earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Matson prelim Q4 net income $69.9-74.8M, EPS $1.88-2.01, China volumes down 47%
Matson, Inc.
2022-FY EPS reported
$27.07
revenue$4,343,000,000
- Ocean Transportation operating income $70-80M (4Q21: $460.7M); Logistics $12-13M (4Q21: $14.8M).
- China container volumes fell 47.2% YoY due to lower demand and discontinuation of CCX service.
- Hawaii volumes down 13.0%, Alaska down 7.7%, Guam down 14.0% vs elevated pandemic levels.
- Repurchased ~1.5M shares for $101.9M in Q4; 1.5M shares remain under program.
- Management expects CLX/CLX+ demand below normalized conditions in 1H23; hopes for 2H improvement.