UPS Generates Solid 2nd Quarter Results

Export Revenue Rises 14%; LTL Shipments Climb 12%

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today reported a solid 7.2% increase in diluted earnings per share for the second quarter to $1.04 on a 3.9% gain in revenue. Strong performance by the international package segment and encouraging trends in supply chain and freight overcame a challenging U.S. small package market.

International export revenues jumped 14% on double-digit volume growth. UPS Freight less-than-truckload (LTL) revenue climbed 10.5% on a 12% increase in shipments.

"The company's total performance reflects the benefits of our truly global network," said Mike Eskew, UPS's chairman and CEO. "Strong gains in our international package segment offset a lack of growth in the U.S. business. We're also executing well in our supply chain and freight business and are pleased with the profit improvements in this segment. We remain confident in the long-term growth prospects that the dynamic global marketplace offers UPS."

Consolidated Results                           2Q 2007     2Q 2006
--------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------
     Revenue                                      $12.19B     $11.74B
     Operating profit                              $1.77B      $1.70B
     Operating margin                               14.5%       14.4%
     Average volume per day                        15.03M      14.97M
     Diluted earnings per share                    $1.04       $0.97

For the three months ended June 30, 2007, net income rose 4.1% to $1.1 billion. Operating margin increased to 14.5% with improvements in both the international package and supply chain and freight segments.

Cash Position

UPS closed the quarter with $2.1 billion in cash and marketable securities. For the first six months, UPS also:


    --  Exceeded $2.3 billion in free cash flow.

    --  Purchased 21 million shares, reducing total shares outstanding
        by 1.7%.

    --  Paid $1.3 billion in dividends.

    --  Invested $1.2 billion in capital expenditures.

U. S. Domestic Package                       2Q 2007       2Q 2006
------------------------------------------- -----------   ------------
     Revenue                                     $7.58B       $7.46B
     Operating profit                            $1.19B       $1.23B
     Operating margin                             15.7%        16.5%
     Average volume per day                      13.23M       13.25M

Ground volume was flat during the quarter, reflecting declining growth rates in both industrial production and business-to-consumer shipments. Next Day Air(R) volume increased 1.6% to partially offset a 4% decline in deferred air volume. Total U.S. revenue per piece remained firm, up 1.7%, with revenue per piece on ground volume rising 3%.

International Package                          2Q 2007    2Q 2006
-------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------
     Revenue                                       $2.50B     $2.23B
     Operating profit                               $475M      $414M
     Operating margin                               19.0%      18.5%
     Average volume per day                         1.80M      1.72M

Total export volume increased 10.4%. Europe posted a double-digit export volume gain, reflecting strong cross-border growth. Asia export volume jumped 25% with particularly strong growth out of China. For the segment, operating profit increased 14.7% and margins expanded 50 basis points to 19%.

Supply Chain and Freight                    2Q 2007        2Q 2006
----------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
     Revenue                                     $2.11B         $2.04B
     Operating profit                              $98M           $47M
     Operating margin                              4.6%           2.3%

The forwarding and logistics business continues to benefit from the performance improvement initiatives launched in the second half of 2006. UPS Freight, which has been investing significantly to update customer service and technology systems, reported a strong gain in second quarter revenue to $549 million.

Outlook

"We see increasing benefits for the company due to investments in both ground, air and ocean freight capabilities as well as further expansion globally of our small package business," said Scott Davis, UPS's vice chairman and CFO. "Toward the end of the year, we expect the small package market to more closely correlate to U.S. economic trends and as a result, we should see gradual volume growth in our U.S. package business."

UPS expects diluted earnings per share for the third quarter to fall within a range of $0.99 to $1.04 compared to the $0.96 reported for the prior-year period. Davis also reaffirmed the company's annual target of a 6-to-10 percent increase in adjusted diluted earnings per share.

UPS, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2007, is the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain services, offering an extensive range of options for synchronizing the movement of goods, information and funds. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. UPS's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (UPS) and the company can be found on the Web at UPS.com. To get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.

EDITOR'S NOTE: UPS Chairman and CEO Mike Eskew and Vice Chairman and CFO Scott Davis will discuss second quarter results with investors and analysts during a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. EDT. That conference call is open to listeners through a live Webcast. To access the call, go to www.shareholder.com/UPS and click on "Earnings Webcast."

