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Universal Logistics Holdings Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results; Declares Dividend

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Second Quarter 2023 Operating Revenues: $412.6 million, 21.7% decrease
-
Second Quarter 2023 Operating Income: $36.4 million, 43.7% decrease
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Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Per Share: $0.90 per share, 46.7% decrease
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Declares Quarterly Dividend: $0.105 per share

Warren, MI – July 27, 2023 — Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULH) today reported consolidated second quarter 2023 net income of $23.6 million, or $0.90 per basic and diluted share, on total operating revenues of $412.6 million. This compares to net income of $44.7 million, or $1.69 per basic and diluted share, during second quarter 2022 on total operating revenues of $527.2 million.

In the second quarter 2023, Universal’s operating income decreased $28.3 million to $36.4 million, compared to $64.7 million in the second quarter one year earlier. Universal’s second quarter 2022 operating results were favorably impacted by a $3.0 million pre-tax credit related to previously disclosed items. As a percentage of operating revenue, operating margin for the second quarter 2023 was 8.8%, compared to 12.3% during the same period last year. EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, decreased $35.1 million during the second quarter 2023 to $55.8 million, compared to $90.9 million one year earlier. As a percentage of operating revenue, EBITDA margin for the second quarter 2023 was 13.5%, compared to 17.2% during the same period last year.

“The outstanding results in our contract logistics segment served as a solid foundation for an overall sound financial performance in the second quarter of 2023,” stated Universal’s CEO Tim Phillips. “Demand for our contract logistics solutions remains strong, and we continue to realize the benefits of having a diverse offering of services across the transportation and logistics space. In fact, we were recently awarded a significant warehouse logistics program for an all-electric vehicle assembly plant right here in Detroit. We do, however, continue to experience broad-based declines in freight volumes and rates, which weighed negatively on the results of our trucking, intermodal and company-managed brokerage segments. Lackluster import volumes, particularly on the West Coast, have had a rippling effect across our transportation services. As always, we remain committed to managing our controllable costs, providing excellent service to our customers, and making thoughtful investments in our businesses to support future growth opportunities.”

Segment Information:

Contract Logistics

-
Second Quarter 2023 Operating Revenues: $208.8 million, 0.7% increase
-
Second Quarter 2023 Operating Income: $32.8 million, 15.7% operating margin

In the contract logistics segment, which includes our value-added and dedicated services, second quarter 2023 operating revenues increased 0.7% to $208.8 million, compared to $207.3 million for the same period last year. At the end of the second quarter 2023, we managed 68 value-added programs compared to 64 at the end of the second quarter 2022. Included in contract logistics segment revenues were $8.6 million in separately identified fuel surcharges from dedicated transportation services, compared to $11.0 million during the same period last year. Second quarter 2023 income from operations increased $3.4 million to $32.8 million, compared to $29.4 million during the same period last year. As a percentage of revenue, operating margin in the contract logistics segment for the second quarter 2023 was 15.7%, compared to 14.2% during the same period last year.

 


 

Intermodal

-
Second Quarter 2023 Operating Revenues: $91.6 million, 41.6% decrease
-
Second Quarter 2023 Operating (Loss): $(0.2) million, (0.3)% operating margin

Operating revenues in the intermodal segment decreased 41.6% to $91.6 million in the second quarter 2023, compared to $156.9 million for the same period last year. Included in intermodal segment revenues for the recently completed quarter were $13.6 million in separately identified fuel surcharges, compared to $25.2 million during the same period last year. Intermodal segment revenues also include other accessorial charges such as detention, demurrage and storage, which totaled $13.4 million during the second quarter 2023, compared to $33.6 million one year earlier. The average operating revenue per load, excluding fuel surcharges, decreased 15.3% and load volumes fell an additional 22.6% on a year-over-year basis. In the second quarter 2023, the intermodal segment experienced operating losses of $(0.2) million compared to income from operations of $21.4 million during the same period last year. As a percentage of revenue, operating margin in the intermodal segment for the second quarter 2023 was (0.3)%, compared to 13.6% one year earlier.

