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FedEx Corp.
S&P Capital IQ
STRONG BUY
Recommendation
S&P Capital IQ Equity Analyst J. Corridore
Price
12-Mo. Target Price
$161.90 (as of Jul 29, 2016 4:00 PM ET) $195.00
Report Currency
USD
Investment Style
Large-Cap Growth
Summary This company provides guaranteed domestic and international air express,
residential and business ground package delivery, heavy freight and logistics services.
Key Stock Statistics (Source S&P Capital IQ, Vickers, company reports)
52-Wk Range
$173.00 119.71
Trailing 12-Month EPS
$6.51
Trailing 12-Month P/E
24.9
$10K Invested 5 Yrs Ago
$19,200
12.15
13.54
13.3
265.5
Market Capitalization(B)
Yield (%)
Dividend Rate/Share
Institutional Ownership (%)
Price Performance
30-Week Mov. Avg.
Relative Strength
Down
Volume
No Change
Above Avg.
STARS
Below Avg.
1.23
15
B+
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
200
Share Price
Beta
S&P 3-Yr. Proj. EPS CAGR(%)
S&P Quality Ranking
250
160
120
Revenue/Earnings Data
80
Volume(Mil.)
$42.988
0.99
$1.60
71
33
15
10
5
0
3Q
12,654
11,716
11,301
10,953
10,564
9,663
4Q
12,979
12,114
11,839
11,435
11,008
10,552
Year
50,365
47,453
45,567
44,287
42,680
39,304
-0.26
-3.16
2.46
0.95
1.73
1.75
6.51
3.65
6.75
4.91
6.41
4.57
1
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2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Past performance is not an indication of future performance and should not be relied upon as such.
Analysis prepared by Equity Analyst J. Corridore on Jun 22, 2016 10:14 AM, when the stock traded at $163.95.
Highlights
Investment Rationale/Risk
1.84
2.18
1.23
1.13
1.65
0.73
Fiscal year ended May 31. Next earnings report expected: Mid
September. EPS Estimates based on S&P Capital IQ Operating
Earnings; historical GAAP earnings are as reported in Company
reports.
Dividend Data
Amount
($)
0.250
0.250
0.250
0.400
Date
Decl.
Ex-Div.
Date
Stk. of
Record
Payment
Date
Oct 1
Jan 4
Apr 1
Jul 1
'15
'16
'16
'16
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FedEx Corp.
Business Summary June 22, 2016
Corporate Information
CORPORATE OVERVIEW. FedEx Corp. provides global time-definite air express services for packages, documents and freight in more than 220 countries, and ground-based delivery of small packages in North
America. In addition, the company offers expedited critical shipment delivery, customs brokerage solutions, less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation and customized logistics. In August 2015, FDX announced that it would acquire European express company TNT Express for $4.8 billion in cash, including
assumption of debt. The deal closed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016.
Investor Contact
M. Foster (901-818-7468)
CORPORATE STRATEGY. The company intends to leverage and extend the FedEx brand and to provide customers with seamless access to its entire portfolio of integrated transportation services. Sales and marketing activities are coordinated among operating companies. Advanced information technology makes it
convenient for customers to use the full range of FedEx services and provides a single point of contact for
customers to access shipment tracking, customer service and invoicing information. The company intends
to continue to operate independent express, ground and freight networks, but has increased its emphasis
on having the individual business units work together to compete more effectively.
Telephone
901-818-7500.
PRIMARY BUSINESS DYNAMICS. FedEx Express is the world's largest provider of guaranteed express delivery services. It provides same-day, overnight and deferred delivery services for documents, packages
and freight, using a network of 56,000 ground vehicles, 647 aircraft, and 53,000 drop-off boxes. In FY 16
(May), FedEx Express accounted for 52% of revenues (down from 57% the prior year). About 56% of FedEx
Express's revenues in FY 16 were from U.S. services. FDX recently extended its service contract with the
U.S. Postal Service which now runs through 2020 providing for air transport of Priority, Express and First
Class mail. The USPS had solicited other proposals for this business, but FDX was the sole winner of the
renewed contract. FDX has said that the new contracts calls for lower rates to the USPS versus the prior
contract, with incremental revenue opportunities.
The International business (48% of FedEx Express revenues in FY 15) delivers packages and documents to
more than 220 countries. In FY 07, FedEx Express began new flights into China, and now has the authority
to operate 30 weekly flights into China, the most of any U.S.-based carrier, and now serves 400 cities
across the country.
