ASC (Ardmore Shipping) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 2.44 (As of Jun. 2026)

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ASC Ardmore Shipping Corp ASC
75 GF Score
Price $18.25
GF Value $13.00
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Ardmore Shipping Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Ardmore Shipping ASC -0.82% 75 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 2.44 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates ASC with a GF Score™ of 75/100 and a GF Value™ of $13.00 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 536 Transportation companies, Ardmore Shipping ranks better than 73.32% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Ardmore Shipping's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $2.44. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 7.48.


The historical rank and industry rank for Ardmore Shipping's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

ASC' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.47   Med: 5.46   Max: 29.58
Current: 7.44


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Ardmore Shipping was 29.58. The lowest was 2.47. And the median was 5.46.


ASC's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
73.32% of 536 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 14.18 vs ASC: 7.44

Ardmore Shipping's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $1.48. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $2.59. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 7.05.

Ardmore Shipping's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $1.18. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $2.35. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 7.76.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Ardmore Shipping Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Ardmore Shipping Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ardmore Shipping's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Ardmore Shipping Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Ardmore Shipping Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.41 2.43 3.56 3.52 1.15

Ardmore Shipping Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 1.76 0.94 1.15 1.21 2.44

ASC vs SB, ESEA, PANL: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Ardmore Shipping's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Ardmore Shipping Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Ardmore Shipping's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ardmore Shipping's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Ardmore Shipping Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Ardmore Shipping's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 109.3
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 36.8
Change In Deferred Tax 0.0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 40.3
Change In Working Capital -5.7
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 41.0

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Ardmore Shipping's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $109.3 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Ardmore Shipping's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $36.8 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Ardmore Shipping's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $40.3 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Ardmore Shipping's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $40.3 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Ardmore Shipping's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $-5.7 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Ardmore Shipping's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jun. 2026 was 40.965 Mil.

Ardmore Shipping's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 109.258 +36.814+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-40.287056152027+-5.715)/40.965
=2.44

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=18.25/2.44
=7.48

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 2.44 mean?
Ardmore Shipping (ASC) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 2.44 as of Jun. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Ardmore Shipping. According to the industry distribution chart, Ardmore Shipping ranks #143 out of 536 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 26.7%.
Is Ardmore Shipping's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Ardmore Shipping's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 2.44. The Transportation industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.18. Ardmore Shipping's value of 2.44 is 82.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Ardmore Shipping ranks #143 out of 536 companies in the Transportation industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Ardmore Shipping has a GF Score™ of 75/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ardmore Shipping's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to SB and ESEA?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Ardmore Shipping ranks #143 out of 536 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This puts Ardmore Shipping in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.18. Ardmore Shipping's value of 2.44 is 82.8% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Transportation company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Transportation companies is 14.18, based on 536 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Ardmore Shipping's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 2.44 is 82.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Ardmore Shipping. For the Transportation industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 14.18 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Ardmore Shipping's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 2.44. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ardmore Shipping stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ardmore Shipping (ASC) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $13.00, compared to a current price of $18.25 — trading 40.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 2.44 and 82.8% below the Transportation industry median of 14.18. Ardmore Shipping's overall GF Score™ is 75/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Ardmore Shipping (ASC), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 2.44 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Ardmore Shipping (ASC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ardmore Shipping stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $18.25 is trading 40.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $13.00. GuruFocus considers Ardmore Shipping to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for ASC:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 2.44
  • GF Value™: $13.00 vs. price of $18.25 (40.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 3 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 82.8% below the Transportation median (#143 of 536)

No single metric tells the full story. See the ASC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Ardmore Shipping Business Description

Other Exchanges A61:Germany
Address 7 Church Street, Dorchester House, Hamilton, BMU, HM11
Ardmore Shipping Corp provides seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals world-wide to oil majors, national oil companies, oil and chemical traders, and chemical companies, with its modern, fuel-efficient fleet of mid-size product and chemical tankers. The company markets its services directly to its customers and commercial pool operators and charters its vessels to them through a combination of spot, commercial pooling, and time-charter arrangements. The majority of its revenue is generated from spot voyages, which typically last less than three months.
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