WNC Fundamental Analysis - WABASH NATIONAL CORP

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to WNC. WNC was compared to 128 industry peers in the Machinery industry. Both the profitability and financial health of WNC have multiple concerns. WNC has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year WNC was profitable.

WNC had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: WNC reported negative net income in multiple years.

WNC had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -5.04%, WNC is doing worse than 74.22% of the companies in the same industry.

WNC has a worse Return On Equity (-17.65%) than 77.34% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-5.04%
ROE	-17.65%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)2.06%

ROA(5y)-0.42%

ROE(3y)-26.71%

ROE(5y)-20.76%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

WNC has a Gross Margin of 11.46%. This is amonst the worse of the industry: WNC underperforms 87.50% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of WNC has remained more or less at the same level.

WNC does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	11.46%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y7.71%

GM growth 5Y0.61%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

WNC does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

Compared to 1 year ago, WNC has less shares outstanding

Compared to 5 years ago, WNC has less shares outstanding

WNC has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 1.93 indicates that WNC is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.

WNC has a worse Altman-Z score (1.93) than 69.53% of its industry peers.

The Debt to FCF ratio of WNC is 9.15, which is on the high side as it means it would take WNC, 9.15 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 9.15, WNC is doing worse than 60.94% of the companies in the same industry.

WNC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.03. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.03, WNC is not doing good in the industry: 78.13% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.03
Debt/FCF	9.15
Altman-Z	1.93

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC9.07%

2.3 Liquidity

WNC has a Current Ratio of 1.58. This is a normal value and indicates that WNC is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

WNC has a Current ratio of 1.58. This is in the lower half of the industry: WNC underperforms 72.66% of its industry peers.

WNC has a Quick Ratio of 1.58. This is a bad value and indicates that WNC is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of WNC (0.91) is worse than 67.97% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.58
Quick Ratio	0.91

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for WNC have decreased strongly by -94.52% in the last year.

Measured over the past years, WNC shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -5.63% on average per year.

Looking at the last year, WNC shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -25.44% in the last year.

Measured over the past years, WNC shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -3.44% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-94.52%

EPS 3Y29.64%

EPS 5Y-5.63%

EPS Q2Q%-241.46%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-25.44%

Revenue growth 3Y2.58%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.44%

Sales Q2Q%-26.08%

3.2 Future

WNC is expected to show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -8.45% yearly.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 4.24% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y-150.29%

EPS Next 2Y-8.45%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-8.56%

Revenue Next 2Y4.24%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 46.83, which means the current valuation is very expensive for WNC.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of WNC indicates a slightly more expensive valuation: WNC is more expensive than 68.75% of the companies listed in the same industry.

WNC is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.30, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 10.53 indicates a reasonable valuation of WNC.

89.06% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than WNC, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.

The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 21.76. WNC is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	46.83
Fwd PE	10.53

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, WNC is valued cheaply inside the industry as 92.97% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	9.89
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

WNC's earnings are expected to decrease with -8.45% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-8.45%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.79%, WNC has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.

WNC's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 1.81. WNC pays more dividend than 90.63% of the companies in the same industry.

Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.37, WNC has a dividend comparable with the average S&P500 company.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.79%

5.2 History

The dividend of WNC has a limited annual growth rate of 0.43%.

WNC has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.

As WNC did not decrease their dividend in the past 5 years, we can say the dividend looks stable.

Dividend Growth(5Y)0.43%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years5

5.3 Sustainability

The earnings of WNC are negative and hence is the payout ratio. WNC will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.

DP-20.33%

EPS Next 2Y-8.45%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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WABASH NATIONAL CORP

NYSE:WNC (7/11/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 10.77 0 (0%)

10.77

-0.4 (-3.58%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryMachinery

Earnings (Last)04-30 2025-04-30/bmo

Earnings (Next)07-23 2025-07-23/bmo

Inst Owners103.73%

Inst Owner Change0%

Ins Owners3.63%

Ins Owner Change13.54%

Market Cap450.94M

Analysts76.67

Price Target11.99 (11.33%)

Short Float %6.94%

Short Ratio3.28

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.79%

Yearly Dividend0.33

Dividend Growth(5Y)0.43%

DP-20.33%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years5

Ex-Date07-03 2025-07-03 (0.08)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-147.95%

Min EPS beat(2)-179.21%

Max EPS beat(2)-116.7%

EPS beat(4)1

Avg EPS beat(4)-75.21%

Min EPS beat(4)-179.21%

Max EPS beat(4)14.17%

EPS beat(8)4

Avg EPS beat(8)-33.01%

EPS beat(12)8

Avg EPS beat(12)-8.6%

EPS beat(16)11

Avg EPS beat(16)3.7%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-4.02%

Min Revenue beat(2)-7.99%

Max Revenue beat(2)-0.06%

Revenue beat(4)0

Avg Revenue beat(4)-5.03%

Min Revenue beat(4)-8.34%

Max Revenue beat(4)-0.06%

Revenue beat(8)0

Avg Revenue beat(8)-5.51%

Revenue beat(12)2

Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.49%

Revenue beat(16)3

Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.58%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)-30.88%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-302.68%

EPS NY rev (1m)-388.6%

EPS NY rev (3m)-184.32%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-16.9%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-5.92%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	46.83
Fwd PE	10.53
P/S	0.25
P/FCF	9.89
P/OCF	3.35
P/B	1.12
P/tB	3.33
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)0.23

EY2.14%

EPS(NY)1.02

Fwd EY9.5%

FCF(TTM)1.09

FCFY10.12%

OCF(TTM)3.21

OCFY29.81%

SpS43.29

BVpS9.65

TBVpS3.24

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-5.04%
ROE	-17.65%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	11.46%
FCFM	2.52%

ROA(3y)2.06%

ROA(5y)-0.42%

ROE(3y)-26.71%

ROE(5y)-20.76%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y7.71%

GM growth 5Y0.61%

F-Score3

Asset Turnover1.28

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.03
Debt/FCF	9.15
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	149.78%
Cap/Sales	4.9%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.58
Quick Ratio	0.91
Altman-Z	1.93

F-Score3

WACC9.07%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)163.11%

Cap/Depr(5y)126.37%

Cap/Sales(3y)3.48%

Cap/Sales(5y)2.9%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-94.52%

EPS 3Y29.64%

EPS 5Y-5.63%

EPS Q2Q%-241.46%

EPS Next Y-150.29%

EPS Next 2Y-8.45%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-25.44%

Revenue growth 3Y2.58%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.44%

Sales Q2Q%-26.08%

Revenue Next Year-8.56%

Revenue Next 2Y4.24%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-125.98%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year21.13%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-69.5%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y-18.89%

OCF growth 1Y-41.08%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5Y-4.32%

WABASH NATIONAL CORP (WNC) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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