OMAHA, Neb., April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific
Corporation (NYSE: UNP) today reported 2021 first quarter net
income of $1.3 billion, or
$2.00 per diluted share. This
compares to $1.5 billion, or
$2.15 per diluted share, in the first
quarter 2020.
"The first quarter presented some real challenges that impacted
our results, but the team did a great job managing the business,"
said Lance Fritz, Union Pacific
chairman, president, and chief executive officer. "We generated
solid productivity through efficient use of our resources despite
the significant weather event that covered most of our network in
February and early March. I am particularly proud of the women and
men of Union Pacific who rolled up their sleeves and kept the
network safe, efficient and stable. Looking to the rest of the
year, an improving economic outlook, our continued commitment to
value based pricing that exceeds inflation and the opportunity for
strong productivity give us confidence to affirm our 2021
guidance."
First Quarter Summary
Operating revenue of
$5.0 billion was down 4% in first
quarter 2021 compared to first quarter 2020. First quarter business
volumes, as measured by total revenue carloads, decreased 1%
compared to 2020 driven by declines in industrial and bulk
shipments, partially offset by strength in premium carloads. In
addition, for the first quarter 2021 compared to 2020:
- Quarterly freight revenue declined 5%, as core pricing gains
were more than offset by a less favorable business mix, decreased
fuel surcharge revenue, and volume declines.
- Union Pacific's 60.1% operating ratio increased 110 basis
points, negatively impacted by weather and rising fuel prices in
the quarter.
|
|
|
|
Operating
Ratio
|
Earnings
Per
Diluted
Share
|
First Quarter
2020
|
59.0%
|
$2.15
|
Weather
Impact
|
(1.6) pts
|
($0.16)
|
Fuel
Impact
|
(1.0) pts
|
($0.11)
|
Core
Results
|
1.5 pts
|
$0.12
|
First Quarter
2021
|
60.1%
|
$2.00
|
- Union Pacific's reportable personal injury rate was 0.85 per
200,000 employee-hours compared to 0.80 for first quarter
2020.
- Fuel consumption rate, measured in gallons of fuel per thousand
gross ton-miles (GTMs), was flat.
- Quarterly freight car velocity was 209 daily miles per car, a
1% decline.
- Quarterly locomotive productivity was 138 gross ton-miles per
horsepower day, a 5% improvement.
- Quarterly workforce productivity was 1,002 car miles per
employee, a 12% improvement.
- Average maximum train length was 9,247 feet, a 10%
increase.
- The company repurchased 6.7 million shares in first quarter
2021 at an aggregate cost of $1.4
billion.
Summary of First Quarter Freight Revenues
- Bulk down 1%
- Industrial down 13%
- Premium up 2%
2021 Outlook
"During the quarter our service product
and lower cost structure enabled us to win new business and develop
opportunities to grow," Fritz said. "There are many more growth
opportunities to capture by also helping our customers efficiently
and reliably reduce the carbon intensity of their supply chains.
When we add improved safety results, we create strong value for all
of our stakeholders."
First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call
Union
Pacific will webcast its first quarter 2021 earnings release
presentation live at www.up.com/investor and via teleconference on
Thursday, April 22, 2021, at
8:45 a.m. Eastern Time. Participants
may join the conference call by dialing 877-407-8293 (or for
international participants, 201-689-8349).
ABOUT UNION PACIFIC
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) delivers
the goods families and businesses use every day with safe, reliable
and efficient service. Operating in 23 western states, the company
connects its customers and communities to the global economy.
Trains are the most environmentally responsible way to move
freight, helping Union Pacific protect future generations. More
information about Union Pacific is available at www.up.com.
Supplemental financial information is attached.
This news release and related materials contain statements
about the Company's future that are not statements of historical
fact, including specifically the statements regarding the Company's
expectations with respect to economic conditions and demand levels,
its ability to improve network performance, its results of
operations, and potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
These statements are, or will be, forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking
statements also generally include, without limitation, information
or statements regarding: projections, predictions, expectations,
estimates, or forecasts as to the Company's and its subsidiaries'
business, financial, and operational results, and future economic
performance; and management's beliefs, expectations, goals, and
objectives and other similar expressions concerning matters that
are not historical facts.
Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee
of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be
accurate indications of the times that, or by which, such
performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking
information, including expectations regarding operational and
financial improvements and the Company's future performance or
results are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual performance or results to differ materially from those
expressed in the statement. Important factors, including risk
factors, could affect the Company's and its subsidiaries' future
results and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ
materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking
statements. Information regarding risk factors and other cautionary
information are available in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for 2020, which was filed with the SEC on February 5, 2021. The Company updates information
regarding risk factors if circumstances require such updates in its
periodic reports on Form 10-Q and its subsequent Annual Reports on
Form 10-K (or such other reports that may be filed with the
SEC).
Forward-looking statements speak only as of, and are based
only upon information available on, the date the statements were
made. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking
information to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions, or
changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information. If
the Company does update one or more forward-looking statements, no
inference should be drawn that the Company will make additional
updates with respect thereto or with respect to other
forward-looking statements. References to our website are provided
for convenience and, therefore, information on or available through
the website is not, and should not be deemed to be, incorporated by
reference herein.
UNION PACIFIC
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Millions,
Except Per Share Amounts and Percentages,
|
1st
Quarter
|
For the
Periods Ended March 31,
|
2021
|
2020
|
%
|
|
Operating
Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Freight
revenues
|
$
|
4,649
|
$
|
4,880
|
(5)
|
%
|
Other
|
|
352
|
|
349
|
1
|
|
Total operating
revenues
|
|
5,001
|
|
5,229
|
(4)
|
|
Operating
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation and
benefits
|
|
1,026
|
|
1,059
|
(3)
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
549
|
|
547
|
-
|
|
Purchased services and
materials
|
|
490
|
|
521
|
(6)
|
|
Fuel
|
|
411
|
|
434
|
(5)
|
|
Equipment and other
rents
|
|
212
|
|
227
|
(7)
|
|
Other
|
|
320
|
|
298
|
7
|
|
Total operating
expenses
|
|
3,008
|
|
3,086
|
(3)
|
|
Operating
Income
|
|
1,993
|
|
2,143
|
(7)
|
|
Other income,
net
|
|
51
|
|
53
|
(4)
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
(290)
|
|
(278)
|
4
|
|
Income before
income taxes
|
|
1,754
|
|
1,918
|
(9)
|
|
Income
taxes
|
|
(413)
|
|
(444)
|
(7)
|
|
Net
Income
|
$
|
1,341
|
$
|
1,474
|
(9)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share and
Per Share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share -
basic
|
$
|
2.01
|
$
|
2.15
|
(7)
|
%
|
Earnings per share -
diluted
|
$
|
2.00
|
$
|
2.15
|
(7)
|
|
Weighted average
number of shares - basic
|
|
667.6
|
|
684.3
|
(2)
|
|
Weighted average
number of shares - diluted
|
|
669.2
|
|
686.2
|
(2)
|
|
Dividends declared per
share
|
$
|
0.97
|
$
|
0.97
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Ratio
|
|
60.1%
|
|
59.0%
|
1.1
|
pts
|
Effective
Tax Rate
|
|
23.5%
|
|
23.1%
|
0.4
|
pts
|
UNION PACIFIC
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
|
Freight Revenues
Statistics (unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Quarter
|
For the
Periods Ended March 31,
|
2021
|
2020
|
%
|
|
Freight
Revenues (Millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grain & grain
products
|
$
|
766
|
$
|
689
|
11
|
%
|
Fertilizer
|
|
170
|
|
174
|
(2)
|
|
Food &
refrigerated
|
|
235
|
|
250
|
(6)
|
|
Coal &
renewables
|
|
341
|
|
421
|
(19)
|
|
Bulk
|
|
1,512
|
|
1,534
|
(1)
|
|
Industrial chemicals
& plastics
|
|
435
|
|
495
|
(12)
|
|
Metals &
minerals
|
|
375
|
|
469
|
(20)
|
|
Forest
products
|
|
316
|
|
303
|
4
|
|
Energy &
specialized markets
|
|
530
|
|
627
|
(15)
|
|
Industrial
|
|
1,656
|
|
1,894
|
(13)
|
|
Automotive
|
|
447
|
|
524
|
(15)
|
|
Intermodal
|
|
1,034
|
|
928
|
11
|
|
Premium
|
|
1,481
|
|
1,452
|
2
|
|
Total
|
$
|
4,649
|
$
|
4,880
|
(5)
|
%
|
Revenue
Carloads (Thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grain & grain
products
|
|
203
|
|
175
|
16
|
%
|
Fertilizer
|
|
44
|
|
46
|
(4)
|
|
Food &
refrigerated
|
|
45
|
|
48
|
(6)
|
|
Coal &
renewables
|
|
174
|
|
208
|
(16)
|
|
Bulk
|
|
466
|
|
477
|
(2)
|
|
Industrial chemicals
& plastics
|
|
140
|
|
154
|
(9)
|
|
Metals &
minerals
|
|
146
|
|
174
|
(16)
|
|
Forest
products
|
|
60
|
|
56
|
7
|
|
Energy &
specialized markets
|
|
139
|
|
162
|
(14)
|
|
Industrial
|
|
485
|
|
546
|
(11)
|
|
Automotive
|
|
180
|
|
208
|
(13)
|
|
Intermodal
[a]
|
|
796
|
|
709
|
12
|
|
Premium
|
|
976
|
|
917
|
6
|
|
Total
|
|
1,927
|
|
1,940
|
(1)
|
%
|
Average
Revenue per Car
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grain & grain
products
|
$
|
3,782
|
$
|
3,940
|
(4)
|
%
|
Fertilizer
|
|
3,852
|
|
3,768
|
2
|
|
Food &
refrigerated
|
|
5,234
|
|
5,277
|
(1)
|
|
Coal &
renewables
|
|
1,958
|
|
2,022
|
(3)
|
|
Bulk
|
|
3,246
|
|
3,219
|
1
|
|
Industrial chemicals
& plastics
|
|
3,113
|
|
3,205
|
(3)
|
|
Metals &
minerals
|
|
2,563
|
|
2,697
|
(5)
|
|
Forest
products
|
|
5,244
|
|
5,457
|
(4)
|
|
Energy &
specialized markets
|
|
3,828
|
|
3,866
|
(1)
|
|
Industrial
|
|
3,417
|
|
3,469
|
(1)
|
|
Automotive
|
|
2,485
|
|
2,525
|
(2)
|
|
Intermodal
[a]
|
|
1,299
|
|
1,307
|
(1)
|
|
Premium
|
|
1,517
|
|
1,583
|
(4)
|
|
Average
|
$
|
2,413
|
$
|
2,516
|
(4)
|
%
|
|
[a] For
intermodal shipments each container or trailer equals one
carload.
|
UNION PACIFIC
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar.
31,
|
Dec.
31,
|
Millions,
Except Percentages
|
2021
|
2020
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$
|
1,183
|
$
|
1,799
|
Short-term
investments
|
|
60
|
|
60
|
Other current
assets
|
|
2,476
|
|
2,355
|
Investments
|
|
2,167
|
|
2,164
|
Properties,
net
|
|
54,062
|
|
54,161
|
Operating lease
assets
|
|
1,581
|
|
1,610
|
Other
assets
|
|
264
|
|
249
|
Total
assets
|
$
|
61,793
|
$
|
62,398
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
and Common Shareholders' Equity
|
|
|
|
|
Debt due within one
year
|
$
|
1,565
|
$
|
1,069
|
Other current
liabilities
|
|
3,306
|
|
3,104
|
Debt due after one
year
|
|
25,117
|
|
25,660
|
Operating lease
liabilities
|
|
1,171
|
|
1,283
|
Deferred income
taxes
|
|
12,307
|
|
12,247
|
Other long-term
liabilities
|
|
2,073
|
|
2,077
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
45,539
|
|
45,440
|
Total common
shareholders' equity
|
|
16,254
|
|
16,958
|
Total
liabilities and common shareholders' equity
|
$
|
61,793
|
$
|
62,398
|
UNION PACIFIC
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Millions,
|
Year-to-Date
|
For the
Periods Ended March 31,
|
2021
|
2020
|
Operating
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
$
|
1,341
|
$
|
1,474
|
Depreciation
|
|
549
|
|
547
|
Deferred income
taxes
|
|
54
|
|
91
|
Other - net
|
|
14
|
|
43
|
Cash provided
by operating activities
|
|
1,958
|
|
2,155
|
Investing
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
investments
|
|
(536)
|
|
(807)
|
Maturities of
short-term investments
|
|
24
|
|
70
|
Purchases of
short-term investments
|
|
(24)
|
|
(70)
|
Other - net
|
|
31
|
|
-
|
Cash used in
investing activities
|
|
(505)
|
|
(807)
|
Financing
Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Share repurchase
programs
|
|
(1,347)
|
|
(2,556)
|
Dividends
paid
|
|
(650)
|
|
(660)
|
Debt repaid
|
|
(47)
|
|
(305)
|
Net issuance of
commercial paper
|
|
(15)
|
|
(1)
|
Debt issued
|
|
-
|
|
2,996
|
Accelerated share
repurchase programs pending final settlement
|
|
-
|
|
(400)
|
Other - net
|
|
(14)
|
|
(71)
|
Cash used in
financing activities
|
|
(2,073)
|
|
(997)
|
Net Change
in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
|
|
(620)
|
|
351
|
Cash, cash
equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year
|
|
1,818
|
|
856
|
Cash, Cash
Equivalents, and Restricted Cash at End of Period
|
$
|
1,198
|
$
|
1,207
|
Free Cash
Flow*
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by
operating activities
|
$
|
1,958
|
$
|
2,155
|
Cash used in investing
activities
|
|
(505)
|
|
(807)
|
Dividends
paid
|
|
(650)
|
|
(660)
|
Free cash
flow
|
$
|
803
|
$
|
688
|
|
|
*
|
Free cash flow is a
non-GAAP measure; however, we believe this measure is important to
management and investors in evaluating our financial performance
and measures our ability to generate cash without additional
external financing.
