-- J.B. Hunt运输服务公司(JBHT)公布的第一季度业绩超出预期,这家运输和物流公司的大部分业务板块在强劲的服务需求推动下实现了营收增长。 该公司周三晚间表示,截至3月份的季度,净收益从去年同期的1.17美元增至每股1.49美元,高于FactSet预测的1.44美元。营收增长5%至30.6亿美元,高于华尔街预期的29.6亿美元。 周四盘前交易中,该股上涨2%。 首席财务官布拉德·德尔科在财报电话会议上表示:“随着以供应驱动为主的货运复苏持续增强,加上需求方面出现一些温和改善,我们的服务需求强劲。但天气因素部分抵消了这一增长势头,导致本季度利润率下降。”德尔科在电话会议上表示,公司通过燃油附加费计划保护了其运营免受燃油价格波动的影响。“燃油成本通常属于转嫁费用,对季度利润的影响通常很小,”首席财务官补充道。 自2月底美以与伊朗爆发战争以来,能源价格飙升,导致经由至关重要的霍尔木兹海峡的货物运输受阻。 J.B. Hunt的多式联运业务销售额增长2%至15亿美元,主要得益于货运量增长3%。德尔科告诉分析师:“多式联运对我们的客户来说是一种非常节能的解决方案。因此,燃油价格上涨提升了我们领先的多式联运业务的价值。” 专用合同服务销售额增长2%至8.406亿美元,主要得益于生产率(即每辆卡车每周的总收入)增长2%。综合运力解决方案业务板块营收增长20%至3.227亿美元,销量同比增长10%;整车运输销售额增长23%至2.054亿美元。 J.B. Hunt表示,由于此前披露的业务损失以及公司众多终端市场需求趋于稳定,最后一公里配送服务业务板块营收下降6%,但降幅低于去年同期水平。 德尔科表示:“我们在运营卓越、服务、安全和降低服务成本方面,全公司都取得了非常出色的成效。尽管近期市场波动并未带来显著的价格上涨,但我们已走上了恢复利润率的道路。”
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