2. 2
Source: Reuters, Hromadske 2015
“…Next door to Russia there is a
complicated place, but also more
attractive – it has a much better Finance
Minister than anyone you can find in that
part of the world…
Ukraine is an extremely attractive place
to invest and I would look at that place as
a place if you want to take some risk and
you are investing in dollars, but there
aren’t that many people investing in
Ukraine, so you’re probably going to buy
some things that are going to be
relatively inexpensive”
- David Rubinstein, Carlyle Group
"I stand ready. There are concrete investment
ideas, for example in agriculture and
infrastructure projects. I would put in $1 billion”
- George Soros, Soros Fund Management
"Personally, I think that Ukraine is a good
place to invest. I'm hopeful that Virgin would
start doing business in Ukraine”
- Richard Branson, Virgin Group
Invest in Ukraine?
3. Invest in Ukraine?
Why would respected, seasoned
investors like Rubinstein, Soros or
Branson be bullish about investing in
Ukraine when the “bears” are much
louder and more numerous?
3
4. Foreword
The “bear” perspective on Ukraine is clear. The challenges faced by the
country are known and well-documented by analysts and media
throughout the world.
What is missing though, is a contrarian perspective, which, while
recognizing the challenges and risks, also gives a voice to the compelling
reasons to consider Ukraine today as an investment destination.
To that end, this presentation makes a bullish case for Ukraine.
Each crisis opens up opportunities, and the latter is what we have chosen
to focus our attention upon.
For above all, what we see in 2015 in Ukraine is a historical, ground-floor
investment opportunity.
4
5. Outline
1. The lost decades
2. A ground-floor opportunity now
3. Brains: #1 IT engineering force in CEE
4. Hands: lowest-cost manufacturing platform in Europe
5. Grains: the food basket of the world
6. Entry ticket: a 70% discount to … Greek valuations
5
6. 1. The lost decades
How the lack of reforms over 20+ years failed to unleash
much of Ukraine’s potential.
6
7. As USSR collapsed Ukraine had a reasonably good starting point…
7
6.0
0.0
4.0
2.0
7.0
5.0
3.0
1.0
Turkey
4.4
Romania
5.2
Poland
6.0
Brazil
6.7
Ukraine
6.8
Source: World Bank
GDP per capita (PPP) in 1990, thousand USD
8. ..but populist, corrupt, incompetent governments resisted reforms
8
Ukraine’s ranking in Ease of Doing Business
Source: World Bank, 2010-2012
2011 rank
138 Madagascar
139 Micronesia
140 Bhutan
141 Sierra Leone
142 Syria
143 Ukraine
144 Gambia
145 Cambodia
146 Philippines
147 Bolivia
2012 rank
149 Iran, Islamic Rep.
150 Malawi
151 Mali
152 Tajikistan
153 Algeria
154 Gambia
155 Burkina Faso
156 Liberia
157 Ukraine
158 Bolivia
2010 rank
137 Iran
138 Ecuador
139 West Bank and Gaza
140 Gambia
141 Honduras
142 Ukraine
143 Syria
144 Philippines
145 Cambodia
146 Cape Verde
9. …which kept foreign investors away…
9
1,379
4,090
5,966
7,109
8,828
11,634
12,942
15,370
18,995
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
Estonia Czech Romania UkrainePoland LithuaniaSlovakia Hungary Latvia
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
Net FDI stock in each country per capita, $
10. …failing to unleash Ukraine’s true potential
10
1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
400
300
200
100
150
50
250
350
450
Ukraine
Slovakia
Latvia
Poland
Estonia
GDP per capital growth (PPP), indexed scale, 1995=100
Source: World Bank
11. 2. A ground-floor opportunity
Why this time is different and what makes us optimistic
about Ukrainian economy now.
11
12. A critical perspective: ground-floor starting point…
12
Economic Stagnation Authoritarian Legacy
Conflict Black Sheep of Europe
13. … all these countries faced major obstacles 10-15 years ago…
13
Philippines pre-Arroyo Georgia pre-Saakashvili
Colombia pre-Uribe Slovakia pre-Dzurinda
Lost decade, steep GDP decline Vote-rigging president, ousted
by popular revolt
FARC guerillas in a full-scale
war with government
Country missing EU accession boat
14. 14
20
15
5
0
10
1990
+17%
20102000 201420051995
+8%
Dzurinda
Reform
Administration
Starting point: end of 1990s
• Black sheep of Europe
• Missing EU accession boat
• Limited growth
Outcomes:
• Top investment destination
• Zero to highest automotive
output per capita in a few years
• Exports drove growth, from
$19bn in 2000 to $66bn in 2013
• Fastest growing economy in
Europe through 2008
GDP per capita, in ‘000 USD
…yet managed to turn into spectacular successes: Slovakia
15. 15
3
2
1
0
4
+14%
-6%
201420102005200019951990
Saakashvili
Reform
Administration
Starting point: 2004
• Endemic corruption
• Crippling energy blackouts
• Economy in shambles
Outcomes:
• Corruption Perception
ranking: #132 to #51 by 2012
(i.e. higher than Czech)
• From #98th to #8th in Ease of
Doing Business by 2014
• One of the fastest growing
economies in the world
From laggard to leader: Georgia
GDP per capita, in ‘000 USD
16. 16
3
2
0
1
20142010
-1%
+9%
1990 2000 20051995
Macapagal-
Arroyo Reform
Administration
GDP per capita, in ‘000 USD
Starting point: 2001
• Ruinous Asian crisis
• President impeached
• Separatist war in the South
Outcomes:
• Sound national security
• GDP CAGR of 5.4% during
2002-2014
• BPO crucial catalyst, built on
young, cost-competitive
English-speaking generation
From laggard to leader: Philippines
17. 17
10
8
6
4
2
0
+13%
+6%
201420102005200019951990
Uribe Reform
Administration
GDP per capita, in ‘000 USD
Starting point: 2004
• Failed state, recession
• Weak institutions
• War vs. FARC guerillas
Outcomes:
• National security key priority
• GDP CAGR 4-5% thru 2014
• FDI <$2bn to >$16bn in 2013
• Exports up 4.3x to $67bn
From laggard to leader: Colombia
18. Can this be also the story of Ukraine in 2015?
18
Kyiv Maidan, 15 December 2013
The Revolution of Dignity
marks a paradigm shift in
Ukrainian society, politics
and inevitably, the economy
The active, pro-European
civil society – the Maidan
generation, intolerant of
abuses and relentless in
their controlling function,
warrants a point of no
return for the transformation
of the country
19. A critical mass of active, tech-savvy civil society=relentless scrutiny
19
Percent of population using internet,
%
Source: Euromonitor, Internetlivestats, BBC, USAID
6
7
1
2
3
4
5
5.7
Russia
4.5
Romania
3.6
Ukraine
3.3
Czech
2.6
Belarus
Civil Society Organization Index in 2014,
1-7 scale, lower=stronger civil society
+0.1 +0.4 0 -0.2 +0.1
42
38
34
29
23
18
0
10
20
30
40
50
2010 20122008 2014
11
“Throughout this turbulent period,
Ukrainian civil society stepped up to
the plate, playing a key role in
forming the new government’s policy
priorities and providing critical
services to the public”
– USAID, 2015
Improvement vs. 2008
“2014 saw the rise of self-organized
public and a strong volunteer
movement”
20. A president elected for the first time by both, East & West in Ukraine
20
Presidential elections 2004:
Yushchenko
Presidential elections 2010:
Yanukovich
Presidential elections 2014:
Poroshenko
For the first time, Ukrainian people did not split along geopolitical
or language lines. President Poroshenko won in the outright
majority of constituencies
21. A young, technocrat, pro-business, English speaking government
21
45
46
50
56
58
40
45
50
55
60
13 years
Mar-10Dec-07 Dec-12 Dec-14Feb-14
Source: kmu.gov.ua
Average age of ministers in Ukrainian Governments (2007-2014)
Tymoshenko Azarov Azarov Yatsenyuk Yatsenyuk
22. Soviet legacy dying off
22
0
32
27
21
65
123
0
50
100
150
20072006 2012 20141998 2002
Source: Central Election Committee
Communist representation in Parliament, out of 450 seats
The Communist
Party, on a declining
trend since
independence, failed
to reach parliament
in 2014 altogether –
an expression of the
generational change
in peoples’ values
and preferences
23. A clear pro-European majority, for the first time
23
Source: Razumkov Centre, Democratic Initiatives, Kyiv Post
2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
50%
55%
60%
65%
35%
40%
45%
40%
53%
64%
48%
53%
44%
49%
Population support for joining the EU, percent
91%
45%
51%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
201420122007
100%
Pro-EU parties support in parliament, %
24. A critical mass of reformers and start of structural reforms
24
Critical mass of
reformers
Fiscal discipline
Deregulation
Privatization
Free trade
Transparency
• New pro-business, pro-reform, pro-Europe government
• Average age 45, fluent English, Western experience and education
• Eliminating intermediaries, open competition for public positions,
electronic state tenders, civic society high engagement
• 19% budgetary surplus in 1Q15, despite near tripling defense spending;
cut energy subsidies costing 10% of GDP, 4x hike in gas tariffs
• Licensing for 26 activities abolished, 16 regulations scrapped
• Rose 56 positions in Ease of Doing business to #96, key reform KPI
• > 300 state owned enterprises to be privatized, years of mismanagement
have led to 2.5% of GDP consumed in annual subsidies
• Historical free trade agreement (DCFTA) signed with EU, eliminating
tariffs and quotas for trade, opening up the largest market in the world
25. Macro: stabilization package with IMF tempered C/A deficit, UAH rate
25
21.1
26.5
16.2
13.0
11.8
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Feb
’15
Nov
’14
Aug
’14
May
’14
May
’15
Source: Dragon Capital, minfin.com.ua
Hryvnia exchange rate, UAH per USD
0.70.8
-1.3
-0.9
-1.5
-2.3
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4Q132Q13 4Q15F
-1.0
-5.0
-6.0
-3.2
2Q15F4Q142Q14
-0.5
-1.5
Current account balance, USD billion
26. Public finance: fiscally disciplined, despite spike in defense spend
26
Ukrainian state budget, 1Q 2015
UAH mn 2014 2015 YoY, %
Revenues 152,050 198,409 30%
Tax on income of
individuals
22,238 28,676 29%
Corporate income tax 18,948 19,447 3%
VAT 40,668 58,735 44%
Other 70,197 91,552 30%
Expenses (154,718) (178,760) 16%
Debt service (12,411) (25,721) 107%
Military expense (4,393) (11,691) 166%
Other (137,914) (141,348) 2%
Financing (190) (1,156) 507%
Budget deficit/surplus (2,858) 18,493 747%
Source: Ministry of Finance of Ukraine
Finance Minister Jaresko
runs a prudent budget.
Ukraine achieved a 19%
primary surplus despite a
near tripling of defense
expenses
27. Energy: doing away with a ruinous subsidy costing 10% of GDP
27
0.9
2.52.7
4.2
9.7
0
3
6
9
12
UkraineUSACanadaCzechEU-28
-91%
Natural gas prices, 2014, $ cents per kWh
(pre reform)
3.0
5.8
7.07.4
11.2
0
3
6
9
12
-73%
UkraineCzech CanadaUSAGermany
GDP $ produced from 1 kg of oil equivalent
Source: Eurostat, World Bank
Unprecedentedly, the new government had the courage to push through a near 4x hike in gas
tariffs, to be followed by increases to full market parity, ending 20+ years of ruinous subsidies
28. Energy: gas reform, cut reliance on Russia, boost production
28
Imports vs. local production, BCM Sources of gas import, %
92%
74%
37%
26%
63%
8%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
5M 20152013 2014
11
22 22 23
8
48 28
20
9
33
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2013
50
5M15
17
2014
43
2012
55
2011
59
EU RussiaOwn production*Gas import
* includes gas usage from reserves (up to 6% of consumption) Source: Naftogaz of Ukraine, Ukrstat
29. Privatization: shaking-off the inefficient state-owned enterprises
29
State-owned companies contribution, % GDP
Source: Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
-3.0%
-2.0%
-1.0%
0.0%
1.0%
-2.5%
0.2%
Subsidies
Dividends
The Ministry of Economy announced a bold
privatization agenda to address the systemic
inefficiencies of the state owned enterprises
Over 1,800 SOEs generated in 2014 a net loss of
UAH 115 billion and consuming subsidies of
2.5% of GDP
Analysis shows a potential income of at least
UAH 60 billion
Privatization program aims to divest over 300
state enterprises in the first phase
As a first step, data about the top-100 SOEs has
been made public, including financial statements
30. Banking: cleaning up the sector, shutting down “pocket banks”
30
Number of banks where temporary
administration or liquidation was initiated
13
22
7
6
5
0
6
12
18
24
2Q151Q154Q143Q142Q14
Source: National Bank of Ukraine, DGF
The government has to resolve insolvent banks
through recapitalization and liquidation
Since early 2014, over 50 banks out of 180 have
closed their doors, as the NBU has increased
capital requirements and committed to ridding the
system of “pocket banks”
Structural impediments in the system are being
addressed, preventing a wide-spread practice of
channeling excessive lending to insiders
The adoption of the law on strengthening bank
owner responsibility, as demanded by the IMF,
should improve corporate governance and bring
more transparency to the sector, again lowering
the burden on the state to save failing banks
31. Deregulation: ease of doing business a key KPI for government
31
50
100
150
200
2015
96
2014
112
2013
137
2012
152
Source: World Bank, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine
Ukraine’s ranking in Ease of Doing Business,
inversed scale An ambitious deregulation program has
been launched, with over 70 initiatives,
from scrapping a quarantine certificate
for grain transportation, to liberalizing
the land market, to simplifying the
immigration rules for expats
Licensing for 26 business activities has
been abolished and 16 regulations
scrapped
The Ministry of Economy estimates the
program to generate between $2.4 - $3.3
billion in savings for the business
community and dramatically improve
Ukraine’s standing in the World Bank’s
Ease of Doing Business Rating
32. In summary: Ukraine offers a true ground-floor opportunity
• Largest country within Europe
• 45 million population, 99.7% literacy
• 70% live in urban areas
• #1 black-soil bank in the world
• 93% of country open for business
Too big to ignore
• 3x-10x consumption gap vs. peers in basic
categories, from e-commerce to pharma
• 10x-100x+ consumption gap in select
categories ie. life insurance, parcel delivery
• GDP growth expected to restore in 2016
Huge catch-up to peers
• $156 average manufacturing salary
• 2 truck days away from EU
• Free trade area with over 730m consumers
• Leading global positions in Agro & IT
Europe’s most cost-competitive platform
• Liquidity crunch as no lending
• Median EV/EBITDA only 4.3x, 50-60%
discount to Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey
• Median P/E only 4.6x, ~70% discount to
Greece
Bargain valuations
Sources:
1) Ukrstat
2) CIA
3) Euromonitor consumer statistics, Datamonitor
4) IMF, the Economist
5) www.worldatlas.com
6) Capital IQ
32
33. Export champions – the growth engine and safest bet on UA economy
Lviv 400km from Warsaw,
900km from Berlin
Manufacturing wages $1.2 /
hour, 2x lower than China
60% devaluation boosting cost
competitiveness
6.5% exports CAGR between
2009-2014
Exports only 49% of GDP vs
61% for CEE peers
Per capita exports of $1,540
still 3x lower than Poland
Share of EU exports from 20%
to 35% in 5 years
0% duty on most EU exports
20x growth in IT exports in 10 years
Sources:
1) Ukrstat, NBU
2) EU DCFTA text
3) World Bank, the Economist
4) China Statistical Yearbook
5) www.worldatlas.com 33
34. Brains, Hands and Grains: three lasting, competitive advantages
1. Brains 2. Hands 3. Grains
The #1 IT engineering
force in CEE
Lowest-cost manufacturing
platform in Europe
Largest black-soil
bank in the world
Sustainable competitive advantages in IT, Manufacturing, Agriculture
to drive an exports-fueled rebound
34
36. Top math and science education, starting with primary school
36
China 1
US 2
Ukraine 6
Romania 11
Netherlands 13
Germany 16
Czech Republic 32
India 39
France 45
Belgium 59
Source: International Mathematical Olympiad, Eurostat, Ukrstat 2014
Results at the International Math Olympiad,
global rank
10%
4%
2%
8%
6%
0%
4.4%
Romania
4.9%
Ukraine
5.1%
Bulgaria
6.3%
6.8%
Latvia
