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.
24.6%
-0.16
39.02%
S&P 500
25.41%
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
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.34
EV to EBIT
17.91
EV to EBITDA
11.21
EV to Capital Employed
2.06
EV to Sales
2.62
PEG Ratio
2.30
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
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
9What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 731.18 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 10.67%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at USD 136.79 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 33.01 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 5.94 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 5.92 times
-1What is not working for the Company
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 21.46 %
Here's what is working for Kirby Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 731.18 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 136.79 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 33.01 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.94 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 5.92 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for Kirby Corp.
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 21.46 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Non Operating Income
Highest at USD 0.08 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating income






