J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) vs Landstar System, Inc. (LSTR)

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. and Landstar System, Inc. are both Integrated Freight & Logistics companies. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $21.5B against $5.6B — 3.8× the size. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 31.9× against 42.4×. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 5.28% against 4.03%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.31% vs 2.64%) and the lower return on invested capital (12.5% vs 19.7%). Both pay a dividend; J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. yields more (0.72% vs 0.66%). Across the 23 metrics below, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. leads on 16 and Landstar System, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
P/E 31.93 42.41 21.28
P/S 1.67 1.11 0.71
P/B 5.95 6.64 1.67
Price to free cash flow 16.65 30.91 15.27
EV/EBITDA 13.78 24.16 8.95
EV/Sales 1.82 1.06 1.06
Earnings yield 3.13% 2.36% (1.34%)
Free cash flow yield 6.01% 3.24% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Gross margin 44.24% 22.34% 26.33%
Operating margin 7.52% 3.51% 0.92%
Net margin 5.31% 2.64% (0.14%)
Free cash flow margin 10.04% 3.60% 0.00%
Return on equity 0.00% 14.98% 0.00%
Return on assets 8.33% 7.65% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 12.45% 19.72% 0.00%

Growth

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Revenue growth (TTM) 5.28% 4.03% 6.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 10.07% (39.93%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.48% 2.84% 2.88%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.41% (9.75%) 0.00%

Health

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Debt to equity 0.31 0.08 0.12
Current ratio 1.26 1.82 1.57
Net debt to EBITDA 0.92 (1.90) 0.86

Dividend

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Dividend yield 0.72% 0.66% 2.25%
Payout ratio 0.20 0.13 0.13

Size

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Market cap 21.52b 5.61b 56.42m

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