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Sanford Limited

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NZX code:
SAN
Short name:
Sanford
Legal name:
Sanford Limited
Industry sector: Food
NZX50 rank: [no data]
Head office:
22 Jellicoe Street, Freemans Bay, Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
Chairman:
Sir Robert McLeod
Chief executive:
David Mair
Financial year ended:
September
Locations: New Zealand
Auditor:
KPMG
Bankers:
ANZ, BNZ, Rabobank

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Financial Data

A. Recent trading and performance summary

Total revenue NPAT Earnings per share
mln mln cents
2016 464 38 37
2017 478 38 40
2018 515 42 45
2019 545 42 45
2020 469 22 24
2021 490 16 17
2022 532 56 60
2023 553 10 11
2024 583 20 21
2025 584 64 68

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B. Recent financial position summary

Total assets Total Liabilities Equity ratio
mln mln %
2016 798 240 70
2017 820 244 70
2018 809 227 72
2019 821 233 72
2020 932 320 65
2021 940 306 67
2022 978 313 68
2023 1072 387 64
2024 1046 342 67
2025 1007 266 74

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C. Recent cash flows and positions

Cash inflows Cash outflows Cash and equiv. at year end
mln mln mln
2016 35 37 -52
2017 50 47 -50
2018 72 75 -52
2019 49 43 -47
2020 36 44 -54
2021 32 29 -51
2022 45 29 -35
2023 49 64 -51
2024 73 65 14
2025 135 138 12

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D. Recent key ratio analysis

Earnings per share Price:Earnings ratio NTA/share Dividend yield
cents annual avg dollars annual avg %
2016 37 17 0.6 3.6
2017 40 19 0.8 3.0
2018 45 18 0.8 2.9
2019 45 15 1.0 3.4
2020 24 24 0.8 0.9
2025 68 11 2.7 1.9

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Description of trading activities

Sanford has been a part of the New Zealand fishing industry for more than 150 years. Currently Sanford is New Zealand’s largest fishing and aquaculture business with an extensive range of work from Stewart Island, right through to Auckland. Their Global presence is strong as well with importing and exporting in Australia, and China.

CEO profile

David Mair was appointed Managing director on the 1st of May, 2024. Mair is also an executive Director on the Sanford Board. Mair has an array of leadership experience, his most recent role as the CEO of NZX-listed company Skellerup Holdings. Mair received the Johnson Partners Leadership Award from the Institute of Financial Professionals (INFINZ).

Chairman profile

Sir Robert McLeod is the chairman of Sanford, and has been since 2019. McLeod was appointed onto the board in 2016, and then appointed to Deputy Chair in 2018. McLeod has extensive experience as a chairman as he is also the Chairman of Quayside Holdings Limited and Ngati Porou Holdings. Along with the two positions, McLeod is also a Director of the Port of Tauranga Ltd.