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FedEx FDXFedEx said operating income rose 19% in Q3 2024 and 17% over the 9 months. The company attributed the improvement to execution of its DRIVE program initiatives and its focus on revenue quality, partially offset by reduced demand and lower fuel surcharges.
Key points
AI summaryFedEx said operating income rose 19% in Q3 2024 and 17% over the 9 months. The company attributed the improvement to execution of its DRIVE program initiatives and its focus on revenue quality, partially offset by reduced demand and lower fuel surcharges.
The company said revenue fell 2% in Q3 2024 and 4% over the 9 months. It cited lower fuel surcharges at all transportation segments and lower volumes at FedEx Express and FedEx Freight as factors. It also said FedEx Ground revenue rose 1% in Q3 and 2% over the 9 months.
FedEx said it incurred business optimization costs of $114 million in Q3 2024 and $364 million over the 9 months. The company said it expects pre-tax costs of the business optimization activities to be about $530 million in 2024 and about $2.0 billion through 2025.
The company said it repurchased 8.0 million shares under ASR agreements over 9 months in 2024 for a total of $2.0 billion, and held cash of $5.6 billion as of February 29, 2024. It said $564 million remained available under its 2021 authorization, and in March 2024 its Board of Directors approved an additional $5 billion in repurchases.
Key figures
Quarter ended February 29, 2024
- Revenue
- $21.7B
- Operating income
- $1.2B
- Net income
- $879M
- EPS
- $3.51
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
Summary
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Q3 2024 Operating Income Rises for 9 Months
FedEx said operating income rose 19% in Q3 2024 and 17% over the 9 months. The company attributed the improvement to execution of its DRIVE program initiatives and its focus on revenue quality, partially offset by reduced demand and lower fuel surcharges.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Revenue Decline and Segment Trends
The company said revenue fell 2% in Q3 2024 and 4% over the 9 months. It cited lower fuel surcharges at all transportation segments and lower volumes at FedEx Express and FedEx Freight as factors. It also said FedEx Ground revenue rose 1% in Q3 and 2% over the 9 months.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Business Optimization Costs and Outlook
FedEx said it incurred business optimization costs of $114 million in Q3 2024 and $364 million over the 9 months. The company said it expects pre-tax costs of the business optimization activities to be about $530 million in 2024 and about $2.0 billion through 2025.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Share Repurchases and Liquidity
The company said it repurchased 8.0 million shares under ASR agreements over 9 months in 2024 for a total of $2.0 billion, and held cash of $5.6 billion as of February 29, 2024. It said $564 million remained available under its 2021 authorization, and in March 2024 its Board of Directors approved an additional $5 billion in repurchases.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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