Will FedEx Ship Profits to UPS?
Will FedEx Ship Profits to UPS?
International business at UPS has grown at seven times the rate of its domestic business. Guy Adami Sep 20, 2007 11:15 am Yesterday, I did a "shoot" for the show Fast Money at the United Parcel Service (UPS) mega-plant on the west side of Manhattan. I got dressed in the full rig, and except for my white socks I was a standard issue UPS delivery person. What struck me immediately was how meticulous UPS was about everything. Seemingly nothing is left to chance, right down to the driver honking his horn prior to moving in reverse 100 yards from the nearest human being as the entire floor was empty except for me and our small crew. Now the obvious knock on a company like UPS is going to be energy costs. And after watching close to 500 or so trucks drive out of the 43rd Street facility one after the other, it is easy to see why. But although I was not able to drill down to the core of UPS' energy hedging strategy a new technology has been implemented to offset some of its fuel costs. UPS calls it Package Flow Technology. According to its website: "...using historical, forecasted and exceptions information, package flow technologies create a dispatch plan for every driver working out of the package distribution center. The system helps package center management ensure that drivers are not over-dispatched and that last minute load changes to a driver's package car are minimized". Basically, it allows the drivers to take the most direct routes possible while virtually eliminating left hand turns (and if you drive in NYC you know how important that is). Now Federal Express (FDX) reported this morning and although it beat its 1Q EPS consensus, its guidance for the rest of the year was less than stellar and its comments about the overall economy were less than optimistic. While that does not bode particularly well for UPS, I for one think it is somewhat mitigated by two factors. First, the international business at UPS has grown at seven times the rate of its domestic business. Asia alone has seen double digit growth, over 25% last year. FedEx is still trying to get its "sea legs" on the international front. Second, if you believe that The Federal Reserve Bank just saved Christmas, then things at Amazon (AMZN) should be set up perfectly for a record holiday season. This plays right into the strength at UPS, as during the gift giving time of year, roughly three out of four packages at UPS distribution centers have an Amazon.com label on them! To the extent that weakness in FedEx pressures UPS, I, for one, would look at it like a buying opportunity. The $70 level in UPS should provide some solid support and I think the stock has been overlooked by the Street, which only looks at FedEx as a proxy for the space. |
WTF? FedEx is still trying to get its "sea legs" internationally?
FedEx is the #1 domestic carrier and the #5 international carrier. UPS is the #2 domestic carrier and the #14 international carrier. I think our sea legs are just fine. |
Originally Posted by TheBaron
(Post 235596)
WTF? FedEx is still trying to get its "sea legs" internationally?
FedEx is the #1 domestic carrier and the #5 international carrier. UPS is the #2 domestic carrier and the #14 international carrier. I think our sea legs are just fine. This was just one tiny article out of million others and every one will tell you a different story...No big deal...Besides, we all know DHL will eat all of us alive. Or was it Yangtzee River Express? :D |
Originally Posted by TheBaron
(Post 235596)
FedEx is the #1 domestic carrier and the #5 international carrier. UPS is the #2 domestic carrier and the #14 international carrier. :rolleyes: read about him and here and watch the video clip if you want. http://www.cnbc.com/id/15838261/ by the way, don't you guys have your own section now <G> |
I'm sure FedEX will shoot up a couple spots from "#5 International Carrier" after that Hell-OA we just signed. (Even though it passed by more % than UPS's last contract)
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Originally Posted by skypine27
(Post 235625)
...that Hell-OA we just signed...
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Yep, I'm pretty sure that is the deal Skypine is talkin about. Real POS.
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Originally Posted by 767pilot
(Post 235619)
Measured by what, packages carried or revenue (income). Only one really matters
:rolleyes: read about him and here and watch the video clip if you want. http://www.cnbc.com/id/15838261/ by the way, don't you guys have your own section now <G> |
Yes, they are called container ships
I'm not looking to get into a "whose weiner is bigger contest", frankly, I don't care. I don't care if we are number 5 or number 25 as long as I get a nice fat paycheck every two weeks. Maybe I am too mercenary, but I learned a long time ago not to love anything that is incapable of loving me back. |
Originally Posted by skypine27
(Post 235625)
I'm sure FedEX will shoot up a couple spots from "#5 International Carrier" after that Hell-OA we just signed. (Even though it passed by more % than UPS's last contract)
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