What does the company do?
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is a package delivery company. The Company delivers packages each business day for 1.8 million shipping customers to 6.1 million consignees in over 200 countries and territories. During the year ended December 31, 2008, UPS delivered an average of 15.5 million pieces per day worldwide, or a total of 3.92 billion packages. Its primary business is the time-definite delivery of packages and documents worldwide. UPS operates in three segments: U.S. Domestic Package operations, International Package operations, and Supply Chain & Freight operations. U.S. Domestic Package operations include the time-definite delivery of letters, documents, and packages throughout the United States. International Package operations include delivery to more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Supply Chain & Freight includes its forwarding and logistics operations, UPS Freight, and other related business units.
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.
- United Parcel one-year sales: 45.62 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Air Delivery & Freight Services group: 29.94% - United Parcel one-year income: 1.65 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Air Delivery & Freight Services group: 73.27%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
|---|
| Sales | 45.62 Bil | 35.11 Bil | | Income | 1.65 Bil | 951.70 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
- United Parcel one-year sales growth: -15.10%.
Difference from the average for the Air Delivery & Freight Services group: 2.90 pct. pts. - United Parcel one-year income growth: -49.30%.
Difference from the average for the Air Delivery & Freight Services group: -6.50 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -15.10% | -18.00% | | Income Growth | -49.30% | -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.
- United Parcel one-year net profit margin: 3.6%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -2.9 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Air Delivery & Freight Services group: 0.8 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | 3.6% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 6.5% | | 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.
- United Parcel debt/equity ratio: 1.48.
Difference from the average for the Air Delivery & Freight Services group: 68.18%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 1.48 | 0.88 |
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