INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2023

For the year ended 30 September 2023

Our business model

KEY RESOURCES

       
  HC Experienced, diverse leadership team and skilled employees, underpinned by strong governance structures  
  NC Reliable and sustainable access to primary agricultural products (including wheat, rice, maize, oats, sugar and sorghum), other ingredients, packaging, energy, fuel and water  
  MC Well-capitalised manufacturing plants, supported by efficient and effective supply chain, distribution and logistics networks  
  SRC Strong and trusted corporate brand, positive supplier and customer relations, and constructive relationship with government, regulators and host communities  
  IC Continuous investment in our brands through research and development, marketing investment, and innovation informed by strong consumer insights  
  FC Access to financial capital, through strong cash generation and enhanced by superior investor returns and sustained market confidence  
     
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KEY RELATIONSHIPS

 
 
  • Employees and trade union partners
  • Customers
  • Consumers
  • Government
  • Investors
  • Suppliers
  • Communities
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
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OUR OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

 
  Trends impacting value:  
 
  • An unsettled global and regional macro-economic environment
  • Profound socio-economic challenges in South Africa impacting consumer confidence
  • An increasingly competitive market responding to shifting consumer dynamics
  • Digital technologies and e-commerce
  • The rising impact of ESG and sustainability-related considerations
 
   
   
   
   
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Tiger Brands creates value and delivers on its purpose by producing, marketing, and distributing everyday branded food, home and personal care products, predominantly in South Africa, with a growing market presence across Africa. Our core category is food with immediate adjacencies in beverages and snacks and treats. Our product portfolio is well-placed to grow presence in most occasions with further innovation or inorganic opportunities possible.

MATERIAL RISKS

1.1 Market responsiveness

1.2 Cost competitiveness

2.1 People security

2.2 People safety

2.3 Food safety

2.4 Cyber security

2.5 Consumer preferences

2.6 Third-party supplier risks

2.7 Industrial action

2.8 Insufficient electricity supply

2.9 Security of food supply

Climate change: a particular risk type Read more here.

GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

OUR REVENUE STREAMS

Our revenue streams comprise product sales from:

  • Grains (46%)
  • Exports and International division (12%)
  • Consumer Brands (36%)
  • Home and Personal Care (6%)

Material revenue differentiators

  • Long-standing market-leading position in branded food and beverages
  • Our Billion Rand Brands, many of which are rated first or second in their categories
  • Robust marketing strategy, ensuring our brands remain top-of-mind, supported by targeted investment
  • Far-reaching distribution capabilities
  • The strength and quality of our customer relationships
  • Strong consumer insights informing our category strategies

OUR COST STREAMS

Our most significant cost streams are:

  • Raw material procurement
  • Sales and distribution expenses
  • Marketing expenses
  • Maintenance and upgrading of plant and equipment
  • Food quality and safety
  • Employee wages and benefits
  • Electricity and fuel
  • Regulatory compliance costs

Material cost differentiators

  • Our vertical supply chain
  • Standardisation and simplification of group processes, systems and practices
  • Centralised procurement function leveraging scale, internally and externally

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS

Tiger Brands’ cost base is highly sensitive to exchange rate volatility, with ~70% of our costs directly or indirectly exposed to exchange rates.

Variable   Impact*
Forex (sensitivity to 5% weaker rand)    
Domestic operations**   (R586 million)
International and associates translation   R66 million
Exports   R30 million
Price increases    
Effect of a 1% movement in price increases    
Up   R402 million
Down   (R402 million)
Volume growth    
Effect of a 1% movement in volume growth    
Up   R112 million
Down   (R112 million)
Logistics    
R1 increase per litre of fuel   (R38 million)
* Impact on operating income
** Assumes no recovery in price

VALUE OUT

       
  Our products (outputs)  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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  OUR OUTCOMES  
  Significant impacts (positive and negative) include:  
 
  • Consumer nutrition and health
  • Natural resource use and habitat impact from raw materials
  • Energy and water use in manufacturing operations
  • Food and packaging waste
  • Employment (direct and indirect) and associated benefits
  • Development of small businesses
  • Government tax revenue
  • Financial returns to shareholders
  • Investment in infrastructure, plant and equipment