Forward Air Corporation Stock Earnings Report
Current P/E ratio: 15.25 | Price (May 26, 2023, EOD): $98.20 (Find current average P/E ratios for all sectors below)
FWRD Upcoming Earnings (Q2 2023)
Earnings Date: | Jul 25, 2023 |
Consensus EPS: | Premium |
FWRD Analysts Price Targets
Currently no data available.About Forward Air Corporation
Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-light freight and logistics company in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Expedited Freight and Intermodal. The Expedited Freight segment provides expedited regional, inter-regional, and national less-than-truckload services; local pick-up and delivery services; and other services, which include final mile, truckload, shipment consolidation and deconsolidation, warehousing, customs brokerage, and other handling. This segment also offers expedited truckload brokerage, dedicated fleet, and high security and temperature-controlled logistics services. The Intermodal segment provides intermodal container drayage services; and contract, and container freight station warehouse and handling services. It serves freight forwarders, third-party logistics companies, integrated air cargo carriers and passenger, passenger and cargo airlines, steamship lines, and retailers. Forward Air Corporation was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Greeneville, Tennessee.
Last 3 Quarters for FWRD Premium
Below you can see how FWRD performed 4 days prior and 4 days after releasing the earnings report. Also, you can see the pre-estimates and the actual earnings. This information can give you a slight idea of what you might expect for the next quarter's release.
What Is an Earnings Report?
An earnings report is usually issued quarterly (Q1, Q2, Q3 & Q4) by public companies to report their performance. Earnings reports typically include net income, earnings per share, earnings from continuing operations, and net sales. Looking at the earnings report investors can start gauge the financial health of the company and make even better decisions whether to buy, sell, or stay in the company. Fundamental analysts and value investors will typically hunt for stocks that continue to show good financial ratios and use a decline as an exit point. One of the most anticipated numbers for analysis is earnings per share because it indicates how much the company earned for its shareholders. The report will also indicate a possible dividend.
Earnings Report Content
Earnings reports generally provide an update of all three financial statements, including the income statement, the balance sheet, and the cash flow statement. These figures are typically measured against previous quarters/years. Furthermore, the earnings report usually includes a summary and analysis from the CEO or company spokesman, alongside a more general view of the financials and future forecast.
What To Know About Earnings Reports
Announcement of earnings for a stock, particularly for well followed large-capitalization stocks, can move the market. Stock prices can fluctuate wildly on days when the quarterly earnings report is released. Despite good reports, stocks may very well fall if the investors were expecting more or they believe the next quarter will not be as good. Investors always try to be ahead of the market and future earnings/losses are often discounted into the current price of the stock. It is natural for stocks to start to move in either direction a few days before the release of an earnings report.
Average Sector P/E ratio
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A higher P/E ratio shows that investors are willing to pay a higher share price today because of growth expectations in the future. For example, a company with a current P/E of 25, trades at 25 times today's earnings.
Name | Number of firms | Average PE |
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Advertising | 47 | 20 |
Aerospace/Defense | 77 | 35 |
Air Transport | 18 | 15 |
Apparel | 51 | 26 |
Auto & Truck | 13 | 15 |
Auto Parts | 46 | 16 |
Bank (Money Center) | 7 | 11 |
Banks (Regional) | 611 | 17 |
Beverage (Alcoholic) | 21 | 38 |
Beverage (Soft) | 34 | 35 |
Broadcasting | 27 | 14 |
Brokerage & Investment Banking | 39 | 14 |
Building Materials | 42 | 23 |
Business & Consumer Services | 165 | 32 |
Cable TV | 14 | 156 |
Chemical (Basic) | 43 | 14 |
Chemical (Diversified) | 6 | 10 |
Chemical (Specialty) | 94 | 25 |
Coal & Related Energy | 22 | 7 |
Computer Services | 106 | 27 |
Computers/Peripherals | 48 | 24 |
Construction Supplies | 44 | 22 |
Diversified | 23 | 45 |
Drugs (Biotechnology) | 503 | 77 |
Drugs (Pharmaceutical) | 267 | 22 |
Education | 35 | 21 |
Electrical Equipment | 113 | 28 |
Electronics (Consumer & Office) | 20 | 18 |
Electronics (General) | 153 | 49 |
Engineering/Construction | 54 | 24 |
Entertainment | 107 | 150 |
Environmental & Waste Services | 82 | 70 |
Farming/Agriculture | 31 | 63 |
Financial Svcs. (Non-bank & Insurance) | 232 | 36 |
Food Processing | 88 | 55 |
Food Wholesalers | 17 | 43 |
Furn/Home Furnishings | 35 | 17 |
Green & Renewable Energy | 22 | 88 |
Healthcare Products | 242 | 160 |
Healthcare Support Services | 128 | 131 |
Heathcare Information and Technology | 129 | 132 |
Homebuilding | 32 | 64 |
Hospitals/Healthcare Facilities | 36 | 145 |
Hotel/Gaming | 65 | 171 |
Household Products | 127 | 26 |
Information Services | 69 | 283 |
Insurance (General) | 19 | 693 |
Insurance (Life) | 24 | 15 |
Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 51 | 71 |
Investments & Asset Management | 192 | 120 |
Machinery | 120 | 27 |
Metals & Mining | 92 | 37 |
Office Equipment & Services | 22 | 16 |
Oil/Gas (Integrated) | 4 | 13 |
Oil/Gas (Production and Exploration) | 269 | 19 |
Oil/Gas Distribution | 24 | 606 |
Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 136 | 28 |
Packaging & Container | 24 | 43 |
Paper/Forest Products | 15 | 20 |
Power | 52 | 28 |
Precious Metals | 83 | 98 |
Publishing & Newspapers | 31 | 28 |
R.E.I.T. | 234 | 91 |
Real Estate (Development) | 20 | 146 |
Real Estate (General/Diversified) | 12 | 31 |
Real Estate (Operations & Services) | 57 | 23 |
Recreation | 63 | 50 |
Reinsurance | 2 | 153 |
Restaurant/Dining | 77 | 66 |
Retail (Automotive) | 26 | 20 |
Retail (Building Supply) | 17 | 202 |
Retail (Distributors) | 80 | 28 |
Retail (General) | 18 | 22 |
Retail (Grocery and Food) | 13 | 38 |
Retail (Online) | 70 | 319 |
Retail (Special Lines) | 89 | 25 |
Rubber& Tires | 4 | 15 |
Semiconductor | 72 | 109 |
Semiconductor Equip | 39 | 26 |
Shipbuilding & Marine | 10 | 30 |
Shoe | 11 | 27 |
Software (Entertainment) | 86 | 60 |
Software (Internet) | 30 | 90 |
Software (System & Application) | 363 | 144 |
Steel | 32 | 11 |
Telecom (Wireless) | 18 | 27 |
Telecom. Equipment | 91 | 66 |
Telecom. Services | 67 | 115 |
Tobacco | 17 | 33 |
Transportation | 18 | 24 |
Transportation (Railroads) | 8 | 20 |
Trucking | 33 | 18 |
Utility (General) | 16 | 26 |
Utility (Water) | 17 | 46 |
Total Market | 7053 | 61 |
Total Market (without financials) | 5878 | 62 |
Updated: Jan 2020
About Forward Air Corporation
Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-light freight and logistics company in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Expedited Freight and Intermodal. The Expedited Freight segment provides expedited regional, inter-regional, and national less-than-truckload services; local pick-up and delivery services; and other services, which include final mile, truckload, shipment consolidation and d... FWRD Profile
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