P.A.M. Transportation Services
Market Cap
US$354.3m
Last Updated
2021/01/21 23:01 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a truckload transportation and logistics company in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. More Details
Snowflake Analysis
Overvalued with worrying balance sheet.
Share Price & News
How has P.A.M. Transportation Services's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: PTSI is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 9% a week.
Volatility Over Time: PTSI's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-1.7%
PTSI
-2.2%
US Transportation
1.4%
US Market
1 Year Return
2.9%
PTSI
23.2%
US Transportation
22.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: PTSI underperformed the US Transportation industry which returned 29.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: PTSI underperformed the US Market which returned 22.8% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| PTSI | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -1.7% | -2.2% | 1.4% |
| 30 Day | 31.8% | 4.1% | 4.9% |
| 90 Day | 18.6% | 19.9% | 14.6% |
| 1 Year | 2.9%2.9% | 25.0%23.2% | 25.4%22.6% |
| 3 Year | 53.0%53.0% | 60.5%52.4% | 46.8%37.0% |
| 5 Year | 135.4%135.4% | 235.4%207.0% | 132.0%106.1% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is P.A.M. Transportation Services's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Does P.A.M. Transportation Services (NASDAQ:PTSI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?Valuation
Is P.A.M. Transportation Services undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
2.44x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: PTSI ($57.97) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($2.62)
Significantly Below Fair Value: PTSI is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: PTSI is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Transportation industry average.
PE vs Market: PTSI is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate PTSI's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: PTSI is good value based on its PB Ratio (2.4x) compared to the US Transportation industry average (2.7x).
Next Steps
Future Growth
How is P.A.M. Transportation Services forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
24.9%
Forecasted Transportation industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as P.A.M. Transportation Services has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Take a look at our analysis of PTSI’s management and see if the CEO’s compensation is within a reasonable range, who is on the board and if insiders have been trading lately.
- Explore growth companies in the Transportation industry.
Past Performance
How has P.A.M. Transportation Services performed over the past 5 years?
-10.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: PTSI is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: PTSI is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: PTSI is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 10.1% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare PTSI's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: PTSI is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Transportation industry (-9.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: PTSI has a negative Return on Equity (-7.15%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is P.A.M. Transportation Services's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: PTSI's short term assets ($108.7M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($135.5M).
Long Term Liabilities: PTSI's short term assets ($108.7M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($260.1M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: PTSI's debt to equity ratio (198.7%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: PTSI's debt to equity ratio has increased from 121.3% to 198.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: PTSI's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (22.5%).
Interest Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if PTSI's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is P.A.M. Transportation Services's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate PTSI's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate PTSI's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if PTSI's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if PTSI's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of PTSI'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?
0.4yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Joseph Vitiritto (49 yo)
0.42
Tenure
Mr. Joseph A. Vitiritto has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director at P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc. since August 18, 2020. Mr. Vitiritto has served as Senior Vice President of Pricing ...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VP of Finance | 7.58yrs | US$532.86k | 0.21% $ 731.1k | |
| President | 0.42yr | no data | 0.70% $ 2.5m | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | 0.25yr | no data | no data |
0.4yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: PTSI's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 0.42yr | no data | 0.70% $ 2.5m | |
| Director | 22.67yrs | US$40.03k | 0.042% $ 149.8k | |
| Chairman of the Board | 13.42yrs | US$115.03k | 68.1% $ 241.3m | |
| Independent Director | 13.42yrs | US$50.03k | 0.15% $ 549.0k | |
| Independent Director | 6.58yrs | US$44.03k | 0.034% $ 118.7k | |
| Director | 2.25yrs | US$40.03k | 0.0093% $ 32.8k | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | US$43.03k | 0.0093% $ 32.8k | |
| Independent Director | 1.75yrs | US$35.52k | 0.0094% $ 33.3k |
4.4yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: PTSI's board of directors are considered experienced (4.4 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: PTSI 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
P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.
- Ticker: PTSI
- Exchange: NasdaqGM
- Founded: 1980
- Industry: Trucking
- Sector: Transportation
- Market Cap: US$354.278m
- Shares outstanding: 5.73m
- Website: https://www.pamtransport.com
Number of Employees
Location
- P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.
- 297 West Henri De Tonti Boulevard
- Tontitown
- Arkansas
- 72770
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTSI | NasdaqGM (Nasdaq Global Market) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Sep 1986 |
Biography
P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a truckload transportation and logistics company in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The company is involved in the transpo...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/21 23:01 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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.