The hedge fund is the first activist at FedEx and has not publicly shared its targets for the company.įedEx's new emphasis on higher-profit deliveries or "revenue quality" echoes the "better not bigger" mantra adopted by rival United Parcel Service two years ago. Shaw Group this month gained two seats on FedEx's board and has been promised one more. Investors for years have bemoaned the company's inconsistent performance and redundant costs tied to its independently operated Express, Ground and Freight segments.Īctivist investor D.E. It reported margins of 13% or more in the two years before the COVID-19 online shopping boom that added millions more parcels to daily Ground routes.Īs CEO, Subramaniam is grappling with cooling demand, rampant inflation and pressure from two competing groups: investors who want FedEx to wring more profit from its operations, and the company's Ground unit contractors who want more money to offset their rising costs. That Ground business handles the bulk of the company's e-commerce home deliveries. Shares fell 2.6% to close at $233.81 after investors dug in to that outlook - particularly its call for Ground margin to increase to 11% to 12% by 2025. It also expects revenue growth of 4% to 6% annually during that period. FedEx forecast per share earnings growth of 14% to 19% per year through 2025. "We are at a pivotal moment in the history of FedEx as we enter our 50th year," CEO Raj Subramaniam, who succeeded FedEx founder Fred Smith on June 1, said at the company's investor meeting.
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