Kirby Corporation

Company Profile

Kirby Corporation had its IPO on 1991-08-21 under the ticker symbol KEX.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Marine Shipping industry. Kirby Corporation has a staff strength of 5,200 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Kirby Corporation opened at $84.6 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $84.54 - $85.94, and closed at $85.12.

This is a +0.34% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 219,104 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Kirby Corporation have increased by +1.15%.

Kirby Corporation's Key Ratios

Kirby Corporation has a market cap of $5.09 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.2866 and a price to sales ratio of 1.4401.

In the last 12-months Kirby Corporation’s revenue was $3.00 billion with a gross profit of $723.81 million and an EBITDA of $480.39 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Kirby Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Kirby Corporation’s operating margin was 9.2% while its return on assets stood at 3.15% with a return of equity of 5.78%.

In Q2, Kirby Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 102.1% while revenue growth was a positive 11.4%.

Kirby Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

44.0529

Trailing PE

29.0514

PEG

2.6273

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.92 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 44.0529 and a PEG multiple of 2.6273. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Kirby Corporation’s profitability.

Kirby Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.9216 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 13.3386. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.4401.

Kirby Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$5.57 billion

Total Liabilities

$656.30 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-150716000.00

Capital Expenditure

$98.05 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Kirby Corporation ended 2024 with $5.57 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $5.57 billion while shareholder equity stood at $3.11 billion.

Kirby Corporation ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $656.30 million in other current liabilities, 6547000.00 in common stock, $2.57 billion in retained earnings and $438.75 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $36.60 million and cash and short-term investments were $36.60 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $40,581,000 while long-term debt stood at $990.95 million.

Kirby Corporation’s total current assets stands at $36.60 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $-1132053000.00 compared to accounts payable of $279.52 million and inventory worth $504.51 million.

In 2024, Kirby Corporation's operating cash flow was $-150716000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $98.05 million.

Comparatively, Kirby Corporation paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$85.12

52-Week High

$85.94

52-Week Low

$57.64

Analyst Target Price

$95.33

Kirby Corporation stock is currently trading at $85.12 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $85.94 and a 52-week low of $85.94. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $95.33.

Its 50-day moving average was $80 and 200-day moving average was $72.21 The short ratio stood at 3.3 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 109.1% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9788.4% are held by institutions.