8-K

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC (EXPD)

8-K 2024-08-06 For: 2024-08-06
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UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 06, 2024

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Washington 001-41871 91-1069248
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)
Sterling Plaza 2, 3rd Floor<br><br>3545 Factoria Blvd SE
Bellevue, Washington 98006
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 206 674-3400
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1015 Third Avenue
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Seattle, Washington 98104

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading<br>Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share EXPD New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 6, 2024, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., a Washington corporation, issued a press release announcing second quarter 2024 financial results. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following items are filed as exhibits to this report:

99.1 Press release, dated August 6, 2024 issued by Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.
Date: August 6, 2024 By: /S/ Bradley S. Powell
Bradley S. Powell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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EARNINGS RELEASE

By: Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
Sterling Plaza 2, 3rd Floor<br>3545 Factoria Blvd. SE<br><br>Bellevue, Washington 98006
CONTACTS:
Jeffrey S. Musser Bradley S. Powell Geoffrey Buscher
President and Chief Executive Officer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Director - Investor Relations
(206) 674-3433 (206) 674-3412 (206) 892-4510

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EXPEDITORS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2024 EPS OF $1.24

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - August 6, 2024, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NYSE:EXPD) today announced second quarter 2024 financial results including the following comparisons to the same quarter of 2023:

  • Diluted Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders per share (EPS1) decreased 5% to $1.24
  • Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders decreased 11% to $175 million
  • Operating Income decreased 10% to $224 million
  • Revenues increased 9% to $2.4 billion
  • Airfreight tonnage volume increased 15% and ocean container volume decreased 3%

"We continued to adapt well to another erratic quarter for our industry, which has been impacted by the rapid changes and imbalances in buy versus sell rates, particularly on exports out of Asia,” said Jeffrey S. Musser, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Air market capacity has been constrained by e-commerce demand, and ocean routing has been significantly disrupted by geopolitical events in the Red Sea, causing less frequent services due to blank sailings, longer transit times as well as port congestion. We have continued to adjust to the disruptions and uneven demand, keeping costs in check while we work to bring efficiency back in line with historical expectations.

“Air tonnage improved 15% year-over-year and 10% sequentially against Q1 2024, but buy rates outpaced increased sell rates, as international direct e-commerce demand from North Asia outweighed increased carrier capacity to accommodate this growth in demand. The air markets have further been impacted by manufacturing relocations. With respect to the ocean market, longer sailings due to insecurity on the Red Sea have largely lessened the benefits of any increased ocean capacity brought on this quarter. Even though ocean volumes increased for a second sequential quarter, buy rate increases outpaced higher sell rates.

“As we noted in the first quarter, our ability to see much beyond our day-to-day levels of activity remains challenging. While there are some signs of improving market conditions, there is much uncertainty with regard to demand, capacity, and pricing, not to mention unpredictable events with the potential to impact global shipping for days, weeks, or even longer. I am grateful for the customer-focused dedication of our workforce, particularly during these unpredictable times. We remain focused on keeping costs in check and are ready to pivot for whatever new challenges arise.”

Bradley S. Powell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, added, “Expenses are still high compared to our 30% efficiency target (operating income as a percentage of revenue less directly related cost of transportation and other expenses), with compensation being our largest and most variable operating expense. We continue to focus on alignment of shipment activity with headcount. Once again, our primary area of increased headcount during the quarter compared to the same quarter last year was in information systems, as we add critical enhancements to further bolster our technology solutions, network and security. As we drive to achieve our efficiency target, we will

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1Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share.

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

continue to make important investments in people, processes and technology, as well as to invest in our strategic efforts to explore new areas for profitable growth.”

Mr. Powell also noted that the Company returned $205 million to shareholders in common stock repurchases and dividends during the second quarter of 2024.

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.

