FedEx Corp., a United States based delivery company, reported a 7 per cent drop in its quarterly profits and lowered its full-year outlook on Tuesday. This was after labour shortages crimped earnings and drove up costs ahead the crucial holiday peak season.
After FedEx announced that staffing issues had caused a $450 m increase in costs year over year, shares in the Memphis-based company dropped 4.6 per cent to $240.50 during extended trading.
This was due to FedEx spending more on third-party transport services and shipping hiccups, higher wages and overtime.
FedEx Chief Operating Officer Raj Subramaniam stated that the impact of constrained labour market was still the greatest challenge facing the business. This was also a major reason for the first quarter's underperformance.
Executives stated that most of the extra labour expense was borne by the company's Ground network, which now routes 600,000 packages per day or 6.4per cent of its average daily volume for the quarter. This is to help with labour shortages.
Subramaniam, for example, stated that its Portland hub is only 65per cent staffed. FedEx must pay more to send packages to other hubs, which means that FedEx has to spend extra time, money on outside help and package miles.
Subramaniam stated that "we anticipate the cost pressures resulting from network inefficiencies such as the one I just illustrated to persist through peak."
“Our top priority is to overcome staffing and retention issues,” he said.
FedEx reported that adjusted net income decreased to $1.19 billion, or $4.37 per Share, in the fiscal first quarter ending Aug. 31 from $1.28 billion, or $4.87 per share, one year earlier.
Revenues increased by 14 per cent to $22.0 billion for the quarter.
FedEx reduced its full-year earnings forecast, excluding certain items, following the release. It now expects $19.75 to $21.00 per share. FedEx had previously predicted 2022 earnings per share of $20.50 to $11.50, exempting items.
FedEx and United Parcel Service Inc, a competitor, are racing to hire holiday workers as the resurgence in Delta variant-driven Covid-19 viruses threatens to increase ecommerce delivery demand during holiday season when package volumes can easily double.
FedEx hopes to hire 90,000. FedEx hired 70,000 workers last year, and 55,000 in 2019.
Amazon.com, a rival, is promising a $18 an hour average salary as it races for its delivery network. Amazon's non-union delivery workers compete with FedEx Ground delivery partners.
UPS employees are unionized and some of the highest-paid in the industry. UPS shares fell 2.6per cent following the FedEx report.
FedEx shares were at their lowest level in six months on Tuesday. UPS shares rose 19 per cent.
(Source:usnews.com)
After FedEx announced that staffing issues had caused a $450 m increase in costs year over year, shares in the Memphis-based company dropped 4.6 per cent to $240.50 during extended trading.
This was due to FedEx spending more on third-party transport services and shipping hiccups, higher wages and overtime.
FedEx Chief Operating Officer Raj Subramaniam stated that the impact of constrained labour market was still the greatest challenge facing the business. This was also a major reason for the first quarter's underperformance.
Executives stated that most of the extra labour expense was borne by the company's Ground network, which now routes 600,000 packages per day or 6.4per cent of its average daily volume for the quarter. This is to help with labour shortages.
Subramaniam, for example, stated that its Portland hub is only 65per cent staffed. FedEx must pay more to send packages to other hubs, which means that FedEx has to spend extra time, money on outside help and package miles.
Subramaniam stated that "we anticipate the cost pressures resulting from network inefficiencies such as the one I just illustrated to persist through peak."
“Our top priority is to overcome staffing and retention issues,” he said.
FedEx reported that adjusted net income decreased to $1.19 billion, or $4.37 per Share, in the fiscal first quarter ending Aug. 31 from $1.28 billion, or $4.87 per share, one year earlier.
Revenues increased by 14 per cent to $22.0 billion for the quarter.
FedEx reduced its full-year earnings forecast, excluding certain items, following the release. It now expects $19.75 to $21.00 per share. FedEx had previously predicted 2022 earnings per share of $20.50 to $11.50, exempting items.
FedEx and United Parcel Service Inc, a competitor, are racing to hire holiday workers as the resurgence in Delta variant-driven Covid-19 viruses threatens to increase ecommerce delivery demand during holiday season when package volumes can easily double.
FedEx hopes to hire 90,000. FedEx hired 70,000 workers last year, and 55,000 in 2019.
Amazon.com, a rival, is promising a $18 an hour average salary as it races for its delivery network. Amazon's non-union delivery workers compete with FedEx Ground delivery partners.
UPS employees are unionized and some of the highest-paid in the industry. UPS shares fell 2.6per cent following the FedEx report.
FedEx shares were at their lowest level in six months on Tuesday. UPS shares rose 19 per cent.
(Source:usnews.com)
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