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Landstar System (Landstar System) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Landstar System Financial Strength?

Landstar System has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Landstar System Inc shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate Landstar System's interest coverage with the available data. Landstar System's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.03. As of today, Landstar System's Altman Z-Score is 10.85.


Competitive Comparison of Landstar System's Financial Strength

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Landstar System's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Landstar System's Financial Strength Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Landstar System's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Landstar System's Financial Strength falls into.



Landstar System Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Landstar System's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $71 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $43 Mil.

Landstar System's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Landstar System's interest coverage with the available data.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Landstar System Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Landstar System's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(89.417 + 43.264) / 4817.78
=0.03

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Landstar System has a Z-score of 10.85, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 10.85 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Landstar System  (NAS:LSTR) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Landstar System has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Landstar System (Landstar System) Business Description

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Address
13410 Sutton Park Drive South, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 32224
Landstar System is an agent based asset-light third-party logistics provider focused on domestic truck brokerage (90% of revenue). Historically, roughly half of its truck transportation freight is hauled by leased owner-operators with the remainder hauled by third-party broker-carriers. To a smaller degree, it offers intermodal, global air and ocean forwarding, and warehousing services. Landstar also runs a small business that offers insurance programs to captive owner-operators. It has a long history of industry-leading execution and operating profitability.
Executives
Joseph J Beacom officer: VP, Chief Safety Officer 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
James B Gattoni officer: Vice President - Controller 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Ricardo S Coro officer: Vice President - CIO 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Michael K Kneller officer: VP General Counsel & Secy 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Aimee M Cooper officer: VP & CAO 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
James P Todd officer: VP and CFO 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Teresa L White director 1932 WYNNTON RD, COLUMBUS GA 31999
James L Liang director C/O LENCO MOBILE INC., 345 CHAPALA STREET, SANTA BARBARA CA 93101
Federico L Pensotti officer: VP and CFO 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
L Kevin Stout officer: VP, CFO and Asst Secretary 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Dr. Homaira Akbari director 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Larry J Thoele director 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Diana M Murphy director C/O LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC, 13410 SUTTON PARK DR S, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224
Anthony J Orlando director TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, STE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Robert S Brasher officer: VP & Chief Commercial Officer 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32224