earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.78
Heartland Express Q3 net loss of $10.7M vs profit; revenue +7.7% to $295M
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$0.12
revenue$932,111,000
- Net loss of $10.7M ($0.14 loss per share) vs net income of $24.4M ($0.31 EPS) in Q3 2022.
- Operating loss of $7.4M; operating ratio of 102.5% (non-GAAP adjusted 102.4%) vs 87.3% a year ago.
- CEO cites weak freight demand, strategic shift away from unprofitable customers, and integration headwinds from Smith/CFI acquisitions.
- Cash $20.1M; debt $343.9M; no borrowings under $100M credit line; $88M unused capacity after LCs.
- Regular dividend maintained at $0.02/share; paid Oct 5, 2023; net capex outlook $60-65M for 2023.