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Exhibit 99.1

 

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Echo Global Logistics Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results; Revenue Up 36% Year over Year

 

CHICAGO, February 5, 2015 — Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECHO), a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services, reported today financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2014.

 

“Echo continues to bring a growing multi-modal carrier network to our shippers, providing consistent and reliable service.  Our 2014 success is driven by our investments in people, our commitment to clients, and a transportation environment that rewards execution and access to capacity,” stated Doug Waggoner, Chief Executive Officer of Echo.  “Continued dedication to our strategy of strong organic growth and focused acquisitions has led to another record year of growth and profitability,” said Waggoner.

 

Full Year 2014 Highlights

 

·                  Total revenue grew 33% to $1.17 billion

·                  Transactional revenue grew 41% to $871.3 million

·                  Truckload revenue grew 57% to $619.2 million; LTL revenue grew 18% to $432.1 million

·                  Non-GAAP fully-diluted EPS totaled $0.81, increasing 32%*

 

Fourth Quarter 2014 Highlights

 

·                  Total revenue increased 36% to $300 million from the fourth quarter of 2013

·                  Non-GAAP EBITDA increased 69% to $11.5 million from the fourth quarter of 2013*

·                  Non-GAAP net income increased 86% to $4.7 million from the fourth quarter of 2013*

·                  Non-GAAP fully diluted EPS increased 83% to $0.20 from the fourth quarter of 2013*

 


* All non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effects of changes in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transactions costs. For a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest comparable GAAP financial measure, see “Reconciliation to GAAP Operating Income, Operating Margin, Net Income and Fully Diluted EPS” included in this release.

 

Summarized financial results and select operating metrics follow:

 

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Three months ended December 31,

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

Dollars in millions except per share data

 

2014

 

2013

 

% change

 

2014

 

2013

 

% change

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transactional

 

$

224.5

 

$

151.8

 

47.8

%

$

871.3

 

$

616.6

 

41.3

%

Enterprise

 

$

75.5

 

$

69.5

 

8.7

%

$

302.1

 

$

267.6

 

12.9

%

Total Revenue

 

300.0

 

221.3

 

35.6

%

1,173.4

 

884.2

 

32.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue

 

54.2

 

37.0

 

46.8

%

208.2

 

155.6

 

33.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Operating expenses (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions

 

14.8

 

9.4

 

58.1

%

57.7

 

39.5

 

46.1

%

Selling, general and administrative

 

27.9

 

20.8

 

34.5

%

105.4

 

82.2

 

28.1

%

Total Non-GAAP operating expenses (1)

 

42.7

 

30.2

 

41.8

%

163.1

 

121.7

 

33.9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP EBITDA (1)

 

11.5

 

6.8

 

68.6

%

45.1

 

33.9

 

33.2

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

3.8

 

2.7

 

41.5

%

13.9

 

10.6

 

31.3

%

Non-GAAP Operating income (1)

 

7.7

 

4.1

 

86.3

%

31.2

 

23.3

 

34.0

%

Other expense

 

0.0

 

0.0

 

(78.3

)%

0.2

 

0.4

 

(29.9

)%

Non-GAAP Income before taxes (1)

 

7.7

 

4.1

 

89.6

%

31.0

 

22.9

 

35.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes (2)

 

3.0

 

1.6

 

96.2

%

11.9

 

8.6

 

37.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Net Income (2)

 

4.7

 

2.5

 

85.6

%

19.1

 

14.3

 

33.7

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Fully Diluted EPS (2)

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.11

 

83.3

%

$

0.81

 

$

0.61

 

32.3

%

Diluted shares

 

23.9

 

23.6

 

 

 

23.6

 

23.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation to GAAP Operating Income, Operating Margin, Net income and Fully Diluted EPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP EBITDA (1)

 

11.5

 

6.8

 

68.6

%

45.1

 

33.9

 

33.2

%

Change in contingent consideration payable

 

(0.1

)

0.4

 

(116.2

)%

(2.2

)

(0.1

)

2035.1

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

(3.8

)

(2.7

)

41.5

%

(13.9

)

