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Exhibit 99.1

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

14701 Charlson Road

Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347

Chad Lindbloom, chief financial officer (952) 937-7779

Tim Gagnon, director, investor relations (952) 683-5007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

C.H. ROBINSON REPORTS SECOND QUARTER RESULTS

MINNEAPOLIS, August 6, 2013 – C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (“C.H. Robinson”) (NASDAQ: CHRW), today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Summarized financial results for the quarter ended June 30 are as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2013      2012      %
change
    2013      2012      %
change
 

Total revenues

   $ 3,288,262       $ 2,955,714         11.3   $ 6,282,529       $ 5,507,828         14.1

Net revenues:

                

Transportation

                

Truckload

   $ 264,335       $ 256,193         3.2   $ 532,939       $ 519,775         2.5

LTL

     60,711         56,445         7.6     119,202         108,272         10.1

Intermodal

     9,920         10,019         -1.0     19,021         19,730         -3.6

Ocean

     49,124         16,958         189.7     91,612         32,719         180.0

Air

     20,202         10,577         91.0     36,970         19,450         90.1

Customs

     9,769         3,934         148.3     18,375         7,334         150.5

Other logistics services

     17,084         14,880         14.8     34,278         28,942         18.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total transportation

     431,145         369,006         16.8     852,397         736,222         15.8

Sourcing

     38,752         40,205         -3.6     70,598         72,148         -2.1

Payment services

     2,705         16,312         -83.4     5,329         31,899         -83.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total net revenues

     472,602         425,523         11.1     928,324         840,269         10.5

Operating expenses

     290,126         240,609         20.6     577,142         485,810         18.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Operating income

     182,476         184,914         -1.3     351,182         354,459         -0.9

Net income

   $ 111,872       $ 114,582         -2.4   $ 215,215       $ 221,082         -2.7
  

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

    

Diluted EPS

   $ 0.70       $ 0.71         -1.4   $ 1.34       $ 1.36         -1.5

Pro Forma Comparison - The following shows the effects of the disposition of the Company’s T-Chek Payment Services business (“T-Chek”), which was completed in October 2012, and the acquisition of Phoenix International Freight Services, Ltd. (“Phoenix”), which was completed in November 2012, as if these transactions had occurred at the beginning of 2012. A reconciliation of these pro forma measures is described on page 4.

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2013
Reported
     2012
Pro Forma
     %
change
    2013
Reported
     2012
Pro Forma
     %
change
 

Total net revenues

   $ 472,602       $ 458,208         3.1   $ 928,324       $ 897,060         3.5

Income from operations

     182,476         188,700         -3.3     351,182         356,899         -1.6

 

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Discussion of Second Quarter 2013 Results

Our truckload net revenues increased 3.2 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012. Our truckload volumes increased approximately nine percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012. Our North American truckload volumes increased approximately five percent. We estimate that our acquisition of Apreo Logistics S.A. (“Apreo”), which was completed in October 2012, contributed approximately four percent to our volume growth in the second quarter of 2013. Our truckload net revenue margin decreased in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012, due primarily to the net revenue margin decline of our European truckload business. In North America, our truckload net revenue margin was relatively flat as rates charged to our customers and truckload transportation costs increased approximately one percent.

Our less-than-truckload (“LTL”) net revenues increased 7.6 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012. The increase was driven by an increase in total shipments of approximately eight percent, partially offset by decreased net revenue margin.

Our intermodal net revenues decreased 1.0 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012. This was due to decreased volumes, partially offset by increased net revenue margin. Our net revenue margin increase was due to a change in our mix of business.

Our ocean transportation net revenues increased 189.7 percent, our air transportation net revenues increased 91.0 percent, and our customs net revenues increased 148.3 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012. These increases were primarily due to our acquisition of Phoenix in November 2012.

Sourcing net revenues decreased 3.6 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012. This was due to decreased net revenue margin as a result of a change in our commodity and service mix due to weather.

Our Payment Services net revenues decreased 83.4 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012 due to the T-Chek divestiture in the fourth quarter of 2012.

For the second quarter, operating expenses increased 20.6 percent to $290.1 million in 2013 from $240.6 million in 2012. Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues increased to 61.4 percent in the second quarter of 2013 from 56.5 percent in 2012. During the second quarter of 2013, operating expenses grew faster than net revenues primarily as a result of the impact of Phoenix acquisition, including amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets. Phoenix has a higher expense to net revenue ratio than C.H. Robinson has historically experienced.

For the second quarter, personnel expenses increased 16.3 percent to $206.0 million in 2013 from $177.2 million in 2012. This was due to an increase in our average headcount of approximately 30 percent, related primarily to the acquisitions of the Phoenix and Apreo in the fourth quarter of 2012, partially offset by declines in the expenses related to incentive plans that are designed to keep expenses variable with changes in net revenues and profitability. The increase in personnel expenses was also partially offset by the divestiture of T-Chek in October 2012.

