Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Price momentum remains very weak, and spot rates are already below 2024 lows</li>
<li>Multiple deep-sea carriers have recently guided to a collapse in core earnings in 2025</li>
<li>USTR / MARAD proposed rule changes could add to US tariff chaos &amp; raise carriers' costs</li>
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Price momentum remains very weak, and spot rates are already below 2024 lows
Multiple deep-sea carriers have recently guided to a collapse in core earnings in 2025
USTR / MARAD proposed rule changes could add to US tariff chaos &amp; raise carriers' costs


Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | Rates Down | Chorus of Weak Guidance | USTR-MARAD (March 2025)

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Rates fell by -24% Q/Q in Q424, but ZIM exceeded consensus Q4 revenue &amp; earnings targets</li>
<li>Management guidance &amp; commentary regarding 2025 profitability paints a bleak picture</li>
<li>In our view, investors in container carriers would do well to heed these clear warnings</li>
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Rates fell by -24% Q/Q in Q424, but ZIM exceeded consensus Q4 revenue &amp; earnings targets
Management guidance &amp; commentary regarding 2025 profitability paints a bleak picture
In our view, investors in container carriers would do well to heed these clear warnings


ZIM Q424 Results, FY25 Guidance: Listen When Management Says "We're Gonna Earn Much Less This Year"

HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

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<li>Following <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ck-hutchison-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:132:1" rel="noopener">CK Hutchison Holdings (1 HK)</a>'s port disposal, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cosco-shipping-ports-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:360:1" rel="noopener">Cosco Shipping Ports (1199 HK)</a> looks interesting, given its portfolio of port projects, which spans globally.</li>
<li>Overseas ports accounted for 38.9% of its noncurrent assets. A disposal of half of such portfolio will generate HK$15.2bn of cash flow, equalling almost 89% of its market capitalisation. </li>
<li>Even without corporate activities, its 6.4x PER, 6.7% dividend yield, and 11.8x EV/EBITDA are inexpensive. The 0.36x P/B for FY25 also deeply undervalued its assets.</li>
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Following CK Hutchison Holdings (1 HK)'s port disposal, Cosco Shipping Ports (1199 HK) looks interesting, given its portfolio of port projects, which spans globally.
Overseas ports accounted for 38.9% of its noncurrent assets. A disposal of half of such portfolio will generate HK$15.2bn of cash flow, equalling almost 89% of its market capitalisation. 
Even without corporate activities, its 6.4x PER, 6.7% dividend yield, and 11.8x EV/EBITDA are inexpensive. The 0.36x P/B for FY25 also deeply undervalued its assets.


COSCO Shipping Ports (1199 HK): What's Interesting After the CKH Port Sale?

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<li>Price momentum for deep sea container carriers continued to plunge in January 2025</li>
<li>January's revenue decline vs the Summer peak also historically bad despite LNY boost</li>
<li>We take down emerging consensus view that "all trade disruptions are good for carriers"</li>
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Price momentum for deep sea container carriers continued to plunge in January 2025
January's revenue decline vs the Summer peak also historically bad despite LNY boost
We take down emerging consensus view that "all trade disruptions are good for carriers"


Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | No, Not All Trade Disruptions Boost Carriers  (February 2025)

AP Moeller - Maersk A/S / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>"Good" included Q4 earnings &gt; consensus, cash dividend, and US$2 bn buyback program</li>
<li>"Bad" included guidance of underlying EBIT dropping to <strong><em>zero</em></strong> if Red Sea re-opens in H125</li>
<li>Even Maersk's best-case view has FY25 core EBIT falling by -53% Y/Y vs strong FY24</li>
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"Good" included Q4 earnings &gt; consensus, cash dividend, and US$2 bn buyback program
"Bad" included guidance of underlying EBIT dropping to zero if Red Sea re-opens in H125
Even Maersk's best-case view has FY25 core EBIT falling by -53% Y/Y vs strong FY24


Maersk Q424 Results: A Mix Of "Good" (Q4 Earnings, Dividend, Buyback) & "Bad" (FY25 Guidance)

Hong Kong

China Merchants Holdings International Company Limited, through its subsidiaries and associated companies, operates container and cargo terminals, port transportation, and airport cargo handling.  The Company also manufactures containers, paint, and trailers as well as operates toll road, shipping, property, and dealing securities businesses.

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China Merchants Port (144 HK)

Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | Rates Down | Chorus of Weak Guidance | USTR-MARAD (March 2025)

Container rates continue to fall, and major carriers are guiding to a collapse in core margins in FY25. Proposed US rules could potentially make...

Tracking Traffic

ZIM Q424 Results, FY25 Guidance: Listen When Management Says "We're Gonna Earn Much Less This Year"

Grim FY25 guidance and bleak commentary from ZIM management last week bolster our own very negative medium-term view of the deep-sea container...

Tracking Traffic

COSCO Shipping Ports (1199 HK): What's Interesting After the CKH Port Sale?

CK Hutchison's port disposal makes COSCO Shipping Ports look attractive, given its global port portfolio, potential cash flow if projects are...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | No, Not All Trade Disruptions Boost Carriers (February 2025)

After a respite in December, container shipping price momentum plunged again in January. We expect rates and profitability to decline sharply in...

Tracking Traffic

Maersk Q424 Results: A Mix Of "Good" (Q4 Earnings, Dividend, Buyback) & "Bad" (FY25 Guidance)

On February 6 Maersk reported Q424 results that beat expectations. More interesting to us was management's thoroughly downbeat FY25 guidance, where...

Tracking Traffic

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Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | Rates Down | Chorus of Weak Guidance | USTR-MARAD (March 2025)

Container rates continue to fall, and major carriers are guiding to a collapse in core margins in FY25. Proposed US rules could potentially make...

Tracking Traffic

ZIM Q424 Results, FY25 Guidance: Listen When Management Says "We're Gonna Earn Much Less This Year"

Grim FY25 guidance and bleak commentary from ZIM management last week bolster our own very negative medium-term view of the deep-sea container...

Tracking Traffic

COSCO Shipping Ports (1199 HK): What's Interesting After the CKH Port Sale?

​CK Hutchison's port disposal makes COSCO Shipping Ports look attractive, given its global port portfolio, potential cash flow if projects are...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | No, Not All Trade Disruptions Boost Carriers (February 2025)

After a respite in December, container shipping price momentum plunged again in January. We expect rates and profitability to decline sharply in...

Tracking Traffic

Maersk Q424 Results: A Mix Of "Good" (Q4 Earnings, Dividend, Buyback) & "Bad" (FY25 Guidance)

On February 6 Maersk reported Q424 results that beat expectations. More interesting to us was management's thoroughly downbeat FY25 guidance, where...

Tracking Traffic

CK Hutchison's port disposal makes COSCO Shipping Ports look attractive, given its global port portfolio, potential cash flow if projects are...