UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023

OR

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

For the transition period from toto

Commission File Number: 0-13468

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington

91-1069248

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

1015 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington

98104

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (206) (206) 674-3400

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

EXPD

NASDAQ Global Select Market

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. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). YesNo

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

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

At November 4, 2022,August 3, 2023, the number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock was 159,136,384147,897,176.


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

September 30,

2022

 

 

December 31,

2021

 

 

June 30,
2023

 

 

December 31,
2022

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

2,154,534

 

 

$

1,728,692

 

 

$

1,698,587

 

 

$

2,034,131

 

Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit loss of

$9,760 at September 30, 2022 and $6,686 at December 31, 2021

 

 

2,748,322

 

 

 

3,810,286

 

Accounts Receivable, less allowance for credit loss of
$
5,802 at June 30, 2023 and $9,466 at December 31, 2022

 

 

1,423,622

 

 

 

2,107,645

 

Deferred contract costs

 

 

499,935

 

 

 

987,266

 

 

 

175,723

 

 

 

257,545

 

Other

 

 

184,765

 

 

 

108,801

 

 

 

184,614

 

 

 

118,696

 

Total current assets

 

 

5,587,556

 

 

 

6,635,045

 

 

 

3,482,546

 

 

 

4,518,017

 

Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and

amortization of $548,585 at September 30, 2022 and $541,677 at

December 31, 2021

 

 

480,941

 

 

 

487,870

 

Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization
of $
590,490 at June 30, 2023 and $567,758 at December 31, 2022

 

 

494,539

 

 

 

501,916

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

486,980

 

 

 

459,158

 

 

 

514,958

 

 

 

507,503

 

Goodwill

 

 

7,927

 

 

 

7,927

 

 

 

7,927

 

 

 

7,927

 

Deferred federal and state income taxes, net

 

 

27,295

 

 

 

729

 

 

 

43,550

 

 

 

37,449

 

Other assets, net

 

 

16,827

 

 

 

19,200

 

 

 

20,520

 

 

 

17,622

 

Total assets

 

$

6,607,526

 

 

$

7,609,929

 

 

$

4,564,040

 

 

$

5,590,434

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

 

1,544,757

 

 

 

2,012,461

 

 

 

815,514

 

 

 

1,108,996

 

Accrued liabilities, primarily salaries and related costs

 

 

404,207

 

 

 

403,625

 

 

 

422,134

 

 

 

479,262

 

Contract liabilities

 

 

594,244

 

 

 

1,142,026

 

 

 

218,561

 

 

 

323,101

 

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

 

 

88,535

 

 

 

82,019

 

 

 

99,962

 

 

 

95,621

 

Federal, state and foreign income taxes

 

 

74,507

 

 

 

86,166

 

 

 

22,936

 

 

 

47,075

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

2,706,250

 

 

 

3,726,297

 

 

 

1,579,107

 

 

 

2,054,055

 

Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities

 

 

409,883

 

 

 

385,641

 

 

 

426,829

 

 

 

422,844

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, none issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Issued and

outstanding: 159,128 shares at September 30, 2022 and 167,210

shares at December 31, 2021

 

 

1,591

 

 

 

1,672

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Issued and outstanding: 147,222
shares at June 30, 2023 and
154,313 shares at December 31, 2022

 

 

1,472

 

 

 

1,543

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

118

 

 

 

3,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

139

 

Retained earnings

 

 

3,738,600

 

 

 

3,620,008

 

 

 

2,752,461

 

 

 

3,310,892

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(258,129

)

 

 

(130,414

)

 

 

(198,001

)

 

 

(202,553

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

3,482,180

 

 

 

3,494,426

 

 

 

2,555,932

 

 

 

3,110,021

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

9,213

 

 

 

3,565

 

 

 

2,172

 

 

 

3,514

 

Total equity

 

 

3,491,393

 

 

 

3,497,991

 

 

 

2,558,104

 

 

 

3,113,535

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

6,607,526

 

 

$

7,609,929

 

 

$

4,564,040

 

 

$

5,590,434

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

2



EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airfreight services

 

$

1,480,955

 

 

$

1,628,115

 

 

$

4,682,076

 

 

$

4,477,599

 

 

$

751,171

 

 

$

1,602,566

 

 

$

1,656,074

 

 

$

3,201,121

 

Ocean freight and ocean services

 

 

1,684,579

 

 

 

1,598,597

 

 

 

5,420,471

 

 

 

3,651,059

 

 

 

593,801

 

 

 

1,759,646

 

 

 

1,291,108

 

 

 

3,735,892

 

Customs brokerage and other services

 

 

1,196,612

 

 

 

1,092,549

 

 

 

3,527,209

 

 

 

2,998,516

 

 

 

894,780

 

 

 

1,241,100

 

 

 

1,885,159

 

 

 

2,330,597

 

Total revenues

 

 

4,362,146

 

 

 

4,319,261

 

 

 

13,629,756

 

 

 

11,127,174

 

 

 

2,239,752

 

 

 

4,603,312

 

 

 

4,832,341

 

 

 

9,267,610

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airfreight services

 

 

1,104,812

 

 

 

1,244,381

 

 

 

3,459,861

 

 

 

3,335,253

 

 

 

525,027

 

 

 

1,212,503

 

 

 

1,191,049

 

 

 

2,355,049

 

Ocean freight and ocean services

 

 

1,343,355

 

 

 

1,254,334

 

 

 

4,345,963

 

 

 

2,859,020

 

 

 

405,807

 

 

 

1,402,365

 

 

 

889,489

 

 

 

3,002,608

 

Customs brokerage and other services

 

 

746,106

 

 

 

686,775

 

 

 

2,345,508

 

 

 

1,837,134

 

 

 

488,349

 

 

 

826,080

 

 

 

1,057,747

 

 

 

1,599,402

 

Salaries and related

 

 

499,341

 

 

 

519,611

 

 

 

1,546,503

 

 

 

1,452,902

 

 

 

428,558

 

 

 

508,222

 

 

 

878,406

 

 

 

1,047,162

 

Rent and occupancy

 

 

52,715

 

 

 

46,730

 

 

 

155,241

 

 

 

137,376

 

 

 

58,205

 

 

 

51,598

 

 

 

115,837

 

 

 

102,526

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

15,187

 

 

 

12,753

 

 

 

42,416

 

 

 

38,415

 

 

 

15,506

 

 

 

14,254

 

 

 

30,767

 

 

 

27,229

 

Selling and promotion

 

 

6,239

 

 

 

4,237

 

 

 

16,174

 

 

 

10,479

 

 

 

6,314

 

 

 

5,887

 

 

 

12,698

 

 

 

9,935

 

Other

 

 

67,468

 

 

 

60,803

 

 

 

223,425

 

 

 

170,798

 

 

 

63,489

 

 

 

76,421

 

 

 

131,882

 

 

 

155,957

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

3,835,223

 

 

 

3,829,624

 

 

 

12,135,091

 

 

 

9,841,377

 

 

 

1,991,255

 

 

 

4,097,330

 

 

 

4,307,875

 

 

 

8,299,868

 

Operating income

 

 

526,923

 

 

 

489,637

 

 

 

1,494,665

 

 

 

1,285,797

 

 

 

248,497

 

 

 

505,982

 

 

 

524,466

 

 

 

967,742

 

Other Income (Expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

7,835

 

 

 

2,462

 

 

 

12,447

 

 

 

6,596

 

 

 

17,792

 

 

 

2,720

 

 

 

36,567

 

 

 

4,612

 

Interest expense

 

 

(395

)

 

 

(58

)

 

 

(3,040

)

 

 

(561

)

Other, net

 

 

98

 

 

 

733

 

 

 

7,731

 

 

 

6,382

 

 

 

289

 

 

 

164

 

 

 

8,768

 

 

 

8,194

 

Other income, net

 

 

7,933

 

 

 

3,195

 

 

 

20,178

 

 

 

12,978

 

 

 

17,686

 

 

 

2,826

 

 

 

42,295

 

 

 

12,245

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

534,856

 

 

 

492,832

 

 

 

1,514,843

 

 

 

1,298,775

 

 

 

266,183

 

 

 

508,808

 

 

 

566,761

 

 

 

979,987

 

Income tax expense

 

 

120,694

 

 

 

132,922

 

 

 

368,975

 

 

 

333,941

 

 

 

70,390

 

 

 

126,582

 

 

 

144,970

 

 

 

248,281

 

Net earnings

 

 

414,162

 

 

 

359,910

 

 

 

1,145,868

 

 

 

964,834

 

 

 

195,793

 

 

 

382,226

 

 

 

421,791

 

 

 

731,706

 

Less net (losses) earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest

 

 

(47

)

 

 

842

 

 

 

7,745

 

 

 

2,174

 

 

 

(1,007

)

 

 

4,421

 

 

 

(1,020

)

 

 

7,792

 

Net earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

414,209

 

 

$

359,068

 

 

$

1,138,123

 

 

$

962,660

 

 

$

196,800

 

 

$

377,805

 

 

$

422,811

 

 

$

723,914

 

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share

 

$

2.54

 

 

$

2.09

 

 

$

6.84

 

 

$

5.61

 

 

$

1.30

 

 

$

2.27

 

 

$

2.75

 

 

$

4.31

 

Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share

 

$

2.56

 

 

$

2.12

 

 

$

6.90

 

 

$

5.68

 

 

$

1.31

 

 

$

2.29

 

 

$

2.78

 

 

$

4.35

 

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

 

 

163,250

 

 

 

171,565

 

 

 

166,398

 

 

 

171,549

 

 

 

151,563

 

 

 

166,474

 

 

 

153,516

 

 

 

167,980

 

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

 

 

162,029

 

 

 

169,633

 

 

 

164,944

 

 

 

169,398

 

 

 

150,435

 

 

 

165,092

 

 

 

152,291

 

 

 

166,423

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

3



EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net earnings

 

$

414,162

 

 

$

359,910

 

 

$

1,145,868

 

 

$

964,834

 

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income tax benefit of $5,648 and $1,592 for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 and $13,429 and $4,764 for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021

 

 

(64,507

)

 

 

(16,908

)

 

 

(129,269

)

 

 

(23,946

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

(64,507

)

 

 

(16,908

)

 

 

(129,269

)

 

 

(23,946

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

349,655

 

 

 

343,002

 

 

 

1,016,599

 

 

 

940,888

 

Less comprehensive (loss) income attributable to the

   noncontrolling interest

 

 

(259

)

 

 

668

 

 

 

6,191

 

 

 

1,275

 

Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders

 

$

349,914

 

 

$

342,334

 

 

$

1,010,408

 

 

$

939,613

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Net earnings

 

$

195,793

 

 

$

382,226

 

 

$

421,791

 

 

$

731,706

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income tax benefits of $1,828 and $6,281 for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and $6,096 and $7,781 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

 

 

(7,523

)

 

 

(56,750

)

 

 

4,230

 

 

 

(64,762

)

Other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

(7,523

)

 

 

(56,750

)

 

 

4,230

 

 

 

(64,762

)

Comprehensive income

 

 

188,270

 

 

 

325,476

 

 

 

426,021

 

 

 

666,944

 

Less comprehensive (loss) income attributable to the noncontrolling interest

 

 

(1,027

)

 

 

4,076

 

 

 

(1,342

)

 

 

6,450

 

Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders

 

$

189,297

 

 

$

321,400

 

 

$

427,363

 

 

$

660,494

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

4



EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

414,162

 

 

$

359,910

 

 

$

1,145,868

 

 

$

964,834

 

 

$

195,793

 

 

$

382,226

 

 

$

421,791

 

 

$

731,706

 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from

operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

5,570

 

 

 

3,739

 

 

 

9,917

 

 

 

6,028

 

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(3,070

)

 

 

(7,658

)

 

 

(14,928

)

 

 

2,343

 

Provisions for (recoveries) losses on accounts receivable

 

 

(167

)

 

 

4,763

 

 

 

905

 

 

 

4,347

 

Deferred income tax benefit

 

 

(3,560

)

 

 

(8,622

)

 

 

(1,524

)

 

 

(11,858

)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

14,175

 

 

 

15,204

 

 

 

51,296

 

 

 

57,298

 

 

 

18,595

 

 

 

25,518

 

 

 

31,083

 

 

 

37,121

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

15,187

 

 

 

12,753

 

 

 

42,416

 

 

 

38,415

 

 

 

15,506

 

 

 

14,254

 

 

 

30,767

 

 

 

27,229

 

Other, net

 

 

1,435

 

 

 

626

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

1,523

 

 

 

2,564

 

 

 

(1,746

)

 

 

3,723

 

 

 

(1,291

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable

 

 

634,421

 

 

 

(714,300

)

 

 

880,364

 

 

 

(1,377,997

)

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

(350,922

)

 

 

436,343

 

 

 

(343,902

)

 

 

769,525

 

Decrease (increase) in deferred contract costs

 

 

226,087

 

 

 

(328,932

)

 

 

437,155

 

 

 

(550,572

)

(Decrease) increase in contract liabilities

 

 

(249,895

)

 

 

381,192

 

 

 

(488,826

)

 

 

635,286

 

(Decrease) increase in income taxes payable, net

 

 

(31,397

)

 

 

33,378

 

 

 

(78,568

)

 

 

32,022

 

(Increase) decrease in other, net

 

 

(5,369

)

 

 

(14,884

)

 

 

2,040

 

 

 

(15,208

)

Decrease in accounts receivable

 

 

174,321

 

 

 

378,291

 

 

 

682,927

 

 

 

245,943

 

(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

(149,986

)

 

 

(133,171

)

 

 

(352,909

)

 

 

7,020

 

Decrease in deferred contract costs

 

 

18,166

 

 

 

37,138

 

 

 

85,787

 

 

 

211,068

 

Decrease in contract liabilities

 

 

(23,803

)

 

 

(45,574

)

 

 

(108,250

)

 

 

(238,931

)

Decrease in income taxes payable, net

 

 

(93,817

)

 

 

(93,430

)

 

 

(93,726

)

 

 

(47,171

)

Decrease (increase) in other, net

 

 

4,834

 

 

 

(1,001

)

 

 

4,284

 

 

 

7,409

 

Net cash from operating activities

 

 

670,384

 

 

 

177,371

 

 

 

1,642,976

 

 

 

563,497

 

 

 

158,446

 

 

 

558,646

 

 

 

704,858

 

 

 

972,592

 

Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(15,928

)

 

 

(9,870

)

 

 

(68,498

)

 

 

(24,800

)

 

 

(10,481

)

 

 

(38,158

)

 

 

(20,607

)

 

 

(52,570

)

Other, net

 

 

(590

)

 

 

(157

)

 

 

(645

)

 

 

(53

)

 

 

(794

)

 

 

(134

)

 

 

(219

)

 

 

(55

)

Net cash from investing activities

 

 

(16,518

)

 

 

(10,027

)

 

 

(69,143

)

 

 

(24,853

)

 

 

(11,275

)

 

 

(38,292

)

 

 

(20,826

)

 

 

(52,625

)

Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments from borrowing on lines of credit

 

 

(21,117

)

 

 

(1,045

)

 

 

(29,601

)

 

 

(2,570

)

Proceeds from borrowing on lines of credit

 

 

 

 

 

8,524

 

 

 

56,545

 

 

 

10,138

 

Payments on borrowings on lines of credit

 

 

(5,743

)

 

 

(5,382

)

 

 

(32,145

)

 

 

(8,484

)

Proceeds from borrowings on lines of credit

 

 

7,054

 

 

 

33,953

 

 

 

18,549

 

 

 

56,545

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

61,885

 

 

 

56,965

 

 

 

73,318

 

 

 

99,433

 

 

 

9,176

 

 

 

5,682

 

 

 

18,464

 

 

 

11,433

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(469,041

)

 

 

(76,595

)

 

 

(1,018,106

)

 

 

(225,064

)

 

 

(687,689

)

 

 

(549,065

)

 

 

(901,191

)

 

 

(549,065

)

Dividends paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(109,828

)

 

 

(98,387

)

 

 

(102,263

)

 

 

(109,828

)

 

 

(102,263

)

 

 

(109,828

)

Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity

awards

 

 

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(19,333

)

 

 

(15,172

)

 

 

(12,056

)

 

 

(11,851

)

 

 

(19,501

)

 

 

(19,333

)

Distribution to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(543

)

 

 

(1,631

)

 

 

(543

)

 

 

(1,631

)

Net cash from financing activities

 

 

(428,816

)

 

 

(13,786

)

 

 

(1,047,548

)

 

 

(233,253

)

 

 

(791,521

)

 

 

(636,491

)

 

 

(1,018,087

)

 

 

(618,732

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(47,487

)

 

 

(7,573

)

 

 

(100,443

)

 

 

(13,076

)

 

 

(7,857

)

 

 

(46,518

)

 

 

(1,489

)

 

 

(52,956

)

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

177,563

 

 

 

145,985

 

 

 

425,842

 

 

 

292,315

 

 

 

(652,207

)

 

 

(162,655

)

 

 

(335,544

)

 

 

248,279

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

1,976,971

 

 

 

1,674,121

 

 

 

1,728,692

 

 

 

1,527,791

 

 

 

2,350,794

 

 

 

2,139,626

 

 

 

2,034,131

 

 

 

1,728,692

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

2,154,534

 

 

$

1,820,106

 

 

$

2,154,534

 

 

$

1,820,106

 

 

$

1,698,587

 

 

$

1,976,971

 

 

$

1,698,587

 

 

$

1,976,971

 

Taxes Paid:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

$

150,960

 

 

$

104,617

 

 

$

465,711

 

 

$

295,153

 

 

$

173,670

 

 

$

236,791

 

 

$

244,456

 

 

$

314,751

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

5



EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2022

and 2021

 

Shares

 

 

Par

value

 

 

Additional

paid-in

capital

 

 

Retained

earnings

 

 

Accumulated

other

comprehensive

loss

 

 

Total

shareholders’

equity

 

 

Noncontrolling

interest

 

 

Total

equity

 

Balance at June 30, 2022

 

 

162,931

 

 

$

1,629

 

 

$

137

 

 

$

3,717,316

 

 

$

(193,834

)

 

$

3,525,248

 

 

$

10,015

 

 

$

3,535,263

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2023
and 2022

 

Shares

 

 

Par
value

 

 

Additional
paid-in
capital

 

 

Retained
earnings

 

 

Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss

 

 

Total
shareholders’
equity

 

 

Noncontrolling
interest

 

 

Total
equity

 

Balance at March 31, 2023

 

 

152,712

 

 

$

1,527

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

3,336,140

 

 

$

(190,498

)

 

$

3,147,169

 

 

$

3,199

 

 

$

3,150,368

 

Shares issued under employee stock plans, net

of tax withholding for net settlement

 

 

726

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

61,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

61,884

 

 

 

510

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

(2,886

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,881

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,881

)

Shares repurchased under provisions of

stock repurchase plan

 

 

(4,529

)

 

 

(45

)

 

 

(76,071

)

 

 

(392,925

)

 

 

 

 

 

(469,041

)

 

 

 

 

 

(469,041

)

 

 

(6,000

)

 

 

(60

)

 

 

(16,615

)

 

 

(677,310

)

 

 

 

 

 

(693,985

)

 

 

 

 

 

(693,985

)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,595

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,595

 

Net earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

414,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

414,209

 

 

 

(47

)

 

 

414,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

196,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

196,800

 

 

 

(1,007

)

 

 

195,793

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(64,295

)

 

 

(64,295

)

 

 

(212

)

 

 

(64,507

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,503

)

 

 

(7,503

)

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(7,523

)

Dividends and dividend equivalents paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

906

 

 

 

(103,169

)

 

 

 

 

 

(102,263

)

 

 

 

 

 

(102,263

)

Distribution to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(543

)

 

 

(543

)

Balance at September 30, 2022

 

 

159,128

 

 

$

1,591

 

 

$

118

 

 

$

3,738,600

 

 

$

(258,129

)

 

$

3,482,180

 

 

$

9,213

 

 

$

3,491,393

 

Balance at June 30, 2023

 

 

147,222

 

 

$

1,472

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,752,461

 

 

$

(198,001

)

 

$

2,555,932

 

 

$

2,172

 

 

$

2,558,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

 

169,169

 

 

$

1,692

 

 

$

79,357

 

 

$

3,104,471

 

 

$

(106,066

)

 

$

3,079,454

 

 

$

4,197

 

 

$

3,083,651

 

Balance at March 31, 2022

 

 

167,477

 

 

$

1,675

 

 

$

13,343

 

 

$

3,965,803

 

 

$

(137,429

)

 

$

3,843,392

 

 

$

5,939

 

 

$

3,849,331

 

Shares issued under employee stock plans, net

of tax withholding for net settlement

 

 

836

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

56,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,961

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,961

 

 

 

454

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

(6,173

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,169

)

 

 

 

 

 

(6,169

)

Shares repurchased under provisions of

stock repurchase plan

 

 

(613

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(76,589

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(76,595

)

 

 

 

 

 

(76,595

)

 

 

(5,000

)

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(33,401

)

 

 

(515,614

)

 

 

 

 

 

(549,065

)

 

 

 

 

 

(549,065

)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,518

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,518

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,518

 

Net earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

359,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

359,068

 

 

 

842

 

 

 

359,910

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

377,805

 

 

 

 

 

 

377,805

 

 

 

4,421

 

 

 

382,226

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16,734

)

 

 

(16,734

)

 

 

(174

)

 

 

(16,908

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(56,405

)

 

 

(56,405

)

 

 

(345

)

 

 

(56,750

)

Dividends and dividend equivalents paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

850

 

 

 

(110,678

)

 

 

 

 

 

(109,828

)

 

 

 

 

 

(109,828

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,631

)

 

 

(1,631

)

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

 

169,392

 

 

$

1,694

 

 

$

74,925

 

 

$

3,463,539

 

 

$

(122,800

)

 

$

3,417,358

 

 

$

3,234

 

 

$

3,420,592

 

Balance at June 30, 2022

 

 

162,931

 

 

$

1,629

 

 

$

137

 

 

$

3,717,316

 

 

$

(193,834

)

 

$

3,525,248

 

 

$

10,015

 

 

$

3,535,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022

and 2021

 

Shares

 

 

Par

value

 

 

Additional

paid-in

capital

 

 

Retained

earnings

 

 

Accumulated

other

comprehensive

loss

 

 

Total

shareholders’

equity

 

 

Noncontrolling

interest

 

 

Total

equity

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2023
and 2022

 

Shares

 

 

Par
value

 

 

Additional
paid-in
capital

 

 

Retained
earnings

 

 

Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss

 

 

Total
shareholders’
equity

 

 

Noncontrolling
interest

 

 

Total
equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

 

154,313

 

 

$

1,543

 

 

$

139

 

 

$

3,310,892

 

 

$

(202,553

)

 

$

3,110,021

 

 

$

3,514

 

 

$

3,113,535

 

Shares issued under employee stock plans, net
of tax withholding for net settlement

 

 

868

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

(1,046

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,037

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,037

)

Shares repurchased under provisions
of stock repurchase plans

 

 

(7,959

)

 

 

(80

)

 

 

(31,424

)

 

 

(877,731

)

 

 

 

 

 

(909,235

)

 

 

 

 

 

(909,235

)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,083

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,083

 

Net earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

422,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

422,811

 

 

 

(1,020

)

 

 

421,791

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,552

 

 

 

4,552

 

 

 

(322

)

 

 

4,230

 

Dividends and dividend equivalents paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,248

 

 

 

(103,511

)

 

 

 

 

 

(102,263

)

 

 

 

 

 

(102,263

)

Balance at June 30, 2023

 

 

147,222

 

 

$

1,472

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,752,461

 

 

$

(198,001

)

 

$

2,555,932

 

 

$

2,172

 

 

$

2,558,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

 

167,210

 

 

$

1,672

 

 

$

3,160

 

 

$

3,620,008

 

 

$

(130,414

)

 

$

3,494,426

 

 

$

3,565

 

 

$

3,497,991

 

 

 

167,210

 

 

 

1,672

 

 

 

3,160

 

 

 

3,620,008

 

 

 

(130,414

)

 

 

3,494,426

 

 

 

3,565

 

 

 

3,497,991

 

Shares issued under employee stock plans, net

of tax withholding for net settlement

 

 

1,447

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

53,970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,984

 

 

 

721

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

(7,907

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,900

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7,900

)

Shares repurchased under provisions

of stock repurchase plans

 

 

(9,529

)

 

 

(95

)

 

 

(109,472

)

 

 

(908,539

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,018,106

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,018,106

)

 

 

(5,000

)

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(33,401

)

 

 

(515,614

)

 

 

 

 

 

(549,065

)

 

 

 

 

 

(549,065

)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,121

 

Net earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,138,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,138,123

 

 

 

7,745

 

 

 

1,145,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

723,914

 

 

 

 

 

 

723,914

 

 

 

7,792

 

 

 

731,706

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(127,715

)

 

 

(127,715

)

 

 

(1,554

)

 

 

(129,269

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(63,420

)

 

 

(63,420

)

 

 

(1,342

)

 

 

(64,762

)

Dividends and dividend equivalents paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,164

 

 

 

(110,992

)

 

 

 

 

 

(109,828

)

 

 

 

 

 

(109,828

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,164

 

 

 

(110,992

)

 

 

 

 

 

(109,828

)

 

 

 

 

 

(109,828

)

Distribution to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(543

)

 

 

(543

)

Balance at September 30, 2022

 

 

159,128

 

 

$

1,591

 

 

$

118

 

 

$

3,738,600

 

 

$

(258,129

)

 

$

3,482,180

 

 

$

9,213

 

 

$

3,491,393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

 

169,294

 

 

$

1,693

 

 

$

157,496

 

 

$

2,600,201

 

 

$

(99,753

)

 

$

2,659,637

 

 

$

3,590

 

 

$

2,663,227

 

Shares issued under employee stock plans, net

of tax withholding for net settlement

 

 

2,136

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

84,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84,261

 

 

 

 

 

 

84,261

 

Shares repurchased under provisions

of stock repurchase plans

 

 

(2,038

)

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(225,044

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(225,064

)

 

 

 

 

 

(225,064

)

Stock compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,298

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,298

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,298

 

Net earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

962,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

962,660

 

 

 

2,174

 

 

 

964,834

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(23,047

)

 

 

(23,047

)

 

 

(899

)

 

 

(23,946

)

Dividends and dividend equivalents paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

935

 

 

 

(99,322

)

 

 

 

 

 

(98,387

)

 

 

 

 

 

(98,387

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,631

)

 

 

(1,631

)

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

 

169,392

 

 

$

1,694

 

 

$

74,925

 

 

$

3,463,539

 

 

$

(122,800

)

 

$

3,417,358

 

 

$

3,234

 

 

$

3,420,592

 

Balance at June 30, 2022

 

 

162,931

 

 

$

1,629

 

 

$

137

 

 

$

3,717,316

 

 

$

(193,834

)

 

$

3,525,248

 

 

$

10,015

 

 

$

3,535,263

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

A.
Basis of Presentation

A.

Basis of Presentation

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (the Company) is a non-asset based provider of global logistics services operating through a worldwide network of offices and exclusive or non-exclusive agents. The Company’s customers include retailing and wholesaling, electronics, high technology, industrial and manufacturing companies around the world.

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) have been condensed or omitted. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2022.1, 2023.

All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All dollar amounts in the notes are presented in thousands except for per share data or unless otherwise specified. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation, including revisions to the condensed consolidated statement of earnings to break out the components of other income, net, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.flows to break out the proceeds and payments from borrowings of lines of credit separately.

B.
Revenue Recognition

B.

