-- 独立系調査会社CFRAは、に対し、以下の調査レポートを提供しました。CFRAのアナリストは、以下のように見解をまとめています。第1四半期の1株当たり利益(EPS)は0.69ドルとなり、厳しい状況にもかかわらず、社内目標レンジの0.50~0.60ドルを上回りました。一方、総売上高は19億5000万ドルとほぼ横ばい、営業利益は15.7%減の9660万ドルとなりました。営業利益率は、輸送量減少と670万ドルの追加事故費用により、100ベーシスポイント低下し5.7%となりました。セグメント別の業績は大きく異なり、トラック輸送事業の営業利益は14.3%増の5580万ドル、物流事業は10.3%増の3440万ドルとなりましたが、LTL(混載貨物輸送)事業は苦戦し、営業利益は35.0%減の3060万ドル、営業利益率は220ベーシスポイント低下し4.7%となりました。経営陣は第2四半期の調整後EPSを1.50ドル~1.60ドルと見通し、貨物輸送の動向が大幅に改善したことを示唆した。同社は四半期配当を4.4%増の1株当たり0.47ドルに引き上げ、1億2370万ドルのフリーキャッシュフローを創出した。しかし、産業需要の低迷によりLTL部門の営業利益率が220ベーシスポイント悪化して95.3%となったことから、LTL部門の継続的な低迷を懸念しており、第2四半期の見通しが改善したことに対する楽観的な見方はやや後退している。
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