U.S. Xpress Enterprises
Market Cap
US$558.7m
Last Updated
2021/05/09 22:27 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. operates as an asset-based truckload carrier providing services primarily in the United States. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Very undervalued with reasonable growth potential.
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Share Price & News
How has U.S. Xpress Enterprises's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: USX is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.
Volatility Over Time: USX's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
8.6%
USX
-0.4%
US Transportation
0.2%
US Market
1 Year Return
169.2%
USX
55.7%
US Transportation
49.9%
US Market
Return vs Industry: USX exceeded the US Transportation industry which returned 55.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: USX exceeded the US Market which returned 49.9% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| USX | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 8.6% | -0.4% | 0.2% |
| 30 Day | -4.5% | -0.5% | 1.5% |
| 90 Day | 25.4% | 7.9% | 3.3% |
| 1 Year | 169.2%169.2% | 57.8%55.7% | 52.4%49.9% |
| 3 Year | n/a | 74.8%65.9% | 63.7%53.4% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 205.2%180.6% | 130.6%104.9% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is U.S. Xpress Enterprises's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.'s (NYSE:USX) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 35% Above Its Share Price3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
Is U.S. Xpress Enterprises' (NYSE:USX) 223% Share Price Increase Well Justified?1 month ago | Simply Wall St
What Type Of Shareholders Make Up U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.'s (NYSE:USX) Share Registry?Valuation
Is U.S. Xpress Enterprises undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
26.2%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: USX ($11.12) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($15.07)
Significantly Below Fair Value: USX is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: USX is good value based on its PE Ratio (18.2x) compared to the US Transportation industry average (29.3x).
PE vs Market: USX is good value based on its PE Ratio (18.2x) compared to the US market (20.2x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: USX is good value based on its PEG Ratio (0.5x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: USX is good value based on its PB Ratio (2.1x) compared to the US Transportation industry average (2.7x).
Future Growth
How is U.S. Xpress Enterprises forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 4 analysts?
39.9%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: USX's forecast earnings growth (39.9% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: USX's earnings (39.9% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (15.1% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: USX's revenue (5.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).
High Growth Revenue: USX's revenue (5.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: USX's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (20.6%)
Past Performance
How has U.S. Xpress Enterprises performed over the past 5 years?
18.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: USX has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: USX became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: USX has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 18.6% per year.
Accelerating Growth: USX has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: USX has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Transportation industry (11.1%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: USX's Return on Equity (11.1%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is U.S. Xpress Enterprises's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: USX's short term assets ($298.5M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($365.5M).
Long Term Liabilities: USX's short term assets ($298.5M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($540.9M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: USX's debt to equity ratio (127.6%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if USX's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: USX's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (43.2%).
Interest Coverage: USX's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.2x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is U.S. Xpress Enterprises's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate USX's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate USX'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 USX's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if USX'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 USX'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?
4.2yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
William Fuller (44 yo)
4.17yrs
Tenure
US$2,645,921
Compensation
Mr. William Eric Fuller has been the Chief Executive Officer and as President at U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. since March 2017 and March 2018 respectively and serves as its Director since 2012. Mr. Fuller ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: William's total compensation ($USD2.65M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.71M).
Compensation vs Earnings: William's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: USX's management team is considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: USX's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
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
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.
- Ticker: USX
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1985
- Industry: Trucking
- Sector: Transportation
- Market Cap: US$558.676m
- Shares outstanding: 50.24m
- Website: https://www.usxpress.com
Number of Employees
Location
- U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.
- 4080 Jenkins Road
- Chattanooga
- Tennessee
- 37421
- United States
Listings
Biography
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. operates as an asset-based truckload carrier providing services primarily in the United States. It operates through two segments, Truckload and Brokerage. The Truckload segmen...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/05/09 22:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/05/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
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