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Matthew Young, CFA
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Expeditors’ Industry-Leading Pricing Execution Shines in Its 1Q

Wide-moat global forwarder Expeditors International's first-quarter gross revenue increased an impressive 20%, well ahead of our forecast, due to greater-than-expected growth in customs brokerage business and impressive pricing execution (amid a volatile backdrop), which drove air and ocean gross margins and net revenue above our expectations as well. Operating profitability (EBIT/net revenue) remained solid during the quarter and is generally tracking to our anticipated run rate. The firm remai...
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.

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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, CFA

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