8-K


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 2, 2016
 
RYDER SYSTEM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Florida
1-4364
59-0739250
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
11690 NW 105th Street
Miami, Florida
33178
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (305) 500-3726

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 2, 2016, we issued a press release reporting our financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015 (the “Press Release”). We will also host a conference call and webcast on February 2, 2016 during which we will make a presentation on our financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015 (the “Presentation”). The Press Release and the Presentation are available on our website at www.ryder.com.

The press release and presentation include information regarding the following non-GAAP financial measures as defined by SEC regulations:

Comparable earnings measures. We use comparable earnings from continuing operations, comparable earnings per share from continuing operations, comparable earnings before income tax and comparable tax rate, for both the fourth quarter and year to date 2015 and 2014, and comparable earnings per share from continuing operations forecast for both first quarter and full year 2016. These "comparable" measures exclude the following items from our GAAP earnings from continuing operations, earnings per share from continuing operations, earnings before income tax, tax rate and earnings per share from continuing operations forecast: (1) pension lump sum settlement charges (fourth quarter and full year 2014), (2) pension settlement (benefit) charges (fourth quarter 2014 and full year 2014 and 2015), (3) restructuring and other charges (recoveries), net (fourth quarter and full year 2014 and 2015), (4) acquisition-related tax adjustment (fourth quarter and full year 2014), (5) acquisition transaction costs (full year 2014), (6) consulting fees (fourth quarter and full year 2014) and (7) tax law change benefits and/or benefits from reserve reversals (fourth quarter 2015 and full year 2014 and 2015). We exclude these items because they are unrelated to our ongoing business operations. Additionally, we exclude non-operating pension costs from our GAAP earnings measures because these costs are primarily impacted by financial market performance and are outside of the operational performance of the business. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and allow for better year-over-year comparison of operating performance.

Operating revenue. We use operating revenue to evaluate the operating performance of our core businesses and as a measure of sales activity. Commencing in 2015, in addition to excluding Fleet Management Solutions (FMS) fuel services revenue and subcontracted transportation from total revenue to arrive at our operating revenue calculation, we also exclude Dedicated Transportation Solutions (DTS) and Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) fuel costs. DTS and SCS fuel, similar to FMS fuel services revenue, is an ancillary service that we provide our customers and is impacted by fluctuations in market fuel prices. Therefore, these items are excluded from operating revenue as the costs are largely a pass-through to our customers, resulting in minimal changes in our profitability during periods of steady market fuel prices. However, profitability may be positively or negatively impacted by rapid changes in market fuel prices during a short period of time as customer pricing for fuel services is established based on trailing market fuel costs. We also exclude subcontracted transportation from the calculation of operating revenue as this service is also typically a pass-through to our customers and therefore fluctuations result in minimal changes to our profitability.

Operating revenue growth excluding foreign exchange. Ryder's period-over-period operating revenue growth excluding foreign exchange excludes the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Due to the variability of foreign exchange rates from period to period, we use operating revenue growth excluding foreign exchange to evaluate period-over-period operating performance. Operating revenue growth excluding foreign exchange is calculated by dividing the results for the current and prior year periods by the exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2014, which was the last day of the prior year period, rather than the actual exchange rates in effect as of December 31, 2015.

The information in this Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and General Instruction B.2 thereunder and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.

Item 9.01(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release, dated February 2, 2016, relating to Ryder System, Inc.’s financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015.
Exhibit 99.2
Presentation prepared for a conference call and webcast held on February 2, 2016, relating to Ryder System, Inc.’s financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015.





SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Date: February 2, 2016
RYDER SYSTEM, INC.
(Registrant)
 
By:
/s/ Art A. Garcia
 
 
Art A. Garcia, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer