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SAIA

US78709Y1055

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01-07	Susquehanna Downgrades Saia to Neutral From Positive, Adjusts Price Target to $530 From $565	MT
12-18	Saia's Unit Partners With Tesla to Deploy 2 Electric Trucks	MT

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Published financial data: SAIA, INC.

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Fiscal Period: December	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Revenues	1.79B	1.82B	2.29B	2.79B	2.88B
Total Revenues	1.79B	1.82B	2.29B	2.79B	2.88B
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	1.42B	1.4B	1.7B	2.04B	2.1B
Gross Profit	369M	419M	593M	748M	778M
Depreciation & Amortization - (IS)	119M	135M	142M	157M	179M
Other Operating Expenses	97.47M	106M	120M	120M	138M
Other Operating Expenses, Total	217M	241M	262M	278M	316M
Operating Income	152M	178M	331M	471M	461M
Interest Expense, Total	-6.69M	-5.18M	-3.21M	-2.61M	-2.54M
Interest And Investment Income	-	-	-	-	6.21M
Net Interest Expenses	-6.69M	-5.18M	-3.21M	-2.61M	3.67M
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)	754K	1.13M	844K	171K	2.06M
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	146M	174M	329M	468M	467M
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Assets	403K	2.53M	3.89M	-50K	-910K
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	147M	176M	333M	468M	466M
Income Tax Expense	32.93M	37.94M	79.54M	111M	111M
Earnings From Continuing Operations	114M	138M	253M	357M	355M
Net Income to Company	114M	138M	253M	357M	355M
Net Income - (IS)	114M	138M	253M	357M	355M
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	114M	138M	253M	357M	355M
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	114M	138M	253M	357M	355M
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	4.38	5.29	9.62	13.48	13.32
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	4.38	5.29	9.62	13.48	13.32
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	25.95M	26.14M	26.32M	26.52M	26.63M
Net EPS - Diluted	4.3	5.2	9.48	13.4	13.26
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	4.3	5.2	9.48	13.4	13.26
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	26.44M	26.59M	26.71M	26.67M	26.76M
Normalized Basic EPS	3.52	4.15	7.81	11.03	10.96
Normalized Diluted EPS	3.46	4.08	7.7	10.97	10.91
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	271M	312M	473M	628M	640M
EBITA	153M	179M	332M	472M	462M
EBIT	152M	178M	331M	471M	461M
EBITDAR	300M	347M	510M	678M	691M
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	22.46	21.52	23.9	23.64	23.89
Current Domestic Taxes	8.27M	29.68M	75.22M	88.99M	101M
Total Current Taxes	8.27M	29.68M	75.22M	88.99M	101M
Deferred Domestic Taxes	24.66M	8.26M	4.32M	21.63M	10.07M
Total Deferred Taxes	24.66M	8.26M	4.32M	21.63M	10.07M
Normalized Net Income	91.41M	109M	206M	293M	292M
Interest on Long-Term Debt	3.41M	2.78M	2.17M	1.48M	883K
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Advertising Expense	6.1M	4.6M	5.7M	7.2M	2.9M
Net Rental Expense, Total	28.55M	34.32M	37.18M	50.31M	50.82M
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	8.38M	6.64M	5.51M	6.67M	7.03M
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	20.17M	27.68M	31.67M	43.63M	43.79M
Stock-Based Comp., COGS (Total)	2.2M	2.8M	3.3M	3.9M	5.7M
Stock-Based Comp., Other (Total)	3.99M	4.74M	5.4M	4.93M	5.94M
Total Stock-Based Compensation	6.19M	7.54M	8.7M	8.83M	11.64M

