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Kirby (KEX) Debt-to-Equity : 0.35 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Kirby Debt-to-Equity?

Kirby's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $42 Mil. Kirby's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,119 Mil. Kirby's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $3,302 Mil. Kirby's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.35.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kirby's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KEX' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05   Med: 0.41   Max: 0.61
Current: 0.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Kirby was 0.61. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 0.41.

KEX's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
63.52% of 880 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.54 vs KEX: 0.35

Kirby Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kirby's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Kirby Debt-to-Equity Chart

Kirby Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.46 0.54 0.47 0.41 0.37

Kirby Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Debt-to-Equity Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.39 0.37 0.05 0.38 0.35

Competitive Comparison of Kirby's Debt-to-Equity

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Kirby's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Kirby's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kirby's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kirby's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Kirby Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Kirby's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Kirby's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Kirby  (NYSE:KEX) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


Kirby Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

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Kirby Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
55 Waugh Drive, Suite 1000, Houston, TX, USA, 77007
Kirby Corp is a domestic tank barge operator, transporting bulk liquid products throughout three United States coasts. The Company transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barge. The Company conducts operations in two reportable business segments: The Marine transportation segment which provides marine transportation services, operating tank barges and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid products, and the Distribution and services segment, which provides after-market service, and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and power generation equipment used in oil and gas and commercial and industrial applications. The company's revenue is generated from the Marine Transportation segment.
Executives
William M. Waterman director 454 CANTITOE STREET, BEDFORD NY 10506
Richard Ross Stewart director 2707 N LOOP WEST 9TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77008
Christian G. O'neil officer: VP - Human Resources 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Ronald A Dragg officer: Controller
Amy D. Husted officer: Vice President-Legal 55 WAUGH DRIVE,, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
David W Grzebinski officer: Executive VP - Finance 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Kurt A. Niemietz officer: Vice President and Treasurer 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Richard J Alario director C/O KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC., 1301 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77010
Dorman Lynn Strahan officer: President - Marine Systems Inc
William Matthew Woodruff officer: VP of Public and Govt Affairs 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Scott P Miller officer: VP - CIO C/O KIRBY CORPORATION, 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Raj Kumar officer: Exec VP and CFO 6401 N. ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Julie Marie Kruger officer: VP Human Resources 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1100, HOUSTON TX 77007
Rocky Dewbre director 46 FLORHAM PARK DR., SPRING TX 77379
Kim B Clarke officer: Vice President of Human Resour C/O KIRBY CORPORATION, 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007