Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Heartland Express, Inc.

Why is Heartland Express, Inc. ?

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 6.75%

With a fall in Operating Profit of -28.3%, the company declared Very Negative results in Jun 25

The company has declared negative results for the last 9 consecutive quarters
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 120.22 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD -15.18 MM has Fallen at -72.39%
NET PROFIT(Q) At USD -10.86 MM has Fallen at -52.42%

Risky - Negative Operating Profits

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -37.78%, its profits have fallen by -120%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -37.78% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

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 Heartland Express, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Heartland Express, Inc.

-27.94%

-0.93

36.57%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.61

20.17%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

7.73%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-192.94%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

30.01

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.77

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.22

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.02

Tax Ratio

19.14%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

59.64%

ROCE (avg)

6.75%

ROE (avg)

7.18%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.97

EV to EBIT

-31.90

EV to EBITDA

6.56

EV to Capital Employed

0.97

EV to Sales

0.96

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

0.81%

ROCE (Latest)

-3.05%

ROE (Latest)

-3.53%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

4What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD -24.73 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 22.28 %

-29What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 120.22 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD -15.18 MM has Fallen at -72.39%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD -10.86 MM has Fallen at -52.42%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -4.42%

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 210.39 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 136.82% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 47.35 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 9.26 times

Here's what is working for Heartland Express, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 22.28 % and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Here's what is not working for Heartland Express, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -15.18 MM has Fallen at -72.39%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -8.81 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD -10.86 MM has Fallen at -52.42%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -7.12 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 120.22 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 210.39 MM and Fallen

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales

At USD 210.39 MM has Fallen at -15.56%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 249.15 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is very negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 47.35 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 9.26 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 136.82% (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