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Profile - Heartland Express, Inc. (NasdaqNM:HTLD)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  3Price hit new 52-week high ($30.45)
Location
2777 Heartland Drive
Coralville, IA 52241
Phone: (319) 645-2728
Fax: (319) 645-2338
Email: usheieee@ibmmail.com
Employees (last reported count): 1,728
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 ·Sector: Transportation
 ·Industry: Trucking
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 600 SmallCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 53%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · 4 insider sells; 179.0K shares
  (1.1% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 39% (84% of float)
(208 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 488.0K shares (+3.75%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Heartland Express, Inc. is a short- to medium-haul truckload carrier that provides nationwide transportation service to major shippers, using late-model equipment and a combined fleet of company-owned and owner-operator tractors. The Company's primary traffic lanes are between customer locations east of the Rocky Mountains, with selected service to the West. Heartland Express, Inc. is a holding company incorporated in Nevada, which owns, directly or indirectly, all of the stock of Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa, Heartland Equipment, Inc. and A & M Express, Inc.
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Financial Summary
Heartland Express, Inc., a short-to medium haul truckload carrier, provides nationwide transportation service to major shippers. For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues increased 8% to $147.2 million. Net income increased 3% to $18.6 million. Revenues reflect the expansion of the Company's customer base and increased volume from existing customers. Net income was partially offset by the inclusion of a lower gain on the sale of fixed assets.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

Russell Gerdin, 58
Chairman, Pres, Sec.
$300K
John Cosaert, 52
Exec. VP-Fin., Treasurer
125K
Richard Meehan, 54
Exec. VP of Marketing
125K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NasdaqNM:HTLDAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 17-Oct-2000
$12.65 
Recent Price$27.10 
52-Week High
on 3-Aug-2001
$30.45 
Beta0.29 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)100.5K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)78.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+105.3%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+175.4%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$859.3M
Shares Outstanding31.7M
Float14.9M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 5 for 4 on 1-June-2001
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$6.74 
Earnings (ttm)$1.10 
Earnings (mrq)$0.30 
Sales (ttm)$9.01 
Cash (mrq)$4.33 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)4.02 
Price/Earnings (ttm)24.61 
Price/Sales (ttm)3.01 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$285.6M
EBITDA (ttm)$64.2M
Income available to common (ttm)$34.9M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)12.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)16.5%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)12.85%
Return on Equity (ttm)17.81%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)3.17 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0 
Total Cash (mrq)$137.2M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short193.0K
Percent of Float1.3%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
117.0K
Short Ratio1.65 
Daily Volume117.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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