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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC

For the period ended Jun 30, 2024. Filed Aug 7, 2024.

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Jun 30, 2024 · Filed Aug 7, 2024

UPS$108.30-2.5%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026

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Overview

We are pursuing our goal of becoming the premium small package provider, logistics orchestrator and leading complex healthcare logistics provider in the world under our Customer First, People Led, Innovation Driven strategy. We are investing to grow in the most attractive parts of the market and transforming our integrated network through automation. Together, our Smart Package, Smart Facility and Network of the Future initiatives are providing enhanced shipment visibility for our customers and driving efficiency.

During the first half of the year, we took a number of steps in furtherance of our strategy. We continued to grow our healthcare logistics capabilities, including opening our first dedicated healthcare facility in Ireland. We also expanded the size of our flagship facility in the Netherlands, including additional ultra-cold storage capabilities to support the growing market for complex biopharma products. We continued adding partners to our Digital Access Program, expanded weekend service to six additional U.S. markets and launched an enhanced Worldwide Economy product globally.

We also continue to pursue inorganic opportunities. On June 23, 2024, we announced that we have entered into an agreement to divest our truckload brokerage business, Coyote, and on July 22, 2024, we announced that we have entered into an agreement to acquire Estafeta, a leading domestic small package provider in Mexico that is expected to enhance our logistics orchestration capabilities in this market.

We have two reportable segments: U.S. Domestic Package and International Package, which are together referred to as our global small package operations. Our remaining businesses are reported as Supply Chain Solutions.

After volume declined in the first quarter of 2024, our global small package operations experienced growth during the second quarter. Within the U.S., volume growth was driven by residential volume from several new e-commerce customers. This growth occurred primarily in our SurePost product, which led to a decline in revenue per piece for the quarter. Internationally, we experienced declines in total average daily volume, but we experienced increased demand in certain export markets. This export volume growth occurred on several of our higher yielding trade lanes, contributing to an increase in revenue per piece in both the quarter and year-to-date periods.

In Supply Chain Solutions, revenue declines in the first quarter were largely offset by revenue growth during the second quarter, driven primarily by growth in our logistics businesses. This growth included the impact of the acquisition of MNX Global Logistics in the fourth quarter of 2023 as well as continued growth in our healthcare operations. Our digital businesses also saw revenue increase for the second quarter, and we began onboarding the new U.S. Postal Service ("USPS") air cargo business, which we expect to be fully implemented before our fourth-quarter peak period.

We expect revenue and operating profit growth in the second half of 2024 due to anticipated volume growth in our global small package operations. Additionally, wage-rate growth will decrease as we enter into the second year of the Teamsters contract beginning in the third quarter and we will further benefit from the impact of our Fit to Serve initiative. As a result of lower than originally planned capital expenditures and the anticipated divestiture of Coyote, we intend to return additional cash to shareowners by targeting approximately $500 million of share repurchases in the second half of the year.

Highlights of our consolidated results, which are discussed in more detail below, include:

Three Months Ended June 30, · Change · Six Months Ended June 30, · Change
2024 · 2023 · $ · % · 2024 · 2023 · $ · %
Revenue (in millions)$21,818$22,055$(237)(1.1)%$43,524$44,980$(1,456)(3.2)%
Operating Expenses (in millions)19,87419,2755993.1%39,96739,6593080.8%
Operating Profit (in millions)$1,944$2,780$(836)(30.1)%$3,557$5,321$(1,764)(33.2)%
Operating Margin8.9%12.6%8.2%11.8%
Net Income (in millions)$1,409$2,081$(672)(32.3)%$2,522$3,976$(1,454)(36.6)%
Basic Earnings Per Share$1.65$2.42$(0.77)(31.8)%$2.95$4.62$(1.67)(36.1)%
Diluted Earnings Per Share$1.65$2.42$(0.77)(31.8)%$2.94$4.61$(1.67)(36.2)%
Operating Days6464127128
Average Daily Package Volume (in thousands)20,93320,9020.1%21,06521,445(1.8)%
Average Revenue Per Piece$13.68$13.92$(0.24)(1.7)%$13.71$13.83$(0.12)(0.9)%

Average daily package volume in our global small package operations increased slightly in the quarter, primarily as a result of new e-commerce customers in our U.S. Domestic package segment. Year to date, continued challenging external conditions drove average daily package volume declines across all products in our global small package operations.

Revenue declined in both the quarter and year-to-date periods primarily as a result of unfavorable changes in product mix driven by customers trading down to lower cost options. Year to date, volume declines also contributed to the revenue decrease.

Operating expenses increased in the quarter and year-to-date periods, primarily due to increased compensation and benefits expense in our U.S. Domestic Package segment under our Teamsters contract. These increases were partially offset year to date by decreases in purchased transportation and fuel expenses as well as the impact of productivity initiatives.

Operating profit and operating margin decreased for both the quarter and year-to-date periods as efficiency initiatives were not enough to offset operating expense increases.

We reported quarterly net income of $1.4 billion and diluted earnings per share of $1.65 ($2.5 billion and $2.94 per share, year to date). Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $1.79 ($3.21 per share, year to date) after adjusting for the after-tax impacts of:

transformation and other costs of $26 million, or $0.03 per diluted share in the quarter ($101 million, or $0.12 per share, year to date);

a payment to settle a one-time international regulatory matter, including interest, of $94 million, or $0.11 per diluted share in the quarter and year-to-date periods; and

asset impairment charges of $35 million, or $0.04 per diluted share in the year-to-date period.

Within our segments, U.S. Domestic Package revenues and expenses were primarily impacted by the matters described above.

International Package revenues were impacted by lower volumes in both periods as described above, as well as fluctuations in currency exchange rates, all of which were partially offset by revenue per piece growth. Expense increased for the quarter, primarily driven by higher fuel prices and the impact of a payment to settle a one-time international regulatory matter. Year to date, expense was relatively flat.

In Supply Chain Solutions, revenue increases for the quarter were primarily driven by growth in Logistics, while year-to-date revenue declines were driven by Forwarding, particularly our truckload brokerage business. Logistics drove the overall increase in segment expense for both periods, partially offset by lower purchased transportation in Forwarding in both periods.

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