StealthGas, Inc. (GASS) vs Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. (PANL)

StealthGas, Inc. and Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. are both Marine Shipping companies. Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $533.6M against $355.3M — 1.5× the size. StealthGas, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 5.6× against 10.7×. Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.5% against −2.03%. StealthGas, Inc. has the higher net margin (33.9% vs 6.76%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.04% vs 5.92%). Both pay a dividend; Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. yields more (4.71% vs 1.90%). Across the 23 metrics below, StealthGas, Inc. leads on 16 and Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. on 7.

Valuation

Metric GASS PANL Marine Shipping median
P/E 5.59 10.68 6.89
P/S 1.92 0.73 1.92
P/B 0.45 1.04 0.90
Price to free cash flow 2.90 5.92 4.62
EV/EBITDA 2.74 6.34 6.57
EV/Sales 1.12 1.01 2.73
Earnings yield 17.89% 9.36% 9.59%
Free cash flow yield 34.49% 16.89% 16.76%

Profitability

Metric GASS PANL Marine Shipping median
Gross margin 49.13% 35.61% 60.61%
Operating margin 26.57% 9.32% 27.74%
Net margin 33.90% 6.76% 25.21%
Free cash flow margin 66.30% 12.26% 17.29%
Return on equity 8.28% 10.07% 8.62%
Return on assets 7.81% 5.13% 5.35%
Return on invested capital 5.04% 5.92% 5.32%

Growth

Metric GASS PANL Marine Shipping median
Revenue growth (TTM) (2.03%) 22.50% 13.26%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (13.68%) (52.38%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 3.61% 10.54% 11.77%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 37.46% 11.28% 0.00%

Health

Metric GASS PANL Marine Shipping median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.63 0.52
Current ratio 9.30 1.38 1.63
Net debt to EBITDA (1.25) 2.83 2.34

Dividend

Metric GASS PANL Marine Shipping median
Dividend yield 1.90% 4.71% 5.54%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.42 0.13

Size

Metric GASS PANL Marine Shipping median
Market cap 355.26m 533.61m 420.73m

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