In the case of United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), it's all about adjusted operating profit margin. This key number lies at the heart of the company's transformational strategy, which entails reducing less-profitable Amazon deliveries in favor of higher-margin e-commerce deliveries, particularly in targeted markets such as healthcare and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). At the same time, UPS's investments in smart facilities and automation are intended to improve productivity and, ultimately, margins. Everything points to margin expansion, but is it working out like that for UPS right now? Let's find out. In the fourth-quarter earnings presentation in January, management forecast full-year revenue of $89.7 billion and an adjusted operating profit margin of 9.6%, implying $8.611 billion in adjusted operating profit. The headline guidance was maintained on the first-quarter earnings call in April. Still, on the second-quarter earnings call, management increased its full-year revenue guidance to $91.2 billion and specifically said that adjusted operating profit would be about $8.65 billion.
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