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Kirby Corporation (KEX) vs SFL Corporation Ltd. (SFL)

Kirby Corporation and SFL Corporation Ltd. are both Marine Shipping companies. Kirby Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $6.3B against $1.7B — 3.8× the size. Kirby Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 17.0× against 22.9×. Kirby Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.47% against −15.6%. Kirby Corporation has the higher net margin (10.4% vs 8.76%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 3.83%). Across the 21 metrics below, SFL Corporation Ltd. leads on 11 and Kirby Corporation on 10.

Valuation

Metric KEX SFL Marine Shipping median
P/E 17.05 22.94 7.37
P/S 1.75 2.03 1.71
P/B 1.82 1.43 0.85
Price to free cash flow 12.51 3.25 4.11
EV/EBITDA 8.99 8.68 5.98
EV/Sales 2.02 5.14 2.47
Earnings yield 5.87% 4.36% 13.14%
Free cash flow yield 8.00% 30.74% 19.49%

Profitability

Metric KEX SFL Marine Shipping median
Gross margin 33.20% 61.42% 60.61%
Operating margin 14.20% 27.73% 27.74%
Net margin 10.39% 8.76% 25.21%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 62.49% 18.27%
Return on equity 0.00% 6.25% 8.04%
Return on assets 0.00% 1.71% 5.13%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 3.83% 5.17%

Growth

Metric KEX SFL Marine Shipping median
Revenue growth (TTM) 8.47% (15.61%) 10.81%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 28.92% (119.80%) (20.39%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.15% 9.25% 11.95%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric KEX SFL Marine Shipping median
Debt to equity 0.30 2.30 0.44
Current ratio 1.68 0.38 1.67
Net debt to EBITDA 1.03 6.35 2.34

Dividend

Metric KEX SFL Marine Shipping median
Dividend yield — 7.63% 4.83%
Payout ratio — 1.75 0.30

Size

Metric KEX SFL Marine Shipping median
Market cap 6.31b 1.65b 435.67m

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