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Forward Air (Forward Air) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 0.98 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Forward Air Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-30), Forward Air's current share price is $22.52. Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $22.99. Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 0.98.

The historical rank and industry rank for Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FWRD' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.97   Med: 4.52   Max: 6.36
Current: 0.97

During the past years, Forward Air's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.36. The lowest was 0.97. And the median was 4.52.

FWRD's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
61.71% of 692 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.22 vs FWRD: 0.97

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Forward Air's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $29.772. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $22.99 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Forward Air Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.

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Forward Air Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Forward Air Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.47 4.54 6.36 4.92 2.73

Forward Air Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 4.92 4.91 4.74 3.02 2.73

Competitive Comparison of Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.


Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Forward Air Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=22.52/22.99
=0.98

* 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.

Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Forward Air's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=29.772/129.4194*129.4194
=29.772

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Forward Air Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 14.626 99.695 18.987
201406 14.714 100.560 18.937
201409 14.765 100.428 19.027
201412 15.322 99.070 20.016
201503 15.507 99.621 20.145
201506 15.844 100.684 20.366
201509 16.076 100.392 20.724
201512 16.699 99.792 21.657
201603 16.776 100.470 21.610
201606 16.185 101.688 20.599
201609 16.373 101.861 20.803
201612 16.586 101.863 21.073
201703 16.688 102.862 20.997
201706 17.254 103.349 21.606
201709 17.120 104.136 21.277
201712 18.086 104.011 22.504
201803 18.052 105.290 22.189
201806 18.638 106.317 22.688
201809 18.997 106.507 23.084
201812 19.388 105.998 23.672
201903 19.477 107.251 23.503
201906 19.616 108.070 23.491
201909 20.102 108.329 24.016
201912 20.725 108.420 24.739
202003 20.443 108.902 24.295
202006 20.422 108.767 24.300
202009 20.258 109.815 23.875
202012 20.037 109.897 23.596
202103 19.940 111.754 23.092
202106 20.293 114.631 22.911
202109 20.607 115.734 23.044
202112 22.013 117.630 24.219
202203 22.775 121.301 24.299
202206 24.716 125.017 25.586
202209 25.675 125.227 26.535
202212 26.727 125.222 27.623
202303 26.317 127.348 26.745
202306 26.123 128.729 26.263
202309 25.941 129.860 25.853
202312 29.772 129.419 29.772

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Forward Air  (NAS:FWRD) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Forward Air (Forward Air) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1915 Snapps Ferry Road, Building N, Greeneville, TN, USA, 37745
Forward Air Corp is an asset-light freight and logistics company. The company's operating segment includes Expedited Freight and Intermodal. It generates maximum revenue from the Expedited Freight segment. Expedited Freight segment operates a comprehensive national network to provide expedited regional, inter-regional and national LTL (less-than-truckload) services. It also offers customers local pick-up and delivery and other services including final mile, truckload, shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, warehousing, customs brokerage, and other handling.
Executives
Chris C Ruble officer: Sr. Vice President, Operations PO BOX 1058, GREENVILLIE TN 37744
Kyle R Mitchin officer: Senior VP, Human Resources 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Nancee L Ronning officer: Chief Commercial Officer 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Javier Polit director 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Mayes George S Jr director 5995 MAYFAIR ROAD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Craig Carlock director C/O THE FRESH MARKET, INC., 628 GREEN VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 500, GREENSBORO NC 27408
George M Lynch director 2566 KENT RIDGE COURT, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48025
C Robert Campbell director 800 DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Michael L Hance officer: Senior VP, CLO and Secretary 430 AIRPORT ROAD, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Chitra Nayak director 1400 16TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Thomas Schmitt officer: President & CEO 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Ronald W Allen director P O BOX 1734, ATLANTA GA 30301
Laurie Anne Tucker director 65 MARYS CREEK COVE NORTH, EADS TN 38028
Scott M Niswonger director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO & Chairman 165 MADISON AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Rebecca J Garbrick officer: CAO, VP and Controller 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745