Mitsui O.S.K. Lines prevede di concludere l'anno fiscale 2003 triplicando l'utile netto

Terzo trimestre dell'anno fiscale 2003, conclusosi lo scorso 31 dicembre, il gruppo armatoriale giapponese Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) ha registrato un utile netto consolidato di 19 miliardi di yen (180,2 milioni di dollari) su un ricavo consolidato di 255 miliardi di yen. L'utile operativo è ammontato a 25 miliardi di yen.

MOL prevede di chiudere l'intero anno fiscale 2003, che terminerà il prossimo 31 marzo, con un ricavo di 970 miliardi di yen, un utile operativo di 83 miliardi di yen ed un utile netto di 46 miliardi di yen, contro rispettivamente 910 miliardi, 45 miliardi e 15 miliardi di yen totalizzati nell'anno fiscale precedente.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
FY 2003 3^rd Quarter Results & FY2003 Forecast
(Unit: ' Billion)
(Source: MOL)

		2003.12			2H			1H	FY2003	FY2003	Increase /decrease
		('03 Apr-Dec	3Q Result	4Q Forecast	Forecast	1Q Result	2Q Result	Result	Forecast	F.cast as of Nov. 03
Revenues	Consolidated	738	255	233	487	235	248	483	970	970	0
Revenues	Non-Consolidated	582	203	179	381	185	194	379	760	760	0
Operating income	Consolidated	63	25	20	45	19	20	38	83	82	+1
Operating income	Non-Consolidated	51	20	17	37	15	15	30	67	65	+2
Ordinary income	Consolidated	62	26	19	45	18	18	36	81	77	+4
Ordinary income	Non-Consolidated	54	24	18	43	15	14	30	72	67	+5
Net income	Consolidated	40	19	6	25	11	9	21	46	42	+4
Net income	Non-Consolidated	30	15	6	21	9	6	15	36	33	+3

Maior Liner Trades Utilization Forecast
(1000 teu)

Asia - North America Trade (TPS)

Outbound			Capacity			Lifting			Utilization
FY2003	2^nd half	4^th quarter	110	233	444	89	192	375	81%	83%	84%
		3^rd quarter	123			103			84%
	1^st half	2^nd quarter	115	211		96	183		83%	86%
		1^st quarter	96			87			91%
FY2002	2^nd half	4^th quarter	94	185	364	79	165	331	84%	89%	91%
		3^rd quarter	91			86			95%
	1^st half	2^nd quarter	100	179		93	166		93%	93%
		1^st quarter	79			73			93%
Inbound			Capacity			Lifting			Utilization
FY2003	2^nd half	4^th quarter	107	230	440	47	104	198	44%	45%	45%
		3^rd quarter	123			56			46%
	1^st half	2^nd quarter	115	210		46	94		39%	45%
		1^st quarter	95			49			51%
FY2002	2^nd half	4^th quarter	96	185	360	50	87	189	52%	47%	52%
		3^rd quarter	89			37			42%
	1^st half	2^nd quarter	100	175		51	101		51%	58%
		1^st quarter	75			51			67%

Asia - Europe Trade

Outbound			Capacity			Lifting			Utilization
FY2003	2^nd half	4^th quarter	74	151	295	70	143	280	95%	95%	95%
		3^rd quarter	77			72			94%
	1^st half	2^nd quarter	76	144		73	137		96%	95%
		1^st quarter	68			64			95%
FY2002	2^nd half	4^th quarter	65	134	264	64	135	264	99%	101%	100%
		3^rd quarter	70			71			102%
	1^st half	2^nd quarter	67	130		65	129		97%	99%
		1^st quarter	63			64			101%
Inbound			Capacity			Lifting			Utilization
FY2003	2^nd half	4^th quarter	74	150	294	47	104	199	64%	69%	68%
		3^rd quarter	77			56			73%
	1^st half	2^nd quarter	76	144		43	95		56%	66%
		1^st quarter	68			52			77%
FY2002	2^nd half	4^th quarter	65	134	264	48	101	205	73%	75%	77%
		3^rd quarter	70			53			77%
	1^st half	2^nd quarter	67	130		51	104		76%	80%
		1^st quarter	63			53			83%

All Trades

Outbound			Capacity			Lifting			Utilization
FY2003	2^nd half	4^th quarter	593	1,233	2,404	438	923	1,806	74%	75%	75%
		3^rd quarter	640			485			76%
	1^st half	2^nd quarter	623	1,171		445	883		71%	75%
		1^st quarter	548			439			80%
FY2002	2^nd half	4^th quarter	541	1,090	2,139	412	841	1,669	76%	77%	78%
		3^rd quarter	549			429			78%
	1^st half	2^nd quarter	560	1,049		431	828		77%	79%
		1^st quarter	478			393			82%