(10.6

)

31.3

%

Acquisition-related deal costs

 

 

 

N/A

 

(1.5

)

 

N/A

 

Other income (expense)

 

(0.0

)

(0.0

)

(78.3

)%

(0.2

)

(0.4

)

(29.9

)%

Income taxes

 

(3.0

)

(1.7

)

79.5

%

(10.5

)

(8.6

)

21.4

%

Net Income

 

4.7

 

2.7

 

69.9

%

16.8

 

14.2

 

18.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin (1)

 

21.2

%

18.5

%

275

bps

21.7

%

21.8

%

(10

)bps

Effect of change in contingent consideration payable, acquisition-related transaction costs and depreciation/amortization

 

(7.1

)%

(6.4

)%

(77

)bps

(8.5

)%

(6.9

)%

(158

)bps

Operating Margin (% of Net Revenue)

 

14.1

%

12.1

%

198

bps

13.2

%

14.9

%

(168

)bps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Operating Income (1)

 

7.7

 

4.1

 

86.3

%

31.2

 

23.3

 

34.0

%

Change in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transaction costs

 

(0.1

)

0.4

 

(116.2

)%

(3.7

)

(0.1

)

3552.3

%

Operating Income

 

7.6

 

4.5

 

70.8

%

27.5

 

23.2

 

18.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Net Income (2)

 

4.7

 

2.5

 

85.6

%

19.1

 

14.3

 

33.7

%

Change in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transactions costs, net of tax effect

 

(0.0

)

0.2

 

(115.8

)%

(2.3

)

(0.1

)

3335.2

%

Net Income

 

4.7

 

2.7

 

69.9

%

16.8

 

14.2

 

18.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Fully Diluted EPS (2)

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.11

 

83.3

%

$

0.81

 

$

0.61

 

32.3

%

Change in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transaction costs, net of tax effect

 

(0.00

)

0.01

 

(115.6

)%

(0.10

)

(0.00

)

3301.2

%

Fully Diluted EPS

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.12

 

67.7

%

$

0.71

 

$

0.61

 

17.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Metrics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenue margin

 

18.1

%

16.7

%

138

bps

17.7

%

17.6

%

14

bps

Non-GAAP EBITDA margin (% of net revenue) (1)

 

21.2

%

18.5

%

275

bps

21.7

%

21.8

%

(10

)bps

Shipment volume

 

526,473

 

448,778

 

17.3

%

2,085,227

 

1,834,679

 

13.7

%

Total employees

 

1,734

 

1,297

 

33.7

%

1,734

 

1,297

 

33.7

%

Sales employees and agents

 

1,122

 

825

 

36.0

%

1,122

 

825

 

36.0

%

Truckload (TL) Revenue %

 

53.5

%

44.1

%

934

bps

52.8

%

44.7

%

804

bps

Less Than Truckload (LTL) Revenue %

 

36.5

%

41.1

%

(460

)bps

36.8

%

41.5

%

(465

)bps

Intermodal Revenue %

 

5.9

%

7.4

%

(151

)bps

6.1

%

7.3

%

(122

)bps

 


(1) Amounts shown exclude the effects of changes in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transaction costs.

(2) Amounts shown exclude the tax effected changes in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transaction costs.

 

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2015 Full Year Guidance

 

“With an excellent 2014 behind us, we are expecting another year of strong growth in 2015.  We will continue to invest in our people and technology as we move towards our 2017 targets of $2 billion in revenue and $100 million in non-GAAP EBITDA,” commented Kyle Sauers, Chief Financial Officer of Echo. Sauers continued, “We are initiating 2015 full year revenue guidance in the range of $1.30 billion to $1.38 billion and SG&A costs of $120 million to $125 million excluding the impact of any potential acquisitions or acquisition related costs.”

