Landstar System(US:LSTR) ZACKSยท2025-08-01 17:16Core Insights - Landstar System, Inc. (LSTR) reported second-quarter 2025 earnings per share (EPS) of $1.20, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.16 but down 18.9% year over year. Revenues reached $1.21 billion, slightly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.20 billion, but declined 1.1% year over year [1][10]. Revenue Performance - Truck revenue per load improved by 2.6% year over year, driven by a 3.2% increase in revenue per load for unsided platform equipment and a 1.2% increase for van equipment. However, the number of loads hauled via truck decreased by 1.5% during the same period [2]. - Total revenues in the truck transportation segment, which accounted for 89.8% of total revenues, amounted to $1.11 billion, reflecting a 1.1% increase from the previous year and surpassing expectations of $1.09 billion [4]. - Rail intermodal revenues were $22.02 million, down 1.3% year over year but above expectations of $21.7 million. Conversely, revenues from ocean and air-cargo carrier segments fell 28.7% year over year to $50.78 million, missing expectations of $72.1 million. Other revenues decreased by 20.5% to $20.42 million, also below expectations of $22 million [5][4]. Operating Income and Costs - Operating income decreased by 17.3% year over year to $56.28 million. Total costs and expenses slightly declined by 0.1% to $1.15 billion [3]. Liquidity and Shareholder Returns - At the end of Q2 2025, Landstar had cash and cash equivalents of $359.23 million, down from $417.42 million in the previous quarter. Long-term debt totaled $54.67 million, a decrease from $61.9 million in the prior quarter [6]. - During the second quarter, Landstar repurchased 300,141 shares for $42.4 million and is authorized to buy an additional 1,861,522 shares. A quarterly cash dividend of 40 cents per share was announced, payable on September 9, 2025, to stockholders of record as of August 19, 2025 [7].