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SalMar ASA

Earnings Release May 22, 2019

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SalMar ASA

Presentation Q1 2019

CEO Olav-Andreas Ervik CFO Trond Tuvstein

Agenda

  • Highlights
  • Operational update
  • Financial update
  • Outlook

Highlights

  • Total operational EBIT 806 MNOK
  • Harvest volume 35,500 tons
  • Increased our ownership in Icelandic operator Arnarlax to 54% and further to 62% in April
  • Guiding of 155,000 tons for 2019 maintained, incl. Iceland

SalMar - a fully integrated salmon farmer

TRACEABLE SUPPLY CHAIN

• Rauma strain • Central Norway • Northern Norway • Iceland (Arnarlax) • SalMar AS • Japan, Vietnam, Korea and Singapore • InnovaMar on Frøya • InnovaNor on Senja (under construction) • Essential for the performance in the entire value chain Genetics Smolt Farming Harvesting & VAP Sales

• Global span

• Vikenco at Aukra

Farming Central Norway

Q1 2019 Q1 2018
Operating income
(NOKm)
1,177 1,376
Operational
EBIT (NOKm)
473 531
Operational
EBIT %
40.2 % 38.6 %
Harvested volume (tgw) 18.2 22.3
EBIT/kg 25.91 23.82

• Result in the period weaker than expected

  • Weak biological performance
  • Higher fixed cost per kg
  • Autumn 2017 generation main contributor to harvest volume
  • This is a generation with a spread in results from locations with very good results to locations with weaker results
  • Locations with weaker results main contributor to harvest volume in the period
  • Harvesting of the generation will be finished early in Q2 2019.
  • Expect higher volume in Q2 2019 and a slight reduction in cost
  • Guiding of 95,000 tons harvest volume in 2019 maintained

Harvest volume (1,000 tons) EBIT/kg (NOK)

Farming Northern Norway

Q1 2019 Q1 2018
Operating income (NOKm) 900 561
Operational EBIT (NOKm) 348 231
Operational EBIT % 38.7 % 41.1 %
Harvested
volume
(tgw)
15.1 9.6
EBIT/kg 23.05 24.02

Harvest volume (1 000 tons) EBIT/kg (NOK)

  • Result in the period weaker than expected
  • High harvesting cost due to sanitary harvesting of site from ISA-zone
  • Prices achieved impacted by unfavorable harvest distribution and lower average weight
  • Spring 2017 generation finished harvested in the period, representing 40% of harvest volume
  • Harvesting of Autumn 2017 generation started in the period with biological performance as expected
  • Expect lower volume in Q2 2019 and a slight reduction in cost
  • Guiding of 50,000 tons harvest volume in 2019 maintained

Sales & Processing

Q1 2019 Q1 2018
Operating income (NOKm) 2,820 2,524
Operational EBIT (NOKm) 14 -15
Operational EBIT % 0.5 % -0.6 %
  • Results as expected with positive contribution from all business areas
  • Contract share at 26 % in the period with positive contribution
  • Profitability negatively impacted by seasonal lower volumes
  • Higher fixed cost per kg
  • Contract share currently at 25% for Q2 2019 and 20% for FY 2019 with prices slightly up from the level in 2018
  • Groundwork for InnovaNor finished during the summer, start of

Operating income (NOKm) EBIT-margin (%)

construction in the autumn with expected startup in 2021.

Arnarlax (Iceland)

Q1 20191 Q1 2018
Operating income (NOKm) 133 140
Operational
EBIT (NOKm)
25 -40
Operational
EBIT %
18.9 % -28.8 %
Harvested volume (tgw) 2.1 2.6
EBIT/kg 11.77 -15.65
1) Consolidated results from February to March 2019
  • Increased ownership to controlling interest in Arnarlax
  • Results from Arnarlax consolidated from February 2019 with positive contribution in the period
  • Improved operational performance
  • Results negatively impacted by high mortality costs of 5 MNOK due to winter wounds
  • Guiding of 10,000 tons harvest volume in 2019 maintained

Harvest volume (1 000 tons) EBIT/kg (NOK)

Norskott Havbruk

Q1 2019 Q1 2018
Operating income (NOKm) 405 519
Operational EBIT (NOKm) 109 173
Operational
EBIT %
27,0 % 33.4 %
Value adjustments biomass -53 7
Profit before tax 56 178
SalMar's share after tax 25 76
Harvested volume (tgw) 4.8 6.5
EBIT/kg 22.78 26.67