 

Conference Call

 

A conference call, with accompanying presentation slides, will be broadcast live on February 5, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time).  Doug Waggoner, Chief Executive Officer, Dave Menzel, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Kyle Sauers, Chief Financial Officer, will host the call.  To participate in the call, dial (877) 303-6235 (toll free) or (631) 291-4837 (toll) and reference “Echo Global Logistics.”  To listen to a live webcast of the call, visit the Echo website at http://ir.echo.com.   A replay of the webcast will be available for one year following the live webcast in the Investor Relations section of the Echo website.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

This release includes the following financial measures defined as “non-GAAP financial measures” by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”): Non-GAAP EBITDA, Non-GAAP Operating Income, Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Fully Diluted EPS. We refer to these Non-GAAP financial measures to describe earnings and earnings per share excluding the effects of changes in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transaction costs.  We believe such measures provide useful information to investors because they provide information about the financial performance of the Company’s ongoing business.

 

Non-GAAP EBITDA, Non-GAAP Operating Income, Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Fully Diluted EPS are used by management in its financial and operational decision-making and evaluation of overall operating performance. These measures may be different from similar measures used by other companies. The presentation of this financial information, which is not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles, is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. For a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest comparable GAAP financial measure, see “Reconciliation to GAAP Operating Income, Operating Margin, Net Income and Fully Diluted EPS” included in this release.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This release contains statements relating to future results. These statements are forward-looking statements under the federal securities laws. We can give no assurance that any future results discussed in these statements will be achieved. Any forward-looking statements represent our views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date. These statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the statements contained in this release. For a discussion of important factors that could

 

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affect our actual results, please refer to our SEC filings, including the “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 we filed with the SEC.

 

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

REVENUE

 

$

300,026,847

 

$

221,322,456

 

$

1,173,382,760

 

$

884,193,289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COSTS AND EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation costs

 

245,787,063

 

184,367,194

 

965,165,330

 

728,543,525

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

42,779,249

 

29,783,336

 

166,812,670

 

121,881,168

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

3,815,780

 

2,696,123

 

13,876,079

 

10,564,657

 

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

 

7,644,755

 

4,475,803

 

27,528,681

 

23,203,939

 

OTHER EXPENSE

 

(17,234

)

(79,563

)

(249,532

)

(355,837

)

INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

 

7,627,521

 

4,396,240

 

27,279,149

 

22,848,102

 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

(2,971,743

)

(1,655,200

)

(10,491,591

)

(8,645,488

)

NET INCOME

 

$

4,655,778

 

$

2,741,040

 

$

16,787,558

 

$

14,202,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income per share

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.73

 

$

0.62

 

Diluted net income per share

 

$

0.20

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.71

 

$

0.61

 

 

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

32,542,119

 

$

52,506,560

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

145,198,419

 

109,662,529

 

Prepaid expenses

 

2,849,011

 

2,510,791

 

Other current assets

 

5,078,038

 

2,402,323

 

Total long term assets

 

130,376,607

 

78,064,390

 

Total assets

 

$

316,044,194

 

$

245,146,593

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable — trade

 

$

85,999,784

 

$

65,322,807

 

Other current liabilities

 

41,246,588

 

14,085,896

 

Deferred income taxes

 

4,333,635

 

3,547,426

 

Long term liabilities

 

2,590,009

 

2,960,433

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

181,874,178

 

159,230,031

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

316,044,194

 

$

245,146,593

 

 

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Echo Global Logistics, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

32,362,545

 

$

24,803,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(48,923,687

)

(11,197,042

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(3,403,299

)

(2,880,500

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(19,964,441

)

10,725,576

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

52,506,560

 

41,780,984

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

32,542,119

 

$

52,506,560

 

 

About Echo Global Logistics

 

Echo Global Logistics, based in Chicago, is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. Echo maintains a proprietary web-based technology platform that compiles and analyzes data from its network of over 30,000 transportation providers to serve its clients’ transportation and supply chain management needs.

 

Echo services clients across a wide range of industries, such as manufacturing, construction, consumer products and retail. For more information on Echo, visit: www.echo.com.

 

ECHO: Earnings

 

INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:

 

Echo Global Logistics
Kyle Sauers, Chief Financial Officer, (312) 784-7695
Zach Jecklin, Director of Finance, (312) 784-2046

 

MEDIA CONTACT:

 

Hanni Itah, SSPR, (847) 415-9324###

 

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