PAMT CORP Announces Results for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2025
TONTITOWN, Ark.--( BUSINESS WIRE)--PAMT CORP (NASDAQ: PAMT) (“we” or the “Company”) today reported consolidated net loss of $5.6 million, or diluted and basic loss per share of $0.27, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. These results compare to consolidated net income of $2.4 million, or diluted and basic earnings per share of $0.11, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.
Operating revenues decreased 17.7% to $150.3 million for the third quarter of 2025 when compared to $182.6 million for the third quarter of 2024.
Liquidity, Capitalization, and Cash Flow
As of September 30, 2025, we had an aggregate of $175.4 million of cash, marketable equity securities, and available liquidity under our line of credit and $239.5 million of stockholders’ equity. Outstanding debt was $342.4 million as of September 30, 2025, which represents a $16.9 million increase from December 31, 2024. During the first three quarters of 2025, we generated $23.1 million in operating cash flow.
About PAMT CORP
PAMT CORP is a holding company that owns subsidiaries engaged in providing truckload dry van carrier services transporting general commodities throughout the continental United States, as well as in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The Company’s consolidated operating subsidiaries also provide transportation services in Mexico through its gateways in Laredo and El Paso, Texas, under agreements with Mexican carriers.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information included in this document contains or may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may relate to expected future financial and operating results, prospects, plans or events, and are thus prospective. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, excess capacity in the trucking industry; surplus inventories; general inflation, recessionary economic cycles and downturns in customers' business cycles; a significant reduction in or termination of the Company's trucking service by a key customer, including as a result of recent or future labor or international trade disruptions; increases or rapid fluctuations in fuel prices, interest rates, fuel taxes, tolls, and license and registration fees; the resale value of the Company's used equipment; the price and availability of new equipment consistent with anticipated acquisitions and replacement plans; increases in compensation for and difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified drivers and owner-operators; increases in insurance premiums and deductible amounts relating to accident, cargo, workers' compensation, health, and other claims; increases in the number or amount of claims for which the Company is self-insured; inability of the Company to continue to secure acceptable financing arrangements; seasonal factors such as harsh weather conditions that increase operating costs; competition from trucking, rail, and intermodal competitors including reductions in rates resulting from competitive bidding; the ability to identify acceptable acquisition candidates, consummate acquisitions, and integrate acquired operations; our ability to develop and implement suitable information technology systems and prevent failures in or breaches of such systems; the impact of pending or future litigation; general risks associated with doing business in Mexico, including, without limitation, exchange rate fluctuations, inflation, import duties, tariffs, quotas, political and economic instability and terrorism; the potential impact of new laws, regulations or policy, including, without limitation, rules regarding the classification of independent contractors as employees, tariffs, import/export, trade and immigration regulations or policies; potential economic, business or operational disruptions or uncertainties that may result from any future public health crises; and other factors, including risk factors, included from time to time in filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, whether due to new information, future events or otherwise. Considering these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed above and in company filings might not transpire.
PAMT CORP
Key Financial and Operating Statistics
(unaudited)
Quarter Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
(in thousands, except earnings per share)
(in thousands, except earnings per share)
Revenue, before fuel surcharge
$132,948
$160,799
$403,455
$481,980
Fuel surcharge
17,316
21,778
53,285
66,136
Operating Revenue
150,264
182,577
456,740
548,116
Operating expenses and costs:
Salaries, wages and benefits
39,677
44,736
121,342
132,559
Operating supplies and expenses
29,115
34,982
89,529
105,002
Rent and purchased transportation
61,512
73,129
189,351
221,210
Depreciation
19,805
17,741
64,119
55,381
Insurance and claims
5,047
4,768
14,995
15,093
Other
4,822
5,121
14,806
18,052
Gain on disposition of equipment
(4,003)
(209)
(11,431)
(109)
Total operating expenses and costs
155,975
180,268
482,711
547,188
Operating (loss)/income
(5,711)
2,309
(25,971)
928
Interest expense
(4,479)
(2,936)
(12,553)
(9,104)
Non-operating income
2,528
3,744
7,277
7,891
(Loss)/income before income taxes
(7,662)
3,117
(31,247)
(285)
Income tax (benefit)/expense
(2,075)
705
(7,891)
(68)
Net (loss)/income
($5,587)
$2,412
($23,356)
($217)
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share
($0.27)
$0.11
($1.10)
($0.01)
Average shares outstanding – Diluted
20,926
21,825
21,305
21,911
Quarter Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Truckload Operations
Total miles (in thousands) (1)
41,521
46,503
123,092
136,397
Operating ratio (2)
106.7%
100.5%
110.1%
102.8%
Empty miles factor
8.07%
8.89%
8.66%
8.82%
Revenue per total mile, before fuel surcharge (1)
$2.06
$2.10
$2.05
$2.10
Total loads
93,853
106,061
284,185
319,081
Revenue per truck per workday
$689
$751
$686
$724
Revenue per truck per week
$3,443
$3,757
$3,428
$3,620
Average company-driver trucks
1,568
1,820
1,605
1,842
Average owner operator trucks
501
481
506
455
Logistics Operations
Total revenue (in thousands)
$41,759
$50,190
$127,012
$162,618
Operating ratio
99.1%
94.3%
98.6%
94.0%
PAMT CORP
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
September 30,
December 31,
2025
2024
(in thousands)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$68,760
$68,060
Trade accounts receivable, net
76,257
79,967
Other receivables
5,492
4,854
Inventories
2,272
2,433
Prepaid expenses and deposits
8,033
11,555
Marketable equity securities
46,802
42,620
Income taxes refundable
2,526
2,281
Total current assets
210,142
211,770
Property and equipment
783,916
836,490
Less: accumulated depreciation
282,625
309,272
Total property and equipment, net
501,291
527,218
Other non-current assets
3,814
2,666
Total Assets
$715,247
$741,654
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$33,058
$31,198
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
15,721
14,569
Current portion of long-term debt
68,831
73,017
Total current liabilities
117,610
118,784
Long-term debt, net of current portion
273,596
252,565
Deferred income taxes
84,030
92,547
Other long-term liabilities
499
250
Total liabilities
475,735
464,146
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock
224
224
Additional paid-in capital
41,459
41,171
Treasury stock, at cost
(28,924)
(13,996)
Retained earnings
226,753
250,109
Total stockholders’ equity
239,512
277,508
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$715,247
$741,654
1)
Excludes miles driven by third party power only carriers.
2)
The Truckload Operations operating ratio has been calculated based upon total operating expenses, net of fuel surcharge, as a percentage of revenue, before fuel surcharge. We used revenue, before fuel surcharge, and operating expenses, net of fuel surcharge, because we believe that eliminating this sometimes volatile source of revenue affords a more consistent basis for comparing our results of operations from period to period.