$HTLD
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC Stock $htld

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2010 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000079923310000058 Filed on November 05, 2010

Income Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2009 Q3
Revenue	$129.2M	$127.2M	$113.4M
YoY Change	13.17%	12.22%	-33.26%
Cost Of Revenue
YoY Change
Gross Profit
YoY Change
Gross Profit Margin
Selling, General & Admin	$88.40M	$86.70M	$81.10M
YoY Change	7.8%	6.91%	-36.79%
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$15.70M	$15.14M	$15.47M
YoY Change	-14.21%	-2.13%	34.5%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$107.5M	$106.2M	$99.30M
YoY Change	3.46%	6.95%	-31.14%
Operating Profit	$24.52M	$29.06M	$22.41M
YoY Change		29.68%
Interest Expense	$300.0K	$300.0K	$500.0K
YoY Change	-25.0%	-40.0%	-73.68%
% of Operating Profit	1.22%	1.03%	2.23%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$24.78M	$29.41M	$22.90M
YoY Change	52.98%	28.42%	-25.17%
Income Tax	$9.400M	$11.11M	$8.392M
% Of Pretax Income	37.93%	37.78%	36.65%
Net Earnings	$15.38M	$18.30M	$14.51M
YoY Change	43.73%	26.13%	-22.42%
Net Earnings / Revenue	11.9%	14.38%	12.79%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.17	$0.20	$0.16
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$169.8K	$201.8K	$159.9K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	90.69M shares	90.69M shares	90.69M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2009 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$129.4M	$195.4M	$55.40M
YoY Change	117.48%	252.71%	-19.01%
Cash & Equivalents	$121.1M	$170.0M	$41.34M
Short-Term Investments	$8.300M	$25.50M	$14.10M
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.725M	$4.351M	$47.10M
YoY Change	-10.3%	-90.76%	5.13%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$41.62M	$45.14M	$38.10M
Other Receivables	$2.100M	$1.300M	$3.800M
Total Short-Term Assets	$193.8M	$264.5M	$144.4M
YoY Change	55.63%	83.18%	-10.2%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$220.5M	$227.2M	$266.2M
YoY Change	-19.89%	-14.65%	19.21%
Goodwill	$4.815M	$4.815M
YoY Change	0.0%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$80.40M	$92.10M	$147.5M
YoY Change	-42.94%	-37.56%	-18.33%
Other Assets	$6.600M	$6.400M	$5.700M
YoY Change	13.79%	12.28%	1.79%
Total Long-Term Assets	$312.2M	$330.6M	$424.2M
YoY Change	-26.81%	-22.07%	2.36%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$193.8M	$264.5M	$144.4M
Total Long-Term Assets	$312.2M	$330.6M	$424.2M
Total Assets	$506.0M	$595.1M	$568.6M
YoY Change	-8.19%	4.66%	-1.15%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$11.00M	$12.80M	$15.50M
YoY Change	57.14%	-17.42%	-45.99%
Accrued Expenses	$37.90M	$43.80M	$95.60M
YoY Change	-5.49%	-54.18%	4.94%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$48.90M	$149.2M	$111.1M
YoY Change	3.92%	34.25%	-7.26%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$82.00M	$81.90M	$30.90M
YoY Change	-3.76%	165.05%	-11.71%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$122.9M	$125.3M	$30.90M
YoY Change	-9.89%	305.56%	-11.71%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$48.90M	$149.2M	$111.1M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$122.9M	$125.3M	$30.90M
Total Liabilities	$171.8M	$274.5M	$209.8M
YoY Change	-6.35%	30.83%	1.45%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$335.9M	$322.4M
YoY Change	-9.61%
Common Stock	$1.346M	$1.346M
YoY Change	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$0.00
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	0.000 shares
Shareholders Equity	$334.2M	$320.6M	$358.8M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$506.0M	$595.1M	$568.6M
YoY Change	-8.19%	4.66%	-1.15%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2010 Q3	2009 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$15.38M	$18.30M	$14.51M
YoY Change	43.73%	26.13%	-22.42%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$15.70M	$15.14M	$15.47M
YoY Change	-14.21%	-2.13%	34.5%
Cash From Operating Activities	$25.70M	$25.00M	$26.30M
YoY Change	-12.88%	-4.94%	-30.42%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$14.60M		-$25.20M
YoY Change	-48.59%		581.08%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$34.40M	$30.30M	-$2.400M
YoY Change	154.81%	-1362.5%	-130.38%
Cash From Investing Activities	$19.80M	$30.50M	-$27.70M
YoY Change	-232.89%	-210.11%	-759.52%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$90.70M
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-94.30M	-1.800M	-1.800M
YoY Change	2519.44%	0.0%	-5.26%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	25.70M	25.00M	26.30M
Cash From Investing Activities	19.80M	30.50M	-27.70M
Cash From Financing Activities	-94.30M	-1.800M	-1.800M
Net Change In Cash	-48.80M	53.70M	-3.200M
YoY Change	-543.64%	-1778.12%	-107.98%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$25.70M	$25.00M	$26.30M
Capital Expenditures	-$14.60M		-$25.20M
Free Cash Flow	$40.30M		$51.50M
YoY Change	-30.4%		24.1%

Facts In Submission

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	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	17219000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	29450000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Value CommonStockValue	907000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Current DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	13511000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	322357000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	-445000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	50744000	USD
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CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Buildings And Improvements Gross BuildingsAndImprovementsGross	26761000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	367670000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	320623000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Investments Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent	5780000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Investments Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent	6435000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Operating Insurance And Claims Costs Production OperatingInsuranceAndClaimsCostsProduction	1993000	USD
	us-gaap	Operating Insurance And Claims Costs Production OperatingInsuranceAndClaimsCostsProduction	10366000	USD
	us-gaap	Operating Insurance And Claims Costs Production OperatingInsuranceAndClaimsCostsProduction	11797000	USD
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CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	4351000	USD
CY2010Q3	htld	Revenue Equipment RevenueEquipment	329825000	USD
CY2009Q4	htld	Revenue Equipment RevenueEquipment	361797000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	12833000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	6953000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Other Investments ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfOtherInvestments	50326000	USD
	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Other Investments ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfOtherInvestments	13106000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	2246000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Income Taxes Noncurrent AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent	31323000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Accrued Income Taxes Noncurrent AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent	26847000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	49083000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	45360000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	395000000	shares
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	395000000	shares
	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2010-09-30
	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	813000	USD
CY2009Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	22899000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	68091000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	65081000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	29408000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	7095000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	6792000	USD

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