Levubu Root Business Plan — Appendix A: Assumption Register

Every hectare, yield, price, seed and cost assumption behind the model, stated for independent testing.

Appendix A: Assumption Register

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Every material assumption, its base value, the range tested, and the effect of the range on FY2031 EBITDA where it has been measured.

Assumption

Base

Range tested

Effect and source of the range

Commercial yield, FY2031

34 t/ha

30.6 to 37.4 t/ha (±10%)

R10.5m of FY2031 EBITDA. Range reflects the observed spread between competent and excellent irrigated ginger management in Limpopo.

Crop loss to disease

8% of planted area

5% to 15%

From +3.42 to (7.99). Range reflects grower experience from well-managed virgin land to established ginger ground.

Fresh price, FY2031

R25.00/kg

R22.50 to R27.50 (±10%)

±R6.1m. Range reflects the domestic band excluding shortage-period spikes.

Certified seed price, FY2031

R76.00/kg

R60.80 to R91.20 (±20%)

±R4.1m. Wider range tested because no established domestic reference price exists.

Field cost, FY2031

R245,000/ha

±10%

±R2.9m. Range reflects fertiliser and energy price volatility.

Marketable share

88%

84% to 92%

Not separately tested; a one-point movement is worth roughly R0.5m at FY2031 volumes.

Land lease rate

R15,000/ha controlled

R12,000 to R18,000

Not separately tested. At R18,000 the FY2031 land cost rises by roughly R1.5m gross.

Overheads, FY2031

R13.4m

±15%

Not separately tested; ±R2.0m direct to EBITDA.

Capital expenditure

R42.6m

±15%

Affects depreciation, funding requirement and terminal value rather than EBITDA.

Interest rates

11.5% term, 13.75% facility

+300bp

No EBITDA effect; R1.3m of FY2031 profit after tax.

WACC

17.5%

15.5% to 17.5% to 19.5%

Enterprise value today of 57.99 to 38.30 to 24.88 R million.

Exit multiple

5.25x

4.00x to 5.25x to 6.50x

Investor MOIC of 1.91x to 2.45x to 3.00x.

Supplier credit share

45% of field cost

30% to 55%

Affects the seasonal facility peak rather than EBITDA. At 30% the FY2031 peak rises materially.

Collection timing

55% in month of sale

45% to 65%

Affects the debtor book and year-end cash rather than EBITDA.

Rotation cycle

4.5 years

4 to 5 years

At 5 years the FY2031 controlled footprint rises to 560 hectares and gross lease by roughly R0.8m.

Table 64. Assumption register with tested ranges. Where an assumption has not been separately modelled, the register says so.