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FWRD vs RLGT // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Radiant Logistics Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: FWRD 2
— RLGT 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: RLGT
LAST: $17.87 (+1.88%) • MKT CAP: $603.7M
valuation
35.7x
LAST: $9.08 (+0.44%) • MKT CAP: $426.6M
valuation
15.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (FWRD VS. RLGT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | FWRD | RLGT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.70% | 8.40% | -6.70 | RLGT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 35.7x | 15.5x | +20.20 | RLGT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 1.91% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 1.50% | 2.30% | -0.80 | RLGT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -4.20% | 1.90% | -6.10 | RLGT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.80% | 12.50% | -11.70 | RLGT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.91 | 4.14 | -3.23 | RLGT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 2/9 | 6/9 | -4.00 | RLGT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.2 | 56.1 | +8.06 | FWRD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 20.7x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $603.7M | $426.6M | $177.1M | FWRD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | FWRD REV | RLGT REV | FWRD GROSS % | RLGT GROSS % | FWRD FCF | RLGT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.50B | $902.7M | — | — | — | $8.1M |
| FY 2024 | $2.47B | $802.5M | — | — | — | $8.7M |
| FY 2023 | $1.37B | $1.09B | — | — | — | $97.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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