UPS publie les résultats du 3e trimestre 2020

Atlanta, Géorgie

Résultat opérationnel en hausse de plus de 20 %, avec une expansion des marges dans tous les segments

• 3Q19 EPS of $2.01, Up More Than 16%; Adjusted* EPS Up 13.7% to $2.07
• U.S. Daily Volume Grew Above 9%; Next Day Air Volume Jumped Nearly 24%
• U.S. Operating Profit Rose Over 28%; Grew Nearly 26% on an Adjusted Basis
• Positive Operating Leverage in U.S. Driven by Lower Unit Cost
• International Operating Profit Up 24.4%; and 20.3% on an Adjusted Basis
• Supply Chain and Freight Operating Margin of 7.3%; Adjusted Margin of 7.6%
• Reaffirms 2019 Adjusted EPS and Raises Adjusted FCF Target to Over $4.0B

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced third-quarter 2019 adjusted earnings per share of $2.07, a 13.7% increase over the same period last year. The company delivered strong operating profit growth of more than 20%, led by the U.S. Domestic and International segments. U.S. Domestic performed exceptionally well year-over-year, with volume gains across all products.

“Our results reflect significant progress from our transformation initiatives, and our ability to generate growth and deliver increased efficiencies in a dynamic economic environment,” said David Abney, UPS chairman and CEO. “As we recently announced, we continue to forge new partnerships and create innovative solutions to accelerate growth in the most attractive opportunities.”

Transformation strategy costs are excluded from adjusted results. Adjusted third-quarter 2019  results exclude a pre-tax transformation charge of $63 million, or $0.06 per diluted share after tax.  Adjusted third-quarter 2018 results excluded a pre-tax transformation charge of $97 million, or $0.09 per share after tax.  

* “Adjusted” and amounts presented in this release are non-GAAP financial measures. See the appendix to this release for a discussion of non-GAAP financial metrics, including a reconciliation to the most closely correlated GAAP measure.

For the total company in 3Q 2019:

• Consolidated revenue increased 5% to $18.3 billion, driven by strong average daily volume growth in the U.S.    
• Total operating profit growth was very strong at more than 23%, and 20.1% on an adjusted basis, led by the U.S. Domestic and International segments.
• Total operating margin expanded 170 basis points**; adjusted operating margin expanded 150 basis points.
• Adjusted capital expenditures for the year are approximately $4.5 billion to support network enhancements.
• Year-to-date cash from operations was $5.7 billion and adjusted free cash flow grew to $3.2 billion.
• Dividends per share increased 5.5%, and the company repurchased 7 million shares for approximately $753 million year-to-date.

Segment domestique américain

In the U.S. Domestic segment, total volume across all products grew more than 9%.  Next Day Air increased nearly 24%; Deferred Air grew more than 17%; and Ground volume rose nearly 7%.  Growth came from both B2C and B2B shippers, led by the retail, healthcare and high-tech sectors.

“The investments we are making in new facilities and automation in our network, coupled with solid execution of our strategies, are producing strong results, including strong, positive operating leverage,” said Abney.  “We see significant near-term benefits to both top- and bottom-line results in the U.S. and continued momentum into the future.”

• Revenue grew more than $1 billion, a nearly 10% increase.
• Operating profit increased 28.1%, and nearly 26% on an adjusted basis.
• Operating margin was 10.6%; adjusted operating margin expanded 130 basis points.
• Unit costs were lower by 2.7%; on an adjusted basis, down 2.5%, contributing to positive operating leverage.  

Segment international

The International segment reported strong operating profit and expanded operating margin. The company’s performance is the result of a number of items in the quarter, including strong cost control, good execution and targeted domestic and export growth.

• International saw export volume growth on intra-European trade lanes and virtually all Asia trade lanes except Asia-U.S.
• International domestic revenue per piece fell less than 1%, but grew 2.3% when adjusting for currency.
• Operating profit increased more than 24%, or by 20.3% on an adjusted basis.
• Industry-leading operating margin remained strong at 19.1%; adjusted operating margin expanded 320 basis points**.

• **One basis point equals one-hundredth of a percentage point.

Segment Chaîne logistique et fret

The Supply Chain and Freight segment’s performance was driven by small and medium-sized customers that generate higher-quality revenue, as well as cost management actions throughout the network.

• Operating margin expanded to 7.3%, and to 7.6% on an adjusted basis.
• Logistics revenue increased more than 7% from growth in the healthcare, retail and manufacturing sectors.
• UPS Freight produced an increase in revenue per LTL (less-than-truckload) hundredweight of nearly 4%, driven by its focus on small and medium-sized businesses.
• The Forwarding unit adjusted costs and partially offset the negative revenue impact of trade uncertainty.

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.

