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>Our measure of container shipping price momentum remained weak in October</li>
<li>Poor Q3 results and downbeat Q4/FY guidance from Maersk, Zim; and Suez re-opening?</li>
<li>Conditions are poor and will likely remain that way for a while; AVOID the sector</li>
</ul>


Our measure of container shipping price momentum remained weak in October
Poor Q3 results and downbeat Q4/FY guidance from Maersk, Zim; and Suez re-opening?
Conditions are poor and will likely remain that way for a while; AVOID the sector


Monthly Container Shipping Tracker: Poor Q3 Results, Weak Guidance, A Re-Opening of Suez? | AVOID

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

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<li>Core "Ocean" EBITDA fell by 55% Y/Y in Q325 due to lower average freight rates</li>
<li>Maersk lifted lower end of guidance range, but offered downbeat tone on Q4, 2026</li>
<li>Shares fell by 5% in response to Thursday's report; we remain negative on sector</li>
</ul>


Core "Ocean" EBITDA fell by 55% Y/Y in Q325 due to lower average freight rates
Maersk lifted lower end of guidance range, but offered downbeat tone on Q4, 2026
Shares fell by 5% in response to Thursday's report; we remain negative on sector


Maersk Q325 Results: Core Ocean Down 55% Y/Y | Downbeat Guidance from Management | Q425 Losses?

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of HSI in the past month.</li>
<li>We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.</li>
<li>We highlighted EPS revision on Pop Mart Intl, WUXI APPTEC, MEITUAN, PING AN INSURANCE, JD.COM, China Life, China Life, Ping An, Pop Mart, Meituan, Jd, Wuxi Apptec.</li>
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We analysed the earning revision of component stocks of HSI in the past month.
We tabulated stocks with the top impact on index's EPS, stocks' EPS revision, and revenue revision.
We highlighted EPS revision on Pop Mart Intl, WUXI APPTEC, MEITUAN, PING AN INSURANCE, JD.COM, China Life, China Life, Ping An, Pop Mart, Meituan, Jd, Wuxi Apptec.


HSI Index Earning Revision (Oct): Pop Mart Intl, WUXI APPTEC, MEITUAN, PING AN INSURANCE, JD.COM

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul>
<li>Recently there have been rumors ZIM could be taken private by management</li>
<li>ZIM issued a 'no comment' but its board has reportedly hired bankers</li>
<li>We think a bid from a non-Israeli source is quite unlikely in the near-term</li>
</ul>


Recently there have been rumors ZIM could be taken private by management
ZIM issued a 'no comment' but its board has reportedly hired bankers
We think a bid from a non-Israeli source is quite unlikely in the near-term


Addressing Go-Private Rumors Surrounding ZIM | Near-Term, We Think a Transaction Is Unlikely

<ul>
<li>Concerted rate increase on Sept 1 failed, deep sea rates are still falling</li>
<li>Carrier revenues in July-August down ~40% Y/Y, W Coast volumes weak</li>
<li>We retain our -ive view on container shipping, seek opportunities to Short</li>
</ul>


Concerted rate increase on Sept 1 failed, deep sea rates are still falling
Carrier revenues in July-August down ~40% Y/Y, W Coast volumes weak
We retain our -ive view on container shipping, seek opportunities to Short


Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | Sept 1 Rate Increase Failed, Rates Still Down | September 2025

Hong Kong

Orient Overseas International Ltd, through its subsidiaries, owns and leases ships, operates terminals, and provides freight forwarding and container transportation services.  The Company also develops and invests in properties, leases equipment, and invests in securities.

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Orient Overseas International (316 HK)

Monthly Container Shipping Tracker: Poor Q3 Results, Weak Guidance, A Re-Opening of Suez? | AVOID

Weak pricing, declining earnings and cash flow, and the potential re-opening of the Suez Canal to ship traffic are all reasons to AVOID container...

Tracking Traffic

Maersk Q325 Results: Core Ocean Down 55% Y/Y | Downbeat Guidance from Management | Q425 Losses?

Maersk reported decent Q3 numbers last week, but management's downbeat tone & new guidance that suggests EBIT loss in Q4 should raise alarm bells...

Tracking Traffic

HSI Index Earning Revision (Oct): Pop Mart Intl, WUXI APPTEC, MEITUAN, PING AN INSURANCE, JD.COM

We analyzed HSI's consensus for Oct 2025 and highlighted changes of EPS in Pop Mart Intl (9992 HK), WUXI APPTEC (2359 HK), MEITUAN (3690 HK), PING...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Addressing Go-Private Rumors Surrounding ZIM | Near-Term, We Think a Transaction Is Unlikely

Despite the rumors floating around in Israel's financial media, we believe a go-private deal for Israeli deep-sea container carrier ZIM is unlikely...

Tracking Traffic

Monthly Container Shipping Tracker | Sept 1 Rate Increase Failed, Rates Still Down | September 2025

August and September data show clearly that deep-sea ocean freight rates remain under downward pressure. We believe Q325 carrier earnings may...

Tracking Traffic

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