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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-41871

 

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Washington

 

91-1069248

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

 

 

Sterling Plaza 2, 3rd Floor
3545 Factoria Blvd. SE

Bellevue, Washington

 

98006

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (206) 674-3400

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

EXPD

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

 

 

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

At November 1, 2024, the number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock was 139,975,871.

 

 


 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,
2024

 

 

December 31,
2023

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,293,173

 

 

$

1,512,883

 

Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit loss of
    $
5,903 at September 30, 2024 and $6,550 at December 31, 2023

 

 

2,176,959

 

 

 

1,532,599

 

Deferred contract costs

 

 

431,640

 

 

 

218,807

 

Other

 

 

181,273

 

 

 

170,907

 

Total current assets

 

 

4,083,045

 

 

 

3,435,196

 

Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization
     of $
624,562 at September 30, 2024 and $597,473 at December 31, 2023

 

 

468,594

 

 

 

479,225

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

525,810

 

 

 

516,280

 

Goodwill

 

 

7,927

 

 

 

7,927

 

Deferred federal and state income taxes, net

 

 

69,789

 

 

 

63,690

 

Other assets, net

 

 

15,752

 

 

 

21,491

 

Total assets

 

$

5,170,917

 

 

$

4,523,809

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

1,240,174

 

 

 

860,856

 

Accrued liabilities, primarily salaries and related costs

 

 

470,723

 

 

 

447,336

 

Contract liabilities

 

 

532,289

 

 

 

280,909

 

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

 

 

106,832

 

 

 

99,749

 

Federal, state and foreign income taxes

 

 

25,728

 

 

 

15,562

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

2,375,746

 

 

 

1,704,412

 

Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities

 

 

436,001

 

 

 

427,984

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, none issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Issued and outstanding: 139,971 at September 30, 2024 and 143,866 at December 31, 2023

 

 

1,400

 

 

 

1,439

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

4,307

 

 

 

 

Retained earnings

 

 

2,540,978

 

 

 

2,580,968

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(189,978

)

 

 

(192,057

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

2,356,707

 

 

 

2,390,350

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

2,463

 

 

 

1,063

 

Total equity

 

 

2,359,170

 

 

 

2,391,413

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

5,170,917

 

 

$

4,523,809

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

2


 

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airfreight services

 

$

986,950

 

 

$

724,331

 

 

$

2,606,647

 

 

$

2,380,405

 

Ocean freight and ocean services

 

 

1,017,618

 

 

 

560,281

 

 

 

2,240,079

 

 

 

1,851,389

 

Customs brokerage and other services

 

 

995,563

 

 

 

905,389

 

 

 

2,799,084

 

 

 

2,790,548

 

Total revenues

 

 

3,000,131

 

 

 

2,190,001

 

 

 

7,645,810

 

 

 

7,022,342

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airfreight services

 

 

740,356

 

 

 

516,519

 

 

 

1,923,115

 

 

 

1,707,568

 

Ocean freight and ocean services

 

 

783,827

 

 

 

387,670

 

 

 

1,675,931

 

 

 

1,277,159

 

Customs brokerage and other services

 

 

569,781

 

 

 

497,922

 

 

 

1,567,606

 

 

 

1,555,669

 

Salaries and related

 

 

450,308

 

 

 

412,505

 

 

 

1,289,901

 

 

 

1,290,911

 

Rent and occupancy

 

 

61,024

 

 

 

58,387

 

 

 

181,873

 

 

 

174,224

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

15,774

 

 

 

15,607

 

 

 

45,914

 

 

 

46,374

 

Selling and promotion

 

 

7,589

 

 

 

6,149

 

 

 

22,366

 

 

 

18,847

 

Other

 

 

69,948

 

 

 

79,173

 

 

 

198,885

 

 

 

211,055

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

2,698,607

 

 

 

1,973,932

 

 

 

6,905,591

 

 

 

6,281,807

 

Operating income

 

 

301,524

 

 

 

216,069

 

 

 

740,219

 

 

 

740,535

 

Other Income (Expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

9,917

 

 

 

17,156

 

 

 

36,699

 

 

 

53,723

 

Other, net

 

 

973

 

 

 

(1,334

)

 

 

4,599

 

 

 

4,394

 

Other income, net

 

 

10,890

 

 

 

15,822

 

 

 

41,298

 

 

 

58,117

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

312,414

 

 

 

231,891

 

 

 

781,517

 

 

 

798,652

 

Income tax expense

 

 

82,488

 

 

 

61,048

 

 

 

206,040

 

 

 

206,018

 

Net earnings

 

 

229,926

 

 

 

170,843

 

 

 

575,477

 

 

 

592,634

 

Less net earnings (losses) attributable to the noncontrolling interest

 

 

352

 

 

 

(510

)

 

 

1,282

 

 

 

(1,530

)

Net earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

229,574

 

 

$

171,353

 

 

$

574,195

 

 

$

594,164

 

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share

 

$

1.63

 

 

$

1.16

 

 

$

4.04

 

 

$

3.92

 

Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share

 

$

1.63

 

 

$

1.16

 

 

$

4.06

 

 

$

3.95

 

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

 

 

141,027

 

 

 

148,001

 

 

 

142,288

 

 

 

151,619

 

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

 

 

140,417

 

 

 

147,099

 

 

 

141,540

 

 

 

150,543

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

3


 

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Net earnings

 

$

229,926

 

 

$

170,843

 

 

$

575,477

 

 

$

592,634

 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income tax expense (benefit) of $930 and $(928) for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 and $(610) and $(7,025) for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023

 

 

28,584

 

 

 

(15,027

)

 

 

2,197

 

 

 

(10,797

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

28,584

 

 

 

(15,027

)

 

 

2,197

 

 

 

(10,797

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

258,510

 

 

 

155,816

 

 

 

577,674

 

 

 

581,837

 

Less comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the
     noncontrolling interest

 

 

457

 

 

 

(478

)

 

 

1,400

 

 

 

(1,820

)

Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders

 

$

258,053

 

 

$

156,294

 

 

$

576,274

 

 

$

583,657

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

229,926

 

 

$

170,843

 

 

 

575,477

 

 

$

592,634

 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from
   operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions for (recoveries) losses on accounts receivable

 

 

(582

)

 

 

1,411

 

 

 

1,456

 

 

 

2,316

 

Deferred income tax benefit

 

 

(1,057

)

 

 

(6,418

)

 

 

(5,680

)

 

 

(7,942

)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

9,760

 

 

 

15,879

 

 

 

47,836

 

 

 

46,962

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

15,774

 

 

 

15,607

 

 

 

45,914

 

 

 

46,374

 

Other, net

 

 

162

 

 

 

2,673

 

 

 

4,032

 

 

 

6,396

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

 

 

(301,167

)

 

 

(53,722

)

 

 

(647,794

)

 

 

629,205

 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

107,535

 

 

 

40,919

 

 

 

402,818

 

 

 

(311,990

)

(Increase) decrease in deferred contract costs

 

 

(30,657

)

 

 

(56,917

)

 

 

(216,977

)

 

 

28,870

 

Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities

 

 

50,527

 

 

 

74,701

 

 

 

254,902

 

 

 

(33,549

)

Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable, net

 

 

20,331

 

 

 

(4,017

)

 

 

13,163

 

 

 

(97,743

)

Increase in other, net

 

 

(10,580

)

 

 

(10,979

)

 

 

(1,502

)

 

 

(6,695

)

Net cash from operating activities

 

 

89,972

 

 

 

189,980

 

 

 

473,645

 

 

 

894,838

 

Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(12,291

)

 

 

(7,993

)

 

 

(30,415

)

 

 

(28,600

)

Other, net

 

 

(225

)

 

 

10

 

 

 

(62

)

 

 

(209

)

Net cash from investing activities

 

 

(12,516

)

 

 

(7,983

)

 

 

(30,477

)

 

 

(28,809

)

Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings on lines of credit

 

 

10,636

 

 

 

8,404

 

 

 

14,762

 

 

 

26,953

 

Payments on borrowings on lines of credit

 

 

(191

)

 

 

(1,491

)

 

 

(20,300

)

 

 

(33,636

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

53,256

 

 

 

61,841

 

 

 

67,734

 

 

 

80,305

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(140,031

)

 

 

(298,103

)

 

 

(602,855

)

 

 

(1,199,294

)

Dividends paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(102,638

)

 

 

(102,263

)

Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of
   equity awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,348

)

 

 

(19,501

)

Net cash from financing activities

 

 

(76,330

)

 

 

(229,349

)

 

 

(658,645

)

 

 

(1,247,436

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

20,194

 

 

 

(11,807

)

 

 

(4,233

)

 

 

(13,296

)

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

21,320

 

 

 

(59,159

)

 

 

(219,710

)

 

 

(394,703

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

1,271,853

 

 

 

1,698,587

 

 

 

1,512,883

 

 

 

2,034,131

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

1,293,173

 

 

$

1,639,428

 

 

$

1,293,173

 

 

$

1,639,428

 

Taxes Paid:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

$

63,046

 

 

$

61,603

 

 

$

196,649

 

 

$

306,059

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Total Shareholders' Equity, Beginning of Period

 

$

2,176,421

 

 

$

2,555,932

 

 

$

2,390,350

 

 

$

3,110,021

 

Common Stock Par Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

1,406

 

 

 

1,472

 

 

 

1,439

 

 

 

1,543

 

Shares issued under employee stock plans, net

 

 

6

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

16

 

Shares repurchased under provisions of stock
 repurchase plan

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(25

)

 

 

(51

)

 

 

(105

)

End of period

 

 

1,400

 

 

 

1,454

 

 

 

1,400

 

 

 

1,454

 

Additional Paid-In Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

7,732

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

139

 

Shares issued under employee stock plans, net

 

 

53,251

 

 

 

61,834

 

 

 

52,374

 

 

 

60,788

 

Shares repurchased under provisions of stock
 repurchase plan

 

 

(66,436

)

 

 

(77,713

)

 

 

(96,930

)

 

 

(109,137

)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

9,760

 

 

 

15,879

 

 

 

47,836

 

 

 

46,962

 

Dividend equivalents paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,027

 

 

 

1,248

 

End of period

 

 

4,307

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,307

 

 

 

 

Retained Earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

2,385,740

 

 

 

2,752,461

 

 

 

2,580,968

 

 

 

3,310,892

 

Shares repurchased under provisions of stock
 repurchase plan

 

 

(74,336

)

 

 

(222,428

)

 

 

(510,520

)

 

 

(1,100,159

)

Net earnings

 

 

229,574

 

 

 

171,353

 

 

 

574,195

 

 

 

594,164

 

Dividend and dividend equivalents paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(103,665

)

 

 

(103,511

)

End of period

 

 

2,540,978

 

 

 

2,701,386

 

 

 

2,540,978

 

 

 

2,701,386

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

(218,457

)

 

 

(198,001

)

 

 

(192,057

)

 

 

(202,553

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

28,479

 

 

 

(15,059

)

 

 

2,079

 

 

 

(10,507

)

End of period

 

 

(189,978

)

 

 

(213,060

)

 

 

(189,978

)

 

 

(213,060

)

Total Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period

 

 

2,356,707

 

 

 

2,489,780

 

 

 

2,356,707

 

 

 

2,489,780

 

Noncontrolling Interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

2,006

 

 

 

2,172

 

 

 

1,063

 

 

 

3,514

 

Net earnings (losses)

 

 

352

 

 

 

(510

)

 

 

1,282

 

 

 

(1,530

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

105

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

(290

)

End of period

 

 

2,463

 

 

 

1,694

 

 

 

2,463

 

 

 

1,694

 

Total Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period

 

$

2,359,170

 

 

$

2,491,474

 

 

$

2,359,170

 

 

$

2,491,474

 

Common Shares Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

140,633

 

 

 

147,222

 

 

 

143,866

 

 

 

154,313

 

Shares issued under employee stock plans, net

 

 

520

 

 

 

727

 

 

 

1,162

 

 

 

1,595

 

Shares repurchased under provisions of stock
 repurchase plan

 

 

(1,182

)

 

 

(2,563

)

 

 

(5,057

)

 

 

(10,522

)

End of period

 

 

139,971

 

 

 

145,386

 

 

 

139,971

 

 

 

145,386

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

A.
Basis of Presentation

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (the Company) is a non-asset based provider of global logistics services operating through a worldwide network of offices and exclusive or non-exclusive agents. The Company’s customers include retailing and wholesaling, electronics, healthcare, technology, industrial and manufacturing companies around the world.

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) have been condensed or omitted. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024.

All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All dollar amounts in the notes are presented in thousands except for per share data or unless otherwise specified. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation of other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings.

B.
Revenue Recognition

The Company derives its revenues by entering into agreements that are generally comprised of a single performance obligation, which is that freight is shipped for and received by the customer. Each performance obligation is comprised of one or more of the Company’s services. The Company's three principal services are the revenue categories presented in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings: 1) airfreight services, 2) ocean freight and ocean services, and 3) customs brokerage and other services.

The Company typically satisfies its performance obligations as services are rendered over time. A typical shipment would include services rendered at origin, such as pick-up and delivery to port, freight services from origin to destination port and destination services, such as customs clearance and final delivery. The Company measures the performance of its obligations as services are completed over the life of a shipment, including services at origin, freight and destination. The Company fulfills nearly all of its performance obligations within a one to two month-period and contracts with customers have an original expected duration of less than one year. The Company satisfied nearly all performance obligations for the contract liabilities recorded as of June 30, 2024.

The Company evaluates whether amounts billed to customers should be reported as revenues on a gross or net basis. Generally, revenue is recorded on a gross basis when the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the services, when it assumes the risk of loss, when it has discretion in setting the prices for the services to the customers, and when the Company has the ability to direct the use of the services provided by the third party. When revenue is recorded on a net basis, the amounts earned are determined using a fixed fee, a per unit of activity fee or a combination thereof. For revenues earned in other capacities, for instance, when the Company does not issue a House Airway Bill (HAWB), a House Ocean Bill of Lading (HOBL) or a House Sea Waybill or otherwise act solely as an agent for the shipper, only the commissions and fees earned for such services are included in revenues. In these transactions, the Company is not a principal and reports only the commissions and fees earned in revenues.

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C.
Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right-of-use (ROU) assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. All ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date at the present value of lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets are adjusted for lease incentives and initial direct costs. The lease term includes renewal options exercisable at the Company's sole discretion when the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that option. As the Company's leases generally do not have an implicit rate, the Company uses an estimated incremental borrowing rate based on market information available at the commencement date to determine the present value. Certain of our leases include variable payments, which may vary based upon changes in facts or circumstances after the start of the lease. The Company excludes variable payments from ROU assets and lease liabilities to the extent not considered fixed, and instead expenses variable payments as incurred. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in rent and occupancy expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings.

Additionally, the Company elected to apply the short-term lease exemption for leases with a non-cancelable period of twelve months or less and has chosen not to separate non-lease components from lease components and instead to account for each as a single lease component.

D.
Accounts Receivable

The Company’s trade accounts receivable present similar credit risk characteristics and the allowance for credit loss is estimated on a collective basis, using a credit loss-rate method that uses historical credit loss information and considers the current economic environment. Additional allowances may be necessary in the future if changes in economic conditions are significant enough to affect expected credit losses. The Company has recorded an allowance for credit loss in the amounts of $5,903 as of September 30, 2024 and $6,550 as of December 31, 2023. Additions and write-offs have not been significant in the periods presented.

E.
Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. The Company uses estimates primarily in the following areas: accounts receivable valuation, accrual of costs related to ancillary services the Company performs, typically at the destination location, self-insured liabilities, accrual of various tax liabilities and accrual of loss contingencies, calculation of share-based compensation expense and estimates related to determining the lease term and discount rate when measuring ROU assets and lease liabilities.

F. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standard Update (ASU) which makes improvements to reportable segment disclosures, by requiring, among other things, the disclosure in interim periods about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets that are currently required annually, and disclosures of significant segment expenses and profit and loss measures provided to the chief operating decision maker. The ASU does not change how the Company identifies its operating segments. The Company expects to adopt this standard in its 2024 annual report on Form 10-K and for interim periods starting on January 1, 2025, including retrospective presentation to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its segment disclosures and expects no impact on its consolidated financial statements, cash flows and financial condition.

Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

In December 2023, the FASB issued an ASU which expands income tax disclosures by requiring the disclosure, on an annual basis, of a tabular rate reconciliation using both percentages and currency amounts, broken out by nature and jurisdiction to the extent those items exceed a specified threshold. In addition, disclosure is required of income taxes paid, net of refunds received, disaggregated by federal, state/local, and foreign and by jurisdiction if the amount is at least 5% of total income tax payments, net of refunds received. This standard will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2025. The Company may apply this ASU prospectively by providing the revised disclosures for the period ending December 31, 2025 and continuing to provide the pre-ASU disclosures for the prior periods or may apply the amendments retrospectively by providing the revised disclosures for all periods presented. The Company expects this ASU to only impact its disclosures with no impacts to its consolidated financial statements, cash flows and financial condition.

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Note 2. Share-Based Compensation

The Company has historically granted the majority of its share-based awards during the second quarter of each fiscal year.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company awarded 334 and 342 restricted stock units (RSUs), respectively. The RSUs were granted at a weighted-average fair value of $114.90 in 2024 and $113.29 in 2023. The RSUs vest annually over 3 years based on continued employment and are settled upon vesting in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-for-one basis. The value of an RSU award is based on the Company's stock price on the date of grant. Additionally, in both 2024 and 2023, 14 fully vested restricted stock awards were granted to non-employee directors, respectively.

The Company also awarded 78 performance stock units (PSUs) in both 2024 and 2023. The PSUs were granted at a weighted-average fair value of $114.90 in 2024 and $113.24 in 2023. Outstanding PSUs include performance conditions to be finally measured in 2024, 2025 and 2026. The final number of PSUs will be determined using an adjustment factor of up to 2 times or down to 0.5 of the targeted PSU grant. If the minimum performance thresholds are not achieved, no shares will be issued. Each PSU will convert to one share of the Company's common stock upon vesting.

The grant of employee stock purchase rights and the issuance of shares under the employee stock purchase plan are made in the third quarter of each fiscal year and 487 and 640 shares were issued in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The fair value of the employee stock purchase rights granted was $27.97 and $31.56 per share in 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The Company recognizes stock compensation expense based on the fair value of awards granted to employees and directors under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2017 Omnibus Plan and employee stock purchase rights plans. This expense, adjusted for expected performance and forfeitures, is recognized in net earnings on a straight-line basis over the service periods as salaries and related costs on the condensed consolidated statements of earnings. RSUs and PSUs awarded to certain employees meeting specific retirement eligibility criteria at the time of grant are expensed immediately as there is no substantive service period associated with those awards.

Note 3. Income Taxes

U.S. corporate income tax laws and regulations include a territorial tax framework and provisions for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) under which taxes on foreign income are imposed on the excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of certain foreign subsidiaries, Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) under which taxes are imposed on certain base eroding payments to affiliated foreign companies as well as U.S. income tax deductions for Foreign-derived intangible income (FDII). The Company treats GILTI as a discrete adjustment as a component of current income tax expense. Earnings of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are not considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States.

The Company is subject to taxation in various states and many foreign jurisdictions including the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The Company believes that its tax positions, including intercompany transfer pricing policies, are reasonable and consistent with established transfer pricing methodologies and norms. The Company is under, or may be subject to, audit or examination and assessments by the relevant authorities in respect to these and any other jurisdictions primarily for years 2009 and thereafter. Sometimes audits result in proposed assessments where the ultimate resolution could result in significant additional tax, penalties and interest payments being required. The Company establishes liabilities when, despite its belief that the tax filing positions are appropriate and consistent with tax law, it concludes that it may not be successful in realizing the tax position. In evaluating a tax position, the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position and in consultation with qualified legal and tax advisors.

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The total amount of the Company’s tax contingencies may increase in 2024. In addition, changes in state, federal, and foreign tax laws, including transfer pricing and changes in interpretations of these laws, may increase the Company’s existing tax contingencies. The timing of the resolution of income tax examinations can be highly uncertain, and the amounts ultimately paid including interest and penalties, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ significantly from the amounts recorded. It is reasonably possible that within the next twelve months the Company or its subsidiaries will undergo further audits and examinations by various tax authorities and possibly may reach resolution related to income tax and indirect tax examinations in one or more jurisdictions. These assessments or settlements could result in changes to the Company’s contingencies related to positions on tax filings in future years. The estimate of any ultimate tax liability contains assumptions based on experiences, judgments about potential actions by taxing jurisdictions as well as judgments about the likely outcome of issues that have been raised by the taxing jurisdiction. The Company cannot currently provide an estimate of the range of possible outcomes.

The Company recognizes interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits or underpayment of income taxes in interest expense, included in other income (expense) and recognizes penalties in other operating expenses.

The Company’s consolidated effective income tax rate was 26.4% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 26.3% and 25.8% in the comparable periods of 2023. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, there was no BEAT expense and GILTI expense was insignificant. All periods benefited from U.S. income tax deductions for FDII as well as available U.S. Federal foreign tax credits principally from withholding taxes related to our foreign operations. The Company has no liability as of September 30, 2024, for the 15% corporate alternative minimum tax based on financial statement income (BMT), which became effective in 2023 in the U.S., under the Inflation Reduction Act. Some elements of the recorded impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act could be impacted by further legislative action as well as additional interpretations and guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or Treasury which could impact the estimates of the amounts the Company would be required to record for BMT in the future.

Note 4. Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding. Dilutive potential shares represent outstanding stock options, including purchase options under the Company's employee stock purchase plan, and unvested RSUs. Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding without taking into consideration dilutive potential common shares outstanding.

The following table reconciles the numerator and the denominator of the basic and diluted per share computations for earnings attributable to shareholders:

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Net earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

229,574

 

 

 

171,353

 

 

 

574,195

 

 

$

594,164

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Weighted-average basic shares outstanding

 

 

140,417

 

 

 

147,099

 

 

 

141,540

 

 

 

150,543

 

   Effect of dilutive share-based awards

 

 

610

 

 

 

902

 

 

 

748

 

 

 

1,076

 

   Weighted-average diluted shares

 

 

141,027

 

 

 

148,001

 

 

 

142,288

 

 

 

151,619

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

1.63

 

 

$

1.16

 

 

$

4.06

 

 

$

3.95

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

1.63

 

 

$

1.16

 

 

$

4.04

 

 

$

3.92

 

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, 729 potential common shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been antidilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, 818 potential common shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been antidilutive.

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Note 5. Shareholders' Equity

The Company has a Discretionary Stock Repurchase Plan approved by the Board of Directors that authorizes management to reduce issued and outstanding common stock. The Board of Directors last amended the plan on February 19, 2024 to authorize repurchases down from 140,000 to 130,000 shares. This authorization has no expiration date. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were 5,057 shares repurchased at an average price of $119.21 per share, compared to 10,522 shares repurchased at an average price of $113.97 during the same period in 2023.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted entirely of foreign currency translation adjustments, net of related income tax effects, for all the periods presented.

On May 6, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $.73 per share payable on June 17, 2024 to shareholders of record as of June 3, 2024. On May 1, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $.69 per share payable on June 15, 2023 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2023.

Subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2024, on November 4, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.73 per share payable on December 16, 2024 to shareholders of record as of December 2, 2024.

Note 6. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments, other than cash, consist primarily of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses. The carrying value of these financial instruments approximates their fair value. All highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.

Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:

 

 

 

September 30, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and overnight deposits

 

$

679,063

 

 

$

679,063

 

 

$

601,207

 

 

$

601,207

 

Corporate commercial paper

 

 

542,625

 

 

 

543,240

 

 

 

854,929

 

 

 

856,033

 

Time deposits and money market funds

 

 

71,485

 

 

 

71,485

 

 

 

56,747

 

 

 

56,747

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,293,173

 

 

$

1,293,788

 

 

$

1,512,883

 

 

$

1,513,987

 

 

The fair value of corporate commercial paper and time deposits is based on the use of market interest rates for identical or similar assets (Level 2 fair value measurement).

Note 7. Contingencies

The Company is involved in claims, lawsuits, government investigations, income, transfer pricing and indirect tax audits and other legal matters that arise in the ordinary course of business and are subject to inherent uncertainties. Currently, in management's opinion and based upon advice from legal and tax advisors, none of these matters are expected to have a material effect on the Company's operations, cash flows or financial position. The changes in the amounts recorded for claims, lawsuits, government investigations and other legal matters are not significant to the Company's operations, cash flows or financial position. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate any additional loss or range of reasonably possible losses, if any, beyond the amounts recorded, that might result from the resolution of these matters.

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Note 8. Business Segment Information

The Company is organized functionally in geographic operating segments. Accordingly, management focuses its attention on revenues, directly related cost of transportation and other expenses for each of the Company’s three primary sources of revenue, salaries and other operating expenses, operating income, identifiable assets, capital expenditures and equity generated in each of these geographical areas when evaluating the effectiveness of geographic management. Transactions among the Company’s various offices are conducted using the same arms-length pricing methodologies the Company uses when its offices transact business with independent agents. Certain costs are allocated among the segments based on the relative value of the underlying services, which can include allocation based on actual costs incurred or estimated cost plus a profit margin.

Financial information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic area is as follows:

 

 

 

UNITED
STATES

 

OTHER
NORTH
AMERICA

 

 

LATIN
AMERICA

 

 

NORTH
ASIA

 

 

SOUTH
ASIA

 

 

EUROPE

 

 

MIDDLE
EAST,
AFRICA
AND
INDIA

 

 

ELIMI-
NATIONS

 

 

CONSOLI-
DATED

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2024:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

854,679

 

 

114,264

 

 

 

61,981

 

 

 

914,417

 

 

 

445,308

 

 

 

433,660

 

 

 

177,145

 

 

 

(1,323

)

 

 

3,000,131

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

443,930

 

 

67,626

 

 

 

38,973

 

 

 

763,781

 

 

 

369,905

 

 

 

279,235

 

 

 

131,098

 

 

 

(584

)

 

 

2,093,964

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

253,452

 

 

35,261

 

 

 

18,605

 

 

 

86,566

 

 

 

51,307

 

 

 

126,917

 

 

 

33,283

 

 

 

(748

)

 

 

604,643

 

Operating income

 

$

157,297

 

 

11,377

 

 

 

4,403

 

 

 

64,070

 

 

 

24,096

 

 

 

27,508

 

 

 

12,764

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

301,524

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,611,417

 

 

192,370

 

 

 

108,985

 

 

 

727,724

 

 

 

376,283

 

 

 

863,840

 

 

 

319,627

 

 

 

(29,329

)

 

 

5,170,917

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

9,299

 

 

198

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

296

 

 

 

839

 

 

 

1,548

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,291

 

Equity

 

$

1,628,893

 

 

35,825

 

 

 

42,670

 

 

 

221,519

 

 

 

124,387

 

 

 

182,515

 

 

 

164,665

 

 

 

(41,304

)

 

 

2,359,170

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

784,503

 

 

106,293

 

 

 

47,327

 

 

 

515,340

 

 

 

207,006

 

 

 

410,904

 

 

 

119,849

 

 

 

(1,221

)

 

 

2,190,001

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

421,432

 

 

63,671

 

 

 

28,409

 

 

 

398,681

 

 

 

145,292

 

 

 

263,524

 

 

 

81,643

 

 

 

(541

)

 

 

1,402,111

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

261,323

 

 

38,275

 

 

 

16,405

 

 

 

66,546

 

 

 

42,138

 

 

 

120,436

 

 

 

27,351

 

 

 

(653

)

 

 

571,821

 

Operating income

 

$

101,748

 

 

4,347

 

 

 

2,513

 

 

 

50,113

 

 

 

19,576

 

 

 

26,944

 

 

 

10,855

 

 

 

(27

)

 

 

216,069

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,572,404

 

 

200,711

 

 

 

110,708

 

 

 

512,746

 

 

 

217,018

 

 

 

726,729

 

 

 

260,619

 

 

 

(22,814

)

 

 

4,578,121

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

3,762

 

 

302

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

409

 

 

 

1,369

 

 

 

1,899

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,993

 

Equity

 

$

1,797,123

 

 

46,264

 

 

 

54,096

 

 

 

225,229

 

 

 

91,712

 

 

 

154,617

 

 

 

161,882

 

 

 

(39,449

)

 

 

2,491,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED
STATES

 

OTHER
NORTH
AMERICA

 

 

LATIN
AMERICA

 

 

NORTH
ASIA

 

 

SOUTH
ASIA

 

 

EUROPE

 

 

MIDDLE
EAST,
AFRICA
AND
INDIA

 

 

ELIMI-
NATIONS

 

 

CONSOLI-
DATED

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

2,385,392

 

 

331,837

 

 

 

151,787

 

 

 

2,096,709

 

 

 

960,970

 

 

 

1,241,432

 

 

 

481,600

 

 

 

(3,917

)

 

 

7,645,810

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

1,270,981

 

 

199,710

 

 

 

88,077

 

 

 

1,702,401

 

 

 

757,167

 

 

 

796,205

 

 

 

353,839

 

 

 

(1,728

)

 

 

5,166,652

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

772,835

 

 

102,684

 

 

 

49,920

 

 

 

224,588

 

 

 

135,303

 

 

 

363,718

 

 

 

92,099

 

 

 

(2,208

)

 

 

1,738,939

 

Operating income

 

$

341,576

 

 

29,443

 

 

 

13,790

 

 

 

169,720

 

 

 

68,500

 

 

 

81,509

 

 

 

35,662

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

740,219

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,611,417

 

 

192,370

 

 

 

108,985

 

 

 

727,724

 

 

 

376,283

 

 

 

863,840

 

 

 

319,627

 

 

 

(29,329

)

 

 

5,170,917

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

17,775

 

 

2,172

 

 

 

383

 

 

 

933

 

 

 

2,938

 

 

 

4,860

 

 

 

1,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,415

 

Equity

 

$

1,628,893

 

 

35,825

 

 

 

42,670

 

 

 

221,519

 

 

 

124,387

 

 

 

182,515

 

 

 

164,665

 

 

 

(41,304

)

 

 

2,359,170

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

2,535,945

 

 

326,398

 

 

 

151,994

 

 

 

1,607,788

 

 

 

631,001

 

 

 

1,386,284

 

 

 

386,524

 

 

 

(3,592

)

 

 

7,022,342

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

1,387,511

 

 

201,984

 

 

 

90,139

 

 

 

1,238,996

 

 

 

437,392

 

 

 

924,592

 

 

 

261,482

 

 

 

(1,700

)

 

 

4,540,396

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

785,282

 

 

108,892

 

 

 

52,172

 

 

 

205,976

 

 

 

132,984

 

 

 

373,004

 

 

 

85,003

 

 

 

(1,902

)

 

 

1,741,411

 

Operating income

 

$

363,152

 

 

15,522

 

 

 

9,683

 

 

 

162,816

 

 

 

60,625

 

 

 

88,688

 

 

 

40,039

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

740,535

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,572,404

 

 

200,711

 

 

 

110,708

 

 

 

512,746

 

 

 

217,018

 

 

 

726,729

 

 

 

260,619

 

 

 

(22,814

)

 

 

4,578,121

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

15,829

 

 

932

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

1,110

 

 

 

744

 

 

 

6,688

 

 

 

2,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,600

 

Equity

 

$

1,797,123

 

 

46,264

 

 

 

54,096

 

 

 

225,229

 

 

 

91,712

 

 

 

154,617

 

 

 

161,882

 

 

 

(39,449

)

 

 

2,491,474

 

1Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals operating expenses from airfreight services, ocean freight and ocean services and customs brokerage and other services as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

2Salaries and other operating expenses totals salaries and related, rent and occupancy, depreciation and amortization, selling and promotion and other as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements Under Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995; Certain Cautionary Statements

Certain portions of this report on Form 10-Q including the sections entitled "Overview," "Summary of Third Quarter 2024," "Industry Trends, Trade Conditions and Competition," "Seasonality," "Critical Accounting Estimates," "Results of Operations," "Income tax expense," "Currency and Other Risk Factors" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources" contain forward-looking statements. Words such as "will likely result," "expects", "are expected to," "would expect," "would not expect," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," "plan," "believe," "probable," "reasonably possible," "may," "could," "should," "would," "intends," "foreseeable future" or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in the Company's businesses, signs of a slowing economy and drop in demand, future supply chain and transportation disruptions and other characterizations of disruptive events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with tax audits and other contingencies, that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These statements must be considered in connection with the discussion of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Attention should be given to the risk factors identified and discussed in Part I, Item 1A in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2024 and in Part II, Item 1A in this report. Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of this filing date and we do not assume any obligations to update these statements except as required by law.

Overview

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (herein referred to as "Expeditors," the "Company," "we," "us," "our") provides a full suite of global logistics services. Our services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, purchase order management, vendor consolidation, time-definite transportation services, temperature-controlled transit, cargo insurance, specialized cargo monitoring and tracking, and other supply chain solutions. We do not compete for overnight courier or small parcel business. As a non-asset based carrier, we do not own or operate transportation assets.

We derive our revenues by entering into agreements that are generally comprised of a single performance obligation, which is that freight is shipped for and received by our customer. Each performance obligation is comprised of one or more of the Company's services. We typically satisfy our performance obligations as services are rendered over time. A typical shipment would include services rendered at origin, such as pick-up and delivery to port, freight services from origin to destination port and destination services, such as customs clearance and final delivery. Our three principal services are the revenue categories presented in our financial statements: 1) airfreight services, 2) ocean freight and ocean services, and 3) customs brokerage and other services. The most significant drivers of changes in gross revenues and related transportation expenses are volume, sell rates and buy rates. Volume has a similar effect on the change in both gross revenues and related transportation expenses in each of our three primary sources of revenue.

We generate the major portion of our air and ocean freight revenues by purchasing transportation services on a volume basis from direct (asset-based) carriers and then reselling that space to our customers. The rate billed to our customers (the sell rate) is recognized as revenues and the rate we pay to the carrier (the buy rate) is recognized in operating expenses as the directly related cost of transportation and other expenses. By consolidating shipments from multiple customers and concentrating our buying power, we are able to negotiate favorable buy rates from the direct carriers, while at the same time offering lower sell rates than customers would otherwise be able to negotiate themselves.

In most cases, we act as an indirect carrier. When acting as an indirect carrier, we issue a House Airway Bill (HAWB), a House Ocean Bill of Lading (HOBL) or a House Sea Waybill to customers as the contract of carriage. In turn, when the freight is physically tendered to a direct carrier, we receive a contract of carriage known as a Master Airway Bill for airfreight shipments and a Master Ocean Bill of Lading for ocean shipments.

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Customs brokerage and other services involve providing services at destination, such as helping customers clear shipments through customs by preparing and filing required documentation, calculating, and providing for payment of duties and other taxes on behalf of customers as well as arranging for any required inspections by governmental agencies, and import services such as arranging for local pick up, storage and delivery at destination. These are complicated functions requiring technical knowledge of customs rules and regulations in the multitude of countries in which we have offices. We also provide other value-added services at destination, such as warehousing and distribution, time-definitive transportation services and consulting.

We manage our company along five geographic areas of responsibility: Americas; North Asia; South Asia; Europe; and Middle East, Africa and India (MAIR). Each area is divided into sub-regions that are composed of operating units with individual profit and loss responsibility. Our business involves shipments between operating units and typically touches more than one geographic area. The nature of the international logistics business necessitates a high degree of communication and cooperation among operating units. Because of this inter-relationship between operating units, it is very difficult to examine any one geographic area and draw meaningful conclusions as to its contribution to our overall success on a stand-alone basis.

Our operating units share revenue using the same arms-length pricing methodologies that we use when our offices transact business with independent agents. Certain costs are allocated among the segments based on the relative value of the underlying services, which can include allocation based on actual costs incurred or estimated cost plus a profit margin. Our strategy closely links compensation with operating unit profitability, which includes shared revenues and allocated costs. Therefore, individual success is closely linked to cooperation with other operating units within our network. The mix of services varies by segment based primarily on the import or export orientation of local operations in each of our regions.

Summary of Third Quarter 2024

The significant impacts are discussed within “Results of Operations” and summarized below.

Strong demand for ocean transportation as importers front loaded shipments in anticipation of potential labor disruptions at US East and Gulf Coast ports resulted in higher volumes and sharp increases in average buy and sell rates compared to the third quarter of 2023 and the first half of 2024.
Demand for airfreight out of Asia remained high in the third quarter of 2024 due in part to continued capacity constraints from longer ocean transit times, resulting from the Red Sea disruptions, and e-commerce business demand on airfreight capacity. This resulted in growth in volumes and increases in overall average buy and sell rates.
Ocean containers shipped increased 12% and airfreight tonnage was up 19% compared to a slow third quarter in 2023.
As a result of the rates and volumes noted above, revenues and expenses in all our services performed well. Operating income increased 40% from the third quarter of 2023 and 35% from the second quarter of 2024.
Net earnings to shareholders increased 34% from the third quarter of 2023 and 31% from the second quarter of 2024.
Cash from operations was $90 million, down from $190 million from the third quarter 2023. This decrease in cash from operations was driven by a significant investment in working capital to finance our growth in the third quarter of 2024.
We returned $140 million to shareholders in common stock repurchases.

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Industry Trends, Trade Conditions and Competition

We operate in over 60 countries in the competitive global logistics industry and our activities are closely tied to the global economy. International trade is influenced by many factors, including economic and political conditions in the United States and abroad, currency exchange rates, laws and policies relating to tariffs, trade restrictions, foreign investment and taxation. Periodically, governments consider a variety of changes to tariffs and impose trade restrictions and accords. Currently, the United States and China have increased concerns affecting certain imports and exports and are considering additional tariffs. We cannot predict the outcome of changes in tariffs, or interpretations, and trade restrictions and accords and the effects they will have on our business. As governments implement restrictions on imports and exports, manufacturers may change sourcing patterns, to the extent possible, and, over time, may shift manufacturing to other countries. Doing business in foreign locations also subjects us to a variety of risks and considerations not normally encountered by domestic enterprises. In addition to being influenced by governmental policies and inter-governmental disputes concerning international trade, our business may also be negatively affected by political developments and changes in government personnel or policies in the United States and other countries, as well as economic turbulence, political unrest and security concerns in the nations and on the trade shipping lanes in which we conduct business and the future impact that these events may have on international trade, oil prices and security costs. We do not have employees, assets, or operations in Russia, Ukraine, Israel, the Gaza Strip or the West Bank. While limited, any shipment activity is conducted with independent agents in those countries in compliance with all applicable trade sanctions, laws and regulations. We have a branch and employees in Lebanon but no significant assets.

Our ability to provide services to our customers is highly dependent on good working relationships with a variety of entities, including airlines, ocean carrier lines and ground transportation providers, as well as governmental agencies. We select and engage with best-in-class, compliance-focused, efficiently run, growth-oriented partners, based upon defined value elements and are intentional in our relationship and performance management activity, reinforcing success by awarding service providers who consistently achieve at the highest levels with additional business. We consider our current working relationships with these entities to be satisfactory. However, changes in the financial stability and operating capabilities and capacity of asset-based carriers, capacity allotments available from carriers, governmental regulation or deregulation efforts, modernization of the regulations governing customs brokerage, and/or changes in governmental restrictions, quota restrictions or trade accords could affect our business in unpredictable ways. When the market experiences seasonal peaks or any sort of disruption, the carriers often increase their pricing suddenly. This carrier behavior creates pricing volatility that could impact Expeditors' ability to maintain historical unitary profitability.

The global economic and trade environments remain uncertain, including inflation remaining higher than historical levels, greater volatility in oil prices, high interest rates and the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine. Starting in the second quarter of 2024, we saw capacity constraints on exports out of Asia resulting in increases in average buy and sell rates. However, if demand softens or safe passage through the Red Sea resumes, then additional ocean transportation capacity will become available. These conditions could result in declines in average sell and buy rates. We also expect that pricing volatility will continue as carriers adapt to lower demand, changing fuel prices, security risks and react to governmental trade policies and other regulations. Additionally, we cannot predict the direct or indirect impact that further changes in purchasing behavior, such as the evolution of international direct e-commerce platforms, could have on our business. Some customers have begun shifting manufacturing to other countries in response to governments implementing higher tariffs on imports, to reduce their supply chain risks, and in response to pandemic disruptions or geopolitical risks, which could negatively impact us.

Seasonality

Historically, our operating results have been subject to seasonal demand trends with the first quarter being the weakest and the third and fourth quarters being the strongest; however, there is no assurance that this seasonal trend will occur in the future or to what degree it will be impacted by an uncertain economy. This historical pattern has been the result of, or influenced by, numerous factors, including weather patterns, national holidays, consumer demand, new product launches, just-in-time inventory models, economic conditions, pandemics, governmental policies and inter-governmental disputes and a myriad of other similar and subtle forces.

A significant portion of our revenues is derived from customers in the retail and technology industries whose shipping patterns are tied closely to consumer demand, and from customers in industries whose shipping patterns are dependent upon just-in-time production schedules. Therefore, the timing of our revenues is, to a large degree, impacted by factors out of our control, such as a sudden change in consumer demand for retail goods, changes in trade tariffs, product launches, disruptions in supply-chains and/or manufacturing production delays. Additionally, many customers ship a significant portion of their goods at or near the end of a quarter and, therefore, we may not learn of a shortfall in revenues until late in a quarter.

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To the extent that a shortfall in revenues or earnings was not expected by securities analysts or investors, any such shortfall from levels predicted by securities analysts or investors could have an immediate and adverse effect on the trading price of our stock. We cannot accurately forecast many of these factors, nor can we estimate accurately the relative influence of any particular factor and, as a result, there can be no assurance that historical patterns will continue in future periods.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and judgments. We base our estimates on historical experience and on assumptions that we believe are reasonable. Our critical accounting estimates are discussed in Part II, Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" section of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 23, 2024 to the critical accounting estimates previously disclosed in that report.

Results of Operations

The following table shows the revenues, the directly related cost of transportation and other expenses for our principal services and our overhead expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, including the respective percentage changes comparing 2024 and 2023.

The table and the accompanying discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto in this quarterly report.

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

(in thousands)

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Percentage
change

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Percentage
change

Airfreight services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

986,950

 

 

$

724,331

 

 

36%

 

$

2,606,647

 

 

$

2,380,405

 

 

10%

Expenses

 

 

740,356

 

 

 

516,519

 

 

43

 

 

1,923,115

 

 

 

1,707,568

 

 

13

Ocean freight services and ocean services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

1,017,618

 

 

 

560,281

 

 

82

 

 

2,240,079

 

 

 

1,851,389

 

 

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Expenses

 

 

783,827

 

 

 

387,670

 

 

102

 

 

1,675,931

 

 

 

1,277,159

 

 

31

Customs brokerage and other services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

995,563

 

 

 

905,389

 

 

10

 

 

2,799,084

 

 

 

2,790,548

 

 

Expenses

 

 

569,781

 

 

 

497,922

 

 

14

 

 

1,567,606

 

 

 

1,555,669

 

 

1

Overhead expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and related costs

 

 

450,308

 

 

 

412,505

 

 

9

 

 

1,289,901

 

 

 

1,290,911

 

 

Other

 

 

154,335

 

 

 

159,316

 

 

(3)

 

 

449,038

 

 

 

450,500

 

 

Total overhead expenses

 

 

604,643

 

 

 

571,821

 

 

6

 

 

1,738,939

 

 

 

1,741,411

 

 

Operating income

 

 

301,524

 

 

 

216,069

 

 

40

 

 

740,219

 

 

 

740,535

 

 

Other income, net

 

 

10,890

 

 

 

15,822

 

 

(31)

 

 

41,298

 

 

 

58,117

 

 

(29)

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

312,414

 

 

 

231,891

 

 

35

 

 

781,517

 

 

 

798,652

 

 

(2)

Income tax expense

 

 

82,488

 

 

 

61,048

 

 

35

 

 

206,040

 

 

 

206,018

 

 

Net earnings

 

 

229,926

 

 

 

170,843

 

 

35

 

 

575,477

 

 

 

592,634

 

 

(3)

Less net earnings (losses) attributable to
     the noncontrolling interest

 

 

352

 

 

 

(510

)

 

(169)

 

 

1,282

 

 

 

(1,530

)

 

(184)

Net earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

229,574

 

 

$

171,353

 

 

34%

 

$

574,195

 

 

$

594,164

 

 

(3)%

 

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Airfreight services:

Airfreight services revenues and expenses increased 36% and 43%, respectively, during the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared with the same period in 2023, due to 20% and 25% increases in average sell and buy rates, respectively, and a 19% increase in tonnage.

Airfreight services revenues increased 10% during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared with the same period in 2023, mainly due to a 13% increase in tonnage partially offset by a 2% decrease in average sell rates. Airfreight services costs increased 13% primarily due to a 13% increase in tonnage and 1% increase in average buy rates. Average sell rates increased in North Asia, South Asia and Middle East, Africa and India as a result of higher buy rates while they decreased in North America and Europe as a result of lower buy rates.

Tonnage increased during the three and nine months ended September 30,2024, as compared with the same periods in 2023, as a result of increased market demand primarily in healthcare and technology sectors compared to a slow first nine months in 2023 and some transportation shifting from ocean shipping in the second and third quarter of 2024 due to the conflicts in the Middle East. Tonnage increased in all regions during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Average sell and buy rates increased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 on exports out of North Asia due to high demand from international direct e-commerce. Average buy rates also increased on exports out of South Asia and India as demand for airfreight grew from manufacturing relocations in that region and shippers shifting to airfreight due to longer transits in ocean as a result of the conflicts in the Middle East. Average sell and buy rates decreased during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024 on exports out of North America and Europe due to excess available capacity over slower demand and still high buy rates in the first quarter of 2023.

Seasonal changes in demand, impact from disruptions in the ocean market due to security and port congestion concerns and variable demand for airfreight capacity from direct e-commerce business cause volatility in average buy rates on certain lanes. Additionally, continued uncertainty in the economy including the impacts of geopolitical concerns could negatively affect demand for airfreight services which could reduce our volumes and average sell rates. These conditions could result in decreases in our revenues, expenses and operating income. We are unable to predict how these uncertainties and any future disruptions will affect our operations or financial results prospectively.

Ocean freight and ocean services:

Ocean freight consolidation, direct ocean forwarding, and order management are the three basic services that constitute and are collectively referred to as ocean freight and ocean services. Ocean freight and ocean services revenues and expense increased 82% and 102%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared with the same period in 2023. Ocean freight and ocean services revenues and expense increased 21% and 31%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared with the same period in 2023.The largest component of our ocean freight and ocean services revenue is derived from ocean freight consolidation, which represented 70% and 66% of ocean freight and ocean services revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Ocean freight consolidation revenues and expenses increased 125% and 142%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared with the same period in 2023, primarily due to 101% and 115% increases in average sell and buy rates, and a 12% increase in containers shipped. Average buy rates per container increased due to strong demand and longer transit times, congestion and capacity issues caused by the disruptions in the Red Sea. Importers front loaded shipments creating a peak in demand starting in June 2024 in anticipation of potential US East and Gulf Coast ports disruptions and factoring in longer transit times. These conditions boosted volumes and caused sharp increases in buy rates in the third quarter of 2024.

