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MRTN

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Valuation6/ 100
Cash flow & growth33/ 100
Upside potential51/ 100
Risk potential29/ 100

MRTN's valuation is expensive, below average fundamentals limit its appeal, while forward estimates point to improving growth and profitability, though analyst coverage is limited.

Valuation

Historical cheapness: current PE is 88.9× versus the full-history median of 18.4× shown in the valuation table, producing 5.7/100. Positive weekly observations receive equal weight; lower past EPS alone does not disqualify them.

Outlook-adjusted valuation: 6.3/100. The model applies a 42.9% earnings-growth assumption and a 10% annual return hurdle, with positive credit limited by evidence coverage and confidence.

Forward price scenarios use recent PE history separately. Recent history has a separately weighted median of 40.4× (18-month half-life). The favorable scenario uses 77.9× PE and $0.2 projected EPS, informed by growth, margins and earnings-quality checks. This is a model scenario, not an analyst target. A return to the full-history median is not assumed.

Cash flow & growth

Business trends are weak. Over the past year: revenue -6.9%, earnings -39.5%, operating margin -2.8 percentage points. Free cash flow is 0.2% of revenue. The business score is 32.9/100. Growth, margins and cash generation drive the score. Missing or older data receives less weight.

Favorable scenario

Stronger earnings and valuation could support a higher share price.

Our favorable case uses $0.24 of EPS and a 77.9× PE, suggesting a share price of about $18.68. Valuation history and outlook inform the PE.

The displayed favorable scenario is 35.4% upside, or about $18.69.

This is a scenario based on our model, not a forecast or probability.

Downside scenario

Weaker than expected earnings could put pressure on the share price.

Our downside case uses $0.14 of EPS and a 72.8× PE, suggesting a share price of about $9.87 — 29% below today’s price. Valuation history and outlook inform the PE.

This is a scenario based on our model, not a forecast or probability.

MRTN vs Historical averages

MetricCurrentAverageRelative
PE89x28x212% higher
PE percentile955091% higher
EPS$0.16$0.7980% lower
FCF$1.3M-$1.5M+$2.8M
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MRTN’s earnings are below their historical averages, while its earnings multiple is higher.

MRTN Forward outlook

MetricOutlook
Forward valuationStrongly improving
Forward earningsStrong growth
Forward revenueGrowth
Forward profitabilityExpanding
Analyst coverageLimited
Estimate dispersionTight

MRTN’s outlook is generally improving, though analyst coverage is limited.

MRTN PE Valuation

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MRTN Earnings Per Share

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MRTN Quarterly Revenue

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MRTN Free Cash Flow

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MRTN Total Shares

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MRTN Net Leverage

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Quarterly Net Leverage uses the last 12 months of EBITDA. A falling multiple generally indicates less debt relative to earnings capacity. Negative values mean net cash; missing data or nonpositive LTM EBITDA are N/A. The table shows each period’s Net Leverage and status.

MRTN PE vs Industrials Sector

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MRTN Weekly Price

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MRTN Weekly Moving Averages

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This chart compares MRTN's 8, 20, 50, 100, and 200-week moving averages from 2020 onward. Shorter averages react faster to price changes, while longer averages show the broader trend.

MRTN Yearly ROI

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