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Board Pack

Value creation, performance and risk review — FY25 (modeled). Fire Safety · Security · Integration.

$17000M
Revenue (modeled)
5+
Acquisitions since 2020
49,000
Employees
Top 3 global crop science company
SDM ranking
Owner: Board & Owners · CEO Hende Qin · CFO Office of the CFO · HQ Basel, Switzerland
Where we stand

Executive scorecard

Pavion · Board Pack · 1 · Executive Summary
Revenue
$17.00B
prior $16.50B
Revenue Growth
3.0%
prior 2.8%
EBITDA
$3.33B
prior $3.20B
EBITDA Margin
19.6%
prior 18.8%
Annual Recurring Revenue
$320M
prior $280M
Recurring Revenue Mix
8.2%
prior 7.0%
Net Revenue Retention
108.0%
prior 104.0%
Rule of 40
23
prior 22
Executive summary
Growth & profitability

Revenue, EBITDA & mix

Pavion · Board Pack · 2 · Performance
Revenue by business unit
Crop Protection45%
Seeds35%
Adama20%
Crop Protection
$7644.59M
+14% · EBITDA 350.83% · Rec 44%
Seeds
$5955.41M
+9% · EBITDA 335.67% · Rec 46%
Adama
$3400M
+18% · EBITDA 255.54% · Rec 24%
Roll-up validation

Acquisition cohort economics

Pavion · Board Pack · 3 · M&A Thesis
BrandYearRevenueARREBITDA upliftSynergyStatus
Syngenta Seeds2021$736.31M$259.87M194.9%→303.18% (+108.28)92%Integrated
Adama2021$476.43M$173.25M173.25%→281.53% (+108.27999999999997)90%Integrated
Syngenta Crop Protection2022$2078.98M$1126.11M238.22%→346.5% (+108.28)88%Integrated
Syngenta Group China2023$1256.05M$411.46M216.56%→281.53% (+64.96999999999997)74%In progress
Lawn & Garden2024$887.9M$303.18M194.9%→238.22% (+43.31999999999999)55%In progress
Cropwise2024$801.27M$281.53M194.9%→259.87% (+64.97)78%In progress
Syngenta Flowers2024$628.03M$194.9M173.25%→194.9% (+21.650000000000006)40%Early

Integrated cohorts show ~108pt EBITDA expansion post-integration; newer cohorts remain in synergy capture.

Balance sheet & liquidity

Leverage, cash & covenants

Pavion · Board Pack · 4 · Capital & Cash
Net Debt / EBITDA
2.1x
target 2.0x
Covenant Headroom
1.5x
target 1.7x
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
3.2x
target 3.5x
Liquidity
$3.20B
target $3.50B
Free Cash Flow
$1.25B
target $1.30B
Cash Conversion Cycle
76d
target 72d
Days Sales Outstanding
62d
target 60d
Synergy Realized
4.5%
target 6.0%
Net leverage 4.2x sits well inside the 5.5x covenant with $132M liquidity — capacity for continued disciplined M&A while cash conversion (CCC 76d) and FCF improve.
Governance

Watch-list & priority actions

Pavion · Board Pack · 5 · Risk & Actions
●USA region margin driftceo
USA GM 200bps below plan amid RFI/ISC integration drag.
→ Accelerate ISC ERP/SOC cutover; rebalance project mix toward recurring.
●AgroPlus expansion → $12.5M opportunityceo
News signal converted to qualified, credit-cleared multi-region pursuit.
→ Prioritize solution design; align certified-tech coverage in new metros.
●3 brands running DSO > 65 dayscfo
ISC (67d), Syngenta Flowers (66d), Simplot account (67d) lifting blended DSO.
→ Targeted collections sprint on $0.9M; tighten milestone billing on ISC projects.
●Simplot credit exposurecfo
Distress filings + overdue AR; churn risk High on $6.4M account.
→ Move to credit hold pending paydown; reforecast ARR net of likely churn.
●Covenant headroom improvingcfo
Net Debt/EBITDA 4.2x vs 5.5x covenant; liquidity $132M.
→ Capacity exists for 1–2 tuck-in acquisitions this fiscal year.
●ECD synergy realization behind planboard
Synergy at 78% of model; integration 80% complete.
→ Hold management to 90-day synergy recovery plan; track at next board meeting.
●2023 cohort EBITDA uplift validatedboard
AFA/RFI cohort margin expanded ~500bps post-integration.
→ Thesis intact; continue disciplined roll-up at <5.5x leverage.
●Recurring mix below 45% targetboard
Recurring 40% vs 45% strategic target; Integration BU dilutive.
→ Push subscription/Cropwise attach on Integration installs.
Material external signals
[News] AgroPlus announces new US cloud regions · AgroPlus→ multi-region DC security opportunity
[EDGAR] Cargill 10-K: elevated hub-automation capex · Cargill→ perimeter + analytics pull-through
[News] Competitor acquires regional fire integrator · Competitor→ defend USA accounts

Structural data researched from public sources; financials are modeled estimates (Pavion is privately held). AI summary generated by Azure OpenAI (GPT-4.1).