Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (ULH) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

Why is Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. ?

The company has declared negative results for the last 2 consecutive quarters

NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 5.99 MM has Fallen at -62.34%
NET SALES(9M) At USD 1,172.97 MM has Grown at -15.06%
ROCE(HY) Lowest at -6.66%

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -28.16%, its profits have fallen by -69.7%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -28.16% 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 Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

-22.59%

-0.76

69.34%

S&P 500

13.68%

0.71

19.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

3.47%

EBIT Growth (5y)

1.38%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

8.15

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.84

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.14

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.52

Tax Ratio

25.25%

Dividend Payout Ratio

8.52%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

31.73%

ROCE (avg)

17.43%

ROE (avg)

22.80%

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

0.84

EV to EBIT

16.02

EV to EBITDA

5.77

EV to Capital Employed

0.93

EV to Sales

0.79

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

5.82%

ROE (Latest)

6.98%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bullish

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

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

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

0What is working for the Company

NO KEY POSITIVE TRIGGERS

-33What is not working for the Company

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 5.99 MM has Fallen at -62.34%

NET SALES(9M)

At USD 1,172.97 MM has Grown at -15.06%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at -6.66%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 331

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 40.67% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 155.22 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 12.84 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 42.5 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 10.71 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -2.64 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD -2.84

Here's what is not working for Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD -2.64 MM has Fallen at -112.38%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 21.29 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 5.99 MM has Fallen at -62.34%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 15.9 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 331

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Sales

At USD 1,172.97 MM has Grown at -15.06%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Interest

Highest at USD 12.84 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 10.79% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 42.5 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 10.71 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD -2.64 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD -2.84

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 155.22 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 0%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 40.67% (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