Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD
ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2007 OR |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD
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Commission File Number: 1-15829
FEDEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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62-1721435
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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942 South Shady Grove Road
Memphis, Tennessee
(Address of principal executive offices)
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38120
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(901) 818-7500
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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 þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act).
Yes o No þ
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of
the latest practicable date.
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Common Stock
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share
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Outstanding Shares at March 19, 2007
307,801,104 |
FEDEX CORPORATION
INDEX
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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FEDEX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN MILLIONS)
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February 28, |
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2007 |
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May 31, |
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(Unaudited) |
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2006 |
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ASSETS |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
1,770 |
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$ |
1,937 |
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Receivables, less allowances of $137 and $144 |
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3,925 |
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3,516 |
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Spare parts, supplies and fuel, less
allowances of $156 and $150 |
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322 |
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308 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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540 |
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539 |
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Prepaid expenses and other |
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210 |
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164 |
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Total current assets |
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6,767 |
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6,464 |
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST |
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26,333 |
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24,074 |
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Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
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14,164 |
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13,304 |
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Net property and equipment |
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12,169 |
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10,770 |
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OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS |
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Goodwill |
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3,136 |
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2,825 |
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Prepaid pension cost |
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1,539 |
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1,349 |
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Intangible and other assets |
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1,362 |
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1,282 |
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Total other long-term assets |
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6,037 |
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5,456 |
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$ |
24,973 |
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$ |
22,690 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FEDEX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
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February 28, |
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2007 |
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May 31, |
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(Unaudited) |
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2006 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS INVESTMENT |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
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$ |
1,259 |
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$ |
850 |
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Accrued salaries and employee benefits |
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1,251 |
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1,325 |
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Accounts payable |
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1,888 |
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1,908 |
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Accrued expenses |
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1,372 |
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1,390 |
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Total current liabilities |
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5,770 |
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5,473 |
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LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT PORTION |
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2,005 |
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1,592 |
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OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES |
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Deferred income taxes |
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1,402 |
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1,367 |
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Pension, postretirement healthcare and
other benefit obligations |
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971 |
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944 |
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Self-insurance accruals |
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749 |
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692 |
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Deferred lease obligations |
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629 |
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658 |
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Deferred gains, principally related to
aircraft transactions |
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350 |
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373 |
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Other liabilities |
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87 |
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80 |
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Total other long-term liabilities |
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4,188 |
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4,114 |
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
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COMMON STOCKHOLDERS INVESTMENT |
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Common stock, $0.10 par value; 800 million shares authorized,
308 million shares issued as of February 28, 2007 and
306 million shares issued as of May 31, 2006 |
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31 |
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31 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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1,621 |
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1,438 |
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Retained earnings |
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11,391 |
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10,068 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
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(30 |
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(24 |
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Treasury stock, at cost |
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(3 |
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(2 |
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Total common stockholders investment |
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13,010 |
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11,511 |
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$ |
24,973 |
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$ |
22,690 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FEDEX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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February 28, |
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February 28, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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REVENUES |
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$ |
8,592 |
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$ |
8,003 |
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$ |
26,063 |
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$ |
23,800 |
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OPERATING EXPENSES: |
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Salaries and employee benefits |
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3,414 |
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3,162 |
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10,225 |
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9,305 |
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Purchased transportation |
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1,009 |
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814 |
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2,901 |
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2,397 |
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Rentals and landing fees |
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598 |
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577 |
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1,752 |
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1,826 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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449 |
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391 |
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1,278 |
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1,147 |
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Fuel |
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829 |
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774 |
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2,630 |
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2,393 |
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Maintenance and repairs |
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484 |
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427 |
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1,491 |
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1,340 |
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Other |
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1,168 |
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1,145 |
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3,522 |
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3,305 |
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7,951 |
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7,290 |
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23,799 |
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21,713 |
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OPERATING INCOME |
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641 |
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713 |
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2,264 |
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2,087 |
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): |
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Interest, net |
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(11 |
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(28 |
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(37 |
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(82 |
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Other, net |
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(1 |
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(2 |
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(5 |
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(13 |
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(12 |
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(30 |
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(42 |
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(95 |
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
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629 |
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683 |
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2,222 |
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1,992 |
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PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES |
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209 |
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255 |
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816 |
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754 |
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NET INCOME |
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420 |
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$ |
428 |
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$ |
1,406 |
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$ |
1,238 |
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EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE: |
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Basic |
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$ |
1.37 |
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$ |
1.41 |
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$ |
4.59 |
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$ |
4.08 |
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Diluted |
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$ |
1.35 |
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$ |
1.38 |
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$ |
4.52 |
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$ |
4.01 |
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON
SHARE |
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$ |
0.09 |
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$ |
0.08 |
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$ |
0.27 |
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$ |
0.24 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FEDEX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(IN MILLIONS)
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Nine Months Ended |
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February 28, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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Operating Activities: |
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Net income |
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$ |
1,406 |
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$ |
1,238 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash
provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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1,278 |
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1,145 |
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Provision for uncollectible accounts |
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78 |
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91 |
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Lease accounting charge |
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79 |
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Deferred income taxes and other noncash items |
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32 |
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73 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of
the effect of acquired business: |
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Receivables |
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(293 |
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(191 |
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Other current assets |
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(46 |
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(34 |
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Accounts payable
and other operating
liabilities |
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(163 |
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28 |
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Other, net |
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(188 |
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(210 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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2,104 |
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2,219 |
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Investing Activities: |
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Capital expenditures |
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(2,112 |
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(1,856 |
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Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
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(991 |
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Proceeds from asset dispositions |
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26 |
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44 |
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Other, net |
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9 |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
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(3,068 |
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(1,812 |
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Financing Activities: |
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Proceeds from debt issuance |
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1,054 |
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Principal payments on debt |
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(283 |
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(355 |
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Proceeds from stock issuances |
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93 |
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105 |
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Dividends paid |
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(83 |
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(73 |
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Other, net |
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16 |
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(2 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
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797 |
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(325 |
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Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
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(167 |
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82 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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1,937 |
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1,039 |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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$ |
1,770 |
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$ |
1,121 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FEDEX CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(1) General
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES. These interim financial statements of FedEx
Corporation (FedEx) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States for interim financial information, the instructions to Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X, and should be read in conjunction with our
Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended May 31, 2006 (Annual Report).
Accordingly, significant accounting policies and other disclosures normally provided have been
omitted, as such items are disclosed therein.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements reflect all adjustments (including normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present
fairly our financial position as of February 28, 2007 and the results of our operations for the
three- and nine-month periods ended February 28, 2007 and 2006 and our cash flows for the
nine-month periods ended February 28, 2007 and 2006. Operating results for the three- and
nine-month periods ended February 28, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may
be expected for the year ending May 31, 2007.
Except as otherwise specified, references to years indicate our fiscal year ending May 31, 2007 or
ended May 31 of the year referenced and comparisons are to the corresponding period of the prior year.
EMPLOYEES UNDER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ARRANGEMENTS. The pilots of FedEx Express, who represent a
small number of our total employees, are employed under a collective bargaining agreement. In
October 2006, the pilots ratified a new four-year labor contract that included signing bonuses and
other upfront compensation of approximately $143 million, as well as pay increases and other
benefit enhancements. The effect of this new agreement on second quarter of 2007 net income was
approximately $78 million after tax, or $0.25 per diluted share. These costs were partially
mitigated by reductions in variable incentive compensation.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE. On February 16, 2007, our Board of Directors
declared a dividend of $0.09 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on April 2, 2007
to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 12, 2007. Each quarterly dividend
payment is subject to review and approval by our Board of Directors, and we evaluate our dividend
payment amount on an annual basis at the end of each fiscal year.
LEASE ADJUSTMENT. Our results for the nine months ended February 28, 2006 included a noncash
charge of $79 million ($49 million after tax or $0.16 per diluted share) to adjust the accounting
for certain facility leases, predominantly at FedEx Express. This charge, which included the impact
on prior years, related primarily to rent escalations in on-airport facility leases that were not
being recognized appropriately.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. (SFAS) 158, Employers
Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, which amended several other
FASB Statements. SFAS 158 requires recognition in the balance sheet of the funded status of
defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans, and the recognition in other
comprehensive income of unrecognized gains or losses and prior service costs or credits arising
during the period. Additionally, SFAS 158 requires the measurement date for plan assets and liabilities to coincide with the
sponsors year-end. We currently use a February 28 measurement date for our plans, so this standard
will require us to change our measurement date to May 31.
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The funded status recognition and disclosure provisions of SFAS 158 are effective for FedEx as of
May 31, 2007. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of our fiscal
year-end is effective for FedEx in 2009.
The impact of this standard on our balance sheet will depend on the funded status of our plans
based on our February 28, 2007 measurement date. However, if the provisions of SFAS 158 were
effective as of May 31, 2006, we estimate that the incremental after-tax impact of adopting SFAS
158 would have been a decrease in assets of approximately $1.4 billion, an increase in liabilities
of approximately $400 million, and a decrease in total shareholders equity of approximately $1.8
billion. The actual amount of these adjustments at May 31, 2007 could differ materially from the
amounts above. However, any adjustments resulting from the adoption of these new rules are not
expected to impact our compliance with any current loan covenants or affect our debt ratings,
pension funding requirements or our overall liquidity.
On February 27, 2007, we announced changes to modernize our retirement programs over the next two
fiscal years. Effective January 1, 2008, we will increase the company match in our
401(k) plan for most employees to 3.5% of eligible compensation. Effective May 31,
2008, all benefits under our traditional pension benefit formula will be capped and will be payable
beginning at retirement. All future pension benefits from June 1, 2008 will be earned under our cash
balance formula known as the Portable Pension Account. See our Annual Report for a more detailed
description of our Portable Pension Account. These changes will not affect the benefits of current
retirees.
Under the new programs, we expect the long-term costs and funding for our retirement plans will
approximate those under the current design. The effect of these changes to the measurement of our
pension liabilities will be reflected in our February 28, 2007 measurement date valuation and will
be disclosed in our May 31, 2007 Annual Report. While our fiscal year-end measurements (performed
as of February 28) have not yet been finalized, we anticipate that the announced retirement plan
changes will substantially reduce the impact on shareholders equity of adopting SFAS 158 described
above.
The FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. (FIN) 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,
in July 2006. This interpretation establishes new standards for the financial statement
recognition, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in
income tax returns. The new rules will be effective for FedEx in the first quarter of 2008. We
continue to evaluate the impact of this interpretation, and do not anticipate its adoption will
have a material effect on our financial statements.
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin
(SAB) 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in
Current Year Financial Statements, which eliminates the diversity in practice surrounding the
quantification and evaluation of financial statement errors. The guidance outlined in SAB 108 is
effective for FedEx in the fourth quarter of 2007 and is consistent with our historical practices
for assessing such matters when circumstances have required such an evaluation. Accordingly, we do
not believe that adoption of SAB 108 will have any impact on us.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities Including an Amendment of SFAS 115, which allows for the option to
measure financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses
on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. We do not
presently have any financial assets or liabilities that we would elect to measure at fair value,
and therefore we expect this standard will have no impact on our financial statements.
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(2) Business Acquisitions
On September 3, 2006, we acquired the assets and assumed certain obligations of the
less-than-truckload (LTL) operations of Watkins Motor Lines (Watkins), a privately held
company, and certain affiliates for $784 million in cash. Watkins, a leading provider of long-haul
LTL services, is being rebranded as FedEx National LTL and is expected to extend our leadership
position in the heavyweight LTL freight sector. The financial results of FedEx National LTL are
included in the FedEx Freight segment from the date of acquisition. The portion of the purchase
price allocated to goodwill and other identified intangible assets will be deductible for tax
purposes over 15 years.
On December 16, 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of ANC Holdings Ltd.
(ANC), a United Kingdom domestic express transportation company, for approximately $239 million,
predominantly in cash. This acquisition will allow FedEx Express to better serve the United
Kingdom domestic market, which we previously served primarily through independent agents. The
financial results of ANC have been included in the FedEx Express segment from the date of
acquisition. The portion of the purchase price allocated to goodwill and other identified
intangible assets will generally be deductible for U.S. tax purposes over 15 years.
On January 31, 2007, FedEx
Express acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Prakash Air
Freight Pvt. Ltd. (Prakash), its primary service provider in India, for approximately $33 million
in cash. This acquisition extends our operations in the global express industry with a wholly
owned company in one of the worlds fastest growing markets. The financial results of the acquired
company are included in the FedEx Express segment from the date of acquisition.
Pro forma results of these acquisitions would not differ materially from reported results in any of
the periods presented. The accompanying unaudited balance sheet reflects the following preliminary
allocations of the purchase price for the FedEx National LTL and ANC acquisitions (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FedEx |
|
|
|
|
|
|
National LTL |
|
|
ANC |
|
Current assets, primarily accounts receivable |
|
$ |
121 |
|
|
$ |
68 |
|
Property and equipment |
|
|
528 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
Customer-related intangible assets |
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
(61 |
) |
Long-term liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total purchase price |
|
$ |
784 |
|
|
$ |
239 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The purchase price allocations for these acquisitions are expected to be complete by May 31, 2007.
The Prakash acquisition was not material to our results of operations or financial condition, and
accordingly a purchase price allocation has not been presented. The customer-related intangible
assets will be amortized on an accelerated basis over seven years for FedEx National LTL, and 12 years for ANC. As a result of
these acquisitions, we recorded $311 million in goodwill during the nine-month period ended
February 28, 2007.
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On March 1, 2007, FedEx Express
acquired Tianjin Datian W. Group Co., Ltd.s (DTW Group)
50% share of the FedEx-DTW International Priority express joint venture and assets relating to DTW
Groups domestic express network in China for approximately $400 million in cash. We expect a
significant portion of the purchase price will be allocated to goodwill. This acquisition converts
our joint venture with DTW Group, formed in 1999 and prior to the fourth quarter of 2007 accounted for under the equity
method, into a wholly owned subsidiary and increases our presence in China in the international and domestic express
businesses. The financial results of DTW Group will be included in the FedEx Express segment from
the date of acquisition.
