Forward Air Corp
FWRD
Arrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo
Mkt Cap
$474MPE
11.19Debt
$1.703BCash
$172.3MEV
$2.005BFCF
$52.59MP/E Ratio
11.19Debt
$1.703BCash
$172.3MEV
$2.005BFCF
$52.59MCharts data: {"Earnings":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":61169000},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":55575000},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":27670000},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":87321000},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":92051000},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":87099000},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":23733000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":105859000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":193191000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":167351000}],"Sales":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":780959000},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":959125000},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":982530000},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":1100816000},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":1320886000},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":1410395000},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":1269573000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":1662427000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":1973403000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":1370735000}],"Net Margins":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":0.0783254946802585},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":0.05794343802945393},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":0.028161989964683012},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":0.07932388337378816},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":0.06968883007314787},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":0.06175504025468043},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":0.018693686775002303},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":0.06367738252566879},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":0.09789738841990207},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":0.12208851455605935}],"Assets":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":541805000},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":700171000},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":641291000},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":687716000},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":760215000},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":990878000},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":1047393000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":1117823000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":1208076000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":2979533000}],"Stockholders Equity":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":463563000},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":510055000},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":499069000},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":533489000},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":553244000},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":577182000},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":547329000},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":593654000},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":707244000},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":764261000}],"ROE":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":0.1319540170375979},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":0.1089588377723971},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":0.0554432353041363},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":0.16367910116234824},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":0.16638409092552292},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":0.15090387434119568},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":0.04336148824564384},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":0.17831767325748668},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":0.2731603237355142},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":0.21897100597832417}],"ROA":[{"time":"2014-12-30","value":0.1784682681038381},{"time":"2015-12-30","value":0.11678861306737925},{"time":"2016-12-30","value":0.09353476035060526},{"time":"2017-12-30","value":0.15801871702854084},{"time":"2018-12-30","value":0.16052169452062903},{"time":"2019-12-30","value":0.11991688179574075},{"time":"2020-12-30","value":0.07057904721532414},{"time":"2021-12-30","value":0.14251003960376554},{"time":"2022-12-30","value":0.2201649565093587},{"time":"2023-12-30","value":0.02960531063089417}]}
Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-light freight and logistics company in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Expedited Freight and Intermodal. The Expedited Freight segment provides expedited regional, inter-regional, and national less-than-truckload services; local pick-up and delivery services; and other services, which include final mile, truckload, shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, warehousing, customs brokerage, and other handling. This segment also offers expedited truckload brokerage, dedicated fleet, and high security and temperature-controlled logistics services. The Intermodal segment provides intermodal container drayage services; and contract, and container freight station warehouse and handling services. It serves freight forwarders, third-party logistics companies, integrated air cargo carriers and passenger, passenger and cargo airlines, steamship lines, and retailers. Forward Air Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee.
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DCF
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Forward Air Corp
Value
Growth
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| g\r | +10% | +11% | +12% | +13% | +14% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| +1% | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| +2% | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| +3% | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| +4% | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Years | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCF | $52.59M | $58.21M | $64.05M | $70.08M | $76.24M | $82.45M | $88.66M | $94.77M | $100.7M | $106.4M | $111.7M | $1.117B |
| DCF | $50.62M | $48.43M | $46.08M | $43.59M | $40.99M | $38.33M | $35.63M | $32.92M | $30.24M | $27.61M | $276.1M | |
| Value | $670.5M | |||||||||||
In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.
Earnings Growth 12%
Earnings Stability 27%
Competitiveness and MOAT
High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
| Years | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Margin | 5.8% | 2.8% | 7.9% | 7% | 6.2% | 1.9% | 6.4% | 9.8% | 12% | 2.9% |
| ROA | 12% | 9.4% | 16% | 16% | 12% | 7.1% | 14% | 22% | 3% | -0.71% |
| ROE | 11% | 5.5% | 16% | 17% | 15% | 4.3% | 18% | 27% | 22% | 3.2% |
What is the average Net Margin?
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +7.23%.
What is the trend of Net Margin?
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is +1.19%.
What is the average Return on Assets (ROA)?
The average ROA over the past 5 years is +12.39%.
What is the trend of Return on Assets (ROA)?
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is -0.81%.
What is the average Return on Equity (ROE)?
The average ROE over the past 5 years is +17.18%.
What is the trend of Return on Equity (ROE)?
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +2.18%.
Safety & Stabiliy
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
| Years | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt FCF | 1.87 | 0.33 | 0.63 | 0.43 | 0.59 | 1.57 | 1.90 | 0.54 | 0.08 | 32.39 |
| Debt Equity | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 1.28 |
| MIN | ||||||||||
| Graham Stability | - | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 27% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 27% |
What is the Debt/FCF?
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is 32.39.
What is the trend of Debt/FCF?
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -0.05.
What is the Graham’s Stability?
Graham’s Stability measure stands at 0.27.
Growth
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
| Years | 12-2016 | 12-2018 | 12-2020 | 12-2022 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4.9% | 0.74% | 2.6% | -31% | -2.6% |
| Net Income | 29% | 13% | 92% | -13% | 9.4% |
| Stockholders Equity | 6.3% | 6.7% | 12% | 8.1% | 0.84% |
| FCF | 9.7% | 8.9% | 30% | -23% | 1.8% |
What is the 5 year Revenue CAGR?
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +0.74%.
What is the trend of Revenue growth?
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is -2.61%.
What is the 5 year Earnings CAGR?
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is +12.7%.
What is the trend of Earnings growth?
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is +9.4%.
What is the 5 year Equity CAGR?
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +6.68%.
What is the trend of Equity growth?
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +0.84%.
What is the 5 year FCF CAGR?
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is +8.85%.
What is the trend of FCF growth?
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is +1.8%.