Tuesday, March 10, 2009

15 Largest Listed Palm Planters

March 10 (Reuters) - Following are the 15 largest listed
palm planters, ranked by market value and mostly located in
Indonesia and Malaysia, the top producers of the vegetable oil.

Total plantation holdings are given in hectares and include
both cultivated and uncultivated land as well as joint ventures
with Indonesian smallholders.

The data is taken from company statements published in 2007 and 2008.
Cash/short term investments as well as short- and long-term
debt are from the latest available financial statements.

Company
a. Landbank (hectares)
b. Mkt Cap* ($ mln)
c. Cash/Short term Investments ($ mln)
d. Short&Long Term Debt ($ mln)

1 Wilmar
a. 11,883.7 ha
b. $ 3,747.8 mln
c. $ 5,283.5 mln
d. $ 218,645 mln

2 Sime Darby
a. 8,877.8
b. 802.5
c. 1,579.4
d. 522,363

3 IOI Corp
a. 6,145.9
b. 499.4
c. 1,384.7
d. 251,000

4 KL Kepong
a. 2,838.7
b. 374.5
c. 450.6
d. 360,000

5 Astra Agro
a. 1,555.7
b. 72.4
c. -nil-
d. 258,900

6 Golden Agri
a. 1,797.3
b. 137.8
c. 553.9
d. 637,361

7 Asiatic Dev
a. 809.1
b. 143.3
c. 5.4
d. 225,100

8 Boustead
a. 552.6
b. 180.2
c. 943.0
d. 100,000

9 United
a. 603.8
b. 100.2
c. -nil-
d. 80,874

10 Indofood
a. 475.1
b. 139.9
c. 482.7
d. 285,772

11 Kulim Bhd
a. 411.0
b. 112.8
c. 326.1
d. 88,484

12 IJM Plantations
353.0
14.5
9.4
70,000

13 London Sumatra
a. 352.7
b. 41.2
c. 61.4
d. 169,909

14 Sampoerna Agro
a. 176.5
b. 39.9
c. 18.9
d. 169,000

15 Bakrie S
a. 96.3
b. 40.6
c. 130.7
d. 80,000

* Market capitalisation on March 6, 2009.
(Sources: Company websites, Thomson Reuters data)

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