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 $22.1B against $5.9B — 3.8× the size. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 32.4× against 44.5×. 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; Landstar System, Inc. yields more (2.12% vs 0.78%). Across the 23 metrics below, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. leads on 15 and Landstar System, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
P/E 32.41 44.47 22.48
P/S 1.70 1.17 0.73
P/B 6.04 6.96 1.91
Price to free cash flow 16.89 32.41 13.24
EV/EBITDA 13.96 25.39 9.43
EV/Sales 1.84 1.11 1.10
Earnings yield 3.09% 2.25% (1.27%)
Free cash flow yield 5.92% 3.09% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Gross margin 44.24% 22.34% 27.04%
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%) 7.70%
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 0.14
Current ratio 1.26 1.82 1.58
Net debt to EBITDA 0.92 (1.90) 0.41

Dividend

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Dividend yield 0.78% 2.12% 1.89%
Payout ratio 0.25 0.94 0.29

Size

Metric JBHT LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Market cap 22.10b 5.85b 65.37m

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