Another strong operational quarter for Mowi
(Bergen, 14 May 2025) Mowi generated operating revenues of EUR 1.36 billion in the first quarter which translated into an operational profit of EUR 214 million.
The first quarter of 2025 brought increased revenues and results for Mowi compared with the same quarter last year, on strong biological and operational performance, along with improved volumes and cost.
“So far, 2025 has been a very good year operationally and biologically which has resulted in high harvest volumes combined with seasonally record-high biomass in sea,” said Mowi CEO, Ivan Vindheim.
Volume growth across the value chain is one of Mowi’s strategic pillars. The company harvested 108,000 tonnes in the quarter representing growth of 12% compared with last year. Mowi is maintaining its harvest volume guidance for 2025 of 530,000 tonnes, equivalent to annual growth of 6%. This is supported by seasonally record-high biomass in sea with 11% growth year-on-year. Taking into consideration the recent agreement to increase its ownership of Nova Sea from 49% to 95%, Mowi expects to harvest 600,000 tonnes next year.
“Seawater production went very well in the first quarter, with improved growth, survival rates, feed conversion ratio and superior share,” Vindheim said.
As recently as 2018, Mowi’s harvest volumes were 375,000 tonnes, hence the company will have grown its farming volumes by 155,000 tonnes by the end of 2025, which is equivalent to a CAGR of 5.1% versus a projected CAGR for the industry of 3.3%. This comprises mainly organic growth, and Mowi still has further organic growth initiatives that are expected to contribute to additional volume growth.
Mowi Consumer Products, the group’s value-added business, had yet another strong quarter on good operational performance and high volumes.
“Demand for salmon was good in the quarter and downstream earnings improved in Europe, Americas and Asia. At the same time, however, high supply growth put pressure on market prices,” Vindheim said.
Global supply growth in the first quarter was as much as 13% in Europe and 8% globally, an effect that should be seen as a one-off correction following three years of challenging biology. Mowi expects supply growth to be 6% in 2025, before returning to trend growth of around 2-3% thereafter because of regulatory constraints.
Mowi Feed also had a strong quarter with record-high earnings and sold volumes for a first quarter.
“Mowi’s own feed continues to perform very well, constituting a crucially important contributing factor to our harvest volume growth of recent years,” said Vindheim.
Mowi’s Board has decided to pay a quarterly dividend of NOK 1.70 per share.
For further information, please contact:
Kristian Ellingsen, CFO, +47 905 14 275
Kim Galtung Døsvig, IR Officer & Head of Treasury, 339
Ola Helge Hjetland, Group Communications Director, +47 970 67 932
About Mowi ASA
Mowi is one of the world's leading seafood companies and the largest producer of farm-raised Atlantic salmon in the world, with an estimated 2025 harvest of 530 000 tonnes from seven farming countries including Norway, Scotland, Ireland, Faroes, Iceland, Canada and Chile.
Mowi is a fully integrated global seafood company, bringing salmon and other seafood of supreme quality to consumers around the world, partly under its own MOWI brand. Mowi is ranked as the most sustainable listed animal protein producer in the world by Coller FAIRR.
With headquarters in Bergen, Norway, Mowi employs 11 800 people in 26 countries worldwide, and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Turnover was EUR 5.6 billion in 2024.
For more information, please visit mowi.com.
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This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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