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Forward Air (Forward Air) Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

: 3.39 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Forward Air's share price is $23.58. Forward Air's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.95. Hence, Forward Air's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 3.39.

The historical rank and industry rank for Forward Air's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

FWRD' s Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.27   Med: 14.27   Max: 42.34
Current: 3.4

During the past 13 years, Forward Air's highest Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio was 42.34. The lowest was 3.27. And the median was 14.27.

FWRD's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
77.19% of 846 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 7.125 vs FWRD: 3.40

Forward Air's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.85. Its Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.95.

During the past 12 months, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Forward Air was -27.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 31.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, Forward Air's highest 3-Year average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 152.30% per year. The lowest was -51.70% per year. And the median was 9.10% per year.


Forward Air Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forward Air's Price-to-Operating-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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Forward Air Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.45 25.14 27.48 10.90 9.01

Forward Air Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 10.90 10.98 10.21 8.16 9.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Forward Air's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Operating-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.


Forward Air Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Forward Air's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forward Air's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Forward Air Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Forward Air's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/Cash Flow from Operations per share (TTM)
=23.58/6.947
=3.39

Forward Air's Share Price of today is $23.58.
Forward Air's Cash Flow from Operations 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 $6.95.

* 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: Cash Flow from Operations per share is calculated as Cash Flow from Operations divided by Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average).

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

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Cash Flow from Operations

Forward Air Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Related Terms

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Forward Air (Forward Air) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
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