XPO Logistics (XPO) 2 Nov 172017 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Welcome to the XPO Logistics Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. My name is Melissa, and I'll be your operator for today's call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. Please note that this conference is being recorded.

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million. X.X% Transportation Revenue EBITDA measure, increased in X.X% $XX attributable revenue our quarter last year. million year which segment compared for third was Excluding billion. impact exchange Adjusted growth truckload to increased to income million, in organic adjusted million unit the to shareholders we a last North $XX EBITDA, divested foreign X.X%. $XXX the and quarter common was to a $XXX non-GAAP Operating American million to record. QX $X.X fuel, of $XX and income by was increased the XX.X% was and Net

operating up North XX In integration excluding grew we the of divested, and intangibles approximately to X.X%. Tonnage XX%. grew increased ratio higher volume fleet amortization by less-than-truckload, ramped labor increased and American X.X% we adjusted operation truckload up yield increased the basis the handle investments On and points. adjusted by was an volume. we basis, Excluding yield. and Transportation costs, in We our made EBITDA

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guidance of million. $XXX year year million CapEx within to our full of range $XXX We expect to the end the

Our of it Scott. free cash was of confident was $XXX least cash operations over million. $XXX flow our target for flow cash quarter free from for remain I'll million full $XXX to in at the the turn year. million now We and And flow

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to forward adjusted confident achieving XXXX, remain Looking growth of EBITDA of we XX%.

with for quarter that, let's and third steady With Our organic line target margin keep mid-single-digit with that up on in improvement. it results growth progress us Q&A. open Operator?

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guys. morning, Hey, thanks. Good

Good morning.

a maybe to the touch played sort Wanted of two first on sense to the LTL how parts of of get guess, out, base and I sort quarter question.

the in could the went of saw cost the you side, sense, don't with We I those bit peers. Wanted you have quarter, on during maybe know fleet. quarter OR? you you as quantify, some challenging were on quarter? the some the approaching you is investment then mentioned, on? cost tonnage market might how and can talk was the a sort get about sort to impacts mentioned of little first your progressed of some in what relatively, And The of, been there the a how weather if acceleration obviously,

it's Chris, Hey, Scott.

track by where is up through is It was tonnage it has improving. on Yield been LTL consistent the X.X%. So right relatively up quarter. was X.X%,

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did was youngest $XX our on the But the this was if a impact years. we're We XX,XXX improvement year-over-year was ELDs. million. that And fully That's point. had again see low You single-digit in piece in impact drivers Depreciation at all in at OR, look We're if you double-digit compliant the we hurricanes, an look the of fourth track. up largest of if can wide. high you year, that. fleet to about company. new there five over a at the the D&A. across and expect look the right We at on LTL in millions you quarter, the company train quarter

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flow bigger That's then would follow-up seasonality typically, think, helpful. maybe just flow cash And Okay. free number free a in side, the cash XQ. suggest I a on

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million into the from will about expect of capital that. in as as And starts know, working working cash you to and Some decelerate will we fourth grow business quarter. of a million of quarter, source $XX the capital, fourth the at $XX cash that or be

Okay. $XX working million million to $XX capital. from

guys. Thanks All That's for right. point this time Okay. Appreciate at it. helpful. the

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Good morning, Ravi.

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that to we're and chain Nothing but we're customized announce always developing just we and winning process That's we're our always today, everyday year. ongoing we've an RFPs supply always announced to have customers, that for talking of solutions the bespoke customers.

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months, sales lead an calls That's enough XX time in can year temporary, not management going is discussed we've do senior as It area we turn didn't transportation half. pay around a and be immediately. it expect But to previous be the to. Yeah. to and But it's in can time managed executive turn that around. we

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Sure. Thanks for the much so comment.

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good morning. taking for question. my Hey, Thanks

Brian. Hey,

us the update the number last savings million rate. So an initiatives? $XX run running quarter, around can I give global was you procurement on think,

what spoke you back you the between and pace door update of global an and as a you step come and those of outstanding like, in we just time timing? ones a RFPs, into up have last some just do So does take look year, to if sense of going on out scope any back next the the the get

achieved $XXX annual This million far. procurement, savings over In is John. so in we've

like We're come going other fees, handling many add have tractors, a from billion up spend. temp through that categories $X insurance, now of in areas tires, material savings trailers, management. global equipment, largest RFPs recruiting like process Our labor, areas facilities other about to trailers, of

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is spend billion. addressable $X.X total Our about

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Thank you.

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Great. Thanks very much.

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taking my Hi. Thanks for questions.

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