CSX (CSX) 22 Apr 202020 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the CSX Corporation Q1 2020 Earnings Call.

As a reminder, today’s call is being recorded.

During this call, all participants will be in a listen-only mode.

Following the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

introduction, Mr. like and call turn remarks to over opening I to would the For Head Investor Slater, Bill of Corporation. Relations for CSX

Thank everyone. good and you, afternoon,

and Executive Wallace, on Executive Boone, Sales Chief me today’s and are of Kevin Foote, Joining Jamie Operations. Officer; Boychuk, call and Marketing; Officer; President Vice Executive President Mark Financial President Vice of Jim Chief

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for joining all call Bill, today. you Thanks, and our thank

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was flat on domestic X% business. decline revenue growth volume Intermodal than revenue volumes offset in and more by declines as international the

impact have COVID-XX the the volume the as weeks final of international from been Excluding positive well. quarter, would

revenues. prices. continue year Other and contract impacted headwind XX% Coal due intermodal total lower gas customer settlement prices, benchmark XX%, by and X% demand export be a storage lapping Both XX% weak domestic natural to a favorable to revenue markets on and export revenues last decreased lower negatively and to the declined representing demurrage volumes. revenue,

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rate records. injury XX% company all-time safest both figures rate train of the was with quarter in history. accident declined the XX% one declined and CSX’s This The personal approaching

day. car high at velocity, X dwell an what review extremely Let’s quarter operating level continued the now difficult seasonally our for setting CSX turn per to miles to first Slide most is operate typically and and during quarter, performance. records

priority for Improving Class I per miles. X,XXX of fuel X a and at gallon are team gross of operating in continues CSX the railroads lead top efficiency, we ton Additionally, to fuel our U.S. efficiency proud fuel success. is

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everyone. Jim, you, good Thank afternoon, and

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at consider with the strong represents $X.X liquidity This short-term and billion levels. what of targeted of cash normal investments multiples Our March. end cash we is the nearly position of extremely would

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scenarios to these begun environment. adapt to adjust of changing already to quickly have we the will conditions, our business current and All and react soon

perspective, to a position downturn. financial economic have the many steps we proactive to the taken endure company From

position liquid majority First, time of to we being. funds shifting government have safer for ensured the cash our cash and our is investment available, the

are until conditions normalized. would we position cash on our be to have very we While comfortable, like a taken have conservative more earning we

which are $XXX million an debt also taking cash through of out could We $X I be low funded maturities, annual rates. interest over than But what we easily have look months; next advantage XX flow. raised free billion incremental the debt, historically of our in less

continue significant closely to change any and profile. aging I’m balance to our receivable our not monitor We seeing

transportation generate ability Our cash flow. and remain their customers critical to services to our

current Finally, we is durable do savings and backdrop that opportunity expect evaluate and opportunities to These when while are way cost we growth. I the environments to every realizing able the we leverage things, challenge the returns. when challenging, be to to and will growth provide be an efficiencies return we

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addition gains In and employee quarter. to the of $XX in comp efficiency, we million incentive also expense lower these had

the the retirement prior driven tax increases year. refunds Finally, in were of $XX labor million railroad cycling other of cost primarily by the

MS&O X% year. versus expense the improved prior

and engineering, efficiency across terminal including Continued reduction crew significant spend, in million MS&O. reductions $XX support travel, year-over-year operating a in departments, improvements contracted drove expense the

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train distributed handling efficiency. focus software continued and the energy of fuel management with rules Our for compliance quarter first power on utilization of combined record

increased depreciation $XX the for X% million. expenses, $XX depreciation depreciation next full-year to quarters. or other year-over-year to at a $XX depreciation which will impact quarter, in two study, still up XXXX fourth million $XX expense the Looking which quarter We impact reflects expect be in million million continue the to

measured enabled rent payable cycle with XX% Equipment, times majority and respectively. X% which the load, lower network and faster intermodal performance rents. savings X%. This car by volumes has include Improved per combined as days the with decreased of expense, and equipment merchandise

related reductions expense. rent and Going forward, we volume will equipment see

car lower So, these partially will by utilization. offset be

we lower earnings which equity expect show up rents. also addition, In equipment affiliate, TTX in our from

to primarily out expense offset The a year Interest million the to effective partially other unique expense prior increased awards. pre-tax the Closing we more benefits rate below balances, approximately due quarters. $XX by of were tax debt coupon. equity than increased future investing exercises P&L. lower for earnings Turning income continue lower Absent an items, higher line. all-in XX.X% option as tax by related to expect with offset

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up on the of to was the Turning XX. XXXX, equation quarter side In the capital investment cash year-over-year. Slide of slightly first

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lower proceeds flow free a key The flow quarter, including saw exceed company focus the Free property flow slightly this to first million, In has shareholder continues from a dividend to disposition. and conversion expenditures demonstrate distribution before cash down payments. capital be and team cash continued dividends, to reflecting for free higher we commitment that’s XXX%. cash $XXX

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from question Our Bank. first from Deutsche go line Amit Mehrotra Please comes of ahead.

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Amit. Yes,

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through difficult So, after. but a more is and something P&L go here, the is near-term obviously, that the more the cost going in just depreciation medium-term to that’s

part job that with When great headcount great on move. at things, Jamie its that’s becoming I lower our the come we work labor look we significantly as a depreciation the the through will of and efficient work, in starts out the over near-term capital done, But seeing. done obviously something We’ve time. more way that’s script, costs, obviously, we’re we’re labor the have pretty other train seeing team environment that and in eliminating with reduced and volume that his described

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quarter that next a I So the will or as additional over here volume we’re out those, driving react think plays will you’ll see opportunities And two. drive.

second first Maybe I’ll part take that the question. of

think going be story that the be pricing afternoon cheap throughout continues to here. a The very reoccurring was probably strong. theme I to but

look it’s pricing I’ll is you repeat again, – story. the not not mixed RPU at a RPU if think a I and the results, story,

sequentially good exceeded our good. are sales and Same-store pricing. in contracts same-store very negotiated year-over-year very very, Pricing continues our to sales be

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Brandon comes Please Barclays. question from go line next from of ahead. Your Oglenski

and quarter. Congrats Hey, good my the on question. afternoon thanks everyone taking for

on Do from so far April. not I any shipping is when reopen bottom XX% speak customers potentially or think rate to yet? they mean, have sites decline show in your we maybe go higher you we to going Although, the here Mark, the back about I’m seeing you levels quarter. it down I if of of volume the that indications we’re have plan even felt to question can And of second that, in focus to or the

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Thank you.

Your Credit next Landry Suisse. question comes from Allison from line Please go of ahead.

Good Thanks. afternoon.

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jump on Mark his conditions to able We’re change. economic as as on the team work and volumes

the Thanks, insight. Jamie. Jim. Thanks, Appreciate

from ahead. from Citi. comes the question go Wetherbee line next Your Please of Chris

what to side, sense and the about of of in businesses that are maybe two of Hey, to be maybe us kind what that is it. floor first, a guys can on consumer and intermodal both essential mix I that? what and domestic is pieces sort any you the thanks. could on question you like Maybe operating guess sort when you be Good of I international more afternoon, guys. type give there might think the moving guess, and sort the customer

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Hey, thanks. guys. Afternoon,

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afternoon. Thanks and good

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