Earnings Release • Aug 27, 2014
Earnings Release
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Record high profit and volume for Marine Harvest
(Oslo, 27 August 2014) Marine Harvest achieved an operational EBIT of NOK 1 220
million in the second quarter of 2014, compared to NOK 901 million in the
corresponding quarter of 2013.
- The second quarter was a strong quarter for Marine Harvest, with record high
profit and volume. As a consequence of the good results, the board has resolved
a quarterly dividend of NOK 1 per share, says Aarskog.
Marine Harvest Group reported operational revenues and other income of NOK
6 563 million (NOK 4 445 million) in the second quarter of 2014. Total harvest
volumes were 114 176 tonnes in the quarter (79 438 tonnes). Harvest guidance for
2014 is 414 000 tonnes.
- The second quarter marked a milestone for Marine Harvest. In June we made the
first deliveries of our own feed, produced at our new feed factory at Bjugn, to
sites in Norway. The factory will at full capacity serve 60% of the Norwegian
production, and is a vital step towards becoming a fully integrated protein
producer with complete control from feed to plate, says CEO Alf-Helge Aarskog.
Salmon of Norwegian origin achieved an operational EBIT per kilo of NOK 12.16
(NOK 12.33) in the second quarter, while salmon of Scottish and Canadian origin
reported operational EBIT per kilo of NOK 12.19 and NOK 11.01 respectively
(NOK 13.55 and NOK 14.55). Salmon of Chilean origin achieved an operational EBIT
per kilo of NOK 5.50 (na). The figures include contribution from Sales and
Marketing, including VAP Europe and Morpol Processing. Marine Harvest VAP Europe
reported an operational EBIT of NOK -4 million compared to NOK 7 million in the
second quarter of 2013. Morpol Processing reported an operational EBIT of NOK
24 million.
- I'm confident that Marine Harvest is well positioned to optimize under the
short term challenges arising from the Russian sanctions, due to our global
presence, sales contract hedging and high degree of financial flexibility, says
Aarskog.
For further information, please contact:
Ivan Vindheim, CFO, Mobile: +47 958 71 310
Henrik Heiberg, VP Finance & Treasury, Tel: +47 21 56 20 11, Mobile:
+47 917 47 724
About Marine Harvest Group
Marine Harvest Group is the world's leading seafood company and largest producer
of farmed salmon, with presence in 22 countries and a total of 10 600 employees
worldwide. The company is headquartered in Bergen, Norway, and is listed on the
Oslo Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Please see
www.marineharvest.com for further information.
Forward looking statements
This release may be deemed to include forward-looking statements, such as
statements that relate to Marine Harvest's goals and strategies, salmon prices,
ability to increase or vary harvest volume, production capacity, trends in the
seafood industry, restructuring initiatives, exchange rate and interest rate
fluctuations, expected research and development expenditures, business prospects
and positioning with respect to market, demographic and pricing trends,
strategic initiatives, and the effects of any extraordinary events and various
other matters (including developments with respect to laws, regulations and
governmental policies regulating the industry and changes in accounting
policies, standards and interpretations) on Marine Harvest's business and
results. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or
phrases, such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "may
increase," "may fluctuate," "plan," "goal," "target," "strategy," and similar
expressions or future or conditional verbs such as "may," "will," "should,"
"would," and "could." Forward-looking statements are Marine Harvest's current
estimates or expectations of future events or future results. Actual results
could differ materially from those indicated by these statements because the
realization of those results is subject to many risks and uncertainties. Marine
Harvest ASA's registration statement on Form 20-F filed in 2014, including the
section captioned "Risk Factors," contain additional information about factors
that could affect actual results, including: changes to the price of salmon
including the value of our biological assets; hedging risks; risks related to
fish feed; economic and market risks; environmental risks; operational risks;
risks related to escapes, disease and sea lice; product risks; risks related to
our acquisitions; financing risks; regulation risks including relating to food
safety, the aquaculture industry, processing, competition and anti-corruption;
trade restriction risks; litigation risks; tax and accounting risks; strategic
and competitive risks; and reputation risks. All forward-looking statements
included in this release are based on information available at the time of the
release, and Marine Harvest assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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