REG - Harvest Minerals Ltd - Q4 & Full Year 2022 Sales & 2023 Guidance

Harvest MineralsAnnouncement

24/01/2023 08:00

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RNS Number : 6669N  Harvest Minerals Limited  24 January 2023

Harvest Minerals Limited / Index: LSE / Epic: HMI / Sector: Mining

24 January 2023

Harvest Minerals Limited ('Harvest' or the 'Company')

 

Q4 & Full Year 2022 KP Fértil® Sales Performance and 2023 Guidance

 

Harvest Minerals Limited, the AIM listed fertiliser producer, is pleased to
provide an update on sales of its organic, multi-nutrient fertiliser, KP
Fértil®, from its 100% owned Arapuá Fertiliser Project in Brazil
('Arapuá') during Q4 2022 and FY 2022.

 

Highlights

·    Total sales orders received for 2022 was 172,000 tonnes

·    79% year-on-year ('YoY') increase in FY 2022 invoiced sales to
150,422 tonnes KP Fértil®

·    83% Compound Annual Growth Rate ('CAGR') in invoiced sales over the
last three years

·    Targeting invoiced sales of 200,000 tonnes in 2023 - a 33% increase
over that recorded in 2022

·    Strong sales pipeline with current clients and new prospects

 

Brian McMaster, Chairman of Harvest, said: "2022 was another great year for
Harvest, whereby we exceeded our ambitious sales order target of 150,000
tonnes KP Fértil, with total sales orders received reaching 172,000 tonnes,
of which 150,000 tonnes was delivered and invoiced; this represents a 79% YoY
increase in invoiced sales and a 83% CAGR over the last three years.

"Previously, the Company has reported sales orders received.  This has
created confusion because the value of sales orders may not reconcile with the
value of product delivered and invoiced.  To eliminate this confusion, the
Company will only report invoiced sales, as opposed to sales orders.

 "Given the rate of our continued growth, we fast-tracked our expansion
plans, including the development of our product storage and drying capacity
area, and accordingly we are now ideally positioned to supply even more
product to the rapidly growing market in 2023 and beyond.

 

"Our growth is due to a number of factors , notably, as clients progressively
recognise the benefits of using KP Fértil®, including its quality and value,
we have seen repeat/increasing orders while adding new clients to our list at
a faster pace. With a high rate of client retention, continued penetration of
our product, and very strong end to the year, we have high hopes for 2023 and
have established an invoiced sales guidance of 200,000 tonnes for FY 2023."

 

Review of Operations

Harvest invoiced sales of 150,422 tonnes of its KP Fértil® fertiliser
product during FY 2022 compared to 84,135 invoiced tonnes in FY 2021. During
Q4 2022, Harvest invoiced sales of 56,212 tonnes compared to 26,419 tonnes in
the same period in 2021. Sales were principally to coffee, soybean, and maize
growers in the immediate vicinity of Arapuá.

 

To support the anticipated uplift in sales volumes and provide a more
streamlined and efficient operation, the Company expanded its product storage
and drying area (see Figure 1) from a capacity of 30,000 tons to 60,000 tons;
the benefits will be fully captured in 2023.

 

Based on the success of 2022, discussions with current and potential
customers, and continued strong activity in the Brazilian agricultural sector,
Harvest is forecasting invoiced sales of 200,000 tonnes in FY 2023; this
represents a 33% increase over 2022 and is consistent with the Company's
growth strategy.

 

 

Figure 1: Arapuá Storage and Drying Area Expansion

 

**ENDS**

 

For further information, please visit www.harvestminerals.net
(http://www.harvestminerals.net/)  or contact:

 

 Harvest Minerals Limited            Brian McMaster (Chairman)   Tel: +44 (0) 203 940 6625

 Strand Hanson Limited               Ritchie Balmer              Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 3494

 Nominated & Financial Adviser       James Spinney

 Tavira Securities                   Jonathan Evans              Tel: +44 (0) 20 3192 1733

 Broker

 St Brides Partners Ltd              Ana Ribeiro                 harvest@stbridespartners.co.uk

 Financial PR                        Isabel de Salis

 

 

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