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NCLH vs KEX // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE) VS. Kirby Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NCLH 8
— KEX 4
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: KEX
LAST: $18.22 (+13.45%) • MKT CAP: $8.37B
fcf-yield
-13.98%
LAST: $146.00 (-0.05%) • MKT CAP: $7.71B
fcf-yield
6.73%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NCLH VS. KEX)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NCLH | KEX | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.70% | 9.30% | +2.40 | NCLH | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 3.9x | 13.7x | -9.80 | NCLH | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | -13.98% | 6.73% | -20.71 | KEX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 66.60% | 14.80% | +51.80 | NCLH | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 18.10% | 10.50% | +7.60 | NCLH | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 8.80% | 3.00% | +5.80 | NCLH | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.45 | 3.29 | -2.84 | KEX | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 8/9 | -4.00 | KEX | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 69.5 | 64.9 | +4.60 | NCLH | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.07 | 1.08 | -0.01 | KEX | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.4x | 20.2x | -1.80 | NCLH | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.37B | $7.71B | $657.6M | NCLH | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NCLH REV | KEX REV | NCLH GROSS % | KEX GROSS % | NCLH FCF | KEX FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $3.36B | — | — | -$1.17B | $518.8M |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $3.27B | — | — | $838.9M | $609.5M |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $3.09B | — | — | $2.01B | $401.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NCLH // BETA 1.07
KEX // BETA 1.08