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 -8.45%, 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 12.94% in the last 1 year, the stock has hugely underperformed and has generate negative returns of -8.45% 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.
-7.76%
-0.14
39.00%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.64
20.20%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
5.48%
EBIT Growth (5y)
22.35%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
5.19
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.56
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.33
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.73
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
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.07
EV to EBIT
17.45
EV to EBITDA
10.85
EV to Capital Employed
1.81
EV to Sales
2.46
PEG Ratio
0.47
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.37%
ROE (Latest)
10.51%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
Technical Movement
8What is working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 9.11%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -3.75% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 855.46 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 203.28 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 23.76 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 123.93 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 1.67
-2What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)
At USD 12.73 MM has Grown at 20.81%
Here's what is working for Kirby Corp.
Net Sales
Highest at USD 855.46 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 203.28 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 23.76 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 123.93 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 1.67
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -3.75% (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 73.12 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Kirby Corp.
Interest
At USD 12.73 MM has Grown at 20.81%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)