We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including, as applicable, "as adjusted" operating profit, operating margin, pre-tax income, net income and earnings per share. We believe that these adjusted measures provide meaningful information to assist investors and analysts in understanding our financial results and assessing our prospects for future performance. We believe these adjusted financial measures are important indicators of our recurring operations because they exclude items that may not be indicative of or are unrelated to our core operating results, and provide a better baseline for analyzing trends in our underlying businesses. Furthermore, we use these adjusted financial measures to determine awards for our management personnel under our incentive compensation plans. We also provide the amount of our free cash flow to supplement our cash flow determined under GAAP. We define free cash flow as net cash from operating activities adjusted for capital expenditures, proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment, net change in finance receivables and other investing activities. We believe free cash flow is an important measure in assessing the generation of cash for discretionary investments and dividends.

In the first quarter of 2007, we recorded a $221 million pre-tax impairment charge related to aircraft and a $68 million pre-tax charge related to cash payouts and the acceleration of stock compensation and certain retiree healthcare benefits for employees who accepted a voluntary separation opportunity. We presented first quarter 2007 operating profit, operating margin, pre-tax income, net income and earnings per share excluding the impact of these items as we believe these adjusted measures better enable shareowners to focus on period-over-period operating performance. The underlying matters that produced the impairment charge and the charge related to the voluntary separation opportunity were unique, and we do not believe they are reflective of the types of charges that will affect future anticipated results.

Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. These adjusted financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP operating profit, operating margin, net income and earnings per share, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our GAAP results and the preceding reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of our business. We strongly encourage investors to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements made in this release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of UPS and its management regarding the company's strategic directions, prospects and future results, involve certain risks and uncertainties. Certain factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including economic and other conditions in the markets in which we operate, governmental regulations, our competitive environment, strikes, work stoppages and slowdowns, increases in aviation and motor fuel prices, cyclical and seasonal fluctuations in our operating results, and other risks discussed in the company's Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which discussions are incorporated herein by reference.

                     United Parcel Service, Inc.
               Selected Financial Data - Second Quarter
                             (unaudited)


                                        Three Months Ended
                                             June 30,        Change
                                        ------------------------------
                                            2007    2006    $     %
                                        ------------------------------
(amounts in millions, except per share
 data)
Statement of Income Data:
Revenue:
  U.S. Domestic Package                   $ 7,579 $ 7,462 $ 117   1.6%
  International Package                     2,500   2,233   267  12.0%
  Supply Chain & Freight                    2,110   2,041    69   3.4%
                                        ------------------------
  Total revenue                            12,189  11,736   453   3.9%

Operating expenses:
  Compensation and benefits                 6,327   5,990   337   5.6%
  Other                                     4,097   4,051    46   1.1%
                                        ------------------------
  Total operating expenses                 10,424  10,041   383   3.8%

Operating profit:
  U.S. Domestic Package                     1,192   1,234   (42) -3.4%
  International Package                       475     414    61  14.7%
  Supply Chain & Freight                       98      47    51 108.5%
                                        ------------------------
  Total operating profit                    1,765   1,695    70   4.1%

Other income (expense):
  Investment income                            28      23     5  21.7%
  Interest expense                            (61)    (54)   (7) 13.0%
                                        ------------------------
  Total other income (expense)                (33)    (31)   (2)  6.5%

                                        ------------------------
Income before income taxes                  1,732   1,664    68   4.1%

Income taxes                                  628     603    25   4.1%

                                        ------------------------
Net income                                $ 1,104 $ 1,061 $  43   4.1%
                                        ========================

Net income as a percentage of revenue         9.1%    9.0%

Per share amounts
  Basic earnings per share                $  1.04 $  0.98 $0.06   6.1%
  Diluted earnings per share              $  1.04 $  0.97 $0.07   7.2%

Weighted-average shares outstanding
  Basic                                     1,060   1,087   (27) -2.5%
  Diluted                                   1,066   1,092   (26) -2.4%

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
 current year presentation.
                     United Parcel Service, Inc.
               Selected Operating Data - Second Quarter
                             (unaudited)


                                       Three Months Ended
                                            June 30,        Change
                                       -------------------------------
                                          2007      2006  $/ #    %
                                       -------------------------------

