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Earnings Report - fourth quarter and year end 1995.


CORALVILLE, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 1996--HEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic.

Antonym: dec.
. announced the results of operations for the fourth quarter of 1995.

Heartland ended the fourth quarter with earnings of $5.1 million or $.26 per share, 69% ahead of the $3.0 million or $.15 per share reported the same period of 1994. For 1995, the company reports earnings totaling $20.6 million with earnings per share of $1.03 compared to $10.1 million with earnings per share of $.50 reported for 1994. Earnings for the fourth quarter of 1994 and annual 1994 earnings were negatively impacted by merger and integration costs.

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 1995 totaled $49.4 million compared to $49.7 million reported the fourth quarter of 1994. For 1995, the company's gross revenue totaled $191.5 million compared to $224.2 million reported for 1994.

A company spokesman stated the results of operation for the compared periods reflect a significant increase in earnings with a decrease in gross revenues. This resulted from the merger and consolidation of Munson Munson can refer to: People
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 Transportation with Heartland and the changes which have been made by the company to return the combined operations For the department of the British War Office during World War II, see .
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 to past profit levels. The company operating ratio Operating Ratio

A ratio that shows the efficiency of management by comparing operating expense to net sales:
 (operating expenses Operating expenses

The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted.
 as a percentage of gross revenues) during 1995 was 83.7% compared to 89.4% for 1994.

The company declared de·clare  
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v.tr.
1. To make known formally or officially. See Synonyms at announce.

2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm.

3.
 a stock dividend which became effective December December: see month.  1, 1995. This dividend increased the number of shares outstanding from 13,016,600 to 20,000,000 shares. -0-

                        HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC.
                           AND SUBSIDIARIES


                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


                         Three Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
                            December 31,         December 31,
                         1995         1994    1995          1994
                    ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------
Operating revenue   $49,421,839 $49,685,477 $191,506,741 $224,248,262
                    ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------


Operating expenses:
 Salaries, wages,
  benefits         $  9,535,312 $12,576,675 $ 40,714,787 $ 56,440,576
 Operations and
  maintenance         5,247,651   7,505,986   21,035,067   35,557,349
 Taxes and licenses   1,511,046   2,161,447    5,246,427    7,346,520
 Insurance and claims 1,547,958   1,983,309    7,966,760   11,872,541
 Communications and
  utilities             661,324     748,130    2,562,142    2,618,541
 Depreciation         3,468,286   4,163,791   15,065,539   20,060,652
 Rent and purchased
  transportation     18,610,449  13,271,048   64,043,296   57,798,842
 Other operating
  expenses            1,182,276     432,774    3,745,381    5,468,369
 (Gain) on sale of
  fixed assets                0      74,872      (27,134)   (149,900)
 Merger consummation
  and integration
  costs                       0   1,515,174         --      3,493,774
                   ------------ ----------- ------------ ------------
                    $41,764,302 $44,433,206 $160,352,265 $200,507,264
                   ------------ ----------- ------------ ------------


   Operating income $ 7,657,537 $ 5,252,271 $ 31,154,476 $ 23,740,998
Interest income/
 (expense), net         478,622    (193,303)   1,524,399  (1,930,348)
                   ------------ ----------- ------------ ------------


   Income before
    income taxes
    and cumulative
    effect of change
    in accounting
    for income
    taxes           $ 8,136,159 $ 5,058,968 $ 32,678,875 $ 21,810,650


Federal and state
 income taxes         3,010,326   2,020,482   12,093,401    8,808,442
Deferred income tax
 charge for change
 in tax status            --          --          --        2,925,600
                    ----------- ------------ ------------ -----------
    Net income      $ 5,125,833 $ 3,038,486  $20,585,474 $ 10,076,608
                    =========== ============ ============ ===========


Pro forma adjustment
 to reflect income
 tax provision as if
 the combined company
 was a "C" corpora
 -tion for the
 entire period     $      --     $    --     $     --    $(3,304,126)
                   ============  =========== =========== ============


Pro forma income
 tax expense       $     --      $    --     $     --    $  8,429,916
                   ============  =========== =========== ============


Pro forma net
 income            $     --      $    --     $     --    $ 13,380,734
                   ============ =========== ===========  ============


Earnings per share:
 Outstanding shares
  20,000,000      $        0.26  $     0.15  $      1.03 $       0.50
                  ============= ===========  =========== ============


 Pro forma net
  income          $      --      $      --   $       --  $       0.67
                  =============  ==========  =========== ============


CONTACT: Heartland Express, Inc.

John P. Cosaert

Chief Financial Officer

319/645-2728
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