Sanford Limited (SARDY) Stock

About Sanford Limited

Sanford Limited specializes in the complete seafood supply chain, from cultivating and harvesting to processing, storing, and distributing marine products globally. The company operates through distinct Wildcatch and Aquaculture divisions. Its Wildcatch segment secures and processes a diverse range of inshore and deepwater fish species, complemented by its Aquaculture division, which cultivates and prepares mussels and salmon. Its extensive seafood product lineup encompasses various species, including Antarctic toothfish, arrow squid, barracouta, blue mackerel, gemfish, ghost shark, greenshell mussels, hake, hapuku, hoki, jack mackerel, john dory, kahawai, king salmon, lemon sole, ling, monkfish, New Zealand sole, orange roughy, Patagonian toothfish, red cod, scampi, silver warehou, smooth oreo dory, snapper, southern blue whiting, trevally, and yellowbelly flounder. Established in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1881, the company maintains a vast international market reach, with operations spanning New Zealand, North America, China, Australia, Europe, other Asian countries, Japan, the Middle East, South Korea, Hong Kong, Central and South America, Africa, and the Pacific.

Sanford Limited is headquartered in NZ.

Sanford Limited (SARDY) stock trades at $19.40 with a market capitalization of $362.80M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.03, price-to-book of 0.83, price-to-sales of 1.14. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $15.46 and $22.83, and currently trades 15.0% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.80%.

On profitability, Sanford Limited generates a return on equity (ROE) of 9.48%, return on capital employed of 13.05%, an operating margin of 22.45%, a net profit margin of 12.68%.

Official website: www.sanford.co.nz

Sanford Limited by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Sanford Limited reported revenue of $463.0M rising to $584.0M, a change of +26.1% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 4.5% a year over five years, 3.2% over three, 0.2% over the last twelve months. Net profit rose to $64.0M.

Operating margin went from 13.1% in 2016 to 8.6% in 2025, a fall of 4.4 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 12.68%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Mar '26, revenue is $1.2B and net profit $111.0M.

Borrowings fell from $178.0M to $146.0M, cash on hand is $17.9M, cash from operations was $135.0M in the latest year, positive in 10 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 4.8% over five years, and was 8.7% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at —% a year over five years, 21.1% over three, 28.0% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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