Matson, Inc. (MATX) vs SFL Corporation Ltd. (SFL)

Matson, Inc. and SFL Corporation Ltd. are both Marine Shipping companies. Matson, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $6.4B against $1.7B — 3.9× the size. Matson, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 12.0× against 22.9×. Matson, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.15% against −15.6%. Matson, Inc. has the higher net margin (14.6% vs 8.76%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.8% vs 3.83%). Both pay a dividend; SFL Corporation Ltd. yields more (7.63% vs 0.69%). Across the 23 metrics below, Matson, Inc. leads on 15 and SFL Corporation Ltd. on 8.

Valuation

Metric MATX SFL Marine Shipping median
P/E 12.03 22.94 7.37
P/S 1.73 2.03 1.71
P/B 2.18 1.43 0.85
Price to free cash flow 37.21 3.25 4.11
EV/EBITDA 7.00 8.68 5.98
EV/Sales 1.76 5.14 2.47
Earnings yield 8.31% 4.36% 13.14%
Free cash flow yield 2.69% 30.74% 19.49%

Profitability

Metric MATX SFL Marine Shipping median
Gross margin 24.57% 61.42% 60.61%
Operating margin 16.77% 27.73% 27.74%
Net margin 14.58% 8.76% 25.21%
Free cash flow margin 17.26% 62.49% 18.27%
Return on equity 19.17% 6.25% 8.04%
Return on assets 11.37% 1.71% 5.13%
Return on invested capital 12.78% 3.83% 5.17%

Growth

Metric MATX SFL Marine Shipping median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.15% (15.61%) 10.81%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (0.86%) (119.80%) (20.39%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.01% 9.25% 11.95%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 18.16% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric MATX SFL Marine Shipping median
Debt to equity 0.11 2.30 0.44
Current ratio 1.10 0.38 1.67
Net debt to EBITDA 0.26 6.35 2.34

Dividend

Metric MATX SFL Marine Shipping median
Dividend yield 0.69% 7.63% 4.83%
Payout ratio 0.08 1.75 0.30

Size

Metric MATX SFL Marine Shipping median
Market cap 6.40b 1.65b 435.67m

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