Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)

TotalReturn:

'Total return, when measuring performance, is the actual rate of return of an investment or a pool of investments over a given evaluation period. Total return includes interest, capital gains, dividends and distributions realized over a given period of time. Total return accounts for two categories of return: income including interest paid by fixed-income investments, distributions or dividends and capital appreciation, representing the change in the market price of an asset.'

• The total return, or increase in value over 5 years of Old Dominion Freight Line is 245.4%, which is larger, thus better compared to the benchmark SPY (61.9%) in the same period.
• Compared with SPY (79.4%) in the period of the last 3 years, the total return, or performance of 197.3% is higher, thus better.

CAGR:

'The compound annual growth rate isn't a true return rate, but rather a representational figure. It is essentially a number that describes the rate at which an investment would have grown if it had grown the same rate every year and the profits were reinvested at the end of each year. In reality, this sort of performance is unlikely. However, CAGR can be used to smooth returns so that they may be more easily understood when compared to alternative investments.'

• Looking at the annual return (CAGR) of 28.2% in the last 5 years of Old Dominion Freight Line, we see it is relatively higher, thus better in comparison to the benchmark SPY (10.1%)
• During the last 3 years, the annual performance (CAGR) is 43.8%, which is greater, thus better than the value of 21.5% from the benchmark.

Volatility:

'In finance, volatility (symbol σ) is the degree of variation of a trading price series over time as measured by the standard deviation of logarithmic returns. Historic volatility measures a time series of past market prices. Implied volatility looks forward in time, being derived from the market price of a market-traded derivative (in particular, an option). Commonly, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security.'

• The volatility over 5 years of Old Dominion Freight Line is 34.2%, which is larger, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (21.5%) in the same period.
• During the last 3 years, the historical 30 days volatility is 35.8%, which is greater, thus worse than the value of 21.2% from the benchmark.

DownVol:

'The downside volatility is similar to the volatility, or standard deviation, but only takes losing/negative periods into account.'

• Looking at the downside risk of 23.4% in the last 5 years of Old Dominion Freight Line, we see it is relatively larger, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (15.5%)
• During the last 3 years, the downside deviation is 23.6%, which is larger, thus worse than the value of 14.1% from the benchmark.

Sharpe:

'The Sharpe ratio was developed by Nobel laureate William F. Sharpe, and is used to help investors understand the return of an investment compared to its risk. The ratio is the average return earned in excess of the risk-free rate per unit of volatility or total risk. Subtracting the risk-free rate from the mean return allows an investor to better isolate the profits associated with risk-taking activities. One intuition of this calculation is that a portfolio engaging in 'zero risk' investments, such as the purchase of U.S. Treasury bills (for which the expected return is the risk-free rate), has a Sharpe ratio of exactly zero. Generally, the greater the value of the Sharpe ratio, the more attractive the risk-adjusted return.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (0.36) in the period of the last 5 years, the Sharpe Ratio of 0.75 of Old Dominion Freight Line is greater, thus better.
• Looking at risk / return profile (Sharpe) in of 1.15 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively higher, thus better in comparison to SPY (0.9).

Sortino:

'The Sortino ratio improves upon the Sharpe ratio by isolating downside volatility from total volatility by dividing excess return by the downside deviation. The Sortino ratio is a variation of the Sharpe ratio that differentiates harmful volatility from total overall volatility by using the asset's standard deviation of negative asset returns, called downside deviation. The Sortino ratio takes the asset's return and subtracts the risk-free rate, and then divides that amount by the asset's downside deviation. The ratio was named after Frank A. Sortino.'

• Looking at the ratio of annual return and downside deviation of 1.1 in the last 5 years of Old Dominion Freight Line, we see it is relatively larger, thus better in comparison to the benchmark SPY (0.49)
• Compared with SPY (1.35) in the period of the last 3 years, the downside risk / excess return profile of 1.75 is larger, thus better.

Ulcer:

'The Ulcer Index is a technical indicator that measures downside risk, in terms of both the depth and duration of price declines. The index increases in value as the price moves farther away from a recent high and falls as the price rises to new highs. The indicator is usually calculated over a 14-day period, with the Ulcer Index showing the percentage drawdown a trader can expect from the high over that period. The greater the value of the Ulcer Index, the longer it takes for a stock to get back to the former high.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (9.15 ) in the period of the last 5 years, the Downside risk index of 13 of Old Dominion Freight Line is higher, thus worse.
• Compared with SPY (9.78 ) in the period of the last 3 years, the Downside risk index of 14 is greater, thus worse.

MaxDD:

'Maximum drawdown measures the loss in any losing period during a fund’s investment record. It is defined as the percent retrenchment from a fund’s peak value to the fund’s valley value. The drawdown is in effect from the time the fund’s retrenchment begins until a new fund high is reached. The maximum drawdown encompasses both the period from the fund’s peak to the fund’s valley (length), and the time from the fund’s valley to a new fund high (recovery). It measures the largest percentage drawdown that has occurred in any fund’s data record.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (-33.7 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the maximum DrawDown of -36.1 days of Old Dominion Freight Line is smaller, thus worse.
• During the last 3 years, the maximum DrawDown is -36.1 days, which is lower, thus worse than the value of -24.5 days from the benchmark.

MaxDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Max Drawdown Duration is the worst (the maximum/longest) amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs). Many assume Max DD Duration is the length of time between new highs during which the Max DD (magnitude) occurred. But that isn’t always the case. The Max DD duration is the longest time between peaks, period. So it could be the time when the program also had its biggest peak to valley loss (and usually is, because the program needs a long time to recover from the largest loss), but it doesn’t have to be'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (305 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the maximum days below previous high of 288 days of Old Dominion Freight Line is lower, thus better.
• Looking at maximum time in days below previous high water mark in of 288 days in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus better in comparison to SPY (305 days).

AveDuration:

'The Average Drawdown Duration is an extension of the Maximum Drawdown. However, this metric does not explain the drawdown in dollars or percentages, rather in days, weeks, or months. The Avg Drawdown Duration is the average amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs), or in other terms the average of time under water of all drawdowns. So in contrast to the Maximum duration it does not measure only one drawdown event but calculates the average of all.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (65 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the average days under water of 69 days of Old Dominion Freight Line is greater, thus worse.
• Looking at average days under water in of 71 days in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus better in comparison to SPY (80 days).