Heartland Express, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 55.33% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover its debts. This level indicates strong financial health.

Heartland Express, Inc.'s free cash flow has decreased -292.04% from $34.81M last year to $-66.85M, signaling decreasing performance

Heartland Express, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.20, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability. READ MORE: A ratio under 0.60 means the company finances its assets with own equity, signaling financial stability and good management.

Heartland Express, Inc.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.25 last year to 0.20 today, signaling strengthened financials

Heartland Express, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.39x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability

Heartland Express, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio is -5.27, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.

Heartland Express, Inc.'s profit margin has decreased (100.60%) in the last year from -2.84% to -5.69%, signaling decreasing performance

Heartland Express, Inc.'s short-term assets of $114.60M exceed its short-term liabilities of $110.16M

Heartland Express, Inc.'s return on assets of 0.00% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

Heartland Express, Inc.'s return on equity of -5.66%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

Heartland Express, Inc.'s operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation

Heartland Express, Inc. had positive net income in 3.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

Heartland Express, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

Heartland Express, Inc. has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

Heartland Express, Inc.'s yearly earnings has decreased 76.48% since last year from $-29.72M to $-52.45M, signaling decreasing performance

Heartland Express, Inc.'s yearly revenue has decreased -23.08% since last year from $1.05G to $805.71M, signaling decreasing performance

ROIC -4.07% (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.

Heartland Express, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of -5.93% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years

Heartland Express, Inc. had revenue growth in only 2.00 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent revenue performance

Heartland Express, Inc. had positive ROE in 3.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

Heartland Express, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Heartland Express, Inc. has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails

Heartland Express, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 7.43 based on EBITDA multiple model

Heartland Express, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 12.76x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

Heartland Express, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 0.09 based on Earnings Fair Value model

Heartland Express, Inc. has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails

Heartland Express, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 1.56x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Heartland Express, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.53x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue