Lerøy Seafood (Buy, TP: NOK52.00) - Better harvest mix in Q1
Lerøy Seafood’s Q1 trading update revealed harvest volumes in line with our estimates, but with a better mix on higher-than-expected volumes from Lerøy Midt and lower volumes from Lerøy Sjøtroll in Q1, while higher wild-catch volumes also contributed positively. We have raised our 2024e EPS by 1.5%, and we now expect Q1 operating EBIT of NOK880m (previously NOK752m), in line with consensus of NOK881m (full Q1 report due at 06:30 CET on 15 May). We reiterate our BUY and NOK52 target price.Leroy Seafood Group is a supplier of seafood. Co.'s primary products are Atlantic salmon and trout. Co. reports within two main segments: Production and Sales and Distribution. The Production segment includes Co.'s activities within production and processing, mainly Atlantic salmon and trout. The subsidiaries in this segment are a main employer along the Norwegian coastline and other areas. The Sales and Distribution segment has a global reach, comprising sales, marketing, product development and distribution of both Co.'s own produced products as well as for external suppliers. Co. is also engaged in nationwide distribution of fresh fish on the Norwegian market.
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.
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