Kenya Greenmaster Fresh Business Plan — Appendix C: Funding, Working Capital and Balance Sheet Schedules

Equity, term loan and receivables facility schedules, the working capital build and the balance sheet by year.

Appendix C: Funding, Working Capital and Balance Sheet Schedules

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  • C.1 Capital structure and use of equity
  • C.2 Capital expenditure and depreciation
  • C.3 Working capital and the facility
  • C.4 Balance sheet
  • C.5 Returns and the steady-state yield

C.1 Capital structure and use of equity

US$ million

Note

Promoter and investor equity

6.00

45% of the company at subscription

Development bank term loan

3.00

8.5% over 7 years with 18 months of principal grace

Receivables facility at peak

4.20

80% advance against approved European receivables at 11.5%

Total capital available

13.20

Application of equity proceeds

US$ million

Share

Working capital gap not covered by the receivables facility

2.05

34%

Prepared and high-care line, net of term loan allocation

1.42

24%

Early trading losses to EBITDA breakeven

1.10

18%

Outgrower recruitment, input credit and certification build

0.78

13%

Contingency

0.65

11%

Total

6.00

100%

C.2 Capital expenditure and depreciation

US$ thousand

FY2027

FY2028

FY2029

FY2030

FY2031

Total

Prepared and high-care line

0

1 620

240

320

180

2 360

Packhouse fit-out and cold chain

1 150

180

220

160

120

1 830

Collection centres and field cold rooms

231

210

189

147

105

882

Refrigerated vehicles

210

180

150

120

120

780

Traceability and enterprise systems

190

70

90

60

60

470

Avocado grading and packing line

0

340

0

120

0

460

Total capital expenditure

1 781

2 600

889

927

585

6 780

Depreciation charge

220

550

660

770

850

Net book value at year end

1 560

3 610

3 840

4 000

3 730

C.3 Working capital and the facility

US$ million

FY2027

FY2028

FY2029

FY2030

FY2031

Trade receivables at 45 days

0.37

1.23

2.43

3.60

4.64

Inventory and produce in transit

0.15

0.49

0.95

1.39

1.80

Value added tax refund at 210 days

0.17

0.41

0.67

0.84

0.95

Less grower payables at 12 days

(0.03)

(0.08)

(0.16)

(0.23)

(0.29)

Working capital employed

0.66

2.05

3.89

5.60

7.10

Peak working capital absorbed

0.53

1.91

3.75

5.47

6.96

Receivables facility available at peak

0.33

1.13

2.24

3.31

4.25

Unfunded gap

0.20

0.78

1.51

2.16

2.71

Facility drawn at year end

0.00

0.05

1.89

3.31

4.25

Facility interest paid

0.03

0.11

0.22

0.32

0.42

Term loan balance at year end

3.00

2.73

2.18

1.64

1.09

C.4 Balance sheet

US$ million, at year end

FY2027

FY2028

FY2029

FY2030

FY2031

Packhouse, cold chain and vehicles, net

1.56

3.61

3.84

4.00

3.73

Trade receivables

0.37

1.23

2.43

3.60

4.64

Inventory and produce in transit

0.15

0.49

0.95

1.39

1.80

Value added tax refund receivable

0.17

0.41

0.67

0.84

0.95

Cash

5.45

0.70

-0.08

0.09

1.14

Total assets

7.70

6.44

7.81

9.92

12.26

Share capital

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

6.00

Retained earnings / (accumulated deficit)

(1.33)

(2.42)

(2.42)

(1.26)

0.63

Total equity

4.67

3.58

3.58

4.74

6.63

Development bank term loan

3.00

2.73

2.18

1.64

1.09

Receivables facility drawn

0.00

0.05

1.89

3.31

4.25

Grower and trade payables

0.03

0.08

0.16

0.23

0.29

Total liabilities

3.03

2.86

4.23

5.18

5.63

Total equity and liabilities

7.70

6.44

7.81

9.92

12.26

C.5 Returns and the steady-state yield

FY2031 exit assumption

Enterprise value

Equity value

Investor proceeds

Multiple

Return

4.0x EBITDA

US$14.20m

US$13.40m

US$5.13m

0.9x

-3%

5.0x EBITDA

US$17.75m

US$16.95m

US$6.49m

1.1x

2%

6.5x EBITDA

US$23.07m

US$22.27m

US$8.53m

1.4x

7%

8.0x EBITDA

US$28.40m

US$27.60m

US$10.57m

1.8x

12%

9.5x EBITDA

US$33.73m

US$32.93m

US$12.61m

2.1x

16%

Steady state at FY2031 scale

US$ million

Note

EBITDA

3.55

At FY2031 scale with the supply base no longer expanding

Less maintenance capital expenditure

(0.90)

Replacement of cold chain, vehicles and packhouse equipment

Less facility interest

(0.42)

On the receivables facility at 11.5%

Less taxation

(0.68)

At the Kenyan corporate rate of 30%, losses exhausted

Post-tax free cash flow

1.55

Investor share at 38.3%

0.59

Cash yield on the equity subscribed

9.8%

Against a five-year multiple of 1.4 times