| Company Name: | Heartland Express, Inc. | | Ticker Symbol: | HTLD | | | WWW Address: | www.heartlandexpress.com | | CEO: | Russell A. Gerdin | | No. of Employees: | 3,279 | | Common Issue Type: | CS | | Business Description: | The Company is a short-to-medium-haul truckload carrier of general commodities. It provides nationwide transportation service to major shippers, using late-model equipment and a combined fleet of company-owned and owner-operator tractors.
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| | | Industry Information: | TRANSPORTATION - Trucking [more like this] |
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| Price | Day Change | Bid | Ask | Open | High | Low | Volume | | 14.96 |  -0.11 | 14.53 | 15.66 | 15.11 | 15.20 | 14.94 | 466247 |
| Market Cap (mil) | Shares Outstanding (mil) | Beta | EPS | DPS | P/E | Yield | 52-Wks-Range |
| 1,356.9 | 90.7 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 0.10 | 21.4 | 0.5 | 16.96 - 11.89 |
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| KEY FIGURES (Latest Twelve Months - LTM) | | Yesterday's Close | 14.96 | $ | | PE Ratio - LTM | 21.4 | |
| Market Capitalisation | 1,356.7 | mil |
| Latest Shares Outstanding | 90.7 | mil |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 0.73 | $ |
| Dividend pS (DPS) | 0.10 | ¢ |
| Dividend Yield | 0.5 | % |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 14 | % |
| Revenue per Employee | 190,790 | $ |
| Effective Tax Rate | 34.7 | % |
| Float | 54.1 | mil |
| Float as % of Shares Outstanding | 59.6 | % |
| Foreign Sales | 0 | mil |
| Domestic Sales | 0 | mil |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 41.20 | % |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.00 | % |
| Gross Profit Margin | 68.8 | % |
| EBITDA Margin | 25.8 | % |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 19.7 | % |
| Assets Turnover | 0.9 | % |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 11.5 | % |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 18.3 | % |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 18.3 | % |
| Current Ratio | 1.3 | |
| Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 1.6 | |
| Interest Cover | 0.0 | |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.00 | |
| LT Debt/Total Capital | 0.0 | % |
| Working Capital pS | 0.37 | $ |
| Cash pS | 0.46 | $ |
| Book-Value pS | 3.96 | $ |
| Tangible Book-Value pS | 3.90 | $ |
| Cash Flow pS | 1.32 | $ |
| Free Cash Flow pS | 0.24 | $ |
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| KEY FIGURES (LTM): Price info |
| Price/Book Ratio | 3.78 | |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio | 3.83 | |
| Price/Cash Flow | 11.3 | |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 62.2 | |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 0.0 | % |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 0.0 | % |
| | | Balance Sheet (at a glance) in Millions |
| | | | | | DIVIDEND INFO | | Dividend Declared Date | 09/10/2009 |
| Dividend Ex-Date | 09/16/2009 |
| Dividend Record Date | 09/20/2009 |
| Dividend Pay Date | 10/01/2009 |
| Dividend Amount | 20 |
| Type of Payment | Cash Payment |
| Dividend Rate | 0.08 |
| Current Dividend Yield | 0.5 |
| 5-Y Average Dividend Yield | 0.5 |
| Payout Ratio | 14.0 |
| 5-Y Average Payout Ratio | 61.0 |
|  | | Share price performance previous 3 years |
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| PRICE/VOLUME | High | Low | Close | % Price Chg | % Price Chg vs. Mkt. | Avg. Daily Vol | Total Vol |
| 1 Week | - | - | - | 0.3 | 99 | 6,672 | 23,086 |
| 4 Weeks | 15.37 | 13.21 | 13.60 | 10.0 | 103 | 6,762 | 121,721 |
| 13 Weeks | 15.37 | 13.21 | 14.30 | 4.6 | 97 | 6,545 | 405,767 |
| 26 Weeks | 16.49 | 13.21 | 15.70 | -4.7 | 79 | 6,288 | 792,273 |
| 52 Weeks | 16.96 | 11.89 | 15.44 | -3.1 | 78 | 8,135 | 2,033,634 |
| YTD | 16.96 | 11.89 | - | -5.1 | 77 | 8,063 | 1,838,376 |
| Moving Average | 5-Days | 10-Days | 10-Weeks | 30-Weeks | 200-Days | Beta (60-Mnth) | Beta (36-Mnth) |
| 14.99 | 14.76 | 14.39 | 14.71 | 14.53 | 0.62 | 0.48 |
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| GROWTH RATES | 5-Year
Growh | R² of 5-Year Growth | 3-Year
Growth |
| Revenue | 3.71 | 30.9 | -2.48 |
| Income | 2.03 | 10.2 | -8.04 |
| Dividend | 31.42 | 13.5 | -6.13 |
| Capital Spending | -2.63 | NA | -13.89 |
| R&D | 0.00 | NA | 0.00 |
| Normalized Inc. | 2.03 | NA | -8.04 |
| | | CHANGES | YTD vs.