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 inflation; fragile economies; continued growth in air and ocean carrier capacity and the impact on rates; unpredictability in the ocean and air markets, including uncertainty due to conflicts in the Middle East and Red Sea; new capacity in the marketplace; longer ocean transit times; strong e-commerce demand in the air market; and cautious shipper demand and variable rate stability. Future financial performance could differ materially because of factors such as: our ability to keep headcount and other costs in check while continuing to drive efficiency back towards our historical expectations; the alignment of our variable compensation structure with performance; our ability to enhance and bolster our network security; that management is able to grow the business and explore new areas for profitable growth; our ability to leverage the strength of our carrier relationships; the strength of our non-asset-based operating model; and our ability to remain a strong, healthy, unified and resilient organization. The normalizing of the supply chain at the end of the pandemic, along with geo-political risks and the current uncertainty in the global economy, 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 and contingencies, including risks associated with tax audits, 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, 2023, and the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q. 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.

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1Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share.

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

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Release, August 6, 2024

Financial Summary for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (Unaudited)

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

Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2024 2023 % Change 2024 2023 % Change
Revenues $ 2,439,001 $ 2,239,752 9% $ 4,645,679 $ 4,832,341 (4)%
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses 1 $ 1,639,408 $ 1,419,183 16% $ 3,072,688 $ 3,138,285 (2)%
Salaries and other operating expenses 2 $ 575,674 $ 572,072 1% $ 1,134,296 $ 1,169,590 (3)%
Operating income $ 223,919 $ 248,497 (10)% $ 438,695 $ 524,466 (16)%
Net earnings attributable to shareholders $ 175,469 $ 196,800 (11)% $ 344,621 $ 422,811 (18)%
Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share $ 1.24 $ 1.30 (5)% $ 2.41 $ 2.75 (12)%
Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share $ 1.24 $ 1.31 (5)% $ 2.43 $ 2.78 (13)%
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 141,716 151,563 142,928 153,516
Basic weighted average shares outstanding 141,013 150,435 142,104 152,291

1Directly 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.

2Salaries 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.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, we repurchased 0.9 million and 3.9 million shares of common stock at an average price of $116.88 and $119.43 per share. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 we repurchased 6.0 million and 8.0 million shares of common stock at an average price of $114.61 and $113.23 per share.

Employee Full-time Equivalents as of
June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023
North America 6,847 7,154
Europe 3,812 3,946
North Asia 2,238 2,340
South Asia 1,717 1,731
Middle East, Africa and India 1,391 1,459
Latin America 754 765
Information Systems 1,291 1,247
Corporate 413 411
Total 18,463 19,053
Second quarter year-over-year percentage increase (decrease) in:
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2024 Airfreight<br>kilos Ocean freight<br>FEU
April 13% (3)%
May 15% (3)%
June 19% (2)%
Quarter 15% (3)%

Investors may submit written questions via e-mail to: investor@expeditors.com. Questions received by the end of business on August 9, 2024 will be considered in management's 8-K “Responses to Selected Questions.”

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

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2023
Assets:
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 1,271,853 $ 1,512,883
Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit loss of    6,966 at June 30, 2024 and 6,550 at December 31, 2023 1,843,894 1,532,599
Deferred contract costs 395,241 218,807
Other 185,766 170,907
Total current assets 3,696,754 3,435,196
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and    amortization 608,860 at June 30, 2024 and 597,473 at December 31, 2023 461,494 479,225
Operating lease right-of-use assets 537,114 516,280
Goodwill 7,927 7,927
Deferred federal and state income taxes, net 69,646 63,690
Other assets, net 15,406 21,491
Total assets 4,788,341 $ 4,523,809
Liabilities:
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable 1,073,476 $ 860,856
Accrued liabilities, primarily salaries and related costs 486,989 447,336
Contract liabilities 474,507 280,909
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 104,042 99,749
Federal, state and foreign income taxes 21,904 15,562
Total current liabilities 2,160,918 1,704,412
Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities 448,996 427,984
Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, none issued
Common stock, par value 0.01 per share. Issued and outstanding:    140,633 shares at June 30, 2024 and 143,866 shares at December 31, 2023 1,406 1,439
Additional paid-in capital 7,732
Retained earnings 2,385,740 2,580,968
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (218,457 ) (192,057 )
Total shareholders’ equity 2,176,421 2,390,350
Noncontrolling interest 2,006 1,063
Total equity 2,178,427 2,391,413
Total liabilities and equity 4,788,341 $ 4,523,809

All values are in US Dollars.

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EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Revenues:
Airfreight services $ 860,323 $ 751,171 $ 1,619,697 $ 1,656,074
Ocean freight and ocean services 651,675 593,801 1,222,461 1,291,108
Customs brokerage and other services 927,003 894,780 1,803,521 1,885,159
Total revenues 2,439,001 2,239,752 4,645,679 4,832,341
Operating Expenses:
Airfreight services 645,168 525,027 1,182,759 1,191,049
Ocean freight and ocean services 478,121 405,807 892,104 889,489
Customs brokerage and other services 516,119 488,349 997,825 1,057,747
Salaries and related 426,431 428,558 839,593 878,406
Rent and occupancy 59,597 58,205 120,849 115,837
Depreciation and amortization 14,979 15,506 30,140 30,767
Selling and promotion 7,998 6,314 14,777 12,698
Other 66,669 63,489 128,937 131,882
Total operating expenses 2,215,082 1,991,255 4,206,984 4,307,875
Operating income 223,919 248,497 438,695 524,466
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income 11,904 17,792 26,782 36,567
Other, net 98 (106 ) 3,626 5,728
Other income, net 12,002 17,686 30,408 42,295
Earnings before income taxes 235,921 266,183 469,103 566,761
Income tax expense 60,770 70,390 123,552 144,970
Net earnings 175,151 195,793 345,551 421,791
Less net earnings (losses) attributable to the noncontrolling<br>   interest (318 ) (1,007 ) 930 (1,020 )
Net earnings attributable to shareholders $ 175,469 $ 196,800 $ 344,621 $ 422,811
Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share $ 1.24 $ 1.30 $ 2.41 $ 2.75
Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share $ 1.24 $ 1.31 $ 2.43 $ 2.78
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 141,716 151,563 142,928 153,516
Weighted average basic shares outstanding 141,013 150,435 142,104 152,291
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AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Operating Activities:
Net earnings $ 175,151 $ 195,793 $ 345,551 $ 421,791
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
Provisions for losses (recoveries) on accounts receivable 1,644 (167 ) 2,038 905
Deferred income tax benefit (6,917 ) (3,560 ) (4,623 ) (1,524 )
Stock compensation expense 25,704 18,595 38,076 31,083
Depreciation and amortization 14,979 15,506 30,140 30,767
Other, net 1,885 2,564 3,870 3,723
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (286,085 ) 174,321 (346,627 ) 682,927
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities 211,692 (149,986 ) 295,283 (352,909 )
(Decrease) increase in deferred contract costs (122,258 ) 18,166 (186,320 ) 85,787
Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities 135,067 (23,803 ) 204,375 (108,250 )
Decrease in income taxes payable, net (29,854 ) (93,817 ) (7,168 ) (93,726 )
Increase in other, net 5,761 4,834 9,078 4,284
Net cash from operating activities 126,769 158,446 383,673 704,858
Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment (7,943 ) (10,481 ) (18,124 ) (20,607 )
Other, net 66 (794 ) 163 (219 )
Net cash from investing activities (7,877 ) (11,275 ) (17,961 ) (20,826 )
Financing Activities:
Proceeds (payments) on borrowings on lines of credit, net 1,259 1,311 (15,983 ) (13,596 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 6,449 9,176 14,478 18,464
Repurchases of common stock (102,300 ) (687,689 ) (462,824 ) (901,191 )
Dividends paid (102,638 ) (102,263 ) (102,638 ) (102,263 )
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards (10,163 ) (12,056 ) (15,348 ) (19,501 )
Net cash from financing activities (207,393 ) (791,521 ) (582,315 ) (1,018,087 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (10,102 ) (7,857 ) (24,427 ) (1,489 )
Change in cash and cash equivalents (98,603 ) (652,207 ) (241,030 ) (335,544 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 1,370,456 2,350,794 1,512,883 2,034,131
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 1,271,853 $ 1,698,587 $ 1,271,853 $ 1,698,587
Taxes Paid:
Income taxes $ 96,739 $ 173,670 $ 133,603 $ 244,456
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EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Business Segment Information

