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Leroy Seafood Group

Earnings Release May 15, 2025

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Lerøy Seafood Group ASA Q1 2025

Henning Beltestad

CEO

15 May 2025

100 2002 16

CFO

Disclaimer

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1. Highlights

    1. Key financial highlights
    1. Outlook

Creating the world's most efficient and sustainable value chain for seafood

Our fully integrated value chain is our competitive advantage

is formers are seeking

Sustainability & health Demand for healthy low-carbon protein alternatives attracts consumers

Quality & traceability

Zero-tolerance for variance in quality. Traceability and trust are key

Stability & availability

Retailers require product availability to meet consumer expectations

Convenience

Product innovation has shifted demand from fresh to processed (VAP)

Our value proposition

Speed & cost efficiency

Reliability & trust

Product & category innovation

Traceability & quality assurance

Clear ESG commitments

Highlights of the quarter

  • · Strong biological performance starting to show in results
  • · Spot prices for salmon and trout well below last year
  • · Record earnings in the VAPS&D segment (12 months rolling basis)
  • · Low quotas in Wild Catch offset by significant price increase
  • · · Positive cost development in farming, expected to continue in 2025
  • · · Dividend of NOK 2.50 per share proposed to AGM

Operational EBIT (NOKm)

Segments

Farming highlights this quarter

Lerøy Aurora Q1 2025 Q1 2024 YTD 2025 YTD 2024
Revenue (NOKm) 631 602 631 602
Operational EBIT (NOKm) 170 222 170 222
Harvested volume (GWT) 7 051 5 982 7 051 5 982
Harvest weight (avg. in kg) 4,0 4,6

The value chain consists of farming and VAPS&D

Lerøy Midt Q1 2025 Q1 2024 YTD 2025 YTD 2024
Revenue (NOKm) 1 495 1 228 1 495 1 228
Operational EBIT (NOKm) 430 334 430 334
Harvested volume (GWT) 16 364 / 13 692 16 364 13 692
Harvest weight (avg. in kg) 4,4 4,1

The value chain consists of farming and VAPS&D

Lerøy Sjøtroll Q1 2025 Q1 2024 YTD 2025 YTD 2024
Revenue (NOKm) 1 143 667 1 143 667
Operational EBIT (NOKm) 188 20 188 20
Harvested volume (GWT) 14 828 6 702 14 828 6 702
Harvest weight (avg. in kg) 4,1 3,7

The value chain consists of farming and VAPS&D

Scottish Seafarms (50% owned)

  • Y-o-y increase in harvest volume with good harvest weights in the quarter
  • Strong biologic development, with next generation of fish performing well
  • · Significant y-o-y decrease in price realisation
  • Volume in 2025 impacted by re-organising site structure. Long term potential significantly higher
  • Estimated harvest volume:
    • 32 000 GWT in 2025

*Owned through Norskott AS

100% basis, in NOKm Q1 2025 Q1 2024 YTD 2025 YTD 2024
Revenues 900 848 900 848
Operational EBIT 77 138 77 138
Harvested volume (GWT) 8 414 7 297 8 414 7 297
Operational EBIT/kq 9,2 18.9 9,2 18.9
NIBD 2 632 3 015 2 632 3 015

Operational EBIT pr kg (in NOK)

Farming volumes (1000' GWT)

Farming volumes 2020 2021 2022 2025 2024 2025E 2025 Target
Lerøy Aurora AS 35,0 44,0 40,1 43,1 44,1 50,0 50,0
Lerøy Midt AS 67,9 72,6 68,8 61,3 68.9 75,0 80,0
Lerøy Sjøtroll 68,0 70,0 65,7 55,2 58,2 70,0 70,0
Total Norway 170,9 186,6 174,6 159,6 171,2 195,0 200,0
Scottish Seafarms (Lerøy's 50% share) 12,0 16,2 18,0 12,4 20,2 16,0 16,0
Tota 182,9 202,8 192,6 172,0 191,4 211,0 216,0

