Covenant Transportation (CVTI) Tops Q1 EPS by 1c

Covenant Transportation (NASDAQ: CVTI) reported Q1 EPS of $0.03, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.02. Revenue for the quarter came in at $158.7 million versus the consensus estimate of $155 million.

Outlook

Mr. Cribbs continued: “For the remainder of 2017, our outlook is mixed. We expect the second quarter of 2017 to remain challenged by negative comparisons in freight revenue per tractor, accelerated depreciation, and higher maintenance expense and professional driver wages. These factors will be countered to some extent by year-over-year net fuel expense savings in all remaining quarters and a flattening of the negative year-over-year impact of depreciation in the second half of 2017. At SRT, we are seeing progress and have confidence in our plan and team, and we expect additional progress in the three remaining quarters of 2017 versus 2016. To the extent mandatory ELD implementation and lower truck numbers in our industry decrease effective capacity, and economic growth spurs volumes, we expect the supply-demand environment to improve later in 2017 and into 2018. However, the timing and magnitude of these changes are difficult to predict and may be different in each of our markets. We are hopeful that these items will deliver earnings improvement for the second half of 2017 as compared to the second half of 2016. We expect operating cash flow in excess of net capital expenditures and to continue to pay down debt in 2017.”

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