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives its revenues by entering into agreements that are generally comprised of a single performance obligation, which is that freight is shipped for and received by the customer. Each performance obligation is comprised of one or more of the Company’s services. The Company's three principal services are the revenue categories presented in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings: 1) airfreight services, 2) ocean freight and ocean services, and 3) customs brokerage and other services.

The Company typically satisfies its performance obligations as services are rendered over time. A typical shipment would include services rendered at origin, such as pick-up and delivery to port, freight services from origin to destination port and destination services, such as customs clearance and final delivery. The Company measures the performance of its obligations as services are completed over the life of a shipment, including services at origin, freight and destination. The Company fulfills nearly all of its performance obligations within a one to two month-period and contracts with customers have an original expected duration of less than one year. The Company satisfied nearly all performance obligations for the contract liabilities recorded as of June 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.

The Company evaluates whether amounts billed to customers should be reported as revenues on a gross or net basis. Generally, revenue is recorded on a gross basis when the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the services, when it assumes the risk of loss, when it has discretion in setting the prices for the services to the customers, and when the Company has the ability to direct the use of the services provided by the third party. When revenue is recorded on a net basis, the amounts earned are determined using a fixed fee, a per unit of activity fee or a combination thereof. For revenues earned in other capacities, for instance, when we dothe Company does not issue a HAWB,House Airway Bill (HAWB), a HOBLHouse Ocean Bill of Lading (HOBL) or a House Seaway Bill or otherwise act solely as an agent for the shipper, only the commissions and fees earned for such services are included in revenues. In these transactions, the Company is not a principal and reportreports only the commissions and fees earned in revenue.revenues.

C.
Leases

C.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right-of-use (ROU) assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. All ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date at the present value of lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets are adjusted for lease incentives and initial direct costs. The lease term includes renewal options exercisable at the Company's sole discretion when the Company is

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reasonably certain to exercise that option. As the Company's leases generally do not have an implicit rate, the Company uses an estimated incremental borrowing rate based on market information available at the commencement date to determine the present value. Certain of our leases include variable payments, which may vary based upon changes in facts or circumstances after the start of the lease. The Company excludes variable payments from ROU assets and lease


liabilities to the extent not considered fixed, and instead expenses variable payments as incurred. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in rent and occupancy expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of earnings.

Additionally, the Company elected to apply the short-term lease exemption for leases with a non-cancelable period of twelve months or less and has chosen not to separate non-lease components from lease components and instead to account for each as a single lease component.

D.
Accounts Receivable

D.

Accounts Receivable

The Company’s trade accounts receivable present similar credit risk characteristics and the allowance for credit loss is estimated on a collective basis, using a credit loss-rate method that uses historical credit loss information and considers the current economic environment. Additional allowances may be necessary in the future if changes in economic conditions are significantsignificant enough to affect expected credit losses. The Company has recorded an allowance for credit loss in the amounts of $9,7605,802 as of SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and $6,686$9,466 as of December 31, 2021. 2022. Additions and write-offs have not been significant in the periods presented.

E.
Use of Estimates

E.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. The Company uses estimates primarily in the following areas: accounts receivable valuation, accrual of costs related to ancillary services the Company performs, typically at the destination location, self-insured liabilities, accrual of various tax liabilities including estimates associated with the U.S. enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the 2017 Tax Act), accrual of loss contingencies, including estimates for potential claims as a result of the downtime caused by the cyber-attack, calculation of share-based compensation expense and estimates related to determining the lease term and discount rate when measuring ROU assets and lease liabilities. In 2022, ancillary services include additional estimated costs for demurrage charges incurred as a result of downtime caused by the cyber-attack. See Note 9 for further information on estimates related to the cyber-attack. Actual results could be materially different from the estimated provisions and accruals recorded.

Note 2. Share-Based Compensation

The Company has historically granted the majority of its share-based awards during the second quarter of each fiscal year.

In the nine months ended September 30,second quarter of 2023 and 2022, and 2021, the Company awarded 345340 and 307345 restricted stock units (RSUs), respectively. The RSUs were granted at a weighted-average fair value of $102.65$113.24 in 20222023 and $113.82$102.65 in 2021.2022. The RSUs vest annually over 3 years based on continued employment and are settled upon vesting in shares of the Company's common stock on a one-for-oneone-for-one basis. The value of an RSU award is based on the Company's stock price on the date of grant. Additionally, in the second quarter of 2023 and 2022, 14and 2021, 16 and 13 fully vested restricted share awardsRSUs were granted to non-employee directors, respectively.

The Company also awarded 8478 and 7584 performance stock units (PSUs) in 2022the second quarter of 2023 and 2021,2022, respectively. Outstanding PSUs include performance conditions to be finally measured in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2024.2025. The final number of PSUs will be determined using an adjustment factor of up to 2 times or down to .50.5 of the targeted PSU grant. If the minimum performance thresholds are not achieved, no shares will be issued. Each PSU will convert to 1one share of the Company's common stock upon vesting.

The grant of employee stock purchase rights and the issuance of shares under the employee stock purchase plan are made in the third quarter of each fiscal year and 650 and 698year. No shares were issued in the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and 2021, respectively. The fair value of the employee stock purchase rights granted was $27.07 and $28.55 per share in 2022, and 2021, respectively.

The Company recognizes stock compensation expense based on the fair value of awards granted to employees and directors under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2017 Omnibus Plan and employee stock purchase rights plan.plans. This expense, adjusted for expected performance and forfeitures, is recognized in net earnings on a straight-line basis over the service periods as salaries and related costs on the condensed consolidated statements of earnings. RSUsRestricted stock units (RSUs) and PSUsperformance share units (PSUs) awarded to certain employees meeting specific retirement eligibility criteria at the time of grant are expensed immediately as there is no substantive service period associated with those awards.

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Note 3. Income Taxes

During 2020U.S. corporate income tax laws and 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)regulations include a territorial tax framework and the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) issued additional guidelines and clarifying regulations related to the implementation of the 2017 Tax Act. It is possible that additional guidance issued by the U.S, IRS and Treasury could be issued in future periods. As this guidance is issued, or as other changes in tax regulations occur in the U.S. or other jurisdictions, the Company will evaluate the information to determine whether any additional adjustments to its tax provisions or disclosures are required.

The 2017 Tax Act included provisions for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) under which taxes on foreign income are imposed on the excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of certain foreign subsidiaries, and for Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT) under which taxes are imposed on certain base eroding payments to affiliated foreign companies. The Company treats BEAT and GILTIcompanies as components of current income tax expense. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, there was noBEAT expense and GILTI expense was insignificant. The Company’s consolidated effective income tax rate was 22.6% and 24.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022,well as compared to 27.0% and 25.7%, respectively, for the same periods in 2021. Both periods in 2022 benefited from U.S. income tax deductions for Foreign-derived intangible income (FDII). The Company treats GILTI as a discrete adjustment as a component of current income tax expense. Earnings of the Company's foreign subsidiaries are not considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States.

The Company is subject to taxation in various states and many foreign jurisdictions including the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Mexico, Canada, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The Company believes that its tax positions, including intercompany transfer pricing policies, are reasonable and consistent with established transfer pricing methodologies and norms. The Company is under, or may be subject to, audit or examination and assessments by the relevant authorities in respect to these and any other jurisdictions primarily for years 2009 and thereafter. Sometimes audits result in proposed assessments where the ultimate resolution could result in significant additional tax, penalties and interest payments being required. The Company establishes liabilities when, despite its belief that the tax return positions are appropriate and consistent with tax law, it concludes that it may not be successful in realizing the tax position. In evaluating a tax position, the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position and in consultation with qualified legal and tax advisors.

The total amount of the Company’s tax contingencies may increase in 2023. In addition, changes in state, federal, and foreign tax laws, including transfer pricing and changes in interpretations of these laws, may increase the Company’s existing tax contingencies. The timing of the resolution of income tax examinations can be highly uncertain, and the amounts ultimately paid including interest and penalties, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ from the amounts recorded. It is reasonably possible that within the next twelve months the Company may undergo further audits and examinations by various tax authorities and possibly may reach resolution related to income tax examinations in one or more jurisdictions. These assessments or settlements could result in changes to the Company’s contingencies related to positions on tax filings in future years. The estimate of any ultimate tax liability contains assumptions based on experiences, judgments about potential actions by taxing jurisdictions as well as judgments about the likely outcome of issues that have been raised by the taxing jurisdiction. The Company cannot currently provide an estimate of the range of possible outcomes.

The Company recognizes interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits or underpayment of income taxes in interest expense and recognizes penalties in operating expenses.

The Company’s consolidated effective income tax rate was 26.4% and 25.6% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to 24.9% and 25.3% in the comparable periods of 2022. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, there was no BEAT expense and GILTI expense was insignificant. Both periods benefited from U.S. income tax deductions for FDII. For the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the Company was negatively impacted by higher foreign income tax expense that exceeded available U.S. Federal foreign tax credits, principally from withholding taxes related to the Company’s foreign operations. The impact of the 15% corporate alternative minimum tax based on financial statement income (BMT), which became effective in 2023 in the U.S., under the Inflation Reduction Act for the three and six months ended June 2023, was insignificant. Some elements of the recorded impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act could be impacted by further legislative action as well as additional interpretations and guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or Treasury which could impact the estimates of the amounts recorded for BMT in the future.

 

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Note 4. Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding. Dilutive potential shares represent outstanding stock options, including purchase options under the Company's employee stock purchase plan, and unvested restricted stock units. Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding without taking into consideration dilutive potential common shares outstanding.

The following table reconciles the numerator and the denominator of the basic and diluted per share computations for earnings attributable to shareholders:

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

 

Net earnings

attributable to

shareholders

 

 

Weighted

average

shares

 

 

Earnings per

share

 

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings
attributable to
shareholders

 

 

Weighted
average
shares

 

 

Earnings per
share

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

414,209

 

 

 

162,029

 

 

$

2.56

 

 

$

196,800

 

 

 

150,435

 

 

$

1.31

 

Effect of dilutive potential common shares

 

 

 

 

 

1,221

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,128

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

414,209

 

 

 

163,250

 

 

$

2.54

 

 

$

196,800

 

 

 

151,563

 

 

$

1.30

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

359,068

 

 

 

169,633

 

 

$

2.12

 

 

$

377,805

 

 

 

165,092

 

 

$

2.29

 

Effect of dilutive potential common shares

 

 

 

 

 

1,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,382

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

359,068

 

 

 

171,565

 

 

$

2.09

 

 

$

377,805

 

 

 

166,474

 

 

$

2.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

Six months ended June 30,

 

 

Net earnings

attributable to

shareholders

 

 

Weighted

average

shares

 

 

Earnings per

share

 

 

Net earnings
attributable to
shareholders

 

 

Weighted
average
shares

 

 

Earnings per
share

 

2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

422,811

 

 

 

152,291

 

 

$

2.78

 

Effect of dilutive potential common shares

 

 

 

 

 

1,225

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

422,811

 

 

 

153,516

 

 

$

2.75

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

1,138,123

 

 

$

164,944

 

 

$

6.90

 

 

$

723,914

 

 

 

166,423

 

 

$

4.35

 

Effect of dilutive potential common shares

 

$

 

 

$

1,454

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,557

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

1,138,123

 

 

 

166,398

 

 

$

6.84

 

 

$

723,914

 

 

 

167,980

 

 

$

4.31

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

962,660

 

 

$

169,398

 

 

$

5.68

 

Effect of dilutive potential common shares

 

$

 

 

$

2,151

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

962,660

 

 

 

171,549

 

 

$

5.61

 

Substantially all outstanding potential common shares as of June 30, 2023 were dilutive. For the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022, 976945 potential common shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been antidilutive. Substantially all outstanding potential common shares for the comparative periods in 2021 were dilutive.


Note 5. Shareholders' Equity

The Company has a Discretionary Stock Repurchase Plan approved by the Board of Directors that authorizes management to reduce issued and outstanding common stock down to 150,000 shares.

On May 2, 2022, thestock. The Board of Directors last amended the plan on February 20, 2023 to further authorize repurchases down from 150,000to from the previous number of 160,000 to 150,000140,000 shares. This authorization has no expiration date. During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, there were 9,5297,959 shares repurchased at an average price of $106.84$113.23 per share, compared to 2,0385,000 shares repurchased at an average price of $110.45 per share$109.81 during the same periodsperiod in 2021.  2022.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted entirely of foreign currency translation adjustments, net of related income tax effects, for all the periods presented.

On May 2, 2022, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.67 per share payable on June 15, 2022 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2022.10


 

On May 4, 20211, 2023, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.58.69 per share payable on June 15, 20212023 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2021.

2023Subsequent to the end of the third quarter of. On May 2, 2022 on November 7, 2022,, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.67$.67 per share payable on DecemberJune 15, 2022 to shareholders of record as of DecemberJune 1, 2022.

Note 6. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments, other than cash, consist primarily of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses. The carrying value of these financial instruments approximates their fair value. All highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.

Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and overnight deposits

 

$

1,169,248

 

 

$

1,169,248

 

 

$

1,241,565

 

 

$

1,241,565

 

 

$

906,927

 

 

$

906,927

 

 

$

1,038,903

 

 

$

1,038,903

 

Corporate commercial paper

 

 

952,613

 

 

 

953,391

 

 

 

423,261

 

 

 

423,279

 

 

 

769,027

 

 

 

769,964

 

 

 

977,887

 

 

 

978,325

 

Time deposits

 

 

32,673

 

 

 

32,673

 

 

 

63,866

 

 

 

63,866

 

Time deposits and money market funds

 

 

22,633

 

 

 

22,633

 

 

 

17,341

 

 

 

17,341

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

$

2,154,534

 

 

$

2,155,312

 

 

$

1,728,692

 

 

$

1,728,710

 

 

$

1,698,587

 

 

$

1,699,524

 

 

$

2,034,131

 

 

$

2,034,569

 

The fair value of corporate commercial paper and time deposits is based on the use of market interest rates for identical or similar assets (Level 2 fair value measurement).

Note 7. Contingencies

The Company is involved in claims, lawsuits, government investigations and other legal matters that arise in the ordinary course of business and are subject to inherent uncertainties. Currently, in management's opinion and based upon advice from legal and tax advisors, none of these matters are expected to have a significant effect on the Company's operations, cash flows or financial position. As of September 30, 2022,The changes in the amounts accruedrecorded for these claims, lawsuits, government investigations and other legal matters are not significant to the Company's operations, cash flows or financial position. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate any additional loss or range of reasonably possible losses, if any, beyond the amounts recorded, that might result from the resolution of these matters,including potential claims resulting from the downtime caused by the cyber-attack, see further information in Note 9.matters.

Note 8. Business Segment Information

The Company is organized functionally in geographic operating segments. Accordingly, management focuses its attention on revenues, directly related cost of transportation and other expenses for each of the Company’s three primary sources of revenue, salaries and other operating expenses, operating income, identifiable assets, capital expenditures and equity generated in each of these geographical areas when evaluating the effectiveness of geographic management. Transactions among the Company’s various offices are conducted using the same arms-length pricing methodologies the Company uses when its offices transact business with independent agents. Certain costs are allocated among the segments based on the relative value of the underlying services, which can include allocation based on actual costs incurred or estimated cost plus a profit marginmargin..

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Financial information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic area is as follows:

 

UNITED

STATES

 

 

OTHER

NORTH

AMERICA

 

 

LATIN

AMERICA

 

 

NORTH

ASIA

 

 

SOUTH

ASIA

 

 

EUROPE

 

 

MIDDLE

EAST,

AFRICA

AND

INDIA

 

 

ELIMI-

NATIONS

 

 

CONSOLI-

DATED

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2022:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED
STATES

 

OTHER
NORTH
AMERICA

 

 

LATIN
AMERICA

 

 

NORTH
ASIA

 

 

SOUTH
ASIA

 

 

EUROPE

 

 

MIDDLE
EAST,
AFRICA
AND
INDIA

 

 

ELIMI-
NATIONS

 

 

CONSOLI-
DATED

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

1,244,515

 

 

 

140,622

 

 

 

68,057

 

 

 

1,489,331

 

 

 

518,780

 

 

 

637,411

 

 

 

264,518

 

 

 

(1,088

)

 

 

4,362,146

 

 

$

805,948

 

110,255

 

 

 

49,972

 

 

 

510,027

 

 

 

199,868

 

 

 

440,916

 

 

 

123,972

 

 

 

(1,206

)

 

 

2,239,752

 

Directly related cost of transportation

and other expenses1

 

$

742,826

 

 

 

80,116

 

 

 

41,638

 

 

 

1,250,872

 

 

 

416,817

 

 

 

453,248

 

 

 

209,248

 

 

 

(492

)

 

 

3,194,273

 

 

$

426,121

 

69,108

 

 

 

29,428

 

 

 

387,973

 

 

 

134,477

 

 

 

288,808

 

 

 

83,890

 

 

 

(623

)

 

 

1,419,182

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

314,442

 

 

 

30,151

 

 

 

15,057

 

 

 

98,758

 

 

 

37,577

 

 

 

109,308

 

 

 

36,181

 

 

 

(524

)

 

 

640,950

 

 

$

256,277

 

34,793

 

 

 

16,265

 

 

 

68,290

 

 

 

44,048

 

 

 

125,196

 

 

 

27,820

 

 

 

(616

)

 

 

572,073

 

Operating income

 

$

187,247

 

 

 

30,355

 

 

 

11,362

 

 

 

139,701

 

 

 

64,386

 

 

 

74,855

 

 

 

19,089

 

 

 

(72

)

 

 

526,923

 

 

$

123,550

 

6,354

 

 

 

4,279

 

 

 

53,764

 

 

 

21,343

 

 

 

26,912

 

 

 

12,262

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

248,497

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

3,553,279

 

 

 

272,527

 

 

 

137,472

 

 

 

915,895

 

 

 

421,148

 

 

 

1,020,756

 

 

 

322,160

 

 

 

(35,711

)

 

 

6,607,526

 

 

$

2,553,553

 

192,362

 

 

 

115,458

 

 

 

495,229

 

 

 

213,026

 

 

 

748,449

 

 

 

258,849

 

 

 

(12,886

)

 

 

4,564,040

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

9,278

 

 

 

556

 

 

 

419

 

 

 

581

 

 

 

426

 

 

 

3,619

 

 

 

1,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,928

 

 

$

6,623

 

161

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

352

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

2,336

 

 

 

795

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,481

 

Equity

 

$

2,430,632

 

 

 

129,346

 

 

 

59,494

 

 

 

304,496

 

 

 

180,855

 

 

 

289,595

 

 

 

140,147

 

 

 

(43,172

)

 

 

3,491,393

 

 

$

1,873,220

 

45,252

 

 

 

59,289

 

 

 

220,638

 

 

 

93,476

 

 

 

146,174

 

 

 

158,133

 

 

 

(38,078

)

 

 

2,558,104

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2021:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2022:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

1,134,096

 

 

 

116,404

 

 

 

54,303

 

 

 

1,690,381

 

 

 

538,780

 

 

 

564,810

 

 

 

221,777

 

 

 

(1,290

)

 

 

4,319,261

 

 

$

1,265,363

 

144,988

 

 

 

66,136

 

 

 

1,582,475

 

 

 

611,246

 

 

 

658,307

 

 

 

275,948

 

 

 

(1,151

)

 

 

4,603,312

 

Directly related cost of transportation

and other expenses1

 

$

661,515

 

 

 

63,031

 

 

 

34,216

 

 

 

1,417,283

 

 

 

445,970

 

 

 

389,208

 

 

 

174,733

 

 

 

(466

)

 

 

3,185,490

 

 

$

797,179

 

85,806

 

 

 

43,298

 

 

 

1,323,354

 

 

 

507,473

 

 

 

464,399

 

 

 

220,162

 

 

 

(723

)

 

 

3,440,948

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

238,943

 

 

 

33,077

 

 

 

14,759

 

 

 

141,109

 

 

 

54,003

 

 

 

126,475

 

 

 

36,598

 

 

 

(830

)

 

 

644,134

 

 

$

314,726

 

31,308

 

 

 

14,496

 

 

 

104,896

 

 

 

38,728

 

 

 

115,394

 

 

 

37,258

 

 

 

(424

)

 

 

656,382

 

Operating income

 

$

233,638

 

 

 

20,296

 

 

 

5,328

 

 

 

131,989

 

 

 

38,807

 

 

 

49,127

 

 

 

10,446

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

489,637

 

 

$

153,458

 

27,874

 

 

 

8,342

 

 

 

154,225

 

 

 

65,045

 

 

 

78,514

 

 

 

18,528

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

505,982

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

3,417,496

 

 

 

256,638

 

 

 

110,406

 

 

 

1,558,109

 

 

 

457,615

 

 

 

990,123

 

 

 

328,671

 

 

 

(42,675

)

 

 

7,076,383

 

 

$

3,681,137

 

304,799

 

 

 

144,303

 

 

 

1,275,808

 

 

 

554,166

 

 

 

1,081,246

 

 

 

365,532

 

 

 

(45,849

)

 

 

7,361,142

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

6,001

 

 

 

248

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

435

 

 

 

351

 

 

 

2,254

 

 

 

406

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,870

 

 

$

26,394

 

1,038

 

 

 

177

 

 

 

766

 

 

 

436

 

 

 

7,666

 

 

 

1,681

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,158

 

Equity

 

$

2,451,584

 

 

 

93,084

 

 

 

37,087

 

 

 

368,535

 

 

 

129,941

 

 

 

258,805

 

 

 

123,304

 

 

 

(41,748

)

 

 

3,420,592

 

 

$

2,435,088

 

127,428

 

 

 

54,762

 

 

 

307,453

 

 

 

217,437

 

 

 

297,572

 

 

 

134,388

 

 

 

(38,865

)

 

 

3,535,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED
STATES

 

OTHER
NORTH
AMERICA

 

 

LATIN
AMERICA

 

 

NORTH
ASIA

 

 

SOUTH
ASIA

 

 

EUROPE

 

 

MIDDLE
EAST,
AFRICA
AND
INDIA

 

 

ELIMI-
NATIONS

 

 

CONSOLI-
DATED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED

STATES

 

 

OTHER

NORTH

AMERICA

 

 

LATIN

AMERICA

 

 

NORTH

ASIA

 

 

SOUTH

ASIA

 

 

EUROPE

 

 

MIDDLE

EAST,

AFRICA

AND

INDIA

 

 

ELIMI-

NATIONS

 

 

CONSOLI-

DATED

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

3,751,102

 

 

 

390,220

 

 

 

191,900

 

 

 

4,840,822

 

 

 

1,776,355

 

 

 

1,871,509

 

 

 

811,147

 

 

 

(3,299

)

 

 

13,629,756

 

 

$

1,751,442

 

220,105

 

 

 

104,667

 

 

 

1,092,448

 

 

 

423,995

 

 

 

975,380

 

 

 

266,675

 

 

 

(2,371

)

 

 

4,832,341

 

Directly related cost of transportation

and other expenses1

 

$

2,303,428

 

 

 

230,154

 

 

 

118,793

 

 

 

4,054,319

 

 

 

1,463,173

 

 

 

1,335,267

 

 

 

647,510

 

 

 

(1,312

)

 

 

10,151,332

 

 

$

966,078

 

138,313

 

 

 

61,730

 

 

 

840,315

 

 

 

292,100

 

 

 

661,068

 

 

 

179,839

 

 

 

(1,159

)

 

 

3,138,284

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

962,817

 

 

 

86,328

 

 

 

42,654

 

 

 

326,767

 

 

 

121,634

 

 

 

333,971

 

 

 

111,481

 

 

 

(1,893

)

 

 

1,983,759

 

 

$

523,960

 

70,617

 

 

 

35,767

 

 

 

139,430

 

 

 

90,846

 

 

 

252,568

 

 

 

57,652

 

 

 

(1,249

)

 

 

1,169,591

 

Operating income

 

$

484,857

 

 

 

73,738

 

 

 

30,453

 

 

 

459,736

 

 

 

191,548

 

 

 

202,271

 

 

 

52,156

 

 

 

(94

)

 

 

1,494,665

 

 

$

261,404

 

11,175

 

 

 

7,170

 

 

 

112,703

 

 

 

41,049

 

 

 

61,744

 

 

 

29,184

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

524,466

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

3,553,279

 

 

 

272,527

 

 

 

137,472

 

 

 

915,895

 

 

 

421,148

 

 

 

1,020,756

 

 

 

322,160

 

 

 

(35,711

)

 

 

6,607,526

 

 

$

2,553,553

 

192,362

 

 

 

115,458

 

 

 

495,229

 

 

 

213,026

 

 

 

748,449

 

 

 

258,849

 

 

 

(12,886

)

 

 

4,564,040

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

45,149

 

 

 

2,672

 

 

 

705

 

 

 

1,878

 

 

 

1,152

 

 

 

13,343

 

 

 

3,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

68,498

 

 

$

12,067

 

630

 

 

 

276

 

 

 

942

 

 

 

335

 

 

 

5,319

 

 

 

1,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,607

 

Equity

 

$

2,430,632

 

 

 

129,346

 

 

 

59,494

 

 

 

304,496

 

 

 

180,855

 

 

 

289,595

 

 

 

140,147

 

 

 

(43,172

)

 

 

3,491,393

 

 

$

1,873,220

 

45,252

 

 

 

59,289

 

 

 

220,638

 

 

 

93,476

 

 

 

146,174

 

 

 

158,133

 

 

 

(38,078

)

 

 

2,558,104

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

3,007,053

 

 

 

311,986

 

 

 

146,148

 

 

 

4,208,811

 

 

 

1,306,264

 

 

 

1,576,092

 

 

 

574,469

 

 

 

(3,649

)

 

 

11,127,174

 

 

$

2,506,587

 

249,598

 

 

 

123,843

 

 

 

3,351,491

 

 

 

1,257,575

 

 

 

1,234,098

 

 

 

546,629

 

 

 

(2,211

)

 

 

9,267,610

 

Directly related cost of transportation

and other expenses1

 

$

1,731,032

 

 

 

175,392

 

 

 

86,868

 

 

 

3,471,453

 

 

 

1,051,133

 

 

 

1,072,973

 

 

 

444,132

 

 

 

(1,576

)

 

 

8,031,407

 

 

$

1,560,602

 

150,038

 

 

 

77,155

 

 

 

2,803,447

 

 

 

1,046,356

 

 

 

882,019

 

 

 

438,262

 

 

 

(820

)

 

 

6,957,059

 

Salaries and other operating expenses2

 

$

718,762

 

 

 

90,114

 

 

 

41,871

 

 

 

354,841

 

 

 

146,214

 

 

 

359,338

 

 

 

100,899

 

 

 

(2,069

)

 

 

1,809,970

 

 

$

648,375

 

56,177

 

 

 

27,597

 

 

 

228,009

 

 

 

84,057

 

 

 

224,663

 

 

 

75,300

 

 

 

(1,369

)

 

 

1,342,809

 

Operating income

 

$

557,259

 

 

 

46,480

 

 

 

17,409

 

 

 

382,517

 

 

 

108,917

 

 

 

143,781

 

 

 

29,438

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

1,285,797

 

 

$

297,610

 

43,383

 

 

 

19,091

 

 

 

320,035

 

 

 

127,162

 

 

 

127,416

 

 

 

33,067

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

967,742

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

3,417,496

 

 

 

256,638

 

 

 

110,406

 

 

 

1,558,109

 

 

 

457,615

 

 

 

990,123

 

 

 

328,671

 

 

 

(42,675

)

 

 

7,076,383

 

 

$

3,681,137

 

304,799

 

 

 

144,303

 

 

 

1,275,808

 

 

 

554,166

 

 

 

1,081,246

 

 

 

365,532

 

 

 

(45,849

)

 

 

7,361,142

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

11,931

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

1,192

 

 

 

1,462

 

 

 

7,908

 

 

 

1,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,800

 

 

$

35,871

 

2,116

 

 

 

286

 

 

 

1,297

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

9,724

 

 

 

2,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,570

 

Equity

 

$

2,451,584

 

 

 

93,084

 

 

 

37,087

 

 

 

368,535

 

 

 

129,941

 

 

 

258,805

 

 

 

123,304

 

 

 

(41,748

)

 

 

3,420,592

 

 

$

2,435,088

 

127,428

 

 

 

54,762

 

 

 

307,453

 

 

 

217,437

 

 

 

297,572

 

 

 

134,388

 

 

 

(38,865

)

 

 

3,535,263

 

1Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals operating expenses from airfreight services, ocean freight and ocean services and customs brokerage and other services as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

2Salaries and other operating expenses totals salaries and related, rent and occupancy, depreciation and amortization, selling and promotion and other as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

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Note 9. Cyber-Attack

On February 20,In the first quarter of 2022, management determined that the Company was the subject of a targeted cyber-attack. Upon discovering the incident, the Companycyber-attack, which resulted in having to shut down most of itsthe Company's connectivity, operating and accounting systems globally for a period of approximately three weeks to manage the safety of its overall global systems environment, and initiated its cybersecurity incident response plan. The Company's security teams, supplemented by commercial cybersecurity experts and in collaboration with law enforcement, worked to remediate this cyber-attack. The Company undertook extensive efforts to identify, contain, eradicate and methodically recover from this attack as rapidly as possible. The Company had limited ability to conduct operations for a period of approximately three weeks including but not limited to arranging for shipments of freight or managing customs and distribution activities for its customers’ shipments and performing accounting functions. The Company’s teams worked to maintain its business operations and minimize the impact on its employees, customers and operating partners, including regulatory agencies. The Company continues to navigate the residual effects and incorporate learnings from the cyber-attack.environment.


