英国行业趋势报告: 金属和钢铁 2022

市场监测

  • 英国
  • 金属,
  • 钢铁

2022年09月05日

行业的延迟付款和违约情况开始增加

英国金属和钢铁 – 信用风险评估

2021 年和 2022 年初,该行业获得了强劲的积压需求,但供应瓶颈仍然构成问题。金属和钢铁售价在 2021 年和 2022 年第一季度大幅上涨,并在 2 月俄罗斯入侵乌克兰后立即达到峰值。价格飙升推高了许多钢铁行业股东和服务中心的利润率,他们以低成本买进,然后以更高价格卖出。许多企业借此机会去杠杆化,显著改善了自身的资产负债表。

英国金属和钢铁产量

 

然而,与此同时,能源和商品价格的急剧上涨影响了一些金属和钢铁制造商,他们无法将增加的投入成本转嫁出去。尤其是许多建筑业供应企业(例如结构钢材供应)持有定额合同,缺乏转嫁上涨价格的灵活性,抑制了利润率的增长。

目前,金属和钢铁的产销量愈发容易受到经济表现疲软的影响,持续的高通胀和利率上升也会抑制活动。英国的工业生产预计将在2022 年放缓至 2%,在 2023 年放缓至 0.6%。依赖汽车和航空航天业的金属和钢铁企业面临着供应链问题导致的需求下降和项目延期。虽然财政刺激能够维持基础设施和住宅建设,但高昂的投入成本可能会导致 2022 年下半年和 2023 年的建筑活动放缓。

该行业的平均付款时间为 90 天。延迟付款和违约现象已经开始增加,这一不利趋势在今后数月将会持续存在。小规模下游企业的信用风险有所上升,他们的定价竞争力减弱,同时面临更高的营运成本。不断恶化的需求导致许多服务中心库存严重积压,容易出现进一步贬值。在未来 12 个月内,企业倒闭数量可能同比增长约30%,但这一激增的基础是 2020 年和 2021 年资不抵债暂停令和大规模财政支持带来的历史低点。我们对有色金属子行业总体保持开放的承销立场,而对钢铁保持中性立场。我们对铸件和金属制造细分市场保持限制立场。

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