Analyst conference call on the interim results January to June 2021

Hamburg, 12 August 2021

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Agenda

01 At a glance

Dr. Roland Lappin, CFO

02 Financial performance 1-6│2021

Dr. Roland Lappin, CFO

03 Guidance 2021

Dr. Roland Lappin, CFO

04 Questions & answers

Dr. Roland Lappin, CFO

12 August 2021 Analyst conference on the interim results January to June 2021

Agenda

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At a glance

Favourable EBIT development in line with full-year guidance

Accelerate growth in transport volume and revenue; ROCE in line with medium-term target

Major achievements

Key figures for 1-6│2021

  • HHLA kept production running despite pandemic-related restrictions
  • Automation of block storage at CTB to boost efficiency continued
  • Negotiations with CSPL on strategic minority shareholding in Container Terminal Tollerort
  • Dividend payment of 45 cents per class A share with majority opting for scrip dividend

Market environment

  • Persisting imbalances in trade flows due to a lack of empty containers and shipping space as a result of catch-up effects
  • Delays in sailing schedules led to high pressure on terminals and hinterland transport systems

Results

  • Container throughput growth still masked by the loss of a Far East service in in previous year whereas container transport grew strongly
  • EBIT benefited from increase in storage fees and strong development of transport volumes
  • ROCE in line with the medium- and long-term target of 8.5 %

Throughput

3,369k TEU

+ 0.7 %

Revenue

  • 695.1 m
    • 13.2 %

EBIT margin

12.0 %

+ 4.0 pp

ROCE

8.7 %

  • 3.5 pp

Transport

832k TEU

  • 16.0 %
    EBIT
  • 83.8 m
  • 70.4 %

Profit after tax and minorities

  • 34.9 m
  • 226.9 %

Operating cash flow

  • 142.4 m
    • 5.1 %

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Financial performance

Strong EBIT rise mainly supported by temporary increase in storage fees

Container Volume recovery burdened by service loss in 2020; growth mainly driven by Far East volumes

Container throughput in thousand TEU

+0.7%

Revenue

in € million

+11.4%

Container throughput up by 0.7 %

(Hamburg: +0.5 %; Internationals: +3.4 %)

Moderate increase in volumes with the Far East

3,345 3,369

363.4

404.9

offset pandemic-related declines and the loss

of a Far East service in Q2 2020

Average revenue per TEU + 10.6 % y-o-y

mainly attributable to

advantageous modal split with

high share of hinterland volumes

higher storage fees due to longer dwell times

1H20 1H21

OpEx

in € million

+4.6%

326.5 341.6

1H20 1H21

1H20 1H21

EBIT and EBIT margin in € million

+72.1%

63.4

36.8

10.1%

15.6%

1H20 1H21

as a result of ongoing delays in shipping

schedules caused by pandemic-related

delays in ship departures and the blockade

of the Suez Canal in March

OpEx increased moderately by 4.6% due to

-

higher staff and material costs

-

provisions for the restructuring measures

- first-time consolidation of PLT Italy

EBIT increased strongly due to improved

revenue quality

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Financial performance

Accelerated volume development even surpassed by EBIT growth

Intermodal Double-digit EBIT margin at a remarkable level

Container transport

Revenue

in thousand TEU

in € million

+13.3%

+16.0%

832

252.9

223.2

718

Strong rise in transport volumes more

pronounced in rail transport than road

transportation (+ 19.3% vs. + 3.4 %)

Rail share up to 81.4 % (+2.2 pp)

Volume growth was broadly diversified

Revenue increased significantly but lagged

behind volume growth as average revenue

per TEU fell due to a change in structure of

1H20 1H21

1H20 1H21

cargo flows

OpEx up strongly driven by higher personnel

OpEx

in € million

+9.6%

188.7 206.8

EBIT and EBIT margin in € million

34.5

+33.4%

46.0

expenses due to increased staff base

EBIT grew by 33.4 % against the backdrop

of the positive volume and revenue

development

Favourable EBIT margin of 18.2 % (+2.7 pp)

1H20 1H21

15.5%

18.2%

1H20 1H21

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