Austevoll Seafood ASA Reports Earnings Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year Ended December 31, 2023
February 28, 2024 at 03:11 am EST
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Austevoll Seafood ASA reported earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023. For the fourth quarter, the company reported sales was NOK 8,754 million compared to NOK 7,639 million a year ago. Net income was NOK 433 million compared to NOK 262 million a year ago. Basic earnings per share from continuing operations was NOK 2.15 compared to NOK 1.3 a year ago. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was NOK 2.15 compared to NOK 1.3 a year ago.
For the full year, sales was NOK 33,774 million compared to NOK 31,150 million a year ago. Net income was NOK 292 million compared to NOK 2,490 million a year ago. Basic earnings per share from continuing operations was NOK 1.45 compared to NOK 12.34 a year ago. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was NOK 1.45 compared to NOK 12.34 a year ago.
Austevoll Seafood ASA (AUSS) is a Norway-based holding company. The Company is involved in pelagic operations within fisheries, production of fishmeal and fish oil, and frozen pelagic consumer products. The Company has sales operations in Norway, Europe, Asia, the USA and South America. Its activities are divided into operating segments and reflect its portfolio companies: Leroey Seafood Group ASA, which is involved in fish farming; Austral Group S.A.A., that is engaged in the production of fishmeal, fish oil, canned fish and frozen fish; Foodcorp Chile S.A., that is engaged in production of frozen fish, canned fish, fishmeal and fish oil.; Br. Birkeland AS, that holds pelagic fishing licences utilised by two purse-seiner fishing vessels; Br. Birkeland Farming AS, that holds seven salmon farming licences in the Western Region of Norway and the joint venture Pelagia Holding AS, that is engaged in production of fishmeal, fish oil, Omega-3 oil and frozen fish for direct human consumption.