Marten Transport, Ltd. (MRTN) vs Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (ULH)

Marten Transport, Ltd. and Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. are both Trucking companies. Marten Transport, Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $1.0B against $434.9M — 2.4× the size. Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Marten Transport, Ltd. trades at 75.8×. Marten Transport, Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −6.87% against −8.33%. Marten Transport, Ltd. has the higher net margin (1.47% vs −5.99%) and the higher return on invested capital (1.49% vs −2.53%). Both pay a dividend; Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. yields more (1.36% vs 1.23%). Across the 22 metrics below, Marten Transport, Ltd. leads on 14 and Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric MRTN ULH Trucking median
P/E 75.76 n/m 50.34
P/S 1.23 0.29 1.19
P/B 1.37 0.78 1.48
Price to free cash flow 11.35 4.88 13.51
EV/EBITDA 8.15 11.77 11.77
EV/Sales 1.10 0.73 1.03
Earnings yield 1.32% (20.85%) 0.21%
Free cash flow yield 8.81% 20.49% 4.56%

Profitability

Metric MRTN ULH Trucking median
Gross margin 65.65% 35.39% 51.20%
Operating margin 1.85% (3.27%) 0.00%
Net margin 1.47% (5.99%) 0.35%
Free cash flow margin 10.80% 5.90% 5.45%
Return on equity 1.65% (15.07%) 0.31%
Return on assets 1.30% (5.17%) 0.37%
Return on invested capital 1.49% (2.53%) (0.05%)

Growth

Metric MRTN ULH Trucking median
Revenue growth (TTM) (6.87%) (8.33%) 4.46%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (36.36%) (176.88%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 0.21% 2.30% 6.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (24.15%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric MRTN ULH Trucking median
Debt to equity 0.00 1.23 0.17
Current ratio 2.50 1.20 1.52
Net debt to EBITDA (0.34) 9.17 1.59

Dividend

Metric MRTN ULH Trucking median
Dividend yield 1.23% 1.36% 1.00%
Payout ratio 0.20 0.08 0.08

Size

Metric MRTN ULH Trucking median
Market cap 1.04b 434.94m 1.53b

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