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Operator

Good morning. My name is Steven, and I will be your conference facilitator today. At this time, I would like to welcome, everyone, to the UPS Investor Relations Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. And after the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer period. pleasure the my your over now Mr. host, is to floor turn to It Relations Officer. Investor Childress, Scott Sir, is the floor yours.

Scott Childress

Good morning, Call. Earnings Third Quarter and welcome to the UPS XXXX

Joining Gershenhorn. of Chief Officer. U.S. Richard Myron Gray; Gutmann, our with David our Commercial Sales President, us Operations, me Officer, today Chief CFO; Kate Alan International President Solutions our joining along CEO; Barber; Jim and today are Also and Peretz, Abney, is

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Now, I will turn the call over to David.

David P. Abney

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Kathleen M. Gutmann

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Richard N. Peretz

Thanks, Kate. UPS had another quarter. successful

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Operator

Investor turn now our Childress, will please Scott program over back Officer, Relations the I ahead. Mr. go to

Scott Childress

very you Thank much.

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David P. Abney

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James Jay Barber

glad Sure. I'd to. be

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Scott Childress

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David P. Abney

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Myron A. Gray

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James Jay Barber

I'll we've Asia. frankly, I'll of material think U.S. one going that and has to I'm peak a quickly kind peak the go volumes to I couple year season. points is into those going which nature is quite of that in add Europe, one years of This had Jim. in this all been Europe of long, start to then the outside advantages are

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Kathleen M. Gutmann

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Operator

We have Chris the line ahead. a question from Citigroup. Wetherbee, of Please go

Chris Wetherbee

great. looks Hey, for the get wanted season, to a sounds I just should I cadence fourth about these how we the about as up to we how that sense move start quarter. cost from beyond with you're morning, up sort be we've up of seen headwinds of thinking like look? you to as network good quarter's It It headwinds like and the quarter the roll performance. pulling forward Domestic and cost Thanks, out to you're I is Saturday ramping segment. into but should Domestic maybe peak everybody. some ask XXXX, build in the that maybe guess which into million, fourth some $XX third wanted costs

Richard N. Peretz

buildings not this million operating these implementation, function. same start as of because a operating some Richard. I early together the of to million fourth continue there's or the to also, open. XXXX. And because guide, step would And it's it's say, the operate first earlier are have operations start is three the standard up the the buildings to new putting all buildings, this new operations. we Chris, $XXX did to construction Sure. is as year, the you little as for because when this penalties reason $XXX penalty they that's it's But we quarter a for we be our we plans and is Saturday years get we most open to ongoing What only just next from full large think, UPS when first,

did the again, next there talk for each million next years. would call, between $XXX of the million but that So we XXXX, few we'll be $XXX and call out about on

Myron A. Gray

year, implement in to operations be the expect Saturday peak When locations. peak over we'll have be into and of Brandon the X be you going deployed we to feet we the bit with next (sic) continuing associated [Chris], We're locations next as XX next for next consideration would on this additional onboarding head million as bring additional Saturday locations look add square to of than it. XXX the At it'll will count network that that capacity a bring beyond year, this year. greater into year. that We take well additional year, the will operations onset for that season, will those so

Chris Wetherbee

Thanks. Great.

Operator

Vernon, We a have question Please ahead. go line the of from David Bernstein.

J. David Scott Vernon

guys. Hey. morning, Good

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Richard N. Peretz

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J. David Scott Vernon

not frankly there about Yeah. just a like, a either number, No, lack a feeling that an what's the trying looking a is about lack I'm folks to I or stock, of keeping quite that exact Domestic think commitment, I'm think that the issue. of lot to is kind to the not margin for can nervous like are The incentives where And margin? years. going of controllability Domestic actually quarter-to-quarter X is make to a is X, they that what is next the go feel team sure the flat issue management around get really of is, over happens? up like Year-to-year, is,

Richard N. Peretz

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J. David Scott Vernon

All for right. additional color. the Thanks

Scott Childress

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David P. Abney

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James Jay Barber

to add David Scott, would I said. what points Yes, has three

be First, that discussion. both, levels XX%. to the obviously, through kind ocean utilization push In has talking that the ocean chain data at over air freight more to the at this we recent quarter, that see going in supply and continue are levels inventory I'm most and of

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to look we our fourth well. question. as Appreciate the quarter So forward

Operator

UBS. have a of ahead. the go Tom from Please line Wadewitz question We of

Thomas Wadewitz

good Yeah, morning.

or TNT topic growth. the stick on maybe, double-digit of volume might up? export sense to that kind the cyber-attack we maybe impressive to some strength of international stepping much was come be couple temporary over? I volumes what quarters to that. pretty don't talk Just In the of you consider might I'll pieces you ought things more growth the how the into it's about if that you you acceleration much volume of kind export of give in is and put for know little model obviously, Express future, us get I with perspective benefit from next of SF a of but a do So that and be a ought how the couple trying wondering of of think what market, could years?

James Jay Barber

I'll best a That's my question. down. Tom. do Okay, broad to skinny it

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that had This another row quarters choosing you one. big think that export is obviously, the step think we XX% growth, a in UPS. is, about We've volume way customers of one, when are our XX I a continued momentum. is this this see certainly just that

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models, Europe, broad-based tell future, I as a the just the this my on. with malware deliberate growing across in Richard can't recent really question put very is globe. market quarter. the in been all that. started that into in a what We're next more many some XXXX. perspective growth well. lift about is growth. just about in certainly is to dynamics of We it this There you your not on most the But the no this event; but from Yes. So going has is investment from early quarter touched additional this that were than the years

going. with pleased we and where are pretty look to tomorrow future keep to we're So we it the and

Thomas Wadewitz

you the before? total those International numbers Europe mentioned export, were numbers, Were just mentioned the or you

James Jay Barber

Those export were intra-European numbers.

