UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS (ULH) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:ULH • US91388P1057

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21.28 USD
-1.08 (-4.83%)
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This ULH fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. ULH Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • ULH had positive earnings in the past year.
  • ULH had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • ULH had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years ULH always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
ULH Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFULH Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M -100M 200M

1.2 Ratios

  • ULH has a worse Return On Assets (-5.64%) than 76.19% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -18.48%, ULH is doing worse than 71.43% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ULH's Return On Invested Capital of 3.09% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ULH outperforms 54.76% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ULH is in line with the industry average of 7.15%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (8.16%) for ULH is well above the current ROIC(3.09%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -5.64%
ROE -18.48%
ROIC 3.09%
ROA(3y)3.02%
ROA(5y)5.91%
ROE(3y)6.35%
ROE(5y)16.23%
ROIC(3y)8.16%
ROIC(5y)10.68%
ULH Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICULH Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20 30

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 3.85%, ULH is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ULH's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • ULH has a Gross Margin of 36.09%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ULH outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
  • ULH's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 3.85%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 36.09%
OM growth 3Y-31.38%
OM growth 5Y-7.78%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y4.07%
GM growth 5Y5.77%
ULH Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsULH Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20 30 40

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2. ULH Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ULH is destroying value.
  • ULH has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for ULH has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ULH has a worse debt to assets ratio.
ULH Yearly Shares OutstandingULH Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M
ULH Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsULH Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • ULH has an Altman-Z score of 1.73. This is a bad value and indicates that ULH is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • ULH has a worse Altman-Z score (1.73) than 61.90% of its industry peers.
  • ULH has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.26. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • ULH's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.26 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ULH is outperformed by 76.19% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.26
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.73
ROIC/WACC0.33
WACC9.34%
ULH Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFULH Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

  • ULH has a Current Ratio of 1.20. This is a normal value and indicates that ULH is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 1.20, ULH perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 54.76% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ULH has a Quick Ratio of 1.17. This is a normal value and indicates that ULH is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • ULH has a Quick ratio of 1.17. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ULH outperforms 52.38% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.2
Quick Ratio 1.17
ULH Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesULH Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M

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3. ULH Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for ULH have decreased strongly by -81.50% in the last year.
  • The earnings per share for ULH have been decreasing by -11.99% on average. This is quite bad
  • The Revenue for ULH has decreased by -15.58% in the past year. This is quite bad
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.30% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-81.5%
EPS 3Y-47.13%
EPS 5Y-11.99%
EPS Q2Q%-81.82%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-15.58%
Revenue growth 3Y-8.22%
Revenue growth 5Y2.3%
Sales Q2Q%-17.14%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 17.73% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, ULH will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 3.30% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-1.15%
EPS Next 2Y17.73%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year3.58%
Revenue Next 2Y3.3%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
ULH Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesULH Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
ULH Yearly EPS VS EstimatesULH Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 2 4 6

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4. ULH Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 22.64 indicates a rather expensive valuation of ULH.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, ULH is valued a bit cheaper than 71.43% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 26.78. ULH is around the same levels.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.90 indicates a rather expensive valuation of ULH.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ULH indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ULH is cheaper than 71.43% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ULH to the average of the S&P500 Index (23.54), we can say ULH is valued inline with the index average.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 22.64
Fwd PE 22.9
ULH Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsULH Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 50 100

4.2 Price Multiples

  • ULH's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ULH is cheaper than 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 6.49
ULH Per share dataULH EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as ULH's earnings are expected to grow with 17.73% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y17.73%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. ULH Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • ULH has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.88%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
  • ULH's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 0.72. ULH pays more dividend than 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ULH's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 1.89.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.88%

5.2 History

  • On average, the dividend of ULH grows each year by 14.84%, which is quite nice.
  • ULH has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
  • As ULH did not decrease their dividend in the past 5 years, we can say the dividend looks stable.
Dividend Growth(5Y)14.84%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years5
ULH Yearly Dividends per shareULH Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

