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EQS-News: Hapag-Lloyd with strong first half of 2024

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EQS-News: Hapag-Lloyd AG / Key word(s): Half Year Report
Hapag-Lloyd with strong first half of 2024

14.08.2024 / 07:30 CET/CEST
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Hapag-Lloyd with strong first half of 2024

  • Demand and freight rates recovered in first half of year
  • Focus on continued growth and quality
  • Forecast already raised in July

Hapag-Lloyd concluded the first half year of 2024 with a Group EBITDA of USD 2 billion (EUR 1.8 billion). The Group EBIT decreased to USD 0.9 billion (EUR 0.8 billion) and the Group profit to USD 0.8 billion (EUR 0.7 billion). In view of the significantly changed market conditions following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, these results are well below the previous year’s level, but they are also above the initial expectations due to higher demand and rising spot rates in the second quarter of 2024.

In the Liner Shipping segment, the transport volumes increased by 5 percent compared to the prior-year period, to 6.1 million TEU (H1 2023: 5.8 million TEU). Segment revenues fell by 14 percent, to USD 9.3 billion (EUR 8.6 billion), in particular due to a lower average freight rate of 1,391 USD/TEU (H1 2023: 1,761 USD/TEU) compared to the same period last year. The EBITDA decreased to USD 1.9 billion (EUR 1.8 billion). The EBIT fell to USD 0.8 billion (EUR 0.8 billion).

The Terminal & Infrastructure segment achieved a significant increase in sales and earnings in the first half of 2024, in particular due to the equity stakes acquired in the previous year. The EBITDA rose to USD 71 million (EUR 66 million) and the EBIT to USD 33 million (EUR 31 million). Since the segment was founded in the second half of 2023, the results for the first half of 2024 are only comparable with the prior-year figures to a limited extent.

“Even though we were unable to match the exceptionally good results of the prior year, we delivered a very good first half of 2024 thanks to strong demand and better spot rates. We have added several new ships and containers to our fleet. This has helped us to meet the additional capacity requirements resulting from the security situation in the Red Sea and the rerouting of ships around the Cape of Good Hope, thereby keeping supply chains intact. At the same time, we have made more progress in our efforts to decarbonise our fleet as well as in building up our terminal business under the Hanseatic Global Terminals brand. In the second half of the year, we will increasingly focus on continued growth and the high quality of our services,” said Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd AG.

Given the fact that demand and freight rates have recently exceeded expectations, the Executive Board raised its forecast for the current financial year on 9 July 2024. The Group EBITDA is expected to be in the range of USD 3.5 to 4.6 billion (EUR 3.2 to 4.2 billion) and the Group EBIT to be in the range of USD 1.3 to 2.4 billion (EUR 1.2 to 2.2 billion). In view of the highly volatile development of freight rates and major geopolitical challenges, this forecast remains subject to a high degree of uncertainty.

The financial report for the first half of 2024 is available here:
https://www.hapag-lloyd.com/en/company/ir/publications/financial-report.html


KEY FIGURES (USD)* 

  H1 2024 H1 2023 H1 2024 versus
H1 2023
Group
Revenues (USD million) 9,516 10,847 -1,331
EBITDA (USD million) 1,969 3,775 -1,806
EBIT (USD million) 879 2,762 -1,883
EBITDA margin 21% 35% -14 Ppt
EBIT margin 9% 25% -16 Ppt
Group profit (USD million) 791 3,133 -2,342
Liner Shipping Segment
Transport volume (TTEU) 6,097 5,807 290
Freight rate (USD/TEU) 1,391 1,761 -370
Revenues (USD million) 9,320 10,837 -1,517
EBITDA (USD million) 1,898 3,749 -1,851
EBIT (USD million) 846 2,736 -1,890
Terminal & Infrastructure Segment
Revenues (USD million) 217 12 205
EBITDA (USD million) 71 26 45
EBIT (USD million) 33 25 8

 
KEY FIGURES (EURO)*

  H1 2024 H1 2023 H1 2024 versus
H1 2023
Group
Revenues (EUR million) 8,804 10,036 -1,233
EBITDA (EUR million) 1,822 3,493 -1,671
EBIT (EUR million) 813 2,555 -1,742
Group profit (EUR million) 732 2,898 -2,167
Liner Shipping Segment
Revenues (EUR million) 8,623 10,027 -1,404
EBITDA (EUR million) 1,756 3,469 -1,713
EBIT (EUR million) 782 2,532 -1,750
Terminal & Infrastructure Segment
Revenues (EUR million) 201 11 190
EBITDA (EUR million) 66 24 42
EBIT (EUR million) 31 23 8


 * In individual cases, rounding differences may occur in the tables for computational reasons. With the acquisition of SAAM Ports S.A. and SAAM Logistics S.A. (jointly referred to as “SAAM Terminals”) on 1 August 2023, the associated equity stakes were incorporated into the Hapag-Lloyd Group and consequently into the Terminal & Infrastructure segment. As a result, the figures in the results of the Terminal & Infrastructure segment for the first half year 2024 can only be compared with the prior-year figures to a limited extent.
 

About Hapag-Lloyd
With a fleet of 287 modern container ships and a total transport capacity of 2.2 million TEU, Hapag-Lloyd is one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies. In the Liner Shipping segment, the Company has around 13,700 employees and 400 offices in 140 countries. Hapag-Lloyd has a container capacity of 3.2 million TEU – including one of the largest and most modern fleets of reefer containers. A total of 114 liner services worldwide ensure fast and reliable connections between more than 600 ports on all the continents. In the Terminal & Infrastructure segment, Hapag-Lloyd has equity stakes in 20 terminals in Europe, Latin America, the United States, India and North Africa. Around 2,900 employees are assigned to the Terminal & Infrastructure segment and provide complementary logistics services at selected locations in addition to the terminal activities.

Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on a number of assumptions, estimates, projections or plans that are inherently subject to significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies. Actual results can differ materially from those anticipated in the Company’s forward-looking statements.


Contact:
Alexander Drews
Director Investor Relations

Hapag-Lloyd AG
Ballindamm 25
20095 Hamburg
Phone +49 40 3001-3705
Fax +49 40 3001-72896
Mobile +49 174 326-3123


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Language: English
Company: Hapag-Lloyd AG
Ballindamm 25
20095 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 40 3001 – 3705
Fax: +49 (0) 40 3001 - 72896
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.hapag-lloyd.com
ISIN: DE000HLAG475
WKN: HLAG47
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg; Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
EQS News ID: 1967473

 
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