GXO Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results


Highlights

  • Second quarter revenue grew 11% year over year to $2.4 billion, and organic revenue1 grew 3%
  • Net income attributable to GXO grew 27% to $65 million; operating income increased by 68%; operating margins improved by 140 bps; adjusted EBITDA1 grew to $190 million; diluted EPS increased to $0.54, and adjusted diluted EPS1 to $0.70
  • Raised full-year 2023 profit guidance:
    • Adjusted diluted earnings per share1 raised $0.05 to $2.45-$2.65
    • Adjusted EBITDA1 raised $10 million to $725-$755 million
  • Reiterated 2023 guidance for organic revenue growth1 and free cash flow conversion1

Business Highlights

  • Signed record new business wins of nearly $500 million
  • Secured incremental 2023 revenue from new business wins of $844 million through the second quarter; won a further $457 million in 2024 revenue
  • Grew sales pipeline year over year to $2.1 billion
  • Released 2022 ESG Report; reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions 17% since 2019; on track to achieve environmental targets
  • Created Chief Automation Officer role to accelerate technology deployment

GREENWICH, Conn., Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) today announced results for the second quarter 2023.

Malcolm Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of GXO, said, “We’re pleased to have delivered an exceptional performance in the second quarter, including double-digit top- and bottom-line growth. We increased our market share in the quarter, and we raised our 2023 profit guidance. We’re one of the few companies in our industry expecting to grow this year.

“Demand for GXO’s transformative solutions continues to accelerate: our record sales wins this quarter, together with our robust sales pipeline, position us for a strong 2024 and underpin our confidence in our long-term growth targets.

“We’re extremely proud that, in the two years since becoming a publicly traded company, we’ve delivered eight consecutive quarters of stellar operating results, signed hundreds of new partnerships with blue-chip customers, accelerated tech deployment, and established ourselves as the global brand for logistics excellence.”

Second Quarter 2023 Results

Revenue increased to $2.4 billion, up 11% year over year, compared with $2.2 billion for the second quarter 2022. Organic revenue grew by 3%.

Operating income increased to $99 million, up 68% year over year, compared with $59 million for the second quarter 2022.

Net income attributable to GXO was $65 million, up 27% year over year, compared with $51 million for the second quarter 2022. Diluted earnings per share was $0.54, up 23% year over year, compared with $0.44 for the second quarter 2022.

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“adjusted EBITDA1”) increased to $190 million from $176 million in the second quarter 2022.

Adjusted net income attributable to GXO1 was $84 million, compared with $79 million for the second quarter 2022. Adjusted diluted earnings per share1 was $0.70, compared with $0.68 for the second quarter 2022.

GXO generated $61 million of cash flow from operations, compared with $154 million for the second quarter 2022. In the second quarter of 2023, GXO generated $3 million of free cash flow1 compared to $68 million of free cash flow1 for the second quarter 2022.

Cash Balances and Outstanding Debt

As of June 30, 2023, cash and cash equivalents and debt outstanding were $305 million and $1.7 billion, respectively, as part of GXO’s investment grade balance sheet.

2023 Guidance

GXO’s current 2023 financial outlook is as follows:

  • Organic revenue growth1 of 6% to 8%;
  • Adjusted EBITDA1 of $725 million to $755 million (raised from $715 million to $745 million);
  • Free cash flow1 conversion of approximately 30% of adjusted EBITDA1; and
  • Adjusted diluted earnings per share1 of $2.45 to $2.65 (raised from $2.40 to $2.60).

Conference Call

GXO will hold a conference call on Thursday, August 3, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Participants can call toll-free (from US/Canada) 877-407-8029; international callers dial +1 201-689-8029. Conference ID: 13739294. A live webcast of the conference will be available on the Investor Relations area of the company’s website, investors.gxo.com. The conference will be archived until August 17, 2023. To access the replay by phone, call toll-free (from US/Canada) 877-660-6853; international callers dial +1 201-612-7415. Use participant passcode 13739294.

About GXO Logistics

GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) is the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider and is benefiting from the rapid growth of ecommerce, automation and outsourcing. GXO is committed to providing a diverse, world-class workplace for more than 130,000 team members across more than 970 facilities totaling approximately 200 million square feet. The company partners with the world’s leading blue-chip companies to solve complex logistics challenges with technologically advanced supply chain and ecommerce solutions, at scale and with speed. GXO corporate headquarters is in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. Visit GXO.com for more information and connect with GXO on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

As required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), we provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures contained in this press release to the most directly comparable measure under GAAP, which are set forth in the financial tables below.

GXO’s non-GAAP financial measures in this press release include: adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“adjusted EBITDA”), adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and amortization (“adjusted EBITA”), adjusted EBITA, net of income taxes paid, adjusted EBITA margin, adjusted net income attributable to GXO, adjusted earnings per share (basic and diluted) (“adjusted EPS”), free cash flow, organic revenue, organic revenue growth, net leverage ratio, net debt, and return on invested capital (“ROIC”).

We believe that the above adjusted financial measures facilitate analysis of our ongoing business operations because they exclude items that may not be reflective of, or are unrelated to, GXO’s core operating performance, and may assist investors with comparisons to prior periods and assessing trends in our underlying businesses. Other companies may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently, and therefore our measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. GXO’s non-GAAP financial measures should only be used as supplemental measures of our operating performance.

Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITA, adjusted net income attributable to GXO and adjusted EPS include adjustments for transaction and integration costs, as well as restructuring costs and other adjustments as set forth in the financial tables below. Transaction and integration adjustments are generally incremental costs that result from an actual or planned acquisition or divestiture and may include transaction costs, consulting fees, retention awards, internal salaries and wages (to the extent the individuals are assigned full-time to integration and transformation activities) and certain costs related to integrating and separating IT systems. Restructuring costs primarily relate to severance costs associated with business optimization initiatives.

We believe that free cash flow is an important measure of our ability to repay maturing debt or fund other uses of capital that we believe will enhance stockholder value. We calculate free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less payment for purchases of property and equipment plus proceeds from sale of property and equipment.

We believe that adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITA, adjusted EBITA, net of income taxes paid, and adjusted EBITA margin, improve comparability from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure (interest and financing expenses), asset base (depreciation and amortization), tax impacts and other adjustments as set out in the attached tables, which management has determined are not reflective of core operating activities and thereby assist investors with assessing trends in our underlying businesses.

We believe that adjusted net income attributable to GXO and adjusted EPS improve the comparability of our operating results from period to period by removing the impact of certain costs and gains, which management has determined are not reflective of our core operating activities, including amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets.

We believe that organic revenue and organic revenue growth are important measures because they exclude the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, revenue from acquired businesses and revenue from deconsolidated operations.

We believe that net leverage ratio and net debt are important measures of our overall liquidity position and are calculated by removing cash and cash equivalents from our total debt and net debt as a ratio of our adjusted EBITDA. We calculate ROIC as our adjusted EBITA, net of income taxes paid divided by invested capital. We believe ROIC provides investors with an important perspective on how effectively GXO deploys capital and use this metric internally as a high-level target to assess overall performance throughout the business cycle.

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and evaluating GXO’s ongoing performance.

With respect to our financial targets for full-year 2023 organic revenue growth, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, and adjusted diluted EPS, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the corresponding GAAP measures is not available without unreasonable effort due to the variability and complexity of the reconciling items described above that we exclude from these non-GAAP target measures. The variability of these items may have a significant impact on our future GAAP financial results and, as a result, we are unable to prepare the forward-looking statements of income and cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP, that would be required to produce such a reconciliation.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements, including our full year 2023 financial targets of organic revenue growth, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, and adjusted diluted earnings per share; the expected incremental revenue in 2023 and 2024 from new customer wins in 2023; continued strong performance in 2023 and 2024, and long-term growth targets. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “target,” “trajectory” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terms. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by the company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors the company believes are appropriate in the circumstances.

