Kirby vs Matson
KEX and MATX side by side, both in water transportation. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KEX and MATX compare
Kirby and Matson are about the same size, with market caps of $7.6B and $6.7B.
On earnings, Matson is cheaper: it trades at 15.0× trailing earnings, against 22.1× for Kirby.
Kirby grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.6% versus −0.16% for Matson).
Matson keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.4% compared with 10.2% at Kirby.
Matson pays a dividend yielding 0.65%; Kirby does not pay one.
Matson scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 12 for Kirby), 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 | KEX | MATX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.6B | $6.7B |
| Share price | $143.93 | $223.85 |
| Change, 1 year | 42.5% | 127% |
| Change, 5 years | 144% | 150% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.93 | 0.92 |
| Employees | 5,233 | 4,170 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 22.1× | 15.0× (better) |
| P/S | 2.2× | 1.9× (better) |
| P/B | 2.2× (better) | 2.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.3× (better) | 13.2× |
| P/FCF | 16.0× | – |
| PEG | 0.48 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.3% | – |
| Fair value | $115.63 | $142.53 |
| Margin of safety | −24.5% (better) | −57.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.6% (better) | −0.16% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.2% (better) | 7.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 17.2% (better) | −6.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 22.9% (better) | 0.88% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 25.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 14.0% | 15.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 13.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 13.6% | – |
| Return on equity | 10.4% | 17.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.3% | 14.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | 0.13 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.30 | 0.48 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 11.0× | 79.5× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.68 (better) | 0.89 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.35 | 3.89 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.65% |
| Payout ratio | – | 9.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 12 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 9.2% |
| Buyback yield | 4.4% (better) | 3.9% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.4% | 4.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 87.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.82% | 2.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$19.1M (better) | −$24.0M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.1% | 5.2% |
Go deeper
- KEX stock overview
- KEX income statement
- KEX valuation and score
- MATX stock overview
- MATX income statement
- MATX valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.