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Added to YB: 2025-11-03
Pitch date: 2025-09-30
KEX [bullish]
Kirby Corporation
+25.91%
current return
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Company Info
Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation service and towing vessel transporting bulk liquid product, as well as operates tank barge throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along three United States coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii.
Market Cap
$4.9B
Pitch Price
$82.86
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
8.79
P/E
16.53
EV/Sales
1.86
Sector
Marine Transportation
Category
turnaround
Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund Added On Portfolio Holding: Kirby Corporation
KEX added to position: Largest US inland marine transporter of bulk liquids, 2x size of nearest competitor. Long profitability track record & consistent FCF. Near-term pressure from softened barge utilization due to regional refining mix impacting pricing. Confident in favorable supply-demand dynamics & growth potential despite lower Street revisions.
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