These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to a material difference include, but are not limited to, the risks discussed in our filings with the SEC and the following: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; economic conditions generally; supply chain challenges, including labor shortages; our ability to align our investments in capital assets, including equipment, and warehouses, to our customers’ demands; our ability to successfully integrate and realize anticipated synergies, cost savings and profit improvement opportunities with respect to acquired companies; unsuccessful acquisitions or other risks or developments that adversely affect our financial condition and results; our ability to develop and implement suitable information technology systems and prevent failures in or breaches of such systems; our indebtedness; our ability to raise debt and equity capital; litigation; labor matters, including our ability to manage our subcontractors, and risks associated with labor disputes at our customers’ facilities and efforts by labor organizations to organize our employees; risks associated with defined benefit plans for our current and former employees; our inability to attract or retain necessary talent; the increased costs associated with labor; fluctuations in currency exchange rates; fluctuations in fixed and floating interest rates; seasonal fluctuations; issues related to our intellectual property rights; governmental regulation, including environmental laws, trade compliance laws, as well as changes in international trade policies and tax regimes; governmental or political actions, including the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union; natural disasters, terrorist attacks or similar incidents, including the conflict between Russia and Ukraine; a material disruption of the company’s operations; the inability to achieve the level of revenue growth, cash generation, cost savings, improvement in profitability and margins, fiscal discipline, or strengthening of competitiveness and operations anticipated or targeted; the impact of potential cyber-attacks and information technology or data security breaches; the inability to implement technology initiatives successfully; our ability to achieve our Environmental, Social and Governance goals; and a determination by the IRS that the distribution or certain related spin-off transactions should be treated as taxable transactions.

All forward-looking statements set forth in this release are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to or effects on us or our business or operations. Forward-looking statements set forth in this release speak only as of the date hereof, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, changes in expectations or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by law.

Investor Contact

Chris Jordan
+1 (203) 536 8493
chris.jordan@gxo.com

Media Contact

Matthew Schmidt
+1 (203) 307-2809
matt.schmidt@gxo.com


GXO Logistics, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in millions, shares in thousands, except per share amounts)  2023   2022   2023   2022 
Revenue $2,394  $2,156  $4,717  $4,239 
Direct operating expense  1,957   1,775   3,863   3,523 
Selling, general and administrative expense  245   220   503   410 
Depreciation and amortization expense  84   77   167   153 
Transaction and integration costs  6   24   19   43 
Restructuring costs and other  3   1   24   14 
Operating income  99   59   141   96 
Other income, net  1   23   1   39 
Interest expense, net  (14)  (9)  (27)  (13)
Income before income taxes  86   73   115   122 
Income tax expense  (20)  (21)  (23)  (32)
Net income  66   52   92   90 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests  (1)  (1)  (2)  (2)
Net income attributable to GXO $65  $51  $90  $88 
         
Earnings per share data        
Basic $0.55  $0.44  $0.76  $0.76 
Diluted $0.54  $0.44  $0.75  $0.76 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding        
Basic  118,927   116,131   118,854   115,435 
Diluted  119,415   116,646   119,323   116,111 


GXO Logistics, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

  June 30, December 31,
(Dollars in millions, shares in thousands, except per share amounts)  2023   2022 
ASSETS    
Current assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $305  $495 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $12 and $12  1,719   1,647 
Other current assets  282   286 
Total current assets  2,306   2,428 
Long-term assets    
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,428 and $1,297  965   960 
Operating lease assets  2,194   2,227 
Goodwill  2,802   2,728 
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $500 and $456  544   570 
Other long-term assets  315   306 
Total long-term assets  6,820   6,791 
Total assets $9,126  $9,219 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY    
Current liabilities    
Accounts payable $566  $717 
Accrued expenses  950   995 
Current debt  35   67 
Current operating lease liabilities  568   560 
Other current liabilities  284   193 
Total current liabilities  2,403   2,532 
Long-term liabilities    
Long-term debt  1,625   1,739 
Long-term operating lease liabilities  1,838   1,853 
Other long-term liabilities  449   417 
Total long-term liabilities  3,912   4,009 
Commitments and contingencies    
Stockholders’ Equity    
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share; 300,000 shares authorized, 118,932 and 118,728 issued and outstanding  1   1 
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share; 10,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding      
Additional paid-in capital  2,587   2,575 
Retained earnings  413   323 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (223)  (254)
Total stockholders’ equity before noncontrolling interests  2,778   2,645 
Noncontrolling interests  33   33 
Total equity  2,811   2,678 
Total liabilities and equity $9,126  $9,219 


GXO Logistics, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

  Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)  2023   2022 
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income $92  $90 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities    
Depreciation and amortization expense  167   153 
Stock-based compensation expense  18   16 
Deferred tax expense (benefit)  (17)  3 
Other  10   1 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities    
Accounts receivable  (29)  (20)
Other assets  18   (30)
Accounts payable  (107)  (56)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  (52)  43 
Net cash provided by operating activities  100   200 
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Capital expenditures  (150)  (154)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment  10   6 
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired     (874)
Net proceeds from cross-currency swap agreements     10 
Other     9 
Net cash used in investing activities  (140)  (1,003)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net     898 
Repayments of debt, net  (138)   
Repayments of finance lease obligations  (16)  (15)
Taxes paid related to stock-based compensation awards  (6)  (12)
Other  5   (2)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  (155)  869 
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents  5   (15)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  (190) $51 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  495   333 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $305  $384 
     
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:    
Common stock issued for acquisition $  $203 


GXO Logistics, Inc.
Key Data
Disaggregation of Revenue
(Unaudited)

Revenue disaggregated by geographical area was as follows:

  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)  2023   2022   2023   2022 
United Kingdom $893  $777  $1,737  $1,481 
United States  692   685   1,406   1,366 
France  217   183   419   359 
Netherlands  198   163   394   333 
Spain  136   123   263   243 
Italy  94   80   182   162 
Other  164   145   316   295 
Total $2,394  $2,156  $4,717  $4,239 


The Company’s revenue can also be disaggregated by the customer’s primary industry. Revenue disaggregated by industries was as follows:

  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)  2023   2022   2023   2022 
Omnichannel retail $1,026  $879  $1,990  $1,704 
Technology and consumer electronics  355   315   721   620 
Food and beverage  335   336   642   674 
Industrial and manufacturing  270   269   540   532 
Consumer packaged goods  232   223   458   436 
Other  176   134   366   273 
Total $2,394  $2,156  $4,717  $4,239 


GXO Logistics, Inc.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITA
and Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITA Margins
(Unaudited)

  Three Months Ended
June 30,
 Six Months Ended
June 30,
 Year
Ended
 Trailing
Twelve
Months
Ended
June 30,
2023
(In millions)  2023   2022   2023   2022  December
31, 2022
 
Net income attributable to GXO $65  $51  $90  $88  $197  $199 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest  1   1   2   2   3   3 
Net income $66  $52  $92  $90  $200  $202 
Interest expense, net  14   9   27   13   29   43 
Income tax expense  20   21   23   32   64   55 
Depreciation and amortization expense  84   77   167   153   329   343 
Transaction and integration costs  6   24   19   43   61   37 
Restructuring costs and other  3   1   24   14   32   42 
Unrealized (gain) loss on foreign currency options and other  (3)  (8)  (4)  (14)  13   23 
Adjusted EBITDA(1) $190  $176  $348  $331  $728  $745 
             
Less: Depreciation  65   64   131   126   261   266 
Adjusted EBITA(1) $125  $112  $217  $205  $467  $479 
             
Revenue $2,394  $2,156  $4,717  $4,239     
Adjusted EBITDA margin(1)(2)  7.9%  8.2%  7.4%  7.8%    
Adjusted EBITA margin(1)(3)  5.2%  5.2%  4.6%  4.8%    

(1) See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this press release.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA margin is calculated as adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue.
(3) Adjusted EBITA margin is calculated as adjusted EBITA divided by revenue.


