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ARCB Valuation

ArcBest Corp
$
72.260
+3.53(5.136%)1D
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ARCB Relative Valuation

ARCB's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, ARCB is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.

Historical Valuation

ArcBest Corp (ARCB) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 12.49 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 11.38. The fair price of ArcBest Corp (ARCB) is between 63.26 to 96.98 according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
63.26-96.98
Current Price:72.26
Fair
12.49
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
5.84
EV/EBITDA
ArcBest Corp. (ARCB) has a current EV/EBITDA of 5.84. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 5.66. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 2.38, Undervalued between 2.38 and 4.02, Fairly Valued between 7.30 and 4.02, Overvalued between 7.30 and 8.94, and Strongly Overvalued above 8.94. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 5.84 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
10.98
EV/EBIT
ArcBest Corp. (ARCB) has a current EV/EBIT of 10.98. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 8.82. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 2.77, Undervalued between 2.77 and 5.79, Fairly Valued between 11.84 and 5.79, Overvalued between 11.84 and 14.87, and Strongly Overvalued above 14.87. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 10.98 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.38
PS
ArcBest Corp. (ARCB) has a current PS of 0.38. The 5-year average PS is 0.47. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.22, Undervalued between 0.22 and 0.35, Fairly Valued between 0.60 and 0.35, Overvalued between 0.60 and 0.72, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.72. The current Forward PS of 0.38 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
4.50
P/OCF
ArcBest Corp. (ARCB) has a current P/OCF of 4.50. The 5-year average P/OCF is 5.00. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 1.23, Undervalued between 1.23 and 3.11, Fairly Valued between 6.88 and 3.11, Overvalued between 6.88 and 8.76, and Strongly Overvalued above 8.76. The current Forward P/OCF of 4.50 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
22.06
P/FCF
ArcBest Corp. (ARCB) has a current P/FCF of 22.06. The 5-year average P/FCF is 16.87. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -6.35, Undervalued between -6.35 and 5.26, Fairly Valued between 28.48 and 5.26, Overvalued between 28.48 and 40.09, and Strongly Overvalued above 40.09. The current Forward P/FCF of 22.06 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
ArcBest Corp (ARCB) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 1.21. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 1.90 , the current P/B ratio is approximately -36.67% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 1.91, the current P/B ratio is about -36.85% higher. ArcBest Corp (ARCB) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 4.58%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 7.88%, the current FCF yield is approximately -41.86% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 9.50% , the current FCF yield is about -51.80% lower.
1.21
P/B
Median3y
1.90
Median5y
1.91
4.58
FCF Yield
Median3y
7.88
Median5y
9.50

Competitors Valuation Multiple

The average P/S ratio for ARCB's competitors is 0.42, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. ArcBest Corp Corp (ARCB) exhibits a P/S ratio of 0.38, which is -9.33% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of -5.16%, this premium appears unsustainable.

Performance Decomposition

1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of ARCB decreased by 32.02% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in P/E Change from 8.81 to 10.15.
The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed -5.16%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of ARCB in the past 1 year is driven by P/E Change. Which is more unsustainable.
-5.16%
1.08B → 1.02B
Revenue Growth
+
-42.07%
4.35 → 2.52
Margin Expansion
+
15.21%
8.81 → 10.15
P/E Change
=
-32.02%
106.30 → 72.26
Mkt Cap Growth

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ArcBest Corp (ARCB) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 12.49 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 11.38. The fair price of ArcBest Corp (ARCB) is between 63.26 to 96.98 according to relative valuation methord.
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