Comment / Supply chain radar: after trouble for CEVA & XPO, how exposed is K+N's portfolio of clients?

© Khunaspix Dreamstime.

Swiss transport behemoth Kuehne + Nagel is often named by sources concerned with counter-party risk – and the damage it could bring. Which, after the impact of problematic clients on the financials of XPO Logistics and CEVA Logistics in Q3, is no trivial matter.

XPO stays bullish, despite a $15m hit from a client bankruptcy, which forced it to opt for a more conservative guidance for key financial metrics, that so far have determined its success on the stock exchange. Meanwhile, CEVA just had ...