* Note: Prices are in Million (M) USD.
Description:
Marten Transport, Ltd. is a temperature sensitive cargo truck for carriers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company is headquartered in Mondovi, Wisconsin.
These criteria used Company's Cash, EBITDA and Debt balance to determines its fair value:
Cash : $35 M
Debt : $0 M
EBITDA : $134 M
Since Cash is greater than Total Debt, 5 points assigned.
This criteria used industry in which company operates:
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Trucking
Based on industry, 3 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's Price To Earning (P/E) Ratio to determines its fair value:
Message: Cannot calculate PE Ratio since EPS is either 0 or negative.
Using default values for calculation.
Forward PE Ratio (using default values): 20.00
Since Forward PE Ratio is between 20 - 25, 2 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to convert Sales into free cash flow to determine fair value:
Using last 20 overlapping fiscal years (max 20).Average Free Cash Flow: $-34 M
Average Revenue: $731 M
Revenue Converted To Free Cash Flow (%): -4.6%
Since Free Cash Flow (FCF) to Revenue percentage is non-positive, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used company's growth potential to calculate its fair value:
Latest Revenue (2024-12-31): $964 M
Revenue 5 Years Ago (2019-12-31): $843 M
Total Growth over 5 Years: 14.3%
5-Year Revenue CAGR (Historical): 2.7%
Forward 5-Year CAGR (Tapered): 2.4%
Since historical Revenue CAGR is between 0 - 5, 1 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to buy back its own share:
Latest Share Count (2024-12-31): $81 M
Share Count 5 Years Ago (2020-12-31): $83 M
Company is buying back its own shares, 3 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's dividend payout ratio to determine its fair value:
Message: Cannot calculate payout ratio because EPS is either 0 or negative.
Using default values for calculation.
Based on default values, 1 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's Return On Equity (ROE%) to determine its fair value:
Using last 20 valid ROE years (max 20).Average ROE: 9.4%
Since Average ROE is less than 10, 1 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's current price to its 52 week low price to determines its fair value:
Current Price: $11
52-Week Low: $11
Threshold Price (15% Above 52-Week Low): $13
Since Current price is within 15% threshold, 5 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's Market Cap to determines its fair value:
Market Capitalization: $953 M
Since Market Cap is less than 10B, 1 point assigned.
% Exposure to Total Portfolio
Based on the market cap, we recommend do not exceed 1% exposure of Total Portfolio.
Warren Buffett's Owners' Earnings:
Owners' Earnings (FCF/Share, latest positive annual) (2022-12-31): $0.53
Note: Many fast-growing companies reinvest heavily, so Owners' Earnings may appear low.
Consider other factors in your valuation.
Value-Trade has assigned 22 points to above Marten Transport Ltd (MRTN) stock.
Last 20 Years Avg PE 18.9, Fair Value PE 15, Industry Based PE 15, Growth Based PE 15, ROE Based PE 9.41, Risk-Free Anchored PE (25% MoS) 17.61. Based on these 6 values, average assigned is 15.15. The fair value of Marten Transport Ltd (MRTN) stock cannot be calculated since EBITDA and EPS are either 0 or negative.
