Brooke Sutherland, Columnist

FedEx Earnings Are Worth a Second Look

Signs of improving operating margins offer a silver lining.

March 21, 2017 at 11:18 PM UTC

Brooke Sutherland is Bloomberg News' Boston bureau chief and writes the Industrial Strength Newsletter. She was previously a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and industrial companies and an M&A reporter for Bloomberg News.

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Welcome to Mr. FedEx Corp.'s Wild Ride.

The parcel-delivery giant reported its results for the peak holiday quarter after the close of regular trading on Tuesday. Adjusted earnings per share in the period massively missed even the lowest of analysts' estimates. FedEx now expects fiscal year 2017 adjusted EPS -- including the results of the TNT Express business it acquired last year -- to be $10.80 to $11.30, down from an earlier forecast of $10.95 to $11.45. Excluding TNT integration expenses, which are set to rise by $50 million this year, the company kept its earnings forecast the same.