UPS Shares Fall Amid Muted Full-Year Package Delivery Outlook
United Parcel Service (UPS) - Get Report shares fell more than 8% on Tuesday after reporting better-than-expected second-quarter earnings driven by e-commerce related package deliveries but also sharing a more muted full-year outlook.
UPS said it earned $3.43 billion, or $3.05 a share, in the second quarter, vs. $11 million, or 1 cent a share, in the second quarter of 2020. Analysts polled by FactSet had been expecting earnings of $2.81 a share.
Revenue for the quarter totaled $23.4 billion, up 14.5% from $20.46 billion a year earlier and just slightly ahead of analysts’ forecasts of $23.2 billion.
The results included charges of $11 million, or the equivalent of 1 cent a share. Also in the second quarter, the company completed its divestiture of UPS Freight on April 30, which triggered a $2.1 billion reduction in pension-related liabilities, UPS said.
TheStreet's Jim Cramer was surprised by investors' reaction to the earnings, which pushed the stock down more than 9% in the first 30 minutes of regular trading.
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Year-to-date cash from operations was $8.5 billion, up 42.2% from the same period in 2020, with free cash flow of $6.8 billion, a 74.7% increase above the first six months of 2020.
U.S. package revenue rang in at $14.4 billion, an increase of 10.2% year over year, while international package revenue was $4.82 billion, up 30% from a year ago. Supply chain solutions revenue was $4.21 billion, up 14.3%.
For 2021, UPS said it now expects consolidated operating margin of approximately 12.7% and return on invested capital of approximately 28%. It also forecast capital expenditures of about $4 billion and said long-term debt repayments of $2.55 billion have been completed.
The company did not provide per-share earnings or revenue guidance.
At last check, shares of UPS were down 9.18% at $190.60. The stock has risen more than 57% in the past 12 months and 16% year to date.
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