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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX) vs Werner Enterprises, Inc. (WERN)

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. and Werner Enterprises, Inc. are both Trucking companies. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $9.7B against $1.7B — 5.8× the size. Werner Enterprises, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. trades at 62.7×. Werner Enterprises, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.7% against 7.03%. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. has the higher net margin (1.92% vs −0.56%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.37% vs 0.06%). Both pay a dividend; Werner Enterprises, Inc. yields more (2.01% vs 1.31%). Across the 22 metrics below, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. leads on 12 and Werner Enterprises, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric KNX WERN Trucking median
P/E 62.73 n/m 41.17
P/S 1.21 0.49 0.95
P/B 1.37 1.23 1.60
Price to free cash flow 9.60 9.40 12.53
EV/EBITDA 10.55 8.61 10.55
EV/Sales 1.49 0.72 0.99
Earnings yield 1.59% (2.73%) 0.23%
Free cash flow yield 10.42% 10.64% 4.97%

Profitability

Metric KNX WERN Trucking median
Gross margin 71.13% 52.37% 50.54%
Operating margin 4.23% 0.06% 0.03%
Net margin 1.92% (0.56%) 0.16%
Free cash flow margin 12.63% 0.00% 2.62%
Return on equity 2.16% (1.39%) 0.00%
Return on assets 1.24% (0.62%) 0.19%
Return on invested capital 2.37% 0.06% 0.03%

Growth

Metric KNX WERN Trucking median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.03% 14.68% 7.57%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (43.84%) (143.64%) (40.10%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.83% 4.63% 6.08%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (30.61%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric KNX WERN Trucking median
Debt to equity 0.30 0.61 0.16
Current ratio 0.91 1.42 1.50
Net debt to EBITDA 1.85 2.32 1.59

Dividend

Metric KNX WERN Trucking median
Dividend yield 1.31% 2.01% 1.31%
Payout ratio 0.84 — 0.49

Size

Metric KNX WERN Trucking median
Market cap 9.68b 1.68b 1.39b

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