ArcBest Corporation

DB:AQY Stock Report

Market Cap: €2.2b

ArcBest Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

ArcBest has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 20.9%, while the Transportation industry saw earnings growing at 31.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10.8% per year. ArcBest's return on equity is 14.8%, and it has net margins of 4.5%.

Key information

20.9%

Earnings growth rate

22.1%

EPS growth rate

Transportation Industry Growth-9.5%
Revenue growth rate10.8%
Return on equity14.8%
Net Margin4.5%
Next Earnings Update31 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How ArcBest makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:AQY Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 244,267193630
30 Jun 244,332128650
31 Mar 244,358120690
31 Dec 234,427142740
30 Sep 234,501130790
30 Jun 234,649184780
31 Mar 234,867245770
31 Dec 225,029295750
30 Sep 225,051324720
30 Jun 224,792299700
31 Mar 224,419258670
31 Dec 213,766210650
30 Sep 213,611172660
30 Jun 213,390138630
31 Mar 213,06893-1450
31 Dec 202,94071560
30 Sep 202,84142540
30 Jun 202,83428520
31 Mar 202,978372530
31 Dec 192,98840460
30 Sep 193,04561420
30 Jun 193,08485420
31 Mar 193,10662460
31 Dec 183,09467370
30 Sep 183,03088350
30 Jun 182,94862310
31 Mar 182,87577310
31 Dec 172,82659340
30 Sep 172,80425300
30 Jun 172,77423300
31 Mar 172,73017290
31 Dec 162,70019290
30 Sep 162,66022310
30 Jun 162,65628310
31 Mar 162,67538230
31 Dec 152,66744290
30 Sep 152,68453270
30 Jun 152,68653260
31 Mar 152,64850250
31 Dec 142,61344250
30 Sep 142,52640220
30 Jun 142,43935230
31 Mar 142,35723230

Quality Earnings: AQY has a large one-off gain of $51.1M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: AQY's current net profit margins (4.5%) are higher than last year (2.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AQY's earnings have grown significantly by 20.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: AQY's earnings growth over the past year (48.7%) exceeds its 5-year average (20.9% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: AQY earnings growth over the past year (48.7%) exceeded the Transportation industry -15.8%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: AQY's Return on Equity (14.8%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/10 03:35
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/10 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

ArcBest Corporation is covered by 30 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Benjamin HartfordBaird
Kenneth HoexterBofA Global Research
Matthew BrooklierBuckingham Research Group Inc.