GXO Logistics, Inc.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income
and Adjusted Earnings Per Share
(Unaudited)

  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in millions, shares in thousands, except per share amounts)  2023   2022   2023   2022 
Net income attributable to GXO $65  $51  $90  $88 
Amortization expense  19   13   36   27 
Transaction and integration costs  6   24   19   43 
Restructuring costs and other  3   1   24   14 
Unrealized gain on foreign currency options and other  (3)  (8)  (4)  (14)
Income tax associated with the adjustments above(1)  (6)  (2)  (17)  (11)
Discrete tax benefit(2)        (5)   
Adjusted net income attributable to GXO(3) $84  $79  $143  $147 
         
Adjusted basic earnings per share(3) $0.71  $0.68  $1.20  $1.27 
Adjusted diluted earnings per share(3) $0.70  $0.68  $1.20  $1.27 
         
Weighted-average common shares outstanding        
Basic  118,927   116,131   118,854   115,435 
Diluted  119,415   116,646   119,323   116,111 

(1) The income tax rate applied to items is based on the GAAP annual effective tax rate.
(2) Discrete tax benefit from the release of valuation allowances.
(3) See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this press release.


GXO Logistics, Inc.
Other Reconciliations
(Unaudited)

Reconciliation of Cash Flows from Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow:

  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)  2023   2022   2023   2022 
Net cash provided by operating activities $61  $154  $100  $200 
Payment for purchases of property and equipment  (59)  (89)  (150)  (154)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment  1   3   10   6 
Free Cash Flow(1) $3  $68  $(40) $52 

(1) See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this press release.
The Company calculates free cash flow conversion as free cash flow divided by adjusted EBITDA, expressed as a ratio.


Reconciliation of Revenue to Organic Revenue:

  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
(In millions)  2023   2022   2023   2022 
Revenue $2,394  $2,156  $4,717  $4,239 
Revenue from acquired business(1)  (154)     (378)   
Revenue from deconsolidation           (20)
Foreign exchange rates  (17)     83    
Organic revenue(2) $2,223  $2,156  $4,422  $4,219 
         
Revenue growth(3)  11.0%    11.3%  
Organic revenue growth(2)(4)  3.1%    4.8%  

(1) The Company excludes revenue from the acquired business in the current period for which there are no comparable revenues in the prior period.
(2) See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this press release.
(3) Revenue growth is calculated as the change in the period-over-period revenue divided by the prior period, expressed as a percentage.
(4) Organic revenue growth is calculated as the change in the period-over-period organic revenue divided by the prior period, expressed as a percentage.


GXO Logistics, Inc.
Liquidity Reconciliations
(Unaudited)

Reconciliation of Total Debt and Net Debt:

(In millions) June 30, 2023
Current debt $35 
Long-term debt  1,625 
Total debt $1,660 
Less: Cash and cash equivalents  (305)
Net debt(1) $1,355 

(1) See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this press release.


Reconciliation of Total debt to Net income attributable to GXO Ratio:

(In millions) June 30, 2023
Total debt $1,660 
Trailing twelve months net income attributable to GXO $199 
Debt to net income attributable to GXO ratio  8.3x 


Reconciliation of Net Leverage Ratio:

(In millions) June 30, 2023
Net debt $1,355 
Trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA(1) $745 
Net leverage ratio(1)  1.8x 

(1) See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this press release.


GXO Logistics, Inc.
Return on Invested Capital
(Unaudited)

Adjusted EBITA, net of income taxes paid

  Six Months Ended June 30, Year Ended Trailing
Twelve
Months
Ended
June 30,
2023
(In millions)  2023   2022  December
31, 2022
 
Adjusted EBITA(1) $217  $205  $467  $479 
Less: Cash paid for income taxes  (32)  (46)  (111)  (97)
Adjusted EBITA(1), net of income taxes paid $185  $159  $356  $382 

(1) See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this press release.


Operating Return on Invested Capital

  June 30,  
(In millions)  2023   2022  Average
Selected Assets:      
Accounts receivable, net $1,719  $1,560  $1,640 
Other current assets  282   312   297 
Property and equipment, net  965   905   935 
Selected Liabilities:      
Accounts payable $(566) $(592) $(579)
Accrued expenses  (950)  (1,012)  (981)
Other current liabilities  (284)  (186)  (235)
Invested Capital $1,166  $987  $1,077 
       
Ratio of Return on Invested Capital(1)(2)      35.5%

(1) The ratio of return on invested capital is calculated as trailing twelve months adjusted EBITA, net of income taxes paid, divided by invested capital.
(2) See the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of this press release.
 

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For definitions of non-GAAP measures see the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section in this press release.