Expeditors has never done an acquisition, and Rose, 64, says he won't even consider one.
Unlike competitors such as FedEx, UPS and DeutschePost, Expeditors owns no trucks, ships or planes.
With Expeditors' help, CSK cut the number of stops for security scans by three-quarters.
GuruFocus rated Expeditors International Of Washington Inc. the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. ( NASD: EXPD), according to The Online Investor.
Expeditors' closest U.S. competitor is Houston's Eagle Global Logistics, with a 10% return on capital.
GuruFocus rated Expeditors International Of Washington, Inc. the business predictability rank of 3-star.
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The whole process was videotaped, and photos were forwarded to Expeditors staff and the customer in Europe.
Expeditors International Of Washington Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 12.1% over the past 10 years.
Expeditors International Of Washington, Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 14% over the past 10 years.
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Expeditors' tracking software tied Ellis to his suppliers so he could view the location and projected arrival times for merchandise.
And Expeditors is building up its domestic shipping network with U.S. firms such as Conway and Kitty Hawk Air Cargo.
The dividend yield of Expeditors International Of Washington Inc. stocks is 1.50%.
Expeditors generates a 24% return on capital, something that a shipping company with a lot of vehicles would be hard-pressed to match.
Until recently Expeditors had taken only a passing interest in domestic freight.
The dividend yield of Expeditors International Of Washington, Inc. stocks is 1.31%.
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At the factory in eastern Asia, employees from Expeditors and the customer inspected the pallets to ensure they were strapped and shrink-wrapped thoroughly.
Expeditors' shares are down 26% from their high last July, dragged down with other U.S. transportation stocks amid fears of an economic slowdown.
Expeditors analyzed the tariffs owed and documents required for the import of the items, which were sourced from many countries, each with different trade agreements.
When the goods land in, say, Los Angeles, Expeditors deals with customs again and has the stuff sent to its customers' stores, factories or warehouses.
So Ellis hired a middleman, Expeditors International, the Seattle freight forwarder.
While others spend time trying to integrate disparate computer systems cobbled together via acquisition, Expeditors can add new services and expect them to work right away.
When the shipment arrived at Expeditors' warehouse in Hong Kong, staff reassembled the cargo into airplane-ready units, enclosing each batch in plywood boards, plastic sheets and netting.
When the shipment arrived at Expeditors' warehouse in Hong Kong, staff reassembled the cargo into airplane-ready units, surrounding each batch with plywood boards, plastic sheets and netting.
Expeditors International (EXPD) is expected to report poor third quarter earnings on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 with analysts expecting a 12% drop in earnings from a year ago.
Expeditors International is one middleman you don't want to eliminate.
And Expeditors is building up its domestic shipping network with U.S. firms such as Conway and Kitty Hawk (amex: KHK - news - people ) Air Cargo.
Expeditors gathers shipments from dozens of manufacturers near, say, Shanghai, shuffles them together, deals with customs and has them loaded onto a cargo ship or airplane on which it has reserved space.
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