Ryder System Q3 earnings: First look

Some key data from the third quarter earnings at Ryder System (NYSE: R):

• Used vehicle sales prices continued to fall. They are down year-on-year both for the recently concluded quarter and for the nine months through September.

• The volume of sales is falling also, and the size of the used vehicle fleet count at the end of the quarter is up almost 17% from a year ago.

• Even though various measures of earnings per share were all down from the third quarter of 2023, the non-GAAP EPS of $3.44 beat consensus forecasts by 2 cts, according to SeekingAlpha. However, early pre-market trading was down about 1%. 

• Revenue at the Ryder’s Dedicated Services and Supply Chain Solutions segments posted double digit increases compared to a year ago. The two segments both have made significant acquisitions in the last year. Dedicated has grown through the acquisition of Cardinal Logistics; Supply Chain Solutions is bigger because of Ryder’s purchase last year of Impact Fulfillment Services. 

• The company’s earnings call with analysts is 11 a.m. Thursday.

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