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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 $7.1B against $3.1B — 2.3× the size. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. trades at the lower P/E: 10.9× against 15.5×. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.34% against −0.16%. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has the higher net margin (23.9% vs 13.4%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.99% vs 11.0%). Both pay a dividend; Star Bulk Carriers Corp. yields more (6.77% vs 0.62%). Across the 23 metrics below, Star Bulk Carriers Corp. leads on 15 and Matson, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric MATX SBLK Marine Shipping median
P/E 15.54 10.86 8.37
P/S 2.04 2.57 1.87
P/B 2.54 1.23 0.86
Price to free cash flow 59.55 5.52 4.66
EV/EBITDA 8.77 6.80 6.48
EV/Sales 2.10 2.96 2.70
Earnings yield 6.44% 9.21% 10.65%
Free cash flow yield 1.68% 18.10% 17.95%

Profitability

Metric MATX SBLK Marine Shipping median
Gross margin 23.02% 48.83% 60.61%
Operating margin 15.18% 27.74% 27.74%
Net margin 13.41% 23.87% 25.21%
Free cash flow margin 3.45% 46.54% 16.32%
Return on equity 17.21% 11.68% 8.62%
Return on assets 10.09% 7.41% 5.35%
Return on invested capital 10.99% 6.99% 5.32%

Growth

Metric MATX SBLK Marine Shipping median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.16%) 6.34% 13.26%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (0.86%) (73.93%) (16.82%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.01% 8.50% 11.77%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 18.16% 54.18% 0.00%

Health

Metric MATX SBLK Marine Shipping median
Debt to equity 0.12 0.41 0.52
Current ratio 0.89 1.91 1.63
Net debt to EBITDA 0.26 1.71 2.34

Dividend

Metric MATX SBLK Marine Shipping median
Dividend yield 0.62% 6.77% 4.68%
Payout ratio 0.10 0.74 0.31

Size

Metric MATX SBLK Marine Shipping median
Market cap 7.08b 3.13b 391.73m

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