UPS Stock (NYSE:UPS)
The bottom-line results for the shipping behemoth United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) +0.17% for the third quarter were better than expected. It’s a relief, and it’s an indication that things in the world economy might not be as awful as people have been fearing they will be.
On Tuesday, UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced that its adjusted per share earnings came in at $2.99, with revenues totaling $24.2 billion. The financial community on Wall Street anticipated a profit of around $2.85 per share on revenue of $24.3 billion.
During the second quarter, UPS had revenues of $24.8 billion, which resulted in earnings per share of $3.29.
In a press release, CEO Carol Tomé said, “I want to thank UPSers around the world for their unstoppable spirit and for continuing to deliver outstanding service to our customers.” “I want to thank UPSers around the world for their unstoppable spirit and for continuing to deliver outstanding service to our customers.” “Although the macro environment is quite fluid, we are on pace to meet our financial goals for 2022 as long as we continue to carry out our plan and maintain control over the factors that lie within our sphere of influence,”
When the global economy is dynamic, it indicates that growth is picking up speed. The International Monetary Fund projected in October that global gross domestic product would expand by 2.7% in 2023, which was a decrease from the 3.2% growth it anticipated in 2022. The prediction provided by the IMF in July anticipated a growth rate of 2.9% for the year ahead.
However, controlling expenses is one of UPS’s strengths, and the company’s profit margins increased throughout the quarter. The operating profit margins for the third quarter came in at 13%, which is an increase from 12.8% in the same period last year.
UPS anticipates full-year revenues of $102 billion and operating profit margins of around 13.7% going forward, based on current projections. That recommendation is consistent with the one that was made in July.
This is a reliable report. Immediately following the publication of the company’s earnings, UPS stock saw a gain of 0.5% in premarket trading. Futures contracts for the S&P 500 index (SPX +1.15%) and the Dow Jones industrial average (DJIA +0.71%) were both trading 0.5% lower.
UPS stock had lost roughly 22% of its value since the beginning of the year when trading began on Tuesday.
UPS’s management will be holding a conference call to discuss the company’s performance at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
The options markets suggest that following the release of earnings, share prices will shift by around 7% in either direction. Following each of the last four quarterly reports, the share price has changed around 7% in either direction. During that time period, UPS stock has seen four price increases and four price decreases.
That is a larger amount than what the majority of stocks move following results. But in recent times, the logistics industry has been subject to increased volatility as a result of a warning issued by FedEx (FDX +0.91%). . In the middle of September, that business removed its projection for the whole year and reported that volume had begun to decrease. As a consequence of this, FedEx shares fell by 21.4%. On that same day, UPS stock prices dropped by 4.5%.
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Author Valerie Remorosa 
