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ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

ARCB • • Industrial / General
IndustrialsTruckingLess-Than-Truckload (LTL) CarriersNational LTL Networks
AboutArcBest Corporation provides freight transportation and integrated logistics services. It operates through three segments: Asset-Based, ArcBest, and FleetNet. The Asset-Based segment transports general commodities, such as food, textiles, apparel, furniture, appliances, chemicals, nonbulk petroleum products, rubber, plastics, metal and metal products, wood, glass, automotive parts, machinery, and miscellaneous manufactured products through less-than-truckload services. It also offers motor carrier freight transportation services to customers in Mexico through arrangements with trucking companies. The ArcBest segment provides expedite freight transportation services to commercial and government customers; premium logistics services, such as deployment of specialized equipment to meet linehaul requirements; and international freight transportation with air, ocean, and ground services. It also offers third-party transportation brokerage services by sourcing various capacity solutions, including dry van over the road and intermodal, temperature-controlled and refrigerated, flatbed, intermodal or container shipping, and specialized equipment; full-container and less-than-container load ocean transportation services; warehousing and distribution services; managed transportation services; and moving services to 'do-it-yourself' consumer, as well as provides final mile, time critical, product launch, warehousing, retail logistics, supply chain optimization, and trade show shipping services. The FleetNet segment provides roadside repair solutions and vehicle maintenance management services for commercial and private fleets through a network of third-party service providers. The company was formerly known as Arkansas Best Corporation and changed its name to ArcBest Corporation in May 2014. ArcBest Corporation was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas.Show more
  • Revenue $4.18B -5.6%
  • EBITDA $394M +23.6%
  • Net Income $174M -11.0%
  • EPS (Diluted) 7.30 -7.9%
  • Gross Margin 8.38% -2.0%
  • EBITDA Margin 9.42% +31.0%
  • Operating Margin 5.85% +50.0%
  • Net Margin 4.16% -5.7%
  • ROE 13.61% -16.7%
  • ROIC 12.15% +33.7%
  • Debt/Equity 0.31 -10.7%
  • Interest Coverage 27.22 +43.4%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 34.2%
  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 80 (top 20%)
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 19.5%
  • ✓Share count reduced 3.3% through buybacks
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.7x turnover

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y4.81%
5Y6.94%
3Y3.53%
TTM-5.34%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y14.18%
5Y34.19%
3Y-6.6%
TTM-49.8%

EPS CAGR

10Y15.76%
5Y37.05%
3Y-2.93%
TTM-48.15%

ROCE

10Y Avg11.3%
5Y Avg15.47%
3Y Avg16.26%
Latest13.78%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line, Inc.37.26B178.2132.52-0.88%18.97%24.8%2.38%0.04
SAIASaia, Inc.9.56B358.7526.5311.37%8.77%11.23%0.14
ARCBArcBest Corporation2.06B91.4912.53-5.61%2.41%7.35%2.23%0.31

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+2.67B2.7B2.83B3.09B2.99B2.94B3.77B5.03B4.43B4.18B
Revenue Growth %0.02%0.01%0.05%0.09%-0.03%-0.02%0.28%0.34%-0.12%-0.06%
Cost of Goods Sold+2.47B2.54B2.64B2.82B2.77B2.71B3.36B4.46B4.05B3.83B
COGS % of Revenue0.93%0.94%0.93%0.91%0.93%0.92%0.89%0.89%0.91%0.92%
Gross Profit+194.08M162.77M188.46M272.67M216.43M228.13M406.33M573.52M378.43M350M
Gross Margin %0.07%0.06%0.07%0.09%0.07%0.08%0.11%0.11%0.09%0.08%
Gross Profit Growth %0.04%-0.16%0.16%0.45%-0.21%0.05%0.78%0.41%-0.34%-0.08%
Operating Expenses+118.59M128.7M127.11M163.57M152.66M129.85M129.35M179M205.81M105.57M
OpEx % of Revenue0.04%0.05%0.04%0.05%0.05%0.04%0.03%0.04%0.05%0.03%
Selling, General & Admin0033.73M36.7M357.86M359.73M452.24M74.59M73.74M0
SG&A % of Revenue--0.01%0.01%0.12%0.12%0.12%0.01%0.02%-
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses118.59M128.7M93.38M126.88M-205.2M-229.88M-322.89M104.41M132.08M105.57M
Operating Income+75.5M34.06M61.35M109.1M63.77M98.28M276.98M394.53M172.62M244.43M
Operating Margin %0.03%0.01%0.02%0.04%0.02%0.03%0.07%0.08%0.04%0.06%
Operating Income Growth %0.09%-0.55%0.8%0.78%-0.42%0.54%1.82%0.42%-0.56%0.42%
EBITDA+168.54M137.12M164.42M217.73M176.24M216.67M401.2M534.57M318.35M393.52M
EBITDA Margin %0.06%0.05%0.06%0.07%0.06%0.07%0.11%0.11%0.07%0.09%
EBITDA Growth %0.08%-0.19%0.2%0.32%-0.19%0.23%0.85%0.33%-0.4%0.24%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)93.04M103.05M103.07M108.64M112.47M118.39M124.22M140.04M145.73M149.09M
EBIT77.13M33.44M57.92M93.85M62.94M104.19M282M396.03M196.01M227.69M
Net Interest Income+-3.12M-3.63M-5.05M-5.55M-5.01M-8.08M-7.69M-3.85M5.63M2.64M
Interest Income1.28M1.52M1.29M3.91M6.45M3.62M1.23M3.87M14.73M11.62M
Interest Expense4.4M5.15M6.34M9.47M11.47M11.7M8.91M7.73M9.09M8.98M
Other Income/Expense-2.76M-5.78M-9.77M-24.71M-12.3M-5.78M-3.89M-6.22M14.3M-25.72M
Pretax Income+72.73M28.29M51.58M84.39M51.47M92.5M273.09M388.3M186.91M218.71M
Pretax Margin %0.03%0.01%0.02%0.03%0.02%0.03%0.07%0.08%0.04%0.05%
Income Tax+27.88M9.63M-8.15M17.12M11.49M21.4M62.63M93.66M44.75M45.35M
Effective Tax Rate %0.62%0.66%1.16%0.8%0.78%0.77%0.78%0.77%1.05%0.8%
Net Income+44.85M18.65M59.73M67.26M39.98M71.1M213.52M298.21M195.43M173.96M
Net Margin %0.02%0.01%0.02%0.02%0.01%0.02%0.06%0.06%0.04%0.04%
Net Income Growth %-0.03%-0.58%2.2%0.13%-0.41%0.78%2%0.4%-0.34%-0.11%
Net Income (Continuing)44.85M18.65M59.73M67.26M39.98M71.1M210.46M294.65M142.16M173.36M
Discontinued Operations0000003.06M3.56M53.27M600K
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+1.670.712.252.521.512.697.9811.697.937.30
EPS Growth %-0.01%-0.57%2.17%0.12%-0.4%0.78%1.97%0.46%-0.32%-0.08%
EPS (Basic)1.710.722.322.621.572.808.3812.138.147.39
Diluted Shares Outstanding26.53M26.26M26.42M26.7M26.45M26.42M26.77M25.5M24.63M23.82M
Basic Shares Outstanding26.01M25.75M25.68M25.68M25.54M25.41M25.47M24.59M24.02M23.55M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.15%0.45%0.14%0.12%0.2%0.11%0.04%0.04%0.06%0.06%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+552.08M491.1M522.35M649.23M664.4M758.17M776.05M989.78M884.78M675.64M
Cash & Short-Term Investments226.57M171.12M177.17M296.99M318.49M369.36M124.96M325.93M330.07M157.2M
Cash Only164.97M114.28M120.77M190.19M201.91M303.95M76.62M158.26M262.23M127.44M
Short-Term Investments61.6M56.84M56.4M106.81M116.58M65.41M48.34M167.66M67.84M29.76M
Accounts Receivable260.95M292.59M310.86M317.92M310.79M346.61M605.09M547.75M506.56M459.53M
Days Sales Outstanding35.7139.5540.1437.5137.9643.0358.6439.7641.7640.14
Inventory0000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding----------
Other Current Assets43.76M5.26M12.13M9.01M4.75M4.42M5.9M76.62M11.12M11.04M
Total Non-Current Assets+710.83M790.98M843.29M890M986.8M1.02B1.34B1.5B1.6B1.75B
Property, Plant & Equipment483.05M532.53M591.16M631.19M752.06M793.88M802.61M966.68M1.08B1.26B
Fixed Asset Turnover5.52x5.07x4.78x4.90x3.97x3.70x4.69x5.20x4.08x3.32x
Goodwill96.47M108.88M108.32M108.32M88.32M88.32M300.34M304.75M304.75M304.75M
Intangible Assets76.79M80.51M73.47M68.95M58.83M54.98M126.58M113.73M101.15M88.61M
Long-Term Investments0000000000
Other Non-Current Assets54.53M66.09M64.37M74.08M79.87M77.5M101.63M112.99M101.44M92.39M
Total Assets+1.26B1.28B1.37B1.54B1.65B1.78B2.11B2.49B2.49B2.43B
Asset Turnover2.11x2.11x2.07x2.01x1.81x1.65x1.78x2.02x1.78x1.72x
