Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Safe Bulkers, Inc. ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 11.01%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 11.01% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Negative results in Jun 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 103.64 MM
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 296.57
ROCE(HY) Lowest at 6.58%

With ROCE of 7.68%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.64 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 31.52%, its profits have fallen by -9.6%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Transport Services)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Safe Bulkers, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Safe Bulkers, Inc.

66.76%

-0.45

34.79%

S&P 500

14.9%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

6.83%

EBIT Growth (5y)

45.87%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

5.22

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.66

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.48

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.22

Tax Ratio

Dividend Payout Ratio

67.43%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

35.30%

ROCE (avg)

11.01%

ROE (avg)

13.67%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.75

EV to EBIT

14.56

EV to EBITDA

7.81

EV to Capital Employed

0.83

EV to Sales

3.65

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

2.88%

ROCE (Latest)

5.68%

ROE (Latest)

3.76%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

6What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 52.03%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 453.31

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 268.39 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 46.59 %

-11What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 105.5 MM

NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD 30.35 MM has Grown at -34.02%

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 4.64%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 8.74% (YoY

Here's what is working for Safe Bulkers, Inc.

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 453.31

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 52.03% and Grown

In each year in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 268.39 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 46.59 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Here's what is not working for Safe Bulkers, Inc.

Net Profit

At USD 30.35 MM has Grown at -34.02%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 105.5 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 8.74% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales