Saia (SAIA) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.07 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Saia's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $36 Mil. Saia's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $103 Mil. Saia's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,941 Mil. Saia's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.07.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Saia's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

SAIA' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.07 Med: 0.17 Max: 0.3
Current: 0.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Saia was 0.30. The lowest was 0.07. And the median was 0.17.

SAIA's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
91.88% of 887 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.55 vs SAIA: 0.07

Saia Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saia's Debt-to-Equity 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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Saia Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.30

0.19

0.13

0.10

0.07

Saia Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																0.10	0.09	0.08	0.08	0.07

Competitive Comparison

For the Trucking subindustry, Saia's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.

Saia Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Saia's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Saia's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Saia Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Saia's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(35.93	+	102.777)	/	1941.494
	=	0.07

Saia's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(35.93	+	102.777)	/	1941.494
	=	0.07

Saia (NAS:SAIA) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Saia (SAIA) Business Description

Industry

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Address

11465 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 400, Johns Creek, GA, USA, 30097

Website

https://www.saia.com

Saia ranks among the 10 largest less-than-truckload carriers in the United States, with more than 190 facilities and a fleet of about 6,200 tractors and 20,800 trailers. As a national LTL carrier, the firm offers time-definite and expedited options for shipments ranging between 100 and 10,000 pounds. Saia ranks among the top-tier providers in terms of profitability.

Executives

Di-ann Eisnor	director	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Raymond R Ramu	officer: Chief Customer Officer	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Patrick D Sugar	officer: EVP Operations	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Holzgrefe Frederick J Iii	officer: VP Finance, CFO and Secretary	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Douglas L Col	officer: VP Finance, CFO	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Susan F Ward	director	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Donna E Epps	director	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Richard D Odell	officer: President & CEO of Saia	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, STE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Anthony R Norwood	officer: EVP & CHRO	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Kelly W Benton	officer: VP & Controller	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Rohit Lal	officer: VP Information Technology, CIO	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Kevin A Henry	director	13024 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, HARRIS BUILDING, SUITE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Donald R James	director	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Karla J Staver	officer: VP Safety and Human Resources	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097
Stephanie R Maschmeier	officer: Controller	11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097