Forward Air Corporation (FWRD)

31.63 -0.20  -0.63%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Forward Air Corporation Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

5 Year Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns -3.57%

1 Year Total Returns Performance Comparison

Here are Forward Air Corporation's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

  • FWRD Total Returns
  • ^SPXTR Total Returns
  • RRTS Total Returns
  • CHRW Total Returns
1 month total returns YTD total returns 1 year total returns* 3 year total returns
FWRD -7.47% -0.88% -7.79% 52.94%
^SPXTR -5.89% 5.70% 1.18% 54.61%
RRTS -1.95% 17.62% 10.80% 0.00%
CHRW 1.14% -14.04% -23.99% 23.68%

* May differ from chart if one year ago today was not a trading day. Table uses the previous trading day as a base while chart uses the next trading day.

Fundamental Performance

Price vs Earnings

In the long run, the price and earnings of a company are correlated. If the two metrics are diverging, there should be a good reason why. Divergence without reason can signal danger or opportunity.

Price -3.57%
Earnings Per Share TTM 11.26%

Earnings Yield vs Dividend Yield

Yields show how much you are getting for the price you pay. For example, an earnings yield of 8% means that for every dollar you pay, you get 8 cents worth of current earnings. Take these numbers into account when buying to see if you are over-paying or getting a good deal.

Earnings Yield 5.31%
Dividend Yield 0.90%

Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenues show how much the company is selling to customers, while net income is what remains for shareholders after the company pays its expenses. Revenue growth often persists over time, but net income is more fickle. Watch closely to see if revenue and income grow at similar rates.

Revenues TTM 553.28M
Net Income TTM 49.60M

Efficent Use of Assets

Profit margins show what percentage of every dollar of sales turns into earnings. Asset Uitlization shows how many dollars of sales a company gets for each dollar that the company invests in assets. Multiplying the two numbers together gives you Return on Assets which tells you approximately how efficiently the company invests money to earn more money.

Profit Margin 7.49%
Asset Utilization 1.480

Reinvestment Strategy

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) tells you how much income a company earned after investing $1 in its business. The Payout Ratio tells what percentage of the company's income it pays to shareholders instead of reinvesting in its own growth. Watch out for companies that pay out very little when their ROIC is low.

5 Year Average ROIC 0.1366
5 Year Average Payout Ratio 0.3259
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FWRD News

IPO Preview: LINC Logistics
May 10, 12:28AM
Baird Downgrades Forward Air (FWRD) to Neutral
Apr 23, 8:07AM Street Insider
Benzinga's Top Downgrades
Apr 23, 7:56AM Benzinga
$FWRD is -5.3% down since open on unusual high volume but still 0.8% up since close.
about 39 days ago by TradeBot
Listen to $FWRD Q1 2012 earnings call - live at 09:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3Qrg
about 39 days ago by earningscast
$FWRD forms bullish "Continuation Diamond" chart pattern. http://stks.co/3OAK
about 41 days ago by RecogniaEvents
$FWRD filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3DIu
about 55 days ago by MarketBrief
$FWRD filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3CAY
about 56 days ago by MarketBrief
$FWRD filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3Arr
about 57 days ago by MarketBrief
$FWRD filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/39Jc
about 60 days ago by MarketBrief
$FWRD filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3859
about 61 days ago by MarketBrief
$FWRD filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/36rs
about 62 days ago by MarketBrief
$FWRD filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/35hF
about 63 days ago by MarketBrief
$FWRD filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3495
about 64 days ago by MarketBrief
$FWRD filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/33FL
about 67 days ago by MarketBrief
Stocks trading ex-dividend one week from today: http://stks.co/2ae7 / $HD $KRO $VHI $BOLT $CIX $FWRD $MDU $NCMI $NRIM $TAL ...
about 91 days ago by DynamicDividend
$FWRD Insider Sale: $1.3M of stock sold between February 10, 2012 - February 13, 2012 http://stks.co/2Qik
about 104 days ago by MarketBrief
Listen to $FWRD Forward Air at Stifel Nicolaus Transportation Conference - live at 11:20 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/2Ogg
about 105 days ago by earningscast
Listen to $FWRD Q4 2011 earnings call - live at 09:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/2Iov
about 111 days ago by earningscast
$FWRD Insider Sale: $1M of stock sold by Chris Ruble (Executive Vp, Operations) on November 11, 2011 http://stks.co/17PW
about 197 days ago by MarketBrief
$FWRD filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/rFZ
about 214 days ago by MarketBrief
Listen to Q3 $FWRD earnings call - http://stks.co/iGf
about 222 days ago by earningscast
$FWRD http://stks.co/Bd1 Upgraded to Buy 8/11, nice breakout confirmed w/volume, 11.5 short ratio
about 259 days ago by redman59
Ex-Dividend Stocks for Monday, August 22: http://stk.ly/qxcRmv / $ABBC $ANW $DCI $DK $FWRD $PHY $LABL $LARK $PRK $RRST $SB $STM $SYA
about 288 days ago by DynamicDividend
$FWRD Forward Air Guides Q3 EPS $0.38-0.42 vs. $0.39 Est; Revenues $128.8-133.8M vs. $138.33M Est
about 314 days ago by Benzinga
Today's Dividend-Paying Winners and Losers: http://goo.gl/Ngabr / $NEU $IIIN $UNH $EVOI $FWRD / $XRX $SYNT $CPSI $TEVA $HNI
about 404 days ago by DynamicDividend
Forward Air Reports EPS $0.27 vs. $0.23 Estimate; Revenues $120.2M vs. $119.78M Estimate $FWRD
about 405 days ago by Benzinga

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