Exhibit 99.1
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XPO Logistics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Results
Updates 2019 financial targets
Board of directors authorizes an additional share repurchase of
up to $1.5 billion of XPO common stock
GREENWICH, Conn. — February 14, 2019 — XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2018. Fourth quarter revenue increased to $4.39 billion, compared with $4.19 billion for the same period in 2017. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $84 million for the quarter, compared with $189 million for the same period in 2017, which included a $173 million net benefit primarily related to the enactment of US tax reform. Diluted earnings per share was $0.62 for the quarter, compared with $1.42 for the same period in 2017.
Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders, anon-GAAP financial measure, was $98 million for the fourth quarter 2018, compared with $59 million for the same period in 2017. Adjusted diluted earnings per share, anon-GAAP financial measure, was $0.72 for the quarter, compared with $0.45 for the same period in 2017.
Adjusted net income attributable to common shareholders and adjusted diluted earnings per share for the fourth quarter 2018 exclude: $26 million, or $19 millionafter-tax, of litigation costs for independent contractor matters; a benefit of $24 million, or $18 millionafter-tax, related to a gain on the sale of an equity investment; $19 million, or $14 millionafter-tax, of restructuring costs, primarily severance; $8 million, or $6 millionafter-tax, of transaction, integration and rebranding costs; and a benefit of $7 million, or $5 millionafter-tax, ofnon-cash unrealized gains on foreign currency contracts. Reconciliations ofnon-GAAP financial measures used in this release are provided in the attached financial tables.
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“adjusted EBITDA”), anon-GAAP financial measure, increased to $380 million for the fourth quarter 2018, compared with $337 million for the same period in 2017. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter excludes: $26 million of litigation costs for independent contractor matters; a $24 million benefit related to a gain on the sale of an equity investment; $19 million of restructuring costs, primarily severance; and $8 million of transaction, integration and rebranding costs.
For the fourth quarter 2018, the company generated cash flow from operations of $566 million and free cash flow, anon-GAAP financial measure, of $479 million. For full year 2018, the company generated cash flow from operations of $1.1 billion and free cash flow of $694 million, including an incremental benefit of approximately $200 million from trade receivables programs.
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