Why is Kirby Corp. ?
1
Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
2
The company has declared Positive results for the last 9 consecutive quarters
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 9.11%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -3.75% (YoY)
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at USD 855.46 MM
3
With ROCE of 10.37%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 1.81 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -4.91%, its profits have risen by 38.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5
4
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- Even though the market (S&P 500) has generated returns of 14.11% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -4.91% returns
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Kirby Corp. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Transport Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Transport Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Kirby Corp. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Kirby Corp.
31.6%
-0.16
39.02%
S&P 500
16.41%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.15%
EBIT Growth (5y)
29.92%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.19
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.56
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.33
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.74
Tax Ratio
21.06%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
5.79%
ROE (avg)
5.87%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
21
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.17
EV to EBIT
16.73
EV to EBITDA
10.47
EV to Capital Employed
1.93
EV to Sales
2.44
PEG Ratio
2.13
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
11.52%
ROE (Latest)
10.51%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
11What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 10.53%
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 1,823.57
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -7.5% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 6.26 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 6.23 times
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 204.64 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 24.03 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 124.2 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 1.68
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Kirby Corp.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,823.57
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 204.64 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 24.03 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 124.2 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 1.68
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.26 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 6.23 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -7.5% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at USD 75 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)






