-- a2ミルク社(NZE:ATM、ASX:A2M)は、中国における乳児用粉ミルク事業で「一時的な市場供給問題」が発生しており、これが2026年度の業績に影響を与え、業績見通しを下方修正する見込みであると、ニュージーランド証券取引所とオーストラリア証券取引所に月曜日に提出した書類で明らかにした。 提出書類によると、この問題は主に、中国向け乳児用粉ミルク製品の販売不足が流通業者や小売店で発生していることに起因する。その原因としては、国際的な競合他社による製品回収に伴う、同社輸入製品への需要の高まりなどが挙げられる。 同時に、中東紛争は中国への製品輸送における航空貨物の供給とコストに直接的な影響を与えており、また、シンライト社(NZE:SML、ASX:SM1)の工場における過去の製造上の課題により、現在までのところ在庫水準は低く、未処理の発注書が「相当量」残っていると同社は述べている。 さらに、提出書類によると、強化されたセレウリド検査に関する新たな基準により品質保証の承認期間が延長され、業界全体の検査およびサンプリング率の上昇も承認期間の延長につながっている。 a2 Milk社は、これらの要因が、主に4月と5月における中国向け乳児用粉ミルクの供給に重大な影響を与えるだろうと述べている。同社は、2026年度の売上高成長率を、以前の予想である2桁台半ばから2桁台前半から半ばに下方修正した。金利・税金・減価償却費・償却費控除前利益率(EBITDA)は、以前の予想である16%から14%~15%程度に下方修正される見込みだ。 同社はまた、市場金利の低下と純取引キャッシュアウトフローにより、2026年度の受取利息が減少すると予想している。 同社のニュージーランド株は、直近の月曜日の取引で13%下落した。
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