International Seaways, Inc. vs KIRBY CORPORATION, two Marine Shipping stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where INSW and KEX diverge most: on operating margin, INSW reads 88.7% and KEX reads 12.8%; on net margin, INSW reads 55.4% and KEX reads 10.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What INSW's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). 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 | INSW | KEX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $92.29 | $148.65 |
| Market cap | $4.6B | $8.0B |
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +9.7% |
| P/E | 8.4 | 22.9 |
| P/B | 2.09 | 2.35 |
| P/S | 4.66 | 2.35 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.9 | 11.7 |
| Revenue growth | +19.6% | +5.5% |
| Operating margin | 88.7% | 12.8% |
| Net margin | 55.4% | 10.5% |
| Return on equity | 24.9% | 10.5% |
| Return on assets | 19.0% | 5.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 16.1% | 8.8% |
| FCF yield | 9.8% | 6.2% |
| Dividend yield | 3.2% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.29 | 0.29 |
| Current ratio | 7.34 | 1.59 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.32 | 7.48 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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