For the second quarter, other selling, general, and administrative expenses increased 32.6 percent to $84.1 million in 2013 from $63.4 million in 2012. This increase was driven primarily by Phoenix operations, partially offset by the divestiture of T-Chek. For the second quarter, acquisition amortization expense increased to $5.0 million in 2013 from $0.8 million in 2012 primarily as a result of the finite-lived intangible assets recorded in connection with the acquisition of Phoenix.

 

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During the quarter we also recorded a $5.0 million charge related to the settlement of a contingent auto liability claim. The $5.0 million represents the amount of our retained risk under the terms of our contingent auto liability insurance policy. Although we remain a party to several contingent auto liability cases, it should be noted that this is only the fourth case in the last ten years in which we have been required to contribute in excess of $1.0 million in settlement or satisfaction of a contingent auto liability claim.

Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., is one of the largest non-asset based third party logistics companies in the world. C.H. Robinson is a global provider of multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions, currently serving over 42,000 active customers through a network of 276 offices in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. C.H. Robinson maintains one of the largest networks of motor carrier capacity in North America and works with approximately 56,000 transportation providers worldwide.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this release are forward-looking statements that represent our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies concerning future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience or our present expectations, including, but not limited to such factors as changes in economic conditions, including uncertain consumer demand; changes in market demand and pressures on the pricing for our services; competition and growth rates within the third party logistics industry; freight levels and increasing costs and availability of truck capacity or alternative means of transporting freight, and changes in relationships with existing truck, rail, ocean and air carriers; changes in our customer base due to possible consolidation among our customers; our ability to integrate the operations of acquired companies with our historic operations successfully; risks associated with litigation and insurance coverage; risks associated with operations outside of the U.S.; risks associated with the potential impacts of changes in government regulations; risks associated with the produce industry, including food safety and contamination issues; fuel prices and availability; the impact of war on the economy; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in our Annual and Quarterly Reports.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update such statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after such date. All remarks made during our financial results conference call will be current at the time of the call and we undertake no obligation to update the replay.

Non-GAAP vs. GAAP Financial and Pro Forma Financial Measures

To assist investors in understanding our financial performance, we supplement the financial results that are generated in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, with non-GAAP financial measures from time to time. We use non-GAAP measures, including those set forth in this release, to assess our operating performance for the quarter. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of analyzing aspects of our ongoing operations that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting our business. However, non-GAAP results should not be regarded as a substitute for corresponding GAAP measures, and should be viewed in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. To provide investors with information to assist them in assessing our financial results on a comparable basis with historical results, we have provided certain non-GAAP financial measures in this press release that include the effects of the disposition of T-Chek and the acquisition of Phoenix as if they had occurred at the beginning of our 2012 fiscal year.

 

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A reconciliation of our reported results to pro forma financial measures for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     Reported      T-Chek
Operations  (1)
    Phoenix
Operations  (1)
     Pro Forma  

Total revenues

   $ 2,955,714       $ (13,354   $ 223,408       $ 3,165,768   

Purchased transportation and related services

     2,107,799         —          177,369         2,285,168   

Purchased products sourced for resale

     422,392         —          —           422,392   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total purchased services and products

     2,530,191         —          177,369         2,707,560   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net revenues (2)

     425,523         (13,354     46,039         458,208   

Personnel expenses

     177,184         (3,601     21,419         195,002   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     62,589         (2,938     9,952         69,603   

Amortization of acquisition intangibles

     836         —          4,067         4,903   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other operating expenses

     240,609         (6,539     35,438         269,508   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

   $ 184,914       $ (6,815   $ 10,601       $ 188,700   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1. Adjustments have been made to historical Phoenix operations for the addition of amortization expense of finite-lived intangible assets recorded in connection with the acquisition ($4.1 million), rent expense for lease agreements entered into in connection with the acquisition ($84 thousand), and depreciation on a building acquired in the acquisition ($37 thousand). An adjustment has also been made for the elimination of contractual changes in compensation ($5.1 million). There were no pro forma adjustments to the T-Chek historical results.
2. Net revenues are our total revenues less purchased transportation and related services, including contracted motor carrier, rail, ocean, air, and other costs, and the purchased price and services related to the products we source.

A reconciliation of our reported results to pro forma financial measures for the six months ended June 30, 2012 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     Reported      T-Chek
Operations  (1)
    Phoenix
Operations  (1)
     Pro Forma  

Total revenues

   $ 5,507,828       $ (26,129   $ 406,608       $ 5,888,307   

Purchased transportation and related services

     3,917,380         —          323,688         4,241,068   

Purchased products sourced for resale

     750,179         —          —           750,179   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total purchased services and products

     4,667,559         —          323,688         4,991,247   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net revenues (2)

     840,269         (26,129     82,920         897,060   

Personnel expenses

     360,622         (7,706     41,100         394,016   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     123,510         (5,926     18,750         136,334   

Amortization of acquisition intangibles

     1,678         —          8,133         9,811   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other operating expenses

     485,810         (13,632     67,983         540,161   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

   $ 354,459       $ (12,497   $ 14,937       $ 356,899   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

1. Adjustments have been made to historical Phoenix operations for addition of amortization expense of finite-lived intangible assets recorded in connection with the acquisition ($8.1 million), rent expense for lease agreements entered into in connection with the acquisition ($168 thousand), and depreciation on a building acquired in the acquisition ($75 thousand). An adjustment has also been made for the elimination of contractual changes in compensation ($5.1 million). There were no pro forma adjustments to the T-Chek historical results.

