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Pamt Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 19 February 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue fell 15.1% in the quarter: Operating revenues were $141.3 million against $166.5 million a year earlier. Revenue before fuel surcharge was $123.1 million against $147.0 million. Source
  • Auto-liability reserve drove the GAAP loss: A reserve increase of about $26.5 million was recorded. Diluted loss per share was $1.40, against $1.45 a year earlier. Source
  • Truckload operating ratio rose to 146.2%: The truckload operating ratio was 146.2% in the quarter against 137.5%, and 118.4% for the full year against 111.2%. Source
  • Loads and revenue per truck fell: Total loads were 88,543 against 93,778. Revenue per truck per workday was $635 against $720, and per week $3,175 against $3,600. Source
  • Insurance and claims costs rose: Insurance and claims expense was $31.8 million against $4.6 million a year earlier, and $46.8 million for the full year against $19.8 million. Source
  • Adjusted operating ratio was 109.4%: The adjusted operating ratio was 109.4% against 104.5% in the quarter. For the full year it was 107.1% against 100.9%. Source

“Management believes that reporting adjusted operating (loss) income, adjusted operating ratio, adjusted net (loss) income and adjusted diluted (loss) earnings per share more clearly reflects the Company’s current operating results”

Pamt Corp., press release

What changed from last quarter

  • New: The release presents adjusted (non-GAAP) measures that exclude significant items. The prior-quarter release presented no adjusted measures. Source

Quarter results and reserve

  • Revenue fell 15.1% in the quarter: Operating revenues were $141.3 million against $166.5 million a year earlier. Revenue before fuel surcharge was $123.1 million against $147.0 million. Source
  • Auto-liability reserve drove the GAAP loss: A reserve increase of about $26.5 million was recorded. Diluted loss per share was $1.40, against $1.45 a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted net loss was $9.4 million: Excluding the reserve increase, adjusted net loss was $9.4 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, against an adjusted $7.8 million loss in the prior-year quarter. Source

Truckload operations

  • Truckload operating ratio rose to 146.2%: The truckload operating ratio was 146.2% in the quarter against 137.5%, and 118.4% for the full year against 111.2%. Source
  • Loads and revenue per truck fell: Total loads were 88,543 against 93,778. Revenue per truck per workday was $635 against $720, and per week $3,175 against $3,600. Source
  • Rate per mile fell, empty miles lower: Revenue per total mile before fuel surcharge was $1.94 against $2.10. The empty miles factor was 8.3% against 9.7%, and total miles were 40.7 million against 42.2 million. Source
  • Truckload ratio nets out fuel: The company states the truckload operating ratio nets fuel surcharge out of both expenses and revenue, which it says gives a more consistent basis for comparison across periods. Source

“Management also believes that adjusted operating ratio is more representative of our operations when excluding the volatility of fuel prices, which we cannot control.”

Pamt Corp., press release

Costs and insurance claims

  • Insurance and claims costs rose: Insurance and claims expense was $31.8 million against $4.6 million a year earlier, and $46.8 million for the full year against $19.8 million. Source
  • Depreciation fell after prior-year charges: Depreciation was $19.2 million against $43.9 million. The prior-year quarter included a $24.7 million change in depreciation estimates and a $6.4 million impairment. Source
  • Labor, rent and supplies costs declined: Salaries, wages and benefits were $39.0 million against $41.9 million. Operating supplies and expenses were $29.6 million against $32.0 million, and rent and purchased transportation $58.2 million against $68.2 million. Source
  • Equipment disposal gains lowered costs: Gain on disposition of equipment was $4.0 million against a $0.9 million loss, and $15.5 million for the full year against a $0.8 million loss. Source

Fleet and logistics

  • Company-driver truck count declined: Average company-driver trucks were 1,559 against 1,754 in the quarter, and 1,593 for the full year against 1,822. Source
  • Owner-operator trucks slightly lower: Average owner-operator trucks were 490 against 510 in the quarter, and 502 for the full year against 467 a year earlier. Source
  • Logistics revenue was $40.0 million: Logistics total revenue was $40.0 million against $44.4 million. Logistics operating ratio was 99.2% against 98.3% in the quarter, and 98.7% for the full year against 94.9%. Source

Balance sheet and liquidity

  • Liquidity fell to $143.5 million: Cash, marketable equity securities and available line liquidity totaled $143.5 million at year end, against $175.4 million at September 30, 2025. Stockholders’ equity was $210.5 million, against $239.5 million. Source
  • Debt rose $8.3 million over the year: Outstanding debt was $333.9 million at December 31, 2025, up $8.3 million from a year earlier. The company attributed the increase to equipment additions, partly offset by scheduled repayments. Source
  • Operating cash flow was $17.3 million: The company generated $17.3 million of operating cash flow in 2025. The prior-quarter release reported $23.1 million for the first three quarters. Source

Full-year and adjusted results

  • Full-year revenue fell 16.3%: Full-year operating revenues were $598.1 million against $714.6 million. The full-year operating loss was $64.1 million, against $36.8 million a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted operating ratio was 109.4%: The adjusted operating ratio was 109.4% against 104.5% in the quarter. For the full year it was 107.1% against 100.9%. Source
  • Full-year adjusted loss per share: Adjusted net loss for the full year was $32.8 million, or $1.55 per diluted share, against $8.0 million, or $0.37 a year earlier. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Total loads Source88,543 vs 93,778
Truckload total miles (thousands) Source40,675 vs 42,243
Empty miles factor Source8.3% vs 9.7%
Revenue per total mile, before fuel surcharge Source$1.94 vs $2.10
Truckload operating ratio Source146.2% vs 137.5%
Logistics operating ratio Source99.2% vs 98.3%
Average company-driver trucks Source1,559 vs 1,754
Average owner-operator trucks Source490 vs 510
Fuel surcharge revenue Source$18.2 million vs $19.5 million

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: The reserve increase reflects a specific claim expected to settle above insurance policy limits, recognized in the quarter. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.