NASDAQ
FWRD
Last Price
US $13.45
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$470.3M
EPS
TTM
$-2.95
PEG
TTM
-
P/E
TTM
N/M
P/S
TTM
0.19x
YIELD
0.00%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial risk - Cash flow debt coverage.
Forward Air Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of 2.06% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.
Financial stability - Healthy cash flow growth.
Forward Air Corporation's free cash flow has increased -113.58% from $-112.46M last year to $15.27M, signaling increasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
Forward Air Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 26.55, 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 risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
Forward Air Corporation's debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 10.64 last year to 26.55 today, signaling weakened financials
Financial risk - Net debt/EBITDA.
Forward Air Corporation has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 11.03x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk
Financial risk - ICR.
Forward Air Corporation's interest coverage ratio is 0.57, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.
Financial stability - Profit margin growth.
Forward Air Corporation's profit margin has increased (-88.76%) in the last year from -33.02% to -3.71%, signaling increasing performance
Financial stability - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
Forward Air Corporation's short-term assets of $521.00M exceed its short-term liabilities of $428.32M
Decreasing performance - ROA.
Forward Air Corporation's return on assets of 0.00% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
Forward Air Corporation's return on equity of -75.30%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Decreasing performance - Earnings quality.
Forward Air Corporation's operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
Forward Air Corporation had positive net income in 3.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
Forward Air Corporation has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
Forward Air Corporation has a free cash flow yield of 3.25%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Increasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
Forward Air Corporation's yearly earnings has increased -86.81% since last year from $-816.97M to $-107.80M, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
Forward Air Corporation's yearly revenue has increased 0.84% since last year from $2.47G to $2.50G, signaling increasing performance
Decreasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 1.83% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
Forward Air Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of 14.10% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
Forward Air Corporation had revenue growth in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
Forward Air Corporation had positive ROE in 3.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
Forward Air Corporation has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Overvalued - Earnings yield.
Forward Air Corporation has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
Forward Air Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.00 based on EBITDA multiple model
Overvalued - EV/EBITDA.
Forward Air Corporation has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 24.45x, which exceeds the 20.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its operating earnings
Overvalued - PEG ratio value.
Forward Air Corporation has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails
Overvalued - P/B ratio.
Forward Air Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 5.69x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
Forward Air Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.19x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
-75.30%
Return on equity
ROIC: 1.83%
Valuation History
-5.0X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 24.4X
Cash flow
Profit margin
14.47%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
10.89%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
-25.01%
(FY vs FY)
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $13.45
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EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $13.45
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