Freight delivery company Werner (NASDAQ:WERN) will be reporting results tomorrow after market close. Here’s what investors should know.
Werner missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 2.8% last quarter, reporting revenues of $745.7 million, down 8.8% year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Werner’s revenue to decline 7.4% year on year to $761.4 million, a further deceleration from the 4.6% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.22 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings.
Looking at Werner’s peers in the ground transportation segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. ArcBest’s revenues decreased 8.1% year on year, meeting analysts’ expectations, and Saia reported revenues up 5%, topping estimates by 1.5%. ArcBest traded down 3% following the results while Saia’s stock price was unchanged.
Read our full analysis of ArcBest’s results here and Saia’s results here.
Investors in the ground transportation segment have had steady hands going into earnings, with share prices up 1.7% on average over the last month. Werner’s stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $37.80 (compared to the current share price of $35.64).
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