What does the company do?
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (Expeditors International) is engaged in the business of providing global logistics services. The Company offers its customers an international network supporting the movement and positioning of goods. Its services include the consolidation or forwarding of air and ocean freight. In each United States office and in many overseas offices, the Company acts as a customs broker. It also provides additional services, including distribution management, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, purchase order management and customized logistics information. Airfreight services accounted for approximately 36% of the Company’s consolidated revenues during the year ended December 31, 2008. Ocean freight services accounted for approximately 25% of the Company’s consolidated net revenues in 2008. Customs brokerage and other services accounted for approximately 49% of the Company’s consolidated net revenues during 2008.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Expeditors one-year sales: 4.15 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Air Delivery & Freight Services group: -88.17% - Expeditors one-year income: 248.81 Mil.
Difference from the average for the Air Delivery & Freight Services group: -73.86%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 4.15 Bil | 35.11 Bil | | Income | 248.81 Mil | 951.70 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Expeditors one-year sales growth: -34.20%.
Difference from the average for the Air Delivery & Freight Services group: -16.20 pct. pts. - Expeditors one-year income growth: -23.40%.
Difference from the average for the Air Delivery & Freight Services group: 19.40 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -34.20% | -18.00% | | Income Growth | -23.40% | -42.80% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Expeditors one-year net profit margin: 6.0%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: 1.0 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Air Delivery & Freight Services group: 3.2 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | 6.0% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 5.0% | | Industry | 2.8% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Expeditors debt/equity ratio: 0.00.
Average debt/equity ratio for the Air Delivery & Freight Services group: 0.88.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.00 | 0.88 |
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