Expeditors International
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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (commonly referred to as Expeditors) is an American Fortune 500 service-based logistics company with headquarters in Bellevue, Washington.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Expeditors generates highly optimized and customized supply chain solutions for clients with unified technology systems integrated through a global network of over 340+ locations in 100+ countries on six continents.
As a service-based company, Expeditors doesn't own the aircraft, ships, or trucks used every day. This means Expeditors can be highly flexible in their approach to supply chain management, and very effective at finding the best route and pricing options.
Financial information
Expeditors became a publicly traded company in 1984 with the listing of its shares on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol EXPD and were named to the NASDAQ-100 in 2002. In November 2023, Expeditors transferred the listing of its common stock to the New York Stock Exchange NYSE, keeping the same symbol "EXPD".<ref name="Business Wire 2023">Template:Cite web</ref> During their first year as a public company, Expeditors reported more than $50 million in gross revenues and $2.1 million in net earnings. Expeditors is currently #299 on the Fortune 500.<ref name="fortune500">Template:Cite web</ref> Total revenues exceeded 10 billion ($10.116 billion) in 2021.<ref name="fortune500" />
They are known in the financial services community for their unconventional and entertaining SEC filings, which are rumored to be written by former CEO Peter Rose himselfTemplate:Citation needed, as well as its responses to questions submitted to the company, which are placed on Expeditors' investor website.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Rose announced his retirement in March 2014 as CEO, with his retirement as Chairman effective May 2015.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Compensation structure
Expeditors maintains a compensation structure that is unique to the logistics industry. According to their 2003 annual report,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "Each of the Company's branches are independent profit centers and the primary compensation for the branch management group comes in the form of incentive-based compensation calculated directly from the operating income of that branch. This compensation structure ensures that the allocation of revenue and expense among components of services [...] are done in an objective manner on a fair value basis."
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