RXO Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Statistics for 2024

February 5, 2025  by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry   

Drew Wilkerson, chief executive officer of RXO, said, “The integration of Coyote Logistics remains ahead of schedule and we’re again raising our estimate for annualized cost synergies. We now expect to achieve at least $50 million in synergies.”

Wilkerson continued, “In the fourth quarter, RXO grew combined brokerage volume by 10% sequentially, the result of our focus on providing the best service, solutions, innovation and relationships in the industry. Momentum continued within our complementary services."

"In Managed Transportation, our sales pipeline is now nearly $2 billion in freight under management, and in Last Mile, we grew stops by 15% year-over-year. While the freight market remains soft, our playbook of strategically investing in our business while controlling costs, along with our increased scale, positions us well for the future.”

Companywide Results

RXO’s revenue was $1.7 billion for the fourth quarter, compared to $1.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023. Gross margin was 15.5%, compared to 18.0% in the fourth quarter of 2023.

The company reported a fourth-quarter 2024 GAAP net loss of $20 million, compared to net income of $2 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The fourth-quarter 2024 GAAP net loss included $34 million in transaction, integration, restructuring and other costs. Adjusted net income in the quarter was $10 million, compared to $7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Adjusted EBITDA was $42 million, compared to $31 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 2.5%, compared to 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Transaction, integration, restructuring and other costs, amortization of intangibles, and a discrete tax item impacted GAAP earnings per share by $0.18, net of tax. For the fourth quarter, RXO reported a GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.12. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.06.

Brokerage

Volume in RXO’s Brokerage business, including the impact of the Coyote Logistics acquisition in both periods, declined by 6% year-over-year in the fourth quarter. Less-than-truckload volume increased by 1% but was offset by an 8% decline in full truckload volume. Brokerage volume grew by 10% sequentially in the fourth quarter.

Brokerage gross margin was 13.2% in the fourth quarter.

Complementary Services

Managed Transportation has nearly $2 billion in new freight under management in its sales pipeline.

The number of Last Mile stops grew by 15% year-over-year.

RXO’s complementary services gross margin was 21.1% for the quarter.

First-Quarter Outlook

RXO expects first-quarter 2025 adjusted EBITDA to be between $20 million and $30 million. The company expects first-quarter 2025 Brokerage gross margin to be between 12% and 14%.

Conference Call

A replay of the conference call will be available through Feb 12, by calling toll-free (from U.S./Canada) 1-888-660-6264; international callers dial +1-289-819-1325. Use the passcode 45015#.

Additionally, the call will be archived on http://investors.rxo.com.

For the full press release, click here.