Interim Statement January – March 2025

Interim Statement January – March 2025

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Market environment
Major achievements
Financial performance
  • Ongoing economic weakness in Germany, conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, along with increasing protectionist tendencies ‒ especially in US trade policy ‒ are having a sustained impact on the global economy and global trade
  • Far East volumes rising, especially from China
  • CTA: installation of three remote-controlled container cranes, operational by the end 2025
  • CTB: three additional automated storage blocks in operation since February
  • CTT: successful completion of a research project on automated rail handling
  • Internationalisation: expansion of the intermodal hinterland network and service offering, with increased Mediterranean presence through a new service at HHLA PLT Italy
  • Container throughput up by 5.5 %; container transport rose by 28.7 %
  • Revenue and EBIT growth supported by volume growth and continuing higher storage fees at Hamburg container terminals, leading to EPS of € 0.08

Foreword

Angela Titzrath – CEO (Photo)

Angela Titzrath

Chief Executive Officer

HHLA has got off to a successful start in 2025, benefiting in particular from the expansion of its European network.
Foreword

Key figures January – March 2025

Group
Port Logistics
Real Estate

1,544

5.5 %

Container throughput
in TEU thousand

496

28.7 %

Container transport
in TEU thousand

435.6

19.8 %

Revenue
in € million

32.5

86.6 %

EBIT
in € million

7.5

2.7 pp

EBIT margin
in %

7.9

pos.

Profit after tax and
minority interests
in € million

To the Income statement

426.3

20.1 %

Revenue
in € million

28.8

109.5 %

EBIT
in € million

6.7

2.8 pp

EBIT margin
in %

0.08

pos.

Earnings per share
in €

To the Income statement

11.6

2.1 %

Revenue
in € million

3.7

2.0 %

EBIT
in € million

31.7

- 0.1 pp

EBIT margin
in %

0.77

- 7.2 %

Earnings per share
in €

To the Income statement

HHLA segments

206.4

Revenue
in € million

47 %

Share of revenue

206.4

Revenue
in € million

47 %

Share of revenue

HHLA’s container terminals link ships, rail freight and trucks to create an efficient transport chain. The terminals in Hamburg form the most important European hub between Asia and Central/Eastern Europe. HHLA also operates a container terminal in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, Tallinn in Estonia und Trieste in Italy.

To the Container segment

202.0

Revenue
in € million

46 %

Share of revenue

202.0

Revenue
in € million

46 %

Share of revenue

HHLA’s rail companies operate a comprehensive transport and terminal network for container transportation and connect ports on the North and Baltic seas, as well as the Northern Adriatic, with their hinterland. Truck transports in the local area and in European long-distance traffic as well as transhipments in the Port of Hamburg round off the service portfolio.

To the Intermodal segment

20.6

Revenue
in € million

5 %

Share of revenue

20.6

Revenue
in € million

5 %

Share of revenue

In this segment, HHLA pools a wide range of port-related services such as dry bulk, vehicle and fruit logistics. Process automation, air-based logistics services and other digital services for the intermodal sector complement the range of services. HHLA also markets its expertise in infrastructure and project development internationally.

To the Logistics segment

11.6

Revenue
in € million

3 %

Share of revenue

11.6

Revenue
in € million

3 %

Share of revenue

With the long-term development of the landmarked Speicherstadt historical warehouse district as well as the Hamburg Fish Market on the banks of the River Elbe in Altona, HHLA is committed to a site development that is in line with the market and geared towards sustainability.

To the Real Estate segment