Thursday, 27 October 2011

KEY LINKS - Fish Farm Share Prices and Financial Information, Updated Jan 13, 2012

Share price gives you an indication of what investors think about a company. The company's financial records give you an indication of the best picture the company can present of the company's health.

Norwegian fish farm companies' share prices have been in freefall for some time: Marine Harvest is at: 44.2 cents; Cermaq is at $10.20; Grieg Seafood is at: 66.1 cents. All USA dollars.

Find Marine Harvest share prices:http://www.marineharvest.com/en/Investor1/Share-info/

Find Cermaq/Mainstream share prices:http://www.cermaq.com/portal/wps/wcm/connect/cermaqen/home/press/Share+information.

Find Grieg Seafood share prices:http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=GSF.OL&a=5&b=21&c=2007&d=7&e=17&f=2011&g=d&z=66&y=0.

A quick analysis of the industry in October, 2011: http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/10/25/business/9764783&sec=business. The selling price of 24 Kroner is $4.32 or negative income for Marine Harvest and Grieg Seafood.

This link says that the Norwegian derivative fish farms are all losing money: http://www.newsinenglish.no/2011/10/27/salmon-producers-face-new-crisis/

This link shows the bad financial position that Marine Harvest is in, 3rd Q income down 97%: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-11/fredriksen-fish-farmer-chokes-on-salmon-glut-corporate-finance.html.

This is a currency converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert/?Amount=1&From=NOK&To=CAD. Nov 27, 1 NOK = .1773 CDN Dollar. In other words: $1 CDN = 5.64 NOK.Link

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The financial reports make the companies sound in fine health. Investor's don't agree - shares are way down. Then go and follow brokers to the Oslo Stock Exchange. Their comments are frank and present a much more negative picture.

Marine Harvest 2010 Financial Report, delivered in 2011: http://marineharvest.com/en/Investor1/Press-releases/2011/2010-ANNUAL-REPORT-APPROVED---INCREASED-DIVIDENLinkD-PROPOSAL-NOK-080-PER-SHARE/.

Cermaq 2010 Financial Report, delivered in 2011: http://www.report2010.cermaq.com/media/3681/0_cermaq_annual_report_2010.pdf. Do note that CEO Geir Isaksen has been moved from the government's Cermaq to the government's train transportation ministry.

Grieg Seafood 2010 Financial Report, delivered in 2011:
http://www.griegseafood.ca/financial_english.aspx?pageId=71. Click on the report image.

Bloomberg financial has frank comment on fish farms: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-11/fredriksen-fish-farmer-chokes-on-salmon-glut-corporate-finance.html. This is the most cheery note in a couple of months. Look around for other articles.

All Oslo Fish Farm stock market prices can be found at: http://www.fishfarmingxpert.com/index.php?page_id=76&article_id=93626. Look in the right column.

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