Sadia - Release 1T09

 


FORM 6-K


U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May 2009

Commission File Number 1-15184

 

SADIA S.A.

(Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)

N/A
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(Translation of Registrant's Name)

Rua Fortunato Ferraz, 659
Vila Anastacio, Sao Paulo, SP
05093-901 Brazil
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F   [X]                    Form 40-F    [   ]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):    [   ]

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable.




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused the Report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 14, 2009

SADIA S.A.


By:/s/Welson Teixeira Junior
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Name: Welson Teixeira Junior
Title: Investor Relations Director




1Q09 São Paulo - May 14, 2009 - SADIA S.A. (BOVESPA: SDIA3 and SDIA4; NYSE: SDA; LATIBEX: XSDI), a national leader in the segment of processed food, releases today its results for the first quarter of 2009 (1Q09). The Company's operating and financial information are presented in thousands of reais, except where indicated otherwise, based on consolidated figures and in compliance with corporate legislation. In this release, all comparisons are made in relation to the same period in 2008 (1Q08), except where otherwise specified.

Data on May/13/2009

Sadia ON (SDIA3) = R$ 5.54/share

 Sadia PN (SDIA4) = R$ 4.50/share

 Sadia ADR (SDA) = US$ 6.40

          (1 ADR = 3 shares)

 Sadia Latibex (XSDI) = € 4.76

Market Value - Bovespa

R$ 3.1 billion

US$ 1.5 billion

 

Analyst Meeting

 May 15, 2009 – 3:00 p.m. (Brasília time) 2:00 p.m. (ET)

 Rua Fortunato Ferraz, 616

 São Paulo/SP

Webcast: http://ri.sadia.com.br

 

Conference Call (English)

 May 15, 2009 – Time: 12:00 noon (Brasília time) 11:00am (ET)

 Telephones for Connection:

 Brazil: (11) 4688-6301

 USA: (1 800) 860-2442

 Other Countries: (1 412) 858-4600

Webcast: http://ri.sadia.com.br

 

Investor Relations

Welson Teixeira Junior

Investor Relations Director

Phone: +55 11 2113-3047

 

Christiane Assis

Phone: +55 11 2113-3552

Christiane.Assis@sadia.com.br

 

Silvia Helena Madi Pinheiro

Phone: +55 11 2113-3197

Silvia.Pinheiro@sadia.com.br

 

Melissa Schleich

Phone: +55 11 2113-1565

melissa.schleich@sadia.com.br

 

Sônia Biajoli

Phone: +55 11 2113-3686

sonia.biajoli@sadia.com.br

 

ri@sadia.com.br

www.sadia.com.br

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Ligia Montagnani

IR Consultant

Phone: (11) 3897-6405

Ligia.montagnani@firb.com


“Consolidated gross operating revenue in 1Q09 reached R$ 2.9 billion, a 10.6% increase from 1Q08. This performance is mostly related to the domestic market increases in both volume and price. The domestic sales increased 10.3% and the average price was 8.9% higher than 1Q08. In the export market, sales dropped 10.5% in relation to the same period last year. Due to credit shortage, importers have reverted to reducing greatly their inventories, which has affected Brazilian exports in the sector. Redirecting products to the domestic market has partly compensated the loss of external sales and contributed to strengthen and expand the presence of Sadia brands in Brazil, including the increase of market share in frozen and refrigerated products. Sadia's first quarter results, however, suffered from the impact of an atypical set of adjustments made in the chain of values due to the global economic crisis. Recently, though, we have felt symptoms of a slight recovery in the external markets, especially in Europe, and we believe that, beginning in the next quarter, exports should reverse the trend of 1Q09. These reasons provide support and confidence to the Company's decision of maintaining the EBITDA margin forecast between 8% and 10% this year. Another extraordinary factor that affected the company's result was the start up of operations at the new industrial units that are a part of the record investment program carried out in 2008. Production costs in these factories tend to be higher in the early stage, which has contributed to increase non-recurring costs in the first quarter of this year. The beginning of operations, on the other hand, in new regions such as Vitória de Santo Antão in the "Zona da Mata” area of Pernambuco and in Lucas do Rio Verde (MT), the Company's largest factory in Brazil, opens new perspectives of sustainable expansion in line with our strategic objectives. We are pleased to share the results of the annual survey conducted by Reputation Institute and published on the Forbes Magazine website, according to which Sadia now integrates a group of 17 companies with excellent reputation worldwide. The ranking of the Top 200 companies in reputation is based on a survey carried out in 32 countries, involving the 600 largest companies in the world. Sadia was placed fifth in the ranking of the most respected companies in the world and its Products & Services and Innovation are the aspects that contributed the most to Sadia's positive perception. Despite the persistence of the global crisis, initiatives adopted by the Company to face the new challenges coming from the economic scenario, in addition to the anti-cyclic characteristics of the food sector, reinforce our firm belief that, still during this year, performance will get back on a positive track."