5.3 Sustainability

  • ULH has negative earnings and hence a negative payout ratio. The dividend may be in danger.
  • The dividend of ULH is growing around the same rate as the earnings are growing. If this keeps up the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP-11.07%
EPS Next 2Y17.73%
EPS Next 3YN/A
ULH Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendULH Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M -100M

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ULH Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS

NASDAQ:ULH (4/10/2026, 8:00:01 PM)

21.28

-1.08 (-4.83%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupTransportation
GICS IndustryGround Transportation
Earnings (Last)03-13
Earnings (Next)04-23
Inst Owners29%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners1.66%
Ins Owner Change6.36%
Market Cap560.73M
Revenue(TTM)1.56B
Net Income(TTM)-99.87M
Analysts45
Price Target17.34 (-18.52%)
Short Float %4.13%
Short Ratio5.23
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.88%
Yearly Dividend0.42
Dividend Growth(5Y)14.84%
DP-11.07%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years5
Ex-Date03-23
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)207.37%
Min EPS beat(2)37.51%
Max EPS beat(2)377.23%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)88.84%
Min EPS beat(4)-52.56%
Max EPS beat(4)377.23%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)63.17%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)41.27%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)42.85%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.23%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.93%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.47%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.03%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.49%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.47%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.86%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.38%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.77%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)14.29%
EPS NQ rev (3m)14.29%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.26%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.26%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.43%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.43%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 22.64
Fwd PE 22.9
P/S 0.36
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 3.06
P/B 1.04
P/tB 1.72
EV/EBITDA 6.49
EPS(TTM)0.94
EY4.42%
EPS(NY)0.93
Fwd EY4.37%
FCF(TTM)-1.56
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)6.95
OCFY32.64%
SpS59.14
BVpS20.51
TBVpS12.38
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number20.83
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -5.64%
ROE -18.48%
ROCE 4.13%
ROIC 3.09%
ROICexc 3.17%
ROICexgc 3.73%
OM 3.85%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 36.09%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)3.02%
ROA(5y)5.91%
ROE(3y)6.35%
ROE(5y)16.23%
ROIC(3y)8.16%
ROIC(5y)10.68%
ROICexc(3y)8.35%
ROICexc(5y)11.11%
ROICexgc(3y)10.87%
ROICexgc(5y)15.2%
ROCE(3y)10.91%
ROCE(5y)14.29%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-49.63%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-20.79%
ROICexc growth 3Y-46.68%
ROICexc growth 5Y-16.39%
OM growth 3Y-31.38%
OM growth 5Y-7.78%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y4.07%
GM growth 5Y5.77%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.88
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.26
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 3.31
Cap/Depr 153.29%
Cap/Sales 14.39%
Interest Coverage 1.25
Cash Conversion 88.72%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.2
Quick Ratio 1.17
Altman-Z 1.73
F-Score3
WACC9.34%
ROIC/WACC0.33
Cap/Depr(3y)222.72%
Cap/Depr(5y)175.66%
Cap/Sales(3y)14.16%
Cap/Sales(5y)10.1%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-81.5%
EPS 3Y-47.13%
EPS 5Y-11.99%
EPS Q2Q%-81.82%
EPS Next Y-1.15%
EPS Next 2Y17.73%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-15.58%
Revenue growth 3Y-8.22%
Revenue growth 5Y2.3%
Sales Q2Q%-17.14%
Revenue Next Year3.58%
Revenue Next 2Y3.3%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-70.96%
EBIT growth 3Y-37.02%
EBIT growth 5Y-5.67%
EBIT Next Year326.96%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y70.46%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y62.89%
OCF growth 3Y-4.99%
OCF growth 5Y13.01%

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS / ULH Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for ULH stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to ULH.


What is the valuation status for ULH stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS (ULH). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS (ULH) stock?

UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS (ULH) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


How financially healthy is UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS?

The financial health rating of UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS (ULH) is 2 / 10.


Is the dividend of UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS sustainable?

The dividend rating of UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS (ULH) is 5 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is -11.07%.