SAN DIEGO & GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shareholder rights law firm Robbins Arroyo LLP announces that purchasers of XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO) filed a class action complaint against the company's officers and directors for alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 between February 26, 2014 and December 12, 2018. XPO Logistics provides transportation and logistics services domestically and internationally.
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XPO Accused of Dubious Tax Accounting To Cover Financial Strain
According to the complaint, Fortune Magazine noted that XPO “has grown from $177 million in sales in 2011 to $17 billion today, thanks largely to an incredible run of acquisitions.” CEO and Chairman of the Board Bradley Jacobs' tenure at XPO has been characterized by an aggressive mergers and acquisition strategy. On August 2, 2017, Jacobs announced plans to earmark up to $8 billion for additional acquisitions. On December 12, 2018, Spruce Point Capital Management published a report asserting that XPO was covering financial irregularities, and that it had evidence to suggest XPO was utilizing dubious tax accounting methods and aggressive amortization assumptions amongst other factors to portray glowing 'Non-GAAP' results. By Spruce Point's calculations, XPO's acquisitions had "generated $73m of cumulative adjusted free cash flow in an expansionary economic period… [and is] indicative of a failed business strategy yielding a paltry 1.2% return on invested capital." Following the publication of the Spruce Point report, XPO's stock price fell $15.77, or 26.17%, to close at $44.50.
XPO Logistics Shareholders Have Legal Options
Concerned shareholders who would like more information about their rights and potential remedies can contact attorney Leonid Kandinov at (800) 350-6003, LKandinov@robbinsarroyo.com, or via the shareholder information form on the firm's website.
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