

56.7

109.3

0.5

48.9

68.9

2,851.5

3,743.1

20.9

0.4

523.1

131.0

6.0

73.6

9.4

764.5

525.5

83.0

1,162.6

85.6

175.0

-

28.1

39.6

2,099.3

2,863.9

27.8

0.4

388.1

161.4

3.9

72.5

11.6

665.7

382.2

115.5

988.4

77.8

75.7

-

11.3

29.6

13.5

0.4

357.8

219.8

5.5

49.2

8.9

655.2

364.9

211.9

811.4

50.6

73.0

-

11.9

24.3

1,681.5

2,347.2

1,548.2

2,203.3

On Consolidated Basis

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CSR Activities

CSR initiatives taken up by the Company are in the areas of Promoting Education, Healthcare, Eradicating Hunger, Empowerment of Women, Animal Welfare, Promotion of Sports and Rural Development Projects

Promoting Education

Animal Welfare

Medical Aid & Relief

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THANK YOU

Company: Sharda Cropchem Limited

Investor Relation Advisors: Strategic Growth Advisors Pvt. Ltd.

CIN: L51909MH2004PLC145007

CIN: U74140MH2010PTC204285

Mr. Dinesh Nahar – General Manager - Finance finance@shardaintl.com Tel: +91 22 6678 2800

Mr. Deven Dhruva deven.dhruva@sgapl.net Tel: +91 98333 73300

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