In a headline-grabbing downward revision of total employment numbers posted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the figure for the Transportation and Warehousing subsector moved higher. In its annual update on the model the BLS uses as the basis for its monthly employment report, the agency said the model that ran through March 2025 was likely to have overstated total employment in the U.S. by 911,000  jobs. Of those, 880,000 were in the private sector. However, the revision for Transportation and Warehou ...

Core 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].

Core Viewpoint - Landstar System, Inc. reported disappointing first-quarter 2025 earnings, with EPS of 85 cents falling short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 92 cents and declining 35.6% year over year [1] Financial Performance - Revenues for the quarter reached $1.15 billion, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.13 billion but down 1.5% year over year [2] - Operating income decreased by 34.2% to $39.4 million compared to the prior-year quarter [3] - Total costs and expenses slightly increased by 0.1% to $1.12 billion [3] Segment Performance - Truck transportation segment revenues, which accounted for 89.8% of total revenues, were $1.05 billion, down 1.8% year over year but above expectations of $1.01 billion [4] - Rail intermodal revenues fell 22.9% to $17.48 million, below expectations of $24.1 million [4] - Ocean and air-cargo carrier segment revenues improved by 21.4% year over year to $65.63 million, surpassing expectations of $58.7 million [5] - Other revenues decreased by 22.4% to $19.66 million, falling short of expectations of $25.7 million [5] Liquidity and Shareholder Returns - At the end of Q1 2025, Landstar had cash and cash equivalents of $417.42 million, down from $515.01 million in the prior quarter [6] - Long-term debt decreased to $61.9 million from $69.1 million in the previous quarter [6] - During the quarter, Landstar repurchased nearly 386,000 shares for $60.9 million and paid $83.3 million in cash dividends [7] - The board announced an 11% increase in the quarterly cash dividend to 40 cents per share, payable on June 24, 2025 [8]