Forward Air vs Smart Logistics Global
FWRD and SLGB 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 SLGB compare
Forward Air grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.5% versus −7.3% for Smart Logistics Global).
Smart Logistics Global keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −2.9% compared with −10.1% at Forward Air.
Smart Logistics Global scores higher on the StockData Score (8 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 | SLGB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $587M | – |
| Share price | $17.39 | $0.181 |
| Change, 1 year | −22.3% | −91.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −83.1% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.35 | 2.88 |
| Employees | 6,062 | 68 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 137× | – |
| P/FCF | 18.4× | – |
| FCF yield | 5.4% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.5% (better) | −7.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.5% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −310% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −305% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 4.7% |
| Operating margin | −5.5% | −2.3% (better) |
| Net margin | −10.1% | −2.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 1.2% (better) | −6.5% |
| Return on equity | −1291% | −14.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −7.1% (better) | −9.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 99.43 | – |
| Interest coverage | −0.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.41 | 2.33 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.70 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 90.2% | – |
| Held by insiders | 14.4% | 93.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $0 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.3% | – |
Go deeper
- FWRD stock overview
- FWRD income statement
- FWRD valuation and score
- SLGB stock overview
- SLGB income statement
- SLGB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.