Fiscal Period: December	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	248K	25.31M	107M	187M	296M
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	248K	25.31M	107M	187M	296M
Accounts Receivable, Total	196M	217M	277M	290M	312M
Other Receivables	8.29M	96K	-	23.44M	1M
Total Receivables	204M	217M	277M	314M	313M
Prepaid Expenses	18.54M	19.5M	20.33M	22.52M	32.65M
Deferred Tax Assets Current	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets, Total	9.18M	9.89M	12.58M	7.23M	7.08M
Total Current Assets	232M	272M	416M	531M	649M
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	1.84B	2.01B	2.25B	2.6B	3B
Accumulated Depreciation	-687M	-765M	-864M	-996M	-1.12B
Net Property Plant And Equipment	1.16B	1.25B	1.39B	1.6B	1.88B
Goodwill	12.1M	12.1M	12.1M	12.1M	12.1M
Other Intangibles, Total	9.38M	8.22M	7.05M	6.04M	5.19M
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	5.34M	7.02M	21.6M	22.6M	35.53M
Total Assets	1.42B	1.55B	1.85B	2.17B	2.58B
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	83.62M	89.38M	114M	99.79M	142M
Accrued Expenses, Total	86.56M	105M	128M	112M	117M
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	-	-	-	-	-
Current Portion of Leases	38.42M	40.8M	40.96M	39.44M	35.93M
Other Current Liabilities	32.64M	40.57M	38.55M	22.68M	27.09M
Total Current Liabilities	241M	276M	321M	274M	322M
Long-Term Debt	45.93M	-	-	-	-
Long-Term Leases	157M	146M	119M	115M	103M
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	112M	120M	124M	146M	156M
Other Non Current Liabilities	44.4M	46.2M	60.02M	60.44M	61.4M
Total Liabilities	600M	587M	625M	595M	642M
Common Stock, Total	26K	26K	26K	26K	27K
Additional Paid In Capital	261M	268M	275M	277M	285M
Retained Earnings	558M	697M	950M	1.31B	1.66B
Comprehensive Income and Other	-3.87M	-2.94M	-4.1M	-5.25M	-5.68M
Total Common Equity	815M	961M	1.22B	1.58B	1.94B
Total Equity	815M	961M	1.22B	1.58B	1.94B
Total Liabilities And Equity	1.42B	1.55B	1.85B	2.17B	2.58B
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	25.9M	26.24M	26.31M	26.46M	26.52M
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	25.79M	26.14M	26.24M	26.39M	26.48M
Book Value / Share	31.61	36.77	46.5	59.84	73.32
Tangible Book Value	794M	941M	1.2B	1.56B	1.92B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	30.77	35.99	45.77	59.15	72.67
Total Debt	242M	187M	160M	155M	139M
Net Debt	241M	161M	53.79M	-32.88M	-158M
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	228M	275M	297M	402M	407M
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	6	6	6	6	6
Land - (BS)	106M	116M	159M	191M	273M
Buildings, Total	389M	440M	522M	638M	813M
Machinery, Total	1.02B	1.11B	1.22B	1.53B	1.65B
Full Time Employees	10.4K	10.6K	11.6K	12.3K	14K
Assets under Capital Lease - Gross	138M	138M	138M	-	-
Assets under Capital Lease - Accumulated Depreciation	-30.8M	-40.1M	-49.4M	-	-
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	3.74M	5.67M	5.53M	5.8M	4.43M

Fiscal Period: December	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Net Income	114M	138M	253M	357M	355M
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	118M	133M	140M	156M	178M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	1.2M	1.2M	1.2M	1M	900K
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	119M	135M	142M	157M	179M
(Gain) Loss From Sale Of Asset	-403K	-2.53M	-3.89M	50K	910K
Stock-Based Compensation (CF)	6.19M	7.54M	8.7M	8.83M	11.64M
Provision and Write-off of Bad Debts	2.8M	4.27M	3.56M	3.07M	1.96M
Other Operating Activities, Total	24.66M	8.26M	4.32M	21.63M	10.07M
Change In Accounts Receivable	-16.98M	-25.05M	-63.42M	-16.62M	-23.39M
Change In Accounts Payable	10.32M	5.77M	16.73M	-9.52M	10.75M
Change in Other Net Operating Assets	13.43M	37.89M	21.66M	-49.04M	32.31M
Cash from Operations	273M	309M	383M	473M	578M
Capital Expenditure	-288M	-231M	-286M	-367M	-440M
Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	6.62M	12.32M	8.4M	1.92M	2.73M
Cash Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-
Investment in Marketable and Equity Securities, Total	-	-	-500K	-	-
Other Investing Activities, Total	-	-	-	-	-11.54M
Cash from Investing	-281M	-219M	-278M	-366M	-449M
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	357M	323M	43.18M	1M	-
Total Debt Issued	357M	323M	43.18M	1M	-
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-350M	-389M	-63.75M	-20.47M	-14.52M
Total Debt Repaid	-350M	-389M	-63.75M	-20.47M	-14.52M
Issuance of Common Stock	2.93M	3.79M	3.68M	4.51M	4.88M
Repurchase of Common Stock	-3.47M	-3.6M	-6.57M	-11.75M	-9.22M
Other Financing Activities, Total	-649K	-	-	-	-1.56M
Cash from Financing	6.21M	-65.27M	-23.46M	-26.71M	-20.42M
Net Change in Cash	-1.95M	25.06M	81.28M	80.8M	109M
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	6.4M	5.9M	3M	2.3M	1.6M
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	15M	10M	81.6M	115M	72.8M
Levered Free Cash Flow	-80.76M	36.81M	51.83M	11.48M	79.9M
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	-76.58M	40.05M	53.84M	13.11M	81.48M
Change In Net Working Capital	9.36M	-17.88M	17.85M	79.58M	-42.5M
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	7.4M	-65.45M	-20.57M	-19.47M	-14.52M

