AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Matson (MATX)

Matson raises 2024 operating income outlook as Q2 net income rises to $113.2 million

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Matson reported second-quarter 2024 net income of $113.2 million, or $3.31 per diluted share, up from $80.8 million, or $2.26 per share, a year earlier. The company said it is raising its full-year 2024 consolidated operating income outlook, and it expects third-quarter and fourth-quarter 2024 consolidated operating income to be higher than the same quarters of 2023.

Key points

  • Q2 2024 consolidated revenue was $847.4 million, up from $773.4 million in Q2 2023, and consolidated operating income was $124.6 million, up from $96.7 million.
  • Ocean Transportation operating income rose $26.6 million, or 32.3 percent, mainly on significantly higher freight rates in China.
  • Matson expects Q3 2024 consolidated operating income to be meaningfully higher than $132.1 million and Q4 2024 to be moderately higher than $75.3 million.
  • Matson repurchased about 0.6 million shares for $72.2 million in Q2 2024 and declared a $0.34 per share dividend payable September 5, 2024.

The filing

CompanyMatson (MATX)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 1, 2024, 4:10 PM ET
Accession number0001558370-24-010599

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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