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Expeditors International of Washington I Reports Operating Results (10-K)

February 28, 2012 | About:
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Expeditors International of Washington I (EXPD) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2011-12-31.

Expeditors Intl has a market cap of $9.19 billion; its shares were traded at around $42.5 with a P/E ratio of 24.2 and P/S ratio of 1.5. The dividend yield of Expeditors Intl stocks is 1.2%. Expeditors Intl had an annual average earning growth of 14.5% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Expeditors Intl the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.

Highlight of Business Operations:Airfreight services net revenues in 2011 increased 9% as compared with 2010. The increase in global airfreight services net revenues was primarily due to a 12% increase in net revenue per kilo, while airfreight tonnage remained constant. North America, Asia Pacific and Europe airfreight services net revenues increased 10%, 8% and 12%, respectively, in 2011 as compared with 2010, while airfreight export tonnage increased 5% and 4% in North America and Europe, respectively, and decreased 3% in Asia Pacific. Net revenue per kilo was higher as the Company benefited from intermittent buying opportunities created from excess carrier capacity, primarily in Asia. After the first quarter of 2011, the Company experienced a decline in quarterly airfreight volumes as compared to 2010 and the customary peak season surge in the fourth quarter did not materialize.

Ocean freight consolidation net revenue increased 12% in 2011 as compared with 2010, primarily due to a 10% increase in net revenue per container. Similar to airfreight, the increase in net revenue per container resulted from excess carrier capacity in 2011 leading to the creation of positive buying opportunities, primarily in Asia. Volume, as measured in terms of forty-foot container equivalent units (FEUs), increased 2% in 2011 as compared with 2010. Direct ocean freight forwarding and order management, which are primarily fee-based, increased 13% and 16%, respectively, in 2011, as compared with 2010, due to an increase in volume.

Airfreight services net revenues in 2010 increased 31% as compared with 2009. The increase in global airfreight services net revenues was primarily due to a 35% increase in airfreight tonnage, which was partially offset by a slight decrease in net revenue per kilo. North America, Asia Pacific and Europe airfreight services net revenues increased 34%, 39% and 15%, respectively, in 2010 as compared with 2009, while airfreight export tonnage increased 47%, 32% and 28%, respectively. The increase in airfreight tonnage is primarily due to improvements in the global economy which began in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Ocean freight and ocean services net revenues increased 19% in 2010 as compared with 2009. North America, Asia Pacific and Europe ocean freight net revenues increased approximately 17%, 23% and 13%, respectively, in 2010 as compared with 2009.

Ocean freight consolidation net revenue increased 16% in 2010 as compared with 2009, primarily due to a 20% increase in volume as measured in terms of FEUs, partially offset by a 3% decrease in net revenue per container. Direct ocean freight forwarding and order management, which are primarily fee-based, increased 15% and 34%, respectively, in 2010, as compared with 2009, due to an increase in volume.

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