UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

 þQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED November 30, 2014February 28, 2015

OR

 

 ¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                    TO                    

Commission File Number: 1-15829

FEDEX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 62-1721435

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

942 South Shady Grove Road

Memphis, Tennessee

 38120
(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP Code)

(901) 818-7500

(Registrant’s 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. Yesþ No¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site,website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yesþ No¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filerþ

 Accelerated filer¨ Non-accelerated filer¨    Smaller reporting company¨
 (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes¨ Noþ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Common Stock Outstanding Shares at December 17, 2014March 18, 2015

Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share

 283,312,620283,756,646

 

 


FEDEX CORPORATION

INDEX

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

   PAGE
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
November 30, 2014February 28, 2015 and May 31, 2014

   3  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
Three and SixNine Months Ended November 30,February 28, 2015 and 2014 and 2013

   5  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Three and SixNine Months Ended November  30,February  28, 2015 and 2014 and 2013

   6  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
SixNine Months Ended November 30,February 28, 2015 and 2014 and 2013

   7  

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   8  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   2728  

ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

   2829  

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   5253  

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

   5253  
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

   5253  

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

   5253  

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   5354  

ITEM 6. Exhibits

   5354  

Signature

   5556  

Exhibit Index

   E-1  

Exhibit 10.1

Exhibit 10.2

  

Exhibit 10.3

  

Exhibit 10.4

  

Exhibit 10.5

  

Exhibit 10.6

Exhibit 10.7

Exhibit 10.8

Exhibit 10.9

Exhibit 10.10

Exhibit 10.11

Exhibit 12.1

  

Exhibit 15.1

  

Exhibit 31.1

  

Exhibit 31.2

  

Exhibit 32.1

  

Exhibit 32.2

  

Exhibit 101.1EX-101 Instance Document

  

Ex-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENTEX-101 Schema Document

  

Ex-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENTEX-101 Calculation Linkbase Document

  

Ex-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENTEX-101 Presentation Linkbase Document

  

Ex-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

Ex-101 DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENTEX-101 Definition Linkbase Document

  

 

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FEDEX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN MILLIONS)

 

  November 30,     February 28,   
  2014   May 31, 2015 May 31, 
  (Unaudited)   2014 (Unaudited) 2014 

ASSETS

    

CURRENT ASSETS

    

Cash and cash equivalents

  $2,266   $2,908 $3,478 $2,908 

Receivables, less allowances of $176 and $164

   5,592    5,460 

Spare parts, supplies and fuel, less allowances of $215 and $212

   476    463 

Receivables, less allowances of $184 and $164

 5,584  5,460 

Spare parts, supplies and fuel, less allowances of $197 and $212

 488  463 

Deferred income taxes

   497    522  510  522 

Prepaid expenses and other

   381    330  422  330 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total current assets

   9,212    9,683  10,482  9,683 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST

   41,616    40,691  42,652  40,691 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

   21,723    21,141  22,227  21,141 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net property and equipment

   19,893    19,550  20,425  19,550 

OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS

    

Goodwill

   2,734    2,790  3,805  2,790 

Other assets

   1,145    1,047  1,396  1,047 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total other long-term assets

   3,879    3,837  5,201  3,837 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
  $  32,984   $      33,070 $  36,108 $      33,070 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

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)

 

  November 30,   February 28,   
  2014 May 31, 2015 May 31, 
  (Unaudited) 2014 (Unaudited) 2014 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT

   

CURRENT LIABILITIES

   

Current portion of long-term debt

  $  $1 $ $1 

Accrued salaries and employee benefits

   1,219   1,277  1,231  1,277 

Accounts payable

   1,968   1,971  2,050  1,971 

Accrued expenses

   1,986   2,063  1,962  2,063 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total current liabilities

   5,173   5,312  5,243  5,312 

LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT PORTION

   4,735   4,736  7,228  4,736 

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

   

Deferred income taxes

   2,104   2,114  2,497  2,114 

Pension, postretirement healthcare and other benefit obligations

   3,136   3,484  2,962  3,484 

Self-insurance accruals

   1,072   1,038  1,092  1,038 

Deferred lease obligations

   832   758  694  758 

Deferred gains, principally related to aircraft transactions

   193   206  187  206 

Other liabilities

   176   145  193  145 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total other long-term liabilities

   7,513   7,745  7,625  7,745 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

   

COMMON STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT

   

Common stock, $0.10 par value; 800 million shares authorized; 318 million shares issued as of November 30, 2014 and May 31, 2014

   32   32 

Common stock, $0.10 par value; 800 million shares authorized; 318 million shares issued as of February 28, 2015 and May 31, 2014

 32  32 

Additional paid-in capital

   2,618   2,643  2,739  2,643 

Retained earnings

   21,480   20,429  21,880  20,429 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   (3,787  (3,694 (3,909 (3,694

Treasury stock, at cost

   (4,780  (4,133 (4,730 (4,133
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total common stockholders’ investment

   15,563   15,277  16,012  15,277 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 
  $  32,984  $      33,070 $  36,108 $      33,070 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

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)

 

  Three Months Ended
November 30,
 Six Months Ended
November 30,
 Three Months Ended
February 28,
 Nine Months Ended
February 28,
 
  2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

REVENUES

  $  11,939  $  11,403  $  23,623  $  22,427 $  11,716 $  11,301 $  35,339 $  33,728 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

     

Salaries and employee benefits

   4,304   4,148   8,493   8,225  4,411  4,167  12,904  12,392 

Purchased transportation

   2,185   2,040   4,239   3,919  2,165  2,063  6,404  5,982 

Rentals and landing fees

   663   648   1,323   1,288  686  662  2,009  1,950 

Depreciation and amortization

   651   647   1,302   1,286  652  652  1,954  1,938 

Fuel

   1,052   1,136   2,172   2,240  810  1,163  2,982  3,403 

Maintenance and repairs

   543   479   1,099   959  505  438  1,604  1,397 

Other

   1,528   1,478   2,995   2,888  1,525  1,515  4,520  4,403 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 
   10,926   10,576   21,623   20,805  10,754  10,660  32,377  31,465 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

OPERATING INCOME

   1,013   827   2,000   1,622  962  641  2,962  2,263 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

     

Interest, net

   (47  (30  (95  (57 (58 (38 (153 (95

Other, net

   5   (5  3   (7 5  (9 8  (16
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 
   (42  (35  (92  (64 (53 (47 (145 (111
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

   971   792   1,908   1,558  909  594  2,817  2,152 

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

   355   292   686   569  329  216  1,015  785 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

NET INCOME

  $616  $500  $1,222  $989 $580 $378 $1,802 $1,367 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:

     

Basic

  $2.17  $1.58  $4.30  $3.13 $2.05 $1.24 $6.34 $4.38 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Diluted

  $2.14  $1.57  $4.24  $3.10 $2.01 $1.23 $6.25 $4.34 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE

  $0.20  $0.15  $0.60  $0.45 $0.20 $0.15 $0.80 $0.60 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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FEDEX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

(IN MILLIONS)

 

  Three Months Ended
November 30,
   Six Months Ended
November 30,
 Three Months Ended
February 28,
 Nine Months Ended
February 28,
 
  2014 2013   2014 2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

NET INCOME

  $  616  $  500   $  1,222  $  989 $  580 $  378 $  1,802 $  1,367 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):

      

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $14, $6, $23 and $4

   (122  45    (153  (34

Amortization of unrealized pension actuarial gains/losses and other, net of tax of $17, $25, $35 and $50

   29   43    60   85 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $18, $3, $41 and $7

 (152 (30 (305 (64

Amortization of unrealized pension actuarial gains/losses and other, net of tax of $18, $25, $53 and $75

 30  45  90  130 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 
   (93  88    (93  51  (122 15  (215 66 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

  $523  $588   $1,129  $  1,040 $458 $393 $1,587 $  1,433 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

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)

 

  Six Months Ended
November 30,
 Nine Months Ended
February 28,
 
  2014 2013 2015 2014 

Operating Activities:

   

Net income

  $1,222  $989 $1,802 $1,367 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

   

Depreciation and amortization

   1,302   1,286  1,954  1,938 

Provision for uncollectible accounts

   78   65  112  95 

Stock-based compensation

   79   71  106  94 

Deferred income taxes and other noncash items

   57   201  362  392 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

   

Receivables

   (317  (385 (200 (242

Other assets

   (46  (126 (38 (150

Accounts payable and other liabilities

   (201  (476 (599 (893

Other, net

   (23  (16 (26 (23
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

   2,151   1,609  3,473  2,578 

Investing Activities:

   

Capital expenditures

   (1,890  (1,690 (2,969 (2,554

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 (1,429  

Proceeds from asset dispositions and other

   7   19  16  23 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash used in investing activities

   (1,883  (1,671 (4,382 (2,531

Financing Activities:

   

Principal payments on debt

   (1  (3 (1 (254

Proceeds from debt issuances

 2,491  1,997 

Proceeds from stock issuances

   189   380  272  462 

Excess tax benefit on the exercise of stock options

   23   20  31  27 

Dividends paid

   (114  (95 (171 (142

Purchase of treasury stock

   (947  (1,219

Purchase of treasury stock, including accelerated share repurchase agreements

 (1,016 (3,984

Other, net

 (23 (18
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash used in financing activities

   (850  (917

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 1,583  (1,912
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

   (60  (3 (104 (10
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

   (642  (982

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 570  (1,875

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   2,908   4,917  2,908  4,917 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $  2,266  $  3,935 $  3,478 $  3,042 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

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 and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) instructions for interim financial information, and should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2014 (“Annual Report”). Accordingly, significant accounting policies and other disclosures normally provided have been omitted since such items are disclosed in our Annual Report.

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 November 30, 2014,February 28, 2015, the results of our operations for the three- and six-monthnine-month periods ended November 30,February 28, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 and cash flows for the six-monthnine-month periods ended November 30, 2014February 28, 2015 and 2013.2014. Operating results for the three- and six-monthnine-month periods ended November 30, 2014February 28, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending May 31, 2015.

Except as otherwise specified, references to years indicate our fiscal year ending May 31, 2015 or ended May 31 of the year referenced and comparisons are to the corresponding period of the prior year.

BUSINESS ACQUISITIONSACQUISITIONS.. Subsequent to November 30, 2014, FedEx entered into agreements to acquireDuring the third quarter of 2015, we acquired two businesses, expanding our portfolio in e-commerce and supply chain solutions. On December 15, 2014,January 30, 2015, we entered into an agreement to acquireacquired GENCO Distribution Systems,System, Inc. (“GENCO”), one of the largest third-party logistics providers in North America. This acquisition is expected to be completed in early calendar yearAmerica, for $1.4 billion, which was funded using a portion of the proceeds from our January 2015 subject to customary closing conditions.debt issuance (see Note 3). The financial results of this business will beare included in the FedEx Ground segment from the date of acquisition and are expected to be immaterial to our 2015 results.acquisition.

In addition, on December 16, 2014, FedEx acquired Bongo International, LLC (“Bongo”), a leader in cross bordercross-border enablement technologies and solutions.solutions, for $42 million in cash from operations. The financial results of this acquired business will beare included in the FedEx Express segment from the date of acquisition.

These acquisitions will allow us to enter new markets, as well as strengthen our current service offerings to existing customers. We expect that the goodwill of $40 million associated with our Bongo acquisition will be entirely attributable to our FedEx Express reporting unit. We expect that the goodwill of approximately $1.1 billion associated with our GENCO acquisition will be primarily attributable to our FedEx Ground and FedEx Express reporting units.

The financial results of these acquired businesses from the date of acquisition were not material, individually or in the aggregate, to our results of operations and therefore, pro forma financial information has not been presented.

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FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

The estimated fair values of the assets and liabilities related to these acquisitions have been recorded in the FedEx Ground and FedEx Express segments and are included in the accompanying unaudited balance sheets based on a preliminary allocation of the purchase price (summarized in the table below in millions). These allocations will be completed during our fourth quarter.

Current assets

$344 

Property and equipment

 96 

Goodwill

 1,112 

Intangible assets

 175 

Other non-current assets

 37 

Current liabilities

 (225

Long-term liabilities

 (84
  

 

 

 

Total purchase price

$1,455 
  

 

 

 

The goodwill recorded of approximately $1.1 billion is primarily attributable to expected benefits from synergies of the combinations with existing businesses and other acquired entities. The majority of the purchase price allocated to goodwill is not deductible for U.S. income tax purposes. The intangible assets acquired consist primarily of customer-related intangible assets, which will be immaterial to our 2015 results.amortized over an estimated useful life of ten years.

EMPLOYEES UNDER COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ARRANGEMENTS. The pilots of Federal Express Corporation (“FedEx Express,Express”), which represent a small number of FedEx Express’s total employees, are employed under a collective bargaining agreement. The contract became amendable in March 2013, and the parties are currently in negotiations. In October 2014, FedEx Express formally requested assistance from the National Mediation Board (“NMB”) to mediate the negotiations. The NMB is the U.S. governmental agency that oversees labor agreements for entities covered by the Railway Labor Act of 1926, as amended (“Railway Labor Act”). The progression of negotiations into the mediation stage has no impact on our operations. In addition to our pilots at FedEx Express, certain non-U.S. employees are unionized.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION.We have two types of equity-based compensation: stock options and restricted stock. The key terms of the stock option and restricted stock awards granted under our incentive stock plans and all financial disclosures about these programs are set forth in our Annual Report.

Our stock-based compensation expense was $31 million for the three-month period ended November 30, 2014 and $79 million for the six-month period ended November 30, 2014. Our stock-based compensation expense was $26 million for the three-month period ended November 30, 2013February 28, 2015 and $71$106 million for the six-monthnine-month period ended November 30, 2013.February 28, 2015. Our stock-based compensation expense was $23 million for the three-month period ended February 28, 2014 and $94 million for the nine-month period ended February 28, 2014. Due to its immateriality, additional disclosures related to stock-based compensation have been excluded from this quarterly report.

RECENT ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE.New accounting rules and disclosure requirements can significantly impact our reported results and the comparability of our financial statements. These matters are described in our Annual Report.

We believe that no other new accounting guidance was adopted or issued during the first sixnine months of 2015 that is relevant to the readers of our financial statements. However, there are numerous new proposals under development which, if and when enacted, may have a significant impact on our financial reporting.

TREASURY SHARES.In September 2014, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 15 million shares of common stock. It is expected that the share authorization will primarily be utilized to offset equity compensation dilution over the next several years. During the secondthird quarter of 2015, we repurchased 1.0 million400,000 shares of FedEx common stock at an average price of $156$172 per share for a total of $156$69 million. As of November 30, 2014, 14February 28, 2015, 13.6 million shares remained under the share repurchase authorization.

 

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FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 

DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE.On November 21, 2014,February 13, 2015, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid on January 2,April 1, 2015 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 12, 2014.March 11, 2015. 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.

(2)Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table provides changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), net of tax, reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods ended November 30February 28 (in millions; amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI):

 

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
  2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

Foreign currency translation gain (loss):

     

Balance at beginning of period

  $46  $23   $77  $102  $(76$68  $77 $102  

Translation adjustments

   (122  45    (153  (34 (152 (30 (305 (64
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance at end of period

   (76  68    (76  68   (228 38   (228 38  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Retirement plans adjustments:

     

Balance at beginning of period

   (3,740  (3,880  (3,771  (3,922 (3,711 (3,837 (3,771 (3,922

Reclassifications from AOCI

   29   43    60   85   30  45   90  130  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Balance at end of period

   (3,711  (3,837  (3,711  (3,837 (3,681 (3,792 (3,681 (3,792
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss at end of period

  $(3,787 $(3,769 $(3,787 $(3,769$(3,909$(3,754$(3,909$(3,754
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

The following table presents details of the reclassifications from AOCI for the periods ended November 30February 28 (in millions; amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings):

 

   Amount Reclassified from
AOCI
  

Affected Line Item in the Income

Statement

   Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended   
   2014  2013  2014  2013   

Retirement plans:

      

Amortization of actuarial losses and other

  $(75 $(97 $(153 $(192 Salaries and employee benefits

Amortization of prior service credits

           29           29           58           57   Salaries and employee benefits
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total before tax

   (46  (68  (95  (135 

Income tax benefit

   17   25   35   50   Provision for income taxes
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

AOCI reclassifications, net of tax

  $(29 $(43 $(60 $(85 Net income
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 Amount Reclassified from
AOCI
 

Affected Line Item in the Income
Statement

 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended  
 2015 2014 2015 2014  

Retirement plans:

Amortization of actuarial losses and other

$(76$(98$(229$(290Salaries and employee benefits

Amortization of prior service credits

         28          28          86          85 Salaries and employee benefits
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Total before tax

 (48 (70 (143 (205

Income tax benefit

 18  25  53  75 Provision for income taxes
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

AOCI reclassifications, net of tax

$(30$(45$(90$(130Net income
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

(3)Financing Arrangements

We have a shelf registration statement with the SEC that allows us to sell, in one or more future offerings, any combination of our unsecured debt securities and common stock.

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FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

During the quarter, we issued $2.5 billion of senior unsecured debt under our current shelf registration statement, comprised of $400 million of 2.30% fixed-rate notes due in February 2020, $700 million of 3.20% fixed-rate notes due in February 2025, $500 million of 3.90% fixed-rate notes due in February 2035, $650 million of 4.10% fixed-rate notes due in February 2045, and $250 million of 4.50% fixed-rate notes due in February 2065. Interest on these notes is paid semiannually. We utilized the net proceeds to fund our $1.4 billion acquisition of GENCO and the remaining proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.

A $1 billion revolving credit facility is available to finance our operations and other cash flow needs and to provide support for the issuance of commercial paper. The agreement contains a financial covenant, which requires us to maintain a leverage ratio of adjusted debt to capital that does not exceed 70%. Our leverage ratio of adjusted debt to capital was 57%59% at November 30, 2014.February 28, 2015. We are in compliance with the leverage ratio covenant and all other covenants of our revolving credit agreement and do not expect the covenants to affect our operations, including our liquidity or expected funding needs. See our Annual Report for a description of the term and additional covenant details of our revolving credit facility.

Long-term debt, exclusive of capital leases, had a carrying value of $4.7$7.2 billion at November 30, 2014 and May 31, 2014, compared with an estimated fair value of $5.1$7.8 billion at November 30, 2014February 28, 2015 and a carrying value of $4.7 billion compared with an estimated fair value of $5.0 billion at May 31, 2014. The estimated fair values were determined based on quoted market prices and the current rates offered for debt with similar terms and maturities. The fair value of our long-term debt is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. This classification is defined as a fair value determined using market-based inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the liability, either directly or indirectly.

(4)Computation of Earnings Per Share

The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the periods ended November 30February 28 was as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):

 

  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
  2014   2013   2014   2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

Basic earnings per common share:

        

Net earnings allocable to common shares(1)

  $615   $499   $1,220   $988 $579 $377 $1,799 $1,365 

Weighted-average common shares

   283    315    284    316  283  303  284  312 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

  $2.17   $1.58   $4.30   $3.13 $2.05 $1.24 $6.34 $4.38 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share:

        

Net earnings allocable to common shares(1)

  $615   $499   $1,220   $988 $579 $377 $1,799 $1,365 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Weighted-average common shares

   283    315    284    316  283  303  284  312 

Dilutive effect of share-based awards

   4    4    4    3  4  4  4  3 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Weighted-average diluted shares

   287    319    288    319  287  307  288  315 

Diluted earnings per common share

  $      2.14   $      1.57   $      4.24   $      3.10 $      2.01 $      1.23 $      6.25 $      4.34 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted earnings per common share

   2.2    2.5    2.2    6.2  2.0  0.5  2.1  4.3 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(1) Net earnings available to participating securities were immaterial in all periods presented.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 

(5)Retirement Plans

We sponsor programs that provide retirement benefits to most of our employees. These programs include defined benefit pension plans, defined contribution plans and postretirement healthcare plans. Key terms of our retirement plans are provided in our Annual Report. Our retirement plans costs for the periods ended November 30February 28 were as follows (in millions):

 

  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
  2014   2013   2014   2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

U.S. domestic and international pension plans

  $65   $121   $133   $242 $66 $124 $199 $366 

U.S. domestic and international defined contribution plans

   94    88    188    177  96  90  284  269 

U.S. domestic and international postretirement healthcare plans

   20    19    40    39  21  20  61  59 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
  $      179   $      228   $      361   $      458 $      183 $      234 $      544 $      694 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost of the pension and postretirement healthcare plans for the periods ended November 30February 28 included the following components (in millions):

 

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
  2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

Pension Plans

     

Service cost

  $      164  $      164  $      328  $      328 $      165 $      164 $      493 $      492 

Interest cost

   275   263   550   526  274  264  824  790 

Expected return on plan assets

   (420  (374  (840  (747 (420 (374 (1,260 (1,121

Recognized actuarial losses and other

   46   68   95   135  47  70  142  205 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 
  $65  $121  $133  $242 $66 $124 $199 $366 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
  2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

Postretirement Healthcare Plans

     

Service cost

  $10  $9  $20  $19 $10 $10 $30 $29 

Interest cost

   10   10   20   20  11  10  31  30 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 
  $20  $19  $40  $39 $21 $20 $61 $59 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Contributions to our tax qualified U.S. domestic pension plans (“U.S. Pension Plans”) for the six-month periodsnine months ended November 30February 28 were as follows:

 

        2014     2013   2015 2014 

Required

      $      247     $      315 $      380 $      480 

Voluntary

       83      15  115  15 
      

 

     

 

       

 

   

 

 
      $330     $330 $495 $495 
      

 

     

 

       

 

   

 

 

In December 2014,March 2015, we made an additional contribution of $165approximately $160 million in voluntary contributions to our U.S. Pension Plans. Our U.S. Pension Plans have ample funds to meet expected benefit payments. Following this December 2014 payment, for the remainder of 2015, we have no required contributions to our U.S. Pension Plans; however, we expect to make approximately $160 million in voluntary contributions to our U.S. Pension Plans.

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FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

(6)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 primary operating companies include FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company; FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FedEx Ground”), a leading North American provider of small-package ground delivery services; and FedEx Freight, Inc. (“FedEx Freight”), a leading U.S. provider of less-than-truckload (“LTL”) freight services.

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FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

Our reportable segments include the following businesses:

 

FedEx Express Segment

FedEx Express (express transportation)

FedEx Trade Networks (air and ocean freight forwarding and customs brokerage)

FedEx SupplyChain Systems (logistics services)

Bongo (cross-border enablement technology and solutions)

FedEx Ground Segment

FedEx Ground (small-package ground delivery)

FedEx SmartPost (small-parcel consolidator)

GENCO (third-party logistics)

FedEx Freight Segment

FedEx Freight (LTL freight transportation)

FedEx Custom Critical (time-critical transportation)

FedEx Services Segment

FedEx Services (sales, marketing, information technology, communications and back-office functions)

FedEx TechConnect (customer service, technical support, billings and collections)

FedEx Office (document and business services and package acceptance)

FedEx Services Segment

The FedEx Services segment operates combined sales, marketing, administrative and information technology functions in shared services operations that support our transportation businesses and allow us to obtain synergies from the combination of these functions. For the international regions of FedEx Express, some of these functions are performed on a regional basis by FedEx Express and reported in the FedEx Express segment in their natural expense line items.

The FedEx Services segment provides direct and indirect support to our transportation businesses, and we allocate all of the net operating costs of the FedEx Services segment (including the net operating results of FedEx Office) to reflect the full cost of operating our transportation businesses in the results of those segments. Within the FedEx Services segment allocation, the net operating results of FedEx Office, which are an immaterial component of our allocations, are allocated to FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. We review and evaluate the performance of our transportation segments based on operating income (inclusive of FedEx Services segment allocations). For the FedEx Services segment, performance is evaluated based on the impact of its total allocated net operating costs on our transportation segments.

Operating expenses for each of our transportation segments include the allocations from the FedEx Services segment to the respective transportation segments. These allocations also include charges and credits for administrative services provided between operating companies. The allocations of net operating costs are based on metrics such as relative revenues or estimated services provided. We believe these allocations approximate the net cost of providing these functions and our allocation methodologies are refined as necessary to reflect changes in our businesses.

During the first quarter of 2015, we ceased allocating to our transportation segments the costs associated with our corporate headquarters division. These costs included services related to general oversight functions, including executive officers and certain legal and finance functions. This change allows for additional transparency and improved management of our corporate oversight costs. These costs are included in “Corporate, eliminations and other” in our segment reporting and reconciliations. Prior year amounts have been revised to conform to the current year segment presentation. This change did not impact our condensed consolidated financial statements included in Note 10.

 

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FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Other Intersegment Transactions

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, which we believe approximate fair value, and are reflected as revenues of the billing segment. These rates are adjusted from time to time based on market conditions. Such intersegment revenues and expenses are eliminated in our consolidated results and are not separately identified in the following segment information, because the amounts are not material.

The following table provides a reconciliation of reportable segment revenues and operating income to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement totals for the three-month periods ended November 30February 28 (in millions):

 

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
  2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

Revenues

     

FedEx Express segment

  $7,024  $6,844  $13,886  $13,449 $6,656 $6,674 $20,542 $20,123 

FedEx Ground segment

   3,063   2,849   6,023   5,579  3,393  3,031  9,416  8,610 

FedEx Freight segment

   1,585   1,434   3,194   2,858  1,428  1,347  4,622  4,205 

FedEx Services segment

   394   391   768   766  370  368  1,138  1,134 

Eliminations and other

   (127  (115  (248  (225 (131 (119 (379 (344
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 
  $  11,939  $  11,403  $  23,623  $  22,427 $  11,716 $  11,301 $  35,339 $  33,728 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Operating Income(1)

     

FedEx Express segment(1)

  $484  $357  $853  $630 

FedEx Ground segment(1)

   465   439   1,010   922 

FedEx Freight segment(1)

   112   83   280   182 

FedEx Express segment

$384 $168 $1,237 $798 

FedEx Ground segment

 558  490  1,568  1,412 

FedEx Freight segment

 68  35  348  217 

Corporate, eliminations and other(1)

   (48  (52  (143  (112 (48 (52 (191 (164
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 
  $1,013  $827  $2,000  $1,622 $962 $641 $2,962 $2,263 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

(1) Prior year amounts have been revised to conform to the current year segment presentation regarding the allocation of corporate headquarters costs.

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FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

(7)Commitments

As of November 30, 2014,February 28, 2015, our purchase commitments under various contracts for the remainder of 2015 and annually thereafter were as follows (in millions):

 

  Aircraft and
Aircraft-Related
   Other(1)   Total 
      Aircraft and
Aircraft-Related
 Other(1) Total 

2015 (remainder)

  $709    $452    $1,161 $415  $180  $595 

2016

   1,230     329     1,559  1,249   335   1,584 

2017

   1,033     175     1,208  1,013   186   1,199 

2018

   1,402     101     1,503  1,389   111   1,500 

2019

   1,022     58     1,080  1,033   68   1,101 

Thereafter

   4,472     101     4,573   4,429   111   4,540 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $  9,868    $                1,216    $              11,084 $  9,528  $                   991  $              10,519 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(1)Primarily equipment, advertising contracts and contributions to our U.S. Pension Plans, which are further described in Note 5.

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FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

The amounts reflected in the table above for purchase commitments represent noncancelable agreements to purchase goods or services. As of November 30, 2014,February 28, 2015, our obligation to purchase four Boeing 767-300 Freighter (“B767F”) aircraft and nine Boeing 777 Freighter (“B777F”) aircraft is conditioned upon there being no event that causes FedEx Express or its employees not to be covered by the Railway Labor Act. 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 noncancelable 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.

During September 2014, FedEx Express entered into an agreement to purchase four additional B767F aircraft, the delivery of which will begin in 2017 and continue through 2019.

We had $500$401 million in deposits and progress payments as of November 30, 2014February 28, 2015 on aircraft purchases and other planned aircraft-related transactions. These deposits are classified in the “Other assets” caption of our consolidated balance sheets. In addition to our commitment to purchase B777Fs and B767Fs, our aircraft purchase commitments include the Boeing 757 (“B757”) aircraft in passenger configuration, which will require additional costs to modify for cargo transport. Aircraft and aircraft-related contracts are subject to price escalations. The following table is a summary of the key aircraft we are committed to purchase as of November 30, 2014February 28, 2015 with the year of expected delivery:

 

   B757   B767F   B777F   Total 

2015 (remainder)

   1    8        9  

2016

       11    2    13  

2017

       12        12  

2018

       11    2    13  

2019

       —    6    2    8  

Thereafter

           12    12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   1            48            18            67  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 B767F B777F Total 

2015 (remainder)

 4    4  

2016

 11  2  13  

2017

 12    12  

2018

 11  2  13  

2019

 6  2  8  

Thereafter

   12  12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

         44          18          62  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

A summary of future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases with an initial or remaining term in excess of one year at November 30, 2014February 28, 2015 is as follows (in millions):

 

  Operating Leases Operating Leases 
  Aircraft
and Related
Equipment
   Facilities
and Other
   Total
Operating
Leases
 Aircraft
and Related
Equipment
 Facilities
and Other
 Total
Operating
Leases
 

2015 (remainder)

  $391   $791   $1,182 $82 $411 $493 

2016

   461    1,561    2,022  461  1,628  2,089 

2017

   399    1,684    2,083  400  1,767  2,167 

2018

   329    1,264    1,593  329  1,335  1,664 

2019

   273    1,091    1,364  273  1,149  1,422 

Thereafter

   551    7,097    7,648  550  7,459  8,009 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $    2,404   $    13,488   $    15,892 $    2,095 $    13,749 $    15,844 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Future minimum lease payments under capital leases were immaterial at November 30, 2014.February 28, 2015. 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.

(8)Contingencies

Wage-and-Hour. We are a defendant in a number of lawsuits containing various class-action allegations of wage-and-hour violations. The plaintiffs in these lawsuits allege, among other things, that they were forced to work “off the clock,” were not paid overtime or were not provided work breaks or other benefits. The complaints generally seek unspecified monetary damages, injunctive relief, or both. We do not believe that a material loss is reasonably possible with respect to any of these matters.

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FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

Independent Contractor — Lawsuits and State Administrative Proceedings. FedEx Ground is involved in numerous class-action lawsuits (including 2625 that have been certified as class actions), individual lawsuits and state tax and other administrative proceedings that claim that the company’s owner-operators should be treated as employees, rather than independent contractors.

Most of the class-action lawsuits were consolidated for administration of the pre-trial proceedings by a single federal court, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. The multidistrict litigation court granted class certification in 28 cases and denied it in 14 cases. On December 13, 2010, the court entered an opinion and order addressing all outstanding motions for summary judgment on the status of the owner-operators (i.e., independent contractor vs. employee). In sum, the court ruled on our summary judgment motions and entered judgment in favor of FedEx Ground on all claims in 20 of the 28 multidistrict litigation cases that had been certified as class actions, finding that the owner-operators in those cases were contractors as a matter of the law of 20 states. The plaintiffs filed notices of appeal in all of these 20 cases. The Seventh Circuit heard the appeal in the Kansas case in January 2012 and, in July 2012, issued an opinion that did not make a determination with respect to the correctness of the district court’s decision and, instead, certified two questions to the Kansas Supreme Court related to the classification of the plaintiffs as independent contractors under the Kansas Wage Payment Act. The other 19 cases that are before the Seventh Circuit were stayed pending a decision of the Kansas Supreme Court.

On October 3, 2014, the Kansas Supreme Court determined that a 20 factor right to control test applies to claims under the Kansas Wage Payment Act and concluded that under that test, the class members were employees, not independent contractors. The case was subsequently transferred back to the Seventh Circuit, where both parties made filings requesting the action necessary to complete the resolution of the appeals. The parties also made recommendations to the court regarding next steps for the other 19 cases that are before the Seventh Circuit. FedEx Ground has requested that each of those cases be separately briefed given the potential differences in the applicable state law from that in Kansas. During the second quarter of 2015, we established an accrual for the estimated probable loss in the Kansas case that was required to be recognized pursuant to applicable accounting standards. This amount was immaterial.

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FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

The multidistrict litigation court remanded the other eight certified class actions back to the district courts where they were originally filed because its summary judgment ruling did not completely dispose of all of the claims in those lawsuits. Three of these matters settled for immaterial amounts. The courtsamounts and have granted final approval of two of the three settlements, while the other settlement remains subject toreceived court approval. One of the cases is on appeal with the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and threeone is currently pending in the Eastern District of Arkansas. Two cases which had been decided in our favor by the respective district courts in Oregon and one in California were appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The last case is currently pending inAppeals, where the Eastern District of Arkansas.

On August 27, 2014, the Ninth Circuitcourt reversed the district court decisions and held that the plaintiffs in California and Oregon were employees as a matter of law. In each case, we askedlaw and remanded the court to reconsider and petitioned for en banc review by the full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which was denied. On October 30, 2014, the cases were remanded to their respective district courts for further proceedings.

During the first quarter of 2015, we established an accrual for the estimated probable losslosses in this casethe Oregon and California cases that waswere required to be recognized pursuant to applicable accounting standards. This amount wasThese amounts were immaterial. Material exposure above the accrued amount,amounts, however, is reasonably possible, and accordingly we have undertaken a process to attempt to estimate a range of reasonably possible losslosses based on currently available information relating to the case.cases. This process has included attempting to evaluate what facts may arise in the course of discovery and what legal rulings the courts may render and how these facts and rulings might impact FedEx Ground’s loss. For a number of reasons, we are not currently able to estimate a range of reasonably possible losslosses in excess of the amountamounts accrued. The number and identities of plaintiffs in these lawsuits are uncertain, as they are dependent on how the class of full-time drivers is defined and how many individuals will qualify based on whatever criteria may be established. In addition, the parties have conducted only very limited discovery into damages, which could vary considerably from plaintiff to plaintiff and be dependent on evidence pertaining to individual plaintiffs, which has yet to be produced in the case.cases. Further, the range of potential losslosses could be impacted substantially by future rulings by the courts, including on the merits of the claims, on FedEx Ground’s defenses, and on evidentiary issues.

With respect to the matters that are pending outside of the Ninth Circuit,California and Oregon, it is reasonably possible that potential loss in some of these lawsuits or changes to the independent contractor status of FedEx Ground’s owner-operators could be material.

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(UNAUDITED)

We have undertaken a process to attempt to estimate a range of reasonably possible loss based on currently available information relating to these cases. Similar to our analysis of loss contingency in the Ninth CircuitCalifornia and Oregon cases, this process has included attempting to evaluate what facts may arise in the course of discovery and what legal rulings the courts may render and how these facts and rulings might impact FedEx Ground’s loss. As a consequence of many of the same factors described above, as well as others that are specific to these cases, we are not currently able to estimate a range of reasonably possible loss. We do not believe that a material loss is probable in these matters.

In addition, we are defending contractor-model cases that are not or are no longer part of the multidistrict litigation. These cases are in varying stages of litigation, and we do not expect to incur a material loss in any of these matters.

Adverse determinations in matters related to FedEx Ground’s independent contractors, could, among other things, entitle certain of our owner-operators and their drivers to the reimbursement of certain expenses and to the benefit of wage-and-hour laws and result in employment and withholding tax and benefit liability for FedEx Ground, and could result in changes to the independent contractor status of FedEx Ground’s owner-operators in certain jurisdictions. We believe that FedEx Ground’s owner-operators are properly classified as independent contractors and that FedEx Ground is not an employer of the drivers of the company’s independent contractors.

City and State of New York Cigarette Suit. On December 30, 2013, the City of New York filed suit against FedEx Express and FedEx Ground arising from our alleged shipments of cigarettes to New York City residents. The claims against FedEx Express were subsequently dismissed. On March 30, 2014, the complaint was amended adding the State of New York as a plaintiff. Beyond the addition of the State as a plaintiff, the amended complaint contains several amplifications of the previous claims. First, the claims now relate to four shippers, none of which continues to ship in our network. Second, the amended complaint contains a count for violation of the Assurance of Compliance (“AOC”) we had previously entered into with the State of New York, claiming that since 2006, FedEx has made shipments of cigarettes to residences in New York in violation of the AOC. Lastly, the amendment contains new theories of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) violations. In May 2014, we filed a motion to dismiss almost all of the claims. On November 12, 2014 the City and State of New York filed a separate but almost identical lawsuit that includes two additional shippers. On March 9, the court ruled on our motion to dismiss, granting our motions to limit the applicable statute of limitations to four years and to dismiss a portion of the claims. The court, however, denied our motion to dismiss some of the claims, including the RICO claims. Loss in these lawsuits is reasonably possible, but the amount of any loss is expected to be immaterial.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

Environmental Matters. SEC regulations require disclosure of certain environmental matters when a governmental authority is a party to the proceedings and the proceedings involve potential monetary sanctions that management reasonably believes could exceed $100,000.

In February 2014, FedEx Ground received oral communications from District Attorneys’ Offices (representing California’s county environmental authorities) and the California Attorney General’s Office (representing the California Division of Toxic Substances Control) that they were seeking civil penalties for alleged violations of the state’s hazardous waste regulations. Specifically, the California environmental authorities alleged that FedEx Ground improperly generates and/or handles, stores and transports hazardous waste from its stations to its hubs in California. In April 2014, FedEx Ground filed a declaratory judgment action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California against the Director of the California Division of Toxic Substances Control and the county District Attorneys with whom we have been negotiating. In June 2014, the California Attorney General filed a complaint against FedEx Ground in Sacramento County Superior Court alleging violations of FedEx Ground as described above. The County District Attorneys filed a similar complaint in Sacramento County Superior Court in July 2014. The county and state authorities filed a motion to dismiss FedEx Ground’s declaratory judgment action, and their motion was granted on January 22, 2015. FedEx Ground filed a notice of appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on February 23, 2015. Loss in this matter is reasonably possible, however, the amount of any loss is expected to be immaterial.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

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On January 14, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a Grand Jury Subpoena to FedEx Express relating to an asbestos matter previously investigated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. On May 1, 2014, the DOJ informed us that it had determined to continue to pursue the matter as a criminal case, citing seven asbestos-related regulatory violations associated with removal of roof materials from a hangar in Puerto Rico during cleaning and repair activity, as well as violation of waste disposal requirements. Loss is reasonably possible; however, the amount of any loss is expected to be immaterial.

Department of Justice Indictment — Internet Pharmacy Shipments. In the past, we received requests for information from the DOJ in the Northern District of California in connection with a criminal investigation relating to the transportation of packages for online pharmacies that may have shipped pharmaceuticals in violation of federal law. In July 2014, the DOJ filed a criminal indictment in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in connection with the matter. A superseding indictment was filed in August 2014. The indictment alleges that FedEx Corporation, FedEx Express and FedEx Services, together with certain pharmacies, conspired to unlawfully distribute controlled substances, unlawfully distributed controlled substances and conspired to unlawfully distribute misbranded drugs. The superseding indictment adds conspiracy to launder money counts related to services provided to and payments from online pharmacies. We continue to believe that our employees have acted in good faith at all times and that we have not engaged in any illegal activities.

Accordingly, we will vigorously defend ourselves in this matter. If we are convicted, remedies could include fines, penalties, forfeiture and compliance conditions. Given the early stage of this proceeding, we cannot estimate the amount or range of loss, if any; however, it is reasonably possible that it could be material if we are convicted.

Other Matters. In August 2010, a third-party consultant who works with shipping customers to negotiate lower rates filed a lawsuit in federal district court in California against FedEx and United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”) alleging violations of U.S. antitrust law. This matter was dismissed in May 2011, but the court granted the plaintiff permission to file an amended complaint, which FedEx received in June 2011. In November 2011, the court granted our motion to dismiss this complaint, but again allowed the plaintiff to file an amended complaint. The plaintiff filed a new complaint in December 2011, and the matter remains pending before the court. In

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

February 2011, shortly after the initial lawsuit was filed, we received a demand for the production of information and documents in connection with a civil investigation by the DOJ into the policies and practices of FedEx and UPS for dealing with third-party consultants who work with shipping customers to negotiate lower rates. In November 2012, the DOJ served a civil investigative demand on the third-party consultant seeking all pleadings, depositions and documents produced in the lawsuit. We are cooperating with the investigation, do not believe that we have engaged in any anti-competitive activities and will vigorously defend ourselves in any action that may result from the investigation. While the litigation proceedings and the DOJ investigation move forward, and the amount of loss, if any, is dependent on a number of factors that are not yet fully developed or resolved, the amount of any loss is expected to be immaterial.

On June 30, 2014, we received a Statement of Objections from the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) addressed to FedEx Express France, formerly known as TATEX, regarding an investigation by the FCA into anticompetitive behavior that is alleged to have occurred primarily in the framework of trade association meetings that included the former general managers of TATEX prior to our acquisition of that company in July 2012. In September 2014, FedEx Express France submitted its observations in response to the Statement of Objections to the FCA. Given the early stage of this matter, we cannot yet determine the amount or range of potential loss; however, it is reasonably possible that it could be material.

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 have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

(9)Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Cash paid for interest expense and income taxes for the six-monthnine-month periods ended November 30February 28 was as follows (in millions):

 

      2014         2013         2015         2014     

Cash payments for:

   

Interest (net of capitalized interest)

  $103  $64 $196 $121 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Income taxes

  $760  $626 $859 $716 

Income tax refunds received

   (5  (36 (7 (50
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash tax payments, net

  $755  $590 $852 $666 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

(10)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 continue to be exempt from reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The guarantor subsidiaries, which are 100% owned by FedEx, guarantee $4.5$7.0 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 Subsidiaries” and “Non-guarantor Subsidiaries” 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.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

Condensed consolidating financial statements for our guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries are presented in the following tables (in millions):

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

November 30, 2014February 28, 2015

 

 Parent Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated Parent Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated 

ASSETS

     

CURRENT ASSETS

     

Cash and cash equivalents

 $1,048  $482  $869  $(133 $2,266 $2,142 $492 $886 $(42$3,478 

Receivables, less allowances

  1   4,453   1,189   (51  5,592  1  4,355  1,277  (49 5,584 

Spare parts, supplies, fuel, prepaid expenses and other, less allowances

  76   719   62      857  100  687  123     910 

Deferred income taxes

     474   23      497     476  34     510 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total current assets

  1,125   6,128   2,143   (184  9,212  2,243  6,010  2,320  (91 10,482 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST

  28   39,258   2,330      41,616  28  40,264  2,360     42,652 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

  22   20,458   1,243      21,723  23  20,973  1,231     22,227 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net property and equipment

  6   18,800   1,087      19,893  5  19,291  1,129     20,425 

INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLE

     1,172   1,526   (2,698       1,406  1,578  (2,984   

GOODWILL

     1,552   1,182      2,734     1,552  2,253     3,805 

INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES

  21,850   3,747      (25,597    23,736  3,753     (27,489   

OTHER ASSETS

  2,051   862   237   (2,005  1,145  2,055  856  473  (1,988 1,396 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 
 $25,032  $32,261  $6,175  $(30,484 $32,984 $28,039 $32,868 $7,753 $(32,552$36,108 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT

CURRENT LIABILITIES

     

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accrued salaries and employee benefits

 $33  $1,011  $175  $  $1,219 $35 $1,053 $143 $  $1,231 

Accounts payable

  60   1,403   689   (184  1,968  60  1,327  754  (91 2,050 

Accrued expenses

  374   1,404   208      1,986  314  1,410  238     1,962 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total current liabilities

�� 467   3,818   1,072   (184  5,173  409  3,790  1,135  (91 5,243 

LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT PORTION

  4,487   248         4,735  6,978  248  2     7,228 

INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE

  2,698         (2,698    2,984        (2,984   

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

     

Deferred income taxes

     4,021   88   (2,005  2,104     4,294  191  (1,988 2,497 

Other liabilities

  1,817   3,344   248      5,409  1,656  3,229  243     5,128 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

Total other long-term liabilities

  1,817   7,365   336   (2,005  7,513  1,656  7,523  434  (1,988 7,625 

STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT

  15,563   20,830   4,767   (25,597  15,563  16,012  21,307  6,182  (27,489 16,012 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 
 $  25,032  $32,261  $6,175  $(30,484 $32,984 $  28,039 $32,868 $7,753 $(32,552$36,108 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

  

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

May 31, 2014

  Parent  Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Eliminations  Consolidated 

ASSETS

     

CURRENT ASSETS

     

Cash and cash equivalents

 $1,756  $441  $861  $(150 $2,908 

Receivables, less allowances

  2   4,338   1,151   (31  5,460 

Spare parts, supplies, fuel, prepaid expenses and other, less allowances

  59   674   60      793 

Deferred income taxes

     501   21      522 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current assets

  1,817   5,954   2,093   (181  9,683 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST

  28   38,303   2,360      40,691 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

  22   19,899   1,220      21,141 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net property and equipment

  6   18,404   1,140      19,550 

INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLE

     1,058   1,265   (2,323   

GOODWILL

     1,552   1,238      2,790 

INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES

  20,785   3,754      (24,539   

OTHER ASSETS

  2,088   747   250   (2,038  1,047 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
 $24,696  $31,469  $5,986  $(29,081 $33,070 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT

CURRENT LIABILITIES

     

Current portion of long-term debt

 $  $1  $  $  $1 

Accrued salaries and employee benefits

  55   1,042   180      1,277 

Accounts payable

  2   1,530   620   (181  1,971 

Accrued expenses

  405   1,444   214      2,063 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

  462   4,017   1,014   (181  5,312 

LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT PORTION

  4,487   249         4,736 

INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE

  2,323         (2,323   

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

     

Deferred income taxes

     4,059   93   (2,038  2,114 

Other liabilities

  2,147   3,230   254      5,631 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total other long-term liabilities

  2,147   7,289   347   (2,038  7,745 

STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT

  15,277   19,914   4,625   (24,539  15,277 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
 $  24,696  $31,469  $5,986  $(29,081 $33,070 
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOMEBALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended November 30,May 31, 2014

 

   Parent  Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations  Consolidated 

REVENUES

  $  $9,926  $2,108   $(95 $11,939 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

       

Salaries and employee benefits

   23   3,729   552       4,304 

Purchased transportation

      1,468   764    (47  2,185 

Rentals and landing fees

   2   577   86    (2  663 

Depreciation and amortization

   1   595   55       651 

Fuel

      1,028   24       1,052 

Maintenance and repairs

      507   36       543 

Intercompany charges, net

   (48  (50  98        

Other

   22   1,239   313    (46  1,528 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
      9,093   1,928    (95  10,926 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

OPERATING INCOME

      833   180       1,013 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

       

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

   616   103       (719   

Interest, net

   (53  5   1       (47

Intercompany charges, net

   54   (59  5        

Other, net

   (1  2   4       5 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

   616   884   190    (719  971 

Provision for income taxes

      319   36       355 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

NET INCOME

  $616  $565  $154   $(719 $616 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

  $        642  $543  $57   $(719 $523 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
 Parent Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated 

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$1,756 $441 $861 $(150$2,908 

Receivables, less allowances

 2  4,338  1,151  (31 5,460 

Spare parts, supplies, fuel, prepaid expenses and other, less allowances

 59  674  60     793 

Deferred income taxes

    501  21     522 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current assets

 1,817  5,954  2,093  (181 9,683 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, AT COST

 28  38,303  2,360     40,691 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 22  19,899  1,220     21,141 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net property and equipment

 6  18,404  1,140     19,550 

INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLE

    1,058  1,265  (2,323   

GOODWILL

    1,552  1,238     2,790 

INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES

 20,785  3,754     (24,539   

OTHER ASSETS

 2,088  747  250  (2,038 1,047 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
$24,696 $31,469 $5,986 $(29,081$33,070 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Current portion of long-term debt

$  $1 $  $  $1 

Accrued salaries and employee benefits

 55  1,042  180     1,277 

Accounts payable

 2  1,530  620  (181 1,971 

Accrued expenses

 405  1,444  214     2,063 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 462  4,017  1,014  (181 5,312 

LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT PORTION

 4,487  249        4,736 

INTERCOMPANY PAYABLE

 2,323        (2,323   

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

Deferred income taxes

    4,059  93  (2,038 2,114 

Other liabilities

 2,147  3,230  254     5,631 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total other long-term liabilities

 2,147  7,289  347  (2,038 7,745 

STOCKHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT

 15,277  19,914  4,625  (24,539 15,277 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
$  24,696 $31,469 $5,986 $(29,081$33,070 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended November 30, 2013February 28, 2015

