Roadrunner Transportation Q3 net income up 64% to US$7.2M as revenues rise 38% to US$226.2M mostly on new customer growth, pricing initiatives, fuel increases and inclusion of acquisitions of Morgan Southern, Prime
Alison Gallant
CUDAHY, Wisconsin
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November 3, 2011
(press release)
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Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (NYSE: RRTS - News), a leading asset-light transportation and logistics services provider, today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Roadrunner's summary financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30 are highlighted below. Third quarter diluted income per share available to common stockholders increased 64.3% over the prior year. Excluding acquisition transaction expenses of $0.6 million related to the August 2011 acquisition of Prime Logistics Corporation ("Prime"), diluted income per share would have been $0.24.
2011 Third Quarter Results
In discussing third quarter performance, Mark DiBlasi, President and CEO of Roadrunner, said,
"Revenues increased 38.2% and net revenues expanded 73.1% from the prior year, resulting primarily from new customer growth, pricing initiatives, fuel increases, and the inclusion of the acquisitions of Morgan Southern and Prime. Our operating income growth of 61.4% outpaced revenue growth despite the effects of higher fuel prices on revenues and operating costs. Record third quarter revenue and operating income was achieved in all three operating segments.
"LTL revenues increased $19.0 million, or 17.7%, from the prior year as a result of new customer growth and expansion into new markets. This new customer growth and market expansion during the third quarter also drove a tonnage increase of 6.0% over the prior year. Tonnage growth was flat during July as a result of sluggish freight demand, but rebounded during August and September with increases in excess of 8.0%. Revenue per hundredweight increased 10.6% over the prior year, including 6.4% related to fuel. During the third quarter our LTL operating expenses increased $2.6 million over prior year primarily due to: (i) higher insurance costs, (ii) increased dock labor costs due to increased tonnage and (iii) expanded infrastructure costs to support our new business initiatives. Our LTL operating ratio improved to 94.8% in the third quarter from 95.2% in the prior year quarter but our third quarter operating ratio rose slightly from 94.4% in the second quarter of 2011. While our initiatives to penetrate new customers and expand into new geographic regions impacted our operating ratio in the quarter primarily as a result of building density in specific lanes, we expect these initiatives to improve our operating ratio and drive positive tonnage growth in future quarters.
"TL revenues grew by $40.2 million, or 102.9%, from the prior year. Revenues from Morgan Southern (acquired in early February), Bruenger Trucking (acquired at the end of May) and Prime (acquired at the end of August) accounted for $33.5 million of the increase, with the balance of $6.7 million representing organic growth of 17.1%. The impact of the acquisitions and operating leverage associated with our revenue growth led to nearly a three-fold increase in our TL operating income and an improvement in our TL operating ratio to 92.9% from 96.0% in the third quarter of 2010.
"For our TMS business, continued organic growth during the quarter generated a $3.7 million, or 20.6%, increase in revenues and a 33.6% increase in operating income from the prior year. This growth drove improvement in our TMS operating ratio to 89.0% from 90.0% in the prior year."
2011 Third Quarter Segment Information
Roadrunner has three operating segments: less-than-truckload (LTL), truckload and logistics (TL) and transportation management solutions (TMS). The following highlights exclude intercompany eliminations and corporate expenses.
LTL revenues including fuel increased 17.7% to $126.2 million for the third quarter of 2011 from $107.2 million for the third quarter of 2010. LTL net revenues for the third quarter of 2011 were $29.6 million, or 23.4% of LTL revenues, compared to $25.6 million, or 23.9% of LTL revenues, for the third quarter of 2010. The decline in net revenue margin was a result of rising fuel prices and the impact of market expansion initiatives. LTL operating income was $6.5 million, or 5.2% of LTL revenues, for the third quarter of 2011 compared to $5.2 million, or 4.8% of revenues, for the third quarter of 2010.
Summary LTL operating statistics for the three and nine months ended September 30 are shown below.
For the TL segment, revenues increased 102.9% to $79.3 million for the third quarter of 2011 from $39.1 million for the third quarter of 2010. The improvement was primarily due to increases in market pricing and load growth, the expansion of the company's TL brokerage agent network, and the acquisitions of Morgan Southern, Bruenger Trucking and Prime. For the third quarter, Morgan Southern, Bruenger Trucking and Prime collectively contributed revenues of $33.5 million to the TL segment. Overall, TL net revenues for the third quarter of 2011 were $25.6 million, or 32.3% of TL revenues, compared to $4.5 million, or 11.6% of TL revenues, for the third quarter of 2010. TL operating income was $5.6 million, or 7.1% of TL revenues, for the third quarter of 2011 compared to $1.6 million, or 4.0% of revenues, for the third quarter of 2010.
For the TMS segment, revenues for the third quarter of 2011 increased 20.6% to $21.70 million from $18.0 million for the third quarter of 2010. TMS net revenues for the third quarter of 2011 were $5.4 million, or 25.1% of TMS revenues, compared to $5.0 million, or 27.6% of TMS revenues, for the third quarter of 2010. The improvement in TMS revenue growth during the quarter was primarily attributable to new and existing customer growth. The decline in net revenue margin was a result of rising fuel prices and increased carrier costs. TMS operating income was $2.4 million, or 11.0% of TMS revenues, for the third quarter of 2011, compared to $1.8 million, or 10.0% of TMS revenues, for the third quarter of 2010.
About Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.
Roadrunner is a leading asset-light transportation and logistics services provider offering a full suite of solutions, including customized and expedited less-than-truckload, truckload and logistics, transportation management solutions, intermodal solutions, and domestic and international air. For more information, please visit RRTS' website, www.rrts.com. (Tables Follow)
ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
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2011 2010 2011 2010
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Revenues $ 226,193 $ 163,690 $ 605,622 $ 466,222
Operating expenses:
Purchased transportation
costs 165,521 128,629 452,286 363,732
Personnel and related
benefits 23,598 15,826 61,656 45,514
Other operating expenses 22,163 10,502 54,501 29,623
Depreciation and amortization 1,499 747 3,381 2,364
Acquisition transaction
expenses 618 57 938 389
IPO related expenses - - - 1,500
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Total operating expenses 213,399 155,761 572,762 443,122
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Operating income 12,794 7,929 32,860 23,100
Interest expense:
Interest on long-term debt 1,172 504 2,056 7,752
Dividends on preferred stock
subject to mandatory
redemption 50 50 150 150
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Total interest expense 1,222 554 2,206 7,902
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Loss on early extinguishment of
debt - - - 15,916
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Income (loss) before
(benefit) provision for
income taxes 11,572 7,375 30,654 (718)
Provision (benefit) for income
taxes 4,397 2,991 11,648 (432)
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Net income (loss) 7,175 4,384 19,006 (286)
Accretion of Series B preferred
stock - - - 765
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Net income (loss) available
to common stockholders $ 7,175 $ 4,384 $ 19,006 $ (1,051)
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Earnings (loss) per share
available to common
stockholders:
Basic $ 0.23 $ 0.15 $ 0.63 $ (0.04)
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Diluted $ 0.23 $ 0.14 $ 0.60 $ (0.04)
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Weighted average common stock
outstanding:
Basic 30,562 30,052 30,340 24,316
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Diluted 31,758 31,089 31,576 24,316
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See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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