Union Pacific quarterly profit beats on higher shipment volumes
Reuters
Published Jan 21, 2021 08:13AM ET
Updated Jan 21, 2021 08:45AM ET
(Reuters) - Union Pacific Corp (NYSE:UNP) on Thursday beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit, as the U.S. railroad operator benefited from higher volumes of grain and intermodal shipments.
Analysts expect the recovery in railroad volumes to continue in 2021, with a pick-up in demand giving way to broader-based gains in rail traffic, spurred by industrial and commodity end markets.
Volumes, as measured by total revenue carloads, rose 3% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier. Freight revenue, however, fell 1% to $4.80 billion.
The company's net income fell to $1.38 billion, or $2.05 per share, in the quarter ended Dec. 31, from $1.40 billion, or $2.02 per share, a year earlier.
Total operating revenue fell to $5.14 billion from $5.21 billion.
Excluding items, the company earned $2.36 per share.
Analysts on average had expected earnings of $2.30 per share, according Refinitiv data.
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