 

  Parent Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated Parent Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated 

REVENUES

  $  $9,447  $2,042  $(86 $11,403 $  $9,793 $2,024 $(101$11,716 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

      

Salaries and employee benefits

   24   3,568   556      4,148  25  3,784  602     4,411 

Purchased transportation

      1,340   739   (39  2,040     1,527  695  (57 2,165 

Rentals and landing fees

   2   563   85   (2  648  1  597  89  (1 686 

Depreciation and amortization

   1   595   51      647     593  59     652 

Fuel

      1,111   25      1,136     790  20     810 

Maintenance and repairs

      447   32      479     468  37     505 

Intercompany charges, net

   (50  (24  74        (48 (34 82       

Other

   23   1,192   308   (45  1,478  22  1,231  315  (43 1,525 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 
      8,792   1,870   (86  10,576     8,956  1,899  (101 10,754 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

OPERATING INCOME

      655   172      827     837  125     962 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

      

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

   500   133      (633    580  90     (670   

Interest, net

   (35  5         (30 (66 6  2     (58

Intercompany charges, net

   36   (41  5        68  (74 6       

Other, net

   (1  (3  (1     (5 (2 (4 11     5 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

   500   749   176   (633  792  580  855  144  (670 909 

Provision for income taxes

      251   41      292     248  81     329 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

NET INCOME

  $500  $498  $135  $(633 $500 $580 $607 $63 $(670$580 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

  $        540  $506  $175  $(633 $588 $        607 $596 $(75$(670$458 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

- 22 -


FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

SixThree Months Ended November 30,February 28, 2014

 

  Parent Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations Consolidated Parent Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated 

REVENUES

  $  $19,695  $4,112   $(184 $23,623 $  $9,509 $1,876 $(84$11,301 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

       

Salaries and employee benefits

   53   7,335   1,105       8,493  24  3,615  528     4,167 

Purchased transportation

      2,854   1,475    (90  4,239     1,426  680  (43 2,063 

Rentals and landing fees

   3   1,149   174    (3  1,323  1  576  86  (1 662 

Depreciation and amortization

   1   1,190   111       1,302     601  51     652 

Fuel

      2,123   49       2,172     1,138  25     1,163 

Maintenance and repairs

      1,029   70       1,099  1  406  31     438 

Intercompany charges, net

   (143  (48  191         (52 (17 69       

Other

   86   2,404   596    (91  2,995  26  1,234  295  (40 1,515 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 
      18,036   3,771    (184  21,623     8,979  1,765  (84 10,660 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

OPERATING INCOME

      1,659   341       2,000     530  111     641 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

       

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

   1,222   201       (1,423    378  80     (458   

Interest, net

   (106  9   2       (95 (45 4  3     (38

Intercompany charges, net

   108   (118  10         46  (52 6       

Other, net

   (2  (1  6       3  (1 (9 1     (9
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

   1,222   1,750   359    (1,423  1,908  378  553  121  (458 594 

Provision for income taxes

      588   98       686     165  51     216 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

NET INCOME

  $1,222  $1,162  $261   $(1,423 $1,222 $378 $388 $70 $(458$378 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

  $        1,276  $1,137  $139   $(1,423 $1,129 $        419 $388 $44 $(458$393 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

- 23 -


FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

SixNine Months Ended November 30, 2013February 28, 2015

 

Parent Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated 
  Parent Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations Consolidated 

REVENUES

  $  $18,675  $3,920   $(168 $22,427 $  $29,488 $6,136 $(285$35,339 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

       

Salaries and employee benefits

   55   7,082   1,088       8,225  78  11,119  1,707     12,904 

Purchased transportation

      2,582   1,412    (75  3,919     4,381  2,170  (147 6,404 

Rentals and landing fees

   3   1,121   167    (3  1,288  4  1,746  263  (4 2,009 

Depreciation and amortization

   1   1,184   101       1,286  1  1,783  170     1,954 

Fuel

      2,192   48       2,240     2,913  69     2,982 

Maintenance and repairs

      896   63       959     1,497  107     1,604 

Intercompany charges, net

   (111  (30  141         (191 (82 273       

Other

   52   2,325   601    (90  2,888  108  3,635  911  (134 4,520 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 
      17,352   3,621    (168  20,805     26,992  5,670  (285 32,377 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

OPERATING INCOME

      1,323   299       1,622     2,496  466     2,962 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

       

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

   989   243       (1,232    1,802  291     (2,093   

Interest, net

   (69  10   2       (57 (172 15  4     (153

Intercompany charges, net

   71   (82  11         176  (192 16       

Other, net

   (2  (5         (7 (4 (5 17     8 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

   989   1,489   312    (1,232  1,558  1,802  2,605  503  (2,093 2,817 

Provision for income taxes

      483   86       569     836  179     1,015 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

NET INCOME

  $989  $1,006  $226   $(1,232 $989 $1,802 $1,769 $324 $(2,093$1,802 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

  $        1,068  $1,013  $191   $(1,232 $1,040 $        1,883 $1,733 $64 $(2,093$1,587 
  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

 

- 24 -


FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSCOMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

SixNine Months Ended November 30,February 28, 2014

 

   Parent  Guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries
  Eliminations  Consolidated 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  $(458 $2,335  $257  $17  $2,151 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

      

Capital expenditures

   (1  (1,809  (80     (1,890

Proceeds from asset dispositions and other

   (1  17   (9     7 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

   (2  (1,792  (89     (1,883

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

      

Net transfers from (to) Parent

   601   (610  9       

Payment on loan between subsidiaries

      143   (143      

Intercompany dividends

      22   (22      

Principal payments on debt

      (1        (1

Proceeds from stock issuances

   189            189 

Excess tax benefit on the exercise of stock options

   23            23 

Dividends paid

   (114           (114

Purchase of treasury stock

   (947           (947

Other, net

      (39  39       
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES

   (248  (485  (117     (850
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

      (17  (43     (60
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

   (708  41   8   17   (642

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   1,756   441   861   (150  2,908 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $        1,048  $482  $869  $(133 $2,266 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
 Parent Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated 

REVENUES

$  $28,184 $5,796 $(252$33,728 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

Salaries and employee benefits

 79  10,697  1,616     12,392 

Purchased transportation

    4,008  2,092  (118 5,982 

Rentals and landing fees

 4  1,697  253  (4 1,950 

Depreciation and amortization

 1  1,785  152     1,938 

Fuel

    3,330  73     3,403 

Maintenance and repairs

 1  1,302  94     1,397 

Intercompany charges, net

 (163 (47 210       

Other

 78  3,559  896  (130 4,403 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 
    26,331  5,386  (252 31,465 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

OPERATING INCOME

    1,853  410     2,263 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 1,367  323     (1,690   

Interest, net

 (114 14  5     (95

Intercompany charges, net

 117  (134 17       

Other, net

 (3 (14 1     (16
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 1,367  2,042  433  (1,690 2,152 

Provision for income taxes

    648  137     785 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

NET INCOME

$1,367 $1,394 $296 $(1,690$1,367 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

$        1,487 $1,401 $235 $(1,690$1,433 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

- 25 -


FEDEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

SixNine Months Ended November 30, 2013February 28, 2015

 

  Parent Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated Parent Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

  $(139 $1,545  $246  $(43 $1,609 $(460$3,443 $382 $108 $3,473 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

      

Capital expenditures

      (1,521  (169     (1,690 (1 (2,849 (119    (2,969

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 (1,429          (1,429

Proceeds from asset dispositions and other

      19         19     35  (19    16 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

      (1,502  (169     (1,671 (1,430 (2,814 (138    (4,382

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

      

Net transfers from (to) Parent

   (31  64   (33       692  (681 (11      

Payment on loan between subsidiaries

      (33  33           202  (202      

Intercompany dividends

      22   (22          38  (38      

Principal payments on debt

      (3        (3    (1       (1

Proceeds from debt issuance

 2,491           2,491 

Proceeds from stock issuances

   380            380  272           272 

Excess tax benefit on the exercise of stock options

   20            20  31           31 

Dividends paid

   (95           (95 (171          (171

Purchase of treasury stock

   (1,219           (1,219 (1,016          (1,016

Other, net

 (23 (105 105     (23
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

   (945  50   (22     (917

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 2,276  (547 (146    1,583 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

      (6  3      (3    (31 (73    (104
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

   (1,084  87   58   (43  (982

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 386  51  25  108  570 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   3,892   405   717   (97  4,917  1,756  441  861  (150 2,908 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $        2,808  $492  $775  $(140 $3,935 $        2,142 $492 $886 $(42$3,478 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

- 26 -


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

Nine Months Ended February 28, 2014

 Parent Guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Non-
guarantor
Subsidiaries
 Eliminations Consolidated 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

$(104$2,386 $341 $(45$2,578 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Capital expenditures

    (2,342 (212    (2,554

Proceeds from asset dispositions and other

    26  (3    23 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    (2,316 (215    (2,531

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Net transfers from (to) Parent

 136  (123 (13      

Payment on loan between subsidiaries

    5  (5      

Intercompany dividends

    36  (36      

Principal payments on debt

 (250 (4       (254

Proceeds from debt issuance

 1,997           1,997 

Proceeds from stock issuances

 462           462 

Excess tax benefit on the exercise of stock options

 27           27 

Dividends paid

 (142          (142

Purchase of treasury stock

 (3,984          (3,984

Other, net

 (18          (18
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 (1,772 (86 (54    (1,912
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

    (9 (1    (10
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 (1,876 (25 71  (45 (1,875

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 3,892  405  717  (97 4,917 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$        2,016 $380 $788 $(142$3,042 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

- 27 -


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 November 30, 2014,February 28, 2015, and the related condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three-month and six-monthnine-month periods ended November 30,February 28, 2015 and 2014 and 2013 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-monthnine-month periods ended November 30, 2014February 28, 2015 and 2013.2014. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s 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, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ investment, and cash flows for the year then ended not presented herein, and in our report dated July 14, 2014 (except for Note 14, as to which the date is January 6, 2015), 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, 2014, 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

December 18, 2014March 19, 2015

 

2728 -


Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

GENERAL

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition (“MD&A”) describes the principal factors affecting the results of operations, liquidity, capital resources, contractual cash obligations and critical accounting estimates of FedEx Corporation (“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 for the year ended May 31, 2014 (“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 a detailed discussion of the most significant risks and uncertainties associated with our financial condition and operating results.

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 primary operating companies are Federal Express Corporation (“FedEx Express”), the world’s largest express transportation company; FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FedEx Ground”), a leading North American provider of small-package ground delivery services; and FedEx Freight, Inc. (“FedEx Freight”), a leading U.S. provider of less-than-truckload (“LTL”) freight services. These companies represent our major service lines and, along with FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. (“FedEx Services”), form the core of our reportable segments.

Our FedEx Services segment provides sales, marketing, information technology, communications and certain back-office support to our transportation segments. In addition, the FedEx Services segment provides customers with retail access to FedEx Express and FedEx Ground shipping services through FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. (“FedEx Office”) and provides customer service, technical support and billing and collection services through FedEx TechConnect, Inc. (“FedEx TechConnect”). See “Reportable Segments” for further discussion. Additional information on our businesses can also be found in our Annual Report.

The key indicators necessary to understand our operating results include:

 

the overall customer demand for our various services based on macro-economic factors and the global economy;

 

the volumes of transportation 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 yield (revenue per package or pound or revenue per hundredweight and shipment for LTL freight shipments);

 

our ability to manage our cost structure (capital expenditures and operating expenses) to match shifting volume levels; and

 

the timing and amount of fluctuations in fuel prices and our ability to offset these fluctuations through our fuel surcharges.

The majority of our operating expenses are directly impacted by revenue and volume levels. Accordingly, we expect these operating expenses to fluctuate on a year-over-year basis consistent with the change in revenues and volumes. Therefore, the discussion of operating expense captions focuses on the key drivers and trends impacting expenses other than changes in revenues and volume. The line item “Other operating expenses” predominantly includes costs associated with outside service contracts (such as security, facility services and cargo handling), insurance, professional fees, uniforms and advertising.

 

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Except as otherwise specified, references to years indicate our fiscal year ending May 31, 2015 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.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

The following table compares summary operating results (dollars in millions, except per share amounts) for the periods ended November 30:February 28:

 

  Three Months Ended Percent
Change
  Six Months Ended Percent
Change
 Three Months Ended Percent Nine Months Ended Percent 
  2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014 Change 2015 2014 Change 

Revenues

  $  11,939  $  11,403   5   $  23,623  $  22,427   5  $11,716 $11,301  4  $35,339 $33,728  5  

Operating income

   1,013   827   22    2,000   1,622  ��23   962  641  50   2,962  2,263  31  

Operating margin

   8.5  7.3  120bp   8.5  7.2  130bp  8.2 5.7 250bp  8.4 6.7 170bp 

Net income

  $616  $500   23   $1,222  $989   24  $580 $378  53  $1,802 $1,367  32  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

  $2.14  $1.57   36   $4.24  $3.10   37  $2.01 $1.23  63  $6.25 $4.34  44  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

The following table shows changes in revenues and operating income by reportable segment for the periods ended November 30, 2014February 28, 2015 compared to November 30, 2013February 28, 2014 (dollars in millions):

 

  Change in
Revenues
 Percent Change in
Revenue
   Change in
Operating Income
 Percent Change in
Operating Income
 Change in
Revenues
 Change in
Operating Income
 
  Three
Months
Ended
 Six
Months
Ended
 Three
Months
Ended
   Six
Months
Ended
   Three
Months
Ended
   Six
Months
Ended
 Three
Months
Ended
 Six
Months
Ended
 Three
Months
Ended
 Nine
Months
Ended
 Three
Months
Ended
 Nine
Months
Ended
 

FedEx Express segment

  $180  $437   3    3   $127   $223   36   35 $(18$419 $216 $439 

FedEx Ground segment

   214   444   8    8    26    88   6   10  362  806  68  156 

FedEx Freight segment

   151   336   11    12    29    98   35   54  81  417  33  131 

FedEx Services segment

   3   2   1                    2  4     

Corporate, eliminations and other

   (12  (23  10    10    4    (31  (8  28  (12 (35 4  (27
  

 

  

 

      

 

   

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 
  $536  $1,196   5    5   $186   $378   22   23 $415 $1,611 $321 $699 
  

 

  

 

      

 

   

 

     

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

 

Overview

Our earnings for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 increased significantly due to continued revenue growth inthe strong performance of each of our transportation segments. Higher volumes across all of our transportation segments and improved yields at FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight were key drivers of our results. In addition, earnings growth was driven by the positive net impact of fuel, benefits from higher volumesour profit improvement program commenced in 2013, a lower year-over-year impact from severe winter weather and yield.reduced pension expense. Our results for the secondthird quarter and first half of 2015 were positively impacted byinclude higher incentive compensation accruals and in the benefits from the profit improvement programs commenced in 2013, lower pension expense and the net impactnine months of fuel. These factors were partially offset by2015, higher maintenance expense primarily due to the timing of aircraft maintenance events.events at FedEx Express.

ShareTreasury stock repurchases had a $0.16$0.11 year-over-year positive impact on the secondthird quarter earnings per diluted share and a $0.31$0.42 impact on the first halfnine months of 2015 earnings per diluted share.

 

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The following graphs for FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight show selected volume trends (in thousands) over the five most recent quarters:

 

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(1) International domestic average daily package volume represents our international intra-country express operations.

 

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The following graphs for FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight show selected yield trends over the five most recent quarters:

 

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Revenue

Revenues increased 4% in the third quarter due to improved performance at our FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight segments and 5% in the second quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 due to improved performance at all our transportation segments. At FedEx Ground, revenues increased 8%12% in the secondthird quarter and first half9% in the nine months of 2015 due to higher volume from continued growth in both our commercial business and FedEx Home Delivery service, as well as increased yields primarily resulting from rate increases.yields. At FedEx Express,Freight, revenues increased 3%6% in the secondthird quarter and first half of 2015 due to U.S. volume growth and international export base revenue growth, partially offset by lower fuel surcharges and unfavorable exchange rates. Revenues at FedEx Freight increased 11%10% in the second quarter and 12% in the first halfnine months of 2015 primarily due to higher average daily shipments and revenue per shipment. Revenues at FedEx Express declined slightly in the third quarter due to the negative impact of lower fuel surcharges, which were partially offset by higher U.S. and international export volumes. FedEx Express revenues increased 2% during the nine months of 2015 due to U.S. and international export volume growth, which were partially offset by lower fuel surcharges.

 

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Operating IncomeExpenses

The following tables compare operating expenses expressed as dollar amounts (in millions) and as a percent of revenue for the periods ended November 30:February 28:

 

  Three Months Ended    Six Months Ended    Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended    
  2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

Operating expenses:

     

Salaries and employee benefits

  $4,304  $4,148  $8,493  $8,225 $4,411 $4,167 $12,904 $12,392 

Purchased transportation

   2,185   2,040   4,239   3,919  2,165  2,063  6,404  5,982 

Rentals and landing fees

   663   648   1,323   1,288  686  662  2,009  1,950 

Depreciation and amortization

   651   647   1,302   1,286  652  652  1,954  1,938 

Fuel

   1,052   1,136   2,172   2,240  810  1,163  2,982  3,403 

Maintenance and repairs

   543   479   1,099   959  505  438  1,604  1,397 

Other

   1,528   1,478   2,995   2,888  1,525  1,515  4,520  4,403 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total operating expenses

  $10,926  $10,576  $21,623  $20,805 $10,754 $10,660 $32,377 $31,465 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 
  Percent of Revenue Percent of Revenue 
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
  2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

Operating expenses:

     

Salaries and employee benefits

   36.0  36.4  36.0  36.7 37.6 36.9 36.5 36.7

Purchased transportation

   18.3   17.9   17.9   17.5  18.5  18.2  18.1  17.7 

Rentals and landing fees

   5.6   5.7   5.6   5.7  5.9  5.8  5.7  5.8 

Depreciation and amortization

   5.5   5.7   5.5   5.7  5.6  5.8  5.5  5.8 

Fuel

   8.8   9.9   9.2   10.0  6.9  10.3  8.4  10.1 

Maintenance and repairs

   4.5   4.2   4.6   4.3  4.3  3.9  4.6  4.1 

Other

   12.8   12.9   12.7   12.9  13.0  13.4  12.8  13.1 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total operating expenses

   91.5   92.7   91.5   92.8  91.8  94.3  91.6  93.3 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Operating margin

   8.5  7.3  8.5  7.2 8.2 5.7 8.4 6.7
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Operating income increased inexpenses grew during the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 primarily as a result ofdue to volume-related growth in salaries and employee benefits and purchased transportation expenses, higher volumes at FedEx Express, improved revenue per shipmentincentive compensation accruals and volumes at FedEx Freight, and increased yields and higher volumes at FedEx Ground. Results in the second quarter and first halfnine months of 2015, include benefits from our profit improvement programs, which we commenced in 2013, lower pension expensehigher maintenance and repairs expense. However, operating margin expanded due to revenue growth, a significant benefit from the net impact of fuel (as further described below). These, benefits were partially offset by higher maintenance expense due to the timing of aircraft maintenance events at FedEx Express.from our profit improvement program, which we commenced in 2013, a lower year-over-year impact from severe winter weather and reduced pension expense.

Operating expenses included an increase in purchasedsalaries and employee benefits expense of 6% in the third quarter and 4% in the nine months of 2015 due to additional staffing to support volume growth and higher incentive compensation accruals, partially offset by the positive impact of our voluntary buyout program and lower pension expense. Purchased transportation costs ofincreased 5% in the third quarter due to volume growth and higher service provider rates at FedEx Ground and 7% in the second quarter and 8% in the first halfnine months of 2015 due to volume growth and higher service provider rates at FedEx Ground and higher utilization of third-party transportation providers and higher service provider rates at FedEx Freight. Salaries and employee benefits expense increased 4% in the second quarter and 3% in the first half of 2015 due to additional staffing to support volume growth, partially offset by the positive impact of our voluntary buyout program and lower pension expense. Maintenance and repairs expense increased 13% in the second quarter and 15% in the first half of 2015 due to theThe timing of aircraft maintenance events at FedEx Express.Express primarily drove an increase in maintenance and repairs expense of 15% in the third quarter and nine months of 2015.

 

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Fuel

The following graph for our transportation segments shows our average cost of jet and vehicle fuel per gallon for the five most recent quarters:

 

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Fuel expense decreased 7%30% in the secondthird quarter and 3%12% in the first halfnine months of 2015 due to lower aircraft fuel prices. However, fuel prices represent only one component of the two factors we primarily consider meaningful in understanding the impact of fuel on our business. Consideration must also be given to the fuel surcharge revenue we collect. Accordingly, we believe discussion of the net impact of fuel on our results, which is a comparison of the year-over-year change in these two factors, is important to understand the impact of fuel on our business. In order to provide information about the impact of fuel surcharges on the trend in revenue and yield growth, we have included the comparative weighted-average fuel surcharge percentages in effect for the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 and 2014 in the accompanying discussions of each of our transportation segments.

The index used to determine the fuel surcharge percentage for our FedEx Freight business adjusts weekly, while our fuel surcharges for FedEx Express and FedEx Ground businesses incorporate a timing lag of approximately six to eight weeks before they are adjusted for changes in fuel prices. For example, the fuel surcharge index in effect at FedEx Express in November 2014February 2015 was set based on SeptemberDecember 2014 fuel prices. In addition, the structure of the table that is used to determine our fuel surcharge at FedEx Express and FedEx Ground does not adjust immediately for changes in fuel price, but allows for the fuel surcharge revenue charged to our customers to remain unchanged as long as fuel prices remain within certain ranges.

Beyond these factors, the manner in which we purchase fuel also influences the net impact of fuel on our results. For example, our contracts for jet fuel purchases at FedEx Express are tied to various indices, including the U.S. Gulf Coast index. While many of these indices are aligned, each index may fluctuate at a different pace, driving variability in the prices paid for jet fuel. Furthermore, under these contractual arrangements, approximately 75% of our jet fuel is purchased based on the index price for the preceding week, with the remainder of our purchases tied to the index price for the preceding month, rather than based on daily spot rates. These contractual provisions mitigate the impact of rapidly changing daily spot rates on our jet fuel purchases.

Because of the factors described above, our operating results may be affected should the market price of fuel suddenly change by a significant amount or change by amounts that do not result in an adjustment in our fuel surcharges, which can significantly affect our earnings either positively or negatively in the short-term.

We routinely review our fuel surcharges and our fuel surcharge methodology. EffectiveOn February 2, 2015, we will updateupdated the tables used to determine our fuel surcharges at FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight.

 

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The net impact of fuel had a slightsignificant benefit in the secondthird quarter and a modest benefit in the first halfnine months of 2015 to operating income. This was driven by decreased fuel prices during the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 versus prior year, which was partially offset by the year-over-year decrease in fuel surcharge revenue during these periods.

The net impact of fuel on our operating results does not consider the effects that fuel surcharge levels may have on our business, including changes in demand and shifts in the mix of services purchased by our customers. While fluctuations in fuel surcharge percentages 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 sold, the base price and extra service charges we obtain for these services and the level of pricing discounts offered.

Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate was 36.6%36.2% for the secondthird quarter of 2015 and 36.0% for the first halfnine months of 2015, compared with 36.9%36.4% in the secondthird quarter and 36.5% in the first halfnine months of 2014. The tax rates in 2015 have decreased primarily due to discrete tax benefits related to changes in valuation allowances required in certain entities and jurisdictions. For 2015, we expect an effective tax rate between 36.0% and 37.0%36.5%. The actual rate, however, will depend on a number of factors, including the amount and source of operating income.

We are subject to taxation in the United States and various U.S. state, local and foreign jurisdictions. Substantially all U.S. federal income tax matters through fiscal year 2011 are concluded, and we are currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service for the 2012 and 2013 tax years. It is reasonably possible that certain income tax return proceedings will be completed during the next twelve months and could result in a change in our balance of unrecognized tax benefits. The expected impact of any changes would not be material to our consolidated financial statements. As of November 30, 2014,February 28, 2015, there were no material changes to our liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits from May 31, 2014.

Business Acquisitions

Subsequent to November 30, 2014, FedEx entered into agreements to acquireDuring the third quarter of 2015, we acquired two businesses, expanding our portfolio in e-commerce and supply chain solutions. On December 15, 2014,January 30, 2015, we entered into an agreement to acquireacquired GENCO Distribution Systems,System, Inc. (“GENCO”), one of the largest third-party logistics providers in North America. This acquisition is expected to be completed in early calendar yearAmerica, for $1.4 billion, which was funded using a portion of the proceeds from our January 2015 subject to customary closing conditions.debt issuance. The financial results of this business will beare included in the FedEx Ground segment from the date of acquisition and are expected to be immaterial to our 2015 results.acquisition.

In addition, on December 16, 2014, FedEx acquired Bongo International, LLC (“Bongo”), a leader in cross bordercross-border enablement technologies and solutions.solutions, for $42 million in cash from operations. The financial results of this acquired business will beare included in the FedEx Express segment from the date of acquisition and are expectedacquisition.

These acquisitions will allow us to beenter new markets, as well as strengthen our current service offerings to existing customers. The financial results of these acquired businesses were immaterial to our 2015 results.results for the third quarter of 2015. See Note 1 of the accompanying unaudited financial statements for further discussion of these acquisitions.

Outlook

We expect revenue and earnings growth to continue into the thirdfourth quarter and the remainder of 2015, driven by ongoing improvements in the results of all of our transportation segments as our expectations forsegments. We expect continued moderate global economic growth to drive volume and yield improvements. Our results in 2015 will continue to benefit from execution of the profit improvement programs announced in 2013 and which are further described in our Annual Report. Our results for the thirdfourth quarter and the remainder of 2015 will also benefit from lower pension expense due to strong asset returns in 2014; however, results for 2015 couldwill be constrained by the reinstatement ofhigher accruals for our incentive compensation programs to the extent our financial performance exceeds our business plan objectives. Our expectations for earnings growth in the thirdfourth quarter and the remainder of 2015 are dependent on key external factors, including fuel prices and the pace of improvement in the global economy.

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Other Outlook Matters. For details on key 2015 capital projects, refer to the “Liquidity Outlook” section of this MD&A.

As described in Note 8 of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the “Independent Contractor Model” section of our FedEx Ground segment MD&A, we are involved in a number of lawsuits and other proceedings that challenge the status of FedEx Ground’s owner-operators as independent contractors. FedEx Ground anticipates continuing changes to its relationships with its owner-operators. The nature, timing and amount of any changes are dependent on the outcome of numerous future events. We cannot reasonably estimate the potential impact of any such changes or a meaningful range of potential outcomes, although they could be material. However, we do not believe that any such changes will impair our ability to operate and profitably grow our FedEx Ground business.

On March 16, 2015, we announced that our FedEx SmartPost business will be merged into FedEx Ground effective September 1, 2015. The FedEx SmartPost service remains an important component of our service offerings and this internal structural change will enhance our ability to leverage the strengths of both the FedEx Ground and FedEx SmartPost networks to maximize operational efficiencies and will provide greater flexibility to meeting the needs of our e-commerce customers. There will be no personnel reductions associated with this merger and the estimated cost of the merger activities is immaterial to our results.

See “Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of these and other potential risks and uncertainties that could materially affect our future performance.

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RECENT ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE

New accounting rules and disclosure requirements can significantly impact our reported results and the comparability of our financial statements. These matters are described in our Annual Report.

We believe that no other new accounting guidance was adopted or issued during the first halfnine months of 2015 that is relevant to the readers of our financial statements. However, there are numerous new proposals under development which, if and when enacted, may have a significant impact on our financial reporting, as described in our Annual Report.

REPORTABLE SEGMENTS

FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight represent our major service lines and, along with FedEx Services, form the core of our reportable segments. Our reportable segments include the following businesses:

 

FedEx Express Segment

FedEx Express (express transportation)

FedEx Trade Networks (air and ocean freight forwarding and customs brokerage)

FedEx SupplyChain Systems (logistics services)

Bongo (cross-border enablement technology and solutions)
FedEx Ground Segment

FedEx Ground (small-package ground delivery)

FedEx SmartPost (small-parcel consolidator)

GENCO (third-party logistics)
FedEx Freight Segment

FedEx Freight (LTL freight transportation)

FedEx Custom Critical (time-critical transportation)

FedEx Services Segment

FedEx Services (sales, marketing, information technology, communications and back-office functions)

FedEx TechConnect (customer service, technical support, billings and collections)

FedEx Office (document and business services and package acceptance)

FEDEX SERVICES SEGMENT

The operating expenses line item “Intercompany charges” on the accompanying unaudited financial summaries of our transportation segments reflects the allocations from the FedEx Services segment operates combined sales, marketing, administrative and information technology functions in sharedto the respective transportation segments. The allocations of net operating costs are based on metrics such as relative revenues or estimated services operations that support our transportation businesses and allow us to obtain synergies from the combination of these functions.provided.

The FedEx Services segment provides direct and indirect support to our transportation businesses, and we

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We allocate all of the net operating costs of the FedEx Services segment (including the net operating results of FedEx Office) to reflect the full cost of operating our transportation businesses in the results of those segments. Within the FedEx Services segment allocation, the net operating results of FedEx Office, which are an immaterial component of our allocations, are allocated to FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. We believe these allocations approximate the net cost of providing these functions and our allocation methodologies are refined as necessary to reflect changes in our businesses.

The operating expenses line item “Intercompany charges” on the accompanying unaudited financial summaries of our transportation segments reflects the allocations from the FedEx Services segment to the respective transportation segments. The allocations of net operating costs are based on metrics such as relative revenues or estimated services provided. See Note 6 of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and our Annual Report for more information.

During the first quarter of 2015, we ceased allocating to our transportation segments the costs associated with our corporate headquarters division. These costs included services related to general oversight functions, including executive officers and certain legal and finance functions. This change allows for additional transparency and improved management of our corporate oversight costs. These costs were previously included in the operating expenses line item “Intercompany charges” on the accompanying unaudited financial summaries of our transportation segments. These costs are included in “Corporate, eliminations and other” in our segment reporting and reconciliations. Prior year amounts have been revised to conform to the current year segment presentation. The increase in these unallocated costs in the first halfnine months of 2015 from the prior year was driven by a legal contingency reserve recorded in the first quarter of 2015 associated with the multi-district litigation matters described in Note 8.

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OTHER INTERSEGMENT TRANSACTIONS

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, which we believe approximate fair value, and are reflected as revenuesSee Note 6 of the billing segment. These rates are adjusted from time to time based on market conditions. Such intersegment revenuesaccompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and expenses are eliminated in our consolidated results and are not separately identified in the following segment information, because the amounts are not material.Annual Report for more information.

 

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FEDEX EXPRESS SEGMENT

FedEx Express offers a wide range of U.S. domestic and international shipping services for delivery of packages and freight including priority services, which provide time-definite delivery within one, two or three business days worldwide, and deferred or economy services, which provide time-definite delivery within five business days worldwide. On December 16, 2014, we acquired Bongo, a leader in cross-border enablement technologies. Bongo’s financial results are included in the following table from the date of acquisition. The following table compares revenues, operating expenses, operating expenses as a percent of revenue, operating income and operating margin (dollars in millions) for the periods ended November 30:February 28:

 

  Three Months Ended Percent Six Months Ended Percent Three Months Ended Percent Nine Months Ended Percent 
  2014 2013 Change 2014 2013 Change 2015 2014 Change 2015 2014 Change 

Revenues:

       

Package:

       

U.S. overnight box

  $1,705  $1,625   5   $3,387  $3,209   6  $1,653 $1,643  1  $5,040 $4,852  4  

U.S. overnight envelope

   400   398   1    815   817      392  393     1,207  1,210    

U.S. deferred

   834   771   8    1,629   1,500   9   895  869  3   2,524  2,369  7  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Total U.S. domestic package revenue

   2,939   2,794   5    5,831   5,526   6   2,940  2,905  1   8,771  8,431  4  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

International priority

   1,649   1,642       3,279   3,218   2   1,463  1,542  (5 4,742  4,760    

International economy

   598   567   5    1,169   1,099   6   560  540  4   1,729  1,639  5  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Total international export package revenue

   2,247   2,209   2    4,448   4,317   3   2,023  2,082  (3 6,471  6,399  1  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

International domestic(1)

   383   385   (1  754   730   3   328  347  (5 1,082  1,077    
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Total package revenue

   5,569   5,388   3    11,033   10,573   4   5,291  5,334  (1 16,324  15,907  3  

Freight:

       

U.S.

