UPS gibt Ergebnis für das 3. Quartal 2022 bekannt

UPS (NYSE:UPS) gab heute einen konsolidierten Umsatz für das dritte Quartal 2022 in Höhe von 24,2 Milliarden US-Dollar bekannt, das ist ein Anstieg von 4,2 % gegenüber dem dritten Quartal 2021. Der konsolidierte Betriebsgewinn betrug 3,1 Milliarden USDollar und ist damit gegenüber dem dritten Quartal 2021 um 7,5 %, auf bereinigter Basis um 6,0 % gestiegen. Der dilutierte Gewinn pro Aktie lag im dritten Quartal bei 2,96 US-Dollar; der bereinigte dilutierte Gewinn pro Aktie lag mit 2,99 US-Dollar um 10,3 % über dem Wert des Vorjahresquartals 2021.

Für das dritte Quartal 2022 wiesen die GAAP-Ergebnisse nach Steuern Transformations- und andere Kosten in Höhe von 27 Millionen US-Dollar bzw. 0,03 US-Dollar je dilutierter Aktie aus. „Ich möchte den UPS-Mitarbeitern weltweit für ihren unermüdlichen Einsatz und dafür danken, dass sie unseren Kunden kontinuierlich hervorragenden Service bieten“, so Carol Tomé, Chief Executive Officer bei UPS. „Das makroökonomische Umfeld ist sehr dynamisch, aber wir können unsere Finanzziele für 2022 erreichen, solange wir unsere Strategie umsetzen und kontrollieren, was wir kontrollieren können.“

Ausblick 2022
Da es nicht möglich ist, die Auswirkungen künftiger Rentenanpassungen oder anderer unvorhergesehener Ereignisse, die in den ausgewiesenen (GAAP-) Ergebnissen enthalten wären und wesentlich sein könnten, vorherzusagen oder eine Überleitung bereitzustellen, gibt das Unternehmen einen Ausblick auf bereinigter Basis (Non-GAAP).

Für das Gesamtjahr 2022 bekräftigt das Unternehmen die konsolidierten Finanzziele von rund 102 Milliarden US-Dollar Umsatz, einer bereinigten operativen Marge von etwa 13,7 % und einer bereinigten Rendite auf das investierte Kapital von über 30 %.

Für das Jahr rechnet das Unternehmen nun mit Investitionsausgaben in Höhe von rund 5,0 Mrd. USDollar. Die Dividendenausschüttung wird sich vorbehaltlich der Genehmigung durch den Vorstand voraussichtlich auf etwa 5,2 Mrd. US-Dollar belaufen; die Aktienrückkäufe werden mit mindestens 3,0 Mrd. US-Dollar veranschlagt.

* „Bereinigte“ Beträge sind Non-GAAP-Finanzkennzahlen. Im Anhang zu dieser Mitteilung finden Sie eine Erläuterung der nicht GAAP-konformen Finanzkennzahlen, einschließlich eines Abgleichs mit den am ehesten korrelierenden GAAP-Kennzahlen.

Informationen zur Telefonkonferenz
UPS CEO Carol Tomé und CFO Brian Newman werden mit Investoren und Analysten in einer Telefonkonferenz am 25. Oktober 2022 um 08:30 Uhr ET über die Ergebnisse des dritten Quartals sprechen. Diese Telefonkonferenz wird über einen Live-Webcast auch für andere Teilnehmer zugänglich sein. Um auf die Telefonkonferenz zuzugreifen, rufen Sie www.investors.ups.com auf und klicken auf „Earnings Conference Call“. Weitere Finanzinformationen sind in den detaillierten Finanzplänen enthalten, die auf www.investors.ups.com unter „Quarterly Earnings and Financials“ (Quartalsergebnisse und Finanzdaten) veröffentlicht und bei der SEC als Anhang zu unserem aktuellen Bericht auf Formular 8-K eingereicht wurden.

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