Gilberto Tomazoni

Chief Executive Officer


 

 

 

 

 

1Q08

1Q09

1Q09/1Q08

 

Gross Operating Revenue

2,587,283

2,862,535

10.6%

 

   Domestic Market

1,387,507

1,702,361

22.7%

 

   Export Market

1,199,776

1,160,174

-3.3%

 

Net Operating Revenue

2,274,529

2,458,133

8.1%

 

Gross Profit

538,296

386,237

-28.2%

 

   Gross Margin

23.7%

15.7%

 

 

Operating Expenses

133,777

(58,566)

0.0%

 

   Operating Expenses Margin

5.9%

-2.4%

 

 

Net Income

248,266

(239,196)

 

 

   Net Margin

10.9%

-9.7%

 

 

EBITDA

256,937

62,502

-75.7%

 

   EBITDA Margin

11.3%

2.5%

 

 

Exports / Gross Revenue

46.4%

40.5%

 

 




GROSS OPERATING REVENUE – R$ million

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Consolidated gross operating revenue in 1Q09 reached R$ 2.9 billion, a 10.6% increase from 1Q08. This increase was mostly due to the performance of the domestic market that recorded a sales increase in volume and price.

Revenue from processed products reached R$ 1.5 billion in 1Q09, which is 17.6% higher than the same period in 2008. This amount corresponds to 51.5% of Sadia's consolidated revenue and is a result of the efforts made by the sales teams at the points-of-sale and the strength of the brand.

The greatest concentration of the Company's sales in the domestic market was record high and reached 59.5% of total sales and the equivalent to 53.1% of the total volume with growth in all segments where Sadia operates. The performance in the external market, however, dropped mainly due to the impacts of the global economic-financial crisis.

The total volume of sales decreased 0.5% in 1Q09 and totaled 530,000 metric tons. While the domestic market increased 10.3%, the external market decreased 10.5%.


SALES

 

 

 

 

1Q08

1Q09

1Q09/1Q08

 

Tons

533,151

530,310

-0.5%

 

  Processed Products

243,101

255,084

4.9%

 

  Poultry

243,134

228,800

-5.9%

 

  Pork

33,070

36,593

10.7%

 

   Beef

13,846

9,833

-29.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

R$ thousand

2,587,283

2,862,535

10.6%

 

  Processed Products

1,254,098

1,474,276

17.6%

 

  Poultry

989,018

931,792

-5.8%

 

  Pork

159,843

181,671

13.7%

 

   Beef

78,261

60,192

-23.1%

 

   Other

106,063

214,604

102.3%

 


 


 

The processed products segment was responsible for 48.1% of the volume and 51.5% of Sadia's revenue, which totaled R$ 1,474.3 million. Increases in this segment were 4.9% in volume, 12.0% in the average price and consequently 17.6% in revenue. This result reflects the Company's sales actions, which includes a mix of products with higher added value.

The poultry segment accounted for 43.1% of total volume sold by the Company and was responsible for 32.6% of total revenues of R$ 931.8 million. Volumes in this segment recorded a drop of 5.9% and income dropped 5.8% in 1Q09 in relation to 1Q08 due to the imbalance between supply and demand for this protein in the external market and the world credit crisis. The average price remained stable for the comparable quarter.

Pork meat sales volume grew 10.7% from 1Q08 and the average price was 2.7% higher. Because of this, gross income grew 13.7% in 1Q09 and totaled R$ 181.7 million. The Company was able to supply a stable demand for this protein and reached the quarterly average sales level of 36 thousand metric tons.

The beef segment showed a decrease of 29.0% in sales volume, which was partly compensated by the 8.3% average price increase.  Revenues here totaled R$ 60.2 million, 23.1% less than 1Q08.


GROSS OPERATING REVENUE

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Sales

 

 

 

Tons

1Q08

1Q09

1Q09/1Q08

 

Domestic Market

255,222

281,592

10.3%

 

  Processed Products

214,128

231,069

7.9%

 

  Poultry

27,070

32,813

21.2%

 

  Pork

9,864

13,394

35.8%

 

  Beef

4,160

4,316

3.8%

 

Export Market

277,929

248,718

-10.5%

 

  Processed Products

28,973

24,015

-17.1%

 

  Poultry

216,064

195,987

-9.3%

 

  Pork

23,206

23,199

0.0%

 

  Beef

9,686

5,517

-43.0%

 

Total

533,151

530,310

-0.5%

 




 

Tons

1Q08

1Q09

1Q09/1Q08

 

Domestic Market

1,387,507

1,702,361

22.7%

 

  Processed Products

1,118,324

1,335,427

19.4%

 

  Poultry

107,734

130,212

20.9%

 

  Pork

48,402

65,006

34.3%

 

  Beef

16,535

20,814

25.9%

 

  Other

96,512

150,902

56.4%

 

Export Market

1,199,776

1,160,174

-3.3%

 

  Processed Products

135,774

138,849

2.3%

 

  Poultry

881,284

801,580

-9.0%

 

  Pork

111,441

116,665

4.7%

 

  Beef

61,726

39,378

-36.2%

 

  Other

9,551

63,702

567.0%

 

Total

2,587,283

2,862,535

10.6%

 



Domestic Market

The volume sold in the domestic market grew 10.3% in 1Q09 and revenues totaled R$ 1.7 billion, an increase of 22.7%. The average price practiced was 8.9% higher than 1Q08. This performance reflects, among other factors, the constant drive towards better operating margins while improving the mix of products sold. The economic and credit crisis had little impact on Sadia's performance in the internal market.

The increase of 7.9% in the volume sold of processed products further consolidates the Company's presence in this segment. Gross revenue grew 19.4% and totaled R$ 1.3 billion in 1Q09, which is equivalent to 78.5% of the Company's total revenue. The highlights of this segment were the sales of refrigerated products, mainly bologna and frankfurters, as well as frozen products such as hamburgers and breaded meats. The average price practiced increased 10.7% in relation to 1Q08 mostly due to the pass-through of part of the increase with raw materials, which impacted costs.

The directing of poultry sales to the domestic market resulted in a 21.2% increase in the volume sold and a growth of 20.9% in the revenue generated by this segment, which totaled R$ 130.2 million. The average price of this protein had a slight drop of 0.3%.

Physical sales of pork, which was also impacted by being redirected to the domestic market, increased 35.8%. Revenues generated by this segment increased 34.3% and reached R$ 65.0 million in 1Q09, while the average prices charged reduced slightly by 1.2%.

Physical sales of beef evolved 3.8% and the revenue increased 25.9%, reaching R$ 20.8 million in the 1Q09. Average prices charged in this segment were 21.4% higher than 1Q08.



 


GROSS OPERATING REVENUE – DOMESTIC MARKET

 

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AVERAGE PRICES – R$/KG – DOMESTIC MARKET


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Export Market

Sadia's performance in the external market followed the sector's trend and was not very favorable in 1Q09 in comparison with 1Q08. Physical sales dropped 10.5%, mostly due to the global economic-financial crisis and credit restriction in the markets of Asia and Eurasia. Gross revenue in this market totaled R$ 1.2 billion, a drop of 3.3% in relation to 1Q08. Average prices in reais increased 3.0% in relation to 1Q08. The regions that imported Sadia products the most were the Middle East and Europe with growths similar to the ones recorded in 1Q08.

Poultry sales volume fell 9.3% mainly due to the Company's distributor in Saudi Arabia having financial difficulties. Despite this, the poultry segment maintained its position of highest participation in revenue in the Company's external market, 69.1% in 1Q09 and 73.5% in 1Q08, reaching a sum of R$ 801.6 million. The products impacted the most were whole poultry. Another factor that contributed to the decrease in physical sales was stronger external competition in product sales due to high inventory levels in the sector. The average prices practiced in this segment showed to be stable in reais with a 0.2% variation in 1Q09, but a drop of 35.0% in dollar terms.




Despite the drop of 17.1% in the volume sold of processed products, the period ended with an increase of 2.3% in gross revenues for a total of R$ 138.8 million. The reason for this is that prices charged in reais increased 23.2%. There was a drop during the period of 9.8% for prices in dollars.

