Could Cheaper Fuel Put a Rocket Under Logistics Stocks?
It seems like only yesterday that the price of oil was heading for the stratosphere, making every trip to the petrol station a truly painful experience. But what goes up, as they say, must come down. With the faintest whispers of peace talks on the geopolitical stage, the price of crude has started to retreat. And whilst that might offer some small relief for our wallets, I think the real opportunity for investors lies with the companies that live and die by the price of fuel.
I’m talking, of course, about the logistics sector. The hauliers, the airlines, the entire global network of people in vans and on trains whose job it is to get things from A to B. For these firms, fuel isn’t just an expense, it’s the expense, often accounting for a whopping 20 to 40 percent of their entire operating budget.