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Kirby (KEX) EV-to-EBITDA : 12.68 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Kirby EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Kirby's enterprise value is $7,065 Mil. Kirby's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $557 Mil. Therefore, Kirby's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 12.68.

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

KEX' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -455.53   Med: 10.65   Max: 852.78
Current: 12.68

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Kirby was 852.78. The lowest was -455.53. And the median was 10.65.

KEX's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
67.8% of 885 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 8.89 vs KEX: 12.68

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-04-25), Kirby's stock price is $112.16. Kirby's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.720. Therefore, Kirby's PE Ratio for today is 30.15.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Kirby EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kirby's EV-to-EBITDA 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 EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Kirby Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.79 -24.39 -142.28 12.25 10.33

Kirby Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA 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 12.25 12.14 11.78 11.72 10.33

Competitive Comparison of Kirby's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Kirby's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA 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 EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kirby's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Kirby EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Kirby's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=7064.664/557.289
=12.68

Kirby's current Enterprise Value is $7,065 Mil.
Kirby's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $557 Mil.

* 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) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Kirby's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=112.16/3.720
=30.15

Kirby's share price for today is $112.16.
Kirby's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.720.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Kirby (KEX) 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
Christian G. O'neil officer: VP - Human Resources 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Dorman Lynn Strahan officer: President - Marine Systems Inc
David W Grzebinski officer: Executive VP - Finance 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Richard Ross Stewart director 2707 N LOOP WEST 9TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77008
Richard J Alario director C/O KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC., 1301 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77010
Amy D. Husted officer: Vice President-Legal 55 WAUGH DRIVE,, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
Ronald A Dragg officer: Controller
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
Kurt A. Niemietz officer: Vice President and Treasurer 55 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77007
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
Susan Leslie Dio director 47 SURREY RUN PLACE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77384
Tanya S Beder director 500 TOTTEN POND ROAD, 6TH FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451