Karoo Crown Beef Group — Projected Balance Sheet

The projected balance sheet over the plan horizon — the asset base, the biological assets and inventory, debt and equity, working capital and the evolving capital structure.

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Section 15 · Business Plan

Projected Balance Sheet

The projected balance sheet over the plan horizon — the asset base, the biological assets and inventory, debt and equity, working capital and the evolving capital structure.

The projected balance sheet below shows the Group’s financial
position at the close of each fiscal year. All values are in ZAR
millions. The asset base reflects the Phase I capital build, the equity
reflects the funding structure described in Section 17, and the debt
profile reflects amortisation of senior term debt commencing in Year 2
after the 18-month grace period.

Balance Sheet (ZAR millions) Y1 2026 Y2 2027 Y3 2028 Y4 2029 Y5 2030
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Property, plant & equipment (net) 672 618 584 562 552
Intangible assets (software, branding) 28 26 24 22 20
Right-of-use assets (leases) 18 16 14 12 10
Deferred tax asset 32 36 22 10 0
Total non-current assets 750 696 644 606 582
Current assets
Inventory (livestock, WIP, finished beef) 68 98 142 176 198
Trade receivables 72 138 210 268 312
Other receivables & prepayments 18 24 32 38 42
Cash & equivalents 86 92 138 232 412
Total current assets 244 352 522 714 964
TOTAL ASSETS 994 1,048 1,166 1,320 1,546
EQUITY & LIABILITIES
Equity
Issued share capital 340 340 340 340 340
Producer co-operative equity 95 95 95 95 95
Mezzanine quasi-equity 95 109 95 62 32
Retained earnings (134) (151) (72) 97 311
Total equity 396 393 458 594 778
Non-current liabilities
Senior term debt 380 342 304 247 189
Lease liabilities (non-current) 15 13 11 9 7
Total non-current liabilities 395 355 315 256 196
Current liabilities
Senior debt — current portion 0 38 38 57 58
Trade payables 68 124 184 238 278
Other accruals & provisions 28 44 62 78 92
Tax payable 0 0 16 32 44
Lease liabilities (current) 3 3 3 3 3
Other short-term loans 104 91 90 62 97
Total current liabilities 203 300 393 470 572
TOTAL EQUITY & LIABILITIES 994 1,048 1,166 1,320 1,546

Balance sheet metrics demonstrate progressive de-leveraging: total
debt declines from ZAR 384m in Year 2 to ZAR 254m in Year 5, while
equity grows from ZAR 393m to ZAR 778m. Net debt to EBITDA improves from
a deeply leveraged ramp-up position to a conservative 0.7x by Year 5 —
well within typical debt-service covenants for protein processing
facilities.

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