Fiscal Period: December	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Profitability
Return on Assets	7.46	7.5	12.2	14.63	12.12
Return on Total Capital	10.14	10.08	16.38	18.88	15.12
Return On Equity %	15.05	15.57	23.22	25.53	20.16
Return on Common Equity	15.05	15.57	23.22	25.53	20.16
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	20.64	22.96	25.93	26.8	26.99
EBITDA Margin %	15.19	17.15	20.66	22.48	22.22
EBITA Margin %	8.58	9.82	14.53	16.89	16.04
EBIT Margin %	8.52	9.76	14.47	16.85	16.01
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	6.36	7.59	11.06	12.8	12.32
Net Income Margin %	6.36	7.59	11.06	12.8	12.32
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	6.36	7.59	11.06	12.8	12.32
Normalized Net Income Margin	5.12	5.96	8.98	10.48	10.13
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	-4.52	2.02	2.26	0.41	2.77
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	-4.29	2.2	2.35	0.47	2.83
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	1.4	1.23	1.35	1.39	1.21
Fixed Assets Turnover	1.74	1.51	1.74	1.87	1.65
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	9.46	8.82	9.27	9.85	9.57
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	0.96	0.99	1.3	1.94	2.01
Quick Ratio	0.85	0.88	1.19	1.83	1.89
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	1.13	1.12	1.19	1.73	1.79
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	38.58	41.47	39.36	37.07	38.13
Average Days Payable Outstanding	20.93	22.55	21.89	19.09	20.97
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	29.65	19.4	13.14	9.78	7.14
Total Debt / Total Capital	22.87	16.25	11.62	8.91	6.67
LT Debt/Equity	24.93	15.16	9.79	7.29	5.29
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	19.23	12.69	8.65	6.64	4.94
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	42.42	37.93	33.87	27.38	24.85
EBIT / Interest Expense	22.75	34.34	103.13	180.21	182.01
EBITDA / Interest Expense	44.84	66.98	158.82	259.69	272.61
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	1.83	22.33	69.86	118.97	99.09
Total Debt / EBITDA	0.81	0.54	0.31	0.23	0.2
Net Debt / EBITDA	0.81	0.46	0.11	-0.05	-0.23
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	19.8	1.61	0.71	0.5	0.55
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	19.78	1.39	0.24	-0.11	-0.63
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	8.03	1.99	25.59	21.99	3.2
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	11.01	13.48	41.79	26.08	3.96
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	11.33	15.16	51.37	32.73	1.99
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	7.29	16.7	85.73	41.84	-1.96
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	7.51	16.83	86.31	42.05	-1.94
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	8.32	21.65	83.05	41.14	-0.72
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	8.32	21.65	83.05	41.14	-0.72
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	7.37	18.8	89.28	42.33	-0.21
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	7.77	20.93	82.31	41.35	-1.04
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	7.99	10.6	27.6	4.9	7.38
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	29.5	8.06	11.08	15.48	17.4
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	24.87	9.4	19.14	17.85	18.8
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	17.91	18.55	27.65	29.97	23.25
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	17.15	17.92	26.95	29.42	22.93
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	6.41	13.29	23.76	23.64	22.18
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	28.61	-19.65	23.62	28.59	19.72
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	1.49K	-145.58	40.79	-77.85	595.96
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	4.42K	-152.3	34.43	-75.64	521.42
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	12.78	4.97	13.18	23.78	12.2
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	18.61	12.24	26.85	33.71	14.49
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	22.22	13.23	32.03	41.74	16.35
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	26.45	11.9	47.22	62.31	17.92
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	26.88	12.07	47.53	62.68	18.02
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	11.71	14.79	49.23	60.74	18.38
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	11.71	14.79	49.23	60.74	18.38
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	27.78	12.94	49.96	64.14	19.18
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	11	14.16	48.48	60.53	18.27
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	7.32	9.28	18.79	15.69	6.13
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	25.37	18.3	9.56	13.26	16.43
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	20.98	16.88	14.17	18.5	18.33
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	19.22	18.23	23.02	28.81	26.57
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	18.3	17.53	22.35	28.18	26.13
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	31.48	9.8	18.41	23.7	22.91
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %