U.S. Xpress Enterprises
Market Cap
US$233.0m
Last Updated
2019/10/15 00:39 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.
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Fundamentals
Good value with moderate growth potential.
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
Market Performance
7 Day Return
11.2%
USX
3.3%
US Transportation
1.3%
US Market
1 Year Return
-57.9%
USX
4.6%
US Transportation
5.9%
US Market
Return vs Industry: USX underperformed the US Transportation industry which returned 4.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: USX underperformed the US Market which returned 5.9% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| USX | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 11.2% | 3.3% | 1.3% |
| 30 Day | -5.9% | -5.1% | -1.9% |
| 90 Day | 7.0% | -12.2% | -1.8% |
| 1 Year | -57.9%-57.9% | 6.4%4.6% | 8.3%5.9% |
| 3 Year | n/a | 73.3%65.0% | 45.6%36.2% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 70.9%56.1% | 66.1%47.9% |
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 (NYSE:USX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet1 month ago | Simply Wall St
What Is U.S. Xpress Enterprises's (NYSE:USX) P/E Ratio After Its Share Price Rocketed?Valuation
Is U.S. Xpress Enterprises undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
7.58x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Undervalued: Insufficient data to calculate USX's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Undervalued: Insufficient data to calculate USX's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: USX is good value based on its PE Ratio (7.6x) compared to the Transportation industry average (17.4x).
PE vs Market: USX is good value based on its PE Ratio (7.6x) compared to the US market (17.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Low PEG Ratio: USX is good value based on its PEG Ratio (0.3x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: USX is good value based on its PB Ratio (1x) compared to the US Transportation industry average (1.9x).
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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?
24.3%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: USX's forecast earnings growth (24.3% per year) is above the savings rate (2.7%).
Earnings vs Market: USX's earnings (24.3% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (14.4% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: USX's revenue (3.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (7.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: USX's revenue (3.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
High Future ROE: USX's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (14%).
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Past Performance
How has U.S. Xpress Enterprises performed over the past 5 years?
68.5%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: USX's earnings have grown significantly by 68.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: USX's earnings growth over the past year (188%) exceeds its 5-year average (68.5% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: USX earnings growth over the past year (188%) exceeded the Transportation industry -37.9%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: USX's Return on Equity (13.2%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
ROA vs Industry: USX's Return on Assets is below or equal to the Transportation industry average last year.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE Improving: Insufficient data to calculate USX's Return on Capital Employed to determine if it has improved over the past 3 years.
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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 ($257.3M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($296.2M)
Long Term Liabilities: USX's short term assets (257.3M) do not cover its long term liabilities (580.1M)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: USX's debt to equity ratio (180.9%) 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 (34.8%).
Interest Coverage: USX's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (3.6x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: USX has a high level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: USX's debt is not covered by short term assets (assets are 0.6x debt).
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Dividend
What is U.S. Xpress Enterprises's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Stability and Growth of Payments
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate USX's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate USX's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
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
What is the CEO of U.S. Xpress Enterprises's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
4.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
William Fuller (43yo)
2.6yrs
Tenure
US$2,850,989
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: Insufficient data to establish whether William's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the US market.
Compensation vs Earnings: William's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
48.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: USX's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
1.3yrs
Average Tenure
59.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: USX's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: USX insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chairman of the Board Co-Founder & Executive Chairman |
| Shares | 71,915 |
| Max Price | US$4.30 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Accounting Officer Chief Accounting Officer |
| Shares | 7,262 |
| Max Price | US$4.12 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Financial Officer CFO & Treasurer |
| Shares | 25,000 |
| Max Price | US$4.09 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 10,000 |
| Max Price | US$3.42 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 10,000 |
| Max Price | US$3.83 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Shares | 1,000 |
| Max Price | US$5.99 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 2,500 |
| Max Price | US$5.75 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 7,500 |
| Max Price | US$6.15 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 5,000 |
| Max Price | US$5.98 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 5,000 |
| Max Price | US$7.50 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 5,000 |
| Max Price | US$7.80 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 5,000 |
| Max Price | US$7.03 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 7,500 |
| Max Price | US$7.02 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Director |
| Shares | 5,000 |
| Max Price | US$7.49 |
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Max Fuller (66yo)
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
- Tenure: 8.8yrs
- Compensation: US$2.14m
John Stomps
President & CEO of Total Transportation of Mississippi
- Tenure: 0yrs
Lori Casteel
VP & Corporate Controller
- Tenure: 0yrs
William Fuller (43yo)
President
- Tenure: 2.6yrs
- Compensation: US$2.85m
Paul Bowman
Senior Vice President of Sales - Dedicated Servies
- Tenure: 7.5yrs
Eric Peterson (41yo)
CFO & Treasurer
- Tenure: 4yrs
- Compensation: US$1.56m
Danna Bailey
Vice President of Corporate Communications
- Tenure: 0yrs
Leigh Battersby (54yo)
Executive VP
- Tenure: 2.8yrs
- Compensation: US$697.08k
Jason Grear
Chief Accounting Officer
- Tenure: 0yrs
Brian Baubach
Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations
- Tenure: 0yrs
Board Members
Max Fuller (66yo)
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
- Tenure: 8.8yrs
- Compensation: US$2.14m
Jon Beizer (53yo)
Director
- Tenure: 1.3yrs
- Compensation: US$85.01k
Dennis Nash (64yo)
Director
- Tenure: 1.3yrs
- Compensation: US$85.01k
John Rickel (57yo)
Director
- Tenure: 1.3yrs
- Compensation: US$88.76k
William Fuller (43yo)
President
- Tenure: 2.6yrs
- Compensation: US$2.85m
Ned Braman (62yo)
Director
- Tenure: 1.3yrs
- Compensation: US$92.51k
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$233.021m
- Shares outstanding: 48.95m
- 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 | 2019/10/15 00:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/10/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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