Kirby vs Viking
KEX and VIK 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 VIK compare
Viking grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.0% versus 8.5% for Kirby).
Viking keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.3% compared with 10.4% at Kirby.
Kirby scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 6 for Viking), 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 | VIK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.8B | – |
| Share price | $128.51 | $88.88 |
| Change, 1 year | 16.1% | 48.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 135% | – |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.96 | 1.17 |
| Employees | 5,233 | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.5× | – |
| P/S | 1.9× | – |
| P/B | 2.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.9× | – |
| P/FCF | 17.4× | – |
| PEG | 0.40 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.7% | – |
| Fair value | $117.08 | – |
| Margin of safety | −9.8% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.5% | 20.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.2% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 22.2% | 64.8% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 28.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 43.2% |
| Operating margin | 14.2% | 23.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 10.4% | 19.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 10.8% | – |
| Return on equity | 11.0% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 8.8% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.31 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.30 | 1.01 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 11.7× (better) | 4.6× |
| Current ratio | 1.70 (better) | 0.81 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.18 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 4.8% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.8% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 47.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.78% | 53.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$16.9M (better) | −$43.7M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.6% | 4.7% |
Go deeper
- KEX stock overview
- KEX income statement
- KEX valuation and score
- VIK stock overview
- VIK income statement
- VIK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.