Asset Growth %0.12%0.02%0.07%0.13%0.07%0.08%0.19%0.18%-0%-0.02%
Total Current Liabilities+364.6M396.18M402.59M451.32M444.28M506.55M702.69M768.47M701.56M665.99M
Accounts Payable130.87M133.3M129.1M143.78M134.37M170.9M311.4M269.85M214M172.76M
Days Payables Outstanding19.3219.1717.8618.617.692333.8322.1119.2916.47
Short-Term Debt44.91M64.14M61.93M54.08M57.3M67.11M50.62M66.25M66.95M63.98M
Deferred Revenue (Current)0000000000
Other Current Liabilities123.68M132.32M136.44M183.12M159.87M171.59M227.29M304.62M277.8M293.06M
Current Ratio1.51x1.24x1.30x1.44x1.50x1.50x1.10x1.29x1.26x1.01x
Quick Ratio1.51x1.24x1.30x1.44x1.50x1.50x1.10x1.29x1.26x1.01x
Cash Conversion Cycle----------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+309.58M286.85M311.59M370.23M443.89M443.87M480.92M574.41M541.17M449.38M
Long-Term Debt167.6M179.53M206.99M237.6M266.21M217.12M174.92M198.37M161.99M125.16M
Capital Lease Obligations000052.28M97.84M88.83M147.83M176.62M189.98M
Deferred Tax Liabilities78.06M54.68M49.16M56.44M66.21M72.41M64.89M60.49M55.78M78.65M
Other Non-Current Liabilities63.93M52.64M55.44M76.19M59.19M56.5M152.27M167.72M146.77M55.6M
Total Liabilities674.18M683.02M714.18M821.55M888.16M950.41M1.18B1.34B1.24B1.12B
Total Debt+212.51M243.67M268.92M291.68M396.06M403.55M337.11M438.68M437.73M413.48M
Net Debt47.54M129.39M148.15M101.49M194.15M99.59M260.49M280.41M175.5M286.03M
Debt / Equity0.36x0.41x0.41x0.41x0.52x0.49x0.36x0.38x0.35x0.31x
Debt / EBITDA1.26x1.78x1.64x1.34x2.25x1.86x0.84x0.82x1.38x1.05x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.28x0.94x0.90x0.47x1.10x0.46x0.65x0.52x0.55x0.73x
Interest Coverage17.16x6.61x9.67x11.52x5.56x8.40x31.07x51.06x18.98x27.22x
Total Equity+588.73M599.05M651.46M717.68M763.04M828.59M929.07M1.15B1.24B1.31B
Equity Growth %0.05%0.02%0.09%0.1%0.06%0.09%0.12%0.24%0.08%0.06%
Book Value per Share22.1922.8224.6526.8828.8531.3634.7045.1450.4355.18
Total Shareholders' Equity588.73M599.05M651.46M717.68M763.04M828.59M929.07M1.15B1.24B1.31B
Common Stock279K282K285K287K288K290K294K298K300K304K
Retained Earnings376.83M386.92M438.38M501.39M533.19M595.93M801.31M1.09B1.27B1.44B
Treasury Stock-70.53M-80.05M-86.06M-95.47M-104.58M-111.17M-194.27M-284.27M-375.81M-451.04M
Accumulated OCI-27.5M-23.42M-20.57M-14.24M203K1.19M3.7M7.1M4.32M272K
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+146.02M110.26M151.91M255.35M170.36M205.99M323.51M470.82M322.17M285.85M
Operating CF Margin %0.05%0.04%0.05%0.08%0.06%0.07%0.09%0.09%0.07%0.07%
Operating CF Growth %0.02%-0.24%0.38%0.68%-0.33%0.21%0.57%0.46%-0.32%-0.11%
Net Income44.85M18.65M59.73M67.26M39.98M71.1M213.52M298.21M195.43M173.36M
Depreciation & Amortization93.04M103.05M103.07M108.64M112.47M118.39M124.22M140.04M145.73M149.09M
Stock-Based Compensation8.03M7.59M6.96M8.41M9.52M10.48M11.43M12.78M11.44M11.36M
Deferred Taxes16.43M9.52M-10.21M1.87M5.41M7.71M-7.59M-6.25M-5.57M22.44M
Other Non-Cash Items1.98M7.78M8.01M13.26M31M-229K-13.98M-5.1M-54.45M-57.36M
Working Capital Changes-18.32M-36.34M-15.63M55.91M-28.02M-1.47M-4.09M31.14M29.58M-13.04M
Change in Receivables998K1.64M4.08M2.34M1.22M4.33M-122.78M6.96M41.19M45.5M
Change in Inventory4.7M-32.96M-27.96M-33.22M-1.22M-4.33M0000
Change in Payables-15.09M-11.26M10.39M52.02M-27.04M40.67M106.06M46.93M-10.26M-21.04M
Cash from Investing+-125.64M-87.17M-68.47M-94.95M-98.24M7.46M-303.2M-261.08M-21.7M-187.28M
Capital Expenditures-86.94M-78.74M-75.62M-54.09M-102.43M-57.49M-78.47M-165.5M-219.02M-223.1M
CapEx % of Revenue0.03%0.03%0.03%0.02%0.03%0.02%0.02%0.03%0.05%0.05%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing6.64M8.8M4.28M4.26M2.01M-893K13.81M19.69M95.73M-1.52M
Cash from Financing+-12.45M-73.78M-77.92M-90.98M-60.4M-111.41M-247.65M-127.98M-196.61M-233.35M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-6.84M-8.32M-8.26M-8.24M-8.19M-8.16M-8.14M-10.83M-11.54M-11.29M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing3.85M-3.75M-4.71M-2.08M-4.01M4.45M-37.7M-8.82M-10.26M-26.3M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+59.08M31.52M76.29M201.26M67.93M148.5M245.04M305.31M90.17M45.85M
FCF Margin %0.02%0.01%0.03%0.07%0.02%0.05%0.07%0.06%0.02%0.01%
FCF Growth %-0.41%-0.47%1.42%1.64%-0.66%1.19%0.65%0.25%-0.7%-0.49%
FCF per Share2.231.202.897.542.575.629.1511.973.661.92
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)3.26x5.91x2.54x3.80x4.26x2.90x1.52x1.58x1.65x1.64x
Interest Paid0000000000
Taxes Paid0000000000