Wild catchhighlights this quarter

Wild catch quotas and catch volumes (GWT 1,000)

Catch volumes wild catch Q1-25 Q1-24 Remaining quota 2025 Remaining quota 2024
Cod 3,6 6,7 5,3 6,3
Saithe 5,4 7,1 13,0 9,8
Haddock 3,4 5,0 2,7 1,1
Shrimps 0,6 1,4
Other 6,0 4,0
Total 19,0 24,1 21,0 17,2

Sales and processing operations in 17 countries – and sales to more than 80 markets

VAP, S&D highlights this quarter

1. Highlights

    1. Key financial highlights
    1. Outlook

(NOKm) Q1 2025 Q1 2024 ▲%
Revenue and other income 7 951 7 110 12%
Operational EBITDA** 1 497 17234 21%
Depreciation,amortisation, impairments 448 392
Operational EBIT** 1 049 842 24%
EPS (NOK)* 1,56 0,81
Salmon and trout harvest volume (GWT) 38 243 26 376 45%
Operational EBIT/kg** all incl. excl. Wildcatch 23,5 24,9
Whitefish catch volume (tonnes) 18 957 24 093 -21%
Operational EBIT/kg Wildcatch 7,8 7,7
ROCE* (%) 15,2 % 14,3 %

Highlights this quarter

(NOKm) 31.03.2025 31.03.2024 C
Intangible assets 8 836 8 989 -153
Right-of-use-assets 3 543 2 745 798
Tangible fixed assets 9 119 8 361 758
Financial non-current assets 1 631 1 665 -34
Total non-current assets 23 128 21 760 1 368
Biological assets at cost 7 018 6 177 841
Fair value adjustment of biomass 1 163 2 698 -1 535
Other inventory 2 452 2 328 123
Account receivables 2 774 2 791 -17
Other receivables 889 971 -82
Cash and cash equivalents 2 428 4 293 -1 865
Total current assets 16 723 19 258 -2 535
Total assets 39 851 41 019 -1 167

Highlights this quarter

Change in net interest-bearing debt this quarter

Prioritizing investments that will improve biology and fish welfare

  • Maintenance capex and smaller upgrades of around NOK 1bn annually
  • ·
    • · Shielding technology (incl. lasers) in farming
    • · Improving smolt quality
    • Developing VAPS&D and Wild Catch segments

Lerøy has extensive activities in Norway

with significant positive impact on society

Numbers for 2024

Employment

3 900

direct employees in Norway

6200

indirectly related jobs

10 100

jobs in total, (direct and indirect)

Value creation (NOK)

7.3

billion in direct

value creation

72

billion in indirect value creation

14.5

billion in overall value creation

Taxes (NOK)

Lerøy paid 1.0 billion in direct taxes and 0.7 billion in indirect taxes, while employee income tax withholdings totalled 0.8 billion.

billion

Lerøy seeks predictable and competitive framework conditions to ensure the longterm development of seafood production and the aquaculture industry

    1. Highlights
    1. Key financial highlights
    1. Outlook

~ 31 bn NOK in 2024

924 MNOK (12m rolling per Q1 25)

1 728 841 tCO2e in 2024

~ 171,000 in 2024

Record-high earnings and promising outlook

Reaching 2025 harvest target through operational improvements

Tonnes harvested salmon and trout

Farming

Farming

Farming – shielding technology

Farming – shielding technology

Atlantic Salmon - Supply in tons WFE

Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Region Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change Volume Change
Europe 676 300 1.6 % 896 600 13.1 % 1 837 500 -3.1 % 1 777 000 -3.3 % 1 866 800 5.1 % 993 000 6.8 % 2 021 300 1.4 %
Norway 370 400 2.8 % 534 500 12.0 % 517 800 -1.1
%
482 300 -2.3 % 516 400 2.3 % 618 700 6.7 % 620 800 0.1 %
United Kingdom 178 300 -6.4 % 199 200 11.7 % 160 800 -19.3 % 152 100 -5.4 % 189 400 24.5 % 186 600 -1.5 % 191 100 2.4 %
Faroe Islands 80 600 -6.9 % 105 500 30.9 % 99 600 -5.6 % 89 400 -10.2 % 99 600 11.4 % 119 500 20.0 % 134 700 12.7 %
Iceland 31 200 27.3 % 500
41
33.0 % 42 900 3.4
%
38 700 -9.8 % 42 900 10.9 % 50 200 17.0 % 58 200 15.9 %
Ireland 15 800 1.9 % 15 900 0.6 % 16 400 %
3.1
14 500 -11.6 % 18 500 27.6 % 18 000 -2.7 % 16 500 -8.3 %
Americas 1 035 990 11.8 % 993 600 -4.1 % 1 020 500 2.7 % 011 100 -0.9 % 958 800 -5.2 % 1 014 100 5.8 % 055 800 4.1 %
Chile 778 500 12.8 % 718 300 -7.7 % 753 300 %
4.9
766 000 1.7 % 700 000 -8.6 % 746 000 6.6 % 774 000 3.8 %
Canada 137 200 0.4 % 139 500 1.7 % 133 200 -4.5 % 110 100 -17.3 % 118 700 7.8 % 120 500 1.5 % 119 000 -1.2 %
Australia 82 800 36.0 % 85 400 %
3.1
83 800 -1.9
%
83 700 %
-0.1
85 000 1.6 % 83 500 -1.8 % 87 000 4.2 %
Others 17 490 -1.7 % 31
400
79.5 % 30 700 -2.2 % 32 800 6.8 % 35 600 8.5 % 44 100 23.9 % 56 800 28.8 %
USA 20 000 -3.8 % 19 000 -5.0 % 19 500 2.6 % 18 500 -5.1 % 19 500 5.4 % 20 000 2.6 % 19 000 -5.0 %
Total 2 712 290 5.2 % 2 890 200 6.6 % 2 858 000 -1.1 % 2 788 100 -2.4 % 2 825 600 1.3 % 3 007 100 6.4 % 3 077 100 2.3 %

Tons YTD April: 591.200 Change from Last Year 16.7%

Atlantic Salmon - Harvest Volumes Europe in tons WFE

Source: Kontali

Atlantic Salmon Consumption

TD - March Market 2022 2023 2024 - - 2025 Growth Growth %
EU 276 583 244 907 259 780 274 377 14.597 5.6 %
Others 185 609 181 394 182 263 191 786 9.523 5.2 %
USA 159 661 160 267 155 102 164 078 8.976 5.8 %
Russia 14 893 14 971 14 143 13 550 -593 -4.2 %
Japan 15 822 12 727 11 484 11 641 156 1.4 %
Total 652 567 5.2 %

。 2022 。 2023 。 2024 。 2025 - Growth - - - - Zero-line

Other Markets by Volume - Last Quarter (Q1)

200 %

Outlook

Farming Wild Catch VAP, S&D
Positive biological development will
continue to impact harvested volume and
cost development
Contracts share for salmon in 2025
currently around 17% (incl. downgrades)
High standing biomass going into 2025
will impact seasonality in harvest volume
in 2025
Expect to see significant improvements
from :
Roe, genetics and smolt quality
New farming technology
-
Lerøy Way
- Challenging quota situation, but
price development is positive
- At some point in time quotas are
likely to increase
Quotas for 2025
Cod -32%
Haddock -2%
Saithe North unchanged
Saithe South +40 %
- Expect improved profitability in 2025
compared to 2024
- Lower salmon and trout prices are
building makrets
- Increased demand for integrated,
sustainable, value chain
- Improved market share in some key
markets, utilising the potential of our
value chain

Creating the world's most efficient and sustainable value chain for seafood

The Norwegian Seafood Pioner

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