XPO Q4 revenue beats on productivity improvements

Reuters02-05
XPO Q4 revenue beats on productivity improvements

Overview

  • Freight transportation firm's Q4 revenue rose 4.7%, beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q4 beat analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 beat analyst expectations

Outlook

  • XPO expects significant acceleration in free cash flow in coming years

  • Company aims for market-leading margin expansion in current environment

  • XPO positions for outsized share and margin gains in a recovery

Result Drivers

  • NORTH AMERICAN LTL - Revenue increased slightly with improved adjusted operating income due to yield growth and productivity improvements

  • EUROPEAN TRANSPORTATION - Revenue rose significantly, but operating losses widened due to restructuring costs

  • TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS - AI developments improved network efficiency and labor productivity, reducing costs

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Beat

$2.01 bln

$1.96 bln (19 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$0.88

$0.77 (23 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EBITDA

Beat

$312 mln

$297.13 mln (19 Analysts)

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 21 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the ground freight & logistics peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for XPO Inc is $160.00, about 10.9% below its February 4 closing price of $179.54

  • The stock recently traded at 42 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 33 three months ago

Press Release: ID:nGNX2M67BF

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