NASDAQ$MRTN

Marten Transport Ltd · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Marten Transport reported sixteenth consecutive quarter of year-over-year profit growth and achieved the highest operating revenue and operating income for any year in the company's history.

Marten Transport reported a 3.2% increase in net income for Q4 2022, reaching $25.5 million, or 31 cents per diluted share. The company's operating revenue improved by 20.9% to $322.6 million. Marten Transport achieved its sixteenth consecutive quarter of year-over-year profit growth.

  • Net income increased by 3.2% to $25.5 million, or 31 cents per diluted share.
  • Operating revenue improved by 20.9% to $322.6 million.
  • Operating income increased by 6.9% to $32.8 million.
  • Fuel surcharge revenue increased to $52.9 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$323M

Previous: $267M+20.9%
EPS (adj)

$0.31

Previous: $0.30+3.3%
Operating Ratio

89.8%

Previous: 88.5%+1.5%
Operating Ratio (ex-Fuel)

87.8%

No prior period
Net Income

$25.5M

Previous: $24.7M+3.2%
Operating Income

$32.8M

Previous: $30.7M+6.8%
Gross Profit

$56.9M

Previous: $49.7M+14.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$80.6M

Previous: $57M+41.4%
Total Assets

$966M

Previous: $871M+10.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Marten Transport · Revenue · Quarterly

$323M

Q4 2022+20.9%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 5 of 15 quarters(33%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Marten Transport · $323M total across 4 segments · Q4 2022

  • Truckload
    $181M+15.7%
  • Dedicated
    $72.9M-8.8%
  • Brokerage
    $57.5M+409.8%
  • Intermodal
    $11.1M-42.1%

Forward guidance

Marten's organic expansion throughout 2022 provides momentum for continued profitable growth as the company began 2023 with 425 more of the industry’s top drivers than it employed at the beginning of 2022.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

+0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.1%

Avg return

30 days after

45%

30 / 66 earnings

Positive

+16.6%

Q2 2022

Best reaction

-10.7%

Q1 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+4.0%+0.5%+12.5%
Q4 2025+0.1%+7.0%+9.1%
Q3 2025-9.0%-7.8%-8.0%
Q2 2025-1.8%-3.0%-3.7%
Q1 2025-3.4%+0.1%+3.6%
Q4 2024-3.7%-5.5%-10.6%
Q3 2024-5.3%-8.2%-1.5%
Q2 2024-1.3%-3.0%-5.8%
Q1 2024+2.4%+3.5%+11.9%
Q4 2023-4.9%-6.5%-3.7%
Q3 2023-10.1%-8.5%-7.9%
Q2 2023-2.9%+0.4%+2.7%
Q1 2023+2.3%+2.3%+4.8%
Q4 2022+10.1%+11.8%+10.5%
Q3 2022-5.8%-8.7%+5.3%
Q2 2022+16.6%+13.3%+27.9%
Q1 2022+7.8%+6.3%+3.6%
Q4 2021+2.4%+0.2%+17.9%
Q3 2021+5.9%+5.7%+8.9%
Q2 2021-9.3%-8.4%-9.9%
Q1 2021-0.1%+0.3%+0.2%
Q4 2020-7.7%-11.8%-8.8%
Q3 2020-1.5%-5.8%+3.1%
Q2 2020+7.2%+2.1%+4.5%
Q1 2020-0.1%+0.3%+9.4%
Q4 2019-5.3%-2.8%+10.5%
Q3 2019+1.9%+4.4%+1.8%
Q2 2019+9.9%+8.3%+5.2%
Q1 2019+9.7%+12.4%+6.5%
Q4 2018-1.3%-1.8%-2.1%
Q3 2018-0.6%-1.0%+2.2%
Q2 2018+6.1%+6.6%+2.0%
Q1 2018-10.7%-14.3%-10.3%
Q4 2017+3.9%+6.4%+2.5%
Q3 2017+0.6%+1.8%-0.8%
Q2 2017+3.4%+2.5%-1.3%
Q1 2017+10.4%+14.3%+9.4%
Q4 2016-3.2%-3.6%+2.7%
Q3 2016+2.8%+3.1%+20.7%
Q2 2016-1.0%-0.6%-0.6%
Q1 2016+2.7%
Q4 2015-0.5%
Q3 2015-3.1%
Q2 2015-10.2%
Q1 2015+5.9%
Q4 2014-0.7%
Q3 2014+4.4%
Q2 2014-4.4%
Q1 2014+8.6%
Q4 2013+1.2%
Q3 2013+4.1%
Q2 2013-6.1%
Q1 2013+7.6%
Q4 2012+5.8%
Q3 2012-0.6%
Q4 2011-2.5%
Q2 2012-0.4%
Q1 2011+2.2%
Q1 2012-0.5%
Q4 2009+2.2%
Q3 2010-3.2%
Q3 2011-3.2%
Q2 2010-2.0%
Q2 2011-2.0%
Q4 2010-2.0%
Q1 2010+5.5%

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