SalMar ASA (OSL:SALM)
kr 418.8 +6.4 (+1.55%) Market Cap: 55.97 Bil Enterprise Value: 80.43 Bil PE Ratio: 30.79 PB Ratio: 3.03 GF Score: 94/100

Q4 2024 SalMar ASA Earnings Call(recording) Transcript

Feb 18, 2025 / 09:00 AM GMT
Release Date Price: kr594.5 (+0.93%)

Key Points

Positve
  • SalMar ASA (SALRF) reported an improvement in biological performance throughout the fourth quarter of 2024, providing a brighter outlook for the coming year.
  • The company maintained a robust financial position, proposing a dividend of 22 NOK per share for the financial year 2024.
  • Operational EBIT increased by 448 million NOK compared to the third quarter, driven by higher volume and price achievement.
  • SalMar ASA (SALRF) has a flexible financing structure with new green bonds totaling 4,350 million NOK, ensuring sufficient liquidity for future investments.
  • The company is investing in fish welfare and technology, with plans to increase preventive technology deployment to 40% of locations in 2025.
Negative
  • 2024 was a challenging year for SalMar ASA (SALRF), with environmental conditions and biological challenges negatively impacting operational choices and performance.
  • The company experienced high costs in Iceland, which dragged down results despite improved biological stability in the fourth quarter.
  • Event-based mortality during the period increased costs by 73 million NOK.
  • Harvest volume was reduced by 9% to 231,800 tons, with a decrease in EBIT per kilo due to biological challenges.
  • The company expects continued high costs and very low volume in Iceland for the first half of 2025.


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E D I T E D V E R S I O N

SALM.OL - SalMar ASA
Q4 2024 SalMar ASA Earnings Call(recording)
Feb 18, 2025 / 09:00AM GMT

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Good morning everyone and welcome to the presentation of Salmarsh results for the 4th quarter of 2024. My name is Freud Onsen, and I am the CEO of Salmar and today I'm joined as usual by our CFO Ulrich Steinwick.

At Salmoy, it is always about producing salmon on the salmon's terms. As 2024 has been a challenging year for Salmoy, but it's good to present the figures today where we see improvements in biological performance. This gives us a brighter outlook for the coming year compared to when we stood here several times last year.

The commitment, effort, and passion our employees have shown in 24 make me proud.

It has been demanding for all of us in various ways, especially for those who go out to sea every day to
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