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ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) vs Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN)

ArcBest Corporation and Marten Transport, Ltd. are both Trucking companies. ArcBest Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $3.0B against $978.3M — 3.1× the size. Marten Transport, Ltd. trades at the lower P/E: 66.1× against 104×. ArcBest Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.11% against −4.82%. Marten Transport, Ltd. has the higher net margin (1.55% vs 0.66%) and the lower return on invested capital (1.50% vs 2.34%). Both pay a dividend; Marten Transport, Ltd. yields more (2.02% vs 0.36%). Across the 23 metrics below, Marten Transport, Ltd. leads on 15 and ArcBest Corporation on 8.

Valuation

Metric ARCB MRTN Trucking median
P/E 104.05 66.11 41.17
P/S 0.68 1.13 0.95
P/B 2.31 1.27 1.60
Price to free cash flow 11.88 10.49 12.53
EV/EBITDA 13.20 7.64 10.55
EV/Sales 0.68 1.03 0.99
Earnings yield 0.96% 1.51% 0.23%
Free cash flow yield 8.42% 9.54% 4.97%

Profitability

Metric ARCB MRTN Trucking median
Gross margin 1.10% 64.44% 50.54%
Operating margin 1.10% 1.88% 0.03%
Net margin 0.66% 1.55% 0.16%
Free cash flow margin 5.75% 0.00% 2.62%
Return on equity 2.19% 1.74% 0.00%
Return on assets 1.15% 1.38% 0.19%
Return on invested capital 2.34% 1.50% 0.03%

Growth

Metric ARCB MRTN Trucking median
Revenue growth (TTM) 8.11% (4.82%) 7.57%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (64.11%) (36.36%) (40.10%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.40% 0.21% 6.08%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (3.31%) (24.15%) 0.00%

Health

Metric ARCB MRTN Trucking median
Debt to equity 0.15 0.00 0.16
Current ratio 1.00 2.21 1.50
Net debt to EBITDA 0.38 (0.34) 1.59

Dividend

Metric ARCB MRTN Trucking median
Dividend yield 0.36% 2.02% 1.31%
Payout ratio 0.38 1.33 0.49

Size

Metric ARCB MRTN Trucking median
Market cap 2.99b 978.31m 1.39b

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