We paid the purchase price for these acquisitions from available cash balances, which included the
net proceeds from our $1 billion senior unsecured debt offering completed during the first quarter
of 2007. See Note 5 for further discussion of this debt offering.
(3) Stock Compensation
On June 1, 2006, we adopted the provisions of SFAS 123R, Share-Based Payment, which requires
recognition of compensation expense for stock-based awards using a fair value method. SFAS 123R is
a revision of SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and supersedes Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. (APB) 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. Prior to the
adoption of SFAS 123R, we applied APB 25 and its related interpretations to measure compensation
expense for stock-based compensation plans. As a result, no compensation expense was recorded for
stock options, as the exercise price was equal to the market price of our common stock at the date
of grant.
We adopted SFAS 123R using the modified prospective method, which resulted in prospective
recognition of compensation expense for all outstanding unvested share-based payments to employees
based on the fair value on the original grant date. Under this method of adoption, our financial
statement amounts for the prior period presented have not been restated.
Our total share-based compensation expense was $23 million for the three months ended February 28,
2007, and $79 million for the nine months ended February 28, 2007. The impact of adopting SFAS
123R to the third quarter of 2007 was approximately $15 million ($11 million, net of tax), or $0.04
per basic and diluted share, and $54 million ($40 million, net of tax), or $0.13 per basic and
diluted share, for the nine months of 2007. These amounts are not material to earnings or cash
flows for the third quarter or nine months ended February 28, 2007.
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Stock option compensation expense, pro forma net income and basic and diluted earnings per common
share, if determined under SFAS 123 at fair value using the Black-Scholes method, would have been
as follows (in millions, except for per share amounts) for the three- and nine-month periods ended
February 28, 2006:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months |
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income, as reported |
|
$ |
428 |
|
|
$ |
1,238 |
|
Add: Stock compensation included in
reported net income, net of tax |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation
expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of
tax benefit |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income |
|
$ |
417 |
|
|
$ |
1,206 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per common
share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic as reported |
|
$ |
1.41 |
|
|
$ |
4.08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic pro forma |
|
$ |
1.37 |
|
|
$ |
3.97 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted as reported |
|
$ |
1.38 |
|
|
$ |
4.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted pro forma |
|
$ |
1.34 |
|
|
$ |
3.90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The key terms of the stock options and restricted stock granted under our incentive stock plans are
set forth in our Annual Report.
We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the fair value of stock options. We
recognize stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service
period of the award in the Salaries and employee benefits caption of our income statement.
For unvested restricted stock awards and stock options granted prior to June 1, 2006, the terms of these awards provide for continued vesting subsequent to the employees retirement. Compensation
expense associated with these awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the
remaining service or vesting period. This post-retirement vesting provision was removed from all stock option awards
granted subsequent to May 31, 2006.
As of February 28, 2007, there was $151 million of total unrecognized compensation cost, net of
estimated forfeitures, related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements. This
compensation expense is expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over the remaining
weighted-average vesting period of approximately four years.
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Following is a table of the key weighted-average assumptions used in the valuation calculations
under both SFAS 123R and SFAS 123 for the options granted during the nine-month periods presented.
See our Annual Report for a discussion of our methodology for developing each of the assumptions
used in the valuation model.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 28, |
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
Expected lives |
|
5 years |
|
5 years |
Expected volatility |
|
|
22 |
% |
|
|
25 |
% |
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
4.90 |
% |
|
|
3.78 |
% |
Dividend yield |
|
|
0.302 |
% |
|
|
0.324 |
% |
The following table summarizes information about stock option and restricted stock activity for the
nine-month period ended February 28, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options |
|
|
Restricted Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining |
|
|
Aggregate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Price |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Life |
|
|
Intrinsic Value |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Outstanding at June 1, 2006 |
|
|
17,099,526 |
|
|
$ |
60.82 |
|
|
$ |
307,436,781 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
583,106 |
|
|
$ |
44,941,947 |
|
Granted |
|
|
2,016,946 |
|
|
|
110.17 |
|
|
|
63,865,985 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
175,005 |
|
|
|
19,232,381 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
(1,717,192 |
) |
|
|
54.18 |
|
|
|
(28,358,561 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(260,664 |
) |
|
|
(18,235,895 |
) |
Forfeited |
|
|
(246,410 |
) |
|
|
88.46 |
|
|
|
(6,190,243 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15,193 |
) |
|
|
(1,334,033 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at February 28, 2007 |
|
|
17,152,870 |
|
|
$ |
66.93 |
|
|
$ |
336,753,962 |
|
|
6.0 years |
|
$ |
818,578,024 |
|
|
|
482,254 |
|
|
$ |
44,604,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Exercisable |
|
|
10,980,448 |
|
|
$ |
53.54 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.7 years |
|
$ |
670,987,502 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At February 28, 2007, there were 7,141,486 shares available for future grants under these plans.
The options granted during the nine-month period ended February 28, 2007 are primarily related to
our principal annual stock option grant in June 2006.
The weighted-average Black-Scholes value of our stock option grants using the assumptions indicated
above was $30.47 per option for the three-month period ended February 28, 2007, and $31.66 per
option for the nine-month period ended February 28, 2007. The weighted-average Black-Scholes
value of our stock option grants was $28.48 per option for the three-month period ended February
28, 2006, and $25.65 per option for the nine-month period ended February 28, 2006. The intrinsic
value of options exercised during the three-month period ended February 28, 2007 was $39 million,
and $100 million for the nine-month period ended February 28, 2007. The intrinsic value of options
exercised during the three-month period ended
February 28, 2006 was $73 million, and $136 million for the nine-month period ended February 28,
2006.
The following table summarizes information about vested and nonvested
stock options as of the dates indicated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 28, 2007 |
|
|
June 1, 2006 |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Vested |
|
|
10,980,448 |
|
|
$ |
178,832,833 |
|
|
|
9,665,894 |
|
|
$ |
144,823,786 |
|
Nonvested |
|
|
6,172,422 |
|
|
|
157,921,129 |
|
|
|
7,433,632 |
|
|
|
162,612,995 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
17,152,870 |
|
|
$ |
336,753,962 |
|
|
|
17,099,526 |
|
|
$ |
307,436,781 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-12-
During the nine months ended February 28, 2007, 3,008,420 stock options vested with a fair value of
$62 million.
Total shares outstanding or available for grant related to equity compensation at February 28, 2007
represented 7.5% of the total outstanding common and equity compensation shares and equity
compensation shares available for grant.
(4) Comprehensive Income
The following tables provide a reconciliation of net income reported in our financial statements to
comprehensive income (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
February 28, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
420 |
|
|
$ |
428 |
|
Other comprehensive
income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency
translation
adjustments,
net of deferred taxes of
$3 in 2007
and $2 in 2006 |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
$ |
413 |
|
|
$ |
439 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
February 28, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
1,406 |
|
|
$ |
1,238 |
|
Other comprehensive
income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency
translation
adjustments,
net of deferred taxes of
$4 in 2007 and deferred
tax benefit of $2 in 2006 |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
$ |
1,400 |
|
|
$ |
1,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5) Financing Arrangements
From time to time, we finance certain operating and investing activities, including acquisitions,
through borrowings under our $1.0 billion revolving credit facility or the issuance of commercial
paper. The revolving credit agreement contains certain covenants and restrictions, none of which
are expected to significantly affect our operations or ability to pay dividends. Our commercial
paper program is backed by unused commitments under the revolving credit facility and borrowings
under the program reduce the amount available under the credit facility. At February 28, 2007, no
commercial paper borrowings were outstanding and the entire amount under the credit facility was
available.
On August 2, 2006, we filed an updated shelf registration statement with the SEC. The new
registration statement does not limit the amount of any future offering. By using this shelf
registration statement, we may sell, in one or more future offerings, any combination of our
unsecured debt securities and common stock.
On August 8, 2006, under the new shelf registration statement, we issued $1 billion of senior
unsecured debt, comprised of floating rate notes totaling $500 million due in August 2007 and fixed
rate notes totaling $500 million due in August 2009. The floating rate notes bear interest at the
three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 0.08%, reset on a quarterly basis. At
February 28, 2007, the floating interest rate was 5.44%. The fixed rate notes bear interest at an
annual rate of 5.5%, payable semi-annually. The net proceeds are being used for working capital
and general corporate purposes, including the funding of acquisitions (such as those described in
Note 2).
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(6) Computation of Earnings Per Share
The calculations of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the periods ended February 28
were as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
420 |
|
|
$ |
428 |
|
|
$ |
1,406 |
|
|
$ |
1,238 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares of common stock
outstanding |
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
306 |
|
|
|
304 |
|
Common equivalent shares: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assumed exercise of
outstanding dilutive options |
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Less shares repurchased from
proceeds of
assumed exercise of options |
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average common and common
equivalent shares outstanding |
|
|
311 |
|
|
|
310 |
|
|
|
311 |
|
|
|
309 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
$ |
1.37 |
|
|
$ |
1.41 |
|
|
$ |
4.59 |
|
|
$ |
4.08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
|
$ |
1.38 |
|
|
$ |
4.52 |
|
|
$ |
4.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We have excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share approximately 0.2 million
antidilutive options for the three- and nine-month periods ended February 28, 2007 as the exercise
price of these options was greater than the average market price of
our common stock for the period.
(7) Employee Benefit Plans
We sponsor defined benefit pension plans covering a majority of our employees. The largest
plan covers certain U.S. employees age 21 and over with at least one year of service. Certain of
our subsidiaries also offer medical, dental and vision coverage to eligible U.S. retirees and their
eligible dependents. Net periodic benefit costs of the pension and postretirement healthcare plans
for the periods ended February 28 were as follows (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
Pension Plans |
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Service cost |
|
$ |
136 |
|
|
$ |
119 |
|
|
$ |
401 |
|
|
$ |
356 |
|
Interest cost |
|
|
176 |
|
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
530 |
|
|
|
482 |
|
Expected return on plan assets |
|
|
(232 |
) |
|
|
(203 |
) |
|
|
(697 |
) |
|
|
(609 |
) |
Recognized actuarial losses |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
Amortization of transition
obligation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
Amortization of prior service cost |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
118 |
|
|
$ |
106 |
|
|
$ |
346 |
|
|
$ |
319 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Postretirement
Healthcare Plans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service cost |
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
10 |
|
|
$ |
23 |
|
|
$ |
31 |
|
Interest cost |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
Recognized actuarial gain |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
13 |
|
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
$ |
41 |
|
|
$ |
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-14-
We made tax-deductible voluntary contributions to our qualified U.S. domestic pension
plans of $482 million during the first nine months of 2007, and
$456 million during the first nine months of 2006.
(8) Business Segment Information
We provide a broad portfolio of
transportation, e-commerce and business services through companies competing collectively, operating
independently and managed collaboratively under the respected
FedEx brand. Our operations are primarily represented by Federal Express Corporation (FedEx
Express), the
worlds largest express transportation company; FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (FedEx Ground),
a leading provider of small-package ground delivery services; FedEx Freight Corporation, a leading
U.S. provider of LTL freight services; and FedEx Kinkos Office and Print Services, Inc. (FedEx
Kinkos), a leading provider of document solutions and business services. These businesses form
the core of our reportable segments. Management evaluates segment financial performance based on
operating income.
FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. (FedEx Services) provides customer-facing sales, marketing and
information technology support, primarily for FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. The costs for these
functions are allocated based on metrics such as relative revenues or estimated services provided.
We also allocate costs for administrative functions provided between operating companies and
certain other costs, such as those associated with services received for general corporate
oversight, including executive officers and certain legal and finance functions. We believe these
allocations approximate the cost of providing these functions.
In addition, certain FedEx operating companies provide transportation and related services for
other FedEx companies outside their reportable segment. Billings for such services are based on
negotiated rates and are reflected as revenues of the billing segment. We believe these rates
approximate fair value and these rates are periodically evaluated and updated as necessary. FedEx
Kinkos segment revenues include package acceptance revenue, which represents the fee received by
FedEx Kinkos from FedEx Express and FedEx Ground for accepting and handling packages at FedEx
Kinkos locations on behalf of these operating companies. Package acceptance revenue does not
include the external revenue associated with the actual shipments. All shipment revenues are
reflected in the segment performing the transportation services. Intersegment revenues and
expenses are eliminated in the consolidated results and are not separately identified in the
following segment information, as the amounts are not material.
Effective June 1, 2006, we moved the credit, collections and customer service functions with
responsibility for FedEx Express domestic and FedEx Ground customer information from FedEx Express into a
newly formed subsidiary of FedEx Services named FedEx Customer Information Services, Inc. Also,
effective June 1, 2006, we moved FedEx Supply Chain Services, Inc., the results of which were
previously reported in the FedEx Ground segment, into a new subsidiary of FedEx Services named
FedEx Global Supply Chain Services, Inc. The costs of providing these customer service functions
and the net operating costs of FedEx Global Supply Chain Services are allocated back to the FedEx
Express and FedEx Ground segments. Prior year amounts have not been reclassified to conform to the
current year segment presentation, as the financial results of all segments are materially
comparable.
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As of February 28, 2007, our reportable segments included the following businesses:
|
|
|
FedEx Express Segment |
|
FedEx Express (express transportation)
|
|
|
FedEx Trade Networks (global trade services) |
FedEx Ground Segment |
|
FedEx Ground (small-package ground delivery)
|
|
|
FedEx SmartPost (small-parcel consolidator) |
FedEx Freight Segment |
|
FedEx Freight LTL Group:
|
|
|
FedEx Freight (regional LTL freight transportation)
|
|
|
FedEx National LTL (long-haul LTL freight transportation)
|
|
|
FedEx Custom Critical (time-critical transportation)
|
|
|
Caribbean Transportation Services (airfreight forwarding) |
FedEx Kinkos Segment |
|
FedEx Kinkos (document solutions and business services) |
The following table provides a reconciliation of reportable segment revenues and operating income
to our consolidated financial statement totals (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
February 28, |
|
|
February 28, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FedEx Express
segment |
|
$ |
5,523 |
|
|
$ |
5,340 |
|
|
$ |
16,856 |
|
|
$ |
15,832 |
|
FedEx Ground segment |
|
|
1,523 |
|
|
|
1,363 |
|
|
|
4,460 |
|
|
|
3,889 |
|
FedEx Freight
segment (3) |
|
|
1,101 |
|
|
|
848 |
|
|
|
3,339 |
|
|
|
2,672 |
|
FedEx Kinkos
segment |
|
|
485 |
|
|
|
501 |
|
|
|
1,508 |
|
|
|
1,546 |
|
Other and
eliminations |
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
(100 |
) |
|
|
(139 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
8,592 |
|
|
$ |
8,003 |
|
|
$ |
26,063 |
|
|
$ |
23,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FedEx Express
segment (1)(2) |
|
$ |
391 |
|
|
$ |
446 |
|
|
$ |
1,360 |
|
|
$ |
1,207 |
|
FedEx Ground segment |
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
187 |
|
|
|
544 |
|
|
|
498 |
|
FedEx Freight
segment (3) |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
343 |
|
FedEx Kinkos
segment |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
Other and
eliminations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
641 |
|
|
$ |
713 |
|
|
$ |
2,264 |
|
|
$ |
2,087 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
FedEx Express segment results for the nine-month period ended February 28, 2007 include a $143 million charge for signing
bonuses and other upfront compensation associated with the new labor contract with our pilots, which was ratified in
October 2006. |
|
(2) |
|
FedEx Express segment results for the nine-month period ended February 28, 2006 include a $75 million charge to adjust the
accounting for certain facility leases. |
|
(3) |
|
FedEx Freight segment results include the results of FedEx National LTL from the date of acquisition on September 3, 2006. |
-16-
(9) Commitments
As of February 28, 2007, our
purchase commitments for the remainder of 2007 and annually thereafter were as follows (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aircraft- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aircraft |
|
|
Related (1) |
|
|
Other (2) |
|
|
Total |
|
2007 (remainder) |
|
$ |
124 |
|
|
$ |
57 |
|
|
$ |
216 |
|
|
$ |
397 |
|
2008 |
|
|
482 |
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
387 |
|
|
|
1,016 |
|
2009 |
|
|
800 |
|
|
|
157 |
|
|
|
159 |
|
|
|
1,116 |
|
2010 |
|
|
907 |
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
1,147 |
|
2011 |
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
704 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
219 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Primarily aircraft modifications. |
|
(2) |
|
Primarily vehicles, facilities,
and advertising and promotions contracts. |
The amounts reflected in the table above for purchase commitments represent non-cancelable
agreements to purchase goods or services. Commitments to purchase aircraft in passenger
configuration do not include the attendant costs to modify these aircraft for cargo transport
unless we have entered into non-cancelable commitments to modify such aircraft. Open purchase
orders that are cancelable are not considered unconditional purchase obligations for financial
reporting purposes and are not included in the table above.
In September 2006 we announced a $2.6 billion multi-year program to acquire and modify
approximately 90 Boeing 757-200 aircraft to replace our narrow body fleet of Boeing 727-200
aircraft. We expect to bring the new aircraft into service during the eight-year period between
calendar years 2008 and 2016 contingent upon identification and purchase of suitable 757-200
aircraft. As of February 28, 2007, we had entered into agreements to purchase 32 757-200 aircraft
under this program.
In November 2006 we entered into an agreement to acquire 15 new Boeing 777 Freighter (777F)
aircraft and an option to purchase an additional 15 Boeing 777F aircraft. In connection with the
decision to purchase these aircraft, we cancelled our order of ten Airbus A380-800F aircraft. We
do not expect the cancellation of this contract to have any material impact to us.
Deposits and progress payments of $125 million have been made toward aircraft purchases, options to
purchase additional aircraft and other planned aircraft-related transactions. In addition, we have
committed to modify our DC10 aircraft for two-man cockpit configurations. Future payments related
to these activities are included in the table above. Aircraft and aircraft-related contracts are
subject to price escalations. The following table is a summary of the number and type of aircraft
we are committed to purchase as of February 28, 2007, with the year of expected delivery:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A300 |
|
|
A310 |
|
|
B757 |
|
|
777F |
|
|
Total |
|
2007 (remainder) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
2008 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18 |
|
2009 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
|
2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-17-
A summary of future minimum lease payments under capital leases at February 28, 2007 is as follows
(in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
2007 (remainder) |
|
$ |
6 |
|
2008 |
|
|
100 |
|
2009 |
|
|
12 |
|
2010 |
|
|
96 |
|
2011 |
|
|
8 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
366 |
|
Less amount representing interest |
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
|
|
Present value of net minimum lease payments |
|
$ |
305 |
|
|
|
|
|
A summary of future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases with an initial or
remaining term in excess of one year at February 28, 2007 is as follows (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aircraft and Related |
|
|
Facilities and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equipment |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Total |
|
2007 (remainder) |
|
$ |
162 |
|
|
$ |
270 |
|
|
$ |
432 |
|
2008 |
|
|
592 |
|
|
|
1,034 |
|
|
|
1,626 |
|
2009 |
|
|
554 |
|
|
|
873 |
|
|
|
1,427 |
|
2010 |
|
|
544 |
|
|
|
702 |
|
|
|
1,246 |
|
2011 |
|
|
526 |
|
|
|
574 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
3,934 |
|
|
|
3,461 |
|
|
|
7,395 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,312 |
|
|
$ |
6,914 |
|
|
$ |
13,226 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
While certain of our lease agreements contain covenants governing the use of the leased assets or
require us to maintain certain levels of insurance, none of our lease agreements include material
financial covenants or limitations.
FedEx Express makes payments under certain leveraged operating leases that are sufficient to pay
principal and interest on certain pass-through certificates. These pass-through certificates are
not direct obligations of, or guaranteed by, FedEx or FedEx Express.
(10) Contingencies
Wage-and-Hour. We are a defendant in a number of lawsuits filed in federal or California state
courts containing various class-action allegations under federal or California wage-and-hour laws.
The plaintiffs in these lawsuits are employees of FedEx operating companies who allege, among other
things, that they were forced to work off the clock and were not provided work breaks or other
benefits. The plaintiffs generally seek unspecified monetary damages, injunctive relief, or both.
We have denied any liability and intend to vigorously defend ourselves. Given the nature and
preliminary status of these wage-and-hour claims, we cannot yet determine the amount or a
reasonable range of potential loss in these matters, if any.
Race Discrimination. On September 28, 2005, a California federal district court granted class
certification in Satchell v. FedEx Express, a lawsuit alleging discrimination by FedEx Express in
the Western region of the United States against certain current and former minority employees in
pay and promotion. The district courts ruling on class certification is not a decision on the
merits of the plaintiffs claim and does not address whether we will be held liable. Trial is
currently scheduled for May 2007. We have denied any liability. Given the nature of the claim, we cannot yet determine the amount or a
reasonable range of potential loss in this matter, if any. It is reasonably possible, however,
that we could incur a material loss as this case develops. We are using a mediator to negotiate a
possible settlement of this matter with plaintiffs counsel.
-18-
Independent Contractor. FedEx Ground is involved in numerous purported class-action lawsuits and
other proceedings that claim that the companys owner-operators should be treated as employees,
rather than independent contractors. These matters include Estrada v. FedEx Ground, a class action
involving single work area contractors that was filed in California state court. Although the
trial court granted some of the plaintiffs claims for relief in Estrada ($18 million, inclusive of
attorneys fees, plus equitable relief), the appellate court has reversed the trial courts
issuance of equitable relief. The plaintiffs petitioned the
California Supreme Court for a review of the appellate court
decision, and that petition was denied. We expect to prevail on the rest of the pending appeal as well.
Adverse determinations in these matters could, among other things, entitle certain of our
contractors to the reimbursement of certain expenses and to the benefit of wage-and-hour laws and
result in employment and withholding tax liability for FedEx Ground. On August 10, 2005, the
Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation granted our motion to transfer and consolidate the
majority of the class-action lawsuits for administration of the pre-trial proceedings by a single
federal court the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. We strongly believe
that FedEx Grounds owner-operators are properly classified as independent contractors and that we
will prevail in these proceedings. Given the nature and preliminary status of these claims, we
cannot yet determine the amount or a reasonable range of potential loss in these matters, if any.
Other. FedEx and its subsidiaries are subject to other legal proceedings that arise in the
ordinary course of their business. In the opinion of management, the aggregate liability, if any,
with respect to these other actions will not materially adversely affect our financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
(11) Supplemental Cash Flow Information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
February 28, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(In millions) |
|
Cash payments for: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest (net of
capitalized
interest) |
|
$ |
112 |
|
|
$ |
116 |
|
Income taxes |
|
|
892 |
|
|
|
766 |
|
(12) Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
We are required to present condensed consolidating financial information in order for the
subsidiary guarantors (other than FedEx Express) of our public debt to be exempt from reporting
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The guarantor subsidiaries, which are wholly owned by FedEx, guarantee approximately $2.2 billion
of our debt. The guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several. Our guarantor
subsidiaries were not determined using geographic, service line or other similar criteria, and as a
result, the Guarantor and Non-Guarantor columns each include portions of our domestic and
international operations. Accordingly, this basis of presentation is not intended to present our
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows for any purpose other than to comply with
the specific requirements for subsidiary guarantor reporting.
-19-
Condensed consolidating financial statements for our guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor
subsidiaries are presented in the following tables (in millions):
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
February 28, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
1,157 |
|
|
$ |
133 |
|
|
$ |
480 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,770 |
|
Receivables, less allowances |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
3,127 |
|
|
|
812 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
3,925 |
|
Spare parts, fuel, supplies, prepaid expenses
and other, less allowances |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
429 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
532 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
535 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
540 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
1,172 |
|
|
|
4,224 |
|
|
|
1,389 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
6,767 |
|
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
24,020 |
|
|
|
2,291 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26,333 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
13,167 |
|
|
|
984 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,164 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net property and
equipment |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
10,853 |
|
|
|
1,307 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,169 |
|
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
632 |
|
|
|
(1,099 |
) |
|
|
|
|
GOODWILL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,675 |
|
|
|
461 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,136 |
|
PREPAID PENSION COST |
|
|
1,494 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,539 |
|
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES |
|
|
13,986 |
|
|
|
2,591 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16,577 |
) |
|
|
|
|
OTHER ASSETS |
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
801 |
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
1,362 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
16,730 |
|
|
$ |
21,358 |
|
|
$ |
4,612 |
|
|
$ |
(17,727 |
) |
|
$ |
24,973 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS INVESTMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
$ |
1,050 |
|
|
$ |
209 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,259 |
|
Accrued salaries and employee benefits |
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
1,042 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,251 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
1,516 |
|
|
|
357 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
1,888 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
1,177 |
|
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,372 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
1,158 |
|
|
|
3,944 |
|
|
|
686 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
5,770 |
|
LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT PORTION |
|
|
1,248 |
|
|
|
757 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,005 |
|
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE |
|
|
1,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,099 |
) |
|
|
|
|
OTHER LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,170 |
|
|
|
265 |
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
1,402 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
235 |
|
|
|
2,455 |
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,786 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other long-term
liabilities |
|
|
235 |
|
|
|
3,625 |
|
|
|
361 |
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
4,188 |
|
STOCKHOLDERS INVESTMENT |
|
|
12,990 |
|
|
|
13,032 |
|
|
|
3,565 |
|
|
|
(16,577 |
) |
|
|
13,010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
16,730 |
|
|
$ |
21,358 |
|
|
$ |
4,612 |
|
|
$ |
(17,727 |
) |
|
$ |
24,973 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-20-
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
May 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
1,679 |
|
|
$ |
114 |
|
|
$ |
144 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,937 |
|
Receivables, less allowances |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,864 |
|
|
|
681 |
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
3,516 |
|
Spare parts, fuel, supplies, prepaid expenses
and other, less allowances |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
423 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
472 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
539 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
1,686 |
|
|
|
3,923 |
|
|
|
884 |
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
6,464 |
|
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST |
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
22,430 |
|
|
|
1,622 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,074 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
12,410 |
|
|
|
882 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,304 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net property and
equipment |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
10,020 |
|
|
|
740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,770 |
|
INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
680 |
|
|
|
1,399 |
|
|
|
(2,079 |
) |
|
|
|
|
GOODWILL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,675 |
|
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,825 |
|
PREPAID PENSION COST |
|
|
1,310 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,349 |
|
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES |
|
|
12,301 |
|
|
|
2,070 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,371 |
) |
|
|
|
|
OTHER ASSETS |
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
571 |
|
|
|
675 |
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
1,282 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
15,376 |
|
|
$ |
19,957 |
|
|
$ |
3,869 |
|
|
$ |
(16,512 |
) |
|
$ |
22,690 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS INVESTMENT |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
$ |
700 |
|
|
$ |
150 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
850 |
|
Accrued salaries and employee benefits |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
1,107 |
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,325 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
1,594 |
|
|
|
310 |
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
1,908 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
1,221 |
|
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,390 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
820 |
|
|
|
4,072 |
|
|
|
610 |
|
|
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
5,473 |
|
LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT PORTION |
|
|
749 |
|
|
|
843 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,592 |
|
INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE |
|
|
2,079 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,079 |
) |
|
|
|
|
OTHER LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,143 |
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
1,367 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
226 |
|
|
|
2,447 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,747 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other long-term
liabilities |
|
|
226 |
|
|
|
3,590 |
|
|
|
331 |
|
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
4,114 |
|
STOCKHOLDERS INVESTMENT |
|
|
11,502 |
|
|
|
11,452 |
|
|
|
2,928 |
|
|
|
(14,371 |
) |
|
|
11,511 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
15,376 |
|
|
$ |
19,957 |
|
|
$ |
3,869 |
|
|
$ |
(16,512 |
) |
|
$ |
22,690 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-21-
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended February 28, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
REVENUES |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
7,266 |
|
|
$ |
1,405 |
|
|
$ |
(79 |
) |
|
$ |
8,592 |
|
OPERATING EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries and employee benefits |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
2,864 |
|
|
|
524 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,414 |
|
Purchased transportation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
767 |
|
|
|
249 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
1,009 |
|
Rentals and landing fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
530 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
598 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
387 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
449 |
|
Fuel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
770 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
829 |
|
Maintenance and repairs |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
451 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
484 |
|
Intercompany charges, net |
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
1,006 |
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
1,168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,733 |
|
|
|
1,297 |
|
|
|
(79 |
) |
|
|
7,951 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
|
533 |
|
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
641 |
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
|
|
420 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(485 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Interest, net |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
Intercompany charges, net |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other, net |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
|
|
420 |
|
|
|
586 |
|
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
(485 |
) |
|
|
629 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
209 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME |
|
$ |
420 |
|
|
$ |
430 |
|
|
$ |
55 |
|
|
$ |
(485 |
) |
|
$ |
420 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended February 28, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
REVENUES |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
7,049 |
|
|
$ |
1,031 |
|
|
$ |
(77 |
) |
|
$ |
8,003 |
|
OPERATING EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries and employee benefits |
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
2,782 |
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,162 |
|
Purchased transportation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
672 |
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
814 |
|
Rentals and landing fees |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
522 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
577 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
352 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
391 |
|
Fuel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
744 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
774 |
|
Maintenance and repairs |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
412 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
427 |
|
Intercompany charges, net |
|
|
(41 |
) |
|
|
(67 |
) |
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
1,019 |
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,436 |
|
|
|
931 |
|
|
|
(77 |
) |
|
|
7,290 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
|
613 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
713 |
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
|
|
428 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(484 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Interest, net |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
Intercompany charges, net |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
|
|
428 |
|
|
|
633 |
|
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
(484 |
) |
|
|
683 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
206 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
255 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME |
|
$ |
428 |
|
|
$ |
427 |
|
|
$ |
57 |
|
|
$ |
(484 |
) |
|
$ |
428 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-22-
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
Nine Months Ended February 28, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
REVENUES |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
22,275 |
|
|
$ |
4,046 |
|
|
$ |
(258 |
) |
|
$ |
26,063 |
|
OPERATING EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries and employee benefits |
|
|
78 |
|
|
|
8,721 |
|
|
|
1,426 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,225 |
|
Purchased transportation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,258 |
|
|
|
664 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
2,901 |
|
Rentals and landing fees |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1,563 |
|
|
|
189 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
1,752 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1,122 |
|
|
|
155 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,278 |
|
Fuel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,481 |
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,630 |
|
Maintenance and repairs |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1,408 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,491 |
|
Intercompany charges, net |
|
|
(147 |
) |
|
|
(136 |
) |
|
|
283 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
3,098 |
|
|
|
594 |
|
|
|
(235 |
) |
|
|
3,522 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,515 |
|
|
|
3,542 |
|
|
|
(258 |
) |
|
|
23,799 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,760 |
|
|
|
504 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,264 |
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
|
|
1,406 |
|
|
|
302 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,708 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Interest, net |
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37 |
) |
Intercompany charges, net |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other, net |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
|
|
1,406 |
|
|
|
2,014 |
|
|
|
510 |
|
|
|
(1,708 |
) |
|
|
2,222 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
654 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
816 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME |
|
$ |
1,406 |
|
|
$ |
1,360 |
|
|
$ |
348 |
|
|
$ |
(1,708 |
) |
|
$ |
1,406 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
Nine Months Ended February 28, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
REVENUES |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
20,879 |
|
|
$ |
3,176 |
|
|
$ |
(255 |
) |
|
$ |
23,800 |
|
OPERATING EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries and employee benefits |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
8,190 |
|
|
|
1,057 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,305 |
|
Purchased transportation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,950 |
|
|
|
460 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
2,397 |
|
Rentals and landing fees |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1,656 |
|
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
1,826 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1,034 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,147 |
|
Fuel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,299 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,393 |
|
Maintenance and repairs |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1,292 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,340 |
|
Intercompany charges, net |
|
|
(118 |
) |
|
|
(178 |
) |
|
|
296 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
2,963 |
|
|
|
528 |
|
|
|
(240 |
) |
|
|
3,305 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,206 |
|
|
|
2,762 |
|
|
|
(255 |
) |
|
|
21,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,673 |
|
|
|
414 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,087 |
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
|
|
1,238 |
|
|
|
235 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,473 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Interest, net |
|
|
(45 |
) |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(82 |
) |
Intercompany charges, net |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other, net |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
|
|
1,238 |
|
|
|
1,802 |
|
|
|
425 |
|
|
|
(1,473 |
) |
|
|
1,992 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
605 |
|
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
754 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME |
|
$ |
1,238 |
|
|
$ |
1,197 |
|
|
$ |
276 |
|
|
$ |
(1,473 |
) |
|
$ |
1,238 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-23-
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Nine Months Ended February 28, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
$ |
(255 |
) |
|
$ |
1,701 |
|
|
$ |
658 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,104 |
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(1,948 |
) |
|
|
(163 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,112 |
) |
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
|
|
(174 |
) |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
|
(784 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(991 |
) |
Proceeds from asset dispositions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26 |
|
Other, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
(175 |
) |
|
|
(1,964 |
) |
|
|
(929 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,068 |
) |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net transfers (to) from Parent |
|
|
(917 |
) |
|
|
310 |
|
|
|
607 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from debt issuance |
|
|
999 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,054 |
|
Principal payments on debt |
|
|
(200 |
) |
|
|
(83 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(283 |
) |
Proceeds from stock issuances |
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
93 |
|
Dividends paid |
|
|
(83 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(83 |
) |
Other, net |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
(92 |
) |
|
|
282 |
|
|
|
607 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
797 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(522 |
) |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
336 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(167 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
1,679 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,937 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
1,157 |
|
|
$ |
133 |
|
|
$ |
480 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,770 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
Nine Months Ended February 28, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Guarantor |
|
|
Non-Guarantor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Parent |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Subsidiaries |
|
|
Eliminations |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
$ |
(203 |
) |
|
$ |
2,171 |
|
|
$ |
251 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,219 |
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(1,719 |
) |
|
|
(133 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,856 |
) |
Proceeds from asset dispositions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(1,680 |
) |
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,812 |
) |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net transfers (to) from Parent |
|
|
485 |
|
|
|
(388 |
) |
|
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal payments on debt |
|
|
(250 |
) |
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(355 |
) |
Proceeds from stock issuances |
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
105 |
|
Dividends paid |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(73 |
) |
Other, net |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
265 |
|
|
|
(493 |
) |
|
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(325 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
82 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
742 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
146 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,039 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
800 |
|
|
$ |
149 |
|
|
$ |
172 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,121 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-24-
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
FedEx Corporation
We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of FedEx Corporation as of February 28,
2007, and the related condensed consolidated statements of income for the three-month and
nine-month periods ended February 28, 2007 and 2006 and the condensed consolidated statements of
cash flows for the nine-month periods ended February 28, 2007 and 2006. These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Companys management.
We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying
analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting
matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards
of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an
opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an
opinion.
Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the
condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of FedEx Corporation as of May 31,
2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders investment and
comprehensive income, and cash flows for the year then ended not presented herein, and in our
report dated July 11, 2006 (except Note 22, as to which the date is August 2, 2006), we expressed
an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information
set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of May 31, 2006, is fairly
stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has
been derived.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Memphis, Tennessee
March 20, 2007
-25-
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
GENERAL
The following Managements Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial
Condition describes the principal factors affecting the results of operations, liquidity, capital
resources, contractual cash obligations and critical accounting estimates of FedEx. This
discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying quarterly unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements and our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year
ended May 31, 2006 (Annual Report). Our Annual Report includes additional information about our
significant accounting policies, practices and the transactions that underlie our financial
results, as well as our detailed discussion of the most significant risks and uncertainties
associated with our financial and operating results.
FedEx provides a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services through
companies competing collectively, operating independently and managed collaboratively under the
respected FedEx brand. These operations are primarily represented by FedEx Express, the worlds
largest express transportation company; FedEx Ground, a leading provider of small-package ground
delivery services; FedEx Freight Corporation, a leading U.S. provider of less than truckload
(LTL) freight services; and FedEx Kinkos, a leading provider of document solutions and business
services. These companies form the core of our reportable segments. See Reportable Segments for
further discussion.
The key indicators necessary to understand our operating results include:
|
|
the overall customer demand for our various services; |
|
|
|
the volumes of transportation and business services provided through our networks, primarily measured by our average
daily volume and shipment weight; |
|
|
|
the mix of services purchased by our customers; |
|
|
|
the prices we obtain for our services, primarily measured by average price per shipment (yield); |
|
|
|
our ability to manage our cost structure for capital expenditures and operating expenses and to match our cost
structure to shifting volume levels; and |
|
|
|
the timing and amount of fluctuations in fuel prices and our ability to recover incremental fuel costs through our fuel
surcharges. |
Except as otherwise specified, references to years indicate our fiscal year ending May 31, 2007 or
ended May 31 of the year referenced and comparisons are to the corresponding period of the prior
year. References to our transportation segments include, collectively, our FedEx Express, FedEx
Ground and FedEx Freight segments.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
The following table compares revenues, operating income, operating margin, net income and diluted
earnings per share (dollars in millions, except per share amounts) for the periods ended February
28:
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2007(1) |
|
|
2006 (2) |
|
|
Change |
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
8,592 |
|
|
$ |
8,003 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
$ |
26,063 |
|
|
$ |
23,800 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Operating income |
|
|
641 |
|
|
|
713 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
2,264 |
|
|
|
2,087 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Operating margin |
|
|
7.5 |
% |
|
|
8.9 |
% |
|
(140 |
) bp |
|
|
8.7 |
% |
|
|
8.8 |
% |
|
(10 |
) bp |
Net income |
|
$ |
420 |
|
|
$ |
428 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
1,406 |
|
|
$ |
1,238 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings
per share |
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
|
$ |
1.38 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
4.52 |
|
|
$ |
4.01 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Operating expenses for the first nine months of 2007 include a $143 million charge associated
with upfront
compensation and benefits under the new labor contract with our pilots, which was ratified in October 2006. The
impact of this new contract on net income was approximately $78 million after tax, or $0.25 per diluted share. |
|
(2) |
|
Operating expenses for the first nine months of 2006 include a $79 million ($49 million, net of
tax, or $0.16 per
diluted share) charge to adjust the accounting for certain facility leases, predominantly at FedEx Express. |
The following table shows changes in revenues and operating income by reportable segment for the
three- and nine-month periods ended February 28, 2007 compared to 2006 (in millions):
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|
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Change In |
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|
Percent Change in |
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|
Change in |
|
|
Percent Change in |
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|
|
Revenues |
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
Operating Income |
|
|
Operating Income |
|
|
|
Three |
|
|
Nine |
|
|
Three |
|
|
Nine |
|
|
Three |
|
|
Nine |
|
|
Three |
|
|
Nine |
|
|
|
Months |
|
|
Months |
|
|
Months |
|
|
Months |
|
|
Months |
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|
Months |
|
|
Months |
|
|
Months |
|
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|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
FedEx Express segment |
|
$ |
183 |
|
|
$ |
1,024 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
$ |
(55 |
) |
|
$ |
153 |
(1)(2) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
13 |
|
FedEx Ground segment |
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
571 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
FedEx Freight
segment
(3) |
|
|
253 |
|
|
|
667 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
FedEx Kinkos segment |
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
(44 |
) |
Other and Eliminations |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
589 |
|
|
$ |
2,263 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
(72 |
) |
|
$ |
177 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
FedEx Express operating expenses for the nine-month period ended February 28, 2007
include a $143 million charge associated with upfront compensation and benefits under the
new pilot labor contract, which was ratified in October 2006. |
|
(2) |
|
FedEx Express operating expenses for the nine-month period ended February 28, 2006 include a $75 million charge to adjust the accounting for certain facility leases. |
|
(3) |
|
FedEx Freight segment results include the results of FedEx National LTL from the date of acquisition on September 3, 2006. |
-27-
The following table shows selected operating statistics (in thousands, except yield amounts) for
the periods ended February 28:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Change |
|
Average daily package volume (ADV): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FedEx Express(1) |
|
|
3,345 |
|
|
|
3,375 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
3,271 |
|
|
|
3,292 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
FedEx Ground |
|
|
3,216 |
|
|
|
2,944 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
3,125 |
|
|
|
2,788 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total ADV |
|
|
6,561 |
|
|
|
6,319 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
6,396 |
|
|
|
6,080 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average daily LTL shipments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FedEx Freight Segment |
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Revenue per package (yield): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FedEx Express(1) |
|
$ |
21.14 |
|
|
$ |
20.65 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
$ |
21.65 |
|
|
$ |
20.54 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
FedEx Ground |
|
|
7.26 |
|
|
|
7.10 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
7.14 |
|
|
|
6.97 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
LTL Yield (revenue per hundredweight): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FedEx Freight Segment |
|
$ |
18.68 |
|
|
$ |
16.74 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
$ |
18.45 |
|
|
$ |
16.70 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Certain reclassifications, which are more fully described in the FedEx Express segment
financial summary table, impacted the presentation of these amounts. |
Operating results for the third quarter
of 2007 reflect weaker than anticipated volumes in our
package and freight services due to the slowing economic environment, the anticipated
year-over-year negative impact from the timing lag in our fuel
surcharges and the adverse effect of severe winter
weather. Severe winter weather conditions during the quarter are estimated to have negatively
impacted earnings by $0.06 per diluted share. In addition, earnings benefited by approximately
$0.08 per diluted share during the third quarter of 2007 due to a reduction in the effective income
tax rate.
Revenue growth for the third quarter and nine months of 2007 was primarily attributable to shipment
growth within the FedEx Freight segment, package volume growth at FedEx Ground and volume and yield
improvement in our International Priority (IP) services at FedEx Express. Shipment growth within
the FedEx Freight segment was primarily due to our acquisition of FedEx National LTL, formerly
known as Watkins Motor Lines (Watkins) as described below, while volume growth at FedEx Ground
resulted from increases in both commercial business and FedEx Home Delivery services. Revenues
from IP services at FedEx Express increased in the third quarter and nine months of 2007 primarily
due to yield improvements across all regions and volume growth in U.S. outbound and Europe.
Revenues at FedEx Kinkos decreased during the third quarter and nine months of 2007 primarily due
to declines in copy product revenues.
Operating income and operating margin
declined in the third quarter of 2007 primarily as a result of lower
revenue growth due to the slowing economic environment and the negative impact of the timing of
adjustments to our fuel surcharge rates at FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. In addition, operating
losses at FedEx National LTL, primarily due to softening volumes and ongoing investments to
re-engineer its network, negatively impacted operating income and operating margin during the third
quarter of 2007. Our third quarter 2007 results were subject to a difficult year-over-year
comparison as the third quarter of 2006 benefited from the timing lag between when we purchase fuel
and when our indexed fuel surcharges automatically adjust. In December 2005 fuel surcharges at
FedEx Express and FedEx Ground were established during the period when fuel prices spiked following
Hurricane Katrina. After the spike, fuel prices dropped at a faster rate than the fuel surcharge.
Conversely, during the third quarter of 2007, fuel prices increased at a faster pace than
adjustments to our fuel surcharge. Severe winter storms during the
third quarter of 2007 impacted volumes in key
markets and increased costs associated with aircraft operations, labor and snow removal.
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Operating income increased in the
nine months of 2007 primarily due to revenue growth in our
transportation segments. Operating margins declined slightly in the nine months of 2007 due to
higher salaries and employee benefits, the timing impact of our fuel surcharge as described above
and operating losses at FedEx National LTL. Salaries and employee benefits increased in the nine
months of 2007 as a result of the new labor contract for the pilots of FedEx Express (described
below) and the FedEx National LTL acquisition. Purchased transportation costs increased in the
third quarter and nine months of 2007 due to FedEx Ground and FedEx Express IP package volume
growth, which required a higher utilization of contract pickup and delivery services.
The pilots of FedEx Express, who represent a small number of our total employees, are employed
under a collective bargaining agreement. In October 2006, the pilots ratified a new four-year
labor contract that included signing bonuses and other upfront compensation of approximately $143
million, as well as pay increases and other benefit enhancements. The effect of this new agreement on
second quarter 2007 net income was approximately $78 million after tax, or $0.25 per diluted share.
These costs were partially
mitigated by reductions in variable incentive compensation.
Fuel costs increased in the third quarter and nine months of 2007 due to an increase in gallons
consumed and an increase in the average price per gallon of fuel. Due to the timing lag that
exists between when we purchase fuel and when our fuel surcharges are adjusted at FedEx Express and
FedEx Ground (as described above), fuel surcharges were not sufficient to offset the effect of fuel
costs on our operating results for the third quarter and nine months of 2007. Though fluctuations
in fuel surcharge rates can be significant from period to period, fuel surcharges represent one of
the many individual components of our pricing structure that impact our overall revenue and yield.
Additional components include the mix of services purchased, the base price and other extra service
charges we obtain for these services and the level of pricing discounts offered. In order to
provide information about the impact of fuel surcharges on the trend in revenue and yield growth,
we have included the comparative fuel surcharge rates in effect for the third quarter and nine
months of 2007 and 2006 in the accompanying discussions of each of our transportation segments.
Our results for the nine months
of 2006 included a noncash charge of $79 million ($49 million after
tax, or $0.16 per diluted share) to adjust the accounting for certain facility leases, predominantly
at FedEx Express. The charge, which included the impact on prior years, related primarily to rent
escalations in on-airport facility leases that were not being recognized appropriately.
Net interest expense decreased during the third quarter and nine months of 2007 primarily due to
increased interest income earned on higher cash balances.
Our effective tax rate was reduced to 33.2% for the third quarter of 2007 and 36.7% for the nine
months of 2007, which provided a benefit to earnings of approximately
$0.08 per diluted share in the third quarter.
The rate reduction was primarily attributable to the conclusion of various state and federal tax
audits and appeals during the third quarter of 2007. We expect our 2007 full-year effective tax
rate will be approximately 37.5%. The fourth quarter of 2007 effective tax rate is expected to be higher
(approximately 39%) due to tax charges we expect to incur as a result of a reorganization in Asia
associated with our acquisition in China, as described below. Our effective tax rate was 37.3% for
the third quarter of 2006 and 37.9% for the nine months of 2006.
Business Acquisitions
On September 3, 2006, we acquired the assets and assumed certain obligations of the LTL operations
of Watkins, a privately held company, and certain affiliates for $784 million in cash. Watkins, a
leading provider of long-haul LTL services, is being rebranded as FedEx National LTL and is
expected to extend our leadership position in the heavyweight LTL freight sector. The financial
results of FedEx National LTL are included in the FedEx Freight segment from the date of
acquisition.
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On December 16, 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of ANC Holdings Ltd.
(ANC), a United Kingdom domestic express transportation company, for approximately $239 million,
predominantly in cash. This acquisition will allow FedEx Express to better serve the United
Kingdom domestic market, which we previously served primarily through independent agents. The
financial results of ANC have been included in the FedEx Express segment from the date of
acquisition. This acquisition was not material to our results of operations or financial
condition.
On January 31, 2007,
FedEx Express acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Prakash Air Freight Pvt. Ltd., its
primary service provider in India, for approximately $33 million in cash. This acquisition extends
our operations in the global express industry with a wholly owned company in one of the worlds
fastest growing markets. The financial results of the acquired company are included in the FedEx
Express segment from the date of acquisition. This acquisition was not material to our results of
operations or financial condition.
On March 1, 2007,
FedEx Express acquired Tianjin Datian W. Group Co., Ltd.s (DTW Group)
50% share of the FedEx-DTW International Priority express joint
venture and assets relating to DTW
Groups domestic express network in China for approximately $400 million in cash. This acquisition
converts our joint venture with DTW Group, formed in 1999 and prior to the fourth quarter of 2007 accounted for under the
equity method, into a wholly owned subsidiary and increases our presence in China in the
international and domestic express businesses. The financial results of DTW Group will be included
in the FedEx Express segment from the date of acquisition.
We paid the purchase price for these acquisitions from available cash balances, which
included the net proceeds from our $1 billion senior unsecured debt offering completed during the
first quarter of 2007. See Note 5 of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements for further discussion of this debt offering.
See Note 2 of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further
information about these acquisitions.
Outlook
Despite softening near-term economic conditions in the U.S., we expect continued revenue growth at
all transportation segments in the fourth quarter of 2007. We anticipate earnings and margin
improvements in our package businesses and continued slow growth in
demand for LTL freight services.
We anticipate completion of the integration of our new FedEx National LTL business to extend our
leadership position in the heavyweight LTL freight sector and provide new growth opportunities for
our LTL operations in 2008. We expect to continue to make investments to expand our networks and
broaden our service offerings, in part through the integration and expansion of FedEx National LTL
and our investments overseas.
FedEx Kinkos will continue
to focus on key strategies related to adding new locations, improving
customer service and increasing investments in employee development
and training. We expect these strategies to continue to result in decreased profitability in the short-term. Through the third quarter of
2007, FedEx Kinkos had opened 150 of the approximately 200 new centers planned to be opened in
2007, which will bring the total number of domestic centers to over 1,500 by the end of 2007.
All of our transportation businesses operate in a competitive pricing environment, exacerbated by
continuing volatile fuel prices. While our fuel surcharges have generally been sufficient to offset incremental fuel costs, volatility in fuel costs may impact quarterly earnings because
adjustments to our fuel surcharges lag changes in actual fuel prices paid. Therefore, the trailing
impact of adjustments to
FedEx Express and FedEx Ground fuel surcharges can significantly
affect earnings in the short-term,
as experienced in the third quarters of 2007 and 2006.
See Forward-Looking Statements for a discussion of
potential risks and uncertainties that could materially affect our future performance.
-30-
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
On June 1, 2006, we adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
123R, Share-Based Payment, which requires recognition of compensation expense for stock-based
awards using a fair value method. We adopted SFAS 123R using the modified prospective method,
which resulted in prospective recognition of compensation expense for all outstanding unvested
share-based payments to employees based on the fair value on the original grant date. Under this
method of adoption, our financial statement amounts for the prior period presented have not been
restated. The adoption of SFAS 123R reduced earnings for the third quarter and nine months of
2007 by $0.04 and $0.13 per diluted share, respectively. For additional information on the impact
of the adoption of SFAS 123R, refer to Note 3 in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS 158, Employers
Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, which amended several other
FASB Statements. SFAS 158 requires recognition in the balance sheet of the funded status of
defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans, and the recognition in other
comprehensive income of unrecognized gains or losses and prior service costs or credits arising
during the period. Additionally, SFAS 158 requires the measurement date for plan assets and
liabilities to coincide with the sponsors year-end. We currently use a February 28 measurement
date for our plans, so this standard will require us to change our measurement date to May 31.
The funded status recognition and disclosure provisions of SFAS 158 are effective for FedEx as of
May 31, 2007. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of our fiscal
year-end is effective for FedEx in 2009.
The impact of this standard on our balance sheet will depend on the funded status of our plans
based on our February 28, 2007 measurement date. However, if the provisions of SFAS 158 were
effective as of May 31, 2006, we estimate that the incremental after-tax impact of adopting SFAS
158 would have been a decrease in assets of approximately $1.4 billion, an increase in liabilities
of approximately $400 million, and a decrease in total shareholders equity of approximately $1.8
billion. The actual amount of these adjustments at May 31, 2007 could differ materially from the
amounts above. However, any adjustments resulting from the adoption of these new rules are not
expected to impact our compliance with any current loan covenants or affect our debt ratings,
pension funding requirements or our overall liquidity.
On February 27, 2007, we announced changes to modernize our retirement programs over the next two
fiscal years. Effective January 1, 2008, we will increase the company match in our
401(k) plan for most employees to 3.5% of eligible compensation. Effective May 31,
2008, all benefits under our traditional pension benefit formula will be capped and will be payable
beginning at retirement. All future pension benefits from June 1, 2008 will be earned under our cash
balance formula known as the Portable Pension Account. See our Annual Report for a more detailed
description of our Portable Pension Account. These changes will not affect the benefits of current
retirees.
Under the new programs, we expect the long-term costs and funding for our retirement plans
will approximate those under the current design. The effect of these changes to the measurement of
our pension liabilities will be reflected in our February 28, 2007 measurement date valuation and
will be disclosed in our May 31, 2007 Annual Report. While our fiscal year-end measurements
(performed as of February 28) have not yet been finalized, we anticipate that the announced
retirement plan changes will substantially reduce the impact on shareholders equity of adopting
SFAS 158 described above.
-31-
The FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. (FIN) 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,
in July 2006. This interpretation establishes new standards for the financial statement
recognition, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in
income tax returns. The new rules will be effective for FedEx in the first quarter of 2008. We
continue to evaluate the impact of this interpretation, and do not anticipate its adoption will
have a material effect on our financial statements.
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin
(SAB) 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in
Current Year Financial Statements, which eliminates the diversity in practice surrounding the
quantification and evaluation of financial statement errors. The guidance outlined in SAB 108 is
effective for FedEx in the fourth quarter of 2007 and is consistent with our historical practices
for assessing such matters when circumstances have required such an evaluation. Accordingly, we do
not believe that adoption of SAB 108 will have any impact on us.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities Including an Amendment of SFAS 115, which allows for the option to
measure financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses
on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. We do not
presently have any financial assets or liabilities that we would elect to measure at fair value,
and therefore we expect this standard will have no impact on our financial statements.
REPORTABLE SEGMENTS
FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight and FedEx Kinkos form the core of our reportable
segments. As of February 28, 2007, our reportable segments included the following businesses:
|
|
|
FedEx Express Segment |
|
FedEx Express (express transportation)
|
|
|
FedEx Trade Networks (global trade services) |
FedEx Ground Segment |
|
FedEx Ground (small-package ground delivery)
|
|
|
FedEx SmartPost (small-parcel consolidator) |
FedEx Freight Segment |
|
FedEx Freight LTL Group:
|
|
|
FedEx Freight (regional LTL freight transportation)
|
|
|
FedEx National LTL (long-haul LTL freight transportation)
|
|
|
FedEx Custom Critical (time-critical transportation)
|
|
|
Caribbean Transportation Services (airfreight forwarding) |
FedEx Kinkos Segment |
|
FedEx Kinkos (document solutions and business services) |
FedEx Services provides customer-facing sales, marketing and information technology support,
primarily for FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. The costs for these activities are allocated based
on metrics such as relative revenues or estimated services provided. We believe these allocations
approximate the cost of providing these functions.
The operating expenses line item Intercompany charges on the accompanying unaudited financial
summaries of our reportable segments includes the allocations from FedEx Services to the respective
segments. The Intercompany charges caption also includes allocations for administrative services
provided between operating companies and certain other costs such as corporate management fees
related to services received for general corporate oversight, including executive officers and
certain legal and finance functions. Management evaluates segment financial performance based on
operating income.
