ARCB
ArcBest Corporation (ARCB) Risks & Opportunities Analysis (2026)
Overall Score
Financial Risk
Leverage remains manageable but not low, with net debt to EBITDA at 2.58x and debt to equity at 0.36x.
Liquidity is still a concern because current ratio is 0.97x and working capital remains slightly negative at -$23.1M.
Interest coverage is adequate at 4.39x, but profitability is thin with EBIT margin at 0.77% and net margin at 0.39%.
Operational Risk
Operating efficiency is mixed, with receivables outstanding at 40.2 days and a cash conversion cycle of just 3.0 days.
Asset utilization is solid, as asset turnover is 1.71x and fixed asset turnover is 3.22x.
Low margins leave limited room for disruption, since gross margin is 53.8% but operating margin is only 0.69%.
Valuation Risk
Valuation is not cheap on earnings, with a P/E of 207.8x and EV/EBITDA of 29.3x.
Cash-flow valuation is more reasonable, with EV/FCF at 18.5x and free cash flow yield at 5.9%.
Price-to-sales is modest at 0.77x, which partially offsets the weak earnings-based multiples.
Opportunity Set
Strong gross margin of 53.8% suggests the business still has pricing and service mix support.
Free cash flow generation remains a positive, with FCF of about $99.9M and FCF-to-OCF of 68.4%.
Balance-sheet flexibility is limited but not stressed, with cash per share of $7.54 and debt-to-capital of 26.6%.
Sources
- Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, investor presentations)
- Financial and market data providers
- Public news and industry information
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