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Kirby (KEX) PB Ratio : 2.05 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Kirby PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-12-14), Kirby's share price is $117.45. Kirby's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $57.33. Hence, Kirby's PB Ratio of today is 2.05.

Warning Sign:

Kirby Corp stock PB Ratio (=2.05) is close to 10-year high of 2.25

The historical rank and industry rank for Kirby's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KEX' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.65   Med: 1.43   Max: 2.25
Current: 2.05

During the past 13 years, Kirby's highest PB Ratio was 2.25. The lowest was 0.65. And the median was 1.43.

KEX's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
69.35% of 930 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.32 vs KEX: 2.05

During the past 12 months, Kirby's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -0.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Kirby was 62.80% per year. The lowest was -30.30% per year. And the median was 12.10% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Kirby PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kirby's PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Chart

Kirby Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.59 1.01 1.24 1.27 1.44

Kirby Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
PB Ratio 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 1.56 1.44 1.73 2.13 2.14

Competitive Comparison of Kirby's PB Ratio

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Kirby's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Kirby's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kirby's PB Ratio falls into.



Kirby PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Kirby's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Sep. 2024)
=117.45/57.332
=2.05

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Kirby  (NYSE:KEX) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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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