Echo Global Logistics Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results; Revenue Up 36% Year Over Year

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Feb 5, 2015) - Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECHO), a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services, reported today financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2014.

"Echo continues to bring a growing multi-modal carrier network to our shippers, providing consistent and reliable service. Our 2014 success is driven by our investments in people, our commitment to clients, and a transportation environment that rewards execution and access to capacity," stated Doug Waggoner, Chief Executive Officer of Echo. "Continued dedication to our strategy of strong organic growth and focused acquisitions has led to another record year of growth and profitability," said Waggoner.

Full Year 2014 Highlights

• Total revenue grew 33% to $1.17 billion
• Transactional revenue grew 41% to $871.3 million
• Truckload revenue grew 57% to $619.2 million; LTL revenue grew 18% to $432.1 million
• Non-GAAP fully-diluted EPS totaled $0.81, increasing 32%*

Fourth Quarter 2014 Highlights

• Total revenue increased 36% to $300 million from the fourth quarter of 2013
• Non-GAAP EBITDA increased 69% to $11.5 million from the fourth quarter of 2013*
• Non-GAAP net income increased 86% to $4.7 million from the fourth quarter of 2013*
• Non-GAAP fully diluted EPS increased 83% to $0.20 from the fourth quarter of 2013*

* All non-GAAP financial measures exclude the effects of changes in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transactions costs. For a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest comparable GAAP financial measure, see "Reconciliation to GAAP Operating Income, Operating Margin, Net Income and Fully Diluted EPS" included in this release.

Summarized financial results and select operating metrics follow:

Dollars in millions except per share data				Three months ended December 31,												Year ended December 31,
				2014				2013				% change				2014				2013				% change
				(unaudited)												(unaudited)
Revenue:
	Transactional			$	224.5			$	151.8			47.8	%			$	871.3			$	616.6			41.3	%
	Enterprise			$	75.5			$	69.5			8.7	%			$	302.1			$	267.6			12.9	%
		Total Revenue			300.0				221.3			35.6	%				1,173.4				884.2			32.7	%
Net revenue					54.2				37.0			46.8	%				208.2				155.6			33.8	%
Non-GAAP Operating expenses (1)
	Commissions				14.8				9.4			58.1	%				57.7				39.5			46.1	%
	Selling, general and administrative				27.9				20.8			34.5	%				105.4				82.2			28.1	%
		Total Non-GAAP operating expenses (1)			42.7				30.2			41.8	%				163.1				121.7			33.9	%
Non-GAAP EBITDA (1)					11.5				6.8			68.6	%				45.1				33.9			33.2	%
Depreciation and amortization					3.8				2.7			41.5	%				13.9				10.6			31.3	%
Non-GAAP Operating income (1)					7.7				4.1			86.3	%				31.2				23.3			34.0	%
Other expense					0.0				0.0			(78.3	%)				0.2				0.4			(29.9	%)
Non-GAAP Income before taxes (1)					7.7				4.1			89.6	%				31.0				22.9			35.0	%
Income taxes (2)					3.0				1.6			96.2	%				11.9				8.6			37.1	%
Non-GAAP Net Income (2)					4.7				2.5			85.6	%				19.1				14.3			33.7	%
Non-GAAP Fully Diluted EPS (2)				$	0.20			$	0.11			83.3	%			$	0.81			$	0.61			32.3	%
Diluted shares					23.9				23.6								23.6				23.4
Reconciliation to GAAP Operating Income, Operating Margin, Net income and Fully Diluted EPS
Non-GAAP EBITDA (1)					11.5				6.8			68.6	%				45.1				33.9			33.2	%
	Change in contingent consideration payable				(0.1	)			0.4			(116.2	%)				(2.2	)			(0.1	)		2035.1	%
	Depreciation and amortization				(3.8	)			(2.7	)		41.5	%				(13.9	)			(10.6	)		31.3	%
	Acquisition-related deal costs				-				-			N/A					(1.5	)			-			N/A
	Other income (expense)				(0.0	)			(0.0	)		(78.3	%)				(0.2	)			(0.4	)		(29.9	%)
	Income taxes				(3.0	)			(1.7	)		79.5	%				(10.5	)			(8.6	)		21.4	%
Net Income					4.7				2.7			69.9	%				16.8				14.2			18.2	%
Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin (1)					21.2	%			18.5	%		275		bps			21.7	%			21.8	%		(10	)	bps
	Effect of change in contingent consideration payable, acquisition-related transaction costs and depreciation/amortization				(7.1	%)			(6.4	%)		(77	)	bps			(8.5	%)			(6.9	%)		(158	)	bps
Operating Margin (% of Net Revenue)					14.1	%			12.1	%		198		bps			13.2	%			14.9	%		(168	)	bps
Non-GAAP Operating Income (1)					7.7				4.1			86.3	%				31.2				23.3			34.0	%
	Change in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transaction costs				(0.1	)			0.4			(116.2	%)				(3.7	)			(0.1	)		3552.3	%
Operating Income					7.6				4.5			70.8	%				27.5				23.2			18.6	%
Non-GAAP Net Income (2)					4.7				2.5			85.6	%				19.1				14.3			33.7	%
	Change in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transactions costs, net of tax effect				(0.0	)			0.2			(115.8	%)				(2.3	)			(0.1	)		3335.2	%
Net Income					4.7				2.7			69.9	%				16.8				14.2			18.2	%
Non-GAAP Fully Diluted EPS (2)				$	0.20			$	0.11			83.3	%			$	0.81			$	0.61			32.3	%
	Change in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transaction costs, net of tax effect				(0.00	)			0.01			(115.6	%)				(0.10	)			(0.00	)		3301.2	%
Fully Diluted EPS				$	0.20			$	0.12			67.7	%			$	0.71			$	0.61			17.0	%
Operating Metrics
	Net revenue margin				18.1	%			16.7	%		138		bps			17.7	%			17.6	%		14		bps
	Non-GAAP EBITDA margin (% of net revenue) (1)				21.2	%			18.5	%		275		bps			21.7	%			21.8	%		(10	)	bps
	Shipment volume				526,473				448,778			17.3	%				2,085,227				1,834,679			13.7	%
	Total employees				1,734				1,297			33.7	%				1,734				1,297			33.7	%
	Sales employees and agents				1,122				825			36.0	%				1,122				825			36.0	%
	Truckload (TL) Revenue %				53.5	%			44.1	%		934		bps			52.8	%			44.7	%		804		bps
	Less Than Truckload (LTL) Revenue %				36.5	%			41.1	%		(460	)	bps			36.8	%			41.5	%		(465	)	bps
	Intermodal Revenue %				5.9	%			7.4	%		(151	)	bps			6.1	%			7.3	%		(122	)	bps

(1) Amounts shown exclude the effects of changes in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transaction costs.

(2) Amounts shown exclude the tax effected changes in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transaction costs.

2015 Full Year Guidance

"With an excellent 2014 behind us, we are expecting another year of strong growth in 2015. We will continue to invest in our people and technology as we move towards our 2017 targets of $2 billion in revenue and $100 million in non-GAAP EBITDA," commented Kyle Sauers, Chief Financial Officer of Echo. Sauers continued, "We are initiating 2015 full year revenue guidance in the range of $1.30 billion to $1.38 billion and SG&A costs of $120 million to $125 million excluding the impact of any potential acquisitions or acquisition related costs."

