Fonterra earnings
- Forecasts 2020-21 milk price of nz$5.40-6.90/kg.
- 9 month normalised ebit: $815m.
- 9 month normalized gross margin: nz$2.5B.
- Reaffirms fy20 earnings of 15-25 NZ cents/share.
- Now sees 2019-20 milk price of NZ$7.10-NZ$7.30/kg.
- FY20 earnings seen at top half of forecast range.
- Midpoint of 2019-20 milk price forecast reduced due to softer global demand.
More to come…
We will have RBNZ Chief Economist speaking on monetary policy at the top of the hour.