Trucking

-
Second Quarter 2023 Operating Revenues: $81.2 million, 23.7% decrease
-
Second Quarter 2023 Operating Income: $4.4 million, 5.4% operating margin

In the trucking segment, second quarter 2023 operating revenues decreased 23.7% to $81.2 million, compared to $106.5 million for the same period last year. Second quarter 2023 trucking segment revenues included $30.7 million of brokerage services, compared to $46.8 million during the same period last year. Also included in our trucking segment revenues were $6.4 million in separately identified fuel surcharges during the second quarter 2023, compared to $9.9 million in fuel surcharges during the same period last year. On a year-over-year basis, the average operating revenue per load, excluding fuel surcharges, decreased 10.7% and load volumes declined 13.7%. Income from operations in the second quarter 2023 decreased $5.2 million to $4.4 million compared to $9.6 million during the same period last year. As a percentage of revenue, operating margin in the trucking segment for the second quarter 2023 was 5.4% compared to 9.0% during the same period last year. Included in the trucking segment’s second quarter 2022 operating results was a $3.0 million credit related to previously disclosed items. This credit favorably impacted the trucking segment’s operating margin by 280 basis points.

Company-managed Brokerage

-
Second Quarter 2023 Operating Revenues: $29.6 million, 46.3% decrease
-
Second Quarter 2023 Operating (Loss): $(0.8) million, (2.7)% operating margin

Second quarter 2023 operating revenues in the company-managed brokerage segment decreased 46.3% to $29.6 million compared to $55.1 million for the same period last year. On a year-over-year basis, average operating revenue per load and load volumes in the company-managed brokerage segment decreased 20.3% and 21.5%, respectively. Second quarter 2023 operating losses in the company-managed brokerage segment were $(0.8) million which compares to $4.2 million of operating income during the same period last year. As a percentage of revenue, operating margin for the second quarter 2023 was (2.7)% compared to 7.5% during the same period last year.

Cash Dividend

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. also announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.105 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 4, 2023 and is expected to be paid on October 2, 2023.

 


 

Other Matters

As of July 1, 2023, Universal held cash and cash equivalents totaling $65.0 million, and $10.1 million in marketable securities. Outstanding debt at the end of the second quarter 2023 was $382.0 million and capital expenditures totaled $48.5 million.

Universal calculates and reports selected financial metrics not only for purposes of our lending arrangements but also in an effort to isolate and exclude the impact of non-operating expenses related to our corporate development activities. These statistics are described in more detail below in the section captioned “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Conference call:

We invite investors and analysts to our quarterly earnings conference call.

 

Quarterly Earnings Conference Call Dial-in Details:

Time:

10:00 a.m. Eastern Time

Date:

Friday, July 28, 2023

Call Toll Free:

(877) 270-2148

International Dial-in:

+1 (412) 902-6510

A replay of the conference call will be available through August 4, 2023, by calling (877) 344-7529 (toll free) or +1 (412) 317-0088 (toll) and using encore replay code 9150057. The call will also be available on investors.universallogistics.com.

 

Source: Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

 

For Further Information:

Steven Fitzpatrick, Investor Relations

SFitzpatrick@UniversalLogistics.com

About Universal:

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (“Universal”) is a holding company that owns subsidiaries engaged in providing a variety of customized transportation and logistics solutions throughout the United States, and in Mexico, Canada and Colombia. Our operating subsidiaries provide customers with supply chain solutions that can be scaled to meet their changing demands and volumes. Universal’s consolidated subsidiaries offer customers a broad array of services across the entire supply chain, including truckload, brokerage, intermodal, dedicated, and value-added services. In this press release, the terms “us,” “we,” “our,” or the “Company” refer to Universal and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Forward Looking Statements

Some of the statements contained in this press release might be considered forward-looking statements. These statements identify prospective information. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “prospect,” “seek,” “believe,” “targets,” “project,” “estimate,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should” and similar references to future periods. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time and/or management’s good faith belief with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations described. Additional information about the factors that may adversely affect these forward-looking statements is contained in Universal’s reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Universal assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.

 


 

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

Twenty-six Weeks Ended

 

 

 

July 1,

 

 

July 2,

 

 

July 1,

 

 

July 2,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Operating revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Truckload services

 

$

51,860

 

 

$

61,061

 

 

$

98,261

 

 

$

118,544

 

Brokerage services

 

 

60,325

 

 

 

101,929

 

 

 

128,998

 

 

 

209,101

 

Intermodal services

 

 

91,585

 

 

 

156,865

 

 

 

202,611

 

 

 

314,478

 

Dedicated services

 

 

86,069

 

 

 

79,452

 

 

 

171,301

 

 

 

154,938

 

Value-added services

 

 

122,733

 

 

 

127,875

 

 

 

248,797

 

 

 

253,982

 

Total operating revenues

 

 

412,572

 

 

 

527,182

 

 

 

849,968

 

 

 

1,051,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased transportation and equipment rent

 

 

139,879

 

 

 

227,215

 

 

 

295,964

 

 

 

459,346

 

Direct personnel and related benefits

 

 

138,046

 

 

 

126,746

 

 

 

277,138

 

 

 

262,840

 

Operating supplies and expenses

 

 

41,101

 

 

 

46,027

 

 

 

87,290

 

 

 

88,151

 

Commission expense

 

 

7,643

 

 

 

10,757

 

 

 

15,815

 

 

 

20,780

 

Occupancy expense

 

 

11,041

 

 

 

10,001

 

 

 

22,193

 

 

 

20,196

 

General and administrative

 

 

13,418

 

 

 

12,129

 

 

 

25,334

 

 

 

22,765

 

Insurance and claims

 

 

5,889

 

 

 

2,598

 

 

 

13,968

 

 

 

11,180

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

19,160

 

 

 

27,058

 

 

 

37,675

 

 

 

43,286

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

376,177

 

 

 

462,531

 

 

 

775,377

 

 

 

928,544

 

Income from operations

 

 

36,395

 

 

 

64,651

 

 

 

74,591

 

 

 

122,499

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(5,121

)

 

 

(3,919

)

 

 

(10,096

)

 

 

(6,352

)

Other non-operating income (loss)

 

 

284

 

 

 

(823

)

 

 

299

 

 

 

130

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

31,558

 

 

 

59,909

 

 

 

64,794

 

 

 

116,277

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

7,992

 

 

 

15,210

 

 

 

16,352

 

 

 

29,570

 

Net income

 

$

23,566

 

 

$

44,699

 

 

$

48,442

 

 

$

86,707

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.90

 

 

$

1.69

 

 

$

1.84

 

 

$

3.25

 

Diluted

 

$

0.90

 

 

$

1.69

 

 

$

1.84

 

 

$

3.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

26,287

 

 

 

26,453

 

 

 

26,284

 

 

 

26,660

 

Diluted

 

 

26,308

 

 

 

26,468

 

 

 

26,312

 

 

 

26,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared per common share:

 

$

0.105

 

 

$

0.105

 

 

$

0.210

 

 

$

0.210

 

 

 


 

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

 

 

 

July 1,
2023

 

 

December 31,
2022

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

65,014

 

 

$

47,181

 

Marketable securities

 

 

10,107

 

 

 

10,000

 

Accounts receivable - net

 

 

317,254

 

 

 

350,720

 

Other current assets

 

 

55,523

 

 

 

51,751

 

Total current assets

 

 

447,898

 

 

 

459,652

 

Property and equipment - net

 

 

438,663

 

 

 

391,154

 

Other long-term assets - net

 

 

348,805

 

 

 

352,872

 

Total assets

 

$

1,235,366

 

 

$

1,203,678

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities, excluding current maturities of debt

 

$

216,239

 

 

$

221,598

 

Debt - net

 

 

378,043

 

 

 

378,500

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

151,694

 

 

 

156,650

 

Total liabilities

 

 

745,976

 

 

 

756,748

 

Total shareholders' equity

 

 

489,390

 

 

 

446,930

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

1,235,366

 

 

$

1,203,678

 

 

 


 

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

Unaudited Summary of Operating Data

 

 

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

Twenty-six Weeks Ended

 

 

 

July 1,

 

 

July 2,

 

 

July 1,

 

 

July 2,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Contract Logistics Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of value-added direct employees

 

 

5,569

 

 

 

5,129

 

 

 

5,532

 

 

 

5,113

 

Average number of value-added full-time equivalents

 

 

482

 

 

 

1,342

 

 

 

647

 

 

 

1,463

 

Number of active value-added programs

 

 

68

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

68

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intermodal Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of loads

 

 

112,925

 

 

 

145,916

 

 

 

235,224

 

 

 

300,123

 

Average operating revenue per load, excluding fuel surcharges

 

$

590

 

 

$

696

 

 

$

578

 

 

$

697

 

Average number of tractors

 

 

2,159

 

 

 

2,162

 

 

 

2,141

 

 

 

2,143

 

Number of depots

 

 

9

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trucking Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of loads

 

 

45,717

 

 

 

52,986

 

 

 

90,572

 

 

 

103,846

 

Average operating revenue per load, excluding fuel surcharges

 

$

1,646

 

 

$

1,844

 

 

$

1,627

 

 

