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Heartland Express (Heartland Express) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.09 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Heartland Express's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.09.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Heartland Express couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for Heartland Express's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

HTLD' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: 0.09

During the past 13 years, Heartland Express's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was No Debt.

HTLD's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
85.66% of 969 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.49 vs HTLD: 0.09

Heartland Express Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Heartland Express's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Heartland Express Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt No Debt No Debt 0.11 0.09

Heartland Express Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.11 0.15 0.13 0.06 0.09

Competitive Comparison

For the Trucking subindustry, Heartland Express's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Heartland Express Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Heartland Express's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Heartland Express's Cash-to-Debt falls into.



Heartland Express Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Heartland Express's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Heartland Express's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Heartland Express  (NAS:HTLD) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.


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Heartland Express (Heartland Express) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
901 Heartland Way, North Liberty, IA, USA, 52317
Heartland Express Inc is engaged in providing truckload services across the United States and Canada. These truckload services are primarily asset-based transportation services in the dry van truckload market, and it also offers truckload temperature-controlled transportation services. The company's major customers represent primarily the consumer goods, appliances, food products, and automotive industries.
Executives
Michael J Gerdin director, officer: PRESIDENT 901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust 10 percent owner, other: Co-Trustee of 10% Owner 901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
Michael John Sullivan director 901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
Brenda M Lantz director 901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
Todd A Smith officer: President of Smith Transport 901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
Christopher Alan Strain officer: Vice President/CFO/Treasurer 901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
Brenda S Neville director 901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
David Paul Millis director 901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
Jo Anne Borden officer: VP of HR and Risk Management 901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
James G Pratt director 11 THE WOODS NE, IOWA CITY IA 52240
Angela K Janssen other: Co-Trustee of 10% Owner 901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
Julie J Durr other: Co-Trustee of 10% Owner 901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
Larry J. Gordon director 901 HEARTLAND WAY, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
Kent Daryl Rigdon officer: Vice President of Sales 901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317
Tahira K Hira director 901 N KANSAS AVE, NORTH LIBERTY IA 52317