Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Transport Services
  • ISIN: US22284P1057
USD
27.40
-0.16 (-0.58%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. ?

1
With a fall in Net Sales of -0.51%, the company declared Very Negative results in Dec 25
  • ROCE(HY) Lowest at 1.05%
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 0 times
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 554.42
2
With ROCE of 2.00%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.32 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 16.02%, its profits have fallen by -57.2%
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Transport Services)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Medium Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.
22.16%
0.21
43.26%
S&P 500
16.73%
0.62
19.30%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
6.72%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-2.64%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
12.37
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.21
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.53
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.66
Tax Ratio
23.53%
Dividend Payout Ratio
104.09%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
77.46%
ROCE (avg)
10.67%
ROE (avg)
15.54%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
41
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.55
EV to EBIT
66.05
EV to EBITDA
8.15
EV to Capital Employed
1.32
EV to Sales
0.79
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
0.48%
ROCE (Latest)
2.00%
ROE (Latest)
3.74%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Bullish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

2What is working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 0 %

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 0

-28What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 1.05%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 0 times

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 554.42

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 86.81% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 2.69 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 0 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 18.07 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 6.12 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -13.65 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -7.56 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD -0.73

Here's what is working for Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 0 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend per share
Highest at USD 0
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Depreciation
Highest at USD 31.35 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Depreciation
At USD 31.35 MM has Grown at 36.59%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -13.65 MM has Fallen at -242.71%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 9.57 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD -7.56 MM has Fallen at -203.42%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 7.31 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 554.42
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 0 times and Fallen
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 18.07 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 6.12 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD -13.65 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at USD -7.56 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Lowest at USD -0.73
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 2.69 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 0 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 86.81% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales