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Last Mile Brief 11/05/2023: USPS records net Q1 2023 loss of $2.5 billion

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The U.S. Postal Service has announced its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 (Jan. 1, 2023 – Mar. 31, 2023).

In a press release, USPS announced that in a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis, its net loss for the quarter totaled $2.5 billion, an increase in net loss of $1.8 billion, compared to a net loss of $639 million for the same quarter last year. On a non-GAAP basis, adjusted loss was $498 million, compared to adjusted income of $427 million for the same quarter last year.

Results under GAAP include costs outside of management’s control of $2.0 billion for the quarter, an increase of more than $900 million, compared to the costs outside of management’s control of $1.1 billion for the same quarter last year.

Costs outside of management’s control include retiree health benefits expense eliminated by the Postal Service Reform Act (PSRA) which were therefore not incurred this quarter, as well as other costs that increased this quarter when compared to the same quarter last year like retiree benefits expense for the amortization of underfunded Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) plans, and workers’ compensation expenses caused by actuarial revaluation and discount rate changes. The Postal Service reports its adjusted results excluding these costs.

Commenting on the results, Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy said:

“The Postal Service is making rapid progress with our 10-year transformation and modernization plan, which has already produced strong service performance and efficiency improvements and is creating a much more capable and effective operational model for the nation. We continue to focus on achieving break-even financial results for the 10-year period, although inflationary and economic conditions, as well as administrative hurdles, have proven difficult. The increase in the pace of change now required to achieve our financial goals will continue to be balanced with providing service performance throughout the nation.”


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