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Heartland Express (Heartland Express) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : N/A (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is Heartland Express Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-24), Heartland Express's share price is $10.33. Heartland Express's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.55. Hence, Heartland Express's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

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

During the past 13 years, Heartland Express's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1195.83. The lowest was 23.83. And the median was 128.87.

HTLD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 10.335
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Heartland Express's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.12. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $-0.55.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Heartland Express was -226.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -20.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Heartland Express's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 151.60% per year. The lowest was -34.20% per year. And the median was 7.70% per year.


Heartland Express Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Heartland Express's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Heartland Express Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
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Heartland Express Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Heartland Express's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Trucking subindustry, Heartland Express's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



Heartland Express Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Heartland Express's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=10.33/-0.548
=N/A

Heartland Express's Share Price of today is $10.33.
Heartland Express's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.55.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Heartland Express  (NAS:HTLD) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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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