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Ticker
MRTN

Price
13.14
Stock movement down
-0.13 (-0.98%)
Company name
Marten Transport Ltd
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Industrials >
Trucking
Market cap
1.07B
Ent value
1.26B
Price/Sales
1.07
Price/Book
1.40
Div yield
1.83%
Div growth
31.60%
Growth years
-
FCF payout
-22.77%
Trailing P/E
31.77
Forward P/E
25.60
PEG
-
EPS growth
5.38%
1 year return
-25.38%
3 year return
-8.19%
5 year return
-3.61%
10 year return
3.76%
Last updated: 2025-05-29
Marten Transport, Ltd. struggles with sales amid industry challenges, yet its debt-free status and strategic focus justify a Hold rating. Click for my MRTN update.
May 9, 2025

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share0.24
Dividend yield1.83%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield1.89%
Average yield1.20%
Minimum yield0.58%
Discount to avg yield34.37%
Upside potential52.37%
Yield as % of max yield96.57%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield1.83%
Current yield distribution1.35%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.58%
Yield at 90%0.89%
Yield at 80%0.94%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.20%
Yield at 20%1.40%
Yield at 10%1.48%
Yield at 0% (Max)1.89%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth-
CCC status-
Dividend per share0.24
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date13 Jun 2025
EPS (TTM)0.41
EPS (1y forward)0.51
EPS growth (5y)5.38%
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
MRTNS&P500
DGR MR50.00%-13.74%
DGR TTM-6.60%
DGR 3 years39.82%5.24%
DGR 5 years31.60%5.40%
DGR 10 years22.95%7.07%
DGR 15 years-6.12%
Time since last change announced1187 days
EPS growth (5y)5.38%
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM72.46%-22.77%
Average--
Forward46.76%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E31.77
Price to OCF7.18
Price to FCF-
Price to EBITDA7.11
EV to EBITDA8.38

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.07
Price to Book1.40
EV to Sales1.26

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count81.45M
EPS (TTM)0.41
FCF per share (TTM)-1.32

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)1.00B
Gross profit (TTM)92.13M
Operating income (TTM)36.65M
Net income (TTM)33.69M
EPS (TTM)0.41
EPS (1y forward)0.51

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)9.20%
Operating margin (TTM)3.66%
Profit margin (TTM)3.36%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash42.99M
Net receivables100.43M
Total current assets170.28M
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment1.19B
Total assets1.00B
Accounts payable47.28M
Short/Current long term debt351.00K
Total current liabilities116.75M
Total liabilities233.54M
Shareholder's equity766.46M
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)149.07M
Capital expenditures (TTM)256.27M
Free cash flow (TTM)-107.20M
Dividends paid (TTM)24.41M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity4.40%
Return on Assets3.37%
Return on Invested Capital4.40%
Cash Return on Invested Capital-13.99%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open13.26
Daily high13.33
Daily low13.06
Daily Volume355K
All-time high23.38
1y analyst estimate17.50
Beta0.80
EPS (TTM)0.41
Dividend per share0.24
Ex-div date13 Jun 2025
Next earnings date16 Jul 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
MRTNS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-43.80%-4.11%
Highest price drop-55.84%-56.47%
Date of highest drop3 Dec 20079 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-16.51%-11.06%
Avg time to new high19 days12 days
Max time to new high1821 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
MRTN (Marten Transport Ltd) company logo
Marketcap
1.07B
Marketcap category
Small-cap
Description
Marten Transport, Ltd. operates as a temperature-sensitive truckload carrier for shippers in the United State, Mexico, and Canada. The company operates through four segments: Truckload, Dedicated, Intermodal, and Brokerage. The Truckload segment transports food and other consumer packaged goods that require a temperature-controlled or insulated environment, as well as dry freight; and regional short-haul and medium-to-long-haul full-load transportation services. The Dedicated segment offers customized transportation solutions for individual customers' requirements using temperature-controlled trailers, dry vans, and other specialized equipment. The Intermodal segment transports customers' freight utilizing its refrigerated containers and temperature-controlled trailers on railroad flatcars for portions of trips, as well as using tractors and contracted carriers. The Brokerage segment develops contractual relationships with and arranges for third-party carriers to transport freight for customers in temperature-controlled trailers and dry vans. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated a fleet of 3,349 tractors, that included 3,255 company-owned tractors and 94 tractors supplied by independent contractors. Marten Transport, Ltd. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Mondovi, Wisconsin.
Employees
4213
Investor relations
-
SEC filings
CEO
Randolph L. Marten
Country
USA
City
Mondovi
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
-
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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