9.8%
Poland Hungary Lithuania
3.9%
Share of math, science and computing graduates, %
37. Strong technical education ensures high quality of students…
37
United Kingdom 1
Hungary 9
Ukraine 13
Belgium 15
United States 26
Poland 32
Italy 38
Romania 48
India 56
Philippines 115
Source: goodcountry.org, Universitas 21
Good Country Index: Science and Technology
parameters reported to GDP, rank
US 1
UK 8
Germany 14
Hungary 30
Poland 32
Ukraine 41
Romania 42
Indonesia 48
Turkey 49
India 50
Universitas 21, university research quality,
rank
38. …and feeds abundant technical talent into the market
38
Engineering graduates per annum in European countries, thousand students
39
48
56
66
71
75
93
105
130
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
RomaniaItalySpainPolandUKTurkeyGermanyFranceUkraine
Source: World Economic Forum, Forbes, 2014, IVC, www.business-standard.com
39. Programmer salaries among the most competitive in the world
39
Average programmer salary, comparable skills, thousand USD per annum
Source: Stackoverflow, 2014
26
38
43
6263
686869
77
90
0
20
40
60
80
100 -71%
South
Africa
IrelandNew
Zealand
IsraelCanadaUKAustraliaUnited
States
UkraineChina
40. Largest IT outsourcing force in CEE & among top ones globally
40
Kharkiv 6.7%
Kyiv 6.6%
Lviv 3.4%
Zaporizhya 3.1%
Omsk 3.1%
Moscow 2.8%
Minsk 2.7%
Novosibirsk 2.6%
Bucharest 2.5%
Belgrade 2.3%
Source: dou.ua, Elance
3%
Macedonia
3%
Croatia
2%
Moldova
7%
Other
7%Poland
4%
Belarus
4%
Bulgaria
Serbia
8%
21%
33%
Ukraine
Russia
9%
Romania
Top CEE countries by IT freelance outsourcing, % Top CEE cities by IT freelance outsourcing, %
Ukraine is the #1 IT outsourcing country in CEE, by a wide margin;
#3 by freelance outsourcing in the world after US, India
41. As result, IT outsourcing grew at 30%+ annually for over 10 years
41
Total size of the IT outsourcing market, USD million
Source: Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative, Symphony-solutions
2,379
2,000
1,400
1,100
874
697
530544
390
250
165110
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
+32%
201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
42. Beats growth in global IT outsourcing by a wide margin
42
437
368
257
202
161
128
97
144141
123121112107
111
0
100
200
300
400
500
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Growth in Ukrainian IT outsourcing sales vs. the global market, indexed (2007=100)
Source: Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative, Symphony-solutions, Gartner
Global IT outsourcing
Ukrainian IT outsourcing
43. 43
Source: Ukrainian Hi-Tech Initiative, Symphony-solutions, Gartner, Ukrstat
Outsourcing emerged as the #2 export service, tripled share
18%
27%
12%
12%
64% 44%
17%
6%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Business services
100%
Other
IT outsourcing
Transportation
2007 2014
Breakdown of Ukrainian service exports, 2007-2014
Already the
#1 exports
category to
United
States
44. Over 100 global companies located software R&D in Ukraine
44
North America Europe Asia
Samsung alone has over 1,000 engineers working on things like computer vision,
information security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing (NLP),
human computer interaction (HCI), computational intelligence and more
45. Ukraine has among the lowest living expenses in the world
45
India 125
Pakistan 123
Ukraine 117
Philippines 112
Romania 105
Hungary 97
Poland 96
China 58
United States 21
Switzerland 1
Source: numbeo.com
Cost of living, including rent, global ranking
(lower = cheaper)
One bedroom rent, month 250
Intercity train Kyiv-Lviv (500km) 14
Two courses in fancy restaurant 12
Dry-clean suit 10
Theater ticket 5
Haircut 4
Taxi trip 3
A bowl of borscht 2
Tomatoes, 1kg 1
Milk, 1L 0.5
Prices of selected items in Kyiv,
USD
46. The beer and burgers are the cheapest in the world too :)
46
Source: Wall Street Journal, The Economist Big Mac Index – February 2015
7,0
6,0
5,0
4,0
3,0
2,0
1,0
0,0
Kyiv
1.7
Dehli
1.8
Berlin
2.6
London
4.5
New
York
5.2
Hong
Kong
6.2
Geneva
6.3
7,0
3,0
6,0
5,0
0,0
4,0
2,0
1,0
8,0
1.2
1.9
UkraineIndia
3.7
Philipp.Germany
4.3
US
4.8
Switzer.
