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 altman z (solvency), KEX reads 7.48 and NMM reads 0.76; on revenue growth, KEX reads +5.5% and NMM reads +20.1%. 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). What NMM's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (revenue-multiple basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | KEX | NMM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $148.65 | $79.25 |
| Market cap | $8.0B | $2.3B |
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +9.7% | — |
| P/E | 22.9 | — |
| P/B | 2.35 | — |
| P/S | 2.35 | 1.69 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.7 | 8.5 |
| Revenue growth | +5.5% | +20.1% |
| Operating margin | 12.8% | — |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 21.2% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | — |
| Return on assets | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.8% | — |
| FCF yield | 6.2% | 22.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.29 | — |
| Current ratio | 1.59 | 1.13 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.48 | 0.76 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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