|
UNION PACIFIC
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
|
Operating and
Performance Statistics (unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1st
Quarter
|
For the
Periods Ended March 31,
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
%
|
|
Operating/Performance
Statistics
|
|
|
|
|
|
Freight car velocity
(daily miles per car) [a]
|
209
|
|
211
|
(1)
|
%
|
Average train speed
(miles per hour) *
|
25.2
|
|
25.4
|
(1)
|
|
Average terminal dwell
time (hours) *
|
23.5
|
|
23.8
|
(1)
|
|
Locomotive
productivity (GTMs per horsepower day)
|
138
|
|
131
|
5
|
|
Gross ton-miles (GTMs)
(millions)
|
193,087
|
|
201,297
|
(4)
|
|
Train length
(feet)
|
9,247
|
|
8,396
|
10
|
|
Intermodal car trip
plan compliance (%)
|
77
|
|
85
|
(8)
|
pts
|
Manifest/Automotive
car trip plan compliance (%)
|
68
|
|
64
|
4
|
pts
|
Workforce productivity
(car miles per employee)
|
1,002
|
|
894
|
12
|
|
Total employees
(average)
|
29,755
|
|
33,872
|
(12)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Locomotive
Fuel Statistics
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average fuel price per
gallon consumed
|
$
1.85
|
|
$ 1.87
|
(1)
|
%
|
Fuel consumed in
gallons (millions)
|
216
|
|
225
|
(4)
|
|
Fuel consumption
rate**
|
1.119
|
|
1.117
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
Ton-Miles (Millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grain & grain
products
|
20,348
|
|
16,111
|
26
|
%
|
Fertilizer
|
2,995
|
|
3,044
|
(2)
|
|
Food &
refrigerated
|
4,498
|
|
4,506
|
-
|
|
Coal &
renewables
|
17,536
|
|
20,005
|
(12)
|
|
Bulk
|
45,377
|
|
43,666
|
4
|
|
Industrial chemicals
& plastics
|
7,055
|
|
7,174
|
(2)
|
|
Metals &
minerals
|
6,876
|
|
8,533
|
(19)
|
|
Forest
products
|
6,318
|
|
6,041
|
5
|
|
Energy &
specialized markets
|
9,590
|
|
12,046
|
(20)
|
|
Industrial
|
29,839
|
|
33,794
|
(12)
|
|
Automotive
|
3,773
|
|
4,489
|
(16)
|
|
Intermodal
|
18,375
|
|
17,734
|
4
|
|
Premium
|
22,148
|
|
22,223
|
-
|
|
Total
|
97,364
|
|
99,683
|
(2)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
[a]
|
Prior years have been
recast to conform to the current year presentation.
|
|
|
*
|
Surface
Transportation Board reported performance
measures.
|
|
|
**
|
Fuel consumption is
computed as follows: gallons of fuel consumed divided by gross
ton-miles in thousands.
|
UNION PACIFIC
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
|
Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation to GAAP
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
Debt / Adjusted EBITDA*
|
|
|
|
|
Millions, Except
Ratios
|
Mar.
31,
|
Dec.
31,
|
for the Trailing
Twelve Months Ended [a]
|
2021
|
2020
|
Net
income
|
$
|
5,216
|
$
|
5,349
|
Add:
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax
expense
|
|
1,600
|
|
1,631
|
Depreciation
|
|
2,212
|
|
2,210
|
Interest
expense
|
|
1,153
|
|
1,141
|
EBITDA
|
$
|
10,181
|
$
|
10,331
|
Adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
Other income,
net
|
|
(285)
|
|
(287)
|
Interest on
operating lease liabilities**
|
|
53
|
|
59
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$
|
9,949
|
$
|
10,103
|
Debt
|
$
|
26,682
|
$
|
26,729
|
Operating lease
liabilities
|
|
1,465
|
|
1,604
|
Unfunded
pension and OPEB, net of taxes of $190 and $195
|
|
619
|
|
637
|
Adjusted
debt
|
$
|
28,766
|
$
|
28,970
|
Adjusted debt /
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
2.9
|
|
2.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comparable
Adjusted Debt / Adjusted EBITDA*
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mar.
31,
|
Dec.
31,
|
for the Trailing
Twelve Months Ended [a]
|
2021
|
2020
|
Adjusted debt /
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
2.9
|
|
2.9
|
Factors
Affecting Comparability:
|
|
|
|
|
Brazos yard impairment
[b]
|
|
(0.1)
|
|
(0.1)
|
Comparable
Adjusted Debt / Adjusted EBITDA*
|
2.8
|
2.8
|
|
|
[a]
|
The trailing twelve
months income statement information ended March 31, 2021, is
recalculated by taking the twelve months ended December 31, 2020,
subtracting the three months ended March 31, 2020, and adding the
three months ended March 31, 2021.
|
[b]
|
Adjustments remove
the impact of $209 million from net income and $69 million from
income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2020. See page 7
for a reconciliation to GAAP.
|
|
|
*
|
Total debt plus
operating lease liabilities plus after-tax unfunded pension and
OPEB obligation divided by net income plus income tax expense,
depreciation, amortization, interest expense, and adjustments for
other income, net and interest on operating lease liabilities.
Adjusted debt to adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation, amortization, and adjustments for other income, net
and interest on operating lease liabilities) and comparable
adjusted debt to adjusted EBITDA are considered non-GAAP financial
measures by SEC Regulation G and Item 10 of SEC Regulation S-K and
may not be defined and calculated by other companies in the same
manner. We believe these measures are important to management and
investors in evaluating the Company's ability to sustain given debt
levels (including leases) with the cash generated from operations.
In addition, a comparable measure is used by rating agencies when
reviewing the Company's credit rating. Adjusted debt to adjusted
EBITDA and comparable adjusted debt to adjusted EBITDA should be
considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, net
income. The table above provides reconciliations from net income to
adjusted debt to adjusted EBITDA and comparable adjusted debt to
adjusted EBITDA. At March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the
incremental borrowing rate on operating leases was 3.6% and 3.7%,
respectively.
|
|
|
**
|
Represents the
hypothetical interest expense we would incur (using the incremental
borrowing rate) if the property under our operating leases were
owned or accounted for as finance leases.
|
UNION PACIFIC
CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
|
Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation to GAAP
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financial
Performance*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Millions,
Except Per Share Amounts and Percentages
|
|
Reported
results
|
|
Brazos
Yard
|
|
Adjusted
results
|
|
(GAAP)
|
Impairment
|
(non-GAAP)
|
For the Year
Ended December 31, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
taxes
|
$
|
1,631
|
|
$
|
69
|
|
$
|
1,700
|
|
Net
income
|
$
|
5,349
|
|
$
|
209
|
|
$
|
5,558
|
|
|
|
*
|
The above table
reconciles our results for the year ended December 31, 2020, to
adjusted results that exclude the impact of certain items
identified as affecting comparability. We use adjusted income taxes
and adjusted net income, as applicable, among other measures, to
evaluate our actual operating performance. We believe these
non-GAAP financial measures provide valuable information regarding
earnings and business trends by excluding specific items that we
believe are not indicative of our ongoing operating results of our
business, providing a useful way for investors to make a comparison
of our performance over time and against other companies in our
industry. Since these are not measures of performance calculated in
accordance with GAAP, they should be considered in addition to,
rather than as a substitute for, income taxes and net
income.
|
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