UPS Earnings: What to Watch
April 25 2018 - 5:59AM
Dow Jones News
By Paul Ziobro
United Parcel Service Inc. is scheduled to release its
first-quarter results before the market opens Thursday. Here is
what you need to know.
EARNINGS FORECAST: Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected
UPS to earn $1.54 a share, compared with $1.32 a year ago. The
company's outlook for the year is for earnings between $7.03 and
$7.37 a share.
REVENUE FORECAST: Revenue of $16.46 billion is forecast by
analysts, compared with $15.31 billion a year ago.
WHAT TO WATCH:
VOLUME AND PRICING: UPS volumes continue to rise as the company
handles more of the world's online orders, and the quarterly
results will offer a proxy for how online shopping is progressing
during a period of economic strength. As always, investors will
also look to see whether UPS is raising prices fast enough to
offset the higher costs associated with home deliveries.
NETWORK EXPANSION: UPS is ramping up spending to upgrade its
delivery network, with $7 billion set aside this year for expansion
projects, jumbo jets and more. Expect the company to offer an
update as to the timing and specifics of some of the investments,
which are intended to add capacity and speed up processing.
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS: UPS is currently negotiating with the
Teamsters union ahead of a labor contract expiration on July 31.
The two sides have been working through some of the Teamsters
initial proposals but haven't come to terms on economic topics like
wages, pensions and health care.
POSTAL SERVICE: President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Postal
Service in recent weeks with a volley of tweets criticizing its
shipping contract with Amazon.com. The president has created a task
force to review the agency's finances and pricing structure for its
parcel business. UPS could benefit from higher parcel rates at the
Postal Service, analysts say, as it would give leeway to UPS and
FedEx Corp. to up their own shipping rates.
Write to Paul Ziobro at Paul.Ziobro@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 25, 2018 05:44 ET (09:44 GMT)
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