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USA Truck (USA Truck) Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % : 28.09% (As of Jun. 2022)


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What is USA Truck Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %?

Yacktman defines forward rate of return as the normalized free cash flow yield plus real growth plus inflation. USA Truck's forward rate of return for was 28.09%.

The historical rank and industry rank for USA Truck's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % or its related term are showing as below:

USAK' s Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -25.14   Med: -0.96   Max: 38
Current: 28.02

During the past 13 years, USA Truck's highest Forward Rate of Return was 38.00. The lowest was -25.14. And the median was -0.96.

USAK's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % is not ranked
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 12.025 vs USAK: 28.02

Unlike the Earnings Yield %, the Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


USA Truck Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for USA Truck's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % 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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USA Truck Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % Chart

USA Truck Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.24 -2.04 2.28 16.62 31.83

USA Truck Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % 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 26.67 31.22 31.83 32.79 28.09

Competitive Comparison of USA Truck's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %

For the Trucking subindustry, USA Truck's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % 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.


USA Truck's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, USA Truck's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where USA Truck's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % falls into.



USA Truck Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % Calculation

Forward Rate of Return is a concept that Don Yacktman uses in his investment approach. Yacktman explained the forward rate of return concept in detail in his interview with GuruFocus. Yacktman defines forward rate of return as the normalized free cash flow yield plus real growth plus inflation. He said in the interview (March 2012, when the S&P 500 was at about 1400):

If the business is stable, this calculation is fairly straightforward. For instance, on the S&P 500 we would normalize earnings. We would then calculate what percentage of those earnings are not reinvested in the underlying businesses and are therefore free. Historically, for the S&P 500, this has been just under 50% of earnings. Currently, we expect the S&P to earn about 70 on a normalized basis, a number which is far below reported earnings due to our adjusting for record high profit margins. $70 X ½ / 1400 gives you a normalized free cash flow yield of approximately 2.5%.

The historical real growth rate of the S&P 500 (companies) is about 1.5%. Assuming an inflation rate of 2.5%, the forward rate of return on an investment in the S&P 500 is about 6.5% today (2.5% free cash flow yield plus 1.5% real growth plus 2.5% inflation).

USA Truck's Forward Rate of Return of Jun. 2022 is

Forward Rate of Return=Normalized Free Cash Flow/Price+5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate
=2.54228571/31.42+0.2
=28.09 %

* 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.


USA Truck  (NAS:USAK) Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % Explanation

Unlike the Earnings Yield, the Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past five years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.

For the growth part of the Forward Rate of Return calculation, GuruFocus uses the 5-year average growth rate of EBITDA per share as the growth rate, and the growth rate is always capped at 20%. For the Free Cash Flow we use per share data averaged over five years. The reason we use five years is to make it comparable to the growth rate.


Be Aware

In the Forward Rate of Return calculation, the growth rate is added directly to today's free cash flow yield. Therefore the calculation is reliable only if the company can grow at the same rate in the future as it did in the past. Investors should pay close attention to this when researching growth stocks. A more accurate measurement for return is Return on Capital.


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USA Truck (USA Truck) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3200 Industrial Park Road, Van Buren, AR, USA, 72956
USA Truck Inc provides transportation and logistics services. It reports two segments namely Trucking which consists of the company's truckload and freight service offerings and USAT Logistics which consist of the company's freight brokerage, logistics, and rail intermodal service offerings. The company transports commodities throughout the United States and into and out of portions of Canada and Mexico. The majority of the revenue is generated from the Trucking segment.
Executives
Robert E. Creager director 2728 TANGLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77005
Rajan Penkar director C/O TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA INC., 24601 CENTER RIDGE ROAD, WESTLAKE OH 44145
Kimberly K Littlejohn officer: SVP - Customer Experience, CIO 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD VAN BUREN AR 72956
Alexander David Greene director 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, VAN BUREN AR 72956
Thomas M Glaser director
Barbara J Faulkenberry director 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, VAN BUREN AR 72956
Timothy W Guin officer: EVP & Chief Commercial Officer 2200 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85043
James D Reed director, officer: President and CEO 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, VAN BUREN AR 72956
Jason R. Bates officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer USA TRUCK, INC., 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, VAN BUREN AR 72956
Zachary B King officer: VP, Corporate Controller, PAO 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD VAN BUREN AR 72956
Hermann Justin Kreimer officer: VP - Trucking Operations 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD VAN BUREN AR 72956
Katherine B. Knight officer: VP, Gen Counsel, Corp Sec. 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD VAN BUREN AR 72956
Gary Enzor director 2200 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE PHOENIX AZ 85043
Robert A Peiser director PO BOX 612787, DFW AIRPORT TX 75261
Mary Susan Chambers director 702 S.W. 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716-0215

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