UPS' stock rises as profit fell but beat expectations, while revenue came up a bit shy

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MW UPS' stock rises as profit fell but beat expectations, while revenue came up a bit shy

Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. $(UPS)$ rose 1.8% in premarket trading Tuesday, after the package delivery giant reported first-quarter profit that beat expectations, while revenue fell a bit shy. Net income fell to $1.11 billion, or $1.30 a share. Excluding nonrecurring items, adjusted earnings per share of $1.43 fell 35% from the same period a year ago but beat the FactSet consensus of $1.28. Total revenue declined 5.3% to $21.7 billion, below the FactSet consensus of $21.84 billion. U.S. domestic package revenue was down 5% to $14.23 billion to miss the FactSet consensus of $14.43 billion, as average daily volume decreased 3.2%. International revenue fell 6.3% to $4.26 billion to miss expectations of $4.31 billion and supply chain revenue was down 5.3% to $3.22 billion to top expectations of $3.19 billion. For 2024, the company affirmed its revenue guidance range of $92 billion to $94.5 billion, and its capital expenditure plans of $4.5 billion. The stock has gained has lost 7.6% year to date through Monday, while shares of rival FedEx Corp. $(FDX)$ have gained 6.8% and the S&P 500 index has advanced 5.1%.

-Tomi Kilgore

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