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In addition, certain FedEx operating companies provide transportation and related services for
other FedEx companies outside their reportable segment. Billings for such services are based on
negotiated rates and are reflected as revenues of the billing segment. We believe these rates
approximate fair value and these rates are periodically evaluated and updated as necessary. FedEx
Kinkos segment revenues include package acceptance revenue, which represents the fee received by
FedEx Kinkos from FedEx Express and FedEx Ground for accepting and handling packages at FedEx
Kinkos locations on behalf of these operating companies. Package acceptance revenue does not
include the external revenue associated with the actual shipments. All shipment revenues are
reflected in the segment performing the transportation services. Such intersegment revenues and
expenses are eliminated in the consolidated results and are not separately identified in the
following segment information, as the amounts are not material.
Effective June 1, 2006, we moved the credit, collections and customer service functions with
responsibility for FedEx Express domestic and FedEx Ground customer information from FedEx Express into a
new subsidiary of FedEx Services named FedEx Customer Information Services, Inc. (FCIS). Also,
effective June 1, 2006, we moved FedEx Supply Chain Services, Inc., the results of which were
previously reported in the FedEx Ground segment, into a new subsidiary of FedEx Services named
FedEx Global Supply Chain Services, Inc. The costs of providing these customer service functions
and the net operating costs of FedEx Global Supply Chain Services are allocated back to the FedEx
Express and FedEx Ground segments. Prior year amounts have not been reclassified to conform to the
current year segment presentation, as the financial results are materially comparable.
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FEDEX EXPRESS SEGMENT
The following table compares revenues, operating expenses, operating income and operating margin
(dollars in millions) for the periods ended February 28:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Change |
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Package: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. overnight box |
|
$ |
1,572 |
|
|
$ |
1,598 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
4,861 |
|
|
$ |
4,762 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
U.S. overnight envelope |
|
|
477 |
|
|
|
485 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
1,476 |
|
|
|
1,455 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
U.S. deferred |
|
|
740 |
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
2,161 |
|
|
|
2,138 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total U.S. domestic package revenue |
|
|
2,789 |
|
|
|
2,833 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
8,498 |
|
|
|
8,355 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
International Priority (IP) (1) |
|
|
1,596 |
|
|
|
1,489 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
4,958 |
|
|
|
4,491 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total package revenue |
|
|
4,385 |
|
|
|
4,322 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
13,456 |
|
|
|
12,846 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Freight: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. |
|
|
587 |
|
|
|
574 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1,817 |
|
|
|
1,644 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
International priority freight (1) |
|
|
252 |
|
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
772 |
|
|
|
591 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
International ATA/IXF |
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
107 |
|
|
|
(16 |
) |
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
329 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total freight revenue |
|
|
929 |
|
|
|
883 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
2,889 |
|
|
|
2,564 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Other (2) |
|
|
209 |
|
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
511 |
|
|
|
422 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
5,523 |
|
|
|
5,340 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
16,856 |
|
|
|
15,832 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries and employee benefits (3) |
|
|
2,043 |
|
|
|
2,019 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
6,161 |
|
|
|
5,949 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Purchased transportation |
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
238 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
832 |
|
|
|
715 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
Rentals and landing fees |
|
|
411 |
|
|
|
408 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1,201 |
|
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
216 |
|
|
|
203 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
629 |
|
|
|
599 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Fuel |
|
|
691 |
|
|
|
666 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
2,205 |
|
|
|
2,054 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Maintenance and repairs |
|
|
357 |
|
|
|
320 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
1,120 |
|
|
|
1,020 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Intercompany charges |
|
|
503 |
|
|
|
386 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
1,539 |
|
|
|
1,127 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
Other |
|
|
611 |
|
|
|
654 |
|
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
1,809 |
|
|
|
1,861 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses (4) |
|
|
5,132 |
|
|
|
4,894 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
15,496 |
|
|
|
14,625 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
$ |
391 |
|
|
$ |
446 |
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
$ |
1,360 |
|
|
$ |
1,207 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating margin |
|
|
7.1 |
% |
|
|
8.4 |
% |
|
(130 |
) bp |
|
|
8.1 |
% |
|
|
7.6 |
% |
|
50 |
bp |
|
|
|
(1) |
|
During the third quarter of 2007, we reclassified certain prior period international priority freight product revenues
previously included within IP package revenues to international priority freight revenues to conform to the current period presentation
and more precisely present the nature of the services provided. |
|
(2) |
|
Other revenues include revenues of FedEx Trade Networks. |
|
(3) |
|
Salaries and employee benefits for the nine months of 2007 include
a $143 million charge for signing bonuses and other upfront compensation associated with a new four-year labor contract with our pilots. |
|
(4) |
|
Operating expenses for the nine months of 2006 include a $75 million charge, primarily recorded in rentals and landing fees, to
adjust the accounting for certain facility leases. |
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The following table compares selected statistics (in thousands, except yield amounts) for the
periods ended February 28:
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Change |
|
Package Statistics (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average daily package volume (ADV): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. overnight box |
|
|
1,191 |
|
|
|
1,225 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
1,180 |
|
|
|
1,205 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
U.S. overnight envelope |
|
|
699 |
|
|
|
711 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
701 |
|
|
|
708 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
U.S. deferred |
|
|
965 |
|
|
|
965 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
904 |
|
|
|
916 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total U.S. domestic ADV |
|
|
2,855 |
|
|
|
2,901 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
2,785 |
|
|
|
2,829 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
IP (2) |
|
|
490 |
|
|
|
474 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
486 |
|
|
|
463 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total ADV |
|
|
3,345 |
|
|
|
3,375 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
3,271 |
|
|
|
3,292 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue per package (yield): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. overnight box |
|
$ |
21.29 |
|
|
$ |
21.03 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
$ |
21.68 |
|
|
$ |
20.80 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
U.S. overnight envelope |
|
|
11.01 |
|
|
|
11.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.09 |
|
|
|
10.81 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
U.S. deferred |
|
|
12.37 |
|
|
|
12.54 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
12.58 |
|
|
|
12.29 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
U.S. domestic composite |
|
|
15.76 |
|
|
|
15.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16.06 |
|
|
|
15.55 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
IP (2) |
|
|
52.52 |
|
|
|
50.62 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
53.73 |
|
|
|
51.03 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Composite package yield |
|
|
21.14 |
|
|
|
20.65 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
21.65 |
|
|
|
20.54 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Freight Statistics (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average daily freight pounds: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. |
|
|
9,785 |
|
|
|
9,619 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
9,688 |
|
|
|
9,343 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
International priority freight(2) |
|
|
1,845 |
|
|
|
1,620 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
1,866 |
|
|
|
1,585 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
International ATA/IXF |
|
|
1,715 |
|
|
|
2,177 |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
1,855 |
|
|
|
2,165 |
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total average daily freight pounds |
|
|
13,345 |
|
|
|
13,416 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
13,409 |
|
|
|
13,093 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue per pound (yield): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. |
|
$ |
0.97 |
|
|
$ |
0.96 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
$ |
0.99 |
|
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
International priority freight (2) |
|
|
2.20 |
|
|
|
2.01 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
2.18 |
|
|
|
1.96 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
International ATA/IXF |
|
|
0.85 |
|
|
|
0.80 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
0.85 |
|
|
|
0.80 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Composite freight yield |
|
|
1.12 |
|
|
|
1.06 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
1.13 |
|
|
|
1.03 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Package and freight statistics include the operations of FedEx Express only. |
|
(2) |
|
During the third quarter of 2007, we reclassified certain prior period international priority freight
product statistics
previously included within IP package statistics to international priority freight statistics to conform to the current period presentation
and more precisely present the nature of the services provided. |
FedEx Express Segment Revenues
FedEx Express segment revenues increased in the third quarter and nine months of 2007 principally
due to yield improvements and volume growth in IP services (particularly in U.S. outbound, Europe
and Asia). U.S. domestic package and U.S. freight revenue growth also contributed to the revenue
increase for the nine months of 2007. U.S. domestic package revenues declined 2% during the third
quarter of 2007 primarily due to volume declines associated with the continued moderating rate of
growth of the U.S. economy. U.S. domestic package volumes decreased during the nine months of
2007 primarily due to revenue management actions that began last year and the moderating growth
rate of the U.S. economy. Other revenues increased in the third quarter and nine months of 2007
primarily due to our acquisition of ANC, as described above.
IP yield increased during the third quarter of 2007 primarily due to favorable exchange rates, an
increase in the average weight per package and a higher rate per pound, which was partially offset
by lower fuel surcharges. IP yield increased during the nine months of 2007 primarily due to
favorable exchange rates, higher fuel surcharges and an increase in the average weight per package.
The increase in U.S. domestic composite yield in the third quarter of 2007 was due to an increase
in the average rate per pound, which more than offset lower fuel surcharges, changes in product mix
and a decrease in the average weight per package. U.S. domestic composite yield increased 3% in
the nine months of 2007 due to an increase in the average rate per pound and higher fuel
surcharges. U.S. freight yield increased in the third quarter of
2007 due to an increase in the average rate per pound. U.S. freight yield increased in the nine
months of 2007 due to an increase in the average rate per pound and higher fuel surcharges.
-35-
In January 2007, we implemented an average list price increase of 5.5% on FedEx Express U.S.
domestic shipments and U.S. outbound shipments and made various changes to certain
surcharges, while we lowered our fuel surcharge index by 2%.
Our fuel surcharge is indexed to the spot price for jet fuel. Using this index, the U.S. domestic
and outbound fuel surcharge and the international fuel surcharges ranged as follows for the three-
and nine-month periods ended February 28:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
U.S. Domestic and Outbound Fuel Surcharge: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Low |
|
|
9.50 |
% |
|
|
11.00 |
% |
|
|
9.50 |
% |
|
|
10.50 |
% |
High |
|
|
11.50 |
|
|
|
20.00 |
|
|
|
17.00 |
|
|
|
20.00 |
|
Weighted-average |
|
|
10.57 |
|
|
|
14.44 |
|
|
|
13.93 |
|
|
|
14.03 |
|
International Fuel Surcharges: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Low |
|
|
9.50 |
|
|
|
10.50 |
|
|
|
9.50 |
|
|
|
10.00 |
|
High |
|
|
13.00 |
|
|
|
20.00 |
|
|
|
17.00 |
|
|
|
20.00 |
|
Weighted-average |
|
|
11.88 |
|
|
|
13.20 |
|
|
|
13.49 |
|
|
|
12.82 |
|
FedEx Express Segment Operating Income
Operating income and operating margin declined during the third quarter of 2007 primarily as a result of
lower revenue growth, the timing impact of our fuel
surcharge and severe winter weather during the third quarter of 2007. Operating income and
operating margin increased during the nine months of 2007 as a result of IP revenue growth and the
inclusion in the nine months of 2006 of a $75 million charge to adjust the accounting for certain
facility leases. Operating income and margin for the nine months of 2007 were negatively impacted
by costs associated with the ratification of a new labor contract with our pilots in October 2006.
These costs included signing bonuses and other upfront compensation of $143 million, as well as
pay increases and other benefit enhancements, which were partially mitigated by reductions in
variable incentive compensation.
Fuel costs increased in the third quarter and nine months of 2007 due to an increase in gallons
consumed and an increase in the average price per gallon of fuel. Fuel surcharges did not offset
the effect of fuel costs on our operating results for the third quarter and nine months of 2007,
due to the timing lag that exists between when we purchase fuel and when our fuel surcharges are
adjusted, as described above, based on a static analysis of the year-over-year changes in fuel
prices compared to changes in fuel surcharges.
Salaries and employee benefits increased in the nine months of 2007 primarily as a result of the
new labor contract with our pilots, as described above. Purchased transportation increased in the
third quarter of 2007 primarily as a result of our acquisition of ANC, as described above.
Increased purchased transportation costs in the nine months of 2007 were driven by IP volume growth,
which required a higher utilization of contract pickup and delivery services, an increase in the
cost of purchased transportation and as a result of our acquisition of ANC, as described above.
The decrease in rentals and landing fees in the nine months of 2007 was primarily attributable to
the one-time adjustment for leases in 2006 described above. Intercompany charges increased in the
third quarter and nine months of 2007 primarily due to allocations as a result of moving the FCIS
organization from FedEx Express to FedEx Services in 2007. The costs associated with the FCIS
organization in 2006 were of a comparable amount but were reported in individual operating expense
captions.
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FEDEX GROUND SEGMENT
The following table compares revenues, operating expenses, operating income and operating margin
(dollars in millions) and selected package statistics (in thousands, except yield amounts) for the
periods ended February 28:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Change |
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
1,523 |
|
|
$ |
1,363 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
$ |
4,460 |
|
|
$ |
3,889 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries and employee benefits |
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
237 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
748 |
|
|
|
688 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
Purchased transportation |
|
|
597 |
|
|
|
517 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
1,742 |
|
|
|
1,489 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Rentals |
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
102 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
Fuel |
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Maintenance and repairs |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
Intercompany charges |
|
|
141 |
|
|
|
135 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
424 |
|
|
|
384 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Other |
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
497 |
|
|
|
415 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
1,327 |
|
|
|
1,176 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
3,916 |
|
|
|
3,391 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
$ |
196 |
|
|
$ |
187 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
$ |
544 |
|
|
$ |
498 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating margin |
|
|
12.9 |
% |
|
|
13.7 |
% |
|
(80 |
) bp |
|
|
12.2 |
% |
|
|
12.8 |
% |
|
(60 |
) bp |
Average daily package volume (1) |
|
|
3,216 |
|
|
|
2,944 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
3,125 |
|
|
|
2,788 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Revenue per package (yield) (1) |
|
$ |
7.26 |
|
|
$ |
7.10 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
$ |
7.14 |
|
|
$ |
6.97 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Package statistics include the operations of FedEx
Ground only. |
FedEx Ground Segment Revenues
Revenues increased during the third quarter and nine months of 2007 principally due to volume and
yield growth. Average daily volumes at FedEx Ground rose 9% in the third quarter and 12% in the
nine months of 2007 due to increased commercial business and the continued growth of our FedEx Home
Delivery service. Yield improvement during the third quarter and nine months of 2007 was primarily
due to the impact of general rate increases and higher extra service revenue primarily on our
residential services. This yield increase was partially offset by higher customer discounts and a
lower average weight and zone per package.
