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CVLG (Covenant Logistics Group) Operating Income : $49 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Covenant Logistics Group Operating Income?

Covenant Logistics Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $49 Mil.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Covenant Logistics Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $8 Mil. Covenant Logistics Group's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $277 Mil. Therefore, Covenant Logistics Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 3.06%.

Good Sign:

Covenant Logistics Group Inc operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

Covenant Logistics Group's 5-Year average Growth Rate for Operating Margin % was 50.00% per year.

Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Covenant Logistics Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 3.08%. Covenant Logistics Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 7.83%.


Covenant Logistics Group Operating Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Covenant Logistics Group's Operating Income 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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Covenant Logistics Group Operating Income Chart

Covenant Logistics Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Operating Income
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Covenant Logistics Group Quarterly Data
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Covenant Logistics Group Operating Income Calculation

Operating Income, is the profit a company earned through operations. All expenses, including cash expenses such as cost of goods sold (COGS), research & development, wages, and non-cash expenses, such as depreciation, depletion and amortization, have been deducted from the sales.

Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $49 Mil.

* 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.


Covenant Logistics Group  (NYSE:CVLG) Operating Income Explanation

1. Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Covenant Logistics Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2024 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2024 ))/ count )
=33.98 * ( 1 - 21.12% )/( (879.964 + 859.028)/ 2 )
=26.803424/869.496
=3.08 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=1009.645 - 109.58 - ( 35.197 - max(0, 194.646 - 214.747+35.197))
=879.964

Invested Capital(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=997.568 - 105.967 - ( 35.619 - max(0, 181.277 - 213.85+35.619))
=859.028

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Covenant Logistics Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2024  Q: Dec. 2024
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=46.252/( ( (537.191 + max(58.007, 0)) + (524.809 + max(61.766, 0)) )/ 2 )
=46.252/( ( 595.198 + 586.575 )/ 2 )
=46.252/590.8865
=7.83 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(135.08 + 6.109 + 26.398) - (109.58 + 0 + -2.8421709430404E-14)
=58.007

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2024 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(141.635 + 5.648 + 20.45) - (105.967 + 0 + 0)
=61.766

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) EBIT data.

3. Operating Income is also linked to Operating Margin %:

Covenant Logistics Group's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Revenue (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=8.495/277.331
=3.06 %

* 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.

4. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Operating Income growth rate using Operating Income per share data.


Be Aware

Compared with a company's EBITDA margin, Operating Margin can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin may decline. Often the Operating Margin declines well before the company's revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia's Operating Margin had already been in decline since 2002, although its earnings per share were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important screening filter for GuruFocus. GuruFocus's Buffett-Munger screener requires that the profit margin is either consistent or expanding. The Model Portfolio of the Buffett-Munger screener has outperformed the market every year since inception in 2009.


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Covenant Logistics Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
400 Birmingham Highway, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 37419
Covenant Logistics Group Inc together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries offers truckload transportation and freight brokerage services to customers throughout the continental United States. The company's reportable segments include Expedited, Dedicated Services, Managed Freight and Warehousing. Expedited segment provides truckload services to customers with high service freight and delivery standards. Dedicated segment provides customers with committed truckload capacity over contracted periods with the goal of three to five years in length. Managed Freight segment includes brokerage services and TMS. Warehousing segment provides day-to-day warehouse management services to customers who have chosen to outsource this function. Majority of revenue is generated from expedited segment.
Executives
Joey B Hogan officer: Exec Vice President and CFO 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY, CHATTANOOGA TN 37419
Bradley A Moline director 610 BROADWAY, IMPERIAL NE 69033
Herbert J Schmidt director 1950 LAKE RIDGE DRIVE, THE VILLAGES FL 32162
D Michael Kramer director P O BOX 868, EVANSVILLE IN 47705-0868
David Ray Parker director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and President 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY, CHATTANOOGA TN 37419
George S. Yates officer: SVP - Brokerage 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY, CHATTANOOGA TN 37419
Samuel F Hough officer: EVP - Expedited 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY, CHATTANOOGA TN 37419
Lynn Doster officer: EVP - Dedicated & Warehousing 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY, CHATTANOOGA TN 37419
Wesley Miller Welborn director 6401 LEE HIGHWAY, STE B, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Benjamin Sr Carson director PO BOX 3599, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016-3599
Paul Bunn officer: President, COO, and Secretary COVENANT TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC., 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY, CHATTANOOGA TN 37419
Rachel Parker-hatchett director 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY, CHATTANOOGA TN 37419
Grant James S Iii officer: EVP and CFO 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY, CHATTANOOGA TN 37419
Joey Ballard officer: EVP, People and Safety 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY, CHATTANOOGA TN 37419
Tracy L. Rosser director 400 BIRMINGHAM HIGHWAY, CHATTANOOGA TN 37419