Kirby Corporation (KEX): Price and Financial Metrics
Kirby Corporation (KEX)
Today's Latest Price: $56.10 USD
Updated Jan 15 7:00pm
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KEX Stock Summary
- KEX's went public 29.42 years ago, making it older than 82.89% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- Of note is the ratio of Kirby Corp's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; just 16.95% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- In terms of twelve month growth in earnings before interest and taxes, Kirby Corp is reporting a growth rate of -220.37%; that's higher than merely 8.97% of US stocks.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Kirby Corp are MCS, CPA, AXS, PLOW, and CNDT.
- KEX's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Kirby Corp's official web site, go to www.kirbycorp.com.
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KEX Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $56.10 | 52-week high | $91.53 |
| Prev. close | $58.04 | 52-week low | $32.76 |
| Day low | $54.79 | Volume | 594,400 |
| Day high | $57.95 | Avg. volume | 439,120 |
| 50-day MA | $51.11 | Dividend yield | N/A |
| 200-day MA | $47.37 | Market Cap | 3.37B |
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: |
| $56.10 | $482.63 | 760% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Kirby Corp with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Kirby Corp ranked in the 86th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. More precisely, our analysis suggests the stock is undervalued by approximately 764.5% on a DCF basis. The most interesting components of our discounted cash flow analysis for Kirby Corp ended up being:
- In the past 5.26 years, Kirby Corp has a compound free cash flow growth rate of 0.89%; that's higher than 91.04% of free cash flow generating stocks in the Industrials sector.
- Kirby Corp's effective tax rate, as measured by taxes paid relative to net income, is at 34 -- greater than 91.56% 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 -5.87. This coverage rate is greater than that of just 11.42% of stocks we're observing for the purpose of forecasting via discounted cash flows.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 743% |
| 1% | 752% |
| 2% | 760% |
| 3% | 769% |
| 4% | 777% |
| 5% | 786% |
Want more companies with a valuation profile/forecast similar to that of Kirby Corp? See NWPX, CYD, FLY, PGAS, and ARC.
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