Tassal Group According to the 2014 Annual Report, Tassal recorded a decline in revenues for the 2014 fiscal year. However, it improved the net income and EPS, so the performance was not all bad. The company was able to lower its gearing ratio as well, and increased its net assets. Thus, performance was mixed, but there is still concern about the declining revenue.

Opportunities

Since revenues are one of the biggest problems that Tassal has, finding new revenue streams is going to be one of the key strategic focal points. The company notes that among its challenges are to get product from Tasmania to markets, something that is difficult with fresh seafood. Processed and packaged seafood is more stable, but there are benefits to accessing distribution channels in the more populated areas of Australia. For example, the company has sought to acquire De Costi, which is a seafood company at the Sydney Fish Market (Acheson, 2015). This move would be a form of downstream vertical integration, wherein Tassal would gain access to a key distribution point in the country's biggest city.

Further to this, there is an opportunity for Tassal to sell other kinds of seafood. The company is currently a salmon specialist, and when there are supply issues with regards to that salmon, the company can find itself in a difficult position with respect to revenues. Other seafood products would be the sort...

The fish farming sector has come under government scrutiny for the waste that it creates, and that is something that can be a challenge to companies like Tassal, who may end up footing the bill for cleanup of environmental waste that they create (Eco Daily, 2015). Lowering the potential liability of its activities is a key way to improve the net margins, allowing for profit improvement even when there is persistent erosion of revenues.
It is also possible that the company can increase its production capacity. This means doing two things. First, it needs to find new sites, demonstrate its ecological soundness and make the right applications to government. Second, it needs to find ways of selling that salmon. The company may be able to succeed by canning, creating products, freezing, or just finding ways to get fresh salmon to more markets in Australia faster. All of these approaches can work. Many people in Asia like fish, but have little exposure to salmon. So it is entirely possible that new markets can be developed to soak up additional supply that is created.

Competitors

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