By Shivansh Tiwary (Reuters) -Shares of FedEx slumped 15% on Friday, on track for their worst day in two years, after dismal first-quarter results, in what analysts attributed to a combination of broader economic concerns and an unfavorable shift in the company's sales from higher-priced deliveries.

The little good news was that cost-cutting measures FedEx has achieved helped offset the revenue and expense pressure.

FedEx said a weaker industrial economy produced a “challenging” quarter that caused it to trim its outlook for later this year, a sign of possible cooling in the wider economy.

The package-delivery giant said reduced demand for priority services and higher operating costs weighed on its results.

FedEx reported a drop in first-quarter profit on Thursday and lowered the top end of its annual profit forecast as demand in the package industry remained muted, especially for priority services. The company's shares fell about 11% to $268.

FedEx’s results were dragged down by weaker-than-expected demand, particularly in the U.S. domestic package market.

FedEx came up short on top and bottom lines, and guidance revisions suggest there is more bad news to come in fiscal 2025.