ULH:NSD-Universal Logistics Holdings Inc (USD)

COMMON STOCK | Trucking |

Last Closing

USD 22.86

Change

-2.65 (-10.39)%

Market Cap

USD 0.65B

Volume

0.16M

Analyst Target

USD 26.33
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About

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. provides customized transportation and logistics solutions in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Colombia. It operates through three segments: Contract Logistics, Intermodal, and Trucking. The Contract Logistics segment offers value-added or dedicated transportation services to support in-bound logistics to industrial customers and retailers, including material handling, consolidation, sequencing, sub-assembly, cross-dock services, kitting, repacking, warehousing and returnable container management, and rail lift services. This segment also provides dedicated services primarily short run or round-trip moves within a defined geographic area provided through a network of union and non-union employee drivers, owner-operators, and contract drivers. The Intermodal segment offers local and regional drayage moves coordinated by company-managed terminals using a mix of owner-operators, company equipment, and third-party capacity providers comprising steamship-truck, rail-truck, and support services. The Trucking segment engages in dry van, flatbed, and heavy-haul and refrigerated operations for transport of various general commodities, such as automotive parts, machinery, building materials, paper, food, consumer goods, furniture, steel, and other metals. The company is also involved in the air, ocean and customs brokerage, and air and ocean freight forwarding operations. It serves automotive, retail and consumer goods, steel and other metals, and energy and manufacturing industries, as well as other transportation companies that aggregate loads from shippers. The company was formerly known as Universal Truckload Services, Inc. and changed its name to Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. in April 2016. Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Warren, Michigan.

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Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (Trucking) Market Performance vs. Exchange
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain -50.24% 20% F 11% F
Dividend Return 0.23% 60% D- 9% A-
Total Return -50.01% 20% F 11% F
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain -49.59% 44% F 21% F
Dividend Return 0.93% 71% C- 23% F
Total Return -48.67% 44% F 21% F
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain 55.19% 57% F 69% C-
Dividend Return 12.83% 83% B 40% F
Total Return 68.02% 57% F 69% C-
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 24.85% 67% D+ 80% B-
Dividend Return 26.44% 67% D+ 81% B-
Total Return 1.59% 86% B+ 40% F
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 42.64% 44% F 42% F
Risk Adjusted Return 62.01% 78% C+ 85% B
Market Capitalization 0.65B 40% F 68% D+

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Analyst Rating

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This is a composite scorecard based on the application of evaluation criteria deemed most important by analysts. This is not a buy or sell recommendation.

What to like:
Superior risk adjusted returns

This stock has performed well, on a risk adjusted basis, compared to its sector peers(for a hold period of at least 12 months) and is in the top quartile.

Superior return on assets

The company management has delivered better return on assets in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

Superior capital utilization

The company management has delivered better return on invested capital in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

Superior return on equity

The company management has delivered better return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

Underpriced compared to book value

The stock is trading low compared to its peers on a price to book value basis and is in the top quartile. It may be underpriced but do check its financial performance to make sure there is no specific reason.

Underpriced compared to earnings

The stock is trading low compared to its peers on a price to earning basis and is in the top quartile. It may be underpriced but do check its financial performance to make sure there is no specific reason.

Superior total returns

The stock has outperformed its sector peers on average annual total returns basis in the past 5 years (for a hold period of at least 12 months) and is in the top quartile.

Positive cash flow

The company had positive total cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Positive free cash flow

The company had positive total free cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Underpriced on free cash flow basis

The stock is trading low compared to its peers on a price to free cash flow basis and is in the top quartile. It may be underpriced but do check its financial performance to make sure there is no specific reason.

Superior Earnings Growth

This stock has shown top quartile earnings growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector.

What to not like:
Highly leveraged

The company is in the bottom half compared to its sector peers on debt to equity and is highly leveraged. However, do check the news and look at its sector and management statements. Sometimes this is high because the company is trying to grow aggressively.

Overpriced on cashflow basis

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to cash flow basis. It is priced above the median for its sectors. Proceed with caution if you are considering to buy.

High volatility

The total returns for this company are volatile and above median for its sector over the past 5 years. Make sure you have the risk tolerance for investing in such stock.

Low market capitalization

This is among the smaller entities in its sectors with below median market capitalization. That may make it less stable in the long run unless it has a unique technology or market which can help it grow or get acquired in future.

Low Revenue Growth

This stock has shown below median revenue growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector

Low Dividend Growth

This stock has shown below median dividend growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector.