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Comment on this article
Gary Ferrulli
March 04, 2019 at 3:59 pmLet’s see, buy a company losing a lot of money, put it together with your own
like firm that is also losing money, and that will make the big difference?
Ale Pasetti
March 04, 2019 at 4:12 pmHi Gary,
Many thanks for your comment.
Why do you think that CMA is “losing money”? Have you read the story and seen the numbers (link below)?
https://www.cma-cgm.com/finance
CMA is not losing money, and while I agree, of course, that CEVA is in the red, I think I clearly explained how CMA could benefit from it (even excluding consideration about additional cost-cutting)…also considering CEVA’s guidance and efficiency programs.
Best,
Ale