$HTLD
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC Stock $htld

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2009 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000079923311000008 Filed on February 23, 2011

Income Statement

Concept	2009 Q4	2009	2008
Revenue	$114.2M	$459.5M	$625.6M
YoY Change	-19.58%	-26.54%	5.69%
Cost Of Revenue
YoY Change
Gross Profit
YoY Change
Gross Profit Margin
Selling, General & Admin	$82.00M	$328.6M	$474.3M
YoY Change	-19.61%	-30.72%	11.42%
% of Gross Profit
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$18.30M	$58.73M	$46.11M
YoY Change	35.56%	27.37%	-4.93%
% of Gross Profit
Operating Expenses	$103.9M	$400.3M	$537.3M
YoY Change	-12.98%	-25.5%	9.3%
Operating Profit		$78.96M	$97.95M
YoY Change		-19.38%
Interest Expense	$400.0K	$2.300M	$9.100M
YoY Change	-80.95%	-74.73%	-11.65%
% of Operating Profit		2.91%	9.29%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	$16.20M	$81.30M	$107.1M
YoY Change	-47.23%	-24.07%	-11.29%
Income Tax	$5.500M	$24.35M	$37.11M
% Of Pretax Income	33.95%	29.95%	34.66%
Net Earnings	$10.70M	$56.95M	$69.97M
YoY Change	-44.85%	-18.61%	-8.18%
Net Earnings / Revenue	9.37%	12.39%	11.18%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$0.62	$0.73
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$118.0K	$0.62	$729.9K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		91.13M shares	95.90M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		91.13M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2009 Q4	2009	2008
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$59.50M	$59.50M	$56.90M
YoY Change	4.57%	4.57%	-70.81%
Cash & Equivalents	$52.35M	$52.40M	$56.70M
Short-Term Investments	$7.100M	$7.100M	$200.0K
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.923M	$23.00M	$20.80M
YoY Change	-90.75%	10.58%	-46.11%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$37.36M	$37.40M	$36.80M
Other Receivables	$4.600M	$4.600M	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$124.5M	$124.5M	$114.6M
YoY Change	8.65%	8.64%	-58.76%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$275.2M	$275.2M	$237.7M
YoY Change	15.76%	15.78%	-0.04%
Goodwill	$4.815M
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$140.9M	$140.9M	$171.1M
YoY Change	-17.65%	-17.65%
Other Assets	$5.800M	$5.800M	$5.500M
YoY Change	5.45%	5.45%	-3.51%
Total Long-Term Assets	$426.6M	$426.7M	$419.1M
YoY Change	1.8%	1.81%	68.72%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$124.5M	$124.5M	$114.6M
Total Long-Term Assets	$426.6M	$426.7M	$419.1M
Total Assets	$551.2M	$551.2M	$533.7M
YoY Change	3.27%	3.28%	1.41%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$7.000M	$7.000M	$10.30M
YoY Change	-32.04%	-32.04%	-21.37%
Accrued Expenses	$40.10M	$40.10M	$33.70M
YoY Change	18.99%	18.99%	-59.05%
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	$47.05M	$47.10M	$44.50M
YoY Change	5.74%	5.84%	-53.35%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$85.20M	$85.20M	$95.40M
YoY Change	-10.69%	-10.69%	153.72%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$136.4M	$85.20M	$95.40M
YoY Change	43.02%	-10.69%	153.72%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$47.05M	$47.10M	$44.50M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$136.4M	$85.20M	$95.40M
Total Liabilities	$183.5M	$183.5M	$173.6M
YoY Change	5.7%	5.7%	-5.4%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$371.7M
YoY Change
Common Stock	$1.346M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$367.7M	$367.7M	$360.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$551.2M	$551.2M	$533.7M
YoY Change	3.27%	3.28%	1.41%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2009 Q4	2009	2008
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$10.70M	$56.95M	$69.97M
YoY Change	-44.85%	-18.61%	-8.18%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$18.30M	$58.73M	$46.11M
YoY Change	35.56%	27.37%	-4.93%
Cash From Operating Activities	$29.50M	$101.1M	$121.8M
YoY Change	-26.25%	-17.0%	1.17%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$28.40M	$79.12M	$35.95M
YoY Change	-9.84%	120.1%	-182.45%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$13.50M	$26.40M	$8.800M
YoY Change	36.36%	200.0%	-93.99%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$14.90M	-$52.77M	-$27.12M
YoY Change	-31.02%	94.61%	-126.38%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid		$7.300M
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$45.36M	$36.40M
YoY Change		24.61%	-287.64%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.600M	-$52.63M	-$46.00M
YoY Change	-87.84%	14.4%	-79.43%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	29.50M	$101.1M	$121.8M
Cash From Investing Activities	-14.90M	-$52.77M	-$27.12M
Cash From Financing Activities	-3.600M	-$52.63M	-$46.00M
Net Change In Cash	11.00M	-$4.300M	$48.69M
YoY Change	-198.21%	-108.83%	-9838.2%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$29.50M	$101.1M	$121.8M
Capital Expenditures	-$28.40M	$79.12M	$35.95M
Free Cash Flow	$57.90M	$21.98M	$85.86M
YoY Change	-19.02%	-74.4%	-47.64%

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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash And Investments Noncurrent RestrictedCashAndInvestmentsNoncurrent	6588000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Operating Insurance And Claims Costs Production OperatingInsuranceAndClaimsCostsProduction	16629000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Insurance And Claims Costs Production OperatingInsuranceAndClaimsCostsProduction	12526000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Assets Current OtherAssetsCurrent	1725000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	6953000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Current AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	10972000	USD
CY2009Q4	htld	Land And Land Improvements LandAndLandImprovements	17442000	USD
CY2010Q4	htld	Land And Land Improvements LandAndLandImprovements	17442000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Other Investments ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfOtherInvestments	27000000	USD
CY2008	us-gaap	Proceeds From Maturities Prepayments And Calls Of Other Investments ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfOtherInvestments	20750000	USD
CY2010Q4	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
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CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Accrued Income Taxes Noncurrent AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent	31323000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	60246000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	64461000	USD
CY2008	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Period Increase Decrease OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	61345000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	0	USD
CY2008	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	36403000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	45360000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	395000000	shares
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	395000000	shares
CY2008	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	97947000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	78964000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	91449000	USD
CY2009	htld	Trade Value Of Revenue Equipment Traded TradeValueOfRevenueEquipmentTraded	60645000	USD
CY2008	htld	Trade Value Of Revenue Equipment Traded TradeValueOfRevenueEquipmentTraded	20991000	USD
CY2010	htld	Trade Value Of Revenue Equipment Traded TradeValueOfRevenueEquipmentTraded	14604000	USD
CY2008	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	8383000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	1609000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-567000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	1190000	USD
CY2008	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	2778000	USD
CY2009	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	178000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net Current AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	41619000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Accounts Receivable Net Current AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	37361000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	92873000	USD
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CY2009	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	81302000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	6764000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Other Accrued Liabilities Current OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	7095000	USD

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