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)7.8%3.14%9.55%9.83%5.4%8.93%24.3%28.67%16.33%13.61%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)9.7%3.74%6.02%10.11%5.38%7.82%19.62%22.58%9.09%12.15%
Gross Margin7.28%6.03%6.67%8.81%7.24%7.76%10.79%11.4%8.55%8.38%
Net Margin1.68%0.69%2.11%2.17%1.34%2.42%5.67%5.93%4.41%4.16%
Debt / Equity0.36x0.41x0.41x0.41x0.52x0.49x0.36x0.38x0.35x0.31x
Interest Coverage17.16x6.61x9.67x11.52x5.56x8.40x31.07x51.06x18.98x27.22x
FCF Conversion3.26x5.91x2.54x3.80x4.26x2.90x1.52x1.58x1.65x1.64x
Revenue Growth2.07%1.25%4.68%9.46%-3.41%-1.61%28.09%33.53%-11.96%-5.61%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Asset Based-1.92B1.99B2.18B2.14B2B--2.87B2.75B
Asset Based Growth--4.01%9.14%-1.42%-6.81%----4.21%
Corporate and Other------3.98M4.33M4.24M-
Corporate and Other Growth-------8.90%-2.08%-
Asset Based------2.47B2.9B--
Asset Based Growth-------17.23%--
ArcBest------1.29B2.13B--
ArcBest Growth-------64.78%--
FleetNet------213.88M295.04M--
FleetNet Growth-------37.95%--
Arcbest-640.73M706.7M781.12M738.39M770.56M----
Arcbest Growth--10.30%10.53%-5.47%4.36%----
Fleetnet-162.63M156.34M195.13M211.74M166.65M----
Fleetnet Growth---3.87%24.81%8.51%-21.29%----
Corporate And Other-----4.4M----
Corporate And Other Growth----------
Freight Transportation1.92B---------
Freight Transportation Growth----------
Premium Logistics300.37M---------
Premium Logistics Growth----------
Transportation Management203.53M---------
Transportation Management Growth----------
Emergency And Preventative Maintenance174.95M---------
Emergency And Preventative Maintenance Growth----------
Household Goods Moving Services119.25M---------
Household Goods Moving Services Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.5x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) reported $4.04B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 112% increase from $1.91B in 2011.

ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) saw revenue decline by 5.6% over the past year.

Yes, ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) is profitable, generating $97.2M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (4.2% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.52%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) has a return on equity (ROE) of 13.6%. This is reasonable for most industries.

ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) generated $85.8M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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