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Kirby Corporation

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Company details
Market cap
$7.7B
P/E ratio
20×
Div yield
EPS (TTM)
$6.80
Profit margin
11%
Rev. growth
+4%
Revenue
$3.4B
Free cash flow
$0.3B
In plain English
Kirby is the largest operator of inland tank barges in the United States — its towboats push ~1,050 barges of petrochemicals, refined products, black oil and agricultural chemicals along the Mississippi River System and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, with a smaller coastal fleet. A second business, Distribution & Services, sells and services diesel engines, transmissions and power-generation equipment for commercial, industrial, power and oil-and-gas customers.
In simple terms
What Kirby Corporation really sells
Kirby is the largest operator of inland tank barges in the United States — its towboats push ~1,050 barges of petrochemicals, refined products, black oil and agricultural chemicals along the Mississippi River System and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, with a smaller coastal fleet. A second business, Distribution & Services, sells and services diesel engines, transmissions and power-generation equipment for commercial, industrial, power and oil-and-gas customers.
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