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

UNITED<br>STATES OTHER<br>NORTH<br>AMERICA LATIN<br>AMERICA NORTH<br>ASIA SOUTH<br>ASIA OPE MIDDLE<br>EAST,<br>AFRICA<br>AND<br>INDIA ELIMI-<br>NATIONS CONSOLI-<br>DATED
For the three months ended June 30, 2024:
Revenues $ 779,170 110,723 45,314 637,351 287,943 170,349 (1,304 ) 2,439,001
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses1 $ 423,102 65,374 24,640 512,146 223,238 128,949 (492 ) 1,639,408
Salaries and other operating expenses2 $ 263,675 34,339 14,551 70,762 43,084 30,352 (802 ) 575,674
Operating income $ 92,393 11,010 6,123 54,443 21,621 11,048 (10 ) 223,919
Identifiable assets at period end $ 2,566,053 173,764 93,967 626,892 336,598 284,672 (31,673 ) 4,788,341
Capital expenditures $ 2,948 575 129 355 1,955 887 7,943
Equity $ 1,546,936 32,700 41,135 163,913 129,886 153,155 (40,463 ) 2,178,427
For the three months ended June 30, 2023:
Revenues $ 805,948 110,255 49,972 510,027 199,868 123,972 (1,206 ) 2,239,752
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses1 $ 426,121 69,108 29,428 387,973 134,477 83,890 (623 ) 1,419,182
Salaries and other operating expenses2 $ 256,277 34,793 16,265 68,290 44,048 27,820 (616 ) 572,073
Operating income $ 123,550 6,354 4,279 53,764 21,343 12,262 33 248,497
Identifiable assets at period end $ 2,553,553 192,362 115,458 495,229 213,026 258,849 (12,886 ) 4,564,040
Capital expenditures $ 6,623 161 46 352 168 795 10,481
Equity $ 1,873,220 45,252 59,289 220,638 93,476 158,133 (38,078 ) 2,558,104
UNITED<br>STATES OTHER<br>NORTH<br>AMERICA LATIN<br>AMERICA NORTH<br>ASIA SOUTH<br>ASIA OPE MIDDLE<br>EAST,<br>AFRICA<br>AND<br>INDIA ELIMI-<br>NATIONS CONSOLI-<br>DATED
For the six months ended June 30, 2024:
Revenues $ 1,530,713 217,573 89,806 1,182,292 515,662 304,455 (2,594 ) 4,645,679
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses1 $ 827,051 132,084 49,104 938,620 387,262 222,741 (1,144 ) 3,072,688
Salaries and other operating expenses2 $ 519,383 67,423 31,315 138,022 83,996 58,816 (1,460 ) 1,134,296
Operating income $ 184,279 18,066 9,387 105,650 44,404 22,898 10 438,695
Identifiable assets at period end $ 2,566,053 173,764 93,967 626,892 336,598 284,672 (31,673 ) 4,788,341
Capital expenditures $ 8,476 1,974 282 637 2,099 1,344 18,124
Equity $ 1,546,936 32,700 41,135 163,913 129,886 153,155 (40,463 ) 2,178,427
For the six months ended June 30, 2023:
Revenues $ 1,751,442 220,105 104,667 1,092,448 423,995 266,675 (2,371 ) 4,832,341
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses1 $ 966,078 138,313 61,730 840,315 292,100 179,839 (1,159 ) 3,138,284
Salaries and other operating expenses2 $ 523,960 70,617 35,767 139,430 90,846 57,652 (1,249 ) 1,169,591
Operating income $ 261,404 11,175 7,170 112,703 41,049 29,184 37 524,466
Identifiable assets at period end $ 2,553,553 192,362 115,458 495,229 213,026 258,849 (12,886 ) 4,564,040
Capital expenditures $ 12,067 630 276 942 335 1,038 20,607
Equity $ 1,873,220 45,252 59,289 220,638 93,476 158,133 (38,078 ) 2,558,104

All values are in Euros.

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.

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