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Home » Hapag Adds $5B to 2022 Profit Forecast on Strength of Freight Rates

Hapag Adds $5B to 2022 Profit Forecast on Strength of Freight Rates

by Joshua
August 1, 2022
in Coast To Coast

Despite numerous forecasts that freight rates are or have peaked, German carrier; Hapag-Lloyd is raising its outlook for the year. Analysts are calling the forecast extraordinary profits after Hapag and other major carriers had previously said that they expected the markets would normalize in the second half of 2022.

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“Based on current business performance, the second half year should also exceed previous expectations. Against this background, the Executive Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG has raised its earnings outlook for the current financial year today,” the company said in an announcement to investors.

The fifth-largest carrier, with a capacity of 1.7 million TEU, reported that it now expects its profits (EBIT) for the full year in the range of $17.5 to $19.5 billion (EBITDA of $19.5 to $21.5 billion). By comparison, the carrier reported record profits of $10.6 billion (EBIT) in 2021 while forecasting in May 2022 that this year would come in between $12.5 and $14.5 billion (EBIT). That was an increase from the original projection for 2022 released in March for EBIT to be in the range of $10 to $12 billion.

Driving the strong outlook, the company said is continued strength in its freight rates and apparently, a revised outlook expecting continued strength in freight rates moving into the second half of the year versus the earlier projections.

Demonstrating the continued strength in the market, Hapag reports that the average freight rate increased by approximately 80 percent in the first half of 2022 versus the prior year. Volume also remained strong at around six million TEU but was basically flat year-over-year.

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Based on these continuing strengths in the market, Hapag announced preliminary figures for the first half of 2022. The carrier is reporting that first-half profits will be approximately three times ahead of 2021, reaching more than $9 billion (EBIT). In the first half of 2022, Hapag is projecting that it has produced a profit equal to 85 percent of its profit for all of 2021.

The company however is sounding a caution for the remainder of the year, noting continuing issues that might impact the market. They said, “In view of the war in Ukraine, the continuing disruptions to global supply chains, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the forecast is subject to considerable uncertainty.”

Most analysts consider Hapag’s management to be among the most conservative in the shipping industry. The preliminary announcement highlighting the strength of the first half and raising the outlook for the remainder of 2022 is setting the tone for the industry which has already received a lot of attention for its extraordinary profits. Hapag-Lloyd said it will release its half-year results on August 11, and provide more details on its performance and outlook.

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