North West Agri Feeds Business Plan — Capital Expenditure and Working Capital

The plant capital programme and the working capital cycle through grain buying and farmer credit.

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Capital Expenditure and Working Capital

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Capital expenditure schedule

Table 10. Initial capital expenditure (R’000)

Category

Amount

% of capex

Land & site works

5,500

6.0%

Buildings (production, warehouse, office)

17,500

19.2%

Feed mill & pelleting line (10 t/h)

21,000

23.0%

Silos & raw-material storage

7,800

8.5%

Batching, mixing & automation

6,400

7.0%

Bagging & palletising line

3,200

3.5%

Material handling & conveying

3,600

3.9%

Laboratory & QC equipment

1,800

2.0%

Electrical infrastructure & backup generation

4,600

5.0%

Vehicles & mobile plant

5,800

6.3%

Installation & commissioning

4,400

4.8%

Professional fees & pre-operating

3,400

3.7%

Contingency (7.5%)

6,375

7.0%

Total capital expenditure

91,375

100.0%

Working-capital requirement

Working capital rises with volume as maize inventory, finished feed and receivables build. The model funds an initial position and provides a revolving facility for the growth. The net working-capital investment and its trajectory are shown below.

Table 11. Net working capital (R’000)

Component

Y1

Y2

Y3

Y4

Y5

Receivables

9,225

12,775

15,902

19,541

23,736

Inventory

6,950

8,983

11,057

13,778

16,999

Payables

(5,212)

(7,565)

(10,442)

(13,778)

(17,999)

Net working capital

10,963

14,193

16,516

19,541

22,736