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Kirby

NYSE:KEX US4972661064
78
  • Value
    96
  • Growth
    62
  • Safety
    Safety
    30
  • Combined
    82
  • Sentiment
    60
  • 360° View
    360° View
    78
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Company Description

Kirby Corporation is a domestic tank barge operator. It operates in the transportation, distribution, and services industries. Kirby transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals. It operates in the Mississippi River System, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and along the United States coasts. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $6,460 million, profits of $1,066 million, revenue of $3,266 million, and 5,414 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 78 (better than 78% compared with alternatives) for 2025, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Kirby are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for Kirby. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 62, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 62% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank at 96 means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 96% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 60, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 60% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank is less desirable at 30, meaning that the share price of Kirby is on the higher side compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 70% of alternative stocks in the same industry. ...read more

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SDG 11
SDG 3
SDG 4
SDG 8
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
30 23 24 23
Growth
62 81 69 18
Safety
Safety
96 94 82 80
Sentiment
60 64 98 39
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78 89 96 32
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
100 100 100 69
Opinions Change
22 6 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 66 96 25
Market Pulse
59 41 42 30
Sentiment
60 64 98 39
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
30 23 24 23
Growth
62 81 69 18
Safety Safety
96 94 82 80
Combined
82 83 65 31
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
56 48 43 10
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
26 23 28 37
Price vs. Book (P/B)
62 61 60 75
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
30 23 24 23
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
20 42 58 57
Profit Growth
88 64 83 6
Capital Growth
80 74 17 21
Stock Returns
36 87 75 59
Growth
62 81 69 18
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
83 85 78 72
Refinancing
76 72 78 64
Liquidity
83 82 47 54
Safety Safety
96 94 82 80

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