The volume sold in the pork segment remained stable in relation to 1Q08 due in part to the drop in demand from countries such as Ukraine and for the increase in sales to other countries such as Angola. Gross revenues from this protein increased 4.7%, totaling R$ 116.7 million. In relation to 1Q08, the average price increased 4.8% in reais while in dollars there was a decrease of 29.0%.

The beef segment was the one most affected by the decrease in the Company's export demand. The volume sold fell 43.0% and revenue generation, which totaled R$ 39.4 million, had a drop of 36.2%. The average prices charged in reais, however, increased 12.1%, while the prices in dollars fell 20.7%.


GROSS OPERATING REVENUE - EXPORT MARKET

 

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AVERAGE PRICES – R$/KG – EXPORT MARKET

 

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EXPORTS BY REGION

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The main regions that imported the Company's products in 1Q09 were the Middle East, represented in part by the increase in sales of poultry and pork in Africa, and Europe with higher sales volumes of poultry. These regions also presented the largest evolutions in revenues when compared to the same quarter for the previous year.

 

NET OPERATING REVENUE

Sadia's consolidated net revenue was R$ 2.5 billion in 1Q09, an evolution of 8.1% in relation to 1Q08. The main actions that brought about this performance were the pricing policies adopted in the domestic market especially related to processed products.


GROSS PROFIT

Gross profit totaled R$ 386.2 million at the end of 1Q09 and corresponded to a drop of 28.2% in relation to the same period during the previous year and is equivalent to an 8-percentage point decrease in the gross margin when compared to last year's first quarter. This performance resulted mainly from the increase of 19.3% in the costs of the products sold due to the variation in grain prices (corn and soybeans). Other factors that affected costs negatively in 1Q09 were the technical stoppages that took place between January and February on the poultry line and the costs associated with starting-up activities (ramp-up costs) in the Vitória de Santo Antão and Lucas do Rio Verde units. These non-recurring fixed costs were not diluted because volumes to the external market were weak, which ended up impacting the gross profit.


OPERATING RESULT

The relation between operating expenses—selling, general, administrative and other expenses—and net income went from 17.8% in 1Q08 to 18.1% in 1Q09. The depreciation of the Brazilian Real against the US dollar along with the addition of the Lucas do Rio Verde factory to Sadia's logistics were the main reasons for the increase in the relation between operating expenses and net income.

Selling expenses totaled R$ 413.8 million in 1Q09, 16.4% more than in 1Q08. There was an increase of 1.2 percentage points in relation to these expenses with net income, which went from 15.6% in 1Q08 to 16.8% in 1Q09. This is explained by the increase in freight with the operations in the Lucas do Rio Verde factory.

General and administrative expenses totaled R$ 33.5 million in 1Q09. They represented an increase of 7.6% due to costs related to adjustments in the administrative framework in relation to the same period of 2008. Its relation to net revenue remained at 1.4%.

The Company ended up with an operating loss before financial expenses and equity pickup (EBIT) of R$ 58.6 million in 1Q09 while 1Q08 showed a profit of R$ 133.8 million.







Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciations and amortizations (EBITDA) in 1Q09 totaled R$ 62.5 million, a 75.7% drop in relation to 1Q08. The EBITDA margin reached 2.5% and represented a reduction of 8.8 percentage points when compared to 1Q08, mostly due to the following non-recurring events: technical stoppages and elimination of breeders in January and February, ramp-up costs in the Lucas do Rio Verde and Vitória de Santo Antão units and the sell down of inventory at higher grain prices.


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EBITDA CALCULATION = EBIT + DEPRECIATION AMORTIZATION + EMPLOYEE PROFIT SHARING
 

 

1Q08

1Q09

 

EBIT

133,777

-58,566

 

(+)DEPRECIATION/AMORTIZATION

97,390

120,068

 

(+)EMPLOYEE PROFIT SHARING

23,113

391

 

(+)NON RECURRENT RESULTS

2,657

609

 

EBITDA

256,937

62,502

 

EBITDA MARGIN

11.3%

2.5%

 


FINANCIAL RESULT  

 

 

 

1Q08

1Q09

 

Interest

(30.9)

(122.9)

 

Net Results of Investment Funds

0.0

(54.5)

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Variation on Assets and Liabilities

36.5

(71.2)

 

Exchange variations on derivatives

83.9

0.0

 

Others

0,6

(11.4)

 

NET FINANCIAL RESULTS

90.2

(260.0)

 


Sadia's net financial result was negative R$ 260 million in 1Q09 against a positive R$ 90.2 million in 1Q08.

