UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February 2023
Commission File Number: 001-13742
ICL GROUP LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
ICL Group Ltd.
Millennium Tower
23 Aranha Street
P.O. Box 20245
Tel Aviv, 61202 Israel
(972-3) 684-4400
(Address of principal executive office)
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ICL GROUP LTD.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration Number: 333-205518) of ICL Group Ltd. and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished. In addition, this report on Form 6-K shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Israeli Shelf Prospectus of ICL Group Ltd. filed with the Israel Securities Authority and dated February 28, 2022 (Filing Number: 2022-02-019821) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
ICL GROUP LTD.
1. | Q4 2022 Investor Presentation |
Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results Raviv Zoller | President and CEO February 15, 2023
Important legal notes 2 Disclaimer and safe harbor for forward-looking statements This presentation and/or other oral or written statements made by ICL Group during its presentation, or from time to time, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable securities laws. Whenever words such as “believe," “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “predict,” “strive,” “target,” “up to,” “expansion,” or similar expressions are used, the company is making forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, those that discuss strategies, goals, targets, objectives, financial outlooks, corporate initiatives, our long-term business, financial targets and outlook, current expectations, existing or new products, existing or new markets, operating efficiencies, or other non-historical matters. Because such statements deal with future events and are based on ICL Group's current expectations, they could be impacted or be subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those discussed in the “Risk Factors" section and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 and in our current reports on Form 6-K for the results for the quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and October 31, 2022, filed on May 11, 2022, July 27, 2022 and November 9, 2022, respectively, and in subsequent filings with the Tel Aviv Securities Exchange (TASE) and/or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The ICL Group's strategies, business and financial targets, goals and objectives are subject to change from time to time. Therefore actual results, performance or achievements of the company could differ materially from those described in or implied by such forward-looking statements due to various factors, including, but not limited to: changes in exchange rates or prices compared to those we are currently experiencing; loss or impairment of business licenses or mineral extractions permits or concessions; volatility of supply and demand and the impact of competition; the difference between actual reserves and our reserve estimates; natural disasters; global unrest and conflict; failure to harvest salt, which could lead to accumulation at the bottom of evaporation Pond 5 in the Dead Sea; construction of a new pumping station; disruptions at our seaport shipping facilities or regulatory restrictions affecting our ability to export our products overseas; general market, political or economic conditions in the countries in which we operate; price increases or shortages with respect to our principal raw materials; delays in the completion of major projects by third party contractors and/or termination of engagements with contractors and/or governmental obligations; the inflow of significant amounts of water into the Dead Sea could adversely affect production at our plants; labor disputes, slowdowns and strikes involving our employees; pension and health insurance liabilities; the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted, and may continue to impact our sales, operating results and business operations by disrupting our ability to purchase raw materials, by negatively impacting the demand and pricing for some of our products, by disrupting our ability to sell and/or distribute products, impacting customers' ability to pay us for past or future purchases and/or temporarily closing our facilities or the facilities of our suppliers or customers and their contract manufacturers, or restricting our ability to travel to support our sites or our customers around the world; changes to governmental incentive programs or tax benefits, creation of new fiscal or tax related legislation; changes in our evaluations and estimates, which serve as a basis for the recognition and manner of measurement of assets and liabilities; higher tax liabilities; failure to integrate or realize expected benefits from mergers and acquisitions, organizational restructuring and joint ventures; currency rate fluctuations; rising interest rates; government examinations or investigations; disruption of our, or our service providers', information technology systems or breaches of our, or our service providers', data security; failure to retain and/or recruit key personnel; inability to realize expected benefits from our cost reduction program according to the expected timetable; inability to access capital markets on favorable terms; cyclicality of our businesses; changes in demand for our fertilizer products due to a decline in agricultural product prices, lack of available credit, weather conditions, government policies or other factors beyond our control; sales of our magnesium products being affected by various factors that are not within our control; our ability to secure approvals and permits from the authorities in Israel to continue our phosphate mining operations in Rotem; volatility or crises in the financial markets; uncertainties surrounding the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union; hazards inherent to mining and chemical manufacturing; the failure to ensure the safety of our workers and processes; cost of compliance with environmental, regulatory, legislative, and licensing restrictions; laws and regulations related to, and physical impacts of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions; litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings; exposure to third party and product liability claims; product recalls or other liability claims as a result of food safety and food-borne illness concerns; insufficiency of insurance coverage; closing of transactions, mergers and acquisitions; war or acts of terror and/or political, economic and military instability in Israel and its region; filing of class actions and derivative actions against the company, its executives and Board members; the company is exposed to risks relating to its current and future activity in emerging markets; and other risk factors discussed under Item 3 - Key Information - D. Risk Factors in the company's annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 23, 2022. Forward‑looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as otherwise required by law, the company does not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information or future developments or to release publicly any revisions to these statements, targets or goals in order to reflect later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Readers, listeners and viewers are cautioned to consider these risks and uncertainties and to not place undue reliance on such information. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and are subject to risks and uncertainties, and the actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward‑looking statements. on-GAAP Financial Measures: Included in this presentation are non-GAAP financial measures, such as EBITDA, margin EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and margin, segment EBITDA, margin EBITDA and net debt to EBITDA, and were designed to complement the financial information presented in accordance with IFRS, because management believes such measures are useful to investors. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered only as supplemental to, and not superior to, financial measures provided in accordance with IFRS. Other companies may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures differently than the company. Please refer to the appendix to this presentation for an additional information about such non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures included in this presentation to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with IFRS.
3 Overview of record 2022 Note: Adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow and adjusted diluted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures; see reconciliation tables in appendix. Record annual sales of $10B+ and adjusted EBITDA of $4B+ Record annual sales and EBITDA for all specialties businesses:Industrial Products, Phosphate Specialties and Growing Solutions Record annual Dead Sea production of 4M+ tons Record free cash flow of $1.3B Adjusted diluted EPS of $1.82 up 184% YoY Total annual dividends declared of $1.2B Leveraged favorable market conditions to resolve several outstanding challenges Benefitted from focus on specialties solutions and significant commodity upside
Key financial metrics 4 Long-term transformation taking place Sales US$M US$M US$ Margin 15% CAGR (1) Adjusted EBITDA and margin, specialties EBITDA, and adjusted diluted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures; see reconciliation tables in appendix. Specialties is comprised of Industrial Products, Phosphate Specialties and Growing Solutions; see appendix for additional details. Adjusted EBITDA(1) 18% CAGR Adjusted EBITDA(1) Specialties sales US$M US$M 16% CAGR Specialties EBITDA(1) 23% CAGR Adjusted diluted EPS(1)
Non-financial metrics 5 Taking action and making progress Index Incident Rate 18% reduction since 2018 GHG Emissions Notes: Incident rate – an indication of how many incidents have occurred and their severity; calculated by taking lost working day cases, multiplied by 200,000, and then dividing by employee work hours. GHG scope 1 and 2 emissions shown in thousands of metric tons. Base
Full year 2022 6 Key highlights Financial Performance US$M ex. per share FY’19 FY’20 FY’21 FY’22 YoY Sales $5,271 $5,043 $6,955 $10,015 44% Gross margin 34% 30% 38% 50% -- Adjusted net income, attributable(1) $479 $258 $824 $2,350 185% Adjusted diluted EPS(1) $0.37 $0.20 $0.64 $1.82 184% Adjusted EBITDA(1) $1,203 $998 $1,687 $4,007 138% Adjusted EBITDA margin(1) 23% 20% 24% 40% -- Operating cash flow $992 $804 $1,065 $2,025 90% Free cash flow(1) $446 $188 $465 $1,315 183% Declared dividends $235 $129 $411 $1,175 186% Dividends per share $0.19 $0.10 $0.31 $0.91 194% Non-Financial Performance GHG Emissions 2,649 2,507 2,538 2,407 -5% Incident Rate 1.57 0.92 0.77 0.62 -19% Percent of women in senior leadership 14% 17% 21% 23% -- Community investment $7.5 $9.4 $8.0 $14.5 81% (1) Adjusted net income, attributable, adjusted EPS, adjusted EBITDA and margin, and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures; see reconciliation tables in appendix.
Fourth quarter 2022 7 Key highlights (1) Adjusted net income, attributable, adjusted EPS, adjusted EBITDA and margin, and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures; see reconciliation tables in appendix. Financial Performance US$M ex. per share 4Q’19 4Q’20 4Q’21 4Q’22 YoY Sales $1,106 $1,317 $2,038 $2,091 3% Gross margin 30% 31% 42% 45% Adjusted net income, attributable(1) $48 $68 $339 $358 6% Adjusted diluted EPS(1) $0.04 $0.05 $0.26 $0.28 8% Adjusted EBITDA(1) $201 $272 $587 $698 19% Adjusted EBITDA margin(1) 18% 20% 28% 33% Operating cash flow $212 $258 $344 $467 36% Free cash flow(1) $57 $80 $166 $258 55% Declared dividends $23 $34 $169 $178 5% Dividends per share $0.02 $0.03 $0.13 $0.14 8%
Industrial Products 8 Strong 2022 with record results US$M US$M Key 2022 highlights Record annual sales and EBITDA Higher prices throughout 2022 more than offset raw material increases 4Q results down YoY, as 2021 did not experience traditional seasonality Diverse end-market demand mixed across 2022, with divergence from 1H to 2H Electronics softened, as expected, following covid surge Clear brine fluids benefitted from oil and gas market strength Construction market impacted by inflation, rising interest rates Note: Segment EBITDA and margin are non-GAAP financial measures; see reconciliation tables in appendix. Quarterly 32% 31% 31% 30% 31% 39% Sales EBITDA Sales EBITDA Annual
Phosphate Solutions 9 Stellar 2022 due to strong demand and higher prices Notes: Segment EBITDA and margin are non-GAAP financial measures; see reconciliation tables in appendix. ICL has consolidated its specialty agriculture businesses under Growing Solutions (formerly Innovative Ag Solutions or IAS). As a result, ICL Boulby and other European business components were allocated from the Potash and Phosphate Solutions segments, respectively, to the Growing Solutions segment. The 2021 quarterly and annual restated segment data and 2020 annual restated segment data is available in the appendix. Key 2022 highlights Record 2022 specialties sales and EBITDA, for both food and industrial solutions Record annual sales and EBITDA for commodities Record year for YPH sales, profit and production Leveraged global footprint to contend with supply chain challenges Received award from DOE for energy storage solutions expansion – first large-scale LFP material manufacturing plant in U.S. US$M US$M Quarterly 31% 22% 16% 26% 23% 16% Sales EBITDA Sales EBITDA Annual
Potash 10 Operational excellence combined with higher prices for record year Notes: Segment EBITDA and margin are non-GAAP financial measures; see reconciliation tables in appendix. ICL has consolidated its specialty agriculture businesses under Growing Solutions (formerly Innovative Ag Solutions or IAS). As a result, ICL Boulby and other European business components were allocated from the Potash and Phosphate Solutions segments, respectively, to the Growing Solutions segment. The 2021 quarterly and annual restated segment data and 2020 annual restated segment data is available in the appendix. Annual US$M US$M Key 2022 highlights Annual Dead Sea production record of 4M+ tons Annual average realized potash price per ton increased to $643, up 91% vs. $337 in 2021 4Q’22 price of $564, up 16% vs. $487 in 4Q’21 Record annual profit for both Dead Sea and Spain All-time annual sales and profit records for metal magnesium Moving toward more long-term contracts Quarterly 60% 31% 22% 54% 44% 22% Sales EBITDA Sales EBITDA
Growing Solutions 11 Record breaking year with continued geographic diversity Notes: Segment EBITDA and margin are non-GAAP financial measures; see reconciliation tables in appendix. ICL has consolidated its specialty agriculture businesses under Growing Solutions (formerly Innovative Ag Solutions or IAS). As a result, ICL Boulby and other European business components were allocated from the Potash and Phosphate Solutions segments, respectively, to the Growing Solutions segment. The 2021 quarterly and annual restated segment data and 2020 annual restated segment data is available in the appendix. Key 2022 highlights Record annual sales and EBITDA Record sales and profit for Brazilian business, with successful integration Delivered record annual production, sales and profit for FertilizerpluS Introduced multiple innovative sustainable offerings Grew sales in Brazil and Asia Returned to more normalized market conditions in 4Q US$M US$M Quarterly 11% 13% 5% 6% 12% 18% Annual Sales EBITDA Sales EBITDA
12 Awarded DOE grant for LFP in U.S. Unique circular economy offering First to launch biodegradable coating solution Global leader in CRF technology New biological biostimulants Robust pipeline of advanced solutions Agmatix digital tool to increase crop yield ICLeaf and Crop Advisor Natural offering for post harvest FruitMag citrus protection First to obtain EU FPR certification Fertilizer products regulations in Europe Focused on sustainability and partnership EcoVadis gold medal, IFA GreenLeaf, MAALA, TfS Early adopter of UN Global Compact Committed to ten principles and 17 SDGs Accelerating growth of specialties businesses Announced new five-year targets Employer of choice Accolades in Israel, Brazil and St. Louis Brazilian R&D accreditation Received for second research center Expanding long-term agreements Across all four business segments Making an impact in 2022 A few things that make us proud
13 Growing Solutions… expanding market share Phosphate Solutions… building partnerships Potash… improving affordability Industrial Products… expecting stronger 2H Outlook for 2023
Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results Aviram Lahav CFO
15 Macro overview Inflation moderated, but remains high Regions and end-markets continued to diverge Global growth stalled, with slow-down forecasted Commodity prices moderating, following peaks in 1H’22 Fertilizer prices remain elevated vs. recent history Farmer affordability and sentiment positive Supply chain disruptions eased, but still some constraints Geopolitical situation remains uncertain
Pricing across mineral value chain 16 Commodity price progression Sources: GMOP and phosphoric acid - CRU Fertilizer Week, as of 12.31.22; Supramax - Hudson Shipping, as of 12.31.22; Sulfur - CRU, as of 12.31.22. GMOP FOB NOLA US$/ton Phosphoric acid CFR contract India US$/ton Sulfur Bulk FOB Middle East Spot US$/ton Supramax Timecharter Average US$/day
Crop economics 17 Prices and affordability remain high, but uncertainty remains Commodity crop prices US$/ton Grain price trends US$ Energy prices US$/mmbtu(1) Global grain stock-to-use Ratio US$ Sources: Prices and indices - The World Bank, as of January 2023; Grain stock-to-use ratios - USDA, as of January 2023. (1) Brent crude per bbl; SA coal per ton.
Full year 2022 18 Sales bridges Note: Numbers rounded to closest million; Other includes intercompany eliminations. Sales by segment US$M Sales US$M Specialty 58% Commodity 42% $2,422 $3,106 $1,766
Full year 2022 19 Profit bridges (1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure; see reconciliation tables in appendix.Note: Numbers rounded to closest million; Other includes intercompany eliminations. Adjusted EBITDA(1) by segment US$M Adjusted EBITDA(1) US$M Specialty 45% Commodity 55% $448 $966
Fourth quarter 2022 20 Sales bridges Note: Numbers rounded to closest million; Other includes intercompany eliminations. Sales by segment US$M Sales US$M Specialty 64% Commodity 36% $527 $627
Fourth quarter 2022 21 Profit bridges (1) Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure; see reconciliation tables in appendix.Note: Numbers rounded to closest million; Other includes intercompany eliminations. Adjusted EBITDA(1) by segment US$M Adjusted EBITDA(1) US$M Specialty 48% Commodity 52% $56 $165
Financial overview 22 Continued attention to delivering shareholder returns (1) Net debt to adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures; see reconciliation tables in appendix. Note: Dividend yield shown is for past four quarters. Net debt to adjusted EBITDA(1) remained at 0.5 Operating cash flow of $2.0B vs. $1.1B in 2021 4Q up 36% YoY to $467M Annual free cash flow(1) of $1.3B vs. $465M in 2021 4Q up 55% to $258M Declared dividend of $0.91 per share vs. $0.31 in 2021 4Q up 8% to $0.14 Annual dividend yield of 9.9% Reached understanding with Israeli Tax Authority on profit levy Highlights
Guidance 23 Full year 2023 (1) See guidance and non-GAAP financial measures in appendix. Note: Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure, see appendix for calculation. FY’23 amounts are estimated. Expect annual adjusted EBITDA range of $2.2 billion to $2.4 billion(1) EBITDA of specialties businesses to represent approximately $1.1 billion of total adjusted EBITDA US$B Adjusted EBITDA(1) US$B Specialties EBITDA(1) $2.2 to $2.4 ~$1.1 ~15% CAGR Specialties guidance in process
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Appendix Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Industrial Products 26 Fourth quarter and full year 2022 US$M 4Q Sales FY Sales 2021 $422 $1,617 Quantity ($128) ($274) Price $64 $466 Exchange rates ($9) ($43) 2022 $349 $1,766 US$M 4Q Segment EBITDA FY Segment EBITDA 2021 $129 $500 Quantity ($65) ($108) Price $64 $466 Exchange rates $1 ($14) Raw materials ($18) ($86) Energy ($5) ($12) Transportation ($3) ($24) Operating and other expenses $7 ($33) 2022 $110 $689 Note: Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure; see reconciliation tables and non-GAAP financial measures. Industrial Products US$M 4Q’22 4Q’21 FY’22 FY’21 Segment sales $349 $422 $1,766 $1,617 Sales to external customers $343 $418 $1,737 $1,601 Sales to internal customers $6 $4 $29 $16 Segment operating income $95 $111 $628 $435 Segment operating margin 27% 26% 36% 27% Depreciation and amortization $15 $18 $61 $65 Segment EBITDA $110 $129 $689 $500 Segment EBITDA margin 32% 31% 39% 31%
Potash 27 Fourth quarter and full year 2022 Note: Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure; see reconciliation tables and non-GAAP financial measures. (1) Primarily includes salt produced in Spain, metal magnesium-based products, chlorine, and sales of excess electricity produced in Israel. (2) Potash average realized price (USD per ton) is calculated by dividing total potash revenue by total sales quantities. The difference between FOB price and average realized price is primarily marine transportation costs, local market sales and internal consumption sales. Potash US$M 4Q’22 4Q’21 FY’22 FY’21 Segment sales $713 $647 $3,313 $1,776 Sales to external customers $568 $541 $2,710 $1,401 Sales to internal customers $36 $18 $184 $94 Other and eliminations(1) $109 $88 $419 $281 Gross profit $456 $372 $2,292 $870 Segment operating income $340 $244 $1,822 $399 Segment operating margin 48% 38% 55% 22% Depreciation and amortization $45 $40 $166 $148 Segment EBITDA $385 $284 $1,988 $547 Segment EBITDA margin 54% 44% 60% 31% Average realized price(2) $565 $487 $643 $337 Potash production and sales 000s of tons 4Q’22 4Q’21 FY’22 FY’21 Production 1,224 1,188 4,691 4,514 Total sales, including internal sales 1,068 1,147 4,499 4,434 Closing inventory 547 355 547 355 US$M 4Q Sales FY Sales 2021 $647 $1,776 Quantity ($72) ($50) Price $150 $1,664 Exchange rates ($12) ($77) 2022 $713 $3,313 US$M 4Q Segment EBITDA FY Segment EBITDA 2021 $284 $547 Quantity ($50) ($40) Price $150 $1,664 Exchange rates ($9) ($52) Raw materials ($1) ($7) Energy $4 ($47) Transportation $10 ($7) Operating and other expenses ($3) ($70) 2022 $385 $1,988
Phosphate Solutions 28 Fourth quarter and full year 2022 Phosphate Solutions US$M 4Q’22 4Q’21 FY’22 FY’21 Segment sales $627 $571 $3,106 $2,254 Specialty $403 $374 $1,788 $1,342 Commodity $224 $197 $1,318 $912 Segment operating income $116 $87 $777 $294 Specialty $66 $45 $383 $155 Commodity $50 $42 $394 $139 Segment EBITDA $165 $133 $966 $501 Specialty $79 $60 $436 $209 Commodity $86 $73 $530 $292 Note: Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure; see reconciliation tables and non-GAAP financial measures. (1) For 4Q’22, specialty represented $79M and commodity represented $86M. For 4Q’21, specialty represented $60M and commodity represented $73M. For FY’22, specialty represented $436M and commodity represented $530M. For FY’21, specialty represented $209M and commodity represented $292M. Phosphate Solutions US$M 4Q’22 4Q’21 FY’22 FY’21 Segment sales $627 $571 $3,106 $2,254 Sales to external customers $574 $527 $2,851 $2,087 Sales to internal customers $53 $44 $255 $167 Segment operating income $116 $87 $777 $294 Segment operating margin 19% 15% 25% 13% Depreciation and amortization(1) $49 $46 $189 $207 Segment EBITDA $165 $133 $966 $501 Segment EBITDA margin 26% 23% 31% 22% US$M 4Q Sales FY Sales 2021 $571 $2,254 Quantity ($20) $76 Price $116 $911 Exchange rates ($40) ($135) 2022 $627 $3,106 US$M 4Q Segment EBITDA FY Segment EBITDA 2021 $133 $501 Quantity ($21) $7 Price $116 $911 Exchange rates ($1) ($25) Raw materials ($39) ($364) Energy ($8) ($16) Transportation $1 ($10) Operating and other expenses ($16) ($38) 2022 $165 $966
Growing Solutions 29 Fourth quarter and full year 2022 Note: Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure; see reconciliation tables and non-GAAP financial measures. US$M 4Q Sales FY Sales 2021 $492 $1,670 New Brazilian businesses’ contribution - $302 Quantity ($74) ($166) Price $126 $712 Exchange rates ($17) ($96) 2022 $527 $2,422 US$M 4Q Segment EBITDA FY Segment EBITDA 2021 $63 $197 New Brazilian businesses’ contribution - $57 Quantity ($14) ($37) Price $126 $712 Exchange rates ($2) ($10) Raw materials ($108) ($373) Energy ($1) ($21) Transportation ($14) ($48) Operating and other expenses $6 ($29) 2022 $56 $448 Growing Solutions US$M 4Q’22 4Q’21 FY’22 FY’21 Segment sales $527 $492 $2,422 $1,670 Sales to external customers $513 $481 $2,376 $1,644 Sales to internal customers $14 $11 $46 $26 Segment operating income $32 $42 $378 $135 Segment operating margin 6% 9% 16% 8% Depreciation and amortization $24 $21 $70 $62 Segment EBITDA $56 $63 $448 $197 Segment EBITDA margin 11% 13% 18% 12%
Consolidated results analysis 30 Fourth quarter 2022 US$M Sales Expenses Operating Income EBITDA Notes: 4Q’21 $2,038 ($1,577) $461 Total adjustments 4Q’21(1) - ($3) ($3) Adjusted 4Q’21 figures $2,038 ($1,580) $458 $587 Quantities ($261) $132 ($129) ($129) Negative – Primarily due to lower sales volumes of potash, bromine and phosphorus-based flame retardants, elemental bromine, specialty minerals, and white phosphoric acid (WPA), which was partially offset by increase in sales volumes of phosphate fertilizers and clear brine fluids. Prices $393 - $393 $393 Positive – Primarily related to $74 increase in potash price (CIF) per ton YoY, and higher selling prices of specialty agriculture and FertilizerpluS products, WPA, salts, phosphate-based food additives, and bromine-based flame retardants, which was partially offset by decrease in phosphate fertilizers selling prices. Exchange rates ($79) $73 ($6) ($6) Negative – Primarily due to depreciation of average exchange rate of euro and Chinese yuan against U.S. dollar on sales, which exceeded positive impact on operational costs, and was partially offset by positive impact on operational costs due to depreciation of average exchange rate of euro, Chinese yuan and Israeli shekel against U.S. dollar. Raw materials - ($106) ($106) ($106) Negative – Due to higher costs of raw materials used in production of industrial solutions products, and higher costs of commodity fertilizers, sulfur, caustic soda and potassium hydroxide (KOH). Energy - ($15) ($15) ($15) Negative – Primarily increase in electricity and gas prices, mainly in EU. Transportation - ($5) ($5) ($5) Negative – Higher inland transportation costs. Operating and other expenses - ($28) ($28) ($21) Negative – Higher maintenance and operational costs and royalty payments. Adjusted 4Q’22 figures $2,091 ($1,529) $562 $698 Total adjustments 4Q’22(1) - ($22) ($22) 4Q’22 $2,091 ($1,551) $540 Note: Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure; see reconciliation tables and non-GAAP financial measures. (1) See detailed reconciliation table – adjustments to reported operating and net income (non-GAAP) – in corresponding quarters’ earnings release.
Reconciliation tables 31 Note: Numbers may not add, due to rounding and set-offs. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure; see non-GAAP financial measures. (1) See detailed reconciliation table – adjustments to reported operating and net income (non-GAAP) – in corresponding quarters’ earnings release. (2) Also includes proceeds from sale of property, plants and equipment (PP&E). Calculation of adjusted EBITDA US$M 4Q’22 4Q’21 4Q’20 4Q’19 FY’22 FY’21 FY’20 FY’19 Net income $342 $298 $70 $48 $2,219 $832 24$ $481 Financing expenses, net $41 $38 $46 $25 $113 $122 158$ $129 Taxes on income $158 $128 $24 $15 $1,185 $260 25$ $147 Less: Share in earnings of equity-accounted investees ($1) ($3) ($1) - ($1) ($4) (5$) ($1) Operating income $540 $461 $139 $88 $3,516 $1,210 202$ $756 Depreciation and amortization $136 $129 $129 $113 $498 $493 489$ $443 Adjustments(1) $22 ($3) $4 - ($7) ($16) 307$ $4 Adjusted EBITDA $698 $587 $272 $201 $4,007 $1,687 998$ $1,203 Calculation of free cash flow US$M 4Q’22 4Q’21 FY’22 FY’21 Cash flow from operations $467 $344 $2,025 $1,065 Additions to PP&E, intangible assets, and dividends from equity-accounted investees(2) ($212) ($185) ($747) ($611) Free cash flow $258 $166 $1,315 $465 Calculation of adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow
Reconciliation tables 32 Calculation of adj. net income, attributable, adj. diluted EPS and net debt to adj. EBITDA Calculation of adjusted net income, attributable US$M 4Q’22 4Q’21 4Q’20 4Q’19 FY’22 FY’21 FY’20 FY’19 Net income, attributable $331 $283 $65 $48 $2,159 $783 $11 $475 Adjustments(1) $22 ($3) $4 - ($7) ($16) $307 $4 Total tax adjustments $5 $59 ($1) - $198 $57 ($60) - Adjusted net income, attributable $358 $339 $68 $48 $2,350 $824 $258 $479 Calculation of adjusted diluted earnings per share US$M, ex. per share data 4Q’22 4Q’21 4Q’20 4Q’19 FY’22 FY’21 FY’20 FY’19 Adjusted net income, attributable $358 $339 $68 $48 $2,350 $824 $258 $479 Weighted-average number of diluted ordinary shares outstanding in Ms 1,291 1,289 1,281 1,283 1,290 1,287 1,280 1,282 Adjusted diluted earnings per share(2) $0.28 $0.26 $0.05 $0.04 $1.82 $0.64 $0.20 $0.37 Net debt to adjusted EBITDA(3) US$M 4Q’22 Net debt $2,083 Adjusted EBITDA $3,947 Net debt to adjusted EBITDA 0.5 Note: Numbers may not add, due to rounding and set-offs. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure; see non-GAAP financial measures. (1) See detailed reconciliation table – adjustments to reported operating and net income (non-GAAP) – in corresponding quarters’ earnings release. (2) Adjusted diluted EPS is calculated by dividing adjusted net income attributable by weighted-average number of diluted ordinary shares outstanding. (3) Net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio is calculated by dividing net debt by past four quarters adjusted EBITDA.
Reconciliation tables 33 Note: Numbers may not add, due to rounding and set-offs. Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure; see non-GAAP financial measures ICL has consolidated its specialty agriculture businesses under Growing Solutions (formerly Innovative Ag Solutions or IAS). As a result, ICL Boulby and other European business components were allocated from the Potash and Phosphate Solutions segments, respectively, to the Growing Solutions segment. The 2021, 2020 and 2019 quarterly and annual segment data has been re-stated. Calculation of segment EBITDA and margin US$M Industrial Products Potash Phosphate Solutions(1) Growing Solutions 4Q’22 4Q’21 4Q’20 4Q’22 4Q’21 4Q’20 4Q’22 4Q’21 4Q’20 4Q’22 4Q’21 4Q’20 Segment sales $349 $422 $336 $713 $647 $357 $627 $571 $473 $527 $492 $237 Segment operating income $95 $111 $80 $340 $244 $41 $116 $87 $25 $32 $42 - Depreciation and amortization $15 $18 $23 $45 $40 $39 $49 $46 $52 $24 $21 $12 Segment EBITDA $110 $129 $103 $385 $284 $80 $165 $133 $77 $56 $63 $12 Segment EBITDA margin 32% 31% 31% 54% 44% 22% 26% 23% 16% 11% 13% 5% Calculation of segment EBITDA Calculation of segment EBITDA and margin US$M Industrial Products Potash Phosphate Solutions(1) Growing Solutions FY’22 FY’21 FY’20 FY’19 FY’22 FY’21 FY’20 FY’19 FY’22 FY’21 FY’20 FY’19 FY’22 FY’21 FY’20 FY’19 Segment sales $1,766 $1,617 $1,255 $1,318 $3,313 $1,776 $1,268 $1,421 $3,106 $2,254 $1,816 $1,827 $2,422 $1,670 $1,033 1,037 Segment operating income $628 $435 $303 $338 $1,822 $399 $121 $289 $777 $294 $88 $111 $378 $135 $17 $9 Depreciation and amortization $61 $65 $77 $67 $166 $148 $152 $135 $189 $207 $204 $172 $70 $62 $45 $40 Segment EBITDA $689 $500 $380 $405 $1,988 $547 $273 $424 $966 $501 $292 $283 $448 $197 $62 $49 Segment EBITDA margin 39% 31% 30% 31% 60% 31% 22% 30% 31% 22% 16% 15% 18% 12% 6% 5%
Segment changes 34 Consolidated specialty agriculture businesses under Growing Solutions (GS) Note: Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure; see non-GAAP financial measures. (1) Primarily includes salt produced in Spain, metal magnesium-based products and sales of excess electricity produced in Israel. Growing Solutions Phosphate Solutions Potash US$M US$M US$M 2020 FY 2021 FY'20 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FY Segment sales 1,268 349 380 400 647 1,776 Sales to external customers 979 254 296 310 541 1,401 Sales to internal customers 96 22 27 27 18 94 Other and eliminations(1) 193 73 57 63 88 281 Gross profit 472 135 154 209 372 870 Segment operating income 121 29 42 84 244 399 Segment op margin 10% 8% 11% 21% 38% 22% Depreciation & amortization 152 33 38 37 40 148 Segment EBITDA 273 62 80 121 284 547 Segment EBITDA margin 22% 18% 21% 30% 44% 31% 2020 FY 2021 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FY Segment sales 1,816 502 582 599 571 2,254 Sales to external customers 1,663 467 539 554 527 2,087 Sales to internal customers 153 35 43 45 44 167 Segment operating income 88 42 77 88 87 294 Segment op margin 5% 8% 13% 15% 15% 13% Depreciation & amortization 204 52 56 53 46 207 Segment EBITDA 292 94 133 141 133 501 Segment EBITDA margin 16% 19% 23% 24% 23% 22% 2020 FY 2021 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FY Segment sales 1,033 340 334 504 492 1,670 Sales to external customers 1,016 337 331 495 481 1,644 Sales to internal customers 17 3 3 9 11 26 Segment operating income 17 20 21 52 42 135 Segment op margin 2% 6% 6% 10% 9% 8% Depreciation & amortization 45 13 13 15 21 62 Segment EBITDA 62 33 34 67 63 197 Segment EBITDA margin 6% 10% 10% 13% 13% 12%
Guidance and non-GAAP financial measures 35 Guidance: The company only provides guidance on a non-GAAP basis. The company does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) to GAAP net income (loss), due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation, in particular because special items such as restructuring, litigation and other matters, used to calculate projected net income (loss) vary dramatically based on actual events, the company is not able to forecast on a GAAP basis with reasonable certainty all deductions needed in order to provide a GAAP calculation of projected net income (loss) at this time. The amount of these deductions may be material and, therefore, could result in projected GAAP net income (loss) being materially less than projected adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP). The guidance speaks only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect actual outcomes, unless required by law. Specialties focused businesses are represented by the Industrial Products and Growing Solutions segments and the specialties part of the Phosphate Solutions segment. We present EBITDA from the phosphate specialties part of the Phosphate Solutions segment, as we believe this information is useful to investors in reflecting the specialty portion of our business. Non-GAAP financial measures: The company discloses in this presentation non-IFRS financial measures titled adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the company’s shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA. The management uses adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the company’s shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period. The company calculates adjusted operating income by adjusting operating income to add certain items, as set forth in the reconciliation table under "adjustments to reported operating and net income (non-GAAP)", in the appendix below. Certain of these items may recur. The company calculates adjusted net income attributable to the company’s shareholders by adjusting net income attributable to the company’s shareholders to add certain items, as set forth in the reconciliation table under "adjustments to reported operating and net income (non-GAAP)", in the appendix below, excluding the total tax impact of such adjustments. The company calculates diluted adjusted earnings per share by dividing adjusted net income by the weighted-average number of diluted ordinary shares outstanding. The company calculates adjusted EBITDA as net income before financing expenses, net, taxes on income, share in earnings of equity-accounted investees, depreciation and amortization and adjust items presented in the reconciliation table under "consolidated adjusted EBITDA and diluted adjusted earnings per share for the periods of activity" in the appendix below, which were adjusted for in calculating the adjusted operating income. Commencing with the year 2022, the company’s adjusted EBITDA calculation is no longer adding back minority and equity income, net. While minority and equity income, net reflects the share of an equity investor in one of the company’s owned operations, since adjusted EBITDA measures the company’s performance as a whole, its operations and its ability to satisfy cash needs before profit is allocated to the equity investor, management believes that adjusted EBITDA before deduction of such item is more reflective. You should not view adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the company’s shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share or adjusted EBITDA as a substitute for operating income or net income attributable to the company’s shareholders determined in accordance with IFRS, and you should note that the definitions of adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the company’s shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA may differ from those used by other companies. Additionally, other companies may use other measures to evaluate their performance, which may reduce the usefulness of ICL’s non-IFRS financial measures as tools for comparison. However, the company believes adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the company’s shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain items management believes are not indicative of ongoing operations. Management uses these non-IFRS measures to evaluate the company's business strategies and management's performance. The company believes these non‑IFRS measures provide useful information to investors because they improve the comparability of financial results between periods and provide for greater transparency of key measures used to evaluate performance. The company presents a discussion in the period-to-period comparisons of the primary drivers of changes in the results of operations. This discussion is based in part on management’s best estimates of the impact of the main trends on its businesses. The company has based the following discussion on its financial statements. You should read such discussion together with the financial statements.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ICL Group Ltd. | |||
By: | /s/ Aviram Lahav | ||
Name: | Aviram Lahav | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
ICL Group Ltd. | |||
By: | /s/ Aya Landman | ||
Name: | Aya Landman | ||
Title: | VP, Company Secretary & Global Compliance |
Date: February 15, 2022