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Union Pacific — Q4 2003 Earnings Presentation

48 slides from Union Pacific's earnings presentation, January 2004

  1. Slide 1: Union Pacific Corporation

    Union Pacific Corporation Dick Davidson Chairman & CEO

  2. Slide 2: 4th Quarter Recap

    4th Quarter Recap Union Pacific Corporation Earnings per Share Operating Income In In Millions Millions $2.12 +5% $589 $562 Overnite Overnite Earnings Earnings $0.84 $0.84 Overnite Overnite $1.41 Earnings Earnings $0.03 $0.03 $1.38 $1.28 Continuing Continuing Operations Operations 2002 2003 2002 200

  3. Slide 3: Earnings per Share

    Earnings per Share Union Pacific Corporation $6.04 Overnite Overnite $5.05 Earnings Earnings $0.95 $0.95 Overnite Overnite Earnings Earnings $0.27 $0.27 FAS FAS 143 143 $4.78 Impact Impact $1.02 $1.02 $4.07 Continuing Continuing Operations Operations 2002 2003

  4. Slide 4: Union Pacific Corporation - Jim Young, CFO

    Union Pacific Corporation Jim Young EVP - Finance & CFO

  5. Slide 5: 4th Quarter Recap

    4th Quarter Recap Union Pacific Corporation – Earnings Per Share $2.12 Overnite Overnite Earnings Earnings $0.84 $0.84 $1.41 Overnite Overnite Earnings Earnings $0.03 $0.03 $1.38 $1.28 Continuing Continuing Operations Operations 2002 2003

  6. Slide 6: Other Income

    Other Income Union Pacific Corporation 4th Quarter Full Year (Pre-Tax (Pre-Tax in in Millions) Millions) (Pre-Tax (Pre-Tax in in Millions) Millions) $108 $324 VTA VTA Sale Sale UTA UTA && $73 $73 VTA VTA Sale Sale $214 $214 $46* $35 $110 $78* 2002 2003 2002 2003 ** Includes Includes convertible conv

  7. Slide 7: Average Revenue per Car

    Average Revenue per Car Union Pacific Railroad – Fourth Quarter -$3 $1,204 +$10 +$11 $1,186 Q4 Fuel Price Mix & Q4 2002 Surcharge Other 2003

  8. Slide 8: Salaries & Benefits Expense

    Salaries & Benefits Expense In Millions +3% +3% $999 +2% +2% $972 • GTM’s Increased 5% $949 • Employee Count Down 1% • Service Cost Impact Q4 Q4 2002 2002 Adjusted* Adjusted* Q4 Q4 2003 2003 Q4 Q4 2002 2002 *Adjusted *Adjusted for for FAS FAS 143 143

  9. Slide 9: Fuel

    Fuel Price per Gallon 4th th Quarter Full Year $.89 $.92 2003 Recap: $.81 $.73 • Historically High Prices • $255 Million Incremental Cost • Nearly 45% Recovered 2002 2003 2002 2003

  10. Slide 10: Fuel Outlook

    Fuel Outlook Price per Gallon Full Year 1st st Quarter $1.00 $1.00+/- $.92 2004 Outlook: $.73 • Continued Crude Uncertainty • Recovery Improvement • 9% Hedged Via Collars 2002 2003 2003 2004

  11. Slide 11: Purchased Services & Other Expense

    Purchased Services & Other Expense In Millions $356 +$13 +$12 $321 +$10 $318 +$3 Co Ot Q4 FA S Adjusted Inte nt he Q4 rm C r r 2002 14 3 Q4 2002 Vol od os act 2003 um al ts ee

  12. Slide 12: Cash Commitment Met

    Cash Commitment Met Free Cash Flow After After Dividends Dividends -- In In Millions Millions $536 $524* • Cash From Operations +10% • Redeemed $1.5 Billion TIDES $241 • Rating Agency Upgrade • $100 Million Railroad Pension Payment • 30% Dividend Increase 2001 2002 2003 ** Excludes Excludes proceeds

  13. Slide 13: Union Pacific Railroad - Ike Evans

    Union Pacific Railroad Ike Evans President & COO

  14. Slide 14: Looking Back . . .

    Looking Back . . . Performance Trends Operating Revenue Productivity Billions Billions GTM’s GTM’s (Millions)/Employee (Millions)/Employee $11.6 $11.6 22.0 22.0 $11.2 $11.2 21.0 21.0 $10.8 $10.8 $10.8 $10.8 19.7 19.7 18.4 18.4 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 200

