I am downgrading Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings stock to a ‘hold' due to declining revenue, profits, and cash flows, despite previous optimism. Revenue fell from $7.43 billion to $7.14 billion, with significant declines in the Logistics and Intermodal segments, impacting overall profitability. Despite some growth in the Truckload and LTL segments, the company's financial health remains weak, with net income and adjusted profits plummeting.
Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for Knight-Swift (KNX), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended December 2024.
Knight-Swift (KNX) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
High costs related to driver wages, equipment, maintenance, fuel and other expenses do not bode well for KNX.
Knight-Swift (KNX) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
KNX's third-quarter 2024 earnings and revenues decrease year over year.
I downgraded my rating for Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings from buy to hold due to weak macroeconomic conditions and poor 3Q24 performance. KNX's revenue fell by 7.1% y/y, with trucking revenue down 7.6% and logistic revenue down 10%, indicating near-term recovery is unlikely. The current 26x forward PE valuation is high, reflecting market optimism, but any negative macro data could significantly impact the stock price.
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KNX ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 23, 2024 5:30 PM ET Company Participants Brad Stewart - Treasurer, SVP, IR Adam Miller - CEO Andrew Hess - CFO Conference Call Participants Jonathan Chappell - Evercore ISI Tom Wadewitz - UBS Daniel Imbro - Stephens, Inc. Ravi Shanker - Morgan Stanley Scott Group - Wolfe Research Ken Hoexter - Bank of America Chris Wetherbee - Wells Fargo Brian Ossenbeck - JPMorgan Eric Morgan - Barclays Bascome Majors - Susquehanna Operator Good morning. My name is Chloe and I will be your conference operator today.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Knight-Swift (KNX) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.34 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.33 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.41 per share a year ago.
Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Knight-Swift (KNX) for the quarter ended September 2024 by going beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
Knight-Swift (KNX) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.