Tate & Lyle Q3 Trading Statement - January 2023

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Tate & Lyle issues the following trading statement for the three months ended 31 December 2022.

Headlines

  • Third quarter trading consistent with first half of the financial year
  • Food & Beverage Solutions top-line momentum continues with revenue up 19%
  • Positive outcome from the 2023 calendar year pricing round
  • Outlook for the year ending 31 March 2023 unchanged

Nick Hampton, Chief Executive, said:

“Tate & Lyle continues to perform well with Food & Beverage Solutions delivering another strong quarter of double-digit revenue growth. We have successfully renewed 2023 calendar year customer contracts to recover higher input costs and, despite ongoing economic uncertainty, we continue to deliver against our strategy as a growth-focused speciality food and beverage solutions business.”

Q3 Trading Statement

Divisions

Food & Beverage Solutions

Revenue growth benefited from mix management, the pricing through of input cost inflation and acquisitions. In North America, we saw continued revenue growth despite supply chain disruption. Both the regions of Europe and Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America delivered strong double-digit revenue growth reflecting good commercial performance and mix management. Volume and revenue performance were similar to the first half of the financial year.

Sucralose

Revenue was 8% lower reflecting, as expected, the unwind of orders phased into the first half.

Primient minority holding

The operational challenges which impacted the first half of the financial year are being addressed, and the 2023 calendar year bulk sweetener pricing round is nearing completion with unit margins returning to pre-inflation levels.

Outlook for year ending 31 March 2023 is unchanged

We continue to expect:

  • Revenue growth reflecting current top-line momentum
  • To offset input cost inflation through strategic mix management, pricing, productivity and cost discipline
  • Adjusted profit before tax to be in line with current market expectations2 with stronger profits in Food & Beverage Solutions offsetting lower profits from the minority holding in Primient.

Capital markets event

A capital markets event will be held on Wednesday 8 February 2023 at 14.00 GMT. The event will be hosted by Nick Hampton, Chief Executive, and will outline Tate & Lyle’s strategy, business model, portfolio, markets, and science-led approach which puts it at the centre of the future of food. Registration details will be posted on our website at https://www.tateandlyle.com/investors-hub.

2 Market expectations as per Factset on 25 January 2023

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A third quarter conference call will be held today at 8.00am GMT hosted by Nick Hampton, Chief Executive and Dawn Allen, Chief Financial Officer. Participants are requested to dial in at least 10 minutes before the start of the call. Dial in details are as follows:

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For more information contact Tate & Lyle PLC:
Christopher Marsh, VP, Investor Relations
Mobile: +44 (0) 7796 192 688

Nick Hasell (FTI Consulting), Media Relations
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About Tate & Lyle PLC:  

Supported by our 165-year history of ingredient innovation, we partner with customers to provide consumers with healthier and tastier choices when they eat and drink. We are proud that millions of people around the world consume products containing our ingredients and solutions every day.  

Through our leading expertise in sweetening, mouthfeel and fortification, we develop ingredients and solutions which reduce sugar, calories and fat, add fibre and protein, and provide texture and stability to food and drink in categories including beverages, dairy, bakery, snacks, soups, sauces, and dressings.  

Tate & Lyle recently acquired CP Kelco, a leading provider of pectin, speciality gums and other nature-based ingredients to create a leader in mouthfeel, significantly enhancing our solutions capabilities. Following this combination, we now have more than 5,000 employees working in around 75 locations in 39 countries, serving customers in more than 120 countries. Science, Solutions, Society is our brand promise and how we will achieve our purpose of Transforming Lives through the Science of Food. By living our purpose, we believe we can successfully grow our business and have a positive impact on society. We live our purpose in three ways, by supporting healthy living, building thriving communities and caring for our planet.  

Tate & Lyle is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TATE.L. American Depositary Receipts trade under TATYY. For the year ended 31 March 2024, and on a pro forma basis which assumes for illustrative purposes that the combination with CP Kelco took place on 1 April 2023, revenue for the enlarged Tate & Lyle Group would have been £2.25 billion. For more information, please visit www.tateandlyle.com or follow Tate & Lyle on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Facebook or YouTube