 

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2. Net revenues are our total revenues less purchased transportation and related services, including contracted motor carrier, rail, ocean, air, and other costs, and the purchased price and services related to the products we source.

Conference Call Information:

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Second Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call

Tuesday August 6, 2013 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time

The call will be limited to 60 minutes, including questions and answers.

Presentation slides and a simultaneous live audio webcast of the conference call may be accessed through the Investor Relations link on C.H. Robinson’s website at www.chrobinson.com

To participate in the conference call by telephone, please call ten minutes early by dialing: 888-549-7750

Callers should reference the conference ID, which is 4630440

Webcast replay available through Investor Relations link at www.chrobinson.com

Telephone audio replay available until 12:59 a.m. Eastern Time on August 9: 800-406-7325; passcode: 4630440#

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three months ended
June 30,
     Six months ended
June 30,
 
     2013     2012      2013     2012  

Revenues:

         

Transportation

   $ 2,818,077      $ 2,476,805       $ 5,421,259      $ 4,653,602   

Sourcing

     466,811        462,597         854,663        822,327   

Payment Services

     3,374        16,312         6,607        31,899   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     3,288,262        2,955,714         6,282,529        5,507,828   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

         

Purchased transportation and related services

     2,386,932        2,107,799         4,568,862        3,917,380   

Purchased products sourced for resale

     428,059        422,392         784,065        750,179   

Purchased payment services

     669        —           1,278        —     

Personnel expenses

     206,009        177,184         418,654        360,622   

Other selling, general, and administrative expenses

     84,117        63,425         158,488        125,188   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     3,105,786        2,770,800         5,931,347        5,153,369   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     182,476        184,914         351,182        354,459   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment, interest, and other (expense) income

     (589     686         (649     900   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

     181,887        185,600         350,533        355,359   

Provision for income taxes

     70,015        71,018         135,318        134,277   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 111,872      $ 114,582       $ 215,215      $ 221,082   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per share (basic)

   $ 0.70      $ 0.71       $ 1.34      $ 1.36   

Net income per share (diluted)

   $ 0.70      $ 0.71       $ 1.34      $ 1.36   

Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)

     159,818        161,887         160,137        162,290   

Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted)

     159,917        162,200         160,198        162,643   

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

     June 30,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Assets

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 150,017       $ 210,019   

Receivables, net

     1,570,886         1,412,136   

Other current assets

     62,065         50,135   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,782,968         1,672,290   

Property and equipment, net

     153,327         149,851   

Intangible and other assets

     985,250         982,084   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 2,921,545       $ 2,804,225   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ investment

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable and outstanding checks

   $ 807,972       $ 707,476   

Accrued compensation

     67,518         103,343   

Accrued income taxes

     51,919         121,581   

Other accrued expenses

     37,926         46,171   

Current portion of debt

     365,652         253,646   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     1,330,987         1,232,217   

Noncurrent income taxes payable

     20,621         20,590   

Deferred tax liabilities

     69,928         45,113   

Other long term liabilities

     944         1,933   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,422,480         1,299,853   

Total stockholders’ investment

     1,499,065         1,504,372   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ investment

   $ 2,921,545       $ 2,804,225   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited, in thousands, except operational data)

 

     Six months ended
June 30,
 
     2013     2012  

Operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 215,215      $ 221,082   

Stock-based compensation

     9,885        16,559   

Depreciation and amortization

     27,952        17,208   

Provision for doubtful accounts

     5,635        3,608   

Deferred income taxes

     25,993        3,543   

Other

     143        2,414   

Changes in operating elements

    

Receivables

     (198,669     (229,361

Prepaid expenses and other

     (12,146     (5,631

Accounts payable and outstanding checks

     100,481        130,457   

Accrued compensation

     (35,277     (51,556

Accrued income taxes

     (69,631     9,058   

Other accrued liabilities

     (11,310     (7,353
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     58,271        110,028   

Investing activities:

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (18,316     (17,403

Purchases and development of software

     (4,261     (7,567

Acquisitions, net of cash

     19,126        —     

Other

     107        192   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for investing activities

     (3,344     (24,778

Financing activities:

    

Borrowings on line of credit

     2,134,023        —     

Repayments on line of credit

     (2,022,017     —     

Payment of contingent purchase price

     (927     (11,613

Net repurchases of common stock

     (134,043     (102,767

Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation

     24,755        7,654   

Cash dividends

     (113,031     (109,151
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

     (111,240     (215,877

Effect of exchange rates on cash

     (3,689     (2,415
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (60,002     (133,042

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     210,019        373,669   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 150,017      $ 240,627   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
      As of June 30,  
      2013     2012  

Operational Data:

    

Employees

     11,297        8,743   

Branches

     276        234   

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