KIRBY CORPORATION vs NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P., two Marine Shipping stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where KEX and NMM diverge most: on fcf yield, KEX reads 6.4% and NMM reads 60.4%; on altman z (solvency), KEX reads 7.51 and NMM reads 0.84. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | KEX | NMM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $139.35 | $92.29 |
| Market cap | $7.5B | $2.6B |
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 21.4 | — |
| P/B | 2.17 | — |
| P/S | 2.14 | 1.95 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.1 | 9.7 |
| Revenue growth | +6.6% | +20.1% |
| Operating margin | 13.3% | — |
| Net margin | 10.2% | 21.2% |
| Return on equity | 10.3% | — |
| Return on assets | 5.7% | 4.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.3% | — |
| FCF yield | 6.4% | 60.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | — |
| Current ratio | 1.68 | 1.53 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.51 | 0.84 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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