Kerry Logistics: After a particularly difficult 2023 Q1, the Group’s overall performance has bottomed out
Kerry Logistics Network Limited has announced the Group’s interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2023.Group’s Financial Highlights
Revenue dropped by 47% year-on-year to HK$25,315 million (2022 1H: HK$48,034 million)
- Core operating profit decreased by 84% to HK$568 million (2022 1H: HK$3,461 million)
- Core net profit also dropped by 85% year-on-year to HK$368 million (2022 1H: HK$2,372 million)
- Profit attributable to the Shareholders for 2023 1H was HK$368 million, which represents a year-on-year decrease of 85% (2022 1H: HK$2,377 million)
- Integrated Logistics (‘IL’) business remained stable and recorded a segment profit of HK$718 million (2022 1H: HK$717 million)
- E-commerce and Express (‘E&E’) business recorded a segment loss of HK$505 million (2022 1H: HK$393 million)
- International Freight Forwarding (‘IFF’) business recorded a segment profit of HK$621 million (2022 1H: HK$3,398 million), which represents a drop of 82%
- Interim dividend of 9 HK cents per Share to be payable on or around Friday, 22 September 2023
Vic Cheung, Managing Director of Kerry Logistics Network, said: “In 2023 1H, global trade volume and growth remained subdued. Freight rates and volume stayed depressed while supply chain demand remained stagnant. During the three years ended 31 December 2022, KLN Group’s flexible and innovative supply chain solutions enabled it to benefit from the supply and demand mismatch during the pandemic and achieved exceptionally good results. However, the extraordinary circumstances in 2021 and 2022 proved an anomaly that distorted year-on-year comparisons for logistics companies including KLN Group. After the particularly difficult 2023 Q1, the Group’s overall performance has bottomed out. Although the Group’s core net profit reported a decrease of 85% in year-on-year terms, the performance in 2023 Q2 recorded more than 30% quarter-on-quarter growth. The Group’s resilience, agility and unique position in Asia are expected to carry it through the storm in 2023.”
