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MRTN vs ARCB // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Marten Transport Ltd. (NASDAQ) VS. ArcBest Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MRTN 2
— ARCB 5
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $12.02 (+2.56%) • MKT CAP: $957.1M
balance-sheet
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LAST: $130.96 (+4.40%) • MKT CAP: $2.80B
balance-sheet
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MRTN VS. ARCB)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MRTN | ARCB | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.50% | 5.40% | -2.90 | ARCB | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 40.0x | 15.2x | +24.80 | ARCB | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 9.73% | 4.04% | +5.69 | MRTN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 2.30% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 1.50% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | -4.00% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.04% | 0.39% | +1.65 | MRTN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 31.6 | 42.4 | -10.80 | ARCB | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 51.2x | 43.7x | +7.50 | ARCB | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $957.1M | $2.80B | -$1.85B | ARCB | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MRTN REV | ARCB REV | MRTN GROSS % | ARCB GROSS % | MRTN FCF | ARCB FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $64.2M | $4.01B | — | — | $93.5M | $114.2M |
| FY 2024 | $93.0M | $4.18B | — | — | $134.8M | $62.7M |
| FY 2023 | $1.13B | $4.43B | — | — | $164.4M | $322.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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