Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results; Declares Dividend
Second Quarter 2025 Operating Revenues: $393.8 million, down 14.8%
Second Quarter 2025 Operating Income: $19.9 million, down $27.2 million
Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Per Share: $0.32 per share, down $0.85 per share
Declares Quarterly Dividend: $0.105 per share
WARREN, Mich., July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULH) today reported consolidated second quarter 2025 net income of $8.3 million, or $0.32 per basic and diluted share, on total operating revenues of $393.8 million. This compares to net income of $30.7 million, or $1.17 per basic and diluted share, during the second quarter 2024 on total operating revenues of $462.2 million.
In the second quarter 2025, Universal's operating income decreased $27.2 million to $19.9 million, compared to $47.1 million in the second quarter one year earlier. As a percentage of operating revenue, operating margin for the second quarter 2025 was 5.1%, compared to 10.2% during the same period last year. EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, decreased $28.6 million during the second quarter 2025 to $56.2 million, compared to $84.8 million one year earlier. As a percentage of operating revenue, EBITDA margin for the second quarter 2025 was 14.3%, compared to 18.4% during the same period last year.
"Universal's results for the second quarter, although muted, were broadly in-line with our previously guided expectations," stated Tim Phillips, Universal's CEO. "Our contract logistics segment continues to deliver solid results and demonstrates the strategic advantage of Universal's diverse service offerings. Our trucking segment also performed well, sequentially growing their results on both the top and bottom lines. While our intermodal franchise continues to underperform, we are making progress on our profitability initiatives, narrowing our losses on a quarter-over-quarter basis. As we continue to navigate a persistently weak freight backdrop, we remain committed to delivering exceptional service to our customers and making strategic investments to drive our long-term growth initiatives."
Segment Information:
Contract Logistics
Second Quarter 2025 Operating Revenues: $260.6 million, 1.1% decrease
Second Quarter 2025 Operating Income: $21.8 million, 8.4% operating margin
In the contract logistics segment, which includes our value-added and dedicated services, operating revenues decreased 1.1% to $260.6 million, compared to $263.6 million for the same period last year. This segment's operating revenues in the quarter included $55.0 million from the recent acquisition of Parsec, while its revenues in the same period last year included $44.6 million attributable to our specialty development project in Stanton, TN, which was completed last year. At the end of the second quarter 2025, we managed 87 value-added programs, including 20 rail terminal operations compared to a total of 68 programs at the end of the second quarter 2024. Included in this segment's revenues were also $7.3 million in separately identified fuel surcharges from dedicated transportation services, compared to $8.0 million during the same period last year. Second quarter 2025 income from operations decreased $31.1 million to $21.8 million, compared to $52.9 million during the same period last year. As a percentage of revenue, operating margin in the contract logistics segment for the quarter was 8.4%, compared to 20.1% during the same period last year.
Intermodal
Second Quarter 2025 Operating Revenues: $68.9 million, 13.5% decrease
Second Quarter 2025 Operating (Loss): $(5.7) million, (8.2)% operating margin
Operating revenues in the intermodal segment decreased 13.5% to $68.9 million in the second quarter, compared to $79.7 million for the same period last year. Included in intermodal segment revenues for the recently completed quarter were $8.2 million in separately identified fuel surcharges, compared to $10.9 million during the same period last year. Intermodal segment revenues also include other accessorial charges such as detention, demurrage and storage, which totaled $9.2 million during the quarter, compared to $8.1 million one year earlier. Load volumes declined 12.9%, while the average operating revenue per load, excluding fuel surcharges, improved slightly on a year-over-year basis. In the second quarter 2025, the intermodal segment experienced an operating loss of $(5.7) million compared to an operating loss of $(8.6) million during the same period last year. As a percentage of revenue, operating margin in the intermodal segment for the second quarter 2025 was (8.2)%, compared to (10.8)% one year earlier.
Trucking
Second Quarter 2025 Operating Revenues: $64.1 million, 29.9% decrease
Second Quarter 2025 Operating Income: $3.3 million, 5.2% operating margin
In the trucking segment, second quarter operating revenues decreased 29.9% to $64.1 million, compared to $91.4 million for the same period last year. This segment's quarterly revenues included $18.4 million of brokerage services this year, compared to $25.5 million during the same period last year. Also included in our trucking segment revenues for the quarter were $3.4 million in separately identified fuel surcharges, compared to $5.7 million in fuel surcharges during the same period last year. On a year-over-year basis, load volumes declined 22.6%, and the average operating revenue per load, excluding fuel surcharges, declined 8.9%. Income from operations in the second quarter decreased to $3.3 million compared to $4.4 million during the same period last year. As a percentage of revenue, operating margin in the trucking segment for the second quarter was 5.2% compared to 4.8% during the same period last year.
Cash Dividend
Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. also announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.105 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2025 and is expected to be paid on October 1, 2025.
Other Matters
As of June 28, 2025, Universal held cash and cash equivalents totaling $24.3 million, and $9.9 million in marketable securities. Outstanding debt at the end of the second quarter 2025 was $798.6 million and capital expenditures totaled $84.3 million.
Universal calculates and reports selected financial metrics not only for purposes of our lending arrangements but also in an effort to isolate and exclude the impact of non-operating expenses related to our corporate development activities. These statistics are described in more detail below in the section captioned "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
Conference call:
We invite investors and analysts to our quarterly earnings conference call.
Quarterly Earnings Conference Call Dial-in Details:
Time:
10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Date:
Friday, July 25, 2025
Call Toll Free:
(800) 836-8184
International Dial-in:
+1 (646) 357-8785
A replay of the conference call will be available through August 1, 2025, by calling (888) 660-6345 (toll free) or +1 (646) 517-4150 (toll) and using replay entry code 54416#. The call will also be available on investors.universallogistics.com.
About Universal:
Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. ("Universal") is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide a variety of customized transportation and logistics solutions throughout the United States and in Mexico, Canada and Colombia. Our operating subsidiaries provide our customers with supply chain solutions that can be scaled to meet their changing demands. We offer our customers a broad array of services across their entire supply chain, including truckload, brokerage, intermodal, dedicated and value-added services. In this press release, the terms "us," "we," "our," or the "Company" refer to Universal and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Forward Looking Statements
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UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
Thirteen Weeks Ended
Twenty-six Weeks Ended
June 28,
June 29,
June 28,
June 29,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Operating revenues:
Truckload services
$
45,922
$
66,876
$
83,700
$
108,906
Brokerage services
19,571
53,661
39,836
113,274
Intermodal services
67,745
78,069
136,199
154,784
Dedicated services
81,828
90,715
166,835
179,031
Value-added services
178,728
172,843
349,613
398,075
Total operating revenues
393,794
462,164
776,183
954,070
Operating expenses:
Purchased transportation and equipment rent
81,508
137,295
161,251
261,928
Direct personnel and related benefits
168,032
135,495
332,533
276,300
Operating supplies and expenses
50,335
63,558
101,662
156,382
Commission expense
4,395
8,890
8,651
15,500
Occupancy expense
11,803
10,442
23,056
21,010
General and administrative
14,026
14,699
27,203
28,205
Insurance and claims
7,599
7,873
14,563
15,041
Depreciation and amortization
36,203
36,809
