NASDAQ$WERN
Werner Enterprises Inc. · Q1 2024 earnings
Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Werner's financial performance declined due to challenging freight conditions and pricing pressure, but the company focused on controlling costs and saw growth in Dedicated revenue per truck and Power Only volume in Logistics.
Werner Enterprises reported a decrease in total revenues, operating income, and EPS for Q1 2024 compared to Q1 2023. The challenging freight conditions and pricing pressure impacted the company's financial performance.
- Total revenues decreased by 8% to $769.1 million.
- Operating income decreased by 71% to $15.6 million.
- Diluted EPS decreased by 82% to $0.10.
- The company focused on cost control and saw growth in Dedicated revenue per truck and Power Only volume in Logistics.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Werner · Revenue · Quarterly
$769M
Revenue by segment
Werner · $802M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023
- Truckload Transportation Services$572M-8.0%71.3%
- Werner Logistics$230M+23.0%28.7%
Forward guidance
Werner provided updated guidance for 2024, including TTS truck count, net capital expenditures, Dedicated RPTPW growth, and One-Way Truckload RPTM growth.
Tailwinds
- Dedicated RPTPW growth is expected to be between 0% and 3%.
- The average truck age is expected to be 2.0 years as of 12/31/24.
- The average trailer age is expected to be 5.0 years as of 12/31/24.
- Net capital expenditures are projected to be $250M to $300M.
- Annual effective tax rate is expected to be in the range of 24.5% to 25.5%.
Headwinds
- TTS truck count from BoY to EoY is expected to decrease by 6% to 3%.
- One-Way Truckload RPTM growth is expected to decrease by 6% to 3% in the first half of 2024 compared to the first half of 2023.
- Freight conditions are expected to remain challenging.
- Pricing pressure is expected to persist.
- Excess industry capacity is expected to continue.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024
+0.2%
Avg return
Earnings day
+0.0%
Avg return
5 days after
+0.3%
Avg return
30 days after
53%
36 / 68 earnings
Positive
+10.1%
Q1 2017
Best reaction
-9.7%
Q1 2016
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | +5.8% | -0.1% | +20.7% | |
| Q4 2025 | -8.2% | -9.0% | -18.7% | |
| Q3 2025 | +1.3% | +4.9% | +0.7% | |
| Q1 2025 | -1.4% | -7.1% | -6.4% | |
| Q4 2024 | -0.6% | -0.4% | -7.1% | |
| Q3 2024 | -2.3% | -1.7% | +6.0% | |
| Q2 2024 | -0.3% | -5.2% | -6.9% | |
| Q1 2024 | +1.3% | +4.6% | +5.7% | |
| Q4 2023 | +5.9% | +4.8% | -1.5% | |
| Q3 2023 | -0.9% | +2.4% | +12.7% | |
| Q2 2023 | -1.3% | -1.9% | -10.5% | |
| Q1 2023 | -1.2% | -1.1% | -3.2% | |
| Q4 2022 | -1.3% | -4.1% | -4.0% | |
| Q3 2022 | -6.6% | -0.2% | +11.2% | |
| Q2 2022 | -0.8% | +0.2% | -5.9% | |
| Q1 2022 | +7.2% | +7.3% | +4.0% | |
| Q4 2021 | -1.4% | -1.9% | +0.2% | |
| Q3 2021 | -2.8% | -1.9% | -2.6% | |
| Q2 2021 | +2.4% | +3.1% | +6.9% | |
| Q1 2021 | +4.7% | +5.9% | +7.7% | |
| Q4 2020 | +2.2% | +5.9% | +14.6% | |
| Q3 2020 | -3.3% | -3.8% | +1.1% | |
| Q2 2020 | +4.5% | +2.7% | +9.8% | |
| Q1 2020 | -2.0% | -2.4% | +8.6% | |
| Q4 2019 | +5.5% | +2.7% | -11.4% | |
| Q3 2019 | +3.0% | +2.9% | -3.3% | |
| Q2 2019 | -1.2% | +0.5% | -8.6% | |
| Q1 2019 | -1.1% | -7.3% | -18.7% | |
| Q4 2018 | +2.2% | +0.4% | +0.5% | |
| Q3 2018 | +0.4% | +1.6% | +0.3% | |
| Q2 2018 | -8.1% | -7.6% | -5.6% | |
| Q1 2018 | -5.1% | -8.6% | +0.0% | |
| Q4 2017 | -5.0% | -6.9% | -13.1% | |
| Q3 2017 | +0.7% | -0.3% | -4.8% | |
| Q2 2017 | +5.4% | +1.4% | +6.3% | |
| Q1 2017 | +10.1% | +12.0% | +4.9% | |
| Q4 2016 | +2.0% | +1.3% | +3.6% | |
| Q3 2016 | +1.3% | +5.7% | +18.9% | |
| Q2 2016 | +5.2% | +2.5% | -0.5% | |
| Q1 2016 | -9.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +4.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +5.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -3.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -5.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +5.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -2.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +2.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -5.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +0.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | -2.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -0.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +1.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | -0.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | +2.9% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +1.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2008 | +1.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | +2.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2009 | +2.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2009 | -3.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | -3.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | -3.8% | — | — |
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