Provides container shipping services globally. Offers door-to-door transportation solutions. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
An average decline of 10% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The market pays 7.4× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 98% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 32% below today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 67% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
It pays out $1.99 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 10% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 25 sells against just 0 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
The stock trades 32% above the average analyst price target.
On our five-subject report card, ZIM sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: ZIM is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.