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 $20.4B against $4.9B — 4.2× the size. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 30.7× against 30.8×. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.07% vs 3.03%) and the lower return on invested capital (12.6% vs 23.9%). Both pay a dividend; Landstar System, Inc. yields more (2.50% vs 1.02%). Across the 22 metrics below, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. leads on 13 and Landstar System, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
P/E 30.70 30.80 22.50
P/S 1.54 0.93 0.46
P/B 5.75 5.93 1.75
Price to free cash flow 18.31 29.91 18.31
EV/EBITDA 13.26 18.18 9.01
EV/Sales 1.67 0.88 0.88
Earnings yield 3.26% 3.25% (1.15%)
Free cash flow yield 5.46% 3.34% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Gross margin 42.82% 22.18% 25.10%
Operating margin 7.20% 4.05% 0.92%
Net margin 5.07% 3.03% (0.14%)
Free cash flow margin 8.40% 3.10% 0.00%
Return on equity 0.00% 18.66% 0.00%
Return on assets 8.35% 9.24% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 12.62% 23.88% 0.00%

Growth

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.59% 10.59% 9.95%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 10.07% (39.93%) 5.86%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 4.48% 2.84% 2.84%
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 0.10 0.12
Current ratio 1.23 1.79 1.58
Net debt to EBITDA 0.92 (1.90) 0.67

Dividend

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Dividend yield 1.02% 2.50% 1.96%
Payout ratio 0.31 0.77 0.29

Size

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Market cap 20.41b 4.91b 81.31m

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