Hapag-Lloyd Announced US$4.2 Bn Bid for Israel's ZIM | Unfortunately, We Can't Get the Math to Math

368 Views23 Feb 2026 04:59
The deal doesn't make financial sense unless EBITDA margins average 20% or better over the next 15 years, which is more than current margins and ~2x the sector's mean in 2009-2019.
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