For the nine-month periodthree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,, the Company has incurred, as a result of its inability to timely process and move shipments through ports during the downtime, approximately $55$20 million and $62 million in incremental demurrage charges, net of recoveries, where the Company has direct liability for this obligation. These costs are recorded in customs brokerage and other services expenses. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company revised earlier estimates of these costs downward by $7 million. The Company is seeking recovery of the incremental demurrage charges it has incurred from service providers and ports. Any recoveries would be recorded in the period that they are realized.

Additionally, principally in the first quarter, the Company incurred investigation, recovery, and remediation expenses, including costs to recover its operational and accounting systems and to enhance cybersecurity protections. These costs are primarily comprised of various consulting services including cybersecurity experts, outside legal advisors, and other IT professional expenses. The Company also recorded estimated liabilities for potential shipment-related claims. For the nine-month periodthree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022, the total amount recorded for these items werewas approximately $15$6 million and is$26 million. Amounts are recorded in other operating expenses. During

In the three months ended September 30, 2022,first and second quarter of 2023, incremental charges recorded related to the Company revised earliercyber-attack were insignificant. Since the cyber-attack, the company incurred cumulative additional expenses of $60 million, net of recoveries and adjustments to prior estimates, and experienced a loss of these costs downward by $11 million. The Company does not expect to incur significant capital expendituresrevenues that cannot be quantified as a result of the cyber-attack.this attack.

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The Company may incur additional expenses which could include third-party expenses, increased information services costs, or indemnities to customers. When the Company’s operating systems were down, many customers worked with other providers to meet their logistics needs, resulting in lower shipment volumes in the first quarter and to a lesser extent in the second quarter for which the financial impact on revenues and operating income cannot be quantified. Such costs and the ongoing impacts from the downtime caused by the cyber-attack are not expected to have further material adverse impact on the Company’s business. The Company is unable to estimate the ultimate direct and indirect financial impacts of this cyber-attack.


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

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements Under Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995; Certain Cautionary Statements

Certain portions of this report on Form 10-Q including the sections entitled "Overview," "Highlights from Third"Summary of Second Quarter 2022,2023," "Industry Trends, Trade Conditions and Competition," "Seasonality," "Critical Accounting Estimates," "Results of Operations," "Income tax expense," "Currency and Other Risk Factors" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources" contain forward-looking statements. Words such as "will likely result," "expects", "are expected to," "would expect," "would not expect," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," "plan," "believe," "probable," "reasonably possible," "may," "could," "should," "would," "intends," "foreseeable future" or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in the Company's businesses, signs of a slowing economy and drop in demand, the uneven lifting of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic restrictions around the world, currentfuture supply chain and transportation disruptions and other characterizations of futuredisruptive events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These statements must be considered in connection with the discussion of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Attention should be given to the risk factors identified and discussed in Part I, Item 1A in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 20221, 2023 and in Part II, Item 1A in this report. Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of this filing date and we do not assume any obligations to update these statements except as required by law.

Overview

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (herein referred to as "Expeditors," the "Company," "we," "us," "our") provides a full suite of global logistics services. Our services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, purchase order management, vendor consolidation, time-definite transportation services, temperature-controlled transit, cargo insurance, specialized cargo monitoring and tracking, and other supply chain solutions. We do not compete for overnight courier or small parcel business. As a non-asset based carrier, we do not own or operate transportation assets.

We derive our revenues by entering into agreements that are generally comprised of a single performance obligation, which is that freight is shipped for and received by our customer. Each performance obligation is comprised of one or more of the Company's services. We typically satisfy our performance obligations as services are rendered over time. A typical shipment would include services rendered at origin, such as pick-up and delivery to port, freight services from origin to destination port and destination services, such as customs clearance and final delivery. Our three principal services are the revenue categories presented in our financial statements: 1) airfreight services, 2) ocean freight and ocean services, and 3) customs brokerage and other services. The most significant drivers of changes in gross revenues and related transportation expenses are volume, sell rates and buy rates. Volume has a similar effect on the change in both gross revenues and related transportation expenses in each of our three primary sources of revenue.

We generate the major portion of our air and ocean freight revenues by purchasing transportation services on a wholesalevolume basis from direct (asset-based) carriers and then reselling those servicesthat space to our customers on a retail basis.customers. The rate billed to our customers (the sell rate) is recognized as revenues and the rate we pay to the carrier (the buy rate) is recognized in operating expenses as the directly related cost of transportation and other expenses. By consolidating shipments from multiple customers and concentrating our buying power, we are able to negotiate favorable buy rates from the direct carriers, while at the same time offering lower sell rates than customers would otherwise be able to negotiate themselves.

In most cases, we act as an indirect carrier. When acting as an indirect carrier, we issue a House Airway Bill (HAWB), a House Ocean Bill of Lading (HOBL) or a House Seaway Bill to customers as the contract of carriage. In turn, when the freight is physically tendered to a direct carrier, we receive a contract of carriage known as a Master Airway Bill for airfreight shipments and a Master Ocean Bill of Lading for ocean shipments.

Customs brokerage and other services involve providing services at destination, such as helping customers clear shipments through customs by preparing and filing required documentation, calculating, and providing for payment of duties and other taxes on behalf of customers as well as arranging for any required inspections by governmental agencies, and import services such as arranging for local pick up, storage and delivery at destination.These are complicated functions requiring technical knowledge of customs rules and regulations in the multitude of countries in which we have offices. We also provide other value-added services at destination, such as warehousing and distribution, time-definitive transportation services and consulting.


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We manage our company along five geographic areas of responsibility: Americas; North Asia; South Asia; Europe; and Middle East, Africa and India (MAIR). Each area is divided into sub-regions that are composed of operating units with individual profit and loss responsibility. Our business involves shipments between operating units and typically touches more than one geographic area. The nature of the international logistics business necessitates a high degree of communication and cooperation among operating units. Because of this inter-relationship between operating units, it is very difficult to examine any one geographic area and draw meaningful conclusions as to its contribution to our overall success on a stand-alone basis.

Our operating units share revenue using the same arms-length pricing methodologies that we use when our offices transact business with independent agents. Certain costs are allocated among the segments based on the relative value of the underlying services, which can include allocation based on actual costs incurred or estimated cost plus a profit margin. Our strategy closely links compensation with operating unit profitability, which includes shared revenues and allocated costs. Therefore, individual success is closely linked to cooperation with other operating units within our network.

The mix of services varies by segment based primarily on the import or export orientation of local operations in each of our regions. In accordance with our revenue recognition policy (see Note 1. B to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this report), almost all freight revenue and related expenses are recorded at origin and shipment profits are split between origin and destination offices by recording a commission fee or profit share

Summary of revenue at the destination.Second Quarter 2023

Highlights from Third Quarter 2022

In the first quarter of 2022, our company was the subject of a targeted cyber-attack which resulted in having to shut down most of our connectivity, operating and accounting systems globally to manage the safety of our entire global systems environment. We had limited ability to conduct operations for a period of approximately three weeks, including but not limited to arranging for shipments of freight or managing customs and distribution activities for our customers’ shipments. While we continued to navigate residual effects and incorporate learnings from the cyber-attack, our core systems were utilized to deliver our services throughout the second and third quarter. Beyond the loss of revenue and additional expenses incurred in the first half of the year, we do not expect to have further material adverse impact on the Company’s business.

In the third quarter of 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic, including the effect of ongoing quarantine requirements in China and resulting disruptions on supply chains, continued to affect our business operations and financial results. Although we believe these disruptive conditions have diminished, we expect them to continue to some degree at least through 2022.

The significant impacts are discussed within “Results of Operations” and summarized below.

Volumes transacted in most services were down due to continued softening customer demand from a slowdown in the financial highlights below.

global economy and international trade as customers’ inventory levels remain high.

Average buy and sell rates have continued declining as available capacity for transportation exceeded demand.
As a result of volume and rate trends above, revenues and expenses in airfreight and ocean services were significantly down compared to both the first quarter of 2023 and second quarter of 2022.
As port congestion has cleared our customs brokerage and other services benefited from lower costs and a reduction in costs related to the cyber-attack incurred in the second quarter of 2022.
Net earnings to shareholders decreased 13% from the first quarter 2023 and 48% from the second quarter of 2022.
Cash from operations was $158 million and we returned $790 million to shareholders in common stock repurchases and dividends.

Volumes transacted in most services were down due to softening customer demand from a slowdown in the global economy and retail customers’ inventory build-up earlier in the year.

Average buy and sell rates, while still higher than historical levels and higher than the third quarter of 2021, have continued declining as imbalances between available capacity for transportation and demand and major port congestion have eased.

As a result of volume and rate trends above, airfreight revenues and expenses were down compared to prior year and previous quarters in 2022, while the year-over-year growth in ocean freight and customs brokerage and other services significantly slowed in the third quarter of 2022 compared to previous quarters.

Continuing shortages in equipment, labor and warehousing space at destinations and disruptions from COVID-19 precautionary measures, in addition to higher inflation and fuel prices, resulted in ongoing pressure on pricing of services at origin and destination.

Net earnings to shareholders increased 15%, operating cash flows were $670 million and we returned $469 million to shareholders in common stock repurchases.

Industry Trends, Trade Conditions and Competition

We operate in over 60 countries in the competitive global logistics industry and our activities are closely tied to the global economy. International trade is influenced by many factors, including economic and political conditions in the United States and abroad, currency exchange rates, laws and policies relating to tariffs, trade restrictions, foreign investment and taxation. Periodically, governments consider a variety of changes to tariffs and impose trade restrictions and accords. Currently, the United States and China have increased concerns affecting certain imports and exports and have implemented additional tariffs. We cannot predict the outcome of changes in tariffs, or interpretations, and trade restrictions and accords and the effects they will have on our business. As governments implement restrictions on imports and exports, manufacturers may change sourcing patterns, to the extent possible, and, over time, may shift manufacturing to other countries. Doing business in foreign locations also subjects us to a variety of risks and considerations not normally encountered by domestic enterprises. In addition to being influenced by governmental policies and inter-governmental


disputes concerning international trade, our business may also be negatively affected by political developments and changes in government personnel or policies in the United States and other countries, as well as economic turbulence, political unrest and security concerns in the nations and on the trade shipping lanes in which we conduct business and the future impact that these events may have on international trade, oil prices and security costs. We do not have employees, assets, or operations in Russia or Ukraine. AnyWhile very limited, any shipment activity is conducted with independent agents in those countries in compliance with all applicable trade sanctions, laws and is inconsequential to the Company.regulations.

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Our ability to provide services to our customers is highly dependent on good working relationships with a variety of entities, including airlines, ocean carrier lines and ground transportation providers, as well as governmental agencies. We select and engage with best-in-class, compliance-focused, efficiently run, growth-oriented partners, based upon defined value elements and are intentional in our relationship and performance management activity, reinforcing success by awarding service providers who consistently achieve at the highest levels with additional business. We consider our current working relationships with these entities to be satisfactory. However, changes in the financial stability and operating capabilities and capacity of asset-based carriers, capacity allotments available from carriers, governmental regulation or deregulation efforts, modernization of the regulations governing customs brokerage, and/or changes in governmental restrictions, quota restrictions or trade accords could affect our business in unpredictable ways. Many air carriers are recovering from significant cash flow challenges and record operating losses incurred in 2020 and 2021 as a result of travel restrictions resulting in cancellation of flights. Uncertainty over recovery of demand for trans-pacific passenger air travel, in particular business travel, compared to pre-pandemic levels may impact air carriers’ operations and financial stability long term. When the market experiences seasonal peaks or any sort of disruption, the carriers often increase their pricing suddenly. This carrier behavior creates pricing volatility that could impact Expeditors' ability to maintain historical unitary profitability.

The global economic and trade environments remain uncertain, including the ongoing impacts of the pandemic, higher inflation and oil prices, rising interest rates and the conflict in Ukraine. Starting in the second quarter of 2022 and continuing inthrough the third quarter,first half of 2023, we saw a slowdown in the global economy and a softening of customer demand resulting in declines in average buy and sell rates compared to the previous quarter. Until supply chain congestion,rates. As demand softened and port congestions cleared, shortages of labor truck, rail and equipment shortages and COVID 19-related restrictions fully subside, we expect a continued high level of volatilityeased resulting in excess carrier capacity over demand. These conditions could result in further declines in average sell and buy and sell rates.rates in 2023. We also expect that pricing volatility will continue as carriers adapt to lower demand, changing fuel prices and react to governmental trade policies and other regulations. Additionally, we cannot predict the direct or indirect impact that further changes in and purchasing behavior, such as online shopping, could have on our business. InSome customers have begun shifting manufacturing to other countries in response to governments implementing higher tariffs on imports, as well as responses to the pandemic’sreduce their supply chain risks, and in response to pandemic disruptions, some customers have begun shifting manufacturing to other countries which could negatively impact us.

Seasonality

Historically, our operating results have been subject to seasonal demand trends with the first quarter being the weakest and the third and fourth quarters being the strongest; however, there is no assurance that this seasonal trend will occur in the future or to what degree it will continue to be impacted in 2022 by the downtime caused by the cyber-attack, impacts of a slowing economy and the continued effects of the pandemic.economy. This historical pattern has been the result of, or influenced by, numerous factors, including weather patterns, national holidays, consumer demand, new product launches, just-in-time inventory models, economic conditions, pandemics, governmental policies and inter-governmental disputes and a myriad of other similar and subtle forces. In addition, this historical quarterly trend has been influenced by the growth and diversification of our international network and service offerings.

A significant portion of our revenues is derived from customers in the retail and technology industries whose shipping patterns are tied closely to consumer demand, and from customers in industries whose shipping patterns are dependent upon just-in-time production schedules. Therefore, the timing of our revenues is, to a large degree, impacted by factors out of our control, such as a sudden change in consumer demand for retail goods, changes in trade tariffs, product launches, disruptions in supply-chains and/or manufacturing production delays. Additionally, many customers ship a significant portion of their goods at or near the end of a quarter and, therefore, we may not learn of a shortfall in revenues until late in a quarter.

To the extent that a shortfall in revenues or earnings was not expected by securities analysts or investors, any such shortfall from levels predicted by securities analysts or investors could have an immediate and adverse effect on the trading price of our stock. We cannot accurately forecast many of these factors, nor can we estimate accurately the relative influence of any particular factor and, as a result, there can be no assurance that historical patterns will continue in future periods.

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Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and judgments. We base our estimates on historical experience and on


assumptions that we believe are reasonable. Our critical accounting estimates are discussed in Part II, Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" section of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, filed on March 15, 20221, 2023 to the critical accounting estimates previously disclosed in that report.

Results of Operations

The following table shows the revenues, the directly related cost of transportation and other expenses for our principal services and our overhead expenses for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, including the respective percentage changes comparing 20222023 and 2021.2022.

The table and the accompanying discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto in this quarterly report.

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

Three months ended June 30,

 

Six months ended June 30,

(in thousands)

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Percentage

change

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Percentage

change

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

Percentage
change

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

Percentage
change

Airfreight services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

1,480,955

 

 

$

1,628,115

 

 

(9)%

 

$

4,682,076

 

 

$

4,477,599

 

 

5%

 

$

751,171

 

 

$

1,602,566

 

 

(53)%

 

$

1,656,074

 

 

$

3,201,121

 

 

(48)%

Expenses

 

 

1,104,812

 

 

 

1,244,381

 

 

(11)

 

 

3,459,861

 

 

 

3,335,253

 

 

4

 

 

525,027

 

 

 

1,212,503

 

 

(57)

 

 

1,191,049

 

 

 

2,355,049

 

 

(49)

Ocean freight services and ocean

services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

1,684,579

 

 

 

1,598,597

 

 

5

 

 

5,420,471

 

 

 

3,651,059

 

 

48

 

 

593,801

 

 

 

1,759,646

 

 

(66)

 

 

1,291,108

 

 

 

3,735,892

 

 

(65)

Expenses

 

 

1,343,355

 

 

 

1,254,334

 

 

7

 

 

4,345,963

 

 

 

2,859,020

 

 

52

 

 

405,807

 

 

 

1,402,365

 

 

(71)

 

 

889,489

 

 

 

3,002,608

 

 

(70)

Customs brokerage and other

services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

1,196,612

 

 

 

1,092,549

 

 

10

 

 

3,527,209

 

 

 

2,998,516

 

 

18

 

 

894,780

 

 

 

1,241,100

 

 

(28)

 

 

1,885,159

 

 

 

2,330,597

 

 

(19)

Expenses

 

 

746,106

 

 

 

686,775

 

 

9

 

 

2,345,508

 

 

 

1,837,134

 

 

28

 

 

488,349

 

 

 

826,080

 

 

(41)

 

 

1,057,747

 

 

 

1,599,402

 

 

(34)

Overhead expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and related costs

 

 

499,341

 

 

 

519,611

 

 

(4)

 

 

1,546,503

 

 

 

1,452,902

 

 

6

 

 

428,558

 

 

 

508,222

 

 

(16)

 

 

878,406

 

 

 

1,047,162

 

 

(16)

Other

 

 

141,609

 

 

 

124,523

 

 

14

 

 

437,256

 

 

 

357,068

 

 

22

 

 

143,514

 

 

 

148,160

 

 

(3)

 

 

291,184

 

 

 

295,647

 

 

(2)

Total overhead expenses

 

 

640,950

 

 

 

644,134

 

 

 

 

1,983,759

 

 

 

1,809,970

 

 

10

 

 

572,072

 

 

 

656,382

 

 

(13)

 

 

1,169,590

 

 

 

1,342,809

 

 

(13)

Operating income

 

 

526,923

 

 

 

489,637

 

 

8

 

 

1,494,665

 

 

 

1,285,797

 

 

16

 

 

248,497

 

 

 

505,982

 

 

(51)

 

 

524,466

 

 

 

967,742

 

 

(46)

Other income, net

 

 

7,933

 

 

 

3,195

 

 

148

 

 

20,178

 

 

 

12,978

 

 

55

 

 

17,686

 

 

 

2,826

 

 

526

 

 

42,295

 

 

 

12,245

 

 

245

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

534,856

 

 

 

492,832

 

 

9

 

 

1,514,843

 

 

 

1,298,775

 

 

17

 

 

266,183

 

 

 

508,808

 

 

(48)

 

 

566,761

 

 

 

979,987

 

 

(42)

Income tax expense

 

 

120,694

 

 

 

132,922

 

 

(9)

 

 

368,975

 

 

 

333,941

 

 

10

 

 

70,390

 

 

 

126,582

 

 

(44)

 

 

144,970

 

 

 

248,281

 

 

(42)

Net earnings

 

 

414,162

 

 

 

359,910

 

 

15

 

 

1,145,868

 

 

 

964,834

 

 

19

 

 

195,793

 

 

 

382,226

 

 

(49)

 

 

421,791

 

 

 

731,706

 

 

(42)

Less net (losses) earnings attributable to

the noncontrolling interest

 

 

(47

)

 

 

842

 

 

(106)

 

 

7,745

 

 

 

2,174

 

 

256

 

 

(1,007

)

 

 

4,421

 

 

(123)

 

 

(1,020

)

 

 

7,792

 

 

(113)

Net earnings attributable to

shareholders

 

$

414,209

 

 

$

359,068

 

 

15%

 

$

1,138,123

 

 

$

962,660

 

 

18%

 

$

196,800

 

 

$

377,805

 

 

(48)%

 

$

422,811

 

 

$

723,914

 

 

(42)%

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Airfreight services:

InAirfreight services revenues and expenses decreased 53% and 57%, respectively, during the third quarterthree months ended June 30, 2023, as compared with the same period in 2022, due to 49% and 52% decreases in average sell and buy rates, respectively, and a 15% decrease in tonnage. Airfreight services revenues and expenses decreased 48% and 49%, respectively, during the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared with the same period in 2022, due to 46% decreases in both average sell and buy rates and an 11% decrease in tonnage. Average sell rates decreased as a result of 2022,lower buy rates driven by declining market rates. Buy rates declined as supply chain congestion cleared, shippers are shifting back to using ocean shipments and available capacity now exceeds pre-pandemic levels while demand for airfreight services continued to soften but remained high relative to available capacity compared to pre-pandemic levels, which resulted in sustained high average buy and sell rates. Continued restrictions from the pandemic, such as ongoing quarantine requirements in China, have resulted in airlines not increasing passenger flight schedules to pre-pandemic levels, which limited available belly space for cargo. Additionally, capacity was further limited due to the conflict in Ukraine and the related route restrictions in Asia and Europe lanes and sanctions on Russian carriers. In order to execute and meet the transportation needs of our customers, we continued to purchase capacity in advance and on the spot market.soften. Volumes were lower in 20222023 as a result of softening demand and compared to strong volumesuncertainty in the same period in 2021 from customers converting to air shipments due to ocean port congestion.economy.


Airfreight services revenues and expenses decreased 9% and 11%, respectively, during the three months ended September 30, 2022, as compared with the same period in 2021, due to a 13% decrease in tonnage partially offset by 4% and 2% increases in averageAverage sell and buy rates respectively.decreased in all regions with most significant decreases on exports out of North Asia and South Asia in the first half of 2023 due to excess available capacity over demand. Tonnage decreased in almost all regions due to softening demand from slowing economies, with the largest decreases coming from exports out of North Asia. Compared to the same quarter in 2021, average sell rates increased as a result of increased buy rates due to imbalances in available capacity relative to demand and increased fuel costs.

Airfreight services revenues and expenses increased 5% and 4%, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared with the same period in 2021, due to 25% and 23% increases in average sell and buy rates, respectively, partially offset by a 16% decrease in tonnage. Average sell rates increased as a result of increased buy rates due to imbalances in available capacity relative to demand and increased fuel costs. Average sell and buy rates increased in all regions with most significant increases on exports out of North Asia and South Asia. Tonnage decreased due to COVID-19 related lockdowns in China, softening demand and downtime caused by the cyber-attack with the largest decreases coming from exports out of North Asia, declining 22% and South Asia. Though we continued to process air shipments on a limited basis20% during the downtime caused by the cyber-attack, our volumes were negatively affected. Subsequentthree and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. Compared to the downtime in March, our volumes beganfirst quarter 2023, airfreight services revenues and expenses declined 17% and 21%, respectively, primarily due to recover as customers gradually returned but were negatively affected through the second quarter.

These conditions including the impact of rising jet fuel costs create a high degree of volatility inlower average buy rates and sell rates and are expected to continue at least through the end of 2022. Furthermore, transpacific passenger flights are not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels and further disruptions in the ocean market mayrates. Air carriers continue to impactadd flights to meet growing passenger travel demand for airfreight. and freighter capacity remains high creating a supply and demand imbalance which results in continued pressure on rates.

The continuedhistorically high average buy and sell rates have significantlycaused by the pandemic and unprecedented supply chain disruptions which contributed to the growth in our revenues, expenses and operating income compared to 2021. These unprecedented operating conditions in 2021 and in the first half of 2022 are not expected to be sustained long-term.have largely dissipated as supply chains operations normalized. Buy rates and sell rates have been declining since the second quarter of 2022. Should customer2022 and are expected to further decline in 2023. Additionally, uncertainty in the economy including inflationary pressure and rising interest rates together with the attractiveness of declining ocean transportation rates are expected to continue to negatively affect demand decreasefor airfreight services which could further and rates return to pre-pandemic levels, it willreduce our volumes. These conditions could result in a significantfurther decrease in our revenues, expenses and operating income. We are unable to predict how these uncertainties and any future disruptions will affect our future operations or financial results.

Ocean freight and ocean services:

Ocean freight consolidation, direct ocean forwarding, and order management are the three basic services that constitute and are collectively referred to as ocean freight and ocean services. Ocean freight and ocean services revenues increased 5%decreased 66% and 48%65%, respectively, while expenses increased 7%decreased 71% and 52%70%, respectively, for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 as compared with the same periodsperiod in 2021.2022. The largest component of our ocean freight and ocean services revenue is derived from ocean freight consolidation, which represented 86%68% and 80% 87% of ocean freight and ocean services revenue for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively.

Ocean freight consolidation revenues and expenses increased 8%decreased 74% and 9%77%, respectively for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, as compared with the same period in 2021,2022, primarily due to 20%71% and 21% increases73% decreases in average sell and buy rates, respectively, partially offset byand a 10%13% decrease in containers shipped. Ocean freight consolidation revenues and expenses increased 60%decreased 73% and 61%76%, respectively, for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023, as compared with the same period in 2021,2022, primarily due to a 74% increase66% and 70% decreases in both average sell and buy rates, partially offset by an 8%respectively, and a 19% decrease in containers shipped. RisingHigh fuel prices, congestion at ports due to labor, truck and equipment shortages and disrupted sailing schedules resulted in continued high average buy rates in 2022. While the ability to secure necessary capacity from ocean carriersfirst half of 2022.

Starting in the second half of 2022, as demand softened, port congestion cleared and major port congestions have eased, availabilityshortages of labor and equipment at ports eased, this resulted in available capacity from carriers that exceeded demand. These factors drove a sharp decline in average buy rates starting in the fourth quarter of 2022 which continued through the first half of 2023. Compared to the first quarter 2023, ocean freight consolidation revenues and rail heads remains challenging in certain locations.

expenses decreased 21% and 20%, respectively, due to declining average rates. Average sell and buy rates decreased to adjust to market conditions. Containers shipped were lower in all regions, most significantly in North Asiadecreased as a result of COVID-19 related lockdowns in China.  A slowdown in international tradecompared to 2022 as demand softened, customer inventory levels remained high and a buildup of retail inventoriesthere are uncertainties in the United States resulted in softening demand which negatively affected containers shipped compared to historicallyglobal economy. We also experienced exceptionally high volumes in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. Europe and Middle East2022 from customers transferring from direct carrier shipping due to lack of available capacity.