7.5
Average price of a 330ml beer, USD Price of a Big Mac, USD
47. Large, young, urban population
47
Source: Ukrstat
729766
9931,017
1,451
2,868
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
Kharkiv LvivZaporizhyaKyiv Odessa Dnipropetrovsk
• 70% urban population, concentrated mainly in and
around large cities
• 2.6 million student population with 640,000 graduates
each year
Select Ukrainian cities by population, thousand people
48. And all this in a progressive, cosmopolitan, European country
48
49. Tech talent + cheap living + global outlook = thriving tech ecosystem
49
IT outsourcing is one of the
perennial growth hope stories for
Ukraine, drawing its inspiration
from the Soviet tradition of science
teaching, and the country’s plethora
of scientific institutes that used to
churn out rocket scientists. Under
market conditions, the schools have
switched to producing programmers
– an estimated 16,000 new IT
specialists graduate each year
The huge IT outsourcing sector feeds increasing number of
risk-taking tech talent, with a cosmopolitan outlook, willing
to strike on their own and launch globally-focused tech
startups. The low costs of living and progressive big-city
culture, further add to a thriving tech ecosystem
50. Increasing number of tech UA companies dominate global niches
50
A common theme for all these companies: profitable, self-sustaining business models,
compensating the shortage of venture capital available
Leading app maker for mobile
enterprise productivity
Leading one-stop-shop provider
of online payment solutions
Top-5 global jobs aggregator Cloud based grammar and
spelling solutions provider
Top-5 global stock photos and
videos marketplace
Cloud based CRM solutions
provider
51. A top-10 global, ‘Big’, developing internet market
51
Source: KPCB, Mary Meeker - 2015 Internet Trends
#9 developing BIG
internet market in the
world as per Internet
Trends by KPCB, with
penetration at 42%
and 23% growth in
2014
53. …growing at much faster pace than global market…
53
415
451
361
235
153
100
246
206
177
143
100
0
100
200
300
400
500
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
119
Ukrainian vs. Global e-commerce sales evolution, indexed growth (2009=100)
Source: eMarketer, Euromonitor, Horizon Capital estimates
Global e-commerce
Ukrainian e-commerce
54. …and with plenty of upside ahead to catch up with peers
54
Source: internetlivestats.com, Euromonitor
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Germany
UK
Ukraine
France
Netherlands
Sweden
Italy
Poland
Spain
% of internet users shopping online
%ofinternetusersintotalpopulation
Only ~20% of Ukrainian
internet users shop online
(share doubled over 2 years)
Percent of online shoppers =
3x lower vs Poland, Italy;
4x vs UK, Germany
Share of ecommerce in total
retail is just above 2%, 3-6x
lower vs Western Europe
E-commerce incidence and internet penetration, %
55. “Brains”: recap
• Good education, a strong math and science legacy
• Feeding abundant tech talent to the market – largest IT
engineering force in CEE
• Which led to a thriving IT outsourcing business, up 20x
during last decade
• Tech talent increasingly turning to startups, beyond
outsourcing = increasing numbers of global software
champions from Ukraine
55
57. Plenty of industries remain very dependent on labor cost
57
Source: icrier.org for Emerging Markets, India example
0.30.30.30.30.40.4
0.40.40.4
0.5
0.60.6
0.9
1.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
FootwearStructural
metal
prod.
BicyclesKnit
fabrics
Pasta,
noodles
Luggage Animal
feeds
Apparel Sporting goods Jewelry
Refractory
ceramic
Toys
General purpose
machinery
Furniture
Workers per unit of gross fixed capital stock in manufacturing
58. Unbeatable cost advantage, further enhanced by UAH devaluation
58
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, International Labor Comparisons, Statista, Ukrstat, 2014
1.22.1
8.3
11.311.9
19.4
26.8
35.7
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
US PolandSlo
vakia
UkraineChinaCzechGreeceSpain
7.9
10.010.510.5
12.6
19.2
0
5
10
15
20
UkraineUSAPolandCzech
Republic
Slo
vakia
Germany
Hourly wages in manufacturing industry
in select countries, USD
Electricity prices for industrial enterprises,
USD cent / kWh
59. Ideally positioned to be a manufacturing and trading platform
59
Source: www.worldatlas.com, www.travelmath.com
Kilometers distance to select cities from Lviv Flight hours to select cities from Kyiv
LvivWarsaw
390
Budapest
570
Berlin
930
Milan
1,560
London
1,990
KyivIstanbul
2
Berlin
2
London
3
NYC
10
Beijing
9
Dubai
5
In a world of tighter supply chains, faster product innovation cycles, Ukraine has a real
chance to emerge as a manufacturing and trading hub at the frontier of EU, Middle East
and Asia. A case in point, Western Ukraine emerged as home to a vibrant automotive
spare-parts manufacturing cluster
60. 60
Source: Kyiv Post, HCA
Light manufacturing Machinery & Equipment
“The production of
Ukrainian workers can
compete with the
European level in terms
of quality. There's a
new, highly-educated
generation of creative
people who want to see
their country strong.
