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Forward Air (Forward Air) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.42 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Forward Air Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-02), Forward Air's current share price is $21.02. Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $49.50. Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.42.

The historical rank and industry rank for Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FWRD' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.42   Med: 2.29   Max: 3.25
Current: 0.42

During the past years, Forward Air's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 3.25. The lowest was 0.42. And the median was 2.29.

FWRD's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
70.48% of 735 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.83 vs FWRD: 0.42

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Forward Air's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.977. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $49.50 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Forward Air Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Forward Air Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Forward Air Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.27 2.27 3.09 2.31 1.27

Forward Air Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.31 2.28 2.18 1.38 1.27

Competitive Comparison of Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Forward Air Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=21.02/49.5
=0.42

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Forward Air's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Forward Air's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=4.977/129.4194*129.4194
=4.977

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Forward Air Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201403 5.479 99.695 7.113
201406 6.172 100.560 7.943
201409 6.514 100.428 8.394
201412 6.999 99.070 9.143
201503 6.647 99.621 8.635
201506 8.028 100.684 10.319
201509 7.971 100.392 10.276
201512 8.296 99.792 10.759
201603 7.495 100.470 9.655
201606 7.888 101.688 10.039
201609 8.226 101.861 10.452
201612 10.317 101.863 13.108
201703 8.704 102.862 10.951
201706 9.427 103.349 11.805
201709 9.963 104.136 12.382
201712 10.966 104.011 13.645
201803 10.265 105.290 12.617
201806 11.285 106.317 13.737
201809 11.389 106.507 13.839
201812 6.006 105.998 7.333
201903 11.221 107.251 13.540
201906 10.675 108.070 12.784
201909 11.170 108.329 13.345
201912 11.395 108.420 13.602
202003 10.933 108.902 12.993
202006 10.159 108.767 12.088
202009 12.026 109.815 14.173
202012 12.776 109.897 15.046
202103 13.172 111.754 15.254
202106 15.345 114.631 17.325
202109 15.459 115.734 17.287
202112 6.813 117.630 7.496
202203 17.231 121.301 18.384
202206 19.090 125.017 19.762
202209 18.959 125.227 19.594
202212 7.018 125.222 7.253
202303 16.128 127.348 16.390
202306 15.448 128.729 15.531
202309 16.043 129.860 15.989
202312 4.977 129.419 4.977

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Forward Air  (NAS:FWRD) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Forward Air (Forward Air) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1915 Snapps Ferry Road, Building N, Greeneville, TN, USA, 37745
Forward Air Corp is an asset-light freight and logistics company. The company's operating segment includes Expedited Freight and Intermodal. It generates maximum revenue from the Expedited Freight segment. Expedited Freight segment operates a comprehensive national network to provide expedited regional, inter-regional and national LTL (less-than-truckload) services. It also offers customers local pick-up and delivery and other services including final mile, truckload, shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, warehousing, customs brokerage, and other handling.
Executives
Chris C Ruble officer: Sr. Vice President, Operations PO BOX 1058, GREENVILLIE TN 37744
Kyle R Mitchin officer: Senior VP, Human Resources 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Nancee L Ronning officer: Chief Commercial Officer 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Javier Polit director 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Mayes George S Jr director 5995 MAYFAIR ROAD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Craig Carlock director C/O THE FRESH MARKET, INC., 628 GREEN VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 500, GREENSBORO NC 27408
George M Lynch director 2566 KENT RIDGE COURT, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48025
C Robert Campbell director 800 DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Michael L Hance officer: Senior VP, CLO and Secretary 430 AIRPORT ROAD, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Chitra Nayak director 1400 16TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Thomas Schmitt officer: President & CEO 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745
Ronald W Allen director P O BOX 1734, ATLANTA GA 30301
Laurie Anne Tucker director 65 MARYS CREEK COVE NORTH, EADS TN 38028
Scott M Niswonger director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO & Chairman 165 MADISON AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Rebecca J Garbrick officer: CAO, VP and Controller 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD, BUILDING N, GREENEVILLE TN 37745