FedEx Ground (33% of total revenues in FY 16, up from 27% in FY 15) is North America's second largest
ground package delivery company. In FY 15, FedEx Ground continued to improve the speed, reach and reliability of its network by reducing transit time for many of its lanes and introducing or expanding overnight
ground service in many metropolitan areas. FedEx Ground is in the midst of a major network capacity expansion, which is expected to have increased daily pick-up capacity to about five million packages. FedEx
Ground operations are conducted with 47,000 owner-operated vehicles and 48,000 company-owned trailers. FedEx Freight (12% of total revenue in FY 16, versus 13% in FY 15) provides regional and inter-regional,
less-than-truckload (LTL) freight service throughout the U.S. FedEx Services (formerly named FedEx
Kinko's), acquired in February 2004, accounted for the remaining 3% of FY 16 (3% in FY 15) revenues.
IMPACT OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS. On October 9, 2012, FDX announced a profit improvement program
that targets $1.7 billion in profit enhancement, with 75% of this expected to be achieved by FY 15 with the
rest slated for FY 16. The plan targets a combination of cost reductions, efficiency improvements and service repositionings. The company is also retiring older less efficient aircraft and redeploying its fleets to
more productive routes. A major part of the program is technology streamlining, and reduction of redundant operations. Another key part of the program is a yield management strategy that seeks to provide the
correct balance between pricing and volumes, and to move package volumes into the correct delivery
channel. FDX recorded about $600 million in restructuring charges, with half in FY 13, and the rest in FY 14.
On May 25, 2016, FedEx completed the acquisition of TNT Express for $4.8 billion in cash. TNT, which delivers about one million packages a day throughout Europe, had annual revenues of about $6.8 billion dollars.
We see the acquisition as a good fit for FDX. Prior to the deal, FDX had a less than 5% market share in Europe, while TNT had a 12% share, and the deal catapults FDX to the second largest market share behind
DHL with about 19%.
FINANCIAL TRENDS. Over the 10 years through FY 16, FDX revenues increased at a compound annual
growth rate (CAGR) of 3.6%. Cash balances were to $3.5 billion at the end of FY 16 versus $538 million at the
end of FY 03. Long-term debt was 33% of total capital at the end of FY 15 versus 24% at the end of FY 14.
Return on assets reached a 10-year high of 8.6% in FY 07, and was 3.0% in FY 15, while return on equity
reached a 10-year high of 16.7% in FY 07, and was 6.9% in FY 15.
Office
942 South Shady Grove Road, Memphis, TN 38120.
Website
http://www.fedex.com
Officers
Chrmn, CEO & Pres
F.W. Smith
Board Members
J. L. Barksdale
M. R. Ellison
K. A. Jabal
G. W. Loveman
J. C. Ramo
F. W. Smith
P. S. Walsh
Domicile
Delaware
Founded
1971
Employees
390,100
Stockholders
12,601
J. A. Edwardson
J. C. Inglis
S. A. Jackson
R. B. Martin
S. C. Schwab
D. P. Steiner
FedEx Corp.
Quantitative Evaluations
S&P Capital IQ
Fair Value
Rank
Fair Value
Calculation
5+
5
HIGHEST
$208.50 Analysis of the stock's current worth, based on S&P Capital IQ's
97
LOWEST = 1
LOW
NEUTRAL
AVERAGE
2016
0.90
6.00
16.49
24.82
279.0
2015
0.90
5.99
26.28
40.72
287.0
2014
1.18
8.92
16.37
25.67
310.0
2013
1.03
8.14
18.56
29.20
317.0
UNFAVORABLE
NEUTRAL
1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
9 Years
6.14
73.33
4.36
-2.29
4.64
-1.58
4.24
9.57
3.61
50.05
12.64
3.48
35.42
10.79
3.74
25.47
11.13
3.23
18.76
9.25
HIGH
Since July, 2016, the technical indicators for FDX have been
NEUTRAL.
NA
Price/Sales
Price/EBITDA
Price/Pretax Income
P/E Ratio
Avg. Diluted Shares Outstg (M)
HIGHEST = 100
FDX scored higher than 97% of all companies for which an S&P
Capital IQ Report is available.
Volatility
Insider Activity
Investability
Quotient
Percentile
Technical
Evaluation
LOWEST
FAVORABLE
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Company Financials Fiscal Year Ended May 31
Per Share Data (U.S. $)
Tangible Book Value
Cash Flow
Earnings
S&P Capital IQ Core Earnings
Dividends
Payout Ratio
Calendar Year
Prices:High
Prices:Low
P/E Ratio:High
P/E Ratio:Low
2016
26.50
15.95
6.51
NA
1.00
15%
2015
185.19
130.01
28
20
2015
39.60
12.76
3.65
NA
0.80
22%
2014
183.51
128.17
50
35
2014
43.75
14.87
6.75
NA
0.60
9%
2013
144.13
90.61
21
13
2013
46.05
12.45
4.91
NA
0.56
11%
2012
97.19
82.79
20
17
2012
38.93
13.08
6.41
NA
0.52
11%
2011
98.66
64.07
15
10
2011
40.55
10.80
4.57
NA
0.48
11%
2010
97.75
69.78
21
15
2010
36.98
10.01
3.76
NA
0.44
12%
2009
92.59
34.02
25
9
2009
36.15
6.64
0.31
NA
0.44
142%
2008
99.46
53.90
NM
NM
2008
35.92
9.84
3.60
NA
0.36
10%
2007
121.42
89.01
34
25
2007
29.73
12.20
6.48
NA
0.36
6%
2006
120.01
96.50
19
15
50,365
7,531
2,631
336
2,740
33.6%
1,820
NA
47,453
7,141
2,611
235
1,627
35.5%
1,050
NA
45,567
6,033
2,513
160
3,289
36.2%
2,097
NA
44,287
5,597
2,386
82.0
2,455
36.4%
1,561
NA
42,680
5,433
2,113
52.0
3,141
35.3%
2,032
NA
39,304
4,506
1,973
77.0
2,265
35.9%
1,452
NA
34,734
3,974
1,958
71.0
1,894
37.5%
1,184
NA
35,497
3,926
1,975
156
677
85.5%
98.0
NA
37,953
4,903
1,946
182
2,016
44.2%
1,125
NA
35,214
5,018
1,742
136
3,215
37.3%
2,016
NA
3,763
10,941
37,069
5,957
7,249
14,993
22,261
4,347
3,661
1.8
32.6
2.2
3.0
6.9
2,908
9,683
33,070
5,312
4,736
15,277
20,014
3,533
4,610
1.8
23.7
4.6
6.3
12.8
4,917
11,274
33,567
5,750
2,739
17,398
20,388
3,375
3,947
2.0
13.4
3.5
4.9
9.7
2,843
9,056
29,903
5,374
1,250
14,727
16,394
4,007
4,145
1.7
7.6
4.8
7.1
13.6
2,328
8,285
27,385
4,882
1,667
15,220
16,905
3,434
3,425
1.7
9.9
3.7
5.6
10.0
1,952
7,284
24,902
4,645
1,668
13,811
15,741
2,816
3,142
1.6
10.6
3.4
4.8
8.6
2,292
7,116
24,244
4,524
1,930
13,626
16,209
2,459
2,073
1.6
11.9
0.3
0.4
0.7
1,539
7,244
25,633
5,368
1,506
14,526
16,534
2,947
3,071
1.4
8.7
3.0
4.5
8.3
1,569
6,629
24,000
5,428
2,662
12,656
16,215
2,882
3,758
1.2
16.4
5.7
8.6
16.7
Data as originally reported in Company reports.; bef. results of disc opers/spec. items. Per share data adj. for stk. divs.; EPS diluted. E-Estimated. NA-Not Available. NM-Not Meaningful. NR-Not Ranked. UR-Under
Review.
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FedEx Corp.
Sub-Industry Outlook
Industry Performance
S&P 1500
Sector
Sub-Industry
90%
70%
--Jim Corridore
% Change
50%
30%
10%
-10%
-30%
-50%
-70%
-90%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Sub-Industry : Air Freight & Logistics Peer Group*: Based on market capitalizations within GICS Sub-Industry
Peer Group
Stock
Symbol
Stk.Mkt.
Cap.
