Highlights:

Strong freight demand conditions, combined with the attractive value proposition of our service offerings, led to record quarterly revenue of $1.3 billion, up 41% as compared to last year
Record quarterly gross margin of $215 million (16.6% of revenue) driven by favorable pricing and yield management, combined with our continued focus on operating efficiency, resulted in operating income margin of 8.9%
Record quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.58
Generated net income of $88 million and EBITDA (non-GAAP)⁽¹⁾ of $150 million, and ended the quarter with solid liquidity and a conservative capital structure
Increased full year 2022 outlook, with expected revenue of $5.3 - $5.5 billion and diluted EPS of $9.00 - $10.00

OAK BROOK, Ill., April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hub Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HUBG) announced first quarter 2022 net income of $88 million, and diluted earnings per share of $2.58. Net income for first quarter 2021 was $17 million, or $0.51 per diluted share.

"Hub Group continues to perform extremely well in today's environment, delivering record revenue and profit as we support our customers' strong freight demand with high service levels and innovative supply chain solutions. Our ongoing focus on yield improvement, operating efficiency and fixed cost leverage led to record profitability. We reported record quarterly diluted EPS of $2.58, which is over five times the prior year's diluted EPS. We continue to expect a strong 2022 and are increasing our financial guidance for the year, while also investing in our business to support our customers' needs for capacity, service and innovative solutions," said Dave Yeager, Hub Group's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

First Quarter 2022 Results

Revenue for the first quarter of 2022 increased by 41% to $1.3 billion compared with $920 million in the first quarter of 2021. Gross margin for the quarter was 16.6% of revenue, as compared with 11.8% last year. Operating income was $115 million (8.9% of revenue) versus $24 million (2.6% of revenue) in 2021. EBITDA (non-GAAP)¹ for the quarter was $150 million.

As part of our profit improvement initiatives we have focused on realizing efficiencies between our dedicated and drayage trucking operations, including through the sharing of equipment and drivers, and by leveraging a combined driver support services function. Our dedicated and drayage teams now operate as one combined organization. As a result, beginning in first quarter 2022 we now report revenue for these operations under the "Intermodal and Transportation Solutions" line of business.

First quarter Intermodal and Transportation Solutions ("ITS") revenue increased 35% to $774 million. Intermodal volume increased 4% and revenue per load increased 35%. ITS gross margin increased compared to the prior year as pricing and cost recovery more than offset increased purchased transportation costs and lower volume.

Truck Brokerage revenue grew 132% in the quarter to $296 million due to the acquisition of Choptank Transport ("Choptank") as well as revenue growth from truckload and LTL. Gross margin increased relative to first quarter 2021 due to the acquisition, higher revenue per load and growth in cross selling with our customers.

First quarter Logistics revenue increased 6% to $229 million due to the growth of our final mile and consolidation services, as well as the contribution from new managed transportation customer onboardings. Gross margin increased due to growth with existing customers, new business onboardings and yield management initiatives, partially offset by higher warehousing and transportation costs.

Costs and expenses increased to $100 million in the first quarter of 2022 due to incremental operating costs from Choptank and higher compensation expense, partially offset by $3 million of higher gains on the sale of equipment as compared to prior year.

Capital expenditures for the first quarter of 2022 totaled $31 million. At March 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $207 million.

2022 Outlook

We expect that our 2022 diluted earnings per share will range from $9.00 to $10.00. We estimate revenue will range from $5.3 to $5.5 billion, and that gross margin as a percentage of revenue will range from 15.6% to 16.0%. We estimate our costs and expenses will range from $420 to $440 million for the year. We project our effective tax rate for the year will be 24-25%. We expect capital expenditures for 2022 to range from $240 to $265 million.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

In this press release, we present EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure of profitability defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. As required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), we have provided herein a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to Net Income, the most directly comparable measure under GAAP. Management believes that EBITDA provides relevant and useful information, which is used by our management as well as by many analysts, investors and competitors in our industry. By providing this non-GAAP measure, management intends to provide investors with a meaningful, consistent comparison of the Company's profitability for the periods presented. EBITDA should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative to or substitute for, measures determined in accordance with GAAP, and is not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP measures that may be presented by other companies.

CONFERENCE CALL

Hub Group, Inc. will hold a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 28, 2022 to discuss our first quarter 2022 results.

Hosting the conference call will be Dave Yeager, Chairman and CEO. Also participating on the call will be Phil Yeager, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Geoff DeMartino, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

This call is being webcast and can be accessed through the Investors link on Hub Group's web site at www.hubgroup.com. The webcast is listen-only. Those interested in participating in the question and answer session should follow the telephone dial-in instructions below.

To participate in the conference call by telephone, please pre-register at:

https://event-registration.arkadin.com/62461a6d820c352429f21a25

For those who do not prefer to preregister, on the day of the call, dial (866) 374-5140 approximately ten minutes prior to the scheduled call time; enter the participant PIN code 93210627#. The call will be limited to 60 minutes, including questions and answers. An audio replay will be available through the Investors link on the Company's web site at www.hubgroup.com. This replay will be available for 30 days.

CERTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Statements in this press release that are not historical may express or imply projections of revenues or expenditures, statements of plans and objectives or future operations or statements of future economic performance. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that might cause the actual performance of Hub Group, Inc. to differ materially from those expressed or implied by this discussion and, therefore, should be viewed with caution. All forward-looking statements and information are provided pursuant to the safe harbor established under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and should be evaluated in the context of these factors. Forward-looking statements generally may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "trends", "assumptions", "target", "guidance", "outlook", "opportunity", "future", "plans", "goals", "objectives", "expects", "anticipate", "expected", "may", "will", "would", "could", "intend", "believe", "potential", "projected", "estimate" (or the negative or derivative of each of these terms), or similar words, and include our statements regarding our outlook, profit improvement initiatives and capital expenditures. These forward-looking statements are based on management's experience and perception of trends, current conditions, and anticipated future developments, as well as other factors believed to be appropriate. We believe these statements and the assumptions and estimates contained in this release are reasonable based on information that is currently available to us. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include general or regional economic conditions and health concerns; the effect of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including any spikes, outbreaks or variants of the virus, as well as any future government actions taken in response to the pandemic, including on our business operations, as well as its impact on general economic and financial market conditions and on our customers, counterparties, employees and third-party service providers; our ability to sustain or the effects of plans intended to improve operational execution and performance; changes in or implementation of governmental or regulatory rules and interpretations affecting tax, wage and hour matters, health and safety, labor and employment, insurance or other undeterminable areas; intermodal costs and prices, the integration of acquisitions and expenses relating thereto; the future performance of Hub's Intermodal and Transportation Solutions, Truck Brokerage and Logistics business lines; driver shortages; the amount and timing of strategic investments or divestitures by Hub; the failure to implement and integrate critical information technology systems; cyber security incidents; retail and other customers encountering adverse economic conditions and other factors described from time to time in Hub Group's SEC reports, press releases and other communications. Hub Group assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.

SOURCE: Hub Group, Inc. CONTACT: Maralee Volchko of Hub Group, Inc., +1-630-271-3745


HUB GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2022					2021
						% of					% of
			Amount			Revenue		Amount			Revenue
Revenue			$	1,298,123		100.0	%	$	919,553		100.0	%

Transportation costs				1,083,106		83.4	%		810,806		88.2	%
	Gross margin			215,017		16.6	%		108,747		11.8	%

Costs and expenses:
	Salaries and benefits			68,926		5.3	%		56,951		6.2	%
	General and administrative			20,076		1.6	%		19,243		2.1	%
	Depreciation and amortization			10,955		0.8	%		8,502		0.9	%
		Total costs and expenses		99,957		7.7	%		84,696		9.2	%

Operating income				115,060		8.9	%		24,051		2.6	%

Other income (expense):
	Interest expense			(1,698	)	-0.1	%		(1,904	)	-0.2	%
	Other, net			131		0.0	%		(93	)	-0.0	%
		Total other expense		(1,567	)	-0.1	%		(1,997	)	-0.2	%

Income before provision for income taxes				113,493		8.8	%		22,054		2.4	%

Provision for income taxes				25,990		2.0	%		4,824		0.5	%

Net income			$	87,503				$	17,230

Earnings per share
	Basic		$	2.60				$	0.52
	Diluted		$	2.58				$	0.51

Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding				33,644					33,419
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding				33,966					33,775


HUB GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)


					March 31,			December 31,
					2022			2021
					(unaudited)
ASSETS
	CURRENT ASSETS:
		Cash and cash equivalents			$	206,896		$	159,784
		Accounts receivable trade,net				766,579			701,512
		Accounts receivable other				3,153			3,022
		Prepaid taxes				1,657			2,191
		Prepaid expenses and other current assets				24,378			27,779
				TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		1,002,663			894,288

