The ocean shipping line Maersk is on track to earn over $22 billion in profit (EBITDA, in financial terms; earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, if you are not familiar.) this year. Free cash flow will be over $14 billion. That is a lot of money.
Capital expense, for new ships and the like, will be around $7 billion.
This graph, from their annual report, shows Maersk’s EBITDA over the last several years.
Here’s Maersk’s most recent annual report in full.
18 September 2021
Jack Donnelly
Shipping Lines