King Salmon rises 3.6% in NZX debut   19 Oct 2016

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Wednesday 19 October 2016 11:28 AM

King Salmon rises 3.6% in NZX debut after existing shareholders use IPO to trim holdings

By Jonathan Underhill

Oct. 19 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand King Salmon shares rose 3.6 percent in their NZX debut after the fish farming company raised more than $70 million to fund its growth and allow existing shareholders to reduce their holdings.

The stock first traded at $1.16 on the NZX, valuing the company at about $160 million. It sold about 69 million shares in the IPO, raising $30 million of new capital to repay debt, and to fund future investment and working capital, while Malaysian-owned Oregon Group reduced its holding to about 40 percent, Direct Capital sold $45 million of shares and existing minority shareholders reduced their stakes.

Chairman John Ryder said the IPO gave King Salmon "a strong platform for investing in aquaculture growth".

“The planet’s resources need careful management, at the same time as the world’s growing population is crying out for increased nutritious food production," he said. "Farmed salmon in particular represents an efficient and sustainable way of meeting those needs."

King Salmon plans to use $16.7 million of the new capital raised to repay bank debt and shareholder loans and $8.2 million to partially fund a new farm, while $5.1 million will be gobbled up by offer costs.

The offer attracted food investor China Resources Ng Fund, which bought a 15 percent of apple exporter Scales Corp from Direct Capital in March, and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund. The Chinese firm took a 10 percent stake and the New Zealand Superannuation Fund will hold 5.5 percent.

King Salmon is projecting revenue of $130.1 million in the year ending June 30, 2017, for a profit of $10 million, compared to a $2.6 million profit on sales of $114.1 million in 2016. That's expected to rise again in 2018, generating revenue of $143.6 million and a profit of $14.1 million.

The offer document forecasts dividends of $5 million in 2017 and $5.6 million the following year, implying a gross dividend yield of 4.5 percent and 5 percent respectively.

The company operates seven farms in Marlborough's Pelorus and Queen Charlotte Sounds and has three new farms coming on stream. The consents for the new sites were opposed by environmental groups all the way to the Supreme Court in 2014, which succeeded in winning a protection of "outstanding landscapes" and ruling out another proposed farm.

King Salmon was advised on its IPO and listing on the NZX and ASX by law firm Chapman Tripp. Kit Adamson, a partner at the firm, said 2016 had been "another sluggish year for IPOs, with only three on the NZX main board this year – drawing even with 2015’s total tally."

“However, there are indications we may see further activity before the year is out to surpass 2015 by a small margin," shes aid. "It is heartening to see companies like New Zealand King Salmon that offer investors an opportunity to invest in New Zealand’s primary sector choosing to list.”

(BusinessDesk)

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