PRESENTATION TO ANALYSTS
F23 FINALS
Sustaining Our Growth
11 May 2023 @ Mandel Training Centre
TRADING ENVIRONMENT
- Overview
- Heightened global inflation and currencies volatility.
- Continued supply chain disruptions arising from Covid-19 impacts and the Russia/Ukraine conflict.
- Geopolitics affecting commodity supply and pricing.
- Zimbabwe
- Increased dollarisation driven by high ZW$ interest rates and tight ZW$ liquidity and stable US$ pricing.
- Near convergence of exchange rates in Quarter 2 into Quarter 3. Renewed exchange rate volatility in Quarter 4.
- Strong consumer demand driven by:
- Government infrastructure projects and a boom in housing development.
- Mining activities which are benefitting from high demand and firm mineral prices.
- Marketing of commercial crops; e.g. tobacco and higher output of wheat.
- Higher ratio of salaries and wages in foreign currency across sectors.
TRADING ENVIRONMENT | Cont… |
- Key Challenges in Zimbabwe
- Constrained ZW$ liquidity in Quarter 2 and Quarter 3 and high ZW$ interest rates adversely affecting formal sectors.
- Distortions in exchange rates affecting pricing in formal channels.
- Increased electricity and water supply challenges.
- Traffic congestion in urban centres affecting product delivery.
- South Africa
- Pressure on disposable incomes arising from elevated inflation and fuel price increases.
- Escalation in electricity supply outages.
- Rand volatility.
- Zambia
- Improving macro-economic factors, although Kwacha exchange rate depreciation has picked up.
- Disposable incomes remain depressed.
- Shortages and high prices of maize.
VOLUME PERFORMANCE SUMMARY FOR 12 MONTHS TO MARCH 2023
Category | March 2023 | % Change on Prior Year | |
1. BEVERAGES (HLS 000) | F23 | F22 | |
Lager Beer | |||
1.1 Clear Beer | 2 175 | 17 | |
Sorghum Beer | |||
1.2 | Sorghum Beer - Zimbabwe | 4 072 | 9 |
1.3 | Sorghum Beer - Zambia | 875 | 28 |
1.4 | Sorghum Beer - South Africa | 1 468 | 12 |
Soft Drinks | |||
1.5 | Sparkling Beverages | 1 590 | 10 |
1.6 | Alternative Beverages | 83 | -12 |
Total Delta Beverages | 10 263 | 12 | |
Wines and Spirits | |||
1.7 | African Distillers | 159 | 18 |
Total excluding Associates | 10 422 | 13 | |
Associates | |||
1.8 | Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited | 799 | 0 |
Total Beverages incl Associates | 11 221 | 12 | |
MARKET SHARE READINGS - ZIMBABWE
MARKET SHARE - THIRD PARTY READS
March 2023 | March 2022 | |
Sparkling Beverages | 61% | 59% |
Lagers Beer | 96% | 95% |
Chibuku | 92% | 86% |
- Pressure on pricing arising from depreciating and multiple exchange rates.
- Low RRP compliance.
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