SAIA | Saia Reports Second Quarter Earnings

[Jack Knife]

Saia Reports Second Quarter Earnings per Share of $0.53

Second Quarter 2014 Compared to Second Quarter 2013 Results
•Revenues were $330 million, an increase of 12.9%
•LTL tonnage increased 6.9% as LTL shipments were up 5.5% with a 1.4% increase in weight per shipment
•Operating income decreased to $22.7 million compared to $23.3 million
•Operating ratio was 93.1 compared to 92.0
•Diluted earnings per share were $0.53 compared to $0.54
•Claims and insurance expense was $8.3 million higher than the second quarter last year due primarily to accident severity

Saia Reports Second Quarter Earnings per Share of $0.53: Marketwire Business News - MSN Money

 

[runawaytrain]

Thanks for beating me to it JK............I should have known it would be you.

 

[Jack Knife]

Thanks for beating me to it JK............I should have known it would be you.

I do what I can.

 

[runawaytrain]

I do what I can.

And that's all anyone will ask.......If we all would just do our part we can take a really great company and make it better. Our belief about ourselves are the single most telling factors in determining our success in the company and happiness in life for that matter.....A successful person is not a person who makes lots of money. A successful person brings success to everything that he or she does, and money is one of the payoffs....If you believe it will work out, you'll see opportunities. If you believe it won't, you'll see obstacles. Each problem is an opportunity in disguise...........Life is an attitude. It's what you choose to believe, always.

 

[runawaytrain]

Saia to report 3rd quarter today.....10-28-2014.

 

[BADCOMPANY1957]

well said!

 

[runawaytrain]

Third quarter results.... Operation ratio improved to 91.8 ... Good stuff.