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Matthew Young
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Expeditors Finishes 2018 With Solid Execution Amid Volatile Pricing

Wide-moat global forwarder Expeditors International’s fourth-quarter gross revenue increased in the midteens year over year, slightly ahead of our forecast, though the outperformance was offset by lower-than-expected gross profit margins (net revenue/gross revenue). Net revenue increased 8% and was mostly in line. Adjusted operating profitability (EBIT/net revenue) didn’t deviate drastically from our expected run rate. Our midcycle revenue growth and profitability assumptions didn’t change much,...
Underlying
Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

Expeditors International of Washington provides global logistics services. As a third party logistics provider, the company purchases cargo space from carriers (such as airlines, ocean shipping lines, and trucking lines) on a volume basis and resells that space to its customers. The company provides a range of transportation services and customer solutions, such as customs brokerage, order management, transportation, warehousing and distribution, transit, cargo insurance, cargo monitoring and tracking, and other customized logistics and consulting solutions. The company's Project Cargo unit handles special project shipments that move via a single method or combination of air, ocean, and/or ground transportation.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Matthew Young

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