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.

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DMER Shorts - Hapag Lloyd negative warning not a surprise, stay sellers of container shipping <figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/010/438/original/HLAPMM1.jpg?1468828073" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="10438"></figure> Hapag Lloyd negative warning not a surprise<ul><li><ul>
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This morning Hapag Lloyd issued a negative outlook adjustment , “The revised expectation of the Executive Board is a clearly decreasing EBITDA and a clearly decreasing EBIT compared with previous year.” 
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Key reasons for the revised outlook were as below, <ul>
<li>Development of freight rates is significantly weaker than expected.</li>
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Recovery at beginning of July doesn’t…</li>
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DMER Shorts - Hapag Lloyd negative warning not a surprise, stay sellers of container shipping  Hapag Lloyd negative warning not a surprise

This morning Hapag Lloyd issued a negative outlook adjustment , “The revised expectation of the Executive Board is a clearly decreasing EBITDA and a clearly decreasing EBIT compared with previous year.” 


Key reasons for the revised outlook were as below, 
Development of freight rates is significantly weaker than expected.

Recovery at beginning of July doesn’t…




DMER Shorts - Hapag Lloyd Negative Warning Not a Surprise, Stay Sellers of Container Shipping

Co-founder & Managing Director, Marketnomix 

Rajan Govil

Co-founder & Managing Director

Marketnomix 

Macroeconomics

Industrial Production (IPI) in the Eurozone revived in April 2016 after having recorded negligible growth in March 2016. On a seasonally and working day adjusted (swda) basis, production grew by 2% y-o-y in April 2016 compared to a rise of 0.1% y-o-y in March 2016. It grew 1.1% y-o-y on a 3-month moving average (3mma) basis in April 2016 compared to 1.6% y-o-y in March 2016.In terms of industry segments, electricity &amp; utilities increased 1.8% y-o-y in April 2016 after having recorded negative…

Industrial Production (IPI) in the Eurozone revived in April 2016 after having recorded negligible growth in March 2016. On a seasonally and working day adjusted (swda) basis, production grew by 2% y-o-y in April 2016 compared to a rise of 0.1% y-o-y in March 2016. It grew 1.1% y-o-y on a 3-month moving average (3mma) basis in April 2016 compared to 1.6% y-o-y in March 2016.In terms of industry segments, electricity &amp; utilities increased 1.8% y-o-y in April 2016 after having recorded negative…

Eurozone: Industrial Production Revives Across Most Sectors and Countries in April

Industrial Production growth in the Eurozone came in lower than expected in March 2016. On a  seasonally and working day adjusted basis, production slowed to 0.2% y-o-y in March 2016 compared to a 1.1% y-o-y increase in February 2016. It grew 1.6% y-o-y on a 3-month moving average basis in March compared to 1.7% y-o-y in February.In terms of industry segments, chemicals &amp; basic pharmaceutical production saw a decline of around 5.5% y-o-y in March compared to an increase of 0.4% y-o-y in…

Industrial Production growth in the Eurozone came in lower than expected in March 2016. On a  seasonally and working day adjusted basis, production slowed to 0.2% y-o-y in March 2016 compared to a 1.1% y-o-y increase in February 2016. It grew 1.6% y-o-y on a 3-month moving average basis in March compared to 1.7% y-o-y in February.In terms of industry segments, chemicals &amp; basic pharmaceutical production saw a decline of around 5.5% y-o-y in March compared to an increase of 0.4% y-o-y in…

Eurozone: March Industrial Production Lower than Expected

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

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

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<li>Iran Conflict has driven up fuel prices near-term, which will eat into carrier profitability</li>
<li>But the conflict also delays potential Suez re-opening, which is positive for supply side</li>
<li>Shares of carriers have mostly jumped in March, with some up as much as 11% MTD </li>
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Iran Conflict has driven up fuel prices near-term, which will eat into carrier profitability
But the conflict also delays potential Suez re-opening, which is positive for supply side
Shares of carriers have mostly jumped in March, with some up as much as 11% MTD 


Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | Iran Conflict Lifts Fuel Prices, Spot Rates, & Carrier Shares

European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services / Event-Driven

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM US)

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<li>Hapag-Lloyd has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ZIM for $35/share in cash, implying $4.2bn equity value and a 58% premium, transitioning the situation into a signed merger-arbitrage framework.</li>
<li>The transaction implies approximately $8.1bn enterprise value and 5.1–5.6x LTM EV/EBITDA, broadly mid-cycle for container shipping, with conservative synergy assumptions economically supporting a meaningful portion of the premium paid.</li>
<li>US premarket pricing near $30.50 implies a ~13% gross spread to the $35 offer, indicating the market is discounting Israeli golden-share and political approval risk rather than financing uncertainty.</li>
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Hapag-Lloyd has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ZIM for $35/share in cash, implying $4.2bn equity value and a 58% premium, transitioning the situation into a signed merger-arbitrage framework.
The transaction implies approximately $8.1bn enterprise value and 5.1–5.6x LTM EV/EBITDA, broadly mid-cycle for container shipping, with conservative synergy assumptions economically supporting a meaningful portion of the premium paid.
US premarket pricing near $30.50 implies a ~13% gross spread to the $35 offer, indicating the market is discounting Israeli golden-share and political approval risk rather than financing uncertainty.


Anchored at $35: ZIM Signed, 13% Spread Reflects Political Risk

Germany

Hapag-Lloyd AG operates as a container shipping line company. The Company offers transportation of goods by sea, road, rail, and inland waterway vessels. Hapag-Lloyd serves customers worldwide.

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Hapag-Lloyd AG (HLAG GR)

DMER Shorts - Hapag Lloyd Negative Warning Not a Surprise, Stay Sellers of Container Shipping

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Drewry Maritime Financial Research

Eurozone: Industrial Production Revives Across Most Sectors and Countries in April

Industrial Production (IPI) in the Eurozone revived in April 2016 after having recorded negligible growth in March 2016. On a seasonally and...

Rajan Govil

Eurozone: March Industrial Production Lower than Expected

Industrial Production growth in the Eurozone came in lower than expected in March 2016. On a seasonally and working day adjusted basis, production...

Rajan Govil

Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | Iran Conflict Lifts Fuel Prices, Spot Rates, & Carrier Shares

The conflict in Iran has lead to a doubling of fuel prices, which adds to pressure on container carrier profitability. The group's outperformance...

Tracking Traffic

Anchored at $35: ZIM Signed, 13% Spread Reflects Political Risk

Hapag-Lloyd has signed a $35 cash acquisition of ZIM, a 58% premium implying ~$8.1bn EV. Frankfurt pricing leaves a ~9% spread, with Israeli golden...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

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