North Asia ocean freight and ocean services revenues increased 26%decreased 75% and 47%76%, respectively, while directly related expenses increased 32%decreased 78% and 54%79%, respectively, for the three and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023, primarily due to higherdecreases in average sell and buy rates, and buy rates. North Asiadecreases in containers shipped of 14% and 24%, respectively. South Asia ocean freight and ocean services revenues increased40%decreased 79% and 62%78%, respectively, while directly related expenses increased 42%decreased 83% and 66%, respectively,82% for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023, primarily due to higherdecreases in average sell and buy rates, and buy rates.decreases in containers shipped of 21% and 24%, respectively.

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Direct ocean freight forwarding revenues increased 10%decreased 6% and 7%1%, respectively, while expenses increased 11%decreased 12% and 9%8%, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, principally due to lower volumes and decreases in ancillary services costs. As congestion at ports cleared, costs declined. Order management revenues decreased 32% and 36% while expenses decreased 36% and 43%, respectively for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022 principally2023, due to increased ancillary services provided at higher rates. Order management revenues decreased 23% and 5%, respectively, while expenses decreased 27% and 2%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, mainly due to lowerdecreases in volumes from customers as demand softened, retail customers, including those that advanced holiday related shipmentsinventory levels remained high and also due to the first half of the year, and the impact of downtime and lost customers caused by the cyber-attack. Our ability to provide order management services in the first quarterhalf of 2022 was significantly affected by limited system connectivity during the downtime caused by the cyber-attack.


AlthoughThe historically high average buy and sell rates caused by the pandemic and unprecedented supply chain disruptions which contributed to the growth in our revenues, expenses and operating income in 2021 and 2022 have significantly declined as supply chains operations normalized. Buy rates and sell rates started declining in the second half of 2022, decreased sharply beginning in the fourth quarter of 2022 and through the first half of 2023. As global economic conditions are slowingslow and carriers add capacity, we expect available capacity to exceed demand and further depress sell and buy rates have been declining since the second quarter of 2022, we expect ocean carriers to continue to manage available capacity. Until supply-chain congestion, labor, rail, truck and equipment shortages and COVID 19-related restrictions fully subside, we expect a high level of volatility in average buy and sell rates.2023. We also expect that pricing volatility will continue as carriers adapt to increasesfluctuations in fuel prices and customers react to governmental trade policies and other regulations. The high average buy and sell rates have significantly contributed to the growth in our revenues and expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Should customer demand or rates further decrease from these levels, or if we are unable to secure sufficient capacity from carriers, it willregulations, which could result in a significantfurther decrease in our revenues, expenses and operating income.

Customs brokerage and other services:

Customs brokerage and other services revenues increased 10%decreased 28% and 18%, respectively,19% and expenses increased 9%decreased 41% and 28%,34% for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, respectively, as compared with the same periods in 2021,2022, primarily due to higher charges on import servicesdeclining shipments from a slowdown in the economy. Expenses also decreased due to supply chain congestion and costs relatedthe impact of the cyber-attack which resulted in additional expenses in the first half of 2022. Compared to the downtime caused by the cyber-attack. Revenuesfirst quarter of 2023, customs brokerage and other services revenues and expenses for import services increased significantlydeclined 10% and 14%, respectively, primarily due to high drayage, storage, delivery, demurrage,lower volumes.

During the three and detention costs incurred at destinations caused by supply chains congestion, shortages in warehousing space and delays in retrieving and delivering cargo and were partially offset by a decrease in revenue from customs clearance due to fewer shipments. Additionally, six months ended 2022, as a result of our inability to timely process and move shipments throughthough ports during the downtime caused by the cyber-attack, downtime, we directly incurred approximately $55$20 million and $62 million, respectively, in incremental demurrage charges forthat were not recoverable from the nine months ended September 30,customers. Additionally, import services including charges at ports such as detention, drayage, terminal charges and delivery decreased significantly in 2023 as congestion at ports cleared compared to high levels in the first half of 2022. We expect import services revenues and expenses will decline further in the remainder of 2023.

Road freight, warehousing and distribution services declined also grew due to higherlower volumes and higherdecreased trucking, storage and labor costs. While customers continue to value our brokerage services due to changing tariffs and increasing complexity in the declaration process, some customers opt to using multiple customs brokerage service providers to reduce their risk. Customers continue to seek knowledgeable customs brokers with sophisticated computerized capabilities critical to an overall logistics management program that are necessary to rapidly respond to changes in the regulatory and security environment. Additionally, as supply-chains congestion subsides and international trade slows, volumes shipped and pricing could befurther negatively affected resulting in lowerimpact our revenues and expenses.

North America revenues increased 13%decreased 34% and 25%, respectively, and directly related expenses increased 13%decreased 51% and 39%43%, respectively, for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022, respectively,2023, as compared with the same periodsperiod in 2021, 2022, primarily as a result of higherdeclining shipments and significant decrease in detention, drayage, terminal charges on import services due to port congestion. Additionally, $51and delivery charges including $21 million and $58 million, respectively, in incremental demurrage charges related to the downtime caused by the cyber-attack also contributed to the increase in expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.incurred.

Overhead expenses:

Salaries and related costs increased 6%decreased 16% for both the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023, as compared with the same periodperiods in 2021,2022, principally due to increasesdecreases in commissions and bonuses earned from higherlower revenues and operating income, andcoupled with a 6% increase4% decrease in headcount during the same period to support increased complexity and disruptions in global supply chains. During the three months ended September 30, 2022 salaries and related costs decreased 4% due to decreases in bonus expense offset by a 6% increase in headcount during the same period.headcount.

Historically, the relatively consistent relationship between salaries and operating income has been the result of a compensation philosophy that has been maintained since the inception of our company: offer a modest base salary and the opportunity to share in a fixed and determinable percentage of the operating profit of the business unit controlled by each key employee. Using this compensation model, changes in individual incentive compensation occur in proportion to changes in our operating income, creating an alignment between branch and corporate performance and shareholder interests.

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Our management compensation programs have always been incentive-based and performance driven. Total bonuses to field and executive management for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022 were up 4%2023, decreased 42% when compared to the same period in 2021, 2022, primarily due to an increasethe decrease in operating income offset by unused bonus allocations and reductions in bonuses awarded to senior management.income.

Because our management incentive compensation programs are also cumulative, generally no management bonuses can be paid unless the relevant business unit is, from inception, cumulatively profitable. Any operating losses must be offset in their entirety by operating profits before management is eligible for a bonus. Executive management, in limited circumstances, makes exceptions at the branch operating unit level. Since the most significant portion of management compensation comes from the incentive bonus programs, we believe that this cumulative feature is a disincentive to excessive risk taking by our managers. The outcome of any higher risk transactions, such as overriding established credit limits, would be known in a relatively short time frame. Management believes that when the potential and certain impact on the bonus is fully considered in light of the short operating cycle of our services, the potential for short-term gains that could be generated by engaging in risky business practices is sufficiently mitigated to discourage


excessive and inappropriate risk taking. Management believes that both the stability and the long-term growth in revenues, operating income and net earnings are a result of the incentives inherent in our compensation programs.

Other overhead expenses increased 14%decreased 3% and 22% 2% for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022, respectively,2023, as compared with the same periodperiods in 2021. We2022 as higher expenses were offset by decreases from costs incurred $15in 2022 as a result of the cyber-attack and lower bad debt expense. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 we incurred $6 million and $26 million, respectively, of incremental costs in relation with the cyber-attack in the nine months ended September 30, 2022.cyber-attack. These costs comprised of various consulting services including cybersecurity experts, outside legal advisors, and other IT professional expenses; and estimated liabilities for potential shipment-related claims. The remainingwere insignificant in 2023. These decreases were offset by increases in other overhead expenses are the result of certain operational expenses from renting additional space, bad debt, higher claimstravel costs and technology and consulting relatedincreases from investment in technology-related costs to support our operations. Duringoperations. So long as the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company revised earlier estimates of incremental cyber-attack costs downward by $11 million.economic environment remains uncertain, we will be focused on aligning headcount and our overhead expenses commensurate with our transactional volumes. We expect to continue to enhance the effectiveness and security of our systems and deploy additional protection technologies and processes which will result in increased expenses in the future. We will also continue to make important investments in people, processes and technology, as well as to invest in our strategic efforts to explore new areas for profitable growth.

Income tax expense:

OurThe Company’s consolidated effective income tax rate was 22.6%26.4% and 24.4%25.6% for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, as compared to 27.0%24.9% and 25.7%, respectively, for25.3% in the samecomparable periods in 2021.of 2022. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, there was no BEAT expense and GILTI expense was insignificant. Both periods in 2022 benefited from U.S. income tax deductions for FDII. For the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the Company was negatively impacted by higher foreign income tax expense that exceeded available U.S. Federal foreign tax credits, principally from withholding taxes related to the Company’s foreign operations. The impact of the 15% corporate alternative minimum tax based on financial statement income (BMT), which became effective in 2023 in the U.S., under the Inflation Reduction Act for the three and ninesix months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, there was no BEAT expense and GILTI expenseJune 2023, was insignificant. Some elements of the recorded impacts of the 2017 TaxInflation Reduction Act could be impacted by further legislative action as well as additional interpretations and guidance issued by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and Departmentor Treasury which could impact the estimates of Treasury.the amounts recorded for BMT in the future.

Currency and Other Risk Factors

The nature of our worldwide operations necessitates transacting in a multitude of currencies other than the U.S. dollar. That exposes us to the inherent risks of volatile international currency markets and governmental interference. Some of the countries where we maintain offices and/or have agency relationships havemaintain strict currency control regulations that influence our ability to hedge foreign currency exposure. We try to compensate for these exposures by accelerating international currency settlements among our offices and agents. We may enter into foreign currency hedging transactions where there are regulatory or commercial limitations on our ability to move money freely around the world or the short-term financial outlook in any country is such that hedging is the most time-sensitive way to mitigate short-term exchange losses. Any such hedging activity during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and 20212022 was insignificant. We had no foreign currency derivatives outstanding at SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021.2022. For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, net foreign currency losses were approximately $3 million compared to net foreign currency gains were approximately $9 million compared to less than $1of $6 million in the same period in 2021.2022. During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, net foreign currency gainslosses were approximately $17$6 million compared to net foreign currency lossesgains of approximately $1$8 million in the same period in 2021.2022.

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Historically, our business has not been adversely affected by inflation. However, starting in 2021 mostand continuing in 2022 and 2023, many countries including the United States experienced higher inflation than in recent years.increasing levels of inflation. In 2021 and continuing into 2022, our business has experienced rising labor costs, significant service provider rate increases, higher rent and occupancy and other expenses. While buy rates for freight transportation capacity started declining in the second half of 2022, purchase prices for labor and other expenditures have continued to increase through the first half of 2023. Due to the high degree of competition in the marketplace we may not be able to increase our prices to our customers to offset this inflationary pressure, which could lead to an erosion in our margins and operating income in the future. Conversely, raising our prices to keep pace with inflationary pressure may result in a decrease in customer demand. As we are not required to purchase or maintain extensive property and equipment and have not otherwise incurred substantial interest rate-sensitive indebtedness, we currently have limited direct exposure to increased costs resulting from increases in interest rates.

There is uncertainty as to how newfuture regulatory requirements and increasesvolatility in oil prices are expected towill continue to impact future buy rates. Because fuel is an integral part of carriers' costs and impacts both our buy rates and sell rates, we would expect our revenues and costs to be impacted as carriers adjust rates for the effect of changing fuel prices. To the extent that future fuel prices increase, and we are unable to pass through the increase to our customers, fuel price increases could adversely affect our operating income.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal source of liquidity is cash and cash equivalents and cash generated from operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 was $670$158 million and $1,643$705 million respectively, as compared with $177$559 million and $563$973 million for the same periods in 2021.2022. The increasedecreases of $493$400 million and $268 million for the three and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022, was2023, respectively, were primarily due to collection of accounts receivablelower income and higher net earnings.changes to working capital attributable to a slowdown in operations and declining sell and buy rates. At SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, working capital was $2,881$1,903 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $2,155$1,699 million. Other than our recorded lease liabilities, we had no long-term obligations or debt at SeptemberJune 30, 2022.


2023. Management believes that our current cash position and operating cash flows will be sufficient to meet our capital and liquidity requirements for at least the next 12 months and thereafter for the foreseeable future, including meeting any contingent liabilities related to standby letters of credit and other obligations.

As a customs broker, we make significant cash advances for a select group of our credit-worthy customers. These cash advances are for customer obligations such as the payment of duties and taxes to customs authorities in various countries throughout the world. Increases in duty rates could result in increases in the amounts we advance on behalf of our customers. Cash advances are a “pass through” and are not recorded as a component of revenue and expense. The billings of such advances to customers are accounted for as a direct increase in accounts receivable from the customer and a corresponding increase in accounts payable to governmental customs authorities. As a result of these “pass through” billings, the conventional Days Sales Outstanding or DSO calculation does not directly measure collection efficiency. For customers that meet certain criteria, we have agreed to extend payment terms beyond our customary terms. Our accounts receivable and consequently our customer credit exposure has also increased as a result of historically high freight rates. Management believes that it has established effective credit control procedures, and historically has experienced relatively insignificant collection problems.

Our business historically has been subject to seasonal fluctuations, and this is expected to continue in the future. Cash flows fluctuate as a result of this seasonality. Historically, the first quarter shows an excess of customer collections over customer billings. This results in positive cash flow. The increased activity associated with periods of higher demand (typically commencing late second or early third quarter and continuing well into the fourth quarter) causes an excess of customer billings over customer collections. This cyclical growth in customer receivables consumes available cash. However, there is no assurance that this seasonal trend will occur in the future or to what degree it will continue to be impacted in 20222023 by the pandemic, the downtime caused by the cyber-attack and the impactssoftening of the slowing downglobal economy.

Cash used in investing activities for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 was $17$11 million and $69$21 million as compared with $10$38 million and $25$53 million for the same periods in 2021, respectively,2022, primarily for capital expenditures. Capital expenditures in the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 were primarily related to continuing investments in building and leasehold improvements and technology and facilities equipment. In the first quarter of 2022 we spent $3 million on capital expenditures for technology equipment and software in relation with the remediation effort for the cyber-attack. Total anticipated capital expenditures in 20222023 are currently estimated to be $80$70 million. This includes routine capital expenditures, leasehold and building improvements and investments in technology.million.

Cash used in financing activities during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 was $429$792 million and $1,048$1,018 million as compared with cash used in financing activities of $14$636 million and $233$619 million for the same periods in 2021.2022. We use the proceeds from stock option exercises employee stock purchases and available cash to repurchase our common stock on the open market to reduce or limit the growth of outstanding shares. During the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, we used cash to repurchase 4.56 million and 9.58 million shares, respectively, of common stock compared to 5 million shares of common stock respectively, compared to 0.6 million and 2.0 million, respectively, during the same periods in 2021.  three and six months ended June 30, 2022.

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We follow established guidelines relating to credit quality, diversification and maturities of our investments to preserve principal and maintain liquidity. Historically, our investment portfolio has not been adversely impacted by disruptions occurring in the credit markets. However, there can be no assurance that our investment portfolio will not be adversely affected in the future.

We cannot predict what further impact growingongoing uncertainties in the global economy, inflation, rising interest rates, and political uncertainty, increase in oil prices, nor the pandemic may have on our operating results, freight volumes, pricing, amounts advanced on behalf of our customers, changes in consumer demand, carrier stability and capacity, customers’ abilities to pay or on changes in competitors' behavior.

We maintain international unsecured bank lines of credit for short-term working capital purposes. A few of these credit lines are supported by standby letters of credit issued by a United States bank or guarantees issued by the Company to the foreign banks issuing the credit line. At SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, borrowings under these credit lines were $31$45 million and we were contingently liable for $70$68 million from standby letters of credit and guarantees. The standby letters of credit and guarantees relate to obligations of our foreign subsidiaries for credit extended in the ordinary course of business by direct carriers, primarily airlines, and for duty and tax deferrals available from governmental entities responsible for customs and value-added-tax (VAT) taxation. The total underlying amounts due and payable for transportation and governmental excises are properly recorded as obligations in the accounting records of the respective foreign subsidiaries, and there would be no need to record additional expense in the unlikely event the parent company is required to perform.

We have lease arrangements primarily for office and warehouse space in all districts where we conduct business. At of September 30 2022, we had fixed lease payment obligations of $563 million, with $107 million payable within 12 months.

We typically enter into unconditional purchase obligations with asset-based providers (generally short-term in nature) reserving space on a guaranteed basis. The pricing of these obligations varies to some degree with market conditions. We only enter into agreements that management believes we can fulfill. In the regular course of business, we


also enter into agreements with service providers to maintain or operate equipment, facilities or software that can be longer than one year. We also regularly have contractual obligations for specific projects related to improvements of our owned or leased facilities and information technology infrastructure. Purchase obligations outstanding as of September 30, 2022 totaled $336 million.

Our foreign subsidiaries regularly remit dividends to the U.S. parent company after evaluating their working capital requirements and funds necessary to finance local capital expenditures. In some cases, our ability to repatriate funds from foreign operations may be subject to foreign exchange controls. At SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, cash and cash equivalent balances of $904$583 millionwere held by our non-United States subsidiaries, of which $24$6 million was held in banks in the United States. Earnings of our foreign subsidiaries are not considered to be indefinitely reinvested outside of the United States.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to market risks in the ordinary course of our business. These risks are primarily related to foreign exchange risk and changes in short-term interest rates. The potential impact of our exposure to these risks is presented below:

Foreign Exchange Risk

We conduct business in many different countries and currencies. Our business often results in billings issued in a country and currency that differs from that where the expenses related to the service are incurred. In the ordinary course of business, we create numerous intercompany transactions and may have receivables, payables and currencies that are not denominated in the local functional currency. This brings foreign exchange risk to our earnings. The principal foreign exchange risks to which Expeditors is exposed include Chinese Yuan, Euro, Mexican Peso, Canadian Dollar and British Pound.

Foreign exchange rate sensitivity analysis can be quantified by estimating the impact on our earnings as a result of hypothetical changes in the value of the U.S. dollar, our functional currency, relative to the other currencies in which we transact business. All other things being equal, an average 10% weakening of the U.S. dollar, throughout the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, would have had the effect of raising operating income by approximately $112 million.$30 million. An average 10% strengthening of the U.S. dollar, for the same period, would have the effect of reducing operating income by approximately $92$24 million. This analysis does not take into account changes in shipping patterns based upon this hypothetical currency fluctuation. For example, a weakening in the U.S. dollar would be expected to increase exports from the United States and decrease imports into the United States over some relevant period of time, but the exact effect of this change cannot be quantified without making speculative assumptions.

We currently do not use derivative financial instruments to manage foreign currency risk and only enter into foreign currency hedging transactions in limited locations where regulatory or commercial limitations restrict our ability to move money freely. Any such hedging activity throughout the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and 20212022 was insignificant. For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, net foreign currency losses were approximately $3 million compared to approximately $6 million of net gains during the same period in 2022. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 net foreign currency losses were approximately $6 million compared to net foreign currency gains wereof approximately $9 million compared to less than $1$8 million during the same period in 2021. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net foreign currency gains were approximately $17 million compared to foreign currency losses of approximately $1 million during the same period in 2021.2022. We had no foreign currency derivatives outstanding at SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021.2022. We instead follow a policy of accelerating international currency settlements to manage foreign exchange risk relative to intercompany billings. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, we had approximately $175$37 millionof net unsettled intercompany transactions. In the regular course of business, theThe majority of intercompany billings are resolved within 30 days.

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Interest Rate Risk

At SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $2,155$1,699 million of which $985$792 million was invested at various short-term market interest rates. Other than our recorded lease liabilities, weWe had no long-term obligations or debt at SeptemberJune 30, 2022.2023. A hypothetical change in the interest rate of 10 basis points at SeptemberJune 30, 20222023 would not have a significant impact on our earnings. In management’s opinion, there has been no material change in our interest rate risk exposure in the thirdsecond quarter of 2022.2023.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this report atdue to a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting that was disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the reasonable assurance level.year ended December 31, 2022.


Remediation

As previously described in Part II, Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, we began implementing certain enhancements designed to strengthen IT program change management processes and we continue to conduct supplemental lookback review procedures of direct database changes until improvements are fully in place. The weakness will not be considered remediated, until the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively. We expect that the remediation of this material weakness will be completed prior to the end of 2023.

Changes in Internal Controls

ThereExcept for on-going remediation related to the material weakness identified in the quarter ended December 31, 2022, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting other than related to the cyber-attack as discussed below.reporting.

With respect to the cyber-attack that is discussed in Note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this report, starting on February 20, 2022, we shut down most of our operating systems globally, including our accounting information systems, to manage the safety of our entire global systems environment. We engaged third-party cybersecurity experts to investigate and assist in the remediation. Our Board of Directors was regularly apprised of, and directors with experience in cybersecurity participated in, the critical investigation and remediation activities. Subsequently, we restored and strengthened the security of our systems and networks and enhanced the continuous monitoring of the entire information security environment. Additionally, we have continued to implement various improvements to our network and processes to mitigate the risk of recurrence and severity of such incidents in the future.

During the disruption caused by the cyber-attack, we deployed interim procedures and controls to maintain our systems of internal control over financial reporting. As a result of this cyber-attack and based on information known at this date, management determined that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and the cyber-attack did not materially affect, nor was it reasonably likely to affect the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

We are developing a new accounting system, which is being implemented on a worldwide basis over the next several years. This system is expected to improve the efficiency of certain financial and transactional processes and reporting. This transition affects the processes that constitute our internal control over financial reporting and requires testing for operating effectiveness. As a result of the pandemic, many of our employees may work remotely on a temporary basis, as necessary due to local conditions and are able to do so within our established internal controls over financial reporting.

Our management has confidence in our internal controls and procedures. Nevertheless, our management, including Expeditors’ Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all errors or intentional fraud. An internal control system, no matter how well-conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of such internal controls are met. Further, the design of an internal control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all internal control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all of our control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Expeditors is involved in claims, lawsuits, government investigations and other legal matters that arise in the ordinary course of business and are subject to inherent uncertainties. Currently, in management's opinion and based upon advice from legal and tax advisors, none of these matters are expected to have a significant effect on our operations, cash flows or financial position. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, the amounts accruedrecorded for these claims, lawsuits, government investigations and other legal matters are not significant to our operations, cash flows or financial position. At this time, we are unable to estimate any additional loss or range of reasonably possible losses, if any, beyond the amounts recorded, that might result from the resolution of these matters including potential claims resulting from the downtime caused by the cyber-attack in February 2022, see further information in Note 9 in the condensed consolidated financial statements in this reportmatters..

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, careful consideration should be given to the risk factors under Item 1A Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2022.1, 2023. There have been no material changes in Expeditors' risk factors from those disclosed under Item 1A Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2022,1, 2023, except for the following:

Global economic uncertainty impacted trade and could affect demand for our services or the financial stability of our service providers, customers and customers.financial institutions.

The global economy entered a recession as a result of the pandemic, which initially affected trade and negatively affected demand for our services for a period of time, before rebounding in 2021. Current and future unfavorableUnfavorable economic conditions, rising interest rates and high inflation and increasing geopolitical risks, such as the conflict in Ukraine, could result in lower freight volumes, reduced sell rates, higher operating expenses and may adversely affect Expeditors' revenues, operating results and cash flows. These conditions, should they occur for an extended period of time, could adversely affect our customers, service providers and service providers.the stability of financial institutions. Should our customers’ ability to pay deteriorate, additional credit losses may be incurred.incurred.

COVID-19 significantly impacted worldwide economic conditions and global trade and may continue to have a disruptive effect on our operations, and the operations of our service providers and our customers, which may further impact our business.

COVID-19 was declared as a global health emergency and later declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. As a result, throughout 2020 and 2021 and continuing into 2022, governments have implemented travel restrictions, mandated lockdowns and other precautionary measures that resulted in significant business and supply chain disruptions and has had direct impacts on international trade. This crisis has largely abated but is expected to continue affecting our business in many aspects. Governments have designated our operations as essential business and we activated our business continuity plan to be able to conduct operations. Our facilities and employees in most parts of the world have returned to normal working conditions. Certain pandemic related constraints continue to impact operations including reduced flight schedules from pre-pandemic levels and new regulations, which limited available belly space for cargo, congestion at ports and railheads resulting from labor and equipment shortages and insufficient warehousing space at destinations. While we believe these constraints are not long-term in nature, they can temporarily impact our ability to move increased air and ocean volumes in these capacity-constrained regions. These freight market conditions have created and continue to create pricing volatility that challenges Expeditors’ ability to maintain historical unitary profitability. Many of our customers are experiencing disruptions in their revenues and cash flows and have incurred higher operating expenses as a result of supply chain cost increases and other inflationary pressures. This has caused some customers to renegotiate contractual terms, increasing our accounts receivable collection and extended liability risks. Such conditions could result in the loss of business and additional credit losses in the future if our customers’ ability to pay deteriorates. Although we are monitoring the situation, we cannot predict for how long, or the ultimate extent to which the pandemic and related precautionary measures may disrupt our operations. Any significant disruption resulting from this on a large scale or over an extended period of time would negatively affect our business and our financial results. Throughout 2021 and into 2022, transportation rates rose to historically high levels. We believe that as Covid-19 disruptions recede, and passenger air travel rebounds, supply chain congestion will continue to improve. This will result in additional transportation capacity becoming available. Rates will likely continue to decline as this occurs. On a limited basis, we have entered in to fixed-rate buy agreements to secure space in the air and ocean markets. Future declines of sell rates will negatively affect our operating income and cash flows.  24



Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, and Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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

plans

 

 

Maximum

number of

shares that may

yet be

purchased

under the plans

 

July 1-31, 2022

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

13,595

 

August 1-31, 2022

 

 

2,158

 

 

 

105.03

 

 

 

2,158

 

 

 

11,484

 

September 1-30, 2022

 

 

2,371

 

 

 

102.23

 

 

 

2,371

 

 

 

9,128

 

Total

 

 

4,529

 

 

$

103.56

 

 

 

4,529

 

 

 

9,128

 

Period

 

Total number
of shares
purchased

 

 

Average price
paid per share

 

 

Total number
of shares
purchased as
part of publicly
announced
plans

 

 

Maximum
number of
shares that may
yet be
purchased
under the plans

 

April 1-30, 2023

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,793

 

May 1-31, 2023

 

 

5,000

 

 

$

114.42

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

8,171

 

June 1-30, 2023

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

115.57

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

7,222

 

Total

 

 

6,000

 

 

$

114.61

 

 

 

6,000

 

 

 

7,222

 

In November 2001, Expeditors' Board of Directors authorized a Discretionary Stock Repurchase Plan for the purpose of repurchasing our common stock in the open market to reduce the issued and outstanding stock down to 200 million shares. Subsequently, the Board of Directors has from time to time increased the amount of our common stock that may be repurchased. TheOn February 20, 2023, the Board of Directors last authorized repurchases from 160150 million shares of common stock down to 150140 million shares of common stock on May 2, 2022. stock. The maximum number of shares available for repurchase under this plan will increase as the total number of outstanding shares increases. This authorization has no expiration date.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

(a)

Not applicable.

(a)
Not applicable.

(b)

Not applicable.

(b)
Not applicable.

(c)
During the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023, no director or officer adopted or terminated any Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

Exhibit

Number

Description

  31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

  31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

  32

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104

The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2022,2023, has been formatted in Inline XBRL.


SIGNATURES26


SIGNATURES

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

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

NovemberAugust 8, 20222023

/s/ JEFFREY S. MUSSER

Jeffrey S. Musser, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

NovemberAugust 8, 20222023

/s/ BRADLEY S. POWELL

Bradley S. Powell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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