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Alexander Aukner

Confirming growth ambitions

Grieg Seafood reported operating EBIT of NOK392m in Q2, 1–3% above our and consensus estimates. The company targets 100kt by 2020 and revealed smolt release plans of 26 million individuals this year, suggesting it is well on track to reach its growth targets. We have adjusted our 2017e EPS by -4.9% on higher cost guidance in Rogaland and Shetland, but upped our 2018–2019e EPS by 1.8–6.4% on higher volume forecasts. We have raised our target price to NOK80 (74), maintaining our BUY recommendation.
Underlying
Grieg Seafood ASA

Greig Seafood is a fish farming group, based in Norway, that specialized in salmon and trout. Co. is the parent company of the Greig Seafood Group. Co. is engaged in the production and sale of seafood, and naturally related activities to the sale of seafood. Co. is predominately engaged in the production of farmed salmon and trout, with a production capacity of around 95,00 tons gutted weight annually. Co. has 100 licences for salmon production and five licences for smolt production. Co. has operations in Finnmark and Rogaland in Norway, British Columbia in Canada, and Shetland (the U.K.).

Provider
DnB Markets
DnB Markets

DNB Markets is the investment banking arm of DNB Bank ASA and is focused primarily on the Nordic region, as well as internationally on niches such as global shipping, energy and related services, and seafood. DNB Markets offers services in FICC, Equities and Investment Banking advisory from offices in Oslo, Stockholm, London, Singapore and New York. Equity research coverage is offered on c250 Nordic companies. DNB was ranked no.2 in Extel Nordic Research 2017. The DNB Markets’ Credit and FICC Macro & FX Research teams are repeatedly highly rated by Prospera Nordic Institutional Investor Surveys.

 

Analysts
Alexander Aukner

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