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Kirby (KEX) EBIT : $346 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kirby EBIT?

Kirby's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $95 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $346 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Kirby's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.37%. Kirby's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.53%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Kirby's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.49%.


Kirby EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kirby's EBIT 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 EBIT Chart

Kirby Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 245.81 -412.61 -248.13 209.56 346.13

Kirby Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
EBIT 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 62.57 67.89 88.56 95.11 94.56

Competitive Comparison of Kirby's EBIT

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

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

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



Kirby EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT 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 $346 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) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Kirby's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=368.16 * ( 1 - 23.93% )/( (5181.267 + 5258.885)/ 2 )
=280.059312/5220.076
=5.37 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=5682.88 - 459.497 - ( 42.116 - max(0, 635.852 - 1195.571+42.116))
=5181.267

Invested Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=5722.197 - 430.735 - ( 32.577 - max(0, 675.795 - 1135.161+32.577))
=5258.885

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Kirby's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2023  Q: Dec. 2023
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=378.256/( ( (3937.222 + max(505.445, 0)) + (4013.321 + max(416.172, 0)) )/ 2 )
=378.256/( ( 4442.667 + 4429.493 )/ 2 )
=378.256/4436.08
=8.53 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(514.631 + 505.506 + 79.382) - (459.497 + 134.577 + -1.1368683772162E-13)
=505.445

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(526.691 + 454.389 + 69.479) - (430.735 + 134.577 + 69.075)
=416.172

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Kirby's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=346.133/7714.276
=4.49 %

* 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 (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