Q2 adjusted EPS of 42 cents missed the 48-cent estimate on $1.72 billion in revenue. The truckload carrier cited weak demand and pricing pressure across spot and contract markets.
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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings reported second-quarter results that fell short of analyst estimates, with revenue and earnings pressured by weak truckload demand and lower freight rates.
The Phoenix-based carrier posted adjusted earnings of 42 cents a share on revenue of $1.72 billion. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg had expected 48 cents on $1.78 billion. The miss came as the company's truckload segment, its largest, saw revenue decline 4% from a year earlier, reflecting lower volumes and pricing pressure across the spot and contract markets.
Knight-Swift's logistics and brokerage unit also saw revenue slip 6%, the company said. The softer freight environment has persisted through the quarter, with excess capacity in the truckload market keeping rates under pressure. The company did not offer formal third-quarter guidance, though executives said on the call they expect the current market conditions to continue through the second half of the year.
Shares of Knight-Swift fell 3.2% in after-hours trading following the release. The stock had already fallen 12% this year through Tuesday's close, weighed by the broader downturn in the trucking sector.
The company's operating ratio, a key measure of efficiency in the trucking industry, worsened to 95.2% from 93.8% a year earlier. The deterioration reflects higher equipment and driver costs that the company has been unable to fully pass through to customers in the current rate environment.
Knight-Swift said it is reducing its fleet by about 2% this quarter and slowing new truck orders to align capacity with demand. The company reported $1.3 billion in total liquidity, including cash and available borrowing capacity.
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