“UPS delivered solid performance for the third quarter,” said Brian Newman, UPS’s chief financial officer. “Positive impacts from our transformation initiatives are visible in our results as we continue to improve network efficiencies and create new solutions that will open more growth opportunities well into the future.”

• The company reaffirms full-year adjusted diluted EPS in the range of $7.45 to $7.75.
• Guidance assumes no further deterioration regarding global trade uncertainty or U.S. industrial weakness.
• Adjusted free cash flow for the year is projected to be over $4.0 billion.
• Capital investments have been reduced in both 2019 and 2020 by about $500 million each year. Network automation targets and other transformation goals remain unchanged.
• The effective tax rate for the full year 2019 is estimated to be between 22% and 23%.
• Transformation charges are not included in the adjusted guidance.

**One basis point equals one-hundredth of a percentage point.

Informations sur les conférences téléphoniques

UPS CEO David Abney, CFO Brian Newman and former CFO Richard Peretz will discuss third-quarter results with investors and analysts during a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET, 22 octobre 2019.  That call will be open to others through a live Webcast.  To access the call, go to www.investors.ups.com and click on “Earnings Webcast.” Des informations financières supplémentaires sont incluses dans les tableaux financiers détaillés publiés sur www.investors.ups.com sous la rubrique « Financials » et déposés auprès de la SEC en tant que pièce jointe à notre rapport actuel sur le formulaire 8-K.

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. UPS a reçu le prix Meilleur service à la clientèle d’Amérique pour ses services d’expédition et de livraison, décerné par le magazine Newsweek ; la Marque ayant le plus de valeur dans le secteur du transport, selon Forbes ; et un classement parmi les meilleurs de la liste JUST 100 pour la responsabilité sociale, le Dow Jones Sustainability World Index et le Harris Poll Reputation Quotient, entre autres classements et prix prestigieux. The company can be found on the web at ups.com or pressroom.ups.com and its corporate blog can be found at ups.com/longitudes The company’s sustainability eNewsletter, UPS Horizons, can be found at ups.com/sustainabilitynewsletter. Pour recevoir directement les nouvelles d’UPS, suivez @UPS_News sur Twitter. Pour expédier avec UPS, rendez-vous sur ups.com/ship.

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 direction, prospects and future results, involve certain risks and uncertainties.

Certain factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements, including changes in economic and other conditions in the markets in which we operate, governmental regulations (including tax laws and regulations), our competitive environment, the facts or assumptions underlying our health and pension benefit funding obligations, the results of negotiation and ratification of labor contracts, the impact of any strikes, work stoppages or 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. En outre, nous publions périodiquement les flux de trésorerie disponibles, les flux de trésorerie disponibles à l’exclusion des contributions discrétionnaires aux régimes de retraite et les dépenses d’investissement, y compris les remboursements du capital des obligations de location-acquisition. Les mesures équivalentes déterminées conformément aux GAAP sont également qualifiées de « rapportées » ou « non ajustées ».

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 such as the implementation of our Transformation strategy; asset impairments (non-cash); amounts related to changes in tax regulations or positions; amounts related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the impact of any hedging activities; other 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 awards.

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.

Coûts liés aux programmes de restructuration ; coûts de la stratégie de transformation

We supplement the presentation of our operating profit, operating margin, pre-tax income, net income and earnings per share with similar non-GAAP measures that exclude the impact of costs related to restructuring programs, including Transformation strategy costs.  We believe this adjusted information provides a useful comparison of year-to-year financial performance without considering the short-term impact of restructuring costs. Nous évaluons notre performance sur cette base ajustée.

Impact lié aux changements de taux de change des devises étrangères et aux activités de couverture

We supplement the reporting of our revenue, revenue per piece and operating profit with 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 segments on this 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. Les montants obtenus sont ensuite multipliés par les taux de change moyens utilisés pour convertir les résultats comparables pour chaque mois de la période de l’année précédente (y compris l’impact des activités de couverture de change sur la période). 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 et dépenses d’investissement ajustées

We supplement the reporting of cash flows from operating activities with free cash flow, free cash flow excluding discretionary pension contributions and free cash flow plus principal repayments of capital lease obligations, non-GAAP liquidity measures. We believe these free cash flow measures are important indicators of how much cash is generated by regular business operations and we use them as a measure of incremental cash available to invest in our business, meet our debt obligations and return cash to shareowners. Additionally, we believe that adjusting capital expenditures for principal repayments of capital lease obligations more appropriately reflects the overall cash that we have invested in capital assets.We calculate free cash flow as cash flows from operating activities less capital expenditures, proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment, and plus or minus the net changes in finance receivables and other investing activities. Le flux de trésorerie disponible, à l’exclusion des cotisations de retraite discrétionnaires, ajoute les cotisations de retraite discrétionnaires versées au cours de la période.