Yang Ming 2Q earnings avoid sequential fall at the EBIT level as sequential fall in revenue was offset by the reduction in operating expense, which is an outliner. Yang Ming led the container liner peers in 13% QoQ reduction in OPEX excluding bunker, depreciation and SG&A, which consists of mainly port handlings and equity repositioning. Among the liners, e.g. Maersk and Hapag Lloyd, that have disclosed port handling expenses, unit costs for this item were down QoQ but the drop is mostly off
Hapag Lloyd reported before market open on 10 August. Hapag Lloyd’s 2Q results suffered second biggest a bigger QoQ fall in EBIT, following ONE’s 67% as Transatlantic head haul freight rates fell by 50% (Source: Xeneta) while CCFI fell only 7% during 2Q. However, Hapag Lloyd remain a leader in the EBIT margin among its container liner peers. What may have been overlooked however is that Hapag Lloyd has been leading its peers in delivering RoE (return on equity) on more efficient capital managem
The three main Taiwanese carriers' July revenue came out flat MoM but remained down 67% YoY. The three liners' aggregate revenue held steady at $1.4 Bn a month which is 70% lower than the cycle peak in January 2022 but remain 40% above the average level before 2020. Long haul trade volumes have rebounded in July based on Linerlytica's capacity and utilization data, but the average freight rates based on the CCFI was down 5% MoM in July. EMC, the Taiwan listed arm of the Evergreen Group, was t
Maersk net profits slipped 47% QoQ in the 2nd quarter of 2023, with the dismal performance of the logistics segment continuing to pull down the Group’s results. Liner EBIT dropped by a lower 39% QoQ in 2Q to $1.97Bn which is higher than earnings in any quarter prior to 2020. Management lifted the lower end of the full year EBIT earnings guidance from $2 Bn to $3.5 Bn but kept the upper end unchanged at $5 Bn. As 1H 2023 EBIT has already reached $4 Bn, the revised FY guidance implies 2H EBIT to
Maersk’s failure to protect its liner market share in the last 3 years has cost it dearly, as it gave up at least $4 Bn in foregone profits that Maersk would have been able to generate if it had maintained its global capacity share at 18% instead of the current 15.5%. In its stead, Maersk has chosen to invest almost $10 Bn of incremental capital in its logistics services since 2020 as it pivoted to the logistics integrator strategy. However, in its latest 2nd quarter financial report, Maersk’s
ONE reported a 58% QoQ drop in net profits in the 2nd quarter of 2023, with its higher exposure on the Transpacific routes dragging down its overall profitability by a larger margin compared to CMA CGM. EBIT margins dropped to 10%, its lowest level since 2020 but net profits were boosted by net interest income due to positive cash balances (ONE does not provide balance sheet details and interest income breakdown). ONE did not provide earnings guidance for FY2023, citing low visibility. However
CMA CGM recorded a 34% QoQ and 83% YoY decline in net profits to $1.3 Bn in the second quarter of 2023 on weaker freight rates despite improved liftings that saw sequential volume increases that confirmed the trend shown in our high frequency data on weekly capacity and utilization. But CMA CGM recorded a larger QoQ sequential drop in its average revenue per teu compared to the CCFI due to contract mix and Trans-Atlantic exposure relative to CCFI. Trans-Atlantic head haul freight rates have fall
Matson provided preliminary 23Q2 results after Thursday close. Matson's ocean transportation activities will be between $78-83mn, which is nearly 3 times of the 23Q1 results but still down 80% YoY. The YoY drop is expected by the market but the sequential rebound in earnings may have come as a positive surprise to the analysts in the capital market. Matson 's operation is highly concentrated on US domestic routes in the Pacific Ocean and FE-WCNA while CCFI suggested China-WCNA freight rates ha
EMC, the listed shipping arm of the Evergreen Group, reported June revenue on 7 July where its revenue (in USD) dropped 4% MoM. In contrast, Yang Ming’s June revenue rebounded from its May low while Wan Hai’s June revenue was flat MoM. Overall, the 3 main Taiwanese carriers’ 2Q revenue fell 3% QoQ and 66% YoY. EMC was only able to avoid a decline in revenue due to the consolidation of the Evergreen Group’s non listed entities held outside of EMC (see Week 26 Market Pulse).
OOIL reported 2023 Q1 top line breakdown overnight (5 July) where its revenue dropped 9% QoQ and 63% YoY. More importantly, overall average freight rates for OOIL fell 15% QoQ and 63% YoY, comparing to CCFI's 14% QoQ and 70% YoY drop. And all four routes registered decline in average freight rates both QoQ and YoY where Transatlantic route suffered bigger sequential fall. OOIL has earned $530mn in EBIT during 1Q23 as per our computation from COSCO's disclosure. The sequential drop in average fr