YRC Worldwide (YRCW) Misses Q3 EPS by 25c, Revenues Miss

YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW) reported Q3 EPS of ($0.48), $0.25 worse than the analyst estimate of ($0.23). Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.26 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.27 billion.

Financial Highlights

• In third quarter 2019, net loss was $16.0 million compared to net income of $2.9 million in third quarter 2018.
• On a non-GAAP basis, the Company generated consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $65.9 million in third quarter 2019, a decrease of $18.3 million compared to $84.2 million for the same period in 2018 (as detailed in the reconciliation below). Last twelve month (LTM) consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was $240.8 million compared to $288.8 million a year ago.
• Investment in the business continued with $40.9 million in capital expenditures and new operating leases for revenue equipment with a capital value equivalent of $35.3 million, for a total of $76.2 million, which is equal to 6.1% of operating revenue for third quarter 2019. The majority of the investment was in tractors, trailers and technology.

“In September, we announced the completion of the refinancing of our term loan, a critical next step in our multi-year strategy. We continue to increase our efforts with two of our five key strategic initiatives now complete,” said Darren Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer of YRC Worldwide Inc.

“We are prioritizing our network optimization initiatives to bolster our longer-term profitability for the Company,” said Hawkins. “With the focus on greater efficiencies, we completed the consolidation of the New Penn corporate offices, as well as the consolidation of 12 service center facilities. The cost savings from lease terminations, sale of properties as well as more efficient asset utilization also contribute to our increased profitability of our best-in-class brands.”

“We have recently deployed a new operations field structure to ensure better customer service and increase operational efficiencies. Our team remains focused on building density in the areas we service, while enhancing the customer experience and value proposition, and ensuring greater efficiency with our equipment, our facilities and our resources.”

“I’m proud of our YRC Freight team for posting the best third quarter operating income in over 10 years. By utilizing some of the operational efficiencies we now have in place from our labor agreement through the addition of box trucks, reduction of local purchase transportation as well as other cost control initiatives, we were able to expand operating margin despite sluggish volumes,” concluded Hawkins.

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