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Synlait in dire straits as North Island assets on the block

Embattled milk processor gets four-month extension on debt repayment deadline as impairments drag half-year loss to $96.2m.

Synlait's processing plant at Pōkeno south of Auckland is up for sale.

NBR Staff Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Key points
  • Revenue: $652.9m, up 3%
  • Net loss: $96.2m, from $4.8m profit a year earlier.
  • Key takeaway: Capital raise and asset sales critical for business to remain a going concern. 

Debt-burdened milk processor Synlait has put its North Island processing assets up for sale as it seeks urgent options to pay back bank debt.

Announcing a net loss of $96.2 million for the half year to January, Synlait said its banks had extended a $130m March 31 debt repayment deadline to July 15

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NBR Staff Tue, 02 Apr 2024
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Key points
  • Revenue: $652.9m, up 3%
  • Net loss: $96.2m, from $4.8m profit a year earlier.
  • Key takeaway: Capital raise and asset sales critical for business to remain a going concern. 
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