XPO Logistics Inc. forecast a jump in a key profit measure as soaring e-commerce spurs demand for its trucking and warehouse services.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization will be $1.725 billion to $1.8 billion this year, an increase of as much as 29% from 2020, XPO said in a statement Wednesday. That topped the $1.71 billion average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Fourth-quarter adjusted earnings rose to $1.19 a share, easily exceeding the average analyst estimate of 67 cents. Sales climbed 13% to $4.67 billion. Analysts had predicted $4.25 billion.