TFI International
TFI International's revenue fell 6.1% to $7.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 7.2%, down from 8.6% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $705 million, up 5.2%. It paid out $377 million in dividends and buybacks, 53% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.1%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2019 to 2025, earnings per share grew 5.2% a year and net income 4.9% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 2%.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 19 | 147 | 336 | 0 | 210 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 1,608 | 1,316 | 1,884 | 2,403 | 2,578 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 1,589 | 1,169 | 1,549 | 2,403 | 2,368 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.2x | 0.7x | 1.3x | 1.9x | 2.0x |
| Debt to equity | 0.7x | 0.5x | 0.7x | 0.9x | 1.0x |
| Interest coverage | 12.5x | 13.9x | 8.5x | 4.2x | 3.5x |
| Current ratio | 0.8x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 1.0x |
| Quick ratio | 0.8x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 1.0x |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| Share count didn't rise | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| F-score | 4 of 8 | 4 of 8 | 6 of 8 |
| Accruals ratio | −8.6% | −9.5% | −9.1% |
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7 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||
| Revenue | 3,904 | 3,781 | 7,220 | 8,812 | 7,521 | 8,397 | 7,885 |
| Revenue growth | — | −3.1% | 91.0% | 22.1% | −14.7% | 11.6% | −6.1% |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | 383 | 417 | 979 | 1,146 | 758 | 719 | 565 |
| Net income | 234 | 276 | 754 | 823 | 505 | 422 | 311 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 2.74 | 3.03 | 7.91 | 9.02 | 5.80 | 4.96 | 3.72 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 85 | 91 | 95 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 83 |
| Cash flow | |||||||
| Cash from operations | 488 | 611 | 855 | 972 | 1,014 | 1,063 | 978 |
| Capital expenditure | 261 | 143 | 269 | 351 | 362 | 393 | 273 |
| Free cash flow | 227 | 468 | 587 | 621 | 652 | 670 | 705 |
| Dividends paid | 60 | 68 | 85 | 97 | 121 | 134 | 151 |
| Share buybacks | 192 | 38 | 198 | 568 | 288 | 77 | 226 |
| Acquisitions | 151 | 328 | 1,008 | 158 | 629 | 958 | 201 |
| Stock-based compensation | 6 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | |||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 0 | 4 | 19 | 147 | 336 | 0 | 210 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 1,343 | 872 | 1,608 | 1,316 | 1,884 | 2,403 | 2,578 |
| Total assets | 3,509 | 3,847 | 5,884 | 5,506 | 6,284 | 7,166 | 7,509 |
| Total liabilities | 2,350 | 2,059 | 3,573 | 3,043 | 3,692 | 4,493 | 4,832 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,159 | 1,789 | 2,220 | 2,463 | 2,591 | 2,673 | 2,678 |
| Margins and ratios | |||||||
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 9.8% | 11.0% | 13.6% | 13.0% | 10.1% | 8.6% | 7.2% |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 7.3% | 10.4% | 9.3% | 6.7% | 5.0% | 3.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.8% | 12.4% | 8.1% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 8.0% | 8.9% |
| Return on capital | — | 12.3% | 24.9% | 23.5% | 14.6% | 11.8% | 8.6% |
| Return on equity | — | 18.7% | 37.6% | 35.2% | 20.0% | 16.1% | 11.6% |
| Return on assets | — | 7.5% | 15.5% | 14.5% | 8.6% | 6.3% | 4.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.0x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 0.7x | 1.3x | 1.9x | 2.0x |