GLOBUS MARITIME LTD vs KIRBY CORPORATION, two Marine Shipping stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where GLBS and KEX diverge most: on net margin, GLBS reads -4.0% and KEX reads 10.5%; on return on equity, GLBS reads -1.0% and KEX reads 10.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What KEX's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (segment-resolved basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | GLBS | KEX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.71 | $143.68 |
| Market cap | $56.0B | $7.8B |
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Stage | Speculative | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +14.9% |
| P/E | — | 22.1 |
| P/B | — | 2.27 |
| P/S | — | 2.27 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 11.3 |
| Revenue growth | +7.8% | +5.5% |
| Operating margin | 10.2% | 12.8% |
| Net margin | -4.0% | 10.5% |
| Return on equity | -1.0% | 10.5% |
| Return on assets | -0.6% | 5.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 2.0% | 8.8% |
| FCF yield | — | 6.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.29 |
| Current ratio | 2.74 | 1.59 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.75 | 7.48 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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