比利时行业趋势报告: 金属和钢铁 2022

市场监测

  • 比利时
  • 金属,
  • 钢铁

2022年09月05日

资不抵债率上升 – 不过起点是历史低位

 

 

比利时金属和钢铁 – 信用风险评估

 

 

由于乌克兰战争的冲击,欧元区和比利时的经济表现出现恶化。我们预计,比利时今年的工业生产将萎缩 3% 以上,建筑产量可能持平。这将对主要买家行业的国内金属和钢铁需求产生不利影响,但热泵和太阳能生产部门明显属于例外。金属和钢铁产量在去年萎缩了2.5%,预计 2022 年仅增长 2.1%。

 

 

比利时金属和钢铁产量

 

 

对金属和钢铁表现产生不利影响的其他因素包括持续的供应链问题以及原材料、运输和能源(天然气)价格的上涨。由于缺少熟练工,加上在高通胀时期工资自动指数化,劳动力成本也在上升。在当前的市场环境下,很难将升高的投入成本(尤其是能源成本)转嫁给最终买家,因此金属和钢铁企业的利润率压力正在不断攀升。不过,高企的天然气价格也推动了向更有效的能源使用和生产流程的过渡。

比利时金属和钢铁行业的平均付款期限为 90 天,而且在过去两年内,该行业的付款表现一直良好。由于利润率及需求一并下滑,我们发现延迟付款和企业倒闭现象也有所增加,不过这是与 2020 及2021 年的历史低位相比。当时,疫情相关的财政支持为所有行业提供了支撑。我们认为,依赖建筑和运输的金属和钢铁公司会面临更高的企业倒闭风险,因为这两个行业目前的资不抵债数量均高于平均水平。我们预计,在经历 2020 和 2021 年两位数的下跌后,金属和钢铁行业资不抵债数量将增加 30%。

延迟付款和资不抵债数量预计将从极低水平开始增加,回归到疫情前的“正常”数字,因此我们对金属和钢铁行业暂时保持开放到中性的承销立场。然而,由于乌克兰战争旷日持久,加上欧元区经济严重衰退,能源价格持续高企,未来的下行风险仍然存在。在这种情况下,2023 年金属和钢铁产量可能会萎缩 3% 以上。

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