UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 24, 2011
Universal Truckload Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Michigan | 0-51142 | 38-3640097 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
12755 E. Nine Mile Road, Warren, Michigan
(Address of principal executive offices)
48089
(Zip Code)
(586) 920-0100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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| Item 2.02 | RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION |
On February 24, 2011 the Company issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial and operating results for the thirteen weeks and year ended December 31, 2010, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 24, 2011 announcing the Company’s financial and operating results for the thirteen weeks and year ended December 31, 2010. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| UNIVERSAL TRUCKLOAD SERVICES, INC. | ||
| Date: February 25, 2011 | /s/ Robert E. Sigler | |
| Robert E. Sigler | ||
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer | ||
Exhibit 99.1
For further information:
Robert Sigler
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
586.920.0100
Universal Truckload Services, Inc. Reports Revenue and Net Income for the Thirteen Weeks and Year Ended December 31, 2010
Warren, MI – February 24, 2011 — Universal Truckload Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: UACL) today announced financial results for the thirteen weeks and year ended December 31, 2010.
For the thirteen weeks ended December 31, 2010, operating revenues increased 11.6%, or $16.3 million, to $156.1 million from $139.8 million for the thirteen weeks ended December 31, 2009. Included in operating revenues are fuel surcharges of $14.1 million and $11.1 million for the thirteen weeks ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. Net income increased by $1.4 million, to $3.2 million, or $0.20 per basic and diluted share for the thirteen weeks ended December 31, 2010, from $1.8 million, or $0.11 per basic and diluted share, for the thirteen weeks ended December 31, 2009.
Universal’s truckload revenue in the fourth quarter of 2010 increased by 4.4% to $91.9 million from $88.0 million in the corresponding period of 2009. Included in truckload revenue in the fourth quarter of 2010 is $1.6 million of revenue from our acquisition completed in the first quarter of 2010. Brokerage revenue in the fourth quarter of 2010 increased by 33.9% to $41.6 million from $31.1 million in the corresponding period of 2009. Included in brokerage revenue in the fourth quarter of 2010 is $8.0 million of revenue from our acquisitions completed since the fourth quarter of 2009. Intermodal revenue in the fourth quarter of 2010 increased by 8.9% to $22.7 million from $20.8 million in the corresponding period of 2009.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, operating revenues increased 20.4%, or $102.7 million, to $605.9 million from $503.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. Included in operating revenues are fuel surcharges of $54.2 million and $35.9 million for 2010 and 2009, respectively. Net income increased by $7.8 million, to $12.7 million, or $0.80 per basic and diluted share for 2010, from $4.9 million, or $0.31 per basic and diluted share for 2009. Included in net income for 2010 were $3.2 million, or $0.20 per basic and diluted share, of after-tax gains on the sales of marketable securities classified as available for sale. Included in net income for 2009 were $0.8 million, or $0.05 per basic and diluted share, of after-tax charges for other-than-temporary impairments of marketable securities classified as available for sale.
Universal’s truckload revenue in 2010 increased by 18.0% to $370.1 million from $313.6 million in the corresponding period of 2009. Included in truckload revenue in 2010 is $31.6 million of revenue from our acquisitions completed since the third quarter of 2009. Brokerage revenue in 2010 increased by 31.0% to $148.0 million from $112.9 million in the corresponding period of 2009. Included in brokerage revenue in 2010 is $30.8 million of revenue from our acquisitions completed since the third quarter of 2009. Intermodal revenue in 2010 increased by 14.5% to $87.9 million from $76.7 million in the corresponding period of 2009.
“We have seen improvements in our operating margins in each quarter this year”, stated Universal’s President and CEO Don Cochran, “and we believe that we have put the appropriate measures in place to continue this improved performance. Rates in both our van and flatbed operations have been helped by tightening capacity, and intermodal shows signs of both stabilizing rates and improved volumes. Despite the many economic and regulatory challenges we face, we are optimistic that we can continue to work to control costs and improve the selection of freight available to our Owner Operators and Agents.”
Universal Truckload Services, Inc. is primarily an asset light provider of transportation services to shippers throughout the United States and in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The Company’s trucking services include both flatbed and dry van operations and the Company provides rail-truck and steamship-truck intermodal support services. The Company also offers truck brokerage services, which allow us to supplement our capacity and provide our customers with transportation of freight not handled by our owner-operators, and full service international freight forwarding and customs house brokerage services.
Some of the statements contained in this press release might be considered forward-looking statements. These statements identify prospective information. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time and/or management’s good faith belief with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations described. Additional information about the factors that may adversely affect these forward-looking statements is contained in the Company’s reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.
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UNIVERSAL TRUCKLOAD SERVICES, INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
| Thirteen Weeks Ended December 31, |
Year
Ended December 31, |
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| 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Operating revenues: |
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| Truckload |
$ | 91,850 | $ | 87,953 | $ | 370,096 | $ | 313,573 | ||||||||
| Brokerage |
41,623 | 31,095 | 147,970 | 112,914 | ||||||||||||
| Intermodal |
22,660 | 20,801 | 87,877 | 76,743 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating revenues |
156,133 | 139,849 | 605,943 | 503,230 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: |
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| Purchased transportation |
119,407 | 106,071 | 461,041 | 378,008 | ||||||||||||
| Commissions expense |
9,872 | 9,614 | 38,805 | 33,953 | ||||||||||||
| Other operating expense |
3,007 | 3,421 | 13,276 | 10,316 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative |
11,492 | 10,854 | 49,253 | 44,232 | ||||||||||||
| Insurance and claims |
4,360 | 4,241 | 17,205 | 17,348 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
2,821 | 2,633 | 10,996 | 10,354 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses |
150,959 | 136,834 | 590,576 | 494,211 | ||||||||||||
| Income from operations |
5,174 | 3,015 | 15,367 | 9,019 | ||||||||||||
| Interest income (expense), net |
39 | (133 | ) | 120 | (266 | ) | ||||||||||
| Other non-operating income (expense), net |
149 | 104 | 5,969 | (733 | ) | |||||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes |
5,362 | 2,986 | 21,456 | 8,020 | ||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes |
2,188 | 1,229 | 8,712 | 3,120 | ||||||||||||
| Net income |
$ | 3,174 | $ | 1,757 | $ | 12,744 | $ | 4,900 | ||||||||
| Earnings per common share: |
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| Basic |
$ | 0.20 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.80 | $ | 0.31 | ||||||||
| Diluted |
$ | 0.20 | $ | 0.11 | $ | 0.80 | $ | 0.31 | ||||||||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |
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| Basic |
15,780 | 15,980 | 15,917 | 15,982 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted |
15,780 | 15,980 | 15,917 | 15,982 | ||||||||||||
UNIVERSAL TRUCKLOAD SERVICES, INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
| December 31, 2010 |
December 31, 2009 |
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| Assets |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 6,261 | $ | 953 | ||||
| Marketable securities |
15,041 | 15,721 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable – net |
68,833 | 60,701 | ||||||
| Other current assets |
11,362 | 12,249 | ||||||
| Total current assets |
101,497 | 89,624 | ||||||
| Property and equipment – net |
78,206 | 76,246 | ||||||
| Other long-term assets – net |
32,345 | 35,741 | ||||||
| Total assets |
$ | 212,048 | $ | 201,611 | ||||
| Liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
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| Total current liabilities |
$ | 42,294 | $ | 40,305 | ||||
| Total long-term liabilities |
5,543 | 6,881 | ||||||
| Total liabilities |
47,837 | 47,186 | ||||||
| Total shareholders’ equity |
164,211 | 154,425 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
$ | 212,048 | $ | 201,611 | ||||
UNIVERSAL TRUCKLOAD SERVICES, INC.
Unaudited Summary of Operating Data
| Thirteen Weeks Ended December 31, |
Year
Ended December 31, |
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| 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Average number of tractors provided by owner-operators |
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| Truckload |
2,449 | 2,669 | 2,474 | 2,707 | ||||||||||||
| Intermodal |
652 | 647 | 637 | 680 | ||||||||||||
| Total |
3,101 | 3,316 | 3,111 | 3,387 | ||||||||||||
| Truckload Revenues: |
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| Average operating revenues per loaded mile |
$ | 2.67 | $ | 2.24 | $ | 2.56 | $ | 2.28 | ||||||||
| Average operating revenues per loaded mile, excluding fuel surcharges |
$ | 2.34 | $ | 2.01 | $ | 2.25 | $ | 2.07 | ||||||||
| Average operating revenues per load |
$ | 1,061 | $ | 963 | $ | 1,011 | $ | 962 | ||||||||
| Average operating revenues per load, excluding fuel surcharges |
$ | 930 | $ | 864 | $ | 891 | $ | 873 | ||||||||
| Average length of haul (2) |
398 | 429 | 396 | 422 | ||||||||||||
| Number of loads |
86,606 | 91,299 | 366,017 | 325,927 | ||||||||||||
| Brokerage Revenues: |
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| Average operating revenues per loaded mile (1) |
$ | 2.58 | $ | 2.03 | $ | 2.24 | $ | 1.96 | ||||||||
| Average operating revenues per load (1) |
$ | 1,526 | $ | 1,277 | $ | 1,353 | $ | 1,171 | ||||||||
| Average length of haul (1)(2) |
593 | 629 | 604 | 598 | ||||||||||||
| Number of loads (1) |
21,178 | 22,467 | 84,860 | 88,895 | ||||||||||||
| Intermodal Revenues: |
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| Drayage (in thousands) |
$ | 20,394 | $ | 19,025 | $ | 79,750 | $ | 69,395 | ||||||||
| Depot (in thousands) |
$ | 2,266 | $ | 1,776 | $ | 8,127 | $ | 7,348 | ||||||||
| Total (in thousands) |
$ | 22,660 | $ | 20,801 | $ | 87,877 | $ | 76,743 | ||||||||
| Average operating revenues per loaded mile |
$ | 3.74 | $ | 3.32 | $ | 3.46 | $ | 3.37 | ||||||||
| Average operating revenues per loaded mile, excluding fuel surcharges |
$ | 3.23 | $ | 2.96 | $ | 3.02 | $ | 3.03 | ||||||||
| Average operating revenues per load |
$ | 283 | $ | 298 | $ | 292 | $ | 286 | ||||||||
| Average operating revenues per load, excluding fuel surcharges |
$ | 244 | $ | 265 | $ | 255 | $ | 257 | ||||||||
| Number of loads |
72,048 | 63,903 | 273,337 | 242,927 | ||||||||||||
| (1) | Excludes operating data from CrossRoad Carriers, Inc., D. Kratt International, Inc., and Cavalry Transportation, Inc. in order to improve the relevance of the statistical data related to our brokerage services and improve the comparability to our peer companies. |
| (2) | Average length of haul is computed using loaded miles. |