secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD)
CIK:        0000799233
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000799233-25-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Heartland Express reports Q4 net loss of $1.9M and FY2024 operating loss of $20.2M
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- Q4 2024 net loss of $1.9M ($0.02 loss per share) vs net income $5.1M in Q4 2023.
- FY2024 operating loss $20.2M, net loss $29.7M ($0.38 per share) vs net income $14.8M in 2023.
- Q4 operating revenue $242.6M down from $275.3M; fuel surcharge fell to $28.0M from $39.7M.
- Debt reduced $100.3M in 2024; total debt $200.7M at Dec 31, 2024; $88.3M credit line available.
- CEO noted 570 bps improvement in consolidated operating ratio from Q1 2024 to Q4 2024 (99.6%).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799233/000079923325000004/0000799233-25-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799233/000079923325000004/htld-20250128.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000799233-25-000004

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