   586   585       1,165   1,209   (4 580  577  1   1,745  1,786  (2

International priority

   412   417   (1  807   805      375  379  (1 1,182  1,184    

International airfreight

   42   55   (24  88   109   (19 45  48  (6 133  157  (15
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Total freight revenue

   1,040   1,057   (2  2,060   2,123   (3 1,000  1,004     3,060  3,127  (2

Other(2)

   415   399   4    793   753   5   365  336  9   1,158  1,089  6  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Total revenues

   7,024   6,844   3    13,886   13,449   3   6,656  6,674     20,542  20,123  2  

Operating expenses:

       

Salaries and employee benefits

   2,531   2,469   3    5,016   4,909   2   2,580  2,509  3   7,596  7,418  2  

Purchased transportation

   681   660   3    1,328   1,268   5   614  608  1   1,942  1,876  4  

Rentals and landing fees

   422   420       848   841   1   436  432  1   1,284  1,273  1  

Depreciation and amortization

   368   373   (1  742   742      364  374  (3 1,106  1,116  (1

Fuel

   906   986   (8  1,876   1,942   (3 697  1,010  (31 2,573  2,952  (13

Maintenance and repairs

   357   308   16    736   615   20   324  273  19   1,060  888  19  

Intercompany charges(3)

   453   481   (6  902   939   (4 461  474  (3 1,363  1,413  (4

Other

   822   790   4    1,585   1,563   1   796  826  (4 2,381  2,389    
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Total operating expenses(3)

   6,540   6,487   1    13,033   12,819   2   6,272  6,506  (4 19,305  19,325    
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Operating income(3)

  $484  $357   36   $853  $630   35  $384 $168  129  $1,237 $798  55  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Operating margin(3)

   6.9  5.2  170bp   6.1  4.7  140bp  5.8 2.5 330bp  6.0 4.0 200bp 

 

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  Percent of Revenue Percent of Revenue 
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
  2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

Operating expenses:

     

Salaries and employee benefits

   36.0  36.1  36.1  36.5 38.8 37.6 37.0 36.9

Purchased transportation

   9.7   9.6   9.6   9.4  9.2  9.1  9.5  9.3 

Rentals and landing fees

   6.0   6.1   6.1   6.3  6.5  6.5  6.2  6.3 

Depreciation and amortization

   5.2   5.5   5.4   5.5  5.5  5.6  5.4  5.5 

Fuel

   12.9   14.4   13.5   14.4  10.5  15.1  12.5  14.7 

Maintenance and repairs

   5.1   4.5   5.3   4.6  4.9  4.1  5.2  4.4 

Intercompany charges(3)

   6.5   7.1   6.5   7.0  6.9  7.1  6.6  7.0 

Other

   11.7   11.5   11.4   11.6  11.9  12.4  11.6  11.9 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total operating expenses(3)

   93.1   94.8   93.9   95.3  94.2  97.5  94.0  96.0 
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Operating margin(3)

   6.9  5.2  6.1  4.7 5.8 2.5 6.0 4.0
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

(1) International domestic revenues represent our international intra-country express operations.
(2) Includes FedEx Trade Networks, and FedEx SupplyChain Systems.Systems and Bongo.
(3) Prior year amounts have been revised to the current year segment presentation regarding the allocation of corporate headquarters costs.

 

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The following table compares selected statistics (in thousands, except yield amounts) for the periods ended November 30:February 28:

 

  Three Months Ended   Percent Six Months Ended   Percent Three Months Ended Percent Nine Months Ended Percent 
  2014   2013   Change 2014   2013   Change 2015 2014 Change 2015 2014 Change 

Package Statistics(1)

           

Average daily package volume (ADV):

           

U.S. overnight box

   1,259    1,146    10   1,235    1,129    9  1,258  1,202  5  1,243  1,153  8 

U.S. overnight envelope

   521    535    (3  524    549    (5 516  515    521  538  (3

U.S. deferred

   915    841    9   880    815    8  1,024  984  4  928  871  7 
  

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

   

Total U.S. domestic ADV

   2,695    2,522    7   2,639    2,493    6  2,798  2,701  4  2,692  2,562  5 
  

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

   

International priority

   424    421    1   417    414    1  398  399    410  409   

International economy

   180    172    5   175    168    4  175  168  4  175  168  4 
  

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

   

Total international export ADV

   604    593    2   592    582    2  573  567  1  585  577  1 
  

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

   

International domestic(2)

   917    896    2   866    842    3  831  780  7  854  822  4 
  

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

   

Total ADV

   4,216    4,011    5   4,097    3,917    5  4,202  4,048  4  4,131  3,961  4 
  

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

   

Revenue per package (yield):

           

U.S. overnight box

  $21.50   $22.50    (4 $21.59   $22.39    (4$20.85 $21.70  (4$21.34 $22.15  (4

U.S. overnight envelope

   12.15    11.84    3   12.24    11.72    4  12.07  12.09    12.18  11.84  3 

U.S. deferred

   14.48    14.55       14.58    14.49    1  13.88  14.01  (1 14.32  14.31   

U.S. domestic composite

   17.31    17.59    (2  17.40    17.45      16.68  17.07  (2 17.15  17.32  (1

International priority

   61.64    61.87       61.92    61.27    1  58.40  61.38  (5 60.79  61.30  (1

International economy

   52.88    52.27    1   52.75    51.35    3  50.60  51.01  (1 52.03  51.24  2 

International export composite

   59.04    59.08       59.21    58.40    1  56.01  58.30  (4 58.17  58.37   

International domestic(2)

   6.63    6.82    (3  6.85    6.83      6.28  7.05  (11 6.67  6.90  (3

Composite package yield

   20.97    21.32    (2  21.21    21.25      19.99  20.91  (4 20.80  21.14  (2

Freight Statistics(1)

           

Average daily freight pounds:

           

U.S.

   8,039    7,872    2   7,676    7,646      8,145  8,263  (1 7,831  7,850   

International priority

   2,983    3,068    (3  2,887    2,964    (3 2,823  2,823    2,866  2,917  (2

International airfreight

   630    907    (31  650    878    (26 718  757  (5 673  839  (20
  

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

   

Total average daily freight pounds

     11,652      11,847    (2    11,213      11,488    (2   11,686    11,843  (1   11,370    11,606  (2
  

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

     

 

   

 

    

 

   

 

   

Revenue per pound (yield):

           

U.S.

  $1.16   $1.18    (2 $1.20   $1.25    (4$1.13 $1.11  2 $1.17 $1.20  (3

International priority

   2.19    2.16    1   2.20    2.14    3  2.11  2.13  (1 2.17  2.14  1 

International airfreight

   1.07    0.97    10   1.07    0.98    9  1.00  1.00    1.04  0.98  6 

Composite freight yield

   1.42    1.42       1.45    1.46    (1 1.36  1.35  1  1.42  1.42   

 

(1)Package and freight statistics include only the operations of FedEx Express.

 

(2)International domestic statistics represent our international intra-country express operations.

FedEx Express Segment Revenues

FedEx Express segment revenues increased 3%declined slightly in the secondthird quarter and first half of 2015 primarily due to higherthe negative impact of lower fuel surcharges and unfavorable exchange rates. These negative impacts were partially offset by increases in U.S. domestic package volumes and international export package base revenues. These factorsyields and volumes. Revenues during the nine months of 2015 increased 2% due to U.S. and international export base yield and volume growth, which were partially offset by lower fuel surcharges and unfavorable exchange rates.

U.S. domestic yields decreased in the third quarter and nine months of 2015 due to the negative impact of lower fuel surcharges, which were partially offset by higher rates. The decrease in international export yields in the third quarter and nine months of 2015 was due to the negative impact of lower fuel surcharges and exchange rates and was partially offset by higher rates and weight per package. U.S. domestic volumes increased 7%4% in the secondthird quarter and 6%5% in the first halfnine months of 2015 driven by both our overnight and deferred service offerings. International export yields increased in the first half of 2015, due to higher rates and weight per package, partially offset by unfavorable exchange rates. U.S. domestic and international export revenues were partially offset by lower fuel surcharges. International export volumes increased 2% in the second quarter and first half of 2015 driven by our international economy service offering.

 

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Our U.S. domestic and outbound fuel surcharge and the international fuel surcharges ranged as follows for the periods ended November 30:February 28:

 

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
  2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

U.S. Domestic and Outbound Fuel Surcharge:

     

Low

   8.00  9.50  8.00  8.00 3.50 9.00 3.50 8.00

High

   9.00   10.50   9.50   10.50  6.00  10.00  9.50  10.50 

Weighted-average

   8.69   10.02   9.09   9.26  4.80  9.49  7.62  9.34 

International Fuel Surcharges:

     

Low

   12.00   13.50   12.00   12.00  0.50  13.00  0.50  12.00 

High

   17.50   19.00   18.00   19.00  15.00  18.50  18.00  19.00 

Weighted-average

   15.59   16.79   15.92   16.09  11.57  16.31  14.49  16.16 

On February 2, 2015, FedEx Express updated the tables used to determine fuel surcharges. On September 16, 2014, FedEx Express announced a 4.9% average list price increase for FedEx Express U.S. domestic, U.S. export and U.S. import services effective January 5, 2015. In January 2014, we implemented a 3.9% average list price increase for FedEx Express U.S. domestic, U.S. export and U.S. import services.

FedEx Express Segment Operating Income

FedEx Express operating income and operating margin increased in the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015, driven by the revenue growth in our U.S. domestic and international export package business, cost management related to profit improvement programs, lower pension expensebase yield and volume growth, the positive net impact of fuel.fuel, benefits associated with our profit improvement program, a lower year-over-year impact from severe winter weather and reduced pension expense. These factors were partially offset by higher maintenance expense.expense and higher incentive compensation accruals.

Maintenance and repairs expense increased 16% in the second quarter and 20% in first half of 2015 due to the timing of aircraft maintenance events. SalariesWithin operating expenses, salaries and employee benefits increased 3% in the secondthird quarter and 2% in the first halfnine months of 2015 due to additional staffing to support volume growth and higher incentive compensation accruals, partially offset by the benefits from our voluntary employee severance program and lower pension expense. Purchased transportation costsMaintenance and repairs expense increased 3%19% in the secondthird quarter and 5% in the first halfnine months of 2015 primarily due to higherthe timing of aircraft maintenance events. Higher utilization of third-party transportation providers and costs associated with the growth of our freight-forwarding business at FedEx Trade Networks.Networks drove an increase in purchased transportation costs of 1% in the third quarter and 4% in the nine months of 2015.

Fuel expense decreased 8%31% in the secondthird quarter and 3%13% in the first halfnine months of 2015 due to lower aircraft fuel prices. The net impact of fuel had a slightsignificant benefit in the secondthird quarter and a modest benefit in the first halfnine months of 2015 to operating income. See the “Fuel” section of this MD&A for a description and additional discussion of the net impact of fuel on our operating results.

 

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FEDEX GROUND SEGMENT

FedEx Ground service offerings include day-certain service delivery to businesses in the United States and Canada and to nearly 100% of U.S. residences. FedEx SmartPost consolidates high-volume, low-weight, less time-sensitive business-to-consumer packages and utilizes the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) for final delivery. On January 30, 2015, we acquired GENCO, one of the largest third-party logistics providers in North America. GENCO’s financial results are included in the following table from the date of acquisition, which has impacted the year-over-year comparability of revenue and operating expenses. The following table compares revenues, operating expenses, operating expenses as a percent of revenue, operating income and operating margin (dollars in millions) and selected package statistics (in thousands, except yield amounts) for the periods ended November 30:February 28:

 

  Three Months Ended Percent Six Months Ended Percent Three Months Ended Percent Nine Months Ended Percent 
  2014 2013 Change 2014 2013 Change 2015 2014 Change 2015 2014 Change 

Revenues:

       

FedEx Ground

  $2,809   $2,601    8   $5,548   $5,107    9  $3,021  $2,751   10  $8,569  $7,858   9  

FedEx SmartPost

   254    248    2    475    472    1   285   280   2   760   752   1  

GENCO

 87      NM   87      NM  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Total revenues

   3,063    2,849    8    6,023    5,579    8   3,393   3,031   12   9,416   8,610   9  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Operating expenses:

       

Salaries and employee benefits

   485    445    9    933    859    9   565   460   23   1,498   1,319   14  

Purchased transportation

   1,263    1,159    9    2,417    2,223    9   1,348   1,253   8   3,765   3,476   8  

Rentals

   115    102    13    223    194    15   126   105   20   349   299   17  

Depreciation and amortization

   126    118    7    245    229    7   136   121   12   381   350   9  

Fuel

   3    4    (25  6    7    (14 3   7   (57 9   14   (36

Maintenance and repairs

   57    56    2    113    109    4   61   57   7   174   166   5  

Intercompany charges(1)

   278    277        553    547    1   281   274   3   834   821   2  

Other

   271    249    9    523    489    7   315   264   19   838   753   11  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Total operating expenses(1)

   2,598    2,410    8    5,013    4,657    8   2,835   2,541   12   7,848   7,198   9  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Operating income(1)

  $465   $439    6   $1,010   $922    10  $558  $490   14  $1,568  $1,412   11  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Operating margin(1)

   15.2  15.4  (20)bp   16.8  16.5  30bp  16.4 16.2 20bp  16.7 16.4 30bp 

Average daily package volume

       

FedEx Ground

   4,845    4,627    5    4,709    4,469    5   5,136   4,817   7   4,851   4,584   6  

FedEx SmartPost

   2,122    2,218    (4  2,000    2,154    (7 2,360   2,529   (7 2,117   2,276   (7

Revenue per package (yield)

       

FedEx Ground

  $9.18   $8.90    3   $9.25   $8.98    3  $9.32  $9.04   3  $9.28  $9.00   3  

FedEx SmartPost

  $1.90   $1.77    7   $1.87   $1.72    9  $1.97  $1.82   8  $1.91  $1.76   9  

 

   Percent of Revenue 
   Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
   2014  2013  2014  2013 

Operating expenses:

     

Salaries and employee benefits

   15.8  15.6  15.5  15.4

Purchased transportation

   41.2    40.7    40.1    39.8  

Rentals

   3.8    3.6    3.7    3.5  

Depreciation and amortization

   4.1    4.1    4.0    4.1  

Fuel

   0.1    0.1    0.1    0.1  

Maintenance and repairs

   1.9    2.0    1.9    2.0  

Intercompany charges(1)

   9.1    9.8    9.2    9.8  

Other

   8.8    8.7    8.7    8.8  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses(1)

   84.8    84.6    83.2    83.5  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating margin(1)

   15.2  15.4  16.8  16.5
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

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 Percent of Revenue 
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
 2015 2014 2015 2014 

Operating expenses:

Salaries and employee benefits

 16.7 15.2 15.9 15.3

Purchased transportation

 39.7   41.3   40.0   40.4  

Rentals

 3.7   3.5   3.7   3.5  

Depreciation and amortization

 4.0   4.0   4.0   4.1  

Fuel

 0.1   0.2   0.1   0.2  

Maintenance and repairs

 1.8   1.9   1.8   1.9  

Intercompany charges(1)

 8.3   9.0   8.9   9.5  

Other

 9.3   8.7   8.9   8.7  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total operating expenses(1)

 83.6   83.8   83.3   83.6  
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating margin(1)

 16.4 16.2 16.7 16.4
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

(1)Prior year amounts have been revised to conform to the current year segment presentation regarding the allocation of corporate headquarters costs.

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FedEx Ground Segment Revenues

FedEx Ground segment revenues increased 8%12% in the secondthird quarter and 9% in the first halfnine months of 2015 due to volume and yield growth at FedEx Ground and yield growth at FedEx SmartPost, partially offset by lower volumes at FedEx SmartPost.

Average daily volume at FedEx Ground increased 5%7% in the secondthird quarter and first half6% in the nine months of 2015 due to continued growth in our commercial business and FedEx Home Delivery service. Yield increased 3% in the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 primarily due to rate increases and higher residential surcharges.dimensional weight charges.

