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EXPD - Expeditors Reports First Quarter 2022 EPS of $2.05

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPD) today announced first quarter 2022 financial results including the following highlights compared to the same quarter of 2021:

  • Diluted Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders per share (EPS 1 ) increased 23% to $2.05
  • Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders increased 21% to $346 million
  • Operating Income increased 20% to $462 million
  • Revenues increased 46% to $4.7 billion
  • Airfreight tonnage volume and ocean container volume decreased 18% and 3%, respectively

“Given all that we have been through following the February cyber-attack, I have never been more proud of our employees’ ability to adapt – nor have I ever been more grateful to our loyal customers, carriers, and service providers for their unprecedented level of support while we worked through this crisis,” said Jeffrey S. Musser, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our core systems are operational, thanks to the around-the-clock efforts of our entire organization. Our people performed magnificently and we are proud of the financial results, especially considering the additional expenses and reduced volumes as a result of the cyber-attack. We are extremely appreciative that the vast majority of our customers chose to keep their business with us while we worked to resolve the impact of the cyber-attack.

“All of our products suffered as a result of the cyber-attack, particularly during the first three weeks after the attack, as we quickly adjusted to a new and unfamiliar operating environment in which our core systems were taken offline to protect our network. Nevertheless, our Air and Ocean businesses both outperformed strong year-ago results, as rates remained elevated due to ongoing supply chain bottlenecks and capacity constraints, while tonnage and volumes declined principally as a result of the cyber-attack. Air freight continues to be impacted by the extreme imbalance between capacity and demand, particularly with exports out of Asia. While the cyber-attack constrained our volumes in air during the quarter, we continued to process shipments and serve our customers, particularly as shippers turned to air in an effort to get around the severe disruptions on the seas. Ocean volumes, in turn, continued to be hampered by port congestion due to labor and equipment shortages, which disrupted sailing schedules and kept rates well above historical norms. None of the issues in the air, on the water, or at the ports have appreciably improved or are likely to in 2022.”

Christopher J. McClincy, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, commented further on the cyber-attack: “As soon as we learned of the attack, we quickly shut down most of our connectivity, operating and accounting systems worldwide to protect the health of our global systems environment, and we initiated our cybersecurity incident response plan. Over the subsequent days and weeks, our response teams, in collaboration with external cybersecurity experts and law enforcement, remediated the attack. The systems impact related to the cyber-attack limited our ability to arrange shipments or manage customs and distribution activities, or to perform certain accounting functions, for approximately three weeks after the attack. While we continue to navigate residual effects and incorporate learnings from the cyber-attack, our core systems are being utilized to drive our services. I join Jeff in thanking all of our employees and partners for their exceptional performance during the most trying episode in our company’s history.”

Bradley S. Powell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, added, “Despite our temporary systems shutdown, our employees were able to find alternative solutions to keep freight moving, although on a limited basis, until we were able to restore our systems. While we believe the bulk of the expenses related to the cyber-attack are now behind us, we expect to continue to incur additional expenses related to further system enhancements. Supply and demand in both air and ocean and are likely to remain out of balance for the foreseeable future, but we would continue to caution that should demand and rates return to pre-pandemic levels – whenever that may be – our revenues, expenses, and operating income are likely to decline from the all-time highs that we experienced in 2021.”

Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The Company employs trained professionals in 176 district offices and numerous branch locations located on six continents linked into a seamless worldwide network through an integrated information management system. Services include the consolidation or forwarding of air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, time-definite transportation, order management, warehousing and distribution and customized logistics solutions.

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1 Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share.

NOTE: See Disclaimer on Forward-Looking Statements in this release.

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

First Quarter 2022 Earnings Release, May 3, 2022

Financial Highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)

(in 000's of US dollars except per share data)

Three months ended March 31,

2022

2021

% Change

Revenues 3

$

4,664,298

$

3,198,820

46%

Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses 1, 3

$

3,516,111

$

2,247,284

56%

Salaries and other operating expenses 2

$

686,427

$

566,021

21%

Operating income

$

461,760

$

385,515

20%

Net earnings attributable to shareholders

$

346,109

$

287,220

21%

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share

$

2.05

$

1.67

23%

Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share

$

2.07

$

1.70

22%

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

169,216

171,551

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

167,499

169,214

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1 Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals Operating Expenses from Airfreight services, Ocean freight and ocean services and Customs brokerage and other services as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

2 Salaries and other operating expenses totals Salaries and related, Rent and occupancy, Depreciation and amortization, Selling and promotion and Other as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

3 Certain prior year amounts have been revised to correct for immaterial errors as previously disclosed in the Company’s second quarter results on Form 10-Q filed on August 5, 2021 and in the 2021 annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2022.

Financial Impact of the Cyber-Attack

In the first quarter the Company incurred, as a result of our inability to timely process and move shipments through ports, approximately $40 million in incremental demurrage charges, where the Company has direct liability for this obligation. These costs are recorded in customs brokerage and other services expenses.

Additionally, in the first quarter, the Company incurred investigation, recovery, and remediation expenses, including costs to recover its operational and accounting systems and to enhance cybersecurity protections. These costs are primarily comprised of various consulting services including cybersecurity experts, outside legal advisors, and other IT professional expenses. The Company also recorded estimated liabilities for potential shipment-related claims. Total amounts recorded for the items above were approximately $20 million and are reported in other operating expenses. The Company does not expect to incur significant capital expenditures as a result of the cyber-attack.

The Company may incur additional expenses which could include third-party expenses, incremental information services costs, legal fees, or indemnities to customers or business partners. When the Company’s operating systems were down, many customers worked with other providers to meet their logistics needs, resulting in lower shipment volumes in the first quarter for which the financial impact on revenues and operating income cannot be quantified. Such costs and the ongoing impacts from the down time caused by the cyber-attack could have a further material adverse impact on the Company’s business, revenues, expenses, results of operations, cash flows and reputation. The Company is unable to estimate the ultimate direct and indirect financial impacts of this cyber-attack.

Employee Full-time Equivalents as of
March 31,

2022

2021

North America

7,697

6,819

Europe

4,046

3,595

North Asia

2,513

2,379

South Asia

1,792

1,640

Middle East, Africa and India

1,535

1,477

Latin America

831

773

Information Systems

1,042

973

Corporate

411

399

Total

19,867

18,055

First quarter year-over-year
percentage increase (decrease) in:

2022

Airfreight
kilos

Ocean freight
FEU

January

10%

(1)%

February

(11)%

March

(45)%

(8)%

Quarter

(18)%

(3)%

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we did not repurchase any shares of common stock compared to the three months ended March 31, 2021, when we repurchased 0.9 million shares of common stock at an average price of $92.98 per share.

Investors may submit written questions via e-mail to: investor@expeditors.com . Questions received by the end of business on May 6, 2022 will be considered in management's 8-K “Responses to Selected Questions.”

Disclaimer on Forward-Looking Statements:

Certain statements contained in this news release are “forward-looking statements,” based on management’s views with respect to future events and underlying assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the financial and operational impact of the cyber-attack; the future stabilization of supply/demand imbalance and rate volatility; the continued unsettled operating environment due to continued scarce air and ocean capacity; elevated air and ocean pricing and an increase in demand for such services; port congestion; equipment imbalances; labor shortages; insufficient warehouse and pier space; trade disruptions; rising fuels costs; and the uneven lifting of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions around the world. Future financial performance could differ materially because of factors such as: our ability to leverage the strength of our carrier relationships to secure space; the strength of our non-asset-based operating model; our expectation that the supply/demand imbalance and rate volatility will continue in 2022, and will stabilize over time; our ability to re-open our offices for return-to-work; our ability to continue to enhance our productivity; our expectation that the current unprecedented operating conditions will not persist long-term; our ability to invest in our strategic efforts to explore new areas for profitable growth; our ability to avoid another material cyber-attack; and our ability to remain a strong, healthy, unified and resilient organization. The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including, without limitation, those related to the success of our strategy and desire to maintain historical unitary profitability, our ability to attract and retain customers, our ability to manage costs, interruptions to our information technology systems, the ability of third-party providers to perform and potential litigation as updated by our reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These and other factors are discussed in the Company’s regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of this date and the Company does not assume any obligation to update them except as required by law.

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

March 31,
2022

December 31,
2021

Assets:

Current Assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,139,626

$

1,728,692

Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit loss of $5,677 at March 31, 2022 and $6,686 at December 31, 2021

3,934,856

3,810,286

Deferred contract costs

817,435

987,266

Other

70,812

108,801

Total current assets

6,962,729

6,635,045

Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $553,048 at March 31, 2022 and $541,677 at December 31, 2021

504,125

487,870

Operating lease right-of-use assets

458,637

459,158

Goodwill

7,927

7,927

Deferred federal and state income taxes, net

5,573

729

Other assets, net

17,002

19,200

Total assets

$

7,955,993

$

7,609,929

Liabilities:

Current Liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

1,980,439

$

2,012,461

Accrued liabilities, primarily salaries and related costs

607,882

403,625

Contract liabilities

952,370

1,142,026

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

85,076

82,019

Federal, state and foreign income taxes

96,205

86,166

Total current liabilities

3,721,972

3,726,297

Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities

384,690

385,641

Commitments and contingencies

Shareholders’ Equity:

Preferred stock, none issued

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Issued and outstanding: 167,477 shares at March 31, 2022 and 167,210 shares at December 31, 2021

1,675

1,672

Additional paid-in capital

13,343

3,160

Retained earnings

3,965,803

3,620,008

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(137,429

)

(130,414

)

Total shareholders’ equity

3,843,392

3,494,426

Noncontrolling interest

5,939

3,565

Total equity

3,849,331

3,497,991

Total liabilities and equity

$

7,955,993

$

7,609,929

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended March 31,

2022

2021

Revenues:

Airfreight services

$

1,598,555

$

1,325,915

Ocean freight and ocean services

1,976,246

953,912

Customs brokerage and other services

1,089,497

918,993

Total revenues

4,664,298

3,198,820

Operating Expenses:

Airfreight services

1,142,546

954,544

Ocean freight and ocean services

1,600,243

742,435

Customs brokerage and other services

773,322

550,305

Salaries and related

538,940

452,105

Rent and occupancy

50,928

45,280

Depreciation and amortization

12,975

12,987

Selling and promotion

4,048

3,070

Other

79,536

52,579

Total operating expenses

4,202,538

2,813,305

Operating income

461,760

385,515

Other Income (Expense):

Interest income

1,892

1,946

Other, net

7,527

3,000

Other income, net

9,419

4,946

Earnings before income taxes

471,179

390,461

Income tax expense

121,699

102,511

Net earnings

349,480

287,950

Less net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest

3,371

730

Net earnings attributable to shareholders

$

346,109

$

287,220

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share

$

2.05

$

1.67

Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share

$

2.07

$

1.70

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

169,216

171,551

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

167,499

169,214

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended March 31,

2022

2021

Operating Activities:

Net earnings

$

349,480

$

287,950

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:

(Recoveries) provisions for losses on accounts receivable

(416

)

1,199

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

(3,236

)

8,151

Stock compensation expense

11,603

11,185

Depreciation and amortization

12,975

12,987

Other, net

455

551

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Increase in accounts receivable

(132,348

)

(252,914

)

Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

140,191

233,238

Decrease (increase) in deferred contract costs

173,930

(71,258

)

(Decrease) increase in contract liabilities

(193,357

)

79,590

Increase in income taxes payable, net

46,259

46,638

Decrease (increase) in other, net

8,410

(1,488

)

Net cash from operating activities

413,946

355,829

Investing Activities:

Purchase of property and equipment

(14,412

)

(8,391

)

Other, net

79

(34

)

Net cash from investing activities

(14,333

)

(8,425

)

Financing Activities:

Proceeds from borrowing on lines of credit, net

19,490

(85

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

5,751

19,757

Repurchases of common stock

(85,997

)

Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards

(7,482

)

(1,275

)

Net cash from financing activities

17,759

(67,600

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

(6,438

)

(14,202

)

Change in cash and cash equivalents

410,934

265,602

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

1,728,692

1,527,791

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

2,139,626

$

1,793,393

Taxes Paid:

Income taxes

$

77,960

$

46,607

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Business Segment Information

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

UNITED
STATES

OTHER
NORTH
AMERICA

LATIN
AMERICA

NORTH
ASIA

SOUTH
ASIA

EUROPE

MIDDLE
EAST,
AFRICA
AND
INDIA

ELIMI-
NATIONS

CONSOLI-
DATED

For the three months ended March 31, 2022:

Revenues

$

1,241,224

104,610

57,707

1,769,016

646,329

575,791

270,681

(1,060

)

4,664,298

Directly related cost of transportation
and other expenses 1

$

763,423

64,232

33,857

1,480,093

538,883

417,620

218,100

(97

)

3,516,111

Salaries and other operating expenses 2

$

333,649

24,869

13,101

123,113

45,329

109,269

38,042

(945

)

686,427

Operating income

$

144,152

15,509

10,749

165,810

62,117

48,902

14,539

(18

)

461,760

Identifiable assets at period end

$

4,199,798

283,674

147,391

1,329,469

591,672

1,076,451

358,722

(31,184

)

7,955,993

Capital expenditures

$

9,477

1,078

109

531

290

2,058

869

14,412

Equity

$

2,753,888

108,208

52,188

337,802

189,168

317,436

133,250

(42,609

)

3,849,331

For the three months ended March 31, 2021:

Revenues 3

$

875,390

94,117

44,864

1,209,048

349,766

466,333

160,506

(1,204

)

3,198,820

Directly related cost of transportation
and other expenses 1,3

$

502,635

53,050

26,700

967,529

269,944

306,909

121,109

(592

)

2,247,284

Salaries and other operating expenses 2

$

238,698

25,737

12,377

106,920

43,165

109,455

30,275

(606

)

566,021

Operating income

$

134,057

15,330

5,787

134,599

36,657

49,969

9,122

(6

)

385,515

Identifiable assets at period end

$

2,747,984

194,050

93,072

988,954

331,271

853,944

265,495

(19,773

)

5,454,997

Capital expenditures

$

3,025

122

53

357

579

3,554

701

8,391

Equity

$

1,985,265

73,066

32,632

342,233

148,293

218,198

121,040

(42,077

)

2,878,650

1 Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals operating expenses from Airfreight services, Ocean freight and ocean services and Customs brokerage and other services as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

2 Salaries and other operating expenses totals salaries and related, rent and occupancy, depreciation and amortization, selling and promotion and other as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

3 Certain prior year amounts have been revised to correct for immaterial errors as previously disclosed in the Company’s second quarter results on Form 10-Q filed on August 5, 2021 and in the 2021 annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2022.

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220502005880/en/

Jeffrey S. Musser
President and Chief Executive Officer
(206) 674-3433

Bradley S. Powell
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(206) 674-3412

Geoffrey Buscher
Director - Investor Relations
(206) 892-4510

Stock Information

Company Name: Expeditors International of Washington Inc.
Stock Symbol: EXPD
Market: NYSE
Website: expeditors.com

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