	Restricted investments					21,497			24,256
	Property and equipment, net					689,779			681,451
	Right-of-use assets - operating leases					44,118			44,036
	Right-of-use assets - financing leases					2,750			1,252
	Other intangibles, net					190,252			196,672
	Goodwill, net					576,847			576,913
	Other assets					19,228			18,426
				TOTAL ASSETS	$	2,547,134		$	2,437,294


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
	CURRENT LIABILITIES:
		Accounts payable trade			$	418,509		$	424,923
		Accounts payable other				26,674			12,493
		Accrued payroll				47,521			56,938
		Accrued other				103,111			82,827
		Lease liability - operating leases				12,131			11,364
		Lease liability - financing leases				2,062			1,251
		Current portion of long term debt				97,571			97,273
				TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		707,579			687,069

	Long term debt					174,669			177,479
	Non-current liabilities					42,183			41,572
	Lease liability - operating leases					34,194			34,916
	Lease liability - financing leases					681			-
	Deferred taxes					160,857			155,944

	STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
		Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized;
			no shares issued or outstanding in 2022 and 2021			-			-
		Common stock
			Class A: $.01 par value; 97,337,700 shares authorized and
				41,224,792 shares issued in 2022 and 2021; 33,988,791 shares
				outstanding in 2022 and 33,907,734 shares outstanding in 2021		412			412
			Class B: $.01 par value; 662,300 shares authorized;
				662,296 shares issued and outstanding in 2022 and 2021		7			7
		Additional paid-in capital				189,168			189,256
		Purchase price in excess of predecessor basis, net of tax
			benefit of $10,306			(15,458	)		(15,458	)
		Retained earnings				1,512,137			1,424,634
		Accumulated other comprehensive loss				(187	)		(207	)
		Treasury stock; at cost, 7,236,001 shares in 2022
			and 7,317,058 shares in 2021			(259,108	)		(258,330	)
			TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY			1,426,971			1,340,314
				TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	2,547,134		$	2,437,294


HUB GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

					Three Months Ended March 31,
					2022			2021


Cash flows from operating activities:
	Net income				$	87,503		$	17,230
	Adjustments to reconcile net income
		to net cash provided by operating activities:
			Depreciation and amortization			35,192			32,111
			Deferred taxes			5,286			4,325
			Compensation expense related to share-based compensation plans			4,719			5,117
			Gain on sale of assets			(4,745	)		(1,924	)
	Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
			Restricted investments			2,759			1,618
			Accounts receivable, net			(65,288	)		8,389
			Prepaid taxes			535			350
			Prepaid expenses and other current assets			3,403			8,825
			Other assets			(1,516	)		(189	)
			Accounts payable			7,771			36,820
			Accrued expenses			7,130			18,695
			Non-current liabilities			(2,539	)		(3,994	)
				Net cash provided by operating activities		80,210			127,373

Cash flows from investing activities:
	Proceeds from sale of equipment					6,444			14,933
	Purchases of property and equipment					(30,927	)		(9,522	)
				Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(24,483	)		5,411

Cash flows from financing activities:
	Repayments of long term debt					(26,024	)		(33,381	)
	Stock withheld for payments of withholding taxes					(5,585	)		(3,759	)
	Finance lease payments					(526	)		(772	)
	Proceeds from issuance of debt					23,512			6,894
				Net cash used in financing activities		(8,623	)		(31,018	)


	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents					8			(8	)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents						47,112			101,758
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period						159,784			124,506
Cash and cash equivalents end of period					$	206,896		$	226,264


HUB GROUP, INC.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY BUSINESS LINE
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,

	2022		2021

Intermodal and transportation solutions	$	773,576	$	575,256

Truck brokerage		295,605		127,262

Logistics		228,942		217,035

Total Revenue	$	1,298,123	$	919,553


RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO EBITDA (1)
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
					Change			Change
	2022		2021		$			%

Net income	$	87,503	$	17,230	$	70,273		407.9	%

Interest expense		1,698		1,904		(206	)	-10.8	%

Depreciation and amortization		35,192		32,111		3,081		9.6	%

Provision for income taxes		25,990		4,824		21,166		438.8	%

EBITDA	$	150,383	$	56,069	$	94,314		168.2	%

(1) See the "Non-GAAP Financial Measure" section of this release for the definition of EBITDA and a discussion of this non-GAAP financial measure.

Hub Group, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2022 Results