According to the news on January 31, Loctek Ergonomic Technology Corp(300729) responded to the previous announcement that it planned to invest US $32.6 million (about 207 million yuan) to build a container ship during a recent institutional survey. The company said that shipbuilding is repeatedly studied and planned for a long time at the strategic level, not on impulse. The main reason is that the cost of chartering is very high. The short-term charter price from half a year to one year is close to 100000 US dollars / day (including labor cost), which is generally more than 50000 US dollars / day; The quotation for long-term rent for more than three years is 30000-40000 US dollars / day. The annual rent is more than 10 million US dollars. According to the ship cost of 32 million US dollars, the ship can be bought after three years of rent.
It is reported that because the overseas market share is large and the products are mainly large pieces, sea freight accounts for a high proportion in the revenue and profit of Loctek Ergonomic Technology Corp(300729) . Affected by the continuous rise of sea freight, Loctek Ergonomic Technology Corp(300729) the situation of “volume increase and profit decrease” also appeared in the first three quarters of 2021. According to the third quarterly report of 2021, the company’s main revenue in the first three quarters was 2.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 72.27%, and the net profit attributable to the parent company was 124 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 23.46%; Deduct non net profit of 96.5994 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 32.12%.
At the same time, the company said that this year will focus on shipbuilding investment, and may also buy land to build its own warehouse under the condition of balanced capital demand. Next year, it will dilute part of its equity and introduce external investors. The operation of ships and the construction of warehouses need some capital, and the capital demand will be steadily promoted according to the scale and growth of business development and its own ability.
