earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
JBHT Q1 2024 EPS $1.22 down 35%; revenue $2.94B down 9%
HUNT J B TRANSPORT SERVICES INC
2024-Q1 EPS reported
$1.22
revenue$2,944,001,000
- Operating income $194.4M (down 30% YoY) from $277.5M; margins compressed by wage, equipment & insurance costs.
- Intermodal revenue per load fell 9%, operating income down 40% to $101.9M on weaker eastern network demand.
- ICS operating loss widened to $17.5M (vs. $5.4M) on 22% lower volume and $11M gross profit decline.
- FMS revenue up 2% to $229M; operating income up 128% to $15.1M, helped by $3.1M prior claim settlement.
- Net capex $166M vs. $380M in Q1 2023; bought 126K shares for $25M, $366M remaining on authorization.