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Austevoll Seafood ASA

Investor Presentation Feb 28, 2024

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Arne Møgster CEO

Britt Kathrine Drivenes CFO

Highlights

All figures in MNOK Note Q4 2023 Q4 2022 2023 2022
Operating revenue and other income 8 754 7 639 33 774 31 150
Operational EBITDA 7 1 190 1 092 5 269 6 061
Operational EBIT 7 804 794 3 626 4 845
EPS adj. (NOK) * 1,6 1,8 1,3 9,9
Total assets 52 825 48 062
Net interest bearing debt 6 715 5 140
Equity ratio 51 % 59 %
Group operational EBITDA incl. 50% of Pelagia 1 410 1 416 6 129 6 907
Operational EBITDA Salmon/whitefish 1 180 1 163 4 831 4 797
Operational EBITDA Pelagic incl. proportional Pelagia 230 253 1 298 2 109

The Board will recommend to the annual shareholders meeting in 2024 a dividend of NOK 4.50 per share.

(NOK 5.50 per share in 2023)

* Before fair value adjustments related to biological assets

Operation overview

PERU CHILE NORTH
ATLANTIC
AUSTEVOLL SEAFOODGROUP
PELAGIC FISHING 7%
18
of
Anchovy
quota
Fishing vessels
Centre-north
4
8.6%of
Fishing vessels
Pelagic
fishing
quota
4
Fishing
vessels
350,000 -
450,000
MT
of pelagic fish
caught
annually (26
vessels)
PELAGIC
PROCESSING
5
Processing plants
3
Processing plants
25
Processing plants*
1.6 –
2.0
Million
MT
of raw material annually
33 Processing plants
WHITEFISH 11%Whitefish quota (NO)
10Fishing vessels
8 Processing
plants
90,000 -
110,000
MT of whitefish
(10
vessels)
8
Processing plants
SALMON Norway:
Salmon licenses

Incl. salmon operationUK*
190,000 -
210,000
MT
of salmon
SALES Integrated sales
organisation
Integrated sales
organisation
Integrated sales
organisation
Wholesale with global sales&
distribution

*Associated companies

Pelagic

Austral Group S.A.A. FoodCorp Chile S.A. Pelagia Holding AS (associated)

Biomass and quota evolution

Peruvian anchoveta

• Quota established at 1.68 mill. (76% caught) MT vs. 2.28 mill. MT same season 2022 (84% caught)

• Biomass estimated at 7.1 mill. MT in line with historic average

Operation in Peru

Austral Group S.A.A

Fishmeal/fish oil

Centre/North

  • o 2nd season ended with 76% of the quota caught (84% 2022)
    • Significantpresence of juveniles
    • Extensive closure of fishing zones
    • Austral quota caught 86,293 MT 2023 vs.109,167 MT 2022
    • Austral purchases 36,925 MT 2023 vs. 35,537 MT 2022
    • Super/prime 64% 2nd season 2023 vs. 61% 2nd season 2022
    • Combined Fishmeal/Oil yield 24.1% 2nd season 2023 vs. 24.0% in 2nd season 2022 – both seasons very low oil yields

1stseason Centre/North 2024

  • Expected to be announced April 2024
  • South
    • o Full year purchases 12,370 MT 2023 vs. 82,997 MT 2022
    • o Start of 1st season 2024 pending
Volume '000 MT Q4 2023 Q4 2022 2023 2022 2024E
Own catch
Anchoveta 65 72 108 238 271
Mackerel 1 - 20 9 15
Purchase
Anchoveta 30 31 52 173 63
Mackerel - - 3 4 3
Total ('000 MT) 96 103 184 424 352

• Coastal niño forecast to continue to end March

El Niño forecast

  • Neutral conditions projected for April, May and June
  • Potential weak niña in July and August

Operation in Chile

FoodCorp Chile S.A.

Own catch: Jack mackerel

  • Healthy biomass (2023)
    • o Global quota increased by 20% to 1,080 KMT
    • o FoodCorp's quota increased to 56 KMT (+23.5%)
    • o Purchase of 3rd party quota 21 KMT (-38%)
  • Global quota for 2024 increasing 15% to 1,242 KMT in 2024 and 824.27 KMT for Chile
    • o FoodCorp`s quota in 2024 increase to 64 KMT

Purchases:

  • Sardine/anchovy
    • o Good season, catches and sizes
    • o Very good quality: high fat content
Volume '000 MT Q4 2023 Q4 2022 2023 2022 2024E
Own catch:
Mackerel and other species
18 5 79 80 112
Purchase:
Sardine/anchovy
G. squid/mackerel/others
3
-
2
-
38
3
25
2
34
Total ('000 MT) 21 7 120 107 146

North Atlantic pelagic quotas

(2013-2024E)

* incl. horse-mackerel, sand eel, Norway pout, and boar fish

Pelagia Holding AS

Marine protein and oil (MPO)

Volume ('000 MT) Q4 2023 Q4 2022 2023 2022 2024E
Raw material intake
for FM/FPC/Oil
172 240 991 880 955
  • Low seasonal production in Q4 2023 as expected
    • o Trimmings a main part of raw material in this period
    • o Salmon based raw material stable (protein concentrate/oil)
  • Expecting strong activity in Q1 for the Pelagic segment, driven by increased quota on blue whiting and capelin

Austevoll Seafood ASA

www.auss.no

Pelagia Holding AS

Direct Human Consumption

Volume ('000 MT) Q4 2023 Q4 2022 2023 2022 2024E
Raw material intake 163 138 390 404 394
  • Good intake of raw material for Q4
    • o NVG herring with high level of value adding to the European market
    • o Atlantic mackerel with strong focus on the Asian market
  • Q1 2024 will also be busy
    • o Mackerel will continue from Q4 until early Feb
    • o Spring spawning herring the first two months
    • o Capelin with quota increase

Pelagia Holding AS

(100% figures)

(MNOK) Q4 2023 Q4 2022 2023 2022
Revenue and other income 4 207 3 798 13 001 11 282
Operational EBITDA 439 648 1 721 1 691
Operational EBIT 313 554 1 303 1 336
Operational EBIT margin 7 % 15 % 10 % 12 %
Total assets 10 042 9 137
Net interest bearing debt (NIBD) 4 483 4 036
Sales volumes (MT)
Frozen (MT) 98 400 114 000 264 800 304 000
Fishmeal, FPC. Fish oil (MT) 75 500 89 300 336 200 336 000

*

*

Associated company, AUSS share = 50%

Salmon / Whitefish

Lerøy Seafood Group ASA

Lerøy Seafood Group ASA

Q4 2023

  • Operational EBIT NOK 765 million (Q4/22: NOK 822 million)
    • o Lerøy Havfisk & LNWS operational EBIT NOK -13 million (Q4/22: NOK -9 million)
  • Slaughtered volume salmon and trout 47,483 GWT (Q4/22: 53,310 GWT)
  • Spot prices up NOK 4/kg q-o-q and up NOK 9/kg y-o-y
  • EBIT*/kg all incl. (excl. EBIT Lerøy Havfisk & LNWS) of NOK 16.4 vs. Q4/22: NOK 15.6
  • Contract share of 22% (Q4/22: 36%)
  • NIBD NOK 5,209 million at end of Q4/23 (Q4/22: NOK 4,343 million)

Lerøy Seafood Group ASA

Salmon / trout farming volumes

2017
GWT
2018
GWT
2019
GWT
2020
GWT
2021
GWT
2022
GWT
2023
GWT
2024E
GWT
Lerøy Aurora AS 39 200 36 800 32 800 35 000 44 000 ~40 100 ~43 100 ~47 000
Lerøy Midt
AS
64 500 66 500 64 800 67 900 72 600 ~68 800 ~61 300 ~70 000
Lerøy Sjøtroll 54 000 58 800 60 600 68 000 70 000 ~65 700 ~55 200 ~58 000
Total Norway 157
800
162 000 158 200 170 900 ~186 600 ~174 600 ~159 600 ~175 000
Norskott
Havbruk
(UK)
15 500 13 700 12 900 12 000 ~16 200 ~18 000 ~12 400 ~18 500
Total 173 300 175 800 171 100 182 900 ~202 800 ~192 600 ~172 000 ~193 500

Lerøy Seafood Group ASA – Wildcatch

Q4 2023

Catch volumes wild catch Q4-23 Q4-22 2023 2022
Cod 5,0 5,7 19,5 23,7
Saithe 3,3 2,7 15,5 12,9
Haddock 1,6 1,4 11,3 10,4
Shrimps -0,0 0,0 9,0 9,3
Other 2,7 3,3 20,6 15,4
Tota 12,5 13,1 75,9 71,7

  • Q4/23 operational EBIT on par with Q4/22
    • High catch volumes but on lower value species than same period last year
      • More saithe and red-fish and less cod
    • Prices continues to soften, driven by reduced demand in Europe
  • The reduced cod quotas will impact 2024 earnings
  • The new regulations on quotas ("Kvotemeldingen") were proposed in January 2024.
  • High prices of raw material is challenging for the on-shore industry

Financials

Q4 2023

Catch, purchase and farming

(100% volumes)

Figures in 1,000 tonnes Q4 2023 Q4 2022 2023 2022 2024E*
Group companies:
Norway (whitefish) 12 13 76 72 69
Norway (pelagic) 9 5 37 32 38
Chile own catch 18 5 79 80 112
Chile purchase 3 2 41 27 34
Peru own catch 66 72 129 247 286
Peru purchase 30 31 56 177 66
Total Group companies 138 128 417 634 605
Joint ventures:
Europe purchase (HC) 163 138 390 404 394
Europe purchase (FM/FPC/Oil) 172 240 991 880 955
Totalt Joint venture: 334 377 1 380 1 284 1 348
Total wildcatch 472 505 1 797 1 919 1 953
Salmon/trout (GWT)* 52 60 179 201 202
Total Group 524 565 1 976 2 120 2 155

* Incl. 50% of the Scottish Sea Farms volumes

Key financial figures Q4 2023

(MNOK) Note Q4 2023 Q4 2022 Δ% Q4 2023 Q4 2022
a)
Δ%
a)
Revenue 8 754 7 639 15 % 10 857 9 538 14 %
Operational EBITDA** 7 1 190 1 092 9 % 1 410 1 416 0 %
Depreciation*** 497 439
Income from joint ventures and associates 111 140
Operational EBIT** 7 804 794 1 %
Net finance -117 -44
Profit before tax and fair value adj. * 572 727
Estimated corporate tax -165 -66
Estimated resource rent tax (aquaculture) 112 -
Net profit 767 405
Adjusted EPS (NOK) * 1,6 1,8
Q4 2023 Q4 2022
Biomass adj group company 250 -210
Biomass adj group associated companies -2 -46

EPS (NOK) 2,1 1,3

* Before fair value adjustment related to biological assets ** Information related to APM, see note 7 under appendix *** Incl. impairment The Resource rent tax was adopted 31 May 2023. See note 9 in this presentation, and the Financial report for Q4/23, for more information.

Income from joint ventures and associates

Share of net (audited)
All figures in MNOK profit Q4 2023 Q4 2022 2023 2022
Norskott Havbruk AS a) 50 % -16 -76 -174 30
Pelagia Holding AS b) 50 % 114 200 388 418
Others 14 17 65 35
Income from JV and associates* 111 140 279 483
Dividend received from JV and associates
Norskott Havbruk AS -
Pelagia Holding AS
Others
225
3
125
6
Total dividend received 228 131

a) Lerøy Seafood Group ASA owns 50% of Norskott Havbruk AS

b) Austevoll Seafood ASA owns 50% of Pelagia Holding AS

* ex.fair value adjustment related to biological assets

Key financial figures 2023 (incl. 50% of Pelagia group)

* Information related to APM, see note 7 under appendix

Key financial figures 2023

(MNOK) Note 2023 (audited) 2022 Δ% 2023 (audited) 2022
a)
Δ%
a)
Revenue 33 774 31 150 8 % 40 275 36 790 9 %
Operational EBITDA** 7 5 269 6 061 -13 % 6 129 6 907 -11 %
Depreciation*** 1 921 1 698
Income from joint ventures and associates 279 483
Operational EBIT** 7 3 626 4 845 -25 %
Net finance -592 -307
Profit before tax and fair value adj. * 2 762 4 226
Estimated corporate tax -590 -1 142
Estimated resource rent tax (aquaculture) -1 912 -
Net profit 344 4 285
Adjusted EPS (NOK) * 1,3 9,9
EPS (NOK) 1,4 12,3
2023 (audited) 2022
Biomass adj group company 77 1 189
Biomass adj group associated companies 6 12

* Before fair value adjustment related to biological assets ** Information related to APM, see note 7 under appendix *** Incl. impairment The Resource rent tax was adopted 31 May 2023. See note 9 in this presentation, and the Financial report for Q4/23, for more information.

Lerøy Seafood Group ASA

(MNOK) Q4 2023 Q4 2022
Revenue and other income 8 246 7 112
Operational EBITDA 1 180 1 163
Operational EBIT 765 822
Operational EBIT margin 9 % 12 %
Total assets
Slaugthered volume (GWT) 47 483 53 310
EBIT*/kg ex. wildcatch (NOK) 16,4 15,6
Havfisk catch volume (MT) 12 481 13 099
EBIT* wildcatch (MNOK) -13 -9

* Operational EBIT

(MNOK) 2023 2022
Revenue and other income 30 906 26 652
Operational EBITDA 4 831 4 797
Operational EBIT 3 335 3 471
Operational EBIT margin 11 % 13 %
Total assets 41 300 37 062
Slaugthered volume (GWT) 159 620 174 629
EBIT*/kg ex. wildcatch (NOK) 19,2 17,9
Havfisk catch volume (MT) 75 893 71 726
EBIT* wildcatch (MNOK) 278 348

* Operational EBIT

Price achievement

  • o NSI Q4/23 NOK 80.9 (Q4/22: NOK 72.1)
    • o Up NOK 4/kg q-o-q
    • o Spot price in NOK up NOK 9/y-o-y

Contract share of 22%

Cost (RFS)

  • o Cost level in H2/23 significantly below H1/23
    • o Inflationary trends brings y-o-y cost increase
    • o Main driver is feed, up NOK 6/kg y-o-y

Wildcatch

  • o Catch volume slightly down vs. same quarter last year
    • o Lower volumes cod y-o-y due to reduced quotas
  • o Reduction in prices for all species, in total -11% vs. Q4/22
  • o Higher prices on raw material is a challenge for the processing-activity

NIBD Q4/23 MNOK 5,209 (Q4/22 MNOK 4,343)

Austral Group S.A.A.

(MNOK) Q4 2023 Q4 2022
Revenue and other income 161 150
Operational EBITDA 0 -83
Operational EBIT -44 -134
Operational EBIT margin
Total assets
Raw material (MT) 95 400 103 155
Sales volumes:
Fishmeal (MT) 6 000 6 686
Fish oil (MT) - -
Frozen/fresh JM/M (MT) 1 000 -
(MNOK) 2023 2022
Revenue and other income 1 000 2 563
Operational EBITDA -183
663
Operational EBIT -418
Operational EBIT margin 18 %
Total assets 3 109 2 845
Raw material (MT) 184 100 423 800
Sales volumes:
Fishmeal (MT) 36 800 114 400
Fish oil (MT) 1 200 12 950
Frozen/fresh JM/M (MT) 22 500 12 300

Raw material intake

  • 2nd season started 26 October after 5 days of exploratory fishing (23 November same season 2022)
  • October 26th
    • o Total quota of 1,682,000 tonnes vs. 2,283,000 tonnes same season in 2022

Sales

  • Low sales volumes due to lack of 1stseason 2023
    • o Fishmeal prices up 18% y-o-y
    • o Sales volume in line with same quarter in 2022

Inventory by end Q4/23:

  • Fishmeal 16,000 MT (Q4/22: 20,200 MT)
  • Fish oil 400 MT (Q4/22: 600 MT)

NIBD Q4/23 MNOK 1,229 (Q4/22 MNOK 553)

FoodCorp Chile S.A.

(MNOK) Q4 2023 Q4 2022
Revenue and other income 88 75
Operational EBITDA -69 -46
Operational EBIT -82 -57
Operational EBIT margin
Total assets
Raw material (MT) 21 000 6 800
Sales volumes:
Fishmeal (MT) 1 700 2 100
Fish oil (MT) - 100
Frozen/fresh JM/M (MT) 1 400 2 500
(MNOK) 2023 2022
Revenue and other income 966 821
Operational EBITDA 225 200
Operational EBIT 176 162
Operational EBIT margin 18 % 20 %
Total assets 1 435 1 311
Raw material (MT) 119 600 106 600
Sales volumes:
Fishmeal (MT) 9 950 9 600
Fish oil (MT) 4 850 3 400
Frozen/fresh JM/M (MT) 47 700 57 700

Raw material intake

  • Purchased 19,500 MT horse mackerel from third party quota in December
    • 18,000 MT caught in December
    • Mostly in for production of fishmeal and oil

Sales

  • Lower sales volume frozen y-o-y
    • o Price achievement up y-o-y

Inventory by end Q4/23:

o Frozen 1,400 MT (Q4/22: 4,300 MT)

NIBD Q4/23 MNOK -51 cash positive (Q4/22 MNOK -213, cash positive)

Br. Birkeland Farming AS

Q4 2023 Q4 2022
196 241
51 97
45 81
23 % 34 %
2 210 3 136
20,3 25,8

* Operational EBIT

(MNOK) 2023 2022
Revenue and other income 789 743
Operational EBITDA 331 370
Operational EBIT 268 304
Operational EBIT margin 34 % 41 %
Total assets 1 413 1 296
Slaugthered volume (GWT) 7 416 8 631
EBIT*/kg ex. wildcatch (NOK) 36,1 35,2

* Operational EBIT

Harvested volume (GWT)
o Harvested volume down 30% y-o-y
Spot prices up NOK 9/kg y-o-y
o
  • o Revenue impacted by sale of live weight biomass in the quarter
  • o Cost inflation on all important input factors
    • o Cost in the quarter impacted by mortality related to jellyfish attack

Biomass at sea

o End Q4/23 at 4,465 LWT (Q4/22: 4,784 LWT)

NIBD Q4/23 MNOK -67 (cash positive) vs. Q4/22 MNOK 13

Br. Birkeland AS

(MNOK) Q4 2023 Q4 2022
Revenue and other income 113 48
Operational EBITDA 39 -42
Operational EBIT 24 -58
Operational EBIT margin
Total assets
Catch volume pelagic fish (MT) 9 200 4 700
Catch snowcrab
(MT)
- -
(MNOK) 2023 2022
Revenue and other income 357 333
Operational EBITDA 91 37
Operational EBIT 28 -18
Operational EBIT margin
Total assets 680 701
Catch volume pelagic fish (MT) 37 200 32 000
Catch snowcrab
(MT)
665 678

Pelagic

  • Both vessels in operation
    • o Catch of mackerel and herring
      • o Prices up y-o-y

Snow crab

  • The season finished early April
  • No activity for the vessels in H2/23
  • Substantial lower prices achieved for snow crab y-o-y

NIBD Q4/23 MNOK 24 (Q4/22 MNOK 41)

Statement of financial position

(audited)
(MNOK) 31.12.2023 31.12.2022
Intangible assets 12 265 12 007
Tangible fixed assets 11 097 10 257
Right-of-use assets 3 043 3 222
Financial non-current assets 3 803 3 648
Total non-current assets 30 209 29 134
Biological assets at cost 6 030 5 328
Fair value adjustment of biomass 2 745 2 644
Other inventory 3 089 2 956
Receivables 5 276 3 660
Cash and cash equivalents 5 475 4 340
Total current assets 22 616 18 928
Total assets 52 825 48 062
NIBD ex. right-of-use assets liabilities 6 715 5 140
NIBD incl. right-of-use assets liabilities 8 434 6 991
Equity 27 042 28 162
Equity ratio 51 % 59 %

USD/NOK:

• 31.12.2023: 10.17

• 31.12.2022: 9.86

Cash flow

(MNOK) Q4 2023 Q4 2022 2023 (audited) 2022
Pre tax profit 820 471 2 845 5 428
Biomass adjustment -
250
210 -
77
-
1 189
Taxes paid -
349
-
282
-
739
-
775
Depreciation and impairments 566 439 2 051 1 731
Associated companies -
109
-
94
-
285
-
494
Interest (net) 91 81 527 353
Working capital -
28
-
264
-
1 121
-
1 857
Cash from operating activities 740 561 3 202 3 195
Net investment in capex -
578
-
464
-
1 968
-
1 834
Acquisitions and divestments - -
4
-
3
-
3
Dividends received - - 228 131
Others 137 44 222 32
Cash from investing activities -
441
-
424
-
1 521
-
1 675
Change in long term loans -
230
-
262
1 802 -
996
Change in short term loans -
996
459 314 570
Dividends - - -
1 905
-
1 752
Others -
231
-
234
-
761
-
369
Cash from financing activities -
1 457
-
37
-
551
-
2 547
Cash at the beginning of the period 6 654 4 282 4 340 5 329
Net change in cash (incl.exchange gain/losses) -
1 179
57 1 135 -
989
Cash at the end of the period 5 475 4 340 5 475 4 340

The Board will recommend to the annual shareholders meeting in 2024 a dividend of NOK 4.50 per share.

(NOK 5.50 per share in 2023)

Outlook

Fishmeal

Fishmeal production - week 52 (cumulative)1

Regions 2023 2022 Change %
Chile# 340,806 353,034 -3.5 %
Peru 472,656 973,359 -51.4 %
Danmark/Norway 229,818 173,088 32.8 %
Iceland/North Atlantic* 295,456 258,334 14.4 %
Total 1,338,736 1,757,815 -23.8 %

Source: IFFO All numbers are preliminary and subject to revision # Includes salmon-derived meal *Includes U.K., Ireland and Faroe Islands

Weekly average Peruvian fishmeal FOB prices (US\$/MT) 2

  • Production IFFO Fishmeal production decreased 23.8% y-o-y, Peru 51.4% down vs. 2022
    • Peru successfully achieved 76% of the anchovy quota last season, managing through challenging conditions linked to the El Niño phenomenon
    • USD 1,640/MT for Standard (65%) 2

Prices (FOB Peru)

  • USD 2,040/MT for Super Prime (68%)2
  • Demand Feed producers building stocks for the start of the aqua peak season (Q2 & Q3, 2024)
  • Supply Limited stock available for new offers

All prices and figures shown are only for statistical purposes and should not be taken as a reference Source: IFFO, week 52 1, 2023 and week 52, 2024

Fishmeal

Main market – China

  • Stock in China at ports according JCI:
    • o 176,300 MT2, +1% vs. same period 2022
    • o Off takes: 1,373 MT/day, -102% vs. same period 2022
      • Off takes affected by the start of the Chinese New Year
  • Current Chinese stock prices:
    • o Quoted at RMB 17,400/MT equivalent super prime 68% USD 2,350/MT FOB Peru2
    • o Yuan exchange rate: 7.21 RMB/USD increased 6% Y-o-Y
  • Total Chinese imports in 2023 amounted 1,625,539 MT, marking a 10% decrease compared to the same period last year:
    • o Peru isstill the largest supplier, 430,202 MT, down 51% y-o-y, with a share of 26%
    • o Imports from countries (excluding Peru) reached 1,195,338 MT, a y-o-y increase of 29%

All prices and figures shown are only for statistical purposes and should not be taken as a reference Source: IFFO, week 5 1, 2024, JCI report 2 dated 09.02.2024

Fish oil

Fish oil production - week 52 (cumulative)1

Regions 2023 2022 Change %
Chile# 169,228 146,835 15.3 %
Peru 14,603 97,825 -85.1 %
Danmark/Norway 47,103 68,324 -31.1 %
Iceland/North Atlantic* 98,556 102,668 -4.0 %
Total 329,490 415,652 -20.7 %

Source: IFFO All numbers are preliminary and subject to revision # Includes salmon-derived meal *Includes U.K., Ireland and Faroe Islands

Weekly average Peruvian fish oil FOB prices (US\$/MT) 2

Production • IFFO Fish oil production decreased 20.7% y-o-y, Peru 85.1% down vs. 2022

  • Fish oil yields in Peru have been very poor throughout the year and add to the significant reduction in catches
  • Last season's yields were below 0.5%

• Feed grade: USD 7,000/MT2

• Omega-3 grade: USD 11,500/MT2

Prices (FOB Peru)

Supply • Limited stock available for new offers

Atlantic salmon supply

(in tonnes WFE )

Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Region Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change
Europe 1 650 500 9,7 % 675 900 1,5 % 1 895 500 13,1 % 1 836 800 -3,1 % 1 775 600 -3,3 % 1 860 500 4,8 % 952 700 5,0 %
Norway 1 333 400 6,4 % 370 000 2,7 % 533 400 11,9 % 1 517 100 % 1
-1,1
479 300 -2,5 % 525 100 3,1 % 1 601 700 5,0 %
United Kingdom 190 500 25,2 % 178 300 -6,4 % 199 200 11,7 % 160 800 -19,3 % 153 700 -4,4 % 167 600 9,0 % 174 100 3,9 %
Faroe Islands 86 600 20,8 % 80 600 -6,9 % 105 500 30,9 % 99 600 -5,6 % 89 400 -10,2 % 103 700 16,0 % 104 400 0,7 %
Iceland 24 500 80,1 % 31 200 27,3 % 41 500 33,0 % 42 900 3,4
%
38 700 -9,8 % 47 600 23,0 % 55 500 16,6 %
Ireland 15 500 8,4 % 15 800 1,9 % 15 900 0,6 % 16 400 3,1
%
14 500 -11,6 % 16 500 13,8 % 17 000 3,0 %
Americas 926 800 4,1 % 1 036 860 11,9 % 997 900 -3,8 % 027 100 2,9
%
021 200 -0,6 % 1 000 400 -2,0 % 1 031 000 3,1 %
Chile 690 300 4,6 % 778 500 12,8 % 718 300 -7,7 % 753 300 4,9
%
766 000 1,7 % 731 200 -4,5 % 731 600 0,1 %
Canada 136 700 -1,4 % 137 200 0,4 % 139 500 1,7 % 133 200 -4,5 % 110 100 -17,3 % 116 500 5,8 % 125 000 7,3 %
Australia 60 900 -2,2 % 82 800 36,0 % 87 800 6,0 % 88 500 %
0,8
90 000 %
1,7
91 200 1,3 % 92 400 1,3 %
Others 18 100 70,8 % 18 360 %
1,4
33 300 81,4 % 32 600 -2,1 % 36 600 12,3 % 44 500 21,6 % 64 000 43,8 %
USA 20 800 9,5 % 20 000 -3,8 % 19 000 -5,0 % 19 500 2,6 % 18 500 -5,1 % 17 000 -8,1 % 18 000 5,9 %
Totalt 2 577 300 7,6 % 2 712 760 5,3 % 2 893 400 6,7 % 2 863 900 -1,0 % 2 796 800 -2,3 % 2 860 900 2,3 % 2 983 700 4,3 %

SPOT prices, fresh Atlantic salmon

cross-section, FCA Oslo (Superior quality) as of week 7-2024

01 31 25 18 21 23 24 29 28 26 29 34 40 27 36 47 41 58 65 60 61 68 52 80 104 106
Q2 35 25 22 20 24 26 40 26 26 36 41 38 28 42 40 38 64 67 68 62 58 63 105 105 105 105
03 32 22 20 19 22 28 35 25 28 32 39 27 26 38 35 41 60 56 55 49 47 55 69 77
Q4 25 17 21 21 21 27 27 24 26 28 38 23 27 42 39 44 666 49 55 56 43 60 72 81
Totalt 31 23 21 20 22 26 33 26 27 31 38 32 22 27 41 40 41 62 59 59 57 53 57 79 88 106

Atlantic salmon consumption

FY - 2023

Market 2020 - 2021
EU 1 191 903 1 286 820 1 263 709 1 204 053 -59 656 -4.7 %
Others 739 637 -8 271 -1.0 %
USA 561 922 634 816 650 886
Russia 88 021 18,2 %
Japan 71 678 61 351 49 800 -11 551 -18.8 %
Totalt 2 653 162 2 886 100 2 827 361 2 761 251 -66 110 -2.3 %

Figures as per 22.02.2024 - Source: Kontali

Conclusion

Salmon / Whitefish

Salmon

  • Positive start of 2024 after a challenging 2023
  • Expect to see significant improvements from:
    • Roe and smolt quality
      • Improved genetic selection, improving procedures at hatchery, lower temperatures in early stages
    • New farming technology
  • Expect harvest volumes incl. share of associate of around 193,500 GWT in 2024

Whitefish

  • Challenging quota situation into 2024
  • Quotas for 2024:
    • Cod down 30%
    • Haddock down 20%

Conclusion

Pelagic

• General inflation impact cost also for the pelagic operation

South America

  • 2nd season started 26 October (after 5 days of exploratory fisheries)
    • o Quota set at 1,682,000 tonnes (2,283,000 tonnes same season in 2022)
    • o 76% caught of the total quota by the end of the season 12 January (84% caught of total quota for same season in 2022)
    • o Neutral Niño conditions expected for first season 2024
  • Purchase of additional 3rd party quota in Chile
    • o 18 KMT caught in December
      • o Mainly for production of fishmeal and fish oil
  • 15% increase in the quota for horse mackerel in 2024

Conclusion

Pelagic

North Atlantic (Pelagia Holding AS, an associated company)

  • Active Q4 in food segment due to mackerel and herring season
    • ICES recommendation for 2024:
    • Increased quota for:
      • o Blue whiting +13%
      • o North Sea herring +29%
      • o Barents Sea capelin +216%
    • Decrease in quota for
      • o Mackerel -5%
      • o NVG herring -24%
      • o Icelandic capelin -100%

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Appendix

Associated companies

Pelagia Holding AS (100% figures) AUSS`s share = 50%

(MNOK) Q4 2023 Q4 2022 2023 2022
Revenue and other income 4 207 3 798 13 001 11 282
Operational EBITDA 439 648 1 721 1 691
Operational EBIT 313 554 1 303 1 336
Operational EBIT margin 7 % 15 % 10 % 12 %
Total assets 10 042 9 137
Net interest bearing debt (NIBD) 4 483 4 036
Sales volumes (MT)
Frozen (MT) 98 400 114 000 264 800 304 000
Fishmeal, FPC. Fish oil (MT) 75 500 89 300 336 200 336 000

Associated companies

Norskott Havbruk AS (100% figures)

LSG's share = 50%

(MNOK) Q4 2023 Q4 2022 2023 2022
Revenue and other income 497 693 2 561 3 188
Operational EBITDA 167 -82 53 454
Operational EBIT -47 -128 -304 214
Operational EBIT margin 7 %
Net interest bearing debt 2 803 2 037
Slaugthered volume (GWT) 4 571 7 317 24 884 35 936
EBIT*/kg ex. wildcatch (NOK) -10,3 -17,5 -12,2 6,0

* Operational EBIT

  • Low harvest volumes
  • Previously mentioned biological challenges affecting average harvest size, cost and price achievement
  • 87% of volume sold on contracts
  • Improved biological situation for generations to be harvested in 2024
  • Guidance for 2024: 37,000 GWT

Note 7 Alternative Performance Measures (APMs)

All figure in MNOK Q4 2023 Q4 2022 2 023 2022
Operating revenue and other income 8 754 7 639 33 774 31 150
Raw material and consumable used - 4 883 4 174 18 739 16 294
Salaries and personnel expenses - 1 276 1 153 4 857 4 519
Operating expenses - 1 451 1 242 5 051 4 556
Production fee + 45 23 129 74
Change in unrealised internal margin + 2 2 -2 -3
Other non-operational items + - -
2
15 209
Operational EBITDA 1 190 1 092 5 269 6 061
Depreciation and amortisation - 485 439 1 909 1 698
Impairment - 13 - 13 -
Income from joint ventures and associates + 109 94 285 494
Fair value adj. biomasss in joint ventures and associates - -2 - 46 6 12
Operational EBIT 804 794 3 626 4 845
Change in unrealised internal margin - 2 2 -2 -3
Production fee - 45 23 129 74
Fair value adjustment related to biological assets + 250 -210 77 1 189
Fair value adjustment related to biological assets in associates + -2 -46 6 12
Impairment - 68 -1 130 32
Other non-operational items (incl. litigation fee in 2022) - - -2 15 209
Operating profit and income from JV and associates (EBIT) 937 515 3 438 5 735
Net interest expenses + -91 -81 -527 -353
Net other financial items + -26 37 -65 45
Profit before tax 820 471 2 845 5 428
Estimated corporate tax + -165 -66 -590 -1 142
Estimated resource rent tax (aquaculture) 112 - -1 912
Net profit 767 405 344,074 4 285

Reconciliation between the new APM, operating EBITDA, and the previous APM, EBITDA before fair value adjustments related to biological assets

Operational EBITDA 1 190 1 092 5 269 6 061
EBITDA before fair value adjustment related to biological assets 1 143 1 069 5 127 5 782
Difference 47 23 142 280
Difference
Change in unrealised internal margin 2 2 -2 -3
Production fee 45 23 129 74
Other non-operational items - -2 15 209
Total 47 23 142 280

Operational EBIT and operational EBITDA are 2 APMs utilised by the Group, which are commonly used in the farming industry. In order to meet managements, investors and analysts need of information in terms of performance and comparability between peers, these APMs have now been adopted by the group. They replace the previously used APMs EBIT before fair value adjustments related to biological assets and EBITDA before fair value adjustments related to biological assets.

In operational EBIT and operational EBITDA some items are excluded. The main item excluded is fair value adjustment on biological assets. The reason for exclusion is because this adjustment has nothing to do with the Group`s operational performance. The change in fair value arises from changes in forward prices on salmon at Fishpool. Another item to be excluded is onerous contract provision. This item is indirectly related to biological assets, since loss on onerous contracts is calculated based on the increased value on fish in sea from the fair value adjustment. In addition, the production fee, implemented from 2021, on slaughtered volume of salmon and trout, has also been excluded. This is explained with the fact that the production fee is tax related. It was adopted as an alternative to resource rent tax. Further on, isolated events not expected to reoccur, such as litigation costs, are excluded. For practical reasons, a materiality threshold of MNOK 15 is applied.in LSG Group. This type of cost is not considered relevant for the current operation, and thus not relevant when analysing the current operation. Finally, change in unrealised internal margin on stock, has been excluded. Feedback from investors and analysts have been that this item is perceived as confusing when evaluating the operational performance of the period. Since it is a non-significant part of the result of the period, it has been excluded from the APMs.

The Group`s joint ventures and associated companies are significant enterprises in their segments and represents substantial values for the Group. Income from joint ventures and associates are therefore part of the operational EBIT.

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