Discounted Cash Flow

Heartland Express Inc.

HTLD · Based on 10 years of SEC filings

DCF estimate unavailable — loss_in_2024

Average annual growth rates

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income

Average annual growth is the mean year-over-year change across each period.

Endpoint CAGR (better for long term trend)

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income

Endpoint CAGR is the compound annual rate from the first to last year in each period.

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Projected growth rate

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Sales growth (not added to calculations)
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Historical inputs (10 fiscal years)

YEAR Sales Net Income Free Cash Flow Net Margin EPS (diluted)
2016 $612.9m $56.4m $69.7m 9.2% $0.68
2017 $607.3m (-0.9%) $75.2m (33.3%) $-74.6m (-207.0%) 12.4% (34.5%) $0.90 (32.4%)
2018 $610.8m (0.6%) $72.7m (-3.3%) $-22.7m (69.5%) 11.9% (-3.9%) $0.88 (-2.2%)
2019 $596.8m (-2.3%) $73.0m (0.4%) $-17.4m (23.4%) 12.2% (2.8%) $0.89 (1.1%)
2020 $645.3m (8.1%) $70.8m (-3.0%) $-25.5m (-46.4%) 11.0% (-10.2%) $0.87 (-2.2%)
2021 $607.3m (-5.9%) $79.3m (12.0%) $-9.2m (63.8%) 13.1% (19.0%) $1.00 (14.9%)
2022 $968.0m (59.4%) $133.6m (68.5%) $34.1m (470.3%) 13.8% (5.7%) $1.69 (69.0%)
2023 $1.2b (24.7%) $14.8m (-88.9%) $-43.3m (-226.9%) 1.2% (-91.1%) $0.19 (-88.8%)
2024 $1.0b (-13.2%) $-29.7m (-301.2%) $34.8m (180.3%) -2.8% (-331.9%) $-0.38 (-300.0%)
2025 $805.7m (-23.1%) $-52.5m (-76.5%) $-66.9m (-292.0%) -6.5% (-129.4%) $-0.67 (-76.3%)

Base FCF: (latest fiscal year)

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Terminal growth:

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Projected cash flows

Year Projected cash flow Discount Factor Present Value

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PV of terminal value:

Enterprise value (DCF):

DCF price per share:

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Alternative DCF Models

Model Fair Value Upside PV(FCFs) PV(Terminal) Total Years
Standard (10yr→TV) 10 + TV
Alt A (Gradual Decline)
Alt B (30yr Hard Stop) N/A

This is a simplified DCF model for illustration. It uses reported free cash flow, a single growth assumption, fixed WACC, and a Gordon Growth terminal value. It is not investment advice.

+ 10YR Financials Balance Sheet (10YR) Cash Flow (10YR) DCF Model

loss_in_2024

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