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Matson, Inc. (MATX) vs Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK)

Matson, Inc. and Star Bulk Carriers Corp. are both Marine Shipping companies. Matson, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $6.4B against $3.0B — 2.2× the size. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. trades at the lower P/E: 10.4× against 12.0×. Matson, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.15% against 6.34%. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has the higher net margin (23.9% vs 14.6%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.99% vs 12.8%). Both pay a dividend; Star Bulk Carriers Corp. yields more (7.08% vs 0.69%). Across the 23 metrics below, Star Bulk Carriers Corp. leads on 14 and Matson, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric MATX SBLK Marine Shipping median
P/E 12.03 10.38 7.37
P/S 1.73 2.46 1.71
P/B 2.18 1.18 0.85
Price to free cash flow 37.21 5.28 4.11
EV/EBITDA 7.00 6.54 5.98
EV/Sales 1.76 2.85 2.47
Earnings yield 8.31% 9.64% 13.14%
Free cash flow yield 2.69% 18.94% 19.49%

Profitability

Metric MATX SBLK Marine Shipping median
Gross margin 24.57% 48.83% 60.61%
Operating margin 16.77% 27.74% 27.74%
Net margin 14.58% 23.87% 25.21%
Free cash flow margin 17.26% 46.54% 18.27%
Return on equity 19.17% 11.68% 8.04%
Return on assets 11.37% 7.41% 5.13%
Return on invested capital 12.78% 6.99% 5.17%

Growth

Metric MATX SBLK Marine Shipping median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.15% 6.34% 10.81%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (0.86%) (73.93%) (20.39%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.01% 8.50% 11.95%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 18.16% 54.18% 0.00%

Health

Metric MATX SBLK Marine Shipping median
Debt to equity 0.11 0.41 0.44
Current ratio 1.10 1.91 1.67
Net debt to EBITDA 0.26 1.71 2.34

Dividend

Metric MATX SBLK Marine Shipping median
Dividend yield 0.69% 7.08% 4.83%
Payout ratio 0.08 0.74 0.30

Size

Metric MATX SBLK Marine Shipping median
Market cap 6.40b 2.97b 435.67m

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