Marten Transport Ltd. (MRTN) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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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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Marten Transport Ltd.

Why is Marten Transport Ltd. ?

The company has declared Negative results for the last 8 consecutive quarters

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 93.49 MM
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 2.27%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 31.01% (YoY)

With ROE of 2.27%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.25 Price to Book Value

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 -7.80%, its profits have fallen by -35.2%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -7.80% 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 Marten Transport Ltd. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Marten Transport Ltd.

28.48%

-0.84

33.90%

S&P 500

27.93%

0.62

19.30%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

0.21%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-33.40%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

76.43

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.05

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.32

Tax Ratio

27.12%

Dividend Payout Ratio

114.29%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

78.97%

ROCE (avg)

12.28%

ROE (avg)

9.81%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.25

EV to EBIT

83.96

EV to EBITDA

7.83

EV to Capital Employed

1.27

EV to Sales

1.03

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

203.48%

ROCE (Latest)

1.51%

ROE (Latest)

2.27%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

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

3What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 355.03%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -9.77 %

-26What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 90.32 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 1.89%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 44.4% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 8.47 times

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 203.53 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 25.18 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 2.05 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 1.38 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.02

Here's what is working for Marten Transport Ltd.

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 355.03% and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -9.77 %

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 Marten Transport Ltd.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 2.05 MM has Fallen at -66.38%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 6.09 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 1.38 MM has Fallen at -68.31%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 4.36 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 90.32 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 203.53 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 25.18 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 2.05 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 1.38 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD 0.02

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 8.47 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 44.4% (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

Non Operating Income

Highest at USD 0.92 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable

Non Operating income