Harvest volume (1 000 tons) EBIT/kg (NOK)

  • Orkney region main contributor to harvest volume with good biological performance and average weights from harvested sites
  • Additional harvest volume from Scotland region
  • Results negatively impacted by high mortality costs and currency effects
  • Guiding of 30,000 tons harvest volume in 2019 maintained

Offshore fish farming – a new era in aquaculture

OCEAN FARM 1 – ENABLING OCEAN FARMING

• Pilot phase completed in January 2019

PILOT PHASE COMPLETED

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

  • The biological results strengthen our confidence in our Ocean Strategy
  • Operational experiences & learnings implemented
  • Plan to release 2nd generation of smolt in August 2019

SMART FISH FARM - ENABLING OPEN OCEAN FARMING

  • Awarded 8 development licenses in February 2019
  • Partnering with MariCulture for the development of a semi submersible production unit
  • Specifically designed for fish farming in the open ocean
  • Will largely resolve current space challenges for the industry

Operational EBIT deviation analysis (qoq)

  • Net sales price up NOK 5.45 per kg during the quarter
  • With positive contribution from contracts
  • Sales & processing profitability negatively impacted by seasonal lower volumes
  • Higher fixed cost per kg
  • Farming profitability negatively impacted by
  • Higher farming cost and harvesting cost
  • Group EBIT per kg lowered due to lower operational EBIT per kg in Iceland

Group profit and loss

NOK million Q1 2019 Q1 2018 Δ% FY 2018
Operating income 2 963.4 2 531.0 17 % 11 342.6
EBITDA 970.2 829.4 17 % 3 948.6
Depreciations and write-downs 164.0 121.3 487.8
Operational EBIT 806.2 708.1 14 % 3 460.8
Fair value adjustment -172.8 151.6 845.8
EBIT 633.3 859.8 -26 % 4 306.6
Income from investments in associates 28.7 57.5 252.9
Net financial items 189.5 -3.9 -107.0
Net interest costs -37.1 -22.9 -105.1
Other financial items 226.5 19.1 -1.9
Profit before tax 851.4 913.4 -7 % 4 452.6
Tax 139.1 191.8 873.3
Net profit for the period 712.3 721.6 -1 % 3 579.2
Earnings per share (NOK) 6.38 6.34 1 % 31.70
Harvested volume (tgw) 35.5 31.9 11 % 142.5
EBIT per kg (NOK) 22.71 22.21 2 % 24.29
  • Revenue driven by higher prices and higher volume
  • Positive contribution from Sales & Processing in Q1 2019 vs Q1 2018
  • Negative fair value adjustment due to lower biomass
  • Gain of NOK 225.9 million has been recognized during the period due to fair value assessment of investment in Arnarlax
  • EBIT/kg increased with NOK 0.50 / 2% YoY

  • IFRS 16 implemented from 1st of January 2019 increasing fixed assets with NOK 369.3 million

  • Arnarlax consolidated from February 2019 with NOK 1 187.3 million in total capital
  • Investments in line with ongoing investment programs
  • Higher standing biomass YoY
  • Financial position remains strong, equity ratio increased to 63.2%

Movement in net interest bearing debt

Movement in NIBD incl. IFRS 16:

Movement NIBD:

  • Implementation of IFRS 16 from 1st of January
  • NOK 343 million in leasing liabilities previously included in interest bearing debt
  • Consolidation of Arnarlax adding NOK 371 million in NIBD
  • Cash flow from operations impacted by an increase of working capital
  • Net cash flow from investments at NOK -371.6 million
  • Acquisition of Arnarlax NOK 175 million
  • Investment of YuFish NOK 17 million
  • Operating assets NOK 241 million
  • MariCulture NOK 21 million
  • Received dividends of NOK 83 million
  • Net interest bearing debt reduced with NOK -333 million during the quarter excluding contribution from IFRS 16

Outlook

  • Slight reduction in costs expected in Q2 2019
  • Contract share for Q2 2019 currently around 25% with prices slightly up from level in 2018
  • Construction of InnovaNor continues according to plan
  • Guiding of 155,000 tons maintained for 2019, incl. Iceland
  • Expect continued good demand in core markets and moderate increase in global supply

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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