Last YTD | Curr Qtr vs.
Qtr 1-Yr ago | Annual vs.
Last Annual |
| Revenue % | -28.6 | -33.3 | 5.7 |
| Earnings % | -8.6 | -22.5 | -8.1 |
| EPS % | -3.8 | -15.8 | -6.4 |
| EPS $ | -0.02 | -0.03 | -0.05 |
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| SOLVENCY RATIOS | | SHORT-TERM SOLVENCY RATIOS (LIQUIDITY) |
| Net Working Capital Ratio | 6.08 |
| Current Ratio | 1.3 |
| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) | 0.9 |
| Liquidity Ratio (Cash) | 0.54 |
| Receivables Turnover | 15.4 |
| Average Collection Period | 23 |
| Working Capital/Equity | 9.4 |
| Working Capital pS | 0.37 |
| Cash-Flow pS | 1.26 |
| Free Cash-Flow pS | 0.83 |
| FINANCIAL STRUCTURE RATIOS |
| Altman's Z-Score Ratio | 6.12 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio (Assets/Equity) | 1.5 |
| Debt Ratio | 35.4 |
| Total Debt/Equity (Gearing Ratio) | 0.00 |
| LT Debt/Equity | 0.00 |
| LT Debt/Capital Invested | 25.8 |
| LT Debt/Total Liabilities | 0.0 |
| Interest Cover | 0.0 |
| Interest/Capital Invested | 0.00 |
| | | | VALUATION RATIOS | | MULTIPLES |
| PQ Ratio | 11.76 |
| Tobin's Q Ratio | 2.43 |
| Current P/E Ratio - LTM | 21.40 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/EBITDA | 11.13 |
| Enterprise Value (EV)/Free Cash Flow | 17.04 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.5 |
| Price/Tangible Book Ratio - LTM | 3.83 |
| Price/Book Ratio - LTM | 3.78 |
| Price/Cash Flow Ratio | 11.3 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio - LTM | 62.2 |
| Price/Sales Ratio | 2.78 |
| P/E Ratio (1 month ago) - LTM | 20.2 |
| P/E Ratio (26 weeks ago) - LTM | 21.8 |
| P/E Ratio (52 weeks ago) - LTM | 22.4 |
| 5-Y High P/E Ratio | 28.1 |
| 5-Y Low P/E Ratio | 15.8 |
| 5-Y Average P/E Ratio | 20.9 |
| Current P/E Ratio as % of 5-Y Average P/E | 102 |
| P/E as % of Industry Group | 0.0 |
| P/E as % of Sector Segment | 0.0 |
| Current 12 Month Normalized P/E Ratio - LTM | 21.4 |
| PER SHARE FIGURES |
| LT Debt pS | 0.00 |
| Current Liabilities pS | 1.13 |
| Tangible Book Value pS - LTM | 3.90 |
| Book Value pS - LTM | 3.96 |
| Capital Invested pS | 3.97 |
| Cash pS - LTM | 0.46 |
| Cash Flow pS - LTM | 1.32 |
| Free Cash Flow pS - LTM | 0.24 |
| Earnings pS (EPS) | 0.73 |
| | | | OPERATING RATIOS | | PROFITABILITY RATIOS |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 0.00 |
| Free Cash Flow Margin 5YEAR AVG | 0.00 |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.2 |
| Net Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 13.3 |
| Equity Productivity | 0.00 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 19.4 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 18.2 |
| Capital Invested Productivity | 0.00 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) | 19.4 |
| Return on Capital Invested (ROCI) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 18.2 |
| Assets Productivity | 1.20 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 12.5 |
| Return on Assets (ROA) - 5YEAR AVRG. | 12.9 |
| Gross Profit Margin | 68.8 |
| Gross Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 63.5 |
| EBITDA Margin - LTM | 25.8 |
| EBIT Margin - LTM | 19.7 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin | 17.1 |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margin - 5YEAR AVRG. | 20.6 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 34.7 |
| Effective Tax Rate - 5YEAR AVRG. | 35.6 |
| EFFICIENCY RATIOS |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 21 |
| Revenue per Employee | 190,790 |
| Net Income per Employee | 21,338 |
| Average Collection Period | 21 |
| Receivables Turnover | 15.4 |
| Day's Inventory Turnover Ratio | 0 |
| Inventory Turnover | 0.0 |
| Inventory/Sales | 0.0 |
| Accounts Payble/Sales | 0.00 |
| Assets/Revenue | 0.83 |
| Net Working Capital Turnover | 0.00 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 0.00 |
| Total Assets Turnover | 1.2 |
| Revenue per $ Cash | 11.04 |
| Revenue per $ Plant | 2.63 |
| Revenue per $ Common Equity | 1.74 |
| Revenue per $ Capital Invested | 1.74 |
| Selling, General & Adm/tive (SG&A) as % of Revenue | 36.1 |
| SG&A Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 36.5 |
| Research & Devlopment (R&D) as % of Revenue | 0.0 |
| R&D Expense as % of Revenue - 5YEAR AVRG. | 0.0 |
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