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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Saia (SAIA)

Saia Q4 revenue rose 5.0% to $789.0 million, but diluted EPS fell to $2.84 from $3.33

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Saia reported fourth quarter 2024 results on February 3, 2025, with revenue up 5.0% but operating income down 9.9% and diluted earnings per share down from $3.33 to $2.84. For the full year, revenue rose 11.4% to $3.2 billion and diluted EPS reached $13.51 versus $13.26 in 2023, while the company said it expects 2025 net capital expenditures to be over $700 million.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 operating ratio was 87.1% compared with 85.0% in Q4 2023.
  • Full year 2024 operating income was $482.2 million, up 4.7%, and diluted EPS was $13.51.
  • Net capital expenditures were $1,040.9 million in 2024, and the company anticipates over $700 million in 2025, subject to market conditions.
  • Year-end 2024 cash was $19.5 million and total debt was $200.3 million, compared with $296.2 million cash and $16.5 million debt at December 31, 2023.

The filing

CompanySaia (SAIA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 3, 2025, 7:45 AM ET
Accession number0000950170-25-012023

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:17 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 03, 2025.

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