U.S. Xpress Enterprises
Market Cap
US$462.8m
Last Updated
2020/10/23 01:12 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
Moderate growth potential and overvalued.
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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's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-7.3%
USX
-3.0%
US Transportation
-0.8%
US Market
1 Year Return
70.6%
USX
11.6%
US Transportation
18.0%
US Market
Return vs Industry: USX exceeded the US Transportation industry which returned 11.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: USX exceeded the US Market which returned 18% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| USX | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -7.3% | -3.0% | -0.8% |
| 30 Day | 15.0% | 0.9% | 6.8% |
| 90 Day | 31.8% | 9.6% | 8.9% |
| 1 Year | 70.6%70.6% | 13.1%11.6% | 20.7%18.0% |
| 3 Year | n/a | 58.1%50.4% | 41.5%32.1% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 143.6%122.4% | 84.6%63.8% |
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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What Percentage Of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:USX) Shares Do Insiders Own?1 month ago | Simply Wall St
The Returns At U.S. Xpress Enterprises (NYSE:USX) Provide Us With Signs Of What's To Come1 month ago | Simply Wall St
Announcing: U.S. Xpress Enterprises (NYSE:USX) Stock Increased An Energizing 171% In The Last YearValuation
Is U.S. Xpress Enterprises undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
1.94x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: USX ($9.33) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($7.57)
Significantly Below Fair Value: USX is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: USX is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Transportation industry average.
PE vs Market: USX 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 USX's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: USX is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.9x) compared to the US Transportation industry average (2.7x).
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Future Growth
How is U.S. Xpress Enterprises forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 5 analysts?
70.4%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: USX is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (2.2%).
Earnings vs Market: USX is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: USX's is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: USX's revenue (6.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: USX's revenue (6.4% 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 low in 3 years time (19.2%).
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Past Performance
How has U.S. Xpress Enterprises performed over the past 5 years?
5.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: USX is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: USX is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: USX is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 5.6% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare USX's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: USX is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Transportation industry (-17.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: USX has a negative Return on Equity (-4.68%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is U.S. Xpress Enterprises's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: USX's short term assets ($247.5M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($317.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: USX's short term assets ($247.5M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($595.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: USX's debt to equity ratio (158.1%) 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 (31.1%).
Interest Coverage: USX is unprofitable, therefore interest payments are not well covered by earnings.
Balance Sheet
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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?
3.6yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
William Fuller (44 yo)
3.58yrs
Tenure
US$2,406,436
Compensation
Mr. William Eric Fuller has been the Chief Executive Officer and as President at U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. since March 2017 and March 2018 respectively and serves as its Director since 2012. Mr. Fuller ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: William's total compensation ($USD2.41M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.93M).
Compensation vs Earnings: William's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Executive Chairman | 9.75yrs | US$1.94m | 22.18% $ 102.6m | |
| President | 3.58yrs | US$2.41m | 5.98% $ 27.7m | |
| CFO & Treasurer | 5yrs | US$983.29k | 0.68% $ 3.2m | |
| Chief Information Officer | 1.67yrs | US$961.26k | 0.26% $ 1.2m | |
| President of Variant | no data | US$1.97m | 0.19% $ 878.0k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 3.58yrs | no data | 0.080% $ 371.1k | |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | 0.75yr | no data | 0.061% $ 283.5k | |
| Chief People Officer | no data | no data | 0.061% $ 281.6k | |
| Senior Vice President of Sales - Dedicated Servies | 8.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Brand Officer | 1.17yrs | no data | 0.058% $ 267.4k | |
| President of Dedicated Services | 0.083yr | no data | no data |
3.6yrs
Average Tenure
44yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: USX's management team is considered experienced (3.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Executive Chairman | 9.75yrs | US$1.94m | 22.18% $ 102.6m | |
| President | 3.58yrs | US$2.41m | 5.98% $ 27.7m | |
| Independent Director | 2.33yrs | US$112.50k | 0.061% $ 283.2k | |
| Independent Director | 2.33yrs | US$110.00k | 0.029% $ 133.9k | |
| Director | 0.17yr | no data | 0.015% $ 70.0k | |
| Lead Independent Director | no data | US$123.75k | 0.10% $ 483.8k | |
| Independent Director | 2.33yrs | US$125.00k | 0.089% $ 413.8k | |
| Independent Director | 0.42yr | no data | no data |
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: USX's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 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: USX insiders have only sold shares 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$462.799m
- Shares outstanding: 49.60m
- Website: https://www.usxpress.com
Number of Employees
Location
- U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.
- 4080 Jenkins Road
- Chattanooga
- Tennessee
- 37421
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USX | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | US | USD | Jun 2018 |
| 7S3 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | DE | EUR | Jun 2018 |
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 | 2020/10/23 01:12 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/10/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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