Following Hanjin’s Collapse, Heavily Indebted Yang Ming at Risk of Financial Trouble

Following the bankruptcy of Hanjin, Taiwan’s Yang Ming is now the container line in the greatest financial danger, according to a research paper published today. Drewry Financial Research Services (DFRS) says the line has the industry’s most leveraged balance sheet, with a net gearing of a massive 437% at the end of Q3.

The figure soars above the industry average of 124% and is nearly five times that of its closest regional peer, Evergreen.

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