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Schneider National Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Schneider National's Q3 2024 earnings were announced, revealing a mix of resilience and challenges across its business segments.

Schneider National reported Q3 2024 operating revenues of $1.3 billion, a decrease of 3% compared to $1.4 billion in 2023. Income from operations decreased by 8% to $43.1 million, and diluted earnings per share were $0.17, with adjusted diluted earnings per share at $0.18. The company updated its full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance to $0.66 - $0.72 and net capital expenditures guidance to approximately $330.0 million.

  • Dedicated and Intermodal businesses showed resilience, while Logistics maintained profitable operations.
  • Dedicated performed well with a robust new business pipeline.
  • Intermodal achieved margin growth through network optimization and cost management.
  • Logistics effectively managed net revenue and lowered costs using Schneider FreightPower® technology.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.32B

Previous: $1.35B-2.7%
EPS

$0.17

Previous: $0.20-15.0%
Truckload Rev per Truck per Week

$3.97K

Previous: $3.91K+1.6%
Total Truckload Avg Trucks

10.4K

No prior period
Truckload Avg Company Trucks

9.0K

Previous: 8.8K+2.7%
Truckload Avg Owner-Op Trucks

1.4K

Previous: 1.9K-26.9%
Truckload Trailers

47.3K

Previous: 47.0K+0.5%
Intermodal Orders

106.3K

Previous: 105.4K+0.9%
Intermodal Containers

26.6K

Previous: 27.2K-2.1%
Intermodal Trucks

1.4K

Previous: 1.5K-2.7%
Intermodal Rev per Order

$2.47K

Previous: $2.46K+0.4%
Dedicated Rev per Truck per Week

$4.07K

No prior period
Dedicated Avg Trucks

6.6K

No prior period
Network Rev per Truck per Week

$3.8K

No prior period
Network Avg Trucks

3.8K

No prior period
Truckload Operating Ratio

95.5%

No prior period
Intermodal Operating Ratio

94.1%

No prior period
Logistics Operating Ratio

97.6%

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$328M

Previous: -$501M+34.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$298M

Previous: -$465M+36.0%
Net Income

$30.6M

Previous: $35.6M-14.0%
Operating Income

$43.1M

Previous: $46.7M-7.7%
Gross Profit

$1.15B

Previous: $1.21B-5.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$179M

Previous: $58.5M+206.0%
Total Assets

$4.57B

Previous: $4.58B-0.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.1M

Previous: $4.5M-8.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Schneider National · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.32B

Q3 2024-2.7%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 4 of 15 quarters(27%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Schneider National · $1.38B total across 5 segments · Q3 2023

  • Truckload
    $535M-6.3%
  • Logistics
    $326M-29.8%
  • Intermodal
    $263M-21.4%
  • Fuel surcharge
    $173M-26.1%
  • Other
    $78.4M-19.4%

Forward guidance

The company expects modest improvement in the fourth quarter and has updated its full-year adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance to $0.66 - $0.72 and net capital expenditures guidance to approximately $330 million.

Tailwinds

  • Continued stabilization across most businesses.
  • Improved seasonality.
  • Positioning the enterprise for a more sustained market recovery.
  • Strength of balance sheet.
  • Actions taken to enhance free cash flow.

Headwinds

  • Shifted expectations of the timing of freight market improvement.
  • Present market conditions do not support additional investment in the Network truck business.
  • Network results remain challenged as expected seasonality momentum was not sustained.
  • Lower year over year gains on equipment sales and equity investments represented a $0.04 EPS headwind.
  • Auto liability insurance costs increased by $10 million, a $0.04 EPS impact year over year.

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 Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

+0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.5%

Avg return

30 days after

61%

25 / 41 earnings

Positive

+8.2%

Q4 2022

Best reaction

-12.7%

Q3 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.3%-1.1%+16.3%
Q4 2025-9.7%+2.1%-4.5%
Q3 2025-10.5%-3.1%-0.1%
Q1 2025-1.0%+4.7%+6.8%
Q4 2024+1.4%-0.8%-11.4%
Q3 2024+4.9%+9.5%+8.2%
Q2 2024+2.8%+4.0%+0.7%
Q1 2024+4.5%+5.1%+6.6%
Q4 2023-1.3%-1.2%-6.5%
Q3 2023-12.7%-12.9%-5.3%
Q2 2023+0.7%-0.3%-5.4%
Q1 2023+2.4%+3.2%+2.7%
Q4 2022+8.2%+11.3%+6.6%
Q3 2022-1.7%+1.3%+16.1%
Q2 2022+5.1%+0.1%-0.5%
Q1 2022+3.4%+6.9%+6.5%
Q4 2021-3.1%-1.9%+2.8%
Q3 2021+1.2%+2.9%+3.0%
Q2 2021+6.1%+3.8%+7.8%
Q1 2021+2.1%+6.7%+3.2%
Q4 2020+1.5%+1.8%+14.6%
Q3 2020-3.4%+1.4%-6.7%
Q2 2020+0.4%+2.0%+8.6%
Q1 2020+0.1%-3.7%+8.5%
Q4 2019+3.8%+1.2%-20.7%
Q3 2019+4.3%+5.4%-0.1%
Q2 2019+0.6%-1.1%+0.7%
Q1 2019+2.5%-1.4%-17.2%
Q4 2018+0.4%+4.4%+1.1%
Q3 2018+0.0%+2.9%+2.1%
Q2 2018+4.4%+4.9%+3.6%
Q1 2018-0.9%-0.3%+10.3%
Q4 2015-5.4%-5.5%-4.6%
Q4 2017-0.7%-7.3%-11.8%
Q3 2016+1.1%-0.9%+9.0%
Q3 2017-1.9%-2.7%+6.5%
Q2 2016-1.4%-1.3%+2.9%
Q2 2017-1.4%-1.3%+2.9%
Q1 2016-2.2%-2.6%+12.3%
Q4 2016-2.2%-2.6%+12.3%
Q1 2017+1.0%+2.1%+16.1%

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