Forward Air vs Radiant Logistics
FWRD and RLGT side by side, both in transportation services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FWRD and RLGT compare
Forward Air is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as Radiant Logistics ($587M against $438M).
Radiant Logistics grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.7% versus 2.5% for Forward Air).
Radiant Logistics keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.4% compared with −10.1% at Forward Air.
Radiant Logistics scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 3 for Forward Air), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FWRD | RLGT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $587M | $438M |
| Share price | $17.39 | $9.34 |
| Change, 1 year | −22.3% | 50.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −83.1% | 10.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.35 | 0.93 |
| Employees | 6,062 | 1,107 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 19.1× |
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 0.4× |
| P/B | – | 1.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 137× | 11.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 18.4× (better) | 28.0× |
| FCF yield | 5.4% (better) | 3.6% |
| Fair value | – | $9.11 |
| Margin of safety | – | −2.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.5% | 6.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.5% (better) | 0.76% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 55.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 58.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −2.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | −5.5% | 3.1% (better) |
| Net margin | −10.1% | 2.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 1.2% | 1.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | −1291% | 10.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −7.1% | 10.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 99.43 (better) | −0.07 |
| Interest coverage | −0.8× | 12.9× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.41 | 1.62 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.70 | 4.31 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.61% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.61% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 90.2% | 55.7% |
| Held by insiders | 14.4% | 17.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $0 (better) | −$829K |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.3% | 1.4% |
Go deeper
- FWRD stock overview
- FWRD income statement
- FWRD valuation and score
- RLGT stock overview
- RLGT income statement
- RLGT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.