In January 2007, we implemented standard list rate increases averaging 4.9% and made changes to
various surcharges. The FedEx Ground fuel surcharge is based on a rounded average of the national
U.S. on-highway average prices for a gallon of diesel fuel, as published by the Department of
Energy. Our fuel surcharge ranged as follows for the three- and nine-month periods ended February
28:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Low |
|
|
3.50 |
% |
|
|
3.25 |
% |
|
|
3.50 |
% |
|
|
2.50 |
% |
High |
|
|
3.75 |
|
|
|
5.25 |
|
|
|
5.25 |
|
|
|
5.25 |
|
Weighted-average |
|
|
3.66 |
|
|
|
4.17 |
|
|
|
4.36 |
|
|
|
3.53 |
|
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FedEx Ground Segment Operating Income
Operating income increased slightly while operating margin declined in the third quarter of 2007 primarily due to the
timing impact of our fuel surcharge, increased purchased transportation costs, severe winter
weather and higher depreciation and rent expense associated with network expansion. FedEx
Ground segment operating income increased 9% during the nine months of 2007 principally due to
improved results at FedEx SmartPost. Operating margin declined during the nine months of 2007
primarily due to increased purchased transportation costs, increased legal costs and higher
depreciation and rent expense associated with network expansion.
Purchased transportation increased 15% in the third quarter of 2007 and increased 17% in the nine
months of 2007 primarily due to volume growth and higher rates paid to our independent contractors.
Salaries and employee benefits, as well as other operating costs, increased in the third quarter
and nine months of 2007 largely due to increases in staffing and facilities to support volume
growth. Other operating expenses increased in the nine months of 2007 due primarily to increased
legal costs.
Effective June 1, 2006, we moved FedEx Supply Chain Services, Inc., the results of which were
previously reported in the FedEx Ground segment, into a new subsidiary of FedEx Services named
FedEx Global Supply Chain Services, Inc. The net operating costs of this entity are allocated to
FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. Prior year amounts have not been reclassified to conform to the
current year segment presentation, as financial results are materially comparable.
FEDEX FREIGHT SEGMENT
The following table shows revenues, operating expenses, operating income and operating margin
(dollars in millions) and selected statistics for the periods ended February 28:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Change |
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
1,101 |
|
|
$ |
848 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
$ |
3,339 |
|
|
$ |
2,672 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries and employee benefits |
|
|
569 |
|
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
1,645 |
|
|
|
1,330 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
Purchased transportation |
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
340 |
|
|
|
221 |
|
|
|
54 |
|
Rentals and landing fees |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
90 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
57 |
|
Fuel |
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
339 |
|
|
|
273 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
Maintenance and repairs |
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
Intercompany charges |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
Other |
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
292 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
1,051 |
|
|
|
775 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
3,001 |
|
|
|
2,329 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
$ |
50 |
|
|
$ |
73 |
|
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
$ |
338 |
|
|
$ |
343 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating margin |
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
|
8.6 |
% |
|
(410 |
) bp |
|
|
10.1 |
% |
|
|
12.8 |
% |
|
(270 |
) bp |
Average daily LTL shipments (in
thousands) |
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
64 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
66 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Weight per LTL shipment (lbs) |
|
|
1,129 |
|
|
|
1,141 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
1,128 |
|
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
LTL Yield (revenue per hundredweight) |
|
$ |
18.68 |
|
|
$ |
16.74 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
$ |
18.45 |
|
|
$ |
16.70 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
The results of operations of FedEx National LTL are included in FedEx Freight segment results from
the date of acquisition on September 3, 2006.
-38-
FedEx Freight Segment Revenues
FedEx Freight segment revenues increased 30% for the third quarter and 25% for the nine months of
2007 primarily as a result of the acquisition of FedEx National LTL. Average daily
LTL shipments grew during the third quarter and nine months of 2007 due to the inclusion of FedEx
National LTL. Average daily LTL shipments excluding FedEx National LTL grew for the nine months of
2007, but declined slightly during the third quarter of 2007. LTL yield grew during the third
quarter and nine months of 2007, reflecting higher yields from longer-haul FedEx National LTL
shipments and higher rates.
The indexed LTL fuel surcharge is based on a rounded average of the national U.S. on-highway average
prices for a gallon of diesel fuel, as published by the Department of Energy. The indexed fuel
surcharge ranged as follows for the periods ended February 28:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
FedEx Freight LTL Group: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Low |
|
|
14.0 |
% |
|
|
15.1 |
% |
|
|
14.0 |
% |
|
|
12.5 |
% |
High |
|
|
17.1 |
|
|
|
15.8 |
|
|
|
21.2 |
|
|
|
19.6 |
|
Weighted-average |
|
|
15.9 |
|
|
|
15.4 |
|
|
|
17.6 |
|
|
|
15.7 |
|
FedEx Freight Segment Operating Income
FedEx Freight segment operating income decreased 32% during the third quarter and 1% during the
nine months of 2007 primarily due to operating losses at FedEx National LTL. Operating losses for
the third quarter and nine months of 2007 at FedEx National LTL resulted from softening volumes
and costs and ongoing investments to re-engineer its network. The inclusion of FedEx
National LTL in our results has impacted the year-over-year comparability of all of our operating
expenses. Along with incremental costs from FedEx National LTL, depreciation expense increased due
to prior year purchases of vehicles and other operating equipment to support volume growth, and
purchased transportation increased primarily due to higher rates.
In addition, severe winter weather negatively impacted operating income and operating margin
during the third quarter of 2007. Our fuel surcharges offset the effect of higher fuel costs for
both the third quarter and nine months of 2007.
-39-
FEDEX KINKOS SEGMENT
The following table shows revenues, operating expenses, operating income and operating margin
(dollars in millions) for the periods ended February 28:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
Percent |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Change |
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
485 |
|
|
$ |
501 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
$ |
1,508 |
|
|
$ |
1,546 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salaries and employee benefits |
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
575 |
|
|
|
561 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Rentals |
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
282 |
|
|
|
295 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
108 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
Maintenance and repairs |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
Intercompany charges |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
NM |
|
Other operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplies, including paper
and toner |
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
204 |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
Other |
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
87 |
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
266 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
481 |
|
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
1,486 |
|
|
|
1,507 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
$ |
4 |
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
$ |
22 |
|
|
$ |
39 |
|
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating margin |
|
|
0.8 |
% |
|
|
1.4 |
% |
|
(60 |
) bp |
|
|
1.5 |
% |
|
|
2.5 |
% |
|
(100 |
) bp |
FedEx Kinkos Segment Revenues
Revenues decreased for the third quarter and nine months of 2007 primarily due to declines in copy
product revenues. The declines in copy product revenues were due to decreased demand, which more than offset higher
package acceptance revenues from FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. In the first quarter of 2007,
FedEx Kinkos announced a multi-year network expansion plan, including the model for
new centers, which will be approximately one-third the size of a traditional center and will
include enhanced pack-and-ship stations and a doubling of the number of retail office products
offered. This multi-year expansion of the FedEx Kinkos network is a key strategy relating to
FedEx Kinkos future revenue growth. FedEx Kinkos opened 150 centers during the nine months of
2007.
FedEx Kinkos Segment Operating Income
Operating income decreased $3 million in the third quarter of 2007 and $17 million in the nine
months of 2007 primarily due to the decrease in copy product revenues, as well as the impact of
increased salaries and employee benefit costs incurred in connection with expansion activities and
employee training and development programs. In addition, expenses associated with the addition of
54 centers during the third quarter and 150 in the nine months of 2007, along with expansion
planning activities to add a total of approximately 200 new centers during 2007, negatively
impacted operating income.
-40-
FINANCIAL CONDITION
LIQUIDITY
Cash and cash equivalents totaled $1.770 billion at February 28, 2007, compared to $1.937 billion
at
May 31, 2006. The following table provides a summary of our cash flows for the nine-month periods
ended February 28 (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
1,406 |
|
|
$ |
1,238 |
|
Noncash charges and credits |
|
|
1,388 |
|
|
|
1,388 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
|
|
(690 |
) |
|
|
(407 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
2,104 |
|
|
|
2,219 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
|
|
(991 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures and other investing activities |
|
|
(2,077 |
) |
|
|
(1,812 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(3,068 |
) |
|
|
(1,812 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from debt issuances |
|
|
1,054 |
|
|
|
|
|
Principal payments on debt |
|
|
(283 |
) |
|
|
(355 |
) |
Proceeds from stock issuances |
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
Dividends paid |
|
|
(83 |
) |
|
|
(73 |
) |
Other |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
797 |
|
|
|
(325 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
(167 |
) |
|
$ |
82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Provided by Operating Activities. Cash flows from operating activities decreased by $115
million in the nine months of 2007 primarily due to higher income tax payments and decreased
operating margins. During the nine months of 2007, we made tax-deductible voluntary contributions
to our principal U.S. domestic pension plans of $482 million ($456 million during the nine months
of 2006).
Cash Used in Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities increased in the nine months
of 2007 primarily due to our acquisitions of FedEx National LTL and ANC. Capital
expenditures during the nine months of 2007 were 14% higher than in 2006 largely due to planned
expenditures at FedEx Express for facility expansion and aircraft and related equipment, increased
spending at FedEx Kinkos associated with the addition of new locations based on its new center
model and investments at FedEx Ground to support network expansion. See Capital Resources below
for further discussion.
Debt Financing Activities. On August 2, 2006, we filed an updated shelf registration statement
with the SEC. The new registration statement does not limit the amount of any future offering. By
using this shelf registration statement, we may sell, in one or more future offerings, any
combination of our unsecured debt securities and common stock.
On August 8, 2006, under the new shelf registration statement, we issued $1 billion of senior
unsecured debt, comprised of floating rate notes totaling $500 million due in August 2007 and
fixed rate notes totaling $500 million due in August 2009. The floating rate notes bear interest
at the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 0.08%, reset on a quarterly basis.
As of February 28, the floating interest rate was 5.44%. The fixed rate notes bear interest at an
annual rate of 5.5%, payable semi-annually. The net proceeds are being used for working capital
and general corporate purposes, including
the funding of acquisitions (such as those described in Note 2 of the accompanying unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements).
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During the first nine months of 2007, $200 million of senior unsecured debt and $18 million of
medium term notes matured and were repaid.
A $1.0 billion revolving credit agreement is available to finance our operations and other cash
flow needs and to provide support for the issuance of commercial paper. Our revolving credit
agreement contains a financial covenant, which requires us to maintain a leverage ratio of adjusted
debt (long-term debt, including the current portion of such debt, plus six times rentals and
landing fees) to capital (adjusted debt plus total common stockholders investment) that does not
exceed 0.7. Our leverage ratio of adjusted debt to capital was 0.6 at February 28, 2007.
We are in compliance with this and all other restrictive covenants of our revolving credit
agreement and do not expect the covenants to affect our operations. As of February 28, 2007, no
commercial paper was outstanding and the entire $1.0 billion under the revolving credit facility
was available for future borrowings.
Dividends. Dividends paid in the nine months of 2007 and 2006 were $83 million and $73 million,
respectively. On February 16, 2007, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.09 per share
of common stock. The dividend is payable on April 2, 2007, to stockholders of record as of the
close of business on March 12, 2007.
Contingencies. FedEx and its subsidiaries are subject to legal proceedings that arise in the
ordinary course of their business. In the opinion of management, the aggregate liability, if any,
with respect to these actions will not materially adversely affect our financial position, results
of operations or cash flows. See Note 10 of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements for further discussion.
Other Liquidity Information. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, cash flow
from operations, our commercial paper program, revolving bank credit facility and shelf
registration statement will adequately meet our working capital and investing activities needs for
the foreseeable future and finance our pending acquisitions. In the future, other forms of secured
financing may be used to obtain capital assets if we determine that they best suit our needs. We
have been successful in obtaining investment capital, both domestic and international, although the
marketplace for such capital can become restricted depending on a variety of economic factors. We
believe the capital resources available to us provide flexibility to access the most efficient
markets for financing capital acquisitions, including aircraft, and are adequate for our future
capital needs.
Our adoption of the provisions of SFAS 158 on May 31, 2007 is not expected to impact our compliance
with any current loan covenants or affect our debt ratings, pension funding requirements or our
overall liquidity. See Note 1 of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements for further discussion of this standard.
We have a senior unsecured debt rating from Standard & Poors of BBB and a commercial paper
rating of A-2. Moodys Investors Service has assigned us a senior unsecured debt rating of
Baa2 and a commercial paper rating of P-2. Moodys characterizes our ratings outlook as stable,
while Standard & Poors characterizes our ratings outlook as positive. If our debt ratings
drop, our interest expense may increase. If our commercial paper ratings drop below current
levels, we may have difficulty utilizing the commercial paper market. If our senior unsecured
debt ratings drop below investment grade, our access to financing may become more limited.
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CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our operations are capital intensive, characterized by significant investments in aircraft,
vehicles, technology, package handling facilities and sort equipment. The amount and timing of
capital additions depend on various factors, including pre-existing contractual commitments,
anticipated volume growth, domestic and international economic conditions, new or enhanced
services, geographical expansion of services, competition, availability of satisfactory financing
and actions of regulatory authorities.
