secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FORWARD AIR CORP (FWRD)
CIK:        0000912728
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-008118
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Forward Air Q4 revenue $633M (+87% YoY), net loss -$1.23/share; FY EBITDA $308M near top of guidance
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- Q4 revenue $633M (+87% YoY); operating income $76M includes $79M goodwill impairment adjustment.
- Full-year 2024 Consolidated EBITDA $308M, near top of guidance; achieved >$100M in annualized cost synergies.
- Net loss from continuing operations -$35.4M vs -$14.7M prior year; diluted EPS -$1.23 vs -$0.58.
- Liquidity $382M, down from $460M due to credit facility reduction and $60M interest payments.
- Expedited Freight segment impacted by pricing strategy; corrective actions implemented; Omni Logistics posted best quarterly EBITDA post-acquisition.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000162828025008118/0001628280-25-008118-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000162828025008118/fwrd-20250226.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-008118

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