In the 2012 profit clearly of A.P. Møller-Mærsk has grown of 19.6% thanks to the halving of the voice of the taxes



In the exercise anniversary 2012 shipowning group Danish A.P. Møller-Mærsk has increased of 19.6% the result clearly that precedence is gone up to 4,04 billion dollars regarding 3,38 billion dollars in the exercise. The important increase is generated by almost the halving of the voice of the taxes, than in 2012 it is come down to 3,30 billion dollars regarding 6,06 billion dollars in 2011, graces also to the positive effect an one-off for 899 million dollars of the composition of a controversy on the deposit of taxes in regarding Algeria the branch Maersk Oil. In the 2012 revenues they are diminished of 2.0% attesting itself to 59,04 billion dollars. Down also the EBITDA and the EBIT, piled respective to 12,58 billion dollars (- 14.2%) and to 8,09 billion dollars (- 21.3%).

In the exercise the 2012 results have recorded an improvement in the second half of the year and the Danish group has closed the fourth trimester of 2012 with a profit clearly of 965 million dollars, in increase of 253.5% on the last trimester of 2011. In the last trimester of the 2012 revenues they are diminished of 1.5% to 14,74 billion dollars, while the EBITDA and the EBIT are increased respective of 1.5% to 12.9% to 3,11 billion and 1,88 billion dollars.

Commenting today the economic data of exercise 2012, the managing director of A.P. Møller-Mærsk, Nils Smedegaard Andersen, have been declared satisfied of the results achieved from the group: "after a difficult beginning - it has explained - Maersk Line it has improved own performances and the group has obtained a advanced result to that of the year precedence is in terms of result clearly that of below result".

After a first trimester in red, in fact, Maersk Line, the society that work the marine services of line of the group, has archived item the next trimesters in profit and has closed the single period October-December of the 2012 with a profit clearly of 335 million dollars on revenues for 6,52 billion dollars respect to a net loss of 593 million dollars on revenues for 6,37 billion dollars in the fourth trimester of 2011. EBITDA and EBIT have been positive respective for 715 million and 284 million dollars regarding results negatives for 181 million and 627 million dollars in the last trimester of the year precedence.

In the entire exercise anniversary 2012 Maersk Line has totaled a profit clearly of 461 million dollars respect to a net loss of 602 million dollars in 2011. The revenues are increased of 8.0% to 27,12 billion dollars and the EBITDA is piled to 2,18 million dollars (+116.0%). The EBIT has been positive for 525 million dollars respect to a sign result negative for 483 million dollars in 2011.

Last year the fleet of portacontainer of Maersk Line has transported containerized volumes pairs to 8,5 million container from 40 ' (feu), in increase of 5% regarding 8,1 million feu in 2011. The medium hire for container feu has been pairs to 2.881 dollars regarding 2.828 dollars in 2011. In the solo fourth trimester of the 2012 fleet of the company has transported 2,0 million feu, with a bending of 9% about regarding 2,2 million feu in the last trimester of the year precedence, and the medium hire for feu has been pairs to 2.846 dollars regarding 2.671 dollars in the fourth trimester of 2011.

APM Terminals, the terminalista society of the Danish group, has closed entire exercise 2012 with a profit clearly of 723 million dollars on revenues for 4,78 billion dollars, with increments respective of 11.6% and 2.1% on 2011. EBITDA and EBIT are increased respective of 3.2% and 19.0% to 1,09 billion and 915 million dollars.

With the exception of Maersk Line, APM Terminals has recorded a worsening of the economic performances in the second half of 2012 and clearly has archived item the solo fourth trimester of the year with a profit of 168 million dollars, a EBIT of 174 million dollars, an EBITDA of 240 million dollars on revenues for 1,20 billion dollars, with decrease respective of 2.3%, 11.2%, 9.8% and 5.2% on the fourth trimester of 2011.

In entire the 2012 harbour terminals that are under responsibility to APM Terminals they have enlivened a traffic of the containers pairs to 35,4 million container from 20 ' (teu) regarding 33,5 million teu in 2011. In the solo fourth trimester of the 2012 traffic has been of 8,7 million teu, an analogous volume to that of the correspondent period of the year precedence.