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New Zealand King Salmon Investments

New Zealand King Salmon Investments is a New Zealand-based aquaculture company focused on the breeding, farming, processing, and distribution of King salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). The company operates freshwater hatcheries, seawater marine farms in the Marlborough Sounds, and processing facilities in the South Island of New Zealand. It supplies fresh and frozen salmon products, as well as smoked and value-added salmon, to domestic and international retail, food service, and wholesale markets across North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe under brand names including Ora King, Regal, Southern Ocean, and Omega Plus.

Snapshot

Public AUOwnership
2008Year founded
201–500Employees
Nelson, New ZealandHead office
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Global footprint

Operations

Products and/or services of New Zealand King Salmon Investments

  • Seawater Salmon Farming: Marine aquaculture operations utilizing surface sea-cage farms located in the Marlborough Sounds, producing King salmon harvested for domestic and export markets with sustainable water management and strict environmental monitoring.
  • Freshwater Hatcheries and Rearing: Freshwater hatchery facilities located at Tentburn, Takaka, and Waimea, nurturing King salmon from eggs to smolt before transfer to ocean farms, ensuring genetic quality and biosecurity across initial growth stages.
  • Processing and Value-Added Production: Primary and secondary processing facilities producing whole fresh fish, cut fillets, cold-smoked slices, wood-roasted portions, and pet nutrition products for global culinary, retail, and industrial customer channels.
  • Offshore Open-Ocean Farming: Offshore aquaculture operations utilizing deep-water ocean cages located seven kilometers off Cape Lambert in the Cook Strait, expanding farming capacity into cooler, high-energy open ocean conditions.
  • International Export and Retail Distribution: Direct sales and distribution channels supplying fresh and frozen fish, branded retail cuts, and smoked specialties to food service distributors, supermarket chains, and specialty seafood importers across North America, Asia, and Europe.
  • Fish Feed Rearing and Nutrition Management: Feed procurement and tailored nutritional strategies optimized for fish health, maintaining efficient biological feed conversion ratios and strict dietary standards across both freshwater and seawater growth phases.

New Zealand King Salmon Investments executive team

  • Carl CarringtonChief Executive Officer
  • Katie BennettChief Financial Officer
  • Neil RoperGeneral Manager of Operations & Supply Chain
  • Monique HatfullGeneral Manager of Relationships & Communications
  • Mark JennerGeneral Manager of Marketing
  • Nikki RackleyGeneral Manager People & Culture
  • Graeme TregidgaChief Customer Officer
  • Grant Wayne LovellGeneral Manager of Aquaculture
  • Andrew HarrisonGeneral Manager of Strategy & Performance

Recent announcements

What New Zealand King Salmon Investments (NZK) has told the market, newest first.

  1. Proposed Share Transaction Requiring Shareholder ApprovalPrice sensitive
  2. SPH Notice - Jack Lee Porus and Robert Narev
  3. SPH Notice - Oregon Group Limited (Oregon)
  4. SPH Notice - China Resources Asset Management Ltd

Dividend history

Dividends per share paid by New Zealand King Salmon Investments, by financial year.

New Zealand King Salmon Investments dividends per share by financial year
Financial yearInterimFinalSpecialTotal
FY2019NZ$0.0138NZ$0.0095—NZ$0.0232
FY2018NZ$0.0135NZ$0.0095—NZ$0.0229
FY2017NZ$0.0132NZ$0.0092—NZ$0.0224
FY2016—NZ$0.0093—NZ$0.0093

Key financials

Reported results for New Zealand King Salmon Investments, in NZD.

Market cap
102.3M
Revenue (TTM)
176.6M
P/E ratio
—
EPS (diluted, TTM)
-0.0
Dividend yield
—
Profit margin
-5.4%
New Zealand King Salmon Investments annual revenue and income
Fiscal year endRevenueOperating incomeNet income
175.2M-29.9M-9.4M
211M4.6M13.4M
187.1M31.3M28.5M
167.1M-4.8M1.9M