(Mil. $)
Recent
Stock
Price($)
52
Week
High/Low($)
Beta
FedEx Corp
FDX
42,988
161.90
173.00/119.71
1.23
CHLO
ECHO
JANL
PDPTF
RLGT
WLGI
NA
553
3
35
154
NA
0.00
24.76
5.94
2.24
3.16
0.00
0.00/0.00
32.95/16.56
13.00/1.30
2.75/0.37
6.39/2.86
0.06/0.06
NM
0.65
0.23
NA
0.25
-0.18
P/E
Ratio
Fair
Value
Calc.($)
1.0
25
208.50
B+
97
3.6
50.1
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
NM
NM
11
NM
NM
NM
NA
48.70
NA
NA
5.90
NA
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NA
73
43
35
54
35
NM
0.5
1.2
NA
1.2
NA
NA
33.2
18.8
NA
50.2
10.0
Yield
(%)
NA-Not Available NM-Not Meaningful NR-Not Rated. *For Peer Groups with more than 15 companies or stocks, selection of issues is based on market capitalization.
S&P Return on
Quality IQ
Revenue
Ranking %ile
(%)
LTD to
Cap
(%)
FedEx Corp.
S&P Capital IQ Analyst Research Notes and other Company News
July 21, 2016
On July 17, 2016, Gary W. Loveman provided notice of his decision to retire from
the Board of Directors of FedEx Corporation, effective immediately before the
next annual meeting of FedEx's stockholders on September 26, 2016, and not
stand for reelection. Mr. Loveman has served with distinction on the FedEx Board
since 2007.
June 22, 2016
09:02 am ET ... S&P GLOBAL KEEPS STRONG BUY OPINION ON SHARES OF
FEDEX CORP. (FDX 163.95*****): We raise our FY 17 (May) EPS estimate to $12.15
from $12.13, in line with FDX's guidance of $11.75-$12.25. We keep our 12-month
target price at $195, 16X our FY 17 estimate, still well below FDX' 5-year average
and a discount to peers. We start our FY 18 EPS estimate at $13.54. FDX May-Q
adjusted EPS of $3.30 vs. $2.66 was a penny below our estimate but revenues
were better than we expected. FDX saw good top line growth from Ground while
Express saw operating margin improvement. We see current valuation at only
13.5X our forward EPS providing downside protection. /J. Corridore
June 7, 2016
09:52 am ET ... S&P GLOBAL MAINTAINS STRONG BUY OPINION ON SHARES OF
FEDEX CORP (FDX 163.27*****): FDX raised its dividend by 60% to $0.40 quarterly
from $0.25, which we think is a move to move it closer to higher yielding United
Parcel Service (UPS 103, Buy) stock. Indicated yield rises to 1.0% from 0.61% and
still lags UPS's 3.0% yield. While FDX's recent closing of TNT acquisition makes
this an odd time for a dividend hike, we think the move makes a positive
statement about the company's cash generation abilities. We remain positive on
FDX, which we think will benefit from a more favorable global economy, wider
operating margins, and a recent profit improvement program. /J. Corridore
March 17, 2016
11:20 am ET ... S&P CAPITAL IQ MAINTAINS STRONG BUY OPINION ON SHARES
OF FEDEX CORP. (FDX 159.28*****): We keep our 12-month target price at $195,
valuing the shares at 16.1X our FY 17 (May) EPS estimate of $12.13 (raised today
from $12.03), about in line with the average ten year forward P/E for the shares.
We also raise our FY 16 EPS estimate to $10.82 from $10.58 after Feb.-Q EPS of
$2.51 vs. $2.01 beat our $2.37 estimate on better revenues than we were
expecting. Results benefited from strong operating margin improvement on
volume growth and profit improvement initiative effects. We think FDX is poised
to benefit from strong online spending that we expect to continue. /J. Corridore
January 8, 2016
09:24 am ET ... S&P CAPITAL IQ MAINTAINS STRONG BUY OPINION ON SHARES
OF FEDEX CORP. (FDX 134.59*****): FDX announces that European Union
regulators have unconditionally approved FDX's planned acquisition of TNT. We
thought it would be hard for FDX to get the deal approved given that United
Parcel Services (UPS, 93****) had been denied its attempts to buy TNT a few
years ago. We are positive on the acquisition, which brings significant size and
scale in Europe, which we expect to lead to economies of scale and significant
operating leverage increases over time. While many economies in the EU remain
weak, we expect FDX to be well positioned for an eventual rebound in Europe. /J.