Richard N. Peretz

both aligned regions. Overall, probably we expect we to grew point we an in what exports. there his guided and all doing at stay this it recognize intra-Europe we've pretty to but actually, exports job that. had much team expect it's part in of last with is and on Obviously, levels, And, few was we've the doesn't two-year for Jim's we'll really for Jim to growth been number years. third in the that extra the little because a it that have the mean still in happened and current improvement these a Tom, all to And, a that International quarter of quarter, do story, done grow elsewhere, important good something strongly and continue we but was

David P. Abney

just on we expand we're And couple a about story, of really this probably then the billion XX-year years been Richard's and committed to comments to about story, the two-year a ago $X and has in But way our exports Europe in big All been that. big, story. right? through had for just the last and a we've consistent XX% the so International success years, of XX it's very

Thomas Wadewitz

time. you right. All Thank for the

Scott Childress

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James Jay Barber

This is again. Jim,

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Alan Gershenhorn

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Operator

ahead. Oppenheimer. go from Schneeberger question line A Scott of the Please of

Scott Schneeberger

Thanks.

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Myron A. Gray

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Scott Schneeberger

Thanks.

Scott Childress

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Richard N. Peretz

obviously, Sure. And this is take Richard, Kevin, I'll and, question. this

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Operator

a of Ken question go Bank ahead. line of have from We America Please Hoexter the of Lynch. Merrill

Ken Hoexter

the or feet David jumping Richard, to you accelerating from the you Maybe and about CapEx? adding can square talk Good CapEx are new centers talk the plan? sort switch building your And the of Great. about that did ones for your account forward? X original about million morning. You service million now new aircraft to square now from targets scale talked upgrading going at you X your feet.

Richard N. Peretz

that, Sure is Ken, about growth for beat everyone for and that this the is it, we're to of emphasis we of in about hopefully we talked about is it in the the enterprise. growth, and the going the range Richard. end this the think Obviously, part call talked call revenue higher said on February. getting just I've total we

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Ken Hoexter

Richard. Thanks,

Scott Childress

during are: on question UPS And Our call perspectives next in come the or XXXX Are questions will less you more economic positive July? than global were from last Ross. you Dave Dave's and

David P. Abney

general And that of that I'll David, about And grow. but the more better the disasters. do e-commerce, continue about Europe talked quarter up been natural part from the answer the I is a think reform that optimism going and there's holding also little fourth be bit part is exports Obviously, positive we believe are you From about XXXX. year. we macroeconomic this kind about standpoint the China what completely interest. was can just by to of to a industrial driving Maybe the holding more the couple things. me, still that's back Brexit, is This well. bit see little tax side of for in from but especially And to is has is the in U.S. a than think of affected a a Europe up continue and consumer will first growing. won't there production is then getting next and economy more quarter, was then well, would the and couple seems things, last certainly say the bounce that. And Excuse that we stimulate that concerns to the growing, trade economy. just we now global expected,

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Operator

Ben Hartford ahead. Please go will come the Baird. question Next of from of line

Ben J. Hartford

question. all. the morning, for good Thanks Hey,

the any surcharge. expect context we holiday flows the you play behavior surcharge customers been. the weeks that side? maybe Do have to behavior new expect season sort Interested peak program? governed and holiday Thanks. shift peak Have risk to of do you unaffected? Do on context the volumes of be in that, access the planning all Myron mandate concern and some avoid Alan customers seen not for maybe that like any receptivity in out? season the from of surcharges? changes yet? the Just or the what of are into What in to given How capacity expect in new the incremental truckload you And looming on the in ELD largely regarding by discussions December, to

Kathleen M. Gutmann

Thanks, the actually with extensively is the tied customers I'll Ben. Kate. planning. question. We've address This to been peak working

period. other steered will the your is, points so And of actually, but others of question, in some it the consumer some definitely, can course, what to address being in demand it be of maintain to weeks

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Scott Childress

you peak much did We're going brick-and-mortar? Internet Are How question expecting you growth is with from the question outpacing What Allison's Landry. take upcoming Amazon? trends the quarter season? are continue growth these you in an from And see to Allison expecting? to is: during it BXC

Alan Gershenhorn

that. is this I'll take Alan. Yeah. Hey,

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Operator

from Wolfe Our Research. Pat next will go Please line Gruck question ahead. of come (XX:XX) of the

Scott H. Group

It's guys. Scott. Hey,

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Richard N. Peretz

Scott. Sure,

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Scott H. Group

just for if package the still So of the clear, year. normalize so improvement Domestic expecting if hurricane, kind we for margin I'm you're

Richard N. Peretz

You've also you if we're where was about. normalize there call we look some we've times, the some other to got there for what go back overall – on quarters talked it think were one but plan right and at

Scott H. Group

guys you, Thank Okay.

Operator

Please We Ossenbeck from Brian the have go JPMorgan. of of question line another ahead.

Brian P. Ossenbeck

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Richard N. Peretz

to we specifically going where talk I'm now. Brian, So, right are about

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Brian P. Ossenbeck

Thank Okay. you.

Operator

That Please now Scott the program I to turn Mr. sir. would to Q&A today. like Childress. ahead, go back segment for concludes our over

Scott Childress

to call for some the Richard hand I'll comments.

Richard N. Peretz

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David P. Abney

Thanks, Okay. Rich.

we especially for can you As Logistics progress, long-term in growth network making We're great transforming are and our our Network. Smart see, value.

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United Parcel Service (UPS) 26 Oct 172017 Q3 Earnings call transcript