United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) shares are trading nearly 5% lower in premarket after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 results and offered a lackluster full-year revenue guidance.
UPS posted Q1 EPS of $2.20 on revenue of $22.9 billion, missing the consensus for earnings of $2.21 per share on revenue of $23.02B. Overall, revenue fell 6% year-over-year driven by a 6.8% slump in International package sales.
“In the first quarter, deceleration in U.S. retail sales resulted in lower volume than we anticipated, and we faced ongoing demand weakness in Asia. In response, we focused on controlling what we could control and delivered first-quarter consolidated operating profit and operating margin in line with our base case targets. Given current macro conditions, we expect volume to remain under pressure,” said Carol Tomé, UPS chief executive officer.
Bearing in mind these comments, the company said it expects FY revenue of $97B, missing the $98.1B consensus. The prior forecast called for FY revenue of $97B-$99.4B.
TD Cowen analysts commented:
“Shares may trade lower on demand weakness in Asia, US retail volume weakness and a moderate guidance decline. Macro weakness through early 2023 resulted in volume pressure and decline in consumer spending behavior. Revenue and adjusted operating margin guidance are coming in below consensus values as a result. The revised EBIT margin guidance is still slightly above our 12.6% FY23 estimate.”