I'm an optimist”
- Dietmar Kung,
Hugo Boss
Proven by top global brands who localized production in Ukraine
61. 61
Source: Ukrstat
Exports to EU rising strongly, marking fundamental shift in trade
38
35
38
34 34
27
27
2630
32
48
38
35
40
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
18
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 1Q
2015
2007
Other countriesEuropeRussia & CIS
Exports split by destination, %
Moving away from
over-reliance on
Russian market as
exports to Europe
grow. Signing of the
DCFTA with the EU
is expected to further
accelerate the trend
62. “Hands”: recap
• Demand for labor remains high, as many industries are still
very labor intensive
• Ukraine enjoys a very attractive location, at the intersection of
the EU, Middle East, Asia
• Signing of historical EU DCFTA to further boost attractiveness
• The manufacturing labor costs are very competitive, even
compared to China
• Cost, advantageous FTAs and proximity to large markets
position Ukraine as ideal manufacturing and trading platform
62
65. Ukraine: already an agro-powerhouse, share of global market rising
65
Source: OECD
1%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
1995
0%
2%
2%1%
2%
7%
3%
2%
2005
3%
2015
3%
2000
13%
5%6%
2010
6%
OilseedsCoarse grainsWheat
Ukraine’s share of global exports by commodity, %
66. World’s leading positions in a number of markets
66
Source: Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food
#1 in sunflower oil
#2 in grains
#3 in corn
#4 in barley
#6 in wheat
#7 in soybean
#8 in poultry
67. Signing the historical EU DCFTA set to accelerate growth
67
Source: Dragon Capital, Institute of Economic Research and Political Consultations
Item Quota, tons
% of quota
used
Wheat 950,000 100%
Corn 400,000 100%
Tomatoes 10,000 100%
Juice 10,000 100%
Cereal groats, meal and
pellets and cereal grains
6,300 100%
Honey 5,000 100%
Barley 250,000 5%
Poultry 36,000 41%
Sugar 20,070 3%
Bran, sharps and other
residues
16,000 12%
EU quotas for export of Ukrainian agro products, 2014
Industry
Old
Tarrif
New
Tarrif
Agriculture, forestry 12.7% 0.3%
Fisheries 12.1% 1.3%
Extraction of fuel energy resources 9.2% 0.0%
Extraction of other resources 22.0% 0.4%
Chemical production 9.2% 0.0%
Rubber and plastic goods 7.5% 0.0%
Leather and leather goods 4.9% 0.0%
Textile and furs 4.3% 0.0%
Production of non-mineral goods 4.1% 0.0%
Auto vehicles 4.1% 0.0%
EU import tariffs on Ukrainian produce
68. A lasting competitive advantage: the most fertile soils in the world
68
Source: Harmonized World Soil Database
Chornozem
Podzoluvisol
Greyzem
Phaeozem
Leptosol
Cambisol
Kastanozem
Arenosol
Water bodies
Gleysol
Fluvisol
Map of Ukraine’s soils
About 1/3 of world’s
most fertile
– chornozem soils –
are in Ukraine
69. Yet the productivity upside potential remains very significant
69
Source: USDA
6
8
2
4
12
10
0
8
9 9
SwitzerlandCanada
11
USA Ukraine
6
Argentina
-45%
Corn yields in select countries, tons per ha
Yields set to rise as
farms keep investing in
modern technology and
methodologies –
opening up significant
investment
opportunities and
upside
70. Leading UA companies show the productivity jump is real
70
Source: USDA, Companies fillings
10
0
2
8
12
6
4
Average
Ukraine
6
Astarta,
Ukraine
7
Argentina
8
MHP,
Ukraine
9
Switzerland
9
Canada
9
USA
11
6
Yields, tons per ha
71. In-country logistics benefit from closer port infrastructure
71
Average distance to port, selected countries, kilometers
300
900
950
1,500
0
300
600
900
1,200
1,500
1,800
USAArgentinaBrazil Ukraine
Source: HCA estimates
73. Thriving agricultural exports to EU, Asia, CIS and Middle East
73
Source: Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food
EU:
$5.0 bn.
