Sanford

Sanford is an operator of fisheries, trawler operations, ship builders, aquaculture. The company's origins go back to the 1880s and in 1904 Albert Sanford incorporated Sanford Ltd. The group's resources are committed almost entirely to the inshore and deep-water fisheries of NZ, and allied operations of coolstores, shipbuilding, engineering and aquaculture.


Company Details

Registered Office: PO Box 443, Shortland Street, Auckland 1140
Postal Address: PO Box 443, Shortland Street, Auckland 1140
Telephone: +64 9 379 4720
Facsimile: +64 9 309 1190
Website: http://www.sanford.co.nz/
First Listed: 08/12/1960
Balance Date: 30 September
AGM: 18/12/2023

Directors and Executives

Paul Alston
Chief Financial Officer
Craig Ellison
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
David Mair
Independent Non-Executive Director
Robert McLeod
Chairman
John Strowger
Non-Executive Director

Announcements

Title Date Type
Sanford delivers an improved half year result Thu, May 15 2025 08:30 am HALFYR
Interim results announcement date Thu, May 08 2025 03:10 pm GENERAL
US Tariffs Fri, Apr 04 2025 08:30 am GENERAL
FY24 Sustainability Report Thu, Jan 30 2025 03:04 pm GENERAL
Capital Change Notice - Issue of Options Thu, Dec 19 2024 02:05 pm SECISSUE
Annual Meeting 2024 Results Wed, Dec 18 2024 04:26 pm MEETING
Annual Meeting 2024 Presentations Wed, Dec 18 2024 02:00 pm MEETING
Ongoing Disclosure Notice Mon, Dec 16 2024 04:09 pm SHINTR
SAN - Waiver from NZX Listing Rule 7.8.5(b) Tue, Nov 19 2024 08:55 am WAV/RULE
Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy / Voting Form Tue, Nov 19 2024 08:30 am MEETING

Major Holdings Announcements

Date Name No. Held % Current
14/12/23 Tasman Equity Holdings Limited (Tas 14,060,072 14.51 15.04
17/11/22 Amalgamated Dairies Ltd 1,235,787 6.01 1.32
14/03/22 Masfen Securities Limited 7,046,201 6.30 7.50
02/09/21 Ngāi Tahu Holdings Corporation Limi 18,607,721 12.56 19.90
02/09/21 Ngāi Tahu Investments Limited 18,557,721 12.51 19.85
13/11/20 Jarden Securities Limited and Harbo 4,663,159 5.16 4.99
10/11/20 Harbour Asset Management Limited 4,165,665 7.83 4.46
21/09/20 Forsyth Barr Investment Management 4,621,468 5.56 4.94
22/08/18 Avalon Investment Trust Ltd 3,500,000 8.18 3.74
17/08/18 Jarden Partners Limited. 5,940,362 5.02 6.35
11/10/17 Paul Gerard Keeling and Edgar Willi - 24.32 -
24/03/17 Maruha Nichiro Corporation 4,885,231 - 5.22

Director’s Interests Announcements

Date Name No. Held % Details Other
22/12/23 William John Strowger 22,500 - - -
08/12/23 Robert McLeod 41,225 - - -
22/11/22 Paul John Alston 7,373 - - -
18/11/22 Peter Reidie 43,750 - - -
08/11/22 David Mair 31,000 - - -
12/08/22 Craig Raniera Ellison 1,000 - - -
23/11/21 Mark Cairns 50,000 - - -
22/11/21 Fiona Mackenzie 2,000 - - -
26/02/21 Katherine Turner 5,000 - - -
18/11/20 Peter Kean 25,000 - - -
24/01/20 Volker Kuntzsch 43,877 - - -
16/12/19 Peter Goodfellow 277,200 - - -
14/02/19 Peter Cullinane 12,000 - - -
15/02/18 R.A McLeod 8,500 - - -
09/02/18 Abigail Foote 12,000 - - -

Analysts’ Forecasts

profit2021 profit2022 eps2021 dps2021 sales2021 ebit2021 ebitda2021
mean 29.6 31.7 14.5 544.9 57.0 92.7
high 29.6 31.7 14.5 544.9 57.0 92.7
low 29.6 31.7 14.5 544.9 57.0 92.7
sample 1 0 1 1 1 1 1

Disclaimer

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Last Updated: 06/12/2023


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