Euroseas Ltd. (ESEA) vs StealthGas, Inc. (GASS)
Euroseas Ltd. and StealthGas, Inc. are both Marine Shipping companies. Euroseas Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $467.0M against $355.3M — 1.3× the size. Euroseas Ltd. trades at the lower P/E: 3.6× against 5.6×. Euroseas Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.53% against −2.03%. Euroseas Ltd. has the higher net margin (60.0% vs 33.9%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.8% vs 5.04%). Both pay a dividend; Euroseas Ltd. yields more (4.94% vs 1.90%). Across the 23 metrics below, Euroseas Ltd. leads on 13 and StealthGas, Inc. on 10.
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Profitability
| Metric | ESEA | GASS | Marine Shipping median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 77.80% | 49.13% | 60.61% |
| Operating margin | 63.22% | 26.57% | 27.74% |
| Net margin | 59.98% | 33.90% | 25.21% |
| Free cash flow margin | 61.02% | 66.30% | 17.29% |
| Return on equity | 29.33% | 8.28% | 8.62% |
| Return on assets | 19.21% | 7.81% | 5.35% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.78% | 5.04% | 5.32% |
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