earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Covenant Logistics Q3 EPS $0.99 (adj. $1.13); revenue down 7.4%; warns Q4 hit by cyber attack, UAW strike
COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$3.09
revenue$829,588,000
- Q3 GAAP EPS $0.99 diluted, adjusted EPS $1.13; operating income $15.1M vs $59.1M YoY.
- Total revenue $288.7M (-7.4% YoY); freight revenue ex-fuel $253.4M vs $266.6M.
- Expedited freight revenue flat; Dedicated down 10.5%; Managed Freight down 11.1%; Warehousing up 14.8%.
- Net debt $183.4M (31.8% leverage) vs $46.3M at Dec 2022; $118M acquisitions, $25.3M share repurchases.
- Outlook: Q4 revenue/earnings to decline due to cyber attack on major Expedited customer and UAW strike.