New Zealand’s Synlait warns of lower 2021 profit

Dairy products giant Synlait Milk warns of flat to lower profit in fiscal year 2021 due to weak demand for consumer-packaged infant formula.
calendar icon 10 November 2020
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Reuters reports that the new outlook walks back its September prediction of a better performance.

Synlait, which is part-owned by a2 Milk Company. said product demand was likely to be weak in the first half of fiscal 2021 but could improve after that as existing stocks clear.

"Against this, we now expect to be at or slightly below the fiscal 2020 net profit after tax result for fiscal 2021," the company said in a statement.

In September, it had forecast a "slight improvement on fiscal 2020", driven by demand for its ingredient and lactoferrin business.

The dairy company warned the guidance was subject to the unpredictable effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, with consumer behaviour, channel dynamics and supply-chain disruptions all subject to change.

Synlait also launched a NZ$200 million ($136.58 million) share placement and purchase plan to raise funds for processing and packaging equipment as well as to provide extra balance sheet headroom to navigate the pandemic-led uncertainty.

($1 = 1.4643 New Zealand dollars)

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Source: Reuters

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