ArcBest Corp

Company Profile

ArcBest Corp had its IPO on 1992-05-13 under the ticker symbol ARCB.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Trucking industry. ArcBest Corp has a staff strength of 15,700 employees.

Stock update

Shares of ArcBest Corp opened at $96.48 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $96.48 - $100.17, and closed at $99.27.

This is a +1.32% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 380,313 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of ArcBest Corp have slipped by -10.07%.

ArcBest Corp's Key Ratios

ArcBest Corp has a market cap of $2.47 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.7099 and a price to sales ratio of 0.3535.

In the last 12-months ArcBest Corp’s revenue was $5.32 billion with a gross profit of $554.66 million and an EBITDA of $526.75 million. The EBITDA ratio measures ArcBest Corp's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, ArcBest Corp’s operating margin was 7.26% while its return on assets stood at 10.49% with a return of equity of 28.67%.

In Q4, ArcBest Corp’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -40.2% while revenue growth was a positive 5%.

ArcBest Corp’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

8.3472

Trailing PE

8.7092

PEG

3

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $11.69 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 8.3472 and a PEG multiple of 3. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into ArcBest Corp’s profitability.

ArcBest Corp stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.3891 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 3.5801. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.3535.

ArcBest Corp stock pays annual dividends of $0.44 per share, indicating a yield of 0.47% and a payout ratio of 3.52%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.49 billion

Total Liabilities

$768.47 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-90692000.00

Capital Expenditure

$75.52 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

3.52%

ArcBest Corp ended 2024 with $2.49 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.49 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.15 billion.

ArcBest Corp ended 2024 with $61.28 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $768.47 million in other current liabilities, 298000.00 in common stock, $1.09 billion in retained earnings and $305.38 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $158.37 million and cash and short-term investments were $326.03 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $92,477,000 while long-term debt stood at $198.37 million.

ArcBest Corp’s total current assets stands at $989.78 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $167.66 million. Its net receivables were $580.52 million compared to accounts payable of $317.54 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, ArcBest Corp's operating cash flow was $-90692000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $75.52 million.

Comparatively, ArcBest Corp paid $0.04 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$99.27

52-Week High

$104.87

52-Week Low

$64.7861

Analyst Target Price

$112.33

ArcBest Corp stock is currently trading at $99.27 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $104.87 and a 52-week low of $104.87. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $112.33.

Its 50-day moving average was $105.92 and 200-day moving average was $91.81 The short ratio stood at 4.57 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 158.7% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9138.6% are held by institutions.