Kirby vs Tidewater
KEX and TDW 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 TDW compare
Kirby is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Tidewater ($6.8B against $3.9B).
On earnings, Tidewater is cheaper: it trades at 15.0× trailing earnings, against 18.7× for Kirby.
Kirby grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.5% versus 0.34% for Tidewater).
Tidewater keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.4% compared with 10.4% at Kirby.
Kirby scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 9 for Tidewater), 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 | TDW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.8B | $3.9B |
| Share price | $129.72 | $79.38 |
| Change, 1 year | 17.4% | 45.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 137% | 602% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.96 | 0.91 |
| Employees | 5,233 | 7,300 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.7× | 15.0× (better) |
| P/S | 1.9× (better) | 2.9× |
| P/B | 2.0× (better) | 2.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.0× | 9.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | 17.6× | 14.6× (better) |
| PEG | 0.41 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.7% | 6.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $116.49 | $72.90 |
| Margin of safety | −11.4% | −8.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.5% (better) | 0.34% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.2% | 27.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 22.2% | 74.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 28.8% | 78.5% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 14.2% | 17.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 10.4% | 19.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 10.8% | 19.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 11.0% | 20.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.8% | 14.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.31 (better) | 0.61 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.30 | 1.04 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 11.7× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.70 | 2.23 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.19 (better) | 2.72 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 4.8% (better) | 0.20% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.8% (better) | 0.20% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 115% |
| Held by insiders | 0.78% | 7.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$16.9M | −$10.5M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | – |
Go deeper
- KEX stock overview
- KEX income statement
- KEX valuation and score
- TDW stock overview
- TDW income statement
- TDW valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.