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Old 06-17-2017, 06:30 AM
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Why UPS Need Not Fear Amazon
Jun. 16, 2017 4:09 PM • UPS

Amazon's efforts to build its own delivery network are seen as a threat to UPS.
However, Amazon is not the only retailer in the market.
Going forward, UPS will see increased business from other retailers and direct selling companies.
Some commentators, such as Greg Bensinger and Laura Stevens at the Wall Street Journal, and Jonathan Berr at CBS Moneywatch, have speculated that Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) is poised to undercut package delivery firms such as United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS). I think that this is not so, but it is worth examining why such speculation has arisen first.

Amazon have moved to develop their own package delivery network, with a view to eventually eschewing the need to rely on established delivery services such as UPS or FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) altogether. In addition to leasing planes and contracting drivers, Amazon also looked to drones as a means of delivering to customers. As this network matures, so the thinking goes, the need for UPS dwindles.

However, this overlooks the fact that while Amazon is the largest e-commerce retailer globally, they are not the only online retailer in operation, nor are they the only firm seeking to deal directly with customers.
Established retailers such as Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) and Target (NYSE:TGT) are both seeking to expand their e-commerce offerings, knowing that the trend is toward online shopping. And to facilitate delivery of their sold goods, these retailers (and others like them) will be reliant on firms such as UPS going forward.

Firms that directly sell their goods to customers and cut out the retailers entirely also are going to need UPS going forward. Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and apparel titan Nike (NYSE:NKE) are two such firms that are selling to customers directly, and they are not the only ones. Indeed, newer companies such as meal delivery service Blue Apron (Pending:APRN) also are operating directly, and these companies also are likely to opt for UPS.

Why UPS specifically? Because it is the largest delivery company in the world, having built up an extensive global delivery network in the 110 years that it has been in operation. In 2016, it delivered 4.9 billion packages and documents - 19.1 million daily - and generated $51 billion in revenue. A firm with that size and scale is going to be top choice for many firms that wish to ensure their customers receive their deliveries in prompt fashion.

Furthermore, 2016 was not a one-off: UPS have generated consistently rising revenue figures between 2012 and 2016.

Year Revenue ($)
2012 54.13 billion
2013 55.44 billion
2014 58.23 billion
2015 58.36 billion
2016 60.91 billion*

*Includes supply chain and freight revenue, unlike earlier quoted $51 billion figure which was for package operations only.
These figures are encouraging, and suggest that UPS will be able to continue rewarding shareholders with the consecutively rising dividend payments that they have issued since 2010.

Currently, UPS is trading at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 28.21, which is off-putting. However, this does not take into account the forward P/E ratio of 17.04, and dividend yield of 3.01% that are on offer. The payout ratio of 80.70% is also off-putting, but currency fluctuations do affect earnings, and UPS generates earnings worldwide. Both the P/E ratio and forward P/E ratio are lower than UPS' five-year average P/E ratio of 38.0, and the current dividend yield is higher than the five-year average yield of 2.72%, which suggests that the stock is relatively cheap at this time.

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So Amazon will be buying UPS shortly?
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So Amazon will be buying UPS shortly?
UPS buying Amazon is far more likely.
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Fear the Amazon!

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Originally Posted by Ray Kinsella View Post
UPS buying Amazon is far more likely.
I don't think the government would ever allow UPS to buy Amazon (or vice versa).
However, why do you think UPS buying Amazon is far more likely?

Granted, it's very difficult to compare the two companies as they deal with different aspects of business (for now) but according to Forbes' Global ranking as of May 2017:

Amazon market cap - $427 billion (#83 on the list)
UPS market cap - $91.3 billion (#159 on the list)

2016 revenue
Amazon - $74.87 billion
UPS - $60.5 billion

https://www.forbes.com/global2000/list/

Could UPS buy Walmart? Amazon is now worth 2 (two!) Walmarts!

"...It took Amazon 18 years as a public company to catch Walmart in market value. It took less than another two years for Amazon to be worth twice as much.
On the 20th anniversary of Amazon’s IPO, Amazon’s market cap stands at $459 billion before the market opens for trading. Walmart’s? $228 billion..."

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"...It took Amazon 18 years as a public company to catch Walmart in market value. It took less than another two years for Amazon to be worth twice as much.
Another name for that kind of trajectory has been Asset Bubble. No worries, until the music stops.
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Originally Posted by METO Guido View Post
Another name for that kind of trajectory has been Asset Bubble. No worries, until the music stops.
Maybe.

..or you're the guy who tried to talk me out of investing in GOOGLE's IPO at $85 a share??

Time will tell..
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..or you're the guy who tried to talk me out of investing in GOOGLE's IPO at $85 a share??
Jump in at $1,000? As subscriptions cool, retail volumes plateau or heaven forbid shrink (yes, shrinkage Jerry) or a tired bull just loses steam, this thing got short all over it.
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Originally Posted by Ray Kinsella View Post
UPS buying Amazon is far more likely.
As likely as UPS successfully buying Flying Tigers, RPS, TNT, or completing other major business deals such as the postal contract or DHL domestic flight operations.


As far as the article, no one suggested there won't be growth from other retailers, but losing Amazon is still a loss. Even more significant is when Amazon offers its shipping services to other parties which was not addressed in the article either.
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Even more significant is when Amazon offers its shipping services to other parties which was not addressed in the article either.

Equivalent of saying.... "my son just took his first golf lesson, can't wait to see him put on the Green jacket when he wins the Masters".




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