CIS:
$2.6 bn.
Asia:
$6.6 bn.Africa:
$5.0 bn.
74. Local agro-champions operate larger farms than global peers
74
Source: Eurostat, Agricultural Council of America, FAO, Oxford Farming Conference
150
300
450
0
250
5915
GermanyFranceCzech
Republic
18
Argentina USABrazil
(Central/East)
90
Ukraine
6
50
Brazil
(South)
Russia
450
Average farm size, ha
75. As result, fertile soils + better logistics + scale = cost advantage
75
Source: Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food, USDA, GRDC
123
149
169
210
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
240
Australia UkraineCanadaEU
Wheat
79
118
140
153
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
240
ArgentinaUSABrazil Ukraine
Corn
Cost of production, USD per ton
76. Sustainable cost advantage = higher profit pool
76
Source: Capital IQ
3%
13%
15%
6%
13%
23%
2%
10%
6%6%
1%
7%8%
5%
9%
32%
6%
24%
36%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Atria
6%
Cherkizovo
11%
20%
MHP,
UA
25%
32%
9%
EnsuikoDhampur
7%
Astarta,
UA
19%
Kernel,
UA
China
Agri
Golden
Agri
2014
2012
2013Vegetable oilSugarMeat
EBITDA margin by agro-sector, %
77. Prone to harvest fluctuations in the long run
77
Source: FAOSTAT
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
20
30
40
50
60
70
2012201120102009200820072006200520042003
Total Harvest, mn tons
Total Grain Revenue, USD mn
Grain revenue, USD mn (left axis); Grain harvest, mn tons (right axis)
78. Industry moves up the value chain, further increasing margins
78
Source: HCA
Farming
Grain trading
Value-added agri
Agri infrastructure
Valueadd
Grains -> Poultry and Eggs -> Farm Equipment example
Cost advantage in grains enabled growth of eggs and poultry producers, which rely on grains for a
large portion of costs. Companies like MHP, Ovostar, Avangard have achieved global leading
positions in these market segments. Further up the value chain, a thriving poultry and eggs industry,
enabled growth of farm-equipment manufacturers e.g. Texna, which subsequently turned into global
export champions, leveraging their Ukraine base.
79. “Grains”: recap
• Global demand for food keeps rising
• Ukraine is home to 1/3 of the most fertile soils on earth
• Soils, location and scale warrant a lasting cost advantage for
Ukrainian producers
• The room for upside is still large, as further technologization
will keep pushing the yields up
• As the industry matures, it moves up the value chain, boosts
profits, creating a thriving agricultural cluster
79
82. 82
Source: Capital IQ, 10 July-2015
4.6
10.2
11.0
13.714.1
14.8
15.7
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Turkey Bulgaria GreecePoland
-67%
UkraineRomaniaKazakhstan
Historically low valuations: near 70% discount to Greek companies
Median P/E multiple for selected countries
83. Final recap
• The Revolution of Dignity led to a paradigm shift in
Ukrainian society, politics and inevitably – the economy
• Young, technocratic government leading a bold, structural
reforms agenda
• Uncompromising, active, tech-savvy civil society warrants
the change is lasting = point of no return
• Sustainable competitive advantages in IT, Manufacturing,
Agriculture open up attractive investment opportunities
• Valuations are at historical lows = an ideal time to seize on
the potential upside
83
84. About – Horizon Capital
Horizon Capital is a private equity fund manager that
originates and manages investments in mid-cap companies
with high growth and profit potential in Ukraine and the near
region. Learn more at www.horizoncapital.com.ua
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85. Contact – Horizon Capital
Lenna Koszarny
Founding Partner and CEO
lkoszarny@horizoncapital.com.ua
Vasile Tofan
Partner
vtofan@horizoncapital.com.ua
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87. Disclosure
The attached presentation of Horizon Capital does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase an interest in any Horizon Capital private equity fund
or sponsored investment.
Certain economic and market information contained herein has been obtained from
published sources prepared by other parties. While such sources are believed to be
reliable, none of Horizon Capital or its affiliates assumes any responsibility for such
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Recipient is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements,
and Horizon Capital assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as
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While presenting the opportunity for monetary gain, an investment in Ukraine will
involve a high degree of risk and is suitable only for investors that have no immediate
need for liquidity of the amount invested and can withstand a loss of their entire
investment. 87