The following table compares capital expenditures by asset category and reportable segment for the
three- and nine-month periods ended February 28 (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007/2006 |
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
Nine Months Ended |
|
|
Three Months |
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
Aircraft and related equipment |
|
$ |
297 |
|
|
$ |
252 |
|
|
$ |
814 |
|
|
$ |
737 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Facilities and sort equipment |
|
|
149 |
|
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
449 |
|
|
|
363 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
Information and technology
investments |
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
264 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Vehicles |
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
404 |
|
|
|
368 |
|
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Other equipment |
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
165 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total capital expenditures |
|
$ |
653 |
|
|
$ |
530 |
|
|
$ |
2,112 |
|
|
$ |
1,856 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FedEx Express segment |
|
$ |
400 |
|
|
$ |
303 |
|
|
$ |
1,170 |
|
|
$ |
1,027 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
FedEx Ground segment |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
405 |
|
|
|
369 |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
10 |
|
FedEx Freight segment |
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
236 |
|
|
|
224 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
FedEx Kinkos segment |
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
Other, principally FedEx Services |
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
197 |
|
|
|
171 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total capital expenditures |
|
$ |
653 |
|
|
$ |
530 |
|
|
$ |
2,112 |
|
|
$ |
1,856 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures during the nine months of 2007 were higher than the prior year period
primarily due to increased spending at FedEx Express for facility expansion and aircraft and
related equipment, expenditures at FedEx Kinkos associated with the addition of new locations
based on its new center model and investments at FedEx Ground to support network expansion. We
expect capital expenditures of approximately $3.0 billion for 2007, compared to $2.5 billion in
2006. Much of the anticipated increase in the fourth quarter of 2007 is due to aircraft and
related equipment and facility expansion at FedEx Express, the addition of new locations at FedEx
Kinkos based on its new center model and facilities and sort equipment at FedEx Ground to support
network expansion and replacement needs. We also plan to continue investing in
productivity-enhancing technologies.
While we
pursue market opportunities to purchase aircraft when they become available, we must make
commitments regarding our airlift requirements years before aircraft are actually needed because of the substantial lead times associated with the manufacture or modification of aircraft.
During the second quarter of 2007, FedEx Express announced two aircraft acquisition programs
designed to meet future capacity needs. The first is a $2.6 billion multi-year program to acquire
and modify approximately 90 Boeing 757-200 aircraft to replace our narrow body fleet of Boeing
727-200 aircraft. The second is an agreement to acquire 15 new Boeing 777 Freighter (777F)
aircraft and an option to purchase an additional 15 Boeing 777F aircraft. The 777F aircraft will
provide us with non-stop, point-to-point transoceanic routes with shorter flight times. See Note 9
of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of
our aircraft purchase commitments.
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CONTRACTUAL CASH OBLIGATIONS
The following table sets forth a summary of our contractual cash obligations as of February 28,
2007. Certain of these contractual obligations are reflected in our balance sheet, while others
are disclosed as future obligations under accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States. Except for the current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations, this table
does not include amounts already recorded on our balance sheet as current liabilities at February
28, 2007. Accordingly, this table is not meant to represent a forecast of our total cash
expenditures for any of the periods presented.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments Due by Fiscal Year |
|
|
|
(in millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007(1) |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2010 |
|
|
2011 |
|
|
after |
|
|
Total |
|
Amounts reflected in Balance Sheet: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
|
$ |
622 |
|
|
$ |
550 |
|
|
$ |
500 |
|
|
$ |
499 |
|
|
$ |
249 |
|
|
$ |
539 |
|
|
$ |
2,959 |
|
Capital lease obligations (2)(3) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
366 |
|
Other cash obligations not reflected
in Balance Sheet: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unconditional purchase obligations(3) |
|
|
397 |
|
|
|
1,016 |
|
|
|
1,116 |
|
|
|
1,147 |
|
|
|
704 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
|
4,630 |
|
Interest on long-term debt |
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
1,599 |
|
|
|
2,007 |
|
Operating leases (3) |
|
|
432 |
|
|
|
1,626 |
|
|
|
1,427 |
|
|
|
1,246 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
7,395 |
|
|
|
13,226 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,492 |
|
|
$ |
3,410 |
|
|
$ |
3,166 |
|
|
$ |
3,067 |
|
|
$ |
2,126 |
|
|
$ |
9,927 |
|
|
$ |
23,188 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Cash obligations for the remainder of 2007. |
|
(2) |
|
Capital lease obligations represent principal and interest payments. |
|
(3) |
|
See Note 9 to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements. |
We have certain contingent liabilities that are not accrued in our balance sheet in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. These contingent liabilities are
not included in the table above.
Amounts Reflected in Balance Sheet
We have certain financial instruments representing potential commitments, not reflected in the
table above, that were incurred in the normal course of business to support our operations,
including surety bonds and standby letters of credit. These instruments are generally required
under certain U.S. self-insurance programs and are also used in the normal course of international
operations. While the notional amounts of these instruments are material, there are no additional
contingent liabilities associated with them because the underlying liabilities are already
reflected in our balance sheet.
We have other long-term liabilities reflected in our balance sheet, including deferred income
taxes, non-qualified pension and postretirement healthcare liabilities and other self-insurance
accruals. The payment obligations associated with these liabilities are not reflected in the table
above due to the absence of scheduled maturities. Therefore, the timing of these payments cannot
be determined, except for amounts estimated to be payable within twelve months that are included in
current liabilities.
Other Cash Obligations Not Reflected in Balance Sheet
The amounts reflected in the table above for purchase commitments represent non-cancelable
agreements to purchase goods or services. Such contracts include those for certain purchases of
aircraft, aircraft modifications, vehicles, facilities, computers, printing and other equipment and
advertising and promotions contracts. In addition, we have committed to modify our DC10 aircraft
for two-man cockpit configurations, which is reflected in the table above. Commitments to purchase
aircraft in passenger
configuration do not include the attendant costs to modify these aircraft for cargo transport
unless we have entered into a non-cancelable commitment to modify such aircraft. Open purchase
orders that are cancelable are not considered unconditional purchase obligations for financial
reporting purposes and are not included in the table above. Such purchase orders often represent
authorizations to purchase rather than binding agreements.
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The amounts reflected in the table above for interest on long-term debt represent future interest
payments due on our long-term debt, which are primarily fixed rate.
The amounts reflected in the table above for operating leases represent future minimum lease
payments under non-cancelable operating leases (principally aircraft and facilities) with an
initial or remaining term in excess of one year at February 28, 2007. In the past, we financed a
significant portion of our aircraft needs (and certain other equipment needs) using operating
leases (a type of off-balance sheet financing). At the time that the decision to lease was made,
we determined that these operating leases would provide economic benefits favorable to ownership
with respect to market values, liquidity or after-tax cash flows.
In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, our operating
leases are not recorded in our balance sheet. Credit rating agencies routinely use information
concerning minimum lease payments required under our operating leases to calculate our debt capacity.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States requires management to make significant judgments and estimates to
develop amounts reflected and disclosed in the financial statements. In many cases, there are
alternative policies or estimation techniques that could be used. We maintain a thorough process
to review the application of our accounting policies and to evaluate the appropriateness of the
many estimates that are required to prepare the financial statements of a large, global
corporation. However, even under optimal circumstances, estimates routinely require adjustment
based on changing circumstances and new or better information.
Information regarding our Critical Accounting Estimates can be found in our Annual Report. The
four critical accounting policies that we believe are either the most judgmental, or involve the
selection or application of alternative accounting policies, and are material to our financial
statements are those relating to pension cost, self-insurance accruals, long-lived assets and
revenue recognition. Management has discussed the development and selection of these critical
accounting policies and estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors and with our
independent registered public accounting firm. In addition, Note 1 to the financial statements in
our Annual Report contains a summary of our significant accounting policies.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this report, including (but not limited to) those contained in
Outlook, Liquidity, Capital Resources, Contractual Cash Obligations, and in Footnote 1,
General, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 with respect to our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows,
plans, objectives, future performance and business. Forward-looking statements include those
preceded by, followed by or that include the words may, could, would, should, believes,
expects, anticipates, plans, estimates, targets, projects, intends or similar
expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may
differ materially from those contemplated (expressed or implied) by
such forward-looking statements, because of, among other things, potential risks and uncertainties,
such as:
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|
|
economic conditions in the global markets in which we operate; |
|
|
|
the impact of any international conflicts or terrorist activities
on the United States and global economies in general, the
transportation industry or us in particular, and what effects
these events will have on our costs or the demand for our
services; |
|
|
|
damage to our reputation or loss of brand equity; |
|
|
|
disruptions to the Internet or our technology infrastructure,
including those impacting our computer systems and Web site; |
|
|
|
the price and availability of jet and diesel fuel; |
|
|
|
the impact of intense competition on our ability to maintain or
increase our prices (including our fuel surcharge in response to
rising fuel costs) or to maintain or grow our market share; |
|
|
|
our ability to manage our cost structure for capital expenditures
and operating expenses, and match it to shifting and future
customer volume levels; |
|
|
|
our ability to effectively operate, integrate, leverage and grow
acquired businesses and to continue to support the value we
allocate to these acquired businesses, including their goodwill; |
|
|
|
any impacts on our businesses resulting from new domestic or
international government regulation, including regulatory actions
affecting global aviation rights, increased air cargo and other
security requirements, and tax, accounting, labor or environmental
rules; |
|
|
|
changes in foreign currency exchange rates, especially in the
euro, Chinese yuan, Canadian dollar, Great Britain pound and
Japanese yen, which can affect our sales levels and foreign
currency sales prices; |
|
|
|
our ability to defend against challenges to the status of FedEx
Grounds owner-operators as independent contractors, rather than
employees; |
|
|
|
any liability resulting from and the costs of defending against
class-action litigation, such as wage-and-hour and race
discrimination claims, and any other legal proceedings; |
|
|
|
our ability to maintain good relationships with our employees and
prevent attempts by labor organizations to organize groups of our
employees, which could significantly increase our operating costs; |
|
|
|
a shortage of qualified labor and our ability to mitigate this
shortage through recruiting and retention efforts and productivity
gains; |
|
|
|
increasing costs and the volatility of costs for employee
benefits, especially pension and healthcare benefits; |
|
|
|
significant changes in the volumes of shipments transported
through our networks, customer demand for our various services or
the prices we obtain for our services; |
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|
|
market acceptance of our new service and growth initiatives; |
|
|
|
the impact of technology developments on our operations and on
demand for our services (for example, the impact that low-cost
home copiers and printers are having on demand for FedEx Kinkos
copy services); |
|
|
|
adverse weather conditions or natural disasters, such as
earthquakes and hurricanes, which can damage our property, disrupt
our operations, increase fuel costs and adversely affect shipment
levels; |
|
|
|
widespread outbreak of an illness or any other communicable
disease, or any other public health crisis; |
|
|
|
availability of financing on terms acceptable to us and our
ability to maintain our current credit ratings, especially given
the capital intensity of our operations; and |
|
|
|
other risks and uncertainties you can find in our press releases
and SEC filings, including the risk factors identified under the
heading Risk Factors in Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Results of Operations and Financial Condition in our Annual
Report, as updated by our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. |
As a result of these and other factors, no assurance can be given as to our future results and
achievements. Accordingly, a forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of
future events or circumstances, and those future events or circumstances may not occur. You should
not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which
they are made. We undertake no obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
At February 28, 2007, we had approximately $500 million of outstanding floating-rate senior
unsecured debt issued in August 2006 for working capital and general corporate purposes, including
the funding of acquisitions. This floating rate debt matures in August 2007. We have not employed
interest rate hedging to mitigate the risks with respect to this borrowing. A hypothetical 10%
increase in the interest rate on our outstanding floating-rate debt would not have a material
effect on our results of operations. As of February 28, 2007, there had been no other material
changes in our market risk sensitive instruments and positions since the disclosure in our Annual
Report. While we are a global provider of transportation, e-commerce and business services, the
substantial majority of our transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars. The distribution of our
foreign currency denominated transactions is such that foreign currency declines in some areas of
the world are often offset by foreign currency gains in other areas of the world. The principal
foreign currency exchange rate risks to which we are exposed are in the euro, Chinese yuan,
Canadian dollar, Great Britain pound and Japanese yen. Foreign currency fluctuations during the
three- and nine-month periods ended February 28, 2007 did not have a material effect on our results
of operations.
We have market risk for changes in the price of jet and diesel fuel. This risk is largely
mitigated by our fuel surcharges. However, our fuel surcharges have a lag that exists before they
are adjusted for changes in fuel prices and fuel prices can fluctuate within certain ranges before
resulting in a change to our fuel surcharges. Therefore, our operating income may be significantly
affected in the short term should the spot price of fuel suddenly change by a significant amount or
change by amounts that do not result in a change to our fuel surcharges.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The management of FedEx, with the participation of our principal executive and financial officers,
has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures in ensuring that the
information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and forms, including ensuring that such information is
accumulated and communicated to FedEx management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive and financial officers have
concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of February 28, 2007 (the
end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q).
During our fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2007, no change occurred in our internal control over
financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
For a description of all material pending legal proceedings, see Note 10 of the accompanying
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report (under the
heading Risk Factors in Managements Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition) in response to Part I, Item 1A of Form 10-K, as updated by our quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended August 31, 2006 and November 30, 2006.
Item 6. Exhibits
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Exhibit |
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Description of Exhibit |
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10.1
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Amendment dated December 8, 2006 to Consulting Agreement dated May 25, 2006 between Daniel J.
Sullivan and FedEx Ground. |
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12.1
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Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
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15.1
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Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Statements. |
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31.1
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002. |
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31.2
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002. |
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32.1
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.2
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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SIGNATURE
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.
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FEDEX CORPORATION
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Date: March 23, 2007 |
/s/ JOHN L. MERINO
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JOHN L. MERINO |
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CORPORATE VICE PRESIDENT
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description of Exhibit |
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10.1
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Amendment dated December 8, 2006 to Consulting Agreement dated May 25, 2006 between Daniel J.
Sullivan and FedEx Ground. |
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12.1
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Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
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15.1
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Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Statements. |
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31.1
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002. |
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31.2
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002. |
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32.1
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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32.2
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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