CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN UPS’ FOURTH QUARTER

摘要

Take your pick: UPS reported either a quarter billion dollar net loss or a one-and-ahalfrnbillion dollar net profit for the fourth quarter of 2016.rnOn an as-reported basis, UPS suffered a net fourth-quarter loss of $239 million, andrnan operating loss of $428 million, as revenue rose 5.5% to $16.93 billion. However,rnafter adjusting for a massive one-time mark-to-market charge for changes in the company’srnpension plans, operating profit for the quarter was up 2.5% y-o-y to $2.22rnbillion and net income rose 1.7% to $1.43 billion.