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Alexander Aukner
  • Alexander Aukner

Salmones Camanchaca (Buy, TP: NOK27.00) - Expecting a solid cost perfo...

We forecast Q3 operating EBIT of USD4.6m (no consensus), and an EBIT/kg of USD0.47 based on the 8.9kt (WFE) of Atlantic salmon sold (12.4kt harvested); the results are due 13 November. We expect management to reiterate the 2025 volume guidance of c55kt (WFE) of Atlantic salmon (c15% growth YOY) and 2–5kt (WFE) of coho. We have made limited estimate changes, and reiterate our BUY and NOK27 target price.

Alexander Aukner
  • Alexander Aukner

Lower prices and costs

We remain positive on the sector, as we still find the valuation supportive at 2025–2026e P/E’s of 13-11x, with SalMar and Mowi as our top picks. For our 2025–2026 sector forecasts, we have increased global supply by 30–40kt on 3–4% growth, noting high regulatory risk in some regions, but have reduced our spot prices by EUR0.2/kg to EUR7.7–7.9/kg. We have also reduced production costs by NOK1.5–3.5/kg on prevailing feed input prices, and cut our 2025e EPS by 7% but raised 2026e by 6%.

Alexander Aukner
  • Alexander Aukner

Introduction to the salmon sector

This report provides an overview of the dynamics, companies, history, challenges and opportunities of the salmon farming industry. Biological challenges and stricter regulations over the past decade have curbed the supply of salmon, a globally consumed product with a strong ESG angle. Significant infrastructure investments made by the companies to solve these challenges have not yet yielded materially higher supply, leading to continued high salmon prices. Despite higher EBIT margins the sector ...

Alexander Aukner
  • Alexander Aukner

Lower tax proposed

The largest opposition party (Høyre) has launched a new draft proposal for its next parliamentary election programme. One of the suggestions is a lower and less bureaucratic resource tax. In the event of a 15% resource tax (down from 25%), we calculate the following preliminary 2025–2026e EPS impacts on the companies we cover: Grieg Seafood (15%), SalMar (12%), Lerøy Seafood (9%), Måsøval (8%), Mowi (7%), and Bakkafrost (0%). While this is only a proposal, we believe it will likely materially li...

Alexander Aukner
  • Alexander Aukner

Salmones Camanchaca (Buy, TP: NOK27.00) - Soft underlying Q2 results

Headline Q2 operating EBIT was USD9.5m, broadly in line with our estimate (+USD1.6m) and consensus (-USD3.1m). However, boosted by positive one-offs of USD8.9m, the underlying Q2 results were well below our forecast and consensus, mainly on lower realised prices. The company harvested 11.6kt and sold 11kt of Atlantic salmon in Q2, with an ex-cage cost of USD4.99/kg wfe. The 2024 volume guidance for 46–48kt wfe of Atlantic salmon and 4–5kt of coho was unchanged. We reiterate our BUY and NOK27 tar...

Alexander Aukner
  • Alexander Aukner

Time to go fishing again

While the soft demand of recent months now seems to have turned a corner, the supply outlook remains muted. Input costs have declined slowly, and valuations are 13–23% below 10-year and 5-year averages, suggesting it is time to become more positive on the sector. The recent soft demand has led us to lower our EUR/kg spot price forecasts, but the weaker NOK has compensated. We have therefore adjusted our 2025–2026e EPS up by 1% and are still in line with consensus. Mowi and Grieg Seafood remain o...

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