The largest financial expense, R$ 122.9 million, refers to interest payments on loans and the next highest was the non-cash expense of R$ 71.2 million due to the Company’s gain and loss variations in foreign currency.

The amount of outstanding contracts relating to foreign exchange derivatives indexed to the U.S. dollar and their notionals and mark to market are shown in the next page. The results of these derivative instruments have already been accounted for in the income statement on December 31,2008 according to Law 11638.





 

 

"NOTIONAL"
US$ mm

Mark-to-Market
R$ mm

   Short USD, NDF, Target Forward, Short USD call options

(1,831.7)

(963.8)

   Long USD, NDF, Target Forward, Long USD call options

1,684.2

187.1

   Net-Short USD

(147.5)

(776.8)

 


The maturities of future currency contracts and U.S. dollar options, long and short positions, as well as the corresponding considerations of the outstanding transactions at the base date of March 31, 2009 are disclosed in the Financial Notes No. 23.


INDEBTEDNESS - R$ MILLIONS

 

 

   

ASSETS

LIABILITIES

NET DEBT

 

SHORT TERM

2,428.6

5,668.5

3,239.9

 

  Local Currency

818.8

1,797.5

978.7

 

  Foreign Currency

1,609.8

3,871.0

2,261.2

 

LONG TERM

159.9

3,734.9

3,574.9

 

  Local Currency

159.9

1,116.7

956.8

 

  Foreign Currency

0.0

2,618.1

2,618.1

 

NET FINANCIAL INDEBTEDNESS

2,588.6

9,403.4

6,814.8

 


The Company ended 1Q09 with net financial indebtedness of R$ 6.8 billion, represented by various financing modes. In order to equate the current equity and financial status caused by the increase in financial indebtedness, the Management has been seeking to structure its short-term financial liabilities. The main negotiations are as follows:


·

The advances on export contracts (ACC), in the amount of R$ 2.1 billion, are being negotiated with the creditor banks and the amounts with maturities in April and May in the amount of R$ 625.0 million were renegotiated for a period of 120 and 360 days at market rates.

·

In the financing lines for exports referring to the export credit note – NCE in the amount of R$ 1.2 billion with the maturity date concentrated in September, 2009 the amount of R$ 35.0 million was renegotiated for a term of 180 days.

·

The Company closed the financing contract with Banco do Nordeste in an approved amount of R$ 244.4 million for a term of 12 years with a four-year grace period. The disbursement schedule forecasts R$ 161.8 million in May, 2009, R$ 44.2 million in June, and R$ 38.4 million in August. The amount will be used for cash recomposition as the investment in Vitória de Santo Antão was paid in advance with the Company´s own resources.




NET DEBT TO EBITDA*

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* Last 12 months



NET/LOSS INCOME



Sadia had a net loss of R$ 239.2 million in the 1Q09 and for the same period last year a profit of R$ 248.3 million was recorded.

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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES - R$ MILLION

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Sadia´s investments totaled R$ 170.3 million in 1Q09, 60.1% less when compared to the R$ 427.1 million invested in 1Q08. Processed products was the segment that most received resources, R$ 72.0 million representing 42.3% of the total invested, followed by the poultry segment that received R$ 60.4 million, which is 35.5% of the total. For pork it was R$ 33.4 million (19.6%), R$ 66 thousand in beef, and in other areas investments totaled R$ 4.4 million (2.6%).

Investments made at the end of 2008 ensure an expansion of 25% in the installed capacity of production and therefore there will be no need for new large investments in coming years to be able to sustain a future increase in demand both from the domestic and export markets.


CAPITAL MARKET

São Paulo Stock Exchange

The Company's preferred shares are part of the theoretical portfolio of the São Paulo Stock Exchange (Ibovespa). In this portfolio that lists 64 papers, the relative weight in this index for the four-month period of January to April of 2009 increased from 1.04% in the previous period to 1.14%.

Sadia’s shares are included in the Index of Shares with Differentiated Corporate Governance (IGC), the Index of Shares with Tag-Along Rights (ITAG), and the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE).

Sadia preferred shares [SDIA4] had a year-to-date devaluation of 69.8% in the last twelve months up to March 31, 2009 and Ibovespa fell by 32.9%. The daily average financial volume in 1Q09 fell by 32.1% in relation to 1Q08, reaching R$ 16.5 million compared to R$ 24.4 million in the same quarter for the previous year.


 

 



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BREAKDOWN BY TYPE OF INVESTOR - BOVESPA

 (MARCH/2009)


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New York Stock Exchange

Sadia [SDA] Level II ADRs devalued by 76.8% in U.S. dollars, while the Dow Jones Index devalued by 38.0% in the last twelve months. The average daily trading volume in the quarter dropped 79.7% in relation to the same period in 2008 reaching US$ 1.7 million. ADRs represented 17.6% of the total Sadia preferred shares on March 31.






Latibex

Sadia PN shares have been listed on Latibex [XSDI] since November 15, 2004. This market trades Latin American securities on the Madrid Stock Exchange. From March 31, 2008 to March 31, 2009 the shares devalued by 71.9%. The average daily trading volume in the quarter for 2009 was € 185.6 thousand a 9.3% growth over the same period of the previous year when the average daily trading volume was € 169.8 thousand. These shares represented 0.2% of the total Sadia preferred shares at March 31.


MARKET DATA - BOVESPA

1Q08

1Q09

1Q09/1Q08

Sadia Common Shares / SDIA3 - thousands (Free Float = 41.4%)

          257,000

          257,000

 

Sadia Preferred Shares / SDIA4 - thousands (Free Float = 93.0%)

          426,000

          426,000

 

Total Outstanding Shares - thousands* (Float = 73.5%)

        683,000

        683,000

 

Closing Price - R$/share SDIA3

             10.00

              4.76

-52.4%

Closing Price - R$/share SDIA4

            10.40

              3.14

-69.8%

Mkt. Capitalization - R$ millions

         7,103.2

         2,144.6

-69.8%

Volume of Shares Traded - thousand

        147,322

        321,313

118.1%

          Daily Average Volume of Shares Traded - thousand

             2,455

             5,267

 

Financial Volume Traded - R$ million

         1,461.0

         1,008.4

-31.0%

          Daily Average Financial Volume Traded - R$ million

              24.4

              16.5

 

 

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MARKET DATA - NYSE

1Q08

1Q09

1Q09/1Q08

Total Outstanting ADR´s - thousands  (¹)

    33,533,559

    24,982,800

-25.5%

Participations in Trading Sessions

100%

100%

 

Closing Prices - US$/ADR (¹)

            17.79

              4.12

-76.8%

Mkt. Capitalization - US$ millions(¹)

      596,562.0

      102,929.1

-82.7%

Volume of Shares Traded (¹)

    21,384,157

    25,452,040

19.0%

          Daily Average Volume of Shares Traded  (¹)

          350,560

          417,247

 

Financial Volume Traded - US$ thousand

        509,075

        103,431

-79.7%

          Daily Average Financial Volume Traded - US$ thousand

          8,345.5

          1,695.6

 

(¹) The ratio was altered from 10 preferred shares per ADS to 3 Preferred Shares per ADS
Souces: Sadia, Bovespa and NYSE

 

 



PERSPECTIVES

Sadia inaugurated on March 23rd, its first unit in the Northeastern region located in the city of Vitória de Santo Antão (PE). The ceremony was attended by the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and by the Governor of the State of Pernambuco, Eduardo Campos. This project received investments of about R$ 300 million and should generate 1,500 direct jobs and about 4,000 indirect jobs when it is fully operational. This plant will produce meat products such as cooked sausage, bologna, ham, frankfurters and cold cuts. The capacity of this unit is 150,000 metric tons/year and when it is operating at full capacity should generate additional annual revenues of around R$ 400 million for the company.

The Lucas do Rio Verde factory began its hog slaughtering operations in the month of February to be used in the processed products production and could reach the level of 5,000 heads per day when it is operating at full capacity. In the second phase of implementation of the processed products factory, the Lucas production will reach 100,000 metric tons a year of processed products such as bacon, bologna, and smoked sausage. The first phase is already completed and has an annual capacity of almost 60,000 metric tons. The main destinations of these products are the city of São Paulo and states in the Northeast.

The results generated by the Company in March show signs of improvement for the performance during the next quarters, especially in relation to exports. Countries in Europe and the Middle East, for example, have been showing an increase in demand for poultry.


ADMINISTRATIVE PLANS

In the opinion of the Company's management, the decisions taken in the operational area at the end of 2008 and beginning of 2009 will begin to generate positive impacts for the Company beginning the second quarter of 2009.

In the corporate area, analyses are under way of possible capitalization operations by means of selling shares and/or association with other Companies.

The Company's strategic plan is in progress and the results should generate positive impacts in the future. However, the Company depends on the capacity to renegotiate its short-term debts and the success of the actions described above to maintain its operations.

The Company's Administration believes that these measures will bring the expected results and will be capable of balancing the short-term financial flow.


RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The contracting of any other service other than external auditing with our independent auditors is the responsibility of the Auditing Committee, which is an organ of the Company's Board of Directors. Before making a decision, the Committee will basically evaluate the existence of conflict of interests as stated in articles 22 and 23 of CVM Ruling No. 308/99 and CFC Resolution No. 961/03.

The independent auditors did not provide any other services during the period other than those related to external auditing.





Report 20-F 2007 is filed and is available upon request, free of charge, from http://ri.sadia.com.



 

EVENTS ON MAY 15 (FRIDAY)

National: Conference Call
Time: 3:00 pm (Brasília time) 2:00 pm (ET)
Telephones for connection:
Brazil: (11) 4688-6301

International: Conference Call
Time: 12:00 noon (Brasília time) 11:00am (ET)
Telephones for connection:
Brazil: (11) 4688-6301
USA: (1 800) 860-2442
Other countries: (1 412) 858-4600

The audio and teleconference session of the meeting will be broadcast live on internet along with a slide presentation on the website http://ri.sadia.com.br

 




The forward-looking statements on the business outlook, projections of operating and financial results, and the potential growth of the Company contained in this publication are mere predictions and were based on Management's expectations in relation to the future of the Company. These expectations are highly dependent on market changes, on the overall economic performance of Brazil, on the industry, and on the international markets, being therefore subject to change.
EBITDA represents the net income (loss) before the financial result, social contribution, income tax, depreciation, and amortization. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss), as an indicator of the Company's operating performance, or as an alternative to cash flow as an indicator of liquidity. The Company's management believes that EBITDA provides a useful measure to evaluate its operating performance and to compare it with other companies. However, it is important to bear in mind that EBITDA is not a measure recognized under Brazilian accounting principles and it may be defined and calculated differently by other companies.
The Company's financial information hereby presented is in compliance the criteria of Brazil's corporate legislation based on the financial information audited. The non-financial information as well as other operating information were not the object of special review by the independent auditors.



ANNEX I

INCOME STATEMENT - CONSOLIDATED

1Q08

1Q09

1Q09/1Q08

 

R$ '000

%

R$ '000

%

%

Gross Operating Revenue

2,587,283

113.8%

2,862,535

116.5%

10.6%

   Domestic Market

1,387,507

61.0%

1,702,361

69.3%

22.7%

   Export Market

1,199,776

52.7%

1,160,174

47.2%

-3.3%

(-) Sales Tax and Services Rendered

(312,754)

-13.8%

(404,402)

-16.5%

29.3%

Net Operating Revenue

2,274,529

100.0%

2,458,133

100.0%

8.1%

   Cost of Goods Sold and Services Rendered

(1,736,233)

-76.3%

(2,071,896)

-84.3%

19.3%

Gross Profit

538,296

23.7%

386,237

15.7%

-28.2%

   Selling Expenses

(355,445)

-15.6%

(413,773)

-16.8%

16.4%

   Management Compensation

(4,531)

-0.2%

(4,454)

-0.2%

-1.7%

   Administrative Expenses

(31,078)

-1.4%

(33,445)

-1.4%

7.6%

   Employees Profit Sharing

(23,113)

-1.0%

(391)

0.0%

-98.3%

   Others Operating Results

12,305

0.5%

7,869

0.3%

-36.1%

   Non-Recurring Results

(2,657)

-0.1%

(609)

0.0%

-77.1%

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes

133,777

5.9%

(58,566)

-2.4%

-143.8%

   Financial Result, Net

90,169

4.0%

(260,276)

-10.6%

-388.7%

   Equity Pick Up

0

0.0%

(235)

0.0%

-

Income Before Taxes

223,946

9.8%

(318,842)

-13.0%

-242.4%

   Income Tax and Social Contribution

25,607

1.1%

74,728

3.0%

191.8%

Net Income before Minority Interest

249,553

11.0%

(244,114)

-9.9%

-197.8%

   Minority Interest

1,287

0.1%

(4,918)

-0.2%

-482.1%

Net Income

248,266

10.9%

(239,196)

-9.7%

-196.3%

EBITDA

256,937

11.3%

62,502

2.5%

-75.7%

 



ANNEX II

BALANCE SHEET- CONSOLIDATED

 

 R$ Thousand

December 08

March 09

 ASSETS

 

 

Current Assets

7,637,176

5,318,083

  Cash and Cash Equivalents

2,163,998

1,360,434

  Trade Accounts Receivable

790,467

559,013

  Recoverable Taxes

574,787

493,686

  Inventories

1,851,020

1,720,965

  Marketable Securities

1,345,330

845,875

  Other Credits

98,255

115,808

  Future Contracts Accounts Receivable

813,319

222,302

Non-Current Assets

6,021,815

6,059,707

  Marketable Securities

270,332

159,945

  Recoverable Taxes

1,122,374

323,048

  Other Credits

147,076

1,087,595

  Investments

15,304

15,184

  Property, Plant and Equipment

4,199,901

4,218,207

  Intangible

138,113

135,194

  Deferred Charges

128,715

120,534

Total Assets

13,658,991

11,377,790

LIABILITIES

 

 

Current Liabilities

8,418,017

7,009,940

  Loans and Financing

4,164,391

4,272,166

  Future Contracts Accounts Payable

2,777,054

1,396,354

  Suppliers

918,687

876,485

  Salaries and Social ChargesPayable

164,453

157,966

  Taxes Payable

70,568

76,216

  Dividends

3,901

832

  Operating Liabilities

318,963

229,921

Non-Current Assets

4,776,135

4,140,280

  Loans and Financing

4,384,745

3,734,866

  Operating Liabilities

391,390

405,414

Minority Interest in Subsidiaries

53,955

50,601

Shareholder's Equity

410,884

176,969

  Paid - Up Capital

2,000,000

2,000,000

  Retained earnings

(1,622,392)

(1,861,588)

  Acumulative Translation Adjustments

33,276

38,557

Total Liabilities and Equity

13,658,991

11,377,790

 



ANNEX III

CASH FLOW

 

 

 March 2008

 March 2009

Net Income for the period

      248,266

        (239,196)

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities:

 

 

  Variation in minority interest

         (5,535)

             (3,354)

  Depreciation, amortization and depletion

         92,510

           120,068

  Accrued interest, net of paid interest

       139,925

           294,855

  Result of allocated derivative instruments, net

      (117,429)

                    -   

  Goodwill amortization

           4,880

                    -   

  Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

                -   

                  235

  Deferred taxes

        (71,246)

            (75,025)

  Contingencies

         (4,042)

               2,016

  Result from the disposal of permanent assets

           1,072

               1,005

Variation in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

  Trade accounts receivable

         59,334

           231,454

  Inventories

      (319,893)

           130,055

  Recoverable taxes and other

      (193,274)

            (42,565)

  Interests and exchange variation

        (62,913)

          (169,254)

 Judicial deposits

        (12,951)

               2,049

  Suppliers

       141,521

            (42,202)

  Advances from subsidiaries

                -   

                    -   

  Taxes payable, salaries payable and others

         44,571

            (86,047)

Net cash generated by operating activities

      (55,204)

          124,094

Investment activities:

 

 

  Funds from the sale of permanent assets

              528

                  270

  Goodwill

        (43,242)

                    -   

  Interests and exchange variation

         20,785

             60,238

  Purchase of property, plant and equipment

      (410,676)

          (167,431)

  Purchase of intangible assets

              (44)

             (2,826)

 Purchase of deferred charges

        (16,345)

                    -   

  Acquisition of subsidiary, net cash

        (33,800)

                    -   

  Receivables from future contracts

       134,948

           267,331

  Short-term investments

      (481,575)

       (1,489,852)

  Redemption of investments

       428,036

        2,027,070

Cash applied in investments activities

    (401,385)

          694,800

Loan activities:

 

 

  Loans received

       633,378

        1,106,355

  Loans paid

      (172,537)

       (1,601,700)

  Payables from future contracts

        (48,805)

       (1,127,103)

  Dividends paid

      (131,978)

                  (10)

Net cash from loan activities

      280,058

     (1,622,458)

Cash at beginning of the period

       680,655

        2,163,998

Cash at end of the period

       504,124

        1,360,434

Net decrease of cash

    (176,531)

        (803,564)