UPS réalise un bénéfice par action (BPA) de 1,55 USD au cours du 1er trimestre 2018, soit une augmentation de 17 %

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• International Revenue and Operating Profit Climb 15%
• Average Daily Exports grew 12%, Led by Europe and U.S. Trade Lanes
• Supply Chain & Freight Operating Profit up 14% on 16% Revenue Growth
• U.S. Domestic Revenue Rises 7.2% on 4.6% Volume Growth
• Weather Conditions Muted First Quarter U.S. Domestic Results  
• Cash from Operations of $4.1B Resulted in Free Cash Flow* of $2.6B
• Reaffirms Full-Year 2018 Adjusted EPS Guidance
  

For the total company in 1Q 2018:

• Total revenue increased 10% to $17.1 billion, on strong demand for UPS solutions.
• Average yield increased by 4.3%, led by International and U.S. Deferred Air products.
• UPS rewarded shareowners by increasing dividends per share by nearly 10% over the prior year, and distributing $840 million during the quarter. 
• To support investment strategies the company made capital expenditures of $1.5 billion.
• The lower effective tax rate reflects a more competitive U.S. tax structure, some discrete tax items and includes the impact of share-based compensation.
• First quarter results include the adoption of new accounting standards for pension and revenue recognition. Prior-period results were also recast to reflect these changes.

Segment domestique américain

The U.S. Domestic segment experienced strong demand as customers increasingly chose UPS solutions. Both unexpected and planned items weighed on operating profit for the segment during the first quarter.

For the U.S. Domestic segment in 1Q 2018:

• Revenue increased to $10.2 billion, up 7.2% over 1Q 2017. Revenue improved across all products, signaling the strong market demand for UPS solutions.   
• Revenue per piece increased 2.6% as higher base-rate pricing and fuel surcharges offset headwinds from customer and product mix.
• Operating profit includes headwinds from severe winter weather of $85 million, Saturday deployment, network projects and higher pension expenses.

Segment international

“The execution of our diversified global strategies and our investments produced double-digit growth in revenue and profit,” said Abney. “Each of our International regions is contributing to our financial gains, and we expect this strong momentum to continue.”

For the International segment in 1Q 2018:

• International revenue increased 15% despite two fewer operating days in many countries. Currency-neutral revenue increased 8.7%.
• Export, Domestic and Cargo product groups all achieved double-digit revenue growth.
• Export shipments per day grew an average 12% as premium products continue to outpace non-premium.
• Export volume growth in Europe and the U.S. continued to be strong for the quarter.
• Operating profit was $594 million, up 15% on higher Export shipments and expanded product yields. Currency-neutral operating profit increased 10%.

Segment Chaîne logistique et fret

The Supply Chain and Freight segment produced another quarter of strong financial results. Revenue and operating profit grew by double digits due to successful revenue-quality initiatives, opportunistic growth strategies and structural cost reductions.

For the Supply Chain and Freight segment in 1Q 2018:

• Revenue increased to $3.4 billion, up 16% over 1Q 2017. The business units focused on high quality, middle-market customers. 
• The Forwarding business led all units with 27% revenue growth, as revenue management initiatives and stable market conditions drove top-line gains.
• UPS Freight revenue increased 9.9% on solid LTL (less-than-truckload) pricing and tonnage growth.
• Operating profit was $170 million, up 14% from the same quarter in 2017.

Perspectives

La société fournit des conseils sur une base ajustée (non-GAAP), car il n’est pas possible de prédire ou de prévoir un rapprochement reflétant l’impact des ajustements évalués à la valeur du marché des futures retraites ou d’autres événements imprévus, qui devrait être inclus dans les résultats déclarés (GAAP) et pourrait être essentiel.

“Our focused business strategies are producing strong results in both the International and Supply Chain segments,” said Richard Peretz, UPS’s chief financial officer. “The benefits from our investments, new multi-year transformation efficiencies and stronger pricing position us well for shareowner value creation.”

• UPS expects 2018 adjusted diluted earnings per share to be in a range of $7.03 to $7.37.
• The company projects free cash flow of $4.5 billion to $5.0 billion in 2018.
• The effective tax rate should be in a range of 23% to 24% for the remainder of the year.
• Capital expenditures in 2018 are planned between $6.5 billion to $7.0 billion.

Informations sur les conférences téléphoniques

UPS CEO David Abney and CFO Richard Peretz will discuss first-quarter results with investors and analysts during a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET, 26 avril 2018. That call is open to others through a live Webcast. Pour accéder à la conférence, rendez-vous sur www.investors.ups.com et cliquez sur « Earnings Webcast ».

À propos d’UPS

UPS (NYSE:UPS) est un leader mondial de la logistique, offrant un large éventail de solutions, notamment pour le transport de colis et de marchandises, la facilitation du commerce international et le déploiement de technologies avancées pour gérer plus efficacement le monde des affaires. Basée à Atlanta, UPS dessert plus de 220 pays et territoires dans le monde entier. The company can be found on the web at ups.com or pressroom.ups.com and its corporate blog can be found at longitudes.ups.com. To get UPS news direct, follow @UPS_News on Twitter.

* Information on non-GAAP financial measures is attached to this press release.

Déclarations prospectives

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute 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. Such forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of UPS and its management regarding the company's strategic directions, prospects and future results, involve certain risks and uncertainties.

Certain factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including economic and other conditions in the markets in which we operate, governmental regulations (including tax laws and regulations), our competitive environment, changes in the facts or assumptions underlying our health and pension benefit funding obligations, negotiation and ratification of labor contracts, strikes, work stoppages and slowdowns, changes in aviation and motor fuel prices, cyclical and seasonal fluctuations in our operating results, and other risks discussed in the company's Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which discussions are incorporated herein by reference.

Rapprochement des mesures financières GAAP et non-GAAP

We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including, as applicable, "as adjusted" operating profit, operating margin, other income (expense), pre-tax income, net income and earnings per share. Les mesures équivalentes déterminées conformément aux GAAP sont également qualifiées de « rapportées » ou « non ajustées ». Additionally, we periodically disclose free cash flow, free cash flow excluding discretionary pension contributions, as well as currency-neutral revenue, revenue per piece and operating profit.

We consider quantitative and qualitative factors in assessing whether to adjust for the impact of items that may be significant or that could affect an understanding of our ongoing financial and business performance or trends. Examples of items for which we may make adjustments include but are not limited to: amounts related to mark-to-market gains or losses (non-cash); settlement of contingencies; gains or losses associated with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other structural changes; charges related to restructuring programs; asset impairments (non-cash); amounts related to changes in tax regulations or positions; pension and postretirement related items; and debt modifications.

We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide additional meaningful information to assist users of our financial statements in understanding our financial results, cash flows and assessing our ongoing performance because they exclude items that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, our underlying operations and may provide a useful baseline for analyzing trends in our underlying businesses. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions. We also use certain of these measures for the determination of incentive compensation award results.

Les mesures financières non conformes aux GAAP doivent être considérées en complément, et non en remplacement, de nos résultats présentés conformément aux GAAP. Nos informations financières non GAAP ne constituent pas une base comptable complète. Par conséquent, nos informations financières non GAAP peuvent ne pas être comparables à des mesures portant un titre similaire et présentées par d’autres sociétés.

Currency-Neutral Revenue, Revenue per Piece and Operating Profit

We supplement the reporting of our revenue, revenue per piece and operating profit with similar non-GAAP measures that exclude the period-over-period impact of foreign currency exchange rate changes and hedging activities. Nous pensons que les informations relatives au chiffre d'affaires non affecté par le risque de change, au chiffre d'affaires unitaire et au résultat d'exploitation permettent aux utilisateurs de nos états financiers de comprendre les tendances de notre croissance en matière de produits et de résultats. We evaluate the performance of our International Package and Supply Chain and Freight businesses on a currency-neutral basis.

Les recettes, les recettes par pièce et le bénéfice d’exploitation sont calculés en divisant les recettes en dollars américains, les recettes par pièce et le bénéfice d’exploitation de la période en cours par les taux de change moyens de la période en cours pour obtenir les recettes, les recettes par pièce et le bénéfice d’exploitation en monnaie locale de la période en cours. The derived current period local currency revenue, revenue per piece and operating profit are then multiplied by the average foreign exchange rates used to translate the comparable results for each month in the prior year period (including the period over period impact of foreign currency revenue hedging activities). La différence entre le chiffre d’affaires, le chiffre d’affaires par pièce et le bénéfice d’exploitation de la période en cours déclarés en dollars américains et le chiffre d’affaires, le chiffre d’affaires par pièce et le bénéfice d’exploitation de la période en cours dérivés correspond à l’impact des fluctuations des devises d’une période à l’autre.

Flux de trésorerie disponible

We supplement the reporting of cash flows from operating activities with free cash flow, a non-GAAP liquidity measure. We believe free cash flow is an important indicator of how much cash is generated by regular business operations and we use it as a measure of incremental cash available to invest in our business, meet our debt obligations and return cash to shareowners. Nous calculons le flux de trésorerie disponible comme les flux de trésorerie provenant des activités d’exploitation moins les dépenses d’investissement, le produit des cessions d’immobilisations corporelles, et plus ou moins les variations nettes des créances financières et autres activités d’investissement.

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