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Equity Bottom-Up

United Parcel Service Cl B / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) reported consolidated revenue of $21.7 billion, marking a 5.3% decline YoY. The operating profit came in at $1.7 billion, down by 31.5% in comparison to the previous year, largely as a result of higher labor costs associated with the first year of the Teamsters contract.</li><li>The consolidated operating margin was at 8%.</li><li>A notable development in the quarter is UPS's deal with the United States Postal Service, where it plans to become the primary air cargo provider.</li></ul>

United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) reported consolidated revenue of $21.7 billion, marking a 5.3% decline YoY. The operating profit came in at $1.7 billion, down by 31.5% in comparison to the previous year, largely as a result of higher labor costs associated with the first year of the Teamsters contract.The consolidated operating margin was at 8%.A notable development in the quarter is UPS's deal with the United States Postal Service, where it plans to become the primary air cargo provider.

United Parcel Service (UPS): How Is The Management Playing The Macro Cycle? - Major Drivers

<ul><li>United Parcel Service, Inc.</li><li>(UPS) shared its latest quarterly earnings results in a recent Investor Relations Fourth Quarter call.</li><li>In Q4 of 2023, the company's average daily volume (ADV) dropped 7.5% from the previous year, a considerable improvement from the reported third-quarter performance.</li></ul>

United Parcel Service, Inc.(UPS) shared its latest quarterly earnings results in a recent Investor Relations Fourth Quarter call.In Q4 of 2023, the company's average daily volume (ADV) dropped 7.5% from the previous year, a considerable improvement from the reported third-quarter performance.

United Parcel Service (UPS): Accelerated digitization and e-commerce demand could propel them forward? - Major Drivers

Alpha-Centric ESG Research

Kyle Rudden

COVID-19 vaccines figure into Biden's recently-announced COVID-19 response plan, though with a clear emphasis on distribution versus development (as was Trump's focus). Biden's prioritisation of vaccine distribution – and the US$25 billion earmarked for it – is a gift for "cold chain" stocks."Cold chain" refers to a complex temperature-controlled supply chain that is mission-critical to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Critical, because vaccines require consistent ultra-cold storage from manufacture to needle-stick, otherwise those expensive vaccines become medical waste.This Insight looks at cold chain stocks as an investment theme inherent in Biden's COVID-19 plan (see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/biden-covid-19-response-plan-overview-of-its-inherent-investment-themes" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:45631" rel="noopener">Biden COVID-19 Response Plan: Overview of Its Inherent Investment Themes</a>). Although the cold chain is fragmented and largely privately-held, but there are opportunities in three areas:<ol>
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Freight and Logistics: Most listed companies fall into this category, including both integrated cold chain freight and logistics stocks, as well as niche players in either of freight or logistics.</li>
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Freezer Manufacturers: Ultra-cold freezer boxes and related industrial components of various shapes and sizes are needed for the cold chain to function. Several stocks serve this segment.</li>
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Specialty Chemicals: Dry ice gets all the headlines, as massive amounts are needed but supply is short, but other specialty chemicals and industrial gases are also needed in the cold chain.</li>
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COVID-19 vaccines figure into Biden's recently-announced COVID-19 response plan, though with a clear emphasis on distribution versus development (as was Trump's focus). Biden's prioritisation of vaccine distribution – and the US$25 billion earmarked for it – is a gift for "cold chain" stocks."Cold chain" refers to a complex temperature-controlled supply chain that is mission-critical to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Critical, because vaccines require consistent ultra-cold storage from manufacture to needle-stick, otherwise those expensive vaccines become medical waste.This Insight looks at cold chain stocks as an investment theme inherent in Biden's COVID-19 plan (see Biden COVID-19 Response Plan: Overview of Its Inherent Investment Themes). Although the cold chain is fragmented and largely privately-held, but there are opportunities in three areas:

Freight and Logistics: Most listed companies fall into this category, including both integrated cold chain freight and logistics stocks, as well as niche players in either of freight or logistics.

Freezer Manufacturers: Ultra-cold freezer boxes and related industrial components of various shapes and sizes are needed for the cold chain to function. Several stocks serve this segment.

Specialty Chemicals: Dry ice gets all the headlines, as massive amounts are needed but supply is short, but other specialty chemicals and industrial gases are also needed in the cold chain.


Biden COVID-19 Response Plan: Cold Chain Transportation and Logistics Stocks Benefit

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Event-Driven

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<li>J&amp;T Global Express, a global logistics provider, raised about US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO in Oct 2023. Its pre-IPO investors will be released from its IPO linked lockup soon.</li>
<li>As per Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), the firm is the leading express delivery business in Southeast Asia, with a 25.4% market share as per 2023 parcel volume.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry and possible deal dynamics.</li>
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J&amp;T Global Express, a global logistics provider, raised about US$500m in its Hong Kong IPO in Oct 2023. Its pre-IPO investors will be released from its IPO linked lockup soon.
As per Frost &amp; Sullivan (F&amp;S), the firm is the leading express delivery business in Southeast Asia, with a 25.4% market share as per 2023 parcel volume.
In this note, we talk about the upcoming lock-up expiry and possible deal dynamics.


J&T Global Express IPO Lock-Up Expiry - Tiny Float with 87%+ Stake Lockup Release Worth >US$8.8bn

<ul><li>United Parcel Service, Inc. delivered a mixed result in the recent quarter, with revenues below market expectations but managed to surpass the analyst consensus regarding earnings.</li><li>Consolidated revenue for the quarter was $22.1 billion, a 10.9% decrease from the prior year.</li><li>All three segments showed flexibility in the quarter, reducing total expenses by $2.1 billion compared to the same period last year.</li></ul>

United Parcel Service, Inc. delivered a mixed result in the recent quarter, with revenues below market expectations but managed to surpass the analyst consensus regarding earnings.Consolidated revenue for the quarter was $22.1 billion, a 10.9% decrease from the prior year.All three segments showed flexibility in the quarter, reducing total expenses by $2.1 billion compared to the same period last year.

United Parcel Service Inc.: The Digital Power Play Boosting Revenues in 2023! - Major Drivers

United States

United Parcel Service, Inc.(UPS) delivers packages and documents throughout the United States and in other countries and territories.  The Company also provides global supply chain services and less-than-truckload transportation, primarily in the U.S. UPS's business consists of integrated air and ground pick-up and delivery network

United Parcel Service Cl B (UPS US)

United Parcel Service (UPS): How Is The Management Playing The Macro Cycle? - Major Drivers

United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) reported consolidated revenue of $21.7 billion, marking a 5.3% decline YoY. The operating profit came in at $1.7...

Baptista Research

United Parcel Service (UPS): Accelerated digitization and e-commerce demand could propel them forward? - Major Drivers

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) shared its latest quarterly earnings results in a recent Investor Relations Fourth Quarter call. In Q4 of 2023,...

Baptista Research

Biden COVID-19 Response Plan: Cold Chain Transportation and Logistics Stocks Benefit

Biden's COVID-19 response plan earmarks US$25 billion to vaccines, but with a twist. His emphasis is vaccine distribution, not development. That...

Kyle Rudden

J&T Global Express IPO Lock-Up Expiry - Tiny Float with 87%+ Stake Lockup Release Worth >US$8.8bn

J&T Global Express' IPO linked lockup expired over the weeked. The stock has been correcting over the past few weeks, especially with the CCASS...

Sumeet Singh

United Parcel Service Inc.: The Digital Power Play Boosting Revenues in 2023! - Major Drivers

United Parcel Service, Inc. delivered a mixed result in the recent quarter, with revenues below market expectations but managed to surpass the...

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