  15. Slide 15: Leveraging the Yield Strategy

    Leveraging the Yield Strategy New Product Offerings • Premium Products • Innovative Service • Premium Price • Asset Efficiency Premium Service Truck Conversion

  16. Slide 16: Looking Forward . . .

    Looking Forward . . . • Strong Economic Environment • Truck Conversion Opportunities – 225,000 Converted in 2003 – Marketing Approach • Integrated Service Offerings – Hours of Service Regulations

  17. Slide 17: Service Reliability & Performance

    Service Reliability & Performance Performance Measures Reduced Failure Costs Cost Cost of of Quality Quality -- % % of of Revenue Revenue Customer Satisfaction 13.9 78% 12.5 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.1 70% Service Delivery Index 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003

  18. Slide 18: Resource Planning

    Resource Planning Employees Locomotives Freight Cars Track Capacity Terminal Capacity

  19. Slide 19: Resource Planning

    Resource Planning Employees . . . The Right People, Place & Time

  20. Slide 20: Adding Value Yield Strategy

    Adding Value Shareholders Yield Strategy Customers Employees

  21. Slide 21: Union Pacific Railroad - Dennis Duffy

    Union Pacific Railroad Dennis Duffy EVP - Operations

  22. Slide 22: Network Status

    Network Status Velocity Car Dwell MPH MPH Hours Hours 17.2 17.2 29.3 29.3 17.0 17.0 16.7 16.7 16.8 16.8 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2 27.8 27.8 Oct Oct Nov Nov Dec Dec Jan* Jan* Oct Oct Nov Nov Dec Dec Jan* Jan* Recrew Rate 6.9% 6.9% 7.1% 7.1% 6.3% 6.3% 5.4% 5.4% Oct Oct Nov Nov Dec Dec Jan* Jan* ** January J

  23. Slide 23: Work Force

    Work Force • Remote Control • Non-Productive Starts – Recrews – Dead Heads – Network Balance • Innovative Labor Agreements

  24. Slide 24: Locomotives

    Locomotives Horse Horse Power/Trailing Power/Trailing Ton Ton 2.04 Miles Miles Between Between Failure Failure 2.04 1.99 1.99 1.93 1.93 1.90 1.90 • Fleet Strategy 26,866 26,866 • Velocity 24,273 24,273 22,669 22,669 • Terminal Dwell 20,154 20,154 • Predictive Maintenance 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 200

  25. Slide 25: Engineering & Capital Effectiveness

    Engineering & Capital Effectiveness • Slow Order Reduction Per Unit Installation Costs • Maintenance Planning Wood • Asset Life Extension Down 3% Ties • Focused Capacity Improvements Concrete Down 10% Ties Rail Down 6% 2002 2002 2003 2003

  26. Slide 26: Focused Capacity Improvements

    Focused Capacity Improvements Central Corridor Routes North-South Routes Chicago Chicago Seattle Seattle Portland Portland Salem Salem Chicago Chicago Dexter Omaha Dexter Omaha Oakland Oakland SLC SLC Dallas Dallas LA LA Houston Houston Laredo Laredo Southern Tier Chicago Chicago Routes KC KC Memphi

  27. Slide 27: Safety Improvements

    Safety Improvements Three Aspects Employee Best Year Ever! Customer 10% Fewer Interruptions! Public 5 Years of Improvement!

  28. Slide 28: Safety & Security

    Safety & Security • Web-Based & Simulator Training • Health & Wellness • Wayside Detection Technology • Security Strategy

  29. Slide 29: Organizational Effectiveness

    Organizational Effectiveness • 6 Step Problem Solving Process • 80/20 Initiatives • 6 Sigma • “Lean Principles”

  30. Slide 30: 2004 Operating Strategy

    2004 Operating Strategy Reduced Failure Costs Cost Cost of of Quality Quality -- % % of of Revenue Revenue 13.9 Goals 12.5 11.3 • Improved Service Reliability 11.1 • Quality Operations 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003

  31. Slide 31: Union Pacific Railroad - Jack Koraleski

    Union Pacific Railroad Jack Koraleski EVP – Marketing & Sales

  32. Slide 32: Economic Recovery

    Economic Recovery Carloads - 2003 vs 2002 First First Three Three Quarters Quarters Fourth Fourth Quarter Quarter Intermodal (1%) 9% Industrial 3% 7% Agricultural 0% 2% Energy 1% 1% Automotive 1% (2%) Chemicals (2%) (2%) TOTAL 0% 4%

  33. Slide 33: Business Diversity

    Business Diversity Fourth Quarter - 2003 vs 2002 Revenue Carloads Intermodal 13% 9% Industrial 9% 7% Energy 3% 1% Chemicals 3% (2%) Agricultural 2% 2% Automotive 1% (2%) TOTAL 6% 4%

  34. Slide 34: Records

    Records • Overall – Carloadings: 9.2+ Million – Commodity Revenue: $11 Billion • Commodities – Record Revenue: Energy Energy Intermodal Intermodal Automotive Automotive Industrial Industrial Products Products Agricultural Agricultural Products Products

  35. Slide 35: Agricultural Products

    Agricultural Products • 2003 4Q Drivers –– Strong Strong grain grain exports exports –– Business Business to to and and from from Mexico Mexico –– Strong Strong sugar sugar beet beet business business • 2004 Outlook –– Increased Increased ethanol ethanol production production –– Continued Continued

  36. Slide 36: Automotive

    Automotive • 2003 4Q Drivers – Continued sluggish finished vehicle sales • 2004 Outlook – Improved vehicle sales – New contract carryover – Truck to rail materials conversion

  37. Slide 37: Chemicals

    Chemicals • 2003 4Q Drivers – Continued high natural gas prices • 2004 Outlook – Improved industrial production – Continued pipeline service expansion

  38. Slide 38: Energy

    Energy • 2003 4Q Drivers – Continued strong demand – Record quarter for SPRB • 2004 Outlook – Continued strength in CO/UT – SPRB tonnage flat – Continued demand for western coal

  39. Slide 39: Industrial Products

    Industrial Products • 2003 4Q Drivers –– Continued Continued strength strength in in housing housing starts starts –– Low Low interest interest rates rates and and improving improving economy economy –– Favorable Favorable construction construction conditions conditions • 2004 Outlook –– Strong Stro

  40. Slide 40: Intermodal

    Intermodal • 2003 4Q Drivers – Strong international imports and impact of ILWU lockout in 2002 – Economic strength in domestic shipments – New UPS business lanes • 2004 Outlook – Continued strength in Asian imports – Domestic growth – Service improvement

  41. Slide 41: 2004 Revenue Outlook

    2004 Revenue Outlook Market 2 - 3% Price 1+% Penetration 1 - 2% TOTAL 4 - 6%

  42. Slide 42: Union Pacific Corporation - Dick Davidson

    Union Pacific Corporation Dick Davidson Chairman & CEO

  43. Slide 43: 2003 Highlights

    2003 Highlights • Record Revenue Year Debt-to-Capital • 60-Hour Transcontinental As As of of December December 31 31 Service 58.7% • Overnite Sale 58.7% CNW CNW && SP SP 56.9% 56.9% • Balance Sheet Strength Mergers Mergers 54.7% 54.7% • Dividend Increase 51.6% 51.6% • Strong Free Cash Flow 49.0% 49.

  44. Slide 44: 2004 Outlook

    2004 Outlook • High Energy Costs – Tax on America • Strong Revenue Growth Potential • Improving Service & Quality Commitment • Capital Discipline --- $2 Billion +/- • Continued Strong Cash Flow

  45. Slide 45: First Quarter EPS Guidance

    First Quarter EPS Guidance Union Pacific Corporation $1.67 Overnite Overnite Earnings Earnings $0.03 $0.03 • 4-6% Revenue Growth FAS FAS 143 143 30 - 40% • Current Fuel Prices Exceed $1.07 $1.07 Growth Last Year’s Peak • Excludes FAS 143 Impact & Overnite Earnings $0.57 Continuing Continuing Operati

  46. Slide 46: Union Pacific Is Committed To Be A Company Where

    Union Pacific Is Committed To Be A Company Where Customers Want To Do Business Employees Are Proud To Work Shareholder Value Is Created

  47. Slide 47: Disclosure Statement

    Disclosure Statement This This presentation presentation and and related related materials materials maymay contain contain statements statements about about the the Corporation's Corporation's future future that that are are not not statements statements of of historical fact. These statements are,

  48. Slide 48: Union Pacific Corporation - Building America

    Union Pacific Corporation BUILDING AMERICA™

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