Saia Inc

Company Profile

Saia Inc had its IPO on 2002-09-11 under the ticker symbol SAIA.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Trucking industry. Saia Inc has a staff strength of 12,300 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Saia Inc opened at $424.48 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $423.69 - $436.74, and closed at $424.49.

This is a -0.94% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 184,046 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Saia Inc have slipped by -3.21%.

Saia Inc's Key Ratios

Saia Inc has a market cap of $11.37 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 4.1963 and a price to sales ratio of 2.2163.

In the last 12-months Saia Inc’s revenue was $2.74 billion with a gross profit of $748.17 million and an EBITDA of $608.34 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Saia Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Saia Inc’s operating margin was 16.07% while its return on assets stood at 12.56% with a return of equity of 21.34%.

In Q2, Saia Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -16.6% while revenue growth was a negative 6.8%.

Saia Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

19.3424

Trailing PE

34.9242

PEG

1.68

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $12.27 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 19.3424 and a PEG multiple of 1.68. 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 Saia Inc’s profitability.

Saia Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.2942 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 10.06. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.2163.

Saia Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$2.34 billion

Total Liabilities

$267.29 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-98438000.00

Capital Expenditure

$98.61 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Saia Inc ended 2024 with $2.34 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $2.34 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.75 billion.

Saia Inc ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $267.29 million in other current liabilities, 27000.00 in common stock, $1.47 billion in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $235.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $235.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $37,074,000 while long-term debt stood at $9.68 million.

Saia Inc’s total current assets stands at $578.87 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $299.55 million compared to accounts payable of $98.25 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Saia Inc's operating cash flow was $-98438000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $98.61 million.

Comparatively, Saia Inc paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$424.49

52-Week High

$443.85

52-Week Low

$176.7

Analyst Target Price

$357.47

Saia Inc stock is currently trading at $424.49 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $443.85 and a 52-week low of $443.85. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $357.47.

Its 50-day moving average was $404.8 and 200-day moving average was $303.13 The short ratio stood at 4.61 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 40.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 12049.8% are held by institutions.