FedEx SmartPost average daily volume decreased 4% in the second quarter and 7% in the first halfthird quarter and nine months of 2015 due to the reduction in volume from a major customer. FedEx SmartPost yield increased 7%8% in the secondthird quarter and 9% in the first halfnine months of 2015 due to rate increases and improved customer mix, partially offset by higher postage costs. FedEx SmartPost yield represents the amount charged to customers net of postage paid to the USPS.

The FedEx Ground fuel surcharge is based on a rounded average of the national U.S. on-highway average price for a gallon of diesel fuel, as published by the Department of Energy. Our fuel surcharge ranged as follows for the periods ended November 30:February 28:

 

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
  2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

Low

   6.50  6.50  6.50  6.50 5.50 6.50 5.50 6.50

High

   6.50   7.00   7.00   7.00  6.00  6.50  7.00  7.00 

Weighted-average

   6.50   6.67   6.66   6.66  5.85  6.50  6.38  6.61 

On February 2, 2015, FedEx Ground updated the tables used to determine fuel surcharges. On September 16, 2014, FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery announced a 4.9% increase in average list price effective January 5, 2015. In addition, as announced in May 2014, FedEx Ground will applybegan applying dimensional weight pricing to all shipments effective January 5, 2015. In January 2014, FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery implemented a 4.9% increase in average list price. FedEx SmartPost rates also increased.

FedEx Ground Segment Operating Income

FedEx Ground segment operating income increased 6%14% in the secondthird quarter and 10%11% in the first halfnine months of 2015 driven by higher revenue per package and volumes.volumes, the positive net impact of fuel, and a lower year-over-year impact from severe winter weather. The increase to operating income was partially offset by higher network expansion costs, as we continue to invest heavily in our FedEx Ground and FedEx SmartPost businesses.

Purchased

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The inclusion of GENCO in the FedEx Ground segment results has impacted the year-over-year comparability of all operating expenses. Along with incremental costs from GENCO, purchased transportation expense increased 9%8% in the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 due to volume growth and higher service provider rates. SalariesAdditional staffing to support volume growth drove an increase in salaries and employee benefits expense increased 9%of 23% in the secondthird quarter and first half14% in the nine months of 2015 due to additional staffing to support volume growth.2015. Other expense increased 9%19% in the secondthird quarter and 7%11% in the first halfnine months of 2015 primarily due to self-insurance costs and real estate taxes and facilitytaxes. Network expansion costs. Rentalscaused rentals expense increased 13%to increase 20% in the secondthird quarter and 15%17% in the first halfnine months of 2015 due to network expansion.2015. Depreciation and amortization expense increased 7%12% in the secondthird quarter and 9% in the first halfnine months of 2015 due to network expansion and trailer purchases.

Independent Contractor Model

FedEx Ground is involved in numerous lawsuits and other proceedings (such as state tax or other administrative challenges) where the classification of its independent contractors is at issue. We are vigorously defending ourselves in all of these proceedings and continue to believe that FedEx Ground’s owner-operators are properly classified as independent contractors and not employees of FedEx Ground. For a description of these proceedings, see Note 8 of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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For additional information on the FedEx Ground Independent Service Provider model, see Part 1, Item 1 of our Annual Report under the caption “Independent Contractor Model.”

 

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FEDEX FREIGHT SEGMENT

FedEx Freight service offerings include priority services when speed is critical and economy services when time can be traded for savings. The following table compares revenues, operating expenses, operating expenses as a percent of revenue, operating income (dollars in millions), operating margin and selected statistics for the periods ended November 30:February 28:

 

  Three Months Ended Percent Six Months Ended Percent Three Months Ended Percent Nine Months Ended Percent 
  2014 2013 Change 2014 2013 Change 2015 2014 Change 2015 2014 Change 

Revenues

  $1,585   $1,434    11   $3,194   $2,858    12  $1,428  $1,347   6  $4,622  $4,205   10  

Operating expenses:

       

Salaries and employee benefits

   686    611    12    1,342    1,209    11   663   598   11   2,005   1,807   11  

Purchased transportation

   273    250    9    557    484    15   235   231   2   792   715   11  

Rentals

   31    31        63    63       33   31   6   96   94   2  

Depreciation and amortization

   58    57    2    116    114    2   54   58   (7 170   172   (1

Fuel

   143    145    (1  290    290       109   146   (25 399   436   (8

Maintenance and repairs

   53    46    15    99    92    8   49   42   17   148   134   10  

Intercompany charges(1)

   111    111        221    224    (1 108   105   3   329   329     

Other(1)

   118    100    18    226    200    13   109   101   8   335   301   11  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Total operating expenses(1)

   1,473    1,351    9    2,914    2,676    9   1,360   1,312   4   4,274   3,988   7  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Operating income(1)

  $112   $83    35   $280   $182    54  $68  $35   94  $348  $217   60  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Operating margin(1)

   7.1  5.8  130bp   8.8  6.4  240bp  4.8 2.6 220bp  7.5 5.2 230bp 

Average daily LTL shipments (in thousands)

       

Priority

   70.1    63.8    10    69.5    62.4    11   62.0   59.5   4   67.1   61.5   9  

Economy

   29.3    28.1    4    29.3    27.9    5   26.8   26.3   2   28.4   27.3   4  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Total average daily LTL shipments

   99.4    91.9    8    98.8    90.3    9   88.8   85.8   3   95.5   88.8   8  
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

Weight per LTL shipment (lbs)

       

Priority

   1,245    1,241        1,251    1,243    1   1,287   1,280   1   1,262   1,255   1  

Economy

   1,010  �� 992    2    1,012    992    2   1,007   1,002      1,010   995   2  

Composite weight per LTL shipment

   1,176    1,165    1    1,180    1,165    1   1,203   1,195   1   1,187   1,175   1  

LTL revenue per shipment

       

Priority

  $228.62   $221.99    3   $ 228.34   $ 222.24    3  $231.92  $224.63   3  $229.43  $222.99   3  

Economy

   265.46    257.15    3    265.44    256.76    3   265.66   257.74   3   265.51   257.10   3  

Composite LTL revenue per shipment

  $239.49   $232.73    3   $239.32   $232.89    3  $242.52  $235.14   3  $240.30  $233.61   3  

LTL yield (revenue per hundredweight)

       

Priority

  $18.36   $17.89    3   $18.25   $17.88    2  $18.02  $17.54   3  $18.18  $17.77   2  

Economy

   26.29    25.92    1    26.24    25.88    1   26.38   25.71   3   26.29   25.83   2  

Composite LTL yield

  $20.37   $19.98    2   $20.27   $19.99    1  $20.17  $19.67   3  $20.24  $19.88   2  

 

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  Percent of Revenue Percent of Revenue 
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
  2014 2013 2014 2013 2015 2014 2015 2014 

Operating expenses:

     

Salaries and employee benefits

   43.3  42.6  42.0  42.3 46.4 44.4 43.4 43.0

Purchased transportation

   17.2    17.4    17.4    16.9   16.5   17.2   17.1   17.0  

Rentals

   2.0    2.2    2.0    2.2   2.3   2.3   2.1   2.2  

Depreciation and amortization

   3.7    4.0    3.6    4.0   3.8   4.3   3.7   4.1  

Fuel

   9.0    10.1    9.1    10.2   7.6   10.8   8.6   10.4  

Maintenance and repairs

   3.3    3.2    3.1    3.2   3.4   3.1   3.2   3.2  

Intercompany charges(1)

   7.0    7.7    6.9    7.8   7.6   7.8   7.1   7.8  

Other

   7.4    7.0    7.1    7.0   7.6   7.5   7.3   7.1  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Total operating expenses(1)

   92.9    94.2    91.2    93.6   95.2   97.4   92.5   94.8  
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Operating margin(1)

   7.1  5.8  8.8  6.4 4.8 2.6 7.5 5.2
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

(1)Prior year amounts have been revised to conform to the current year segment presentation regarding the allocation of corporate headquarters costs.

FedEx Freight Segment Revenues

FedEx Freight segment revenues increased 11%6% in the secondthird quarter and 12%10% in the first halfnine months of 2015 due to higher average daily shipments and revenue per shipment. Average daily LTL shipments increased 3% in the third quarter and 8% in the second quarter and 9% in the first halfnine months of 2015 due to higher demand for both of our service offerings. LTL revenue per shipment increased 3% in the secondthird quarter due to higher weight per LTL shipment, higher rates and higher fuel surcharges and in the first halfnine months of 2015 due to higher weight per LTL shipment higher fuel surcharges and higher rates.

The weekly indexed LTL fuel surcharge is based on the average of the U.S. on-highway average prices for a gallon of diesel fuel, as published by the Department of Energy. The indexed LTL fuel surcharge ranged as follows for the periods ended November 30:February 28:

 

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
    2014     2013     2014     2013     2015     2014     2015     2014   

Low

   24.70  22.70  24.70  22.70 20.90 23.00 20.90 22.70

High

   25.70   23.50   26.20   23.50  24.60  23.70  26.20  23.70 

Weighted-average

   25.20   23.10   25.60   23.00  22.70  23.20  24.70  23.10 

On February 2, 2015, FedEx Freight updated the tables used to determine fuel surcharges. On September 16, 2014, FedEx Freight announced a 4.9% average increase in certain U.S. and other shipping rates effective January 5, 2015. In June 2014, FedEx Freight increased its published fuel surcharge indices by three percentage points. In March 2014, FedEx Freight increased certain U.S. and other shipping rates by an average of 3.9%. In July 2013, FedEx Freight increased certain U.S. and other shipping rates by an average of 4.5%.

FedEx Freight Segment Operating Income

FedEx Freight segment operating income and operating margin increased in the secondthird quarter and first halfnine months of 2015 due to higher LTL revenue per shipment and higher average daily LTL shipments.

SalariesWithin operating expenses, salaries and employee benefits increased 12% in the second quarter and 11% in the first half of 2015 primarily due to a volume-related increase in labor hours. Purchased transportation expense increased 9% in the secondthird quarter and 15% in the first halfnine months of 2015 due to the increased utilization of third-party transportation providersadditional staffing to support volume growth and higher incentive compensation accruals. Volume growth and higher service provider rates.rates drove an increase to purchased transportation expense of 11% in the nine months of 2015. Other expense increased 18%11% in the second quarter and 13% in the first halfnine months of 2015 driven partially by higher cargo claims.

 

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FINANCIAL CONDITION

LIQUIDITY

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $2.3$3.5 billion at November 30, 2014,February 28, 2015, compared to $2.9 billion at May 31, 2014. The following table provides a summary of our cash flows for the six-monthnine-month periods ended November 30February 28 (in millions):

 

  2014 2013 2015 2014 

Operating activities:

   

Net income

  $1,222  $989 $1,802 $1,367 

Noncash charges and credits

   1,516   1,623  2,534  2,519 

Changes in assets and liabilities

   (587  (1,003 (863 (1,308
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash provided by operating activities

   2,151   1,609  3,473  2,578 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Investing activities:

   

Capital expenditures

   (1,890  (1,690 (2,969 (2,554

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 (1,429  

Proceeds from asset dispositions and other

   7   19  16  23 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash used in investing activities

   (1,883  (1,671 (4,382 (2,531
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Financing activities:

   

Principal payments on debt

   (1  (3 (1 (254

Proceeds from debt issuances

 2,491  1,997 

Proceeds from stock issuances

   189   380  272  462 

Dividends paid

   (114  (95 (171 (142

Purchase of treasury stock

   (947  (1,219

Purchase of treasury stock, including accelerated share repurchase agreements

 (1,016 (3,984

Other

   23   20  8  9 
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash used in financing activities

   (850  (917

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 1,583  (1,912
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

   (60  (3 (104 (10
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

  $(642 $(982

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

$570 $(1,875
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities increased $542$895 million in the first halfnine months of 2015 primarily due to higher net income and the inclusion in the prior year of payments associated with our voluntary employee buyout program. Capital expenditures during the first halfnine months of 2015 were higher primarily due to increased spending for aircraft at FedEx Express and sort facility expansion at FedEx Ground and aircraft at FedEx Express.Ground. See “Capital Resources” for a discussion of capital expenditures during 2015 and 2014.

During the quarter, we issued $2.5 billion of senior unsecured debt under our current shelf registration statement. We utilized the net proceeds to fund our $1.4 billion acquisition of GENCO and the remaining proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes. See Note 3 of the accompanying unaudited financial statements for further discussion of this debt issuance and Note 1 for discussion of business acquisitions.

In September 2014, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 15 million shares of common stock. It is expected that the additional share authorization will primarily be utilized to offset equity compensation dilution over the next several years. During the secondthird quarter of 2015, we repurchased 1.0 million400,000 shares of FedEx common stock at an average price of $156$172 per share for a total of $156$69 million. As of November 30, 2014, 14February 28, 2015, 13.6 million shares remained under the share repurchase authorization.

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CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our operations are capital intensive, characterized by significant investments in aircraft, vehicles, technology, facilities, and package-handling 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, availability of satisfactory financing and actions of regulatory authorities.

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The following table compares capital expenditures by asset category and reportable segment for the periods ended November 30February 28 (in millions):

 

                  Percent Change
2014/2013
         Percent Change
2015/2014
 
  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended   Three Months
Ended
  Six Months
Ended
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months
Ended
 Nine Months
Ended
 
  2014   2013   2014   2013    2015 2014 2015 2014 

Aircraft and related equipment

  $499   $495   $798   $692    1   15 $472 $308 $1,270 $1,001  53  27 

Facilities and sort equipment

   305    205    452    331    49   37  294  215  746  545  37  37 

Vehicles

   211    277    339    425    (24  (20 184  210  523  634  (12 (18

Information and technology investments

   76    90    150    162    (16  (7 59  91  209  253  (35 (17

Other equipment

   79     51    151    80    55   89  71  40  221  121  78  83 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

      

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

Total capital expenditures

  $1,170   $1,118   $1,890   $1,690    5   12 $1,080 $864 $2,969 $2,554  25  16 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

      

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

FedEx Express segment

  $614   $690   $1,081   $995    (11  9 $569 $472 $1,649 $1,467  21  12 

FedEx Ground segment

   364    249    503    410    46   23  291  199  794  609  46  30 

FedEx Freight segment

   102    100    138    140    2   (1 147  110  285  250  34  14 

FedEx Services segment

   90    79    167    145    14   15  73  83  240  228  (12 5 

Other

            1           NM       1      NM  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

      

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

Total capital expenditures

  $1,170   $1,118   $1,890   $1,690    5   12 $1,080 $864 $2,969 $2,554  25  16 
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

      

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

    

Capital expenditures during the first halfnine months of 2015 were higher than the prior-year period primarily due to increased spending for aircraft at FedEx Express and increased spending for sort facility expansion at FedEx Ground and increased spending for aircraft at FedEx Express.Ground. Aircraft and related equipment purchases at FedEx Express during the first halfnine months of 2015 included the delivery of fourten Boeing 767-300 Freighter (“B767F”) and twelvethirteen Boeing 757 (“B757”) aircraft, as well as the modification of certain aircraft before being placed into service.

LIQUIDITY OUTLOOK

We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, cash flow from operations and available financing sources are adequate to meet our liquidity needs, including working capital, capital expenditure and business acquisition requirements and debt payment obligations. Our cash and cash equivalents balance at November 30, 2014February 28, 2015 includes $469$488 million of cash in offshore jurisdictions associated with our permanent reinvestment strategy. We do not believe that the indefinite reinvestment of these funds offshore impairs our ability to meet our domestic debt or working capital obligations. Although we expect higher capital expenditures in 2015, we anticipate that our cash flow from operations will be sufficient to fund these expenditures. Historically, we have been successful in obtaining unsecured financing, from both domestic and international sources, although the marketplace for such investment capital can become restricted depending on a variety of economic factors.

Our capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $4.2 billion in 2015 and include spending for aircraft and aircraft-related equipment at FedEx Express, sort facility expansion, primarily at FedEx Ground, and vehicle replacement at all our transportation segments. We invested $798 million$1.3 billion in aircraft and aircraft-related equipment in the first halfnine months of 2015 and expect to invest an additional $1.0 billion$485 million for aircraft and aircraft-related equipment during the remainder of 2015. In December 2014,March 2015, we made $165 million in contributions to our U.S. Pension Plans. Our U.S. Pension Plans have ample funds to meet expected benefit payments. See Note 5 of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for expected future benefit payments for the remainder of 2015.