Revenue (in millions):
U.S. Domestic Package:
   Next Day Air                         $  1,684  $ 1,687$   (3) -0.2%
   Deferred                                  792      822   (30) -3.6%
   Ground                                  5,103    4,953   150   3.0%
                                       -------------------------
      Total U.S. Domestic Package          7,579    7,462   117   1.6%
International Package:
   Domestic                                  517      473    44   9.3%
   Export                                  1,834    1,614   220  13.6%
   Cargo                                     149      146     3   2.1%
                                       -------------------------
      Total International Package          2,500    2,233   267  12.0%
Supply Chain & Freight:
   Forwarding and Logistics                1,465    1,444    21   1.5%
   Freight                                   549      510    39   7.6%
   Other                                      96       87     9  10.3%
                                       -------------------------
      Total Supply Chain & Freight         2,110    2,041    69   3.4%
                                       -------------------------
Consolidated                            $ 12,189  $11,736$  453   3.9%
                                       =========================

Consolidated volume (in millions)            962      958     4   0.4%

Operating weekdays                            64       64

Average Daily Package Volume (in
 thousands):
U.S. Domestic Package:
   Next Day Air                            1,260    1,240    20   1.6%
   Deferred                                  899      936   (37) -4.0%
   Ground                                 11,071   11,074    (3)  0.0%
                                       -------------------------
      Total U.S. Domestic Package         13,230   13,250   (20) -0.2%
International Package:
   Domestic                                1,077    1,062    15   1.4%
   Export                                    724      656    68  10.4%
                                       -------------------------
      Total International Package          1,801    1,718    83   4.8%
                                       -------------------------
Consolidated                              15,031   14,968    63   0.4%
                                       =========================

Average Revenue Per Piece:
U.S. Domestic Package:
   Next Day Air                         $  20.88  $ 21.26$(0.38) -1.8%
   Deferred                                13.77    13.72  0.05   0.4%
   Ground                                   7.20     6.99  0.21   3.0%
      Total U.S. Domestic Package           8.95     8.80  0.15   1.7%
International Package:
   Domestic                                 7.50     6.96  0.54   7.8%
   Export                                  39.58    38.44  1.14   3.0%
      Total International Package          20.40    18.98  1.42   7.5%
Consolidated                            $  10.32  $  9.97$ 0.35   3.5%
                                       =========================

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
 current year presentation.
                     United Parcel Service, Inc.
                Selected Financial Data - Year to Date
                             (unaudited)


                                         Six Months Ended
                                             June 30,    Change
                                         -----------------------------
                                           2007    2006     $     %
                                         -----------------------------
(amounts in millions, except per share
 data)
Statement of Income Data:
Revenue:
  U.S. Domestic Package                  $15,131 $14,925 $  206   1.4%
  International Package                    4,885   4,394    491  11.2%
  Supply Chain & Freight                   4,079   3,938    141   3.6%
                                         -----------------------
  Total revenue                           24,095  23,257    838   3.6%

Operating expenses:
  Compensation and benefits               12,668  12,009    659   5.5%
  Other                                    8,304   7,998    306   3.8%
                                         -----------------------
  Total operating expenses                20,972  20,007    965   4.8%

Operating profit:
  U.S. Domestic Package                    2,133   2,419   (286)-11.8%
  International Package                      846     809     37   4.6%
  Supply Chain & Freight                     144      22    122 554.5%
                                         -----------------------
  Total operating profit                   3,123   3,250   (127) -3.9%

Other income (expense):
  Investment income                           42      46     (4) -8.7%
  Interest expense                          (110)   (102)    (8)  7.8%
                                         -----------------------
  Total other income (expense)               (68)    (56)   (12) 21.4%

                                         -----------------------
Income before income taxes                 3,055   3,194   (139) -4.4%

Income taxes                               1,108   1,158    (50) -4.3%

                                         -----------------------
Net income                               $ 1,947 $ 2,036 $  (89) -4.4%
                                         =======================

Net income as a percentage of revenue        8.1%    8.8%

Per share amounts
  Basic earnings per share               $  1.83 $  1.87 $(0.04) -2.1%
  Diluted earnings per share             $  1.82 $  1.86 $(0.04) -2.2%

Weighted average shares outstanding
  Basic                                    1,065   1,091    (26) -2.4%
  Diluted                                  1,070   1,096    (26) -2.4%

As adjusted income data:
  U.S. Domestic Package (1)              $ 2,345 $ 2,419 $  (74) -3.1%
  International Package (1)                  915     809    106  13.1%
  Supply Chain & Freight (1)                 152      22    130 590.9%
                                         -----------------------
       Total operating profit              3,412   3,250    162   5.0%

  Income before income taxes (1)         $ 3,344 $ 3,194 $  150   4.7%
  Net income (2)                         $ 2,131 $ 2,036 $   95   4.7%
  Basic earnings per share (2)           $  2.00 $  1.87 $ 0.13   7.0%
  Diluted earnings per share (2)         $  1.99 $  1.86 $ 0.13   7.0%

(1) 2007 adjusted operating profit and income before income taxes
 exclude an impairment charge on Boeing 727 and 747 aircraft, and
 related engines and parts, of $221 million ($159 million U.S.
 Domestic Package and $62 million International Package), due to the
 acceleration of the planned retirement of these aircraft.

2007 adjusted operating profit and income before income taxes also
 exclude a charge related to the special voluntary separation
 opportunity ("SVSO"), which was offered to approximately 640
 employees who work in non-operating functions. The SVSO was accepted
 by 195, or 30%, of the eligible employees during the first quarter.
 As a result, we have recorded a charge to expense of $68 million ($53
 million U.S. Domestic Package, $7 million International Package, and
 $8 million Supply Chain & Freight), to reflect the cash payout and
 the acceleration of stock compensation and certain retiree healthcare
 benefits under the SVSO program.

(2) First quarter net income and earnings per share amounts exclude
 the after-tax impact of the charges described in (1), which total
 $184 million.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
 current year presentation.
                     United Parcel Service, Inc.
                Selected Operating Data - Year to Date
                             (unaudited)


                                        Six Months Ended
                                            June 30,        Change
                                        ------------------------------
                                           2007     2006  $/ #    %
                                        ------------------------------

Revenue (in millions):
U.S. Domestic Package:
   Next Day Air                         $   3,337 $ 3,371$  (34) -1.0%
   Deferred                                 1,594   1,653   (59) -3.6%
   Ground                                  10,200   9,901   299   3.0%
                                        ------------------------
      Total U.S. Domestic Package          15,131  14,925   206   1.4%
International Package:
   Domestic                                 1,028     939    89   9.5%
   Export                                   3,581   3,175   406  12.8%
   Cargo                                      276     280    (4) -1.4%
                                        ------------------------
      Total International Package           4,885   4,394   491  11.2%
Supply Chain & Freight:
   Forwarding and Logistics                 2,851   2,783    68   2.4%
   Freight                                  1,037     987    50   5.1%
   Other                                      191     168    23  13.7%
                                        ------------------------
      Total Supply Chain & Freight          4,079   3,938   141   3.6%
                                        ------------------------
Consolidated                            $  24,095 $23,257$  838   3.6%
                                        ========================

Consolidated volume (in millions)           1,930   1,922     8   0.4%

Operating weekdays                            128     128

Average Daily Package Volume (in
 thousands):
U.S. Domestic Package:
   Next Day Air                             1,253   1,247     6   0.5%
   Deferred                                   918     944   (26) -2.8%
   Ground                                  11,089  11,093    (4)  0.0%
                                        ------------------------
      Total U.S. Domestic Package          13,260  13,284   (24) -0.2%
International Package:
   Domestic                                 1,095   1,076    19   1.8%
   Export                                     723     656    67  10.2%
                                        ------------------------
      Total International Package           1,818   1,732    86   5.0%
                                        ------------------------
Consolidated                               15,078  15,016    62   0.4%
                                        ========================

Average Revenue Per Piece:
U.S. Domestic Package:
   Next Day Air                         $   20.81 $ 21.12$(0.31) -1.5%
   Deferred                                 13.57   13.68 (0.11) -0.8%
   Ground                                    7.19    6.97  0.22   3.2%
      Total U.S. Domestic Package            8.91    8.78  0.13   1.5%
International Package:
   Domestic                                  7.33    6.82  0.51   7.5%
   Export                                   38.70   37.81  0.89   2.4%
      Total International Package           19.81   18.56  1.25   6.7%
Consolidated                            $   10.23 $  9.91$ 0.32   3.2%
                                        ========================

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
 current year presentation.
                     United Parcel Service, Inc.
                   Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow
                             (unaudited)


                                                          Preliminary
                                                         Year-to-Date
(amounts in millions)                                    June 30, 2007
                                                         -------------
Net cash from operations                                      $ 3,597
Capital expenditures                                           (1,206)
Proceeds from disposals of PP&E                                    34
Net change in finance receivables                                  24
Other investing activities                                        (97)
                                                         -------------
     Free cash flow                                           $ 2,352
                                                         =============


Amounts are subject to reclassification.

Source: UPS