Corridore
January 5, 2016
11:14 am ET ... S&P CAPITAL IQ MAINTAINS STRONG BUY OPINION ON SHARES
OF FEDEX CORP. (FDX 143.25*****): We keep our 12-month target price at $195,
valuing the shares at 16X our FY 17 (May) EPS estimate of $12.03 (trimmed today
from $12.46), well below the company's 5-year average. We also trim our FY 16
EPS estimate to $10.58 from $10.77, reflecting likely higher costs related to holiday
package fulfillment. FDX needed to deliver on Christmas to try and handle its
backlog, yet still was unable to get all packages delivered. While this is a public
relations negative, overall online sales were likely a new record and should
continue to grow over the next few years, benefiting FDX. /J. Corridore
December 28, 2015
09:33 am ET ... S&P CAPITAL IQ MAINTAINS POSITIVE VIEW ON AIR FREIGHT
AND LOGISTICS SUBINDUSTRY (FDX 149.65*****): Fedex reportedly missed
holiday shipments for some customers while United Parcel Services (UPS 97****)
was able to fulfill most of its volumes. FDX blames record shipments, high
volumes of last minute orders and weather, and kept delivering until 1pm on
Christmas Day to try and expedite as many packages as possible. Overall, we see
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positives for both carriers, given record online holiday sales and a shift to online
sales that is not going to reverse itself. We expect FDX to increase infrastructure
next year like UPS did last year after a holiday miss in 2013. /J. Corridore
December 16, 2015
04:27 pm ET ... S&P CAPITAL IQ MAINTAINS STRONG BUY OPINION ON SHARES
OF FEDEX CORP. (FDX 148.78*****): We keep our 12-month target price at $195,
18.3X the midpoint of FDX's FY 16 (May) EPS guidance of $10.40-$10.90. This is
below FDX's ten year average, on global economic weakness. FDX Nov-Q EPS of
$2.58 vs. $2.16 beat the Capital IQ consensus of $2.50 on modestly better revenue
than we expected. Strong operating margin improvement at Express and Ground
more than offset weakness related to lower fuel surcharges and currency, and
weakness in Freight. FedEx made no statement that it is having difficulty coping
with strong holiday volumes, which we find notable. /J. Corridore
December 1, 2015
11:56 am ET ... S&P CAPITAL IQ KEEPS POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON AIR FREIGHT AND
LOGISTICS SUBINDUSTRY (FDX 158.28*****): Cyber Monday sales were
reportedly up 12% reaching a record $3.0 billion, according to data from software
company Adobe, and marked the highest online sales day ever. We think this
bodes well for the fulfillment of these sales by FDX and United Parcel Services
(UPS, 104****). While overall holiday sales may not see robust growth, we think
the shift to online from brick and mortar shopping is likely to lead to strong online
sales growth and good volumes for FDX and UPS. Execution remains a risk, but
we think these companies are well positioned for volume growth this year. /J.
Corridore
September 16, 2015
09:35 am ET ... S&P CAPITAL IQ REITERATES STRONG BUY OPINION ON SHARES
OF FEDEX CORP. (FDX 154.0*****): We cut our 12-month target to $195 from $240,
18.1X our FY 16 (May) EPS estimate of $10.77 (reduced today from $10.81). This is
at the low end of FDX's 10-year historical range, which we think adequately
discounts global economy uncertainties and a weaker than expected outlook.
FDX lowers its FY 16 EPS guidance to $10.40-$10.90 from $10.60-$11.10. While this
reflects weaker international express and freight segments than we expected,
we think the current valuation still represents a compelling value. FDX posts
Aug-Q EPS of $2.42 vs. $2.12, below our $2.55 estimate. /J. Corridore
FedEx Corp.
Analysts' Recommendations
Monthly Average Trend
Buy/Hold
Hold
Weak Hold
BH
WH
Sell
S
No Opinion
BUY/HOLD
FDX Trend
BH
H
WH
S
1000
1000
1000
2014
2015
2016
Buy
Buy/Hold
Hold
Weak Hold
Sell
No Opinion
Total
% of Total
58
12
31
0
0
0
100
14
3
10
0
0
0
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2016
2018
16
12
8
4
2015
Fiscal Years
2018
2017
2018 vs. 2017
Q1'18
Q1'17
Q1'18 vs. Q1'17
2016
Avg Est.
13.41
11.94
12%
High Est.
14.00
12.30
14%
Low Est.
12.06
11.50
5%
# of Est.
19
19
0%
Est. P/E
12.1
13.6
-11%
3.19
2.77
15%
3.37
2.92
15%
3.12
2.62
19%
4
20
-80%
50.8
58.4
-13%
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FedEx Corp.
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24.6%
48.0%
27.4%
100%
Europe
17.8%
57.8%
24.4%
100%
Asia
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45.0%
25.0%
100%
Global
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49.6%
26.7%
100%
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