Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK) vs SFL Corporation Ltd. (SFL)

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. and SFL Corporation Ltd. are both Marine Shipping companies. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $3.4B against $2.0B — 1.7× the size. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. trades at the lower P/E: 11.5× against 26.6×. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.34% against −15.6%. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has the higher net margin (23.9% vs 8.76%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.99% vs 3.83%). Both pay a dividend; SFL Corporation Ltd. yields more (8.19% vs 5.84%). Across the 23 metrics below, Star Bulk Carriers Corp. leads on 16 and SFL Corporation Ltd. on 7.

Valuation

Metric SBLK SFL Marine Shipping median
P/E 11.54 26.63 6.89
P/S 2.73 2.36 1.92
P/B 1.31 1.66 0.90
Price to free cash flow 5.87 3.78 4.62
EV/EBITDA 7.17 9.24 6.57
EV/Sales 3.12 5.47 2.73
Earnings yield 8.67% 3.76% 9.59%
Free cash flow yield 17.03% 26.49% 16.76%

Profitability

Metric SBLK SFL Marine Shipping median
Gross margin 48.83% 61.42% 60.61%
Operating margin 27.74% 27.73% 27.74%
Net margin 23.87% 8.76% 25.21%
Free cash flow margin 46.54% 62.49% 17.29%
Return on equity 11.68% 6.25% 8.62%
Return on assets 7.41% 1.71% 5.35%
Return on invested capital 6.99% 3.83% 5.32%

Growth

Metric SBLK SFL Marine Shipping median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.34% (15.61%) 13.26%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (73.93%) (119.80%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.50% 9.25% 11.77%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 54.18% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric SBLK SFL Marine Shipping median
Debt to equity 0.41 2.30 0.52
Current ratio 1.91 0.38 1.63
Net debt to EBITDA 1.71 6.35 2.34

Dividend

Metric SBLK SFL Marine Shipping median
Dividend yield 5.84% 8.19% 5.54%
Payout ratio 1.37 1.02 0.13

Size

Metric SBLK SFL Marine Shipping median
Market cap 3.39b 1.95b 420.73m

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