Kirby Corporation (KEX) is a Marine Shipping company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $142.63. It has a SharesGrow Score of 72/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 4 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of KEX = $221.85 (+55.5% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is KEX = $138 (-3.2% upside).
Valuation: KEX trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 21.9 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.15.
Financials: revenue is $3.4B, +6.6%/yr average growth. Net income is $355M, growing at +44.9%/yr. Net profit margin is 10.5% (healthy). Gross margin is 26.3% (+7.5 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $1.3B against $3.4B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.39, conservative). Current ratio is 1.53 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 21.6%. Total assets: $6.0B.
Analyst outlook: 20 / 29 analysts rate KEX as buy (69%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 65/100 (Pass), Growth 83/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 100/100 (Pass), Moat 53/100 (Partial), Future 47/100 (Partial), Income 55/100 (Partial).
