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A.P. Møller - Mærsk updates to the decrease the esteem of closing of the exercise anniversary 2018
Impact negative of the rise of the cost of the bunker on the activity of containerized marine transport
August 7, 2018
Danish group A.P. Møller - Mærsk has communicated today a variation to the decrease of the esteem of closing of the fiscal year anniversary 2018 having specified that such adaptation has had to the uncertainties that have had an impact on the hires of the containerized marine transport, field in which the group work mainly with the company of navigation Maersk Line, on the prices of the bunker and the exchange rates because of the geopolitical risks, of the commercial tensions and other factors.
The Danish group previews that the value the EBITDA of the exercise anniversary 2018, rather than comprised between 4,0 and 4,5 billion dollars as expected previously, it will to be included among 3,5 and 4,2 billion dollars and that the below profit will be advanced regarding that of 356 million dollars of 2017.
A.P. Møller - Mærsk has announced that in according to trimester of this year revenues of the group they are piled to 9,5 billion dollars and the EBITDA has been of 0,9 billion dollars and that for entire the first semester of the 2018 value of the revenues has been of 18,8 billion dollars and the EBITDA of 1,6 billion dollars. In the single segment of the marine transport the EBITDA of the second half of the year has turned out pairs to 0,7 billion dollars, with a advanced decrease to the -5% regarding the first trimester of 2018. In the period April-june of this year is recorded an increase of +28% of the average price of the bunker regarding the same period of a 2017 and decrease of the -1,2% of the medium hire.
"In according to trimester - the managing director of the Danish group has explained, Søren Skou - we have achieved good progresses in terms of revenues, volumes and unitary costs in all our segments of activity and the results are improved respect to a first semester weak person. The hires ad, after a meaningful decrease in according to trimester, have shown a rise and the volumes are growing the line with those of the market. However we continue to find prices of the fuel much elevating, than we have not been able to compensate totally in terms of hires, and this has induced to an adaptation of the forecasts for entire year 2018".
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Danish group A.P. Møller - Mærsk has communicated today a variation to the decrease of the esteem of closing of the fiscal year anniversary 2018 having specified that such adaptation has had to the uncertainties that have had an impact on the hires of the containerized marine transport, field in which the group work mainly with the company of navigation Maersk Line, on the prices of the bunker and the exchange rates because of the geopolitical risks, of the commercial tensions and other factors.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