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We have a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that allows us to sell, in one or more future offerings, any combination of our unsecured debt securities and common stock.

A $1 billion revolving credit facility is available to finance our operations and other cash flow needs and to provide support for the issuance of commercial paper. As of November 30, 2014,February 28, 2015, no commercial paper was outstanding and the entire $1 billion under the revolving credit facility was available for future borrowings. See Note 3 and our Annual Report for a description of the term and significant covenants of our revolving credit facility.

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Standard & Poor’s has assigned us a senior unsecured debt credit rating of BBB and commercial paper rating of A-2 and a ratings outlook of “stable.” Moody’s Investors Service has assigned us a senior unsecured debt credit rating of Baa1 and commercial paper rating of P-2 and a ratings outlook of “stable.” If our credit 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 credit ratings drop below investment grade, our access to financing may become limited.

CONTRACTUAL CASH OBLIGATIONS AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The following table sets forth a summary of our contractual cash obligations as of November 30, 2014.February 28, 2015. 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 interest on long-term debt, this table does not include amounts already recorded in our balance sheet as current liabilities at November 30, 2014.February 28, 2015. 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 below. We have other long-term liabilities reflected in our balance sheet, including deferred income taxes, qualified and nonqualified pension and postretirement healthcare plan liabilities and other self-insurance accruals. The payment obligations associated with these liabilities are not reflected in the table below due to the absence of scheduled maturities. 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 (Undiscounted)
(in millions)
 Payments Due by Fiscal Year (Undiscounted)
(in millions)
 
  2015(1)   2016 2017 2018 2019 Thereafter Total 2015(1) 2016 2017 2018 2019 Thereafter Total 

Operating activities:

         

Operating leases

  $1,182    $ 2,022   $ 2,083   $ 1,593   $ 1,364   $7,648   $ 15,892 $493  $2,089  $2,167  $1,664  $1,422  $8,009  $15,844 

Non-capital purchase obligations and other

   260     327    172    101    58    101    1,019  152   333   182   111   68   111   957 

Interest on long-term debt

   115     231    231    231    231    3,925    4,964  14   325   320   320   320   5,591   6,890 

Quarterly contributions to our U.S. Pension Plans

   141                         141  8                  8 

Investing activities:

         

Aircraft and aircraft-related capital commitments

   709     1,230    1,033    1,402    1,022    4,472    9,868  415   1,249   1,013   1,389   1,033   4,429   9,528 

Other capital purchase obligations

   52     2    3                57  21   2   4            27 

Financing activities:

         

Debt

                    750    3,990    4,740              750   6,490   7,240 
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total

  $2,459    $3,812   $3,522   $3,327   $3,425   $20,136   $36,681 $1,103  $3,998  $3,686  $3,484  $3,593  $24,630  $40,494 
  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

(1)Cash obligations for the remainder of 2015.

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. See Note 7 of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.

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Operating Activities

The amounts reflected in the table above for operating leases represent future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases (principally aircraft and facilities) with an initial or remaining term in excess of one year at November 30, 2014.February 28, 2015.

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Included in the table above within the caption entitled “Non-capital purchase obligations and other” is our estimate of the current portion of the liability ($1 million) for uncertain tax positions and amounts for purchase obligations that represent noncancelable agreements to purchase goods or services that are not capital related. Such contracts include those for printing and advertising and promotions contracts. We cannot reasonably estimate the timing of the long-term payments or the amount by which the liability for uncertain tax positions will increase or decrease over time; therefore, the long-term portion of the liability for uncertain tax positions ($3234 million) is excluded from the table.

The amounts reflected in the table above for interest on long-term debt represent future interest payments due on our long-term debt, all of which are fixed rate.

We had $500$401 million in deposits and progress payments as of November 30, 2014February 28, 2015 on aircraft purchases and other planned aircraft-related transactions.

Investing Activities

The amounts reflected in the table above for capital purchase obligations represent noncancelable agreements to purchase capital-related equipment. Such contracts include those for certain purchases of aircraft, aircraft modifications, vehicles, facilities, computers and other equipment.

Financing Activities

The amounts reflected in the table above for long-term debt represent future scheduled payments on our long-term debt. For the remainder of 2015, we have no scheduled principal debt payments.

Additional information on amounts included within the operating, investing and financing activities captions in the table above can be found in our Annual Report.

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 complex, global corporation. However, even under optimal circumstances, estimates routinely require adjustment based on changing circumstances and new or better information.

GOODWILL. Goodwill is tested for impairment between annual tests whenever events or circumstances make it more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit has fallen below its carrying value. We do not believe there has been any change of events or circumstances that would indicate that a reevaluation of the goodwill of our reporting units is required as of November 30, 2014,February 28, 2015, nor do we believe the goodwill of our reporting units is at risk of failing impairment testing. For additional details on goodwill impairment testing, refer to Note 1 of our Annual Report.

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Information regarding our critical accounting estimates can be found in our Annual Report, including Note 1 to the financial statements therein. Management has discussed the development and selection of these critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors and with our independent registered public accounting firm.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this report, including (but not limited to) those contained in “Outlook,” “Liquidity,” “Capital Resources,” “Liquidity Outlook,” “Contractual Cash Obligations” and “Critical Accounting Estimates,” and the “General,” “Retirement Plans,” and “Contingencies” notes to the consolidated financial statements, 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:

 

economic conditions in the global markets in which we operate;

 

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;

 

damage to our reputation or loss of brand equity;

 

disruptions to the Internet or our technology infrastructure, including those impacting our computer systems and website, or data breaches or leakage, including those arising from malware, attempts to penetrate our network or human error, which can adversely affect our operations and reputation among customers;

 

the price and availability of jet and vehicle fuel;

 

our ability to manage our cost structure for capital expenditures and operating expenses, and match it to shifting and future customer volume levels;

 

the impact of intense competition on our ability to maintain or increase our prices (including our fuel surcharges in response to fluctuating fuel price) or to maintain or grow our market share;

 

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;

 

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 and reduce our operational flexibility;

 

the impact of costs related to (i) challenges to the status of FedEx Ground’s owner-operators as independent contractors, rather than employees, and (ii) any related changes to our relationship with these owner-operators;

 

our ability to execute on our profit improvement programs;

 

the impact of any international conflicts 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;

 

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any impacts on our businesses resulting from new domestic or international government laws and regulation, including regulatory actions affecting global aviation or other transportation rights, increased air cargo and other security or safety requirements, and tax, accounting, trade (such as protectionist measures enacted in response to weak economic conditions), labor (such as card-check legislation or changes to the Railway Labor Act of 1926, as amended affecting FedEx Express employees), environmental (such as global climate change legislation), information security or postal rules;

 

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adverse weather conditions or localized natural disasters in key geographic areas, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and hurricanes, which can disrupt our electrical service, damage our property, disrupt our operations, increase our fuel costs and adversely affect our shipment levels;

 

any impact on our business from disruptions or modifications in service by the USPS, which is a significant customer and vendor of FedEx, as a consequence of the USPS’s current financial difficulties or any resulting structural changes to its operations, network, service offerings or pricing;

 

increasing costs, the volatility of costs and funding requirements and other legal mandates for employee benefits, especially pension and healthcare benefits;

 

the increasing costs of compliance with federal, state and foreign governmental agency mandates (including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act) and defending against inappropriate or unjustified enforcement or other actions by such agencies;

 

changes in foreign currency exchange rates, especially in the Chinese yuan, euro, Brazilian real, British pound and the Canadian dollar, which can affect our sales levels and foreign currency sales prices;

 

market acceptance of our new service and growth initiatives;

 

any liability resulting from and the costs of defending against class-action litigation, such as wage-and-hour and discrimination and retaliation claims, and any other legal or governmental proceedings;

 

the outcome of future negotiations to reach new collective bargaining agreements — including with the union that represents the pilots of FedEx Express (the current pilot contract became amendable in March 2013, and the parties are currently in negotiations);

 

the impact of technology developments on our operations and on demand for our services, and our ability to continue to identify and eliminate unnecessary information technology redundancy and complexity throughout the organization;

 

governmental underinvestment in transportation infrastructure, which could increase our costs and adversely impact our service levels due to traffic congestion or sub-optimal routing of our vehicles and aircraft;

 

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 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” in our Annual Report, as updated by our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

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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 the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We are under no obligation, and we expressly disclaim any 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

As of November 30, 2014,February 28, 2015, there had been no material changes in our market risk sensitive instruments and positions since our disclosures in our Annual Report.

The principal foreign currency exchange rate risks to which we are exposed are in the Chinese yuan, euro, Brazilian real, British pound and the Canadian dollar. Historically, our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations is more significant with respect to our revenues than our expenses, as a significant portion of our expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, such as aircraft and fuel expenses. During the sixnine months of 2015, the U.S. dollar strengthened relative to the currencies of the foreign countries in which we operate, as compared to May 31, 2014; however, this strengthening did not have a material effect on our results.

While we have market risk for changes in the price of jet and vehicle fuel, this risk is largely mitigated by our indexed fuel surcharges. For additional discussion of our indexed fuel surcharges see the “Fuel” section of “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition.”

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 SEC’s 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 November 30, 2014February 28, 2015 (the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q).

During our fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2014,February 28, 2015, 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.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

For a description of all material pending legal proceedings, see Note 8 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 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition”) in response to Part I, Item 1A of Form 10-K.

 

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table provides information on FedEx’s repurchases of our common stock during the secondthird quarter of 2015:

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Period

  Total Number of
Shares Purchased
   Average Price
Paid per Share
   Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced
Program
   Maximum
Number of
Shares That May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the
Program
 

Sep. 1-30, 2014

                  15,000,000  

Oct. 1-31, 2014

   1,000,000     156.00     1,000,000     14,000,000  

Nov. 1-30, 2014

                  14,000,000  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total

   1,000,000       1,000,000    

Period

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
 Average Price
Paid per Share
 Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced
Program
 Maximum
Number of
Shares That May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the
Program
 

Dec. 1-31, 2014

 200,000   173.22   200,000   13,800,000  

Jan. 1-31, 2015

          13,800,000  

Feb. 1-28, 2015

 200,000   171.01   200,000   13,600,000  
  

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total

 400,000   400,000  

The repurchases were made under the stock repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors and announced on September 29, 2014 and through which we were authorized to purchase, in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, up to an aggregate of 15 million shares of our common stock. As of December 17, 2014, 14March 18, 2015, 13.6 million shares remained authorized for purchase under the September 2014 stock repurchase program, which is the only such program that currently exists. The program does not have an expiration date.

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit
    Number    

Description of Exhibit

    10.14.1Compensation Arrangements with Outside DirectorsIndenture, dated as of August 8, 2006, between FedEx Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly, The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as trustee. (Filed as Exhibit 99.14.3 to FedEx’s Current ReportFedEx Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form 8-K datedS-3 filed with the Securities and filedExchange Commission on September 29, 2014,19, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference).
    10.24.2Supplemental AgreementIndenture No. 5 (and related side letters) dated as September 29, 2014, amending the Boeing 767-3S2 Freighter Purchase Agreement6, dated as of December 14, 2011January 9, 2015, between FedEx Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and The BoeingBank of New York Mellon Trust Company, and Federal Express Corporation. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential and financial information, pursuantN.A., as trustee. (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Rule 24b-2 underFedEx Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.Commission on January 9, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).
    10.34.3Form of 2.300% Note due 2020. (Included in Exhibit 4.1 to FedEx Corporation’s Current Report onForm 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).
    4.4Form of 3.200% Note due 2025. (Included in Exhibit 4.1 to FedEx Corporation’s Current Report onForm 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).
    4.5Form of 3.900% Note due 2035. (Included in Exhibit 4.1 to FedEx Corporation’s Current Report onForm 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).
    4.6Form of 4.100% Note due 2045. (Included in Exhibit 4.1 to FedEx Corporation’s Current Report onForm 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).

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    4.7Form of 4.500% Note due 2065. (Included in Exhibit 4.1 to FedEx Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).
  10.1Amendment dated September 9,December 23, 2014 (but effective as of JuneOctober 27, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement dated April 23, 2013 between the United States Postal Service and Federal Express Corporation (the “Transportation Agreement”). Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.410.2Amendment dated September 9,December 10, 2014 (but effective as of September 30, 2013)November 24, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.3Amendment dated December 23, 2014 (but effective as of January 5, 2015), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.4Amendment dated February 19, 2015 (but effective as of December 1, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.5AmendmentLetter Agreement dated September 9, 2014 (but effective as of June 27, 2014),January 22, 2015, amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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  10.6AmendmentBoeing 767-3S2 Freighter Purchase Agreement dated September 24, 2014 (but effective as of June 30, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.7Amendment dated September 30, 2014 (but effective as of July 28, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.8Amendment dated October 1, 2014 (but effective as of September 1, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.9Amendment dated September 30, 2014 (but effective as of September 29, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.10Amendment dated November 4, 2014 (but effective as of September 29, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.11Amendment dated November 4, 2014 (but effective as of December 1, 2013), amending the Transportation Agreement.14, 2011 between The Boeing Company and Federal Express Corporation. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  12.1Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
  15.1Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Statements.
  31.1Certification 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.
  31.2Certification 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.
  32.1Certification 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.
  32.2Certification 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.
101.1Interactive Data Files.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

FEDEX CORPORATION
Date: December 18, 2014March 19, 2015

/s/ JOHN L. MERINO

JOHN L. MERINO

CORPORATE VICE PRESIDENT AND

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
    Number    

Description of Exhibit

    10.14.1Compensation Arrangements with Outside DirectorsIndenture, dated as of August 8, 2006, between FedEx Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly, The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as trustee. (Filed as Exhibit 99.14.3 to FedEx’s Current ReportFedEx Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form 8-K datedS-3 filed with the Securities and filedExchange Commission on September 29, 2014,19, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference).
    10.24.2Supplemental AgreementIndenture No. 5 (and related side letters) dated as September 29, 2014, amending the Boeing 767-3S2 Freighter Purchase Agreement6, dated as of December 14, 2011January 9, 2015, between FedEx Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and The BoeingBank of New York Mellon Trust Company, and Federal Express Corporation. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential and financial information, pursuantN.A., as trustee. (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Rule 24b-2 underFedEx Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.Commission on January 9, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).
    10.34.3Form of 2.300% Note due 2020. (Included in Exhibit 4.1 to FedEx Corporation’s Current Report onForm 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).
    4.4Form of 3.200% Note due 2025. (Included in Exhibit 4.1 to FedEx Corporation’s Current Report onForm 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).
    4.5Form of 3.900% Note due 2035. (Included in Exhibit 4.1 to FedEx Corporation’s Current Report onForm 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).
    4.6Form of 4.100% Note due 2045. (Included in Exhibit 4.1 to FedEx Corporation’s Current Report onForm 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).
    4.7Form of 4.500% Note due 2065. (Included in Exhibit 4.1 to FedEx Corporation’s Current Report onForm 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference).
  10.1Amendment dated September 9,December 23, 2014 (but effective as of JuneOctober 27, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement dated April 23, 2013 between the United States Postal Service and Federal Express Corporation (the “Transportation Agreement”). Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.410.2Amendment dated September 9,December 10, 2014 (but effective as of September 30, 2013), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.5Amendment dated September 9, 2014 (but effective as of June 27,November 24, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.610.3Amendment dated September 24,December 23, 2014 (but effective as of June 30, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.7Amendment dated September 30, 2014 (but effective as of July 28, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.8Amendment dated October 1, 2014 (but effective as of September 1, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.9Amendment dated September 30, 2014 (but effective as of September 29, 2014), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.10Amendment dated November 4, 2014 (but effective as of September 29, 2014)January 5, 2015), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

  10.1110.4Amendment dated November 4, 2014February 19, 2015 (but effective as of December 1, 2013)2014), amending the Transportation Agreement. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
  10.5Letter Agreement dated as of January 22, 2015, amending the Boeing 767-3S2 Freighter Purchase Agreement dated as of December 14, 2011 between The Boeing Company and Federal Express Corporation. Confidential treatment has been requested for confidential commercial and financial information, pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
12.1Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
  15.1Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Statements.
  31.1Certification 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.
  31.2Certification 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.
  32.1Certification 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.
  32.2Certification 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.
101.1Interactive Data Files.

 

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