WNC
Wabash National Corporation (WNC) Risks & Opportunities Analysis (2026)
Overall Score
Financial Distress Liquidity Risk
Current ratio is 1.31x and quick ratio is 0.80x, indicating adequate but not strong near-term liquidity.
Debt remains meaningful with debt-to-equity at 1.75x and debt-to-assets at 0.41x.
Interest coverage is negative at -2.78x, reflecting ongoing operating losses and elevated refinancing risk.
Profitability Margin Pressure
Gross margin is essentially flat at 0.2%, leaving little cushion for overhead or input cost pressure.
Operating margin is -4.7% and net margin is -5.5%, showing the business is still unprofitable.
Return on equity is -22.3% and return on invested capital is -5.8%, underscoring weak capital efficiency.
Valuation Market Risk
The stock trades at 0.36x sales and 1.75x book, which is not demanding on a relative basis.
Free cash flow remains negative, so low multiples are partly explained by weak earnings power.
Dividend yield is 2.55%, but payout support is limited by negative profitability and cash flow.
Sources
- Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, investor presentations)
- Financial and market data providers
- Public news and industry information
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