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Heartland Express (Heartland Express) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.98 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Heartland Express Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-27), Heartland Express's current share price is $10.36. Heartland Express's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.60. Heartland Express's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.98.

The historical rank and industry rank for Heartland Express's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HTLD' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.98   Med: 2.54   Max: 4.09
Current: 0.98

During the past years, Heartland Express's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 4.09. The lowest was 0.98. And the median was 2.54.

HTLD's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
54.48% of 725 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.82 vs HTLD: 0.98

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Heartland Express's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.481. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $10.60 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Heartland Express Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Heartland Express's Cyclically Adjusted PS 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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Heartland Express Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Heartland Express Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.70 2.25 1.94 1.59 1.34

Heartland Express Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 1.59 1.59 1.59 1.39 1.34

Competitive Comparison of Heartland Express's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Trucking subindustry, Heartland Express's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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.


Heartland Express's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Heartland Express's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Heartland Express's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Heartland Express Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

Heartland Express's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=10.36/10.6
=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.

Heartland Express's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Heartland Express's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=3.481/129.4194*129.4194
=3.481

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Heartland Express Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 2.553 99.695 3.314
201406 2.580 100.560 3.320
201409 2.469 100.428 3.182
201412 2.309 99.070 3.016
201503 2.132 99.621 2.770
201506 2.179 100.684 2.801
201509 2.086 100.392 2.689
201512 2.054 99.792 2.664
201603 1.950 100.470 2.512
201606 1.930 101.688 2.456
201609 1.792 101.861 2.277
201612 1.680 101.863 2.134
201703 1.559 102.862 1.962
201706 1.555 103.349 1.947
201709 2.185 104.136 2.716
201712 1.988 104.011 2.474
201803 1.880 105.290 2.311
201806 1.892 106.317 2.303
201809 1.845 106.507 2.242
201812 1.794 105.998 2.190
201903 1.703 107.251 2.055
201906 1.733 108.070 2.075
201909 1.803 108.329 2.154
201912 2.038 108.420 2.433
202003 2.030 108.902 2.412
202006 1.976 108.767 2.351
202009 1.994 109.815 2.350
202012 1.923 109.897 2.265
202103 1.900 111.754 2.200
202106 1.928 114.631 2.177
202109 1.923 115.734 2.150
202112 1.877 117.630 2.065
202203 1.916 121.301 2.044
202206 2.379 125.017 2.463
202209 3.469 125.227 3.585
202212 4.492 125.222 4.643
202303 4.188 127.348 4.256
202306 3.872 128.729 3.893
202309 3.730 129.860 3.717
202312 3.481 129.419 3.481

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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.


Heartland Express  (NAS:HTLD) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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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

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