Danaos vs Star Bulk Carriers
DAC and SBLK side by side, both in water transportation. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DAC and SBLK compare
Danaos grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.8% versus −17.6% for Star Bulk Carriers).
Danaos keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 47.4% compared with 8.1% at Star Bulk Carriers.
Danaos scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 2 for Star Bulk Carriers), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DAC | SBLK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $150.85 | $28.01 |
| Change, 1 year | 59.4% | 50.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 108% | 48.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| Employees | 1,718 | 294 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.8% (better) | −17.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 17.7% (better) | 8.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −2.1% (better) | −72.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 2.7% (better) | −73.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 32.9% | 48.8% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 47.8% (better) | 13.1% |
| Net margin | 47.4% (better) | 8.1% |
| FCF margin | – | 20.3% |
| Return on equity | 12.9% (better) | 3.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.9% (better) | 6.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.03 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.9× |
| Current ratio | 9.30 (better) | 1.91 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 12.8% | 40.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 43.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 21.0% | 35.7% |
| Held by insiders | 53.6% | 18.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$2.6B |
| Short interest, % of float | 19.0% | 4.3% |
Go deeper
- DAC stock overview
- DAC income statement
- DAC valuation and score
- SBLK stock overview
- SBLK income statement
- SBLK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.