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Sanford

NZC:SAN · NZSANE0001S0
Food ProductsSmall

360

86
EV / EBIT66
Price / Owner Earnings50
Owner Earnings Yield77
Dividend Yield59
Price/Sales23
EV / Gross Profit33
Price/Book73
Return on Capital70
Cash Return on Capital75
Return on Equity57
EBIT Margin97
Gross Profitability27
Cash Conversion52
Accruals63
Owner Earnings Margin89
Sales growth9
Profit Growth29
Long-Term EPS Growth87
Owner Earnings Growth86
Reinvestment49
Price momentum91
Debt load75
Refinancing38
Debt Payback45
Liquidity66
Analyst ratings8
Opinion Changes5
Price Target Upside41
Market mood44
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Sanford clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryNew Zealand
IndustryFood Products
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNZSE
Founded1904
Employees198
ISINNZSANE0001S0
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
AquacultureFarmingSeafood

Description

Sanford Limited is a leading seafood company engaged in catching and processing a variety of fish species, including both inshore and deepwater species, as well as farming, harvesting, and processing mussels and salmon. The company operates with a c…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Sanford Limited is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is attractive. You pay 7.6× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly -7% yearly growth; analysts expect 2%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
33
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jun 2025

All-time low

33

Jun 2026

Average rank

69

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
23
41
54
47
Price/Earnings
67
76
87
34
Price/Book
73
93
97
93
Dividend Yield
59
34
85
73
Value (overall)
47
61
86
73

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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