Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK) vs ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (ZIM)

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. are both Marine Shipping companies. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. are of similar size ($3.6B and $3.4B). Star Bulk Carriers Corp. trades at the lower P/E: 11.5× against 25.2×. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.34% against −24.9%. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has the higher net margin (23.9% vs 2.15%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.99% vs 5.07%). Both pay a dividend; ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. yields more (52.4% vs 5.84%). Across the 23 metrics below, Star Bulk Carriers Corp. leads on 14 and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. on 9.

Valuation

Metric SBLK ZIM Marine Shipping median
P/E 11.54 25.16 6.89
P/S 2.73 0.55 1.92
P/B 1.31 0.91 0.90
Price to free cash flow 5.87 2.30 4.62
EV/EBITDA 7.17 3.39 6.57
EV/Sales 3.12 0.96 2.73
Earnings yield 8.67% 3.97% 9.59%
Free cash flow yield 17.03% 43.39% 16.76%

Profitability

Metric SBLK ZIM Marine Shipping median
Gross margin 48.83% 13.65% 60.61%
Operating margin 27.74% 8.21% 27.74%
Net margin 23.87% 2.15% 25.21%
Free cash flow margin 46.54% 23.71% 17.29%
Return on equity 11.68% 3.56% 8.62%
Return on assets 7.41% 1.27% 5.35%
Return on invested capital 6.99% 5.07% 5.32%

Growth

Metric SBLK ZIM Marine Shipping median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.34% (24.91%) 13.26%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (73.93%) (77.67%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.50% 11.58% 11.77%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 54.18% (1.54%) 0.00%

Health

Metric SBLK ZIM Marine Shipping median
Debt to equity 0.41 1.10 0.52
Current ratio 1.91 1.24 1.63
Net debt to EBITDA 1.71 1.24 2.34

Dividend

Metric SBLK ZIM Marine Shipping median
Dividend yield 5.84% 52.42% 5.54%
Payout ratio 1.37 1.31 0.13

Size

Metric SBLK ZIM Marine Shipping median
Market cap 3.39b 3.58b 420.73m

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