Equity Research Analyst, Maritime sector, Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Ankush Kathuria CFA, FRM

Equity Research Analyst, Maritime sector

Maritime Sector, Equity & Credit Research

Drewry Maritime Financial Research

With no ties to other players in the shipping, finance or banking world, we provide a uniquely impartial view of the markets and companies we cover. Our parent organization, Drewry is a leading independent provider of research services to the maritime and shipping industry, employing over 100 professionals across an international network of offices in London, Delhi, Singapore and Shanghai. Combining our market-leading resources with seasoned sector expertise DFRS offers a highly differentiated and comprehensive range of investment and financial research services to lenders and prospective investors in publicly listed maritime and shipping companies. The full service of reports, supporting resources and sector orientated webinars provides our clients with the most complete picture of the organisations under coverage as is possible. We have been charting and analysing the world’s maritime markets for more than 40 years. This unrivalled intelligence and understanding provides the foundation of our research service. Our analysts have access to one of the most up-to-date, comprehensive and reliable sources of market insight and research data available today. We look at globally listed companies within the following sectors: Port Operators, Container Shipping, Container Manufacturing & Leasing, LNG Shipping, Dry Bulk Shipping and Tanker Shipping. Combine in-depth sector expertise with financial analysis focusing on over 50 stocks globally.

Equity Bottom-Up

<p><strong>Profit on expected lines.</strong> Hapag-Lloyd’s (HL’s) overall revenue for 2Q17 was EUR 2.4bn, which is up 28% y/y. This figure includes EUR 199m of revenue contribution from UASC, which completed its merger with HL on 24 May. The company’s EBITDA of EUR 229m was triple the figure reported last year which helped the margin to shoot up to 10% vs. 4% in 2Q16. The EBIT on the other hand came in at EUR 84m – a reversal from the loss of EUR 45m reported last year. This lifted HL’s operating margin to a…</p>

Profit on expected lines. Hapag-Lloyd’s (HL’s) overall revenue for 2Q17 was EUR 2.4bn, which is up 28% y/y. This figure includes EUR 199m of revenue contribution from UASC, which completed its merger with HL on 24 May. The company’s EBITDA of EUR 229m was triple the figure reported last year which helped the margin to shoot up to 10% vs. 4% in 2Q16. The EBIT on the other hand came in at EUR 84m – a reversal from the loss of EUR 45m reported last year. This lifted HL’s operating margin to a…

Hapag-Lloyd AG (HLAG GR) - On Track to Maintain Full Year Profitability; Upgrade to Attractive