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euros in the quarter.
Mowi delivered yet another record-breaking set of results in the second quarter,
driven by strong operational performance in all business areas in addition to
good prices.
âStrong volumes, good salmon prices and, most importantly, excellent operational
performance by my 11 500 colleagues across the world, resulted in a new record-
breaking quarter for Mowi. I am very pleased to see continuous improvement over
time throughout the value chain,â Mowi CEO Ivan Vindheim said.
Mowi harvested 107 500 tonnes of salmon in the quarter, above guidance of
104 500 tonnes. Full-year harvest guidance for 2023 remains unchanged at an all-
time high 484 000 tonnes, equal to growth of 4.4% year-over-year. This is above
projected industry growth of 0.6% and continues Mowiâs solid growth trajectory
which has surpassed that of the wider industry since 2019.
âOur growth in harvest volumes in recent years is encouraging. In the second
quarter, biological performance was positively impacted by improved production
and survival rates compared with one year ago,â Vindheim said.
Consumer Products delivered a seasonally record-high quarter on strong yields
and improved operational efficiency. Consumer demand continued to be good,
volumes improved, and average prices increased.
âI am impressed by the organisationâs commitment and performance both upstream
and downstream. We continue to capture market share and capitalise on our
advantages as a global, integrated company. Our branding efforts continue
unabated, and the MOWI brand now has a truly global footprint, being present in
18 markets, with focus on further growth,â Vindheim said.
Mowiâs feed division also had a strong quarter, recording its best-ever second
quarter earnings.
âSold volumes were seasonally record-high on the back of continued strong growth
in sea, which demonstrates the high quality of our feed. Feed composition,
effective sourcing, feed performance analysis and collaboration between Feed,
Farming and R&D divisions are all key ingredients for the success of our feed
strategy,â Vindheim said.
On 31 May, the Norwegian Parliament approved the implementation of a 25%
resource rent tax on salmon farming with effect from 1 January 2023. Including
corporate taxes this equates to a marginal tax level of 47%.
âWe are of course very disappointed by the Parliamentâs decision, which has
already proved costly for value creation in the industry as investments worth
NOK 40 billion have been put on hold. However, we have not given up on turning
this around. We also intend to pursue our legal interests,â Vindheim said.
Mowiâs Board has decided to pay a quarterly dividend of NOK 2.00 per share.
For further information, please contact:
Kristian Ellingsen, CFO, +47 905 14 275
Kim Galtung Døsvig, IR Officer & Head of Treasury, +47 908 76?339
Ola Helge Hjetland, Group Communications Director, +47 970 67 932
About Mowi ASA
Mowi is one of the worldâs leading seafood companies and the largest producer of
farm-raised Atlantic salmon in the world, with an estimated harvest for 2023 of
484 000 tonnes from seven farming countries including Norway, Scotland, Ireland,
Faroes, Iceland, Canada and Chile.
Mowi is a fully integrated global seafood company, bringing salmon and other
seafood of supreme quality to consumers around the world, partly under our own
MOWI brand. Mowi is ranked as the most sustainable listed animal protein
producer in the world by Coller FAIRR.
With headquarters in Bergen, Norway, Mowi employs 11 500 people in 25 countries
worldwide, and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Turnover was EUR 4.9
billion in 2022.
For more information, please visit www.mowi.com (http://www.mowi.com).
Forward looking statements
This release may be deemed to include forward-looking statements, such as
statements that relate to Mowiâs 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 Mowiâs business and results.
Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases, such as
âbelieve,â âexpect,â âanticipate,â âintend,â âestimate,â âmay increase,â âmay
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future or conditional verbs such as âmay,â âwill,â âshould,â âwould,â and
âcould.â Forward-looking statements are Mowiâs 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. Mowi ASAâs Annual
Report contains 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, anti-trust 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 Mowi assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statement.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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