On 2 February, I cut losses on NOL as its share price rebounded believing that "shipping industry will face a chronic situation of oversupply and weakening demand this year and possibly the next."
Blow-out 1Q12 Net loss. Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) reported a 1Q2012 Net Loss of USD 253.6 mil, blowing away our already pessimistic FY2012 (read: full year) net loss estimates of USD 160 mil, not to mention consensus estimates of a FY2012 USD 31 mil loss. We maintain our SELL call on NOL and reduce our Target Price further to SGD 0.85 based on 0.8x forward P/B. The bleak outlook in the shipping industry, coupled with global economic uncertainties will likely push a firm recovery for NOL to 2014. (Source: Kim Eng Research)
Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) reported a net loss of US$254m in 1Q12. Logistic revenue grew 7% YoY to US$394m but ......
