Last year, the tuna world saw skipjack prices sink to some of their lowest levels in years. And these low prices couldn't have been better for tuna giant Thai Union.

The company posted its highest earnings before interest, tax, demortization and amortization (EBITDA) ever -- and analysts appear to agree that the tuna giant is in an even better position as it begins 2020.

The company's EBITDA rose 9.2 percent year on year to THB 12 billion (€3.6 billion/$384 million), despite a 5.3