Energy: X(PO) Gonna Give It To Ya
Industry Focus
The Motley Fool
4.6 • 854 Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2019
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
XPO Logistics is one of the largest freight and logistics providers in the world. Following steady growth over the last 5 years, shares are down more than 50% from their October highs. Bill Barker, a portfolio manager a MFAM Funds, joins Industry Focus Host Nick Sciple to shed light on the company’s history, recent performance, and prospects for the future.
Stocks Mentioned: XPO, AMZN
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Industry Focus, the podcast that dives into a different sector of the stock market every day. |
| 0:07.0 | Today's Thursday, February 28th, and we're talking XBO Logistics. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm your host Nick Saipoll, and today I'm joined in studio by M-Fam Funds Bill Barker. |
| 0:13.4 | How's it going on Bill? It's going well. Thanks for having me. I'm glad to have you as well and |
| 0:19.6 | you know this week we're answering a listener question from our listener |
| 0:22.3 | from our listener Peter F Smith. |
| 0:23.2 | So he listened to way too many Motley Fool podcast has investing since he was a teenager. |
| 0:28.0 | But he wants us to talk about XBO Logistics. |
| 0:31.0 | Says it's a pick and one or more of the Molly Full Funds and EDFs. |
| 0:34.4 | He just read their transcript from the last conference call and couldn't square what was |
| 0:37.6 | said by management with the recent movement in the stock. |
| 0:39.9 | Well, Bill Barker is from M-Fam Funds and has been following XBO Logistics for a little while. |
| 0:46.1 | Bill, before we dive into this company a little bit, you know, when I was talking to you last |
| 0:50.0 | week as we were getting ready to record this episode. |
| 0:53.0 | You had a very interesting story about how you came across this company, |
| 0:55.4 | and it's just kind of indicative of how you always got to have your nose out |
| 0:59.4 | for opportunities. |
| 1:00.3 | So can you talk to us a little bit about how you first encountered expio logistics? |
| 1:04.0 | Sure, I was at a, so I spend most of my time on the funds that we have and M-F-M-F-M-F-F-M-F-F-Sons. |
| 1:14.0 | So back in 2012, I went to a conference in New York hosted by Credit Suisse, I believe, |
| 1:21.0 | and their normal conference mechanics are there a bunch of |
| 1:26.9 | tracks where you go into one room or another to listen to management |
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