Conference Call

A conference call, with accompanying presentation slides, will be broadcast live on February 5, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Doug Waggoner, Chief Executive Officer, Dave Menzel, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Kyle Sauers, Chief Financial Officer, will host the call. To participate in the call, dial (877) 303-6235 (toll free) or (631) 291-4837 (toll) and reference "Echo Global Logistics." To listen to a live webcast of the call, visit the Echo website at http://ir.echo.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for one year following the live webcast in the Investor Relations section of the Echo website.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This release includes the following financial measures defined as "non-GAAP financial measures" by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"): Non-GAAP EBITDA, Non-GAAP Operating Income, Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Fully Diluted EPS. We refer to these Non-GAAP financial measures to describe earnings and earnings per share excluding the effects of changes in contingent consideration payable and acquisition-related transaction costs. We believe such measures provide useful information to investors because they provide information about the financial performance of the Company's ongoing business.

Non-GAAP EBITDA, Non-GAAP Operating Income, Non-GAAP EBITDA Margin, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Fully Diluted EPS are used by management in its financial and operational decision-making and evaluation of overall operating performance. These measures may be different from similar measures used by other companies. The presentation of this financial information, which is not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles, is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. For a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest comparable GAAP financial measure, see "Reconciliation to GAAP Operating Income, Operating Margin, Net Income and Fully Diluted EPS" included in this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains statements relating to future results. These statements are forward-looking statements under the federal securities laws. We can give no assurance that any future results discussed in these statements will be achieved. Any forward-looking statements represent our views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date. These statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the statements contained in this release. For a discussion of important factors that could affect our actual results, please refer to our SEC filings, including the "Risk Factors" section of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 we filed with the SEC.

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
			Three Months Ended December 31,								Twelve Months Ended December 31,
			2014				2013				2014				2013
			(Unaudited)								(Unaudited)
REVENUE			$	300,026,847			$	221,322,456			$	1,173,382,760			$	884,193,289
COSTS AND EXPENSES
	Transportation costs			245,787,063				184,367,194				965,165,330				728,543,525
	Selling, general, and administrative expenses			42,779,249				29,783,336				166,812,670				121,881,168
	Depreciation and amortization			3,815,780				2,696,123				13,876,079				10,564,657
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS				7,644,755				4,475,803				27,528,681				23,203,939
OTHER EXPENSE				(17,234	)			(79,563	)			(249,532	)			(355,837	)
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES				7,627,521				4,396,240				27,279,149				22,848,102
INCOME TAX EXPENSE				(2,971,743	)			(1,655,200	)			(10,491,591	)			(8,645,488	)
NET INCOME			$	4,655,778			$	2,741,040			$	16,787,558			$	14,202,614
Basic net income per share			$	0.20			$	0.12			$	0.73			$	0.62
Diluted net income per share			$	0.20			$	0.12			$	0.71			$	0.61

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
			December 31, 2014 (unaudited)			December 31, 2013
	Cash and cash equivalents		$	32,542,119		$	52,506,560
	Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts			145,198,419			109,662,529
	Prepaid expenses			2,849,011			2,510,791
	Other current assets			5,078,038			2,402,323
	Total long term assets			130,376,607			78,064,390
Total assets			$	316,044,194		$	245,146,593
	Accounts payable - trade		$	85,999,784		$	65,322,807
	Other current liabilities			41,246,588			14,085,896
	Deferred income taxes			4,333,635			3,547,426
	Long term liabilities			2,590,009			2,960,433
	Stockholders' equity			181,874,178			159,230,031
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity			$	316,044,194		$	245,146,593

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
		Twelve Months Ended December 31,
		2014				2013
		(Unaudited)
Net cash provided by operating activities		$	32,362,545			$	24,803,118
Net cash used in investing activities			(48,923,687	)			(11,197,042	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(3,403,299	)			(2,880,500	)
Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(19,964,441	)			10,725,576
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			52,506,560				41,780,984
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	32,542,119			$	52,506,560

About Echo Global Logistics

Echo Global Logistics, based in Chicago, is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. Echo maintains a proprietary web-based technology platform that compiles and analyzes data from its network of over 30,000 transportation providers to serve its clients' transportation and supply chain management needs.

Echo services clients across a wide range of industries, such as manufacturing, construction, consumer products and retail. For more information on Echo, visit: www.echo.com.

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