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    USAK  Usa Truck Inc.

    Exchange

    NASDAQ

    Sector

    Transportation

    Industry

    Trucking Freight/Courier Services

    Market Cap.

    64.2M

    Weak Balance Sheet

    USAK's financial position is not ideal. The key is to check whether USAK is using debt to fuel its growth and the sustainability of that tendency. Highly capital intensive businesses (see Economic Moat) follow this route, which can deeply impact the future prospects of the business.
    Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in December
    2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
    Cash 1.24M 1.32M 1.19M 994,000.00 7.13M 8.01M 1.54M 797,000.00 2.73M 2.66M
    Current Assets 35.39M 45.54M 56.66M 60.79M 63.80M 65.81M 51.04M 59.82M 65.67M 74.90M
    Total Assets 188.85M 222.55M 288.15M 308.08M 339.49M 332.94M 332.27M 330.70M 327.39M 336.19M
    Current Liabilities 38.26M 42.96M 56.15M 53.62M 66.59M 66.70M 52.54M 93.37M 54.92M 60.15M
    Total Liabilities 114.76M 145.05M 202.63M 158.25M 179.94M 189.75M 185.50M 190.15M 189.68M 209.22M
    Stockholder' Equity 74.09M 77.50M 85.53M 149.83M 159.56M 143.19M 146.77M 140.55M 137.71M 126.97M
    Current Ratio 0.92 1.06 1.01 1.13 0.96 0.99 0.97 0.64 1.20 1.25
    TL-to-TA 0.61 0.65 0.70 0.51 0.53 0.57 0.56 0.58 0.58 0.62

    Low or No Reinvestment of Profits over the past 10 years

    USAK has either been retaining a small amount of their earnings or has done so inconsistently. A lack of consistency could be due to USAK operating at a loss or them having such a strong economic moat they feel comfortable spending profits on growth. Be wary of future prospects and if applicable, inspect the moat's sustainability.
    Figures in USD. Fiscal year ends in December
    2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
    Retained Earnings 62.62M 65.98M 73.41M 88.98M 101.42M 101.56M 104.70M 97.52M 94.22M 83.44M
    Retained Earnings Growth - 5.36% 11.26% 21.21% 13.98% 0.14% 3.09% -6.85% -3.39% -11.44%