Kirby Corporation (KEX): Price and Financial Metrics
Kirby Corporation (KEX)
Today's Latest Price: $60.95 USD
Updated Jun 5 4:10pm
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KEX Stock Summary
- Kirby Corp's stock had its IPO on August 21, 1991, making it an older stock than 82.77% of US equities in our set.
- Of note is the ratio of Kirby Corp's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; merely 17.03% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- Over the past twelve months, KEX has reported earnings growth of -214.42%, putting it ahead of just 8.01% of US stocks in our set.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Kirby Corp, a group of peers worth examining would be ECOL, NCLH, CPA, TIPT, and AAWW.
- Visit KEX's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.kirbycorp.com.
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KEX Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $60.95 | 52-week high | $92.30 |
| Prev. close | $55.48 | 52-week low | $32.76 |
| Day low | $58.55 | Volume | 740,309 |
| Day high | $62.66 | Avg. volume | 620,980 |
| 50-day MA | $49.09 | Dividend yield | N/A |
| 200-day MA | $69.93 | Market Cap | 3.66B |
Kirby Corporation (KEX) Company Bio
Kirby Corporation transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products and agricultural chemicals by tank barge. The company was founded in 1921 and is based in Houston, Texas.
KEX Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $60.95 | $22.11 | -60% |
The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for Kirby Corp. To summarize, we found that Kirby Corp ranked in the 26th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that the most conservative analysis suggests this stock will yield negative results -- and thus may be a potential short opportunity. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for KEX, they are:
- Kirby Corp's effective tax rate, as measured by taxes paid relative to net income, is at 35 -- greater than 92.21% of US stocks with positive free cash flow.
- Kirby Corp's interest coverage rate -- a measure of gross earnings relative to interest payments -- comes in at -3.7. This coverage rate is greater than that of merely 11.63% of stocks we're observing for the purpose of forecasting via discounted cash flows.
- The weighted average cost of capital for the company is 12. This value is greater than 85.02% stocks in the Industrials sector that generate free cash flow.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -60% |
| 1% | -60% |
| 2% | -60% |
| 3% | -59% |
| 4% | -59% |
| 5% | -59% |
Want more companies with a valuation profile/forecast similar to that of Kirby Corp? See VRSK, BDC, CCRN, CNI, and HI.
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