Ocean freight consolidation revenues and expenses increased 29% and 41% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared with the same period in 2023, primarily due to increases of 24% in average sell rates and 35% in average buy rates. Overall, the sharp rise in average buy and sell rates in the third quarter offset declines in the first half of the year. Containers shipped increased 4%. We expect carrier capacity to grow more than customer demand in the near term and average buy and sell rates to decline as a result. If safe passage through the Red Sea resumes, additional capacity will become available as a result of shorter transit times, which will put additional pressure on pricing.

North Asia and South Asia ocean freight and ocean services revenues increased 135% and 164% and expenses increased 161% and 210%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. North Asia and South Asia ocean freight and ocean services revenues increased 55% and 68% and expenses increased 68% and 91%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same periods in 2023. Increases were primarily due to higher average sell and buy rates due to the factors above.

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North America ocean freight and ocean services revenues increased 7% primarily due to higher revenues on imports while expenses decreased 24% due to lower buy rates on exports and a 1% decline in containers shipped, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. North America and Europe ocean freight and ocean services revenues decreased 14% and 21%, respectively, and expenses decreased 23% for both for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 2023. Decreases were primarily due to lower average sell and buy rate and declines in container shipped.

Order management revenues increased 35% and 25%, respectively, and expenses increased 40% and 27%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, due to increases in volumes from new and existing customers. Direct ocean freight forwarding revenues and expenses increased 2% and 6%, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Direct ocean freight forwarding revenues and expenses decreased 5% and 2%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 principally due to lower volumes and lower rates for ancillary services in the United States.

Global economic conditions remain uncertain. Further, carriers are adding new vessels which will increase capacity. In addition, if safe passage through the Red Sea resumes, additional capacity will become available due to shorter transit times. These conditions could depress sell and buy rates. We expect that pricing volatility will continue as carriers adapt to fluctuations in fuel prices, new regulations, security risks and manage available capacity. As customers seek lower pricing and react to governmental trade policies and other regulations, this could result in further decreases in our revenues and operating income.

Customs brokerage and other services:

Customs brokerage and other services revenues increased 10% and expenses increased 14% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, as compared with the same period in 2023, primarily due to increases in customs clearances, import services and road freight from higher shipment volumes, principally in North America.

Customs brokerage and other services revenues remained flat while expenses increased 1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, as compared with the same period in 2023, primarily as increases in customs clearances and road freight shipments were offset by lower volumes for local drayage and storage and warehouse and distribution services, principally in North America. Import services, including charges at ports such as detention, drayage, terminal charges and delivery, decreased significantly in the first quarter 2024 as compared to the first quarter of 2023 that still had residual effects from the supply chain congestion. Road freight, warehousing and distribution services also declined in the first quarter of 2024 due to lower volumes and decreased trucking, storage and labor costs.

While customers continue to value our brokerage services due to changing tariffs and increasing complexity in the declaration process, some customers are opting to use back up customs brokerage service providers as a risk reduction strategy. Customers continue to seek knowledgeable customs brokers with sophisticated computerized capabilities critical to an overall logistics management program that are necessary to rapidly respond to changes in the regulatory and security environment. Should international trade slow, volumes shipped and pricing could negatively impact our revenues and expenses.

Overhead expenses:

Salaries and related costs increased 9% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared with the same period in 2023 principally due to increases in commissions and bonuses earned from higher revenues and operating income while headcount remained flat. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, salaries and related costs remained flat, consistent with operating income and headcount.

Historically, the relatively consistent relationship between salaries and operating income has been the result of a compensation philosophy that has been maintained since the inception of our company: offer a modest base salary and the opportunity to share in a fixed and determinable percentage of the operating profit of the business unit controlled by each key employee. Using this compensation model, changes in individual incentive compensation occur in proportion to changes in our operating income, creating an alignment between branch and corporate performance and shareholder interests.

Our management compensation programs have always been incentive-based and performance driven. Total bonuses to field and executive management for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, decreased 1% when compared to the same periods in 2023, primarily due to operating income remaining flat.

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Because our management incentive compensation programs are also cumulative, generally no management bonuses can be paid unless the relevant business unit is, from inception, cumulatively profitable. Any operating losses must be offset in their entirety by operating profits before management is eligible for a bonus. Executive management, in limited circumstances, makes exceptions at the branch operating unit level. Since the most significant portion of management compensation comes from the incentive bonus programs, we believe that this cumulative feature is a disincentive to excessive risk taking by our managers. The outcome of any higher risk transactions, such as overriding established credit limits, would be known in a relatively short time frame. Management believes that when the potential and certain impact on the bonus is fully considered in light of the short operating cycle of our services, the potential for short-term gains that could be generated by engaging in risky business practices is sufficiently mitigated to discourage excessive and inappropriate risk taking. Management believes that both the stability and the long-term growth in revenues, operating income and net earnings are a result of the incentives inherent in our compensation programs.

Other overhead expenses decreased 3% or $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared with the same period in 2023. This decrease in 2024 is primarily the result of a $14 million decrease in expenses related to indirect tax contingencies, partially offset by higher rental expenses, travel and technology related expenses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, other overhead expense remained flat compared to the same period in 2023 as higher rental expenses, travel and technology related expenses were offset by a $21 million decrease in expenses related to indirect tax contingencies.

So long as the economic environment remains uncertain, we will be focused on aligning operational headcount and our overhead expenses commensurate with our transactional volumes. We expect to continue to enhance security and internal controls over our technology and systems and plan to deploy additional solutions which will result in increased expenses in the future. We will also continue to make important investments in people, processes and technology, as well as to invest in our strategic efforts to explore new areas for profitable growth.

Income tax expense:

Our consolidated effective income tax rate was 26.4% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 26.3% and 25.8% in the comparable periods of 2023. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, there was no BEAT expense and GILTI expense was insignificant. All periods benefited from U.S. income tax deductions for FDII as well as available U.S. Federal foreign tax credits principally from withholding taxes related to our foreign operations. We have no liability as of September 30, 2024, for the 15% corporate alternative minimum tax based on financial statement income (BMT), which became effective in 2023 in the U.S., under the Inflation Reduction Act. Some elements of the recorded impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act could be impacted by further legislative action as well as additional interpretations and guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or Treasury which could impact the estimates of the amounts the Company would be required to record for BMT in the future.

Currency and Other Risk Factors

The nature of our worldwide operations necessitates transacting in a multitude of currencies other than the U.S. dollar. That exposes us to the inherent risks of volatile international currency markets and governmental interference. Some of the countries where we maintain offices and/or have agency relationships maintain strict currency control regulations that influence our ability to hedge foreign currency exposure. We try to compensate for these exposures by accelerating international currency settlements among our offices and agents. We may enter into foreign currency hedging transactions where there are regulatory or commercial limitations on our ability to move money freely around the world or the short-term financial outlook in any country is such that hedging is the most time-sensitive way to mitigate short-term exchange losses. Any such hedging activity during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was insignificant. We had no foreign currency derivatives outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, net foreign currency losses were approximately $11 million compared to net foreign currency losses of less than $1 million in the same period in 2023. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net foreign currency gains were less than $1 million compared to net foreign currency losses of approximately $6 million in the same period in 2023.

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Historically, our business has not been adversely affected by inflation. Beginning in 2021 and continuing through 2024, many countries including the United States experienced increasing levels of inflation. As a result, our business continues to experience rising labor costs, service provider rate increases, higher rent and occupancy and other expenses. While buy rates for freight transportation capacity started declining in the second half of 2022, purchase prices for labor and other expenditures have continued to increase. Due to the high degree of competition in the marketplace we may not be able to increase our prices to our customers to offset this inflationary pressure, which could lead to an erosion in our margins and operating income in the future. Conversely, raising our prices to keep pace with inflationary pressure may result in a decrease in volume and customer demand for our services. As we are not required to purchase or maintain extensive property and equipment and have not otherwise incurred substantial interest rate-sensitive indebtedness, we currently have limited direct exposure to increased costs resulting from increases in interest rates.

There is uncertainty as to how future regulatory requirements and volatility in oil prices will continue to impact future buy rates. Because fuel is an integral part of carriers' costs and impacts both our buy rates and sell rates, we would expect our revenues and costs to be impacted as carriers adjust rates for the effect of changing fuel prices. To the extent that future fuel prices increase, and we are unable to pass through the increase to our customers, fuel price increases could adversely affect our operating income.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal source of liquidity is cash and cash equivalents and cash generated from operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $90 million and $474 million as compared with $190 million and $895 million for the same period in 2023. The decreases of $100 million and $421 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, were primarily due to changes in working capital. At September 30, 2024, working capital was $1,707 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $1,293 million. Other than our recorded lease liabilities, we had no long-term obligations or debt at September 30, 2024. Management believes that our current cash position and operating cash flows will be sufficient to meet our capital and liquidity requirements for at least the next 12 months and thereafter for the foreseeable future, including meeting any contingent liabilities related to standby letters of credit and other obligations.

As a customs broker, we make significant cash advances for a select group of our credit-worthy customers. These cash advances are for customer obligations such as the payment of duties and taxes to customs authorities in various countries throughout the world. Increases in duty rates could result in increases in the amounts we advance on behalf of our customers. Cash advances are a “pass through” and are not recorded as a component of revenue and expense. The billings of such advances to customers are accounted for as a direct increase in accounts receivable from the customer and a corresponding increase in accounts payable to governmental customs authorities. As a result of these “pass through” billings, the conventional Days Sales Outstanding or DSO calculation does not directly measure collection efficiency. For customers that meet certain criteria, we have agreed to extend payment terms beyond our customary terms. Management believes that it has established effective credit control procedures, and historically has experienced relatively insignificant collection problems.

Our business historically has been subject to seasonal fluctuations, and this is expected to continue in the future. Cash flows fluctuate as a result of this seasonality. Historically, the first quarter shows an excess of customer collections over customer billings. This results in positive cash flow. The increased activity associated with periods of higher demand (typically commencing late second or early third quarter and continuing well into the fourth quarter) causes an excess of customer billings over customer collections. This cyclical growth in customer receivables consumes available cash. However, there is no assurance that this seasonal trend will occur in the future.

Cash used in investing activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $13 million and $30 million as compared with $8 million and $29 million for the same periods in 2023, primarily for capital expenditures. Capital expenditures in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were primarily related to continuing investments in building and leasehold improvements and technology and facilities equipment. Total anticipated capital expenditures in 2024 are currently estimated to be $50 million. This includes routine capital expenditures, leasehold and building improvements and investments in technology.

Cash used in financing activities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $76 million and $659 million as compared with $229 million and $1,247 million for the same period in 2023. We use the proceeds from stock option exercises, employee stock purchases and available cash to repurchase our common stock on the open market to reduce outstanding shares. During both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, we used cash to repurchase 1.2 million and 5.1 million shares of common stock, compared to 2.6 million and 10.5 million shares of common stock during the same periods in 2023.

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We follow established guidelines relating to credit quality, diversification and maturities of our investments to preserve principal and maintain liquidity. Historically, our investment portfolio has not been adversely impacted by disruptions occurring in the credit markets. However, there can be no assurance that our investment portfolio will not be adversely affected in the future.

We cannot predict what further impact ongoing uncertainties in the global economy, inflation, future interest rates, and political conflicts and uncertainty, may have on our operating results, freight volumes, pricing, amounts advanced on behalf of our customers, changes in consumer demand, carrier stability and capacity, customers’ abilities to pay or changes in competitors' behavior.

We maintain international unsecured bank lines of credit for short-term working capital purposes. A few of these credit lines are supported by standby letters of credit issued by a United States bank or guarantees issued by the Company to the foreign banks issuing the credit line. At September 30, 2024, borrowings under these credit lines were $48 million and we were contingently liable for $87 million from standby letters of credit and guarantees. The standby letters of credit and guarantees primarily relate to obligations of our foreign subsidiaries for credit extended in the ordinary course of business by direct carriers, primarily airlines, and for duty and tax deferrals available from governmental entities responsible for customs and value-added-tax (VAT) taxation. The total underlying amounts due and payable for transportation and governmental excises are properly recorded as obligations in the accounting records of the respective foreign subsidiaries, and there would be no need to record additional expense in the unlikely event the parent company is required to perform.

We have lease arrangements primarily for office and warehouse space in all districts where we conduct business. As of September 30, 2024, we had fixed lease payment obligations of $699 million, with $141 million payable within 12 months.

We typically enter into unconditional purchase obligations with asset-based providers (generally short-term in nature) reserving space on a guaranteed basis. The pricing of these obligations varies to some degree with market conditions. We only enter into agreements that management believes we can fulfill. In the regular course of business, we also enter into agreements with service providers to maintain or operate equipment, facilities or software that can be longer than one year. We also regularly have contractual obligations for specific projects related to improvements of our owned or leased facilities and information technology infrastructure. Purchase obligations outstanding as of September 30, 2024 totaled $217 million.

Our foreign subsidiaries regularly remit dividends to the U.S. parent company after evaluating their working capital requirements and funds necessary to finance local capital expenditures. In some cases, our ability to repatriate funds from foreign operations may be subject to foreign exchange controls. At September 30, 2024, cash and cash equivalent balances of $635 million were held by our non-United States subsidiaries, of which $4 million was held in banks in the United States. Earnings of our foreign subsidiaries are not considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. These risks are primarily related to foreign exchange risk and changes in short-term interest rates. The potential impact of our exposure to these risks is presented below:

Foreign Exchange Risk

We conduct business in many different countries and currencies. Our business often results in billings issued in a country and currency that differs from that where the expenses related to the service are incurred. In the ordinary course of business, we create numerous intercompany transactions and may have receivables, payables and currencies that are not denominated in the local functional currency. This brings foreign exchange risk to our earnings. The principal foreign exchange risks to which Expeditors is exposed include Chinese Yuan, Indian Rupee, Euro, Mexican Peso, Canadian Dollar and British Pound.

Foreign exchange rate sensitivity analysis can be quantified by estimating the impact on our earnings as a result of hypothetical changes in the value of the U.S. dollar, our functional currency, relative to the other currencies in which we transact business. All other things being equal, an average 10% weakening of the U.S. dollar, throughout the nine months ended September 30, 2024, would have had the effect of raising operating income by approximately $45 million. An average 10% strengthening of the U.S. dollar, for the same period, would have the effect of reducing operating income by approximately $37 million. This analysis does not take into account changes in shipping patterns based upon this hypothetical currency fluctuation. For example, a weakening in the U.S. dollar would be expected to increase exports from the United States and decrease imports into the United States over some relevant period of time, but the exact effect of this change cannot be quantified without making speculative assumptions.

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We currently do not use derivative financial instruments to manage foreign currency risk and only enter into foreign currency hedging transactions in limited locations where regulatory or commercial limitations restrict our ability to move money freely. Any such hedging activity throughout the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was insignificant. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, net foreign currency losses were approximately $11 million compared to less than $1 million of net losses during the same period in 2023. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 net foreign currency gains were less than $1 million compared to net foreign currency losses of approximately $6 million during the same period in 2023. We had no foreign currency derivatives outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. We instead follow a policy of accelerating international currency settlements to manage foreign exchange risk relative to intercompany billings. As of September 30, 2024, we had approximately $87 million of net unsettled intercompany transactions. The majority of intercompany billings are resolved within 30 days.

Interest Rate Risk

At September 30, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1,293 million of which $614 million was invested at various short-term market interest rates. We had no long-term debt at September 30, 2024. A hypothetical change in the interest rate of 10 basis points at September 30, 2024 would not have a significant impact on our earnings. In management’s opinion, there has been no material change in our interest rate risk exposure in the third quarter of 2024.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this report due to material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting as described below.

Management concluded that unauthorized changes to databases and related applications could have gone undetected as controls to review and authorize direct changes that support several key operational and accounting systems excluded certain changes from review or were not captured, and as such were either not designed properly or did not operate effectively as designed. In addition, the system logic used to record direct changes excluded certain changes from being captured for review. These control deficiencies related to personnel without specific training and experience to fulfill internal control responsibilities related to information technology general controls over systems and processes resulting in an ineffective design of controls necessary to ensure the reliability of information used in financial reporting. As a consequence of these control deficiencies, the Company concluded that it did not effectively design, implement and operate process-level controls across its financial reporting processes.

In light of the material weaknesses, management performed additional analysis and other procedures to ensure that our consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Accordingly, management believes that the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as of and for the periods presented, in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

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Remediation

As previously described in Part II, Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, we continue to take steps to remediate the material weaknesses, including:

Adding qualified personnel involved in the remediation process and the design and implementation of IT controls;
Continuing to conduct our entity wide risk assessment to identify relevant process risk points, IT systems and the information used in the operation of controls;
Continuing to engage third-party experts to assist with our entity wide risk assessment, assess control design, support the remediation process and train personnel to fulfill internal control responsibilities;
Continuing to implement certain enhancements designed to strengthen IT change management processes;
Implementing certain enhancements designed to strengthen IT logical access processes;
Continuing to perform supplemental review procedures for direct database changes; and
Continuing to train personnel relative to information technology in the operation of controls.

As described in our last quarterly report, certain steps were completed but as we continued our remediation process and review, we identified additional controls that were not designed or operated appropriately that relate to the above-described material weaknesses. The material weaknesses will not be considered fully remediated, until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through additional testing, that these controls are operating effectively. At this time, we are not able to estimate when full remediation of these material weaknesses will be completed.

Changes in Internal Controls

Except for on-going remediation related to the material weaknesses, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

We are developing a new accounting system, which is being implemented on a worldwide basis over the next several years. This system is expected to improve the efficiency of certain financial and transactional processes and reporting. This transition affects the processes that constitute our internal control over financial reporting and requires testing for operating effectiveness.

An internal control system, no matter how well-conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of such internal controls are met. Further, the design of an internal control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all internal control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all of our control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Expeditors is involved in claims, lawsuits, government investigations, income, transfer pricing and indirect tax audits and other legal matters that arise in the ordinary course of business and are subject to inherent uncertainties. Currently, in management's opinion and based upon advice from legal and tax advisors, none of these matters are expected to have a material effect on our operations, cash flows or financial position. As of September 30, 2024, the amounts recorded for claims, lawsuits, government investigations and other legal matters are not significant to our operations, cash flows or financial position. At this time, we are unable to estimate any additional loss or range of reasonably possible losses, if any, beyond the amounts recorded, that might result from the resolution of these matters.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, careful consideration should be given to the risk factors under Item 1A Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2024. There have been no material changes in Expeditors' risk factors from those disclosed under Item 1A Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 23, 2024, except for the following:

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Operational Risks

We face risks associated with the handling, transporting, and storing of customer inventory, including high value commodities.

Under some of our agreements, we maintain and transport the inventory of our customers, some of which may be high value in nature. Our failure to properly handle and safeguard such inventory exposes us to potential claims and expenses as well as harm to our business and reputation.

Our insurance coverage does not cover all potential losses and significant uninsured losses could adversely impact our financial results.

We carry insurance coverage for property damage, personal injury and other insurable events resulting from certain events such as fire, accidents, and other perils under extended coverage policies. Our insurance coverages contain policy specifications and insured limits customarily carried for similar locations, business activities and markets. We believe we are adequately insured. Certain losses, however, including losses from floods, earthquakes, acts of war, acts of terrorism or riots, cybersecurity events and pandemics, generally are not insured against or not fully insured against because it is not deemed economically feasible or prudent to do so. In some instances, the value of our customers’ goods stored in a single facility or contained in a single shipment may be high in nature and may exceed our general property damage insurance policy limits. If an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occurs with respect to one or more of our facilities in the future, we could experience a significant loss of assets, including customer inventory (inclusive of high value commodities), and future operations could be harmed resulting in a loss of revenues or higher claims and operating expenses.

Furthermore, we cannot be sure that the insurance companies will be able to continue to offer products with sufficient coverage at commercially reasonable rates. If we experience a loss that is uninsured or that exceeds insured limits, then we could incur additional expenses or a loss of future revenues from a facility that is damaged. Any such losses or higher insurance costs could adversely affect our business.

General Risks

We identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting related to ineffective information technology general controls which, if not remediated appropriately or timely, could result in loss of investor confidence and adversely impact our stock price.

Internal controls related to the operation of technology systems are critical to maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. As disclosed in Part II, Item 9A, during the fourth quarter of 2022, management identified material weaknesses in internal control related to certain database changes made to information technology (IT) systems that support the Company’s financial reporting processes. As management continued the remediation process and reviews, we identified additional IT controls that were not designed or operated appropriately that relate to these material weaknesses. Management concluded that unauthorized changes to databases and related applications could have gone undetected as controls to review and authorize direct changes that support several key operational and accounting systems excluded certain changes from review or were not captured, and as such were either not designed properly or did not operate effectively as designed. In addition, the system logic used to record direct changes excluded certain changes from being captured for review. As a result, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2022 and 2023 and as of the date of this report. At this time, we are not able to estimate when full remediation of these material weaknesses will be completed. The material weaknesses will not be considered fully remediated, until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded through additional testing that these controls are operating effectively. To the extent management is unable to ultimately conclude that the identified issues have been remediated, our ability to record, process and report financial information accurately, and to prepare financial statements within required time periods, could be adversely affected, which could subject us to litigation or investigations requiring management resources and payment of legal and other expenses, negatively affect investor confidence in our financial statements and adversely impact our stock price.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Period

 

Total number
of shares
purchased

 

 

Average price
paid per share

 

 

Total number
of shares
purchased as
part of publicly
announced
plans

 

 

Maximum
number of
shares that may
yet be
purchased
under the plans

 

July 1-31, 2024

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

11,126

 

August 1-31, 2024

 

 

1,182

 

 

$

118.47

 

 

 

1,182

 

 

 

9,964

 

September 1-30, 2024

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

9,971

 

Total

 

 

1,182

 

 

$

118.47

 

 

 

1,182

 

 

 

9,971

 

In November 2001, Expeditors' Board of Directors authorized a Discretionary Stock Repurchase Plan for the purpose of repurchasing our common stock in the open market to reduce the issued and outstanding stock down to 200 million outstanding shares. Subsequently, the Board of Directors has from time to time increased the amount of our common stock that may be repurchased. On February 19, 2024, the Board of Directors last authorized repurchases from 140 million shares of common stock down to 130 million outstanding shares of common stock. The maximum number of shares available for repurchase under this plan will increase as the total number of outstanding shares increases. This authorization has no expiration date.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
(c)
During the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024, no director or officer adopted or terminated any Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

32

 

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

101.INS

 

Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents

 

 

 

104

 

The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, has been formatted in Inline XBRL.

 

26


 

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.

 

 

 

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

 

 

 

November 5, 2024

 

/s/ JEFFREY S. MUSSER

 

 

Jeffrey S. Musser, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 

 

November 5, 2024

 

/s/ BRADLEY S. POWELL

 

 

Bradley S. Powell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

27


 

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jeffrey S. Musser, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 5, 2024

 

/s/ JEFFREY S. MUSSER

Jeffrey S. Musser

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 


 

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Bradley S. Powell, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 5, 2024

 

/s/ BRADLEY S. POWELL

Bradley S. Powell

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 


 

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Jeffrey S. Musser, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, and Bradley S. Powell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2.
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

November 5, 2024

/s/ JEFFREY S. MUSSER

Jeffrey S. Musser

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 

November 5, 2024

/s/ BRADLEY S. POWELL

Bradley S. Powell

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 


v3.24.3
Document and Entity Information - shares
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Nov. 01, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Period End Date Sep. 30, 2024  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2024  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q3  
Trading Symbol EXPD  
Entity Registrant Name EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.  
Entity Central Index Key 0000746515  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Shell Company false  
Entity Small Business false  
Entity Emerging Growth Company false  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   139,975,871
Entity File Number 001-41871  
Entity Tax Identification Number 91-1069248  
Entity Address, Address Line One Sterling Plaza 2  
Entity Address, Address Line Two 3rd Floor  
Entity Address, Address Line Three 3545 Factoria Blvd. SE  
Entity Address, City or Town Bellevue  
Entity Address, State or Province WA  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 98006  
City Area Code 206  
Local Phone Number 674-3400  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share  
Security Exchange Name NYSE  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code WA  
Document Quarterly Report true  
Document Transition Report false  
v3.24.3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,293,173 $ 1,512,883
Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit loss of $5,903 at September 30, 2024 and $6,550 at December 31, 2023 2,176,959 1,532,599
Deferred contract costs 431,640 218,807
Other 181,273 170,907
Total current assets 4,083,045 3,435,196
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $624,562 at September 30, 2024 and $597,473 at December 31, 2023 468,594 479,225
Operating lease right-of-use assets 525,810 516,280
Goodwill 7,927 7,927
Deferred federal and state income taxes, net 69,789 63,690
Other assets, net 15,752 21,491
Total assets 5,170,917 4,523,809
Current Liabilities:    
Accounts payable 1,240,174 860,856
Accrued liabilities, primarily salaries and related costs 470,723 447,336
Contract liabilities 532,289 280,909
Current portion of operating lease liabilities 106,832 99,749
Federal, state and foreign income taxes 25,728 15,562
Total current liabilities 2,375,746 1,704,412
Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities 436,001 427,984
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ Equity:    
Preferred stock, none issued 0 0
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Issued and outstanding: 139,971 at September 30, 2024 and 143,866 at December 31, 2023 1,400 1,439
Additional paid-in capital 4,307 0
Retained earnings 2,540,978 2,580,968
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (189,978) (192,057)
Total shareholders’ equity 2,356,707 2,390,350
Noncontrolling interest 2,463 1,063
Total equity 2,359,170 2,391,413
Total liabilities and equity $ 5,170,917 $ 4,523,809
v3.24.3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Accounts receivable, allowance for credit loss $ 5,903 $ 6,550
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation $ 624,562 $ 597,473
Preferred stock, shares issued 0 0
Common stock, par value $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Common stock, shares issued 139,971 143,866
Common stock, shares outstanding 139,971 143,866
v3.24.3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Revenues:        
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $ 3,000,131 $ 2,190,001 $ 7,645,810 $ 7,022,342
Operating Expenses:        
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses [1] 2,093,964 1,402,111 5,166,652 4,540,396
Salaries and related 450,308 412,505 1,289,901 1,290,911
Rent and occupancy 61,024 58,387 181,873 174,224
Depreciation and amortization 15,774 15,607 45,914 46,374
Selling and promotion 7,589 6,149 22,366 18,847
Other 69,948 79,173 198,885 211,055
Total operating expenses 2,698,607 1,973,932 6,905,591 6,281,807
Operating income 301,524 216,069 740,219 740,535
Other Income (Expense):        
Interest income 9,917 17,156 36,699 53,723
Other, net 973 (1,334) 4,599 4,394
Other income, net 10,890 15,822 41,298 58,117
Earnings before income taxes 312,414 231,891 781,517 798,652
Income tax expense 82,488 61,048 206,040 206,018
Net earnings 229,926 170,843 575,477 592,634
Less net earnings (losses) attributable to the noncontrolling interest 352 (510) 1,282 (1,530)
Net earnings attributable to shareholders $ 229,574 $ 171,353 $ 574,195 $ 594,164
Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share $ 1.63 $ 1.16 $ 4.04 $ 3.92
Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share $ 1.63 $ 1.16 $ 4.06 $ 3.95
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 141,027 148,001 142,288 151,619
Weighted average basic shares outstanding 140,417 147,099 141,540 150,543
Airfreight services        
Revenues:        
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $ 986,950 $ 724,331 $ 2,606,647 $ 2,380,405
Operating Expenses:        
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses 740,356 516,519 1,923,115 1,707,568
Ocean freight and ocean services        
Revenues:        
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 1,017,618 560,281 2,240,079 1,851,389
Operating Expenses:        
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses 783,827 387,670 1,675,931 1,277,159
Customs brokerage and other services        
Revenues:        
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 995,563 905,389 2,799,084 2,790,548
Operating Expenses:        
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses $ 569,781 $ 497,922 $ 1,567,606 $ 1,555,669
[1] Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals operating expenses from airfreight services, ocean freight and ocean services and customs brokerage and other services as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.
v3.24.3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]        
Net earnings $ 229,926 $ 170,843 $ 575,477 $ 592,634
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:        
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income tax expense (benefit) of $930 and $(928) for the three months ended Septermber 30, 2024 and 2023 and $(610) and $(7,025) for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 28,584 (15,027) 2,197 (10,797)
Other comprehensive income (loss) 28,584 (15,027) 2,197 (10,797)
Comprehensive income 258,510 155,816 577,674 581,837
Less comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest 457 (478) 1,400 (1,820)
Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders $ 258,053 $ 156,294 $ 576,274 $ 583,657
v3.24.3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax, Parenthetical Disclosure [Abstract]        
Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax expense (benefit) $ 930 $ (928) $ (610) $ (7,025)
v3.24.3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Operating Activities:        
Net earnings $ 229,926 $ 170,843 $ 575,477 $ 592,634
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:        
Provisions for (recoveries) losses on accounts receivable (582) 1,411 1,456 2,316
Deferred income tax benefit (1,057) (6,418) (5,680) (7,942)
Stock compensation expense 9,760 15,879 47,836 46,962
Depreciation and amortization 15,774 15,607 45,914 46,374
Other, net 162 2,673 4,032 6,396
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (301,167) (53,722) (647,794) 629,205
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities 107,535 40,919 402,818 (311,990)
(Increase) decrease in deferred contract costs (30,657) (56,917) (216,977) 28,870
Increase (decrease) in contract liabilities 50,527 74,701 254,902 (33,549)
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable, net 20,331 (4,017) 13,163 (97,743)
Increase in other, net (10,580) (10,979) (1,502) (6,695)
Net cash from operating activities 89,972 189,980 473,645 894,838
Investing Activities:        
Purchase of property and equipment (12,291) (7,993) (30,415) (28,600)
Other, net (225) 10 (62) (209)
Net cash from investing activities (12,516) (7,983) (30,477) (28,809)
Financing Activities:        
Proceeds from borrowings on lines of credit 10,636 8,404 14,762 26,953
Payments on borrowings on lines of credit (191) (1,491) (20,300) (33,636)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 53,256 61,841 67,734 80,305
Repurchases of common stock (140,031) (298,103) (602,855) (1,199,294)
Dividends paid 0 0 (102,638) (102,263)
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards 0 0 (15,348) (19,501)
Net cash from financing activities (76,330) (229,349) (658,645) (1,247,436)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 20,194 (11,807) (4,233) (13,296)
Change in cash and cash equivalents 21,320 (59,159) (219,710) (394,703)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 1,271,853 1,698,587 1,512,883 2,034,131
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 1,293,173 1,639,428 1,293,173 1,639,428
Taxes Paid:        
Income taxes $ 63,046 $ 61,603 $ 196,649 $ 306,059
v3.24.3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
Total
Common Stock
Additional Paid-In Capital
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Total Shareholders' Equity
Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2022   $ 1,543 $ 139 $ 3,310,892 $ (202,553) $ 3,110,021 $ 3,514
Beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022   154,313          
Increase (Decrease) in Equity [Roll Forward]              
Shares issued under employee stock plans, net   $ 16 60,788        
Shares issued under employee stock plans, net (in shares)   1,595          
Shares repurchased under provisions of stock repurchase plan   $ (105) (109,137) (1,100,159)      
Shares repurchased under provisions of stock repurchase plan (in shares)   (10,522)          
Stock compensation expense     46,962        
Net earnings (losses) $ 592,634     594,164     (1,530)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (10,797)       (10,507)   (290)
Dividend and dividend equivalents paid     1,248 (103,511)      
End of period at Sep. 30, 2023 2,491,474 $ 1,454 0 2,701,386 (213,060) 2,489,780 1,694
End of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023   145,386          
Beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2023   $ 1,472 0 2,752,461 (198,001) 2,555,932 2,172
Beginning of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023   147,222          
Increase (Decrease) in Equity [Roll Forward]              
Shares issued under employee stock plans, net   $ 7 61,834        
Shares issued under employee stock plans, net (in shares)   727          
Shares repurchased under provisions of stock repurchase plan   $ (25) (77,713) (222,428)      
Shares repurchased under provisions of stock repurchase plan (in shares)   (2,563)          
Stock compensation expense     15,879        
Net earnings (losses) 170,843     171,353     (510)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (15,027)       (15,059)   32
Dividend and dividend equivalents paid     0 0      
End of period at Sep. 30, 2023 2,491,474 $ 1,454 0 2,701,386 (213,060) 2,489,780 1,694
End of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2023   145,386          
Beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2023 $ 2,391,413 $ 1,439 0 2,580,968 (192,057) 2,390,350 1,063
Beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023 143,866 143,866          
Increase (Decrease) in Equity [Roll Forward]              
Shares issued under employee stock plans, net   $ 12 52,374        
Shares issued under employee stock plans, net (in shares)   1,162          
Shares repurchased under provisions of stock repurchase plan   $ (51) (96,930) (510,520)      
Shares repurchased under provisions of stock repurchase plan (in shares)   (5,057)          
Stock compensation expense     47,836        
Net earnings (losses) $ 575,477     574,195     1,282
Other comprehensive income (loss) 2,197       2,079   118
Dividend and dividend equivalents paid     1,027 (103,665)      
End of period at Sep. 30, 2024 $ 2,359,170 $ 1,400 4,307 2,540,978 (189,978) 2,356,707 2,463
End of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2024 139,971 139,971          
Beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2024   $ 1,406 7,732 2,385,740 (218,457) 2,176,421 2,006
Beginning of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2024   140,633          
Increase (Decrease) in Equity [Roll Forward]              
Shares issued under employee stock plans, net   $ 6 53,251        
Shares issued under employee stock plans, net (in shares)   520          
Shares repurchased under provisions of stock repurchase plan   $ (12) (66,436) (74,336)      
Shares repurchased under provisions of stock repurchase plan (in shares)   (1,182)          
Stock compensation expense     9,760        
Net earnings (losses) $ 229,926     229,574     352
Other comprehensive income (loss) 28,584       28,479   105
Dividend and dividend equivalents paid     0 0      
End of period at Sep. 30, 2024 $ 2,359,170 $ 1,400 $ 4,307 $ 2,540,978 $ (189,978) $ 2,356,707 $ 2,463
End of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2024 139,971 139,971          
v3.24.3
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure        
Net Income (Loss) $ 229,574 $ 171,353 $ 574,195 $ 594,164
v3.24.3
Insider Trading Arrangements
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual  
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
v3.24.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

A.
Basis of Presentation

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (the Company) is a non-asset based provider of global logistics services operating through a worldwide network of offices and exclusive or non-exclusive agents. The Company’s customers include retailing and wholesaling, electronics, healthcare, technology, industrial and manufacturing companies around the world.

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) have been condensed or omitted. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024.

All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All dollar amounts in the notes are presented in thousands except for per share data or unless otherwise specified. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation of other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings.

B.
Revenue Recognition

The Company derives its revenues by entering into agreements that are generally comprised of a single performance obligation, which is that freight is shipped for and received by the customer. Each performance obligation is comprised of one or more of the Company’s services. The Company's three principal services are the revenue categories presented in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings: 1) airfreight services, 2) ocean freight and ocean services, and 3) customs brokerage and other services.

The Company typically satisfies its performance obligations as services are rendered over time. A typical shipment would include services rendered at origin, such as pick-up and delivery to port, freight services from origin to destination port and destination services, such as customs clearance and final delivery. The Company measures the performance of its obligations as services are completed over the life of a shipment, including services at origin, freight and destination. The Company fulfills nearly all of its performance obligations within a one to two month-period and contracts with customers have an original expected duration of less than one year. The Company satisfied nearly all performance obligations for the contract liabilities recorded as of June 30, 2024.

The Company evaluates whether amounts billed to customers should be reported as revenues on a gross or net basis. Generally, revenue is recorded on a gross basis when the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the services, when it assumes the risk of loss, when it has discretion in setting the prices for the services to the customers, and when the Company has the ability to direct the use of the services provided by the third party. When revenue is recorded on a net basis, the amounts earned are determined using a fixed fee, a per unit of activity fee or a combination thereof. For revenues earned in other capacities, for instance, when the Company does not issue a House Airway Bill (HAWB), a House Ocean Bill of Lading (HOBL) or a House Sea Waybill or otherwise act solely as an agent for the shipper, only the commissions and fees earned for such services are included in revenues. In these transactions, the Company is not a principal and reports only the commissions and fees earned in revenues.

C.
Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right-of-use (ROU) assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. All ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date at the present value of lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets are adjusted for lease incentives and initial direct costs. The lease term includes renewal options exercisable at the Company's sole discretion when the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that option. As the Company's leases generally do not have an implicit rate, the Company uses an estimated incremental borrowing rate based on market information available at the commencement date to determine the present value. Certain of our leases include variable payments, which may vary based upon changes in facts or circumstances after the start of the lease. The Company excludes variable payments from ROU assets and lease liabilities to the extent not considered fixed, and instead expenses variable payments as incurred. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in rent and occupancy expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings.

Additionally, the Company elected to apply the short-term lease exemption for leases with a non-cancelable period of twelve months or less and has chosen not to separate non-lease components from lease components and instead to account for each as a single lease component.

D.
Accounts Receivable

The Company’s trade accounts receivable present similar credit risk characteristics and the allowance for credit loss is estimated on a collective basis, using a credit loss-rate method that uses historical credit loss information and considers the current economic environment. Additional allowances may be necessary in the future if changes in economic conditions are significant enough to affect expected credit losses. The Company has recorded an allowance for credit loss in the amounts of $5,903 as of September 30, 2024 and $6,550 as of December 31, 2023. Additions and write-offs have not been significant in the periods presented.

E.
Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. The Company uses estimates primarily in the following areas: accounts receivable valuation, accrual of costs related to ancillary services the Company performs, typically at the destination location, self-insured liabilities, accrual of various tax liabilities and accrual of loss contingencies, calculation of share-based compensation expense and estimates related to determining the lease term and discount rate when measuring ROU assets and lease liabilities.

F. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standard Update (ASU) which makes improvements to reportable segment disclosures, by requiring, among other things, the disclosure in interim periods about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets that are currently required annually, and disclosures of significant segment expenses and profit and loss measures provided to the chief operating decision maker. The ASU does not change how the Company identifies its operating segments. The Company expects to adopt this standard in its 2024 annual report on Form 10-K and for interim periods starting on January 1, 2025, including retrospective presentation to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its segment disclosures and expects no impact on its consolidated financial statements, cash flows and financial condition.

Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

In December 2023, the FASB issued an ASU which expands income tax disclosures by requiring the disclosure, on an annual basis, of a tabular rate reconciliation using both percentages and currency amounts, broken out by nature and jurisdiction to the extent those items exceed a specified threshold. In addition, disclosure is required of income taxes paid, net of refunds received, disaggregated by federal, state/local, and foreign and by jurisdiction if the amount is at least 5% of total income tax payments, net of refunds received. This standard will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2025. The Company may apply this ASU prospectively by providing the revised disclosures for the period ending December 31, 2025 and continuing to provide the pre-ASU disclosures for the prior periods or may apply the amendments retrospectively by providing the revised disclosures for all periods presented. The Company expects this ASU to only impact its disclosures with no impacts to its consolidated financial statements, cash flows and financial condition.

v3.24.3
Share-Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense [Abstract]  
Share-Based Compensation

Note 2. Share-Based Compensation

The Company has historically granted the majority of its share-based awards during the second quarter of each fiscal year.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company awarded 334 and 342 restricted stock units (RSUs), respectively. The RSUs were granted at a weighted-average fair value of $114.90 in 2024 and $113.29 in 2023. The RSUs vest annually over 3 years based on continued employment and are settled upon vesting in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-for-one basis. The value of an RSU award is based on the Company's stock price on the date of grant. Additionally, in both 2024 and 2023, 14 fully vested restricted stock awards were granted to non-employee directors, respectively.

The Company also awarded 78 performance stock units (PSUs) in both 2024 and 2023. The PSUs were granted at a weighted-average fair value of $114.90 in 2024 and $113.24 in 2023. Outstanding PSUs include performance conditions to be finally measured in 2024, 2025 and 2026. The final number of PSUs will be determined using an adjustment factor of up to 2 times or down to 0.5 of the targeted PSU grant. If the minimum performance thresholds are not achieved, no shares will be issued. Each PSU will convert to one share of the Company's common stock upon vesting.

The grant of employee stock purchase rights and the issuance of shares under the employee stock purchase plan are made in the third quarter of each fiscal year and 487 and 640 shares were issued in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The fair value of the employee stock purchase rights granted was $27.97 and $31.56 per share in 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The Company recognizes stock compensation expense based on the fair value of awards granted to employees and directors under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2017 Omnibus Plan and employee stock purchase rights plans. This expense, adjusted for expected performance and forfeitures, is recognized in net earnings on a straight-line basis over the service periods as salaries and related costs on the condensed consolidated statements of earnings. RSUs and PSUs awarded to certain employees meeting specific retirement eligibility criteria at the time of grant are expensed immediately as there is no substantive service period associated with those awards.

v3.24.3
Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 3. Income Taxes

U.S. corporate income tax laws and regulations include a territorial tax framework and provisions for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) under which taxes on foreign income are imposed on the excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of certain foreign subsidiaries, Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) under which taxes are imposed on certain base eroding payments to affiliated foreign companies as well as U.S. income tax deductions for Foreign-derived intangible income (FDII). The Company treats GILTI as a discrete adjustment as a component of current income tax expense. Earnings of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are not considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States.

The Company is subject to taxation in various states and many foreign jurisdictions including the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The Company believes that its tax positions, including intercompany transfer pricing policies, are reasonable and consistent with established transfer pricing methodologies and norms. The Company is under, or may be subject to, audit or examination and assessments by the relevant authorities in respect to these and any other jurisdictions primarily for years 2009 and thereafter. Sometimes audits result in proposed assessments where the ultimate resolution could result in significant additional tax, penalties and interest payments being required. The Company establishes liabilities when, despite its belief that the tax filing positions are appropriate and consistent with tax law, it concludes that it may not be successful in realizing the tax position. In evaluating a tax position, the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position and in consultation with qualified legal and tax advisors.

The total amount of the Company’s tax contingencies may increase in 2024. In addition, changes in state, federal, and foreign tax laws, including transfer pricing and changes in interpretations of these laws, may increase the Company’s existing tax contingencies. The timing of the resolution of income tax examinations can be highly uncertain, and the amounts ultimately paid including interest and penalties, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ significantly from the amounts recorded. It is reasonably possible that within the next twelve months the Company or its subsidiaries will undergo further audits and examinations by various tax authorities and possibly may reach resolution related to income tax and indirect tax examinations in one or more jurisdictions. These assessments or settlements could result in changes to the Company’s contingencies related to positions on tax filings in future years. The estimate of any ultimate tax liability contains assumptions based on experiences, judgments about potential actions by taxing jurisdictions as well as judgments about the likely outcome of issues that have been raised by the taxing jurisdiction. The Company cannot currently provide an estimate of the range of possible outcomes.

The Company recognizes interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits or underpayment of income taxes in interest expense, included in other income (expense) and recognizes penalties in other operating expenses.

The Company’s consolidated effective income tax rate was 26.4% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 26.3% and 25.8% in the comparable periods of 2023. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, there was no BEAT expense and GILTI expense was insignificant. All periods benefited from U.S. income tax deductions for FDII as well as available U.S. Federal foreign tax credits principally from withholding taxes related to our foreign operations. The Company has no liability as of September 30, 2024, for the 15% corporate alternative minimum tax based on financial statement income (BMT), which became effective in 2023 in the U.S., under the Inflation Reduction Act. Some elements of the recorded impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act could be impacted by further legislative action as well as additional interpretations and guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or Treasury which could impact the estimates of the amounts the Company would be required to record for BMT in the future.

v3.24.3
Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

Note 4. Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding. Dilutive potential shares represent outstanding stock options, including purchase options under the Company's employee stock purchase plan, and unvested RSUs. Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding without taking into consideration dilutive potential common shares outstanding.

The following table reconciles the numerator and the denominator of the basic and diluted per share computations for earnings attributable to shareholders:

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Net earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

229,574

 

 

 

171,353

 

 

 

574,195

 

 

$

594,164

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Weighted-average basic shares outstanding

 

 

140,417

 

 

 

147,099

 

 

 

141,540

 

 

 

150,543

 

   Effect of dilutive share-based awards

 

 

610

 

 

 

902

 

 

 

748

 

 

 

1,076

 

   Weighted-average diluted shares

 

 

141,027

 

 

 

148,001

 

 

 

142,288

 

 

 

151,619

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

1.63

 

 

$

1.16

 

 

$

4.06

 

 

$

3.95

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

1.63

 

 

$

1.16

 

 

$

4.04

 

 

$

3.92

 

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, 729 potential common shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been antidilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, 818 potential common shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been antidilutive.

v3.24.3
Shareholders' Equity
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity

Note 5. Shareholders' Equity

The Company has a Discretionary Stock Repurchase Plan approved by the Board of Directors that authorizes management to reduce issued and outstanding common stock. The Board of Directors last amended the plan on February 19, 2024 to authorize repurchases down from 140,000 to 130,000 shares. This authorization has no expiration date. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were 5,057 shares repurchased at an average price of $119.21 per share, compared to 10,522 shares repurchased at an average price of $113.97 during the same period in 2023.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted entirely of foreign currency translation adjustments, net of related income tax effects, for all the periods presented.

On May 6, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $.73 per share payable on June 17, 2024 to shareholders of record as of June 3, 2024. On May 1, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $.69 per share payable on June 15, 2023 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2023.

Subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2024, on November 4, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.73 per share payable on December 16, 2024 to shareholders of record as of December 2, 2024.

v3.24.3
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Note 6. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments, other than cash, consist primarily of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses. The carrying value of these financial instruments approximates their fair value. All highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.

Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:

 

 

 

September 30, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and overnight deposits

 

$

679,063

 

 

$

679,063

 

 

$

601,207

 

 

$

601,207

 

Corporate commercial paper

 

 

542,625

 

 

 

543,240

 

 

 

854,929

 

 

 

856,033

 

Time deposits and money market funds

 

 

71,485

 

 

 

71,485

 

 

 

56,747

 

 

 

56,747

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,293,173

 

 

$

1,293,788

 

 

$

1,512,883

 

 

$

1,513,987

 

 

The fair value of corporate commercial paper and time deposits is based on the use of market interest rates for identical or similar assets (Level 2 fair value measurement).

v3.24.3
Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Loss Contingency [Abstract]  
Contingencies

Note 7. Contingencies

The Company is involved in claims, lawsuits, government investigations, income, transfer pricing and indirect tax audits and other legal matters that arise in the ordinary course of business and are subject to inherent uncertainties. Currently, in management's opinion and based upon advice from legal and tax advisors, none of these matters are expected to have a material effect on the Company's operations, cash flows or financial position. The changes in the amounts recorded for claims, lawsuits, government investigations and other legal matters are not significant to the Company's operations, cash flows or financial position. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate any additional loss or range of reasonably possible losses, if any, beyond the amounts recorded, that might result from the resolution of these matters.

v3.24.3
Business Segment Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segment Information

Note 8. Business Segment Information

The Company is organized functionally in geographic operating segments. Accordingly, management focuses its attention on revenues, directly related cost of transportation and other expenses for each of the Company’s three primary sources of revenue, salaries and other operating expenses, operating income, identifiable assets, capital expenditures and equity generated in each of these geographical areas when evaluating the effectiveness of geographic management. Transactions among the Company’s various offices are conducted using the same arms-length pricing methodologies the Company uses when its offices transact business with independent agents. Certain costs are allocated among the segments based on the relative value of the underlying services, which can include allocation based on actual costs incurred or estimated cost plus a profit margin.

Financial information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic area is as follows:

 

 

 

UNITED
STATES

 

OTHER
NORTH
AMERICA

 

 

LATIN
AMERICA

 

 

NORTH
ASIA

 

 

SOUTH
ASIA

 

 

EUROPE

 

 

MIDDLE
EAST,
AFRICA
AND
INDIA

 

 

ELIMI-
NATIONS

 

 

CONSOLI-
DATED

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2024:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

854,679

 

 

114,264

 

 

 

61,981

 

 

 

914,417

 

 

 

445,308

 

 

 

433,660

 

 

 

177,145

 

 

 

(1,323

)

 

 

3,000,131

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

443,930

 

 

67,626

 

 

 

38,973

 

 

 

763,781

 

 

 

369,905

 

 

 

279,235

 

 

 

131,098

 

 

 

(584

)

 

 

2,093,964

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

253,452

 

 

35,261

 

 

 

18,605

 

 

 

86,566

 

 

 

51,307

 

 

 

126,917

 

 

 

33,283

 

 

 

(748

)

 

 

604,643

 

Operating income

 

$

157,297

 

 

11,377

 

 

 

4,403

 

 

 

64,070

 

 

 

24,096

 

 

 

27,508

 

 

 

12,764

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

301,524

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,611,417

 

 

192,370

 

 

 

108,985

 

 

 

727,724

 

 

 

376,283

 

 

 

863,840

 

 

 

319,627

 

 

 

(29,329

)

 

 

5,170,917

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

9,299

 

 

198

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

296

 

 

 

839

 

 

 

1,548

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,291

 

Equity

 

$

1,628,893

 

 

35,825

 

 

 

42,670

 

 

 

221,519

 

 

 

124,387

 

 

 

182,515

 

 

 

164,665

 

 

 

(41,304

)

 

 

2,359,170

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

784,503

 

 

106,293

 

 

 

47,327

 

 

 

515,340

 

 

 

207,006

 

 

 

410,904

 

 

 

119,849

 

 

 

(1,221

)

 

 

2,190,001

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

421,432

 

 

63,671

 

 

 

28,409

 

 

 

398,681

 

 

 

145,292

 

 

 

263,524

 

 

 

81,643

 

 

 

(541

)

 

 

1,402,111

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

261,323

 

 

38,275

 

 

 

16,405

 

 

 

66,546

 

 

 

42,138

 

 

 

120,436

 

 

 

27,351

 

 

 

(653

)

 

 

571,821

 

Operating income

 

$

101,748

 

 

4,347

 

 

 

2,513

 

 

 

50,113

 

 

 

19,576

 

 

 

26,944

 

 

 

10,855

 

 

 

(27

)

 

 

216,069

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,572,404

 

 

200,711

 

 

 

110,708

 

 

 

512,746

 

 

 

217,018

 

 

 

726,729

 

 

 

260,619

 

 

 

(22,814

)

 

 

4,578,121

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

3,762

 

 

302

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

409

 

 

 

1,369

 

 

 

1,899

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,993

 

Equity

 

$

1,797,123

 

 

46,264

 

 

 

54,096

 

 

 

225,229

 

 

 

91,712

 

 

 

154,617

 

 

 

161,882

 

 

 

(39,449

)

 

 

2,491,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED
STATES

 

OTHER
NORTH
AMERICA

 

 

LATIN
AMERICA

 

 

NORTH
ASIA

 

 

SOUTH
ASIA

 

 

EUROPE

 

 

MIDDLE
EAST,
AFRICA
AND
INDIA

 

 

ELIMI-
NATIONS

 

 

CONSOLI-
DATED

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

2,385,392

 

 

331,837

 

 

 

151,787

 

 

 

2,096,709

 

 

 

960,970

 

 

 

1,241,432

 

 

 

481,600

 

 

 

(3,917

)

 

 

7,645,810

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

1,270,981

 

 

199,710

 

 

 

88,077

 

 

 

1,702,401

 

 

 

757,167

 

 

 

796,205

 

 

 

353,839

 

 

 

(1,728

)

 

 

5,166,652

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

772,835

 

 

102,684

 

 

 

49,920

 

 

 

224,588

 

 

 

135,303

 

 

 

363,718

 

 

 

92,099

 

 

 

(2,208

)

 

 

1,738,939

 

Operating income

 

$

341,576

 

 

29,443

 

 

 

13,790

 

 

 

169,720

 

 

 

68,500

 

 

 

81,509

 

 

 

35,662

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

740,219

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,611,417

 

 

192,370

 

 

 

108,985

 

 

 

727,724

 

 

 

376,283

 

 

 

863,840

 

 

 

319,627

 

 

 

(29,329

)

 

 

5,170,917

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

17,775

 

 

2,172

 

 

 

383

 

 

 

933

 

 

 

2,938

 

 

 

4,860

 

 

 

1,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,415

 

Equity

 

$

1,628,893

 

 

35,825

 

 

 

42,670

 

 

 

221,519

 

 

 

124,387

 

 

 

182,515

 

 

 

164,665

 

 

 

(41,304

)

 

 

2,359,170

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

2,535,945

 

 

326,398

 

 

 

151,994

 

 

 

1,607,788

 

 

 

631,001

 

 

 

1,386,284

 

 

 

386,524

 

 

 

(3,592

)

 

 

7,022,342

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

1,387,511

 

 

201,984

 

 

 

90,139

 

 

 

1,238,996

 

 

 

437,392

 

 

 

924,592

 

 

 

261,482

 

 

 

(1,700

)

 

 

4,540,396

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

785,282

 

 

108,892

 

 

 

52,172

 

 

 

205,976

 

 

 

132,984

 

 

 

373,004

 

 

 

85,003

 

 

 

(1,902

)

 

 

1,741,411

 

Operating income

 

$

363,152

 

 

15,522

 

 

 

9,683

 

 

 

162,816

 

 

 

60,625

 

 

 

88,688

 

 

 

40,039

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

740,535

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,572,404

 

 

200,711

 

 

 

110,708

 

 

 

512,746

 

 

 

217,018

 

 

 

726,729

 

 

 

260,619

 

 

 

(22,814

)

 

 

4,578,121

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

15,829

 

 

932

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

1,110

 

 

 

744

 

 

 

6,688

 

 

 

2,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,600

 

Equity

 

$

1,797,123

 

 

46,264

 

 

 

54,096

 

 

 

225,229

 

 

 

91,712

 

 

 

154,617

 

 

 

161,882

 

 

 

(39,449

)

 

 

2,491,474

 

1Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals operating expenses from airfreight services, ocean freight and ocean services and customs brokerage and other services as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

2Salaries and other operating expenses totals salaries and related, rent and occupancy, depreciation and amortization, selling and promotion and other as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

v3.24.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
A.
Basis of Presentation

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (the Company) is a non-asset based provider of global logistics services operating through a worldwide network of offices and exclusive or non-exclusive agents. The Company’s customers include retailing and wholesaling, electronics, healthcare, technology, industrial and manufacturing companies around the world.

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) have been condensed or omitted. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2024.

All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All dollar amounts in the notes are presented in thousands except for per share data or unless otherwise specified. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation of other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings.

Revenue Recognition
B.
Revenue Recognition

The Company derives its revenues by entering into agreements that are generally comprised of a single performance obligation, which is that freight is shipped for and received by the customer. Each performance obligation is comprised of one or more of the Company’s services. The Company's three principal services are the revenue categories presented in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings: 1) airfreight services, 2) ocean freight and ocean services, and 3) customs brokerage and other services.

The Company typically satisfies its performance obligations as services are rendered over time. A typical shipment would include services rendered at origin, such as pick-up and delivery to port, freight services from origin to destination port and destination services, such as customs clearance and final delivery. The Company measures the performance of its obligations as services are completed over the life of a shipment, including services at origin, freight and destination. The Company fulfills nearly all of its performance obligations within a one to two month-period and contracts with customers have an original expected duration of less than one year. The Company satisfied nearly all performance obligations for the contract liabilities recorded as of June 30, 2024.

The Company evaluates whether amounts billed to customers should be reported as revenues on a gross or net basis. Generally, revenue is recorded on a gross basis when the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the services, when it assumes the risk of loss, when it has discretion in setting the prices for the services to the customers, and when the Company has the ability to direct the use of the services provided by the third party. When revenue is recorded on a net basis, the amounts earned are determined using a fixed fee, a per unit of activity fee or a combination thereof. For revenues earned in other capacities, for instance, when the Company does not issue a House Airway Bill (HAWB), a House Ocean Bill of Lading (HOBL) or a House Sea Waybill or otherwise act solely as an agent for the shipper, only the commissions and fees earned for such services are included in revenues. In these transactions, the Company is not a principal and reports only the commissions and fees earned in revenues.

Leases
C.
Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right-of-use (ROU) assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. All ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date at the present value of lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets are adjusted for lease incentives and initial direct costs. The lease term includes renewal options exercisable at the Company's sole discretion when the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that option. As the Company's leases generally do not have an implicit rate, the Company uses an estimated incremental borrowing rate based on market information available at the commencement date to determine the present value. Certain of our leases include variable payments, which may vary based upon changes in facts or circumstances after the start of the lease. The Company excludes variable payments from ROU assets and lease liabilities to the extent not considered fixed, and instead expenses variable payments as incurred. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in rent and occupancy expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings.

Additionally, the Company elected to apply the short-term lease exemption for leases with a non-cancelable period of twelve months or less and has chosen not to separate non-lease components from lease components and instead to account for each as a single lease component.

Accounts Receivable
D.
Accounts Receivable

The Company’s trade accounts receivable present similar credit risk characteristics and the allowance for credit loss is estimated on a collective basis, using a credit loss-rate method that uses historical credit loss information and considers the current economic environment. Additional allowances may be necessary in the future if changes in economic conditions are significant enough to affect expected credit losses. The Company has recorded an allowance for credit loss in the amounts of $5,903 as of September 30, 2024 and $6,550 as of December 31, 2023. Additions and write-offs have not been significant in the periods presented.

Use of Estimates
E.
Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. The Company uses estimates primarily in the following areas: accounts receivable valuation, accrual of costs related to ancillary services the Company performs, typically at the destination location, self-insured liabilities, accrual of various tax liabilities and accrual of loss contingencies, calculation of share-based compensation expense and estimates related to determining the lease term and discount rate when measuring ROU assets and lease liabilities.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

F. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standard Update (ASU) which makes improvements to reportable segment disclosures, by requiring, among other things, the disclosure in interim periods about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets that are currently required annually, and disclosures of significant segment expenses and profit and loss measures provided to the chief operating decision maker. The ASU does not change how the Company identifies its operating segments. The Company expects to adopt this standard in its 2024 annual report on Form 10-K and for interim periods starting on January 1, 2025, including retrospective presentation to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its segment disclosures and expects no impact on its consolidated financial statements, cash flows and financial condition.

Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

In December 2023, the FASB issued an ASU which expands income tax disclosures by requiring the disclosure, on an annual basis, of a tabular rate reconciliation using both percentages and currency amounts, broken out by nature and jurisdiction to the extent those items exceed a specified threshold. In addition, disclosure is required of income taxes paid, net of refunds received, disaggregated by federal, state/local, and foreign and by jurisdiction if the amount is at least 5% of total income tax payments, net of refunds received. This standard will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2025. The Company may apply this ASU prospectively by providing the revised disclosures for the period ending December 31, 2025 and continuing to provide the pre-ASU disclosures for the prior periods or may apply the amendments retrospectively by providing the revised disclosures for all periods presented. The Company expects this ASU to only impact its disclosures with no impacts to its consolidated financial statements, cash flows and financial condition.

Stock Plans

The Company recognizes stock compensation expense based on the fair value of awards granted to employees and directors under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2017 Omnibus Plan and employee stock purchase rights plans. This expense, adjusted for expected performance and forfeitures, is recognized in net earnings on a straight-line basis over the service periods as salaries and related costs on the condensed consolidated statements of earnings. RSUs and PSUs awarded to certain employees meeting specific retirement eligibility criteria at the time of grant are expensed immediately as there is no substantive service period associated with those awards.

Income Tax U.S. corporate income tax laws and regulations include a territorial tax framework and provisions for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) under which taxes on foreign income are imposed on the excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of certain foreign subsidiaries, Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) under which taxes are imposed on certain base eroding payments to affiliated foreign companies as well as U.S. income tax deductions for Foreign-derived intangible income (FDII). The Company treats GILTI as a discrete adjustment as a component of current income tax expense. Earnings of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are not considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States.
Earnings Per Share

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding. Dilutive potential shares represent outstanding stock options, including purchase options under the Company's employee stock purchase plan, and unvested RSUs. Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding without taking into consideration dilutive potential common shares outstanding.

Cash Equivalents

The Company’s financial instruments, other than cash, consist primarily of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses. The carrying value of these financial instruments approximates their fair value. All highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.

Segment Reporting The Company is organized functionally in geographic operating segments. Accordingly, management focuses its attention on revenues, directly related cost of transportation and other expenses for each of the Company’s three primary sources of revenue, salaries and other operating expenses, operating income, identifiable assets, capital expenditures and equity generated in each of these geographical areas when evaluating the effectiveness of geographic management. Transactions among the Company’s various offices are conducted using the same arms-length pricing methodologies the Company uses when its offices transact business with independent agents. Certain costs are allocated among the segments based on the relative value of the underlying services, which can include allocation based on actual costs incurred or estimated cost plus a profit margin.
v3.24.3
Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The following table reconciles the numerator and the denominator of the basic and diluted per share computations for earnings attributable to shareholders:

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Net earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

229,574

 

 

 

171,353

 

 

 

574,195

 

 

$

594,164

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Weighted-average basic shares outstanding

 

 

140,417

 

 

 

147,099

 

 

 

141,540

 

 

 

150,543

 

   Effect of dilutive share-based awards

 

 

610

 

 

 

902

 

 

 

748

 

 

 

1,076

 

   Weighted-average diluted shares

 

 

141,027

 

 

 

148,001

 

 

 

142,288

 

 

 

151,619

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

1.63

 

 

$

1.16

 

 

$

4.06

 

 

$

3.95

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

1.63

 

 

$

1.16

 

 

$

4.04

 

 

$

3.92

 

 

v3.24.3
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Fair Value of Cash and Cash Equivalents by Balance Sheet Grouping

Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:

 

 

 

September 30, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and overnight deposits

 

$

679,063

 

 

$

679,063

 

 

$

601,207

 

 

$

601,207

 

Corporate commercial paper

 

 

542,625

 

 

 

543,240

 

 

 

854,929

 

 

 

856,033

 

Time deposits and money market funds

 

 

71,485

 

 

 

71,485

 

 

 

56,747

 

 

 

56,747

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,293,173

 

 

$

1,293,788

 

 

$

1,512,883

 

 

$

1,513,987

 

v3.24.3
Business Segment Information (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Financial information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic area is as follows:

 

 

 

UNITED
STATES

 

OTHER
NORTH
AMERICA

 

 

LATIN
AMERICA

 

 

NORTH
ASIA

 

 

SOUTH
ASIA

 

 

EUROPE

 

 

MIDDLE
EAST,
AFRICA
AND
INDIA

 

 

ELIMI-
NATIONS

 

 

CONSOLI-
DATED

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2024:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

854,679

 

 

114,264

 

 

 

61,981

 

 

 

914,417

 

 

 

445,308

 

 

 

433,660

 

 

 

177,145

 

 

 

(1,323

)

 

 

3,000,131

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

443,930

 

 

67,626

 

 

 

38,973

 

 

 

763,781

 

 

 

369,905

 

 

 

279,235

 

 

 

131,098

 

 

 

(584

)

 

 

2,093,964

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

253,452

 

 

35,261

 

 

 

18,605

 

 

 

86,566

 

 

 

51,307

 

 

 

126,917

 

 

 

33,283

 

 

 

(748

)

 

 

604,643

 

Operating income

 

$

157,297

 

 

11,377

 

 

 

4,403

 

 

 

64,070

 

 

 

24,096

 

 

 

27,508

 

 

 

12,764

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

301,524

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,611,417

 

 

192,370

 

 

 

108,985

 

 

 

727,724

 

 

 

376,283

 

 

 

863,840

 

 

 

319,627

 

 

 

(29,329

)

 

 

5,170,917

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

9,299

 

 

198

 

 

 

101

 

 

 

296

 

 

 

839

 

 

 

1,548

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,291

 

Equity

 

$

1,628,893

 

 

35,825

 

 

 

42,670

 

 

 

221,519

 

 

 

124,387

 

 

 

182,515

 

 

 

164,665

 

 

 

(41,304

)

 

 

2,359,170

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

784,503

 

 

106,293

 

 

 

47,327

 

 

 

515,340

 

 

 

207,006

 

 

 

410,904

 

 

 

119,849

 

 

 

(1,221

)

 

 

2,190,001

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

421,432

 

 

63,671

 

 

 

28,409

 

 

 

398,681

 

 

 

145,292

 

 

 

263,524

 

 

 

81,643

 

 

 

(541

)

 

 

1,402,111

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

261,323

 

 

38,275

 

 

 

16,405

 

 

 

66,546

 

 

 

42,138

 

 

 

120,436

 

 

 

27,351

 

 

 

(653

)

 

 

571,821

 

Operating income

 

$

101,748

 

 

4,347

 

 

 

2,513

 

 

 

50,113

 

 

 

19,576

 

 

 

26,944

 

 

 

10,855

 

 

 

(27

)

 

 

216,069

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,572,404

 

 

200,711

 

 

 

110,708

 

 

 

512,746

 

 

 

217,018

 

 

 

726,729

 

 

 

260,619

 

 

 

(22,814

)

 

 

4,578,121

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

3,762

 

 

302

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

409

 

 

 

1,369

 

 

 

1,899

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,993

 

Equity

 

$

1,797,123

 

 

46,264

 

 

 

54,096

 

 

 

225,229

 

 

 

91,712

 

 

 

154,617

 

 

 

161,882

 

 

 

(39,449

)

 

 

2,491,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED
STATES

 

OTHER
NORTH
AMERICA

 

 

LATIN
AMERICA

 

 

NORTH
ASIA

 

 

SOUTH
ASIA

 

 

EUROPE

 

 

MIDDLE
EAST,
AFRICA
AND
INDIA

 

 

ELIMI-
NATIONS

 

 

CONSOLI-
DATED

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

2,385,392

 

 

331,837

 

 

 

151,787

 

 

 

2,096,709

 

 

 

960,970

 

 

 

1,241,432

 

 

 

481,600

 

 

 

(3,917

)

 

 

7,645,810

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

1,270,981

 

 

199,710

 

 

 

88,077

 

 

 

1,702,401

 

 

 

757,167

 

 

 

796,205

 

 

 

353,839

 

 

 

(1,728

)

 

 

5,166,652

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

772,835

 

 

102,684

 

 

 

49,920

 

 

 

224,588

 

 

 

135,303

 

 

 

363,718

 

 

 

92,099

 

 

 

(2,208

)

 

 

1,738,939

 

Operating income

 

$

341,576

 

 

29,443

 

 

 

13,790

 

 

 

169,720

 

 

 

68,500

 

 

 

81,509

 

 

 

35,662

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

740,219

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,611,417

 

 

192,370

 

 

 

108,985

 

 

 

727,724

 

 

 

376,283

 

 

 

863,840

 

 

 

319,627

 

 

 

(29,329

)

 

 

5,170,917

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

17,775

 

 

2,172

 

 

 

383

 

 

 

933

 

 

 

2,938

 

 

 

4,860

 

 

 

1,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,415

 

Equity

 

$

1,628,893

 

 

35,825

 

 

 

42,670

 

 

 

221,519

 

 

 

124,387

 

 

 

182,515

 

 

 

164,665

 

 

 

(41,304

)

 

 

2,359,170

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

2,535,945

 

 

326,398

 

 

 

151,994

 

 

 

1,607,788

 

 

 

631,001

 

 

 

1,386,284

 

 

 

386,524

 

 

 

(3,592

)

 

 

7,022,342

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

1,387,511

 

 

201,984

 

 

 

90,139

 

 

 

1,238,996

 

 

 

437,392

 

 

 

924,592

 

 

 

261,482

 

 

 

(1,700

)

 

 

4,540,396

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

785,282

 

 

108,892

 

 

 

52,172

 

 

 

205,976

 

 

 

132,984

 

 

 

373,004

 

 

 

85,003

 

 

 

(1,902

)

 

 

1,741,411

 

Operating income

 

$

363,152

 

 

15,522

 

 

 

9,683

 

 

 

162,816

 

 

 

60,625

 

 

 

88,688

 

 

 

40,039

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

740,535

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,572,404

 

 

200,711

 

 

 

110,708

 

 

 

512,746

 

 

 

217,018

 

 

 

726,729

 

 

 

260,619

 

 

 

(22,814

)

 

 

4,578,121

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

15,829

 

 

932

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

1,110

 

 

 

744

 

 

 

6,688

 

 

 

2,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,600

 

Equity

 

$

1,797,123

 

 

46,264

 

 

 

54,096

 

 

 

225,229

 

 

 

91,712

 

 

 

154,617

 

 

 

161,882

 

 

 

(39,449

)

 

 

2,491,474

 

1Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals operating expenses from airfreight services, ocean freight and ocean services and customs brokerage and other services as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

2Salaries and other operating expenses totals salaries and related, rent and occupancy, depreciation and amortization, selling and promotion and other as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

v3.24.3
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]    
Accounts receivable, allowance for credit loss $ 5,903 $ 6,550
v3.24.3
Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) - $ / shares
shares in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)        
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Share-based compensation arrangement by share- based payment award equity instruments other than options grants in period     334 342
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity Instruments other than options, grants in period. Weighted average fair value     $ 114.9 $ 113.29
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting period     3 years 3 years
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting percentage     100.00% 100.00%
Restricted Stock Awards | Non-Employee Directors        
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Share-based compensation arrangement by share- based payment award equity instruments other than options grants in period     14 14
Performance Stock Units (PSUs)        
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Share-based compensation arrangement by share- based payment award equity instruments other than options grants in period     78 78
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, equity Instruments other than options, grants in period. Weighted average fair value     $ 114.9 $ 113.24
Share-based compensation arrangement by share-based payment award, award vesting percentage     100.00% 100.00%
Maximum adjustment factor     200.00% 200.00%
Minimum adjustment factor     50.00% 50.00%
Minimum shares issued     0 0
Employee Stock Purchase Plan        
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]        
Stock issued during period, shares, employee stock purchase plans 487 640 487 640
Fair value of the employee stock purchase rights granted $ 27.97 $ 31.56 $ 27.97 $ 31.56
v3.24.3
Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Taxes [Line Items]          
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, percent 26.40% 26.30% 26.40% 25.80%  
Income tax expense $ 82,488 $ 61,048 $ 206,040 $ 206,018  
Corporate alternative minimum tax based on financial statement income     15.00%    
Income tax liability 25,728   $ 25,728   $ 15,562
Base Erosion And Anti Abuse Tax          
Income Taxes [Line Items]          
Income tax expense 0 $ 0 0 $ 0  
Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax          
Income Taxes [Line Items]          
Income tax liability $ 0   $ 0    
v3.24.3
Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share - Numerator and Denominator of the Basic and Diluted Per Share Computations for Earnings Attributable to Shareholders Per Share (Detail) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Numerator:        
Net earnings attributable to shareholders $ 229,574 $ 171,353 $ 574,195 $ 594,164
Denominator:        
Weighted average basic shares outstanding 140,417 147,099 141,540 150,543
Effect of dilutive share-based awards 610 902 748 1,076
Weighted-average diluted shares 141,027 148,001 142,288 151,619
Basic earnings per share $ 1.63 $ 1.16 $ 4.06 $ 3.95
Diluted earnings per share $ 1.63 $ 1.16 $ 4.04 $ 3.92
v3.24.3
Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share - Additional Information (Details) - shares
shares in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Abstract]        
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share 729 818 729 818
v3.24.3
Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - $ / shares
shares in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Nov. 04, 2024
May 06, 2024
May 01, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Feb. 19, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
O 2024 H1 Dividends              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Date of declaration of dividends   May 06, 2024          
Dividend declared per share       $ 0.73      
Date of dividend payment   Jun. 17, 2024          
Dividends payable to shareholders date of record   Jun. 03, 2024          
O 2023 H1 Dividends              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Date of declaration of dividends     May 01, 2023        
Dividend declared per share         $ 0.69    
Date of dividend payment     Jun. 15, 2023        
Dividends payable to shareholders date of record     Jun. 01, 2023        
Subsequent Event | O 2024 H2 1 Dividends [Member]              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Date of declaration of dividends Nov. 04, 2024            
Dividend declared per share $ 0.73            
Date of dividend payment Dec. 16, 2024            
Dividends payable to shareholders date of record Dec. 02, 2024            
Discretionary Plan              
Class of Stock [Line Items]              
Expected common stock shares issued and outstanding           130,000 140,000
Shares repurchased       5,057 10,522    
Average price per share       $ 119.21 $ 113.97    
v3.24.3
Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Cash and Cash Equivalents (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Cost    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Total cash and cash equivalents $ 1,293,173 $ 1,512,883
Fair Value    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Total cash and cash equivalents 1,293,788 1,513,987
Cash and Overnight Deposits | Cost    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Total cash and cash equivalents 679,063 601,207
Cash and Overnight Deposits | Fair Value    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Total cash and cash equivalents 679,063 601,207
Corporate Commercial Paper | Cost    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Total cash and cash equivalents 542,625 854,929
Corporate Commercial Paper | Fair Value    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Total cash and cash equivalents 543,240 856,033
Time deposits and money market funds | Cost    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Total cash and cash equivalents 71,485 56,747
Time deposits and money market funds | Fair Value    
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]    
Total cash and cash equivalents $ 71,485 $ 56,747
v3.24.3
Business Segment Information - Financial Information Regarding Company's Operations by Geographic Area (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $ 3,000,131 $ 2,190,001 $ 7,645,810 $ 7,022,342  
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses [1] 2,093,964 1,402,111 5,166,652 4,540,396  
Salaries and other operating expenses [2] 604,643 571,821 1,738,939 1,741,411  
Operating income 301,524 216,069 740,219 740,535  
Identifiable assets at period end 5,170,917 4,578,121 5,170,917 4,578,121 $ 4,523,809
Capital expenditures 12,291 7,993 30,415 28,600  
Equity 2,359,170 2,491,474 2,359,170 2,491,474 $ 2,391,413
Operating Segments | United States Segment          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 854,679 784,503 2,385,392 2,535,945  
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses [1] 443,930 421,432 1,270,981 1,387,511  
Salaries and other operating expenses [2] 253,452 261,323 772,835 785,282  
Operating income 157,297 101,748 341,576 363,152  
Identifiable assets at period end 2,611,417 2,572,404 2,611,417 2,572,404  
Capital expenditures 9,299 3,762 17,775 15,829  
Equity 1,628,893 1,797,123 1,628,893 1,797,123  
Operating Segments | Other North America Segment          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 114,264 106,293 331,837 326,398  
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses [1] 67,626 63,671 199,710 201,984  
Salaries and other operating expenses [2] 35,261 38,275 102,684 108,892  
Operating income 11,377 4,347 29,443 15,522  
Identifiable assets at period end 192,370 200,711 192,370 200,711  
Capital expenditures 198 302 2,172 932  
Equity 35,825 46,264 35,825 46,264  
Operating Segments | Latin America Segment          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 61,981 47,327 151,787 151,994  
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses [1] 38,973 28,409 88,077 90,139  
Salaries and other operating expenses [2] 18,605 16,405 49,920 52,172  
Operating income 4,403 2,513 13,790 9,683  
Identifiable assets at period end 108,985 110,708 108,985 110,708  
Capital expenditures 101 84 383 360  
Equity 42,670 54,096 42,670 54,096  
Operating Segments | North Asia Segment          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 914,417 515,340 2,096,709 1,607,788  
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses [1] 763,781 398,681 1,702,401 1,238,996  
Salaries and other operating expenses [2] 86,566 66,546 224,588 205,976  
Operating income 64,070 50,113 169,720 162,816  
Identifiable assets at period end 727,724 512,746 727,724 512,746  
Capital expenditures 296 168 933 1,110  
Equity 221,519 225,229 221,519 225,229  
Operating Segments | South Asia Segment          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 445,308 207,006 960,970 631,001  
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses [1] 369,905 145,292 757,167 437,392  
Salaries and other operating expenses [2] 51,307 42,138 135,303 132,984  
Operating income 24,096 19,576 68,500 60,625  
Identifiable assets at period end 376,283 217,018 376,283 217,018  
Capital expenditures 839 409 2,938 744  
Equity 124,387 91,712 124,387 91,712  
Operating Segments | Europe Segment          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 433,660 410,904 1,241,432 1,386,284  
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses [1] 279,235 263,524 796,205 924,592  
Salaries and other operating expenses [2] 126,917 120,436 363,718 373,004  
Operating income 27,508 26,944 81,509 88,688  
Identifiable assets at period end 863,840 726,729 863,840 726,729  
Capital expenditures 1,548 1,369 4,860 6,688  
Equity 182,515 154,617 182,515 154,617  
Operating Segments | Middle East Africa and India Segment          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax 177,145 119,849 481,600 386,524  
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses [1] 131,098 81,643 353,839 261,482  
Salaries and other operating expenses [2] 33,283 27,351 92,099 85,003  
Operating income 12,764 10,855 35,662 40,039  
Identifiable assets at period end 319,627 260,619 319,627 260,619  
Capital expenditures 10 1,899 1,354 2,937  
Equity 164,665 161,882 164,665 161,882  
Intersegment Eliminations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax (1,323) (1,221) (3,917) (3,592)  
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses [1] (584) (541) (1,728) (1,700)  
Salaries and other operating expenses [2] (748) (653) (2,208) (1,902)  
Operating income 9 (27) 19 10  
Identifiable assets at period end (29,329) (22,814) (29,329) (22,814)  
Capital expenditures 0 0 0 0  
Equity $ (41,304) $ (39,449) $ (41,304) $ (39,449)  
[1] Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals operating expenses from airfreight services, ocean freight and ocean services and customs brokerage and other services as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.
[2] Salaries and other operating expenses totals salaries and related, rent and occupancy, depreciation and amortization, selling and promotion and other as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

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