Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. The company is transporting bulk liquid products throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and coastwise along all three United States coasts.
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Analysis
Middle-of-the-road
Kirby Corporation is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.
The price is fair. You pay 19.0× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 6% yearly growth; analysts expect 14%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.
Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
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Jan 202332
83
2023202420252026
All-time high
96
Jan 2024
All-time low
32
Jan 2023
Average rank
77
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
76
23
28
37
Price/Earnings
15
48
43
10
Price/Book
53
61
60
75
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
32
23
24
23
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.