C.H. Robinson Worldwide
Market Cap
US$12.0b
Last Updated
2019/10/22 23:33 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., a third party logistics company, provides freight transportation services and logistics solutions to companies in various industries worldwide.
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Fundamentals
Solid track record with excellent balance sheet and pays a dividend.
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Share Price & News
How has C.H. Robinson Worldwide's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
4.2%
CHRW
1.2%
US Logistics
0.07%
US Market
1 Year Return
0.5%
CHRW
-4.9%
US Logistics
8.9%
US Market
Return vs Industry: CHRW exceeded the US Logistics industry which returned -4.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CHRW underperformed the US Market which returned 8.9% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| CHRW | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 4.2% | 1.2% | 0.07% |
| 30 Day | 5.1% | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| 90 Day | 3.4% | -0.9% | -1.6% |
| 1 Year | 2.9%0.5% | -2.7%-4.9% | 11.3%8.9% |
| 3 Year | 37.0%28.0% | 16.7%8.9% | 46.3%36.8% |
| 5 Year | 37.9%22.8% | 26.0%13.0% | 62.1%44.3% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is C.H. Robinson Worldwide's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Investors Who Bought C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) Shares Five Years Ago Are Now Up 25%Valuation
Is C.H. Robinson Worldwide undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
17.65x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: CHRW ($88.85) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($80.52)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CHRW is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: CHRW is good value based on its PE Ratio (17.7x) compared to the Logistics industry average (23.1x).
PE vs Market: CHRW is poor value based on its PE Ratio (17.7x) compared to the US market (17.8x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: CHRW is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (7.6x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: CHRW is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (7.3x) compared to the US Logistics industry average (3x).
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Future Growth
How is C.H. Robinson Worldwide forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 18 analysts?
2.3%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: CHRW's forecast earnings growth (2.3% per year) is below the savings rate (2.7%).
Earnings vs Market: CHRW's earnings (2.3% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.5% per year).
High Growth Earnings: CHRW's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: CHRW's revenue (5.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (7.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: CHRW's revenue (5.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: CHRW's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (37.8%)
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Past Performance
How has C.H. Robinson Worldwide performed over the past 5 years?
8.3%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CHRW's earnings have grown by 8.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CHRW's earnings growth over the past year (21.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (8.3% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: CHRW earnings growth over the past year (21.1%) exceeded the Logistics industry -9.9%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: CHRW's Return on Equity (41.8%) is considered outstanding.
Return on Assets
ROA vs Industry: CHRW has a higher Return on Assets than the Logistics industry average last year.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE Improving: CHRW's Return on Capital Employed has declined over the past 3 years.
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Financial Health
How is C.H. Robinson Worldwide's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CHRW's short term assets ($2.7B) exceeds its short term liabilities ($1.5B)
Long Term Liabilities: CHRW's short term assets (2.7B) exceeds its long term liabilities (1.5B)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CHRW's debt to equity ratio (75.6%) is considered high
Reducing Debt: CHRW's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 89% to 75.6% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CHRW's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (75%).
Interest Coverage: CHRW's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (20.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: CHRW has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: CHRW's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 2.158610x debt).
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Dividend
What is C.H. Robinson Worldwide's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.25%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Stability and Growth of Payments
Notable Dividend: CHRW's dividend (2.25%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).
High Dividend: CHRW's dividend (2.25%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.68%).
Stable Dividend: CHRW's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: CHRW's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (38.9%), CHRW's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: CHRW's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (43% payout ratio).
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Management
What is the CEO of C.H. Robinson Worldwide's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
4.4yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Bob Biesterfeld (43yo)
0.4yrs
Tenure
US$3,653,224
Compensation
Mr. Robert C. Biesterfeld, Jr., also known as Bob, has been the Chief Executive Officer of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. since March 1, 2018 and served as the Chief Operating officer until 2019. Mr. Robert ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs. Market: Bob has recently become CEO, making it difficult to compare their total compensation against companies of similar size in the US market.
Compensation vs Earnings: Bob's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
4.4yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CHRW's management team is considered experienced (4.4 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
7.0yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CHRW's board of directors are considered experienced (7 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: CHRW insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Head of Human Resources Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Shares | 1,656 |
| Max Price | US$84.88 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Senior Key Executive President of Managed Services |
| Shares | 1,097 |
| Max Price | US$85.11 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chairman of the Board Chairman |
| Shares | 8,392 |
| Max Price | US$85.93 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Senior Key Executive President of Global Freight Forwarding |
| Shares | 152 |
| Max Price | US$81.89 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer CEO & Director |
| Shares | 1,202 |
| Max Price | US$83.18 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Head of Human Resources Chief Human Resources Officer |
| Shares | 2,914 |
| Max Price | US$91.01 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Senior Key Executive Chief Commercial Officer |
| Shares | 1,100 |
| Max Price | US$89.37 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 2,399 |
| Max Price | US$89.61 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Senior Key Executive President of Managed Services |
| Shares | 1,382 |
| Max Price | US$90.80 |
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Christopher O'Brien (51yo)
Chief Commercial Officer
- Tenure: 7.4yrs
- Compensation: US$1.90m
Angie Freeman (51yo)
Chief Human Resources Officer
- Tenure: 4.8yrs
Ben Campbell (53yo)
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
- Tenure: 4.8yrs
Mike Zechmeister (52yo)
Chief Financial Officer
- Tenure: 0.08yrs
Jordan Kass (46yo)
President of Managed Services
- Tenure: 4.8yrs
Mike Short (49yo)
President of Global Freight Forwarding
- Tenure: 4.4yrs
- Compensation: US$1.67m
Bob Biesterfeld (43yo)
CEO & Director
- Tenure: 0.4yrs
- Compensation: US$3.65m
Bob Houghton
Vice President of Investor Relations & Treasurer
- Tenure: 1.8yrs
Michael Neill (48yo)
Chief Technology Officer
- Tenure: 1.3yrs
Kristin Marchiafava
Director of Public Relations
- Tenure: 0yrs
Board Members
Wayne Fortun (70yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 18.3yrs
- Compensation: US$252.50k
Mary J. Guilfoile (65yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 7yrs
- Compensation: US$240.00k
John Wiehoff (58yo)
Chairman
- Tenure: 12.8yrs
- Compensation: US$8.56m
Brian Short (69yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 16.8yrs
- Compensation: US$245.00k
Jim Stake (66yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 10.8yrs
- Compensation: US$262.50k
Tim Gokey (57yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 2yrs
- Compensation: US$245.00k
Scott Anderson (52yo)
Lead Independent Director
- Tenure: 0yrs
- Compensation: US$257.50k
Jodee Kozlak (56yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 6.7yrs
- Compensation: US$240.00k
Paula Tolliver (54yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 1yrs
- Compensation: US$56.25k
Bob Biesterfeld (43yo)
CEO & Director
- Tenure: 0.4yrs
- Compensation: US$3.65m
Company Information
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
- Ticker: CHRW
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1905
- Industry: Air Freight and Logistics
- Sector: Transportation
- Market Cap: US$12.028b
- Shares outstanding: 135.38m
- Website: https://www.chrobinson.com
Number of Employees
Location
- C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
- 14701 Charlson Road
- Eden Prairie
- Minnesota
- 55347
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRW | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Oct 1997 |
| CH1A | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Oct 1997 |
Biography
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., a third party logistics company, provides freight transportation services and logistics solutions to companies in various industries worldwide. The company operates through N ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/10/22 23:33 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/10/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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