Company Strategy and SWOT Analysis

GAR’s corporate strategy is to continually develop its capability in serving the growing global demand for healthy and sustainably produced palm products, by leveraging its strengths as a leading technology-driven soil-to-table agribusiness.

Our team believes that based on our analysis of internal and external factors affecting the firm, GAR is well positioned to generate returns surpassing its expected cost of capital for the foreseeable future:

• Strength: effective utilization of technology to enhance yields

GAR actively performs biotechnology-related research and development to enhance the yields of its palm oil seeds. This has borne fruit over time as GAR’s plantations were capable of achieving up to 21.1 MT/ha of nucleus FFB yield in 2021, compared to the average yield of c.18 MT/ha in other Indonesian plantations.

In addition, GAR engages in digitization and mechanization to improve its efficiency across the entire value chain. This has enabled the firm to achieve 2021 CPO yields which are 30% higher than the Indonesian average and 23% higher than the Malaysian average at the post-milling stage.

1.2 Strength: an integrated business model to diversify revenue streams and control costs

Beyond producing crude palm oil and palm kernels, GAR has also increasingly expanded into the downstream segment where it is now engaged in the production of consumer products (margarine, cooking oil) and other palm derivatives (oleochemicals, biofuels). As of 2021, the downstream segment accounted for 36% of GAR’s total EBITDA, a material contribution. This renders GAR less susceptible to fluctuations in CPO prices since demand for consumer products tends to be relatively stable. This will contribute to more predictable cash flows for GAR and result in a positive re-rating for the stock.