NASDAQ
CSX
Last Price
US $47.53
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$88.6B
EPS
TTM
$1.64
PEG
TTM
N/M
P/E
TTM
29.24x
P/S
TTM
6.28x
YIELD
1.13%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
23.52%
Return on equity
ROIC: 8.71%
Valuation History
29.2X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 16.5X
Cash flow
Profit margin
5.89%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
0.35%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
-8.29%
(FY vs FY)
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $47.53
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Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $47.53
-74.67%
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial risk - Cash flow debt coverage.
CSX Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of 23.84% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.
Financial risk - Healthy cash flow growth.
CSX Corporation's free cash flow has decreased -37.05% from $2.72G last year to $1.71G, signaling decreasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
CSX Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 1.42, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy
Financial stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
CSX Corporation's debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 1.52 last year to 1.42 today, signaling strengthened financials
Financial risk - Net debt/EBITDA.
CSX Corporation has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.18x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk
Financial stability - ICR.
CSX Corporation's interest coverage ratio of 5.58 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt
Financial risk - Profit margin growth.
CSX Corporation's profit margin has decreased (-9.69%) in the last year from 23.87% to 21.55%, signaling decreasing performance
Financial risk - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
CSX Corporation's short-term liabilities of $3.13G exceed its short-term assets of $2.55G, signaling financial risk
Increasing performance - ROA.
CSX Corporation's return on assets of 6.90% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization
Increasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
CSX Corporation's return on equity of 23.52%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance
Increasing performance - Earnings quality.
CSX Corporation's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
CSX Corporation had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
CSX Corporation has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Decreasing performance - FCF yield.
CSX Corporation has a free cash flow yield of 1.93%, which is below the 2.00% threshold, indicating limited cash return relative to market value
Decreasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
CSX Corporation's yearly earnings has decreased -16.74% since last year from $3.47G to $2.89G, signaling decreasing performance
Decreasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
CSX Corporation's yearly revenue has decreased -3.08% since last year from $14.54G to $14.09G, signaling decreasing performance
Increasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 8.71% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.
Decreasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
CSX Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of -1.74% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years
Decreasing performance - Revenue consistency.
CSX Corporation had revenue growth in only 2.00 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
CSX Corporation had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
CSX Corporation has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Overvalued - Earnings yield.
CSX Corporation has an earnings yield of 3.44%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
CSX Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 12.04 based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
CSX Corporation has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 16.47x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Overvalued - PEG ratio value.
CSX Corporation has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
Overvalued - P/B ratio.
CSX Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 6.53x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
CSX Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 6.26x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue