| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
LSTR Overview
Landstar System, Inc. provides integrated transportation management solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally.
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$160.70 |
| 52 Week High | US$120.92 |
| 52 Week Low | US$182.63 |
| Beta | 0.98 |
| 1 Month Change | 1.89% |
| 3 Month Change | 1.97% |
| 1 Year Change | 26.56% |
| 3 Year Change | 32.65% |
| 5 Year Change | 143.78% |
| Change since IPO | 9,789.23% |
Recent News & Updates
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Shareholder Returns
| LSTR | US Transportation | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0.8% | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1Y | 26.6% | 20.0% | 31.5% |
Return vs Industry: LSTR exceeded the US Transportation industry which returned 17.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: LSTR underperformed the US Market which returned 33% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| LSTR volatility | |
|---|---|
| LSTR Beta | 0.98 |
| Industry Beta | 1.27 |
| Market Beta | 1 |
Stable Share Price: LSTR is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.
Volatility Over Time: LSTR's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,320 | Jim Gattoni | https://www.landstar.com |
Landstar System, Inc. provides integrated transportation management solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Transportation Logistics, and Insurance. The Transportation Logistics segment offers a range of transportation services, including truckload and less-than-truckload transportation, rail intermodal, air cargo, ocean cargo, expedited ground and air delivery of time-critical freight, heavy-haul/specialized, U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico cross-border, intra-Mexico, intra-Canada, project cargo, and customs brokerage, as well as offers transportation services to other transportation companies, such as third party logistics and less-than-truckload service providers.
Valuation
Is Landstar System undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
16.5%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: LSTR ($160.7) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($192.4)
Significantly Below Fair Value: LSTR is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: LSTR is poor value based on its PE Ratio (20.7x) compared to the US Transportation industry average (17.7x).
PE vs Market: LSTR is poor value based on its PE Ratio (20.7x) compared to the US market (17.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: LSTR's earnings are forecast to decline next year, so we can't calculate its PEG ratio.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: LSTR is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (7.4x) compared to the US Transportation industry average (2.4x).
Future Growth
How is Landstar System forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 12 analysts?
-4.8%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: LSTR's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-4.8% per year).
Earnings vs Market: LSTR's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-4.8% per year).
High Growth Earnings: LSTR's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: LSTR's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-3.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: LSTR's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-3.3% per year).
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: LSTR's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (30.3%)
Past Performance
How has Landstar System performed over the past 5 years?
10.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: LSTR has a high level of non-cash earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: LSTR's current net profit margins (5.7%) are higher than last year (4.5%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: LSTR's earnings have grown by 10.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: LSTR's earnings growth over the past year (75.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (10.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: LSTR earnings growth over the past year (75.6%) exceeded the Transportation industry 48.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: LSTR's Return on Equity (35.7%) is considered high.
Financial Health
How is Landstar System's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: LSTR's short term assets ($1.2B) exceed its short term liabilities ($720.2M).
Long Term Liabilities: LSTR's short term assets ($1.2B) exceed its long term liabilities ($152.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: LSTR's debt to equity ratio (8.5%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: LSTR's debt to equity ratio has increased from 6.1% to 8.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: LSTR's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (211.9%).
Interest Coverage: LSTR's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (97.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Landstar System current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
0.62%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: LSTR's dividend (0.62%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.35%).
High Dividend: LSTR's dividend (0.62%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (3.65%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: LSTR is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.
Growing Dividend: LSTR is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: LSTR is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of LSTR's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
6.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Jim Gattoni (60 yo)
6.75yrs
Tenure
US$2,699,090
Compensation
Mr. James B. Gattoni, also known as Jim, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Landstar System Inc. since December 29, 2014 and has been its President since January 2014. He serves as Principal Financial...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Jim's total compensation ($USD2.70M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.43M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jim's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: LSTR's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: LSTR's board of directors are considered experienced (6.7 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Landstar System, Inc.'s employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Landstar System, Inc.
- Ticker: LSTR
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1991
- Industry: Trucking
- Sector: Transportation
- Market Cap: US$6.151b
- Shares outstanding: 38.28m
- Website: https://www.landstar.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Landstar System, Inc.
- 13410 Sutton Park Drive South
- Jacksonville
- Florida
- 32224
- United States
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/09/22 00:09 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/09/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/06/26 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/26 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.