$

1,804

 

Average number of tractors

 

 

905

 

 

 

910

 

 

 

900

 

 

 

900

 

Average length of haul

 

 

382

 

 

 

399

 

 

 

390

 

 

 

401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company-Managed Brokerage Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of loads (a)

 

 

17,814

 

 

 

22,701

 

 

 

37,770

 

 

 

47,311

 

Average operating revenue per load (a)

 

$

1,599

 

 

$

2,006

 

 

$

1,650

 

 

$

2,094

 

Average length of haul (a)

 

 

644

 

 

 

599

 

 

 

631

 

 

 

586

 

(a) Excludes operating data from freight forwarding division in order to improve the relevance of the statistical data related to our brokerage services and improve the comparability to our peer companies.

 


 

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC.

Unaudited Summary of Operating Data - Continued

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

Twenty-six Weeks Ended

 

 

 

July 1,

 

 

July 2,

 

 

July 1,

 

 

July 2,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Operating Revenues by Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract logistics

 

$

208,802

 

 

$

207,327

 

 

$

420,098

 

 

$

408,920

 

Intermodal

 

 

91,585

 

 

 

156,865

 

 

 

202,611

 

 

 

314,478

 

Trucking

 

 

81,243

 

 

 

106,545

 

 

 

160,958

 

 

 

204,030

 

Company-managed brokerage

 

 

29,595

 

 

 

55,119

 

 

 

63,551

 

 

 

120,325

 

Other

 

 

1,347

 

 

 

1,326

 

 

 

2,750

 

 

 

3,290

 

Total

 

$

412,572

 

 

$

527,182

 

 

$

849,968

 

 

$

1,051,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Operations by Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract logistics

 

$

32,789

 

 

$

29,425

 

 

$

60,570

 

 

$

52,900

 

Intermodal

 

 

(246

)

 

 

21,368

 

 

 

6,565

 

 

 

44,378

 

Trucking

 

 

4,423

 

 

 

9,611

 

 

 

8,212

 

 

 

17,030

 

Company-managed brokerage

 

 

(786

)

 

 

4,155

 

 

 

(1,160

)

 

 

8,018

 

Other

 

 

215

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

404

 

 

 

173

 

Total

 

$

36,395

 

 

$

64,651

 

 

$

74,591

 

 

$

122,499

 

 

 

 


 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to providing consolidated financial statements based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), we are providing additional financial measures that are not required by or prepared in accordance with GAAP (non-GAAP). We present EBITDA and EBITDA margin, each a non-GAAP measure, as supplemental measures of our performance. We define EBITDA as net income plus (i) interest expense, net, (ii) income taxes, (iii) depreciation, and (iv) amortization. We define EBITDA margin as EBITDA as a percentage of total operating revenues. You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons we consider them appropriate for supplemental analysis.

In accordance with the requirements of Regulation G issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, we are presenting the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure and reconciling the non-GAAP financial measure to the comparable GAAP measure. Set forth below is a reconciliation of net income, the most comparable GAAP measure, to EBITDA for each of the periods indicated:

 

 

Thirteen Weeks Ended

 

 

Twenty-six Weeks Ended

 

 

 

July 1,

 

 

July 2,

 

 

July 1,

 

 

July 2,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

 

( in thousands)

 

 

( in thousands)

 

EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

23,566

 

 

$

44,699

 

 

$

48,442

 

 

$

86,707

 

Income tax expense

 

 

7,992

 

 

 

15,210

 

 

 

16,352

 

 

 

29,570

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

5,121

 

 

 

3,919

 

 

 

10,096

 

 

 

6,352

 

Depreciation

 

 

15,982

 

 

 

23,513

 

 

 

31,313

 

 

 

36,160

 

Amortization

 

 

3,178

 

 

 

3,545

 

 

 

6,362

 

 

 

7,126

 

EBITDA

 

$

55,839

 

 

$

90,886

 

 

$

112,565

 

 

$

165,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA margin (a)

 

 

13.5

%

 

 

17.2

%

 

 

13.2

%

 

 

15.8

%

(a) EBITDA margin is computed by dividing EBITDA by total operating revenues for each of the periods indicated.

We present EBITDA and EBITDA margin because we believe they assist investors and analysts in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance.

EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool. Some of these limitations are:

• EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;

• EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;

• EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debts;

• Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and

• Other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

Because of these limitations, EBITDA and EBITDA margin should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and only supplementally on EBITDA and EBITDA margin.